Haylage Proves Good Roughage For Cattle In Dairy Tests
University of Wisconsin researchers report haylage a low moisture silage provides strong dairy results. In trials with 40 cows at Marshfield, haylage yielded 49 pounds of milk daily versus 44 for hay and grass silage, with higher dry matter intake and stable cow weights over 112 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wison Research
H. J. Larson
R. F. Johannes
American Dairy Science Association
Marshfield Branch
Larson
Johannes
Larsen
New Home Agents Train In Jackson County
Nancy Burgy of Monticello Wisconsin and Sue Herman of Hartland Wisconsin are in Jackson County for apprentice training with Jackson County home agent Nyla Musser. Burgy will train in Black River Falls, Superior, and start as Grant County home agent in Lancaster on July 1. Herman began in Richland County on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Nancy Burgy
Monticello
Wisconsin
Sue Herman
Hartland
Jackson County
Nyla Musser
Lancaster
Grant County
Herman
Richland County
Acreage Checks Start In Vernon For Feed Grain Plan
Maylon Selin announces that Vernon County farmers in the 1961 feed grain program will have their acres checked. County committee workers began measuring feed grain acreage on June 6 and will visit farms to measure corn acreage and diverted land use. By June 30 all feed grain farms are to be checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Maylon Selin
Vernon Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Selin
Two Brothers Earn State Future Farmer Degree at 32nd Convention
Donald and Duane Guse graduating seniors of Whitehall High School received their Wisconsin State Future Farmer’s Degree at the 32nd annual convention of the State Association of the Future Farmers of America at the American Baptist Assembly in Green Lake. John Herman and Willis Dahl attended as Whitehall Chapter delegates with adviser Glen C. Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Donald
Duane Guse
State Association of the Future Farmers of America
American Baptist Assembly
Green Lake
John Herman
Willis Dahl
Glen C. Olson
Glass Silo Built on Sparta Region Farm
A glass coated silo with 196.5 ton haulage capacity was built on Howard Teasdale’s farm north of Sparta Wisconsin. The airtight silo used 30 tons of materials and 10 lifts to install its 57%4 inch rise sections, with a self unloader at the bottom and a floater at the top. Elmer Knuth led a six man crew assembling parts from A O Smith Co and Shrank Sealed Storage Co via Wisconsin Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Teasdale
Sparta
Wis
Teasdale
Elmer Knuth
Arpin
A. O. Smith Co
Kankakee
Ill
Shrank Sealed Storage Co
Wisconsin Rapids
Blair FFA Boys Home From Canada
Blair Wisconsin senior FFA members and adviser Donald Stanford returned from a Canada fishing trip. They limited walleyes while totaling 138 walleyes 48 northern pike and 10 lake trout with a good first day and poorer subsequent days. Participants listed along with accompanying adults. an acre of potatoes to fund next year’s trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Wis
FFA
Blair High School
Donald Stanford
Canada
Stanford
David Quarne
Keith Swiggum
Richard Tuff
Selmer Knutson
Roger Peters
Owen Brekke
Sherman Nyen
Roger Anderson
Robert Arneson
Arnold
Philip Johnson
Richard Matson
Michael Berg
Clifford Melby
Jerome Melby
Sophus Berg
Carroll Thorpe
Curtis Breakey
Norman Anderson
Ray Nereng
Rudolph Anderson
Ernest Borreson
Thomas
Potash Aids In Boosting Crop Yields
In Caledonia Minnesota the use of potash boosts Houston County yields. Soil tests from 1960 show most plots need potash, especially alfalfa. Potash can be applied after first cutting when dry. Tests guide summer or fall applications and fertilization improves soil organic matter. Cutting two crops instead of three strengthens next year’s growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston
Harlie Larson
Farm Bureau Unit Plans Fair Booth
