Peas and Oats Being Plowed Down

Photograph of Austrian winter peas and oats being plowed down to improve soil structure and maintenance.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Phoyo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man on a Tractor Plowing Down Austrian Winter Peas and Oats to Improve Soil and Maintain Organic Material

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor plowing down Austrian winter peas and oats to improve soil and maintain organic material.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Plowing Down Austrian Winter Peas and Oats

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man plowing down Austrian winter peas and oats to improve soil structure and maintain material. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Austrian winter peas & oats being plowed to improve soil structure and maintain organic material."
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Using a Minneapolis-Moline Tractor to One Way Alfalfa

Photograph of UNIDENTIFED man using a Minneapolis-Moline tractor to one wayed alfalfa to increase organic matter and improve soil structure. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alfalfa being one wayed down to increase organic matter and improve soil structure."
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Rotation Vetch and Rye

Photograph of Conservation Crop Rotation. Vetch and rye for pasture and silage. Field has been planted for 5 years to improve soil. 1958 it was pastured, 15 head on this 52 acres until May 1; cut 8-10 ton silage per acre. Put 250 ton in one silo and expects to fill another, (Special) -- cut 9 ton and placed in his stock ponds to clear ater and supply fish food.
Date: May 26, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Residue Reutilization

Photograph of crop residue reutilization. Mr. Herbert, owner, said "I feel the stubble is too valuable to burn even though we have to raise our plows and pull out on to the stubble to unload our choked up plows".
Date: July 18, 1958
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History