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G. G. Gross Combining Rye and Vetch for Seed

Description: Photograph of District Supervisor G. G. Goss using a tractor to combine rye and vetch for seed. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Combining rye and vetch for seed. This land has been in cultivation for 41 years. (G. G. Gross on tractor). Per Acre Yield: Unfertilized: 214# Abruzzi Rye Seed, 66# vetch, Fertilized: 224# Abruzzi rye seed, (120# superphosphate), 620# vetch seed, Cost of fertilizer, $1.65 per acre. Green Tonnage: Unfertilized: 3,079# rye, 103# vetch, Fertilized: 3,511# rye, 8,49… more
Date: July 23, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

V.A. Chadwick Farm

Description: Photograph of a depleted cultivation field five years earlier which was replanted with native grasses. V.A. Chadwick Farm, 3 miles northwest of Purcell, McClain Co., OK. Photo by Elvin W. Jenkins, November 10, 1943.
Date: November 10, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
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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

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

Hereford and Nurse Cows

Description: Photograph of hereford and nurse cows grazing on 60 acres of old 160 acre field seeded spring of 1945 to Kobe and Korean lespedeza and overseeded to big hop and black medic clover. Mr. Cavender bought this 560 acre farm from his father in 1944. With assistance of the Little River Soil Conservation Districkt the farm wa planned as a livestock unit. Sixty acres of native grass went to meadow, 100 acres to sericea lespedesa. In 1946, 40 additional acres were planted to sericea. Old pastures were i… more
Date: October 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dairy Stock Graizing

Description: Photograph of dairy stock grazing 6 acre field of first year sweet clover that was drilled in wheat spring of 1944. Thirty head have been grazing this field for 16 days.
Date: October 17, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Kudzu Pasture

Description: Photograph of part of 1 acre, 4 ys. Old Kudzu pasture. Last year 2 cows & 2 calves grazed this field for 60 days. 2,000 crowns have been removed from 1/10 ac.
Date: July 10, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Gordon Powers pours clean buffalo grass burs into a hammermill to prove his idea that this method is a quick, cheap and safe way to more seeedlings than ever before from a pouind of buffalo grass burs. Powers also designed and built the very successful dust collector shown on the hammermill. OK-8887.
Date: September 25, 1944
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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a part of a 23 acre first year lovegrass seed increases planting on Class 1 land. Grass made a good stand in spite of Johnson grass competition. Three crops of Johnson grass were cut this year and lovegrass has just been cultivated. Seed will be sold to cooperators in the district. OK-8932.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of samples of weeping love grass from A.H. Legako Farm, near Chandler, Oklahoma. From left to right: C. Kilpatrick, WUL; W.W. Bruce, Jr., Cooperator and SCS Engineering Aide; R.W. Koonoe, Cooperator. On may 2, 1942 young sprigs of love grass, from Cookson Hills (like those at left on the table) were planted in 3-ft rows on 2 acres of the A.H. Legako farm. The planting yielded 14 pounds of seed (combined) per acre in July 1942. Kilpatrick holds a sample of the seed heads. On July 18, … more
Date: February 2, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of Soil Conservation Service personnel and Wichita Wildlife Refuge officials on planning tour in preparation for Soil Conservation Service Range School to be conducted by Mr. B.W. Allred. Front row:, left to right: Marjorie Krelberg, W.A. Watson, Victor Bunderson, Herschel Bell, E.B. Kong, R.H. Marshall and Courtland Tidwell. Back row, left to right: Julian Howard, P.F. Alan, Larry Short, Louis reid, Rudy Peterson, Ervin Schmutz, L.H. Leithead, carl Eminger, Ben Osborn, R.B. Peck, Ja… more
Date: September 13, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8738.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fire Damage

Description: Photograph of the controlling of grass fire with portable fire-fighting units on western Oklahoma Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. OK-8749.
Date: March 24, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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