4-H Girls Vie In Queen Race at Guernsey Show
Guernsey breeders from Trempealeau Vernon La Crosse Monroe and Juneau counties plan a parish show on June 2 in West Salem. Events include judging of cattle junior and open classes a queen contest and a picnic dinner. Vilas Young named show manager and committees established with May 26 entry deadline.
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Guernsey
Trempea
Eau
Vernon
la Crosse
Monroe
Juneau
West Salem
Vilas Young
Ofice
Leonard Anderson
N. N. Rowe
Otto Kline
Vernon Olson
Ervin Nuttleman Jr
al Francour
Jerome Riedy
Earl Rhyme
Norbert Nuttelman
J. O. Beadle
Adolph Nuttleman
L. E. Jewett
Bernard Wood
Edith Brevig
Tom Burgess
Peter Bier
Fred Field
Don Griswold
State Office
Cedric Suttie
Peter Bieri
Trempealeau County
H. E. Jacobson
Edwin Swenson
Vernon County
Houston County Homemakers End Year With Achievement Program
Houston County homemakers closed their year with an achievement day at Caledonia City Hall featuring reports, music, readings, a skit, and a talk by Miss Mary May Miller. A food sale funded delegate expenses and activities. 2,600 women reported participation across five project lessons including time savers, cleaning aids, braille use, and floor finishes.
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la Crescent
Houston County
Caledonia
Irvin Reetz
Mary May Miller
University Farm
Julia Barlett
Wills
Bartlett
New Plan For Forecasting Insects Adopted By USDA
E L Chambers Wisconsin state entomologist and chief of the plant industry division says the USDA adopted a nationwide insect forecasting plan. Local and state entomologists will send observations to Chambers who will summarize for Wisconsin and forward to Washington for national distribution. The program aims to reduce insect damage worth millions to farmers and notify growers of threats.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
E. L. Chambers
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
USDA
Chambers
Washington
Show Gopher Control Ways
Sparta Wis pocket gopher control demonstration to be held at Frank Moss farm on STH 27 two miles south of Sparta Thursday May 6 at 1 30 p m County Agent Vernon Olson will lead with W D Fitzwater of the Fish and Wildlife Service explaining gopher damage habits and control options Proper trapping will be shown and poisoning using strychnine treated root stalks and zinc phosphide grain baits will be demonstrated for larger infestations
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Sparta
Wis
Frank Moss
Sth
Vernon Olson
W. D. Fitzwater
Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Fitzwater
Youth Wins Second in Spring Grove Dairy Judging
Wayne Bunge of Spring Grove wins second place individually in a district dairy cattle judging contest at Preston. His FFA team mates Alden Droswold Owen Hegge and Harlan Johnsrud helped the team to fifth place, qualifying for the state event May 13 in St Paul. Bunge scored 566 of 600.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Wayne Bunge
FFA
Preston
Alden Droswold
Owen Hegge
Harlan Johnsrud
Bunge
St. Paul
Wisconsin Junior Dairymen hold fifth convention in Marshfield
The Wisconsin Junior Dairymen's Association marks its fifth annual convention in Marshfield on May 12 with an extemporaneous speaking contest on dairy problems. First district winners Ralph Luebke Mayville Duane Pike Berlin Dean DeWitt Westby Dennis Prigge Wausau and Wesley Shrimpf Ellsworth compete for state champion. Judges include Della Louise Madison Milo Swanton and L M Sasman. The contest committee features John Suttie Stanley Buol and James Miller with advisers Beadle Kramier and Kjelstad.
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Wisconsin Junior Dairymen’s Association l
Marshfield
Ralph Luebke
Mayville
Duane Pike
Berlin
Dean DeWitt
Westby
Dennis Prigge
Wausau
Wesley Shrimpf
Ellsworth
J. O. Beadle
Galesville
Kenneth Kramier
Beleville
Bernard Kjelstad
Antigo
Beadle
Gays Mills FHA Plans Banquet and Style Revue
Gays Mills Wisconsin Future Homemakers of America will hold an honor banquet at 6 p.m. May 20 in the Congregational Church followed by a style revue at the Kickapoo Theater. Marilyn Solie, chapter adviser, confirms the event.
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Tribune
Kickapoo
Wisconsin
Gays Mills
Judy Fleming
Gerald Fleming
Wisconsin Orchards
Wis
Gays Mills High School
Future Homemakers of America
Marilyn Solie
Houston cattle signups exceed quota for Bang’s test
Houston County cattle owners signed up over the 67 percent required to request the Bang’s test from the Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board. Signatures will be alphabetized and sent in triplicate from Mark Corcoran’s office to place the county on the eligible list, followed by a public hearing before waiting list placement.
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Houston County
Wayne Hanson
Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board
Mark Corcoran
Hanson
Minnesota
Swine Clinic At Caledonia In Houston County
Houston County swine raisers will attend a May 14 hog clinic at the Caledonia Livestock Market Sales Barn. Extension hog specialist Henry Zavoral will lead demonstrations on farrowing crates mange control spraying and sow milk feeding equipment. Extension marketing specialist George Wisdom will discuss hog prices and outlook with Wayne Hanson organizing the two hour program alongside the Houston County Registered Hog Breeders Association.
