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Description: Photograph of a cleat tractor and an off-set brush disk. Hap Ray, contractor, is disking the second time after trees, brush and crowns were removed and summer shaded crop. Disk weight approximately 7600 pounds and disk cut 8 to 10 inches. Area to be sprigged with Bermuda grass.next spring. OK-297-4.
Date: May 9, 1956
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of an alfalfa-sweet clover drill. James McBride, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and Soil Conservation Service [SCS], shows the advantages of a special alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Push-type double disk openers (International) are spaced at 8 inches on a strong angle-iron frame. Small seed boxes (Planter Jr. Type) are used, which permits a much lower and controlled seeding rates. In this area much land is subject to blowing and it is necessary to seed in a trashy cover. This type of e… more
Date: April 19, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of an alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Front view of a specially-designed alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Push-type double disk openers (International) are spaced at 8 inches on a strong angle-iron frame. Small seed boxes (Planter Jr. Type) are used, which permits a much lower and controlled seeding rates. In this area much land is subject to blowing and it is necessary to seed in a trashy cover. This type of equipment gives excellent performance with excellent stands almost guaranteed. The c… more
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a soil coring machine extending beyond the roof or top of a jeep. Front view, upper section with cover to the right. 1. Idler sprocket pine bearing. 2. Upper limit switch. 3. Coring hand drive and mounting arrangement on push-pull roller chain. 4. Tension adjustment, slats and adjusting screws to tighten chain. Breaker block to stop coasting movement of mechanism after limit switch cuts off power. 6. Cover with bolt hole which fastens to angle iron support and fastened in place by… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the Willys Jeep, viewed from under the jeep, looking up showing the mounting arrangement of reduction gear drive box, drive sprockets, clutch, tension spring and pilot bearing. Also note the manner whereby the muffler is moved outward. OK-10-604-G.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the Willys Jeep. Rear view looking upward under the jeep showing features of pilot bearing mounting; the position of the hole in the floor board; and, the muffler mounting and, incidentally, the rear, right tire. The Jeep is on a grease rack. OK-10-604-E.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of features of soil coring tubes. 1. Arrangement of the open side, milled with a cutting tool. 2. Cross pin for driving and lifting tube (hardened steel). 3. Threaded (female) end of tube into which points might be changed (seemless steel tubing0. 4. The tip threaded as made to specifications (male) and hardened with variable size opening of the tip to fit different soils. ok-10-604-H.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bull, A. D.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of cleat tractor and offset brush disc. Hap Ray, contractor, is discing a second time after trees, brush and crowns were removed and a [planting a] summer shade crop. The disc weight is approximately 7600 pounds and the disc cut 8to 10 inches deep. The area to be sprigged to Bermuda grass the next spring. OK-297-5.
Date: May 9, 1956
Creator: Chance, R. J.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of an infiltrometer built by the Soil Conservation Service scientist A. D. Bull. The floats are being placed within the rings. Picture # 2 in a series. TX-46, 266-B.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Hart, James
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a rear-mounted tractor-cultivator having only 3 sweeps and disk hillers. This cultivator works well through residue without burying it. a rear-mounted tractor-cultivator having only 3 sweeps and disk hillers. This cultivator works well through residue without burying it. NE-4307-6.NE-4307-6.
Date: unknown
Creator: Duley, F. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a lister with narrow moldboards which can be used for planting row crops through residue. It makes a small furrow and leaves the residue between the rows for protection of the soil. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-2.
Date: unknown
Creator: Duley, F. L.
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
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a new type of spray boom which is not supposed to drift. There is 10 needles to the inch. Total boom length is 26 feet. Used by a helicopter. OK 3086
Date: May 29, 1968
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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