300 Turn Out For Hardies Creek Logging Field Day
About 300 area farmers watched a full logging demonstration at Hardies Creek forest six miles east of Galesville in Trempealeau county. Foresters led by UW extensionist Fred Trenk explained care of woodlots and harvesting to ensure a yearly crop across eight cutting compartments over three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardies Creek
Forest
Coulee
Fred Trenk
University of Wisconsin Extension Forester
Trenk
Dick Abbott
Harold Scholz
Lake States Forest Experiment Station
Rhinelander
Tom Decker
Fred Stone
Trempealeau County
Scs
Pete Bieri
Galesville
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Alfred
Joseph Rindahl
Oscar Hanson
Ekern
Lloyd Scarseth
Peter Bieri
Tribune
Fifth Annual Champion Forest Exhibit Set for December 6
The fifth annual timber harvest demonstration in Champion Forest Vernon county will be held Wednesday December 6 at 10 am. The forest lies one mile west of White City between La Farge and Hillsboro off highway. Fred Trenk extension forester and district foresters will conduct the program. A lumberjack dinner will be served by St. John’s parish women of White City. Ten thousand board feet of mature and defective lumber have been marked for harvest by the Columbia mill of Viola. Plans for complete or partial harvest remain undecided. Information will cover trees to take, processing into products and grades. Emphasis this year on young basswood and maple development.
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Champion Forest
Vernon County
Jerome Riedy
White City
la Farge
Hillsboro
Fred Trenk
Extension Forester
St. John’s
Columbia Mill
Viola
Champion Valley Forest
Crawford County
Prairie du Chien
Red Pine White Spruce Best Evergreens In Houston
Red pine and white spruce are named as top evergreens for Houston county. Extension forester Parker Anderson reported rapid growth in Schuldt’s plantings at a Jefferson Township forestry demonstration on November 30. The event, hosted by County Agent Wayne Hanson with the USDA council, covered farm woodlot management and timber scaling while Ferguson Lumber displayed chain saws and log scales.
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Houston
Houston County
Parker Anderson
University Farm
Harry Schuldt
Jefferson Township
Schuldt
Anderson
Wayne Hanson
Usda Council
Ferguson Lumber Co
New Albin
Harold Gif
SCS
Hanson
Minnesota
Central FFA Hears Reports on Training Session and Farm Visits
The Central high school FFA chapter in La Crosse heard reports on officers training held in Viroqua in October. The aim was to acquaint new officers with duties and spark ideas for activities. Members also made two field trips to Bernard Pralle farm and West Salem county hospital to inspect dairy cattle.
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FFA
Viroqua
Central High School
la Crosse
Donald Brye
Central Agricultural Classes
Bernard Pralle
West Salem
Calendar Of Farm Events Dec 5 18
A schedule of farm events lists multiple meetings and demonstrations across counties and towns. Highlights include Tri-State Breeders in La Crosse Crawford and Houston counties with 10:30 a m start, and demonstrations at Cashton Viola Viroqua West Salem Westby West Salem village halls and high schools through Dec 18.
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la Crosse County
West Salem Village
Monroe County
Tomah High School
Jackson County
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Black River Falls
Viola High School
Viroqua High School
Houston County
Donia City
Allamakee County
Westby High School
Fillmore County
Trojan
Rushford
Wilton
Ontario
Farm Bureau
Lansing
City Hall
West Salem Village Hall
Holmen High School
Cashton Youth Wins Purebred Swine Award
Omer Bethauser, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bethauser Cashton, Wis earns a purebred Poland China gift for outstanding farming work. Wal ter F Sullivan of Winona presents the award to a top high school agriculture student who will feed the sow and litter under his instructor's guidance. The pig will be shown at Monroe and Vernon county fairs and later returned to the Cashton FFA.
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Cashton
Wis
Omer Bethauser
Poland
Walter F. Sullivan
Winona
Cashton Lumber Co
Omer
Frank Bethauser
Bethauser
Monroe County
Vernon County
FFA
Sullivan
Clement Neuheisel
Edwin R. Olson
Dairy cattle danger from corn stalk fields noted
High producing dairy cows turned in on corn stalk fields may drop in milk and butterfat production and face risk of udder injury from corn.
Minnesota Farm Price Index Rises in October
Prices received by Minnesota farmers increased by 5.9 points from September to October, with October at 244.9 and September at 239. The index compares current month prices to the 1935-39 base. Overall U S farm price pressures rise with continued gains in prices paid and received.
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Minnesota
A. B. Larson
University of Minnesota
U. S
Larson
Wisconsin honors Alpha Zeta inductees from area farms
Madison Wisconsin Kenneth J Kopp Galesville Burton P Olson Westby Harry L Weil and Kendall Don Ausman Elk Mound La Crosse county summer club agent in 1949 named among 45 new members of Alpha Zeta honorary agricultural fraternity at University of Wisconsin Members chosen from upper class agriculture students and other university activities are considered
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Kenneth J. Kopp
Galesville
Burton P. Olson
Westby
Harry L. Weiland
Kendall
Don Ausman
Elk Mound
la Crosse County
Alpha Zeta
University of
Trempealeau County Agents Schedule December Activities
Trempealeau County Agent Peter Bieri and 4-H club Agent Ray Shanklin join Albert Scherr of Caledonia to attend the Winona Lions sponsored farmers night banquet at the Winona hotel on Monday December 4. An Older Youth executive meeting is planned for December 5 in Whitehall.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Peter Bieri
Ray Shanklin
Albert Scherr
Caledonia
Winona
Lions Club of
Bieri
Shanklin
Anna Estens
Eau Claire
Robert Clark
Hugh Sharp
Strum
Madison
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Gale
Hardies Creek Lutheran Church
Lyle Moistad
la Crosse Scs
al Francour
Larry Davis
la Crosse 4-H Club
Winfred Byom
Lester Olson
Lloyd
State St
Office and Sporting Goods
Service Department
Central Ffa
Ettrick
la Farge High School
Cashton High School
Coon Valley Village Hall
Cashton Youth Takes
Betthauser
Watt
Tremplo
Penstix
Fifth Ave
Fischer
Iowa
West Salem, Wis
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