Weather and crop notes from Otley to Pella area
North west winds near Otley and Pella flatten corn across seven miles with partial recovery seen by Rural Carrier Nick Meppelink. Some stalks in Delos Wittenburg field will not recover while others recover with warmer winds. Entomologist Drake warns chinch bugs persist despite wheat planting pauses. weather influences populations. Ren Van Nimwegen reports mass chinch bug counts near a fence repair site and notes preference for juicy sorghums. beans avoidant.
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Otley
Pella
A. B. van Zante
Welch
Knoxville
Nick Meppelink
Delos Wittenburg
Drake
Ren van Nimwegen
Corn picker woes hit Dutch area fields near Pella
The article notes volunteer corn sprouting in alfalfa and beans near Pella, blamed on last fall’s ungleaned corn. Elders claim corn pickers waste grain, leaving marketable value diminished by husks and poor gleaning. Leasing terms may ban picker use without post-harvest gleaning to recover losses. Reports from Sioux County Capital and nearby areas cite drought, grasshoppers, and hail destroying crops, with some holders predicting only five bushels of corn in a drought-affected season.
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Pella
Mae
Grinnell Herald- Register
Sioux County
Dakota
Ica
Harrison
New Holland
Joubert
Platte
Springfield
Yankton
Iowa farm yields set state record amid storm and hail
Reports from Orange City area show oats at 53.7 bushels per acre and barley 72 bushels an acre. Corn yields average 47.5 bushels per acre with widespread hail damage and flattened stalks near Leon and Cordova. Pastures improve, alfalfa looks thick, beans thriving, while Bud McElheney of Madrid is now a prospecting miner in the Black Hills.
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Hugo Synhorst
Orange City
Howard Muilenburg
Chris Aalbers
Leon Monster Farm
Peoria
Iowa
Bud” McElheney
Madrid
Black Hills
Farm Bureau Day at State Fair Aug 28
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will sponsor Farm Bureau Day at the 1939 Iowa State Fair on Monday August 28 starting 9 30 a m in a new tent south of the plaza near the horseshoe courts. The morning program includes a band concert and community singing followed by a recognition program honoring state fair champions and 4 H youth with brief Farm Bureau addresses and honors for Farm Bureau women. The event ends at noon.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
America
A Fine Colt Nick De Jong Proud Of Young Colt
A four month old colt born in April stands with its proud owner Nick De Jong. The filly or colt, pictured, shows a husky build for its age as its mother remains five years old.
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Nick de Jong
Lenora De Jong Rides Pony on Birthday Yard Photo
Lenora De Jong, celebrating her birthday, poses with the pony her family’s children ride in the yard. The scene centers on Miss Lenora and her small pet as cameras capture the moment.
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Pella
Lenora
la Mar
Lillian
de Jong
Nick de Jong
Lenora de Jong
Farm Bureau to Host Big Exhibit at State Fair
Members are urged to visit the fair and register at the Farm Bureau headquarters in the Varied Industries Building. The exhibit titled The Iowa farmer and his dollars will showcase national state and county programs with graphics illustrating economic changes affecting farmers.
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Farm Bureau
Varied Industries
Iowa
Big Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau set to display town farm funds exhibit
State offices and the National Live Stock and Meat Board will be represented in the exhibit. The Use More Land subject will be highlighted with lighted displays showing the Farm Service Co and Town Farm Mutual Insurance Co. The annual Farm Bureau camp on the hill will be conducted for members with facilities modern in every way. Grant Chapman of Iowa State College Ames will attend.
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National Live Stock and Meat Board
Farm Service Co
Town Farm Mutual Insurance Co
Farm Bureau
Grant Chapman
Iowa State College
Ames
Monroe Man Drew Fine for Illegal Fishing
U. F. McDaniel of Monroe pleaded guilty to illegal fishing. Court records show a Fine issued for violating state wildlife regulations. The case highlights stricter enforcement of fishing laws in the region.
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Monroe
U. F. McDaniel
Justice of the Peace Race Ends in Fine Costs
The fore part of the race ended with McDaniels fined costs after a Des Moines river incident near Red Rock. Consenation Officer Dan Nichols was involved as the event progressed on a date unclear from the fragment.
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McDaniels
Des Moines
Red Rock
Dan Nichols
Japan Exports Fall From War Disruption in Cellophane Trade
Japan shipped 2 833 114 pounds of cellophane paper to other countries last year, a 41 percent drop from 1937 due to the war in China. In Roanoke Rapids North Carolina ten year old Jack Vane reports he has broken his arm for the sixth time, insisting it is the fifth.
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Japan
Counstries
China
Jack Vane
Roanoke Rapids, N
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Earl Longaker
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Vander Ploeg & Vos Old Feeder Bldg
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Cordova
Otley and
la Mar de Jong
State Fair
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Cde Toa Ad Brea Pe Gal Ees
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Lie
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Gamble
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