Barley varieties deliver good yields in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin tests identify Beacon Dickson Glenn and Morex as top malting barley varieties with Bowers as a quality feed barley. Larker Manke Su Burk are less promising. Barley yields exceed oats by about 200 pounds per acre, with lodging less of an issue in newer varieties. Archie Brovold, Buffalo County agent, notes a barley publication available at county extension offices.
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University of Wisconsin
Beacon
Dickson
Glenn
Morex
Wisconsin
Butter and cheese stocks reach record highs in February
U S cold storage totals show 371.3 million pounds of butter, up 81 percent from average and the highest since 1963, with 43.8 million pounds stored in Wisconsin. Cheese stocks hit 61 million pounds in February, the highest on record, while Wisconsin holds about 216 million pounds of American cheese.
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United States
Wisconsin
Pre-measurement Service Offered by ASCS Offices
All west central Wisconsin county ASCS offices offer pre-measurement service to farmers. At farmer request, office staff will stake and measure acreages before planting. Farmers must plant stakes and report crop acreages after planting. Cost is 15 dollars for the visit plus 3.50 per field staked and 2 dollars per field measured.
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Wisconsin County
ASCS
Planting date affects corn yield in St Croix County
The article notes soil must reach 50 degrees F before planting, around May 1 in St Croix County. It states a 14 percent bushel loss per day if planted after May 1, with a drop of two bushels per day from May 10 to May 30. It also says later planting raises harvest moisture by about 3 percent per 10 days, and agent Jerry Bret reinforces early planting as best practice.
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St. Croix County
Memories of a Wisconsin homestead in Hixton era
Donald Knutson recalls early 20th century life on 140 acres near Hixton Wisconsin. He describes subsistence farming, homemade butter and canning, family routines, school memories, community gatherings, threshing with a steam engine, and the simple comforts before modern inventions.
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Clarence
Bessie Knutson
Sand Prairie Road
Jackson County
Hixton
Black River Falls
The Country Yesterday Farm Life Near Lehigh Photos
Old photographs from Leona Shuda document farm life near Lehigh on the Barron Rusk line. Images show Henry Shuda with his father Henry cutting hay in the 1930s, Henry with daughter Mary and a chain saw in 1950, and Alex Fritz with a cradle and scythe in 1925.
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Lehigh
Barron-Rusk County
Leona Shuda
Rt. 5
Rice Lake
Henry Shuda
John
Blue Hills
Mary
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