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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Antelopehorn on a rocky area. TX-45, 378.
Date:
May 1, 1949
Creator:
Allred, B. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of mealycup salvia in foreground among Engleman daisies. TX-45, 385.
Date:
May 1, 1949
Creator:
Allred, B. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Antelope Horn milkweed on a rocky area. TX-45, 378.
Date:
May 1, 1949
Creator:
Allred, B. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of dallis grass, a valuable native pasture grass in the area that comes back when organic matter and plant food is returned to the soil and sufficient protection from grazing is given. TX-45, 657.
Date:
May 24, 1949
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of ditch digging. This is where the bottom of the ditch should be. The depth below this point will only stand in water which cannot be used to irrigate the field. TX-45, 209.
Date:
March 3, 1949
Creator:
Barksdale, J. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Fubam clover planted late in March, 1945. But no rain since May. TX-20-2.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Creator:
Bartley, O. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of representative erosion damage in this section from a heavy rain, approximate a 1 inch accumulation on May 9, 1947. Silting and washing in this 35 acre cornfield have destroyed conservatively 12 to 18 percent of the corn and cotton crop. Corn and cotton was cultivated up and down rows and dozens of small washes 3 to 25 feet wide have covered the young plants completely with silt. Erosion control methods, properly established, would have reduced the damage to less than 1%. Class II land in foreground; Class III in the background. Soil is a Houston blank clay; slope 2% to 4%; erosion 11 and 111. TX-43, 659.
Date:
May 9, 1947
Creator:
Becton, T. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Switch grass doing good on a turned out field. Naturally reseeded. No Assistance. TX, 42-392.
Date:
November 16, 1945
Creator:
Bill, F. Lewis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Castwright Ranch Gully
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully caused by constructing terraces in 1940 and emptying them on an unprotected area. Gully is 6 ft. deep at lower end and 20 ft. deep at upper end. This average width is 30 ft. Collective terrace outlets could have been established in 1940 by sodding approximately 5 acres to Bermuda grass two years prior to terrace construction. In 1949, it will require about 18 acres to establish the outlets. A hairpin diversion will be installed. Area on either side of gully has been sprig sodded."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
F. A. Bunch and Two UNIDENTIFED Men Loading Harvested Bermudagrass Roots onto a Truck
Photograph of F. A. Bunch and two UNIDENTIFED men loading harvested Bermudagrass roots onto a truck. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFIED, 2. UNIDENTIFED, 3. F. A. Bunch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Loading Bermuda grass roots which have been recently harvested. Mr. F. A. Bunch, a SCD cooperating farmer in the Upper Sabine SCD whose farm is located 4 ½ miles NW of Celeste has purchased the Bermudagrass roots (on right) for planting a collective terrace outlet. Step 7 out of 8.”
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of agricultural terraces. Collective terrace outlet sprig sodded to Bermuda grass in March, 1949 and planted to cotton in May, 1949. Cultivation of cotton results in the cultivation of Bermuda grass. The width of the strip is 160 feet and will be fenced and utilized as pasture after grass is well-established and the terraces are constructed. TX-45, 717.
Date:
July 6, 1949
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the harvesting of 35 acres of King Ranch bluestem grass on the A. E. Bryant farm /ranch. A combine with a spike-tooth cylinder was used. Two days were required to harvest the grass. Mr. Bryant estimates he harvested 1500 pounds of clean seed. Planting was made in the spring of 1947. A good seed crop was harvested in June, a light crop in July and a good yield will be harvested in October. From 2 harvests in 1948 a total of 2500 pounds of seed were harvested. Mr. Bryant needs the following adjustments on his combine for harvesting the crop: the cylinder set at a speed of 1080 rpm; the header set high [unclear] off the air; a ¼ to 3/8 inch clearance on the cylinder; and the reel set forward and down. This is a perennial grass that appears to have a wide adaptation as to soil & rainfall. Note that the grass is waist-high. Planted in 3 feet rows (105 pounds on 35 acres). It has been kept in rows as row plantings tend to yield more than drilled plantings. Bryant has obtained good results by [unclear] dressing this grass with 100 pounds of ammonium sulphate …
Date:
July 9, 1949
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of King Ranch [KR] bluestem grass thought to have been brought into native grass pature in 1942. The grass is spreading rapidly. Mr. Boas White reports that the livestock grazed the KR bluestem as well as the native grasses. TX-46, 433.
Date:
October 1949
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a collective terrace outlet strip 225 feet wide sprig sodded to Bermuda grass during the last week in March 1949. Land was bedded and roots dropped in middles and covered by rebidding. Cotton was planted on April 20, 1949 on beds about 3 inches above the roots. The cotton was cultivated like the other cotton except the last plowing was left off. There were 3 plowings. Cotton in the photo made about 1/3 bale per acre and cotton adjacent to grass made a little more. 130 acres will be terraced and this strip will be accommodate the drainage. Terraces will be constructed on November, 1949 and after terracing, the strip will be fenced and used as pasture. Note excellent grass cover. This is a follow up of TX-45, 727. TX-46, 437.
