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Stubble Mulching

Description: Photograph of SCS Technician B.P. Prickett examining stubble mulch tillage. First time over with 32" sweeps-4" deep. Before 3" rain. No runoff here from rain. Adjoining cotton field washed considerably.
Date: July 6, 1961
Creator: Bogard, J. R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of range and brush control. Shows improvement of range after deferred grazing and mesquite treatment. Live mesquite on the left was missed by the airplane going over highlines. Curtis Willsie is a participant of the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-983-2.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Sericea lespedeza. The grass is cut and raked in windrows on 4 acres of an idle, cultivated field, which was seeded at the rate of 25 pounds per acre on June 10, 1942 with a cyclone seeder. The field was flattened, disked and harrowed. Three and one half acres were fertilized with 200 pounds of 20% phosphate per acre and the seed bed packed with a cultipacker. Seeds were covered with a second rolling of the cultipacker. A severe drought in 1943 prevented all but one hay crop. Fred… more
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: Sittel, C. W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds, Association Meetings

Description: Photograph of Tom Wharton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Planning Engineer explains detention site location map to members of the Stillwater Creek Watershed Association at the regular monthly meeting. Officers and directors facing camera, L to R: Chilton Swank, legal advisor; Lester Ham, president; Allen Denn, Chairman, Conservancy District; Tom Wharton, Planning Engineer, SCS; G. W. Dowell, Soil Conservation District [SCD] Representative and Ruben Joy, City Commissioner. OK-1563-2.
Date: March 6, 1962
Creator: Chance, R. J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundated Small Grain Winter Pasture Near or on East Cow Creek

Description: Photograph of a flooded small grain winter pasture near or on East Cow Creek southeast of Duncan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field of small grain winter pasture inundated by overflow from East Cow Creek. View looking up stream to the North. Creek channel is on far right."
Date: March 6, 1973
Creator: Fry, Chester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Jim Niece Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass

Description: Photograph of Jim Niece, tractor operator, planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in thirty-six inch rows on Class I land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in 36" rows in Class I land for seed production. 2.7 pounds pure live seed per acre. Seed for this planting was grown by SCS Nursery at Manhattan, Kansas."
Date: May 6, 1958
Creator: McAnally, I. V.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bonnie Tice Harvesting Weeping Lovegrass

Description: Photograph of Bonnie Tice on a John Deer combine harvesting weeping lovegrass on 90 acre planting. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bonnie Tice harvesting weeping lovegrass on a 90 acre planting. This planting is 2 years old and was fertilized in 1958 followed by being pastured most of that summer. In addition to being pastured, 2 cuttings of hay was removed which produced approximately 50 bales per core. Fertilizer was applied in 1959 at the rate of 50 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. The 1959… more
Date: July 6, 1959
Creator: Judge, E. R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Man on Tractor Bermudagrass Sprigging

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor preparing the land to sprig it with Bermudagrass roots. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Digging Bermuda grass roots to be sprigged. Spikes are pulled over land twice and side delivery rake is used to complete job."
Date: April 6, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Elmer Hein Contour Ridged Pasture/Stillwater Project/Garber Camp

Description: Photograph of a "General view of a pasture which was contour ridged about two years ago. Furrows were built in early spring of this year to bring about more uniform moisture distribution. Grazing was controlled and good stands of buffalo and other native grasses have become reestablished." A few buildings/homes are barely visible in the distant background of the photograph.
Date: May 6, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Cultivating A Cotton Field

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers with one crossing shallow gullies with a small cultivator and the other planting cotton with one row planter. A house and cars are in the immediate background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer crossing shallow gullies with small cultivator in cotton field. Another farmer is also shown planting cotton with one row planter."
Date: May 6, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Three UNIDENTIFED Men Drilling One of Six Small Wells on the Frank Boykin Farm for Irrigation

Description: Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men drilling one of six small wells, which Frank Boykin hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land on his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Frank Boykin – Drilling 6 small wells fitted with 5 ½" casting and gravel packed. Wells will be pumped with central pumping unit and farmer hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land. Each well has been tested with 2" centrifugal pump."
Date: August 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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