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West Central Wisconsin Dairymen Lead Nation In Butterfat
The Country Today highlights 23 top dairymen across 13 counties with 50 herds at or above 700 pounds butterfat per cow for the 1977 year ending April 30. Polk County dominates with five top herds, including Robert Behling and Eugene Peper tied for sixth at 776 pounds butterfat, while St Croix and Chippewa counties show strong competition and high milk production.
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Wisconsin
Polk County
Robert Behling
Eugene Peper
Polk
St. Croix
Name
Fred Back Trempealeau
LaVerne Karastes
Gerald Afdahl
Obert Lundberg Trempealeau
Fritz Larson Unn
Paul Faschingbauer
Peck Valley Farm
George Ray Clark
Adolph Scheps Barron
Valley
Crisdhome Farms
Helmer
Oliver Torgerson
Wayside Acres
Dunn
Gary Peterson Pierce
Paul & Craig Paulson
John Rud
Buffalo
Syrus Lestrad St
Pine Hurst Farms Ltd
Werner Bremer
Eau Claire
Gary Nadeau
Rodney Olesiak Rusk
Delmar Oney Barron
Clarence Dubiel Trempealeau
Daniel Jensen Polk
Eugene Peper Polk
Robert Behling Polk
Gordon Larsen Polk
Chippewa
Robert Schmidtknecht
Fred Back
Trempealeau
Kenneth Rundhaug
Allen Hubbard Clark
Ronald Spaeth Dunn
Robert Yakesh
Barron
Marvin Dusek Pierce
Jim Raleigh Pierce
Jon-De
Melvin Volkert
Earl Hilestad Polk
Jerome Timblin Barron
Wesley Cowles
Robert LaSage
Gary Baillargeon
Gary Erickson