Farm visit highlights Rietveld improvements on Van Houweling farm
A sunny January 6 farm visit to Albert Rietveld on the A T Van Houweling farm in Rethel neighborhood showcased a thriving operation. The report notes 370 Austro-White pullets laying at 70 percent, cattle fed on corn fodder, a modern wired building, and plans to expand with improved labor as the Soil Conservation Group forms with local farmers listing stakeholders and promised help.
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Albert Rietveld
Rietveld
Elton Ver Ploes
Cormetius Henry Sturss
James
Tangorah Plore
Dan EB. Mielem
R. van der Wal
Ben Vas
Walter Vans
Lankehma
Beraekoan
Fat Cattle Ready for Market at Hol's Farm
Forty head of Hereford cattle on feed at Hol's were ready for the block. Despite cold weather the cattle lounged in dry fodder in the sun, appearing comfortable. They had been fed on the farm for ninety days.
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Albert
Hol's
Hog Shelter Lets Pigs Withstand Winter Warmth
Albert Rietveld says his shelter design suits hogs for winter use. Simple frame of poles and planks, earth set posts, and thick grass or thatch provide insulation. Pigs stay healthy as body heat from the roof helps maintain warmth.
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Albert Rietveld
Rietveld
Calves and Hogs Highlight Rietveld Farm Pictures
On the Rietveld farm a group of eighty two Hereford calves, four to five hundred pounds, are ready for market after a heavy two hundred acres of corn stubble nearby. Nearby, one hundred thirty six fall pigs rest in a warm, straw topped shelter with open east exposure. Albert Rietveld emphasizes good breeding, grazing plans, and careful feeding to gain efficiently while soil conservation and crop rotation efforts shape the neighborhood. His landlord A T Van Hou weling supports liming and fertilization. The farm spans two hundred acres with sturdy buildings and a long life on the property.
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Albert Rietveld
A. T. van Houweling
Rethel
van Houweling
Fred Int
Seils
Rietveld
Albert
Community News From Summit Area Social Roundup
Summit residents hosted and visited neighbors Tuesday and Thursday with many households listed. Several families from Monroe Pella and Des Moines were cited visiting, along with illness updates for Donald Erma Jean Robert Lee Turvey Marcia Voxelaar and others. A child fractured an arm at home and Mrs Earl Umble returned home after appendicitis surgery at Collins hospital Knoxville.
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Serviaar Nk
Walter van
R.V. Hawk
Des Moines
W. A. Vriezlane
Earl Umble
Collins Hospital
Knoxville
Helen Dykstra
A. L. Dykstra
Ft. Dodie
Robert Lee Turvey
Marcia Voxelaar
Little Dauhter
Ehner Vowes
Guy Reece
Monroe
George Timmons
Walter van Door
Vriezelaar Family Christmas and Community Visits
A sprawling list of Christmas visits and family gatherings across Iowa towns includes Dean Vriezelaar traveling to Minneapolis to visit relatives, numerous Vriezelaar and related families hosting or visiting in Pella Prairie City Monroe and nearby areas, with hospitality at the Walter Ver Durht and parent homes, and several Millennial era social events noted in the community.
Family gathering and school absence noted in Pella records
Family gathered at the parental home in Pella on Christmas Day and Sunday for a family dinner with Mr and Mrs Mary Pannekoek. A two day event occurred at Pleasant Grove school due to teacher Dorothy Ver Duight illness. Shirley Colyn missed two weeks of school. Neal Hoomstra family visited Wm Brunia home in Des Moines on Thursday.
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Neal Thien
South Milneis
Panehy Ar
Lert
Gerrit van Wasa
Huizen
Fifield
Madeline Vriev
Monroe
John van Reekel
Haroli
van Boekel
Pella Sunda
Peter Breed
Fairmount
al Breed
Portsmouth
Mareline
Velma
Mary
Gradus Vriezelaar
Herman Tuinstra
Oskaloosa
Arie Beyer
Pella
Sunda
Mary Pannekoek
Pel
Pleasant Grove
Dorothy Ver Duight
Shirley Colyn
Neal Hoomstra
Wm. Brunia
Des Moines
Rose Hill News Incoherent Local Social Notes
Fragmentary report from Rose Hill mentions Mr Ke, Mary V, Anne Klein, Newton Tap, Mr and Mrs Francis, the Count of Kildsville, and Gysbert Vand talent with Betty Dean. Event details and locations are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Mary V
Mra Sand
Anne Klein
Francis
Prairie City Visitors and Des Moines Trip Report
Prairie City residents Mr and Mrs Ray Brower and baby of Monroe joined Mrs Henrietta Vander Pol Tainter at the Art Vander ff home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Anne Vink and family were Des Moines business callers last week. Lettuce sales note a 31 percent refuse in stalks and outer leaves, mostly preventable waste. damaged leaves can be shredded for tossed sale ads.
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Prairie City
Raymond Brower
Monroe
Henrietta Vander Pol Tainter
Art Vanderff
Anne Vink
Des Moines
Apples and Orchard Grimes Grove Orchard sale note
Apple grower promotes beautiful graded fruit with town flavor and finish. Orchard Sonath offers a variety of apples and winter cider at Grimes Garden, south of Mitchellville, with a special value listed as per hatchel.
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Grimes Garden
Mitchellville
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