Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Description:
Photograph of native grasses, Nowata, Oklahoma. The area on the left was seeded to a mixture of native bluestem grasses in the spring of 1949. It was seeded with one-row cotton planter using approximately 25 pounds of seed per acre. Native grasses were harvested in 1950 and every year since, averaging one ton of hay per acre annually. Area on the right is a virgin native grass meadow. The use of these climax grasses in this area was recommended by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. OK-280-1.
Date:
May 14, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
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Partner:
Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society