Norwalk Clover 4 H Club Builds Roadside Park
Norwalk Wisconsin 23 members and parents created a roadside park on State Highway 71 near Norwalk linking to the old North Western Railroad trail. Land bought by Eldon Parr, with state access leases, was dedicated to Mrs Orland Vieregge. Club members built steps and picnic facilities and will maintain the site as a community project.
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la Crosse Tribune
Norwalk
Wis
Clover
Eldon Parr
Reuben Meyer
Parr
Orland Vieregge
Ruth Falke
Hickory Joe
Highway 71
Monroe County
Nora Magelee
Minnesota seeks Swift to build new processing plant
Gov. LeVander appoints a five member panel to craft a professional sales package for Swift and Co. to replace a South St. Paul facility slated to close in November. The plan aims to save 2,400 jobs and a $22 to $23 million annual payroll, with data gathered in two weeks for presentation in July in Chicago. If Swift declines, the materials may attract another meat packing firm to locate a plant in Minnesota.
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LeVander
Swift
South St. Paul
Chicago
Olaf J Kjome to Auction 74 Cattle at Valleyland Farm
Seventy four head of cattle will be auctioned starting noon Saturday June 21 at Olaf J Kjome and Sons Valleyland Farm one mile north of Spring Grove public school. The sale includes 34 SPARTA Wis youth and cows 14 bred heifers seven 4 H club agents from 11 counties attended a training session and one bull. Monroe County 4 H Club Agent Randy Aschels hosted. Prof Don Johnson and Norman Everson spoke from UW departments. Counties represented were Buffalo Trempealeau Jackson La Crosse Monroe Vernon Richland Grant Iowa Crawford and Lafayette.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Olaf J. Kjome and Sons
Valleyland
Sparta
Wis
Courthouse
Monroe County
Randy Aschels
Don Johnson
Department of Rural Sociology
Norman Everson
Department of Youth Development
University of Wisconsin
Buffalo
Trempealeau
Jackson
la Crosse
Monroe
Vernon
Richland
Grant
Iowa
Crawford
Lafayette
Angus Show Planned at Missouri University July 23
Angus cattle event in Columbia Missouri runs July 23 to 25 with the 15th American Angus Conference and the first National Junior Angus Heifer Show drawing cattlemen from across the nation. Local organizers expect participation from major beef producers and breed enthusiasts.
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Columbia
University of Missouri At Columbia
Waterloo Horse Show Sets 1969 National Dairy C C Dates
Waterloo Iowa hosts the 1969 Horse Show at the National Dairy Cattle Congress September 20 to 28. The premium list features 257 classes and over 21000 dollars in prizes and trophies. Belgians Clydesdales and Percherons lead opening days with national Clydesdale awards of 1000 dollars.
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Waterloo
Iowa
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Vegetable Crop Acreage Drops Across Major Harvests
The Agriculture Department reports nine of ten major processing vegetables will total about 1,732,450 acres, down 15 percent from 1968 and 11 percent from 1967. Declines occur in green lima beans, snap beans, beets, sweet corn, cucumbers for pickles, green peas, spinach and tomatoes, with cabbage for kraut rising slightly. asparagus figures to be released in December.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Allamakee 3rd High In Certified Herds
WAUKON Iowa Allamakee County ranked third in the state in number of dairy herds certified by the Dairy Herd Improvement Association for the year ending April 30.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
110 4-H Club Members Attend Camp at Upham Woods
One hundred ten campers and 20 staff from La Crosse and Monroe Counties will attend 4-H Club Camp at Upham Woods in Wisconsin Dells June 20 through 23. Camp supervisors include Gail Glanzman Randy Aschold Nana Christman Donovan Davntl with county staff and local cooks Mrs Sidney Severson and Mrs Blaine Edmunds among listed volunteers.
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la Crosse
Monroe Counties
Upham Woods
Wisconsin Dells
Gail Glanzman
Randy Aschold
Monroe County
Nana Christman
Donovan Davntl
la Crosse County
Carolyn McRae
Mindoro
Ruth Thielker
Connie Mikshowsky
Bangor
Mona Luehn
Lori Lee
Holmen
Steven Berg
Barre Mills
Susan Brown
Onalaska
Larry Silha
Glenn Martin
Randy Schaller
West Salem
Sidney Severson
Blaine Edmunds
Cashton
Area Student To Work In Austria
Dorothy Anderson of Caledonia will take part in a two month professional leadership exchange in Austria this summer. She, a UMN home economics junior, will start with orientation in Washington DC before going to Carinthia to assist a youth adviser and help with the European rally of Young Farmers and 4 H clubs June 23 to 26. The program is run by the UMN Agricultural Extension Service with the National 4-H Foundation and the Corinthian Chamber of Agriculture. Anderson previously served as a 4-H assistant in Hubbard County last summer.
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Caledonia
Minn
Dorothy Anderson
Austria
Miss Anderson
University of Minnesota
Washington, D.C
Sue Fisher
Carinthia
Susie Wasserbacher
Ramsey County
The
University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service
National
4- H Foundation
Corinthian Chamber of Agriculture
Anderson
Hubbard County
4-H Share-the-Fun Festivals Set Across Minnesota
Six district 4-H Share-the-Fun festivals are planned in July at sites including the Southern School of Agriculture Wa–seca Cambridge University of Minnesota Morris Crookston and Brainerd. 4-H youths will perform acts from music and dance to pantomime and drama with two county members serving as masters of ceremonies. Acts chosen at these district shows will advance to the Minnesota State Fair Share-the-Fun program.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Southern School of Agriculture
Waseca
Windom High School
Windom
Cambridge State Hospital
Cambridge
University of Minnesota
Morris
Crookston High School
Crookston
Brainerd State School and Hospital
Brainerd
Sue Fisher
4-H
Annual Meeting Set for Des Moines Livestock Leaders
Des Moines will host the 46th National Live Stock and Meat Board annual meeting on June 16 and 17 featuring leaders from the livestock and meat industries. The event gathers industry executives to discuss policy, supply, and market trends.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Live Stock and Meat Board
State 4-H Club Week Set for June on UW Campus
Wisconsin 4-H members and leaders gather June 17 to 20 at the University of Wisconsin campus for State 4-H Club Week with the theme Dialogue in Democracy. Gov. Knowles and UW officials will speak as delegates from every county join in workshops, speeches, music ensembles, drama, and social events.
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Madison
Earle C. Hachwald
Middleton
Community Church of Christ
Henry L. Ahlgren
Campbell
Friends of 4
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Frank Campbell
University Extension
American Dairy Science Group Plans Meeting
Ned D. Bayley of the U S Department of Agriculture will deliver the invitational address at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting at the University of Minnesota June 22 to 25. Scientists from the U S and other countries will present papers on dairy manufacturing industry and production with special programs for women youth and students. Registration at Coffman Memorial Union runs June 22 16 a m to 10 p m June 23 and 24 8 a m to 6 p m and June 25 8 a m to noon.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ned D. Bayley
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
American Dairy Science Association
University of Minnesota
United States
Coffman Memorial Union
University
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