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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1983
Page
13
Willis Erickson Polk County Agent explains hail impact on corn. Young corn under 6 to 8 inches can survive better as the growing point remains inside the stem. At 10 to 15 inches tall the growing point rises and damage can hinder future growth.
A memoir excerpt notes a 1915 fishing day on the Chippewa near Holcombe. Arnold family memories describe farm life in Rusk County, 1909 onward, building a home, riverfront access, homemade gear, and a 31 pound musky catch by two brothers with hands in the gills. The piece honors National Fishing Week's theme Take a Kid Fishing.
Rural counties must adopt county or town exclusive agroning or sign farmland preservation agreements to qualify for 1983 state income tax credits. Urban counties Eau Claire La Crosse and 16 southeastern and eastern counties have special rules. June 30 submissions to county clerks guarantee a credit if an agreement is signed later. Details from county extension offices.
The Wisconsin state ASCS committee extended the cover deadline to July 1 for conserving use PIK acres. The prior date was June 15 as weather hampered spring planting. About 1.0 million acres in Wisconsin will be idled under the payment in kind program with all set aside and conserving use acres requiring vegetative cover.
UW Extension dairy specialist Tony Sendelbach reports triplet calves occur in about one in 7 621 births. Central Wisconsin counties show varied triplet rates, from 2.5 to 11 sets per year, with quadruplets at about one in 665 000 births and twins at two of every 98 births for a 50 cow herd.
Madison The UW Extension Yarns of Yesteryear Contest remains under a cloud of doubt about its funding for the coming year. Richard Wolf said the program will continue while budget cuts are debated. Gen Lewis would run a 51 percent extension position for the contest and related programs. Wolf awaits word from Stanton & Lee Publishers on securing about $5,000 annually. He aims to broaden funding sources including grants or state newspaper support. The contest, for Wisconsin residents 60 and older, has no entry fee and seeks to remain cost free as funding ends June 30 unless new support is found.
Photo from the Clyde Misfeldt collection in Thorp shows the Pepin County Cooperative Store at Ella around 1910. The image captures rural shop life with residents likely samples of early 20th century commerce and community exchange in Pepin County.
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