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[Photograph 2012.201.B01005.0371]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This peaceful stream with a craggy hillside rising abruptly from its bank is found at Beavers Bend State Park, ten miles northeast of Broken Bow."
Date: May 14, 1952
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of the rapid growth of pine trees following release from hardwood overstory. Girdled hardwood falling with no damage to young pine. Hardwood sprouts are growing from some stumps but the pine has the lead. OK-10-457-C.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Root Affected By Plow-Pan on L.O. Cavender's Land

Description: Photograph of the root of an UNIDENTIFIED plant affected by plow-pan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Unit 9 BO. First cleared by Shawnee Indians in 1804. Has been in row crops consistently. Crops have consisted of cotton, corn, peanuts, and grain sorghums. Plow-pan is now pronounced on 280 acres. Cavender as district cooperator and new owner has a plan. (1) Sequence includes vetch one year, (2) break plow-pan by mechanical tools after vetch, (3) follow soil tests with soil amendmen… more
Date: June 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of Harvesting hay following seed harvest on Kentucky 31 fescue and ladies clover pasture. Formerly cultivated land row crops and cotton. Capability Unit 1. Seed bed preparation: First broken on July, 1950; disked and rolled as necessary to control vegetation during the summer and fall. Seeded 10 pounds fescue and 2 pounds ladies clover on October 15, 1950. The fertilizer treatment: 400 pounds per acre rock phosphates at time of seeding. 100 pounds of 60% muriate of potash during the … more
Date: July 30, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of the interplanting of pine trees. Carried out in 1942. Compare with OK-10-564-B to contrast the growth rate. The hardwood has been girdled since the last picture was taken. More rapid growth should be expected. OK-10-565-B.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of pine growth near Moon, Oklahoma. Observe the rapid growth of pine for the past 11 months. More than 1000 acres have been released cut on OK-LU-24 ["Oklahoma-Land Utilization-24"; the latter refers to the New Deal's Land Utilization Program, begun in 1934. This particular code specifically designates McCurtain County]. OK-10-458-C.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFIED Root Affected By Plow-Pan on L. O. Cavender Farm

Description: Photograph of the root of an UNIDENTIFIED plant affected by plow-pan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Unit 9 BO. First cleared by Shawnee Indians in 1804. Has been in row crops consistently. Crops have consisted of cotton, corn, peanuts, and grain sorghums. Plow-pan is now pronounced on 280 acres. Cavender as district cooperator and new owner has a plan. (1) Sequence includes vetch one year, (2) break plow-pan by mechanical tools after vetch, (3) follow soil tests with soil amendmen… more
Date: June 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forrest Management

Description: Photograph of several acres of poor grad hardwood was inter-planted to Pine in 1942. In 1947 the WUC of Work Group 12 release cut one acre to observe the increased rate of growth. . See 2019.061.84.07947 to contrast with non-release.
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hay Harvest South of Millerton

Description: Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor harvesting hay. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting hay following seed harvest on Ky. 31 fescue and ladino clover pasture. Formerly cultivated land row crops and cotton. Capability Unit I. Seedbed preparation: Flat broken July, 1950: disked and rolled as necessary to control vegetation during summer and fall. Seeded 10 lbs. fescue and 2 lbs. ladino clover on October 15, 1950. Fertilizer treatment: 400 lbs. per acre rock phosphate at tim… more
Date: July 30, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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