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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1985
Page
11
In the year ended June 30 1984 Wisconsin fertilizer consumption reached 1,442,039 tons, up 15 percent from 1983. Mixed fertilizer totaled 424,669 tons, direct application materials 1,000,481 tons, and secondary plus micronutrients declined 34 percent to 16,889 tons.
A Bay City jury awarded rancher Dan Wendt 8.5 million dollars after his prize bull Superman 1024 died in May 1981 at Medina Valley Artificial Insemination Co. near San Antonio following a Vapona insecticide spray. Diamond Shamrock pays 65 percent. the lab 35 percent. Wendt also gains 7 million in punitive damages and 1.5 million for the bull’s value. The suit accuses the company of negligent warnings and instructions on Vapona.
The United States announced immediate release of 300000 metric tons of wheat from government reserves for emergency food programs in Africa, notably Ethiopia. An additional $50 million from other accounts was approved for emergency food use, part of years of increased aid including 500000 tons provided last fiscal year and a $170 million grant, the largest to date.
A UW Madison study shows Wisconsin farmland cash rent averaged 5.3 percent of land value in 1982, far below estimated 12 to 15 percent costs for interest and taxes, suggesting renting may offer superior cash flow despite ownership benefits, attracting younger farmers. Dennis Frame notes implications for entry farmers with lower capital requirements.
The state agriculture department reports 36.7 million dollars in crop damage from deer for Oct 1983 to Sep 1984, about 1.4 percent of Wisconsin crops valued at 2.5 billion in 1983. Corn losses total 20.6 million, hay 7.2 million. 33 percent of farmers cite moderate to severe damage.
Minnesota corn growers vote 10 564 to 8 291 against a proposed half cent per bushel checkoff for promotion research and market development. The result follows defeats of soybean and prior corn checkoffs, with low turnout and officials citing economic pressures as reasons for rejection.
A child endures a polar trek past a butcher shop and general store, braving horses and a Runaway cry, to buy peanut butter crackers and a stick of licorice as a small reward. The scene, drawn from UW Extension Yarns of Yesteryear, recalls a winter rite in a midwestern town.
A Trempealeau County mailman paused beside a mailbox for a photograph illustrating early Rural Free Delivery culture. The note recalls carts and horses used by first carriers and places the scene in the Whitehall area with an unknown exact date.
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