LaCrosse County Youths To Receive Pig Gifts At Annual Meet
La Crosse county farm youths will gather at Myrick Park in La Crosse Wednesday June 21 at noon for the annual Pig club meeting. Twenty one 4 H members will receive purebred Chester White and Duroc gilts as rewards for high exam scores and screening by a committee. Prof James J Lacey UW extension livestock specialist will speak and share humor and advice. Local sponsors will provide a meal after the program.
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Myrick Park
la Crosse
Duroc
la Crosse County
James J. Lacey
University of Wisconsin
Lacey
Ben F. Rosy
George E. Krause
Veterans Memorial Park
F. J. Schroeder
Bangor
Pig Club
Fruit Growers To Meet At La Crescent June 26
Minnesota and western Wisconsin fruit growers will gather at the Old Hickory orchard north of La Crescent on Monday June 26 at 10 a m for an equipment demonstration and orchard observations. J D Winter of St Paul will organize the event with Conrad Kuehner of UW extension directing. A noon Methodist church lunch will be served.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Old Hickory
la Crescent
George W. Nelson
Conrad Kuehner
University of Wisconsin Extension Horticulturist
J. D. Winter
Minnesota Horticulturist Society
University Farm
St. Paul
Nelson
Methodist Church
George Nelson
Vernon county picks three Goodyear soil winners
Vernon county judges selected Arnold Breidenstein of Ontario Norris Call of Viroqua and Jay Warner of Genoa as county Goodyear contest award winners. Two runner up farms Hjalmer Paulson Westby and Kenneth Adams Victory were also noted with state and regional festivities planned. A tour and ceremony led by county and state officials highlighted ongoing soil conservation efforts across Vernon county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon County
Arnold Breidenstein
Ontario
Norris Call
Viroqua
Jay Warner
Genoa
Hjalmer Paulson
Westby
Kenneth Adams
Victory Farms
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Arizona
Wisconsin
Wausau
Paul Dahl
Art Gillen
Bernard Riddle
la Farge
Virgil Bender
Willis Schallock
Robert E. Lee
al Hanson
Jerome Riedy
Goodyear
Houston FB Plans Picnic
Houston county Farm Bureau members will picnic at Beaver State park Saturday June 17. Families are urged to join a 12 noon picnic dinner. H O Anderson former county agent and Wisconsin soil conservation service is guest speaker. Entertainment includes skit by Wilmington Spring Grove unit folk dancing by Brownsville Busy Bees and bands from Money Creek Houston Caledonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Farm Bureau
Beaver State Park
Farm Bureau
H. O. Anderson
Wisconsin Soil Conservation Service
Wilmington Spring Grove
Brownsville
Busy Bees
Hokah Five Star
Money Creek
Houston
Caledonia
Art Witt
la Crosse
Tri-State Jersey Bull Wins National Superior Sire Honor
Tri-State Breeders co op of Westby Wisconsin owns Design Paxie Forward a Jersey bull named a superior sire by the American Jersey Cattle Club in Columbus Ohio. The bull’s 13 daughters average 8407 pounds milk 486 pounds butterfat in 10 months at twice daily milking and 16 daughters score 87.19 on breed type. He has an excellent type rating over 90 points. Breeders bred him in Lexington Kentucky and pursued by the owners in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Tri-State Breeders Co-Op
Westby
Wis
Design Paxie Forward
American Jersey Cattle Club
J. D. McKibben
J. R. Hill
Lexington, Ky
Guernsey Sale Breaks Records at National Auction
Olaf J. Krome and sons sold Valleyland Paulette at the Midwest Invitational in Waukesha for 1100 dollars. Over two weeks six purebred Guernsey sales totaled 480000 dollars for 275 head, with Cortland New York and Trenton New Jersey auctions posting further record prices for calves and bulls.
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Peterborough
N. H
Cortland
N. Y
McDonald Farms
Coldspring
Noble King
Guernsey
Trenton
N. J
Bees and Legumes Cooperation for Best Yields
Legume seed producers and beekeepers cooperate to optimize yields. Place bee colonies no more than a quarter mile from fields and scatter colonies along the field rather than clustering them in one area.
Calendar of Farm Events
Calendar outlines farm tours meetings and picnics across Minnesota and Wisconsin counties from June 13 to June 26. Entries list event titles locations times and host clubs including 4 H groups Trempealeau Houston and La Crosse counties and University of Wisconsin Hill Farms events at Whitehall Beaver Creek and Myrick Park provide details for community agricultural activities and demonstrations.
Waukon Pool Opens June 18 Under New Manager
The Waukon city pool in City park will open Sunday June 18 with John Leschensky as manager and Robert Taylor serving as park custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
City Park
John Leschensky
Robert Taylor
Cream Temperature Warning Sparks Butter Crackdown
Experts warn illegal butter production arises when cream is kept above 60 degrees Fahrenheit, raising safety concerns and prompting calls for stricter monitoring.
