Value of standing corn in silage dollars per acre
Jerry Brett, St. Croix County agent, explains pricing for standing corn based on silage content. With 6 bushels per ton and $2.75 per bushel, one ton equals $16.50. harvesting by seller adds $6, while buyer hauling subtracts from $16.50. At 15 tons per acre, standing corn is worth about $180 per acre, potentially over $200 in good fields.
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Jerry Brett
St. Croix County
USDA seeks twin producing cows for research project
The USDA meat animal research center at Clay Center Nebraska seeks cows from Holstein Simmental Brown Swiss Gelbvieh Charolais and Shorthorn breeds with a history of twinning. Eligible cows meet specific twinning records and must be under eight years old disease free and structurally sound within 600 miles of Clay Center. Contact Gordon Hays at the Roman Hruska Research Center Box 166 Clay Center NB 68933 or call 402 762 3241. West central Wisconsin sellers should notify The Country Today.
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Farm credit conference set for UW Madison campus
Lt. Gov. Russell Olson announces a farm credit conference at the Wisconsin Center on the UW Madison campus this Thursday aimed at drafting legislation to help farmers obtain loans. He cites high rates, tight credit and fraud issues as prompting the meeting, which will address beginning farmers, loan programs, bonding and guaranteed loan programs. A noted top two year old Holstein at UW Ashland station produced 27,060 pounds of milk and 920 pounds of fat in 305 days, as her vaccination and diet details are listed. The speaker laments government spending and national debt.
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Kenosha County
Ahead of his time Frank O'Hearn fosters school bus route
In 1937 Frank O'Hearn urged Melrose Schools to admit county youths to their high school. He partnered with Keith to pilot a panel truck transport for Franklin area students, charging 75 cents and 50 cents weekly. The program expanded into a 24 and then 36 passenger bus, creating a lasting educational lifeline for local youths.
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Melrose Schools
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