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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
9
The report shows farm costs near record highs while farm product prices fall, especially for meat, cotton, milk, wool, and wheat. Retail prices stay largely unchanged from mid March to mid April, with food easing two tenths of a percent. Wholesale prices for May show modest declines yet overall business remains strong with high employment and income.
Wallace Pfaff captures top honors as 33 head are shown at the Vir Lucifer's Hotel venue in Viroqua. Judges from Wisconsin award placings amid rain delays. complete results list Pfaff and Gardner among senior and junior winners with Martin Brothers and Eddie Frederick prominent in champions and blue ribbons.
WHITEHALL Wisconsin Special A field meeting on corn borer control will be held Wednesday June 27 at 7 30 p m on Maurice Arnolds farm four miles southwest of Galesville detour highway 35 54 County Agent Peter Eri will host the demonstration University of Wisconsin entomologist H Fisher will discuss egg mass counts timing treatments and insecticides to help farmers fight the European corn borer threatening a good corn crop.
La Crosse county 4 H pig club distributed 22 purebred animals at the annual picnic. Seventeen pigs were returned by youths who had won last year with 14 Chester Whites and eight Durocs. Roy Ormond of Oscar Mayer spoke on meat demand and population trends. George Krause presided, with county agents Al Francour and Leonard Anderson aiding. The event included a 300 member audience and band, a pig ownership program, and a loaned pig policy for next year.
Browns Valley and Union Mills lead the county league after two rounds by sweeping both games. Teams such as Amsterdam Prairie Bangor Mormon Coulee La Crosse County and St Joseph Ridge show mixed results with splits. Victory North Ridge Brookside Valley and Pe Valley have yet to win a game look ahead to June 24.
An event titled To Have Picnic July One will hold a wiener roast at Veterans Park on Sunday starting at 7 30 p m. The gathering invites attendees to share in the outdoor meal and community fellowship after sunset.
Handicraft and electricity project meetings are scheduled for June 28 and 29 at Holmen High School announced by Leo Day. Each session starts at 8 p.m. Electricity members should bring eight feet of wire plugs and socket and a 15 by 20 inch board.
New publication issued by the Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service offers tips to homeowners on preventing moth and beetle damage. It highlights practical steps to protect clothes and carpets, suitable for current seasonal needs.
Extension guidance from the University Farm at St Paul outlines thinning as key to strong crops. It explains when to thin root crops like turnips beets and carrots and how to manage fruits especially raspberries and apples for best development.
The iith annual rose short course took place at the University of Michigan with sessions on cultivation and varieties led by horticulture specialists. Participants learned pruning, soil management, and pest control techniques for home and commercial rose growers.
Everett, a University of Wisconsin senior, serves as a summer 4-H club agent assisting Walter Bean and Eva Belle Roth. He will attend meetings visit members and confer with leaders across 30 county 4-H clubs with all expenses paid by the county 4-H Leaders Association.
Four H club boys will participate in an operators con test day on July 9 at Rudy Hansen farm in Bangor. County club agent Leonard Anderson reports spring training at various schools, with the winner advancing to the state fair and earning a trip.
A fragmented calendar lists 4-H Trempealeau and La Crosse events including a fairgrounds play day in Caliente, crafts in Holmen, and a domestic wiener roast at Veterans Memorial Park. Notable entries mention Riverside Park Blair and Memorial Park events in Pepin and Trempealeau counties with July 1 and July 4 schedules.
William H. Triplett veteran agriculture instructor at Caledonia schools attended the national agriculture conference in Duluth Minnesota from June 13 to 15. He presented on The Use of Annual crops and related farming topics.
Wisconsin recorded the highest rate of planned and applied soil and water conservation work among Upper Mississippi states in 1950 through its 62 soil conservation districts. State Conservationist M F Schneers praised farmers and district workers for effective land use, while noting demand for 1951 exceeds available manpower and outlining priority on layout work and program oversight.
Mauston Wisconsin Special The Juneau County Fair Association sponsoring a horse pulling day July 1 starting at 1 30 p m at Veterans Memorial Park Mauston This contest is open to anyone living in Wisconsin There will be two classes 3000 pounds and over and under 3000 pounds Prizes will be awarded for three places in each class.
Nine University of Minnesota rural stations announced visitor days led by T Fenske associate director. Schedule lists July 9 Nelson farm Tracy July 10 Cys W day July 10 Aseca northwest Crookston combine day Rosemount Morris West Central Expo station day July 12 Northwest day July 27 Northern Fell day North Central Lids station day August.
Special report notes Yvonne Olson of Superior files for a position in Trempealeau County as job prospects unfold in Whitehall Wisconsin with local officials reviewing applications and eligibility.
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