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Soil Improvement Thru Green Manure

Description: Photograph of Russell Reeves, District Cooperator, turning under an excellent crop of hairy vetch and rye for soil improvement. This 18 acre field, planned with Soil Conservation Service assistance, has had this treatment annually for the past three years. Vetch and rye, fall and winter, followed by broom corn. From the 20th of November, 1955, to 1st of April 1956, this field supported 12 head of grown cows without any other feed. The animals made an average gain of 161 pounds per head.
Date: April 13, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a homemade two-row Bermuda grass sprigger in operation planting Midland Bermuda grass roots. This planter was built on a three-point hook-up cultivator that opens the furrow, covers the roots, and packs the ground afterwards. The Bermuda grass roots were brought into the county by the Soil Conservation Service Program working wih the District. OK-225-11.
Date: April 9, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the sides of a gully as shown in OK-232-2 that have been sloped in and a 24 inch corrugated pipe is being installed to lower the water a total of 15 feet. This picture shows a position of the pipe as it is being installed. 120 feet of pipe with two step rings were installed and 11,000 cubic yards of earth fill were needed in order to allow flood storage necessary above the structure without using the auxiliary spillway too frequently. The Soil Conservation Service furnished the en… more
Date: April 9, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Improvement

Description: Photograph of Russell Reeves, District Cooperator, turning under an excellent crop of hairy vetch and rye for soil improvement. This 18 acre field, planned with Soil Conservation Service assistance, has had this treatment annually for the past three years. Vetch and rye, fall and winter, followed by broom corn. From the 20th of November, 1955, to 1st of April 1956, this field supported 12 head of grown cows without any other feed. The animals made an average gain of 161 pounds per head.
Date: April 13, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1241.0231]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL LUNCH program takes a lot of detailed planning, Mrs. Mabel Sherin of Chickasha, area advisor for the state school lunch department, tells three of the 700 delegates attending the annual state school lunch conference at Oklahoma A&M."
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0295.0059]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Miss Joann Davis, Comanche, junior speech therapy major at Okla. College for Women, has been awarded a $400 scholarship to OCW for the national organization of American Business Clubs."
Date: October 11, 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1243.0568]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Chickasha sportsmen frequent Clear Creek Lake more than fishermen from any other city or town in the area. Here are three of them fishing from the pier. They are, left to right, Charley Osborn, brother Bob Osborn, and Bill Shultz"
Date: March 10, 1956
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0276.0502]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Surgical repairs to a small heart have Debbie Hylton on the road to normal health for the first time in her 4 1/2 years."
Date: February 2, 1956
Creator: Albright, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0941.0362]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A music major, Sue Thomas has worked her way through (Oklahoma College for Women) as an advertising salesman and writer on the Chickasha Star."
Date: November 30, 1956
Creator: Gumm, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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