Leer Guernsey Ad Campaign Boosts Dairy Profits and Breeding
Advertising across national magazines promotes Leer Guernsey cattle with 200 large cards and 40 000 blotters. The program emphasizes crossbreeding and pure bred sires, noting butterfat gains of about 100 pounds per cow over nine years and an estimated $32,000 annual increase from 800 graded cows.
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North
Michigan
Century
World's Work
The
Atlantic Monthly
Scribner’s
Review of Reviews
Harper's
Canadian
Michigan Farmer
Ohio Farmer
Indiana
Ohio
Detroit
Kentucky
Holinois
Outing
Dixie Highway
Field and Stream
Travelogues
Michigan Car Advertising Company
Leer
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
U.S. A
Alpena County
Guernsey
Fletcher Park at Frank W Fletcher State Park Reveals Hidden Beauty
The 160 acre park on Thunder Bay River and Sunken Lake was donated by the late Frank W Fletcher of Alpena. Despite limited development and accessibility it drew over 3000 visitors last year, showcasing virgin hardwoods along the riverbank.
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Frank W. Fletcher
Resort directories planned for inquirers after campaign
Inquiries from travel ads led to a three color district map mailed by the Bureau with railroads rivers lakes and parks. A four color side displayed hunting resort scenes and photographs. Names were listed and sent to members to promote literature and ads and a resort directory is proposed with hotel and garage listings by town.
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Fort Shelby
Detroit
Kern’s
Downey
Lansing
Post Tavern
Battle Creek
Stanley
Gary
Indiana
The
Bureau
Leer Guernsey Sire Wins Seventh at National Dairy Show
Golden Berkshire, a pure bred Guernsey sire from the Leer Guernsey Breeders Association, placed seventh at the national dairy show in Minnesota October 7 14 amid top livestock. The pamphlet on the association highlights livestock improvement and features Golden Berkshire with a front page photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leer
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Minnesota
Lee Guernsey Breeders’ Association
National Dairy Officials
Golden Berkshire
Leer Guernsey Breeders’ Association
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Potato Show Idea For Northeastern Michigan
W H Hill agricultural agent suggests a potato show at Gaylord following the Duluth International. Exhibits would be limited to Northeastern Michigan counties and organized with the cooperation of Otsego County Agricultural Agent Lytle and local interests.
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W. H. Hill
Newspaper Publishers Meeting Set in Bay City
The last meeting of the Newspaper Men resolves to hold the next gathering in Bay City during the Northeastern Michigan Development Bureau annual meeting. The Development Bureau dinner precedes the session on January 28, with the newspaper boys meeting at the Wenonah hotel parlors from 10 p.m. until morning if needed.
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Bay City
Northeastern Michigan Development Bureau
Wenonah
Development Bureau
Otsego Farm Hero Brings Attention to Potatoes
Otsego farmer Briggs International Trophy home is described as a rural paradise with jersey cattle and a busy apiary. The piece notes hospitality at the farm and credits Otsego county potatoes with drawing world attention, as written by E. J. Leehouts, assistant agricultural agent.
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Otsego
Jersey
Otsego County
E. J. Leehouts
Ass’t. Agr. Agt
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Michigan Agricultural College
Gaylord
Ley Bulls
Marston Fara
Bay City, Michigan
Wenonar Hotel
Consumers Power Compat
Gattue
Peterboro
N. H
Michigan Guernsey Breeders Association
Long Lake
Iosco County
Mich
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