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Reviewing a Great Plains Contract
Photograph of reviewing a Great Plains contract and conservaton plan with Mr. and Mrs Eldred Sasseen by Olen Rowlett, SCS Technician, Cordell, Oklahoma. Picture taken in their home.
Date:
January 19, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Great Plains Program
Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett, Cordell, Oklahoma, and Willis Sorrells, Great Plains Program Technician discuss the Great Plains program with Mr. And Mrs. Dale Robinson.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Plan Review
Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett and Willis J. Sorrells discuss the Great Plains conservaton plan with Mr. & Mrs. Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen is the first to sign a Great Plains contract in Washita County. Mr. & Mrs. Sasseen operate a 1200 acre Hereford ranch.
Date:
January 19, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Great Plains Program
Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett, Cordell, Oklahoma, and Willis Sorrells, Great Plains Program Technician discuss the Great Plains program with Mr. And Mrs. Dale Robinson.
Date:
1962~
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stocking Fish Ponds
Photograph of Augie Sewell, Washita County SCD supervisor and Darwin Craig, Cordell Sportsman Club receive fish from the Oklahoma Fish Hatchery delivery truck to be taken to floodwater retarding structures on Cavalary Creek watershed.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fish Distribution
Photograph of fish being stocked in Boggs lake, site 15 Cavalry Creek watershed. Approximately 3000 bass were placed in water on this trip. Leslie Hess, SCS, and Jody Deputy, Washita Co. Game Ranger, are in the photo with representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services of Tishamingo.
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Concrete Pipe in Place
Photograph of a reinforced concrete pipe in place ready for placement of concrete cradle.
Date:
March 29, 1957
Creator:
Ritchey, Leonard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure Under Construction
Photograph of floodwater retarding structure under construction and complete.
Date:
July 28, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cavalry Flooding
Photograph of Calvary Creek flooding. Overflow into newly planted cotton field from north Cavalry Creek on Molen farm operated by Kenth Boggs. Cotton will be replanted.
Date:
July 7, 1959
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation on Steep Slopes
Photograph of irrigaton on approximately 5 acres of steeper slopes contour borders were constructed. Reimer applies water from main supply ditch with siphon tubes to oats and vetch drilled in the borders. Oats and vetch will be baled for hay.
Date:
May 27, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Using Siphon Tubes
Photograph of irrigation supply ditch on east side of the field. Water is being applied to the land with siphon tubes. Crop growing is rye and vetch. The two floodwater detention dams furnishing water are in the upper left and right center of photo below skyline.
Date:
May 27, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seeding a Detention Dam
Photograph of seeding native grass hay on cut slope of spillway detention dam. A three point hitch Brillion Seeed is being used to place the seed and is being anchored to the 1 1/2 cut slope by cable from upper tractor.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fish Distribution on Boggs Lake
Photograph of the distibution unit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Tishamingo placing fish in the boggs lake site 15 Cavalry Creel Watershed.
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2.5 tons per acre. Note native seed has been applied ahead of the mulch.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation on Site 28
Photograph of irrigation on Site 28, Cavalry Watershed. Water flowing from supply ditch through siphon tubes onto corrugated land. Land is being watered prior to seeding to rye and vetch. Two detention reservoirs are visible in background. Land was leveled woth a carry-all and floated with a land plane. Loyd Lundy is setting siphon tube. Dave Reimer, background, is checking distibution of water.
Date:
September 10, 1959
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Through Siphon Tubes
Photograph of irrigation water being let out of supply ditch onto land through siphon tubes. Water is flowing west toward floodwater detention dam where the water supply is being stored. The 35 irrigation system was designed by Grant Woodward, SCS engineer, Altus, and engineering services were performed by Cordell work unit.
Date:
May 27, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Road Washout and Endangered Bridge
Photograph of road damage between Frank Kliewer and Elmer Flaming farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, Okla. Overslow enters North Cavalry Creek ater running down the road less that 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Cavalry Creek. Flood watersare washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture made looking North.
Date:
April 29, 1953
Creator:
Archer, Sellers G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2.5 tons per acre. Note native seed has been applied ahead of the mulch.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of placing native grass mulch on detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell. 2.5 tons of native prairie hay is being placed by hand on the front slope of this site. Native grass seed was seeded with a Brillion Seeder. Then prairie hay bales were spaced so as to accomplish a uniform amount per acre.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drop Inlet Structure
Photograph of flood storage water from Site 29, Cavalry Watershed flown into this drop inlet structure from grassed channel as shown in OK-1438-2 and is dropped safely into the creek channel. Drop inlet was constructed by the DCCC approximately 25 years ago and still functions properly.
Date:
August 22, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of native prairie hay mulch at the rate of 2.5 tons per acre is being placed in the EMCO Type Mulcher on the front slope of Site 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Okla. Mr.Thompson and Mr. Cabiness, contractors, are operationg the tractors.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of 2.5 tons of native prairie hay is being cut in on the front slope. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek, 2 miles west and 5 miles south of Cordell, Okla. The cutter being used here is an EMCO type cutter with 10 inch spacing. The grass is placed into the ground approximately 3 inches.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mulching and Seeding Detention Dam
Photograph of Olen Rowlett is shown examining the mulching work being done. The lower portion of the dam has the prairie hay mulch spread and has been pressed in. Note the roll appearance of the hay. The upper portion has been seeded and mulch hay is being spread.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seeding and Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of the lower portion of the back slope of detention dam where the native grass has been mulched and pressed in. The bales of the dam and scattering the mulch is in progress in the background.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History