County outlines herbicide controls for three weeds
County Agent Don Hasbargen outlines control measures for wild mustard yellow rocket and tall buttercup in crops and pastures. Recommendations include 2 4 D MCP amine applications with crop timing guidance and emphasis on seed production prevention. Extension agronomist Ed Jensen notes safe low rate use and emergency spraying in soybeans.
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Don Hasbargen
Hasbargen
Ed Jensen
University of Minnesota Agronomist
White sauce mix from dry milk for gravy and thickening
A quick white sauce method uses a mix of one cup butter, one cup flour, and two cups dry milk stored in a jar. To make sauce, mix with liquid in specific ratios, boil while stirred, and use water milk meat or stock. Labor saver tip notes milk budgeting and substitutions with evaporated or dry milk.
Protecting Children From Farm Machine Dangers
A Minnesota extension safety specialist warns that children 14 and under were killed by tractors and farm machines last year, more than the total polio deaths in the state. He urges extra vigilance by parents and older children, noting farmers cannot shoulder full supervision in the field or barn. Continuous attention is required when operating tractors or milking machines.
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Minnesota
Glenn Prickett
University of Minnesota
1956 4-H Safety Slogan Contest Seeks Entries
County office accepts Haystack entries by June 20 for the 1956 4-H safety slogan contest. Members 14 to 21 in the safety activity are eligible. slogans must fit within ten words and address any safety theme. County winner receives a certificate and advances to state. five entries are needed to qualify.
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Ron Seath
Lembke Repeats With Top Honors In Freeborn Dairy Test
August Lembke topped the May Freeborn No. 2 Dairy Herd Improvement Assn testing with the highest herd average of 1.19 pounds milk and 51.3 pounds butterfat and the top individual cow record of 97.9 pounds butterfat. The association of 26 herds posted an average 883 pounds of milk and 34 pounds butterfat, with a 3.83 percent average test. The Tol leson herd, 15 cows, ranked second with 1,218 pounds milk and 41.8 pounds butterfat, among other above average herds led by Miller, Wayne, Alland, Seath, Johnson, and Jensen Christmas, with multiple herds listed. There were 18 cows over 60 pounds, 66 over 50 pounds, and 163 over 40 pounds butterfat production. Cited herds include Lembke, Tollefson, Miller, Wayne, and others showing strong butterfat outputs.
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Lembke
Freeborn No. 2
Albert
Chester Tollefson
Raymond Miller
Delmar Johnson
Jack Jensen
John Ruble
Tollefson
Ray Miller
Wayne
Ed Miller
Seath
Farm Calendar Highlights Local 4-H and Club Meetings
Weeklong schedule lists Farm Bureau picnics and 4-H club events at multiple venues including Todd Park Racine LeRoy and Hayfield. Activities feature livestock judging sewing clubs dairy princess contest electric projects field day and speaker engagements across Monday to Friday.
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Farm Bureau
Todd Park
Racine Rockets
Sargeant
Lodi
LeRoy
George Leland
Woodson
Lyle McRoberts
Nettie Engen
Hayfield
Dodge County
Taylor Herd Tops North Mower DHIA May Test
Taylor Herd at Chester Taylor Rt. 4 led the North Mower County Dairy Herd Improvement Assn May testing with 25 grade Holsteins at 43.9 pounds butterfat. Other high herds listed include Lee F. Machacek 18 cows at 43.4, Albert Brandt Jr 14 at 42, John H Hill 16 at 42, and Ed Beck 24 cows at 40.8. The May test covered 552 cows with an average 36.2 pounds.
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Chester Taylor
Austin Rt. 4
North Mower County
Ed Beck
Howard County Field Day Highlights Test Farm Activities
Howard County plans a field day on the Lime Springs experimental farm with forages soils and fertilizers as key topics. Programs run 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with demonstrations by Norval Wardele Harvey Thompson Frank Schaller and Lloyd Duménil followed by lunch in the grove. A farm women program led by Mildred Kingsley tours the Krueger garden at Saratoga and the station.
