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1976 Men at microphone

Unidentified men at the microphone appears to be talking to an audience probably at at a no-tillage meeting at the Mediapolis High School

Unidentified Temporary Dam

This dam seems to be temorary, holding back water

1977 No-till corn field in Mediapolis by the high school

New corn pushes through 1977 trash. Yields n no-till farming compare favorably to conventional methods and in many cases are actually increased

1978 Oren E. Champ receives 25 year service award at a soil conservation meeting in Des Moines

William Brune, SCS state conservationist on the left, presents Oren E. Champ, conservation technician, with a certificate of achievement award from the United States Department of Agriculture

Family at Christmas

A smiling man examines a possible Christmas present with his family

Uneven pavement in front of dirt pile

Here is a photo of an uneven pvement in front of a pile of dirt. The location is unidentified

1976 Jim Hodges and Roger Cling

Jim Hodges and Roger Cling discuss no-tillage benefits at Mediapolis High School during a no-tillage meeting attended by 69 people

1976 People talk at no-tillage meeting

These photos show people in discussion during the no-till meeting at Mediapolis High School in December 1976

1976 Good crowd at Mediapolis school no-tillage meeting

Howard Bright, district conservationist, spearheaded this meeting to education farmers on the benefits of no-tillage farming

Carl Vantiger on Allis-Chalmers bulldozers and scrapers

Carl Vantiger is moving dirt for an unknown project

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