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Country Today in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

05 Aug 1981

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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1981

Page

10

Beef and livestock awards at Northern Wisconsin State Fair

Chippewa Falls participants led beef carcass and total performance events at the 4 H and FFA sale. Champion standings included Jim Ruff for market steer and Kevin Johnson for market hog, with multiple top five finishers across beef lamb and swine divisions from Chippewa Falls Bloomer Colfax Elk Mound Stanley Colfax and Eau Claire.

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Ron Wright Bloomer Wisconsin Tony Reed Chippewa Falls Beth Christenson Kevin Sobotta Jim Ruff Kevin Johnson Stanley Dave Lauer Mark Birney Marie Lee Elk Mound Kyle Johnson Lauer Miss Lee Beer Total Mr. Wright Mr. Bitney Ricky Seibel Ron Kragness Eau Claire Scott Harper Colfax Alan Harper Kim Hanley Miss Christenson Mr. Reed Ruth Whelan Nancy Whelan Terry Hanley Brian Goettl Melvin Beese Pete Sarauer Mr. Sobotta Mr. Johnson Inga Wald Mike Goettl Jr
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Chippewa project sale nets record prices for champions

Chippewa County 4 H and youth meat animal sale set records with 51 head, up from 29, posting a gross of 26864 dollars. Jane Whelan's first place lamb sold for 5.50 a pound to Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, Jim Ruff's champion steer at 1.32 1 2, and Kevin Johnson's grand champion barrow at 2.60. Excluding champions the lambs averaged 1.04 a pound, steers 1.00, hogs 1.04. Morrison Implement ranked high in gross purchases behind Mason Shoe Co and Farm and Fleet.

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Chippewa County Chippewa Falls Jimmy Bender Morrison Implement of Mason Shoe Co. and Farm and Fleet
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Dairy output rises with butter and cheese gains

Agriculture Department figures show June butter production at 96.6 million pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier though down from May. American-type cheese output reached 244 million pounds, down from May but up 7 percent year over year. Nonfat dry milk output stood around 133 million pounds, down from May and slightly higher than last year.

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Agriculture Department
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Limited ACP sign-ups at Chippewa County ASCS Office

Chippewa County ASCS will hold a limited sign-up for ACP cost sharing through Aug 14 at the office. Due to funding limits, sign-ups are restricted to vegetative cover and stripcropping practices with priority for steep erosion prone fields. Vegetative cover cost share is 50 percent of lime fertilizer and seed costs. stripcropping pays 12 dollars per acre for contour strips and 9 dollars per acre for straight field strips.

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Chippewa County ASCS Ned Johnson
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Total Performance Awards Jane Whelan Market Lamb Miss Whelan Barrow Washington, D.C Wayne Anderson Chris Jensen America Lac 20Th Century Chemical Co., Inc Box Hwy South Spencer Faun Philip Dennis Anson New Richmond
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