Forest Fire Guard Merges With State Force In Michigan
The Northern Forest Protective Association joins the state fire warden department, expanding patrols north of the Straits and adding fire wardens in the southern peninsula. Thomas K. Wyman becomes assistant to John Baird, with co operation to improve fire prevention education statewide. Commissioner Baird also proposes selling whitefish to the public at cost to reduce living costs and boost meat supply.
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Public Domain Commission
Northern Forest Protective Association
Marquette
Straits
Thomas K. Wyman
Protective Association
Game and
John Baird
Wyman
William Pearson
Boyne Falls
Game and Fish
Michigan
Baird
Exemption Statistics and Michigan Public Progress Report
Exemption tallies show dependents common across groups with 8 213 Negro registrations and 161 601 dependents exemptions. Detroit expected to supply 24 percent of Michigan draftees as the Michigan Tourist and Resort Association plans a 100000 fundraising for state promotion. The state treasurer notes 5409658.58 in the general fund and 6223318.61 in the primary school fund. Frank Cody of Detroit named president of the state board of education, Fred A Jeffers treasurer, Fred L Keeley re elected secretary, and Webster Pierce appointed mathematics professor at Central State Normal Mt Pleasant replacing several years at Ypsilanti Normal.
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Detroit
Michigan
General Fund of the Treasury
Frank Cody
State Board of Education
Fred A. Jeffers
Painesdale
Fred L. Keeley
Webster Pierce
Central State Normal School
Mt. Pleasant
Pierce
Ypsilanti Normal
Campaign to extend railroad reaches Marine City
A drive aims to raise $10,000 to extend the Detroit Bay City Western line from Port Huron to Marine City. Miss Bina M. West, the chamber of commerce's only woman director, will host Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin this summer in Port Huron.
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Marine City
Detroit, Bay City & Western Railroad
Port Huron
Bina M. West
The
Chamber of Commerce
Jeanette Rankin
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Michigan
St. Clair
Palmer
Carleton
Bay City
Lon Holly
Work Injury In Many Ways Across Michigan Cities
A long list of small items from Vermontville to Sault Ste. Marie recount a variety of local incidents and events. Dwellings, drownings, traffic crashes, public notices, school attendance records, and military calls feature in this wide statewide roundup with names, ages, places, and brief outcomes.
Milking Practice Affects Dairy Yield
Advice urges milking cows dry at every milking to prevent drying up and to avoid losses. The text notes that incomplete milking can reduce milk production by about half a pound per cow per milking and that stripping ten cows after regular milking can yield about five pounds extra milk in a single session.
Seed Germination Test for Farm Seed
The method uses 100 seeds from cereals clover or alfalfa to gauge germination. A damp newspaper on a plate is folded and the seeds are placed to monitor germination over four to five days, with possible additional days if needed.
Feeding Cows Before Calving Boosts Milk and Fat
The proper time to start feeding dairy cows is six to eight weeks before calving. Dairymen agree this preparation mainly influences milk and butterfat during the metation period. For cows calving in summer or early fall, use a small pasture away from the herd and a suitable grain mix. Corn singe with clover or alfalfa hay and a limited grain ration of three parts ground outs, two parts bran, one part meal works well in winter or early spring. After calving, ease cows to full feed to raise production steadily.
Kill Green Cabbage Worms
The article advises children to earn a few cents by making nets of mosquito bar to catch white butterflies over cabbage and cauliflower fields to reduce cabbage worms. It notes picking off worms, spraying with paris green, and that cabbage tolerates strong sprays even near harvest.
Farmers urged to retain lambs for breeding
The department of agriculture urges sheep owners to save every lamb for breeding and to market only those worthless for breeding stock. There is strong demand for breeding stock, with county agents and agricultural colleges ready to help owners of ewe lambs. Sheep specialists say current prices are high but starting wool and mutton production now will pay off.
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Department of Agriculture
Control of Apple Leaf-Sewer With Arsenate Sprays
The apple leaf-sewer or leaf-folder is controllable by spraying two pounds of arsenate of lead per 50 gallons of water. Older orchards sprayed for codling moth with arsenicals also protect trees from the leaf-sewer. If uncontrolled, larvae fold a leaf and may damage several leaves in a season.
Plan for Preserving Eggs with Water Glass Solution
The article explains preserving eggs using water glass or soluble sodium silicate. For eight to nine months mix one part water glass to nine parts water, or one to fifteen for shorter storage. Use boiled or distilled water, then cool before combining.
Accepted Styles in Summer Suits
Summer suit fashion favors silk over wool with silk jersey poplin and taffeta touted as cool options. A beige silk poplin suit features epaulette collar, hidden buttons, and printed silk lining. silk-backed serge street suits showcase silk braid edges and plaited skirts for a sleek summer silhouette.
Securing and Fitting a Red Cross Workroom
After forming an auxiliary, secure a light meeting room in a store or vacant space. Equip with simple wooden tables chairs oilcloth, nails for aprons and labels, and storage for supplies. Provide hand washing facilities stall towels and a weekly cleaner. Prepare to make surgical dressings and hospital supplies for war effort.
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Red Cross
War loan total in one-pound notes spans Earth’s equator
A British government war loan totaling a billion pounds, raised in one-pound notes, would stretch around the earth near the equator four times when laid end to end.
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Forest Fire Guard OF State
U. P
Domain Commission
Lansing
Michigan Tourist & Resort Association of
Traverse City
United States
Chamber of Commerce of
Grand Rapids
Treasury
Vermontville
S. A. Fuller
David H. Rowley
Calumet
Portage Lake
Howard Hendrickson
Paul Ludovise
Michael Ludovise
Paul
Muskegon
Lake Harbor Hotel
Lake Oman
George Hussick
Muskegon Heights
Hussick
Mariette
Helen D. Hunter
Richmond
Charles S. Knight
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Flint
Walter Ponger
A. Fairbanks
Capt. Fairbanks
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Genevieve Wilson
East Lansing
Michigan Agricultural College
United States Department of Agriculture
Mississippi River
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Illions
Wisconsin
Battle Creek
France
Milton Seekins
James T. Case
Case
Marksmen of
America
West End
Biological Survey
Croswell—Earl E. Tweedle
Lucknow University
Lucknow
India
Sault Ste. Marie
United States District Court
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