County Farm Activities Plan Training for 4 Districts
H Osler county agricultural agent will train Washtenaw crops club members in judging in four county districts late July. Top performers may go to Lansing in August for elimination tours and a chance to judge at the Michigan State fair. Bulletins from Michigan State College outline arsenate of lead spraying for apples and pears, with timing in late July and late July to August, plus a warning on cherry leaf spot and a spray formula of arsenate of lead with lime sulfur for several counties.
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Osler
Crops Club
Washtenaw County
Hast Lansing
Jack Gilbert
Chicago
Michigan
State College
Michigan State College
Calhoun
Jackson
Washtenaw
Wayne
Branch
Hillsdale
Lenawee
Monroe
Farm Mutual Insurance Meeting Ann Arbor July 30
Washtenaw County policy holders and friends are invited to a Farm Mutual meeting at the Methodist church lecture room Ann Arbor corner State and Washington Streets Wednesday evening July 30 at 8 o clock Charles McCalla chairman Speakers include J G Mecherle president of State Farm and M L Noon president of the Farm Bureau Entertainment features include 4 H club entertainment a presentation by McCalla Co and musical numbers Refreshments will be served
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Washtenaw County
State Farm Mutual Automobile
State Farm Life Insurance Companies
Methodist Church
Corner State
Washington Streets
Ann Arbor
Charles McCalla
J. G. Mecherle
Insurance Companies
M. L. Noon
Farm Bureau
Hay load crushes girl near Eureka. father safe
Miss Reta Silvernail, living near Eureka, was nearly killed Tuesday when a hay load tipped over while she drove the team. Her father, also on the load, was thrown clear. With help from Mr. Silvernail and the hired man, she was freed and revived.
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Reta Silvernail
Eureka
Publication Order in Estate of Morris M Klein
Probate Court in Wash tenaw County Michigan orders final accounting of administrator A J Warren for the estate of Morris M Klein. Hearing set for August 1 1930 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at the probate office in Ann Arbor. Notice to be published monthly for four months in The Saline Observer.
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State OF Michigan
Washtenaw
Ann Arbor
Said
Jay G. Pray
Saline Observer
Nora O. Borgert
Excellent Quality Wheat Being Received At Elevator
Julius Bredernitz reports Saline Mercantile Company elevator receiving excellent quality wheat. This year’s crop yields 60 to 64 pounds per bushel versus 57 to 58 last year, creating an easy market. Elevators handled about 5 000 bushels last week. farmers average 10 bushels per acre more than a year ago. Present crops run 25 to 40 bushels per acre. barley, oats not yet harvested.
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Saline Mercantile Company
Julius Bredernitz
Bredernitz
Wheat as livestock feed boosts profits in Michigan
Michigan State College experts say 15,000,000 bushels of wheat can replace corn in dairy cattle hogs and poultry rations to cut costs. Substituting wheat may save 27 cents per hundredweight on milk and 7 cents per pound on butterfat. hogs valued at 8.50 per cwt could yield 1.05 per bushel of feed. Lived Meyers arrested in Monroe County for carrying concealed weapons and assault with intent to kill.
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Michigan
Michigan State College
Animal Husbandry Division
Meyers
Monroe County
Wabash Street
Webb Blackmer
Milan
Sale notice of one third share in Saline land in Washtenaw County
By writ of fieri facias in Washtenaw County Michigan the 1 3 interest in a Saline village parcel is levied. Sale date set for July 26 1930 at 2 pm at the north front door of the Ann Arbor court house. Sheriff James W Robison and attorney Dean S Face file.
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Washtenaw
State of Michigan
Howard W. Erwin
Whyron Grier
Melvin A. Alber
County of
Towit
Saline
Court House
Ann Arbor
James W. Robison
Canadians at Michigan State Fair Highlight Friendly Ties
A large Canadian exhibit will headline the 81st Michigan state fair August 31 to September 6 with extensive displays of grains and agricultural products plus a motion picture tour of Canada. Dominion ministers may visit on Governor's Day September 3 as railways provide special attendance plans.
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United States
Dominion Railways
Canada
St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Canadian Rockies
Dominion
Pendleton
Cheyenne
Calgary
Ft. Worth
Campaign Aims to Lift Milk Consumption Nationwide
A Department of Agriculture official notes U S per capita milk use trails peers and urges an intensive public campaign. Health authorities and educators have promoted milk but consumption remains low. drinking an extra half pint daily could benefit individuals and support the dairy industry.
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O. F. Reed
Department of Agriculture
United States
WIFE SOLD AT A PROFIT IN PREWAR SLAVE MARKETS
In 19th century slaveholding South some free blacks owned slaves. Woodson notes 1880 free blacks were about one seventh of the population, with many owning plantations. The piece recounts a Charleston case where a man bought and later sold a female slave for a profit of 80 dollars.
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North
South
Carter Goodwin Woodson
South Carolina
Louisiana
Charleston
Warning on tourist sign scams in resort towns
Imlay City Times warns that groups inspect hotels and services in resort towns then select businesses for costly advertising sign schemes. The paper cautions owners to consult their local chamber of commerce before investing, noting no legitimate group would require such overhead for a single salesman’s task.
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Imlay City Times
Raccoon Season Shortened and Partridge Open Longer
The Michigan conservation commission shortened the raccoon hunting season by 15 days and lengthened the partridge and prairie chicken seasons in the lower peninsula. Partridge and prairie chicken seasons run October 15–20 in the lower peninsula while raccoon trapping shifts to November 1–15, with details for zones and muskrat-aligned trapping. Deer and rabbit outlooks show improved bird survival and regional abundance in scattered counties.
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Lower Peninsula
The
Conservation Commission
Upper Peninsula
Townline
Saginaw Bay
North
Town Line
Thumb
Game Division
Department of Conservation
Lansing
Clare
Roscommon
Ogemaw
Menominee
Delta
Inc
North Line
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A. BE. Hagen
H.S. Osler
Mercantile Company
Dean S. Face
Michigan Trust
Grand Rapids
Mickie
Wheeler’s Pharmacy
Detroit Edison
Observer
Observer Office
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