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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1959
Page
4
Seventeen Isabella County 4-H club members will represent the county at the Junior Livestock Show in Detroit in early December. Community service themes urge clubs to engage in local projects, with Taylor club adopting two children from the Mt. Pleasant Home for Christmas.
Two Ing farmers, brothers, achieved 157 bushels per acre from one field after a thorough soil test showed lime but phosphorus and potassium lacked. They followed lime additions, clover sod plow, and staged fertilizer totaling 118 nitrogen, 180 phosphorus, and 60 potash, yielding over 125 bushels per acre on several hybrids.
A family joke explains why Mrs Marsh trims hams before baking. The wife followed a ritual her mother claimed boosts flavor, but Grandma reveals the true reason: the roast pan was an inch too short, prompting the trim.
Fire County Agents report slow 4 H club enrollments in the Lake area and plan a community meeting on the 17th to organize crafts and livestock clubs. Residents Roger and Gladys Scott Avis Watkins and Stanley Oman discuss forming programs for boys and girls while Beef project leaders select calves for the Jay Woods family. Public health note urges controlling fleas ticks with outside measures and safe sprays.
A Michigan State publication outlines how taxes and legal costs affect intra family farm transfers and estate settlements. It notes federal and Michigan taxes, exemptions, and suggests planning strategies for farms with estates under and over 70 000 dollars to minimize costs and meet family goals.
Byron H. Good announces Farmers Week at Michigan State University from February 1 to 5 1960. The event draws thousands of farmers rural leaders and urban residents for education on agriculture with programs for men and women across several colleges.
An old notice requests quick response to a wanted advertisement placed with The Sentinel. It emphasizes speed and direct contact for prompt processing.
Michigan State University soil scientist James Porter notes that this soil testing can yield more bushels per farm or the same amount on fewer acres. Either way profits rise as 19 700 stalks per acre at four were planted to harvest time.
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