Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture improvement. After sodding to Bermuda grass and seeding in between and furrows with Biennial White Sweet Clover for temporary pasture. Bell Clay soil. 5% slope. More than 75% of the topsoil was removed. Frequent gullies. TX-50, 078-D.
Date: May 6, 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a diversion terrace that cuts water out of a field showing at the right. Part of the field had a deep gully unfit for cultivation before the diversion cut the water out of it. The grass on the terrace is Bermuda. It is mowed regularly and utilized for grazing. TX-42, 413.
Date: January 25, 1946
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History