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Country Today

Location

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1982

Page

9

Setaside tops 80 percent in 1982 voluntary program

The USDA announced that farmers signed up 184.3 million acres, 81 percent of the 229 million base acreage for feed grain rice upland cotton and wheat. About 57 percent of farms participate with varying base crop percentages, agreeing to cut production by 10 percent in exchange for CCC loans target price protection and grain reserve access. Ed Curran, Farm Paper Letter.

USDA

No parties in Clark building at Clark County fairgrounds

The new Clark County fairground multi purpose building will no longer be rented for wedding, anniversary and birthday parties. After its completion last summer it hosted social and meeting events but the public property committee voted to end these rentals due to pressure from Neillsville night clubs and other businesses claiming unfair competition. The facility will still host other non fair events such as cattle shows.

Clark County Fairground Wisconsin County Board Public Property Committee Neillsville

Wisconsin crop and livestock survey starts in June

The Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service begins the 1982 June Enumerative Survey statewide through June 3 to collect planted acreages and cattle and hog numbers. Field enumerators will contact farmers. data will remain confidential and feed official state and national estimates with reports planned for June 29 July 12 June 22 and July 26.

Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service Dan Capstick State Agriculture Department Capstick

Marriage During War and Loss on Pearl Harbor Day

A Spooner family recalls Kenny and Marie Anderegg marrying in Miami on Pearl Harbor Day 1942 after a furlough. The plane mission and missing crew led to a long, haunting Christmas, with a survivor later found and a missing plane casualties tallying over 400,000 American deaths before the war ended.

Spooner Pearl Harbor Kenny Marie Anderegg Miami Marie Uw-Madison Adjutant General White Lake Con

Schools Recall Early Memorial Days and Patriotism in 1906

The reminiscence recalls 1906 classrooms with cloth covers, Leagues of literature and grammar books, and lessons aiming to foster patriotism through history, music, and readings. Students memorized patriotic poems and addresses, celebrated Memorial Day with flowers at cemeteries, aided by veterans, churches, and the high school.

Potter, Jeschke and Gillett Hamilton Smith Hart Washington Trenton Lincoln

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