Photograph of the W.J. Alderson farm, showing Herefords on pasture established in 1950 on severly eroded Crowfley’s Ridge. AR-61-878.

Photograph of the harvesting of a mung bean crop planted at 20 pounds per acre on June 1, 1943. Farm planner Harold Welch (left) and Earl Tucker (right) farm owner, examine the crop. One field yielded 400 pounds per acre and the average yield on the entire 30 acres ranges from 312 to 315 pounds per acre. The beans followed a barley crop destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. “I have heard much about the soil-improving qualities of mung beans,” he said, “and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat.” The beans are selling at 5 cents per pound. OK-8580.

Photograph of harvesting mung beans planted 20 pounds [?] per acre, June 1, 1943. Mr. Earl Tucker (operating combine) said that he planted 30 acres this year and had never tried to grow a mung bean crop before. One field yielded 400 pounds per acre and average yield on the entire 30 acres ranges from 312 – 315 pounds per acre. The beans are following barley as destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. “I have heard much about the soil improving qualities of mung beans,” he said, “and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat”. The beans are selling at 5 cents per pound. OK-8579.

Photograph of Sarah Henry Farm after a heavy rain on 8-19-71. [illegible] soil, [illegible] slope. Land was bare. Gullies in some areas. Heavy silt bed in other areas. Immediate foreground shows road burrow ditch filled with silt. OK-4434-B.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in a field of trashy tillage, in contrast to the left field, which has wheat stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Trashy tillage (right) contrasted with wheat stubble turned under (left) on same field. Wheat was failure on entire field due to green bug infestation. One-Way plow was used for trashy tillage, and moldboard plow was used to turn under stubble on left."

Photograph of harvesting mung bean crop planted 20# per acre June 1, 1943. Farm planner Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker (left) farm owner, examine crop. One field yielded 400# per acre and average yield on entire 30 acres is 312# to 315# per acre. The beans are following barley destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. "I have heard much about the soil improving qualities of mung beans" he said, "and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat." The beans are selling for 5 cents per pound.

Photograph of Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker harvesting Tucker's mung bean crop. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1.Earl Tucker, 2. Harold Walsh. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting mung bean crop planted 20# per acre, June 1, 1943. Farm Planner Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker (left) farm owner, examine the crop. One field yielded 400# per acre and average yield on entire 30 acres is 312# to 315# per acre. The beans are following barley destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. "I have heard much about the soil improving qualities of mung beans" he said, "and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat." The beans are selling at $.0.05 per pound."