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Proper Range Use on the Honey Creek Ranch

Description: Photograph of four heads of cattle on a properly used range consisting of big bluestem grass, little bluestem grass, switch grass, and Indiangrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Proper range use. Big bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass and little bluestem grass.”
Date: July 31, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Flood Water Retarding Structure

Description: Photograph of floodwater retarding structure. Site No. 10, Mill Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. South of embankment looking northwest, contract construction work completed Dec. 13, 1957.
Date: January 31, 1958
Creator: McCray, V. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Continuous Flow of Sandstone Creek

Description: Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. , rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream guage No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Owl Creek Site No. 13

Description: Photograph of north diverstion terrace, site no. 13, Owl Creek Watershed. Caucasion bluestem growing on raw Vernon soil material. Planted July 1957 with mulch and 200 lbs. 16-20-0 per acre. This is first growing season that it was protected from grazing.
Date: August 31, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Prepared Land for Irrigation

Description: Photograph of newly prepared land for irrigation; graded border method; uneven distribution of water because of highs and low; water is running out at end of border. No SCS assistance.
Date: March 31, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 22. Before photo. This reservoir, which will include municipal water for Duncan, will require 1,000,000 cu. Yd. for construction.
Date: October 31, 1955
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation Studies

Description: Photograph of a close-up view of the right side of water impounding Plot 2 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded two times previously for 10 days, from 3/21 to 3/31/61 and again from 5/3-13/61. No damages were noted from the first flooding; however, considerable damages were observed as a result of the second flooding. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date: May 31, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation Studies

Description: Photograph of a close-up view of the right side of water impounding Plot 1 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded tow times previously for 5 days frrom 3/21-26/61 and 5/4-9/61. Only slight damages were noted as a result of these floodings. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date: May 31, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation Studies

Description: Photograph of a close-up view of the right side of water impounding Plot 3 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded two times for 20 days from 3/22/61 to 4/11/61 and again from 5/2/61 to 5/22/61. None to slight damages were noted from the first flooding; however, severe damages and loss of grass resulted from the second flooding. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date: May 31, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation Studies

Description: Photograph of a close-up view of the cente of water impounding Plot 2 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded two times previously for 10 days from 3/21-31/61 and again from 5/3-13/61. No damages were noted from the first flooding; however, considerable damages were observed as a result of the second flooding. Numerous grasses did not survive and growth was suppressed on others. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agri… more
Date: May 31, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation Studies

Description: Photograph of a close-up view of the left side of water impounding Plot 1 as seen from the lower end. This plot has been flooded two times previously for 5 days from 3/21-26 and again from 5/4-9/61. Only slight damages wee noted as a result of these floodings. This study is in response to SCS research needs. Work is under the supervision of Edd D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS-SWC.
Date: May 31, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of gully control. This area was previously badly eroded with a deep gully. Gully was filled and shaped with a bulldozer then fertilized with 175 pounds per acre of 10-20-10 grade fertilizer and sprigged to Bermuda grass. A diversion with tin born outlet was constructed to cut out the headwaters. This is a deep, coarse-textured, moderately permeable soil an difficult to prevent erosion. Work planned and supervised by SCS technicians. Work Unit Conservationist T.J. Davis in the picture… more
Date: July 31, 1958
Creator: Willingham, L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west in Field no. 2, series 9, haygrazer planted on 05-12-1967 unmulched. 2 check rows without fertilizers, 2 rows with 200 pounds of 10-20-16 fertilizer, 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 with 50% nitrogen top dressed on the eastern half. Raymond Magnass holds the pole upright between rows 3 & 4--top dressed on 06-24-1967. OK-2879-20.
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north in field no. 3, near the center of the field. Raymond Magness holds the rod by the sycamore tree planted on 02-03-1967. No ferilizer used, but prairie hay mulch used. OK-2879-16.
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing northwest in Field no. 4, series 6. German millet planted on 05-12-1967. Rows 1 and 2 were not fertilized. Rows 3 and 4 were with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer. Rows 5 and 6 were fertilized using 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 150 pounds of 33-0-0 at the east end. Rows 7 and 8 used 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 150 pounds of 33-0-0. Raymond Magness i… more
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west in Field No. 4, series 5. English rye grass was seeded on 09-19-1966 unmulched and fertilized at the rate of [unclear]. with rows using either 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer or 400 pounds of the same. The Road is held by Raymond Magness in the 400 pound row. OK-2878-5.
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west toward Field no. 2, series 10. Planted sumac. The check rows are unfertilized; 2 rows are fertilized with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer; 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10; 2 rows with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 50 pounds of nitrogen top-dressed; and, 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and 50 pounds of nitrogen top-dressed. Seeded on 05-1… more
Date: July 31, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farm Homes

Description: Photograph of one of the new ranch homes built on the Sandstone-Creek watershed since the flood prevention program was established. Built in 1954 below Site 17. OK-142-1.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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