Home Extension News Items at Michigan State College
Special 4 H leaders session on handwork and buttonhole making to be demonstrated by Ruth McIlway with James Humphries of Singer Sewing Machine Co. Other meetings include Children’s Clothing Construction February 7 and a Home Demonstration Board gathering February 1. Dry milk solids tips warn against boiling puddings and overflour use in recipes.
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Ruth McIlway
James Humphries
Singer Sewing Machine ‘Company
F. Curtiss
Michigan State
Pearl Aldrich
Brucellosis Eradication Efforts Reported in Clare County
A state program using the ring test to detect Brucellosis in cattle shows Clare County infections down to six tenths of one percent in the latest county-wide test, with prior tests at 2.2 percent cattle and 3.6 percent herds in 1951. The program aims to reduce infection, fund further testing, and achieve state accreditation as brucellosis free.
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Clare County
State Department of Agriculture
P. D. Gibson
Congress
Michigan navy bean crop up 40 percent in 1955 harvest
The Federal State Crop Reporting service at Lansing says Michigan produced 79 percent of the nation’s navy bean crop in 1955, largely in the Thumb area and Saginaw valley. The marketable crop totaled 4,668,000 bags, packed in 1000-pound units, with rail movement suggesting a vast volume for winter meals.
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Michigan
Federal
Lansing
Thumb
Saginaw Valley
Cary
Middle West
Michigan Navy
Seaboard
Michigan Department of Agriculture
December Dairy Herd Testing Report Highlights Fat Averages
Walter and Smith tested 14 herds totaling 269 cows with an average fat of 36.6 lbs per cow for December. Ed Schafer led herds with 9 cows at 48.1 lbs, Kendall Wood 13 cows at 40.1, and Norman Gross 2 cows at 41.0. High cow was Ed Schafer at 85 lbs, Block and Son cows at 83, Art Schrock 77, Davis and Son 69, others over 50. Kendall Wood sold his herd to Harold Brooks and resigned. Russell Cowden’s testing paused for barn remodeling. Norman Gross barn nearing completion. vacancies open for testing promotion.
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Walter, Smith
Ed Schafer
Norman Gross
Kendall Wood
George House and Son
William Block and Sons
Davis and Son
William Block
Art Schrock
Erwin and Son
Herb Yuncker
George House
Fred McDonald
Harold Brooks
Russell Cowden
Michigan growers rush to plant trees amid seedling shortage
Demand for planting stock exceeds supply as private and public nurseries near sold out for 1956 spring. Insect damage from European pine shoot moth and white pine weevil costs Michigan millions annually. Dave Dawson of the U S Soil Conservation Service urges Isabella District and others to provide insect control guidance and select site suited species.
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Michigan
Dave Dawson
U. S.soil Conservation Service
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Dawson
Extension Service Seeks Young Farmers For Farm Plans
Local Extension staff announce a new Farm and Home Planning program offering six to seven farm couples help with adjustments, methods, and strategies to boost profits. The service targets young or new farmers finding operation challenging in today’s economy and invites visits or cards to discuss participation.
Isabella 4-H News highlights county entries at Farmers Week
Isabella County shows grain entries led by Larry Smith with beans and Wayne House with corn at Farmers Week first Isabella County participation. Crackerjack Club donates 25 dollars to Camp Fund. Cherry Pie Contest at Michigan Consolidated Gas Company drew ten winners led by Marilyn Bleise Beal City High School.
