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- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of Kerr Farms boss Tommy Heavener examining root growth of vetch being turned under for soil improvement. Vetch was planted following a sorghum crop harvested for silage. Vetch nodules can be seen as small white specks on the freshly broken soil. OK-1560-5.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Follow up of OK-1317-9 as dated 04/25/61. The main ditch has been constructed between Glynn Hickman and Robert Kerr so both may have an outlet for their field drains. OK-1541-6.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of looking up lateral No. 3 at the spill end. Ditch constructed to design depth. Tom Curtis, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Area Engineer, in background
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] operator is trying to get an early seedbed prepared to plant spinach. 5 tons per acre can be produced on the land if not for the lack of adequate drainage limiting it to 1 crop in 5 to 8 years. Seedbed preparation is costly. When the Cache 566 Project is completed this land will be drained with a good rotation followed. OK-1541-11.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph looking up Lateral # 3 now under construction. Ditch will drain field drains No. 7 and 9. OK-1579-1.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].
- Photograph of vetch and ryebeing used as a cover crop on a peach orchard. Note the excellent growth per year with an unusually cold winter and backward spring. Residue will be mulched for summer protection from erosion. OK-1576-8.
- Fish and Wildlife Management
- Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Norman Smola observes how excellent wildlife food and cover provided by a living fence of multiflora arose. Wildlife have a place in today's agriculture and are planned for in conservation planning of land use and treatment. This usage serves as a fence as well as the food, shelter and rest area for song birds and quail. OK-1538-6.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of Elbert Costner looks over an area from "Little Colorado" point which is being planted pine. This is to be a long range follow up series to show pine development in cull hardwoods. Picture made at the summit of a big hill looking SW at 10:00 AM on March 23, 1962. Cloudy bright. OK-1576-1.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Lemuel Ball standing beside a culled hardwood stump on LeFlore County Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] cooperator W. A. Amis's farm. Had culled hardwood not been removed, the young pine would be supressed and much smaller. OK-1538-12.
- Pine Posts Being Finished
- Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men finishing the process of peeling pine posts. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pine post being finished. Next, these will be bundled and tied, then shipped to a treating plant."
- UNIDENTIFED Man USING a Loader to Pile Charcoal
- Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man using a loader to pile charcoal at a charcoal plant on the east edge of Heavener. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A wood product partially finished. Charcoal ready to be made into brisket."
- Construction of Lateral No. 3 One Mile North of Peno
- Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers constructing Lateral Number 3 one mile north of Peno, Oklahoma. A third UNIDENTIFED worker is working on another lateral in the right background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking up Lateral No. 3 now under construction. Ditch will drain field drain No. 7 and 9."
- Post Peeling Plant
- Photograph of several bundles of peeled pine posts at the Post Peeling Plant near Heavener. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Bundled pine post which have been peeled. They are now ready to go to the treating plant."
- Peeled and Bundled Posts
- Photograph of bundled and peeled pine posts. They are now ready to go to the treating plant.
- Unpeeled Pine Posts
- Photograph of unpeeled pine posts which have been brought in from farmers who own pine timber. These posts will keep this plant in operation.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of bundled pine posts which have been peeled and are now ready to go to the treating [unclear]. OK-1748-12.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a stack of wood ready to be made into charcoal. Many farmers are clearing pastures and woodlands and getting paid for the undesirable hardwoods they remove from their land. OK-1748-4.
- S.H. 103 and S.H. 63 Junction
- Photograph of the S.H. 103 and S.H. 63 Junction, Big Cedar, OK.
- S.H. 103 and S.H. 63 Junction
- Photograph of the S.H. 103 and S.H. 63 Junction, Big Cedar, OK.
- [Photograph 2012.201.B1418.0387]
- Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Woods of Rt. 2 Poteau, is a 19-year-old mathematics education student."
- [Photograph 2012.201.B1372.0319]
- Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rep. William Willis, left, and Rep. Carl Williams tour sanitoriums at Talihina."
- [Photograph 2012.201.B1008.0373]
- Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
- [Photograph 2012.201.B0329.0048]
- Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bob Lee Kidd of the Poteau News and Sun said he believes 60 percent of the state's small school districts should be consolidated, along with a third of the counties."
- [Photograph 2012.201.B0410.0385]
- Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.