Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the Renner Research Station, Renner, Texas [now a part of Dallas, annexed in the 1970s]. B. D. Blakely, Head Agronomist, Washington D.C. and D. G. Craig, Southern Great Plains Agronomist, Fort Worth, Texas, in an oat field on the Renner Research Station. TX-307-2.
Date: March 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the seeding of native pasture. A group of southern Great Plains agronomists on a tour of the Renner Research Station, reviewing results of a seeding of native pasture of El Reno Sideoats Grama and King Ranch Bluestem. Cost of fertilizer, seed and planting was $30.00 per acre. This pasture was two-years old at the time of the photo. TX-306-8.
Date: March 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation Districts, Members and Goals

Photograph of the Renner Research Station. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker; Jack Laird; fred Shaw; Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.
Date: March 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a coastal Bermuda grass waterway. Coastal Bermuda grass waterway on the Renner Station. The coastal Bermuda grass makes for a good waterway in this area. TX-307-3.
Date: March 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agricultural and Conservation Research and Development

Photograph of the Renner Research Station personnel. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker, Jack Laird, Fred Shaw, Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.
Date: March 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tanner Smith

Photograph of Tanner Smith (SCS technician), WUC, McKinney, TX, inspecting a field of Suiter Fescue.
Date: July 6, 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History