State Opens Co Op Month In October
Madison Wisconsin Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Donald E Wilkinson the 1970 honorary chairman for October Cooperative Month in Wisconsin notes cooperatives have grown and reorganized in the past decade now providing well over a billion dollars in goods and services to Wisconsin citizens He says cooperatives will tell the co op story and stress new dimensions for agriculture and urban society to better life in the 70s including self help programs antipollution research rural urban housing group health centers wildlife refuges forest management and other ventures He adds the real challenge is to carry these successful programs into new areas to benefit both rural and urban communities
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Madison
Donald E. Wilkinson
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Wilkinson
Co-Op Head To Attend Dairy Meet In Sydney Australia
William C. Eckles, Pure Milk Products Cooperative general manager from Fond du Lac, attends the 18th International Dairy Congress in Sydney October 12 to 16. An unofficial U S delegation of 22 dairy leaders, researchers, processors and educators joins more than 2,500 attendees from 60 countries. Wisconsin researchers Dr. C. H. Amundson and Dr. N. F. Olsen from the Madison food science department also participate.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
William C. Eckles
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Sydney
Australia
Eckles
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
University of Wisconsin
C. H. Amundson
N. F. Olsen
Department of Food Science
Madison
Minnesota Corn Borer Infestation Prompts Early Harvest
S Minnesota has a high second brood corn borer infestation across southern and central Minnesota. Extension entomologist John Lofgren warns farmers to plan early harvest this fall to prevent heavy losses as borers attack ears and shanks, weakening plants and causing ear drop. Warmer summer weather fueled the outbreak, with severity seen in late maturing as well as well dented ears.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
John Lofgren
University of Minnesota
Lofgren
Beach 4 H Club Wins Parade Prize in Blair Festival
ETTRICK Wis Beach Northern Lights 4 H Club took first prize for its cheese theme float in Blair Cheese festival parade Two members Wayne Johnson and Jerome Back earned senior and junior calf showmanship prizes respectively in the event
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Ettrick
Wis
Beach
Northern Lights 4-H Club
Blair
Wayne Johnson
Jerome Back
Milk price rise for August in Chicago base zone
Baraboo Wisconsin Pure Milk Products Cooperative sets a minimum blend price of 5.19 a hundredweight for grade A milk delivered in August to Chicago base zone plants. The price rises 13 cents from August 1969 and four cents from last month. About 43 percent of 623 million pounds fell into Class I. The producer earns about 11.16 cents per quart from the blend.
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Baraboo
Wis
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Chicago
Houston County ASCS Elects New Member
In Caledonia Minnesota the Houston County ASCS named new members and officers at the county convention. Sig J C Van Gundy Laurence mund Bergrud and others were named members with William Leary as chairman and Harold Davy as a third member. The new officers begin terms Oct 1.
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Caledonia
Minn
Sig J. C. van Gundy
Laurence Mund Bergrud
Spring Grove
Laumb
Orville
Naber
Charles Chapel
Harold Davy
Brownsville
Arthur Flatten
Jay Summers
Houston
Black Hammer
George Geving
Glenn Otterness
Alden A. Johnsrud
David Alstad
Glen A. Bratland
Eugene O’hara
James Scanlan
William Dvorak
Hokah
Farm Prices Show Gains In September
The Agriculture Department reported September farm prices rose 2 percent from August after a 3 percent drop in August, led by corn eggs milk lettuce and wheat gains. Hog and cattle prices fell as pork supplies remained large, with hogs at 19.80 per hundredweight and cattle at 26.00, while farm expenses hit a record high.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agri Business Council Forms In Wisconsin
MADISON Wis The formation of a new association to aid Wisconsin s largest employer agri business was Monday Sept 28 at 11 30 a m press luncheon here at the Park Motor Inn The Wisconsin Agri Business Council will seek a unified voice for the multibillion dollar industry with Robert E Tracy as president and a leadership team including Charles H Fenske L W Davis and others The council will run a membership drive and operates from 411 West Main Street Madison in the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce Building.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Agri-Business
Park Motor Inn
Wisconsin Agri-Business Council
Robert E. Tracy
Tracy
Janesville
Charles H. Fenske
Oscar Mayer & Co
L. W. Davis
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Council
West Main Street
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Area Cattle Entered In Waterloo Show
Arcadia firm Bensel J. Haines and Sons will enter seven head of champion Brown Swiss cattle in the World Dairy Expo at Madison October 3 to 7. The Arcadia herd competes with dairy cattle from the United States and Canada. The Brown Swiss show opens at 10 a.m. Tuesday October 6.
