Shafer Herd Tops DHIA January Dairy Report
The DHIA summary reports Walter Smith notes an average cow yield of 979 pounds of milk and 34 pounds of fat across 263 cows tested. Ed Schafer leads with 9 cows producing 53.3 pounds fat. other top producers include Fred MacDonald and Norman Gross.
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Walter Smith
Ed Schafer
Fred MacDonald
Norman Gross
George House. and Son
William Baw
Bogan
Cotter
Herb Yuncker
James McDonald
Fred McDonald
George ‘House
Erwin
Cattle Tour Planned March 8
Cattle feeders plan their Annual Cattle Tour on Thursday March 8 with stops at Gatehouse farm near Van Zandt's Store Dale Graham farm near Weidman and Hauck farm near Rosebush. Stops feature Hereford cattle on full feed and rapid gains with the WSCS ladies hosting a dinner and program at the Masonic Hall in Weidman.
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Leo and Harry Gatehouse
van Zandts
Masonic Hall
Weidman
WSCS
Wilton Finley
Michigan State University
Lvestock
Dale ‘Graham
Weidman Road
Us-27
Walter
Don Hauck
Rosebush
Wartime style: Michigan eradicates barberry to curb stem rust
Michigan small grain farmers lost little to stem rust last year thanks to federal action. The barberry eradication program by the plant pest control branch of the U S Department of Agriculture has removed about 501 square miles in 29 counties, destroying 2 994 barberry bushes in 73 new locations and at 211 previously infested sites. The Michigan branch, led by Maurice Turner in Lansing, works with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Michigan State University. More than 60 million susceptible barberry bushes have been destroyed on about 19 000 properties in Michigan. Since 1918 the project reduced annual stem rust losses to less than 212 000 bushels from 1 5 million, saving more than the project’s cost. Further work and resistant varieties could cut losses more, Turner said, noting 1 816 square miles remain to be treated.
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Michigan
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fhe Agency
Maurice
Turner
Lansing
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Michigan State University
Milk Prices Seen Slipping Into Summer
Farm economists at Michigan State University report a seasonal decline in milk prices through May or June as production rises. They forecast Detroit base milk prices around 4.00 to 4.15 dollars per hundredweight F.O.B market, with possible changes from consumer incomes or supply shifts.
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Michigan State University
Detroit
ABA Service Increases Across Dairymen Groups
January reports show rising use of ABA services among dairymen. Nottawa totals reach 235 with gains over 1955 and 1954, Mt. Pleasant posts 188 vs 125 prior year, Rolland ABA rises to 91 from 43, while Clare-Isabella results are not yet available but expected to follow the trend.
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Nottawa Association
Mt. Pleasant Association
Rolland Aba
Clare- Isabella Group
What Consumers Ate Saying About Prepackaged Meats
Consumers want improvements in fresh and frozen packaged meat at retail stores according to a Michigan State University survey by H M Riley and R C Kramer agricultural economists. The survey results appear in Special Bulletin 406 available from the county extension office and the MSU Bulletin Office in East Lansing.
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H. M. Riley
R. C. Kramer
Michigan State University
P. D. Gipson
Hast Lansing
Acreage Reserve Plan Aims to Cut Crop Surplus
The article outlines a two part federal plan with the Acreage Reserve offering farmers the option to place up to half their allotment into reserve. Payments could reach about 875 dollars per year for 25 acres under shared tenant landlord terms, with certificates redeemable for surplus commodities or cash at maturity.
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Crag Insurance
Department of Agricultura
United State Treasury
Isabella 4-H News Camp Plans and Winter Camp Ahead
At the Bay Isabella County 4 H meeting Mrs Ronald Smith was elected president and Mrs Harold Anderson treasurer. Camp work week is set for March 19 with plans for Snowbound Fifteen as Isabella Service Club members join Winter Camp at Twin Lakes Traverse City in cooperation with Bay and Shiawassee counties. Donations to the Camp Fund include $10 from Rosebush Ready Rockets and $25 from Taylor Q Club.
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Bay-Isabella County
Ronald ‘Smith
Harold Anderson
Waticna
Cnlled
Isabella County
Twin Lakes
Traverse City
Bay & Shaiwassee Couunties
Rosebush
Ready Rockets, Sr. Club
Taylor Q Club
Airplane seeded cover crops draw county interest
Gene Bacon and Bob Feldhauser of the U S Soil Conservation Service note strong farmer interest in using airplane seedings for cover crops in Isabella County in 1956. About 3000 acres could be seeded if plans hold, following four successful demonstrations last year showing corn as the seedbed and moisture advantages.
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Gene Bacon
Bob Feldhauser
U. S. Soil Conservation Berviee
Bacon
Isabella
Soil Conservation District
G. S
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DHIA
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Sk Land
National Farm Loan Ass’n
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Fatter
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Isabella Soil Conservation News
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