Farm Field Day Highlights Thunder Creek Watershed Work
Around the Country and on the Farm hundreds of farmers visited the Thunder Creek watershed conservation field day at the John C Hiemstra farm on Friday September 9. Cars filled the parking lot near noon as attendees observed terracing pond digging and ditching under hot dry conditions with near 100 degree heat and dusty winds. Demonstrations included 1800 feet of terraces machine operated waterway work and a stock pond and dam in progress supervised by Lyman Eells and Harland Chandler with William Davie overseeing the pond project planning by Elmer Vermeer. A John Hiemstra Skid-trol bus ferried visitors while local implement dealers and Vermeer Mfg Co employees supported on site. FFA members ran machines sold lunch and drinks as sub-soilers and other tools drew interest. Attendance was praised by Elmer Vermeer president of Sander Creek Watershed Association as the day proved worthwhile and productive.
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Thunder Creek
John C. Hiemstra
Lyman Eells
Harland Chandler
Soil District
William Davie
John Hiemstra
Pella Implement
Vandermeulen Hoeksema
John Deere
Pella Implement Store
Interna
Oy Elmer Vermeer
Sander Creek Watershed Association
Iowa September 1 1955 Crop Report Highlights Drought
The Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes hot dry conditions since July cut corn and soybean prospects from a peak in July. Small grains yields are above average with oats at 264.81 million bushels and 46.5 bushels per acre. Corn forecast 459.971 million bushels, 15 percent below 1954, 10-year average 640.971 million. Soybeans 42.237 million bushels, down 24 percent from 1954 but above 10-year average. Oats, hay, and pasture conditions described, with pasture at 46 percent of normal on Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Automatic Waterers Boost Eggs and Cut Labor
Iowa State College extension poultryman W. R. Whitfield reports from the Iowa Demonstration Flock Project that automatically watered flocks average 217 eggs per hen yearly versus 190 for hand watered ones. Labor hours drop about 12 percent per hen, and a 300 hen flock could yield 5 100 more eggs annually, roughly $127.50 extra income at 30 cents per dozen, with modest installation costs.
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W. R. Whitfield
Extension
Iowa State Col
Iowa
Whitfield
Nual
Location First in Plans for A Trench Silo
Iowa State College extension ag engineer Ted Willrich advises planning the trench silo location with access from field and feedlot, near a water outlet, and a windbreak. Recommend sloped four to one walls, crushed rock drainage, and concrete since permanent use. Depth six to eight feet, width eight to twelve, length increase over depth for more capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Willrich
Iowa State College Extension
Willrich
Hogs to be sold by carcass grade in future
Hog breeding expert L Hagel of Iowa State College predicts a shift to carcass grade pricing rather than price by the pound. He says current production is unbalanced with meat and lard outputs and that leaner meat is in demand as demand for meat-type boars outstrips supply. Progressive breeding and progeny testing are seen as fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hagel
Iowa State College
Hazel
Hunting Seasons Open September Seventeenth Statewide
The Iowa Conserva tion Commission announced season dates for small game with rabbit and squirrel opens September 17, 1955. Squirrel runs September 17 to November 16. Daily hours 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. state wide. Rabbit season extends to 1966 with bag limits 10 per day, no possession limit. Pheasants in long season zones run November 12, 1956 to December 5, 1955 with cock bird limits of 3 and noon to 4:30 p.m. hours. A long list of counties covers the zones. Short season pheasants run November 12 to 24 with similar hours and limits. Quail long season runs November 5 to December 15 with 6-bird bag limit. Multiple counties listed for zones. Raccoon and partridge open seasons discussed next.
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Thn
Lyon
Osceola
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Winnebago
Worth
Mitchell
Howard
Winneshiek
Alamakee
Story
Boone
Greene
Carroll
Crawford
Monona
Shelby
Audubon
Guthrie
Jasper
Poweshiek
Tow
Johnson
Cedar
Muscatine
Cal
Adair
Adams
Union
Tay
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Madison
Clarke
Lucas
Ringgold
Decatur
Wayne
Louisa
Washington
Keokuk
Mahaska
Dallas
Mills
Montgomery
Fremont
Page
Monroe
Appanoose
Polk
Warren
Marion
Tama
Benton
Linn
Jones
Jackson
Wash ‘Ington
Wapello
Jefferson
Henry
Des Moines
Taylor
Davis
van Buren
Lee
Bucha
Delaware
Dubuque
Jas
Bag
Allamakee
Fayett Clayton
Black Hawk
Montmery
Marshall
Bremer
Chickasaw
Pottatwatamie
Cass
Sioux
O’brien
Clay
Palo Alto
Hancock
Iowa 1955-56 Hunting and Trapping Seasons
The notice lists hunting periods for raccoon and Hungarian partridge in multiple counties, with no raccoon bag limit and partridge limits of two birds in designated counties from Nov 12 to 20. It also details trapping seasons for mink, muskrat, beaver, badger, raccoon, skunk, opossum, and civet cat plus continuous seasons for red fox, gray fox, groundhog, weasel, coyote, and a statewide closed season on otter. Continuous hunting on some species and varied county openings are noted.
Lightning strike knocks off woman’s shoes in yard
A bolt of lightning hit Mrs. Robert Hagedorn of West Okoboji while she hung clothes on the line. The strike knocked off her shoes and caused a frightful moment but no further injuries are reported.
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Robert Hagedorn
West Okoboji
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J. C. Hiemstra
Tional
Pella Supply Co
Minneapolis-Moline
van Zee Implement Co
Oliver
Verploeg Implement Co
Case
Vogelaar Implement Co
Massey-Harris
Vos Implement
Allis-Chalmers
Ulrich Motor "Co
Ford
Wittenburg
Ferguson and Cockshutt
Wilbur van Ee
Vermeer Mfg. Co
Vermeer Mfg
FFA Boys
Hiemstra Farm
Chronicle
Ay Gosselink
Fred Blom
Roland Eysink
Pella
Steve Gabriele
Ditcher
Rvation Commission
Pella Sale Barn
Murphy's
Coor
Ae Vi Ea
Farmers Union
Co-Op Feed Mill
Coleman
Emant Coleman
ASIE
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