MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Our Purpose Is You a n d Y o u r t o Build a Prosper- N e i g h b o r s — T h a t Is ous Agriculture The Farm Bureau P U B L I S H E D BY T H E MK7HIGAN F A R M B U R E A U F O R I T S M E M B E R S H I P T H I R D Y E A R , VOL. I l l , No. 21 OCTOBER Hi, 1925 I S S U E D SEMI-MONTHLY BILL EVANS WRITES PRES. NOON WHAT HE HEARD IN CHICAGO MANY MEMBERS TO HEAR PRESIDENT Hillsdale Youngsters Cut Swath At Fair FARM BUREAU MAN HEARS RAILROADS j COOUDGE ADDRESS AMERICAN FARM Hillsdale, Oct. 5.—More t h a n $ 1 , - 8 00 in prize money was won by t h e HELP! HELP! SEEKING RATE BOOST SAY FARMERS - BUR. IN ANNUAL MEETING AT CHICAGO Hillsdale County Boys' & Clubs at Michigan S t a t e F a i r t h i s y e a r which is an increase over t h e Girls' ARE ABUNDANTLY ABLE TO PAY IT a m o u n t won last year. Also, special Farm Bureau Officers Assuring Every Member t r i p s were won as prizes for our boss a n d girls. Western Roads Trying to Dodge Congressional Attending Dec. 7-9 Sessions Seat to Hear One h u n d r e d e i g h t y - t h r e e r i b b o n s Rate Cut Order; Seek Increase Instead; won by the boys a n d girls as p r e - The President; Secretary Jardine, m i u m s h a v e been on display at t h e Bill Understands Rate Slash Order F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k , Hillsdale. l Other Leaders to Be There Eighty-six men, women, boys a n d Better Than Rail Presidents girls a t t e n d e d t h e S t a t e Jfair with the Club exhibit a n d were fed by t h e Chicago, Oct. 1 5.—For the seventh time the organized girls a n d m o t h e r s in a camp furnish- Mr. M. L. Noon, President, agriculture of America will assemble to outline its policies and ed by t h e S t a t e F a i r Association. Michigan State Farm Bureau, develop plans for the expansion of its industry. Lansing, Michigan. H \ The occasion will be the Seventh Annual Meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, which will be held at the MILK PRODUCERS Dear Mike: You know I told you I was going to Chicago early in Sherman Hotel in Chicago, on December 7, 8 and 9. At this meeting some 2,000 delegates, representing CALL 9TH ANNUAL September after a load of feeders the day you were over to my place looking at that prize heifer you think more of than 1,800 county Farm Bureaus and the 45 state. Farm Bureau federations, will assemble to consider agricultural legislation, MEETING OCT. 20 you do of your right eye. When I got there I found that it would be cheaper to taxation, transportation and many other problems affecting wait a few days because feeders were scarcer than profits on America's eighty billion dollar industry—agriculture. Will be Held in Agr'l Hall my books and prices were high because there were enough The importance and significance of this meeting is at- At Michigan State buyers to carry all of the feeders home on their backs that tested to by the acceptance of Calvin Coolidge, President of College was here. So I decided to stay a few days before I bought the United States, of an invitation to attend and address this any. Besides, I wanted to see what was going on, and I gathering. Among other distinguished guests will be W m . HAVE HAD GOOD YEAR thought about that fight which you said would be going on at M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture, who will also address the Edgewater Beach hotel when the government opened its Delegates to Number 390; investigation of Western railroad rates with a view to lower- the Farm Bureau delegates. Convention Hall Seats 4,500 Pres. Hull to Make ing them in accordance with the Hoch-Smith act passed by The sessions of the A. F. B. F. annual meeting will be Address Congress. held in the new ball room of the Sherman hotel. All general P r e p a r a t i o n s a r e being m a d e for a 600 On This Scrap and sectional meetings are planned to be held in the new big business day at t h e ninth a n n u a l So I asked a man how to get to that place. I started twenty-story section which has been lately opened by the m e e t i n g of the Michigan Milk P r o - quite early in the morning and got there the same day because Sherman House. In the ball room, where the general sessions dRoom u c e r s Ass'n, which is to be held in 402, A g r i c u l t u r a l Hall, at t h e I wanted to be in on that fight and also figured if it wasn't a will be held, there are seats for approximately 2,000. Opening Michigan S t a t e College, Tuesday, Oc- This is the way the strategy of the western railroads in asking for private fight I might have a chance too, because I have to pay from it are large lobbies and side rooms which will seat an tober 20, s t a r t f n g a t KT a. m. a five per cent rate increase at the same moment the Government is fare on feeders and it sometimes makes the difference wheth- Delegates from each Milk P r o - asking them why they can't reduce their rates on agricultural additional 2,500. d u c e r s Local will be on the basis of products struck the cartoonist of the American Farm Bureau Federa- er I make profits or not. But when I got to the place where At the time of the annual meeting of the A. F. B. F. t w o delegates tion. the fight was going to be and got by a fellow with a uniform there will be installed enunciators of the very latest type, for the first 50 on who thought maybe 1 thought maybe it was the front door m e m b e r s in which will make the voice of the speaker distinctly audible to of the stockyards and went down to the place where there everyone—not only to the 2,000 in the main ball room but to all others in different adjoining space. each local a n d one a d d i t i o n a l delegate for Certain Interests Insist was about 600 western railroad lawyers and their witnesses, State Public Utilities Commission men, Farm Bureau, Manu- Members Come First Farm Bureau officials, commenting on the arrangements Pres. \ . I*. Hull m a J ° r each a d d i t i o n a l 50 m e m b e r s or fraction Farmer Is Getting Rich facturers' and other shippers' attorneys and others setting around tables and in chairs. I found it wasn't so rough as which are being made for the annual meeting, particularly thereof. This will give the Associa- the fights they have around the stockyards. It was more like tion a b o u t 390 voting delegates a t its emphasize the fact that the first thought would be for the m e e t i n g . T h i s n u m b e r is a l w a y s Farm Bureau members, either delegates or visitors attending swelled c o n s i d e r a b l y by other m e m - EIGHT CO. BUREAUS Pres. Bradfute & E. S. Legge, I. H. C. Chief, Say It's a court, which I am familiar with on account of having been on the jury, but this court didn't have a jury, but had a man the meeting. The Farm Bureau folks will have first choice b e r s w h o come in for t h e m e e t i n g seats and every Farm Bureau member attending is assured by College a g r i c u l t u r a l d e p a r t m e n t s , a n d i n t e r e s t e d friends from t h e S t a t e LINE UP FOR 1926 Propaganda that acted as judge. They told me he was Chairman Aitchi- son of the Interstate Commerce Commission. the officers of the A. F. B. F. that he will have a seat where a n d Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , he can hear and see President Coolidge when he addresses the a n d o t h e r farm o r g a n i z a t i o n s . MEMBERSHIP WORK ized " T h e r e seems to be a well o r g a n - campaign being conducted t h r o u g h o u t the E a s t and Midwest to While they was waiting for some more to come in and park their cigars on a window somewheres on account they Farm Bureau. Much b u s i n e s s h a s been done by convince the n a t i o n t h a t t h e f a r m e r didn't allow any smoking but chewing was all right, I talked t h e Milk P r o d u c e r s d u r i n g t h e p a s t Expect That 30 Counties Will is now in a highly p r o s p e r o u s con- Special Railroad Rates to some of the men there and they told me what it was all year. At t h e l a s t a n n u a l m e e t i n g it Be In Big Volunteer dition," said O. E. Bradfute, p r e s i - about. Arrangements are being made to secure special railroad was e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h i s y e a r t h e dent of the American F a r m B u r e a u rates for all Farm Bureau members attending the convention. Ass'n w o u l d sell a b o u t $18,000,000 Effort F e d e r a t i o n , t h i s week, c o m m e n t i n g You remember last winter when we had so much snow. w o r t h of m i l k for its m e m b e r s . . Arrangements have already been completed which will insure A r e p o r t will be m a d e on t h i s busi- P r o b a b l y 30 Michigan County on newspaper r e p o r t s q u o t i n g vari- I couldn't get my milk to town for three days and I had plenty ous individuals a s to t h e economic Farm Bureau delegates having a newly furnished hotel room ness. It is a n n o u n c e d t h a t the Ass'n F a r m B u r e a u s will join with t h e condition of t h e farmer. of time to read. I read all about the Hoch-Smith resolution with bath at the rate of $2.50 to $3.00 a person. Details of is in a s t r o n g e r financial position S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u early next s u m - " T h e f a r m e r is not yet o u t of t h e which was passed by Congress then and which directed the t h a n it h a s ever been before. m e r in a g i g a n t i c volunteer m e m - these arrangements and instructions for obtaining the best woods," continued Mr. L a s t y e a r it w a s pointed out t h a t b e r s h i p w o r k e r s ' c a m p a i g n similar to " D u r i n g the past t h r e e years he h a s Bradfute. Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate the freight possible service and accomodations will be made public t h e Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s Ass'n t h a t which was conducted by 11 cen- m a d e some considerable i m p r o v e - rates on farm products and livestock and said that those through the columns of the News Letter from week to week. c h a r g e s a b o u t 1.6 c e n t s for the sale tlast r a l Michigan C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u s August. ment. That i m p r o v e m e n t h a s been freight rates should be low enough so that we could ship our of a ten gallon can of milk—less s o m e w h a t spotted. However, in t h e Radio will play an important part in this year's annual t h a n a p o s t a g e s t a m p , and out' of E i g h t C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u s a r e last crop year, which ended J u l y 31 stuff to markets besides Detroit and Lansing and places right convention of the A. F. B. F. It is contemplated to broad- t h a t it n o t only sells t h e milk a t t h e a l r e a d y a t w o r k on t h e i r p a r t ' of t h e of this year, t h e r e was not a s m u c h at our back door so to speak and maybe at the same time get cast all of the outstanding features of each session of the con- best o b t a i n a b l e price, b u t it g u a r a n - job. Many o t h e r s a r e a r r a n g i n g for gain m a d e as in the two y e a r s pre- almost as much out of fruit or potatoes as the railroad got for vention from two or three high-powered broadcasting sta- tees t h e f a r m e r s ' r e t u r n , provides a conferences w i t h t h e S t a t e F a r m Bu- ceding. P r e s e n t indications for t h e hauling it to those markets. This resolution said that it should r e s e r v e fund for p r o t e c t i n g t h e m e m - r e a u O r g a n i z a t i o n d e p ' t so t h a t they next crop year show t h a t t h e r e will tions. The address by President Coolidge will be broadcast b e r s ' financial i n t e r e s t s as far as t h e m a y h a v e a place in t h e big m e m b e r - be the policy to make freight rates so that farm products and from stations covering the entire United States. be little or no progress in t h e farm- o r g a n i z a t i o n is concerned, a n d pays ship m o v e m e n t next s u m m e r . When ers' economic condition. products which are necessary to the country, as coal and ore Arrange Programs all t h e Milk P r o d u c e r s Ass'n ex- t h i s second p h a s e of t h e v o l u n t e e r A c o m m i t t e e is now a t work de- p e n s e , — a l l of which is quite a r e - membership workers campaign has " T h e r e a r e s o m e b r i g h t spots. and such, should have a preference over things like sewing export c o r p o r a t i o n s for a g r i c u l t u r a l been completed, s o m e 40 c o u n t i e s — T h e r e a r e still some p r e t t y black veloping the details of the p r o g r a m . p r o d u c t s , tariff, Muscle Shoals, a n d markable accomplishment. spots. But it is wrong 'to hold up a machines and furniture and radios and automobiles which One of t h e principal items before e v e r y t h i n g s o u t h of a line drawn In a d d i t i o n to g e n e r a l sessions a t a score of m i n o r p r o b l e m s a r e al- from L u d i n g t o n to Bay C i t y — w i l l p i c t u r e ' of a g r i c u l t u r e in a highly don't show up the freight charges like a sore thumb when r e a d y s c h e d u l e d to m a k e life more t h e d e l e g a t e s will be t h e election of which s p e a k e r s a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s of four d i r e c t o r s for a term of t h r e e be organized on a p e r m a n e n t m e m - prosperous condition." they are added to the price, n a t i o n a l note will be h e a r d a n d seen, i n t e r e s t i n g to t h e l e g i s l a t o r s and b e r s h i p b a s i s — m e m b e r s will join to Mr. Ledge's Letter it Hurt to Read m o r e w o r t h while to t h e f a r m e r s . y e a r s each. T h o s e whose t e r m s ex- ,the plan a d o p t e d last year of sec- pire a t t h i s m e e t i n g a r e : Pres. N. P. stay j o i n e d — o n a y e a r to y e a r b a s i l . Along t h i s s a m e line, t h e r e w a s It all seemed plain a n d r e a s o n a b l e S t r u c t u r e Investigation. T h e west- tional g r o u p m e e t i n g s will be a g a i n During the past s u m m e r the Amer- The eight counties a l r e a d y enrolled m a d e public t h i s week a l e t t e r writ- enough to me but at t h i s h e a r i n g I ern r a i l r o a d s s p r u n g a s m a r t legal ican F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n has Hull of L a n s i n g , Sec'y J. C. Near of followed t h i s year. F l a t Rock, J a m e s B r a c k e n b e r r y of in t h e 1926 c a m p a i g n a r e : ten by A l e x a n d e r Legge, p r e s i d e n t of heard a lot of big railroad p r e s i d e n t s trick by m a k i n g a back fire out of a been quietly c o n d u c t i n g a r e f e r e n - Berrien the I n t e r n a t i o n a l H a r v e s t e r Com- and lawyers a n d such say t h a t they petition for a five per cent increase It is p r o b a b l e t h a t four sectional Bad Axe, a n d W. C. McKinney of d u m to a s c e r t a i n t h e f a r m e r s ' exact Huron pany. This l e t t e r was a d d r e s s e d to didn't know w h a t t h e Hoch-Smith in r a t e s , which forces t h e g o v e r n - m e e t i n g s will be held. One covering Davidsburg. wishes r e g a r d i n g t h e v a r i o u s legis- Lftpcor the National I n d u s t r i a l Conference resolution m e a n t and it s e e m e d to be m e n t to investigate t h a t situation. m a r k e t i n g ; one, o r g a n i z a t i o n and The p r o g r a m includes a s h o r t ad- lative m a t t e r s which a r e s c h e d u l e d Livingston Board, which m e t in New y o r k City a kind of disgrace to a d m i t t h a t they The r a i l r o a d s a r e a s k i n g for more h o m e a n d c o m m u n i t y ; one, legisla- dress by P r e s . Hull a n d the r e p o r t s to come before Congress. T h e r e - .Monroe recently. It is i n t e r e s t i n g to k n o w k n e w w h a t a n y part of it m e a n t . So t h a n 3.87 per c e n t r a t e i n c r e a s e on tion a n d t a x a t i o n ; a n d o n e . t r a n s - of t h e S e c r e t a r y a n d the T r e a s u r e r s u l t s of this r e f e r e n d u m have not Ottawa that Mr. Legge, p r e s i d e n t of a g r e a t It m u s t be I am dense or I would t h e v a l u a t i o n which they t h i n k is portation. T h e Association will r e p o r t its pro- been m a d e public a n d probably will Similar business c o r p o r a t i o n , in his a n a l y s i s have seen t h a t Congress d i d n ' t mean right for their p r o p e r t y . T h i s sec- T h e election of officers at t h i s sev- duction a n d sales In its principal n o t be until t h e t i m e of the a n n u a l St. Clair of the s i t u a t i o n , coincides closely w h a t it said. ond investigation, going on a t t h e e n t h a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e A. F . B . m a r k e t s for t h e past two years. Prof. meeting. E v e r y w h e r e F a r m Bureau in e m - with the position held by P r e s i d e n t Along a b o u t the time the r a i l r o a d s same t i m e , is called Revenues in F . will hold a d d e d i n t e r e s t , as t h i s J. T. H o r n e r of t h e S t a t e College However, in discussing some of bers a r e a p p r o v i n g of the plan to do Bradfute. In his letter, Mr. L e g g e found they c o u l d n ' t u n d e r s t a n d this W e s t e r n District. y e a r t h e officers will be elected u n - Economics Dep't will give his experi- der t h e new c o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e F a r m t h e q u e s t i o n s covered in the legisla- ences a n d findings while i n v e s t i g a t - t h e i r own o r g a n i z a t i o n work, along said, in p a r t : Hoch-Smith r e s o l u t i o n , — o r maybe The p a r t of the c o u n t r y which B u r e a u , which p r o v i d e s t h a t the tive q u e s t i o n n a i r e , E. B. Reid, who i n g t h e principal fluid milk m a r k e t s p l a n s t h a t have been proved sound •'It is my notion t h a t a l a r g e per- it was w h e n one of t h e m who was would be affected by t h e h i g h e r r a t e s p r e s i d e n t a n d v i c e - p r e s i d e n t be elect- r e p r e s e n t s t h e A. F . B. F., in W a s h - of the e a s t e r n U n i t e d S t a t e s d u r i n g in a c t u a l F a r m B u r e a u work in centage of o u r b a n k i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s d e n s e like me begun to u n d e r s t a n d is west of Chicago a n d t h e Mississip- ed for a period of*^wo y e a r s instead i n g t o n , D C , t o u c h e d on some of t h e t h e past s u m m e r . Michigan, T h e good r e s u l t s in t h e and many lines of i n d u s t r y a r e very it a n d saw w h a t it m e a n t to the nice pi River but it also includes t h e Up- of one y e a r as h a s been t h e former q u e s t i o n s c o v e r i n g points which At noon t h e e n t i r e d e l e g a t e body campaign last August will mean much disposed to sidestep t h i s q u e s - easy p i c k i n g s t h e y a l w a y s c o u n t e d on per P e n i n s u l a of Michigan, where practice. Not only will t h e presi- w e r e r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e Presi- will t a k e l u n c h t o g e t h e r in t h e new much to t h e w o r k e r s in t h e 1926 tion at the p r e s e n t time a n d n e w s - w h e n t h e crops were h a r v e s t e d in the my b r o t h e r lives. I am going to d e n t a n d vice-president be elected d e n t ' s A g r i c u l t u r a l Commission last Union Memorial building on the campaign. paper w r i t e r s a n d so-called econo- west, t h e w e s t e r n r a i l r o a d s told the write him and tell him to tell farm- for a two-year period, b u t a c e r t a i n s p r i n g . He s a i d : S t a t e College c a m p u s . O t h e r f e a t u r e s mists find a n improved feeling in Interstate Commerce Commission e r s in t h e Upper P e n i n s u l a w h a t t h e of t h e m e e t i n g will be the resolu- certain sections of t h e c o u n t r y a u d p r o p o r t i o n of t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s W a n t P e r s o n a l Reaction tions offered by the delegates a n d Kent County Bureau fill the p a p e r s with b o m b a s t a s to they woud h a v e to h a v e m o r e money or bust because the law said they r a i l r o a d s are trying to do to them.. will be elected for a two-year period " Q u e s t i o n s covering the d e t a i l s of My b r o t h e r has a farm in Gogebic i n s t e a d of for a o n e - y e a r period. t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s as they w e r e s u g g e s t i o n s they may have for t h e T o Hear Butterfield t h e come-back of the f a r m e r , b u t in should g e t a fair r e t u r n a n d t h e com- c o u n t y a n d I know he will welcome coming year. our i n d u s t r y we a r e too close to t h e mission said t h a t 5 a n d % per h i g h e r freight r a t e s like c h o l e r a in e m b o d i e d in bills in t h e last session T h a t a g r i c u l t u r a l legislative p r o b - Grand R a p i d s . Oct. 14. - Dr. actual facts to have any illusions on