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Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of contour strip cropping on non-cooperator's farm. Last year's crop was cotton and sudan. Wheat is now growing on cotton rows and it is planned to put cotton in what is now sudan. OK-7021.
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Adaire, Ida
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Strip Cropping

Description: Photograph of contour strip cropping on non-cooperator's farm. Last year's crop was cotton and sudan. Wheat is now growing on cotton rows and it is planned to put cotton in what is now sudan.
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Strip Cropping (2)

Description: Photograph of contour strip cropping on non-cooperator's farm. Last year's crop was cotton and sudan. Wheat is now growing on cotton rows and it is planned to put cotton in what is now sudan.
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sentinel Camp Contour Furrows

Description: Photograph of contour furrows on the Sentinel Camp. A house, barn, and possibly horse are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour furrows showing moisture held in furrows."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sentinel Camp Contour Furrows

Description: Photograph of contour furrows on the Sentinel Camp. A house, barn, and possibly horse are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour furrows showing moisture held in furrows."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sentinel Camp Pasture Contour Ridges

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a pasture contour ridge on the Sentinel Camp. Several buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour pasture ridges showing increased growth along the contours."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sentinel Camp Pasture Contour Ridges

Description: Photograph of pasture contour ridges from the Sentinel Camp. Several buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture contour ridges showing increased growth along the contours."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sentinel Camp Pasture Contour Ridges

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a pasture contour ridge on the Sentinel Camp. Several buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour pasture ridges showing increased growth along the contours."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sentinel Camp Pasture Contour Ridges

Description: Photograph of pasture contour ridges from the Sentinel Camp. Several buildings are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture contour ridges showing increased growth along the contours."
Date: January 20, 1939
Creator: Admire, Ira
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alfalfa Field Developed in Flood Plain of Cloud Creek

Description: Photograph of an alfalfa field developed in the flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2. This bottom land was formerly cut in two by a gully 4' to 6' deep. This ditch has been plowed in. The bottom formerly overflowed once or twice most years causing excessive crop losses and preventing the establishment of a stand of alfalfa. Wheat made 35 bu. per acre in 1949. A rain occurring in May 1949 would have destroyed the crop on 30 acres had it not been for the Cloud Cre… more
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Alfalfa Pasture

Description: Photograph of alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2. This bottom land was formerly cut in two by a gully 4' to 6' deep. This ditch has been plowed in. The bottom formerlyy overflowed once or twice most years causing erosive crop losses and preventing the establishment of stand of alfalfa. Wheat made 35 bu. per acre in 1949. A rain occurring in May 1949 would have destroyed the crop on 30 acres had it not been for the Cloud Creek flood c… more
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barney Cunningham Standing in the Waterway in Which An Erosion Control Dam Will Protect

Description: Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing in the waterway in which an erosion control dam will protect. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is a drop-inlet pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control dam from in the waterway to be protected by the dam. Waterway berm in left foreground, and emergency spillway immediately beyond its end. Barney Cunningham at pipe."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barney Cunningham Standing on a Erosion Control Dam at End of Waterway

Description: Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing on an erosion control dam at the end of a waterway. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is the inlet-end of a 36-inch diameter drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion control dam at end of waterway. Barney Cunningham, farm operator, stands at inlet-end of drop-inlet pipe (36" diameter), which extends through the dam. Emergency spillway at left."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Barney Cunningham Standing on the Back Side of an Erosion Control Dam

Description: Photograph of Barney Cunningham and a dog standing on the backside of an erosion control. Directly next to Mr. Cunningham is the discharge end of a 36" drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Back side of erosion controlled dam. This slope was dressed by routing tractor up and down slope for each 6 feet of height, or less. Barney Cunningham Stands at discharge end of 36" drop-inlet pipe through the dam."
Date: January 5, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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