Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Water for city gushes through Canton dam floodgates."

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

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "It takes at least two men to make a success of stock car racing, one to drive the machine and another to keep it running."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wayne Hume, machine shop operator built a swing ride."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This bustling little town of 800 is bringing its community-owned cranial out of mothballs in preparation for Hydro's annual district free fair."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Clemen Humphrey, who had to almost completely rebuild and repaint his car after a flip two weeks ago, is shown painting No. 14 back on the car which will be in action Friday night at Taft stadium."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Getting small ferris wheel ready for fair (left) are Verlin Long, left, and Gene Lash, president of the Hydro fair association."

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

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

Caption: "Bob Russell, drugstore owner and co-owner of Hydro's theater, dusts off kiddie cars which are one of the town's home-made carnival rides."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "READY, SET, GO! L.H. Patterson, resident engineer at Canton reservoir, pushes the button controlling dam floodgates."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Roman Nose State Park Lodge"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "W.L. "Mose" Syria, head of Watonga's water and light department since 1914, retired last week and picked up his fishing rod and reel."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Okeene, the town made famous by rattle snakes or vice verse, will hold open house Sunday at its new $220,000 municipal hospital."

Photograph of U.S. Gypsum plant located in the Blain County SCD. Agricultural gypsum is processed at this plant which is used to neutalize alkali spots and also used as a base for mixed fertilizers

Photograph of Bennie Tice harvesting weaping lovegrass on a 90 acre planting. This planting is 2 years old and was fertilized in 1958 followed by beng pastured most of that summer. In addition to being pastured, 2 cuttings of hay was removed which produced approximately 50 bales per acre. Fertilizer was applied in 1959 at the rate of 50 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. The 1959 seed harvest was 10,400 lbs of seed from the 50 acres. Since the seed harvest, a hay crop has been removed and approximately 60 head of cattle are being pastured.

Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem on seed plot at the Canton Lake Area. Planted n 1949. OK-98-9.

Photograph of native grass. Lee Awtrey observing the growth of native grass following the treatment of blackjack pasture with 2-4-5-T herbicide by aerial spraying. Pasture was sprayed in 1956 and 1957 and not grazed during growing season. OK-703-9.

Photograph of sideoat grama on seed increase plot at Canton Lake, planted in 1949.

Photograph of blackjack spraying, showing Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA], observing the kill and deterioration of woody growth following chemical treatment which was applied in 1956 and 1957. OK-703-12.

Photograph of native grass. Lee Awtrey, Work Unit Conservationist {WUC] Elza Bullen of the Central North Canadian Soil Conservation District [SCD], and Ralph Leonard, County Administrator of the Federal Housing Administration [FHA], observing the growth of the native grass in pasture that had been chemically treated to kill blackjack growth. OK-703-10.

Photograph of sideoat grama planted on the contour to take the place of terraces and break up the concentration of water between upland and bottom. OK-98-5.

Photograph of King Ranch bluestem on a seed plot at the Canton Lake area. Planted in 1949.