Dairy Co op Sets Series of Meetings
Wisconsin dairy cooperative of Union Center schedules seventeen annual district meetings for member producers over the last two weeks of June. Events include noon sessions at Hillsboro Cashton and Ontario venues and 8 pm gatherings at Wilton Oakdale Mauston Wisconsin Dells Roxbury Richland Center Wonewoc Prairie du Lac Augusta La Valle Plain and Prairie du Lac. Robert Williams says the 1967 annual report and operations review will be presented at each meeting.
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Oakdale Electric Cooperative
Oakdale
Bank of Mauston
Mauston
Wisconsin Dells High School
Wisconsin Dells
Elks Club
Baraboo
State Bank of Black Earth
Black Earth
St. Norbert’s Catholic
Roxbury
St. Mary's Catholic
Richland Center
Wonewoc Center
Wonewoc
Municipal
Plain
Sauk-Prairie
Prairie du Lac
Ironton
Robert Williams
Whitehall Youths Win Farm Awards at Convention
Whitehall vocational agriculture students and adviser Glen C Olson attended the 38th annual Future Farmer convention near Green Lake. John Manka and Ronald Lundsted earned the Wisconsin State Farmer degree, Charles Coburn attended as a delegate, and Whitehall lists 50 members with the degree. New officers include Manka president Coburn vice president Stuve secretary Fremstad treasurer Moe reporter Neitzke sentinel.
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Whitehall
Wis
Charles Coburn
John Manka
Ronald Lundsted
Whitehall Vocational Agriculture
Glen C. Olson
American Baptist Assembly
Green Lake
John
Ronald
Charles
FFA
Harland Schaefer
Whitehall Ffa
Manka
Coburn
Ronald Stuve
Dennis Fremstad
Steve Moe
John Neitzke
Sentinel
West Salem FFA Members Win Wisconsin State Degrees
West Salem Wisconsin Justin Hall and Rodger Schomberg members of the West Salem High School Future Farmers of America Chapter earned the Wisconsin State Farmer's Degree at the state FFA convention in Green Lake. Justin is a 1967 graduate and Rodger is a senior. adviser Dale Weber vocational agriculture instructor.
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West Salem
Wis
Justin Hall
Rodger Schomberg
West Salem High School
Future Farmers of America
Green Lake
Justin
Rodger
Dale Weber
Oakdale Electric elects farmer as new president
In Oakdale Wisconsin Charles Siess, a 29 year old farmer, defeated long time president W E Rabe 125 to 98 at the annual meeting. Rabe becomes honorary board member. Directors Rudy Wagner and Charles Martinek were re elected. The report shows total revenue of 1 052 173 with net operating revenue of 38 927 and REA loan obligations of 2 371 146. Over 2 500 members received capital credit checks. Brenda Olson, 18, crowned as Oakdale Electric queen with Kathleen Mack as first runner up.
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Oakdale
Wis
W. E. Rabe
Oakdale Electric Cooperative
Charles Siess
Oakdale Area
Siess
Rabe
Rudy Wagner
Tomah
Charles Martinek
Necedah
Rural Electrification Administration
Tom Zastoupil
Mary Lund
Dan McGarvey
Mike Kelley
Steve Barrett
Kathy DeHaan
Miss DeHaan
New Lisbon
Oakdale Electric Queen
Brenda Olson
Joyce Olson
R. 2
Kathleen Mack
Robert Mack
Camp Douglas
Leah Rae Brown
Elroy
Pamela Gates
la Valle
Eileen Geier
NEW Electric
Kathy de Haan
Rusk County Tops State Soil Conservation Awards
Rusk County Soil Conservation District named state’s top district in Goodyear program. Alex Turanski and Donald Solsrud of Tony will join a December four day visit to Goodyear Farms near Phoenix with other top districts. Green County earns second place. Ernest Wegmueller of Monroe noted.
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Tony
Wis
Rusk County
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Alex Turanski
Donald Solsrud
Goodyear Farms
Phoenix
Ariz
Green County Soil Conservation District
Ernest Wegmueller
Monroe
Local Man Heads State Power Unit
James N. Sherwood of Dairyland Power Cooperative La Crosse elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Electric Council Inc for one year. The council affiliate of the National Farm Electrification Council works to reduce farm production costs via low-cost electricity and sponsors technical workshops while coordinating sales and research of rural power suppliers.
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James N. Sherwood
Dairyland Power Cooperative
la Crosse
Wisconsin Farm Electric Council, Inc
Wisconsin Farm Electric Council
National Farm Electrification Council
State Council
Grandma's a Stepper Claims World Walking Title
Ashford England Dorothy Jannone 55 claims world walking title after completing 80 miles in 32 hours. She says she earned the nickname walk ingest grandmother as she set a grueling pace for the record attempt.
