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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men seeding a Site 14, Cavalry Creek Detention Dam spillway slope near Cordell. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Seeding a Detention Dam. Seeding native grass hay on cut slope of spillway detention dam. Site 14, Cavalry Creek. 2 west and 5 south of Cordell, Oklahoma. A three point hitch Brillion Seeder is being used to place the seed and is being anchored to the 1 ½ cut slope by cable from upper tractor."

Photograph of H. A. Halford, his daughter, Mrs. Adams, and son Larry looking at a native grass mixture of little bluestem, sideoats, blue grama, and switchgrass. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. H. A. Halford, 2. Mrs. Adams, 3. Larry. The back of the photograph proclaims, "H. A. Halford, daughter Mrs. Adams, and son, Larry, looking at native grass mixture of little bluestem, sideoats, switchgrass & blue grama seeded in 1957."

Photograph of the seeding of a detention dam. Seeding native grass hay on the cut slope of the spillway detention dam, of Site # 14, Calvary Creek, 2 mi. W and 5 mi. S of Cordell, OK. A three point hitch Brillion Seeder is being used to place the seed and is being anchored to the 1 1/2 cut slope by cable from the upper tractor. OK-951-6.

Photograph of pasture planting. 1959 planting of Indian grass, switch, sand and love and Big bluestem. OK-979-6.

Photograph of pasture. Midland bermuda sprigged in 1959. 65 head grazed on 65 acres and fertilized with 100 pounds of 33% nitrogen per acre in the spring of 1960. Overseeded to sweet clover in the fall of 1960. OK-979-2.