Farm features and Angus herd at Avalon area Clyde Cove farm
In Cordova area near highway 14, the Core family farm of Clyde Cove showcases a 72 by 36 foot barn, 40 acres of alfalfa, 9000 bushels of corn stored, and a new 60 by 10 by 60 crib. The Avalon Farm Angus herd, started in 1935 with Burgess squire lineage, includes twenty cows and notable sires. The Cores practice AAA soil fertility, sweet clover rotation, and feed most produce on the farm.
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Clyde Cove
Ava Jon Angus
Cordova
New Bridge
Highway 14
Gore
Des Moines
Guernsey
Core Sid
Core
Clyde
Gertrude Core
Knoxville
Crih
AAA
Aberdeen Angus
Miss Burgess
Burgess Squire
Avalon
Clyde Core
Two Young Angus Bulls and the Core Farm Portrait
The Core Herd shows two young Angus bulls and notes the farm’s tidy management, profitable feeding, and ready-for-market cattle. The piece highlights Billy Core’s melon venture, the Cordova Karrs chosen for farm purchase with government aid, drought statistics, and local 4-H and Marion County livestock enthusiasm led by Clyde Core with county agents and Pella area leaders.
Corn acreage to be cut 10 percent in Marion county
Marion county farmers face a 10.8 percent corn acreage cut for 1940 as part of AAA allotments. The county’s corn allotment drops to 72 152 acres from 81 000, about 8 736 acres less, with Iowa state cut at 11.7 percent and national average at 12.1 percent. Total soil depleting crops, including corn, are reduced by 6 percent, affecting wheat oats rye barley and others.
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Marion County
AAA
Iowa
United States
Warren County
Marion County Conservation Association
Farmers Sign Up After Township Meetings
Statements indicate sign up will begin after township meetings with individual farmers to resolve disagreements and proceed with the program.
Firkins Advises Fall Liming for Spring Seedings
Iowa State College soils expert B. J. Firkins warns American farmers waste 12 to 15 million dollars yearly on clover and alfalfa seed due to poor soil prep. He cites about 3 million bushels seeded annually with 20 percent failure and outlines a six point lime and soil- quality program to save the crop.
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B. J. Firkins
Iowa State College Soils Department
Firkins
Delbert Foster
Soil acidity correction boosts alfalfa seedling growth
The article notes the need to neutralize soil acidity before germination with quick-acting lime materials or large prior applications of coarse limestone. Limestone improves calcium availability for young legumes, aiding thrifty growth. It also reports Iowa State College’s annual agricultural banquet on Jan 24 with John F Cunningham as chief speaker and touches on recent US wheat barley and grain sorghum quality trends and Iowa dairy herd butterfat data.
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Iowa State College
John F. Cunningham
Ohio State University
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Brooklyn
G. W. Ryke
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Angus
Billy Core
Central College
Mr. Core
the Chronicle
Roy Karr
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Wallaces
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Rockies
United State Weather Bureau
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Southwest
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Marion County Angus Association
Avalon Farm
Walter Brown
Dockendorff
Federal Discount Corp. M. Naartgeboren
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First Ave. E
Oskaloosa
Federal Farm Loans
M. D. Taylor
Secres-Trssurer
Alsop’s
G. Maddy Over
Community National Bank
White Way Auto Co
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L. Rus
G. P. Zylstra
Charlie van Veen
Vchevrolet
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Earl Grandia
Mil, Ver Meer
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E. Kolenbrander
J. Vander Wal Abe Dykstra
Ldsx
Bicultural Marketing Service
Best
J. Braathart
Tysseling
Waechter
Pella, Lowa
Sumpter Coal. Co
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Farrow
Gerrit de Zwarte
Goode & Son
Auds
Marion County State Bank
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