Three La Crosse farms win Goodyear soil contest
Three La Crosse county farms were named county winners in the Goodyear soil conservation contest after a tour last Tuesday. Owners Ed Oertel Gerald Schams and Clyde Pierce edged two other inspected farms on factors including diversions pasture renovation and grass silage use. Judges from the county supervisors and agricultural committees noted balanced programs with liming contour strip cropping woodland protection and diversions, making the county eligible for state honors with fall awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phete Ed Oertel
Smith Coulee
la Crosse County
Goodyear Co
Bert Hoeth
County Board Agricultural Committee
Ray Parmenter
Winfield Christopherson
Board of Supervisors
Annua Goodyear Co
Ed Oertel
la Crosse
Gerald Schams
Clyde Pierce
Bangor
Leonard Schultz
John Kirk
Leonard
Goodyear
Arizona
Houston County Play Day Set for Caledonia June 28
4-H members prepare for the Houston County Play Day on Thursday June 28 at the Caledonia fairgrounds. Boys from Mayville Golden Gophers vs Mayville Blue Ribbon Strivers and Cushion Peak Echoes vs Silver Creek Rustlers lead the 10 AM games on three diamonds with mixed team play and a 1:15 PM program in the grandstand featuring songs skits and a guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
4-H
Fair Grounds
Caledonia
Wayne Hanson
Julia Bartlett
Mayville Golden Gophers
Mayville Blue Ribbon Strivers
Cushion Peak Echoes
Silver Creek Rustlers
Brownsville Busy Bees
Caledonia Sparklers
B. W. Beadle
Marlin Omoth
Frederick Bergsrud
Thelma Ike
Catherine Haugstad
Black Hammer Swift Scooters
Wheatland State Liners
Alice Ernster
Alan Huesmann
Caledonia Champion Racers
Loretta Nerstad
Solveig Tweite
Eloise Jetson
Margaret Solberg
Joanne Tollefsrud
Carolla Peterson
Janice Gulbranson
Verna Skaaren
Newhouse Norsemen
Sheldon
Donald Sherburne
Yvonne Sennes
Donald Vix
Jefferson
Calendar of Farm Events for June in Wisconsin
Calendar lists farm events across counties from Trempealeau to Vernon and La Crosse. Demonstrations on grass silage at R E Wilbur and Thorvald Tweet farms, homemaker picnic at Myrick Park, and more picnics and dairy events scheduled June 19 through June 27 with locations including Viroqua Dodgeville Mauston and Black River Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trempealeau County
Eo la Crosse
Ck Park
Vernon County
Blaine Brye Farm
Viroqua
Schaller
Berge
Bieri
Spencer Hanson
Fagernes
Hanson
England
Australia
Hilmer
Paul Johnson
Hale
R. E. Wilbur
Bortle
Tempealeau Township
Thorwald
Ettrie Receives Degree From Wisconsin College
Donald L Ettri of Wisconsin receives a degree from River Falls State College after studying agricultural education. He is the son of Mr and Mrs El Rogness of Et trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald. L. Ettri
Wis
el Rogness
Ettrick
Iies River Falls State College
Pig Club Picnic Set Wednesday
Plans are set for the annual La Crosse Pig Club picnic at Myrick park in La Crosse on Wednesday June 20. George Krause president and general chairman announces purebred Chester White and Duroc pigs will be distributed to 15 boys and seven girls who qualified by writing tests. Those receiving gifts last year will return a gift from their first litter proving the program by doing the same in 1952. La Crosse businessmen will provide a hot noon meal with families arriving around 11 am. Speaker Roy Ormond of Oscar Mayer Co. public relations director and swine specialist will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Roy Ormond
Madison
Oscar Mayer Co
Galesville FHA Delegates Attend Wisconsin Meet
Four Galesville high school girls led by adviser Marian Pientek represented their chapter at the Future Homemakers of America convention held at Green Lake. The Galesville group included Marjorie Baardseth Alice Baird Rose Marie Betz and Marilyn Thomas among about four hundred Wisconsin girls in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
Future Homemakers of America
Green Lake
Marian Pientek
Marjorie Baardseth
Alice Baird
Rose Marie Betz
Marilyn Thomas
Wisconsin
Western Fieldmen Hold Picnic June 22
Western Wisconsin Fieldmen association members will hold their annual picnic at Castle Mound park near River Falls on Friday. The event starts at 10 a.m. with guests and families bringing a hot dish. Sishos Beverages will be furnished. Activities include ball games and other festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Whitehall
Wis
Western Wisconsin Fieldmen’s Association
Castle Mound Park
Eo Ae
County plans to monitor corn borer infestations in 1951
Houston County names minutemen to survey egg masses across townships led by Herman Forsyth and others in a forecast of an extremely heavy corn borer outbreak. Wayne Hanson warns quick DDT or ryania supplies and proper ground spraying maximize control as University tests favor ground spraying over dusting and aircraft methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Wayne Hanson
Herman Forsyth
Money Creek
Orson Hempstead
Houston
Obert Lehman
Mound Prairie
Elmer Veglahn
la Crescent
Lowell Nelson
Sheldon
Joe McManimon
Yucatan
Arthur Plitzuweit
Union
Bernard Weiser
Hokah
Jens
South Central
Southwest
West Central
Hanson
University
Hank
Tremplo Grass Silage Exhibition Attracts Farmers
