Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Mr. T. Kessler (right) shows Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Technician Roland E. Lee the growth of sericea lespedeza in this pasture which also contains native grasses. Badily eroded and depleted when he bought place, this upland range site is now in good condition. Used by heifers and dry cows, it is to be put into wheat, rye and hairy vetch pasture after 8 months of grazing as it is. OK-10-817.
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of a Holstein heifer in a pasture of sericea lespedeza and native grasses that is kept for heifers and dry cows. Badly eroded and depleted when Mr. Kessler Teas bought the place, this upland range site is now in good condition. OK-10-818.
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of a young registered Holstein bull in a field of sericea lespedesa and native grasses. Badly eroded and depleted when bought by Mr. Kesler Tess, this upland range site is now in good condition. OK-10-819.
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the marked trees being cut. AR-61-855-C.
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Hodson, E. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of an area of pine marked to show the trees to be saved, 1 - 9, when thinning is done. No. 10 is a young pine for a crop tree that will develop when the "bull pine in the foreground is cut." AR-61-855-A.
Date: August 12, 1953
Creator: Hodson, E. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History