Dieleman Children Win Big at Marsh Town 4-H Show
William Dieleman age 11 and sister Ravena, children of Gerrit J Dieleman, returned from the Marsh town Fair with grand prizes for their hogs. The family at the Dieleman farm west of Pella hosted photos and a story to run later. Neighbors Delis Van Zante and others assisted with haying and field work as the children balanced school, work, and 4-H projects in a show of neighborly spirit and family pride.
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William Dieleman
Ravena
Gerrit J. Dieleman
Marshtown
Chronicle
Dielemans
Maying
Dieleman
Pella
Linde Hher
Eadie van Zanding
Gerald
Eddhbe
Francis de Geus Anther Neish Bor
Theerg
Gerrit Dickman
Delis van Zante
Delis
Eddie
van Zanes
Eddy
Kay
Marshall
Elas
Chile
Iehaamyperony
Gerri Dieleman
Phuwed
China
A. Blom
Gerrit
Wilstud Ravenue
Lake Tie Toomstip Club
Ued Getri
Mshaltown
Blom Hive
Lena
Hero
Gerrit Dieleman
Hiter
Marvin
Robert
Tips on Home Storage of Fruit and Vegetables
Guidance on converting a basement corner into a heated storage space for produce. Recommends insulated walls and a ventilated room with a window, thermometer, and lids for low temperature vegetables. Describes false floors for ventilation, moisture control, and containerized storage to extend winter shelf life.
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Mike
Eriers
Wdmvininas
Becaus
Lowa
Breed Ewes in Late September For Early Lambs
Farmers aiming for spring lambs to hit the June market should breed ewes in late September. Extension sheep specialist C W McDonald notes better market prices, good pasture, and fewer parasites with early lambs. He advises selecting rams from purebred flocks, emphasizing smaller, thick, compact types and a fertility check using a color-marking system.
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C. W. McDonald
Town State College Extension
McDonald
Ftock
Go Ahead Signal to Cattle Feeder Sparks Wartime Efficiency
Iowa cattle feeders receive an urging to conserve feed and use roughages like silage. The adviser predicts a feeder price peak between October and November, urging preparedness to profit. Emphasis on feeding older cattle with silage and forage, minimizing grain use, and maximizing wartime meat output. Experiments show silage and forage can yield similar returns with less feed and land use, favoring mature silage over grain-fed cattle.
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Iowa
Nex Heresford
Iowa State College E Sion
Tie
Beresford
Andy
Pei Ne
Root Crops Stored In Pits Or Mounds For Winter
Instructions describe improvised storage of root crops using pits or mounds with straw and earth for insulation. Shallow pits 12 inches deep on well drained sites. round pits for small quantities and oblong pits for large. Ventilating trenches lead to the pit bottom, lined with straw, then vegetables piled in a blunt cone with straw covering and six inches of earth. A straw wad vents the pile to slow, safe ventilation. If used all winter, the method aims to prevent freezing age.
Final Winter Pantry Note From Rural Gardener
A rural gardener advises opening the pit only in mild weather and replanting vegetables with care to prepare for winter. The guidance emphasizes staged steps and cautious handling of the stored stew and kitchen items before a hard freeze.
Early frost may catch corn soft in many towans
Farmers face the risk of soft corn if frost arrives early. Salvage plans include harvesting for silage or fodder soon after frost, with heat for spoiled fields if needed. Purdue tests show milk stage corn has reduced dry matter, while total ear and stalk value yields higher preservation when silage is used.
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Tex Beresford
Cole
Purdue University
Methods for storing soft corn silage discussed
The article describes options for handling soft corn encountered in harvests. It compares permanent silos with temporary trench silos and other quick solutions like slat cubing and bale straw silos. Beresford cautions against premature plans for salvaging soft corn and urges readiness with materials and harvesting plans.
Ship 2d of Dutch Plone in New World voyage
A Liberty ship named David de Vries honors the founder of the first white settlement in Delaware. The vessel recently sailed from the Dutch East India Company era, with several colonists sent to the New World as reported in Knickerbocker Weekly.
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David de Vries
Delaware
New World
Tn Knickerbocker Weekly
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Dielhans
G. Dieleman Home
Clover Hay Inn Berg
Gerald Vander Linden
Francis Eddie van Zante
de Geut
Ravena Dieleman
Monroe
Roy Vander PI
Orcutt Hybrid Corn CO
Monroe, Owa
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Casala
San Sm
Fay
Aun
Curtail
Marshalltown
William Dicleman
Lake Prairie
William
A. M. Blom & Son
Leighton
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van Gorp Hatchery
John R. van Gorp
Box
Elmer Dykstra
America
Railroads of
Rock Island
Rock Island Lines
We of America
Baroads
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