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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
2
Dense hometown chronicle recounts visits by families and neighbors in Pella Iowa including Ver Honpenabher building a garage, Van der Ploeg beds for flowers, and fishing opens at Keomah. Mentions deaths and illnesses such as Dennis Wynia, Henry J. Veldhuizen funeral, local church events, weddings, births, and civic notes with several named residents and nearby towns.
A flurry of social calls and gatherings fills a week across Galesburg and nearby towns. Residents visit at Dewey Rainier and Connie De Goey homes, attend a funeral for Mrs. S. H. Keuning, and join church and aid meetings. family visits span Maple Lake Minnesota to Dulce New Mexico, with farewells, dinners, and a baby’s birth noted.
Folder announces the 12th annual canning contest open to state 4-H club members through the state extension directory. It features photos from the December National 4-H Club Conference in Chicago where winners earned trips and outlines new rules, objectives, and prizes including gold medals, Club Congress trips, and $200 scholarships for top five, funded by Kerr Glass Corporation to promote better rural living.
Oven baked potato puffs present a savory ham and chicken filling with carrots in a rich gravy. The dish is described as browned tops and tempting to look at, delivering a comforting, appetizing experience.
A community luncheon gathered residents including Delores Swank Wilbur Menninga Norma Jean Swank Wilbur and Carroll Boat Tundt and Wilma Keuning Wilma Roorda Verna Betty and Harold Heyveld Carol Verwers was unable to attend. The event showcased neighborhood ties and welcomed attendees from multiple households.
Iowa State College entomologist Dr. Carl J. Drake says the month’s weather will determine crop losses from chinch bugs. Extension surveys show infestation already heavier than 1934 and 1935, with hot, dry June likely to worsen outbreaks and wet June potentially limiting them. Severe infestation blankets counties southwest of Des Moines where wheat, barley and rye fields harbor many bugs per drill foot.
The State Department of Agriculture reports oats in the area show one third heavily infested, one third moderately infested, and one third not as infested. Much small grain is damaged. Western Town and 40 counties state show heavy populations of bugs. Plans call for three district meetings for county agents on proper binch bug control. Paper fences treated with creosote are advised and barriers should be built early.
Iowa experiments show best alfalfa harvest at one tenth to one fourth bloom per E S Dyas extension agronomist from Iowa State College. Early cuts improve hay quality but harm stand. later cuts yield more but lower feeding value. Dyas: full bloom gives highest yields and longest stand, though leaf loss and tougher stems reduce palatability.
Mark G Thornburg Iowa State Secretary of Agriculture announces two new farm price indexes from the Division of Agricultural Statistics under Leslie M Carl. The indexes cover prices received by Iowa farmers and prices paid for purchased commodities to measure changes in the general price level. A monthly estimate will accompany the annual report, with yields by township for corn and oats from 1920 to 1989 and future data for other crops, plus county acreages and production for the 1939 season.
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Iowa State College expert W F P LeGrange urges a rotating pasture program from spring through summer to keep palatable forage available. Bluegrass suits ewes and lambs until June, then grain helps. rape and alfalfa offer broader grazing with careful management to reduce bloating and maintain gains. Sudan grass serves as July August emergency pasture with precautions against prussic acid.
Iowa dairy producers paid a 1 cent per pound butter fat tax during the first half of May. Returns received at the Commission office by the end of May approached 15,000 dollars, with volume similar to last year. The money funds dairy advertising and education to boost consumption.
Whitfield of the State College extension cautions poultrymen that mortality rates will largely decide farm profits this year. He notes 1989 low profit flocks suffered far higher deaths, with about one in four birds dying, and warns that diseases like coccidiosis, typhoid, cholera, and tuberculosis threaten maturing flocks. Isolation and separate housing for young chicks are vital to prevent disease from older flocks.
The Marion County Farm Bureau hopes to be represented at the second annual Town Farm Sports Festival at Iowa State College in Ames on September 6 and 7. County Agent Walter Lown notes rising interest among Farm Bureau members, especially younger men and the girls, and plans to participate if approved.
A selection of cool weather snacks for hot days features Orange Ginger Cookies and Fruit Crumb Cookies. The former uses flour, butter, sugar, molasses, ginger and citrus flavors baked until golden. the latter combines dates apricots oats and a crumb coating baked to tender crunch. Makes about 5 dozen cookies from the orange variant and 3 to 4 dozen for the crumb type.
The 1940 Farm Sports Festival will add a music and folk section with quartets, instrumental classes, folk dancing and novelty acts. New athletic events may include wrestling archery and paddle tennis while softball and baseball draw the most contestants. Ray Sorenson returns as festival manager with a large committee and wide county County and state cooperation from Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Iowa State College Extension Rural Youth and 4-H clubs and local media.
Twenty students completed the safety course at Anamosa High School and all passed their driver license examinations. A separate remark questions gender parity, noting a stereotype about women and appearance.
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