Time To Organize For Summer 4 H Club Work
The article urges organizing summer 4 H club projects including vegetable gardening food preservation and livestock raising. It notes demonstrations planning tours and exhibitions like Achievement Day and stresses leadership meetings with Assistant State leaders Ousterbout and Vasold on May 8 at the Harrison courthouse to plan the program.
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Michigan
Ousterbout
Vasold
Clare County
Court House
Harrison
Extension Engineer To Give Barn Building Advice In Clare County
A. J. Bell extension Agricultural Engineer of Michigan State College will visit Clare county on May 2 to advise farmers planning barn construction or remodeling. Interested farmers should contact County Agent Paul Gibson at Harrison for appointments.
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A. J. Bell
Michigan State College
Isabella Nottawa Shows Big Increase
Guy Carr manager of the Isabella Nottawa ABA serving Weidman reports strong three month activity. From January through March 304 first services and 491 total services. nine new members joined. The program begun in fall 1945 marks five years of operation with rising dairy production.
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Guy Carr
Isabella-Nottawa
Weidman
Guy
ABA
Mora
Brillion Seeder Demonstrations Planned in Isabella County
Dan Balog Isabella county farm planner announces Brillion Reeder seeder demonstrations on four Isabella county farms. The plan is to show seeding legume and grass mixtures with as little as two to three pounds of alfalfa per acre and similar amounts of grasses. Demonstration times will be announced when farmers are ready to use the equipment.
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Dan Balog
Isabella County
Phillip Hpple
Mr. Pleasant
Virgil Smith
Weidman
Bruce Morrison
R-4
Clare
Ira Smith
Blanchard
Preliminary Preparations For Isabella County Fair Under Way
Isabella County prepares for the 1951 Youth and Farm Fair with Elroy Nusbaum attending a Lansing State meeting. Ribbons, advertising materials, and a larger regional gladiolus show are planned. Ken Harper pledges at least a 50 percent increase in exhibits. The fair runs August 27 to 26 this year.
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Isabella County
Elroy Nusbaum
Lansing
Ken Harper
Clare County Soil Conservation District Plans Runoff Plots
Clare County Soil Conservation District votes to cooperate with Mecosta Isabella and Osceola Districts to establish runoff plots in Osceola County for study of soil and water losses under various conservation practices. They approve $200 for 1951 construction and elect new officers Robert Carter chair Virgil Blackledge vice chair and Charles Heber treasurer. Applications for assistance by Carl Bringold and Curtis Daniels approved.
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Clare County Soil Conservation District
Mecosta
Isabella
Osceola
Osceola County
Clare County
Conservation District
Robert Carter
Virgil Blackledge
Charles Heber
Carl Bringold
Curtis Daniels
Robust beans lose certification for this year in Michigan
The Michigan Crop and Improvement Association will not certify Robust beans this year citing the Michelite bean's uniform size and whiter seed coat. The Robust also has higher screening and pick, and more disease in poor years. Growers with existing orders should consider switching to Michelite via the Michigan Foundation Seed Association. However some growers still plan to use their Robust stock.
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Michigan Crop and Improvement Association
Michigan
Michigan Foundation Seed Association
Farm Crops Department
Michigan State College
Sentinel Farm Equipment Ad Promises Reliable Deals
A Sentinel want ad targets farmers seeking sturdy machinery and timely service. The listing highlights affordable tractors, plows, and harvest gear with service support and delivery options.
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Sentinel
Soil Conservation District News Highlights
Dan Balog reports on Isabella Soil Conservation District visits to Lionel Duncan Vernon township and Donald Zeller nearby. Issues noted include wind erosion on muck, a waterhole diverting from a hill, barnyard road washouts, and subsoil exposure in a west field.
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B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Lionel Duncan
Vernon Township
Lionel
Donald Zeller
Duncan
Don
Dr Hess Mastitis Ointment Offered By Economy Drug
Advertising copy promotes Dr Hess Masti ng Ointment for acute septic mastitis with a high potency mix of 150000 units penicillin and 100 milligrams streptomycin. The tube includes a special applicator tip from Economy Drug Store.
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Hess
Bees and soil care urged for county farming district
A county extension note urges allotting at least one hive per ten acres of seed hay and increasing bee hives to meet a 200 seed goal. It highlights Max Cook’s 16 acre contour strip project and advises Ray Hutchins to use contour pasture furrows, diversion ditches, sod waterways, and a legume pasture with regular 0-20-20 fertilization to prevent soil erosion and sustain pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orir
Max Cook
Robert Decker
Rolland Township
Selkirk
Max
Raymond Hutchins
Deerfield Township
Ray
District notes plan for soil and water group expansion
Isabella County Soil Conservation District outlines steps for Cecil Epple of Denver township to recruit a Wise township farmer for a Brillion seeder demonstration and to organize a neighborhood planning group. The plan includes mapping member farms this summer and initiating meetings this fall.
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Isabella Couny Soil Conservation District
Cecil Epple
Denver
Raymond Fox
Walter Hauck
John
Goodwin
Lincoln Township
Cecil
Wise
Charles
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