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Grass Pasture

Photograph of Rogers, left, and Robert N. Wall, SCS technician, examining 30-acres field seeded to native grass in April, 1948. Rogers sowed little bluestem 10 lbs. an acre, blue grass 2 lbs. an acre, and sand lovegrass 1 lb. an acre. Drilled in 7-inch rows on row sorghum stubble of year before. Disked lightly. This field had been in cultivation about 20 years , mostly peanuts and row feed. "Wouldn't hardly pay gas and oil bill then," says Rogers. Planting first grazed in 1950 with 42 head of c… more

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tomkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Pasture

Photograph of Murl Roark, SCS technician, and Mike Caruso, member of the South Caddo SCD board of supervisiors, examine portion of a 60-acre bluestem pasture planted in March, 1947. Field is almost entirely little bluestem. Green winter-grasses 12 cows and 12 calves on this 60 acres, along with 10 acres of well-established weeping lovegrass, and rests the pasture during the growing season. This native grass was seeded in 12-inch rows at a rate of 12 lbs. to an acre on badly eroded land. Green s… more

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tomkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Pasture

Photograph of Caruso, right and Ray Murrell, SCS technician, in 140-acre depleted mill land field which was seeded to native grass mixture in spring, 1949. Caruso plans to use this pasture during the winter and rest it during the growing season until grass is well established. No land preparation on this planting. Very sandy soil. Considerable wind and water erosion ahead of grass planting. This 140-acre planting fertilized in 1949 with 140 tons of lime and 20 tons of rock phosphate. 7oCT - VII. more

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tomkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Caruso Field & Pasture Preservation

Photograph of Caruso, right, and Ray Murrall, left, standing in a depleted Mill land field seeded to native grasses in the spring of 1949. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Caruso, right, and Ray Murrall, SCS technician, in 140-acre depleted Mill land field which was seeded to native grass mixture in spring, 1949. Caruso plans to use this pasture during the winter and rest it during the growing season until grass is well established. No land preparation on this planting. Very sandy soil. C… more

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tompkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Pasture

Photograph of four acres of an 18-acre native grass pasture seeded March 16, 1947. These four acres were cut for hay on Aug 1, 1951. Hay yield was 242 bales. Figuring 50 bales to the ton, that's slightly more than two tons to an acre. Grass had never been grazed. Grass was mowed to within 4 inches of ground, averaged 10 inches in height when picture was taken (three weeks after mowing). Bluestem in distant background in part of same 1947 planting, was not out for hay. Easterling plans to use th… more

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tomkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass Pasture

Photograph of Murl Roark, SCS technician examining Indiangrass seeded in 36-inch rows in spring, 1949. Ten acre planting. Rate 5 lbs. an acre. 7RR-II.

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tomkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Murl Roark

Photograph of Murl Roark, SCS technician, examning Indiangrass.

Date: August 22, 1951

Creator: Tompkins, Gordon

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

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