Farmers Assess Varied Plowing and Cultivation Effects
A late May farm visit to Albert P. Van Donselaar’s land south of town notes wetter flat ground and a field with beans and young corn. The elder Van Donselaar praises good stands and steady work, while comparisons show corn yields higher on land cultivated twice rather than three times, due to root disruption from overcultivation. beans mature and ready for harvest with strong yields overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert P. van Donselaar
Albert
Mr. van Donselaat
Peter A. van Donselaar
Peter
van Donselaar
Noo
van Donselaat
Marion
Tabor
Elmer Dykstra
van Donselaar Farm
Truckload of Gold
Albert Van Donselaar reports beans grown with corn planter and later cultivation produced strong yields worth over sixty dollars per acre. He plans beans with a grain drill next season to reduce weed issues, notes soil balance concerns from soil conservationists, and mentions oil and livestock uses for beans.
Ventilation Is Essential in Housing Swine
Agricultural engineer Marold Beaty of Town State College urges proper ventilation for hog housing. He favors mechanically operated or fan vents, notes three natural draft types—slot, flue, and straw loft—with outlets at every other pen. Straw lofts are unsatisfactory due to nesting and pests. straw requires annual changes. For movable houses use ridge openings adjustable for cold weather. A 175 to 200 pound hog needs 9 to 10 sq ft of floor space. aim for 1,080 cu ft of air per hour per hog to remove moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marold Beaty
Town State College
Beaty
Farmers Sign Up With Soils District in Marion County
Marion county soils district commissioners approved twenty agreements at the October 7 meeting. Planning groups included G. H. group near Pella and Sedrel group of Marys. Members named: Dingman Sedrel, Guy Myrtle Brady, Irvin Wat, Leonard Langstraat, W. J. Sir, Leo Davis, Charles Y, Arlen Ams, G. Tysseling, K. Van Zee, Herman Noll, Gerrit Van Haalen, Henry Ver. Other agreements: A. O. Phelps, Allen P. Tybee, Pred Smith, J. J. Stitts worth, Vi Lukin, I Toynacan. Tenants noted for terrace construction in October: Paul Harp, Worth Darnell, vm h Gullion, Wayne Hodgson, Ralph Shivvers, Clyde Rex Colwell, Clarence Sweem, Kading AJ Bill, Mur ALP, Bybee, Arlen Ameher ry Moyd Maddy, Leo Davis. Terraces built: Tim Finar, Amos Stittsworth, John Shivvers, O. W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Soils District Commissioners
G. HT. i
Pella
Man Sedrel
Marys
Marysville
Dingman Sedrel
Guy Myrtle Brady
Irvin Wat Leonard Langstraat
W. J. Sir Leo Davis
Charles Y
Arlen Ams
Tysselling
G. 11
Tysseling
K. van Zee
Herman Noll Gerrit van Haalen
Henry Ver
A. O. Phelps
Allen P. Tybee
Pred Smith
J. J. Stittsworth
Vi Lukin
I Toynacan
Tenant
Marion County
Paul Harp
Worth Darnell
Vm H Gullion
Wayne Hodgson
Ralph Shivvers
Clyde Rex Colwell
Clarence Sweem
Kading AJ Bill
Mur- Alp
Bybee
Arlen Ameherry Moyd Maddy
Leo Davis
Tim Finar
Amos Stittsworth
John Shivvers
O. W
New Southeast Knoxville Group Organized Under Raymond Shilling
Shiveers and Son with Ed Doughman and D. Chambers' firm organize a southeast Knoxville township group led by Raymond Shilling. Members include Floyd Clark Donald Harst Raymond Shilling John A. Dennison Worth Roebuck and Harold Cox. In other news scientists in New Orleans find toads smarter than frogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Township
Raymond Shilling
Floyd Clark
Donald Harst
John A. Dennison
Worth Roebuck
Harold Cox
New Orleans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tyam and
Ininine Field
Elmer 1
Mukden
Dykstra
Albert van Donselaar
Allen
Albert van Donselang
Ife
East Prairie
Stout
Elmer Dykaten
Iowa
Ankard
Carpenter's Drug Store
Roy D. Dewitt
Dallas - Melcher
Sarah E. Hollingsworth
Pleasantville
Pete Visser
Bussey
Shiveers & Son
Ed Doughman
D. Chambers
Poland
China
Southern Iowa Fair Grounds
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Gysbert Groenenboom
Tom Brown
Board of
Arie H. Bogaard
Pella, Iowa
Jim
van Hemert
Sheriff’s Office
Jim van Hemert
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!