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Included in these images are photographs of livestock at SJER and around California. SJER was the site of a large-scale study to compare the growth of supplemented (protein) and unsupplmented cattle. Studies were also conducted on the toxic effects of acorn consumption.

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Several images in this collection depict people at SJER including photographs of field days and other gatherings. Some of the work on the SJER was performed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression.

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Photographs of rangeland developments illustrate water troughs, water storage tanks, reservoirs, fencing, and quail guzzlers.

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These photographs were taken at locations believed to be representative of vegetation before it was impacted by grazing and other human impacts. They were often taken in places inaccessible to livestock or in protected areas such as cemeteries.

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In addition to relict area photographs, photographs in these folders demonstrate rodent studies that studied the impacts rodents had on forage production using enclosures to confine the rodents and exclosures to keep them out.

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Run-off plot photographs depict plots installed to study the effect of grazing on runoff and other watershed attributes. These plots are still in existence.

Scope and Contents These photographs document research at the San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER) and rangeland conditions in California during the 1930s. Most of the photographs in this collection were taken during the 1930s and early 1940s by experiment station researchers Murrell W. Talbot, Frederic G. Renner, August L.Hormay and Harold H. Biswell. Some photos were taken by other researchers and station staff including C. R. Berriman, J.W. Nelson, L. Short, J.A. Magee, L.A. Barret, W.C. Lowdermilk, J.R....

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: These photographs document research at the San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER) and rangeland conditions in California during the 1930s. Most of the photographs in this collection were taken during the 1930s and early 1940s by experiment station researchers Murrell W. Talbot, Frederic G. Renner, August L.Hormay and Harold H. Biswell. Some photos were taken by other researchers and station staff including C. R. Berriman, J.W. Nelson, L. Short, J.A. Magee, L.A. Barret, W.C. Lowdermilk, J.R....

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: These photographs document research at the San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER) and rangeland conditions in California during the 1930s. Most of the photographs in this collection were taken during the 1930s and early 1940s by experiment station researchers Murrell W. Talbot, Frederic G. Renner, August L.Hormay and Harold H. Biswell. Some photos were taken by other researchers and station staff including C. R. Berriman, J.W. Nelson, L. Short, J.A. Magee, L.A. Barret, W.C. Lowdermilk, J.R....