Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Description:
Photograph of emergency tillage. Listing (with small sweeps) a sandy field planted with wheat. The field had been idle for several years until about 1943. A crop of rye was grown for 2 consecutive years (1944 & 1945) to tie down the topsoil and as preparatory to planting a wheat crop. Wheat was planted for the first time year and the field is blowing badly. TX-1853.
Date:
February 15, 1946
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner:
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society