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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
2
Water policy urged for Iowa by researchers at leading universities
Researchers at Iowa State College and the State University of Iowa call for a statewide water policy now. They note Iowa lacks coordinated policy and current laws are scattered. a public bulletin outlines the problem and draft policy options. Copies are available through county extension offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Towa State College
State University of Iowa
Towa
Ilowa
State College Extension Agronomist
Boo G. Riley
Lins Cemes
State Uniersity
Rotation Fit for Soil Helps Hold Moisture
About one-fifth of Iowa s average rainfall runs off the surface, forming a six inch layer over the state. Iowa State College agronomists urge crop rotation tailored to soil and topography to boost infiltration and soil structure. Mulching with crow residue could become key for conserving soil and water on cultivated lands. The first two wheeler bicycle was bent in Hartford in 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa State College Agronomists
Hartford
Conn
I. Herschel C. Loveless
Iowa
Iowans Develop Watershed Plan
Kenneth Wagner reports Iowa’s Small Watershed Program approved 10 planning aid applications covering 156 300 acres and 1 002 farms across multiple districts. Progress ranges from planning to installing gully control and flood retention structures with several watersheds nearing contract stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wagner
State Soil Conservation Committee
Iowa
Harmony
Harrison Soil Conservation District
Simpson Creek
Fremont Soil Conservation
Rocky Branch
Jefferson Soil Conservation
Crooked Creek
Audubon
Guthrie
Cass
Big Creek
Decatur
Indian Creek
West Pottawattamie
Picasune
Harrison
Shelby
Fertile Soils Stand as Erosion Weapons, Four Ways Cited
Iowa State agronomist Frank Schaller says fertile, well fertilized soils best resist erosion. Dense grass and legume crops cushion raindrops, slow runoff, stabilize roots, and improve soil structure, with fertilizer boosting crop vigor and reducing soil loss in New York and Missouri trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schalier
Iowa State College Agronomist
Schaller
New York
Missouri
Farmers Act To Save Soil From Conservation Gains In Iowa
Iowa farmers increased conservation activity in 1956 with 4 700 new district cooperators and 37 hundred completing basic plans taking total plans to about 40 000 covering 7 123 000 acres. Contouring rose to 222 000 acres while total contour lands reached 2 630 000 acres. Terraces grew to nearly 3 800 miles and drainage improvements touched 55 000 acres. Farm ponds for livestock rose sharply with 3 800 new ponds and stock water ponds exceeded 16 000 by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Wilcox
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
Frank Mendell
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Irphart
Leay
Sale Lion
Iown
F. W. Schaller
Slug and Stall
McCormick
Com Ree
Mateo Ton
Larsen Implement and Truck CO
Davis Creek
Big Wyacondah
Davis Soil Conservation District
Blue Grass
Audubon Soil Conservation District
Badger Creek
Madison
Dallas
Warren
Soil Conservation District
Little Sioux
Federal
Congress
Mule Creek
Mills
Honey Creek
Lucas
Plymouth Creek
Plymouth
Nassau
Sioux Conservation District
Agricultural Stabilization Committe
Turkey Creek
Clyde Falconer
Anita
Gilbert Wehrman
Cass Soil Conservationist
Roger Babson
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Des Moines
Horachal
Loveless
Melvin D. Synhorst
the News-Telegraph
Wiota
Iowa State College
Whitney
Rock Island
Viola
Gibert Wehrman
Caossuil
Atlantic Building Supply
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