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Flood Control

Description: Photograph of water flowing from masonry flum constructed in a waterway. Note the velocity of water in the flume. Outside of York, SC.
Date: October 16, 1936
Creator: Fawell, W. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rye Harvest

Description: Photograph of cutting rye withbinder on terrace. Rye broadcasted and cultivated in with cultivator on contour.
Date: July 16, 1937
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Manure Spreading

Description: Photograph of a dairy farmer spreading barnyard manure with rotary self feeding spreader and tractor on supplemental wheat pasture.
Date: April 16, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rejuvinated Pasture Through Contour Furrows

Description: Photograph of a badly overgrazed pasture withch is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda. Muskogee Project, Morris Camp.
Date: April 16, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of three year-old locust trees in an abandoned badly gullied land. The farmer built the check dams in the gullies, bought the trees and planted them shortly before the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) moved into that area. The area is rapidly becoming stabilized. OK-6346.
Date: April 16, 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of three-year old locust trees in an abandoned, badly gullied land. The farmer built the check dams in the gullies, bought the trees and planted them shortly before the Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC} moved into that area. The area is rapidly stabilizing. OK-6346.
Date: April 16, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Control in Natural Drain

Description: Photograph of gully control in a natural drain, formerly 15 foot to 20 foot deep. Soil Conservation sloped banks, made fills and solid sodded to Bermuda grass. Approx. 700 acres drain through this outlet and erosion is almost 100% stabilized. May to August 1940 this outlet safely carried run-off from a total of 25 inches of rainfall.
Date: November 16, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crowder Creek Flood Damage to Agricultural Land.

Description: Photograph of flood damage to agricultural land. Field was retired from cultivation and prepared for seeding and sodding to Bermuda and bur clover. Before operations were completed 4 1/2" of rain fall and runoff from this rain together with overflow water of Crowder Creek, tributary of Muddy Boggy River, caused heavy loss of topsoil frombare field.
Date: April 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Chief of Soil Conservation Service Talks to Crowd in Clinton OK

Description: Photograph of Chief of Soil Conservation Service Dr. H.H. Bennett talks to crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Okla. In speakers stand are Lt. Governor, Dr. Bennett, Pres. Okla. A&M Col., Dr. H.H. Bennett, and Louis P. Merrill, Reg. Conservator for SCS and others.
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Conservation Planning

Description: Photograph of the chief of the Soil and Conservation Service [name not legible] speaking to 800 visitors on soil Conservation and Youth day at Clinton, Oklahoma [much of the phot's text is too faded to be legible]
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Dr. H. H. Bennett

Description: Photograph of Dr. H. H. Bennett, Chief of Soil Conservation Service, speaking to a crowd of 800, during Youth Day, at Ball Park.
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

James E. Berry Speaking At The Soil Conservation and Youth Day At Bell Park in Clinton

Description: Photograph of James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, (erroneously listed as Chief of Soil Conservation service Bennett, H. G. , on back of photo) talking to a crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Oklahoma. The majority of the men present in the photograph are UNIDENTIFIED, but three of the known speakers on the stand include James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, (erroneously listed as Dr. Bennett), Henry G. Bennet, President of Oklahoma A&M College (erroneously list… more
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Conservation Service and Youth Day

Description: Photograph of a field day. Soil Conservation Service and Youth day. Two CCC enrolles (left) Joe Williams (right), James Tate, Asst. Leader, talk into microphone for a transcription for radio broadcast to questions of Mr. Lane Beatty, State Agricultural Statistician, Oklahoma State department of Agriculture. Recording was broadcast by radio over station WKY. Enrolles are from Clinton, OK, CCC Camp. Asked how they liked their work, both replied "I like it," and added that they were learning somet… more
Date: July 16, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a Krussow Double spiral 2-unit seed separator which operates by gravity and can be utilized in separating balboa rye seed (oblong) from hairy vetch seed (round) after chaff and foreign matter have been removed by a regular seed cleaner. This spiral separator sends the rye seed through one of the three spouts into a separate container while the first quality vetch seed enters a second container and the cracked and low-quality vetch seed enters a third container. Five openings lead … more
Date: July 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of A. T. Forrell & Company, model number 2-B clipper seed cleaner equipped with a 110-volt single phase, 60 cycle electric motor and set of 12 screens, which may be utilized to clean mixed vetch and rye seed preparatory to the separation in the spiral seed separator. This seed cleaner and equipment retails for $63.00 at the present time. It can be utilized to clean practically any farm seed produced in this area and may also be utilized to separate a limited variety of seed. The mach… more
Date: July 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Seed From Combination Planting of Balboa Rye and Hairy Vetch on the Moody Ranch

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man using a John Deere combine to harvest Balboa Rye and hairy vetch seed from field. A second UNIDENTIFIED man, who has a camera, is standing on the combine. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting seed from combination planting of Balboa Rye and hairy vetch. Seed is being transferred from combine hopper to pickup. After seed are cleaned separated and tested for purity and germination, they will be offered for sale in the regular channel of trade."
Date: July 16, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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