Improved Pasture

Photograph of an improved pasture with fescue and clover sod drilled in established bermudagrass pasture in fall of 1960. Not pastured since hay harvested in early July 1961.
Date: March 21, 1962
Creator: Shapley, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Legume-Sweet Clover

Photograph of Bill Harrison showing growth of sweet clover. Three year old stand, planted on land tha wa poorly drained. McClain soil.
Date: May 21, 1962
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Lemuel Ball standing beside a culled hardwood stump on LeFlore County Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] cooperator W. A. Amis's farm. Had culled hardwood not been removed, the young pine would be supressed and much smaller. OK-1538-12.
Date: February 21, 1962
Creator: Smola, Norman
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish and Wildlife Management

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Norman Smola observes how excellent wildlife food and cover provided by a living fence of multiflora arose. Wildlife have a place in today's agriculture and are planned for in conservation planning of land use and treatment. This usage serves as a fence as well as the food, shelter and rest area for song birds and quail. OK-1538-6.
Date: February 21, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sweet Clover Crop

Photograph of Bill Harrison and Kim Martin checking seed of sweet clover crop. 180 acre field planted to clover. McClain Clay soil.
Date: May 21, 1962
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History