Pig Club Announces 22nd Annual Picnic at Myrick Park
La Crosse County Pig Club chaired by Rudy Pralle will hold the 22nd annual picnic June 22 at Myrick Park Shelterhouse. The event promotes purebred swine projects for county youth with gifts awarded to students based on school questionnaires. Registration begins 10:30 a.m. and lunch follows at 12:30 p.m. Open to youths and families, with no membership barrier beyond pre-high school age.
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la Crosse County
Pig Club
Myrick Park
Rudy Pralle
la Crosse
Chamber of Commerce
Bermuda Lacks Street Numbers Except In Hamilton and St George
Scattered numbers appear only in Bermuda's capital Hamilton and the town of St George with most areas remaining without street numbering. Officials note the absence affects mail delivery and navigation across the island.
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Hamilton
Town of
St. George
Bermuda
Beef Feeding Pays Off For H H Vanderzee In Burns Valley
In Burns Valley north of Bangor Wisconsin H H Vanderzee runs one of the area's largest beef feeding operations finishing 233 head mostly Herefords for fall or winter sale while keeping 125 on feed He markets 380 head annually and also sells about 30 head to private buyers The operation relies on home grown feed Purdue Supplement A and manure for soil enrichment The Vanderzees began seven years ago converting a run down farm into a modern operation with Mrs Vanderzee assisting in bookkeeping and sales.
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H. H. Vanderzee
Burns Valley
Tribune
la Crosse County
Coulee
Bangor
Vanderzee
Continental Commission Co
Huron
S.D
Purdue
Purdue University
Johnson Opposes Change In Cheddar Import Laws
Congressman Lester Johnson of Wisconsin opposes enlarging or lifting cheddar and blue mold cheese import quotas. He will testify at the U.S. Tariff Commission hearings in Washington on July 18, urging dairy industry input and noting CCC purchases would rise with more imports.
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Washington, D.C
Lester Johnson
Ninth District
Wis
U.S. Tariff Commission
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cong. Johnson
House Dairy Subcommittee
CCC
4-H Federation To Convene At Houston High School
The Houston County 4-H Federation will meet at Houston High School on Wednesday June 14 at 8 p.m. County agent Francis Januschka reports Arleen Barkeim state 4-H club leader will speak. A panel on adult leaders camp at New Ulm, livestock auction, club tours, play day bread pie day and dairy judging will follow.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Houston High School
Francis Januschka
Arleen Barkeim
Rita Dinger
Kenneth Buxengard
Leonard Sylling
Roy Ask
New Ulm
Ferndale Ramblers
Northwest Prospectors
Cushion Peak Echoes
Schweiger Named To Head Creamery
ELROY Wis Kenneth Schweiger Elroy has been named general manager of the Wisconsin Co op Creamery at Union Center. He replaces Frank Waskow formerly of Spencer who held the job the past year. Schweiger has been with the plant since 1946 after his discharge from the Navy and had been plant manager since 1955. Grant Doering Wonewoc has been promoted to plant superintendent. Edgar Moore Union Center is the new warehouse manager.
Fillmore County 4-H Softball Tournament Planned in Lanesboro
LANESBORO Minnesota twenty three teams will compete in the Fillmore County 4 H softball tournament and picnic at Lanesboro Saturday. Four separate diamonds will be used for the 78 innings. The tournament starts at 9 a m with clubs eating picnic lunches at Sylvan Park at noon. The event is open to the public.
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Lanesboro
Minn
Fillmore County
Sylvan Park
Barnyard Paving Demonstration Set at Sletteland Farm
A barn yard paving demonstration is scheduled for June 14 at the Oscar Sletteland farm near Pigeon Falls Whitehall Wisconsin. Harold Tomter operates the farm and Ready Mix will haul the concrete from Whitehall Bill Roper of the Portland Cement Association Madison will explain procedures between truck loads. The event is an all day affair and open to all interested.
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Whitehall
Wis
Oscar Sletteland
Harold Tomter
Pigeon Falls
Bill Roper
Portland Cement Association
Madison
Wisconsin Hatcheries Boost Chick Production
Wisconsin commercial hatcheries produced 3.3 million egg type chicks in April and 6.875 million in the first four months of this year. April output rose nine percent from a year ago and first four months rose about 18 percent year over year. Prices for Wisconsin farm eggs averaged 32.5 cents a dozen in the first four months, up from 27.6 cents a year earlier, while overall layers and production were down versus last year.
