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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of Nellie Buffington Ranch / Farm, showing improved pasture. The cattle are grazing in 135 acres of Bermuda grass and clover pasture. At the time of the photo there were 114 yearlings on this pasture which usually carries 110 year-round. The owner stocks yearlings in the fall and sells them in July or August then restocks again in the following fall. They are alternated between the winter and the summer pastures. Thirty-eight acres of this farm are used in the rotation system and als… more
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Hereford Cattle Grazing on An Improved Pasture of Bermudagrass and Clover

Description: Photograph of Hereford cattle grazing on an improved pasture of Bermudagrass and clover. A stock pond is on the right side of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Improved Pasture. Good grade Hereford cattle grazing on bermudagrass and clover pasture that was sodded with Bermuda in 1955. This 80 acre pasture has carried 43 head of cattle since October 1955. It was given a complete fertilizer as indicated by a soil analysis. This pasture was developed according to specifications of… more
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Livestock

Description: Photograph of poulty and poultry farming at the Earl Edds Farm. Part of the interior of a 48,000 capacity broiler house which is 30 feet x 300 feet in size. The yearly output of broilers on the Edds farm is approximately 98,000. OK-294-4.
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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