Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of unloading Atlas Sargo as cut with a silage cutter into the trench silo of approximately 150 tons of capacity. Silo possesses a stone floor. OK-8253.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grazing cows; range improvement. Pasture has been mowed regularly for weed control and protected from fire. Sale of steers from this pasture has averaged a return of $21.88 per acre in 1939 and $24.00 per acre in 1940. OK-8250.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully

Photograph of a 40 foot deep gully on A. Grossman's land.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beaver Bend State Park

Photograph of a scene in Beaver Bend State Park.
Date: October 26, 1941
Creator: Wolff, S. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of crop rotation, terracing and contour cultivation. The terrace was built in 1940. Two rows of sorghum, one row of peas, and cotton on the left. Cotton will average ¾ of bale per acre and the cooperator says he would not have made more than ½ bale per acre without the terraces. Mr. C. H. Lewis is picking peas between corn rows. OK-8261.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History