Soil hall of fame planned in Coon Valley Wisconsin
Coon Valley plans a Conservation Hall of Fame with a new museum. Don Fencl announced during the Soil Conservation Service anniversary that a permanent hall will honor the Coon Creek watershed project from 1933 and other Wisconsin conservation work. The town has hired a lawyer, seeks a federal grant and tax exemption, and envisions the site as a tourist draw and research unit linked to the University of Wisconsin.
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Coon Valley
Wisconsin
Conservation Hall of Fame
Don Fencl
Soil Conservtion Service
Coon Creek
la Crosse
Fenci
University of Wisconsin
Harsdorf Urges Move Up PIK Land Disk Date
State Sen. Jim Harsdorf asks the state ASCS office to advance the Oct 1 start for disking PIK fields. He notes farmers want weed-control work now and urges a flexible, conservation minded response while acknowledging erosion concerns in parts of Wisconsin. He speaks in a letter to the ASCS committee meeting this week.
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Jim Harsdorf
Pierce County
ASCS
Mr. Harsdorf
Wisconsin
Harsdorf
Senate
Winter Wheat on PIK Acres Guidance from St. Croix Agent
Jerry Brett, St. Croix County agent, advises farmers with PIK acres to seek sek approval at their local ASCS office before planting winter wheat. Sow 75-90 pounds per acre and fertilize for best yields, with 150 pounds of a 9-23-30 mix plowed in fall and about 40 pounds of nitrogen top dressed in spring. Consider market prospects if you raise winter wheat.
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ASCS
Eau Claire bids to host 1984 Alice in Dairyland finals
Eau Claire seeks the 1984 Alice in Dairyland finals bid. A May county board resolution backs the bid and Colleen Bates and Pat Burgess co chair. An organizational meeting is at 7 30 p m tonight in Room 133 courthouse, Extension office at 839 4712 for volunteers and letters. Irv Possin Eau Claire County agent.
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Colleen Bates
Pat Burgess
Irv Possin
Eau Claire County
Dolly the workhorse of the farm and the children who loved her
Dolly joined Great-grandfather’s farm through a cow deal that brought lump jaw. The horse pulled plows and wagons and sometimes balked at work. Stephen and Lucy cared for Dolly, rode her bareback, and even hitched her to a cutter. A broken leg from Billy the colt doomed Dolly, leaving a memory of childhood rides and farm life.
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Dolly
Speckles
Buck
Jenny
Billy
Stephen
Lucy
Grandpa
Spraying Demonstration Shown by Oshkosh Horticul turalists
In 1910, College of Agriculture horticulturists demonstrate orchard spraying on the Smith farm near Oshkosh to control insect pests with chemical sprays, illustrating early agricultural pest management.
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College of Agriculture
Smith Farm
Oshkosh
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Soil Hall of Fame Planned
SCS
Jerry Brett
St. Croix County
Eau Claire
State Agriculture Department
Mother Nature
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County Agriculture
By Lucy M. Peterson
Amery
Centuria
Shortess
Yesteryear
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