Value of the County Farm Agent Demonstrated in Michigan
Drayton Seaman in Wexford county shows the value of a county farm agent by locating a nearby marl bed after adding lime from Van Buren county. The county agriculturist notes marl could be found closer, saving freight costs. A federal soil map and boring instruments enable surveying across Wexford to locate local marl beds for affordable land liming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Daniels
Drayton Seaman
Wexford County
Seaman
van Buren County
Seaman Farm
van Buren
Wexford
Michigan
Surface Ore Mining at Able Costly Bid
A fragment notes ore lying near the surface to be mined at able expense. The brief item records the prospect and cost considerations without citing specific dates or entities.
Season of Big Game Hunters Gather in Lake County
Hunters from across the state converge in Lake County for the annual big game quest. Reports credit sightings and deer tracks over the past month, and light snow could boost the gathering. Game Wardens Wing Elms and Titus monitor for illegal activity as the Baldwin Rod and Gun Club plans a fundraising campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Wing
Elms
Titus
Baldwin Rod and Gun Club
Raising Strawberries in October
Across Michigan October strawberries become a real crop with quarts sold for 25 cents. Western Michigan farmers report fine October berries, as costly as June berries. W. F. Tindall of Boyne City exhibited prizeworthy October berries at the October 24 harvest festival and continued picking afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
W. F. Tindall
Boyne City
Every Live Rural Community Has a Grange
A rural Michigan community without its grange is rare as it serves as the social center, especially in summer. Grange gatherings draw large crowds with dinners under tents and debates in the hall, which in many townships is the same as the town hall. County fairs allocate separate space for grange meetings and exhibits during fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Grange Hall
The
Grange
Not dependent on factories Traverse City Michigan
Traverse City stands out as a Michigan community relying on agriculture over industry. While lumber towns fear decline, Traverse City reports rising agricultural value and top fruit growth, making it the center of Michigan’s finest fruit region, with several notable manufacturing plants supporting its economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Traverse City
Plan to plant lakes with wild rice for better duck hunting
The Rod and Gun club plans a systematic campaign to plant wild rice around lakes and swales to improve duck hunting in the area. Scattered plantings have occurred in Lake county but no organized effort has existed. cold weather typically drives waterfowl south, shortening the feeding period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake County
Rod and Gun Club
Farmers Drive Good Roads Plan in Grand Traverse County
Help is seen from automobile owning farmers of Grand Traverse County as they push for road improvements. Past bond efforts failed, now road funds surge with Blair and Green Lake townships voting large sums. A major project from Grawn to Monroe Center aims to remove the Monroe Center hill and gravel the route to Traverse City, the region’s largest road initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Traverse County
Grawn
Monroe Center
Blair
Green Lake
Monroe
Traverse City
Michigan
Cannery for Mancelona Could Boost Local Farming
Merchants and farmers near Mancelona discuss building a large canning factory to stop waste from shipping out bumper crops of beans corn peas and fruit. A local plant would cut losses, keep produce at home, and encourage intensified farming among the region’s many smallholders.
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Mancelona
Hairy vetch and clover show perfect stand in Cass county
M M Cullinane of Dowagiac sowed 78 acres of hairy vetch and June clover in Silver Creek township. The stand was perfect. He notes benefits to soil and asserts hay from vetch and clover is highly valued by livestock. Tomatoes pay well for Bangor farmer with 1800 plants yielding 12 tons 374 pounds sold for $109.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Cullinane
Silver Creek Township
Cass County
Bangor
Water For A Horse Before Feeding Quickens Digestion
Water given to a horse shortly before feeding passes from the stomach quickly and frees the stomach to process food afterward.
