Commissioner's Comments on Mills County Soil Conservation FY 73
Mills County commissioners present annual report praising conservation work and thanking partners. They emphasize soil and water preservation for future generations and urge pollution prevention, noting collaboration with government and community groups.
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Mills County Soil Conservation District
Mills County
Department of Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service
Iowa Adopts Soil Loss Limits After Hearing
Public hearing in Malvern October 4 1972 set soil erosion limits under Conservancy and Soil Conservation District laws. Of 41 soils the limit is 5 tons for most, with five soils at 4 tons and one at 3 tons. the limits were adopted the same day.
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Iowa
Conservancy Districts
Soil Conservation
Conservancy District
State Budget Financial Report 1972 73 District Programs
District Commissioners thank State Representatives and State Soil Conservation Committee for funds to support Soil and Water Conservation. 1-M Funds depict expenses: Commissioner Mileage 104.20, Office Supplies 267.18, Contest Prizes 40.60, Demonstration Materials 3.12, Office Expense 751.77, Meeting Expenses 10.43,Total Expended 1177.30. 2-M Funds detail Clerical Assistance 4965.00, State Retirement 173.78, Federal Retirement 275.72, Health Insurance 144.00, Life Insurance 33.69, Travel for Clerk 0, Total Expended 4965.00.
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Soil Conservation Committee
Syeda Fate
Cotta Pra
Mills County Soil Survey Report Preview and Team
John R. Nixon leads a Mills County soil survey begun in fall 1972 and mapped to July 1, 1973 covering about 20 000 acres. The work guides farm plans and land use decisions, with detailed map sheets showing soil types by symbol on aerial photographs. Willie Bragg joins the survey team as the second soil scientist.
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Mills County
Soil Conservation Service
Malvern
Soil Survey
Willie Bragg
Iowa City
Wildlife by Robert C Moore on private lands habitat programs
Wildlife by Robert C Moore outlines the link between land use and wildlife production, noting most wildlife is produced on private lands. The extension program offers free technical advice, windbreak and grass seed uses for erosion control and nesting cover, and cooperative Farm-Game Habitat agreements with the Conservation Commission providing materials in exchange for habitat plots.
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The
Conservation Commission
Mills County Education Committee Receives Community Recognition
The Mills County Soil Conservation District Education Committee distributed over 1500 Conservation Comic Books to grade schools in fiscal year 1973, sponsored a Speech Contest, aided Malvern High School Outdoor Classroom, held a 400-entry poster contest, gave slide talks, and promoted Soil Stewardship Week. Roger Jackson, Henry Penn, and Sherry Bass are honored for their tireless efforts in advancing county education programs.
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Mills County Soil Conservation District
Malvern High School
Roger Jackson
Henry Penn
Sherry Bass
Conservation Practices and Resource Stewardship Emphasized
A report highlights ongoing soil and water conservation across local, state, and national levels. It notes 22 new cooperators and 61 resource conservation plans with CSA assistance, detailing cropland, grassland, wildlife, and structural practices that protected over 6700 acres, ending with a Ruskin quote on stewardship.
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Resource Conserva
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Lalvern
Taeig
Albert Washburn
Bill Stacy
Glen Sell
Myron Jones
Harold Tackett
Rew Burgoin
Financial Report
Soil Survey Report
John R. Nixon
Soil
Soil Survey Party
Preston Grissom
John Nixon
Ruth Stevens
Leo van Fosson
S.C.S
E.Q. Rust
A C
Dick Birchmier
Robert Colett
Robert C. Moore
Gerald I. Bower
Ruskin
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