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Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Description: Photograph of a soil survey. While making the soil survey, Richard Graft, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] scientist, discovered a recently-formed gyp sink [= a sinkhole] in a gently sloping wheat field of Tillman clay loam soil. The gyp sink is approximately 30 feet deep and 15 feet wide. OK-720-12.
Date: July 10, 1958
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cover Crop Guar and Field Peas

Description: Photograph of Guar and field peas drilled on acreage reserve for a cover crop to be plowed under for soil improvement. This field was planted to rye and turned under in 1957.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Newly Formed Gyp Sink Hole

Description: Photograph of Jake Ringwald and Hubert Mobley, SCS Soil Scientists, peering into recently formed gyp sink hole, which is approximately 30 feet deep and 15 feet wide. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Ringwald or Mobley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jake Ringwald and Hubert Mobley, SCS Soil Scientists, peering into recently gormed [sic] gyp sink in a gentley [sic] sloping what field of Tillman clay loam soil. The hole is approximately 30 feet deep and 15 f… more
Date: July 10, 1958
Creator: Bailey, O. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Aerial View of Stinking Creek

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of Stinking Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Aerial view of Stinking Creek. The alluvial soils are Port clay loam and the principal uplands are Tillman-Hollister soils. Much of the land is in irrigated cotton."
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bailey, O. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Survey 45-BC Nobseat – Brownfield fine sand, 45-D Nobseat fine sand, Deep Sand Range Site

Description: Photograph of a soil survey 6 miles northeast of Blair, Oklahoma. This land contains soils including Soil Survey 45-BC Nobseat – Brownfield fine sand, and 45-D Nobseat fine sand on a Deep Sand Range site. The vegetation on this range includes sand sage and scattered shinnery. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Survey. Soil Survey 45-BC Nobseat – Brownfield fine sand, 45-D Nobseat fine sand. Virgin area in samd [sic] sage and scattered shinnary [sic]. Granite mountains of Kiowa County a… more
Date: August 5, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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