Farmer of the Week says agriculture must change to keep pace
Robert Stier 41 of the Grand Meadow area argues farming must adapt like other sectors. A National Farmers Organization member, he pushes for contracts with processors to fix farm prices. His 200 acre farm grows corn wheat soybeans with sons Robert Mike and Martin and wife Mary helping, three miles northwest of Grand Meadow.
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Robert Stier
Grand Meadow Area
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The
National Farmers Organization
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Robert
Mike
Martin
Mary
Grand Meadow
Minnesota Spring Crop Is 2 Percent Below Last Year
Minnesota reports 486 000 sows farrowed for the 1963 spring pig crop, 2 percent below 1962 and 9 percent below the 5 year average. Total pigs saved 3 580 000, average 7.37 per litter, compared with 3 620 000 and 7.27 last year. June to August and September to November intents are given, with national totals and state hog counts.
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Minnesota
U. S. Departments of Agriculture
United States
Maryland 4-H Leaders Visit Minnesota For Exchange Program
Four Maryland 4-H junior leaders arrive in Owatonna as part of the Minnesota Maryland exchange begun in 1960. Host families include John Runkle and Henry Mortenson. Delegates Gary Pope Polly White Mary Ann Davis and Peggy Smith will stay with northern Minnesota families until July 4, with a picnic at Mille Lacs Lake and a Todd Park gathering.
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Mower County
Maryland
Owatonna
Minnesota
St. Paul
United States
John Runkle
Racine
Henry Mortenson
Tappi
Francis Reding
Austin Rt. 5
Willard Ballantine
Rose Creek
Gary Pope
Polly White
Mary Ann Davis
Peggy Smith
Todd Park
Mille Lacs Lake
Midwest Jersey Sale features two area cows at Delevan
Registered Jersey breeders Har vey Holst of Brownsdale and Rob ert Tieden of Hayfield consign one cow each to the Midwest Regional Jersey Sale at Four Winds Farm Delevan Wisconsin on Sunday July 7. The event showcases 45 top Jersey females from leading herds across eight states with sale managers George Borg Ivan Gates Boyd Michael and Farm Auction Service. The South Southeast District Ayrshire Club hosts its Sylvan Park picnic in Lanesboro July 7 with a potluck dinner and production certificates awarded to group members.
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Brownsdale
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Hayfield
Four Winds Farm
Delevan
Wis
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Michigan
Illinois
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Tennessee
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Missouri
Iowa
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Ivan Gates
West Liberty
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Kansas City
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Sylvan Park
Lanesboro
Allergy Forces Him to Quit Job
Mason City Illinois florist Talmade Tongate quits his business due to flower allergies. He is selling his greenhouse and moving to Kansas seeking a climate better for his health.
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Mason City
Ill
Kansas
Seed treatment pays off for commercial vegetables says expert
Herbert Johnson of the University of Minnesota extension plant pathology notes infection remains a risk even with seed sourced from dry western regions. He advises hot water treatment for cabbage broccoli carrots rutabagas turnips and tomatoes and mercuric chloride soak for cucumbers squash melons pumpkins and peppers.
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Herbert Johnson
University of Minnesota
Farm Jottings From a Summer Farm Visit
A group of kindergartners toured a farm as part of a vacation church school theme God’s Wonders. They saw a cow named Golden, kittens, pigs, horses, and a Lassie dog, and heard farm chatter about skim milk and milk delivery. The piece notes local weather, dairy news, and upcoming events at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress grounds.
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Oats Price Support Set for 1963 in Mower County
Parker Goodsell announces the 1963 price support rate for oats in Mower County at 62 cents per bushel for Grade No 3 oats, higher than the 59 cents for 1962. Eligibility requires Grade No 3 or better, or No 4 by test weight. Discounts rose for Grade No 4, premiums stay 1 cent for Grades 2 or better and for heavy test weight, 2 cents for extra heavy. Garlic-flavored oats incur a 3 cent discount. Loans and purchase agreements back the program from harvest through January 31, 1964.
