Barn Lot Paving Feature At Farm Progress Days
VIROQUA Wisconsin July 26 28 1963 Farm Progress Days highlight a barn lot paving demonstration at Harold Munson farm He has paved a wide perimeter and will pave center section A milking parlor with eight stalls serves 41 Jersey cows in an hour with four milkers Mastitis reduced after moving to loose housing and paving A milk break of all Jersey milk will be offered and buses will shuttle visitors to the farm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Harold Munson
Munson
Jersey
Munson Farm
Lakers 4-H Club plans park upgrades and new softball team
June meeting actions include painting the 4-H park tables and trash cans fencing the front area and installing a sign. The group approved forming a softball team and purchasing equipment. Members reported $34.15 raised for Cancer Drive and $54.70 from garden seed sales earning $21.72 for the club. Demonstrations covered child care bandaging birdhouse electricity woodworking and more. Several members attended 4-H activities and camps while others plant flowers and repurpose land for grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakers 4-H
4-H
Debra Brown
Gary LaFleur
Stanley Severson
Mike Hall
Michael Phillips
Leonard Severson
Mike Phillips
Gary la Fleur
Theresa Hall
Justin Hall
Janet Henderson
Joann Henderson
Mary Henderson
Jerry Gruentzel
Sandra Svendby
Randy Werner
Dorothy Hall
Bonnie Benson
Jerry Gruntzel
Debbie Brown
Gary Paulson
Allamakee Farmers Enroll In Soil Plans
515 Allamakee County farmers volunteered for the Agricultural Conservation Program in 1962. They will receive 54,661 dollars in federal cost shares for conservation work, with 160 purchase orders totaling 15,217 dollars processed by the ASC committee. The government share is only part of the total cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Uncle Sam
Seth Huisman
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
ASC County
Huisman
Seventeen Entrants Compete in Trempealeau 4-H Contest
WHITEHALL Wis Seventeen Trempealeau County 4 H youth competed in the courthouse demonstration contest in Whitehall on Wednesday The list shows contestants by name club and ribbon color with multiple entries across junior and senior divisions including the Wagner Busy Badgers Glasgow Hardies Creek Busy Bees Lakes Coulee Star ettes Sunnyside Cheerlees Riverview Ramblers and Pigeon Flyers indicating a range of blue red and white awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
John Misch
Arcadia Stars
Ronald Olson
Wagner
Busy Badgers
Lynda Olson
Luann Ekern
Glasgow
Hardies Creek
Busy Bees
Linda Ekern
Rebecca Simmons
Lakes Coulee Starettes
Sharon Schansberg
Sunnyside Cheeriies
Nancy Young
Linda Stage
Glagow Hardies Creek
Irma Jean Christopherson
Katheryn Larson
Riverview Ramblers
Beth Ekern
iGlasgow
Rita Conrad
Kathy Hanson
Emily Christopherson
Ellyn Sosalla
Jane Sosalla
Wagner Busy Badgers
Onalaska Merrymakers 4-H Club June Meeting Highlights
Lori Nelson and Loretta Dixon shared cooking tools, Jeanette Malin discussed master mix for breads, and Mary Kay Malin described making good sandwiches. Janice Malin spoke on water safety. The club voted to fix its flags for home meeting use and read a thank you note from Oak Forest Sanatorium for May baskets made for patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori Nelson
Loretta Dixon
Jeanette Malin
Mary Kay Malin
Onalaska Merrymakers
Janice Malin
Oak Forest Sanatorium
Heath Wins Tractor Test In Jackson County
Heath of Alma Center won the county 4 H tractor contest and will represent Jackson County at the state Madison meet July 2. Second place went to Melvin Bue with Paul Kirkvliet and Owen Hanson finishing third and fourth. The event at Lion Implement Co Hixton tested safety and engines and included two wheeled and four wheeled tractor tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Robert Heath
Alma Center
Jackson County
Madison
Lion Implement Co
Hixton
Melvin Bue
Paul Kirkvliet
Fairchild
