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Morning Register Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa's Biggest Farm-10 Whole Sections
tfo
MUKES ON
ADAMS TRACT
100 Prisoners Just Extra Help.
By 0, C. Clifton.
(Register Staff Writer.)
ODEBOLT, IA.—The war last week brought 100 Italian prisoners of war to work on the largest farm in Iowa.
The use of war prisoners on Iowa farnis is an interesting story but no more so than the story of the farm itself—the 6,400-acre Adams Brothers & Co. farm located 2y2 miles southwest of Ode-bolt.
The Adams farm, commonly but erroneously referred to as a ranch, consists of 10 square sections all in one piece. None of the sections ever was divided.
Cottonwood Trees.
Each is fenced in with a row of cottonwood trees along fence line. These trees are
saddle horse" barn, a and adjoining mess hall for the men, a machinery repair shop big enough to drive a thresher into,
numerous buildings.
corn cribs and other The farm has its own
water and lighting system. It owns another el
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Iowa's biggest farm -- 10 whole sections |
| Other Title | 170 mules on Adams tract - 100 prisoners just extra help |
| Newspaper | Morning Register (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| Date Original | 1943-07-25 |
| Topic | Prisoner of war camps |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American Prisoners of war -- Italy |
| Geographic Subject | United States -- Iowa |
| Type |
Text Clippings |
| Digital Collection | World War II Iowa Press Clippings |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City |
| Rights Management | This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. |
| Digitization Specifications | |
| Date Digital | 2006-02-25 |
| Theme | World War II |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Newspaper | Morning Register (Des Moines, Iowa) |
| Date Original | 1943-07-25 |
| Topic | Prisoner of war camps |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American Prisoners of war -- Italy |
| Geographic Subject | United States -- Iowa |
| Type |
Text Clippings |
| Digital Format | image/jpeg; Display image: 711,846 bytes |
| Digital Collection | World War II Iowa Press Clippings |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City |
| Rights Management | This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa. |
| Height (cm) | 1 clipping : b&w ; 25 x 21 cm. |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 3228C @ 600 ppi. Master image: 13,342,628 bytes, 6438 x 4882. |
| Date Digital | 2006-02-23 |
| File Name | 1943-07-25-01A.jpg |
| Theme | World War II |
| Language | eng |
| Full Text | Morning Register Des Moines, Iowa Iowa's Biggest Farm-10 Whole Sections tfo MUKES ON ADAMS TRACT 100 Prisoners Just Extra Help. By 0, C. Clifton. (Register Staff Writer.) ODEBOLT, IA.—The war last week brought 100 Italian prisoners of war to work on the largest farm in Iowa. The use of war prisoners on Iowa farnis is an interesting story but no more so than the story of the farm itself—the 6,400-acre Adams Brothers & Co. farm located 2y2 miles southwest of Ode-bolt. The Adams farm, commonly but erroneously referred to as a ranch, consists of 10 square sections all in one piece. None of the sections ever was divided. Cottonwood Trees. Each is fenced in with a row of cottonwood trees along fence line. These trees are saddle horse" barn, a and adjoining mess hall for the men, a machinery repair shop big enough to drive a thresher into, numerous buildings. corn cribs and other The farm has its own water and lighting system. It owns another el |
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