Remodeling for a true home not just a building
A Wisconsin extension bulletin guides remodeling to create a livable, healthy home. It emphasizes planning from inside out, keeping budget limits, and considering layout, purpose, and views. It covers distances from barn and road, entrance placement, and potential room changes to improve sunlight and flow. It cites cooperation with UW extension and the U S department of agriculture.
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Extension Service
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mickeys Cue and Cushion Parlor Opens in Caldonia
Mickeys Cue and Cushion parlor opens in Caldonia Minnesota in the former Peter Mechtel tavern building. Deree the Cul er United States currency reached the low ebb of cents em the Gollar.
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Caleondia
Minn
Mickey’s
Peter Mechtel
United States
Outstanding 4 H leaders win state honors in 1947
Russell Robinson of Manston and Marilyn Erickson of Westby receive 17 jewel gold wrist watches for 4 H club leadership and excellence. Robinson, 20, is a four year 4 H leader and multiple county champion demonstrator with extensive school and church activity. Erickson, 18, has nine years in 4 H and four years as junior leader, with many county fair first places in clothing and food demos and a $5121.07 value estimate for her 4 H projects.
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Russell Robinson
Manston
Marilyn Erickson
Westby
Robinson
Alfalfa Silage Boosts Milk Production Finds USDA
USDA dairy specialists report alfalfa silage yields more dry matter protein and carotene per acre than barn cured or field cured hay. Three cuttings stored as wilted silage yielded similar feed intake and milk, but cows gained more weight on silage and milk had higher vitamin A.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sparta Church Plans Potluck Supper
Sparta Wisconsin special report outlines Trinity Lutheran church Christmas events starting with a family night potluck supper on Wednesday December 17 at 7 30 p m The event will feature a humorous program The Sunday school annual Christmas program is set for Sunday December 21 with the theme The Name of Jesus A candlelight candlelight choral service with Amos Mitchell reading the Christmas story follows on Christmas Eve at 11 p m The Christmas festival service will be held on Christmas Day at 10 a m with Rev Solberg delivering the sermon.
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Sparta
Wis
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jesus
Amos Mitchell
C. W. Solberg
Solberg
Skating Rink Flooding Underway in Caledonia
Archie Longueville has been hired to supervise Caledonia municipal skating rink. He has begun the first flooding as cold weather continues. Ice should be ready for skaters in a few days.
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Caledonia
Minn
Archie Longueville
Arcadia Group Inspects Co Op Facilities in Westby Visit
Thirty four Arcadia area herd owners toured the Tri-State Breeders Co-op at Westby on December 8 to learn site operations. A-G Creamery manager Arthur Schultz coordinated the trip with Arcadia resident William L. Smith and A-G fieldman Harry Jacobson. Gene Florence explained the cooperative, with Oren Johnson and Alban Sordahl detailing staff roles. The group praised the sites pedigree, provings, barn and lab condition. Arcadia’s Trempealeau and Buffalo counties area now requires a full time technician, joining new posts in Spring Grove Minnesota and Boscobel Wisconsin as sign ups continue.
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Arcadia
Wis
Tri-State Breeders Co-op
Westby
A-G Creamery
Arthur Schultz
William L. Smith
Tri-State
Harry Jacobson
Gene Florence
Oren Johnson
Alban Sordahl
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Spring Grove
Minn
Boscobel
Homemakers Club Plans Final Meeting of Year
The La Crosse County Homemakers group schedules its last meeting of the year on Thursday December 18 with a Christmas party after a business session. The event at the La Crosse Vocational and Adult schools model home apartment includes a covered dish luncheon and gift exchange during the social hour. Mrs Harry Garbers of Bangor is president and Mrs E Westervelt of La Crosse is secretary.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Harry Garbers
Bangor
E. Westervelt
Tribune
Robert Price
Onalaska
Carl Price
University of Wisconsin
Price
John Ofstedahl
Robert Brudos
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Midway- Brice Prairie
Gift exchange planned for Ladies Aid meeting
Holmen Wisconsin special report says the Half way Ladies Aid will meet in church parlors on Wednesday December 18 with a short program and gift exchange. A vice president and treasurer will be elected to replace two officers who have served two years. Nominating committee members are Mrs Julian Olson and Mrs Merritt Holseth. Hostesses are Mrs Holseth Mrs Oscar Berg and Mrs Erling Oines.
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Holseth
Oscar Berg
Erling Oines
Fall Freshened Cows Milk More Across Year
Dairymen at a South Dakota college say fall freshened cows yield more milk annually than spring freshened cows. Records from 300 New York farms show fall freshened cows average 75000 pounds per year versus 62000 pounds for spring freshened cows, with peak production aligning with favorable prices.
