Plow Contest Set for September in Wisconsin
County Agent M C Gilman and Monroe officials plus PMA chief Alfred Johnson attended a planning meeting for the state contour plowing match at Eau Claire. The second annual contest is set for Sept 9 on a farm near Eau Claire with the winner advancing to the national event in Ohio. WEAU sponsors the state contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
M. C. Gilman
Frank Mitchell
Monroe
Alfred Johnson
PMA
Eau Claire
Ohio
WEAU
Chester Dahlby
R. J. la Crosse
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Monroe County
Gilman
Quentin Bates
State Department
Bates
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Canada
Cuba
Chippewa
Dunn, Clark and Trempealeau Counties
May Dairy Herd Improve ment records led region in milk output
James Bullock topped Galesville Dairy Herd Improvement Association records for high individual cows in May. A. Sahlstrom and Sons had the high herd as 26 herds tested 491 cows yielded 376 100 pounds of milk and 17 468 pounds of butterfat at 4 64 percent. Butterfat averaged 77 1 cents with gross returns of 13 556 and net profits of 15 72 from a 27 70 gross and 11 98 costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bullock
Galesville Dairy Herd Improvement Association
A. Sahlstrom
Jersey
M. E. Oynes
Guernsey
Ernest Johnson
Dairy Queen To Be Named in Winneshiek County
The Winneshiek county dairy queen will be selected at the county fair with a $50 prize. Entrants aged 17 to 23 are scored on Beauty Accomplishments Poise and Personality and Talent. The winner may choose 75 pounds of butter instead of cash and advances to the state contest at Waterloo in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Dairy Queen
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Contouring Boosts Yields Across Five-Year Study
A five-year study of 300 fields shows contouring raises corn yields by seven bushels per acre, oats by five, and soybeans by three.
Trees to Plant for Fast Growing Long Lived Home Use
Among the fastest growing long lived options for home planting are American elm sycamore thorn less honey locust hackberry green ash and basswood.
Martin Brothers Win Two Grand Brown Swiss Champs At Norwalk
West Salem is home to Martin brothers who captured the two grand champion awards Elmhurst Mildred S and Elmhurst Silas at the Brown Swiss canton No 3 show held on the Norwalk school grounds. Judges Emil J. Jensen and Art Collentine praised showmanship and breed knowledge as local exhibitors competed for ribbons and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Wisconsin Canton
Dick Stumbo
Martin Brothers of
West Salem
Elmhurst Mildred S
Elmhurst Silas
Martins
Bruno Meyer
Pfaff
Jim
Vivian
Dolly
Emil J. Jensen
Menomonie
Wis
Sedgeley Farms
Art Collentine
University of Wisconsin
Meyer
Wallace Pfaff
Melrose
Guyland Farms
Sparta
Carter Thompson
Viroqua
James
Charles Guy
Thompson
Richard Guy
Tom Schmitz
Mary Schmitz
Carol Jean Meyer
James Guy, Jr
Glen Gardner
Johanna Guy
James Guy
Harold Ames
Emil Jensen
Orbec Sherry
Jane
Vernon
Stumbo
Switzerland
Collentine
Martin Brothers
Clifford Martin
James Guy, Sr
Houston Homemaker Leaders Plan Fall Programs in Caledonia
Caledonia Minnesota June 20 Houston county home and community chairmen met at Mrs Peter G Schiltz home to finalize organization of homemaker groups ahead of the fall program Enrollments are due by August 15 at the county extension office A booth is planned for the county fair with committees named for Spring Grove Winnebago and Sheldon townships The Farm Bureau women’s essay contest deadline is September 1 with topic The Farm Woman Takes Inventory Essays must be 900 to 1200 words
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Peter G. Schiltz
Township
Julia Bartlett
Booth
Leroy Hauge
Spring Grove
Lloyd Keefe
Winnebago
George W. Meyer
Sheldon
E. D. Hanke
Farm Bureau
E. D. Hawke
George Schuldt
P. G. Schiltz
Carl Hartman
J. W. Welscher
Olaf Hagen
F. W. Deters
Joe Lorenz
Chester Nelson
Tribune Initiates Sharp Reporting on Corn Borer Threat
La Crosse Tribune co organizes a rapid alert system for Houston county farmers. Wayne Hanson, county agent, leads an Operation Corn Borer with farmer spotters in each township reporting egg mass counts and corn height. Reports go to state HQ and the Tribune for instant publication as a warning aid. Farmers must inspect fields and start controls 19 days after borers hatch or four days after shot holes appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
la Crosse Tribune
Wayne Hanson
Hanson
Houston County
Minutemen
The
Tribune
Wisconsin and Minnesota Pig Production Rises in 1950 Outlook
Crop reports show a four percent rise in pig crops for Wisconsin and Minnesota. Wisconsin’s spring pig crop reaches 2,266,000 head, the largest in seven years, with 183,000 sows planned for fall farrowing, potentially 11 percent above 1949. Minnesota’s 1950 spring crop totals 4,760,000 pigs, the fourth largest on record, and farmers plan a nine percent increase in fall sows for farrow, aiming for a Fall crop of 1,845,000 pigs and a 6.605 million head year total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New Timothy Variety Shows Promise in Wisconsin Trials
Lorain developed by the USDA and Ohio Experiment Station shows vigorous growth and greater disease resistance than other timothy strains in Wisconsin hay and pasture crop trials. University of Wisconsin tests compare smooth bromegrass, orchard grass, fescues, and timothy with six orchard grass strains also studied. Swedish Brage is noted as the hardiest, while some orchard grass strains suffered winter injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
United States Department of Agriculture
Ohio Experiment Station
University of Wisconsin
USDA
Warn of Foulbrood in Bees Sparks Vigilance
Beekeepers urged to monitor for American foul brood during brood rearing. Extension director Fred O Riley notes the germ infects developing larvae and signs include sunken caps. A simple test uses a toothpick to check dead larvae. if contents rope out and snap back, disease is indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred O’riley
Allamakey County
O’riley
NE Iowa Lamb Sale in Decorah Set for June 30
The 13th annual lamb sale for northeastern Iowa will be held Friday June 30 at the Milwaukee yards in Decorah. Fred O'Riley Allamakee county extension director says a state livestock extension service representative will grade the animals and packer buyers will bid on the graded stock. The event offers area sheep growers a chance to sell their market lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Milwaukee Yards
Decorah
Fred O’riley
Allamakee
State Livestock Extension Service
O’riley
State Climate Okay For Growing Grapes
Cleaning up fly breeding places and good sanitation on the farmstead is essential for a fly control program this summer. Start in the barnyard with daily manure pile cleaning and treat remaining piles with borax, one ounce per square foot, to prevent damp, breeding material. Borax may be used around water tanks and feed banks. outdoor toilets should be flyproofed and pits treated with borax.
