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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1949
Page
10
Farmers are advised to shop early for legume seed as supply tightens for 1949. Red clover, sweet clover, and chrome grass are scarce. alfalfa seed may fetch 40 to 45 dollars a bushel. Proper seedbed preparation and limited seeding rates are urged to maximize germination.
Agricultural agents and committee chairs listed for Clare and Isabella counties include Paul D. Gibson and B C Mellencamp with roles as Agricultural Agent, Andrew J Keysor as Chairman, Gerald Fuller as Chairman, Everett Guiembo and Stanley N Rader as Soil Conservationist and 4 H Club Agent respectively.
The notice encourages readers to join the March of Dimes drive to assist friends and loved ones with health needs and to support ongoing fundraising efforts.
Duke Thomas buys a farm with savings from the service and seeks a tractor. He is tenth on the dealer’s list. Old man Peters dictates a plan to share the next tractor, but Duke insists on his turn. Peters then mails postcards and later informs Duke the tractor will arrive next week after the ahead-fellows vote.
Michigan State College poultry specialist J. M. Moore and Extension Engineer George Amundsen co sponsor a Friday February 11 meeting series for farmers and wives. Topics include poultry care farm buildings septic tanks and building a new home with model displays and QandA. Harrison event at Court House basement 2 PM Clare event at high school agriculture room 8 PM.
The Michigan crop report notes 6.7 million bushels of potatoes in storage, 41 percent of the 1948 crop, with US storage near a record high. It discusses potential 1949 acreage, stock sources, and higher private nursery prices. Also covered are cattle lice and grub control using rotenone dust spray, with plans for a March meeting in Clare County led by Extension Entomologist Ray Janes to discuss lice and fly control.
In Clare county Michigan interest in Christmas tree farming rises but the state lags behind Midwest states with larger forest land for production. Foresters in other states guide growth while Michigan has few nursery stocks beyond some spruces and limited red pine availability. Scotch Pine, in fifth to sixth year, could become a premium Christmas tree by year seven.
Riverside Grange met January 26 with seventeen present as icy roads and illness kept members home. Guests included Mrs Arthur Dull and two children and Mrs Dorothy Hess. Next meeting February 8 plans include a Valentine box and members asked to bring valentines.
Frances Cook of University of Illinois College of Agriculture lists steak or ground meat Lamb chops liver ham and fish steaks as excellent for broiling Each cut about one inch to half inch thick or as specified takes about 15 minutes to broil She notes room temperature rest preheating tips fat brushing and turning once for even browning
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