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Fort Cobb Dam Signpost

Description: Photograph of a sign that indicates Fort Cob Dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This sign located at Fort Cobb Lake. Pond Hog Farm is located two miles above this multiple-purpose reservoir."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fort Cobb Lake Pollution Abatement and UNIDENTIFED Sailors

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED people sailing on Fort Cobb Lake, just two miles below Pond Hog Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fort Cobb Lake, located just two miles below Pond hog farm, receives intensive recreation use. It is also the water supply for the cities of Anadarko and Chickasha."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pond Farm Pollution Abatement

Description: Photograph of "DC Carl Mackey (left) and conservation district cooperator Ronald Pond discuss management principles applied at the Pond swine enterprise." People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. DC Carl Mackey, 2. Ronald Pond.
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ronald Pond Farm Pollution Abatement

Description: Photograph of DC Carl Mackey and Ronald Pond discussing sow herd management on Pond's farm. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. DC Carl Mackey, 2. Ronald Pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "DC Carl Mackey (left) and Ronald Pond discuss management of sow herd on the Pond farm."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ronald Pond Farm Pollution Abatement

Description: Photograph of DC Carl Mackey and Ronald Pond standing in front of Pond's Hog Farm and discussing sanitation measures. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. DC Carl Mackey, 2. Ronald Pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "DC Carl Mackey (left) and Ronald Pond discuss sanitation measures at the Pond hog farm. Sewage from the buildings in the background is stored in a waste disposal lagoon located nearby."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ronald Pond Farm Waste Disposal Lagoon and Pollution Abatement

Description: Photograph of DC Carl Mackey, Ronald Pond, and his son, Bruce standing in front of Pond Hog Farm's waste disposal lagoon. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. DC Carl Mackey, 2. Bruce, 3. Ronald Pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "DC Carl Mackey (left) and Ronald Pond with son, Bruce, look at the waste disposal lagoon constructed to prevent pollution from the Pond swine operation."
Date: August 10, 1971
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a silt source area treatment. Switchgrass was planted in March 1957. There has been no grazing by domestic livestock. Trees are growing in and along a huge gully. Slope in the distance was planted at the same time. See OK-425-1. OK-1425-3.
Date: August 10, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Switchgrass Field Southwest of Minco

Description: Photograph of a hilly field of switchgrass and a slope in the distant background. The trees in the background are growing in and around a gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Silt Source area treatment. Switchgrass was planted in March 1957. There has been no grazing by domestic livestock. Trees are growing in and along huge gully. Slope in the distance was planted at the same time. See Ok-425-1.”
Date: August 10, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Switchgrass Field Southwest of Minco

Description: Photograph of a hilly field of switchgrass and a slope in the distant background. The trees in the background are growing in and around a gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Silt Source area treatment. Switchgrass was planted in March 1957. There has been no grazing by domestic livestock. Trees are growing in and along huge gully. Slope in the distance was planted at the same time. See Ok-425-1."
Date: August 10, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Two UNIDENIFIED Men Inspecting the Amount of Straw Left on Surface After One Year of Summer Fallow

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENIFIED men inspecting the amount of straw left on surface after one year of summer fallow, which this field has been summer fallowed thru 1959. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field which has been summer fallowed thru 1959. Wheat was harvested off this field in 1958. Attempting to show the amount of straw left on surface after one year of summer fallow. Sweeps and rod weeders were used for seedbed preparation."
Date: August 10, 1959
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of native grasses. Range seeded to native grass mixture of: little blue stem, blue grama and buffalo grass in March, 1951 on a well-prepared seed bed with an Easy-Flow planter. Planted on Class VII land, soil unit # 6 in an old cultivated field. This grass has had no fertilizer and has had little grazing due to low rainfall conditions. Grass has been grazed according to its capabilities. Old cultivated land was converted to grass to conserve soil on this Class VII and Class III land … more
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem. A King Ranch bluestem planting made in 1954. This grass was planted at the rate of 4 pounds per acre with an easy flow planter and fertilizer. It was planted on Class III land, soil unit 6 and will be used for grazing. OK-363-4.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of native grass. Mixture of bluestem grass seeded in January 1952 on a well-prepared seed bed, seeded with an easy flow seeder. Grass was seeded at the rate of 10 pounds per acre. Has had light grazing. Owner, John E. Guest, cut 340 bales of hay from this 20 acres in 1955. Grass was seeded in Class VII land soil unit # 6, old cultivated land. Grass has had no fertilizer and is in good condition. Owner plans to return most of hi sland to native grass. OK-383-5.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

King Ranch Bluestem

Description: Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem planting in the spring of 1951. An annual average of 3000 pounds of seed are gathered from this 100 acre planting. L. C. Haskins, Jefferson County SCD Mgr. , Bob Price, and Hank Bradley inspecting grass and explaining the growth and use of grass to young Bradley. This grass was planted on old depleted cropland as a proper land use practice as recommended by SCS. For fertilizer, this 100 acre field received 45 tons of raw rock phosphate in 1949, 6 tons 33% ammon… more
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

King Ranch Bluestem Planting

Description: Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem planting in the spring of 1951. An annual average of 3000 pounds of seed are gathered from this 100 acre planting. L.C. Haskins, Jefferson County SCD Mgr., Bob Price, and Hank Bradley inspecting grass and explaining the condition of the grass. This grass was planted on old depleted cropland as a proper land use practice as recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. For fertilizer, this 100 acre field received 45 tons of raw rock phosphate in 1949 and 6 tons … more
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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