Fruit Growers Plan 2 State Winter Meet
Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council and Minnesota Fruit Growers Association will hold their annual winter meeting on Dec 11 12 at the St Paul Hilton Hotel Minnesota Entomologist A G Howitt of Michigan State University will discuss ULV and LV spraying for fruit pest control He will review mite control studies in Michigan orchards and UW horticulture staff will cover dwarfing rootstocks Midwest fruit production Marketing labor and orchard taxation A contact is George Klingbeil UW Madison Wis 53706
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Madison
Wisconsin Apple and Horticultural Council
Minnesota Fruit Growers’ Association
St.Paul Hilton Hotel
St. Paul
Mifin
A. G. Howitt
Michigan State University
Howitt
Michigan
Midwest
Horticultural
University of Wisconsin
George Klingbeil
Horticultural Department
Conservation banquet honors Ralph and Lind farm couple
At the 19th annual Root River Soil and Water Conservation District banquet in Houston Minnesota Dr Melvin Wedul urged a blended Christian and Indigenous approach with science for conserving natural resources The outstanding conservation farm couple for 1969 were Mr and Mrs Ralph Lind of Houston They farm beef near Sheldon with 181 acres 105 cropland 45 acres contour strips crop rotation terraces waterways and ponds The Linds received the district award from Adolph Heimerdinger Others honored included Harlie Larson for his conservation contributions
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Caledonia
Minn
Peale
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 May Apply For Beef Calves
La Crosse County youths may apply for a beef steer project calf. Contact the county Extension office in the courthouse, says 4-H agent Donovan Davenport. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and South Side Businessmen’s Club. Recipients repay sponsors the calf value when sold. Each calf's value tied to its initial price. two or three calves expected 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 Friend of 4-H in La Crosse
Harley R. Meyer of Dolly Madison Dairies in La Crosse received the 1969 Friend of 4-H award at the La Crosse County adult 4-H leaders Christmas party at the Dairyland Power Cooperative building. Meyer is a rural affairs committee member of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce. The event, with 200 attendees, installed new leaders association officers and honored long-time 4-H leaders with pins for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 21 years of service.
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Harley Meyer
William Schomberg
la Crosse County
Meyer
Dolly Madison Dairies
la Crosse
Harley R. Meyer
R. J. West Salem
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Leaders Association
Greater
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
Co-Ops To Honor Vernon 4-H Leaders Banquet
Fifteen area cooperatives sponsor a 4-H Leaders recognition banquet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in St. Marys Catholic Church, Viroqua. Pins will be awarded for 1 to 35 years of service. Entertainment is planned. Wives or husbands of leaders invited. St Theresa and St Bridget circles will serve.
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Viroqua
Wis
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Church
Spring Grove Man Elected to 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 the Spring Grove area with herd averages over 500 pounds of butter fat included Paul Solum Reuben Anderson Kenneth Bratland Gerald Bratland and Olaf Krome before he sold his herd 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 Is Problem at Minnesota Farmers Union Meet
FHA Administrator James V. Smith urged private insured funds to back Farmers Home Administration loans, saying current appropriations exhaust early each year. He seeks doubling program size and higher operating loan limits, while inflation and tight money dominate a panel on easing credit for 1970 operations. Edwin Christianson of the Minnesota Farmers Union warned the credit crunch remains severe as costs rise and net farm income lags.
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FHA
Congress
Edwin Christianson
Minnesota Farmers Union
Christianson
Tobacco Show Nears Completion In Vernon County Wisconsin
Plans are nearly ready for the 16th annual Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Exposition on Saturday Jan 10 in the Vernon Electric Cooperative building at Westby Willard Werth notes. Events include a junior tobacco show an adult program and a new women’s program led by Caro Kitzmann Extension home economist. Exhibits use the Danish judging system with prizes up to 20 for champions and 15 for reserve in two divisions ridge and valley. A buyer’s auction follows the program. The show is chaired by Marcus Berge Soldiers Grove with entries due Jan 3 for the binder division. Junior judging begins at 11 am with bale demonstrations from FFA and 4-H participants.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon Electric Cooperative
Westby
Willard
Bill) Werth
Vernon County
Caro Kitzmann
Marcus Berge
Soldiers Grove
Ridge and Valley
Wisconsin 4-H team wins at Chicago livestock expo
The Keewaunee County Wisconsin 4-H team swept the daily judging at the International Live Stock Exposition, beating Minnesota by eight and Pennsylvania by ten. David Sevier, 18, UW Green Bay freshman, posted the top individual score. Howard Voegels of Monticello dominated Brown Swiss with ten firsts and earned premier breeder and exhibitor honors. Robert Seitz of Mukwonago led the Ayrshire entry with reserve champion titles and early milking firsts. Allen Hetts of Fort Atkinson won the grand champion rosette in Holstein judging aboard Crescent Beauty Premier.
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Chicago
Keewaunee County
Wis
Wisconsin
David Sevier
Uw-Green
Robert Seitz
Mukwonago
Allen Hetts
Fort Atkinson
Farm Tax Meeting Planned In Area
WHITEHALL Wis A farm income tax management meeting is planned at 1 30 p m Wednesday Dec 10 in the courthouse here according to Eda Ausderau Trempealeau County farm management area Topics will cover 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 said tax reforms pending in Congress will directly affect farm taxes.
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Whitehall
Wis
Eda Ausderau
Trempealeau County
Ausderau
Congress
Farm Prices at 17 Year High Mark
Washington AP Farm prices in November reached the highest average since 1952. Dr Don Paarlberg of the Agriculture Department says margins between farm and retail costs remain ample, cushioning consumers from price swings. Vegetables, eggs, and hog prices hit record or near-record levels, with livestock expected to stay near current winter levels as meat supplies stay ahead of last year’s record output.
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Washington
Nixon
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Milk Output Rises Slightly in October in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service notes October milk output up one percent from September due to higher per cow production, while January–October 1969 totals lag 1968 by one percent. National output unchanged in October and down one percent for the first 10 months.
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Madison
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Wisconsin
United States
Farmers Set Records In Electricity Use in 1959
Washington AP report notes Agriculture Department survey showing farms used 878 kilowatts on average, up 59 kwh from the prior year, marking the largest annual gain since 1959 as the Crop Reporting Board released figures from last summer.
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The
Crop Reporting Board
Farm Electric Bill Jump Totals 18.40 Monthly
The farm electric bill rose to 18.40 dollars per month, an increase of 0.80 from 1968. Electricity cost averaged 2.09 cents per kilowatt hour, down from 2.15 cents last year.
Bird Note Clarifies Nightingale Relation to Thrush
A clarification notes that no true nightingale exists in America, though the bird is closely related to the American thrush. The statement situates nightingale relatives within North American avifauna and underscores species distinctions.
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America
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