Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Completion of the Mason Smarr Memorial tennis courtsat Western State hospital, Fort Supply, has added much outdoor recreation for mental patients there."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dressed for the wintry chill of Woodward's ranching country, Mrs. Lorraine Mantle puts Monte's Pete through his paces in a footwork training session in the corral."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. G.M. Williams selects oils for a picture."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "When Mrs L. F. Locke entertained the council of Garden clubs here Tuesday little she dreamed that she was honored "queen of the flower garden clubs."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Getting ready for the upcoming chrysanthemum show are Mrs. L. F. Locke left, Woodward and Mrs. Howard Estes."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "This is the back view of the new $664,645 west wing to the Western Oklahoma State Tuberculosis sanatorium south of Clinton, which is rapidly nearing completion."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "There's a young fellow up at Oklahoma State University who wants something pretty bad-one of the national offices in the Future Farmers of America, when selections are made next week in Kansas City at the annual convention."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Heading the state delegation to the National Future Farmers of America convention this week in Kansas City, MO. , is Nathan Reese of Mooreland."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Packing up for the Future Farmers of America national convention , opening Monday in Kansas City, naturally meant making sure boots, 10-gallon hat and official club jacket were in the suitcase sure for these Oklahoma FFA officers."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Nathan Reese, Mooreland FFA showed the reserve champion, also a hereford."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Reuben K. Sparks-Wooodward-Attorney"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Mrs. Reuben Sparks from Woodward"

Photograph of part of a 90 cow dairy herd grazing on alfalfa. Farm Superintendent Johnnie Nemecek in photo.

Photograph of Guar (Variety Mesa) being tested at Woodward Experiment Station. This deep rooted drought resistant legume may hold some promise as a catch crop in northwestern Oklahoma. More information is needed on harvesting and marketing the crop in this area. There is some indication it may furnish a good quality protein supplement in the feeding ration for livestock. It furnished little erosion resistance and in all probability will have to be grown in strips with erosion resistant crops. More information is needed on the residual effect due to depletion of subsoil moisture.

Photograph of Guar (Variety Mesa) being tested at Woodward Experiment Station. This deep rooted drought resistant legume may hold some promise as a catch crop in northwestern Oklahoma. More information is needed on harvesting and marketing the crop in this area. There is some indication it may furnish a good quality protein supplement in the feeding ration for livestock. It furnished little erosion resistance and in all probability will have to be grown in strips with erosion resistant crops. More information is needed on the residual effect due to depletion of subsoil moisture.

Photograph of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) selections being grown in native grass nursery at Woodward Experiment Station.

Photograph of Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) selections being grown in native grass nursery at Woodward Experiment Station.

Photograph of excellent condition range grasses shown on the display board from Cimarron County in the Soil Conservation District office.

Photograph of Mr. Tom Wright in his Caddo Switchgrass field.

Photograph of a bull hydraulic power takeoff coring machine and tool box.

Photograph of this is a contrast picture. The St. Paul silt loam has been planted to wheat on clean tilled land. Many of Northwest Oklahoma's seasons are too droughty and windy. A wind storm will damage this land and cause the farmer to loose his stand of wheat.

Photograph of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) selections being grown in native grass nursery at the Woodward Experiment Station. OK-163-10.

Photograph of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) selections being grown in a native grass nursery at the Woodward Experiment Station. OK-163-10.

Photograph of Indiangrass in a grass nursery at Woodward Experiment Station.