Farmers rejoice as sun returns and fields reopen
In a sunlit update from the country, Cornice Van Engelhoven and other farmers return to plowing with horses after a week of rain. The Van Engelhovens plan a ventilated brooder house for 400 chicks, move hogs to a clean field, and wire water to fields near the house, showcasing traditional farming with horses, new chick housing, and farm hygiene.
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Cornice van Engelhoven
Cornice
van Engelhoven
van Engelhovens
Dairy Plan Aims To Save Millions In Hog Losses
The article describes a plan supported by Connie Van Engelhoven and others to curb dairy losses by encouraging farmers to contribute 60 cents per year to boost milk consumption. It notes pig water needs in varying weather, a diversified farm approach with calves from milk cows, and a snapshot of the Overbergen place with Mrs. Van Engelhoven and her mother. It also mentions rural schools in Webster and Humboldt counties preparing native landscaping in cooperation with the Conservation Commission and Iowa State College Extension Service, plus a Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa dairy promotional bill backed by a new Iowa Dairy Industry Commission funded by multiple states.
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Overbergen
Webster County
Humboldt County
The
Conservation Commission
Towa State College Extension Service
Belgian Stallion Crossbreeding Study Highlights Efficiency
A bulletin notes crossbreeding with Belgian stallions can boost dairy and pork production. It cites Idaho potato growers and Florida citrus efforts as tax model parallels for promoting product use. Prices may fall without advertising, while crossbred sows show lower stillbirths and faster weight gain when paired with purebred sires, stressing systematic planning to avoid mongrel herds.
Belgian Draft Stallions Listed With Owners and Keeper
Belgian Draft stallions credited to owner John A. Wittenberg and keeper Hugo Steenhoek are registered with Pella R.F.D. 1 as contact details.
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John A. Wittenberg
Hugo Steenhoek
Pella
R.F.D
Crossbred Pigs Show Advantage in Ames Trials
The Ames Town Agricultural Experiment Station will release a bulletin by Lush Shearer and Culbertson on crossbred pigs. Findings indicate crossbreds are more vigorous at birth and gain faster and more economically, with weanlings heavier by 3 to 4 pounds and litters larger than purebreds. Crossbred sows performed well, with gains around .09.
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Town Agricultural Experiment
Ames
J. L. Lush
Shearer
Wea
Cros
Tax to Promote Dairy Products Begins May 1st
The excise tax on butterfat will be collected in Iowa from May 1 to May 15 to ease butterfat surpluses among dairymen. C. Y. Cannon of Iowa State College Dairy Husbandry says the Dairy Advertising Bill will cost the average milk producer 50 or 60 cents yearly, with long term gains seen as surpluses shrink and domestic demand rises.
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Cannon
Commission
Iowa
C. Y. Cannon
Iowa State College
Calves and Crossbreeding Notes From a Farm
Cornie Van Engelhoven feeds his calves at the box, describing five white faced and one black calf. He keeps the calves separate from hogs, notes purebred boars should be used, and outlines three crossbreeding systems for pig production including backcrossing and rotating three breeds across generations.
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Engelhoven
Cornie
Cornie van Engelhoven
Sorrillone
Gas usage grows as Central States expands service
The past year saw over a ten percent rise in gas customers. Central States Electric Company operates or oversees gas service in twenty one towns and provides manufactured, butane, and natural gas to more than nine thousand customers for cooking, water heating, refrigeration, and general heating.
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United States
Central States Electric Company
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Connie van Engelhoven
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Towa
Mile House
Connie van Engelid
Nina
Martha Overbergen
Idaho
Florida
Gean
Cori
Tony DU Fasto
Ivondale Buster
Hugo Steenbock
Augustine & Lewis
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Aire Et Wade
Chicago
America
Tong Life
Ben Vogelaar
Vogelaar’s
Gary Vogelaar
Sterling
Colorado
Central Jone
Meetric Company
Tyne Holde
Central States Electric Co
Oelwein
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