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Houston
Caledonia Livestock Market
Henry Zavoral
George Wisdom
Wayne Hanson
Houston County
Kendall FFA Members Treat Seed Oats At School Project
Kendall Wisconsin special report notes FFA boys at Kendall High School busy in recent weeks treating seed oats with a fanning mill. The work appears part of school farm program and community service.
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Kendall, Wis
FFA
Kendall High School
Lawn Establishment Tips For Early Spring Planting
Guidance from St Paul Minnesota advises grading to level soil, topdressing with soil, and applying 250 pounds of complete lawn fertilizer per 1000 square feet. It covers sowing mix of Kentucky bluegrass with fescues or redtop, seeding rates, rolling, watering frequency, and maintenance during germination and early growth.
Beads Rise as Unlikely Symbol Across War Peoples
Beads find new role among diverse wartime communities as shared ornament and morale booster. Local merchants report beads used in mutual exchanges and small gifts bridging cultural divides during conflict.
Crawford County 4-H music festival set for May 6
Crawford County 4 H club members will hold a music festival Tuesday May 6 in the Gays Mills Community Building George Hartman assistant county agent announces high school and 4 H club participants are expected to perform in the event
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Gays Mills
Wis
Crawford County
4-H Club
George Hartman
Best Fillmore Plays Chosen In County 4-H Festival
The Norway Go Getters and Harmony Hustlers 4-H clubs named best in Fillmore County festival. Top performers include Donald Dahl and Mary Lyndahl with several club casts. Other notable groups were Empire Builders Challenging Champs and Cloverleaf Neighbors. Musical winners were Carol Gilbertson and vocal duet Orvis Johnson Dennis Hutton.
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Norway Go Getters
Harmony Hustlers
Fillmore County
Milton Hoberg
Donald Dahl
Norway Club
Mary Lyndahl
Go Getters
No More Boys
Dahl
Donna Dezhl
Earl Sorum
Mary Sandsness
Carl Jahr
Delores Dian
Janice Dahl
Calendar of Farm Events May 6 to May 8
Farm events listed for Trempealeau Monroe La Crosse Houston Vernon and other counties span May 6 to May 8. Activities include plowing contests pocket gopher control demonstrations 4-H speaking contests music festivals forest planting and cooperative association banquet at various sites such as Kings Valley Sparta Viroqua Caledonia Hokah and Ettrick.
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Trempealeau County
Sigvald Gunderson
Kings Valley School
Osseo
Monroe County
Frank Mess
Sparta
la Crosse County
Methodist Church
Onalaska
Houston County
Caledonia Auditorium
Tomah Library
Vernon County
Viroqua Courthouse
Caledonia
Hokah Chiefs
Hokah
Wilmington Gophers
Town Hall
Hokah Parish Hall
Silver Creek Rustlers
Trempealeau County Association of Co-operatives
Ettrick
La Crosse County 4 H Holds Officer Training May 7
La Crosse County 4 H leaders and officers are urged to attend an officer training meeting on Wednesday May 7 at 8 pm in room 300 of West Salem High School. A short business session precedes separate group sessions on duties and responsibilities.
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la Crosse County
West Salem High School
Leaders’ Association
Edith Brevig
Brevig
West Salem High
Early insecticide push urged to save Minnesota crops
State entomologist T. L. Aamodt of University Farm St Paul urges early application of insecticides to prevent cutworm damage on Minnesota farms. Farmers should inspect small grain corn flax soybeans as seedlings emerge and note missing plants to spot pests.
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Minnesota
T. L. Aamodt
University Farm
St. Paul
Frenchville School Wins Health Award
ETTRICK Wisconsin special report Frenchville School led by Mrs Marian Rogness wins Trempealeau County homemakers traveling trophy for the largest percentage of health cards returned to county nurse Betty Godward in the grade school dental health program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ettrick
Wis
Frenchville School
Hixton Pupils Prepare Forest Planting Event
Hixton area school children will spend part of Wednesday May 7 in the Northfield unit for a proposed school forest planting trees. Parents, school board members and forest committee members are invited. The event is directed by Vernon Hanson and Mr Wanndrey with bus transportation arranged between Schermerhorn York Helen and Northfield at 9am and various Hixton schools later in the morning and early afternoon.
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Hixton Area
Northfield
School Forest Committee
Vernon Hanson
Wanndrey
Schermerhorn
York
Helen
Hixton
Nunemacher Goes North to Plant Grain on Grandfather Farm
Melvin Nunemacher travels from Hokah Minnesota to Scranton North Dakota to work on his grandfather William Flatts farm installing grain crops.
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Hokah, Minn
Mel‘vin Nunemacher
Scraniton
N.D
William Flatts
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