Farmer of the Week Walter Marcks Builds Turkey Business After Fire
Walter Marcks, 61, who rebuilt a Casa Loma Ballroom site into a turkey operation near St. Ansgar Iowa, now runs a 20 acre unit producing breeding stock and eggs. He sells to hatcheries, delivered 36 000 eggs this year, hatched 5 000 poults, and plans 160 000 pounds of turkey for the season. The family runs the plant with wife and daughter, farm spreads across eight soybean acres, and improvements include a 6 000 square foot barn and 12 heated brooders.
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Casa Loma
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Walter Marcks
Marcks
Chicago
New Haven
Blooming Prairie Cattle Show Attracts 100 Cattle Heads
The Dist Clack and White show for Lolein cattle breeders returns for a third year at Victory Field Blooming Prairie. The event starts 9 a.m. with 4H and Future Farmers judging at 1 p.m. Lions Club Ellsworth Hall chairs the sponsor and Herb Flink judges the cattle. David Diehl hosts as master of ceremonies. Prizes advance winners to the state show. a large equipment exhibit and miniature fair accompany the event drawing growers from Mower Dodge Freeborn and Steele counties.
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Lolein
Victory Field
Ellsworth Hall
Lions Club
Mower
Dodge
Freeborn
Steele
Herb Flink
David Diehl
The
Holstein Association
Four-H Club Tours and Shows Daily Calendar
The schedule lists Elkton Racine London and Silver Maple 4-H clubs with tours at various times and venues including town halls and halls. Livestock and dairy judging activities are noted at Hormel yards and Huseby farm with a Friday tour at Art Wilderman home.
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Elkton
A.m
Racine Ramblers
Racine Town Hall
Ron Seath
London
London Hall
Liebenstein
Blooming Prairie
Adams
Wilfred Bissen
Geo A. Hormel & Co
Jolly Youth
Charles Bush
Aaron Huseby
Racine Rockets
Sargeant
Art Wilderman
Proper Care of Fish For Freezing Guidelines
Mrs Shirley Munson of the University of Minnesota outlines how to freeze summer fish. Fatty fish like walleyes lose quality after 4 to 6 months at 0F. better at 10F. Nonfatty fish keep up to a year. Prepare fish for freezing then seal or wrap, freeze small fish whole or as fillets, and label with date. Store in the coldest freezer area.
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Shirley T. Munson
University of Minnesota
Munson
United States Coffee Per Capita Consumption Report
The United States uses roughly 16 pounds of coffee per person per year. This figure reflects broad consumer habits and daily caffeine consumption patterns across the country.
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United States
Minnesota soil moisture rated adequate in all areas
Soil moisture in Minnesota is rated adequate across 23 locations based on samples from April 15 to 20. Data show levels above wilting point, with a high of 15.02 inches and a low of 6.2 inches in five feet depth, and recent rains improving surface moisture.
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Minnesota
Mos
Donald G. Baker
University of Minnesota
Fargo
Baker
Swift County
Kandiyohi
Ayrshire Breechers Send Stock to Southern Sale
Ayrshire Breeders lead a Southern dairy stock push with Leonard C. Malecek Norman Wright & Son and Lyle J. Sephenson active in the program started by the Ayrshire Breeders National Association in Brandon Vermont. Sale selections include Lenora Royal Road Perfect Lenora Minnetonka Predaisa and Treasure Acres Lady sent to Kentucky buyers.
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Leonard C. Malecek
Dexter
Norman Wright & Son
Grand Meadow
Lyle J. Sephenson
Rose Creek
Malecek
Royal Road Perfect
Lenora
Neat's-foot oil from cattle and other livestock feet
The article notes that shin and foot material from cattle yields the best grade of neat's-foot oil, while feet from horses and sheep are sometimes used as substitutes.
Soil Conservationist Roger Harris to retire from Minnesota UT
Roger Harris, 67, longtime University of Minnesota extension soil conservationist on the St. Paul Campus since 1948, will retire this month. He led land use education for high school students with over 15 000 enrolled and collaborated with farmers, county agents, the State Soil Conservation Committee, local districts, and teachers on fertility, water control, contour stripping, terracing, and tillage improvements.
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Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Roger Harris
St. Paul
Harris
State Soil Conservation Committee
Minnesota Declares Scabies Free Area for Sheep
Minnesota now rated scabies free after inspections of 17,873 flocks. 16,369 cleared in the first pass. 1,504 reinspected with 15 infected. State and federal vets, university extension, and multiple agencies cooperated toward U.S. recognition. Trade impacts noted. neighboring states already free.
