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J.R. Hankins Farm

Description: Photograph of a former Sudan grass field, now a "1 1/2 a. Meadow planted to native grasses, blud stem, side oats, blue gramma, and western wheat grass, first of April 1942." J.R. Hankins Farm, 1 mile north and 1 1/2 mile west of Geary, OK, Blaine Co. Photo by Elvin W. Jenkins, November 21, 1942.
Date: November 21, 1942
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1389.0404]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "George Walker of Geary, left, Oklahoma A&M 165 pound wrester, tries hip block on teammate Wayne Flesner, Stillwater as the pair prepares for entry in 1946 state Amateur Athletic Union tournament opening here Friday at the local YMCA."
Date: February 26, 1946
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Gully Control

Description: Photograph of gully control by diverting wter, sloping banks and planting trees. This area was formerly a huge gully caused by unprotected diversion ditch. An area has been fenced out of pasture. Gully banks sloped, diversion terrace constructed and cottonwood and black locust trees planted. Erosion is 100% stabilized and trees show good growth. Geary, Okla. CCC Camp
Date: November 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

John Briscoe Ranch

Description: Photograph of the John Briscoe Ranch, part of the 70 acre old cultivated field retired and planted to little bluestem, buffalo, switch, Indian and blue-green grasses about the 1st of March 1945. Mixture was seeded at a rate of approximately 12 pounds per acre. This 10 acres was seeded for permannet pasture on clean cotton land. Yield is estimated to be 30 to 35 pounds combined material per acre. Briscoe retired 135 acres last year on this farm and 65 acres on another farm he owns. Next year he … more
Date: October 13, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the W.K.Y. watershed. Aerial view of a gullied, natural draw to be controlled by diversion of runoff, sloping and sodding. Field in the lower left will be terraced with outlets onto native grass pasture. The pond is to be constructed near the lower end of the gullied draw. See OK-9112, -9113 and -9119). OK-9114.
Date: February 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of harvesting mung beans planted 20 pounds [?] per acre, June 1, 1943. Mr. Earl Tucker (operating combine) said that he planted 30 acres this year and had never tried to grow a mung bean crop before. One field yielded 400 pounds per acre and average yield on the entire 30 acres ranges from 312 – 315 pounds per acre. The beans are following barley as destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. “I have heard much about the soil improving qua… more
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0276.0207]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ice look over the old family Bible and the birth dates of their children . . . Ray, Norma, Laura, Joe."
Date: April 15, 1949
Creator: McLaughlin, Al
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a former gullied area in a natural drain running through a cultivated field. The gully has been plowed in, banks leveled and with the field terraced. Note the terrace fills (in the background) where terraces cross the drain. The old gully was approximately 4 feet deep and could not be crossed with tillage implements. The field will be contour cultivated and a conservation crop rotation will be followed. Clarence E. Bunch, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, in the photo. C… more
Date: January 31, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Kneeling in a Field of Trashy Tillage, in Contrast to the Left Field, Which has Wheat Stubble

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in a field of trashy tillage, in contrast to the left field, which has wheat stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Trashy tillage (right) contrasted with wheat stubble turned under (left) on same field. Wheat was failure on entire field due to green bug infestation. One-Way plow was used for trashy tillage, and moldboard plow was used to turn under stubble on left."
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cultivated Field Retired

Description: Photograph of part of a 70 acre old cultivated field retired and planted to little bluestem, buffalo, swith, Indian and blue grama grasses about the first of March 1945. Mixture was seeded at rate of about 12 lbs. per acre. This 10 acres was seeded for permanent pasture on clean cotton land. Yield is estimated to be 30 to 35 lbs. combined material per acre. Mr. Briscoe retired 135 acres last year on this farm, 65 acres on another farm that he owns. Next year he plans to plant 20 additional acre… more
Date: October 30, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Mung Bean Crop

Description: Photograph of harvesting mung bean crop planted 20# per acre June 1, 1943. Farm planner Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker (left) farm owner, examine crop. One field yielded 400# per acre and average yield on entire 30 acres is 312# to 315# per acre. The beans are following barley destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. "I have heard much about the soil improving qualities of mung beans" he said, "and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat." The bean… more
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Filling a Newly Constructed Trench Silo

Description: Photograph of filling a newly constructed trench silo that was built with a bulldozer and D6 Caterpillar tractor owned and operated by district supervisors. Cost: $24.00. Capacity: 100 to 125 tons. Silo is 100 feet long, 8 feet deep and about 10 feet wide. This feed was harvested from a 22 acre field which 3 years ago was so severely depleted and eroded that it produced few crops that would not exceed 2 feet in height & some of the land was even too poor for that, according to Mr. C.E. Harvey, … more
Date: 1944-0X-20
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Earl Tucker Harvesting Mung Bean Field

Description: Photograph of Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker harvesting Tucker's mung bean crop. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1.Earl Tucker, 2. Harold Walsh. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting mung bean crop planted 20# per acre, June 1, 1943. Farm Planner Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker (left) farm owner, examine the crop. One field yielded 400# per acre and average yield on entire 30 acres is 312# to 315# per acre. The beans are following barley destroyed by green bugs a… more
Date: August 19, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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