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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1963
Page
7
Area cattlemen entered 100 steers with a two per owner limit to compete for 2000 in premiums. Ten live show winners and ten carcass winners split the prize. Carcass scoring required a minimum 20 with tight rib eye fat rules and judges gave No 1 meat type ratings to all ten winning carcasses. Three live show winners also won in carcass judging.
Freeborn County DHIA announces July test results for units one and two. Unit 1 top herd owned by Skaar and Skaar produced 869.04 pounds milk and 46.65 pounds butterfat from 21 cows. top cow Kathy yielded 57.5 pounds milk, 89 pounds butterfat at 5.0 test. Unit 1 averages were 783.89 pounds milk and 30.4 butterfat at 3.83 percent. Unit 2 top herd owned by Hans Arnbal had 19 cows averaging 1336 pounds milk, 50.47 pounds butterfat at 3.8 percent. top cow Sedall owned by Robert Sheen produced 65 pounds milk daily and 97 pounds butterfat at 3.8 percent. Unit 2 totals include 737 cows milking, 63 dry, 3.62 test, with average 995.1 pounds milk and 36.06 pounds butterfat.
Minnesota land prices rose an average of 2 percent in 1962 to 159 per acre, with regional variations from 69 to 250 dollars. Credit financing hit a new high at 81 percent of farm sales, and land contracts and mortgages accounted for most remaining sales. Research by Solum and Raup notes broader world food deficiency despite rising production.
The Ulland herd owned by Arthur Ulland of Austin was classified for type by L C Colebank official classifier for the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Of 17 cows, 9 were very good, 6 desirable, 2 acceptable. Ten Suneslope's Perfection Elroy daughters: 4 very good, 4 desirable, 2 acceptable. Five Spruce Shadows King Albert daughters: 4 very good, 1 desirable. Report on file at The American Guernsey Cattle Club national office in Peterborough NH.
S T Coulter head of the dairy industries department at the University of Minnesota cites two expansion areas. First dry casemate preparations like high protein breakfast foods toppings and similar materials. Second use of milk solids to standardize the solids-not-fat content of milk while fat content is already standardized.
Mower County 4 H girls Sandra Sayles Lynda Hanson and Kathy Berg will join 200 other county winners to model self made outfits at the Minnesota State Fair dress revue with the theme All Aboard 4 H World of Fashion They meet advisors and gain tips before selecting the Court of Honor and attending a Dayton s tea and tours.
C L Cole of the University of Minnesota dairy husbandry department foresees a decade or two of rising production per cow with greater emphasis on milk quality. He expects all marketed milk to be Grade A and flags milk protein as the leading nutrient in the dairy outlook.
A 1000 gallon septic tank is the minimum size for a private home sewage system, says Dennis Ryan extension agricultural engineer at the University of Minnesota. He adds that tank type and construction are less important than capacity, recommended dimensions, durable materials, and an adequate absorption field or dry well.
Darrel Koehler reflects on the 1963 Mower County Fair coverage and thanks the support staff. He recalls a caption mix-up for Dodge County Fair photos and offers strawberry virus guidance from extension expert Johnson, including planting and thinning strategies to improve stock and yields.
Mower County agent Don Hasbargen notes corn rootworm infestation is worse this year due to warm dry weather. Northern rootworm remains a major pest in Minnesota, with damage from larvae causing stalk lodging. Western rootworm, harder to control, has appeared in Nobles County near Worthington. A Martin Bustad farm plot near Austin tests control methods with a field day planned in September.
University of Minnesota trials at Rosemount Experiment Station show that starter potash in a side and below seed band increases corn yields by 14.5 bushels per acre. Using the split-bou fertilizing attachment reduced yields by 3.8 bushels. Researcher Paul Burson led the study.
Farm calendar notes a Frankford Grange flower show on Tuesday and a Thursday event for Junior Beef Feeders from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Geo. A. Hormel & Co. venue.
Former Republican Rep. Phil Swing, 78, who helped push through the Hoover Dam authorization, died Thursday in San Diego of uremia. Swing served in the House from 1921 to 1933.
Duane Wolfgram farms 280 acres near Racine with 35 Guernsey cattle, 44 hogs, 25 sheep, and crops including corn oats soybeans hay and pasture. He serves on the Racine Town Board and Farm Bureau and heads local breeder and ASC groups. The Wolfgrams plan a Los Angeles trip as delegates to a national convention.
July results from Mower County Dairy Herd Improvement Association units No 1 2 3 show top herds led by Duane Wolfgram Racine and Norbert Schroeder Grand Meadow. Unit 1 average 868 pounds milk 32 butterfat per cow across 782 cows. unit 2 621 cows averaging 32 butterfat. unit 3 436 cows averaging 34.6 butterfat. Reuben Sorenson Clarence Otterson and Bill Dvorak supervise the units.
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