Houston 4H Livestock Show Honors and Auction Sale
Houston county won the grand champion 4H herdsmanship award at the Junior Livestock show. Carl Solie placed in the red ribbon group for hogs while Verdayne Ganrud earned a purple ribbon in hogs. A Chester White hog sold at auction for 50 cents a pound to Land O Lakes creameries. Several youths earned red and white ribbons across beef and hog divisions, including Carrol Anderson Ronald Myhre Bernard Feldmeier Caroljean Hempstead Charles Peterson Sigurd Anderson Orivile Otterness Harold Jenson Harlyn Johnsrud Fern Thillen and John Thillen.
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Houston County
Arles Peterson
Spring Grove
Ae Ronald Myhre
Robert Deters
Caledonia
Verdayne Ganrud
Chester White
Land O'Lakes Creameries
Carrol Anderson
Ronald Myhre
Bernard Feldmeier
Caroljean Hempstead
Charles Peterson
Sigurd Anderson
Carl Solie
Co-Op Adds Two New Sires To Service
The Tri-State Breeders' cooperative recently put two new sires into service. Holstein Pabst Roamer Arthene H-44 is four years old with offspring yielding 20 881 pounds milk and 802 fat in 365 days, from a top line including Wisconsin Admiral Burke Lad. Jersey Pinnacle Favorite Standard J-26 is six years old. his first eight three year old daughters are expected to average over pounds of fat with 6.0 test in 305 days.
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Tri-State Breeders’ Cooperative
Pabst Roamer
Ollie Della
Wisconsin
Admiral Burke Lad
Pieterje Ormsby Moore
Lad Della
Pabst Cascade
Brampton Norman
Pinnacle
Brampton Jolly
Brampton Pink
Norma
Oxford
Whitehall FFA Elects New Officers in 1960
Whitehall Wisconsin the local FFA chapter elected new officers Kenneth Giese as president Ronald ope as vice president Thompson as secretary Henry ate as treasurer and Donald Hanson as reporter. The article notes U S soil erosion yearly loss totaling about three billion tons from farm land.
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Whitehall
Wis
Kenneth Giese
Future Farm On America
White
Ronald Ope
Y Thompson
Henry Ate
Donald Hanson
U. S
La Crosse Plowing Champ to Represent County Next Year
On October 26 a La Crosse County plowing champion will be chosen at Kilmer Gaarder farm near Holmen. The Holmen Commercial Club backs the event with extension and soil conservation service help. Entrants are limited to one tractor per brand with up to nine in a full field, starting at 1 pm. The program includes plowing, woodlot management demos, and seed bed preparation for spring sowing. If rain, the contest moves to October 31.
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la Crosse County
Kilmer Gaarder
Holmen
Holmen Commercial Club
Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
He Gaarder Farm
Glasgow-Hardies Creek Exhibit Winners Named
Glasgow-Hardies Creek held its 34th annual fair at the Glasgow school with hundreds attending. The day featured a pupil baseball game, schoolchild and elder exhibits, a noon dinner, and an open-air concert by the Galesville band. Judges named winners in men and women’s exhibits with Mrs. Dewey Baardseth reporting 193 exhibits by 23 women.
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Galesville
Wis
Glasgow-Hardies Creek
Glasgow
Donald Siedschlag
Farm Event Calendar Highlights Local Exhibits and Demos
Calendar items list farm bureau demonstrations and meetings across Trempealeau Winona and Monroe regions with details on locations times and host farms. The article also praises winners in an annual community fair with names of participants and prize categories in crops flowers and crafts.
Wisconsin corn yields fall sharply after early frost
Wisconsin reports averaging 40 bushels per acre for corn, 10 bushels below last year, with frost arriving in late August and September 24. Much of the crop frozen or unripe will be used early, while oats, barley, hay and potatoes show good yields including a record 195 bushels per acre for potatoes.
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Wisconsin
United States Departments of Agriculture
Blair Vocational Agriculture Class Opens For Adults
The first adult farmer class of the year will meet in Blair high school's agricultural room on Thursday October 19 at 8. The session led by Car Penno vocational agricultural instructor aims to enroll at least 10 farmers with two hour sessions and potential for more. Attendance is open to all adult farmers 25 years or older.
