Pasture Strip for Terrace Outlet

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man in the far left distance standing in a pasture strip for terrace outlet and waterway. A tractor and possible a group of workers are located on the far right side of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Pasture strip for terrace outlet. Sprig sodded in March 1947 to Bermudagrass & then planted to corn. Corn plowed 3 times & yielded 30 bu. per ac. Land was bedded & sprigs dropped at 3 ft. intervals rebedded, & corn planted on beds. Strips 100’ wide at upper end & 175’ wide at lower end. Approximately 65 acres of terraced land will drain on this strip. Strip will be fenced & used as pasture after terraces are constructed. Group 2 blackland [sic].”
Date: 1948~
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History