Question over 450 Million Bushels of Corn
AP Farm Writer reports concern that the Agriculture Department may seize or repay loans on about 450 million bushels stored under price support. Critics say sales to curb prices are aimed at domestic and export needs, while observers fear actions before elections could affect prices and livestock costs. The National Farmers Union questions policy shifts.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
National Farmers Union
Johnson Farm
Old Threshing Rigs Still In Use At Strum Area Farm
STODDARD Wis The Bakken family continues traditional threshing on 160 acres on the ridge above the Mississippi between Stoddard and Genoa. Dick Bakken, in the business since 1946, now works with his two sons and a visitor. Reach yields show 90 bushels per acre on 10.2 acres this year, with last year totaling 833 bushels on 8.2 acres. A second tractor powers the thresher, separating grain and straw into the barn and bin.
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Richard
Dick) Bakken
Stoddard
Bakken
Richard Jr
Jimmy
Wis
Combine
Elmer
Mississippi River
Genoa
Dick Bakken
David DeLear
Minneapolis
Photography Clinic For 4H Members In Jackson County
The 4H photography clinic will be at the Jackson County Courthouse at 1 30 p m on Tuesday August 9 Mrs Lewis Epstein county photography leader will help members select their best pictures for fair exhibits and show how to mount them Members should bring their project photos for guidance and display preparation.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Lewis Epstein
Electronic Records Aid Area Dairymen
In Caledonia Minnesota a high speed electronic system now calculates Houston County dairy production records. The Dairy Herd Improvement Association processes barn sheets mailed from the test supervisor at each farm to a Minnesota center. Within about three days the herd owner receives audited, printed results showing cow and herd production, feed sources, and breeding guidelines. Olaf Krome and Sons led Houston County DHIA with a 34 cow registered Guernsey herd in June.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Russell L. Krech
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
University of Minnesota
Krech
Olaf Krome
Field Seed Stocks Decline 3 Percent From Year Earlier
Washington AP report shows total field seed stocks on hand June 30 at 175 million pounds, down 3 percent from the previous year. Grass seeds other than rye grass rose 19 percent according to a Agriculture Department survey.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Victory Model Thresher Demonstration at Steam Engine Days
At Strum Wisconsin August 12 to 14 an 1880s Minneapolis Victory grain separator will be pulled from Blair storage for a hands on display. Elmer Everson of Blair, 72, will demonstrate the hand fed machine at 10 a.m. on August 13 powered by a Minneapolis steamer.
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Elmer
Minneapolis Victory
Strum’s
Elmer Everson
Tribune
Strum
Wis
Trempealeau County
Blair
Ebert Everson
Tappen Coulee
Everson
Trempealeau Valley
Minneapolis
Mort Moe
Mondovi
161 Farmers Complete 66 Soils Work
Caledonia Minnesota 161 farmers in the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District have completed conservation practices this year. Activities include contour strip cropping 1 244 acres four miles of diversions 17 acres grassed waterway 372 acres permanent pasture 64 acres of trees six farm ponds three gully control structures two detention dams. The Soil Conservation Service provides technical assistance on these practices.
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Caledonia
Minn
Root River Soil and Water Conservation District
Houston County Soil Conservation Office
The
Soil Conservation Service
Horse Show Sets Record For Entries
The La Crosse Inter-State Fair hosts its third annual junior fair horse show with forty four horses the largest entry yet in the growing 4-H program. Judges praise statewide growth as blue ribbons go to young riders across La Crosse Ona laska Stoddard Onalaska and West Salem with multiple classes awarded to youths and families including the Hauser and Lee families.
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la Crosse
Ray Antoniewicz
Madison
Shaune Rae Smith
Judy Valiquette
Patty Gollnick
Charles Hauser
Dennis Hauser
Terry Hauser
David Hauser
Onalaska
Pamela Lee
Lisa Lee
Stoddard
Bonnie Merchlewitz
West Salem
Mary Massey
Rodney Hauser
Gary Demaroney
Dean Hauser
Mike Hauser
Gary Demarony
Little Gal
Tribune
50 Cents A Pound For Champs Steers And Hogs At La Crosse Fair
The second annual La Crosse Inter-State Fair junior livestock sale sold 13 steers and 23 hogs with top prices near 50 cents per pound. The 975-pound Hereford steer shown by Terry Dahlby sold for processing to Whitehall Packing Co. Others included Robert Gollnick’s 205-pound barrow sold to WKTY and Patty Cahalan’s 815-pound steer bought for 40 cents a pound by Orville Smith. Stakes and buyers spanned WKBT TV, Cerise Supper Club, and local businesses under the Great La Crosse Chamber of Commerce.
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Barrow
la Crosse
Terry Dahlby
Holmen
Whitehall Packing Co
Cerise
Robert Gollnick
WKTY
Patty Cahalan
Orville
Red) Smith
la Crosse County
Businessmen’s Assurance Co
Stanley Peterson
Roger Walter
Dahlby
Kaare Getz
Sheila Holter
Cerise Supper Club
Ridgeview Farm
Mike Holter
Steve Johnson
Gordon Flash Co
Wkbh Radio
Alan Labus
Labus
Wkbt-Tv
Carmen Jostad
Dickinson Funeral Home
Steven Johnson
Medary Garden Center
Paul Hemker
Marvin Miller
Farmers Cooperative Supply and Shipping Association of West Salem
Randy Garbers
Rodger Schomberg
Russell Schomberg
Karen Manke
John Servais
Farmers Union Central Exchange
Marla Walter
Douglas Schomberg
Thorpe Finance Co
Robert Vick
Paul Linse
Janet Garbers
Rodger Manke
Northern States Power Co
Colleen Schomberg
Bob Wick
Don Garbers
Ridgeview
Donald Bahr
Greater
Rural Affairs Committee
Greater la Crosse
Tribune
Jerry Heberlein
Manny Riba
Joe Collins
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Smith Valley
Champs
Earl Hunter
Orval
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