MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Our P u r p o s e Is You a n d Your to Build a Prosper. Neighbors—That Is OILS Agi-iculture The Farm Bureau PUBLISHED BY T H E MICHIGAN STATE I ABM BUREAU FOB ITS MEMBERSHIP THIRD YEAR, VOL. I l l , No. 22 OCTOBER 30, 1925 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N HAS GREAT SALES RECORD =aer PRES. COOLIDGE TO OPEN AMERICAN RE-ELECTED SELLS ALL MILK FROM 12,000 FARMS % FARM BUREAU MEETING MONDAY, DEC. 7; If Y o u Plan t o Hear IN SIX MARKETS; GUARANTEES SALES, RADIO TO BROADCAST HIS ADDRESS Pres, Coolidge PAYS EXPENSES, ON 2 CTS. PER CWT; President Speaks to F a r m Bureau Folks About At the American Farm Bureau Convention at Ass'n Sells $18,000,000 Worth of Milk Yearly; 1 I :00 O'clock; to Attend Bureau Luncheon H o t e l Sherman, Chicago, Dec. 7 to 9 Observers Find Price to Producer A n d Pet. Before Returning to Washington to REMEMBER, The President will .speak .Monday nioin- Surplus Compares Very Favorably Address Congress Tuesday injr. Dec. 7, the opening day of the convention. With That in Other States Admission will be by ticket. Kami Bureau members to have preference. Thev must KC1 early. Chicago, O c t . 2 8 . — P r e s i d e n t Calvin Coolidge will o p e n Therefore; we stroiigly urge yon to write your inten- Twelve thousand Michigan milk producers organized as the the s e v e n t h a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u tion to Sec'y (\ L. Brpdy as early as possible so that im- Michigan Milk Producers Association daily supply t h e great F e d e r a t i o n a t t h e H o t e l S h e r m a n , Chicago, M o n d a y m o r n - portant convention information relative to registration, Michigan consuming centers of Detroit, G r a n d Rapids, A n n ing, D e c . 7. . tickets, Michigan Farm Bureau membership identifica- Arbor, Saginaw, Flint and do a big business at M a s o n , n e a r President Coolidge will leave W a s h i n g t o n S u n d a y a n d will tion, etc., may be sent to you as it develops. Lansing. T h e y market through their Association a b o u t arrive in Chicago early M o n d a y m o r n i n g a n d will g o i m - Convention headquarters—Hotel Sherman, Randolph and X. Clark St. Some 1.2; T h e Milk Producers Ass'n is nine y e a r s old a n d started c o n v e n t i o n a t a b o u t 1 1 o'clock. A f t e r his a d d r e s s h e will double rooms (2 beds) $5 per day. Order thfuugb State business in the Detroit area. Its 9th a n n u a l meeting w a s held a t t e n d t h e F a r m B u r e a u l u n c h e o n a n d will leave for W a s h - Farm Bureau. at Michigan State College Tuesday, Oct. 2 0 , a n d w a s a t t e n d e d i n g t o n early M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n . O n T u e s d a y t h e President \ . P. HI ILL Reduced rail rates —Fare and one-hall' on certificate by 2 3 0 voting delegates, representing 120 locals. Many will deliver his a n n u a l m e s s a g e t o C o n g r e s s , w h i c h c o n v e n e s J u s t re-elected p r e s i d e n t of t h e plan. Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s ' Ass'n. members and farmer friends of the Association a t t e n d e d t h e on t h a t d a y . If you plan tp attend, write Sec'y Brody at Michigan Mr. Hull h a s been p r e s i d e n t of t h e meeting. ^ T h i s is p r o b a b l y t h e first t i m e a President of t h e U n i t e d organization since i t s organization Farm Bureau headquarters at Lansing NOW. Michigan should have a big delegation to the 7th annual A. F. B. F. Association Judged By Results Attained States h a s ever m a d e a special trip t o address a f a r m e r ' s o r g a n - in 19IX. He resides a t L a n s i n g . meeting. In face of a great national surplus of milk, which is a dif- ization exclusively. T h e 1 9 2 3 m e e t i n g w a s h o n o r e d b y t h e ficult proposition in all the great milk m a r k e t s , t h e Associa- presence of G e o r g e s C l e m e n c e a u , w a r t i m e p r e m i e r of F r a n c e . W i t h t h e exact d a t e of President Coolidge's visit settled, t h e TO CANCEL BACK tion delegates were told by a disinterested observer, Prof. J. FARMERS' CLUBS MEET T . Horner of the Michigan State College, w h o has studied t h e p r o g r a m c o m m i t t e e is b u s y w i t h p r e p a r a t i o n s for h i s c o m i n g , a n d w i t h a r r a n g i n g t h e r e m a i n d e r of a c r o w d e d t h r e e d a y s ' STATE REWARDS? MICHIGAN BEAN AT LANSING DEC. 1-2 New York, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Baltimore, Chi- cago and Minneapolis producers' m a r k e t i n g associations a n d program. President M a y B e Heard Over Radio $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 is D u e t h e C o u n - ADVERTISING FAILS Rushton, Oct. 25.—The 33rd a n - market conditions, that the Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s Associa- nual meeting of the Michigan S t a t e tion seems to have worked out the best solution of t h e p r o b - ties; State W o u l d P u t Ass'n of F a r m e r s ' Clubs will be held T h e F a r m B u r e a u is a r r a n g i n g m a t t e r s so t h a t t h e w h o l e M o n e y R e t u r n e d , t o Elevators It Into R o a d s T u e s d a y arid Wednesday, Dec. 1, a n d lem, as judged by the results attained. nation m a y h e a r t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s a d d r e s s t o t h e F a r m B u r e a u T o Be Repaid T o 2, in t h e Senate Chamber of t h e T h e results a r e that Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s m e m b e r s a r e d e l e g a t e s - R a d i o stations K Y W a n d W L S of C h i c a g o will T h e r e is talk in Lansing thai Gov- State Capitol, at Lansing, according Farmers to Mrs. I. it. Johnson, sec'y a n d receiving at Detroit a base price of $ 3 . 0 0 p e r h u n d r e d for broadcast t h e address. Negotiations a r e u n d e r w a y w i t h radio e r n o r Groesbeck w a n t s to cancel t h e back h i g h w a y r e w a r d s d u e t h e vari- treasurer. The speakers include Dr. fluid milk, which is a higher base price t h a n p r o d u c e r s a r e get- stations in o t h e r p a r t s of t h e c o u n t r y to broadcast t h e Presi- The effort m a d e by Michigan bean Clarence Cook Little, president of ting in t h e other big centers; that t h e Detroit area s h o w s a ous c o u n t i e s — n o w said to a m o u n t to d e n t ' s address, a s well a s o t h e r features of t h e p r o g r a m . T h e s e a r o u n d $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 — a n d t h a t he g r o w e r s a n d a n u m b e r of co-opera- the University of Michigan, Or. K e n - stations will b e a n n o u n c e d in later editions of t h e F a r m B u - m a y call t h e l e g i s l a t u r e in special t h e consumption a n d price of Michi- tive a n d private elevators to increase yon L. Butterfield, president of Mich- lov/er percentage of surplus milk t h a n t h e other big m a r k e t s , session t h e first of t h e year a n d as,k igan State College, Mrs. Edith M. and that Michigan Milk Producers' Association price arranged reau N e w s . gan beans t h r o u g h an advertising Wagar, a member of* t h e Michigan ment h a s been higher and steadier t h a n in N e w Y o r k a n d it to cancel t h e r e w a r d s owing t h e fund, c o n t r i b u t e d jointly by t h e All sessions of t h e c o n v e n t i o n a r e t o b e held in t h e n e w counties. State F a r m Bureau's Board of Di- g r o w e r s a n d elevators a t the rate of rectors, a n d Samuel R. Guard, head other places since 1923. ball-room of t h e H o t e l S h e r m a n , w h i c h seats 2 , 6 0 0 . L a r g e At t h e t i m e t h a t t h e two cent gaso- one cent per hundred^ has failed. A of the Sears-Roebuck Company A g - What T w o Cents Per Hundred Does lobbies a n d side r o o m s o p e n i n g into t h e ball r o o m will p r o v i d e line tax was passed by t h e 1925 leg- few of t h e large elevators refused to ricultural Foundation. islature a n d a modified weight tax come in, a n d t h e project was t h e r e - T h e Michigan Milk Producers reported that o u t of a sales seats for nearly 2 , 0 0 0 m o r e . T h e v e r y latest t y p e of e n u n - a d o p t e d , t h e l e g i s l a t u r e specified fore doomed to failure for lack of charge of t w o cents per hundred—1.6 cents o n a t e n gallon ciators will b e installed so t h a t t h e voice of t h e speaker will t h a t t h i s year $1,500,000 should be co-operation. be clearly a n d distinctly audible t o e v e r y p e r s o n in t h e ball- paid on t h e back s t a t e r e w a r d s a n d At its S e p t e m b e r t h a t t h e b a l a n c e s h o u l d be paid off Michigan Bean J o b b e r s Ass'n, with meeting, the IONIA PLANS DAIRY can of milk—that it has built u p a P r o d u c e r s o r g a n i z a t i o n operating in six principal markets; t h e t w o cents also p a y s t h e r o o m a n d adjoining side r o o m s . T o Members W h o Plan t o Attend at t h e r a t e of $2,000,000 a year. which a r e affiliated t h e private a n d The gas tax p r o m i s e s to total $ 8 , - co-operative elevator interests of t h e ALFALFA CAMPAIGN marketing cost of selling about $ 1 8 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 w o r t h of milk annually, a n d all t h e organization u p k e e p costs. O u t of t h e OOIMMIO this year a n d t h e weight t a x S t a t e , decided t o give up the adver- T h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u h a s a n n o u n c e d that F a r m receipts a r e a b o u t $13,000,000 more. Ionia, Oct. 28. The Ionia County two cent charge the Association has saved a surplus w h i c h h a s B u r e a u m e m b e r s will b e t a k e n care of first w h e n tickets a r e According to t h e press, t h e highway tising plan. . Farm Bureau and Dairy-Alfalfa spe- enabled it to write in its contract with tjie grower t h a t it Under d a t e of Oct. B2, Mr. F. W. given for t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s a d d r e s s M o n d a y m o r n i n g . E v e r y dep't e s t i m a t e s t h a t out. of t h i s year's Merrick of S a g i n a w , treasurer of the cialists from State College plan an funds it will have $5,250,000 avail- Michigan Bean Advertising fund, ad- alfalfa acreage increase campaign guarantees the producers their m o n e y . W i t h i n t h e past f e w F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r is t o h a v e a seat w h e r e h e c a n b o t h able for construction of t r u n k lines and dairy school program for t h e weeks it h a s paid $ 1 1,800 to farmers delivering t o t h r e e dis- hear a n d see t h e President. In o r d e r t h a t this m a y b e d o n e , next year. Cancellation of t h e back vised t h e A d v e r t i s i n g Committee of t h e Bean 4 O D D e r s Asw'n that he had week of Nov. 16-20. Meetings will tributors w h o went out of business o w i n g t h e farmers. T h e all m e m b e r s p l a n n i n g t o a t t e n d t h e c o n v e n t i o n m u s t co-oper- s t a t e r e w a r d monies would of course m a d e complete d i s t r i b u t i o n of all the be held a t farms in each t o w n s h i p . Ionia wants to get 10 acres of alfal- Association paid the farmers and immediately found a n o t h e r a t e fully w i t h t h e F a r m B u r e a u officials b y n o t i f y i n g t h e S t a t e increase t h e above a m o u n t $1,500,- funds received by h i m as custodian 000 this year, $2,000,000 a n n u a l l y for fa on every one of the 3,250 farms outlet for their milk. It reimbursed itself o u t of t h e assets of the Advertising Committee, Secretary at o n c e t h a t t h e y i n t e n d t o a t t e n d s o t h a t full in- t h e r e a f t e r for several y e a r s . I t is said a m o u n t i n g to $6,837.10. In all cases in the county. Ionia farmers h a v e the defunct distributors. Without t h e organization, these f o r m a t i o n a b o u t tickets, registering a t t h e C h i c a g o c o n v e n - t h a t t h e State a d m i n i s t r a t i v e board the funds have been r e t u r n e d to the 13,40(1 dairy cattle and 12.000 of| other stock and need high g r a d e , producers would have been out t h e $ 1 1,800 a n d w o u l d h a v e tion hall, etc., m a y b e sent t h e m . T h e y m u s t lend e v e r y effort thas let road c o n t r a c t s for next year e l e v a t o r i n t e r e s t s which forwarded h a t will r e q u i r e $9,00o,uou. roughage. Alfalfa averaged two had to find a n e w market. Finally, o u t of that t w o cents, t h e t h e m , with t h e r e q u e s t the refund be t o avoid needless confusion a n d difficulty in registering a n d No m o r e s t a t e r e w a r d roads a r e m a d e t h e v a r i o u s growers, and t h a t tons per acre last season, a n d is getting a seat t h e first m o r n i n g of t h e c o n v e n t i o n . A l l avail- being built. T h e a c t was s u s p e n d e d Mr. Merrick be advised when t h a t is worth $5 a ton more than o t h e r Association has built up a reserve that enabled it t o a n n o u n c e hay. The drough last season which its net worth o n Oct. 20, to be $1 22,1 2 4 . 