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Grass, Legume, and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Suitor Fescue. Planting made during the latter part of September, 1947. Fifty pounds of seed were furnished by the Soil Conservation Service and five acres were planted in a # 6-graded soil. About 200 pounds of 3-9-18 fertilizer were used on the five acres. Approximately 200 pounds of seed were harvested in the summer of 1948. It is believed that twice as much seed would have been harvested had it not been for a heavy rain two days before the harvest. AR-61, 224.
Date: 1948
Creator: Hodson, E. A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Description: Photograph of Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] John Keck illustrating the retarded growth of a 5-year old loblolly pine tree planted in the shade. Planted trees were released by treating overstory hardwoods with 2-4-5T herbicide a few days after this photo was taken. Increased growth is expected. This 19-acre field as underplanted in 1946 is being converted from scrub hardwood to desireable pine. AR-61-588.
Date: August 21, 1951
Creator: Hodson, E. A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of pasture management. This 20 acre field (old pasture) was planted to corn and sodded to Bermuda grass last spring. Bermuda grass has now covered the field and is a perfect stand over the entire area. 38 steers were brought into the pasture after the corn was harvested. AR-30, 138 (and also see AR-30, 122 and AR-30, 131).
Date: October 18, 1937
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a number of cows grazing a in pasture, with trees visible along the edges in the background. Handwritten note on back: "Pasture mgt. This pasture has lost about forty percent of the forage by not having the [cow] droppings scattered. J.A. Treadway Mt. Ida, ARK"
Date: unknown
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Alfred Austin farm showing a pure bred herd of Jersey dairy cattle with black-faced sheep grazing on posture composed of rye grass, hop clover, lespedeza, white clover, and Landino clover carrying 2 ½ animal units per acre at present. This pasture averages over 1 animal throughout the season. Mr. Austin has 21 head of Jersey cows with 22 heifers and 95 head of sheep including lambs. AR-D25-69.
Date: May 17, 1944
Creator: White, H. C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a Krussow Double spiral 2-unit seed separator which operates by gravity and can be utilized in separating balboa rye seed (oblong) from hairy vetch seed (round) after chaff and foreign matter have been removed by a regular seed cleaner. This spiral separator sends the rye seed through one of the three spouts into a separate container while the first quality vetch seed enters a second container and the cracked and low-quality vetch seed enters a third container. Five openings lead … more
Date: July 16, 1942
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Description: Photograph of a meadow outlet channel as developed from a gully which was being used to carry excess terrace water to the meadow at the foot of the slope. The entire area is fully utilized for the production of hay without loss of ground while the terrace channels gullying back into the field on both sides was also eliminated. The area has been sloped and sodded and a good vegetative cover has stabilized erosion. The entire area is now fully utilized for hay production and the former unprotecte… more
Date: December 10, 1940
Creator: Rosborough, Craig
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a combination seed huller, scarifier, cleaner and grader. This machine was operated at about 1200 rpm with a 3 to 5 horsepower gasoline motor and cleaned at the rate of 1000 pounds of cleaned seed per day. The loss in weight from unhulled, unscarified seed from the grain operator varied from 15% to 35% in weight where average loss was 25%. AR-D25-31.
Date: September 24, 1942
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Ten acre field of alfalfa planted following 2 years of sweet clover, where lime was applied. Sweat clover and alfalfa received application of 48% superphosphate at a rate of 150 pounds per acre. Alfalfa seeded in the fall of 1942 after a field of sweat clover was turned under in the summer of 1942. This method of seeding alfalfa following the sweet clover helps insure complete inoculation of alfalfa. Part of the field seeded to common variety of alfalfa & the rest to the Grimm var… more
Date: May 13, 1944
Creator: Rosborough, Craig
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of a volunteer crop of crimson clover which has reproduced itself by volunteer seeding for a period of 5 consecutive years. This winter's legume crop has served as soil conserving and building the [?] winter legume. Disking has been about the only cultivation given this 12 acre red apple and peach orchard in the background where the crimson clover has volunteered red with the seeding made in the fall of 1943. Dewey Vaughn, farm operator, is shown examining some of the heads of crimso… more
Date: May 13, 1944
Creator: Rosborough, Craig
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch and Oats Combination Planting in Apple Orchard Next to Highway #71

Description: Photograph of the combination planting of oats and vetch in an apple orchard in Lowell, next to Highway #71. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combination planting of vetch and oats in apple orchard. Cover crop has been cut into the soil with tractor and double disk to serve as a mulch in the orchard. A common practice over a number of years in this orchard. Growth of vetch and oats in the foreground was left unplowed and serves as a border strip along the highway. This strip helps to show… more
Date: May 7, 1942
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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