Scenic view may mislead in choosing home sites
Iowa soil expert Steve Probst warns views can hide risks for rural builders. Shrink swell, high water tables, and seepage threaten basements and foundations. Install footing drains, waterproofing, and deeper footings. consider soil, erosion control, and flood potential before buying land.
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Steve Probst
Fort Madison
Probst
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al Sweain
Linn County
Garwin
Hargrave presses bill to end trust secrecy in land deals
Iowa City Democratic Rep. William Hargrave introduces a measure to require disclosure of beneficial owners of real property held in trusts. The bill would record name and address of owners and interests in deeds after enactment and pre existing deeds, with fines of 1000 to 5000 dollars for non compliance. The move follows Cedar county land transfers via numbered trust accounts in Chicago.
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Tipton
Farm Bureau Plans ID System to Cut Farm Thefts
The Iowa Farm Bureau board approved a plan to identify farm machinery with coded numbers stamped on equipment to deter thefts. The program, first of its kind in American agriculture, would use state initials county numbers and a farmer number issued by the county sheriff. The plan envisions county sheriff files and may be supported by 4 H clubs and Future Farmers of America chapters.
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Elcona
Ulapna
Cape
Merkdt Lyle Dormtine
Inna Chy Swisher
Krust & Savings Bank Leek
West Des Moqines
Iowa Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Amerigan Agriculture
Beek
Towa
Farm Bureau Advisory Committee
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Farmers Sell Multiple Iowa Farms in Jones and Surrounding Counties
Mr and Mrs Garret C Moenk of Monticello sell 280 acre Jones county farm to Mr and Mrs Donald J Weber of Hopkinton for possession this month. Tony Nepps of Ocala Florida sell 216 acre Jones county farm to Mr and Mrs Willis H Glenn of Anamosa for March possession. Sale by Mr and Mrs Roger Freeman of Delhi of their 160 acre Lyon county farm to Mc and Mrs William H Gritzner of Manchester for March possession. Fritz Schult estate 150 acre Benton county farm sold to Mr and Mrs James R Boies of Keystone for March possession. Alvin E York of Chicago buys 120 acre farm from Kenneth W Wear of Center Point for March possession. Sales handled by Byers and Happel Realty of Cedar Rapids.
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Monticello
Jones County
Donald J. Weber
Hopkinton
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Ocala
Fla
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Anamosa
Roger Freeman
Delhi
Lion County
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Manchester
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Keystone
March Ponsession
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Chicago
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Genler Point
March
Byers and Happel Realty
Cedar Rapids
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