Bill Young, son-in-law of Ernest Harms approaching a bromegrass waterway with a tractor. The waterway is used as a turnstrip in cultivating corn, in Underwood, Iowa.
Aerial photo of the farm of the late Clarence Pellett beautifully illustrates modern soil conservation practices. The contouring is shown more clearly from the aerial view. The farm is about two miles northeast of Atlantic and is on one of the most…
Contour farmng on Cyril Rees' farm NE of Pleasantville in Marion County, Iowa. 25 acre field seeded to oats on contour with buffer strips following corn in 1943. Buffers and waterways seeded in 1941. Very little erosion.