Bankruptcy Action On Owen Dairy
Owen Dairy Co Inc faces bankruptcy proceedings amid farmer concerns after the plant closed and failed to pay milk checks for 35 days. PMPC officials and other groups seek investigations while farmers urge creditors to cover losses and fund a plan without reliance on Gripentrog or outside guarantees.
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Fond DU Lac
Eee
F Herb Crinantend Te Aan Owen Dairy Co., Inc
Owen
James Locke
PMPC
George M. St. Peter
Jack Nikolay
Abbotsford
Owen Dairy Co
Owen Dairy
Gripentrog
State Department of Agriculture
Owen Dairy Co., Inc
NFO
National Farmers Organization
Jackson County farms see wide ownership changes
The Jackson County soil conservation district reports multiple farm ownership and operation changes. Buyers include Kenneth Dolesy Gordon Jacobson farm Curran. Richard Knutson Gomer Roberts farm Hixton. Roger Pierson Lawrence Jacobson farm Hixton. Ray Burrington Lawrence Kaas farm Northfield. Donald Schmidt moves to Herbert Schmidt farm Melrose. Ronald Young buys rental from Gene Bell Melrose. John R. Wyss purchases farm from his father Albion. Clifford Solberg buys Sam Franks farm Curran. Richard Easterson rents W L Dickenson farm Eau Claire County and moves from Ames Kaas farm Northfield. Francis Heller rents Vernon Duxbury farm Alma Center after Swarthout farm tenure at Melrose.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Soil Conservation District
Kenneth Dolesy
Gordon Jacobson
Curran
Richard Knutson
Gomer Roberts
Hixton
Roger Pierson
Lawrence Jacobson
Lawrence Kaas
Northfield
Ray Burrington
Donald Schmidt
North Bend
Herbert Schmidt
Melrose
Ronald Young
Gene Bell
John R. Wyss
Albion
Clifford Solberg
Sam Franks
Richard Easterson
W. L. Dickenson
Eau Claire County
Ames Kaas
Francis Heller
Swarthout
Vernon Duxbury
Alma Center
4 H Leaders Plan Meetings in Cashton Wisconsin
Monroe County 4 H Club Leaders Association schedules meetings in Cashtonities May 13 through May 21. Betty Davies from the state 4 H office presents Relating 4 H To Our Changing Way of Life at Cashton High School May 18. Junior leaders meet May 21 for Community Service Projects. The executive committee meets May 14 at the extension office in Sparta. Horse project members meet Cashton Saddle Club with Melvina Shamrocks directing recreation.
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Cashton
Wis
Monroe County
Cashton High School
Betty Davies
State
Badger Bees Club
Jolly Joiners Club
Grandview Club
Melvina Shamrocks
Sparta
Odd Fellows Hall
Money Management Topic Set for Monroe County 4-H Meet
SPARTA Wis The third in a series of money management meetings for Monroe County 4 H club leaders and members will be held at the Sparta Federal Savings and Loan building Wednesday May 20 at 8 p m.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Sparta Federal Savings and Loan
Ettrick Farm Sold to Galesville Couple
Mrs. Julius Hegge sells her Frenchville area farm to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baer of Galesville. They take possession June 1. Mrs. Hegge will live in the former Ben Erickson home she bought.
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Ettrick
Wis
Julius; Hegge
Frenchville
Jack Baer
Galesville
Trempealeau County names June Dairy Month chair
Lyle Stair of Osseo elected chairman of Trempealeau County's 1964 June Dairy Month Committee succeeding Ernest Steen. The group plans posters, mystery men tours, restaurant promos, cash prizes for 4-H dairy promotions, and printed napkins for events. ADA support and local dairy representatives fund the effort.
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Whitehall
Wis
Lyle Stair
Osseo
Trempealeau County
Stair
Ernest Steen
Earl Hanson
American Dairy Association
Viroqua
Trempealeau
Hanson
Thas
ADA
700 Sign Up For 64 Feed Grain Plan
In Winona County 700 applications were signed for the 1964 feed grain program. The acreage to be diverted totals 15,020.5 acres, up from 12,999 in 1963, with 14,635.3 acres corn and 385.2 acres barley. Payments already made total $245,753.75, and the year’s computed county payment is $558,634.88.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Minn
Winona County
John F. Papenfuss
County
Grounds Improvement Meeting Scheduled in Sparta
A home grounds improvement meeting for 4-H club leaders and members will be held at 725 Elm Road Sparta off STH 21 on Tuesday May 19 at 7 30 p m Demonstrations will be by George Ziegler University of Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Elm Road
George Ziegler
University of Wisconsin
Plans Told For Fillmore County Dairy Day Parade
A tentative program for the Fillmore County Dairy Day in Lanesboro includes princess candidates assembling at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 9 a.m. for parade prep, a 10 a.m. parade, lunch at 12, judging at 1:15, a milk break at 3, a 3:15 resumption, a 6 p.m. banquet at the Sons of Norway Hall, and a 9:30 p.m. coronation dance at the Community Hall. Peterson Motors will supply 10 convertibles with drivers for candidates, while others must arrange transport.
