Houston County 4-H Boosts Exhibits at County Fair
Increased 4-H enrollment will expand exhibit numbers for the Houston County fair August 21 to 24. Thirty one clubs are preparing projects in agronomy horticulture conservation poultry swine sheep horses clothing and more. Ten clubs will present selections for the talent show August 21 along with the health king and queen tractor driving king dress revue queen and Dairy Princess at the grandstand show.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Houston County Fair
Francis Januschka
Houston
Houston Vikings
Newhouse Norsemen
Caledonia Champion Racers
Bluebirds
Wilmington Gophers
Portland Prairie
Pine Creek Livewires
Cushion Peak Echoes
Silver Creek Rustlers
Ferndale Ramblers
Dairy Princess
Thai Youth Leader to Spend Month in Houston County
Patchanee Natpracha a 25 year old youth leader from Bangkok will visit Caledonia and Houston County Minnesota under the International Farm Youth Exchange program. She will stay with the Ralph Lee family Aug 13 to 29 and with the Leonard Sylling family Aug 30 to Sept 18.
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Caledonia
Minn
Thailand
Houston County
Patchanee Natpracha
Bangkok
International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
Ralph Lee
Houston
Leonard Sylling
Natoracha
Yuna Kasikora
Ministry of Agriculture
Natpracha
Wright County
Blair Area Milk Hauler Sells Route
Blair Wisconsin Donald Ottterson sells his milk and cream route after 22 years in the business. The Otttersons have operated this family route for 47 years, following founder Omer Ottterson who began hauling milk in 1916.
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Blair Area
Blair
Wis
Donald Otterson
Vernon Bock
Ottersons
Donald
Edwin
Earl
Omer Otterson
Interstate Fair open class poultry winners listed by Wright Huehne
The Interstate Fair open class poultry results name Lloyd Wright Eau Claire and Huehne Platteville among top exhibitors. Awards span buff Cochins dark barred Plymouth Rocks white Leghorns Rhode Island Reds Wyandottes Leghorns and other breeds with numerous first second and third placements across cocks hens cockerels pullets and bantams.
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Huekgeese
Wright
Lloyd Wright
Eau Claire
John Bashaw
Coon Valley
Richard Huehne
Platteville
Plymouth Rock
Bashaw
Huehne
Plymouth Rocks
Buff
Wyandotte
Rhode Island
Black Jersey Giants
White Jersey
James Frederick
Marshfield
New Hampshire
Progress of Crawford Soil Conservation Told
GAYS MILLS Wis Steady progress by the Crawford County Soil and Water Conservation District since its start 25 years ago was reported by Art Amundson head of the SCS office at Gays Mills at the district s annual meeting. During the conservation year 340 landowners were given planning assistance 858 services were rendered in planning or application 1 945 acres were contour stripped 21 400 feet of diversions were built 7 925 feet of surface field ditches were made and seven farm ponds built. In the 25 years since the start of the district farmers have contour stripped 62 000 acres built 801 400 feet of diversions 469 800 feet of terraces and 128 gully control structures. An active resource development group is working for many projects in the county including a wood processing plant which would stimulate better woodland resource management and use. The Crawford County board of supervisors have agreed to provide the necessary local funds for the recreational aspect of the watershed. Attending the annual meeting were R E Lee area conservationist La Crosse Robert Greenlaw Madison woodland conservationist Lew Myers game manager Gerald Ernst forester Elmer Wilkins Clarence Ahrens Pat Snell and LaVern Barnum of the county FHA Royce Havlik Bernard Monahan and Henry Haskins representing the county ASCS Virgil Butteris agricultural agent and M V Sommer and Tom Atkinson of the county s resource development committee.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Crawford County
Amundson
Blackhawk-Kickapoo
Halls Branch
Crawford County Board of Supervisors
R. E. Lee
la Crosse
Robert Greenlaw
Madison
Lew Myers
Gerald Ernst
Elmer Wilkins
Clarence Ahrens
Pat Snell
LaVern Barnum
FHA
Royce Havlik
Bernard Monahan
Henry Haskins
ASCS
Virgil Butteris
M. V. Sommer
Tom Atkinson
Trempealeau County 4 H and FFA Exhibit at State Fair
Trempealeau County 4 H and FFA youth plan 79 entries for the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee August 9 to 18. Sixty eight entries are swine with 19 dairy cattle and two beef. Notable exhibitors include Dean Aleck son Gayle Conrad Don Aleck son and Wayne Haines among others from Arcadia Galesville Whitehall Osseo Trempealeau and Independence.
