Early maturing corn hybrids compare favorably with late maturing types
Michigan State University specialist Elmer Rossman notes that ear size can mislead yield judgments. Across MSU tests over 15 years, true yield requires moisture correction. early maturing corn often reduces storage moisture, harvest losses, and drying costs, while easing fall field work. Late frosts have troubled growers relying on later hybrids.
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Elmer Rossman
Michigan ‘State
University
Rossman
MSU
Michigan
Hay Pellets Attract Interest In Farming Pelleting
Pelleting hay compresses it into disks 5/8 to 2 inches wide and thick, enabling automatic feeding and reduced storage. Michigan State University engineers study pellet size hardness moisture and required pressures as field machines are planned. A major drawback is high power consumption, offset by potential savings in storage and feeding.
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Michigan Ftate University
MSU Agricultural Engineers
East Lansing
Cows Need No Vitamin Purchases for Dairy Diet
Extension dairy specialist Don Hillman of Michigan State University notes cows largely produce vitamins themselves. Only vitamins A and D are not made by the animal, but roughage provides vitamin A and sunlight plus roughage supply vitamin D, so no added supplements are needed in the concentrate ration.
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Don Hillman
Michigan State University
Michigan Tree Farms Grow While Signs Multiply
Tree Farm signs proliferate across Michigan signaling sound forest management on taxpaying lands. Michigan Forest Industries chair Charles G. Allen says tree farming has become fashionable among landowners seeking extra income, with the American Tree Farm System supporting sites statewide. The movement began in 1941 and now spans 45 states, featuring 10,937 tree farmers owning over 440 million acres. Michigan hosts 479 Tree Farms covering 986,917 acres, from small five-acre plots to vast industrial forests in the Upper Peninsula. Practical notes on minerals for dairy care follow, detailing trace mineral salt, iodine, cobalt, and phosphorus additions to feed for cost-effective nutrition.
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Michigan
Charles G. Allen
Michigan Forest Industries
Allen
American Forest Products
Industries, Inc
Michigan Conservation Department
Pacific Northwest
Sinc
Upper ‘Peninsula
Farm Account Books Available For Michigan Farmers 1958
Farmers urged to obtain MSU Farm Account books from local banks or Extension Office to aid income tax reporting. Everett Elwood notes no major tax form changes this year and outlines two filing options with dates. IRS and Extension distribute copies of Farmers Tax Guide for North Isabella County farmers.
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Michigan State University
State Bank
Blanchard
Rosebush
Shepherd
County Bank
Mt. Pleasant
Isabella County
Everett Elwood
Elwood
Internal Revenue Service
Mf. Pleasant
Isabella County Cherry Pie Contest Announces Event
The Isabella County cherry pie contest invites girls aged fourteen to twenty by January 1 1958 to enter. The 1958 event on January 22 at Michigan Consolidated Gas Company kitchens in Mt Pleasant will award prizes and send the county winner to the state contest for scholarships.
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Isabella County
Harry Densmoré
Michigan Consolidated Gas. Company
Mt. Pleasant
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Hartford, Conn
Wiig
Iocal Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
the Sentinel
Tree Farm Progress
Hillman
Culée
Arma
Frais Adnan
Mt Pleasant
Valley Chemical Co
Brikcrete
Cornell
Brikcréte Co
Beaverton
Clare
C.E
Foss
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