The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 35

PAGt THIRTY-FIVE PORT HURON TIMES HERALD, Thursday, December 14, 1961 600 Prize Animals Sold In Junior Livestock Show Elm View Holstein Herd By JOHN H. HELLER (County 4-H Club Agent) More than 600 prize animals were sold to climax the three-day seph Miller III, Schram Pioneers Club; Tim Clarke. West Greenwood Club, and Glenn Winn and John Zydral, both of the Columbus 4-H Club, all showing steers. Prices on the steers ranged i pro-t and days. Detroit Junior Livestock Show.

Cathy Dawson, Litchfield, got $1 per pound for her champion steer; Philip Schmiege, Chesaning, re irom a- cents to Zl cents a ceived $1.60 per pound for pound. champion market lamb, and Gene i meetings this week. The St. Clair-! iHt jktu.u high award was Macomb Testing Association had won by a cow in the Harold Peters its annual dinner at the Columbus nea'! Emmett; She 73o pounds butterfat and Congregatmnal Church President ds of mjIk jn 305 days Girbach of Saline received 65 Michael and Thomas Lingvai, of cents per pound for his champion the St. Cfair-Marine City.

4-H Club market barrow. business meeting. New officers ,2 and directors were elected. John! showed and sold swine. John Radford, 4-H Beef Leader, said the club members made a good showing at the junior live- H.

Heller. 4-H Club aeent. showed Sixteen 4-H members from St. Clair County participated in the show and sale. THEY ARE Gordon Radford, Each winner received a trophy to keep and their names and records were engraved on a traveling trophy.

These records are for herds on DIM. A. testing. There are some slides of his IFYE trip to Greece. 2 The hitih herd in the St.

Clair-! stock show. He said those Dlanninn 4jy i Macomb Testing Association is C1 VJH llio Flm Vion- Farm nf 1" Hnl. mumrn averaging 12.106 pounds sTy th.it havi nichpr records. Charlene Radfoid Donald Mcln- to participate in next year show tyre. Mary Lee Mclntyre, Robert! Lkwood, Karen Suhuld make Plans to Purchase McNaughton, Stewart Glenn, Dale their within the next Parraghi and David Robertson, all moIlth- of the North Street 4-H Club; Jo-' For those of you looking for 'steers, there will be a sale Satur rjv miiK and 4to pounds ouitenat.

Joe V1 McLean is the herdsman and man- Th's -vear the0re were u34t herds nf ihi. farm numbering 1.178 cows that ccfi- f0. i nleted the testine vear. This is an mis iropny was awaraea roinny of the New Haven elevator and 'car- pmductin averaged the Ralston Purina Company. The 9'W8 pounds per cow.

Rise In Costs high cow was in the same herd uith fiW nnnnHs hilttprfat nnd IN MICHIGAN there were 1,831 day Dec. 16i at the Ashley-Ithica Beef Club, Ithica, Mich. The sale will start at 1 p.m. with 110 head Angus, Herefords and Shorthorns. THE 4-H tractor leaders train-in? clinic was well attended with three clubs participating in the "rofram.

vl Seen In 18.838 pounds of milk. This trophy lurds fil 872 C0JWS uas awarded by Mr. Shanahan. tcst- cows averaged 11.101 manager of the Columbus eleva- of 419 Pounds of tor butterfat. State And Federal 5 i THE SOUTH Association had its dinner and annual meeting at St.

Those attending were: William Men Review Outlook I he terd cost per nw pounds of milk for St. Clair County was $1.65. The cows averaged pounds of grain each. Fahs, St. Clair-Marine Citv 4-H John's Lutheran Church.

Cauac. President Irv McLaren conducted the meeting including election of new officers and directors. LANSING (APi-An increase in clul: Mr- and M'S- Arthur Man-farm operating costs next vear l'hef er; Lucky Leaf C.lub' and Michael Sopha. Avoca. probably will offset an antiopat-, These wjl, bp resp()n.

uu fjd'u in uiiuieis Kiusa income. slbIe to promote tne 4-H tractor D.H.I. A. records are an excellent tool for studying the performance of your herd. Know which cows make you money anfl how much.

