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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
5
The column covers Frances De Bruin's club calf shipment to Chicago and the family’s J C De Bruin farm stock. It notes Albert De Bruin’s Herefords and feeder calves, mentions other local breeders Hunt Brown and Illub alves, and describes farm buildings, corn yields, hog feeding, and an upcoming night school on hog feed efficiency.
Two of the four calves pictured will be club calves for Miss Frances De Bruin to feed for next year’s competition. The Herefords, brought from Oklahoma, are part of Marion County 4-H club efforts on the Albert De Bruin farm, along with many other calves raised by local boys and girls.
A photo from the Gerrit Hoekstra farm shows a bustling corn scene with a large crib area full and another double crib near two thousand bushels. The Will Monster family shares the neighborhood as the bottom land farm grows corn observed in 1939.
October cash income of American farmers reached 894 million dollars with 812 million from farm marketings and 82 million in government payments. Redwing flax matures earlier and outperforms Bi son in lawa planting while grass effects soil erosion. Dairy cattle gain 20 to 35 percent more from ground grain. Army recruitment hit 50 836 enlistments between July 1 and November 9 per Col. Magruder.
Iowa agricultural economists say town farm purchasing power for Christmas will reach about 600 million dollars, surpassing 1929 levels in overall buying strength though total income is lower. Tax debts have been reduced as farmers continued to raise spring pigs poultry cattle and lambs, positioning many for holiday spending.
Farmers in Iowa grow more hopeful about farm price prospects for 1940 amid wartime effects. In November the general Iowa farm price level dropped six points due to cheaper hogs cattle and sheep, while corn oats wheat hay and eggs rose. Chickens and butter held steady.
The 1939 Towa honey crop is smaller than expected with 85 percent of last year’s output. Farmers report lower yields across the region, citing drought conditions and reduced nectar flow as contributing factors to the shortened harvest.
Floyd Paddock, Town State College apiarist, says the season will likely yield about 85 percent of the 10.9 crop, with some areas potentially better. He notes a spring drought followed by heavy rain and cool conditions in July, which hindered honey production and could affect dairy odor if feed is given near milking.
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