Orchard equipment demo draws Brown Swiss breeders to La Crescent
A field meeting on Old Hickory orchards near La Crescent will showcase sprayers including mist and concentrate models, power pruning, chain saws and infrared frostguard. Demonstrations cover nitrogen fertilization, grafting, and spray results. Evening infrared demo closes the program.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Highway 61
North Ridge Road
Minnesota Fruit Growers Association
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
la Crescent Valley Fruit Growers Association
George W. Nelson
Minnesota Agricultural College
Russell
J. D. Winter
Minnesota Fruit Growers
la Crescent Methodist Church
Fertilizer plots test oats and legumes a wide area
Ontario Wisconsin special report on the Hutchens farm near La Farge and other local farms showing 27 fertilizer combinations. The demonstration analyzes nitrogen phosphate and potash levels and calculates per acre yields and net returns to prove how fertilizer dollars boost profit.
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la Farge
Ontario
Wis
Lloyd Hutchens
Carl Budde
Joe McGarvey
Wilton
Olson
Hutchens
Canton Brown Swiss Show Set for June 23
Brown Swiss breeders from six Coulee Region counties plan the Canton show at Norwalk school grounds on June 23. Bruno Meyer named show manager. Dick Sturmbo to lead a 10 am businessmen’s hour and judge education. Junior division added. Carter Thompson to receive outstanding member award. Committees include Lyon, Pfaff, Capaul, Martin, Sherry, Lenz, Ames, Guy and others. A new Wisconsin Brown Swiss handbook will be published this year and members urged to join the state association.
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Coulee
Canton
Norwalk
Bruno Meyer
Martin Brothers
West Salem
Clifford Maretin
Trempealeau
Jackson
la Crosse
Monroe
Vernon
Juneau
Dick Stumbo
National
Brown Swiss Association
Sturm- 0
FFA
Carter Thompson
Wayne Lyon
Galesville
Wallace Pfaff
Melrose
John Capaul
Alma Center
Milton Martin
Orbec Sherry
Viroqua
Reuben Lenz
Tomah
Grounds
Gerald Ames
James Guy
Sparta
Martin
Meyer
Guy
Jackson 4-H Boy Wins First In Talk Test
Bruce Odeen of the Irving Sticktight 4-H club won first place for his talk at the district conservation contest in Green Lake last week. Fourteen Jackson County 4-H members attended the four day meeting with clubs from Jackson Monroe La Crosse and Vernon counties. Odeen will compete with four other winners on state radio July 8 on the program 4-H Club of the Air.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Bruce Odeen
Irving Sticktight
Green Lake
Eva Belle Roth
John Rogstad
Jackson County
Jackson
Monroe
la Crosse
Vernon
Odeen
Tremple Youth Meet June 23 at Arcadia High School Gym
Trempealeau county Older Youth group invites Jack Frost from Madison to speak at the Trempealeau county Older Youth meeting in Arcadia city park Friday June 23. Program starts 8 15 P M with rain plan at the high school gym. Irene Gilbertson Janice Scharlau lead arrangements. Gerald Melby Braches Corner to lead singing. Herbert Garlick Galesville general chairman. John Vehrenkamp Roger Foss Ettrick arrange outdoor picnic lunch and games directed by Willard Johnson Bennet Evenson Donald Mullum Ettrick Helen Garlick and Miss Scharlau.
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Whitehall
Wis
Jack Frost
Madison
Farm Bureau
Trempealeau County
City Park
Arcadia
Irene Gilbertson
Janice Scharlau
Gerald Melby
Braches Corner
Herbert Garlick
Galesville
John Vehrenkamp
Roger Foss
Ettrick
Willard Johnson
Bennett Evenson
Donald Mallum
Helen Garlick
Miss Scharlau
Conference Attendance Plans By Wisconsin Vocational Teachers
Mrs Evelyn Suomi homemaking instructor at Whitehall high school and Glen Olson vocational agriculture instructor will attend the annual summer conference on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison in June 1922. About 600 people are expected including 300 agricultural teachers and roughly 150 veteran and 150 home making instructors.
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Whitehall
Wis
Evelyn Suomi
Whitehall High School
Glen Olson
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Seed Certification Extended 10 Days
Minnesota farmers and seed growers have 10 extra days to file for field inspection. Seed registrar Ward Marshall of the Minnesota Crop Improvement Association announced the final date for applications is now June 25, up from June 15, due to the late season and ongoing planting in parts of the state. Field inspection begins the seed certification process.
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Minnesota
Ward Marshall
Minnesota Crop Improvement Association
Crop Improvement Association
Marshall
Wisconsin Strawberry Crop Looks Good For 1949
Wisconsin strawberry acreage is up from 1949 with commercial production spread across the state. Principal picking areas include Alma Center Warren Bayfield and Door County. Weather has been favorable pollination strong rainfall adequate. irrigation areas may need another rain to reach maturity. Commercial picking begins about June 20 in Alma Center with peak production the week of June 26. northern crops arrive later.
