Hail wipes out Clark County cranberry crop at Edlen Marsh
Hail and high winds decimate Clark County cranberry vines at the Edlen Marsh 12 miles west of Neillsville in 10 minutes. About 90 percent of the 45 acre marsh is lost with yield dropping from an expected 10 000 barrels to about 1 000 barrels worth roughly 250 000 to 275 000 dollars. The storm also jeopardizes future buds and income for 15 Humbird area workers who package the berries each fall.
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Harlan Bemis
Clark County
Bemis
Edlen Marsh
Ed Johns
Neillsville
Edlen
Stevens
Searles
McFarland
Cranberry Marsh Hit by Hail Leaves Growers Out Money
Harlan Bemis discusses hail damage at Edlen Cranberry Marsh, noting only three workers will be needed this fall while a nationwide Feed Grain Program disaster payment is unavailable to cranberry growers. He estimates losses of $250,000 and recalls failed insurance economics from 1975.
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Mr. Bemis
Apple growers in Chippewa County hit by hail loss
Hail on July 17 crossing seven western Wisconsin counties caused heavy damage to Chippewa County orchards. Growers like John and Jim McIlquham report 75 to 95 percent crop losses in Lafayette and nearby areas, with losses reaching up to $30,000 for Gerri White. Some orchards, including Sunridge and Sacra, escaped damage. The storm compounds prior losses from a July 15, 1980 windstorm, leaving the local industry counting costs and replanting efforts.
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Wisconsin
Chippewa
John McKlquham
Chippewa County
Lafayette
Jim McIlquham
McIlquham
Gerri White
Val
Ben Connell
John McIlquham
ASCS
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William Connell
Menomonie
Galesville
Trempealeau County
Mellquham
Jim Sr
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Ron
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Humbird
Co-Op
Massachusetts
U.S
Five-Mile Creek
Len Rodghier
Rodghier
Don
Harland Bemis
Jim Mellquham
Iris Bemis
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Eau Claire
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