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Conservationists Henry Ortigies and George Hosfelt

Henry Ortigies and George Hosfelt stand in front of a covered wagon in a field.

L to R: George Hosfelt and Henry Ortigies

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmland, George Hosfelt, Henry Ortgies

Henry Ortgies in a Pasture

Henry Ortgies in a pictured in a pasture.

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmland, Henry Ortgies, Pasture

Home in Anita during the Turkey Creek Flood

Home in Anita during the Turkey Creek Flood.

Tags: Anita Iowa, Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Flooded Home, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Conservation, Turkey Creek, Water Conservation

John McGovern Farm

Photo of John McGovern's farmland in Atlantic, Iowa where there is visible eroding before terrace construction.

Tags: Atlantic Iowa, Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, E.W. Cole, Farmland, John McGovern, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Conservation, Terrace Building, U.S. Soil Conservation Services, Water Conservation

Man Inspecting Crops

A man inspects crops on a Cass County farm field.

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Crop Inspection, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation

Construction of a Grass Waterway

Stages of construction of a Grass Waterway on Maurice Odem's Farm. It was prepared with the farm tractor dozer and plow.

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmland, Maurice Odem, Soil and Water Conservation, Terrace Building, Tractor Dozer, Water Conservation

Max Kern's Home During the Turkey Creek Flood

Max Kern's home in south Anita, Iowa during the Turkey Creek Flood.

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmland, Max Kern, Soil and Water Conservation, Turkey Creek, Turkey Creek Flood, Water Conservation

Cass County Soil and Water Conservation Commissioners receive an Omaha Wold Herald Award

Cass County Soil and Water Conservation Commissioners were awarded $500.00 for the Omaha World Herald Merit Award for their soil conservation program. The event was held at the Methodist Church on November 13, 1952 where operators of 3 farms in Cass…

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Ed Amdar, Farmland, Frank Eblen, Lowell Hall, Omaha World Herald Merit Award, Soil and Water Conservation, Tom Eblen

Group of Cass County Conservation Omaha World Herald Certificate Winners

Cass County Soil and Water Conservation Commissioners were awarded $500.00 for the Omaha World Herald Merit Award for their soil conservation program. The event was held at the Methodist Church on November 13, 1952 where operators of 3 farms in Cass…

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmland, Omaha World Herald Merit Award, Soil and Water Conservation, Water Conservation

Parallel Terracing

Photo of a completed example of parallel terracing.

Tags: Cass County, Cass County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmland, Parallel Terracing, Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Conservation, Water Conservation

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