Conservation Project in Mahaska County USA
Young men from Unit 29 of the Oskaloosa Civilian Conservation Corps under Rex Parsons direct the Hackett Murray Van Steenis and Ver Meer farms east of Pella in Mahaska County. The project aims to halt topsoil loss by implementing a drainage and sod flume system, with a five hundred foot sod flume and graded creek stabilization to reduce erosion and establish grass along banks and beds.
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Oskaloosa
Hackett
James Garrett
Des Moines
Garrett
Henry Hackett
Soils Conservation Service
C. C. Corps
Diversion Dike On Hackett Farm Captured In Photo
The scene shows James Garrett, assistant leader, supervising a diversion dike on the Hackett farm. A scarred ditch bank sits beside him where water from higher fields is directed left around the dike, then down a grassy slope toward the main creek at the hill’s base.
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James Garrett
Culvert Netting and Sod Preserve Grass Bed
The second photo shows Burton Smith of Auburn Town and Lloyd Wright of Knoxville standing on a bump in the bed. Grass is already well established in the bed and banks with little force and without sediment, indicating stable planting.
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Burton Si
Auburn
Lloyd Wright
Knoxville
Burton Smith
Town
Building Check Dams on the Hill Farm
A field report details a soil conservation project where workers construct check dams and sod humps to reduce erosion along branch creeks near Otto Ver Meer and Hackett farms. Farmers pledge five years under conservation supervision, plant and rotate crops, and fence waterways to protect topsoil while young workers gain hands on conservation training.
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Hackett
Murray van Steenis
Otto Ver Meer
Soy beans touted to restore soil nitrogen over clover
Farm authorities favor plowing soy beans back into fields under conservation rules as a more reliable method to replenish soil nitrogen. They argue bean crops provide a safer, more positive approach, noting clover can be harder to establish and sustain.
Prices Seen Rise for Clover and Farm Products
A August 15 monthly Agricultural Marketing Service report notes strong clover growth in many seasons and outlines price shifts for farm products. Hog prices fell sharply, soybeans dropped 15 cents to 55 cents, sheep gained 2 dollars, and lambs declined 30 cents. The report, released through Leslie M. Carl, Federal Agricultural Statistician, covers most other products with varied changes.
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Lowa
Agricultural Marketing Service
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Calhoun County Thresher Output Mixed in Summer Months
The report notes poultry ration figures per month with modest changes from June to August. An eighteen man threshing crew produced 4 626 bushels in a single day in Calhoun County, reflecting local agricultural activity and efficiency during the period.
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Calhoun County
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Mahaska County
Evan Ellis
Chariton
Rex Vitra
Barnecity
Lloyd Reimers
Fifield
Jack Lloyd
Colfax
Hackett Farm
RADIO
Wormhoudt & Son
General Electric
Eo Kye
Shopl Ate
Chldren’s School
Oxfords
Xhide
C.penney Company
Ine
Mr. Farmer
Garden City” Hog Supplement
Garden City
Juerts & Son
Pel
Iowa
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