Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of timber control, showing Mr. R. V. Little demonstrating one of his tree injectors on one of his 800 acre pastures. OK-1050-1.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Pasture. Blue River bottom land cleared in 1956. It consisted of wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to Midland Bermuda grass and clover. Planted to Bermuda grass in 1957. 500 acre ranch has 200 acres under cultivation. By 1959, it had 135 grown cows and 500 sheep and offspring, using vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom was cleared. OK-1050-10.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Vetch and Clover Pasture

Photograph of a small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see OK-1050-10.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue River Bottom Land

Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Control

Photograph of timber control. The overhead trees killed for 4 years. Underbrush treated by injection spring 1959. Native grass excellent recovery. Good seed crop on native grass.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Flock of Sheep on Small Grain Vetch and Clover Pasture

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Control Using Tree Injector

Photograph of Mr. Little demonstrating one of his tree injectors on one of his 800 acre pastures.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue River Bottom Land

Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture with heavy timber in the background. The grassed area was timbered until 1956. 300 acres were cleared to midland bermuda and clover. 2000 acres make up the ranch. The cleared land after planting Bermuda grass increased the ranch's carrying capacity by 30 to 40%. OK-1050-7.
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Flock of Sheep on Small Grain Vetch and Clover Pasture

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Large Herd of Cattle on Blue River Bottomland Pasture

Photograph of a large herd of cattle on Blue River bottomland pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to midland Bermuda and clover. Planted to Bermuda 1957, 500 acres Ranch has 200 ac. on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings [sic], uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom. 11 was cleared."
Date: October 26, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History