Straw baling on De Cook farm highlights midwinter work
On the Steve G De Cook farm near Pella east of the J De Bruin place workers baled oat straw in good weather using a powerful tractor haler. The operation supports straw demand for bedding and feed as oats grow shorter due to soil-depleting practices and tractors reducing grain use.
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Ealing
Steve G. de Cook
Pella
J. de Bruin
Gerrit
Sander Wilt
Anl
Mc Wilt
AAA
Combine
Steven de Cook
de Cook
Gaba
de Bruin
Hampshire
Berkshire
S. G. de Cook
Gerrit Vander Wilt
al Overbergen
Connie van Engelenhoven
Richard Vander Wilt
Glen Pringle
G. de Cook
Omaha
A.c-W.c
A.C
John Deere
Ih.c
I.H.C
Farm Science Reporter debuts for Iowa farmers
A new quarterly magazine from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station and Iowa Extension Service lands in rural homes. The Farm Science Reporter aims to translate experiments into easy reading for farmers, with articles on pasture improvement, oats for poultry, wildlife trends, woodlots, flax, and electrification for farm operations.
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Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa Agricultural Extension Service
Farm Science Reporter
Ferguson
Lowa Farm Economist
Towa
Towa Farm Economist
Farm Mee
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Rural Electrification Conference Speakers Headline Ames Meeting
Rural electrification leaders from Iowa rural electric cooperatives will convene in Ames on February 12 for Farm and Home Week. O W Meier of the Rural Electrification Administration and B P Hoss of Westinghouse Electric will lead the day two program with talks on the B day conference.
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Iowa
Ames
O. W. Meier
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington D. C
B. P. Hoss
Rural Electrification Forestinghouse Electric Co
Marion county seeks soil conservation district in English creek area
Marion county landowners filed the first Iowa petition to establish a soil conservation district under new law. The 51-name petition, by Walter Brown and Herbert D. McCoy, targets the English Creek watershed in southwest Marion County, covering the watershed and extra land near the Marion Lucas line south of Dallas and Melcher.
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Marion County
Iowa
Marty Linn
Retary
State Soil Conservation Committee
Walter Brown
Herbert D. McCoy
County Conservation Committee
English Creek
Marion-Lucas County
Dallas and
Melcher
Des Moines Register
Otley News Social Roundup of Local Visitors and Events
Otley notes describe Des Moines visitors Mr. and Mrs. Neal Willemsen and Albert Vander Peut Tuesday. Dorcas Ald society met at the Reformed church Friday with lunch for nine ladies. Albert Vander Peut visited Gerrit Van Heukelem near Leighton Wednesday. Ed Gaass of Prairie City visited Saturday afternoon with Arie Van Waardhuizen parents. Atle Ver Heul and daughter Sarah Ann visited Pella Friday. K A Ver Heul's birthday observed Friday. Arlo Ver Heul helped Gerrit Van Waardhuizen butcher two hogs Monday afternoon.
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Neal Willemsen
Albert Vander Peut
Des Moines
Dorcas Ald Society
Reformed ‘Church
C. Brant
Gerrit van Heukelem
Leighton
Ed Gaass
Prairie City
Arie van Waardhuizen
Atle Ver Heul
Sarah Ann
Pella
K. A
Heul
Arlo Ver
Gerrit ‘van Waardhuizen
John Breen
Gerrit Carver
Gretta
Nick Vos
Nellie
Wm. Roush
Mary Sedrel
George
Knoxville
Marvin Caswell
C. H. Berg
Olaf Berg
Betty Mae Berg
Betty
Betty McKeaven
Vander Kolke
Raymond
Dale Lille
Mac Stiernemann
Leighton Church
Myrtle Harvey
Near Melcher
E Harve
Rean Verwers
Marion of
Peila
Charles Vander He
Norman Robus
A. Bogard
Alice Postma
Robert. Denntt J
Marvel
Vivian Bake Ery
William Roush
A, Diekema
Community notes capture visits and funeral in Pella area
Local residents traveled to Leighton for the funeral of Mrs. Mary Sedrel, with callers from Knoxville and Des Moines sharing condolences. The month’s social round included art class attendance, Sunday visits, and family gatherings at several homes near Pella Melcher Newton and Des Moines.
Baby Kenneth Lee Born to Mr and Mrs Kouts Shull Jr
A North Iowa note reports Kenneth Lee Shull Jr born January 2, first son and second child to Mr and Mrs Kouts Shull Jr. Also listed are local family happenings including Delores Van Weelden’s nail injury, Ardena Quire’s college graduation at Simpson College, and various Sunday visits and community events across the area.
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Ardena Quire
Simpson College
Marvin Potter
Ray Potter
Lyle Montgomery
Case Dunsbergen
Frank Brown
Henry van Wyke
Wilma Dunsbergen
Bernard de Zwarte
Glen Monsma
Phyllis Lorraine
Porntal
Will Elyn Jr
Grinnell
Pauline Terpstra
Clara Mathews
Local court case details emerge in fragmented notes
A damaged OCR fragment outlines a county court matter involving named individuals and a probate or estate dispute. The text references a hearing week, a woman or widow, and an estate with monetary values. The legible portions indicate a side case linked to an earlier transcript and potential claims or debts.
Firefighters hunt for clues as hose stalls blaze at Reid Oak
Volunteer firemen at Reid Oak try two different approaches after water refused to flow, locating a pair of baby shoes in the debris. A nearby garage and household shed burned, and investigators seek results from the baffling incident.
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Reid Oak
Annlty
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Legion Hall
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