Albert Rietveld builds a conservation pond in Bethel area
Albert Rietveld completes a twenty acre drainage pond with a one acre surface and twenty feet depth. Built with the help of Marion County Soils District and engineer Floyd Vetter, it involved 3400 cubic yards of dam material and a steel pipe outlet. The pond, not yet full, will be stocked with fish and fenced to protect banks, with rye seeding planned and hopes for rain to fill and stabilize the watershed for livestock water and recreation.
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Bethel
Albert Rietveld
Marion County Soils District
William
Bill) Davis
Davis
Floyd Vetter
Polk County
Leonard Steele
Terrill & Steele
Knoxville
Pella
Steele
Rietveld
Albert
Rain
Bill Davis
Mr. Rietveld
Mr. Davis
Bill
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
County Supervisors Plan New Courthouse West of Present
Clark County supervisors approve building a new county courthouse just west of the current structure so the old courthouse remains in use during the two year construction period. The plan aims to minimize disruption and keep services ongoing as the project progresses.
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Clark County
Iowa Spring Pig Crop Increases Seven Percent in 1955
Iowa’s 1955 spring pig crop is estimated at 14,409,000 head, up 7 percent from 1954 and 16 percent above the 1944-53 ten year average of 12,432,000. The current crop ranks as the third largest in 32 years, trailing only 1943 and 1951. Sows farrowed total 2,038,000, up from 1,923,000 last year, with a record 7.07 pigs saved per litter. About 48 percent of sows farrowed before April 1, indicating a shift toward earlier farrowings.
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Towa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Monthly farrowing records show March dip and April peak
December February recorded the highest monthly farrowings to date. March farrowings reached 560000 head, 8 percent below the prior year. April 683000 head topped spring totals, 8 percent above April 1954.
Stored Grain Protection Steps to Guard Quality in Storage
Iowa State College expert Harold Gunderson warns farmers to sanitize bins before filling. Use bird and rodent proofing, clean, and spray with DDT, set warfarin bait stations, remove weeds, and store at 13 percent moisture or less. Inspect weekly for a month, then monthly to maintain quality.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Gunderson
Glidden Tourists Travel Through Iowa In 1909
Glidden tourists entered Iowa from Man?kato Minnesota on July 20 1909 and halted for the night at Fort Dodge then moved to Council Bluffs the next day The AAA organized the run as promotion and to promote better roads The Fort Dodge to Council Bluffs leg was the fastest yet with officials praising the roads and deriding locals for bad road conditions
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Iowa
Mankato
Minnesota
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
AAA
It Pays to Certify Dairy Herds as Brucellosis Free
Town reports over two thousand dairy herds certified brucellosis free with 913 certified in the first five months of 1955. Herrick notes two main advantages including movement without tests and milk meeting ordinances. Certification can be granted by two clean blood tests or reactors removed with three clean tests, or three negative ring tests. Apply through the State Department of Agriculture after meeting requirements.
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Town
Dai
John B. Herrick
Towa State College
Herrick
New Holland 300 Spreader Feeder Boosts Farm Efficiency
Don Vos of Vos Farm Equipment Co announces a new bank feeder for New Holland 300 manure spreader. The unit, with a 3.5 ton forage box extension, handles fresh cut forage or chopped hay, increasing time efficiency and farm cost savings at Vos Grassland Farming Headquarters in New Holland.
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New Holland
Don Vos
Vos Farm Equipment Co
New Holland Grassland Farming
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A. Rietveld
Chronicle Farm Photos
Beixei
Pitared
Aidir Vander Beek
Gerald Rempe
John
White House
BPS
Vos
RHUM
Garrett DE Boer
West First
Stoop
Dickies
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