Soil restoration advised after heavy rains in Clare County
County agricultural agent Richard Schroeder urges immediate green manure seeding and soil testing to rebuild damaged land. Michigan State University soil scientist J. Fe Davis notes clover or rye may not start tilth well. adding barnyard manure with winter wheat boosts organic matter. Davis warns drainage weaknesses reveal needed repairs and suggests conservation practices, waterways, and minimum tillage to curb future losses.
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Clare County
Juy
Richard Schroeder
J. Fe Davis
Michigan State University
Schroeder
Davis
Isabella 4 H plans leader training and events
Isabella County 4 H leaders met to plan a series of leader training sessions for new and current leaders. A committee led by Ts Freeman Curtiss and others also scheduled an August 8 meeting to plan the county club calendar from September 1957 to September 1958. Elims at East Lansing August 42 13 will send over thirty members in dairy livestock clothing food preservation and home improvement contests and demonstrations.
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Freeman Curtiss
Maricy Johnson
Isabella County
Clarence ‘Tucker
Harold Anderson
Ray Geasler
Eldean Acker
Earl House
Isabella ‘County
East Lansing
Women plan first meeting of year for county project leaders
The DME extension notes a September gathering of county project leaders to discuss new ideas for women’s programs. A Home Demonstration Board meeting July 31 and August 7 reviewed conference reports and planned activities, with emphasis on nutrition and salad as a healthful focus.
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V. Wieferich
Norman Fox
Buell Adams
Rufus Westbrook
Home
Fluharty
Brooks
Columbus
Isabella County
Homemakers Conference
A. D MacRae
Raleigh Wert
Ranson Slusher
Milo VanVranken
Warner Pihl
Otto Larsen
Don. Uebele
Harold Flaharty
Mary Brooks
Ira Eisenberger
Lois Moore
Roscoe Keighley
Frank Coldwell
Ralph Sharp
Beulah Pratt
Sherman Smith
Harold Decker
Mark Young
Walter Parks
Percy Hamlin
Donald Tra
Clare County announces 1957 price supports and loan rates
Floren J. Pudway chair of the county ASC outlines Clare County price support rates for 1957 barley oats wheat and rye with specific per bushel figures and two bean rates. Loans and purchase agreements run from harvest to January 3 with quality and allotment rules. national averages set for corn and soybeans but county rates to be fixed later and likely a few cents below 1956 levels.
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Clare County
Floren J. Pudway
ASC
Navy
Department of Agriculture
Bowen 4 Hers Spending Busy Summer
Bowen 4 H members kept busy this summer with county camp activities and demonstrations. John Hovey Mike Burch Todd Hovey Jill Methner Dale Dix on and Linda Anderson attended the County 4 H Camp at Coldwater Lake Wayne Anderson acted as Junior Counselor Shirley Moore Rhea Moore Linda Anderson Janet and Judy Hovey attended the County Demonstration School at Clio camp last week. Shirley demonstrated Pastry for a King Judy and Linda demonstrated Table Setting Donald Moore Larry Wayne and Linda Anderson attended practice livestock judging sessions. Michigan orchard tests show mulch use boosts yields and farmers expect hog farrowings to stay strong through fall John Ferris notes the good prices may persist into mid 1958.
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Bowen 4-H
John Hovey
Mike Burch
Donald Moore
Larry
Wayne
Linda Anderson
Lumpy Jaw Costs Cattle and Other Livestock
The Ameri can Foundation for Animal Health warns lumpy jaw, caused by bacteria with unusual lab traits, is costly to dairy and beef cattle and can affect other animals and humans. Symptoms include facial jaw swellings and woody tongue, lowering weight and milk production. early veterinary diagnosis and treatment are essential to salvage cattle.
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Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Isabella County Soil Conservationists Highlight Wildlife Pond Plans
A Rosebush area landowner plans to deepen a future pond site to create wildlife habitat after test borings. Soil Conservation Service teams recently mapped tile systems on local farms, aiding drainage design where feasible and noting increasing pheasant broods in Isabella County.
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Harvey Lowery
Rosebush
Lowerys
Soil Conservanot Service
Bob Coon
Mt. Pleasant
John Simlek
Coleman
Joe Baronik
Isabella
Home Extension News Highlights Busy Week Activities
Phyllis Pearson reports a packed week with the fair and Homemakers Camp at the 4-H Camp on Hardwood Lake near West Branch. Exhibits look strong, attendees include Mrs Manwaring Iris Matthews and others, and the camp features a chicken barbecue copper tooling woodcraft and mystery faces.
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Avery
Manwarning
Iris Matthews
Watking
Bush
Price
Dennis
Hardwood Lake
West Branch
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County Agricultural Age
Merle Raber
Harry Densmore
Phyllis Pearson
Ruth McKinay
Mystin Drake
Beatnice Cluléy
Mitchell Géasler
Namié
Ronald Smith
Coldwater Lake
DME
Dean
Bowen
Her
Michigan
John Ferris
Michigan State Farm Economist
Ronan
Amin Moore
Arlee
KronClad” Retardo
Sut Vetch
Min
Mpervo VaRaish
Northland
Isabella County ‘Soil Conservationist
Gene Bacon
Coan
Ries - Te Lee Mooré
Aia
Clare County Home Extension News
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