Local farmers praise rains and new roads near Pella
Farmers in the Pella area celebrate recent soaking rains that revived corn stands and boosted optimism. Tyler Vander Beers and others report strong hybrid corn on several farms, with widespread improvements including a planned road upgrade to the Jasper County line. Hatcheries expand as local farmers invest in newer buildings and broader houses for poultry and hogs, while prices for spring chicks remain affordable.
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Sully
Pure Bred Belgian Draft Stallions at Hugo Steenbock Farm
Ivondale Buster a sorrel Belgian draft stallion with a broad white stripe and four white feet is listed at Hugo Steenbock’s farm near Pella. Fees include 10 dollars to insure a foal to stand and suck, with up to 2.50 dollars extra for bringing the stallion to a client farm. Careful handling noted, owner John A. Wittenberg and keeper Hugo Steenhoek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony DU Fasto
Ivondale Buster
Hugo Steenbock
Pella
John A. Wittenberg
Hugo Steenhoek
R.F.D
New farm buildings rise on Roorda property near Sully road
G I Roorda begins a new series of farm buildings north of the Skunk River on Sully road. A new barn is planned with workmen starting the house. Richard Lautenbach is contractor. In the arc photo, John Van Rees Nick Michmershuizen and Richard Lautenbach are pictured, while Arnold De Reus works on the opposite side of the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. I. Roorda
Skunk
Richard Lawtenbach
Sully
Bui Me
Richard Lautenbach
R Kel
John van Rees
Nick Michmershuizen
Arnold de Reus
Terpstras Harvest Strong Hybrid Corn Near Sully
Nelson Terpstra of three miles south of Sully, son of Harry Terpstra, farms with his father using a tractor for heavy work and a pair of mules for planting and cultivation. They rent plots, grow 110 acres of hybrid corn, and report a fine stand with corn well along.
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Sully Terpststra
Nelson
Nelson Terpstra
Sully
Harry Terpstra
Road repair on Sully Road noted by county workers
Last week Marion County employees prepared the Sully Road segment from the Catholic cemetery corner to the Mathes rock. The project, described as a much needed improvement in the north area, features Raymond Russell on the caterpillar and William Stursman and John Amos on the scraper making a large clean ditch.
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Pella
Cemtery
Mathes
Pelly
Jasper County
Marion County
Raymond Russell
William Stursman
John Amos
Farmers Demonstration On Rats Draws Five Hundred Viewers
In a Monday event around Monroe Sully Leighton Fifield Cordova Peoria and across the river to Grandman farm over five hundred farmers attend a rat control demonstration. John H Van Zee warns keeping yards clear of rubbish and stock around shocks. Dan Dieleman notes farmer interest in ridding farms of rats. Prices show grain gains while hog values dip from February, and Levi Dykstra constructs a large concrete pueblo barn northwest of Pella with timber lofts and prominent local carpenters.
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Levi Dykstra
Pella
Dan Dingeman
Dan
Dykstra
Joe Nunninkhoven
John van Vark
Henry Keuning
Dan Dieleman
Monroe
Sully
Leighton
Fifield
Cordova
Peoria
Grandman
John H. van Zee
Joe Nunnikhoven
Des Moines Visit and Local Rat Control Concerns
Cordova News notes Jolly Waites Daisy Williams and Mrs Gach in Des Moines on Friday Nellie and Dick Brower visiting Otto Wynsteker home on Wednesday W R Kare visited Corda Karr Saturday and reports rat killing drives daily to combat widespread rat numbers around corn cribs with dogs traps and poison ongoing as an everyday task.
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Jolly Waites
Daisy Williams
Mrs. Gach
Des Moines
Nellie
Dick Brower
Otto Wynsteker
W. R. Kare
Corda Karr
Go in your car and see the fairs and fights cheap
Phillips promotes travel freedom with car ownership offering no timetable constraints. Four tips promise a hassle free trip: free 1939 road maps, bumper to tail light service, fresh Phillips 66 motor oil, and Phillips 66 Poly Gas with higher volatility fuel. The ad urges readers to try a tankful and notice greater economy and motoring pleasure.
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Phillips
Wildlife sighting and community notes from local visitations
The report notes arrival of the yellow billed cuckoo and first Tennessee warblers this season, frequent farm bureau membership drives, and multiple visits by families to nearby homes. It mentions a seven inch hop blossom on a house plant, a grave location in Karr cemetery, and preparations for a new river bridge and rail culvert installation. Ray Simpson died at 25, with funeral plans at Dunreath church.
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Connie Vanden Berg
Farm Bureau
Leslie Waites
Ainsworth
Jolly
Roy Karr
Harold Karr
Margaret Streete
Bart Klyn
Paul Buwalda
John Buwalda
Ruth Klyn
Avie Klyn
South Dakota
Joe Templeton
James Templeton
Sarah Jane Harvey
Eldora
Everett Veldhuizen
Barthlyn
Fremont
Newton
Gilmore
Arkansas
Red Rock
Ald Vriezelaar
Vernon Rickabaugh
Paul Cronkhite
Abe Cronkhite
Chicago
Iowa
Ray Simpson
Knxville
Dunreath
Draft horses listed for sale and FFA corn test plot announced
Roan geldings priced at 350 dollars to an eastern concern. Mr Bass offered 200 for one draft horse but set 350 for the team and the offer was rejected. Geldings are five years old. This week M M Dockendorff's boys of the F F A begin their Chronicle column. The corn test plot on the Vroom farm east of Pella on 163 will be followed through the summer with final results tabulated.
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Iver
Sally
A.T
Vander
Bee
Mr. Vander
Joe Shinn
Pella
Bass
Prn
Vroom
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Albert van Heukelem
Henry Rook
Elk Creek
Sully Road
William Aalbers
Oskaloosa Herald
Lloyd Bass
Rose Hill
Wm. E. Shepard
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Mon
M. C. Verhey, D. O
Shepard
Verhey
Wm. E. Shephard
Walnut
S.E. Corner
Walnut St
Aalbers
Roorda Farm
Terpstra’s
Coop- Crop Reporting Service
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Old Feeder Works
Johnson
Phillips New
Phillips 66
Phillips Stations
Phill
A C.penney Company, Inc
Franklin Street
Pella, Iowa
M. M. Dockendorff
Chicard
Monclark Street
Pote Ai
Augustine & Lewis
Oskaloosa, Lowa
Keith
A. B. Kersbergen
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