Close Boar Gilt Entries At Austin
Austin Minnesota August 22 is the date for all entries of boars gilts and truckloads for the National Barrow Show at Austin. No entry postmarked after midnight of that date will be accepted. Single barrows and pens of three gilts may be entered up to 1 pm on Sept 6. All entries must be received by management by that date and hour. Exhibitors should ensure delivery or mailing on time to the National Barrow Show Austin Minnesota.
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Austin, Minn
Austin
Minnee
Tomah Dairies Earn Grade A Status for Labels
Two Tomah dairies, Maple Grove Dairy and Ran shey's, received Grade A ratings allowing them to state Grade A on product labels. Sanitary inspectors and regular laboratory tests under Wisconsin Department of Agriculture standards ensure ongoing quality and safety of dairy operations.
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Tomah
Wis
Tomah Dairies
Maple Grove Dairy
Ranshey's
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Five County Plow Contest Set At Ralph Green Farm
Five county contour plowing contest announced at the Ralph Green farm Post Township. Fred O Rily county extension director says each county will be represented by two entries. The winner advances to a statewide contest.
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Waukon
Iowa
Ralph Green
Post Township
Fred O'Riley
Fauta Wins Plow Meet In Vernon
Richard Fauta of Hillsboro was chosen to represent Vernon County in the state plowing contest after winning the county event at the Orbin Anderson farm near Viroqua. Contenders included Lester Hoff and Harold Hanson. junior division winner Wenceslaus Mislivecek. Rolland Christianson spoke on soil conservation.
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Richard Fauta
Hillsboro
Vernon County
Orbin Anderson
Viroqua
Hillsboro Farm Service
Lester Hoff
Chaseburg
Harold Hanson
John Deere
Westby
Wenceslaus Mislivecek
David Kapanke
Chaseburg Sale and Service
Walter Johnson
Rolland Christianson
Jeff
Tribune
Wisconsin Farm Loans Reach Near 150 Million in 1954
Wisconsin banks loaned farmers nearly 149 million dollars in 1954. By January 1, 1955 outstanding bank loans to farmers totaled 148,994,000 with production and mortgage loans dominating. Federal Land Banks held 47,656,000 and D C C loans added 18,755,000.
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Wisconsin
B. A. May
Union State Bank of
West Salem
Wisconsin Bankers Association
la Crosse County
Agricultural Commission
The
American Bankers Association
May
Trempealeau Delegation Heads to State Fair
Trempealeau County sends a large group to the Milwaukee State Fair with Ray Shanklin coordinating the state chorus and dress revue. Betty Hoff and Dorothy Thomas join as musicians, while livestock and youth stock show participants include Judith Schorbahn Riley Emmons and many others from Arcadia Galesville Ettrick and Whitehall. Cast members from the Hale & Hardy Club will perform their district prize winning play Angel Child on Saturday August 27.
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Trempealeau County
Rhea van Vleet
Gudrun
Peter Bieri
Edward Ausderau
Bernard Hart
Arcadia
J. O. Beadle
Galesville
Lloyd Feltes
Trempealeau
Eldon Schorbahn
Whitehall
Judith
James Schorbahn
Pike
Riley Emmons
Ruth Marie Emmons
Caledonia Club
Charles Johnson
Hale & Hardy Club
Sue Ann Jacobson
LeRoy Brown
Osseo
Donald Dejno
Burnside Hotshots
Marie Suttie
Arden Hardie
Blair
Roland Ekern
Ettrick
Allen Moen
Sunnyside Cheeriies
Ervin Herness
Whitehall Willing Workers
Arvid
Myron Bryhn
Lyman Olson
Walter A. Skroch
Gerald M. Bagniewski
James Sobotta
Robert Schmidtknecht
James
David Zieg
Trempealeau FB Office Is Moved
ETTRICK Wisconsin Special Trempealeau County Farm Bureau relocates its office from the rear of the bank building to the new feed mill on the west side of Ettrick Phyllis Molstad of Blair named secretary for the Farm Supply Co succeeding Bonita Thompson who resigned effective Aug 20.
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Ettrick
Wis
Trempealeau County Farm Bureau
Phyllis Molstad
Blair
Farm ‘Supply Co
Bonita Thompson
Young and Adult Farm Classes Planned in Prairie du Chien
Glen N. Holman vocational agriculture instructor at Seneca High School announces young farmer and adult farmer schools beginning August 29 at 8 pm. Youth classes run Mondays through Christmas focusing on live stock diseases. Adults meet Wednesdays starting August 31 covering a general farm shop welding. films related to topics will be shown.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Glen N. Holman
Seneca High School
Wool payments coming to Waukon area producers
Wool payments will be available in Allamakee County soon for lambs and yearlings. Producers must file a bill of sale with the ASC office showing head sold, total live weight, and sale date to qualify.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
ASC
148 Head Of Livestock Sold At 4-H Auction
In Waukon Iowa on Monday August 15 junior livestock from the Allamakee County Fair totaled 148 head. The sale included 70 baby beeves 48 market pigs and 30 market lambs with top prices paid by buyers including Rath's Packing Hormel and Decker. Grand total receipts were $15862.36 with champions and reserves named and auctioneers credited.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee
Lois Clark
Lansing
North East Iowa Sales Commission
Ossian and Decorah
Art Ernst
James Kruger
Rath
Norman Hagen
Waterville
Hormel Packing Company
Gary Mitchell
Monona
Decker
Hormel Company
Pat Fahey
R. Rudnick
Lyal Jackson
Mayhew Eaton
John Ford
Farm Award Honors Donald Severson at Wisconsin State Fair
Donald Severson of Lynxville named one of the outstanding farmers in the area by the Seneca High School FFA Chapter. The award will be presented August 24 during FFA and FHA days at the Wisconsin State Fair. Severson’s projects include livestock breeding disease prevention crop production feeding practices and conservation. His son Donald Dale earlier received the FFA Wisconsin Farmer Degree and Farm Underwriter Award.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Donald Severson
Lynxville
Seneca High School
FFA
Severson
Donald Dale
New G E Personal TV At Wettstein's TV & Elec
New G E personal TV at Wettstein's TV and Elec 1527 Losey Blvd So offered at 99.95. Light weighs 32 pounds and suitable as a second set for upstairs downstairs indoors and out. No down payment and 24 months to pay.
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Wettstein
TV & Elec
Losey Blvd
Poultry Diseases Course Attended by John C Hegge
John C. Hegge of Bar Now Mills Inc Whitehall participated in a four day poultry diseases and management course at Dr Salsbury Laboratories Charles City Iowa. He was one of 35 hatchery and feed men taking part and received a certificate.
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Whitehall
Wis
John C. Hegge
Bar-Now Mills, Inc
Dr. Salsbury
Charles City
Iowa
Wisconsin Banks Dominate Farm Credit in 1954
State official notes that production credit for farmers in 1954 largely came from banks and that banks held most farm mortgages at the year's start. He cites that 532 of Wisconsin's 1948 insured commercial banks lent to agriculture in 1954.
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Farmers Home Administration
Bbanks
Mr. May
Wisconsin
Cows In 3 Herds Earn DHIA Certificates
In WAUKON Iowa three Big 4 Dairy Herd Improvement Assn herds met production certificate requirements under supervisor Lloyd A Mathews. Participants included Keith Carlson Luana Glen Kurth and Melvin Radloff all from Luana with Holstein and Brown Swiss cattle. Group I had 19 herds 339 cows in milk 74 dry with 413 cows averaging 635 pounds milk and 25.1 pounds butter fat. Two cows were removed and two heifers added.
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Waukon
Iowa
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