Farm Housing Loan Program Expanded for Farmers
County Supervisor Gordon Purdy explains an expanded Farm Housing Loan Program allowing eligible farm owners producing at least 400 dollars of commodities to obtain loans for new homes or repairs. The program offers up to 400 million dollars nationally over three years with no state or local loan cap. Typical use includes bathrooms, kitchens, heating, insulation, wiring, basements, and cement floors for houses and service buildings.
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Pend
Gordon Purdy
Congress
Purdy
MSU Experts Promote Fly-Prevention in Cattle Care
Michigan State University animal health specialists advise dehorning cattle before fly season to reduce irritation. They say wounds heal faster and cattle experience less irritation, improving overall health and recovery.
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Michigan State University
Depth over breadth for home garden irrigation
Michigan State University extension horticul ture specialist Fred Widmeyer says deep soaking to six inches promotes root growth and drought resistance. Water slowly on finer soils and faster on sandy soils, applying one inch of rainfall equivalent weekly by irrigation if needed.
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Fred Widmeyer
Michigan State University
Widmeyer
Soil Conservation Service News Items Overview
The report covers field visits in Winterfield township where 4 H Conservation Club members learned about soils including loam sandy loam and muck and observed wind erosion from corn fields. It notes tile and waterway layouts on Galen Coats and Harley Coats farms with mulched waterways, grass waterway seeding, and pasture soil sampling by Golling. County directors met May 20 at Virgil Newman.
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Winterfield Township
Winterfield
Galen Coats
Arthur Township
Harley Coats
Melvin
Berkompas
Golling
Clare
Coil Conservation District
Virgil Newman
18th Annual Horse Pulling Contest at Winn June 1
Freeman Curtiss predicts 12 to 15 teams from Central Michigan enter the Winn event in Fenanese for the contest starting at 1 30 pm June 1. Fremont Township 4 H Clubs handle concessions and over 1 000 spectators are expected. Last year's winners Ward O Boyle Dick McCune and Al Bekin are likely to compete. Proceeds benefit Coldwater 4 H Club Camp, with more than $2 000 donated so far.
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Fenanese
Winn
Sinai
Freeman Curtiss
Central Michigan
Fremont Township
Ward O'Boyle
St. Louis
Dick McCune
al Bekin
Comstock Park
Davis Club
Floyd Curtiss
Ralph Sandbrook
Sherman Fldred
Ronald Smith
Rust & Hay Club
Neil Litwiller
Burl Scramlin
DHIA
No. 2 Association
Union Township
Michigan
4 H Members Eligible For Garden Awards
May marks the start of garden and field crops programs run by the Cooperative Extension Service. 4 H members aged 10 to 21 learn planting, marketing and home produce value, with county state and national honors awarded. State winners become delegates to the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago with $400 scholarships for national winners.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Allis Chalmers, Tractors Group
Arcadian Products Dept
Allied Chemical Corporation
Chicago
Chemicals May Control Hessian Fly in Wheat
Michigan State University researchers report that systemic chemicals Thi met and Bayer 19639 reduced Hessian fly infestation in two years of testing. Seeds treated plus late fall row applications lowered infested plants to under 5 percent, versus up to 18.3 percent in untreated plots. Residues fade in seven to eight weeks. findings may enable earlier planting and better stand establishment.
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Thimet
Bayer
Michigan State University
Agricultural Experiment Station
Michigan
Gordon Guyer
Hubert Brown
Arthur Wells
EXPECT REPAIRS BY ALLEN'S TV SERVICES
Duane Allen argues TV sets require servicing after months of use and compares wear to automobile parts and the human body. He urges customers to call 375 ALLEN'S TV for quick in home service at low cost and notes most repairs are minor.
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Allen's
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