Farmers Adapt Tractors With Homemade Cab For Winter Work
Read about Ray De Haan who built a front end spreader from an automobile frame and plans heavy wheel disks to improve traction. He notes no grain is sold from his farm and manure is recycled as soil nutrients. Gary Ver Meer adds a sheet metal cab to his tractor to stay warm in cold weather as farmers cope with harsh conditions.
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Ray de Hann
Mr. de Haan
Ray
Ray de Haan
Gary Ver Meer
Pella
Gary
A Farm Report From Iowa Eyes Clover and Oats
Neal De Geus reports a good stand of red clover east of Pella despite no liming soil as oats and clover mix on eight acres. Farmers debate sowing more clover to insure stands while cold wet weather and snow seedings affect germination. A W S De Vries highlights fine horses and livestock on 100 acre farm near Peoria with a Belgian stallion and yearlings. Wholesale butter prices fall to five year lows across major markets, with 21 cents for 92 score butter. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Jake Verwers near KelLoge and Mr and Mrs John Vanden Berg visiting Knoxville. Mr Schuring ill with pleurisy near Monroe.
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Neal de Geus
Pella
Timothy
Iowa
Chicago
New York
Fifield News Social and Family Visit Notes
Mrs. John Vanden Berg and Mrs. Connie Vanden Berg attended the Home Demonstration training at Mrs. AL. Dykstra’s home. Mrs. Charlie Pope of Pella spent Monday and Tuesday at the Zegers parental home. Charlie Pope injured hands unloading crushed rock. Virgil Bloodsworth visited Arthur De Raad Sunday afternoon. John Vanden Berg and Will Verwers drove to Colfax Wednesday. Mrs. Gerrit Vander Waal visited with Mrs. S. Keuning Wednesday. Tim and John Zegers were guests at William Bogare’s home last Sunday. Mrs. Art Van Zee, mother of…
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John Vanden Berg
Connie Vanden Berg
AL. Dykstra
Charlie Pope
Pella
Zegers
Virgil Bloodsworth
Arthur de Raad
Will Verwers
Colfax
Gerrit Vander Waal
S. Keuning
Tim
John Zegers
William Bogare
Art van Zce
Mother and Two Colts on De Vries Farm North of Peoria
Three horses are shown on the De Vries farm north of Peoria. The mare is the mother of two colts seen at her right. The mare also has another colt pictured elsewhere on this page, under a year old and showing promise as a fine and useful animal.
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de Vries
Peoria
Illness and visits reported in Pella and Kellogg area
Mrs. Jasper Dé Raad is seriously ill at Mrs. Jennie Monsma’s home in Pella. Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers visited Joe Harthorn near Kellogg where Mrs. Harthorn recovers from a February stroke. The White Breast school received a croquet set and jumping ropes. Irene Bloodsworth returns to school after mumps absence.
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Jasper Dé Raad
Jennie Monsma
Pella
Jake Kuiken
Sedrel Creamery
Oskaloosa
William Rogers
Joe Harthorn
Kellogg
Harthorn
Killduff
John
Tim
White Breast
Irene Bloodsworth
Will Verwers
Carol Nadene
Local Families Visit in Neighboring Homes
New Salem News details visits by Mr and Mrs Russell Vande Krol in the Leslie Vande Krol home on Monday evening. The Vander Wilt and Vander Doorn families hosted gatherings Sunday and Saturday afternoons in various homes, including Oska loosa and Searsboro connections.
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Russell Vande Krol
Leslie Vande Krol
Freda
Vera Vander Wilt
Johin Roorda
Gerrit van Willixen
Sylvia
Richard van Doorn
Henry Vander Wilt
Neal Vander Wilt
Abe Vos
Searsboro
Guy Vander
Cold weather and frozen ground hamper farmers
Peoria reports very cold conditions for this time of year with ground frozen at night making early morning chores difficult. Weather outlook remains unfavorably cold, and snow is mentioned in the report.
Peoria and district community notices and events
Weather outlook favors cold eastern areas while residents plan return trips from Grand Rauds. Peoria men’s society closes season with last meeting. Land in Richland township sold for 74 dollars to Gysbert Zwank, likely for a future home. Death of John Dylhoff of Pella noted, with funeral attended by former Christian school pupils. A baby boy arrived to Mr and Mrs Nibbelink at the Mahaska County hospital. Christian school in Peoria reappoints John Koning as principal and Janet De Jong as teacher for 1939 1940. Peoria ministers’ conference to meet at the Peoria parsonage. Elder Vander Hart preached in Pella First Christian Reformed church.
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D. J. Hoitenga
Kathleen
Grand Raunds
Mich
Peoria
Henry Nibbelink
Mahaska County
The
Christian School of
John D. Koning
Janet de Jong
Christian School
Ministers’ Conference
Ministers of the
Christian Reformed Churches of
Pella and
C. B. Vander Hart
Pella
Kuiper Family Attends Church Service in Prairie City
Mr and Mrs John Kuiper and their son from Pella visited Prairie City relatives after attending a Sunday afternoon service at the Christian Reformed church.
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John Kuiper
Pella
Christian Reformed Church
Easter cantata lights Reform ed church program
A. Steenhock shows improvement after illness. An Easter cantata entitled The Dawn of Easter by Ira B. Wilson was presented in the Reform ed church Sunday night with a chorus of twenty five directed by Miss Joyce Huibregtse. Mrs. T. D. Warner travels to Pella and Oskaloosa for a few weeks’ visit with daughters. The girls society of the Christian Reformed church gave a miscellaneous program in Mitchellville. Denis Gilberts moved to Bert Schuttinga property. The boys society of the Christian Reformed church plans a miscellaneous program on Friday night April 14 at 7 30. Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott visiting at the T. Vander Beck home in Oskaloosa.
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A. Steenhock
Ira B. Wilson
Reformed Church
Joyce Huibregtse
T. D. Warner
Pella
Oskaloosa
Jake van Dusseldorp
A. Vander Lane
Girls’ Society of the
Chitian Reformed Church
Mitchellville
Richard H. Kleinendorst
Panska
Denis Gilberts
Bert Schuttinga
Boys' Society of the
Cl Tian Reformed Church
F. Scott
T. Vander Beck
Sugar Plantations Use Private Railroads to Haul Cane
Large South Louisiana sugar plantations operate private railroads to transport harvested cane to mills for processing. The system supports efficient movement of cane within plantation grounds and between fields and processing facilities.
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South Louisiana
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W. S. de Vries
Timbrel
Renaud
Chronicle
Ite
Jake Verwers
Kelloge
Knoxville
William Zegers
Nick Schuring
Monroe
Mr. Schuring
S. A. Kooyman Harness and Shoes
Fifield News
Bob Nedlson
Mr. de Vries
New Salem News
Peoria News
Prairie City News
ATLAS
Sripg
Louis DE Vries
Tire Service Headquarters
Risa
Ens
paymonTes
FORD
Im Saauke
Ulrich Motor Co
Pella, Lowa
Eerogee R
Simmons Studio
cGregors
Bob Nedson
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