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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1947
Page
7
Michigan farmers face higher rebuild costs due to labor and materials postwar. N L Smith of Michigan State College urges policy review and basic figures. A study shows 75 percent of 187 Michigan farms boosted building insurance by about 35 percent since 1939, yet risks remain.
The study shows building costs rose 70 percent in the period, while fire insurance pays about 43 percent of 1946 replacement costs and wind insurance about 38 percent. Farmers would bear roughly 60 percent of losses, prompting reviews of coverage and meetings with insurers to reduce risk.
Michigan sugar beet day sponsored by Michigan State College and Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association was held Thursday February 13 at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Bay City. The all day program began at 9 30 a m featured three color sound movies and several discussions. A noon banquet was served.
The nation’s six million farms are divided into three groups by marketing activity. The top one-third marketed 84 percent of all farm products sold, the middle third about 13 percent, and the bottom third only 3 percent.
A Michigan State College study of 96 Southern Michigan farms shows last year each bull cost 180 dollars to maintain with 21.5 cows per farm, equating to 8.39 dollars per cow for reproductive service. AI associations cost under 6.02 dollars per cow, with about 40 local Michigan AI groups and 336 associations nationwide serving 73 000 herds and 575 000 cows. One bull serves 638 cows on average across proven sires from production testing associations.
A look into storage plants for poultry turkeys and eggs suggests prices may fall in 1947. Reasons include a general farm price downturn, high egg production, and elevated cold storage holdings, with caution advised on relying on government price supports. Alfalfa seed shortages push northern shoppers to southern seed, and red clover emerges as a substitute.
Rev M R Honderich visited Ann Arbor for a cheer up. No church service Sunday due to bad roads. Several residents visited relatives in Detroit and Lansing. Families hosted dinners and birthdays at parsonage and homes. A grandmother died at Barton home. sympathy extended. Fishing trip to Thunder Bay noted for Miller, Athey, and Poet families.
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