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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of weeping lovegrass planted for feed and cover for wildlife. Some lovegrass seed will be harvested from this area.The conservation of wildlife in rough areas of any form is a recommended practice. OK-324-3.
Date: July 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Rotation of Wheat and Sweet Clover

Description: Photograph of crop rotation of wheat and sweet clover; also showing contour farming and residue management. A good system of crop rotation is regularly followeed on this farm using sweet clover and alfalfa as soil improving crops. Terraces and waterway have been established under supervision of SCD.
Date: July 15, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Wash Out County Highway Bridge Over Stillwater Creek

Description: Photograph of the mangled wreckage of a highway bridge spanning over Stillwater Creek. This wash out was caused by floodwaters on June 21, 1957. The back of the photograph proclaims, "County highway bridge over Stillwater Creek was washed out by flood water on June 21, 1957."
Date: July 21, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Weeping Love Grass. The weeping love grass was planted 8 years ago on blow sand (Soil Unit 12) has made from 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre since. One year during a drought, the owner, Howard Carleton, grazed 30 cows for 12 months on the 34 acres in the field. Planting weeping lovegrass on this soil unit 12 not only provided good seed crop and pasture, it reduced erosion on this land. OK-324-4.
Date: July 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Weeping Love Grass. The weeping love grass was planted 8 years ago on blow sand (Soil Unit 12) has made from 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre since. One year during a drought, the owner, Howard Carleton, grazed 30 cows for 12 months on the 34 acres in the field. Planting weeping lovegrass on this soil unit 12 not only provided good seed crop and pasture, it reduced erosion on this land. OK-324-4.
Date: July 26, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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