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Remains of Old Sod House

Description: Photograph of the remains of an old sod house built by early settlers of Northwestern Oklahoma. The houses were built of blocks cut from the good grass sod they found in this area. Some of the walls are still standing and are in fair condition after nearly 100 years. This type of sod no longer exists. It has been destroyed by plowing for farming, over-grazing and erosion.
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Remains of Old Sod House

Description: Photograph of remains of old sod house built by early settlers of Northwestern Oklahoma. The homes were built of blocks cut from the good grass sod they found in this area. Some of the walls are still standing and are in fair condition after 100 years. This type of sod no longer exists. It has been destroyed by plowing for farming, over-grazing and erosion.
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Stubble Mulching

Description: Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble, Noble cultivator system. Only the first operation has been completed.
Date: July 10, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Remains of Old Sod House

Description: Photograph of remains of old sod house built by early settlers of Northwestern Oklahoma. The homes were built of blocks cut from the good grass sod they found in this area. Some of the walls are still standing and are in fair condition after 100 years. This type of sod no longer exists. It has been destroyed by plowing for farming, over-grazing and erosion.
Date: July 9, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0320.0605]

Description: Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Major county farmers in the Orienta community will find more elevator space for the 195- harvest with completion of the new 200,000 bushel storage plant of the Major County Co-Operative Elevator association."
Date: February 10, 1950
Creator: Killian, Thomas F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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