Poultry Programs and 4-H Tractor Leaders Meet
Increasing interest in the poultry business in Washtenaw County leads to a practical Poultry Course announced by W A Dexter. The program covers stock sources housing management and disease control with sessions in January February and March. 4-H tractor leaders from seven southeastern Michigan counties meet December 12 at the County Building Ann Arbor to organize clubs and plan meetings. An economist forecasts winter spring egg prices about ten percent lower than 1955 due to an oversupply from early hatchings in 1956.
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Washtenaw County
W. A. Dexter
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Congress urged to give Agriculture Department more program control
An independent study funded by the Twentieth Century Fund recommends Congress grant the Agriculture Department greater regional and crop by crop authority to run farm programs. Authors Benedick and Stine say flexibility could reduce public spending, with tailored programs for crops like cotton and tobacco and regional differences across the Southeast and West.
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Congress
Agriculture Department
Research Foundation of the Twentieth Century Fund
Murray R. Benedict
University of California
Oscar C. Stine
Agriculture’s Departments
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
China Halts Soybean Exports to Japan Amid Tension
The Foreign Agricultural Service reports Communist China has temporarily suspended soybean exports to Japan. Officials say the Peiping government action is linked to international strain, possibly the Suez situation, affecting trade.
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The
Foreign Agricultural Service
China
Japan
Peiping
Suez
County Bridges Under Scrutiny In Washtenaw County
County Road Commission engineers inspect photograph and report every bridge in Washtenaw County. Howard G. Minier says findings will reveal deficiencies and help compute load limits. Bridges over ten feet are currently being inspected.
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County Road Commission
Washtenaw County
Howard G. Minier
Minier
Record Crops Produced In 56 Season
The Agriculture Department reports an all time record crop output for 1956 despite the smallest harvested acreage in 20 years. Total production reached 106 percent of the 1947-49 base, with livestock at 123 percent. High yields were reported for corn spring wheat barley potatoes and tobacco, while acreage limits and weather affected plantings across crops.
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Agriculture Department
Father paces on picket line as newborn daughter arrives
Leo P. Meng paced on a picket line for some time before his baby girl arrived. He received the news that he had become a father while on the line.
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Leo P. Meng
Railroads gain vast supply of cross ties worldwide
A historic note claims American railroads use more than a billion cross ties enough to circle the earth and wrap a 50 foot wide Boardwalk around it, illustrating the vast scale of track infrastructure.
Milk price report for Detroit area November milk totals and production
Milk Producers Sales Committee reports November Detroit area base milk at 5.06 per cwt and blend at 4.96 per cwt. Production averaged 4.77 million pounds daily, down 1.7 percent from October and up 6.2 percent from last year. Shipments declined 28 in November vs October and 214 vs November last year. Average farm income remained below October but higher year ago. Also notes papyrus origin and evolution of writing materials.
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Detroit
Michigan Milk Producers’ Detroit Sales Committee
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