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…
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 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 chart shows a timeline of the organization of soil and water conservation districts in Iowa from 1940-1952. Frank H. Mendell, State Conservationist, receives questions about the organization of soil conservation districts in Iowa. This chart was…
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 document relates the early activities the district was involved in to assist farmers in the development of conservation farm plans. The conservation measures include a wide variety of practices including terracing, strip cropping, pasture…
These policies were developed to guide the work of the Des Moines County Soil Conservation District in carrying out their responsibilities which include educational programs for farmers, assisting with the organization of farm planning groups, …
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…
