-*P*U*F** £S*UK MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS O u r P u r p o s e Is You «nd Your t o Build a Prosper. N e i g h b o r s — T h a t Is ous Agriculture The F a r m Bureau PUBLISHED BY T H E MICHIGAN STATE I ARM B U R E A U FOR ITS M E M R E R S H I P THIRD YEAR, VOL. Ill, No. 24 NOVEMBER 27, 1925 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY FINAL SETTLEMENTS ARE MADE IN BUREAU'S 1925 WDDL PUDL Have Farmers •Right to Keep MICHIGAN 175 DELEGATES TO TO SEND FIRST LADY EARLY RETURNS AND GOOD PRICES FEATURE MICHIGAN POOLERS' SECOND Hunters Off Posted Land? HEAR PRESIDENT VENTURE WITH OHIO GROWERS ASS'N Will Attend Greatest of All ATTORNEY GENERAL Speaks to Nation's Farmers American Farm Bureau Growers Get Checks in October for Wool Pooled PREPARES OPINION Gatherings In Spring and Early Summer; Pool At Bureau Meeting Operated in Slower Market Than FOR FARM BUREAU 46 STATES WILL MEET Prevailed in I 924 Dougherty Says Hunters May Bureau Can't Guarantee Last Minute Folks Seats or The Michigan State Farm Bureau's 1925 wool pool, the Be Liable For More Than second handled in co-operation with the Ohio Wool Grow- Actual Damages Reservations ers' Ass'n has been sold and all the poolers in the first pool Sunday, Dec. 6, a n d Monday m o r n - period have had settlement in full. The growers received fi- HE EXPLAINS" POSTING ing, Dec. 7, will see from 160 to 17.". nal settlement during the latter part of October and the fore- .Michigan F a r m Bureau members part of November. If Land is Properly Posted, and their w i v e s — p e r h a p s more t h a n There still remains the wool which Michigan poolers that number—arriving in Chicago Intrusion Gives Right tor the American F a r m Bureau's MRS. CALVIN COOLIDGE placed in the second pool period, to be sold between Sept. I Of Action at Law 7th a n n u a l convention at the Hotel Mrs. Coolidge will accompany the S h e r m a n . Forty-six Farm B u r e a u P r e s i d e n t to t h e seventh a n n u a l con- and March 1, 1926, with settlement to be made on or before states arc sending similar delega- vention of t h e American F a r m Bu- the last date. State-wide publication of fl tions. reau F e d e r a t i o n at Chicago, 1) Note General Satisfaction news item, reproduced herewith, They will be t h e r e Monday m o r n She is to be t h e guest of women which gave the impression thai ing to h e a r President Coolidge ad- leaders of F a r m Bureau work at an General satisfaction is expressed with the 1925 pool, tie- h u n t e r s r a v a g i n g posted land were dress the F a r m B u r e a u , an informal l u n c h e o n to be given at the spite the fact that wool market was not as sprightly as in 1924 l i a b l e for a c t u a l d a m a g e s only of nation wide i m p o r t a n c e . , j u Hotel S h e r m a n immediately after and-that very close grading was necessary. Last year, now a n d c o u l d not he r e s t r a i n e d f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t sounded the a d m i n i - the P r e s i d e n t ' s address, .Mr. Cool- s t r a t i o n note on busine idge will a t t e n d an informal lunch- and then, a clip that was almost up to the next higher grade trespassing, 1ms f o c u s e d anew a g o when h e addressed the eon of t h e voting delegates to the was acceptable as such. .This year the grading had to be close. f a r m e r s ' a t t e n t i o n on I h e q u e s t i o n a s to w h e r e 1 hoic r i g h t s l e a v e off York C h a m b e r of b o m m e r e e , jus! so convention, s t a l e Farm I'm Mill buyers were very exacting. It is understood that the he is likely to sound the a d m i n i s t r a - [dents and m e m b e r s of the national a n d w h e r e t h o s e of h u n t e r s be- tion note on a g r i c u l t u r e when he Board of Directors. mills are continuing their hand to mouth buying in hopes that gin. s p e a k s before t h e largest and most prices will go down. Air. H o w a r d L o o m i s , F a r m B u - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e farm o r g a n i z a t i o n to The Ohio pool disposed of upwards of 3,000,000 lbs. of reau m e m b e r living near South H a v e n , requested the Michigan d a y , — o n e whose co-operative m a r - k e t i n g , legislative a n d other Inter- ests reach e v e r y w h e r e . 