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Preston
Minn
Fillmore County
Lanesboro
Milton Hoberg
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Lanesboro Golf Club
Sons of Norway
Peterson Motors, Inc
Clarence Johnson
Photography Feature Of Leader Meet In May Plans
The Jackson County 4 H Leader Association will host a May 6 meeting at 8 p m in the county courthouse board room. Mrs Lewis Epstein will present photography instruction and film strips for teaching, plus a Scholastic Magazine photo entry showcase from 1964 and an explanation of the Careers in Photography project for a small advanced class. All leaders may attend for guidance on club scrapbooks publicity pictures and health and safety emphasis.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
4-H Leader Association
Lewis Epstein
Scholastic Magazine
County Board
4-H Enrollment Heads for Record in Houston County
Houston County 4-H clubs finalize spring and summer projects under county agent Francis Janusch. Leaders from 32 clubs coordinate 28 project areas with enrollment sheets due to the bounty office before May 1. Members urged to check leaders for changes from initial enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Francis Januscha
Viola FFA Field Day Planned for May 9
Viola High School FFA Chapter schedules a field day on Saturday May 9 with activities for members and visitors. The event highlights agricultural competitions and community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Viola
Wis
Viola High School
Merger Proposed Between Two Area Co-Ops in Wisconsin
A plan to merge Four County Farmers Union Cooperative of Union Center and Kendall Cooperative Exchange moved forward after a recent joint board meeting. A six member planning committee was named with representatives from both co-ops. Charles Remington and Kermit Grape are the managers of the two cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Frank Vlasak
Ben Schulze
Kendall Cooperative Exchange
Farmers Union Central Exchange
Charles Remington
Four County
Kermit Grape
Houston County Good Grooming Contest Slated
The 1964 Houston County 4-H good grooming contest will be held at 8 15 p m Tuesday May 12 in the high school auditorium during the 4 H Federation meeting Judges will work backstage while the meeting runs Winners in the senior division 14 to 21 will send a boy and girl to the state junior leadership conference at the St Paul campus and State Fairgrounds Junior division 9 13 will receive merchandise awards Each club may enter two contestants one in each division or both in the same division
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Houston County
St. Paul
Hall Jerseys Set Production Marks in Jersey Herd
Westby Wisconsin farm Hall Jerseys with Valhalla Farms earned American Jersey Cattle Club recognition for 305 day records. Valhalla Rose produced 10 990 pounds milk 662 fat, Valhalla Jane 11 010 milk 742 fat, Hall Betty Predictor 11 630 milk 691 fat, Valhalla Pixy Jane 9 680 milk 578 fat, Valhalla Lily Jester 10 460 milk 469 fat.
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Westby
Wis
Lindahl and la Verne Hall and Sons
Valhalla Farms
American Jersey Cattle Club
Jersey
Valhalla Rose
Valhalla Jane
Hall
Valhalla Pixy Jane
Valhalla Lily Jester
Cashton Future Farmers Receive Year s Awards
Cashton Wis The Cashton FFA held its annual achievement night in the high school gym before 230 attendees. Guest speaker Milo K Swanton urged education for youths and adults and noted changes in agriculture. Awards honored students for farming program participation and school activity involvement.
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Cashton
Wis
Milo K. Swanton
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture Cooperatives
la Vern ‘Schreier
Mike Amundson
David Huntzicker
Richard Everson
LaVern Weibel
Dan Stiehl
Tom Hankee
Luther Peterson
Leonard Schaub
Dennis von Ruden
John Lusk
FFA
Future Farmers of America Foundation
Gerald Dunnum
Star Green Hand
Luther
Cranberry Market Order Hearing Set in Wisconsin Rapids
A public hearing on a proposed marketing order for Wisconsin cranberries will be held Wednesday May 13 at 10 a.m. in the courthouse at Wisconsin Rapids. D N McDowell states the hearing follows a January petition by growers under Section 96.04. If issued the order would levy two cents per barrel for research and a frost warning service, affecting about 8000 dollars based on 400000 barrels annually.
