Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Christmas Tree is first of its kind in Oklahoma and stands as a marker at the state's first quadruple-producer, Gill Oil No. 2 McAfee, on the northwest flank of the Healdton Field, in Jefferson County."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "R. J. Redford, vocational agriculture instructor at Waurika High School, is watching every step of construction on the $25,000 building being erected for his department."

Photograph of a heavily grazed pasture, note poor calves and frequent dung piles.

Photograph of a tepee style exclosure to be used for yield data and to help ranchers determine degree of use. Teepee's cost approximately $10 not including labor.

Photograph of Elbon rye being harvested. Rye was planted for cover crop and pasture. Good seed crop was harvested. Approximately 30 bushels per acre.

Photograph of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1000-12. Native grass seeding on complex. OK-1467-2.

Photograph of land clearance and shrub control. Follow-up of OK-1002-3. Land cleared with a saw and later sprayed. OK-1467-7.

Photograph of land clearance and brush control. Follow up of 1002-2. Brush sprayed with 2-4-5T herbicide in 1954. OK-1467-6.

Photograph of grass land near Ryan, Oklahoma. A typical landscape. Deep sand range site, fair condition, Minco fine sandy loam soil type. Principal forage species are little bluestem, sideoats grama, tall dropseed, Scribner’s panicum. Non forage plants are sandage, gaura, spp. [Latin = species pluralis: “multiple species”], doze-daisy; yucca-woody species are sand plum and prickly ash. OK-1466-1.

Photograph of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1000-9. Native grass seeding made in 1954. This is the first year out of a CR [cost reimbursement] contract. OK-1466-11.

Photograph of a root plow in action. Principal woody species are green briar, dewberry, buck brush, green ash, and small oak. Principal grasses: buffalo grass, tumble love grass, tall drop seed, small amounts of switch grass, sideoats grama and little bluestem. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. OK-1407-5.

Photographic follow-up of OK-1002-7. Timber cleared in 1951, sprayed in 1959. OK-1467-8.

Photograph of a root plow in operation in a mesquite thicket. Area sprayed previously, it appeared that most trees were dead but sprouted back. Present trees are from old sprouts. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. The principle grass is buffalograss. OK-1407-7.

Photograph of a close-up of mesquite roots showing a bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow. OK-1407-8.

Photograph of hybrid field corn growing on Minco silt loam soil type nearly level Class I land. For use in Jefferson County Soil Survey Report. OK-1466-3.

Photograph of wheat following alfalfa on bottom land. Note heavy straw. Yield approximaely 40 bushels per acre. Residue to be left on top not plowed.

Photograph of wheat following alfalfa on bottom land. Note heavy straw. Yield approximaely 40 bushels per acre. Residue to be left on top not plowed.

Photograph of a gully before shaping. Camera directed east with follow up shot to be taken. OK-1290-8.

Photograph of more brush control. A follow-up of OK-1002-1. Brush sprayed in May 1957 with 2-4-5T herbicide. OK-1467-5.

Photograph of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1001-2. Native grass seeding on claypan. OK-1467-2. OK-1467-4.

Photograph of native grass planting on 5-B soil [sic; Type B?] in 1957. Shows slick spot where the vegetation failed to survive.

Photograph of of grasses. Follow-up of OK-1000-4. Native grass mixture seeded in the spring of 1957. OK-1466-10.

Photograph of grass plantings. Follow-up of OK-487-10. Native grass plantings of 1957. OK-1467-3.

Photograph of a close-up of mesquite roots showing bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow. OK-1407-8.