Isabella County Beef Breeders Shine At Michigan Farm Week
Area beef stands out as seven Isabella County steers make up about 20 percent of the entries in the Michigan Beef Feeders Projects at Michigan State College Farmers Week. Awards include Don Swindlehurst Rosebush second in Junior Yearling Angus and Earl House third and eighth in Senior Yearling.
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Tsaballa County
Michigan
Michigan State College
Isabella County
Don Swindlehurst
Rosebush
Angus
George
Jane
Ployd
Earl
House
A. A. Moore and Sons
Coleman
Hugh Swindlehurst
Plans for Annual Cattle Tour in Northeast County
The Cattle Tour Committee with Don Sandbroo Milton Brown and Ford Seibt plans an event on Thursday March 10. Specialist William Finley from Michigan State College will join and steer discussion with Livestock Commissioned Firms and a Michigan Farmer representative also attending. The tour will focus on four or five top feeding operations with a schedule to be announced soon.
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Don Sandbroo
Milton Brown
Ford Seibt
William Finley
Michigan State College
Michigan
Well Kept Farm Records and Livestock Feeding Tips
Agricultural guidance covers keeping concise records for tax and credit benefits. Stilbestrol supplements reduce cattle fattening costs but require strict animal segregation. Bruising losses in hogs and cattle highlight proper loading and humane handling. Legume supply notes advise red clover substitution with alfalfa when scarce and recommend long rotation varieties Buffalo Ranger Atlantic North Central as options.
Branding to mark cattle in Bangs disease eradication drive
Michigan and U S agriculture programs move to wipe out Bangs disease Brucellosis in cattle with an accelerated plan. Branded cattle will carry a 2 inch B on the left jaw to show they have tested reactive in county tests.
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Michigan
U.S
Michigan adopts reactor branding policy for Bangs disease
The Michigan commission of agriculture, guided by the Bangs Study Advisory Committee, approves branding of reactors in Bang's disease control. Vaccinated calves are not reactors unless blood tests show a positive reaction, using a 1 in 200 dilution. The policy follows research and United States livestock health guidance.
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Michigan Commission of Agriculture
Bang
Michigan
U.S. Livestock , Sanitary, ‘Association
U.S
Agriculture
Read Seed Labels Before Buying This Year
Seed label caution urged as seed shortages and drought cut production. Michigan Department of Agriculture warns buyers to read tags, beware bargain lots, and avoid peddlers selling questionable seeds like Rodney oats.
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G. 5. McIntyre
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Lansing
McIntyre
Michigan
Sheep Shearing School at Michigan State College
Sheep owners are invited to a Sheep Shearing School in the Livestock Pavilion at Michigan State College from February 21 to 24. The program starts at 10:00 AM on Monday and runs through Thursday, offering expert instruction to profit from learned techniques. enrollment blanks are available.
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Michigan State College
Bulk Milk Handling Meeting In Dairymen County
Dairymen throughout the county are invited to a meeting at Union Township Hall on Friday February 18 at 1 30 pm. Specialist Don Murray from Michigan State College will discuss bulk tank handling of milk, sharing observations and conclusions from operating programs. He will address potential revenue gains for producers and reduced losses in transit, with data on milk price per hundredweight.
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Union Township
Don Murray
Michigan State College
Mt. Pleasant
eMre
Weed Kill for Berries Promoted by Michigan Experts
Growers with small fruit crops should use weed killers to cut hand labor. Carlson recommends Crag Herbicide at 3 lbs per acre about 10 days after setting strawberries, with 4 lbs on heavy soil. Maintain soil moisture. irrigate if dry. Use 50 gallons water per acre. Apply a second 3 lb/acre dose after runners start. If weeds lead, use 0.5 lb 2 4 0 per acre. A new chemical spray chloro IPC for chickweed and annual bluegrass was approved and is applied at 2 3 lbs per acre in 50 gallons water in late fall.
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P. D. Gibson
Clare County
R. F. Carlson
Michigan State College
Carlson
Livestock Claims Rates Set by County Board
The Clara County Board of Supervisors approved livestock claim adjustments for stock killed by dogs and other causes. Rates cap values by species and weight, including mature sheep up to 12.50, lambs up to 12.50, chickens and ducks up to 0.50 each, broilers up to 0.50, day olds up to 0.25, turkeys over 10 pounds up to 1.00, geese over 10 pounds up to 2.00, and other poultry up to 0.75.
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BN E
Has-Erichsen
Clara County
Board of Supervisors
Bbc
Wool Clip Payments Explained
Secretary Benson announced an incentive of 62 cents per pound for the 1955 wool clip on a grease basis. Michigan State University expert Graydon Blank explains payments depend on the national average price at March 31 1956 and vary with the amount sold, encouraging producers to market on a graded basis to secure premium prices.
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Benson
Graydon Blank
Michigan State College
Blank
Close Accounts February 25 for farm record cooperators
February 25 is set for five cooperators to appear at the Extension Office to close the 1954 record year. Hi Brown of M S C will assist them in closing the records. Cooperators Maurice E. John and Son Wim W Brickner John Goodwin A A Moore and Sons and Harold Brooks have completed records.
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Hi Brown
M.S.C
Maurice E. John
Area Lamb Pool Meeting For Michigan Region Producers
Lamb growers in the area will meet Thursday February 17 at 1 30 PM at Michigan Livestock Auction yards St Louis to discuss starting a Market Lamb Pool. Graydon Blank from Michigan State College will speak on approved production practices and market strategies. All sheep producers are invited.
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Michigan
St. Louis
Graydon ‘Blank
Michigan State College
Grass Day Set For Evart at Evart High Auditorium
Grass Day at Evart High School auditorium on March 4 begins at 10:00 a.m. Michigan State College specialists will discuss grass land management, fertilizer and lime practices, magnesium in lime, seeding, tillage, and livestock production. Clare County farmers and others from nearby counties are invited to attend.
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Bevart
Bvatt High School
Clare County
Michigan State College
Blue Cross Blue Shield protects Roseville family from large hospital bills
A Roseville father recalls paying a 1581 debt with four dollars after a two year old was hospitalized 78 days. He credits Blue Cross Blue Shield Comprehensive Contract with covering most doctor and hospital costs and urges others to inquire about low cost group coverage.
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Mr. Engle
Roseville
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Michigan
Mt. Pleasant
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