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- Lovegrass Soil Improvement on H. E. Blalock's Land
- Photograph of “SCS Technician John Worthy showing H. E. Blalock how lovegrass improves the soil condition. This farm is located south of Elmore City.” People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. H. E. Blalock, 2. John Worthy.
- Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Plowing Up Contour Ridges to Spread Bermuda/Duncan Project
- Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”
- 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.
- Waterway Construction
- Photograph of Waterway under construction on the Margaret Shuman land in the Ditch Valley community. This waterway will carry water from 1,000 acres of drainage.
- State Office Personnel, Sam Combs, Jr.
- Photograph of SAM Combs, Jr., Soil Conservationist State SCS Staff, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Pine Plantation
- Photograph of pine seedling planted in the spring of 1955. Hardwoods in this plantation have been partially controlled. All larger trees have been girdled. This area was burned over before seedlings were set in 1955.
- Greenfield Bermuda (2)
- Photograph of a nursery plot of Greenfield Bermuda grass planted July 1, 1955. First crop of roots was harvested and used to plant 100 acres in 1956. Fertilizer was applied to grass at the rate of 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. This grass has been grazed since it was planted and it is preferred by cattle over the other types of Bermuda grass.
- Pasture Establishment
- Photograph of a plot o land was cleared of brush and trees in the fall of 1955 and sprigged to Greenfield Bermuda grass in May of 1956. It was fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. Heavy trees and brush were cleared with a bulldozer as recommended by the SCS as a proper land use practice.
- Pasture Establishment Brazil Creek
- Photograph of Brazil Creek bottomland hand cleared of trees and brush in the winter of 1955 and seeded to common Bermuda grass n May 1956 and fertilized with 200 pounds of 5-10-5 using Soil Conservation District equipment. Eighteen head of cattle grazing on this plot in preference to other and older plots.
- Mr. Sam Combs, Jr. (2)
- Photograph of Mr. Sam Combs, Jr. , Soil Conservationist State SCS Staff. Duplicate Photo.
- Timber Stand Improvement
- Photograph of Pine forest improvement cut was made in this stand in 1955. Bad trees as well as trees for pulpwood and saw logs removed to make room for other trees to grow and also make room for natural reproduction of pine. Useless hardwoods in this stand have been controlled.
- Pine Forest Improving Cut
- Photograph of pine forest improving cut was made in this stand in 1955. Bad trees as well as some trees for pulp wood and saw logs removed to make room for other trees to grow and also make room for natural reproduction. Useless hardwood trees in this stand have been controlled.
- Criner Creek Site No. 4 (2)
- Photograph of Criner Creek Site 4. Completed in 59 and stocked with Bass, Blue gill, and channel cat. Note dam in the background.
- Prairie Dale Creek Site No. 1 Detention Reservoir
- Photograph of view showing spillway entrance and crest. Topsoil wash out in crest section after heavy rainfall on nights of May 9th and 10th. Depth of flow in crest section 1. 9 feet.
- Prairie Dale Creek Site No. 1 Detention Reservoir
- Photograph of view showing spillway entrance and crest. Topsoil wash out in crest section after heavy rainfall on nights of May 9th and 10th. Note crack along crown line of embankment caused by sluffing of topsoil.
- Washita River Wildhorse Creek
- Photograph of Washita Watershed benefits. Cattle grazing on dam and surrounding Area Site 17, Wildhorse Creek. Excellent stand of grass on dam and spillway.
- Washita River Watershed Construction Wildhorse Creek
- Photograph of this is first site construction started on in second segment Wildhorse Creek. Total of 24 sites.
- Water Discharge
- Photograph of water discharge from structure No. 36. Mr. Calvin Klien standing on the pipe.
- Former Cropland Planted to Native Tallgrass
- Photograph of H. Neal Stidham, Range Conservationist from Ada, Okla, observing former cropland planted to native tallgrass.
- Longhorn Cows at Pasture
- Photograph of range sites, Boulder Ridge Longhorn cows grazing on boulder ridge range site, excellent condition. Spring aspect, moderate use. North end of Antelope flat looking north west.
- 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.
- Watershed Planning and Construction
- Photograph of Squaw Creek channel. General view near lower channel showing crossing and curve in channel. Curve section to be studied for undercutting. Side slopes to be vegetated with Bermuda grass. OK-3031-8.
- Drainage
- Photograph of Main ditch on the Choska Drainage District. Ditch has been in place over 20 years. Vegetative cover along the ditch furnishes upland game and small furbearer animals food, cover and reating areas. Local residents fish permanent water areas such as this. OK_4296-11.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of Buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides). A perennial, stoloniferous*, generally dioecious‡, highly palatable, drought-resistant pasture grass. Used for grazing, lawns, erosion control, outlet channels and pasture outlets. Widely adapted to soils where climatically adapted. Best on clay and loam types. Will survive on shallow soils too droughty for Bermuda grass. It is best adapted to regions having between 15 and 30 inches of rainfall. Other pasture plants may it out in high rainfall belt. Plant when harvested or during the fall and winter to February. Good moisture and low temperature conditions are necessary for the best germination. Although it will survive overgrazing during most seasons, best results are obtained by deferred or rotated grazing of this grass. OK-79, 444. * Stoloniferous = i.e., producing shoots, ‡ Dioecious = i.e., male and female reproductive organs on separate plants of the same species rather than different parts of the same plant.
