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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1986

Page

15

Weed inventory timing and field scouting guidance

The article advises conducting a weed inventory now to inform next year’s management decisions. It highlights common escapes like velvet leaf giant foxtail and Canada thistle, notes yellow nutsedge as troublesome in some small grains and corn, and stresses field mapping, especially for no-till or reduced tillage systems and first-time no till plantings in 1987. Jerry Brett, St. Croix County ag agent.

Wisconsin DATCP surveys cooperatives for updated bulletin

More than 1,000 consumer and agricultural cooperatives are surveyed for the revised Economics and Geography of Wisconsin Cooperatives bulletin. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection conducts the study to inform consumers educators and legislators on cooperative state membership statistics and financial standings. Michael Lester.

Wisconsin The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Tade and Consumer Protection

Poultry offsets red meat as supplies stay high

The USDA Outlook Summary notes poultry’s lower costs keep red meat prices in check through 1986 and 1987. Large poultry supplies offset shrinking nonfed cattle slaughter, stabilizing hog and cattle inventories while boosting producer returns amid weak overall growth.

USDA

Why do we hill potatoes

Keith Sommerfeld, Dunn County an agent explains that hilling potatoes stabilizes moisture, promotes uniform tuber growth, and keeps tubers buried to prevent greening, photosynthesis, and toxin buildup, addressing practical reasons beyond tradition.

Keith Sommerfeld Dunn County

Circus painter in Coomer a 1913 Wisconsin vignette

In late summer 1913 the small Burnett County town of Coomer Wisconsin frames a memories of its people. A former circus painter Frank Fairland and his family anchor the town scene with Community life, schooling, and local artistry. Louis Fairland, son and artist, carries a legacy of painting and music until his death in 1964.

Coomer la Follette Burnett County Wis Baraboo Frank Fairland Susie Frank

Chippewa River Steamer Chippewa docked at Rumsey's Landing

Photo from UW-Stout Area Research shows the Chippewa River steamer docking at Rumsey s Landing in Dunn County around 1868. The landing served as a wheat shipment point, loading grain for downstream transport to the Mississippi and beyond.

Rumsey’s Landing Chippewa River Dunn County Mississippi River Uw-Stout Area Research

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