Pasture Improvement

Photograph of cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seed Harvest (2)

Photograph of a district employee turning grass seed as part of the curing process. This area is located beneath the grandstand at the City Park and one of the many such areas leased by the District for this purpose.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seed Harvest Cleaning Switchgrass

Photograph of District employee cleaning Switchgrass seed in District warehouse. Also shown is part of the many thousands of pounds of Switchgrass already cleaned and sacked ready for distribution.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Seed Harvest

Photograph of Ed Rowley, SCS business manager, and assistant sacking and weighing grass seed in the District warehouse.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seed Harvest Grandstand Storage

Photograph of a district employee turning grass seed as part of the curing process. This area is located beneath the grandstand at the City Park and one of the many such areas leased by the District for this purpose.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, A. T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of wind erosion and revegetation range. Part of a 20 acre area of edward L. Brewer's ranch that was plowed and then blown out during the thirties, before Brewer owned the land. Cane will be planted left to grow until blowing area is stablized enough to plant grass. Will take from five to ten years. Left to right is Edward Brewer, his son, Glenn Brewer and John Bailey, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and the Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Guymon, Oklahoma. OK-607-11.
Date: July 1, 1957
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of cows in a field; pasture improvement. Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and will now be utilized for wintering purposes. OK-575-11.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a grass seed harvest. Ed Rowley, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] business manager and assistant sacking and weighing grass seed on the District warehouse. OK-575-3.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dwight Ferguson Ranch Cattle

Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of wind erosion and revegetation range. Part of a 20 acre area of edward L. Brewer's ranch that was plowed and then blown out during the thirties, before Brewer owned the land. Cane will be planted left to grow until blowing area is stablized enough to plant grass. Will take from five to ten years. Left to right is Edward Brewer, his son, Glenn Brewer and John Bailey, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and the Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Guymon, Oklahoma. OK-607-10.
Date: July 1, 1957
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a fence line contrast, Dwight Ferguson farm. A fence-line contrast showing on the left the area utilized for summer grazing. On the right, the area deferred for winter grazing. The area on the right has been harvested for grass seed. OK-575-10.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Seed Harvest

Photograph of Ed Rowley, SCS business manager, and helpers cleaning switchgrass seed seed in the District warehouse.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Seed Harvest

Photograph of Ed Rowley, SCS business manager, and assistant sacking and weighing grass seed in the District Warehouse.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Switchgrass Seed Harvest

Photograph of Ed Rowley, SCS business manager, and helpers cleaning Switchgrass seed in the District warehouse.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Native Grass

Photograph of District combine harvesting native grass mixture on a share basis.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Round-Up Time

Photograph of cattle and calves just brought in. In the extreme background, ranch employees are separating the calves from the cows for fall market.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind Erosion and Revegetation - Range on Brewer's Ranch

Photograph of John Bailey, WUC, SCS, Guymon, Oklahoma, and Glenn Brewer, son of Ed Brewer, standing on part of a 20-acre area of Brewer's ranch that was plowed and then blown out during the thirties, before Brewer owned the land. Brewer hopes to stabilize the blowing area before planting grass. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. John Bailey, WUC, SCS, 2. Glenn Brewer. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wind Erosion and Revegetation – Range. Part of a 20 acre area of Brewer's ranch that was plowed and then blown out during the thirties, before Brewer owned the land. Can will be planted left to grow until blowing area is stabilized enough to plant grass. Will take from five to ten years. Left to right, John Bailey, WUC, SCS, Guymon, Okla., and Glenn Brewer, son of Ed Brewer."
Date: July 1, 1957
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fencline Contrast

Photograph of fence-line contrast showing, left, the area utilized for summer grazing; right, deferred for winter grazing. Area on the right has been harvested for grass seed.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a seed harvest. A district employee is turning grass seed as part of the curing process. This area is located beneath the grandstand at the City Park and one of the many such areas leased by the District for this purpose. OK-575-6.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a seed harvest. District employee cleaning switchgrass seed in a District warehouse. Also shown is part of the many thousands of pounds of switchgrass already cleaned and sacked ready for distribution. OK-575-2.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fence Line Contrasting Two Fields North of Woodward

Photograph of a fence line contrasting two fields north of Woodward both utilized for grazing. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence-line contrast showing, left, the area utilized for summer grazing; right, deferred for winter grazing. Area on the right has been harvested for grass seed."
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dwight Ferguson Ranch Cattle

Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dwight Ferguson Ranch Cattle

Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History