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Land Use Orchard

Description: Photograph of DC Marvin (Buck) Wright, Jr., looks at a peach not quite ready for the eating. Orchard production is a land use on many soils in Adair County.
Date: July 12, 1972
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Establishment

Description: Photograph of Bermuda grass base pasture from seed developed on formerly timbered land in May 1955. Timber cut off at ground level with a crawler tractor mounted scalloped blade cutter in the fall of 1955. Land prepared in the spring of 1956. Limed according to needs and fertilized with 300 pounds of 4-12-4 per acre and seeded with 2 pounds of hulled Bermuda seed per acre. Seed and fertilizer placed in shallow furrows 18 inches apart. Photo made 9 weeks after seeding. Moderately grazed from see… more
Date: July 9, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pine Plantation

Description: Photograph of pine seedling planted in the spring of 1955. Hardwoods in this plantation have been partially controlled. All larger trees have been girdled. This area was burned over before seedlings were set in 1955.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Overseeding Bermuda Grass

Description: Photograph of fertilized seed Bermuda grass over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover. One month after planting. Planted and fertilized with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer distributor with a H. L. Pray 18 inch furrowing attachment.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Fountain, William T.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Greenfield Bermuda (2)

Description: Photograph of a nursery plot of Greenfield Bermuda grass planted July 1, 1955. First crop of roots was harvested and used to plant 100 acres in 1956. Fertilizer was applied to grass at the rate of 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. This grass has been grazed since it was planted and it is preferred by cattle over the other types of Bermuda grass.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fertilized Seed-Bermuda grass

Description: Photograph of fertilized and seed-Bermuda grass, 5 weeks after planting. Planted on a well prepared seedbed in 18 inch rows with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer spreader with an H. L. Pray furrowing attachment.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Fountain, William T.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Establishment

Description: Photograph of a plot o land was cleared of brush and trees in the fall of 1955 and sprigged to Greenfield Bermuda grass in May of 1956. It was fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. Heavy trees and brush were cleared with a bulldozer as recommended by the SCS as a proper land use practice.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Establishment Brazil Creek

Description: Photograph of Brazil Creek bottomland hand cleared of trees and brush in the winter of 1955 and seeded to common Bermuda grass n May 1956 and fertilized with 200 pounds of 5-10-5 using Soil Conservation District equipment. Eighteen head of cattle grazing on this plot in preference to other and older plots.
Date: July 12, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Common Bermuda Grass Established Pasture

Description: Photograph of a 26 acre field of common Bermuda grass established by planting 2 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed with 100 lbs 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new Bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover when the field is well… more
Date: July 6, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Herefords Grazing on Bermuda

Description: Photograph of pure bred polled Herefords grazing on fertilized seeded Bermuda grass. One month after planting. Over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Fountain, William T.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Pasture Establishment in Ouachita Highlands

Description: Photograph of a planned conservation treatment of timbere4d rock free soil in Ouachita Highlands. Bermuda grass from seed on dozer cleared land 2 months after seeding. This grass was limed and fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. Land was tandem diced, followed by packing rain. Seed and fertilizer placed on top of ground in 18 inch rows. Seeded at the rate of 2 pounds of seed per acre.
Date: July 9, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fescue Grass Ladino Clover Bottomland Pasture

Description: Photograph of Martin examining part of his 48 acres of fescue-ladino clover bottomland pasture. He turned 112 head of cattle on this 48 acres in December 1950, and left there until April 1, except during three weeks of severe weather in January. During that three months Martin says, the livestock had nothing else to eat, yet they fared better than cows that were on straight ladino and ryegrass and being given a couple of pounds of cake each day. Martin also has fescue-ladino planted on 15 ferti… more
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry-Tree Farm

Description: Photograph of a first member tree farm. This farm is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine released by girdling undesirable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident from a good seed crop in 1957.
Date: July 22, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Crop Flooding

Description: Photograph of floodwater from a 3. 5 inch rain 18 to 30 hours prior to photo. The different heights of the cotton is due to water standing in the field. This land would be Class I land if it weren’t for flood water. It is producing about 30 percent of what it should be.
Date: July 22, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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