Date:
October 1949
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Three UNIDENTIFED Men Baling Bermudagrass Roots With Pickup Round Bailer
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men baling Bermudagrass roots with a pickup round bailer. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermudagrass roots being baled with a round type pickup bailer to permit ease of handling and loading. Step 5 of a series of 8."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Three UNIDENTIFED Men Showing Proper Care of Bermudagrass Roots After Harvesting
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men showing proper care of Bermudagrass roots after harvesting. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Proper care of Bermudagrass roots after harvesting. Bales of roots are stacked in shad, wet, and then covered with a tarpaulin while awaiting pick up by SCD cooperating farmers. These roots will be planted in areas where collective terrace outlets are to be established. Mr. Cade states that he can harvest around 150 bales of roots during a 10 to 12 hour day. The roots sell for $1.50 per bale. The following equipment is used in harvesting roots: 2 tractors, 1 side delivery rake, 1 section harrow, 1 baler (round type), 1 Graham Home plow. Three men are usually required to harvest the roots. Mr. Cade supplied SCS work units with Bermudagrass roots at Greenville, Rockwall, McKinney, and Bonham during March, April, and May of 1949. Step 6 in series of 8."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Collecting Bermudagrass Roots From a Windrow With a Pickup Baler
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor collecting Bermudagrass roots from a windrow with a pickup baler to permit ease of handling and loading. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Collecting Bermudagrass roots from a windrow with a pickup baler to permit ease of handling and loading. These roots are being harvested from a sand land farm near Quinlin, Texas and will be used for planting collective terrace and land being retired to permanent pasture."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Plowing Bermudagrass Sod With a Graham Hoeme Plow
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man plowing Bermudagrass sod with a Graham Hoeme plow on sandy land near Quinlan, Tex. Another UNIDENTIFED man stands to the side and watches. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Plowing Bermudagrass sod with a Graham Hoeme plow on sandy land near Quinlan, Tex. The sod is first plowed about 4 inches deep in one direction followed by harrowing, raking and baling. The second plowing is mad 6 inches deep and the area is cross-plowed this time. The same area is usually gone over three to five times. A tiller tool sweeps, or cultivating plows may be used in lieu of the Graham Hoeme plow. Step 1 of a series of 8."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Using a Section Harrow to Separate the Bermudagrass Roots from the Soil
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man using a section harrow to separate the Bermudagrass roots from the soil. The back of the photograph proclaims, “After sod has been planted the area is then harrowed using a section harrow to separate the roots from the soil. Step 2 in a series of 8."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Using A Side Delivery Rake to Windrow the Bermudagrass Roots
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man using a side delivery rake to windrow the Bermudagrass roots on harrowed land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "After the area has been harrowed a side delivery rake is used to windrow the Bermudagrass roots. Step 3 of a series of 8."
Date:
1949~
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Cornonelli (?) Critica Vetch. This type of plant has possible uses for winter green manure crops. Estimated tonnage under favorable conditions, 20 tons of green weight per acre. The plant warrants further study for use in soil conservation districts. TX-N-1.
Date:
March 14, 1945
Creator:
Brown, Grover
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pride of Texas Orchards Home Made Weed Mower
Photograph of a homemade weed mower used to mow weeds in citrus orchards. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Home made [sic] weed mower used to mow weeds in citrus orchards. Whirling blades with mower knives on edges cuts weeds at height of about 4" from ground. Power takeoff from tractor – 5 disc blades, about 30" diameter, cuts strip about 12.5 feet wide. No other cultivation practiced in these orchards for last year."
Date:
October 23, 1947
Creator:
Brown, Grover
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pride of Texas Orchards Home Made Weed Mower Close-Up View
Photograph of a homemade weed mower used to mow weeds in citrus orchards. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Home-made weed mower used to mow weeds in citrus orchards. Whirling blades with mower knives cuts weeds at height of about 4 inches from ground. Power to drive blades comes from the wheels – 3 disc blades, 30 inches wide. Cuts strip about 7.5 wide, pulled with Ford tractor. No cultivation practiced in these orchards in last year."
Date:
October 23, 1947
Creator:
Brown, Grover
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An UNIDENTIFED Man on a Tractor Pulling a Stalk Cutter Used in Citrus Orchard for Chopping Sown Cover of Weeds and Grasses
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor pulling a stalk cutter used in citrus orchard for chopping sown cover of weeds and grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stalk cutter used in citrus orchard for chopping sown cover of weeds and grasses. No cultivation is used. Cutter leaves thick cover of dead residue that protects the surface from erosion, increases infiltration of rainfall and reduces surface temperature and evaporation. Shield over part of cutter protects tree branches when working close to trees."
Date:
October 23, 1947
Creator:
Brown, Grover
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History