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Chief of Soil Conservation Service Talks to Crowd in Clinton OK

Description: Photograph of Chief of Soil Conservation Service Dr. H.H. Bennett talks to crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Okla. In speakers stand are Lt. Governor, Dr. Bennett, Pres. Okla. A&M Col., Dr. H.H. Bennett, and Louis P. Merrill, Reg. Conservator for SCS and others.
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rush Springs Watershed

Description: Photograph of watershed site 22, Rush Creek. Follow-up of OK-1240-6; just after completion of structure. Lake is now full. Excellent stand of bermuda grass in spillway area and on dam. Also used for stockwater.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Leonard, Claude
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse Creek site 22. Principal spillway is concrete pipe under the dam. At back toe of dam steel, galvanized, corrugated, 8 guage, asphalt coated culvert pipe was substituted for concrete pipe. The culvert pipe is leaking at joint, rivets, and seams. There was some vibration on the last joint of culvert pipe.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of woodland management. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke examines rows of Shortleaf pine on a Soil Conservation District [SCD] Cooperator. Note rows and growth for 4 years. OK-1368-11.
Date: July 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of woodland management. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke examines rows of Shortleaf pine on a Soil Conservation District [SCD] Cooperator. Note rows and growth for 4 years. OK-1368-11.
Date: July 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a Krussow Double spiral 2-unit seed separator which operates by gravity and can be utilized in separating balboa rye seed (oblong) from hairy vetch seed (round) after chaff and foreign matter have been removed by a regular seed cleaner. This spiral separator sends the rye seed through one of the three spouts into a separate container while the first quality vetch seed enters a second container and the cracked and low-quality vetch seed enters a third container. Five openings lead … more
Date: July 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Residue Management

Description: Photograph of burning stubble after the harvest of wheat. This stubble is being burned to make working the land easier. This area produced only 15 bushels of wheat per acre in 1958. This reduced yield is due to land condition which is poor because of the practice of burning stubble. Stubble properly managed will improve the condition of the land and the amount of production.
Date: July 16, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Seed From Combination Planting of Balboa Rye and Hairy Vetch on the Moody Ranch

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man using a John Deere combine to harvest Balboa Rye and hairy vetch seed from field. A second UNIDENTIFIED man, who has a camera, is standing on the combine. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting seed from combination planting of Balboa Rye and hairy vetch. Seed is being transferred from combine hopper to pickup. After seed are cleaned separated and tested for purity and germination, they will be offered for sale in the regular channel of trade."
Date: July 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

James E. Berry Speaking At The Soil Conservation and Youth Day At Bell Park in Clinton

Description: Photograph of James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, (erroneously listed as Chief of Soil Conservation service Bennett, H. G. , on back of photo) talking to a crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Oklahoma. The majority of the men present in the photograph are UNIDENTIFIED, but three of the known speakers on the stand include James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, (erroneously listed as Dr. Bennett), Henry G. Bennet, President of Oklahoma A&M College (erroneously list… more
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Field of Sericea Lespedeza

Description: Photograph of a field of Sericea Lespedeza used as a soil builder on soil bank land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sericea Lespedeza. Being used as soil builder on Soil Bank Land. James was not ready to go to pasture and land was still suitable for cultivation as mapped by SCS Soils technicians. After a period of years this land will be returned to production of grain and fiber crops or maintained as Sericea meadow for Hickman's cow herd."
Date: July 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Conservation Service and Youth Day

Description: Photograph of a field day. Soil Conservation Service and Youth day. Two CCC enrolles (left) Joe Williams (right), James Tate, Asst. Leader, talk into microphone for a transcription for radio broadcast to questions of Mr. Lane Beatty, State Agricultural Statistician, Oklahoma State department of Agriculture. Recording was broadcast by radio over station WKY. Enrolles are from Clinton, OK, CCC Camp. Asked how they liked their work, both replied "I like it," and added that they were learning somet… more
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Conservation Planning

Description: Photograph of the chief of the Soil and Conservation Service [name not legible] speaking to 800 visitors on soil Conservation and Youth day at Clinton, Oklahoma [much of the phot's text is too faded to be legible]
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of A. T. Forrell & Company, model number 2-B clipper seed cleaner equipped with a 110-volt single phase, 60 cycle electric motor and set of 12 screens, which may be utilized to clean mixed vetch and rye seed preparatory to the separation in the spiral seed separator. This seed cleaner and equipment retails for $63.00 at the present time. It can be utilized to clean practically any farm seed produced in this area and may also be utilized to separate a limited variety of seed. The mach… more
Date: July 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sericea Lespedeza

Description: Photograph of Sericea Lespedeza being used as soil builder on Soil Bank Land. James Hickman was not ready to go to pasture and eand was still unsuitable for cultivation as mapped by SCS Soils Technicians. After a period of years this land will be returned to production of grain and fiber crops or maintained as Sericea meadow for Hickman's cow heard.
Date: July 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest

Description: Photograph of combining button clover in midland Bermudagrass field for seed harvest. The grass will be later baled for hay nad used for grazing. Mr. Hair believes that the clover will make 400 pounds per acre. This field is Red River bottom land. The growing of clover also improves the grass.
Date: July 16, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rush Creek Watershed

Description: Photograph of Site 22, Rush Creek. Follow-up of OK-1240-6 taken just after completion of structure. Lake is now full. Excellent stand of Bermuda grass in spillway area and on dam. Also used for stock water.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Leonard, Claude
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Washita Wildhorse Watershed Debris

Description: Photograph of Washita Wildhorse Watershed debris caught on bridge over Wildhorse Creek following 4. 3 inch rain on 6/15/62. The Creek crested a foot highter than shown here. Storm would ordinarily have caused major flooding. Ten flood prevention reservoirs are above this bridge.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse Creek site 22. Principal spillway is concrete pipe under the dam. At back toe of dam steel, galvanized, corrugated, 8 guage, asphalt coated culvert pipe was substituted for concrete pipe. The culvert pipe is leaking at joint, rivets, and seams. There was some vibration on the last joint of culvert pipe.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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