Vetch and Rye Sown in Cotton Field
Description:
Photograph of Jess Wesner standing a cotton field sown with vetch and rye. This field was also used to pasture cattle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jess Wesner, cooperator with several farms, shown, says, "My renter, Mike Johnson, convinced me several years ago that a rye and vetch rotation with row crops was the best thing that could be done to these sandy land farms." This vetch was sown in cotton Oct. 1, 1957. 64 head of steers pastured from Dec. 20, 1957 to March 1, 1958. This rye…
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Date:
July 10, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
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Partner:
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society