Barron County 4 H Quilt Showcases 54 Club Squares
Barron County 4 H clubs contributed 54 quilting squares for a large backdrop at Farm Progress Days. Darlene Bonneville and Marie Hillman organized the project and a quilting bee at Augustana Lutheran Church in Cumberland. The top measures 98 by 138 1 2 inches with quilters from Cumberland Barronett Almena and Barron.
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Marie Hillman
Barronett
Augustana Lutheran Church
Cumberland
Wendy Hoffman
LaVonne Zappa
Renee Lansin
Dee Lingen
Grace Wohl
Irene Dahl
Mary Bents
Myrtle Peterson
June Erickson
Dorothy Webster
Mary Thompson
Chris Nelson
Almena
Marge Swanson
Marti Voshell
Carol Shearer
NFO seeks Farm Bureau customers in shared marketing push
National Farmers Organization President DeVon Woodland invites American Farm Bureau Federation members in 12 states to join NFO marketing, urging rivals to outgrow old rivalries. NFO markets 2.1 to 2.5 million in agricultural commodities daily and already has joint programs with Farmers Union groups in several states. Woodland says responses are pending and emphasizes collaboration with other farm groups where possible.
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NFO
DeVon Woodland
The
Country Today
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Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
Wisconsin Weather Outlook Through Saturday
The National Weather Service reports warm conditions with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms across Wisconsin from Thursday to Saturday. Expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 70s to 80s north and mid 80s to 90s south and overnight lows in the upper 50s to 60s.
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Quilt Commemorates Barron County 4-H Clubs Farm Progress
Cooperation Kathy Holten and Darlene Bonneville of the Barron County Extension Office display a quilt crafted by all 54 youth 4-H clubs in Barron County. The quilt honors Farm Progress Days with each club contributing a square.
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Kathy Holten
Darlene Bonneville
Barron County
Farmers in Northwest Wisconsin Desperate for Aid
Russell Kiecker, Burnett County Extension agent, warns drought-stricken farmers in far northwestern Wisconsin could be out of business unless state and federal relief arrives soon. He says virtually all farmers in his county are affected and struggling to cover costs.
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Wisconsin
Russell Kiecker
Burnett County
Marathon
Farm Progress Days set amid dry Wisconsin fields
Barron County Agent Don Drost notes spring warmth lets producers begin forage harvesting early as Farm Progress Days focuses on alfalfa demonstrations and livestock feed displays. Knee-high second crop hay is ready at Tent City, with $8.5 million in crops at stake and Burnett County's 6,500 animal units needing external feed, potentially costing up to $150,000 daily for 75,000 tons of hay amid statewide delays.
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Wisconsin
Barron County
Don Drost
Tent City
Burnett
Deutz-Allis says bankruptcy not related to Allis-Chalmers
L W Templeton vice president of marketing for Deutz-Allis told dealers July 1 that Allis-Chalmers Chapter 11 filing on June 27 has no connection to Deutz-Allis. He reminded customers that Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG of Cologne bought major Allis-Chalmers farm equipment assets in 1985 and that Deutz-Allis has supplied parts and service for years and will continue to do so.
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Deutz-Allis Corporation
L.W. Templeton
Deutz-Allis
Allis-Chalmers
Klockner-Humbolt-Deutz (Ag
Cologne
West Germany
Allis- Chalmers
KHD
March-planted sweet corn on sale from Flynn farms
David Flynn of Flynn Gardens west of Eau Claire shipped out the season’s first sweet corn last week and sold several thousand dozen at his Eau Claire stands. He charged 2.25 dollars a dozen, with wholesalers paying up to 3.50 in Duluth. 150 acres cover a range of maturity to sustain sales into fall and onward to Montana.
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Elk Mound
Mr. Flynn
Flynn Gardens
Eau Claire
Flynn
Montana
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