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Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of tree spraying. District equipment manager using district-owned sprayer to kill undesirable trees and brush. Soil Conservation Services [SCS] recommends spraying timber under 3 inches in diameter as it reduces re-growth much more than mechanical clearing. OK-579-1.
Date: November 4, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of brush eradication. Sprayed (using a Basal Treatment—an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied to the plants) in February, 1957. Large tree had circle hacked with an axe, small trees had only a spray band 1 foot wide at the base of the tree. A 2-4-5T herbicide gave a 100% kill. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommends this use of the herbicide over mechanical removal as it reduces resprouting. OK-579-9.
Date: November 5, 1957
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock (and Grasses)

Description: Photograph of Kudzu pasture. W. H. Burdett's cattle grazing on 50 acres of Kudzu grown on the spoils of coal strip mines. According to Burdett, this vigorous, fast growing legume is very liked by his cattle. He controls the grazing and rotates between this and Bermudagrass pasture. OK-1499-6.
Date: November 3, 1961
Creator: Keathley, M. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0052.0810]

Description: Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Drivers of this car and pickup truck were killed in a head-on collisions 19 miles west of Eufaula. Victim in the car was a 19-year-old Marion, Va., youth. A Chouteu man died in the pickup."
Date: November 13, 1964
Creator: Parkhurst, Dean
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0422.0218]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The boys in the group either facing or soon to face the draft, said they think it a necessary part of America's society. "I think it's only fair to give to my country. We've got to give a little if we're going to be free," said David Fisher, 18, of Eufaula."
Date: November 27, 1970
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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