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Roy A. Holsey

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1016. Mr. Roy A. Holsey operates tractor with the Nisbet Bug Catcher. The farmer can cultivate his cotton and remove the bugs in one operation."
Date: July 16, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Fertilizer Spreader

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1027. Looking inside the fertilizer spreader for test plot use. The blades force the fertilizer through holes in bottom. Size of holes regulate amount applied per acre."
Date: July 16, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Land Preparation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-886. Land Preparation. Rear view of Land Plane designed by and built under the direction of W. A. Nugent. Plane is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide. Steering wheel for back wheels and riders step in center rear."
Date: April 7, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Land Preparation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-887. Land Preparation. Looking up at blade which is placed in center of Land Plane, designed by and built under the direction of W. A. Nugent. The raising and lowering machanism can be seen above blade."
Date: April 7, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Land Preparation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-888. Land Preparation. Close-up view of blade raising and lowering mechanism on the Land Plane designed by and built under the direction of W. A. Nugent."
Date: April 7, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Land Preparation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-889. Land Preparation. Rear view of Land Plane designed by and built under the direction of W. A. Nugent. Showing step for rider to operate steering wheel for rear wheels."
Date: April 7, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Land Preparation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-885. Land Preparation. Front view of Land Plane designed by and built under the direction of W. A. Nugent. Plane is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide."
Date: April 6, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Tour of Project

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1072. Tour of Project. W. C. Austin Project tour stops at the Irrigation Experiment Station for a talk on the results of irrigation at the station. Crops of peas and potatoes in the foreground."
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Tour of Project, Herman Watts

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1071. Tour of Project. Inspecting hegari on the farm of Herman Watts. This field was irrigated four times by row and border method. Left to right; Jimmy Bozartha of Arapaho, Oklahoma; Richard Haggard, Arapaho, Oklahoma; and Paul Holder, Custer, Oklahoma."
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Tour of Project, Herman Watts

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1068. Tour of Project. Crowd around refreshment truck of the Altus Chamber of Commerce, while in the center of the photo farmers are inspecting the cotton and hegari on the farm of Herman Watts."
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Tour of Project, Herman Watts

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1067. Tour of Project. Mrs. Williams, of the Altus Chamber of Commerce, passing refreshments to all while stopping to inspect the farm of Herman Watts. At left center of photo, crowd is inspecting cotton and hegari."
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Tour of Project

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-1065. Tour of Project. Farmers and businessmen gather in front of the Altus Chamber of Commerce for the start of a tour of farms on the W. C. Austin Project."
Date: September 8, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Irrigation

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-983. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. M. H. Carrell talks with J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. At left is pump furnishing water for irrigation from well 75 feet deep."
Date: June 23, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Irrigation, Buddy Brandt

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-980. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. J. A. Callan, Project Engineer, of the Bureau of Reclamation, W. C. Austin Project, inspects pump on the farm of Buddy Brandt west of Duke, Oklahoma. Pump is a W. E. Stern Rotate powered by a M-M motor run by Butane gas. Well is 127 feet deep and pump us pumping 1,000 feet per minute. Eight-inch pipe on pump."
Date: June 23, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Irrigation, M. H. Carrell

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-984. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. A 10" pump powered by a M-M motor pumps water from a 75-foot well on the farm of M. H. Carrell to furnish water for 6 sprinklers. Pipe is 6" aluminum by Moulton Irrigation Company. Sprinklers can be seen in the distance."
Date: June 23, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.

Irrigation, M. H. Carrell

Description: Caption says, "5-AL-987. Irrigation, Duke, Oklahoma. Closeup of sprinklers used to irrigate alfalfa on the farm of M. H. Carrell. Water comes from a 75-foot deep well on the farm. The pipe is 6 inch aluminum with pressure connections manufactured by Moulton Irrigation Company."
Date: June 23, 1948
Creator: Finch, F. S.
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