Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Description:
Photograph of Dr. Mathis, Superintendent of the Oklahoma Methodist Home for Children, right, and Robert F. Shapley, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], Tahlequah, Cherokee County Soil Conservation District [SCD], inspecting native Bluestem grass for a possible seed harvest. This field yielded approximately 200 pounds dry seed per acre for 55 acres. 2 tons of agricultural limestone [= calcium carbonate] and 160 pounds of 0-20-0 fertilizer per acre were applied in 1951. The hay was cut this year in …
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Date:
October 16, 1955
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Partner:
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society