Browse Items (205 total) for Mills County Soil and Water Conservation District Historical Collection

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0244a. McManigal Farm

View of McManigal (Brooks) farm from the south. Edge of Jurgens farm shown in forground, and Wriedt farms in background.

Photo taken by Ray W. Jones - Mills County Soil Conservation District.

Tags: Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0244. McManigal Farm

View from north of McManigal farm (Brooks) in McManigal-Jurgens Group. Jurgens farm in background. Terraces, earth fill, and contour field diversions are shown.

Tags: Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0243. Mills County Farmland

Contours of Mills County farmland.

Tags: Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0242. Livestock Grazing in a field

Mills County farm with grazing livestock in the field.

Tags: Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0241. Excavation Site

Photo showing land excavation.

Tags: Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0240. Drainage Construction

Construction of a drainage channel.

Tags: Drainage Channel, Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0239 . Field Leveler Demonstration

Group at Field Leveler Demonstration, 4 miles north of Avoca, Iowa.

Tags: Avoca Iowa, Farmland, Field Leveler Demonstration, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0238. . Eversman Leveler

Top Photo: Front view of Eversman Leveler. Field demo. 4 miles north of Avoca.

Bottom Photo: Rear and side view of Eversman Leveler showing spring tooth attachments for seed bed preparation. Avoca, Iowa.

Tags: Avoca Iowa, Eversman Leveler, Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0237. Beda Farm Soil Tests

Top Photo: Paul Nixon of Agri. Engr. Dept., Iowa State College installs ring tests to check the infiltration rate of soil on Beda farm.

Bottom Photo: Soil condition on Beda farm 16 days after 4 1/2 inch application of row irrigation. Temperature…

Tags: Farmland, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

0236. Beda Farm Irrigation Test

Top Photo: Testing rate of application of water by row irrigation on Beda farm. Second application.

Bottom Photo: Showing distribution of ring tests for observation of infiltration rate of soils on Beda farm.

Tags: Farmland, Irrigation Tests, Mills County, Soil and Water Conservation

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