Insurance as safety margin in farming
Michigan State University economist Warren Vincent says insurance acts as a safety margin for farmers alongside equipment and other risk buffers. He argues coverage exchanges small premiums for shielding against sickness, accidents, fires and other hazards, with needs varying by capital and family obligations. He advises deciding exactly what role insurance should play in the farm business.
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Warren Vincent
Michigan State University
Vincent
ABA Men Hold Spring Meeting Directors Elected
The four local ABAs held their Annual Spring Meeting last week Wednesday. Harold Brooks was elected Chairman with Richard Stevens as Vice Chairman and Lawrence Neilson as Secretary-Treasurer. Guests included George Parsons Michigan State University Dairy Specialist and Dr. George Whitehead. The group discussed Bangs Disease program and urged Isabella County toward modified accredited county status as infection dropped under two percent after three county tests. Total services rose 32.7 percent in the first two months of the year. Franklin Switzer and Raldon Pasch reported on trips to District Conference and planning for the June Dairy Month Program. The Dairy Committee members are Switzer, Perry Geeck, Pasch, Neilsen and Milton Brown.
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Harold Brooks
Richard Stevens
Lawrence Neilson
George Parsons
Michigan State University
George “Whitehead
Michigan Baney
Franklin Switzer
Raldon Pasch
Perry Geeck
Lawrence Neilsen
Milton Brown
Test Soil This Spring
Get soil samples ready for the County Soil Testing Laboratory. Results arrive in a few days and help plan fertilizer use. Each sample costs 50 cents and reveals lime content phosphate and potash levels. The lab is at Farm Bureau Services on H. Pickard.
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Farm Bureau
Lambing Time Pointers for Sheep Health
Practical guidance from SENTINEL WANT ADS on preventing lambing paralysis and white muscle disease in ewes and lambs. Recommendations include increased pre lambing exercise, better roughage, small hay piles for exercise, molasses drench for affected ewes, feeding wheat in the ewe ration, vitamin E capsules for lambs and at birth as a preventative, and confining affected animals to a pen to ensure nursing.
Easter Message Emphasizes Unity of Sorrow and Joy
Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, says Good Friday and Easter require each other. He notes that sorrow and joy, defeat and victory, death and life are intertwined and that Holy Week offers the eternal answer in God mercy and love. He proclaims Christ has overcome Death and more than Death.
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Henry Knox
Sherrill
Christ
Churches Need To Relocate In Brooklyn And Canarsie
The Brooklyn and Long Island Church Society plans new church redeployments as population shifts create apartment complexes housing 3 000 to 23 000 people per complex. Canarsie, once solidly Jewish, is now largely Black, prompting focus on church relocation and revival.
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Brooklyn
New York City
Theodore C
Bobilin
Meaning of the Resurrection in Luke Emmaus Narrative
Rev. Robert H. Harper reflects on the Emmaus journey in Luke 24 28 35 and the breaking of bread as Jesus is revealed. He urges personal faith, witness to the gospel, and trust in Christ for eternal life.
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I Corinthians
Emmaus
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
How to store honey properly and thaw crystallized honey
Keep honey in a dry place with a tight lid away from heat. Do not refrigerate as cold speeds crystallization. If crystallized, warm the container in moderately hot water not exceeding 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Victory From Struggle Says Panta
Bishop William C. Martin of Dallas Texas discusses Easter and Holy Week, preaching that victory comes through struggle and Christ’s suffering. He stresses God’s costly intervention in history and that Easter offers light, strength, and peace amid world turmoil.
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William C. Martin
Dallas
Texas
Christ
Baking Temperatures for Glass Dishes Versus Metal Pans
Food guidance notes that glass bakeware yields crusty browning and suggests reducing oven temperature by 25 degrees from metal pans for lighter colored results. It adds that recipe temperatures assume aluminum containers.
Local area church schedules posted for Sunday services
The notice lists worship times for multiple churches in Farwell and Clare Michigan area including Methodist Church led by Pastor L. J. Nevins, Church of God led by Rev Elza Beery, Clare Church of God, Grace Bible Church Farwell, Nazarene in Merion City, and Farwell Methodist Church with service and Sunday School times. Morning services range from 10:30 to 11:30 with evening services at 7:00 to 8:00.
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Hinkle
Chri
Herrick Mennonite Church
Floyd F. Bontrager
Arthur Center Church of God
Elza Beery
Us-27
North End of
Clare
Robert Voss
Loomis
Stanley Leonard
Missionary Youth Fellowship
Clare Assembly OF God
Clare City Hall
L. P
N. Kolenda
McEwan
Gop
Maple ‘Street
V. Brinkman
Grace Bible Church
Farwell
Michigan
Gospel Church
Friendly
Welcome Bible School
Gilmore Church OF Christ
Hiram Gates
Farwell Park
A. W. Teale
Pam
Church OF the Nazarene
Merion City
Harold Smith
Farwell Methodist
L. J. NeVins
The
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Farwell, Michigan
Hubert L. Beavers
Gerrit Schut
Biblé ‘School
Gerald Brady
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Straabure
Methodist Church
Hission
Our Savior Lutheran Mission
Harrison
Raymond Mueller
Hayes Township Hall
Brown Corners United
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Sabbath School
Eagle Church OF God
Christian Science Church
First Baptist Church
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Colenville
Church of God
Joe VanderVeen
Elm Grove
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Arthur Cunniingham
ST. CE Cecilia’s Church
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