State Bean Outlook Turns Sour Amid August Drought
August drought cuts Michigan bean prospects, despite a 20 percent rise in planted acreage. September reports show 39 percent condition, the lowest on record, with 4,998,000 bushels expected and an average yield near 6.0 bushels per acre. US and state outlooks reveal lower white bean production and a six percent drop in the potato crop, signaling higher prices.
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Michigan
Michigan Crop Reporting Service
Saginaw Valley
United States
New York
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
California
New Mexico
o‘Minnesota
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Maine
New Jersey
The Crippled Lady of Peribonka
Paul Hack, torn between Carla and his wife Claire, watches Carla's grief fade after Claire arrives in Quebec and joins Carla in a camp community near Mistassini. Claire befriends Carla, while Paul grapples with hidden guilt and changing loyalties as Carla embraces new friendships and Claire probes Carla’s true happiness and past losses.
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Claire
Carla
Plaire
Peribonka
Paul
Miracle at Mistassini Gorges Cements June Memories
In June Claire joins Paul and others on a trek to the misty Big gorge beside Lac St. Jean. The journey tests fear and love as Claire overcomes dread of forests and swamps. The sight of the thundering waterfall leaves an enduring mark on the simple folk. Three men remain jailed in Lyndon after a Friday raid on James Moran farm.
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Claire
Mistassini
Paul
Big Gorge
Lac St. Jean
Lucy Bello
Carla
Derwent
Hilla
Ann Arbor
William Atkinson
Jacob Andres
William Dailey
James Wanzeck
James Moran
Lyndon
L. C. Hill
E.shinnsberry
Chelsea Standard
Dairy Cows Need Good Legume Hay to Guard Production
Michigan State College dairy specialists warn against cutting cow rations as hay prices rise. They say dairy cows require one to one and a half tons of legume hay per year and replacing with straw marsh or timothy hay raises feeding costs by about ten dollars per cow, risking lower butterfat output.
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Michigan State College
Michigan
Berd Improvement Association
Making Pussy Willow Kittens From Paper and Willows
The passage guides children to craft kittens from pussy willow and thick white paper. Draw four or five horizontal lines to resemble a fence, lift the willow’s soft part from its jacket, and paste it along the top. Add ears and tails to create a family of soft, happy kittens with fur as gentle as real cats.
Lighthouse Adventures Part VI A Lighthouse Rescue
A boy recounts his perilous journey from a wrecked fishing boat to Boston seeking a letter to spare his hungry family. Guided by Mr. Carver to the lighthouse commissioner, he learns the tender should pass south after repairs, and the money is recovered by a boy who returned it to a police officer. The tale ends with gratitude and shared stories on the lighthouse rock.
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Boston
Wateriall
Mr. Carver
Word Magic And The Featherheads Reveal A Veggie Trick
A brief feature describes a magic trick where animals pictured can be turned into fruits vegetables or plants by writing and pronouncing a right word or syllable beside each image. A clever magician works quickly, inviting reader participation.
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Finney
Snoop
Saarge
Thrace
Cincinnati
Paarty
MR. Planet
Mrs., ‘Snoop
Alewandee
James Oliver Curwood
WN Services
Doubleday Boran & Co., Inc
Jake
Quebec
Hack
Carla Halian
Pod
Olerlands
Glaire
Chapter
MAKE
Lighthouse Adventures
Osborne
Western Newspaper Union
Alice Martin Meyer
Beezneck
Marion
Fred
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