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[Technicians Inspecting Eroded Area]
Photograph of W. E. Hardesty, SCS technician, and Mr. Gorrell inspecting either vetch or Biennial sweetclover sown in the fall of 1948 on a severely eroded area. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. W. E. Hardesty, SCS technician, 2. Mr. Gorrell. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Biennial sweetclover sown in fall of 1948. Treatment included 200# superphosphate, 400# rock phosphate and 2 tons limestone per acre. Severely eroded area. SCS technician W. E. Hardesty, on left, with Mr. Gorrell on right."
Date:
July 13, 1949
Creator:
Jessie, S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a conservation farmer's modern farm home. OK-9496.
Date:
April 11, 1947
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of E.S. Cordell, work unit leader, Soil Conservation Service, Hugo, Oklahoma and Mrs. Laura C. Pickens, land owner. Featuring crop rotation and soil improvement. Two rows of corn and one row of peas. OK-8788.
Date:
July 7, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a homemade fertilizer distributor upon a corn planter as made by Collin Johnson, in the photo. The distributor is made from scrap metal, old bicycle chain and sprockets. The apparatus permits simultaneous planting and fertilizing and may readily be removed from the planter. ok-8767.
Date:
July 7, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nature & Wildlife
Photograph of a snake in its native habitat. OK-8585.
Date:
July 7, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Snake in Native Habitat
Photograph of a snake in its native habitat.
Date:
July 7, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tree Felled by Beaver
Photograph of a tree 18 inches in diameter felled by beavers on Crowder Creek.
Date:
July 6, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of Class II land. Terraces on San Saba Clay. OK-8503
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Thomas, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of Class I land. Lonoke very fine sandy loam on a slope less than 1 percent. OK-8500.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Thomas, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of Class III land. Bowie very fine sandy loam, terraced and farmed on the contour.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Thomas, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of class II land. Lonoke silty clay loam showing row directions for simple drainage. OK-8501.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Thomas, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of Class VII, badly eroded and gullied, formerly cultivated land. This should be planted to trees. OK-8494.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Thomas, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests (?)
Photograph of some of the very few virgin pine trees still in existence in the Kiamichi Soil Conservation Distict. OK-8506.
Date:
February 1943
Creator:
Thomas, G. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crowder Creek Flood Damage to Agricultural Land.
Photograph of flood damage to agricultural land. Field was retired from cultivation and prepared for seeding and sodding to Bermuda and bur clover. Before operations were completed 4 1/2" of rain fall and runoff from this rain together with overflow water of Crowder Creek, tributary of Muddy Boggy River, caused heavy loss of topsoil frombare field.
Date:
April 16, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mowing Weeds In Native Bluestem Meadow to Promote Growth of Grasses
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn equipment mowing weeds in a native bluestem meadow to promote of grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mowing Weeds In Native Bluestem Meadow to promote growth of grasses. Area is protected from fire and grazing and is mowed regularly for weed control. Coop. has good demand for hay because meadow is kept free of weeds, and says "I have a steady demand for clipped hay at 35₵ but demand is light. My mowed meadows produces ¾ T. more per A. than my unmowed fields." San Saba soil 2 1/3% slope."
Date:
May 14, 1940
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History