Verle Arnold, work unit conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service, said recently that high land prices arc pressuring farmers to intensify farm operations to get more out of their land.
Janet Lough and Lo1s Horn were crowned the Davis County Queens of Conservation on Thursday night at the Davis County Old Soldiers and Settlers Reumon at Drakesville.
Sam Botts, .Jr.. Chairman of the Davis County Soil Conservation District urged all Davis County Community school students to participate in the Eighth Annual Iowa Safey Speech Contest.
Mrs. Vera Small, a sixth grade teacher at the Bloomfield Elementary Center, returned from attending the Iowa Teachers' Conservation Camp at Springbrook State Park near Guthrie Center. Mrs. Small received a scholarship covering her tuitio from the…
A new tile outlet terrace system was constructed on the farm of Richard Birchmier farm. It is the first in Davis County. The new type of terracing features outlets connected to tile to carry away water.
Trees and shrubs can now be ordered from the State Conservation Commission Nursery in Ames. Plantings must be used for forestry, wildlife, or erosion control purposes.
