Farm payments to be slashed under new house bill
The agriculture department prepares state by state cuts in soil conservation payments under the AAA program if the House approved appropriation bill passes. Totals drop from 267 million to 150 million for 1947, with states listing proposed and reduced figures and farmers already practicing soil improvement eligible for per acre payments. Paris police seek women who lure drivers at roadside cafes to rob trucks, a gang activity investigated by authorities.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
AAA
House
Truman
Congress
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Wisconsin
Paris
Caledonia Woman Named Minnesota Farmer of the Week
Mrs. William J. Lovett of Caledonia, a dairy farmer who has managed a 240 acre farm since 1932, is highlighted as Minnesota Farmer of the Week. She oversees Guernsey cattle, milk pasteurizing and distribution, leads 4 H, aids war bond drives, and serves as Houston County Farm Bureau secretary treasurer.
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Caledonia
Minn
Alfred D. Steadman
William J. Lovett
The
Houston County Farm Bureau
Grassland Field Day Draws Farmers Across Western Wisconsin
Farmers from across western Wisconsin attend a grassland field day at the Neshonoc farm managed by Guy Jewett near West Salem. The event opens at 9:30 a.m. with machinery exhibits, demonstrations on weed control erosion pasture improvement and forage storage. University of Wisconsin experts lead talks and demonstrations on grassland agriculture and related equipment.
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Wisconsin
Neshonoc
Guy Jewett
L. A. Davis
West Salem
Davis
George M. Briggs
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
O. R. Zeasman
University
L. Molstad
County Soils District
Floyd Duffee
Trempealeau FHA members head to Wisconsin convention
Eleven Trempealeau county youths depart for the Wisconsin Future Farmers of America convention in Chula Vista. They will take part in a Prairie Farmers Dinner Bells broadcast on WLS Chicago from 11 30 to 12 noon CST on June 5.
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Mary Lou Kopp
Galesville
Harriet Homer
FHA
Arthur Page
Audrey Steen
Osseo
Geraldine Tanz
Mondovi
Buffalo County
Dorothy Knutson
West Salem
la Crosse County
Prairie Farmer Wls
Weather Worries Tobacco Growers In Area
Unfavorable weather has retarded Vernon county tobacco growth to a size that may force growers to plant substitute crops such as corn this year. Hjalmer Theige of Westby surveys the small plants in the beds after a recent snow storm. Normally plants reach about four inches at this time.
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Tribune
Vernon County
Hjalmer Theige
Route One
Westby
Wisconsin honors five rural leaders at Farm and Home Week
Four Wisconsin men and one Iowa farm woman were added to the UW Farm and Home Week honor roll. Roman Muskavitch Jeremiah Shea W D James John Woethrich and Mrs Raymond Sayre received certificates and photos will be displayed. The event extended the list to 165 names and noted leaders from multiple states and British Columbia.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Iowa
Roman Muskavitch
Shawano
Jeremiah Francis Shea
Pickett
W. D. James
Fort Atkinson
John Woethrich
Greenwood
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
University of Wisconsin
Agricultural Hall
University
Muskavitch
Shea
Cooperative Ams
James
Wuethrich
Sayre
New York
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
California
Missouri
District of Columbia
British Columbia
Co-Op Rally Program Set For June 4 At Rushford High
LANESBORO Minn Special an outstanding program has been arranged for the co op rally at Rushford high school auditorium at 8 15 p m June 4 Movies local talent and lunch are part of the program A Spring Grove group will preview homecoming festivities presenting a colorful folk game performance to the music of the Hardanger violin Other talent includes Klingtvedt band and Shelby Westby vocal renditions The movie lineup includes educational and recreational features A new sound color film Inside Story of Modern Milking will show the milk machine’s use Art Smaby Midla Cooperative wholesale general manager will speak.
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Lanesboro
Minn
Rushford High School
Spring Grove
Hardanger
Klingtvedt
Shelby Westby
Art Smaby
Midla Cooperative
Potato Crop Price Support Plan Outlined
Sparta Wisconsin report says plans to support 1947 potato prices under the Steagall amendment were released by the U S Department of Agriculture. Alfred L Johnson, chairman of Monroe County AAA committee, announces the program.
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Sparta
Wis
Steagall
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alfred L. Johnson
Monroe County
Consider Corn As Emergency
Westby Wisconsin growers fear a weather shortfall will halve this year’s tobacco crop after one of the best years on record. Veteran grower Hjalmer Theige notes plants are small, barely above ground, about the size of an eight penny nail head, and faces potential loss unless rain and warmth continue for the next two weeks.
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Westby
Wis
Hjalmer Theige
Theige
Groups Plan Bluff Station Visits This Summer
Several groups will visit Grandad Bluff soil erosion sites this summer per project superintendent Orville Hayes. Attendees include FFA from Litchfield Minnesota on June 5 and 7, Farm Bureau from Millville Minnesota on June 10, farmers from Pierce County Wisconsin on June 20, Door County Wisconsin on June 21, Iowa field day on June 24, Barron County Wisconsin farmers on June 26 and 27, and Lake City Minnesota Farm Bureau on July 20.
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Grandad Bluff
Orville Hayes
FFA
Litchfield
Minn
Dodgeville
Farm Bureau
Millville
Farmers
Pierce County
Wis
Door County
Soil Conservation Supervisors
Iowa
Barron County
Lake City
Transfer Expected for Trempealeau County Official
Harold Pryse, administrator of Trempealeau county Farmers' Home administration, expects transfer to Mineral Point by June 21, per word from the state office in Madison. Pryse has served two years in Trempealeau.
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Whitehall
Wis
Harold Pryse
Farmers’ Home Administration
Trempealeau County
Mineral Point
Madison
Pryse
Resident Plans Sale Of New Whitehall Home
A homeowner in Whitehall has begun building a new residence and now hopes to sell the completed house.
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Whitehall
Deer Antlers Decline With Age After Prime
A wildlife note explains that after a deer passes its prime, each year's antlers may lose points. The observation highlights how aging affects antler development and point count in mature bucks.
Men sought for self run distributorships nationwide
Advertisement seeks men to become distributors for a new electric combination mouse and roach traps product. No experience needed. Earn between 750 and 1500 monthly with an own boss setup. Inglewood company offers free information from 901 South Grevillea Inglewood California.
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America
Inglewood Oe Co
Grevillea
Inglewood
Alif
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