Free Stall System Keeps Dairy Cows Clean and Dry
Clarence and James Johnson run a 160 acre Bangor Wisconsin dairy using three connected buildings with 55 free stalls, a concrete fed area, and a 430 ton silo. Cows move from stanchion milking to loafing stalls daily, with concrete floors, bedding, and a partial milk transfer system to save labor.
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Clarence Johnson
James Johnson
Clarence
Johnson
Tribune
John C. Ellenbecker
la Crosse Tribune
Bangor
Wis
Ruth Ann
Detroit
Mich
Johnsons
Bangor High School
Johnson Farm
Hiawatha Valley Dairies Cooperative
Kastenmeier Faults Agriculture Budget Cuts
Congressman Bob Kastenmeier denounces a $167 million cut in Food for Peace and other agricultural programs. He says cuts hurt the war on hunger, threaten Wisconsin farmers, and worsen the balance with the military budget. He cites over $355,000 in Madison UW research cuts, including $284,000 for the barley malt laboratory project.
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Washington, D.C
Bob Kastenmeier
Dwatertown
Freeman
Kastenmeier
America
Vietnam
Wisconsin
Madison
University of Wisconsin
University
Farm Union Head Urges Output Curb
Edwin Christianson president of Minnesota Farmers Union and vice-president of the National Farmers Union joins U S Agriculture Department officials urging farmers to hold the line against overproduction in 1968. He asks to reduce output of beef cattle hogs milk and soybeans and avoid expanding volumes that could depress prices.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Farmers Union
U.S. Agriculture Department
Edwin Christianson
National Farmers Union
Minnesota
Christianson
La Crosse 4 H Junior Leaders Elect Officers
La Crosse 4 H Junior Leaders elected officers for their group. Kathy Stratman was named secretary and Doug Langrehr treasurer. James Tauscher led a round table on helping clubs and strengthening the La Crosse County Junior Leaders organization. Curtis Berg, Al-er tbert Becker announced the next meeting for Feb 7 at 8 p.m. at Hamilton Town Hall.
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Hamil
Curtis Berg
Ton Town Hall
Planned honeybee pollination meeting in Wisconsin
Wisconsin state agriculture official invites participation in a February 6 meeting in Wautoma hosted by the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association pollination committee. The discussion targets leasing or supplying honeybee colonies for pollination of fruit and vegetable crops including cucumbers apples cherries and cranberries.
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Wisconsin
Wautoma
R.E.A
W. C. Lueschow
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Lueschow
Wisconsin Honey Producers Association
Hixton Man Named To Stock Board
DENVER Colorado Gilmen Bergh of Hixton was elected an area director for the National Livestock Dealers Association at the national convention in Denver. The event highlighted price making over price taking as the convention theme with live stockmen nationwide criticizing chain stores the federal government and themselves. J H Jackson of Rifle Colorado described the current cost price squeeze as a catastrophe the worst in history urging farm and ranch producers to unite in bargaining for higher prices.
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Denver
Colo
Gilmen Bergh
Hixton
National Livestock Dealers Association
United States
J. H. Jackson
Production Credit Association
Rifle
4 H Club Enrolls Five New Members
Spring Grove Minnesota reports the Black Hammer Swift Scooters 4H Club has enrolled Daniel Alstad Rita Fruechte Karen Holm Laurie Ike and Robert Morken as new members.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Black Hammer Swift Scooters
Daniel Alstad
Rita Fruechte
Karen Holm
Laurie Ike
Robert Morken
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Bank of Sparta
Sparta, Wis
DIAL
Bauer
2Nd Street
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LaCrosse
Cass St
the Bluffs
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