Changes in 1986 High Moisture Corn Loans
ASCS officials announce new provisions for high moisture corn loans for the 1986 crop. Eligible producers who sell to livestock feeders may obtain loans if the grain was in possession at harvest. Options include holding commodity certificates or swapping high moisture for dry corn. Applies to self-feeding producers. corn silage ineligible. Participants must have joined the 1986 corn acreage reduction and must request by November 30, 1986. Richard Gade, St. Croix ASCS director.
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ASCS
Richard Gade
St. Croix Ascs
New Hampshire Farmer Defies Daylight Saving Time
A 77-year-old Dunbarton farmer, Lincoln Webster Burnham, has ignored daylight saving time since its WWI origins. He keeps his clocks on standard time and adjusts by hours to attend church and appointments. Burnham, a self described individualist, says many are too lazy to do the arithmetic and jokes Congress changed time for golfers to gain more playtime.
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New Hampshire
Lincoln Webster Burnham
Burnham
Mr. Burnham
Congress
Record Wisconsin corn yield and crops forecast
Wisconsin farmers estimate 347.2 million bushels of corn this year, down 3 percent from last year, with a record October 1 yield of 112 bushels per acre. U.S. corn for grain production falls 7 percent, yet reaches 8.22 billion bushels. Alfalfa in Wisconsin reaches a record 12.3 million tons, with average yield 3.9 tons per acre. National alfalfa production hits a record 894.6 million tons. Soybeans in Wisconsin rise 10 percent to 10.6 million bushels, while U.S. soybeans drop 5 percent to 1.99 billion bushels.
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Wisconsin
U.S
Rented land profitability and rental decision guidance
Dennis Dornfeld Waushara County ag agent notes that renting land may not be profitable due to rental rates soil type yield potential and ASCS programs. He urges evaluating current rents, program bases and loan features before leasing and warns high past rates may not justify continued rental life.
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ASCS
Dennis Dornfeld
Waushara County Ag
Caution urged on cutting hay after wet conditions
Dunn County ag agent Keith Sommerfeld warns farmers to avoid driving on wet hay fields and stands to prevent soil compaction and damage to alfalfa crowns and roots. He notes likely yields around a third of a ton per acre this fall and calls it an expensive operation that harms future production.
Tart cherry production falls in 1986 nationwide
U.S. tart cherry output in 1986 totaled 229.1 million pounds, down 20 percent from 1985, with 223.1 million used. Processed shares include 160.4 million frozen, 48.7 million canned, and 8.5 million other uses. Wisconsin produced 3.76 million pounds, 56 percent below 1985, the lowest since 1919, due to May frosts. 2.9 million pounds were frozen.
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United States
Wisconsin
Eleanor the mannequin in a millinery window display
A young clerk, fondly naming the mannequin Eleanor, admires and dresses the lifelike figure in the dry goods store. She spends a hot Monday transforming the window with a lacy hat, red cherries, and blue lace, then reveals the display to her mother.
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Eleanor
Mother
Suffragette Parade Ends in Wax Figure Tragedy
A Jackson County scene at turn of century shows white-clad suffragists parading on an unpaved street. A memory of Eleanor, a wax mannequin, reveals a chilling winter display damaged and melted by heat, leaving a haunting vision of violence and loss recounted by a narrator and mother.
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Jackson County
Ann Marie Olson
Black River Falls
Janesville
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