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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1983
Page
11
In a northern Wisconsin village about seven decades ago a green pump at a back door sparked curiosity and community. Children watched diggers drill for groundwater, then helped bring water home, warming it on a wood stove and using it for chores and footwashing in summer heat.
An elderly narrator recalls afternoons after school at a farm well in Rockford. The pump supplied laundry water and garden chores, with memories of cold cups, lemonade, and the social routine around drawing and sharing water.
Taylor County agricultural agent Thomas Koszarek warns of a forage shortage in Wisconsin this harvest season due to winterkill and a cold wet spring followed by a hot dry July. Farmers with short forage should consider selling animals or arranging purchases. hay from out of state tops $100 per ton.
Wisconsin milk production totaled 6.24 billion pounds in the April to June quarter, down 1 percent from a year earlier, while the first half rose 1 percent to about 12 billion pounds. The state’s 1.8 million cows produced 6,555 pounds per cow for six months, up 45 pounds. Nationally, output rose 2 percent to 36.5 billion pounds for the quarter and to 70.4 billion pounds for six months, with California at 7.2 billion and New York, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania posting gains. June Wisconsin production reached 2.1 billion pounds with 1,150 pounds per cow.
Willis Erickson, Polk County agent, notes rye and winter wheat should be planted in late August or early September to take advantage of fall conditions. Promising varieties include Argee, Kenosha, and Timwin, with Racine also yielding well. Recommend 75-90 pounds of seed per acre and fertilization of 15-20 pounds nitrogen, 30 pounds phosphorus, and at least 60 pounds potash per acre.
Weather in the Soviet Union supports a peak grain harvest, possibly the best since 1978, with an estimated 200 million metric tons. USDA analysts project total grain imports of 30 million tons for the year starting July 1, the lowest since 1978-79. Russia’s 1978 harvest was a record 227 million tons, but poor crops since then led to a 46 million ton import in 1981-82.
The two grain stacks photographed on the Albert Siewert farm in Washington Eau Claire County were the final stacks for 1918. Herman Siewert, son of Albert, learned the technique from his grandfather Henry Siewert. Each stack required 12 to 14 loads of bundles with 40 shocks per load and a cap.
A vivid reminiscence of a child’s fear filled journey by car to Sands Spring to visit grandparents. The ride, the barking dogs, the hog drive, and a sense of danger mix with hopeful sights like flying cars and a growing unease at travel and illness.
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