Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dr. Howard B. Cordiner, OSU horticulturist, inspects one of the better heat-resistant tomato breeding lines at the Oklahoma irrigation research station near Altus."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "IN Quartz Mountain state park, north of Altus you look out of your bedroom window."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "George Singletary a veteran with railroads for the last 45 years all which has been spent in Altus has retired from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railways to head for a farm in Graham, Texas."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Bone needle and thimble found in Devil's Canyon."

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

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "A portion of relics found in Devil's Canyon."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Relics found in Devil's Canyon."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "More implements from Devil's Canyon."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Pipe and other relics found by Mrs. Winters."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. C.L. Winters, Blair, looks over the two buffalo heads and other relics she found in Devil's Canyon."

Photograph of soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70. Showing plowman condition.

Photograph of a mound of dark soil held in the hand of someone out-of-frame (to the right). There is a field and an automobile visible but out of focus in the background. Printed description on the back: "Soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70."

Photograph of a mound of dark soil held in the hand of someone out-of-frame (to the left). There is a field visible but out of focus in the background. Printed description on the back: "Soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70."

Photograph of a farmstead windbreak of Chinese Elm. Three-row belt, 15 years old. Soil Unit 7, Class I.

Photograph of a soil survey. Harmon stony loam. A very shallow to shallow soil developed on dolomitic limestone. Class VI land. Shallow Range site. OK-720-6.

Photograph of brush control, showing mesquite trees that have been deadened by pouring kerosene on the crowns. OK-93-5.

Photograph of a soil survey. While making the soil survey, Richard Graft, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] scientist, discovered a recently-formed gyp sink [= a sinkhole] in a gently sloping wheat field of Tillman clay loam soil. The gyp sink is approximately 30 feet deep and 15 feet wide. OK-720-12.

Photograph of re-seeded native pastures. Native grass died during drought of 1955 – 1956. Field was disc-plowed and seeded to a mixture of buffalo, blue grama and Sideoats grama in February 1957. Ward Perryman in photo. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommended reseeding on 320 [?] acres of this farm. OK-901-2.

Photograph of plastic irrigation pipe being installed. This pipe will be deep enough to allow farming over it. It will have risers at proper intervals to do a complete irrigation job on this farm. Pipe is installed at $1. 75 per foot including risers and will carry from 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute. Test pressure of 80 lbs. can be carried in pipe. Plastic pipe makes the system permanent. Class I on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.

Photograph of plastic irrigation pipe being installed. This pipe will be deep enough to allow farming over it. It will have risers at proper intervals to do a complete irrigation job on this farm. Pipe is installed at $1. 75 per foot including risers and will carry from 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute. Test pressure of 80 lbs. can be carried in pipe. Plastic pipe makes the system permanent. Class I on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.

Photograph of stream bank cutting. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure. Bridge is located in a bend in the river and each time the water rises some more bank is eaten away near the end of the bridge. These trees are held in place by a cable and keep the water away from the raw bnk of the river. The section of bank from the man in photograph to the present location of bank was eroded away in one year.

Photograph of stream bank erosion. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure of Cottonwood trees secured to stream bank by cables. This measure was setup to protect approach at west end of highway bridge.

Photograph of pumping equipment for irrigation system. This pump will be used to pump 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute into an underground irrigation system. This underground pipe is of 10" plastic and will be a permanent installation. Class I land on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.

Photograph of sample of soil Unit 70, showing plowpan condition.