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1964 - Davis District Observes 20th Anniversary
This article talks about the progress the District has made since it was organized 20 years ago. There were very few conservation practices on the land then
1963 - Trefoil Pasture Boom in Southern Iowa
There has been a big increase in the use of birdfoot trefoil to improve Iowa pastures because of its lush growth, long life, drought resistance, and ability to withstand heavy grazing., Clay Barnett, Chairman of the Davis County Soil Conservation,…
1963 - Sharon Newell, Speech Winner
Sharon Newell, Davis high sophomore, won first place and $10 in the conservation speech contest held .at the high school. The topic for all speeches was "How Soil and Water Conservation Affect My Future".
Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District scrapbook, 1959-1963
District created scrapbook of news clippings from local papers regarding soil and water conservation in Monroe County from 1959 to 1963.
Tags: "Over The County", Al Bull, Bill Zmolek, Catherine Sinnott, Cedar Creek, Clay Barnett, Connie McAninch, Conservation Awards, Dale Barker, Dallas Faber, Darrell Cooper, Des Moines River Watershed, Ed Crall, Emory Kehrberg, Everett Gardner, Frank Chelar, J.V. Nash, James Foster, John Botts, John Knowles, John Marlin Sr., John Spencer, John Young, Joseph Evans, Leon McDonald, Leon Packard, Lyle Hasselhuhn, Marjorie Beary, Mary Jo Ryan, Michael Crane, Monroe Soil and Water Conservation District, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clark, Olin Laws, Ollin Laws, Pasture Contest, Patty Gray, Philip O'Brien, R.H. Given, R.P. Reese, Robert Dykstra, Robert Gibbs, Scott Farm, Shirley Ryan, Silage, Verlie Martin, Walter Gardner
Farm Production Plan.
Plan setup to get full farm production in 1945.
Pictured: L to R L.J. Nickle, Frank Sandy, Grant Core, James Lester, Herbert Hastle, Lewis Mead, Gilbert Fridley, Chester Edgington, and Clay Barnett.
Pictured: L to R L.J. Nickle, Frank Sandy, Grant Core, James Lester, Herbert Hastle, Lewis Mead, Gilbert Fridley, Chester Edgington, and Clay Barnett.