Cold Delays Spring Work In Wisconsin
Wisconsin crop progress as of May 10 shows planting behind normal by about a week due to unseasonably cold weather. Oats are about three-fourths planted with southern areas near completion, corn in some southern and western spots, and many hay fields in good condition. Pasture growth lags with cattle still on winter feed as spring plowing sits half finished. Tobacco beds are ready for seed, some beds under plastic progressing fast. germination and growth may be slowed by continued cold.
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Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Vernon County
Jackson NFO Sells Beans To Cargill
Jackson County NFO unit arranges sale of 3,900 bushels of soybeans held by members to Cargill Co at La Crosse. Delivered this month, members receive 2.97 and a 67 to 72 cent advantage over harvest prices, from a current 2.50 baseline.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Cargill Co
la Crosse
Russell Schroeder
Alma Center
Schroeder
NFC
Corning
Iowa
Swine Group Plans Show and Berkshire Judge Test
The American Berkshire Association schedules a national conference and show window event on Saturday July 23 at Rock County Fairgrounds Janesville. A Berkshire junior judging contest opens at 9 a.m. for active 4H or FFA members with four member teams. clubs may enter multiple teams. Awards include top prizes and $500 in buying credits for sale participants, with $50 for first place. The national sale offers 100 head of bred gifts boars and open gifts. Registration starts at 8 a.m. on show day.
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American Berkshire Association
Rock County Fairgrounds
Janesville
FFA
Monroe County 4H Leaders Plan Two Sparta Meetings
Monroe County 4H Club Leaders Association will meet at 8 p.m. in the Court House Annex Sparta to discuss the Monroe County Fair State 4H Club week and a July cookout. Junior Leaders meet at the same place at 8 p.m. Monday May 23 to focus on the Peace Corps.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Big Creek
Peace Corps
Badger Busy Bees
Jolly Ramblers
Antiques Fascinate Westby Area Farmer Selmer Oberson
Selmer Oberson of Jefferson Township near Westby Wisconsin crafts replicas of antique Norwegian farm tools and structures. He built a full size kubrule wagon body using only hand tools and pegs, made a wooden potato masher, a Norwegian barn model, an oxen yoke, and a people yoke with a faith and toil inscription. Oberson plans to exhibit at the La Crosse senior citizens fair May 18 and 19. He also serves as town assessor while his son in law and daughter run the farm.
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Selmer Oberson
Oberson
Tribune
Westby
Wis
Jefferson Township
United States
Tteir
Obertson
Fin la Crosse
Soil Unit Adds 10 Cooperators
WAUKON Iowa Ten new co operators were approved at the April meeting of the Allamakee County Soil Conservation District They are Willard L Meyer Lawrence Weber Verdayne A Melbostad Leon Schulte Keith Garin Ronald S Snitker Raymond Odegard Joseph H Bakke John J McCormick and John V Magner Soil and water conservation plans were approved for Dwight and Irene Edwards M A Ellerhoff and John Seibert two farms.
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Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Pheasants to Aid Anti-Poverty Plan in Minnesota and New York Mills
One hundred poor farmers in New York Mills Minnesota will raise pheasants under a 28900 dollar anti poverty grant from the Otter Tail Wadena Community Action Council. The program aims to boost bird stock attract hunters and stimulate the local economy. The note on life expectancy compares past and present figures for Americans.
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Washington
New York Mills
Mann
Otter Tail- Wadena
Soil Stewardship Week Emphasizes Land and Water Care
John Thomas of the La Crosse County Soil and Water Conservation District says Soil Stewardship Week will feature sermons on man’s stewardship of soil and water. He urges church and community leadership to identify resource assets, project future demands, and guide wise use amid rising land demand and resource dispersion.
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John Thomas
la Crosse County
Thomas
Church
Chambers of Commerce
La Crosse Herd Unit Lists April Figures
The La Crosse County Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative lists April figures with 149 herds and 5 336 cows tested. High standard herds include Alvin Cole Onalaska 38 Holsteins 1 418 milk 54 fat and Bernard Pralle Onalaska 67 Guernseys 1 036 milk 53 fat. Other top producers include Meinking Brothers Bangor 58 Holsteins 1 327 milk 50 fat and Bert Brown West Salem 64 Holsteins 1 238 milk 45 fat.
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la Crosse County
Bert Brown
West Salem
Dr. Sigurd Gundersen
E. J. Quackenbush
Ervin Nuttelman
Bangor
Guernseys
Betsy
Guernsey
Bernard Pralle
Della
Meinking Brothers
Wigwam
Alvin Cole
Spruce
Minda
Edyth Swarthout
Donald Pertzsch
Onalaska
Melford Brevig
Dairymen Press for Market Autonomy from Washington
Wisconsin Farm Bureau leaders told Special Assistant Harry McPherson they want assurances the Administration will leave dairy markets alone. They argued anti inflation measures and actions such as replacing butter with margarine on military menus hurt farm prices and didn't help the economy.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Farm Bureau Federation
Dairy Cooperatives
Ant Harry McPherson
McPherson
Hardiman
Welto
Wa Caid McPharenn
Age Guess in Ethiopia Leaves Girls at Seventeen
National Geographic notes that many Ethiopians are uncertain about ages. As a result, many educated girls commonly report being seventeen. The piece highlights how age perception affects social and cultural norms in rural areas.
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Ethiopia
National Geographic
La Crosse NFO Plans Meeting
The La Crosse County unit of the NFO will meet at 8 30 p m Monday in the Mindoro Town Hall.
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la Crosse County
The
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Mindoro Town Hall
Merrillan 4-Hers To Tour Madison
Merrillan Cheery Bees 4 H Club sends ten members and leader to Madison on Tuesday May 17 for a county citizenship tour. They will tour the Capitol sit in on an Assembly session visit a museum Vilas Park and Zoo with Charles Smith Robert Sutton John Comstock Theron Barbara Jeffery Prindle Diane Kunzelman Charles Comstock Jane Doris Prindle and Mrs Howard Prindle along.
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Merrillan
Wis
Merrillan Cheery Bees
Madison
Capitol
Vilas Park
Zoo
Will Bbe
Charles Smith
Robert Sutton
John Comstock
Theron
Barbara
Jeffery Prindle
Diane Kunzelman
Charles Comstock
Jane
Doris Prindle
Howard Prindle
Future Farmers Plan Parent-Son Night
Gale-Ettrick FFA announces a parent son program at 8 p m on Wednesday May 18 in the Gale school. Former Wisconsin Farmers graduates will be invited and Marlon Schwier of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture marketing division will speak. Past and present Wisconsin Farmers will be honored with honorary awards for five individuals. Corn production Wilber contest and Sears Roeck buck award winners will be announced.
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Galesville
Wis
Gale-Ettrick Ffa
Wisconsin Farmer
Marlon Schwier
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Sears-Roebuck
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Charles Pierce
Palmer Johnson
Wisconsin Farm Bureau
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Hartland
Special Presidential Assist
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Omim
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U.S. Tariff Commission
Hwy. 12
Danny
Future Farmers
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Rogert Simpson
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Jean Enron
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Fim Darby
Billy Graham
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