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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
13
Iowa State College extensionist L E Clapp says farmers show growing interest in treatments to control runoff. He notes the small watershed is the logical unit for planning protection, use, and improvement of resources, with watershed protection combining soil and water conservation and upstream flood prevention.
This Is Soil Conservation Week promotes benefits for individuals and communities through land and water management. Land and Water Clapp notes that watershed treatment links farm conservation with regional development, boosting yields, lowering costs, and increasing community purchasing power.
Ben Vance extension horticulturist at Town State College says shallow cultivation and light fertilizer with mulch can curb weeds for the rest of the year. Mulch conserves moisture cools soil and reduces erosion on slopes using corncobs sawdust peat grass clippings or hay or straw. Follow with thorough weeding then a complete fertilizer.
Ottumwa tallies six runs over three innings while pitching holds Pella to three. Joe Wednsatnyy stars with a 6 run game at the Ottumwa high school field as Terrell and Cousins combine on the mound. Bob Buyert and Dick Edwards spark Pella with late scoring after two hits by Gayer Baker and Bogaard.
Kiwanis Midgets toppled Rotary 10 to 4 as Kiwanis pitchers John Grandin and Kiwanis reliever Rus fanned 13 and walked 3 while Rotary’s Vander Hert and Vander Waal combined for 11 strikeouts. Hoogenakker homered in the fourth for Kiwanis and Vander Hart added a double for Rotary.
The letter extols small ball players who dominate on the mound praising pitchers who strike out 15 in one game and 11 in another. It argues that wins come from pitching as well as hitting and urges recognition on the sports page.
Walt Clark of Primghar caught a 22-pound blue catfish in Paullina lake, a new record for the Paullina lake. Local angler praised by community as the catch marks a standout success on the lake.
Agricultural expert Vance explains mulch benefits for gardens. Mulch at 5-10-5 grade applied 2 pounds per 100 square feet helps feed soil, but its decomposition may rob nitrogen later. Turning mulch under in fall improves soil condition and fertility for intercrops, preventing burning of mulch material.
Sully Community Building hosts the Billy Graham film "Oil Town, U. S. A." on Friday June 18 at 7 45 p m Doors open at 7 p m The film follows Graham and his team at a Houston Texas crusade with Fire scenes from Rice Stadium and features Colleen Townsend Evans Georgia Lee Paul Power Robert Clarke and cast from Mr Texas It runs about ninety minutes and admission is free on a first come basis with seats available while they last
Iowa State College researchers will report preliminary results from a large scale feedlot trial adding enzymes and mysterious chemicals to fattening steers. The July 13 event at Ames marks the first major U.S. test of these methods tied to rising beef demand and shifting cattle market conditions.
The report notes a hormone yielding 87 percent faster gains with 20 percent less feed per pound. A July 13 program will present the enzyme experiment results along with the preliminary en zyme report. Burroughs studied rumen digestion at Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station before moving to Iowa State and then built an artificial rumen to test digestion, forming theories that underlie the enzyme work in corn rations for cattle.
Farmers on land with no wheat seeded for grain in 1952, 1953, and 1954 may apply for 1956 wheat acreage allotment. Paul Brown, chairman of the Mixon County ASC committee, said eligibility requires a written application to the county office.
Wil lam Van Wyk of Lynn Grove township joined the Jasper Soil Conservation District in 1947 and, with SCS technicians, mapped his farm soil then began using each acre efficiently. His four year rotation includes corn oats alfalfa and brome with strip cropping to feed a dairy herd and purebred Duroc hogs.
The ASC committee requires submission by June 30 1954. Blank application forms are available at the county ASC office for use in filing requests for allotments.
Ed Wise of Sherman township cooperates with Jasper Soil Conservation District. He notes birdsfoot trefoil, a hardy legume, fits permanent pastures and could yield high per acre production. Seeded spring 1951 with good results by 1953, trefoil requires five year or longer renovations and should be rolled or drilled after liming and soil testing.
Ed advises inoculating trefoil when seeding oats to secure a solid stand. Trefoil now covers several Jasper County farms including Dick Vander Werff Elk Creek Glen Vande Krol Lynn Grove Wilbur Jackson Richland James Paul Hickory Grove and Jasper County Home Buena Vista township. Ivan Salmons Soil Conservationist Newton Iowa. Fatigue cited as a major cause of accidents on long drives by the AAA Motor Club of Town urging drivers to take breaks and stretch to reduce crash risk.
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