Midwest Breeders Cooperative opens new Stewartville facility
Midwest Breeders Cooperative unveils an ultramodern Stewartville Rochester facility open to the public July 12 13 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The site a mile south of 1890 at Stewartville interchange houses a 100 pen barn and semen storage for 0.5 million units. The firm, formed two years ago by a merger, operates 55 bulls and ships semen for Holstein Shorthorn Angus Charolais and Herefords. Bulls cost 20000 to 30000 dollars and semen can impregnate 300 cows per pipette stored with liquid nitrogen.
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Darrel Koehler
Herald
Stewartville
Minn
Midwest Breeders Cooperative
Stewartville-Rochester
Consolidated and
Badger Breeders Cooperatives
Midwest
Shawano
Wis
Upper Midwest
Midwest Breeders
Rochester
Proper harvest time for oat silage boosts feeding value
Extension agronomist Oliver Strand says harvest oats for silage at late milk to early dough for best yields and feed value. Wilt to 65 to 70 percent moisture if cut early, or direct cut in middough. pack well, use plastic or covers, and expect reduced lodging and weed issues.
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Oliver Strand
Strand
Dairy expert urges careful milking during busy season
Dairy expert Bill Mudge of the University of Minnesota extension says dairymen rushing milking during peak field season hurt profits. He urges taking time to prepare each cow for milking and ensuring machines are not left running too long.
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Bill Mudge
University of Minnesota Extension Dairyman
Mudge
Ground feed may boost profits for dairy herds
Dairy extension dairyman Ralph Wayne of the University of Minnesota says grinding feed more often in warm weather can raise profits. He notes odors and flavors are worse in heat, cows eat less moldy feed, and high producers may drop milk output if grain intake falls. Much ground ear corn this year is moister than usual and large batches kept over time can mold.
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Ralph Wayne
University of Minnesota Extension Dairyman
Wayne
Confused rooster becomes hen in college biology class
Hopkinsville Kentucky AP report: Hopkinsville Community College student John Wright used his aunt's rooster in a sex-hormone experiment. Injections of female hormones turned the rooster into a hen. The instructor said the effects would wear off and Wright joked about the bird's feelings.
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Hopkinsville, Ky
Hopkinsville Community College
John Wright
Wright
Cuban barbers to get needed help soon
In Havana a local newspaper interview reports aging barbers over 50 handling most work, some cut from a seated position. A barber notes 20 cuts per day as normal, with many doing more as they serve sugar workers. Relief arrives via a December school that has graduated six of ten students, all women.
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Havana
Fencing Tips From University Expert on Wire Stretching
University of Minnesota forestry specialist John Neetzel advises hand stretching barbed wire rather than power stretching. For woven wire avoid removing more than half the hump to prevent the fence from loosening the following summer.
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John Neetzel
University of Minnesota
Fly control hinges on sanitation and insecticides
Good sanitation can control flies and is the first step in a successful fly control program. Clean up fly breeding places such as dirty bedding, decaying plant material, and manure piles. When flies appear around buildings and animals, use recommended insecticides. Ed Olson, extension entomologist at the University of Minnesota, advises asking a county agent for Extension Folder 192, Fly Control for Livestock.
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Ed Olson
University of Minnesota
Move dairy cows from pasture before milking time
Bill Mudge of the University of Minnesota recommends removing dairy cows from pasture about three hours before milking to prevent grassy flavors in milk. He notes high producing cows will eat their grain pasture for a short period before milking.
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Bill Mudge
University of Minnesota Extension Dairyman
Mudge
Special appreciation banquet for Tilleras in Blooming Prairie
After 12 years on the Blooming Prairie staff, a special appreciation banquet is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday June 17 at the First Lutheran Church Luther Room in Blooming Prairie. Under his leadership the Blooming Prairie FFA chapter ranks among the state’s top groups. Local members show at area county fairs and the State Fair.
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First Lutheran Church Luther Room
Blooming Prairie
FFA
Perry
Steven
Hampshire
Mower County DHIA reports by unit and leading herds
Don Hasbargen announces DHIA results for Mower County units one two three. Unit one lists 15 herds, 561 cows, 43.1 pounds butterfat average. unit two has 17 herds, 590 cows, 41.7 pounds. unit three shows 18 herds, 736 cows, 41.6 pounds. The report names top herds and owners in Grand Meadow Spring Valley Dexter Brownsdale and Austin with butterfat figures and 305 day records over 500 pounds.
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Mower County
Minor Thorneau
Spring Valley
Francis Severson
Grand Meadow
Chas
Walker & Sons
David Lorenzen
R&gh
Darrell Heydt
Dexter
Ronald Duhrman
Kenneth Legler
Brownsdale
B.F
Roger Jensson
Dale Rugg & Sons
Aubin Nceces
Donald Meier
Virgil Heydt
Co. J, Oelkers
Sydney Magnuson
Austin
Sargeant
BF. Co. Renee
John Co & Sons
M. Mandt &Son
Wee
Roy Smith & Son
Adams Eee
Virgil Bergene
Ams
Eee
Eeaee
B.F. Ae
Sons
Ea Huseby & Sons
Harvey Sabre
Dams
Nates Weness
Cutford Tyne
Berton Churchill
John H. Hill
Raymond Quandt
B.F. Clifford Tune
Nitrogen crop response seen as favorable in 1969 season
Crop response to nitrogen should exceed average if rainfall remains adequate. Heavy rainfall last fall leached nitrates to unusually low levels, shifting applications too late for plant use. Continued rains last summer and fall pushed nitrogen applications downward, contributing to low corn yields in many areas.