cent was fair a n d t h a t t h e law was a r e covered in t h i s q u e s t i o n n a i r e to hogs because his freight r a t e s are lems will occupy an i m p o r t a n t por- Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of t h i s subject. fair because t h e commission also t h e f a r m e r s . F o r t h e p u r p o s e . of high e n o u g h already so t h a t he w o r k s tion of t h e a t t e n t i o n of the F a r m CO-OPERATIVE GROWTH Michigan S t a t e College, is to a d d r e s s " T h e ' f a r m situation'is better than m a d e their r a t e s . I wish someone getting their personal reaction in- all w i n t e r in the woods to m a k e Bureau delegates at the annual t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e K e n t it was two y e a r s ago, but n o t h i n g h a s would say t h a t 5 and % per cent s t e a d of t h a t of t h e v a r i o u s agricul- e n o u g h to ship his crops to m a r k e t m e e t i n g is i n s u r e d by the fact t h a t " T h e first f a r m e r s ' co-operative in County F a r m B u r e a u J a n u a r y 14, o r happened looking toward a p e r m a - w a s fair for us f a r m e r s a n d would t u r a l Moses, which d e l i g h t in show- next s u m m e r . C o n g r e s s o p e n s on t h e s a m e day a s this c o u n t r y was organized s h o r t l y 15. nent i m p r o v e m e n t in his condition a r r a n g e o u r prices so t h a t we would ing t h e f a r m e r s t h e b e a u t y of t h e i r An Easy T o u c h t h i s a n n u a l m e e t i n g and t h a t The before t h e Civil w a r . Today t h e r e aside from t h e fact t h a t money r a t e s e a r n t h a t m u c h too. besides paying philosophy, this q u e s t i o n n a i r e is be- T h e first lawyer for t h e r a i l r o a d s P r e s i d e n t ' s m e s s a g e to Congress will a r e over 12,000 f a r m e r s ' co-opera- BOYS WIN 9 3 0 0 a r e easier a n d money is m o r e plenti- for o u r labor a n d seeds a n d fertiliz- ing circulated. In o t h e r w o r d s , we said t h a t they need 11 per cent in- be delivered on one day a n d t h a t t h e tive o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h a m e m b e r - Livingston county Club worker ful, fo that his b u r d e n in c a r r y i n g his er, etc. I see in t h e p a p e r w h e r e a r e t r y i n g to find w h i c h Moses s p o k e crease in r a t e s to m a k e their 5 and P r e s i d e n t will deliver his message ship of a b o u t 2,500,000 f a r m e r s a n d boys won a b o u t $300 in priz« financial obligation is s o m e w h a t r e - t h e a v e r a g e f a r m e r in t h i s c o u n t r y t h r o u g h his beard a n d which one % per cent but t h a t all they would to the F a r m B u r e a u on the next d a y doing an a n n u a l business of a p p r o x i - the Michigan S t a t e F a i r with t h e i r duced and t h e c o n s t a n t i n c r e a s e in m a d e $67 a m o n t h in 1924, so t h e r e t h r o u g h his h a t . " ask for now is 5 per /cent a n d if t h a t or day following. mately $2,500,000,000. W h i l e t h i s Holstein, G u e r n s e y , Black Top, De- population is c o n s u m i n g each year m u s t h a v e been a lot of f a r m e r s who Again, in r e f e r r i n g t o t h e question isn't e n o u g h they would come a g a i n . P r e d i c t s Hectic C o n g n to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r or not f a r m e r s development is r e m a r k a b l e , t h e r e is l a i n e . S h r o p s h i r e a n d fat sheep ex- a l a r g e r p r o p o r t i o n of w h a t we may didn't m a k e a n y t h i n g . Five per cent a d v a n c e was probably It h a s a l r e a d y been predicted t h a t favor legislation w h i c h will r e q u i r e n o t h i n g m y s t e r i o u s a b o u t it. It is hibits. reasonably expect to raise, so that They told me t h a t t h i s Hoch-Smith a b o u t all they could chew bandy t h e coming session of Congress will merely c o m m o n sense applied to t h e t h e r e will be m o r e f r e q u e n t occa- coloring a s t h e condition of e n t r y of T h e r e ' s a r e a s o n for a v e r a g e low a c t i n v e s t i g a t i o n looking f o r w a r d to a n y w a y at t h i s t i m e . T h a t t h e etuff be hectic days for t h o s e r e p r e s e n t - m a r k e t i n g p r o b l e m s of t h e f a r m e r . ' sions when t h e domestic d e m a n d will foreign seeds, Mr. R e i d h a d this to reducing agricultural and other about the farmer needing more ing a g r i c u l t u r a l i n t e r e s t s . T a x a t i o n , — S e c r e t a r y of A g r i c u l t u r e W . M yields of crops, b u t it is not a good t a k e a b o u t all t h e r e is of it. say: freight r a t e s is called t h e Rate otinued on paK* co-operative m a r k e t i n g , g o v e r n m e n t Jardine. reason. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 2; TWO MfCHIGAH FARM BUREAU NEWS F R I D A Y , O C T O B E R 16, 1925 FARMERS LIBERAL GIVERS r- ^ MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS F a n n e r s , far from being " t i g h t - w a d s , " ' are t h e most liberal MOLASSES DOES • v the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- id general offices at State Farm Bureau head- \ of givers. Professor Gillin of the University of Wisconsin has t h e facts to p r o v e this s t a t e m e n t . He d u g t h e m out of the s t a t e The Right Combination MAGICAL THINGS income t a x r e p o r t s . VOL. Ill <>( T O I S E R 1«, 1<>2.~> No. til F a r m e r s have only six p e r cent of the t a x a b l e income of the IN DAIRY RATION c o u n t r y . Yet o u t of t h a t income, t h e y give 16 p e r c e n t to chari- Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided table, religious a n d e d u c a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s . T r a v e l i n g sales- Improves Dairyman's Return for In Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. men, with four p e r cent of the n a t i o n a l income, give a w a y only By Enabling C o w To Subscription Price 50c Per Year, Included in dues of Farm t h r e e p e r c e n t of w h a t they e a r n — a s t a r t l i n g c o n t r a s t . Do Her Best Bureau Members. P r e a c h e r s a n d l a b o r e r s r a n k p r e t t y well with f a r m e r s i n E. E. UNOREN Editor "Molasses—one of the most com- giving. Retired individuals and housekeepers give a w a y seven • . if. r o W K I - I i Associate Editor monplace ingredients in the Michigan percent of their i n c o m e ; lawyers, office employes a n d manufac- Farm Bureau Supply Service's Milk- t u r e r s six percent ; a n d t e a c h e r s a n d o t h e r public employes four maker dairy ration—plays an inter- esting and highly important part in fllCHIOAN S T A TJrAP M flUPEAU p e r cent. the success of the ration," says B, A. Professor (Jillin deserves c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s for compiling Rainey, ass't manager of the Farm OFFICERS these figures. People who have been calling the farmer s t i n g y Bureau Supply Service. M ii President "It starts in by adding p a y a b i l - will have a h a r d time e x p l a i n i n g a w a y these facts, j u s t as those U. B. Mel Vlre-I'resident ity to the ration, and then by its who have been c l a i m i n g t h a t city people are h e a l t h i e r t h a n those chemical properties, hastens and im- Directora-nt-Large living in the c o u n t r y are h a v i n g a h a r d time g e t t i n g a w a y from proves the digestive action of the I MCPHERSON -. Loweii cow, enables her to assimilate her MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton the facts p r o v i n g t h e c o n t r a r y to be t r u e . food better and faster and thereby EARL C. McCARTY Had Axe If folks w a n t to call us names, let'« m a k e 'em prove it. makes quicker returns possible. Newberry "Digestion anfl assimilation of J. O. BOYItB Buchanan —WHEAT GROWER food is based on certain fermenta- W. W. BILLINGS Davison tions and chemical actions that must Commodity Directors take place. Starch is converted into F I N A N C I N G T H E F A R M ON A B U S I N E S S BASIS ffRBD HMITIf, JOlk Rapids Michigan Potato Growers Exchange various kinds of sugar. Here is M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association C h a r l e s E m e r s o n , a N e w Y o r k S t a t e f a r m e r about 54 y e a r s of where the molasses gets in its good 3. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange age, lived in a small a g r i c u l t u r a l c o m m u n i t y t h a t has a l r e a d y work. It is a food that is converted GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsllanti Michigan Elevator Exchange t a k e n a p r i d e in its c o m m u n i t y i n s t i t u t i o n s . The school a n d the very easily and very quickly and con- M. D. BUSKIRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. tains within itself ingredients that c h u r c h a r e especially well t a k e n care of, a n d f a r m e r s in t h a t cause the chemical processes of di- STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION locality t a k e a considerable p r i d e in s u p p o r t i n g c o m m u n i t y move- gestion to proceed at a "more rapid Clark L. Brody Sec'y-Treas.-Manager rate than they normally would. 8. M. Powell Ass't Secretary ments. DEPARTMENT HEADS T h e r e were t h r e e c h i l d r e n in this family, t w o boys a n d a girl, "Molasses also acts as a splendid Purchasing ^ . A. Thomas conditioner, giving the animals a a n d every effort w a s m a d e t o give t h e m a good education, i n sleelr, glossy, well-kept appearance. Seed C. F. Barnum Traffic • • • A- P. Mills schools which w o u l d fit t h e m for c a r r y i n g out a useful lifework. Jn the days of livery and boarding *• J* Jfellner stables, there were plenty of ex- B o t h boys, the older being 22, a n d the y o u n g e r 17, h a v e g r a d u - Publicity K. E. Ungren amples of the good effects of mol- Accounting •"• *"• " u l a t e d from an a g r i c u l t u r a l school, a n d one has been m a r r i e d a n d asses. At one place on Gratiot ave- inge (Detroit) W. O. Steiger lives in a re-built t e n a n t house located on one c o r n e r of t h e f a r m . nue, Detroit, 200 or more horses Organization Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations Affiliated With Michigan State F a r m Bureau A. Bentall Mr. E m e r s o n h a s d e e d e d t h i s home to his son, t o g e t h e r w i t h one a c r e of l a n d . Boys and Girls Appreciate were kept for the winter and were fed mostly molasses and a little hay. They were the sleekest, smoothest Opportunities We Give Them llla Michigan Potato Growers Kxchange ."