Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a pitting plow made from an old one-way plow. The grass seeding drill is hitched to the plow. One time over does the pitting and the seeding. TX-47-579.
Date: April 18, 1951
Creator: Fenner, O. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blue Panicum on Mr. Kushn's Land

Photograph of a section of Blue Panicum grass on Mr. (Arnold) Kushn's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Blue panicum. Mr. Kushn will cut it with a stalk cutter to let it make new growth. The field has had no irrigation water since March, 1944. At that time it was in tomatoes."
Date: February 18, 1946
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sam Rutherford Farm Aerial Shot

Photograph of an aerial shot of part of a 305-acre farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This 305 ac. Farm is bounded by the road in the foreground & by the railroad & highway in the background, railroad can be identified by telegraph poles. The terraces & grain strips where terraces will be constructed empty into pasture strip in immediate foreground. Strips in background empty into lovegrass channel parallel with railroad which empties into pasture strip coming down from railroad & joining into pasture in left center. It is expected that this farm will be one of the outstanding examples of soil & water conservation in the Dalworth District. Terraces seen in the picture were constructed in fall of 1946. 4.2 miles of terraces were constructed in fall of 1947 & spring of 1947. Terraces on grain strips will be constructed in fall of 1947."
Date: July 18, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of Dairy cattle on huban sweet clover paster. Sixty cattle had been on his 6 acre field 5 days at the time this photo was made. The 16 milking cattle in the herd have been producing 40 pounds mor emilk daily with 1/2 the protein feed they had before going on the hubam. TX-42-558.
Date: April 18, 1946
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History