Rasmussen Olson wedding at Wallingford church
Shirley Rasmussen and Harley Olson were married in a candlelight double ring ceremony at the Lutheran church in Wallingford on a Friday. The couple will reside on a Graettinger area farm after April 1.
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1955
Page
7
Shirley Rasmussen and Harley Olson were married in a candlelight double ring ceremony at the Lutheran church in Wallingford on a Friday. The couple will reside on a Graettinger area farm after April 1.
Reading through county and international figures, farmers see wide flax yields from 18 to 86 bushels per acre depending on irrigation, location, and practices. The article notes Eng ll Sweden and Denmark averaging around 18 bushels on non irrigated land, California farmers sometimes reach over 86 on irrigated plots, while Graettinger statistics show averages around 32 bushels per acre. It emphasizes modernization, rotations, soil management, and resilient varieties as ways to boost yield, advising practices like alfalfa-grass stand plowdown, clean crop residue, early sowing, seed treatment, precise weed control, and moisture management as key.
Albert Briggs aged about 80 perished in a house fire in Smammersburg Friday morning. A stove is believed to have sparked the blaze. Briggs was described as crippled, with illness hindering any possible escape.
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