Michigan dairy groups set meetings at MSU in March
Michigan dairy leaders plan three consecutive annual gatherings at Michigan State University from March 22 to 24. The fifty year Michigan Milk Producers Association meeting attracts about 900 delegates from 10,000 dairymen at University Auditorium. The Michigan Animal Breeders Cooperative meets March 23 in Anthony Hall with East Lansing HQ providing vital AI services. DHIA events run March 23 training and March 24 member meeting to review organization and computer use. Paul Wilkes is executive secretary and Robert Zeeb is state president.
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MSU
Michigan Milk Producers’ Association
Michigan Animal Breeders’ Cooperative
Michigan Dairy Herd Improvement Association
MMPA
Michigan Milk Producer’s Association
University
Association
Michigan
Glenn Lake
North Branch
Anthony Hall
East Lansing
Douglas Pierson
Goodrich
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Kellogg Center
DHIA
Paul A. Wilkes
Michigan Cooperative Extension Service Staff
Robert Zeeb
Bath
Breeds to Strains Transforming Poultry in Modern Egg Industry
Shifts from Plymouth Rock and Leghorn varieties to specialized laying strains have reshaped barns. Modern lines such as Arbor Acres Queen and Hy-Line dominate, bred for higher egg output and stress tolerance. Birds enter production at about 18 to 20 weeks, with 18 months as the typical laying period.
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Plymouth Rock
New Hampshire
Arbor Acres
Weekend Guests and Borough Social Notes
Colonville residents report visits from Rev. and Mrs. David Whittum and family of Traverse City with the Dyke and Rutter households. Harold Bradley entertained James Orvis of Lake, Art Bradley and sons joined Sunday dinner. Fritz Wenzel and daughter of Frankenmuth stopped by, along with Bruce Mogg and daughter of Flint. Clifford DePeu and son of Marion dined with Harold Bradley.
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David Whittum
Traverse City
Leon Dyke
Deloris Rutter
Harold Bradley
James Orvis
Lake
Art Bradley
Fritz Wenzel
Frankenmuth
Elton Moge
Bruce Mogg
Flint
Clifford DePeu
Marion
4-H Poultry Program Expands With 1965 Conference
The 13th annual Junior Poultry and Egg Fact Finding Conference in Kansas highlights growth in the poultry industry. 4-H and FFA delegates toured a $6 million display, heard from leaders like A L Carter, and learned career paths in genetics nutrition veterinary science advertising and engineering. Scholarships totaling $500 were awarded to six top 4-H Poultry projects, with six more scholarships planned for 1966.
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Kansas
4-H Club
FFA
Heisdorf & Nelson Farms, Inc
Kirkland
Wash
Wevsy Ilve
Chicago
States
Puerto Rico
Heisdorf
Heisdorf & Nelson
Cooperative Extension Service
Community Notes From Coleman Social Roundup
Coleman brief notes list visits and guests at the Eagly home and area households. Families including Maynard Burgers Mishier and Brugger clans are shown sharing weekends and weekdays with relatives in Beaverton Gladwin Frankfort Swartz Creek Houghton Lake and St. Louis.
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State Dairy
Michigan State University
Toni Turner
San Diego
California
Miss Turner
THE
Clare Sentinel
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Dull’s Farm Service
Leon Dull
Clare Mich
Allen’s Implement Store
Coleman, Mich
Wilson
All Michigan
Wilson AllStar Dairy
Newman
Clare Dairy Products
Clare Farm Equipment Inc
Clare, Mich
Neil Stirling
Colonville News
Broilers
Arthur Heisdorf
4-H
Turkeys
Coleman Briefs
Ralph Eagly
Farm Bureau
Ivan Maynard
Everly City
Josie Burns
Eagly
Richard Lee
Sacracock
Beavertoin
Arnold Phillips
Ar St. Louis
Della Caswell
Susan
Fay Caswell
Swartz Creek
Bud Brugger
Dale Brugger
Marcia
Frankfort
Nora Mishier
Paul Mishier
Beaverton
Laura Quelet
Lela Ray
Gladwin
Worthy Berk
Jim Sykora
Clare & Sor
Clare
Ford
New Idea
New Holland
Miller Feed Service
Loomis Rd
Michigan Milk Producers Association On
Forest Ames
E. Ludington
Bob Beacom
McEwen
Clee, Mich