Mason City Quartet to Entertain at National Barrow Show Banquet
The Panics a Mason City Iowa quartet will entertain at the 1968 National Barrow Show Banquet with George Donohue University of Minnesota as speaker. About 400 attendees from county agents to Austin residents expected. The Panics members Bill Johansen Irvin Boyd Vern Mallow and Ken Phillips are Riv er City Chapter officers and perform barber shop harmony. Banquet Monday Sept 9 at Westminster Presbyterian Church tickets through the Chamber of Commerce Austin.
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Mason City
Iowa
Carroll Plager
George Donohue
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Austin
Bill Johansen
Irvin Boyd
Vern Mallow
Ken Phillips
River City
South Mason City
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Chamber of Commerce
Right Amount of Spray to Kill Unwanted Weeds
University of Minnesota extension engineer John True says effective weed control requires correct spray application. Calibrate the sprayer and mix concentrate carefully, checking nozzle uniformity, pressure, and field conditions to avoid under or over dosing.
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John True
University of Minnesota Extension
Agricultural Engineering
Bulletin Room
Uni
Versity
Minnesota
St. Paul
Midwest Breeders Planning New Cattle Facility Near Stewartville
Midwest Breeders, farmer owned cattle breeding group, began constructing a production and distribution facility near Stewartville due for completion Sept. 1, 1968. The site will serve Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska members with 100 sites and storage for over 5 million units of semen. Located at the IS 90 and U.S. 63 junction the facility will ease access and improve semen distribution for MBC and its sire proving program.
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Midwest
Stewartville
MBC
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
U.S. 63
Waltham Winners 4-H Tour Set July 2 in Mower County
The Waltham Winners 4-H tour begins at 9 a.m. on Tuesday July 2 at Gale Leek farm with a noon meal at Wilmer Schlichting farm and ends after the meal. The Mower County 4-H Junior Leaders Council viewed The Challenge of Youth at its June meeting emphasizing agricultural opportunities. Ron Seath sought two volunteers to join a committee to develop a youth center at the fairgrounds during the fair. Mrs Mary Ellen Miller spoke on the Favorite Woods Show and Food Science Show demonstrations.
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Gale Leek Farm
Wilmer Schlichting Farm
Mower County
4-H Junior Leaders Council
Ron Seath
Mower County Fairgrounds
Mary Ellen Miller
Early Cut Hay Delivers More Nutrients for Cattle
University of Minnesota extension dairyman Bill Mudge notes early cut hay and low moisture silage contain higher nutrients. Hay cut June 1 yields about 150 pounds more TDN and 50 pounds more digestible protein per ton than hay cut June 15, altering feed maintenance and supplement needs for 1200 pound cows.
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Bill Mudge
University of Minnesota Extension Dairyman
Mudge
Mix Grain Silage Early to Save Time and Labor
USDA researchers find mixing grain with silage at silo filling time cuts labor. Trials compare mixing at ensuing time versus feeding time, showing similar milk yield and cow weight with storage of grain and silage together, while saving about four to six hours of labor over three months.
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USDA
Farm calendar noting group gatherings this week
FFA-4-H judging practice at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. on Tuesday. Sunday events include Clayton Farm Bureau picnic at Jesse Ronne farm and Lansing Farm Bureau noon picnic at Corrie Hanson farm. Monday lists Adolpho Farm Bureau for a 6 p.m. tour.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Clayton Farm Bureau
Jesse Ronne
Lansing Farm Bureau
Corrie Hanson
Adolpho Farm Bureau
Record Soybean Crop Anticipated
The Agriculture Department said a record supply of soybeans is indicated for the next crop year starting Sept 1. Use of soybeans this year is about 900 million bushels, down 13 million from April estimates, after a current marketing year with a record 1 063 million bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Aldrin reduces rootworms and raises corn yield in Minnesota study
University of Minnesota entomologists report four years after aldrin was applied to alternating corn plots, western and southern rootworms larval and adult populations declined about 40 and 35 percent respectively, lodging fell 65 percent, and treated plots yielded 9 percent more corn. The report ties residual aldrin to the gains while untreated plots suffered more lodging and lighter ears.
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University of Minnesota
4 H Members to Hold Food Produce Shows
The Favorite Food and Food Science Shows are set for Thursday July 11 at The Mail Main St NW. The event switches from Liebenstein Hall to better showcase 4 H food project talents with advanced exhibitors urged to bring recipe copies for public distribution.
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the Mail
Main St. NW
Liebenstein Hall
4-H Food Project
State Spring Pig Crop Up 2 Percent
The 1968 Minnesota spring pig crop totaled 3,127,000 head, 2 percent more than the spring crop a year earlier, per the Minnesota Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Farrowing and breeding intentions for 1968 fall total 336,000 sows and June 1 hog inventory is 3 percent larger than a year earlier. The national spring pig crop totaled 48 million head, down 1 percent from the prior year.
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Minnesota
Minnesota Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Rally planned for 4 H county council election Osage Iowa
Mitchell County 4 H members leaders and families will attend a county wide rally at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds on Tuesday night July 9. Sixteen older members are candidates for the eight member county council. A narrative and pantomime will review 50 years of 4 H history. Local leaders and committees aided planning.
