District 5 Soil Conservation tour visits Trempealeau County farms
Whitehall and Trempealeau County district supervisors joined the District 5 area tour at Soldiers Grove. Attendees toured Crawford County sites including Boots Fleming Orchard, James Kegel Packing House, a modern apple packing facility, Walter Crusan Dairy Farm, Lock and Dam No. 9, and farms of Walter Zabel Erdenberger Brothers Howard Kenkes and Ronald Bird. Ed Mill of Madison spoke on the PL566 watershed program in three stages of planning construction and requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitehall
Wis
Paul Lehman
Trempealeau
Joseph Reskos
Independence
Rollan Frey
Ray Shanklin
Maurice Ewing
Whitehall
Trempealeau County
Soil Conservation District
Soldiers Grove
Crawford County
Contour
Boots Fleming
James Kegel
Kickapoo Valley
Gays Mills
Walter Crusan
Chicago
Lynxville
Army Corps of Engineers
Walter Zabel
Erdenberger Brothers
Howard Kenkes
Ronald Bird
Ed Mill
Madison
Hill
Vernon County Farm Shows Profit and Operations Details
Vernon County farm operating with the County Hospital and Homes posted revenues of 515,611.45 and a profit of 12,317.72 from July 1, 1960 to May 1, 1961. Clair Wakefield has managed the county institutions since 1957, guiding a 560 acre farm with 130 acres corn, 65 grain, and large livestock including 119 milk cows producing about 4,000 pounds daily. Trustees are Carl Brinkman Moses Marshal and Calvin P. Marx, with the agriculture committee aiding policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County Hospital and Homes
Edwin Swenson
Agriculture Committee
Vernon County Board
Clair Wakefield
Sterling Township
Carl Brinkman
Moses Marshal
Calvin P. Marx
Percy Sandwick
Bernard Riddle
Ray Power
Gale Wanless
TV Program on Weed Control Slated in Caledonia
WKBT television in La Crosse will air a weed control program Tuesday June 20 from 6 30 to 7 p m Ed Deters and Saylor Wheat on of Caledonia will join Houston County Extension Service in presenting Actual weed samples will be shown and control measures explained for various crops
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
la Crosse
WKBT
Houston County Extension Servicer
Dan
Eward Deters
Saylor Wheaton of
Prairie Dale Farm uses sprinkler system to guard crops
Prairie Dale Farm north of Holmen on Highway 53 employs a unique irrigation setup with over a mile of six-inch aluminum pipe a 140 foot well and two sprinkler lines. The system waters crops in dry spells and protects against frost using 350 to 400 gallons per minute, powered by a tractor PTO. The farm owned by Mr and Mrs John B Starch since 1954 plans to hand over to John Melstrand under a land contract while continuing operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Dale
Holmen
Highway 53
John Melstrand
Tribune
Prairie Dale Fruit and Vegetable Farm
Prairie Dale Farm
John B. Starch
Starch
Melstrand
Farm Calendar June 18 Events Across Minnesota and Wisconsin
Melrose and Arcadia host 4-H activities including a play day at Houston County fairgrounds and an 4-H executive committee meeting at Edward Servais farm. Black River Falls hosts a 4-H photography field tour starting at the courthouse at 10 a.m. A Farm Bureau picnic at Nichols Park Caledonia begins at 12:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Jackson County
Farm Bureau
Nichols Park
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Fairgrounds
Arcadia
Trempealeau County
Edward Servais
Black River Falls
Dairy judging contest at Francis Heller farm
Harpers Ferry hosts 4 H dairy judging at Francis Heller farm in Melrose Jackson County with a tree shearing demonstration by Hart Tree Plantation at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Iowa
Hart Tree Plantation
Melrose
Jackson County
Francis Heller Farm
La Crosse County 4 H Picnic and Demonstration Event
La Crosse hosts a county 4 H picnic at Myrick Park starting at noon by the Pig Club. An Older 4 H group box social follows at Curran Town Hall on Friday June 23. Whitehall holds a 4 H demonstration contest at the courthouse beginning at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Pig Club
Myrick Park
Taylor
Curran Town Hall
Wins State FFA Honors In Dairy
Sparta Wisconsin honored Sherwin Giraud and David Meyer as the second place dairy project winners at the State FFA convention in Green Lake. Giraud received a $50 prize for his four year dairy program with pure bred jerseys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sherwin Giraud
Herbert Giraud
David Meyer
FFA
Green Lake
Giraud
Trempealeau 4 H Committee Meets
Trempealeau County 4H executive committee will meet at the Edwin Servais farm west of Arcadia on Highway 95 Monday evening June 19 at 8 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Edwin Servais
Arcadia
Tree Shearing Demonstration Set Near Harpers Ferry Iowa
A tree shearing demonstration will be held June 21 at 2 p m at the Sherman Hart Tree Plantation one mile north of Harpers Ferry. Robert Davidson Extension Forester Iowa State University Ames will lead the event with SCS technicians district forester and extension service assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Sherman Hart
Harpers Ferry
Robert Davidson
Extension Forester
Iowa State University
Ames
SCS
District Forester
Extension Service
Holstein Friesen Association Welcomes Junior Member
Michael G. Berg of Blair Wisconsin has been accepted as a junior member of the Holstein Friesen Association of America, son of Mr and Mrs Myron Berg.
