4-H State Show Highlights From Clare County youths
Clare County 4-H members showcased at the State Show on the Michigan State College campus. Wayne House of Walton Rosebush Club won Grand Champion Beef Steer at age 10 in his first 4-H year. Ted Hoersch won Hereford Breeding Grand Championship with Dominos True Mail 2. Isabella County and other participants earned blue ribbons in vegetables, bread, cakes, cookies, and more.
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East Lansing
Clare County
Joanne Bates
Sheridan Township
Robert Garter
Carolyn
Billy Garter
Billy
Hereford
Hast Lansing
Joyce Kleinhardt
Bonnie "Rountree
Gary Coats Poe
Isabella
Michigan State College
Wayne House
Phillip House
Rose
Kroger Buys 4-H Show Steers For Local Stores
Local Kroger store purchases two winners from the State 4-H Show, steered by Billy and Carolyn Carter, for community sale. The Grand Champion steer shown by Wayne House of Rose Bush was also bought, to be retailed through Mt. Pleasant Kroger.
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Clare ‘County
Billy
Carolyn Carter
Kroger
Kroger Company
Wayne House
Rosebush
Mt. Pleasant
Census Shows Progress In Isabella County Agriculture
Final 1950 census data show Isabella County ranking among Michigan’s leading agricultural counties. The county has 2249 farms, 14 percent fewer than 1945, with an average size of 128 acres. Sixty seven percent of farm land is tillable and 80 percent have tractors. Eighty eight percent of farms have electricity and 73 percent have running water while only 32 percent have telephones.
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Isabella County
Michigan
Five Of Glenn Poet's Herd Complete Lactation Records
Five Brown Swiss cows belonging to Glenn L Poet of Clare have completed 305 day lactation records. Blossom of Clay Crest 151595 5 years 9 months 12013.0 lbs milk 4.09 percent 490.92 lbs fat. Betty of Clay Crest 162824 7 years 11439.8 lbs milk 4.35 percent 497.85 lbs fat. Clay Crest Esther 208444 3 years 5 months 12508.8 lbs milk 4.82 percent 1540.28 lbs fat. Ruby D of Clay Crest 162826 4 years 11 months 1184.9 lbs milk 3.82 percent 452.20 lbs fat. Clay Crest Jennie 208447 2 years 7 months aide lbs milk 4.21 percent 451.28 lbs fat.
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Glenn L. Poet
Clare
Fred
Idtse
Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association
Beloit
Wisconsin
Betty
Clay Crest
Esther
Ruby D
Marble Auto Collision Offers Free Brake Inspection
Specialized brake service at Marble Auto Collision Service invites vehicle owners to a free inspection with the motto Safe Brakes Save Lives Perhaps Your Own. Phone one.
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Marble Auto Collision Service
Farmers finish haying as others seed wheat and plan
Farmers across the area finish second cut hay and turn to wheat stubble. Several growers test soil and seek fertilizer guidance while others stock ponds, plant alfalfa, ladino clover, and cover crops. Orders for trees to Michigan State College push prior to spring deliveries.
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Fred Vettette and Sons
Fred
Leo Smock
Otis Northen
Clyde Stoy
Donald
Dalton
William House
Harold Thayer
Roy Wilson
Clarence Tice
Arthur Thayer
Fred Irvin
Russell Flegel
Gerald Thayer
Joe Pfannes
Joe
August Hoskey
Howard Brockway
Leo Heintz
Ed Moders
Corne Crocker
Jim Bader
Isabella Soil Conservation District
Jim
Ogal Haggart
Anthony Warner
Thomas Ackerman
Chester Dysinger
Ezia Miller
Michigan State College
Dan McDonald
Palladium in Contacts and Its Rising Demand
Palladium alongside rhodium ruthenium iridium and osmium forms the platinum metals group. In recent years demand for palladium contacts in electrical devices has shown steady growth for sensing magnetic and temperature changes. Palladium also serves as a catalyst in chemistry.
Hessian Fly In Wheat Poses Seasonal Risk In Michigan
Agricultural note explains Hessian Fly infection in fall and spring wheat, insect life cycle, and two generations yearly. Best control is planting after danger period ends. Michigan’s fly free date in Isabella County is September 11, with adjustments for warm falls. Farmers urged to consider fertilizer use to hasten growth and protection even with mid September planting.
