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Winters Creek Streambank Erosion

Description: Photograph of the streambank erosion of Winters Creek, a tributary of the Washita River. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Streambank erosion of Winters Creek (tributary of Washita). Owner estimates that 5 acres of Class I land destroyed by recent spring rains."
Date: May 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds

Description: Photograph of Foursche Maline Watershed. Site # 2. General view of the spillway cut slope and haul roads. Original vegetative measure was a planting of Western red cedar which failed. Corrective action includes reworking to control overhead water with a series of pipe drop structures. Area to be seeded to Sericea lespedeza, weepign lovegrass and Bermudagrass and mulched with hay mulch. OK-2968-10.
Date: January 18, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of watershed vegetation. This site in Robber's Cave State Park was hand-planted to bermudagrass sprigs in the spring of 1964; top-dressed with 50 pounds of actual nitrogen. Excellent cover on all areas except spillway out slopes. South slope in the background. OK-2687-14.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds & Vegetation

Description: Photograph of a "close-up" of emergency spillway cut slope that had been hand planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; heavily grazed; no effective vegetative cover of any kind remaining. Any soil material originally on slope has been deposited on the floor of the emergency spillway. Rock blanket now covering slope appears adequate. OK-2687-11.
Date: January 18, 1957
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fort Sill Conservation Planning

Description: Photograph of training area for track vehicles, denuded of vegetation. Source of significant downstream silt pollution. Silt trap basin recommended. East Range-South of Shouth Boundary Road (East).
Date: April 11, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Brush Undercutter

Description: Photograph of a V-shaped cutting blade of a root plow which is drawn laterally though the soil 12 to 18 inches deep. This operation cuts stumps and roots and floats them to the surface with fins attached to the cutting blade, which prevents resprouting.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the seeding of a mixture of native grass (100 acres) with one of the special drills constructed under the specifications of Soil Conservation District supervisors of the Central Washita River Valley of Oklahoma to plant small seeds of native and adapted grasses. A local iron works made the drills from second-hand grain drill frames, automobile transmissions, cotton planter boxes, discs and press wheels obtained by supervisors of the Grady Co., Stephens Co., South Caddo Co., and th… more
Date: March 16, 1946
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Common Bermuda Grass Established Pasture

Description: Photograph of a 26 acre field of common Bermuda grass established by planting 2 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed with 100 lbs 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new Bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover when the field is well… more
Date: July 6, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Checking Tall Corn

Description: Photograph of Nolan Denton, WUC, Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking "tall corn" - Class I land, Soil Unit 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescue, soil is in excellent physical condition.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Testing Guar

Description: Photograph of Guar (Variety Mesa) being tested at Woodward Experiment Station. This deep rooted drought resistant legume may hold some promise as a catch crop in northwestern Oklahoma. More information is needed on harvesting and marketing the crop in this area. There is some indication it may furnish a good quality protein supplement in the feeding ration for livestock. It furnished little erosion resistance and in all probability will have to be grown in strips with erosion resistant crops. M… more
Date: October 7, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Guar Testing

Description: Photograph of Guar (Variety Mesa) being tested at Woodward Experiment Station. This deep rooted drought resistant legume may hold some promise as a catch crop in northwestern Oklahoma. More information is needed on harvesting and marketing the crop in this area. There is some indication it may furnish a good quality protein supplement in the feeding ration for livestock. It furnished little erosion resistance and in all probability will have to be grown in strips with erosion resistant crops. M… more
Date: October 7, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Results of Airplane Spraying

Description: Photograph of a series of photos showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% if all new growth showed characteristic twist from 244 5 T. All of undesirable undergrowth show damage.
Date: July 10, 1954
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Composite Surface Soil Sample

Description: Photograph of J. A. Killough in fourth of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. After you have taken a thin slice of soil from the hole, take a core about a half inch wide from the center of the slice and place in a clean bucket. Repeat for each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Composite Surface Soil Sample

Description: Photograph of J. A. Killough in second of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. At each spot the plant growth, trash or mulch is cleared from the ground where the hole is to be dug.
Date: January 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tall Corn Field

Description: Photograph of Nolan Benton, WUC, Muskogee, Oklahoma, checking "tall corn" Class I land, Soil Unit is 4 BO. This corn following 2 years of fescue, soil is in excellent physical condition.
Date: July 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation

Description: Photograph of a water impound lot, looking north, constructed by ARS-SCS to study inundation tolerance of selected species of plants associated with watershed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot. Six plots are planned for the study. Reddish Prairie, virgin rangeland, Noble loam, slope 7%, erison 1, Class IV. Work is under the supervision of Edd. D. Rhoades, Agricultural Engineer, ARS. Project is in response to SCS research needs.
Date: May 16, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Inundation Studies

Description: Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Common Switchgrass, lowland switchgrass and Midland Bermudagrass. Work is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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