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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
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 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
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
Seeding Detention Dam
Photograph of seeding native grass hay on cut slope of spillway detention dam. A three point hitch Brillion Seeder is being used to place the seed and is being used to place the seed and is being anchored to the 1.5 cut slope by cvable from upper tractor.
Date:
April 5, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Removing Fish from Pond
Photograph of J.J. Beavers, Game Ranger, and Pryor Waid putting rotenone in pond to remove undesired fish. The pond will be restocked with moe desireable fish.
Date:
July 5, 1960
Creator:
Hager, P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alfalfa Pasture
Photograph of baled hay dots this 250-acre block of irrigated alfalfa. This ranch also irrigates wheat and sand lovegrass. Three wells with reservoirs are used for irrigating water. II HP 2
Date:
July 5, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing Pasture
Photograph of Mexican cattle grazing 27-acre irragated pasture tall fescue orchard and rye grass and ladine clover planted early part of 1952 prior to irrigation system. May 1952 rain brought pasture crop up. Pasture has been irrigated 3 times this spring. 120 yearling steer are graziing here. They alternate with 17-acre pasture. Those cattle have made average gain of three pounds daily each, Jones says.
Date:
July 5, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Equipment
Photograph of Pullman and Connelly standing behind the 7500 lb. scalloped brush disc.
Date:
August 5, 1955
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita County Waterway Control near Cordell
Photograph of a waterway formerly covered by brush and trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Other views of the same waterway showing area formerly covered by brush and trees as well as area where dams had been formerly placed across gully in an unsuccessful attempt to control the gully."
Date:
January 5, 1953
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita County Waterway Control Near Cordell
Photograph of a waterway formerly covered by brush and trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Other views of the same waterway showing area formerly covered by brush and trees as well as area where dams had been formerly placed across gully in an unsuccessful attempt to control the gully."
Date:
January 5, 1953
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waterway Where Brush and Trees Have Been Removed (Adolph Javorsky)
Photograph of a view "Looking up waterway where brush and trees have been removed."
Date:
January 5, 1953
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFED works spreading native grass hay on the backside of Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Detention dam on top of native grass seed. A small building sits dead center in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mulched Detention Dam. Placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. 2 west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2 ½ 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
Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFED works spreading native grass hay on the backside of Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Detention dam on top of native grass seed. A small building sits dead center in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mulched Detention Dam. Placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. 2 west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2 ½ 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
Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFED works spreading native grass hay on the backside of Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Detention dam on top of native grass seed. A small building sits dead center in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mulched Detention Dam. Placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. 2 west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2 ½ 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
A Flooded Field Near Dry Creek Taken After October 4, 1955 Rainfall
Photograph of a flooded field near Dry Creek taken after October 4, 1955 rainfall. The creek in the picture may be Cobb Creek and not Dry Creek as indicated. The back of the photograph proclaims, "flood water on Dry Creek taken during October 4, 1955 rains."
Date:
October 5, 1955
Creator:
Sorrells, Willis J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Self-Propelled Combine Cutting Seed From Indiangrass and Big Bluestem on the Secrest Ranch
Photograph of the rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. Yields here were around 250 pounds of seed to the acre. The native grass is to be need largely in the Washita River watershed."
Date:
October 5, 1948
Creator:
Reid, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Mulching Detention Dam
Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFED works spreading native grass hay on the backside of Cavalry Creek Site No. 14 Detention dam on top of native grass seed. A small building sits dead center in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mulched Detention Dam. Placing native grass mulch on back side of detention dam. Site No. 14, Cavalry Creek. 2 west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. In this case native grass hay is being spread by hand at the rate of 2 ½ 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
Barney Cunningham Standing in the Waterway in Which An Erosion Control Dam Will Protect
Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing in the waterway in which an erosion control dam will protect. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is a drop-inlet pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control dam from in the waterway to be protected by the dam. Waterway berm in left foreground, and emergency spillway immediately beyond its end. Barney Cunningham at pipe."
Date:
January 5, 1953
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Barney Cunningham Standing on a Erosion Control Dam at End of Waterway
Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing on an erosion control dam at the end of a waterway. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is the inlet-end of a 36-inch diameter drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion control dam at end of waterway. Barney Cunningham, farm operator, stands at inlet-end of drop-inlet pipe (36" diameter), which extends through the dam. Emergency spillway at left."
Date:
January 5, 1953
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History