Barn es win Mower County soil conservation farm award
W H and D H Barnes of Lyle win the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Mower County Soil Conservation Farmer of the Year for a 120 acre crop and poultry operation near London. The pair, long active in soil conservation, rebuilt a poultry house, tested breeding stock, and tiled terraces to curb erosion. Don Barnes leads the local Farm Bureau unit and the family attends Church of Christ in Austin.
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Herald Farm
Lyle
Minn
W. H
D. H. Barnes
Minneapolis Star & Tribune
Mower County
London
Barnes
SCC
W. H. Barnes
Donald
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Ducers of
Osage
Farm Bureau-affiliated
New Hampton
Iowa
Mower County Soil Conservation District
Don Barnes
Lyle-Nevada Farm Bureau Unit
Church of Christ
Austin
Minnesota Farm News and Local Agriculture Updates
Government reassures farmers corn sales target only drought areas. Dept renews loans to redeem 1962 1963 crop corn stocks, forcing deliveries or cash payments by Feb 3. Spring Valley beef dates Jan 4 17 23 open to Mower Fillmore. Soils classes attract 90 at Spring Valley session. weed control session planned. State Park Week Jan 17 28. hog production promoted by Swine Producers Association. Bulls license requirement for owners renting three or more, contact Livestock Sanitary Board. 4-H Achievement Day set for Preston Jan 1966. top inspectors named. Dairying tips emphasize prices costs tech adoption yields and management. Crop Improvement Day Jan 11 at Midland Hills Club. seed varieties rust and certification topics. Adoption is painless parenting. A joke ends.
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Spring Valley
Mower
Fillmore County
Spring Valley High School
University of Minnesota
Midland Hills Country Club
St. Paul
Dexter youth takes second in national canning crops contest
Douglas Monnier sixteen of Dexter Minnesota placed second in the junior division of the National Canning Crops Contest for Minnesota He has placed in the contest for three years His project yielded seven tons 430 pounds per acre His advisor was Ole Swenson Rochester Libby McNeill Libby sponsored the contest
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Dexter
Minn
Douglas Monnier
Stanley Monnier
Dexter Rt. 1
Minnesota
John Sandgren
Hector
Steven Radloff
Larry Rivioja
Bardley Fredrickson
Zumbrota
Mark Lohmann
Goodhue
Gary Hayer
St. Peter
Douglas
National Junior Horticultural Assn
National Canners Assn
Ole Swenson
Rochester
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Grand Meadow High School
Racine
Cattle Feeders Meet at Osage
Osage Iowa Mitchell County cattle feeders gather at the Osage Farmers National Bank Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Robert Lewis Orchard cattle feeder will share photos and recount a tour of western feeding operations, ranches, and meat distribution centers with eight Iowans visiting Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and California. The trip was co sponsored by the Iowa Development Commission and the Iowa State University Agricultural Extension Service.
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OSAGE
Iowa
Mitchell County
Osage Farmers National Bank
Edgar Dorow
Robert Lewis
Orchard
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
California
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa State University Agricultural Extension Service
Feed Grain Program Boosts Production
Kenneth Thomas of the University of Minnesota says the 1967 Feed Grain Program aims to raise production by about 2 percent. The note advises considering participation in the program. The piece also mentions Redwood City California leads in chrysanthemum production in the United States.
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Kenneth Thomas
University of Minnesota
Redwood City
Calif
United States
Hog and Steer Production Weakens Price Trends
Chicago AP reports increased hog and slaughter steer production reduced price strength in late 1966. Hog prices fell from over 28 to around 20 per hundredweight by early November, while heavy marketings and rising slaughter cattle in 1966 pressured prices despite mid year recoveries. Government data show cattle on feed up 6 percent and total cattle slaughter 5 percent higher in Jan-Aug 1966, with producers shrinking herds due to negative margins.
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Chicago
First White Contact in Alaska Described
Journal notes recount that early explorers met Eskimos Aleuts and various Indian tribes upon reaching Alaska. The passage highlights the mixed native populations encountered by early settlers and their interactions with newcomers.
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Alaska
Area 4-H Club Notes Christmas Programs Highlight Hospital Visit
The Frankford Boosters 4-H Club hosted a Christmas program for 47 patients at Rochester State Hospital on December 16 with coffee cookies candy and gifts. Santa Claus gave cards and money to each patient. Nevada Wide Awake 4-H held a Dec 15 party at KP Hall in Lyle with gift exchange carols and a Santa arrival. LeRoy Wide Awake 4-H met to exchange gifts and share Christmas songs including Silver Bells Winter Wonderland and Jingle Bells with a January meeting plan for demonstrations.
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Frankford Boosters
4-H Club
Rochester State Hospital
Santa Claus
Steven Bratrud
Frankford Club
The
State Hospital
Nevada
Wide Awake 4-H
KP Hall
Lyle
Kathy Enerson
Carla Hanson
Robert Gleason
Francis Hanson
LeRoy Wide
LeRoy Gym
Diane Bergan
Barbara Mossyge
Lila Peterson
Becky Mossyge
Janice Eastland
Douglas Norby
Dick Soltau
James Mossyge
Donald Mossyge
Thomas
Richard Soltau
Middie
DHIA Dairy Test Totals Released for Fillmore Units Two to Five
The Fillmore County DHIA reports for units two through five list herd and milk data. Unit two shows 920 cows tested with 915 average milk and butterfat 3.6. unit three has 629 cows, 891 milk, 3.8 butterfat. unit four 487 cows, 716 milk, 3.8 butterfat. unit five 934 cows, 846 milk, 3.76 butterfat.
