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1978 Man on tractor with wagon plants seed

The man on the tractor with the wagon behind is probably planting grass seed for Theresa Beckman of Sperry, Iowa

1978 Man stands in field by camera

Sid Mais stands in field. Sid did training as a soil conervationist in 1978 under soil conservationist Howard Bright.

1978 Men in cornfield on no-till tour

Roger Cling stands in the middle of the field looking at something. The man on the far left with his back slightly turned is Jim Howell, Voc Ag teacher at Mediapolis High School.

1978 Men on no-till tour

These farmers are on a tour learning about no-till farming methods

1978 Men on no-till tour

These unidentified farmers are on a tour of no-tillage fields in corn and soybeans as they learn about this new method of farming.

1978 No-till corn tour group of four

James (Jim) Hodges, Des Mounes County extension agent is on the left. Secretary Dorothy Davis is the third person and far right is Joe Walljasper, a Pleasant Grove/Yarmouth area . farmer. These people are on a tour to view no-tillage fields.
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1978 No-till corn tour with John Wagenbach

John Wagenback is the fifth man from the left in the plaid shirt. These people are on a tour of no-till farming methods.

1978 No-till planters

In these photos, no-till planters are shown to a tour group learning about no-tillage planting.

1978 No-till tour and pig roast

Jim Hodges is on the left wearing a baseball hat. Next is
Frank Cling, a retired Mediapolis businessman and then Verner Amenell, a rural Mediapolis farmer. These men are relaxing in a shed after a no-till tour waiting for a pig roast dinner

1978 No-till tour demonstration sign

This sign was placed in front of a field in Des Moines County to let visitors know that it was a no-till field.

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