This is a Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District banquet held in the late 1970's. In attendance are district commissioners, staff, and others engaged in conservation practices. In the second photo are Commissioners Ray Pilling at the…
The first two photos were taken in the 1970's when Harold Sutton was treasurer of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District. The third photo was taken in 1992 when Horace served as an assistant commissioner of the Des Moines County…
Conservationist Howard Bright on the left talks to an unidentified man in a gym. Howard Bright served as the district conservationist for Des Moines County from 1976-1986.
District conservationist Howard Bright talks to U.S. Soil Conservation Chief, Norm Berg who came to Des Moines County to hear about no-till farming procedures that were being used to fight soil erosion.
