[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OWENS FAMILY OF FREDERIC, WI

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                           HON. DAVID R. OBEY

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 25, 1995
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate the Owens Family of Frederic, WI, operators of Owens 
Farms, Inc., one of five Wisconsin families selected as regional 
winners in the 1995 Dairy Farm Family of the Year Program.
  The Owens Farm involves 10 family members: Wilfred and Linda Owens, 
Walter and Joyce Owens, and Roger and Kim Owens; the brothers' parents, 
Harold and Agnes Owens; and grandsons, Stevens and Douglas Owens. 
Together they milk 312 Jersey cows on their farm which is located in 
Polk and Burnett Counties in northwestern Wisconsin.
  Despite dairy prices that have remained around $12 per hundredweight 
for more than 10 years, the Owens farm has found ways to remain 
profitable through the adoption of more efficient machinery and better 
management.
  In addition to their hard work on the farm, the family has been 
active off the farm, with the local 4-H Club, local churches, dairy 
organizations, and other community organizations.
  The Owens family has been recognized by the University of Wisconsin 
Centers for Dairy Profitability based on their farm business 
performance, dairy industry and community leadership, management 
systems, and business innovations. The Owens farm has proven itself a 
well-managed, progressive, and profitable business.
  The Owens family, along with the other regional winners from 
Wisconsin, will be recognized at a banquet in Madison, WI, on July 27. 
To all the winning families, and especially to the Owens family, I want 
to extend my congratulations.


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