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Isabella County
Michigan
Isatella
Soil Conservation Service aids Farmers in Watershed Projects
Jim Beutler and Ray Hecker assisted Isadore Schaffer in laying out contour strips on 15 acres of 85 for erosion control and water retention on a farm with a private lake used for irrigating strawberries and truck crops. They also helped Dawson and Brewer in Vernon township build about 2,550 feet of waterways for a 750 acre watershed, the first group watershed effort in the area.
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Jim Beutler
Ray Hecker
Isadore Schaffer
Nottaway
Isadore
Ray
Jim
Lewis Dawson
Bill Brewer
Dawson
Vernon Township
Lewis
Brewer
Bill
Conservation Aid
Ray Bowen
Coldwater Township
Bert Estes
Carl Geasler Group
Bert
Watch Grain Bins While Wheat Cools
Farmers should inspect wheat bins weekly during warm weather until cooling in storage. Ray L. Jones of Michigan State College warns granary beetles and bran bugs can cause damage. Look for insects at the grain tops and near the floor and fumigate without delay using ethylene dichloride carbon tetrachloride mixtures.
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Ray L. Jones
Michigan State College
ISABELLA 4-H SHOW ATTENDEES LISTED FOR STATE MEET
Those attending the State 4-H Club Show for the week included Richard Eldred Johnny Getchell Nancy Albar Lora Jean Parmely Richard Mumy Janet Zingery Robert Curtiss Vernell Barager Linda Townsend Phillip House Ted Hoersch Wayne House Margie Swindlehurst Wilma French Larry Greer Helen Greer Sharon Sandback Deanna Beers Joanne Curtiss Betty Getchell Dolores Fike Jerry Greer Jeanne Judge Leaders at the week were Mrs Hugh Swindlhurst Mrs Lawrence Greer Mrs Freeman Curtiss Mr and Mrs Willard Campbell H D A Ruth McTinny and 4 H Club Agent Robert Acker
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Richard Eldred
Johnny Getchell
Nancy Albar
Lora Jean Parmely
Richard Mumy
Janet Zingery
Robert Curtiss
Vernell Barager
Linda Townsend
Phillip House
Ted Hoersch
Wayne House
Margie Swindlehurst
Wilma French
Larry Greer
Helen Greer
Sharon Sandback
Deanna Beers
Joanne Curtiss
Betty Getchell
Dolores Fike
Jerry Greer
Jeanne Judge
Hugh Swindlehurst
Lawrence Greer
Freeman Curtiss
Willard Campbell
H.D.A
Ruth McTinny
Robert Acker
British scientist sees methane from coal mining as power source
A British scientist suggests that methane and other gases released in coal mining could be captured and used to generate electricity in the future, turning a waste product into energy.
North Dakota Lignite Mostly Surface Mined
About 84 percent of the lignite produced in North Dakota is surface mined according to the latest industry data.
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North Dakota
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Paul D. Gibson
Clare County Farm
Lorette Hildebrandt
Lola Wright
Myrna Penrose
Anne
Bush
Marcie Swindlehurst
Rel
Ann Swindlehurst
Isabela County
Monte Mldréd
Blanchard
Richard
Young
Shepher
Michael Riggle
Winn
Dahlias
Terry House
Asters
Jane Miller
Robert Dunnall
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Mt. ‘Pleasant
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W. E. Wood
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By Paul D. Gibson
Jimmie Gillespie
Clute’s
Fifth St. Clare
Peter A. Oman
Clare County Treasurer
Belle City
Leon Dull
Second Street
B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County Agricultural
Glenn Poet
Federal Land Bank
National Farm
Ben Bosink
Citizens State Bank
George Wentworth
George
Cecil Warner
Mike Lynch
Cécil
John Stough
Harold White
Stough
George Sexton
Collec
Valley Chemical
Soil Conservation Service
Gene York
Dick Grubries
Bill Cook
Bay
Walter Hauck
Denver
Walter
Claré
Andrew Willey Photrie
Sanford. Mott
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