Venezuelan exchange student adjusts to fast U S life in Jackson
William Hidalgo from Acari gue, Venezuela, tours Melrose area with host families, noting Americans work hard and eat quickly. He visits Barron County dairy and farm scenes, cranberry marshes, mills, and races before heading to Madison for 4H Week. He praises local hospitality and plans further visits in Kentucky New York.
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Melrose
Wis
William Hidalgo
International Farm Youth Exchangee
Acarigue
Venezuela
Glenn Zielsdorf
Melrose Area
University of Carabobo
Donald Drecktrah
West Salem
IFVE
Hidalgo
Barron County
Zielsdorfs
Jackson County
Madison
Zielsdorf
Bruce Zielsdorf
Iron and
Fond
New York City
Farmers May Reseal 1965 Corn Crop in Trempealeau County
Trempealeau County growers may reseal their 1965 farm stored corn, with 1964 1963 and 1962 reseal corn eligible for continued loans. Storage rates will be set later at the ASCS office. 1961 reseal loans may be called before July 31 with repayment options and possible delivery to CCC for sale commitments. Exports for 1965 66 are expected to exceed 675 million bushels, supported by high dollar exports and CCC storage needs.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Lester Indrebo
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Giants of the iceberg family from Antarctic waters
A huge Antarctic iceberg drifting near the Falkland Islands in 1893 was estimated to be as large as Corsica and held a cubic content roughly equal to all Swiss lakes.
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Antarctic
Falkland Islands
Corsica
National Stock Meat Board To Meet In Chicago
The National Live Stock and Meat Board announces its 43rd annual meeting in Chicago at the Sherman House from June 14 to 16. The agenda includes committee and council sessions on beef pork lamb and sausage, with the executive committee meeting Tuesday evening and a joint directorate session Wednesday. The meeting closes Thursday with the annual business session and officer elections.
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Chicago
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Sherman House
Beef Industry Council
Pork Committee
Lamb
Sausage Council
Mink research grants approved in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Agriculture Department mink research advisory committee approved 11500 in grants for mink disease and dietary research at the University of Wisconsin fur animal research laboratory. Director D N McDowell says 6000 will continue support for a project studying causes of transmissible mink encephalopathy led by Dr. Robert Hanson in UW veterinary science.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Mink Research Advisory Committee
University of Wisconsin
Fur Animal Research Laboratory
D. N. McDowell
Agriculture Department
Robert Hanson
UW Veterinary Science Department
Jackson farmers to be cited by Tri-State Co op
Black River Falls Wisconsin three Jackson County farmers will be cited for outstanding dairy herd breeding and management Sunday June 26 at Westby by the Tri-State Breeders Cooperative Bruce Odeen and Richard E Olson of Black River Falls and Francis Michels of Alma Center head the honorees Their herds average over 500 pounds of butterfat with more than 75 percent Tri-State sired Tri-State Breeders marks its 25th anniversary June 25 and 26 as part of the program
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Westby
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Bruce Odeen
Richard E. Olson
Francis Michels
Alma Center
Senate Action Backs Farm Price Cutbacks
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a resolution by unanimous vote to warn all government agencies against freezing or rolling back farm prices below parity levels. Sen. George McGovern and 42 senators backed the measure to maintain parity pricing for farmers. The resolution also questions a recent order limiting animal hide exports and imports of competing meats and foods.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Senate
George McGovern
Ds.d
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
McGovern
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Whitehall FFA Honors Seven Students In Future Farmer Awards
Seven Whitehall High School underclassmen earned Future Farmer awards for points from project work home improvement livestock judging and scholastic achievement. Fremstad was named Star Greenhand while Manka Slaby and others prepare for state farmer degree at Green Lake June 15. Hanson Kulig and Olson also noted.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall High School
Ronald Lundstad
Harlan Hanson
John Manka
Charles Coburn
James Halama
Bill Bohlinger
Dennis Fremstad
Greenhand
Fremstad
Gerhard Fremstad
Gerald Manka
Richard Slaby
Wisconsin
FFA
Green Lake
James Kulig
Glen C. Olson
Coon Valley Legion to Dish Up Chicken
Coon Valley Wisconsin American Legion Post hosts its annual coal chicken fry at Village Park from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Two baseball games highlight the day with Chaseburg and Waukon Iowa facing off at 2 15 p.m. and the Coon Valley Pony League meeting Wettstein of La Crosse at 7 30 p.m.
