York Co Op Lions Pact With NFO
York Wisconsin facility signs a master processing contract with the National Farmers Organization after a three to one vote. The York Cooperative Creamery, with 116 patrons and over 16 million pounds of milk last year, plans to start bulk milk in April. The NFO pact activates only after 60 percent U S milk under NFO contracts and two thirds NFC dairyman approval. Blend price projected at 4 to 4.25 per hundred pounds.
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York
Wis
York Cooperative Creamery
Jackson County
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Roy Webster
Olger Mickelson
United States
NFC
Blair Adult Farm Adviser Resigns Post
Blair Wis Robert Luening adult agriculture trainer in the Blair School system has submitted his resignation to the Blair School board effective May 1 He will begin work in May as Racine County farm management agent Luening 38 of Pewaukee Wis a UW graduate with 16 years of farm experience and prior roles in Brown Swiss Yorkshire Dairy Herd groups He traveled in 1959 through Europe studying education and extension methods</final>
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Blair
Wis
Robert Luening
Blair School Board
Luening
Racine County
Waukesha
Chester E. Meissner
Pewaukee
University of Wisconsin
National Brown Swiss Association
Yorkshire Club
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Europe
Farm Bureau Unit Holds Meeting in Caledonia
The Universal Five Farm Bureau meet ing opened with the film Helpful Henry in the State Bank Building Caledonia Monday evening March 11. Unit chairman Ray Fruechte presided and introduced Larry and John Einster with their award winning demonstration Safety at the Pond. Harold Jetson and Elmer Thies spoke on legislative problems and impact. A question and answer period followed. A film More Jobs for Minnesota showed taxation on industries. After adjournment lunch was served by the linked families.
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Caledonia
Minn
Henry
Universal Five Farm Bureau
State Bank
Ray Fruechte
Einster Brothers
Larry
John
Harold Jetson
Elmer Thies
Minnesota
Robert Link
Saylor Wheaton
Charles Albee
Marvin Wiegrefe
Banquet Planned by FHA and FFA at Mabel High
MABEL Minn The Mabel High School FFA FHA banquet will be at St Olaf Catholic Church parlors Monday night March 25 at 7 pm Tom Burke state FFA vice president will speak Albert Spande local FFA president will host June Jameson will sing This is My Country Terry Watland will deliver the district FFA speech Are You Prepared If Fallout Should Hit Your Farm awards will be given dinner served by St Olaf Altar Society
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Mabel
Minn
Mabel High School
St. Olaf Catholic
Tom Burke
FFA
Albert Spande
June Jameson
FHA
Terry Watland
St. Olaf Altar Society
Mauston Students Start Dairy Herd Testing Plan
Mauston high school introduces a new dairy herd testing program with 15 vocational agriculture students working with South Central DHIA Reedsburg. Students collect monthly cow milk samples, weigh production, and send data to Madison for butterfat testing using IBM computers. The program aims to build long term dairy herd improvement and adherence after graduation, with ongoing lab access for beginners and continued testing opportunities.
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Mauston
Wis
Mauston Vocational Agriculture
Dhia
Reedsburg
Wisconsin
Cecil Vinz
South Central
Madison
IBM
Butter Record Set by Mabel Co-op Creamery
Mabel Minnesota creamery reports 1962 butter production of 1 200 317 pounds and near two million pounds more milk received than last year. Notes payable cut to 29 500 00 and total assets up by over 7 000. Liabilities fall to 66 075 28 as gross margin climbs to 66 075 28. Guest Ingolf Lund of Land o Lakes speaks. Larson Anderson and Ranzenberger elected to three year terms on the board.
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Mabel, Minn
Mabel Cooperative Creamery
F. J. Shorter
Ingolf Lund
Land o’Lakes, Inc
Leonard Larson
Arthur Anderson
Armie Ranzenberger
Granville Tengesdahl
Soybean Varieties From the Orient Reach United States
More than 10 000 varieties have been shipped to the United States for testing and evaluation. These Orient sourced beans aim to diversify crops and improve agricultural research nationwide.
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Orient
United States
Hard work drives food production reliance on simple tools
A historical note states that over seventy-five percent of global food production relies on hand tools or animal-drawn machinery. The mention highlights the enduring role of basic agricultural methods alongside modernization.
