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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
13
Norval Wardle of Iowa State College warns that many fatal home accidents come from overlooked stairways and hurried routines. He notes 16 stove explosion deaths in 148 incidents and urges safer stairs with clear lighting and handrails to prevent burns and slips.
Mason Reger of Iowa State College notes limited space keeps town gardens in the same plots for years. He urges adding 2 to 5 tons of manure annually to restore soil fertility, improve texture and water holding capacity, and recommends fall application or now if not plowed. A Holstein cow at Marion Worstall farm near Malvern recently calved a 165 lb calf, a local record, both doing well.
Extension landscape architect Margharita Tarr advises selecting plantings that complement the house and frame views. She suggests shade trees like American elm, black and sugar maples, basswood, green ash, and thornless honey locusts, plus shrubs sized to fit foundation and sight lines.
Miss Tarr says the Up to You Act Now plant should be chosen for its eventual height and shape and its suitability to the local location where it will be set out.
John Fitzsim mons, extension landscape architect at Lown State College, advocates farmstead layouts that reduce travel time and boost value. He advises placing the drive about 40 feet from the house with a visitor parking area, locating the machine shed near field lanes, and setting a 120 by 40 foot farm court. Livestock buildings should sit beyond the court at least 150 feet from the house to improve work flow and efficiency.
The article outlines locating farm court and livestock structures with prevailing north and northwest winds in mind. It recommends about 100 feet back from the road with a garage on the house side and notes seven sketches by Simmons that fit most town farmstead plans.
A College agronomist explains seed treatment and inoculation to boost legume stands. Lotrume seed faces cereal pathogens. chemical treatments like Arasan and Spergen improve stand uniformity. Inoculation with specific bacteria is essential for best growth.
Anamists say legumes gain from bacteria that fix soil nitrates and boost growth. They caution that without these bacteria legume plants stay small, weak, and unable to withstand drought or weed competition.
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