Winners named in 4-H National Achievement scholarships
AP Wirephoto shows 4-H National Achievement scholars from diverse states. Recipients include Frank Auer from Coushatta and Frank Becker of McKeesport in initial row, Sharon Roberts of Pesatum and Joy Gooden of Camden in center, plus Ford Motor Co fund donor Allen Merrill. Additional honorees Tom Spohr Avilla Rex Sippel Groton Jim Ward Pueblo Joy Elaine Shank Hagerstown and L E Dearborn Ford tractor VP top row.
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Chicago
Frank M. Auer
Coushatta
Jerry Snide
Valley
Neb
Frank Becker
McKeesport
Sharon Roberts
Pesatum
Ill
Joy Gooden
Camden
Del
Kay Sloop
Mt. Ulla
N.C
Dixie Shaw
Burlington
Okla
Allen W. Merrill
Ford Motor Co. Fund
Tom Spohr
Avilla
Ind
Rex Sippel
Groton
S.C
Jim Ward
Bozeman
Mont
Jane Hopper
Pueblo
Colo
Joy Elaine Shank
Hagerstown
L. E. Dearborn
Ford Tractor Division
Grain drying options for farms and systems overview
Four main farm dryer types reviewed by Har Cloud and University of Minnesota engineers. Layer bin dryers use 4 foot corn layers in storage bins with 600 to 1,200 bu h handling. bin batch dryers use 2 to 3 foot layers with similar equipment but higher capacity. continuous flow and batch dryers differ in flow, cooling, and batch handling. overall system success hinges on a coordinated handling setup and regular moisture checks with a tester.
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Har- Cloud
University of Minnesota Extension
Waseca Dairy Day Show Style Program Planned
Waseca Minnesota schedules a Show Style Dairy Day on Tuesday December 16 at the University of Minnesota Southern School and Experiment Station in Waseca. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with demonstrations clinics and discussions on milk quality mastitis control housing mating systems dairy beef feeding reproductive problems mastitis DHIA complete rations calf management cow evaluation and dairying in 1984. A feature will focus on Management of Dairy Cattle Waste.
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Waseca, Minn
University of Minnesota, Southern School and Experiment Station
Waseca
Dairy promotional hearing schedule announced in Rochester
A series of hearings on a proposed statewide dairy promotional order is set for December 10 to 15, announced by Commissioner Robert W Carlson. An Austin area meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday December 10 at the Olmsted County Courthouse in Rochester, with four additional regional sessions planned. The new 22 member dairy board including Wilfred Bissen of Rose Creek has completed the proposed order and copies will be distributed for discussion at the hearings.
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Robert W
Bob) Carlson
Austin Area
Olmsted County
Rochester
Wilfred Bissen
Rose Creek
Reducing waste fat in livestock through feeding and management
University of Minnesota scientist C Eugene Allen argues that fat in livestock is largely waste fat from feeding and management. He urges breeding, feeding, and management changes to cut fat at production and notes price and yield grading trends will reflect carcass merit and market demand.
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C. Eugene Allen
University of Minnesota
Allen
United States
Revised tables show beef cost lower in five years
Washington AP reports revised Agriculture Department tables show housewives paid slightly less for beef over the past five years while farmers captured a larger share of the consumer beef dollar. The 1964-68 average retail price of choice beef is 81.6 cents per pound, not 82.9. Net farm value rose to 52 cents from 48.1. Pork figures barely changed with retail price at 66.1 cents and farm value 35.3.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
National Commission On Food Marketing
Be Prepared for Winter Storms by Your Car
Advice on winter readiness for vehicles, urging owners to check car condition and seek guidance from county agents and the University of Minnesota Bulletin Room for a copy of RCD 11 Be Prepared for Winter Storms.
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Bulletin Room
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
4-H Notes Highlight Christmas Events and New Members
Red Rock Rangers 4H Club held a Christmas pot luck at Brownsdale School with games and Santa gifts for youngsters. Extra sacks went to Fawyer Rest Home. Initiation of seven new members occurred at London 4-H Club banquet with gifts and awards. Lucky Clovers 4-H marked its 10th anniversary with a December pot luck and roller skating party. Moscow 4-H reports new librarians, gift exchanges, and planning for the year.
