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Charles Freeman and Two UNIDENTIFIED State Game and Fish Dept. Technicians Checking a Net In a Fishpond

Description: Photograph of Charles Freeman and two UNIDENTIFIED State Game and Fish Dept. technicians checking their fish net to check size, kind, and number of fish in this fishpond. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Charles Freeman paddling boat for State Game and Fish Dept. technicians who are checking their net used to trap fish for purpose of determining kind, size and number of fish in large stockwater pond on their ranch.”
Date: May 10, 1962
Creator: Tarrant, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Overfllow from Elk Creek

Description: Photograph of overflow from Elk Creek and runoff from surrounding areas inundating good farm land 1 mile from creek. Looking south along highway after 4" rain.
Date: May 10, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Good Soil Management Makes Strawberries

Description: Photograph of Wilson DeGroot and wife packaging strawberries. Good soil management makes strawberries. Contour rows, fertilization and check-row cultivation has simplified labors. This "pick-em-yourself" four acre project grossed $1,600 in 1960. Over 2,000 people picked for home use according to DeGroot. This retired bricklayer says his hobby is interesting and profitable.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Hayes, Earl J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Bermuda grass sprigging. Arbuckle Soil Conservation District [SCD] sprigging Bermuda grass on Jim Bivins’ farm, with two-plow sprigger. Note the rack built on top to hold extra sprigs. Approximately 4 acres can be sprigged without stopping to reload. Note trailer being pulled behind sprigger to carry extra fertilizer—800 pounds. The trailer was so designed by the District that one wheel of the trailer runs over the last row of sprigs planted, thus giving more compaction and firmin… more
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Bermuda grass harvesting. District harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field was sprigged to Midland Bermuda grass in the spring of 1959 and has had two growing seasons with heavy grazing each year. This area harvested (= one-sixth of an acre) produced 200 bushels of roots per acre. With current cost rates would amount to $480 worth of roots per acre. OK-1380-1.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Arbuckle Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field, sprigged in 1959 has been heavily grazed for the past two grazing seasons. The area harvested, at this time, is approximately 165 feet long and 45 feet wide, produced enough sprigs to plant 20 acres. Approximately 10 bushels of roots are being planted per acre. OK-1333-11.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Arbuckle Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field, sprigged in 1959 has been heavily grazed for the past two grazing seasons. The area harvested, at this time, is approximately 165 feet long and 45 feet wide, produced enough sprigs to plant 20 acres. Approximately 10 bushels of roots are being planted per acre. OK-1333-8.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of agricultural workers. During rush season field and shed are full of town pickers. Scarcity of labor made this 4-acre berry patch a "you-pick-em" deal and everyone is happy. OK-1339-11.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Hayes, E. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Arbuckle Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field, sprigged in 1959 has been heavily grazed for the past two years. The area harvested, at this time, produced enough sprigs to plant 20 acres. Area is approximately 165 feet long and 45 feet wide. Approximately 10 bushels of roots are being planted per acre. OK-1333-12.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

You-Pick-Em Berry Patch

Description: Photograph of the rush season, field and shed are full of town pickers. Scarcity of labor made this 4-acre berry patch a "you-pick-em" deal and everyone is happy.
Date: May 10, 1961
Creator: Hayes, Earl J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds

Description: Photograph of early morning sun over site # 107, Wildhorse Creek, multipurpose lake built for the city of Elmore City. OK-3805-7.
Date: May 10, 1970
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds

Description: Photograph of Wildhorse Site # 107. The early morning sun over Site # 107, Wildhorse Creek, a multipurpose lake built for the city of Elmore City. OK-3805-7.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds

Description: Photograph of watershed structures, Robbers Cave State Park. The embankment and principle spillway of the Fourche Maline Creek Watershed structure, number 5. OK-3801-3.
Date: May 10, 1970
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention [?].

Description: Photograph of an earth dam near Kenton, OK. Dam has approx. 75,000 sq. yards of fill, approx. 2000 ft. long and will impound water over approximately 700 acres. The water will be used to irrigate 400 acres. It has a drainage area of 22.5 sections. During the dryest years there has been enough run-off water to fill the lake three times. OK-363.
Date: May 10, 1939
Creator: Haines, R. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Charles Freeman and Two UNIDENTIFIED State Game and Fish Dept. Technicians Checking a Net In a Fishpond

Description: Photograph of Charles Freeman and two UNIDENTIFIED State Game and Fish Dept. technicians checking their fish net to check size, kind, and number of fish in this fishpond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Charles Freeman paddling boat for State Game and Fish Dept. technicians who are checking their net used to trap fish for purpose of determining kind, size and number of fish in large stockwater pond on their ranch."
Date: May 10, 1962
Creator: Tarrant, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch & Oats Cover Crops Seeded on Bermudagrass

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men inspecting vetch and oats seeded on Bermudagrass in the fall of 1955. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vetch and oats seeded on bermudagrass in the fall of 1955. This field would not produce head feed crops four years ago before the use of cover crops to improve the condition of the soil. Now the soil in this field is soft and mellow and will produce good crops after four years of a cover crop of vetch. Cover crops for soil improvement are recommended by … more
Date: May 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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