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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
7
Pictured are Milt Morgan, president, Mr. and Mrs. George Hoppin, and H. C. Wall, eastern regional manager in a moment marking a $500000 club milestone.
Don Hasbargen announces monthly DHIA data for Mower County Dairy Herd Improvement units one through four. Unit one shows 16 herds totaling 597 cows at 33.7 pounds butterfat. unit two 18 herds 730 cows at 33.9. unit three 20 herds 823 cows at 35.8. complete four units follow.
Five rams and one ewe from Ireland were quarantined in New York and flown to the Twin Cities for research at the University of Minnesota. The Finnish Landrace, yielding three to five lambs per ewe, aims to produce a cross with higher prolificacy when bred with standard breeds like Suffolk and Minnesota 100.
Two Austin youths joined others at the 34th National Junior Holiculture Association convention in Atlanta to compete in the National Canning Crops Contest. State winners included Sheldon Sayles of Austin and Robert Wildeman of Sargeant for peas and sweetcorn entries.
Pleasant View 4 H banquet on Saturday the 14th Adams 4H at Adams High School with Mary Ellen Miller Elkton H at Elkton School Busy Beavers 4 H at Rose Creek High School Jolly Youth 4 H at Charles Bush home Lodi 4 H at LeRoy School Wednesday the 18th North Star 4H at LaVern Haas home Monday the 23 London 4 H at London Hall Silver Maple 4H at Liebenstein Hall
Adams Minn Dwain Vangsness announces the adult agriculture program with sessions on Monday 8 p.m. in the agriculture room for analysis account closing procedures and inventory values. Tuesday brings a new farm and home analysis class. Thursday features the advanced farm management class for students with third analysis and beyond.
Elkton Minn Triple M Farm displayed two Berkshire barrows at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago winning top honors. The first and second place middleweights and the Berkshire reserve grand champion were noted with Lynwood Farm Carmel Ind led by Gary Tollefson as grand champion Berkshire. Art Sievers Austin exhibited a Hampshire York cross finishing 14th in crossbred barrows.
Ditlevson Pontiac Sletta 6407 904, a two year old owned by Roosevelt Ditlevson and Son, Blooming Prairie, produced 16270 pounds of milk and 576 pounds of butterfat in 299 days. Huseby Angel Elm Ridge 6159703, a three year old owned by B J Huseby and Sons, Adams, produced 17260 pounds of milk and 736 pounds of butter fat in 305 days.
An eight year old Holstein cow named Tri-Bell Royal Deeded 1442-78, owned by Alton C. Halvorson of Lyle, yielded 22 050 pounds of milk and 826 pounds of butterfat in 341 days. Iowa State University Ames supervised, with Holstein-Friesian Assn of America. Pork digestibility noted at 96 to 98 percent as a high rating.
University of Minnesota animal scientists compared rolled high moisture shelled corn with whole high moisture shelled corn as the grain portion of rations for finishing steer calves and limit fed heifer calves. Rolling the corn improved feed efficiency and lowered costs per 100 pounds gained for both steers and heifers, while dry shelled corn fed whole or ground showed little difference.
Sta cyville Chore Boys 4H discuss beef project and install new officers including David Church as president and Tom Thome as vice president. Woodbury Woodson and TAOPI Tappi Rustlers report new members, awards, and Christmas events with carols, games, and gift exchanges. Telstar 4-H hosts annual Christmas party at Lansing School. next meeting January 6.
Farmers should treat dairy and beef cattle for lice in early fall to prevent costly losses. John Lofgren of the University of Minnesota extension notes lice reduce milk flow and weight gains, can cause anemia, and may kill the host. treating the entire herd each fall avoids winter problems.
The Mower County National Farmers Organization meets 8:30 p.m. Tuesday December 17 at Brownsdale School. Dairy and grain reports from the national convention will be heard as well as future plans. President Oren Lee Staley calls for dedication to fair prices as NFC promotes an open door bargaining approach and cites gains including the red meat contract breakthrough.
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