Iowa Faces 500000 More Miles of Terraces Needed
Ex tense agricultural engineer T L Willrich of Iowa State College notes county by county that Iowa needs about 500000 miles of farm terraces for soil conservation. As of 1953 only about 16400 miles were built, with ACP payments encouraging farmers to terrace.
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Iowa
T. L. Wilrich
Iowa State College
Soil Conservation Service
Willrich
Towa
Ito
Federal Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
Fedeal
Drowa
van Buren County
East Central
Wilfrich
Muscatine
State Unit Aids Local Soil Conservation Efforts in Iowa
Merle Travis discusses the Iowa Association of Soil Conservation Districts working with local districts to strengthen soil conservation. He notes state support since 1947, increased appropriations for technical and clerical help, and the need to raise soil care across communities to prevent cropland loss per capita.
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Iowa Association of Soil Conservation
Taylor
Iowa
Iowa Association
Soil and Water Conservation
America
United States
Bertha Wintermute Named for State 4-H Conservation Camp
Bertha Wintermute daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Wintermute was chosen by Taylor county Girls 4-H to attend the state 4-H conservation camp at the State 4-H camp July 19 23. She is 16 a seventh year 4-H member and will be a Bedford High School senior this fall.
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Bertha Wintermute
Chas. Wintermute
Bertha
Gay Maiden
Bedford High School
Taylor County
KSIB
Y-Teens
Local Junior Activities Highlight 1954
Thursday June 17 1954 report covers junior class ident out of school activity with Rainbow Girls and Methodist Youth Fellowship. May 28 Better Grooming contest at Forest Grove school house featured nine contestants five juniors four seniors blue ribbons awarded Kay Russell and Phyllis Jones chosen for county contest. Grove Junior Stockmen met May 17 at Grove No 8 school house with ten mentors four parents present Mahin LaRue Sandra Evans Calvary Go Getters trip to Amarillo and a demonstration on rotating lime grass mix.
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Berthe
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Jackson Gingerettes
Forest Grove School House
Kay ‘Russell
Phyllis Jones
Cecil Streebin
Glen Brown
Grove
Grove No. 8 School House
Sandra Evans
Calvary Go Getters
Amar
Holt Lassies Host May Meeting at Edwards Home
Ten members attended the Holt Lassies gathering at Mary Anne Edwards home on May 10 with four guests, one leader and a committee woman present. Carslyn Shuled spoke on Courtesy and Good Manners in Public Meetings. Dara leen Boswell and Mary Anne Howard gave demonstrations.
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Holt Lassies
Mary Anne Edwards
Carslyn Shuled
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Merle Travis
Iowa Soil District Association
Wioter Oil
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Beemer
Gold Oil CO
Phillips “66
Bedford
Soil Conservation District
Times-Press
Maciyn LaRue
Martin
Judith Wfoore
L. A. Vogt Seed Company
Bedford, Iowa
Local
Taylor County Soil Conservation Dist
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