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1957 Grass Planting
Photograph of a 1957 native grass planting-Bluestem and bluestem mixture. Excellent well prepared seedbed-planted in April. Good start up showing. Close-up shot by 3rd highline pole north of east turn in road. Soil Bank Program
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Acker Power Auger
Photograph of a truck carrying an Acker power auger. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Acker power auger."
Date:
December 6, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of a Floodwater Retarding Structures Under Construction and Complete on Cavalry Creek
Photograph of an aerial shot of a floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete on Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete.”
Date:
July 28, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of a Floodwater Retarding Structures Under Construction and Complete on Cavalry Creek
Photograph of an aerial shot of a floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete on Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete.”
Date:
July 28, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Floodwater, Sediment, and Scour Damage Along Cimarron River Near Crescent
Photograph of an aerial shot of floodwater, sediment, and scour damage along Cimarron River. Note the destroyed railroad lines of the left background and part of the bridge on the far right is missing. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Floodwater, sediment, and scour damage along Cimarron River, vicinity of Crescent."
Date:
May 21, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.; Holden, Harold; Curry, Jerald & Mullins, Tilman
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
B. C. Bush, State Aid Discusses With Farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings Grass Seeding on Conservation Reserve Acreage With Sudan Grass Cover Crop
Photograph of B. C. Bush, State Aid, discuss grass seeding on conservation reserve acreage with Sudan grass cover crop, with farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Bush, Warren, and Hitchings. The back of the photograph proclaims, "B. C. Bush, State Aid, discuss grass seeding on conservation reserve acreage with Sudan grass cover crop, with farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings. Drills are two 9 hole and two 8 hole 12" spaced owned by Cimarron County SCD. The drills are hooked up on three drill hitches, which cover 34 feet each time through the field. Farmers are averaging 130 acres per day sided by a mixture of side oats [sic] grama, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The field's soil is Dalhart-Mansker loam (7-B)."
Date:
January 7, 1957
Creator:
Welch, A. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Back Side of Pond Dam
Photograph of the back side of a pond dam constructed in 1953, 2:1 back slope, showing erosion damage on steep slope with no topsoil or vegetation.
Date:
May 15, 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bank Cutting Below Highway 77 Bridge
Photograph of bank Cutting Below Highway 77 Bridge. The right bank was eroded at least 6 to 10 feet while the left bank and nearby flood plain received thick deposits of sand and silt.
Date:
May 29, 1957
Creator:
Henbest, O. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beaver Dam Across Sandstone Creek
Photograph of beaver dam across Sandstone Creek approximately 100 yards above mouth of the Creek. The Beaver dam is evidence of long continuous flow of the creek. 24 detention dams above this point.
Date:
December 13, 1957
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bees are Swarming (2)
Photograph of Sweetclover in a cropping system to improve organic matter and soil stucture. Uses honey bees to polonize the clover for seed production. Bees are Swarming. One swarm has just settled on fence post, leaders come to direct their swarm to thei
Date:
July 5, 1957
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Biology-Fish
Photograph of Herb Wells, Biology Specialist, SCS, and Charlie Melton, WUC of Sallisaw, making a check on fish balance in a farm pond on O.L. McCart in Okmulgee Co.
Date:
August 9, 1957
Creator:
Evans, C. A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bridge washed out
Photograph of bridge out on county road. West fork of Rainy Mountain Creek, tributary of Washita River. No upstream structures on Rainy Mountain Creek.
Date:
July 6, 1957
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Caddo Switch Field
Photograph of Mr. Tom Wright in his Caddo Switchgrass field.
Date:
October 7, 1957
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Checotah SCD Conservation Practices
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED District Equipment Manager using District owned equipment to apply conservation measures to a cooperator's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation practices. District Equipment Manager using District owned equipment to apply conservation measures to a cooperator's land. Soil Conservation Service and Checotah Soil Conservation District work closely in applying practices."
Date:
February 27, 1957
Creator:
Brown, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Class I Land In Rotation of Alfalfa and Small Grains/Conservation Farming
Photograph of "Class I land in rotation of alfalfa and small grains. Small grains and hairy vetch mixture in foreground. Bluestem hills site (shallow) in good condition also shallow site near skyline. Mowing, raking and baling operation in left foreground."
Date:
May 21, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Claud A. Tapp's Osage Indian Ranch Homestead
Photograph of Claud A. Tapp's Osage Indian Ranch Homestead. The photograph shows Tapp's headquarters, Angus cattle, dairy cows, and Indian ponies grazing on vetch and rye, and stockwater and oil well being drilled. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ranch Homestead. Osage Indian homestead purchased 3 years ago by Mr. Tapp showing headquarters, cover crop of vetch and rye being grazed by Angus and some dairy cattle. In foreground are some typical Indian ponies grazing on excellent condition natural grass. In background is a stockwater pond and oil well being drilled. Cover crop is pretreatment for Bermudagrass sprigging in 1958."
Date:
May 21, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clean Tilled Land vs Crop Residue Management
Photograph of this is a contrast picture. The St. Paul silt loam has been planted to wheat on clean tilled land. Many of Northwest Oklahoma's seasons are too droughty and windy. A wind storm will damage this land and cause the farmer to loose his stand of wheat.
Date:
October 3, 1957
Creator:
Fanning, Carl
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Coastal Bermuda
Photograph of Coastal Bermuda set late June, 1957. Growth resulting from lultivation. Runners covered in furrows will become winter hardy and provide root stock for quick cover secceeding year.
Date:
September 8, 1957
Creator:
McCollum, W. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Concrete Pipe in Place
Photograph of a reinforced concrete pipe in place ready for placement of concrete cradle.
Date:
March 29, 1957
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
Photograph of Don Williams, Administrator of the Soil Conservation Service, was guest speaker at the Farmer-Business peoples Banquet during Farm City Week, November 22 - 28, 1957, Alva, Oklahoma.
Date:
November 1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Construction of Flood Prevention/Municipal Structure at Site #22, Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers constructing a flood prevention/municipal structure at Site #22, Wildhorse Creek near Marlow, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention Structure. Forms and steel in place in base of municipal structure."
Date:
January 3, 1957
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of a broken terrace as the result of a large rain. Terraces were too small and although level, the channels were quite irregular--fills are not of sufficient height--soil very sandy and the experimental tile drainage system with open inlet was used to drain the terraces. Breaks are on the tile drainage. This area is northeast of Oklahoma A&M [i.e., Oklahoma State University] Experimental farm near Perkins. OK-9-528.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of a view of silting of soil below broken terraces. Terrace breaks occurred on the tile outlets. This area is northwest of Oklahoma A&M [i.e., Oklahoma State University] Experimental farm near Perkins. OK-9-526.
Date:
1957
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cover Crop Broomcorn
Photograph of snow in Broomcorn stalks, soil unit (12-AB) Dalhart loamy fine sand; stubble had limited pasturing.
Date:
January 7, 1957
Creator:
Murphy, Ralph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History