Around the Country and on the Farm FFA and AG Boys Learn to Judge Horses
The feature highlights G H Tycd and Henry W Vriezelaar with sons Arthur and a herd of seven Percheron mares on 153 acres. It notes Jucula as the prize sire weighing 2000 pounds, the demise of two mares birthing colts, and Ray De Bruin leading Mahaska county 4 H as club president while attending Ames short course as the county rep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Vriezelaar
Arthur
Vriezelaars
Ray de Bruin
Mahaska County
Ames
de Bruin
George de Boer
Gossip on local horses and old horse buyers
Bits of gossip from this area recounts farm life and horses. The page recalls horse buyers who toured the countryside around Pella, hiring rigs to find horses several times yearly and notes remaining farmers who still place high value on horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Lime spreading on Iowa farms boosts soil leach with snow aid
A Grinnell area report details lime spreaders mounted on trucks reducing labor as two tons per acre are spread on oats and clover ground near Leighton. Lime traffic from a quarry north of town serves area farms with screen separated lime from crushed rock. 1938 Iowa crop totals show 5 percent drop from 1937 but 19 percent above 1927-36 average. Farrowings in spring 1939 projected at 1,643,000 sows, 15 percent up from 1938. Mac comments warn against overinvestment in machinery and neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ver Ploeg
Leighton
Grundman
AAA
Iowa
Federal
State Crop Reporting Service
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Farm Machinery Degrades in Weather After Purchase
Two uncovered machines on a farm show serious deterioration from exposure to the weather. The buy may have triggered a chattel mortgage on all unleased property, risking foreclosure and possible bankruptcy for the purchaser due to lack of proper care.
Tenant Reflects on Future After Unlawful Use Remarks
The quote notes that continued improper use may lead to regret, suggesting a warning to the tenant about consequences of their actions. It emphasizes reflection after the fact and implies a warning about a future consequence.
Farm Bureau Convention to Honor Farmers at Des Moines
The twentieth annual Iowa Farm Bureau Federation convention will be in Des Moines January 18 to 20 at the Shrine Temple. Counties and township bureaus will compete for cash prizes and trophies based on member percentages, attendance, and mileage, with Horace Clark of Allamakee honored for top national membership work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
Dubuque County
Township Farm Bureaus
Farm Bureau
Ndardii
Horace Clark
Allamakee County
A.F.B.F
United States
The
Local Otley And Pella Social Notes And Visits
Summit families and friends gathered for visits and dinners across Otley and Pella. Christmas programs and parties filled December 21 activities at Otley Reformed church and Summit School. The Daughters of Ruth met at Otley church, while Marion County Horse and Mule Breeders heard Harry Lynn speak in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hiemstra
Jacob Hiemstra
Ronald
Prairie City
Robert van Essen
Roy
Frank van Zante
Tunner
S. van Dusseldorp
Dena
Jennie van Hulzen
Gerrit van Hulzen
Pella
T. Meinders
Carl van Dusseldorp
Theron Shannon
Monroe
Neal Hiemstra
Shannon
Hiemstra
Nick Geurts
Summit, School
Anna Keuning
H. W. Vriezelaar
William Breed
Inwood
Town
Peter Breed
John
Anne Breed
Fairmount
Don
Katie Vriezelaar
Daughters of Ruth Girls’ Society
Otley Reformed Church
Plainsview
Texas
Gerrit Levi
Anne Vriezelaar
Walter van Doornink
K. Ver Heul
van Essen
Brandenhorst Missing: Osage Man Feared Dead
G D Brandenhorst a 74 year old Os key man vanished three weeks ago after leaving a son’s home to hitchhike to a daughter in Pella. His black suitcase was found days later on a porch near Beacon and searchers have found no trace. Officials fear he perished in a lonely area near Beacon where he formerly lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Brandenhorst
Oskaloosa
John Branderhorst
Ninth Avenue West
Pete Sels
Pella
Herman Ferneau
Beacon
University of Iowa to study eye inflammation in 1939
Research will proceed at the University of Iowa with a John and Mary Markle foundation grant of 12,540 dollars directed by Dr. C S O Brien. Grants from the foundation this month total 22,540 dollars, adding to 10,000 dollars previously announced for blood clotting studies. Our Want Ads bring result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
John and Mary Markle Foundation
C.S. O’brien
Adla Tablets Claim Quick Relief for Stomach Pain
E Hentges says sharp stomach pains upset his system and that a three week supply of Adla Tablets costing $1.28 relieved the pains. Vander Linden's Drug Store advertises the product with a guarantee and testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hentges
Vander Linden
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F.F.A
G. H. Tycd
New Lar
Otley
H. W. Vriezelaar Place
France
M. M. Dockendorff
Agriculture Department of
Wm. E. Shepard
M. C. Verhey, D. O
Shepard
Verhey
Wm. E. Shephard
Monda
Walnut
S.E. Corner
5Th
Walnut St
Administrator's Sale
Frank Rexroat
le Grand Farm
Fifield
Knoxville
Pella-Fifield Road
Guernsey
McCormick Deering
Deering
P & O Little Wonder
John Deere
Jenny Lind
John Dosie
D. L. Weyers
Worth & van Zante
Fred Lautenbach
Delos van der Waal
G. H. Tysseling
Mac
Grinnell Register
Clarence Mathes
Howell Station
Skiddunk
Albert Vander Peut
Mathes
Sharon Road
Mr. Tusseling
Farm Bureau Convention
Brandenhorst
Chicago
Clark Street
ANG
D. den Adel
Geo. C. Nash
Glendale
Lacey
O. E. McKinney
D. H. Mateer
Lester Butler
Elmer Klein
Jersey
Roderick Weeder
Frank Jaarsma
M. G. Klein
E. Klein Owners
Klyn Bros
Elbert van Maanen
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