Download or read book Farm Ponds for Iowa written by Dale O. Hull and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every farm must have an adequate water supply which can be depended upon for livestock during periods of extended drouth. Many farmers in southern Iowa depend upon their farm ponds as a principle source of water or supplement their wells. A well planned and constructed farm pond may be what you need to insure an adequate supply of water on your farm at all times if your present water supply is not dependable. A farm pond will be a ready source of water for many years if properly planned, constructed and maintained. Before investing money in a farm pond, however, consider a number of important problems. The decide what is best for you and your farm. Your county extension director or technician of your local soil conservation district may be able to help plan the pond. A farm pond, in addition to its usefulness in providing water for livestock, can serve other important needs on the farm. The pond can supply water for fire protection, limited irrigation, orchard and crop spaying, fish production, recreation and waterfowl. A pond properly planned and maintained can be stocked with fish and thereby be a source of food as well as provide sport for the family or neighbors."--Page [667].
Download or read book Iowa s Farm Ponds written by Kay R. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fish Populations in Some Iowa Farm Ponds in Relation to Past History and Management written by Robert B. Moorman and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ponds for Farm Water Supply written by Jay Brownlee Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The recent period of reduced rainfall extending over several years has brought with it acute problems in farm water supply in some sections of Iowa. This situation has been particularly true in the southern and southwestern sections of Iowa. In many cases wells which have afforded an adequate supply of water for the farm for many years have failed and attempts to secure new wells have been expensive and unsuccessful. In those sections the keeping of a desired number of livestock on the farm has been hampered by the lack of a reliable and adequate supply of water. This bulletin is a review of the problems of using farm ponds and offers suggestions for their location, construction and maintenance." -- p. [495]
Download or read book Farm Ponds written by Joseph E. Morris and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diatoms of Iowa Farm Ponds written by Lloyd Eugene Ohl and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Iowa Fisheries written by Joseph Morris and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Iowa Fisheries Farm Ponds written by J. Morris and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm Pond Management for Fish Wildlife Recreation written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Light as a Limiting Factor in an Iowa Farm Pond written by Thomas W. Ludwig and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iowa Farm in Your Pocket written by Kirk Murray and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2009-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newcomers to Iowa are always amazed at the yearly changes in the heights of fields. The landscape expands from ground level to ten feet tall and back again every year: from frozen bare ground in winter to light green sprouts in late spring to dark green corn in late summer to acre upon acre of dry cornstalks at harvest time. Slow and unwieldy machines take up more than their share of the roads, clouds of black or yellow dust cover the fields in spring and fall, pigs (or are they hogs?) in various colors look out from fences, huge tractors with complicated add-ons lumber through the fields, shiny silos linked with tentacles tower above tidy white farmhouses dwarfed by huge red barns. What are the names of all these animals and crops and buildings and machines? As an introduction to the practical magic of Iowa farmscapes, Iowa Farm in Your Pocket won’t tell you everything you should know to be a true Iowan, but it will tell you enough that you can survive a day at the state fair without embarrassing yourself. Iowa ranks first in the U.S. in the number of hogs, egg layers, and pullets and in the production of corn and soybeans. Yes, the number of farms is shrinking, and their size is increasing. Yes, most Iowans now live in towns, compared to a hundred years ago, when the majority lived on farms. But despite urbanization and the rise of corporate farming, the family farm—more than 77,000 of them at last count—is still a vital part of Iowa’s identity. Fly over the state in summertime or drive across it in fall, when the headlights of tractors shine from the fields at night and golden mountains of corn are stacked around elevators, and it’s easy to see that an enormous percentage is farmland—more than 85 percent, in fact. Kirk Murray’s loving and endearing photographs make this guide the perfect companion for drives in the countryside in all seasons. They celebrate the rich activities and varied beauties of each season on the farm, from the starkness of winter whites to the pale and rich greens of spring and summer to the rust-reds and golds of fall. Murray’s photos of sprouting corn at dawn, a summer sun shining on a farm pond, and a full moon over a silver silo echo Grant Wood and Vincent Van Gogh; his photos of tilling, planting, and harvesting are bright and energizing; his scenes of barnyards and fields and farmsteads are colorful and luminous; and his photos of farm animals are just plain fun. With eighty full-color photographs of the most common animals, activities, crops, and buildings that you can expect to see whenever you pass a family farmstead, Iowa Farm in Your Pocket will be a treat for all newcomers to a state where corn and beans and hogs rule, for both urban and rural children and their parents, and for all those who want to revisit memories of growing up on a farm.
Download or read book The Water Problem in Iowa written by Frank W. Schaller and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Demands for water are expanding rapidly in Iowa. These growing demands are bringing forth many problems of water use and control. These problems are complex and involve many fields of study. Considerable information important to the understanding and solution of our water problems is available from research and varied action programs. However, there is a real need for bringing this knowledge together so it may be used most effectively; and there is a need for encouraging new studies where information is lacking. To help meet this need, a water resources seminar was held on the campus of Iowa State College during the spring of 1956. The seminar was planned and sponsored by the Division of Agriculture, Iowa State College, and the Agricultural Law Center, College of Law, University of Iowa. Participating in the seminar were representatives of federal, state and local public institutions and agencies concerned with various aspects of water use and control ... a condensed and somewhat popularized version of the seminar papers is presented in this publication. It reviews Iowa's water problems from the standpoint of sources, uses, economic and legal aspects and possible solutions ..." -- Foreword and acknowledgments, p. [3]
Download or read book Evaluation of the Split Stocking Method in Iowa Farm Ponds written by Kay Hill and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mortality rates of bluegill and largemouth bass in stocked farm ponds.
Download or read book Soil Survey written by United States. Soil Conservation Service and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Investigation of Fish Kills in Farm Ponds Adjacent to Corn Fields Applied with COUNTER in South central Iowa written by Charles G. Nace and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farm Pond Harvest written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Publications of the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife and Fisheries Research Unit written by Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
