Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a fishworm. Printed description on back: "But the worm was that big! It turned out to be just one big long fishworm, 8 or 9 inches about the size of a pencil, for, of course, it is a TEXAS variety!"
Date: March 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem grass. Printed description on back: "King Ranch [K. R.] bluestem planted in 1951 overseeded with vetch and fertilized with phosphate in 1952. The vetch was volunteered each year since this soil is in excellent physical condition due to this treatment. Moisture penetration after 3.3 inches of rain was 24 inches where this KR Bluestem was growing. on an acre just across the fence where the astrida has been growing for about 15 years, moisture penetration from this same was only 10 inches. This is evidence of soil condition benefits of KR bluestem and vetch were grown together."
Date: March 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of a group of men standing in a field, looking at a fishworm in a clod of soil. Printed description on back: "B.D. Blakly, Head Agronomist, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Washington DC, found a fishwarm in a clod of soil. In facgt, he saw an end of a fishworm sticking out of this clod. It looked like a pretty big worm, but it just couldn't be that big!"
Date: March 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History