Photograph of W. R. Whitehead hand harvesting weeping lovegrass.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in 2 year old planting in corner of cultivated field. Note terraces and contour cultivation in background. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 pounds of seed from 1/8 acre.A 2 acre field of ryegrass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days, beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grass alone was worth as much as 200 bushel of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 pounds per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown it the photograph.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in 2 year old planting in corner of cultivated field. Note terraces and contour cultivation in background. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 pounds of seed from 1/8 acre.A 2 acre field of ryegrass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days, beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grass alone was worth as much as 200 bushel of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 pounds per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown it the photograph.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in 2 year old planting in corner of cultivated field. Note terraces and contour cultivation in background. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 pounds of seed from 1/8 acre.A 2 acre field of ryegrass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days, beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grass alone was worth as much as 200 bushel of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 pounds per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown it the photograph.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in a 2-year old planting in a corner of a cultivated field. (Note terraces and contour cultivation in background). W.R. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 lbs. of seed from 1/8th an acre. A 2 acre field of rye grass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grazing alone was worth as much to him as 200 bushels of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 lbs per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown in the photpgraph. OK-8992.

Photograph of cotton growing in a field with men in the background. This was a field day at Oilton. The men were observing the cotton variety test plots.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Crowned as the queen of Drumright's seventh annual Oil Patch Jamboree on Saturday is Mrs. Oma Tharel. Mrs. Tharel,78 and a retired nurse, was selected after jamboree officials decided the queen of the pageant, which salutes the area's oil rich history, should be someone old enough to remember the big oil days- and also someone with inner beauty. Presenting Mrs. Tharel her crown is Mayor Paul Branch."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Completion of the new Woodlawn school signaled the end for its 49-year old predecessor (right) , now being torn down."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lt. Gordon Hughes Shumard & Wife"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Strategically placed to reach highway travelers at Third and Main in Bristow is this timely message, advocating meager profits for oil producing countries and boosting grain-based gasohol."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Most overcrowded plant in Sapulpa's system is Washington combination junior high and grade school with a total enrolment of 903."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oakridge school, located in a rural area northeast of Sapulpa, was built by the city school board at the request of patrons and to ease the transportation load in the 63-square mile district." OHS correction: This is the Washington School at the corner of Maple Street & Lee Ave in Sapulpa. The Oakridge School is located several miles outside of Sapulpa.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Greeting "Uncle Sam" Ed Livermore are Sherri Waugh, left, and Carol McCaffery, right."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Oklahoma Gov. Howard Edmondson adjusts a 3.5 "bazooka" rocket launcher on his shoulder under the watchful eye of spec-5 Danny Dees, of Drumright, Okla., while the governor visited the 95th Division (Training) in summer camp at Fort Chaffee, Ark."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Down in one Dee Downs an arm amputee from Dallas puts out while Texas Oklahoma Amputee Golf Association president Gene Mobley also of Dallas holds the pin."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Classen coach Jon Dunaway surveys small crop of football players."