Conservation Work Aids 379 Farmers in Houston County
In 1967 the Agricultural Conservation Program aided 379 Houston County farmers, covering 7 676 acres with soil, water, woodland and wildlife measures. Major practices included detention dams, farm ponds, terracing and sod waterways. The Special Area south of Spring Grove saw large projects including a 12.8 acre waterway. ACP investments totaled about $160,000 with about 80 percent cost shared. nationwide ACP projects reached nearly half a billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
William Leary
Houston County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Spring Grove
ACP
People of America
Orville L. Freeman
Trene Tops Vernon Milk Production in Dairy Herd Meet
VIROQUA Wis Irene a five year old Holstein owned by Sherman Erlandson led Vernon County Dairy Herd Improvement Association with 19173 pounds of milk and 673 pounds of fat All other top cows included Hilda Dixie Dutchess No 27 Jennie and more with milks ranging from 13676 to 19824 pounds and fats from 503 to 692 pounds over 305 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Irene
Sherman Erlandson
Vernon County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Hilda
Harvey Kirking
Dixie
Raymond Buhre
Clifford Heavrin
Jennie
Joe Nofsinger
Jennifer
Leonard Klahn
Beauty
W. Holst
Roger Parr
Bess
Robert Johnson
Glenn Whitehead
Tip
Charles Curti
Lady
Whitehall Girl Named To State 4-H Talk Test
Emily Christopherson of Whitehall has been chosen to represent Trempealeau County at the Wisconsin State Fair Demonstration and Illustrated Talk Contest in August for Color Coordinates. Shelby Kulig is named alternate. blue ribbon winners include Allan Foss Dennis Foss Sharlon Melby Patty Trim and Phyllis Trim. red ribbon recipients are Kathy Butman Peggy Kulig Lynn Kindschy Margaret Hanson Eric Lundberg Bonnie Schansberg Suzanne Instenes Caron Walshe.
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Whitehall
Wis
Emily
Christopherson
Wagner
Busy Badgers 4H Club
Trempealeau County
Shelby Kulig
Busy Badgers
Independence
Allan Foss
Dennis Foss
Shar Lon Melby
Beaches Northern Lights
Patty Trim
Phyllis
Kathy Butman
Frenchville Clovers
Peggy Kulig
Wagner Busy Badgers
Lynn Kindschy
Margaret Hanson
Eric Lundberg
Hale and Hardy
Bonnie Schansberg
Sunnyside
Suzanne Instenes
Beaches
Caron Walshe
Tri-School
New Manager Named by Dairy Cooperative in Baraboo
Robert J. Williams selected by Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative board to succeed F W Harris as general manager. Harris to serve as consultant. Williams, native of Marshfield, Wisconsin, is a UW agriculture graduate with military service and extensive dairy industry experience. Family to move to Baraboo area.
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Alpha Gamma Rho
Transportation Corps
Williams
Lake Mills
Marshfield
Orville Freeman
National Defense Executive Reserve
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
Grace Church Council
Elroy
Wis
Baraboo
Wisconsin Dairies
Wisconsin
Sauk City
Reedsburg
Richland Center
Union Center
Irving 4 H Club Chosen To Give Play At Madison
The Irving Sticktight 4 H Club won top honors at the Wausau drama festival for Black River Anthology. Bruce Ziels dorf wrote directed and starred in the piece about Irving town settlement. Cast includes Kathy Julie Brian Huber Mitchell Engen JoAnne and Sandra Potter.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Irving
Madison
Wausau
Robert E. Gard
Wisconsin Idea Theater
Bruce Zielsdorf
Kathy
Julie
Brian Huber
Mitchell Engen
JoAnne
Sandra Potter
Willard Hart
Howard Engen
Glenn Zielsdorf
Weed control in corn via cultural practices and herbicides
University of Minnesota agronomist Gerald Miller outlines an integrated approach to corn weed control. He notes seedbed prep, proper stand establishment, timely cultivation, and pre plant atrazine or linuron blends, with rate adjustments for soil type and precautions to avoid crop injury and drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Gerald Miller
Extension Agronomist
University of Minnesota
Harley Larson
Houston County
Miller
Randox
Linuron
Lorox
Liniorn
Frost and Drought Threaten Wheat Crops Across Regions
The article notes ongoing frost and drought as constant threats to wheat, impacting yields and farming decisions across multiple districts.
Farm Product Sales Rise 25 Years in Minnesota
Minnesota farm product sales climbed substantially from 1939 to 1964 with productivity gains in crops and livestock. The rise outpaced by the national all crops growth but matched by most livestock sectors, led by widespread county gains except Cook and Ramsey, while several counties exceeded the state average growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Paul
Minn
Minnesota
John S. Hoyt Jr
Surjit Sidhu
University of Minnesota
Hoyt
United States
Cook
Ramsey
Polk
St. Louis
Blue Earth
Faribault
Hennepin
Milk And Cows Bring Record State Prices
Wisconsin dairy farmers received an average milk price of 4.48 per hundredweight in April, four cents above March and a record April. The report notes cows also brought high prices, averaging 300 per head, up 5 from March and 15 from April 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
Milk Checks To Farmers Top Record In 1967 Wisconsin
Wisconsin milk receipts for 1967 reached over 785 million dollars, a six percent rise from 1966 and a record total. Higher sales volume and prices boosted cash receipts with 17.9 billion pounds of milk and cream sold, and average prices at 4.39 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Minnesota 4-H Leader Camp Sets June Gathering
About 100 Minnesota 4-H junior and adult leaders will attend the State 4H Conservation Camp from June 3 to 7. The University of Minnesota forestry station at Itasca State Park hosts the event with sponsorship from the Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service and Federal Cartridge Corporation. The camp aims to promote the 4 H conservation project through leadership training and to recognize leaders for past and potential leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
Forestry and
Itasca State Park
Wayne Carlson
Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service
Federal Cartridge Corporation
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