2000 Animals At State Fair
Livestock barns at the Wisconsin State Fair fill with more than 2000 head of top cattle sheep swine and draft horses. Exhibitors include Curtis Candy Co Pabst Farms and Storandt families with numerous breeds from Guernseys to Shropshires. The fair runs through August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ammon
Curtis Candy Company
Illinois
Storandis
Charlies H. Batterman and Sons
Fond du Lac
Wis
Chester
Karsk Brothers
Pecatonica
Portage Farms
Woodville
Meech
Beloit
Callahan Brothers
Milford
H. F. Storandt and Sons
West Salem
Pabst Farms
Oconomowoc
Oosterhuis Farms
Jake Voegels
Monticello
Ahlers
West Bend
Judd’s Bridge Farms
New Milford
Conn
Lee's Hill Farms
Morristown
N. J
Greenfield Farms
West Allis
Weidner Prairie Farms
Dalton City
Ill
George W. Rossetter & Sons
P. W . McKibben and Son
Orland
Indiana
George McKerrow
Institute Attendance To Establish Record
Record numbers of agricultural leaders educators farmers and students will attend the 18th annual session of the American Institute of Cooperation at Purdue University Aug 26 to 30 Reports show advance room and meal registrations totaling 1100 three weeks ahead Women are well represented with 200 married couples making reservations Most states are represented on the advance list including coop leaders educators and government reps from Canada Great Britain and France Correspondence indicates European and Latin American governments desire participation by their rural students and readers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Cooperation
Purdue University
Canada
Great Britain
France
Curtiss-Wright Gifts Buffalo Wind Tunnel to Cornell
Curtiss-Wright has turned over to Cornell University an aeronautical research laboratory and wind tunnel at Buffalo New York for training of graduate students in aeronautics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss-Wright
Cornell University
Aeronautical Research Laboratory
Buffalo
N. Y
Vernon County Seeks Labor for Tobacco Harvest 1946
Vernon county officials urge external help for the tobacco harvest as machines do not haul the crop. People past threshing and haying and willing to assist should register at the farm labor office, county agent’s office, or send a note about availability. They seek experienced tobacco workers and cooperation from farmers with spare help, noting 4,160 farms and 9,000 acres of tobacco in Vernon county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Honors Won By Area Men at Wisconsin State Fair Dairy
Area men Erhart Brandt Kewaunee Franz Niederberger Monroe and Willis F Reineke La Valle win governor s sweepstakes prizes in dairy at the Wisconsin State Fair. Brandt earns governor s sweepstakes in American type cheese with 97.83. Niederberger takes foreign type cheese with 97.50. Reineke wins sweet cream butter with 97.00. Trophies to be awarded Aug 23 before the state fair grandstand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erhart Brandt
Kewaunee
Franz Niederberger
Monroe
Willis F. Reineke
la Valle
R. E. Ammon
Brandt
Niederberger
Reineke
Dairy Department
Homer F. Hilton
Cochrane
Oscar J. Faa
State Swine Breeders To Convene Aug 20
Wisconsin Swine Breeders association members meet in West Allis on August 20 at 7 pm at the swine pavilion State Fairpark. Harold Marquardt announces. A report on the sow testing program in about 180 herds. Tom Hamilton will present. Growers will learn breed sale details for fall and winter. Bryce Bartholf is president Louis Dyer is vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Swine Breeders’ Association
West Allis
State Fairpark
Harold Marquardt
Wisconsin
Tom Hamilton
University Livestock
Bryce Bartholf
Burlington
Swine Breeders’ Group
Louis Dyer
Fond du Lac
Creamery District Scores Weave Through Local Judging
Data shows Luck fieldman district No 20 with nine creameries averaging 94.0544 and Fred Holzman of district No 24 with zero creameries at 93.3411. Uniform scores list Fred Holzman 96.604 and Christ Bach 95.432 with composition averages Holzman 98.59 Bach 98.26.
Dutch Seek Aid for Dutch Economy Restoration
The Netherlands requests as much as 400 million dollars in American products to restore key industries and agriculture to normal operations in the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Oil Wells Reach Three Miles Beneath Surface
Modern oil wells extend as far as three miles below the earth's surface, reflecting advances in drilling depth and extraction potential.
