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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1955
Page
12
The second annual Tobacco Exposition will be held Saturday December 31 in the Viroqua Armory. Seven counties served by tobacco agent George Nettum will compete with Vernon County growers. Entries must show harvest details. identification is by number at judging. Entry deadline is December 27.
Orvin Mithurn of Soldiers Grove bought Skrede's Performer from Kenneth Skrede Readstown Wis. The bull is out of Skrede's Betty Lou and sired by Cinderella's Captain. Neely McKittrick and Arlan J McKittrick bought Coulee Country Jethro from Leo Johnson Viola. The bull is out of Coulee Country Phil's Larkspur and sired by Greenfield Salome's Prediction.
WAUKON Iowa Special Allamakee DHIA No 2 during November carried 26 herds on rest totaling 444 cows in milk and 172 dry. Average monthly production was 590 pounds of milk and 7 pounds of fat. Eighteen cows were removed and 36 heifers freshening. Top producer was Whittie a Registered Holstein with 19440 pounds of milk and 689 pounds of fat at 305 days owned by John Goeke and Son. Edison Leathers grade Holstein Snoball produced 14050 pounds of milk and 487 pounds of fat in 289 days per supervisor Gordon Siven sid.
The La Crosse County annual meeting of Tri-State Breeders Co-op will be held Friday Dec 16 at the American Legion Building in West Salem starting at 10 a.m. Major items include financial and operating reports and election of officers and delegates. Site representatives for each breed will be elected. A free lunch will be served at noon.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club forms a National Guernsey Futurity for three year old cows. R H McMurtrie of Huntingburg Ind is president and nominations are due March 1 1956 for the 1957 event with a purse estimated over 3000. Final judging will occur at a fall show at a central fair.
The Crawford County Farm Bureau annual meeting at Mt. Sterling School elected township directors including Bridgeport Richard Mara Prairie du Chien, Clayton Christian Davis Soldiers Grove, Eastman Paul Scheckel Waureka, Freeman Ralph Torgerson Ferryville, Haney Kenneth Schwert Gays Mills, Marietta Jay Patten Boscobel, Prairie du Chien La Verne Sutton, Scott Charles Bannen Gays Mills, Seneca Milford Mikkelson Lynxville, Utica Emerth Aspenson Ferryville Waureka. Delegates to Green Bay were Clarence Ahrens Prairie du Chien Christen Davig Soldiers Grove Emerth Aspenson Ferryville Norman F yseth Ferryville Irvin Oswald Prairie du Chien Carl Doeringsfeld Fennimore. A dairy lunch followed, with county policy resolutions promoting farmer independence, education, marketing and collaboration with agencies, school milk programs, and opposition to REA changes and higher federal gas taxes.
Whitehall Wisconsin Special Trempealeau County Agent Ray Shanklin reports back from the 9th annual National Association of County Club Agents conference in Chicago November 27 to December 1. He co chaired the session and presented Alice in Dairyland Barbara Brown Independence to the national group. Shanklin also served on the constitution committee as Wisconsin doubles its association membership. R J Rensink Manitowoc was elected to the national board and named first vice president.
Allamakee DHIA No. 1 in WAUKON reports 431 cows milking and 154 dry for November. Average production 746 pounds milk and 29.2 pounds fat. Top cow is a four year old Brown Swiss from Gerald Stevn herd with 6710 pounds milk and 749 pounds fat in 320 days.
The West Salem Hatchery entertained 45 flock owners and egg suppliers along with their wives at a Christmas dinner party held at the Maple Grove Club House on Wednesday evening. Speakers included Harry Benter of Galesville, secretary of the Wisconsin Chick Association, and two representatives of Hales and Hunter Company of Chicago.
Houston County Farm Bureau women brought cookies and apples to the Spring Grove Rest Home after their Dec. 6 meeting at Mrs. Alfred Albee’s home. They adjourned to serve treats and sing carols with guests, with lunch hosted by Mrs. Joe Klegs eth. Mrs. Henry Schmall reported on the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation meeting.
M. R. Gilbertson, a former Black River Falls resident, named Midwest branch manager of James Manufacturing Co. in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin. He succeeds I. M. Abernethy who served over 30 years and plans to develop a Jamesway sales training program. Gilbertson has 27 years with Jamesway and previously supervised dairy equipment sales in six Midwest states. He was born near Black River Falls, graduated from Wisconsin State College Eau Claire, taught two years at Wausaukee High School, and now lives in Fort Atkinson with his wife and daughter Anne.
Whitehall Wisconsin special report says Eric P. Jensen district forester warns farmers to order spring trees from the state conservation department soon. The department is short of 3 and 4 year old Norway pine. blanks available from Jensen's office the extension office at the courthouse or Trempealeau County ASC office in Whitehall.
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wayne Hanson Houston County agent was chosen vice president of the Minnesota County Agents Assn at a conference this week Harlie Larson Houston County soils agent won a special award for best radio interview men and in the annual agricultural extension service information contest
De Soto youth wins the state corn contest by producing 193 bushels per field. The report notes the event and highlights the winner’s achievement as part of county agricultural contests.
MADISON Jan 30 Feb 3 1956 Farm and Home Week on the University of Wisconsin campus themed Using Our Resources Wisely. The event draws farm families from across Wisconsin with three morning general sessions by national agricultural experts and countrywide speakers. Five afternoon sessions feature agricultural and home economics specialists offering farming and country living tips.
Miss Edith Brevig of La Crosse County returned from a three day 13 county home agents conference in Eau Claire December 6 8. Project leaders included Miss Elizabeth Davies Mrs Alice Iverson Miss Helen Pearson and Miss Maxine Hart. Other attendees from the area were Mrs Sylvia Shiras Trempealeau Miss Lois Dickman Monroe Miss Rosemary Thornton Jackson and Miss Lillian Loken Vernon counties. Brevig also attended a Madison conference that same week.
Soil conservation agents in several counties urge farmers to use the Wisconsin Conservation Department offer of young trees for erosion control windbreaks shelterbelts and woodlots. Varieties include Norway pine white pine white spruce Norway spruce white cedar and black locust. Costs vary by planting method and age with several cost sharing rates and_ORDER blanks available from district foresters or county agents.
Orville Wermayer earned a gold plated ear of corn trophy from Pioneer Hybrid Corn Co for 15 years of service as a salesman in the Spring Grove area.
Ronnie Hammond of De Soto High School claimed state corn growing champion in Wisconsin agri cultural students contest backed by Pioneer Hybrid. He yielded 193.6 bushels per acre at 15 percent moisture, under De Soto teacher Howard Chinsinock, earning a 2 jewel watch. Other top finishers include Roman Lilla Trempealeau 170.25 bushels, Mark Pronschinske Arcadia 157.06, Carl Brueggeman Sparta 168, Leslie Ziegler Sparta 147.9, and Eldon Tainter Gays Mills 177.7.
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