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Class VII Land

Description: Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Class VII Land

Description: Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harmon County Class II Land

Description: Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Description: Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

V-type Gully

Description: Photograph of a v-type gully.
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Class l Land with Wind Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of Class l land with wind erosion control. The field shows rows of vegetation. This is the SW/4 of Section 28, Township 4 North, Range 25 West, Harmon County.
Date: August 23, 1942
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Guar

Description: Photograph of Guar being grown on soil unit 12 where it had been very difficlut to secure a stand of any crop. Guar is grown as a soil improving crop. Cooperators rotation on this land is guar and cotton. Farmer estimates cotton yeilds have increased 30% since he has been using Guar in his rotation.
Date: August 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0916.0531]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Steam bath is the mane for tanks at North Fort Hood as men of the 245th tank work on gunners preliminary examinations before doing their service firing at the 45th division summer camp."
Date: August 8, 1956
Creator: Cobb, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a native grass planting. Native grass planting made on conservation reserve land. It was seeded in the spring of 1957 and was sprayed in the spring of 1958 for weed control. This area is now almost completely free of any weeds. OK-639-5.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Description: Photograph of brush control. This area was sprayed on May 12, 1958 with a 2-4-5TP herbicide for the control of shinnery, mesquite and sage brush. This spraying was carried out under the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-635-6.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a farm pond. Stock water pond built in the spring of 1952. This pond was staked by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). OK-635-10.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of mesquite trees being treated with diesel oil. Density approxiamtely 300 per acre. Approximate cost, labor and oil, $15 per acre. Cost shared under the GP program. OK-1544-4.
Date: August 9, 1961
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

UNIDENTIFED Man Pouring Diesel on Mesquite Trees

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man pouring diesel oil on mesquite trees. A house and a couple of buildings are directly behind the trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mesquite trees being treated with diesel oil – density approximately 300 per acre. Approximate cost, labor and oil, $15.00 per acre. Cost shared under the GP Program.”
Date: August 9, 1961
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Watersheds

Description: Photograph of recharge well taking water three hours after a 2 inch rai9n. Well constructed on 01-15-1969. OK-3694-7.
Date: August 26, 1969
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Carrick farm’s Mother Cows Grazing on Bermudagrass

Description: Photograph of a portion of a herd of 235 mother cows grazing on Carrick farm's Bermudagrass field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermudagrass grazed by 235 mother cows – pastures grazed in a 3-pasture rotation system."
Date: August 25, 1971
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Station (8-14-20)

Description: No Description Available.
Date: August 14, 2020
Partner: Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
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