Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the harvesting of buffalo grass seed with a small power-driven sickle-type mover with a pan attachment. OK-8383.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of rows 9 to 16 in sand bluestem breeding nursery. OK-8375.
Date: July 9, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of rows 1 to 8 in sand bluestem breeding nursery. OK-8376.
Date: July 9, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of two strains of Blue Grama grasses in breeding nursery. On the left, from Flagstaff, Arizona and the right, from Lovington, New Mexico. OK-8370.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of different strains of sideoats grama grass in a breeding nursery. Left: Selection #432 open-pollenated. Center: Selection #432 self-pollenated. Right: Selection #434 open-pollenated. OK-8374.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a general view of side-oats grama grass breeding nursery. OK-8380.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sideoats grama grass selection with compressed spikelets. OK-8373.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a blue grama grass selection from Mexican Springs, New Mexico. OK-8367.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Andropogon ischaemum [i.e., Yellow Bluestem, right] and A. intermedius caucasius [Caucasian Bluestem, left] in an observational nursery. OK-8366.
Date: July 29, 1942
Creator: Smtih, James, R., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a general view of a Blue Grama grass breeding nursery. OK-8379.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Paspalum stramineum (left), Woodward strain and (Chickasha and Rush Springs, Oklahoma strain, (right) according to No 0-1358, in an observational nursery. Middle rows harvested for hay yields. OK-8378.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of different strains of sideoats grama grass in a breeding nursery. Left: Selection #438 open-pollenated. Center left: Selection #438 self-pollenated. Center right: Selection #439 self-pollenated. Right: Selection #439 self-pollenated OK-8372.
Date: July 10, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of eragrostis trichodes [i.e., Sand Love Grass, from Woodward (center); from Stillwater (left); and from Manhattan, Kansas (right) in an observational nursery. OK-8381.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Sideoats Grama Grass from Lamesa, Texas, Account Number CT-1255 (left) and Perryton, Texas, Account Number CT-1250 (right) in an observational nursery. OK-8377.
Date: July 30, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mixed Grass Planting

Photograph of a mixed grass planting on Woodward Soil made in 1950. King Ranch bluestem at left center; switch grass right center.
Date: 1959-07-XX
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting

Photograph of native grass planting in excellent condition. Mixture consists of Little and Sand Bluestem, Side oats, Switch and Sandlove grass.
Date: 1959-07-XX
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sand Drop seed in Bloom

Photograph of Jack Engleman inspecting Sand Drop seed in bloom in a mixed grass seeding, planted in 1955 and eventually failed.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sage Brush Size Comparison

Photograph of sage brush in sandy, eroded Quinlan Soils. Not much increase in size of the sand sagebrush in spite of 3 good years. Follow-up to photo OK-341-7
Date: 1959-07-XX
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Switchgrass In Bloom

Photograph of a six year old Switchgrass in bloom. Note bare ground near clump where sand Lovegrass has been eliminated.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sand Sagebrush, 6 Years

Photograph of a 6 year old Sand Sagebrush plant.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bigtop Dalea

Photograph of a Big Top Dalea.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seeding and Overseeding

Photograph of land seeded to sand Lovegrass in 1945 and over seeded to bluestem mixture in 1950. Note elimination of sand Lovegrass in competition with other grasses.
Date: July 14, 1956
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kiswando in Native Grass

Photograph of Kiswando in native grass planting in burrow area of diversion terrace. Illinois bundle flower in the seeding has made good growth under protection from grazing. Seeded in 1956.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Follow-up After 11 Years

Photograph of after 11 years both are alive but the little bluestem bunch seems to be breaking up somewhat. Kiswando in photo. Follow-up of OK-341-12, 904-12 and 1174-4.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History