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Conservation Crop Rotation

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch as part of a conservation crop rotation with wheat on a 30-acre field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservation crop rotation with wheat – 30 acres."
Date: May 16, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

.71-Mile Single Field Drain

Photograph of a .71-mile single field drain built in 1957 that drains 60 acres of cropland. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Single field drain built 1957. Drains 60 acres of cropland. It is .71 mile long. Shows good shaping and spoil spreading with farm equipment."
Date: May 14, 1958
Creator: Mackey, Carl E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History