The AAA program for 1940 places increased emphasis upon the conservation and improvement of the soil resources of the nation. The docket for the North Central Region, including Iowa, lists a large number of practices which can be followed by…
This is a picture of the north side of the square in 1876 looking to the west showing several businesses. Some of the businesses shown in the picture include the Fairfield Ledger and Tweed & Alexander. There is also a grocer and shop that sold …
During World War II, Iowa State College made recommendations on good soil management practices for Iowa farmers. The object of these recommended practices were to keep each acre in maximum production and to minimize soil erosion.
This picture postcard is the Leggett Hotel and Coffee Shop on the SE corner of the square on Burlington Ave where the present day First National Bank sits.
This booklet discusses the management of
water on the farm as the prime factor in
reduction of flood devastation. Control measures discussed include grassed waterways, diversion ditches, strip farming, terracing. farm ponds, and…
This is a picture taken around 1876 of the south side of the square showing several businesses. In this picture you can see the Harris & Cuddy Clothing Store, the J. F. Wilson Jr store which was a shoe store, and a barber shop on the left hand side…
A history of the Mills County Soil Conservation District is given here followed by a work plan to analyze conservation problems and solutions that should be considered immediately and those to be considered in the future. The work plan will be…
The purpose of this outline is to help Mills County, Iowa students in the fourth through eighth grades have a better understanding of the problems of conservation in general, and in particular, the resources of Mills County.
This is a picture of the south side of the square taken around 1890 showing lots of businesses and the dirt streets and the water pump in the left hand corner of the picture. This picture shows several businesses starting with H. W. Weikert, the…
