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Shortleaf Pine, Mulberry, Black Locust, Cottonwood, Blackberry and Weeds Growing on Strip Pit and Spoils Bank

Description: Photograph of a Strip pit and spoils bank covered by multiple kinds of vegetation. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Strip pit and spoils bank planted in shortleaf pine, mulberry and black locust on raw banks. Also cottonwood, blackberry and weeds volunteering. Used for wildlife cover – song birds, quail, rabbit and crows.”
Date: November 15, 1955
Creator: Hurd & Moreland
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grover Thomas Contour Pasture Ridges/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of a field, which the contour pasture ridges have become vegetated. An UNIDENTIFIED town, possibly Ninnekah, is visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Contour pasture ridges which have become well vegetated.”
Date: November 20, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, R. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Biology-Fish Management

Description: Photograph of John Hopkins releasing channel catfish into fish pond on the Burl Wilcox farm. Note bottom water release in background.
Date: November 6, 1968
Creator: Dudley, Bill
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Control

Description: Photograph of Jake Sweet, doing custom cotton stripping for Les Anderson on Johnny Ivester farm. No overflows permit smooth, even rows with uniform stand and good production. Under these conditions macheinery can be set for good operation.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Erosion Control on Cultivated Field

Description: Photograph of erosion control measures on a cultivated field. This field was formerly farmed with straight down hill rows and the soil suffered badly from silting. Terraces and grassed channels have been constructed and contour cultivation is now practiced. A volunteer crop of wheat serves as winter cover and supplemental pasture for livestock.
Date: November 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Agronomy, Harvesting for Seed

Description: Photograph of seed harvesting. Mr. Miller is in the seed business. This is a planting of common sudan and Redlan in alternate strips for production of Suder.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita River Channel Sanding

Description: Photograph of the Washita River 8 miles west of Hammon looking east. Showing sanding of the river channel.
Date: November 23, 1954
Creator: Ottinger, A. P.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tree Farming

Description: Photograph of tree farming, pine trees planted in 1948.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Improved Range

Description: Photograph of a heavily timbered area that was in poor range condition. Early June 1955 tow pounds of Kuron (propionic acid) per acre was applied by aero plane. All vegetative growth of shrubs and trees was controlled on 90 % of the shrubs and trees. A definitive percentage of tree kill could not be determined at this time but a tremendous growth of primarily little bluestem can be observed even directly underneath the trees. An excellent seed crop was produced by this area which was completely… more
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hauling Equipment for Stock Water Pond Construction

Description: Photograph of a stockwater pond under construction on a large drainage area. Photo shows hauling equipment used to move dirt. Ten-inch drawdown pipe serves as principal spillway. Flood storage provided for 5-year frequency, 6 hour storm. Total cubic yards 8,740. Contractor Art Manderscheid.
Date: 1960-11-XX
Creator: Bramble, Robert
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry Training

Description: Photograph of Smithville, Okla. Vocational Agriculture class with instructor examining pine tree that should be removed from the forest because it is defective. Small log or pulpwood will be cut from defective trees of this type. A tract of about 80 acres, owned by Story-McKee-Wilson Lumber Company, is set aside as school forest where the Voc. Agri. class study and apply proper forestry practices. Selective cutting has been carried out on 20 acres in the 1955 and 1956 compartment. The high scho… more
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Building at the Brushy Ridge School Site

Description: Photograph of a new building on the old site of Brushy Ridge School. Patrons and School Board completed this building of a class room, hall, assembly room and large kitchen for $2,600. 00. Funds from their school forest donated by J. D. Bates helped furnish the kitchen.
Date: November 20, 1956
Creator: Hayes, E. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry Training

Description: Photograph of Glen Scott, Vocational Agriculture student, girdling cull hard wood tree in pine stand. J. C. Brown and Tom Stickler checking girdle to be certain it is wide enough to kill the tree. These boys are studying forestry in relation to soil conservation training. Work and training is being carried on in the school forest. The forest is divided into several compartments to allow study of all phases of forestry.
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Improvement

Description: Photograph of cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest (2)

Description: Photograph of a district employee turning grass seed as part of the curing process. This area is located beneath the grandstand at the City Park and one of the many such areas leased by the District for this purpose.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest Cleaning Switchgrass

Description: Photograph of District employee cleaning Switchgrass seed in District warehouse. Also shown is part of the many thousands of pounds of Switchgrass already cleaned and sacked ready for distribution.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gowan Clay Loam

Description: Photograph of Gowan Clay Loam, small bottom showing the size of many of these areas of soil. Pecan tree is typical.
Date: November 1, 1960
Creator: Maxwell, A. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Red Shale Hills Site in Poor Condition

Description: Photograph of the Red Shale Hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in poor condition, cover mainly of threeawn and weeds amounting to 1800 lb. per acre. The grass clumps are conspicuously tussocked by erosion of the exposed areas between.
Date: November 4, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Calvary Watershed Flooding in city limits

Description: Photograph of flooding occuring in the city limits of Cordell downstream from the proposed site 24, Calvary watershed.
Date: November 18, 1964
Creator: Bowlett, Olen
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Storm Damage Erosion

Description: Photograph of storm damage erosion of back slope of enbankment caused by 15 inches of rain during the last two weeks fo October 1972.
Date: November 2, 1972
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Neville Irrigation System

Description: Photograph of a portion of the mile long supply ditch for the Neville irrigation system supplying water for 200 acres with the pump supplyiing 4,000 gllons of water per minute, 120 2-inch cyphering tubes used per setting, watering approximately 8 acres per setting.
Date: 1952-11-XX
Creator: Graham, E. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Examining seeds Inside of Killed Doves

Description: Photograph of Jimmie Smith, St. Regis Paper Co. , and Carl S. Draughn, WSC, Soil Conservation Service, examine Millet seed in doves killed.
Date: November 17, 1967
Creator: Draughn, C. S.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Biology Wildlife

Description: Photograph of brush piles for small game habitate on Jack Payne farm in Adair County.
Date: November 1969
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Irrigation Well

Description: Photograph of a new irrigation well with proper gravel pack to replace well that was improperly packed and failed.
Date: November 29, 1957
Creator: Woodward, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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