Clay Barnett is the person who proposed the National Plowing Contests and Conservation Expositions that have
been held eaeh., year since first held in'
1946. Previously, only state exhibitions were held.
An estimated 2,500 attended a 10 county area Field Day and Plowing Matches event near Bloomfield.. The Field Day featured an all day program, including numerous demonstrations, political talks, and plowing matches The morning was devoted primarily…
Des Moines Register and Tribune Award Winners include in Division I: W.W. Swaim; Division II [ Glen Christy, Wayne Proctor, and Nrs. Ralph Baker; Division III - Hugh Augspurger
Farmers pictured in the photos were the recipients of soil conservation awards at the 14th annual meeting of the Davis County Soil Conservation District.