•.• v;;i'"9?^ ? U p o n t h e r e t u r n of t h e oldest boy from t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l school, lot of horses one could imagine. Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit Michigan Live Stork Kxchange .Hudson n e w ideas w e r e b r o u g h t into o p e r a t i o n of t h e f a r m , a n d n e w "Many herd owners have observed Michigan Elevator Exchange F a r m Bureau Bldg., Lansing * the good effects of the molasses in tools a n d m a c h i n e r y w e r e p u r c h a s e d to t h e e x t e n t of $1600 a n d M r s . W a g a r N o t e s E n t h u s i a s m who lives a humdrum life, each day Milkmaker. There are sound Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges f i n a n c e d b y a n o t e j g i v e n to a local N a t i o n a l B a n k . A d d i t i o n a l like the one flefore it. But much of scientific reasons for its being there, Of O u r School A g e this depends upon support and en- most important of which are its very MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N tillage l a n d w a s p u r c h a s e d , so t h a t t h e a m o u n t of business to N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing Citizens couragement from us older ones and beneficial effects on the cow's diges- H. D. Horton, Pres Kinde be c a r r i e d on this p r o p e r t y w o u l d be l a r g e e n o u g h to k e e p t h e L C. Kamlowske, Vice-Pres John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock of such organizations as our county tion." Washington B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit t w o boys a n d t h e f a t h e r i n t e r e s t e d a n d w i t h a l a r g e enough in- and local Farm Bureau units. No BY MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR one who watched the crowd of club Carl Martin, Sec.-Treas.Coldwater H. W. Norton, Treas Howell come to t a k e care of t w o families. Good blooded stock w a s Chairman Farm Bureau Home and champions and their leaders that L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing M. L. Noon Jackson C. R. Watson" Imlay City p u r c h a s e d , w h i c h i n c u r r e d a f u r t h e r i n d e b t e d n e s s in a d d i t i o n Community Work spent a week of the past summer va- C. S. Benton, Beans W. E.** Phillips Lansing Decatur L. W. Harwood Adrian to t h e small m o r t g a g e "Which w a s being c a r r i e d , t o t a l l i n g $4,000. cation at the State College doing FOR YOU AND ME If anyone doubts the worthwhile- stunts, seeing sights, working togeth- By Me George McCalla Ypsllantl W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids Considerable a t t e n t i o n w a s also given to a c h a n g e in t h e crop- ness of Boys and Girls Club work, er and playing together could help Milton Burkholder Mailette Ray Potts Washington Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven p i n g system on this farm. A good sized field of alfalfa was p u t let them attend their exhibits at the but see the benefit this work is do- A man is often credited with be- M. R. Shlsler Caledonia P. M. Oehmke Sebewaing Dr. W. C. McKinney Davlsburg State Fair or'most any county fair. ing for future farm business and or- ing conservative, when actually he in, a s t a r t w a s m a d e in t h e g r o w i n g of certified seed p o t a t o e s , It will not take ver'y long to convince ganization. P. W. Hazelwood Mt. Pleasant James J. Brakenberry- • • .Bad Axe is only a slow thinkej-. MICH POTATO GROWERS Elmer Powers Clio a n d 500 a p p l e t r e e s of s t a n d a r d varieties w e r e set out, beside a the most skeptical that this work is EXCH. And how we almost- envy those The best we get out of life is not MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. considerable n u m b e r of c h e r r y a n d p l u m t r e e s , a n d some s m a l l not a waste of time. the money we acquire. It is not the Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac E. A. Beamer, Pres Blissfleld r-spent considerable time^ in the that participate in the many differ- acres we own. I. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres., rtovement W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres fruit. These c h a n g e s in o p e r a t i o n will add c o n s i d e r a b l y to t h e new building for club work exhibits ent kinds of demonstrations—from A peaceful mind and a joyous Hawkey, Bec'y Shelby Grand Blanc income of t h e farm, as p r e v i o u s l y t h i s h a s b e e n o p e r a t e d a s a canning peas to culling poultry, from at the recent Ann Arbor fair, and I heart and a conscience that is not P. J. Harger, Treas Efckanwood J. II. O'Mealey, Sec Hudson judging stock to making a bootjack, s t r a i g h t d a i r y farm, w i t h a b o u t 16 h e a d of m i l k i n g g r a d e , short- was greater impressed with the ex- from darning a sock to making a disturbed—those are the things that Geo. Wagar, Sales Mgr Cadillac Alex LIndsey, Treas Decker tent to which this work is going in bed. All learn their jobs from A to J. D. Robinson Levering Edward Dippey Perry horn cattle. put joy into our lives and make us Washtenaw county. The pens of Z and the best part of it is that they glaji we are living. Smith 101k I: Woodruff Hastings I n o r d e r to b r i n g all of these d e b t s i n t o one p l a c e , so t h a t t h i s Ray D. Harper St. Johns sheep, cattle, calves, can tell others how and why they "Doing things, and not alone for E. A. Rasmussen MICHIGAN Sheridan FRUIT GROWERS, INC. Charles Brown Sunfield could be financed o n a l o n g t e r m , easy p a y m e n t basis, applica- pigs and chickens did so and so. self, is one of our great privileges. M. D. Busklrk, Pres Paw Paw John F r a n k Miller Obrest ~. Coloma Breckenridge proved to all that tion was m a d e to t h e F e d e r a l L a n d B a n k of Springfield, a n d a They Appreciate It Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pres Allan B. Graham Elberta the youngsters are Have you interested yourself in South Haven P. D. Leavenworth..Grand Rapids $4,000 loan w a s s e c u r e d . B y a p a y m e n t of $130 every six i n t e r e s ted and Why cannot our County Farm Bu- your neighbor's welfare? Don't say Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Pres W. J. Schultz Hart m o n t h s , n o t o n l y the 5 y 2 % i n t e r e s t c h a r g e d by the F e d e r a l L a n d know their jobs to reaus contribute just a little more that you believe in minding your Millburg L. A. Hawley .- Ludlngton the letter. The ea- thought and effort and money to ad- own business. You owe it to your B a n k on b o r r o w e d m o n e y will be t a k e n care of, b\it t h e a m o u n t P . L. Bradford, Sec-Treas ('. .1. Chrestensen..* Onekama gerness of those vance and support this work? And friend and neighbor to tell him of Benton Harbor H. W. Howdy Union Pier of t h e p r i n c i p a l will be s t e a d i l y r e d u c e d . If a n y especially good young folks to care don't you think we could stir up our your organization. Let's go see him. P. L. Granger, Sales Mgr O. R. Gale Shelby y e a r s a r e e x p e r i e n c e d , as t h e y a r e b o u n d to be, on a f a r m of for their exhibits neighborhood and create some inter- Let's get acquainted with him. Yott Hen ton Harbor John Lang Sodus t h i s t y p e a n d u n d e r such m a n a g e m e n t , special p a y m e n t s m a y b e and answer all est in some line of club work and know, you may like him. !> II. Brake Fremont John Bottema Spring Lake questions that the then some of us find time that we Before you and I i a r o u n d the Henry Namitz American Bridgman F a r m Burean Bert Gleason Federation Lawrence m a d e a t a n y t i m e so t h a t i n t e r e s t of t h e loan r u n n i n g for 3 4 % onlooker might ask might serve as a leader to the group? forty mark) have cashed in our Benton Harbor C, ],. Brody Lansing made one lose some And couldn't we find some way that chips, we are going to realize that It O E BRADFUT10 President y e a r s , the l e n g t h of time for w h i c h t h e l o a n ' i s g r a n t e d , m a y be Miller Overton Bangor Harry Hogue Sodus GENERAL OPPICES' A.' P . " B . " F . ' . 58 East Washington St., Chicago m a t e r i a l l y cut d o w n . If especially good y e a r s a r e experienced, of the present pes- we could just keep that work moving was just as important to attend to EDWY B RJBID Washington Representative simism concerning and growing at our fairs and neigh- ,some organization problems or LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munaey Bldg., Washington, D. C. it m a y be p a i d in full at t h e e n d of five y e a r s , if these people so the future of agri- borhood and county and state exhib- commodity duty—just as important, desire. U n d e r t h e non-callable f e a t u r e of t h e m o r t g a g e n o dif- culture. One could see that here its? Perhaps we would be serving I say, as it was to hitch up the team :rv were some boys and girls who would and preserving agricultural senti- and go to the fields. We can't see r ficulties can be e x p e r i e n c e d in c a r r y i n g a loan of t h i s size, w h i c h stay on the farm and that they had ment by indulging in a little more .of it yet, can we? THE STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC r e p r e s e n t s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 50% of t h e v a l u a t i o n of this f a r m . the right training to make them see boy and girl encouragement and not greater possibilities than the present quite so much in the bigger and When we, through our farm or SERVICE PROGRAM tation of the farmers' position in operators have dared to think about. more spectacular things which are co-operative organizations, have en- TAXATION— Relief for sorely burdened farm prop- Many Members to Hear this hearing will be developed at the They Know Foodstuffs so often disappointing by too much rolled a vast majority of the farm- e r t y by enaction of: Coolidge at Chicago annual meeting. And then when we studied those indifference from those supposed to ers as members—when we have se- ( a ) Two cent gasoline tax for highway (Continued from page 1) The Constitution of the American exhibits of special training such as be helped. cured 40, 50 or 60 per cent of our funds. "To the laymen it seems odd, in- Farm Bureau Federation provides individual