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Beaver Island beef-cattle raising begins, 1960

Also 1960 island beef-cattle project

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TypeEvent
Date1960-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-05
Kind
Business
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In May 1960, Don Wielke, Perry Crawford, Bud McDonough, and Lawrence McDonough were reported to be beginning a beef-cattle operation on Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

The notice records an early project, not a completed farm or production census. It does not give herd size, property, breed, or later outcome.

Open questions

  • Which agricultural, property, or business records document the cattle project and its duration?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Don Wielke and Perry Crawford of the Pontiac area together with Bud and Lawrence McDonough beginning to raise beef cattle on Beaver Island. It does not give herd size, property, breed, financing, or later production.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island beef-cattle raising begins, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beef-cattle-raising-begins-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Steaks and Hamburgers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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