Fossey Keeps Continuous Corn Despite Weather Risk
Harold Fossey farms near Lyle in Nevada township and relies on continuous corn. He has 65 acres planted with plans for 135 more, but two good days are needed before Saturday to plant. The field yielded 70 bushels last year while the farm averaged 74. soil is tested annually and fertilizer is applied in stages. Fossey also operates hogs, raises certified seed, and runs a diversified farm with hay, oats, soybeans, and plans for future expansion including a pole barn and feeder cattle. He serves on the Lyle School Board and participates in farm organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fossey
Nevada Township
Lyle
Fossey
Austin Area Farm Management Group
Austin
Minhawka
Goodfield
Mower County
Dairy Breed Associations Record News: Sales and Records
Two dairy records and one sale were reported by major dairy breed associations. Glen Aaronson of Rose Creek bought a registered Ayr shire cow from R B Graves of Red Wing. Crestwood Kamelon, a Guernsey cow owned by Carl E Kehler and Sons of Austin, posted 9467 pounds milk and 554 pounds butterfat as a junior 3-year-old on a 365 day twice-daily milking. Huseby Kit Jess Pabst, owned by B J Huseby and Sons of Adams, produced 17993 pounds milk and 693 pounds butterfat in 365 days as a three year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrshire
Glen Aaronson
Rose Creek
R. B. Graves
Red Wing
Association
Guernsey
Crestwood Kamelon
Carl E. Kehrer and Sons
Austin
Huseby Kit Jess Pabst
B. J. Huseby and Sons
Adams
Weed control experiments staged for 4H crops program
Dave Owen reports 15 4 H crops members will apply 10 chemicals on one one hundredth acre plots to test pre emergent weed control. Ron Seath notes this is part of a statewide effort to modernize the crops program with crop variety, cost, and management studies across counties. Horses and mules decline continues as farms grow larger and family operated farms remain dominant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Seath
Seath
Dow
Dow Chemical Company
Patton and Benson Clash Over Minimum Wage Policy
President Patton of the National Farmers Union challenges Secretary Benson on raising the national minimum wage from one dollar per hour. Benson argues higher wages would dampen farm costs, while Patton says higher pay boosts farmers’ customers and worker livelihoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Congress
Patton
Dairyland Power Co operative reports threefold rise in use and investment
Dairyland Power Co operative's 19th annual meeting in La Crosse highlighted a threefold increase in member electricity use and in investment per member over the decade. From 71,000 to nearly 100,000 members, average consumption grew from 240 kWh to 619 kWh monthly, and capacity rose to meet demand with a large Alma unit producing 38 percent of total output in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wis
Dairyland Power Cooperative
la Crosse
John P. Madgett
Madgett
Alma
Hydro
John E. Olson
Chetek
America
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Three cows exceed 100 pounds butterfat in DHIA May test
Reuben Sorenson reports results from the Mower No. 1 DHIA May testing period. Top cows include Crestwood Farm’s registered Guernsey at 1,993 pounds milk and 107.7 fat, R L Zimmerman’s grade Holstein at 2,542 and 106.8, and Gus Wendorf Jr.’s registered Holstein at 1,730 and 105.5. The high herd is Roy Smith’s 32 Holsteins at 1,445 and 52.5. Additional above average herds are led by John and Melvin Thome, Duane Wolfgram, M. C. Mandt, and several others with varying milk and fat outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhia
Reuben Sorenson
Crestwood Farm
R. L. Zimmerman
Gus Wendorf Jr
Roy Smith
John and Melvin Thome
Duane Wolfgram
M. C. Mandt
Grain Hay Pasture Best for Calves
Cow pasture is not ideal for calves born last fall and winter. Pasture alone is bulky as a ration, but calves thrive with a mix of pasture grain and hay for growth and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Searles
University of Minnesota
Poultry Hits Lowest Income Since 1944
Washington AP says Agriculture Department data show 1959 gross income from poultry enterprises fell to the lowest since 1944. Combined value of poultry sales and farm home consumption stood at 3.1 billion dollars, 12 percent below 1958 due to overproduction and reduced farm poultry activity. The agency expects a clearer, more favorable year for eggs, broilers, and possibly turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Wheat Referendum Set for July 21 1960 Pricing at 75 Percent Parity
Federal action proclaims marketing quotas for 1961 wheat crop as the 1960-61 supply exceeds normal by 92 percent. A July 21 referendum in 39 commercial states will decide quotas and acreage allotments with penalties for excess wheat. If approved, price support stays at 75 percent parity. if rejected, no quotas but price support at 50 percent parity remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Barbecued Chicken Recipes and Fabric Care Notes
Barbecued chicken requires long slow cooking and variable times based on fire, wind, and batch size. The article includes two sauces New England and All Purpose, plus a note on constructing a pit from cinder blocks. Also covered are poultry selection and a segment on care for mod acrylic fibers with labels, care, washing, and ironing guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Farm Calendar Today and Upcoming 4H and Union Meetings
Listings show Woodbury and Grand Meadow 4H and Farmers Union meetings at various halls and homes. Speakers include Sen. Stuart Symington and Lauren Grant with events across Freeborn Albert Lea Brownsdale Brownsdale and nearby towns through Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Grand Meadow Farmers Union
Legion Hall
Robert Leighton
Stuart Symington
Freeborn
Faribault Farmers Union
Albert Lea
Toxaphene Controls Corn Cutworms
Extension entomologist John Lofgren of the University of Minnesota suggests controlling corn cutworms this summer with either two pounds of toxaphene per acre or a half pound of dieldrin per acre. Apply at least 15 gallons of water per acre and spray directly on the corn rows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lofgren
University of Minnesota
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Ember
Chester
Yorkshire
Berkshire
State Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
Lyle KP Lodge
Republican Central Committee
Republican Farm Council
al Quie
Steve
John
Susan
Art Hollerud
Mar
Dairy Breed Associations Record News
BY Dave Owen
UNICO
Mower County Farm Bureau Serv. CO
Sargeant
Waltham, Minn
Canada
Thill Implement CO
Rose Creek, Minn
RURAL
Dairyland
Ralph J. Foreman
Rural Electrification Administration
Freeborn- Mower Electric Cooperative
William Garbisch
Henry Bjerke
B. M. Christianson
Palmer Hanson
Raymond Jerdee
Carl Knudson
Oscar Opdahl
L. T. Schoen
Archie Wilson
Cedar Valley Electric Co - Op
C. E. Biederman
Eddie Flatness
Walter Harman
Orlo Jensen
Milford Jane Bernard Kleckner
Harlan Noble
Albert G. Olson
Irving Winer
Louis J. Vandermyde
H. J. Holst
Vernon Smith
Robert Wendorf
Harvey Sabre
Schwerin and Jacobson
Virgil Bergene
Norman Wright
Zylatta and Murphy
Farm News
Austin (Minn
Herald
Athlene Schied
Verel
Dynel
Schissel Bros
Adams, Minn
Ramsey
Liebenstein
North Star
Leo Halbach
Blooming Prairie Farmers Union
Enterprise 4H
Enterprise School
Frankford
Racine Rockets
Racine
Waltham Red Rock Farmers Union
Brownsdale
Lauren Grant
Pleasant View
Lie
Benstein
Don Hasbar
Rangers
Brownsdale School
Waltham 4H
Omer Folven
LeRoy
Clayton Farm Bureau
R. F Johnson
Kathleen Sheedy
Butler Quality Farm Equipment
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