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Severe Erosion, Sild Deposits in Stock Pond

Description: Photograph of the lower portion of a natural draw. Erosion severe with silt being deposited in stock water pond across road. Surface of pond water can be seen beneath trees in distance.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

No Soil Loss After Rain

Description: Photograph of wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field was subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop. Looking down a terrace channel.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

No Soil Loss After Significant Rainfall

Description: Photograph of West side of SH 54. Wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Detention Storage for Protection

Description: Photograph of a view of a pond from the spillway. Pond has detention storage to protect state and county highways and cropland from flood damage. Fence will be above permanent water level.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Silt and Water Over County Road

Description: Photograph of silt and water from Deer Creek over county black top road at Dead Woman's Crossing. Mud bar blocks entrance to bridge.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fescue Grass Ladino Clover Bottomland Pasture

Description: Photograph of Martin examining part of his 48 acres of fescue-ladino clover bottomland pasture. He turned 112 head of cattle on this 48 acres in December 1950, and left there until April 1, except during three weeks of severe weather in January. During that three months Martin says, the livestock had nothing else to eat, yet they fared better than cows that were on straight ladino and ryegrass and being given a couple of pounds of cake each day. Martin also has fescue-ladino planted on 15 ferti… more
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Woodland Conservation Applied

Description: Photograph of John Bateman tree farm within Ouachita National Forest. Complete woodland conservation applied to his 140 acre tract.
Date: May 25, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Critical Area

Description: Photograph of the result of tree planting for critical area to stabilize the banks on the gully.
Date: August 25, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cutting Oats and Vetch for Hay

Description: Photograph of cutting oats and vetch for hay.
Date: May 25, 1955
Creator: Evans, Charles A.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Angus Cattle Grazing on Rye

Description: Photograph of angus cattle grazing on Rye, Austrian winter peas and some volunteer vetch in pecan orchard. Field has been well fertilized.
Date: April 25, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Damage to the New Haw Creek Bridge

Description: Photograph of flood damage to the new Haw Creek bridge approaches. Flood topped bridge by 3 feet. North end-east side, looking across bridge.
Date: May 25, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cutting Volunteer Oats

Description: Photograph of Fred Wood, owner, and Charles Chamberlain, Operator, cutting volunteer oats on a terrace which was not worked down after completion and is obviously steep. This shows that small grain can be harvested on terraces even though they are steep and high. These terraces were built a year ago.
Date: May 25, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully improvement project

Description: Photograph of two men surveying gully improvement project on Ionine watershed.
Date: August 25, 1961
Creator: Leo, Claude
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Examining Flood Discharge into Concrete Riser

Description: Photograph of Glenn Beecham, Supervising Technician and Project Engineer examining flood discharge into 30" x 30" concrete riser. Note debris guard, concrete baffle wall, and creosoted wood baffle wall fin.
Date: May 25, 1954
Creator: Ritchey, Leonard
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed

Description: Photograph of SCS 36" I. D. concrete pipe trench excavation, grade stakes and better boards.
Date: September 25, 1957
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed

Description: Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Second anti-seep collar trench excavation on SCS 36" concrete pipe.
Date: September 25, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sugar Creek Damage Site #12

Description: Photograph of bridge approach out below proposed site 12, west of Carl Lindley's home. 4 to 6" rain fell on evening of 6/25/1961
Date: July 25, 1961
Creator: Prickett, B. P.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control

Description: Photograph of site 22, Wildhorse Creek. Cat. D-9 loading Cat. DW-21 in municipal structure excavation.
Date: September 25, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Sample

Description: Empty envelope J. A. Killough preparing for soil sampling with an Oliver soil sampling tube.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Composite Surface Soil Sample

Description: Photograph of J. A. Killough in fourth of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. After you have taken a thin slice of soil from the hole, take a core about a half inch wide from the center of the slice and place in a clean bucket. Repeat for each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Composite Surface Soil Sample

Description: Photograph of J. A. Killough in second of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. At each spot the plant growth, trash or mulch is cleared from the ground where the hole is to be dug.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Control

Description: Photograph of trial basis of healing gullies. Gully sloped with a bulldozer. Cost estimated at $80. 00 for bulldozer work, $10. 00 for roots and planter. Gully approximately 550 feet long, 20 to 30 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet deep.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Frank Tansel Feeding Fish

Description: Photograph of Frank Tansel feeding fish in a newly stocked reservoir constructed July 1954. Bass weighng 1 1/4 lbs in 6 months. Three and four inch fingerlings planted with Blue Gills.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Windbreak

Description: Photograph of a windbreqak and post lot of Black Locust trees planted in 1937. Trees have been cultivated and have attained an excellent growth. Owner first cooperated with the Checotah Camp who furnished labor to set out the trees and he is now a cooperator and member of the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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