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- Rock Crusher Grinding Lime
- Photograph of a rock crusher operated by the Idabel CCC camp grinding lime to be used as fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service Cooperators. The limestone at this place contains a percentage of moisture which permits its being ground without dust.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of one method used to determine the slope factor during the contest. Each contestant is required to determine percent of slope of four different fields. Slope is very important for land classification. OK-4107-9.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of McCurtain County Land Judging Contest showing a young man determining the depth of the top soil. Thickness of topsoil is very important for land classification. OK-4107-2.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of Jack Savage Piner, LCD Board Chairman, presents a plague to winning Smithville F.F.A. team in 1972. Land Judging Contest. LRCD sponsors county contest each year [OK ID no. illegible].
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of contestants judging soil for depth, texture and permability. OK-5059-12.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of one method used to determine algae factor during contest. Each contestant is required to determine percent slope of four different fields. Slope is very important to land classification. OK-4107-11.
- Outdoor Classroom, Denison Grade School
- Photograph of a group of students who planted trees for an outdoor classroom at Denison Grade School. Terry Baker, Oklahoma Forestry Division, demonstrated the procedure for best planting results. OK-5021-7.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of students planting loblolly and slash pine in wildlife vegetation area on northwest corner of school grounds. OK-5021-1.
- Idabel CCC Camp Grinding Limestone/Ardmore Project/Idabel Camp
- Photograph of five UNIDENTIFED Idabel CCC workers using a rock crusher to grind limestone for fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service cooperators. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rock crusher operated by the Idabel CCC camp grinding lime to be used as fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service cooperators. The limestone at this place contains a percentage of moisture which permits its being ground without dust."
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of McCurtain County Land Judging Contest with contestants checking soil for surface texture. OK-5136-5.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of contestants checking soil for surface texture. OK-5136-6
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of youth conservation. No "long hair" nor "pot heads" in this bunch. This group is getting its "kicks" from something worthwhile, soil conservation and friendly competition. SWCD's should promote this kind of activity whenever possible [OK ID no. illegible].
- Outdoor Classroom, Denison Grade School
- Photograph of Mrs. Aileen Harris' class at Denison Grade School. This group planted loblolly and slash pine, green ash, and sweetgum trees on their outdoor classroom site north and west of the school. They were assisted by Terry Baker, Oklahoma Forestry Division, and Randy Freeland, Soil Conservation Service. OK-5021-10.
- Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
- Photograph of students of Denison Elementary of Idabel, Oklahoma, planting green ash and sweetgum trees along the west end of the school. The trees will be used for a sound barrier for residential housing to the west of the playground and for tree identification and beautification. OK-5021-3.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of one of the several tree planting machines operated in the district in the 1958 - 1959 season. This machine was shop-built locally for $163.00. Over 2,000,000 seedlings were planted this season. The machine plants around 1000 trees or covering one acre per hour. OK-824-6.
- Grinding Lime
- Photograph of a rock crusher operated by the Idabel CCC camp grinding lime to be used as fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service Cooperators. The limestone at this place contains a percentage of moisture which permits its being ground without dust.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of the Little River. Silt and debris damage on Alton Fairchild farm on the Red River. Filed was composed of fescue and ryegrass pasture. Flooding occurred during December 1971. OK-4606-3.