MICHIGAN FARM BUREXUNEWS F . B. Members In "Make Farming A Counties Bead Business—As Well 62 The NEWS. As An Occupation." PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP I - - . . . THIRD YEAR, VOL. Ill, No. 19 SEPTEMBER 11, 1925 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY What'sDoing NEW ZONE FREIGHT U. P. AGRICULTURAL MICHIGAN'S VOLUNTEER CONTINUOUS LIVING EXAMPLE OF THESE 2 VOLUNTEER VALUE OF BOYS' & TEAM WORKERS SET The Member's Duty RATES WENT INTO GIRLS' CLUB WORK FREIGHT RATES ARE ENVIABLE RECORD MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN GOES DOWN Machine or Organization? What Coolidge Says EFFECT SEPT. 10 George Fingleton Gives Three Good Reasons Why It Should SCORED BY BUREAU t$igne«l 35 Men out of 37 Visited IN HISTORY AS SUCCESSFUL EFFORT in Two Days In Flint Twp., The most significant result of the Final Chapter is Written in Be Encouraged Mich. State Farm Bureau M e n Genesee County Farm Bureau's great volunteer mem- bership campaign was not the large 4-Year Fight for More Hastings, Sept. 10.—In the vari- Present Strong Case Large New Membership Signed in I I Counties; Helow are Mr. Truman Ainsworth number of former members who joined on the new continuous con- Favorable Rates ous township meetings held in Bar- ry County during the Farm Bureau A t Hearing (seated at the left) and Supervisor Members Know More About Their Bureau tract basie. Neither was it the grati- Membership campaign, Boys' and Clement Boomer (standing at the And Are More Loyal Than Ever; fying number of farmers who had Girls' Club work was also given a . Chicago, Sept. 8.—A strong case right) who as a two-man team sign- never previously been Farm Bureau NEW RATES CONFUSING voice. George Fingleton, 15-year- for more favorable freight rates on ed 35 men out of 37 prospects in Canvass to be Completed * members, who signed up during the old club boy of Hastings Township, farm products in the Upper Penin- past few weeks. Many Overcharges May be sula of Michigan was made at a hear- The greatest results of the cam- Made, so Have Freight ing held here today. Oral and written • Tuesday, April 14, 1925, will go down in Farm Bureau paign are not counted in terms of testimony for Michigan farmers was • * history as o n e of the important dates in the make-up of the the large and influential member- Bills Audited presented by A. P. Mills, traffic man- • g&V am - mittee. These Committees are be- grams for community betterment renewed in most of these counties. and" rural progress. ence which he denominates society, ing arranged by the various County Teamworkers want to finish the Job. In this day and generation when and-to hold that in some way respon- Farm Bureau boards. The Member- There is every indication that before ship Committee will consist of coun- the campaign is finished there will so much emphasis is being placed on centralization, we need to get back to fundamentals and realize that the sible for the sufficiency of his sup- port and the morality of his actions. The local political units likewise Bradfute Congratulates Teamworkers, ty chairman, and a committee for each township consisting of a chair- be from 5,000 to 6,000 new members in these 11 counties. real source of strength of our organ- ization is not at Lansing, nor at Chicago, nor at Washington, but out look to the states and the states look to the nation, and the nations are beginning to look to some vague Heartily Approves Volunteer Campaign man and at least two other members. These committees will be closely in touch with the County Farm Bureau The oficials of the American Farm Bureau Federation have watched the Michigan campaign with great in- ** . ___,.!