Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Dean Gardner viewing Weeping lovegrass seeded in May, 1946. This grass has been grazed but never cut. III-12CT. TX-47-588.
Date: April 16, 1951
Creator: Tompkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

40 Acre Improved Irrigated Pasture

Photograph of general view of 40 acre improved irrigated pasture. Cattle and several buildings are barely visible in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view of 40 acre improved irrigated pasture. Planted Sept. 1950 grazing started March 30, 1951."
Date: April 19, 1951
Creator: Fenner, Olen L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fescue

Photograph of fescue plants.
Date: April 1, 1951
Creator: Hodson, Edgar A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma 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.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Indiangrass and Little Bluestem Grass Waterway

Photograph of an Indiangrass and little bluestem waterway located in Comanche County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Indiangrass and little bluestem waterway. Waterway is three years old, 100 feet wide. III – 12CT."
Date: April 17, 1951
Creator: Tompkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History