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Airplane Sprayed Shinnery Oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch

Description: Photograph of airplane sprayed shinnery oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Airplane spraying of shinnery oak. This is a part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third sprayed in 1956. This work is supervised by Woodward Experiment station."
Date: July 1, 1956
Creator: Burgess, D. L.
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Barnitz Creek Watershed Dam Construction

Description: Photograph of site 52. Paul R. Moody, contractor cutting ditch for toe (lateral) drain; into ditch will go gravel filler and perforated pipe for maintaining a low water table at the back toe of the dam. Shown: 1) Backhoe used in ditching 2) Checking grade 3) Spillway cut in background. Paul R. Moody on backhoe, Mr. Baker with rod; Paul G. Moody with hand level.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: Matthews, J. S.
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Basel Bark Treatment

Description: Photograph of Basel-bark application, using 2 3/4 gallon of low volatile 2-4-5, T ester (4 lbs. acid per gallon material used) in 100 gallon of diesel oil. The spray being applied so as to completely encircle and wet the point of runoff onto the soil the lower 12 in. of each plant. Equipment used was a John Bean powered sprayer. The brush and trees were blackjack, post and white oak, hickory, elm, persimmon and dogwood.
Date: March 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Bermuda Grass Crop

Description: Photograph of Dr. J. Q. Lynd (left), Agronomy Department, Oklahoma A&M College, and Geo.N. Lowe, WWC, discussing 8 weeks growth of Bermuda Garss from seed. This field was native grass in the stand. A clean firm seedbed was prepared by plowing, disking and harrowing, then roots planted with automatic planter followed by section harrow. 100 lbs of 10-20-10 fertilizer applied with the roots. Roots wer planted in May and June. July 8, 9 and 10 Bermuda Grass seed wsas planted a the rate of 2 lbs. pe… more
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Casie Thompson and Kenneth Yoakum Discussing Sweetclover as a Soil Building & Grazing Crop

Description: Photograph of Casie Thompson and Kenneth Yoakum discussing sweetclover as a soil building & grazing crop. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Casie Thompson, 2. Kenneth Yoakum. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Casie Thompson, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Canadian-Walnut SCD, & SCS technician Kenneth Yoakum discussing sweetclover as a soil building & grazing crop. Two tons lime & 250# of 20% superphosphate applied at seeding time. Pasture has furnished 2 months g… more
Date: July 1, 1949
Creator: Lowe, S. D.
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Checking Tall Corn

Description: Photograph of Nolan Denton, WUC, Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking "tall corn" - Class I land, Soil Unit 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescue, soil is in excellent physical condition.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Civilian Conservation Corps

Description: Photograph of the Soil Conservation Services Camp [SCS] in Wetumka, Oklahoma. All the trucks at the Wetumka SCS camp are equipped with steps made out of the side boards for loading and unloading. This picture was taken to illustrate the safety report telling of the various safety devices put into effect at the camp. OK-5872.
Date: November 1, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
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Contour Cotton Stripping

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers, one on the tractor, and one in the trailer, stripping cotton planted and cultivated on the contour rows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour Cotton Stripping. W. T. Schmidt, district cooperator, stripping cotton that has been planted and cultivated in contour rows."
Date: March 1, 1961
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Contour Cotton Stripping

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers, one on the tractor, and one in the trailer, stripping cotton planted and cultivated on the contour rows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour Cotton Stripping. W. T. Schmidt, district cooperator, stripping cotton that has been planted and cultivated in contour rows."
Date: March 1, 1961
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Contour Cotton Stripping

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers, one on the tractor, and one in the trailer, stripping cotton planted and cultivated on the contour rows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour Cotton Stripping. W. T. Schmidt, district cooperator, stripping cotton that has been planted and cultivated in contour rows."
Date: March 1, 1961
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Cut Stream Bank on Highway 77

Description: Photograph of a cut stream bank on highway 77, created in January 1958, with no attempt made to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9."
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
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