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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1983
Page
13
Eligible wheat farmers will receive about 735 to 765 million dollars in deficiency payments for the 1983 crop. Barley farmers will obtain 35 to 40 million and oats 6 to 10 million. Payments reflect shortfalls relative to target prices set by the 1983 feed grain bill, based on market prices from June to October. Wanda Warner, Eau Claire ASCS director.
Hay auctions to be held across Wisconsin this winter with four at the Midwest Livestock Producers Market in Barron on January 3 February 7 March 6 and April 3. Other auctions listed at area county extension offices. Rules include IR forage testing, seller pays, 5 percent commission by Equity and Midwest, arrival by 10 30 a m and sale at noon, minimum lot 40 bales.
A USDA Minnesota study by Boyd Buxton finds large Southwest dairies in New Mexico offer higher returns and lower costs than Wisconsin or Minnesota setups. At 900 cows, New Mexico shows about 20 percent annual return versus 6 percent for a 125 cow farm in Wisconsin or Minnesota. Per cow production is higher in the Southwest.
A personal reminiscence of Beaver Lodge, the Partridge estate behind the Forty, its private fairyland landscape, guardians, and buildings. The essay traces the lodge’s rise and fall from a tranquil woodland retreat to a tavern, then to a state fishery area, with memories of Schrall guardians, King the dog, and winters in Shell Lake.
Adolph Olson of Rt. 1 Plum City recalls driving a mule team through Plum City in 1959. He hauled Santa Claus and gave many children rides but had to use a wagon due to no snow that year.
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