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[Photograph 2012.201.B0329.0048]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bob Lee Kidd of the Poteau News and Sun said he believes 60 percent of the state's small school districts should be consolidated, along with a third of the counties."
Date: January 25, 1962
Creator: Lucas, Jim
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Lemuel Ball standing beside a culled hardwood stump on LeFlore County Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] cooperator W. A. Amis's farm. Had culled hardwood not been removed, the young pine would be supressed and much smaller. OK-1538-12.
Date: February 21, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fish and Wildlife Management

Description: Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Norman Smola observes how excellent wildlife food and cover provided by a living fence of multiflora arose. Wildlife have a place in today's agriculture and are planned for in conservation planning of land use and treatment. This usage serves as a fence as well as the food, shelter and rest area for song birds and quail. OK-1538-6.
Date: February 21, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] operator is trying to get an early seedbed prepared to plant spinach. 5 tons per acre can be produced on the land if not for the lack of adequate drainage limiting it to 1 crop in 5 to 8 years. Seedbed preparation is costly. When the Cache 566 Project is completed this land will be drained with a good rotation followed. OK-1541-11.
Date: February 28, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Kerr Farms boss Tommy Heavener examining root growth of vetch being turned under for soil improvement. Vetch was planted following a sorghum crop harvested for silage. Vetch nodules can be seen as small white specks on the freshly broken soil. OK-1560-5.
Date: March 22, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Unpeeled Pine Posts

Description: Photograph of unpeeled pine posts which have been brought in from farmers who own pine timber. These posts will keep this plant in operation.
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Construction of Lateral No. 3 One Mile North of Peno

Description: Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers constructing Lateral Number 3 one mile north of Peno, Oklahoma. A third UNIDENTIFED worker is working on another lateral in the right background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking up Lateral No. 3 now under construction. Ditch will drain field drain No. 7 and 9."
Date: March 27, 1962
Creator: Sturgeon, Fines
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of Elbert Costner looks over an area from "Little Colorado" point which is being planted pine. This is to be a long range follow up series to show pine development in cull hardwoods. Picture made at the summit of a big hill looking SW at 10:00 AM on March 23, 1962. Cloudy bright. OK-1576-1.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Description: Photograph of vetch and ryebeing used as a cover crop on a peach orchard. Note the excellent growth per year with an unusually cold winter and backward spring. Residue will be mulched for summer protection from erosion. OK-1576-8.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pine Posts Being Finished

Description: Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men finishing the process of peeling pine posts. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pine post being finished. Next, these will be bundled and tied, then shipped to a treating plant."
Date: July 3, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Post Peeling Plant

Description: Photograph of several bundles of peeled pine posts at the Post Peeling Plant near Heavener. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Bundled pine post which have been peeled. They are now ready to go to the treating plant."
Date: July 3, 1962
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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