Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Greenhill farms. Looamy bottomland with foregraound in Bermudagrass. Savannah [text unclear] condition. OK-1629-9.
Date: July 31, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Midland Bermudagrass Pasture and Cattle on Honey Creek Ranch

Photograph of four heads of cattle and a midland Bermuda pasture planted in 1955 on the Honey Creek Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Proper use of midland Bermuda that was planted in 55."
Date: July 31, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Range Use on the Honey Creek Ranch

Photograph of four heads of cattle on a properly used range consisting of big bluestem grass, little bluestem grass, switch grass, and Indiangrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Proper range use. Big bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass and little bluestem grass.”
Date: July 31, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a flood, Waggoner farm, near Driftwood, OK. Looking across the creel channel and adjacent overflowed land from bridge approach on OK Hwy 58 on the morning after receiving a 4 inch rain. Considerable damage was done to the ripening wheat crop. Farmers in this watershed have made early planning steps for instituting a watershed program on this creek through the Soil Conservation Service. OK-1724-8
Date: May 31, 1962
Creator: Grover, Howard S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flooding. Looking south on the highway toward Driftwood Creek (channel is among the distant trees) on the morning after receiving 4 inches of rain. Considerable damage was done to ripening wheat crop. Farmers in this watershed have made early planning steps for initiating a watershed program on this creek through the Soil Conservation Service. OK-1724-10.
Date: May 31, 1962
Creator: Grover, Edward S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History