SCS Work Ditches Tiling Contour Plowing In Mower County
The Mower County Soil Conservation Service in its second year links 67 cooperators to AG Conservation Practices with shared costs from ASC and the federal government. Projects include strip contour farming, tiling, windbreaks, and grass tests with delays due to wet weather. rainfall improves prospects for crops in southwest areas while Dairy Month promotions and contests gather momentum across Freeborn, Fillmore, and Steele counties.
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Mower County
Strief
Haven Lee
Robert Senjem
Hayfield
County Extension Office
SCS
Houston
Austin
Cargill Crop Bulletin
Cargill
Freeborn
Fillmore
Steele
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Preston
Certified Meat Type Hog Promised at National Barrow Show
The ninth National Barrow Show to be held September 13 to 16 will feature the certified meat hog. Breeders must prove meat quality through litter size rate of gain and carcass measures, linking superior breeding stock to high pork cuts and consumer demand.
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Carroll Plager
Corn Belt
High May DHIA milk and fat records among Mower County cows
Holstein and Guernsey cows across 28 herds in Mower County posted an average of 904 pounds milk and 35.8 pounds fat per cow in May. Huseby Femco Ormsby Kit led high cows with 2,604 pounds milk and 138 pounds fat. Inka Fobes Pabst Beets, Harold Meyers, 2,613 pounds milk and 1123 pounds fat. Top herd Brookholm Farms averaged 1,221 pounds milk and 43.5 pounds fat across 27 cows.
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Huseby Femco Ormsby Kit
B. J. Huseby and Sons
Mower County
Inka Fobes Pabst
Harold Meyers
Brookholm Farms
Reuben Sorenson
Julius Schottler
Safety Slogan Contest Open to 4 H Members
County 4 H clubs invite entrants to submit original safety slogans under ten words. Slogans due in the county extension office by June 25 and must be for the safety project. County winners receive an achievement certificate and entry to the state contest with top prizes including trips and a savings bond.
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Seath
Parakeet Drowns After Drinking Beer in Cage
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania John Gibbons parakeet DD sips beer, falls into the glass, is rescued drenched, and is found dead in its cage next morning. The quirky incident highlights the bird s unusual taste for beer and sudden death.
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Chambersburg
DDD
John Gibbons
Gibbons
Kehret Sells $5000 Guernsey Bull to Consolidated Breeders
Basil a four year old Guernsey sire from Carl E Kehret and Sons has been sold to Consolidated Breeders Anoka for 5000 dollars. Basil was calf sourced from Cla Ore Farms Brownsmead Ore sired by Chicana Noveltys Knight and dam Bessie of Claire. He produced 12 grand championships in three show years and offspring won senior and junior titles at Rochester. A three fourths brother Claire Bonanzas Murphy stands at Crestwood Farm.
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Cla-Ore Knights
Basil
Guernsey
Carl E. Kehret
Rochester
Fire
Claire Bonanzas Murphy
Crestwood Farm
Farm Family Units Face Competition From Efficient Farms
A University of Minnesota study shows family-sized farms remain profitable as larger farms use more machinery and capital. The key to competitiveness is efficient management and labor-saving methods, with most farms employing little hired help and relying on self-supervision.
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S. B. Cleland
Cleland
Southeast
Minnesota Farm Management Service
Grant Park underground garage surpasses six month demand
James H. Gately, president of the Park Board, reports Grant Park underground garage in Chicago exceeded expectations by 20 percent in the first six months. Revenue reached 497,307 with 248,376 as profit, and an average of 25,000 automobiles were parked weekly. Bond retirement for the project begins next year.
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Chicago
Grant Park
James H. Gately
Park Board
Patty Eblen Prepares for District Talent Contest
Patty Eblen of Pleasant View 4-H practices piano ahead of the district talent contest on June 15 at Goodhue. She is the daughter of Maurice and Mrs. Eblen of Austin Route 3. Free tickets are at the extension office with 4-H agent Ron Seath. The contest, sponsored by the state extension service and Cargill Inc, offers cash prizes to district and state winners, with top three clubs receiving awards.
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Patty Eblen
Pleasant View
Patty
Goodhue
Maurice Eblen
Austin Rt
Ron Seath
State Extension Service
Cargill, Inc
Cargill
Leader's Camp Program Registration Open in New Ulm
Registrations are open for the adult 4-H leaders camp at Camp Flandreau in New Ulm from Thursday to Saturday. County Agent Don Hasbargen notes speakers Jack Koopal Lyle and Donald Ripley Winnebago share forms from the Minnesota-Mississippi exchange and IFYE program. Gerald McKay of the University of Minnesota speaks on Europe, with Friday focus on You and Youth and youth conservation.
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Europe
Skull Rutford
University Extension Service
Camp Flandreau
Deer Threatens Oregon Reforestation Efforts
In the Tillamook burn area deer browse young trees planted under Oregon’s reforestation program. Forester George Spaur says deer nibbling, along with insects and field mice, now threaten timber restoration with some areas showing up to eighty percent damage. Porcupines also pose hazards, with prize programs in Lakeview for youths who kill them.
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Salem
Lakeview
Elks Club
Buggy Shaft Breaks. Mrs Miller Injured in Ligonier Crash
Indiana state police report a buggy driven by Mrs Levi Miller fractured its right shaft causing the horse to bolt. Mrs Miller suffered a dislocated hip and Cuts while her 9 year old son Danny also had cuts.
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Ligonier, Ind
Indiana
Levi Miller
Parity Holds At 87 As May Prices Fall
Mid May 1955 farm prices in Minnesota eased about 2 percent from April led by sharp drops in meat animals and crops. Compared with May 1954, overall prices were roughly 13 percent lower with meat animals down nearly 25 percent. Poultry, dairy, and some crops posted smaller changes while the index of prices received by U S farmers stood at 244 percent of 1910 14 average, with parity at 87.3 percent of a year ago.
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Minnesota
Federal
U.S
U. S
Eggs and Meat Keep Warmth in Check in Home Guidance
Home advice covers proper egg cooling from 105 degrees at lay to 35 45 degrees for short term storage and warns against room temperature storage. It also notes thawing meat options, and lists a National Board of Fire Underwriters checklist including debris removal, outdoor fire safety, paint rag disposal, fuse checks, flammable liquids removal, and safe heater use.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
University of Minnesota Offers Agricultural Engineering Scholarships
Freshman scholarships from 300 to 500 dollars are offered to students planning to enter the University of Minnesota next fall to study agricultural engineering. Announcement comes from A. J. Schwantes of the Agricultural Engineering Department on the St Paul campus. Graduating high school seniors should write Prof Schwantes for details.
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University of Minnesota
A. J. Schwantes
St. Paul
College of Engineering
Agricultural Engineering Department
Institute of Agriculture
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Huseby
Dhia
R. L. Zimmerman
H. J. Holst
Jerseys
Frank Coburn
Sanford Smith
Bernie Neus
Virgil Bergene
H. R. Brownell
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Obert
Virgil Narveson
Wilfred Densen
Walker Meurer and Schafer
John Smith
Duane Wolfgram
Ronald Seath
National Safety Congress
Claire Knights Basil
Crestwood Farms
Consolidated Breeders
Kehret
Consolidated
Baler
Twine
Brownsdale Creamery Ass
Brownsdale
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Jack Koopal
Oregon
Nettie Engen
Ulland Bros
U of M
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