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Mower County
Parker Goodsell
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Goodsell
Tested Boar Sales Set at New Ulm
The Minnesota Swine Producers Association will sponsor performance tested boar sales on August 1 at 8:30 p.m. and September 4 at 8:00 p.m. at the Brown County Fairgrounds New Ulm. On the farm and station tested boars from major breeds will be offered with strict growth rate feed efficiency and meatiness requirements. Contact Gene Holst Austin Rt. 5 for details.
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Brown County Fairgrounds
New Ulm
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Austin Rt. 5
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Minn
Farm Calendar Brief for 4-H Club Tours and Events
A weekly farm calendar lists 4-H club tours at various farms and schools from Monday to Friday, with times ranging 8:30 a.m. to noon and 9 to 9:30 a.m. Activities include livestock judging practice, photography meetings, a dairy judging session, and a Fourth of July celebration. A Saturday painting party at the fairgrounds runs all day, with July 10 as a rain date.
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Waltham
Ben Christian
Pleasant View
Carl Swenson
Fairgrounds
Liebenstein
Ken Hanson
Southside
Ken Ziemer
Grand Meadow
Lyle
Busy Beavers
Kenneth Finley
Tappi
Following Regulations Will Reduce State Bike Accidents
Minnesota reports twelve bicyclists were killed and 541 injured in 537 crashes last year. University of Minnesota extension safety specialist Glenn Prickett warns most incidents result from cyclists ignoring traffic rules. He urges bike checks, rightside riding, proper hand signals, dismounting in heavy traffic or across bridges, and visibility aids after dark. Parents must train young riders in road rules before cycling.
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Minnesota
Glenn Prickett
University of Minnesota
Prickett
Nals
Federal Land Bank Pays Dividend in Saint Paul
The Federal Land Bank of Saint Paul paid a dividend of $1,250,617 on capital stock as of May 31, 1963. It is distributed to 88 associations that typically pay members owning the stock, with the bank holding over $400 million in real estate loans across Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan and North Dakota. Since 1947 total dividends amount to $1,192,582. The note adds a Philippine racial stock line about Malayan as a related grouping.
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County to Send Folk Dance Team Into District Festival
Diane and Gary Ginapp Dex ter lead the Racine Rambl ers 4-H group to the district Share the Fun Festival at Preston High School July 9 at 1 p.m. The act qualified from a county contest with 26 entries and will compete among 15 to 18 acts statewide. The event showcases folk and square dancing along with instrumental vocal and dramatic performances.
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Gary Ginapp
Dexter
Racine Ramblers
4-H
Minnesota 4-Hers
Preston High School
Ron Seath
University of Minnesota Agrrucultural Extension Service
Cargill, Inc
Seath
Aultfather Receives Poland China Certificate
Myron C. Aultfather of Austin, a Poland China breeder, earned a merit certificate from the Poland China Record Association in Galesburg, Illinois for 13 spring furrowed litters in the herd improvement sow testing program. The 13 litters produced 123 live pigs, averaging 9.4 per litter and 2.99 pounds at birth, with the program aiming to recognize sows yielding large, easy to raise litters. College studies note pigs born heavier have about a 60 percent higher survival to weaning than lighter piglets.
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Myron C. Aultfather
Poland
China
Austin
China Record Association
Galesburg
Ill
Aultfather
Make-believe hot line dialogue between JFK and Khrushchev
A playful mock exchange imagines a Washington Moscow teletype hot line. The piece jokes about farm policy debates and world leaders John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev through fictional dated messages and banter, ending with a note about a change in column hosts.
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Washington
White House
Kremlin
Painting Party for 4-H Members at Mower County Fairgrounds
A painting party for 4-H members and families is scheduled for next Saturday at the 4-H Hall on the Mower County Fairgrounds. The all day event was approved by the sponsoring leaders council at their June meeting and aims to engage families in a communal creative activity.
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4-H
Liebenstein
Mower County Fairgrounds
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