La Crosse County DHIA Reports November Milks and Cows
The La Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative lists 162 herds with 5 339 cows tested in November. High standard herds include Bernard Pralle Onalaska and Sigurd Gundersen West Salem with top Holstein and Guernsey yields, while high individual cows include Faye Miller Holstein at 2190 milk and 101 fat and May at 2201 milk and 97 fat. High owner-sampler and high herds feature multiple farms across West Salem La Crosse Bangor Holmen Mindoro Cashton and nearby towns.
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la Crosse County
G. Wendorf
la Crosse
S. Skemp
R. Wendorf
Meinking Brothers
Bangor
Faye
Miller Holstein Farms
May
Bert Brown
Edyth Swarthout
West Salem
Fobes
Dorie
Guernsey
Bernard Pralle
Carol
Holstein
Earl Quackenbush
Wilmer Hesselberg
Donald Trocinski
Holmen
Donald Pertzsch
Waldemar Mades
Mindoro
Pride
Clara
Sunbeam
No. 10
Ray Korn
Cashton
Forest Test Unit Moves to New Headquarters in Minnesota
The Lake States Forest Experiment Station of the Forest Service moves to a new five story headquarters on the University of Minnesota St Paul Campus. The 40 000 square foot building includes offices laboratories and library space. The station directs forestry research across 11 field laboratories and 11 experimental forests in the Lake States and Northern Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Lake States Forest Experiment Station
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of Minnesota
M. B. Dickerman
Lake States
Coulee
la Crosse County
Northern Plains
Klein Named Chairman of National 4-H Sponsors Council
William J. Klein, director of marketing services and PR at Allis Chalmers Milwaukee, becomes chairman of the national 4-H Sponsors Council. The council guides financial development for the 4-H Foundation and has run annual fund drives in the farm equipment industry to support youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
William J. Klein
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
Milwaukee
4-H Sponsors Council
4-H Foundation
Klein
UW Economists Analyze Six Dairy Program Proposals
Truman Graf of Wisconsin Glynn McBride of Michigan State and Robert Story of Cornell analyze six major government dairy program alternatives Their study assesses impact on gross dairy farm income and the cost to the federal government Including continuation mandatory and voluntary supply programs Class I base and direct butterfat subsidy options The findings show varying income and cost outcomes with the voluntary supply adjustment program offering high income at moderate cost and the mandatory program delivering similar income with a favorable ratio of income to cost The study notes limitations including quota transfer issues and potential effects on milk production and prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Truman Graf
University of Wisconsin
Glynn McBride
Michigan State University
Robert Story
Cornell
Robert Jacobson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congressional
4-H Clubs Gift Ceremony And New Officers Named
The Fauver Hill 4-H Club presented gifts to leaders Mrs Hauser and Mrs Pralle and to Harold W Johnson for coaching softball at the December meeting and party Diane and Janelle Pralle provided entertainment A trophy case is being made Older members Tom Johnson Tom Pralle Jim Hauser Willis Hauser and Dana Gilbertson were guests of the La Crosse Kiwanis Club at a recent luncheon New Holmen Hustlers 4-H officers Mary Sager president Ted Johnson vice president Mary Brown secretary treasurer and Mary Massey reporter New Mindoro 4-H officers Michael Sullivan president Karen Rommel vice president Kay Pfaff secretary Jacqueline Thompson treasurer Susan Register reporter and Sharon Paisley song leader New members Jacqueline Welda and Bobby Manske
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fauver Hill 4-H Club
Hauser
Mrs. Pralle
Harold W. Johnson
Diane
Janelle Pralle
Tom Johnson
Tom Pralle
Jim and
Willis Hauser
Dana Gilbertson
la Crosse
Holmen Hustlers
4-H Club
Mary Sagear
Ted Johnson
Mary Brown
Mary Massey
Mindoro 4-H Club
Michael Sullivan
Karen Rommel
Kay Pfaff
Jacqueline Thompson
Susan Register
Sharon Paisley
Jacqueline Welda
Bobby Manske
Holmen Achievers 4-H Club names 1964 officers
Officers of the Holmen Achievers 4-H Club for 1964 are David Holter president Shirley Halverson vice president Shei la Holter secretary Elaine Mulder treasurer and Carolyn Paudner club reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen Achievers
Transition of officers and new members in Halfway 4 H Club
New officers include Walter Knudson president Steven Huston vice president Sherry Nelson secretary Philip Johnson treasurer and Emily Knudson reporter New members are Carol Anderson Paul Hemker Susan Freier Karen Albers Paul Anderson Steven Johnson and Tom Grannam Books and pins were returned SMITH VALLEY The Smith Valley 4 H Club annual fair saw 11 entrants in the pet parade led by Sandra Svend who won with a guinea pig donated by Mrs Paul Mezera Carol Linse served as auctioneer for items donated by 4 H families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halfway 4-H Club
