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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1962
Page
5
The guide outlines a tractor mounted system for hay and silage. It covers mowing and conditioning, windrow raking, baling with automatic bale loading, portable crop drying, wagon transfers via bale elevators and mow conveyors, and vibra feeders delivering hay to cattle. It also explains silage making with forage harvesters chopping corn or hay, windrow raking, trailing wagons, and silo unloading through a vibra feeder system.
Delegates at the 21st annual Minnesota Farmers Union convention in St. Paul urged adoption of a new dairy price support program. The plan aims for direct milk payments to raise farm income, with estimates of a 90 million dollar annual boost for dairymen statewide. Delegates also pressed for a national soil fertility balance sheet and a national farm and food resource policy to maximize production and economic growth.
The shift to bigger milk containers is shown by federal data from Ft. Wayne Indiana and southeastern New England. From 1951 to 1962 Ft. Wayne whole milk sales moved from quart to half gallon and gallon containers, while December 1959 to June 1962 in New England saw quart share drop and half gallon rise, with gallon steady. The Farmers Union backs the Agricultural Act of 1962 incentives to convert marginal cropland to forestry or recreation, opposes cropland expansion, and urges a 10 year program to build 300,000 rural homes annually. It opposes a state retail sales tax and a taconite amendment, supports a graduated income tax, and seeks state aid to reduce school tax burden on real property.
David Zimmerman 18 of Waseca Route 3 earned the Minnesota state tractor crown at the 41st annual 4-H Club Congress. He received an all expense paid trip to Club Congress and was honored at a recognition banquet with Miss Illinois Pamela Gilbert crowning him. He works on a 300 acre family farm and has donated reflective machinery markers to aid city drivers.
The Fillmore County 4 H Federation elected Jeanne Buross as president with Roger Schrock Charlotte McMahon Bradley Larson Marcia King and others as officers at the November meeting. Club plans include gift exchanges donations to charities and fund-raising via treasury additions. Nearby clubs report guest exchanges new members and activity shifts including Windom and Lodi hosting events and the Seath program at multiple clubs.
Adams adult farmer classes begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the high school ag room with instructor Dwain Vangness. Vance Torgerson will discuss new income tax regulations and tax management. A Thursday session starts five meetings on farm record keeping to help families analyze and improve their records. Families urged to attend.
The 18th annual National Barrow Show will be held in Austin on Sept. 10 13 1963. Howard S. Obenchain, president of the National Association of Swine Records, says NASA originator and sponsor announced dates after a Chicago meeting with an Austin committee. NASA includes secretaries of major swine recording associations.
The Austin Area Unit of Consolidated Breeders Cooperative will hold its annual meeting Friday at the Brownsdale School at 8 p m. R W Seath will discuss unit director elections progress of the cooperative and other business. Door prizes will be awarded and lunch served.
Osage High School hosts Wednesday evening farm topic meetings in its agriculture department led by teacher Lewis Leuterbach. Upcoming sessions cover silage value per acre, hay waters, European Market effects, 1963 outlook, animal health, swine carcasses, Iowa fertilizer results, weed control, and corn cultivation. A mid February beginners welding school is planned.
Authorities note the United States now has more than 19 million dairy cows. The figure translates to roughly one cow for every nine people, highlighting the scale of dairy farming across the country.
A panel of pressed wood serves as an excellent cutting board for home sewing projects. It is smooth and won t splinter or crack, preventing cloth snagging. Use a hardboard panel at least 56 inches long and store in a closet if made in pieces.
Albert Lea hosts the 19th Minnesota State Spring Barrow Show February 14 16 with judges from Minnesota Iowa and South Dakota. Champions and trucklot classes offer about 3000 in premiums plus breed awards while a Swine Producers Clinic and judging contests run February 16. Entries close February 9 contact Edward J. Haeg for details.
Monday Frankford 4H Club Grand Meadow School Christmas party More Jobs meeting Austin High School auditorium. Tuesday Rangers Brownsdale Waltham 4-H Club Christmas party. Wednesday Woodbury KP Hall Lyle Christmas party. Thursday Dexterous Monitor School Dexterous School Ramsey Liebenstein Christmas party. Saturday Enterprise Liebenstein Hall
The average person living on a farm earned 986 dollars last year with 30 dollars from government payments and 329 dollars from non farm work and other non farm sources.
Kenneth Schmidt of Spring Valley has been named champion pork producer of Mower County by Farmers Hybrid Companies Inc. The award honors his breeding feeding and management plus disease and parasite control. Schmidt received a personalized plaque at a Champions' Recognition Banquet at Iowa State University Ames.
Screwworm infestation detected in Louisiana livestock in early October marks the first confirmed case since last June. The USDA notes this aligns with a season pattern and credits February onward eradication efforts for relief this year.
Any crop suitable for hay can be preserved as silage. The process converts forage into fermented feed, preserving nutrients for livestock. Silage options include grasses and legumes commonly used in farming systems for winter or drought resilience.
The European Common Market area is set to benefit from American manufacturing investment in 1962 totaling 1.3 billion dollars. U.S. manufacturers have spent or planned 1.9 billion dollars for overseas plants and equipment this year, up 180 million from last year, marking a third straight rise in capital outlays. Foreign transportation concerns and chemical industries are expected to receive the most of the investment.
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