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Bermudagrass and Legumes on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of Warren McCarty, SCS, standing on a strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch covered in common Bermudagrass. In the photograph, McCarthy is pointing out the spreading of native legumes. A few buildings are located on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Common Bermudagrass on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Sodded in 1949 with sprigs by hand. Warren McCarty, SCS in picture showing natural spreading of native legumes.”
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0349.0587]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Enclosed, heated "fishing room" with more than 200 rocking chairs on Fort Gibson Lake at Snug Harbor. Enjoying winter fishing are, left to right, Mrs. Birney Shinn, Mrs. Ed Wright, local residents, and Carol Sue and Richard Floyd of Coweta."
Date: February 14, 1956
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a farm pond on V. L. Colorigh’s farm. Looking south to north across a large dam and pond measuring 21,657 cubic yards, 24 surface acres and 250 acres of drainage area. It was completed in January, 1954 and as of June 1956 had never used the spillway. This pond is used for livestock water and recreation. Soil Conservation Service technicians assisted with the layout of this pond. OK-276-6.
Date: April 20, 1956
Creator: Robertson, Dan
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of common Bermuda grass on strip mine spoils on the Nick Robson Ranch. Sodded by hand with sprigs in 1949. In this photo, Warren McCarty, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is showing the natural spreading of native legumes. OK-287-11.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sweetclover on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man (Warren McCarthy") standing on a strip mine spoils covered with sweetclover on the Robson Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Seed by aeroplane [sic] in 1950 at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. Very spotted stand in general over entire area at present. However, for several years most of area looked like this picture. Sweet clover used for pasture and to add nitrogen and organic matter to spoil banks … more
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sweetclover on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man (Warren McCarthy") standing on a strip mine spoils covered with sweetclover on the Robson Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Seed by aeroplane [sic] in 1950 at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. Very spotted stand in general over entire area at present. However, for several years most of area looked like this picture. Sweet clover used for pasture and to add nitrogen and organic matter to spoil banks … more
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Southland Brome and Alfalfa

Description: Photograph of Southland Brome and alfalfa mixture seed in October 1955. Two lbs. Brome and 10 lbs. alfalfa along with 160 lbs. of 20% super phosphate per acre. Originally planted for pasture and seed production, depending on need for grazing. The foreground has an old cultivated field, while the background was cleared of timber, six months before seeding. Shows excellent land use in Conservation Plan as worked out by SCS technicians. Nick Robson on left; Warren McCarty on right.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of strip pits spoils coming back naturally to native grasses. Coal was stripped from this area in the early 1940s. The area was aerially-seeded to sweet clover around 1950 and good stands were obtained and remained for 3 or 4 years. Not much sweet clover is evident at the present time. Area grazed by steers in the spring and summer as planned by Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians. Nick Robson on the right and Warren McCarty on the left. OK-287-10.
Date: May 15, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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