Searching for the Queen Bee

Photograph of Mrs. Witcher Hatcher dons slacks, gloves and head net as she delved into a super in search of queen bee cells. Her bees feed principally on sweet clover grown by her husband for seed, pasture, hay and soil improvement.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of E.S. Cordell, work unit leader, Soil Conservation Service, Hugo, Oklahoma and Mrs. Laura C. Pickens, land owner. Featuring crop rotation and soil improvement. Two rows of corn and one row of peas. OK-8788.
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a homemade fertilizer distributor upon a corn planter as made by Collin Johnson, in the photo. The distributor is made from scrap metal, old bicycle chain and sprockets. The apparatus permits simultaneous planting and fertilizing and may readily be removed from the planter. ok-8767.
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the Hatcher brothers’ ranch showing one of the registered Hereford bulls, a part of the herd of 100 registered cows that according to Joe Hatcher “grazed 140 acres of rye and sweet clover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average 2 pounds per cow per day.” OK-8872.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Improvement

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Improvement

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of one of the registered Herford bulls and part of the herd of 100 registered cows that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweet clover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 pounds per cow per day." OK-8872.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Nature & Wildlife

Photograph of a snake in its native habitat. OK-8585.
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Registered Hereford Bull

Photograph of a registered Hereford bull from a herd of 100 cows that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average f 2 lbs. a day per cow."
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Snake in Native Habitat

Photograph of a snake in its native habitat.
Date: July 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History