The purpose of this study, prepared by the Soil Conservation Service, was to determine the needs for establishing of terracing as an erosion control measure in Des Moines County in order to help establish an orderly approach to planning and resource…
This report explains the shared cooperative relationship between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service and the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District in educating and assisting farmers with soil and water conservation…
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.
Highlights for the year in this report include the following:The District in cooperation with several other agencies in the county helped publish a CONSERVATION FIELD TRIP GUIDE BOOK for the schools of Des Moines County. These books name and describe…
Highlights of activities included: over 120,000 feet of cut and fill, tile inlet terraces were built. This more than doubles last year's accomplishments. Group Jobs (where two or more neighbors work together on a common .conservation
problem)…
This letter from Lyall H. Mitchell, Area Conservationist, expresses concern that little or no mention was made of the State Soil Conservation Committee or State Funds and the assistance these provide to the district in the District Program and Work…
This document is a supplemental Memorandum of Understanding between the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District and the Soil Conservation Service - United States Department of Agriculture. That Memorandum establishes a basis for the cooperation…