Photograph of Broomcorn Johnny cutting broomcorn.

Photograph of Broomcorn Johnnies cutting broomcorn.

Photograph of a rye drill showing the row shield to protect cotton plants from the disk. Belting is used on lower ends to provide flexibility. Grain boots & pressure springs have been lengthened to give higher clearances.

Photograph of Raymond Ellis harvesting peanuts.

Photograph of cattle on cover crop of small grain with 200# 10-20-10 on Taloka soils planted 10-15-67. Bill Biddle farm.

Photograph of the Eagle-Pichers Mine area, at Picher, Oklahoma. Showing slimes ponds and chat piles. North view from roadway showing well-established vagetation on active slimes pond dam in Commerce, Oklahoma.. The principal grass is Bermuda. Chat pile in the background. OK-2769-7.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. North view from roadway showing well-established vegetation on active slimes pond dam. The principal grass grown is Bermuda. A chat pile [i.e., waste rock from lead-zinc mining containing lead-contaminated dust] is in the background. OK-2769-7.

Photograph of Linden sowing rye in cotton for a winter cover crop. Shields on tractor & drill prevent damage enen in large cotton.

Photograph of Broomcorn Sallie cutting broomcorn.

Photograph of a 3" ARV and 10 inch valve.

Photograph of Jerome Sykora pointng out the features of these Catfish hatching pens to Myron Hurd. These pens are on the Moore Fish Farm near Claremore. The Moores have shifted their operations from market type Channel Catfish to fingerlings.

Photograph of a closeup of drill operated by Linden for Dale McClain to seed rye for winter cover in cottonland. The shields for tractor wheels were made from barrels and are hinged for rearward movement when striking the ground to prevent damage. The shields on the drill over the row pull the cotton limbs in to protect them from the disks. Drill wheels have been removed. The drill is carried on a three-point hookup.

Photograph of cutting broomcorn.

Photograph of Glen Mullen (WUC) observing a good hedge of Multiflora Rose for wildlife cover and food, which also outlines a boundary of an airport.