Know which heifers to raise by knowing the production of the Following dinner. Dr. Charles Beer, of Michigan Stale University, spoke on property rights as they apply during condemnation STOPOVER POINT ON FLIGHT SOUTH A RESTING AND "REFUELING" stop for wild geese flying south is provided by the George Opp farm in Rock Port, Mo. Opp and fellow farmers provide about $1,500 worth of grain daily for the visiting birds. About 150,000 geese have stopped at the Opp farm so far this season.

Here some of the guests flock around and on a lake on the farm. dams. Know which cows need additional grain. Records are essen- the State and Federal Agriculture program in their respective clubs, Departments said today. las well as assist with the county Farmers probably can expect program.

higher cash receipts and a mod- erate increase in government pay-! MAY OF YOU are aware, ments, the two departments Michigan State University Production expenses, however, I scholarship program has been also are expected to rise slightly under review by the University "These expectations," the agri-j administration. The Port Huron Times Herald tial for makinR decisions. nrp awarded annuallv to nffK'e or any of the testers if you are interested in the hiL'licst herd and cows on County D.H.I. A. testing programs, testing TIip hii'li lii'i-d tnmhv went to 250 Attend cultural experts said, Assume experts said, i herd life of a years.

If her Thomas Donahue, Gomlells. His AVERAGE aaA cow is about 3.5 Family Night Sanilac Boys Rank High In 4-H Judging ife could be increased to IHIU ill it iiiniviiu uiiiwfl'u noiimfo lniltnrfnl anrl 14 4fi7 nnnnrts milking 5.5 years one-tenth fewer replace- of milk in 305 davs. In general, the program has been revised to coincide more closely ith the general scholarship policies and procedures of the University and yet give special consideration to the interests and circumstances of 4-11 applicants. To go with this change, all 4-H would be needed. This present farm programs and price supports and average growing conditions, an expansion in the demand for farm products and no major changes in the international situation." Because the average price support for 1962 has been set at $2 per bushel, compared with $1.79 Tim Viiuli rnw trnnhv uas award- mentS ed to Russell and Hiram Stover.

be 1ua1 ,0 increasing nut- put by 10 per cent. The Michigan 4-H dairy cattle judging team placed fourth among 17 teams competing in the judging contest recently at the Interna- this year, farmers will be paid members interested in a scholar 4-H Meeting By MARGIE MARKLE (Club Reporter) More than 250 persons attended the annual family night held Dec. 2 at the Ward-Cottrell High School in Marine City. Mrs. Lawrence Summerville installed officers for the coming year.

Old officers were presented tional Dairy Show in Chicago. If the ford, space, and labor is fixed, longer productive life would permit a larger proportion of milkers. On a 20-cow herd, this would improve net income by $1,000. Cow life can be lengthened by improving herd health. Controlling mastitis, breeding troubles, and other common ailments would be Farm News Ronald Bauman, 16, Brown City, was seventh high individual in the more for wheat next year, the ship at Michigan State University departments said.

should submit their application If the current support of $1.20 directly to the office of admissions per bushel for corn is continued and scholarships by Jan. 15. This for the 1962 crop, average corn js a change from previous years, prices are expected to go up be- so can the co-operative extension cause of the $1.06 support price office at once for an application in effect during part of this year, blank and a chance for a Michigan Slightly lower prices are indi- state University scholarship. cated for eggs and hogs, the re-; suit of heavier marketing antici-j a pated in the case of hogs. AmOIIQ I OD contestants.

He was lirst nvj." Shirley Molesworlh, 17, also of the biggest places for improve in Ayrshire, and I ment. Each herd's prohlems might pins for their service. Pledges to the American and club Flags were led by James and Gerald DeSnyder. Charlotte Mar- kel presented a clock to be used in the China Township Her A Brown City, was seventh in judg- Swiss; seconc 4 ing Holsteins. The team placed first in Milki Iking Shorthorn class.

be slightly different. Vjn fourth. I Leo Dorr, Lapeer County dairy Prices for cattle and chickens The biggest improvement can he made by tackling the biggest problem that a herd has. The team also placed lourth in 'extension agent, was coacn oi me Guernsey judging; third in Brown 'team. Producers are expected to be unchanged while turkey prices may increase late in the year, the departments The U.S.

