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Abstract
| Widner discusses the following topics: Life in the Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin—Father’s life as a farmer, purchased family farm in 1921—Juan bought current farm in 1945, raised 6 children in Avalanche, Wisconsin—Dairy and tobacco farming Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin, Kickapoo River Flood, Wisconsin, August 26-27, 1959—Kickapoo River Flood of 1907, creamery and possibly the bridge on Avalanche Road, Avalanche, Wisconsin carried away and destroyed by the flood, woolen mill buried by flood, Avalanche, Wisconsin—Changes in agriculture practices and the effects on the land from Kickapoo River floods and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, est. 1985)—Unable to receive government land conservation benefits because of the flatness of Widner’s land, “rip rapping” (anti-erosion technique), Widner twins’ role in construction and rip rapping in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin—Agriculture, tobacco, corn, hay—Change from horses to tractors in agriculture (ca. 1921-1940), thrashing and thrashing machines (1950s), thrashing changed to combining (ca. 1960)—Water springs, effects of nature on agriculture, dry runs and dams, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin—Soil Conservation Service (U.S. government agency, est. 1933, currently Natural Resources Conservation Service), government subsidies, land set aside (farmers paid for not farming a certain number of acres (1970s- 1992))—Timber management, tillable land in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin—Soil quality on Juan Widner’s farm in the Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin—New farming technology, field choppers (1950s), Hay Balers (post-WWII) by manufacturers including McCormick (owned by International Harvester Company, est. 1902), silos (1957)—Commercial fertilizer, effects of fertilizer on yield —Farmers Union Co-Op, Nelson Agri-Center True Value (previously Nelson Mill Ag Center, est. 1954), Viroqua, Wisconsin—Juan’s decision to stop farming, 1985 or 1986—Pat Parker, biggest dairy farmer near Juan Widner’s farm, Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin—Fate of farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, significant sale of farms (ca. 1988) to Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, est. 1985), Earl Digger (sold his farm around 1988)—Presence of dairy farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, Brush Hollow Cheese Factory relationship with dairy farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin—Factory farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, Wild Rose Farm (factory farm) owned by the Thelen Brothers, commercialization of farming, ca. 1988- present—Flooding the market with soybeans, corn, and milk, ca. 2000—Viroqua High School, Wisconsin, driving a 1920 Ford Model A (1932-1936)—Life during Great Depression (1929-1939)—Police, patrolling the countryside in Vernon County, Wisconsin in 1940s—Prices of vehicle licensing and vehicles—Leisure in Vernon County, Wisconsin, prices of products, free movie shows— [Sound issue in original recording, some audio lost]—Deer and raccoon hunting in Jackson County and the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin—Thoughts on the future of the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, Norman Lindvig’s land was bought by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR, est. 1927) for conservation, wealthy Chicagoans and Milwaukeeans buying farm land for purposes other than farming—Farming during the Great Depression (1929-1939), Widner family farm, Avalanche, Wisconsin. |
| Content | 00:00:13—Life in the Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin |
00:00:37—Father’s life as a farmer, purchased family farm in 1921 |
00:01:34—Juan bought current farm in 1945, raised 6 children in Avalanche, Wisconsin |
00:02:35—Dairy and tobacco farming Kickapoo Ricer Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin, Kickapoo River Flood, Wisconsin, August 26-27, 1959 |
00:05:38—Kickapoo River Flood of 1907, creamery and possibly the bridge on Avalanche Road, Avalanche, Wisconsin carried away and destroyed by the flood, woolen mill buried by flood, Avalanche, Wisconsin |
00:07:59—Changes in agriculture practices and the effects on the land from Kickapoo River floods and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, est. 1985) |
00:09:20—Unable to receive government land conservation benefits because of the flatness of Widner’s land, “rip rapping” (anti-erosion technique), Widner twins’ role in construction and rip rapping in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin |
00:11:22—Agriculture, tobacco, corn, hay |
00:12:16—Change from horses to tractors in agriculture (ca. 1921-1940), thrashing and thrashing machines (1950s), thrashing changed to combining (ca. 1960) |
00:15:44—Water springs, effects of nature on agriculture, dry runs and dams, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin |
00:20:19—Soil Conservation Service (U.S. government agency, est. 1933, currently Natural Resources Conservation Service), government subsidies, land set aside (farmers paid for not farming a certain number of acres (1970s- 1992)) |
00:21:47—Timber management, tillable land in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin |
00:22:29—Soil quality on Juan Widner’s farm in the Kickapoo River Valley, Avalanche, Wisconsin |
00:23:37—New farming technology, field choppers (1950s), Hay Balers (post-WWII) by manufacturers including McCormick (owned by International Harvester Company, est. 1902), silos (1957) |
00:28:24—Commercial fertilizer, effects of fertilizer on yield |
00:30:28—Farmers Union Co-Op, Nelson Agri-Center True Value (previously Nelson Mill Ag Center, est. 1954), Viroqua, Wisconsin |
00:31:03—Juan’s decision to stop farming, 1985 or 1986 |
00:32:50—Pat Parker, biggest dairy farmer near Juan Widner’s farm, Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin |
00:34:16—Fate of farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, significant sale of farms (ca. 1988) to Conservation Reserve Program (CRP, est. 1985), Earl Digger (sold his farm around 1988) |
00:35:32—Presence of dairy farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, Brush Hollow Cheese Factory relationship with dairy farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin |
00:36:30—Factory farms in the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, Wild Rose Farm (factory farm) owned by the Thelen Brothers, commercialization of farming, ca. 1988- present |
00:40:22—Flooding the market with soybeans, corn, and milk, ca. 2000 |
00:42:15—Viroqua High School, Wisconsin, driving a 1920 Ford Model A (1932-1936) |
00:45:00—Life during Great Depression (1929-1939) |
00:46:13—Police, patrolling the countryside in Vernon County, Wisconsin in 1940s |
00:46:55—Prices of vehicle licensing and vehicles |
00:47:54—Leisure in Vernon County, Wisconsin, prices of products, free movie shows |
00:50:17— [Sound issue in original recording, some audio lost] |
00:51:16—Deer and raccoon hunting in Jackson County and the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin |
00:53:48—Thoughts on the future of the Kickapoo River Valley, Wisconsin, Norman Lindvig’s land was bought by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR, est. 1927) for conservation, wealthy Chicagoans and Milwaukeeans buying farm land for purposes other than farming |
01:00:24—Farming during the Great Depression (1929-1939), Widner family farm, Avalanche, Wisconsin |
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