Farm Page Finds Value in Everyday Rural Life
A column from the Reporter visits the Den Hartog farm near Pella to capture haying, weed control, and crop notes despite rain. Will Den Hartog uses a spring tooth harrow to curb noxious weeds, reports lush oats and corn, and notes clover stands, hogs, and fat Angus cattle with market fluctuations impacting prices. The piece emphasizes practical farming methods and local scenes over grand events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. den Hartog
Will
den Hartog
Tony Du Fasto and IvondaI Buster Stallion Pair
Two Belgian Draft stallions listed on Hugo Steenhoek farm near Pella. Tony Du Fasto No. 18021 born May 7, 1932 and Ivondale Buster No. 24075 born April 30, 1937 described as sorrel with distinct markings. Fees to insure foal stand and suck set at $10 with transport up to $2.50 extra. owner John A. Wittenberg and keeper Hugo Steenhoek offer care assurances and note payment due on disposition or if mare proves not to be in foal. Contact Pella R.F.D. 1 phone 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony DU Fasto
Ivondale Buster
Hugo Steenbock
Pella
John A. Wittenberg
Hugo Steenhoek
R.F.D
Local Angus Cattle Offer From Will Den Hartog
A Will Den Hartog butcher advertises fat Angus cattle ready for market. The cattle were fed corn for over a month with no grass or hay, raised entirely on his farm where only Angus cattle are kept.
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den Hartog
Will den Hartog
Mr. den Hartog
Den Hartog Farm Near Pella Highlights Rural Life
The Den Hartog home southeast of Pella on the road to Porterville reflects an early East Prairie settlement with a comfortable house and a well-kept farm. The piece discusses farm work, power machinery, and the challenge of water and root intrusion in wells and cisterns, including stories of daughters pursuing education and neighborly farm practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William den Hartog
Pella
Porterville
East Prairie
den Hartog
Pella High
Weather and farming notes from the south of Pella in a hot season
An Iowa farm column recalls workers restroom and health advice for heat including light clothing and salt intake. It describes clover stands improving after two weeks of rain, oats struggles on rich soil, and longer straw with better grain development in Rose Hill area as clover yields look brighter this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Johnnie Vanden Berg
Rose Hill
Intensified cultivation urged to beat weeds in Iowa farms
A Grinnell Herald-Register report urges thorough cultivation to destroy weeds, arguing chemical sprays are too costly and often ineffective. It notes scarce value in hull oats, warns many farms head toward discard, and cites weed laws that go unenforced while rains improve Iowa corn prospects for a bumper yield and higher average harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Grinnell
Herald- Register
Iowa
Still Profitable to Sell Corn to Hogs in Iowa
Economists at Iowa State College say the corn hog ratio has run wider than average for 20 months, one of the longest stretches on record. The ratio narrowed slightly in the last two months but remains favorable. Corn prices averaged 39 cents in May in Iowa. if prices hold near that level, hog prices must fall under $5.20 for feeding to lose profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Towa
Farm policy notes corn loan value impacts feeding ratios
The passage discusses how corn loan prices under AAA programs affect farm feeding ratios. It notes that farmers who complied with allotments and received corn loans face less favorable hog to corn ratios. Next winter, with many farmers in the AAA, feeding ratios will hinge on the loan-value price of corn.
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Will den Hitox
the Chronicle
Waldo Steenhoek
Lnte
Poland
ATLAS
Atlas Tire Service
Atlas Tires
Louis de Vries
Service Headquarters
Mother Pig
Peter Bogaards
Chicago
Clark Street
Arbage Cansra Emerging
John F. Dykstra
Main St
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Dodge-Plymouth
Franklin Street
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