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Preston
Minn
Fillmore County
Unit
Pillmore
Leaders in 4 H Will Attend 2 State Meetings
Freeborn County adults Otto Bernau and William Bryson and junior leader David Mondeel and James Carlsen will attend two state 4 H conferences December 28 to 30 at the University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. Otto Bernau and William Bryson join the agronomy conference while David Mondeel and James Carlsen travel to the electric meeting.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Freeborn County
University of
Salute to Youth Sandy Modine Star 4-H leader and student
Sandy Modine 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Modine of Austin Rt 5, has six years with Windom 4-H and four as Junior Leader. She held multiple 4-H offices and earned county and national Junior Leadership awards, Dress Revue honors, Key Award, and Share the Fun wins. She participates in church choir Latin Club Thespians Red Cross and plans to attend Austin State Junior College or Mankato State College after graduation with career aims in home economics music or science.
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Sandy Modine
Dale Modine
Austin Rt. 5
Windom
Church
Luther League
GRA
Sandy
Red Cross
Austin State Junior College
Mankato State College
Egg Production Drops Four Percent in November
U S egg production for November totaled 5 343 million eggs, down one percent from October but up three percent from a year earlier. The average layers in November were 308 8 million, up two percent from both the prior month and the prior year. During January to November this year output fell twelve percent versus the same period in 1995.
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United States
Farm Calendar Monday and Wednesday 4-H Events
London 4-H meeting Monday the 26 at London Ha. Wednesday the 28 the Racine Ramblers 4-H meet at the bank building.
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London
Racine Ramblers
Bank Building
Orchard Pruning Guidelines for Dormant Trees
In late fall prune dead or diseased branches now, but defer major pruning until after the coldest winter yet while trees remain dormant. University of Minnesota extension horticulturist C C Turnquist advises waiting for winter’s worst to pass.
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C. C. Turnquist
University of Minnesota
Britishers Save Heifer From Butcher After TV Outcry
Pride Moreta of Thorn, Aberdeen Angus, champion of the Royal Smithfield Show, was bought for 3640 by John Evans who planned to slaughter her for Christmas beef. Public petitions and letters persuaded him to reprieve the animal and seek breeding options instead. The sale terms require slaughter unless the club is notified, prompting potential action by the Royal Smithfield Club.
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London
Britain
Pride Moreta
Thorn
John Evans
Royal Smithfield
Cardigan
Wales
Evans
Mower County Leaders To Attend State 4-H Conferences
Six Mower County junior and adult 4-H leaders will attend state conferences December 28 to 30 at the University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. Agronomy attendees include Neil Ingvalson and Charles Bush. Electric conference attendees include Ron Seath Robert Grundy and Randy Bendtsen. Tours will visit university facilities the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and Peavey Labs.
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Mower County
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Neil Ingvalson
Blooming Prairie
Adolpho Club
Charles Bush
Grand Meadow
Jolly Youth Club
Ron Seath
Robert Grundy
Austin
Pleasant View
Randy
Cooperative Power
Hog Producers Short Course Set at Osage
A three day short course for Mitchell and Floyd County swine producers will be held in Osage January. Sponsored by the Extension Service with cooperation from the Mitchell and Floyd County Swine Producers Associations, the program will be led by Iowa State University swine specialists engineers a veterinarian and an economist. Sessions run three Wednesdays January 11 18 and 25 from 9 30 a m to 3 15 p m at the Osage Municipal Building. Inquiries and registration details are available from the Osage or Charles City extension offices or the association directors.
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Osage
Iowa
Mitchell
Floyd County
Extension Service
Mitchell and
Edgar Dorow
Iowa State University
Charles City
Swine Producers’ Associations
University Recommends 6 Field Crops Varieties for Use During 67 Season
University of Minnesota lists six new field crop varieties for 1967 and drops seven others. Added: Manitou hard red spring wheat Hark soybeans Pearl and Von Lochow rye Century dry edible peas and Peredovik sunflowers. Dropped: Portage oats Selkirk Justin Crim Pembina hard red spring wheat Chippewa and Ottawa Mandarin soybeans.
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University of Minnesota
Harley J. Otto
Extension Agronomist
Manitou
Hark
Peredovik
Selkirk
Crim
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Preston Elementary School
Preston Boosters Club
Cleo Goetzman
Renville County
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John Koenigs
Ira MckEowan
Hennepin
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Stacyville
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Polopbon
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Fillmore
Robert E. Ballinger
Stewartville
James
Chatfield
Avery Vrieze
Spring Valley Creeee
Alden Marburger
Spring Valley Sneer
Donald Jeche
Wykoffee
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Preston Ravenues
Eugene & Milo Broadwater
Merlin Wissing
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Chris
Lakota
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Lindarin
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