Hay and Pasture Fertilizing Tips by Michigan Expert
Agricultural agent Glare Bounty cites Paul Read from Michigan State College on improving established meadows and pastures. Use barnyard manure six loads per acre on new seeding and 20 percent superphosphate or 0-20-20 fertilizer for better hay yields and quality. Field trials show 58 percent more hay per acre with balanced soil fertility programs across Michigan farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Gittson
Bounty Agricultural
Michigan State College
Paul Read
Michigan
Brake Service at Marble Auto Collision
Marble Auto Collision offers specialized brake service with free inspection. Safety and reliability are emphasized in the ad encountering the slogan Save Lives Par Taws and references to customer phone contact.
Tree Planting Interest and Farm Plans in Clare County
Clare County soil conservation notes show Carl Lewandowski seeking district coop status for a tree planting program next year. Robert Carter works on staking a sod waterway to prevent gullying. Frank Monroe demonstrates home nursery bed prep with Carteron farm to supply about 15 000 trees from a 3 ½ by 60 foot nursery.
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Carl Lewandowski
Clare County Soil Conservation Dist
Robert Carter
Bob
Frank Monroe
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Monroe
Carteron
P. D.gibson
Clare ‘County
S.C.D
Michigan 4-H Members Contribute to National Center Drive
Paul O Gibson notes Clare County agent details Michigan 4-H clubs raising over 6000 dollars for a National 4-H Club Center in Washington DC. Statewide effort shows 50 counties at full quota and 23 over, against a national goal of 225000 dollars funded by ten cents per member and one dollar from Extension staff.
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Midge Ans
Washington, DC
Stat
A. G. Kettunen
Michigan
Range For Farm Poultry
Paul D. Gibson reports advice from C. G. Card of Michigan State College on poultry ranges. Farmers should plan a good range with clean ground, rotate ranges, and plant corn at the edge for green feed and shade. Provide ample cool water accessible to chicks for rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Card
Michigan State College
Card
Thousands of Trees Used for Windbreaks Gains Momentum
Isabella County Agricultural Agent B. Mellencamp reports a third year of tree plantings to shield farms from drifting snow. About 38 000 trees have been purchased by farm families including 10 000 red pine 2 500 white pine and 1 000 jack pine with over 40 participants benefiting. Soil Conservation District cooperators report around 40 000 trees planted on farms.
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Mellencamp
Isabella County
Dan Balog
Powder Post Beetle Threat to Farm Buildings
Michigan State College entomologist Ray James warns powder post beetles damage farm buildings as soft timber rises. Farmers often mistake the pests for termites until small holes appear. treatment includes pentachlorophenol sprays or DDT solutions with timing options from May to July depending on infestation and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul DB
Gibson
Clare County
Ray James
Michigan State College
Michigan
James
Sudangrass varies in value for Michigan growth
East Lansing reports tests of a new Sudangrass variety Piper show higher yields than Common Sudangrass in four of six trials over three years. Piper is low in hydrocyanic acid, disease resistant, and matures early, but seed is scarce. until seed is available, growers should plant Common Sudangrass. Sweet Sudangrass fits southern counties if planted before June 5 for extended growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Gibson
Clare County
East Lansing
Michigan
Milo B. Tesar
Michigan State College Farm Crops Department
Tesay
Sudan
Tesar
Anthrax concern discussed at Michigan stock meeting
At Michigan State College Kellogg Center a May 7 meeting of livestock breeders and feed operators warned farmers to cooperate with veterinarians and state officials to prevent anthrax. Dr. George Moore described spores that endure and spread via flood waters, urging caution with dead animals and noting 24 Michigan cases to date. Grass days and feed shows in southern Michigan were cancelled as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelloge
Michigan State College
Michigan
State Department
Rosebush Holstein Completes 349 Day Production Test
Rosebush Registered Holstein Rex Anita owned by Joseph G Stevens and Son Rosebush Michigan finished a 349 day production test under Herd Improvement Registry. The cow was milked twice daily at age four years eleven months producing about 22 quarts daily and accumulated 547 pounds butterfat and 16254 pounds willk during the test supervised by Michigan State College in cooperation with The Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodyvale
Joseph G. Stevens & Son
Rosebush Michigan
Michigan State College
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Time To Kill Dandelions And Lawn Pests Now
Dr. B H Grigsby of Michigan State College advises spraying lawns in spring with 2 4 D amine form to prevent blooming weeds. Mix one ounce per gallon water per 1000 sq ft, doubling if labeled strength is 50 percent. Add four ounces of chlordane per 1000 sq ft to kill grubs and deter moles. one treatment may last several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. .Grigsby
Michigan State College
Grigsby
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