Disease free eggs guard Roanoke Hill poultry and ABS imports Zebu semen
Wayne Steffen's Roanoke Hill farm sells virus free eggs for science at six dollars a dozen, with quarantine signs and workers in sterile gear. Spafas Inc. provides the eggs to scientists and vaccine makers. ABS begins importing Zebu semen from Brazil under a new health protocol, aided by Fundacao Bradesco Pecplan, with Keith Vander Velde leading the beef program.
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Wayne Steffen
Roanoke Hill
Fern
Spafas Inc
Steffen
Zebu
United States
Brazil
ABS
Fundacao Bradesco-Pecplan
Zebu al Center
Cheese industry expects major expansion and higher output
A survey of U S cheese plants shows many plan expansions next year with investments over 100 million dollars. Thirty percent expect higher milk processing this year than in 1985, when five billion pounds of cheese were produced, up one billion in five years. Cheese sales are projected to double in ten years and per capita consumption to reach 49.9 pounds by 1995, per studies cited in the Mid-Am Northern Division Newsletter.
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U.S
United States
Watch for Mow Fires In Hay Storage
Recent rains raise hay curing concerns as moisture above 25 percent creates fire risk. Monitor temps up to a month, keep storage doors open to vent heat, use a thermometer or hot iron rod to test heat, and call fire or insurance if temperatures reach 190 degrees. Navel caution on silage by trimming stalks to 18 inches improves quality with minor yield loss.
Power theft warnings issued by Barron Electric Cooperative
Barron Electric Cooperative reports several power theft cases and cut meter seals in recent months. Tampering with meters is dangerous and illegal, with potential prosecutions, fines, or jail. Electricians must call the co op before any meter seal cuts and complete a wiring affidavit when service lies between meter and transformer.
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Barron Electric Cooperative
Big farm producers drive half of U.S. milk meat eggs corn
The latest reports show production units expanding rapidly. Eighteen producers for broilers, sixty-one for eggs, two thousand hog producers, twenty thousand seven hundred twenty six corn producers and twenty six thousand eight hundred forty eight dairy farmers together total fifty one thousand eight hundred forty eight farms. These farms account for half the nation’s milk meat eggs and corn.
Greenwood Flagpole Miracle in 1911 City Street Toppled Yet Upheld
In late summer 1911 Greenwood School District accepted a flagpole gift from former mayor Charles Miller and son Lynn, who sourced a tall Douglas fir in Washington. A 13 mile wagon haul, three heavily loaded flats, and a mass of workers delivered the pole to the school ground where a trench and concrete base were prepared. The 75 foot top was raised but the supporting chain snapped, flattening a weather eagle. repairs were made and the pole finally stood as a community symbol, with a later visit recalling the event near Lake Tapp.
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Greenwood
Charles Miller
Clark County
Seattle
Wash
Lynn
Greenwood High School
Washington
Withee
Ed Bucker
Lynn Miller
Mr. Bucker
Lake Tapp
Greenwood High School's Douglas fir flagpole history
A 150-foot Douglas fir flagpole donated in 1911 stood in Greenwood High School grounds until rotting and removal in 1931. The pole, hauled from Washington, required special logistics for railroad shipment and concrete setting, with a brick platform added in 1914. The school still operates, but the wooden pole is gone.
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Greenwood High School
Washington State
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Keith Vander Velde
Mid-Am Northern Division
Tom Koszarek
Trempealeau County
Gerald Brett
St. Croix County
Keith Sommertfeld
Dunn County
Florence Garbush
Loyal
Claude Carter
Carter
George Campbell
Doc
Bill
Adolph Meyer
Asa Duell
Tom Fahey
Chris Braun
Ernest Schwarze
Pat Cronin
Fred Richmond
Soo
Popple River
Charlie Moore
Burch
George Bishop
Dan Cook
Albert Schwarze
Bucker
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