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Outstanding Commissioners at the District Awards Alfalfa Banquet.

Tags: Alfalfa Banquet, Appanoose County, Awards, Outstanding Commissioners, Soil and Water Conservation

Verl Hutchinson - District speech winner.

Verl Hutchinson and Linda Milner gave speeches to the Appanoose District Soil Commissioners. Verl Hutchinson was the District speech winner.

Tags: Appanoose County, Linda Milner, Soil and Water Conservation, Speech Contest, Verl Hutchinson

Roadside ditch erosion.

Roadside ditch erosion from 4-5 inches of rain in one hour.

Tags: Appanoose County, Ditch Erosion, Flooding, Gravel Road, Soil and Water Conservation

Diversion being constructed on the D. Hook farm.

Tags: Appanoose County, D. Hook, Diversion, Soil and Water Conservation

Dozer terracing demonstration.

Dozer terracing demonstration on Dallas Walker's farm.

Tags: Appanoose County, Dallas Walker, Demonstration, Dozer, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation, Terrace Building

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The farmer is following the proper method
or plowing terraces to maintain their shape and height. He is making the first cut with the plow, throwing the back furrow to the top of the ridge. This is the lower twenty acres of a 40-acre field…