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Cultivating on the contour on the Braband farm.

Photo of a farmer cultivating on the contour on the Braband farm in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Braband Farm, Cherokee County Iowa, Contour Farming, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation

Moldboard plow on the contour.

Photo of a moldboard plow on the contour in Cherokee County, Iowa.

Tags: Cherokee County Iowa, Contour Farming, Farmland, Moldboard Plow, Soil and Water Conservation

Contoured farmland.

Contoured farmland in Warren County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Contour Farming, Farmland, Soil and Water Conservation, Warren County

Contoured waterway on the Gaumer farm.

Contoured waterway on Keith Gaumer's farm in Warren County, Iowa.

Tags: Agriculture, Contour Farming, Farmland, Keith Gaumer, Soil and Water Conservation, Warren County, Waterways

Wildlife area on Don Bellman's farm.

Aerial photo of the wildlife area and permanent structure on Don Bellman's farm in Warren County, Iowa. Farm maintained by Merrill Andrew.

Tags: Agriculture, Contour Farming, Don Bellman Farm, Farmland, Merrill Andrew, Soil and Water Conservation, Warren County, Wildlife Area

Conservation best practices, 1930s

Series of b&w photographs with descriptive information explaining conservation best practices.

Tags: Contour Farming, Contour Strip Cropping, Dam, Fayette County Soil and Water Conservation District, Grassed Waterway, Gully, Masonary Dam, Soil and Water Conservation, Strip Cropping, Terrace Systems

Contour farming on the Rees farm.

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.

Tags: Agriculture, Contour Farming, Cyril Rees Farm, Farmland, Marion County, Soil and Water Conservation

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