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1976 Refreshments at no-till meeting

1976 Refreshments at no-till meeting

Refreshments are being served at a no-till information meeting at Mediapolis High School.
1976 Rural Scenes Photos by the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District

1976 Rural Scenes Photos by the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District

These are photos of farm fields taken by the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District
1976 Soil conservation officers

1976 Soil conservation officers

From left to right are Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners and staff: Harold Linder, secretary. Sperry; Jack Jacobs, outgoing commissioner, Burlington; Clyce Sherer, newly elected commissioner, Burlington; Susan…
1977 Area before Robert Lane's Pond was built

1977 Area before Robert Lane's Pond was built

These photos show where the pond will be built on Robert Lane's farm
1977 Area for Bill Gitting Pond before it was built

1977 Area for Bill Gitting Pond before it was built

These photos show how the land looked before the pond was constructed
1977 Dan Anderson Pond

1977 Dan Anderson Pond

These photos show farm land that is being prepared for a pond
1977 District Long Range Program - Our Soil

1977 District Long Range Program - Our Soil

The district believes programs to meet oncoming resource and environmental needs should be directed toward 1) preventing waste, pollution, and damage to natural resources; 2) improving the quality of the resources; 3) exploring and developing the…

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1977 Geode Wonderland RC&D Project

1977 Geode Wonderland RC&D Project

This is the first project to be partially funded by the Geode Watershed Resource Consortium and Development Council (RC&D) An eroding gulley at the Flint Hills golf course will be stabilized with an earth-retaining dam and drainage system. Merrimac…
1977 Mr. Harris, a farmer, stands in field

1977 Mr. Harris, a farmer, stands in field

Mr. Harris has his hand on a pipe. He is holding a camera
1977 No-till corn field in Mediapolis by the high school

1977 No-till corn field in Mediapolis by the high school

New corn pushes through 1977 trash. Yields n no-till farming compare favorably to conventional methods and in many cases are actually increased
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