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Closed Terraces

Description: Photograph of channel type terraces constructed in 1951. These are closed terraces. Note the water held by the terraces on the morning after 2 inch rain and hail storm with a small tornado. This field has been placed in the Acreage Reserve program. This land will be summer fallowed and will be drilled to wheat for the fall of 1958.
Date: July 19, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Caddo Switch Grass

Description: Photograph of irrigated Caddo Switchgrass planted for seed production. This is a selection out of native switch grass. It is excellent for hay, pasture and seed production.
Date: July 19, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Range Improvement-Calves Grazing on Native Range

Description: Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by e… more
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Floodwater Retarding Structure

Description: Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structure No. 35. Completed Feb 1955. Drainage 1,845 A. C. , ediment Storage 1. 88 in. , Flood Storage 3. 35 in. , Total Storage 804. 8 Ac. Ft. , Surface 67 Ac.
Date: May 26, 1955
Creator: Haws, H. M. & Bruns, G. M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Youth Range Camp

Description: Photograph of Charles Grimes, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], and Henry and Duane Harrell examining a watering facility. OK-3170-11.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seventh Annual Youth Range Camp

Description: Photograph of L to R: 1. Matt Sooter, SCS, Cheyenne, OK; 2. Dick Childs, Pasture Spec., OSU, Stillwater; 3. Jack Bohl, WUC, SCS, Hammon, OK; 4. Bob Green, Rancher, Elk City, OK; 5. Harman Seymour, Ext. Director, Cheyenne, OK; 6. Charles Grimes, Range Consv., SCS, Waurika, OK; 7. C.E. Kingery, Range Consv., SCS, Stillwater, OK; 8. Tom Perryman, WUC, SCS, Cheyenne, OK; Emmett McCord, Ext. Range Spec., OSU, Stillwater, OK; 9. Dr. Wilfred McMurphy, Agronomy Dept., OSU, Stillwater, OK; 10. O.H. Lowr… more
Date: August 24, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of sand bluestem (KG-1156-53 1949 Curtis). Sown on April 27, 1955 in the spillway of Site # 3 on Barnitz Creek Watershed. It is now excellent cover and is around 3 feet tall at the present time. OK-394-11.
Date: October 4, 1956
Creator: Riley, J. T., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Native Grass Mixture Planting

Description: Photograph of a native grass mixture planting. This was planted in April 1957 on soil unit 7, capability III. A seed crop was cut soon after this photo was taken. L.O. Widney in photo.
Date: October 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wheat Harvest

Description: Photograph of a wheat harvest scene, combine in foreground is transferring wheat to a truck. Other combines can be seen cutting wheat in background.
Date: July 20, 1960
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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