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1964 - Announce Regional Soil Conservation Award Winners

Qwners and operators of farms in 22 Iowa counties have
been selected as regional winners in the Iowa Soil Conservation Achievement Awards program sponsored by The Register and Tribune and Iowa Farm and Home Register.

1964 - 16 Acres of Trees Planted This Year

Davis County farmers have planted 225 acres of trees over the past few years.

1964 - Can Save Soil by Contouring

Verle Arnold, Conservationist, explains how soil loss can be prevented with contour farming

L. Orr, 1959

B&W photo of pond or standing water on farmland. Handwritten note: "L. ORR./ Republica Wapello/ 24 [p?] wide/zinc"

Tags: Louisa County - Iowa, Louisa County Soil and Water Conservation District, Photograph

Kemp & Kemp Repairing Inlet at Dr. Carlsen Pond, 1969

A series of b&w photographs of the repair of an inlet on Dr. Carlsen's pond (6)

Tags: Farmland, Louisa County - Iowa, Louisa County Soil and Water Conservation District, Photograph, Pond

K. Wiederrecht Pond, 1958

B&W photo of filled pond. Handwritten note: "K.W. Wiederrecht Pond 1958/ West of Road South of Barn/ Fill in Both [Deposit?]/ Looking East"

Tags: Farmland, Louisa County - Iowa, Louisa County Soil and Water Conservation District, Photograph

Contour, 1958

B&W photograph of two men walking terraced field. Handwritten note: " K. Wiederrecht/ Contour 1958/ [new?] top/[Break?] in Terrace"

Tags: Farmland, Louisa County Soil and Water Conservation District, Photograph, Terrace Systems

Waterway on J&R Foster Farm, 1959

B&W photo of a water filled waterway on farmland. Handwritten note: "6 Newly Filled & Seeded Waterway on/ J&R. Foster Farm tenanted by/ Jr. Coon. Rains started just as the seeding was completed. 10/6/59"

Tags: Farmland, Louisa County - Iowa, Louisa County Soil and Water Conservation District, Photograph