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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
13
The south peninsula trapping season opens December 2 and runs to January 16, with extensions to end of January in Brie marshes. Weather and water levels create uncertainty for muskrat movements and counts. Last season's harvest hovered around 294 000 compared with 827 000 in a prior period.
Michigan's deer kill during the first six days of the 1955 season rose about 12 percent from last year in the northern lower peninsula. Officials report similar activity overall with 17 684 deer counted through the opening period up from 15 772 last year.
Michigan has begun a long range selective breeding effort at Harriet, Grayling, Wolf Lake, and Thompson hatcheries to improve growth color and eye production and to develop disease resistant trout for fishermen. State workers select the best fish, aiming to reduce furunculosis and produce a stronger strain, though the number of generations required is not yet known.
A Conservation Department study credits Michigan wildlife with an edible meat supply of about 5 million dollars, plus pelts worth over 1.1 million, totaling 8.6 million. Deer provide the majority of meat while pheasants and rabbits add to the value. experts stress recreation and ecosystem value beyond price.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture enforces rules for cutting moving and transporting evergreen trees and boughs. Inspectors monitor regions during the Christmas season with district offices and extensions. buyers from non owners require a bill of sale. Transport with pine needles attached only if inspected. violations carry up to 90 days in jail or fines from 25 to 160 dollars.
Partial text shows references to money amounts such as 84.08 and 26.06 and mentions a Friday event. It mentions a person, likely Zy Joe Marsh, and a Bem Roberts name fragment. The passage looks like a damaged record of financial notes or a memo about money lost or spent and a search for funds. Copyright 1986 United States Brewers Foundation.
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