Owen Hanson
Don Musel
Raleigh Bue
Darrel Apps
Three High Producing Holsteins Named in County Herds
Brattleboro Vermont reports that three La Crosse County registered Holstein cows achieved high production records. Curtisdale O Princess Model, an 11 year old owned by Dr Sigurd B Gundersen West Salem, produced 19 489 pounds of milk and 812 pounds of butterfat in 365 days. Raybud Priscilla owned by Wayne J and Helen T Hood produced 15 227 pounds of milk and 524 pounds of fat. Lake Co Mistress Alice, a three year old owned by La Crosse County Hospital, produced 17 381 pounds of milk and 595 pounds of fat in 365 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
la Crosse County
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Curtisdale O
Lake Co
Alice
la Crosse County Hospital
Irish Girl To Live At Horman Farm
An Ireland exchange student Clare Brophy arrives in La Crosse County on July 2 to stay with the Gust Horman family near Barre Mills until July 18. The 20 year old from Kilcullen County Kildare is from a dairy sheep and swine farming family and plans home economics studies plus 4-H work during her visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Farm
Ireland
la Crosse County
Gust Horman
Barre Mills
Clare Brophy
Mooretown
Kilcullen
County Kildare
Thomas Brophy
Kathy
Mildred Horman
Vernon County Holstein Breeders Twilight Meet Sat
The Vernon County Holstein Breeders Association hosts its annual twilight meeting Saturday at 8 p.m. on the Gordon Sherry farm near Coon Prairie Lutheran Church in Westby. The program includes a judging contest for men women and youth with Marlowe Nelson as official judge. Vern Olson will present colored slides on Wisconsin Holstein activities and a dairy lunch features dairy products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Wis
Vernon County Holstein Breeders Association
Gordon Sherry Farm
Coon Prairie Lutheran Church
Marlowe Nelson
Vern Olson
Wisconsin
Construction of New Creamery in Elroy Wisconsin
Construction on the Elroy Cooperative Dairy building will start soon with completion set for November 1. The stainless dryer and evaporator have arrived from Sterner Industries of Winona. The cement block structure will measure 70 by 100 feet with a pre stressed concrete roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy
Wis
Elroy Cooperative Dairy
Sterner Industries
Winona
Favorite Food Contest Attracts 79 4-H Members
Seventy nine Houston County 4-H girls competed in the second annual favorite food contest at St Marys Auditorium Caledonia. Betty Eglinton 14 won the advance class Susan Link 13 took junior honors Danelle Hurley 11 won beginners class with honorable mentions awarded to several other participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
St. Mary’s Auditorium
Caledonia
Danelle Hurley
Susan Link
Betty Eglinton
Tribune
Minn
Lloyd Hurley
Brownsville
Busy Bees
Judy McManimon
Gloria Treangen
Anna Schule
Bonnie McManimon
Charleen Blexrude
Mary Schultz
Watershed Plan To Washington Final Approval Awaited
The Crooked Creek Watershed work plan has been signed by all sponsors and is in Washington awaiting final approval. Root River Soil and Water Conservation District helped finalize the plan while Houston County officials agreed to sign next. Attendees included the Soil Conservation Service and other state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Crooked Creek Watershed
Gundersen Holstein Tops 100 000 Lbs in Milk Production
In Brattleboro Vermont registered Holstein cow Curtisdale O Princess Model owned by Dr Sigurd Gundersen of West Salem has surpassed 100 000 pounds in milk. She produced 105 804 pounds of milk and 4 155 pounds of butterfat in 3 265 days on official test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Curtisdale O
Sigurd Gundersen
West Salem
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
La Crosse DHIA Reports May Milk and Fat Leaders
