Harvest Tales From Van Lint Farm On South Bend Thoroughfare
A field tour near the C Van Lint and Ben Den Adel farms describes threshing using binders and separators. The oats yield is strong, with Canadian Vanguard variety showing high quality and long straw. The Van Lint Shorthorn herd, led by Double Sensation, reflects stable breeding and the family’s mechanical tinkering in farming.
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van Lint
Newton
Vanguard
Westock
Iss
Mr. van Lint
Double Sensation
Dull
Divide Sensation
Nimal
Wee
C. van Lint
Clarence Mathes
Van Lint’s Shorthorns Impress at Fair Preparations
Mr and Mrs Clarence Math showcase four calves two heifers and two steers in prime condition for the Shorthorn project. Dwight Van Lint and his animals draw attention as he plans future showings this fall and winter. A visit notes the modest, proud farmer, with two pets posing for a photo. Nearby Ben Den Adel farm reports oats ready for harvesting, with Abraham Togaards Connie De Goey noting the timely stand and caution against premature cutting amid favorable conditions.
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Clarence Math
Dwight
C. Van_ Lint
Ben den Adel
Bethel
Abraham
Togaards
Connie de Goey
Ben
C. Van.latheny
Clarence Mathes
Marion County
Harvest Scene in the Nineties on Iowa Farms
A Des Moines Register report describes oats yields near Pella and Keota, with Den Adel and Gerrit Van Zee fields yielding up to sixty and seventy nine bushels per acre respectively. It notes chinch bug concerns, experimental corn plots by C Van Lint and Clarence Mathes, and a historical photo loan showing old grain stacks.
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Des Moines
Mr. Lintwell
Seriwen
Lowa
den Adel
Gerrit van Zee
Pella
Des Moines Register
Keota
Walden
Iowa
C. van Lint
Clarence Mathes
van Lint
Van
Hawarden
Walnut Grove
One Trip Harvest of 1940 Shows New Method
The article shows Abraham Bogaards on a tractor, Connie De Gobine and Ben Den Adel in a wagon using a single harvest operation for small grain. The caption notes high efficiency, less manual labor, and good yield, marking a shift when farmer’s wives need not worry about feeding during harvest.
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Abraham Bogaards
Connie de Gobine
Ben den Adel
Harvest season tastes and urban dating quips
A brief, era-laced remark notes that corn harvest shifts preferences and hints at social humor about women and men. The line reflects common banter on courtship and labor, underscoring rural daily life and community wit.
Pleasantville youths honored in Marion County health contest
Carroll Phillips 15 of Pleasantville earned Marion County’s state health contest spot with a top score of 98.9 in the local health clinic. Harold Core 14, also of Pleasantville, named alternate, while Marvin Maddy 13 from near Attica scored highly but is ineligible due to age. The list includes 10 top scorers led by Phillips and notes Roger Amble’s Dr C S Cornell traveling trophy for the year’s greatest health improvement.
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Carroll Phillips
Harrison Phillips
Pleasntville
Marion
Carroll
Bobby Bane
Pleasantville
Harold Core
Dale Core
Marion County
Harold
Baby
Marvin Maddy
Walter Maday
Attica
Plea Marvin
Harold Co Reid Boothe
Kn Robert Rankin
Traey Billy Hilsabeck
Clarence Sweem
Boyd Rankins
Tracy
Warren Alfred Cline
Sweem
Dick Mludson
Knoxville
Lyman Smith
Paul Smith
Dwain van’ Roekel
Monroe
Roger Amble
Rodgers
Mrs. K. Rodgers
Local standings show top year improvement scores
The year’s improvement rankings list Reid Boothe first, followed by Doyle Rogers and Donald Rodgers in third place, highlighting standout progress across competitors.
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Reid Boothe
Doyle Rodgers
Donald Rodgers
Boothe
Donald Willie
County fair entries and 4-H notices for August deadlines
Entries for boys 4-H projects are due by August 1 with August 2 as the in office cutoff for exhibits at the county fair. Beef cattle, pigs, lambs, dairy heifers, colts require timely entries. state fair deadlines loom. Leaders gathered July 17 at Dean Hodgson's to discuss judging and project work.
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OU. OC. EU
Dean Hodgson
Wednesting
Worm-Eaten Rock Used in Missouri to Build Home
A fragment notes wormeaten rock from Missouri used to construct a three room house for Jim Sayre in Indianola. Louise Fillman explains the dolomitic stone formed as marine worms burrowed through soft sediment, leaving burrows that later filled or remained open. geologists identify it as wormeaten rock.
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Missouri
Jim Sayre
Indianola
Louise Fillman
Geology Instructimpson
Cat at Elmer Holtz Home Nurtures Odd Menagerie
A cat in Avoca at the Elmer Holtz residence cares for an unusual brood comprising four kittens six rabbits and a baby skunk all under one roof.
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Elmer Holtz
Avoca
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Arie I. Elyn
Arie
Nme
Nih
M.D. Taylor
Oskaloosa
W. G. Maddy
the Pfister Dealers
John G. Ver Ploeg
Arthur Vriezelaar
A. P. Vander Beek
Roy van Heukelom
G. T. van Houweling
Orcutt Hybrid Corn Co
Jasper CO
Monroe, Iowa
Growers and Distributors
Pfister
Sis Double Sensation
Lint Farm
England
TOM Sawyer
D. den Adel
Saag
Hanelind
Nneton de Anjova National enaDiy
Niles
Ge Midwest Motorists
Ed Crown
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