Ver Meer farm uses high moisture silage and automated feeding
Bernard Ver Meer of a 160 acre farm southeast of Pella toward Leighton built a 600 ton Harvestore silo with an automatic auger system and a 70 foot bank feeder. He fills with silage from hay corn and oats, uses a grinder mixer for supplement grain, and lambers manage 100 head of steers and a 30 cow dairy selling Grade B milk. He raises about 200 pigs yearly and keeps 400 laying hens. His family includes Dorothy and three sons Alvin Ken and Dave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard
Alvin
Dave
Ken
Ver Meer
Chronicle News
Bernard Ver Meer
Pella
Leighton
Veer Meer
Sully Co-op
Henry Brouwer
Ed van Eeer
Des Moines
Dorothy
Winter quarter ISU farm course seeks applicants
County Extension offices urge students to apply now for the Winter Quarter Program in Farm Operation. Last year 162 attended. at least 190 can be accommodated. Housing is mainly in private homes via Finley Hall, with early campus arrival advised. An added five week course in metal construction and maintenance and five weeks in farm power and machinery management will join existing animal science, crops, soils, and farm management offerings. For details contact Mahaska, Marion, and Jasper County Extension Services in Oskaloosa Knoxville and Newton.
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Finley Hall
Mahaska County Extension Service
Farm Bureau
North Third Street
Oskaloosa
Marion County Extension Service
Knoxville
Jasper County Extension Service
Newton
Mahaska two extension group elections planned
Elections for Mahaska County Extension Council seats in Cedar township and Prairie township are set. Cedar township votes Thursday November 19 at Fremont school from 8:00 p.m. Voters will see 4-H clubs presenting programs. Prairie township votes Monday November 23 at New Sharon Community-building from 8:00 p.m. A film will be shown for voters.
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Mahaska
Extension Council
Friends help husk Mrs. Gildersleeve's corn crop
Neighbors and friends gathered on Monday to husk and crib six sixty six acres of corn for Mrs. Irvin Gildersleeve. Volunteers listed include John Van der Haar Bill Van Ee Gunnar Hjortshoj Bernard Zerley Kenneth Vos Roy Meller Ralph Poortinga Delmar Johnson Laverne Rector Ulric Clevenger Lloyd Clevenger Clare McCauley James Van Weelden Wilde Vander Wilt Ishmal Miller Oakley Cowman Albert Van Zee Dave Nimmo and Roy Cupples. Irvin Gildersleeve died in July.
Richland Bluebells 4-H Meet Sets Banquet Plans
The Richland Bluebells 4-H club met October 31 at Karen Newendorp's. They will pay half the banquet cost for November 7 at the Legion Hall Oska Joosa. The group plans skating after noon on November 14 or 21. For the December 5 Christmas meeting each member will bring a 75 cent gift. Meeting time changed from 1:30 to 1:00.
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Richland Bluebells
Karen Newendorp
Care of my Room and Citizenship Talk at 4 H Club
Lake Prairie Township 4-H Club met at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall on Monday November 2 1964. Alice Vande Voort spoke on Citizenship and a talk on Care of my Room was given. Project records were corrected and returned. Banquet tickets were sold by Gerrit Van Haalen and plans for a new Club Program were discussed. Officers will meet on Tuesday November 10 at 7 30 p m to finalize the program. Refreshments were provided by Loren and Barb Kuiper and Ann Kuyper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Prairie Township
Farm shop topic at adult night school on Monday
Forrest Bear of Iowa State University will meet with the Fella Farmers night class next Monday November 23 to discuss Establishing and Maintaining the Farm Shop. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m and the public is invited.
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Forrest Bear
Towa State University
Fella Farmers
Pella Librarians Attend State Library Workshop
Librarians from Carnegie-Viersen Library Pella joined six weekly sessions at the State Historical Building in Des Moines to study library services. Speakers included Jeanette Eyerly and Henry Felsen.
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Carnegie-Viersen Library
State Historical Building
Des Moines
Jeanette Eyerly
Henry Felsen
West Des Moines
Carnegie-Viersen Library of
Pella
Helen Vandenberg
Caldecott and Na
Central College Celebrates Glory Day After Tie Title
Central College students celebrated a tie for the 1964 Iowa Conference football title with a Glory Day Monday. About 400 students serenaded Coach Ron Schipper at his home Sunday night, blocking traffic on a major highway through Pella. An all college assembly followed Monday in Douwstra Auditorium with remarks from university leaders.
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Central College
Central
Iowa
Ron Schipper
Pella
Douwstra Auditorium
Pella Chronicle Names 1964 Co-Captains and Staff
In the November 19 1964 issue on page 3 the Pella Chronicle lists leadership and coaching figures for the university teams. Dent Arend Lubbers is noted alongside athletic director Richard Babe Tysseling with assistant coaches Schipper Don Larson and Dale Laing. Student body president Steve Struikmans and four co-captains Charlie Stykhuis Paul Ebbers Bill Carlson and Dick Dykstra are named.
Registered bull purchase in Pella from Angus seller
Registered bull M. M. and Doris Dockendorf of Pella bought an Aberdeen Angus from Donald L. Dop, also of Pella.
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Bull M. M
Doris Dockendorf
Pella
Aberdeen Angus
Donald L. Dop
Qualifiers Named for Bowl Your Average Tournament
Qualifying entries closed November 14 with new qualifiers Darrell Cook Walter Butt Bob Grandin Ralph Jones Jerry Rowe Ernest Blom Willard Klein The second round ends November 21 with survivors Raymond Kamphuis Evelyn Sparks Case Goodyk Joe Haines Bob Grandin and Ralph Jones.
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Darrell Cook
Walter Butt
Bob Grandin
Ralph Jones
Jerry Rowe
Ernest Blom
Willard Klein
Raymond Kamphuis
Evelyn Sparks Case Goodyk
Joe Haines
Rachel Anderson
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Bernard Ve Meer
Chronicle
Ernie Blom
Otley
Ted Rozendaal
Sully
Ralph Hoksbergen
Larry Engbers
Henry Nieuwsma
Marvin Winegar
Monroe
D. H. Crawford, D.V.M
ISU
Alice Vande Voort
Karen
Lake Prairie
New York
Towa
Boone
Dallas
Greene
Guthrie
Jasper
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Polk
Story
Towa Traveling Library
Janice Richards
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Wimbeldon White
Custom
Low
Miles
Falcon
Futura 4
Fordomatic Trans
COMET
Mercury
Monterey
Dr. Mercomatic Transmission
Chevrolet
Bel Air
Galaxie Ford
Ulrich Motor Company
H.P
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