Progress on county line road east of Pella continues
The Mahaska county project extends along the county line east of Pella with WPA crews resetting fences and grading ditches. Wing and Memmelaar report most prep work for surfacing should finish in two weeks if weather holds, while rock road work by Marion County workers may take about a month. Families nearby note improved fields and new farm improvements including alfalfa stands, corn planting, and pasture rotation.
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Pella Two Mile
WPA
Mahaska County
Wailer Wing
William Memmelaar
Walter Wing
Mahaska
Pella
Wing
Ben Vos Returns to Farming in Bethel Home
In Bethel neighborhood Ben Vos resumes farming after years trucking in Pella. The Vos family enjoys electric house and contented life as Ben works his own eighty, with Mrs Vos and the children relieved and happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ves
Bethel
Ben Vos
Pella
Farmers Endure Rain Soaks Iowa Fields For Better Crops
Ben Vos and many farmers faced rough, lumpy fields last Friday as rain arrived, aiding corn and crop conditions statewide. A May report from the Iowa Federal Crop Reporting Service notes winter wheat and rye lagged behind ten year averages, while hay and pastures show gains. Income studies show higher earners spend more on repairs but not proportionally, and hog marketings rise as spring pigs head to slaughter with potential seasonal shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vos
Ben
Vos
Iowa Federal Crop Reporting Service
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Farmers Plan Spring Field and Livestock Adjustments
Iowa farmers push soil improvments with lime to use sweet clover, while market trends show higher lamb and wool prices and steady corn outlook. Nearly 2 million young trees ordered for spring planting. Cattle on feed suggest more fed cattle sold in May and June, with a possible drop from mid July to mid September.
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Wanders
Mr. Wanders
Lowa
Planting Big Tomato Field East of Pella
Elbert Van Maanen and A M Peter lead a 50 acre tomato effort east of Pella for Grimes Canning. Eleven workers and three tractors plant 2800 per round, with 110000 to 120000 total plants. The field uses a new soil preparation method and an Ames Ag Dept fertilizer trial on alternate rows.
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Elbert van Maanen
Grimes Canning Company
Alvin van Zee
Germent Rus
Nick P. van Gorp
Reuben van Maanen
Virgil Bloodsworth
Menninga
Byron Ver Meer
Glen Ver Steeg
A.M (Petey) Sels
Elbert van, Maanen
Harold van Essen
Henry van Zee
William Brouwer Jr
A. M.peter
Sels
Elbert
Ames Ag
East Prairie tomatoes fuel Chronicle experiment notes
Granulated fertilizer is used to grow tomatoes and track progress over time. Any valuable findings will be published in The Chronicle. The planting theme envisions long rows of catsup bottles on shelves nationwide filled with bright red juice from this superior East Prairie crop.
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Chronicle
East
Proclamation on Soil Conservation Week by Governor Wilson
Governor Geo A Wilson proclaims the week of June 3 as Soil Conservation Week to urge citizens to attend meetings and demonstrations and study soil fertility preservation. The proclamation notes Iowa's large farm land and soil vitality as essential to agriculture and overall well being.
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Lowa
Anan
Towa
United States
Geo
Wilson
Graduates Mr and Mrs Joe Sharp of Edgewood honored
The message notes Edgewood couple Mr and Mrs Joe Sharp celebrating grandsons graduating from three different fish schools this spring, with formal Iowa state seal and governor reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sharp
Edgewood
Untamed West Town Seeks Farm Inquiry From South Carolinian
Burns Byron of Trave receives a letter from a South Carolina man expressing interest in an Iowa farm. The inquiry asks if the land has been cleared around the tract and whether any houses are available to live in.
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Mr. Vor
Dan Meulpolder
Ben
Burns Byron
Trave
Manouth Carolina
Lowa
Fire harms toddler in yard gasoline accident
In Rockwell at the 1 Parks home a gasoline stove ignited a fuel can. Mrs Parks threw the can outside, splashing gasoline on 18 month old Jackie Geer and rolling him on the ground to extinguish flames. He survives and is hospitalized. he was visiting grandparents and was returning home through the yard.
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Parks
Rockwell
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A. Wanders Sr
Albert
Ber Vost
Mr. Vos
Ren
Burchinal
Monroe
Iowa
Psion
T. J. Bray
Oskaloosa
Luther Burchinal
Carroll Johnson
Knoxville
Earm Aust
Frigidaire
Kuyper
State College’ Extension Home Management Specialists
Sargent
Minral
John
Wynberg
Chevrolet
Batista
Flint
Mich
Amy
White Way Auto Co
Pella Lowa
Necronomists
Des Moines
Geo. A. Wilson
George
Republican
Congress
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