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Washita River Upstream Flood Prevention Project
Photograph of the Washita River Kickapoo Sandy subwatershed. View of bottomland to be protected by upstream flood prevention project. Irrigated land with tail out ditch is just above the road and railroad.
Date:
April 29, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cow Feeding Lots and Flood Control-Benefits-Mill Creek
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED people pouring ensilage into feeding troughs via truck. Numerous cattle inhabit the feeding pens and in the background of photo. The ensilage was produced onsite thanks to four floodwater retaining structures protecting the owner's fields. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Control-Benefits-Mill Creek. Cattle feed pens. Cattle being fed ensilage produced on irrigated land protected from overflow by 4 floodwater retarding structures on upper Mill Creek. Two cuttings of ensilage made 50 tons per acre in 1960. Feed pens have capacity of 1500 to 2000 head. Other feeds produced include alfalfa hay, barley, and grain sorghums. Irrigation is from deep wells."
Date:
April 24, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History