Annual Report Highlights La Crosse County Farm Program
The La Crosse County extension program under County Agent L A Davis reports 7 401 attendees at 96 adult extension meetings and 45 demonstrations for farm methods. Dairying work partners with Tri State Breeders and Herd Improvement. Holstein association reorganized. swine feeding and hog weighing for efficiency. Soil analyses totaled about 400 samples with recommendations. A grassland field day drew around 5 000 attendees. No county financial aid for farm labor placement. radio programs and veteran farm training supported ongoing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
L. A. Davis
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
la Crosse County Herd Improvement Association
George Werner
Gus Bohstedt
Co of Agriculture
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Cedam
Wilbur Labus Burns
Clinton
Bonda
R. E. Vaughan
O. B. Combs
Vic Burcalow
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
George Briggs
United States
Train Trainer Method Enables 900+ La Crosse Homemakers
The La Crosse county Homemakers group, 48 clubs strong, uses a training the trainer approach from the University of Wisconsin home economics extension to spread projects across six centers. Reports show extensive improvements in lighting, meal planning, dressmaking, and community outreach during the past year, with thousands of meetings, calls, and programs recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economic Extension Department
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Oites
la Crosse
Mindoro Center
George Brudos
Onalaska
Albert Hess
Bangor
Richard Berg
West Salem
Ervin Nuttleman
R. J. Beranek
la Crosse Rural
Louis Nelson
Edith M. Brevig
Anita Gundlach
State Home Economics Extension Service
Madison
Feed Grain Prices Rise After War Stimulus
Government data show feed grains up four to four and one third times pre war levels. Barley and corn near four times, oats about three and a half times. by products like Brewers dried grains lead gains, cottonseed meal and distillers grains rise similarly. Alfalfa meal up slightly more than double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Fertilizer Shortage Warned by University Expert
Cc J Chapman reports the fertilizer supply outlook for this winter is worse than last year due to unprecedented demand. He notes Wisconsin has seen sevenfold growth in state fertilizer tonnage over six years and urges farmers to place orders now and accept delivery when offered to boost next spring’s supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. J. Chapman
University of Said
Chapman
Middle West
Wisconsin
Capetown Streets Rebuilt as Government Avenue Shines
Historic Capetown road Government Avenue, the citys oldest street, was floodlit along its entire length during a royal visit by the Sunty Teena family. The event transformed Lovers Lane into a renamed route, with oaks and illuminated scenery lining the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovers
Capetown
South Africa
Government Avenue
Union
Rayoral
Emily
County Elects 1948 Officers in La Crosse AAA Convention
La Crosse county AAA convention elected a county committee for 1948 with George W. Schaller as chairman, George A. Pfaff as vice chairman, Anselm H. Bratberg as member, and Harry Johnson and John Ruedy as alternates. Lois J. Eide was re elected secretary treasurer. Community committeemen were named for Bangor Barre Burns Farmington Holland Onalaska and Shelby with respective chairmen vice chairmen and members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
AAA
George W. Schaller
George A. Pfaff
Anselm H. Bratberg
Harry Johnson
John Ruedy
Lois J. Eide
Bangor
John E. Ruedy
Clarence Johnson
Otto Solberg
Barre
Elder Meyer
Marlin Walters
Henry Hemker
Burns
Harvey Ed Decertel
Harry Pralle
Farmington
Albert Pfaff
Walter Ofstedahl
Elmer Kas- Holland
Henry L. Hanson
Raymond Grokowsky
Which Oats Is Best to Seed
The January Capper's Farmer piece by George Montgomery cites Salem farmer Clifford Michelson of West Salem in La Crosse County. It notes Midwestern growers choose seed oats carefully to dodge Helminthosporium and recommends Clinton or Bond crosses like Bondo Benton or Eaton. Michelson paid $8.50 a bushel for Clinton seed in 1947 and saw better potential for 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Michelson
West Salem
la Crosse County
George Montgomery
Capper
Farmer
The
Farm Magazine
Montgomery
Clinton
Bondo
Benton
Eaton
Michelson
Vicland
Cull Non-Laying Hens Annin Urges Farmers
University poultry expert Gerald Annin advises farmers to cull non laying hens during a winter of poor egg feed ratios. He cites profitability thresholds by flock lay rate, noting that higher feed costs require higher egg prices to break even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annin
Gerald Annin
University Poultryman
Wisconsin Plan Farm Institute Opens Centennial Year
Plan announced by the State Chamber of Commerce for an early 1948 farm institute as part of the Wisconsin Centennial celebration. G. Carlson Kraft Foods is chairman with Reynolds of Sturgeon as vice chairman and Wilbur Renk Sun Prairie as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Chamber of Commerce
Mnser
Bur G. Carlson
Wisconsin
Kraft Foods Company
Ee Oe Reynolds
Sturgeon
Wilbur Renk
Sun Prairie
World Travels To La Crosse For Soil Conservation School
