Careful feeding can cut lambing season losses
The article urges careful feeding and management before lambing to reduce spring sheep mortality and protect farm income. It recommends high quality hay for ewes, balanced grain, crushed culled beans with oats, and a mineral mix. It notes salt blocks are unsatisfactory for animals and suggests a weatherproof salt box. it also promotes the Wolverine Lamb Production Project and tracking lambing dates and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yur County
Wolverine
Harry Wright
Aranac County
Clare County
Aranac
Clare
Difference in Fall Chick Quality Versus Spring Prices
A 1935 report explains that spring chick prices reflect quality and that fall pullets may differ greatly. It describes the National Poultry Improvement Plan, its three U S grades, and the need to buy from hatcheries participating in the plan. It notes Michigan hatcheries and the advantage of short delivery distances for chick health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
U.S
U. S
Safe buying practices in poultry to avoid scams
Farmers urged to buy baby chicks only from reputable sellers who stamp their names on packages. Warns against ungraded chicks in unmarked boxes and the chick Bandit offering bargains. Advises buyers to beware of cockerel sources from sexing hatcheries and other weasels in the chicken business. Emphasizes choosing parties aligned with poultry industry protection.
Meat in Diets Aimed at Weight Change
Extension Experts discuss meat’s role in diets for weight loss and gain. Studies show overweight individuals aged 14 to 67 on meat rich diets two to three times daily shed 8 to 10 pounds monthly. Underweight participants on meat based plans gained about 11 pounds weekly.
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National
Ve Stock
candsMensae Ug
Coles
A Few Did You Know Facts About Meat Industry
A brisk article notes meat consumption averages 16 tons per minute and a housewife could prepare a different meat dish every day for four months. It highlights liver’s value in anemia treatment and mentions Nobel prize to Minet Murphy and Wapple in 1934. The yearly cattle hogs and sheep market would fill 112 million stock cars.
Defies Apple Tree Sentiment Says Michigan Expert
BE J Rasmussen of Michigan State College argues cutting down a half dead diseased apple tree is sensible. He says sentiment toward grandfather planted trees is poor defense for care. A smaller well managed orchard yields high quality fruit with less labor and discarded trees should be removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. J. Rasmussen
Michigan State
Colege
Rasmussen
Longest U S Railroad Tunnel at Cascade Wash
The longest railroad tunnel in the United States is at Cascade Wash about 100 miles from Seattle. It measures 7. 79 miles in length.
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United States
Cascade Wash
Seattle
Pesticide effectiveness and misuse in plant protection
Lead arsenate nicotine sulphate ratenone and pyrethrum are effective for their approved uses after repeated testing and long use. Special materials exist for special needs, but improper choices cause disappointment. Bordeaux mixture controls plant diseases but not aphids or potato beetles. it may deter flea beetles and teathoppers yet does not kill them.
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Bordeaux
Insect Control Important to Local Farmers
Prepared for The Clare Sentinel by Hy Prof Ray Hutson head entomology Michigan State College. In Clare County many depend on managing pests like grasshoppers cankerworms and potato beetles. Emphasizes timely insecticide use crop rotation and sanitation, noting bats warbles and other pests and urging trusted materials over untested products.
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Clare Sentinel Hy
Ray Hutson
Michigan State College
Clare County
Benes
Morrison Matriarch Remembered In Rosebush Obituary and Local News
Mrs. Morrison, born September 25 1854 in Canada, died February 24 1939 age 84. Funeral held at Presbyterian church with Rev. Thomson officiating. Survived by husband William N Morrison three children Ben Verna and Leland. brother Arthur Gormley. sister Mrs Winifred Ryan. twenty two grandchildren. Also notes births and local visits including Leon Lowell born March 2 and various residents in Rosebush and nearby towns. Local social notices detail travels, illnesses, and gatherings with families in Mt Pleasant Ithaca Saginaw Bay City and Pontiac.
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Ann Jane Gormley Morrison
Canada
William N. Morrison
Agnes
Edward
William
Ben Morrison
Verna Burn‘Ham
Rosebush
Leland Blanchard
Cedar Springs
Michigan
Arthur Gormley
Navanah
Winifred Ryan
Buffalo
N. Y
Presbyterian Church
Thomson
Rose
Floyd Seiter
Leon Lowell
Selma Winters
Mt. Pleasant
Seiter
Joseph Clevenger
Ann Arbor
Thomas. F. Jackson
McMillen
Ithaca
Merle Early
Bacon Hotel
John Crawford
Daniel Coyne
Mary Savage
Clifford Mitterspaugh
Pontiac
Patrick Battle
Johnston
J. P. Mosher
Ashland
Ohio
Maurice McConnell
Saginaw
Thomas McConnell
Detroit
Mary Louise MccConnell
Grand Blanc
Dan McConnell
O. H. Wiley
Bay City
H. B. Muller and Company
Port Huron
Jamies Radey, Jr
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Dorr
B. Fetterly
Weekend Gatherings and Local Health Notes
Legan spent the weekend at his home here. The 4H club girls met at Marion Bentler's home Thursday evening for a party with games and refreshments. Patrick Battle has been moved to Community hospital at Mt. Pleasant. his condition remains about the same. Ernest Mogg is on the sick list.
Clare County Dairy Judging Team Wins First at Farmers Week
Clare County's livestock judging team topped 22 counties at Michigan State College Farmers Week Dairy Cattle competition winning first place in dairy cattle and third in horses. Team members were Kemmis Harrison Williams and Carrow with Kemmis as 9th high individual. Oakland County led with 2555 points, Clare tied with Lapeer for 7th, and Northern Michigan stock judges were noted as stronger overall.
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Farmers
Clare County
Michigan State College
John Kemmis
Cot Harrison
Lapeer County
Mar. Kemmis
Roth Williams
Nelson Carrow
Sheridan Township
Oakland County
Oakland
Michigan
Newago
Leelanaw
Antrim
Iron
Eaton
Clare
Washtenaw
Lapeer
Tahir Baba Eats Scorpions to Fight Turkeys Plague
Diyarbekir near Istanbul faced a long scorpion problem until Tahir Baba started scooping up and eating them. Tahir Baba claimed the insects taste like shrimps in a bold remedy.
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Diyarbekir
Istanbul
Turkey
London
Tit-Bits Magazine
Tahir Baba
Tahir
Michigan State Government Emphasizes Main Street Ethos
Michigan’s state government is described as “Main Street” with most leaders from small towns. Rep Audey Rawson of Cass City pushes local relief control, proposing a welfare allocation split by population, past cases, and immediate need, signaling a shift toward economy and home rule.
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Michigan Press Association
Michigan
Main Street
Harry Kelly
Detroit
Axi My. Kelly
Lansing
Fitzgerald
House
Senate
Pettte
State Association of Supervisors
Audey Rawson
Cass City
House of Representatives
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