This book contains Des Moines County Plat maps of the townships and a farmer's directory which includes their locations on the maps. There is also a Des Moines County highway map.
Ralph Dewey, district conservationist in the early 1970's, talks to U.S. Soil Conservation Chief, Norm Berg at a meeting in April 1980. Berg returned to his native county to hear about no-till practices to prevent soil erosion
U.S. Soil Conservation Chief, Norm Berg, came to Des Moines County in 1980 to hear about no-till farming procedures that were being used to fight soil erosion. Here he talks to others who are interested in soil conservation practices.
District conservationist Howard Bright talks to U.S. Soil Conservation Chief, Norm Berg who came to Des Moines County to hear about no-till farming procedures that were being used to fight soil erosion.
U.S. Soil Conservation Chief and Des Moines County native Norman Berg poses with three other men during a visit to Iowa in April 1980.. He is the third man from the left. In 1979, President Carter appointed Berg chief of the Soil Conservation…