Feed Grain Payments Count as Social Security Earnings
La Crosse County farmers will have 1961 feed grain payments counted as earnings under social security, similar to soil bank payments. Self employed farmers and landlords who participate will have earnings counted. total earnings over 1200 dollars in 1961 may reduce monthly checks. Call La Crosse Social Security Office at 332 Fifth Avenue open 8:30 to 4:30 weekdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Stephen J. Leszeynski
Social Security
Leszcynski
Kennedy
la Crosse Social Security Office
Fifth Avenue
Houston County 4 H Play Day Schedule Announced
Caledonia Minnesota hosts a 4-H Play Day at the Houston County Fairgrounds starting 10 a.m. Monday June 19 with three divisions racing simultaneously. Girls feature Caledonia Champion Racers and Portland Prairie. Mixed division includes Black Hammer and Wilmington Gophers. Boys include Caledonia Rockets versus Mayville Blue Ribbon Strivers. Noontime entertainment is planned by Hokah Champion Workers Eitten Be Square Union Clover Blossoms Crooked Creek Hi Fliers Cushion Peak Echoes and Ferndale Ramblers 4 H clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Fairgrounds
Caledonia Champion Racers
Portland Prairie
Black Hammer
Wilmington Gophers
Caledonia Rockets
Mayville Blue Ribbon Strivers
Hokah Champion Workers
Eitten Be Square
Union Clover Blossoms
Crooked Creek Hi-Fliers
Cushion Peak Echoes
Ferndale Ramblers
Seven-in-one farming device cuts labor and fuel
Matt Schiltz of Caledonia Minnesota uses a John Deere 4010 propane tractor with a Stan Holst Roto-Plow and a novel S shaped drawbar to perform seven field operations at once. The system plows disks harrows chops stalks plants fertilizes and sprays using one tractor and one helper. He plans two tractors and says the method saves time labor and fuel while improving field speed and crop appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Schiltz
Caledonia
Schiltz
Tribune
la Crosse Tribune
Minn
Houston County
Schlitz
Sunnyside 4-H Club Covers Health Themes
The Sunnyside Cheerites 4-H Club held a health themed meeting with a cancer film shown by Mrs Arthur Runnestrand. Members voted to share costs for Upham Woods 4-H camp attendance and discussed county home economics days and erecting the 4-H sign in Coulee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside
Cheerites
Arthur Runnestrand
Upham Woods
Anita Pertzsch
Lakers
Wauzeka Hosts June Dairy Month Parade and Queen Crown
Crawford County stages a Saturday celebration in Wauzeka with a big parade starting at 11 a.m. featuring floats and exhibits. The Dairy Queen will be crowned at 8:50 p.m. by last year’s queen Elaine Gates. Harold Jordahl speaks at the evening program. Twenty contestants compete for the crown and the court will later preside over the community building dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauzeka
Wis
Crawford County
Elaine Gates
Kickapoo
Blackhawk Saddle Club
Harold Jordahl
Dept. of Resource Development
Waureka
Queen
4-H Older Youth Plan Box Social in Taylor
In Black River Falls Wisconsin the Older 4-H Youth group schedules a box social and folk dancing for June 22 at Curran Town Hall Taylor. Eighth grade graduates and older 4-H members are invited. Girls should bring box lunches with a maximum one dollar bid. Chairman Stephen Jacobson of Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Curran Town Hall
Taylor
Stephen Jacobson
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Vernon
Courthouse
By John Ellenbecker
Grove Sales and Service
Spring Grove Implement Firm
Sunnyside Cheerites
Korlan
Dow Chemical Company
Rieland Seeds
Onalaska
Wisconsin
Groucho Marx
CBS
NBC
ABC
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