This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
1
Phillips 66 Poly Gas is promoted as a high test gasoline with claims that Phillips 66 is the world’s largest producer. The ad cites 303 laboratory tests across 19 premium fuels, noting Poly Gas achieved a volatility number 50 percent higher than the average of the others.
Area column recounts Van Roekel farm corn harvest rush due to Henry Van Bi kel’s broken shoulder and weather fears. Dwain Van Roekel, 14, joins County Line 4-H, showing Hereford calf and Hampshire hog interests. Calf born May, raised by Jersey foster, gentle and ready for heavier feeding. Dwain plans County Fair entry and potential purebred Hampshire stock.
The Van Roekers complete a 22 by 40 foot barn with concrete flooring for milk cows and stanchions. They maintain a Hampshire herd including two sows four first class gifts, one boar and seventeen grade pigs. A Hampshire boar from Bauer & Son in Van Meter, Iowa is expected to improve future pigs. The farm, eighty seven acres, plans a Berkshire cross for market litter and watchers anticipate the Berk Hamp cross outcome.
A brief note on Dwain's farm plans and promising animals, followed by Iowa price data from the Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. The November 15 index shows prices received rising to 104 percent of the 1910 14 average, while prices paid stay at 125 percent. The report notes gains across most income commodities, with corn and hogs lagging but offset by other grains and meat animals. butterfat and egg prices improve, and the hog to corn ratio falls to 11.0.
Economists at Iowa State College report that feeder lambs will be fed about the same number as last year. Prospects point to higher fed lamb prices in winter and early spring due to better consumer demand and higher wool prices. Marketings of lambs for the rest of fall are not expected to exceed last year despite a 3 percent bump in the 1940 lamb crop.
Iowa 4-H club members enter corn breeding events with prize money totaling 89 dollars. The show will feature classes on double crossed seed, with entries from participants in the breeding program and related experiments.
A large share of Texas lambs will be held for marketing as grass fat yearlings after shearing. The shift is likely larger than usual due to high wool prices relative to feeder lamb prices and favorable Texas feed conditions.
Dairy cows produce more milk and butterfat when watered indoors in winter. An ISU farm trial found water bowls boosted water intake about 14 percent and milk output 3.5 percent with 10.7 percent more butterfat versus outside tank watering. Espe notes higher temps drive water use more than water temp. suggests inside watering, heater options, salt supplementation, and winter management.
The quote asserts that earnest aspiration shapes perception and, in realizing itself, changes the mind. It credits Anna Jameson as the speaker. The line emphasizes belief in self-actualization through intent and mental framing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.