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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
10
Trempealeau County Fair at Galesville saw over 300 4-H cattle exhibited across Holstein Guernsey Jersey and Brown Swiss breeds. Champions were named in each class with many blue ribbons awarded to 4-H exhibitors. rain briefly interrupted dairy judging on Friday.
Caledonia Minnesota reports crop losses near 500000 due to weekend wind and rain. Buildings toppled windmills and trees fell across fields while communication lines were knocked out. Trempealeau County fair activities halted as Cedric Suttie and relatives faced turkey losses. Cedric saved most birds.
Names listed include Kenneth Aleckson Melrose Loretta Call Osseo Douglas Waller Ettrick Carl Aleckson Melrose Alphonse Szcepanski Independence Champion Purebred and grade 2 year old Larry Thompson Blair Purebred and grade 2 years old and over Gary Hammond Galesville.
The Farmers Union launches a fact finding survey in Crawford County to assess how farmers are faring under current farm prices. The Farmers Union Grain Terminal underwrites the survey to determine a fair farm price, per secretary Russell Schwandt.
Walter Folbrecht of Wauzeka Crawford County paid 1 dollar and costs in county court on charges of not maintaining a proper milkhouse location and lacking proper storage and cleaning facilities. An inspector from the State Department of Agriculture brought the charges.
Busy Bee, Striped Strivers, Sunnyside Cheeriies and Fish Creek 4-H clubs meet in July with demonstrations, hayrides, and planning for the Monroe County and Trempealeau County Fairs. Members, leaders, and families attend picnics, lunches, and entry duties as clubs coordinate fairs and scholarships.
The Blair Homemakers won first place for their Ready for Future Years booth at the Trempealeau County Fair. The exhibit focused on hobbies appealing to aging people, with other winners including Ettrick second Good Grooming Osseo third Dairy Wheel Centerville How to Mat a Picture and Whitehall Furniture arrangement.
Lamb and sheep raisers from six counties brought 556 lambs to the first 1955 Lamb Pool at Lancaster in Crawford County on Wednesday. Prices ranged from 20 dollars per hundred pounds for top lambs to 16 for utility, with 283 lambs graded choice to prime. Officials say response was greater than expected and up to 1,000 lambs may be sold at the next pool on August 10, with Crawford County producers earning an estimated 14 to 16 thousand dollars more than via other channels. Included are Bill and Jack Erdenberger, Jim White, and Jay Patten.
Trempealeau Buffalo and La Crosse counties report increasing sawfly outbreaks harming pine growths. Larvae defoliate trees and can kill pines if numerous. the pest is treated with DDT or arsenate of lead sprays and Jensen at the Whitehall district office can provide details.
MADISON Wisconsin State tests a metal all crop drying building capable of drying hay grain and corn. The 44 by 20 by 14 foot shed uses a central air duct and perforated floor with an inside conveyor for unloading. It can dry 16 20 tons of hay 600 800 bushels of grain or over 3 000 bushels of corn in batches and serve as winter storage for corn.
A resolutions committee for the La Crosse Farm Bureau was named by fieldman Charles Drayna. Members include Arnold Johnson Wenzel Bina Rufus Schmalta Ed Manke Carlet Miller Robert Price Wilbur Welda Bernard Pralle Gomer Roberts Bill Knobloch and Willard Schomberg. The group meets Tuesday August 2 at 8 p.m. at the Farm Bureau office in West Salem with Curtis Hatch president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau attending.
Torrential rain at the Monroe County Fair in Tomah disrupts judging and crowd activity. A carnival ride toppled without injuries, traffic was muddied, and most judging results were unavailable. some winners in home economics and horse pulling were named while heavyweight pulling was canceled. Police assisted traffic control amid wet grounds.
The Hokah Five Star Farm Bureau will discuss membership and flower arrangements. A nominating and resolutions committee will be appointed. Mound Prairie unit will run the program and La Crescent provides lunch.
USDA report shows Wisconsin with 2 964 000 milk cows in June leading the nation. New York follows with 1 494 000, Minnesota with 1 376 000, and Iowa at 1 015 000 head.
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