Dick Vaughan Resigns Post
Dick Vaughan, Wisconsin’s first extension plant pathologist, retires to a 240 acre Iowa farm. He joined UW as a graduate student in 1911, helped launch the canners short course in 1923, taught undergraduate plant pathology, and remained an extension figure through farming and travel. Earl Wade succeeds Vaughan January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Vaughan
R. E. Vaughan
University of Wisconsin
Vermont
Wisconsin Canners Association
Wisconsin
Earl Wade
Vaughan
Iowa
Vaughans
Madison
Peru
Ind
Simpson College
Inenna
Holstein Progressive Breeder Award Given to Albert Grover
BRATTLEBORO Vermont Albert Grover of Galesville Wisconsin receives the Holstein Freisian Association of America progressive breeder’s award for a second year. Grover’s herd of 24 animals, 16 freshened, has a 12,176 pounds milk 432 pounds butterfat per 309 days with 83.2 type score. Twelve of the 16 are home bred.
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Brattleboro
Albert Grover
Galesville
Wis
Holstein- Freisian Association of America
Grover
Wisconsin
National Holstein Association
Farm Bureau Holds Party at Caledonia City Hall
A Christmas party for 20 home and community children of Houston County Farm Bureau was held at Caledonia City Hall during the bi monthly meeting. Reports covered Farm Bureau women's short course and the National Farm Bureau federation program in Chicago. County safety poster contest winners were announced: Alice Ernster first, Donna Joyce Hawke second, Duane Ernster third, Irvin Plitzuweil fourth, with top three advancing to the Minnesota state meet January 15 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Farm Bureau
Caledonia City Hall
W. J. Wilhelmson
Farm Bureau
Julia Bartlett
Associated Women
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Alice Ernster
Donna Joyce Hawke
Duane Ernster
Irvin Plitzuweil
Minnesota State Farm Bureau
Mmes. E. D. Hanke
Alfred Albee, Jr
Peter G. Schlitz
Sidney Burfie
Frank Hurley
Russell Senn
John N. Welscher
William Goede
Carl van Gundy
George W. Meyer
William Wilhelmson
Olafgen
Leroy Hauge
Arnold Sanness
Hobson Meiners
F. W. Deters
Lloyd Keefe
Alfred Flatten
Farmers urged to buy fertilizer now to avoid spring shortage
Authorities warn that spring rush orders could overwhelm manufacturers. Advisers suggest securing fertilizer early to ensure supply and avert potential price spikes.
La Crosse Enters State Grassland Farming Contest
La Crosse enters the state grassland farming contest with April 1 deadline for applications from Davis. Two county champions will advance to the statewide competition, with districts covering Trempealeau Jackson Buffalo and other counties. Indemnity rules for Bangs disease change under new and township control plans.
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la Crosse
J. T. Schwab
State Department of Agriculture
Schwab
Robert Hoeth
Coairman
Ray Lewis
Ray Permenter
W. O. van Loon
Hazel Leicht
Davis
la Crosse County
Coulee
Crosse
Monroe
Vernon
Crawford
Richland
Wisconsin
Trempealeau
Jackson
Buffalo
State
Crawford Farm Institute Set for January Meeting
The first farm institute in Crawford County for 1950 will be held January 3 at the Gays Mills community hall starting at 9 30 a m. County agent Paul Wolske says sessions cover dairy barn remodeling construction milk house work barnyard and farmstead improvement with Ed Bruns Carl Neitzke and William Roper as extension specialists. FHA girls will serve lunch at noon.
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Crawford County
Gays Mills
Paul Wolske
Gays Mills Fha
Ed Bruns
Carl Neitzke
William Roper
Bruns
Neitzke
Roper
Farm Events Calendar Roundup for Allamakee La Crosse and Houston Regions
Calendar lists farm and 4 H events from December 27 to January 9 across Allamakee Crawford Houston and La Crosse areas. Training sessions clothing projects districts and community gatherings are scheduled at various schools halls centers and restaurants with times noted.
