Hardship and Homesteads in Medford’s Czech Pioneers
In 19th century Marathon County near Medford Czech settlers led by Anton Schlais and family carved a 56 acre homestead from dense forests. They built a cabin, endured rough roads and winter river ice usage, and relied on Grandma Margaret’s hard work and Bohemian herbal remedies to sustain the growing community and family.
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Anton
Edward
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Appleton
Wisconsin
Medford
Marathon County
Bern
Margaret
Thomas
Joe
Frank
John
Charles
Annie
Ada
Mary
Rhinelander
Crandon
Antigo
Grandma Schlass
Grandma
Bohemia
Grandma Margaret Schlass and her pioneer era deeds
A memoir excerpt recounts Grandma Margaret Schlass a midwife healer and resourceful settler who treated lumberjacks with home remedies sewed wounds and preserved family life. It recalls panther encounters deer hunts wolves and the long lived farm lineage through four generations ending with Galen and Grace Schlass in 1979.
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Grandma Schlass
Galen Schlass
Grace
Grain fraud cases rise warns Wisconsin official
Donald Soberg of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture warns farmers about rising grain fraud cases. The DATCP notes the Warehouse Keepers and Grain Dealers Security Act offers safeguards but not payment guarantees. Farmers should only deal with registered Wisconsin dealers, obtain written contracts and scale tickets, and ensure clear delivery and payment terms.
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Donald Soberg
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Solberg
Wisconsin
Scientist Proposes Oil Spray to Prevent Grain Elevator Explosions
Dr. F. S. Lai of the USDA Grain Marketing Research Laboratory in Manhattan Kansas reports a method to curb dust and prevent explosions by spraying grain with a minuscule amount of soybean oil. The test at a commercial grain elevator in Fostoria Ohio showed oil levels at 0.06 percent leaving grain weight largely intact.
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USDA
Manhattan
Kans
F. S. Lai
Dr. Lai
Fostoria
Ohio
Forage Sampling at Harvest Time Boosts Accuracy and Profit
Forage sampling at harvest is faster and more profitable than sampling during feeding. Overkill protein by 0.5 lb daily wastes forage tests, while underfeeding by 1 percent can cut milk by about 2 lb per cow each day. Guidance covers collecting multiple loads, mixing samples, labeling via feed strips, freezing, and mailing to county agents for testing. Bernie Drewiske comments on efficiency expert quirks.
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Lucille Schlais Boneske
Athens
Thomas Schlais
Taus
Ferdinand
Czechoslovakia
Francis Joseph
Francis
Schlais
America
Deborah
Yesteryear
Frank Schlass
Evergreen Cemetery
Anton Schlass
Ed and
Lorena Bathke
Rt. 3
Chippewa Falls
Henry Nyhus
Eagleton
DATCP
P.O
Madison
Bernie Drewiske
Pierce County
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
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