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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1969
Page
15
University Extension economists Gus Peterson and R N Weigle urge early December tax planning to optimize after tax income and net worth. They outline cash method steps, potential shifts of expenses and income between years, and depreciation strategies while warning not to let tax aims override sound farm management.
Washington cheese lobbyist Nicholas P. Spallas of Tolibia Cheese Inc. toured Wisconsin plants and urged cheesemakers to vote against a per pound assessment for marketing Wisconsin cheese. He warned of higher costs, a potential state bureaucracy, and reduced competitiveness, planning further outreach and regional meetings.
Monroe County farmers are invited to four income tax management meetings led by county farm management agent David Olson. Sessions run 8:30 p.m. Dec 15 at Tomah High School, 1:15 p.m. Dec 17 Cashton High School, 1:15 p.m. Dec 18 Wilton village hall, and 8:30 p.m. Dec 18 Sparta Court House Annex. Open to the public. bring 1969 farm records.
Wisconsin wholesale and retail buyers and food merchandisers met with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture representatives in Madison to discuss quality and wholesomeness of Wisconsin foods. The forum at Park Motor Inn aimed to bridge the communications gap in food marketing and promote state products.
SPARTA Wis Price support loan and purchase rates for 1969 crop corn in Monroe County are the same as last year announced by J W Blaskey chairman of the Monroe County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Blaskey said corn price support rates announced recently by the U S Department of Agriculture are based on a national average loan level at 1 05 per bushel The rate for Monroe County has been set at 1 09 per bushel County rates vary throughout the nation because of historic differences in prices between locations Changing trends in production and use transportation costs and other factors cause variations in local prices Blaskey explained and a review of these factors and of local operations of the price support program is made each year before county loan rates are established He said no changes are made in county loan rates in major producing areas from those in effect for 1968 He encourages eligible producers to make application for a price support loan on 1969 crop corn at the county ASC office in Sparta.
Richard L. La Croix, UW Madison graduate and Manitowoc County native, will become superintendent of the University of Wisconsin Spooner Experimental Farm on Jan 1, succeeding Arthur M. Strommen who retires Dec 31 after 43 years. La Croix, 24, has worked at Ashland and holds dairy science and soil science degrees. He has published research on potassium in alfalfa cold tolerance and chloride testing in plant tissues, and is a member of ASA and former Ashland Jaycees secretary. He and wife Mary Alice have two sons Christopher and Damian.
U S Department of Agriculture will cancel most DDT registrations by December 20, 1970, including shade tree and residential uses. Extension entomologist Phillip Harein notes exceptions only for disease control when no alternative exists, with broader action by year end and possible further restrictions on other persistent pesticides starting March 1, 1970.
The November standard test of the La Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative shows Donald Trocinski Holstein herd of Holmen leading with 61 cows averaging 1205 pounds milk and 48 fat. Other top herds include Bernard Pralle Onalaska 78 Guernseys 953 milk 47 fat, Alvin Cole Onalaska 39 Holsteins 1105 milk 46 fat, Ray Hoyer and Son West Salem 48 Holsteins 1167 milk 44 fat, and Lakeview Hospital West Salem 64 Holsteins 1059 milk 43 fat. The top cow was Freda, a Holstein owned by Lakeview Hospital, with 2589 milk and 142 fat. Other high cows include No 22 Kno Bloch Holstein 2544 milk 117 fat, three Trocinski-Snow Holsteins 1587 milk 111 fat, Billie 2379 milk 107 fat, Franny 2424 milk 107 fat, and Rose owned by Wayne Hood and Douglas Pierce Bangor 1875 milk 107 fat.
Merrillan Wisconsin Mr and Mrs S W Burlingame and their daughter Linda have moved into new living quarters behind the Merrillan Landromat The Burlingames own and operate both the Landromat and the Merrillan Hardware cluster.
Westby High School student John Klum topped the 1969 Pioneer Hi Yield Growing contest with 280 bushels per acre. He details seedbed prep plowing top-dressing and precise planting rates amid favorable weather and a brief May dry spell as factors in the leading yield.
Madison area readers are reminded by University Extension forestry specialist Gordon Cunningham to secure landowner permission before cutting trees on private property. Fresh-cut trees should be kept outdoors and watered regularly, with aromas strongest in balsam fir and white spruce among firs and spruces. The article mixes tree care tips with a separate contest report noting yields in a Future Farmer section with multiple students and schools named, sponsored by Pioneer Hybrid Corn Co.
Washington AP report notes lamb imports from New Zealand and Australia are about 22 times higher than last year as U.S. per capita consumption falls. Dept says high U.S. prices, booming foreign production, and lower domestic output drive the rise. no import restrictions expected soon. Lamb prices to farmers jumped to 27.30 per hundredweight in November from 24.70 last year.
The nation's farm labor force fell to 4,257,000 in the last week of November, a three percent drop from a year earlier and 17 percent below October. The figure breakdown shows 3,296,000 working operators and unpaid family members and 961,000 hired workers.
Ancient herbalists valued sage for memory and long life. Doctors at Salerno, the famed medieval medical school, asked how a man could die while growing sage in his garden.
Wisconsin farmers receive higher milk prices with November projected at 5.18 per hundred pounds, topping October by five cents and surpassing the prior November peak. October’s price sits at 5.13, up from September and October 1968. Butter and American cheese production rose in October while butter reached its lowest October level since mid-1950. American cheese output climbed five percent year over year.
Taylor Wis annual achievement night for Taylor Topnotchers 4-H Club honored Judy Boettcher with a participation medal. Ronald Curran earned a state dairy judging certificate. Julie Lunde Debra Sather won first in county junior record books while Desiree Gearing entered the senior division. Pins recognized members across age groups. leadership awards went to Mrs. Douglas Curran for 16 years and other members received one to three year pins.
Vernon County U.S. data show 1967 butterfat output per cow ranking third in the state while total cows in milk place 12th and milk per cow 45th at about 9 000 pounds per cow. County agricultural agent Willard Werth reported at a Viroqua Kiwanis meeting noting Jersey and Guernsey cows boosted butterfat shares.
In Congress, observers note that the likelihood of a bill becoming law remains around one in ten. Analysts cite partisan divisions and procedural hurdles as primary factors shaping the outcome.
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