City Council Proceedings August 17 1948 in Regular Session
City Council met in regular session with Mayor Fultz and all members present. Minutes from August 3 were read and approved. A lease contract for a creek triangle to used as City Dump was reviewed, with Guert Van Dyke offering part of his property. referred to Sanitation. Brown Engineering recommended a condensate pump. referred to Light and Water. Various bids were read for South Water Tower painting. lowest bid awarded to Water Tower Paint and Repair. Interim approvals and bills listed. meeting adjourned.
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Fultz
Simon de Haan
Dingeman
The
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Guert van Dyke
Water Tower Paint and Repair’ Company
North Pella
East First Street
West Fourth Street
West Park
North Annex
Second Street
City of
Pella
Lots St
Blo 11
South Pella
Rating Bureau
Detroit Stoker Company
Brown Engineering Company
Iowa Crop Report Sees Drop in 1948 Corn Prospects
The September 1 1948 Iowa crop report pegs the corn crop at about 6246 million bushels down two bushels per acre from a month earlier. Heat and drought reduced yields mainly in the northeast with some relief from timely rains in parts of the state. The expected average yield stands around 58.0 bushels per acre, second to the 60 bushels per acre record set in 1942. total production about 626 million bushels.
Record Soybean Harvest Surges Ahead in 1947
The 1947 soybean crop is forecast at 31,262,000 bushels, about 88 percent above the 1947- older year and 19 percent above the 10-year average. August heat did not harm yields, with an indicated yield of 22 bushels per acre, second only to 23 bushels in 1946. Last year’s harvest stood at 26,310,000 bushels, while the 10-year average is 23,406,000.
State crop reports show oats hit record production
The oats crop reached 273,375,000 bushels, up from 180,609,000 last year and above the 10 year average of 194,406,000. Soybeans show leaves dropping with limited harvest before month end while flaxseed stands at 1,162,000 bushels. Hay output is 3,916,666 tons, the lowest since 1944 drought.
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Dol de Winter
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Newton
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John de Bruyn
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