Wisconsin Dairy Output Rises Slightly in May
Dairy reports from Wisconsin show milk production about three percent higher than a year ago due to more cows, while output per cow remains steady. Feed costs higher milk prices, and costs to ration rose. April milk averaged 2.68 per cwt with 88 pounds of milk buys per 100 pounds of dairy ration. Cow prices climbed to 145 dollars in April from 139 last year.
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Porting
United States Departments of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Feeding Salt Cuts Chick Cannibalism
County Agent W. E. Spreiter urges farmers to feed chicks a salt solution to prevent cannibalism. He cites University of Wisconsin results with about 99 percent success and prescribes a salt-containing ration from 0.5 to 1 percent salt plus a salt solution schedule.
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W. E. Spreiter
University of Wisconsin
Spreiter
Weather Record No 8 Across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered thunder storms in Wisconsin west and central areas and east Tuesday. Minnesota sees partly cloudy conditions, cooler Tuesday and showers west tonight and east Tuesday. Iowa reports partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler Tuesday.
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Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Readings Portcast From Hastings to Genoa
The Mississippi tier will continue falling until rains arrive. Daily drops of 0.2 foot are seen at most stations in the next two days with the rate accelerating midweek and averaging about 4 foot daily. All tributaries including Bleck and Chippewa fall.
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Hastings
Genoa
Mississippi
Bleck
Erosion Farm Tour Planned in Wisconsin Valley
A tour of the upper Mississippi valley soil conservation experiment station on Grandad bluff will be conducted by Orville project supervisor in June. Attendees should meet at 1 p.m. The event will include new soil conservation district supervisors from Richland Vernon and La Crosse counties. Farmers will see erosion effects under different rotations and practices and learn why yields now exceed county averages. Hays will answer erosion questions.
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Upper
Mississippi Valley
Grandad Bluff
Orville
Soil Conservation District
Richland
Vernon
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Hays
Wisconsin 4-H Youths Prepare for State Music Festivals
Wisconsin 4-H clubs rehearse patriotic and home front songs for district camps in June. About 50 voices will be chosen for a state chorus at six locations, with district winners earning all expenses to the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee in 1927. Over 2,500 song books issued to choruses. Try-outs scheduled at Prairie du Chien Chetek Wausau Green Lake Pigeon Lake and Lake Geneva in June.
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Wisconsin
T. L. Bewick
Milwaukee
Bewick
Prairie du Chien
Chetek
Wausau
Green Lake
Pigeon Lake
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin Farmers Receive TVA Fertilizer Aid in Demonstration Program
About 400 Wisconsin farmers have received nearly 400 tons of calcium metaphosphate and 125 tons of ammonium nitrate from the Tennessee Valley Authority in recent months. Demonstration farms cover 27 counties including Jackson, Monroe, and Trempealeau, using highly concentrated fertilizer to boost income without harming soil fertility.
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Wisconsin
Tennessee Valley Authority
F. H. Turner
State College of Agriculture
Jackson
Monroe
Trempealeau
Prospects for Wisconsin Fruit Harvest Look Positive
Wisconsin fruit outlook is favorable with minimal winter damage to cherry orchards. Apple crops show promise aside from some McIntosh trees lacking blossoms. Wealthy, Northwestern Greening, Snow, and Delicious varieties are expected to yield well, continuing a strong trend after last year’s lighter output.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conrad L. Kuehner
Kuehner
Wisconsin Town County Leaders Conference Set at State College
Wisconsin clergy and civic leaders will attend the 23rd annual town country leadership summer school at the state college of agriculture from July 16 to 21. The program emphasizes post sociology in charge of the conference.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State College of Agriculture
Dairy Day Planned For Richland Center June 9
Center Wisconsin merchants shift from banquet to countywide Dairy Day expected to draw about 1000 farmers. The gathering is set for June 9 at 8 30 p m in the Richland Center auditorium with participation from local dairy interests and merchants.