La Crosse County DHIA records show 167 herds on test totaling 5 387 cows and 28 herds on standard test. Top herds include Martin Brothers West Salem and Bernard Pralle Onalaska with high fat and milk outputs. top cows include Miller Holstein Farm Dell and Prink Rosalita and others. Owner sampler results list Paul Jostad Holmen and Maynard Grasby Bangor among leading herds. top individual cows include Joy West Salem No 13 and Peg La Crosse with high milk and fat yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Philip Schmidt
Martin Brothers
West
Salem
Bernard Pralle
Onalaska
Guernseys
Robert Skemp
G. Wendorf
la Crosse
Miller Holstein Farm
Dell
Prink
Rosalita
Guernsey
Blackie
Holstein
Fredrick Nuttelman
Echo
Bert Brown
Dr. Edyth Swarthout
West Salem
Paul Jostad
Holmen
Maynard Grasby
Bangor
Wilmer Hesselberg
Howard Ross
Sidney Quall
Mindoro
Joy
Earl Quackenbush
Peg
William Miller
Daisy
Barb
Urban Keil
Farm Progress Days To Feature Coon Watershed
VIROQUA Wis Visitors during Wisconsin Farm Progress Days July 26 28 will be taken on bus tours in Timber Coulee to see progress in the Coon Creek Watershed observing its 30th anniversary. The 93000 acre watershed was organized in 1933 as the first pilot watershed project in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Creek Rocketeers
North Bend
Hatfield
Taylor
Arlen Stern
Upham Woods
Wisconsin Dells
Bradfield
Jeanne Lang
Viroqua
Wis
Timber Coulee
Coon Creek
Watershed Association
12 Houston 4-H Members Attend Whitewater Camp
Caledonia Minnesota. Houston County sent 12 delegates to the 43rd State 4-H junior leadership conference at the University of Minnesota St Paul campus. Delegates include Sharon Oittman Dorothy Anderson Sheryl Smerud Phyllis Newgard Larry Densted Delmer Sdecker Jackie Stemper Tom Tweeten Jan Lee Pohlman Tom Wagner Judy Lee and Ben Lind with Good Grooming Contest winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Sune
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Francis Januschka
Sharon Oittman
Wheatland State Liners
Dorothy Anderson
Wilmington Gophers
Sheryl Smerud
Winnebago Valley Ventures
Phyllis Newgard
Black Hammer Swift Scooters
Larry Densted
Bluebirds
Delmer Sdecker
Brownsville Busy Bees
Jackie Stemper
Tom Tweeten
Caledonia Rockets
Jan Lee Pohlman
Crooked Creek Hi- Fliers
Tom Wagner
4-H Federation
Judy Lee
Ben Lind
Trempealeau 4-H Sends Senior and Junior Judging Teams
Trempealeau County entered both a Senior and a Junior 4-H judging team in a district daily judging contest at Menomonie on Tuesday. Senior team members are Lavone and Allen Schorbahn and Richard Guse of Whitehall and Diane Becker of Galesville. Junior team members are Dennis Myhre of Osseo, Byron Anderson of Ettrick, Ronnie Sacia of Trempealeau, and Dennis Young of Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Menomonie
Ray Shanklin
Lavone
Allen Schorbahn
Richard Guse
Diane Becker
Galesville
Dennis Myhre
Osseo
Byron Anderson
Ettrick
Ronnie Sacia
Trempealeau
Dennis Young
Blair
State Fair Seeks Century-Old Wisconsin Farms
Milwaukee Wis The Wisconsin State Fair seeks owners of farms and homes in the state that have stayed in a single family for 100 years or more. Title must be in the name of a blood descendant or legally adopted child. Applications for 1963 awards are available in La Crosse County agent or register of deeds offices. The fair runs August 9 through August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Register of Deeds Office
Gale Timm Elected President of La Crosse Jersey Group
Gale Timm was elected president of the La Crosse County Jersey Breeders Association at a Bangor Wisconsin meeting. Bernard Timm was named vice president and De Witt Pratt was re elected secretary. Earl Manke Elton Heinze A Ellickson and Maynard Hesse were named directors with a twilight meeting tentatively set for July 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Wis
Gale Timm
la Crosse County
Jersey Breeders Association
Bernard Timm
Richard Anderson Wins Calf at Twilight Holstein Meet
