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- Agronomy Watermelons
- Photograph of watermelons on Minco silt loam (7m-A). Pic #11
- 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.
- 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.
- A Heavily Grazed Pasture
- Photograph of a heavily grazed pasture, note poor calves and frequent dung piles.
- 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.
- Erosion on Soil Unit 25
- Photograph of erosion on soil unit 25. Red Clay Prairie and loamy prairie range site. Site in poor condition.
- 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.
- 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.
- Levee Breaks
- Photograph of levee break, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
- Levee Breaks, Sediment and Scour Damage
- Photograph of levee breaks, sediment and scour damage caused by storm of May 18-19 on Cow Creek.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Overgrazed Pasture
- Photograph of a cow on overgrazed native pasture reaching thru fence to satisfy hunger.
- 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.
- Trail Driver's Monument
- Photograph of a Chisolm Trail Driver's Monument. OK-10, 506.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a gully to be shaped on Charles Walker. OK-5037-7.
- 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.
- Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
- Photograph of cattle on native tall grass seeding. Seeded in 1952. Area previously cultivated. OK-1159-5.
- 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.
- 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.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
- Photograph of brush control. A follow-up of OK-633-1 (August 4, 1958). OK-1002-1.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1000-12. Native grass seeding on complex. OK-1467-2.
- 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.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
- Photograph of land clearance and brush control. Follow up of 1002-2. Brush sprayed with 2-4-5T herbicide in 1954. OK-1467-6.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grass land near Ryan, Oklahoma. A typical landscape. Deep sand range site, fair condition, Minco fine sandy loam soil type. Principal forage species are little bluestem, sideoats grama, tall dropseed, Scribner’s panicum. Non forage plants are sandage, gaura, spp. [Latin = species pluralis: “multiple species”], doze-daisy; yucca-woody species are sand plum and prickly ash. OK-1466-1.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of the back slope of a pond dam. Mounds where Bermuda grass had been set. Soil is corrosive and not capable of supporting Bermuda grass. OK-1159-1.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1000-9. Native grass seeding made in 1954. This is the first year out of a CR [cost reimbursement] contract. OK-1466-11.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting in the spring, 1959. Pure blue grama side by side with complete native grass mixture. Planting occurred this way due to the failure to mix the seed. OK-1001-3.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting. Follow up of OK-632-7, August 4, 1958.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grasses. A field that has been out of cultivation for 10 years. No grass was planted but was seeded naturally [i.e., letting the grass grow enough to germinate flowers that produce the seeds or where it produces side shoots either above or below the soil]. In good condition. The pasture has been well-managed. Loamy Prairie site. OK-1173-4.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting. Follow-up of OK-488-1, May 15, 1957. OK-1001-2.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
- Photograph of land maintenance and brush control. A brush control tour with several agencies participating. This stop was made to show the effects of plowing mesquite and cactus. OK-2902-6.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a root plow in action. Principal woody species are green briar, dewberry, buck brush, green ash, and small oak. Principal grasses: buffalo grass, tumble love grass, tall drop seed, small amounts of switch grass, sideoats grama and little bluestem. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. OK-1407-5.
- Monuments and Memorials
- Photograph of the Trail Drivers' Monument--the Chisolm Trail Lookout Point--near Addington, Oklahoma. OK-10, 506.
- Signs of Winter
- Photograph of the signs of winter appearing, snow and mistletoe on C. Pfile Estate farm.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of range. Good stand and cover development in one growing season. Part of the cover consists of broomweeds and Johnson grass which will be replaced with better grasses under proper management. Planting has not been grassed to date. This planting was made in the spring of 1958 and the mixture consisted of grama and some bluestem grasses. OK-488-1-B.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grass. Native grass planting. A follow up of OK-487-10, 1957-05-15. OK-1001-1.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of native grass planting. Good stand of mixed native bluestem grasses planted in 1957 and grazed off during the past winter. This pasture is now deferred. It is on the east side of road across from a 1956 native grass planting. The fence was removed in 1958 and was thrown in with the big pasture and shows the result of being subjected to heavy grazing. It has deteriorated in condition from the time the photo was made on 1957-05-15. OK-487-8-B.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of grass. A native grass mixture and blue grama side-by-side. Planted in the spring of 1959. OK-1001-4.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of a range workshop held on the R.C. White Ranch. C. E. Kingary, regional conservationist (RC), discussing range classes with Soil Conservation Service (SCS) employees. Left to right: James E. Smith, Foy Hendrix, John W. Thomas, Hubert Murray, William W. Fuller, Morton Hay and C.E. Kingery. No OK ID number.
- Aerial Shot of Ferris Creek Flood #2
- Photograph of an aerial shot of damages caused by the 19 May 1955 Cow/Ferris Creek flood to the land next to the railroad tracks. Note the height of the water in comparison to the power/phone pole. Note: This collection contains two identical copies of this photograph, but one states Cow Creek and the other states Beaver Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looping southwest of overpass. Next of Addington. This is Ferris Creek. 9:30 AM - May 19, 1955.”
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photographic follow-up of OK-1002-7. Timber cleared in 1951, sprayed in 1959. OK-1467-8.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of flood damage on Cow Creek after a 2 inch rain in 1.5 hours. A pecan orchard. Note the tractor in the center of the picture by the trees. OK-1721-8.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a root plow in operation in a mesquite thicket. Area sprayed previously, it appeared that most trees were dead but sprouted back. Present trees are from old sprouts. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. The principle grass is buffalograss. OK-1407-7.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
- Photograph of a close-up of mesquite roots showing a bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow. OK-1407-8.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of hybrid field corn growing on Minco silt loam soil type nearly level Class I land. For use in Jefferson County Soil Survey Report. OK-1466-3.
- Livestock (and Grasses)
- Photograph of Angus cattle grazing on rye. Austrian winter peas and some volunteer vetch in a pecan orchard. The field has been well-fertilized. OK-1590-6.
- Cows on Badly Overgrazed Native Pasture
- Photograph of two cows on an overgrazed native pasture, with one reaching through fence to eat. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow on overgrazed native pasture reaches thru fence to satisfy hunger."
- Two Herds of Cattle Watering From Large Stockwater Pond
- Photograph of two herds of cattle watering from a large, sectioned stockwater pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "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 bought in and fed out in addition to the steers raised from the basic heard [sic]."