Four County Dairy Day Cancelled This Year
Four County Dairy Day in Clare is canceled due to anthrax concerns in Michigan. After a Clare High School meeting on May 6, General Chairman P D Gibson and state officials advised against the show as other regional tours and stock events were called off. One animal in Ocesola county was reportedly studved, prompting the decision and the committee regrets canceling the annual event.
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Michigan
Clare
P. D. Gibson
Charles Mery
State Department of Agriculture
Lee Davison
Dalry
Livestock And Meat Industry Day At Michigan State College
Paul D. Gibson reports from Clare County Agricultural Agent on Michigan State College events. The program covered Anthrax concerns, beef sire efficiency studies, and antibiotic and hormone research. Panelists from Wilson & Co., Detroit packing Co., Kroger, and various industry groups discussed price relations and consumer issues.
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Clare County
Livestock and Meat Industry
Michigan State College
Clifford Hardin
Hardin
C. V. Ballard
Ji B. Thorne
Wilson & Co
Chicago
W. H. Hill
Detroit Packing Co
Sharon Burnham
Kroger &Co
Clarence Prince
East Lansing
R. I Walton
Charles Scott
Mary Bodwell
Charlies McCalla
Michigan Feed Dealers Association
Robert Carter
Cornwell
P. D. Gibson
Contests At Winn Benefit County 4-H Clubs
The annual pulling contest at Winn to benefit Isabella County 4-H Clubs is set for Sunday June 1. Money raised will fund the Bay Isabella 4-H Camp at Coldwater Lake. Preeman Curtiss of Winn is general chairman and 4-H clubs will run concessions. team owners are invited to participate with transport funds provided. More details will follow weekly. mark June 1 on the calendar.
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Winn
Coldwater Lake
Preeman Curtiss
Sudangrass Emerges as Emergency Pasture in Isabella County
Isabella County Agricultural Agent B. B. C. Mellencamp notes sudangrass as the best emergency pasture crop for the county. Experiments show Piper sweet sudangrass yielding in five of six tests, though seed shortages favor the common variety until Piper seed becomes available. Sweet sudangrass suited to southern counties and longer growing seasons.
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Isabella County
Milo EB. Tesar
M.S.G. Crops Department
Michigan
Soil Conservation News Items Highlights Deep Tile and Fertilizer Practices
Soil Conservation Service notes on Walter Bolle’s 900 feet of six inch tile with trench depths up to 10 feet and a half mile of tile deep under muck. It urges deep tiling for proper grade and cites alfalfa losses after cold spells and the role of soil phosphate and nitrogen fertilization for stands and wheat yields.
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Gene York
Walter Bolle
Vernon Township
Bolle
Thomas Hutchins
Lincoln Township
Red
Soil conservation tour guides visit Isabella district farms
County Agent B C Mellencamp led the first soil conservation tour of the year on May 14 guiding Dr Frank Killians sociology class to farms of Isabella district cooperators. Stops included Leslie Adams pine seed bed Richard Wolcott farm pond in Lincoln township and Rudolph Sent farm in Deerfield township.
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B. C. Mellencamp
B. G
Frank Killians
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Leslie Adams
Richard ‘Wolcotts
Lincoln ‘Township
Rudolph Sent
Deerfield
4-H Dairy Members Win Detroit Trip
Isabella 4-H members Larry Anderson and Richard Munry won a Detroit trip from the Michigan Milk Producers Association. More than 100 youths from 33 counties toured dairy facilities and met farm editors before a White Sox Tigers game in a sixteen inning thriller. Leaders Banquet honors Mrs Hugh Swindiehurst and George Jane for 12 years of 4-H clubs leadership as 180 guests attend.
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Larry Anderson
Bowen Club
Richard Munry
Isabella Denver
Detroit
Michigan Milk Producers Association
Twin Pines
Marshall Wells
WIR
WWJ
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Hugh Swindiehurst
George Jane
Nimonic alloys endure high heat in jet engines
The Nimonic series are nickel-chromium base alloys designed for high temperature use. They resist progressive oxidation and retain strength even at red heat, and are employed in vital components of modern jet engine models.
Zinc Metal Paints Best for Metal Roofs Say Michigan MSU Agents
Agricultural agents advise farmers that zinc metal paint and red oxide are the best roof coatings after years of study. Demonstrations in Clare County show zinc paint on rusting roofs, weighing 23 lbs per gallon and needing 75 to 80 psi sprayers for proper coverage of 600 to 800 square feet per gallon depending on surface.
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Farmer
Extension Services
Agricultural Engineers of
Michigan State College
Clare County
Stanley Schunk
Sheridan Township
M.S.C. Agricultural Engineers
Stanley
GS-27
Beaverton Road
What About Calf Parasites
Affects young calves more than adults with internal parasites such as nodular worms coccidia threadworm lungworms and hookworms. Signs include unthriftiness scouring anemia and weight loss. Prevention involves drainage of wet areas clean water stocking limits rotation and sanitation. External parasites include mites ticks flies lice and fleas treated by sanitation and insecticides.
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Corvene
State College
By Paul D. Gibson
Mellencamp
Isabella County Agricultural
Eee
Cook
Bas litoLs
Conservation Department
R. L. Olmstead
Francis
Randolph Hay
Bangor
Soil Conservation Service
Dan Balog Isabella
Raymond Hutchins
Ray
Isabella County Extension Clubs
Onspach
Ray Fox
Isabella
Velveeta
Wilk
Robert Acker
Center Methodist Church
Attachments Inc
Greer Auto Sales
BWA Rotary
Paul DB
Gibson
Farmer's
American Foundation For Anima) Health
The
Wolverine Stock Yards Co
St. Johns
Lapeer — Lake Odessa
Wisconsin
Millett
Sudan
Dhan Ford
Ford
Ford Trucks
Nemely
F.D. Re
Clare, Michigan
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