5 2 , — m o s t l y in cash able i n f o r m a t i o n will b e published in t h e N e w s , b u t t h e S t a t e line g i1923 a n d repealed in 1925 by t h e done. Many of t h e elevators have a d - s l a t u r e , which a t t h e l a t t e r ses- vised him t h a t this has been done. alfalfa Withstood easily made p a r t i a l or gilt edge securities. F a r m B u r e a u s m u s t k n o w in a d v a n c e w h o is going. The^ sion passed a l a w t h a t all t r u n k O t h e r s a r e w o r k i n g out the exact or complete failures of clover a n d Michigan Doing Well •' lines should be c o n s t r u c t e d a n d a m o u n t d u e in each case. other hay crops. These a r e some of the outstanding told in this article. Prof. H o r n e r ' s State offices will advise t h e n a t i o n a l office. m a i n t a i n e d by t h e s t a t e , after J a n . features of t h e Milk Producers analysis of t h e milk s i t u a t i o n will J a r d i u e , T u e s d a y Night * THIRD A P P L E STATE be taken up in a n o t h e r a r t i c l e in this T h e r a i l r o a d s have furnished t h e 1, 1926. meeting at the College. The lead- William M. J a r d i n e , Sec'y of t h e following i n f o r m a t i o n , which must If t h e $9,000,000 road p r o g r a m is Kent Bureau Announces ing feature was the fact, that in a edition. r . S. Dep't of A g r i c u l t u r e , will be Michigan is the third apple - F o u r d i r e c t o r s to serve for t h r e e on<' of t h e s p e a k e r s a t t h e a n n u a l be complied with exactly if this spe- cial r a t e is to"'be o b t a i n e d . Partic- a t t e m p t e d u n d e r t h e conditions out- lined above, it is plain t h a t t h e high- 2-Day Poultry Schools this year, with 1,864,000 national milk m a r k e t filled bids..! difficulty on t h e surplus milk prob- with years were elected a t t h e afternoon b a n q u e t of t h e F a r m B u r e a u which Washington first with, 8,160,000' lem, reports from other milk pro- session. P r e s . Hull, Sec'y J . C. Near u l a r a t t e n t i o n is called to d a t e s on way d e p a r t m e n t is g o i n g to have to G r a n d R a p i d s . Oct. 26.—The Kent will be held T u e s d a y n i g h t . bbls., a n d New York second with 4 , - ' ducing a r e a s indicated that Michi- of F l a t Rock, Dr. W. O. McKinney which t i c k e t s m a y be p u r c h a s e d . It raise a n y w h e r e from on $2,000,000 County F a r m B u r e a u will hold t w o It is expected t h a t this seventh s h o u l d be especially noted t h a t rail- to $4,000,000, d e p e n d i n g what is day p o u l t r y schools for instruction 975,000 bbls. gan h a s made the best progress in of Davisburg a n d J a m e s B r a c k e n - American F a r m B u r e a u convention r o a d s h a v e g r a n t e d d a t e s f a r enough done about the back r e w a r d m o n i e s . in c o n t r o l l i n g p o u l t r y diseases, cull solving a h a r d problem in the best berry of B a d Axe were elected to will develop a powerful aggressive in a d v a n c e to e n a b l e all F a r m Bu- Observers a^ L a n s i n g believe t h a t ing flocks, feeding h e n s for egg pro- SCANT CLOVER S E E D < H O P interests of all the producers, and succeed themselves as d i r e c t o r s . p r o g r a m for t h e coming year. T h e r e a u officials, so d e s i r i n g , to come a special session of t h e l e g i s l a t u r e duction, p o u l t r y house sanitation at that other Associations are thinking Eight c a n d i d a t e s were in t h e field, American Farm Bureau is in a into Chicago several d a y s in a d v a n c e will be called. Rockford, J a n . 6-7, a n d a t G r a t t o n It is estimated by t h e Michigan about taking up the Michigan sales n o m i n a t e d by a n o m i n a t i n g commit- s t r o n g e r position t h a n it h a s ever of t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g so a s t o a t - Center, J a n . 8-9\ Specialists from Co-operative Crop Reporting service plan. tee of 7, which was n a m e d from t h e been before. D u r i n g t h e past year tend the International Live Stock Michigan's 1925 average s t a t e t h e College will a t t e n d . Last year 1,- that Michigan produced 149,000 floor a t t h e suggestion of P r e s . Hull, Other features of the meeting, it h a s entirely freed itself from in- bushels of clover seed this season, such a s Pres. Hull's address, elec after t h e d e l e g a t e body h a d passed Exposition. yield of oats w a s i!2 bushels p e r 200 attended t h e Kent poultry d e b t e d n e s s a n d h a s built up a s u r - (Continued on i>;i^f •:> schools. which is just a fair outlook. a motion a u t h o r i z i n g him to appoint ten bushels u n d e r 1924. tion of officers, resolutions will be plus. There h a s been a steady such a c o m m i t t e e . In t h e election, g r o w t h in m e m b e r s h i p . the delegate body voted on t h e whole 'Marketing and legislation—two What Prof. Horner Told the Michigan Milk Producers field in filling t h e d i r e c t o r s h i p held problems which h a v e held t h e cen- by Mr. Hull. He received practical- ter of t h e s t a g e a t o u r previous con- ly t h e e n t i r e vote cast. In filling ventions—will again receive a t t e n - the o t h e r vacancies, t h e delegates tion." said P r e s . B r a d f u t e today. " I n voted on t h e whole field, filling one ervative j u d g m e n t to t h a t to w a r r a n t your disregarding t h e riods of greatest prosperity. market. a d d i t i o n , we will m a k e a s t u d y of a n d receive r e p o r t s on taxation, graz- ing on t h e public d o m a i n , boys a n d YOUR ASS'N MUST effect is w a r r a n t e d . T h e f a n n e r h a s his head above w a t e r once more and f u n d a m e n t a l s of science as they ap- B a t t e r Situation Better Concerning the situation of t h e Recently I a t t e n d e d the BOS. sion of t h e American Institute directorship a t a time. At the m e e t i n g of t h e hoard of di- rectors held after t h e d e l e g a t e meet- girls club work, electrification of a g r i c u l t u r e , tariff, farm finance a n d BE JUDGED BY THE lii.s business is a going business. T h e improw-.d r u r a l will do much to» uphold genera! purchasing power Dairy Industry I have just one m o r e quotation to make from t h e u . S. Department of Agriculture: of Co-operation at Philadelphia, and o n e t h i n g that came out of that meeting was there is n<> ing, all officers of t h e Ass'n w e r e r e - elect ed for t h e coming y e a r : N. P . o t h e r p r o b l e m s of i m m e n s e i m p o r t - Hull, p r e s i d e n t : R. G. P o t t s , vice- ance to t h e i n d u s t r y . " Expect L a r g e A t t e n d a n c e RESULTS IT GETS nomic well-being t h r o u g h t h e win- ter. "The butter storage situation is another feature of interest. Last one way to ro-opernte. Thcie is merit to all plans of Oo-Opera- president; J o h n C. Near, s e c r e t a r y ; B. F . Beach, a s s ' t s e c r e t a r y ; H. \V. "Hut fai m prosperity ran be jreaf's peak on September 1st, of tion which a r e getting results, I n f o r m a t i o n from various state Norton, t r e a s u r e r . iv o v e r - r a t e d a s d e p r e s - 156,000,000 pounds w a s not r e a c h e d w h e t h e r they happen to square h e a d q u a r t e r s indicates t h a t p r e p a r a - You Have Made Your Market sion, especially !>y city observ- Hull on Surplus Milk this year by some 28,000,000 pounds, up with the ideas of some group tions a r e well imder way to i n s u r e P r e s . Hull, in his a d d r e s s , urged Better T h a n t h e U . S. e r s It is q u e s t i o n a b l e w h e t h e r so' that 1 the present storage season of people o r not. If they a large a t t e n d a n c e from these, s t a t e s . the Milk P r o d u c e r m e m b e r s h i p a n d it will profit the community at starts off with a much different out- " getting results, there is merit to T h e r e Is every a s s u r a n c e t h a t t h i s As a Whole l | | | e to ltl«ke this harvest the look. But. in addition t o t h i s , t h e them. that of all f a r m e r s ' co-operative or- will be t h e g r e a t e s t n a t i o n a l g a t h e r - ganizations to r e g a r d t h e i r o r g a n - signal for agitating higher September movement this year is al- A Membership T h a t sticks ing of f a r m e r s ever witnessed. By PROF. J. T. HORNER ization a n d its future a n d i t s prob- freight rates, higher taxes, or so r u n n i n g heavier, so t h a t t h e r e is And, let me pause right here to lems as T H E I R S — n o t Of the Department of Economics, Michi- the instru- O. W. S a n d b e r g , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n di- gan State College Increased b u r d e n s of a n y kind occasional talk of a scarcity r a t h e r say that it is a tribute, not only to ment of t h e officers or d i r e c t o r s . He rector, a n n o u n c e s t h a t final a r r a n g e - This is the text of an a. 22 time to time by the l e g i s l a t u r e : and t h a t it does iu>t excuse all but a small fraction of t h e p o p u l a t i o n from p a y i n g t a x e s . Michi- ¥ The Governor's proposal that the OF LOCAL RALLIES g a n might find Other r a t e s a n d m e t h o d s of a p p l i c a t i o n prefer- Delegates Mix Fraternalism, highway rewards due the counties be — 7- Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class able. Certainly Michigan would want to escape so far as possible State Affairs, Re-Unions, cancelled has aroused a storm of Radio, Bureau Movies, and matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided opposition, as has the suggestion of Addresses Provide Good for in Se^. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. the transition period j u s t suffered by Wisconsin d u r i n g which In Big Week certain Michigan good roads en- Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm both taxes applied at once, with disastrous a n d u n j u s t effects thusiasts that a*n additional $50,- Entertainment Bureau Members. to some industri* ' By Si M. POWELL 000,000 of highway bonds be issued. Adrian, Mich., Oct. 28.—These are The Grange undoubtedly will insist E. E. UNQREN Editor Hut we believe it might be t a k e n as a maxim that a j u s t l y a p - great days for hundrtds of Grangers upon a "Pay-As-You-Go" policy, POWELL CHIEF SPEAKER I . M. POWELL Associate Editor plied Michigan income t a x should be w r i t t e n iu such a way a s to gathered here this week >f or the 52nd especially as it applies to highway accomplish precisely t h e same effect as in, Wisconsin—leave t h e meeting of the Michigan State construction. Rotarians'and Students Also Grange. Entertainment, informa- The whole subject matter o£ state state free of p r o p e r t y ta xe s except for local p u r p o s e s , a n d place tion, education, inspiration, all mel- taxation and representation in the Hear of Bureau's Aims MICHIGAN gTATfffARM RUPEAU the b u r d e n of s t a t e t a x a t i o n w h e r e it belongs, on those residents lowed and enhanced by the warm State Legislature was aired Wednes- And Achievements who have a c t u a l l y made some money d u r i n g t h e y e a r . — G R A N D glow of genuine fraternalism com- day afternoon, in speeches by Sena- OFFICERS R A P I D S P R E S S , Oct. 15, 1825. bine to make this a memorable ses- tor Norman B. Horton of Fruit Menominee, October 29.—Increas- M. L. NOON, Jackson President sion. Ridge and C. H. Bramble of Lan- ed interest in the Farm Bureau has U. B. McPHERSON, Lowell Vice-President Reports reveal that the Grange is sing. Both agreed that our present been aroused among Menominee turing it, said Prof. Horner. Phila- M. B. McPHERSON Directors-at-Large Lowell FARM BUR. TAKES delphia found out to her satisfaction that cutting the price of milk to the in a strong position in Michigan and taxation situation ,in Michigan is is making a noteworthy contribution serious and that it'is high time for county farmers as a result of a se- ries of community rallies held re- to our rural life. As in previous ses- a program of tax reform. However, cently by the^, Menominee County MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR EARL C. McCARTY VEROLD F. GORMELY Carleton Bad Axe Newberry HAND IN CHICAGO consumer did not materially increase the consumption. sions, the State Grange meeting is they disagreed considerably as to providing farmers an open forum on just what steps should be taken to Farm Bureau. At enthusiastic Farm Bureau meetings held at Little Riv- The Answer is Plain all questions of public interest.' The secure relief for overburdened agri- er, Wallace, Stephenson, Holmes J. G. BOYLE W. W. BILLINGS Commodity Directors Buchanan Davison HEARING ON RATES *"As long as we seem bound to have a surplus in face of existing majority sentiment will finally crys- culture. talize in a set of resolutions repre- Wednesday was Ohio day at the Township, Powers, Hermansville and Faithorn, large numbers of Me- FRED SMITIlf Elk Rapids Michigan Potato Growers Exchange market and production r- conditions, senting the Grange policy. Grange conclave. A large delega- nominee county farmers and their M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association Railroads, Shippers Locked the best solution at hand is to sell Outstanding issues being threshed tion of Buckeye patrons, headed by families caught the vision of the J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange In Tussle on Freight all the milk we can at fluid milk out at this year's session a r e high- National Master L. J. Tabor, were Farm Bureau's past achievements, GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti... Michigan Elevator Exchange* prices and to get the best price we way finance, taxation and legislative guests, of^the Michigan delegates. present program and plans for the M. D. BUSKIRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. Charges can for the surplus. reapportionment. Considerable sen- Wednesday afternoon was given future. "It may be that things could be timent is manifest among the patrons over to the lecturer's program. Mrs. At nearly all of these points a STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION Chicago, Oct. 29 # —The Michigan better at Detroit, but the final test for approving the suggestion that Stockman presented a fine ^annual two-reel film, "Forward, Farm Bu- Clark L. Brody Sec'y-Treas.