Practical bulk milk handling transforms Hempstead farm
A feature on Orson Hempstead and sons near Houston detailing their new full system for pen housing milking parlor and bulk milk handling. The article describes remodeling, a 600 gallon tank, and the benefits of bulk handling to reduce lifting and contamination while maintaining Grade A status. It discusses farm layout, loafing barns, milking stalls, a feeding crank system, and challenges in winter milk logistics.
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Orson Hempstead
Hempstead
The
Rochester
Rochester Dairy Co-operative
Olson
Hempstead Homestead
Houston
Minn
Orson Hempstead and Sons
John Hempstead
Son Dillon
Son John
Forrest Olson
Wisconsin senator hints abolishing farm gas tax refund
At a Madison public meeting Senator Foster B Porter proposed removing the four cent per gallon gas tax refund farm operators receive for fuel used in tractors and power equipment. Governor Kohler was observed to nod as the idea drew attention. The plan would take about four million dollars a year from farmers.
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Madison
Wis
Nity
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
Foster B. Porter
Grant
Harry Harder
Taylor 4-H Youth Wins National Soil Conservation Award
Madison Wisconsin John Clouse Taylor Jackson County was Wisconsin’s lone rep at the 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. He earned a $300 scholarship as a sectional and national winner in the soil conservation project. The Wisconsin 4-H club office announced six Wisconsin awards.
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Madison
John Clouse
Taylor
Jackson County
Chicago
Wisconsin
State Offers Trees and Seedlings for Farm Plantings
State offers trees for spring delivery to farmers with minimum 500 trees per order. Vernon Olson says seedlings and transplants include Jack Pine Norway Pine Black Locust Norway Spruce White Pine and Balsam Fir with lifting around April 15. Buyers must sign use and protection agreements and may not sell dig up or cut trees until mature.
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Vernon Olson
Monroe
Olson
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Leaders Set for Seattle Meet
Sixty five Wisconsin Farm Bureau members depart Madison this week for the 34th annual American Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Seattle Washington December 7 to 11. A special train will carry delegates and an excursion plan includes Grand Coulee Dam area visits to view irrigation land openings and dam facilities. Wisconsin delegates Curtis Hatch Arthur Murphy and Arnold Brovold attend with Hatch serving on the national resolutions committee.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Seattle
Wash
West
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington
Grand Coulee
Curtis Hatch
Arthur C. Murphy
Chilton
Arnold Brovold
Ettrick
Wisconsin
Hatch
National Resolutions Committee
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Houston Farm
Trempealeau County
Whitehall City
la Crosse County
Bangor Center
Mrs. Elton Heinze
Prairie Club
Zumbrota
Onalaska Cen
Ter
Alfred Bringe
Mapeor
Mindoro Center
Elmer Kastenschmidt
Browns Valley
Monroe County
Sparta City Hall
Wisconsin American Dairy Association
Viola Community Hall
Porter
Hoeschlers
Penstix
Vertossim
Zemo
Tri-State Breeders Co-Operative
Westby, Wisconsin
Carnation Imperial Skipper
Guernsey
Jersey
John
Welch
Campbell Rd
Dial
HFC
Fifth Ave
Fichange
la Crosse
Towse
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