Sweet Clover as Green Manure

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Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and neighbor, plowing under a green manure crop of 4 to 6 ton per acre of sweet clover. Land was limed 6 or 7 years ago of 2.5 tons per acre and 500 lbs. of Raw Rock Phosphate per acre. Sweet clover in crop rotation is a common practice on the Groeneman farm. He says it opens the soil and allows better moisture penetration and improves crop yields.

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McConnell, John May 16, 1956.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and neighbor, plowing under a green manure crop of 4 to 6 ton per acre of sweet clover. Land was limed 6 or 7 years ago of 2.5 tons per acre and 500 lbs. of Raw Rock Phosphate per acre. Sweet clover in crop rotation is a common practice on the Groeneman farm. He says it opens the soil and allows better moisture penetration and improves crop yields.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

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Armin Groeneman farm, 4 Mi. NE Miami

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  • May 16, 1956

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McConnell, John. Sweet Clover as Green Manure, photograph, May 16, 1956; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1771136/: accessed July 18, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society.

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