Bottom farmers reap varied yields after 1954 flood
A Des Moines River bottom field trip shows Vander Wilt and Mathews on track with 65 to 80 bushel corn per acre and tops in ten years. Monster and Battistello report over 70 and up to 100 bushels per acre on bottom land while beans run around 20 to 35 bushels with good quality.
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Des Moines
John Battistello
Will
Marion Monster
Howell Station
Howell
Ray Vander Wilt
Ray
Fay Mathews
Toam
Vander Wilt- Mathews
Vander Wilt
Vander Wilts
Pella
Battistello
Will Monster
Marion
Monster
Good Corn in the Des Moines River Bottom
Wickersham argues for buying lighter calves in October under club rules that cap baby beef at 650 pounds by January 1. Market outlook suggests little margin before next summer, so profits come from pounds added by feeding. Early calves allow castration and dehorning before bad weather.
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Wickersham
4 H Members Should Buy Baby Beeves at Near Market Price
Marion County 4 H Baby Beef Club records show many calves sold at prices too high, causing losses. Extension Director Dale Studt urges buying calves for 1955 56 project not more than 1 or 2 dollars per hundredweight above market, and to weigh calves rather than pay lump sums.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Dale Studt
80 Acre Farm Sells for 455 Per Acre in Boyden Area
The 80 acre farm in the Boyden area sold recently for 455 per acre. Henry Warntjes and Eugene Hofmayer bought the property from the estate of Joseph Kack.
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Boyden
Henry Warntjes
Eugene Hofmayer
Joseph Kack
Calf Buying Timing for 4-H Fairs Says Iowa State Expert
Tom Wickersham of Iowa State College advises buyers of 4-H calves to choose lighter stock in October, 350 to 400 pounds, for timely show readiness. If buying in December, he recommends 500 to 550 pounds. He warns against late season purchases that are oversized and then shrunken, as this wastes money and yields calves with big bone structure unsuitable for shows.
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Tom Wickersham
Iowa State College
Wickersham
Timely and Wise To Clean and Spray Empty Corn Cribs
Marion County Extension Director Dale Studt warns of stored grain pests reducing corn value. He explains how infestations heat kernels, create crusts, promote mold, and worsen quality. Never place new corn on old. sweep bins and cribs and burn the sweep before filling.
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Studt
Insect control and cooling methods for stored grain
The excerpt describes preventing reinfestation by cleaning, spraying walls ceilings and floors with a DDT or methoxychlor emulsion, and cooling stored grain to preserve quality. It suggests a 5 percent emulsion at 1 gallon per 1,000 sq ft and making the emulsion from one part 25 percent chemical to four parts water. It notes cooling below 60 degrees halts insect activity and advises small bins or a central 12 inch culvert for rapid cooling.
Grain bin intake pipe described in old report
The note mentions cold air flowing to the grain at the bin center and a wooden cover plugged the pipe during hot weather, reflecting a detail from the era’s storage practices.
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Chronicle
Ray Vand Wilt
Howe Acre
Vander Sound
Don Hartog
Leighton
Iowa
Putnam
Dodge
B&e
J. C. den Hartog
Frank van Haaften
Dexter
Norge
Cornie Vander Zyl
OU Ke
van Gorp Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
aTeRe
Burr Mill
Noedler
Burr
MR. Farmer
Farm Sale Service
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