Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the harvesting of lovegrass. This tract was reseeded in 1947. Mr. 7 Mrs. Alvin Butler, of Reydon, OK, are operating the combine. OK-9789.
Date: September 30, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

LU Project Little Bluestem Seed Cleaner

Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour.”
Date: September 29, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of daily laborers cleaning and sacking little bluestem seed. OK-9791.
Date: October 1, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed. Troy Garner, a daily laborer from Indiana University [IU] is operating the machine. The cleaner, designed and built by Soil Conservation Service technician, Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. of seeds per hour. OK-9788.
Date: September 29, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Daily Laborers Cleaning and Sacking Little Bluestem Seed

Photograph of four UNIDENTIFIED "Daily laborers cleaning and sacking little bluestem seed."
Date: October 1, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Butler Harvesting Sand Lovegrass on LU Tract 532

Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Butler using a combine harvesting sand lovegrass. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Mr. Alvin Butler and Mrs. Alvin Butler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting sand lovegrass. Tract reseeded in 1947. Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Butler, Reydon, operating combine."
Date: September 30, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Butler Harvesting Sand Lovegrass on LU Tract 532

Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Butler using a combine harvesting sand lovegrass. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Mr. Alvin Butler and Mrs. Alvin Butler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting sand lovegrass. Tract reseeded in 1947. Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Butler, Reydon, operating combine."
Date: September 30, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

LU Project Little Bluestem Seed Cleaner

Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour."
Date: September 29, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History