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Aerial Shot of A Non-Cooperative Agreement Farm Undertaking Contour Farming

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of non-cooperative agreement farm undertaking contour farming. A road with several houses is located in the middle of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Do not have cooperative agreement on this farm, although they are contour farming."
Date: May 29, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stigler Project

Description: Photograph of farm pond construction across natural drain with sloping land along drain seeded to grass. Wide spaced terraces sewn to absorb short point rows. Uniform strip between widest terraces. T. A. Shirley, owner-operator.
Date: May 29, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Contour Furrows In An 73-Acre Pasture/Seiling Project

Description: Photograph of a portion of a recently contoured furrowed 73-acre pasture nine miles northwest of Seiling. A car is behind the furrows in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Portion of 73-acre pasture which has been completely contour furrowed."
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Growth on Contour Furrows Constructed on State School Land One Year After Completion/Seiling Project

Description: Photograph of grass growth after one year after completion of contour furrows on State School Land near Seiling. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Grass growth one year after completion of contour furrows. Notice large contour furrowed area in background."
Date: March 29, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bermuda Grass and Cotton

Description: Photograph of bermuda grass sprigs planted in every other cotton row. This field is to be retired to pasture and this means was taken to introduce the grass. It was cultivated whenever the cotton was. To be followed with later pictures.
Date: October 29, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Roadside Gully

Description: Photograph of a roadside gully destroying a fence. On the right the fence has been moved back, the roadside resectioned, and set to Bermuda grass.
Date: October 29, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

W. J. Kindley’s Contour Furrowed Pasture Follow-Up Picture/Broken Arrow Camp

Description: Photograph of a follow-up picture of Okla-5863. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Follow-up of Okla-5863. Four rounds have been plowed to the original ridge since the first picture was made. Bermuda grass has solidly covered the ridges and has spread somewhat in the intervals. It is planned to have the pasture completely plowed by three years from now. To be followed with progress pictures." A few buildings are in the upper left.
Date: October 29, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of H.H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, and F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], examine an improved pasture on the farm of C.B. Ritberger. Ritberger says carrying capacity of this 88 acre pasture has been doubled since he improved it with the addition of hop clover, white Dutch, yellow hop and lespedeza. Ritberger first came to this 200acre farm as a tenant in 1928, he rented the farm for $700 from F.S. Hurd… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of P.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris's Soil Conservation District [SCD] and H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation Service examine some native little bluestem in the 12 acre meadow of the C.B. Ritberger farm. This meadow land is contributing a large amount of run-off to streams was formerly waste before Ritberger developed it under a plan worked out with the aid of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service assigned to assist the district. Grass t… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of H.H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, and F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], examine an improved pasture on the farm of C.B. Ritberger. Ritberger says carrying capacity of this 88 acre pasture has been doubled since he improved it with the addition of hop clover, white Dutch, yellow hop and lespedeza. Ritberger first came to this 200acre farm as a tenant in 1928, he rented the farm for $700 from F.S. Hurd… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], and H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation Service examine some native little bluestem in the 12-acre meadow of the C.B. Ritberger farm. This meadow land contributing a large amount of run-off to streams was formerly waste before Ritberger developed it under a plan worked out with the aid of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] assigned to the district. Grass today … more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hauling in Alfalfa Hay

Description: Photograph of hauling in Alfalfa hay. Total acres in farm: 200; pasture, gg: cultivation, 92, native meadow, 12; post lot, 2; farmstead, 2. Ritberger signed a cooperative agreement with the Arkansas Verdigris SCD July 25, 1940. Farm owner (on top of wagon) and Claud Ritberger, son, are hauling in alfalfa hay from the 10 acre field that produces an average of 4 tons per acre annually. Some sheet and gullly erosion were active on this field before alfalfa was establsihed in cooperation with the d… more
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of the St. Louis and Santa Fe railroad tracks that were washed 200 feet from the railroad during recent record-breaking floods on the Verdigris River. These tracks washed from the roadbed and completely across Hwy 66 before lodging against the trees. Most of the rails are bent out of shape. Photo shows Verdigris River between Tulsa and Claremore. OK-8543.
Date: May 29, 1943
Creator: Hammett, J.W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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