Wisconsin and Minnesota Fruit Growers Plan Annual Meeting
The 15th annual Wisconsin and Minnesota Fruit Growers meeting will be held December 11 and 12 at the Holiday Inn Motel west of La Crosse. Sessions include speakers from the Universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota, the State Department of Agriculture, and the Minnesota Fruit Growers Association, with talks on apples, pest control, marketing, leaf analysis, and future plans. A banquet and lunch for association directors are scheduled.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Holiday Inn
Highway 14
la Crosse
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
Minnesota Fruit Growers’ Association
Universities of
G. C. Klingbeil
University of Wisconsin
Leon Snyder
University of Minnesota
Berkley Peterson
Minneapolis
John Schoenemann
Marlon Schwier
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
T. T. Aamodt
Gordon Yates
Fruit Acres Orchard
la Crescent
Emil Anderson
A. J. Francour
la Crosse County
Norbert Nuttelman
Russia
Earl Oatman
Clifford Ehlers
Board of Directors of
Minnesota ‘Fruit Growers’ Association
Rule Change Re Trees Planting Under Conservation Contracts
Whitehall Wis December 1969 change in CR planting rules allows trees on any CR land anytime during contract period even without prior cost sharing. Maximum cost sharing rates listed for seedlings transplants and related items. tree order blanks for 3000+ seedlings available at ASC office. purchase orders may cover trees from cost sharing rather than cash advance.
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Whitehall
Wis
Henrik Herness
Trempealeau County
ASCS
ASC
Vernon FU Plans Annual Meeting in Westby
Westby Wisconsin. Vernon County Farmers Union sets its annual meeting at Westby Utility Hall on December 13 at 8 p.m. Al Zank state insurance agent will speak. Three new officers will be elected and the yearly financial report presented. Tomah Raven Four Barber Shop quartet will entertain with accordion music. A pot luck lunch follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
al Zank
Vernon County Farmers Union
Tomah Raven
Trempealeau 4 H Leaders Get Awards
Trempealeau County 4 H leaders received long service pins for 28 years Arnold Borgwart Arcadia led the group with 28 years of service Others honored included Philip Dahl Blair and several Osseo area members with 14 to 12 years of service A hundred thirty six leaders earned pins for one to nine years The event featured recognitions by local groups and a $100 donation from Winona Business Men to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigeon Falls
Wis
Arnold H. Borgwart
Arcadia
Trempealeau County
United Lutheran Church
Philip Dahl
Blair
William Thomas
Gelesville
Paul Johnson
Leonard Brown
Anton Wold
Osseo
Palmer Hanson
James Call
William Paulson
Roy Berge
Eldon Schorbahn
Whitehall
William Dahl
Joe Herzfeld
Arnold Hanson
Leaders Association
Madison
Don Sobotta
Helen Hoff
Galesville
Federal Land Bank Association
Norman Friske
Winona
Trempealeau County Fair Association
County Agriculture Committee
County Board, Farmers Union Cooperative, Rural Mutual Insurance Co
Whitehall Chamber of Commerce
Tobacco Pool Buys Cashton Warehouse in Wisconsin
The Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Pool purchased the Cashton tobacco warehouse from Sam and Laurence Goldberg. The 160 by 40 foot building will serve Cashton Ontario West Salem and Whitehall as a receiving warehouse, easing storage pressure. Capacity 500000 pounds. membership drive for 1961 crop term runs to December 31.
