Yarns of Yesteryear winners announced across ages and towns
The 1987 Yarns of Yesteryear Contest awarded winners Curtis Brown Appleton Juanita Dittloff Eau Claire Karin Anderson Phillips in a spring ceremony at Menomonee Falls. Grace Shost Green Bay Esther Dodie Neillsville Lewis Durand Spooner Elaine Reetz Neshkoro Charla George Gleason placed in the winners circle with Ida Weber Fond du Lac noted at 103 as the oldest contestant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Brown
Appleton
Juanita Dittloff
Eau Claire
Karin Anderson
Phillips
Grace Shost
Green Bay
Esther Dodie
Neillsville
Lewis Durand
Spooner
Elaine Reetz
Neshkoro
Charla George
Gleason
Ida Weber
Fond du Lac
Reseeding Options for Farmers Facing Forced Seedings
Dunn County ag agent Keith Sommerfeld outlines reseeding strategies. Oats and peas offer early forage, better than small grains alone, with a recommended 12 bushels each. Consider small grains with nitrogen fertilization and boot-stage cutting, potentially yielding alfalfa before September. Soybeans silage could join sudans sorghums and corn silage. Later, scout fields for rain-driven activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Growers Warm to Russet Norkotah Potato This Year
Central Wisconsin potato growers favor the new Russet Norkotah developed by the North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Initially ND 534 4, the variety yields well with a strong No 1 potato percentage, ideal for the count carton market, likely replacing Norgold rather than Russel Burbank. Enthusiasm has spurred seed demand, with 360 acres of certified seed grown in 1987 for Wisconsin planting. Portage County ag agent Dave Ankley notes the rise in seed availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station
Usda Agricultural Research Service
Russel Burbank
Norgold
Ridgeland philosopher riffs on politicians like a boiler
A Ridgeland philosopher comments on Kennedy Roosevelt and Truman saying politicians resemble the bottom half of a double boiler they let off steam when they do not know what is cooking. This quip contrasts public figures with a kitchen metaphor to critique political awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Truman
Ridgeland
Planning for forage profits through intensified harvests
Wisconsin Green Gold project shows dry matter and milk per acre rise with more cuts. Two cuts yield 3.6 tons and 4,259 lb milk per acre, while five cuts reach 6.2 tons and 10,688 lb milk per acre. Early first harvest drives higher cut frequency, but soil fertility, pH, hardy varieties, and soil quality must support the plan. Ken Harter notes limits on marginal soils and disease resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Forage
Dwayne Rohweder
UW Cooperative Extension Forage Agronomist
Green Gold
Ken Harter
Oconto County
Sterile flies fight parasite threat at two airports
The Agriculture Department launches an emergency screwworm eradication program in Miami and Albuquerque after larvae found in a hunting dog returning from Venezuela. Millions of sterile male flies will be released to mate with wild females, producing unfertilized eggs that won’t hatch. Releases occur twice weekly for six weeks with ground releases near the airports and aerial releases planned for Albuquerque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Miami
Fla
Albuquerque
N.M
U.s.-Mexico
United States
Venezuela
Bert W. Hawkins
Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Motherhood as a lifelong education in patience and joy
A first person reflection on motherhood as an education in humility flexibility and humor. The narrator recalls daily trials like lost socks, missing gym shorts and spilled messes, then finds meaning in love and gratitude through moments with her sons Michael and others, cherishing fleeting childhood.
Women on Wisconsin farms in early century display
A Wisconsin woman inspects a farm flock as part of a State Historical Society display on women in farming. The scene reflects the era when mothers contributed to farm chores and poultry care, illustrating everyday rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kanetzke
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Clarice Dunn
Jeri McCormick
Heartland Journal
Elizabeth Durbin
The
Wisconsin Academy Review
Tim Ericson
Society of American Archivists
James Batt
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board
Wisconsin
State Historic Society
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Yesteryear
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association
Menomonee Falls
University of Wisconsin Department of Continuing Education In
Wrwa and
Stanton & Lee Publishers
Dave Ankley
Portage County Ag
Mr. Hawkins
Sara DeLuca
Deronda
Polk County
Paris
Michael
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