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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of native grass pasture overgrazed. Native grass pasture overgrazed with additional drought damage. Soil Conservation program started in 1941 on this farm. Until recently this ranch was one of our examples of proper use. Droughts of 1954, 1955 and 1956 reduced the carrying capacity of the range so that it is now badly overgrazed. Mrs. J. H. Carlock, Ardmore is the owner. Roy Skaggs is the foreman-operator. OK-389-2.
Date: September 28, 1956
Creator: Castle, E. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of native grass seeding. Native grass seeding made in 1950 on the right. Meadow on the left was overgrazed while considerable growth was left on the seeded areas. No fertilizers were used in either area. The Soil conservation Service [SCS] began here on this ranch in 1941. The right area was terraced in 1947 and was seeded to native bluestem mixture in 1950. Roy Skaggs, Foreman Operator. OK-389-1.
Date: September 28, 1956
Creator: Castle, E. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0403.0252]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The judge in the Fred Hagler murder trial at Sulphur, W. J. Monroe is shown gesturing in his district court to rule on the questioning."
Date: April 16, 1956
Creator: Lucas, Jim
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.b1301.0414]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Partially-completed 24 room lodge which will be the headquarter of the spacious new resort being built by oilman Waco Turner near Burneyville is due to be finished in late August."
Date: June 24, 1956
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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