Crop surpluses rise nationwide in 1949 Michigan report
The December 1949 Michigan and National crop report shows higher totals for corn wheat oats barley and rye reaching 4.1 million tons in Michigan, 13 percent above 1948. Beans and soybeans set records. apple and cherry crops were large but wind and grades affected markets. Pig and milk output rose, with egg production up from 1948. Marketing channels blamed for price troubles amid surpluses.
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Michigan
Statistics’ Bureau
Glare
Orchard Run
Good Farm Records Aid Leasing by County Agent
Clare County Agricultural Agent Paul D. Gibson explains that keeping farm records helps analyze business, identify weak and strong points, and assists in leasing arrangements. A well kept record book facilitates division of expenses between landlord and tenant and clarifies shared costs and income.
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Michigan State College
Gene Carter
Michigan 4 H emphasizes recreation leadership training
The state 4 H Club office at Michigan State College plans to expand recreation leadership. Miss Jane Farwell, recreation specialist, will visit Michigan in February to assist junior leader training schools from February 6 to 18, with about half the time on recreation. A nine district adult leader recreation training series follows from February 20 to March 3.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Jane Farwell
4-H
Formation of Organic Soils and Texture Differences
Textures vary with peat and muck types. Peat is coarse and fibrous while muck is more decomposed and loamy. Plant involvement, water depth, lime content, and temperature influence organic soil formation.
Egg Quality Depends on Timely Gathering and Cooling
Poultry expert Boyd Ellis of the Wyoming extension notes that eggs are as good as they will be when laid and depends on the farmer and consumer to maintain quality. Gather eggs soon after laying and cool them promptly in a wire basket to preserve freshness.
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Boyd Ellis
Wyoming Agricultural Extension Service
Lucky Clovers 4-H Meet Closes With Pledges and Buttonholes
The West Grant Lucky Clovers 4-H club led by president Na omi Ann Chapman divided funds equally between boys and girls after a business meeting. Members recited pledges, finished bound buttonholes, sang four leaf clover, and reported steady progress after ten weeks.
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West Grant
Lucky Clovers
Naomi Ann Chapman
Thelma Battle
Gilmore Center Hosts Welcome for New Minister Family
At Gilmore Church of Christ a welcoming party for the new minister Ray Green and his family drew about sixty people on Saturday. Members and visitors from area towns noted a lively service week earlier and spoke of church activities including Bible study and youth meetings.
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Gilmore Center
Gilmore Ghurgh
OF & Rist
Gilmore
Archie Wilson
George Pitts
Amelia. Tanner
W. R. Jarman
Owen
Tanners
Ida. Methner
Big Rapids
Amy. McAlvey
Miles Loomis
Weidman
Gilmore Church of Christ
Ray Green
M. Gay
Central Lake
Alonzo Brown
Milton Strong
David
Pontiac
David Wilson
Percy Welch
Donald’ Seymour and Sons
Fred Beck
Farwell
Feeding Young Foals on Grain and Pasture Rations
Young foals begin eating grain around four weeks of age. Feeding grain saves milk and keeps the mare in better flesh. A mix of corn and oats in equal parts on pasture provides a good ration, and oats with pasture also make a good ration for the foals.
Poultry Cull Proposed as Disease Prevention Measure
Culling unproductive and ill flock birds is presented as a prudent step to prevent disease spread. The recommendation emphasizes removing sick stock to protect overall flock health and farm profitability.
Soils of Clare County by R J Armsterburg Jr
The article explains soils in Clare County, tracing origins to glacial parent material and factors like climate, organisms, topography, and time. It outlines how quartz-rich material yields sandy soils while lime-rich rocks form clays, with morainic and lake plain variations and notes organic soils formed from mucks and peats under high water tables.
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R. J. Armsterburg, Jr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Department
Clare County Soil
Lake Plain
Hast Grant Energetic Elves Meet Seeks Next Plans
On January 27 Hast Grant Energetic Elves held a meeting with Laurellel Haring as president and June Dawson as secretary. Five absent, nine present, two visitors Jimmy Crawford and Danny Casteel attended. A planning committee included Margie Wood Lucille Becker Pat Crawford Antoni Joey Crawford. Refreshments and games followed. Next meeting set for February 24. June Dawson received the Michigan Farmer award for outstanding club work and will attend the Higgins Lake 4-H junior leadership camp for three days. Lucille Becker, Reporter.
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Hast Grant Energetic Elves
Laurellel Haring
June Dawson
Jimmy Crawford
Danny Casteel
Margie Wood
Lucille Becker
Pat Crawford
Anta
Joey Crawford
Michigan Farmer Award
Higgins Lake
Denver Bank Adopts Left Handed Checkbooks
A Denver bank begins offering left handed checkbooks to accommodate southpaw depositors. The article notes past bans on left handedness and medical cautions against forcing a child to switch hands, but emphasizes modern views favor natural handedness.
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Denver
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