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Soil Conservation District Highlights 1964 Progress
Marion County Soil Conservation District’s 1964 annual report notes growth, with William G. Davis leading the staff and a team including J. Lyman Eells Harland J. Chandler and Betty Gass. The district expanded cooperative plans, mapped soils, and advanced erosion control, terraces, ponds, and forestry in 758 cooperators and 740 completed plans across 124,242 acres. The English Creek Watershed moves forward as a priority, with field days drawing hundreds of attendees and ongoing community involvement in watershed development across Marion and surrounding counties.
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Marion County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Week
Soil Conservation
William G
Bill) Davis
J. Lyman Eells
Harland J. Chandler
Betty Gass
ASC
Ers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
SCS
Department
Marion County
Dwight Mathes
Bill Fort
Earl Hodgson
Dean van Zee
Abe Synhorst
Darel Caulkins
Floyd Agan
Ralph
Warren Best
Steen Lemon
Merle May
Dolan Cowden
G. C. Gullion
Russell Crozier
Glen Gullion
H. A. Meriweather
Paul Smith
Larry Worthington
John Rouwenhorst
J. L. Prunty, Sr
Folmer Peterson
Rex Freel
James Crawford
Don Haug
Robert Haug
Marvin Ver Huel
ACP
Soil Conservation District
C. W. Sage
Cecil Allen
Duane Agan
Harris van Waardhuizen
Worth Darnell
Dale Stevenson
Leland McCormick
William O. Jenkins
Dallas
Chariton Farm
English Creek
State Soil Conservation Committee
Carl Long
Lucas County
Melcher-Dallas
Bir