Farmers Given Drought Instructions At Institutes
Four county winter farm institutes held talks on drought survival in Nor walk Clifton Trempealeau La Crosse and Jackson. George Briggs urged nitrogen use forage crops and compact seed beds while warning of mice and grasshopper outbreaks. He advised new oat varieties, soybeans as protein, and mineral soil additions with cautions on clover alfalfa and alternative silage crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Briggs
Norwalk
Clifton
Monroe
Galesville
Osseo
Trempealeau
West Salem
la Crosse County
Hixton
Jackson
Fisher
Oak Grove 4-H Boosters Add Four New Members
At the March 4 regular meeting four new members joined the Oak Grove Boosters 4-H club Janet Olson Jackie Olson Pat O Shaughnessy and Jo Ellen O Shaughnessy The president Alfreda Aspenson appointed Florence Sale to organize a window display in Seneca for 4-H National Week A talk on safety was given by Maureen O Shaughnessy Trudie Zojicek spoke on health and teeth and Florence Sale demonstrated the importance of fruit in a healthy diet Committee workers for the next meeting include Trudie Zojicek Alfreda Aspenson Helen Aspenson and Virginia Sale. meeting set for March 25 at Henry Zojicek home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Trudie Zojicek
Alfreda and
Helen Aspenson
Virginia Sale
Henry Zojice
Riverside Busy Bees 4 H elect officers at February meeting
Twenty five members enrolled in the Riverside Busy Bees 4 H club organized for the year in a Feb 26 meeting at the Mike Nickelatti home. John Dalasso was chosen president Virginia DeFlorian vice president Maxine Steliner secretary treasurer Ruth Banta reporter. Committees include DeFlorian Brosinski membership DeFlorian Banta program Steliner recreation Verdin Banta aesee Carl Dalasso and safety a a n Mooreley community service Rosemary Remus overseer. Next meeting set March 16 at 8 pm at the A Dalasso home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Busy Bees
Mike Nickelatti
de Steliner
Verdin
Ruth Banta
Aesee
Carl Dalasso
Charles Aan
Lloyd Mooney
Rosemary Remus
A. Dalasso
District Farm Events Calendar Highlights March 15 16
Calendar lists multiple farm and homemaker meetings across counties. Events include Tri-State Breeders in Westby and Trempealeau county, Grasshopper control in Caledonia, USDA council in Whitehall, and 4-H activities in Melvin Steffenson and Riverside Busy Bees locations with times from 8 to 10:15 a.m. through March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westby
Houston County
Caledonia
Usda Council
Trempealeau County
AAA
Whitehall
Allamakee County
Waterville High School
Farm Bureau
Buffalo County
Earl and Glen Britton
Davis Valley
Gilmanton
Fillmore County
Township
Canton
Feaders
Ray Shanklin
Caledon Center
City Hall
la Crosse County
West Salem Center
Clifton Storandt
Vernon County
la Farge
Monroe County
Tomah Center
Round Prairie Champs
Melvin Steffenson
West Salem Pta
Ettrick Townsend
Josie Gunderson
Norway
Preble
Wilton
Hett’s
Norwalk Center
Village Hall
Ontario Center
Dakota Jolly
George Ernest
Preston Courthouse
Webster Township
Fairview
Carrolton
Ed Lyga
Independence
Cashton Center
Odd Fellow
Houston Center
Community Kitchen
Swine Meetings Scheduled in Allamakee County
WAUKON Iowa March 15 two swine meetings are set in Allamakee county. An afternoon session starts at 1 p m at Water Uo high school and an evening session at 8 p m at the Bureau office. Spec will discuss feeding management and breeding of swine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee County
Water- Uo High School
A Bureau
Spec
Houston Enters Swine In Show At Minnesota State Spring Barrow Show
Houston county will send three pens of 4-H fall barrows and two pens of open class barrows to the Minnesota State spring barrow show in Albert Lea on March 18 and 19. Representing the 4-H clubs are Howard Haugstad, Lyle Lapham, and Norman Solie. Open class exhibitors include Grant Lapham and Orson Hempstead with crossbred and Minnesota varieties. Open class barrows begin judging March 19 at 9 a.m., followed by a 4-H FFA dog judging contest at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Wayne Hanson
Howard Haugstad
Newhouse Norsemen
Lyle Lapham
Protland Prairie
Norman Solie
Badger Wonder Workers
Grant Lapham
Caledonia
Duroc
Orson Hempstead
Houston
Crawford 4 H Leaders Meet at Mt Sterling School
Crawford county 4 H junior leaders set an organization meeting for March 22 at 8 p m in Mt. Sterling school. Acting chairman Robert Lechnir will preside as officers and committees are elected to plan future activities and assist younger members with project work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford County
Mt. Sterling
Robert Lechnir
St. Wenceslaus
4-H
Fillmore Farm Loan Body Directors Meet
Whitehall Wisconsin special report notes farmer members of 45 production credit associations received 305 dollars in dividends on their capital stock in 1948. River Falls Production Credit association serving Buffalo and Trempealeau counties released the figures. Many associations paid dividends but others forewent them to strengthen reserves and hasten repayment to members on their loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Wis
River Falls
Buffalo
Trempealeau
Production Credit Associations
The
Credit Association
Fillmore FHA Closes Two New Farm Loans
The Fillmore office of the Farm ers Home administration in Preston completed a 90 percent loan insured 100 percent by the government for Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wubbels to buy their 60 acre Preston area farm. The loan finances the purchase of the Ger hard Wubbels property located 1.5 miles west of Green leafton with funding from the Farmers Bank of Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Minn
Fillmore
Farmer’s Home Administration
G. E. McMillan
Chester Wubbels
Gerhard Wubbels
Greenleafton
Farmer's and Merchants State Bank of
Theovernment
Armer’s Home Administration
Former UW Agric Educator Dies at 65
Erwin M. Tiffany, 65, former University of Wisconsin agriculture education professor, died Saturday. He served on the university staff for 10 years before resigning in 1933 to enter business and was active in Future Farmers of America work as the author of the national FFA creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Erwin M. Tiffany
University of Wisconsin
Future Farmers of America
Gale Agric Teacher Ending 12th Year Brings Wide Wins
J O Beadle heads the vocational agriculture department at Galesville high school in his twelfth year. His program boosted farm interest among rural and town youth, with many students achieving Wisconsin Farmer or American Farmer ranks and numerous state and national awards in meat, grain, and swine judging.
