Family Activities Meeting Planned At Mt Pleasant Church
A Home Extension item notes a Thursday meeting on November 15 at the Methodist Church Parish House in Mt Pleasant from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Michigan State University specialist Mrs Lennah Backus will speak to project leaders about family relations and community involvement. a second section discusses future home furnishings trends and care tips for winter storage.
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Methodist Church
Mt. Pleasant
Lennah Backus
Michigan State University
Isabella 4-H members shine at Fat Stock judging show
Terry House of Wal ton Rosebush 4-H won first among 427 judges earning a trip to the International Livestock Show. The House Swindlehurst Geasler team placed third. Mig non Mogg led the champion 4-H steer and reserve Grand Champion overall. County 4-H Service Club plans a three day Chicago excursion. Lincoln Center 4-H Camp Fund received $20. Enrollment grew to 19 in multiple projects. Delmarva Peninsula noted as a tri state region.
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Isabella County
Terry House
Walton Rosebush
Earl House
Terry
Margie Swindlehurst
Mitchell Geasler
Mignon Mogg
Stevenson Take
Lincoln Center
Bud Getchell
Edmond Hoffman
Form a Local Soil and Water Conservation Group
Merle Raber urges Clare County residents to organize a Soil and Water Conservation Group. Groups meet at private homes with a local Soil Conservationist to discuss topics such as soil program basics land use and economic use of resources. Contact the nearest Soil Conservation Director USDA or your County Agent to start.
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Merle Raber
Soil Conservation Service
U.S.D.A
Read The Labels On Potatoes
Michigan potato prospects show a 7 421 000 hundredweight crop size up to third larger than last year. Directors urge adherence to grade rules for market acceptance. most are US No 1 or No 2 with Fancy and Extra No 1 rarely used.
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Michigan
G. S. McIntyre
Michigan Department of Agriculture
U.S
Farm Output Increase Effect Told
University of Michigan economist Professor Philip Wernette says Michigan farmers will raise productivity via more equipment. He predicts U S productivity up 20 percent per decade and population up 15 percent every 10 years, with a shift from farming as output outruns population. He notes historic declines from nine to one.
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Michigan
University of Michigan
Philip Wernette
U.S
U-M
Wernette
New Coal Market Emerges From Taconite Processing
A new coal market is developed to support taconite ore processing for steel. Taconite output is projected to 40 million tons by 1980, requiring 1.5 million tons of coal annually in the form of electricity.
Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society annual meeting report
The Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society held its annual meeting with strong attendance. Net profit reached 2186.39 dollars, and 1500 dollars was paid toward a new auto building. Premiums paid totaled 4778 dollars with the fair covering 60 percent. New directors elected include Norman X. Lyon and others, plus seasoned appointees from Farm Bureau and local groups. A study is set on horse racing during fair week and livestock building needs. The 1954 census shows agriculture’s footprint with pasture, crops, and hay distribution, and upcoming meetings cover dairy herd improvements, barnyard economics, farm bureau district meetings, and the Michigan Milk Producers Association banquet plans.
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Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair Society
Norman X. Lyon
Harold Anderson
Maynard
Gilmore
Don Gould
Freeman Curtiss
Bwart Bowerman
Ernest Klumpp
Richard Hickman
Earl House
Howard Ayris
Joe Stevens
Don Swindlehurst
Earl Grace
Chester Brown
Vernell Fike
Herb Travis
Farm Bureau
Allen Kronbach
Harold Flaharty
Harold Brooks
Granges
John Lynch
Jaycees
Lawrence Lee
Art Savage
Clem Bement
Chamber of Commerce
Mignon Moge
Tom Hoffman
Ewart Bowerman
Herbert Travis
Isabella County
Total Lunar Eclipse Promises November Sky Drama
University of Michigan astronomer Hazel M. Toa notes a total lunar eclipse will be visible in Michigan on Nov 17-18 with full phases observable. It will be the month’s standout sky event, offering red copper colored light during totality and easy viewing with naked eye or small telescope.
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University Michigan
Hazel M
Toa
Michigan
Loh
North America
Liosh
Professor Losh
Jupiter
Losh
Qapella
Auriga
Soil and Water Conservation Pilot Studies Planned
Farley F Tubbs will lead pilot soil and water conservation studies in Livingston and Antrim counties. Livingston meeting is scheduled for October 23 in Howell and Antrim meeting for November 3 in Bellaire. The surveys are first in a series to inventory supplies across Michigan. Sponsored by the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley F. Tubbs
Conservation Department
Livingston
Antrim
Livingston County
Howell
Bellaire
Livingston and
Antrim Suresveys
Michigan
Soil Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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B. ©. Mellencamp
Paul D.gibson
Clare County
Meris Raber
Harry Denamore
Mary Low Muller
Ruth McKinay
Department of Information, Services
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Isabella
Harry Densmore
Delmarva
Penisula
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware Bay
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
S.cs. News
National
Fara Loan Ass’n
Evart, Michigan
MR Beian
Isabella Farm News
B. C. Mellencamp
County Fair
No. 1 Dairy Herd Improvement Association
D. &, Murray
L. H. Brown
Shepherd High School
Blanchard
Beal City
Grace Dow
Midland
Michigan ‘Milk Producers’ Association
Jungers
Jungers Oil
Blufire
Orval Vandewarker
McEwan
Toyland Open
Disston
Aluminum
The
Clare Sentinel
Clare
Sentinel
F. B. Scott Oil Co, and
Seiter Brothers Lumber CO
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