More than 400 persons attended the La Crosse County Holstein Breeders twilight meeting at the Robert Skemp farm above Granddad Bluff. Richard Anderson of West Salem won a purebred Holstein heifer calf and topped the junior judging contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Anderson
Allan Rogge
Center
West Salem Bank
la Crosse County Bankers Association
Earl Pralle
County Holstein Breeders Association
Anderson
Robert Skemp
Grandad Bluff
Tribune
West Salem
R. Owen Anderson
la Crosse County
Gus Wendorf
Richard
Floyd Jones
la Crosse Inter-State Fairgrounds
Holstein
A. J. Francour
D. A Wanless
Thomas O'Connell
Allamakee Joins Brucellosis Testing Program in Iowa
Allamakee County along with 35 other Iowa counties begins brucellosis testing of cattle. A new brucellosis control law signed April 22 empowers the Agriculture Department to require tests, confine cattle, and enforce testing with possible penalties for noncompliance. Indemnity payments started, free vaccine available, and rules may include segregation, quarantine, or slaughter of condemned cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee
Gene Carroll
Secretary of State
Department of Agriculture
Department
Agriculture Department
Farmers on short end in 1960 consumer spending
Report shows in 1960 consumers spent nearly 99 billion dollars on food and clothing. About 35 percent reached farmers while 65 percent financed marketing services. The data highlights the distribution of consumer dollars among producers and middlemen.
Area Guernseys Show High Milk Production Mark
Four Coulee area Guernsey cows posted top figures per the American Guernsey Cattle Club. De Manns Lakewoodowned by Frederick Nuttleman produced 12 145 pounds of milk and 533 pounds of butterfat in 305 days. Level Green Fabians Leatha owned by Edgar Schroeder yielded 10 655 pounds of milk and 529 pounds of fat in 305 days. Hullwood PO K A S Mirth, Schroeder's senior cow, gave 11 174 pounds of milk and 501 pounds of fat in 305 days. Valleyland Bounty owned by Olaf J. Krome and Sons produced 11 942 pounds of milk and 559 pounds of fat in 305 days. All cows milked twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough
N.H
Coulee
Guernsey
American Guernsey Cattle Club
de Manns Lakewood
Frederick Nuttleman
la Crosse
Level Green Fabians Leatha
Edgar Schroeder
Onalaska
Trempealeau 4-H Camp Held On Blair Area Farm
Seventy three Trempealeau County 4-H members attended a camp at the Allen Berg farm near Blair. The boys group met Tuesday to Thursday noon while the girls met Thursday noon to Friday. Nature appreciation and crafts were taught during the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Allen Berg
Blair
Whitehall Beef Dairy Day Plans Announced
Whitehall Wisconsin committee heads said the annual beef and dairy day celebration will run August 23 to 25 with a carnival. Kenneth Swenson, general chairman, told Chamber of Commerce members plans are in process after two steering meetings. Keil Blank praised Region 5 Alice in Dairyland success and read congratulatory letters from the state agriculture department and two contestants, Rose Mary Anderson of Whitehall and Carole May of Hales Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
Kenneth Swenson
Chamber ,of Commerce
Chamber
Keil Blank
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Rose Mary Anderson
Carole May
Hales Corner
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Marlene Vieth
Barbara Noffke
Larry Young
Wilson Creek
Rocketeers
Heath
Jackson
Horman Farm
Washington
Gundersen Holstein
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Crosse Tribune
DHIA
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Houston
Whitewater Camp
State Fair
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Gamble
Jim Witte
Philip Johnson
Conrad Nehls
Wilfred Tauscher
Carlet Miller
Art Stelloh
Harry Schomberg
Robert Sprehn
Armin Fruechte
Tri- State Breeders Cooperative
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Vernon Olson
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