The La Crosse training center educates new soil conservation employees from eight Midwestern states and 11 foreign countries. Since 1943, 556 have completed five weeks of in service training combining classroom study with on farm practice on local farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Soil Conservation
William H. Bender
U. S
Federal Building
Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
SCS
The
North America
India
South America
China
Mexico
Canada
Palestine
Greece
East Africa
Australia
West Indies
Central America
America
A. T. Sen
New Dehli
la Crosse County
Coon Valley
United States
Soil Conservation Experiment Station
Grandad Bluff
O. E. Hays
Soil Conservation Economic Research Unit
H. O. Anderson
Soil Conservation Nursery
Winona
Minn
Thor K. Bergh
Hays
Anderson
Berg
H. B. Atkinson
la Crosse Experiment Station
Milwaukee
Howard Ream
M. M. Culp
W. L. Anderson
S. S. Locke
Joseph Pierre
Urbana
Hugh W. Baumgardner
Carl Nelson
Chester Gee
Urge Farmers To Kill Rats In Grain Saving Drive
Government urges farmers to destroy rats to protect grain as the Fish and Wildlife Service notes most farms harbor rodents. It cites last year's 200 million bushels lost, explains rapid rat reproduction, and recommends red squill bait, ANTU poison, fumigation, and trapping for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Antu
Mistake Wins $97,452 in Penny Points Pool
James Anderson, a London bus conductor, won a large pool prize after a misread entry by his wife. He had repeatedly entered the same 36 lines for months, and a tongue slip altered one line to X X 2 X, triggering the big payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson
London
Anderson
Wisconsin Pig Crop Shrinks Slightly in 1947 Output
Wisconsin’s 1947 pig crop falls 12 percent below the 1936-45 average, with 2,885,000 head produced and a 7 percent below the 10 year average in sows to farrow. The U.S. total hog crop reaches 84,138,000 head, slightly above 1946 but below average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Walter H. Ebling
United States Departments of Agriculture
United States
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Calf Contest Aim To Find Fastest Growing Calves
Elroy Wisconsin H W Newman and Co announce a calf growing contest for calves born between December 1 and April 30. Dairymen raise calves on a specific dry feed with birth weights registered, final weights taken four months later, and the greatest percentage gain wins. The organizer says all entries win as milk savings exceed feed costs. A note adds Sweden milk is largely cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
H. W. Newman and Co
Neuman’s
Farmers In County Undertake Erosion Control Efforts
The La Crosse county Soil Conservation Service reports a record year with 591 farms in the district adopting erosion control plans. Contour strip-cropping and diversion terraces expanded to over 16 700 acres and nearly 32 000 feet of terraces were built. Fifty-nine percent of Washington township farms participate, with other townships adding substantial planning and plantings for wind breaks and wildlife protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
la Crosse County
Lyle Molstad
Molstad
SCS
Washington
Washington Township
Greenfield
Bangor
Barre
Shelby
Hamilton
Farmington
Burns
Holland
Onalaska
Campbell
LCS
Italian Artists' Cooperative forms in Genoa to sell etching and illustrations
Artists in Genoa organize the Italian Artists' Cooperative to pool efforts and produce an original etching and fourteen illustrations. They urge the public to buy for $1.10 so they may live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Wisconsin Canning Industry Faces 1948 Labor Shortage
Wisconsin vegetable canners forecast a 40 percent output drop in 1948 due to a severe farm labor shortage. No federal subsidies for immigrant labor will be available, and migrant help from southern states is limited. Marvin Verhulst notes about 3,000 workers will be missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Canners’ Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Association
Marvin Verhulst
Keep Animals Keep Your Livestock Say Wisconsin Expert
University of Wisconsin livestock specialist Gus Bohstedt urges farmers to retain herds despite higher feed costs. He warns a large reduction could yield a corn surplus next year and notes Americans’ strong demand for meat, milk, and eggs with high wages likely sustaining it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Bohstedt
University of Wisconsin
Bohstdedt
Bohstedt
United States
Seed outlook shifts as alfalfa prices drop
Seed outlook for next year shifts with alfalfa seed prices below last year and red clover prices at their highest since 1919. Red clover prices rose by more than 4 dollars per 100 pounds between October 15 and November 15.
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Has Labor Program
Lovers’ Lane
Minnesota
Iowa
Misissouri
México
Knteau
West Incres
Schaller
Magazine
Salem Farmer
Plan Farm Institute
Soil Service
Carlet F. Miller
Arthur Schmitz
Dean Labus
Upper Mississippi
Ohio
Larosse
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Corn Belt
Sweden
Temple
Dennis Morgan
Janis Paig
Cheyenne
Jean Crawford
van Heflin
Falls
Cary Grant
Myrna Lou
Shirley Temple
Bachelor and the
Bobby Soxer
Avalon
James Cagney
George Raft
State Canning
Tribune Madison
Alan Ladd
Dorothy Lamour
Wild Harvest
Louis Walcott
General Mills
Jeu
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