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Roscoe Long Using a Munsell Color Chart to Describe Color of the A1 Horizon of the Norge Soil Studied from a Deep Pit

Description: Photograph of Roscoe Long Soil Scientist, SCS, using a Munsell Color chart to describe color of the A1 horizon of the Norge soil studied from a deep pit. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Roscoe Long, Soil Scientist, SCS, using Munsell Color chart to accurately describe the color of the A1 Horizon of the Norge soil being studied in this deep pit."
Date: April 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan
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

Fish Stocked Reservoir

Description: Photograph of Tansel feeding fish in a newly stocked reservoir constructed July 1954. Bass weighing 1 1/2 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

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Gassoway, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation, demonstrates the use of a light weight shoulder-sling hand spreader for use of granular weed killers. This type of spreader is commercially available and easy to operate. Turning the crank and walking at a normal pace will accurately cover a 6-foot swath. The spreader is especially recommended for the use of Benzabor weed killer in the treatment of small areas less than ½ of an acre. Rate 1 to 1 ½ pounds per square… more
Date: April 4, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Gassoway, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation, demonstrates the use of a light weight shoulder-sling hand spreader for use of granular weed killers. This type of spreader is economical and easy to operate. Turning the crank and walking at a normal pace will accurately cover a 6-foot swath. The spreader is especially recommended for the use of Benzabor weed killer in the treatment of small areas less than ½ of an acre. Rate 1 to 1 ½ pounds per square rod. OK-109… more
Date: April 4, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Gassoway, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation, demonstrates the use of a light weight shoulder-sling hand spreader for use of granular weed killers. This type of spreader is commercially available and easy to operate. Turning the crank and walking at a normal pace will accurately cover a 6-foot swath. The spreader is especially recommended for the use of Benzabor weed killer in the treatment of small areas less than ½ of an acre. Rate 1 to 1 ½ pounds per square… more
Date: April 4, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fisheries and Fish Management

Description: Photograph of Frank Tansel casting for bass in a reservoir dug and stocked in 1954. Extra large fingerlings were planted and the bass weighed about 1 ¼ pounds in July, 1955. OK-120-7.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Suburban Erosion

Description: Photograph of residential developments in suburban areas often create critical erosion hazards. A thorough knowledge of the soil resource3s is esential to cope with such problems.
Date: April 14, 1969
Creator: Groom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Classification

Description: Photograph of sample of soil from a newly cleared piece of bottom land. This land will be used as an improved pasture. It will be planted with; sweet clover, oats, rye and bermuda grass.
Date: April 29, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fisheries and Fish Management

Description: Photograph of Frank Tansel feeding fish in a newly stocked reservoir constructed in July, 1954. The bass weighed 1 ¼ pounds in 6 months. Three and four inch fingerlings planted with Blue Gills. OK-120-6.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Reservoir

Description: Photograph of a new reservoir on Mr. Huff's farm just completed. Water about 5 feet deep, will fill in with 2 feet of top. Will be used for livestock water and fish production.
Date: April 12, 1956
Creator: Horttor, Irwin
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds, National Congress

Description: Photograph of Watershed Congress, 1966, Oklahoma City, OK. Wayne Liles, farm Editor, KWTV (Channel 9), Oklahoma City, left, and Oklahoma City, left, and Oklahoma Senator, Fred Harris. TRC-100-1.
Date: May 16, 1966
Creator: Archer, Sellars G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Seeding

Description: Photograph of Jr. White, farm operator, seeding weeping love grass for pasture. This pasture will be used by a pure bred Angus herd.
Date: April 29, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds, National Congress

Description: Photograph of Watershed Congress, 1966, Oklahoma City, OK. Hollir R. Williams, Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Deputy Administrator for Watersheds, addresses banquet meeting of the National Watershed Congress, 1966, Oklahoma City, OK. TRC-99-1.
Date: May 16, 1966
Creator: Archer, Sellars G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pond Construction Three Miles North of Harrah

Description: Photograph of “John C. Craft, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Aid, watching Hap Ray, contractor fill core trench for farm pond.” People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hap Ray, 2. John C. Craft.
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: Clark, Floyd W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fish Pond Improvement

Description: Photograph of John C. Craft looking on and John V. Chelf and James B. Lowe measure fish from the Federal Fish Hatchery to be used to stock farm ponds in connection with the Soil Conservation Service Program.
Date: August 22, 1956
Creator: Clark, Floyd W.
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

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of a demonstration plot showing trees killed by basel spray of 1 pint 2-4-5T herbicide mixed in 5 gallons of water. Treated in January, 1955. County agent, SCs cooperating with the District. OK-97-6.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of a demonstration plot showing trees killed by basel spray of 1 pint of 2-4-5T herbicide in 5 gallons of water. Treated in January, 1955, County Agent, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] co-operating with the District. OK-97-6.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wild Fish Infestation

Description: Photograph of Arnold Snowden holding a carp that attempted to enter the lake from the creek, though the emergency spillway but was trapped by receding discharge. The flood storage with drawdown pipe reduces the number and duration of emergency spillway flows, thus reducing the hazards of wild fish infestation.
Date: July 26, 1958
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

Roscoe Long showing A. J. Maxwell Depth to Calcium Carbonite Concretions of the Bethany Soils

Description: Photograph of Roscoe Long Soil Scientist, SCS, showing A. J. Maxwell, Soil Scientist, SCS, depth to calcium carbonite concretions of the Bethany soils. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Roscoe Long, 2. A. J. Maxwell. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Roscoe Long, Soil Scientist, SCS, showing the depth to calcium carbonite concretions of the Bethany soils to A. J. Maxwell, Soil Scientist, SCS."
Date: April 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dairy Herd

Description: Photograph of a dairy herd.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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