Farm Plowing Rush in Wet May Field Showcases Tractors and Teamwork
May Day on the farm towns yields a muddy but determined scene as reporters capture long plowing shifts. Albert Van Don notes how Gerrit Tyrseline’s two tractors completed fields unseen by others, while Wilber Vor pilots a hydraulic plow rig through eight inch depths. The story highlights the dependence on machinery to finish chores before rain, with workers moving across Vander Waal and nearby farms in a race to seed and till.
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Vander Waal
Veersel Donselaar
van Vark
Wilber Vor
Peltn
Wilber Vos
Fred van Vark
Fred
Plows and Weather Slow Harvest Work in East Prairie
Farmers across East Prairie battle wet fields with tractors Harrowing and plowing proceed in shifts as rain lingers. Elmer Vander Waal and partner work dawn to dusk while Mrs Vander Waal handles chores. A.M. Sels scouts tomato field prep for May 27 planting with three tractors and twenty four helpers.
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A.M
Petey) Sels
Marshall Canning Co
Vander Waal
the Chronicle
Elmer and Albert Wanders Work On Wet Prairie Farm
A field of heavy black loam, water two feet deep in the ditch, slows corn planting on East Prairie. Albert Wanders works a pasture field, six tillage passes attempted to shape soil. Rain halts farm work, while Elmer and others wait for drier days and Mother Nature’s mercy.
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Albert Wanders
Mr. Wanders
Pella
Iowa Winter Wheat Output Drops to Second Smallest on Record
Iowa crop authorities report winter wheat production for 1944 at about 2,736,000 bushels, up from 2,019,000 in 1943 but below the 1,890,000 bushel low set in 1941. Farmers seeded 160,000 acres, with about 10 percent of the acreage未
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Towa
Towa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Lown
Local farmer recalls tile trouble and retirement plans
In the wet spots the stand was very good and Mr. Van Donselaat notes tile in fields, laid many years ago, clogged but cannot be located without digging. PLAS, a seven year old horse, reflects a lifelong interest in horses. The pensioner came to Pella to retire, stayed five years, then returned toward his old home as his partner died, expressing happiness there and hinting at ongoing plans.
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P. A. van Donselaar
Pella
Buching
Albert
Wheat and corn prospects from 1944 crop conditions report
The report notes winter-kill and floods reduced 112,000 acres, with 1941 to 1944 conditions yielding 255,000 bushels, about 20 percent above 1943. Wheat growth showed favorable moisture but May growth was modest at 14 to 21 bushels per acre. harvest plans shift to corn and soybeans. About 12 percent of the crop remained on farms as of May 1.
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Hell
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Albert van Don
Vlaeb
Hier
Ves
Thielis Vander Waal
Elmer
Diel
Mowine
Fred van Vurle
Vos
Dirke Vander Waal
Veenschoten
Wien
Vix Donsela
Elmer Noo
Elmer Vander Waal
Po A. van Donselaar
Poa
Shinn Chicks
Harred
Biah
Anu
Aso
Tao
J. H. Shinn Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Pfister’s Seed Corn
Pfister
John G. Ver Ploeg
Roy van Heukelem
New Sharon
A. P. Vander Beek
Sully Chas
Zylstra
Leighton
Orcutt Hybrid Corn Co
Monroe, Iowa
Reg
Swan
Ivory
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
Albert van Donselaar
Iowa
Bloem’s Grocery
van Gorp Hatchery
Forse
Detwest
Que
Faxon
Joe Stientjes
Liberty
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