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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1985
Page
13
The article explains the summer solstice as the sun’s apex at the Tropic of Cancer and the start of lengthening decline, linking it to herbs, garden work, and midsummer magic. It notes cultural beliefs from Shakespeare to Celtic fire festivals, and suggests gardeners savor a full day outdoors as days decline. Terri Gabriell invites reader letters.
Academic notes corn’s central role in American civilizations from An as Aztec to Jamestown and Plymouth. It details origins debates teosinte versus wild corn, seed heaviness limiting dispersal, reliance on people for spread, and today many variants including sweet corn and dent corn used for food and industry.
Barron County hosts a Northwest Wisconsin District 4 H and FFA dairy and livestock day at the fair grounds on Thursday June 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Over 300 4 H and FFA youth will join in judging contests and educa tion activities with seventeen counties participating and junior and senior dairy judging teams assisting in Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein and Jersey classes. The dairy bowl finals will be at Rice Lake High School with twelve teams in double elimination. top teams advance to the State Fair in August. Livestock judging covers beef sheep and swine with breeding and market class judging and meat identification. Top finishers proceed to state competition. The note also contains an extended feature on popcorn and corn growing with tips from climatologist E Arlo Richardson.
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