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1976 Commissioners Susan Baldwin and Barbara Bonnett and another man talk

1976 Commissioners Susan Baldwin and Barbara Bonnett and another man talk

These two commissioners from the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District are having a discussion with an unidentified man.
1976 Conservation Banquet dinner

1976 Conservation Banquet dinner

This is a Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District banquet held in the late 1970's. In attendance are district commissioners, staff, and others engaged in conservation practices. In the second photo are Commissioners Ray Pilling at the…
1976 Diversion terrace after 4 inch rain

1976 Diversion terrace after 4 inch rain

This photo shows water gathered at the bottom of terraced farm land after a heavy rain.
1976 Dwight Stucker aceepts award

1976 Dwight Stucker aceepts award

Dwight Stucker shakes hands with a man presenting him with a conservation award.
1976 Dwight Stucker presents award to Dodds

1976 Dwight Stucker presents award to Dodds

Commissioners Dwight Stucker presents a conservation award to Howard Dodds, a new soil conservation
district cooperator winner from Prairie Grove Township..
1976 Flint River bottom after four inch rain

1976 Flint River bottom after four inch rain

This photo shows flooded rive bottom land after a hard rain.
1976 Herb Dodds, Jack Jacobs, Henry Dockendorff talk at no-tillage meeting

1976 Herb Dodds, Jack Jacobs, Henry Dockendorff talk at no-tillage meeting

A meeting was held at the Mediapolis High School in the fall of 1976 for framers to learn about no-till methods of planting crops.
1976 Men at no-till meeting

1976 Men at no-till meeting

A meeting was held in 1976 at the Mediapolis High School for farmers to learn about no-till planting of crops
1976 Ralph Dewey, Jack Jacobs, another man

1976 Ralph Dewey, Jack Jacobs, another man

District conservationist Ralph Dewey, outgoing commissioner Jack Jacobs, and another unidentified man talk at a conservation banquet.
1976 Ray Pilling and Clyde Sherer, Commissioners

1976 Ray Pilling and Clyde Sherer, Commissioners

These two Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners talk at a meeting.
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