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First Year Certified Sand Bluestem

Description: Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.”
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Residue Management

Description: Photograph of burning stubble after the harvest of wheat. This stubble is being burned to make working the land easier. This area produced only 15 bushels of wheat per acre in 1958. This reduced yeild is due to land condition which is poor because of the practice of burning stubble. Stubble properly managed will improve the condition of the land and the amount of production.
Date: June 16, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bees

Description: Photograph of Claude Webb, and K.C. Bennett, SCS Representative, proudly display a few bees from the 70 bee hives on the Webb farm. Bees are a most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, according to K.C. Bennet, to get more and better returns from legumes in a planned soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold around $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date: May 16, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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

Fish Farming

Description: Photograph of Lon Simmons and Ron Smola examining a trout that Mr. Simmons raised in pond in background. Biology assistance is part of total SCS program.
Date: June 16, 1971
Creator: Vaughan, Keith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the seeding of a mixture of native grass (100 acres) with one of the special drills constructed under the specifications of Soil Conservation District supervisors of the Central Washita River Valley of Oklahoma to plant small seeds of native and adapted grasses. A local iron works made the drills from second-hand grain drill frames, automobile transmissions, cotton planter boxes, discs and press wheels obtained by supervisors of the Grady Co., Stephens Co., South Caddo Co., and th… more
Date: March 16, 1946
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bermuda grass Planting

Description: Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being raked with side-delivery rake. The digging area is raked several times to get the maximum amount of roots.
Date: May 16, 1956
Creator: Chelf, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Harvesting Milo

Description: Photograph of Dumas Moss harvesting milo for Jack Seals on Curtis Willsie farm. This farm is under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Certified Coronado Side-Oats

Description: Photograph of SCS Technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson inspect certified Coronado side-oats grama planted in 1958. 1958 yield was 200 lbs of seed per acre. Miller is president of the Okla. Group Improvement Association as well as being a good conservation farmer.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combining Soybeans

Description: Photograph of combining soybeans on Arkansas river bottom soil. Such heavy soils often need drainage. SCS technicians stake drainage where needed on lands of district cooperators. These beans will make 40 bushels per acre.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Stock Pond

Description: Photograph of Jack Kelsey inspects new pond built to supply needed livestock water for his ranch in Woodward County. GCPC
Date: February 16, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

High Water Mark on North Cavalry

Description: Photograph of the high water mark and bank scouring shown after 2 to 4 inches of rains on watershed of North Cavalry. This is a 25 year old man-made channel designed to prevent flooding and ponding on bottom land. Nearby farmers say that this channel seldom overflows, but that it has lowered the water table in the soil enough to lower crop yields. The channel is approximately 20 feet deep at this point.
Date: May 16, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Top Range Cover

Description: Photograph of top range cover on 10 year old range seeding. Note sand bluestem, left, and little bluestem, right, in front center of photo.
Date: August 16, 1960
Creator: Engleman, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

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

Rush Springs Watershed

Description: Photograph of watershed site 22, Rush Creek. Follow-up of OK-1240-6; just after completion of structure. Lake is now full. Excellent stand of bermuda grass in spillway area and on dam. Also used for stockwater.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Leonard, Claude
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pumpkin and Corn Grown on Farm

Description: Photograph of Sam Holmberg with pumpkins (corn in background) grown on his farm. Pumpkin crop goes to Erick Band Mothers for purchase of band uniforms. Last year pumpkin crop of 1/4 acre produced $185 for Holmberg son's Senior class which was used for trip to Washington. Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a suprevisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD. Holmberg is an excellent conservation farmer on his 640 acre farm.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wildhorse Watershed

Description: Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse Creek site 22. Principal spillway is concrete pipe under the dam. At back toe of dam steel, galvanized, corrugated, 8 guage, asphalt coated culvert pipe was substituted for concrete pipe. The culvert pipe is leaking at joint, rivets, and seams. There was some vibration on the last joint of culvert pipe.
Date: July 16, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Extensive Growth of Vetch

Description: Photograph of left to right, Henery Heman, District cooperator, WUC, SCS K.C. Bennett, and Bart Brewster, neighbor. Brewster is shown admiring the extensive growth of vetch on the Heman farm, while Heman proudly looks on. The vetch is a common occurance now in Ottawa County with approxomately 60,000 acres grown annually. The vetch was practically not known before the beginning of the district in 1946.
Date: May 16, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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