-Mana^er Farm Bureau, the American Farm of your sales system is the results. automobile licenses be good for the report. Following the discussion of reau," was shown by County Agent S. M. Powell A s s t Secretary Bureau, representing farmer ship- When I talked to New York, Balti- life of the car and that the decrease state affairs by Messrs. Horton and Karl Knaus. This picture is full of DEPARTMENT HEADS pers, and a host of shippers' organ- more and Philadelphia producers in revenue be made up by the impo- Bramble, National Master Tabor ad- sound Farm Bureau philosophy and izations representing other indus- about our conditions and returns shows in an effective way the prog- £Tet&aing ::::::::::::::::::::::::<*ftB T S " A tries, are having their inning this and theirs, it developed that the sition of a material increased gas tax. dressed the convention. ress which organized American Traffic .'. • •' - p- M i U s week in the great freight rate hear- farmers supplying the. New York— farmers are making through their Fabrics FSbTiciV v::;;::;:::;;: ••• F . L. Kellner *• * g»^jj ing being held in Chicago before rep- resentatives of the* Interstate Com- the world's greatest food market— get le»s for their milk than do the farmers supplying Detroit. Produc- 91 CENTS OF FARM County, State and National Bureaus. Many of the scenes shown Farm in these reels were filmed in Michi- Accounting ••'• " • c;_,„*« merce Commission. Poultry Exchange (Detroit) Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations Organ4zation W O . Stelger -*- B e n u u i The Commisison has called on 48 western railroads to show cause why ers there said that they couldn't see where Michigan men had much to GOOD FOR THOSE TAX DOLLAR SPENT gan and depict local co-operative as- sociations and the work of the vari- complain a b o u t ^ ous Farm Bureau business departs Michigan Affiliated With Michigan State F a r m Bureau Potato Growers Exchange ••••••• •••••• - ^ " " S f they should not reduce their rates, particularly on farm products, coal, and other basic products, in accord- Sec'y X ear's Report WHO HAD CROP FOR LOCAL ITEMS ments at Lansing headquarters. Radio Features Program Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit Sec'y Jr C. Near, in reporting the Michigan LIve Stock Exchange • • • • • • • •. tiuason ance with the terms of the Hoch- condition of the Association, which A new feature at these local Farm Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg Lansing Smith resolution passed by the last has been summarized at the opening Nation 40 Million / Bushels Sec'y Brody Shows Surprising Bureau rallies was that preceding Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor session of Congress. The railroads of this article, said that in the De- Short; Good Prices and during the pictures, the audi- Directors and Officers of t h e Commodity Exchanges are attempting to show that they troit area under the Michigan Milk Figures to Mid-West ences were entertained by splendid MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N should not be compelled to reduce Producers Association all milk pro- Should Prevail Farm Bureaus radio music supplied by LingenJo H. D. Horton, Pres Kinde N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing their rates, but on the contrary, duced by members gets a market on Bros., enterprising merchants of L. C. Kamlowske, Vice-Pres ii. G. Potts, Vice-Pres*, Washington should be granted a flat five per cent the base and surplus purchase sys- The short potato crop estimated in Menominee, who supplied these pro- John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock increase above present rates. Chicago, Oct. 12.—The quarterly grams as a novel means of adver- Washington tem. No producer is shut off and no previous months was substantiated conference of the presidents and sec- Carl Martin, Sec.-Treas.Coldwater B. F . Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit The territory affected by this producer is restricted. by the October 1 report of the Mich- tising and of showing their good will H. W. Norton, Treas Howell retaries of the Mid-West State Farm toward the Farm Bureau. L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing hearing lies west of a line through Sec'y Near said that the producers' igan Co-operative Crop Reporting Bureaus was held at the office of the C. S. Benton, Beans Lansing M. L. Noon Jackson Chicago, and includes part of the Service. The October estimate for The principal speaker at this se- C. R. Watson" Iralay City test as to whether they are getting American Farm Bureau Federation W. E. Phillips Decatur\ Michigan Upper Penineula. What- a good and fair price is best made the nation was slightly, less than ries of meetings was Stanley M. Pow- L. W. Harwood Adrian at Chicago, October 9 and 10. Mich- ell, assistant secretary of the Michi- George McCalla Ypsilanti ever the decision is in this case, it by looking at other markets. The the September forecast but remained igan was represented by President M. W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids gan State Farm Bureau, who gave Milton Burkholder Marlette will be of utmost importance when Ass'n price to the producer for the at 344,000,000 bushels in round L. Noon, and Secretary-Manager C. M. R. Shisler Caledonia Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven a very interesting and. informative the lowering of eastern freight rates, Detroit area of $3 per hundred is numbers, 111,000,000 bushels less L. Brody. F. M. Oehmke Sebewaing Dr. W. C. McKinney Davisburg address, presenting in a comprehen- including lower Michigan, comes up better than in other markets. Some than last year and around 40,000,- F. W. Hazelwood Mt. Pleasant James J. Brakenberry Bad Axe The conference was pronounced by sive manner the services rendered for consideration. dissatisfaction exists in the per cent 000 under t h e estimated consump MICH POTATO GROWERS Elmer Powers Clio those attending to be the best the by the several departments of the EXCH. MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. The railroads testified during Sep- of surplus milk, but the producers tion at normal prices. Mid-West group had held. It was Michigan State Farm Bureau and Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac E. A. Beamer, Pres Blissfield tember. October 26, the various are producing more milk than can The Michigan estimate is 26,384,- surely very instructive and the dif- of the American Farm Bureau Fed- J. T. Busscy, Vice-Pres., Provemcnt W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres shippers proceeded- to cross-examine be consumed as fluid milk. 000 bushels, slightly less than the ferent state representative returned eration and showing the need of or- O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby Grand Blano the railroad witnesses and point out Sec'y Near 1 said that the entire September figure and 11 millions ,home with much profit resulting ganization if farmers are to have an F. J. Harger, Treas Stanwood J. H. O'Mealey, Sec Hudson the sections of their testimony that business was being carried on a less than produced in 1924. Yields Geo. Wagar. Sales M g r . . . .Cadillao vary greatly owing to an uneven dis- from the exchange of ideas. The equality of opportunity with other A lex Lindsey, Treas Decker won't stand up under further in- sales charge of 2 cents a hundred program included the following: important groups. Mr. Powell appeal- Wesley Dillworth Borne City Edward Dippey Perry vestigation. This cross examination against the producer. In the Detroit tribution of moisture during the George Herman Bdmore growing period. Northern counties M O R N I N G SESSION, OCT. 9 T H ed to his hearers to be more loyal Chas. Woodruff Hastings of railroad witnesses was still under area, by action of Producers at a Meeting called to order by Chairman and more active in their Farm Bu- B. A. Rasmussen Sheridan MICHIGAN FRUIT Ray D. Harper GROWERS, INC. St. Johns way when the Farm Bureau News meeting last summer, another cent were very dry during August, which J. F. Reed, President of the Minnesota affected the growth very materially I-arm Bureau Federation. reau work and to promote more ex- Charles Brown Sunfield went to press. • is charged on the fluid milk for ad- tensive local and county Farm Bu- M. D. Buskirk, Pres P a w Paw John Miller Coloma and reduced the yield. The quality Roll Cair—By States. Frank Obrest Breckenridge Wednesday, Dr. David Friday, for- vertising affd other means to in- Heading of minutes of July meeting by reau programs. Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pre8 Allan I?. Graham Elberta is generally good in all sections. Secretary. P. 1). Leavenworth. .Grand Rapids mer president of the Michigan State crease the consumption of milk in South Haven Detroit. The situation from theN growers' Annual Meeting of State Farm Bureaus, Rotary Club Interested Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Pres W. J. Schults Hart College, and H. W. Mbrehouse, an by L. B. Palmer, President, Ohio Farm While in the county, Mr. Powell economist, were severely 'cross-ex- standpoint is the most optimistic it Bureau Federation. Millburg L. A. Hawley Ludington Record Outside Detroit What Can a State F'arm. Bureau do for also addressed the Menominee Ro- C. J. Chrestensen Onekama amined by Farm Bureau traffic men. Sec'y Near said that the Ass'n has has been in several years. Good the Farmer in Matters of Local Taxation? F. L. Bradford, See-Treaa prices prevailed at the opening of By C. L. Brody, Secretary, Michigan tary Club, and the students at the Bdnton Harbor H. W. Cnwdy Union Pier Previously, both had testified for the held the price of fluid milk to $2.48 State Farm Bureau. Menominee Agricultural School. O. U. Gale Shelby railroads that the farmer is prosper- in Grand Rapids where it was sought the marketing season and, if the F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr crop is not rushed onto the market A F T E R N O O N SESSION Speaking before the Rotarians, Mr. Benton I [arbor John Lang Sodus ous and is abundantly able to pay an to make it $2.20 or lower. The Status of the Present Freight Rate Powell showed that the Farm Bu- John Bottema Spring Lake increase in freight rates. Under Ass'n has prevented the auctioning too rapidly, prospects are favorable Hearings by O. W. Sandberg, Director of D. H. Brake Fremont for a continuation of satisfactory re Transportation, American Farm Bureau reau program is basically sound and Henry Namitz Bridpman Bert Gleason Lawrence cross-examination their admissions of farmers' production, .one against Federation. constructive and benefits not mere- American Farm Bureau Federation turns, says V. H. Church, head of Relations of State Farm Bureaus with J. F. Hlgbee Benton Harbor C. L. Brody Lansing President had the effect of shaking their orig- another. ly the farmer members but is di- O. E. BRADFUTB Miller Overton Bangor Harry Hogue 58 East" Washington St., Chicago Sodus inal testimony in several places. At Flint the Ass?n has kept the the Crop Reporting Service. other Farm Organizations, bv Ralph d support for the qo-opera- Settle, President, Indiana Farm Bureau G. Mullen and the board of direc- securities. way in free America to stop it, and Federation. (u) Equalization of assessment of farm and it would hurt us if we did. People tive marketing of farm products, Potatoes Bring $2.85, National Legislation for Agriculture to be stressed in the next Congress, by tors of the Menominee County Farm and believes that the best interests Bureau. Mr.'Mullen attended all of city property in accordance with salea values of same. from the outside continue to try and sell to our buyers for less than we of Michigan agriculture and those of Cadillac Exch. Reports Frank Evans, Secretary, American Far^m Bureau Federation. the meetings and at most of them (Farm Bureau investigations brought get. Some outfits wishing to wreck the Association will be conserved by AFTERNOON SESSION gave a short talk and introduced Mr. Association membership loyalty to Cadillac Oct. 27.—Potatoes were Relationship of the State Farm Bureau Powell. equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- the Ass'n or ride in its wake, go to with Co-operative Marketing Organiza- tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, the Association. being sold for $2.85 per cwt, f. o. b. tion^, by Harry L. Keefe, President, a group of farmers and offer them Cadillac, today, said the Michigan Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation. saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess The Michigan State College was taxes annually.) a high price for ALL their milk, but thanked for its interest in Associa- Potato Growers Exchange which pre- Oeneral Discussidn—"Open Forum." Selection of Date of Next Conference. RAIL AND FARM MEN'S the Ass'n carries the surplus. With- dicted $3 before the close of the TRANSPORTATI OX—Immediate application of Michigan Zone out the organization handling the tion affairs and\ help given. week. Today's price is four times Selection of Chairman and Secretary. Adjournment. RATE DEBATE ON RADIO Rate decision to save farmer shippers in surplus and other big problems, out- Appreciation was expressed to 69 counties $500,000 annually. Pres. N. P. Hull for his work. Appre- greater than that which prevailed a The meeting was also addressed Chicago, Oct. 29.