Neshonoc Farm Cow Earns Excellent Rating
Brattleboro Vermont. Merekanna Bess Rockett a Holstein cow owned by Dr Edyth Swarthout and Bert Brown of Neshonoc Stock Farm West Salem is officially rated excellent by the Holstein Friesian Association of America Only animals scoring 90 or more of 100 points earn the award Only 548 of about 65 000 registered Holsteins were rated excellent The Swarthout and Brown herd was classified by John H Stewart Denver Colorado an official inspector for the national Holstein organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Merekanna Bess Rockett
Edyth Swarthout
Bert Brown
Neshonoc Stock Farm
West Salem
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Swarthout
John H. Stewart
Denver, Colo
National Holstein Organization
Three 4-H Project Meetings Slated in Black River Falls
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Three 4 H project meetings are set for Saturday March 23 for county 4 H members in electricity I electricity 4 leathercraft and photography The electricity sessions start at 10 a m in the REA building with Andrew Slater and Barry Brown The leathercraft lesson runs at 1 30 p m in the county board room taught by Mrs Glen Zielsdorf and her son Bernard The photography session also at 1 30 p m at the Evangelical Lutheran Church parish education building with Mrs Lewis Epstein The meetings require members to attend with parents or club leaders to relay the lesson The triple project classes mark a new approach to reduce trips into town for meetings The next triple class is planned for April 5 covering nature conservation song birds and house plants
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
REA
Andrew Slater
Barry Brown
Jackson Electric Co-operative
Glen Zielsdorf
Bernard
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lewis Epstein
SCS Offers Free Films For Groups
The Soil Conservation Service provides no cost films on soil conservation wildlife and forestry for 4-H groups farm organizations Boy or Girl Scouts or civic groups. Films run 10 to 35 minutes a catalogue describes each film and requests should be made to the Caledonia SCS office at least two weeks in advance per Harold Dineen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Harold Dineen
Wisconsin fraternity pledges Gilbert Docken at UW
GALESVILLE Wis The national agricultural fraternity Delta Theta Sigma pledged Gilbert Docken of Galesville son of Mr and Mrs John R Docken into its membership Selection criteria include leadership scholarship and student activities The group at the University of Wisconsin numbers between 35 and 40 members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesville
Wis
National Agricultural Fraternity
Delta Theta Sigma
Gilbert Docken
John R. Docken
Docken
University of Wisconsin
Melby to Manage Butter Department at Land O Lakes
Lloyd Melby of Cassel Minnesota will head the butter department at the Land O Lakes plant in Whitehall Wisconsin starting April 1. He will also oversee the dried milk operation under Verle Hanson. The Melby family has bought a new home in Sunset Addition and plans to move to Whitehall once ready.
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Whitehall
Wis
Lloyd Melby
Cassel
Minn
Land O’lakes
Verle Hanson
Rowe's Farmer Group To Hold Annual Dinner
Sparta community notes lamb pool dates set for Sparta Equity Auction Market. Only time lambs will be sold on lamb pool dates to boost volume and price. First sale is June 12 with additional dates July 17 August 14 September 4 September 25 October 23 November 20 and December 18 all on Wednesdays.
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Sparta
Wis
Equity
Tri-State Bull Wins Silver Medal Type Sire Honor
Brattleboro Vermont Regis tered Holstein-Friesian bull Una Creamelle owned by Tri-State Breeders Cooperative Westby Wisconsin is honored as a Silver Medal Type Sire by The Holstein-Friesian Association of America. The award reflects his ability to pass strong body conformation traits to daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Shaws D C
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Westby
Wisconsin
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Trees Still Available In Monroe County Offer
Sparta Wisconsin County Agent Leonard Anderson reports 19 million trees remain from the State Conservation Department. Farmers are urged to place orders at his office immediately for Norway and white pines, spruces, jack pine, white cedar, black locust, hard maple and white ash.
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Sparta
Wis
Leonard Anderson
State Conservation Department
Anderson
Monroe County
Minimum Tillage Gains Ground in Wisconsin
Wisconsin soils researcher Art Peterson says minimum tillage, especially wheel track corn planting, is the key soil conservation practice. It improves rainfall absorption, preserves soil moisture for drought, and can boost yields under dry years. He urges combining minimum tillage with herbicides to prevent erosion while reducing cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Art Peterson
University of Wisconsin
Peterson
Sites Named for Eleven Alice in Dairyland Contests
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture reports that 10 of 11 regional Alice in Dairyland contests have selected sites. Region 5 will be in Whitehall covering multiple counties. Region 1 in Prairie du Chien. Entries due by April 15 with blanks available at newspapers, stations, agents, chambers, Farm Bureau offices, and by writing to the State Capitol Madison. The Blair district farm management program started fall 1961 with over 60 farmers and federal funding covering most of the leader’s salary.
