New Year Party Nibbles and Care Tips From Home Extension
The Isabella County Home Extension gives quick party snacks including an onion dip with sour cream and a sharp cheddar olive loaf. It also offers beverage ideas, steam ironing and fabric care tips for velvet and corduroy outfits for New Year celebrations.
Notes From Farm Visit Highlights Beef Feeding Efforts
Farm notes outline Beef Feeding Project interest at the Clare County Fair with calf sponsorship potential. Discussion covers new farm bulk tank law specifics in Michigan, tank clearance, lighting, drains, and water mixing. Farmers Week at Michigan State University Jan 27 to 31 features Rural Progress blueprint, youth issues, rural church, science in agriculture, and exhibit programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Clare County Fair
Arthur Church
Pakistan
Randolph Rockey
Harley Coats
Glen Newman
Bernard Allen
Rev. Berry
Michigan
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Pelleted Sheep Feed Aids Efficient Growth And Early Marketing
Agricultural agent reports Clare county sheepmen favor pelleted feeds for precise hay and corn ratios and easier addition of molasses and antibiotics. Michigan State University researcher Leonard Blakeslee notes lambs on pellets gain about 0.45 pounds daily, use 27 percent less feed, and pellets reduce digestive upsets while enabling gradual diet shifts and earlier market readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Richard Schroeder
Leonard Blakeslee
Michigan State University
Blakeslee
Farm politics to fade as farms turn industrial by 1982
Kiplinger editor predicts the farm bloc will align with industrial states as farm incomes shift to non-farm work. He notes mechanization reduces farm jobs and output rises, with expectations of one third more food by 2007 and half of farm families’ income from non-farm sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Kiplinger
Kiplinger Washington Letter
Washington
Bowen 4 H Club Holds Model Session and Planning
The Bowen Busy Bees 4 H Club met December 9 at 8 00 pm with Mike Burch hosting The president Beatrice Cluley called the meeting to order and Shirley Moore read the secretary report The group plans a January dance and will present a model business meeting at the officer s training school on January 11 A practice meeting is set for December 30 Gerry Todd Terry Todd and John Hovey will host the next meeting A 25 cent gift exchange was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen Busy Bees
Mike Burch
Beatrice Cluley
Shirley Moore
Gerry
Terry Todd
John Hovey
Isabella 4-H News Plans Winter Camp and Shave-The-Fun
The 44 Service Club outlined Winter Camp plans with 17 members attending January 3 4 5 in Traverse City. New officers were elected for 1960 Rosebush Marjorie Swindlehurst president Wayne Anderson vice president Donna Cameron secretary Bob Curtiss treasurer Sue Slack reporter. Larry Foote International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to Italy will present talks at Stevenson Lake Club and Britian Club December 27 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
44 Service Club
Traverse City
Marjorie Swindlehurst
Rosebush
Wayne Anderson
Donna Cameron
Bob Curtiss
Shepherd
Sue Slack
Mr. Pleasant
Larry Foote
International Farm
Italy
Stevenson Lake
George Jane
Fern Ellis
Ray Geaslert
Larry
Farm plans advance soil health and erosion control
Isabella County reports farm plans for Leo Morey Winn with 39 acres in contour strips to rotate wheat and clover to build humus and reduce erosion. William Snyder Blanchard completes a wheat corn oats and clover rotation with clover green manure and a winter cover crop to protect soil. A sod waterway proposal and a 300 acre watershed across Bowerman’s land aim to prevent further soil loss and damage from storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Morey
Winn
Isabella County
William’ Snyder
Blanchard
Tye Ag
Snyder
Conservation Service
Ewart Bowerman
Rosebush
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B. ©. Mellencamp
Merle Raber
Harry Densmore
Phyllis Pearson
Clare County Home Demonstration
Ruth McHnay
Harrison
Holstein
Durham
Guernsey
Dodge
John Deere
Iter
Fred L. Vollmer
Dim Sykora
Clare
June Rose
Guardian
Savings Bank of Harrison
Bowen
Helo
Isabella
Service Club
KRAFT
Isabella Farm News
An Shryvich
Mt.’ Pleasant
Spring
Valley Chemical Co
Wm. Cerny