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…
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Date:
January 31, 1946
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner:
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society