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Coon Valley
Wis
American Legion Post
Chaseburg
Waukon
Iowa
Lima man first patent for book matches
Joshua Pusey of Lima, Pa., secured the first patent for book matches, marking a notable development in match manufacturing.
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Joshua Pusey
Lima
Hearing on Milwaukee Marketing Authority Plan Scheduled
The Department of Agriculture will hold a public hearing Tuesday June 14 in Room 40 Milwaukee State Office Building at 10 a.m. on a petition by farm and food product wholesalers to establish a marketing authority in Milwaukee. The hearing will cover type plans feasibility trading area markets and distribution flow. The director will forward recommendations to the governor for approval.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Milwaukee
Agriculture Department
Bean Men Claim Crown in Deep South Soybean Shift
In Mississippi, farmers planted soybeans on more acres than cotton for the first time, signaling a dethroning of king cotton as the National Soybean Crop Improvement Council notes the switch. The development marks a major shift in crop dominance in the Deep South.
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Chicago
Deep South
National
Soybean Crop Improvement Council
Mississippi
Carlsbad Caverns Carved from Coral Reef Origins
A historic note describes Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico as formed when a coral reef buried in ancient seas dissolved limestone by flowing water, creating one of the world’s largest caves.
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Carlsbad Caverns
N.M
Bids Open for 55 Acre Pond in Vernon County
Vernon County soil conservationist Al Hanson says bids are due June 13 to build a dam in Jersey Valley creating a 55 acre pond with flood control and a lakeside park for panfish. Contractors hoped by July 1 to begin, though summer completion seems unlikely.
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Viroqua
Wis
Jersey Valley
al Hanson
Vernon County Soil Conservationist
Cashton
Bloomingdale
Westby
Hanson
Edwin Hohlfeld
Hamburg
Sparta Sire Service Receives 10 Year Award
Einar Olson of Sparta owner of the Sparta Proved Sire Service received a 10 year award at a Dodgeville meeting. Frederick A Buschner regional sales manager of the American Breeders Service presented the award at a dinner for technicians and their wives. The session covered aspects of the artificial breeding industry for beef and dairy cattle.
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Sparta
Wis
Einar Olson
Dodgeville
Frederick A. Buschner
American Breeders Service, Inc
Madi
Reindeer Age Dawned Humans Through Cave Art
The Reindeer Age, dated 25 000 to 30 000 years ago, marks early human history. Cave paintings from this era include notable images of reindeer, a primary support for ancient people.
Pro ject 56 4-H Club Cleans Highway Litter Drive
In Viroqua Wisconsin the Project 56 4-H Club under leaders Mrs Howard Erickson, Guy Primmer and Paul Zube cleared three miles of township highway. The 26 members aged nine to eighteen collected three pickup truckloads of litter mainly beer cans and broken glass. Junior leaders Larry Bolstad, Don Primmer, Brad and Robert Erickson assisted.
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Viroqua
Wis
Project 56
Mmes
Howard Erickson
Guy Primmer
Paul Zube
Larry Bolstad
Don Primmer
Brad
Robert Erickson
Brown Swiss Herd Sets 2x Milking Highs At Alma Center
Jackson Herd of Brown Swiss records 2x totals over 14 000 pounds of milk in 305 days or less. Gearing cows Margaret's Ruth Beverly's Ramona Na bob's Mary Ann and Ava's Virginia posted milk and butterfat totals ranging from 14 290 to 17 280 pounds of milk and 623 to 749 pounds of butterfat.
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Alma Center
Wis
Glen
Ed Gearing
United States
Margaret
Ruth
Beverly
Nabob
Mary Ann
Ava
Virginia
English Farmer Lives With Minnesota Host Family
L Stewart Plant of Bristol England resides with the Leonard Sylling family in Spring Grove as part of a 38 member group of European farmers visiting Minnesota in 1966. Plant plans to enroll in the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture for the winter quarter. The Syllings met Plant on the St Paul Campus during an orientation in April.
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Spring Grove
Minn
L. Stewart
Bristol
England
Leonard Sylling
Minnesota
Plant
University of Minnesota School of Agriculture
Syllings
St. Paul
University
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