Grandfather's Gift Fuels Young Shepherd’s Winning Start
Nathan Erb, a 12 year old from Jefferson County and member of the Grelton Go Getter 4 H Club, shows 13 sheep at the Jefferson County Fair. He and his grandfather raise two breeds, Columbians and Suffolk, and his aged Columbian ram won overall honors. Nathan also showed an intermediate Holstein heifer from his father’s dairy farm.
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Suffolk
Jefferson County
Nathan
Johnson Creek
Jefferson County Fair
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Ayrshire Princess Nanette Emery Aids Family Dairy Farm
Nanette Emery of Sullivan was chosen as the Wisconsin Ayrshire Association Princess after a dairy background with Holsteins and Ayrshires. She helps run the 175 acre farm, milks 50 cows, attends UW Madison, and shows Ayrshires at Jefferson County Fair and Wisconsin State Fair. Nanette earned ribbons, placed in judging, and remains active in 4-H and dairy clubs.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jefferson County Color Club
Badger Dairy Club
Association of Women In Agriculture
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Krieg brothers take hog show wins in Reeseville farm row
Bill and Bob Krieg of Star View Farms Reeseville Iowa gained national recognition this season winning five grand champion awards at local fairs including Jefferson County and a top showmanship title held against 108 exhibitors in Springfield Illinois. They show hogs across the Midwest with Wisconsin State Fair upcoming.
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Bob Krieg
Springfield
Ill
Krieg Brothers
Midwest
Star View Farms
Reeseville
Bob
Jefferson County meat animal sale receipts drop from last year
Entries for the Jefferson County meat animal sale were down 20 head this year. The 19th annual sale on July 19 totaled $83,255.51. Grand champion market lamb sold to Kennedy Chevrolet in Watertown for $4.50 a pound, weighed 122 pounds, shown by Paul Gross. Reserve market lamb shown by Laura Gross brought $2.75 a pound. AD Masonry of Sullivan bought the 122-pound lamb. Market lambs averaged $2.68 per pound on 21 head totaling $6,075.50. Laura Gross also claimed grand champion of the straight beef breeds for Big Blue Harvester, 1,251 pounds at $1.75. Crossbred grand beef champion went to Paul Gross for a 1,292-pound animal at $1.40 per pound. Lake Mills Locker bought the beef, Anne Gross of Sullivan won grand champion beef and dairy cross at 1,263 pounds for $1.40 per pound. Grand straight dairy breed was Rhonda Olszewski of Watertown with a 1,222-pound beef sold to Jefferson County Advertising at $1.35. Market beef receipts totaled $64,719.83 for 68 steers at 81 cents. Harvester Repair Service bought the grand champion hog from Bill Krieg of Reeseville for $2.70, weigh 221 pounds. Reserve hog shown by Jade Edwards of Watertown at $1.60 per pound, mulch by Milford Feed Mill for a 248-pound reserve hog. Market hog receipts totaled $12,460.25 on 32 hogs. Jefferson County Farm Coop bought seven animals, the high buyer.
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Jefferson County
Kenndy Chevrolet
Watertown
Paul Gross
Laura Gross
Sullivan
Big Blue Harvester
Rhonda Olszewski
USDA Publishes Conservation Tillage Guide for Farmers
The USDA releases a new guidebook titled Conservation Tillage Things to Consider to help farmers decide how conservation practices fit their operations. It covers basic systems, advantages and disadvantages, costs, erosion effects, yields, pest control, and soil fertility, with ongoing research notes and sources for copies through the Government Printing Office. Price is $1.50.
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