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Verdigris River #1

Description: Photograph of the Verdigris River which frms the southern and eastern boundaries of the 1600-acre "Will Rogers Ranch". In dry summer months when creeks on the ranch run dry this river furnishes an imvaluable water supply for the cattle. A water corral is fenced off in the river for the purpose. Pryor Project.
Date: April 18, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Silt Filling Terrace Channel in Terraced Contour Orchard on Camp Brothers Ranch/Muskogee Project/Boley Camp

Description: Photograph of a terrace channel in terraced contour orchard on the Camp Brothers Ranch filled with silt. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Silt from sandy road and unprotected area above filling in terrace channel in terraced contour orchard."
Date: April 15, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer With A Improvised Device/Stillwater Project

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer using an improvised device harrowing contour furrows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows an ingenious device, improvised by the farmer, doing a good job of harrowing contour furrows after they have been broadcasted to lespedeza and sweet clover. It consists of two moving machine wheels chained together in such a way that one wheel is on each side of the furrow."
Date: April 27, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cows Grazing on A Contoured Furrowed Pasture/Stillwater Project

Description: Photograph of eleven cows grazing on a contour furrowed pasture, planted to Bermudagrass, buffalo, grama, and straminium. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cows are here shown grazing on a contour furrowed field. The furrows have been planted to Bermuda grass and the predominating grasses of this of this virgin pasture are buffalo, grama, and straminium [sic]. Over pasturing in the early spring is considered detrimental."
Date: April 27, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rededication of Marginal Land to Pastureland Through Planting Bermuda and Listing It on The Contour on the Peter Johnson Estate/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of rededication of marginal land to pastureland on the Peter Johnson Estate through planting Bermuda and listing it on the contour. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year, Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until Bermuda grass becomes firmly established. Follow up pictures to be taken later."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Three Row Orchard Windbreak

Description: Photograph of a three-row orchard windbreak. Mulberry on left, Chinese3 Elm in center, and Juniper on right. Note the dominance of the elm in spite of its being in position where it would tend to be submerged on account of competition.
Date: April 30, 1937
Creator: McLean, B. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Purebred Hereford Calves

Description: Photograph of two purebred Hereford calves which Clem McSpadden, Herb's son, is raising and training for exhibition in the fall fairs in connection with his work in the 4-H Club. Pryor Project.
Date: April 18, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Verdigris River #2

Description: Photograph of the Verdigris River which frms the southern and eastern boundaries of the 1600-acre "Will Rogers Ranch". In dry summer months when creeks on the ranch run dry this river furnishes an imvaluable water supply for the cattle. A water corral is fenced off in the river for the purpose.
Date: April 18, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Elk City Project

Description: Photograph of diversion terrace built entirely from the upper side. It provides protection for the terraced field below.
Date: April 2, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Peter Johnson Estate Contour Farming Field/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of a contoured field on the Peter Johnson Estate near Chickasha. Furthermore, a house, barn, a few cars, and a cow are in the far-center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until the Bermuda becomes firmly established. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land for gully control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. These trees are now 12 years old and furnish complete supply of posts for farm fences."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Peter Johnson Estate Contour Farming Field/Chickasha Project

Description: Photograph of a contoured field on the Peter Johnson Estate near Chickasha. Furthermore, a house, barn, a few cars, and a cow are in the far-center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until the Bermuda becomes firmly established. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Blown Soil

Description: Photograph of blown soil accumulations in Russian Thistles in highway now 4 feed deep. This was caused by allowing thistles to grow along side of the highway which caught soil moved by wing from the adjoining field.
Date: April 30, 1937
Creator: McLean, B. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washed Out Wheat

Description: Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.
Date: April 27, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Complete Loss

Description: Photograph of a wheat field which is completely covered with flood water from the Chickaskia River. This farmer lost his entire wheat crop due to this rise.
Date: April 23, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Old Wooden Bridge to be Replaced by Fill and Drop Inlet/Elk City Project

Description: Photograph of an old wooden bridge to be replaced by fill and drop inlet two miles south and 2 miles west of Elk City, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, “2 miles south, 2 west of Elk City. County cooperative highway erosion control project. Old wood bridge is to be replaced by a fill and drop inlet. To be followed with later pictures.”
Date: April 1, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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