_ campaign at our membership „„™r,a* — fits to M i c h i g a n f a r m e r s . T h e n e w p r o g r a m of t h e poultrymeu Use of Child Nutrition F a c t s I Campbell give a s i m i l a r t a l k on n u t r i t i o n a n d one y o u n g m o t h e r lis STIRS ENTHUSIASM is a l o n g t h e s a m e l i n e , s i n c e t h e e g g o r t h e c h i c k m a y w e l l b e tened to t h e s t i r r i n g a p p e a l for cor- Will Prevent Bowlegs, Workers Turn 'Victory Rally' E n t e r e d a t t h e post office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., a s second class r e g a r d e d a s t h e s e e d from w h i c h t h e m a t u r e p o u l t r y c r o p is p r o - Flat Feet, Etc. rect feeding a n d h e a r d of t h e d a n g e r m a t t e r . A c c e p t a n c e for m a i l i n g a t special r a t e of p o s t a g e provided of bowlegs a n d flat feet a n d im- Into Experience Meeting; l o r In Sec. 1 1 0 3 , A c t of Oct. 3 , 1 9 1 7 , a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 12, 1 9 2 3 . duced. The F a r m B u r e a u e x t e n d s its h e a r t i e s t best wishes to t h e p a i r e d digestion a n d m a n y o t h e r _ commercial poultrymeu in t h e i r n e w a n d . s t a t e s m a n l i k e venture By M R S . E D I T H M. WAGAR a v o i d a b l e defects, yet w h e n t h e pot- Plan Follow-Up Subscription" Price's0c Per Year,^included^n~dueT~oT~Fa7m C h a i r m a n F a r m B u r e a u H o m e a n d luck d i n n e r was served s h e ignored Bureau Members. to stabilise and improve the poultry industry in Michigan. Community Work t h e w h o l e story a n d fed h e r 13 E. E. UNOREN Editor E d u c a t i o n really does one no ap- month's old baby e v e r y t h i n g from MANY SPliNWD REPORTS FEDERAL TREASURY DEP'T FIGURES SHOW WHY parent good, unless we apply b a k e d b e a n s to mince pie i n t e r m i t - • M POWELL Associate Editor WAYNE DOESN'T WANT A STATE INCOME TAX It to o u r lives. To be s u r e t h e r e can t e n t l y w a s h e d down with all t h e cof- Urge 3 Committees for Each be m o r e or less satisfaction in the fee it d e m a n d e d , all b e c a u s e " h e The United States Treasury Dep't has recently released its fact t h a t we have s t o r e d w i t h i n o u r •liked it a n d I c a n ' t k e e p it from Township; Request More MICHIGAN $TAfgfAm flUPEAU summarized findings r e g a r d i n g the federal income taxes paid by i b r a i n s k n o w l e d g e c o n c e r n i n g affairs h i m . " F. B. Meetings of t h e t i m e s , yet t h i s k n o w l e d g e does Michigan c i t i z e n s in 102:5. An outstanding f e a t u r e of t h i s r e - " W e All Know How t o C o o k " OFFICERS not benefit the individual as it s h o u l d T h a t t h e F a r m B u r e a u in Kala- p o r t is i t s r e v e l a t i o n of t h e f a c t t h a t m o r e t t j a n h a l f t h e federal u n l e s s it is used to up-lift a n d en- L a t e r w h e n a vote was t a k e n on M. L. NOON, Jackson President mazoo county is g e t t i n g far m o r e out If. B. McPHEUSON, Lowell Vice-President income tax r e t u r n s paid b y .Michigan citizens t h a t y e a r came r i c h its possessor who in t u r n pass- w h e t h e r t h e women t h e r e p r e f e r r e d of its v o l u n t e e r m e m b e r s h i p cam- es it on by application a n d e x a m p l e n u t r i t i o n to o t h e r projects for s t u d y , paign t h a n merely a s u b s t a n t i a l in- Dlrcctors-at-Large from Detroit. she voted a g a i n s t n u t r i t i o n wliisper- to o t h e r s less f o r t u n a t e . crease in m e m b e r s h i p t o t a l s was re- M. B. IfcPHBRSON Lowell D e t r o i t ' s p e r c e n t a g e of t h e t o t a l M i c h i g a n r e t u r n s w a s h i g h e r i n g to h e r n e i g h b o r at t h e t i m e t h a t I t h o u g h t of this vealed a t t h e Victory R a l l y a n d Fol- MRS. EDITH M. WAQAR Carleton B a d A x o f o r t h e y e a r 19211 t h a n it had ever been before. There were t h e o t h e r day as I " w e d o n ' t need it, we all k n o w how low-up m e e t i n g held a t t h e K a l a m a - E A R I . c. M C C A R T Y .