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Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Buffalo
Trempealeau
Jackson
Wood
Adams
Juneau
Monroe
la Crosse
Vernon
Whitehall
Crawford
Richland
Sauk
Grant
Iowa
Lafayette
Prairie du Chien
Chambers of Commerce
Farm Bureau
State ‘Capitol
Madison
Blair
1200 Youths In State FFA Judging Test
More than 1200 farm youths from about 190 Wisconsin high schools will gather at the University of Wisconsin on April 8 for the 1963 Future Farmers of America State Judging Contest. Participants will judge classes in dairy cattle meat animals farm management meats dairy production field crops and poultry and eggs. One hundred seventy teams have entered the dairy cattle contest, the largest group. Entry deadline is April 1, per J. F. Wilkinson Farm Short Course Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Future Farmers of America
Wisconsin
J. F. Wilkinson
Ithe University
Ithe
Tri-State Bull Is Gold Medal Sire
Brattleboro Vermont area Holstein herd bull Ideal Burke Lopez 1255434 (VG) from Westby Wisconsin has been named a Gold Medal Sire by the Holstein Friesen Association of America. The honor marks bulls whose daughters meet high milk output and body conformation standards, earning exclusive Size Circle status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Ideal
Burke Lopez
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Westby
Wisconsin
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Soil Conservation Service honors two area men
Albert E. Hanson of Viroqua and Raymond J. Quinn of La Crosse, both U S Soil Conservation Service employees, received certificates of merit and cash awards for sustained above average performance on Public Law 566 watershed projects. Robert E. Lee announced the awards. Hanson has led operations in the Viroqua office since the late 1930s, while Quinn supervises engineering in the La Crosse office serving 10 districts.
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Albert E. Hanson
Viroqua
Vernon County
Raymond J. Quinn
la Crosse
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Hanson
Quinn
Madison
Fond du Lac
Lamb Pools Banquet Set At West Salem Maple Grove Club
West Salem adults in farm classes plan their annual banquet Monday at 7 30 p m at Maple Grove Country Club N N Rowe West Salem High School agriculture instructor notes the event Robert Frederick La Crosse State College faculty member and county board supervisor will speak on rural urban relations Robert Tremain former West Salem High School superintendent and Coleman Vocational and Adult School staff member will serve as master of ceremonies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
Wis
Maple Grove Country Club
N. N. Rowe
West Salem High School
Robert Frederick
la Crosse State College
Robert Tremain
Thhe Coleman Vocational and Adult School
la Crosse
LaCrosse DHIA Reports February Dairy Figures
The La Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative lists 169 herds with 5 502 cows tested in February. High on standard test include La Crosse County Hospital West Salem 71 Holsteins 1179 pounds milk 43 fat and Meinking Brothers Bangor 58 Holsteins 1075 pounds milk 39 fat. Top cows include Grace at Miller Holstein 2514 pounds milk 111 fat and No 32 owned by Joe Knutson Onalaska 1890 pounds milk 89 fat. Other top owner-sampler herds feature Sidney Qualle Mindoro 22 cows 1451 pounds milk 53 fat and Howard Ross Holmen 25 cows 828 pounds milk 4 fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Bangor
Bernard Pralle
Onalaska
Guernseys
Grace
Miller Holstein Farm
la Crosse County Hospital
Charlotte
Star
Kim
Joe Knutson
Sidney Qualle
Mindoro
Ray Korn
Cashton
Howard Ross
Holmen
Donald Trocinski
Earl Quackenbush
West Salem
Gordon van Dynk
Waukon Equity Cooperative Posts 1962 Sales of 841000
WAUKON Iowa The Waukon Equity Cooperative reported 1962 sales totaling 841000 at the annual meeting. Calvin Snitker Grant Hagen and Lester Thompson were elected directors. Officers for 1963 are Eugene Yohe president Clarence Kerndt vice president and Nathan Hager secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Waukon Equity Cooperative
Calvin Snitker
Grant Hagen
Lester Thompson
Eugene Yohe
Clarence Kerndt
Nathan Hager
Thomson Defends Dairy Farmers Urges Action
Washington congressman Vernon W. Thomson defended dairy farmers in a House hearing, calling the administration to stop using the dairy program as a lever for other farm costs. He argued the dairy program costs taxpayers 8.3 percent of product value and urged six steps: avoid price controls, review cream imports, push exports, fund dairy research, form a U.S. dairy common market, and curb rising farming costs.