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Plan Richland Center
La Crosse Marine Stars in Gung Ho at Rivoli Theater
Kieth Reagles of La Crosse is serving as a marine at Camp Elliott San Diego and appears in the motion picture Gung Ho now showing at the Rivoli. His wife and two children live on 1510 Johnson Street and his mother Mrs Mabel Reagles resides at 2337 South Avenue. Beagles is shown on sentry duty in the film.
Millston Flier Survives Flak in Marauder Mission
First Lieut. William D. Zahrte of Millston Wisconsin, a Marauder pilot, credits a flak suit with saving his life after a large piece of flak struck the nose of his B 26 over western Europe. He has flown Ninth Air Force missions against shipyards power plants and airfields and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf clusters.
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U. S
Ninth Air Force
England
Wisconsinson
Europe
William D. Zahrte
Millston
Wis
Zahrte
Wisconsin
William H. Zahrte
Ucts Timber Business
Black River Falls
University of Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Texas
California
Average Flock Size For State Increases
The state reports flock sizes on Wisconsin hatcheries rose from 212 birds in 1934 to an all time high of 299 this year per the 1944 hatchery flock summary issued by the state department of agriculture. Slightly smaller flocks are expected in coming years due to the unfavorable egg feed ratio noted by C Howard King poultry and egg marketing specialist.
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Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
C. Howard King
Wisconsin reports 26 traffic deaths in first 28 days
Madison Wis Twenty six persons were killed in Wisconsin traffic accidents in the first 28 days of this month The toll equals the full May 1943 total The state motor vehicle department issued the tally as a warning for Memorial Day motorists pedestrians and cyclists to exercise extraordinary care
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Motor Vehicle Department
Hog Demonstrations At Six Vernon County Farms
Six demonstrations were held on Vernon county farms last week to show how to control round worms and mange in pigs. Prof. James Lacey of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture demonstrated the methods and reasoning behind them. Prof. N F Hall spoke on expected hog prices and production in the coming year.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
James Lacey
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
N. F. Hall
Roads in Good Condition Ahead of Memorial Day Travel
All roads including federal state county and town routes and country lanes to rural cemeteries are generally in good condition for Memorial Day travel. State division engineer T. M. Reynolds said this on Monday.
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T. M. Reynolds
Germans Use Swing Music In D Day Invasion Propaganda
German radio aired an hour long propaganda program titled D Day Ceiling featuring a swing theme song When D Day Comes set to When Shadows Fall The most corny moment was a male crooner sobbing through Poor Old Joe to the tune of Old Black Joe as part of the broadcast
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London
New Organization To Discuss State Problems
Gov. Goodland asked six state government leaders to form a group meeting regularly to discuss administrative problems and propose solutions. Members include Frank Graass, Gooding, Ben Maccus, Howard Ohm, A. W. Bayley, and Voyta Wrabetz. He says closer cooperation will spread efficient practices across departments.
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Madison
Wis
Goodland
Frank Graass
Gooding
A Relations Board
Ben Maccus
Motor Vehicle Department
Howard Ohm
Legislative Reference Library
A. W. Bayley
Public Welfare Department
Voyta Wrabetz
Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
Betleven
Markets Close for Memorial Day Across US
Financial and commodity exchanges nationwide will be closed tomorrow for Memorial Day. WFA will issue various livestock reports. Canadian stock markets and the Winnipeg grain exchange will remain open.
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New York
United States
WFA
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Polish Council Plans U S Visit
Polish national council representatives in Moscow plan to visit Britain and the United States to present their view of the underground and seek recognition if talks with the exiled Polish government fail. Arrival in Moscow was announced May 24.
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London
Polish National Council
Moscow
Britain
United States
Russia
PA Congress
Buffalo
N. Y
Poland
Charles Rozmarek
Chicago
Congress
Polish National Alliance
East Beaver Creek 4 H member wins county safety speaking
Delores Olson of the East Beaver Creek 4 H club won the Sparta county safety speaking contest at the county courthouse on Saturday. Her talk focused on general farm safety and advances her to the district contest at Prairie du Chien June 1 to 4.
