Wisconsin Minnesota fruit grower winter meeting set
MADISON Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council and the Minnesota Fruit Growers Association will hold their annual winter meeting December 11 and 12 at the St Paul Hilton Hotel. A G Howitt of Michigan State University will discuss ultra low and low volume spraying for fruit pests and mite control in Michigan orchards. The program includes dwarfing rootstocks Midwest production problems Wisconsin discussions on marketing apples labor organization and orchard taxation. George Klingbeil invites inquiries from the University of Wisconsin Madison.
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Madison
Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council
Minnesota Fruit Growers Association
St. Paul Hilton Hotel
St. Paul Minn
A. G. Howitt
Michigan State University
Howitt
Michigan
Midwest
Horticultural
University of Wisconsin
George Klingbeil
Conservation Talk Says People Most To Blame In District Banquet
Dr. Melvin Wedul of Winona State College urged blending Christianity with Indian spirit and science to conserve resources at the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District banquet in Houston. Ralph and Mrs. Lind of Houston were named outstanding conservation farm couple for 1969 for a 181 acre beef operation with 105 cropland, 45 acres contour farming, terraces, ponds, a detention structure and grass waterways. Harlie Larson received a special award for his conservation contributions.
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Caledonia
Minn
Melvin Wedul
Winona State College
Root River Soil and Water Conservation District
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Houston
Ralph Lind
Adolph Heimerdinger
Root River District
Linds
Marcia
Jeff
Randy
Sheldon
Heimerdinger
Harlie Larson
Houston County
County youths urged to apply for beef calves
La Crosse County youths may apply for a beef steer project calf through the University Extension Office in the courthouse. Donavan Davint, 4-H and youth agent, notes sponsors Kiwanis Club and South Side Businessmen’s Club. Recipients repay sponsors when steers are sold, with calf value set by initial purchase price. Two or three calves may be assigned for 1970.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse County University Extension
Donovan Davntl
la Crosse Kiwanis Club
South Side Businessmen’s Club
Daent
Harley Meyer Named 1969 Friend of 4-H at La Crosse Event
Harley R. Meyer of Dolly Madison Dairies La Crosse was named the 1969 Friend of 4-H at the La Crosse County adult 4-H leaders Christmas party. Meyer, a member of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce rural affairs committee, received a plaque from outgoing president William Schomberg. The event, sponsored by the Chamber’s rural affairs committee, drew over 200 attendees and featured installation of new officers and a gift exchange.
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Harley Meyer
William Schomberg
la Crosse County
Meyer
Dolly Madison Dairies
la Crosse
Harley R. Meyer
R. J. West Salem
la’ Crosse
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Leaders’ Association
Greater
Francis Brown
Wayne Bratberg
Robert Rhyme
Irvin Kapanke
William Servais
Ridgeview
Vernie Johnson
Onalaska
Vernon Jones
Raymond Heuer
Arnold E. Schmidt
Wilmer Hesselberg
Donald Trocinski
Robert Horstman
Carl Becker
William Winder
Gerald Haldorson
Wilfred Tauscher
Hilbert Berg
Wendell Houser
Raymond Lee
Marlin Tauscher
Vincent Sweeney
Harry Brownell
Wilfred Hundt
Wesley Lorenz
Cyril Dixon
Clarence Gotz
Clarence Bahr
Paul Mezera
Marlin Young
Harris Berg
John Ofstedahl
Oscar Hendrickson
Wilbert Witte
John Bjerke
Arlan Schmidt
Charles Sobkowiak
Conrad Steck
Henry Brelozni
Robert Ross
Wilmer Hanson
Co-Ops To Honor Vernon 4-H Leaders
Fifteen area cooperatives sponsor a 4-H Leaders recognition banquet at 7 30 p m Wednesday Dec 10 in St Mary s Catholic Church Viroqua Pins will be awarded to leaders with 1 to 35 years of service Entertainment is planned and spouses are invited The St Theresa and St Bridget circles of St Mary s Church will serve the banquet
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Viroqua
Wis
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Bridget
St. Mary’s Church
Spring Grove Man On Tri State Board
Harlan Ingvalson of Spring Grove was elected to a one year term on the board of directors of Tri State Breeders Cooperative at the Houston County meeting. Dairymen from Spring Grove with herd averages over 500 pounds of butter fat included Paul Solum Reuben Anderson Kenneth Bratland Gerald Bratland and Olaf Krome before his herd sale last June.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Harlan Ingvalson
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Houston County
Paul Solum
Reuben Anderson
Kenneth
Gerald Bratland
Olaf Krome
Farm Credit Seen as Problem by FHA Leader
St Paul AP Farmers Home Administration could double loan activity if private funds insured by the government backed FHA operating loans. Administrator James V. Smith urged Congress to allow private investment and raise the $35,000 loan cap to $60,000 to ease the 1970 credit crunch felt by farmers amid inflation and rising costs.
