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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1948
Page
7
L A Davis La Crosse county agent reports a year of farming and urban garden duties. The summary shows 110 office days 184 field days and 210 days of adult and 4 H club work. Mileage totals 9585 miles with 488 farm visits and many meetings and demonstrations.
Monroe County officials report Alfred Johnson of Cataract re-elected as AAA chairman. The slate includes Tomah vice chair and numerous named delegates, with party leadership continuing amid a full county delegation list.
Calendar notices list meetings for Farmers Union Stark local Maple Ridge schoolhouse Jackson county fair annual meeting at Black River Falls courthouse 2:30 p m December 28 Weed control Vernon county Chaseburg Westby Hillsboro La Farge 9:30 a m 1 30 p m and 8 p m January 4 5 youth meet in town hall 8 p m January 7 Farm institute Buffalo county swine dairy herd improvement planned for January dates incomplete
Twenty seven farmers in Allamakee county Iowa sought corn loans as AAA officials reported last week. Only two applications were approved and two samples met moisture requirements for seal.
Information has been assembled and the Bull Issue of the Tri-State Breeders' cooperative will be printed and in the hands of company offices. The publication was held up for more data on a few sites recently.
Madison Bureau reports Wisconsin Canners association elects leaders for key panels. Mark Mitchell of Green Bay heads the raw products committee and A N Meyer of Fredonia chairs the labor supply committee. Other nominees include G J Hipke New Holstein legislative L J Weix Monoc Sanitation elect Bob er Theresa corn and J P corn Sussex beet and car.
Preston Minnesota special report notes two farm ownership loans closed for Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Doherty of Preston to purchase 134 acres. The transaction involved a farm located four miles from the town and was supervised by G. E. Mil.
The Vernon DHIA elected officers for the year including president and officials James as vice president C O Vei as secretary treasurer Oscar Theige and Herman Johnson as directors. Frank Willis is office manager with Roger Stone and Mervin Anderson as fieldmen. About 203 herds in the county are on test totaling 3300 cows with 163 owners using owner sampler 34 on standard testing and six on combination. Names listed include Harry Jacobson Guernsey Hialmer Paulson Jersey Melvin Gardner Browniss plus Ed Solem Frank Rosa Ed Conway Gerald Mitchell Ivan Fortun Clark Johnson Sid Hjalmer Adolph Lee Ed Jeffers Asa Harris R F Jaeger Ole Hielter.
Decorah Iowa Winneshiek Breeders cooperative directors re elected Stewart Baker Decorah president for 1949 Other officers include Peter Smith Elsberh Calmar setpeld Hauber Ridgeway E R Wennes and Arthur Barth Decorah Additional note Stanley Ellingson employed as inseminator for the north half of the county starting December 1.
Whitehall Wisconsin reports total premium awards of 2284.05 with 1576.70 paid to 4H club members and related groups as premium winners. The article lists multiple clubs and amounts including Tracy Valley 2.00, Tri School Workers 217.25, Caledonia 68.50, Frenchville 132.25, Decorah 89.90, G Hardies Creek 199.95, and others totaling premium distributions across county fairs.
The Fillmore county AAA committee urges farmers to apply for loans or purchase agreements for wheat barley oats rye soybeans and flax by December 31 1948. Loans and agreements for the 1948 corn crop are available through June 30 1949.
Fillmore county supervisor G. B. McMillan attended a district meeting. Supervisor E. W. Bremer of St. Paul led a discussion on closing of record books for farm ownership loans. On December 17, McMillan addressed the veteran's agricultural training class at Spring Grove.
Wisconsin fair officials announce the Wisconsin State Fair annual meeting will be in Milwaukee on January 5. President Ralph Sevforth of Mondovi welcomes members and introduces committee chairs. Speakers from A. W. Kalbus to John M. Kelly address fair concessions education youth red cross harness racing rules and modern classifications. Banquets and a floorshow conclude the convention with toastmaster Charles Drewry.
George Briggs and Orrin Berge, college of agriculture specialists, will lead meetings in Vernon county to discuss the 1949 weed control program and new equipment. On Jan 4 gatherings are at Retreat at 9:30 a.m. and Westby at 1:30 p.m. On Jan 5 La Farge at 9:30 a.m. and Hillsboro at 1:30 p.m.
Milton H Button announces the 1949 junior state fair board for the Aug 20 to 28 event. Members include L M Sasman Madison Wakelin McNeel Madison Gene Nelson Union Grove Leila Adams Madison Homer Graber Mineral Point Mrs Caroline Damm Columbus J F Thomas Waukesha Stasia Lonergan Portage C J McAleavy Wausau J S Smith Lake Geneva Mrs Merle Shit Westfield. Board directs statewide fair and related activities.
A state tractor maintenance project winner received a miniature tractor souvenir and was invited to inspect the Racine plant and attend the Case tractor show in Augusta soon.
Benedict W. Kelleher, chairman of the county agri cultural conservation committee, warns farmers to file CCC government loan or purchase agreement applications for grains other than corn by December 31, 1948, with corn loans due by June 30, 1949. The CCC loan allows a cash loan on eligible grain repayable at maturity, either in currency or by delivering grain under loan. If not delivered, a per bushel fee applies.
The guidance recommends dry or oil baits to poison rats in winter. It notes rats remain hungry in cold weather and will not ingest enough frozen bait to die, while dry or oil baits do not freeze.
More than 800 Farm Bureau members and families attended the Christmas party of the cane Community club at the city hall on December 17. Lansing Kiwanis club helped sponsor the event with a program that included the Lansing SC Glee club, the Harpers Ferry string band, and a colored minstrel act by Harpers Ferry school boys. Santa Claus distributed over 500 presents as part of the program.
The second of three articles from the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture outlines 1949 dairy and meat trends. Milk production per capita remains near drought years, with 1949 incomes expected to stay high. cow numbers decline but may stabilize. Fluid milk consumption dropped from prewar levels, butter prices stay high, and overall dairy income should match 1948 due to lower feed costs. Meat supplies dip slightly with cattle slaughtering patterns, hog numbers rise, and beef output likely declines as calves decrease.
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