—Friday night, fits coudn't go to a limited\ group of year ago at this time. by President O. E. Bradfute, and (EFFECTIVE Sept. 10, 1025) farmers and make such a price of- ciation was also expressed to Oct. 30, two prominent railroad men MARKETING— Extension of sound co-operative mar- the Board of Directors and officers many interesting things in the de- and the heads of the American Farm fer. Instead of it being $2.7.",, it keting program now well under way in would more likely be $1.75. and employes and special commit- In the Grand Traverse region and velopment of the American Farm Bureau and the National Grange will Michigan. "Why have we a surplus? Dairy- tees. other northern sections the continu- Bureau were brought out particular- debate the question whether the In- LEGISLATION— Passage of the Capper-French Truth-ln- ing has been bringing a better re- The State College Dairy Dep't was ed bad weather threatens half the ly in regard to the visit of President terstate Commerce Commission Fabric bill, completion and operation of commended for its assistance and potato crop, which is still in the Coolidge at the annual meeting in should grant the five per cent inr the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant turn than some other lines of farm- ing. During the* war and at times for its cow testing ass'n program. ground. Schools have been closed to December. crease demanded by western rail- and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition aid in the harvest. The same condi- roads. The debate will be radio to any form of sales tax or of consump- of distress in other lines of farming, Some members are inclined to vio- Where Tax Money GfcMM the cry has been to diversify,—get late their contracts. The Ass'n went tions prevail in Minnesota and other The Michigan representatives led broadcast from the WLS studio, tion tax, retention of federal income tax. potato producing sections of the in the discussion of the matter of into dairying. We've done it and are on record that every member should Sears-Roebuck, Chicago, on 344.6 producing more milk. Detroit gets regard the Ass'n contract as the northwest. local taxation, and by means of meter wave length. H. E. Byram, Ms POOR MICHIGAN AND RICH WISCONSIN more milk than she can consume as foundation for their co-operative charts showed that 91 cents of the long president of the Milwaukee and success, and keep it. St. Paul, and S. O. Dunn, editor of The above headline has to do solely with the condition of state fluid milk. Michigan is not alone. Last month the New England Milk The Board of Directors was asked Top O' Michigan Apple, farmer's tax dollar is spent for local the Railroad Age, will argue that the purposes. treasuries. Michigan of coarse is richer t h a n Wisconsin' in the Producers had 4 2 per cent surplus; to investigate any price inequalities Spud Show Next Week In answering the question, "What increase is needed for the develop- valu fealty a n d t h e product of its factories. That is Stark County, Ohio, Producers 42 that may exist among the dealers. can the State Farm Bureau do for ment of adequate transportation for ttet per cent; Connecticut Valley Produc- The support of the Association Gaylord, Oct. 28.—More than $ 1 , - the farmers in the matter of local commerce and agriculture. Pres. O. what makes the contrast in g o v e r n m e n t s ] affluence all the more ers 25 per cent and the Northw»st- was pledged to other co-operative or- 4 II II in prizes are offered exhibitors taxation?" It was strongly empha- E. Bradfute of the Farm Bureau, and striking. ern, Co-operative at Toledo, 50 per ganizations. at Top O' Michigan apple and po- sized by Sec'y Brody that the first L. J. Taber, master of the National cent. The convention took the last reso- tato show here Nov. 4-5-6. Young- move was to take steps to see that Grange, will contend that agriculture Here is Michigan, a s t a t e fabricating 'products of a value nearly cannot stand the burden and should "We have these problems. If we lution to covelr a resolution offered sters in club work will compete for the farmer is informed in regard to twice that of Wisconsin, s c r a b b l i n g with all its mi^ht to collect are to succeed as we should, we must from the floor in which a delegate $175 in prizes. The State Farm Bu- not be asked to do so. the true situation. d r i b l e t s of cash from b a n k r u p t i u t e r u r b a n lines a n d b u y e r s of co-operate to work them out." asked the Ass'n to go on record as reau offers 600 lbs. of ammonium sulphate to the farmer showing the It was recommended that this be jon binder, twine, j u g g l i n g sinking funds to obtain money Prof Horner on Surplus opposed- to havingu milk shipped to done by means of charts and dia- OM:K\M\ GOING STRONG In this connection, part of Prof. any other market at any time when best tray of apples and 30 lbs. of Carrie J. Chrestensen's manage- for roads, o r d e r i n g g o v e r n m e n t a l c u t s and firing s t e n o g r a p h e r s Horner's address is timely, in which a producers organization is striving Hardigan alfalfa to the winners in grams as far its possible for the great ment of the Onekama Farm bureau the county exhibit class. effectiveness. It was said that with both em And upon t h e same d a y that The Pi he said that we would always have to arrive at an agreement with dis- local at Onekama, Manistee county, tributors, y proper understanding of the purposes Lam tondeitt wires this situation, Wisconsin's governor a surplus of jnilk in all markets. for which the tax money is spent, is bringing him fame among horti- Consumption goes up and down. In r . W A I H W W o o l ; POOL culturists outside the state. He has calmly a n n o u n c e s that no p r o p e r t y t a x will have t o be levied for and the relative importance of those order to provide a market with all SKLLS 23,000,000 LBVS. purposes, the local Farm . »'d an invitation to speak be- rs a r e overflown it wants, we must supply "more than GKOWFJIS GOT m% Bureaus More than 25,000,000 pounds of could co-operate intelligently with fore the Wisconsin Horticultural so- W \ has proved sufficient enough. If the customer comes again wool have been handled by the Can- county and township officials to ciety at its annual convention. He and again and is told there is not The Oklahoma Cotton Growers' adian Co-operative Wool Growers* bring about improvement in the already is on the program of the to r u n all th rmals a n d univei veil a s t h e lower enough, he insists on arrangements Association reports that during the Michigan convention. during the seven years which it has situation. piped out by t h e somewhere else whereby he will be four years of its operating it has been operating. In addition to the supplied. sold more than $50,000,000 worth payments made to the wool growers Charts were exhibited shewing are used for various purposes. I to a n avei how both the local tax money in the Various means have been tried for of cotton for its members and that in settlement for their shipments The next Mid-West Farm Bureau iu Michigan. Hut o u r s t a t e the growers received 96 percent of getting rid of the "surplus , milk at there have been patronage refunds principal agricultural counties in states conference will be held at Chi- p than N :t's. better prices, other than manufac- the total sales. amounting to more than $50,000. Michigan, and the state tax money cago, January 25-26, 1926. •HHHHHHHHHHHHiH ^ffv^p^-- ^t? ..V ,J /^* wr* M :# OCTOBER 30, 1f)2.~ M T C n I C, A N F A J I M B U R E A U N E W S THRFIC be a most unequal trade for the EDWYREID URGES states and would certainly give the farmer the worst of it. Because the CO-OPS STRONG IN Wagars Tell What They Many of the students find part time employment in homes about the city The Truth i n I e e il s of Menominee, while the remainder CAREFUL STUDY OF states could collect nothing on fed- e r a l securities, but the federal gov- PRICE DETERMINING live in the dormitories on the cam- TAX-EXHKPT BONDS ernment could put a tax on state securities and thus force an in- crease in /the interest rates that lo STOCKMARKETS Saw on Tour of Ontario pus. Much of the work on the school farm is clone by the student- who are thus enabled to combine cal bonds would have to pay. Such the practical with the theoretical an increase in interest rates would They Drove 1,000 Miles and ing ever so often of our political af- side of modern farming. Says Federal Constitutional fairs even if we are convinced things In the early afternoon the board have to be paid out of the public Producer T o Packer Sales Observed W h a t W a s A m e n d m e n t Unnecessary 1 treasury, and the farmer would have are not going right. It seems to n* went as a body before the Menomi- S y s t e m Organized B y Going O n we might far better concentrate pres- nee county supervisors and appeared A n d Dangerous to be taxed an additional amount in order to meet this increased inter- Farm Bureau sure on those in power than to clean in behalf of an appropriation for the est payment. By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAB house rather than throw commercial Cloverland Fair which is held at BIG TAX EVIL IS LOCAL Might Boost Mortgage Hate "Now, much more vital than this Livestock Chicago, Oct 26.—The National Chairman, Farm Bureau Home ami months to come. Community Work affairs into a state of upheaval for Stephenson. A formal resolution, which ha'u been adopted at the, fore- MILKMAKER Producers' Association, Last spring there was formed in noon session as expressive of the Now Being Distributed at Charges Situation Befogged increase of interest on bonds to be promoted by the Farm Bureau op- My husband and I, having recent- Ontario a church union whereby tfce Farm Bureau's stand in this matter, S*o P o i n t s in Michigan By Mortgage Sharks' issued for public improvements is erating with units in' 13 terminal ly returned from a three weeks' Methodist, Congregational and Pres- was presented to the supervisors and the effect that a federal tax would markets in 1924 sold 90,910 cars of vacation spent among relatives in byterian churches united into one was supplemented by oral statements T HIS tremendous distribution deserves attention. Are you feeding to the best have upon interest rates which farm- livestock for $119,970,874. Those Ontario, my thoughts seem to return unit. As yet they have not gotten presented by Secretary J. G. Mullen advantage? Propaganda ers would have to pay upon their thirteen markets receive nearly half to a comparison of living conditions down to the established fact where and County Agent Karl Knaus. Lat- and butter fat. They are healthier and Cows fed Milkmaker produce more milk farm mortgages. The bonds issued of all the livestock marketed there and in Michigan. all recognize the wisdom of such a er in the afternoon the Farm Bu- stronger animals. Your feed cost is lower. Knowing of the careful study which by the banks of the federal farm Every one of the ten milkmaking in- the Michigan State Farm/Bureau is loan system are exempt from all fed- through terminals and are therefore In Ontario I was much impressed move but they are gaining gradually- reau board returned to the school gredients is listed on every bag, pound for making of the very important mat- eral and state taxes, and by reason said to be "classed as price-deter- with the great stretches of wonder- Of course there will always-be a ft* where they completed the tva: pound. Not an ounce of filler. You know ter of tax-exempt securities and of of this exemption the farmer is able mining" markets. The Chicago Pro- fully fertile soil,—quite a stranger to to hang out on any question 'oi tion of their business. ducers 'Commission association led the coaxing qualities of commercial church-union, especially if it shot. Id County Farm Bureau directors exactly what you are feeding. Milkmaker their relation to taxation justice and is always the same. to constructive economy in the mat- to get a loan at a low rate of in- with sales of nearly $28,000,000 at fertilizer,—and the abundant crops happen to fall their lot to leave tli it" present at the meeting included Ask ua for booklet on Milkmaker and Feed ter of public improvements, Mr terest. an operating cost of less than one all along the way. church and go to another. But they President Frank Erickson, Stephen- mg Suggestions. For Saje by Edwy B. Reid, Washington Repre "IJ^these bonds were to be taxed, percent. The average operating ex- I noticed the scarcity of large^ cities are few indeed. 1 am sorry to Gay son; Vice-Pres. L. A. Burklund, Dag- Local Co-op Ass'ns sentative of the American Farm Bu- the interest rate would automatical- pense for purchasers and sales for and the long distance between towns, that in most of instances it vas gett; Secretary J, G. Mullen, Wal- Michigan Farm Bureau reau Federation, recently wrote ly go up. That is one of the things the 13 units was a trifle more than bringing to mind that one of the women who objected rather thm lace; R. A. Aldrich, Whitney; M. L, Stanley M. Powell, Ass't Secretary you can't help, but it seems to work one cent out of a dollar. .great drawbacks for Ontario farmers men. In one town and vicinity of White, Hermansville; Pat Hayes. Supply Service of the State Farm Bureau, a very automatically, that if you tax a mort- Included in the 13 terminal mar- is a lack of markets. 1,300 inhabitants there were origin- Faithorn; and Pat Leaveck. Daggett. Lansing •Michigan illuminating letter on this subject, gage or a bond the fellow who buys ket ass'ns is the Buffalo Producers We complain of the habit Ameri- ally 8 churches; by uniting they re- which, in part, is as follows: the bond charges an increased rate Co-operative Ass'n, which leads the can people have of leaving the farm duced the number to 4. "I am glad you have taken this of interest sufficient to include the Buffalo market, and which gets 45 and going to town and of the rapid The largest, best equipped church matter up seriously, for it*is one of tax—whatever that tax is. per cent of its /olume from Michi- growth of our cities, but we some- "Now this whole fight originated gan Co-operative Shippers. The Mich- is usually retained; the other prop- the features of the tax program times forget that all these 'people erty is sold. The plan provides for a which should be fully understood by with the farm mortgage bankers and igan Farm Bureau and Michigan mu,st be fed and clothed and it all sort of change about of ministers M> all units of the American Farm Bu- is directed against the federal farm Livestock Exchange, with Indiana [comes from the farmers' products that each contributing denomination GET MORE EGGS reau Federation. There has been loan system. They want to put this and Ohio, established the Buf Pew Farms For Sale will in turn have a minister of their much misunderstanding and I fear system out of business. They want falo house. Michigan has another During all of our travels of some faith. Yet at all times the church With Farm Bureau Public Formula resolutions have been passed which to use the farmer to pull their chest- big co-op terminal market live stock 1,000 miles, driving through rural and its pastor will receive better at- are open to considerable question- nuts out of the fire. sales agency in the Michigan-Live ing. "Personally, I do not think that Stock Exchange Commission Mer- sections, we saw but three signs of tention and be easier to finance. Farm Bureau Feeds Poultry Feeds we will want to go into this mat- chants at Detroit. "Farm for Sale." That was a mark- We visited a small city mar! Make Profits "The situation, however, is gen- erally looked at locally; that is with- ter any further than to at once go At the close of its first year of ed change from what we can see in Saturday morning where w<- about the business^ of levying and operation, March 31, 1925, the Pro any section of Michigan. Not but farmers from the entire country in the state, rfnd the opinion prevails ducers' Commission Association of what one can find just as many dis- round with potatoes, apples, toma- Michigan Egg Mash, with Buttermilk, 20'; protein, brings that the same condition rules in the collecting a local tax on outstanding Sioux City, Iowa, reported that it couraged people on Ontario farms, toes, cabbage, and other fall vege- hen.s up to l'ull egg production and keeps them there because Federal situation. In my opinion, state, county and municipal issues handled 3,436 cars' of livestock with but folks there seem to have a good tables in plenty., Also such things it is not an issue of much importance of all kinds regardless of where they a gross value of $5,337,722, of bit of the old English way of keep- as apple butter/ milk, cream, eggs, it supplies what's in the egg—and in the correct, proportions. from a Federal standpoint—certain- originated, get the money, put it in- which 95 cents out of the dollar was ing the old homestead in the family. dressed poultry,,house plants, home ly not one deserving or demanding to the public treasury, spend it for paid to the shippers. Grain is not a complete egg forming ration because it is too I found that it,was usually the prac- cured meats, sausage by th an amendment to the Constitution. the purpose for which we need it, tice to will the home to some male soft soap, herbs rand little pigs, dogs low in protein. Mortgage Sharks' Propaganda and quit fussing around about an member of the family, usually the and rabbits. We found the city peo- "If tne farmers and the farm amendment to the federal constitu- leaders generally understood this tion and making ourselves the tools fact, I believe that we could readily of our own enemies." 2 0 OHIO BUREAUS eldest. This rule quite often proves ple there eager to buy. Most of this unsatisfactory to the balance ,of the was in a well built comfortable mar- up Farm Bureau Feed Tags tell pound for pound wlial makes the feed. You know exactly what you arp getting. Order family, especially if there should be ket—cool in summer and heated in agree as to what our attitude on this ell Thanking Mr. Reid for his splen- issue should be. The trouble lias did and informative letter, Mr. Pow of the State Farm Bureau N wrote, IN BIG CAMPAIGN but little else in the estate. Our American way of share and share winter. Outside in connection, was con- these Michigan Farm Bureau Public Formula Poultry Feeds from your Co-operative association. been that the whole issue has been befogged by a great amount of in part: alike seems more just and reason- ducted the weekly auction. Anyone "While you may be right in feel- Thousands of Members Out able. And far better is the plan of having furniture or implements that propaganda put out by the farm Mich. Egg Mash with Buttermilk Service Scratch Feed mortgage bankers. The old-style ing that Federal tax-exempt bonds T o Make T h e m s e l v e s living each day to the greatest ad- they wished to dispose of could bring Mich. Egg Mash without Buttermilk Mich. Intermediate Scratch mortgage sharks have endeavored to are not a serious menace and may vantage and fullest enjoyment and them here. I found that the city Mich. Chick Mash with Buttermilk Mich. Chick Scratch Feed make it appear that it was impossi- even be beneficial to the farmer, still Powerful not so much with the thought of housewife brought her extra furni- ble for the states and their subdivi- I have not changed my attitude in large legacies at the expense of ture here and found ready sale for sions to tax these bonds unless there opposition to the wholesale issuance The Ohio Farm Bureau has proper development. it. Altogether it seemed a very sat- was a constitutional amendment. of tax-exempt securities for financ- launched its second great Volunteer Ontario Farm Hone isfactory arrangement. Michigan Farm Buheau Supply Service "Now I am for taxing these bonds ing all sorts of local, county and Workers Membership campaign, Ontario farm homes are large, Our attention was called to the Lansing, Michigan locally, as I believe most everyone state improvements which may be with 20 County Farm Bureaus par- much larger than those of Michigan great number of rural school teach- is, but I am not for a'constitutional necessary or desired by those who ticipating. The actual securing of a£ a rule. Most of them were built ers on the waiting list. Thousands amendment. I am against such an are glad to have them if the pay- members will be done in all - the with the idea of size and outside at- did not secure positions this year. amendment, first because it is un ment can be deferred." counties at the same time during a tractiveness and many of them lack One district had 58 applicants in one necessary and second, because the set period in December, exactly as all thought of convenience or ef- week's time and another had 119 farmers would be the losers if such Pres. Coolidge to Open an amendment were passed. the Michigan Volunteer Membership campaign was put on in Workers' ficiency. all told, although it was in a lonely In southeastern Michigan an un- out of the way plaee several miles "Here are the facts as I see them: Am. Farm Bureau Meet 11 central Michigan counties last painted barn is a rafity yet just the from a town and in the miuV Let the Farm Bureau Clean Every state has the inherent right to tax its own securities and the se- curities issued by its political sub- (Continued from page one) Give Information August. reverse was the finding in Ontario. Indian reservation. Starting Oct. 19, and continuing I cannot account for this fact unless The following directions are sub- for two weeks, the 20 Ohio counties it is that the majority of the barns a few of our observations of a neigh- I have gone in detail somewhat in ' Your Seed divisions ( cities, counties, school dis- mitted: have been putting on a great series seemed to have been built quite a boring country, not with the purpose Lei the experience and unexcelled cleaning facilities tricts, drainage districts, etc.)—it Railroad tickets at the regular n u m b e r of. years back when people of placing a low estimate on their of the MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU S E E D SKUVK'K has that right now, and an amend- one-way fare for the going journey did not stress the need of paint as conditions or ways. Far from it. for help you put y o u r home-'grewn seed in the cleanest; and ment to the federal constitution may be bought from Dec. 1 to 7, in- they do now. I see great possibilities there for the best possible condition. could not add to nor take from the clusive. The people seemed to feel the future, and 1 found a settle. right of a state to put a tax upon (Jet Certificate weight of tax burdens really more working substantial people there. Remember, we have the equipment t h a t ' g e t s buekhorn, its own bonds. Be sure when purchasing your go- than" we do, but when we think of But I w-ant to bring to you the fact thistle, pigeon grass, mustard, dock and .wild carrot. Our Every state already has an inher- ing ticket to ask the ticket agent for their country with a population of that while we tret and worry and de- cleaning prices are very reasonable, as is shown by t h e ent right to tax its citizens on what- a certificate. Do not make the mis- only 9 millions as compared with our plore our conditions here, we have following schedule: ever bonds they may hold, unless take of asking for a receipt. If, 115 millions and then we find them but to travel a day in most any di- those bonds are those of the gov- ho"wever, it is impossible to get a Cartage (on freight shipments) 3c per bu. with good roads everywhere the same rection and find others without many ernment of the United States or are certificate from the local , ticket as here, with government owned of the blessings we have where if CI eaning seed tree from buekhorn 30c per bu. instrumentalities of the government agent, a receipt will be satisfactory electricity, with really more super- they had them would feel that they Cleaning seed for buekhorn $1.0U per bu. of the United States—that is, every and should be secured when the tick- fluous government officials com- were sharing a bit of Paradise. state can now levy a tax, either in- et is purchased. See that the ticket Cleaning over centrifugfil mill for removal manding far greater salaries in many come or personal property tax, on reads to the point where the con- instances than here, with a tremend- of thistle, pigeon grass or m u s t a r d » $1.00 p e l bu. any bonds held by its own citizens, vention is to be held and no other. no matter what state, city or county See that your certificate is stamped with the same date as your ticket. ous war debt and war veteran gations, with every town" supporting obli- MENOMINEE BUR. Cleaning, scarifying and reeleaning alfalfa and hulled sweet clover 50c per bu. may have issued the said bonds. Ijocal Issues Largest Sign your name to the certificate or Fully 90 per cent of the outstand- receipt in ink. Show this to the tick- not only high schools but we felt that we almost understood their problem. collegiates, i DIRECTORS GUESTS Cleaning clo Yer and scarifying unhulled s w w t 50e per bu. et agent. ing tax-exempt securities are those which have been issued by states, Call at the railroad station for counties, cities, school districts, ticket and certificate at least 30 min- Business Conditions We found business people of the OF AGR'L SCHOOL Plus actual time required for hulling at (All charges are based upon the weight of seed when $1.25 per hour cities discouraged and disheartened received.) drainage districts, etc. Therefore, utes before departure of train. on account of the excessive income Leaders Inspect School Farm; the state of Michigan, or any other Certificates are not kept at all We are anxious and glad to buy clover, alfalfa or sweet tax imposed on them beside the gen- clover seed. ^ state in the Union, can if it sees fit stations. Ask your home station Hear State Economist; eral taxes. This business depression levy and collect a tax upon 90 per- whether you can procure certificates Send us a sample of y o u r seed. seemed to reflect on agriculture and Plead For Fair cent of the so-called tax-exempt se- and through tickets to the place of Lei your Farm Bureau serve you. curities. They can do this now^ with- meeting. If not, buy a local- ticket I saw as never before that if We farm folks want to find ready markets and Write us. out any amendment to the federal to the nearest point where a certi- Menominee, Oct. 13.