Manure spreader with self propelled drive gains local fame
Ted Styczinski of Rusk County built a self propelled manure spreader using a Ford Fairlane power steering unit and a Wisconsin 36 hp engine. The 60 mile trip from Dorchester to home drew stares as neighbors watched the odd machine in action. After 13 years the contraption still works, prompting occasional manufacturer interest and a costly but worthwhile investment.
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Ted
Wisconsin
Rusk County
Ted Styczinski
Rusk
Rainfall totals by county from April to October
A graph displays season rainfall totals by county covering April 1 through October 31. The chart highlights regional differences in precipitation over the period and notes any counties with unusually high or low totals.
Wet Wisconsin Crop Year Sets Rainfall Records Across State
Wisconsin officials report 1978 April 1 to Oct. 31 rainfall averaged 29.5 inches statewide, the highest in 40 years, with Pierce County at 36 inches and Eau Claire among counties above the state average of 21 inches. Durand saw 23.5 inches, Chippewa Dunn Eau Claire Pepin Polk and St Croix below 30 inches, while Buffalo and Chippewa Falls noted record single day and two week totals amid a mixed dry August period.
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Wisconsin
Pepin County
Pierce County
Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire
Pepin
Polk
St. Croix
Alma
Buffalo County
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Hills
Index Pages Layout Across Columns
A brief index note lists page references including page 2 page 4 pages 23 27 page 22 page 15 and page 16. It signals where readers may find content scattered through the issue’s second and later sections.
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Dorchester
Ted Stuczinski
Roisin
Rosheen
Mr. Styczinski
Alvin Meyer
Clark County
Alvin
Styczinski
Stuczinski
Sheldon
National Guard
Inc
Ite
Pierce
Clark
Buffalo
Jackson
Chippewa St. Croix
Barron
West
Carrol Spencer
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Board
The
Country Today
Durand
Ountry Today
Tom Law
Old Farmers Almanac
Country Life
National Weather Service
Twin Cities
William Proxmire
Vermont
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