Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Weeping Love Grass in a two acre field set out by A. H. Legako on May 2, 1942. Seedling plants were obtained from the Soil Conservation Service Land Utilization Project at Muskogee, OK. The seed crop was combined on 1942-07-08. and 26 pounds of recleaned seed were obtained on 1942-10-10. A hay crop might have been cut but Mr. Legako preferred to leave the grass blades on the ground for winter protection of the rocks. OK-8426.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. A. Hayes

Photograph of W. A. Hayes with his corn crop.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Captain Creek Flooding US Highway 66 Just South of Wellston

Photograph of Captain Creek flooding US Highway 66 just south of Wellston. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Captain Creek is shown flooding U. S. Highway 66 just south of Wellston. The creek was more than a mile wide. The overflow was caused by heavy rains that fell on the watershed on May 26. Captain Creek is a tributary of Deep Fork River.”
Date: July 25, 1958
Creator: Hamilton, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition

Photograph of a loamy prairie range site used for hay meadow-bluestem in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition. Used for hay meadow – bluestem maintained by cutting high early and not overused."
Date: November 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Overseeding on Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie

Photograph of "Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie. Tall grass overseeded with "Pasture Dream" type drill – no seedbed preparation – other than clean furrow made by 4" sweep on planter chute. Six years old – Indiangrass heading."
Date: November 2, 1965
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shallow Savannah Range in Excellent Condition on Tom Denyer Pasture

Photograph of hallow savannah Range in excellent Condition on Tom Denyer pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shallow Savannah excellent Condition. Darnell Stonyloam [sic] soil in Tom Denyer Pasture. Aerial sprayed 2#/ac '58 2# 2-4-5-T 1959. Big [bluestem] & little bluestem & Indiangrass dominate the site."
Date: November 1965
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

William Thomas Hayes

Photograph of William Thomas Hayes, 5 year old son of farm owner W. A. Hayes, in front of kafir corn.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

William Thomas Hayes

Photograph of William Thomas Hayes, 5 year old son of farm owner W. A. Hayes, in front of kafir corn.
Date: October 10, 1942
Creator: Webb, Gordon C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Eroded Clay Site on Charles Rackley Farm

Photograph of "Eroded Clay site. Good condition, natural reseeding of bluestem mixture on formerly cultivated field. Renfrew-Vernon Complex - 2-5% severely eroded (5-CD-4-field #)."
Date: November 1965
Creator: Stidham, N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shallow Prairie Site In Excellent Condition on Mande Starr Farm

Photograph of shallow prairie site in excellent condition on Mande Starr farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vernon-Collinsville-Sogn Complex Tall grasses: Little bluestem, Big Bluestem, Indiangrass – some sideoats grama, Persimmon and Hawthorn bushes on the slopes."
Date: November 1965
Creator: Stidham, N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Furrows and Sloped Gullies in Abandoned Land/Stillwater District/Chandler Camp

Photograph of a "View of contour furrows and sloped gullies in abandoned land."
Date: March 1936
Creator: Slack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History