If a Cow Could Talk It Would Ask For Alfalfa Hay
A Michigan extension dairyman explains cow feeding ratios and the impact of grain and hay quality on milk output. He notes the 4 to 1 grain-to-milk rule and that average Michigan cows produce over 5,000 pounds of milk yearly while receiving about 1,000 pounds of grain. He argues better hay and minerals could boost production, and mentions steamed bone meal as a traditional supplement.
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A. ©. Baltzer
Extension Dairyman
Michigan State College
Michigan
Baltzer
Feed mix ratios for bone meal and bran in grain blends
A historical note explains bran to bone meal ratios. Eleven pounds bran equal one pound steamed bone meal. A typical mix uses seventy pounds ground corn or corn cob meal, thirty pounds ground barley or wheat, one pound salt, and either one pound steamed bone meal or eleven pounds bran.
Seed Potato Shortage Prompts Early Grower Purchases
Wartime demand in Michigan in 1943 pushes growers to buy reliable seed now as seed potato prices rise. Michigan lists certified varieties Russet Rural White Rural Katahdin Green Mountain Chippewa Pontiac Irish Cobbler Sebago with Irish Cobbler seed mostly sold and White Rural Pontiac Sebago in short supply. Most growers favor Russet Rural for late crops and it remains the key Michigan variety.
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Michigan
Pontiac
Potato Varieties Dominate 1949 Planting Outlook
The state plans 231000 acres of potatoes in 1949 with Rugset Rural likely leading among varieties. Katahdin gains popularity for size and quality, Green Mountain suits the Lake Superior region, and Chippewa is favored for early or late plantings. Labor issues are mitigated as growers plant Chippewa and Russet Ruralis. Chippewa is sown in early May for August to September harvests. Russet Ruralis in May or June is dug in late September.
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Lake
Superior
Sound management guides Michigan farmers to aid war effort
Clyde May of Michigan State College urges farmers at Clare County meetings to fine tune production to match their land, avoid shortages, and strengthen finances. He warns against sacrificing soil health and stresses expanding dairy herds, fertilization, and soil building for postwar resilience.
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Clyde May
Clare County
Michigan State College
May
Europe
Michigan
Clare County AAA Committeemen Meet in Harrison Friday
Clare County Triple A Committee members gathered in Harrison on Friday March 5 to discuss farm program developments. They urged rapid action to release feed wheat from storage to support livestock and increased food production for the war effort.
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Clare County
Triple-A
Harrison
Farmers pledge to sustain farm program in Harrison meeting
Township leaders praise progress over ten years and urge continued government price and feed protections. Farmers commit to increasing poultry and pork production to aid wartime food goals, noting soil care and fertilizer as keys. One farmer opposes government planning, but most resolve to keep the program running. Robert C. Kleiner, chairman, Clare County AC A.
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Sears
Lansing
Harrison
Robert C. Kleiner
Clare Co, A. C. A
Farming for Victory Meetings Planned in Beal City Vernon
Two meetings are set for March 11 and 12 at 8 PM in the Vernon church and Beal City. C H Hayes, local Sinclair agent, urges farmers and families to attend The ABCs of Good Tractor Operation. Films will show care and operation of tractors and wartime topics.
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Vernon Church
Beal City
ABC
C. H. Hayes
Sinclair
Michigan State College Wartime Radio Series Schedule
WKAR 870 KC broadcasts Michigan State College wartime series titled Michigan State College in Wartime. Hosted by Prof Tom King the program outlines wartime research extension course changes and faculty adjustments with daily and weekly segments through March 17 including Farm News Rural School Music Markets Wood in the War and They Dared to Live with dates March 12 to 17 totaling multiple time slots and topics.
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WKAR
Michigan State College
Tom King
Department of Police Administration
War Board
Wood
State Agricultural Department
Australia
Michigan Department of Health
Local notices from Temple township and community events
The Temple township board voted to give the Red Cross 150 dollars. Local residents report social calls and lodge activities including Rebekah meetings. Some wildlife observations are noted, with a report of feeding quail, squirrels, and blue jays near a residence.
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Rufus Miller
Tom Nichols
Lake George
Marion
Red Cross
Catge
Dan Varney
Mis
Sie Burns
Rebekah Lodge
Clare
Fanny VanBuskirk
Roy
Spikehorn
Maple Grove Union Sunday School and Church Notices
The Maple Grove church reports Sunday services at 3 00 and 2 00 for Sunday School along with Wednesday eve prayer meetings at 8 00. Attendance last Sunday was eight due to a storm, eleven at prayer meeting, fourteen at Christian Endeavor. Several members list illnesses and visitors travel from Lansing and Ohio as families stay with local relatives.
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Union Sunday School
Prayer
A. C. Wild
Christian Endeavor Meeting
George Lictel
Homer Rodger
Edward Smedley
Lansing
Ralph Hilyard
Jess Hilyards
Lake Road
Henry Timpe
Toledo
Ohio
Jess Timpe
Gilmore Center Church Notices and Local Intelligencer
Church services at the Gilmore Center feature song service and devotion led by Judy Phillips, 10 00 a m, communion, and a sermon titled Why I believe in the Catholic Church but not the Roman Catholic Church. Bible School follows at 11 00 a m with lessons on In the Upper Room. Local items note birthday wishes, community visits and a 4 H meeting with luck supper at the schoolhouse.
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Jd. S. Penick
Judy Phillips
Betty Jo Philips
Alvin Wood
Peter
Sympathy And News From Clare And Area
The Hutchinson family receives heartfelt sympathy for the loss of their infant son while notes report the mother’s improving condition at Clare hospital. Various local updates mention illnesses recoveries and social visits including Miss Frances Musser and Mrs Everett Carncross.
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Norman Hutchinson
Clare Hospital
Walter Kleiner
Frank Rilett
Frances Musser
Clare
Artie Carneros
Elmer Louis Miller
Bryan Miller
Gail Clute
Mt. Pleasant
Everett Carncross
Alice
Miller
Long Lake
March
April
Sailor Hurton Hurt in Auto Crash on Slippery Highway
Belleville Illinois sailor Hurton, a 21 year old navy gunner’s mate, who served at Pearl Harbor and various Pacific battles, was seriously injured when his father’s car overturned on a slick highway during a leave homecoming.
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Clarence Parker
Belleville
Ill
Pearl Hrbor
Marshall and
Gilbert Islar Coral Sea
Midway
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