Upham Woods Funded for Central Lodge by Wisconsin 4-H
Wisconsin 4 H Foundation budgeted $130 000 for Upham Woods central lodge at Lake Delton near Wisconsin Dells. The camp serves 4 H clubs schools churches and scouts as a leadership training site with 1965 attendance over 5000. Wisconsin 4 H membership totals about 62000 with rising non farm membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Delton
Wisconsin 4-H Foundation
Upham Woods Central Lodge
Wisconsin Dells
Milo Swanton
Upham Woods
Swanton
Frank Campbell
Wisconsin
Central Lodge
Soil Group Enters U S Competition in Iowa
The Allamakee County Soil Conservation District in Waukon Iowa entered the 20th annual competition to name the nation's top 53 districts. District chairman Howard C Leppert says districts are judged on 1966 performance with an expense-paid work study trip to Arizona in December 1967 for one governing body member and an outstanding farmer cooperative in each winning district. The honored pair will visit the 14 000 acre Goodyear farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Howard C. Leppert
Lansing
Arizona
Goodyear Farm
Bangor Dairyman Attends Holstein Meet in Wichita
Floyd Jones of Bangor is at the 81st Holstein-Friesian Association of America convention in Wichita Kansas. Jones is a past president of the La Crosse County Holstein Breeders Association and has served as an officer and board member of the Wisconsin Holstein Breeders Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Jones
la Crosse
Melrose Band Wins First At Arcadia Parade
Melrose High School band led by R C Klein captured first place in the Arcadia Broiler Days parade, winning over 22 bands on Sunday May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose Band
Arcadia
Melrose
Wis
Melrose High School
R. C. Klein
Curb Tobacco Field Pests Then Plant
Whitehall Wisconsin Trempealeau County tobacco farmers are advised by Ed Ausderau to control cutworms wireworms and grubs before transplanting seedlings. Diazinon applied pre plant in soil offers season long protection and can be used in transplant water for limited effect. Continuous soil application before planting is emphasized for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausderau
Workers Needed For Shearing Of Yule Trees
The Northern Christmas Tree Growers seek at least 125 workers age 16 plus for six weeks starting June 20. Pay starts $1.25 an hour, rises to $1.35 after 200 hours. crew leaders earn more. Sign up near Merrillan on Highway 12. bring 16–18 permit. A season end party is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Merrillan
Highway 12
Holstein Men Plan Twilight Meeting
The Jackson County Holstein twilight meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday June 8 at the Selz Brothers farm on Highway 12 two miles north of Humbird. Eugene Savage Jackson County agent said this week. Russell Stetzer Breeders Association president said Zane Akin national Holstein field man will speak. Judging contests with three cattle classes are planned. Lunch will be available on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Selz Brothers
Highway 12
Humbird
Eugene Savage
Russell Stetzer
Jackson County Holstein Breeders Association
Zane Akin
National Holstein
Gale Firemen Picnic Set for Sunday in Reception Park
Galeville fire department announces its annual picnic in Reception Park with rain plan at the Curling Club. Activities include baseball and horseshoes, supper at 5 p.m., and invites extended to firemen families. Attendees should bring their own table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Curling Club
Power Unit Solves Failure At Harvest
Madison farmers gain portable electric power units built by University of Wisconsin engineer Marshall Finner. Two 25 to 40 hp motors with a phase converter run on single phase lines, mounted on a two wheel trailer, linked to tractor PTO speeds for forage, drying, grinding and manure pumping. Unloading rates reach 47 tons hr with 40 hp, 27 tons hr with 23 hp, and water addition boosts rates while reducing energy per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Marshall Finner
University of Wisconsin
Finner
Milk Intake Tops Million Pounds at Blair Creamery
Preston Cooperative Creamery in Blair Wisconsin processed more than 1 million pounds of milk in a single day. The operation has grown into one of the state's largest cheese manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
Preston Cooperative Creamery
Two Jackson County 4-H Delegates Named for DC Course
William Stennlson of Black River Falls and Judy Westfall of Melrose chosen as Jackson County 4-H citizenship delegates to the National 4-H Center program in Washington DC this June. They will travel by chartered bus as part of Wisconsin's delegation with partial fee support from the Jackson County 4-H Leader Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willliam Stennlson
Black River Falls
Judy Westfall
Melrose
Jackson County
Washington, D.C
Judy
Melrose - Mindoro
Wisconsin
Grace Webb
Ray Shanklin
Trempealeau County
Calvin Haag
4-H Leader Association
Brown School Museum To Hold Annual Picnic
Friends of the Brown School Museum at Red Mound in De Soto Wisconsin plan their sixth annual picnic with a potluck noon meal. Guests bring dishes and silver plus food for the table while free coffee and cold drinks are provided. An open house will showcase the new annex Stone House built by Francis Brasda. A Winnebago Indian ceremonial dance will begin at 1 pm, with music by Stan Wierson and De Soto High School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Stan Wierson
de Soto High School
Harvest under way as drought cuts wheat crop outlook
Drought and late freezes have pared down wheat yield forecasts across the Great Plains. Central and western Kansas and neighboring states report stunted, stressed fields with risks from pests. Hope rests on rain as a few central Kansas areas receive scarce moisture.
