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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
14
Washington indicates a 1967 reduction potential as grain surpluses vanish and farm prices rise. Direct payments for wheat, feed grain, cotton, sugar, soil bank and conservation total about 3.4 billion this year, with possible savings of 600 to 750 million next year. Major cuts target feed grains and soil bank land contracts as payments wind down.
Whitehall Wis Tri State Iverson Albion Edward Ander Breeders Cooperative at Westbyson Gerard Nelsestuen Arca will raise its breeding fee from five to six dollars a cow for first service as of Feb 1 1967. Director of finance Symons told Trempealeau County members at the county annual meeting that costs of bulls and labor demand the increase. He noted bull prices rose from 500 600 to 5000 20000 and labor costs have quadrupled.
Washington(AP) Farm prices continued to fall from August highs with a 4.8 percent drop overall by mid November. Prices for hogs cattle and oranges led the decline while costs for inputs and living expenses held steady at a record high, keeping farmers’ parity near 77 percent.
Vernon County Agricultural Society will hold its annual meeting on Saturday December 3 in the courthouse at 1 30 p m. Fred Rogers will report on the 1966 fair and Odean Ellefson will present the treasurer report. Directors will be elected and the 1967 Vernon County Fair will be its 111th, one of Wisconsin's oldest.
MADISON Wisconsin three area 4 H members received scholarships the Wisconsin State 4 H Club office announces Dianne Kaye Dregne R 4 Viroqua and Jean Bopp R 1 Alma Center both Stout State University Menomonie earned Ball Brothers scholarships in home economics projects and Kenneth Olson Black River Falls a River Falls State University student earned a J R Watkins scholarship
Caledonia, Minn. Dr. Surender Singh of La Crosse State University described conditions in India and spoke on state federal and world politics at the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District banquet. Lonney Tweeten and Joan Becker won the local conservation speech contest and were recognized alongside Spring Grove and Caledonia volunteers for outstanding conservation work.
Monroe County hosts a Holstein breeders forum at Sparta City Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday December 6 with speakers Dr. L O Gilmore Elmer Dandy and James Pound. Topics cover genetics herd milk averages and future prospects for registered Holsteins. A dairy lunch is included in the ticket price.
Carl Vogt district forester will address the Spring Grove adult evening farm class at 8 p.m. Monday in the vocational agricultural classroom of Spring Grove High School. He will discuss factors related to marketing timber from farm woodlots.
Gary Strinmoen of Spring Grove won both the grand champion barrow and the grand champion swine carcass trophies at Houston County 4 H achievement program. Dean Myhre donated the barrow trophy. F. W. Deters donated the carcass trophy.
Terry Glanzman an 18 year old from Mondovi Wisconsin wins two national 4 H scholarships totaling 2100 dollars at the 45th National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. He receives 500 dollars from John Deere Co and 1600 dollars from HomeLite Textron in conservation and forestry scholarship programs. He is a Stevens Point State University freshman and eight year Gilman Valley 4 H Club member with extensive conservation projects on his family's 320 acre farm including wildlife habitat improvements, wood duck and bluebird houses, pine seedlings and erosion protection. He majors in conservation with forestry and biology minors and has served as 4 H junior leader and club president.
Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin hosts its annual Christmas fair at the Memorial Hospital Coffee Shop from 1 to 5 p m and 7 to 9 p m on Sunday December 4 Gifts of all kinds will be on display and available for purchase
The La Crosse County Holstein Breeders Association earned praise for its youth programs at a banquet. Sidney Scoville highlighted youth achievements, while awards named Rodney Trocinski John Knobloch and William Heider for calf project cash prizes and Sue Brown for a production record certificate. New officers and directors were elected for 1967 with Horstman as president and Donald Trocinski as vice president.
The Northern Great Lakes Resource Development Committee will meet in Green Bay Wisconsin on December 13 14. Speakers include Thomas Francis federal co chairman of the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission and John A Baker assistant secretary of agriculture. The event is the committees third to explore agricultural problems and potential in northern Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan counties.
In Vernon Wisconsin forty five farmers signed intentions to divert 555 acres of corn 110 acres of tobacco 1 040 acres of hay and 283 acres of non allotment crops under the 1967 Crop Adjustment program The Vernon County ASC committee reports total payments of 47570 in cost share and adjustment payments.
Washington AP. Agriculture Department reports June electricity use on farms rose from 716 kWh in 1965 to 749 kWh this June. The average farm bill climbed from 16.20 to 16.50 dollars, with 1957 to 1966 June usage up 81 percent and bills up 57 percent.
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