Pasture Work Delayed by Wet Lowlands Now Ready to Drain
The notes urge shifting focus to creek bottom and other wet lowland pastures now drying. Brush clearance and drainage control will enable productive pasture formation.
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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
5
The notes urge shifting focus to creek bottom and other wet lowland pastures now drying. Brush clearance and drainage control will enable productive pasture formation.
The Isabella 4 H Dairy Club outlines a Thursday July 28 tour starting at 10 30 AM at the Johnson farm 14 miles west of Deerfield Center with classes discussions on disease control fitting and feeding. Lunch at Mt Pleasant High School followed by a 1 30 PM visit to Judge farm east of Winn and 2 30 PM Getchel farm near Crawford for records and advanced dairy program talks. Dairy judging practice noted at Fred Hauck farm July 26 with nine enrollments in Townline Dairy Club led by Ed Schafer. Training sessions saw about 35 girls at Mt Pleasant High School for judging including tomatoes beans muffins menus and setting. winners listed for food preparation sparingly.
The Jonia Hereford Breeders Association plans a Saturday tour on July 30 visiting Floyd and Earl House herd at Rosebush Memorial Park for a noon lunch. After lunch the group tours the House farm near Rosebush then proceeds to Dan Sharkey farm near St. Louis, and finally W Cornell Ranch near Clare.
The Hudson winter barley variety has been certified in Michigan for the first time. About 250 acres are offered for sale with reported low winter injury and high yields, developed in New York with a stiff straw. Orders are urged as supply is limited and growers can request a list of certified seed suppliers.
Walter Smith reports for June a total of 375 cows in the tabulation producing 1001 pounds of milk and 84 pounds of butterfat per cow on average. Five herds averaged over 40 pounds of fat per cow with leaders including Ernest Braley and Russell Cowden.
Farmers and junior exhibitors planning cattle shows at Michigan’s Clare County Fair must meet Brucellosis blood testing requirements. Breeding animals aged 12 months and older not vaccinated or from non accredited herds must be tested within 90 days of showing. milk ring test is not accepted. Emphasizes training and grooming of cattle pigs and sheep for show success.
De Soto and Plymouth sales and service offered by Bob's Sales and Service in Clare includes tires tubes batteries and accessories with phone contact 342.
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