Clover hullers pull clover seeds on Gerrit Van Garp farm
In a six acre field near the river and Galesburg road, Art Huyser operates the largest clover huller in the area with help from six to eight men, while 17 year old Amy Huyser runs the tractor. Seed yields are reported poorer in recent years, though this season shows the best since 1929, with local yields ranging from 11 to 29 bushels across several farms.
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Gerrit M. van Garp
Galesburg Road
Art Huyser
Avery
Amy Huyser
Huyser
Andrew de Penning
Will Schippers
Arie Klyn’s
Gerrit M. van Gorp
Galesburg
Mr. Huyser
Louis Schippers
Lester Klyn
Bill Schippers
Carpenter
Pella
Arie H. Klein
Clover Hay Harvest on Gerrit Van Gorp Farm North of Shenandoah
Reports from Shenandoah describe 75 bushels of red clover from 16 acres at the Gerrit M. Van Gorp farm with market price near ten dollars per bushel. The piece notes cooperative labor, community ties, and local weather, plus sheep near Brand farm and hybrid corn yield data from 1989.
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Shenandoah
Fransen
Earl van Donselaar
Sully
Iowa
Lake Prairie
U. S. 163
Marion
Lynn Grove
Elk Creek
Jasper
Sugar Creek
Poweshiek
Orcutt Hybrid Corn Co
Monroe
Western Ewes for This Area corn and Iowa crop estimates
Iowa reports a large 1939 corn crop with 484,654,000 bushels estimated by the Towa and Federal Cooperative Reporting Service. Oats and barley yields are detailed, with 1989 per acre yields noted as lower than 1988 but expanded acreage. The piece also notes early soil conservation efforts by George Washington Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
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Iowa
Agricultural Experiment Station
Towa
Federal Cooperative Reporting Service
America
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
See Higher Farm Income for 1940
Farm Outlook notes somewhat better demand and higher farm income expected in 1940 amid war uncertainties. Economists warn against replaying 1914 patterns, citing cash and carry potential for food sales, higher export demand for pork and lard if war lasts, and rising government spending boosting heavy industry. Cash farm income may top 600 million dollars, with farmers having more to sell next year.
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United States
France
England
Iowa
Deadline for Liming Program September 30th
The Marion County Agricultural Conservation Committee warns that all soil building payments under the 1989 AAA program must be earned by September 30. About half of participants have potential payments left that could be earned by liming or seeding. The committee urges farmers to act to improve soil fertility, noting fall lime applications on acid soils benefit next year’s legume seedings.
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Marion County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Growers Advised To Store Apples
Growers are urged to store the 1939 Towa apple crop due to anticipated good size and quality. Horticulturists at Town College advise delaying sales to wait for price stabilization. Prof B S Pickett of Iowa State notes uncertain apple prices, worsened by World War disruptions reducing export demand. If the war lasts, prices are expected to rise but exact effects are unclear.
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Towa
Town College
B. S. Picket
Iowa State
Pickett
Apple Growers Urged to Store Harvest as Prices Rise
Lantz of the Pomology Subsection says Iowa apple varieties will ripen early this year which may cause premature dropping. He advises growers to watch trees and store fruit to avoid damage. August 1 outlook shows an 1939 apple crop around 103 million bushels, about 25 percent below 1938, with Iowa at about 90 percent of last year and 58 percent of normal. Prices previously reached $6.50 a scale at orchard.
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Towa
If. L. Lantz
Bureaus of Agricultural Economics
Lantz
Northern Natural Gas Files $50 Million Mortgage Across Counties
The Northern Natural Gas Co. has filed a mortgage for 50 million dollars in multiple County offices as its pipeline runs from Texas to Minnesota. The mortgage is in favor of Harris Trust Co. of Chicago. Filing fee for the 400 page document is 148 dollars.
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Northern Natural Gas Co
Harris Trust Co
Chicago
Texas
Minnesota
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Des Moines Register
Oscar Fran
van Gorp Farm
Jess Carpenter
Timmerman
de Jong
C. Brand
John Leydens
Bend Farm
Brand
Ot Jey
Huller
Johnnie
Mr. Brand
John Leydens & Co
Kazy Grain
Brom’s
City Hall
Newton Livestock
Newton, Iowa
Earl Shields
Chevrolet
White Way Auto Co
I.S.C
Kilpatrick
Pfister
David Boat Farm
Prairie City 8
Lester Pfister
Ale Ghro
Hase
Gale McCue
Aé Mbert Pick Hotels
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