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Polk County Farmers Apply Conservation for Spring Work
Many Polk County farmers have applied conservation this spring with diversions and dam projects completed or in progress. Named landowners include Ferris Ranson Wieseman Rafert Engle and Reichling plus multiple Osceola Gresham Stromsburg and Silver Creek entries. SCS and ASCS offer technical help and cost sharing per 1966 ACP. Local residents Florence Shockey and several Newtons and Ruge family members were weekend visitors around Grand Island Veterans Hospital.
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Polk County
Bill Ferris
Mervin Ranson
Robert Wieseman
Osceola
Harvey
Don Rafert
Gresham
Fritz Engle
Clarks
Fred Wieseman
Carl G. Johnson
Lester Widga
Ronald V. Tewell
Ralph Simpson
Gerald Mentink
Stromsburg
Bill Reckling
Comstock
Russell Fjell
Polk
Nellie Benson
Silver Creek
Lloyd Lind
Earl Stevens Polk
Richard Anderson
Verlin Fellows
Carl Wieseman
Mervin Ransom, Sr
Soil and Water Conservation District
SCS
ASCS
Florence Shockey
York
E. C. Cramer
Cecil Newtons
Darwin Newtons
Ray Ruge
Duane Newtons
Ernie Lotts
Veterans Hospital
Grand Island