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Sparta
Wis
Delores Olson
East Beaver Creek
Delores
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Gwendolyn Bauman
State Board of Health
Jack Tibbitts
Farm Security Administration
Monroe County
Harry Fladstol
National Farm Loan Association
Navy Yard Explosion Kills Wisconsin Man
Harry H. Beatty, 54, formerly of Racine Wisconsin, fatally injured in Mare Island navy yard fuel tank blast. Beatty, a Bakersfield California civilian workman, died Saturday. One other person killed in the explosion.
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San Francisco
Harry H. Beatty
Racine
Wis
Mare Island Navy Yard
Twelfth Naval District
Beatty
Bakersfield
Calif
Ration Guide Updates for Meats Fats and Other Staples
The Associated Press reports new ration changes and price ceilings. Expanded validity for four color stamps in meats and processed foods, sugar allocations, shoes, gasoline, and fuel oil coupons with regional price limits for La Crosse Wisconsin and Winona Minnesota. The May 24 to 30 list includes specific prices for fruits vegetables and staples such as potatoes onions cabbage and carrots.
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la Crosse
Wis
Winone
Minn
Winona Livestock Report and Chicago Grain Prices
Winona Minnesota reports livestock handling hours from 9 a m to 4 p m with post closing arrivals cared for next day. Chicago cash grain markets show wheat oats rye and barley futures with open high low and close figures for July September December and May contracts.
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Swift and Company
Winona, Minn
Livestock Prices Report From Chicago Auction Yard
Salable hogs 18 000 up to 15 cents higher with 180 270 lb hogs at 13 75 top. Cattle market very active with bulk 14 25 to 16 85 top 17 15. Bulls steady to firm. Calves 800 mixed. Sheep 3000 with lambs and ewes showing gains. fed lambs above 15 75 and shorn lambs above 14 25. Strong demand across grades and weights.
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Chicago
Milwaukee hog and cattle prices steady with varied cuts
Hog quotes show steady to 10 cent gains across weights from 150 to 325 pounds with bulk sow pricing around 10.40 to 10.75. Cattle market slow and steady with steers and yearlings at 15.50 to 16. Calves see 15.75 to 16 for fancy vealers and 12 to 15.50 for dealers. Chicago live poultry and eggs markets report mixed WPA prices and standard egg quotes with various fowl and meat lines.
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Chicago
U. S
U. S&s
Chicago Potatoes Market Report Shows Firm Prices
Potatoes shipments in Chicago totaled 192 U S cars with 139 arrivals and 56 on Sunday. Supplies are light as demand for California Long Whites exceeds availability. Market remains firm at ceilings with southern Triumphs in good demand. Minnesota North Dakota Bliss Triumphs and Michigan Russet Ruralis offered with prices around $2.25 to $2.45 per unit.
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Chicago
U. S
California
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bliss
Michigan Russet Ruralis
Highway resurfacing projects begin on two state trunks
Maintenance resurfacing on state trunk highway 33 between Cashton and Middle Ridge started Monday with Art Overgard of Cambridge in charge using crushed rock. A parallel project on state trunk highway 71 between Sparta and Norwalk led by Ed Muller of La Farge also uses crushed rock for the maintenance work.
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Cashton
Middle Ridge
Art Overgard
Cambridge
Ed Muller
la Farge
Sparta
Norwalk
Roosevelt lauds states for unified wartime effort at governors meeting
Hershey Pa. Roosevelt praised states for rapid mobilization of resources and cooperation against a common enemy. Gov. Saltonstall of Massachusetts opened the 36th annual governors conference noting the need for state unity. Indiana's Gov. Schricker urged postwar reconstruction leadership and jobs for veterans.
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Hershey
Dent Roosevelt
Everett Saltonstal
Massachusetts
New York
Roosevelt
America
Saltonstall
United States
Masachusetts
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Barbados workers to join U S farms this summer
About 900 workers from the Barbados colony will arrive mid June to take seasonal farm jobs in the Midwest during the summer and fall under the War Food Administration plan.
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Barbados
U.& Washington
British West Indies
Midwest
War Food Administration
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