Fern Thillen Captures Fifth Straight Sheep Championship at Houston Fair
Fern Thillen, 18, of Caledonia wins her fifth sheep championship at the Houston County Fair with a ewe lamb top in its class. She also takes the sheep showmanship award while her family earns multiple top honors in cattle, poultry, and other divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Thillen
Houston Fair
Houston
Fern
John Thillen
Caledonia
Richard
Glen Leary
Harold Leary
Bill
Leary
Owen Hagee
Gerald Bratland
Irvin Plitzuwell
Robert Deters
Beverly Brevig
John Hampstead
Arnold Ideker
Mary Korthauer
Catherine Dahle
Bonnie Wathing
Mary Meier
Marilyn Ganrud
Shirley Tollefson
Dianne Knutson
Catherine Haugstad
Lila Kinneberg
Vilas Hein
Badger Wonderworkers
Eitzen
Duane Ernster
Stanley Bissen
Kathleen Albee
Irvin Plitzuweit
Orris Kohlmeier
Jonathan Anderson
Adrian Olson
Gary Olson
Charleen Bissen
Larry Langer
Jerry Goode
Iona Beneke
William Lorenz
Irvin Plitzenweit
David Richard
Angela Dvorak
John Haugland
Ben Johnson
Swine
le Roy Teters
State Air
Selmer Tweten
Charles Lorenz
JoAnn Ellenz
Curtiss Glissenden
Barrows
Gordon Schroeder
Owen Hagge
Audrey
Carol Thillen
Lawrence Fruechte
Alden Guberud
Wand Champion
Wayne
Tribune
Tops In Clayton Soil Conservation
Howard Hubacher of Monona named owner operator with the most complete conservation program in Clayton County. Mrs Emma Wickler’s Garnaville farm operated by Lawrence Guyer won the landlords and tenants award. George Koehner of Monona won first prize among new conservation operators since Jan 1, 1953. Sponsored by the Iowa Soil Conservation Achievement Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Iowa
Howard Hubacher
Monona
Clayton County
Emma Wickler
Garnaville
Lawrence Guyer
George Koehner
Iowa Soil Conservation Achievement Program
Four Holstein cows end production tests in Coulee Region
Four Holstein Friesian cows from the Coulee Region completed production tests under the University of Wisconsin oversight. Ruby Acres Sir Regal Vernon, Plain View Tidy, Millers Maradean Ormsby Wayne, and Challon Montvig Pierje Lyons produced fat and milk totals over periods from 285 to 360 days, with daily averages ranging from 18 to 22 quarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee
Holstein- Friesian Association of America
Ruby Acres
Sir Regal Vernon
Wayne J
Helen T. Hood
la Crosse
Plain View Tidy
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Millers Maradean Ormsby Wayne
Donald D
Ralph Miller
Challon Montvig Pierje Lyons
Bernard Rienks
Sparta
University of Wisconsin
Ralph L. Smith Buys 1000 Head Angus Herd
Kansas City lumberman Ralph L. Smith owner of Aberdeen Angus Farms of Chilli cothe Mo and Lewisburg Kan buys the entire Sunbeam Farms Angus herd of more than 1000 head from Mr and Mrs 8 C Fullerton Jr of Miami Okla. The combined herd becomes the largest registered Aberdeen Angus herd in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ralph L. Smith
Kansas City
Chillicothe
Lewisburg
Kan
Sunbeam Farms
8. C. Fullerton Jr
Miami
Oklo
Ralph Smith
Mr. Smith
North America
Houston ASC Elections Planned in Houston County
Annual election of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation township committeemen will be held Sept. 6 to 9 across 17 townships in Houston County under newly appointed township election boards. County board members include Al Huesmann, Harold Poeschl, John Rydberg, and Wayne Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
A.S.C
Houston County
W. H. Hanson
al Huesmann
Houston County Farm Bureau
Harold Poeschl
John Rydberg
Preston
F.H.A
Wayne Hanson
Haying Out Tobacco Warns Nettum In Wisconsin
Viroqua tobacco agent George E. Nettum warns hot dry weather risks sunburn and haying out of tobacco. Leaf moisture loss interrupts curing leaving light green leaf hard to color. He advises closing shed by day and opening at night to regulate moisture and use water on the shed floor as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
George E. Nettum
Nettum
Ayres Family Returns From West Coast Trip
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ayres return home after a motor tour to the West Coast with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cichy and Rae Ann of South Bend Indiana. In California they visited Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ne Velle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Necedah, Wis
C. C. Ayres
West Coast
Raymond Cichy
Rae Ann
South Bend
Ind
