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Vetch-Rye Soil Building Cover Crop on Clarence Adams and Son Field

Description: Photograph of Hubert Adams, and W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist, showing off vetch growth. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hubert Adams, 2. W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Vetch-Rye soil building cover crop. Spring 1952. Land Capability Class III land. 6-GP Soil Unit. Moderately severe erosion cropland. Field planted to Austrian winterpeas [sic] in Fall 1950. 150 pounds super phosphate applied at planting time. Austri… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Beef Stock Cattle Grazing on Native Grass Rangeland in Excellent Condition

Description: Photograph of two beef stock cattle grazing on native grass rangeland in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Native Grass Range. Range Class-Excellent Condition. Blackland Prairie Site. Land Capability Class I. 5-GP. Slight Erosion. Carrying capacity 25 head of mature beef stock on 100 acres early spring to late summer. Range Conservation measures practiced, controlled grazing, no burning, phosphate application. This native grassland has received good treatment throughou… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch-Rye Soil Building Cover Crop on Clarence Adams and Son Field

Description: Photograph of Hubert Adams, and W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist, showing off vetch growth. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hubert Adams, 2. W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Vetch-Rye soil building cover crop. Spring 1952. Land Capability Class III land. 6-GP Soil Unit. Moderately severe erosion cropland. Field planted to Austrian winterpeas [sic] in Fall 1950. 150 pounds super phosphate applied at planting time. Austri… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grading Minnows

Description: Photograph of grading minnows by sizes. The worker is taking minnows from a holding box to put into the mechanical grader.
Date: September 1950
Creator: Allen, Phillip
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph documenting land capability class II soil unit 6-GP erosion as moderately severe. The cropland is sericea meadow that was planted in the spring of 1949. 150 pounds of superphosphate applied at planting times. 200 pounds of rock phosphate applied in the spring of 1952. Average annual yield is 2 tons of legume hay. OK-10-541.
Date: May 5, 1905
Creator: Davis, D. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cow Grazing on Big Hop Clover on the Dick Elliott Farm

Description: Photograph of a cow grazing on Big Hop Clover, which was seeded over with Bermudagrass on the Dick Elliott farm south of Soper. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cow grazing Big Hop Clover which was seeded over Bermudagrass Note stand of Clover and excellent condition of the cow. On the Dick Elliot farm south of Soper."
Date: July 30, 1966
Creator: Smola, Norman E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch-Rye Soil Building Cover Crop on Clarence Adams and Son Field

Description: Photograph of Hubert Adams, and W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist, standing in a field covered in vetch and rye grass. 1. Hubert Adams, 2. W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vetch-Rye soil building cover crop. Spring 1952. Land Capability Class III land. 6-GP Soil Unit. Moderately severe erosion cropland. Field planted to Austrian winterpeas [sic] in Fall 1950. 150 pounds super phosphate applied at planting time. Austrian Winterpeas [sic] followed by… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Supplemental Pasture

Description: Photograph of a supplemental pasture of oats and vetch seeded in Bermudagrass sod. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Supplemental Pasture. Oats and vetch seeded in Bermudagrass sod in the fall of 1956. Seeding was done with a sod disc and about 200 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer was applied with the seed. Fifteen pounds of vetch and 2 bushels per acre were seeded in the Bermudagrass sod. Owner plans to use oats and vetch as winter grazing for his cattle."
Date: November 30, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Mowing Weeds In Native Bluestem Meadow to Promote Growth of Grasses

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn equipment mowing weeds in a native bluestem meadow to promote of grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mowing Weeds In Native Bluestem Meadow to promote growth of grasses. Area is protected from fire and grazing and is mowed regularly for weed control. Coop. has good demand for hay because meadow is kept free of weeds, and says "I have a steady demand for clipped hay at 35₵ but demand is light. My mowed meadows produces ¾ T. more per A… more
Date: May 14, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Supplemental Pasture of Oats and Vetch Seeded in Bermudagrass Sod

