Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 21, 1937
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JUST A SPECIMEN: Many strange and wonderful things happened on the Darwin Downer farm, near Chelsea, last week and the view above is just a sample - just a smidgin, as the boys say - of what went on. Mr. Downer is shown holding one set of the six sets of lamb triplets which were born during the tremendous re-storking of his sheep herd. Six sets of lamb triplets are a lot of potential chops, but they only constituted only the first paragraph of the story. There were also 102 sets of twins. Mrs. Dionne, the thing seems to be catching.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 25, 1936
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FATTENING FOR MARKET: George Henning, Salem, is one of many Washtenaw county farmers who are feeding cattle for market. Above is shown his 116 Herefords and shorthorns.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 25, 1936
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INTRODUCING - THE ALL-'ROUND 4-H CHAMPION, HER SISTER AND BROTHER: Above are shown Margaret Henning, right, newly crowned 4-H champion of Washtenaw county, her brother Robert, and sister, Clara. They live near Salem on their father's 280-acre farm. Margaret has completed, with remarkable success, a half dozen 4-H projects and at the banquet given Washtenaw county members in the Michigan Union Monday night by the Kiwanis club she was acclaimed the All-'Round 4-H champion of the county.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 18, 1936
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'ON YOUR TEETH, GET SET - BITE" - And the pie-eating contest of the Superior 4-H farmers' club, held at the home of Robert Steeb, Geddes Rd., last Friday night was under way. Above are shown the contestants, waiting and ready for the word to bite. Standing in the front row are, left to right, Arthur Vandenbosch, Dean Vandenbosch, William Carver, Donald Gill and Wayne Alber. Standing in the rear are Elsie Steeb, Jill Smith, Leona Parker and Junior McKim. Grouped between the front rows are John Smith, Elwood Parker, president of the club, Howard L. Spedding of the Kiwanis club, Wayne Spike, Wallace Vandenbosch, Sebert Hughes, William Leslie, Lucy Steeb, John Carver, Jesse Hewens and Robert Wardle.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 19, 1938

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 18, 1936
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SMOKE HOUSE 102 YEARS OLD: The smoke house shown above was built in 1834 by Jacob Aprill on a farm which he took over from the government at that time. The present house was also built by the grandfather of the present owner, George Aprill, 80 years ago. The 329-acre farm lies along the Scio Church Rd.