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Description: Photograph of a milking shorthorn cow grazing in Bermuda-lespedeza pasture developed on an eroded cultivated field that was retired 3 years ago. OK-8827.
Date: September 4, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of District Supervisor Harry Stiers with some of his 25 head of shorthorn and Jersey cows on Bermuda Kobe lespedeza pasture. This old cultivated field was retired and sodded to Bermuda grass 3 years ago. Last year, after flat-breaking, discing and harrowing, it was overseeded to Kobe lespedeza. The diversion terrace near where Mr. Stiers is standing protects the cultivated land below. Stiers said he “used to farm between the gullies,” before he retired the 28 of his 60 cultivated acr… more
Date: September 4, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of beef cattle grazing 20 acres of improved Bermuda grass pasture. Mr. Gunn, in the picture, developed the pasture several years ago from an old cultivated field and said, “I have mowed the weeds twice a year for three years and I’ve about exterminated a heavy growth of broomweed that hampered the Bermuda’s growth. In 3 years of regular mowing my grazing capacity has increased from one animal unit [for every] 3 acres to one animal unit per acre, 8 months out of the year.” Each year h… more
Date: July 22, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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