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Viroqua
Wis
Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Pool
Cashton
Sam and
Laurence Goldberg
I. B. Larson
Northern Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Co
Ontario
West Salem
Whitehall
George Nygaard
George Nettum
Pool
Farmers urged to redeem feed grain certificates within 30 days
WAUKON Iowa Farmers holding 1961 feed grain certificates issued to divert corn and sorghum acreage are reminded to redeem within 30 days to receive full face value. If not redeemed or marketed within 30 days, storage and handling charges accrue at 1 25 percent daily from day 31 onward, reducing proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Lowa
Lee Livingston
Allamakee County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Livingston
CCC
Marketing Cards Sent To Vernon County Tobacco Growers
Vernon County farmers receive marketing cards with instructions from A G Sherry of the Vernon County Agricultural Committee. Cards must be returned to the county ASC office after marketing all tobacco or using all memorandums. Non pool farmers must return cards within 30 days after regional market close. Pool members’ cards will be returned by the office. Farmers without cards should check with the ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Tobacco Growers
A. G. Sherry
Vernon County Agricultural, Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Wisconsin Tobacco Pool
Steinhoff Joins Guernsey Breeders Club
Peterborough New Hampshire William G Steinhoff of Tomah Wisconsin has been accepted for junior membership in The American Guernsey Cattle Club By qualifying as a junior member William will receive a membership certificate and have the privilege of registering his Guernsey at the low member rate This junior membership will be in effect until age 21
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Peterborough
N.H
William G. Steinhoff
Tomah
Wisconsin
American Guernsey Cattle Club
AGCC
William
Erosion Control Work Winds Up In Crawford
In Crawford County Wisconsin the final erosion control structure of the year was completed for Kenneth Crogan, a 475 acre farmer near Mt. Sterling. The project features a concrete block drop spillway for an 83 acre drainage. A second spillway was built on the Henry Zajicek farm near Seneca. SCS crews also supervised earthen dams forming ponds for several landowners and completed contour strips, diversions, terraces, and waterways totaling extensive acreage. Art Amundson and the Gays Mills staff note cost sharing via the agricultural conservation program and SCS responsibility in design installation and certification of ACP funded structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deen Skold
Boscobel
Kenneth Crogan
Mt. Sterling
Skold
Art Amundson
SCS
Gays Mills
Wis
Crawford County Soils and Water Conservation District
Henry Zajicek
Seneca
Crawford County Scs
Ralph Novacek
Leonard Enke
Prairie du Chien
Joe Knesting
Bill Peterson
Walter Crusan
Seneca Township
Joe Lucey
Utica
Robert Anderson
Freeman Township
Crawford Swcc
Harry Steinhorst
Sam Hardin
Amundson
ACP
Gundersen To Address FB At Caledonia
Dr Gundersen the La Crosse physician will be the speaker at the 4th annual Houston County Farm Bureau Banquet in St. Marys Auditorium Caledonia at 7 p.m. Jan 29. Russel Roth will be master of ceremonies and an entertainment program from nearby communities is planned. About 500 attended last year with a larger turnout expected.
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Caledonia
Minn
Gunnar Gundersen
la Crosse
Houston County Farm Bureau
St. Mary's Auditorium
Russel Roth
Brownsville
Spring Grove
Houston
Orval Omodt
Wilfred Pohlman
Susan Lovett
Paul Plitzuwell
Herman Forsyth
Henry Haug Iland
Susan Lovet
Harold Jetson
James Sylling
Albert Luehr
Ernest Hawke
Erling Kildahl
Lawrence Graf
Raymond Fruechte
Elmer Bunge
Roy Ask
Four H Livestock Leaders School Set At Madison
Four H livestock leaders from counties statewide will meet in Madison on December 1 12 for a livestock leaders school. They will study livestock production management and marketing with UW animal husbandry staff. Highlights include Arlington Farms visits beef sheep and swine evaluation a packing plant meat handling tour and a make it yourself barbecue.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin Animal Husbandry
University Arlington Farms
Farm Calendar Events Saturday to Wednesday
Farm Calendar lists activities from December 9 to December 13. Included are Westby FFA milk judging contest at 9 a.m. at the REA building, December 9. Minnesota Wisconsin Fruit Growers annual meeting at Holiday Inn two days starting December 11 in La Crosse. La Crosse County 4-H Leaders Christmas party December 11 at 1500 Green Bay Street at 8 p.m.. Vernon County Farmers Union annual meeting December 13 at Utility Hall 8 p.m.. Oakdale Area 5 SCS supervisors workshop December 13 at 9 a.m.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Northern States
