Livestock

Photograph of Hereford cattle on irrigated pasture of smooth bromegrass, perennial ryegrass, created wheatgrass, alfalfa and Ladino clover. This pasture produces a high yield of forage through the spring and summer months. TX-46, 029.
Date: August 29, 1949
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Six UNIDENTIFED Men Bailing Sericea Lespedeza Hay

Photograph of five UNIDENTIFED men bailing sericea lespedeza hay. A sixth UNIDENTIFED man drives the tractor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bailing sericea lespedeza hay. The sericea is holding the sand in the sloping bottom land from washing onto fields."
Date: August 12, 1949
Creator: Putman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue Panicum Planted in the Spring of 1949

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in blue panicum planted in spring of 1949 on land that was in cultivation for two years. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Blue panicum planted in spring of 1949 on land that was in cultivation 2 years. Saline irrigation water is a problem. The grass was planted in rows with a row planter."
Date: August 25, 1949
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roger Gillis' Ranch

Photograph of E. B. Keng, Wm. Jones (SCS technician), and Bob Gulley (Gillis' son-in-law) examining slender grama on Roger Gillis' Ranch.
Date: August 11, 1949
Creator: Hartman, M. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Man Standing in Deep Gully

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing and posing in a deep gully. This gully will be controlled with drop inlets. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep gully that will be controlled with drop inlet structures. Land above this gully will be terraced and contoured farmed. A grassed waterway will empty into the area."
Date: August 3, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History