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Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the Soil Conservation Service Station, Guthrie, OK. A view of controlled plots and metereological instruments (erosion picture).
Date:
August 5, 1938
Creator:
Slosser, J. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the Soil Conservation Service Station, Guthrie, OK. A view of controlled plots and metereological instruments. OK-R-115
Date:
August 5, 1938
Creator:
Slosser, J. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Bluestem in Full Bloom
Photograph of Big Bluestem in full bloom eight miles north of Randolph, Kansas on Highway #77 facing east. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Big bluestem (Andropogon furcatus) in full bloom in northeastern Kansas on limestone hill."
Date:
August 12, 1938
Creator:
Shuhart, D. V.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Class VII Land
Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.
Date:
August 22, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Class VII Land
Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
Date:
August 22, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.
Date:
August 22, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Harmon County Class II Land
Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.
Date:
August 23, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402
Date:
August 23, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
V-type Gully
Photograph of a v-type gully.
Date:
August 23, 1940
Creator:
Bond, Ralph H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Eragrostis trichodes, or sand love grass, Cultivated seed increase planting made in 1939. Plants in foreground killed by gophers. OK-8390.
Date:
August 22, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
U. S. Field Station Nursery
Photograph of sand lovegrass cultivated seed increase planting made in April 1939. Plants in lower foreground killed by gophers.
Date:
August 22, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grass
Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E. , Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grass
Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E. , Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grass
Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E. , Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of variations in rate of spread between Buffalo grass plants set out in the Spring of 1941. The plant on the left measures 42 inches and the one on the right measures two and a half inches. OK-8388.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Pasture
Photograph of cultivated sand bluesteam seed increase field.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith Jr., J. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Side-oats Grama
Photograph of side-oats grama grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date:
August 23, 1941
Creator:
Smith, James E. , Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of wind erosion control. 8 rows of corn in wind strips alternating with 8 rows of peanuts. OK-8574.
Date:
August 17, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of wind erosion control. 8 rows of sorghum alternating with 8 rows of peanuts in straight row wind strips. This field is part of a field trial in cooperation with Oklahoma A & M College [i.e., Oklahoma State University]. Following peanut harvest, two plots will be planted to rye and two left for check [i.e., test] plots. OK-8572
Date:
August 17, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of wind erosion control on peanut land. 8 rows of sorghum alternating with 12 rows of peanuts. OK-8573.
Date:
August 18, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of wind erosion control on peanut [?] land. 8 rows of kafir corn alternating with 12 rows of peanuts. OK-8573.
Date:
August 18, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Earl Tucker Harvesting Mung Bean Field
Photograph of Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker harvesting Tucker's mung bean crop. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1.Earl Tucker, 2. Harold Walsh. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting mung bean crop planted 20# per acre, June 1, 1943. Farm Planner Harold Welsh and Earl Tucker (left) farm owner, examine the crop. One field yielded 400# per acre and average yield on entire 30 acres is 312# to 315# per acre. The beans are following barley destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. "I have heard much about the soil improving qualities of mung beans" he said, "and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat." The beans are selling at $.0.05 per pound."
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the harvesting of a mung bean crop planted at 20 pounds per acre on June 1, 1943. Farm planner Harold Welch (left) and Earl Tucker (right) farm owner, examine the crop. One field yielded 400 pounds per acre and the average yield on the entire 30 acres ranges from 312 to 315 pounds per acre. The beans followed a barley crop destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. “I have heard much about the soil-improving qualities of mung beans,” he said, “and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat.” The beans are selling at 5 cents per pound. OK-8580.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting mung beans planted 20 pounds [?] per acre, June 1, 1943. Mr. Earl Tucker (operating combine) said that he planted 30 acres this year and had never tried to grow a mung bean crop before. One field yielded 400 pounds per acre and average yield on the entire 30 acres ranges from 312 – 315 pounds per acre. The beans are following barley as destroyed by green bugs and Tucker says he will follow the beans with wheat for pasture. “I have heard much about the soil improving qualities of mung beans,” he said, “and I hope to work out a rotation with wheat”. The beans are selling at 5 cents per pound. OK-8579.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History