Time To Recognize County 4 Hers
The week of September 28 to October 5 is National 4 H Club Week. Clare County has 230 members in 14 clubs led by Winterfield Coln with 29 members led by Blackledge Martin Sneary and Bartholomew and Colonville Coln in Sheridan Two with 25 members led by Pudway Magnus Kistler Humphrey Nass. Also Lake 4 H Club is listed. A Giant Fox Tail weed tall as eight feet threatens Michigan corn fields, reducing yields up to 30 percent. County agent George McQueen notes it in two county areas first seen in 1961 and urges reporting to extension agents for identification and control with spring applications of Atrazine or Limezine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Winterfield
Winterfield Town
Michigan
George McQueen
Clinton County
McQueen
Harrison
Glare County
Cooperative Extension Service
Rural social notices and community updates from Harrison area
Mrs Ethel Rutter, Mrs Marion Magnus and Mrs Esther Randle visited Mrs Blanche Giebel at St Marys Hospital in Saginaw. Luncheon honors Floy Robinette of Chesaning hosted by Mr and Mrs Lester Cotton of Clare. Newman and Kistler families attended Newman reunion in Elm Grove Parish House. Rummage sale by Colonville Missionary Society nets 146 dollars. Various local visits, trips, and hospital calls noted as community life continues. Crop notes report production up 70 percent per acre and breeding efficiency up 90 percent. farm labor output quadrupled since 1919 1921 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Rutter
Harrison
Marion Magnus
Esther Randle
Blanche Giebel
St. Mary’s Hospital
Saginaw
Beulah Bodkins
Mary Davis
William Gerow
Mable Root
Vivian Sandberg
Lester Cotton
Clare
Floy Robinette
Chesaning
Virgil Newman
Joy
Virgil Kistler
Newman
Elm Grove
Carl Kistler
Ray Strouse
Colonville Missionary Society
Arthur Bradley
Elk Rapids
Irene Clute
Joan Clute
Brinkmian
Randall Brothers
Community notices and 4-H rally plans in Clare County
Central Gilmore area news covers visits among residents including Mr. Alvin Wood and Mrs. Nina Graham, a death in Owosso, and a large 4-H rally planned at Harrison High School. The piece details club leadership, member counts, project areas, and the aims of National 4-H Week with live demonstrations and enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Wood
East Jordan
Orla Robinson
W.R. Jarman
Percy Giles
Ethel Chamberlain
Mt. Pleasant
Mason
Lansing
Mrs. Jarman
Nina Graham
Bruce Gamble
Mrs. Chamberlain
Mrs. Graham
Elmer Kidder
Dearborn
Gilmore Pioneer Farm Bureau
James Pitts
Roy Gamble
George Pitts
Owen Jarman
Alma Perry
W.C.E.N
Genevieve Mowl
Owosso
Gilmore
Gilmore Cemetery
Agnes Fuller
Harriett Baker
Marian Pritchard
Detroit
John Mullett
William Philipps
Norman Buchel
Elven Pitts
George Skinner
Russell Manby
Michigan State University
Clare County
Harrison High School
Surface Drainage Boosts Michigan Crop Yields
Michigan State University soil scientist L S Robertson notes that shallow surface drainage can prevent 5 to 10 bushels per acre losses by cutting a trench to a ditch. Fall work is ideal to fix wet fields, especially for wheat, winter barley and legume hay, boosting yields and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.S. Robertson
Michigan
State University Soil Scientist
Robertson
Diversified Farming Pays for Hughie McDonald’s Operation
Hughie McDonald of Coleman farms 205 acres with 13 Holstein cows selling milk to Kraft Clare. He runs dairy alongside 50 hogs 30 acres of wheat 12 acres oats and 50 acres corn yielding strong outputs. His varied strategy provides steady income for his family and supports a high standard of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughie McDonald
Coleman
McDonald
Kraft
Clare
McDonald’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marion
Helena Blackledge
Alice Martin
Donna Sneary
Les Bartholomew
Colonville 4-H Club
Sheridan Two
Inez Pudway
Carley Kistler
Mary Lou Humphrey
Paul Nass
Lake 4-H Club
Around
Colonville
Coyote
W. J. B. Chambers
Grand Rapids
C.B. Ferguson
Pat Collins
Traverse City
Henry Norman
David Harper
Mary Jo
Nancy Dutcher
Gaylord Wilson
Denise
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Marge Ferguson
Alice Mead
Central Gilmore
Vicinity of Lake and
Farewell
Elaine Russell
Donna Carr
Bob
Alice Streeter
Norma Gordon
Grace Mclane
Betty Priest
Dorothy Ferneda
Hamilton Hornets
Hamilton
Ruth Norman
Annabell Mathews
Ber~ Tha Lake 4-H Club
Lincoln Township
Bud Dunkle
Louie Schmid
Greenwood
del Butcher
Greenwood Township
Ron Schunk
Sheridan
Grant
Arthur Townships
East Grant
Grant Township
Dorothy Haring
Donald Crawford Jr
Eagle Stars
Sheridan Town
Delpha Kleiner
Wilma Walters
Don Bay
Amble
Hamilton Township
Dorothy Baumer
Mable Luzzi
Clara Minniger
Brush College
Arthur Township
Avganelle Hildebrandt
Leo Fitzpatrick
John R. Clan
Virginia Crum
Stanley Crum
Basil Colé
Richard Schroeder
Bronco Busters
Farwell
Vern Pratt
Wilbur Fletcher
Cavallaros Saddle Club
Fred Cudney
Ruth Stanley
Joan Bauer
Kay Wall
Hoosier
Free Christian Science
Christian Science
Ralph W. Cessna
C.S.B
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
the Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
West Fifth Street
Clare, Michigan
Auspices of Christian Science. Society
Sentinel
By Bran D. Miller
Leonard Kuperheat
W. Us-10
Stanley Oil Co
Giant Value
Blue Ribbon
Chuck Roast
ARM c. English
Bonellso
Penane
Etre
U.S
Mazola
Fleischmann Margarine
Seaton
Florida
Swifts
Swift's
Heinz Baby Foods
Louisiana
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