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Erosion Control

Description: Photograph of erosion control on cultivated field. This field was formerly farmed with straight down hill rows and the soil suffered badly from silting. Terraces and grassed channels have been constructed and contour cultivation is now practiced. A volunteer ceop of wheat serves as winter cover and supplemental pasture for livestock.
Date: November 13, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1353.0427]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Construction of the important Mountain Park water project has been given a lift by President Ford's call for the reservoir in his water resources budget just released."
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: Long, Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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