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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1950
Page
9
Poultry expert Sheppard of MSC offers management tips for pullets entering laying houses. Clean thoroughly to remove mites using lye solution, ventilate roosts when applying lice treatment, darken with feed sacks to curb pecking, consider de-beaking as a last resort, and use extra litter to keep pullets occupied.
Michigan State College offers a short course in elevator and farm supply training for boys with agricultural backgrounds. Neil Barnes of Vassar used a scholarship and employer support to take the course, returning to manage grain grading at his local elevator during harvest. County agents or the Department of Short Courses at East Lansing can provide more information.
Soil Conservation personnel conducted a capability tour on Delmar Weldon s farm this month. Mr Bedell mapped soil depths noting deeper topsoil with mellow soil and better crops where shallow, hard soils produced poorer yields. Neighbors plan a winter meeting series to discuss problems and Ben Bosink will help prepare individual soil conservation farm plans to curb erosion and optimize land use.
County agents urge readiness for strawberry plantings with site selection and cultivation to curb weeds. Michigan State College experts advise treating fence posts for longer life using penta chlorophenol by mid September with full-length soaking and dilute options, outlining cost per year and labor included.
Last week’s news lists weekend visits from Harold Hunt and Gracie Hunt from Flint with Joannk Job, Mrs. Carl Block and Jimmy, Dale Van Syckle family, Howard Brown family, and Friday guests the Beeman family. Other notes include sympathies for Hugh Carns, visits by Ray Brown and family, Everett Richter and Adabelle Richter, threshers cooking help, and multiple calls and shop visits among Sweets, Hunts, Vincents, Nagys, and other neighbors.
Caution warns of deadly carbon dioxide in silos during filling. Gas settles in pits and is nearly odorless, fatally poisoning entrants. Advice includes waiting for ventilation, not entering during interruptions, and keeping doors open to allow air flow.
Farmers in North Central Michigan are advised to plant wheat after September 12 to avoid Hessian fly damage. entomologists at Michigan State College determined the safe date, noting the fly life cycle and temperature ranges influence infestation risk.
Dow Chemical Company notes a free booklet titled Before You Build Your Barn available to farmers in Midland. The guide promotes pentachlorophenol wood preservative but also includes material from state colleges the Forest Products Laboratory USDA the Tennessee Valley Authority and Dow research.
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