Digging Peanuts

Photograph of Marvin Majors using a peanut digger that turns the vines upside down.
Date: October 7, 1969
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of a sein being used to catch channel cat to be placed in fish out pond on Rudolph McGehee farm.
Date: April 7, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish

Photograph of typical size (1 1/4 lb.) channel catfish being placed in the fish out pond on farm.
Date: April 7, 1969
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Improvement

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Improvement

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop Broomcorn

Photograph of snow in Broomcorn stalks, soil unit (12-AB) Dalhart loamy fine sand; stubble had limited pasturing.
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop Sorghum

Photograph of snow in sorghum stubble on soil unit 70-A. Dalhart fine sandy loam. Stubble was left 15" high and not pastured.
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop Guar and Field Peas

Photograph of Guar and field peas drilled on acreage reserve for a cover crop to be plowed under for soil improvement. This field was planted to rye and turned under in 1957.
Date: August 7, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Vetch Overseeded on Weeping Lovegrass

Photograph of Vetch overseeding on weeping lovegrass.
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Cotton and Cow Peas

Photograph of cotton and cow peas. Strip cropping on contour. 4 rows of cotton. 2 rows of cow peas with two skip rows an each side.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control

Photograph of filling and shaping gulies which are from 12 to 16 feed deep. Ray Stafford pushing soil on north side of gully.
Date: March 7, 1958
Creator: Easton, J. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Residue Use

Photograph of Luther Nunley in field showing Stubble mulching, after wheat grown on Class Ii-soil Unit 7 Land.
Date: July 7, 1961
Creator: Leonard, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton Under Irrigation

Photograph of John Riley and Hugh Hogg examining cotton under irrigation with system in operation in background.
Date: September 7, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. Pletcher, Tennant, on a Tractor

Photograph of Mr. Pletcher, tennant, on a tractor he uses in contour farming his land. Taken to illustrate an article by Mr. Ivy Howard. Ardmore Project
Date: December 7, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Renovating Bermuda Grass

Photograph of renovating Bermuda grass with field cultivator. Cultivator is going about 4 inches deep. Will be fertilized.
Date: April 7, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Growing on Kirkland Silt

Photograph of wheat growing on Kirkland silt loam, 0-1% slope.
Date: July 7, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildlife Habitat Area

Photograph of a Wildlife Habitat area seeded in 1959 to lespedeza, weeping lovegrass, sand love, Indian and little bluestem, swtich.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildlife Area Planting

Photograph of north side of wildlife area planting looking SE across planting. Bi-color Lespedeza and Catalpa.
Date: October 7, 1955
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton and Cow Peas

Photograph of cotton and cow peas. Strip cropping on contour. 4 rows of cotton. 2 rows of cow peas with two skip rows an each side.
Date: October 7, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Registered Hereford Bull

Photograph of a registered Hereford bull from a herd of 100 cows that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average f 2 lbs. a day per cow."
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Snake in Native Habitat

Photograph of a snake in its native habitat.
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First Year Strawberry Beds

Photograph of a farmer cultivating a first year strawberry beds on Bodine stony lilt loam, 5 to 15% slopes.
Date: October 7, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Konawa Camp

Photograph of a banquet following a field tour through the Konawa CCC Camp work area. Banquet was prepared and served in the camp mess hall. OK-6630.
Date: July 7, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Upper Washita Soil Conservation District [SCD] Drill. From left to right: Jess Dewees, Chairman, Upper Washita SCD; Herschel Burrus. Secretary State Board, SCD; Henry Jordan, Work Unit Conservationist {WUC}, Hammon, Oklahoma; and, Bob Wright, WUC, Cheyenne, Oklahoma. OK-96-3.
Date: July 7, 1955
Creator: Clements, Alvin M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History