Don’t Mix Hens And Pullets For Safer Flocks
Michigan State poultrymen advise selling off old layers in fall to keep flocks safe from avian tuberculosis. Mixed flocks of old and young chickens show higher disease incidence than all young pullets. Cleaning a vacant laying house after removal aids parasite and disease elimination with lye solution and creosote disinfectant applied to walls and roosts. Rubber footwear and gloves are advised when handling these cleaners.
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Michigan State Poultrymen
Farmers Urged to Know Wheat Rules Before Sowing
Farmers are urged to study new cross compliance rules before sowing wheat this fall. The 1955 total acreage allotments cap all farms over ten diverted acres, tying eligibility for price supports to staying within quotas. Diverted acres must stay idle or go to hay or forage.
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Clarence Prentice
Michigan Agricultural Stabilization and ’Conservation
ASG
Prentice
ASC
A Good Exhibit For A Good Exhibit
Clare County Fair invites organized groups to join a new community exhib it class. District Home Agent Mary L. Muller and County Agricultural Agent P. D. Gibson will host a planning meeting on Monday August 30 at 1 30 in the courthouse basement with slides of winning exhibits. County Fair Secretary Ray Harrold must know tent space needs by September 1.
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Clare County Fair
Farm Bureau
Grange
F.F.A. Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Mary L. Muller
P. D. Gibson
County Fair
Ray Harrold
Control of Canada and sow thistles on farms
Michigan State College weed control specialist B J H Grigsby advises farmers to treat thistle patches over two years. Start this fall with one pound of 2 4 D per acre, then crop oats and spray again when they reach 4 6 inches tall. Canada thistle being tougher may need longer, but the method applies to both weeds.
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Canada
B.jh. Grigsby
Michigan State College
Grigsby
Wheat Yields Not Good Due to Rust and Lodging
Farmers report disappointing wheat yields with shriveled kernels, heavy lodging, and rusts. Experts cite summer fallowing and high nitrogen fertilizer as failing practices, while excess rain at maturity and a late May freeze may have worsened the crop.
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Michigan State College
Grass water ways and farm supplies note
Hen Bosink of Farm Relations writes on building wide grass water ways to handle heavy downpours and allow machinery to cross. He outlines seed prep fertilizing and planting with red top and timothy, and provides oats storage calculation using bin volume. Topics include vermin-proof grain storage tips and wheat pasture practices under ASC rules.
Strip Cropping Plan For Isabella County Farm Put Into Action
Isabella Soil Conservation District reports Duval will strip crop 70 acres on his 160 acre home farm in section 17 Isabella township with Gene Bacon assisting. Plan includes 100 feet wide strips and field cultivator prep to create water holding ridges. District offers 35 500 pine trees for fall delivery to cooperators with emphasis on sandy soils.
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Gene Bacon
Duval
Isabella Township
Bacon
Isabella Soil Conservation Distict
Mail Ballots Mailed for Clare County ASC Elections
Andrew J. Keysor, chairman, says ballots were mailed to eligible Clare County farmers for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation elections. Ballots must be postmarked by August 20, 1954. Three farmers will be elected to the community ASC committee with delegates to a county convention.
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Andrew J. Keysor
ASC
Clare County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASG
Keyser
Hessian Fly Watch Slated to Protect Wheat Crops
Farmers urged to delay sowing until after the fly free date of September 11 to prevent Hessian fly damage. entomologist Ray Jones of Michigan State College notes fly-free timing can reduce fall maggot damage and lower overwintering fly numbers for spring. Agricultural engineers of M.S.C. add moisture tips to ensure germination remains strong after planting.
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Ray Jones
Michigan State College
Jones
Ideal Land-Making Time as Seasons Shift
Late summer and early fall bring cooler nights and the first rain patterns, creating ideal conditions for farming and land improvements as the seasons transition.
Delegates Meet To Choose County Committee Members
Delegates from teen townships convened in Mt. Pleasant at the ASC office on Monday August 30 and August 23 to open and tabulate ballots. They will select county committee members and an office manager to direct the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Program for the new year under the new election procedure.
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Egates
ASC
Mt. Pleasant
Asin
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