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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of pasture improvement. In 1943 and 1944, one ton of lime and 250 pounds per acre of super-phosphate were applied each yearf. Hop, Persian and white Dutch clover were seeded on old Bermuda grass pasture in 1943 and since that time considerable Dallis grass has volunteered. The 30 acre pasture is now carrying 2 cows per acre year round. Soil Conservation Service technicians Hal E. Townsend, left, and J. V. Rabb, right.
Date:
April 24, 1946
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a one year old fenced farm pond with sodded dam and spillway. Pond is stocked with fish and fertilized regularly.
Date:
April 24, 1946
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
US Government Tract 128-130 Weeping Lovegrass Field
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field of weeping lovegrass seeded in 1943. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Weeping lovegrass seeded in 1943. This photo shows contrast between lovegrass that was mowed for hay in the fall of 1945 and an area that was not mowed. Note how much more grazing has been done on the area that was mowed."
Date:
April 24, 1946
Creator:
Kingery, C. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History