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Drainage

Description: Photograph of Main ditch on the Choska Drainage District. Ditch has been in place over 20 years. Vegetative cover along the ditch furnishes upland game and small furbearer animals food, cover and reating areas. Local residents fish permanent water areas such as this. OK_4296-11.
Date: July 12, 1971
Creator: Ball, Lewuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Four UNIDENTIFIED Men Discussing The Benefits of Contour Farming and Crop Rotation/Muskogee District/Muskogee Project

Description: Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men standing in a contoured field on the John Hancock Life Insurance Co. farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Personal explaining contour farming and crop rotation to a colored cooperator."
Date: July 19, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Drainage

Description: Photograph of the main ditch on the Choska Drainage District. Ditch has been in place over 20 years. Vegetative cover along the ditch furnishes upland game and small furbearer animals food, cover, and nesting areas such as this. OK-4296-11.
Date: July 12, 1971
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Drainage System

Description: Photograph of unprofitable pecan trees have been cleared, field iin background is now producting fine crop of corn. Lateral ditch coming toward bottom of picture brings in drainage from 8,000 hill acres. Picture taken morning after very heavy afternoon storm. Note by amount of water in ditches how well drainage system worked. Facing NE.
Date: July 13, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Final New Bridge Review

Description: Photograph of water now has unobstructed flow. New bridge replace old one which washed out. Making observations from bridge are Ovid Neal (eft), ag. Engineer and J.A. Killough, DC. Camera facing W by N. Beyond bridge on north is Herbert Moodyy farm, on south is R.M. Punkett farm, now both in dependable production as result of drainage.
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Spoils Leveled for Planting Alfalfa in Fall of 1951 for the Choska Drainage District

Description: Photograph of spoils leveled for planting alfalfa in fall of 1951 for the Choska Drainage District. "Spoils leveled for planting alfalfa in fall of 1951. Alfalfa in the field is now growing at right. Leveled strip is half mile long. 90 feet wide. Camera position is same as in Okla-9801-B, but facing south."
Date: July 13, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

14-acre Alfalfa Crop Ready for a Second Cutting on the Choska Drainage District

Description: Photograph of a 14-acre alfalfa crop ready for a second cutting on the Choska Drainage District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Ready for second cutting as this 14–acre crop of alfalfa yielded two tons first cutting. Formerly too wet to be productive, field produced five tons of alfalfa in 1950 per acre. Drainage ditch on the right is just out of camera range. 18-acre field on other side of ditch that never produced anything before drainage yielded fifty bushels of corn in 1950. Other a… more
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ovid Neal and J. A. Killough, SCS Technicians, Examining a Field of Corn and Soybeans in the Choska Drainage District

Description: Photograph of Ovid Neal and J. A. Killough, SCS Technicians, examining a field of corn and soybeans in the Choska Drainage District that at one point could not produce and grow crops until adequate drainage was installed, as the land was too wet. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ovid Neal, 2. J. A. Killough. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technicians Ovid Neal (left) and J. A. Killough look over fine crop of corn growing on land too wet to produce before d… more
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ovid Neal and J. A. Killough Standing on a Brand New Bridge in the Choska Drainage District

Description: Photograph of Agricultural Engineer Ovid Neal and DC J. A. Killough, standing on a brand new bridge in the Choska Drainage District, which replaced the old, washed out bridge. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ovid Neal, 2. J. A. Killough. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Water now has unobstructed flow. New bridge replaces old one which washed out. Making observations from bridge are Ovid Neal (left), agri. engineer, and J. A. Killough, DC. Camera facing W by N.… more
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Champion Steer

Description: Photograph of Mr. Lindsay poses with his pride and joy: Elbmere, two-year-old son, grandson and great-grandson of International champions.
Date: July 13, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alfalfa Pasture

Description: Photograph of fine crop of Alfalfa now ready for second cutting growing on this land that was formerly too wet to be productive. SCS Technician, J.A. Killough finds field well drained on morning following heavy downpour the previous afternoon after intormittent rains had fallen for more than a week. Lateral ditch bank seen in right background. Camera facing NE.
Date: July 15, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Choska Drainage District Land That Needs to be Conditioned to be Productive Once Again

Description: Photograph of land that needs conditioned in order be productive once again on the Choska Drainage District. The spoils bank is on the right of picture, just out of range. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoils bank of Choska drainage ditch is at right, out of picture range. Corn is poor in spots because it will take two or three years more to condition this soil, it was waterlogged so long. Deep-rooted legumes would hasten conditioning. Field used to be entirely unproductive."
Date: July 13, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A Field of Corn on the Choska Drainage District

Description: Photograph of a field of corn on the Choska Drainage District. Note, both this field and a nearby road both receive adequate water drainage into a nearby ditch, seen in the extreme foreground, as at one time the field was too wet to grow crops and the waters made the nearby road impassible after heavy rains. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Once too wet to be dependably productive, this land is now producing a fine crop of corn. This picture was taken immediately after a very heavy storm.… more
Date: July 12, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Three UNIDENTIFIED Men Discussing The Benefits of Contour Farming and Crop Rotation/Muskogee District/Muskogee Project

Description: Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men standing in a contoured field on the John Hancock Life Insurance Co. farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Personal explaining contour farming and crop rotation to a colored cooperator."
Date: July 19, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Earl Smith and an UNIDENTIFIED Man Discussing Advantages of Contour Farming and Strip Cropping on the W. E. Rowsey Farm/Muskogee District/Muskogee Project

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn equipment and Earl Smith, SCS Agronomist discussing advantages of contour farming and strip cropping n the W. E. Rowsey farm. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. Earl Smith. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Earl Smith, SCS Agronomist discussing advantages of contour farming and strip cropping."
Date: July 19, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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