Eau Claire to host 1987 U S Jersey convention
Eau Claire won the 1987 national Jersey heifer sale and convention, to be held at the downtown Civic Center in June. The three day event will draw breeders and buyers from across the nation, featuring the National Heifer Sale and the National All Jersey meeting. Officials estimate about 96 000 in business for the city.
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Mastitis prevention tips from Barron County farmers
A farm panel of Barron County milk producers outlined key mastitis prevention practices. They emphasized 25 seconds prep, milking within 30 seconds, strip cups for problem quarters, disposable towels used properly, drying before milker, teat dipping after milking, minimal machine stripping, close machine monitoring, regular inflation changes, dry-treatment of cows, and immediate equipment washing after milking. Don Drost, Barron County ag agent.
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Recession to toughen farmers says Earl Butz
Former Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz told 400 at an Indiana Farm Supply meeting that the next two to three years will be lean but farmers will emerge stronger. He warned U.S. producers will face tough competition from Argentina Australia and Canada as they raise wheat output. Butz, emeritus Purdue dean, is on probation from a 1981 sentence for failing to report taxable income. During a recent snowfall he noted many volunteers eager to serve in advisory roles.
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Remedies from a pioneer childhood cold period
Reprinted from We Were Children Then Vol I, this nostalgia piece recalls winter illnesses in early 1900s farm families. It lists home remedies once common for colds and sore throats, including pine tip cough syrup, smartweed tea, Raleigh's Liniment, honey butter pepper mix, vinegar candy, salted pork with turpentine poultices, onions for croup, and onion poultices, noting self reliance and evolving medical care.
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