Income tax time for Michigan farmers today
E M Elwood Michigan State College farm management specialist notes tax rules largely unchanged from last year. Farmers with gross income of 500 dollars or more must file a return using forms 1040ES 1040F and 1040. Final or estimated returns due January 15 1948 with full payment. estimated returns due March 15 1948. New rules affect farm development expenditures and Michigan's community property law.
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E. M. Elwood
Michigan State College
Indi
Michigan
Food Exports Could Stretch Train Across Atlantic Three Times
US food shipments, if loaded on boxcars, would make an unbroken train long enough to cross the Atlantic three times. This striking comparison highlights massive export volumes and cargo scale.
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United States
Atlantic
Clare Isabella County Agents and Officials Named
Paul D. Gibson and B. C. Mellencamp named county agents. Robert C. Kleiner serves as Clare County AAA Committee chairman. Gerald Fuller and Stanley N. Rader hold Isabella positions in county extensions and 4-4 Club leadership.
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Paul D. Gibson
Clare County
B. C. Mellencamp
Iisabella
Robert C. Kleiner
Gerald Fuller
Isabella County
Stanley N. Rader
County Agent's Corner on improving farm efficiency
The column urges farmers to remove unproductive livestock and poultry to boost efficiency and profits. It notes 1947 price rises outpaced costs, questions 1948 trends, and argues against keeping "boarding" animals that drag income, suggesting redirecting grain to Europe or beef hogs instead.
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Europe
Farmers Week at Michigan State College January 26 30
Plans unfold for Farmers Week at East Lansing with all College of Agriculture departments presenting exhibits demonstrations and speakers on better farming methods. Livestock exhibits showcase top animals and breed associations plan annual meetings during the week.
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Michigan State College
The
College of Agriculture
East Lansing
Don't feed parasite
Michigan State College extension specialists stress preventing insect damage to stored grain and livestock through dips sprays and dusts. They note pests like lice mites ticks fleas grubs and hornworms reduce meat milk eggs and overall grain production, urging farmers to invest a few cents for higher returns.
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Michigan State College Extension
Bertha Lake Resort Visitors Involved in Weekend Incidents
Frank Behm and his cousin Fred Behm of Saginaw spent a day hunting at Bertha Lake. Kenneth Cowles of Lake injured his left hand while buzzing wood Thursday at his parents home and was treated at Clare Hospital before returning home Friday.
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Frank Behm
Fred Behm
Saginaw
Bertha Lake
Kenneth Cowles
Lake
Ralph Cowles
Clare Hospital
Christmas Quiet at Mann Siding and Nearby
Monday morning in Mann Siding people prepared for Christmas with gifts and visits. Mr and Mrs Seaver Burton from Alma visited relatives here over the weekend. The Heber family enjoyed a Christmas program at West Grant school. Clarence VanBuskirk visited Ira Root last Friday. A Happy and Prosperous New Year is wished to all.
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Seaver Burton
Alma
Heber
West Grant School
Clarence VanBuskirk
Ira Root
Frome
Joan Lewis
Kilarney
Ireland
Herb Lewis
Lewis
United States
Canada
Wilma Scott
Marjorie Amy
Madeline Wells
Lake Rod and Gun Club
Rice Farming Expands in Chile Reaches 1.6 Million CWT
Rice is now grown in Chile after 1930 cultivation began. Current production reaches 1.6 million metric hundred pounds.
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Chile
Local residents attend events and visit relatives across Eyatt area
Social notes list numerous residents visiting relatives and attending church and parties in Eyatt Big Rapids Clare and Farwell. Mentions include Mr and Mrs E Brown Mrs Roy Colosky Swede Maynard and Glen Reynolds with travel updates. A Lake school program and a church decoration effort are noted along with a holiday season wrap up.
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E. Brown
Tred Krauser
John Little
Sam Muir
Tom Cafferty
Pat
Eyatt
Roy Colosky
Henry Nisonger
Ramore
Little Gary
Jake Smith
Dwight Gilman
Swede Maynard
Sohio
Glen Reynolds
Pontiac
Ray Wilson
Amby Sullivan
Ernie Hulin
Mt. Pleasant
Viola Valentine
Bert Scott
Verna
Butch Mattonen
St. Cecilia’s Church
Sharon and
Charlies
Big Rapids
Fred Sowle
Lewis Colton
Calvin Tryon
Clare
Rust formation on iron requires air and moisture
Rust is a coating of iron oxide, formed when iron is exposed to oxygen and moisture. The chemical change occurs only under both conditions, air and moisture, which cause iron to oxidize and corrode.
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Hendrie Brothers
Ers
Bertha
Lake News
Loren Leist
Columbus
Ohio
Wm. Sowle
Tarwell
Morris Bacon
Six Lakes
Ray Neeper
Larry
Live Oaks
Florida
Geo. Scott
Wayne
Myri Scott
Ewart
Raymond Scott
Erwin Scott
Dolores
Aaron Irwins
Farwell
Walter Reese
Coleman
Fred Scott
Amp Adams
Wayne Scott
Orley Rogers
Betty Scott
J. R. Wysonger
Irwin Scott
Virginia Lewis
Bobby Covell
Jennie Muir
Clifford Malosh
Arthur Bellinger
Darius Scott
Post Office
Syear
McGuire Brothers
McEwan St
Firestone Store
Clare, Mich
Don Luce
Farwell, Mich
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