Two Way Dema Keeps Cattle Price Slide In 1952 Outlook
Don Stark of Michigan State College says feeder cattle in good condition are two way cattle. They attract both feedlot buyers and packers for slaughter, keeping feeder cattle prices high. He cites larger beef supply, higher pork output, and possible government controls as factors shaping the 1952 feeding year.
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Paul D. Gibson
Glare County Aark
Michigan
Michigan State College
Don Stark
Stark
National Horse Pulling Contest Heads to Hillsdale Michigan
The National Horse Pulling Contest will be in Hillsdale Michigan on October 2 and 4 with lightweight teams pulling on the first afternoon and heavyweights the next day. Draft horse enthusiasts will see teams from many states and Canada, including notable Michigan entrants, as premiums and trophies await winners.
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Hillsdale
Michigan
Michigan State College
Michigan Dynamometer Association
Canada
Moxley
Ram Truck To Visit Schaeffer Farm Next Tuesday Event
Ram Truck visits Schaeffer Farm next Tuesday afternoon one mile north of Glare on US 27 from 8:00 to 5:00. Purebred rams may be exchanged or sold with Prue sheep breeders. Corriedale breed highlighted. High quality rams around 75 dollars. truck will not take exchanges for those on board. A separate sale of purebred ewes and rams planned at Marlette October 4 by Thumb of Michigan Eve and Ram Sale.
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J. W
Julie Schaeffer
Glare
Us-27
Corriedale
Marlette
Michigan
Recommends Rat Control to Prevent Losses
Michigan State College agricultural engineer Jim Boyd urges a double barreled rat control plan this fall. Clean junk piles and holes under foundations to deny rats shelter, seal floors, and install continuous tin barriers around buildings to keep rats from entering.
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Jim Boyd
Michigan
State College Agricultural Engineer
Boyd
Old Meadow to be turned to Pine Planting in Harrison
Arnold Hughes leads a conservation effort on 35 acres known as the Hughes 40 near Harrison. The project plants Scotch pines as an investment and habitat plan with help from County Agent P. D. Gibson and Soil Conservation personnel. Two sisters assist by driving the tractor and placing seedlings while a planter guides the process.
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Arnold Hughes
Harrison
Plannner
Ben Bosink
Conny
Gibson
Iwé
Iddna Platues
Honey Locust Is Good Lawn Tree
I L O Rourke of Michigan State College Hidden Lake Gardens recommends the honey locust as a suitable lawn tree. The native Midwest species helps grass establish before summer heat and provides partial shade to cool ground, while tolerating industrial air and soot.
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I. L. O'Rourke
Michigan State College
Hidden Lake Gardens
Tipton
Midwest
O’rourks
Cover Crops And Drainage Work Highlight Clare County Notes
Notes from Clare County discuss sowing rye cover crops on corn stubble to prevent erosion and enrich soil. It covers a 144 bushels per acre guidance, drainage ditch work by Yager and Son, and plans for contour farming and pasture development. Bob Abbott notes multflora rose plantings and land mapping by Carl Basel, with future returns anticipated.
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Carl ‘Wright
Carl
Turkey Flocks Mature Earlier The Past Season
Isabella County Agricultural Agent B C Mellencamp reports visiting major turkey flocks led by Toya Bondy Dale Graham and Russell Otterbine. Flocks reached market readiness two weeks earlier due to new antibiotics in feeds, allowing rapid gains and healthier stock.
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B. C. Mellencamp
Isabella County
William Alo
Toya’ Bondy
Dale’ Graham
Rosebush
Russell
Otterbine
Nebraska
Correction notices date change for woodlet meeting
A correction states the woodlet management meeting at the drivell Ranch is October 5th at 2 30 p m not October 17 as previously published Paul D Gibson
Farm Management Tour Planned in Isabella County
A farm management tour is planned for October 28 in Isabella County. John Doneth, Agricultural Economics specialist, visited September 27 to select farms and gather management practices for this first edition. The tour may include Soil Conservation Service assisted farms and livestock and crop production demonstrations. Veterans in the Unfarmed Training Program will attend as a featured part of the year.
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Mellencamp
Isabella County
Stons
John
Doneth
Soil Conservation Service
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Farwell Lumber Co
Don Luce,’ Mariager
Farwell, Michigan
Prather Plow & Implement Sales
C. H. Prather
Robert C. Kieiner
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East Fourth Hirst
Clare County
Hagens
Nial Abbott
Carl Basel
Thomas Maltby
Irwin Scott
Raymond ‘Scott
Donald Holbrook
Basil
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Zila Lea
Mighigan
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Michigan State College Agricultural Engineering Department
East Lansing
Michigan Bell
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