Farm Notes From Vander Beek Farm East Of Pella
In January sunshine Abe Vander Beek prepares colony hog houses for February pigs. He prefers careful, well fed hog production with Duroc sires and Berkshire crosses, keeps calves fed, and pastures clover heavily via lime and inoculation. His 120 acre East Prairie farm uses horses, tractors, and a mild risk approach to markets.
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Pell
Abe Vander Beek
Vander Beek
Van
Isis
Berkshire
Abe
Vander Beck
Vander Bee
Henry Vander Beek
Pella
Poland
China
Farmers Rally to Help Each Other in Wartime Crisis
Wartime plea urges farm families to unite and aid neighbors as sons join the service. Vander Beek family highlighted for community spirit, while Iowa and Marion County data show large steel bin storage of corn and extensive livestock. Storage totals, county figures, and implications for future farming are examined.
Pella farmer readying pig colony houses for move
Abe Vander Beek prepared fresh straw and sturdy red colony houses in Pella for an anticipated February move. He emphasizes tight, durable structures to resist relocation and keep pigs disease free as the new facilities arrive ready for use.
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Abe Vander Beek
Pella
Farm Stories Delight Vander Beck Reader Edition
Vander Beck noted he enjoys the farm stories and the pictures in the edition. He said the content resonated with readers who share an interest in countryside life and agricultural topics.
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Vander Beck
Marion county seeks to keep corn for defense needs
The Marion County AAA committee proposes retaining about 363 000 bushels of stored corn in Knox ville Pleasantville and Otley steel bins to feed cattle hogs and poultry, arguing amid wartime demand the county must safeguard reserves for livestock and 1942 hog quotas.
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Marion County
Iowa
AAA
Calhoun
Webster
Pocahontas
Kossuth
Knoxville Journal
Commodity Credit Corporation
Knoxville
Pleasantville
Otley
Commodity Credit Corporation of the
Herb McCoy
Nor
More Milk At Home and for Men in Service
Milton Hull of the National Dairy Council urges a national slogan More Milk for Defense. He notes the U S Department of Agriculture asks 26 million cows to boost milk for civilian and military needs. Increases include 33 percent more cheese 25 percent more evaporated milk and 100 percent more dried milk to strengthen the population, though fluid milk cannot be shipped overseas.
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Milton Hull
National Dairy Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
America
United States
National Dairy Council issues diet yardstick for nutrition
The council based its daily diet on National Research Council guidelines. It lists milk two to four glasses, vegetables two servings, fruits two servings, eggs three to five weekly, meat or legumes daily, cereals mostly whole or enriched, and butter two tablespoons daily. Mr Hult notes U S authorities warn a 50 percent rise in milk production is needed to meet national needs.
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National Dairy Council
Committee On Food and Nutrition
National Research Council
Hult
U. S
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