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Man stoops in spindly corn

An unidentified farmer squats in a dry field

Men stand in dusty road

An unidentified man stands on a dusty road in a field.

Unidentified man in glasses and hat in field speaks to unseen audience

This unidentified man is holding a stack of papers and is apparently speaking to unseen people in a field, perhaps on a tour.

1975 Soil scientist Mel_Brown looks at aerial photos

Mel Brown led the soil survey for Des Moines County which began in 1975.

Man with hat, sunglasses, and beard in grassy field

The unidentiied man wearing a hat and sunglasses is talking to a group of farmers in these photos as they stand in a grassy field.

Man stands in grass next to spindly corn

This unidentified man stands in a field of spindly corn

Man stands next to pipe in field

This unidentified man is standing with his hand on a drainage pipe in a field

1978 Unidentified men examining corn

These men are on a tour of no-till corn.

Man holds hose

A man wearing a cap, plaid shirt, and overalls is holding a hose while he talks to another man in a shed.

1975 Soil scientist Mel Brown man holds county oil survey map

Melvin Brown, a mapping specialist with the Soil conservation service, conducted the Des Moines county standard soil survey over four years beginning in 1975. There were 263,000 acres to survey and Melvin Brown was in charge of it. He is holding up…

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