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Blair
Wis
Car . Penno
Blair High
Archie Auchmiller
Fn Rmer Training School
Night Agric Classes At Black River Falls High School
Leo W. Gross kreutz agriculture instructor will start evening meetings for farmers and farm boys at the high school tire rooms in Black River Falls on Tuesday Oct 17 at 8 pm. All interested are invited and an interesting program is planned.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Leo W. Grosskreutz
Black River Falls High School
Tire Rooms
Tips for Storing Apples Through Winter Months
University of Wisconsin horticulturist Dr. L Kruehner offers storage guidance for surplus home apple crops. Late varieties store well from late September to January or February in basement or root cellar with proper air circulation and moisture. Bruised or diseased apples spoil quickly. suitable late winter and early spring varieties include Jonathan Red Delicious Golden Delicious Northern Spy Salome and Northwestern Greening.
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L. Kruehner
University of Wisconsin
McIntosh
Cortland
Macoun
Wealthy
Kuehner
Dairy Plant Inspections Deadline Near for Milk Deliverers
Nov 15 marks the first farm inspection deadline for dairy plants and their authorized fieldmen. The move supports milk quality and counseling with producers, with many operators already finished and others advancing, while a few still have work to complete within the month.
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Legrid
FHA Units To Attend Rally
Whitehall Future Homemakers of America chapter prepares to host the annual rally on Tuesday October 17. Girls from 11 high schools including Blair Taylor Arcadia Mondovi Osseo Independence Augusta Strum Eleva Alma Gilmanton and Hixton will attend Mary Wood local president will preside at the all day meeting.
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Whitehall
Wis
Whitehall Future Homemakers of America
Blair, Taylor
Arcadia
Mondovi
Osseo
Independence
Augusta
Strum-Eleva
Alma
Gilmanton
Hixton
Mary Wood
Soil Service Inaugurated For Tobacco Growers
The University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture offers a soil testing service for tobacco growers. The test covers pH, phosphorus, potassium, and chlorine with a $1.75 per sample fee. Samples should come from the top six inches of 8 to 10 spots, dried, bagged, and mailed to Tobacco Investigations, Madison.
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Larry Davis
la Crosse County
Tobacco Investigations
Department of Horticulture
College of Agriculture
Madison
Wis
Spud Exhibit Slated At UW
Growers retailers wholesalers and equipment makers will join a three day potato industry exhibition at the University of Wisconsin titled Wisconsin potatoes from harvest to market. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Potato Growers association with sales organizations and regional groups in the south and midwest. A harvest film will be shown. The exhibit is in T-17 of the new university building.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Potato Growers Association
Midwest
University “Dai
Milk regulation hearings set for November 13
Three hearings announced by D N Mc Dowell director of the state department of agriculture will consider proposed changes to two milk rules. Dates and cities Madison Eau Claire Appleton November 1 2 3 at 10 a m. each. The grade A milk and cream standards would be rewritten to regulate intrastate movement and prevent mislabeling. The vitaminized milk order would expand to all fluid milk products and cover fortification with other vitamins and minerals.
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D. N. McDowell
State Department of Agriculture
Madison
State Capitol
Eau Claire
Court House
Appleton
County Court House
McDowell
Department of Agriculture
State Board of Health
Houston DHIA Reports Average 24.4 Butterfat in September
Houston County DHIA records show 528 cows with 96 dry, producing 24.4 pounds butterfat per cow for September. High producer was Julius Ernster's grade Holstein at 74.1 pounds. top 10 herds listed by owner and breed totals with multiple dry cases.
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Houston County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Norbert Wilkes
Julius Ernster
Walter Vaaler
Jerome Frank
George Deters
Hilary Allen
Cletus
Roble and Bissen
Hempstead and Sons
Frank McNelly
Reuben Anderson
Sunflowers Grown in Northern Wisconsin for Silage
Northern Wisconsin farmers cultivate sunflowers to produce silage fodder. The crop supports livestock feed in the region's agricultural system.
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Wisconsin
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