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Livestock
Photograph of Longhorn cows and calfs grazing at Grama Lake, Wichita Mts. Wildlife Refuge. OK-4167-15.
Date:
April 18, 1971
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
I-44 Skelly By-Pass, Highway 75 Okmulgee Bee-Line, and the City of Tulsa
Photograph of an example of the vast land needed to construct modern highways to serve metropolitan areas like Tulsa. The foreground shows the I-44 Skelly By-Pass and Highway 75 Okmulgee Bee-Line, while the city of Tulsa is in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Intersection of I-44 (Skelly By-Pass) and Highway 75 (Okmulgee Bee-Line). Tulsa in background. Shows the vast areas of land needed to construct modern highways to serve large metropolitan areas.”
Date:
February 18, 1970
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Suburban Development
Photograph of suburban shopping center issustrates intensive use of land resource. Such developments increase water runoff and results in flooding of areas downstream.
Date:
July 18, 1969
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Suburban Development
Photograph of housing development illustrates intensive land use and urban demand for land resources.
Date:
July 18, 1969
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigating Alfalfa
Photograph of Arnold Davis, left, and his brother Orvis checking their stand of alfalfa on their farm along Little Beaver Creek in Grady County. The meadow averages a 200-bale annual yield.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of the Davis brothers, Arnold and Oris, who have cleared over 300 acres of brush on their farms. Brush rakes on crawler tractors are commonly used in clearing operations.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of Oris Davis, center, his brother, Arnold (right) and their Uncle John checking irrigation equipment on one of their farms.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of Oris Davis, Claude Leonard, WUG, and Arnold Davis discussing the power service for one of eight irrigation wells located on the Davis farm. The Davis brothers irrigate 145 acres of peanuts.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy, Crop of Guar
Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.
Date:
September 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bison
Photograph of bison grazing north of Grama Lake, Wichita Mts. Wildlife Refuge. OK-3210-4.
Date:
September 18, 1968
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Bufalo Wallow
Photograph of a newly formed buffalo wallow that has been started in area mowed for hay in Mt. Pinchot pasture north of Grama lake and south of rosd, looking east.
Date:
September 18, 1968
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed Construction & Vegitation, Sallisaw Creek
Photograph of Site 26-Front view of the beginning of a slide on the cut slope of the east emergency spillway. Condition caused by speing water from hill side. Condition will be observed for corrective action when needed. USDA-Soil Conservation Service.
Date:
January 18, 1968
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of the Foursche Maline Watershed. Site # 2. Gully erosion in the forebay area. Corrective action includes reshaping. Lining with cobble material and seeding to Sericea lespedeza. OK-2968-7.
Date:
January 18, 1968
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of Foursche Maline Watershed. Site # 2. General view of the spillway cut slope and haul roads. Original vegetative measure was a planting of Western red cedar which failed. Corrective action includes reworking to control overhead water with a series of pipe drop structures. Area to be seeded to Sericea lespedeza, weepign lovegrass and Bermudagrass and mulched with hay mulch. OK-2968-10.
Date:
January 18, 1968
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of mesquite control by aerial application. OK-2883-16.
Date:
August 18, 1967
Creator:
Grimes, Charles
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy Goodyear Outstanding Cooperater
Photograph of Goodyear outstanding cooperater awardee, Wayne Clark, shows Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWDC, a field windbreak located on his farm.
Date:
September 18, 1966
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of sideoats grama, silver bluestem and blue grama have their full year's growth on the Talpa soil in the foreground whereas the bluestem in the background, on the [unclear] part of the Scullin-Talpa complex. 2 to 6 % slopes were mowed for the day. OK-2444-9.
Date:
August 18, 1966
Creator:
Stidham, Neal
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loamy Prairie Range Site
Photograph of a loamy prairie range site and a stock pond on the windmill pasture of the Dolo Stanford Ranch. A windmill and some cattle are in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The loamy Prairie range site in the foreground occurs on Lula Loam, I to 3 percent slopes. The water facility was developed in a lightly grazed area to encourage the proper distribution of grazing. The light spots in the background are sideoats grama, blue grama, and silver bluestem on the Talpa part of the Scullen-Talupa complex. 2 to 6 percent slopes, the very shallow site part of the mapping unit."
Date:
August 18, 1966
Creator:
Stidham, Neal
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Elk Creek Watershed. The bridge on Elk Creek at the southeast corner of Willard King farm east of Carter, south of the S1/2-Sec. 25-8-21. The water was one half mile wide at the time this photograph was made. The rainfall was 4 inches. OK-2450-8.
Date:
October 18, 1965
Creator:
Frie, Jimmie
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southland Brome
Photograph of Southland Brome seeded in October of 1954, using approximately 6 lbs. per acre. 200 lbs. of rock phosphate per acre applied at seeding time. Mainly for bulk and ease of seeding. July 1955 200 lbs. of cleaned certified seed per acre was harvested from this 12 acres and all but 300 lbs. was used to increase this type of planting to approxomately 300 acres on the entire ranch. The seed that was sold brought $1.50 to $2.00 per lb. This land was in timber that was cleared about 6 months prior to this planting. Part of his conservation plan worked out with the Ark-Verd. SCD by Soil Conservation Service technicians.
Date:
May 18, 1965
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Calvary Watershed Flooding in city limits
Photograph of flooding occuring in the city limits of Cordell downstream from the proposed site 24, Calvary watershed.
Date:
November 18, 1964
Creator:
Bowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Soil Erosion
Photograph of an aerial shot of soil erosion of Windthorst-Stephenville soils, sand savannah range site, Pulaski soils and loamy bottomland range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Soils-Erosion. Gullied are of Windthorst-Stephenville soils. Eroded sand savannah range site. Small area of bottomland in lower right corner is Pulaski soils and loamy bottomland range site.”
Date:
December 18, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Severe Erosion on Sandy Creek
Photograph of an aerial overview of a severely eroded area on the Sandy Creek watershed.
Date:
December 18, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a severly eroded area on the Sandy Creek watershed. OK-1505-9.
Date:
December 18, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History