posters on nutrition in all I am sure we could gradually products on contract, to be handled (ION A ( T E D , Jan. 29, 1924) deed, that downright misrepresenta- that "any state shall be entitled to its forms—from the proper breakfast change our fairs from so much hot- through our own co-operatives—• (b) State Income Tax in place of State's gen- tion and fraud is not stamped out one voting delegate if it has paid to the correct school lunch-—show- dog, fake concessionist, low-prin- when we have more nearly ap- i property levy. rapidly by Congress. One arm of the for the current year into the Ameri- ing the food values of various foods cipled show and gambling concerns proached our goal—folks, listen— (c) Law forbidding any more tax exempt Government, the Department of Ag can Farm Bureau Federation Treas- and preparations and the harmful- to a real attractive exhibit of the ag- we will have accomplished it securities. riculture, has proved to the queen's ury all membership dues" as provid- ness of others—the healthfulness of ricultural and industrial possibilities through our own individual efforts (d) Equalization of assessment of farm and —not purchased efforts, but volun- city property in accordance with tales taste that Italian cio_yer seed, when ed in this constitution, such suras milk and the many forms of serving within the county or state. We as planted in this country, will not pro- amounting to a sum not less than it; the body building, bone forming leaders of our organization should teer efforts! values of same. ( F a r m Bureau Investigations brought duce a good crop. —Long, arduous the dues for 500 members." and heat producing varieties of have the vision of greater advance equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- experiments, for which the farmers In addition to this one voting dele- foods—all this training certainly ment of our cause by inaugurating Husband (Looking at bills:) Good tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, have patiently waited, have proved gate, each state is entitled to an ad- must have its influence in forming a worth-while exhibit of our various grief, Mary, you must think I am money itself. saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess that Italian clover seed is no good ditional voting delegate for each habits during the growing period of statewide or even national wide ac- t taxes annually.) Mary: I wish to goodness you and that clover and alfalfa seed from 20,000 or major portion thereof a youngster's life, thereby enabling tivities and. combine them with, each TRANSPORTATION—Immediate application of Michigan Zone were, then I could change you—Chi- Rate decision to save farmer shippers In some other countries is not much paid-up members in the state organ- our boys and girls to develop them- county's best effort and in some such cago Phoenix. 69 counties $500,000 annually. hitter. Farmers have been trying ization, or in the county and local selves far better than we could. But way show the people at large just (EFFECTIVE Sept. 10, 1925) to get Congress to permit the De- organizations affiliated with the state we have the pleasure of providing what service the Farm Bureau is He: I've had a tune running thru MARKETING— tision of sound co-operative mar- partment of Agricullture to mark organization. the means for their development. rendering its members. We could my head all evening. keting program now well under way In this seed in such a way that ev- In addition to the voting delegates, easily show that we are an institu- Then I noticed the study some had Bored :*Nothing there to stop it.— Michigan. ery farmer will know that it is worth- the constitution of the A. F . B. F . given to commonplace things that tion with high ideals, aiming to as- Yale Record. provides that each state is entitled LEGISLATION— ige of the Capper-French Truth-In- less if he buys it. most of us live with every day, yet sist all that would be willing to ac- to one non-voting delegate and one Fabric bill, completion and operation of "That is the situation that has never give a passing thought. There cept, and who knows but that the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant made it necessary for the farmers to additional non-voting delegate for were classified samples of every con- the outcome might gradually change and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition go to Congress and insist that the every 10,000 farmers in the state. ceivable kind of wood and leaves pe- the methods^and motives and man- The Truth in Feeds to any form of sales tax or of consump- tion tax, retention of federal income tax. seed trade be given a cleaning. Only The non-voting delegates sit with culiar to various localities. When agement of our fairs until we do recently Herbert Hoover tried to get the voting delegates, have the privi- we have the example before our very come back to the genuine agricultur- V ^ E__ the seed trade together to put its lege of the floor, but do not have the eyes, we are astonished to see what al exhibit whereby we might not house in order, but from all reports right to vote. we really have around us. only look and learn but participate AS ONE WOMAN SEES T H E FARM BUREAU he was not very successful. In re- At the headquarters of the A. F. "and enjoy as well. Exhibits would \ Community Opportunity spect to clover seed alone, we im- I B. F. it is freely predicted that this not only tend to advertise but to Mrs. Nellie W a r r e n of Casnovia, .Muskegon county, spcak- And I am sure no better use of educate as well. They would once a ported about 24,000,000 pounds in will be the largest and most signi- veral Kami B u r e a u meetings in her county d u r i n g t h e money could be made than that that year serve as a realization of goals 1923 and produced only 1,500,000 ficant national meeting ever held by is contributed towards making this m\ V o l u n t e e r M e m b e r s h i p W o r k e d c a m p a i g n , gave in a few pounds. Enough seed came from farmers. The influence and mem- iwork possible and no greater service attained and yet be the setting of Is H splendid p i c t u r e of the F a r m B u r e a u idea. It could not Italy to plant a million acres and yet bership of the American Farm Bu- could be performed just now than goals yet to be reached. be improved upon and we present it here as an ideal F a r m Bu- none of this seed was sold as Italian reau Federation has grown steadily that of local leader to a group of seed; that is, it was passed off as during the past year. boys and girls who have a taste for " T o be c h e e r f u l ; to be n e i g h b o r l y ; to love little c h i l d r e n good American or home-grown seed. Thus the farmer lost not only on the competitive effort. No better exten- sion could mbe made to any county Cro£ Impr. Ass'n Plans MILKMAKER seed which he-planted on a million FARM BUR. BENEFITS M. S. C. Harvest Festival N o w Being Distributed at and cherish t! t to be well horn, well fed a n d well fair than to erect early in the game 2 6 O P o i n t s In M i c h i g a n acres, but also his time and invest- NATION IN GENERALa building to house club work exhib- bred • ' s homes whose influence for life's ment." its. One of the features of the Michi- T H I S tremendous distribution deserves attention. Are you feeding to t h e best best shall iighout o u r c o m m u n i t y ; to be cordial Farm Bureau membership solicit- I trust agricultural educational gan Crop Improvement Ass^i HAR- advantage? * Discuss Ha t Cows fed Milkmaker produce more milk i our friends a n d helpful to every ors in a Minnesota county recently work can gradually grow in space VEST FESTIVAL to be held at Railroad proposals to increase approached a ' t h r e s h i n g crew where and b u t t e r fat. They are healthier and and interest until it practically elim- Michigan State College, Friday ;md stronger animals. Your feed cost is lower. huni our n e i g h b o r a little their freight rates, particularly the 26 men were "working. It was found inates the midway and fake sideshow Saturday, Nov. tj-T, will be a trip Every one of the ten milkmaking in- pass along w h a t request of 7 4 western railroads fona that 18 were already members and attractions. through the Michigan Farm Bureau gredients is listed on every bag, pound for 5 per cent blanket increase on all the remaining 8 signed up to make As these young people advance in Seed Service and its cleaning plant pound. N o t an ounce of filler. You know rued win he home m a k i n g or home keep- rates, will come in for consideration it unanimous. "In Minnesota we are the work and earn opportunities to at Lansing. The crop growers and exactly what you are feeding. Milkmaker word a n d action and action. The last hearing set by working on the principle that the attend the international and the their families are to v have a big Hal- is always the same. the Interstate Commerce Commis- F a r m Bureau organization is not state gatherings, during which time lowe'en holiday—a party in jthe new Ask ua for booklet on Milkmaker and Feed i s p r i n g s from unselfish ing Suggestions. For Sale by sion on this case is scheduled to be only a benefit to the individual they are permitted to go and see and Union building on the campus, a L o c a l Co-op ASM'IIM •ight l i v i n g ; th held in Kansas City on December 14, member, but to agriculture and the have advantages that the boy or gir>l husking bee, special contests, a trip n t h r e a d r u n s t h r o u g h the just live days after the A. F. B. F. nation in general," says Mr. J. F. otherwise might never have, their around the college farms, and to Michigan Farm Bureau -lv a l i n k in t h e annual meeting comes to a close. Un- Reed, President of the Minnesota outlook .on future farm work* is far take in the Toledo Universitv-Michi- doubtedly, plans for the final presen- Farm Bureau Federation. v Supply Service Ifc, • - into finer communities. ' | different than that of the youngster gan State football game on Nov. 6. Lansing Michigan ~3SL. j K i i 1 «ifcMK* FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1925 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS THREE DAIRY CATTLE OF Farm Bureau Blankets, FIRST COST KEEPS^ MINNESOTA ON THE MAYFLOWER HANDS OFF CO-OP STATE ARE BEING ELECTRIC POWER (St. Paul Pioneer Pre MARKETING IS CRY FREED FROM T-B Underwear in Demand BEYOND FARMERS Minnesota has found a permanent place on the President's yacht, the Mayflower, in its cuisine department. A contract