Camp Rice Arroyo Watershed

Photograph of blue grama at Camp Rice Arroyo Watershed.
Date: September 11, 1950
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of blue grama grass drilled with a SCS drill in June, 1948. 1948 and 1949 were dry years and little grass showed up. In 1950, good rains fell and now grass covered borrow ditch of water spreading terraces. Some weeping lovegrass and Lehman's lovegrass are present. TX-47-310.
Date: September 11, 1950
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of ditch digging. This is where the bottom of the ditch should be. The depth below this point will only stand in water which cannot be used to irrigate the field. TX-45, 209.
Date: March 3, 1949
Creator: Barksdale, J. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Herford Cattle Grazing on Irrigated Field of Alfalfa

Photograph of "Hereford cattle grazing on irrigated field of alfalfa."
Date: April 10, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation of Cantelope Fields

Photograph of first irrigation of cantelope fields showing depth of water in the furrows. Beds are soaking up the moisture and water is evenly distriburted in the furrows from one to the other.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History