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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.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Description: Photograph of the Wildlife Refuge. Buffalo failed to graze the bluestem grasses on the steep rock slope, leaving it in excellent condition whereas the bluestorm grasses on the gentle valley soils, in the foreground, have been grazed out. The latter has degenerated to fair condition and needlegrass, silver bluestem and weeds have replaced the bluestem. OK-9218.
Date: September 13, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo

Description: Photograph of part of herd of buffalo with calves standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Buffalo herd on native grass range. Note calves in center and on right."
Date: September 13, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of part of a 30 acre field retired from cultivation and seeded in sorghum stubble to weeping lovegrass the last of March 1945. In July of this year Mr. Burt Yowell harvested 100 pounds of seed from part of the field. The lovegrass was grazed in the winter of 1945 and part of the summer of 1946. OK-90908.
Date: September 11, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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