Carol Opsahl to Return to Duty as County Home Agent
Carol Opsahl planned to return to duty as county home agent on a three-fifths schedule this summer, directing the home economics phase of the county 4-H program. She formerly served 4-H here from 1958 to 1962 and will work with Miss Shirley Nordstrom who resigns to pursue graduate study at Iowa State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Opsahl
Carol Pinney Opsahl
Opsahl
Shirley Nordstrom
Iowa State University
Ames
Nordstrom
University of Minnesota
Carter County
Don Hasbargen
Grange Leader to Speak at Adams Meeting Saturday
William J. Drake National Grange lecturer and Michigan State Grange master will address an open 8 p m gathering of Mower and Dodge county Granges at the Adams Conservation Club. He chairs the National Grange health committee and holds director roles with Farmers and Traders Life and National Grange Mutual Insurance. Drake also serves in Michigan as a Good Roads Federation director and vice president of Farmers and World Affairs and the Highway Users Conference, plus rural development committee member.
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William J. Drake
National Grange
Michigan State Grange
Mower
Dodge County
Adams Conservation Club
Drake
The
Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Co
National Grange Mutual Insurance Co
Michigan
Good Roads Federation
Farmers and World Affairs
Highway Users Conference
Rural Area Development Committee
Fillmore County Names Delegate to 1963 Health Camp
Sandra Brown 4-H member from Fountain Minnesota will represent Fillmore County at the Minnesota 4-H Health Camp to be held at the University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station in Itasca State Park from June 9 to June 13. She was chosen for her interest and outstanding accomplishments in the 4-H health project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Brown
Fountain, Minn
Fillmore County
University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station
Itasca State Park
Sandra
Farmer of the Week Hansons Earn Mileage for Elkton Farm
Herbert Hanson of Elkton runs a 320 acre home farm with 100 acres corn 100 to 150 cattle and 175 250 hogs yearly. He grows 40 acres soybeans 40 oats and 60 pasture as part of a rotation and is active in local farm groups. The Hanson family includes five children and attends Little Cedar Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hanson
Elkton
Hanson
Mower County Beef Feeders Association
Elkton Grange
Adams and Marshall Farmers Union
ASCS
Hansons
Little Cedar Lutheran Church
Adams
Bob
David
Mary Lou
Luther College
Barbara
Beverly
Elkton High School
Chemical Sprays Help Weeds in Corn Land Control
Extension agronomist Harley Otto says directed chemical sprays like dalapon and linuron can control annual grasses and broad leaved weeds in corn fields when applied accurately. Apply dalapon at 8 to 16 inches, linuron at 12 to 18 inches, and follow label directions for equipment and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Otto
University of Minnesota
Grange Announces County Winners in Baking and Sewing
Grange lists winners across sewing and baking contests. DRESSES Class A first Leatrice Hodson Adams. second Sylvia Anderson Concord. third Ruth Klouse Lyle. Class D children Helen Hyland Lansing first and state second. Mrs Hodson second. Bread Leatrice Hodson Adams first. Alvina Holder Lansing second. Quick bread Esther Antionson Lansing first. Elsie Granle Lansing second. Drop cookies Sharon Smith Concord first. Leatrice Hodson Adams second. Filled cookies Patricia Flanders Lyle first. Esther Antoinson Lansing second. CARE Elsie Granule Lansing first.
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Grange
Leatric Hodson
Adams
Sylvia Anderson
Concord
Ruth Klouse
Lyle
Helen Hyland
Lansing
Hodson
Leatrice Hodson
Alvina Holder
Esther Anthionson
Elsie Granle
Sharon Smith
Patricia Flanders
Esther Antoinson
Elsie Granule
Taopi 4-H Club Maintains Local Cemetery Weeding and Planting
Taopi 4-H club members spent two days raking the lawn planting flowers and weeding beds at the Taopi Cemetery a project undertaken for years. They held a daily wiener roast funded by the Village Council with proceeds used to purchase permanent shrubbery.