Wells To Get State Honors Wells To Get State Honors
Sparta Wisconsin special report states Lee Wells a Lyons Valley farmer south of Sparta will be named 1946 master farmer for the Sparta area at the Wisconsin State Fair ceremony. Wells breeds milking shorthorns and shows strength in 60 purebred head with 25 milking cows. his crop program features certified seeds and high yields on 440 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Lee Wells
Lyons Valley
Wells
Sparta Future Farmers Organization
Wells Farm
Poland
Chester
Morgan
James
FFA
Wells Boys
Jim
Oxford
la Crosse
Monroe
Eau Claire
Sparta High School
University of Wisconsin
State College of Agriculture
First Club
Monroe County
Monroe County Agriculture Advisory Committee
Sparta Produce Exchange
Sparta Chamber of Commerce
Seek Reports On Soils Work In La Crosse County
Farmers urged to submit soil-building plans and accomplishments to the county conservation association. George W. Schaller notes 1,400 cards mailed for the 1946 farm program. 700 completed, with popular practices including limestone, fertilizer, pasture improvement, weed control, and strip cropping. He stresses reporting to ensure proper use of program funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agricultural Conservation Association
George W. Schaller
la Crosse County
Schaller
Australian wine market formed to promote export reach
Australian wine growers and distillers set up a Melbourne company with capital of 162000 to push wines and liquors worldwide. A pioneer wine and spirit merchant is seen behind the effort. Orders have arrived from Eu la Belgium France Egypt Syria India Malaya Siam Java and the Philippines totaling several hundred thousand dollars. Before the war Australia exported little wine but French supply cuts earlier prompted shipments for service needs and civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Eula
Norway
Belgium
France
Egypt
Syria
India
Malaya
Siam
Java
Philippines
Farming Questions and Answers From Wisconsin Experts
A farmer asks about curing onions the best way and handling pigs before weaning. A veterinary lab offers diagnosis for sick pigs and advice on weeds, soil sterilization, and new chemicals. Other topics cover potato timing, smut in wheat, fall planting of pines, lettuce tying, colostrum freezing, and cow water intake with notes on variability.
Vernon County 4 H Shows At Wisconsin State Fair
Vernon county sends four H club members to the Wisconsin State Fair to compete in judging and demonstrations. Participants include Bernard Riddle and James Smith of the Victory Badgers, Dorothy Lewison, Mary Lou Smith of Climbing Clovers, and Frederick Swenson, Van Wagner. The group features demonstrations on dairy, food preservation, clothing, and exhibit prep with a focus on pork production via roundworm control using sodium fluoride. Edith Brevig accompanies as home agent.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Neilus Larson
Bernard Riddle
James Smith
Victory Badgers Club
Dorothy Lewison
Mary Lou Smith
Climbing Clovers Club
Frederick Swenson
van Wagner Club
Marilyn Erickson
Lorene Mahlum
Coon Prairie Club
Marilyn
Edith Brevig
Casein Price Ceiling Removal Considered
Washington reports CPA weighs removing casein price controls to ease a 25 million pound yearly domestic shortfall. Industry advisers say 33 cent per pound price blocks U.S. production and import plans from Argentina and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CPA
Civilian Production Administration
Argentina
Grog pirate in Brisbane sold liquor at two prices
A Brisbane liquor dealer described as a sly grog patriot reportedly nets 200 to 400 dollars nightly in a black market. He maintains two price lists, charging Australians 10 dollars for whiskey brandy or gin and Americans 14 dollars. Watered wine sells for 4 dollars to locals and 6 dollars to Americans, with all drinks watered down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Australia
Wisconsin Wool Harvest For 1946 Exceeds 1945
Wisconsin produced about 2,591,000 pounds of wool this year, up from 2,246,000 last year, driven by more sheep shorn and heavier fleece. The state’s 328,000 sheep yielded an average fleece weight of 7.9 pounds, while the national output drops to roughly 298,978,000 pounds, seven percent below 1945 and nineteen percent under the 1935-44 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
United States Departments of Agriculture
Wisconsin Delegation Backs Simplified Egg Standards
Wisconsin delegates urged simplifying federal egg standards at a Chicago regional conference led by Melvin Buster. The group proposed one unified specification for A B and C grades, with tolerances replacing four existing sets. The plan gained conference approval and mirrors northeastern state recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Chicago
Melvin Buster
Production and Marketing Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Walter Damler
Columbus
Wisconsin Cooperative Poultry Improvement Association
W. L. Witte
C. Howard King
Madison
State Department of Agriculture
J. B. Hayes
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Clarence Sturm
Manawa
National Egg Products Association
Wisconsin Group
Sugar juice ban in Philippine alcohol production
Government decree prohibits the use of sugar or cane juices in making alcohol except for medicinal and industrial purposes in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
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Storandis, Jones
Roqua
Alan Ladd, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Vernon
Utopia
Gabriel Bertrand
Paris Pasteur Institute
Willie and
Joe
By Mauldin
Herr Schlinker
Hitler
Toledo
L. G. Kistler
St la Crosse
Hoople
Napoleon
Berlin
Josephine
Tribune
Jimmy Volmar
Pine
Lassie
Wisconsin Disease Control Laboratory
Linden Drive
Parana
Pitzner
Norito
Tribune Washington Bureau
Ask
Hoeschler’s
Hoeschler
Hoeschlers
Main, la Crosse
Rand
Board of Health
General Mills, Inc. Farm Service Division
Jay Street
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