CAYLOR S COMMENTS On ideal fall weather and field work
The editor praises Indian Summer as Packers and Wisconsin win. Notes a Richland County field day on minimum tillage versus contour strips for erosion control. Reports on local conservation projects including erosion control dam, grassed waterway, and a pond. Encourages contouring and fieldwork, offers free contour marking through Soil Conservation Service. Announces La Crosse County Soil and Water Conservation District Speaking Contest set for Oct 28 in La Crosse courthouse with open participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wisconsin
Richland County
Dean Gundersen
Stan Goodenough
Mindoro
Clayton Stover
Barre Mills
Gene Schams
Clayton
Charlie Timmon
West Salem
Charlie
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
University Extension
No Crisis From Blight Says Farm Leader in Caledonia
Caledonia Minn William Leary chairman of the Houston County ASC Committee says there is no crisis from corn leaf blight despite a reduced national forecast of 393 million bushels or 9 percent below last year. He notes carryover stocks remain ample to meet domestic needs through 1971 and support export sales, while acknowledging disease drought and pests have hurt prospects. The 1970 harvest is expected near 393 million bushels with Sept 23 yield at 72.2 bushels per acre versus a year ago 83.9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
William Leary
Houston County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Leary
Pure Milk Co-Op Sets Annual Meet in Fond du Lac
The 41st annual meeting of the Pure Milk Products Cooperative will be held Tuesday Oct 27 in Fond du Lac with Glenn S Pound dean of UW Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences as Speaker. Delegates and alternates from Sparta Hillsboro Richland Center and other locals are listed with contact residents and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Glenn S. Pound
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Sparta
Simon Wells
Donald Rhyme
Black River Falls
Gyle Roberts
Mindoro
Walter Burke
Arnold Pfaff
Hillsboro
Harland Urban
Stanky Sherry
Viroqua
Hugh A. Madden
Elroy
Richland Center-Gillingham
Barnard McCauley
Yuba
Melvin Johnston
Hillpoint
Roy Hallett
Richland, Center
Fart Turner
Richland Center
Clifford Flamma
W. Ernest Williams
Viola
Elgie Brown
Bernie Ewing
Spring Grove FFA Teams Earn Ribbons in District Contest
In Wi nona Spring Grove Future Farmer land use judging team took second in District 16 FFA land use contest with Donald Ingvalson as second place individual. Other team members were Paul Wiste Arden Rund and Dwight Schoonover. A second Spring Grove team placed third in Contour Line with members David Groth and Dean Wiste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Grove
Minn
Winona
Donald Ingvalson
Paul Wiste
Arden Rund
Dwight Schoonover
David Groth
Dean Wiste
Benzyl bromide named main active tear gas constituent
The sentence identifies benzyl bromide as the principal active constituent of tear gas, indicating its central role in the chemical's inflammatory effect.
First in Area New Pollution Dam Built in Bostwick Valley
A pollution dam near Barre Mills on County Trunk I in Bostwick Valley was completed on the Earl Jaekel farm. The 200 foot long dam stands 30 to 40 feet high with 4100 cubic yards of earth fill and a 700 foot diversion to keep cows from polluting Irish Coulee Creek. The project aims to reduce silting and contamination, with federal cost sharing up to 80 percent. The Jaekel farm will feature dual purpose structures, overseen by ASCS and Soil Conservation Service planners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Jaekel
Jaekel
Jon Caylor
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
John L. Stintzi
la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin
Earl Jackel
Barre Mills
Bostwick Valley
la Crosse County
NFO Nominates Wisconsin Area Men for National Directors
Madison report states Allen D. Skroch and Norbert Connor were nominated for re election as NFO national directors from Wisconsin at the Wisconsin NFO annual meeting. Election occurs at the national convention in Louisville in December. Leaders and candidates from both parties spoke on dairy contracts taxes and farm policy. Ed Graff noted NFO rights under Capper Volstead Act and eligibility under federal market orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Allen D. Skroch
Independence
Norbert Connor
Viroqua
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Nfo
Louisville
Jack Olson
Patrick Lucey
Olson
NFC
Lucey
Thomas Jacobson
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Ed Graff
September farm prices rise in Wisconsin and nationally
Wisconsin farmers saw a 1.5 percent price rise in September over August while staying at September 1969 levels. National farm prices climbed about 1.5 percent from August to September with a 2 percent year over year gain. Milk topped $5 per cwt at 5.14, hay rose to 19 per ton, corn up 12 cents to 1.37. Hogs and beef cattle fell from 21.50 to 19.80 and 22.40 to 21.70 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Statistical Reporting Service
Big investment Cow To Hog Switch Not Simple Matter
In Monroe County Wisconsin a farm switchover from dairy to grain and hog production appears straightforward on paper but required a substantial investment. The Hill and Zastoupil farms near Tomah built new grain storage, bought machinery, and expanded facilities with five year CCC loans, aiming for volume corn and hogs. Harvests run on 170 acres Hill and 165 acres Zastoupil as fields show good yields with minor drought damage and bird damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe County
ASC
Merle J. Hill
Tomah
Victor B. Peterson
Sparta
Arnold Brovold
Ettrick
Nora Magelee
Wis
Monroe County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Committee
Federal Agency In Conservation, Forestry
Hill-Zastoupil Partners
Hill Place
Zastoupils
Guernsey
Zastoupil
Wisconsin Holstein group signs many new members this year
Area farmers join the Holstein Friesian Association across Wisconsin, announced at the national convention. New members span multiple counties including Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Vernon, with individuals named from towns such as Buffalo County and Westby among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Holstein- Friesian Association
Wisconsin
Coulee
John D. Danzinger
Donald D. Gunderson
Wayne A. Ruben
Buffalo County
Jose L. Skarda
Soldiers Grove
Crawford County
Ray Buttke
Merrillan
Donald Gilbertson
John W. Oliver
Clayton L. Olson
Walter Stetzer Jr
Melrose
Wayne Torkelson
Black River Falls
Jackson County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caylor
Pure Milk Co-Op
Bostwick
John C. Ellenbecker
Jackel
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Zwet
Arvid
Aekel Sala
Hill Farm
Zastoupi Farm
Commodity Credit Corporation
ASCS
Howard Zastoupil
Tom
Howard
Henry
Hill
George Gordon Meade
Battle of
Gettysburg
Casa Sales
Prtlponere
Holmen, Wis
Thomas B. Barrett
John F. Gerst
Camp Douglas
Laurel Jokiel
Leslie M. Jokiel
Lyndon Station
Juneau County
Clarence Johnson
James Johnson
James M. Kneifl
Bangor
William E. Enobloch
Holmen
Harvey Nuttelman
Richard Webrs
Clifford R. Anderson Jr
Thomas Hawke
Monroe Johnson
Cashton
Richard G. Downing
Kendall
Clifford Ruedy
Francis C. Ruedy
Rose Protectors
la Crosse Floral
Cass St
Bluffs
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!