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[Photograph 2012.201.B0152.0441]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Optima Dam begins taking shape along the North Canadian River near Hardesty."
Date: March 22, 1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0326]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Traffic is going through but wrecking crews Monday were still digging into debris of freight train derailment east of Goodwell in the Panhandle."
Date: May 22, 1956
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0999.0404]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Chemistry lab at Panhandle State College still uses equipment in use when President Freeman McKee was a student at Goodwell in 1934."
Date: November 22, 1968
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1259.0084]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jake Sproles"
Date: June 22, 1947
Creator: East, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of Norman Fischer, one of Louis Fischer’s three sons who operate a farm with him, shows how a sub-surface tillage implement operates, cutting weed roots, loosening soil and mixing residue into the surface. This type of equipment is coming into greater use as a means of controlling wind erosion in western Oklahoma blowing areas. This tillage also helps control water erosion which Norman says sometimes does more damage more quickly than wind erosion. OK-10, 721.
Date: April 22, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of Fischer’s Wheat Bowl Farm, Hooker, Oklahoma. side view showing V-shaped shovels or blades of sub-surface tillage implement of the kind used exclusively by the Fischers (See OK-10, 721-23). II HP 2X. OK-10, 724.
Date: April 22, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1259.0084]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Jake Sproles"
Date: June 22, 1947
Creator: East, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph showing the V-shaped shovels of blades of a subsurface tillage instrument up out of the soil (see OK-10-721 and 10-722). II HP 2-X. OK-10-723.
Date: April 22, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of Fischer’s Wheat Bowl Farm, Hooker, Oklahoma. Side view of sub-surface tillage equipment being used on this farm comprising 16 scattered quarter sections (See OK-10, 721). II HP 2X. OK-10, 722.
Date: April 22, 1955
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of Norman Fischer (left) shows Technician John Bailey the effectiveness of properly-managed residue in controlling wind erosion and conserving moisture. This wheat is in good condition though at the time the picture was taken, rain was needed for further growth. In June 1952, Fischer harvested 22 bushels of wheat per acre despite the drought. He left the stubble 8 to 12 inches tall. In the first week in July, he worked the field with a sub-surface plow with blades or shovels as set f… more
Date: April 22, 1955
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fischer's Wheat Bowl Farm

Description: Photograph of Norman Fischer sitting on a tractor and showing how a sub-surface tillage implement operates. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Norman Fischer, one of Louis Fischer's three sons who operate farm with him, shows how sub-surface tillage implement operates, cutting weed roots, loosening soil and mixing residue into surface. This type of equipment is coming into greater use as a means of controlling wind erosion in west Oklahoma blow areas. This tillage also helps control wat… more
Date: April 22, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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