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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1956
Page
3
Michigan State University animal husbandry specialists warn hot weather raises hog losses during transport. Hogs cannot sweat and must be cooled when temperatures rise above 60.65 degrees. They advise wet sand bedding and good ventilation, and suggest loading one or two hogs fewer per truck to reduce losses.
Walter B. Lillie of Montcalm county will host a State Farm Management Tour visiting his 475 acre dairy and livestock operation west of Greenville on August 15. Elwood Lillie and son Jack use labor saving equipment including a self feeding silo and shuttle conveyor to boost output per man. MSU experts will discuss features and visitors will lunch at the Greenville fairgrounds before touring Hansen’s cash crop farm near Stanton.
The article lists Extension News and Home Demonstration Club activities. Members including Janet Johnson Marjorie Swindlehurst and Betty Getchell trained in clothing and home improvement while others practiced food preparation and chairs at the chair caning school. It mentions upcoming District 44H Elimination Contest at Lansdowne August 6 and 7 and notes the drinkable watermelon and freezing Michigan blueberries for later use.
Clare County Agricultural Agent P. D. Gibson advises August 10 to 25 as ideal for lawn seeding in the northern lower and upper peninsulas. Cool moist Septembers and Octobers help grass seedlings grow before winter. He favors tall planting to reduce weed competition and outlines seed mixes and application rates for Kentucky bluegrass and red fescue.
The Clare Soil Conservation District notes hay surplus due to weather and urges contour farming and field strips to reduce losses. John Forester of Watervliet Paper Co praises local woodlot management for pulp production and highlights large but partially purchased pulp piles near US-10.
The Isabella Farm News reports receipt of County Premium Books for 4-H families and coordinators with distribution steps. The event runs August 21–25 with a $1 windshield sticker replacing auto passes and free entry through the week.
County Agricultural Agent P D Gibson notes good rains will aid summer alfalfa seedings between August and September. Milo B Tesar of MSU urges firm seedbeds, soil test with pH around seven, lime if needed, proper fertilization, and careful seeding methods for a productive stand. Do not pasture the crop this year to ensure a strong 1957 yield.
One acre out of every ten planted in the United States is lost annually to insect damage, signaling significant impact on agricultural yield and potential need for better pest management and resistant varieties.
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