Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a Bermuda grass harvester in operation [OK ID # illegible].
Date: March 21, 1973
Creator: Layman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tree Injector

Photograph of Bob Heidlage showing how to use a tree injector
Date: March 20, 1973
Creator: Layman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Use Orchard

Photograph of DC Marvin (Buck) Wright, Jr., looks at a peach not quite ready for the eating. Orchard production is a land use on many soils in Adair County.
Date: July 12, 1972
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of view of flood storage in siltation problem in Lake Frances.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of Lon Simmons and Ron Smola examining a trout that Mr. Simmons raised in pond in background. Biology assistance is part of total SCS program.
Date: June 16, 1971
Creator: Vaughan, Keith
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Forestry. Proper Planting of Pine Seedling

Photograph of Norman Smola, SCS Forester showing the proper method for planting pine seedling.
Date: February 24, 1971
Creator: Smola, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Pine Seedling Planting

Photograph of the proper method of pine seedling planting.
Date: February 24, 1971
Creator: Smola, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Planting of Pine Trees

Photograph of Norman Smola, SCS Forester showing the proper method for planting pine seedling.
Date: February 24, 1971
Creator: Smola, Ron
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of principal spillway discharging with lake above approximately 4 feet in flood stage. OK-4009-7.
Date: October 30, 1970
Creator: Vaugh, Keith
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of construction in progress on Site #2 on Scraper Hollow
Date: unknown
Creator: Vaughan, Keith
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology Wildlife

Photograph of brush piles for small game habitate on Jack Payne farm in Adair County.
Date: November 1969
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of burned off hardwood in Adair County. OK-3378-15.
Date: March 1969
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
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

Recreation

Photograph of Arnold Salazar, owner and operator of the Shady Acres Guest Ranch, pointing out riding area to vacation guests.
Date: 1967-08-XX
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Firewood

Photograph of firewood being loaded for transportation to Amarillo, TX. This firewood is cut from supposedly "worthless" native timber.
Date: 1967-01-XX
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Land Improvement

Photograph of timber land improvement. Site 20, Sallisaw Creek Watershed, Adair County, Oklahoma.
Date: July 6, 1964
Creator: Warth, Peter E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woodland Cons.

Photograph of four year old shortleaf pine from planted seedlings. W.F. Aufeet farm.
Date: July 6, 1964
Creator: Warth, Peter E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woodland Cons.

Photograph of a good stand of shortleaf pine from natural reseeding on Dickson cherty silt loam. E. Combs farm, Adair County, Okla.
Date: July 6, 1964
Creator: Warth, Peter E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a native meadow. Big and little bluestem appear with beaked panicum. Soil is Baxter silt loam, 1 to 3%. OK-1426-10.
Date: November 2, 1961
Creator: Warth & Moss
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a stump of post oak showing regrowth. Mechanical measures are only annual practices on brush control. Baxter cherty silt loam soil. OK-1426-11.
Date: November 2, 1961
Creator: Warth & Moss
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of smooth chert Savannah Range Site with timber removed and big and little bluestem returning on Bodine cherty silt loam, 1% - 8% slopes. OK-1426-3.
Date: November 2, 1961
Creator: Warth & Moss
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manufacturing and factories

Photograph of a cannery located in Stilwell, OK. OK-1607-2.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manufacturing and factories

Photograph of a cannery located in Stilwell, OK. OK-1607-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manufacturing and factories

Photograph of a cannery located in Stilwell, OK. OK-1607-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History