Emergency crops urged after Clare hail storm yields hit
County ag agent Richard Schroeder notes hail wind and rain cut into Clare county crops and could cause feed shortages but there is time to plant emergency grains. Michigan State expert Leyton Nelson advises Proso millet buckwheat and Sudan grass for rapid forage and suggests 12 12 12 fertilizer for Sudan to improve nitrogen content.
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Clare County
Richard Schroeder
Leyton Nelson
Michigan ‘State University
Nelson
Sudan
Methods for handling grasses under Soil Conservation farming
Bill Hayes of the U S Soil Conservation Service spoke at the Clare Soil Conservation District on hay harvesting. He advised chopping and blowing first cut into a silo and saving a dry second cut for forage, with a heated air mow dryer and self feeding setup aiding efficiency. Meadow rotation value, weather impact, and dairy needs were discussed along with local farm practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hayes
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Clare Soil
Bill
Clare
Mortimer Shea Jr
Krawzinski
Planting Muskmelons and Cucumbers Near Each Other
A note suggests that planting four muskmelons near cucumbers will not yield four cucumbers. The text appears as a fragment about cultivating flavored muskmelon.
Letter From Italy Brightens Foote's Travel News
Lawrence Foote writes from Reggio Emilia about nearly two months of sunny, mild weather after initial rain. He describes staying with twelve host families, farming life, tenancies, and a vast cheese storehouse. He notes learning dialects in Roma Padova Verona Ferrara and handling language with help from interpreters and German exposure.
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Italy
Reggio Emila
Montrever
Roma
Padova
Verona
Ferrara
Michigan expert says seed legumes better seeded after harvest
Dr. Steven Dexter of Michigan State University warns that oats or wheat hinder alfalfa seeding. He advises seeding alfalfa after harvest with disk, band seeding, and a cultipacker for good stands. Late summer seeding reduces weed interference and improves results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Dexter
Farm Crops Department
Michigan State University
Dexter
Robert Clute
Home Extension News on Conservation Tour and Classes
Thirty women joined the Conservation Tour in Isabella county to view practices like tree planting and crop stripping. The tour included a look at Ray Fox farm and Borden Milk plant, with a July 31 committee meeting to finalize fall programs and new classes led by Jessie Marion on bedroom styling and bedspreads.
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Home Demonstration Council
Isabella County
Addiiton
Ray Fox Farm
Borden
Jessie Marion
Michigan State University
Miss Marion
Minimum Tillage Gains in Soil Conservation
Isabella County discusses minimum tillage as an effective soil conservation method proven by universities and the Soil Conservation Service. It reduces soil compaction, runoff, and erosion while maintaining or increasing yields and saving $3 to $7 per acre in preparation costs. Plowing should wait until soil is in good condition.
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Sudan
Nelson
Soil Conservation Service
20 Present For Wilson 4-H Meeting
The July meeting of the Wilson 4-H Club was held Wednesday evening July 10 at the Wilson school with ten members and ten parents present. Entertainment and refreshments were provided by Mrs. Grogan and Mrs. Jack Van Sicklen. Mrs. Edna Cook was unable to attend due to hospitalization but is now at home and doing nicely. The August committee will be Mrs. Ferris Graham, Mrs. Wilbur Gingery and Mrs. Clarence Tucker.
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Wilson 4-H Club
Wilson School
Charles. Grogan
Jack van Sicklen
Edna Cook
Midland Hospital
Ferris Graham
Wil‘bur Gingery
Clarence ‘Tucker
Soil Conservation Aimed As Frontier Shifts On Farms
Fragmentary notes discuss planting crops, soil moisture, and dangers of plow soles that hinder drainage. It mentions a new land ethic on farms through soil conservation and recalls 1956 highway tractor deaths in Michigan urging safe speeds and tractor control.
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Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
B.C. Mellencamp
Isabella County Agricultural Age
Merle Raber
Olare County Farm
Harry Densmore
Phyllis Pearson
Ruth Mellway
S.C.S. News
By Merle Raber
Midwest
Johnn’ Ferris
Pru
Lawrence Foote
Ruth McIlnay
Isabella County ‘Soil Conservationist
Gene Bacon
Wilson
Harty &. Blowe
Harty
Harry
Dodge
Northland Hardware
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