Veenstra Henhouse Showcases White Leghorn Flock Near Pella
In Iowa near Pella on the Galesburg road Mr Harold Veenstra hosts a famed chicken shed with a large main house and a shaded sun pen. The feature flock of White Leghorns is thriving in a carefully vented, dry cement-floored henhouse with hollow tile walls and close roosts. Two Barron pullets born March 1939 began laying in August, then molt in early fall as weather turns damp and cold.
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Harold Veenstra
Pella
Galesburg Road
Veenstra
Galesburg
Will Jansen
Harold
Froud Chicker
Ninhes
Harald
Vigorous Flock at Harold Veenstra Farm In Production
November at Harold Veenstra Farm shows hens back in production with high egg output over seven ty per cent. Pullets heavy mash eaters, yellow legs, and vigorous activity noted. Birds chosen for hatchery counted among best. one pullet weighed five and three-quarter pounds with full palm fitting between vent and keel bone. Veenstra credits consistent feeding and low sickness, with only a few pullets lost since last fall.
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Veenstra
Barron
Harold Veenstra
Sheep Herd Braves Cold on Veensira Farm
A small flock endures chilly weather at Veensira farm. Two pairs of twins nurse with their mothers as the sheep show hardy resilience despite late spring.
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Veensira
Veenstra Farm Showcases Dairying and Crossbred Pigs
Harold Veenstra farms with thirteen Guernsey cows and Poland China pigs. Cows are fed bean and clover hay with soybean meal. Polly, a high producer, yields twelve quarts twice daily after calving. Pigs, five sows farrowed with hearty newborns, are kept warm with electric heat. The farm emphasizes soil fertility, legume crops, limited corn, and rural electrification.
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Harold
Te Dow
Va Delivery Sys
Pella
Dick Doedyns
Mr. Docdyns
Veenstra
Crossing Is Help When Growing Early Broilers
For production of early broilers sold at 10 to 12 weeks of age they favor crossbred chicks. H. L. Wilcke head of poultry husbandry at Iowa State College says crossbreeding provides superior parent stocks of good quality and heavy breeds.
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H. L. Wilcke
Lowa State
Feed Demand Shifts Rise in Principal States
About 6 million head of kwabs were on feed in the principal feeding states, compared with 5.4 million a year ago, indicating a sizable rise in feeding activity and market supply expectations across key regions.
Town farm debt shrinks from prior years
The Town farm mortgage debt stood at 710 million dollars at the start of last year, about half the figure recorded IL years earlier, indicating a significant reduction in liabilities over the period.
Veonstra Home Visit Offers Flock Trouble Aid
Local note invites farmers facing flock issues to visit at the Veonstra residence to learn simple, practical steps for keeping poultry healthy. The message hints at shared experience and practical demonstrations for better results.
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Veonstra
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de Jong
Pella, Iowa
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Mr. Veenstra
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Wileke
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New
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Klyn Bros. Hatchery
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S. H. Douwstra
Jamesway Oil
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Man-A-Mar
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W. H. Ver Meer
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Aucts
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