Bits of Gossip From This Area on Farms and Health
Local farmers discuss sleeping sickness in horses and how some humans and animals are affected. WPA workers reportedly exposed. several cases south of town and horses have died in the past week. Farmers describe home remedies and mixed results. The Gerrit Van der Linden farm undergoes extensive Travelers Insurance repairs. Silos filling, tractor pulled binders aiding harvest, and Four-H Club year ends with strong enrollment. Grinnell Herald-Register notes resealing corn under 1938 price protections. New Rose Hill school district proposals arise.
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Gerrit van der Linden
Travelers Insurance Ny
Albia
Osceola
Waechters
Monroe
van Haaften
Grinnell Herald-Register
Doctor J J Sybenga and His Apple Orchard
North of the city on the first knoll the home of Dr J J Sybenga and family sits among an apple orchard he tends as a hobby. The article notes the trees are well cared for and his spare time is spent in orchard work when medical duties permit.
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J. J. Sybenga
Tix
Watchful Orchard Overseer Protects Apple Trees Year Round
Herman D. Rietveld maintains a constant watch over the orchard and directs outside help, ensuring care for the apple trees throughout the year. His expertise keeps the crop thriving and organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman D. Rietveld
Willard Dieleman Shown With Apples and Orchard Pride
Willard Dieleman son of Mr and Mrs Dieleman is described as a valued helper at picking time. He shows pride in the apples and orchard, demonstrating what a healthy boy can do to a good apple with the elders observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Dieleman
Dan Dieleman
Orchard Established in 1927 with Eleven Hundred Apple Trees
The orchard planted in 1927 contains eleven hundred trees of varieties including Jona ain Delicio Golden Delicious Starking Grimes Golden Willow Twig and Wynsap. The trees are in active demand for flavor and keeping quality in the area. All trees have been cared for to stay healthy with borers removed twice yearly, annual pruning, and sprays applied at seven intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starking
Caretaker Watches Over Yearlong Project Effort
Every day in the year Herman D. Rietveld, who serves as caretaker, keeps a watchful eye on the ongoing project, ensuring oversight and steady progress.
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Herman D. Rietveld
Orchard Hill: A Summer's Work On A Home Orchard
The article chronicles a home orchard project named Orchard Hill, detailing pruning systems, wind damage repairs with wires and crutches, and soil and moisture management. It notes a heavy mulch under trees, staged harvests of Jonathan and Delicious varieties, and storage plans for later varieties while describing the owner Herman D. Rietveld and the new storage house where up to several hundred bushels can be kept. The narrative highlights a proud, patient effort to achieve a high quality fruit yield and the rustic, modern home beside the orchard.
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Vos
Jonathans
Herman D. Rietveld
Inter
Ulance
Orchard Hill
Weed Seeds Remain Viable Over Decades Across Species
A study lists weed seeds that stay viable for decades or longer. Common plantain curled dock lambs quarters pepper grass pigweed wild mustard evening primrose mullen pu lane water pepper velvet weed and others germinate after fifty years in soil.
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Pella
WPA
Neal Vander Werf
Foundation
Rose Hill
Skunk River
R. S. Grundman
Sybenga
Herman Rietveld
Louis Donat
Marvin Klein
H. W. Breuklander
Art Deur
George Deur
Peoria
Iowa
Doctor Sybenga
Sybengas
Guardian
Wm. E. Shepard
M. C. Verhey, D. O
Shepard
Verhey
Des Moines
Walnut
S. E. Corner Ltd
Walnut St
Seat Kuall
Heveley
Chicago
Ion Clark
Wood Bros
S. & L. Motor Co
Prairie City
McCormick - Deering
Farmall Pickers
McCormick-Deering
McCormick-Deering Farmall
Orchard Tractors
Vogelaar's
Sale Pavilion
Ies
Lowa
A. J. Kutch
H. C. Peterson
Lew Hansen
Freddi
Chandler
Auds
C. D. Curran
Manacere Albia Sales Company
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