Corn figures and farm notes amid area gossip
The Chronicle reports state corn totals for September 1 with Webster County leading at 1 500 361 bushels, while Mahaska Jasper and Allamakee show varying yields. It notes drought ratios, oats seed concerns, caponization experiments by Gerrit Gosselink, cider and apple harvest remarks, hay and barn repairs, horse sleeping sickness trends, and near-term silos as forces drive farm decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Agriculture
Webster County
Mahaska County
Jasper
Allamakee
Pete Du Pree's Tenor Hog Market Report
Henry Hackett farm Southe presents 180 two-hundred pound hogs ready for market. The text notes charges of Peter Du Pi and mentions a special pride in the hogs and an automatic slop feeding system, with hints of something good in it.
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Henry Hackett Farm
Southe
Peter du Pi
Maytag Farms Sells Junior Show Bull to Argentina
Maytag Dairy Farms Newton Iowa sold the junior yearling show bull Man-O-War Inka Posch a son of Man-O-War 30th to Jaun M Mascarenhas of Buenos Aires Argentina. The bull, a part of the Maytag herd, will be shown and delivered after the fall shows. Antone Aalsburg and wife from near Kirkville Iowa attended the Reformed church mission fest in Pella last Thursday.
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Maytag Dairy Farms
Newton
Towa
Prince Ormsby
Inka May
Jaun M. Mascarenhas
Bueenos Aires
Argentina
South America
Antonie Aalsburg
Kirkville
Iowa
Pella
Plenty of Work at Turkey Farm
A feature on Henry Hackett and his 130 acre turkey and fox farm near Leighton. The article details 800 turkey poults in brooder houses, 3000 turkeys on 40 acres, plus 1000 more across the road, with range shelters, alfalfa fields, and a shaded creek. It notes 110 silver foxes, caretakers Tracy Douglas Cecil McCombs and Peter Du Pree, plus 180 hogs cared for by Du Pree. The Hackert home and family are described alongside recent farm injuries and cooperative work by Clifford Paul. Edith and Thursa Hackert attend local schools.
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Tracy Douglas
Leighton
Henry Hackett
Thuren
Edith
Hacketts
Cecil McCombs
Peter du Pree
Mr. du Pree
Clifford Paul
Clipping Clover Boosts Yields and Winter Hardiness
County Agent L. J. Nickle urges clipping Sept 15 for spring seeded red clover to raise hay and seed production by 10 to 20 percent next year. Illinois trials show second year hay up 20 percent and seed 25 percent, with some years 50 percent. Early clipping improves winter survival and reduces field mice, with heavy pasture possible for 10 days if mowing is inconvenient. Indianola Tribune.
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L. J. Nickle
Illinois Agriculture Experiment Station
Indianola Tribune
Prairie City Family Guests Spend Sunday in Des Moines
Henry De Wit and family of Prairie City were guests in the Mrs N De Wit home in this city Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dan Smith Lo vina Danny and Grandma Walker were visitors with friends and relatives in Des Moines Sunday.
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Henry de Wit
Prairie City
Mrs.n. de Wit
This City
Dan Smith
Lovina
Danny
Grandma Walker
Des Moines
Quarry on the Grandman Farm to Be Open Soon
A field representative of the Town Emergency Conservation Works will be in Pella at the Legion Hall all day next Saturday, September 10, to assist farmers in ordering limestone through the Marion County Liming Program. One thousand tons must be ordered in advance before the Grandman farm quarry, 14.5 miles north of Pella, opens for crushing limestone, with 505 tons already ordered. Dixon Construction Company plans to move to the site this week to begin dirt removal ahead of an early start, aiming to serve nearby Jasper and Mahaska counties.
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Town Emergency Conservation Works
Pella
Legion Hall
Marion County
Dixon Construction Company
Jasper
Mahaska
The
Iowa Apple Crop Above Last Year
Iowa's 1938 apple crop is estimated at 1,457,000 bushels, up 24 percent from last year, per R. S. Herrick of the Iowa State Horticultural Society. He said the crop should be relatively free of codling mothworms but may suffer some apple scab due to the wet spring. Nationally, the U S apple crop is about 134,867,000 bushels, down roughly 36 percent from last year.
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Iowa
R. S. Herrick
Iowa State Horticultural Society
Expect Feeding of Hogs to Pay This Fall and Winter
Marketing corn as pork remains profitable for Iowa farmers in 1938-39, despite hog prices expected to dip below last year. Hog prices are down from a year ago, but the corn hog ratio stays favorable around 20 to 1 and unlikely to drop below 12 to 1. Hog marketings should rise this fall, though total hogs marketed may be only modestly higher after unusually heavy summer sales.
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Iowa
Lauren K. Soth
Extension
Town State College
Soth
Altho
Hog market outlook notes 1938 hog crop up 12 percent
The hog crop for 1938 is expected to be about 12 percent larger than 1937. Favorable price prospects rely on stronger consumer demand after January and smaller pork and lard stocks. As of August 1 storage pork was 19 percent below 1927 and 31 percent below the average, with lard at 124 million pounds, $3 million less than 1937.
H S Boy Raises Market Toppers
Bloomfield Missouri high school student Johnnie Monroe marketed a seven head cross bred hog consignment through the St Louis Producers at National Stock Yards. The four month old hogs averaged over 214 pounds. Monroes hogs, Poland Chinas crossed with Duroc Jerseys, were raised and cared for by Monroe with supervision from R D Entrikin Bloomfield High School Vocational Agriculture instructor.
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Johnnie Monroe
Bloomfield
Misouri
St. Louis
National Stock Yards
Monroe
R. ‘D. Entrikin
Bloomfield High School
National Livestock Producer
Essentials for a Good Corn Crib
Advice on crib design emphasizes ventilation and bracing to extend life, and proper location to avoid moisture and fire risk. A well drained site with solid foundations, protected from livestock and distant from other buildings, aids air circulation and safety.
Breakfast-time Story About Thiamin Health
A vintage breakfast time tale explains Thiamin or Vitamin B1 and its importance for health. It notes the body cannot store Thiamin long and daily intake is needed, praising oatmeal as the richest economical source, especially Quaker Oats, for both children and adults to ensure ample Thiamin.
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Drouth
Grinnell Register
the Chronicle
Gerrit Gosselink
Highway 163
Bhe
Art van Donselaar
Mr. van Donselaar
Art
Henry Deane
Hasen
Dan Dingeman
Dan
James Sheehy
J. G. Ver Meer
the Hackerts
Henry Hackert
Thurea
Turkey
Hackert
Turkey Farm
Pete DU Pree
Maytag Farms
Wm. E. Shepard
M. C. Verhey, D. O
Shepard
Verhey
Win. E le Shepard
Walnut Bldg
S. E. Corner Ltd
Walnut St
DE Jongs
de Jong
Buddies
Don
Mayor
Mr. Go
H. S. Boy
de Kalb
H. J. VanderWerff
Reasnor
Lake’ Prairie
Richland Township
Augustine & Lewis
Rock Island Stock Yards
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Idaho
Plymouth
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Dodge-Plymouth Sales and Service
Pella, Iowa
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