Timber cruise marks leads in Vernon township farm
Isoil Conservation Service notes a timber cruise on Charles Smith’s 24 Vernon township farm. Beech, hemlock, and oak at 10 inches, elm and maple from 14 inches slated for removal. Large basswood marked. Recommendations include leaving three den trees per acre for wildlife, underplanting field with white red pine and Norway spruce, and fencing cattle from woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Bacon
Charles Smith
Vernon Township
Smith
Mellencamp
Farm life notes on hogs and poultry from Clare Michigan
Ben Bosink outlines spring farrowing aims to lift production by four percent if litters average, with hog prices peaking late July or early August. Advice covers frostproof barn walls and ventilation, using dried air, building with home grown lumber to cut costs, and selecting chicks by performance with top strains yielding more eggs and higher returns over feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae
Electricity reaches farms across Clare county and beyond
Agricultural agent PB D Gib notes electricity touches nearly every corner of north while farms run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Tractors sit idle for long hours, with equipment valued at thousands as electrification reshapes rural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micki
Clare
County
Electrleat Istemis
Electrical wiring around farm buildings needs proper sizing
Michigan State College engineer Robert Maddex warns Clare county farms use aging wiring that causes voltage drops reducing motor output and heating faults. He explains proper wire sizing, three wire hookups for 220–240 V, and durable components to handle increased farm electrical loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Robert L. Maddex
Michigan
State College Extension Agri
Maddox
M.S.C
Maddex
Sawmill and Forestry Problems Meeting Harrison
Harrison residents and logging operators are invited to a January 21 meeting at the Court House. County Agent P D Gibson schedules Extension Foresters Lester Bell and William Stump of Michigan State College to discuss woodlot and pulp cutting, lumber grading, and marketing. Questions on reforestation Christmas trees and pulp production will be addressed amid growing non farm land in Clare county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Harrison
P. D. Gibson
Sion Foresters
Lester Bell
William, Stump
Michigan State College
Forestry Department
Bell
Stump
Clare County
Isabella 4-H Bake Sales Set for January in Mt Pleasant
The Isabella County 4-H Club schedules bake sale days January 16 and 23 at Orens Department Store Mt. Pleasant to raise funds for the 4-H camp. The drive starts at 9:00 AM and runs until foods are sold with clubs urged to contribute baked goods and eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orén’s
Mt. Pleasant
Riverside Grange Last Week News Highlights
Riverside Grange notes invite visitors and guests from Portage and Midland. Sympathy extends to the Farmer and Coats families. Members attend funerals in Lansing and Farwell. Ice fishing at Houghton Lake yields bluegills. many members host and visit during weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Jim
Jesse Newman
Carmen Newman
Norman. Myers
Bernard
Allen
Tagy
Glen Newman
Porttac
Bernard Allen
Lansing
Grange
Houghton Lake
Virgil Newman
Jay
Stanward “Allen
Darlene Allen
Joy
Mabel
Galen Coats
Amanda Newman
Norman Myers
Clara
Dorothy Rockey
Hanner
Farwell
Ruth’ Coats
Granger
Mautie Gordon
Mt. Pleasant
Gilmore Center Gilmore Church of Christ Services
The Gilmore Church of Christ led by Hiram L Gates held morning worship at 10 00 A M Bible School at 11 00 A M and evening worship at 8 00 P M A note reports the annual board meeting day as time well spent Visits and dinners occurred among local families including the cooks Perry and Jarman households and out of town guests from Lansing and Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goflege
Wm. Graham
Hiram Gates
Mr. Gates
Lansing
Emma Perry
Egbert Fordyce
Wm. Tanner
Eldon Love
Karl
Isaac Shaner
Mt. Pleasant
Ray Jarman
Clarence Shaner
Indemnity Payments For Bangs Disease Cut Sharply
Federal and state indemnity payments for northern Michigan cattle infected with Bangs Disease have been cut sharply. The reductions affect registered and grade cattle, expanding the overall drop in indemnities. Area counties north of US-10 and the test and slaughter region are covered, with vaccination reporting rules and periodic blood and ring testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Michigan
P. D. Gibson
Clare County
Donald J. Murray
Michigan State College Extension Dairyman
Murray
Bay
Mason
Newaygo County
Tells Benefits Of Placing Fertilizer Orders Early
Clare county farmers have two reasons for ordering fertilizer early says county agent FP Gibson. First, fertilizer plants have limited storage and may shut down if stock piles fill. Second, price cost squeeze warns that late orders could shrink supply and raise prices, so spreading demand over winter helps dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
States
D. Gibson
Michigan
Community Health Notes From Clare and Lansing
Mrs. Lee Nowlen, once at Clare General Hospital, is convalescing slowly at her daughter’s Lansing home. Mrs. Clarend Methner and daughter visit Mr. and Mrs. Ike Methner. Harold Kile, patient at C M C Hospital Mt. Pleasant, battled pneumonia. Frank Spickerman, long ill, shows improvement but remains bedridden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Nowlen
Clare General Hospital
Lansing
Clarend Methner
Ike Methner
Harold Kile
Clare
C.M.C. Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Frank Spickerman
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Isabella
Fat Kaueisto
Wic Mélinay
Isabetta
Duane Meredith
RA Bag
Isabella County
Larry Densmore
Isoil Conservation Service
County Farm
Charles Howard
Howard
Broomfield Township
Mick
Wildlife Service
Elmer Garret
Nottawa
Gene “Bacon
Garret
Rolland Township
Farm Bureau
Melvin Masters
Ben Bosink
Citizens State Bank
Germany
Russia
Hitler
White
Black Sea
Thomas Malthus
Co-Op
Deep Freeze
Leon Dull Farm Service
Bkhone
E. Second St. Clare, Lneetgan
Clare Livestock Auction
Wolverine Stock Yards ‘Co
St. Johns
Lapeer — Lake Odessa
Prince & Go Livestock
Harry Densmore
Freeman Curtiss
Howard Green
Isatella County
Saginaw
Andersonville
Chivinton Red Hawks
Estee Hulsey-Leaves
Walling Rainbow
Weidman Tractor Club
Bob Sharp
Ethel Acker
Stanley Darnell
George McNeal
Chivington Club
Louis McNeal
James Langlois
Bailey Darnell
Estee Club
Herbert Travis
Shirley Wilson
Ronald’ Smith
Walling Rainbow Group
Chester Travis
Byron Travis
Marvel Reynolds
Ray Slates
Franklin Switzer
Garmen Lantz
Ronald Fairchild
Connie Slates
Mary Travis
Rebecca Slates
Joe Travis
Gary Gatehouse
Joe Clark
Jack Cook
Gale Kreuger
James Carr
Albert . Sherman
Kurl Kinsman
Riverside Grange
Gilmore Center
Erate
Cooperative Land AR Bank
Prome
National Farm Loan Association
National Farm Loan Ass'n
Evart, Michigan
Denver Township News
Dodge
Brackart Motor Sales
Clare, Mich
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