County 4 H Band Plans Holiday Party
Members of the La Crosse county 4 H band will hold their annual holiday season party Wednesday night December 28 at Walt's restaurant Third and Mississippi streets La Crosse at 7 30 p m Ervin Nuttleman is chairman of the dinner meeting assisted by Donna Mae Knudson Donna Rae Schroeder and Blyden Skogen A Bangor group is in charge of place cards and no Holmen group will arrange table decorations
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la Crosse County
4-H
Walt’s
Third
Mississippi Streets
la Crosse
Ervin Nuttleman
Donna Mae Knudson
Donna Rae Schroeder
Blyden Skogen
Bangor
Holmen Group
Tri State Breeders Meet Ends With Delegates Nominated
Tri-State Breeders sessions in Vernon and Grant counties closed with the nomination of delegates and sire committees for the annual La Crosse meeting on January 10. Chris V. Hanson of Viroqua and Kenneth Frankenhoff of Boscobel were named as directors from the two counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Grant
la Crosse
Chris V. Hanson
Viroqua
Kenneth Frankenhoff
Boscobel
Ed Solem
Doyle Myers
Ray Nemec
Herb Larson
Harland Hijeler
Stanley Anderson
Gust Massie
Emil Brandt
Herbert Kreul
Henry Mathews
Bill Starvious
Bob Moon
Delegates
Holstein
Guernesey
Herbert Kreu
Charles Finn
Jersey
Richard McMahon
Shortorn
Vernon Farms Under Cultivation Count in Vernon County
VIROQUA Wisconsin Special There are 3919 farms listed as under cultivation in Vernon county in the newly published farm plat book sponsored by the county agricultural committee. The book details location acreage and ownership for each farm with 1600 farms practicing soil conservation including 100 in the CCC project. The Coon Valley project covers 250 farms and 1250 are district projects, with nearly all farmers in the area reportedly owning the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Vernon County Agricultural Committee
CCC
Coon Valley
Milan Cox of Osseo Renamed Trempealeau PMA Chairman
Milan Cox of Osseo was reelected chairman of the Trempealeau county production and marketing association committee. The article lists multiple re elected members and community committee appointees across numerous townships with names, roles, and alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan Cox
Osseo
Trempealeau
PMA
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Production and Marketing Association
Ludvig E. Anderson
Strum
Oscar J. Schmidt
Arcadia
Comi
Julius Hegge
Melvin Solberg
Westby Creamery Post Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
E J Saugstad was re elected president of the Westby Co op creamery at the December 21 meeting at the Westby utility hall Also re elected were Manville Running Earl Evenstad secretary treasurer and Martin Schue Melvin Rudrud and Hjalmer Paulson as directors The year’s report shows 19433142 pounds of whole milk and 928033 pounds of butter shipped with 815738 dollars gross volume and 124095 in overrun checks distributed to patrons.
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Westby. Wis
E. J. Saugstad
Westby
Association For Improvements
Tennessee Farmer Buys Cattle In Area
Rolf Moe of Hobbs New Mexico revisits relatives in Wisconsin and purchases 55 dairy cattle near Galesville and West Salem with 35 to ship by rail and 20 for feed. He will add them to his herd of 60 on a 100 acre Hobbs farm and manages Lea County Co op Milk. He cites limited cotton acreage prompting more dairying.
