Farmers Week Highlights At Michigan State College 1951
Michigan State College hosted Farmers Week with exhibits on crop production and a home economics style show drawing over 35 000 visitors. Highlights include 75 women in the style revue led by Alice Zettle Vanest and Joan Aho, the 8000 viewer pen type barn exhibit, and Grant muck farmer Peter Brink dubbed the 1950 Onion King for his 1030 bushels per acre yield.
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Michigan State College
Hast Lansing
Alice Zettle Vanest
West Branch
Joan &. Aho
Marquette
Agricultural Engineering Department
Peter L. Brink
Grant
Brink
Sanilac County
Barrow and champion livestock head MSC Farmers Week show
Alex Lyon of Grand River Stock Farm Webberville exhibits the grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer weighing 1180 pounds and selling for 5244 per hundredweight. Jarvis Gage Wixom receives the Champion Flockmaster award for best lamb and wool production. Ernest Girbach Saline shows a 230 pound Poland China barrow that wins grand championship in the swine show as part of Washtenaw county farming competitions.
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Michigan State College Farmers
Livingston County
Graydon Blank
MSC Extension
Ernest Girbach
Clover or Alfalfa For Seeding
Farmers face a choice of red clover or alfalfa for spring seeding. Michigan State College expert C. M. Harrison notes supply affects plans. Red clover seed is abundant and inexpensive, while alfalfa seed for northern growers is scarce and costly though alfalfa remains the most productive.
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Harrison
C. M. Harrison
Michigan State College Farm Crops Department
Tiling Clay Soils Worthwhile Investment Says Expert
Michigan State College agricultural engineer Willard A. Cutler urges tiling heavy clay soils on first class land. Proper survey, design, and quality tile ensure long lasting systems that save seed fertilizer lime and power while speeding spring crop establishment and improving soil aeration.
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Willard A. Cutler
Michigan State College
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M.S. CG
Macklin Field Stadium
Barrow
Saline Man
Poland
Washtenaw County
Kroehler
U.S. Pat
Kroenmler
Ypsilanti
Furniture CO
America
Elmer J. Steer
Michigan Ave
Saline
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