Saalsaa crossbred tops Green County beef show
Curt Saalsaa, a 16 year old from Argyle, won the junior show steer with a 1,202 pound Maine-Anjou/Chianina/Angus cross at the Green County Fair. His champion sold for 4808 dollars at the weekend livestock auction as he eyes the state fair, following last year’s top steer and state fair grand champion title.
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Curt Saalsaa
Green County Fair
Mr. Saalsaa
Saalsaa
Green County Beef Show
Argyle
Green County
Lafayette County
Forage Analysis Contest Opens at Green County Fair
The first forage analysis contest at the Green County Fair recognizes top producers. Sponsored by the Green County Forage Council, the event lets farmers test forage for the normal fee and compete for substantial prizes while highlighting best practices.
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Green County Fair
The
Green County Forage Council
Sandy Sickinger
Extension Agricultural
Kaderly Na-Chars Plant Food and
Juda Lumber and Feed and Northrup King
Newman Seed and Feed Company, Juda
Targhee association sets youth project
The Wisconsin Targhee Breeders Association kicked off its second annual program to involve youth in sheep production. Open to 4 H or FFA members, two youths will win a registered ewe lamb this fall. Applications due Sept 1. require parent, leader, and vet recommendations.
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Wisconsin Targhee Breeders Association
George Mann
Route 1
Box 208A
Fairchild
Wis
Mr. Mann
Meat auction receipts climb past ten thousand at Green County fair
At the 1985 Green County meat animal auction nearly sixty thousand dollars went to junior fair livestock exhibitors as eighty nine animals sold for 59,974.78. Curt Saalsaa of Argyle won grand champion steer at 1202 pounds for 4.00 per pound to Schraepfer Auction. Lisa White head Juda claimed grand champion wether at 126 pounds for 3.10 per pound to Hellends Meat Juda. Hellends Meat and Locker Monroe bought 13 animals totaling 6,942.45, First National Bank of Monroe followed with 6,745.60.
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Green County
Curt Saalsaa
Argyle
Schraepfer Auction and Realty Service
Blanchardville
Mr. Saalsa
Wether
Lisa Whitehead
Juda
Hellend’s Meat and Locker
Bill Sullivan
Monticello
Green County Trucking
Monroe
Sullivan
Ted
Liana Asmus
Hellend
First National Bank of Monroe
First fair memorable for Tim Brown at Green County Fair
Ten year old Tim Brown faced losses before his first fair including a dead calf and three raccoon killed chickens. He also endured an asthma attack and migraine from dusty dairy barns but earned top awards with ducks and chickens. His sister Kim won reserve grand champion Brown Swiss cow and also showed rabbits. They are from Spring Hill Farm near Monroe, family 4-H members of Five-Corner Clovers.
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Tim
Kim Brown
Monroe
Green County Fair
Brad Koning
Brown
Mr. Brown
Kim
David
Donna Brown
Spring Hill Farm
4 H club cows to third in national Hoards judging
Silver View 4 H Club finished third in Hoard’s Dairyman cow judging amid 96 924 entries from 50 states and 35 foreign countries. Members displayed a plaque at their booth in Monticello New Glarus explaining cow derived products and the role of dairy in daily life. Brian Roe, club president, led the booth to show urban residents the agricultural neighbor the country provides.
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Silver View
Monticello
New Glarus Club
Brian Roe
Club
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Jim Massey
Roger Saalsaa
Curt
Argyle Ffa
Mr. Saalsan
Gregg May
Wisconsin
Targhee Association
Fairgrounds
Bill Deininger
North Central Public Service Company
Arnold Fryer
Browntown
Fryer
Jim Drafall
Deininger
Nathan Botteron
Ken Schlapbach
Albany
Miss Sickinger
Toni Dieter
Commercial Bank of
Lisa Hoesly, Monroe, Exhibi
Tim Brown
Nathan
Helen Brown
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