Canning Pea Acreage Declines in Wisconsin for 1947
Wisconsin reports a sizable drop in canning pea acreage for 1947 due to a delayed spring and rainy conditions. The crop reporting service cites about 140 400 acres planned in Wisconsin, roughly 10 percent below 1946. Nationally about 390 000 acres are contracted for peas, 13 percent below 1946 but above the long-term average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
United States Departments of Agriculture
Stessadia
Rocky Mountains
United States
Threat of Hoof and Mouth Disease Warns U S Officials
The United States bureau of animal husbandry urges official veterinarians to inspect suspected hoof and mouth cases to prevent spread as Mexico reports outbreaks. No U S cases yet, but risk remains due to cross border movement. A Wisconsin veterinary bulletin titled Threat of Heat and Mouth Disease is available via extension service.
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Mexico
United States Bureau of Animal Husbandry
United States
Uniona of Wisconsin
Wisconsin farmers review double cropping plans with UW agronomist
La Crosse county office receives information on double cropping options as late planting strains force changes. Briggs, University of Wisconsin extension agronomist, lists secondary forage crops including soybeans millet and sudan grass with latest planting dates. County agent L. W. Davis confirms current seed supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Briggs
Extension Agronomist
University of Wisconsin
L. W. Davis
3 Per Cent Increase In U. S. Pig Crop Forecast For 1947
The agriculture department forecast a pig crop of 85,651,000 head for 1947, up three percent from 1946. Spring and fall seasons are projected at 53,151,000 and 32,500,000 respectively, with totals below government goals but above 10 year averages. State figures show Indiana 3,596,000 vs 3,567,000. Illinois 5,438,000 vs 5,436,000. Wisconsin 1,958,000 vs 1,996,000. Iowa 11,633,000 vs 12,027,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Wisconsin Fairs Allocate 240000 In Prizes Across 77 Counties
Premiums totaling 240000 are approved for competitive exhibits at 77 Wisconsin county and district fairs. About 108000 funds go to junior departments and organized youth activities. In 1946 fairs paid 217000 in premiums, with 98500 for competitive junior exhibits, while counties cap entries to local or nearby regions, keeping most funds in the community.
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Wisconsin
A. W. Kalbus
State Department of Agriculture
Inc
Kalbus
Caledonia Director Elected to Tri-State Breeders Co Op Board
Frank McNelly of Caledonia was elected to the board of the new Tri-State Breeders cooperative serving Houston county. Five delegates were chosen including George Deters and Walter Fruechte from Spring Grove, Orson Hempstead of Houston, and George Bissen and McNelly of Caledonia. The county bull buying committee lists Olaf Krome, Spring Grove for Guernseys, Hempstead for Holsteins, and Bissen for Jerseys.
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Caledonia
Minn
Tri-State
Houston County
Frank McNelly
Houston
George Deters
Walter Fruechte
Spring Grove
Orson Hempstead
George Bissen
Olaf Krome
Holsteins
Groves Heads Wisconsin Dairy Federation Group
F Groves of Lodi was named chair of the newly formed Wisconsin Dairy Federation. Bryce Landt of Wisconsin Dells was elected vice president. Warren W Clark, Wilbur Carlson and other officials named to secretary and treasurer roles. Directors include H F Depew L M Sasman and Milton Button. Federation unites dairy producers manufacturers and marketing groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
F. Groves
Lodi
Ad Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Wisconsin Dairy Federation
Bryce Landt
Wisconsin Dells
American Dairy Association of Wisconsin
Warren W. Clark
Wisconsin Agricultural Extension Service
Wilbur Carlson
Wisconsin
Kraft Foods
H. F. Depew
Luick
Milwaukee
L. M. Sasman
Milton Button
Wisconsin Department of Agriculure
Rural Youths Hold Wiener Roast at John Dittman Home
Seventy five rural youth members were guests of president Betty Dittman at the John Dittman home for an annual wiener roast. A treasure hunt by LeRoy Eikens and campfire songs provided entertainment at Mission Farms on Medicine Lake during the state rural youth camp with 225 attendees. Delegates from our area included Mary Jane Frank Mary Schiltz Armin Fruechte and Lloyd Welke along with Marie Muenkel Daisy Hanke Leroy Eikens Dorothy Pottratz and Julia Bartlett. The group plans a roller skating party soon.
