Building a 1910 solid poured concrete silo on a Wisconsin farm
A firsthand account recalls constructing a 16 by 36 foot silo in 1910 using hand-mixed cement and timber forms, sourcing sand and gravel from O Neill Creek, and laboring with horse teams. It contrasts then with modern methods and machinery that vastly sped up silage filling today.
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L.P. Martini
Farmers Institutes
Truman Woodruff
Don
Barron Dairy Day Focuses on Feeding Cattle at Courthouse
Barron County Dairy Day, sponsored by UW Extension, runs Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Barron courthouse with sessions by Howard Larsen Jim Crowley Terry Howard and Neal Jorgenson on feeding dry cows proteins minerals and buffering dairy rations. A panel of top area dairy herd owners including Kewin Cordes Marvin Dusek Harold Johnson and Ken Seeger will discuss how they feed cows. conaie County 4-H dairy bowl competition also will Don Drost Barron County agricultural agent.
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Barron
Howard Larsen
Jim Crowley
Terry Howard
Neal Jorgenson
West
Wisconsin
Kewin Cordes
Comstock
Marvin Dusek
River Falls
Harold Johnson
Baldwin
Ken Seeger
Prairie Farms
Hawaiian Milk Shortage Hits Honolulu After Contamination
Honolulu residents queued for refunds as officials map a safe milk plan after a pesticide, heptachlor, found in local milk. The toxin traced to cows feeding on pineapple leaves prompted a recall last Thursday, with a 30 day supply risk and only 36 to 38 percent of normal milk on hand.
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Beginning farmer bill aims for state land refund program
A Wisconsin bill would grant up to 7500 dollars toward farm land for qualifying young farmers. Criteria include residency in Wisconsin, active farm production, net assets under 100000 dollars, and a land parcel of 40 or more acres used in Wisconsin for the farmer and immediate family. If a refunded property is sold within 10 years, the farmer must repay with 9 percent yearly interest. Provisions adjust refunds proportionally if funds are insufficient. The measure names Sen. Walter Chilson and Rep. Dick Shoemaker as sponsors. Cattle artificial insemination training programs from Purdue University extend practical skills with costs from 100 to 250 dollars and are potentially tax deductible.
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Wausau
Dick Shoemaker
Menomonie
Wisconsin
State Agriculture Department
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