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Crop Residue Management

Description: Photograph of burning stubble after the harvest of wheat. This stubble is being burned to make working the land easier. This area produced only 15 bushels of wheat per acre in 1958. This reduced yeild is due to land condition which is poor because of the practice of burning stubble. Stubble properly managed will improve the condition of the land and the amount of production.
Date: June 16, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Blackjack Spraying

Description: Photograph of Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of FHA, observing the kill and deterioration of woody growth following chemical treatment which was supplied in 1956 and 1957.
Date: June 6, 1958
Creator: Judge, Earl R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Forestry-Tree Farm

Description: Photograph of First member tree farm. This plan is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine released by girdling undesireable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident from a good seed crop in 1957.
Date: July 22, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Button Clover

Description: Photograph of Earnest Allen showing a part of is 46 acres of button clover at seeding time that was planted in the fall of 1957. A excellent crop was made in the planting with vetch.
Date: July 28, 1958
Creator: Lowe, Sam D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trench Silos

Description: Photograph of filling one of the 8 trench silos on the H.C. Hitch Ranch, Guymon, Oklahoma. 18,000 tons of ensilage was stored in the silos.
Date: August 1958
Creator: Elder, A. T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ensilage

Description: Photograph of a crop that has just been watered out of gated pipe. This irrigation was made possible thru Great Plains Program. Mr. Deck is highly pleased with the crop being grown and the ease with which it can be ittigated-underground pipe installed under Great Plains Program.
Date: 1958~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cover Crops

Description: Photograph of Lee Brown, operator, is plowing under mature cover of rye after it has been grazed about 5 months by livestock. Knie uses this field, approximately 100 acres of Class I, II, and III land, exclusively for grazing. He says the cattle gained about 2 lbs. per day and this utilization of the land produces considerable more than harvest crops by machine.
Date: July 11, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cover Crop Guar and Field Peas

Description: Photograph of Guar and field peas drilled on acreage reserve for a cover crop to be plowed under for soil improvement. This field was planted to rye and turned under in 1957.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest-Grass

Description: Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combining Native Grass Seed

Description: Photograph of combining native grass seed. Seed mixtire includes Little and Big bluestem, Switch and Indian grass. Meadow baled in early July. Seed harvested 10/17/58. Meadow yeilded 12,840 lbs. seed on approximately 100 acres.
Date: October 17, 1958
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combining Native Grass Seed

Description: Photograph of combining native grass seed. Seed mixtire includes Little and Big bluestem, switch and Indian grass. Meadow baled in early July. Seed harvested 10/9/58. Meadow yeilded 16,560 lbs. seed on approximately 160 acres.
Date: October 10, 1958
Creator: Eaton, J. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Combnining Native Grass Seed

Description: Photograph of combining native grass seed. Seed mixture ncludes Little and Big Bluestem, Switchand Indian grass. Meadow baled in early July. Seed harvested 10/17/58. Meadow yeilded 12,840 lbs. seed on approximately 100 acres.
Date: October 17, 1958
Creator: Eaton, J. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest-Grass

Description: Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Gully Control

Description: Photograph of filling and shaping gulies which are from 12 to 16 feed deep. Ray Stafford pushing soil on north side of gully.
Date: March 7, 1958
Creator: Easton, J. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Harvest

Description: Photograph of combining button clover in midland Bermudagrass field for seed harvest. The grass will be later baled for hay nad used for grazing. Mr. Hair believes that the clover will make 400 pounds per acre. This field is Red River bottom land. The growing of clover also improves the grass.
Date: July 16, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Perforated Well Casing

Description: Photograph of a perforated well casing. A 3 foot section of perforated casing with 1/8" opening. It is reported that this sectio of casing will let through 100 gallons per minute.
Date: November 1, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Irrigation-Border

Description: Photograph of completing construction of border irrigation system. The borders are on a 50 foot spacing in this project. The water for the system will come from 3 wells which produce 2500, 1700 and 700 gallons per minute. This system was designed and supervised by the Soil Conservation System.
Date: July 17, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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