Theresa Beckman of rural Sperry has begun her program of pasture restoration using native grasses like big bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass and switch grass
This directory for Des Moines County, Iowa includes township maps locating rural residents, alphabetical locator of each rural resident giving information of owner or renter, name, rural route number, ', and key to location on township map. Maillngs…
The district had a more limited staff to assist farmers this year due to reorganization in the soil conservation service and limited funding to pay competitive wages. Although shorthanded, a great deal of conservation practices were applied on the…
In this first annual report, there is information about the formation of the Des Moines County Soil Conservation. The commissioners set up a plan of action and set up for the district plans and objectives. Better use of land and the conservation of…
The first memorandum is a statement of purpose between the Des Moines County Conservation District and the U.S.Department of Agriculture. The second is a supplemental memorandum of understanding between the Des Moines County Soil Conservation…
U.S. Soil Conservation Chief, Norm Berg, visited Des Moines County where he learned about a large no-tillage cropping experiment on leased IAAP farmland to prevent the loss of topsoil
The purpose of this study, prepared by the Soil Conservation Service, was to determine the needs for establishing of terracing as an erosion control measure in Des Moines County in order to help establish an orderly approach to planning and resource…
