Knobloch Farm Builds Concrete Spillway for Run Off
At William Knobloch farm two miles north of Holmen a reinforced concrete spillway is under construction to handle a six foot drop into a creek. The project drains 225 acres via 3 500 feet of waterway with 2 500 feet of diversions improving erosion control and contour farming. Local officials praise conservation efforts while construction faces seepage and cold weather delays.
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William Knobloch
Long Coulee
Holmen
Knobloch
Bill
Lyle Molstad
Kjome Guernsey Herd Receives Gold Star Nod
SPRING GROVE Minn The purebred Guernsey herd of Olaf Kjome and Sons has qualified for the Gold Star award Many cows in the herd have been sired artificially through Tri State Breeders Cooperative Olaf Kjome served on the first Guernsey sire selection committee and has been reelected yearly His herd traces to Boulder Bridge breeding He was a long time herdsman at Boulder Bridge before starting farming in 1946 This is Minnesota's third Gold Star herd and likely the first AI sired herd to win nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Guernsey
Olaf Kjome
Houston County 4-H Federation to Meet Tuesday
Caledonia Minn. The Houston County 4-H Federation will hold its annual June meeting Tuesday June 11 at 8 p.m. in the Eitzen Community Center. State 4-H club leader Earl Bergerud will speak on Careers. A report from Adult Leaders Camp attendees will be heard. The Eitzen Be Square 4-H Club presents a safety focused program and the Winnebago Valley Venturers 4-H Club will serve lunch after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
4-H Federation
Eitzen
Earl Bergerud
New Ulm
Eitzen Be Square
Winnebago Valley Venturers
Farm Chosen For Corn Test Plot In Iowa
WAUKON Iowa The Harlan Foels farm in Post Township is selected for a 1963 corn test plot named 2C Northeast Iowa in the Iowa corn yield test report Two plant rates will be studied this year Also measured are sand percent moisture percent root and stalk lodging dropped ears and acre yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Harlan Foels
Post Township
Applications For Camp Opening In Upham Woods
In Black River Falls Wisconsin applications for the 4-H camp at Up ham Woods from June 2 to 5 are being accepted at the county extension office. The older youth camp is for high school age youth and applications are on a first come first served basis. Jackson County may send only 40 campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Upham Woods
Country Extension Office
Jackson County
Ex Hillsboro Woman to Head State FCIC Office
Josephine Sinkule of Hillsboro has been named office manager of the state office of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation in Madison. She has nearly 10 years with FCIC and previously managed the Mineral Point area office, having also worked as a clerk for S. C. Dregne in Viroqua.
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Madison
Wis
Josephine Sinkule
John F. Sinkule
Hillsboro
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Lloyd Scheide
FCIC
Miss Linkule
S. C. Dregne
Vernon County
Viroqua
Mineral Point
1 000 Expected At State 4-H Club Week
Nearly 1 000 Wisconsin 4-H youths will attend the 43rd State 4-H Club Week at the University of Wisconsin June 18 to 21. Activities include campus tours, top 4-H youth recognition, and noted speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Observatory Hill
Glen Olson Wins Dairy Judging Test
Glen C. Olson, vocational agriculture instructor at Whitehall, wins first prize in Hoard’s Dairymen national dairy cattle judging contest. He scored 482 of 500 among 1,255 instructors from 48 states, placing fifth overall in a field of 90,585 entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Glen C. Olson
Whitehall
Hoard’s Dairymen
Olson
Champion Brace Bull Sold To Raymond Ekern
Raymond Ekern of Viroqua purchased Cold Spring Leader from Cold Spring Farm in Lone Rock Wisconsin. The Holstein bull was grand champion at the La Crosse Inter-State Fair in 1961 and 1962 and reserve champion at the Minnesota State Fair in 1962. He is an excellent type with a 92 score as a three year old and his offspring have won many show prizes including a son who was grand champion at the Wisconsin Junior Fair in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Rock