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Smith
FHA
Congress
Edwin Christianson
Minnesota Farmers Union
Christianson
Tobacco Show Plans Are Near Completion
Plans near completion for the 16th annual Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Exposition in Vernon Westby with junior and adult programs and a new women’s event. Judges will use the Danish system for straight striped tobacco. prizes include 5 4 3 and trophies for best exhibitor in each class. Bound binder entries due January 3. Marcus Berge of Soldiers Grove chairs the show. prize winners sold at auction after the program.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon Electric Cooperative
Westby
Willard
Bill) Worth
Vernon County
Caro Kitzmann
Marcus Berge
Soldiers Grove
Ridge and Valley
State Men Win Honors At Chicago Dairy Judging Meet
The Broth ers and The Sisters from Ke waunee County Wis won the 4H dairy judging competition at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. David Sevier, an 18 year old UW Green Bay freshman, led with the top individual score as Wisconsin topped Minnesota by eight and Pennsylvania by ten points. Howard Voegels of Monticello dominated Brown Swiss with 10 firsts and was named premier breeder and exhibitor. Wisconsin’s lone Ayrshire entry was Robert Seitz of Mukwonago, reserve champion bull and female with wins in dry and milking five year olds. Allen Hetts of Fort Atkinson claimed the grand champion rosette in Holstein judging with Crescent Beauty Premier, a two year old.
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Chicago
Kewaunee County
Wis
Wisconsin
David Sevier
Uw-Green Bay
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Howard Voegels
Monticello
Robert Seitz
Mukwonago
Allen Hetts
Fort Atkinson
Farm Prices At 17 Year High Mark
Washington AP reports farm prices in November reached the highest average since 1952, posing a political risk to Nixon’s inflation campaign but not alarming consumers. Agriculture official Don Paarlberg notes a cushion between farm and retail costs, with margins absorbing some increases. Vegetables, eggs, and hog prices hit record highs, while livestock forecasts suggest little decline this winter.
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Washington
Nixon
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Farm Tax Meeting Planned In Area
WHITEHALL Wisconsin a farm income tax management meeting is planned for 1 30 p m Wednesday Dec 10 in the Trempealeau County courthouse Ed Ausderau says topics include farm records for tax reporting estimating income tax before year end information the tax consultant needs and income tax terms A copy of the 1970 Farmers Tax Guide will be provided for each participant Ausderau notes pending Congress reforms will affect farm taxes.
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Whitehall
Wis
Ed Ausderau
Trempealeau County
Ausderau
Congress
Wisconsin milk output rises in October
Wisconsin dairy herds produced 1.3 billion pounds of milk in October up 1 percent from September due to a record 730 pounds per cow. Through October total state production was 15.6 billion pounds, 150 million below 1968, while national output was unchanged in October and down 1 percent for the first 10 months.
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Madison
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Wisconsin
United States
Farmers Set Records In Electricity Use
Washington AP reports an Agriculture Department survey showing farm electricity use averaged 878 kilowatts, up 59 kWh from last year, marking the largest yearly gain since 1959. The Crop Reporting Board noted the rise amid ongoing declines in farm costs and productivity pressures.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Crop Reporting Board
Farm electric bill up eighty cents per month in 1969
The farm electric bill rose to 18.40 dollars per month, up 0.80 from 1968. Electricity cost averaged 2.09 cents per kilowatt hour, down from 2.15 cents last year. No true nightingale is found in America, though it is closely related to the American thrush.
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America
Holstein breeders Kroning and Sons win Progressive award
Brattleboro Vermont report notes Clifford H Kroning and Sons of Soldiers Grove have qualified for the Progressive Breeders award issued by the Holstein Friesian Association of America for excellence in dairy cattle breeding.
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Brattleboro, VI
Clifford H. Kroning
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ICA
4-H
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Henry Ahlgren
University of Wisconsin Extension
State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Thomas G. McCutchin
Arena
Wisconsin Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Holiday Inn
John Thomas
Rose Hansen
Franklin Kiefer
State Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Tribune
Lyle Molstad
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Earl of Sparta
Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District
Soldirs Grove Farm
Remington
Lektro
Remington Electric
Sperry Rand
Bud Jewelers
Crescent Jewelers
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Kmart
Osco Drugs
Rexall Drugs
Paul’s Electric Shaver Service
Walgreen Agency
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