Drainage Talk and Free Movies Draw County Farmers
R A Cross and Sons and Michigan Vitrified Oile Co invite farmers and families to a February 2 program at Coleman High School gymnasium starting 3 00 pm. Willard Cutler MSU will headline with speakers Dan Balog Deane Meredith Merle Raber on soil types ACP specs and tile outlets. B C Mellencamp Isabella County Agent chairs. Organizers expect 500 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Cross and Sons
Michigan Vitrified Oile Company
Corunna
Coleman High School
Willard Cutler
Michigan State College
Dan Balog
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Deane Meredith
Midland
Merle -Raber
Clare
B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella
Drug Stilbestrol Approved for Steers Only Fattening
Stilbestrol, a fattening drug for cattle, is approved by federal authorities for use in steers intended for slaughter after reaching 700 pounds. The chemical will be released only to licensed feed mixers and not for sheep or swine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Food and Drug Administration
ABA Annual Meetings Highlight Growth in Services and Directors
The four local Artificial Breeders Association held three day meetings praising a 50 percent attendance rise from last year. They reported 3286 services last year with 2264 first services and 69.3 percent first service success. Directors were elected in four groups with terms of three years and all Inseminator Managers re-engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymeéen
Artificial Breeders’ Association
Nottawa Group
Eildon Pasch
Richard Stevens
Rolland Group
Laureérice “Nielson
Menry Chapman
Mt. Pleasant
Lloyd Swagger
Franklin Switzer
Clare Isabella
Warren White
Harold Brooks
Vernell Fike
Iron range ore gains life with heat hardening method
Minnesota's Mesabi iron range, nearing depletion, adopts a heat-hardening process to profit from low grade taconite ore. Separately, Bogota plans a four year canal dig to connect east and west river systems, creating a ship channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific parallel to the Panama Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Mesabi
Bogota
Colombia
Pacific
Panama Canal
Accelerated State Forest Planting Plan Considered
The conservation commission will discuss speeding up tree planting on state forest lands at a Lansing meeting February 10 to 12. Revenue from forest product sales would fund a larger program. The forestry division cites 200000 plus acres available and a reforestation fund of 853000 dollars. Robert F. Brevitz of Battle Creek, chair of the forestry committee, urges revising policy to complete the known planting job within ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission
Lansing
Jmohcy
Conservation Department
Forestry Division
Robert F. Brevitz
Battle Creek
Commission
Forestry Committee
Clare County Soil Conservation District Holds Eighth Annual Meeting
Clare County Soil Conservation District held its eighth annual meeting at the Harrison VFW hall last week Wednesday under Mark McKenna. Charlie Heber reported finances and led elections. Heber was re elected and Howard Brockway joined to replace Norman Myers. A 4 H group from Clare and Gladwin counties performed and Norman Brown of the Michigan Department of Conservation spoke on stream improvement and watershed conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County Soil Conservation District
Harrison V.F.W. Hall
Mark McKenna
Charlie Heber
Chet Wallace
Clare
Gladwin
Sylvia Richmond
Garret Hamstra
Howard Brockway
Norman Myers
Norman Brown
Michigan Department of Conservation, Fisheries Division
Paul Gibson
Clare County
Plan for living snow fence windbreak on Michigan farms
Clare county agent P D Gibson urges farmers to plant living snow fences to protect roads, fields, and homes. Forester Robert Heils notes snowbreaks reduce snow removal costs and may replace fences while serving as shelter belts for wildlife. County extension office in Harrison offers Folder F 118 Wind Protection for rural Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Gibson
Clare County
Robert Heils
Michigan
Dils
Harrison
Soil Conservation News and Local Cooperators Update
Local ISABELLA Soil Conservation District reports on TV appearance with Alger Hansen and George Cary farm in Denver township. Mentions cooperative efforts by Garrett Hamstra and John Bell, plans to plant 8000 trees this spring, and 3 thousand yards of marl excavation. Also notes pheasants sighting in Vernon township and deer and robin observations in Lansing. Includes industrial facts about wages 1939–1952 and details on the Quebec Bridge as a world’s largest cantilever span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Alger Hansen
Wood TV
Grand Rapids
Werhope
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Kent County
Gerald Brian
George Cary
Denver Township
Garrett Hamstra
Wise Township
Hamstra
John Bell
Wise
Vernon Township
Bell
Stewart Bell
Géne Bacon
Gee
Bob Feldhauser
Fredrick
Bob
Robin
Lansing
Leo Gatehouse
Leo
Harry Gatehouse
Legume Seed Scarcity Prompts Early Buying Advice
P D Gibson of Clare county urges farmers to buy legume seed now for next spring sowing. He notes seed supply for red clover and other legumes is among the smallest in years, despite Michigan's record red clover crop. Leyton Nelson at Michigan State College cites peak demand due to drought, with thousands of acres needing reseeding and shifts from wheat and corn to hay and pasture for livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Gibson
Clare
Michigan
Leyton Nelson
Michigan State College
ASC Meets This Week
Educational meetings by the Agricultural Stabilization Committee of our county are held this week. Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Fremont township Hall Winn and Friday at 1 30 p.m. at Union Township hall. County Committee members Earl Walker Clynton Sloan and Joe Pung will attend with B Mellencamp and Dan Balog leading discussions. The 1955 program changes are explained to help farmers adjust to the changing situation and plan the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization, Committee
Fremont Township
Winn
Union Township Hall
Earl Walker
Clynton Sloan
Joe Pung
Mellencamp
Dan Balog
Isabella 4 H News and February Meeting Plans
Isabella 4 H and FFA members are urged to attend a February 2 meeting at 8:00 PM in the Mt. Pleasant High School Science Room. MLS.C specialist Bill Finley will discuss feeding steers for higher profits and parents are invited. Also noted are a Cherry Pie Contest on January 28 at the Michigah Consolidated Gas Office and updates on Tractor club enrollments and club leader reports from Winn and Rosebush groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Bill Finley
Mls.c
Mt. Pleasant High School
Michigah Consolidated Gas Office
McIlway
Isabella County
Winn
Rosebush Conservation Club
Winn Club
Jesse
Curtiss
Richard Young
Bill Schottle
Bernice Morrison
Inkster Resident Praises Blue Cross Blue Shield Savings
Mr Van Sickle of Inkster credits Blue Cross Blue Shield with saving his family about 1050 in hospital and doctor bills after a two month stay. He says the comprehensive plan covered all but 40 of the medical costs and urges readers to consider affordable group coverage. The notice provides contact for Blue Cross Blue Shield Run in Mt Pleasant Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. van Sickle
Inkster
Blue Cross- Ble Shield
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Shield Group
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
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ABA
Clare County Soil Conservation
Merle
Conservation Service
America
Chevrolet
Main Street
Clare, Michigan
Soil Conservation Service
Igabella County Farm
United States
Quebec
ASC
Harry Densmore
Hees
Mr. VanSickle
Floyd VanSickle
ST Cooperative Loan
National Farm Loan Association
National Farm Loan Ass’n
Evart, Michigan
Troy Noisifterhs
The
Clare Sentinel
Sentinel
the Sentinel
Sinclair
F.B. Scott Oil Company
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