The Winona Daily News from Winona, Minnesota • 14

14 ntmrfty, April 1, 1WT HTVOV A DAILY NEWS Freeman In Dairy Asks Cut Imports Gilmanton Buys 15.1 Million Pounds of Milk GILMANTON, Wis. A total of 15,136,728 pounds of milk was purchased during 19C8 by the Gilmanton Cooperative Creamery here, according to the annual report presented at the annual meeting. The average price paid for milk was $3.91 a hundred pounds. Total pounds of butter, fat in the milk purchased was 527,891 for an average test of 3.49. Net savings for the year were $28,830.

Milfred Molland, Mondovi, a former director, was elected in a contest with Leslie Knecht. Elder Rutschow, Alma, was reelected. Dairy Processor Sentenced for PlainviewHerd Leads Wabasha Co. DHIA WABASHA, Minn. The top herd in the Wabasha County Dairy Herd Improvement Association testing program for February was Dunn Houghton's herd, Plainview.

His 33 registered Holsteins produced 1,705 pounds of milk and 60.9 pounds of butter fat (average per cow). Three cows were dry. The top cow is a registered Holstein with 2,884 pounds of milk and 124 pounds of butterfat. It is cow No. 3 in Milton Schwann's herd, Plainview.

UNIT 4 $41flOO Paid for Brown Swiss Calf A record high price for a Brown Swiss bull calf at public auction was set at the Springtime Show Window Sale, Elkhorn, April when 10-month-old White Cloud Ivetta's Doric 149267 sold for $41,000 to Tri-State Breeders Cooperative, West-by, Wis. Bred and consigned by White Cloud Farm, Princeton, N.J., White Cloud Ivetta's Doric is also the second highest Brown Swiss animal ever sold at auction. Lanesboro Land Bank Unit Plans For Anniversary LANESBORO, Minn. The golden anniversary of the Federal Land Bank Association will be noted at the annual meeting of the association here rhursday, Manager John Truwe said. The annual meeting will be held at Community Hall.

The Rochester association will meet Wednesday at the Elks Club in Rochester. These dates were picked to coincide with other TOP FIVE Dilrd Domkt, Kellog Joy Spoontr, Ktllogg Kennam Ptvolko, Kailogg Robert Sptadllng, Ktllogg Schutti Brolhtn, Wabatha HERDS Hi. rtd Cowl GH GH OH GH GH -Ave. Lbi Dry Milk J5a 331 44! 412 1,533 1,33 1,303 1,27 1,441 TOP FIVE COWS Ctw't Nam W. C.

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Dalrd Domke, Ktllogg No. Dilrd Domkt, Ktllogg No. 44 Dilrd Domkt, Ktllogg No. 25 UNIT SOUTH TOP FIVE HERDS Dunn Houghton, Plainview RH 33 Ktnntth Sttfftn, Plainview GH 30 Foreit Limprtcht, Plelnview P.S.GM 37 Milton Schwintz Pleinvltw RH 3 John Sloan, Plalnvnw 32 TOP FIVE COWS Milton Schwann, Plainview No.) Kasptr Krledermacher, Kellogg No. 1 Foreit lamprecht, Plainview Cynthe Dunn Houghton, plainview Betty Dunn Houghton, Plainview Arleen UNIT NORTH TOP FIVE HERDS Houston Co.

FB Women to Hear World Report CALEDONIA, Minn. (Special) Mn. Victor Rupp will be the speaker at the meeting of the Houston County Farm Bureau Women in the Immanuel Lutheran Church parlors at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mri.

Rupp Is presenting a program entitled "Looking Beyond Ourselves." With the help of many Houston County families the will present pictures and stories about Houston County residents who are busy helping people of other lands. These include Capt. William Bowers, whose wife Catherine, and daughters, and mother Mrs. Clarence Bowers, live in Caledonia. Mrs.

Borers will tell of his service in Vietnam; Bishop Alfred Stemper, named as the first resident bishop of the Diocese of Kavieng, New Ireland, territory of New Guinea; Maj. Hoha Mulvenna, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mulvenna, Caledonia, who is an adviser in Vietnam; The Rev. and Mrs.

Robert Johnson and four children, May-nard, Cheryl, Sandra and Gary, who are working in a Methodist mission In Angol, Chile, South America (Mrs. Johnson is the former Joycelyn Onsgard of Spring Grove, daughter of Mrs. Irene Trehus of Spring Grove, and Rev. Johnson is formerly of Mabel); Miss Barbara Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George Albert of Caledonia, who visited the Catholic mission at San Lucas Toliman near Guatemala City, Central America, in 1966; Miss Anna Marie Houge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt Houge, Houston, who spent two months in Ethiopia as a nurse working with lepers in and around Addis Ababa the summer of 1965: David Rupp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rupp, Caledonia, who worked with the Choctaw Indians in Texas and will be going as a missionary to Japan later this year; Chaplain and Mrs.

