Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of blue grama grass drilled with a SCS drill in June, 1948. 1948 and 1949 were dry years and little grass showed up. In 1950, good rains fell and now grass covered borrow ditch of water spreading terraces. Some weeping lovegrass and Lehman's lovegrass are present. TX-47-310.
Date: September 11, 1950
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation of Cantelope Fields

Photograph of first irrigation of cantelope fields showing depth of water in the furrows. Beds are soaking up the moisture and water is evenly distriburted in the furrows from one to the other.
Date: March 25, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History