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Two UNIDENTIFED Farmers Spreading Lespedeza and Sweetclover Seeds on Contour Ridges in Native Pasture/Stillwater Project
Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment spreading lespedeza and sweetclover seeds on contour ridges in native pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Seeding contour ridges in native pasture, using lespedeza and sweet clover. The ridges were built with two rounds with terracing plow, then worked with orchard disc. Seed broadcast by hand. Covering with two mower wheels as drag or harrow."
UNIDENTIFIED Farmer With A Improvised Device/Stillwater Project
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer using an improvised device harrowing contour furrows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows an ingenious device, improvised by the farmer, doing a good job of harrowing contour furrows after they have been broadcasted to lespedeza and sweet clover. It consists of two moving machine wheels chained together in such a way that one wheel is on each side of the furrow."
Cows Grazing on A Contoured Furrowed Pasture/Stillwater Project
Photograph of eleven cows grazing on a contour furrowed pasture, planted to Bermudagrass, buffalo, grama, and straminium. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cows are here shown grazing on a contour furrowed field. The furrows have been planted to Bermuda grass and the predominating grasses of this of this virgin pasture are buffalo, grama, and straminium [sic]. Over pasturing in the early spring is considered detrimental."
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the seeding of contour ridges in native pasture, using lespedaza and sweet clover. The ridges were built with two rounds with terracing plow, then worked with the orchard disc. Seed broadcast by hand. Covering with two mower wheels as drag or barrow. OK-5668.
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