California
Cliff Ne Velle
Farmers urged to sell wool at best price under plan
In Caledonia Minnesota County extension officials announce a wool incentive plan tying payments to the net sale price of 1955 wool. The incentive price is 62 cents per pound, aiming to raise average returns above 1954 levels as wool shifts to a free market with strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Peter A. Whalen
iCounty Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Whalen
Feeder Cattle Sale Planned In October
A six county feeder cattle sale is set for October in Friendship Wisconsin. UW live stock specialist Ed Hauser states beef farmers from Juneau Wood Portage Adams Marquette and Waushara counties will bring feeder stock. Buyers from Wisconsin northern Illinois northeastern Iowa and Minnesota are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Wis
Ed Hauser
University of Wisconsin
Juneau
Wood
Portage
Adams
Marquette
Waushara
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Monroe Plow Contest Set in Sparta Wisconsin
Monroe County plowing contest and soil conservation field day planned for Saturday September 17 at 10 a.m. on Louis Schlaver farm in Big Creek north of U S Highway 16. At least nine contestants expected in contour and level plowing with area implement dealers supplying equipment. Other features include pasture renovation, barn lot paving, corn variety plots, landscaping and a bulk milk tank exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Louis Schlaver
Big Creek
U.S. Highway 16
Leonard Anderson
Wisconsin Amends Health Rules for Brucellosis Free Herds
Wisconsin dairy and swine health regulations add a voluntary Brucellosis free herd certification after two negative tests within a day with inspections and annual standards. Imported breeding swine must test negative before entry. Feeder cattle under 24 months no longer require arrival TB tests. Circus animals are exempt from interstate health certificates. Dogs must be vaccinated by age four months. Effective Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
D. N.mcdowell
Three Farms Earn Century Certificates at State Fair
Century Farm certificates were awarded by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture to three La Crosse County farms at the State Fair. The Justin W. Ranney farm near West Salem began in 18 by Justin Ranney and is now run by his grandson Franklin Ranney. the West Salem Golf Club sits on the property. The Schleifer farm near Mindoro is operated by Burton Radcliffe, son-in-law of the Schleifer family, and the Ed Hauser farm near Onalaska is also recognized for a century of family ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
la Crosse County
State Department of Agriculture
Justin W. Ranney
Justin Ranney
Franklin Ranney
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Wold
Howard Solie
Howard Ideker
Richard Oittman
Melvin Horihan
Duane Conniff
Joseph Stemper
Allen Betten
Richard Leary
Glen
Clayton Soil Conservation
Armer Owned
Guernsey
Angel
Westby
ASC
Black Hammer
Henry Haugland
Alden Solum
Albert Luehr
Robert Wiste
Owen Vaaler
Brownsville
George Stemper
Harold Davy
Clarence Happel
William Ideker
E. D. Hawke
Julius Ernster
Jerome Frank
Robert Lewis
Lawrence Svehaug
Saylor Wheaton
Crooked Creek
Herbert Wunnecka
John Peterson
Ed Colsch
Ed Olinger
Jefferson
Alvin Ditzmann
Emmet Griffin
Junior Middendorf
George Hammer
Julius Diersen
la Crescent
John Scanlan
John Fokema
Lester Lemke
Russell Senn
John Yohe
Mayville
Arnold Burg
Milton Pieper
John Welscher
John Stemper
Money Creek
Archie Doblar
Allen Randall
Carl Ask
Jay Summers
Vernon Mann
Mound Prairie
Wesley Happel
Summer Sheldon
Charles Dittman
Karl Buron
Philip Senn
Sheldon
Tom Solie
John Kennedy
Myrel Schiltz
Ed John
Rogver Jore
Spring Grove
Erling Solum
Vernon Wold
Carleton Ellingson
James Ness
Nels Gulbranson
Union
Raymond Frank
Lloyd Conniff
Lloyd Schauble
Robert Malay
George Schroeder
Wilmington
Erling Burtness
Pierce Engen
Oscar Sannes
Arnold Guberud
Roy Dibley
Winnebago
Marvin Meiners
Louis Beneke
Victor Schroeder
Louis Staglgemeier
Fred Thiele
Yucatan
Joe McManimon
Oliver Loken
Arnold Flatten
Ernest Haugstad
Kenneth Olson
Betty Zeman
Jackson County
Jackson County Fair
Kitty Neal
Queen
Pat Arneson
Lorraine Bryndilson
Virginia Michael
Sharon Rickard
Douglas Curran
Jackson County Fair Board
Monroe
Guy Lombardo
Michigan
Gipps Beer
Bartlett Pears
Pan
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