Boots Farm Life Features New Barn and Chicken House
Clarence Boot and son Carroll on Sully road farm near Bethany show a 24 by 50 foot insulated chicken house with Rolla-way nests, a 40 by 50 foot barn with loft, and high ground well drained lots. The Boots raise registered Shorthorn cattle and have grown their herd from two to sixteen cows and ten calves, aiming for about thirty. They credit contouring and legume rotations for soil benefits and cite a 25 bushel per acre corn yield gain from conservation.
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Clarence Boot
Boots
Sully Road
Bethany
Boot
John Boot
Elk Creek
Clarence
Swift Iatchery
Grinnell
Wilbur
Carroll
Pella High School Agriculture Department
Son Carroll
Jasper County Soils District
FFA
John Wilson
Jasper
Mrs Boot's Kitchen Life Shown in Family Photo
In a kitchen scene Mrs. Boot is pictured with Clar ence and Carroll, who praise Mom’s role in home and farm life. Wilbur Boot serves in the Air Force in Tripoli Lyhia, while Willan, educated at Town State College, rose to 1st Lieutenant in February 1954 and now attends a German base meeting. gifts include a Last Supper plaque and a camel saddle. For details contact Mrs Russell Gage, Newton Iowa.
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Clarence
Carroll
Mrs. Boot
Weisbaden
Germany
Wilbur
North Africa
Visit to Boot Farm Highlights R E A Farm Convenience
The visit to the Boot farm was enjoyable on a cool clear day with bright sunshine. Seeding was near for the Boot men as chicks arrived and the broader house with electrical heat under the hover showed the convenience brought by the R E A line to local farmers. Pack seed samples carefully.
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R.E.A
Citizenship Class to Start in Newton on April 3
A ten week citizenship course for aliens aiming to become citizens begins Saturday April 3 in Newton. Sessions run 7:00 to 9:00 PM Saturdays in a room in the old senior high school. Miss Ida L. Miller of Des Moines will teach, with cost of the ten weeks noted.
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Newton
Ida L. Miller
Des Moines
Excessive Speed Demonstration At Pella Highlights Safe Driving
A Marion County Farm Bureau safety talk in Pella showcased driving habits beyond speed limits. Students and a faculty member logged braking distances and reaction times while the Iowa Highway Patrol noted speeds from 20 to 40 mph for several participants including Bill De Helens, Sandra Cummings, and Bergman.
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Pella
Marion County Farm Bureau
Bill de Helens
Sandra Cummings
Bergman
Iowa Highway Patrol
Pella Station Weather Totals for 1953 and 1958
The Pella Weather Bureau station reports totals by season. For Jan to Mar 1953, 7.60 inches. Jan to Mar 1958, 2.97 inches. Observer: E. C. Beaning.
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Pella Station
U.S. Weather Bureau
E. C. Beaning
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Drouth
Russell Gage
East 4Th Street North
Iowa
Clarence Boots
Bey
Boot and Sons
Rexall
THUR
Vander Linden
Reno
Ories
Hanson
Bakker
Rus
Hanson Brodjet
van den Berg
Rath
Jonathan Apples
Arto
Florida—Juice
Meadow
Briardale
Strongheart Dog Food
Angel Food
Tlb
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