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Curtis Overdahl
University of Minnesota
Salute to Youth Thomas Bernatz 4-H leader heads to SDSU
Thomas Bernatz 18 son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Bernatz Elkton Rt 5 is a 4-H member who has won Junior Leader of the Year and held offices of secretary president and vice president. He earned the Leadership Award and the Farm Boy to Chicago Trip swine showmanship at the Mower County Fair. An athlete active in football basketball and baseball he earned all conference honors in football and participates in National Honor Society senior class president Future Farmers of America and band at Elkton High School. He attends Queen of Angels Church and will enroll for 1969 70 at South Dakota State University Brookings in the College of Agriculture.
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Thomas Bernatz
Phillip Bernatz
Austin Rt
Elkton High School
Future Farmers of America
Queen of Angels Church
4-H Notes: Telstar 4-H Club July 14 Tour Set
The Telstar 4-H Club announced a 10 a.m. July 14 tour starting at Joe Slowinski's home. Members discussed health damaging sprays, 4-H records, horse training by Dawn Sweazy, and calf training by Dale Sweazy. TAOPI Tappi Rustlers plan biweekly baseball from June 22. Demonstrations by Ann Jones Sherry Hanson David and Doran Kassel. Recreation led by Dan Kusterer.
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Telstar 4H
Joe Slowinski
Charles Gleason
Dawn Sweazy
Dale Sweazy
Taopi Tappi Rustlers 4-H
Ann Jones
Sherry Hanson
David and
Doran Kassel
Dan Kusterer
Farm Calendar Busy 4-H Events Across Mower County
Calendar notes Dexterous 4-H Monitor School Busy Beavers 4-H Rose Creek Lodi 4-H LeRoy-Ostrander High School Elkton 4H tour 6 30 p m Irving Anderson farm Tractor training Waseca Southern School of Agriculture Mower County 4H Leaders Council Liebenstein Hall Rural Urban Day Racine Methodist Church London 4H London Hall Silver Maple 4H Don Wese man Udolpho 4H Red Oak Grove Church Adams Marshall Lodi Farm Bureau dairy night Wilfred Bissen home
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Monitor
Rose Creek
Lodi
LeRoy - Ostrander High School
Elkton
Irving Anderson Farm
Waseca Southern School of Agriculture
Mower County
Leaders Council
Liebenstein Hall
Racine Methodist Church
London
London Hall
Don Weseman
Udolpho
Red Oak Grove
Adams - Marshall - Lodi Farm Bureau
Wilfred Bissen
Area couples to tour Europe hog operations
Two couples from Austin and Osage will tour European hog operations. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Plager of Austin and Mr. and Mrs. M. Fabrcius of Osage, Iowa, depart June 16 from Minneapolis for Copenhagen and visit Stockholm Oslo Bergen London Edinburgh and Glasgow before returning July 7. They will meet hog farmers and processors along the way.
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Austin
Osage
Carroll Plager
M. Fabricius
Iowa
Minneapolis
Copenhagen
Denmark
Stockholm
Sweden
Oslo
Bergen
Norway
London
England
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Scotland
Methods of Pig Identification
Identifies several methods of pig identification for swine producers and directs readers to Animal Husbandry Fact Sheet No. 2 for detailed information. Readers are advised to contact their county agent or write to the University of Minnesota Bulletin Room in St. Paul Minnesota 55101 to obtain a copy.
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Bulletin Room
University of
University of Minnesota Extension
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Minnesota
Weed control in corn crop using postemergence herbicides
Extension agronomist Gerald Miller outlines risks of crop damage from wrong chemicals timing and rates in postemergence weed control for corn. 2,4-D covers annual broadleaf weeds but not grasses. Dicamba offers better control of Canada thistle and smartweed but risks drift and kernel issues if misapplied. atrazine and oil aid broadleaf control and quack grass.
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Gerald Miller
University of Minnesota Extension Agronomist
Feed Calves Grain to Boost Growth on Pasture
Bill Mudge, University of Minnesota extension dairyman, urges keeping good hay available for young dairy calves on pasture. Pasture alone won’t meet growth needs, as it is low in dry matter, so he recommends feeding up to 4 pounds of grain per head per day depending on calf condition.
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Bill Mudge
University of Minnesota Extension Dairyman
Mudge
Brownsdale Dairy Day Honors Local Farmers Saturday
Brownsdale merchants plan a Dairy Day tribute to local dairy farmers and the Brownsdale creamery on Saturday June 21 at Brownsdale Park. The event opens at 7 30 p.m. with the Hayfield High School Band Mower County Dairy Princess attendants a prince and princess contest and an ice cream eating contest. Passes to Mark's Roller Rink will be awarded to the Brownsdale Dairy Prince and Princess and attendants. Students from Brownsdale elementary may enter at First American State Bank Severtson's Corner Grocery and Ray's Shopping June 16 is the deadline. In case of rain the Daily Day event moves to Brownsdale elementary school.
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Brownsdale
Minn
Brownsdale Park
Hayfield High School
Mower County Dairy Princess
Early hay cutting boosts nutrition and efficiency says Mudge
University of Minnesota extension dairyman Bill Mudge notes hay cut in early June yields higher TDN and digestible protein than mid-June cuts. Early harvest also packs tighter in low moisture silage, while older hay has higher fiber reducing intake and feed value per ton.
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Bill Mudge
University of Minnesota Extension Dairyman
Mudge
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