Schmidtknechts Keep Pace With Farming Changes
Bob Schmidtknecht a 38 year old Buffalo County dairyman leads the county in butterfat per cow for the year ending May 1 1977. His Holstein herd tops local ranks and his family credits cooperative effort. Brothers Bernard and Jim also own high producing herds and may challenge for top spots in Buffalo County. Bob credits his family and past generations for the farm’s success. He notes farming as a year round job and emphasizes efficient practices including early use of artificial insemination.
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Buffalo County
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Schmidtknecht Herd Boosts Butterfat Through Decades of Dairying
The Schmidtknecht family dairy records show a rise from 497 pounds of butterfat per cow in 1967 to 777 pounds in July 1975. They produced over one million pounds of milk annually, with 18 grade cows sold this year to a southern Wisconsin dairyman. The farm advances include purebred stock sales, a new year-old bull in a Maryland shipment, and ongoing Tri-State young sire participation.
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Schmidtknecht
Wisconsin
Mr. Schmidtknecht
Maryland
Mueller family eyeing top milk herd again in 1979
Myron Mueller of a Buffalo County farm reveals he replaced his high producing 60 cow herd with a mixed group of 10 heifers, 10 cows, and about 40 pickups from other herds. He aims for over 20 000 pounds per cow in 1979, insisting testing remains essential despite avoiding herds on test.
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Myron Mueller
Buffalo County
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Fred Back
Trempealeau County
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