Green Bay St
Westby
Vernon County Farmers Union
Oakdale
SCS
Adult Farm Classes Begin at Holmen High School
Holmen Wisconsin hosts adult farm classes starting Monday December 1 at 8 p.m in the vocational agriculture department taught by Albert Becker. The initial sessions cover tractor maintenance and ignition system carburetor adjustments. A January session will cover social security with no enrollment fees and lunch provided after each meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Wis
Vocational Agriculture Department
Holmen High School
Albert Becker
Brace Tells Breeders Purebred Cattle Power and Plans
Charles Brace, Lone Rock national Holstein fieldman, outlined a three point program to promote milk sales at the La Crosse County Holstein Breeders Association banquet. He urged purebred cattle raising, a milk marketing representative system, and cooperation with the American Dairy Association and National Dairy Council to combat dairy imports. He noted Wisconsin Holsteins dominated registrations and highlighted DHIR testing gains and record herd classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRory Tauscher
Norman Rasmussen
Holstein Breeders Association of Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Charles Brace
National Holstein
LeRoy
Tribune
Lone Rock
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
la Crosse County Holstein Breeders Association
Brace
American Dairy Association
National Dairy Council
SCS District Meeting Set At Oakdale
WHITEHALL Wis A 1961 soil and water conservation district supervisors workshop for area five will be held at the REA Co op Oakdale Dec 13. The meeting starts at 9 am Speakers include I O Hembre Ed Hill Wilbur Zwettler Eugene Savage Marvin Beatty A J Klingel Harold Jordahl. Mrs Reich Supervisors panel will discuss meeting conservation needs.
Hoffman Holsteins Sets Notable Dairy Records
Brattleboro Vermont. Duane Hoffman of Black River Falls posts 104 production records with an average 14050 pounds of milk and 540 pounds of fat as reported by the Holstein Friesian Association of America.
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Brattleboro
Duane Hoffman
Black River Falls
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Meeting Note Highlights
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau gathering in Wausau last week saw Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Witte in attendance. Johnson is Jackson County Farm Bureau president and Mrs. Witte is women's chairman. They joined in the candle lighting service and the county earned plaques for high renewal rates and a membership award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Wis
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Wausau
Norman Johnson
Kenneth Witte
Johnson
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Witte
Westby FFA Members Earn Green Hand Award
Nineteen Westby FFA members received the Green Hand award at a chapter meeting. Recipients include Eldon Carson Daniel Clark Donald Frydenlund Ronald Hoff Duane Jothen David Larson Richard Mitchell Roger Melby Sherman Nottestad John Olson Brian Running Bruce Running Roger Skolas Phillip Soper John Stoltz David Stefferud Cedric Veum James Wurster Anthony Olson. The Green Hand is the first step toward the American Farmer award, the highest FFA honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
FFA
Eldon Carson
Daniel Clark
Donald Frydenlund
Ronald Hoff
Duane Jothen
David Larson
Richard Mitchell
Roger Melby
Sherman Nottestad
John Olson
Brian Running
Bruce Running
Roger Skolas
Phillip Soper
John Stoltz
David Stefferud
Cedric Veum
James Wurster
Anthony Olson
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B. F. Goodrich
R.P.M
6Th & State Sts
Vernon FU
Northern Engraving Company
Bargaining Committee of Local 395
Uaw-Cio
Robert Smyth
Phil Carter
Chicago
Charles Gelatt
Sparta
Decomet
South Side Machine, Inc
LaCrosse
Sawyer Auditorium
Trempealeau
Tobacco Pool
Fur
Coats
Steinhoff
Guernsey
Caledonia St
Crawford
Gundersen
REA
Holmen HS
Hilton
Hilton’s Prescription Pharmacy
Avalon Hotel
Waukesha
LeRoy Tauscher
Tauscher
State Holstein Association
Inter-State Fair Board
Norman Rowe
Harold Huth
Carol Wolf
Freddie Stark
Ronald Hoyer
Tom O'Connell
Wendell Wolf
Bangor
Jack Rand
Wilfred Tauscher
Bert Brown
Gary Hesselberg
Gary Jones
Behrens Sisters
Bangor Township
Hoffman Holsteins
Westby Ffa
Tri- State
Tri-State Service
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Nic Re
Oe Sletten Furniture
Danny’s
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