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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1954
Page
11
Gary Vermeer on his east of Pella farm has built a pond fed by a deep well producing 100 gallons per minute. Water storage will cover spring rainfall and creek water may be used in floods. The project is experimental with variable yearly need and aims to protect crops during critical stages.
Reporter visits Henry Rus farm on Thursday July 15 to view a water-from-river irrigation project. A 30 acre field uses four inch mains and overhead nostles at 60 foot intervals to mist water onto two acres, enabling drought protection. Gary Vermeer of Vermeer Manufacturing promotes Pow-A-Drive mounted on tractors and has sold hundreds of devices. he urged Henry Rus to adopt the system and oversaw installation.
The article details a lightweight 28 pound thirty foot aluminum pipe system with a rotary pump, screen intake, and rubber gasket seals to irrigate fields. It explains setup, movement by one or two men, pressure handling up to 150 pounds, and a plan to water thirty acres by sequentially flooding two acre blocks over about five days.
Iowa farmers hit by a 40 million bushel oats loss in 1954 due to rust can take three defense steps in 1965. Plant early, eradicate buckthorn, and diversify varieties to spread rust risk. Artie Browning recommends Cherokee Nemaha Bonham as early resistant to stem rust and crown rust to varying degrees, with Clintland and Clintare also early and resistant to key rust races.
Mrs Mary Ann Healy of Waukon observed her 102nd birthday on July 1 marking her as one of Iowa s oldest residents.
Iowa rural areas see growth of nonfarm households outside towns with one in five rural residents not farm dependent. Sociologists Jehlik Beal and Wakeley of Iowa State note unplanned settlement, limited rural zoning, and strain on schools and services as these diverse residents, from industrial workers to retirees, increase in rural districts.
The text notes deep and rising differences among long-time residents, new farmers, tenants, and scale of operation. Divergent interests strain cooperation on school, church, and local issues, splitting rural populations into opposing factions and complicating community problem solving.
Sociologists urge more study on the social cost of population redistribution and its effects on county zoning. They stress need for data on community life desires and how to meet them for all involved. The discussion notes seasonal price dynamics and pasture use in cattle feeding and grazing strategies.
A Town State College experiment near Shenandoah compared steer calves under three plans: pasture with alfalfa-brome from May to Oct, full-fed on pasture with no corn, and dry-lot feeding with corn. Calves on pasture gained 27 lb per head more in the May-Oct period but finished at the same weight as dry-lot calves, selling Oct 26 at slightly lower prices due to pasture color. Reducing corn through strategic grazing cut corn needs and delayed marketing dates, with gains in efficiency and adjusted finish times noted by Iowa State College expert Richard M. McWilliams.
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