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Improved Range

Description: Photograph of a heavily timbered area that was in poor range condition. Early June 1955 tow pounds of Kuron (propionic acid) per acre was applied by aero plane. All vegetative growth of shrubs and trees was controlled on 90 % of the shrubs and trees. A definitive percentage of tree kill could not be determined at this time but a tremendous growth of primarily little bluestem can be observed even directly underneath the trees. An excellent seed crop was produced by this area which was completely… more
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combining Native Bluestem Grass

Description: Photograph of Howard Nix combining native bluestem mixture on the farm of Alva Tims. Proper range management and rotation grazing permitted the harvest of 1500 pounds of bluestem mixture from approximately 35 acres.
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Examination of Bluestem Harvest

Description: Photograph of Claud Leonard (left), Work Unit Conservationist, Rush Springs, Okla. And Howard Nix combine operator, examine some of the native bluestem mixture harvested from this area. 1500 pounds of seed were harvested from approximately 35 acres.
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Howard Nix combining native bluestem mixture on the farm of Alva Tims. Proper range management and rotation grazing permitted the harvest of 1500 pounds of bluestem mixture from approximately 35 acres. OK-190-1.
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of Claude Leonard, Work Unit Conservationist, [WUC] of Rush springs, Oklahoma, observing excellent growth of Little Bluestem. This heavily timbered area was in poor range condition. In early June 1955, two pounds of Kuron (propionic acid) per acre was applied by aeroplane. All vegetative growth of shrubs and trees was controlled on 90% of the shrubs and trees. A definite percwentage of tree kill could not be determined at this time but a tremendous growth of primarily Little Bluestem… more
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of a heavily timbered area. This was in poor range condition. Early June 1955, two pounds of Kuron (propionic acid) per acre was applied by aeroplane. All vegetative growth was controlled on 90% of the shrubs and trees. A definite percentage of tree kill could not be determined at this time but a tremendous growth of primarily Little Bluestem can be observed even directly underneath the trees. An excellent seed crop was produced by this area which was completely deffered from grazing… more
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of Claud Leonard, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], Rush Springs, Oklahoma, observing the dead timber from the effects of spray material. This heavily timbered area was in poor range condition. In early June, 1955, two pounds of Kuron (Propionic acid) per acre was applied by airplane reducing the vegetative growth of shrubs and trees by 90%. A definite percentage of tree kill could not be determined at this time but a tremendous growth of primarily Little Bluestem can be observed even… more
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Claud Leonard (left), Work Unit Conservationist, Rush Springs, OK, and Howard Nix, combine operator, examining some of the native bluestem mixture harvested from this area. 1500 pounds of seed were harvested from approximately 35 acres. OK-190-2.
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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