• 350,072 i n c o m e t a x r e t u r n s filed with the federal government listened to M r s . to c o o k . " She h a d a little helpless zoo B a p t i s t c h u r c h , A u g u s t 20th. It VEROLI > K. GOKM ELY Newberry Louise C a m p b e l l de- babe d e p e n d i n g upon h e r to give it was evident t h a t t h e s p i r i t a n d vis- J. G. BOYLK Buchanan f r o m M i c h i g a n f o r t h e y e a r , a n d of t h e s e 1 8 8 , 9 7 7 , o r 58 p e r c e n t , livering to a most the r i g h t k i n d of a s t a r t in t h e world ion of t h e c a m p a i g n w h i c h a t first W. W. BILLINGS DavlBon came from Detroit. F o r the preceding y e a r the r e t u r n s for the i n t e r e s t e d g r o u p of a n d it w a s t h e most w o r t h w h i l e , h a d been limited to a few men, had Commodity Directors s t a t e t o t a l l e d 2 6 7 , 9 5 3 , a n d D e t r o i t s e n t i n 1 2 7 , 7 8 0 o r 47 p e r c e n t farm w o m e n , a lec- s a c r e d d u t y t h a t could ever fall upon s p r e a d to the e n t i r e force of cam- FRED SMITH, Elk Rapids Michigan Potato Growers Exchange t u r e on Child Care. her, yet she was a d e l i b e r a t e slacker paign w o r k e r s . M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association of t h e m . She h a d l e a r n e d so far a s m o t h e r d u t y was concerned. " O u r t o w n s h i p is sold 100 per J. II.'o'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange W e o u g h t not to be too s e v e r e w i t h Last year when the State Board of Equalization increased h e r lesson so well cent on t h e F a r m B u r e a u , " r e p o r t e d «ck f " O u r b u s i n e s s is t h e g r e a t e s t in- a m e m b e r s h i p in t h e F a r m B u r e a u . I r o u t e s , " and yet between 76 a n d 86 reau, H. B. G a g n o n ; Meyer Twp. Prevented freight raise on live stock The F e d e r a t e d Seed Service, u n d e r d u s t r y in A m e r i c a . It is composed of hope you realize t h a t p r o s p e r i t y can- per cent of the R. F. t>. c a r r i e r s use Farm Bureau, M. L. W h i t e ; Spaul- and feed. whose a u s p i c e s t h e trip was t a k e n , is A single s t a t e m e n t c o n c e r n i n g the ding Twp. F a r m B u r e a u , D. H. Wag- F a r m e r s ' tariff protects on stuff six a n d a half milrlon farm u n i t s , n o t be c i r c u m s c r i b e d by city l i m i t s automobiles. more convinced t h a n ever t h a t it is new postal r a t e s p r e s e n t e d recently goner; Holmes T w p . F a r m B u r e a u , foreign grown, t w e n t y - t w o million a d u l t f a r m peo- a n d t h a t as a m a t t e r of fact city a n d T h e F a r m Bureau \ i a s also sug- Many dollars been saved on our wool <>n t h e r i g h t t r a c k with its p r o g r a m to tin; J o i n t Congressional Postal J. A. B u r k l u n d ; Faithorn Twp. ple, a n d .twenty million boys a n d c o u n t r y a r e both one c o m m u n i t y . ile economies t h r o u g h Farm Bureau, P a t H a y e s ; L a k e Twp. market alone. of g e t t i n g t h e f a r m e r s to d e m a n d C o m m i t t e e in W a s h i n g t o n will r e p - girls who are virtually apprentice Many i n d i v i d u a l b u s i n e s s m e n al- the elimination of some of the de- seed of k n o w n origin a n d to k e e p o u t resent the concensus Of opinion of Farm Bureau, W a l t e r Wieznowski; J u s t in shipping your stock y o u ' d be of this c o u n t r y alfalfa a n d clover seed, f a r m e r s . The t o t a l f a r m i n v e s t m e n t so .took m e m b e r s h i p s in the F a r m t h e A m e r i c a n t a n n e r s . This was the liveries in the city, some municipal- Menominee M a r k e t i n g Ass'n, J . G. surprised if you knew is sixty billion d o l l a r s . B u r e a u — i n c l u d i n g t h e s e c r e t a r y of ities having as high as seven deliv which h a s been proved to be n o n - decision r e a c h e d by the Board of Di- Mullen. » The high priced commission men " A g r i c u l t u r e is also t h e most s t a - this o r g a n i z a t i o n . r e c t o r s of t h e American F a r m I'.u- in the business section a n d five we've put an end to. a d a p t a b l e to o u r conditions. R e p o r t s ble a n d p e r m a n e n t of all A m e r i c a n Very cordially, Officers