Walter Knudson
Steven Huston
Sherry Nelson
Philip Johnson
Emily Knudson
Carol Anderson
Paul Hemker
Susan Freier
Karen Albers
Paul Anderson
Steven Johnson
Tom Grannam
Smith Valley
4-H Club
Sandra Svendby
Paul Mezera
Carol Linse
La Crosse County 4-H Leaders Elect New Officers
Harvey Piske of the Lower Big Creek 4-H Club was elected president of the La Crosse County 4-H Leaders Association at the latest monthly meeting. Other officers named include Mrs. Clifford Michelson as vice president, Mrs. Mary Ann Schmieder as secretary, Wilfred Tauscher as treasurer, and Elton Heinze as junior leader adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Piske
Lower Big Creek
la Crosse County
Thomas E. O'Connell
Clifford Michelson
Brookside
Mary Ann Schmieder
West Salem Handy Helpers
Wilfred Tauscher
Pleasant Valley
Elton Heinze
Fillmore 4 Hers Plan Awards Day
Fillmore County 4 H members will gather Monday at 1 30 p m in Lanesboro Community Hall for the Achievment Awards. Gold key awards and project honors will be presented along with club trophies to top members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
Fillmore County
Lanesboro
Fillmore County Extension Office
New Herd Average at Brattleboro Holsteins in Vermont
The registered Holstein herd of Edyth Swarthout and Bert Brown in West Salem posts a 49-record lactation average of 14 867 pounds of milk and 515 pounds of butterfat, as reported by the Holstein Friesen Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Edyth Swarthout
Bert Brown
West Salem
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Jackson Herd Among Top Five In State
Athol Eleva and Florence Jackson in Whitehall Wisconsin own 360 acres and run 32 Holstein cows averaging 14 778 pounds milk and 632 pounds fat per year with a 4.3 test. The herd produces over 600 pounds butterfat monthly and has top county DHIA standings as a high producing dairy operation in Trempealeau County.
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Whitehall
Wis
Athol
Florence Jackson
Eleva
DHIA
Soil and Water Conservation
Cordell Herbert
Trempealeau
Cording
Peter
Jackson
Tri-State
John Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Dane County
Date Set for 10th Annual Tobacco Exposition
VNROQUA Wis The Vernon County Highway Shop hosts the 10th Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Exposition on Saturday January 18 with junior and senior shows. Entries due by 5 p m Saturday January 11 at five county pickup points. Awards include trophies plaques and cash prizes with auction of prize samples at the close and commercial exhibits. The committee notes possible format changes for 1965 including bale entries and seed tourism cards to boost income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vnroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Wisconsin Tobacco Pool
Viroqua
Cashton Cooperative
Monroe County
Gays Mills Farmco Co-op
Crawford County
Richland Center
Richland County
Valley
Ridge
Westby Co-Op Reports Strong 1963 Volume
Westby Wisconsin The Westby Cooperative Creamery reported a 1963 business volume of 1 996 649 23 with 1 988 974 72 in milk products processed and 1 296 109 01 in milk checks advanced to patrons. Final patron payments totaled 324 277 25 equity credits 60 646 66 and total distribution 384 951 82. The plant received 41 649 094 pounds of whole milk and 6 773 105 pounds of skim milk from producers and other coops. Skim milk solids sold totaled 39 041 4 pounds. Butter production reached 1 881 889 pounds with 10 174 136 pounds of creamed cottage cheese and 366 117 pounds of dry cottage cheese. Kenneth Lund re elected to the board and Earl Evanstad re elected secretary. Other officers include Chester Erlandson president Harold Hanson vice president Clayton Lee Theron Mossholder and John Ellefson. Mrs Calvin Anderson office secretary Howard Steinberg buttermaker Oscar Hilden plant superintendent. Dinner was served by Circle No 10 of Our Savior s Lutheran Church Mrs Edwin Berg chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Kenneth Lund
Earl Evanstad
Chester Erlandson
Harold Hanson
Clayton Lee
Theron
John Ellefson
Calvin Anderson
Howard Steenberg
Oscar Hilden
Circle No. 10 of
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Edwin Berg
Minnesota To Have Fewer Pigs In 1964
Minnesota reports an 11 percent drop in sows farrowing in the March May 1964 quarter, estimating 303000 head, down from 340000 a year earlier. Pigs saved from the Sept Oct Nov 1963 farrowings fell 6 percent to 1 301000, with sow farrowings down 7 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
State
45 Structures Built In Root River Area
In Caledonia Minnesota the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District reported 45 completed structures this year under work unit conservation ist Harold Dineen. Detentions gully control structures and farm ponds were built on various farms including Money Creek Yucatan and Spring Grove with numerous named growers and local partners.
