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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1967
Page
9
Extension engineer Bates explains 125 and 250 watt infrared lamps, glass types, and porcelain sockets for farms. They heat pigs at birth, chicks in brooder, and lambs. also thaw pipes, warm waterers, tools, paint, and aid engine starts with proper distance and safety guards.
Farmers lecture criticizes the Johnson administration for dairy imports, grain dumping, higher wages, and price controls while citing beef estimates and farm support cuts. The report also notes swine testing programs, tractor power projections, and rising agribusiness salaries at Minnesota and Midwest universities. The piece ends with a humor burst from a waiter and a professor.
Washington reports the bushel, an old measure, is declining in use for crop estimates and trade. Pounds and hundredweights are replacing it in apples peaches pears and other commodities. Officials cite confusion over a bushel standard and diminishing use in markets as reasons for possible shift to hundredweights in grains and produce.
Mitchell County 4-H members will attend an helps and ideas meeting for demonstrations illustrated talks or similar presentations. Mrs May Johnson extension leader will run two sessions in the Osage Municipal Auditorium at 145 and 815 p.m. She will outline how to plan and organize a presentation and provide information on sources of material and data for 4-H projects.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman struggles to set the 1968 wheat planting allotment amid world food uncertainty and farm income concerns. Projections show 68 million acres planted this year with 1.5 billion bushels produced. Farmers seek 57.5 to 60 million acres while Freeman weighs surplus risks and global price effects.
The Fillmore County DHIA testing covers units 2 to 5 with 907 cows in unit 2 producing 44.3 pounds butterfat, 685 cows in unit 3 at 43.0 pounds, 437 cows in unit 4 at 40.0 pounds, and 1007 cows in unit 5 at 43.0 pounds. The report lists top herds by unit, naming multiple producers and farms such as Conrad Harlevig Peterson 60.4 and Paul Ristau Preston 46.4 with several other dairy operations across Lime Valley Spring Harmony and Preston communities.
About 500 farm leaders from more than a dozen states travel to Washington to press Congress for higher grain price supports. The National Farmers Union backs raises in wheat to 2.50 per bushel, corn to 1.45, with linked boosts for sorghum barley and oats through increased government payments. States represented include Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Wyoming.
The schedule lists Adams 4-H meetings at Conservation Club Lodi picnic Rose Creek school Adolpho Red Oak Grove Church Jolly Youth Tour at Clifford Lanes farm Tuesday livestock judging Hormel Co Four Township Farm Bureau potluck Racine Hall Wednesday 4-H Leader Council Liebenstein Hall Thursday Farm Bureau commodity contest Brownsdale School Saturday Brownsdale 4-H tour Brownsdale Park 8 30 a m Monday Grand Meadow Farm Bureau Picnic Sam Ryberg farm Harvey Sabre Waltham Sargeant Bureau meet Carroll Wilson vice president speaks
The National Grangers urged creating a U.S. rural development center to train men with managerial and technical skills who can teach others farming methods. The trained youth would be available for positions both abroad and in the United States.
The report notes that during Christopher Columbus second voyage in 1493 he carried cattle and other farm animals to the West Indies, contrasting with the absence of cows on his first contacts with the Americas.
The University of Minnesota highlights its research on natural resources in a 52 page Minnesota Science issue by the Agricultural Experiment Station. Twenty three University articles cover recreation, fishing, water management, climate as resource, regional economies, forests and soils.
The North Star 4-H Club met at Joe Kemmerick’s home and the Junior Leaders were appointed to the booth committee. Demonstrations were given by Randy Kemmerick Joniard Barbara Lutz and Kathy Maston. July 11 is the due date for 4-H project records and the club tour was set at the June Enterprise Hall meeting.
Kenmon Ellen a senior three year old registered Guernsey cow owned by Arthur H Alland in Austin completed an official DHIR production record of 11430 pounds of milk and 516 pounds of butterfat in 305 days twice daily milking The American Guernsey Cattle Club reports the record testing supervised by the University of Minnesota.
A Virginia Tech research team concluded that most cows show dark blue eyes near black rather than brown, challenging a common assumption. The study records the eye color distribution across multiple dairy cattle.
Volunteers start interior remodeling of the Floral Exhibit Hall at Mitchell County fairgrounds to convert it into a livestock barn as a new Exhibit Hall is planned. The project involves new pens for cattle sheep and swine and space for dairy cattle and horses with offices for the livestock superintendent and staff.
Mitchell County 4-H leaders attend an 8:15 p.m. training in the Osage Municipal Building conference room. Edgar Dorow reports the session covers meat industry basics, beef and pork carcasses, and retail cuts. This is the first of two meatfocused meetings.
Region 10 Dairy Days runs June 23 24 at St Charles with 24 dairy farm girls from Dodge Mower Fillmore Goodhue Houston Olmsted Wabasha Winona Counties competing for Region 10 Dairy Princess, coronation on June 24 followed by a dance. Princess Kay Linda Kottke Glencoe visits towns and addresses crowd while Cliff Markuson ADA state manager speaks. Jim Hill WCCO crowns the new Region 10 Dairy Princess, who will join Dairy Night at the Met June 26 and later compete for Princess Kay XIV at the Minnesota State Fair opening night August 25.
The Agriculture Department reports farm assets exceed debts at 227.5 billion on Jan 1, a record high. Farm real estate makes up 184.2 billion of assets, with debts at 23.5 billion against that real estate. Prices for land and buildings rose in all states, led by Iowa Missouri and Indiana with 13 percent gains.
Tom Westmoreland 17 son of Mr and Mrs C R Westmoreland of 703 7th Ave NW has been a longtime 4 H member and junior leader. He is active in shop health projects and has entered the Share the Fun Speech and Achievement Night Skit contests. Tom participates in school plays band basketball football manager and Letterman’s Club and plans to attend Austin State Junior College or join the Navy. He also contemplates VISTA or the Peace Corps and aims to become a certified public accountant.
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