Nearly 200 farmers attended the grass silage demonstration at the Arthur Schaller farm on highway 53 south of Ettrick. The event, sponsored by county and state agricultural groups, covered moisture testing, preservation methods, and equipment choices as speakers from the University of Wisconsin and Trempealeau county conservation agencies explained best practices and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trémpealeau County
Arthur Schaller
Ettrick
Brett Emyh
Moon
O. J. Berge
University of Wisconsin Agricultural
Wis
Highway 53
Soil: Conservation District Supervisors
Trempealeau County Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin
O. I. Berge
University of Wisconsin
Hal Smith
Durand
Trempealeau
Schaller
E.R. Schultz
la Crosse
Tobacco Trade Hearing Set In Viroqua Wisconsin
A public hearing on tobacco trade practices and competition methods will be held at the Viroqua courthouse on Thursday June 21 at 10 a m. The sixth in two years of hearings by the state department of agriculture will be led by A D Mahler and is open to the public. A proposed fair practices code from committees representing tobacco growers of Viroqua and Edgerton will be presented for testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
A. D. Mahler
State Department of Agriculture
Edgerton
Hillsboro Inducts Agric Teacher In State Role
Hillsboro names an agricultural teacher to a state role as Kansas continues to lead the nation in wheat production. The appointment signals ongoing emphasis on farming education and crop industry expertise in the region.
Decorah Jaycees to nominate three master soilmen
Decorah Junior Chamber of Commerce will select three master conservationists in Winneshiek County. Nominations will be received at the organization’s office and reviewed by a panel of local experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Homemaker Contest Opens Day of Activities
The La Contests day begins at 10 30 a m with a question bee and other activities. The 4 H band will entertain and homemaker center groups will present skits to close the program.
Japanese Educators to Attend UM Agric College Leadership Course
Twelve top-flight Japanese educators from as many universities will take an eight week leadership training course starting Monday on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. The group includes a university president, three deans and eight professors and lecturers. The program is arranged by J.O. Christianson and led by Milo J. Peterson with Scott of Rochester serving as teaching assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
J.O. Christianson
Paching
Milo J. Peterson
Scott
Rochester, Minn
Extension Granted for Seed Certification Inspections
Farmers growing small grain and hybrid corn seed in Minnesota receive a two week extension to apply for field inspections. University farm official Ward Marshall announced the new deadline from June 15 to July 1, with 35 inspectors in the field July 10 to check weeds isolation and detasseling quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
University Farm
Ward Marshall
Minnesota
Farm Bureau Asks Allotment Increase in County Budgets
Winneshiek county Farm Bureau petitions the board of supervisors to raise the bureau tax allotment to 5000 dollars. The board is considering the request after the legislature boosted allowable allocations from 3000 to 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Decorah
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Oe Bureau
Five FFA members attend Frontenac camp in Minnesota
Represented in meet Spring Grove Minnesota five members of the local Future Farmers of America chapter attended a camp at Frontenac Minnesota for recreation and instruction. The travelers included Harlan Beeu Theodore Kroshus Edward and Richard Nerstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Future Farmers of America
Frontenac
Harlan ——_ be eeu
Theodore Kroshus
Edward and
Richard Nerstad
Preparations Underway for Galesville Event in Whitehall
WHITEHALL Wis Special preparations are underway for the annual Galesville event with premium books issued for clubs in the area. County club agent Ray led a safety tour of the Tri School Workers club in Trempealeau on June 18 and will attend a Coral City Clovers club gathering Tuesday evening in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Thubs
Ray
Tri-School Workers Club
Trempealeau
Coral City Clovers
Ayrshire Breeding Association Sale Notice at Brandon
A fragment notes a sale or purchase event connected to the Ayrshire Breeding Association near Blair on Highway One, Brandon Vermont. The text is sparse but indicates livestock dealings and a local association in Brandon Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tox Gaalten
Blair
Highway
Brandon
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Union Clover Blossoms
Gordon Meyer
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P. mM
Pig Club
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Rever
Iren Stone
Gaylord Jacobson
Henry Thompson
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Wilton
Hillsboro
Ansas
U. State
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Tri-State Breeders Co-Op
Pabst Burke Fryslan
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