Youths Load 93 Head For State Fair Display
Monroe County FFA and 4-H exhibitors move 27 cattle 50 hogs and 16 sheep to Milwaukee for the Wisconsin State Fair. Dairy, swine and dress revue participants from Tomah Cashton Sparta Kendall Norwalk and Mather are listed with county agents and teachers supervising the county youth exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
FFA
Milwaukee
Stein Firm
Black River Falls and Garmon Co
Sparta
Louis Schlaver
Michael Betthauser
Carol Zastoupil
DeWell Clay
Joanne Kowitz
Jeffrey Muehlenkamp
Norwalk
Agnes Nilsestuen
Luther Peterson
Cashton
Dan Jacobs
Patricia Jenkins
John
Rachel
Sally Johnson
Linda Pettis
Clifford Herrman
James
Robert Gerke
Dan Rattle
William Steinhoff
Harold Komiskey Jr
James Steyer
Art Tralmer
Thomas Za
Eight Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Teams Compete at State Fair
Eight of Wisconsin's top 4-H dairy judging teams will compete at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee on August 18. Teams from Brown Clark Eau Claire Fond du Lac Green Iowa Jefferson and Racine Counties were chosen after district contests. Winners earn trips to the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo Iowa and the International Livestock Show in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Allan Bringe
University of Wisconsin
Brown
Clark
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Green
Iowa
Jefferson
Racine
Jim Crowley
University of Wisconsin Dairy Cattle
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Chicago
Dairy Winners Listed at Inter-State Fair Open Class
Open class dairy judging at the Inter-State Fair honored many breeders. Brown Swiss winners include Pfaff Lenz and Pfaff across multiple cattle classes. Guernsey results feature Ja cob s and Sivesind among top placers. Jersey honors go to Lambert and Sullivan with County Hospital entries dominating several classes. Ayrshire awards go to Victor Powell of Reedsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Neshonoc
Skemp Wendorf and
County Hospital
dam—County Hospital
Skemp-Wendorf
Ayrshire
Victor Powell
Reedsburg
Re Open 65 ACP Sign-Ups in Vernon
Vernon County reopens sign-ups for the 1965 agricultural conservation practices program. Funds cover fall liming with soil tests required since Aug 1, 1961. Farmers may request soil tests and other 1966 practices, with cost-sharing before starting the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Selected for Minnesota Dress Revue at Houston County
Caledonia Minnesota Judy Lee Crystal Valley Workers 4-H Club Carol Halverson New house Norsemen and Janice Schulte Caledonia Champion Racers will represent Houston County at the Minnesota State Fair 4-H style revue Sept 1 and 2. One hundred forty three girls participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Judy Lee
Crystal Valley Workers
Carol Halverson
Newhouse Norsemen
Janice Schulte
Caledonia Champion Racers
Houston County
Judy
Carol
Janice
Mary Schultz
Silver Creek Rustlers
Anita LaFleur
Northwest Prospectors
Diane Sherry
Sheldon Spartans
Sandra Gaustad
Houston Vikings
Queen
Debra Schulte
Caledonia Racers
Barbara Gaustad
Money Creek
Livewires
Blue Ribbon
Patrice McCormick
Martha Griffin
Catherine Ingvalson
Dianne Burmester
Diane LaFleur
Linda Nerstad
Linda Leary
Janelle Fitting
Diane Giblin
Pat Wieser
Debbie Becker
Kathy Rask
Jane Ernster
Jean Lewis
Four Farms Added To Soil District Cooperators
WAUKON Iowa four farms Maloy Johanningmeier William R Treendle James E Christensen and Clarence Everman approved as new cooperators for July. Soil and water conservation plans approved for Harold Rosenbaum and Kenneth L Johnson with revised plans for Palmer Dehli and Delbert C Fiet. District now has 942 cooperators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Maloy Johanningmeier
William R. Treendle
James E. Christensen
Clarence Everman
Allamakee County
Pesticide Precautions Avert Tragedy Warns UW Expert
