Road Rock at Big Crusher South of City
South of Pella near the elevator road and Koen farm WPA workers in Marion county extract thousands of tons of crushed rock for county dirt roads under federal supervision. Two pits supply rock. north pit loads mat1 into trucks that feed a giant crusher, rock then dumps into trucks for road use. Last week rock was laid on a road west of Otley.
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Pella
Koen, V.rips
WPA
Marion County
Otley
Nick Bogaard
Foreman
Tone Klein
Gerrit Snellers
Rock Quarry Details and Labor at South Pit
A temporary frame crusher facility operates in the south pit with a large surplus rock dump loaded by a drag line. More than thirty workers, plus haulers, operate across two shifts. foreman Nick Bogaards leads crews at the pit and the dump. The rock is hard, blue, angular, and suitable for road building. no agricultural lime is crushed.
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Nick Bogaards
Unique river sand rig operates on Des Moines south of Pella
Dan Dingeman, a local contractor, has started an operation on the Des Moines river south of Pella at the Washboard road end. A large diesel engine powers a suspended cable and shovel to dredge clean sand from the riverbed. Roy Van Niewaal of Pella controls the rig, directing sand into riverbank storage and trucks for building use.
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Des Moines
Pella
Dan Dingeman
Dan
Roy van Niewaal
Washboard Road
Rats Getting Fat On Corn Sealed In Iowa Cribs
Federal state and local officials reported a corn loan inspection in Iowa on Thursday April 27 noting rats fattening on stored corn in cribs and silos. The notice signals concern over grain losses and pest control measures across multiple agencies.
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Iowa
Gravity Drives Marion County WPA Rock Crusher Opening
Tunis Klein, Chester Mathews, and Tone Klein oversee rock dropping into the crusher at the Koen Verrips farm project south of Pella. Rock is hauled a short distance from the pit with tracks loaded below the platform as a well planned operation minimizes waste.
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Tunis Klein
Chester Mathews
Harvey
WPA
Koen Verrips
Pella
Tone Klein
Rodent Damage Threatens Iowa Corn Stocks In Cribs
Report notes rats stealing fyaas for loans totaling about 70 million dollars from corn stored in farm cribs. AAA inspectors extension service of Iowa State College and farmers seek eradication methods as two week May meeting aims to address the problem. Losses ranging 10 to 15 percent in many cribs with Benton county facing an estimated 26 percent unless immediate precautions are taken per County Agent James C. Green.
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Rata
AAA
Extension Service of
Iowa State College
Benton County
James C. Green
D. M. Register
Iowa to Collect Butterfat Tax for Two Weeks
A one cent four pound levy on all butterfat marketed in Iowa will be collected for the next 15 days beginning Monday. The tax finances advertising and sales promotion of dairy products, with $120,000 to $125,000 expected to be raised. Producers pay the tax via deductions from milk or cream payments. processors aid collection, and consumers are spared. The plan, supported by producers, directs fund administration to the Iowa dairy industry commission, with nine producers and three appointees including Mark G. Thornburg, C Y Cannon, and C A Iverson.
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Towa
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Mark G. Thornburg
C. Y. Cannon
C. A. Iverson
Towa State College
Ames
Clyde Foster
Carlisle
Burr M. Willits
Des Moines Register
Maximum Payment To Be Allowed Even If 80 Percent Not Planted
The Mahaska County Soil Conservation Chairman informs co operators the 80 percent planting rule is no longer effective. The maximum payment will be made to the cooperator even if planting falls below 80 percent, across Iowa. A separate ruling allows payment for legume planting if done honestly and workmanlike, and oats may be cut for hay without penalty.
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Mahaska County Soil Conservation
Iowa
Soybean Crop May Be Largest Yet Produced
Iowa State College economists note U.S. soybean plantings may hit 7.7 million acres, up from 6.9 million last year, with rising yields pushing total output higher. They cite soil conserving value under AAA, shifting price factors including meal and oil demand, and a fluctuating market as 1939 prospects loom.
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Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Drouth
Iowa
Towa
Forest rangers port 70-pound gasoline pumps on back
Forest rangers carry seventy pound gasoline water pumps to remote forest fires. They transport the lightweight pumps strapped to their backs, enabling rapid mobile response across rugged terrain.
New Inoculant May Not Be Good For Soybeans
A. G. Norman of Towate College notes an all in one inoculant, set for alfalfa and clovers, may crowd out soybean organisms which are weaker. He warns vigorous bacteria could overwhelm the fixer bacteria in the mix and urges caution as some dealers may push its use across the growing season. Organisms cannot withstand drying once the container is opened.
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A. G. Norman
Towate College
Norman
Dean Ryot
Culture Loss Shrivels Microbial Life
The culture will dry out and many of the organisms will die, threatening viability and research outcomes as moisture depletion accelerates decay of biological samples.
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Big Crusher
Wolverine
S. A. Kooyman
D. M. River
Goodrich
Pella, Iowa
Sprout
Kuyper Lumber Company
Chicago
Jack Tracy
Marion
General Electric
G-E Thrift
Wormhoudt & Son
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