Holstein Cow Falls in Herding Accident
Herbert Lee of Hale loses his cow as she buckled under strain while about to freshen. The animal broke both hips but the calf survived after swift care at Whitehall Packing Co. The heifer calf lived moments after the mother died in Whitehall Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Herbert Lee
Hale Farmer
Whitehall Rendering Company
Whitehall Packing Co
Trempealeau DHIA Annual Meet Friday June 16
The Trempealeau County Dairy Herd Improvement association will hold its annual meeting at the Whitehall courthouse Friday evening June 16 starting at 8 15. County Agent T C Main will report on progress. Tom Toraason will discuss owner sampler testing and Burton Austad will discuss professional testing. Election of officers follows with discussion.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Court House
T. C. Main
Tom Toraason
Burton Austad
4 H 4 Hers Chosen For Talk Test at Green Lake
Monroe county 4 Hers Lyda Lee Cline and Donna Clay won conservation and safety speaking contests in Sparta Wisconsin and will represent the county at the district contest June 13 at Green Lake. Allan Johnson and David Cline were runners up in their divisions with additional qualifiers for state chorus and district camp chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Lyda Lee Cline
Valleyville
Ridgeville
Norwalk
Donna Clay
la Grange Club
Tomah
Monroe County
Green Lake
Miss Cline
Miss Clay
Allan Johnson
Daneville
David Cline
Green Lake Camp
Joe Dahlby
Angelo
George Christenson
Jean Ruedy
Richard Hutson
Bush Prairie
Jean Wegner
Calvin Tralmer
Oakdale
Willard Olsen
Mayflower
Darlain Schindler
Black Valley
Beverly Griffin
Arnold Griffin
Kirby
Eugenia Sullivan
Lois Gorham
Kendall
M. C. Gilman
Karen Valesh
Wilton
Janice Kroener
Nancy Meacham
Vernal Hagenbart
Ontario FHA Boys Camp in Rhinelander Trip
Ontario FHA boys with instructor Clyde Hutchens spent four days from June 2 to 6 camping in Rhinelander Wisconsin. The group traveled from Ontario Wisconsin for the outdoor trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Wis
FHA
Clyde Hutchens
Rhinelander
Mrs Scanlon Visits Sons In East
Mrs. Michael Scanlon travels from Caledonia Minnesota to New York City to meet her son Pfc. Dick Scanlon at Bolling Field Washington DC. From New York they plan to go to Newton New Jersey to see Pat Scanlon a student at Down Boscoe College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia, Minn
Michael Scanlon
New York City
Pfc
Dick Scanlon
Bollingfield
Washington, D. C
New York
Newton, N. J
Pat Scanlon
Down Boscoe College
Weather Signals Spring Grasshopper Development Warning
State entomologist E L Chambers says spring weather favors grasshopper development after a fall survey found no exceptional eggs. Early action is advised to prevent crop losses. Farmers should watch hayfields for young hoppers and have spray dust or bait ready, applying chlordane or toxaphene for spray or dust and aerosols for bait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Chambers
Department of Agriculture
La Crosse 4-H Publishes Start of New Band Season
Twenty eight Holmen Bangor and West Salem 4-H members form the La Crosse county 4-H band electing Blyden Skogen as leader and naming Gene Schroeder vice president. Officers include Donna Schroeder secretary treasurer Carol Zabel librarian and Richard Sterandt adviser with student directors Louise Leibl Bryden Skogen and others. The group plans to rehearse June 20 at the F J Schroeder farm in Bangor with current musicians listed by instrument and experience requirement for new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmen
Bangor
West Salem
la Crosse County
Blyden Skogen
Gene Schroeder
Donna Schroeder
Carol Zabel
Richard Sterandt
Louise Leibl
Miss Schroeder
Skogen
F. J
Sandra Grokowsky
Warren Kremen
Lois Sommerfield
Fern Pfafflin
Louise Leib
Bryden Skogen
Darone Hix
Bill Kapanke
Richard Storandt
Darlene Johnson
Joan Nelson
Clo
Ann Sjolander
Marlene McWain
Darryle Bruemmer
Ann Sjuggerud
Barbara Rowe
Donna Schroder
Richard Gramum
Kay Casberg
Pauline Bratberg
Sanitation Key to Controlling Flies and Insecticides
The article notes sanitation as essential to insect control and discusses resistance to DDT in some flies, though not observed in Wisconsin. It compares DDT, chlordane, and methoxychlor, and recommends using different products for various problems. Water suspensions outperform kerosene solutions for rapid fly kill. Fly populations rose in southern Wisconsin since 1946 with heavier 1949 levels.
