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Largest Cypress Tree in Okla.

Description: Photograph of Earl J. Hayne, WUC. This old cypress (taxoduim distichum) is the largest tree in Oklahoma. It measures 13 1/2 ft. in diamator and 45 ft. in circumference. This tree has been a landmark since the early history of Oklahoma. The "trail of tears" came by this tree that was a sizable sapling with Christ was on earth. This monarch of the plant would be determined to be over 2,000 years old. It is protected by lightning rods to prevent further damage.
Date: 1954-05-XX
Creator: Gamble, Maurice
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Largest Cypress Tree in Okla.

Description: Photograph of Earl J. Hayne, WUC. This old cypress (taxoduim distichum) is the largest tree in Oklahoma. It measures 13 1/2 ft. in diamator and 45 ft. in circumference. This tree has been a landmark since the early history of Oklahoma. The "trail of tears" came by this tree that was a sizable sapling with Christ was on earth. This monarch of the plant would be determined to be over 2,000 years old. It is protected by lightning rods to prevent further damage.
Date: 1954-05-XX
Creator: Gamble, Maurice
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Rock Crusher Grinding Lime

Description: Photograph of a rock crusher operated by the Idabel CCC camp grinding lime to be used as fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service Cooperators. The limestone at this place contains a percentage of moisture which permits its being ground without dust.
Date: March 19, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grinding Lime

Description: Photograph of a rock crusher operated by the Idabel CCC camp grinding lime to be used as fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service Cooperators. The limestone at this place contains a percentage of moisture which permits its being ground without dust.
Date: March 19, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry Training

Description: Photograph of Glen Scott, Vocational Agriculture student, girdling cull hard wood tree in pine stand. J. C. Brown and Tom Stickler checking girdle to be certain it is wide enough to kill the tree. These boys are studying forestry in relation to soil conservation training. Work and training is being carried on in the school forest. The forest is divided into several compartments to allow study of all phases of forestry.
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry Training

Description: Photograph of Smithville, Okla. Vocational Agriculture class with instructor examining pine tree that should be removed from the forest because it is defective. Small log or pulpwood will be cut from defective trees of this type. A tract of about 80 acres, owned by Story-McKee-Wilson Lumber Company, is set aside as school forest where the Voc. Agri. class study and apply proper forestry practices. Selective cutting has been carried out on 20 acres in the 1955 and 1956 compartment. The high scho… more
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

New Building at the Brushy Ridge School Site

Description: Photograph of a new building on the old site of Brushy Ridge School. Patrons and School Board completed this building of a class room, hall, assembly room and large kitchen for $2,600. 00. Funds from their school forest donated by J. D. Bates helped furnish the kitchen.
Date: November 20, 1956
Creator: Hayes, E. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Conservation Education

Description: Photograph of the Vocational Agriculture class at Smithville, Okla. High School studying conservation plan map of school forest. A tract of about 80 acres, owned by Story-McKee-Wilson Lumber Company, is set aside as school forest where the Voc. Agri. class study and apply proper forestry practices. Left to right is J. C. Brown, Glenn Scott, Jack Brock, Instructor, back row; Glen Hensley, Tom Stickle, Don McClung, Steve Hilton and Luther Baxter. The boys of this class are learning forestry by do… more
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry Training

Description: Photograph of Glen Hensley planting a pine seedling in school forest. Steve Hinton, Don McClung and Luther Baxter watching the planting. These boys are members of a Vocational Agriculture class at Smithville High School. This class has planted 5 acres of pine (1956 planting season) and plan to plant an additional 5 acres. The boys are studying as part of a well rounded course in soil conservation work.
Date: November 27, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry-Tree Farm

Description: Photograph of a first member tree farm. This farm is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine released by girdling undesirable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident from a good seed crop in 1957.
Date: July 22, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Flooding

Description: Photograph of floodwater from a 3. 5 inch rain 18 to 30 hours prior to photo. The different heights of the cotton is due to water standing in the field. This land would be Class I land if it weren’t for flood water. It is producing about 30 percent of what it should be.
Date: July 22, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Whitegrass-Waterhole Project Main Channel No. 1

Description: Photograph of the J. P. Harkey tract now owned by Barney Holland. This is excellent soil but produced less than 10% of the potential prior to this project. Water would stand from 4 to 10 inches deep for several weeks at a time prior to this project.
Date: 1962-08-XX
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry-Management

Description: Photograph of undesirable hardwood treated with 2-4-5T using a tree injector. Open areas were planted with pine seedlings in December of 1957 at the rate of 1000 per acre. A total of 40,000 seedlings were planted. Compartments 1 and 2.
Date: July 22, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fescue Grass Ladino Clover Bottomland Pasture

Description: Photograph of Martin examining part of his 48 acres of fescue-ladino clover bottomland pasture. He turned 112 head of cattle on this 48 acres in December 1950, and left there until April 1, except during three weeks of severe weather in January. During that three months Martin says, the livestock had nothing else to eat, yet they fared better than cows that were on straight ladino and ryegrass and being given a couple of pounds of cake each day. Martin also has fescue-ladino planted on 15 ferti… more
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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