Description: Photograph of a supplemental pasture of oats and vetch seeded in Bermudagrass sod in the fall of 1956. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Oats and vetch seeded in Bermudagrass sod in the fall of 1956. Seeding was done with a sod disc with about 200 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer being applied with the seed. Fifteen pounds of vetch and 2 bushels of oats per acre were seeded in the Bermudagrass sod. Owner Planned to use the oats and vetch as winter grazing for his cattle."
Date: November 30, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Technicians Inspecting Eroded Area]

Description: Photograph of W. E. Hardesty, SCS technician, and Mr. Gorrell inspecting either vetch or Biennial sweetclover sown in the fall of 1948 on a severely eroded area. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. W. E. Hardesty, SCS technician, 2. Mr. Gorrell. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Biennial sweetclover sown in fall of 1948. Treatment included 200# superphosphate, 400# rock phosphate and 2 tons limestone per acre. Severely eroded area. SCS technician W. E. Hardesty, on … more
Date: July 13, 1949
Creator: Jessie, S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Modified Fertilizer Spreader Adapted for Bermudagrass

Description: Photograph of a modified Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rear view showing press wheels with mud guards. Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for Bermudagrass seeding. Holes are adjusted to plant 4-24 inch rows. Seed is mixed with 5-10-5 fertilizer and planted at the rate of 2 lbs. of seed and 200 lbs. of fertilizer per acre. The seed is dropped in small furrows that are made by sprig-tooth harrow teeth. Press-wheels train in the furrows.… more
Date: July 22, 1953
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Will Baskett Cattle and Field

Description: Photograph of two of Will Baskett's beef stock grazing on his well-managed pasture. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Native Grass Rangeland. Range Class – Excellent condition Blackland Prairie Site. Land Capability Class II. 5 GP Slight Erosion. Carrying capacity 25 kind of mature beef stock on 100 acres early spring to late summer. Range conservation measures practiced, controlled grazing, no burning, phosphate application. This native grassland has received good treatment throughout… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

J. H. Hanks Class I Land and Holstein Dairy Cattle

Description: Photograph of J. H. Hanks' Purebred Holstein dairy herd grazing on Bermuda-clover summer pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Capability Class I – 7 FC. Slight erosion. Purebred Holstein dairy herd grazing on Bermuda-clover summer pasture. Bermudagrass roots were mechanically planted in the field in Spring, 1949 on a well prepared on a well prepared seedbed with Kiamichi SCD equipment. 2 tons of lime and 200 pounds of super-phosphate were applied before planting and 150 pounds o… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch-Rye Soil Building Cover Crop on Clarence Adams and Son Field

Description: Photograph of Hubert Adams, and W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist, standing in a field covered in vetch and rye grass. 1. Hubert Adams, 2. W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vetch-Rye soil building cover crop. Spring 1952. Land Capability Class III land. 6-GP Soil Unit. Moderately severe erosion cropland. Field planted to Austrian winterpeas [sic] in Fall 1950. 150 pounds super phosphate applied at planting time. Austrian Winterpeas [sic] followed by… more
Date: July 20, 1952
Creator: Davis, David O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

W. D. Wyatt Purebred Bull Calves

Description: Photograph of small herd of young purebred bull calves on Dallisgrass-white clover summer pasture on W. D. Wyatt's property. A house is located on the far left of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Capability Class I 7-FC. Slight Erosion. Young purebred bull calves on Dallis grass-white clover summer pasture. Through the last several years this field has come into a solid stand of Dallis grass [sic] and white clovers. Seeding has occurred mainly from droppings from area… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tractor and Modified Fertilizer Spreader Adapted for Bermudagrass

Description: Photograph of a tractor with a modified Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for Bermudagrass seeding. Holes are adjusted to plant 4-24 inch rows. Seed is mixed with 5-10-5 fertilizer and planted at the rate of 2 lbs. of seed and 200 lbs. of fertilizer per acre. The seed is dropped in small furrows that are made by sprig-tooth harrow teeth. Press-wheels train in the furrows. Cost of the conversion is about … more
Date: July 22, 1953
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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