Polled Hereford farm tour near Pella highlights herd
A reporter and photographer visited John Boerelyn on the Van Heukelom farm to view and photograph his polled Hereford herd. The farm spans 114 acres with beef cattle, hay, alfalfa, hogs, and water improvements. Boerelyn, a skilled herdsman, notes gentle cattle, a ready market for sales, and recent farm upgrades including a deep water well and updated outbuildings.
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John Boerelyn
Boerelyns
William van Heukelom
J. C. de Bruin
Highway 163
Boerelyn
William van Heukelem
Johnnie
Mahaska County
John
Hampshire
Boeret
Pella
Visitor invitations arranged by George Ver Steeg
George Ver Steeg notes dates will be set at convenience and visits occur only after invitation. A call to the Chronicle office is welcome to discuss arrangements.
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George Ver Steeg
Chronicle
Corn picker uses glove to free stalk. arm mangled
Near Montezuma 18 year old Leroy Sterk was injured while harvesting corn when his glove caught on a stalk. His left hand was mangled and amputated just above the wrist. A big salesman never objects to a small territory.
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Boerelyn Place
John
Montezuma
Leroy Sterk
Farm Commodity Price Index Down 5 Pct in October
The index of prices received by farmers fell 12 points to 221 for the month ending October 15, the lowest since June 1946. Livestock prices dropped. hogs and beef cattle declined, eggs fell, calves rose, and dairy held. Corn prices slipped with a 19c drop in mid-October, while soybeans led grain gains with an 8c rise. flaxseed steady. other grains rose modestly.
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Towa
Towa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Birthday Remembrance and Local Visits at Home for the Aged
On October 26 the Home for the Aged marked Peter Lubberden’s 79th birthday. Several visitors stopped by including Nellie Kuiper, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Henry Vander Wilt, Henry Klein and family, Art Van Wyk and baby, Lillie Keller, Joe Vanden Heuvel, Carl Powell, Sara Klein, and others. Tunis Gosselink and Alicia Elscott attended Neal Vander Wilt’s funeral in Sully. Minnie Killahan returned to the Home after time with the Wm. Rempe home.
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Peter Lubberden
Nellie Kuiper
Oskaloos
Barnes
Des Moines
Henry Vander Wilt
Henry Klein
Art van Wyk
Pete Pol
L. Langstraat
Lillie Keller
Steve Grania
Willem van Sant
Vienus van Sant
Killduff
Joe Vanden Heuvel
Carl Powell
Eddyville
Thomassen
Gerrit van Heukelem
Sara Klein
Ella Johnson
Tunis Gosselink
Alicia Elscott
Neal Vander Wilt
Sully
Minnie Killahan
Wm. Rempe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boselyn
Becker
Illinois
Lewis & Sons
Kansas
Chicago
Virgilia
Scott Center Rural School
Farm Readers
John Beerefyn
Vorna
John Beersfyn
Carel
Axender
Louraine
Broadroom
Alexander Smith
Touraine
Elippere
Yurey
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