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1948 Onlookers at Field Day Plowing Contest

1948 Onlookers at Field Day Plowing Contest

A crowd watches the Field Day plowing contest
1948 Field Day Aerial view looking north and west over headquarters food tent and parking area

1948 Field Day Aerial view looking north and west over headquarters food tent and parking area

This is an aerial view looking north and west over the headquarters food tent and parking area
1948 Field Day Aerial view of crowd and parking area on the<br /> Plon Oberman and Kenneth Redferns farms

1948 Field Day Aerial view of crowd and parking area on the
Plon Oberman and Kenneth Redferns farms

This is a view from the air of the parking area and some of the crowd at the Field Day
1948 Field Day Aerial View Looking Northwest from Plon Oberman's Farm over Kenneth Redfern's Farm where cars are parked

1948 Field Day Aerial View Looking Northwest from Plon Oberman's Farm over Kenneth Redfern's Farm where cars are parked

This aerial view of farm land shows cars parked for the September 1948 Field Day
1948 Field Day Tent and Parked Cars

1948 Field Day Tent and Parked Cars

Looking east toward food tent on Kenneth Redfield farm, this photograph shows many parked cars and attendees around the food tent on Field Day. There is also a Red Cross tent and a Coca Cola truck
1948 Field Day - Filling Gully on John Blaul Farm

1948 Field Day - Filling Gully on John Blaul Farm

A crowd of farmers gathers to watch a gully being filled on the John Blaul farm.
1948 Des Moines - Louisa County Soil Conservation Field Day Program

1948 Des Moines - Louisa County Soil Conservation Field Day Program

This program includes the order of the events of the day, proper land use program, and rules of the contour plowing contest
1948 Field Day Planning Meeting

1948 Field Day Planning Meeting

Pictured above are members of the committee at their first meeting at the Field Day site in July, 1948. Left to right are: , Mel Shanda, Louise county extension director; Herman W. Beck, Field Day chairman: Ray Audsley , Farm planter;
Walter Eyre…
1946 First Des Moines County Soil Conservation Meeting

1946 First Des Moines County Soil Conservation Meeting

This was the first soil conservation meeting held in February 1946. It was the beginning of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District. In the photo are Commissioners John Blaul, Edwin Cling. and Noah Schrock.
Also pictured are…
2000-2001 Tri-State Agriculture Education Foundation Scholarship recipients are: Adam Ledger, Ricky Hanks, Robert Mosinski, Josh Myers, Bryan Byers, Dustin Unkrlch, Charlie Ford, Angle Pohren, Matthew Seitz, Christy Nlc:holson, Ryan Lauer, Adam Richardson, Cale Evans, Jason Hunold, Tracy Vorwick (not pictured).

2000-2001 Tri-State Agriculture Education Foundation Scholarship recipients are: Adam Ledger, Ricky Hanks, Robert Mosinski, Josh Myers, Bryan Byers, Dustin Unkrlch, Charlie Ford, Angle Pohren, Matthew Seitz, Christy Nlc:holson, Ryan Lauer, Adam Richardson, Cale Evans, Jason Hunold, Tracy Vorwick (not pictured).

The Des Moines County Soil Conservation District donated $500 to the Tri-State Agriculture Education Foundation for the 2000-2001 school year. Other Organizations who made contributions towards the 2000-2001 scholarship p fund were Agrifinance…