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1978 Man on tractor with wagon plants seed

1978 Man on tractor with wagon plants seed

The man on the tractor with the wagon behind is probably planting grass seed for Theresa Beckman of Sperry, Iowa
1978 Man holds bag of seed in no-till field

1978 Man holds bag of seed in no-till field

This man looks like he is preparing to plant seed from a bag in a no-till field.
1978 Group on no-till corn tour

1978 Group on no-till corn tour

Doug Cling is the young man in the middle
1978 Group in No-till corn tour

1978 Group in No-till corn tour

This photo is at the "Doran plot" in Mediapolis. This small field near the school was farmed by the Mediapolis FFA Chapter and was a no-till demonstration plot for years. Bent over in the center is Bob Jones, representative from the Ortho Chemical…
1978 Farmer relaxes during no-till tour

1978 Farmer relaxes during no-till tour

Verner Amenell, a Mediapolis farmer waves at the camera while relaxing after a no-till tour
1978 Doug Cling, Ed Nelson and another man in field

1978 Doug Cling, Ed Nelson and another man in field

These men are on a tour of no-till fields to learn about this new way of planting crops.
1978 Annual Report

1978 Annual Report

This brief report includes a list of district accomplishments and a financial statement.for the fiscal year that ends June 30, 1978.
1978 William Baugh talks with John Wagenbach and other farmers in field during no-till corn field tour

1978 William Baugh talks with John Wagenbach and other farmers in field during no-till corn field tour

William Baugh, Soil conservation technician, talks with John Wagenbach on the left in the first photo and other farmers during a no-till corn field tour sponsored by the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District.
1978 Resource Concerns and Problems Worksheet

1978 Resource Concerns and Problems Worksheet

This worksheet lists conservation concerns, assigns them codes and indicates if is a major or minor concern
1978 Oren E. Champ receives 25 year service award at a soil conservation meeting in Des Moines

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
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