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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1944
Page
5
Wisconsin crop values per acre climbed from 1938-42 levels to 1943. Corn rose from 27.08 to 48.29 dollars per acre while oats grew from 14.29 to 29.64 and tame hay from 12.99 to 20.50. Onionage jumped to 510 per acre. cabbage to 200.21. tobacco, canning crops and potatoes also showed sizable gains.
The 1945 junior state fair plan classifications will be set at a two day meeting in Madison led by Russell E. Frost of the state agriculture department. The Wisconsin State Fair runs in Milwaukee August 18 to 26. An open hearing in room 213 N W at the state capitol will review winners in the junior live stock classes and eligibility rules. natives of cattle breed associations are invited to attend along with others.
The re organized Dairy Herd Improvement association now has 67 members. Tiargld Markham of Sparta was chosen to the board of directors and will meet Thursday to elect officers. Anton Sousek will run a central testing laboratory at the State School grounds with his wife as assistant. He will collect samples from member farms and bring them to Sparta for testing, visiting farms as needed and alternating sampling duties with farmers.
Caledonia Minnesota special report shows Dr. B. S. Pomeroy of the University urging pullorum testing for turkey flocks. He notes west coast success, explains that turkey eggs sold via associations are now front flocks that are pullorum passed or pullorum clean, and warns most Minnesota eggs are imported.
American aviator Eugene Ely achieved the first airplane takeoff from a ship deck in 1910 and later completed the first landing on a ship deck, marking a pivotal milestone in naval aviation.
Poultry expert from the state Department of Agriculture reports a continuing turkey shortage into the Christmas season with only a few birds likely to become available. A government order requires nearly full set aside for army use in several states, while midwest supplies are expected to be plentiful. The long term outlook hinges on a government support program to be announced December 12 in Chicago.
Vernon county agent Orin G. Johnson offers a calf feeding schedule for the year ahead noting most calves will be born as milk supplies shift to plants. He outlines steps including clean pens, early colostrum, mother's milk first days, clean feeding, fresh water, and starter mixtures to raise thrifty calves with limited whole milk.
Wisconsin farmers may face reduced fertilizer supplies in 1945 as munitions production cuts nitrate and phosphates. Emil Truog urges early orders for nitrogen and superphosphate while potash supplies are expected to rise. He notes soils need potash for clover and alfalfa and advises increased use where possible.
Farmers in Houston county may sell surplus timber through a non profit cooperative committee led by Joseph M. Lorenz Hokah. Logs priced 50 to 75 dollars per 1000 board feet No 1 logs. Freight about 17 dollars per 1000 feet if loaded at Hokah. North Western railroad La Crosse freight free to deliver logs. West Salem Farm Bureau will load railroad cars and issue checks to each farmer. Group marketing enables small sell quantities from one log to several hundred logs.
Survey shows Wisconsin farm changes with eight percent fewer farms but three to four percent more farmland. Average Wisconsin farm size rises to about 130 acres from 116 in 1935 while total farm population drops 17 percent, a trend steepened during wartime.
Wisconsin cheese quality has improved over four years since state grading began. Milton H. Button says state brand A cheese rose from 1.7 percent of output in 1940 to 22 percent in early 1944, while state brand Swiss rose from 21.3 percent to 33.3 percent. Together the two top grades now total 55 percent of production.
Vernon county farmers are urged to identify and dispose of low producers with agent G Johnson noting farmers lack excuses for keeping them. Testing boosts butterfat by about 100 pounds per cow and frees barn space for future heifers, aiding easier sale of surplus cattle.
Brig. Gen. Clinton D. Vincent’s eastern wing of the 14th U.S. air force hit a mystery base in China on Pearl Harbor’s anniversary. P-51 fighters sank an Akikaze class destroyer and a 500-foot transport near Hong Kong, damaged freighters, and destroyed aircraft at Kaitak. Nanking raids destroyed at least 25 enemy planes and hit two large railway ferries across the Yangtze, costing one U.S. plane at Namng.
Industry notes describe ongoing university research into the diet health link and Swift & Company grants funding such studies. It asserts pork is highly digestible rich in Vitamin B and argues nutrition discoveries boost meat and livestock sales.
Corp. Richard H. Jacobs failed to recall his financier’s street address when seeking a Christmas furlough to wed her. He located the address but omitted the city. Buckley field friends are compiling a book about him. Odds are 10 to 1 he’ll forget the ring.
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