County ABA Directors Meet Weighs Plans For Annual Event
Gun safety and artificial insemination topics headline a county meeting of directors managers and substitutes at the Consolidated Gas Co assembly room in Mt Pleasant at 8 15 p m on Wednesday. Di rectors from MARC Hast Lansing Jack Fuller will attend to discuss next January's annual meetings. Dairy progress reports and open discussion follow as interest in artificial insemination grows with 4184 first services and 6043 total services last year. West Branch feeder cattle sale October 16 offers insight into price expectations with bids in 32 37 cents per pound range. Corn Day at Greenville October 16 highlights minimum tillage fertilizer and crop management. Hunting season safety and gun safety project promotion feature in farm clinic October 22 at Kellogg Center with topics on farm building remodeling and storage under Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers Association and MSU Agriculture Engineering.
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Agim
Gongolidated Gas Co
Mt. Pleasant
Otfers
Jack Fuller
Fieldman
Marc
Hast Lansing
West Branch
West
Greenville
Walter Jlillie
Montcalm County
Michigan State University
Kellogg Center
Folls
Soil Conservation Service News Items Highlights Local Efforts
Erosion issues in Clare County prompt roadbank stabilization and seedings. An October 3 field visit to Norman Myers farm in Arthur township laid out a tile system. Ever Ett Gulembo and Thorpe from the State office conducted conservation planning training. Clare Soil Conservation District Directors met October 9 to form the 1959 district work plan.
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Glen
Lower
Clare County
Norman Myers
Arthur Township
Everett Gulembo
Thorpe
State Soil ‘Conservation ‘Service Office
Clare Soil Conservation District
A. A. Collins
Greenwood Township
Tillage Practice Aims For High Yields And Profit
Michigan State data show optimal tillage balances yield and cost. Lynn Robertson urges loosening soil for air and water, removing weeds, and breaking sod, while avoiding excessive tillage that cuts profits. Moldboard plowing costs about 3.60 per acre. disking 1. hoeing 1.20. subsoiling 3. Deep tillage raised wheat yields but may not offset costs. For corn and oats, use minimum tillage. for wheat plow when moisture allows uniform seed depth.
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Lynn Robertson
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
Hast Lansing
Robertson
Christmas Lighting Ideas Demonstration At County Workshop
The Clare County Home Extension Christmas Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday October 22 in the courthouse basement at Harrison. Morning session invites three members from each Home Extension group, followed by a 1:00 p.m. public Christmas lighting demonstration by Norma Woison of Consumers Power in Alma, also in the courthouse basement.
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Harrison
Norma Woison
Consumers Power Company
Alma
Improvement Leaders Meet At Little Rock Lumber Co
County Extension Agent Miss Ruth McKnay will host a meeting for all home improvement leaders and junior members on Thursday evening October 16 at 8 15 p.m. Mollie Vasold Assistant State 4 H Club Leader will assist.
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The
Little Rock Lumber Co
Mollie Vasold
Mclinay
Land Use Shifts Urged to Meet Food Needs
The land-use authority says about 10 percent of U S surface area is now non agricultural and could rise to 12 percent by 2000 if not discouraged from non farm uses. Berlowe argues proper use could meet future food and fiber demands for a growing population.
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United States
Berlowe
Die Wiitef
MSU expert urges sorting laundry on table for ease
Home management specialist Yveile Ketechan of Michigan State University advises sorting clothes on a table rather than on the floor to reduce effort. She cites improved organization and smoother laundry workflow for households and dorm living.
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Yveile Ketechan
Michigan State University
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