Agronomy Watermelons

Photograph of watermelons on Minco silt loam (7m-A). Pic #11
Date: July 22, 1966
Creator: Grimes, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stock Water Cattle Coming in for Water

Photograph of cattle coming in for water in farm pond. This pond has been fenced into 2 sections so it may be used by cattle in both pastures of a 2 pasture grazing rotation system. In addition to native grass the cattle on this range get 5 pounds of cake per day. Steers are brought in and fed out in addition to the steers raised from the basic heard.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Sand Range Site Fenced Line Contrast

Photograph of the Deep Sand Range Site showing the fence line contrast. Left-poor condition with sand grass, sand sage, prickly poppy and bull nettle. Right-good to excellent condition with little bluestem, sand bluestem, yucca, sand sage, sand drop seed.
Date: July 6, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Heavily Grazed Pasture

Photograph of a heavily grazed pasture, note poor calves and frequent dung piles.
Date: February 15, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tepee Type Exclosure

Photograph of a tepee style exclosure to be used for yield data and to help ranchers determine degree of use. Teepee's cost approximately $10 not including labor.
Date: March 22, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion on Soil Unit 25

Photograph of erosion on soil unit 25. Red Clay Prairie and loamy prairie range site. Site in poor condition.
Date: October 24, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Angus Cattle Grazing on Rye

Photograph of angus cattle grazing on Rye, Austrian winter peas and some volunteer vetch in pecan orchard. Field has been well fertilized.
Date: April 25, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

King Ranch Bluestem

Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem planting in the spring of 1951. An annual average of 3000 pounds of seed are gathered from this 100 acre planting. L. C. Haskins, Jefferson County SCD Mgr. , Bob Price, and Hank Bradley inspecting grass and explaining the growth and use of grass to young Bradley. This grass was planted on old depleted cropland as a proper land use practice as recommended by SCS. For fertilizer, this 100 acre field received 45 tons of raw rock phosphate in 1949, 6 tons 33% ammonium nitrate n 1956.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Levee Breaks

Photograph of levee break, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Levee Breaks, Sediment and Scour Damage

Photograph of levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cow Creek Overwash Caused by Storm

Photograph of aerial view of infertile overwash and floodplain scour caused by storm of May 18-19, 1955 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cow Creek Levee Break

Photograph of aerial view of levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19, 1955 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cow Creek Levee Break

Photograph of aerial view of levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19, 1955 on Cow Creek.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Overgrazed Pasture

Photograph of a cow on overgrazed native pasture reaching thru fence to satisfy hunger.
Date: January 1973
Creator: Elliott, M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Elbon Rye Being Harvested

Photograph of Elbon rye being harvested. Rye was planted for cover crop and pasture. Good seed crop was harvested. Approximately 30 bushels per acre.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trail Driver's Monument

Photograph of a Chisolm Trail Driver's Monument. OK-10, 506.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Allred, B. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a gully to be shaped on Charles Walker. OK-5037-7.
Date: March 1973
Creator: Elliot, M. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fenceline Contrasts

Photograph of a fenceline contrast of a planted native grass mixture in an old field on the left and an old field in 3-am grass on the right. OK-2478-12.
Date: October 13, 1965
Creator: Grimes, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of cattle on native tall grass seeding. Seeded in 1952. Area previously cultivated. OK-1159-5.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of a stone supported in the air by a soil tentacle. The tentacle occurred as the soil under the stone is protected from rain. OK-4915-6.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Pewthers, J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of brush control. Follow-up from OK-633-2 (August 4, 1958). On the east side is a cement culvert. OK-1000-2.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of brush control. A follow-up of OK-633-1 (August 4, 1958). OK-1002-1.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1000-12. Native grass seeding on complex. OK-1467-2.
Date: September 3, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of land clearance and shrub control. Follow-up of OK-1002-3. Land cleared with a saw and later sprayed. OK-1467-7.
Date: September 3, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History