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The Schultz family plans to raise blueberries commercially, a move, Mr. Schultz said, that is only the second such venture in the state.“There is one operation up in Bayfield County but this is the only other one that I know of in Wisconsin according to the people at the University of Minnesota who developed the hybrid plants,” he said.The planting of the first stock was finished last week and only the mulching needed to be completed before the Schultz family can sit back and wait for the berries to develop to the point they can be harvested in numbers.“We don’t want to put all our eggs in one basket. You know one hail storm at the wrong time could ruin us for the season,” he said.“When you’ve got a Wisconsin-grown product that is organically grown, you have two things going for you,” said Mr. Gashler. He noted that as far as the group knows, SLOW is the oldest and the biggest snail growers’ co-op in Wisconsin and the Midwest.Since that first meeting in March, the group’s members all have been researching the delectable snail that earns the French name “escargot,” the HelixThe Wisconsin group has purchased breeder snails from California growers, paying S3 a piece. Some members bought on!\ eight or 10 breeder snails to start, while some bought several hundred. Mr. Gashler said. The adult breeder snail will lay eggs three times a year — spring, summer and tall — and will lay approximately 50 eggs each time.Group members are keeping the Please turn to Page 2They are planting three varieties, all developed from research at the University of Minnesota in an attempt to develop a commercial blueberry industry in the state where there has been none.Wally and Mary Schultz of rural Menomonie look over the commercial blueberry plants they've planted.State’s second commercial blueberry patch is plantedMenomonieRaising 10 acres of strawberries has kept Wally and Mary Schultz of Menomonie busy enough now that harvest time is here but yet not too busy to add another project on their small farm along Paradise Road.Mr. Schultz said Minnesota is the only Midwest university undertaking such a project.“We’ve been in contact with Please turn to Page 12
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Country Today
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jun 10, 1987
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