Don Bondes Named Wisconsin FHA Farm Family of the Year
Madison Wis The Donald A Bonde family of Newton Manitowoc County has been named Wisconsin FHA Farm Family of the Year announced by Willis W Capps State Director for the Wisconsin Farmers Home Administration The family operates a 260 acre Grade A dairy farm north of Howards Grove Millersville with 45 Holstein cows producing 544 pounds of butterfat and 15 000 pounds of milk annually The Bonde family includes Donald his wife Margaret six sons and three daughters The farm benefitted from FHA loans and soil and dairy improvements aided by county extension and soil conservation services The family is active in local organizations and community service with the husband noting his wife and children kept the farm going during a back injury period
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Madison
Wis
Donald A. Bonde
R. 1
Newton
Manitowoc County
Wisconsin Fha
Willis W. Capps
Wisconsin Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Farmers Home Administration
Wisconsin
Capps
Bentes
Howards Grove
Millersville
Donald
Margaret
Gary
St. Norbert’s
de Pere
Bonde
Manitowoc
Extension Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Jim Hanson
Don
Holy Name Society
Farm Bureau, the
Lakeshore Management Association
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Catholic Order of the Knights of Columbus
Trempealeau Soil Unit Sets Banner
Trempealeau County Soil and Water Conservation banquet is set for Monday November 2 at 8 p.m. at the Arcadia Country Club. Four farmers will receive outstanding conservation awards and forestry adoption honors. Poster awards will be given and speakers are top 1970 contest winners. Tickets and reservations are available from local offices and listed contacts.
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Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau County
Country Club
Arcadia
Richard Boland
Independence
Clifford Klowecki
John Lambert
Trempealeau
la Vera Sonsalla
Allan Stuve
Whitehall and
Hartland
University Extension Office
John Walek
Ernie Wold
Osseo
Nick Jensen
Thurman Fremstad
Pigeon Falls
Lee Sacia
Galesville
Black Tulip Created By Horticulturists In Dark Hue
Horticulturists have developed a tulip that appears black from a distance but is actually a deep mahogany shade named Troon. The achievement highlights plant breeders creating novel color effects for ornamental flowers.
Stock Buyer Connely Suspended By Ag Dept
James Connely operator of Connely and Pittsley livestock buying station at Soldiers Grove is suspended as a registrant for 20 days starting Oct 14 for violating weighing record keeping and accounting rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act. He must cease weighing other than correct weights issue accurate scale tickets and maintain proper records and cease misweighing payments. He consented to the order and waived the hearing.
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Washington, D.C
James Connely
Connely and
Pittsley
Soldiers Grove
Packers and Stockyards Act
U.S. Department of Agriculture
P & SA
Connely
Darwin on the ant brain’s marvels attracts praise
In a quote attributed to Charles Darwin the known English naturalist calls the brain of an ant one of the most marvelous atoms of matter in the world, perhaps more so than the brain of man.
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Charles Darwin
4-H Career Ends With State Title
Spring Grove Minnesota Greta Strinmoen capped her final year of 4-H by winning the grand champion barrow for all breeds at the Minnesota State 4-H market livestock show. Her brother Gary also took the champion Angus steer in beef. Both are Wilmington Gophers 4-H Club members. parents Floyd and Mrs. Strinmoen of Spring Grove.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Greta Strinmoen
Minnesota
Hampshire
Gary
Wilmington Gophers
Wisconsin farm groups back two cent milk promotion
Two state farm organizations endorsed Wisconsin milk advertising and a promotion levy at Department of Agriculture hearings. A two cents per hundred pounds checkoff would fund a $3.5 million annual budget, run by a 30 member dairy council, to promote Wisconsin milk and products and support research. Gilbert Rohde of the Wisconsin Farmers Union called it a golden opportunity to brand Wisconsin dairy goods.
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Isconsin Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives Dairy Division
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Federation
Sup
Gilbert Rohde
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Minnesota
Rohde
Lewis
Secretary (of Agriculture
Farm Committee Names Officers For 1970 71
The La Crosse County ASC Committee names officers for 1970 71 Earl Jaekel chairman Harvey Nuttelman vice chairman Walter Gilbert member and alternates John Raymer and Roy Servais. The group oversees local administration of federal farm programs including cropland adjustment and price support loans, with the ASCS office at the county courthouse serving as contact point.
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la Crosse County
ASCS
Pesticide Meeting Planned In County
A meeting for pesticide deals and custom applicators will be held November 12 at the Fireside near La Crosse. One of 12 state meetings in October and November, speakers Ronald Doersch and Ellsworth Fisher of the University of Wisconsin extension will discuss insect control for field crops and livestock, weed management, alfalfa weevil, mosquito control, and Dutch elm disease.