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Experiment Stations
Iowa
Howard County
Highway 9
Waseca
Lime Springs
Harvey Thompson
Frank Schaller
Lloyd Dumenil
Norval Wardle
Grove
John W. Patterson
Mildred Kingsley
Krueger
Saratoga
Ed Cott
20 Acres of Alfalfa in Five Pasture Helpings
Bill Bartlett near Dexter experiments with a five plot rotation on 20 acres of alfalfa, aiming to reduce work and costs as he shifts from a dairy herd to a dairy feeding operation. He fences plots with electric fencing, has 30 Holstein heifers, and plans a pole shed and barn remodeling to support hogs and breeding stock.
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Bill Bartlett
Bartlett
Dexter
University
Teddy
Kathy
Mower County
Minnesota
Rochester
Grand Meadow
Charles Painter
Consolidated Breeders Coop
Damon Catron
Barbara Friedrichs Seeks District 4-H Talent Test Win
Mower County 4-H member Barbara Friedrichs of Elkton will compete in the District 4-H Talent Test at Waseca after winning the county contest with an accordion solo. The district event is one of five in Minnesota and winners advance to the state contest at the State Fair. Prizes include 100 75 and 50 dollars for top clubs, with gifts for all participants. One top act may be invited to the Share the Fun breakfast at the national 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
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Princess Kay
Mower
Dodge
Rochester
Steele
Freeborn
Albert Lea
Mower County
Barbara Friedrichs
Elkton
Waseca
Barbara
Ron Seath
University of Minnesota Extension Service
Cargill, Inc
Chicago
Name Dairy Judges for National Shows
J Dunne Innes of Woodstock Ontario will judge the 1956 National Holstein Show at Waterloo from September 28 to October 6. The following week Harvey W Smith of Waukesha Wisconsin will place the classes at the International Dairy Show in Chicago.
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J. Dunne Innes
Woodstock
Ont
Waterloo
Harvey W. Smith
Waukesha, Wis
Chicago
Factors Cited for Hog Price Drop in 1955
National Livestock Producer cites four factors behind a sharp 1955 price fall: overproduction, competing meats, weak consumer acceptance, and pork retail prices not reflecting live-hog values. Hog prices fell from 19.59 to 10.73, amid 80.5 million hogs slaughtered, 12 percent above 1954. Consumers spent about two percent of the food dollar on pork, down from three percent in 1947.
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Chicago
National Livestock Producer Magazine
Planning Poultry Facilities Space Rules for Chicks and Pullets
The guideline specifies one square foot per two chicks and at least one square foot per pullet during the latter growth stage in a standard brooder house. This ensures adequate space for healthy development and welfare of poultry.
Short Horn Lassies Form State Chapter
A Minnesota chapter of the Short Horn Lassies formed under organizational chair Miss Ella Marie Lausen of Austin following a Monday meeting in Blue Earth. The Lassies, an international breeders group established six months ago, include members from Lau sen Brothers Austin Bennet Bros Dodge Center R A Hinkel Kenyon and Harry Bryan with Walter Ballum Goodhue in Southeastern Minnesota.
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Minnesota
Short Horn Lassies
Shorthorn Breeders Assn
Ella Marie Lausen
Austin
Blue Earth
Southeastern
Lausen
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Eldon Reed
Hormel Yards
Soil Conservation Service
Dallas Wilson
Frank Dvorak
Waltham
Bob Senjem
Haven Lee
Larry Strief
Don Bates
Joel Nelson
Interstate
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REA
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John Wayne
Ed Miller and Sons
Ervin Helgeson
Art
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Merlin Seath
Howard Flugum
Woodland
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LeRoy Wide-Awake
Russell Robb
Adams
Richard Knight
Racine Ramblers
Elgar Boettcher
Carroll Plager
North Mower
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Kathy Bartlett
Ruth Dempsey
Frankford
John Demsey
Federal Land Bank Farm Loans
Sam A. Rask
Secy
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