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Osage
Iowa
Mitchell County
4-H
Mitchell County Fairgrounds
Linda Clausen
Arthur Madsen
St. Ansgar
John Stibal
Connie Fox
Orchard
Judy Krebsbach
Phyllis Hemann
Robert H. Streit
Stacyville
Jim Sampson
Lyle
Minn
Keith Francis
Dean Byrnes
Riceville
Victor Tabbert
Merwin Noble
Marian Stibal
Alfred Steiert
Rural Banking School Slated at Morris U
The three state Rural Banking School will run July 21 16 at the University of Minnesota Morris Campus. Paul W. Gandrud Benson president of the Minnesota Bankers Assn announced details. The week long program aids bankers in agricultural lending and rural community service with two classes and about 160 participants from Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota.
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Thireestate
University of Minnesota Morris
Paul W. Gandrud Benson
Minnesota Bankers Assn
Bankers Associations of
Gandrud
1968 National Dairy Cattle Congress Horse Show Opens
Waterloo Iowa expects over 1000 entries in the 1968 Horse Show at the National Dairy Cattle Congress. The premium list features more than 200 classes and over $20 000 in prizes. Saddle Horses Harness Horses and Ponies and Draft Hitches compete Sept 21 27. Quarter Horses Paints and Appaloosas run Sept 28 29.
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Waterloo
Iowa
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Weiser Fiddle Champion Wins Senior Division
Alvin Sanderson, aged 73, outfiddled 17 rivals to win the senior division at the sixth annual Oldtime Fiddle Festival in Weiser Idaho.
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Weiser
Idaho
Alvin Sanderson
Plowing Matches Planned in Austin for 1968
The Austin Chamber of Commerce maps final plans for the 1968 Minnesota State Plowing Matches set for July 26 27 expected to draw about 15 000 visitors. Dave McNeil leads planning with committees formed and national presidential candidates courted. Exhibits booths concession stands and a Mower County Sheriff's Posse will support operations on 135 acres owned by Martin Bustad & Son in southwest Austin.
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Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Dave McNeil
Austin Chamber of Commerce
McNeil
Austin Jaycees
Mower County
Martin Bustad & Son
Mower County 4-H Softball Leagues Open Play
Mower County 4 H softball teams began play on June 13 with Ron Seath noting the league action. If needed, playoff games will be held Thursday July 11 and division winners meet for the championship on July 14. Current standings are listed.
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Mower County
Ron Seath
4-H Home Economics Checkup Theme Set for Doors
Mower County announces the theme 4-H Keys to Open Doors for foods clothing and home improvement projects. The schedule lists daily sessions at Adams Elkton Grand Meadow Racine LeRoy South Side Harold Samuelson Rose Creek Lyle Liebenstein Hall and Enterprise Windom with multiple clubs meeting at varied times and locations.
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Mower County
Mary Ellen Miller
Adams
Elkton
Dexter and Sargeant
Jolly Youth
Frankford
Grand Meadow
Ramblers and Rockets
Racine
Tappi
LeRoy
Lodi
LeRoy Lutheran
South Side
Beavers
Harold Samuelson
Rose Creek
Lyle
Nevada
Woodbury
London
Ramsey
Woodson
North Star
Liebenstein
Enterprise
Windom
Woodland
Telstar
Four-County Black and White Show Set Monday
The Four-County Black and White Show will be held Monday at the Mower County Fair grounds with 26 exhibitors from Dodge, Mower, Freeborn and Steele Counties entering 67 purebred Holstein cattle. George Lornz of Wells will judge starting at 10 am, with a junior and adult contest at 11 am. Trophies are presented by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and First National Bank of Austin.
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Mower County Fairgrounds
Dodge
Mower
Freeborn
Steele
George Lornz
Wells
Austin Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank of Austin
Harlan Buechsler
Owatonna
Demmer Farms
Ellendale
Donald Eustice & Sons
Waseca
Orval Hoyt
Albert Lea
Glenn F. Ruble
Dale Rugg
Austin
Don Sloan
Ellendale Farms
Joe Stranskey, Jr
Melvin Thome
Adams
Floyd
Urge Farmers to Return Farm-to-Market Coupon
Area farmers without reservations for Austin's Farm-To-Market Day should mail the coupon to the Austin Chamber of Commerce. On August 13 farmers will set up sidewalk stands to sell farm produce eggs poultry canned goods and more with local merchants providing space and assistance.
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Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Animal Grooming Clinic Set for Freeborn County Fair
Albert Le a Minn The 4 H animal success factors are good appearance development and training says Tom Hovde Freeborn County assistant agent The Kent Feed Co schedules a general livestock grooming and showmanship clinic at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds judging arena from 9 a m to noon Monday July 8 The clinic is free to the public
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Albert Lea
Minn
Tom Hovde
Freeborn County
Kent Feed Co
Freeborn County Fairgrounds
4 H Photography Project Meeting in Mower County
A meeting for 4 H members enrolled in the photography project will be held at 8 p m on Monday July 1. Ron Seath reports Dr. Roger Huebner of the Austin Camera Club volunteers to assist with photography techniques. Attendees should bring their camera and both good and bad photos.
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Mower County
Ron Seath
Roger Huebner
Austin Camera Club
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