Road and farm notes from Sully and surrounding area
Airded column reports WPA road work in Sully with a sixty four foot wide highway and modern equipment. rainfall near Pella boosts crops including corn beans and clover while chinch bugs threaten oats. Farmers Klein and Klein share field scenes. rainfall aids clover alfalfa and pastures. Iowa pig crop 1940 totals about 10,050,000 with six percent fewer sows farrowing than 1941 and a strong spring pig crop overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea
We of
Sully
Pella
Monroe
Otley
John Klein
Iowa
4-H Meat Animal Project Teaches Profit and Pride
Four-H members participate in a national meat animal contest coordinated by county agents under the state extension service. The program encourages growth, feeding, and fattening of meat animals, with last year’s blue award group reporting $17,000 in returns. State and county winners earn gold jewelry, trips to Chicago, blue award placements, and $200 college scholarships from Thomas E. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Extension Service
Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Ohio
Timely Topics Discussed by County Agent
County agents discuss rising hog prices and their impact on farmers plans for spring pig marketing. Notes on protein feeds like tankage show farmers trimming protein due to grain prices, with many self feeding clearer during growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Co
4-H Club Projects Feature Two Percheron Colts West of Otley
On the H. W. V1 farm near Otley two young Percheron colts under a year old are projects of John and Arthur Vriezelaar. John is fourteen months old and Arthur is a devoted 4-H member who shows the colt Buff Orpingtons and her chicks, all part of their 4-H club activities at the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Arthur Vriezelaar
H. W. V1
Otley
Arthur
Buff Orpingtons
The Vriezelaars Display Fine Colts at Henry Vriezelaar Farm
John Vriezelaar presents two Percheron mares with spring colts at the Henry Vriezelaar farm. One colt is four weeks old and the other a bit over six weeks. A filly on the right, described as a beautiful animal, was Arthur Vriezelaar's club project year. The farm is characterized as a haven for horses and horse lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vriezelaar
Henry Vriezelaar
Arthur Vriezelaar
Club
Early Pig Growth and Horse Bot Fly Control Notes
A fragment discusses hog growth efficiency, noting fastest gainers yield cheaper gains and self fed pigs with balanced rations eat more daily but use less feed per pound of pork. It also mentions Dr Scott advising horse owners to combat bot flies by destroying eggs in horse hair with coal tar dip or carbolic acid wash applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Hints on Harvesting Sweet Clover for Seed
The county survey notes fields of biennial white and yellow sweet clover and contrasts harvest methods. It recommends clipping or pasturing in early June, cutting high to keep side branches, and timing seed harvest at two thirds brown pods. It covers windrow combining, threshing with grain separators, and scarification to improve germination.
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Pella
Towa State College
Flies Laying Eggs Guide Extended Caution for Fungal Control
The guidance states hands should be saved and that treatment need not occur more often than every six days. Continue this schedule as long as flies are laying eggs, ensuring ongoing protection while monitoring reproductive activity.
County weed sprayer ready for action
Wholesale weed destruction has been held up awaiting repairs before now. A machine is ready and farmers are urged to contact W L Bill Welch County Weed Commissioner Knoxville Town as soon as possible to begin weed control on their farm and adjoining roads.
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Fevmere
W. L
Bill Welch
Knoxville
Quote on war ends in victory and cost
A historical quotation notes that a small group can spark a war, but vast numbers are needed to end it, underscoring the heavy toll of protracted conflict and the scale of collective effort required for final resolution.
Smaller Pig Crop May Bring High Hog Prices
Iowa State College economists foresee a about ten percent smaller 1940 pig crop than 1959 leading to higher hog prices in 1941 The USDA spring pig survey suggests an eight percent drop in spring pigs from 1939 with similar declines in October 1940 to April 1941 hogs and a twelve percent fall in fall sow farrowings If litter sizes stay average prices are expected to rise next year
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Iowa State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Economic outlook notes pig crop and whale year impact
Economists warn that a fall in pig crop and a 10 percent cut for the whale year could affect prices. They say higher prices depend on demand conditions holding steady or improving due to the armament program.
Centennial Circle News Items and Family Greetings
Mr and Mrs Harry De Groot and grandchildren visited with Mr and Mrsnder Haar and family in Ottumwa. J G Gabel of West Des Moines called on Wednesday at Julius Witmerkart home. The Gabels plan to move to Oskaloosa soon. Miss Blanche De Prenger spent last Thursday in Leighton. Mrs John Kellerman and family attended services for their uncle Mr Jin Kuiper at Third Reformed Church in Pella.
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Harry de Groot
Nancy
Billy
Ottumwa
Sufternoon
Nder Haar
J. G. Gabel
West Des Moinee
Julius Witermarkt
Gabels
Oskaloosa
Blanche de Prenger
Leighton
John Kellerman
Jin. Kuiper
Third Reformed Church
Pella
Local Dinner Guests Visit Van Heukelem Family
Mr and Mrs Raymond Van Zante of near Endyville were dinner guests at the Gerrit Van Heukelem home. Mr and Mrs L Overbergen and family spent last Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Warry De Bruin and Junior, and with Mr and Mrs Elmer Ustermarkt and family and their guest Marion Potts of Oskaloosa, who called on the Ustermarkt's Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond van Zante
Near Endyville
Gerrit van Heukelem
Wolves Sighted Near Wil Strickler Farm
A fragmentary report notes three wolves observed in the vicinity near Wil Strickler Farm prompting caution for residents and travelers in the area. No injuries or official actions reported.
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Wil Strickler Farm
12 year old boy enters livestock business in Storm Lake
A Lake youth named Henry Cuppy, age twelve, recently took his pet white rabbit to the Storm Lake sales pavilion where it was bid on three times and sold for a net of $2.60. He used the proceeds to buy a pig, signaling his entry into the livestock trade on a larger scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Cuppy
Lake
Storm Lake
Henry
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Leslie M. Carl
Division of Agricultural Statistics
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Poortings
Chinch
Poortinga
Vriezelaar
Vriezelaars
Nash
Standard First Nash
Midwest
Salita
Rosal
Centennial Circle News
Bradley
Tom Sawyer
D. den Adel
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Columbian Steel Taxk CO
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Pella Supply CO
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