All Poultry Shows Canceled Nationwide Over Newcastle Disease
Director Figg of the Michigan State Department of Agriculture issues a notice to cancel all poultry exhibits and shows for 1946 seeking to control Newcastle Disease. Approval comes from the Poultry Improvement Association and related bodies. vaccination is experimental.
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Michigan
Charles Figg
State Department of Agriculture
Poultry Improvement Association
Poultry Division
Michigan State College
Michigan Association of Fairs
Veterinary Division
England
United States
Figg
How to render and purify kitchen fat into shortening
Finely chop fat and melt in a double boiler with half cup of milk per pound of fat. Strain through cheesecloth, optionally repeat with hot water to clarify. Cool and lift the solid fat, repeating as needed to obtain a pure cake. This saves food and money for overseas needs.
Economical Lean-To Milking Parlor for Small Farms
A pen type dairy barn with attached lean-to milking parlor offers low initial cost and labor savings. The six stall parlor fits a 30 cow herd, increasing bedding and manure value while enabling herd expansion without new stanchions. Materials for the lean-to total about $900 and include fire resistant roofing and gypsum walls.
Farm Safety Week Aims Safer Life For All On Farms
President Truman proclaims Farm Safety Week July 21 to 27 urging farm families to eliminate one hazard daily. Open wells fences dangerous animals ladders and unprotected machinery cause injuries to thousands of farm children and adults each year.
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Truman
Box Grit and Shell Box Construction in Laying House
An easy to build grit and shell box may be made from box lumber and must be sturdy enough to be nailed to the side of the laying house six inches above the litter.
Concrete measuring box for sand gravel ratio 1 3 5
The illustration shows a measuring box for sand and gravel. For a 1 3 5 mix the inner frame measures 4 ft 7 in by 2 ft by 1 ft deep. A partition is placed inside 33 inches from one end.
Ants in Garden Controlled by Pyrethrum, Kent. Coop Advice
W A Price of the Kentucky experiment station recommends a 2 percent pyrethrum preparation in vegetable oil for ant control in lawns fields and gardens. Apply one tablespoon per gallon of water. One gallon treats a hill 12 inches across and two inches high.
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W. A. Price
Kentucky
Hileman Reunion Plans Amid Local Family News
Rural Mt and Mrs Glen Newman of Clare visited the Wm Hileman home Sunday evening. Alma Brockway and niece Theola Nephew of Lake Orion are visiting the Howard Brockway home this week. The Hileman reunion will be held at Wilson State Park in Harrison this coming Sunday. Pfannes Bros. new barn is wider and making a good showing. Harold Heber and wife visited relatives near Gladwin Sunday evening.
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Glen Newman
Clare
Wm. Hileman
Alma Brockway
Theola Nephew
Lake Orion
Howard Brockway
Hileman
Wilson State Park
Harrison
Pfannes Bros
Harold Heber
Gladwin
Andersonville social notes include many Sunday calls and family events
Mr and Mrs Emil Leis and children visited the Jay Haring home for Sunday dinner. Several couples called on relatives including the Lennox and Ramey families. Mr and Mrs John A Smith celebrated their forty third anniversary with 25 guests. Communications mention travels, theater, and local visits among Andersonville residents.
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Emil Leis
Jay Haring
Joe Mogg
Lewie Lennox
Tom Ramey
Lennox
Ramey
Mt. Pleasant
Earl Acker
Barney McNerney
Henry McNerney
Don
Henry Hales
Saginaw
Don Rosenfield
Harvey Spickerman
Henry Russell
Floyd Tubbs
Ithaca
Homer O'Dells
Tienry
Hank
Nelson Rulapaugh
Frank Pitts Anson
Lawrence Dalton
Ronnie DeBolt
Renner
Rosemary Renner
Mrs. DeBolt
Birthday celebrations at Midland and Morrison homes
Sunday qunpet guests called at the parents Mr and Mrs Bruce Morrigan. Mr and Mrs C V Swan of Goleman and Mr and Mrs Geo Renner visited Lester DeBolt in Midland for Sunday dinner to celebrate three birthdays. About twenty attended and a chicken dinner was served with birthday gifts.
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Bruce Morrigan
V. Swan
Goleman
Geo. Renner
Lester DeBolt
Midland
Brush College Social Roundup and Village Notes
Mr and Mrs Floyd Noll and son George of Indiana visited the Coats family in Brush College last week. Mrs J C Coats returned home with them after a visit with her daughter in Angola Indiana. Sixty three attended the Ladies Aid picnic at the Rockey home as the annual event. Meetings were not held in September due to county fairs. Various neighbors visited one another including Wilma Ann Coats and Rosalee Root in Midland, Wilbur Gingery and son from Clare, and many at the Glen Newman Lorin Leitner and Galen Coats homes. Donald Rockey and Ed Richardson went to Bay City for camp meeting.
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Floyd Noll
George
Indiana
Coats
J. C. Coats
Angola
Ind
Hubbard Lake
Ladies Aid
Kenneth Rockey
Wilma Ann Coats
Midland
Rosalee Root
Wilbur Gingery
Clare
Russel Sanders
J. G. Newman
Glen Poet
Virgil Newman
Twila
Jack
Galen Coats
Glen Newman
Vereah Leitner
Mary Sanders
Lorin Leitner
Gladwin
Donald Rockey
Ed Richardson
Bay City
Edwin Wood
Jean
Harl Sanders
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Paul D. Gibson B
Mellencamp
Clare County
Isabella County
Robert C.kleiner
Clare County Aaa Committee
Newcastle
Ole M. Brenne
Custer, Michigan
Bob
McEwan
St., Clare
Andersonville
SLT
Dan McDonald
Claré, Mich
Brush College
Sect
Sheridan Township
Florida
Fred Burche
Ann Arbor
St. Johns
Earl Willey
Rosebush
Mich
Ratayaye
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
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