Lee Fruechte who are stationed in Biloxi, where he is serving with the armed forces. Class in Food for Young Families Set in Fillmore Co. SPRING VALLEY, Minn. -Rita Kramer, acting Fillmore County home agent, announced new educational program designed especially for young homemakers. A class on "Food for Young Families'' will begin at 7:30 Monday evening at the Spring Valley library.

It will continue for five successive Monday evenings. All new brides, brides-to-be and mothers whose oldest child is in third grade or below, may Join the class, she said. There no charge. Anyone interested may contact her at the county extension office in Preston. Clarence Reese, Lake City Donald Gruhlke, 2umbrota Falls timer Windhorit, Lake City Morrla Meincke, Lake City Wayne Gepperf, Lake City TOP FIVE Paul Meyer, Lake City Wayne Gepperf, Lake City Paul Meyer, Lake City Harry Meincke, Lake City Morril Meincke, Lake City 2.7 billion pounds milk equlvi.

lent as compared with about .1 billion pounds in 1965. Of thil quantity the Junez which Is a mixture of butterfat and sugar and colby cheese made up about 1.8 billion pounds milk equivalent. The secretary said this Is JOO percent increase in dairy im ports which was largely accom plished through evasion of tha current hw. He stated these Imports are having an advent effect upon o'T price support program and will hold down the income of American dairy farmers. "I am confident," said tha secretary, "that this prompt action will relieve pressure on tha income of our dairy farmers.

HAROLD M. Lang, chairman, Minnesota Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Com mittee, hailed the secretary'! announced action on dairy imports as another important step by Secretary Freeman to Improve dairy farmers' income. Reviewing previous actios taken by Secretary Freeman, Lang recalled that on March 31, 1966, the price support for manufacturing milk was raised from $3.24 to $3.50. On June 29, 1966, a second raise was made boosting the support to (4. In October of 1966 the secretary announced that dairy support for the April 1967, through March 31, 1968, marketing year would remain at the $4 level in order to assure dairy fanners of price stability ahead.

Chairman Lang pointed out that in the period July 1965 to December 1966 the department made no purchases of dairy products, production being on the decline. Purchases have been maie since December 1966. UNITYCHIMNEY ROCK STRUM, Wis. The Unity-Chimney Rock Farmers Union Local will meet in the VFW Hall here Wednesday. A tap recording of the state convention will be part of the program.

Home Beauty GRASS SEED 5 $25 Guarantood to Crow Acme FRUIT TREE SPRAY For Eorly Dixit Control 'siio' $139 Mb. Size -Lb. Slzo $2.79 $4.95 Ted Maier Drugs Downtown Mirael Moll 11 Secretary of Agriculture Or-ville Freeman is recommending to the President that action be taken to reduce the volume of dairy imports into the United States. He said he is recommending that the President direct the Tariff Commission to undertake an investigation under Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act as amended looking to the establishment of import quantities on certain dairy products not now subject to quotas. HE POINTED oat that dairy products imports in 1966 totaled Trempealeau Boy Award Yinner TREMPEALEAU, Wis.

-Roger Klein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Klein, is the 1967 winner of the DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award given to outstanding seniors in vocational agriculture. The award is based on scholarship, leadership and farm program activity of the recipient. He attends Trem pealeau Hieh School and has been vice president of the Future Farmers of America, nresident of the WW 4 vAs senior class and I la member of I the student I council.

His farm program R0" includes a dairy heifer and beef. He plans to attend Wisconsin State University at River Falls, majoring in agriculture. He is the 14th winner of the award from the school here. His name will be engraved with the other winners on a special honors plaque provided by the sponsor. Advice on Buying To Be Offered at Whitehall Meetings WHITEHALL, Wis.

(Special) "More for Your Dollar" will be a series of meetings for all interested women, according to Carol L. Anderson, Trempealeau County home economics agent. The meetings are scheduled April 14, 21 and 28 in the courtroom in the courthouse here. The meetings will start at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 3:15 p.m.

Subject matter will include "Food, "The Big Indulgence," "Your Clothing Dollar" and "Phoney For more information contact the Trempealeau Coit-ty extension office. PRESTON FU "LOCAL BLAIR, Wis. (Special) The Preston Fanners Union local will meet April 14 at 8:15 a.m. at Preston Town Hall. A report from delegates and a tape recording from the Wausau convention will be heard.