was signed OF DAIRY FARMERS *- last week calling for the delivery of "Land O' Lakes" sweet cream Popularity Of Virgin Wool white, lavender and white. Size butter to the steward of the ship, for the use of the Presidential 70x80, double, weight 5 pounds. Pres. Noon and Mrs. Wagar entourage. Having already won recognition of the United States Take Same Stand as Michigan Other States Press Michigan Goods Proves Wearing Prive $12.00. navy, for the use of Minnesota grown butter on the ships of the Hard for Position of Qualities The Huron—CainHs Hair — A Attended Conference at Farm Bureau Against fleet, it was natural that the Mayflower should not lag behind in Leadership single ^blanket with fancy design State College sharing the good things that Minnesota purveys to all the world. Paternalism Cool weather has again stimulated border, .bound on ends with brown interest in Michigan Farm Bureau sateen ribbon. Size 70x80. Price October 13 and 14 at the Michi- The advertising value of the contract "is far beyond the cash Michigan Is making great strides $12.50. That the position oHthe Michigan 100% wpol underwear and blankets. gan State College another confer- profit Minnesota dairy farmers will reap by the sale. It calls atten- State Farm Bureau in opposing pa- in the matter of freeing its dairy The Farm Bureau Fabrics dep't is ence on ways and means of securing tion to a brand of butter made by a co-operative organization of The Jaekson—JOO% Virgin Wool ternalistic control of co-operative herds from bovine tuberculosis. A doing a lively business these days in electric light and power for Michi- —Large checks, rose and white, blue farmers, whose quality fits it for use on the tables of the highest marketing is growing in popularity new biennium in the history of this gan farmers was held. supplying members and others with and white, gold and white,-tan and officer of the land. It accents again the benefits ef standardization was evidenced recently when repre- work has recently been started and This conference was under the aus- Farm Bureau underwear and Farm white and lavender and white. Size of product, of the high advantage of quality made possible by doing sentatives of S&O.OQO dairy farmers there is every indication that mark- pices of the Public Ownership ed changes will be made in the T. B. Bureau blankets. 70x80, double, weight 5 pounds. meeting at Philadelphia petitioned League and discussed largely the ad- together well, what once was done poorly by individual effort. map of Michigan during this two Following is a description of the Sateen bound. Price $13.50. President Coolidge to use his influ- Farm Bureau underwear: The Eaton—1UU% Virgin Wool— vantages of securing power from If thirty-five years ago Minnesota butter was used on the Presi- ence to "keep the government's year period. public oWhed lighting plants. The On July 1st, 1925, Michigan had dent's table,—no one knows of it. It was just "butter,'' its quality hands off" of co-operative marketing State Farm Bureau was represented organizations. 9 counties in the modified accredited by Pres. Noon and Mrs. Wagar\ The uncertain and its supply equally so,, area list and 20 in which the work Directors of the National Co-op- State Grange, organized labor and Today the farmer joining hands with his fellows, signs a contract erative Milk Producers' Federation was in progress. In addition there cities and communities having pub- were 25 counties on the waiting list, with you to furnish you the quantity and quality on the date speci- adopted a resolution asking the licly owned power plants were also president to help stop any legisla- making a total of 54 of the 83 coun- represented. fied, like any other business man—and he fixes the price. ties of the state in which the area tion which would give the govern- Neither the State College nor the That's what Minnesota butter on the Mayflower simplifies. ment control of business policies of plan had been adopted. State Farm Bureau took the atti- During the present fiscal year it farmer co-operative associations or tude of favoring either public or pri- of any other business trading or- is planned to complete the work in vately owned electric power systems, ganizations. most of the 20 counties where it is but were agreed on the need o^ rural Writes Pres. Noon What because they were tired of listening, A copy of the resolution was for- under way and to take on a number communities for such power. The the railroads because they thought of new counties. Then during the great problem is how to make it He Heard In Chicago they had made a good showing, and warded to President Coolidge. "We voice the conviction that any next fiscal year the expectation is available to farmers at rates they (Continued from page 1) the shippers' and farmers' repn legislation, either state or national, that the work will be started in the can afford. money was all bunk and they would tative because they wanted to get that requires or permits the licens- majority of the balance of the pres- Dean BisiWl of the State College prove it; and that the farmer was home and pull the railroad case to ing of co-operative marketing asso- ent waiting list so that by the end of Engineering dep't, who has been one getting more money for his products pieces to see what it was made of ciations by either the state or fed- June, 1927, the work should be com- of a number of Michigan men study- now than he did a while ago and that and get ready to cross-examine the eral government or any governmen- pleted in more than one third of the ing the problem of how to make his money was worth, more now any- railroad witnesses. counties of the state and well under Our Special, a very popular single blanket, in dark and light power available to farms at^ rates way, whether he knew it or not. The Then I talked to Mr. Murphy who tal or semi-governmental bureau or way with a large number of others. tan checks was there with Mr, Mills for the commission, or that gives to any which would have a popular accept- lawyer said he would prove that too such bureau or commission any voice 100% wool shirts and drawers, Large checks, blue and white, rose ance, pointed out some of the' diffi- The whole proposition is just a ques- by experts who know their business Michigan State Farm Bureau, look- in the control of the business or such tion of funds and with no increase in gray,-—Regular sizes to 48, price, and white, tan and whitef gold and culties confronting the power idea: ing after the interests of the farm- even if they didn't know farming. co-operative association or a voice in $3.49 per garment.' Extra sizes, to white, lavender and white and Copen- "In the amount available during the 1920," said Dean Bissell, The* Mr. Aitchison who seems to ers in Michigan and he said that this determining their methods and poli- next two years we cannot hope for 54, $4.29 per garment. hagen and white. Size 72x84, "only 170,000 out of 0,.">00,000 hearing and the next one which be a right handyJsort of man in such cies is fraught with grave danger to Winter weight wool union suits, weight 5%. pounds. Double. Price farms in the United States had elec- much greater progress than was matters and knows just when to shut would be on October 26 affected the such marketing associations," the made during the last two year pe- salmon color, all sizes,—stouts, regu- $16.00. tric light and power. One reason for up lawyers and railroad presidents Upper Peninsula of Michigan farm* riod. lar and extra size&—$7.29 per gar- The Kent—100% Virgin Wool— that is the unavoidable higher fixed ers only, but that whatever was de- resolution said. "Bureaucratic con- and such when they get to running cided in the case of the western trol of any concern engaged in com- What Other States are Doing ment. A single blanket, solid color with- charges in installing and maintain- wild and begin to orate about this roads would have a bearing on the merce is at best perilous; but if im- The progress of the eradication Winter weight wool union suits—- out border. Bound all around in ing rural service. In a short city and that and giving their opinions case when the farmers of the Low- posed upon any group so engaged, it work in the various states is depend- gray. All sizes, stouts, regulars and wide satin ribbon. Colors—Cham- block if there are 20 homes, there that the railroads are going to the er Peninsula asked for lower rates should be imposed upon all. ent principally upon the percentage extra sizes—$6.97 per garment. pagne, rose and tan. Size 72x84, probably are 20 customers. In the dogs in a minute and argue about it "The marvelous growth and de- of infection in the cattle and upon 80% light weight wool union suits, weight 4 pounds. Price $19.00. country, the average is four cus- on the witness stand by the hour, on their products, to be made accord- velopment of commerce and indus- the funds appropriated for payment gray. Regular sizes to 48 at $4.29 Auto Robes Again tomers to the mile. Add to that the which I know they shouldn't^ having ing to the principles of the Hoch- of indemnities. Michigan has been per garment. Extra sizes to 54 at The Fabrics Dep't has returned an accepted plan among power com been on a jury myself and seeing Smith resolution. The hearing on try has been possible because those thus engaged have been at liberty to very fortunate in the bovine tuber- $4.59 per garment. old favorite this fall in Farm Bu- panies that the farmer wishing ser- how the judge does the same thing the Lower Peninsula rates will prob- exercise their initiative and their culosis eradication campaign com- F a n n Bureau Blankets reau virgin wool auto robes. They vice must pay the cost of building when witnesses get off the track, Mr. ably take place sometime within the pared to the other states of the dairy Following is a desc?iption of the are 58 by 80 inches and come in the line—about $1,200 per mile, or Aitchison said he wanted everything next few months. Mr. Murphy said business ability unhampered by gov- belt, because of the relatively low splendid line of Farm Bureau three grades, a^dark gre.y at $5; an about $300 per family at the rate to be smart and snappy and he wants that the Farm Bureau- would try to ernmental or other outside interfer- percentage of infection found among blankets being shown this season: assortment of plaids at $10 and at of four to the mile. show at the next hearing on October ence." just the facts and that he has al- 26 that some of the railroad figures The above