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Wisconsin
Isconsin
Alma Center
Warrens
Bayfield
Door County
Third Of Milk Goes To Butter Amid Market Shifts
The La Crosse Milk Producers Cooperative reports thirty percent of national milk output goes to butter production as creameries number over 3,000. Today an average worker takes under 31 minutes to earn enough for a pound of butter, down from 72 minutes in 1920, highlighting butter as a strong food value with fatty acids and vitamin A.
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la Crosse
Taylor FHA Girl District Editor Elected in Wisconin
Donna Trammel a Taylor high school senior was elected state editor for district two at the Wisconsin Future Homemakers of America convention in Green Lake June 7 to 10. Delegates Barbara Bue and Lois Lippert joined her as about 450 girls from 100 high schools attended.
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Donna Trammel
Taylor High School
Wisconsin
Future Homemakers of America
Green Lake
FHA
Barbara Bue
Lois Lippert
Miller Named To Holstein Group
Donald D. Miller of La Crosse Wisconsin was admitted to membership in The Holstein Friesian Association of America by unanimous vote of the board of directors at the 65th annual convention in Syracuse New York last week.
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Brattleboro
Vit
Donald D. Miller
la Crosse
Wis
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Association
Syracuse
N. Y
Wisconsin judges named for soil conservation awards
Five Madison based figures named as judges for Wisconsin's annual soil conservation awards. The program uses a uniform point system to select the outstanding district and honors include a one week Goodyear Farms trip. A Jackson County tour of three farms highlighted erosion control and pasture renovation efforts.
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Akron. O
Wisconsin
Madison
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
P. E. McNall
Forrest Turner
Fred Trenke
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Marvin Schneers
Soil Conservation Service
Calendar Of Farm Events Highlights Local 4 H Activities
La Crosse county hosts annual picnics at Veterans Memorial park Myrick park and various homes with 4 H clubs from Dell Diggers to Coral City Clovers. Week includes pie and ice cream socials and demonstrations at multiple county sites. June 23 features Brown Swiss show and silage demo.
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la Crosse County
Veterans Memorial Park
F. J. Schroeder
Bangor
Dell Diggers
Ceo Fish
Bishop Branch Friendly Workers
Selmer _ Solverson
Loyal Neighbors
Kendall
P. m
Busy Burr Oakers
Henry Craig
Pleasantville Club
George Sielaff
Coral City Clovers
Gordon Ringsten
Farm Youth Invited To Brown Swiss Show
Southeast Minnesota 4 H and FFA members are invited to a dairy judging contest tied to the Brown Swiss show at Houston Park on Thursday June 29. Wayne Hanson and E V Johnson announced the event with Houston and Winona county agents in charge. The show marks the annual Brown Swiss Breeders Association of Minnesota Canton No 1 gathering.
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FFA
Minnesota
Houston Park
Wayne Hanson
E. V. Johnson
Houston
Winona County
Brown Swiss Breeders Association of
Hale and Hardy 4 H Club Plans June Tour
The Hale and Hardy 4-H club in Whitehall Wisconsin announced its annual club tour for Sunday June 25 led by County Agent T C Main. The trip will emphasize quality milk as a focus of the tour.
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Whitehall
Wis
Hale and Hardy 4-H Club
T. C. Main
Pig Club Picnic Plan Set at Myrick Park
George E. Krause president of the La Crosse Pig club invites businessmen and members to attend the annual picnic at Myrick Park. The event includes awarding purebred gifts to 21 county 4 H boys and girls with dinner at 12 30 p m and volunteers asked to arrive by 10 30 a m. James J Lacey UW livestock specialist will speak after the dinner.
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George E. Krause
la Crosse
Radio Services Begin Monday
Wisconsin announces two new radio services for farmers starting Monday June 19 led by W L Witte. A 9 50 a m mid morning market report from the state capitol will be presented by M R Goodell followed by a weather update from the U S weather bureau offices on the university campus. The services will be carried by all state radio stations including WHA WHAP WLBL WHAD WHKW and WHRM.
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W. L. Witte
Division of
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
State Capitol
M. R. Goodell
Department of Agriculture
U. S. Weather Bureau
North Hall
University
State Radio Service
WHA
Madison
WLBL
Stevens Point
WHAD
Delafield
Chilton
WHRM
Rib Mountain
Farm Supervisor Schedules 4-H Meeting in Minnesota
Olaf Krome, supervisor of the Boulder Bridge farm Excelsior and owner of Spring Grove Valleyland farm, will lead a July 8 gathering for 4-H dairy project members and leaders at his Spring Grove farm. He will demonstrate fitting showing cattle and discuss dairy judging. The farm lies one mile north of Spring Grove.
