Michigan farmers top potato yields in 1928 club list
Michigan farmers boast high potato yields with costs per bushel below state average. C M McCrary announces the 1928 Michigan 300 bushel club members, led by Alphonse Verschure of Manistique with 490 bushels per acre. organized by seed quality, fertilizer use, and spraying. A nearby burglary at George M Seitz’s shop on West Middle Street saw entry through a broken window, with packages of cigarettes stolen.
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Michigan
C. M. McCrary
Michigan State College
Kalamazoo
Manuistique
Alphonse
George M. Seitz
West Middle Street
Chelsea Standard
Saline Observer notice and pricing page
Local Saline Michigan newspaper page lists subscription prices advertising rates and policies. It notes free obituary and marriage notices and charges for announcements and poetry with per line or per word rates. It identifies association memberships and publication details for the Saline Observer.
Memory and Tax Plans Shape State Debate in Tribune Brief
The Charlotte Republican Tribune notes Governor Green’s income tax proposal may win more support than the chances of passage due to backing for the building program. It mentions Speaker Ming’s tobacco tax idea and B G Davis’s theatre tax estimate of 3 5 million yearly while Representative Joe Warner pushes a head tax as a fairness measure.
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Green
Ming
B. G. Davis
Lawton
Internal Revenue Department
Joe Warner
Ypsilanti
Republican Tribune
Joe” Warner
Charlotte Republican- Tribune
Governor presses legislature on humane treatment of words
Governor Fred W. Green criticizes Michigan for overcrowded state institutions and long waiting lists. He urges lawmakers to erase the humiliating condition with action, pledging cooperation but warning against evasion of responsibility to him. He lauds the public utility of the country newspaper.
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Michigan
Fred W. Green
Lansing
Community paper serves all and harms none
The piece argues that a newspaper benefits the entire community and warns that cutting support harms the town more than it harms the editor. It urges readers to patronize the paper even if they dislike minor editor traits, to avoid driving the editor away.
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Ole Buck
Farmers urged to boost newspaper advertising impact
Iowa City farmer William Daly told the Minnesota State Association of Cream Manufacturers that regular and well planned ads would elevate farmers in markets and stabilize demand. He noted Iowa crop value at 700 million dollars with no marketing spend and urged use of small liner ads to profit from consistent newspaper advertising.
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William Daly
Iowa City
Minnesota State Association of Ce Cream Manufacturers
Iowa
Daly
Bemidji
Minn
Sentinel
Michigan Livestock Totals Shown Higher Values in 1929
Report notes total value of five principal livestock classes on Michigan farms reached 177.743 million dollars on January 1, 1929, up ten percent from 1923 with milk cows at record prices. Cattle numbers steady at 1.406 million while swine fell forty percent to 690,000 head.
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Michigan
United States
Barley helps lamb fattening with mixed feeds and alfalfa
E J Maynard of Colorado Agricultural College reports barley based rations plus alfalfa hay yield the best gains for lambs. Supplements such as cut corn fodder beet pulp and silage boost efficiency and shorten fattening, with improved barley strains and steam rolling offering modest gains.
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E. J. Maynard
Colorado Agricultural College
Maynard
Colorado Experiment Station
Colorado
Fattening Hogs for Home Meat Pays Well
Arkansas hog fattening mostly uses pasture and farm waste for home slaughter. Final 190 pounds often require costly feeds. University of Arkansas extension stresses cost awareness and efficient feeding, noting poor returns when production costs rise.
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Arkansas
M. W. Muldvayn
University of Arkansas Caliere of Agriculture Extension Service
Poisonous Effect of Sweet Clover Hay
Sweet clover hay from the second year's growth can be unsafe for cattle. Reports note under certain conditions it prevents blood from clotting, causing cattle fed heavily on it to bleed to death after dehorning, castration, or other surgical operations.
Hogs Refuse Barley Feed Due to Inferior Quality
Hog feeding problems linked to poor barley quality cited by Rex Beresford of Iowa State College. He notes hogs reject this year's crop, with portions unfit for feed. where acceptable, mixing barley with oats, tankage, molasses, or other palatable feeds may improve intake.
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Rex Beresford
Lowa
State College
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Purknarts
History of
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Tix Ton MIX
the Saline Observer
SIM
R. Wilson
Saline, Mich
Michigan Press Association
Mumber National Editorial Ass
Michigan Foods For
Peome
John W. Holland
Newspaper Union
Earth
Loward City
S of Isock
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Mscormick
West Michigan
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