Michigan Beekeepers to Hold Kalamazoo Meeting
Kalamazoo hosts a two day convention December 9 and 10 in East Lansing to discuss bee problems including foul brood and inspection laws. Michigan and Northern Michigan Beekeepers associations plan sessions on disease control, legislation, and industry measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
East Lansing
Michigan
National Beekeepers’ Association
Northern Michigan
t + college
Americas
Michigan Gleaner Federation
Ingham County
J. M. Hoxie
Clinton County
Paulus Haller
Antrim
C. C. Sayles
Montcalm
W. L. Cliff
Lapeer
Sarah Hanna
Genesee
Fred Bierman
Lenawee
Clara Moyer
Midland
Emil Adolf
Newaygo
Hugo Kuhlman
Ottawa
The
Blind Institute Reports Saginaw Biennial Review
The Michigan employment institution for the blind at Saginaw filed its biennial report with Governor Ferris. It urges a state wide canvass of the blind’s condition and notes per capita maintenance costs of 304 dollars in 1913 and 282 dollars in 1914. Over the two years the institution housed 144 inmates.
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Simpson
Jackson Prison
James Russell
Marquette Prison
Branch State Prison
Jackson
Frank Rogers
Ferris
Michigan
A. R. Pardington
Detroit
Lincoln Highway Association
Rogers
Blind Institute
Michigan Employment Institution For the Blind
Saginaw
Michigan to seek funds for Panama Exposition building
The next Michigan legislature will be asked for 30000 to build a state house at the Panama Exposition, with action needed before February 20. A prior fund raising commission has disbanded after returning remaining contributions.
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Michigan
Lansing
State Department
Senate
House
Pierce
Tuberculosis Day Proclaimed By Michigan Governor
Governor Ferris urges observance of Tuberculosis Day on Sunday November 29 citing the plight of the disease and urging vigor and health as providence. The proclamation frames the “white plague” as a national crisis affecting families across Michigan and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Michigan
United States
I. Woodbridge N. Ferris
State Death Rate Shows Decrease
There were 2,874 deaths reported to the department of state during October, yielding an annual death rate of 11.3 per 1000. This marks a drop of 44 deaths from September. Deaths rose from tuberculosis, diphtheria and croup, scarlet fever, pneumonia, meningitis and violence. Births totaled 5,694.
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Department of State
Have You A Child Have You A Child
A fragmentary note discusses concern for children and asks readers to write and inquire about their well being amid unclear references to physical derangement and care.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Several women from Missouri Pennsylvania West Virginia Florida report benefits before and during pregnancy. Testimonials claim the remedy builds health, supports the system, and helps ensure safe births with phrases like wonderful medicine for expectant mothers and owed my life to it.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A. M. Myers
Gordonville, Mo
Mose Blakeley
Imperial, Pa
Wren Titus
Winter Haven
Florida
Rhodes and the Kimberley Cannon During Boer War
During the Boer war Rhodes was confined in Kimberley as Boers shelled the town with 300 shells killing 12. He built a cannon in his works that fired homemade shells stamped with his name. Besieging Lady Smith, the Boers fired ten plum pudding shells on Christmas Eve 1899 bearing season’s compliments. two were found and found to be homemade cast in Johannesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Kimberley
C. J. Rhodes
Ladysmith
Johannesburg
Stray Insights and Humorous Maxims From Old Prose
A compact collection of wry observations about work, illness, and social behavior. It notes a husband wandering for work, a wife tending a sick partner, a surgeon with insider knowledge, and a sly tip on self-flattery. The tone echoes mid century humor and quotidien wisdom.
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Grand Traverse Bay
Kalamazoo
Beekeepers OF
Associated Builders’ Exchanges of
W. F. Wise Loger
Muskegon
Charles Bryan
David Little
A. J. Nichols
A. H. Shank
Grand Rapids
William Buck
A. H. Vandenberg
C. S. Wilcox
Charles A. Bowen
W. F. Wiselogel
George C. Schroeder
Muske
Federation
Helme
Pes AM Myers
E. M. Doerr
R. R
Conshohocken, Pa
E. W. Sanders
Rowlesburg, W. Va
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