Rentor A Conservationist Rentor A Conservationist
Princeton in 1967 Neil Anderson was recognized for outstanding conservation on 200 acres near here. In 1972 land Anderson farms was found to have all required conservation work completed. This time the 120 acres are rented from Mrs L M Oliver of Harrison Arkansas and five years of work followed. Thousands of feet of terraces and 10.3 acres of grassed waterway were built and 40 acres of pastureland cleared. Anderson says the land has doubled in value but should be sown to grass and grazed as it is mainly cropland now and washes badly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Princeton
Neil Anderson
Anderson
Land Use Planning Help From USDA Soil Conservation Service
W Charles Weickert outlines how the USDA Soil Conservation Service offers land-use planning assistance at local area and state levels. It highlights five key technical areas including Plant Sciences, Sciences, Resource Planning, Watershed Studies, and Engineering, provided through Franklin County Conservation District to landowners groups and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Charles Weickert
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Franklin County Conservation District
Watershed Programs Expand in Kansas Across State
Kansas shows strong support for watershed protection under the act with many districts and landowners backing the program. Fifteen projects completed by 1972 with 208 floodwater retarding dams. 26 more dams under construction in ten of twenty eight authorized projects. total dams remaining total 374. Upper Verdigris dams cut flood damage from 793000 to 102000 during heavy rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation
Kansas
Whitewater
Butler
Marion
Harvey
Upper Walnut
Butler County
Upper
Salt Creek
Lincoln
Mitchell
Elk River
Elk
Greenwood
Cross Creek
Jackson
Shawnee
Pottawatomie
Verdigris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rentor
SCS
Sci
Little Walnut- Hickory
Upper Fall River
Chase
Frog Creek
Coffey
Osage
Jim Snider
J. & J. Metal Products
Paola
Kan
Memorial Auditorium
Ralph Battlort
Lyle &. Hunt
Wellsville
Pomona
Roy ¥. Miller Winston and
Beulah McKee
J. M. Oliver Harrison
Arkansas
THE
Kansas State Bank
FDIC
Franklin County Farmers and Soil Conservation Personnel
Franklin County
Fhubbard
Ottawa, Kansas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!