City reporter tastes farm life on a rural Wisconsin dairy
Wall Street Journal reporter shadows the Maier family near Jim Falls for a farm life portrait. Mr Maier recalls 15 years on the farm with a 12 000 pound herd and aims for higher milk yield while describing daily barn labor calfing and field work. The piece ends noting a new registered heifer purchase and the farmer's hopeful outlook.
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Seven Day Eau Claire Outlook From March 25 to 31
National Weather Service records show normal highs and lows for Eau Claire during March 25 to 31. Daily highs range from 42 to 46 degrees and nightly lows from 22 to 25, with average temperatures between 32 and 36 degrees.
Wisconsin farmers plan more corn and other crops in 1981 report
Wisconsin growers expect to increase corn plantings by about 100000 acres to 4300000, the highest on record, while also boosting soybeans tobacco and spring wheat. Oats and hay are seen down, with state totals pegged near 9662300 acres though weather and market factors could shift final figures. US totals show corn 84 million acres soybeans 69.8 million oats 13.5 million spring wheat 17 million and hay 61 million acres.
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Eau Claire weekly weather highs and lows from National Weather Service
Record high and low daily temperatures for Eau Claire for March 25 to 31 as listed by the National Weather Service. Notable highs include 74 in 1939 on March 25 and 81 in 1910 on March 29, with several lows and day-to-day variations noted from 1923 to 1969. Soybeans area projection shows 340000 acres, up 5000 from 1980 and more than double 1976 state acreage.
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