Pasture Management-Weed Control

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED worker on a tractor spraying the field for controlling weeds, native and tame pasture grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture Management-Weed Control. Spray Rig consists of PTO Pump, tractor, barrels and boom costing approximately $250.00 being used to control weeds, native, and tame pasture. This practice highly recommended by the Soil conservation Service technicians, to reduce competition and increase stand of grasses. Native grass infested with ragweed's being sprayed with 2,4,D at rate of 1 lb. in 17 gallons of water per acre. Cost $1.20 per acre for material, labor and machinery – using tractor PTO Pump and Boom type sprayer."
Date: July 8, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture seeding. Buffalo grass seeded in 1950 on overflow bottom of Clear Boggy Creek. Soil Unit 3ab. This grass shows good possibilities on this type of soil and is recommended by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] for these areas. Mr. Krebs and C. T. Forrester, SCS and Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], respectively, in the picture. OK-534-1.
Date: July 17, 1957
Creator: Evans, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture seeding. Showing the length of the stolons on Buffalo grass. Grass planted on overflow bottom of Clear Boggy Creek. Grass is recommended by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] for tight soils in overflow area. OK-534-2.
Date: July 17, 1957
Creator: Evans, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock--Dietary and Nutritional Needs

Photograph of range management-uniform grazing. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians recommended portable salt boxes such as this to be moved frequently to obtain uniform grazing by pulling cattle away from overgrazed areas to areas underutilized. Number 10 of a series. OK-858-12.
Date: July 8, 1959
Creator: Brown, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Bermuda grass pasture. Old, established Bermuda grass, Class IIIa-6, Upland. Sprayed in 1958 and 1959 with 2,4-D weed killer, 1 pint per acre. OK-937-2.
Date: July 17, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1295.0444]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Melvin Troyer, a farmer and member of the Amish community settled near the Coal County town of Clarita makes his way home via horse and wagon along a roadway intended for more modern, if less dependable, modes of transportation."
Date: July 18, 1981
Creator: Cook, J. Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0275.0069]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rep. Delbert Inman, Coalgate, on accepting election as speaker pro tempore said, " I mean it when I say great state of Oklahoma - we are second to none."
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: La
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0794]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Fire Chief Tom Browlie and Coalgate editor George Hill, right, looks over containers carrying air craft bombs."
Date: July 10, 1969
Creator: Argo, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0053.0795]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "All went well Thursday in Coalgate as demolition teams completed the task of transferring 35,000 pounds of air craft bombs from an overturned transport truck on the town's main street to others carriers."
Date: July 10, 1969
Creator: Argo, Dave Heaton/Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History