New Market Head Named At Tri-State
Wayne Wendorf named director of marketing for the Tri-State Breeders Cooperative by general manager Oren G Johnson. Wendorf joins from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture where he promoted farm products since 1955 and will lead advertising, promotion and new market development for Tri-State Breeders. He grew up on a Jefferson area dairy farm and is a six sons father planning a move to Westby when housing is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Wayne Wendorf
Markets
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Oren G Johnson
Wendorf
State Department
Tri-State
Lone Rock
Iowa
Cambridge
U.S Army
Counterintelligence Corps
Wayne
Tomah Co-Op Reports Boost in Business and Patronage
Tomah Wisconsin annual meeting of the Tomah Cooperative Oil Assn reports fiscal year sales of 310 441 up 20 000 from 1959 and total savings of 24 035 up 10 000 Merle Clay manager cites 16 percent patronage refunds and an 8 000 stock retirement Ownership totals reach 101 578 with 1 400 members Bert Lund Farmers Union Central Exchange stresses quality products Donald Lobe and Donald Udulutch win board reelection joined by Charles Fiedler Roy Robinson and Donald Burnett
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah Cooperative Oil Assn
Merle Clay
Farmers Union Central Exchange
Bert Lund
St. Paul
Donald Lobe
Donald Udulutch
Wilton
Charles Fiedler
Roy Robinson
Donald Burnett
Institutes On Soils To Be Conducted In Houston County
Dr. Curtis J. Overdahl of the University Farm St. Paul will speak at the Annual Soils Institutes. January 4 is Soils Institute Day in Houston County with a 1 30 p.m. Caledonia Auditorium session and an 8 p.m. Houston Community Kitchen meeting. Statewide trial plots support soil study aiding crop management. Overdahl’s program aims to improve farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Curtis J. Overdahl
University Farm
St. Paul
Houston
Caledonia Auditorium
Houston Community Kitchen
Harlie Larson
Overdah
North Ridge Peppy 4-H Club Christmas Party
The North Ridge Peppy 4-H Club will hold its Christmas party on Tuesday December 27 at 8 pm at Lawrence Ready’s home. A gift exchange will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridge Peppy Workers 4-H Club
Lawrence Ready
New Wheel-Track Interseeding Plan For Corn Launched
Juneau and La Crosse counties join with Wisconsin ASC officials to test a wheel-track corn planting and interseeding method on sloped land. The program offers 50 percent cost sharing for seedbed prep legume and grass seed and seeding with a limited number of specialized machines, on an experimental basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau and
la Crosse County
la Crosse
ASC
W. F. Zwettler
ACP
Wisconsin Agricultural Stabilization and ‘Conservation Committee
Presid
Juneau
Orville E. Hays
G. William Warner
Allis Chalmers Co
Warner
Hays
la Crosse Station
Pruning Guide for Shrubs in Winter by County Agent
Prairie du Chien Wis Virgil A Butteris Crawford County agent recommends winter pruning for lilacs spirea highbush cranberry honeysuckle and bridal wreath. Dormant cuts remove old wood and encourage new growth while preserving tops. prune lilacs gradually and roses later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Virgil A. Butteris
Crawford County
Butteris
Black Hammer Swift Scooters 4-H elects year leaders
The Black Hammer Swift Scooters 4-H Club elected Donald Westers as president Betty Gaustad as secretary Donna Newgaard as vice president Gary Brevig as treasurer Sharon Onstad as reporter Phyllis Newgaard as song leader Ruth Sherry as historian. Adult leaders are Mr. and Mrs. Oberlin Newgaard and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Holm. The Mormon Coulee 4-H Club held its annual Christmas party at the Washington School with a movie led by Mrs. Lee Broadhead. The film Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue was shown as part of the evening along with lunch games and a Christmas basket drive for a needy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hammer Swift Scooters
Donald Westers
Betty Gaustad
Donna Newgaard
Gary Brevig
Sharon Onstad
Phyllis Newgaard
Ruth Sherry
