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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1957
Page
3
A farm guest program offers city visitors activities from farming tasks to farm chores and meals. Prospective farms require two bedrooms four guests and modern amenities. inspections are conducted by Farm Vacations staff. Agricultural economist predicts eggs will rise about ten cents per dozen early next year, with higher chick hatch rates and later price declines.
Dairy expert Richard Schroeder of Clare county says feeding live yeast to cows yields no milk, butterfat, or feed efficiency gains. Michigan State University tests and studies from eight other stations in the US and Germany corroborate the neutral results, despite claims from some farmers.
Phillip Cardon of the UN FAO noted several factors enabling high farm productivity and standards. Rural free mail delivery, farm credit, extension service home economics training, regulated transport, and vocational agriculture training were highlighted. The Grange strongly supported all these elements.
Farmers across the nation report growing profits from hosting paying guests this summer. Farm Vacations & Holidays, Inc. lists 236 guest farms in 31 states and Ontario, with income often surpassing 500 dollars for the season. Guests praise wholesome life and family-style meals while farmers note new friendships and increasing demand for hunters, skiers, and weekend groups.
Michigan State Grange Master William J. Brake warned that market surpluses shape farmer prices and urged commodity by commodity programs. He noted one in three Michigan farmers worked 100 days off farm and US farm labor earned $1.20 per hour while farm investment averaged over $40 000. He traced shifts in the food dollar from 1947 to 1957 and cited rising costs in labor transportation taxes and other expenses.
Six grants totaling 111 191 are awarded to Michigan scientists and institutions for cancer research as part of a 5 970 566 nationwide ACS grant program to 197 scientists in 78 institutions. All Michigan grants support university projects led by five University of Michigan scientists on cancer causes development and lung cancer treatments. Potatoes lead vegetable use per MSU horticulturists. Michigan feed grain production up 7 percent. more feed expected next year at lower prices, says MSU economist.
More than one in three Americans now living in urban areas were raised on farms. Farm rearing correlates with lower education income and occupation, though researchers caution against implying lack of ability. The study notes many farm-raised individuals hold favorable city positions, with differences likely to fade across generations.
The report notes 2,500 population areas show half raised on farms. In cities 50 000 plus 30 percent. The 12 largest metros 15 percent. In the South about half of non-farm residents grew up on farms, while the Northeast after early industrialization has only 15 percent with a farm background.
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