Pruning Tips for Trees and Shrubs from Horticulture Expert
Michigan State College specialist C. Be. Wilden advises planning pruning by purpose. Remove dead wood and broken limbs, thin top growth, rejuvenate old shrubs gradually, and prune spring flowering shrubs after bloom to avoid permanent plant damage.
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C. BE. Wilden
Michigan State College
Wilidon
Don’t Neglect Dairy Herd In Spring
County Agent advises farmers to maintain milking practices during rush spring plowing and planting. Harl Weaver of Michigan State College warns neglecting milking can trigger mastitis flare ups and udder chills from cows kept outside too long, raising bacteria and lowering milk quality.
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Harl Weaver
Michigan
State College
Turkey Growers Urged Not to Quit Despite High Feed Costs
Michigan State College extension poultryman Shear urges growers with adequate buildings and equipment not to scale back in 1947. He notes the 1947 turkey crop could drop about 85 percent from last year and outlines six feed saving measures including dependable brands, adequate feeders, staged filling, home grown grains, green feed, and daily feeding when mature.
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Shear
Michigan State College
Turkey
Strawberries Top List of Michigan Small Fruits
Michigan gardeners favor strawberries over other small fruits say J R Moulton of Michigan State College. Trials at the Michigan Experiment Station compare new varieties like Premier Midland Fairfax Robbins Sparkle Fairpeake and Hiverbearing types Gem Wayzata Green Mountain and Mastodon for home gardens. Planting: spring sets 24 inches apart in rows 42 inches apart. spacing runners 8 inches apart with late runners removed after a mat of 18 inches yields about a quart per row foot.
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J. R. Moulton
Michigan State College
Michigan Experiment Station
Midland
Fairfax
Robinsons
Moulton
McKenna Welcomes Baby Boy at Gladwin Hospital
Rural news notes a baby boy born Thursday April 17 at Gladwin hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Mark McKenna. The community sent condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Walters on the death of their young son. Cedric Skeels and Clarence Skeely welcomed visitors, while Dady spent time with Chas. Manwaring. Various locals were seen at meals and visits as neighbors shared in daily life.
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Mark McKenna
Gladwin Hospital
Clark Walters
Walters
Hamiton
Cedric Skeels
Clarence Skeely
Hold
Dady
Chas. Manwaring
Stanley Bailey
Elmer Keyson
Julia Mitchell
James McGuire
McKenna
Sarah Mitchell
Cloyd Switzer
George Miller
Edd
Chas
Manwaring
Mary Brumm
David McGuire
Edd. Cady
Harrison
Steel stockholders outnumber mill workers in industry
The steel industry employs 508,700 workers while 532,704 stockholders hold shares. Almost two thirds of stockholders own fewer than 25 shares and about one in ten own 100 shares or more.
Local 4-H and County Officials Named
Paul Dr Gibson Clare County Agent B C Mellencamp Isabella County Robert C Kieiner Chairman Clare County AAA Committee Gerald Fuller Chairman Isabella Stanley N Rader Isabella County 4 H Club Agent.
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Paul Dr. Gibson
Clare County
B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County
Robert C. Kieiner
Gerald Fuller
Stanley N. Rader
4-H
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