Lock and Dam Number Ten
Mississippi River
Guttenberg, Iowa
Way back in the 1930s the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed many Locks and Dams on the Mississippi River to allow tows pushing barges to distribute grain, fuel and coal up and down the Mississippi River. This is the most cost effective means of moving large sums of material through the country.
As you would suspect vast amounts of corn is transported down the Mississippi River to the major grain exporters in the South. Then the corn is shipped overseas. Without this market there would not be such a large demand for the corn that the Farmers in the Upper Mid-West produce.
Admittedly I was not in the Upper Mid-West to acquire the photographs that I have published today in the Iowa Tractor Boys Blog Post; however I am grateful to a number of family members who keep me supplied with interesting and also educational photos.
Way back in the 1930s the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed many Locks and Dams on the Mississippi River to allow tows pushing barges to distribute grain, fuel and coal up and down the Mississippi River. This is the most cost effective means of moving large sums of material through the country. 
This young hunter is the third generation of Deer Hunters and it appears that he is maintaining the legacy very well.
As I view this image I recall my own youth on an Iowa Farm. It was always exciting and interesting to watch My Dad and My Uncle perform Farm Task. This is an image of one of my Nephews Sons, as he is also engaged in the same activity. His Dad is operating the Harvestor as his Uncles perform the necessary transport of the corn to the dryer and elevators.
I believe that this series of images tells the complete story. As you can see the gentle slopes of the land certainly support farming on the contour to prevent erosion. The Iowa Tractor Boys are busy with the harvest as they complete another year of tilling the land that supports the lives of so many people. In fact the figures from the U. S. Department of Agriculture establish the that one U. S. Farmer supports the food needs of 140 U. S. Citizens. This statement is based on data determined in 1997. I suspect that the figure is even more today.
Iowa Tractor Boys know that if they plan on enjoying meat during the year they harvest the Deer every Fall. 
