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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1986
Page
13
Brown County agent Dennis Frame warns of nitrogen dioxide from silage gas after filling a silo. He advises ventilating, staying out during the danger period, using blowers, keeping doors closed, barricading areas, and seeking prompt medical care for throat irritation or coughing to prevent lung damage.
Farmers can estimate tons of corn silage per acre using a simple rule of thumb. Weight a representative length of row, apply the division by 4 per row width, and read the result as tons per acre. Example: a 27 ft 6 in sample from 38 inch rows weighing 60 lb yields 15 tons per acre.
An agricultural transportation emergency is declared in Wisconsin allowing farmers to exceed the 80,000 pound legal limit by 15 percent for 90 days. Permits cost 10 dollars per vehicle plus 10 dollars per every 1,000 pounds over the limit and are available at county Extension offices. Kee Milligan, Pepin County ag agent.
Winnebago County dairy agent Jeff Key urges dairy farmers to inventory feeds and test forages now to plan winter rations. Infrared forage testing offers quick low cost accurate quality data for ration balancing. Studies suggest infrared testing plus computer balancing could add about five thousand dollars in profit per 50 cows.
A personal reminiscence of a bygone back yard in a small town, detailing the practical spaces and routines from cistern pumps to the privy, washing on the stoop, a wood shed, and family rituals. The piece contrasts old denizens like coal stoves and hand wringers with modern comforts such as patios, refrigerators, and central heating, celebrating the enduring charm of that era.
The advertisement from Linday Brothers of Minneapolis promotes a potato planter claimed to be the only one guaranteed to place exactly one seed piece in every hill without damage from forks or pickers. The note appears in the Lindsay Brothers sales catalog.
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