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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1931
Page
5
In a 1930 Western Newspaper Union feature Velma recalls a New Year dance where a handsome youth sparked self reflection. She learns responsibility, joins a tennis club, and builds healthy habits, ending with a lasting friendship that begins after a summer pool encounter.
Plans to test several hundred Clare County soil samples during the Dairy Profits Alfalfa train stop on Saturday. County Agent P. D. Gibson says over 2000 special envelopes will be sent to farmers for sampling. Each sample undergoes two tests: acidity and available phosphate, guiding lime and fertilizer needs with MSU specialists providing recommendations.
Michigan State College Rural Engineering Department launches a potato irrigation project at the Keystone Demonstration Farm near Howard City. Field Day on August 7 will show mulch paper hotbeds, moisture conservation, and high producing Guernsey cattle along with crop demonstrations and soil management insights.
Dr. R W Bethke of the Ohio agricultural experiment station told a Cornell farm and home week audience that minerals are essential but must be used with discretion. He warned against overfeeding minerals or trusting aggressive sales pitches and noted that carbonate minerals may aid shell formation while organic versus inorganic minerals may depend on viewpoint. Meat scrap and milk add calcium and phosphorus, reducing the need for other mineral sources, and most feeds already supply essential minerals except calcium and phosphorus.
In a whimsical exchange, Harry questions the Sun about its crown when eclipsed by the Moon. The Sun explains how eclipses reveal light, affect Earth, and spark stories, while praising human curiosity and quick discoveries. Cosmo joins, and farewell wishes close the encounter.
Michigan women now have nine home demonstration agents and ten home economics specialists led by Miss Edna r Smith. They plan programs from women’s needs, train local project leaders, and require assignments with reports. Irene Taylor held first leaders meeting at Harrison July 10, with a six lesson course finishing by August 6 before bad weather.
Miss Cora Cooke, extension poultry specialist at University farm in St. Paul Minnesota, urges immediate treatment of roosts and hen house areas to prevent a drop in egg production. Hot weather boosts mite reproduction and they multiply rapidly, more harmful than lice, living in cracks by perches and nests and feeding on hen blood at night.
Geese should be mated in fall if possible with one to four ganders for eight geese. Some ganders take one mate for life while others accept two or more. The temperament of birds affects success and introducing new mates may be slow. If not mating before April or May, buying ganders then may work.
Green corn fed to fowls may cause digestive issues and diarrhea if overdone. Farmers should introduce corn gradually and increase amounts only as hens show no digestive disorders.
Harry Simpson announces the Pere Marquette Athletic Club annual meet at Wilson State Park Harrison on Sunday July 26. Over three thousand visitors expected for swimming contests boat races and other events drawing crowds to the park.
Probate Court of Clare County Michigan orders determination of legal heirs and inheritance rights for Julia L. Kube. Hearing set for August 7, 1931 at 10:00 AM in Har rison Probate Office. Notice to be published in The Clare Sentinel for three weeks.
An entertaining trick explains why an egg won t stand on its end. The yolk s weight causes a top heavy egg, but a sharp shake breaks the yolk so it flows downward, allowing the shell to balance upright when set on its broad end.
Separate cockerels from pullets at 8 to 10 weeks to aid pullet development. Feed chicks with hopper feeding after five weeks to save time and labor. Place grain and mash hoppers out of reach to encourage exercise. Sunshine exposure promotes vigor in young stock.
A mother and daughter ride in a pullman. Mary says prayers may not be heard due to the noise. The exchange highlights a child's view on divine hearing amid bustle.
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