Extension agents win awards at conference in Austin
Haystack Two Mower County women Miss Lillian Engen and Miss Roberta Anderson win blue ribbons and plaques for home agent work and 4 H and women’s news coverage. Warren Liebenstein earns color slide ribbon. Dorothy Arnold awarded for color slides. Public cooking school set in Austin High School auditorium with actors from the Herald and Mower County Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Extension Service
Lillian Engen
Austin Area
Roberta Anderson
Sargeant
Brown County
Warren F. Liebenstein
Rice County
F. L. Liebenstein
Dorothy Arnold
Freeborn County
Austin
Austin High School
Austin Daily Herald
Mower County Farm Bureau
Doctors Report Serious Outcomes From Corn Picker Injuries
Two physicians in the American Journal of Surgery describe injuries from corn pickers as often critical and permanent, highlighting severe trauma to patients and long term disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Journal of Surgery
Oregon State College Reports Binder Feed Barley Tolerance
Investigators at Oregon State College report a high efficiency binder feed can safely contain barley up to 25 percent of the total grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon State College
Rochester Dairy Co op Plans Building Addition
Rochester Minnesota dairy cooperative details plans for a general office building and bottling plant adjacent to the new Rochester Cooperative Dairy plant. The annual meeting reports increases in milk volume, cost reductions, and the proposed sale of plants to a national milk company which the board rejected. New board member Dan D. Tompkins joins. officers to be named at December meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Dairy Co-op
Rochester, Minn
Rochester Cooperative Dairy
Charles Stube
Pioneer
Ernest and
Clifford Tune
Grand Meadow
Stock Judges Advocate Practical View of Shows
P J Holand of Mower County Fair Board says livestock class emphasis grows in fairs across the U S and Canada. Dairy herd records and carcass contests gain acceptance, aligning with housewives' buying dollars. The Mower County Fair leads in premiums for quality carcasses with a national livestock standard committee drafting yearly recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
P. J. Holand
Mower County
Mower County Fair
Holand
Lembke Herd Tops Local Butterfat Records in 60-Pound Range
In Freeborn County the Lembke herd of 22 cows posted top butterfat production with five cows over 60 pounds BF in November tests. The herd averaged 51.5 pounds BF and 1,257 pounds milk, highest in the Freeborn No. 2 Daily Herd Improvement Assn. C. Dueholm, test supervisor, reported. Other herds listed include Merlin Seath with 19 cows averaging 34.7 BF and 937 pounds milk, and numerous farms with cows over 60 pounds BF such as John Wayne and Albert Tollefson among others. There are 582 cows across 26 member herds in the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lembke
Freeborn
C. Dueholm
Merlin Seath
Robert Jensen
Paul Dahl
Kermit Javeland
Emil Doggert
Art Wacholz and Son
John Wayne
Ed Miller
Jack Jensen
Albert
Chester Tollefson
Alvin Ulland
Hayward farmer tests 24 hour self feeding for 240 cattle
Gniffke farm near Austin division of 240 head into eight lots test 24 hour self feeding with corn silage ground ear corn protein supplement and hay. Nesset oversees protein variations and the project aims to cut labor and raise gains over a 210 day period with weighings every 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Gniffke
Austin
Gniffke
Griffke
Norris Nesset
South Dakota
Mower County Beef Feeders Assn
Griffire Farm
Nesset
Baxter Laboratories
Palatine
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Corn Fertilizer Boosts Oats and Soybeans in Minnesota Trials
University of Minnesota soils specialist Jack M. MacGregor reported that applying 60 pounds per acre of anhydrous ammonia to 1953–54 land increased 1954 corn yields and raised 1955 oat yields by up to 10 bushels per acre at Morris. Spring or fall applications showed no difference in effectiveness. high nitrogen rates did not increase suckering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
Jack M. MacGregor
West Central School and Experiment Station
Morris
MacGregor
Evans and Judd take key posts in Duroc records group
Bing Evans retires as secretary of the United Duroc Record Assn and becomes executive counselor. R E Judd succeeds him as secretary, bringing decades of livestock record leadership to the post. Board members elected include R C Juhl and John W Simpson with officers led by Simpson as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R
Bing) Evans
United Duroc Record Assn
Evans
R. E. Judd
Duroc News
Association
Durocork
Judd
Society of Livestock Records Assns
National Association of Swine Records
R. C. Juhl
LaVerne
Minn
John W. Simpson
Edgerton
Simpson
Fenton G. Hardin
Orion
Elmer Hoge
Walnut, Ill
Overland Oats Off OK List
Dr Will M Myers head of the Minnesota agronomy department says Overland oats are not satisfactory for Minnesota due to Victoria blight. He notes Overland performs well in irrigated western regions where the disease is absent, but in the Midwest the blight is destructive on many varieties.
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Gniffke
Minnesota
Vicland
Tama
University of Minnesota
Agronomy
Will M. Myers
Myers
Middle West
Victoria
Large seed vigor shown in Oklahoma grass experiment
A report from the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station describes an experiment with a dozen native grasses. Researchers used screens of varying mesh to sort seed sizes and found larger seeds produced a more vigorous stand.
