Pig Club To Hold Annual Picnic Here
The La Crosse County Pig Club plans its annual picnic on Thursday June 11 at Myrick Park starting 12 30 p m Members should gather at the shelter house by 10 30 a m to help organize activities Families are invited and those providing pigs or receiving pigs this year should join The club composed of area business firms funds dues supports hog management programs and rewards top questionnaire scorers with pigs The event aims to strengthen farmer business ties and promote starting a hog business with quality stock Rudy Pralle heads the Pig Club
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la Crosse County
Pig Club
Myrick Park
Rudy Pralle
4-H Federation Conference in Caledonia Minnesota
California Caledonia Minnesota Houston County adults and youth will hold a 4-H federation meeting at the Hokah Auditorium on Monday June 15 at 8 p.m. Wayne Wold of Mabel presides. Bernie Beadle state 4-H agent and extension agents will lead the discussion on the leaders job. Reports on the Leaders Camp at Flandreau State Park June 4 5 will be delivered by Marlin Omoth Spring Grove Mrs Ralph Lee Houston Mrs Rudy Langen Hokah and Mrs Marvin Wiegreffe Caledonia. Hokah Champion Workers will present the entertainment program. Yucatan Willing Workers will run the recreation and Pine Creek Livewires will provide the ranch.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Hokah Auditorium
Wayne Wold
Mabel
Bernie Beadle
Institute of Agriculture
St. Paul
Flandreau State Park
Marlin Omoth
Spring Grove
Ralph Lee
Houston
Rudy Langen
Hokah
Marvin Wiegrefe
Yucatan
Pine Creek
Fillmore County Dairy Day Slated in Harmony
Fillmore County Dairy Day will be held in Harmony on Thursday June 11. Dairy princess contestants will attend a banquet at 6 30 p.m. A parade and afternoon program are planned and the county queen will be crowned at the annual dairy dance.
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Lanesboro
Minn
Fillmore County
Harmony
E. F. Gatzlaff
Fillmore County Dairy Committee
Christmas Tree Growers Convention At Black River Falls
The Wisconsin Christmas Tree Growers state convention will be held in Black River Falls on June 19 and 20. An optional public field trip is planned for Saturday, June 20. About 150 association members are expected to attend the event.
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Black River Falls
Wis
The
Wisconsin Christmas Tree Growers
Noted Priest Speaks on Grow Foods and Soils
Rev Henry Retzek, Winona priest and organic farming expert, spoke to about 50 at Northern States Power Co building. He urged natural fertilization, warned against chemical additives, and urged stores to sell truly naturally produced foods. He stressed soil health, crop rotation, and leaf-centric soil biology as essentials for human health.
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Henry Retzek
Winona
Northern States Power Co
Father Retzek
Harvard University
St. Mary’s College
Northern Field Seed Co
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Retzek
Food and Drug Administration
Louis Bromfield
Bromfield
la Crosse Organic Foods Group
Chicago
St. Cloud
Minn
Four 4-H Clubs Report June Activities and Plans
The Clover 4-H Club voted to build a float for the Daily Days parade at Sparta and will entertain the Eager Beavers at the June meeting. West Way 4-H elected Linda Dahl as president Arden Poss as vice president LaVonne Johnson as secretary treasurer and Carol Lebakken as reporter. Memorial and cancer fund contributions were approved by Lafayette Lassies 4-H with talks on safety grooming and home projects. Next meetings set for June 5 and June 8 with member record books due.
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Sparta
Donald Oldenburg
West Way
Linda Dahl
Arden Poss
LaVonne Johnson
Carol Lebakken
Norval Anderson
Ettrick
Neth Ringsten
Pigeon Falls
Kenneth Johnson
Lafayette Lassies
Joe Troendle
Janet Schulze
Mary Manning
Irma Davison
Monica Treendle
Elaine Steiber
Alice Troendle
Madison 4-H Club Week Set for June 15 18
Madison Wisconsin hosts 1959 State 4-H Club Week from June 15 to 18 with 1 000 rural youths preparing for tomorrow. Governor Nelson and educator Gail Farwell address sessions on Tuesday. The program features tours, talent night, career sessions, a 4-H banquet, tree dedication, and an international farm youth exchange.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Frank Campbell
R. K. Fraker
College of Agriculture
Observatory Hill
Camp Randall Memorial Building
Gaylord Nelson
Gail Farwell
Madison Chamber of Commerce and Foundation
International Farm
Wheat For 59 Harvest Must Be Reported
County farmers who planted wheat for harvest in 1959 must report the acreage to the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office promptly. Federal rules prohibit selling wheat without a marketing quota and the ASC marketing card, shown by the farmer, is required for all sales including to commercial buyers mills and other farmers for seed or feed.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC
Honey price support set for 1959 crop in Wisconsin
WHITEHALL Wis The 1959 honey crop price support is set at a national average of 8.3 cents per pound with Trempealeau County ASCS official Henrik Herness announcing the increase from the earlier 8.2 cent minimum. The parity price rise raises the rate for the 60 pound container. Loans and purchase agreements run through December 31 1959 with a April 80 1960 maturity.
