Views of various activities performed by employees of the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture. 01: Mansell McCreary a Department weed supervisor for the Bladworth district, demonstrates two of the most dangerous weeds found in the area. 02: Frank Miller, Department agriculture representative for the Rosthern District, leaves his office. 03: A group of soil experts from the University of Saskatchewan and the federal and provincial departments of agriculture examine soils in the Tiger Hills area of Saskatchewan. 04: McCreary demonstrates the root system of leafy spurge. 05: McCreary applies the chemical Borascu to an area of land to control leafy spurge. 06: A nearly-empty dugout during the drought of 1961. 07: A hired hand at the University of Saskatchewan farm displays a handful of silage - an excellent livestock feed. 08: McCreary in the field. 09: Miller points to the horns on cattle. Part of his agricultural improvement program is to encourage beef producers to de-horn calves. 10: McCreary draws attention to the importance of knowing weeds and controlling them at the right time. 11 to 12: Miller in his office at Rosthern.

Views showing Andy Anderson, an artist with the Government of Saskatchewan, working on paintings of weeds for the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture.

News: (1) Paul Saum on wild oats. (2) Owen Buss news item at the Saskatoon Court House on the Douglas Kuipers and Jake Quiring murder trial. (3) Otto Lang on grain payments and markets, and on meat production. (4) City council session; general discussion on the construction of a senior citizens' high-rise apartment building. (5) City council session; Joseph Dierker reads a statement regarding a new subdivision. (6) City council session; Mayor Bert Sears on centralized services. (7) City council session; Aldermen D. H. Koyl and T. J. Quigley on paying a debt.

Copy negatives and prints of sections of a flixweed data sheet, showing illustrations of flixweed.

Department of Agriculture weed control display in the Industrial Building at the Provincial Exhibition, Regina.

01: Copy negative and print of an image showing a cleavers weed. 02: Image showing cleavers and rape (canola) seeds. Images taken for the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture.

Booklet entitled 1916 Rural Municipality Books and Forms, published by The Western Municipal News. The booklet outlines books and forms approved and authorized by the Saskatchewan Department of Municipal Affairs for use by municipal officers in Saskatchewan.

Pamphlet on Weed Cop, a non-poisonous chemical weed killer developed and distributed by The Fairview Chemical Co. Limited. Pamphlet printed by The Leader Publishing Co., Limited in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Pamphlet on gophers and "Gopher Cop", a gopher poison distributed by Fairview Chemical Co., of Regina, Saskatchewan. [1926 or after]. Printed by The Leader Publishing Co., Limited, of Regina.

Views showing illustrations of Canada Thistle, Cow Cockle, and Green Foxtail weeds, created by A. Anderson of the Government of Saskatchewan Cine-Graphic Division for F.D. Leavitt with the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture.

Item is a slide showing musk thistle beside a car loacated at Highway 39 at Pasqua.

Close-up views of Purslane, a weed commonly known as Portulaca.Images taken for the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture.