New Mower County Dairy Princess Faces Busy Month
Marlene Schloo the 17 year old Dairy Princess from Austin is set for a busy June. Events include Brownsdale Dairy Day June 21 with a Hayfield High School concert and a junior prince and princess contest for Brownsdale Elementary children. She competes in Caledonia June 28 for the regional Dairy Princess title and may advance to the Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition at the Minnesota State Fair if selected. Marlene will ride in parades and work the dairy bar at the Mower County Fair. She comes from the Schloo dairy farm eight miles east of Austin milking ten cows and selling cream to Brownsdale Cooperative Creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrel Koehler
Herald Farm
Mower County
Marlene Schloo
Allen Schloo
Austin Rt. 5
Brownsdale
Brownsdale Park
Hayfield
Princess Marlene
Nancy Listek
Austin
Pam Fischer
Grand Meadow
Caledonia
Kay
Provar soybean variety released for seed grower use
Provar, a new soybean variety developed by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA ARS, has been released to certified seed growers. It shows higher protein but yields less than Dorsey and Amsey in regional tests, comparable to Hawkeye, and is meant as a special purpose variety rather than a high yielding one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Lambert
University of Minnesota Agronomist
Lambert
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Research Service
USDA
Dorsey
Amsey
London 4-H notes vote for softball plans in May
London 4H Club members voted to play softball in May and not join a league. Demonstrations were given by Tara Cooling, Judy Walters, Lori Lorenzen, Deanna Magee, Meridee Goslee, Tony Mudra, and Dale Magee. It was announced that 4-Hers enrolled in cooking or sewing will report June 30 to Lyle KP Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tara Cooling
Judy Walters
Lori Lorenzen
Deanna Magee
Meridee Goslee
Tony Mudra
Dale Magee
Lyle KP Hall
Mower County 4 H Camp Set at Albert Lea
About 40 campers sign up for the 1969 Mower County 4 H Camp at Camp Moraine near Albert Lea from June 12 to 14. Camp runs 9 a.m. Thursday to 3 p.m. Saturday at Lea Lake near Helmer Myhre State Park with activities like crafts canoeing outdoor cooking softball volleyball and nature study for ages 10 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Camp Moraine
Albert Lea
Lea Lake
Helmer Myhre State Park
Ronald Seath
Farm Calendar Highlights 4-H Meetings and Tours
Community farm calendar lists 4-H clubs Adams Enterprise Telstar Liebenstein Hall and Dexterous and Woodland groups. Picnics at Todd Park at 7 30 p m with Farm Bureau events. Upcoming events include Mower County Camp June 12 13 and Elkton H 4 H tour starting 6 30 p m at Irving Anderson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Conservation Club
Enterprise
Sargeant
Telstar
Liebenstein Hall
Adolpho Farm Bureau
Todd Park
Busy Beavers
Rose Creek
Lodi
LeRoy
Elkton
Irving Anderson
Four-County Black and White Show Scheduled for June 25
The Four-County Black and White Show will open at 10 a.m. Monday June 25 at Crane Pavilion on the Mower County Fairgrounds with Holstein entries from Dodge Freeborn Mower and Steele Counties. An entry fee of 2 per head applies. late entries incur 50 cents extra. Cattle may be brought in the night before. Straw bedding electricity water and hay must be supplied by exhibitors. A judging contest for juniors teams and adults will start at 11 a.m. Clifford Meschke Morristown will judge. A 4-H lunch stand will operate. For regulations and class details see Minnesota Holstein News page 56. Entries go to Donald Hasbergen Mower County Extension Office Austin Minn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Pavilion
Mower County
Dodge
Freeborn
Mower
Steele
Clifford Meschke
Morristown
Minnesota Holstein News
Donald Hasbargen
Austin
Minn
Well Water Testing Day Set in Freeborn County
Albert Lea Minn June 24 well water testing day scheduled for Freeborn County. Rural and urban families suspecting contamination can participate. Five dollar fee per sample to be sent to Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratory New Ulm. Samples must be collected Tuesday morning and returned before noon. County agent provides sterile bottles and instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Freeborn County
Eldon H. Lenske
Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratory
New Ulm
Chisel planter gains ground in Minnesota Iowa farming
A new one pass chisel planter touted for minimum tillage saves time and labor while reducing erosion in South Minnesota and North Iowa. It blends plowing disking and harrowing with planting and fertilizing, using dual hopper compartments for herbicide and insecticide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Iowa
Eyota
Austin
Adams
New Ulm swine evaluation open house set for June 14
About 100 pens of Minnesota breeding stock will be on display at the New Ulm swine evaluation station on June 14. A judging clinic runs 10 a.m. to noon with nationally known judges and breeders assessing breeding and market stock. An on-the-hoof evaluation and carcass cutout data determine final placing, with $150 in certificate credit to the Minnesota Park Producers Assn sales. Prizes range from $50 to $10, lunch hot ham sandwiches served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Minn
Minnesota
Charles Christians
University of Minnesota
Spring Valley girls compete for Dairy Princess title
In Spring Valley Minnesota the Fillmore County Dairy Princess contest draws 34 candidates for the June 14 event at Fountain during the Fountain Centennial. The day begins at 9 am with a parade at 2 pm and an evening banquet at 9 pm announcing the Dairy Princess and two attendants. Named from Spring Valley are Susan Kappers Donna Halstead Marion Hingeveld Mary Temanson Sue Michener and Deborah Howard, with sponsors including local 4 H clubs and area cooperatives and insurers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
Fillmore County
Fountain
Pers
Bloomfield Cloverleaves
Donna Halstead
Harvey Ostendorf
Spring Valley Cooperative Creamery
Marion Hingeveld
Dale Hingeveld
Empire Builders
Duane Michener
Spring Valley Mutual Insurance
Deborah Howard
Bernard Howard
Ty Fillmore
Three moderators return for the 69th National Barrow Show
The National Barrow Show at Austin September 8 to 10 will feature three veteran moderators. Dale Williams of Iowa State, Bob Jacobs of Minnesota, and Fred Giesler of Wisconsin will commentate on breed judging, sharing placings and judge rationales. Williams makes his 13th appearance, Jacobs 19 years a regular, and Giesler brings long experience as extension animal husbandman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Dale Williams
Iowa State University
Robert E. Jacobs
University of Minnesota
Fred Giesler
University of Wisconsin
Williams
Ames
Bob” Jacobs
St. Paul
Jacobs
Blue Earth
County youths join safety training for tractors
About 70 Mower County youths take part in tractor and machinery safety training at Adams High School. The first session covered machinery training, with a follow up tractor course planned June 17-18 at Southern School of Agriculture in Waseca. The program is a cooperative effort by vocational agriculture instructors and the Mower County Extension Service, and upon completion yields a certificate of exemption from Labor Department rules for 14 and 15 year olds seeking farm work training beyond parental farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Adams High School
Southern School of Agriculture
Waseca
Mower County Extension Service
Demonstration plots test corn and herbicides near Oakland
In Austin area, 23 corn maturity ratings from seven seed firms are planted on Edwin Petersen farm west of Oakland with Dana Petersen and sponsors DeKalb Pioneer Kingscrost Funks temple. Cooperative partners include Austin Seed Co extension service FFA and Austin Area Vocational Technical School. Trials compare sul t an ramrod ramrod plus atrazine artazine primase in corn plots and lasso vern amiben in soybeans across multiple farms with field days during growing season and at harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Edwin Petersen
Oakland
Petersen and Son
Dana
Francis Miller
DeKalb
Don Miller
Pioneer Corn
Oakland Elevator
Kingscrost
Earl Epley
Funks
Carl Gerlach
Trojan
Blaney
Cargill
Walter Baldner
PAG Hagie
Austin Seed Co
Agricultural Extension Service
Austin Ffa
Adult Agriculture Department
Austin Area Vocational Technical School
Petersen
Don Schrafel
Lasso
Vernam
Amiben
Don Weseman
Hogs need water in warm weather
Hogs require ample water, especially in warm weather, says Ray Arthaud of the University of Minnesota extension livestock specialist. Watering once or twice daily may not suffice for growth or milk production. automatic watering systems help ensure a steady supply at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Arthaud
University of Minnesota Extension
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Marlene
Schloo
Brownsdale Cooperative Creamery
Harold
Minneapolis
Gary
Air Force
Denver
Colo
Dexter Red
Future Con
Elkton High School
Austin State Junior College
Mrs. Allen Schloo
New Mower County
Diane Mandt
Joe Mandt
Diane
Nevada 4H Club
St. Peter's Church
School of Associated Arts
Layton School of Art
Milwaukee, Wis
Woodson
Clayton Farm Bureau
Henry Mortenson
Tappi
Clayton Town Hall
Camp
Monitor School
Woodland
Admiral
Kenmore
Grundig
Zenith
Viking
Eureka
Henrietta Free
Hull & Hull
Ce Estate
BY Darrel Koehler
Ron Seath
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Russell Wambeam
Donald Torgerson
Bruce Holmberg
Mower County Fair
Ellis Eagles
Stars
Minnesota Porkettes
Dairy Princess
Susan Kappers
Mrs
Vernon Rap
E. Farmer St
Spring Valley High School
Mutual Service Insurance Co
Donald Krom
Gary Ruesink
Duane Grafe
Ernie Malizia
Barrow
Irowbridge
Rinso Ajax
Cold Power
Maxwell House Coffee
Cedar River
Cedar River Ne
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