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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1946
Page
9
La Crosse County 4-H leaders and guests attended a Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Linker for the annual Christmas party. Hosts H. Woehrmann and Arnold Weber spoke on 4-H cooperation. plans include a March publicity drive, Soil Conservation Day in June, and a county picnic in July.
A group of insecticide manufacturers equipment makers and airplane dusting firms will meet at the University of Wisconsin February 6 and 7 to study control measures for 1947. The conference will establish standard directions for using insecticides and equipment and will summarize UW findings along with laboratory and field trial results from other sites.
Budapest faces a postwar housing plan to restore 18.686 dwellings, repair 140 seriously damaged units, render habitable, and add 1,494 new homes to replace those destroyed during the war.
The council of Meavere fordwest in England abolished the post of redent officer, and rats now infest the council chamber fueling concern among officials and residents.
The agriculture department forecast a 1947 spring pig crop of about 53,000,000 head, up 1 percent from 1946. The report notes that spring crops fuel pork supplies for fall and winter, but fall crops lag behind the 58,000,000 head government aim.
La Crosse county soil conservation leaders met at the county courthouse to review a year of program work. Forty eight new farm plans were adopted including contour strips drainage ditches windbreaks and tree planting. Plans for 1947 include winter instructional meetings tours and a soil conservation field day with renewed tree planting support.
Four thousand native workers at a South African gold mine went on strike for higher pay but soon returned to work after loafing at the mine head, finding underground work cooler than the sunlit surface.
Wisconsin Conservation department nurseries report lower tree supplies this year. Farmers planning forest replanting or windbreaks should order soon through County Agent A. D. Begley. Available stock includes one and two year old Black Locust Jack Pine Norway Pine White Ash White Pine and four year old transplants with prices from 3.50 to 8.00 per thousand. AAA offers 75 dollars per 100 trees for windbreak planting. Order now for spring delivery.
Orange hawkweed is a European plant now common in the Northeast and northern Wisconsin. It thrives on low fertility soils and spreads by seed and runners. Nitrogen fertilizer reduces the weed while boosting hay yield and quality. The dairy rack plan for feeding hay can be adapted from the steer rack design by the animal husbandry department.
The Corn Pack A Wisconsin Canners association reports Minnesota produced 6.2 million cases of sweet corn last summer, surpassing Wisconsin’s 5.5 million. National pack totals reach 3342 million cases for 1946, while Wisconsin previously led the nation with 5.9 million cases, about 0.3 million more this year.
The fragment notes Kingston serving as the original capital of New York State. It references the town’s historic role in early state governance and its place in the era of colonial and revolutionary administration.
County agent Emil J. Schiesser warns that lack of common salt in farm animal diets causes serious health issues and poor weight gain. He urges free choice salt stations around the farm, noting that salt stimulates appetite aids digestion and reduces feed costs for cattle horses sheep and other livestock.
Caledonia Minnesota special report notes artificial insemination begins January 1 with Francis Moon as inseminator. Vernon Breeders' cooperative Houston county unit, 150 members, 2000 cows, six delegates to annual meeting. Oren Johnson showcased breeding bulls and their proven status under USDA verifications.
Veterans receive on the farm training near Sparta with Floyd Nichols as instructor. The program covers soils crop rotations farm and herd management and soil conservation. Over 20 area veterans participate taking at least 120 hours of classroom study annually plus on farm work.
A censored dispatch reports that Americans are not allowed to attend certain Japanese amusement places due to danger. The notice highlights travel restrictions and safety concerns impacting visitor access.
Westby Wisconsin special report notes annual meeting of the Westby Creamery Association where 173569.07 was distributed to patrons. payout based on 21 percent butterfat plus 3 percent capital stock dividend. 1946 gross business 913088.83 with 299785 pounds butter, cottage cheese 2285481 pounds, powdered milk 736932 pounds. Directors re-elected include E J Saugstad and M T Running.
The Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement cooperative held a December 17 meeting in West Salem with about 70 dairy farmers. President Guy Jewett and field man Elmer Seeger, a World War II veteran, outlined plans for the first annual meeting on January 7 in the West Salem village hall. The group replaces the former Guernsey and Holstein associations in La Crosse county and is open to all dairy farmers regardless of breed. Interested members are invited to attend.
Wisconsin moves from wartime dairy plant leases to peacetime status as 108 of 808 plants have had cancellations approved in two months since October. Milton H. Button, head of the agriculture department, says most plants are licensed back to original operators. Corporate leaders initiated the cancellations and other firms are following.
Wisconsin foresters advise farmers to plant white pine jack pine and white ash as top three woodlot and wind break species next spring. Norway pine remains favored but scarce due to seed shortfalls. mixtures of white and jack pines suit light sandy soils while awaiting transplant supplies to rebound after wartime shortages.
Wisconsin conservation department nurseries have smaller tree inventories than in recent years. Farmers should place orders soon for reforestation or windbreaks. order forms are at County Agent Begley's office. Next spring offers one-year-old black locust and two-year-old Jack pine Norway pine white ash white pine and four-year-old Norway pine Norway spruce white pine and white spruce transplant stock.
La Crosse County Agricultural Conservation association held its annual elections in 11 townships this month. The article lists township chairs and alternates, plus the county committee leaders and the chief clerk Louise M. Garbers elected secretary treasurer. The committee will meet on the second and fourth Thursdays each month.
A final summary shows Wisconsin had a good crop year but not as strong as 1945. Dry weather reduced output despite adequate labor and machinery, with 10,324,000 acres harvested about 2.7 percent below 1945 acreage. Corn near 112 million bushels, oats about 125 million, and tame hay over six million tons, all below 1945 levels in various degrees.
Treasury records show George Washington ended his first term overdrawn by 1042 dollars and 69 cents and left office after his second term without receiving 3908 dollars due to him.
The Agriculture Department final crop report lists wheat at 1.155 billion bushels and corn at 3.288 billion, with detailed year over year and ten year comparisons across oats barley soybeans potatoes and other crops. The data covers winter and spring wheat, durum, and regional yields, reflecting a strong harvest year overall.
University of Wisconsin livestock man Gus Bohstedt says a favorable corn hog price ratio will lead to more fall pigs reaching 300 pounds and more steers being fed to heavier weights across Wisconsin. The 1946 corn crop was plentiful and high quality making feed cheap per dollar.
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