Hold Canning Short Course Held at University of Wisconsin
MADISON Wis Fieldmen hold their third annual short course at the University of Wisconsin October 25 to November 5 with classes in soils plant diseases plant breeding canning crop machinery production practices grower relations and insect and weed control. University faculty and industry representatives join Wisconsin canning crop men for panel talks led by M Sutter and A Vruwink. Mark Mitchell will discuss the canneries fieldman job and W G Clark plans to cover the tenderometer in grading peas. A L Joos Elmer Pergon and Marvin Verhulst will participate.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Co. M. Sutter
Walworth
Art Vruwink
Cedar Grove
Mark Mitchell
Green Bay
Farm homes burn as fires sweep rural district
A blaze roars through a rural area destroying about 500 farm homes and barns, leaving residents facing loss of livestock and shelter. Fire crews battle flames amid strong winds, with inquiries ongoing into cause and confidence restored in the community.
Farm Bureau Meeting Set at West Salem High
La Crosse county Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting at West Salem high school auditorium Tuesday at 8 p m. Delegates and alternates to the state gathering will be elected, county resolutions adopted, reports heard, and other business transacted. Curtis Hatch will be guest speaker. Open to all families.
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la Crosse
Farm Bureau
la Crosse County
West Salem High School
West Salem Village
la Crescent Valley Fruit Growers’ Association
Carroll's
la Crescent
Monroe Me. Wilton
la Crosse Rural Center
Northern States Power Company
Non-Caking Nitrogen Fertilizer by USDA
Prairie Farmer reports in Laboratory to Farm a new nitrogen fertilizer named ureaform developed by the USDA. It acts as a conditioner with other fertilizers and prevents caking even when exposed to moisture.
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USDA
Meals supply vitamins in seven basic foods
The article argues that healthy individuals gain all necessary vitamins from well planned meals built around seven basic foods. It cautions against routine vitamin pills and emphasizes daily, balanced eating.
Calendar of Farm Events Across Wisconsin and Minnesota
Calendar lists farm meetings and events from Oct 26 to Nov 5 across multiple counties. Wisconsin groups include Farm Bureau meetings in La Crosse and Crawford counties, 4 H achievement days in Vernon Trempealeau and Jack s, and homemaker club gatherings in Monroe West Salem La Crosse. Minnesota growers association and Wisconsin horticultural meetings in Winona and nearby areas are noted.
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Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
Madison
la Crosse County
Mindoro Center
Dana Roberts
Houston County
Farm Bureau
Crawford County
Seneca
Hollywood Theater
Washburn School
Vernon County
Viroqua
Trempealeau County
Whitehall City Hall
Minnesota
Statewide Crop Yield Estimates Vary Widely
The report suggests average yield around 60 acres with some areas near 100 and others as low as 20 per acre, indicating significant regional differences in production.
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Probably
Achievement Day for La Crosse 4-H Members
La Crosse county 4-H members will hold Achievement Day in La Crosse next Saturday. The program starts at 10 a.m. with a Hollywood theater movie, followed by luncheon at the Congregational church. Wakelin McNeel, state 4-H leader, will give the highlight talk, with a skit and 4-H band performances. Awards will be presented to outstanding members and clubs in the afternoon. All 4-H members leaders and parents are invited to participate.
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la Crosse County
la Crosse
Hollywood Theater
Congregational Church
Wakelin McNeel
Trempealeau County 4-H Achievement Program Set
Whitehall Wisconsin plans a Trempealeau County 4-H achievement day closing the 1948 club season. Wakelin McNeel will speak, and awards will honor project winners across dairy, crops, poultry, dress revue, foods, and leadership with many named 4-H members receiving honors. USDA egg data accompany the notice.
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James Hovre
Ettrick
Anna Mae Anderson
Hale and Hardy Club
Kenneth Christianson
Independence
Hilma Johnson
Osseo
Shirley Larson
Harold Scarseth
Trempealeau County Dairy Club
James Hagen
Whitehall
Bonita Thompson
Arcadia
Billie Wood
Galesville
Guernsey
Marilyn Thomas
Holstein
Aleckson
Joan See
Eleva
Bruce Myren
Beverly Lou Baardseth
Linus Lisowski
Mercedes Lebakken
Vernon Bell
Richard Bisher
Blair
Verona Schultz
Myra Suttie
Roland Kriesel
Trempealeau
Constance Anderson
Farm Prices Zoom to Eight Million Dollar Per Acre
Fertilizer specialists estimate an acre holds about 35 000 tons of nitrogen in the air and could be worth eight million dollars if it could be collected as nitrate fertilizer. The direct method is growing legume crops that host nitrogen fixing bacteria at no charge.