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Madison
Wisconsin Rapids
D.N. McDowell
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
Holstein Junior Members Earned in Spring Grove
SPRING GROVE Minn Dorothy Kenneth and Loren Anderson are granted junior memberships in the Holstein Friesian Association of America. Junior members must be under 21, complete one year's work in a 4 H or vocational agricultural dairy project and own at least one Registered Holstein animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Dorothy, Kenneth
Loren Anderson
Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Soybean price supports set at 2.25 per bushel for 1964
Allen Gilbertson of Trempealeau County announces national average price supports of $2.25 per bushel for the 1964 soybean crop, same as 1963. Eligible producers may obtain support via warehouse and farm stored loans and purchases with applications at the ASCS office in Whitehall through January 31, 1965.
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Whitehall
Wis
Allen Gilbertson
Arcadia
Trempealeau County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Cooperative Associations
ASCS
4 H Leaders Camp Planned for Minnesota June 4 5
CALEDONIA Minn Adult 4 H leaders should begin planning to attend the 1964 adult 4 H leaders camp scheduled for June 4 5 at the Flandreau Group Camp in New Ulm Francis Januschka Houston County agent said programs will be offered through county extension offices across 36 southern Minnesota counties focusing on 4 H project education and recreation.
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Caledonia
Minn
Flandreau
New Ulm
Francis Januschka
Houston
Minnesota
Wisconsin Sterilized Concentrated Milk Might Cut Costs
University of Wisconsin economist Truman Graf says sterilized concentrated milk could match or beat fresh fluid milk on price in the West and Alaska. Market tests in 12 African countries and the Caribbean are underway with support from the American Dairy Association of Wisconsin and other agencies.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
United States
Truman Graf
University of Wisconsin Agricultural
Graf
Caribbean
Benelux
Europe
American Dairy Association of Wisconsin
Dairy Society International
Foreign Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Wisconsin
Alaska
Wisconsin Chick Production Holds Steady In Early Year
Wisconsin commercial hatcheries produced about 2.5 million broiler-type chicks and 2.25 million egg-type chicks in the first quarter, unchanged from a year earlier. National output rose 2 percent. In Wisconsin, 1.5 million egg-type chicks hatched in March, up seven percent from March last year, offsetting smaller January and February hatchings.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Public Hearing Set for Decora Prairie Drainage District
WHITEHALL Wis A public hearing will be held at Trempealeau County Court at 1 30 p m May 13 to consider establishing a drainage district to be known as the Decora Prairie Drainage District The court hearing follows a field hearing at Galesville Jan 10
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Court
Decora Prairie
Galesville
Monroe County 4-H Enrollment Reaches 758 Members
Sparta Wisconsin Donovan Davnts 4-H club agent reports 758 members in 38 clubs for the year. New clubs include Star Gazers of Star Valley near Warrens led by Irwin Capaualas with 16 members and Leon Live Wives led by Herbert Selbrede with 16 members.
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Sparta
Wis
Donovan Davnts
Monroe County
Star Gazers
Star Valley
Warrens
Irwin Capaulas
Leon Live
Herbert Selbrede
Cloverlee Surname Granted To Berg Holstein Herd
Myron E. Berg of Blair has been granted the use of the prefix Cloverlee for all registered Holstein cattle bred in his herd. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America approved the change.
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Blair
Wis
Myron E. Berg
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Grain Variety Plots Planted In Trempealeau
Trempealeau County farm plots plant 10 oat varieties on Dr Joseph Phillips farm near Osseo and 13 varieties on Kjarten Dynes farm near Galesville. Officials will label each variety to compare height lodging maturity and disease reaction with plot meetings set for mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traill
4-H Club Officers Named In Taylor and Smith Valley
Taylor Topnotchers 4-H elected Pat Beaman as president and Mary Beaman as vice president with Sherry Olson as secretary Jeffrey Bush as treasurer and Timothy Relyea as reporter General leaders are Mrs Alvin Relyea and Mrs Roger Curran Smith Valley 4-H chose Ronnie Henderson as president Tom Phillips as vice president Jeanne Henderson as secretary Mike Phillips as treasurer Mary Henderson as reporter Dorothy Hall as song leader Mike Hall as historian Justin Hall as sergeant at arms February meeting confirms new officers.
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Taylor Topnotchers
4-H Club
Pat Beaman
Mary Beaman
Sherry Olson
Jeffrey Bush
Timothy Relyea
Alvin Relyea
Roger Curran
Smith Valley
Ronnie Henderson
Tom Phillips
Jeanne Henderson
Mike Phillips
Mary Henderson
Dorothy Hall
Mike Hall
Justin Hall
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