Alma Center Hosts Day-Long Strawberry Institute
About 75 growers attended the Alma Center Fruit Growers Co operative event featuring sessions on cultural practices fertilization weed control and marketing. Speakers stressed better packing earlier deliveries and expanding frozen fruit markets to stabilize prices and reduce retailer losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Center
Conrad L. Kuehner
Frank Gilbert
Sturgeon Bay
Earl Wade
H. E. Halliday
State Department of Agriculture
John
Tremplo Calves Assigned to Trempealeau County Youths
Trempealeau County 4 H and FFA members were assigned 12 Guernsey calves at the Whitehall Courthouse by officials from the Guernsey Breeders Association in a third annual calf raising program. Bulls and heifers were allocated from multiple area breeders for training and showing at the county fair and possibly the state fair with sale planned next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trempealeau County Guernsey Breeders Association
Whitehall
Miles McKeeth
Galesville
Wendell Halderson
Trempealeau County
FFA
Guernsey Breeders Association
Carl Penno
Blair
la Crosse
Vernon
Allamakee DHIA Holds Annual Meet with Elections
Two Allamakee County Dairy Herd Improvement Associations met at the county extension office. Floyd Arnold spoke on record keeping and feeding management. Association 1 elected Dave Flage president, George Hexom vice president, Gerald Stevn secretary treasurer, and Fred Miller and Walter Foels directors. Association 2 elected Paul Pushal president, Ed Leath vice president, Willard Goeke secretary treasurer, Harva Miller and James Collins directors. Supervisors Allen Goeke and Curtis Hoffman gave reports. Goeke kept his role with Association 1 while Hoffman resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee County
Floyd Arnold
Dairy Extension Service
DHIA
Dave Flage
George Hexom
Gerald Stevn
Fred Miller
Walter Foels
Paul Pushal
Ed Leath
Willard Goeke
Harva Miller
James Collins
Allen Goeke
Curtis Hoffman
Goeke
Association 1
Hoffman
Four Objectives Listed To Make Corn More Profitable
James Mann of Spencer Chemical Company with the University of Wisconsin spoke to about 35 La Crosse farmers at the Vocational School. He outlined four objectives for profitable corn growing, estimated per acre costs totaling 44.93 dollars, and showed a 50 bushel yield at 1.60 dollars per bushel yielding 35 dollars profit, rising to 47.66 dollars with a fertilizer boost to 65 bushels even if price falls to 1.40 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mann
Madison
Spencer Chemical Company
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Mann
Chipmunk Coulee Homemakers Plan April Meeting
Chipmunk Coulee Homemakers met at the Herbert Schroeder home with Mrs. John Priede assisting. They discussed the lesson of the month fruit in the diet and the dessert luncheon led by Mrs. Floyd McAlear. The club voted to contribute to the Easter seal fund and set April meeting at Mrs. Armin Bendel's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chipmunk Coulee
Herbert Schroeder
John Priede
Floyd McAlear
Armin Bendel
Farm Income Drops Sharply
The Wisconsin markets division notes in February that the USDA prices received index fell about 4 percent to 24 points below the 1951 level while prices paid climbed to a new high, widening the gap between farm income and costs. Net farm income in 1951 reached 14.9 billion, but purchasing power dropped to levels below 1942–48.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
USDA Sees Record Cattle Numbers Ahead in 1952
Economists at the USDA forecast new record cattle on American farms in 1952 after a rise of six million since 1948. Beef cattle lead expansions while milk cow numbers stay steady and young dairy stock grows modestly. Slaughter remains down with 1951 slaughter at a low since 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Guernsey Sale Average Drops at La Crosse County Event