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Gale Agric
Galesville
Wis
J. O. Beadle
Galesville High School
Beadle
Wisconsin Farmer
Future Farmers of America
Henry Crogan
Kenneth Kopp
Howard Bell
Vernon Bell
Wisconsin Farmers
Austin
Crawford 4-H Clubs Basketball Tournament Schedule
The Crawford county 4-H clubs close their season with a basketball tournament at Seneca high school gym on March 18 and 19. Games run March 15 at Seneca high school and March 16 at Prairie du Chien high school with no games on the 17th. Eight to 10 teams expected in a competitive si ontest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford County
Seneca High School
Prairie du Chien High School
Seneca
Siontest
Production Credit Groups Show Profit
LANESBORO Minn Stars of the Fillmore County Production Credit Association reported five new member loans approved at the meeting held March 4. The board voted to invest 5000 in Government Series G bonds. Surplus and reserves now total 31263.34. President R O Benson and VP Hugh Walker attended a March 9 conference with the federal Land Bank of St Paul officers at Owatonna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanesboro
Minn
Fillmore County Zional Farm Loan
Lawrence B. Lyke
R. O. Benson
Hugh Walker
Wykoff
Federal Land Bank of St. Paul
Owatonna
Viroqua Conservation Office Gets A Grad
Delbert Thomas a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin has joined the U S soil conservation service as a soil scientist at Viroqua He will conduct survey work in Vernon La Crosse Crawford and Richland counties in cooperation with local offices and assist Grant county for at least two months this summer Thomas and his wife will live in Viroqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Delbert Thomas
University of Wisconsin
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Vernon
la Crosse
Crawford
Richland
Grant County
Thomas
Gopher Rural Youth Leader Attends National Meet
Caledonia Minnesota Leroy Eikens state president of Minnesota Rural Youth attended the National Rural Youth leaders training meetings in Paducah Kentucky from March 7 to 9. He was accompanied by Kathleen Flom Paul Moore of the university farm and Fitzsimmons of Argyle.
Hog value cited before adding more weight for sale
A local notice advises buyers and sellers to appraise the current value of a hog prior to increasing its weight for advertising or sale. The guidance stresses evaluating market price and livestock conditions before weighing and marketing decisions.
Six Counties Form Wisconsin Jersey Club Parish Drive
The Wisconsin Jersey club organizes a six county parish drive centered in parish four, with 146 district Jersey breeders identified. E J Langstad is re elected state director and parish chair, with John H Peterson as vice chair and Curtis Sturdevant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albin Peterson, Jr
Viroqua
Jersey Club Parish
Jersey Dairy Project
Tribune
Phote Eddie Brixon
Trempealeau County
E. J. Sangstad
Walter Ofserdahl
la Crosse County
Peterson
Glen Vergeront
College of Agriculture
Charles Sturdevant
Monroe County
Vick Peterson
American Jersey Cattle Club
Wisconsin Jersey Club
Westby
Vernon
Trempealeau
Crosse
Jackson
Monroe
Juneau
E. J. Langstad
John H. Peterson
Curtis Sturdevant
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Bangor
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Guernsey
Tri-State Sienten Coop
OAK Grove Boosters
Riverside
Busy Bees
Eastman
Eastman Cloverleaf
School House
Robert Grantow
Russell Kramer
Odean Kramer
Charlotte Kramer
Russell Bulgem
Albert Meiller
J. Everett O’brien
Oak Ridge
Badgers
Tim Hanson
Stoddard
Dgers
Frigidaire
Tri-State
Main Street
Gay
Gene Kelly
Lana Turner
June Allyson
Musketeers
Technicolor
Allamakee
Fillmore Farm Loan Body
Fillmore Fha
UW Agric
Jersey Club
L. E. Danuser
Robert Vance
Eau Claire
Howard
James Bell
Bennett Evenson
Barrow
FFA
Jack Tibbitts
Ted
Earl Raynum
Bernard Redsten
Dan Wason
Gale
Marshall
Larry
David
John Schneider CO
Viroqua Conservation Office
Arate
Gopher Rural
Penstix
Animal Health Headquarters
Hoeschler
Prescription Pharmacy
5Th Ave
Main St
Sangstad
Clark Johnson
Merle Remington
Edward J. Brauner
Walter Ofstedahl
Eddie Brixon
Wisconsin
State Jersey Club
P. of
Jersey
Westby High School
E. J. Brauner
Eddie Brixon, Trempealeau
Bryce Tollackson
Il Kellogg
Bugh Buchanan
J. Laugestad
Charles Peterson
Rosendale
BABY
Hatchery
West Salem, Wis
R. A. Ausman
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