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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1981
Page
15
The article explains that farm wives do not earn Social Security credits for earnings in their spouse's business unless the operation is structured as a partnership or incorporated. It notes that owners who work as employees of a corporation or partners in a partnership may qualify, while highlighting implications for retirement benefits, disability, and divorce, and advising consult local Social Security or IRS offices.
A farmer's wife writes that decades of farm life left her without Social Security as she nears retirement. She urges farmers' wives to work outside the home to build credits, questions inheritance tax after a husband's death, and calls for law changes to ensure equal rights and support. She warns younger wives to seek outside work before aging health declines.
Three families Alden Berg Eugene Zwiefelhofer and Leonard Goettl were named Outstanding Conservation Farmers for 1980 by the Chippewa County Soil and Water Conservation District at the annual luncheon. Each farm shows extensive erosion control including contour strips grass waterways diversions and soil conservation practices across hundreds of acres. The Bergs a 320 acre Auburn area farm milks 75 cows and was recognized for chisel plowing residue retention and extensive erosion control measures. The Zwiefelhofer 184 acre Tilden farmprotected 138 tillable acres with contour strip cropping and woodlot protection. they milk 37 cows and run 20 000 laying hens. The Goettl 280 acre Tilden farm protects 200 crop acres with contour strips waterways tiling and erosion-control structures. they milk 45 cows. Luncheon sponsored by Chippewa Falls Production Credit Association.
A Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service summary shows U S 1980 wool production above 1979 with 13,249,000 sheep shorn nationwide. Wisconsin added 20,000 sheep to 113,000 and ranked 23rd. state wool crop valued at $611,000, price 72 cents per pound, highest since 1965.
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