Oct 1986 Weather, Inventions, and Old Sayings Reference
A compact weekly column notes dismal rain for Oct 20 26 1986 and recalls historical milestones such as Nelson defeating the French and Spanish at Trafalgar in 1805 Edison’s incandescent lamp in 1879 and the first friction match in 1836 It also mentions standard time returning Oct 26 and features reader Q A and home hints with practical gardening advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Alonzo D. Phillips
Hartford
Conn
Thomas Alva Edison
E.S
Ferrisburg
Omeone
Historic Oct Records Display Seasonal Wins and Losses
A dated sequence shows daily records from October spanning years 1956 to 1981. Entries list home and away tallies with H and L marks, including dates from October 23 to October 28 and various year values in parentheses indicating scores or standings.
Wisconsin corn prices ease across counties and co ops
Across Barron to Dane and beyond, prices for dry corn range from $1.06 to $1.75 a bushel with moisture levels from 15 to 30 percent. Northland F.S Cameron and Amery Equity in Polk County posted $1.50 to $1.45 for various moisture grades, while Shell Lake Feed Mill paid up to $1.75 for downstate deliveries. Central and southwestern elevators quoted $1.60 to $1.67 for dry corn with other tags at $1.15 to $1.40 for high moisture or government corn. Regional co ops and warehouses in Marathon, Wood, Lincoln, Portage, Clark, and surrounding counties report mixed drafts and moisture-adjusted pricing as buyers note low intake this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland F.S
Cameron
Barron County
Amery Equity
Polk County
Shell Lake Feed Mill
Downstate
Consumers Co-op Exchange
Merrill
Lincoln County
Lawrence Duginski
Co-Op
Duginski
Wisconsin
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Marinette
Marquette
Eae Milwaukee
Monroe
Oconto
Faieaian Arr
Calumet
Chippewa
Ee Er Portage
PRICE
Dodge Ner
Eens Donneau Claire Rusk En
ST. Croix
Fond DU Lac
LA Crosse
Washington Vna
Lafayette
Waupacas
Langlade Aceencene Eee
Lincoln
Manitowoci
Marathon
Fwooo
OLD Farmer's Almanac
West Central
Durand Cooperative
Farmers Co-op
Baldwin
Cloverbelt Co-op Services
Wausau
Marathon County
Marshfield Co-op
Cenex
Wood County
Brian Guthman
Paul Kliegl
Tomorrow Valley Co-op
Waupaca
Amherst
Portage County
Amherst Co-Op
Blue Chip Elevator
Abbotsford
Clark County
Adell Cenex Cooperative
Adell
Didion Inc
Johnson Creek
Ripon
Center Valley
Black Creek
Farmers Union Cooperative of
Baraboo
Rs&l Cooperative
Rock Springs
Dave Julius
Rs&l
Demeter Inc
Lodi
Arlington
South
Beloit
Jay Teiseberg
Burlington Consumers Cooperative
Walworth
Kenosha
Racine
Dane County Farmers Union Cooperative
Cottage Grove
Union Coop
Evansville
Rock County
Randy Donnell
Cash Grain Services
Orfordville
Hick’s Corners
Shullsburg
Earl Fugate
Dave Nystrom
Pillsbury Company
Prairie du Chien
Dick Stauffacher
Cuba City
Craige Grain Co., Inc
Comstock Seed & Feed Co
Madison
Pillsbury Co
Mississippi
AG Co-op
Arcadia
Winona
Peavey Co
West Salem
Farmers Coop Supply and Shipping Association
Cargill
John Torgerson
John
Eau Claire
Torgerson Ferre
Xotate Senate
Torgerson Senate
Craig A. Johnson
Marvin J
Roshell
Democratic
Senate
Township of Lafayette
Chippewa Falls Area School District Board of Fiscal Control
Chippewa Area Fire Protection District
Indianhead Towns Association
Roshell Electric, Inc
National Electrical Contractors Association
Indianhead
Chippewa Falls Industrial Development Corporation
Board of
J.B.E.W
Lake Wissota Lions Club
Lions International
Wisconsin Lions Foundation
U.S. Air Force
American Legion
W.F.W
Chippewa and Clark Counties
Barron, Dunn, Eau Claire
Taylor Counties
Don Cockfield
Chippewa Falls
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