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Isabella Counties
Larry Smith
Wayne House
Isabella County
Crackerjack Club
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Marilyn Bleise
Beal City High School
Teresa Tilmann
Patricia Chaffee
Weidman High School
Rose
Ann Wood
Shepherd High School
Zora Dean
Barbara Hanes
Mt. Pleasant High School
Nancy Albar
Joan Weide
Blanchard High School
Doris Foulis
Loretta Conley
Mt. Pleasant Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Joe Cascarelli
John Lynch
Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Joyce Anderson
Michigan Consolidated Gas Home Services
Ruth McKlinay
Ruth Hogue
Mildred Perry
Plans For Dairy Tour Completed
The eighth annual dairy tour will be held Thursday February 9 with attendees from the Michigan Farmer State Bureau of Dairying Michigan State University and Milk Producers Association. Stops on US 27 include Lloyd Swagger farm Blanchard Road near Frank's Curve a 39 cow Holstein herd at Robert Coon’s farm near Mt Pleasant and a noon meal and program at the Center Methodist Church Rosebush. Experts Don Murray and Frank Gendron from MSU will speak.
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Michigan Farmer
State Bureau of Dairying
Michigan State University
Milk Producers’ Association
Lloyd Swagger
Blanchard Road
Frank’s Curve
Robert Coon
Mt. Pleasant
Center Methodist Church
Rosebush
Don Murray
Frank Gendron
Livestock Meeting Set at St Louis Stockyards
The Michigan Livestock Exchange district meeting is set for Thursday February 9 at 10:00 at the St. Louis stockyards. Attendees include producers and shippers from seven Central Michigan counties and Michigan State University representatives Don Stark Gradon Blank and Ed Milter. Local cattle feeders join discussions, with Vic Pohl as chairman Jack Murphy vice chairman and Bob Watson secretary. The committee has nominated about 20 local feeders as delegates to the state meeting.
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Michigan Livestock Exchange
St. Louis
Central Michigan
Michigan State University
Don Stark
Gradon Blank
Ed Milter
Vic Pohl
Jack Murphy
Bob Watson
Virginia Power Uses About 6000 Tons Coal Daily
The VirginiaElectric Power Company is reported to generate all state electricity from coal and consumes around 6000 tons of coal each day. Reports also mention requests for samples of Crater Lake’s blue water due to its notable deep blue color.
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Virginia
Virginia Electric Power Company
Crater Lake
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
Harold Brooks Farm Holsteins Open Layout Near Clare
A farm three miles south of Clare on US 27 and 512 north of Rosebush hosts 25 Grade Holsteins in a loose-type housing system completed last year. Production records bulk tank ABA service and outside silage feeding are key features.
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Harold Brook
Clare
Rosebush
Michigan considers butter grading rules at Lansing hearing
About 50 people from creameries distributors and other groups voiced no serious objections to proposed Michigan regulations enforcing a new butter law. The rule would label butter under 90 as undergrade and requires graders licensing. the hearing was led by G S McIntyre assisted by F M Skiver and L J Littlefield of the dairy division.
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Michigan Department of Agriculture
Lansing
Michigan
G. 8. McIntyre
F. M. Skiver
L. J. Littlefield
Department
Dairying
Graveyard of the Atlantic Claims Cape Hatteras Vessels
Across four centuries about 2200 ships have wrecked near Cape Hatteras. Treacherous Diamond Shoals offshore churns Gulf Stream over shallow reefs, earning the moniker Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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Cape Hatteras
Diamond Shoals
Drake’s 1578 Cadiz raid fuels England’s love of sherry
Sir Francis Drake seized 3000 barrels of Spanish sherry during the 1578 Cadiz raid. The illicit spoil boosted English demand, establishing England as Spain’s largest sherry customer for years afterward.
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Francis Drake
Cadiz
England
Spain
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National Farm Loan Ass'n
Evart, Michigan
Navy Bean
Isabella Soil Conservation News
Isabella
Harry Densmore
United Farm Agency
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United
Lake City
Carol Gaser
Gaser
Valley City
Dekalb
Missouri
Ernest Schnetzler
Salisbury
University of Missouri
Schnetzler
Texas
California
Kansas
Gerrit Hamsira
Clare, Michigan
George Nurnberger
Coleman
John Tilmann
Speedway
Clare Manufacturing Co
Clare, Mich
The
Clare Sentinel
Selter Bros. Lumber
W. Fourth
Scott Oil CO
George Lehr Shell Gas
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