Dairy Herds Report Shows April Milk Totals and Leaders
ISABELEA COUNTY No 1 DHYA April report lists 22 herds and 791 cows tested led by Fred Hauck with 28 cows producing 1244 pounds milk and 50 pounds fat. Howard Penrose 77 cows yielded 1081 pounds milk and 43 fat. No 2 DHYA April covers 21 herds and 655 cows led by Marion Johnson with 18 cows at 1437 pounds milk and 55 fat. Leonard Parker and Norman Gross tied for second with 1393 and 1357 pounds milk respectively and 53 fat.
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Art David
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Fred Hauck
Howard Faber
Robert Becker
Howard ‘Penrose
Charles Cutler
Marion Johnson
Leonard Parker
Norman Gross
Herb Yuncker
County Fair Lamb Auction Prep Underway for 4H and FFA
Community members including Ralph Morrow of MSU and Willis Strouse discuss lamb feeding for the upcoming County Fair. An open meeting in Clare Ag room introduced prospective lamb feeders and parents to the program, with FFA members already starting to feed. Pens hold three to twenty lambs and the goal is lambs weighing at least 60 pounds by fair time.
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FFA
Ralph Morrow
MSU
Willis Strouse
Larry Kleinhardt
Clare Ag
Épéen
Army worms on cherry trees prompt kerosene torch method
County Agents note residents report army worms webs on wild or pin cherry trees. Burn nests with a kerosene torch on a fishpole to prevent defoliation and year to year spread. Some suggest cutting wild cherry trees to remove hosts as a drastic control. Conservation projects engage Harrison and Clare Schools students in charts and activities.
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Harrison and
Clare
Walker
Harrison
Marshall
Giebel
Zinser
4-H Club Enrollment Open for Isabella County Youth
Isabella County 4-H invites boys and girls aged 10 to 21 to join new or existing clubs. The program focuses on projects plus social physical and spiritual growth through club activities. For info contact the County Cooperative Extension Office SP 3-5431 or visit the Mt Pleasant basement Post Office office.
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County Cooperative Extension Office
SP 3
P.O
Mt Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan Week highlights farm industry strength in state economy
Michigan Week emphasizes agriculture's growing size and efficiency. Robert Kramer of Michigan State University notes wage and price trends, farm employment figures, and the large role of farming in supporting firms, tax bases, and local education costs, with data from 1959 and earlier.
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Michigan
Robert Kramer
Michigan State University
Kramer
Early hay season urged for digestible cut timing
Weather shifts push farmers to start hay cutting early this year. Michigan State trials show cutting at or before one tenth bloom increases milk yield per ton by about 875 pounds, raising cow milk value by roughly 45 to 75 dollars per year, while enabling a larger second cut with June rains.
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Michigan State University
Livestock Auction Report for Clare May 22 1961
Price report from Clare livestock auction showing cattle classes with ranges for slaughter steers heifers cows and calves. Included are weights and price spans from Good to Utility and Cutter categories, plus fat beef bulls and fancy light weights.
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Clare Livestock
Nime
Community notices from Gilmore Grange scene
Mrs. O. M. Somers returns home from hospital. Robert Somers visits from Okemos. Card party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Robison. Keith Scott family vacationed in Flin with Hazel family. Scout Fair in Saginaw attended. O. M. Somers and Laverty families visited Fred Jacksons in St Johns. Roy Robison of Mt. Pleasant visited Lavertys. Various neighbors and families listed attending events. Kenneth Rawsorg remodeling their home.
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Drid
Harold Robison
Saginaw
Betty Wysong
O. M. Somers
John Laverty
Fred Jacksons
St. Johns
Roy Robison
Mt. Pleasant
John Lavértys
Welle
Dack Jarman
Wm. Phillips
Térence O'Rourke
Keith Scott
Dandy
Frank Freeman
Jack Dillon
Frank Newman
Pearl Newman
Kenneth Rawsorg
Surplus Household Articles Advertised by Sentinel Want Ad
A Sentinel want ad promotes selling surplus household items found in attic or basement. Readers are invited to call EV 6 938 for results and listing details.
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Sentinel
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