sentiment is practically the herds. This fact coupled with an "Add tp that obstacle the sl&w de- ready reserved a nice cool room identical with that embodied in the early start in the area work, has velopment of electrified farm m a " down at Washington for them to ar- were not correct and that the farm- following resolution which was adop- placed our state well in the front chinery, the unwillingness of power gue the case in. He wasn't going to ers in the Upper Peninsula were not ted at the last annual meeting of during the past few years. companies to build service lines take any chances on having them do in such a prosperous condition as the the State Farm Bureau Board of Much larger "appropriations for themselves and take a chance on ru- their arguing there at a high priced railroads said, and that instead of Delegates: indemnities in most of the adjoining ral business paying out. Then there hotel which the 1 government was increasing the rates on their prod- "RESOLVED, That we are oppos- is an apparent unwillingness of the paying for. ucts that some of them should be re- states will make it. difficult for Mich- duced. The farmers in the Upper ed to any measure which would cre- igan to hold its present enviable po- farmer to accept electric power as he has the automobile, and finally the Judge Cowen on Profits Peninsula should know about this ate a duplication of machinery for sition among the leaders much long- case and maybe they will wonder aid in marketing farm products, or ed the automobile, and finally the If was so good that I figured I er. The following figures show the who would go down to Chicago for which would tend toward a paternal- large first cost of electrical equip- needed a little vacation, so for 8 amounts appropriated by some of the leading dairy states for indemnities ment." ' days after that I set there and listen- them, to fight the case if they didn't istic control of farmers' organiza- ed to railroad presidents and mana- have a Farm Bureau. We will have tions and we demand the right for a during the fiscal year "starting July The State College, Michigan Pub- free and unhampered development of 1, 1925: lic Utilities Commission, power com- gers and experts and bankers tell to get busy in the Lower Peninsula, co-operative marketing." New York $4,000,000 panies^*and farm organizations have how bad off the railroads in the Up- too, and get ready for the hearings Pennsylvania 1,050,000 been studying the problem of rural per Peninsula of Michigan and other which will affect us because we all Illinois 1,000,000 electric power for some tim?. The parts of the west are and how rich* know that some of the rates on our Iowa 780,000 problem has gotten down to the and prosperous, the , farmers are products are too high. West Mich. Spud Show point of means to get it to the farms along these railroads until I nearly I think I'll need another vacation At Greenville Oct. 29-31 Wisconsin 750,000 at rates and installation costs which decided to go up in the Upper Penin- about the time that the shippers' Minnesota 500,000 Farm Bureau Virgin Wool Auto Robes make winter driving the farmers feel that they can af- sula or out west and buy a farm and side of the case is presented in Chi- Ohio 350,000 comfortable ford. A permanent committee i make enough money so I could take cago, and I think I'll go down and Our Special—A single blanket in $15 a robe that is brown on one side continuing its study along these a trip around the world after the take it in and see just how we stand. Greenville, Oct. 15.- The West Michigan 250,000 Michigan Potato Show will be held Massachusetts 200,000 small block of dark and light tan, and plaid on the other. lines. corn is cut next fall (I mean in Will let you hear from me. with a 4-inch brown vertical border. A high grade of men's hosiery is here October 29 to 31. A splendid Connecticut 200,000' "The farmer has come to look on 1926). When I asked Mr. Mills, the Yours, program has been prepared. State Floss bound. Size*66x84, weight 4 new this season. The Fabrics dep't the automobile as a necessity and we Michigan Farm Bureau traffic mana- BILL EVANS, Maryland 180,000 offers men's light weight wool hose all have them," said Mrs. Wagar Comm. of Agr. L. Whitney Wat kin- pounds. Price $9.00. ger, when I could get a train out of Oct. 2, 1925, Nebraska 142,000 will speak Thursday afternoon on The Wayne—75% Virgin Wool— in black, cream, seal brown, olive "When we make up our minds that Chicago he told me I had better Albion, Michigan. "Grading Michigan Potatoes." Oth- New Hampshire 130,000 Large checks, blue and white, pink green or gray at 69 cente a pftir. It Indiana l . 100,000 the farm is the best place to live and think it over and come back to Chi- Member, Calhoun Co. Farm Bureau. ers to speak will be Prof, Geo. and white, £an and white, gray and also offers men's art silk and worst- that we intend to stay there always cago, October 26, when there will be Grantham of the State College Soils New Jersey 100,000 white with sateen binding to match ed half hose in green and brown and that mother's work must PUN WITH THE MEDICOS be another hearing and the railroad Dep't, Clarence B. Lincoln, Green- The combined appropriations for plaid. Size 70x80, double, weight 5 heather, blue heather, and brown, "Doctor,, can't you help my hus- ville potato grower; II. C. Moore, lightened, we will find means to get witnesses will be examined by the indemnities in all the states amounts pounds. Price $9.00. at 87 cents a pair. electric power, either co-operatively band?" secy of the Mich. Potato Producers to $10,933,500 of which New York, The Allegan—80% Virgin Wool— Much of the business being done or by the installation of farm plants. farmers' representatives and maybe "What's the matter with him, Ass'n; Prof. J. F. Cox, head of the Pennsylvania and Illinois are respon- with members in distant parts of the I would change my mind. I was glad Large checks, blue and white, rose The Wagar home is of moderate I didn't go out west right then or to madam?" State College Farm Crops Dep't; sible for considerably more than one and white, tan and white, gold and State is being done, by mail. means, and we feel that we *annot the Upper Peninsula because a fel- "Oh, he worries so." Roy Rossman, Lakeview grower; half. The federal funds available for afford anything more expensive than 'low they call Judge Cowen said all "About wfiat?" Prof. O. E. Reed, State College this year amount to~$2,402,750, of which $110,000 has been allotted to Michigan. Interests Insist That Farmer Is Getting Rich LOOK AT THE MAP a Ford or like priced car, but for these experts was telling him he was "About his money. Can't you Dairy Dep't; P. W. Weston, State ten years we have felt that we making money off his farm but- he please do something for him, Doc- College potato specialist. could not afford to be without elec- knew damn well he wasn't making tor?" • Metzgar of'Greenville will speak on Samuel NEARLY 18 (Continued from page 1) "Some progress is being made in AFTER READING THIS tricity and running water and the any. equipment that goes with, them, so You remember Dr. Friday who I'll "I think I can. Send him to me. markets and Dr. Eben Mumford of relieve him of at lea'st some of State College on rural problems. A the way of cutting down his costs that we may have the comforts of a his trouble."—-Yonkers Statesman. banquet will be held Friday CARS BEING DRIVEN through improved machinery. This Everyone knows Texas is the larg- town home without the disadvantag- College a few years ago? He was is quite marked in. the case of the est state in the Union, but few ap- es of living in town. It takes money one of them who was trying to prove was president of the Michigan State PRACTICAL POINTERS ning. Judging contests for women and children will take place men. larger farming operations, but to a preciate its true magnitude. Best to equip a home with these devices, Heat oats or barley in the oven Saturday afternoon. Automobiles and trucks registered very much less degree in the case of comparison perhaps rs offered by but it can be done a bit at a time to Judge Cowen by a big bunch of and pour it into wet, soggy shoes at in the United States for the first six Ihe small farm, where the amount of imagining Michigan, Wisconsin, Il- We must keep in mind the labor figures that he was making money night. Set away in a warm place. months of 1925 totaled 17,716,709, land operated is not sufficient »to linois, Indiana and Ohio thrown into saved and the cost of doing it the off his farm. I bet the judge will do The grain absorbs moisture from ( OAJj STRIKE LOSSES a lot of hunting around in his old or an increase of 13.9 per cent over justify the investments one territory. Even then you would old way as compared to doing it the clothes when he gets, home to see if leather without making it hard and last year. Pleasure cars outnumber Taxes Oreat Burden have to add West Virginia to equ*l new way." stiff so that the shoes may be com- The present anthracite coal strike trucks and other commercial cars 7 "To make the general situation Texas' expanse. President Noon spoke on some of he didn't leave a $5 in them by mis- fortably and safely worn the next ising the coal hauling railroads take. Then one day a fellow spilled to 1. Some 798,460 cars are re- more difficult, we have had a wild Or fancy a tract whose width is the practical problems concerned the beans about why the railroads day. a loss of $3,500,000 weekly rev- ported for 'Michigan. In connection period of' increased taxation of all greater than the distance from New wjfh harnessing electricity to farm Windows will not steam over in enues, and* has laid off 19,000 rail- with the above figures, Henry Ford, kinds, so that in many sections of/ York to Chicago. work, pointing out present difficul was only asking for a 5 per cent in- the winter if you rub them with a road workers. after advertising his twelve mil- the country today the farmer is pay- crease, instead of the 11 per cent glycerine oloth. Considering its importance, Texas ties in belting the speed of electric lionth car, states that one-third, of ing each year in taxes as much as probably is the least known ot the motors to the different slow speed which they said was promised to the population of the United States the rent of the land would have states. The popula-r picture is one of farm machinery and the present ex- them. He was a Mr. Byram who is now riding in Fords. In seeking amounted to ten years ago. This is an endless stretch of prairie and des- pensivenes^s of getting around some works foi the Saint Paul railroad. support for a wider Woodward ave- state and local taxation rather than ert. of the problems. Help for the Needy nue, the Detroit Free P'ress says that national taxes. Mr. Byram is now one of the re- the number of new cars bought in Detroit alone for the month of June True, it has a semi-desert tu% size acres of pine forest land in the east, He suggested that it would be de- "The point I am trying to develop of Ohio. But it also h a s ' 8,Q0O.