Head for Europe Austin area youths join 21 day tour
Two Austin area youths David Gilgenbach and James Benesh Jr join 14 Minnesota youths on a 21 day People To People Goodwill Journey. The group flies from Minneapolis St Paul to London visiting England Scotland Norway Germany Hungary Italy and Spain meeting government officials and young farmers. The trip aims to learn farming methods and improve relations between America and other countries. Benesh a Glenville High School graduate and Gilgenbach from Adams High School will share experiences with local FFA and 4-H groups upon return.
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Minneapolis . St. Paul International
Europe
Chicago
Boston
London
England
Scotland
Norway
Germany
West
East Berlin
Hungary
Italy
Spain
America
James
Glenville High School
Myrtle
Oakland Township
Jim
Glenville
FFA
Czechoslovakia
Gilgenbach
Adams High School
Austin State Junior Colleg
University of Minnesota
Tappi
David
Adams Ffa
LeRoy-Ostrander Ffa
Oth
E. Curtis Stillwell
Waverly
Minn
Austin Ffa
Benesh
Area Ayrshire Breeders Attend Annual Picnic
Ellen dale Minn hundreds of Minnesota Ayrshire Breeders attended the annual picnic at Harry W Farr farm south of Ellendale. Lyle Stephenson presided. Leonard Malacek spoke urging herd classification and fire proof testing for bulls. Minnesota now ranks fourth in registrations as 75 to 81 percent of bulls used are on the minus factor. Heavy rains boosted subsoil moisture but caused some low area drownings. 4-H tours and livestock judging sessions planned with Aug 5 11 as Mower County Fair dates. upcoming 1969 events include 4-H judging near Austin and plowing contests July 26 27.
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Ellendale
Minn
Harry W. Farr
Lyle Stephenson
Rose Creek
Leonard Malacek
Dexter
Malacek
Minnesota
Austin
Mower
Cut Hay Early for More Grow Time and Quality
University of Minnesota extension agronomist Oliver Strand urges early hay cutting and swift storage. Early harvest boosts number of cuttings and hay quality, enabling regrowth for a potential third cutting before Sept. 1, with moisture helping recovery.
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Oliver, Strand
University of Minnesota Extension Agronomist
Minnesota
Strand
Mower County 4-H Delegates at State Meet
More than 600 Minnesota youth will attend the 1968 State 4-H Junior Leadership Conference June 17 to 21 at the State Fairgrounds. Mower County delegates include Janet Oelkers Sharon Buckingham Jerry Miller Sue Gleason Sandra Kraushaar Lana Weseman Aileen May Rodney Goodwin Lois Schram Mark Ginder Sue Reding and Keenan Saman. The theme is Pursuit of Excellence in Interpersonal Communications. Topics cover futures in food and fiber the communications gap among ethnic and religious groups and the political process.
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Minnesota
Juanita Fehlhofer
University of Minnesota
Mower County
Janet Oelkers
Sharon Buckingham
Jerry Miler
Sue Gleason
Sandra Kraushaar
Lana Weseman
Aileen May
Rodney Goodwin
Lois Schram
Mark Ginder
Sue Reding
Keenan Saman
DHIA Monthly Report Details Mower County Dairy Herd Units
The Mower County DHIA report shows unit one with 18 herds 681 cows and 43.7 lb butterfat, unit two with 20 herds 663 cows at 42.1 lb, and unit three with 13 herds 681 cows at a record 44.3 lb. The release lists owners and herd IDs including Grand Meadow and Brownsville related entries with several 500 lb plus butterfat 30 day records.
