Artificial Breeding Boosts Milk Output But Not Clearly
University of Wisconsin researchers say raw DHIA figures overstate gains from artificial breeding. Adjusted comparisons show artificial sired cows trail natural service cows by 492 pounds of milk and 14 pounds of butterfat, after mature-equivalent and grouping adjustments. Further farm management factors may shift results.
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Madison
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
University of Wisconsin
DHIA
E. L. Corley
E. E. Heizer
Float in Alice Parade Planned by Rural Youth
Green County Rural Youth completed plans for the Alice in Dairyland float for the parade and the Fairground stand at the meeting Monday night. Miss Lydia Wells presided at the business meeting with discussion of a proposed July 18 trip to Devil's Lake and the safety committee preparing activities to enter Rural Mutual Casualty Insurance awards competition.
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Green County
Lydia Wells
Devil’s Lake
Rural Mutual Casualty Insurance
Population shows female net gains exceed males 1946 51
Between 1946 and 1951 about seven million females were added to the U S population and this female gain was roughly 90 000 higher than the number of males added in the same span.
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United States
Milk production rises despite fewer cows as per cow yields grow
Beatrice Foods president William Karnes told stockholders that national milk output increased by about four billion pounds from 1947 to 1953 even as dairy cow numbers fell by one million. Average production per cow rose from 5000 to 5440 pounds, aided by herd improvement and breeding programs.
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William G. Karnes
Beatrice Foods Co
Chicago
United States
Karnes
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Homemakers Find Dairy Foods Versatile for Meals
Dairy products are versatile aids to the family diet. Homemakers can use them in many ways to make meals tasteful and complete. They fit into every course and help increase the amount of milk in family diets.
Niagara River Falls 315 Feet Through Rapids Including Falls
A description notes the Niagara River drops about 315 feet over the falls and rapids, detailing the distance and the sequence from the river to the falls.
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Niagara River
Niagara Falls
Canada Urges Seaway Parley
Washington report notes Canada and the United States should convene in Ottawa to discuss construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. L. B. Pearson proposes talks after Eisenhower signs enabling legislation, aiming to avoid delaying the seaway and its associated power project. R. Douglas Stuart indicates the U.S. is ready to begin detailed talks once the Seaway Development Corp. is formed.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Ottawa
St. Lawrence Seaway
L. B. Pearson
R. Douglas Stuart
U. S
Pearson
Eisenhower
Secret Service checks Mackinac Island facilities for 1955 visit
Three U.S. Secret Service members surveyed Mackinac Island facilities after an invitation to President Eisenhower to use the island as his summer capital. The team, led by Col George McNally, evaluated six summer homes shown by Island Park Commission officials Doyle and Dunningan.
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Mackinac Island
Mich. P
U.S
Secret Service
Eisenhower
Col
George McNally
White House
Gerald Behn
U.S. Secret Service
William Carlson
Detroit
James P. Dunningan
W. F. Doyle
Island Park Commission
Doyle
State farm land values hold steady in Wisconsin
National land values fell two percent from November to March while Wisconsin land values remained unchanged, indicating regional stability in the state’s agricultural real estate market.
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Wisconsin
Egg Nog Chiffon Pie for Easy Entertaining
Dessert idea uses milk eggs and gelatin for a rich pie. Crust from graham crumbs butter and sugar. filling combines yolks milk gelatin and whipped egg whites, then chilled. Top with whipped cream and cinnamon or cherries for February parties.
Wisconsin College Enrollments Rise This Summer
Madison Wisconsin state colleges show at least 580 more summer students than last year with 5877 enrolled in incomplete figures reported by Eugene R McPhee director of colleges. Top campus totals include Milwaukee 1465 Stevens Point 790 Eau Claire 701 Oshkosh 623 Whitewater 536 Superior 521 Platteville 479 La Crosse 486 River Falls 276.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Eugene R. McPhee
Milwaukee
Stevens Point
Eau Claire
Oshkosh
Whitewater
Superior
Platteville
LaCrosse
River Falls
Record 88 Inches Rainfall During Philippine Typhoon Four Days
A typhoon battered the Philippines as observers logged 88 inches of rain in four days. Officials warned of flooding and dangerous conditions as communities evacuated and shelters opened.
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Philippines
McCarthy Wins In Paper's Ballot
The Chicago Tribune poll on the McCarthy Army hearings ends with 70,036 ballots cast and 91.2 percent in favor of McCarthy. Mail votes total 51,824 for McCarthy, 4,816 for Pentagon, 602 undecided. telephone votes add 12,026 for McCarthy, 716 for Pentagon, 53 undecided. Overall 63,850 McCarthy to 5,531 Pentagon, 655 undecided.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Wisconsin
Stevens
Army
Adams
Sen. McCarthy
G. David Schine
the Tribune
McCarthy
Pentagon
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Power For Progress
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