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Aerial Shot of A Non-Cooperative Agreement Farm Undertaking Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of non-cooperative agreement farm undertaking contour farming. A road with several houses is located in the middle of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Do not have cooperative agreement on this farm, although they are contour farming."
Date: May 29, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bermuda Grass Shaker

Description: Photograph of W.P.A. workers with a Bermuda grass shaker to separate roots from soil in a vacant lot, Pryor, OK.
Date: May 21, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bermuda Grass Shaker

Description: Photograph of W.P.A. workers with a Bermuda grass shaker to separate roots from soil in a vacant lot, Pryor, OK.
Date: May 21, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Boley Camp Garden

Description: Photograph of the Boley Camp cooperative garden.
Date: May 6, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Canadian Pacific (CP) 2800

Description: A photograph print showing the Canadian Pacific (CP) 2800, 4-6-4 (class H-1a), Westmount, Quebec.
Date: May 30, 1937
Creator: Ardrey, F. E., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 553

Description: A photograph print showing Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CBQ) 553, 0-6-0, Galesburg, IL.
Date: May 10, 1937
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago Great Western (CGW) 928

Description: A photograph print showing Chicago Great Western (CGW) 928, 4-6-2, Kansas City, MO.
Date: May 16, 1937
Creator: Krambeck, J. Wesley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 252

Description: A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 252, 0-6-0, Topeka, KS.
Date: May 1937
Creator: Kelley, Francis O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 854

Description: A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 854, 4-6-2 (Alco/Schenectady class P-32). [probably a Preston George photo]
Date: May 9, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific(RI) 1757

Description: A photograph print showing Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) "Rock Island" 1757, 2-8-0 (Baldwin Class C43), Shawnee, OK. Back of photo details locomotive's specifications.
Date: May 13, 1937
Creator: George, Preston
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific(RI) 2119

Description: A photograph print showing Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) "Rock Island" 2119, 2-8-0 (Alco Class C43), Shawnee, OK. Back of photo details locomotive's specifications. [see also 2008.008.6601]
Date: May 18, 1937
Creator: George, Preston
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2126

Description: A photograph print showing Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) "Rock Island" 2126, 2-8-0, Shawnee, OK.
Date: May 16, 1937
Creator: George, Preston
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2126

Description: A photograph print of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2126, 2-8-0 (Alco, class C43), Shawnee, OK.
Date: May 16, 1937
Creator: George, Preston
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of contour farming in a terraced field, Ardmore District, Konawa Camp, Konawa, OK.
Date: May 5, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of Boley Camp cooperative garden planted using contour farming methods by CCC workers. Contour farming: planting and cultivating crops around a hill rather than up and down the hill so the rows create a dam effect that slows water run-off. OK-5645.
Date: May 6, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of strip crops alone. Strips of hairy vetch and oats planted on the “B” slope have been entirely successful in controlling erosion. Due to lack of a suitable place to dispose of terrace water, no terraces were used. The strips were planted on 10-12-36.
Date: May 14, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of water standing in lister ridges in field strip cropped with oats and listed food afte a heavy downpour. Note even distribution of water which stands where it falls in the contours. Constrast this with Picture K-5091 showing concentration of water in wash in low place in field. Taken after the same rain. OK-5629.
Date: May 24, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Farming Stigler Project

Description: Photograph of absolute true contour farming. Terraces below where land becomes steeper and is more severely eroded. Willie Mizell, tenant Same Rose, operator.
Date: May 29, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Corn Planting

Description: Photograph of farmer cultivating young corn wich was planted up and down the slope. Note gullies running parallet to farming lines.
Date: May 7, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cows Grazing in Hairy Vetch

Description: Photograph of cows grazing in Hairy Vetch that has been used as winter cover crop, soil builder, and later to be turned over as green manure.
Date: May 20, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cows Grazing in Hairy Vetch

Description: Photograph of cows grazing in Hairy Vetch that has been used as winter cover crop, soil builder, and later to be turned over as green manure.
Date: May 20, 1937
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cultivated Land Retired TP Pasture

Description: Photograph of cultivated land retired to pasture, contour ridged and set to Bermuda grass above diversion ditches.
Date: May 19, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cutting Oats

Description: Photograph of cutting oats on a terrace with a binder.
Date: May 25, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cutting Volunteer Oats

Description: Photograph of Fred Wood, owner, and Charles Chamberlain, Operator, cutting volunteer oats on a terrace which was not worked down after completion and is obviously steep. This shows that small grain can be harvested on terraces even though they are steep and high. These terraces were built a year ago.
Date: May 25, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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