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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
1
On the Pez e Langerak property near Fremont Iowa the De Vries farm shifts toward soil fertility with alfalfa stands and plans for ten more acres plus sweet clover mulch. Residents note soil conditioning from clover on nearby lands and discuss insurance company farms hindering permanent crops. Local sales and personnel moves accompany this rural update.
A historic rural home of the Peter Bogaards family sits high on a hill west of the city. Carl De Vries, son of Arie De Vries, stands with a team of horses weighing about 1500 pounds. The 262 acre farm uses a tractor and teams, including mules and horses, to manage busy season tasks.
The notice lists timothy hay price figures with per ton or per unit figures, noting that spring values are among the best. It contrasts road prices and sea prices, indicating that prices received were strong for hay feeds. The report emphasizes end-point pricing and fluctuations during the season.
Hog raisers favor dry feeding for brood sows as a popular practice. The article notes broad adoption of dry feed methods among producers seeking efficient nutrition and simplified feeding routines.
Des Moines members of the Iowa Legislature were informed that garden projects across the state recorded a net profit of $401,591 for the year 1938. The report outlines earnings and potential implications for state farming programs and local county projects.
Iowa State experts report second year hybrid seed corn yields fall about 20 percent versus first generation. Ames tests across 1924 1936 and 1938 show two common hybrids Iowa 13 and Pened 50 bushels per acre for first generation while second generation yields about 40 bushels per acre.
The excerpt discusses the choice between planting a poor hybrid seed or seed from the same cross, noting no clear superiority of the first option under certain conditions. It emphasizes dependence on the degree of superiority of the hybrid within a given social context.
Tests by the Animal Husbandry Department at Towa State College show that yeast culture feeds have not paid for use in swine feeding. The winter push for such feeds aimed at aiding the poor quality forage last year, and current results indicate limited value in improving swine growth or health.
Fragmentary report suggests grain enrichment with a propa east culture to feed grown pigs. Literature from yeast culture advocates may mislead hog producers into accepting a cheap pork feed. Virginia University trials claim minute drowl cortex injections double dog endurance.
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