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Red Rock Rangers
Brownsdale School
Santa Claus
Fawyer Rest Home
Brownsdale
Nathan Wiese
Eugene Holst
Ardell Bothan
Robert Farrell
London
4-H Club
Ron Seath
Martin Bustad
Lucky Clovers 4-H
Margie Hill
Austin Area farmers rush to wrap up record corn crop
Farmers in the Austin area near completion of a likely record corn harvest amid unusually warm weather. Yields vary by soil, with 90 to 98 percent gathered on light soils and 80 to 90 percent on heavier soils. An Oakland field yielded 172 bushels per acre on 20 acres. test weight 50 to 52 with 27 to 30 percent moisture. Elevators run around the clock drying corn and warning against heating in cribbed cob corn. The piece notes upcoming classes, livestock clinic, and local farm events including hog breeding sales and a bee day with Minnesota agriculture activities.
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Austin
Oakland
Austin Area
Adams
Parents Visit Waseca School Marks 17th Parents Day
About 150 parents attended the 17th annual Parents Day at Southern School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota in Waseca. Parents toured classes with their children, held morning conferences, and elected zone representatives from the Austin area, including Lyle Stephenson and Harry Kitchen.
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Waseca, Minn
Southern School of Agriculture
University of Minnesota, Waseca
Parents’ Council
Austin
Zone
Lyle Stephenson
Rose Creek
Harry Kitchen
Lime Springs
Iowa
Beef producers urged to use performance records
All beef producers should use records and both commercial and purebred groups can benefit from performance data says Charles Christians of the University of Minnesota extension livestock specialist. Combined efforts will lift growth rate efficiency of gain and carcass value of beef cattle. See your county extension agent to join the Minnesota Beef Improvement Program and start a good record keeping system.
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Charles Christians
University of Minnecon Extension Livestock Speciali
Minnesota Beef Improvement Program
Delhi police rescue 51 missing children in 37 raids
New Delhi police recovered 51 missing children in 37 raids across the city. Most were runaways from other Indian states.
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New Delhi
Index shows slight rise in Minnesota farm prices mid November
The index of prices received by Minnesota farmers in mid November stood near 100 percent of the 1947 49 average, only a slight rise from October. The mid November 1968 price level was about 10 percent above 1968 with higher milk livestock poultry and eggs. Changes from October to November were mixed as corn and some livestock prices fell while milk and other prices advanced.
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Minnesota
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Farm Calendar Weekend 4-H Meetings Across Districts
Pleasant View Liebenstein Hall hosts 4-H Saturday with extra listings for Brownsdale LeRoy Sargeant Telstar and others through Monday to Friday sessions. Programs include school halls and community centers with pot lucks and club gatherings.
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Pleasant View
Liebenstein Hall
Brownsdale
Ron Seath
LeRoy
Sargeant
Sargeant Town Hall
Telstar
Lansing
Woodson
Austin-Windom Farm Bureau
Enterprise
Adams
Adams High School
Tappi
Clayton Town Hall
Monitor
Clayton Farm Bureau
Milton Griffel
Beavers
Rose Creek
Elkton
Lodi
LeRov
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Red Rock
Lucky Clovers
Moscow
Fred Arett
Moscow 4-H Club
Pat Groeneweg
Debra Jensen
Moscow 4-H
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Holiday Inn
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin National Guard
Roger Kvale
Spring Valley
Lyle McNamara
Lawrence A. Duncomb
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
Duncomb
Mitchell Township
Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie High School
Gene Francis
Harold Ulrich
FFA
LeRoy-Ostrander
Bruce Klaehn
Loren Klaehn
Dexter
Austin Jaycees
Windy City
William McCloud
Gale Mills
Grain Clinic
Waseca School
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Fifth Place
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