Farm equipment dealers shrink under waves of closures
A FEMA survey shows 1,876 U S farm equipment dealerships have closed since 1981 with almost 20 percent (363) shutting in the year so far. One third of the year’s closures involve International Harvester outlets amid consolidations with J I Case dealers. In six months, 17 closings were bankruptcies and 172 were auctions or closed shops, totaling 1,922 since January 1981.
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Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
FEMA
International Harvester
J.I. Case
Minnesota Enacts Uniform Milk Adulteration Law
Minnesota's new milk adulteration law, effective August 1, treats added water and antibiotics the same. Milk plants must report any adulteration to the Department of Agriculture, with escalating civil penalties for up to three violations within a year. The department says the measure reduces risks and applies uniformly.
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Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Corn gluten as a dairy cattle feed supplement
Corn gluten feed is a cost effective corn protein supplement for livestock rations. Dry form ranges 18 to 22 percent crude protein and is available as pellet or meal. It can replace part of traditional grain mixes in total mixed rations, with guidance from extension services and WISPLAN ration programs. Jan August Polk County livestock agent.
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Wisplan
Polk County Livestock
Good Old Days in Black River Falls Memories
A nostalgic tour from the 1880s to the 1930s recalls Black River Falls life. It covers fashion, sewing machines, prices, notable residents like William T. Price, local mills, and era events such as floods, World War I, the 1929 crash, and New Deal programs.
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Black River Falls
William T. Price
Freeman
Davis Cafe
Amelia Erhardt
Atlantic Ocean
Panama Canal
Fox Theater
Opera House
Franklin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Conservtion Corps
Works Progress Administration
Come dian minister jokes about harping in the air
The minister quips that a man forever up in the air harping on something isn’t necessarily an angel, suggesting a lighthearted jab at vanity or pretense. The remark frames a moralizing yet humorous stance on virtue and perception.
Pioneer Quammen Farm Home in Clark County Worden
The text describes the original home of Toller and Grace Quammen in Worden Clark County located three miles south of Longbranch between Thorp and Stanley. The couple immigrated from Norway in May 1879 and homesteaded the farm in 1880. photo submission credited to Gordon Qualheim of Route 3 Stanley.
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Gro (Grace) Quammen
Worden
Longbranch
Thorp
Stanley
Clark County
America
Norway
Gordon Qualheim
Route 3
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Sears Roebuck and Co
Sear Roebuck
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E.E. Homestad
L.C. Jones
C.E
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Irving Berlin
Lon Chaney
Hunchback
Notre Dame
Amos
Andy
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Fred Astaire
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Keith Sommerfeld
Duwn County
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