Spring Valley Horse Show Draws Four Hundred Fans
Four hundred persons attended the Spring Valley Saddle Club Horse Show at Pine Creek north of Wykoff. Event judging by Phil Lip Callahan of Albert Lea. Winners included Robert Weselmann on Pale Smoke and Mary Jo Anderson on Tinker Tim in pony classes, with numerous riders from Wykoff and nearby towns winning in halter and hitching events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley Saddle Club
Pine Creek
Wykoff
Phillip Callahan
Albert Lea
Robert Stein
Spring Valley
Mary Diane Ramacher
Kenneth Shipton
Gordon Mosher
Robert Weselmann
Calmer
Iowa
Charles Arnold
Fountain
Hazel Halverson
Tappi
Gus Stein
Sylvia Cox
Mitchell County 57 Attend 4-H Camp at Clear Lake
Mitchell County sent 57 4-H members and leaders to the District 4-H Camp at Clear Lake. Activities included swimming boating volleyball crafts and inspirational programs with guests Mrs. Max Goldman Ray Cunningham and E P Sylvester. County clubs represented include Burr Oak East Cedar West Cedar Douglas East Lincoln West Lincoln Mitchell Newburg Osage Otranto Rock St Ansgar Stacyville Union Wayne and others with several adults and extension staff assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Mitchell County
Max Goldman
Forrest City
Ray Cunningham
Ames
E. P. Sylvester
Burr Oak
Brenda Bower
Ann Halbach
Dan Swann
Doug Havig
East Cedar
John Olson
Robert Hollatz
West Cedar
Ruth Ann Christiansen
Sandra Schultz
Otranto
Judy Koster
Dixie Wenger
Alan Blakestad
Marilyn Eske
Jane Dow
Bruce Biderman
St. Ansgar
Becky Warrington
Pat Neeley
Larry Kleckner
Douglas Kleckner
Stacyville
Linda Mayer
Jeanette Thome
Kathy Kramer
Carol Brown
June Bissen
Rosalie Pitzen
David F. Streit
Dennis Church
Terry Mayer
Leon Pitzen
Union
Linda Leecher
Mary Lynn Johnson
David Beland
David Hannam
Wayne - Lloyd Lancaster
James Hockens
Gregor Thome
James Halterman
Osage
Bob Johnson
Little Cedar
Henry Gaarder
Dairy Princess Attends Farm Bureau Meeting
Mower County Dairy Princess Diane Klassen and attendant Sharon Weness attended the June 22 Farm Bureau meeting in Sargeant. Ray Bartel reported Rural-Urban Day events with five Austin residents at the Krambeer farm and two couples at the Blanchard farm. David Lindo and Peter Valen won first prize at the June 15 County Talent Contest and Mrs. Leonard Blanchard placed in the commodity contest. The resolutions committee was named and the annual picnic was set for July 27 at the Blanchard home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham Sargeant Farm Bureau
Mower County
Diane Klassen
Sharon Weness
Merle McNutt
Sargeant
Klassen
Ray Bartel
Austin
Lawrence
David Lindo
Peter Valen
Leonard Blanchard
Waltham
Federal Land Bank declares largest dividend in history
The Federal Land Bank of St. Paul paid a dividend of 1,629,544 on capital stock outstanding May 31, the bank’s largest ever. The payout goes to 87 Federal Land Bank Associations, which pass the dividend to over 58,000 stockholding farmers.
