Adult Farmer Class Series Opens Thursday at Pleasant Lake
The Saline vocational agriculture department under Alton Ealy will run a 10 week Adult Farmer class series starting Thursday at 8 p m in Pleasant Lake School auditorium. Sessions occur each Thursday through March 14 with a final tour, in coordination with Chelsea Dexter and Manchester vo ag departs. Cooperative Extension Soil Conservation Farmers Home Administration and the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service support the event.
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Saline Vocational-Agriculture Department
Alton Ealy
Pleasant Lake School
Chelsea
Dexter
Manchester
Cooperative Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
School Lunch Menu and Vocational Agriculture Lecture
Weekly menu lists Barbe cue and mashed potatoes each day with milk. A lecture on Livestock Herd Health by Dr Henry Eames is scheduled, with no fees and open to all interested as part of the vocational agriculture program in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Eames
Vocational Agriculture Department
John Deere Day Draws About 400 Attend Here
About 400 farmers and families attended the 38th annual John Deere Day sponsored by Gross Farm Equipment. Prizes included a $25 Savings Bond won by Milton Feldkamp and another $25 bond won by William Marshall. Multiple sponsors contributed a variety of prizes.
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John Deere
Gross Farm Equipment
Milton Feldkamp
Saline Savings Bank
William Marshall
Strahley Chevrolet
Haarer's Meat Processing
West
Dale Handy
Karen Kohler
Joey Bird
Herman Finkbeiner
Rudy Feldkamp
Henry Kobach
Robert Girbach
Fred Schettenhelm
Gustav Lindemann
Shirley Egeler
Barry Talladay
Walter Luckhardt
Robert Fiegel
Norman Schneider
Art. Singleton
Charles Wolf
George Throne
Malvern Hoyt
Albert Gall
John Mark Layher
Raymond Lambarth
Kathleen Wells
Kathleen Wells, Mrs. Orman Boehm
Raymond Hawker
Edwin Klager
Fred Braun
Michigan farmers press for farmland tax protection act
The second session of Michigan's 74th Legislature opens with farm land taxation on use as a key issue. Farmers fear steep increases from city service expansions and sewer water connections. they seek a Farmland Act akin to New Jersey's. Local notices mention community visits and farm bureau events as surrounding civic life continues.
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Michigan
California
New Jersey
Food irradiation moves toward commercial use after tests
A U S Army chemist reports irradiation sterilizes food and extends shelf life, aiding hunger relief. Lab and large scale tests show safety and taste, with bananas and tomatoes delaying ripening and meats sterilized. Confirmations and council meetings in churches and hospitals are scheduled in January.
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U. S. Army
American Chemical Society
Edward S. Josephson
U. S. Army Natick Laboratories
Natick
Mass
University of Michigan
Makielski
Josephson
Air Force
Michigan Farm Impact of Business Activities Tax
The Michigan Business Activities Tax affects about 1 800 farm operators. It defines gross receipts for tax and allows deductions including half of gross income or actual farm expenses excluding wages and depreciation. Farmers file Schedule F and D for federal taxes, then compute the Michigan tax, with partnerships and small corporations using special rules. The article notes new MSU performing groups under the Cap and Gown Series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Michigan State
University
Farm Bureau Women to Meet at Bureau Building
The Farm Bureau Women will meet Thursday January 25 at the Farm Bureau building. Mrs. Fred Meyers, section chairman, will present a Mental Health Department speaker. Michigan State University winter Evening College offers courses in genetics public opinion and folk guitar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ross
Kalamazos
Max Ross
Elmer Albers
Theophil Alber
Robert Dieterles
Susan
Will Kruger
Kathy
Farm Bureau
Fred Meyers
Mental Health Department
Michigan State University
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Harvard
Joan Deere
W. Bennett St
Saline Lumber
Ann Arbor St
John Deere Day
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Karl Wurster
Ralph Myers
Clyde Kruger
Erwin Wild
Lutheran Social Services
Zoeretta Kruger
Arno'd Wild
Carolyn
Eddie Wilds
Fred Garrett
Taylor
Frank Schwartz
Wayne
Ed Hartwigs
Charles Whipple
Paul and
Earl Lindemann
Duane Feldkamp
Gary Stoll
Robert Wild
Larry Kruger
Elaine Perkins
Volunteer Service Council of
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Jusda Prime
Usda Choice
Saline
D. Duane Robison
MMM
Dee-licious
Purina Golden Bulky
Purina Golden Bully
Purina
Eli
Michigan Ave
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