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la Crosse
Ronald Doersch
Ellsworth Fisher
University of Wisconsin Extension
Blair Poster Winners Named in Conservation Contest
The Blair Conservation Poster Contest rewards Trempealeau County 7th and 8th graders. Ann Lokker won the 8th grade prize and Wayne Bran non took the 7th grade award. Judges included Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Kling and Colin Galstad. The Blair representatives will attend the Conservation banquet November 2 at Arcadia Country Club where prizes and displays will be shown.
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Blair
Wis
Ann Lokker
Carl Lokker Jr
Wayne Brannon
Armedia Knutson
Harry Paul
Walter Kling
Colin Galstad
Associated Rod and Gun Clubs
Soil and Water Conservation District
Trempealeau County
Arcadia Country Club
Gary Berg Wins Top La Crosse Pig Club Award
Gary Berg of West Salem received a $25 savings bond as the outstanding 1970 La Crosse Pig Club project member at a St. Leo's banquet. He raised eight pigs and earned ribbons at the La Crosse Interstate Fair, while Jon Olson took second with eight of 12 pigs reaching market size. The La Crosse Pig Club honors breeders and clubs to promote purebred swine programs on farms.
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West Salem
Wis
Gary Berg
Norman Berg
Bangor
la Crosse Pig Club Project
St. Leo’s Catholic Church
Project
la Crosse
Jon Olson
Monroe Olson
la Crosse Pig Club
PIG Club
Pig Club Project
Ralph Johnston
Greater la Crosse
Heavier cows less profitable in study of Holsteins
Washington AP reports dairy scientists find slimmer Holstein cows yield more milk per feed dollar. In Beltsville Maryland, ARS analyzed 15 years of data from 102 cows. 1070 lb cows earned 320 over feed costs in a 305 day season, while 1450 lb cows earned 240. Average weight was 1280 lb. Study limited to this breed.
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Washington
Agriculture Research Service
Beltsville
Westby Chapter Receives National FFA Silver Honor
Westby Wisconsin Westby FFA chapter earned the Silver National Chapter award at the National FFA convention in Kansas City Missouri. The nation’s top 60 receive Gold, next 63 Silver, about 20 Bronze. Wisconsin’s Monroe won Gold while Westby Bloomers and Granton earned Silver. Representing Westby were Dae Myhre David Weimar Richard Schultz Dennis Nerison Gary Olerud and adviser Dale Nestingen. Olerud earned the American Farmer degree.
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Westby
Wis
Future Farmer
FFA
Kansas City
Wisconsin
Monroe
Bloomer
Granton
Dae Myhre
David Weimar
Richard Schultz
Dennis Nerison
Gary Olerud
Dale Nestingen
Westby FFA honors 27 Greenhand awardees
Twenty seven Westby freshmen received Greenhand pins at the annual initiation of the Westby Chapter of Future Farmers of America. Names include Randy Bakkestuen Michael Berger Brian Brown Norman Clark John Colins Kenneth Dowiasch Martin Erlandson Michael Gunderson Chester Hilton Darrell Johnson Gerald Reschke Gregory Kinserdahl Toby Lee Gary Mathison Rodney Mickelson Myron Odegard Michael Rundhaugen Philip Rundhaugen Richard Shultz Robert Shultz Michael Lebion Lee Stendahl Paul Urbanek Mark Herman Richard Stalsberg Michael Rude Dennis Franks. Pins presented by chapter president Michael Strangstalen, with Dae Nestingen as adviser.
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Westby
Wis
Future Farmers
Agriculture Room
Randy Bakkestuen
Michael Berger
Brian Brown
Norman Clark
John Colins
Kenneth Dowiasch
Martin Erlandson
Michael Gunderson
Chester Hilton
Darrell Johnson
Gerald Reschke
Gregory Kinserdahl
Toby Lee
Gary Mathison
Rodney Mickelson
Myron Odegard
Michael Rundhaugen
Philip Rundhaugen
Richard Shultz
Robert Shultz
Michael Lebion
Lee Stendahl
Paul Urbanek
Mark Herman
Richard Stalsberg
Michael Rude
Dennis Franks
Michael Strangstalen
Dae Nestingen
Westby High School
FFA
Cheese Men Seek Change In Marketing
A Wisconsin Cheese makers Association spokesman and a National Farmers Union official urged the federal government to drop about two dozen Midwest milk marketing orders and adopt a single national order. They said Order No 39 has produced ample Chicago fluid milk and proposed a six month ideas hunt followed by nationwide hearings to craft a nationwide order from Ohio to the Rockies. Critics warned such changes could disrupt the orderly market.
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Madison
Wisconsin Cheesemakers’ Association
National Farmers Union
Midwest
Robert C. Lewis
Chicago
Ohio
Rockies
Central Milk Supply Agency of
Ancient Forest Found in Potomac Valley Region
The first record of our family trees comes from the Potomac Valley in Anne Arundel County Maryland. A remarkable forest was growing 95 million years ago. That was 5 million years after the sycamores in Greenland.
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Potomac Valley
Anne Arundel County
Greenland
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