Record shrub and tree plantings set county mark in 1956
Keith Kuehn notes Racine and Kenosha soil districts, with 24 farmers, planted 43 750 trees for reforestation and 58 725 wildlife shrubs. The Kenosha County Conservation club backed the effort, supplying a tree planter and equipment through Paul Gillingham, yielding a record total for the season. Now urged to plan 1957 plantings and submit orders early through the Wisconsin Conservation Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Kenosha County
Keith Kuehn
Kuehn
Kenosha County Conservation Club
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Kenosha Evening News June 22 1956
Kenosha Evening News from Friday June 22 1956 presents local news briefs and community items reflecting mid 1950s events in Kenosha Wisconsin with society, politics, and school notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Kenosha, Wis
Century Farm Honors Highlight Latino Wisconsin Roots
Wisconsin 100 year farm certificates honor families who owned farms for over a century. The Century Farm program, run since 1952, recognizes descendants of early immigrant families including Latin farmers who contributed culture and labor to the state's agriculture. Winners will be honored at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee August 18 to 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Registers of Deeds
Department of Agriculture
Milwaukee
Recreation Leaders Meet at Kamp Kenwood in Wisconsin
Recreation leaders in Wisconsin may attend a training laboratory at Kamp Kenwood Chippewa Falls from August 5 to 11. The camp, open to anyone 17 or older, is led by Bruce Cartier and features staff from UW Madison Eau Claire WHA and other institutions. Camp fee is 27 dollars with reservations through Cartier at University of Wisconsin Madison before July 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Kamp Kenwood
Chippewa Falls
Bruce Cartier
Wisconsin Recreation Leaders’ Laboratory Association
Cartier
Edward Fish
Eau Claire
Julie Gerke
WHA
Edgar 2B. Gordon
University of Wisconsin
Alice Iverson
Edward L. Kamarck
Wisconsin Idea Theater
William Longenecker
James Schwalbach
University
Wayne Slocum
White Bear
Minn
Verne Varney
Agricultural Hall
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Corn Borer Studies Offer Growing Degree Insight
County experts explain how heat units or growing degree days signal corn borer egg hatch. They compare the Illlinois tassel method with a 35 inch plant height rule and note conditions that affect larval survival. They favor granular DDT for broad or row band control as the most economical treatment.
Moonshine Whisky Used As Cleaning Fluid by Agents
Federal agents in Miami discover a five gallon jug of moonshine whisky once seized in a raid is used to clean a fingerprint board. Deputy Marshal Guy Hixon says it eats old ink and serves as the best cleaning fluid in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Guy Hixon
Snowshoe kittens born fully furred with eyes open
Young snowshoe rabbits are born fully furred with eyes open and able to run on birth day. Eggs are graded by appearance and flavor, but all grades share the same nutritional value.
Week End Rains Delay Haying In Wisconsin Fields
Weekend rainfall slowed haying in western and southern Wisconsin with little cutting in northern and eastern regions. Pastures declined, oats remained short, farm markets softened while cattle and egg prices varied. Above normal temperatures persisted with scattered rains and minor property damage from storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Phelps
Spooner
Ladysmith
River Falls
Rhinelander
Park Falls
Assessors Gather Farm Data for Wisconsin 1956
Wisconsin assessors are collecting crop acreages livestock numbers farm population and related items under the Federal State Crop Reporting Service. Data by towns will be available for all counties. The 1956 farm statistics books contain 40 questions and have been used since 1917. Data are for agricultural insight not taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Service
Baked Alaska and Care for Gold Overlay Fabrics
The article presents a home friendly guide to making Baked Alaska with sponge cake or pie shell bases and various ice cream flavors. It also advises careful care for gold overlay fabrics with hand washing, drip drying, and gentle pressing, and notes Wisconsin's large counts of assessors and farm data collection processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Mustard Plant Displays Cross Shaped Yellow Flowers
The mustard plant features yellow blossoms with four petals arranged in a cross.