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Taopi
Three Heydt Sons Graduate From Local Schools This Spring
In Waltham Kenneth Heydt household three sons graduate from as many schools Don from Austin Area Vocational School Lowell from Austin Junior College and George from Hayfield High School. In Racine Rolland Zimmerman reports an oats drill April 8 tied the earliest box record with a possible start April 6 for a 10 year record. Mower County farmers optimistic after favorable fall and spring. many crops in though some soybeans and corn remain. dairy, peas, and corn acreages noted. Guest columnist Dave Owen discusses farm beats and friendships on the beat. Office staff changes include Carol Opsahl returning as home agent. land reclamation in Hollendale and proposed Cedar River dredging for development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Heydt
Waltham
Don
Austin Area Vocational School
Lowell
Austin Junior College
George
Hayfield High School
Racine
Rolland Zimmerman
Don Hasbargen
Zimmerman
Mower County
Hasbargen
Conservation Camp Delegates Named
David Larson, a 4-H Club member from Mabel Minnesota, will attend the Minnesota 4-H Conservation Camp at Itasca State Park June 5 to 9. He was selected to represent Fillmore County for his conservation and forestry work. Campers take classes on plants forestry entomology and soil conservation taught by University of Minnesota extension specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Larson
Mabel, Minn
Itasca State Park
Fillmore County
University of Minnesota
Republicans urge House to act on wheat legislation
Rep. A. Quie with 20 Republican allies presses Rep. Harold Cooley to schedule early hearings on a new voluntary feed grains and wheat program for 1964 and beyond, replacing the pending 1964 wheat plan. The letter asks for a Department of Agriculture report as hearings loom.
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A. Quie
R-Minn
House
House Agriculture Committee
Harold D. Cooley
D-Tex
Department of Agriculture
United States
Robert Dole
Kan
Don L. Short
N. Dal
Ben F. Jensen
Iowa
John Kyl
Odin Langen
Minn
Catherine May
Wash
Clark MacGregor
Ancher Nelson
Hjalmer C. Nygaard
N.dak
Robert J. Taft, Jr
Ohio
Vernon W. Thomson
Wis
University Finds Early Hay Cutting Boosts Value
University of Minnesota forage studies show each day after June 1 reduces hay feeding value by about 1 percent. Early cutting increases protein and total digestible nutrients, yielding higher income per acre when fed to livestock.
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University of Minnesota
William F. Huey, Jr
Extension Agronomist
University
Hueg
Huey
Akkerman to Represent Area at 4-H Conservation Camp
John Akkerman of Ramsey 4H Club will join the Minnesota 4-H Conservation Camp at Itasca State Park, Wednesday through Sunday, for classes on plants forestry entomology and soil conservation. The event features talks by Glenn Prickett and Ben Thoma, tours of Itasca State Park headwaters deer park and aquarium, and a Keep Minnesota Green award banquet with a $100 scholarship.
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John Akkerman
Austin Rt. 5
Ramsey 4H
Itasca State Park
Mower County
University of Minnesota
Glenn Prickett
Ben Thoma
Minnesota
Conservation Club
David Yaeger
Federal Cartridge Corporation of Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Rapid River
Deer Park and Aquarium
Park Rapids
Gerald Maher
Cloquet
Pike's Peak Not A Volcano In Governor Salary Ranking
New York's chief executive holds the highest annual salary at fifty thousand dollars, followed by New Jersey's governor at thirty thousand dollars, ranking second among states.
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Pike’s Peak
New York
New Jersey
English Visitors Tour North East Iowa Farm Family
English travelers spending nine weeks tour U S farming practices visited the Lyall and Lyall Larson farm home 312 miles north east of Sargeant. They were hosted by Carroll Plager of Austin and observed swine production and farm operations similar to the Larson swine enterprise. Bob Mason owns 600 acres as a purebred Landrace hog grower and Ronald Longbeam tills 1,000 acres with 4,000 commercial hogs plus cattle and sheep and 17 employees.
