Soil Saving Pays Dividends On Pella Area Tour
A September soil conservation tour in the Pella area showcased four farms Dick Kuiper, A M Blom, Dick Boot, and others adopting contour farming, strip crops, and waterway control. Tours highlighted soil maps, terraced land, legume pastures, and ponds with farmers predicting rising yields as erosion and waste decline.
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Pella
Thur
Soilmers
Soils Conservation
Knoxville
R. S. Grundman
Paul Harp
Glen Barnett
Emin Kelis
Stattd
Kuiper
Dick Kuiper
Ouley
Barnett
Mr. Kuiper
Howell
Dick Kuyper
Otley
Boots Farm Tour Highlights Soil Conservation Efforts Near Pella
Tourists visited the Boot farm and Gerrit Eysinke’s property to view line layouts and soil practices. IHC salesman Wimmer outlined company efforts in soil conservation research. Smoky Ruby blade leveled a waterway while Lyman Eells explained soil problems and remedies.
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Wimmer
IHC
Henry Klein
Gerrit Eysinke
Smoky Ruby
Lyman Eells
Soils Conseration Office
Eysink
Timothy
Farmers praise soil conservation tour findings
A Wisconsin farm tour drew high praise for soil conservation work. Experts from Milwaukee outlined goals and constraints while noting future growth in county and state programs. Kirk Fox of Successful Farming planned a fall flight to photograph Dick Kuiper’s farm for a magazine cover.
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Blom
C. Bartlema
Porter
Kirk Fox
Fox
Milwaukee
Val Silkett
J. R. Maher
K. H. Beauchamp
Wallace L. Anderson
Successful Farming
Dick Kuiper
Iowa Ranks Eighth in Turkey Production in 1945
Iowa's turkey production rose about 20 percent from the prior year reaching 2,676,000 birds, a new record. The state trails Minnesota among Midwestern producers and ranks fifth nationally, with strong poult demand and expanded hatching facilities to meet it.
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Iowa
Binders and Cutters Urgently Needed for Fall Harvest
Corn crop in many areas is two weeks behind schedule and frost could prevent safe harvesting. At Iowa State College engineers urge repairing and readying old binders and ensilage cutters, sharpening knives, cleaning parts, and ordering replacement pieces now to avoid delays in fodder and silage production.
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Towa
Towa State College
Efficient Work Requires Early Scheduling and Cooperation
The text emphasizes rotating dull vertical and horizontal shear bars, checking fan blade clearance, and engineers urging early scheduling of custom work or forming cooperative neighborhood work pools to complete the job.
Milk Demands Rally as Soldiers Return Home
As servicemen come home they eagerly request milk, calling it part of the American way of life. Their enthusiasm highlights a shared concern for staple foods and postwar normalcy.
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Fea Henman
Knoxville Journal
Pella Implemento
Eldon Wimmer
International Harvester
Des Moines
Dick Boot
Mahaska County
van Heukelem
van Zante
A. T. van Houweling
Marion County
Thomas
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
A. M. Blom
A.M. Blom
Lawrence
Th Farm
Mr. Blom
A. M
Contour Farm
Tom
Boot
Mr. Boot
Blom Farm
Clay Barnett
Soils District
Lawrence Blom
Sole
van Gorp ‘Atchery
Hampshire
Oskaloosa Fairgrounds
RAMS
R. H. Cooper
Sunset Knoll
Iowa State College
Angus Moore
Don Pullin
Clyde Valley Farm
New Sharon
Harold List
Allen Kutch
Aucts
Colfax Sales Company
Chicago
Bell and Clippinger, Owners
First National Bank of
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
Feedsey Coes
van Gorp Hatchery
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Seztrpumcyr
Sue
Pillsbury
Wilson
Wizard
Valley
Kellogg’s
Whiting
Cabo
Ozen
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
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