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Mower County
Grand Meadow
Kenneth Ziemer
Wastdae
Comvses
Chas
Walker & Son
Darrel Heydt
Sore Sca Saa
Ccae
Ayron Anderson
Sargeant
Virgil Heydt
David Lorenzen
Dale Rugg
No. C. Breed Lhs
John Grass & Sons
LeRoy
Virgil Bergene
Adams
Cecil Hanson
Roy Smith & Son
Renee
Harold Rolls
Spring Valley
Wm. Smith Adams
Wm Smith Adams
M. C. Mandt
Sons
Adams Eneree
M. C. Mandt & Sons Adams Ee . H
M. C. Mandt & Sons
Adams Serene
Roy Smith & Son Adams Then En
Sanford Smith Austin
Dax
Frencis Severson
Therneau Spring Valley
Clifford Tune
County 4-H Plans Tour and Fair Preparations
The June Enterprise Club meeting covered county fair preparations and higher dues. A July 12 tour begins at the Earl Holdgrafer farm, with another project tour at Woodbury starting at Herbert Scheffel farm 10 30 AM and a noon pot luck at Lyle Park. Ron Seath spoke on records and demonstrations were led by Nancy Wilder Diane Carson and Kathy Follmuth. Recreation was guided by Arlene and Kathy Follmuth.
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Enterprise Club
Earl Holdgrafer Farm
Woodbury
Herbert Scheffel
Lyle Park
Ron Seath
Nancy, Wilder
Diane Carson
Kathy Follmuth
Arlene
Lake Mead holds vast volume of water in Nevada
Lake Mead in Nevada ranks among the world’s largest man made lakes by capacity, holding about 32.5 million acre-feet of water.
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Lake Mead
Nevada
City breakfast costs sixteen cents in 1930s menu
A brief note describes a breakfast for city folks costing 16 cents. The meal includes one-half grapefruit, corn flakes with milk and sugar, two fried eggs, a strip of bacon, two slices buttered toast, coffee with cream and sugar.
Elkton 4-H Tour and Farm Bureau Events This Week
Elkton 4-H tour kicks off at 6 30 p m at the Irving Anderson home with multiple 4-H clubs. Mower County 4-H Junior Leadership conference in St Paul runs June 18 21 with judging at Russell Wambeam farm and a p m Racine Elkton 4-H tour at Methodist Hall led by Leonard Franklin. Additional meetings include Mewer County Leaders Council at Liebenstein Hall and the Mewer County Farm Bureau commodity contest at Elkton School.
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Mower County
St. Paul
Russell Wambeam Farm
Township Farm Bureau
Racine Elkton
Methodist Hall
Leonard Franklin
Mewer County
Liebenstein Hall
Mewer County Farm Bureau
Elkton
Adams
Marshall - Lodi Farm Bureau
Harvey Labre
Waltham — Sargeant Farm Bureau
Sargeant
Grand Meadow Farm Bureau
Glenn Ryberg
Tours Set at Waseca School
WASECA Minn Visitors Day at the University of Minnesota Southern School and Experiment Station Waseca set for Tuesday July 2 Continuous tours and a full open house of facilities and research projects Supt Ed Frederick invites everyone urban rural men women to join Twenty tours and activities run 830 am 430 pm with evening programs until 830 pm Brazil's principal export coffee has created 6 5 million jobs in that country
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Waseca
Minn
University of Minnesota, Southern School and Experiment Station
Ed Frederick
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Darrel Koehler
Herald Farm
Austin Area
David Gilgenbach
Francis Gilgenbach
James F. Benesh, Jr
James Benesh
Austin Rt. 3
TROPS
Ayrshire
Rt. 3
John Weldon
Fay Weldon
Austin Rt. 4
Denmark
John
International Farm
Erik Hansen
Krogaard
Krogstrup
Austin High School
United States Air Force
Mower County Extension Service
Osmundson Bros
ASCS
Don Hasbargen
4-Hers
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Russell Wambeam
Hormel Co
Guy Wold
New Ulm
Morris Mace
Eugene Reed
Racine Ramblers
Seath
Henry Mortenson
Christy Olsen
Blooming Prairie
Mary Ellen Miller
National Farmers’ Organization
NFO
Phil Hegge
Hegge
Dhia Monthly Report
Ray Adams
Powerite
BY Darrel Koehler
Wick
Dean R. Tibstra
8Th Ave. NW
Irving Anderson
Conservation Club
Busy Beavers
Lodi
LeRoy School
Adolpho
Red Oak Grove Church
Brazil
Mercury
Jim Lebens
Ford
Lincoln
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