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John Dykstra
Galesville
William Dunham
Lyle Sell
Strum
Jeffry Paulson
Marvin Lunde
Robert Lunde
Warren Myhres
William Johnson
James Thompson
Osseo
Robert Twesme
Arcadia
Ronald Lakey
Jerome Stelflue
Ettrick
Ronald Halama
Independence
Russell Butman
Wayne Haines
Thomas Twesme
Susan Bohlinger
Eugene Kindslhy
Whitehall
Dennis Johnson
Darrell Nerby
Kyle Hardie
Blair
James Mahoney
James Schindler
Ronald Kopp
Margaret Congdon
Mary Karen Hanson
James Skroch
Leslie Lakey
Irvin Nehring
Trempealeau
Gundersen Holstein Cow Earns Excellent Rating
Brattleboro Vermont reports Marlor and Wild Rose, a registered Holstein cow owned by Sigurd B. Gundersen of Twillingbek Farm West Salem, is classified Excellent by the Holstein Friesian Association of America with 90 points. Only 548 of nearly 65 000 cows received this top rating.
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Brattleboro, Vt
Sigurd B. Gundersen
Twillingbek Farm
West Salem
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Draft Horses Parade At La Crosse Fair Honors Five Breeds
Five exhibitors showcased draft horses for judges at the La Crosse Interstate Fair on Thursday afternoon. Ralph Emmons of Galesville swept the Percheron division, while Holden Hankee of Cashton won Belgian awards except for third place mare shown by Emmons. In Clydesdales the Jones Farm of Bangor took most prizes, with Ray Emmons earning stallion foal. In the grade division Ray Emmons led mare or gelding over three years, followed by Ralph Emmons and Hankee, who also topped two to three year mare or gelding. Hankee led top mare or gelding one to two years with Emmons and Ross in the cast. The Jones Farm won the heavy draft team, with Emmons second and Hankee third, while the light team went to Ray Emmons ahead of Wendell Ross and Ralph Emmons.
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la Crosse
Ralph Emmons
Galesville
Holden Hankee
Cashton
Hankee
Jones
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Ray Emmons
Wendell Ross
West Salem
Jones Farm
Ross
Houston 4-H Dress Revue Set Aug 7
Caledonia Minn theme A 4 H Carnival of Color for Houston County 4 H Dress Revue on Wednesday Aug 7 at the Caledonia Municipal Auditorium. Garments judged in the morning with the show starting at 2 30 pm announcing of style queens and attendants. Public event with refreshments served after by 4 H advanced food preparation members.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Caledonia Municipal Auditorium
Kay Forsehler
Andrea Lockhart
Ruth Sherry
Linda Thies
Judy Steinbauer
Vernon County Farmers Union Picnic Set for August at Esora Park
The Vernon County Farmers Union will hold its annual family picnic on Sunday August 4 at Esora Park west of Viroqua. An afternoon program will feature Leland Mulder chairman of the Wisconsin Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee and past president of La Crosse County Farmers Union.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Farmers Union
Esorea Park
Leland Mulder
Wisconsin Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Blue Ribbon Dairy Cattle Winners At La Crosse Interstate Fair
Blue ribbon winners in the grade division of the junior dairy cattle show at the La Crosse Interstate Fair were named across Holstein Guernsey Jersey and Brown Swiss categories. Winners include James Tauscher West Salem and Carl Schomberg West Salem in junior Holstein divisions, Ronald Hoyer Sparta and Anita Pertzsch Onalaska in senior yearling Holstein, Arlin Schomberg West Salem and Judy Schilling West Salem in junior and senior Guernsey, and Eugene Linse West Salem in Junior Jersey with other local exhibitors listed.
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la Crosse Interstate Fair
James Tauscher
West Salem
Richard Anderson
Leland Johnson
Onalaska
James Johnson
Bangor
Greg Drogseth
la Crosse
David Pertzsch
Carl Schomberg
Patti Berg
Judy Schaller
Gordon Horstman
Jon Labus
Robert Tracy
Mindoro
Carol Wolf
Charles Hauser
Rich Rhodes
Linda Schomberg
Kenneth Wolf
Karen Pertzsch
Kenneth Hemker
Darrell Stair
Barry Lee
Holmen
Dianne Miller
Ruth Johnson
Barbara Gollnick
LeRoy Tauscher
Ronald Hoyer
Fred Stack
Sparta
Anita Pertzsch
David Miller
Guernsey
Arlin Schomberg
Ralph Jones
Larry Gilbertson
Paul Jones
Judy Schilling
Richard Schomberg
Charles Heuer
Michael Heuer
Lucy
Eugene Linse
Steven Timm
Sandy Timm
Westby FFA Members To Attend National Cooperative Meet
Westby Wisconsin FFA members Michael Liam Dennis Helen Paul Veum and Ronald Rudie travel to Lincoln Nebraska for the American Institute of Cooperatives meeting from August 4 to 8. Ray Armstrong Westby Area Schools principal and Mrs Armstrong accompany them. About 12 000 FFA members attend the four day event to train in cooperative leadership. The Westby chapter will receive a state cooperative leadership award. Liam is set to chair a session on community use of cooperatives Veum will join a panel on membership responsibilities Local cooperatives sponsor the trip including Wisconsin Council of Coops Vernon Electric Vernon Telephone Westby Credit Union Quality Control Coop Westby Farmers Union Westby Co op Creamery and Dairy Maid Coop of Eau Claire Dale Nestigen is FFA adviser.
