Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a D-8 tractor used in clearing land for pasture. LA-62-175.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Richardson, D. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Dennis Owen, son of J.C. Owen, owner, inspecting 8 acres of sericea lespedeza before the second cutting. Sericea has yielded approximately 100 bales of hay per acre per year for the past 10 years. LA-62-272-B.
Date: August 27, 1953
Creator: Loftin, L. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Dennis Owen, son of J.C. Owen, owner, inspecting 8 acres of sericea lespedeza before the second cutting. Sericea has yielded approximately 100 bales of hay per acre per year for the past 10 years. LA-62-272-B.
Date: August 27, 1953
Creator: Loftin, L. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Standing in a Shallow Split Ditch

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a shallow split ditch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land crown to center of oats using a shallow V as split ditch. Looking South on first split ditch south of quarters on west road through plantation."
Date: August 4, 1947
Creator: Maier, Emile A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History