- 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
- 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
- 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
Cite this article
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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