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Lyall Larson
Vance Larson
Sargeant
Carroll Plager
Austin
Larson
Lyall
London
England
Bob Mason
Ronald Longbeam
Dry Low and Gilt Shelter for Sows Puts Cozy Bunk House
A Nebraska Swine Testing Association shelter near Ashland measures 12 by 16 feet and rises 7 feet. Built from exterior plywood with nine 2 by 5 rafters, it uses twelve 4 by 8 foot sheets for walls and roof, plus a 16-piece 2 by 12 floor. The Farm Quarterly notes straw bedding makes it a comfortable bunk house for a dozen sows year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Swine Testing Association
Ashland
Neb
The
Farm Quarterly
Just Plain Emma and Just Plain Freda Milk Records Noted
In N. D. Rocka fellow's St. Ansgar Iowa herd a four year-old Ayrshire cow Just Plain Emma posted 14 400 pounds of milk and 525 pounds butterfat on a test up to 305 days equal to 21 quarts daily and 1 percent above the national average Also three year-old Just Plain Freda recorded 12 870 pounds milk 543 pounds butterfat about 19 quarts daily and 1 percent above average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Rockafellow
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Ayrshire
Freda
Resorts in Minnesota Draw Local Tourist Trade
Resorts in Minnesota rely on nearby customers with about 500 miles as the typical distance traveled by Minnesota resort and tourist clientele, according to a 1958 survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Older 4 H ers Meetings Set
The first of several meetings for older 4 H members will be at the REA club rooms in St Ansgar on Thursday at 8 p m Ed gar Dorow county extension director and Mrs May Johnson county extension home economist announce. Four H ers who will be juniors or older in high school this fall are invited. Ivan Lappin Osage area 4 H leader will discuss heredity and environment in relation to personal growth and development. The purpose of the series is to challenge 4 H ers to self improvement with recreation as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
St. Ansgar
Edgar Dorow
County Extension
May Johnson
Ivan Lappin
Osage
Tea Held by Union Happy Hunters 4-H Club
The Union Happy Hunters 4-H club hosted a May Tea at St. Peter's Parish Hall Teeterville for mothers and guests. The president welcomed attendees and members presented a number titled Car nations followed by corsages for mothers. A luncheon was served and games were played.
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Union
Happy Hunters 4-H Club
St. Peter's Parish Hall
Teeterville
Exchange Student Speaks at Waltham Farm Bureau Unit
More than 30 attended the Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau unit meeting at Waltham School. Guest speaker M Jorunn Stabaek, an exchange student from Norway, spoke on Norway and answered questions. Stabæk lives with the Luedtke family southeast of Sargeant for a year after graduating with honors from Elkton High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham - Sargeant Farm Bureau
Waltham School
Lyle Richards
M Jorunn Stabaek
Norway
Miss Staback
Harol Luedtke
Sargeant
Elkton High School
Walter Christian
Bill Nelson
Brownsdale
Farm Bureau
Faribault
Canton Brown Swiss Show Sees 30 Cattle Entered
Consigners entered about 30 head for the Canton Brown Swiss Show as a June dairy promotion opener. The event serves as a judging contest inviting all 4 H clubs FFA members and adults to participate, highlighting a select group of cattle from pedigrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
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Mower County Oil CO
8Th Ave
Taopi Club
Dave Owen
Herald City
Farm Beat
Don Ritland
LeSeuer Coun
LeSeuer
Hollandale
Steve Noble
Cedar River
Keep Minnesota Green Association
Joseph Free
Middle East
Bonnie Finstad
Thief River Falls
Becky Orrack
Bruce Benson
Center City
David Baker
Kiester
Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service
Charles Horn
Federal Cartridge Corporation of
Minneapolis
Southgate Nursery
Coronado
Cormat
Kee
Dominion
Broiler -Grill
Orta Eet
Die
Austin (Minn
Herald
Ote Tas Pace
Thorsell
3Rd Ave
Austin Auto
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