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Federal Land Bank of
Federal Land Bank
Emmons Cow Tops Milk and Butterfat Averages
Emmons 6 year old registered Holstein cow Alma Graham 4501793 owned by L Orlando Bye of Emmons produced 16 030 pounds of milk and 538 pounds of butterfat in 305 days per Holstein Friesian Association of America. National average dairy cow yields approximately 7 500 pounds of milk and 275 pounds of butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bye Alma Graham
L. Orlando Bye
Emmons
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
U.S
Waseca Farm Tillage Display and Tour Set
Final seven field days at Minnesota Institute of Agriculture stations in Rosemont Morris and other sites feature soil and crop research. Tours show variety performance under same conditions and weed control plots assess herbicides. Plant pest clinic identifies diseased plants insects and weeds. William Larson will discuss minimum tillage with soil structure plots comparing plowing times and tillage effects on nitrogen response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
Institute of Agriculture
Rosemonn
West Central School and Experiment Station
Morris
Northwest School
Sta
Waseca
William Larson
Ag Graduates Sought for Many Jobs
College graduates with degrees in agricultural sciences are being sought by agribusiness in increasing numbers according to the national 4 H Committee. Several companies offer scholarships to majors in agronomy entomology plant pathology horticulture or related subjects. Recipients must have been a 4 H member for at least three years. Information from the County Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Extension Service
National Service Committee
County Extension Office
Beef Cattle Costs and Calving Rates Highlight Feedlot Trends
Western range feeding maintains good feeder prices as large feedlots pull more cattle, shifting fattening westward. Minnesota studies show beef cow costs near 99.33 dollars yearly with calving percentage at 73.8 percent, affecting cost per hundredweight. University agronomists urge low annual costs and high calving success for profitability, noting minnesota resources aid but management drives outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
West Central Experiment Station
Morris
Minnesota
Brownsdale 4-H Tour Schedule With Ron Seath
Four-H events listed include Brownsdale and Ostrander tours led by Ron Seath starting at 9 a m in Park and 10 a m at the school house. Dress Revue Committee meets at 2 p m in Liebenstein County with a Rose Creek ball park softball game and watermelon feed for Junior 4 H leaders at 7 p m on the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsdale
Ron Seath
Liebenstein
Rose Creek
Co op Extension Service marks 50th anniversary at Minnesota
The Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service celebrates 50 years since the Smith Lever Act of 1914, outlining a history of state county and federal cooperation. Mower County staff includes Don Hasbargen and Ron Seath among others, detailing growth from early agents to current 4-H programs and home economics outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service
University of Minnesota
Agricultural Extension Service
Institute of Agriculture
Mower County
Don Hasbargen
Ron Seath
Joanne Honken
Bessie Schuhmacher
U.S. Department of Agriculture
of Agriculture
Minnesota
Smith Lever
Visiting Day Planned at University of Minnesota Waseca
Plans are set for Visiting Day at the Southern School and Experiment Station in Waseca on July 7 with tours from 8 30 a m to 3 p m. Women may join demonstrations and housewife oriented sessions while specialists answer questions. The USDA reports Americans drank an average of 52 pounds of milk in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern School and Experiment Station
University of Minnesota, Waseca
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Osage Chamber Sponsors Corn Growing Contest
Osage Iowa announces Iowa Master Corn Growers Contest open to growers with 10 or more acres. Rules set a five acre sample, one quarter yield, no limits on practices. Local district and state trophies offered. top state yield wins State Soil Conservation Committee trophy. Entry fee totals eight dollars.
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Osage
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Edgar Dorow
Des Moines A and Tribune
State Soil Conservation Committee
The
Iowa Crop Improvement
Udolpho Boosters Plan 4-H Tour and Youth Presentations
The Udolpho Boosters committee formed June 15 for a July 20 4-H Tour. Roberson showcased films from the Youth Power Convention in Chicago. Myron Smith demonstrated potato selection. A county-wide 4-H softball game and watermelon feed for Mower County junior leaders was set for June 29 at 7 pm in Rose Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udolpho Boosters
Far
Roberson
Youth Power
Chicago
Myron Smith
Mower County
Rose Creek Ball Park
Ellendale Holstein Cows Highlight Production Report
Official production testing by the Holstein Friesian Association features Ellendale cows. Ellendale Gypsie Pontiac Piebe two seven three six one produced 19 970 pounds of milk 769 pounds of butterfat and 1 697 pounds of solids not fat in 305 days. Ellendale Gypsie Inga 50351 43 produced 16 120 pounds of milk 684 pounds of butterfat and 1 368 pounds of solids not fat in 305 days. Wayne Ralph W. Wayne owns Waynedale Burke Imperial Ruth 4319944 six years old produced 15 870 pounds of milk 560 pounds of butterfat and 1 253 pounds of solids not fat in 306 days. Solids-not-fat are the minimum in milk content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elenvale Gypsie Pontiac Piebe
Ellendale Gypsie
Inga
Donald E. Sloan
Ellendale
Waynedale Burke Imperial
Ruth
Ralph W. Wayne
Minnesota hires agronomy head for soybean research
Herbert W. Johnson, chief of the Crops Research Division soybean investigations, U S Agriculture Department, will lead the University of Minnesota Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics starting July 16, succeeding Will Myers who moves to international programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Johnson
Crops Research Division
U. S. Agriculture Department
University of Minnesota
Will Meyers
Seven Minnesotans honored by 4 H Club work
Seven Minnesotans active in 4 H Club work were honored at the State 4 H Junior Leadership Conference banquet in Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota. Three received Friends of 4 H awards for outstanding contributions to the Minnesota 4 H program. Alumni honored included Mrs Ruth Gebert Nelson Betty Ann Malcolm Charles Simpson and Dr F W Gehrman with honorary keys and memberships in the Minnesota Key Club.
