12 Oct 1939
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
1
North of Pella farmers C Klosterman and Ver Meer harvest sweet clover in a fourteen acre field using windrow raking and a loader, yielding fifteen to twenty tons. The crop feeds cattle and enriches the soil with nitrogen for next spring’s corn, highlighting sweet clover’s soil benefits and farm practices.
In the Kloosterman field an eighteen-load sweet clover stack measures about forty by sixteen by eighteen feet. Two loads remain to be sent elsewhere as the top hay is secured against the wind. Clarence Ver Meer stands by the lake while Neal Ver Meer and Cornelius Kloosterman assist on the wagon and atop the stack.
A large crib of corn on the Louie Shutts farm east of Galesburg was shelled last Friday morning for storage in the Granaries at Sully. Three men worked inside the crib, shoveling corn into a conveyor while a big sheller operated efficiently. Everett Kruseman led the outfit, known for its fast work, as a truck farther to the right hauled the golden load.
In a feature photo, Sully Ray Van Rees carries corn to bins for Louie Shutts while Tim Zegers of Fleck Elevator Co directs the operation aided by Lester Mick and Neal Jansen. The piece notes Iowa farmers adopting lime and alfalfa, boosting productivity, with reflections on soil stewardship for future generations and mentions Harold Veenstra’s farm and his hogs, pigs, and daughter Carol Anne.
At Louie Shutts farm near Brown schoolhouse a new sheller and conveyor, owned by Everett Kruseman, shell corn for Ever Normal granaries at Sully. Workers fill trucks and cooperative bins as Fleck Elevator Co. elevates corn. Tim Zegers notes the sheller can process 200 bushels in eight minutes, signaling a shift from hand shelling.
A proposal suggests shelling corn as a method to resolve storage challenges without constructing numerous additional storage buildings. The plan aims to reduce space needs while maintaining supply efficiency.
Nov 1 marks the deadline for farm tenants to decide lease changes under the amended Section 10161. If the tenant meets current terms, they may continue after March 1, 1940, unless the landlord notifies by Nov 1 of changes or a new tenant. Tenants must also notify if they want lease changes or to vacate by March 1.
ISU will offer 38 short courses in the next 12 months, expected to draw about 17 000 people. R M Visquain, short course chairman, announced. New offerings include Farm and Home Horticulture during Farm and Home Week, Swimming Pool operation conference May 16-18, Rural Church Leaders Institute July 15-19. In the next six months courses include Electric Metering Conference Oct 12-14 and Newspapermen Oct
A fragmented list presents multiple events with dates across agricultural topics including sewage treatment conservation farm and home week horticulture parent education agricultural missionaries dairy industry week roadside and shade tree rural electrification and related conferences scheduled from November through February.
A handful of moistened absorbent cotton will pick up shards of broken glass and prevent splinters in the fingers, offering a simple handy safety aid.
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