Michigan dairymen set pace for butterfat production
Michigan dairymen lead the nation in quality herd production per U S Bureau of Dairy Ang classification. Seven Michigan herds exceed 500 pounds of butterfat, and in the 400 to 509 pound class Michigan leads again. The 1926 27 survey of 82 Michigan Dairy Herd Improvement Associations shows 6144 percent of tested herds averaging over 300 pounds of butterfat. The Detroit Edison Company is erecting a new Northville office building, 45 by 74 feet, brick limestone and terracotta with a full basement.
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Michigan
U. S
Detroit Edison Company
Northville
Saline Observer Rates and Policies
Subscription price is $1.50 per year with single copies at 5 cents. Various display and notice rates apply. obituaries and marriage notices are published free of charge. Advertising and personal business content billed at standard rates. poetry charges 5 cents per line.
Destructive Rat Menace Prompts Extermination Effort
A global association for rat extermination forms amid concern over rats destroying farm goods and spreading diseases like bubonic plague and hydrophobia. The piece notes rapid reproduction and urges rat-proofing, food removal, and targeted poisoning as core preventive measures.
Swindling Salesmen Sought By Sheriff
Swindlers plying door to door trade roam the county with many schemes and a recent linoleum scam swindles residents. The con man travels with a covered truck and uses varying licenses. Residents are urged to buy from reliable local dealers who can remedy defects and avoid such fakes.
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Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Swartz Creek
Genesee County
Labor Day Proclamation by Governor Green
Governor Fred W. Green proclaims the first Monday in September as Labor Day. He honors workers and notes Michigan’s transition from agriculture to industry. He stresses labor as the nation’s indispensable factor in civilization and progress and calls for continued welfare of workers.
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America
United States
Michigan
Harvest Record Claim by Olive Township Farmer
Harry Hamell, a farmer from Olive township, asserts a local record wheat yield for Clintor county. He claims 1,558 bushels from 38 acres, totaling 41 bushels per acre, and seeks about $1,900 in market value for the crop.
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Harry Hamell
Olive Township
Clintor
Hamell
Famed Belgian and Percheron Horses Attend Michigan Stables Show
Michigan State College horses seek laurels at the Ohio State Fair this week then Detroit fair next week. Belgians led by Preston Wolfe a two year old stallion with prior junior titles in 1927. Percherons led by Maple Grove Leila with Leela and Grace Anne also shown. The M C C string to appear at local fairs in September as a non competitive exhibit.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
Detroit
Preston Wolfe
Ohio State
Indiana State
Full Brothers
College
Belle Phoenix
Ohio
Pervenahke
Maple Grove Leila
Helme Herd TB Free After August Test
The dairy herd of James W. Helme, 19 head, tested August 6 by Dr. James Boyd of Clayton, found free of tuberculosis. The test results, confirmed by the state veterinarian’s office, end Helme’s legal challenge to the state tuberculin program, which he argued was unlawful and unsafe for his herd.
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James W. Helme
Adrian
James Boyd
Clayton
Helme
Tater
Board of Supervisors
Lenawee Sircuit Court
State Department of Agriculture
J.N. Sampson
Sampson
B. T. Kilham
Clayton Veterinarian
Michigan Healthiest Boy and Girl to Be Crowned at State Fair
The state fair will crown Michigan’s healthiest boy and girl from 252 club members and 150 livestock exhibitors. District champions from Eaton to Luce counties are named, including Thelma Steinbaugh Davisburg and Maxine Underhill Dimondale, with other winners listed. Separately, burglars robbed Wittman’s Grocery on Saline and Center streets, taking merchandise and forty to fifty dollars from the unlocked safe. the front door was pried with a wrecking bar and no clues yet.
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Amonre
Thelms Steinbaugh
Davisburg
Oaklang County
Maxine Underhill
Dimondale Eaton County
William Tobias
Fosters
Saginaw County
Lester Wilcox Evart
Osceola County
Doris Buel
Elmira
Otsego County
Lorrain
Rauls
Delta County
David Taylor
Luce County
Wittman
O Saline
Center Streets
Jimmy
Petersburg
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