Masked Shrew of Michigan Eats Its Weight Daily
Professor William A. Burt describes the masked shrew, a tiny mammal under four inches long that consumes more than its own weight in food each day. It hunts insects and small animals, nests in leaves and logs, and lives across Michigan with higher numbers in the Upper Peninsula.
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The
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Professor Burt
Seldon
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Lower Peninsula
Keeping Antibiotics Out Of Milk
Penn State’s F. J. Dean urges dairymen to tackle the rising antibiotic problem in milk. With more milk in bulk tanks, polluting a single load risks tainting entire shipments if contamination is not detected before loading.
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F. J. Dean
Penn State University
Journal and Dairy Science
Annual Beef Tour Features Statewide Livestock Panel
The Annual Beef Tour drew producers from eight counties and featured a panel moderated by Wilton Finley of Michigan State University. Plans for a Dairy Princess contest and Holstein breeders meeting in Isabella County were announced with dates in March. Lamb Pool Banquet in St Louis on March 21 offered a carcass demo and auction for sheep producers across Central Michigan.
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Methodist Church
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Wilton Finley
Michigan State University
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John Hanks
New York Central Railroads
Charles Scott
Detroit Stockyards
Holstein Breeders
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Washington Street
Keeler Union Annex
Russell B. Miller
National Association
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Isabella County
Michigan
St. Louis
Park Hotel
John Baker
County Agricultural Avent
Gratiot County
Self-Fed Ration Challenges Highlighted by Michigan Expert
Dairy researcher C F Huffman of Michigan State University warns self feeding silage makes balancing a dairy ration nearly impossible. He urges modifying the self feeding program to regain control over cow intake and comments on milk flavor risks if cows access silage near milking time.
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C. F. Huffman
Michigan State University
Erosion control via strip cropping gains traction
Farmers report strip cropping reduces water runoff and soil loss on Isabella area's fields. Jim Bourland of Lincoln Township notes runoff and topsoil conserved where strips are set. George Wheeler of Central Michigan College named President of Michigan Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America. District plans for 1957 include tours demonstrations and contests under guidance of Harrison and district board members John Goodwin Clynton Sloan Melvon Kindig Lewis Dawson and Harold Howard.
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Dave Dawson
Jim Bourland
Lincoln Township
George Wheeler
Department of Conservation and Agriculture
Central Michigan College
Michigan
Soil Conservation Society of America
Wheeler
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Wim Harrison
State Soil Conservation Committee
Harrison
John Goodwin
Clynton Sloan
Coldwater Township
Melvon Kindig
Coe ‘Township
Lewis Dawson
Vernon Township
Harold Howard
Broomfield
Township
Tenderized Prunes Prepared Without Cooking
MSU foods instructor Rachel Schemuel explains a no cook method. Fill a glass fruit jar or covered dish with prunes and add boiling water to cover. Refrigerate for 43 hours or longer until the fruit is tender and the syrup thick and flavorful.
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Rachel Schemuel
MSU
Lake County Home Extension News Planning Meeting
A meeting of all Home Demonstration group vice-chairmen is scheduled for Friday March 15 at 1 30 pm in the courthouse basement Harrison. Members should bring all check sheets and return them to the Extension office by March 13 to finalize program requests for the 1957 58 program.
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Harrison
Eggs And Fryers Are Good Buys In State Markets
Markets show heavy supplies of eggs and fryers with prices favorable for housewives says GS McIntyre of the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Large eggs are cheapest in 16 years in some regions as the federal government buys medium eggs for school lunches. Michigan, though a minor broiler and fryer producer, sees good buying power, with dressed fryers weighing two to three and a half pounds and broilers around one and two pounds in abundant supply.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Nematode study draws 200 agriculturists in New York
Two hundred agriculturalists met in New York to learn about the nematode, a microscopic worm reducing crops and causing up to a billion dollars in annual damage. The Shell Chemicals sponsored session explored nematology, identifying species and control methods including soil fumigation and crop rotation.
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New York
Shell Chemicals Corporation
Long Island
A. L. ‘Taylor
U.S. Department of Agriculture
M. T. Hutchinson
Rutgers University
W. R. Jenkins
Universty of Maryland
W. FE. Mat
Cornell’ University
Childbirth pelvis and chiropractic care outlined
Dr. Born describes the childbirth pelvis as a flexible structure stabilized by ligaments. Misalignment after birth can cause back pain and uterine retroversion, best treated by early chiropractic checks to prevent long term suffering and avoid surgery.
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