Keeney Wins Plowing Match at Runnells Farm
At the Paul Keeney farm north of Runnells a plowing contest drew five competitors with the contest backed by the Extension Service Soil Conservation Service and Des Moines Chamber of Commerce. Keeney, a longtime county champion, won first while Layton Miller finished one point behind. A terrace building demonstration followed, led by 4-H Club boys with Youth Assistant Ron Ericson and Clay Barnett guiding innovations in soil conservation. Marybel watershed projects near Runnells showcase contour farming, terraces, gullies filled, ponds built, and multiflora rose fencing advancing erosion control. Keeney’s run-down farm has become a model of erosion halt and gullies eradicated.
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Reeney
Ron Ericson
Clay Barnett
Bella
Clay
Pa Marybell
Keeney Farm
Polk County Terrace Building Demo at Marybel Watershed
The Polk County plowing match near Runnells shows early terrace work with a tractor and plow. Young Mem Lea terraces use a broad top, avoiding center ridges that hinder planting. 4-H Club boys, led by Ron Eric son of the Extension department, guide farmers in erosion control, praised as forward looking by county leaders.
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Mem Lea
Polk County
Ron Ericson
Polk County Extension Department
Polk County Extension Department and Men of the Soils Service
Be Sure Stock is Brucellosis-Free
Dr. John B. Herrick of Iowa State College urges Iowa cattle and hog men to test all new herd replacements for brucellosis and isolate until healthy. He notes thousands of farmers are collaborating to control the disease, with many achieving clean herds and legal dairy sales only from such herds.
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John B. Herrick
Iowa State College
Iowa
Herrick
Brucellosis control urged for Iowa cattle herds
Dr Herrick emphasizes calfhood vaccination and strict testing to prevent disease spread. He warns that cows and heifers pose the main threat even under feeder quarantine, urging removal of reactors and testing on arrival for all incoming animals. Vaccination before eight months can allow young heifers to be released from quarantine.
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Herrick
Incomplete Insurance Inquiry Contact Note
Fragmentary OCR text from a personal note refers to an insurance question. It mentions reaching out via phone at an M. cy location with a 407 area code. The readable portion provides no names, dates, or firm details.
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M. Cy
Wet Ground Can Produce Crops
A plan to convert permanently wet areas to productive pasture is offered by Ralph Krenzin, ex tension agronomist at Iowa State College. Poor drainage has many acres too wet for cultivation.
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Ralph Krenzin
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
Iowa Pasture Improvement With Birdsfoot Trefoil Plan
Krenzin outlines an improvement program for north central Iowa pastures using birdsfoot trefoil seeded in late summer or early spring. He notes soil testing guides lime and fertilizer needs, recommends fall rye for erosion control, and advises final spring seedbed prep to prevent winter erosion on low slope Emmet acreage.
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Iowa
Krenzin
President Monroe Wore Knee Breeches as Public Figure
The remark notes that President Monroe was the final public figure in the country to wear knee trousers, marking a sartorial end of an era.
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President Monroe
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Tro Botton
Polk
Extension Department
Solleter
Marybel
Runnells
Keeney
Layton Miller
Bernie
Oskaloosa Sales
Oskaloosa Sales CO
Harold H. Lisk
Floyd Vander Zyl
Franklin
Mua
John Deere Ttzvaron
John Deere
Vandermeulen
Hoeksema
Baoan
Hudson
American Motors
Oskaloosa St
Pella, Iowa
Wmmuanarional Manvaster
PELLA
International Harvester Dealer
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