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Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Breeding Promoted Over Feeding For Lean Pork Demand
Dr. Stewart H. Fowler of Washington State College swine breeding says breeding, not feeding, must yield meat-type hogs to meet lean pork demand. He warns muscle deficiency cannot be fixed by feeding alone and urges identifying superior meat-type strains for the breeding herd. He notes limited gains from higher protein feeding with lower carbohydrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart H. Fowler
Washington State College
Vitamin D Prevents Ketosis in Calves at Colorado A&M
Tremendous daily vitamin D given for five to seven days before calving prevented ketosis or milk fever at Colorado A and M College. Effective doses ranged from 20 to 30 million units per day.
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Colorado A. & M. College
Clean Hen Houses Emphasized by USDA Poultry Specialists
USDA poultry specialists advise preventing dirt by keeping nest material clean and floors dry. Gather eggs two to three times daily to reduce contamination and maintain cleanliness in hen houses.
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U.S.D.A
University Adds 3 Oats Varieties and 2 Corn Varieties
Three oat varieties were added and five removed from the University of Minnesota’s recommended farm crops at the Agr Experiment Station Varietal Recommendations Conference. New oats Sauk Rodney and the Improved Garry resist Race 7 and 8, while five oats including Bonda Mindo Clinton Clintore and James were dropped. Corn additions include a 15-B resistant Langdon and Ramsey as new, with 504 and 607 dropped for better varieties. Vernal alfalfa added with Wilt resistance. flax rye barley unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station
Will M. Myers
Department of
Agronomy and
Plant Genetics
Bonda
Mindo
Clinton
Clintore
James
Sauk
Rodney
Garry
Ajax
Andrew
Branch
Missouri
Minland
Rushmore
Lee
Selkirk
Carleton
Minchum
Stewart
Langdon
Ramsey
Acme
Minnesota
Bulletin Room
Institute of Agriculture
St. Paul 1
Farm Calendar Highlights Local 4-H Activities
The Farm Calendar lists weekly 4-H club meetings and events in Elkton Windom Lodi LeRoy Sargeant Albert Lea Brownsdale Dexter Woodlands Racine and surrounding areas. Highlights include beef feeders tour and a Saturday Bred Ewe sale at Crane Pavilion.
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Racine Ramblers
Crane Pavilion
New Peach Trees Debut From Michigan Station
Commercial nurseries will receive limited supplies of two new early bearing peach varieties Sunhaven and Richhaven developed by the South Haven Agricultural Experimental Station in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Haven Agricultural Experiment Station
Michigan
New Corn Borer Remedy Tested Insecticide Forms Compared
Experiments show granular insecticides for corn borer control are more effective than dust forms and leave less residue on stalks used for cattle feed.
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Haystack
Liebenstein
Nick Luhman
Goodhue County
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
FFA
Chicago
Luhman
Hormel
Town
Ed Warner
Sunbeam Corp
Wilfred Bissen
Rose Creek
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Atomic
United Hagie
Owatonna
Mrs
Salmer Wicks
Robert Pinches
Brownsdale
Jaycees
Jerry Miller
Ron Seath
4-H Club Agents Association
The
Herald
Miss
Miss Engen
Thompson Dairy
Kohler
Adams Area
Adams Creamery
Oscar Bergene
Paul Ulwelling
John Haehn
Hoagan A. Larson
Martin Peterson
Adams
Andrew J. Jensen
Jerry F. Pieper
Tappi
Norman Hovde
LeRoy
Jesse G. Staebler
Grant Emery
John H. Hill
Karl F. Kraling
Wedard J. May
Ralph F. Goergen
Arthur Brown
Robert Utzke
Maurice Weitz
Joel P. Johnson
Leonard T. Hanson
Paul Winkels
Darrell W. Fischer
Taopi
Ernest J. Nahele
Harold W. Gee
Fred J. May
Flmer G. Spear
Chester
Iowa
Kenneth M. Grindeland
Spring Valley
Arthur T. Eggerich
Henry FE
Granahan
Rochester
Oscar A. Kennedy
Dexter
Walter L. Christian
Waltham
Gust F. Quandt
Louis E. Neve
Austin Rt. 5
Reinhardt Buckholz
Art and Lena Ulland
Raymond Thompson
Kraushaar and Sons
P. K. Knutson
Howard Flugum
Hayward
Cottonwood
Earl Cox
Myron Jensen
Gniffel
Bing’ Evans
Mr. Duroc
University
Harosoy
Flambeau
Norchief
Ottawa
Mandarin
Capital
Grant
Renville
Chippewa
Blackhawk
University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
Ranger
Narragansett
Ladak
Federal Land Bank Farm Loans
Blooming Prairie
Marzen’s
Hereford
Austin, Minn
Marzen
Hereford Farms
Marble Rock
Mickelson
Concrete Products Co
W. Johnson
Lamarrom
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