Ousterhout Vineyard, shown here with Agate Ridge in the background, employs a lyre trellis system.

John Ousterhout farmed turkeys for many years before trying viticulture. In 1970 he planted his vineyard from cuttings supplied by Porter Lombard, head of Oregon State University’s Hanley Road Research...

The size of the family tractor was one reason why John Ousterhout planted his grapes in wide rows.

John Ousterhout and daughter Gretchen Hunter stand in front of a row of Sauvignon Blanc.

Old vines at Ousterhout Vineyard showing John's Inverted Lyre trellis system, and the horizontal positioning made possible by their wide rows.

Early season vines at Ousterhout Vineyard, clearly showing the inverted Lyre trellis system and wide planting rows.

Cold and ice are frequent problems on Jackson County's Agate Desert; John Ousterhout and Gretchen Hunter participated in climate monitoring trials.

Reservation Superintendent H.G. Wilson, W.J. Barclay, Dr. Guittard with rifles and dog, geese strung on pole

Men holding dead birds: unidentified, E.D. Briggs, unidentified, G.N. Butler, R.L. Burdeck, Ed Butler, unidentified

Probably bird hunters: Bob Finney, Duke Lewis, unidentified man