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Coffman Memorial Union
University of Minnesota
Friends of
Minnesota
Skull H. Rutford
Minnesota Cooperative Extension Service
Clifford Cairns
Wilson & Co
Albert Lea
Waring
Fulao Lumber Co
Minneapo
Minnesota Key Club
H’ers
Ruth Gebert Nelson
Cushing
Betty Ann Malcolm
South St. Paul
Charles Simpson
Waterville
F. W. Gehrman
Minnetonka
Extension chief attends regional summer school at CSU
Mitchell County Extension director Edgar Dorow attends a three week regional extension summer school at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He plans to return July 6 with his family accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dorow
Mitchell County
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
Experiment With Vegetables Colors
Washington DC the University of California at Davis hosts experiments on retaining the natural color of canned vegetables. Led by Dr C C Chichester the work seeks to prevent color loss in peas by natural regreening during warm storage after heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
University of California At Davis
National Canners Association
C. C. Chichester
Chichester
Summer Mulches for Easier Gardening
Mulches help control weeds conserve moisture and keep soil cool. They keep fruits and vegetables cleaner while reducing hoeing and watering. Applying mulch at the right time makes gardening easier for both garden and gardener.
Hereford Tour Links U S Mexico Cattle Shows
Hereford cattlemen from the United States and Mexico have embarked on an extended tour of herds and livestock shows in connection with the World Hereford Conference in Dublin Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mexico
Dublin
Ireland
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Ane Feldt
Dorian Dieterich
Gene Steinberg
David Dieterich
Linda Marrell
Doris Patten
Mona Mary Nelson
Geraldine Rhode
Meyer
Peter Koenigs
Mike Theobald
May Johnson
Bonnie Blue
Dairy Princess
Farm Bureau
Krambeer
William Nelson
Lawrence Krambeer
Luther Larson
Sanford Westin
Walter Christian
Millen Jensen
Resolutions Committee
Emmons Cow
BY Darrel Koehler
el Gou
Tin
University of Minnesota Agronomist
University
IDA
Germany
West Ger
UNH
Ida Ae Ae
University of Meo
West Oe Ny We Phy
Clinton W. Hess
Minnesota Farmers Union
Washington
National Farmers Union
James Patten
Edwin Christianson
Maple Syrup Report
Minsonnes
Howard County Extension Office
Paul Walther
Iowa State Universays
la House
Walther
Adams
Golden Eagles
Ostrander
Bessie Schumacher
Potato Exchange
Wool Growers Association
Hasbargen
Jackson
Minn
Goodhue County
le Sueur County
LeCenter
Mower
Bessie Schuhma
Main St. N
Fargo
N. D
Nicolett, Minn
Mankato State
Home Council
Ren Seath
Korea
Seath
Minnesota Farm
Tom Burke Jr
Blooming Prairie
Minnesota Junior Angus Association
Newell and Lorimer Nilson
Lyle
Osage C of C
Dorow
John Widmer
Osage Chamber of Commerce
Agronomy
Hereford
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