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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1976
Page
7
Garden work includes plowing with a tractor, applying barnyard fertilizer, and tilling under composted plant material. Parsonips leeks and other overwintering vegetables will be dug in spring, with straw mulch around berries and beds for frost protection. Amarillises are recommended for long lasting bloom, bulbs like crocus and hyacinths can be forced for early spring, stored cool, then moved to light to bloom.
The 1976 Chicago trip over Thanksgiving weekend was chaperoned by Don Buzzinghams extension 4 H and youth readers and Eugene McMullins from Prairie City. Attending 4 Hers included Lynn Marshall Monroe John Steenhoek Kurt McMullin Prairie City Melanie McGregor Linda Schwartz Regina Walker Reasner Marla Ebert Kellogg Donna Schnell Newton and two 4 Hers from Poweshiek County.
Jasper and Poweshiek counties held a combined 4-H officer training meeting in Grinnell on November 22 with about 140 in attendance. Attendees included Richgrove Lassies officers Marla Rozendaal president Lisa Heatherly vice president Linda Terpstra secretary Julie Dunsbergen treasurer Terri Kooistra historian and Happy Hearts treasurer Deena Rice photographer Linda Schwart zt.
Rural highway safety and machinery identification will be discussed at the Pella adult farmer class on December 13. Larry Hutchinson of the Iowa Highway Patrol will cover safety of farm machinery as use increases. Lee Shives, Marion County sheriff, will explain the Iowa machinery identification system and a grain marking method to deter theft. The meeting meets 7:30 p.m. in the Pella community high school cafeteria. All interested are invited.
Marion county swine producers fall carcass show results feature Quinton Van Rheenen of Pella winning with an 81.53 percent yield on a 159 lb carcass and strong carcass metrics. Siblings Heather and Lisa Van Rheenen also placed, with Henry Van Rheenen finishing sixth in carcass and Bill Carter of Lacona placing second in live weight. Other placings include Carroll Phillips and Russ Johnson among Pleasantville entrants.
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