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Minnesota
U.S. Department of Agriultuure
University of Minnesota Agricultural Exten
Sion Service
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Raymond Solac
University of Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
North Dakota
Canada
Freeborn 4-H to Host Maryland Delegates This Summer
Three Maryland 4-H members will spend six days in Freeborn County homes as part of a Minnesota Maryland exchange. After attending the Minnesota Junior Leadership Conference in St Paul they travel to Northern Minnesota June 28 and to Southern Minnesota July 5 for six days with local families. They depart July 12 by chartered bus.
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Maryland
Freeborn County
Kathleen Halloran
Minnesota
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Maryland 4 - Hers
Mississippi
Manitoba
Washington
D.C
Oats Likely To Outgrow Frost Damage
University of Minnesota expert says yellow oat field spots from May 22 light frost will mostly recover. Most varieties affected. barley and wheat largely spared. No treatment or plowing needed. damage fades as plants outgrow it.
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Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Herbert Johnson
West Central
North Central
Johnson
Otranto Jersettes Plan Mason City Tour
ST ANSGAR IOWA The Otranto Jersettes 4 H Club met at Valerie Salton home for June. Judy Labrenz spoke on Your Shoes and You Valerie Salton on Selection of Accessories and Susan Braun on Sewing on Buttons Hooks and Eyes. Virginia Markham demonstrated Making Pressing Aids. A Mason City tour was planned for later in June and achievement day was discussed with articles explained for each division of entries.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Otranto Jersettes 4-H
Valerie Salton
Judy Labrenz
Susan Braun
Virginia Markham
Mason City
Mitchell Rally Set for July 2 at Osage Fairgrounds
Osage Iowa July 2 marks the first joint 1-H boys and girls rally in Mitchell County. A 4-H committee and adult leaders planned the event Friday night featuring county 4-H council elections recognition of leaders initiation of an honorary 4-H member and a beef barbecue lunch. Four-H families may obtain tickets through local 4-H clubs.
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Osage
Iowa
Mitchell County
Fairgrounds
Fillmore Cow Test Results Announced
Fillmore County Dairy Herd Improvement Association released test results reported by county agent Milt Hoberg. Units 1 through 5 showed varied milk yields and butterfat figures, with unit 3 noting a 3.52 percent butterfat and some figures not reported. The outstanding county averages for herd and cows followed.
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Fillmore
Fillmore County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Milt Hoberg
Fillmore No 1 Cows Milk BF Winners
Louise Runge and Sons of Harmony top the entries with 31 pounds in 1574 pounds at 59.3 it is followed by James and Murrell Jacobson Harmony 23 entries 1261 pounds 51.7, Virgil Rindels and John Osterud PROSCOM wccceuccsesse 36 entries 1390 pounds 50.6, Bruce Williams and Sons Mabel 22 entries 1425 pounds 46.5, Fussell Huesinkveld Lime Springs Iowa 34 entries 1197 pounds 44.4
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Louise Runge
American farmers grow food worth twenty seven billion dollars
An article notes that American farmers produce food valued at about 27 billion dollars annually. It highlights the scale of farming outputs and the economic significance for U S agriculture.
Record soybean supplies reach 730 million bushels in 1962 63
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 730 million bushels of soybeans for the 1962 63 crop year, a 4 percent rise from the prior year. Most of the crop will be used domestically for crushing and oil extraction.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Adams Forms Nine Member Young Farmer Opportunity Committee
A nine member Adams community panel formed under the Farmers Home Administration and state partners to guide young farmers. The group will assist with site selection, financing, education, and attitude shaping while promoting farm staying programs. Members include Mohler, Smith, Vangsness, Sorenson, Marvin, Painter, Bergstrom, Gilgenbach, Huseby, Osmundson, Sprau, and Torgerson.
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Adams
Farmers Home Administration
State Department of Education
University of Minnesota
Minnesota Bankers Association
Minnesota Farmers Union
Minnesota Farm Bureau
State of
Minnesota
Jack Sorenson
FHA
Paul Marvin
Vocational Agriculture Department
Young Farmer Committee
Robert Mohler
Paul Smith
Dwain Vangsness
Charles Painter
Gayle Bergstrom
Francis Gilgenbach
Byron Huseby
Art Osmundson
Ken Sprau
Vance Torgerson
Newburg Beavers Tour Showcases 4 H Projects
In ST. ANSGAR Iowa the Newburg Beavers 4 H Club toured three dairy projects eight baby beef projects four beef heifer projects one sheep project three garden projects and one corn project starting at the Justin Lutz home near here The annual event highlighted youth work and agricultural learning.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Newburg Beavers
Justin Lutz
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