(A 4-1 BRAND PIONEER. Buffalo County Homemakers Elect Officers GILM ANTON. Wis. Mrs. J.

J. Rosenow, Cochrane, was elected vice nresident of the Buffalo County Homemakers Council at the annual meeting here Thursday. Mrs. Stanley Bond. Fountain City, was elect ed secretary.

Elected co-center chairmen were Albert Benusa, Wau-mandee: Mrs James Gunerson. Gilmanton; Mrs. Fred Puhl, Mondovi; Mrs. Ray Ziegler, Fountain City; Mrs. Ray Wen-odr and Mrs.

Harlev Schliecker. Alma-Nelson, and Mrs. Darwin Feetmg and Mrs. Wayland Blecha, Cochrane-Buffalo City. The Alma Center was divided into the Alma-Nelson Center and Cochrane-Buffalo City Center.

Methods of acquainting senior girls and college freshmen girls with scholarships offered by the council were discussed. A volunteer committee will work with Mrs. Ronald Flury, council president, in this program. The council presented Miss Nancy Gerner, home agent, with a gift She will be leaving the county lor a new joo in Chicago. Mabel FFA President Cited MABEL.

Minn. (Special) Randy Snell, president of the Mabel-Canton FFA Chapter, was named chapter star farm er at the annual banquet here Saturday. He was master of ceremonies for the affair. Darrell Hartle, Owatonna, State FFA secretary, was speaker. Dean Housker review ed the year's activities.

Honorary farmer degress were awarded to Kenneth Bran- denberger for his help in the Mabel invitational; Mar I in Snell, father of the chapter president; Leonard Arneson and Bernard Housker. Bonnie Faa was named chap ter sweetheart. Other candidates were Connie Wennes, Christy Norby, Miss Faa and Jacque Kvam and they were presented by retiring chapter sweethearts, Linda Kimball and Sue Boyum. Sue Ruehman, District 6 FIIA president, and ram Miller, local president, addressed the group. Winners of other chapter awards were Rollis Williams.

dairy; Randy Snell, livestock; Sverre Dahl, crops; Robert Housker, forestry and farm and home improvement; Tom Breitsprecher, poultry; Jim Horihan, farm mechanics; Steve Knudsen, safety; Robert Housker, Ronnie Welper and Brian Aberg, scholastic awards, and Randy Snell, Robert Hous ker, Steven Knudsen, Dean Housker, Rollis Williams and Ray Williams leadership awards. ACP Vendors Asked To Preston Meeting PRESTON, Minn. A meet ing will be held at the town hall here Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. for all persons interested in operating as vendors of Agricultural Conservation Program materials and services for the Fillmore County ASC committee. Agreements will be signed at the meeting and Soil Conservation Service personnel will ex-j plain various ACP construction work and practices In 1967.

FFA AT LAKE CITY LAKE CITY, Minn. (Special) Eleven members of the Lake City FFA Chapter and their adviser, Ralph Lentz, were in a dairy judging practice session at the Harold Bremer farm recently. opm or Number Srotd Milk 10 10 101 3 GH GH GH GH GH 2,110 2.400 2,470 2,630 1,705 1,461 1,534 1,335 1,271 2,883 2,404 2,400 2,690 2,700 tO.t 56 56.3 52.0 50.4 124 102 101 100 RH GH RH RH RH GH 30 i 1,774 4 GH 51 5 1 542 57.5 GG 31 1,304 55 GH 17 3 1,49 527 GH Jl 1,355 Sl.t COWS No. 3 GH 2,600 117.4 Herta GH 103 0 No. 21 GH 2,260 102.0 Content RJ 1,0 101.0 No.

7 GH 2,550 100.0 Week 1 Pre-Schooler Topic For Trempealeau Co. Meetings at Strum WHITEHALL. Wis. (Special) "Living With Your Pre-Schooler" is the tonic for a series of meetings to be held for all interested mothers and grandmothers, according to Carol L. Anderson, Trempealeau County home economics agent.

The meetings are scheduled April 10, 17 and 24 at the Community Building, Strum. The meetings will start at 1:45 p.m. and be completed at 3:30 p.m. Topics to De aiscussea are: Plav. a child'a business, under standing ourselves, and clothes for growth, ALICE CONTESTANT SPARTA.

Wis. Judy Hem- mersbail, Sparta, is the latest contestant in District 6 of the Alice in Dairyland contest Entries close April 15. 1 I 1 (r It I Paula Erdmann Changing Records NEILLSVILLE, Wis. A Clark County dairy processor has been sentenced to 18 months in the state prison at Waupun following a conviction on charges of falsifying corporate records and financial state ments filed with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. Arthur Laabs, an officer of the Laabs cheese and dairy companies, was sentenced by Clark County Circuit Court Judge Lowell D.

