Combining King Ranch Seed

Photograph of combining King Ranch seed from windrow.
Date: November 10, 1960
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Stamford Pasture--one of the pastures on 920 acre ranch planted in 1960 to NK-37 Bermuda grass. OK-1222-10 [?].
Date: November 10, 1960
Creator: Davis, T. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wave Action Damage

Photograph of the front slope of a floodwater retarding structure showing wave action damage. E. L. Castle, WUC, Lindsay. Spillway cut in background shows erosion from hard rains in Oct. & Nov. Bermudagrass planted 2-28-59. Irrigated immediately after planting. Moisture favorable during most of growing season. Subjected to grazing since June. Weeds mowed 8-20-59.
Date: November 10, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Combining Native Bluestem Grass

Photograph of Houston Hicks, combining native grass from the Alva Tims farm. Rotation grazing and conservation ranching had permitted this grass to make an excellent seed crop in 1955. 58 pounds of good seed per acre, principally little bluestem and Indiangrass were harvested.
Date: November 10, 1955
Creator: Martin, J. Vernon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Terrace Outlet Follow Up

Photograph of a follow up to photo 10-539A. Terrace outlet constructed in May 1950. 40' wide at top and 90' wide at bottom. 17 loads barnyard manure was plowed in. 450 bushels bermuda grass roots were spread on top and plowed in June, 1950. 6 weeks later the outlet was ready to carry. In picture Ted O. Milford, W.U.C., Weatherford, Okla. Work Unit.
Date: November 10, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Improving Korean Lespedeza

Photograph of Carl Chastain kneeling in a field of soil improving Korean Lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Carl Chastain in Korean Lespedeza utilized for soil improvement. This is the first year Korean Lespedeza has been used here and Chastain said "Where the oats and wheat were seeded with the Lespedeza the small grain grew 6" to 8" higher than in the other field."
Date: November 10, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History