Conservation Winners Named In County
The La Crosse Soil and Water Conservation District named winners for Wildlife Habitat Development Streambank Protection and Forestry. Lyle Bredemann of Holmen heads wildlife habitat work on a 340 acre farm with ponds shrubs a deer herd and bird habitats. Bernard Clements of Bangor won streambank protection for about 1200 feet on Dutch Creek with rock riprap and contour practices. De Verne Seils northeast of Mindoro won the forestry award for 145 acres of woodland with management plans and planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Bredemann
Bernard Clements
Bangor
Clements
Dutch Creek
de Verne Seils
Mindoro
Seils
Theodore Piske
la Crosse County
Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Clements Farm
Tribune
Vanishing Industry Sorghum Mill Still Produces In Holmen Area
Larson-Peterson Sorghum Mill near Holmen Wisconsin operates in Roberts Coulee with about 10 workers. They process 6.8 acres of sorghum, cutting stalks by hand, pressing juice, and evaporating it into syrup sold in Holmen Onalaska Sparta West Salem Blair La Crosse. The mill has run 22 years at this site, with Peterson and Larson each long-time operators. They expect four week season, about three weeks left, producing 600 to 700 gallons yearly, offering lighter color and delicate flavor compared to molasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larson-Peterson
Holmen
Elmer Larson
Walter Jones
Gordon Peterson
Peterson
Garfield Casberg
Lawrence Stetzer
Onalaska
Henry Hoff
Tribune
John C. Ellenbecker
la Crosse Tribune
Wis
Larson- Peterson
Roberts Coulee
Larson
Sparta
West Salem
Blair
la Crosse
Casberg
Coulee
Leo
Price Support Availability for 70 Corn Loans in 1970
The La Crosse County ASCS offers on farm price support loans for the 1970 feed grain program. Eligible producers must store corn on farm and meet quality standards. Loans cover up to 85 percent for dent corn and 90 percent for shelled corn with a 1.06 per bushel loan rate and about 3.6 percent interest. An $8 service charge is deducted. Redemption is possible anytime with interest. Similar loans are available for oats and soybeans in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Stintzi
la Crosse County
Stintzi
ASCS
la Crosse
Allamakee Plans Conservation Dinner
Allamakee County Soil Conservation District schedules its 17th annual banquet at Waukon Junior High School on Thursday October 23 with a 6 30 p.m. dinner. Thomas McDowell district chairman says tickets are available from the district office commissioners or cooperators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Iowa
Allamakee County
Soil Conservation District
Thomas McDowell
Woodland Field Day Slated in Caledonia Minnesota
Woodland Field Day will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday October 10 at the Luttchen Demonstration area about one mile south of Reno Minnesota. Jefferson Jets 4-H Club will provide wagons and tractors for hourly tours with five stops covering forest management recreation watershed wildlife habitat planning and timber marketing. An information booth will be near the headquarters at the Heintz yard. The event is sponsored by the Division of Lands and Forestry Minnesota Department of Conservation University of Minnesota School of Forestry and the Agricultural Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Luttchen
Reno
Russell Krech
Houston
Jefferson Jets
Elmer Heintz
Heintz Yard
Krech
Division of Lands and Forestry
Minnesota Department of Conservation
University of Minnesota School of Forestry
Agricultural Extension Service
Holstein Brings Record $40,000 At Dairy Expo
A three year old registered Holstein cow named Gray View Coral Shamrock sold for a record $40,000 at the World Premier Holstein sale during the World Dairy Expo. It was bought by Hanover Hill Farms and Brigeen Farms, with Gray View Farms handling the consignment. The sale total reached $163,450 and a new average of $5,837 per animal for 28 head, surpassing previous records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Gray View Coral Shamrock
Gray View Farms
Union Grove
Hanover Hill Farms
Millbrook
N.Y
Brigeen Farms
Turner
Maine
Fultonway Ivanhoe Lime Hollow
Cortland
Terry Itoh
Nasawa Co., Ltd
Japan
California
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Fox
Ted Piske
Warren Kish
Robert Frederick
Shelby Township
John M. Thomas
Wisconsin
LA Crosse Municipal Airport
Major Berg
Willmar, Minn
New England
Danny
Rey
U-Heut Trailers & Trucks
LA Crosse ST
Allamakee
la Crosse Floral
Cass St
The
Bluffs
Dial
Coats
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