Gossip From The Ippel Brothers Farm West Of Parker Bridge
Last Friday a local reporter visited the Ark Vink farm, a 345 acre property owned by the Ippel Brothers on Galesburg road. The page describes five scenic pines, a well-kept homestead, sturdy buildings, concrete foundations, a 40 by 50 foot barn, and a comfortable house with a glassed porch. The Vinks use electricity from Pella REA and rely on Vink and his son Nick for farm work with tractors and horses. The article highlights the Anconus chickens bred by Mr. Vink, noting their size, color, and productivity. It mentions 30 cows and a polled Hereford bull, with calves born yearly and some sold in the fall.
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Chiquaqua River
Parker Bridge
Ark Vink Farm
Ippel Brothers
Galesburg Road
Pella Rea
Wink
Vink Farm Mixes Cattle, Pigs and Clover Planting Plans
The Vink farm north of the river showcases heavy loam soil and abundant manure, with plans to fertilize eight acres this year. The operation includes mares, colts, calves with Hereford blood, and Brown Swiss stock. hogs on pasture and a Poland China boar. Vink practices soil conservation, rotates clover and oats, and maintains 150 acres of pasture. Town farmers plant over two million trees from state nurseries, while cattle feeding shows swings in shipments and rising corn stocks hit a record high.
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Mr. Vink
Vink
Wheat and oats stocks compared to 1939 production
Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports April 1 1940 farm wheat stocks at 1 428 000 bushels representing 22 percent of that year’s output versus 2 301 000 bushels and 24 percent last year. Oats on hand total 66 572 000 bushels or 43 percent of last season’s crop against 89 139 000 bushels in reserve a year ago. Estimates note one row corn picker results in
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Iowa
The
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Inbor Harvest Saved by Two-Row Picker Efficiency
A report notes that using a two row picker could cut Inbor corn harvest requirements by half and secure a savings of at least one third of the Inbor involved. The finding highlights the picker’s impact on labor and yield efficiency in the harvest.
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Inbor
Big Angus Sale Planned for Marion County Fair
Fourteen Marion county Aberdeen Angus breeders will showcase 18 bulls and 43 females in the third annual sale at the Marion County Fair show pavilion in Knoxville on Monday April 29 starting at 12 30 PM. The event, corrected after an error, draws buyers from across the country including Virginia Canada Texas and Montana with committees led by O O Emerson Charles Harvey Clyde Core and clerk E L Job. County agent Walter Brown and 4 H agent Don Rinner assist. officers include President Ray H Cline and Secretary Herbert Cline.
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Marion County
Marion County Fair Show
Marion County Aberdeen Angus Breeders’ Association
Herbert Cline
County Association
Virginia
Canada
Texas
Montana
O. O. Emerson
Charles Harvey
Clyde Core
E. L. Job
Community National Bank
Walter Brown
Don Rinner
Ray H. Cline
Ray Dyer
Chas. Banks
Cecil Shawver
Ia Boothe
Archie Vernon
Gerrit van Haalen
Knoxville Journal
Sealed corn in Marion County under AAA loan tested
County Chairman Herbert McCoy reports tests of steel cribs at Pleasantville showed corn in excellent condition with no signs of problems. A sample was taken from the crib center and further tests at other sites and on farms will follow.
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Marion County
Pleasantville
Herbert McCoy
Knoxville Journal
Kanro Soybeans Trial Offer for Iowa Garden
Kanro soybeans remain on trial for Iowa vegetable gardens. Of 59 growers, one third saw undesirable traits while 69 percent supported a place in the Iowa vegetable garden. Half pound packets are offered postpaid for 0 cents from the Farm Crops Subsection, Iowa State College, Ames. The best green feed substitute for poultry now is alfalfa.
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Iowa Vegetable Garden
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
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Chester White
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Ipple
Arie Vink
Nick Vink
Newton
Earl Shields
Allis-Chalmers
Vos Farm Equipment Co
Donald Vos
Angus Sale
Marion County Fair Grounds
Knoxville
St. Joseph
Ray Cline _& Son
Banks & Banks
W. A. Harvey & Son
Emerson & Son
Bane Reid Boothe
James Sherlock
Geo . Dyer Cecil Shawver Corwin
Elsa Erica
Elba Erica
Blackcaps
Ballindalloch
Barbara
Miss Burge
Bummers
Pride
Gholo
Eric Bell Boy
Bell Blackcap Banks
Revolution
Revelution
Angus
W. H. Cooper and
Pettit
Goodyear
Schiebout Tire Shop
van Gorp Tire Co
Co. Seat
Jamesway
D. den Adel
Henry G. Klein
Pella-Fifield Road
Hampshire
John Deere
H.C
Rumley
Birdsall
Beulah Klein
John H. Klein
Ernest de Cook
Elbert van Maanen
Standard Service
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Quaker State Prvealing Dea
Standard
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