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Muddy fields

Here are scenes of muddy fields after frequent rains. Evidence of soil displacement and erosion can be seen.

1980 Norman Berg meets with others

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.

1978 Oren Champ and others on a soil conservation tour

Oren Champ was a conservation technician who started working for Des Moines County in 1970 and continued in that position until the late 1970s. He is the man with curly hair and glasses wearing a white shirt. In the first photo, he is seated next to…

Oren Champ, Howard Bright, and Dorothy Davis

Conservation technician Oren, Champ, District Soil Conservationist Howard Bright and District Secretary Dorothy Davis look at a brochure about the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District.