This photo is at the "Doran plot" in Mediapolis. This small field near the school was farmed by the Mediapolis FFA Chapter and was a no-till demonstration plot for years. Bent over in the center is Bob Jones, representative from the Ortho Chemical…
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.
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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