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South Dakota College of Agriculture
New York
Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Set February 4 Meeting
The Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Association plans its annual meeting in Madison on February 4. Principal speaker at the evening banquet is Mrs. Herbert V. Kohler who will address the Wisconsin Centennial. Awards will honor top 4-H and FFA members for Guernsey work and tours of University of Wisconsin research projects will follow.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders’ Association
George Britis
Herbert V. Kohler
Wisconsin Women
Wisconsin
FFA
University of Wisconsin
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Hall
Robert Stewart
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Visits In Montana Trempealeau
William Nicholls spends several weeks vacation with his daughter and son in law at Great Falls Montana. Great Salt Lake Utah contains 5 000 000 000 tons of salt.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Rural Art Exhibit Plans At City Show
Plan Rural Art Exhibit In City Workshops in La Crosse to run Feb 7 to Feb 20 at the State Teachers College training school building. Workshops feature silk screening block printing water coloring carving stencil mounting and hanging demos by university and local instructors. Amateurs only may exhibit one or two works in junior and adult divisions with entry blanks available after holidays. Committees include Miss Rena Angel Miss Adele Wallin G O Stoffer Miss Louise Drumm L A Davis and others from the State Teachers College and county offices.
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State Teachers College
Rural Sociology Department
University of Wisconsin
Trempealeau
Jackson
Monroe
la Crosse
Madison
James Schwallbach
Louise Drumm
George Oedsma
Adele Wallin
FFA
FHA
Rena Angel
L. Steinhoff
Training School
Hans C. Ruetter
Usical
Late Teachers College
Central High School
G. O. Stoffer
Washburn
L. A. Davis
Edith Brevig
Hazel Leicht
Galesville
Mabel L. Berg
Alice Drake
Tribune
State Teachers College Training School
Patricia Simon
Mary Springer
Herbert Krause
Sand Lake Coulee
Gretchen Axelrad
Onalaska
Calves May Need Vitamin A Supplements in Winter Feed
Dairy specialists from the United States department of agriculture warn winter milk rations can leave calves with low vitamin A reserves during the first 90 days. Cod liver oil is suggested as a supplement. Spring pasture increases vitamin A storage compared with winter-raised calves. Sweden has shipped over 6 200 tons of matches abroad in the last six months.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sweden
Viroqua Kiwanis to honor Vernon 4-H youths
Viroqua Wisconsin Kiwanis Club will honor outstanding Vernon county 4-H clubs and members at a regular meeting next Tuesday at 6 15 p m The silver loving cup for the best 4 H club record will be presented for the third time and becomes permanent. George Groves will present the Groves traveling cup for the top calf club at the Vernon county fair to the Coon Prairie club of Westby Oren Johnson chairs the program committee.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Kiwanis Club of
George Groves
Viroqua Merchant
Groves
Vernon County Fair
Coon Prairie Club
Westby
Oren Johnson
Wisconsin extension agent receives honorary plaque
Robert Schuster assistant Brown County agricultural extension agent earned an honorary recognition plaque for outstanding extension service at the annual Epsilon Sigma Phi meeting at the College of Agriculture. J B Hayes, poultry specialist and fraternity head, presented the award and praised his poultry project in Brown County.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Robert Schuster
Brown County
Schuster
Epsilon Sigma Phi
College of Agriculture
J. B. Hayes
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agricultural Lime Output Hits Two Million Tons in 1946
Wisconsin producers churned more than two million tons of agricultural lime in 1946 per a W B Griem tabulation from the department of agriculture feed and fertilizer laboratory. The total includes 434 273 tons of grade A lime 1 567 317 tons of standard lime and 1 791 tons of sub standard lime. Excluded are non registered materials such as road screenings mine tailings beet sugar and other waste. This marks the first compilation under the 1945 law setting lime standards.
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Wisconsin
W. B. Griem
Department of Agriculture Feed and Fertilizer Laboratory
Griem
Soil contouring cuts costs and boosts yields, engineers report
Soil conservation engineers report four years of records showing contour plowing increases grain yields up to 17 percent and reduces costs by about 36 cents per acre. In Iroquois County Illinois contouring cut fuel bills and repair layoffs, while in western Kansas contouring let farmers plow nine hours instead of ten and slashed fuel costs by one fifth.
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Bet U. S. Soil Conservation Engineers
Iroquois County
Illinois
Kansas Wheatland
Watch Alfalfa Seed Warns Against Mixed Seed
Henry Lunz of the state agriculture lab cautions buyers to avoid southwestern or South American alfalfa seed. He notes these seeds lack Wisconsin hardiness and may be misrepresented as northern seed. Insist on USDA verification tags and buy from a local reliable dealer. Corn sugar is glucose and used on postage stamp backs.
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Henry Lunz
State Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Wisconsin
Lunz
USDA
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