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Dock J. Polone With Three Soil Paintings

Description: Photograph of Dock J. Polone, Soil Scientist, creating a soil painting. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Dock J. Polone putting finishing touches on a soil painting. Dock uses the different colors of soil and mixes these with glue and uses them to “paint” pictures. The three pictures here are studies of portraits of White, Negro, and Indian.”
Date: January 1968
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of sericea lespedeza. Hereford cattle grazing on a field of sericea lespedeza. This field of 30 acres is carrying 30 cows and calves. It was retired from cultivation in 1950 because it was solid in Johnson grass. The field was seeded with sericea lespedeza and has been used for hay and pasture since retirement from cultivation. At present the Johnson grass is almost killed off. OK-291-7.
Date: May 21, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Sericea Lespedeza. Sericea Lespedeza grazed heavily and used for hay since 1952. It was planted in 1950. Sericea is a good soil-building and pasture legume fir a cross timber site such as the one it is on. It was recommended for this site by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-289-12.
Date: May 21, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds

Description: Photograph of a sign on US Highway 75 at the entrance into the Double Creek watershed from the south. The six upstream detention dams constructed on the watershed were designed and constructed by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-274-1.
Date: May 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Description: Photograph of soil profile of Choteau silt loam soil (N6-A). This loamy prairie range site is a higher producer in Rogers County, OK. OK-1600-4.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Description: Photograph of soil bank lespedeza. [unclear] litter in the left foreground. 3 tons [?] top growth was over 5,750 pounds of litter after three years. OK-1600-2.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Description: Photograph of Dennis silt loam soil, 6p - C with an excellent stand of big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. This loamy prairie site is the major upland [?] range site in Rogers County. OK-1446-7.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Description: Photograph of the 31p Collinsville-Dennis complex. This loamy prairie site has an excellent native grass cover of big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass. Note the small amount of bare ground in the drainageway. See 7-T20N, R17E. OK-1446-9.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of wildfire run [unclear] Lespedeza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow [?]. OK-1446-4.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Coal Mining

Description: Photograph of coal strip pits. This rugged physical condition provides cover for the wildlife, water for fish, and water fowls, and some livestock grazing. OK-1447-10.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of coal strip mines seeded to a mixture of biennial sweetclover, K [?], lespedeza and native grasses. Not the benching in the foreground due to grazing. OK-1447-12.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a fireguard protects valuable winter forage from outside fires. OK-1600-7.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a wildlife run composed of Sericea lespedeza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow. OK-1446-6.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of native range seeding on an [unclear] clay loam soil (2p-3). Big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass were sown on a clean seedbed in March 1959; in July 1960, 2 tons of hay was cut from the seeded area. OK-1600-5.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a wildlife run composed of Sericea lespedeza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow. OK-1446-6.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of shallow prairie. Excellent condition.
Date: March 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of wildlife run composed of Sericea lampedaza and Johnsongrass along the edge of a meadow. OK-1446-4.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a fireguard protects valuable winter forage from outside fires. OK-1600-7.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a shallow savannah range site showing an excellent stand of big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass intermixed with an open stand of post and balckjack oak. Soils: Darnell-Stephenville complex, Se of SW [?] Sec. 23, T23N, R1 7E. OK-1446-2.
Date: September 5, 1961
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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