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Westby
Wis
FFA
American Institute of Co-Operative
Lincoln
Neb
Michael Liam
Dennis Helen
Paul Veum
Ronald Rudie
Ray Armstrong
Wisconsin Council of Coops
Vernon Electric Co-op
Vernon Telephone Co-op
Westby Credit Union
Quality Control Coop
Westby Farmer’s Union
Westby Co-op Creamery
Dairy Maid Co-op
Eau Claire
Dale Nestingen
Beef Dairy Days Leaders Named for Whitehall Event
Committees chosen for the Whitehall Beef and Dairy Day celebration August 23 to 25 include Dance Quinn Risberg queen Ralph and Mrs Rasmuson and Carl Nordhag en as hosts. Kids parade general parade 4 H and publicity and program chiefs named along with many volunteers. Tentative plans include a kiddie parade Friday morning coronation and alum ni dance Friday night beef calf and horse show Saturday evening carnival William Dahl directs. Sunday parade gymkhana Valley Riders. Charles Huckbody carnival with five rides for all three days.
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Whitehall
Wis
Quinn Risberg
Ralph Rasmuson
Carl Nordhagen
James Garaghan
Everett Guse
R. L. MacCornack Sr
Don Pearson
Bob Guinn
Roy Berge
Sidney Borreson
Ray Shanklin
Lyle Pavek
Robert Gauger
Kathleen Knudtson
John Brown
James Olson
William Dahl
Buttons
Floren Hegge
Wally Nelson
George Wozney
Wilbur Briggs
Mervin Engen
P. M. Paulson
Harold Everson
Herb Johnson Jr
John Hegge
Carl Webster
Valley
Dale Allen
Charles Huckbody
June dairy herd test totals reported by La Crosse County
The La Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative reports 166 herds tested in June totaling 5,387 cows. High herd and individual cow figures are listed for farms in Onalaska La Crosse West Salem Holmen Ban gor and Holmen with milk and fat yields cited for multiple cows and herds.
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la Crosse County
Philip Schmidt
Bernard Pralle
Onalaska
Jerseys
Robert Skemp
G. Wendorf
la Crosse
Martin Brothers
West Salem
Russell Lee
Holmen
Guernseys
Meinking Brothers
Bangor
Dell and
Cindy
Miller Holstein Farms
Nellie
Holstein
Howard Ross
Paul Jostad
Joy
Earl Quackenbush
Louis Klahn
Effie
Donald Trocinski
Land Judging Contest Set In Houston
Caledonia Minn The Houston County Land Judging and Contour Line Contest will be held Friday Aug 9 at 1 30 pm on the Myles Kohlmeyer farm Caledonia Township Pits at three locations will judge soil color texture depth erosion internal drainage and slope percent Soil classes range I II III IV for cropland VI for pasture VII and VIII for woodland Wildlife V is omitted due to swampy rocky ground Contour line teams should notify the extension office a few days before and arrange with SCS personnel Watch for signs at the Kohlmeyer farm three miles south of Caledonia on Highway 76 one mile west or one mile east of Wilmington Road junction ends near West end of farm.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Myles Kohlmeyer
Caledonia Township
SCS
Kohlmeyer
Highway 76
Wilmington
ACP Practice Reports Due For 63 Work
WAUKON Iowa Farmers who completed soil and water conservation projects under the 1963 ACP program must file performance reports soon. Leo Livingston chairman of the Allamakee County ASC Committee says earlier reporting speeds ACP cost share payments and farmers who cannot carry out an approved practice should report it to allow reallocation or approval of another farmer’s project.
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Waukon
Iowa
Leo Livingston
Allamakee County
Hereford Field Day Draws 100 At Vernon Farm
More than 100 attended the Wisconsin Junior Hereford Association field days at Cherry Grove Hereford Farm in Viroqua. Guests included Dr. R. W. Bray and Andy Duffle with Ralph Dodson. Michigan State coach Gary Minish. Barb Williams was named 1963 Miss Wisconsin Hereford. Officers elected: Paul Atwood president. Gerry Dryer first vice president. David Olson second vice president. Joyce Vieregge secretary. Carolyn Brown treasurer. Claire Huschka reporter. directors Geffert, Craig, and Oleson. Judges crowned Ed Atwood and Ken Atwood in junior and senior divisions. Cherry Grove received a trophy from the American Hereford Association.
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Viroqua
Wis
Wisconsin Junior Hereford Association
Cherry Grove Hereford Farm
R. W. Bray
University of Wisconsin
Cherry Grove
Andy Duffle
American Hereford Association
Ralph Dodson
Kansas City
Gary Minish
Clio
Iowa
Michigan State University
Herb Brandner
American Polled Hereford Association
Herreid
Barbara Williams
Monroe
Wisconsin
Paul Atwood
Hudson
Gerry Dryer
Reedsburg
David Olson
Stoughton
Joyce Vieregge
Norwalk
Carolyn Brown
Hartland
Claire Huschka
David Geffert
Randy Craig
Mukwonago
John Oleson
Palmyra
Ed Atwood
Ted Olson
Steve Carlisle
Sparta
Ken Atwood
John Craig
Bob Stewart
Hereford Farm
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