«MM> sirable to have a uniform belt speed ter who was a member of the Inter- worked out by the manufacturers of ceivers for the St. Paul and Mr. Pot- MAKE EVERY ACRE ^alone would make a line 38 miles is that if anybody comes in to your mountains 10,000 feet in altitude, a electric motors and the manufactur- state Commerce Commission is an- long, thus giving us an idea of the meeting Friday and tries to tell you town higher than Denver, a 450 mile ers of farm equipment. growing traffic congestion in the that the farm problem is past or that coast line—the lower part with a it is automatically working to a sat- other receiver. Mr. Potter has a plan for helping the western rail- f^^PRODUCTlVE cities. They were sitting on the piazza of roads out of their troubles which isfactory solution, I smggest you do winter climate that rivals Florida. not take that viewpoint too seri- While snow covers the panhandle a summer hotel swapping stories. would require only a 5 per cent in- ranges, summer flowers are in bloom "Ever hear this one?" asked tke crease in rates. Under his plan if Resorters Would Spend ously. "Others will bring up the proposi- in the southern point.—Grand Rap- dark young man. "A dog was tied crease they would take the money the railroads got a 5 per cent in- $50,000,000 on Roads tion that any attempt to do anything ids Press. to a rope 14 feet long. Twenty feet away was a fat, juicy bone. How did which was made out of this 5 per to relieve the agricultural situation At its annual meeting at Muske- is favoritism* or helping one class the dog get to the bone?" cent increase and put it in a pool "Since you are discontented, why "Ob, that's an old gag," said his which would be distributed to the gon October 7, the Michigan Tourist against the other. The answer is don't you sell your farm and move Bauti up yoor bank balance with the and Resort Ass'n started agitation simple, and that is that the farmer's to the city?" companion. "You want me to say roads which did not make a 5 and % per cent return on their investment. aid of Solvay Pulverized limestone. for another $50,000,000 bond issue burden of today has been greatly in- 'I give it up,' and then you'll say, "I've done heard about them pric- This money in the pool would be Makes the soil sweet and productive, for the paving of trunk line high- creased through class legislation in es for flats," answered Farmer Corn- "That's what the other cur did.' " "No, you're wrong, for the dog got given to these weak roads accord- increase the yield of your next har- ways—principally the feeders to the favor of labor and industry, which tossel. "I'd rather go on bein' dis- resort sections. The A5s''n would does not bring any compensation in contented than take a chance on be- the bone." -• ing to how bad they needed it and in vest by spreading Solvay. Gives c c have the interest paid by an increase the way of return to the farmer. In in' plain desperate."—Washington "Well, how did he get it?" time they would be able to. get bet- suits trie first year arid for four or five in the present gas tax, and suggests other words, we have raised the cost Star. "Why. the other end of th,e rope ter equipment and build up their years thereafter. liming is the only that the $50,000,000 be retired as of his operations and the cost of I was not tied."—Boston Transcript. roads so that they would also have a chance to make a return on their practical way of correcting sol acid' the present bonds are being retired, everything he has to buy through. M r g N e w r i c h w a s f o n d o f n o w e r s ity. Learn all about lime and what it Mary was newly engaged. "We un- investment without any help from which we recall stood at a standstill special privilege granted to industry a n f l e s p e c I a l l v l i k e ( 1 t h e s a lvia, but derstand each other perfectly," she until the enactment of the pri this 6 per cent increase and when has done for thousands of tanners— ,and labor, all of which has added to w & s n o t v e r y r e iiable in getting said. "Tom tells me everything he that time came I suppose the 5 per gas tax. Not much support is heard hies burden and for. which I can see n a m e s r i g n t S n e was giving direc- knows, and I tell him everything I V send for the Sokay Booklet, FREE for the Tourist Ass'n proposal. Com- •no compensation until we reach the t i o n s t o n e r g a r ( jener. "On this side know, too." cent increase would be taken off. I on request. ment seems to be that we-had better time when substantially all that he o f t h e w a U ( r " s h e s a i ( i t Dairy quit, milk from the farmers Population on Farms We Believe This vators. The P-C Spring Tooth H a r r o w Sweep involved was sold to other Flint con- Co-ops Ship Carlots Attachments m a k e a "Real Tillage Tool" out of t h e " m a k e s h i f t " s p r i n g t o o t h h a r - cerns. To F. B. Poultry Exch. Declined During 1924 Speaking of flavors, perhaps you do not know that scientists regard row. T h e P - C C o m b i n a t i o n Shovel a n d Luther Burbank These cases show the necessity of Sweep and Shield A t t a c h m e n t s for All quinine as the high mark in that C u l t i v a t o r s m a k e s It possible for t h e a farmers fluid milk organization, The farm population of the Unit- f a r m e r to do t h e k i n d of a job of c u l t i v a t - not only for the sale of their milk, Hamilton, Oct. 5—Two carloads of line. ing he a l w a y s wanted to do—and but for the purpose of protecting live poultry Hamilton were shipped Co-operative Ass'n from and the one ed States decreased approximately 182,000 during 1924, according to Cndilutpd quinine is so strong that it readily'can* be tasted by the aver- "COULDN'T." The P-C Garden Tool is t h e Real Says: their financial interests. It was not the estimates based on a survey of G a r d e n Tool t h e g a r d e n e r needs. T h e s e originally intended that the 2c per carload from the Holland Co-opera- 25,000 representative farms recently age person when one part is dissolv- new tillage tools a r e in t h e h a n d s of t h o u s a n d s of satisfied u s e r s a n d h u n - "It is only a matter of time hundred which the association mem- tive Ass'n membership to the Farm ed in 152,000 parts of water. Even d r e d s of t h o u s a n d s of p r o s p e c t s a r e made by U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. when A L I J growers will select bers have paid into the association Bureau Poultry Exchange at De- This is a drop of 0.6 per cent during the morning after taste fades before w a i t i n g to be sold. their trees from a nursery which would act as an insurance fund, but troit during the past few days. By that year, the estimated farm popu- it.—Grand Rapids Press. Your e x p e r i e n c e a s a f a r m e r q u a l i - fies you a s a P - C M a n . If you a r e in- after several years it has built up a shipping in carloads, the expense of lation on January 1, 1925, being t e r e s t e d in a real, easy, s t r a i g h t - f o r w a r d , selects their buds with care and fund of sufficient size so that about shipping is greatly reduced. Quite 31,134,000 compared with 31,316,- o p p o r t u n i t y to i n c r e a s e your i n c o m e while you still c o n t i n u e f a r m i n g , w r i t e discretion." two years ago a clause was put in a tew Michigan co-op ass'n member- 000 on January 1, 1924. This esti- us a t once for i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a n ex- the new contract stipulating that the ships are now shipping poultry in mate includes not only the agricul- clusive Agency c o v e r i n g y o u r c o u n t y or locality-. P - C M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co., H a s - association member was guaranteed carlots to the Farm Bureau Poultry tural workers, but all men, women, Avoid The Undesirable pay for his milk. It has thereby Exchange at Detroit. been brought about that the 2c per and children living on the farms on that date. Stick By tings, Mich. » FARM FOR SALE 10-16 Luther Burbank hundred acts as a co-operative insur- ance fund to all members shipping to milk distributors as well as to pay Tourists Paying Gas The movement from farms to cit- ies, towns and villages in 1924 is es- Tax Are Great Help timated at 2,075,000; the move- Your Co-op FOR SALE—162 ACRES. m o d e r n , b a r n n e a r l y n e w , e x t r a good b i n d i n g s , fences, w a t e r a n d land. T e r m s , HOUSE t i m e . OWner, F l o y d L o v e , H o w e l l , M i c h - Plant the Super-Selected Strains the expense of operating the associa- tion. It further shows the necessity All states in the Union save four ment to farms was 1,396,000, mak- of keeping the association strong fi —Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jer- ing a net movement from farms of Shipping Ass'n! igan. IT PAYS TO BUT PURE BRED SHEW OP 10-10-25 Of nancially so that it is in a position sey and New York—have turned to 679,000 persons, or 2.2 per cent. You all know how things have PARSONS 'Tr.gfSS?! to financially protect* the farmers' gasoline taxes" as the fairest means Births among the farm population _ ' \ « M A « ^ * ' aall and ahtp n n r w h t r a sad p«y » « « • • worked since the local co-op interests. during 1924 are estimated at 763,- for raising their improved highway ooii, and deaths at 266,000, making livestock shippers came in. The ' V . j H / f N L , enatsMv write for ctob off.r and snc« lint. *flj)) Oxford.. Shropahiraa and Pollad n a l a i M . PARSO?aper sixe. varnish, soap, rosin Robinson and George Herman of the man gets old enough and prosperous Prod. Co-op. Com. Ass'n y o u r future shipment* of L l v t Poultry to Largest Growers of Trees in the World oil. pitch and printing ink, says the Edmore Co-op Ass'n has been chos- enough to sleep late, he wakes up at East Buffalo FARM B U R E A U P O U L T R Y E X C H 2610 Riopalle St., Detroit, Mich. en to succeed Mr. Smith. regularly at 4 a. m. Dep't of Agriculture,