Madison safety expert Ron Doersch urges keep pesticides in original labeled containers and locked storage to prevent accidents. He notes fatalities from arsenite products when stored in beverage bottles and stresses protective gear and immediate washing if skin contact occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Ron Doersch
University of Wisconsin
Doersch
Wisconsin
Thermos Becomes Bomb In Buckmaster Farm Incident
Ernest Buckmaster of rural Gays Mills rigged a coffee can to hold a thermos for field use. When his wife opened the can to wash it, the glass vacuum section exploded like a bomb, showering fragments into adjoining rooms. She escaped injury. the family contacted the manufacturer for an explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Buckmaster
Gays Mills
Two Young Wisconsin Farmers Win FFA American Degree
Ronald Jernander and Douglas Weinke, both active in farming with their fathers, will receive the American Farmer Degree at the national FFA convention in Kansas City. Jernander works 165 acres with a 60 acre hay area and a 20 head Guernsey dairy herd. Weinke runs 17 acres of corn, 23 of oats, 342 acres of tobacco and 90 acres of hay with a large Holstein and Guernsey herd and a hog operation. Both have long histories in 4-H and FFA activities, and regionally earned awards for leadership and farming projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
Wis
Fish Creek Ridge
Bangor
la Crosse County
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
FFA
Ronald Jernander
Milan Jernander
Bangor High School
Douglas Weinke
Frank Weinke
Cashton High School
Weinke
Arthur Arenz
Jernander
Eau Claire
Guernsey
Cashton
la Verne Stuckey
Ronald
Jackson County Hires Assistant Extension Agent
Jackson County Agricultural Committee hires Randall Uschold Milwaukee to join David Holcomb and Nyla Musser in the county extension office. He begins Sept 1 and replaces Eugene Savage who takes a leave to pursue a master's degree. Savage will study extension education at the University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County Agriculture Committee
Eugene Savage
Randall Uschold
Milwaukee
David Holcomb
Nyla Musser
Uschold
Savage
University of Wisconsin
Morris Emerson
Louis Primus
la Verne Lien
Leonard Kilian
Cora Helbling
Sullivan Elected to Jersey Club
Larry J. Sullivan of Mindoro has been named a member of the American Jersey Cattle Club, according to the national office in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry J. Sullivan
Mindoro
American Jersey Cattle Club
Columbus
Ohio
Local 4-H Members Chosen for Washington Citizenship Course
Jean Hoyer of West Salem and Diane Johnson of Holmen were selected to attend a Citizenship Short Course in Washington D C from August 29 to September 3. The program at the National 4-H Center aims to deepen understanding of government and world problems and to highlight 4-H’s nationwide Cooperative Extension work. The La Crosse County delegates travel by chartered bus, departing August 27 and returning September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Hoyer
West Salem
Diane Johnson
Holmen
Washington
D.C
Thomas E. O'Connell
la Crosse County
Cooperative Extension Service
Jean
Raymond Hoyer
Brookside
Diane
Bernard Johnson
Maple Shade Club
Skaar Plans Return for Threshing at Taylor Old Fashioned Days
Wilbur Skaar, longtime resident of Taylor, Wisconsin, will drive from Alameda California to thresh oats with his old Case engine Casey on Bert Skaar farm. He aims to arrive for the Taylor Old Fashioned Days festival and rekindle his hobby of operating steam engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Wilbur Skaar
Taylor
Alameda
Calif
Skaar
Casey
Bert Skaar
Jackson County Dress Delegates Named for State Fair
Marian Harmer of Black River Falls and Rita Ristow of Melrose were selected as Jackson County 4-H delegates for the state fair dress review. Alternate Anita Olson will wear a sports outfit since Rita attends the state fair as a 4 H band and chorus member. Donna Herrick judged garments from 88 girls at the county dress revue held at Evangelical Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Marian Harmer
