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Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery No 1

Description: Photograph of in the background is the Okla. State fish hatchery. In the foregroundis Mrs. Jones and Mr. Hollander of SCS. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: October 3, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of pasture. Midland bermuda sprigged in 1959. 65 head grazed on 65 acres and fertilized with 100 pounds of 33% nitrogen per acre in the spring of 1960. Overseeded to sweet clover in the fall of 1960. OK-979-2.
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Chickasha Lake & Flood Prevention Structure

Description: Photograph of a flood prevention structure, flood prevention domestic water supply, and recreational area on Chickasha Lake. A UNIDENTIFED man is standing on the boat dock. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood prevention domestic water supply and recreational area. Looking northeast from dam showing window for drawdown pipe.”
Date: May 18, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Red Clay Flats Range on Treadway Soils

Description: Photograph of a landscape view of a Red Clay Flats range on Treadway soils. The vegetation on this range includes blue grama, tall dropseed, buffalograss, and mesquite. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Landscape view showing Treadway soils, Red Clay Flats range site in foreground. Vegetation invaded by mesquite. Dominant grasses blue grama, tall dropseed, buffalo grass. Background shows Breaks site of Vernon soil, broken phase.”
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fred Kimball and Elza Bullen Inspecting a Resurfaced Dirt Road

Description: Photograph of Fred Kimball and SCS technician Elza Bullen, examining a road after the removal of the top 4-feet of soil from the highway at the top of the hill. The photograph does not provide the left to right positions of Kimball and Bullen. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Fred Kimball and SCS technician Elza Bullen, examining road after the top 4-feet of soil had been removed from the highway at the top of the hill. Kimball said, “The road is now much safer and I can view my fields on… more
Date: 1960~
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of loamy bottomland and slickspot range sites in excellent condition. There was little if any use during the growing season. Lower left corner is inland saltgrass. Lower right corner is alkali sacaton grass on an elevated area. The short grass is whorled dropseed. Spots of mid grass is alkali sacaton. The tall vegetation is abig sedge and eastern gama, switchgrass growing in an area of loamy soil. Some rhombopod grass is growing on alkali spots. The soil is (3Ø). Fort slickspot compl… more
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass hay on the cut slope of the spillway detention dam, of Site # 14, Calvary Creek, 2 mi. W and 5 mi. S of Cordell, OK. A three point hitch Brillion Seeder is being used to place the seed and is being anchored to the 1 1/2 cut slope by cable from the upper tractor. OK-951-6.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of the SW Poultry and Livestock Company. Showing egg production as an important agricultural enterprise in Grady County. Much of the poultry feed is produced from locally grown grain and alfalfa. OK-1157-9.
Date: July 23, 1960
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of the SW Poultry and Livestock Company. Collecting caged eggs. The eggs are immediately taken to a plant where they are washed, graded and cooled. These eggs are marketed in nearby towns and cities. OK-1157-10.
Date: July 23, 1960
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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