Michigan State College nursery offers various planting stock
The Mast Lansing nursery lists multiflora rose jack pine and ponderosa pine for farm planting. The catalog notes multiflora rose for fencing and wildlife areas, while jack and ponderosa pines aid soil conservation on dunes and sandy soils. Michigan reports over 33 000 acres planted in 1951.
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Michigan State College Forest Nursery
Mast Lansing
College
Bull Gays
Department of Conservation
Igtate
Michigan
New York
Dairy Improvement Association February 1952 Report
February 1952 dairy totals include 320 cows in Isabella No 2, with 212,460 pounds milk and 8,319 pounds butterfat valued at $9,954.40. Feed costs total $4,506.29, grain 88,198 pounds, milk test 3.91 percent, and returns per $1 spent on feed $2.20. Fresh heifers entered seven, new cows bought two, calves born thirty four. cow removals total five from low production, sterility, and other causes. Highest fat production: a grade Holstein owned by Raldon Pasch at Weidman. Top herds listed by size with milk and fat yields. Bowen family and Black & Song appear among leaders. The ad ends with a Sentinel Want Ad promoting a saleable salesperson.
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Raldon Pasch
Weidman
Guernsey
Pat and
Rey Bowen
Barryton
Bogan & Somers
Rosebush
Ed McAlvey
Farwell
Wm. Ballman
Mt. Pleasant
Pat and Ray Bowen
John ‘Schumacher
Annual Cattle Meet Highlights Farmer Involvement
Isabella Colmnty Agricultural Agent reports a large crowd of about 200 farmers at the Annual Cattle Meet. Dr Ronald Nekson led husbandry discussions with Bliss Bowmah and livestock figures from Ridleys and Michigan exchanges. A Center Methodist Church dinner served 164 guests as experts and buyers toured feeding programs and answered farmer questions.
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Isabella Colmnty
Ronald Nekson
Bliss Bowmah
U.S.C.A
Tyms
Bert Hoben
Ralph Schwoche
Ridleys
Rap Kanfam
Bishops
James’ MeCxum
Michigan Livestock Exchange
Wi. Gillett
St. Louis
Mike Meyers
Peet Packing Co
Barry Willey
Clare Auction
Center Methodist Church
More Corn Plants For Each Acre Means Higher Yield
Michigan State College research shows higher corn yields with more plants per acre. Rossman reports yields rose about 50 percent when planting rate doubled from about 4700 to 19 400 plants per acre, with smaller ears but offset by larger plant counts.
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Paul D. Gibson
Clare County
Michigan State College
Rossman
Annual meeting of artificial breeding association held
The Claye Harrison Artificial Proedive Association held its second annual meeting at the Court House in Harrisons last Friday with 265 members. Arlie Renner and Leo Goo per were elected to directorships. George Parsons of Michigan State College spoke on breeding problems, noted Germany visit, and praised Michigan sires. Reports were read and discussed.
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Paul D. Gibson
Claye + Harrison Artificial proedive Association
Court House
Harrisons
Arlie Renner
Yarwell
Ben Holdeman
Leo Gooper
George Parsons
Michigan State College
Central Association
Parsons
Michigan
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Michigan Association
Michigan Asposton
Michigan Farm Youth To Represent State Abroad
Four Michigan farm youths were chosen to represent the state in the International Farm Youth Exchange program. The 1952 group includes Charley Gruner Coldwater Jean Helene Richards Fenton James Reilly Brown City and Raymond Barton Lansing. They will live and work with foreign farm families and later host visiting foreign youths in Michigan to share experiences and insights.
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Michigan
Michigan State
Clvb
Charley Gruner
Coldwater
Jean Helene Richards
Fenton
James Reilly
Brown City
Raymond Barton
Lansing
Christmas Trees Need Shaping For Best Prices
Isabella County Agricultural Agent Allen H Boetler urges shaping Christmas trees to boost sale value. He notes 3-4 million Scotch Pine planted in Michigan last year and recommends mixing with red and white pine. Shaping increases saleability, especially for fast growing Scotch Pine.
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Allen H. Boetler
Boetler
Michigan
Norway
Tough Jobs Backed by Federal Trucks
Bob's Sales & Service at 210 McHwan St in Clare promotes federal trucks as economical for tough jobs, highlighting reliability and cost efficiency for demanding work.
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Bob's Sales & Service
McHwan St. Clare
White Spruce Grow Michigan Tops State Records
The state forestry unit reports a white spruce found about 10 miles northeast of Ontonagon in Baraga State Forest. Field men Edmund J. Ecker and Jules H. Pann measured a nine feet one and a quarter inch trunk circumference, with a four and a half foot height reference. Another notable tree near Ontonagon on private land measures eight feet eight and three quarters inches around, ranking as third and fourth largest in Michigan.
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Michigan
Ontonagon
Baraga State Forest
Conservation Department
Edmund J. Ecker
Jules H. Pann
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Michigan Mutual
Petey Itchy
Dairy Improvement Association
Isabella’ NO
P. W. Welch
Tester
Fox
Sentinel
ABA
Michigan Farm
Clare County Agricultural Agent
B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County Agricultural Agent
Kaiser Manhattan
America
Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer
Kaisers Frazer
Fullerton & Son
McEwan St
Clare
Pazo
Saya
San Gabriel
Cal
Clare Furniture Co
Clare Hardware Co
Gamble Store
Northland Hardware
Western Auto Store
Delwin Graang
Durham
John Deere
Massey Harris Combine
Oliver Superior
Oliver
Dunham
New Idea
Rite Way
John Deere Hammermill
Jamesway
Dodge
Lh.c
George Brock
Andy Courser & Son
Sesto State Bank
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