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Water Recharge

Description: Photograph of paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, relating problems involved in water recharge effort.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Row Irrigation

Description: Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.
Date: April 15, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Guar

Description: Photograph of Guar being grown on soil unit 12 where it had been very difficlut to secure a stand of any crop. Guar is grown as a soil improving crop. Cooperators rotation on this land is guar and cotton. Farmer estimates cotton yeilds have increased 30% since he has been using Guar in his rotation.
Date: August 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Recharge

Description: Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, checks the amount of water going into recharge well north of Hollis.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Recharge

Description: Photograph of District Conservationist Joe Bob Hall, Hollis, and Mr. Motley, member of the Board of Directors of Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, discuss the operation and maintenance of underground water recharge well located in Lebos Creek on Motley farm.
Date: April 13, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a native grass planting. Native grass planting made on conservation reserve land. It was seeded in the spring of 1957 and was sprayed in the spring of 1958 for weed control. This area is now almost completely free of any weeds. OK-639-5.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Class VII Land

Description: Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Surplus Bailed Bermudagrass Hay

Description: Photograph of J. A. Carrick standing next to a surplus of baled Bermudagrass baled. A herd of cattle, buildings, and stalls stand in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows surplus Bermuda baled. Bermuda grass is grazed but when a surplus becomes evident due to rain the surplus is baled. Field was irrigated and under a GP Contract."
Date: July 10, 1971
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cotton and Cow Peas

Description: Photograph of cotton and cow peas. Strip cropping on contour. 4 rows of cotton. 2 rows of cow peas with two skip rows an each side.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of James Masters with SCS technician Joe Bob Hall looking over a proposed pond site. Also they are discussing mesquite Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control while preparing a conservation plan for a contract in the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1095-4.
Date: January 21, 1960
Creator: Nelson, Paul I.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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