Field of Midland Bermuda and Greenfield Bermudagrasses

Photograph of W. H. Rushing and SCS Technician H. E. Boyd kneeling in a field of Midland Bermuda, Green Field Bermuda, and vetch. Photograph does not distinguish the position of Rushing and Boyd. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Midland Bermuda on left, Greenfield Bermuda, right. Vetch overseeded. Cut for hay Aug. 11, 1960. Grazed Feb. until June 2, 1960. Eighty-five (85) head weighed in at 327 lbs., sold at 580 lbs. Five acres Greenfield and 23 acres Midland, 2 years old. Soil Unit 7. Twenty-eight acres yield – 1870 bales hay. W. H. Rushing and SCS technician H. E. Boyd in photo."
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Good Native Grass, Showing Proper Use

Photograph of properly used good native grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Good native grass, showing proper use."
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drainage Problem

Photograph of 8 acres have been too wet to produce anythink in six years Campbell has owned land. Field was planted to soybeans 10 days before picture was taken. Can't drain field until group drainage project is worked out. Success of drainage on adjoining farm owned by L.W. Clark and operated by Campbell has led to circulation of petition for group drainage.
Date: August 11, 1951
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen going over their accounts. OK-10, 826.
Date: August 11, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Guage in Eastern Gama

Photograph of a grass guage in eastern Gama. Arthur F. Holloran, Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, left. Mr. Joe B. Morris, Range Conservationist and student trainees from Texas.
Date: August 11, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of loamy bottomland and slickspot range sites in excellent condition. There was little if any use during the growing season. Lower left corner is inland saltgrass. Lower right corner is alkali sacaton grass on an elevated area. The short grass is whorled dropseed. Spots of mid grass is alkali sacaton. The tall vegetation is abig sedge and eastern gama, switchgrass growing in an area of loamy soil. Some rhombopod grass is growing on alkali spots. The soil is (3Ø). Fort slickspot complex. OK-1175-6.
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of Arthur F. Halloran, US Fish and Wildlife services (left) and Joe B. Morris, Range Conservationist (right) with student trainees from Texas by a grass gauge in the eastern part of the refuge. Ok-981-6.
Date: August 11, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph that follows up from OK-9233. This photo shows growth of trees since before the picture was made. Soil Conservation Service {SCS] technicians E. J. Hayes and N.E. Rowley are in the photo. OK-9233-B.
Date: August 11, 1949
Creator: Hart, James
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of E. B. Keng and William Jones, Soil Conservation Service {SCS] technicians, with Bob Gulley (Gillis’ son-in-law who lives on the ranch) examining field plantings of slender grama that has been out four times this year for seed production on Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. TX-45, 912.
Date: August 11, 1949
Creator: Hartman, H. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on 20 Acre Improved Pasture

Photograph of cattle grazing on 20 acre improved pasture planted in October 1943. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing 20 acre improved pasture planted October 1943. A mixture of alfalfa and created wheat grass was planted. Grazing in 1944 has been at the rate of one cow per acre for about six months." A barn, house, two windmills, and other buildings are in the photograph's distant background.
Date: August 11, 1944
Creator: Hartman, M. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roger Gillis' Ranch

Photograph of E. B. Keng, Wm. Jones (SCS technician), and Bob Gulley (Gillis' son-in-law) examining slender grama on Roger Gillis' Ranch.
Date: August 11, 1949
Creator: Hartman, M. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of weeping lovegrass. Weeping lovegrass pasture on Claude Gilbert farm as seeded in the spring of 1955. Gilbert sold the weeping lovegrass and has seeded 80 acres in the past 4 years. Soil Conservation Service {SCS] program started on this farm in 1952. OK-401-6.
Date: August 11, 1956
Creator: Keathley, M. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph showing a rear view of a 30 inch sweep machine. This machine is a Dampster No. 101 which has been worked over by the station. The sweeps are Ra-dex made by I. F. Reed at the Alabama machinery laboratory. TX-45, 883.
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rear View of a Dampster No. 101 Thirty-Inch Sweep Machine on the Amarillo Experiment Station

Photograph of the rear view of a Dampster No. 101 thirty-inch sweep machine on the Amarillo Experiment Station. The back of the photograph states, "The rear view of a 30" sweep machine out of ground. This machine is a Dampster No. 101, which has been worked over by the station. The sweeps are Ra-dex, made by I. F. Reed, at the Alabama machinery laboratory."
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History