Livestock Exchange District Meeting Draws Record Attendance
More than 75 producers attended the Michigan Livestock Exchange district meeting in Rosebush. Speakers included Maurice Hill and Ike Walton from the Exchange, with MSU specialist Don Stark discussing prices and marketing trends. The 1951 year summary listed 995 district members across Isabella, Clare, and Roscommon counties. Officer and delegate elections slated for March 8 chose President Victor Pohl, Vice President John Murphy, and Secretary-Treasurer Robert Watson.
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Michigan Livestock Exchange
Rosebush
Maurice Hill
Ike Walton
The
Michian Exchange
Don Stark
Michigan
Delegates Named From Local Committee slate
The list of delegates includes Harry Quackenbush Frank Engler How ard Myers Don Sandbrook Russell Cowden Hart House Cyril Bolle Milton Brown Clare McTaggert Art Aberhardt Ogal Hagner Detan a Whitney Oscarweal ney Oscar Curtiss Ian Bader.
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Harry Quackenbush
Frank Engler
Howard Myers
Don Sandbrook
Russell Cowden
Hart House
Cyril Bolle
Milton Brown
Clare McTaggert
Art Aberhardt
Ogal Hagner
Detana Whitney
Oscarwealney
Oscar Curtiss
Ian Bader
Isabella Holstein Breeders To Meet For Organization
Isabella County Agricultural Agent notes purebred Holstein breeders plan a February 25 meeting at Mt. Pleasant courthouse to discuss forming an association. The goal is to aid stock exchange, raise nationwide awareness of Isabella county dairy quality, and support local breeding programs.
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B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County Agricultural
Court House
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella County
Help Available In Selecting Hybrids For Michigan Corn
Michigan corn growers gain a new extension folder F-67 with annual hybrid corn trial results from multiple Michigan locations. The folder compares hybrids under uniform soil and climate to show maturity, yield, lodging resistance and other traits, aiding choices sold at county extension offices or the Michigan State College Rural Office in East Lansing.
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Michigan
Ruetin
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Check Calf Weight When Culling Herd Advice from Michigan State specialists
Michigan State College beef specialists advise farmers to cull low producing cows and keep those that wean viable calves. They note cows perform best between four and eight years. by nine or ten, production falls to levels of younger cows. Regularly check calf yields to guide replacements.
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Michigan State Collége Beef Specialists
MSC
State Land Tax Benefits Go To Cheals And Townships
Checks totaling 376,419 will supplement township and school district treasuries via a ten cents per acre tax on state owned lands in 1961. Payments cover 4,022,284 acres, up from 4,006,302 in 1950 due to federal state land exchanges. Top counties Luce Schoolcraft Marquette receive the most. Macomb the least. Nearly 310,000 comes from the state general fund and 66,000 from the game protection fund.
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Treasuries
The
Conservation Department
Auditor General
Luce
Schoolcraft
Marquette
Macomb
State General Fund
State
Farmers Can Get Dope on LP Gas
State college researcher W M Carleton of the agricultural engineering department has compiled cost and performance data on liquefied petroleum gas for farmers. The extension folder F 164 outlines uses from cooking to heating and breeding, noting winter demand high and summer demand low and suggesting farm tractor use as a growth area.
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W.M. Carleton
Michigan State College Agricultural Engineering Department
Carleton
Bulletin
East Lansing
Isabella 4-H News National Club Week
Isabella county 4-H reports record project numbers as National 4-H Club Week runs March 1 to 9. Clubs are urged to display achievements in store windows to raise neighbor awareness and attract new members and leaders. Handicraft groups plan a six foot bench project for 4-H camp to be shown at Spring Achievement Day.
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Isabella County
Rat infestation costs drive farm control programs
A farmer with 20 rats spends $40 yearly to feed them, about $2 per rat. Three rats consume as much feed in a year as two laying hens, underscoring the need for widespread rat-killing and control efforts among farmers.
Soil Conservation Service News Items
Duane Prout held a planning meeting at the Prout home with plans to move meetings to Thursday to increase attendance. Kim Beutler assisted, and Gena York joined the Deerfield Township block group to discuss soil and water conservation, crop rotations, and drainage. Wilbur Cook transfers to West Branch to aid drainage efforts. Isabella SCS can provide engineer Cook’s time this year for large tile and ditch work. The Harold Brooks group faces high soil salinity, hindering grass growth, and seeks reclaiming land for pasture.
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Duane Prout
Prout
Conservation
Kim Beutler
Gena York
Deerfield Township
Victor Pohl
Wilbur Cook
Tluaington
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
West Branch
Isabella Soil Conservation Service
Beutler Speaks to Weidman Young Farmers on Conservation
Jim Beutler met with the Young Farmers Club of Weidman on Monday evening to discuss the Soil Conservation Service and its ties to the Isabella County Soil Conservation District. He concluded with color slides showcasing district cooperators’ activities.
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Jim Beutler
Young Farmers Club of
Weidman
Jim
Soil Conservation Service
Isabella County Soil Conservation District
Beutler
Orchid of the Month extends to Miles Miller group
Soil Conservationist Gene York highlights the Miles Miller group in Sherman township as they push soil and water conservation on farms. Members already planning their farms include Harry Dosenberry Lou Grey Miles Miller and Lyle Denslow Jay Denslow planned his farm last summer. Thanks to county agent B G C Mellencamp for leading the dairy phase of the group meeting and all members are urged to attend the final planning meeting with Mr Mellencamp.
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Miles Miller
Sherman Township
Gene York
Gene
Harry Dosenberry
Lou Grey
Lyle Denslow
Jay Denslow
B. G C. Mellencamp
Mr. Mellencamp
Administration of Tax Reverted Lands in the Lake States
Raleigh Barlowe of Michigan State College analyzes 30 million acres of Lake States public lands in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. The bulletin reviews land management history over 26 years and evaluates policy changes in the cutover region. Technical Bulletin 225 available via county agricultural agents.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lake States
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
Raleigh Barlowe
Michigan State College
Technical Bulletin
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Clare, Michigan
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Sonny Pop
Phillips 66
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Sons of the Pioneers
C.B.S
Clare
Vicinity
F. B. Scott Oil Company
Lake
Isabella Holstein Breeders
Ford
H. Pe
Dan McDonald
McEwan Si
Isabella
Robert Acker
Soil Conservation — Service
Dan Balog
Isabella County Farm Planner
Harold Brooks
Board of Supervisors
P.O
Township
Peter A. Oman
Harrison, Mich
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