Rolscreenings Week of October 30 1950 highlights
The column recaps a week of local activity and travel. Families such as the Wallaces, Riddles, and Vander Vos are noted for weekend trips to Muscatine, Rock Island, and Illinois. People welcome new births, job changes, and safe events, with community updates on visits, resignations, and a Halloween round of trick or treaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central States Electric Company
Pella
Federal Power Commission
Janning
Otley News Club Meeting and Local Happenings
Otley notes record the AT club gathering at Robus home with Ina De Heer and others, plus a weekend trip to Vinton and various visits. A grass fire near Fifield school burned about three acres of corn, while numerous neighbors, relatives, and church members visited Otley homes. Funeral notices include Mrs Nellie Muilenberg and Mr William Kruseman. school events, showers, and a Hallowe en party at Whitebreast school mark a busy period.
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Johnnie
Bruce
Robus
Welch
Whitebreast
Tunis Vonk
New Areasn
Marion Verwers
Delores
Norman Robus
Connie Jo
William Verwers
William
Andrew Ustermarkt
Connie de Jong
Oskaloosa
James van Vliet
Pella
Charles Vander Kolk
Sweden
Fred Larson
Hallowe'eners
Secoad
Garland Ruby
Ina de Heer
Carolina Israel
Arlene Klyn
Mary Ann Klyn
Martha Karr
Shirley
Phyllis
Roberta Waits
Mary Karr
Garret Klyn
Janice ‘Robus
Leo Waits
Vinton
Clarence van Zee
Dick Ustermarkt
Gerrit
van Tule Zen
John Ter Lown
Marinus Stravers
Galesburg
Bernard van Ee
Raymond Robus
Kaldenberg
Otley
Marion Whil
Marion
Bernie van Ee
William van Ee
Alice
Galvin
Henry Brouwer
Kathryn de Koning
Dorcas Society
Otley Reformed Church
Nellie Muilenberg
John Jr. Muilenhe
Falls
Cedar
Muilenberg
Ben Bulen
New Market
C. C. Tedrick
Michigan
Kim Muilenberg
Chariton
Andrew Uitermarkt
Dick de Koning
Nebraska
Uitermarkt
Clark Carnahan
Connie
Kathy
Clark Jr
Near Reasner
Maxwell Carnahan
Fred Muilenberg
Indiana
Harry Muilenberg
Hattie ‘Ver Steeg
Henry Breuklander
Harry Uitermarkt
Tono
Arthur Uitermarkt
Near Monroe
Hattie Ver Steeg
William Kruseman
First Reformed Church
M Ernest. Kingery
Knoxville
John Hopkins
Doris Lee
Plorence van Steenis
Des Moines
Winnie Breen
King
Maxwell Carmahan
Newton
Norman Rebus
Raymond Rebus
Bussey
Iowa
Rock Road
Oskald
Ford
Soil Testing Records Show Fertilizer Needs
Iowa State College Soil Testing Laboratory keeps county keyed records on soil fertility. JW Fitts notes 40000 samples yearly create a state wide fertility picture matching soil maps. Researchers use the data to place fertility plots and fertilizer companies tailor shipments to regional needs based on charted deficiencies.
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Iowa State College Soil Testing Laboratory
JW. Fitts
Aline
Fitts
Soil Association
Ertilizer Companies
Evergreens Planted This Year Need Water
Newevergreens planted this year require ample watering before ground freeze. Extension horticulturist A E Cott says wet soil stays warmer in winter and recommends watering young evergreens every two weeks until the ground freezes. Watering now aids all shrubbery if the soil is dry.
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A. E. Cott
Labor Returns Go up Fast With Good Cows
1950 ISU dairy extension notes show high producing cows yield bigger profits. Cows at 250 pounds butterfat generated $215 in product value with $108 for feed, leaving little profit. At 350 pounds butterfat, feed rose to $125 but product value reached $298, yielding a $48 profit over costs. With 500 pounds, advantages mount further.
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Don Voelker
High producing cows yield big profits and efficient labor
Voelker notes that despite high feed costs required by 140 dollars, producers earned 422 dollars in products and 142 dollars per head profit. Labor returns rose with size, cows producing 260, 360, and 600 pounds earning 32 cents, 89 cents, and 2.06 dollars per hour respectively. Increased production drives profits, not rising feed or labor costs. High producers use balanced rations, grain on pasture, production-based feeding, less bluegrass, more legumes and mixed grasses, with corn silage and legume hay common.
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Voclker
Voelker
Protect Fruit Trees From Rabbits and Mice
Orchard owners should protect tree trunks in winter. Rabbits rarely attack trees over nine years old, but mice damage trees of any age. Remove grass and mulch and scrape a 3 to 4 foot ring around the trunk to deter nests. A %-inch mesh burlap guard is recommended for young trees.
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A. E. Cott
Town State College
Burlap shelter wraps fruit trees to deter pest damage
A trench around trunks protects young trees 7 to 8 years with an 8 inch diameter cylinder kept 4 inches below ground to 2 feet above. Burlap wrapping above wire guards helps cover trunk higher when snow drifts rise and should be removed each spring. Pest damage often begins after the first snow. A man jokes about a wife leaving with another man in his car.
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Cott
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Bob
Henrietta Wallace
Erma
Bill Wallace
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Wisconsin
Walter Riddle
Norman Riddle
Fulton
Rock Island
Illinois
Will Langerak
Marshalltown
Orville
Rick) Powers
Milwaukee
Oregon
Ilinois
John J. Brass
Stillman Valley
Anna van Vark
Ralph Russell
Connie van Veen
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Kathleen Rumbaugh
Lena Rumbaugh
Nellie Dingeman
Marvin Rumbaugh
Doloras Koopmans
Junella Kole Vande Lune
Ben Branshart, Sr
Henrietta Vander Pol
Henrietta
Marion ‘Oom
Murray Grandin
Les Moines
Town Safetymen's Association
Arnevonse Rubber Manufacturing Company
George W. Westberg
Weslin Company
National Safety Congress
Ol ‘Triplett
Citrus College
Hill Kilpatrick
England
Paul Farrer
The
Leroy Baughman
Glen Small
Rosscreen
Claziena Meppelink
Cora Kruseman
Otley News
Chas
Vander Kolk
Verploeg Implement Co
Vogelaar’s
Carl
Ben
Otis Wright
Wright
Pella Plumbing & Heating Co
Fred van Niewaal
Mgr
Ward E. Dillon
Bussey, Iowa
Ray Moore
Scott
West Fourth and
Peace Streets
College Athletic Field
Cedar Rapids
Texas
Washington, D. C
Pella, Iowa
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