Rita Ristow
Melrose
Jackson County
Fellowship Hall
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Marian
West Allis
Rita
Anita Olson
Jo Ann Potter
Judy Westfall
Donna Herrick
Monroe Counsty Home
ASC Leaders For Towns Are Elected
In Caledonia Minnesota Arthur Butcher announces Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation leaders for Houston County. The list includes Allan Morken Spring Grove Black Hammer Eugene O’Hara Brownsville Town of Brownsville Lester Wiegrefe Caledonia Town of Caledonia Harold Olinger Caledonia Crooked Creek Charles Horihan Hokah Town of Hokah Ingvald Cahle Houston Town of Houston Gilman Meyer New Albin Jefferson Gregory Abner La Crescent La Crescent Township Vincent Bauer Caledonia Mayville Jay Summers Houston Money Creek Philip Senn La Crescent Mound Prairie Arthur Flatten Caledonia Shelton Andrew Krome Spring Grove Town of Spring Grove Roland Bolduan Caledonia Union Ernest Roble Caledonia Wilmington Quentin Burg Caledonia Winnebago S. T. Morken Houston Yucatan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Arthur Butcher
Allan Morken
Spring Grove
Black Hammer
Eugene O'Hara
Brownsville
Lester Wiegrefe
Harold Olinger
Crooked Creek
Charles Horihan
Hokah
Ingvald Cahle
Houston
Gilman Meyer
New Albin
Jefferson
Gregory Abner
la Crescent
la Crescent Township
Vincent Bauer
Mayville
Jay Summers
Money Creek
Philip Senn
Mound Prairie
Arthur Flatten
Shelton
Andrew Krome
Roland Bolduan
Union
Ernest Roble
Wilmington
Quentin Burg
Winnebago
S. T. Morken
Yucatan
Rowe Honored for 40 Years as Vocational Teacher
West Salem Wis N N Rowe a vocational agriculture instructor at West Salem High School was honored for four decades of service to students and to the Wisconsin Association of Vocational Agriculture Instructors. The recognition came at a banquet during the 48th annual association conference in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
N. N. Rowe
Wisconsin Association of Vocational Agriculture Instructors
Association
Madison
Seven Years Needed Before Clove Tree Blooms
A note states that seven years pass before the clove tree bears its first flowers, indicating a long maturation period for the spice plant.
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Camilla Olson
Nancy Baltz
Kendall
Nodji Olson
Mather
Roger Breitenfield
Richard Baker
Wilton
Emily Amundson
Darlene Yahnke
FHA
Leonard Anderson
Donovan Davntl
Wallace Pfaff
Reuben Lenz
Pfaff
Lenz
Roy E. Jacobs
Conrad Nehls
Edgar Schroeder
Onalaska
Frank Sivesind
Jacobs
Sivesind
Schroeder
Nehls
Floyd Nichols
Russell Bringe
Bringe
Nichols
Roy Jacobs
sive—Jacobs
Schroder
Sive
Dam
Dick Lambert
Mr. Hope
John Selin
Larry Sullivan
Howard Koss
Selin
Sullivan
Lambert
Elton Heinze
Koss
Heinze
Thomas Collins
Holstein
la Crosse County Hospital
Neshonoe Farms
Glen Dreier
Charles
Don Brace
Lone Rock
Neshonoc Farms
Brace
Dreier
Robert Skemp
Gus Wendorf
la Crosse
Jones Farm
Jones
Miller Holstein Farm
Dennis Rand
Skemp Wendorf
Allen Meyer
Julius Manske
Coulee
Neilus Larson
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Road House
Larson
Meyer
Tribune
Sletten McKee
Kener
Hillview
Minnesota Dress Revue
Teresa Fossum
Kathy Holm
Linda Kohlmeyer
Mary Jean Eide
Kathy Horihan
Karen Sherry
Gail Albee
Marie Graf
Mavis Burmester
Linda Eyler
Leah Eyler
Rose Troendle
Charlene Blexrud
Diane Treangen
Debra Olson
Linda Newgaard
Rita Ernster
Marsha Johnston
Linda Thies
Alice Hagen
Judy Schleich
Lois Blegen
Mary Jo Sorom
Judith Myhre
Karla Ask
Susan Link
Betty Kohlmeyer
Marjorie Treangen
Jenelle Schultz
Marlene Thies
Karen Morey
Phillis Newgaard
Karen Jostad
Melanie Fitting
Jackie Stemper
Peg Schumacher
Pat Loeffler
Sharon Poppe
DIAL
Thermos
Jernandez
la Verne Kolb
Grandview
Go-Getters
Production Credit Association
Jersey Club
Coats
North St. St
Siad Addis
Rose St
Marquardt
Grouchy
Rowe
M. E. Ripplinger
RIP. Bros
Citgo Service
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