Mr. West Applying Anhydrous Ammonia to A Bermudagrass Waterway

Photograph of Mr. West on a Farmall tractor applying anhydrous Ammonia to a Bermudagrass waterway, which was sodded in 1949. Seven additional UNIDENTIFIED people stand off in the background next to a truck and one next to the fence near the small sheds. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. UNIDENTIFED, 3. UNIDENTIFED, 4. UNIDENTIFED, 5. UNIDENTIFED, 6. UNIDENTIFED, 7. UNIDENTIFED, 8. UNIDENTIFED, 9. Mr. West. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Applying anhydrous Ammonia to a Bermuda grass waterway which was sodded in 1949. This was a method application meeting on fertilization of grasses. Mr. West Operator of the machine is applying 50 pounds of the fertilizer per acre."
Date: March 1951
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Indiangrass, planted in March 1949, which has been harvested twice for seed. A. W. Shoup, gets early spring grazing, harvests seed on October. He pulls the cattle off about May 1 to make a good seed crop. From five acres of Indiangrass, Shoup took 131 pounds of re-cleaned seed in October, 1949, and 490 pounds in October, 1950. The Indian grass was preseeded for five years by vetch and small grain (oats and rye). From left are Bill Haiser and E.E. McAllester, Soil Conservation Service technicians. III - 5CT. TX-47, 505.
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a waterway. This waterway was seeded on March, 1951, to King Ranch bluestem and Indian grass. From the left are E.E. McAlister and Bill Heizer, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians. V – 20P. TX-47, 497-A.
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Graft Jordan (left) and Marshall Jordan, SCS technician (right), observing native bluestem pasture which Graft has brought back by resting it periodically. This pasture was rested from August 1, 1949 to August 1, 1950, then grazed until December 1, 1950 and rested again until May 1, 1951. The predominating grass is little bluestem. Graft’s range is divided into three large prairies. “If I winter my cattle on one of the pastures,” he says, “that pasture is not used during the following growing season.” He stocks his native grass pastures during the growing season at a rate of 20 to 25 head of cattle per quarter section. [Unclear]—High good, range condition. OK-10, 587.
Date: March 21, 1951
Creator: Tompkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History