Wis
Raymond Ekern
Viroqua
Cold Spring
Donald
Charles Brace
la Crosse
Watersheds Evaluated At Meeting in Whitehall Wisconsin
Whitehall report covers Beaver Creek North and South Branches in Jackson and Trempealeau Counties. Attendees including G J Berber and E O Baker discuss sedimentation at Mill Pond Ettrick and Lake Marinuka Galesville and urge community action and broader preliminary study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Creek
French Creek
Trempealeau County
Peter Bieri
Fourteen Farmers Complete Conservation Farm Plans in Houston Area
In Caledonia Minnesota fourteen Root River Soil and Water Conservation District farmers finished their conservation farm plans with help from Harold Dinen. Plans detail crop rotations practices waterways diversions and structure needs. Farmers are listed by watershed including Crooked Creek Beaver Creek Looney Valley Mississippi Money Creek Root River South Fork Upper Iowa and Winnebago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Root River
Australian Youth To Visit Jackson County
Graham F Evans a 24 year old International Farm Youth Exchangee from Australia will visit Jackson County from July 18 to Aug 4 staying with Mr and Mrs Basil Finch R J Ettrick Evans is the sole IFYE guest in Wisconsin this year who has already visited another state His Australian home ranch spans 1870 acres and raises sheep beef cattle rye oats corn and wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Graham F. Evans
International Farm Youth Exchangee
Australia
Jackson County
Basil Finch
R. J. Ettrick
Evans
Wisconsin
Finch
John
Jane
Mary Jo
Week-Long Alice In Fest Set In Manitowoc
Manitowoc Wisconsin hosts a week of events June 9 to 15 for the Alice finals and June Dairy Month. Highlights include a salute program at the County Fairgrounds with fireworks and a dairy themed exhibit, a June Dairy Month Alice kickoff luncheon, an ice cream social and band concert by the Manitowoc County Chiefs, and the final judging of 22 finalists for the Alice title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
Donald K. Helgeson
Mani
Towoc
Don Pankratz
Alice In Dairyland
Alice
Sylvia Lee
Colfax
Glen Hagberg
Dairy Queen
Donald McDowell
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Manitowoc County Chiefs
Walter Sterling
The
Chiefs
Corn Acreage Measurement Under Way in Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County ASCS reporters measure corn for 1963 feed grain and wheat stabilization program signups. Reporters delineate fields on air photos for county office planimetering, then farmers are notified of acres. If adjustments are needed a $6 per tract supervisor visit is charged. Farmers must stake or specify field parts before the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Henrik Herness
Hernessy
Fitting Showing Meeting Slated For 4 H Youth
Houston County 4 H dairy members and parents meet at Roland Bolduan farm near Caledonia on June 13 at 7 30 p m. Observations include a 522 pound butterfat herd record a new silo and enclosed bank feeding setup and two judging classes under lights with a free lunch to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
4-H
Roland Bolduan
Highway 44
Bolduan
4-H Older Youth Plan Skate Party
The Older Youth group will hold its annual roller skating party at Hatfield. The event is open to all high school aged youth. In June, the county hosts a daily judging contest in Taylor on June 11, an orientation for State Club Week delegates on June 12, a county tractor operator contest on June 14, and State Club Week from June 18 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Hatfield
Taylor
Fat Cow Profitless Diet Sparks Satirical Debate
A concise note argues that overfed cows gain no longevity or profit compared with those fed properly to stay healthy, framing the issue as a pointed critique of waste and excess.
Twelve New Cooperators Added To Allamakee Soil Rolls
Twelve new cooperators approved for conservation work in Allamakee County. Names include Reuben O. Schorg Jim Hawes Peter A Rouster Elmer L Schultz Grant H Hagen Edwin L McKee and others. A soil and water plan approved for Eva Young Howard Schlitter. revisions for John K Melcher and Louis Manning James Manning. Total cooperators 895 with 683 having complete plans developed with U S Soil Conservation Service assistance.
