Cover Crop, Soil Improvement, And Meadow Harvesting of Winter Oats & Hairy Vetch for Seed

Photograph of a combine used for harvesting seed from a combination planting of winter oats and hairy vetch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combination planting of winter oats and hairy vetch being harvested for seed with combine."
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: White, H. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Prof. C. X. McClelland and a class of WW II, veterans and Asst. Prof. W. J. Wiser standing in part of 110 acres of sericea lespedeza. The sericea is now in its 14th growing season and has produced better than 2 tons of hay per acre each year.
Date: July 3, 1945
Creator: Lee, Thomas P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Seed From Combination Planting of Balboa Rye and Hairy Vetch on the Moody Ranch

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man using a John Deere combine to harvest Balboa Rye and hairy vetch seed from field. A second UNIDENTIFIED man, who has a camera, is standing on the combine. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting seed from combination planting of Balboa Rye and hairy vetch. Seed is being transferred from combine hopper to pickup. After seed are cleaned separated and tested for purity and germination, they will be offered for sale in the regular channel of trade."
Date: July 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mechanical Harvester

Photograph of a farmer using a mechanical harvester on Bermuda grass. The machine was designed by Lewis Doss and H. K. Sager.
Date: July 1949
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Moody Ranch

Photograph of a farmer using a model 11A John Deere combine with a 5 foot cutter bar pulled by Farmall F20 tractor on the Moody Ranch.
Date: July 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. Orville Austin Harvesting Combination Planting of Balboa Rye and Hairy Vetch on Moody Ranch Moody Ranch

Photograph of ranch manager Mr. Orville Austin using a Farmall F20 tractor and Model 11A John Deere combine a field of Balboa Rye and hairy vetch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting combination planting of Balboa Rye (1/2 bu.) with hairy vetch (20 lbs.) per acre basis. Model 11A John Deere combine with 5-ft. cutter bar pulled by Farmall F20 tractor on steel is utilized for harvesting this combination planting. Mr. Orville Austin, manager of this ranch, is operating both the tractor and combine harvester."
Date: July 16, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History