—At their constitution. ficate and through ticket to place enjoy any vestige of prosperity we regular meeting held here today, the LUCIUS" K. WILSON must not embarass or disrupt busi- An amendment to the federal con- of meeting can be bought. Assisting Ohio Farm Bureau t o ness interests of our cities. We can board of directors of the Menominee Michigan State FarmBurca stitution would provide two things: Immediately upon your arrival at Enroll Big Membership County Farm Bureau were gu- far better afford a little heavier tax - First, that the federal government the meeting, present your certificate of county-wide Farm Bureau rallies. and meet a buying public than have the Menominee Agricultural School . SEED D E P A R T M E N T could put a federal tax upon the to the endorsing officer, Mr. Sand- These meetings are being addressed a reduction of tax together with a Following the business bonds issued by a state, a county, a berg, as the reduced fare for the re- by Lucius Wilson and C. S. Hanby, weak unstable market. held at 10 a. m., the board members city, or a school district, or drain- turn journey will not apply unless community organization visited the school assembly and with specialists We found most beautifully kept the students listened to Mr. De age district; second, that a state you are properly identified as pro- in the employe of the Farm Bureau, could put a tax upon any bond is- vided by the certificate. rural cemeteries at every turn. Most Vries, economist with the State who became well known to Michigan of them had, a caretaker on the job Land and Economic Survey. Mr. T3e sued by the federal government. Validate Immediately members last summer. "You, of course, understand that A joint agent of the carriers will all the time. It seemed well worth Vries and other state workers have The week of November 9, the 20 any talk about taxing tax-exempt se be in attendance on December 7, to Ohio counties will each send a num- the effort and expense. recently completed their survey of curities must of necessity mean put validate certificates. If you arrive ber of leaders to a big Farm Bureau ting a tax upon future issues. It is at the meeting and leave for home training school for workers to be not proposed to tax old issues. In prior to Rural Schools Attractive Menominee county and he gave a Almost without exception the very interesting' report of the rea- the arrival- of the joint held at Columbus, under direction of rural school yards were made attrac- sons for the work, how it waa car- %ap the Benefit faot, that ''could not be done because agent, or if you arrive at the meet- Messrs. Wilson and Hanby. Later, af- tive w|th a plot of nicely mown ried out, what was found, and how it would be a violation of contract to ing later than December 9, after the ter volunteer teams of 12 workers lawn and flowers around the school this information could be put 4o the First Year ~ and now tax bonds that have been sold joint agent has gone, you cannot have been assembled in every town- building. Some were really beauti- practical use. to the people as tax-exempt. Thus have your certificate validated, nor ship, the township toam workers will ful with shrubbery and vines. When we see it is the future issues alone secure the benefit of the return re- attend a team workers' school at the I mentioned this the other day to a County Farm Bureau board Following the assembly he many Ifearslhereafter which could be taxed. Now this is duction. farm friend she seemed certain that bers were guests of the school at county seat, which will be similar to we could never train our children to luncheon and immediately after- Spread Solvay Pulverized Limestone! You'll find it the point where the farmer wants to It must be understood that the re- that held at Columbus. This i look out. tor and protect flowers and wards were taken en a tour of the the best investment you ever made. Big returns the' duction for the return journey is actly the same plan that was used campus and school farm by County FtMleral Issues for WHY not guaranteed, but is contingent on in the Michigan Farm Bureau mem- shrubs and vines, but Vl am certain Agent Karl Knaus, who showed them first year, and for four or five years thereafter. Keep "There will be no new issue of an attendance of not less than 250 bership campaign last' summer and Michigan faral boys and girls are no the soil sweet ahd productive. Easy to handle, in bulk United States government bonds un- members of the organization and rte- will be used here again next spring worse than those across the line and the buildings, equipment and live less there should be another war. nendent members of their families at when 86 Michigan County Farm Bu- they could be taught to respect any stock. or ioodb. bagg, safe to use, non'caustic, guaranteed The United States Government does, tne meeting holding regularly is- reaus will step out together to build attempt to beautify the place where The Menominee Agricultural high test. Learn all about LIME; write for the new n«t issue bonds excepting in war sued certificates from ticket agents a permanent membership. they spend so many days out of each j School was started as a county Solvay Booklet, full of valuable informatiotx. It'» times. There is no probability that at ^starting points showing payment year, The only thing necessary is proposition. but at the we will have another war for a quar-* of normal one-way tariff fare of not the desire for these things by the quest of the citizens and taxpayers FREE! : t e r of a century. So there will be less than 67 cents on the going trip. patrons of any school and the co- 'of Menominee county, the 19: ' State no United States government bonds If the necessary minimum of Offer Illinois Members operation o f the parents and the Legislature passed an act taking ov- The which the states could tax if a con- 25 0 regularly issued certificates arc er the control and financing of this stitutional amendment were adopt- presented to the joint agent, and Low Auto Insurance teacher. school for a two year period, and SOLVAY PROCESS v' Ontario is' in the midst of another , ed. your certificate is validated, you will since July 1. 19L r>, it has been con- PULVERIZES COMPANY More than 16,000 policies have general election and politics ran "But. on the other hand, almost be entitled to a return ticket via the been written by the State Farm Mu- high in the minds of most of the ducted as a branch of the Michigan 7501 West Jefferson Ave every state, county, city, school dis- lame route as the going journey, at tual Automobile Insurance Company people. They have been living State College, wjth County Agent LIMESTONE * Detroit, Mv trict and drainage district has local one-half of the normal one-way tar- of Illinois at an average cost of IS through ma^y complete changes in Karl Knaus serving as superintend- improvements to "make which can be iff fare from place of meeting to ent. Its students are not confined Sold by per hundred. Membership in the past few years and each change advantageously financed by the is- point at which your certificate was the organization is limited to mem- has brought with it the usual up- to Menominee county boys and girls. sue of bonds—such ,Sts_ roads, school issued up to apd including Decem- bers of the Farm "Bureaus or farm- heaval in governmental affairs which but also include some of the bright- LOCAL houses, drainage projects, etc. These ber 12, L925. and most capable students of improvements will call for many ers mutual insurance companies and has not been the best thing for the' high school age from several other DEALERS Return tickets issued at the re- their immediate families since the 'country from a business view point. 1'pper Peninsula counties. Along new issues of state and local bonds. duced faro will not be good on any risk on cars operated principally in Again I realized that often times we "The situation land here is the limited train on which such reduced the country can be carried at a low do not get the results we hope for with the regular academi nigger), is just this: This would fare transportation is not honored. rate. a special emphasis is placed upon "when we make a general house cfean- agriculture and home economies. * ~t —• wycfr»^gap **** EEBSSBCa ' MICHIGAN FARM B f R K i r XR OCTOBER 30, 1925 PRES. BUTTERFIELD o n e else will a n s w e r (or t h e m a n d w h i c h can only be solved in t h e spir- of closed s h o p a n d m o n o p o l y con- t r o l a n d such as t h a t . As I a m c o n n e c t e d w i t h Mils Col- A m e r i c a n lege, I w a n t to say t h a t as I see t h i s Weather Man Tells Why Of "Worst Fall" In Yrs. "storm" clouds and areas frequent characterized precipitation. by Detroit Poultry DISCUSSES FUTURE it of g r o u p action a n d c o m m u n i t y c o n s c i o u s n e s s a n d co-operation. T h e s i t u a t i o n m u s t be discussed a n d a n - f a r m e r s a r e not a s k i n g t h a t t h e y be p r o b l e m of o r g a n i z e d given those rights and p r i v i l e g e s from a n o n - i n t e r e s t e d p o i n t , o t h e r which they d e n y to o t h e r c l a s s e s of t h a n t h e i n t e r e s t of public w e l f a r e . I agriculture T h i s fall's w e a t h e r is In t h e grin; m o i s t u r e in t h e g r o u n d Once s t a r t e d , s t e a d i l y g r o w n worse, this situation with producing more has Market As given by Mich. F a r m Hurcau alyzed a n d t h e n a p r o g r a m develop- society, and even if t h e y d i d , they realize t h a t w i t h i n t h e p a s t ten y e a r s of a " v i c i o u s c i r c l e " which is apt to m o r e c l o u d s a n d low p r e s s u r e a r e a s . P o u l t r y Exch., 261Q Hiopelle s t r e e t , OF RURAL CHURCH ed a n d c a r r i e d o u t u n i t e d effort. by h a r m o n i o u s could not secure t h e m . New m e n a r e t r e m e n d o u s a d v a n c e m e n t h a s been s e r v e up to d i s c o n t e n t e d r e s i d e n t s of g o i n g to get into t h e m a r k e t w h e t h - m a d e in o r g a n i z a t i o n a m o n g f a r m - t h e n o r t h e r n s t a t e s a c o n t i n u o u s dish E a s t L a n s i n g w e a t h e r s e e r still h o l d s Despite t h e p r e s e n t t e n d e n c i e s , t h e D e t r o i t , Oct. 8 9 , 1 9 2 5 : Poultry market steady to firm e r you w a n t t h e m or not, b e c a u s e ers. T h i s is a new t h i n g , b u t n o t of r a i n s , snows, a n d d r a b , chill d a y s , ' out s o m e hope for a n e v e n t u a l " I n - of e x p a n d i n g t e r r i t o r y , a n d for t h e u n t r i e d . Mr. Hull j u s t s a i d t h a t a c c o r d i n g to an e x p l a n a t i o n vouch-, dian s u m m e r , " p e r h a p s not until o n g o o d , h e a v y fancy p o u l t r y . Mar- Talks to Baptist Laymen and What Prof. Horner Told He can call to m i n d n o k e t i s h e a v i l y s u p p l i e d w i t h t h i n a n d b e s t i n t e r e s t s of e v e r y o n e , t h e y o u g h t t h i r t y y e a r s a g o it was c l a i m e d f a r m - safed by Dewey E. Seeley, official N o v e m b e r . Ministers at Lansing Milk Producers' Ass'n to come into y o u r m a r k e t t h r o u g h e r s could n o t be o r g a n i z e d , but we forecaster at t h e East L a n s i n g s t a - a u t u m n s e a s o n s hereabouts which m e d i u m q u a l i t y p o u l t r y for which t h e r e is p r a c t i c a l l y n o d e m a n d . (Continued from page one) y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n , r a t h e r t h a n o u t of h a v e t o d a y o r g a n i z e d a g r i c u l t u r e . It tion. h a v e not been g r a c e d by t h i s balmy Convention is a b s o l u t e l y e s s e n t i a l . it. W h e n e v e r t h e r e is a s u r p l u s in h a s p r o v e n its w o r t h . i n t e r l u d e b e t w e e n frosty fall a n d T u r k e y * , No. 1. 8 lbs. up 33-85 H e a v y n u n s in t h e l a t e s u m m e r A n o t h e r point is t h a t no co-opera- t h e m a r k e t , t h e t e n d e n c y is to lower T h e o n e f u n d a m e n t a l now is filled t h e g r o u n d with m o i s t u r e , Mr. t u r b u l e n t w i n t e r . It is possible, of T u r k e y s , old t o m s , No. t 25 Springs, barred rocks '.'•>- BUREAU IS INTERESTED tive can for a n y l e n g t h of flme prices. t h a t w e d o not s w i n g back t h e Seeley says, and this h a s n a t u r a l l y c o u r s e , t h a t t h i s y e a r will p r o v e t h e S p r i n g s , red \ 24 m a i n t a i n prices a t a level above t h a t l>etioit P r i c e High o t h e r w a y , a n d lose w h a t we t e n d e d to p r o d u c e m a n y low p r e s s u r e exception, b u t Mr. Seeley, a l o n g w i t h S p r i n g s ,med. q u a l i t y .'22 which m a r k e t conditions justify. In t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a a r e a t h e price have already accomplished. T h e t h e r e s t of t h e c o m m u n i t y , t r u s t s Says Rural Problem Never T h e r e a r e t i m e s when people say of fluid milk s h o u l d never get to S p r i n g s , leghorn not. l i p to d a t e , h o w e v e r , t h e r e h a s H e n s , "> lbs. up, Ebclra F a n c y 18-2K 28 f u n d a m e n t a l t h i n g is not t h e Can be Solved Apart w h a t they would do for this m a r k e t m o r e t h a n 70 cents a cwt. above New individual, but t h e m a s s of been no sign of an I n d i a n s u m m e r , l i o n s , r. lbs. up, No. t 2\\-'zi or t h a t if they had t h e o p p o r t u n i t y , York 92 score, p l u s 20 per cent. A f a r m e r s a s a whole. less t h a n 20 per, cent of possible s u n - I l e u s , 1-5 lbs 24-23 From Religion b u t they s p e a k from the s t a n d p o i n t w i d e r m a r g i n will b r i n g t r o u b l e . T h e W h e n I r e v i e w t h e h i s t o r y of an BUSINESS NEWS s h i n e h a v i n g been r e g i s t e r e d . H e n s , leghorn, small, u n d e r 1 lbs.,.16-17 Cox 1 .