Homemakers Week at MSU Farmers Week Highlights
Women join Michigan State University Farmers Week events January 28 to February 1. Luncheon in Union Building, kitchen displays in Home Economics, and demonstrations on home mechanics and family living. Thursday fashion show features family outfits. Monday health topics and Tuesday panel with experts. Potatoes grow large in Ethiopia.
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Jean McIntyre
Michigan State University
Hart Lansing
University Union
Thelma Porter
College of Home Economics
MSU
Michigan
State
Audi
Michigan Navy Beans Put State On Nutrition Front Line
Michigan growers produced the second largest navy bean crop on record last fall amounting to 96 percent of the national yield. The state’s heavy harvest, avg 1080 pounds per acre, required 6486 rail cars to transport and supports home and commercial canning uses. Main production areas include the Saginaw valley and the Thumb region.
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Michigan
America
Michigan Navy
Saginaw Valley
Thumb
Michigan State Plans Dairy Herd Expansion At Farmers Week
Agricultural engineers at Michigan State University outline plans to help farmers expand dairy herds from 30 to 60 cows. They discuss facility changes, multi worker operations, milk house design, and public health standards while addressing production costs and inspection requirements.
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Michigan State University
East Lansing
Merle L. Esmay
MSU
Michigan
Keeping Adequate Farm Records Simplifies Taxes
Farm economist R G Wheeler of Michigan State University urges farmers to keep simple weekly records. He notes the MSU income tax book, used on about 39 000 Michigan farms, covers receipts expenses depreciation inventories and social security needs with adaptation as needed.
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R.G. ‘Wheeler
Michigan State University
MSU
Michigan
Wheeler
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