First Time 4-H Exhibitors Sweep Top Fair Awards
Two ten year old 4-H members earned grand honors in their first beef and swine shows at the fair. Steven Gabrielson won the grand champion steer in junior beef, while Cheryl Schomberg claimed the champion Yorkshire boar in swine. Reserve titles went to Steven Johnson and Michael Gilster, among others, with multiple blue ribbons across beef, swine, and sheep divisions. Open class judging for dairy cattle and swine was scheduled Friday.
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Steven Gabrielson
Harland Gabrielson
R. J. Holmen
Union Mills
Steven Johnson
Holmen
Cheryl Schom
West Salem
Arthur Nuttleman
Poland
Hampshire
Donald Bahr
R. J. la Crosse
Tom Buisman
Ronald Buisman
Dean Nedvidek
R. 2
Sam Servais
R. 1
la Crosse
Mike Holter
Onalaska
Johnson
Holter
Lamb
Steven Pfaff
Mindoro
Jewe
Wether
Ram Lamb
Hall
Wingearling
Minar
Steven
Cheryl Schomberg
William Schomberg
Barbara Gollnick
Tribune
Wisconsin Hay Harvest Progress Report
Five percent of Wisconsin's hay crop has been harvested aided by sunshine and winds. The Weekly Crop and Weather Report notes good prospects for a large second crop and minor spoilage from heavy rain. Corn height rose four inches overall with southern counties up seven inches. Pea harvest revived but hampered by soft fields and substantial acreage aban doned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Oat Varieties To Be Evaluated in Wisconsin
A twilight meeting to evaluate 12 oat varieties at the Norman Neuman farm near Norwalk Wisconsin will be held at 7 30 p m on Thursday July 18 Leon Wrage University of Wisconsin extension agronomist will discuss the merit of each variety Monroe County Agent Larry A Davis said the event is open to the public.
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Norwalk
Wis
Norman Neuman
Leon Wrage
Extension Agronomist
University of Wisconsin
Monroe County
Larry A. Davis
Moonlit rainbow appears faint and pale
A moon caused rainbow forms occasionally with weak colors. The glow differs from a sun rainbow mainly in color intensity. Observers note the subtle arc and faint hues in dim moonlight rather than bright solar spectrum.
Record Corn and Wheat Yields Seen in 1968
The Department of Agriculture projects record corn and wheat production for 1968 as of July 1 estimates. Corn output may reach 4,452,125,000 bushels with a 79.7 bushel per acre yield, while wheat is set at a record 1,587,646,000 bushels and 28.3 bushels per acre. Sugar beets, sugar cane, and rice also report record harvests. soybeans show record planted area but no production estimate.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Corn Corp
Gulf States
Central Great Plains
Pacific Northwest
Milk Production Honors Announced in Trempealeau County
Achievement certificates have been mailed to Trempealeau County dairy farmers for dairy herd averages through the Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Aaron Kujak of Arcadia received a 600-pound honor roll certificate, while 500-pound certificates went to Everette Herness Whitehall Fredric Back Strum Leonard Oines Galesville Joe Bautch Independence Henry Richard Kopp Galesville.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Aaron Kujak
Arcadia
Everette Herness
Fredric Back
Strum
Leonard Oines
Galesville
Joe C. Bautch
Independence
Henry
Richard Kopp
State Junior Fair Deadline July 25
Sparta Wisconsin July 25 is the deadline for entering live stock in the 1968 Wisconsin Junior Fair. Monroe County 4 H agent Randy Uschold urged 4 H members to contact the county extension office for details on showing dairy or beef cattle sheep or swine at the State Fair. Future Farmer students should contact their instructors.
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Sparta
Wis
Randy Uschold
Monroe County
Uschold
Sound and electrical signals travel at different speeds
Sound travels about 1,100 feet per second while electrical signals move at about 186,000 miles per second, illustrating the faster propagation of electrical waves compared to sound.
