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[Photograph 2012.201.B1211.0324]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A Resident of Rogers, Ark., Valorie Stockwell has found a great demand for her folk art in her hometown as well as at arts festivals conducted in many states around the country."
Date: September 17, 1981
Creator: Lynn, Renee
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Arkansas Traveler #1 Oats

Description: Photograph of an 18 acre field of Arkansas Traveler number 1 oats which was planted with 50 bushels of oats direct from Fayetteville, Arkansas Experiment Station which will be thoroughly tested under farm conditions and seed multiplied for use of farmers throughout this immediate area. 150# of 20% superphosphate were applied at the time oats were seeded on October 12, field was top-dressed with 100# of Ammonia Nitrate (32. 5%) at time oats began to joint. The oats were over seeded with Korean l… more
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: Rosborough, Craig
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.
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

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
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Mr. W. L. Chiddix and his son with 36 sacks of lespedeza seed, divided up as six 100 pound sacks of cleaned Korean lespedeza and 30 sacks of uncleaned seeds. Mr. Chiddix estimated his total harvest at 300 pounds of clean sericea and 1000 pounds of Korean Lespedeza seed. He expects to sell 600 pounds of clean Koren lespedeza seed and plant all of his uncleaned seed on his own farm. Some farmers in this have bought small model clipper cleaners and operate them with washing machine m… more
Date: February 19, 1942
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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