Oberlin Newgaard
Lawrence Holm
Mormon Coulee 4-H Club
Washington School
Lee Broadhead
Abe Lincoln
Ninth Avenue
New Wisconsin Phenological Society Forming at UW
A unique new organization the Wisconsin Phenological Society will meet during Farm and Home Week at the University of Wisconsin in January to elect officers and plan programs. The group aims to document natural events tied to climate across Wisconsin counties and invites observers to report and analyze data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
North America
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Phenological Society
Reid Bryson
University
Wisconsin Lakes
Bryson
Big Chick Hatch Threatens Egg Prices
The secretary warns that seven months of large hatch rate increases, though mostly occurring in a seasonally low period, will push chick numbers up in coming months. If springtime rises exceed about 10 percent, egg producers may face adverse effects despite recent favorable egg prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Area SCS Reports 1960 Top Building Year for Flood Control
The U S Soil Conservation Service in the Coulee Region cites 1960 as a top year for flood control and gully stabilization structures. CCC-era builds were funded by the federal government. later, farmer costs rose. ACSC programs now aid finance, with surveys and plans guided by Raymond J. Quinn in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area Scs
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Coulee
Raymond J. Quinn
la Crosse
CCC
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees
Emergency Planning Committee Formed in La Crosse County
Agricultural agency heads named to the USDA Emergency Planning Committee for La Crosse County. Members include Roland Bergman ASC chairman Alfred Francour county agent Lyle Nolstad Soil Conservation Service secretary Dick Sartz Forestry Service and Frank Wachiin Farmers Home Administration. The panel builds built in readiness for war or emergencies and operates under USDA state committees with no new staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
la Crosse County
EPC
Roland Bergman
ASC
Alfred Francour
Lyle C. Nolstad
Soil Conservation Service
Dick Sartz
Forestry Service
Frank Wachiin
The
Farmers Home Administration
United States
Usda State
State OK for Two Crawford Watersheds Work Plans
The Black hawk Kickapoo and Halls Branch watersheds in Crawford and Vernon counties won state approval on December 9 to prepare work plans. Leaders Anne Oppriecht and Wendell Showen touted the step as advancing flood prevention, with about 68 000 acres affected, two thirds in Crawford County. The Crawford County board backs the flood program as locals push self help efforts, with the Blackhawk Kickapoo annual meeting set for January to review progress and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gays Mills
Wis
Blackhawk-Kickapoo
Halls Branch
Crawford
Vernon County
State Soil Conservation Committee
Anne Oppriecht
Oppriecht
Wendell Showen
Calves Wanted for FFA and 4-H Projects in Trempealeau
Whitehall Wisconsin Holstein and Guernsey breeders seek calves for FFA and 4-H youth projects. Twenty six youths have been selected for Holstein calves if available and Guernsey breeders have eleven applications to fill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Holstein
Guernsey
Tremjpealeau
4-H Jr Leaders Plan 1st 1961 Meeting Jan 4
WHITEHALL Wis The first 4-H Junior Leaders meeting for 1961 will be held in the courthouse basement Wednesday evening Jan 4. Club organization will be the lesson and a new Junior Leader executive committee will be elected. Plans include a district junior meeting at Pigeon Falls Jan 11 hosted by Trempealeau County leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau
Jackson
Buffalo
Clark
Pigeon Falls
Trempealeau County
Ray Shanklin
Fifty Five Conservation Plans Started in 1960
In 1960 the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District developed fifty five conservation farm plans with help from soil conservation service technicians. The list names many farmers across Caledonia Mayville and surrounding townships. Residents are urged to contact the Caledonia office to have plans drawn this winter before spring planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Root River Soil and Water Conservation District
