Haase family lands top bid at dairy cattle sale
Bill Haase of Conrath and his daughter Shannon bought the high priced animal at the 13th annual Rusk County Registered Dairy Cattle Project Sale for 1275 dollars. Jim Burch of Sheldon sponsored the call. The Haases milk 90 cows and plan to show the animal for years to come with a deep pedigree and strong potential for offspring.
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Bill Haase
Conrath
Shannon
Rusk County
Haase
Jim Burch
Sheldon
Calf from James Burch farm tops Rusk County sale
The March 13 1986 calf Burwood Star Vicki bred with Astronaut lines drew top bids at the Rusk County sale. Bob Lentz of Ridgeland noted pedigrees while Haase bought the calf, praising its one third purebred status and potential for his herd. Second at 1150 and a Jim Meyner Inc calf at 1050 followed as the sale supported 4-H and FFA livestock projects with Pioneer National Bank financing.
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James Burch
Bob Lentz
Ridgeland
Burch
Rusk County
Burwood
Vicki
Mr. Burch
FFA
Lonny Larson Tops Rusk County Fair With Hog Sale Victory
Lonny Larson 16 from Holcombe FFA closed the annual livestock sale at the Rusk County Fair with the last hog selling for 3 per pound. He previously won the Junior Fair dairy show with his Holstein cow named overall champion and also earned top honors for best addered and top daughter at the registered herd. Other top placings included Erich Weinert Jr. leading champion registered Holstein junior champion, Andrew Krajewski and Kelly Nelson winning junior champions, and multiple open and senior class wins across Holstein and Guernsey divisions.
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Lonny Larson
Rusk County
Lonny
Holcombe Ffa
Erich Weinert, Jr
Deertail Club
Andrew Krajewski
Soft Maple
Kelly Nelson
Bruce youth wins top prize in Rusk County beef show
Barry Kostka of Bruce claimed champion beef at the Rusk County Fair after a remarkable comeback from a broken neck treated with a halo. He and his Chi Angus Mainanjoux crossbred steer, purchased at Eau Claire, earned praise for its style and long backline. Also crowned were Shaun Hanson’s champion lamb from the Malewski flock and Roberta Prokop’s grand champion hog from the Prokop herd.
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Rusk County Fair
Barry Kostka
Carla
Wayne Kostka
Bruce
Barry
Eau Claire
Shaun Hanson
Deertail
Malewski
Sheldon
Roberta Prokop
Prokop
Bruce Ffa
Record Prices Hit at Rusk County Livestock Sale
Rusk County Livestock Auction set a record with total sales of 16,472 across 20 animals as hogs averaged 1.71 per lb and beef, sheep, and dairy offerings posted notable gains. Lonny Larson’s Holcombe FFA hog sold for 3.00 per lb to Cornell Farmers Union. Champions included Shaun Hanson’s grand champion lamb at 2.10 per lb to Joe Cigan and Son Auctioneers and Roberta Prokop’s champion barrow at 2.05 per lb to Jack Cutter Livestock. L&N Mfg purchased Barry Kostka’s champion beef at 2.50 per lb while Marshall Cheese bought Kevin Segebrecht’s champion dairy steer at 0.85 per lb.
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Rusk County
Lonny Larson
Holcombe Ffa
Cornell Farmers Union
Shaun Hanson
Joe Cigan
L&n Manufacturing
Weyerhaeuser
Barry Kostka
Marshall Cheese
Kevin Segebrecht
Senior calves top Clark dairy breeds at county show
Stacey Carl's senior Brown Swiss calf topped the Brown Swiss class at the Clark County junior dairy show and was named overall champion Brown Swiss. Wendy Esselman of Loyal won the breed championship with a senior Ayrshire calf that became the overall champion Ayrshire of the show.
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Top Clark
Stacey Carl
Clark County
Wendy Esselman
Loyal
Trempealeau tractor pull rescheduled at fairgrounds
The Trempealeau County Fair tractor pull moves to 1 p m Saturday August 23 at the Gal esville fairgrounds. A new 1200 pounds class for farm tractors with stock blocks is added. Open and non turbo classes stay the same. Entry is 10 dollars per pull. Call 6083233363 or 6085822998 for details.
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Trempealau County
Fairgrounds
Galesville
Japanese Visitor Displays Art At Rusk County Fair
Shinobu Sekiguchi from Kanagawa Japan entered a free hand drawing in the open cultural arts show depicting a Japanese festival dance. Host Candee Coggins of Bruce explained Japan offers cultural arts and crafts and dancing, with festivals instead of fairs and no animals at events. Six Japanese exchange students are in Rusk County among about a thousand hosting a month in the United States.
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Rusk County
Shinobu Sekiguchi
LABC
Japan
Coggins
Sekiguchi
United States
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Haase Family
Jana
Rusk
Matt
Florence Effertz
Jim Meyner
Rusk County Holstein Association
Pioneer National Bank
Mary
James Larson
Dave Krumke
Lonnie
Richard Hindal
Bradly Kasmirek
Brian Niepow
Nicole Hindal
Marcy Patrick
Minnie Juergens
Carma Heath
Brian Olesiak
Ruth Plummer
Annette Ludvigson
Cloudwakers 4-H Club
Tracy Nelson
Heath Farm
Burchelm Farms
Lonnie Larson
Meadow West Farms
Menomonie
Barry Is
The
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Bonnie and
Larry Hanson
Route 1
Tony
Black
Neillsville
Trempealeau
Ladysmith
Miss Sekiguchi
Kanagawa
Tokoyo
Candee Coggins
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