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

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The new Guymon high school building, which will be dedicated Sunday at 2:30 p.m. is shown above."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Newest milestone in Guymon's march of progress is the new $450,000 senior high school building, which features glassed-in multi-purpose corridor, elevated classrooms and a huge spacious auditorium."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Guymon's latest improvement in the main street picture is the remodeled Rock Island depot which recently was given a new brick veneer and stucco front, redecoration of the interior and inside restrooms."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dedication of Guymon's new Youth Center at 2 p.m. Sunday will be a big event fro two reasons."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Carpentry classes are not all work and no fun as these student's smile prove."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "McWhirter will appear on a panel discussing display techniques."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Nolan McWhirter, museum curator, applies the whisk broom to an item in the collection as he readies this display for the annual meeting of the historical society."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Blessed with ideal golfing weather for the first time in weeks, James L. McGee of Guymon and Thomas Newcomb of Oklahoma City happily throw away their umbrellas before starting play in Oklahoma Seniors tournament at Twin Hills."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Group of youths, 4-H Club members from Midwest and Southern States, take notes on the Floor of the Chicago board of Trade, Jan. 15th, where they were guess at a grain marketing clinic and tour."

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000

Photograph of the City Service Company compressor plant in Straight, Oklahoma. Built in the midst of a wheat-growing area in the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1944. The first year the compnay had a great deal of trouble from blowing dust. The Soil Conservation District helped them get a start of buffalo and other grasses to treat the problem. Now the entire 160 acres surrounding the plant is tied down with grass. OK-10, 338.

Photograph of wind erosion and revegetation range. Part of a 20 acre area of edward L. Brewer's ranch that was plowed and then blown out during the thirties, before Brewer owned the land. Cane will be planted left to grow until blowing area is stablized enough to plant grass. Will take from five to ten years. Left to right is Edward Brewer, his son, Glenn Brewer and John Bailey, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and the Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Guymon, Oklahoma. OK-607-10.

Photograph of bindweed control. The field corner is abandoned due to bindweed. Bigtop dalea [legume], silver bluestem [grass], threeawn [grass] and sand dropseed [grass] are crowding the bindweed. OK-342-3.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician John Bailey checks the seed heads of the wheat in this irrigated 60-acre field. Good tall growth of the wheat was attributed to conditioning of the soil with alfalfa for six years. Wiggins is to change from flood irrigation to level border. SCS Engineers designed the irrigation system. III HP 2. OK-10, 769.

Photograph showing the V-shaped shovels of blades of a subsurface tillage instrument up out of the soil (see OK-10-721 and 10-722). II HP 2-X. OK-10-723.

Photograph of Fischer’s Wheat Bowl Farm, Hooker, Oklahoma. Side view of sub-surface tillage equipment being used on this farm comprising 16 scattered quarter sections (See OK-10, 721). II HP 2X. OK-10, 722.

Photograph of Norman Fischer (left) shows Technician John Bailey the effectiveness of properly-managed residue in controlling wind erosion and conserving moisture. This wheat is in good condition though at the time the picture was taken, rain was needed for further growth. In June 1952, Fischer harvested 22 bushels of wheat per acre despite the drought. He left the stubble 8 to 12 inches tall. In the first week in July, he worked the field with a sub-surface plow with blades or shovels as set from 3.5 to 4 inches deep, leaving residue in the surface. He repeated the operation in mid-August to cut weeds and volunteer wheat. Drilled wheat in a deep furrow on September 20, 1952. OK-10, 725.

Photograph of a joint meeting of the County Agents and Work Unit Conservationists [WUCs} in the Panhandle of Oklahoma. The purpose of the meeting was to orient personnel on procedures for use of the county soil testing laboratories, and discuss fertilizer recommendations. This was the last of a series of meetings that covered the state. Robert O. Woodward, Extension Agronomist, is leading the discussion. OK-138-1.

Photograph of a 35 acre field of irrigated sugar drip cane is being harvested by a portable ensilage cutter. This field had 5 tons of manure applied per acre and mold board plowed 11 inches deep last year. There was no pre-planting irrigation but the field received 4 to 5 inches of rain in May before planting. The cane was planted at the rate of 7 pounds per acre in 33 inch rows, 1160 feet long. This field had three 4 inch applications of water and 30 pounds of anhydrous ammonia per acre during the growing season. The cane was 9 1/2 feet tall and yeilded 23 tons of ensilage per acre. Soil units 2x and 18.

Photograph of row irrigation by gated pipe on a 1 to 2 percent slope. Grade exceeds SCS specifications.

Photograph of Glenn Brewer overseeding badly depleted range land under his Great Plains Conservation Program contract. The sagebrush has beentreated with a one-way plow prior to seeding. An estimated 70-80% of the sagebrush was killed by the one-way, leaving ample residue to protect from blowing and a firm seedbed for seeding grasses.

Photograph of baled hay dots this 250-acre block of irrigated alfalfa. This ranch also irrigates wheat and sand lovegrass. Three wells with reservoirs are used for irrigating water. II HP 2

Photograph of joint meeting of County Agents and WUCs in Panhandle of Oklahoma. Purpose of meeting was to orient personnel on procedures for use of county soil testing laboratories and discuss fertilizer recommendations. This was the last of a series of meetings that covered the State. Robert O. Woodward, Extension Agronomist, is leadiing the discussion.