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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
11
Onalaska Swine Breeders Inc opens its facility shown before sows moved in. Manager David McCabe inspects heat controls for zone temperatures. Exterior view shows 442 foot building with ventilating fans. Four narrowing rooms hold crates. nursery area houses pigs weaned at three weeks up to 32 pounds.
University of Minnesota economists caution farmers queuing cattle for post freeze gains. Kenneth Egertson notes prices may not climb if abnormal conditions form. Paul Hasbargen says odds of higher prices are 50 50 with risks of lower cattle and hog prices in Q4.
In West Salem Wisconsin Frederick Nuttelman’s mixed herd topped the La Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative June dairy butterfat production with 51 pounds of milk and 2.2 pounds of fat per cow daily from 17 animals. Other top herds include Bernard Pralle Onalaska and Robert Anderson Mindoro with Holstein and Guernsey lines producing 40 to 54 pounds of milk daily and 1.7 to 1.9 pounds of fat. Individual cow records list No 69 owned by Heider at 18,050 pounds milk and 584 fat. Cola Trocinski No 8 14,240 milk 627 fat. No 8 Nuttelman 20,220 milk 812 fat. Fannie Trocinski 20,590 milk 885 fat. with several Guernsey entries ranking for colored breeds.
Onalaska Swine Breeders Inc opens a disease controlled farm near Holmen Wisconsin to breed and raise 160 sows and their litters entirely in a single building. The 448 by 32 foot facility includes gestation, farrowing, nursery and finishing areas with automated feeding and waste systems. Over 3 000 people attended the open house before production began.
MABEL Minn David Peterson of Mabel has been named a winner in the 1973 Mr. Dairyman contest sponsored by Kent Feeds Muscatine Iowa and area Kent dealers. Peterson dairy herd placed 19th in the herd milk production contest averaging 14961 pounds during the contest period. The Peterson herd competed with over 60 herds from Iowa Indiana Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.
The U S Postal Service unveils an eight cent commemorative stamp honoring rural life. Issued on Oct 4 in St Joseph Missouri the stamp marks the centennial of Angus cattle introduction to the United States.
If food prices rose as fast as wages, milk would be 55 cents a quart, eggs 1.61 dollars a dozen, and frying chicken 1.46 dollars per pound.
Kermit Veum of Westby is named by Gov. Lucey to the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture for a six year term after Senate confirmation. He runs a 190 acre dairy and tobacco farm and serves as CENEX director. He has led Westby Farmers Union Cooperative and chairs the Northern Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco Pool.
Caledonia Minnesota farmers urged to plan for fence-to-fence farming next year as Congress drafts a new act and Secretary Earl Butz signals policy shifts. Leary says there will be no set-aside with no required conserving base in 1974, but current regulations apply until 1974. Domestic and export demand remains strong with potential acreage used for crops or livestock.
John Hager of Waterloo selected to head the dairy division of the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo from September 22 to 30. A native of Waukon and ISU graduate with a master’s in agriculture, he teaches animal science at Hawkeye Institute of Technology and previously taught agriculture in high school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hager of Waukon.
Hatcheries in six key turkey states produced 1,610,000 poults in the week ending July 28, up 9 percent from the prior year. Minnesota and U.S. Agriculture reporting services note the rise in output across the industry.
Trempealeau County dairymen received Dairy Herd Improvement Association Honor Roll certificates for high butterfat. The Donald Hardie family of Blair posted 606 pounds of butterfat per cow from 48 Guernseys with 12 345 pounds of milk. Eight other herds also qualified for butterfat averages over 525 pounds per cow. A note on farm dollars reports Americans spent 40 cents of every dollar on farm foods in 1972.
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