Records, 1940-1988, n.d.

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Records, 1940-1988, n.d.

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The collection consists of material related to Iowa soil conservation districts collected by Dr. Minoru Amemiya, a member of the Iowa State University Agronomy Department from 1960 to 1993. Files contain soil conservation district annual reports, planning documents and newspaper clippings. Reports date back to 1940, though most are from the 1960s and 1970s. The annual reports describe the steps taken to conserve Iowa soil from the effects of erosion and contain plans to establish areas where further soil conservation practices are needed.

20.11 linear feet ; (13 records center cartons, 1 half-document box)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa Soil Conservation Districts.

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Soil conservation districts were established nationwide beginning in 1937 after President Franklin Roosevelt sent copies of suggested legislation for the establishment of soil conservation districts to states. Soil conservation efforts had been growing at the national level under the Soil Erosion Service (1933), both later renamed the Soil Conservation Service (1934), both under the direction of Hugh Bennett. The idea of soil conservation districts came from the desire to get more farmers involv...

United States. Soil Conservation Service

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Reports were prepared by various engineers with the Soil Conservation Service. From the description of Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31277347 Formed in 1935, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its function was to promote and lead efforts to protect against soil and watershed degradation as part of a broader concern fo...