Wick Buildings Wisconsin Stays Sound Amid Wickes Fallout
Wick Building Systems of Mazomanie Wisconsin denies ties to Wickes Companies of California now in bankruptcy. CFO David Oliver says name confusion causes customer and supplier mix ups while Wick Buildings remains financially solid and serves as the company flag bearer.
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Wick Building Systems
Mazomanie
Wisconsin
Wickes
San Diego
Calif
David Oliver
Wisconsin Farm Building and Home Construction
California
Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls
Midwest
Wick Buildings of
Mr. Oliger
Odds long for 20 000 pound average dairy cows
Farmers milking Holsteins face steep odds to average 20 000 pounds of milk per cow. The Dairy Herd Improvement News letter provides tabled chances based on official test herds, showing percentages and ratios for reaching higher production levels across the total herd and specific growth brackets.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Newsletter
Farmers urged to separate rootworm insecticide from livestock feed
County agents warn against hauling rootworm insecticide with bulk livestock feed in the same farm vehicle without thorough cleaning between trips. Reports of livestock poisoning prompt steps: line truck floors with plastic, discard after loading, and avoid mixing leaked granules into unmarked or other commodity bags.
Solid-Seeded Beans Boost Light Capture and Yields
Purdue agronomist Marvin Swearingin says solid seeding or close-row soybeans intercept more light during June and July, raising yield potential by about 15 percent with often 20 percent gains when water and nutrients are adequate. Weed control and uniform stands are key, aided by new herbicides and compact lodging-resistant varieties. He adds a lighthearted note about an all-expense tour joke.
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Purdue University
Swearingin
My First Magic Show With Blackstone The Magician
A 1924 memory of a child’s trip to a Hippodrome Theatre to see Blackstone the Magician. A front row moment unfolded as the magician chose two girls to assist, swapped a pet rabbit for a candy box, and left one girl in tears yet still clutching the swapped rabbit amid the cheering crowd.
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Blackstone
Mom
Dean Russell
Writers honored in 1982 Yarns of Yester Year Contest
More than 640 entries from ages 60 to 97 filled reminiscences in the UW Extension sponsored contest. Winners include Laura Blix Carlsen third and Harriet Derrick Durand fifth in Winners Circle. Blanche Lindblad honorable mention. open yarns Esther Schwartz tenth. and multiple honor certificates awarded to Karin Anderson Lois Austin Helena Karr Lucy Peterson Dorothy Pabian Roy Meier and S C Hagg. First prizes went to Mildred Utke Concetta Molina Grace Samuelson and Clara Ludwig. One year WRIA memberships awarded to Virginia Sutter Faith Schremp and Owen.
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Spooner
Laura Blix Carlsen
Harriet Derrick Durand
Webster
Blanche Lindblad
Ashland
Esther Schwartz
Exeland
Karin Anderson
Phillips
Lois Austin
Chippewa Falls
Helena Karr
Wisconsin Regional Writers Association
Virginia Sutter
Owen
Faith Schremp
Antigo
Mildred Utke
Shawano
Concetta Molina
Fremont
Grace Samuelson
Sturgeon Bay
Clara Ludwig
Stoughton
Uw-Extension
The
Writers Association
Stanton & Lee Publishers
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Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Rockford
Rice Lake
Yesteryear
Madison
Lucy Peterson
Amery
Dorothy Pabian
Monroe
Roy Meier
Ogema
S.C. Hagg
Prentice
UW College of Agriculture
Harry L. Russell
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