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Irrigating Alfalfa

Description: Photograph of Arnold Davis, left, and his brother Orvis checking their stand of alfalfa on their farm along Little Beaver Creek in Grady County. The meadow averages a 200-bale annual yield.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation

Description: Photograph of the Davis brothers, Arnold and Oris, who have cleared over 300 acres of brush on their farms. Brush rakes on crawler tractors are commonly used in clearing operations.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation

Description: Photograph of Oris Davis, center, his brother, Arnold (right) and their Uncle John checking irrigation equipment on one of their farms.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Agronomy, Crop of Guar

Description: Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation

Description: Photograph of Oris Davis, Claude Leonard, WUG, and Arnold Davis discussing the power service for one of eight irrigation wells located on the Davis farm. The Davis brothers irrigate 145 acres of peanuts.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Bufalo Wallow

Description: Photograph of a newly formed buffalo wallow that has been started in area mowed for hay in Mt. Pinchot pasture north of Grama lake and south of rosd, looking east.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Southland Brome

Description: Photograph of Southland Brome seeded in October of 1954, using approximately 6 lbs. per acre. 200 lbs. of rock phosphate per acre applied at seeding time. Mainly for bulk and ease of seeding. July 1955 200 lbs. of cleaned certified seed per acre was harvested from this 12 acres and all but 300 lbs. was used to increase this type of planting to approxomately 300 acres on the entire ranch. The seed that was sold brought $1.50 to $2.00 per lb. This land was in timber that was cleared about 6 month… more
Date: May 18, 1965
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest-Grass

Description: Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest-Grass

Description: Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Elk City Project, Clinton Camp

Description: Photograph of a field ready for planting and trip crops. The even width strips are to b planted to tcorn and cotton, one strip planted to corn and the next to Cotton. The variable width strips are now planted to a winter cover crop of wheat which will be plowed under and planted to sowed cane as a close growing erosion resistant crop.
Date: March 18, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Class I Land (Upland)

Description: Photograph of Class I Land (Upland) in cultivated straight rows of cotton with corn in background. Ano apparent erosion. No conservation practices needed other than winter cover crops and crop rotation as practiced under sound farming methods. Chickasha Very Fine Sandy Loam.
Date: July 18, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Leveling

Description: Photograph of a land plane in operation to prepare land for a flood type irrigation system. Calss II land on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 1-RR, A-1.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Row Irrigation

Description: Photograph of Mr. Churchill and SCS Technician Herb Provett looking up listed rows toward irrigation ditch after 5" application of water.
Date: April 18, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation-Fertilization

Description: Photograph of metering fertilizer into irrigation water in order to cut down on time and labor needed to do two jobs. The fertilizer is in liquid form and is gaged to the amount of water being used. The fertilizer is added to the water far enough ahead of where it will go on the land to insure complete mizing. The flow of water and fertilizer are regulated to get proper amount of fertilizer on each acre. fertilizer is 8-12-0.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Row Irrigation

Description: Photograph of Mr. Churchill and SCS Technician Herb Provett looking up listed rows toward irrigation ditch after 5" application of water.
Date: April 18, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Planting Oats

Description: Photograph of planting oats on the coutour in a terraced field with a deep furrow drill. The first time though the field one end of the drill followed the ridge line of the terrace. Thw other end in the bottom of the water channel. Second time through one end of the drill is still inthe water channel.
Date: March 18, 1937
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Residue Reutilization

Description: Photograph of crop residue reutilization. Mr. Herbert, owner, said "I feel the stubble is too valuable to burn even though we have to raise our plows and pull out on to the stubble to unload our choked up plows".
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Improvement

Description: Photograph of overseeding an excellent stand of Bermuda with Vetch, Rye, and Button Clover; 200 lbs. superphosphate per acre being put down. Pasture dream drill being used. Chickasha fine sandy loam (7) soil.
Date: August 18, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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