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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1962
Page
5
A six county electrification conference for 4 H members and parents will be held Friday at the Waseca School of Agriculture at 10 am. An afternoon program will cover lighting welding and other electricity uses. Shirley Nordstrom and Wayne Schottler are on the program. Bus service lunch and a return trip are arranged with reservations due by Dec 26.
A Steele County survey shows dairymen with two milk units averaged 20 or more cows per hour, while those with three units milking over 23 cows per hour. The key question posed is whether the risk of leaving machines on longer to gain three extra cows is worthwhile.
A Farm Quarterly report explains frozen silage can cause cattle to scour if fed in large lumps, especially without mixing. Chipped and fluffy frozen silage with unfrozen material reduces risk. Large frozen blocks may spoil feed, and freezing itself does not chemically alter silage. Mechanical unloaders help, while heating is impractical. Epoxy coatings aid removal, and even filling matters. Proper, well-made silage with low moisture best prevents freezing damage.
You may complete simple plumbing tasks at home using copper piping. Installations require basic tools and steps for bright pipe ends, flux application, and solder joints. The article notes that home installations are easier with common fittings and cautions on cleaning and heating properly.
A Farm Quarterly article promotes boarding horses as a farm enterprise with no quotas or allotments and room for expansion. Rates cited are 60 to 75 dollars monthly for Standardbreds and 100 to 125 dollars for Thoroughbreds, including stall pasture and feed.
Research shows manure from a 50 cow herd can add up to $150 monthly in crop yields. Farmers invest twice as much in machinery as the steel industry and five times as much as the auto industry.
Glenn Lake president of the National Milk Producers Federation urged Michigan dairy farmers to rely on their own cooperatives rather than NFO plans. He criticized NFO for an unsound approach and promised that dairy farmers can improve income through established co ops without adopting questionable programs.
Frankford Boosters 4-H Club members, ages 9 to 17, skipped school to perform a Christmas program for 35 patients at Rochester State Hospital. The event included singing, recitations, an accordion, cookies, candy, and gifts. leaders and volunteers discussed ongoing hospital outreach and the campus volunteer network.
Mrs. Schoen describes a shift to an open hospital model at the Minnesota state hospital with locked wards only for a few confused patients. About 70 percent of patients are voluntary as the population declines and facilities improve. volunteers from Red Cross Gray Ladies and church groups support clerical, clinical, nursing, patient activities, and geriatrics.
The 1962 fiscal year saw pests barred at a rate of one every 16 minutes as U S Department of Agriculture reports a 29 percent rise from the prior year. Inspections by Agricultural Research Service and U S Customs gathered over 23.5 million baggage items. Lower farm machinery costs are noted for mid sized farms in a University of Minnesota study, with 141 to 180 acre farms showing cheaper per acre costs but higher yields. St. Helena Island now has about 5,000 residents of diverse heritage.
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