Shop made peanut planter for planting peanut tests in short rows
Dr. Charles Simpson in wild species crossing program
Nat Persons, Department of Ag
Engineering – Texas A&M
University, presenting peanut
drying results at a field day
J.S. Newman, Dr. Bob Merrifield and Dr. John Calahan viewing
peanut research on chemical affecting nodulation
Earnest Jaska showing drying monitoring equipment and heat pump drying of peanuts
Royce Lesley using neutron probe to measure soil moisture in peanuts
Irrigation pipe used in peanut irrigation tests
Row-spacing studies on peanuts 2 rows per 36 inch bed
Row-spacing studies on peanuts 4 rows on a 72 inch bed
Row spacing studies on peanuts 3 rows on a 72 inch bed
Rotation studies show peanut yield increase to 20 %
Field planting of peanut introductions to be evaluated for disease resistance
Dr. John Calahan & Richard Wolf taking peanut leaf samples for micronutrient analysis
Paul Jackson, Entomologist at Stephenville,
establishing cages for lesser corn stalk research
Corn stalk borer studies
Corn stalk borer studies on peanuts
Life cycle of lesser cornstalk borer
Peanut pods reflecting breeding success in developing pod
rot resistant lines and varieties
Drought resistant studies on peanuts
Portable peanut shelling plant to maintain peanut breeder seed purity
Station peanut research in Hood County
Expansion of peanut research greenhouse
Daily weather records maintained in cooperation with Texas
Water Development Board. J.S. Newman
Dedication of new Research and Extension Center Building
New Center Building 1977
Dr. Charles Simpson addressing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob
Bergland and Rep. Charles Stenhome during Center visit in 1979
Apple research for roadside market
Dr. Jim Smith, collecting
insects from peach trees for
proper timing of insecticides
Plum Curcellio – a bad insect on peaches and plums
Electronic controls used to apply water used in bloom delay research on peaches
Water being sprayed at short intervals to peach trees after
dormancy has been reached to delay bloom
Test trees showing bloom delay from water cooling
Half tree treated and half not treated – bloom delay
Pruning peach trees the old way
Pruning peach trees with topper
Blowing pruned limbs from under trees with sprayer valout
Prunnings after shredding
Thinning peaches with a shaker for higher quality and size
Dr. J. W. Worthington with almonds
Technician checking peaches for sugar content
Dr. J.W. Worthington checking peach leaves for moisture research
Automatic apple harvester with chicken wire
Technician Royce Leslie and Rick Schmidt installing trickle irrigation in peach orchard
Trickle irrigation of Research orchard
Trickle irrigation wetting pattern showing the impact of slope
Results of trickle irrigation studies on peaches
Pecan orchard management on
expanded acreage in North
Central Texas
Dr. C.E. Simpson with his first interspecific hybrid wild
peanut crossed domestic peanuts.
First Field Day
Left to Right: Dr. A.L. Harrison, Yoakum Station; Romey Sorrenson, Dept. Ag.
Engineering Texas A&M; J.S. Newman, Stephenville Director; B.C. Langley, Retired
Peanut Breeder, Stephenville; R.G. Burwell, Retired Extension Director, Stephenville
Dr. Charles Simpson’s publication on Peanut Arachis Germplasm Collections
in South America, 1976-1983
New peanut varieties developed at Experiment Station