The Black Hammer Farm Bureau unit met at the Herman Bergsrud home June 9. A booth plan for the county fair was approved with Henry Haugland Glenn Bratland and Herman Bergsrud listed as booth committee. Linus Ernster spoke on Farm Bureau insurance and showed a safety film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Black Hammer Farm Bureau
Herman Bergsrud
Alden Solum
Henry Haugland
Glenn Bratland
Linus Ernster
Farm Bureau
WKBT
Reuben Anderson
Lawrence Holm
Albert Luehr
Alvin Brevig
Betty
Vernice Brevig
Melvin Ike
Frank Hahn
John Omoth
Three Vernon County Farms Change Hands
Three large Vernon County farms totaling 1 900 acres were sold. The Withee 671 acre farm near Vi roqua in Sterling and Franklin Townships was bought by Mr and Mrs Harold Lawson of Ashton Illinois who plan to move this summer. The Carl Johnson 809 acre dairy farm near West Prairie was purchased by Harold and Gilbert Schumacher of Sumner Iowa who will operate it this crop season. The Keith Hammond 420 acre farm between De Soto and Victory was bought by Frank Stone of Highland Park Illinois who has taken possession. The H E Gilbert real estate firm of Elkhorn Wisconsin handled the sales. Alec Aglum and Al Jerman represented the firm in Southwestern Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Sterling
Wis
Vernon County
Sterling
Franklin Townships
Viroqua
Harold Lawson
Ashton
Wisconsin
Illinois
Byron Buem
Carl Johnson
Sterling Township
West Prairie
Harold and
Gilbert Schumacher
Sumner
Iowa
Keith Hammond
Wheatland Township
de Soto
Victory
Frank Stone
Highland Park
Ill
H. E. Gilbert
Elkhorn
Alec Aglum
Mr. Sterling
al Jerman
Ferryville
4 H Shutter Bugs See Top Photo Votes in Milwaukee
Jackson County 4 H club members displayed prize winning photos in Larson's window. Public votes chose John Welda's collie as best, with David Epstein's sleeping cat close behind. Additional top vote getters included Lane Epstein Stephen Jacobson Bruce Kinyon Carla Strozewski and David Epstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Milwaukee
New York
4-H Club
Larson
John Welda
David Epstein
John
Lane Epstein
Stephen Jacobson
Bruce Kinyon
Carla Strozewski
Butterfat Variations Tied to Herd and Cow Factors
In Sparta Wisconsin dairy notes expert Leonard Anderson cites many factors behind butterfat fluctuation across herds and cows. Weather, dry cows, milking intervals, sampling method, incomplete milking, and disease drive test variability from day to day and month to month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Leonard Anderson
Monroe County
4 H Picture Field Trip Scheduled
4 H photography members from county clubs meet Monday June 19 at 10 a.m. in the courthouse board room to review year photos and plan needs. The trip includes Squaw Creek area farms Gullickson Glen Taylor route to Black River Falls via the charcoal plant on Highway 27. Bring picnic lunch cameras and ample film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Darren] Apps
Courthouse County Board Room
Squaw Creek
Gullickson
Island of Formosa Farms All Tillable Ground
Every square inch of Formosa's tillable land is in crops including spaces between railroad tracks. The note highlights extensive cultivation and food production on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island of
Formosa
Melrose FFA Members Attend State Camp and Convention
Senior FFA members from Melrose spent four days at the State FFA Camp on Jag Lake Vilas County traveling with adviser Leo Mulcahy. Newly elected officers include Russ Sacia president Carl Peterson vice president Bruce Witte secretary Jim Sacia treasurer Dennis Zeilschrof sentinel and Larry Larson reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Sacia
Jim Sacia
Bruce Witte
FFA
Donald Nelson
Ronald Gene Olson
PMR Cooperative Buys 80 Acre Belmont Farm
Madison reports the PMR Cooperative for hog producers bought the 80 acre Goke farm near Belmont in Lafayette County to centralize operations. Four 40 by 96 foot buildings will house pens and offices with automatic feeding and cleaning equipment. Completion planned by mid September with 350 cooperators targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
PMR Cooperative For
Belmont
Lafayette
PMR
Tom Hamilton
Daily Barn Fog Fails Against All Flies in Prairie Du Chien
