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Newspaper

Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1980

Page

4

Old Farmer Queries Song Meaning and Weather Notes

Reader asks about Jimmy Crack Corn and I Dont Care origins and meaning. Nostalgic notes include hints on mildew removal and a regional weather forecast across New England to the Pacific Northwest with cold snaps, rain, snow, and mild weekends.

M.T Troy N.Y Deep South New England Greater New York New Jersey Middle Atlantic Great Plains Great Lakes Central Great Plains Texas-Oklahoma Rocky Mountain Southwest Desert Pacific Northwest California

Seven Day Cold Week Ahead in Eau Claire

National Weather Service records show normal highs and lows for Eau Claire from December 24 to 30. Temperatures list daily highs of 24 degrees and lows ranging from 4 to 6 degrees with daily averages about 14 to 15 degrees.

Eau Claire National Weather Service

Weather data report for six Wisconsin counties

Weather data covering December 15 to 21 for Barron Chippewa Clark Dunn Eau Claire Jackson Pepin Pierce Rusk St Croix Trempealeau counties. The brief notes temperatures rainfall and snowfall patterns across the region with daily summaries and notable deviations.

Weather records dates and high readings listed

A list of weather record entries by date and high temperatures with labels such as TODAY H 37 in 1974 L minus 24 1966 December 25 to December 29 and December 30 with various H figures from 1955 to 1975. The items show daily historical high temperatures across multiple years for December dates.

Winter wheat root growth in good shape

Washington reports better root growth for winter wheat due to recent precipitation and mild temperatures in Kansas and Oklahoma. The Joint Agricultural Weather Facility notes moisture benefits small grain fields in Texas but calls for warmer conditions to spur further growth. The week ended December 14 also shows cotton harvesting nearly complete in major areas with corn and soybean harvest winding down nationwide.

Kansas Oklahoma Texas Joint Agricultural

Chippewa County Extension Offices Move Across Street

The Chippewa County Extension Office will leave the courthouse after the new year and relocate to the former PCA and Federal Land Bank building. The county purchased the building for 148000 dollars including furnishings, to create an agriculture complex with all county administrative offices nearby.

Chippewa Extension SCS Chippewa County Extension Office University Extension and Soil Conservation Service PCA Federal Land Bank Chippewa County The Cooperative Lending Agency DNR County Extension Forester County Dhia Lab ASCS

Pierce sheriff calls storm-warning system worthless

Pierce County Sheriff Stanley Christiansen criticized the state storm-warning system as absolutely worthless during a savage wind storm that hit northwestern Wisconsin on July 15. He relied on a Minneapolis radio for alerts as officials review the disaster, which damaged multiple counties and caused one death and about 100 million dollars in damage. The administration cited federal aid debates and delays in distributing cleanup funds, while officials urged direct communication with Eau Claire emergency services and the distribution of portable generators.

Wisconsin Pierce County Stanley Christiansen Eau Claire

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