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Thomas McDowell
Allamakee County
Eva Young
Howard Schlitter
John K. Melcher
Louis Manning
James Manning
Allamakee
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Corn To Be Sold At Arcadia Bins
Whitehall Wisconsin storable corn to be sold on bids from the Arcadia bin site. Bids open at 3 p.m. Tuesday June 11. Bid forms available at Trempealeau County ASC office. Also for sale are used grain elevator tube and auger, perforated bin floor, 18 foot bin, cinder blocks, lumber, and timbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Arcadia
Henrik Herness
Trempealeau County Asc
Low Moisture Silage Spurs Wisconsin Farm Practice
Wisconsin farmers embrace low moisture grass silage for higher dry matter intake and milk yield, with cows less fond of dry roughage and odors reduced. The forage stores resist freezing, tolerate moisture variation, and fit push button feeding, though officials note silage cannot dominate farming due to limited silo capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Orrin Berge
University of Wisconsin
Berge
Conservation Work Goes On In Houston
Harold Dineen, work unit conservationist for Houston County, reports 40 farms have con tour strips laid this spring covering 1 200 acres with hundreds more planned for fall. An $4 per acre payment is available through Agricultural Conservation Practices. Nine farms have terraces, eight have diversions, ten have sod waterways. soon to start ponds, detentions and gully stabilization with 32 more designed and ready. Contact Soil Conservation Office or ASCS in Caledonia for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Harold Dineen
Houston
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Dineen
Soil Conservation Office
ASCS
Golden Guernsey Unit In Milwaukee Honored
Golden Guernsey Dairy Cooperative Milwaukee received a special plaque from Golden Guernsey Inc Peterborough as the second largest distributor of Golden Guernsey milk products in the United States. National milk sales rose 5.43 percent last year despite lower per capita consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
N.H
Golden Guernsey Dairy Cooperative
Milwaukee
Golden Guernsey, Inc
Golden Guernsey
United States
Crawford Herd Posts High Dairy Production in County
In Prairie du Chien Wis Virgil A Butteris reports Loyd Hartley and Son herd of Soldiers Grove achieved top Dairy Herd Improvement results for the year with a milk average of 9877 pounds per cow and an average fat record of 402.4 per cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Loyd Hartley and Son
Soldiers Grove
Virgil A. Butteris
Crawford County
Hartley
Houston Dairy Princess Contests Schedule Set
Houston Local and Houston County dairy princess contests were approved at a committee meeting. Local contestants meet June 21 at Houston Elementary at 1 30 PM. county contestants register June 22 at 10 AM and vie at the amateur show that evening. Eligibility includes Minnesota residency dairy farm background age 16 to 21 and single status. Local organizers include Mrs Skifton and four named coordinators.
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Houston, Minn
Houston
State Dairy Industry Committee
Minnesota
Skifton
Robert Anderson
Don Carlson
Maynard Nelson
Tenart Thorson
Five Dairy Princess Contestants Signed Up in Fillmore County
Preston Minn five entries have been received for the 1963 Dairy Princess contest in Fillmore County. Names include Karen Gilbertson Lanesboro daughter of Clarence and Mrs Gilbertson sponsored by Pilot Mound 4 H Club Sonja Cheryl Crowson Chatfield daughter of Fred G Crowson sponsored by Pilot Mound Farm Bureau Diane Schultz Fountain daughter of Arthur and Mrs Schultz sponsored by Fountain Commercial Club Barbara Merkel Spring Valley daughter of Harvey and Mrs Merkel sponsored by Spring Valley Cooperative Creamery Donna Mae Borgen Chatfield daughter of Elmer and Mrs Borgen sponsored by Chatfield Junior Chamber of Commerce The Dairy Day program features a cooking school a football clinic by Jerry Reichow of the Vikings a parade rides and concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Merkel
Spring Valley
Spring Valley Cooperative Creamery
Donna Mae Borgen
Elmer Borgen
Chatfield
Suzanne Frank to Attend Minnesota 4-H Health Camp
Suzanne Frank a 4-H club member from Union Clover Blossoms will represent Houston County at the Minnesota 4-H Health Camp at the University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station Itasca State Park June 9 to 13 County Agent Francis Januschka announced Frank daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Frank Caledonia She was chosen as a delegate to the 1963 Health Camp for her interest and outstanding accomplishments in the 4-H health project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Suzanne ‘Frank
Union Clover Blossoms
Houston County
Minnnesota
University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station
Itasca State Park
Francis Januschka
Suzanne
Raymond Frank
U.S. Faces 40 Percent Rise in Food Demand by 20 Years
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that the United States will need 40 percent more food feed and fiber within less than two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Corn Contest for 63 Crop in Four Parts
Caledonia Minn Extra Profit corn contest for 1963 sponsored by Farmer magazine and extension service. Participants choose one of four plans including soil fertility, stand, weed control, or tillage methods with a three acre test plot and standard harvest and moisture checks. Entry forms at extension office. apply before May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Farmer Magazine
Extension Service
Harlie Larson
Extension
Caledonia Dairy Princess Fest Draws Contestants
The Caledonia Commercial Club plans a banquet where a dairy princess and two attendants will be chosen for the county contest on June 22 in Houston. Entry blanks with rules are available at the county extension office and the Land O Lakes plant in Caledonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia Commercial Club
Houston
Land O’lakes
Caledonia
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College of Agriculture
Frank Campbell
Memorial Union
Wisconsin Union Theater
Herbert True
International Farm Exchange
FYE
Glen Olson
Champion Brace Bull
Campbell
OF LA Crosse
George J. Kastner
Jackson
Shelby
Joseph Hammel
Gamble Store
Coronado Portable
Pearl St
Crawford
Suzanne Frank
Philadelphia
Libby
Fairway Saltine
Hunt's
Oleo
Hind
If. M
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Caledonia Dairy Princess
Caledonia, Minn
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