- of i g n o r a n c e , a s t h e y do not know m a r g i n in Detroit a r e a s was 98 c e n t s o r g a n i z a t i o n of t h i s type a n d r e a l i z e Sc « WOKI c>«r I n s e r t i o n t o r I or c >eefee, y o u n g 20 fipfakiiiK before t h e Baptist S t a t e what the conditions are. last m o n t h . You a r e t r e a d i n g on p r e t - t h a t its success is due to t h e efforts m o r e Irift.TtUns; 3%c a w o r d for D m k s , y o u n g , White, 5 lbs .'24 convention at L a n s i n g , October 2 1 , One of t h e g r e a t e s t d e t r i - ty d a n g e r o u s g r o u n d , and it t a k e s of t h e i n d i v i d u a l c o - p p e r a t o r s t h e m - each <>f I ln*>rttOPP; 4 c e n t * a word for OFIP ln>.Ttinn. Count each Michigan Had Largest Ducks, small, colored 20-22 Dr. K e n y o n L. B u t t e r f i e l d , p r e s i d e n t Rabbits, 5 lbs. up jj5 Of tlie Michigan S t a t e College, de- m e n t s to an i n d u s t r y is that close w a t c h i n g to m a i n t a i n t h e price selves, I h a v e faith in t h e w e l f a r e of word, s h h r e v i n t i n n a n d f i g u r e . I n - cluding wnrrin tn s i g n a t u r e , M Corn Crop This Year livered a s e a r c h i n g a d d r e s s on the price s h o u l d be m a i n t a i n e d at too h i g h a level. What we of 98 cents a c c o r d i n g to evidence of a g r i c u l t u r e in tire f u t u r e . other markets. words Cash must o r d e r . Mies f i r m B u r e a u N e w a . accompany M i c h i g a n h a d a n excellent c r o p t h i s y e a r in all s e c t i o n s except corn Poultry Shippers topic of " T h e Michigan Country s h o u l d be I n t e r e s t e d in is not For results and aervlca send B a l t i m o r e h a s h a d the difficulty C h u r c h . " In i n t r o d u c i n g t h i s t h e m e . BO in m i l h i g h , but a s t a b l e of too m a n y f a r m e r s t r y i n g to m a k e Live Stock Exchange s o m e of t h e d r y n o r t h e r n c o u n t i e s . T h e crop of 6 6 , 7 9 6 , 0 0 0 b u s h e l s J n your f u t u r e shipments of Live Poultry to Dr. Butterfield m e n t i o n e d t h e fact LIVE STOCK t h a t lie was just on t h e point of price. t o o l a r g e a base, d u r i n g t h e base Sees Hogs Going Lower t h e S t a t e ' s l a r g e s t a n d half a g a m FARM BUREAU POULTRY EXCH 2610 Riopelle St., Detroit, Mich. What Co-opei-aJion Docs p e r i o d . I do n o t k n o w w h e t h e r this F O r i SALK - DUROC BOARS O F w h a t was p r o d u c e d in 1 9 2 4 . l e a v i n g for R i c h m o n d , Virginia, to T h e real v a l u e of co-operation is a p p l i e s to D e t r o i t or not. April farrow. Lung s t i e U i i y fellows D e t r o i t , Oct. li9.—The Michigan r e a d y for service. Sidney Phillips, C h a r - a t t e n d the m e e t i n g of t h e A m e r i c a n t h a t it e d u c a t e s t h e f a r m e r s , a n d I Let nie l e a v e t h i s one t h o u g h t Live Stock Exchange C o m m i s s i o n lotte, Mich. •- C o u n t r y U f e Association, of which believe in one h u n d r e d y e a r s /from w i t h you, t h a t t h e base c a n n o t M e r c h a n t s for the. week e n d i n g Oct. FOR SALE JERSEY BULL CALVES he is p r e s i d e n t . T h e Ass'n is consid- now when p o s t e r i t y looks back over b e m a d e a Scheme for a n y in- VI, sold i d s c a r s of stock for 65 co- g r a n d s o n s of F i n a n c i a l S e n s a t i o n . C a l v e s e r i n g us its m a j o r t h e m e this year t h i s great m o v e m e n t of t h e t w e n t i e t h d i v i d u a l f a r m e r to beat t h e m a r - o p e r a t i v e s h i p p i n g a s s ' n s . T h e Ex- ol oucta t of R e g i s t e r of M i n t c o w s . e d on M-29, 1% miles E a s t of Cold- Farm ibe q u e s t i o n of n e e d e d r e a d j u s t m e n t in r u r a l life in A m e r i c a . " T h e r e is no m o r e i m p o r t a n t prob- c e n t u r y , it will be pointed out as a great educational movement rather k e t . If you a t t e m p t it, it will beat you. But t h e b a s e plan c h a n g e s a i d , " A p p a r e n t l y we h a v e w a t e r . r e a c h e d t h e h i g h t i m e of t h e hog w a t e r , Mich. C o l d w a t e r J e r s e y F a r m , Cold- 9-10-30tf Luther Burbank t h a n a g r e a t e c o n o m i c force. It .is can be utilized to stabilize m a r - m a r k e t for t h i s season as t h e t e n - « W H I T T A K E R ' S R H O D E I S L A N D R E D lem c o n f r o n t i n g o u r nation today b r i n g i n g you in contact with t r u t h s . ket conditions. dency n o w is very s t r o n g t o w a r d a Cockerels will i m p r o v e your color a n d t h a n t h i s one m e n t s , " declared of r u r a l L)r. readjust- Butterfield. It b r i n g s you in contact w i t h o t h e r people a n d o t h e r ideas, and you nev- W h a t Is S u r p l u s ? c o n s i d e r a b l y lower m a r k e t . " production. P r i c e s r a n g e from $4 for good birds from t r a p - n e s t e d G r a d e A s t o c k to $10 t o $50 for b i r d s p e d i g r e e d Says: Another statement. You c a n n o t " W h e n F left Michigan twenty-five er a t t e n d a m e e t i n g of this t y p e b u t g e t t h e d e a l e r to pay m o r e for s u r - Michigan is t h e second s u g a r beet tfrom o u r b e s t h e n s . R e m e m b e r t h a t in y e a r s ago our s t a t e was d o m i u a n t l y h e p r o d u c t i o n of your y o u n g s t o c k t h e " I t is only a m a t t e r of t i m e you go back b e t t e r a n d b r o a d e r m e n . p l u s t h a n he can get o u t of it, a n d s t a t e for 1925 w i t h 98G.000 t o n s , m a l e is half y o u r flo< k a n d t h a t a good r u r a l . T o d a y it is d o r n i n a n t l y u r b a n Ir Is a g r e a t , forceful, e d u c a t i o n a l a t t h e s a m e t i m e pay you bird is c h e a p ; a poor, one e x p e n s i v e . Our w h e n A L L g r o w e r s will select a fair C o l o r a d o first with 1,326,000 tons R e d s a r e t h e result bf s i x t e e n y e a r s c a r e - and i n d u s t r i a l , To a c e r t a i n e x t e n t a g e n c y t h a t is d o i n g m o r e to uplift price for the milk which is sold a s a n d U t a h t h i r d with 925,000 t o n s . ful t h e i r t r e e s from a n u r s e r y which b r e e d i n g a n d a r e recognized a s M i c h i - t h i s is t r a c e a b l e to t h e r e m a r k a b l e a n d b r i n g a b o u t favorable c o n d i t i o n s fluid milk. selects their buds with care a n d Many t i m e s s o m e peo- The n a t i o n a l crop is 6.549,000 t o n s . g a n ' * . l e a d i n g s t r a i n . Rose a n d ' Single d e v e l o p m e n t of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n which in a g r i c u l t u r e t h a n any one t h i n g . ple t r y to tell you t h e r e is no such C o m b s . W r R e for price list. Intel-lakes' discretion." lias profoundly affected life, r u r a l as F a r m , Box K h a w r e n c e , Mich. 10-la C o - o p e r a t i o n is g o i n g to live upon a t h i n g as s u r p l u s , a n d t h e y a r e try- im-TfPl well a s u r b a n a n d i n d u s t r i a l . t h a t f u n d a m e n t a l basis r a t h e r t h a n i n g to devise s o m e s c h e m e to get 1,000,000 People Involved [ N G L E S I P E FARM IS O F F E R I N G IS upon any o t h e r . r i d of it. W h a t is s u r p l u s ? Surplus Registered yearling S h r o p s h i r e e w e s of Avoid The Undesirable "A g r e a t p r o b l e m , a r i s i n g p r e s e n t day c o n d i t i o n s , s h i f t i n g popu- l a t i o n s , etc.. c o n f r o n t s o u r 1,200 ru- from Co-operation also gives you e q u a l is t h e excess of p o w e r of b a r g a i n i n g in t h e m a r k e t s . t h a t which is c o n s u m e d production as over fluid Stick By the best breeding, being b r e d to prize w i n n i n g r a m s to begin l a m b i n g M a r c h 155, 1946. Price $80 $ac!i if t a k e n a s a b u n c h . II. K. Powell & S o n , Ionia, Mich. Luther Burbank You, as i n d i v i d u a l s , have n o m o r e m i l k . ral c h u r c h e s in Michigan which min- ister to t h e s t r i c t l y r u r a l c o m m u n i - p o w e r in b a r g a i n i n g for y o u r p r o d - Do you ever expect t h e t i m e to Your Go-op 10-29-tf ties a n d to the t o w n s a n d villages of uct t h a n h a s o n e lone l a b o r e r in bar- come w h e n a n y n a t i o n is g o i n g to SALESMEN WANTED Plant the Super-Selected Strains less t h a n 2,600 p o p u l a t y m . a r e at least a million people ip Mich- There g a i n i n g with H e n r y F o r d for a j o b . use all of its p r o d u c t i o n for fluid It is union a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t m i l k ? W h a t w o u l d you do for but- gives you t h i s b a r g a i n i n g power. ter, c o n d e n s e d m i l k , cheese, or oth- Shipping Ass'n! FARMERS! KNOCKS! FARMER AGENTS O P P O R T U N I T Y — AGAIN WANTED— Of igan who m u s t be served t h r o u g h t h e Milk M a r k e t s , — D e t r o i t You all k n o w how t h i n g s h a v e W e w a n t responsible farmers who de- er m a n u f a c t u r e d p r o d u c t s ? It is a b - c o u n t r y c h u r c h , if they a r e to be served r e l i g i o u s l y at all. " I t is e n c o u r a g i n g to n o t e t h a t In giving you a n o u t l i n e of my ob- s o l u t e l y impossible for a n y m a r k e t s e r v a t i o n s of t h e m i l k m a r k e t s I a s a w h o l e , to use all of its p r o d u c - w o r k e d since t h e local co-op sire County and t o a d d livestock s h i p p e r s c a m e in. T h e P r o d u c t s . ' ' M e n w h o h a v e h a d s o m e e x - t o their income to act a s our Sub-Agents selling T-C Greening Grown Fruit Trees wish to cover s e v e r a l p o i n t s : tion as fluid m i l k . T h e r e m u s t be s t o c k b u y e r s took on a n e w lease p e r i e n c e selling B i n d e r T w i n e , F e r t i liz- w h i c h r e d u c e t h e e l e m e n t of c h a n c e ; e l i m i n a t e t h e u n p r o f i t a b l e ; t h e r e h a s been a decided revival of F i r s t , in t h e D e t r o i t m a r k e t , in- a s u r p l u s . ,on life a n d h a v e been p a y i n g er, Shrubbery, F a r m Implements, Etc., will find o u r proposition e s p e c i a l l y p r o f i t - bring increased r e t u r n s and enhance quality. Send for o u r new interest regarding the rural church n e a r e r t h e m a r k e t price to get a b l e a s e v e r y f a r m e r will b e y o u r p r o s - b o o k l e t on Scientific B u d Selection. Get t h e facts on w h a t we c r e a s e s in price of milk to t h e farm- Xo Limit t o Milk Supply d u r i n g t h e last few y e a r s . Some o u t - your business. pective c u s t o m e r — B E C A U S E — h a v e d o n e a n d a r e d o i n g in o u r R e s e a r c h D e p a r t m e n t . As a er since 1913 h a v e m o r e t h a n k e p t T h e t i m e h a s come when t h e r e is P - C P r o d u c t s c o n s i s t of a n e n t i r e l y n e w s t a n d i n g e x a m p l e s of a new g e n e r a - L e t y o u r co-op die o u t a n d see line of G a r d e n Tools, S w e e p A t t a c h - p r o g r e s s i v e fruit g r o w e r you will w a n t to k e e p in t o u c h with o u r pace w i t h i n c r e a s e s in the r e t a i l prfc- n o l i m i t to t h e a r e a from which t h e tion of r u r a l religious l e a d e r s a r e to w h a t h a p p e n s . C o n d i t i o n s -would m e n t s for All S p r i n g T o o t h H a r r o w s a n d w o r k of i m p r o v i n g e x i s t i n g s t r a i n s — w r i t e for free b o o k l e t today. ejaS city m a y d r a w its milk supply. Ab- N e w T i l l a g e T o o l s for all T y p e s of C u l t i - See a d d r e s s below. be n o t e d . C o m m u n i t y p r o g r a m s a r e p r o b a b l y soon be back on a b o u t Second, p r i c e s in t h e Detroit solutely no limit. Some of t h e milk vators. b e i n g developed. As I s t u d y t h i s t h e old basis. The P-C Spring Tooth H a r r o w Sweep »market have advanced more for New Y o r k City comes from w i t h - s i t u a t i o n . I feel t h a t one of t h e most e s s e n t i a l r e q u i s i t e s of t h e c o u n t r y r a p i d l y since 101;$ -than for t h e c o u n t r y a t l a r g e . You h a v e in- in 500 miles. D r a w a line, will, m a k i n g a r a d i u s of 500 miles if you n o w c a r r y it one s t e p A t t a c h m e n t s m a k e a "Real Tillage Tool" You believe in t h e co-op idea, o u t 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 - f a r t h e r . r o w . T h e P - C C o m b i n a t i o n Shovel a n d The South Haven Peach c h u r c h of today is t h a t it m u s t in- See t h a t y o u r stock is s e n t to t h e SCw e e p a n d Shield A t t a c h m e n t s for All is a G r e e n i n g i n t r o d u c t i o n a n d it h a s a g a i n d e m o n s t r a t e d its c r e a s e d t h e price in t h e Detroit from Detroit, a n d see what your u l t i v a t o r s m a k e s it possible for t h e H A R D I N E S S in 1 9 2 5 ! terpret agriculture in essentially c o - o p e r a t i v e commission h o u s e s f a r m e r t o do t h e k i n d of a j o b of c u l t i v a t - a r e a m o r e t h a n the United milk m a r k e t is. Do you, a n y of you C h r i s t i a n t e r m s . It m u s t be com- a t D e t r o i t a n d E a s t Buffalo. ing be a l w a y s wanted to do—and States has as a whole. m e n , expect t h e t i m e to come when "COULDN'T." B u t t h i s r e m a r k a b l y h a r d y p e a c h h a s o t h e r q u a l i t i e s which dis- m u n i t y m i n d e d , not merely a n a g e n t t i n g u i s h it, a n d m a k e it m o s t d e s i r a b l e . A m o n g t h e m a r e its F l u c t u a t i o n s in t h e price level of all milk p r o d u c e d will be used a s T h e s e firms h a v e g r o w n r a p - The P-C Garden Tool is t h e Real for its own u p b u i l d i n g or its own e a r l y b e a r i n g , p r o d u c t i v e n e s s , c a n n i n g q u a l i t y , size, b e a u t y a n d its w h o l e m i l k a r e less t h a n t h o s e of fluid m i l k ? If you can see t h e fal- idly in p o p u l a r favor a n d in vol- G a r d e n Tool t h e g a r d e n e r n e e d s . T h e s e glory, b u t r a t h e r an i n s t r u m e n t for n e w t i l l a g e tools a r e in t h e h a n d s of a b i l i t y to s t a n d s h i p p i n g . R i p e n i n g a b o u t e i g h t e e n d a y s before o t h e r p r o d u c t s a n d you have a m o r e lacy of t h a t , why t a l k a b o u t g e t t i n g u m e of b u s i n e s s h a n d l e d . E x t h o u s a n d s of satisfied u s e r s a n d h u n - service. T h e r e is a careful s t u d y be- 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 E l b e r t a , i t goes on t h e m a r k e t a t a t i m e to fetch t h e h i g h e s t prices. stable business. This means t h a t rid of t h e s u r p l u s ? p e r i e n c e d a n d c a p a b l e m a n a g e r s ing m a d e now by one of o u r g r e a t Also a s a you w o n ' t r e a c h t h e g r e a t h e i g h t s , The t h i n g to t a l k a b o u t is and salesmen insure that you w aYi toi un rg etox pbe sold. erience as a farmer quali- n a t i o n a l r e l i g i o u s a n d social a g e n c i e s b u t you will n o t fall to so great will g e t t h e t o p price a n d u n i fies you a s a P - C M a n . If y o u a r e i n - a s to w h a t is n e e d e d to m a k e a g r i - depths. selling all t h e m i l k you c a n for fluid m i l k prices, a n d t h e n g e t f o r m l y good service. 