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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1980
Page
4
A reader asks about the term cradle used when a Civil War diary recounts a farmer hanging up his cradle to join a recruiting officer. The cradle was a combine-like scything implement with parallel wooden arms used to reap grain, producing sheaves each sweep.
An educational meeting titled What’s New in Insect Control will be held January six at Blair Community Center. Starting 1 15 p m UW Extension entomologist John Wedberg will discuss control of alfalfa weevil corn rootworm cutworms and other field crop insects. Questions on any crop insect will be answered. Farmers invited no fee or registration required.
National Weather Service records show daily high lows for Eau Claire from December 31 to January 6. Highlights include highs of 37 on December 31 and 47 on January 1, with lows reaching minus 32 on January 6 and minus 25 on January 1 and January 2, among other daily totals.
Normal highs and lows for Eau Claire span December 31 to January 6. Daily values show highs around 22 to 23 degrees and lows from 3 to 4 degrees, with average highs near 13 degrees and averages dipping slightly to 12 in the final days.
Agriculture Department reports the Soviet Union winter-wheat crop may be stressed by cold weather after a warm, snow-melted pattern. US drought aid to livestock rose to 29.7 million for Oct–Nov, compared with 23.4 million for all last year, while other regions show mixed weather effects on crops and harvests worldwide.
Bill signed by President Carter restructures the federal Farm Credit System. Provisions lower voting-member farming requirements for coop loans, authorize export credit services for cooperatives, extend farmer services to commercial fishermen, and expand production and real estate lending across three system groups. The system remains borrower-owned with funding from private markets and oversight by the Farm Credit Administration.
Wisconsin and Minnesota apple growers meet January 7 through 9 at the Olympia Resort for timely production guidance and new industry products. Co sponsored by UW Extension Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council and Minnesota Apple Grower’s Association. Richard Norton Cornell extension horticulturist to speak on Intensive Orcharding Revisited and Interstem Tree Management. Panels on deer damage cider and growth regulator use. Information and registration available via Henry Mahr WAHC Oak Creek Wisconsin 53154 phone 414 761-0374.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation offers a 24 hour toll free service at 1 800 362 3000 providing condition reports on major routes statewide. A taped update occurs at least three times daily with more frequent updates during bad weather. Reports come from State Patrol and district offices and are compiled in Madison for a statewide summary.
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