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Ladino Clover and Oats

Description: Photograph of a R. C. Lindsey kneeling in a field of Ladino clover and oats. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ladino clover covers the ground as Lindsey kneels to examine it. The surrounding crop is oats.”
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alfalfa Being Readied for Baling

Description: Photograph of an 8 year old stand of alfalfa being readied for baling. W. M. McCarty, work unit conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service, holds up some of the mowed alfalfa. This stand received 2 tons of lime per acre when planted and a light application of sheep manure. It yielded 1. 5 tons per ace by the end of the third year. Treated with 300# of 32% raw rock phosphate to the acre then it made good but spotted growth. The fan-type phosphate distributor used was blamed. Later another… more
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Mr. Dickerson Standing in Hairy Vetch

Description: Photograph of E. Dickerson standing in his field of hairy vetch, left, and oats to the right. The field was limed 2 years ago at the rate of 2 tons to the acre and phosphate with 500 pounds of raw rock phosphate.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Floodwater Retarding Structure

Description: Photograph of aerial view of floodwater retarding structure No. 35. Completed Feb 1955. Drainage 1,845 A. C. , ediment Storage 1. 88 in. , Flood Storage 3. 35 in. , Total Storage 804. 8 Ac. Ft. , Surface 67 Ac.
Date: May 26, 1955
Creator: Haws, H. M. & Bruns, G. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farm Homes

Description: Photograph of the comfortable Lindsey home. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey stand in front of it. The yard is covered with a good stand of clover. OK-9435.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing northwest corner of planting area (Field no. 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flagmarkers. Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prarie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and anchored with a tandem disc. seedbed … more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north showing eastern two-thirds and a glimpse of the northwestern portion of the planting area. Snow fences are for wind erosion and sand drift protection. In right foreground, are tree rows without mulch. Right background shows tree rows prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre), hand-anchored. Tree species include cedar, button bush, sycamore, cottonwood,… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east along south portion of planting area (Field no. 4). This cheat grass (Bromus spp [= species pluralis]) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September 1966. OK-2767-6.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Filed 6 of field trial on slimes pond. This field consists of unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seeding growth at this date. Trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay that was hand spread following planting at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc from March 15 - 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among three grasses--blowout grass, plumegrass and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (Field no. 6) unmulched with a mulch border next t… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Field # 6 of a field trial on Slimes Pond. This field is an unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seedling growth at this date. The trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion.

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Drifts of silica. Blow sand from the abandoned Slimes Pond about 160 acres in size lying immediately east of the central mill. Plantings were made along the south side of this area in the fall and spring of 1966 – 1967. OK-2769-6.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). These are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on March 16, 1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonwood, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix and Russian olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand from drifting into the study… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). Thi sshows the mulched border along the east side of the unmulched tree plantings--this border was not seeded. Observations will be made on seedling establishement from vegetation along the border of the dam immediately south of the site. OK-2767-1.
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Vegetation on an old dike around Slimes Pond being affected by wind erosion, an effect of the fine silica (sand). The dike constructed to hold water and fines [ore and other products with a small particle size] from the flotation process. The pond will eventually fill with fines and is then abandoned. The area devoid of any vegetation is subjected to severe wind erosion. This picture depicts fines covering willows and cotto… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings

Description: Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing northwest corner of planting area (Field # 1). On March 17, 1967, 30 rows of grass and legume species were planted east-west. Note flag markers Also in the background is a broadcast grass mixture plot. Prairie hay mulch at the rate of 3 tons per acre was hand spread over the whole area immediately after planting and then anchored with a tandem disc plow. Seedbed was compacted with rubber-tired trac… more
Date: May 26, 1967
Creator: Bennett, K. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Rotation Vetch and Rye

Description: Photograph of Conservation Crop Rotation. Vetch and rye for pasture and silage. Field has been planted for 5 years to improve soil. 1958 it was pastured, 15 head on this 52 acres until May 1; cut 8-10 ton silage per acre. Put 250 ton in one silo and expects to fill another, (Special) -- cut 9 ton and placed in his stock ponds to clear ater and supply fish food.
Date: May 26, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Sergeant Major Creek Watershed Drop Inlet Stopping A Gully

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of a drop inlet to stop a large gully in the Sergeant Major Creek Watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Drop inlet constructed with Flood Control funds to stop gully. Drainage area – 120 acres; 6000 cu. yds.,, in fill; 48” pipe. Gully was 200 ft. from country road and was threatening $4000.00 concrete bridge. Watershed Sgt. Major Creek. SCD-4-Wa.-1.”
Date: May 26, 1949
Creator: Ginter Photo Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the Barnitz Creek Watershed. Floodwater retarding structure # 35, completed in 1955. Drainage 1845 A.C. [unclear on initials--seems to suggest a total drainage area]. Sediment storage is 1.88 inches. Flood storage is 3.35 inches. Total storage is 804.8 Acre-Feet. Surface is 67 acres. OK-54-5.
Date: May 26, 1955
Creator: Haws, H. M & Brune, G. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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