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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1950
Page
11
Rex Heresford of Town State College urges feeders to monitor market shifts as total beef supply in 1950 may stay similar to 1949 while distribution shifts. He notes a wide gap between top and mid grades, advises finishing quality cattle in feedlots if good enough, and warns seasonal trends could narrow the current spread when more cattle hit markets.
Farm operators will attend a three day Management and Policy School at Iowa State College in Ames February 14 to 16. Sessions cover management principles policy outlook and production information on feeding machinery fertilizer and other farm business features. Registration closes February 7 and interested farmers should contact county extension directors or write to R M Visquain at the college.
County 4 H clubs prepare for a talent show with a tentative March date. County Chairman Tel en Brooks and Don Goad lead the planning as officers and extension staff met January 14 to organize acts from each club.
A Farm Hand Clinic will be held each Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Iowa State Employment Service Office located at 112 11th St Des Moines. First floor Harger Bush Building hosts the event where farmers can hire experienced dependable hands. The service is free to both employers and workers seeking farm jobs.
Peter H. Van Gorp of Pella and about 120 Purdue University School of Aeronautics students and faculty embarked Jan 19 from Indianapolis Municipal Airport on a three day air tour of eastern aviation facilities. They visited Washington D C LaGuardia and Teterboro airports, inspecting facilities and meeting officials, with a final return to Indianapolis. Professors Bruhn and Fowler organized the trip as Purdue’s first large scale educational air inspection tour.
Rex Carter and Irvin Birkenholz, both teenagers from Knoxville, decided to pursue a summer cowboy career after a half day outing. They left Knoxville with simple provisions, hitchhiked to Des Moines and Ankeny, recalled memories of Monroe, and spent a night in an Ankeny box car before returning home.
The station agent caught the two boys and handed them to Ankeny Marshall Bill Bruce. They were brought to Des Moines where their parents picked them up and returned them to Knoxville. A Roy Rogers motion picture Sunday put them in the mood for adventure.
Marion County Farm Bureau Women met January 4 to map the year’s program. Attendees included M Robert Overton Mrs J Kirtz Jol ly Mrs Worth Darnell and Isa belle Auwaerter. The regular committee meets January 27 at Memorial Hall with plans to feature Mrs Guy Spaur County Health Chairman and invite township health chairs and the Court Committee.
Maintenance problems of farm tractors will be discussed at the Monroe Farmers Evening School on Wednesday evening February 1, 1950. Marvin Smart notes the program will cover lubrication air cleaners carburetors spark plugs and valves with films models and a tractor in the farm shop for demonstrations. Local mechanics will assist.
Vermeer Manufacturing Company in Pella set up a portable hammermill frame called Pow-A-Drive after Gary Vermeer identified farming needs. The plant, begun in late summer, now employees sixteen workers and produces about 120 trailers weekly while shipping from Montana to Georgia. The operation, aided by Ralph Vermeer and local partners, plans further product lines as demand surges.
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