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Washington, D.C
Vernon W. Thomson
Washington
Thomson
House of Representatives
America
Fourteen Houston County Families Complete Farm Course
Fourteen Houston County farm families completed the farm and home development workshop series held at Rushford during the past winter. Husbands and wives from Houston County received certificates in a graduation ceremony and include I Ger gy Abner Edwin Veglahn La Crescent Ronald Dybing Anthony Feldmeier Donald Hoegh Burton Bolduan Clarence Eikens Harlan Ingvalson Irvin Ingvalson Lyle Lapham Lester Wiegrefe Alden Solum Robert Solum Norris Storlie from Caledonia Spring Grove and related households.
Allamakee ASCS To Sell Bin Corn
Leo Livingston, chairman of the Allamakee County ASCS, says 2,600 bushels of CCC bin stored corn are up for sale by sealed competitive bids. Bids due in the county ASCS office by 3 p.m. Monday, March 25, with bidders allowed to inspect the grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Lowa
Leo Livingston
Allamakee County
Technical Committee Formed In Allamakee WAUKON Iowa
A new technical committee in Allamakee County includes James Barnes from the Soil Conservation Service Gene Carroll the county extension director and Seth Huisman from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
James Barnes
Soil Conservation Service
Gene Carroll
Seth Huisman
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Yates Named VP of Dwarf Tree Group
Gordon Yates of Fruit Acres Inc La Crescent Minn elected vice president for a two year term at the American Dwarf Tree Association conference in Hartford Mich March 12 13 More than 450 growers extension men and university staff from 19 states and Canada attended Yates who has been a director since 1958 is regarded a top expert on size controlling rootstocks and automatic presidential succession awaits after this term
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crescent
Minn
Gordon Yates
Fruit Acres, Inc
American Dwarf Tree Association
Hartford
Mich
United States
States
Canada
Yates
Association
Robert Carlsen
Barre Club Wins Drama Competition in La Crosse
The Barre Badgers 4-H Club won the La Crosse County 4-H drama contest at La Crosse State College Little Theater with the one act play Quiet Home Wedding. Cast included Michael Miller Dorothy Nehls Paul Schwier Paula Schomberg Lorna Garbers Diane Nuttelman Judy Schilling Kathleen Horman Randy Walters Kay Schomberg and Roger Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre Badgers
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Bangor Township Club
Sabina Bosshard
Linda Craig
Gary Althoff
James Johnson
Gary Jones
Susan Horstman
Dale Niedfeldt
Ruth Mashaki
Fred Huhn
Lois Evans
Little Theater
State College
Bangor Township
Mormon Coulee Club
West Salem Handy Helpers
Elimer
Chipmunk Coulee Club
Farming Talk At Pine Knob Community Club
Soldiers Grove Wisconsin March 22 8 AM Hubert W Hafs Crawford County farm management agent will speak at the Pine Knob Community Club meeting on the topic Getting ahead in farming The discussion will cover problems of modern farming and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers Grove
Wis
Hubert W. Hafs
Crawford County
Prairie du Chien
Pine Knob Community Club
New Silage Corn Outstanding in Wisconsin
A new silage corn called H. S. 50 was introduced to Wisconsin farmers two years ago and is rapidly expanding. It is tall fast growing and high yielding with a very sweet stalk and no grain production. Wisconsin users report about 33 percent more silage per acre than ordinary corn and potential milk and butterfat gains. Pride Company of Glen Haven Wisconsin is the supplier with seed available in many grades and details on H. S. 50 and other Pride varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Pride Company, Inc
Glen Haven
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Mabel High
Gary Skaar
Taylor High School
Ellsworth Storlie
Robert Bue
Taylor Feed Co
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Robert Matzat
Ardell Stalheim
Skaar
Erickson
Uable
Manston High School
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Robert Scully
Ronald Pfaff
Martin Schultz
John Coughlin
Leslie Jokiel
Bill Holig
Eugene Pomazal
Tom
Doug Sitz
Bill Robinson
Willard Stark
Herbert
Amos Pishion
Gerald Gardner
Forrest Erickson
Neshonoc Farm
Baf
Gilbert Dockman
UW Fraternity
Melby
Co-Op
Rowe’s Farmer Group
Tri-State
Lamb Pools
Maude
Ted Reeves
Tucson
Ariz
Ence Anderson
Adolph Marking
Nette
B. F. Schomberg
Waukon Cooperative
South Third St
Allamakee Ascs
Allamakee
Universal Photo
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Dwarf Tree
Barre Club
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