Michigan Bell pays large state tax for 1930
Michigan Bell Telephone Co paid 3,310,971.09 in state taxes for 1930 with a check handed to O. B. Fuller, state auditor general in Lansing on June 30. The payment funds the primary school program and represents 45.51 per telephone based on 681,976 phones in service. Utilities contribute about 23 percent of state utility tax revenue. The 1931 primary school fund is projected at about 14,100,000 from utility taxes.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Bell
O. B. Fuller
Lansing
New York Central Railroad
Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Bell Company
Walterty. Mizner
Soybeans Prove Useful Dairy Feed In Research
Soy beans offer a high protein concentrate for dairy cattle and compare well with linseed oil meal in Purdue and own station trials. Experiments show cattle accept up to four pounds daily for 100 days without laxative effects, though palatability over long term may vary. Ground or cracked beans mix best with corn or oats and ration composition adapts to hay quality and roughage available.
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Purdue
Own
Cotton seed meal and crops used as soil fertilizer
The note lists 100 pounds of cotton seed meal and amounts of corn oats and bran as soil additives. It says soybeans are valuable fertilizer when plowed under but if a hay crop is harvested first little nitrogen is added by that crop.
Growing Chickens Need Green Feed Early Roosting Advice
An NC State extension expert urges poultry growers to provide daily green feed for chicks, especially when housed in small yards. Green feed supports flesh, muscle, and bone as flocks develop, with amounts scaling from eight to ten weeks old. The piece notes North Carolina’s growing poultry industry, the value of clean quarters, fresh water, shade, and routine dung removal.
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C. I. Parrish
Extension
North Carolina State College
Mr. Parrish
Sit
Parrish
Table Sera: Feeding balance and farm storage notes
The fragment discusses fodder balance for flocks and farm feeding practices. It mentions scratch grain, bran, and mush as components, with references to storage and possible mold concerns. The text nods to feeding variety and the need for ample feed, noting possible blame for poor results and the importance of balanced rations.
Stop Feeding Grain to Cows While on Pasture
The article advises dairy farmers to consider grain use with pasture. It notes many stop grain as pasture opens, but cautions that under average conditions high producing cows cannot get enough nutrition from grass alone, and some farms with abundant pasture may not need grain.
Holstein Testing Rules Standardized for Official Cattle Trials
A new rule from the Holstein-Priesian Association of America standardizes feeding during semi official long time tests. Milking must be done by the regular milker with no changes to ration content or quantity unless health requires it. Any change requires notification to the supervisor and full explanation in the test report.
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Holstein-Priesian Association of America
Doctors Suggest Patients Say Hee Instead of Ah
A note reports some physicians advise patients to utter Hee rather than Ah. It claims Boston shows no change, with nothing done about the broad a vowel.
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Boston
Bronze Pioneer Lumbermen Memorial to Stand by Au Sable River
The East Michigan Tourist Association reports a nine foot bronze trio to memorialize pioneer lumbermen at the Thompson Trail junction near East Tawas in Huron National Forest. The memorial, designed by AITKEN and funded by descendants including Williams B. Mershon, R G Schreck, and John W. Blodgett, will face the Au Sable River as trees grow behind it.
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Huron National Forest
Au Sable River
Michigan
East Tawas
Michigan Lumbermen
Christian Science Monitor
East Michigan Tourist Association
Robbrn
Huron National Park
Michig
Williams B. Mershon
Jaginaw
R. G. Schreck
John W. Blodgett
Grand Rapids
Au Sable
Samborn's ad offers battery and radiator buyback
Advertises selling old batteries radiators and green hides at Samborn's with a phone contact 23. Also notes Fly Chaser at 69 cents per gallon and mentions Bring can in a terse classified style.
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Samborn’s
Adv
Auderigon’s
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