Michigan Farm Bureau backs proposed new state constitution
The Michigan Farm Bureau approved a resolution endorsing the proposed new constitution to be voted on April 1. It cites shorter wording, safeguards such as a 15 mill property tax limit, tax and spending controls, and a strengthened Bill of Rights with a bipartisan Civil Rights Commission. The endorsement follows county bureau approvals and emphasizes rural protections, reorganization of state agencies, and preserved local government.
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Shepherd Residents Visit Alma and Share Christmas
Mrs A C Grim traveled with Mrs Charles J Clark of rural Shepherd to Alma on business last week Saturday. Mr and Mrs A C Grim spent Christmas morning with their daughter and with Mr and Mrs Charles J Clark and family of rural Shepherd. Mr and Mrs A C Grim joined their son Mr and Mrs George for Christmas Day dinner.
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Henrietta McKinley
Lee McKinley
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Roberta
Carla Clark
Greg Clark
Rosebush
Charles J. Clark
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A. C. Grim
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Alma
George
Baker Profits Decline as Farmer Share Shrinks Over 12 Years
A USDA Economic Research Service report shows the farmer's share of the white bread dollar fell from 3 cents in 1950 to 2.9 cents, while major bakers’ after tax profits dropped from 4 percent in 1950 to just over 2 percent in 1961.
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Economic Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Vanilla’s Global Journey From Aztec Roots to Madagascar
The article traces vanilla’s discovery by Aztec traders and later spread by Cortez to Europe. It notes the pollination breakthrough in 1841 by a slave on a Madagascar island and Madagascar’s dominance of world vanilla production. A chocolate vanilla fudge recipe with potatoes follows.
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