June dates and tips from a vintage column
A miscellany notes historical dates June 4 to 6 and events from 1637 to 1851. It includes Marquette’s birthday, the YMCA founding in London, the first Uncle Tom’s Cabin chapter, and brief home hints on pewter cleaning and removing ink from leather.
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Jacques Marquette
Thomas Eet
YMCA
London
K.H._L
Wisconsin Dairy Extension Faces Staffing Gaps and Retirement
Extension veterinarian roles split across livestock groups and key positions like the agronomist role held by Duwayne Rohweder face retirement in October. Dr. Crowley notes Wisconsin must match other states in technology and education to stay competitive, as California and Sunbelt states invest more in dairy specialists and funding.
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Duwayne Rohweder
Wisconsin
California
Crowley
Sunbelt
Schuhs Farm Family of Holsteins Earns Local Notice
Schuhs run a 280 acre dairy with nearly 200 registered Holsteins producing all feed on site. They started in 1968 with 16 cows and 160 acres, have five production groups, and built a 120 cow free stall dam in 1974. They won the 1974 Outstanding Young Dairy Couple award for the Mid-States region. Their daughter Mary wrote a contest winning essay earning a trip to Orlando, while the family credits tile drainage and faith for navigating milk price pressures.
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Mary
Mid-States
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Schuh
Schuhs
Brian
Amy
Brent
Sara
Andy
Shari
Top selling bull brings $1,875 at River Falls
The St Croix Valley Bull Test sale in River Falls drew nearly 50 bulls and 100 bidders, with total proceeds over $62,050 and an average of $1,267. The top seller was a Forest Lake Simmental built by Howard Sargeant, purchased for $1,875 by Ken Gunderson, after gaining 637 pounds over 140 days.
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River Falls
St. Croix Valley
Gale Qualls
Howard Sargeant
Forest Lake
Minn
Ken Gunderson
Galesville
Sigfried
Ron Weishaar
Paul Wiebusch
Goodhue
Julie
Ken Speer
Palmer Tollefson
Kelley Land and Cattle Co
Marine-on- St.Croix, Minn
Uw-River Falls
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Marinette
ADAMS
Marquette
Milwaukee Nva
Rearron
Monroe
Oconto
Jbuffalo
Outagamie
Ozaukee
PEPIN
Chippewa
Pierce
Clark I Polk
Crawroro
Pomset
Dane Re
Ine Dodge Frichland
Nat Prusk
Eat St. Croix
Jenane
Sig Joreen Lake Fee
Shawano Iowa Sheboygan Jackson
Taylor Fealty Jefferson NA
Giacomini
Duck Creek
Kaukauna
John Deere
New Holland
Rex
Brillion Kools
Granton
Gruett's Chopper Box
Hesston
Hydro
Strupp IM Inc
A.I
Landmark Genetics
Watertown
Chippewa Falls
Sioux Gates
Bauman Construction Company
H.p. Briggs & Straton
SEN
Ectary
Schauer
Farm Supplies, Ltd
Rubicon
Hartford
Qualls
Triglav Simmentals
Simmental
Panasuk Brothers of
Mason
Wakefield Farms
New Richland, Minn
Ken Chritzman
Ettrick
N.H
Neillsville Rendering Inc
Naillsville, WI
Waysar Airdraulics, Inc
HydrAulic Sales & Service
Jols Avenue
R A Falls
Jamms Cheese House
MTA
W.F
P.S
LeLand
Kasson
N.E. Wisconsin
Kasson Inc
P.O. Box
Brillion