Milk Laws Decreasing Epidemics in Wisconsin
Milk sanitation official cites rising adoption of federal recommendations easing epidemics over the past decade. Wisconsin counties and towns form coalitions, share services, and uphold uniform interstate dairy rules to supervise production and distribution. Communities like Elkhorn and Ripon join together to finance milk programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Kimberly
Appleton
Milk Prices Reach Highest Since 1952 for June
H. H. Erdmann, federal district milk market administrator, set the second highest June price in six years for milk shipped to Milwaukee dairies. Bottling milk brings 4.10 per hundredweight, up 66 cents from a year ago and 1 cent from last month, while cream and cottage cheese milk is 3.49. The second class price rises 25.7 cents from last year and is 1 cent above last month. The Wisconsin State Fair offers over 3500 in butter and cheese premiums with three butter classes and six cheese divisions. information and premium book available from the Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee 14, Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Erdmann
Federal District
Milwaukee Dairies
Milwaukee
Wis
4-H Clubs Summer Plans Include Picnics and Ball
Bristol Strivers 4 H club holds a Sunday picnic at Fox River Park with a noon potluck. Prairie Lane Eagles 4 H hosts a Pop Corn Ball June 29 from 7 to 10 30 p m at Prairie Lane School with refreshments and public invitation. Burr Oak 4 H seeks a scrap drive though date pending and may form a 4 H baseball team with Ellen Homak David Innes and Charles Jones named to study the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Strivers 4H
Fox River Park
Prairie Lane Eagles
Prairie Lane School
Burr Oak
Eileen Homak
David Innes
Charles Jones
State Not Eating Cranberry Quota
Wisconsin leads rapid cranberry growth with 350000 barrels produced last year, but demand lags. Thousands of cases remained unsold as production hit record levels, second only to Massachusetts. The National Cranberry Association plans a promotion to boost consumption with a Milwaukee area campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
William D. Drury
North
Chicago
Ill
Midwest
National Cranberry Assn
Massachusetts
National Association
Kenosha
Racine
Green Bay
Appleton
County Youths Win Honors At State 4-H Club Week
Wisconsin 4-H youths earned top honors at the 36th State 4-H Club Week in Madison. Nancy Runkel won the gold key for leadership and personal development. Jerry Kramer placed third in the state tractor operators' contest. James D. Smith led state contests in Sheboygan and Fred Bobolz topped livestock judging. Dodge County teams excelled in livestock, cattle, swine, and sheep judging. The program closed with a recognition ceremony for three rural youth advocates attended by 1,300 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Madison
Nancy Runkel
Wheatland Willing Workers
Jerry Kramer
Rt. 3
Kenosha
Kenosha County
James D. Smith
Sheboygan County
Fred Bobolz
Rock County
Wayne Witte
Lorraine Luckow
Dodge County
Tom Tonkin
Iowa
David Chesemore
Rock
Marilyn Findley
Stanley Shaw
Marquette
Dodge
Bill Braunschweig
Glen Linder
Crawford
Duane Richards
Columbia
Marvin Goden
Gerald Quackenbush
la Crosse
Suzanne Indermuehle
Stanley Benversie
Manitowoc
Neil Jacobs
Monroe
Glen Quilling
Dunn
University of Wisconsin
Cicadas Return to Wisconsin In 17 Year Cycle
In three Wisconsin towns cicadas emerge as 17 year locusts causing nuisance, says State Entomologist E L Chambers. The periodical cicada spends 16 years underground then swarms, mates and dies in about six weeks, with new nymphs already feeding in Milwaukee area. Portage expects next cycle in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
E. L. Chambers
Chambers
Williams Bay
Richland Center
Dodgeville
Milwaukee
Portage
Meetings Planned for Soil Bank Sign-up in Kenosha County
Sign-up meetings for the Soil Bank acreage reserve program are set for Wednesday and Thursday, June 27 and 28, in Kenosha County. On Wednesday farmers from Somers Pleasant Prairie Paris and Bristol will meet in the courthouse basement room 1 at 8 p m. On Thursday farmers from Salem Brighton Randall and Wheatland will meet at the Salem consolidated school on Highway 83 at 8 p m. If attendance is unavailable, stop at the ASC office in room 104 at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha County
Somers
Pleasant Prairie
Paris
Bristol
Rm. 1
Kenosha
Salem
Brighton
Randall
Wheatland
Salem Consolidated School
Cheetah Clocked at 70 MPH Beats Race Horse Pace
The cheetah is recorded at 70 miles per hour, making it the fastest four footed animal and about 20 miles per hour quicker than a racing horse. This measurement highlights the cheetah's exceptional speed in the animal world.
Racine Firm Plans New Tractor Line
Racine based Massey Harris Ferguson Inc announced entry into industrial tractors with a line of five light to medium duty models from 34 to 52 horsepower. The offer includes about 20 hydraulic attachments in a package deal for mining, lumbering, and municipal use among others. The firm will distribute the Davis tractor attachments from Mid Sage Industries of Wichita as exclusive outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Massey-Harris, Ferguson, Inc
B. R. Bermann
M-H-F
Davis
Mid-Sage Industries
Wichita
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Hutchinson
P. C. K. Luchterhand
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League of Wisconsin Municipalities
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Burlington
Fort Atkinson
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Beaver Dam
Ripon
Sunflower
Austin
Tex
Lang Lowrey III
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NEW Holland Baler
Minneapolis
Moline Machinery J
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Interstate Farm Equipment CO
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John Deere DE Laval & Geyl
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