Shoengarth. The jury returned a guilty verdict March 8 after a three-day trial. WDA brought the charges following an audit of the Laabs cheese and dairy records and financial condition under the state's dairy plant security law. The firms had defaulted on payments to more than 400 milk producers, and then went into bankruptcy. Milk payment claims against the firms total ed about $145,000.

Laabs had filed $43,000 as security with the agriculture de-partment under the bonding provisions or the security law. Mice Damage Trees at Durand DURAND, Wis. Considerable damage from an infestation of meadow mice is report ed in the Durand area, said George Oncken, Pepin County agricultural agent The mice have girded many shrubs, fruit trees and bushes. Because of the heavy snow in the winter months, the mice were forced to come from fields and secure food from bushes and shubs. If the bushes are not completely girded they may survive, Oncken said.

He suggests applying a black asphalt base paint or tree dressing to wounded areas. Wsbssha Co. Winners WABASHA, Minn. Winners in the 4-H window display con test in Wabasha County were Hilltop Hotshots, first; Happy Ramblers, second, and Wabasha Hilltoppers, third. LIVESTOCK BREEDERS The Wisconsin Livestock Breeders' Association elected new officers and board members at the 55th annual meeting of the association in Madison.

Warren Brown, beef breeder from Hartland, was elected president and Hilman Schroeder, Sauk City swine breeder, was elected vice president A. N. Weeks, Wisconsin Department of 'Agriculture, is secretary-treasurer. tea Wt 100 lb. WLIIORm.

wl mux. Wl. 127 n. Wt 133 lt. thJ( 4-H'er of LEWISTON, Minn.

Paula Erdmann, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Erdmann, is president of the Happy Hart 4-H Gub. She has also served as reporter, secretary and vice president. Her projects have included gardening, foods, junior leadership, health, clothing and home improvement-family living.

She has participated in the county fair, Witoka Calf Show and county dress revue. Her demonstrations at the fair were in the clothing project. She took her home improvement project to the Minnesota State Fair, A senior at the Rushford High School, she is treasurer of the Future Teachers of America, vice president of the student council, head typist for the school newspaper, "The Ripples," and a member of the Future Homemakers of America. Lewiston Woman Wns Salad Competition Here Mrs. Wayne West, Lewiston, was the Winona County winner at the dairy salad contest held March 30 at Senior High School, Winona.

The contest was sponsored by the Winona Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee and County American Dairy As sociation during the annual Dairy Foods Festival. Mrs. West will represent Winona County at a contest in La Crosse in July. Other winners: Mrs. Eugene Erickson, Lewiston; Mrs.

Law rence Eide, Winona Rt. 2, and Mrs. Avery Heublem, Lewis- ton. The four winning recieps may be obtained at the county extension office, Lewiston, or Chamber of Commerce office, Winona, said Mrs. Virginia Hohmann, county home agent.

BUFFALO COUNTY FB ALMA, Wis. Russell Fet- ting, Delbert J. Nelson and Melvin Danizenger were ap pointed to a dairy committee at a recent meeting oi tne board of directors of the But falo County Farm Bureau. Next board meeting will be April 18. hou events that are being held in the region and nationally observe the 50th anniversary of Federal Land Bank Sys tem.

The ob servance will pay tribute to America's Farmers: Pro- Dr. Freeh viders of Plenty." Dr. Lavern Freeh, head of the department of agricultural short courses and foreign contact offices at the University of Minnesota, wilf be speaker. The new Land Bank movie, "Providers of Plenty," will be shown. The anniversary film provides fresh insight into the dynamics and potential of U.S.

agriculture. Managers L. B. Lyke and Truwe said annual meeting not ices have been sent to 1,900 stockholders. The Rochester office serves Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties.

The Lanesboro office serves Fillmore and Houston counties. They said "the farmer-owned Land Banks have been a major source of long-term agricultural credit for the past 50 years." Guernsey Records Two registered Guernsey cows to Trempealeau County dairy herds have compiled official dairy Herd Improvement Registry actual production test. Scen-ics Helena, a senior 7-year-old, owned by Leonard M. Oines, Galesville, has a record of pounds of milk and 88 pounds of butterfat in 305 days in twice daily milkings. Beacons Bright Rena, a senior 4-year-old, owned by Donald Har-die and Family, Blair, has a record of 13,680 pounds of milk and 520 pounds of butterfat in 305 days with twice daily milkings.

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