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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1954
Page
5
By tension residents are invited to join Telév farm programs as WKAR in East Lansing and Cadillac WWTV begin regular weekly telecasted sessions. A Television Workshop is set for Cadillac Courthouse on Monday March 22 at 10:00 a.m. with staff from 18 counties attending.
Specialists from Michigan State College horticulture endorse tested seed varieties to improve yields and appearance. Suggested selections include Snap beans Top Crop Rival Contender Sweetheart Puregold, Nantes Gold Spike lettuces Great Lakes Salad Bowl Honey Rock Golden Delight Delicious 51, Little Marvel peas Oakview Wonder California Wonder Yolo Wonder Vinedale Early radish Cherry Belle Spinach America Tomato Valiant Red Cloud Early Wonder and main crop Lonzgred.
The Isabella county 4-H Club sets a county wide dance for March 27 from 9:00 to 1:00 at Shepherd High School Gym with 50 cent admission. Harold White Band provides music. Rosebush 4-H clubs plan two road signs to welcome visitors. A Beef Tour with five stops is scheduled for March 27. Leaders meeting highlights include clothing project tips and judging by Ruth McIlnay Marie Wolfe and guests.
A South Haven diary excerpt tracks several generations on a Covert Michigan woodlot. It details Bowman buyers, clearing 30 acres, selling logs for top rates, building a home, and farming. The narrative follows 20-inch trees, basswoods, beech, elm, and maple syrup sales totaling about 20 600 dollars from wood sales and related outputs.
Malathion offers a new option to control dairy barn flies after attempts with methoxychlor and lindane. Ray L Jones of Michigan State College explains bait and spray methods, dosage, and warnings about use near cattle and in homes, with dry bait showing promise for 20 to 30 cow herds.
A short poultry course is set for Wednesday March 24 at St. Henry's Church basement two miles north of Rosebush from 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m. Speakers include Professor J M Moore from Michigan State College Fred Brummer of Holland Roy Amburn of Harris Milling Co and other experienced poultry experts. Topics cover quality chicks proper management efficient feeding marketing eggs poultry and housing with a local panel for discussion. Lunch and movies are provided through Rosebush High Grading Station Morris Milling Co and Rosebush Erigator Co.
Farmers advised to send blood and aborted fetus to a lab to identify abortion causes such as brucellosis leptospirosis and vibrio. Alfalfa yields may rise with boron topdressing at 20 to 60 pounds per acre. Hog pests spread relief by using burlap posts soaked in used oil and dipping hogs. Finish cattle to high grade as prices stay steady. June sales to favor lighter cattle amid uncertain fall upturn.
A report shows Douglas fir sawdust at 100 tons per acre boosts crop yields without extra nitrogen. Maximum yields occur when 100 tons of sawdust per acre are paired with 1 400 pounds of ammonium nitrate.
Pat Hathaway of Isabella Township outlines a plan to install 20 acres of 100 foot wide soil erosion strips with two major waterways, a five year corn sweet clover alfalfa and wheat rotation, and seed clover green manure. The project seeks wildlife habitat on seven acres and investigates multiflora rose living fence and drainage improvements with local staff.
A practical note outlines a surveyed approach for the Denslow property prioritizing cleanliness and organization. It reports assisting Arthur Paisley with an initial soil and water conservation plan and surveying 240 acres for lime, finding 75 percent high availability, with plans for a May soil map from the U. S. Soil Conservation Service. It urges contacting Victor Jansen of the Michigan State Conservation Department for a tailored plan and suggests coordinating with a fertilizer dealer and county agent B. C. Mellencamp to optimize inputs for dairy-focused yields.
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