Farmers and cooperators report ACP conservation progress
Dan Balog of Isabella County notes cooperation with the Soil Conservation District. Alex Fox reports 1250 pine trees ordered and successful reed canary pasture planting with ladino clover timothy brome and alfalfa. Cattle showed weight gain with minimal bloat after winter wind snow and rain challenge. Tile drainage work by Dull Pitts Jackson Simmer Schuchmacher and Martin meets ACP specs. Powell finishes drainage for McDonald.
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Alex Fox
Alex
Fox
Winn
Ladina
Isabella County
Arthur Dull
Milton Harriger
Vernon Township
Jim Pitts
Guy Jackson
Albert Simmer
Ollie Schumacher
Gregory Martin
Nottawa Township
Bob Feldhauser
Frank Powell
Fred McDonald
Union Township
Clare County SCD to Hold Annual Meeting January 19 1955
Clare County Soil Conservation District directors set the annual meeting for January 19 1955 in Harrison at V E W Hall. Chairman Mark McLenn a and board invite all to attend. terms are up for two directors and floor nominations will be allowed. A 1954 accomplishments report and a Cedar River Watershed progress update by Norman Brown are on the program with door prizes and refreshments.
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Clare County Soil Conservation District
V.E.W. Wall
Harrison
Mark Mclenna
SCD
Cedar River
Norman Brown
Michigan State Department of Conservation
Division of Fisheries
Michigan State College dairy dept unveils milk pipeline device
The Michigan State College dairy department introduces a glass pipeline that transports milk from stanchioned cows to a sanitary milk truck. Dr Noel P. Ralston says one man can milk 65 cows in two and a half hours using three units. Research will study time savings, milk quality, and cleaning, with about a dozen units already in operation in Michigan.
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Michigan State College
Dairy Department
Noel’ P
Pat
Ralston
Michigan
All Trout Eggs To Be Processed In 1954
Michigan conservation workers will process 4 125 000 trout eggs by year end 1954. Harrietta brood stock provided 2 500 000 rainbow eggs with stripping finished last week for hatching in February. The U S Fish and Wildlife Service supplied 425 000 brown trout eggs from Cortland New York. Brook trout eggs totaling 1 200 000 will come from outside hatcheries likely late in the year.
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State Conservation Department
Michigan
Harrietta
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Toni
Cortland
New “York
Foxy Man Gets Sentence Not Bounty
Gerald Spokes of Caspian received six months in jail after a Crystal Falls jury found him guilty of presenting a fraudulent fox bounty claim. He had submitted five red foxes to the conservation department claiming they were shot, later altering his story to say three were shot and two hit by his car.
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Gerald Spokes
Caspian
Crystal Falls
Spokes
Conservation Department
Trappe
Spoke
Iron County Circuit Court
Winter package deals boost West Michigan ski resorts
West Michigan unveils package ski offers at Boyne Mountain Lodge and Caberfe Lodge Cadibertee region hosts six to seventeen slopes with new rope tows Manistee National Forest opens Udell Hills ski area new chairlift and rope tows expand capacity Also Milwaukee Mountains near Lake City updates ski area and Misaukee Mountains adds access Mount Mancelona announces season opening managed by Mancelona Chamber of Commerce
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West Michigan
Boyne Mountain
Boyne Walls
Caberiae
Manistee
Cadillac
Middle West
Caberine
Sun N' Snow
Cabherine
Michigan
Ohio
Udell
Manistee National Forest
Boyne
Caberfae
Milwaukee
Lake City
Missaukeé
Mancelona
Mancéléng
US+131
Mazinger and Wik
Duck Blind Law Debate Prompts Great Lakes Protections
The conservation commission seeks legislation to shield waterfowl hunters using anchored blinds on the Great Lakes. The plan would make it a misdemeanor to threaten harm or remove such blinds. Attorney General notes bottomlands belong to the people with priority use rights.
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Great Lakes
Great’ Lakes
Benson
Banister Tops 1954 Sportsman List in Britain
Britain's sports writers place Roger Bannister as the nation’s No 1 sportsman for 1954 with Roger’s friend Chris Chataway second in the rankings. The piece notes other athletes and events including car racing and pro basketball outcomes, plus college football and golf earnings.
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Britain
Roger Bannister
Buuting
Roger
Chris. Chataway
Pommy Thompson
Chicago Cardinal
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob
Cousy
Boston
Gattis
Red Auerbach
Aueerbach
Rochester
Joe Reardon
Philadelphia
Phillies
Italy
Jim Hill
Cleveland Brown
Iron Claw
Bob Toski
State Adds Land For Conservation And Public Use
The conservation department will add land for state forests parks and game projects in Michigan. It now oversees 4 202 700 acres up slightly from 4 198 000 a year ago. Purchases block in designated areas while land sales or exchanges target unusable parcels. Immediate purchases include 864 acres in state forests 78 acres for Pittman Robertson game projects and 318 acres for parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Pittman-Robertson
Bay City Adds Waterfront Land To State Park Expansion
Bay City conservation commissioners accepted Bay City’s offer adding about 744 acres of waterfront property to the state park system. The land includes roughly sd feet of frontage on Saginaw Bay and enlarges the park to over 200 acres. In 1954 the park saw about 730,000 visitors. The commission adjusted fishing rules on a Muskegon River area and budget requests for conservation work were amended to permit shifts in plans for the coming year. Land exchanges and routine business dominated the December meeting.
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Cal Bay City
Bay City
Saginaw Bay
Muskegon
Aden
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