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Barney W. Peyser
Kansas City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Great Plains
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
Washington
Texas Panhandles
Andrew B. Erhart
Garden City
Kan
Kansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Houston County Chooses Heleni Lewis for State 4-H Health Camp
Caledonia junior 4-H leader Heleni Lewis will represent Houston County at the state 4-H health camp June 6 to 10 at the University of Minnesota Itasca forestry and biological station in Itasca State Park. Delegates were picked for leadership potential responsibility and health records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Heleni Lewis
Houston County
University of Minnesota
Itasca State Park
Naomi Fruechte
Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service
Folger Coffee Co
Harmony Youth Georgia Bound in 4-H Exchange Program
Rodney Terbeest of Harmony is one of 35 Minnesota 4-H delegates selected for a Georgia exchange. Delegates depart St. Paul by bus on June 5 to attend the Rock Eagle 4-H Center for a citizenship short course, then stay with host families across Georgia and conclude with a weekend in Atlanta.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Rodney Terbeest
Harmony
Minnesota
Georgia
Leonard Harkness
Rock Eagle
Atlanta
Cooperators Added To Roll In Allamakee District
WAUKON Iowa The Allamakee County Soil and Water Conservation district board approved conservation plans for Gilbert Livingood and Claude Schafer farms. Total district cooperators reach 955 with 723 having complete plans developed with assistance from the U S Soil Conservation Service personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Waterway Construction Progresses in Root River District
Twelve farms in the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District have built sod waterways this season per the U S Soil Conservation Service. The list includes Beaver Creek growers Donald Schroeder Paul Rank Alden Solum McCormick Brothers Ray Jennings Earlyn Knutson Fremont Schulze and Crooked Creek. South Fork of the Root River Donald Norgard Lloyd Burt ness. Upper Iowa Milton Luidahl Sylling Brothers. Winnebago Ray Lord and Robert Lewis. A sod waterway uses a seeded grass cover to protect soil from flowing water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Root River
Upper
Iowa
Ray Lord
Robert Lewis
Winnebago
Promotions for Scholarships in Agriculture Urged
Wisconsin dairy official Robert Bird urged women traveling to Madison to protest restrictions on selling plea to instead promote scholarships for agriculture students. He spoke at a June Dairy Month luncheon in Sheboygan County noting the average dairy farmer age of 57 and blaming high schools for lacking agricultural courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Madison
Robert Bird
Wisconsin American Dairy Association
Bird
Sheboygan County
Duluth Businessman Seeks DFL Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Duluth businessman Lee Vann announced his availability for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination for lieutenant governor. He said the move came at the urging of friends in Duluth and the Iron Range during remarks for a meeting of the 63rd Legislative District DFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora, Minn
Duluth
Karl Rolvaag
Democratic - Farmer-Labor Party
Rolvaag
A. M. Keith
Lee Vann
Iron Range
63Rd Legislative District
DFL
Worker Crushed at Milwaukee Freeway Site
Joseph P. Browne, 38, of Chicago, was crushed beneath an earth mover at a Milwaukee freeway construction site on Thursday and died on arrival at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Joseph P. Browne
Chicago
Milk Prices To Be Topic Of Hearings
The USDA will hold public hearings on July through December fluid milk prices with sessions in St. Louis Denver Washington D C and Cleveland. Dairy farmers request action due to shortages nationwide and emergency measures. Temporary prices set April 10 expire June 30 with some markets extending to July.
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Washington, D.C
St. Louis
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Denver
Colo
Cleveland
Ohio
Consumer and Marketing Service
USDA
State Men Draw Fines For Shooting Cable
Two 22 year old Arpin men pleaded guilty to shooting a telephone cable containing a U S military communications system. They were fined 290 dollars each and ordered to share 580 dollars in property damage as Wood County authorities reported. James R Carlson and John L Passer faced the charge in U S District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Arpin
Wis
U.S
James R. Carlson
John L. Passer
Wood County
Edmund Nix
James E. Doyle
Holstein Breeders Plan Twilight Meet in Wisconsin
Trempealeau County Holstein Breeders hold their annual twilight meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday June 7 at the County Hospital farm in Whitehall Wisconsin. Prof James Crowley of the University of Wisconsin dairy science will speak and judge contests. Zane Akins the Holstein fieldman will also speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Holstein Breeders Association
County Hospital Farm
James Crowley
University of Wisconsin Dairy Science Department
Zane Akins
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