Nails in barn threaten cattle herd losses
Nails and small metal pieces found in the cow barn around hay banks may be culled by cattle, risking severe herd losses.
Experimental plots open for inspection at two county farms
Extension director announces two locations for experimental plots. At the county farm near Waukon a forage plot continues into the second year with alfalfa and many grasses plus thirteen oat varieties. The Paul Heitman farm in Union City township hosts legume and fertilizer demonstrations. Plots are staked and labeled for growth and postharvest stories, with demonstration meetings planned later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred O’riley
Allamakee
Waukon
Paul Heitman
Union City
O’riley
Mobile Dairy Lab On Tour
The state dairy laboratory will tour summer vacation areas in Wisconsin to test the milk supply. Supervised by milk sanitarians M. H. Ford and W. E. Rowley, the unit began work this week and will offer field inspections in addition to checking bottled milk and cream supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Mobile Dairy Laboratory
State Department of Agriculture
M. H. Ford
W. E. Rowley
Department
H. J. Weavers
Farm septic tank minimum capacity rule proposed
A proposed regulation sets the minimum allowable capacity for farm septic tanks at 500 gallons below water line, aiming to ensure adequate storage and prevent overflow.
Plan Of Cutworm Attack
A Wisconsin en tomologist explains cutworms attack garden vegetables. Worms stay under soil surface by day. Dig around plants to locate and kill them. DDT chlordane and toxaphene can control cutworms. Quack grass can be killed with TCA at one pound per square rod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Allen
University of Wisconsin
Allen
Debating the Brannan Plan in Sparta City Hall
A public debate on the Brannan farm plan, sponsored by Sparta Cooperative Oil, Sparta Cooperative Produce Exchange, and Sparta local Farmers Union, will be held at Sparta City Hall on Wednesday June 28 at 8 30 p m Assemblyman Patrick J Lucey speaks for the plan with Ferryville. opposing is William Kasakitas from Madison a Wisconsin Farm Bureau representative. H L Halverson of Chippewa Falls will open with a summary of current farm plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Sparta City Hall
Sparta Cooperative Oil Co
Sparta Cooperative Produce Exchange
Sparta Local
Farmers Union
Patrick J. Lucey
Ferryville
Wisconsin Assembly
Committee On Agriculture
Wlliam Kasakitas
Madison
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
H. L. Halverson
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Calendar Of Farm Events
A list of local farm related activities from June 27 to July 10. Activities include 4-H clubs tours picnics and camps in La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Crawford and Vernon counties with venues such as Kendall high school Houston city park and Gays Mills fairgrounds along with meetings on corn borer control and Brown Swiss show details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Hospital Farm
West Salem
la Crosse
Sparta City Hall
Monroe County
Kendall High School
Harpers Ferry
Schoolhouse
Minnesota
Winnebago Indians
Schultz Farm
Money Creek Livewires
Art Johnson Farm
Beaver Ridge Battling Beavers
Mayville Golden Gophers
Farm Bureau
Houston County
Black Hammer Unit
Trempealeau County
Riverside Park
Blair
Alfalfa delayed harvest due to winterkill and leaf hopper
Wisconsin agronomist L F Graber says winterkill is the worst in 12 seasons, delaying alfalfa recovery. He advises cutting late June to early July to avoid leaf hopper damage, which thrives in hot June weather and harms the first and second crops. Remedies include delayed cutting and safe use of calcium cyanide to control moles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Graber
University of Wisconsin
Graber
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Eau Claire Farm
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Waa
Roqua
Jimmy Ringe
Salem Farm
Tribune Phetes
New Timothy
Rice-Olsen
Woodrots
Seve Eisdeens
Anne of Nee
Mobile Dairy Lab
West Salem, Wis
Kasakitas
Lucey
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Penstix
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