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Olaf Krome
Boulder Bridge
Excelsior
Minn
Spring Grove Valleyland
Dairy Project
Houston County
Spring Grove
Krome
Wisconsin chicks need fat for vitamin A storage
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin find that chicks fed no fat store less vitamin A than those on a normal diet. The research highlights fat's role in nutrient retention during growth.
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The
University of Wisconsin
Corn Borer Control Meeting Set June 27 at West Salem
Larry Davis the La Crosse county agent has arranged a corn borer control meeting for Tuesday June 27 at the county hospital farm in West Salem beginning at 9 30 a m E H Fisher extension entomologist or staff will be present to brief farmers insecticide dealers sprayers and canning operators on control methods Four steps will be stressed whether corn needs treatment when to treat what chemicals to use and how to apply them.
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Larry Davis
la Crosse County
West Salem
H. Fisher
Fillmore FB Picnic June 22 Farm Bureau and 4-H event
The Fillmore county picnic at Sportsmen's Park in Mabel on Thursday June 22 features a ball tournament at 9 30 am with 15 or more 4 H clubs, a 12 15 pm concert by the Mabel high school band, and 2 15 pm races and contests. State Senator Ancher Nelson will attend. Committee chairs include Selmer Ryan Milton Stensland Lew Larson Edwin Eickhoff Ed Wright Oscar Ronsberg and John H Zilch.
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Farm Bureau
Fillmore County
Sportsmen’s Park
Mabel
Ancher Nelson
McLeod County
Mabel High School
Selmer Ryan
Milton Stensland
Gordon Johnson
Lew Larson
Edwin Eickhoff
Ed Wright
Fountain
Oscar Ronsberg
John H. Zilch
Canton
UW Offers Agric Teachers Grad Work
The University of Wisconsin will host a four week Summer session for agricultural teachers from June 26 to July 22. Now in its third year, the program offers courses in farm economics rural education engineering and animal husbandry.
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University of Wisconsin
Grass Silage Show Slated at Larson Farm
A grass silage and hay making demonstration is scheduled in Veron county on Friday June 23 starting at 1 p m at the Sherman and Clinton Larson brothers farm. Vic Barcalow UW extension agronomist will speak on measuring the content of grass and legumes for silage with all hay making steps discussed. The Larson farm lies two miles south of Coon Valley and near the Erickson school off county trunk roads.
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Coon Valley
Erickson
Trempealeau
Veron County
Jerome Riedy
Sherman and Clinton
Allamakee Bureau Hires New Fieldman
Lowell Corkery, former Jewell high school faculty member, is hired as fieldman for Allamakee county Farm Bureau succeeding John Porter who left to run an oil cooperative in Grinnell. Corkery, born on a farm and a 4-H member, a Fayette county resident and Upper Iowa University graduate, starts July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Corkery
Jewell, Ia
Allamakee County Farm Bureau
John Porter
Grinnell
Corkery
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Plan shelterbelts for snowblocked farm routes and yards
Plan shelters for snow blocked farm roads and yard piles from last winter. Proposes planting tree shelterbelts at remembered locations to protect fields and buildings.
State Offers 4-H Awards for 1950 Programs
Minnesota 4-H awards approved by the state club office honor superior records in field crops and frozen foods. Shir ley Weeks announces county winners receive gold-filled medals. state champion field crops earns a trip to the National 4-H Club congress in Chicago next November. Frozen foods winner gets a gold wrist watch and may compete for a sectional congress trip. Four national winners in each program will receive college scholarships.
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Minnesota State Club
Shirley Weeks
Houston County
Chicago
Spring Grove Girl Attends 4-H Congress in St Paul
Audrey Myhre of Spring Grove represented the Wilmington Gophers 4-H club at the Minnesota 4-H congress in St Paul last week. She also took part in the Rural Youth camp at Mission Farms Medicine Lake.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Audrey Myhre
St. Paul
Miss Myhre
Wilmington Gophers Club
Mission Farms
Medicine Lake
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Jackson County Board
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Joe Zellinger
SCS
Grayson Allen
Dick Stauffacher
Tribune
H Boy
Tremple
Claudette Colbert
Taylor Fha Girl
D. D. Miller
Holstein
Lausches
Wausau
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park Ariz
Anthony Kirschner
William Wittmer
Marvin Young
Mindoro
Vernon County
Arnold Breidenstein
Norris Call
Jay Warner
Genoa
Irving Township
Henry Nortman
George Schlegel
Black River Falls Court House
Baraboo
Nortman
CCC
Rosenbaum
Trout Run
Schlegel
Pig Club
Myrick Park
Liberty Pole Boosters
Liberty Polo School
Hale and Hardy
Ivy Science
Doerre
Pearl Street
Fillmore
Kane Street
Allamakee
West Salem, Wis
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