County 4-H Leaders to Attend Michigan State Meet
Washtenaw County 4-H leaders named five representatives to attend the first annual 4-H Leadermete at Michigan State University March 2 and 3. Attendees include Wendell Reinnart, Mrs. Fred Meyer, Miss Merve Zeeb, Mrs. Kathleen Hart, and Frank Geiger. The event is sponsored by the Michigan 4-H Council and university extension groups to honor leaders and exchange ideas.
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Michigan State University
Michigan
Wendell Reinnart
Manchester
Fred Meyer
Ypsilpati
Merve Zeeb
Dixboro
Kathleen Hart
Chelsea
Frank Geiger
South Lyon
Kellogg Center
Michigan 4-H Council
Cooperative Extension Service of
the University
H Foundation of
Marvin Bass
Tappan Junior High School
Ann Arbor
Boss
Hay Price Drop Likely This Spring
The agriculture department expects prices to rise further this winter though a downturn may occur in late winter or early spring when marketings from the fall pig crop are largest. Specialists say the smaller marketings probably will hold prices above last year's levels through most or all of 1957.
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Agriculture Department
Grange Committee Backs Bills in Legislature
The Grange executive committee favors multiple bills including traffic stopping for school buses and raising trailer park license fees to fund local schools. They also back rural car flashers and farm income measures while opposing higher minimum wage changes. Public health and feed grain programs are urged at national levels.
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State ‘Grange Executive Committee
Grange
National Grange
Congress
Soil Bank
Eggs and Beef Plentiful For March Report
The agriculture department lists eggs and beef as plentiful for March. Also expected in ample supply nationwide are potatoes canned sweet corn dried prunes milk dairy products rice peanuts and peanut butter ocean perch fillets and halibut.
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Agriculture Department
G M Trout to be Guest of Dairymen at Monroe Banquet
Michigan State University dairy technology professor G M Trout will speak at the Monroe County Dairy banquet on Monday night March 4 at St Johns Lutheran Church Dundee. He will discuss Daily Lessons from Europe and premiere a 1956 Kodachrome travelogue Centering the Matterhorn. A barbershop quartet will entertain after dinner.
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Michigan State University
Monroe County
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Dundee
Professor Trout
Europe
Dale Schroeder
Donald Schroeder
Donald Howare
Jason King, Jr
County Dairy Committee
G. M. Trout
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Curtiss Candy Farm Expands Into New Study Service Subsidiary
Curtiss Candy Company forms Curtiss Improved Stud Service Inc as a separate entity to oversee its nationwide artificial insemination program for dairy and beef cattle. The service, started eight years ago by the late Otto Schnering, now uses 800 technicians in 43 states and served over 500 000 cows in 1956, an 11 percent rise from 1955.
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Curtiss Improved Stud Service, Inc
Itl
Curtiss
Curtis
Otto Schnering
Selected Seed Can Increase Corn Crop Production
Michigan State University researchers report that choosing the right high yielding corn hybrid can boost net income by up to 44 per acre without extra seed cost. Tests show high yield varieties produce 15 to 33 more bushels per acre. early and medium early maturities perform as well as later ones, with frost impacts noted in 2021.
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Michigan State University
E. C. Rossman
MSU
Michigan
Rossman
Soil conservation reserve contracts deadline moved up
Contracts for soil conservation reserve programs advance signing to April 15 per Michigan State University economist Arthur Mauch. Farmers can divert land to soil and water conservation uses with 3 5 or 10 year terms. With 5 and 10 year plans as much as 80 percent of establishment costs may be covered.
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Arthur Mauch
Michigan State University
ASC
Large Eggs on Sale This Season
Store shelves highlight big eggs as a seasonal value for shoppers. Prices and availability vary by market, with retailers urging early purchases to maximize savings during peak hatch season.
Fertilizer Strategies Boost Yields Across Applications
Adequate fertilizer rates remain key to higher yields. Split applications help, using part broadcast and part banded with seed. Farmers should apply a higher rate in two balanced parts to improve nutrient availability and crop growth.
County Advises Sheep Scab Control Measures
Washtenay County reports sheep scab and a highly contagious disease in flocks. County Agricultural Agent Donald R. Johnee recommends benzine hexachloride or lindane solutions with detergents to treat affected sheep and urges farmers to contact their local veterinarian or county administrator for help.
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Washtenay
Donald R. Johnee Couty
Johnson
Milk Production To Continue High This Winter
The agricultural department forecasts sustained high milk production this winter with only limited gains in per capita consumption across all dairy products. Strong dairy output expected despite modest demand growth.
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Agriculte Department
Baby finds new B-29 diaper design at Walker's Sarne
A new type diaper shaped like a B 29 is pitched as one size fits all babies. It promises easy washing and drying and cost savings by requiring just one size. shoppers are urged to ask for genuine Dexter Diapers at Walker's in Sarne.
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Dexter
Walker's
Sarne
Seven Foot Beds Installed at Indianapolis Hotel
A Indianapolis hotel began installing seven foot beds after discovering more than 15 percent of its guests are six feet tall or taller. The move aims to improve guest comfort and accommodate taller travelers.
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Indianapolis
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