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin researchers G R DeFoliart and J L Eschle report daily barn fogging with fly spray reduces house and horn flies but does not protect cows against stable and horse flies when turned out to pasture. Longer lasting residual sprays like diazinone offer summer control. dimethoate shows promise but not yet approved for barn use. County agents carry latest guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
University of Wisconsin
G. R. DeFoliart
J. L. Eschle
Sparta School District Expands With New Territory Merger
The West Prairie School District near Cataract merged into Sparta by the Monroe County School Committee after a Wednesday hearing. The change takes effect July 18. Some families favored Melrose High School, which serves the area. Welch Valley and Mound Prairie are also recent additions to the Sparta District after county hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Hagen
Spring Grove
Center
Houston County
Sandra Corey
Houston
Anna Marie Ask
Sheldon Township
Sparta
Wis
West Prairie
Cataract
Monroe County School Committee
Melrose High School
Welch Valley
Mound Prairie
Tobacco Seed Beds Suffer Wildfire and Anthracnose
Wisconsin research notes wildfire rust spreading in tobacco seedbeds with circular yellowish green leaf spots and potential plant loss. Copper A spray advised after sowing. bury infected spots and apply streptomycin or agrimycin to healthy areas. avoid transplanting diseased seedlings. Anthracnose prevalent in north and now south, causes circular dead spots and brown vein and stem lesions. Ferbam or Zineb control, Copper A ineffective. Vigilant seedbed inspections and combined spray programs recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Norm Everson
Houston County Names 11 to State 4-H Leadership Conference
Houston County will send 11 delegates to the State 4-H Junior Leadership Conference in June 2023 on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. Delegates include Mary Pottratt Bonnie Anderson Jeanne Nelson Rebecca Weist Dawn Burfield Diane Sweet Adrian Olson Paul Kinstler Robert Tweten Richard Leary Bernell Diersen Arlo Wold. Approximately 750 junior leaders from across the state are expected. Delegates will stay in the State Fair Grounds building. The conference theme is Citizenship is Our Business and will be explored through tours classes and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Francis Januschka
Mary Pottratt
Bonnie Anderson
Jeanne Nelson
Rebecca Weist
Dawn Burfield
Diane Sweet
Adrian Olson
Paul Kinstler
Robert Tweten
Richard Leary
Bernell Diersen
Arlo Wold
Rural Young Adults Camp Attendee From Westby
Jeanne Tran stad of Westby attended the Western Regional Conference for Rural Young Adults at Camp La kodia near Madison South Dakota. She contributed singing and special music at the Sunday service and helped with the conference newspaper. The event drew 125 youths from ten states and Michigan and Colorado, part of the Rural Youth of America network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Jeanne Transtad
Camp Lakodia
Madison
S.D
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
Rural Youth of the
United States of America
RYUSA
Mailboxes Painted As 4-H Project In Taylor Area
Jackson County 4-H selects mailbox painting as a 1961 service project. Plans call for late June and July painting in Taylor with white and aluminum colors. A $1 per mailbox fee funds paint and transport. volunteers may stencil names on request. Interested residents should contact Stephen Jacobson, Route 1 Taylor, or Morris 2-2610 before June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
David Hoffman
Taylor
Stephen Jacobson
Route 1
Morris
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RFA
Moen
Schneider
Farm Bureau Unit Plans Fair Booth
Vernon
Houston Dairy Princess
da Crosse Tribune
Jone Ee
Texaco
Joe Blumentritt
Melrose Ffa
Jag Lake
PMR Cooperative
Belmont Farm
Porary Farm
Sparta School Dist
Aluminum
la Crosse
American Millwork CO
So, Ave
Sweet Shop Candy
de Luxe
Sweet Shop
Caledonia St
Bell & Howell
Super Monterey
Bob Johnson
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