Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a combination seed huller, scarifier, cleaner and grader. This machine was operated at about 1200 rpm with a 3 to 5 horsepower gasoline motor and cleaned at the rate of 1000 pounds of cleaned seed per day. The loss in weight from unhulled, unscarified seed from the grain operator varied from 15% to 35% in weight where average loss was 25%. AR-D25-31.
Date: September 24, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Living Exhibit: Oklahoma Native Grassland Plants Sign

Photograph of a scene at the Living Exhibit: Oklahoma Native Grassland Plants during the Oklahoma State Fair.
Date: September 24, 1955
Creator: Gamble, Maurice D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Little Bluestem in Phytometer

Photograph of little bluestem in phytometer, clipped at 3 different levels weekly during growing season.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a farm pond in Muskogee, constructed in the Spring of 1940 to supply stock water. This is the only water supply on the ranch. The pond was stocked with bass, breen, blue gill and perch according to recommendations of Homer C. Towns, Soil Conservation Service, Regional Biologist, in 1941.
Date: September 24, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a four inch square sod to placed in a phytometer. OK-1466-8.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Living Exhibit: Oklahoma Native Grassland Plants Sign

Photograph of a scene at the Living Exhibit: Oklahoma Native Grassland Plants during the Oklahoma State Fair.
Date: September 24, 1955
Creator: Gamble, Maurice D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stock Pond

Photograph of a good stock pond.
Date: September 24, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Phytometer

Photograph of a phytometer, 4 inch square rod to be placed in the phytometer.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History