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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Calvary watershed; flooding in the residential area of Cordell, OK. This area is downstream from the proposed site [of?] the Calvary Creek watershed. OK-2221-6.
Date:
November 6, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
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
Raindrop Applicator in Use
Photograph of raindrop applicator in operation on red shale hills stie of Rolling Red Plains.
Date:
November 8, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Calvary Watershed Flooding in city limits
Photograph of flooding occuring in the city limits of Cordell downstream from the proposed site 24, Calvary watershed.
Date:
November 18, 1964
Creator:
Bowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass planting. A five-year old grass planting on the 1200 acre ranch of Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen has planted grass on his ranch every year the past five years. During 1959 and 1960 he expects to reseed all the remaining cropland to a native grass mixture of little bluestem, switch, sideoats grama, blue grama and lovegrass. OK-776-5.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grasses that are properly managed on the Troy Maddox farm. Maddox says having more grass in his pasture than he needs is good security. He buys when the market is down and sells when the market is up because he always has plenty of grass. Its moisture is adequate; he always has plenty of small grain pasture also. OK-776-2.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of overhead water that has caused severe erosion in the nature drain on this farm. It will be shaped into a waterway and sprigged to bermuda grass. When the grass becomes established it will also serve as outlets for terraces to be constructed later. OK-1224-5.
Date:
November 1, 1960
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
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
Erosion Control on Cultivated Field
Photograph of erosion control measures on a cultivated field. This field was formerly farmed with straight down hill rows and the soil suffered badly from silting. Terraces and grassed channels have been constructed and contour cultivation is now practiced. A volunteer crop of wheat serves as winter cover and supplemental pasture for livestock.
Date:
November 13, 1940
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History