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Wisconsin
Allamakee DHIA Groups Report May Dairy Herd Data
May reports from Allamakee County Dairy Herd Improvement associations show Group No 1 with 22 herds on test 410 cows milked 41 dry average 933 pounds milk and 37 pounds butterfat per cow. Group No 2 reports 25 herds on test 413 cows milked 56 dry average 760 pounds milk and 31 pounds butterfat. New herds added are Jim Collins and Roy Yohe at Harpers Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Rueben Appel
J. C. Berk
Jim Collins
Roy Yohe
Harpers Ferry
Wisconsin Pea Acreage Expected Similar to Last Year
Wisconsin and United States Department of Agriculture crop reports indicate Wisconsin growers will plant around 118,800 acres of peas for processing this year, about one percent below last year’s level, with the national acreage roughly six percent higher. Wet weather caused planting delays of two to three weeks, and most planting occurred after May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
United States Departments of Agriculture
New Albin Farm Bureau Club Meeting Highlights
The New Albin Farm Bureau club met June 2 with president Jim Hitchens in charge. A corn borer control film was shown followed by a discussion on the pest. Members planned a get out the vote campaign for the June 5 state primaries and Roy Moore reported on recent board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Albin Farm Bureau Community Club
Jim Hitchens
Roy Moore
Farm Bureau
Iowa Township
Holstein Breeders Plan Twilight Meeting at Holmen Farm
Holstein breeders of La Crosse county organized a twilight event at George Schaller and Son farm in Holmen on Tuesday July 11 starting at 8 p m. The program includes a junior division judging contest with a purebred Holstein heifer as a prize and other junior and senior class prizes. A new event will judge production records of four Schaller cows. Charles Brace national Holstein association field man will attend to show movies and discuss breed improvement. A speaker for the event will be named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
West Salem
George Schaller and Son
Holmen
Schaller
Charles Brace
Lone Rock
National Holstein Association
Grubs Cut Dairy Profits Across Wisconsin Herds
Wisconsin dairy profits shrink as cattle grubs infest herds in Dane County surveys. Packing-house checks from 1946 to 1948 show about one quarter of cows with lower slaughter value due to warbles. Losses arise from reduced milk, damaged hides, and tougher meat. Rotenone powder or dust is the only known insecticide effective against grubs, requiring at least 1.5 percent rotenone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Dane County
University of Wisconsin
FHA Administrator Reports On Activity May Preston Minn
G E McMillan county supervisor of the farmers home administration Preston issues a May activity report. Three applications for chattel loans five for farm ownership loans and three for new farm housing loans were received. Of 107 chattel loans 10 are delinquent over a year. May collections totaled 6875 with 4334 from loans not yet due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
G. E. McMillan
Farmers Home Administration
Egg price share for farmer about seventy-two cents in 1925
Francis Kutish farm economist at Iowa State College says the farmer received about 72 cents of every dollar spent by consumers on eggs in 1925, a figure that remains roughly the same today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kutish
Iowa State College
Corn Loan Period Closes For Iowans
Waukon Iowa report shows 137 loans completed on 114000 bushels amounting to 152661 dollars for the 1949 corn crop. Fifteen purchase agreements covered 19500 bushels with 97.50 dollars in fees collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
County Production and Marketing Administration
Wisconsin Hogs vs Milk Surpass Farm Income
The article notes that until 1884 hogs provided as much cash income to Wisconsin farmers as milk did, but that balance has shifted to about 13 percent today. It highlights a historical shift in agricultural earnings and implies changing market demand and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
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LaCrosse County
Chester White
Ronald Hansen
Gene Streeton
Robert Keil
David Miller
Herbert Anderson
la Vone Roberts
Harvey Lunde
Cletus Hertz
Jerome Newburg
Rockland
Marvin Schroeder
Kenneth Brudos
Mindoro
Eugene Herlitzke
R.1
Calvin Mensing
Billy Chalsma
Viola Hoff
Llewellyn Christopherson
Shirley Bendel
Stoddard
Charles Welca
Russell Davis
Sylvester Clements
Fred Schomberg
Edwin Swenson
W. H. Barnes and Sons
New Lisbon
H. S. Jacobson
Donald Gasper
Tribune
Vernon Conservation
Call
Breidenstein
Warner
Jackson Farms
Jackson County
Irving Township
Joe Zellinger
The
Soil Conservation Services
Walter Bean
Henry Nortman
Herman Rosenbaum
George Schlegel
Black River Falls
Dick Stauffacher
West Salem, Wis
Jackson County Board
Black River Falls Court House
Trempealeau County
Ed Barber
Osseo
Spring Grove Hustlers
Spring Grove Park
Hokah
Oak Ridge Badgers
Tilman Moe
Hill Farms
Madison
Houston County
Franklin Runge
Spring Grove
Ferndale Ramblers
Tri-State
Trempealeau, Pepin and
Wabasha
Walgert Hotel
DHIA
Whitehall Court House
Sheldon
Beaver Creek State Park
Tremplo Dhia
Monroe
Allamakee Dhia
New Albin Farm Bureau Club
Holstein
Prue % Theatres
Dick Powell
Evelyn Keyes
MRK S
Mike
Northland Adventure
Mrs
Vernon
Broderick Crawford
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