Hog shelter design and farming life at Mahaska county farm
Carl Tysseling and his father operate a 130 acre Mahaska county farm near Pella designing a multi feature hog shelter. They raise about 550 pigs annually with four farrowings per year. Sows are Duroc Hampshire crosses and boars alternate. They rely on self produced gilts for herd replenishment and market pigs at 215 220 pounds. Cattle include Angus, Herefords and Shorthorns with 36 head raised yearly. He plans gradual housing changes and uses central hog shed with open pens to reduce mud exposure. The operation emphasizes cheap gain and forage based feeding with alfalfa and limited corn. The farm blends pasture, orchard, and row crops with soil and lime testing guiding rotations. Carl and Mary have two daughters, Laura and Carol.
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Pella Co-Op
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Pella Sale
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Weekly weather and crop report summary
A warm dry week with temperatures from the 40s and 50s rising to the 80s and lower 90s, some record highs for late April. Winds were moderate and soils dried quickly. Many streams fell, standing water nearly vanished. Oat seeding near completion in many areas. Plowing disking stalks and fertilizing for corn progressed rapidly. Winterkilling reported as serious in many fields. Pastures provide limited grazing. growth slow in northern counties. Corn planting underway and likely to increase if dry warm weather continues. Topsoil moisture adequate generally, but subsoil moisture short in parts, especially the northeast. Oat seeding nearing completion. statewide about 70 percent by mid May.
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State farm survey notes delays and damage across districts
The report shows 42 percent complete last week with a 1959 63 average of 94 percent, wide gaps among districts in seeding plowing and winterkilled alfalfa and clover. Corn planting under 1 percent, pastures below average, moisture adequate topsoil but subsoil short in northeast, three favorable field days, and ongoing Beef Month efforts in Des Moines with Gail Danilson noting consumer interest in beef education and promotion.
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May Beef Month contest seeks 25 word entry
The Marketing Division and the Iowa Beef Producers Association announce a May Beef Month contest. Open May 1 to May 30, entrants write in 25 words or less answering Why I Like Iowa Beef. Grand prize is a 1000 lb choice steer delivered to the winner’s chosen locker around June 15. Open to any Iowa resident.
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Iowa Beef Producers Association
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Safe ag chemical use campaign led by FFA in 1965 66
Larry Bruxvoort, 1965 66 Pella FFA president, announces a spring campaign promoting safe use of agricultural chemicals. Posters in ad stores and reminder cards to area farmers stress reading and understanding label directions, proper storage away from children and food, keeping chemicals in original containers, and carrying the container to medical help if an accident occurs.
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Pella Ffa
Larry
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