Arkansas Traveler #1 Oats

Photograph of an 18 acre field of Arkansas Traveler number 1 oats which was planted with 50 bushels of oats direct from Fayetteville, Arkansas Experiment Station which will be thoroughly tested under farm conditions and seed multiplied for use of farmers throughout this immediate area. 150# of 20% superphosphate were applied at the time oats were seeded on October 12, field was top-dressed with 100# of Ammonia Nitrate (32. 5%) at time oats began to joint. The oats were over seeded with Korean lespedeza at the rate of some 25# per acre around April 1. Standing in foreground, left to right: Alfred Austin, farm owner: Earl Smith, work unit conservationist at Muskogee and former county agent of Benton County, Arkansas: John A. Killough, district conservationist at Claremore: and L. L. Ballard, Benton County district cooperator, former county agent from Texas, and 1905 graduate of Texas A. & M. College.
Date: May 30, 1945
Creator: Rosborough, Craig
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a bridge, over the Canadian River, is now 18 inches from the water, which is only about a foot deep but formerly 16 feet above the water level. Acc. To William Dolezal, supervisor of the eat Canadian Soil Conservation District, the water deep enough to dive into from the bridge 25 years earlier. Silt from upstream farms has clogged the channel. OK-9003.
Date: May 16, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a solid field of Austrian winter peas for cover and soil improvement (Soil Types: 7x.). TX 42, 020.
Date: May 11, 1945
Creator: Mika, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a stubble mulching volunteer wheat crop on contour terraced field. Four 36 inch Dempster [cultivater] sweeps [goes] 3 inches beneath the surface. Mulcher belongs to the Lipscomb County Wind Erosion District. Max Blau is inspecting the sweep. TX-42, 076.
Date: May 19, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching volunteer wheat on a contour-terraced field. Four, 36 inch Dumpster sweeps out 3 inches beneath the surface. The mulcher belongs to the Lipscomb County Wind Erosion District. Max Blau is operating the tractor. TX-42, 078.
Date: May 19, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drainage

Photograph of vegetated terrace outlet channel (principally Bermuda grass) established previous to sonstruction of terraces. This is a precautionary measure agaiinst erosion damage which might result from emptying excess terrace water into an unprotected or uncompleted outlet.
Date: May 17, 1945
Creator: Meid, L. E
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Seed Increase in a Texas Bluegrass Field

Photograph of field of Texas bluegrass, which experienced an increase of seed production. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Texas bluegrass seed increase. Area at left received 155 lbs. per acre, area at right not gertilized [sic]."
Date: May 8, 1945
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History