Gale 4-H Girl Sells Champion Guernsey
Mu rie l Suttie of Galesville sold Pine Border Cadet, a Guernsey bull, to Oscar C. Olson of Holmen. Suttie won grand championship dairy bull honors at the La Crosse Inter-State and Trempealeau County fairs last summer while showing the animal in 4-H competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Suttie
Galesville
Oscar C. Olson
Holmen
Suttie
la Crosse
Trempealeau County
Paul Zube of Viroqua Receives 4-H Gold Watch
Paul Zube of Viroqua was honored for outstanding meat animal work in Wisconsin. The Bishop Branch Friendly Workers 4-H club member received a gold watch from Thomas E. Wilson as he finished his 11th year in 4-H. His Cheviot sheep earned ribbons at county and state fairs while he led Vernon County 4-H leaders as a former junior leader and association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Zube
Viroqua
Bishop Branch Friendly Workers
Wisconsin
Zube
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Bishop Ranch Club
Vernon County
Guy Primmer
Tremplo Conservation District Describes Soil Saving In Report
Trempealeau county soil conservation district calls conservation utilization without waste in its annual report to the county board. The district notes Goodyear award of 500 for soil conservation and honors Harland Schaefer Ernest Sobotta and Alfred Anderson as outstanding farmers earning 200 each. Vic Burcalow F H Turner attended the meeting as Trempealeau was named for the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremplo Conservation District
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Goodyear
Harland Schaefer
Ernest Sobotta
Arcadia
Alfred Anderson
Galesville
Vic Burcalow
F. H. Turner
Wisconsin Conservation Office
Soil Conservation Office
Soil Conservation Service
Winona
Eee Conservation Commison
James Steen
Albert Scherr
Madison
Scherr
Wisconsin Association of Soil Conservation
Rural Telephone Cooperative Formed At Lanesboro Meeting
A Fillmore county rural telephone cooperative was organized at a meeting of 250 farmers at Lanesboro High School on December 19. Milton Hoberg chaired the session. Rev S Theodore Syvertson and others named a temporary board. George Werner outlined rural telephone loans under new amendments, and the group aims to consolidate lines to serve all Fillmore farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore County
Lanesboro
Milton Hoberg
Theodore Syvertson
Robert Jones
Lime Springs
Oscar Ronsberg
Mabel
Jerome Michel
Harmony
Ernest Evers
Spring Valley
George Werner
Tri- County Electric Cooperative
Rushford
Ephone
Irving Town Hall Receives Kohler Sink Gift
In a letter from Kohler company Herbert V. Kohler, president, authorized a contribution of a 42 by 21 inch Delafield double compartment sink to Irving town hall. The firm noted the hall can be used without rent by Methodist Lutheran and Catholic church groups for events needing such facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving, Wis
Kohler Company
Herbert V. Kohler
Closing Date For Filing Reports Is Announced
Closing date for filing farm reports of performance for 1949 with the production and marketing county office at Whitehall is Jan 10 Milan Cox chairman of the county committee reminds farmers At this time records in the office show that there are 10 farms in the county for which these reports have not yet been Supporting receipts for cash time fertilizer and 2 4 D should be delivered to the office at Whitehall so that the reports can be completed while the farmer is there Applications will have to be made up without these credits if receipts are not at the office by Jan 20 Onions with thin necks will keep until spring if properly cured and stored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Milan Cox
Houston Extension Home Work Opens After Holiday Season
The Houston county extension home program resumes after the holidays with a clothing construction lesson led by Julia Bartlett. It is the third in a series for about 700 homemaker members across 50 groups, with all day trainings at multiple centers on January dates.
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Houston County Extension
Julia Bartlett
Eitzen
Houston Community
Brownsville
Caledonia City Hall
King Grove School
Hokah Community Building
Crawford County Fair Board Elects Officers for 1950
L P Olston of Eastman elected chairman of Crawford County agriculture committee. Other members Frank Stuckey Bridgeport and Pat Snell Seneca. Lenore Feldman renamed secretary. Officers named for the fair: L A Cayn Lynxsville president Mrs Harriet Skrade Gays Mills treasurer Lenore Feldman secretary. Fair dates set for Sept 7 8 9 10 at Gays Mills.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Agriculture Committee
Crawford County Board
L. P. Olston
Eastman
Frank Stuckey
Bridgeport
Pat Snell
Seneca
Lenore Feldman
Crawford County
Miss Feldman
Court House
L. A. Cayn
Lynxsville
Harriet Skrade
Gays Mills
Warrens Cranberry Workers Hold Picnic
Twenty four workers at the Warren cranberry warehouse held their season ending picnic on December 8. The potluck dinner featured cranberry sauce and an ice cream treat supplied by George W. Leonard who received gifts from the group. The workers thanked their employers Frederick and Bill Barber with a vote of appreciation.
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Warrens
Wis
Wetherby
La Crosse FB Renames Chief and selects new officers
L E Jewett of West Salem was re elected president of the La Crosse county Bureau at a recent meeting. New directors include Donald Pertzsch Robert Wehrenberg and Alfred Bringe. Pertzsch named vice president and Pearldson secretary treasurer. Board members were named to the La Crosse county Co op Farm supply with Dick Evans Alois Clements and Vilas Young as directors. Fertilizer sales totaled $66000 for the first 11 months with an estimated 8 percent patronage refund. Half the refund to be paid in cash and the rest credited to purchasers in memoranda of equity later when capital improves.
