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Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

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Photograph of brush eridication. A bulldozer with a special pointed cuter blade is pushing over large oak trees. This land being cleared will be established as permenant pasture. It is virgin land and is non-productive while the brush is on it. When cleared, the land will be sodded to bermuda grass. The cost of this clearing is approximately $40.00 per acre. This brush eradication and pasture establishment is recommended by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] as proper land use practice. OK-290-7.

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

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McConnell, John May 21, 1955.

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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. It has been viewed 12 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society (OCHS) was organized and became a functioning organization in 2018. Partnerships were formalized with the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD), the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Oklahoma State University Oral History Research Program and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

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Photograph of brush eridication. A bulldozer with a special pointed cuter blade is pushing over large oak trees. This land being cleared will be established as permenant pasture. It is virgin land and is non-productive while the brush is on it. When cleared, the land will be sodded to bermuda grass. The cost of this clearing is approximately $40.00 per acre. This brush eradication and pasture establishment is recommended by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] as proper land use practice. OK-290-7.

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

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  • May 21, 1955

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  • March 28, 2021, 10:54 p.m.

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  • March 25, 2022, 7:06 p.m.

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McConnell, John. Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control, photograph, May 21, 1955; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1772519/: accessed June 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society.

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