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Caledonia
Minn
Betty Dittman
John Dittman
LeRoy Eikens
Mission Farms
Medicine Lake
Houston County
Mary Jane Frank
Mary Schiltz
Armin Fruechte
Lloyd Welke
Marie Muenkel
Daisy Hanke
Dorothy Pottratz
Julia Bartlett
Deaths in Tri-State area overlook Otto Fish funeral
Funeral services for Otto Fish 63 of Lansing La hold Tuesday at Federated church with Rev Willemssen officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died after a week long illness in a La Crosse hospital. Survivors include Celia McCraken wife five sons and a daughter plus thirteen grandchildren and siblings. Larry Dean Malauf six month old son of Arthur and Mrs Malauf funeral held in Ettrick with burial in South Beaver Creek cemetery.
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Lansing
Otto Fish
Federated Church
Willemssen
Oak Hill Cemetery
Fish
la Crosse
Henry Fish
Cedar Falls
Leonville
Allamakee County
Celia McCraken
Mitch Yeoman
Clyde
Donald
Waukon
Leo
Elmer
Fort Huron
Mich
Emma Barr
Edward
Louis
Postville
George
Freeport
Ettrick
Wis
Larry Dean
Arthur D. Malauf
Black River Falls
Enoch Thompson
South Beaver Creek
Runnestrand Funeral
Ettrick Laitheran Church
H. O. Aasen
Mrs Thomas Whalen 80 Found Dead at South Beaver Creek
Mrs Thomas Whalen 80 was found dead in bed Saturday morning at her South Beaver Creek home after a period of poor health. Born Bridget Harmon March 3 1867 she taught in Wisconsin and Illinois before marriage. Survived by husband a sister Catherine Kennedy Morris Minnesota a son Harold and two grandchildren Thomas and James Whalen.
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Ettrick
Wis
Thomas Whalen
South Beaver Creek
Bridget Harmon
Whalen
Thomas Harmon
Galesville
Gale College
Selt
Wisconsin
Illinois
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Catherine Kennedy
Morris
Harold
Thomas
James Whalen
John E. O'Brien 86 Funeral Held in Waukon
Funeral services for John E. O'Brien 86 were held Monday at Martins funeral home with burial in Oakland cemetery. Admitted to the bar in 1900 he practiced law in Waukon for years and served as state representative from Allamakee County in 1929 1930. He is survived by two sons Henry G Jr Des Moines and Col J Gordon Washington DC and one brother Joseph Waukon.
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Waukon
Ira
John E. O'Brien
Martins Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
O'Brien
Allamakee County
Henry G.fi
Des Moines
Col. J. Gordon
Washington, D. C
Joseph
Beighley Sherman Beighley funeral in Viola
Sherman T Beighley 82 died at home in Allen's Grove June 19 burial at Viola Methodist church officiated by Rev Gordon Core. Born 1865 in Sylvan township Richland county he married Minnie Van Fleet in 1895 later married Ida Clason. Survived by wife sister Mrs Sarah Drake Sugar Grove and brother Newton E Beighley Madison.
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Viola
Wis
Sherman T. Beighley
Allen's Grove
Viola Methodist Church
Gordon Core
Beighley
Sylvan Township
Richland County
Minnie van Fleet
Ida Clason
Sarah Drake
Sugar Grove
Newton E. Beighley
Madison
Infant Vera Johnson Dies in Sparta at Six Weeks
Vera Ruth Johnson six weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Sparta died at a Sparta hospital Saturday evening. Survived by parents and grandparents Oscar Johnson of Bangor and Wallace Parson of Sparta. Born May 3 1947 in Sparta. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 p m Fossum Funeral Chapel Bangor Rev F C Boller officiating. Burial Burns Cemetery.
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Bangor
Wis
Vera Ruth Johnson
Robert Johnson
Sparta
Sparta Hospital
Oscar Johnson
Wallace Parson
Fossum
F. C. Boller
Burns Cemetery
Butter Yield Declines Despite Record Cheese Output
Wisconsin dairy plants produced a record cheese total in 1946 while creamery butter output fell to the smallest in about five decades. Condensed and powdered milk products dropped about 11 percent from 1945, and ice cream rose nearly 60 percent.
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Wisconsin
Walter H. Ebling
Wisconsin and
United States Departments of Agriculture
Wisconsin 4-H Freezing Foods Awards Expanded for 1947
The 1947 national 4-H frozen foods awards adds four scholarships of 200 dollars each, with the state winner now eligible for a Chicago club congress trip plus a national scholarship. County and state awards stay the same as 1946. The program teaches freezing techniques, packaging, and home food preservation.
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Wisconsin
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Chicago
New Wisconsin potato variety Russel Sebago noted
University of Wisconsin researchers Gus Rieman and Henry Darling report Russel Sebago as the only highly scab resistant new potato variety proving superior in Wisconsin in recent years. Six varieties from the post 1930s breeding programs show advantages over old standards among 25 tested.
