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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1985
Page
13
The USDA Outlook and Situation Summary notes cropland used for crops and harvests totaling 374 million acres in 1985, barely above 1984, with about 324 million acres diverted from production. It highlights past idling, erosion-prone land, and potential 1986 changes tied to price, export, and conservation programs, including long-term erosion-prone land contracts.
A number of questions address how many pounds of wet shelled corn equal one bushel of No. 2 15.5 percent moisture dry corn. The discussion centers on moisture content and weight equivalence to determine accurate conversion factors.
The U S Department of Interior approves Wisconsin cultivated ginseng export program for the 1985 1986 and 1987 harvests and notes the Cultivated Ginseng Law now uses calendar year registrations ending Dec 31. Applications for 1986 registration and origin certificates due by early December 1985. Export via approved ports with USDA quarantine officers.
Jerry Brett notes that paper mill lime sludge can neutralize soils like aglime. One cubic yard of sludge equals about one ton of 60-69 index lime, making sludge cost effective if price is comparable or lower. Potential issues include uneven distribution, rapid reaction risk of overliming, and possible magnesium deficiency on Mg-deficient soils. County extension offices offer fact sheets on use.
Trempealeau County agent Tom Koszarek notes that whole soybeans can be fed to dairy cows at 7 to 8 pounds daily when intake is high, without extrusion or heating, and should be ground through a 5/8 inch screen. Ensuing with high moisture ground ear corn at 400 pounds per ton yields 15–16 percent crude protein. A 2:1:1 mix with soybean meal and ground oats provides 32–34 percent CP and stays palatable for 10–14 days in summer, longer in winter. Soybeans can also feed other livestock classes.
Esther recalls moving from Milwaukee to 40 acres near Ojibwa and Exeland, Wisconsin, where rough living, home building mishaps, cows, chickens, a garden fiasco, a fence milking mishap, and a memorable mouse trap misadventure colored the early country life. She and her husband Gus eventually built a home and ran a meat market, surviving decades of rural trials.
The 1946 Chevrolet truck owned by Walter and Dora Mathes of Waldoro Farms hauled row boats to cabins on Mud Hen Lake near Siren, Wisconsin, showing farming life included leisure. Rudy Mothes is also noted with the truck in 1946.
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