Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of seed heads of Eragrostis Superba, a new lovegrass. It has no common name.TX-43-892.
Date: September 10, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Lehmann's lovegrass. Note the tendency to [UNCLEAR] at the [UNCLEAR]. TX-43-891.
Date: September 10, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chimney Rock Ranch Angus Cattle

Photograph of 24+ Angus cattle grazing on a field consisting of Balboa rye, Oregon rye grass, yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic Korean lespedeza, and Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Angus cattle grazing Balboa rye & Oregon ryegrass. This improved pasture has yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic, Korean lespedeza, and Bermuda grass in it. When the picture was made the cattle had been in the rye & ryegrass 4 days. This ranch extends into both the Caney Valley & Osage County Soil Conservation Districts and is served by each.”
Date: April 10, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Herford Cattle Grazing on Irrigated Field of Alfalfa

Photograph of "Hereford cattle grazing on irrigated field of alfalfa."
Date: April 10, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigated Hairy Vetch and Rye Field Irrigation

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED employee overseeing that the irrigation water spreads evenly in a field of irrigated hairy vetch and rye. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigated hairy vetch and rye. Here an employe [sic] stands in the field making certain the irrigation water spreads evenly."
Date: April 10, 1946
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of an experimental beef herd: one-fourth Braham and three-fourth Aberdeen Angus. Both on excellent clover pasture. Pasture seeded to 10 pounds of white clover with 2 bushels of oats, second year clover. The estimated carrying capacity is 1 1/2 to 2 animal units per acre for 90 days during the spring growing season. LA-D11-66.
Date: March 10, 1945
Creator: Brown, Grover
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

J. R. C. Moseley Standing in a Field of Hairy Vetch

Photograph of J. R. C. Moseley standing in a field of hairy vetch used as both a cover and soil-building crop and seed production. Moseley in this photo poses with some hairy vetch in hand. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of the excellent hairy vetch cover and soil building crop that is being saved for seed on the Moseley Ranch. Mr. Moseley (in photo) says that this 70 acres of vetch and an adjoining 70 acres of Abruzzi rye carried 195 cows from Jan. 1 to Feb. 29, 1944. The crop was not damaged and the vetch will yield an average of 250# seed per acre. It is estimated that Mr. Moseley will harvest 150,000# of seed this year. Last year he harvested 40,000 lbs. of vetch seed from 160 acres."
Date: May 10, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Overflow Damage From Sugar Creek Done to a UNIDENTIFED Farm’s Buildings, Fields, and Bottomlands

Photograph of overflow damage from Sugar Creek done to a UNIDENTIFED farm's buildings, fields, and bottomlands two miles south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sugar Creek overflowing bottomlands, injuring pavement (sections washed out), drowning out crops, breaking levies and dykes and flooding homes."
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Siltation of Fields Caused by Overflowing of Sugar Creek

Photograph of a field covered in silt after the nearby Sugar Creek overflowed its banks. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Siltation of fields caused by overflowing of Sugar Creek."
Date: April 10, 1944
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

H. H. Lawson's Stock Cutter

Photograph of H. H. Lawson examining stalks of Crotalaria cut with his home built stalk cutter. The back of the photograph proclaims, “H. H. Lawson examines stalks of Crotalaria cut with his home built stalk cutter. A piece of 12” pipe and old road grader blades were utilized in constructing the implement. Cost, approximately $40.00.”
Date: March 10, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Improving Korean Lespedeza

Photograph of Carl Chastain kneeling in a field of soil improving Korean Lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Carl Chastain in Korean Lespedeza utilized for soil improvement. This is the first year Korean Lespedeza has been used here and Chastain said "Where the oats and wheat were seeded with the Lespedeza the small grain grew 6" to 8" higher than in the other field."
Date: November 10, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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