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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1959
Page
3
Michigan State University dairy researcher C A Lassiter told dairymen at Farm ers Week campus session that grain mix should reflect roughage type. Protein levels adjust with silage quality and amounts, ranging from 12 to 16 percent, with higher corn silage possibly needing calcium and phosphorus supplementation.
County records show 1958 tile drainage and conservation gains in Clark County but note shortfalls in tree planting and pasture projects. Officials urge landowners to order trees now as red pine Scotch pine Austrian pine white spruce and Norway spruce are available to boost timber and pasture programs.
Michigan State University's Farmers Week featured James A. Porter outlining corn rotation benefits with legumes, the role of minimum tillage, and magnesium responses. He advised limited nitrogen starter rates and staged applications, estimating fertilizer costs from 19 to 56.52 dollars per acre depending on target yields.
Basic soil conservation plans were completed with David and Paul Gross of Denver and Wise Township. The dairy farmers plan complete tile drainage and crop rotations with cover crops and green manure plowed down. Paul will plant a windbreak of pine and spruce. David will plant a living fence of multiflora rose along a six acre pine plot. They will use high analysis fertilizer during the five year span: 700-800 lbs of 5-20-20, 300 lbs of 0-20-20, and 100-300 lbs of 33 percent nitrates.
A cooking tip suggests lightly dusting bacon slices with flour before frying to reduce shrinkage and improve browning. This simple technique may help achieve crisper, more evenly cooked bacon.
Ruth McIlnay and 4-H leaders will attend a training school at Orens Department Store in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday February 17 at 8:00 p.m. The session covers judging cotton dresses skirts and school blouses with guidance for leaders on 4-H construction questions.
The Clare Gladwin livestock producers association will hold its annual meeting Friday February 13 at 8 pm in Grant Town Hall with Stanley Schunk as president and Don Stark of MSU plus Michigan Livestock Exchange reps to discuss livestock production and marketing. A Roughage and Pasture Day follows March 3 at Clare Odd Fellows Hall to bring hay silage samples and discuss pasture quality.
Isabella County hosts Dairy O'Rama on Monday February 23 at the Alma Armory Michigan State University and local Extension staff organize the event with eight dairy experts. Topics cover Off-Flavor Milk Cleaning Dairy Equipment Mastitis Bangs Disease Production Records Grade A Milk Law Federal Orders feeding for high production housing and finances. About five hundred dairy men from central Michigan expected for a compact short course in dairying with committees advancing plans before spring. Don Swindlehurst 4 H leader honored at Farmers Week for top Michigan Beef Feeding trophy with a show steer from his Angus herd. The note adds a trivia on the origin of the month February from the Roman festival context.
Isabella County 4H Service Club will hold its monthly meeting at Union Township Hall Thursday evening February 12. Margie Swindlehurst current president will lead the discussion for the evening. Included will be a report on the club’s activities and plans for the coming month.
The trading stamp industry now improves living for over three of four Michigan families who save stamps. In 1957 it bought $9,816,000 of products from Michigan manufacturers and supported 1,016 jobs across industries. The sector, its stores and distribution integrate widely, serving 1.69 million Michigan women. Public information from The Sperry and Hutchinson Company.
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