Michigan State News in Brief Highlights Diverse Local Incidents
Brief items cover a rattle snake bite near Lansing and possible amputation, a fatal fire in Washville, a kerosene accident in Rochester, a completed pipeline near Mt. Pleasant, multiple farm and wildlife notes, and economic shipping stats for Detroit. Other reports include a trout hatchery plan in Lansing and a deer country warning, with various accidents and municipal developments across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ray Moulter
Here
Lansing
Washville
Watson Walker
Walker
Bay City
Mt. Pleasant
Pure Oil Company
Saginaw River
B. W. Winters
Rochester
Washington
Romeo
Ionia
Ruby Snell
Fowlerville
Paul
Ionia State Hospital
Women’s
Snell
Livingston County
Michigan
Washington, D. C
Commerce Department
Newark
Texas
California
William Hummell
Willis Plassey
William Brode
Pontiac
Flummell
Forest Fire Division
Department of Conservation
Hartwick
Wilderness State Park
Lower Peninsula
Hartwick Pines
Owosso
James Szarka
Gasper Szarka
Bennington
C. A Crane
Cleveland
Detroit
Hoover
Committee On
The
Conservation Commission
Deer Country
North
All Beekeepers May Grade Honey
The United States Department of Agriculture explains that beekeepers may use US grading rules and stamps if they comply. A circular detailing how to label and grade honey will be issued to applicants through the Division of Bee Culture Investigations in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
James L Hambleton
Bureau of Entomology
Hambleton
Division of
State Division of Markets
State Agricultural College
Bee Culture Investigations
Washington, D.C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Controlling Wild Onion by Late Plowing and Frost
The weed can be killed over two seasons by plowing in fall to surface bulbs for freezing, then again in spring to push remaining roots to the surface. A clean cultivated crop follows, then wheat and clover or dense sowing to crowd out the weed. Liming and fertilizing aid crop vigor and weed suppression.
Destroy Cutworm Moth by Plowing in Autumn
Fall plowing disturbs cutworm nests and kills many larvae. In spring keep land weed free and apply poison to kill feeders. Prevent future infestations by removing weeds and grass in summer and fall.
Fall Plowing Aids War On Pests And Crop Tips
Fall plowing aids fight insect and weed pests on war farms. Plant a less expensive crop than potatoes on wireworm infested fields. May 1 butter holdings reach 22 988 000 pounds vs 5 883 000 a year ago. A New York survey shows alfalfa paid 82 cents an hour while timothy paid minus two cents and hour. Separate cockerels from pallets as soon as you can detect sex and prepare them for market quickly. Fruit thinning yields higher returns on trees with heavy crops, especially fancy varieties like Jonathan and McIntosh versus Ben Davis and Baldwins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Timothy
Jonathan
McIntosh
Ben’ Davis
Baldwin
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Marion
Jackson
Lawrence Brown
Chester Brown
Napoleon
Emmet Luce
Marquette
Jack Perkala
Princeton
Lathrop
Toie Maki
Hill
Ishpeming Hospital
Maki
Ann Arbor
Health Service
University of Michigan
Moran
H. M. Alger
Conservation Department
Alger
Grand Rapids
Louis Wasserman
Paul Wasserman
Bostwick Lake
Isadore Sernick
Jack Bunch
Wasserman
Sernick
Junction Dam
Stronach Dam
George H. Easton
Otsego
Hastons
Lake Cora
van Buren County
Haston
Oscar G. Olander
Public Safety
Consumers Power Company
Hast Lansing
Olander
St. Clair
St. Clair River
Dearborn
Ford Airport
Ford Motor Co
Little
Roscoe
Western Newspaper Union
Fanny
Freddy
Finney
Snoop