The Iowa Soil Conservation Service has approved the proposed Soap Creek Watershed for planning. The watershed, which includes land in four counties, was proposed earlier this year. Counties involved are Davis, Appanoose, Wapello and Monroe
Seeding recently shaped wateways, newly contructed pond banks and other exposed areas should be completed before Sept. 10 in order to allow for substantial growth before colder weather says Greg Martin, soil conservationis for the Davis County Soil…
Floyd Newell has been named the winner in the annual achievemtn awards protram sponored by the Davis county Soil Cnservation District. Newell, who farms 298 acres north of Bloomfeld in Soap Creek Township was named the winner of Division I, for…
Gerald Forsythe and Mrs. Jack Boatman have been named local winners in the awards program sponsord state-wide by the Des Moines Regiser and Tribune and the Iowa Farm and Home Register.
Mrs. Isabel oatman received the Davis County Soncervatin Teacher of the Year Award at the annual county soil district banquet last week. Gerald Forsythe was winn of th Davis County Soil Conservation District award and regional sweepstkes winner i the…
Suxie Wyatt won the Davis County Soil Conservation speech conest, whih was held in the high school auditorium last Wednesday, May 16, 1993. Second place winner was Lonnie Horn and third place winner was Steve Altheide. Beth Wix was also in the…
Suzanne Bradford was crowned the 1973 Davis County Queen of Conservation at the Davis County Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion in Drakesville, by her sister, Ginger Bradford, last year's queen.
Ginger Bradford was crowned the 172 Davis County Queen of Conservation at the 12th annual Davis County Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion in Drakesville. George R. Daniels, 83, and Mrs. Maude Hunt, 89, were named the oldest soldier and oldest settler…
Several Davis County farmers have just finished planting pine trees on their land for a total of 19 acres in trees for the county. The trees were planated 1,000 to the acre, spaced six foot apart in rows of eight foot wide.
This article is the speech given by susan Wyatt in the Gegional Soil Conservation Speech contest where Miss Wyatt finished second in the regional contest. She talks about the benefits of conservation