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Whitehall
Wis
Henrik Herness
Trempealeau County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Herness
Farm calendar entries from June events and meetings
A calendar of farm events lists several June gatherings across Wisconsin and Minnesota. West Salem hosts a Tri-State Breeders delegate meeting at Curve Cafe at 8 p.m. June 9, followed by June 10 dairy day activities in Caledonia and Harmony and a Juiced schedule in Ashland and Whitehall including dairy judging and 4-H meetings. June 11 features a Pig Club picnic in La Crosse, a Myrick Park event, and a Trempealeau County Holstein twilight meet near Whitehall at 8 p.m. June 15 marks the start of State 4-H Week in Madison with Hokah and Houston County 4-H Federation events in the auditorium at 8 p.m.
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West Salem
Tri-State
Curve
la Crosse
Myrick Park
Harmony
Minn
Fillmore County
Ashland
University of Wisconsin Experiment Station
Whitehall
Trempealeau County
Lamberson-Kopp
Caledonia Dairy Day Festivities Highlight Gala Schedule
Caledonia Minn hosts Dairy Day with a 1 30 parade over 50 units. cooking school at 2 15, kids contests, free dairy lunches 3 30 4 30 and 9 30, band 7 30 8 30, talent show 8 30, dairy dance 9, Gordy Boyum orchestra, parade entries include Brownie Beck vehicles and 4 H floats.
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Caledonia
Minn
Caledonia Auditorium
Gordy Boyum
Caledonia Merchants
L. M
Brownie
Beck
Bob Burns
Tri-County
REA
Plan Meetings On 4-H Home Furnishings
WHITEHALL Wis A home furnishings training meeting for Trempealeau County 4-H girls enrolled in this project will be held at the courthouse in Whitehall Thursday June 11 at 1 p.m. Eileen M Layton home agent says attendees should bring a place mat dish cup and saucer a glass for the discussion on place settings and a picture frame to be refinished along with gloves as steel wool will be used. The county demonstration contest for junior 4-H girls will be held Thursday June 18 at the courthouse starting at 1 p.m.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Eileen M. Layton
Eight Crawford 4-Hers to Attend State Week
Prair ie Du Chien Wisconsin eight Crawford County 4 H members will attend state 4 H Week in Madison June 15 19. They are Roger Mara Wonder Workers Douglas Byers Maple Ridge Club Douglas Olson Trout Creek Club Georgia Thomas Busy Bees Rita Beneker Busy Bees Clarice Grimsted Better Builders Gloria Anderson Thrifty Workers and Eda Barlow Yankeetown Club.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County
Madison
Roger Mara
Wonder Workers
Douglas Byers
Maple Ridge Club
Douglas Olson
Trout Creek Club
Georgia Thomas
Busy Bees
Rita Beneker
Clarice Grimsted
Better Builders
Gloria Anderson
Thrifty Workers
Eda Barlow
Yankeetown Club
Trempleau Major Producer of Milk in Wisconsin
WHITEHALL Wisconsin Trempealeau County residents are reminded that the county produced 308,800,000 pounds of milk from 43,100 cows in 1957 as part of Wisconsin's record 17,412,000,000 pounds from 2,578,000 cows. Manufactured products totaled 12,617,000 pounds of butter 30,177,000 pounds of nonfat dry milk and 196,000 gallons of ice cream.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Wisconsin
Honored For Soil Conservation Work Gays Mills Wis
Art Amundson received a ten year service pin for soil conservation work. He spent the decade in four areas including Portage Stevens Point and Viroqua. He now leads the SCS office at Gays Mills.
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Gays Mills
Wis
Art Amundson
Amundson
Portage
SCS
Stevens Point
Viroqua
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Walgreen
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Clover Club
Pigeon Flyers
Iver Johnstad
Pigeon Creek
Irma
Helen Semb
Randvig Johnstad
Loren Hanson
Richard Staff
Dennis Johnson
Steve Hoff
Darrell Nerby
Ken
Caledonia, Minn
State
Hokah, Minn
Federation
O. E. Hays
U.S
Grandad Bluff
la Crosse Kiwanis Club
Clyde E. Bourret
Harry Leithold
Grandad Bluff Park
Hays Tribune
C. L. Peterson
Citizens Loan & Finance Company
Main Street - Linker Bldg
Marie Liefke
Tillman Produce Company
Wilton
Karen Zuhlke
Iowa
Bert Dibley
Dean Dennison
Gary Olson
Caledonia Daily Day
Sue Northrup
Hillbilly Music
Virgie Anderson
Viking
Harlie Larson
Phillip Senn
la Crescent
Aldis Gordon
Roger Anderson
Rochester
Alice Einster
Caledonia Dairy Princess
Crawford
Trempleau
Mutual of Omaha
Omaha
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