Rohde calls 1980 year of extremes for state farmers
Dr. Gary Rohde Wisconsin agriculture secretary says 1980 was a year of extremes with wet falls and high inflation but overall strong growth. Corn for grain hit 342.5 million bushels, milk output rose to 22.5 billion pounds, soybeans reached 11.2 million bushels.
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Barron Auctioneer Becomes Official Kentucky Colonel at 95
John Williams of Barron Wisconsin received a Kentucky Colonel certificate signed by Governor Brown after a lengthy claim process. The 95 year old, famed for over 50 years as an auctioneer, quips he never earned the title and will likely keep visiting his senior center for meals, where a friend may call him colonel.
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Temperatures Rise as 1981 Forecast Starts Mild
Forecasters at the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities expect mild conditions at the start of 1981. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy through Saturday with nightly lows of 7 to 12 and daytime highs in the mid-20s, compared with normal lows of 5 and highs of 22.
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