Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Mr. Talmage Hardin using a sod-type drill (District-owned) seeding a small grain-vetch mixture on an old sod of Bermuda grass. OK-189-3.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Mr. Talmage Hardin using a sod-type drill (District-owned) seeding a small grain-vetch mixture on an old sod of Bermuda grass. OK-189-3.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Bermuda grass sprig sodded in March, 1955. Small grain hairy vetch mixture seeded with a sod-type drill, October, 1955. The cattle remained on the pasture. OK-189-2.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lancaster Pond

Photograph of part of the Lancaster pond. After four years of severe drought Mr. Lancaster still has plenty of livestock and recreational water. This large pond 12 acres at spillway level, average depth 9 feet, is the principal water source for 150 head of cattle.
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drought Depleted Pond on (Evel) Lancaster’s Land

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing next to a severely drought depleted pond on (Evel) Lancaster's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of the Lancaster pond. After four years of severe drouth [sic] Mr. Lancaster still has plenty of livestock and recreational water. This large pond 12 Ac. at spillway level, average depth 9 feet, is the principal water source for 150 head of cattle."
Date: November 14, 1955
Creator: Robertson, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History