Rural Areas Unit To Meet In Caledonia Minnesota
Houston County Rural Areas Development Steering committee will meet June 5 at 8 30 p m in Caledonia Sprague State Bank upstairs room. Chairman Larry Belangie presides. Topics include population shifts farm size development resources recreation and industry possibilities with county statistics on population farms labor and education used to study development plans.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County Rural Areas Development
RAD
Sprague State Bank
Houston County
Larry Belangie
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Sell More Milk Despite Lower Income
Wisconsin farmers produced 18.33 billion pounds of milk in 1962 and marketed 17.5 billion, the highest marketing level on record. Cash receipts were about $598.5 million, down from $603.25 million in 1961, with prices averaging $3.42 per hundred pounds versus $3.56 in 1961.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Agricul
Grain Aphids Warn Wisconsin Farmers
University entomologist E. H. Fisher warns Wisconsin farmers to scout grain fields for aphids by early June. Aphids spread red leaf virus in oats and yellow dwarf in barley, may dry plants, and damage varies by year. He urges early malathion spray and planting less susceptible varieties such as Clintland, Clintland 60, Clinton, and Fayette next season.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
E. H. Fisher
Fisher
Clintland
Clinton and
Fayette
Guernsey Breeders Plan Twilight Meet
VIROQUA Wis George Chambers National Guernsey Field man and John Lindsey state Guernsey secretary will speak at the Vernon County Guernsey Breeders twilight meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at the Philip Malin farm near Genoa.
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Viroqua
Wis
George Chambers
Guernsey
Man
John Lindsey
Vernon County
Philip Malin
Genoa
Trempealeau Holstein Fete Attracts 245 Attendees
About 245 area residents attended Trempealeau County Holstein Breeders Association twilight meeting at the county hospital farm Monday. Russell Johannes of the Marshfield Experiment Station gave the main talk. John Wuethrich of Greenwood judged contests across four age groups with prizes donated by local industries. Prize winners included Eldon Schorbahn and Peter Speerstra Jr. of Whitehall among listed men, with several women and youths from Whitehall Osseo Ettrick Blair Galesville and Trempealeau also recognized.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County Holstein Breeders Association
County Hospital Farm
Russell Johannes
Marshfield
Ernest Iverson
Elena
Frank Coburn
Ernest Myhre
Osseo
Gerald Berg
Ettrick
James Call Jr
Neuman Westlie
Ben Erickson
Obert Lundberg
Ronald Johnson
Blair
Leonard Oines
Galesville
Joe Lakey
Trempealeau
Dorothy Stuve
Bernard McRae
David Oines
Alvin Lambright
Garry Jahr
Lavonne Schorbahn
Bruce Hanson
Daffinson To Get State FFA Degree
Donald Daffinson of Ettrick will receive the Wisconsin Farmers Degree at the State Future Farmers convention in Green Lake June 10 to 12. He is cited for outstanding FFA activity and a strong record in crops, dairy, and meat animals competitions, with team and individual honors.
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Galesville
Wis
Donald Daffinson
Edwin Daffinson
Ettrick
Green Lake
Wisconsin Future Farmers
Donald
Gale-Ettrick High School
Lutz Feed Mill
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders
Northwest Livestock Show
Five-County 4 H Camp Set At Upham
Vernon County 4 H club members ages 14 to 21 will join peers from La Crosse Trempealeau Monroe and Jackson counties for a three day camp at Upham Woods starting June 2 Extension agents from the five counties will run the event Robert Fredrick and Mrs Lillian Loken accompany the Vernon group Ninety members from the five counties have signed up so far.
Roller Skating Party Scheduled in Taylor Wisconsin
Elm Tip Topper 4 H club sponsors a roller skating party at Hatfield on Friday June 7 at 730 p m. Club members from neighboring clubs are invited to attend.
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Taylor
Wis
Hatfield
4 H Leaders Review Area Project Work in Whitehall
Junior Leaders from 17 Trempealeau County clubs discussed club community services at a Whitehall meeting. Projects include dairy promotions, safety signs, baby sitting, gardens, banquets, and 4 H Sunday activities. Robert Twelme of Lakes Coulee is county Junior Leader rep for State Week. Next meeting June 27 focuses on helping the younger member.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Robert Twelme
Lakes Coulee
Blair
Galesvvile
Janet
Dianne Kopp
Doris
Vivian Anderson
Sonya Erickson
Dennis Johnson
Charles Finstad
Luann Ekern
Bruce Hanson
Equity Livestock To Reorganize At Sparta
SpartaWis reorganization of the Equity Livestock Auction Market Area discussed at a meeting. The plan creates a pilot project to unite 36 delegates and nine directors from active and inactive shipping associations to better represent producers using the Sparta Equity Auction Market.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Equity
Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association
Equity Livestock Shipping Association
Equity Cooperative Sales Association
Monroe County 4-H Members Set for State Week in Madison
Sixteen Monroe County 4-H Club members will attend State 4-H Club Week in Madison from June 18 to 21. Delegates include Richard Molstad and several club representatives from Sparta Tomah and surrounding areas, joining bands and Diligent Doers and Busy Bees groups.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Madison
Richard Molstad
Lucky Leaf Club
Tom and Paul Baumgarten
South Tomah
Janet Downing
la ‘Grange
Tomah
Barbara Hubbard
Norwalk Clovers
Connie Morgan
Daneville
Gale Parch
Wyeville Hilltoppers
Linda Poss
Farmers Valley
Craig Beecer
West Beaver Creek
Rose Marie Vieth
Bush Prairie
Robert Buchholz
Black Valley
Wilton
Darrell Neitzel
Happy Farmers
Kendall
Luther Peterson
Badger Busy Bees
Cashton
Houston to Host County Dairy Days
Houston, Minn will host Houston County Dairy Days Friday and Saturday June 21 and 22. Friday features the selection of a local dairy princess and other events while Saturday showcases a kiddie parade games cooking school an amateur talent contest and the crowning of the county dairy princess. Creameries and villages enter princess candidates with rules set by the American Dairy Association. The Houston Chamber of Commerce and local Dairy Day committee are forming committees and will hold informational meetings for chairmen.