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L. E. Jewett
West Salem
la Crosse County
New Nence
West la
Donald Pertzsch
Robert Wehrenberg
Alfred Bringe
Pertzsch
Pear]ardson
Rural Area Aids Drive Reaches $1200 in La Crosse County
Donations to the Sister Kenny foundation total $1200 in rural La Crosse County reports the drive committee. Organized by the Associated Women of the Farm Bureau and Health Improvement association the township drive list names Farmington Holland Bruns Hamilton Bangor Greenfield Onalaska Barre Campbell Shelby and Washington with varied gift amounts.
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Sister Kenny Foundation
la Crosse County
Associated Women
la Crosse
Farmington
Holland
Bruns
Hamilton
Bangor
Greenfield
Onalaska
Barre
Campbell
Shelby
Washington
Farm Bureau and 4 H Meet For Jan Garment Project
Training meetings for Alla makee county women of the Farm Bureau and for 4 H girls begin the first week of January in the Waukon high school home economics room. Jan 3 5 for 4 H girls and Jan 4 6 for Farm Bureau women cover garment construction with Frances Friedell leading the sessions starting at 9 a m.
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Houston County
Eitzen Center
Allamakee
Waukon High School
Farm Bureau
Allamskee County
Houston Center
Community Kitchen
Brownsville Center
Allamakee County
Waukon
Frances Friedell
Garden Valley Co-Op Creamery elects officers at Waumandee meeting
At the annual meeting of the Garden Valley Cooperative creamery in Waumandee Hilmer Waelty was elected president and Reuben Hesch vice president. Directors named were Reuben Kaste Ed Senty Anton Wolfe George Stiehl and Albert Benning. Peter Kurth retained as manager treasurer and Ray Wojchik as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Wis
Garden Valley Cooperative Creamery
Waumandee
Hilmer Waelty
Reuben Hesch
Reuben Kaste
Ed Senty
Anton Wolfe
George Stiehl
Albert Benning
Peter Kurth
Ray Wojchik
Allamakee Swine Meet Set Jan 24 at Waukon
Arrangements completed for Allamakee county swine producers meeting at the extension office in Waukon on January 24 at 8 p m. E L Quaife animal husbandman from Iowa State College will discuss fees and management problems with emphasis on cross breeding and hi bred boars in sow production.
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Allamakee County
Waukon
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University of Vermont
Vermont Experiment Station
Connecticut Valley
Gale Farmer
Department of Agriculture
F. W
Vic) Burealow
University of Wisconsin Extension Asgronomist
O. I. Berge
J. W. Clark
I. O. Hembre
J. K. McDermott
Pete McNall
Wilbur Carlson
Walter Bean
Jackson County
George Dehnert
Grant Coun
St. Pat's
Seneca High School
Improvement Fund
Irving Town Hall
Chimney Rock
Harry Hawkenson
Joseph Paulson
Selmer Longseth
Anton Knutson
Leslie H. Klevgard
Dodge
John F. Brom
Robert Hoesley
Frank A. Jereczek, Jr
Lawrence Losinski
Ray Jereczek
Ettrick Township
Orville Mahlum
Edward Simonson
Glen Knutson
Thomas Shay
Glen Odegard
Gale
William H. Conrad
Helmer N. Dale
Miles McKeeth
Basil T. Tenneson
Arthur O. Stenberg
Julius M. Amundson
Lawrence Bergum
Sumner
Arthur R. Wold
Thilmer A. Hoff
Ardell J. Ausen
John K. Allen
Ernest W. Olson
Harry W. Kribs
Gustav Dopp
William H. Gibson
Paul W. Lehman
Carl W. Schubert
Unity
Melvin C. Gilbertson
Noble Thronson
Ernest Sever
Signor Soe
Ingvalé Bignets
Westby Creamery
Saugstad
Tennessee
Guernsey
Oscar Rennebohm
F. W. Burcalow
University of Wisconsin Agronomist
Dane County
Rennebohm
Rural Telephone Cooperative
Houston Extension
Miss Bartlett
Mwe
van Johnsen
Loretta Young
Avalon
TomTz
Desails
Morgan
Mrcvetelee Ene
Cary Grant
Ann Sheridan
the Great Sinner
van Johnson
Warrens Cranberry
Garden Valley Co-Op Creamery
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