R.H. Musser, Regional Conservator of the Soil Conservation Service in Milwaukee, Wisconsin recommends this article from New Republic where H.H. Bennett points out the disadvantages of the turning plow and welcomes the advantages of new types that are…
This document gives the organizational history of how the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District came to be. Details of the meetings that led to its organization are included.
This is a soil inspection report by township and location. Remarks are made about the type of silt loam in each location
Inspectors include: Riecken, Smith, Hansen, Grant and Silkett
This state of Iowa seal certified that the Des Moines Gounty Soil Conservation District has been duly organized as a government subdivision pf this state and a public body corporate and politic
This memorandum serves as a basis of cooperation between the new Des Moines County Soil Conservation District and the Iowa Agricultural Extension Service in the conservation of soil and water resources and the control and prevention of erosion as…
The U.S.Department of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with and assist soil conservation districts in achieving erosion control and soil conservation. These four memorandums represent the agreements between these two agencies
This program attempts to set forth soil conservation and land use ·problems of Des Moines County and to state what the district desires to achieve. This document gives a history of how and when the service was started and the desire to control the…
In this first annual report, there is information about the formation of the Des Moines County Soil Conservation. The commissioners set up a plan of action and set up for the district plans and objectives. Better use of land and the conservation of…
Frank H. Mendell, State Conservationist, writes to Noah Schrock, Chairman of the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District, expressing his interest in the 1946 Annual Report of the District, the first one.
