Local social notices and relocations in Pella area
Carl Vander Ploeg visits Oakland Iowa and friends in town Frances Flanagan of St Joseph Missouri visits her friend Margaret ta Slobe both teach at the university summer session in Iowa City Marie Nieburg moves with daughter to 918 Franklin Street Kathryn Tukker takes a job at Westminster United Presbyterian Des Moines Philip Sybenga Ames family visits Iowa State College and Southern California trip for Vander Linden and family etc John Stierwalt resigns to farm in Lucas County Ray De Wit begins clerical work in city office Darlene Halverson hospitalized for major surgery B Riemersma and Peter De Boer admitted for medical care Ruth Vogelaar to Peoria Illinois for department store job George F Sadler attends Masonic Grand Lodge in Davenport Clarance Caldwell and Martin Paardekooper fly Des Moines River Valley fire at city office contained minor damage Don and Cummings attend Tri Cities hill climb Jimmy Kempkes begins Drake law study after Central College degree birth and hospital notices flood effects on Vander Linden home etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Flanagan
St. Joseph
Missouri
Margaretta Slobe
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Kathryn Tukker
Westminster United Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
W. W. Orr
Philip Sybenga
Ames
Philip
J. J. Sybenga
Iowa State College
2 4 D weed killer shows mixed results in tests
Iowa State College plant pathologists A L Bakke and E P Sylvester report that 2 4 D kills some weeds well but fails on others, with effectiveness varying by soil and region. They note canada thistle and creeping jenny as tough Iowa weeds, better results for oats and corn depend on growth stage, and warn against spraying corn before milk stage to protect yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa
A. L. Bakke
E. P. Sylvester
Bakke
Sylvester
Iowa State
Use Fertilizer To Improve the Tomato Yield
Larry State College hort advises adding a handful of superphosphate in the planting hole, then mixing with soil to strengthen the plant. Two to three weeks later apply a complete garden fertilizer around each plant. Plant warmth loving vegetables like tomatoes in late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry State College
Grove
Long Terrace System Near Knoxville Aids Farm Soil
Terraces nearly a half mile long are being built on Ralph Shivvers farm about five miles west of Knoxville on Highway 92. The two terraces measure 2700 and 2300 feet, possibly the longest in Marion county and perhaps the state. They divert rainfall, reduce Gullies, and create grassed waterways to combat soil loss on the old Des Moines road route. Soil technicians Eels and Chandler helped plan and direct work, delayed by rains but ongoing with tractors and equipment on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Scott
Eddyville
Virgil Vander Linden
Des Moines
Ralph Shivvers
Knoxville
Highway 92
Knoxville Journal
Marion County
Marion County Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Technicians
Des Moines Road
Eels and
Chandler
A Letter From 1847 Oskaloosa Describes Prices And Life
A preserved letter dated June 3 1847 to a brother in England details agricultural life and prices in Oskaloosa Iowa. It lists crops livestock and goods with wheat at 50 cents a bushel corn 15 to 20 cents oats 18 to 20 cents potatoes 37 to 50 cents per bushel beef four to five dollars per hundred butter six cents per pound eggs four to five cents a dozen chickens 8 to 12 cents each and many wild game animals. It describes labor costs for carpenters and farm help and explains early farming methods and land values while noting the land needs no draining and plans to build on his land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Prairie work and town listings near Oskaloosa
The fragment notes price ranges for textiles and supplies including cents, broadcloth, blankets, and flannels. It also mentions a proverb about breaking prairie with oxen and plow, and lists local tradesmen and services in Oskaloosa. A Methodist camp meeting is announced for the 11th near the author.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Vander Ploeg
Iowa University
Oakland
Marie Nieburg and
Doctor Martin
North Main Street
Franklin St
Bernie Vander Linden
Kenneth
Bob Minnick
Southern California
Howard Vander Linden
Whittier
Roy Vander Linden
Pomona
Los Angeles
Bess McBride
California
J. E. Vander Zyl
Edward Vander Zyl
Glendale
Alfred P. Synhorst
Synhorst
Estes Park
Colorado
John Stierwalt
Clarke County
Lucas County
Lacona
John
Pella
Ray de Wit
Darlene
Ed Halverson
Mahaska Hospital
B. Riemersma
Mercy Hospital
Peter de Boer
Mahaska
Mies
Ruth Vogelaar
Ben’ Vogelaar
Peoria
Ilinois
Bernie Vogelant
Ruth
Pella High School
Leonard Allen
One
Judith
Bagnell Dam
Bagnell, Missouri
Ozarks
George F. Sadler
Masonic Grand Lodge
Davenport
Town
Clarence Caldwell
Martin Paardekooper
Pella Airways
Mr. Caldwell
Drake Uversity
Carrie Muilenberg
Don Cummings
Tri-Cities
Oskaloo
James Kempkes
Central College
Drake University
Jimmy
Navy
Central
P. de Jong
Dirk Vos
C. H. den Hartog
Mercy
Gary Vogelaar
Orlenth
Evans
Illinois
Orleath
Northwestern University
Margaret Hammer
Farmer City
Thomassens
Eugene Ten Clay
J. W. Kallemyn
Elmer Vander Beek
Henry Buren
Godert Vander Hart
Elizabeth van Zante
United States
J. H. Riley
East Main St
Ottumwa, Iowa
Grant
VanDenBerg Electric & Paint Co
Skelly
Mera
Veenstra Appliance CO
New Holland Theatre
Martha Ivers
Barbara Stanwyck
van Heflin
Lizabeth Scott
Terrace
Birdsall
Mahaska County
England
Menninga & Vander Linden
Joseph Bailey
Holland
Pean
Hilarity Indies
Aea Pai
C. Vander Veer
Gton St
Selznick International Presents
Rebecca
Laurence Olivier
Fontaine
Stanwyck Scott
Heflin
Dacaae
Fisher
Chevrolet
Chevry
Fisher Unistee
White Way Auto Co
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