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Caledonia
Minn
Root River
la Crescent
George Reynolds
Spring Grove
Herbert Becker
Union
Kinneberg Bros
Wilmington
Rollins Rassmussen
Yucatan
Robert Inglett
Brownsville
John Giblin
Mayville
Tilman Jorde
Daniel Mensink
Alfred Kinstler
Money Creek
Louis Beneke
Winnebago
Albert O. Nelson
Jefferson
Sigmund Berg
Houston 4-H Holiday Party Set for Dec 8 in Caledonia
Houston County 4-H plans its Holiday Party at Caledonia Auditorium on Monday evening. Leaders will receive new 4-H records and bulletins for 32 clubs, plus project leader guides. Mrs. Haar and Jackie Stemper report on the National Safety Club Congress trip in Chicago. Enrollment in Houston County is ahead of last year. entertainment by Young Adult Citizens. lunch by Union Clover Blossoms 4-H Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
CaledonIa Auditorium
Walter Haar
Eitzen Be Square
Jackie Stemper
National Safety Club Congress
Chicago
Young Adult Citizens Organization
Union Clover Blossoms 4-H Club
Wool Lamb Market Year Ends Dec 31
Caledonia Minn 1963 wool and lamb marketing year ends December 31 for incentive payments. Growers should file payment applications soon after fall sales, with records showing ownership 30 days or more. Final 1963 payment deadline is January 31 1964. payments based on weight gain during ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
William Leary
Houston County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Leary
ASCS
District 6 of ADA Sets Annual Meet
West Salem Wisconsin District No 6 of the American Dairy Association of Wisconsin will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday January 14 in the high school. The agenda includes a film time of our lives dinner and entertainment business session with election of two committeemen and seven delegates and various reports Nominees for committeemen are Harrison Storandt and Parker Hagg Delegates include J W Blaskey Carlet Miller Elmer Larson G J Nilsestuen Arnold Hanson Harold Gerke Sylvester Olson Henry Kopp Floyd Harris Charles Zepp Arlan Lee Donald Stanford Oscar Pfaff and Pat Thomas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
American Dairy Association of Wisconsin
Alvin Kamrath
Tomah
Harrison Storandt
Parker Hagg
Arcadia
J. W. Blaskey
Carlet Miller
Elmer Larson
la Crosse
G. J. Nilsestuen
Arnold Hanson
Osseo
Harold Gerke
Sylvester Olson
Henry Kopp
Galesville
Floyd Harris
Union Center
Charles Zepp
Alma
Arlan Lee
Holmen
Donald Stanford
Blair
Oscar Pfaff
Manston
Pat Thomas
Black River Falls
Westby Boys Take Top Honors in Dairy Product Test
Westby wins two top individual awards in the Kickapoo Valley dairy judging contest at Tri-State Breeders Cooperative. Winners include David Larson first Cedric Veum second and William Witte third with Westby team leading, followed by Tomah and Cashton. Judge Myron Deans of the UW dairy program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Larson
Westby
Wis
Kickapoo Valley Agriculture Instructors’ Association
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
David Larson
Cedric Veum
William Witte
West Salem
Sherman Nottestad
Roger Hocker
Viola
Robert Handy
Tomah
Thomas Hankee
Cashton
Wenzel Felber
David Huntzicker
Dwight Rhodes
Dale Saley
Bangor
Myron Deans
University of Wisconsin
Westby Cooperative Creamery
Tri-State
Westby Kiwanis Club
Agriculture and Conservation Committee
Older Youth Unit To Be Organized
Jackson County announces an organizational meeting for the Older Youth group in the civil defense room at the county jail on Monday December 30 at 1 30 p m High school age youth from the county are invited to assist in planning the program New officers will be elected and recreational plans set The group is in its third year and open to all high school age youths regardless of 4 H membership
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Civil Defense Room
Darrel Apps
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Michael Corcoran
Rita Sacia
Wendell Sacia
Gale-Ettrick High School
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Paulette Bishop
Ettrick
Tom Nichols
Janice Lebakken
John Nichols
Marilyn Erickson
Bill Dick
Ga Crosse Tribune
New Headquarters
F.d.lc
Fauver Hill
Halfway Club
Fillmore
Arnold Jackson
Dairy
Improvement Association
Peter Bieri
Trempealeau County
Jackson Farm
Jackson Herd
Su Nead
Callie Wiln
Win Nie
Westby Co-Op
Luminall Paints
Bob’s Paint and Supply
Copeland
Root River Area
Nerison
Sheldon
Fred Peterson
Hokah
Joe McManimon
la Verne Weibke
Ernest Roble
Herbert Staven
Black Hammer
William Gallagher
Bob Grams
Floyd Verdenkamp
Eugene Nerstad
Dale Runningen
Henry Olerud
Houston
District 6
ADA
Lergest
M. E. Ripplinger
Cities Service
RIP. Bros
RAU Distributors
First National OF LA
Westby Boys
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