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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
7
Ray Janes of Michigan State College urges vigilance for an army worm outbreak after past damage. night feeding means late afternoon or evening sprays or dusts are most effective using toxaphene chlordane DDT or parathion with rates per acre and concentration notes provided.
The Gladwin Beef Sale drew a capacity crowd as Floyd and Earl House topped the show with a Grand Champion Hereford heifer and a second place bull that sold for 325 dollars. They bought the Grand Champion bull from High Point farms for 900 dollars while Aberdeen Angus and Milking Shorthorn consignments yielded several significant prices.
The sixth annual Glare Dairy Day exhibit drew 36 local dairymen showcases and awarded Grand Champion Milking Shorthorns to Byron Travis of Shepherd and Grand Champion Jerseys to Ed McAlvey of Farwell. 4-H and FFA youth from Coleman Mt. Pleasant Clare and others earned firsts and trips to Detroit in a wide array of breed classes.
The Extension office presents the Third Annual County-Wide Bang's Disease retest from the U S Department of Agriculture. From July 13 1950 to March 3 1951 734 herds 7240 cattle tested 587 negative 64 infected 651 negative 175 reactors 61 suspects infection rates 8 71 percent of herds 2 42 percent of cattle Clare County could not be accredited due to high infections.
Local readers see a fragmented note referencing Federal tracks and job handling. It mentions Bob'd Sales & Service at 210 McHwan Street in Clare. The fragmentary line hints at economic efforts and local business involvement.
Dan Balog notes a June 18 tree shopping demonstration run by J D Marcus with about six trees per participant. Allen Boelter state forester joined and guided groups through Lloyd Babcock acres as plans to create a wildlife and forestry area with pines and spruces. The district will aid Babcock in turning his pond into a private fishing lake.
Boelter toured a 40 acre pine plantation in Rolland township section 23. The site shows白 white pine predominance on unsuitable light soil and a 95 percent infestation by white pine weevil. Forester Boeker says control is impractical on a large scale, requiring cuttings and spraying or burning each tree.
Boeler developed a forestry plan for the Coldwater Lake 4-H Camp last Friday. He taught Bay County 4-H youngsters to shape pine trees for future Christmas trees during an hour long field trip around the camp woods.
Duane Prout of Denver township earns orchid of the week for organizing a group. He visited district headquarters last week, took an application home, and had all group members sign it. The team aims to start work with the group promptly.
Leonard Mapes Eugene York and a U S Soil Conservation Service planner oversaw the dragout of Richard Wolcott pond. The plan calls for a 225 by 52 foot by six foot average depth pond with a 60 by nine foot deepest spot, to be dug in three weeks. They located groups in Coe township with Robert H Kingman aiding, forming the Augurus Moeggenberg Elmer Recker and William Plorian groups and planning further signups. Wheat lodging due to manure applications noted. five to six tons per acre is good, ten to twenty tons per acre weakens straw.
The report critiques heavy manure use for crops deficient in phosphates, warning it disrupts plant food balance and causes lodging. It notes photos captured of conservation practices and strip cropping, and states the Isabella County Soil Conservation District has not yet fully explored its focus area.
The planner met a cooperative Farm Women's Extension Group at their annual meeting. A large majority of the participants hailed from the eastern side of the county and the planner expects more families from this group to attend in the near future.
Ald Mapes and a planner led a pine tree shaping demonstration for 40 Gratiot county youths at the 4H camp near Coldwater Lake. Camp director John Baker praised the group’s cooperation and learning spirit and plans to take the youngsters to shape more pines before returning home.
The Haron County Fair Grounds in Charlotte Michigan hosts the 1951 State Horse Pulling Contest on Wednesday July 4 at 7 00 p m. Up to 100 teams from 35 counties arrive by truck to vie for top honors in the annual event sponsored by the Michigan Dynamometer Association. Heavyweight world champions Fowler Brothers Read ing and lightweight record holder Roehl and Sons Smith Creek compete in a highly charged field drawing 200 000 to 250 000 farmers statewide and adjoining states.
The text notes Sunday worship arose in apostolic times as a weekly commemoration of Christ's resurrection. It contrasts this with the Sabbath rest command and indicates most Christians did not view the day change as signaling TESpecy 20F TOIYEN, "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy."
Colorado selects the white and lavender columbine as its official flower in 1899. Authorities say the blue reflects Western skies the white stands for snowy mountain ranges and the yellow symbolizes the first attractions of settlers to the state.
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