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O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #1

Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”

Date: April 16, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Man Mowing Contoured Pasture For Weed Control/Pryor Project

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn equipment mowing a contour ridged pasture for weed control. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mowing in a contour ridged pasture for weed control.”

Date: July 1, 1938

Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Plowing Up Contour Ridges to Spread Bermuda/Duncan Project

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment plowing up contour ridges in an attempt to spread Bermuda planted the previous year. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Plowing up contour ridges in an effort to spread Bermuda which was planted last year.”

Date: April 12, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“

Date: April 9, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Man Discing Bermudagrass Roots in an Old Pasture/Muskogee Project

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn farm equipment discing Bermudagrass roots in contour strips. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Discing in Bermuda grass roots in contour strips in an old pasture which has been taken by weeds.”

Date: July 3, 1938

Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stigler Project, Walter Holloway Farm

Photograph of 72 skins (69 opossum and 3 skunk) representing all but 39 of Walter Holloway's catch of fur bearers between Dec. 1 and Dec. 16, inclusive.

Date: December 17, 1938

Creator: Hurd, M. A.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Verdigris River, Pryor Project (2)

Photograph of the Verdigris River which forms 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 invaluable water supply for the cattle.

Date: April 18, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Pasture

Photograph of contour pasture ridges with Bermuda grass on the ridges.

Date: July 1, 1938

Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tree Planting

Photograph of Catalpa, locust, Osage, and mulberry trees on contour rows below a terraced field. These trees were planted in the spring of 1938 and have been cultivated twice. To be followed with later pictures.

Date: July 1, 1938

Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bluestem Grass Holding Soil

Photograph of clumps or pedestals of soil held from eroding by bluestem grass.

Date: October 31, 1938

Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pryor Project Will Rogers Ranch

Photograph of the Verdigris River forms 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 invaluable 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: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge across the Salt Fork River on highway south of Ponca City which is endangered due to the large amount of debris which piled up against it when the river was flooding.

Date: May 27, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stillwater Project

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.

Date: April 27, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stillwater Project

Photograph of cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River flooded out across a bend. The field is now filled with scurring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches.

Date: April 27, 1938

Creator: Slack, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvest on the Floor of the North Sea

Photograph of not an African village, but the bountiful harvest of a farm on the flllr of the North Sea (Holland) only five years aftr the fishing industry was replaced by agriculture.

Date: September 1938

Creator: Loudermilk, W. C.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society