Standing on the ground is William Baugh, soil conservation
technician with the Des Moines county SCS office. This earthmoving machine has been leveling this farmland for a project, possibly terracing. In the second photo, William Baugh is holding a…
R.H. Musser, Regional Conservator of the Soil Conservation Service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin recommends this article from New Republic where H.H. Bennett points out the disadvantages of the turning plow and welcomes the advantages of new types that are…
A letter from Ralph E. Dewey, District Conservationist, points out that the attached Iowa highway map for Des Moines County shows floodplain areas that would be a flooding problem without levees.
Deb Nace and Jeff Bergman present tenant Dwayne Wright with landlord/tenant award at the Ag Expo. Everett Toft, , the land owner, was not at the presentation . Everett and Dwayne were selected for the establishment of terraces, a farm pond, CRP and…
This memorandum serves as a basis of cooperation between the new Des Moines County Soil Conservation District and the Iowa Agricultural Extension Service in the conservation of soil and water resources and the control and prevention of erosion as…