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Madison
Wisconsin Crop Reporting Service
Wisconsin
Jackson County Farm Bureau Picnic Set for June 18
MELROSE Wis The Jackson County Farm Bureau will hold an outdoor picnic at Nichols Park on Highway 54 near Irving Town on June 18 at 12 30 p m In case of rain the event moves to Irving Hall Members should bring sandwiches a dish to pass and a sweet Coffee cold drinks and ice cream will be provided An oatmeal drop cookie contest will award prizes for entries using lard or butter dates nuts or raisins not chocolate chips or vegetable oils chocolate Four cookies allowed per entry with the recipe
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Melrose
Wis
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Nichols Park
Hwy. 54
Irving
Irving Hall
Key Awards To Be Given In Jackson
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wisconsin Applications are now being accepted from 4 H club leaders for members 16 years or older who are outstanding club members This is one of the top awards to deserving club members given each year Some very worthy members are not applying for the Key Award Darrell Apps club agent said Past winners include Robert Susan and Sharon Galster Alan Spurs Karen Bunde Larry Blaken Nancy Nehring Jill Curran David Witte and Darrell Severson.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Darrell Apps
Robert
Susan
Sharon Galster
Alan Spurs
Karen Bunde
Larry Blaken
Nancy Nehring
Jill Curran
David Witte
Darrell Severson
Trempealeau dairy event draws 250 attendees in Whitehall
About 250 people attended the Trempealeau County Holstein Breeders Association twilight meeting at the county hospital in Whitehall. James Crowley spoke on Dairying Today with winners listed in cattle judging across ladies men and youth divisions.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Holstein Breeders Association
County Hospital
James Crowley
Extension Dairyman
College of Agriculture
Madison
Ernest Iverson
Eleva
Henry Hanson
William Thompson
Ettrick
Leonard Brown
Osseo
Henrik Herness
LeRoy Brown
Don Hardie
Blair
Elena
Walter Guse
Marvin Thompson
Diane Johnson
Hale and Hardy Club
el Jane Berg
Frenchville Cloverleaves
Katherine Thompson
Hale and Hardy
Trempealeau County Hospital
Holstein Breeders Association
Whitehall Willing Workers 4-H Club
State 4 H Club Week Attracts 1000 Youths
Madison hosts State 4 H Club Week June 13 16 at the University of Wisconsin with about 1000 youths in sessions on careers and international relations plus recreation. Highlights include a sunset observatory Hill ceremony with Governor Gaylord Nelson, a Union Theater concert, talent night, state 4 H speaking finalists and an International Farm Youth Exchange briefing featuring Belo Sosnowski and Merilainen.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Union Theater
Gaylord Nelson
Observatory Hill
The
Union
Iowa
Sawyer
Vernon
Rock
Washburn
Vernon County
Madison Chamber of Commerce and Foundation
Elena L. Freire Belo
Argentina
Jerry Sosnowski
Poland
Jouko Merilainen
Finland
International Farm Youth
Crawford County soils work doubles spring progress
In Crawford County Wisconsin nearly twice as much field construction such as terraces diversions and waterways was completed this spring due to favorable soils and weather. So far waterways were built for Lyle Latham Walter Zabel Elling Sherry and Victor Jacobson. Contour stripping covered 1 393 acres with projects still in progress. Summer plans include ten ponds and gully control structures. Samuel Hardin joins Gays Mills SCS June 12 replacing Francis Becwar who transfers to Monroe.
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BIG Waterway
Art Amundson
Soil Conservation Service
Gays Mills
John Zintz
Crawford County
Lyle Latham
Wis
Gays Mills Scs
Soldiers Grove
Walter Zabel
Prairie du Chien
Elling ‘Sherry
Victor Jacobson
Ferryville
Greg Oppriecht
Lynxville
Ear
Hardin
Wausaukee
Francis Becwar
SCS
Green County
Monroe
Kerndt Elected Leader of Allamakee DHIA Cooperative
Harold Kerndt was re elected president at the Allamakee DHIA Cooperative annual meeting in Waukon Iowa Monday evening Other officers include Gene Knudt son as vice president and Robert Nash as secretary Directors are Donald Cooper Robert Hager Ralph Osterholz Gordon Gilberts on Charles Bahr and Robert Promnitz State University Hus bandry Department speaker was Robert Finsham
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Waukon
Iowa
Harold Kerndt
Allamakee Dhia Cooperative
Gene Knudtson
Robert Nash
Donald Cooper
Robert Hager
Ralph Osterholz
Gordon Gilbertson
Charles Bahr
Robert Promnitz
Robert Finsham
Iowa ‘State University Husbandry Department
Fillmore Dairy Day Highlighted By Ayrshire Show At Lanesboro
Preston Minnesota June 16 Dairy Day at Lanesboro features the South and Southeast Minnesota district Ayrshire Show with purebred Ayrshires from Fillmore Houston Winona Olmsted Dodge Mower and Steel Counties. A public judging contest begins at 1 p.m. Free ice cream, music by the Wykoff German Band, and Rosalie Dornink. Prizes, trophies, ribbons awarded. A banquet, concert, and coronation ball conclude the day with Gordie Boyum orchestra.
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Preston
Minn
Fillmore County
Lanesboro
Milton Hoberg
Minnesota
Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Olmsted
Dodge
Mower
Steel
Wykoff
Rosalie Dornink
Cherry Grove
Gordie Boyum Orchestra
Mor Mon Coulee 4-H Club Holds June Meeting
The Mor mon Coulee 4-H Club met at the Washington Rural School on June 2. Plans were made for a demonstration night on June 27 at the Washington School and a talent night on July 11. After the meeting games were played.
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Mormon Coulee
Washington Rural School
Washington School
Tobacco Bed Diseases Can Be Controlled
Monroe County extension reports tobacco seed beds infected with anthracnose again. Fungicides Ferbam or Zineb can control it. apply at specified rates to coat seedlings. Also advise Copper-A for wildfire and repeat spray schedule to protect plants before transplanting.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Larry Davis
Farm Calendar Events Worldwide Saturday to Friday
Crawford County annual field days Caledonia Minnesota Houston County Dairy Day Lanesboro Minnesota Fillmore County 4-H softball tournament 9 am Burlington national apple growers meeting Pigeon Falls barnyard paving demonstration Harold Tomter farm Friday June 16 County Dairy Day
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Crawford County
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Lanesboro
Fillmore County
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