Hay Output Drops From 1967 Levels
Hay production was estimated at 9.8 million tons, down 4 percent from last year but up 7 percent from the 1962 67 average. Wisconsin dairy herds produced 1.8 billion pounds of milk in June, 2 percent less than May but up 1 percent from June 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Farms Produce More With Less Labor
The 1967 Department of Agriculture report shows farm output per man hour rose over six percent while total farm labor fell 1.4 percent to 7.4 billion hours. Crops production drove gains with wheat corn sorghum and hay, as regions vary with fruit nuts and tobacco boosts in the Southeast.
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Washington (Ap
Department of Agriculture
Mead
Corn Belt
Delta States
Foresters Outline Long Term Timber Harvest Plan
Kubiske discussed forestry practices guiding marked plots on the farms. He noted Belyea and Finn and descendants can gain periodic income for about 75 years from pulpwood or saw timber harvest. The gross value of marked wood on adjoining land exceeds $2 700. Kubiske and Soil Conservationist Louis Barbar helped mark and designate trees for cutting.
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Kubiske
Kubbiske
Belyea
Finn
Louis Barbar
Guernsey cow from Onalaska tops production record
A junior four-year-old Guernsey cow co owned by Bernard Pralle of Onalaska has completed an official DHIR record showing 13 640 pounds of milk and 760 pounds of butterfat in 305 days of twice daily milking per The American Guernsey Cattle Club.
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Guernsey
Onalaska
Wis
Bernard Pralle
DHIR
Guernsey Catitle Club
NFO Plans Picnic in Veterans Memorial Park
The La Crosse County NFO unit will hold a picnic at 8 30 p.m. Monday in Veterans Memorial Park Shelterhouse No 1 Attendees should bring a covered dish and something to broil A brief meeting is planned A trademark is registered for 20 years and may be renewed for periods of 20 years.
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la Crosse County
NFO Unit
National Farmers Organization
Veterans Memorial Park
Wisconsin Fertilizer Sales Reach Record 1967 Total
Madison reports Wisconsin fertilizer sales rose to 812,932 tons in 1967, a 15.6 percent increase from 1966. Over 200 grades were registered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture plant industry division amid the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Plant Industry Division
Jersey Breeders Plan Twilight Meeting
The La Crosse County Jersey Breeders Association will hold a twilight meeting with cattle judging starting at 7 30 p.m. Thursday July 18 at Gale Timm's farm four miles west of Mindoro.
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la Crosse County
Area Farmers Profit From Trees Near Black River Falls
Two Town of Springfield farmers Alvin Relyea and James Finn planted 16 acres of red pine in 1944 and have just harvested about 165 cords of pulpwood sold to Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co. Al Kubiske district forester reports thinning was done by hired workers, removing every third row and weaker trees.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Springfield
al Kubiske
Alvin Relyea
James Finn
Nekoosa- Edwards Paper Co
Ettrick Girl Returns From Washington Citizenship Course
Deborah Lease daughter of Rev H A Lease French Creek Wisconsin returned from Washington D C where she served as a representative of the Frenchville Clover leaves 4 H Club and was among early Trempealeau County 4 H Club members sent to a national citizenship short course at the National 4 H Club center. Forty one members of western
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Deborah Lease
H. A. Lease
French Creek
Washington,d.c
Frenchville
Vernon County Farm Bureau Plans Picnic
The Vernon County Farm Bureau schedules a Sunday picnic at 12 30 p m in the Viroqua Eagles park Fay Meade the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation representative will speak Attendees should bring their own tableware a dish to pass and sandwiches The park is reached via Highway 14 to Highway 27 through Liberty Pole then a marked gravel road
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Farm Bureau
Fay Meade
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Liberty Pole
Trempealeau County 4-H travelers join Wisconsin trip
Wisconsin 4-H clubs traveled by bus with Mr and Mrs George Oncken of Durand. Nancy Van Tassel of Osseo was the other Trempealeau County girl on the journey. Sirius the star is noted as the brightest in the heavens.
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Wisconsin
George Oncken
Durand
Nancy van Tassel
Osseo
Trempealeau County
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