Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a view of a part of the long Brothers and their irrigated farm showing alfalfa, wheat and sorghum--the three principal crops grown with irrigation in Texas County, OK. Underground piper line can be seen in the center of the picture. OK-172-5.
Date: October 17, 1955
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Truck Dumping Chopped Drip Sugar Cane From Harvester Into a 1000 Ton Trench Silo

Photograph of four UNIDENTIFED men dumping chopped sugar drip cane from harvester into a 1000-ton trench silo on the H. B. Hale Farm. A fifth UNIDENTIFIED man is standing on the tractor behind the truck. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Trucks carry chopped sugar drip cane from harvester and dump it into a 1000 ton trench silo, where it is packed by tractors. Mr. Hale plans to feed the ensilage to 160 head of registered Hereford cattle this winter."
Date: October 17, 1955
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of irrigated alfalfa cut and windrowed. Cattle in the background are grazing on an irrigated pasture. OK-171-8.
Date: October 17, 1955
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History