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Stepper
Ashford
England
UPI
Dorothy Jannone
Pralle Cow Tops Output Of Guernseys
Peterborough New Hampshire senior six year old registered Guernsey cow owned by Bernard Pralle Onalaska produced 13340 pounds of milk and 698 pounds of butterfat in 305 days to top a list of Coulee Region Guernseys. Other high Guernsey producers included Olaf Krome and Sons Spring Grove Minnesota Valleyland Patsina a junior four year old with 13070 pounds of milk and 621 pounds of fat in 305 days and Valley land Losa a junior four year old with 13260 pounds of milk and 662 pounds of fat in 305 days. Highlight Deligh t Valeria a senior seven year old owned by Arthur Theige Westby produced 13000 pounds of milk and 534 pounds of fat. Scenics Fantasy a senior four year old owned by Leonard M Oines Galesville produced 13000 pounds of milk and 548 pounds of fat. All records were for 305 days.
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Peterborough
N.H
Guernsey
Bernard Pralle
Onalaska
Coulee
Highlads Delight
Valeria
Arthur Theige
Westby
Scenics Fantasy
Leonard M. Oines
Galesville
Local home economics panel and barbecue draw large crowd
The meeting featured panelists Judy Hardy Monroe County home economics agent Yvonne Schwengeles Juneau County home economist agent Vera Johnson Wisconsin Power and Light and Lucille Cassidy Oakdale REC home service adviser. Rev Ivan H Vallem Camp Douglas delivered the invocation and Del Lonnquist WTMB Tomah served as emcee. A barbecue chicken dinner fed about 1500 people prepared by Darwin Schendel Kenneth Fleck and Bernard Felber of Wilton. The REC manager Lloyd MecCaskey presented the managers report.
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Judy Hardy
Monroe County
Yvonne Schwengeles
Juneau County
Vera Johnson
Wisconsin Power and Light
Lucille Cassidy
Oakdale Rec
Ivan H. Vallem
Camp
Douglas
del Lonnquist
WTMB
Tomah
Darwin Schendel
Kenneth Fleck
Bernard Felber
Wilton
Lloyd MecCaskey
REC
Bangor Youth Wins Calf at Holstein Meet in La Crosse County
Alan Nicolai, 12, of Bangor, captured a purebred Holstein calf in the junior judging contest at the La Crosse County Holstein Breeders Twilight meeting at the Pierce Brothers Farm near Onalaska. Other junior winners were Linda Schomburg Violet Mellor Kevin Hoppman all of West Salem and Mike Amundson Bangor Joseph Brye Coon Valley and Hal Schomberg West Salem. The calf was donated by the La Crosse County Bankers Association.
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Alan Nicolai
Arnold Nicolai
Bangor
la Crosse County
Pierce Brothers Farm
Onalaska
Linda Schomburg
Violet Mellor
Kevin Hoppman
West Salem
Mike Amundson
Joseph Brye
Coon Valley
Hal Schomberg
la Crosse County Bankers Association
Norman Berg
Ole Knutson
Henry Heider
Mar
Jane Hesselberg
Earl Rhyme
Frederick Schlicht
Terry Howard
University of Wisconsin
Norman Rasmussen
Wisconsin Holstein Breeders Association
Thomas O’connell
Alvin Cole
Holmen
Earl Pralle
Meinking Brothers
Sigurd Gundersen
Robert Wendorf
Robert Skemp
Gus Wendorf
la Crosse
Ray Hoyer and Son
la Crosse County Hospital
Edyth Swarthout
Bert Brown
Bernard Otto
Bank of Holmen
Alan
County Holstein Breeders Association
Minnesota field day set at Southern Experiment Station
The University of Minnesota's Southern Experiment Station in Waseca will host a field day on July 6. Six field days are planned at stations around Minnesota during June and July to showcase research on corn and soybean production along with small grains forages and specialty crops plus horticultural work in vegetables and ornamentals.
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St, Paul, Minn
University of Minnesota
Southern Experiment Station
Waseca
Minnesota
Guernsey Cow Sets 13,000 Pound Milk Record
Galesville Wisconsin area reports Fantasy a senior four year old registered Guernsey cow owned by Leonard M Oines has completed an official DHIR production record of 13000 pounds of milk and 548 pounds of butterfat in 305 days milked twice daily.
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Galesville
Wis
Scenics Fantasy
Leonard M. Oines
Accidental Texas Oil: Early Wells Didn’t Aim for Gas
Many of the earliest discoveries of oil and gas wells in Texas happened by accident while drilling for water.
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Texas
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