Three Hundred Farmers Convert Farm for Conservation Day
In Marion County on September 21, the Soils Conservation Service and Radio Station WHO of Des Moines will stage a major conservation field day tied to the Corn Belt Plowing Match. Up to 300 farmers are expected to attend as plans unfold for a vast project featuring 26 tractors, 2 miles of terraces, 9 600 square yards of waterways, fencing for 640 rods, a concrete weir, a stock water system, a large pond, tile work, gullied-area leveling, and grass waterway demonstrations using Reed Canary grass roots.
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Marion County
The
Soils Conservation Service
WHO
Des Moines
Alley Wous
Vinwur
Milner
Aerial View Map Promises 1947 Farm Improvements Plan
The Marion County Soil Conservation District maps show leveling and landscaping on farm yards with windbreaks, to be completed in spring 1947. Over 600 farms have plans applied or in progress amid 70 multi‑farm groups. district leaders meet to prepare for a large demonstration day on September 21. Heavy machinery including caterpillar tractors and a tile laying machine will be needed to repair gullies and tile fields.
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Marion County
Proper Hybrids Help Reduce Borer Damage
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson notes no corn borer hybrids are fully resistant but hybrids vary in resistance. Planting time field history and fertilizer use matter more. choose hybrids with strong stalks and ear shanks suited to the community. Tour local fields to compare stalk breakage and dropped ears before buying seed for next year.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Towa Leads The Nation In Farm Production
Iowa's agricultural progress spans a century from simple methods to modern giant equipment. The piece notes shifts from oxen to machinery and outlines Iowa becoming a top livestock producer with packers centered in Sioux City and other key towns, detailing historical growth and evolving markets.
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Towa
Iowa
Black Hawk Purchase
Earle D. Ross
Mississippi River
Sioux City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Mason City
Iowa Leads in Hog Production and Livestock Marketing
The text notes Iowa marketing a third of cattle, boosted by trucking efficiency. Iowa ranks second in cattle, forms a three state sheep trio with Colorado and Nebraska, and leads in hogs, producing one fifth of the nation's pork and doubling the nearest state.
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Iowa
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa Statehood Attempts in 1846 Constitutional Saga
In 1846 a second Iowa constitutional convention drafted a state constitution with current boundaries. Voters on August 3 rejected or adopted it amid partisan debate. Governor Clarke proclaimed adoption on September 9 by a slim margin. Ansel Briggs was elected first governor on October 26, as editors debated the document’s Jacksonian influence.
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Iowa City
Towa
Missouri
James Clarke
Delaware
Buan
Jacob A. Swisher
Iowa Admitted as 29th State of the Union
The text notes Iowa was admitted as the 29th state after the December 3 inauguration and December 28 1846 signing by President Polk, with the state’s admission following the bill to admit Iowa into the Union moving through both houses.
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Iowa
Congress
Polk
Towa
Union
Vegetables Have a History Across Ancient Global Gardens
A compact retrospective traces the ancestry of common vegetables from prehistoric China and India to the Americas. It notes corn, squash, onions, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, eggplant, spinach, asparagus, beets, tomatoes, and potatoes with historical mentions by Romans, Persians, and explorers, highlighting cultural exchanges and early cultivation by Indigenous peoples and ancient civilizations.
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China
Japan
India
United States
Pliny
Thomas Jefferson
France
Peru
America
Jacob
Esau
Moses
Egypt
Jupiter
Orient
Persia
North
Africa
Spain
Canary Islands
Iran
Caspian Sea
Russia
Siberia
Cato
Americas
Virginia
Farm near Whitten sells at 250 per acre
Grundy county reports a 160 acre farm near Whitten bringing 250 dollars per acre. Floyd Lyon bought the property adjoining his existing holdings, expanding his farm in Grundy county.
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Whitten
Grundy County
Floyd Lyon
Woman suffers severe burns from hidden live wire in apple tree
While picking apples in Corydon, Mrs Burl Donald grabbed a live wire concealed by a dead branch and was badly burned. Mrs E T Clayton rushed to help and also suffered shock. Both were treated at the hospital and released the same day.
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Burl Donald
Corydon
E. T. Clayton
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BPS
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WL & Nee
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Filler of Sole
Whiting
Ayl Your
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
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Don van Ryewyk
Don
Walter Raleigh
Ireland
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Chas. McDuff
Monroe
Kruseman and
Spelstra
Monroe State Bank
Worth & van Zante
Colfax Sales Company
Bell and Clippinger, Owners
First National Bank of Colfax
Earl Shields
Gamblesa
Alovance
Hindo
Gamble Stries
Desler
Joe Stientjes
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