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Houston
Minn
Houston County
American Dairy Association
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Local Daily Day Committee
Chamber
Barn Addition at ETTRICK by Carlyle John Son
Carlyle John son is erecting a 20 foot barn addition on his farm along highway 53 west of Ettrick. Sever Folkedahl and a crew are carrying out the work.
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Ettrick
Wis
Carlyle Johnson
Highway 53
Sever Folkedahl
Jackson County Dairy Month Dessert Contest Planned
Jackson County announces a June Dairy Month dessert contest across four communities with the winner moving to an Eau Claire televised take off. Entries must include full recipe and serving yield. Prizes are five dollars for each area winner and one dollar per contestant to offset material costs.
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Eugene Savage
Jackson County
Black River Falls
Bill Geske
Hixton
Pat Thomas
Bernard Hart
Alma Center
Wis
Judy Committee
Ing
Eau Claire
Two Fillmore 4-H Members to Attend State Camps
Preston Minn Two Fillmore County 4-H members were selected to attend state camps in June. David Larson of Mabel will join the state 4-H conservation camp at Itasca State Park June 3-9 and Sandra Brown of Fountain will attend the Minnesota 4-H health camp at the University of Minnesota Forestry and Biological Station at Itasca State Park June 9-13.
Hagen Named One of Iowa's Top Farmers
Walter Hagen, 48, of Waterville, named one of Iowa's four Master Farmers for 1963. He farms 530 acres in Allamakee County using terraces and strip cropping, builds ponds, and has planted 2,500 trees. Hagen, a former Master Swine Producer, serves in the Iowa Legislature and active in Farm Service agencies. He belongs to the Masonic Lodge and First Presbyterian Church. his wife Jean Raymond Hagen. They have a son and a daughter.
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Waukon
Iowa
Walter R. Hagen
Waterville
Hagen
Allamakee County
Masonic Lodge
First Presbyterian Church of
Jean Raymond
New Officers Named for Carpenter-Larkin 4H Club
Thomas Borreson is president and Susan Waldl ers vice president as Mary Shay secretary Stephanie Beaty treasurer Susan Helstad reporter and Orris Olson librarian named for the Carpenter Larkin 4H Club.
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Carpenter- Larkin 4H Club
Thomas Borreson
Susan Waldlers
Mary Shay
Stephanie Beaty
Susan Helstad
Jand Orris Olson
Trees Planted Trempealeau Farmers In Cropland Conversion
Trempealeau County Wisconsin farmers join the Crop land Conversion Program pilot in four western counties to shift cropland into forest and other uses. Bert and Longseth of Independence sign up for 47 thousand trees with CCP aid, planning future pulp wood and lumber harvests and noting watershed and recreation benefits.
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Bertrand Longseth
Independence Area
Wisconsin
Whitehall
Wis
United States
Buffalo
Jackson
Pepin
Trempealeau
USDA
Congress
Trempealeau County
Bert
Longseth
Independence
CCP
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Henry Anderson
Forester
Swine Test Farms Plan Open Houses in Wisconsin
UW specialist Vern Felts says four swine testing stations in Wisconsin will hold open houses in June. Evening sessions run June 3 in Mondovi June 4 in East Troy and June 5 in Platteville starting 7 p.m. A daytime session June 6 at Hortonville starts 10 30 a.m. Pigs begin production tests around June 20 and farmers want to view them before finishing tests. The Hortonville event includes a tour of the Quality Packing Co and New London farm.
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Madison
Wisconsin
East Troy
Platteville
Mondovi
Hortonville
Vern Felts
University of Wisconsin
Quality Packing Co
New London
Felts
Houston County To Begin 4-H Tours In June
Thirty one 4-H clubs in Houston County will hold tours over the next six weeks. Each member’s home will be visited with project work demonstrated for club members and extension agents. The tours help prepare for the Houston County Fair on August 21 to 24 and gather suggestions for project work.
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Caledonia
Minn
Houston County
Francis J. Januschka
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Future Farmers Chapter
Crawford County Fairgrounds
Gays Mills
Crawford County Fair
Paul Peterson
Frank Halloran
FFA
James Crogan
Roger van Riper
Roger Evigne
Roger Olson
James Jones
Trempealeau Holstein
Harland Hanson
Dennis Young
Ronald Malcheski
Dennis Myhre
Linda Nissel
Byron Anderson
Ken Johnson
Ronald Frederickson
Marsha Hanson
Daffinson
Rath
U.S.A
F. M. Super Fair
Waukon, Iowa
Upham
Leonard R. Anderson
Russell Hvan
Peter May
Harold le June
John Jenks
Equity Livestock
Lynn Merow
Equity
Alvin Hemker
Donald Wagner
Joe Schantz
The
Shipping Association
Ben Franklin
Saab
Melrose
Leonard Zeman
Swine Test Farms
Valley Farm Supply
Winona—Valley Distributing
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