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Wisconsin
Gus Rieman
Henry Darling
University of Wisconsin
Going Too Slow On Indiana Highway Leads to Reckless Driving Charge
Fort Wayne Indiana Harry Osborn was charged with reckless driving after his antiquated automobile could reach only eight miles per hour. State Trooper John Morgan described Osborn’s car crawling over the hills of Highway No 427 with a long line of automobiles stuck behind.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Harry Osborn
John Morgan
Osborn
Topaz Found In Blue Cape Violet And Occasional
A report notes topaz occurrences in blue blue cape and violet hues with occasional sightings. The article lists mineral samples and potential sources, highlighting color varieties and probable locations.
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Topaz
Blue
Cape
Violet
Co-Op Plans Salem Meet
A county meeting of the Tri-State Breeders' cooperative will be held at the village hall in West Salem Tuesday at 8 p m Delegates will be elected to the annual meeting to be held soon Nomination of a director from La Crosse county will occur at the annual gathering Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin counties in the area are represented Gene Florence of Westby is manager and Warren G Johnson of Viroqua is organizational director Both will attend the meeting The program includes signing of new membership agreements La Crosse county farmers using the cooperative are urged to attend.
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Tri-State Breeders’ Cooperative
West Salem
la Crosse County
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Gene Florence
Westby
Warren G. Johnson
Viroqua
Cows Complete Records at Trempealeau Hospital Herd
In Whitehall Trempealeau county hospital dairy herd two Holstein cows finished official production records in advanced registry test. Tremco Inka Ormsby Flora produced 434 pounds of butterfat and 13 453 pounds of milk in 317 days at age eight with two milkings daily. Tremo Ormsby Cleo produced 421 pounds of butterfat and 13 466 pounds of milk in 322 days at age eight years three months with two daily milkings.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Hospital
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Tremco Inka Ormsby Flora
4 H Club To Meet Tuesday Night At Maple Shade School
The Union Mills Map le Shade 4 H club announces a special program at Maple Shade school starting at 8 o clock. The home talent play That's What They All Say will be featured with lunch served afterward to benefit the club treasury. Leaders are Mrs Norman Granum and Walton Ofstedahl.
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Union Mills
Maple Shade
Norman Granum
Walton Ofstedahl
Georgia founder urged Savannah cleanup in 1739
Gen George E Oglethorpe urged Savannah residents to tidy the city offering bread and beer as encouragement in 1739.
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George E. Oglethorpe
Georgia
Savannah
Premium lists mailed for 1947 Junior State Fair
More than 2 500 copies of the Junior State Fair premium lists were mailed this week to youth leaders in all parts of the state. Premium awards totaling about $22 000 are offered in 21 departments for the August 16 24 fair at State Fair Park Milwaukee.
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Donald N. Mcdowell
State Fair Park
Milwaukee
Kill Cabbage Maggots Plea
County agent L A Davis urges cabbage growers to use a one ounce Sublimate in eight gallons of water for soil application to curb cabbage maggots. Purchase powder, dissolve before mixing with cold water, and apply around plants in a glass container. Look for wilting signs to identify maggots and consider a second application if needed. The note also mentions cutworms and a stray line about the horse’s origin in China.
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L. A. Davis
First crate of home grown strawberries arrives at Sparta market
Sparta Produce Exchange receives the season’s first crate as local growers push to market a large berry crop. Norman Hansen notes frost damage at the Monroe county asylum farm but other fields remain unaffected. Major growers include J. F. Leverich, Theodore Schlaver, John Marquardt, and Ed Barry with Otto Synner marketing for Sparta firms.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Produce Exchange
Marquardt’s
North Water Street
Norman Hansen
Monroe County Asylum
Asylum
J. F E. Leverich
Angelo
Leverich
Eodore Schlaver
John Marquardt
Ed Barry
Otto Synner
Herman Gilbertson
State Pig Club organized in Wood county
Ten pigs were shipped from the Harrison Storandt farm in West Salem to Wisconsin Rapids for Wood county's first pig club meeting. D. R. Rowe of Wood county organized it with Sears Roebuck sponsorship, following La Crosse County pattern. Storandt Jr. raises purebred Chester Whites and has served as Wisconsin Swine Testing director.
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Pig Club
Wood County
Harrison Storandt, Jr
R. 1
West Salem
D. R. Rowe
Wood
Right
Sears Roebuck and Co
Chester
Harrison Storandt
Wisconsin Rapids
la Crosse County
Myrick Park
Rowe
Arnold Bluemkre
Marshfield
Harold Huttenberg
Auburndale
Storandt
Chester Whites
N. N. Rowe
Wisconsin
Storandt, Jr
Wisconsin Swine Testing Association
Young Sterandt
4-H
FFA
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