Kenneth Olson
Root River Scd Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation Service
Christopher Bets
Joe Dahlburg
Giles Manhart
Earlyn Knutson
R. E. Sprague Farm
Miles Schmits
Mayville Township
Dale Runningen
O. J. Strand
Runningen Bros
Ed John
Donald Runningen
Sheldon Township
Roland Bolduan
Bill Kuecker
Eldon Reed
Burton Bolduan
Paul Wilhelm
Garland Schulze
Union Township
John Voshart
Joe Moriarity
Brownsville
Elvin Paulson
Miles Klien
Winfield Cray
Four Holsteins in Area Show High Milk Yields
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America reports outstanding production records for four registered Holstein cows in Brattleboro area. Curtisdale O Princess Model, owned by Sigurd B. Gundersen, produced 13,024 pounds milk and 467 pounds butterfat in 319 days. Duane Royal Comet Fairlady, owned by Duane Hoffman, yielded 14,941 pounds milk and 580 pounds butterfat in 338 days. Millers Bubb Pride Princess, owned by Millers Holstein Farm, produced 13,140 pounds milk and 550 pounds butterfat in 346 days. Veradelda Molly Echo, owned by Clayton Thompson, produced 15,836 pounds milk and 636 pounds butterfat in 342 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Holstein-Friesian Assn. of America
Curtisdale O Princess Model
Sigurd B. Gundersen
West Salem
Duane Royal Comet Fairlady
Duane Hoffman
Black River Falls
Millers Bubb Pride Princess
Millers Holstein Farm
la Crosse
Veradelda Molly Echo
Clayton Thompson
Elroy
Midnight Mass at St. Josephs Church New Albin Iowa
Choral singing at 11 45 p m Saturday December 24 precedes the midnight Mass at St. Josephs Catholic Church in New Albin Iowa Masses on Christmas Day are set for 8 30 and 9 a m in the same church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albin
Iowa
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Area Soil Scientist Named New La Crosse County Conser
Glen Garvey, long time soil scientist with the area Soil Conservation Service, is named soil conservationist for the La Crosse County Soil Conservation District. He plans to complete his area work in January and will advise farmers on conservation plans and watershed land use. Garvey, a 1949 UW soil science graduate, has served in South Dakota and the La Crosse area office, co authored the Crawford County Soil Survey, helped publish the La Crosse County Survey, and is married with four children living in La Crescent. He also served in the Air Force during WWII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Garvey
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Lyle Molstad
Garvey
University of Wisconsin
South Dakota
Crawford County
la Crescent
Dairy Cattle Meetings Planned in Vernon County
In Vernon County Wisconsin two dairy cattle meetings on housing and market requirements are set for January 1. The events run 1:30 p.m. at the Vernon County courthouse in Viroqua and 8:15 p.m. in the Hillsboro High School agriculture room. Speakers include Evert Wallenfeldt and Edward G. Bruns from the University of Wisconsin and C K Luckterhand from the State Board of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Bill Werth
Hillsboro High School
Evert Wallenfeldt
Edward G. Bruns
University of Wisconsin
C. K. Luckterhand
State Board of Health
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New Market
Jefferson, Wis
Jefferson High School
Platteville State College
North Ridge Peppy Workers
Mar Coffee Caerb. Ait
Harold Fairbanks
Art Schroeder
Burr Oak
Leslie Bratman
Norway
Tribune
Keket
Black Hammer
Mormon Coulee
New Research Society
Wisconsin County
Washington, D.c
Memorial Union
University of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Sists
Jueau
Monroe
Richland
Sauk
Vernon
Wey
Area 5
Mill Creek
Richland County
Coon Creek
Vernon Counties
Bad Axe
Emergency Ag
State
MO Ling Uns
Stoddard, Wis
H Jr
Lennox
Palmer Hanson Heating
George St
West Salem Hatchery
Grace, Roy Ausman
West Salem, Wis
Edward Ferries, Edgar Coleman
Chester Ziegelmeyer
Clarence Mundstock
Andereggs
Anderegg Fuel CO
Tenth and
Green Bay Streets
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