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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1952
Page
4
Michigan extension specialist Robert L. Maddox describes loose housing or pear pole barns as labor saving and cost reducing for dairy farms. He notes benefits like reduced chore time and the need for good barn management to maintain cows in a cold, open-air environment.
Ed Longhecker of Michigan State College urges farmers to collect representative soil samples now. Prepare clean containers, take 4 typical field spots, mix samples, keep a capful for lab testing, and deliver to the Gladwin laboratory via PMA or County Agent.
Local meeting in West Branch Michigan honors top Junior Dairymen for the year Bernard Blank of Gladwin receives a trophy and Sunbeam clipmaster others include Walter Bay Wayne Cotton Richard Fanco and Wubert Phipps recognized with Clipmasters scoop scales and dairy scales the program began in 1948 to train young dairy workers and has aided over 1100 youths to learn dairy husbandry and related skills.
Michigan beef cattle outlook remains positive with good prospects for next year. Feeder calf prices may drop for 400 pound calves by six to eight dollars per hundredweight, while grain and hay crops influence market demand and replacement cattle needs.
Free inspection offered under the slogan Safe Brakes Save Lives perhaps your own. Telephone number provided for contact.
Beutler and York assist co operator Theodore Hoersch with a drainage system for a 20 acre field west of his home. The wet muck land will be drained to allow Jadine clover and prome grass, with waterways and ditches designed. Jesse Childs, 82, from Coe township, joins Isabella District. Albert White plans a modern soil and water conservation program on 100 acres with open ditching for drainage and tame pasture. Williams from Coldwater township receives plans for waterways to reduce gully erosion and boost hay and pasture for cattle. fertilizer program set for alfalfa clover. Beutler and York complete survey for George Cary in Denver township. plans allow draining remaining spots with fall construction hoped.
The Stevens and Son herd led by Rose Dush and Woodyvale Legis Margie finished a 236 day test under the National Improvement Registry. Margie produced 12 611 pounds of milk and 405 pounds of butterfat at about 32 quarts daily. The 18 cow herd averaged 19 quarts daily with 19 484 pounds of milk per cow for the year. Testing was overseen by Michigan State College in cooperation with the Holstein-Friesian Association of America.
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a 1952 corn price support at 1.60 dollars per bushel, below the October parity of 1.78, with loans and purchase agreements available from harvest through May 31 1958 and maturing July 31 1953. County rate details are in State and County Production and Marketing Administration offices.
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