Low Cost Dairy Records Announced for Michigan Farms
Michigan farmers will be able to start a low cost dairy herd record keeping system this fall under USDA and MSU Extension sponsorship. Weigh milk from each cow twice daily once a month and mail to a central office with about 50 cents per cow yearly for calculations. The program aids culling low producers and calculating ration value while supplementing existing herd testing programs.
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Michigan
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Michigan Cooperative Extension Service
Extension
Donald L. Murray
Michigan State University
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
USDA
MSU
Home Extension Notes From Michigan State College
Long term planning helps homeowners reach final results as Ruth Mell reports on Rosebush projects. The Home Agent offers visits for remodeling or new homes while Martha Acker advances a 4-H Room Improvement project. Chair caning demos run July 19–20 in Mt. Pleasant. Homemakers Conference at MSU July 17–20 with one day groups. Michigan State Turkey Growers Association hosted a Mid-Summer picnic near Detroit with 150 guests. The event previews a coming turkey crop and suggests affordable market prices.
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Petterly
Rosebush
Highway 27
Fetterly
Michigan State Turkey Growers Association
del Smith
Silver Lake Rd
Detroit
National Farm Safety Week Aims to Cut Tractor Fatalities
The piece urges safer farming amid rising tractor related deaths. It notes 640 fatal tractor accidents historically and calls for reform with a safety pledge during National Farm Safety Week July 22 28. It emphasizes impact on families and the need to treat safety as ongoing.
Wheat Referendum Verdict to Shape Farm Policy Debate
Michigan farmers vote on a wheat referendum July 20 to show support for strict controls and price supports. Farm economist Daniel Sturt of Michigan State University says turnout will reveal farmer sentiment on controls and quotas, with eligibility for those harvesting over 15 acres. If quotas pass, oversize growers lose full price supports. if not, parity payments apply only to those under allotments. Historically Michigan has not backed two thirds for quotas in past referendums.
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Daniel Sturt
Michigan State University
Sturt
Michigan
Michi
Gan
Milk Distribution Uses More Vehicles Than Any Other Commodity
A study notes that far more motor vehicles are used to distribute milk than any other commodity. The piece also mentions a new, quicker and cheaper method for testing water supplies being developed at M.S.U.
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M.S.U
Disinfect Bins For Clean Grain
Farmers can apply a wheat protectant to grain before or during binning to prevent insect damage. Purchase from chemical supply houses or Soma elevators as noted by P D Gibson. Follow label directions to avoid unsalable grain. maintain bins tight and grain moisture under 14 percent. fumigation may not be needed. Free Extension Folder F 134 available at county extension office.
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Soma
P. D. Gibson
Clare County
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Mt. Pleasant
Paul Nethers
Hast Broadway Extension Group
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Coe-Ettes Salt River
Gulick
Max Gray
Lake
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State Turkey Board Association
Clare County Sheriff
Charles Cooper
Ford
Dan McDonald
McEwan St. Clare, Michigan
Clare County Probate Court
Donna
Hecker
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National Farm Loan Ass'n
Evart, Michigan
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