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Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder Showing Alfalfa and its' Root System on Blow Land

Description: Photograph of Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, left, digs up alfalfa plant so that A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, can show long taproot. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, 2. A. T. Elder SCS Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This 3-year old alfalfa sends roots far down to open up the soil for maximum water intake, break up compaction. No wind erosion here. Farmers of area are turning to alfalfa as profitable crop on blow lands. SCS … more
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wheat Growing on Richfield Loam

Description: Photograph of wheat growing on Richfield Loam. A UNIDENTIFED building stands in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat growing on Richfield Loam. Near Floris, Okla."
Date: June 1959
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Field Preparation for Fall Seeding

Description: Photograph of tractor plowing the land for fall seeding in Beaver County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land plowed in preparation for fall seeding. This operation of pulling a section harrow over land further reduces the size of clods, increasing the wind erosion hazard. Too much tillage is a problem that must be overcome in combating wind erosion. Ted Lehman, WUC Beaver City, says this is a "powder ker [sic] for blowing."
Date: August 25, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A. T. Elder and Ted Lehman, SCS Technicians, Looking Over This Good Field of Wheat While Behind Them, the Wheat Crop has Taken a Beating From Wind Erosion

Description: Photograph of A. T. Elder, left, and Ted Lehman, SCS Technicians, looking over this good field of wheat while behind them, the wheat crop has taken a beating from wind erosion. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. A. T. Elder, 2. Ted Lehman. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Technicians A. T. Elder (left) and Ted Lehman looking over this good field of wheat while behind them wheat crop has taken a beating from wind erosion. Effective tillage: leaves wheat stubble… more
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Field of Little Bluestem, Hairy Grama, and Silver Bluestem Grasses Growing on Mansker-Potter Complex Soils

Description: Photograph of field of little bluestem, hairy grama, and silver bluestem grasses growing on Mansker-Potter complex soils. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mansker-Potter Complex 30-OK Mixed weeds and shallow site. Cultivated 1902-06. Out of cultivation 1906-59. Little bluestem, hairy grass and Silver bluestem."
Date: May 19, 1959
Creator: Snock, Ernest
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Long Alfalfa Taproot

Description: Photograph of A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, shows part of long taproot of the three-year-old alfalfa. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technician A. T. Elder shows part of long taproot of this 3-year-old alfalfa. Moisture was found in soil at depth of 2 inches. Elder dug down 17 inches to get plant out and moisture was still present. Area has hand less than 2 inches of rain since November 1952. II RR 6-0. (See Okla-10-713.)"
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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