Krizer seed corn operation shown amid winter farm scene
In a Des Moines Ottumwa area feature the Krizer family on their 163 east of Pella farm are praised for seed corn activity. The narrative highlights snowbound grounds around the Dutch mill, the seed house holding five thousand bushels, and Newt Krizer’s plans to shell and grade corn for hundreds of southern Iowa farmers. It notes weather, moisture control, and varieties like Iowa 12 and Iowa 942 with future Towart and US 15 adaptations.
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N. H. Krizer
Pella
Krizer
Iis
Towa
Illinois
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Turkeys Grower Lou Krizer Praised For Flock Welfare
Lou Krizer, a skilled turkey raiser, pours water for her birds and is noted for healthy stock. Her turkeys display shiny feathers and bright red wattles and head decorations. She no longer raises poults but sells hatching eggs in season.
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Lou Krizer
Aeason
Turkeys, Poultry Farm Bright Spot on Krizer Place
On the Krizer farm near Des Moines a new lean-to extension to the turkey laying house adds 100 by 40 feet, housing 800 turkeys. The birds begin laying in February, with strong markets for eggs and hens already promised. The farm uses a furnace heated water system and deep straw bedding to stay dry, while Mrs. Krizer shares practical turkey-raising knowledge and hospitality. Also noted are Iowa agricultural price trends as of January 15, 1940, with meat animal prices rising and hog prices up modestly, influencing the farm income outlook.
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Krizers
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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Pella National Bank
United States
Olivet
Oskaloosa
Poland
China
Farrow
C. C
Rock Island
John Deere
McCormick Deering
Jenny Lind
Satley
Hammer Mills
IHC
McCormick Deeing
Frank Jaarsma
K. B. Vos and Sons
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Harold de Bruin & E
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U. S. Govt
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Rose Hill
What Cheer
Spring Valley
Rock Road
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John Deere Gang
Rose Hill Ladies
Warren Gatton Ferguson
Lisk and
Wymore
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Mammoth
Endgate
Melotte
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Vernon Roorda
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Clork
Krizer Hybrid
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Gorn Belt
Iowa Experiment Station
Town Experiment Station
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