Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of two strains of Blue Grama grasses in breeding nursery. On the left, from Flagstaff, Arizona and the right, from Lovington, New Mexico. OK-8370.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of different strains of sideoats grama grass in a breeding nursery. Left: Selection #438 open-pollenated. Center left: Selection #438 self-pollenated. Center right: Selection #439 self-pollenated. Right: Selection #439 self-pollenated OK-8372.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Weeping Love Grass in a two acre field set out by A. H. Legako on May 2, 1942. Seedling plants were obtained from the Soil Conservation Service Land Utilization Project at Muskogee, OK. The seed crop was combined on 1942-07-08. and 26 pounds of recleaned seed were obtained on 1942-10-10. A hay crop might have been cut but Mr. Legako preferred to leave the grass blades on the ground for winter protection of the rocks. OK-8426.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Side-oats Grama

Photograph of side-oats grama grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kermit Whitehead

Photograph of Kermit Whitehead, son of land owner W. R. Whitehead, examining corn.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. A. Hayes

Photograph of W. A. Hayes with his corn crop.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the harvesting of buffalo grass seed with a small power-driven sickle-type mover with a pan attachment. OK-8383.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of different strains of sideoats grama grass in a breeding nursery. Left: Selection #432 open-pollenated. Center: Selection #432 self-pollenated. Right: Selection #434 open-pollenated. OK-8374.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sorghum by W. A. Hayes

Photograph of sorghum grown on a 17-acre field protected by a diversion terrace. William Thomas Hayes, 5, son of the owner, is shown
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Side-oats Grama

Photograph of different strains of side-oats grama growing in breeding nursery.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Side-oats Grama

Photograph of side-oats grama.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue Grama

Photograph of two strains of blue grama grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery. The row on the left is from Flagstaff, AZ and the row on the right is from Lovington, NM.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

William Thomas Hayes

Photograph of William Thomas Hayes, 5 year old son of farm owner W. A. Hayes, in front of kafir corn.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

William Thomas Hayes

Photograph of William Thomas Hayes, 5 year old son of farm owner W. A. Hayes, in front of kafir corn.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sideoats Grama on U. S. Field Station

Photograph of sideoats grama located on the U. S. Field Station in Woodward. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Side-oats [sic] grama selection with compressed spikelets [sic]."
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History