Field

Photograph of a man in tall grass. This picture shows native grass after timber was sprayed in the Spring of 1967. Grass has made a quick recovery and good growth. Grazing was deffered during the growing season to enable native grasses to make growth and produce seed. OK-2904-12.
Date: September 14, 1967
Creator: Price, Neil
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of mesquite roots extending into cultivated fields illustrating the great distances their roots extend and how severely this woody species competes with grasses. Photo taken after a severe rain storm in October, 1965. OK-2727.
Date: March 14, 1967
Creator: Murrell, Ray C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History