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Description: Photograph showing some of the 175 hives of bees that are pollinating Madrid and Hubam Sweetclover on this 850 acre farm. There are 435 acres of Madrid of which 60 are to be harvested for seed. Bee pollonation increases seed production. TX-45-668.
Date: July 2, 1949
Creator: Fox, Lester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Leveling and Seeding Oats After Strip Mining on the Kingsbury Estate

Description: Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The gravel was removed, the area seeded to oats, and the hole left behind from removing the gravel will be used as a farm stock pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. This section of ground has had the gravel removed and has been leveled and seeded to oats. The hole left due to removal of quantity of gravel will be used as a farm… more
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

J.P. Kuvrenoall

Description: Photograph of J.P. Kuvrenoall, Administrators Field Representative, and Director, Regional Technical Service Center, South. Fort Worth, Texas
Date: November 1967
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Land Leveling After Strip Mining on the Kingsbury Estate

Description: Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. Section of land that has been leveled after a layer of gravel from 3 to 9 feet thick has been removed by strip mining. This land will be more productive and will have a better waterholding [sic] capacity after the gravel has been removed. Mounds in the background will be leveled when the mining is… more
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Unusable Spoils Bank on the Kingsbury Estate

Description: Photograph of a spoils bank after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The land in the photograph is rough and unusable for grazing cattle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoil Banks-Strip Mining. Rough unusable land which is typical of the type of spoils usually left when gravel is removed by strip mining. Some grass will slowly return on these spoils over a long period of time. The grass that does come in is of poor quality and is difficu… more
Date: April 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

W. T. Crouch With His Conservation Plow, Seeder, and Fertilizer

Description: Photograph of W. T. Crouch, Dalworth District Supervisor, showing his tractor, conservation plow, seeder, and fertilizer on his 125-acre Sudan field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "W. T. Crouch, Dalworth District Supervisor, showing his conservation plow, seeder and fertilizer. This machine places fertilizer from 4 to 6 inches deep and seed ½ to 2 inches deep. Crouch used this machine on his 125 acre sudan [sic] field in May and June of 1955."
Date: July 16, 1955
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Quanah Parker's Narrow Escape

Description: Article chronicles how Comanche chief, Quanah Parker, narrowly escaped being killed by carbon monoxide during a stay at a hotel. The accident resulted in Parker's companion, Yellow Bear, dying and roused suspicion throughout the Comanche population. In the end, the people chose to support Parker due to the respect he held on the reservations.
Date: Summer 1968
Creator: Tyler, Ronnie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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