Department of Com HORIZONTAL SILO Old-time method of storing ensilage still is used on the Orville Fisher farm near Baldwin, Kan. It's known as a "trench silo," storing winter livestock feed in an open pit. Here, Felix Thummel packs ensilage into "silo," directly in front of tractor. Only a thin top layer is affected by winter weather; the rest below keeps well. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniMniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii1 said.

bert Distelrath accepted it on be-1 half of the China township board. NEW MEMBERS were initiated i and members were presented pins I for years in 4-H work. j- merce said today four Michigan counties ranked among the top are expected to be larger than this year. counties in the nation in A seven-million ton drop is ex-( sugar beet production in 1959. pected in the supply of feed grains Tuscola county ranked thir-and other concentrates, the first tcenth with a harvest of 314,486 decline since 1952.

The output in tons, Saginaw county was six-1960-61 was 259 million tons. jteenth with a harvest of 236,989 Through participation in the feed tons, Huron county was nine-grain programs, farmers in Mich-jteenth with a harvest of 226,702 igan reduced feed grains acreage! tons and Sanilac county was 16 per cent this year, with most of i sixty-fifth with a harvest of the cutback in corn and sorghum. tons. roll medals as follows: Clothing, jMcCalla; handicraft, Michael Bay Carol Weber; swine, Marilyn Mc-'and Larry Summerville; automo- Calla; junior leadership, Joseph tive, Dennis Fordt, Bernard Oster- Stubbs; tractor, automotive and land and Marvin Osterland, and achievement, James McCalla; for-safety, Edward Weber. estry, Timothy Rhodeman and Mi- A special award to the baseball chael Bay; safety, Diane and Den-leader, Albeit Burroughs, was ZZ nis Peters; crops, Terry Miller presented by past president Gary and Joseph Markel; achievement, LaVigne.

ZZ Janet trumble. 1 Following the program, refresh-' ZZ Clothing, Kathleen Prange; ments were served in the school: Jflr.Hollj-Derry says Charlotte Markel and Larry Summerville presented them to first year members; Sue Burroughs and Donald McCalla presented them to second year members; Mrs. Mel-via Summerville and Albert McCalla to third year members; and Mrs. Edwin Distelrath and Mrs. George Stephenson presented them to four through ten-year members.

Ihealth, Marilyn McCalla and Di- cafeteria by mothers of club mem- i ZZ ane Sadlowski; home economics bers. Mrs. Charles Markel and John H. Heller, St. Clair County land foods, Diane Sadlowski; agri-Mrs.

Wesley Prange were in ZZ. 4-H agent, presented County honor! culture, Terry Miller and James charge. i OF THE 54 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN THE 48 CONTINENTAL STATES: AO READ AT LEAST 0NE NEWSPAPER oO-o ON AN AVERAGE WEEKDAY; "Any way you look at it a Christmas Savings at Citizens Federal is best" 80.4 READ AT LEAST ONE PAPER EACH DAY: READ ONE OR MORE 6 PAPERS ON A PASS-ALONG BASIS. Be sure to open your Dividend Earning Christmas Savings here right away (In person or by mail) WPJ5L QORjuttL FOUR OUT OF FIVE "I ADULTS READ A NEWSPAPER ON ANY GIVEN WEEKDAY. (TOTAL READINGS: 125.5 MILLION ADULTS; 12.75 MILLION TEEN-AGERS.) CITIZENS FEDERAL SAVINGS OF READERS CLIPPED AN ITEM OTHER THAN ADVERTISING IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS; STILL HAVE THE CLIPPING; SENT CLIPPING TO SOMEONE ELSE.

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