Region Men Graduate In UW Course
Thirty two men graduated from the University of Wisconsin special short course in artificial insemination on Oct. 22. Read from this region were Ar dell S. Eide Jerome W. Host ranser Donald Peterson Caryllf. Carl son Herbert Hen thorn Lloyd S. Nyre Virgil E. Reed Cameron Selin Roy Joseph Waldron. They studied breeding problems theory and practice of insemination during two weeks at Madison and will complete field training before becoming qualified inseminators.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Ardell S. Eide
Jerome W. Hostranser
Donald Peterson
Jackson Coun Caryllf. Carlson
C. William Olson
la Crosse County
Herbert Henthorn
Crawford County
Lloyd S. Nyre
Buffalo County
Virgil E. Reed
Cameron Selin
Vernon County
Roy Joseph Waldron
Monroe County
Houston Agric Society Holds Annual Meeting
Caledonia Minnesota special report states the Houston County Agriculture Society will hold its annual meeting at the city hall in Caledonia on Wednesday October 27 at 1 30 p m. Ed Zimmerhakl secretary announces the details.
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Houston Agric Society
Caledonia
Minn
The
Houston County Agriculture Society
Theity Hall
Ed Zimmerhakl
Nation's 1947 fire loss tops $700 million
The nationwide fire loss in 1947 reached 700 million dollars the highest total on record with about 12 percent occurring on United States farms.
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United States
Trempealeau 4-H Leaders Praised at Banquet
Ben Ray of Madison lauded Trempealeau county 4-H leaders at the annual banquet in the 4-H cafeteria on the fairgrounds in Galesville. He noted outstanding state leadership and urged unity among nations. The event, a 1948 achievement, was hosted by the county extension office with Ray Shanklin as master of ceremonies.
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Ben Ray
Madison
University Extension
Trempealeau County
Fairgrounds
Galesville
Wisconsin
Rusy
Ray Shanklin
C. J. Anderson
Hale and Hardy Club
Dorris Sander
Bernard Wood
Frenchville
Guernsey Bers’ Association
Jack Dundas
Whitehall
The
Soil Conservation Service
Frank Smith
Albert Scherr
Caledonia
Fair Board
County Board of Supervisors
County Agricultural Committee
William M. Rogers
Whitehall Times
Tom Burgess
la Crosse Tribune
Lester Senty
Independence
O. E. Hays
Harry Atkinson
Lyle Molstad
SCS
Molstad
L. A. Davis
E. H. Fisher
College of Agriculture
Fisher
USDA
Orrin Berge
1000 Witness Demonstration At Newburg Dairyland Farm
More than 1,000 farmers attended a clean plowing test at Newburg Dairyland farm in Morion Coulee. Chet Dahlby won first place with his tractor, edging George Schmitz of Mormon Coulee. prize money totaled 50 dollars for top four plowmen.
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Tribune
Phores Bieckel
Raymond Rhodes
West Salem Drive
Ed Neuman
St. Josephs Ridge
Chet Dahlby
Mormon
St. Thomas More Parish
la Crosse
Mmes
Jo Kendhammer
Erma Schroeder
Babe Schlicht
Leona Schmitz
May Dahlby
Dorothy Wuensch
Newburg
Morion Coulee
Dahlby
George Schmitz
Mormon Coulee
Schmitz
la Crosse County
West Salem
Raymond Bieckel
Gerald Knoblach
St. Joseph Ridge
Charles Gile
Ed Veglahn
la Crescent
Robert E. Lee
Viroqua
Wilbur Labus
Bangor Farmer
Clyde Bay
Charles Raymond, Jr
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Raymond
Conan
Vernon
Reid Adventure
Louis Hayward
Janet Blair
Carlos Molina
ORCH
Black River Falls
Abbott and Costello
Terzen
New York
B. F. Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich Store
Fifth Ave
West Salem Center
la Verne Meinking
Maple Shade Club
Stanley Moon
Priscilla Club
Goodwin Toranson
4-H Club
Ranger Mack
McNeel
Lloyd Giese
Doris Dahlby
Darlene Shermo
All of Whitehall
Hollis Bibby
Hale and Hardy Group
Dc. J. Anderson
Russell Toppen
Richard Tomter
Elaine Fromm
Glenn Kensmoe
Phillip Dah
Henry Voss
Mary Hagen James Hagen
Kenneth Giese
Earl Thorson
Patricia Radsek
Les Reb
Roach Hanns
Hilitep Poultry Remedies Ab
Hatchery
West Salem, Wis
Sitiess
Johnston
Cementico
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