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Photograph of one of the occasional occurences of CCC boys engaged in Soil Conservation Services [SCS] work. The men are unloading the truck of excess weight which caused it to bog down in a small gulley. Others are hitching on a chain to another truck which will help to pull it out. OK-6318.
- Conservation Planning
- Photograph of District Conservationist, Arlin Conradi (left), and McAlester NAD Natural Resources Manager, Jim Hodge, discuss conservation work on the installation [i.e., the McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot]. OK-4213-2.
- Roadside erosion
- Photograph of a concrete channel liner installed to control roadside erosion. Compare with photo No, OK-4532-13, OK-4792-5, OK 4792-6 and OK-4792-16. This is photo OK-4869-1.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
- Photograph of the clearing of timber from Site no. 10. Floodwater retarding the reservoir. OK-534-12.
- Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
- Photograph of a fire in weeping lovegrass. Blaze controlled by Civil Defense [CD] and Soil Conservation District {SCD] fire fighting units. OK-1265-11.
- Conservation Planning
- Photograph of Jim Hodge (left), MacAlester Naval Ammunition Depot [NAD], Natural Resources Manager and Arlin Conradi [right], Soil Conservation Service [SCS], District Conservationist, discuss management of native grass meadows on the McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot. OK-4213-7.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of orchardgrass. This was planted as part of a trial. It is one of the better grasses for improved irrigated pastures. Notice the large volume of leaves and ground cover from this plant. TX-45, 457.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a pine plantation. Pine seedling planted in the Spring of 1955. Hardwoods in this plantation have been partially controlled. All larger trees have been girdled [i.e., killed without felling--used to enhance wildlife]. This area was burned over before seedlings were set in 1955. OK-335-2.
- Livestock
- Photograph of sheep grazing on temporary pastures of wheat. Mr. R.R. Wooten has about 290 acres of Buffalo pasture but utilizes temporary pasture each year to prevent overgrazing of his permanent pastures. TX-40-912.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of showing a failed effort to improve pasture. In the effort to do so, Mr. W. M. Sears spot planted Bermuda grass sod every 16 square feet and overseeded it with Korean Lespedeza. The pasture was also limed with no results. The Bermuda grass did not spread and soon both the grass and the lespedeza were gone. This work was not done in accordance with proper land use. OK-274-10.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of the marked trees being cut. AR-61-855-C.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of gully control. New gullies starting to form after old gully was leveled and sodded. Inadequate maintenance and also the difficulty in establishing vegetation are the causes. See OK-320-11. OK-684-4.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a waterway. Bermudagrassed waterway designed to carry disposal water from terraced Class III land. OK-247-11.
- New Reservoir
- Photograph of a new reservoir on Mr. Huff's farm just completed. Water about 5 feet deep, will fill in with 2 feet of top. Will be used for livestock water and fish production.
- Fish Delivery in Cordell
- Photograph of delivering fish for farm ponds at SCS office by Buster Cothren of the Oklahoma State Fish & Game Commission Hatchery at Medicine Park. Receiving fish were Casper Gosselin, Sam Holden, J.L. Holman, Era Sasseen, Wilbur Cooper, G.C. Slatten, Jo
- Crop Rotation
- Photograph of V.R. Thompson cutting green crops for his 200 dairy cows. The crops are being harvested from corn sown broadcast. Est. 18 tons per acre. This crop follows alfalfa in crop rotation.
- Fish Seining
- Photograph of State Game Rangers supervisiong seining of fish from lakes about to go dry.
- Seining Fish (2)
- Photograph of State Game Rangers supervisiong seining of fish from lakes about to go dry.
- Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting
- Photograph of Watersheds-Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting held at Chickasha, Okla., in Chamber of Commerce office each year. All districts give a progress report on flood prevention easements and construction. Dick Longmire, L.L. Red Maples, and L.L. Humphreys are checking a progress map of the Washita River.
- Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting
- Photograph of Watersheds-Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting held at Chickasha, Okla., in Chamber of Commerce office each year. All districts give a progress report on flood prevention easements and construction. Dick Longmire, L.L. Red Maples, and L.L. Humphreys are checking a progress map of the Washita River.
- Buffalo Grazing on Skyline
- Photograph of Buffalo on skyline and slope grazing on Hilly range site in excellent condition.
- Great Plains Conservation Program
- Photograph of GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge checking one-year growth of midland bermuda. Breckenridge has sprigged 20 acres of bermuda grass for each of the last three years.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of the Frisco Railway, near Bessie, OK, after a 6 inch flash flood 1/4 mile of the railraod, with the track and rail washed over against the right-of-way fence. OK-9561.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of Second year sweet clover in rotation with wheat. Oats and sweet clover then (rotated) with 4 years of wheat. OK-297-12.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of alfalfa, Double Creek watershed. Alfalfa grown in rotation with grain. Vetch and rye are used on this farm for soil improvement. Weeping lovegrass is planted on some Class IV land for soil improvement. Lime and fertilizer have been applied on the Chasin eden farm according to soil tests. All land on this farm are under a Soil Conservation agreement. OK-274-3.
- Livestock
- Photograph of a Holstein heifer in a pasture of sericea lespedeza and native grasses that is kept for heifers and dry cows. Badly eroded and depleted when Mr. Kessler Teas bought the place, this upland range site is now in good condition. OK-10-818.