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[Photograph 2012.201.B0338.0457]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Robert S. Kerr talks about the Democratic party and the great engineering features of the lake with T. Elmer Harpour, Joe Croon and E.W. Hamburg"
Date: August 12, 1946
Creator: Brown, R
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Windbreak

Description: Photograph of a windbreqak and post lot of Black Locust trees planted in 1937. Trees have been cultivated and have attained an excellent growth. Owner first cooperated with the Checotah Camp who furnished labor to set out the trees and he is now a cooperator and member of the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Culbertson-Hansbro Ranch Sheep Herd

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on the Culbertson-Hansbro Ranch surrounded by a flock of sheep. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Portion of herd of sheep that graze on Bermuda pastures on Culbertson-Hansbro Ranch and help in weed control."
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farm Homes

Description: Photograph of Mrs. B.B. Hornsby (center) pouring coffee for her husband (left) and son, Jack (right), after the men have spent a hard day in the fields. Jack, age 18, looks over the bonds purchased by his father during the 4th War Loan Drive. The Hornsby family has purchased a total of $3,370 in bonds. Mr. Hornsby says, it all come off the farm where he has established a complete soil and moisture conservation program, "Without what I have done in trying to save my poor, old land, I couldn't ha… more
Date: February 3, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the sprig sodding of Bermuda grass on retired land. Works Progress administration [WPA] labor is utilized in sodding as cooperator covers furrows with a go-devil sled. 4% slope. Dougherty very fine sandy loam soil. Ok-8067.
Date: March 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Description: Photograph of increased beef production through the retirement of upland cultivated land to Bermuda grass pasture as reported by Mr. R. L. Simpson, Jr. of Eufaula, Oklahoma. 25 Aberdeen Angus cattle grazed on 26 acres of this Bermuda pasture from early spring until late fall. In March or April, 1940, pasture was sodded and then 350 pounds of 20% superphosphate fertilizer per acre was spread, then overseeded to lespedeza in 1941 and then to yellow hops and bur clovers in the fall of 1942. 14 acr… more
Date: October 7, 1942
Creator: Webb, C. G.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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