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Site 4, Sergeant Major Creek Doxey Shale Formation

Description: Photograph of Doxey shale formation in north abutment of relocated Site 4, Sergeant Major Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Doxey shale formation in north abutment of relocated Site 4. Here the formation dips slightly upstream (to the left), a favorable situation for a dam site.”
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Widney Farm. Upland alfalfa for soil management. Earl Judge (right) discusses the advantage of alfalfa on upland for soil building and cover. Mr. Widney uses alfalfa in his conservation crop rotation. This was seeded in the fall of 1952. For a nurse crop, ½ bushel of wheat per acre cross-drilled in wide-spaced rows (every other row drilled). Wheat realized 20 bushels per acre. The utilization of alfalfa has been a spring hay crop, seed crop in the summer, and fall pasture. He has … more
Date: May 14, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lancaster Pond

Description: Photograph of part of the Lancaster pond. After four years of severe drought Mr. Lancaster still has plenty of livestock and recreational water. This large pond 12 acres at spillway level, average depth 9 feet, is the principal water source for 150 head of cattle.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ronald Rogers and Fred Heller Examining cores from Site 4 Sergeant Major Creek

Description: Photograph of Ronald Rogers and Fred Heller examining cores from Site 4 Sergeant Major Creek. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Rogers or Heller. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ronald Rogers and Fred Heller examining cores on south abutment of relocated Site 4."
Date: July 14, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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