In the 37th annual La Crosse County Guernsey Breeders sale at West Salem, 58 head sold for 14 572 dollars average 251 per animal. Bulls dominated lots with 23 head and several under service age. Top price was 425 for a young bull from Raymond Domaszek Amherst Junction bought by Vernon Pfaff Mindoro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Guernsey Breeders Association
West Salem
Guernsey
Raymond Domaszek
Amherst Junction
Wis
Vernon
Clifford Herbert
Ettrick
C. D. Griswold
Wern Farms
Waukesha
George E. Sorenson
Omaha
Neb
Alvin Kohner
Alvin Miller
Russell Schroeder
Farm Events Calendar Snapshot Across Wisconsin
Calendar lists events from April 1 to April 8 across Trempealeau Crawford and Allamakee counties. Activities include farm institute Forestry demonstrations bee keeping drama contest 4-H meetings and a Mayo Civic Auditorium show. Meetings occur at Blair Whitehall Prairie du Chien and Vineyard Coulee School with times from 8 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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Crawford
Gays Mills
Allamakee County
Len Probert
Union Prairie Township
Trempealeau County
Blair High School
Mayo Civic Auditorium
Rochester
Minn
Crawford County
Vineyard Coulee School
Prairie du Chien
Dormant Pruning Guidelines From Orrin Turnquist Extension
The Extension at University Farm St Paul provides pruning reminders for fruit and shade trees. Prune while dormant until mid April with proper tools, shaping shade trees to keep natural form, removing interfering lower branches, and smoothing cuts. For fruit trees remove water sprouts, eliminate narrow forks, avoid crossing branches, and select wide angled framework branches. Grapes need heavy pruning to about 40 buds, with one side arm on each wire. Also notes soil testing to gauge fertilizer needs.
Trempealeau 4-H Announces One Act Play Contest
In Whitehall Wisconsin Trempealeau County clubs will present one act plays on April 3 at 8 p.m. Club Agent Ray Shanklin reports five entries have been received. Prizes of 7 5 and 3 dollars will be awarded and the county winner may enter a district contest later in spring.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Ray Shanklin
4 H'ers Vote Exchange Fund VIROQUA Wisconsin
Vernon County 4 H leaders meet in Viroqua March 20 to set a five cent per member contribution to the International Farm Youth Exchange and to schedule events. Two leaders will be sent with partial expense coverage. a drama contest is planned in Viroqua April 15 and Westby April 18 with finals April 30, proceeds to Vernon Memorial Hospital.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
International Farm Youth Exchange
Recreation Leaders
Wausau
Embarass
Westby
Vernon Memorial Hospital
Lester Glewen
Upham Woods
la Farge
Glewen
Ed Baker
La Crosse County Farm Bureau hits 100 member goal
A La Crosse County Farm Bureau membership drive reached its 100 new member target in 26 hours at a West Salem windup. Leader totals list Fritz Schroeder and Wilmer Hesselberg with eight, Dave Elliott and Levi Craig with seven, Dick Evans and Niedfeldt with five, while Estel Pilgrim cited broad county teamwork and urged farmers to boost public understanding of food prices and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Farm Bureau
West Salem
Wisconsin
James C. Green
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Estel Pilgrim
FBI
Pilgrim
Fritz Schroeder
Wilmer Hesselberg
Dave Elliott
Levi Craig
Dick Evans
Niedfeldt
Green
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Fruit Co-Op
Eberdt
Kross
Halliiday
Wendell
Everett Halderson
Cedric Suttie
la Verne Sexe
Leonard Sexe
McKeeth
Ote
Tribune
Black River Falls
Irving H. Bowen
Tremplo
Jerry Christianson
Atlasta Farms
Menomonie
Gordon Hoff
Blaine Paulson
Melrose
Ralph Cox
Eskdale Farms
Neenah
Gales
Allamakee Dhia
Welch
GE Sales and Service
Campbell Rd
Dial
Prescription
Chipmunk Coulee Homemakers Meet
Whitehall Courthouse
Spring Meeting
He Orrin Turnquist
Nsion Morticulturists University Farm
ST. Paul 1
Mink
Tri-State Breeders Cooperative
Westby, Wisconsin
BSI
Lee's Hill
Jersey
Hatchery
West Salem, Wis
Oliver
Canwrer
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