Conservation groups meet to plan soil program
Five farmer groups in Clare County districts study soil conservation methods under farm planner Ben Bosink. Groups in Arthur Grant Garfield and Hayes townships review land evaluation, rotation plans, and fertility measures, with new meetings planned in February. Farmers may join by contacting Bosink at the Court House.
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Clare County
Ben Bosink
Soil Congervation Service
Bosink
Arthur
Grant
Garfield
Hayes
Arthur Township
Carl and
John Athey
Russell
Perl Tryon
Charles Tryon
Grant McLane
Stanley Oman
Henry Mann
Mr. Bosink
Sheridan
Winterfield
Greenwood
Court House
Soil Conservation District
Farmers Week Opens at M C S January 30
Michigan State College hosts Farmers Week from January 30 to February 3 drawing 35000 plus farm people to East Lansing. Notable speakers include Marquis W Childs and Dr Gerald Wendt with Alan Kline head of the American Farm Bureau. Activities cover department meetings daily with 3 PM general sessions in the college auditorium plus livestock exhibits and a grand champion Hereford steer exhibited by Ford Dearborn.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
East Lansing
Marquis W. Childs
Washington
Gerald Wendt
Alan Kline
American Farm Bureau
Dairy Breed Association
School of Agriculture
Dearborn Motors
Detroit
Ford Tractor
Dearborn Equipment
Olds
Meeting to Organize 4 H Service Club at Courthouse
Older 4 H Club members and junior leaders plan a February 13 meeting at the courthouse to form a 4 H Service Club. The group aims to aid county 4 H administrators and aid rural youths through club work. The Leaders Parents Association backs a camping period for 1950 at the Bungo Lake camp, praising the Clare County site as among Michigan’s best and urging rapid development for youth camping.
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Court House
Bungo Lake
Leaders-Parents Association
Clare County
Michigan
Nailing Tips for Hard Woods and Blunt Nail Use
Advice on pre drilling holes with a drill smaller than the nail and using blunt nails. Describes making blunt nails by fitting multiple nail points against an emer whaal to aid driving.
MSC dedicates new plant science greenhouses at Michigan State College
Official opening marks accelerated research in horticulture botany entomology soil science and farm crops to aid Michigan farmers and consumers. Dean E L Anthony cuts the ribbon as C M Hardin James Sykora and Charles Force look on with others present. Legislature funded the project at the Agricultural Conference's request.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
E. L. Anthony
MSC School of Agriculture
C. M. Hardin
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
James Sykora
Chicago
Society of American Florists
Charles Force
Kalamazoo
Michigan Agricultural Conference
Agricultural Conference
R. F. Carlson
MSC
B. W. Toornman
Michigan State Florists Association
Arthur J. Hannah
Michigan Allied Poultry Industries
Don
Vander Werp
Fremont
Alpheus Decker
Deckerville
Bruce ¥. Clothier
North Branch
Start Those Farm Accounts Now for Better Management
County Agent's Corner urges farmers to begin a farm account book to simplify income tax filing and improve business understanding. The piece directs readers to Michigan Farm Account Book, 50 cents, from county agents or Michigan State College and emphasizes weighing daily milk output, feeding to milk needs, and providing loose salt free choice to prevent monopolization by top cows.
Farmers Week Opens at Michigan State College Activities
The thirty fifth anniversary of Farmers Week at Michigan State College features soil science and farm crops programs Tuesday through Thursday in East Lansing. Tuesday covers sugar beet production with sessions at Fairchild Theater and a luncheon in Union Ballroom. Dr. Harold Myers of Kansas State College will speak in the afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday events occur at Fairchild Theater. Wednesday is Bean and Grain Day with a banquet at Okemos High School. Thursday is Potato and Forage Crop Day. Morning sessions start at ten and afternoon at one thirty. notes include dairy guidance from Jim Hays emphasizing high quality roughage and ketosis prevention.
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Michigan State College
Soil Science
Farmer's Week
East Lansing
Fairchild Theater
Union Ballroom
Harold Myers
Kansas State College
Okemos High School
Crop Improvement Association
Farm
Mt Vernon Grange Notes and Upcoming Meeting
Mt Pleasant visitors join Grange family events including a birthday party for Duane Archbold in Harrison. Members attend a three day district meeting in Lansing. A special Grange Meeting is scheduled for Monday Jan 30 at 8:30.
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Tom Ervin
Mt. Pleasant
Fred Ervin
Phil Goudie
Howard van Camp
Bob Leposkey
Ray Arch
Duane Archbold
Harrison
Lewis Eberhardt
Harold White
Jennings Archambault
Grange
Lansing
Bob Leposky
Pat Leposky
Arthur Goudie
Dover
A Friend’s Windfall and a Town Sidewalk Debate
A columnist recalls a quarrel with Slim Henderson over land ownership. Henderson bought the Clarké place and claimed the sidewalk to improve the property. After a heated exchange, they cooled off at Andy's Tavern and agreed to keep the sidewalks for the common good and consider others’ views next time.
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the Clarion
Slim Henderson
Slim
Clarké Place
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Prince & Co
Alls Chalmers Sales and Service
Ewart
M.C.S
HM Cp
Paul D. Gibson
Clare County Agricultural Agent
Michigan Farm
Department of Agricultural Economics
Jim Hays
Jim
MT. Vernon Grange
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Feem
C. H. Prather
Robert C. Kleiner
John W. Fai
East Fourth Street
Clare
John Deere Farm
Ideal’ Theater
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