The AAA program for 1940 places increased emphasis upon the conservation and improvement of the soil resources of the nation. The docket for the North Central Region, including Iowa, lists a large number of practices which can be followed by…
During World War II, Iowa State College made recommendations on good soil management practices for Iowa farmers. The object of these recommended practices were to keep each acre in maximum production and to minimize soil erosion.
This booklet discusses the management of
water on the farm as the prime factor in
reduction of flood devastation. Control measures discussed include grassed waterways, diversion ditches, strip farming, terracing. farm ponds, and…
A history of the Mills County Soil Conservation District is given here followed by a work plan to analyze conservation problems and solutions that should be considered immediately and those to be considered in the future. The work plan will be…
The purpose of this outline is to help Mills County, Iowa students in the fourth through eighth grades have a better understanding of the problems of conservation in general, and in particular, the resources of Mills County.
The Mills County Soil Conservation District of the State of Iowa has successfully completed its first 10 years as an effective means
by which farmers and other local people have been enabled to work together in conserving and improving Iowa soil…
This booklet is a brief history of soil erosion on farmland in the United States and how this serious problem was addressed. In 1933 a government agency, known as the Soil Erosion Service, was organized under the Department of the Interior, and…
Address by Dr. W. McClellan, Chairman, Land Resources Council, Mississippi Valley Association at the National Plow Terrace Building Contest, Glenwood, Iowa - September 11, 1946
Dr. McClellan discusses the importance of soil conservation stating…
This booklet explains the four major groups of cropland in Mills County based upon it's capability of production. Other lands are described that are not suitable for tillage, but can be developed as grass-land, woodland or wildlife areas. Farmers…