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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of crop stubble management. A tandem disk plow is being used to cut down the stubble and incorporate it into the top soil immediately following the harvest. This method mulches soil and reduces evaporation and runoff. The Soil Conservation Service established waterways on this farm this year. OK-306-11.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sandy Prairie Range Site

Description: Photograph of a Sandy Prairie range site located in Kay County, which is in good condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sandy Prairie range site, good condition. Soil Series Shellabarger fine sandy loam."
Date: September 11, 1963
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Profile of Kaw Silty Clay Loam

Description: Photograph of a soil profile of Kaw silty clay loam. A measuring stick is on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soils. Soil profile of Kaw silty clay loam. Kaw is a deep, dark colored, alluvial soil."
Date: October 23, 1962
Creator: Culver, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Profile of Owens Clay

Description: Photograph of a soil profile of Owens clay. A measuring stick is on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soils. Soil profile of Owens clay."
Date: October 23, 1962
Creator: Culver, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hutton Farm Excellent Condition Range Grass Following Hay Harvest

Description: Photograph of excellent condition range grasses growing on loamy bottomland on the Hutton Farm after second growth of hay harvest. The grasses in the photograph include Big Bluestem, little bluestem, eastern gama, Indiangrass and Switch grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy bottom land. This is second growth after hay harvest. Big Bluestem, little bluestem, eastern gama, Indian grass and Switch grass. Excellent Condition."
Date: September 27, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of pasture planting. Field trial of beef production and adaptability of Midland, Drummond and Greenfield Bermuda grass strains and overseeded to 3 combinations of legumes. Photo shows some of the 20 head of cows and calves that will pasture this 65 acres for an 8 month period during 1960. OK-958-2.
Date: April 26, 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of pasture planting. Field trial of beef production and adaptability of Midland, Drummond and Greenfield Bermuda grass strains and overseeded to 3 combinations of legumes. Photo shows some of the 20 head of cows and calves that will pasture this 65 acres for an 8 month period during 1960. OK-958-3.
Date: April 26, 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education

Description: Photograph of a soil conservation poster contest. Here, a poster drawn by Joe Iron, a student at Chilocco Indian School, in Kay County, Oklahoma, who was the first-place winner in the contest of the West-Kay and Ark-Kay Conservation Fair, held in Newkirk in February, 1960. OK-1077-12.
Date: February 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bird Nest Creek Flood

Description: Photograph of a farmland field inundated with water from the nearby Bird Nest Creek after a flood. A house or a barn is covered by floodwater in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood. Farmland inundated by water adjacent to Bird Nest Creek, due to lack of channel capacity.”
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bird Nest Creek Flood

Description: Photograph of a farmland field inundated with water from the nearby Bird Nest Creek after a flood. A house or a barn is covered by floodwater in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood. Farmland inundated by water adjacent to Bird Nest Creek, due to lack of channel capacity."
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Perforated Well Casing

Description: Photograph of a perforated well casing. A 3 foot section of perforated casing with 1/8" opening. It is reported that this sectio of casing will let through 100 gallons per minute.
Date: November 1, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, O.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Conservation Crop Rotation

Description: Photograph of Harry Bathurst standing in wheat crop that has prospects for 1958 of 30 bushels per acre. Following sweetclover produced for seed 1956-57. Sweetclover production seed of 5.8 bu. Per acre. Eight hives of bees were used to polinate sweetclover.
Date: May 13, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Conservation Crop Rotation (2)

Description: Photograph of Harry Bathurst standing in wheat crop that has prospects for 1958 of 30 bushels per acre. Following sweetclover produced for seed 1956-57. Sweetclover production seed of 5.8 bu. Per acre. Eight hives of bees were used to polinate sweetclover
Date: May 13, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Rotation Hay and Pasture

Description: Photograph of Hereford calves grazing first year alfalfa on 20 acres cut off by electric fence. Four head of calves placed on pasture April 10 and remained until date of photo, May 13, 1958. From that time 20 head have been grazing. These 20 are barely keeping up with new growth. Calves will remain on pasture until such times as it seems necessary to remove them to get one good cutting of hay in addition to pasture.
Date: May 13, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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