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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of 2 row Bermuda sprig planter (rear-side view) developed by George W. Stokus and Soil Conservation Service technicians at Madill, Oklahoma for Marshall County Soil and Conservation District supervisors. An old Oliver 2-row lister planter was used. Planter parts and listers removed and replaced with 2 shovel plows. Foot piece of plows jointed and will trip if rock is struck. Hopper built of a 1” x 12” board is mounted on [unclear] from horses attached to the plow front. [remainder of… more
Date: February 28, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Abruzzi Rye Field Used For Wind Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of a field of Abruzzi rye, which helps control wind erosion losses. A few buildings and a windmill are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Abruzzi rye which has controlled wind erosion. An adjacent field of 12 soil is blowing. The Abruzzi is on 12 soil. It has not has not been grazed."
Date: March 14, 1947
Creator: Reid, L. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Angus Bulls Grazing on Good Pasture

Description: Photograph of Angus bulls grazing in a pasture of yellow hop clover and Bermudagrass. A former, almost healed, gully is visible in the center of the field is almost healed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Angus bulls make a pleasing picture standing in good pasture where yellow hop clover and Bermuda grass provide quality grazing. The gully, now almost healed, once was exceptionally deep and rugged. The barn in the background holds hay cut from an adjacent area for winter feed."
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Main Canal

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-674. General view of entire four mile main canal showing Altus Dam left background across the highway and railroad in North Fork siphon crossing showing contour around Bird Mountain. Highway No. 34 right end of picture as it enters project area."
Date: July 7, 1947
Creator: Hovey, D. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of representative erosion damage in this section from a heavy rain, approximate a 1 inch accumulation on May 9, 1947. Silting and washing in this 35 acre cornfield have destroyed conservatively 12 to 18 percent of the corn and cotton crop. Corn and cotton was cultivated up and down rows and dozens of small washes 3 to 25 feet wide have covered the young plants completely with silt. Erosion control methods, properly established, would have reduced the damage to less than 1%. Class II … more
Date: May 9, 1947
Creator: Becton, T. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Filling Siphon

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-804. Project Dedication. View showing colored field hand ready to place rubber ball in end of siphon before filling siphon with water. This is taken out when siphon is put in ditch. Cotton being irrigated is on the farm of R. H. Strother, four miles north and two miles west of Altus."
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

J. A. Henry Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-770. View of head ditch on J. A. Henry farm, 2 miles west and 2 miles south of Altus, Oklahoma, showing 2-inch aluminum siphon tubes in operation. Crop being irrigated is cotton."
Date: August 6, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Aluminum Siphons

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-771. Two-inch aluminum siphons distributing water from head ditch to cotton rows on J. A. Henry farm, southwest of Altus, Oklahoma."
Date: August 6, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus Demonstration Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-558. Field of Hairy Vetch planted September 27, 1946, on the Altus Demonstration Farm. Although this crop makes excellent pasturage, because of its nitrogen developing ability it is essentially used as a soil builder. The crop shown will be plowed under for that purpose."
Date: May 1, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Secretary of the Interior Inspecting Irrigation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-786. Project Dedication. Looking across irrigation ditch at the J. A. Henry farm on the inspection tour. From left to right: Joe B. Zinn, President of the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District; Secretary J. A. Krug, Gov. Roy J. Turner of Oklahoma."
Date: September 5, 1947
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Inspecting Crops

Description: Photograph depicts three dignitaries on an inspection tour of the Altus -Lugert Irrigation District. Inspecting maize on the J. A. Henry farm (cotton in foregroud) are President of the Altus-Lugert Irrigation District Joe B. Zinn, Governor of Oklahoma Roy J. Turner, and United States Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug.
Date: September 5, 1947
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

J. A. Henry Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-807. Close-up view of farm irrigation ditch on J. A. Henry farm, showing "sun" cracks caused by drying of wet ditch bank following an irrigation. These cracks allow water to escape through the bank during the succeeding irrigation unless they are repaired, and are common on the project during hot dry weather."
Date: September 2, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

J. A. Henry Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-809. View of maize field on J. A. Henry farm near Altus showing on left maize that had not been irrigated due to uneven distribution of water, and on right maize that had received two irrigations."
Date: September 2, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Martin's Combine Maize

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-813. Field of Martin's Combine Maize on the J. A. Henry farm near Altus. Mr. Henry, who operates the farm himself, appears in the picture. This field received 10 inches of water in two irrigations and the yield was over 2,500 pounds per acre."
Date: September 2, 1947
Creator: George, P. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Filling Siphon

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-805. Project Dedication. View of colored field hand putting siphon in operation on the farm of R. H. Strother. Farm is four miles north and two miles west of Altus."
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

O. J. Lowry

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-797. Project Dedication. View shows O. J. Lowry inspecting a field of dry farm cotton, showing lack of irrigation. This farm is in the northwest corner of Altus."
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Lesson in Quality

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-641. A lesson on the quality of soil on his farm is given by J. T. Beavers to his children, Charles 9, and Lazette, 7."
Date: May 29, 1947
Creator: McCloud, A. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Irrigation Ditch

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-806. Project Dedication. View looking up irrigation ditch at approximately 85 siphons irrigating cotton of R. H. Strother, on his farm four miles north and two miles west of Altus."
Date: September 4, 1947
Creator: Finch, F. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus Demonstration Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-559. Hairy Vetch on the Altus Demonstration Farm, an excellent forage crop having the added advantage of being an excellent soil builder due to its nitrogen developing ability. The crop shown will be plowed under for that purpose."
Date: May 1, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie

Altus Demonstration Farm

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-560. Hairy Vetch crop on the Altus Demonstration Farm. In addition to its advantage as forage and soil building, this plant has a high market value for its seed crop."
Date: May 1, 1947
Creator: Parker, D. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Western Prairie
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