The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 2014 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 10, 2014
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Field of Cool Season Grasses Irrigated With Sewage Water

Photograph of Charley Porter, SCS technician, kneeling in a field of tall fescue, brome, orchard, and hairy vetch irrigated with sewage water. Cattle can be seen grazing on this field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing on cool season grasses and legumes that have been irrigated with sprinkler irrigation system using sewage water. The grasses and legumes are as follows; tall fescue, brome, orchard and hairy vetch. Charley Porter, SCS technician, appears in the photo."
Date: April 10, 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Improvement in Bridle Attachments. (open access)

Improvement in Bridle Attachments.

Patent for "a bridle of novel construction for training and taming horses; and it consists in the combination of brace and guide-reins, neck and crupper straps, sureingle, and collar." (Lines 12-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 10, 1877
Creator: Cummings, Seton S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History