Annual Holstein Breeders Meeting Scheduled in Union Town Hall
Ten leading Holstein dairymen plan to attend the Holstein Breeders Association meeting at Union Town Hall Tuesday March 10 at 1 30 pm. Russell Miller state Holstein fields man will be present with two prominent breeders as guests. County directors report signing up near members and dividing the county for work. officers include Hauck president Stevens vice president Brown secretary treasurer Becker Toth Yunckers.
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Union Townaaly Hall
Russell Miller
Fred Hauck
Richard Stevens
Milton, Brown
Robert Becker
Martin Toth
Herbert Yunckers
Gragg to Head 1953 Winter Grags Institutes in Michigan
Michigan farmers join extension specialists from Michigan State College for the 1953 Winter Grags Institutes from March 3 to 13 to explore profit from pasture, silage storage, and forage use. Sessions, lunches, and exhibits run at Hale Community Building with county agents and area farmers, featuring grassland farming talks and a hay and silage judging.
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Gragg
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Michigan State College Extension
Grags
Ioseo
Clare
Hale
Harold R. Clark
Tesco County
P. D. Gibson
Clare County Agricultural
College Grasses Committee
Clark
M.S.C
East Lansing
Yuncheon
Tesco 4H Club Council
Clare County Veterans Recognized At MSC Farmers Week Banquet
During Farmers Week at Michigan State College a banquet honored Clare county farmers with 15 or more years of farm record keeping. About 600 attended in Kellogg Center as Dr Charles Hilton, dean at North Carolina State College, spoke. Hilton is to become president of Iowa State College. Local honorees include Howard Penrose with 24 straight years and Floren Pudway with a lengthy record keeping span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Farm Management Department
Charles Hilton
College of Agriculture
North Carolina State College
Iowa State College
Ames
Hilton
John A. Hannah
Clare County
Howard Penrose
Floren Pudway
Mechanical beet harvest boosts sugar beet farming profits
Marshall Wells discusses sugar beets and the shift to mechanical harvesters. He notes beets suit mechanization, offer labor efficiency, and profit as acres rise. A chart from Michigan State College and Ohio State University shows actual average man hours required for beets versus other crops.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Ohio State University
Kind Of Fertilizer As Important As Quantity
Farmers and Michigan State College researchers find fertilizer type matters as much as amount. Recommendations cover soils from sandy to heavy loam, with specifics on phosphate, nitrogen, and potassium for oats, barley, corn, potatoes, and alfalfa. Soil tests and local extension guidance urged for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
B.D. Longnecker
Gangnecker
M.S.C
Michigan
Bean Growers Association Holds Annual Meeting
Oscar Curtiss chairs the Bean Growers Association annual meeting in Magonic Hall Winn. Officers and directors elected: Curtiss Blanchard president Meyer St. Louis vice president Albert Olney Shepherd secretary treasurer Bilton Walton Rose Bush Arthur Dargitz Blanchard directors Asel Fish chosen delegate to State Meeting in Saginaw March 6. Prof Herbert Pettigrove of Michigan State College lectured on future trends and management for best yields.
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Tsabella County
Magonic
Winn
Ang
Daca Ar Curtiss
Blanchard
Richard Meyer
Str. Louis
Albert Olney Shepherd
Bilton Walton
Rosebush
Arthur Dargitz
Soil Conservation Notes Urge Nitrogen Top Dress for Wheat
Isabella Soil Conservation District cautions cooperators to order nitrogen fertilizer for wheat. A top dress of 100 pounds per acre of 33 percent nitrate shows excellent results. Reports from March training camps highlight district duties and new directors Lewis Dawson and Harold Howard. Three young soil conservationists residencies with Cooperators Gatehouse, Sisco, and Wolcott are noted along with 4-H and water conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Lewis Dawson
Harold Howard
State Department ‘of Conservation
Higgins
Pake
Whd
Lee
Sherman Township
Virgil Sisco
Korea Discussion Topic At Last Meeting
The final in a three part series is set for Friday at 1 30 in the new City Hall Mt Pleasant. Arthur Mauch from Michigan State College will present factual evidence and viewpoints on the Korean War and its impact, inviting leaders from farm and urban groups to join the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City Hall
Mt. Pleasant
Arthur Mauch
Michigan State College
Krells Acquire Brown Swiss Bull from August Dorr Jr
Rolland Jr and Marvin Krell of Clare buy the registered Brown Swiss Bull Duke 113656 from August Dorr Jr of Bay City. Report by Fred S Idise Secretary of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association Beloit Wisconsin confirms the transaction.
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Rolland Jr
Marvin Krell
Clare
Dorr
August Dorr, Jr
Bay City
Fred S. ‘Idisé
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association
Beloit
Wisconsin
Reed Canary Grass Fears Eased by Cattle Grazing Plans
Clare County soil notes show farmers adopting practices to control reed canary grass. Nial Abbott reports cattle prevent tall growth while fertilizing pastures. Forest Garver plans 25 acres of strip cropping with waterways. Elvin Budd plots three acre sandy area to trees and new waterways. Bringolds discuss waterways, others plan drainage to low areas. hunters show two bobcats shot this year.
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Beane Meredith
Nial Abbott
Nial
Forest Garver
Elvin Budd
Harrison
Bringold
Carl
John
Ervin
Walter
Rced Canary
Sugar Cured Meat On The Hoof
The Utah Experiment Station reports feeding sugar to beef cattle and hogs before slaughter improves flavor and increases dressing percentage. Cattle show a rise from 59.6 to 61.3 percent, livers larger with more sugar and better flavor, and meat with improved keeping quality. Hogs fed sugar for three days to two weeks gain 4.6 percent dressing.
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Utah
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Marshall Wells
Farm Digest
MSC
OSU
LB. Brown
BR. H. Baker
Beet Processors
WJR
National Farm Loan Ass
N Evari, Michigan
Oscar Curtiss
Bean
Herbert ‘R. Pettigrove
Michigan State Collegé
Bedan
Nellie Mercedes Dewdrop
Posch Dutchland Mercena
Guernsey
Mercedes Sovereign Burke
Canada
Conde
John Deere
HAY & Grain
Jamesway
Allis Chalmers
J. Kemp
Gladwin County Bank
Andy Courser & Son
Soil Conservation ‘Service
Ran Balog ‘Sabella
Jastenbek
Union Grange
Gringe Spotartie
Reamera
Expdet
Water Conservation HS
Tiple AtEt Peopo
Bob Ackér
Tsabella Courtry
Korea
Clare Phong
Andrew Willey
Resshush
Clare County Soil Conservation
Sanford Mott
P.dap
McEwan St
Clare, Michigan
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