elected for the ensuing were c u r r e n t in t h e N o r t h w e s t t h a t r e a u F e d e r a t i o n in session in Chi- deliveries in the mixed business and year a r e : President, F r a n k Erick- They cuss the F a r m B u r e a u a n d t h e industries, and represents the great- C H A M B E R O F COMMERCE, residence sections. For the purpose men who belong. d e a l e r s a l r e a d y were p l a n n i n g to cago. est per capita a n d t o t a l financial i n - T. M. S a w y e r , Sec'y. of proper bookkeeping at least, t h e son, Stephenson; Vice-Pres., J Sincerely they're hoping we will nev- ship Arizona seed into t h e N o r t h a n d v e s t m e n t . It is a, w h o l e s o m e t h i n g It was felt t h a t a single s t a t e m e n t if.OIHMioo paid from the V. S. T r e a s - Burklund, Daggett; Treas., D er grow strong. mix it w i t h the good virile seed of for us to c o m p a r e o u r i n d u s t r y w i t h reflecting t h e n a t i o n a l point of view ury to the Post Of fire D e p a r t m e n t Waggoner, P o w e r s ; Sec'y., J They are used to large profits, lots Utah a n d I d a h o which m e a n s , of o t h e r b u s i n e s s e s , for u n l e s s we do Thompson Lady Offers would be more effective than forty- for carrying franked . and e i g h t state* briefs. However. the m a t t e r should be charged up against penalty Mullen, Wallace. The new board of d i r e c t o r s of them, too. course, t h a t t h e seed which t h e corn Mr. F a r m e r , they're w a t c h i n g to see belt and e a s t e r n s t a t e s will sow will so we m a y u n d e r - e s t i m a t e p o r t a n c e a n d its a d v a n t a g e s . its i m I t is 40 A. Farm For $1,000 S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u s , w h e r e conven- those who use it, such as the v a r i o u s composed of the following m e n : One w h a t you do. be j u s t t h a t m u c h less p o t e n t a n d easy for us to t h i n k t h a t s o m e o n e ient, will m e e t w i t h t h e postal com- d e p a r t m e n t s and members of con- year t e r m : D. II. Waggoner, R. A. virile. T h e Arizona seed, a l t h o u g h Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , Can't you see the great need, d o n ' t else h a s less d i s c o u r a g e m e n t s a n d L a n s i n g , Michigan m i t t e e which is s c h e d u l e d to hold Aldrich. Two y e a r term: Frank you yet care a r a p a d a p t e d to t h e South, is n e a r l y if an e a s i e r t i m e with m o r e privileges D e a r S i r s : N f u r t h e r h e a r i n g s in v a r i o u s p a r t s of Erickson, J. A. B u r k l u n d , M. L. If speculators and taxes wipe u s all not fully as u n a d a p t e d to o u r corn a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a n do we. the c o u n t r y and will present local White. Three y e a r term: P a t Hayes, off the map? belt a n d e a s t e r n s t a t e s a s t h e w o r t h - I h a v e one of t h e best 40-acre " I a m w o n d e r i n g if o u r a t t i t u d e f a r m s h e r e for sale, as I cannot work t e s t i m o n y in s u p p o r t of t h e n a t i o n a l brief. Points To Ways For Pat. Leaveck, J. G. Mullen. Delegates to S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u We don't ask a big profit, or m o r e less stuff t h a t we a r e i m p o r t i n g by than our s h a r e , the millions of p o u n d s a n n u a l l y from t o w a r d t h e g r o w t h of cities h a s been totally sound or c o m m e n d a b l e . it a l o n e . I a m an I h u s b a n d h a s not been able to do any old lady a n d my The A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d - Post Office Economy annual meeting, J . A. B u r k l u n d . Al- Just producer a n d c u s t o m e r , both Italy, A r g e n t i n e and o t h e r s o u t h e r n eration a :<>re t h e c o m m i t t e e be treated fair. h a v e little p a t i e n c e w i t h t h o s e d e m a - w o r k for over t h r e e y e a r s a n d I have In a recent editorial release sent ternates, F r a n k Erickson, H. B Think