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Pella Chronicle Advertiser

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1967

Page

5

Erosion control plans continue on Iowa farms in 1966

Iowa farmers expanded erosion control work in 1966 with more regular terraces, diversion terraces, grassed waterways, farm ponds, erosion control structures, and tile drainage. Regular terraces rose 23 percent, parallel backslope terraces up 32 percent, and farm pond construction up 5 percent to 1,140 ponds. Windbreaks rose 73 percent and 85,000 farmers cooperated in ACP programs. The report credits Soil Conservation Service and district efforts for increased assistance and referrals, with 61,000 farmers holding complete conservation plans on 11 million acres. Rural School notes: Union Prairie No. 2 marks 105 years. Waukon stone school to cease serving as a school.

Iowa Frank H. Mendell U. S. Soil Conservation Service Iawa Mendell Soil Conservation Service Soil Conservation

4-H Clubs Beautify Steep Road Cut On Reasner Road

Wildcat Booster 4-H Club cleared and seeded a steep road cut opposite Everette Wasson’s home on Reasner road on May 20. County soil conservationists note the area filled after grading. 125 loads of black dirt were brought in. Seed supplied by the county with crown vetch and grasses. fertilizer from Snook Brothers. mulch straw provided by Wasson. Labor by 4-H club and leaders Everette Wasson L E Shaffer and John Johnstone. Ed wards and Wilson assisted. Lightning strike injures local farmer Rolfe area resident Lightning Les Allen survived burns after May 10 incident. Richard Hodaway assisted.

Wildcat Everette Wasson Reasner Road John G. Wilson Wilson Wasson 4-H Club L. E. Shaffer John Johnstone Snook Brothers Virgil Edwards Soil Conservation Service Les Allen Rolfe Area Richard Hodaway Allen

Enlarged Farm Units Changing Finance Needs

Donald M. Gee of the Ottumwa Area Office notes that larger farm units raise credit demands beyond small rural bank limits. In the Seventh District banks cut real estate loan shares from 16 to 14 percent while non real estate debt rose, and Gee urges higher capitalization and more loan officers to sustain farm credit as production item purchases move on farm.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Donald M. Gee Ottumwa Gee Iowa

Army Sergeant Larry M. Aldridge earns rank up

Lawrence M. Aldridge, son of Mr and Mrs Francis Aldridge Route 2 moved to sergeant on May 1 after 15 months service. He is stationed at Anhee Viet Nam with the First Cavalry Division handling confidential papers and signal instructions by helicopter to Line Companies. Address given in San Francisco. Stephen Igo of Winterset wins first place at the International Science Fair in San Francisco for his auxiliary heart ventricle exhibit awarded by the American Medical Association.

Larry M. Aldridge Francis Aldridge Larry Anhee South Viet Nam First Cavalry Division First Division 5Th 1St Cavalry Division A.M P. O San Francisco Calif Stephen Igo Winterset American Medical Assocation Stephen

Farmers Stake in Lake Tourism Growth in Iowa

Richard Mikes of the Iowa State University extension says southeast Iowa farms can profit from recreation tied to Rathbun and Red Rock Reservoirs. He notes strong demand for on farm outdoor recreation, with Midwest examples and Iowa tourism totaling about a half billion annually. If visitors to Red Rock and Rathbun spend average amounts, rural incomes could rise significantly.

Rathbun Red Rock Iowa Richard Mikes Ottumwa Iowa State University Extension Service Rathbun Lakes Mikes Midwest Ohio

Tourist Area Ready To Meet Visitor Needs

Mike asserts the area is prepared to serve tourists and fulfill their desires, emphasizing readiness to accommodate travelers and support visitor activities.

Mikes

Winter Toll Hits Plants In Town State University Study

Winter injuries varied widely across species, says Ben Vance of Town State University. Roses and many herbaceous perennials fared well, while evergreens like red, Scotch and white pines suffered damage and some trees were killed. Drought, drying winds and southwest sun burned yews, prompting recommendations to prune dead growth, fertilize, and water deeply during dry spells.

Ben Vance Town State University Extension

Pruning overgrown hedges and watering tips for evergreens

The article warns that watering can kill evergreens by filling soil pore spaces and suffocating roots. It recommends about an inch of water weekly to ten days and suggests pruning overgrown Tatarian honey suckles privet spirea chronide Alpine currant hedges to near ground level, leaving two to three inches of wood.

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