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Arcadia
Wis
Bensel J. Haines and Sons
Madison
United States
Canada
Milk Output Drops in 1969 U S Milk Production Declines
Milk production in the United States for 1969 totaled 116.2 billion pounds, about one percent below 1968. The report highlights a slight drop amid overall dairy industry trends and regional variations in output.
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United States
Trempealeau Farm Committee Elects Officials
At the county convention Whitehall Wis Ernest Severson of Strum was elected to a three year term on the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Alternates for one year were Ernest E Sobotta Arcadia first alternate and Bennie B Kulig Independence second alternate. Lester Indrebo Osseo named chairman for one year with Severson as vice chairman and Wilfred N Breska Arcadia as the other member.
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Arcadia
Coulee Area Holsteins Top 100000 Lbs Record Milks
Ten Coulee Region registered Holsteins surpassed 100000 pounds of lifetime milk across herds in Alma Center La Crosse and West Salem Wisconsin. Notable cows include Roberts View Symbol Lucy and Vigo Ideal Carol with over 133k and 142k pounds, Kirbs Kaybud MHL Rock ette and others achieving 2 3 year totals with significant fat yields.
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Brattleboro
Coulee Region
Robert W. Galster
Alma Center
Lucy
Turtle Acres Neptune Dell
Wayne J
Hellen T. Hood
Raybud Farm
la Crosse
Kaybud Mhl
Rockette
Kaybud Mhl Beauty
Kaybud Mhl Folly
Twillingbek
Lisa ‘Ideal
Sigurd B. Gundersen
Twillingbek Farm
West Salem
Gray View
Floyd Jones
Bangor
Jones Farm
Lake-Co Mistress Clara
Lakeview Hospital
Rockcrest Twelvers Dixie
Edyth C. Swarthrout
Bert Brown
Neshonoc Farm
Community Fair Set For October In Galesville
The 54th Glasgow-Hardies Creek Community Fair will be held Saturday October 10 in Galesville Wisconsin. Morning judging covers men women and school departments. dinner at noon precedes an afternoon program. Open to the public with Lloyd Anderson as general chairman and Donald Stuhr as club president.
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Galesville
Wis
Glasgow-Hardies Creek Community Club
Lloyd Anderson
Donald Stuhr
Sacia Orchard Completes New Packing Building At Galesville
Sacia Orchard Inc near Galesville finished a 128 by 50 foot packing building in time for harvest. The steel facility has five loading docks seven large doors and five passage doors. New conveyors washers and a water circulation system automate washing, drying and grading. Most packing is by women workers into bushel trays or plastic bags. Major outlets include Twin Cities Milwaukee Chicago Wausau and Appleton. Red Delicious accounts for about 60 percent of output with McIntosh Cortlands Jonathans Beacons Wealthies and Northwest Greenings following. The firm ships 50 000 to 60 000 bushels annually. 57 000 in 1969.
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Sacia Orchards
Sacia Orchards, Inc
Galesville
Tribune
Wis
Sacia Orchard, Inc
Robert Sacia
Highway 35
Twin Cities
Milwaukee
Chicago
Wausau
Appleton
Sacia
McIntosh
Cortlands
Jonathans
Beacons
Lacia
Michigan
Washington
Sacra
Fred Sacia
Pork Output Jump Signals Strong August for Pork
AP reports August pork output rose 7 percent from a year earlier as hog slaughter numbers climbed 5 percent and average weight gained two pounds. Red meat production rose 2 percent, beef output up less than 1 percent. Through eight months, total red meat was about 3 percent higher than last year, with beef up 3 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Antigo Set to Dedicate Technical Institute
Antigo will formally dedicate the North Central Technical Institute this Saturday two years after groundbreaking for the $1 million facility. The 47,000 square foot campus received half its funding from a U.S. Commerce Department grant. The institute is a branch of the Wausau Institute and began classes this fall.
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Antigo
North Central Technical Institute
U.S. Commerce Department
Wausau Institute
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