if carefully over for It's all up countries. If the g r o w e r s of t h e been t r y i n g to do t h e work, b u t I in W a s h i n g t o n t h a t t h e r e is a m p l e Gagnon. N o r t h w e s t c o n t i n u e to p e r m i t this gogs w h o would lay all t h e ills of to you, am not able to do so any m o r e a n d I room in the Pbst Office o p e r a t i o n s out by the New York State F a r m practice it is certain t h a t t h e Middle a g r i c u l t u r e to u r b a n d e v e l o p m e n t . I t h i n k it is not r i g h t to let a good iction of the American AVill you help win this b a t t l e , or be for economy and g r a d u a l r e o r g a n i z a - r a t h e r feel t h a t t h e g r o w t h of cities farm r u n wild for t h e w a n t of some is n e c e s s a r y to p r o v i d e m a r k e t s for m a n to w o r k it, for I have got n o tion of the service which would be F a r m Bureau in advocating economy Frank Myers Wants one of t h e few To criticize and h i n d e r , w h e n West a n d the E a s t will h a v e to m a k e it's still m o r e s t r e n u o u s efforts to pro- o u r i n c r e a s i n g p r o d u c t i o n a n d to fur- help h e r e but myself. L a s t y e a r I sufficient to wipe .out t h e Which present figi deficit in tl i to indi- a p p l a u d e d . The New York F a r m Bu- p a r t m e n t was Campaign in Lapeer just for your good? duce t h e i r own seed. Such a n effort, n i s h m a n u f a c t u r i n g c e n t e r s for t h o s e sold s o m e hay, b u t h a v e none thi^ If in farming you are i n t e r e s t e d , re- of course, would be r a t h e r u n e c o n o - rue d u r i n g t h i s I r e a u editorial tsaid: It will be renfembered t h a t Lapeer spond t h e n as you s h o u l d . mic for it is difficult to g r o w seed in t h i n g s which we f o r m e r l y r e g a r d e d y e a r . "When postal employees were County's membership campaign was as l u x u r i e s , but which today we r a n k T h e r e a r e a b o u t 19 or 20 a c r e s year. the East, a n d Utah a n d I d a h o a r e a fighting for a living wage t h e r e was postponed from this summer Our s t r e n g t h is compared to , t h e a s necessities on o u r m o d e r n f a r m s . c l e a r e d , s o m e wood, a four-room P a n e ! l\;sl Hard Hit until bricks in a wall, n a t u r a l seed country. h o u s e a n d 19 fruit t r e e s , good b a r n , The F a r m B u r e a u f u r t h e r held tion,on I expected next spring because of local condi- P r o b l e m s of A d j u s t m e n t Together we've s t r e n g t h , all s e p a r a t e good w a t e r , r o o t cellar, a n d a good deficit. There is a d e f i c i t : but it tions. That t h e r e a r e Lapeer county Met F a r m ISureaus " W h i l e , from t h e point of view of r o a d to t h e farm. T h e farm is located that not. sufficient t i m e h a s ela] would be less by, 0 a year farmers ready to put their shoulders These drives are expensive, but we we fall. a g r i c u l t u r e , t h e g r o w t h of cities h a s within one-half mile of t h e school, to show how much of a deficit there< if the department At t h e dozen or m o r e p o i n t s a t will he n o r just, w h e r e it will occur, ieir post- to t h e wheel next spring is indicated want you to know ' which t h e p a r t y stopped t h e y were u n d o u b t e d l y been a good t h i n g , it c h u r c h a n d post office. of us do. n e v e r t h e l e s s , h a s b r o u g h t to us as If you k n o w of a m a n t h a t w a n t s b u t t h e r e seems a m p h • t h a t by t h e following word r e c e n t l y re- That we need your assistance, we're met by g r o u p s of g r o w e r s , F a r m Bu- ; ood housekeeping is t h e corner- ceived at State F a r m B u r e a u head- anxious to grow. reau r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a n d the local f a r m e r s a whole t r a i n of p r o b l e m s , a nice f a r m I shall be very glad if show t h a t t h e r e w i l l ' b e a s t o n e of thrift. The Hon. Bardwell quart* Remember^ we w a n t ymi a n d extend C h a m b e r of Commerce so t h a t it such as those r e l a t i n g to conditions you will let me k n o w , as I w a n t to falling off in the Parcel Post husi- of Buncombe may be less eager a glad h a n d , — of labor, h o u r s of e m p l o y m e n t , wa- get off the place before the cold a n d probably in the 3rd "I think it was a mistake to delay was possible for them to become fa- w e a t h e r comes. I will let it go for busin- to print his undelivered speech on the membership campaign after so Build a better foundation for the miliar with t h e seed p r o d u c i n g p r o b - ges, etc. W h a t t h e n s h a l l be o u r a t - best " j o b " of this l a n d . $1,000. T h e r e a r e no - debts. We This was predic he A m e r i - evolution if $ 3 1 1 . 1 - must be c h a r g e d much interest h a d been a r o u s e d . In lems a n d prospects of thew t i t u d e t o w a r d t h e cities? Shall we h a v e n o c a t t l e . EDITORS' N O T E — I t seems that can F a r m B u r e a u ion when aim, and paid by a p p r o p r i a - my opinion t h e F a r m B u r e a u is a in a r a t h e r short time, t h u s being e n g e n d e r strife a n d b i t t e r n e s s be- MRS. MARIA BOUCHER, tion, for mailing it to B u n c o m b e very necessary organization and is Mi. Cochrun got so enthusiastic t w e e n t h e u r b a n a n d t h e r u r a l ele- Schoolcraft County. the new ere being w about the F a r m Bureau t h a t he t a l k - able to know morp in' It is not fair to ex- doing good work. I have been a ed it across the table t h r e e tin. ditions u n d e r which half m e n t s of o u r p o p u l a t i o n ? Let us r e - T h o m p s o n Michigan. a n d s t r e n u o u s protest m a d e aj it. 1 l B u r e a u also objected Poat Office D e p a r t m e n t to member since t h e Bureau was or- day. The good lady of the house falfa r>eing m e m b e r t h a t we h a v e much in com- Work for nothing. Abolish the ganized and will continue to support caught the spirit and put her views produced and to advise nv mon. We a r e both interested in An e m p t y s t a n c h i o n gives m o r e to the g e n e r a l i n c r e a s e in' t h e s a l a r - k e e p i n g down t h e cost of p r o d u c t i o n m o n e y a n d less w o r k t h a n comes employees, believing f r a n k i n g privilege and ways may be it a s long as p r o g r a m s s i m i l a r to into the above verses which contain ligently with t h e corn belt a n d a n d in q u a n t i t y a n d q u a l i t y of o u r from f e e d i n g t h e poor cow t h a t w i t h t h e h e a d s of t h e Post Of fie found to -i* all of t h a t those o f ' t h e p a s t a r e carried o u t . " some mighty good Farm B u r e a u ern f ning t h e i r pur- farm products. p a r t m e n t a n d t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n 0,effect for at Kmst Buffalo are prepared to make other difficult separ- FARM BUREAU POULTRY EXCH State College Poultry Department excess of 20,000 eggs each, with a several years, but has not been rigid- 2610 Riopaiie St., Detroit, Mich. ations. We send your seed back right. and the Michigan State Poultry Im- total hatching acpacity of 2,995,000 ly enforced. Our cleaning prices are very reasonable. provement Association of which L. E. eggs. There are about 14,000,000 To avoid this extra charge, ship- Heasley of Grand Rapids is president chicks sold annually in Michigan. It pers should always order what cars Write us. and A. J. Hannah of the College is said that several million of these are actually required for each load- Poultry Dep't is secretary-treasurer, ting these officers in working out the details of the above plan was the following committee: C. P. Mil- chicks die each year from bacillary white diarrhea. Accrediting Michigan flocks and hatcheries will prevent a ing. Experiments show that plants on Buttermilk IG^M^II; Make chlcka grow and hens lay. See your local co-op or Farm Bureae considerable portion of this loss and limed lands withstand the effects of ham.