Farmer Laverne Smith Leads Soil Conservation Efforts
Kellogg Iowa farmer Verne Smith 280 acres in Jasper County joins Soil Conservation District cooperators. He already practices strip cropping waterway work pasture improvement and improved rotations. He plans to shape a gully develop a waterway tile outlets and possibly a pond to protect Rock Creek watershed aims to keep land productive for his family and community.
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Laverne Smith
Kellogg
Iowa
Verne
Hickory Grove Township
Jasper County
Rock Creek
Rock Creek Lake
Soil Conservation District
Rock Greek
Pleasantville Schools Sale Brings $1660
Five abandoned Pleasantville area school houses plus a basement building sold at auction by Pleasantville Community School District for a total of 1660. Average per building was 285 with 235 for the basement. Bidders included O K School Frank Beck Swan 100 Sunnyside Emil Hansen Pleasantville 460 Fairview Franklin Friends 4 H Club 205 Pleasant Ridge F D Galloway Knoxville 220 and Church of Christ Pleasantville 440.
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Knoxville Journal
Pleasantville Community
O. K
Frank Beckwith
Swan
West Pella
Church of Christ of
Pleasantville
Tony Urban
Sunnyside
Emil Hansen
Fairview
Franklin Friends
Pleasant Ridge
F. D. Galloway
Knoxville
Cattlemen Prove Testing Pays Off
Iowa cattlemen embrace a beef production testing program praised by Dick McWilliams of Iowa State College. Identifying cows and calves, recording calving dates and weaning weights, and tracking gains aim to improve replacements and overall herd performance through heredity factors and empirical records. The extension guide Keep Production Records Improve Beef Cattle in Iowa explains details and is available at county offices.
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Iowa
Dick McWilliams
Iowa State College
McWilliams
Towa
Mahaska County Girls 4 H Club Gardens Judged
Report of judges after three days of garden tours shows more blue ribbon gardens than ever. Five women judged 48 4 H gardens noting above average quality from good rainfall and many varieties up to 80. Girls learn to select best producers and eat new vegetables. July 26 meeting at Farm Bureau Building to study exhibit readiness.
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Wilbur McBride
Dole Macy
Forrest Zimmerman
Herman Nollen
Frank Jager
Farm Bureau
Four Algona Women Escape Death In Wyoming Crash
Four Algona women narrowly escaped death after their car skidded on a 9,000 foot high mountain road in Teton Pass Wyoming. The vehicle crashed into the mountainside and would have fallen 9,000 feet if it had skidded the other way. The travelers included Helen Comfort Alice Condon both high school teachers and Mrs Ida Chism and Mrs Paul Dremmel.
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Teton Pass
Wyoming
Helen Comfort
Alice Condon
Ida Chism
Paul Dremmel
Retiring at Oscelo Dyle Foster Ends 36 Years of Service
Dyle Foster retires from the Oscelo post office after 36 years on the staff. He has served in local mail operations and community service, closing a long career with the postal office.
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Oscelo
Dyle Foster
Post Office
117 Percent Rise In Life Insurance In Iowa
Iowa families held 2,943,000 life insurance policies worth 5.513 million at year start, a new state record, with a 117 percent ten year rise. National totals show 412.63 billion in ownership across 260.644 million policies, averaging nearly five per family. Connecticut leads per family ownership at 11,100, followed by Delaware and New Jersey.
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Iowa
Institute of ‘Life Insurance Reports
U.S
Holgar J. Johnson
Institute
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
Landrace Litters Earn Recognition for Keith Nollen
Keith Nollen, a young purebred Landrace breeder from Pella, received American Landrace Association Production Tested Star Litters awards. Awards noted include 4-Star for 13 pigs at 405 pounds and 3-Star for 8 pigs at 324 pounds. Nollen, son of Herman and Mrs. Nollen, is 12 and lives four miles east of Pella.
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Chronicle News
Keith Nollen
American Landrace Association
Keith
Pella
Towa
American Landrace Association, Inc
Landrace Association
Nollen
Herman Nollen
Aroma Key to Tasty Melon Says UC Expert
Davis California vegetable crop expert Harlan K. Pratt of the University of California College of Agriculture states that aroma signals ripeness. He notes the blossom end should smell luscious and feel springy to soft, and that melon flavor depends on its aroma. Trees should be chosen for planting purpose.
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Davis
California
Harlan K. Pratt
Associat
University of California College of Agriculture
Christian Science Monitor
Iowa to Choose Furrow Queen Across County Fairs
Statewide Queen of the Furrow contest sponsored by the Soil Conservation District and the American Fence Dealers will run through July and August. Over 80 county contests select two county representatives for nine regional fairs including Sheldon Crawford Denison Atlantic Mason City Marshalltown Oskaloosa West Union Cedar Rapids West Liberty and Ames finals on September at Iowa Memorial Hall. Miss Kay Butler of Oskaloosa the 1956 queen gained national recognition. The queen must be 16 to 21 and rural Iowa resident.
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Iowa
Soil Conservation District
American Fence Dealers
State Soil Conservation Committee
Sheldon
Crawford County
Denison
Atlantic
Mason City
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Towa
Fayette County
West Union
Cedar Rapids
West Liberty
Iowa Memorial Hall
Iowa State College
Ames
Conference of Soil Conservation Districts Commissioners
Kay Butler
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CI Pella
Roy Andeweg
Ter Louw
John H. Aberson
Arte Cornelius Wilkins
Castlewood
South Dakota
Sophie Bruinckool
James Wisse
Pel
R. M. Martin
Pelli
A. H. Westelink
Eagle Grove
W. Whittenberg
A. H. Wesselink
N. Y
Robt
van Pella
Bronxville
Jim Kempkes
Des Moines
Jean Wilkins
D. Schmidt
Baldwin
Wisc
Lee Klark
Keith van Zee
Eugene Heiderman
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Melvin de Vries
Bismark
N. D
Roger Norman
New’ Ulm
Minn
Robert Omick
R. D. Hardwick Sisson
New London
Conn
Pleasantville Schools
Mahaska County
Albia
Fairgrounds
Albia Chamber
Rodeo Cowboys’ Association
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