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Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of two parallel terraces with the waterway in the foreground in Weeping Lovegrass that was planted in 1960. Terraces constructed in August, 1961. Soil unit # 7 on the Jack Hull farm. First parallel terraces construcvted in the Love County district. OK-1457-9.
Date: August 16, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Shrubs

Description: Photograph of bull nettle and purple nightshade before chemical treatment. Will be sprayed with 2-4-D at a rate of one pint of concentrate per acre. OK-1400-8.
Date: July 30, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm resides in Jefferson County. OK-1457-3.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a portable spray unit using cluster type spray nozzle. Treating persimmon and ragweed in Midland bermudagrass. Chemical used is 2-4-D, one pint of concentrate per acre. Soil unit # 7. OK-1400-6.
Date: July 30, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Clearing Elm for Brush and Mosquito Control

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man in a bulldozer using a special blade to clear elm from land for brush and mosquito control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bulldozer with special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed-second growth elm predominant-special blade designed for mosquito control. Cat. D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County." *Note: the city of Courtney is listed on maps in Love County, not Jefferson County.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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