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Archive
A. and M. Students Learn Planning of Farms from Air
A news item from 1940 about agriculture students using aerial photography for planning
Wheat—One of State’s Big Money Crops
A news item from 1939 featuring a chart detailing the rise of wheat farming in Oklahoma
Wheat and Cotton Country Use Tractors
A news item featuring a chart detailing the use of tractors in Oklahoma agriculture
Adair County Finds Success With New Berry
A news item regarding the cultivation of boysenberries in Adair County in 1939.
Corn Always One of Principal Crops; The History of Corn in Oklahoma
A news item featuring a chart showing corn growing statistics over time.
Crop Map of Oklahoma Showing Types of Farming in Each Section
A new item showing a map of Oklahoma crops in 1939.
Panhandle Rancher Beats Drouth
A news item about recovery from drought and dust storms in the Panhandle in 1939.
State Has About Every Type of Soil—Take Your Choice
A news item featuring a map of soil types in Oklahoma from 1939.
Tibetan Flower May Provide Oklahoma New Oil Industry
A news item about the introduction of safflower into Oklahoma agriculture in 1939.
Horses Are Being Replaced by Tractors
A news item featuring a chart showing the rise of tractor use coinciding with a decline in horses in Oklahoma from 1939
City Asks $1,000,000 Research Laboratory
A news item regarding the creation of federal farm research laboratory in Oklahoma City in 1938.
Farm Engineer Inspects City
A news item about federal plans to build a farm research facility in Oklahoma City in 1938.
Oklahoma’s Good Earth
A news item from 1937 recapping the disastrous decade from 1927-1937 in Oklahoma agriculture
Proceedings of the First Oklahoma Farm Chemurgic Conference
A document containing various articles on agriculture in Oklahoma from the Oklahoma Farm Chemurgic Council in 1937.
World’s Pecan King Not Stunned by Drouth; Okfuskee County May Sell 2,000,000 Pounds
A news item about pecan farmer Grover Haydon and his successful efforts in 1936.
