Haystackers and old methods illustrate farm life
In Beth el area on a 400 acre Koelman farm Mrs. Herman Lankelma owns the land where Henry Bensink Alvin and Dick Booth with Willian De Goey stack clover using a stacker and bull rakes. Horses pull the lift while one young horse aids the team. An Adel farm uses a tractor stack but the bull rake remains best for removing hay from fields. Weeds along roadways mar appearance and reflect pride in farming. Eastern Kansas and western Missouri face 100 degree heat with a delayed break, threatening corn and pasture crops, as forecasters warn of a bumper yield fading under heat.
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Henry G. Bensink
Alvin
Willian de Goey
Dick Booth
P. J. Koelman
Bethel
Herman P. Lankelma
Bensink
Ham den Adel
Des Moines Register
Kansas
Missouri
Kaw
Great Plains
Henry G Bensink Farm Hay Stack Mastered by Stacker
On the Henry G Bensink farm during the weekend of July 7, a bull rake loaded with clover hay is brought from a 26 acre field. A neighboring field already holds a large clover hay stack. Henry G Bensink operates the stacker, guiding the load over the stack by a lever while Alvin Bensink and William De Goey stand on the stack.
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Dick Boot
Henry G. Bensink
Alvin Bensink
William de Goey
More Good Feed for Next Winter in Local Reports
Farmers report an excellent clover yield this year after prior poor luck starting the crop since 1934. More stacks appear in fields this year than since the dry period, with scab from a soil microbe challenging to combat though inoculation helped. Tubers show bulges when growth resumes after heat, with eye mounds in the Early Ohio and Cobbler varieties.
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Mr. Bensink
Early Planting Date Best for Local Potatoes
The Krizer farm field shows early planting yields, with April 6 planting producing good potatoes while April 26 and May 6 failed. Cobbler and Warba varieties outperformed Messaba and Chippewa, Warba two weeks earlier. cobbles too small and scabby in later plantings. Potato expert C L Fitch from Iowa State College examined plots with M M Dockendorf and Knoxville High School Ag students.
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C. L. Fitch
Extension
Town State College
Ames
University of Minnesota Experimental Station
Iron Range
Minnesota
Ohio
Fitel
Potato growing tips from Mr Fitch in Iowa text
Mr Fitch critiques potato plots noting flat drainage poor air flow and hard soil. He advises shallow cross ditching and porous sandy acid soil with minimal lime and cool weather for best tuber growth. He promotes cutting seed into ten pieces per pound and points to Extension Circular No 254 from Iowa State College for guidance.
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Fitch
Dockendorff
Mr. Fitch
Ames
Towa
Towa State College
Lamb Prices Improve for Iowa Farmers This Year
Iowa farmers report higher lamb prices compared with last year as the season progresses, reflecting stronger demand and market conditions for lambs in the region. The shorter market period and tighter supply contribute to improved returns for producers.
Lamb production trends and Swedish gala haul noted
Economists at Town State College say lambs per 100 ewes likely down from last year due to pasture issues and slower May marketings. More ewes this spring may offset losses, while many early lambs head to feedlots and will rejoin markets as fed lambs this summer. Lamb prices typically dip from mid June to mid August as supplies rise. In Sweden, 1700 Swedish gala pieces valued over $5,000 were found in two stockings in the attic of Anna Svenson who died in Malaren at age 80.
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Town State College
Anna Svenson
Malaren
Sweden
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Grinnell Herald
Peraps
Keeleman
Koeleman
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Shell Service
N. W. Corner Square
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Chicago
G. BE
Wm. van Pearsem
West
Washington Street
Atlas Tires
Atlas
Louis de Vries
Tire Service
Pori
J. F. Dykstra
Ironing Board
Royal Irons
Lorain
Krizer Farm
High School Ag
Iowa
Kuyper Lumber Co
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