Separate dry cows from herd to boost future performance
Dairy expert Dr. Bob Appleman of the University of Minnesota cautions that keeping dry cows with milking cows leads to overfeeding and health risks. He recommends separate housing and a lower energy ration for dry cows, with forages as the main component and concentrates kept for pre calving. In large herds, two feed lots are advised. smaller herds can use a single dry lot with pre calving stalls, plus strict sanitation to reduce mastitis.
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Bob Appleman
The
University of Minnesota
Appleman
Market Watch On Corn And Soybean Prices In 1983
UW Madison ag economist Gerald Campbell warns the weather driven grain market could face higher volatility amid high interest rates strong dollar and PIK program effects. He predicts pricing opportunities to deteriorate by mid September with prices potentially overshooting before returning to reality. Grain price data available 24 hours on neon Market Reporting Service tape at (608).
Microwave hay moisture test method at Amery field day
Participants at Amery's forage field day learned a simple way to estimate hay moisture using a microwave. A 100 gram sample between two paper plates is microwaved 12 to 15 minutes with occasional stirring, then dried to near zero moisture until stems snap crisp. The weight loss indicates moisture content.
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Amery
Old Slop Pail Remembered in Wisconsin Kitchen Memories
A 75 year old narrator recalls the old slop pail from a Wisconsin home, detailing its place between the iron range and a cupboards, its role in waste and water management, and the frugal life of 1914 childhood. She reflects on water scarcity, family chores, and the pail as a symbol of resilience and daily living.
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Yesteryear
Sanborn
Wisconsin
Iron Range
Ed Feeneys
Chippewa County Farmers Institute Names Local Assistants
Local helpers join the Chippewa County Farmers Institute program with J. W. Hutchins of Hanover Michigan and C. Hill of Rosendale among those named alongside D. B. Foster of Fairchild and KE Matteson of Pewaukee.
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J. W. Hutchins
Hanover
Mich
Gee
C. Hill
Rosendale
D. B. Foster
Fairchild
KE. Matteson
Pewaukee
Farmers Session Schedule and Free Bulletin Offer
Tuesday morning session covers corn soil fertility and balanced ration fruit with silo and silage in the afternoon led by Emmerton Mr Hutchins F T Brown Mr Culbertson. Evening program by local committee. Wednesday morning features potatoes beet and cane sweets with dairying led by Hill Chrystal Foster and Emmerton. Bulletin No 16 distributed free before first session. attendees urged to collect a free book.
Farm aid proposed tax break for beginning farmers
State Rep. Dick Shoemaker of Menomonie urges the Legislature's Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions to back Assembly Bill 348. The bill would give a 50 percent income tax deduction on the first $50,000 of capital gains for farmers selling land to beginning farmers, with additional tax relief on long land contracts. He notes declines in family farms and rising consolidation, argues neighboring states already use such deductions, and calls for prompt action to support family farming in Wisconsin.
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Dick Shoemaker
Menomonie
Legislature
Joint Survey Committee On
Internal Revenue Service
Menomonie Democrat
Wisconsin
U.S
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
Shoemaker
Farmers Institute Meeting at Eagleton Town Hall
An 80 year old flyer announces an upcoming Farmers Institute gathering at Eagleton Town Hall, midway between Chippewa Falls and Bloomer. Speakers arrive from distant areas, illustrating the forerunner role of the United Wisconsin Extension program.
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Farmers’ Institute
Eagleton
Chippewa Falls
Bloomer
University of Wisconsin Extension
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Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Rockford Map Publishers
Gerald Campbell
Uw-Madison Ag
Uw-Extension
Blanche Lindblad
Ashland
Daughtery
Uct
Morey
Marengo River
Rochester
Dorothy
Superior
Benning
Chippewa County
Farmers Institute
Eagle Point
H. M. Culbertson
Medina
Emmerton
Mr. Hutchins
F. T. Brown
Mr. Culbertson
Mr Hill
Culbertson
Chrystal
Foster Thos
Matveson H. W. Bartlett
Hill
Oulbertaon
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