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 , opportunity to i n c r e a s e y o u r income Pollinator For The J. H. Hale culture entirely Christian. This it is a p r o v e d s u c c e s s . A s k for o u r N E W , F R E E c a t a l o g , w h i c h Must W o r k T o g e t h e r all you can for t h e o v e r - p r o d u c - F u r t h e r m o r e , y o u r s t o c k is w h i l e you still c o n t i n u e f a r m i n g , w r i t e s h o u l d be one of t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s will give you all t h e facts a b o u t t h i s distinctive p e a c h . T h e one g r e a t e s s e n t i a l to t h e s t a tion. T h a t is t h e b e s t you c a n h a n d l e d a t a c t u a l cost. You pay u s a t once for i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a n e x - of t h e c o u n t r y c h u r c h of t o d a y . " clusive A g e n c y c o v e r i n g y o u r c o u n t y or bility of a d a i r y section, besides t h e do. t h e regular commission t o t h e locality. P - C M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co., H a s - W e i n t r o d u c e d t h i s p e a c h in 1 9 1 6 . T h e Over-lapping or Over-looking m o s t efficient a n d scientific p r o d u c - Any m a n w h o comes out a n d tells co-op, b u t it r e t u r n s a n y s a v i n g s t i n g s , Mich. ll-12-2o Dr. B u t t e r f i e l d w a r n e d t h e Bap- g e n u i n e c a n be o b t a i n e d only f r o m u s . tive m e t h o d s , is collective action you he h a s a s c h e m e to g e t r i d of all t o you a s a p a t r o n a g e d i v i d e n d . S A L E S M E N LOOKING F O R REAL tist ministers and laymen assembled N e x t t i m e , ship to t h e — o p p o r t u n i t y should, w r i t e for o u r p r o p o s i - a m o n g t h e p r o d u c e r s in d e a l i n g with s u r p l u s in the m a r k e t , is h e a d e d for tion. H u s t l e r s m a k e $50.00 t o $75.00 a for t h e ^ S t a t e C o n v e n t i o n t h a t in de- t e r m i n i n g t h e need for t h e e s t a b l i s h t h e i r m a r k e t problems'. Unless you P o n t i a c , because it c a n n o t be d o n e . give s t r i c t a t t e n t i o n , unless you fol- And no price, I d o n ' t c a r e w h a t it Mich. Livestock Exch. week. W e f u r n i s h o u t f i t a n d p a y c a s h weekly. M o n r o e N u r s e r y , I. E. 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Ass'n M*\ IT PAYS TO BUY PURE BRED SHEEP OF PARSONS "^OfSE* Largest Growers of Trees in the World t h e m a r k e t to give you a p r o f i t a b l e ficient, w h o k e e p s b o a r d e r cows a n d a t E a s t Buffalo ' i l T i l i ^ * 1 "•" • " * "MP • » « r y w W « and par « P f « » to affect t h i s a possible r e - a l i g n m e n t ' V ifif />f»> • el»rw*». Wnta for club offer and prieo Int. price,, b e c a u s e , g e n t l e m e n , no eco- s c r u b cows. I find t h e m o s t success '• itJfthrl'tMi Oxforda. Shropshire^ a n * Polled-Delainee. • PARSONS. GrandLcdjre.Mich. Rl *v of o u r c o u n t r y p a r i s h e s m i g h t be r e - nomic system could be b u i l d e d in ful m e n a r e t h o s e w h o a r e g i v i n g un- quired. Suggesting the desirability t h a t way. 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I do' not c a r e w h o d i r e c t s In o r d e r to p r o v i d e the dealer r e a d y h a v e s e v e r a l of t h e s e o u t s t a n d - you, t h e one f u n d a m e n t a l t h i n g is w i t h all t h e m i l k he w a n t s a t all ing successful r u r a l c h u r c h e s which t h a t you w o r k a s a unit, a n d my h o p e t i m e s , it is n e c e s s a r y t h a t he have i n d i c a t e t h e possibilities in t h i s di- Well Worth Consideration is t h a t t h e t i m e never comes when m o r e t h a n e n o u g h , so if you a r e go- recton. t h e d a i r y m e n of Michigan forget t h a t i n g to p r o v i d e t h e m a r k e t w i t h milk, " T h e r e a r e c e r t a i n evident a d v a n - it is e s s e n t i a l for t h e m to w o r k as you will h a v e to supply all t h a t it t a g e s of t h e c o m m u n i t y type of a * i n i t . T h e t i m e h a s almost a r r i v n e e d s . Suppose you w e n t to a g r o - c h u r c h , " d e c l a r e d Dr. B u t t e r f i e l d . ed, but not yet a r r i v e d , w h e n co-op- c e r y m a n in y o u r c o m m u n i t y for s u p - " I n t h e first place it does not have e r a t i o n a m o n g f a r m e r s is a b s o l u t e l y plies, a n d a s k e d for a c e r t a i n p r o d - to deal w i t h t h e p r o b l e m of over- l a p p i n g a n d in the second p l a c e it h a s a frankly c o m m u n i t y p r o g r a m . a n d firmly e s t a b l i s h e d . uct, a n d he s a y s , " I h a v e n ' t a n y to- You m u s t n o t forget t h a t c e r t a i n day, I am o u t of c a n n e d s p i n a c h . " If you want distinctive style As I see it, tire p r o b l e m of t h e Michi- i n t e r e s t s a r e t r y i n g t o u n d e r m i n e t h e W h a t w o u l d you d o ? The chances g a n c o u n t r y c h u r c h is two-fold, in- volving b o t h a r e a d j u s t m e n t of ma- o r g a n i z a t i o n of f a r m e r s , and t h e a r e t h a t s o m e o n e would s t a r t a n - u s u a l way is for t h e s e men to come o t h e r s t o r e . If you do not s u p p l y If you w a n t warmth and comfort MI^^HMHaMBala^a^^aMal^a^MH^aa^^^a^a^a^^^^^^^^a^^^^^^^^MaaMai^MaM^aamMa^^M c h i n e r y a n d r e d e d i c a t i o n to t h e spir- out a n d pose a s b e n e f a c t o r s . T h e s e y o u r m a r k e t , s o m e b o d y else is go- it of service a n d to t h e task of g e n - eral betterment through the promo- men a r e t h e o n e s w h o m you s h o u l d w a t c h . T h e y a r e t h e men w h o m you i n g to s u p p l y it. T h e B a l t i m o r e d a i r y m e n h a v e giv- If y o u want dependable value t i o n of c o m m u n i t y p r o g r a m s . s h o u l d ask good, s t r a i g h t q u e s t i o n s en up t h e hope of h a v i n g all milk in A Vital T a s k about* t h e i n t e g r i t y of t h e i r p u r p o s e t h e fluid milk class. They a i m m o r e " T h e e o u u t r y c h u r c h must play Its I h a v e noticed t h a t a t t e m p t s h a v e a t h a v i n g t h e h i g h e s t a v e r a g e price. p a r t if t h e A m e r i c a of t o m o r r o w is to be G o d - f e a r i n g a n d l a w - a b i d i n g , if we a r e to b r e a k down racial hat- been m a d e to b r e a k up t h e s e o r g a n - If t h e price is too h i g h , a l a r g e s u r - izations in different m a r k e t s . f a r m e r m u s t be on t h e l o o k o u t a n d guard against them. T h e p l u s is b o u n d to occur. My e x p e r i e n c e How F a s t Views I s I do not w a n t to say m u c h a b o u t SUITS and OVERCOATS r e d s a n d class p r e j u d i c e s a n d u s h e r in t h e v e r i t a b l e K i n g d o m of Cod on h a s been t h a t in t h e long r u n , a n d t h e Detroit m a r k e t , only t h i s . — of F A R M B U R E A U quality will satisfy all o f your requirements to the letter and afford e a r t h . It is o u r t a s k to mobolize t h e in most i n s t a n c e s , the one who is W h e n I t a l k e d to people in New g o i n g to give you b e t t e r i n f o r m a t i o n Y o r k City, C l e v e l a n d a n d B a l t i m o r e you the advantages of selection from complete and diversified assortments. s e n t i m e n t of t h e farm h o m e , not m e r e l y for t h e s o l u t i o n \ o f d i s t i n c t l y a b o u t a c t u a l c o n d i t i o n s in y o u r m a r - a n d o t h e r e a s t e r n m a r k e t s , a n d was ket, and the a c t u a l c o n d i t i o n s of told w h a t t h e y w e r e g e t t i n g t h e r e There is a difference in Suits and Overcoats—difference in quality—in making—in style r u r a l p r o b l e m s , b u t also t h o s e of so- ciety a t l a r g e a n d o u r n a t i o n a s a y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n , is t h e m a n w h o for t h e i r m i l k , a n d told t h e m w h a t —in serviceability—in desirability—in value—in fact in every detail, seen or unseen. whole. is a f a r m e r , or t h e m a n w h o h a s t h e c o n d i t i o n s 4 w e r e in t h e Detroit " T h i s a f t e r n o o n I s h o u l d like to been selected by t h e f a r m e r s , a n d m a r k e t , t h e m e n , a s a whole, s t a t e d , However, when you buy a Suit or Overcoat from the Michicgan State Farm Bureau who h a s t h e i n t e r e s t of t h e f a r m e r s " W e do not see w h e r e y o u r f a r m e r s a s k a few s e a r c h i n g q u e s t i o n s to di- at h e a r t , r a t h e r t h a n some self-ap- h a v e very m u c h to kick a b o u t . " there is but ONE S T A N D A R D O F Q U A L I T Y — a standard that is arbitrarily set high and o u r t h o u g h t s in an a n a l y s i s of I pointed benefactor. h a d r e a l l y t h o u g h t t h a t we did h a v e which affords absolute assurance of satisfaction. t h e s i t u a t i o n . Is t h e Michigan coun- try church studying these problems? E a s t e r n Milk M a r k e t s s o m e t h i n g to kick a b o u t u n t i l I be- I will also give you a few com- g a n to c o m p a r e r e t u r n s . Farm Bureau Q U A L I T Y is a known quanity. You can bank on it. And more and more Is it d e v e l o p i n g a c o n s t r u c t i v e com- munity program? Is it e n d e a v o r i n g m e n t s of t h e people connected with New York City is o n e of t h e men are learning its advantages day by day. Today is your day to see what the Farm to abolish oVer-lapping a n d over- t h e m i l k m a r k e t s in t h e E a s t . g r e a t e s t m a r k e t s for food p r o d - Bureau can do for you, not only in Suits and Overcoats but you will be amazed at our won- looking? Is it successfully t r a i n i n g A d e c r e a s i n g price does n o t nec- ucts in t h e w o r l d , yet, t h e m e n and developing y o u n g m e n a n d y o u n g essarily mean a n increased consump- who are supplying that area derful line of woolen bed blankets, woolen a u t o robes and 100 per cent virgin wool under- w o m e n for l e a d e r s h i p in t h i s w o r k ? tion. T h e price of t h e s u r p l u s con- with milk a r e getting a lower wear, in all sizes, that we are selling. And lastly, is t h e r e such a t h i n g as trols the market. price t h a n w e a r e in t h e Detroit T H E Michigan c o u n t r y c h u r c h ? " S o m e people t h i n k t h a t o n e a r e a , a n d t o m e t l i a t is very If it is not convenient for you to call and inspect the largest and best assortment of 100 t am p r o f o u n d l y i n t e r e s t e d in w a y t o git r i d of t h i s s u r p l u s is significant. per cent Virgin Woolens we have ever had, drop us a postal card and we will send you q u e s t i o n s b e c a u s e 1 believe the to h a v e a d e c r e a s e in p r i c e a m i Maybe t h e r e a r e s o m e t h i n g s in r u r a l problem can n e v e r be solved that every boily would d r i n k t h e D e t r o i t plan t h a t a r e w r o n g , b u t samples of the Suitings and Overcoatings, also, circulars describing the bed blankets and a p a r t from religion. If s o m e t h i n g is more milk. However, e v i d e n c e t h e u l t i m a t e test of a n y plan is, does underwear. not d o u e . we s h a l l h a v e a r u r a l life s h o w s t h a t d e c r e a s i n g prices d o it get r e s u l t s ? few y e a r s t h a t will, be q u i t e not g r e a t l y i n c r e a s e c o n s u m p - When I discovered t h a t we MERCHANDISE OF MERIT FOR LESS n." t i o n . T h e p r i c e of t h e s u r p l u s have a higher price than the F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s will re- controls the market. T h i s is l a r g e s t m a r k e t in t h e w o r l d , not my o p i n i o n , b u t t h a t of o t h - a n d r e c a l l e d t h a t it h a d been a m e m b e r t h a t t h i s q u e s t i o n o f l h e fu- t u r e of t h e r u r a l c h u r c h was one of e m p h a s i s e d in e r people. T h e price of t h e s u r p l u s c o n t r o l s rather permanent market, and t h a t t h e SfM.OO fluid m i l k p r i c e Michigan State F a r m Bureau Fabric Dept. rtureau membership the m a r k e t . You m u s t k e e p t h e m a r - h a d p r e v a i l e d s i n c e l » 2 : j with- k e t - o p e n so n e w p r o d u c e r s can come out a n y r e d u c t i o n , b u t w i t h t w o 221-227 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Mich. pointed out t h a t this in. You c a n n o t k e e p a closed s h o p . increases in that time, I i y real q u e s t i o n T h e f u n d a m e n t a l s of farm o r g a n i z a - t h o u g h t m a y b e t h a t hi Swtroil wig f a r m people t o d a y w h i c h no t i o n do not s q u a r e up w i t h t h e idea w e w e r e n o t so b a d off.