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Bermudagrass and Legumes on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of Warren McCarty, SCS, standing on a strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch covered in common Bermudagrass. In the photograph, McCarthy is pointing out the spreading of native legumes. A few buildings are located on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Common Bermudagrass on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Sodded in 1949 with sprigs by hand. Warren McCarty, SCS in picture showing natural spreading of native legumes.”
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Southland Brome

Description: Photograph of Southland Brome seeded in October of 1954, using approximately 6 lbs. per acre. 200 lbs. of rock phosphate per acre applied at seeding time. Mainly for bulk and ease of seeding. July 1955 200 lbs. of cleaned certified seed per acre was harvested from this 12 acres and all but 300 lbs. was used to increase this type of planting to approxomately 300 acres on the entire ranch. The seed that was sold brought $1.50 to $2.00 per lb. This land was in timber that was cleared about 6 month… more
Date: May 18, 1965
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of common Bermuda grass on strip mine spoils on the Nick Robson Ranch. Sodded by hand with sprigs in 1949. In this photo, Warren McCarty, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is showing the natural spreading of native legumes. OK-287-11.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sweetclover on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man (Warren McCarthy") standing on a strip mine spoils covered with sweetclover on the Robson Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Seed by aeroplane [sic] in 1950 at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. Very spotted stand in general over entire area at present. However, for several years most of area looked like this picture. Sweet clover used for pasture and to add nitrogen and organic matter to spoil banks … more
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Sweetclover on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man (Warren McCarthy") standing on a strip mine spoils covered with sweetclover on the Robson Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Seed by aeroplane [sic] in 1950 at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. Very spotted stand in general over entire area at present. However, for several years most of area looked like this picture. Sweet clover used for pasture and to add nitrogen and organic matter to spoil banks … more
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Southland Brome and Alfalfa

Description: Photograph of Southland Brome and alfalfa mixture seed in October 1955. Two lbs. Brome and 10 lbs. alfalfa along with 160 lbs. of 20% super phosphate per acre. Originally planted for pasture and seed production, depending on need for grazing. The foreground has an old cultivated field, while the background was cleared of timber, six months before seeding. Shows excellent land use in Conservation Plan as worked out by SCS technicians. Nick Robson on left; Warren McCarty on right.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Bermudagrass and Legumes on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils

Description: Photograph of Warren McCarty, SCS, standing on a strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch covered in common Bermudagrass. In the photograph, McCarthy is pointing out the spreading of native legumes. A few buildings are located on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Common Bermudagrass on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Sodded in 1949 with sprigs by hand. Warren McCarty, SCS in picture showing natural spreading of native legumes."
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Revitalized Strip Pits Spoil on Nick Robson Ranch

Description: Photograph of Nick Robson and Warren McCarty standing in former coal strip pits spoils, which native grasses are coming back and revitalizing the area. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Warren McCarty, 2. Nick Robson. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Strip pits spoils coming back naturally to native grasses. Coal was stripped from this area in early 1940's. Area was aeroplane-seeded [sic] to sweet clover around 1950 and good stands were obtained and remained for … more
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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