Farm Progress Days fund drive kicks off in Clark County
Clark County hosts a major fundraising push over 30 days to finance Farm Progress Days 1983 at the County Health Care Center July 19 to 21. Promoting jackets and caps fell short. organizers expect about 6,500 from ticket sales at a first-step exhibitor gathering in Bancroft October 12. Treasurer cites 8,500 in the account, aided by 7,500 seed money from the county board, while lack of sales effort by FFA Alumni chapters is blamed for shortfalls.
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Clark County
Clark County Farm Progress Days
Bancroft
Almond
Portage County
Jerry Gerber
Owen
Clark County Board
Arv Depp
Farm Progress
FFA Alumni Association
Voag
Depp
Neillsville Ffa
Tieman
Louise Olsyewski
Arlyn Mills
Wisconsin farmer becomes first in state to lead national Targhee association
Rudy Erickson, farm manager at UW Rivers Falls near Wilson in eastern St Croix County, has been elected president of the U S Targhee Sheep Association, making him the first Wisconsin producer to head the group headquartered in Absarokee Montana. He and other Montana and Wyoming board members were elected at the Gillette Wyoming show. The association, with about 300 members across 25 states, supports the Targhee breed developed in Idaho. Erickson has kept about 100 Targhee ewes and has been involved with the breed for two decades. The 1983 meeting will be in Pierre South Dakota. The 1982 Wyoming sale showed strong prices for rams and ewes with grand champions selling for notable sums.
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Uw-River Falls
Rudy Erickson
U.S. Targhee Sheep Association
Wisconsin
Absarokee
Mont
Mr. Erickson
Targhee Sheep Association
Uw-Spooner
Maine
California
Central Junior Livestock Show Sets Record Prices
The 34th annual Central Junior Livestock Show at Adams Friendship set price records. 80 exhibitors presented 210 head with 182 selling for 54 485. Grand champion steer sold for 2.02% a pound to Farmers Union Co op Adams, 1 182 pounds, 2659 total. Reserve grand champion steer 1 278 pounds Shorthorn sold for 2 on to North Central Irrigation. Grand champion barrow 260 pounds Hampshire cross sold for 2 85 to M S Banks. reserve at 1 40. Grand champion lamb 1 50 per pound. reserve 85 cents. Eastern and Southern shows remain.
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Adams Friendship
Sue Finley
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association
Eau Claire
Farmers Union Co-op
Adams
Jeff Christofferson
Renee Bayer
Schofield
North Central Irrigation of
Plainfield
Barbara Bays
Hampshire
M&s Banks of Adams Friendship
Jim Hamilton
Hancock
Lamb
Lawmaker Blasts Kasten Over Western Wisconsin Omission
State Rep. Dick Shoemaker of Menomonie criticizes Sen. Robert Kasten for excluding northwestern Wisconsin from his 21 member agriculture advisory committee. He urges adding representatives from the region to improve geographical balance and provide local input on major agricultural issues.
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Dick Shoemaker
Menomonie
Robert Kasten
Wisconsin
Agriculture Advisory Committee
Shoemaker
Sen. Kasten
Country Today
Kasten
Sen
Kasten Advisory
Northwestern
Congress
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Association
Janesville
Billings
Wyoming
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Green Meadow
Riverton
Wyo
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Loyal
Granton
Mr. Depp
Almond Lions Club
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Rt. 3
Neillsville
Termine
Jefferson County
State Department of Transportation
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Abbotsford
Green Bay
Madison
Russell Lund
Woodville
tSro
the Central Livestock Association
St. Paul, Minn
Glenn Nelson
Spring Valley, Wis
C.L.A
C.B. So
Assemblyman
Dunn County
al Baldus
Wabasha Implement CO
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Ettrick
Duane Johnson
Mgr. Ettrick
Ettrick Market
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Harschlip
Agri- Systems
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Mike Rasmussen
New Auburn
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