1,221 MORE BAGS Ohio, Michigan and Indiana wool during the summer and early fall at good prices, which left the poolers a satisfactory S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u to o b t a i n a n official opinion from the A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l of t h e S t a t e of M i c h i g a n The Michigan folks will t a k e part in the g r e a t e s t of all A m e r i c a n F a r m OF FRENCH CLOVER pool profit in nearly every instance after the pool sales costs had been deducted. Some of the letters written the Michi- which would clear up the situa- tion. The F a r m Bureau p r o m p t l y Bureau meetings. Twelve h u n d r e d r o o m s — t h e new section of t h e Ho- SEED IN NEW YORK gan Farm Bureau by poolers show some very good pool prof- tel S h e r m a n have been set aside its—2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and even 10 cents a pound over local complied with this request and for the F a r m Iiurcaa visitors and has secured the desired opinion delegates. The convention hall will First Two S h i p m e n t s Ar e buyers' offers. The higher figures represent exceptional in- from A t t o r n e y General Dough- -,'i"ii; adjoining rooms will ac- E n o u g h to P l a n t stances. Last year Terry Barber of Boyne City, Charlevoix efty. commodate 2,000 more. Electric en- county, reported a net gain of $32.42 on 30 fleeces sold F o r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n of all F a r m unciators will m a k e the s p e a k e r s ' 46,891 Acres through the pool. This year on 25 fleeces he reports a net voices clear and s t r o n g in all ' p a r t s B u r e a u members', the Correspond- gain of $23.1 0, and apparently holds the record for pool prof- of the big convention hall. T h e Michigan F a r m Bureau Seed e n c e in t h i s m a t t e r is r e p r o d u c e d PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE herewith, which includes the President and Mrs. Coolidge will Service is advised t h a t d u r i n g the its on a given volume of wool. A f e w d a y s a g o P r e s i d e n t C o o l i d g e t h r i l l e d t h e b u s i n e s s w o r l d spend most of Monday with t h e week e n d i n g Nov. 2 1 . a steamship aforesaid n e w s item, Mr. L o o m i s ' w i t h his a d d r e s s b e f o r e t h e N e w Y o r k C h a m b e r id' C o m m e r c e , in F a r m B u r e a u . At tie- S h e r m a n they a r r i v e d at New York from Havre, How the Pool Worked letter, the F a r m B u r e a u ' s letters w h i c h he o u t l i n e d t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s a t t i t u d e t o w a r d b u s i n e s s , o u r will be g u e s t s of the F a r m B u r e a u F r a n c e , with 1,221 bags of The wool pool marketed its wool throughout the season French t o X\v.- l o o m i s a n d t o t h e A t t o r - b u s i n e s s p o l i c y t o w a r d o t h e r n a t i o n s . D e c . 7 a t C h i c a g o , he is t o a d - in a special eight room house with red clover. and averaged 50 cents for delaine wool, 49 for half-blood n e y ^ p e r a l a n d t h e h i t t e r ' s of- d r e s s t h e 7 t h a n n u a l c o n v e n t i o n of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d " a New E n g l a n d g a r d e n on top of t h e E a c h of t h e s e bags contained 210 staple, 48 for 3-8 blood staple, 47 for quarter blood staple, ficial opinion. M e m b e r s w i l l be o r a t i o n , a n d it is v e r y l i k e l y that, h e w i l l t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t e l l Hotel Sherman—MOO feet above t h e lbs. of seed, a total of 256,410 lbs. i n t e r e s t e d to n o t e t h a t t h e A t - the nation the administration's attitude toward the farming indus- s t r e e t . T h e S h e r m a n built t h e h o u s e of F r e n c h red clover, enough to 43 cents for half blood clothing and medium clothing and so t o r n e y G e n e r a l s u g g e s t s t h a t if t h e for t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n of distin- fan'We'r-'desires to t a k e a d v a n t a g e , t r y a n d w h a t it h a s in m i n d w i t h r e g a r d t o a g r i c u l t u r e , l i e w i l l guished g u e s t s . Mr. Coolidge spe/iks plant 25,641 acres. French clover on down through the grades. seed w i n t e r kills in this climate, as of tire- l e g a l r i g h t s a f f o r d e d ' h i m i u n e h Avith S t a t e K a r m l > u r e a u p r e s i d e n t s a n d v o t i n g d e l e g a t e s t o to the F a r m Bureau at 11 o'clock, high as 33 per cent of the stand. It From the above amounts, the poolers paid the following by p o s t i n g , he s h o u l d k e e p Ms- t h e F a r m B u r e a u c o n v e n t i o n b e f o r e ( r e t u r n i n g to W a s h i n g t o n t o c e n t r a l s t a n d a r d time. His an it susceptible to our clover fllto pool charges, which were stated in their wool pooling con- p r o p e r t y p o s t e d at all t i m e s . m a k e his a n n u a l m l ' l r e s s in C o n g r e s s . W i t h t h e i n s p i r a t i o n of t h e will be broadcast by KYW and WLS. and seldom gives much of a yield the tract: the warehouse storage, grading, insurance, and all Article Stirs P a r m e r ' s Ire p r e s i d e n t ' s a d d r e s s a n d t h e g r e a t e s t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e g a t h e r i n g in i t s L a t e r Mr. Coolidge will lunch with second c u t t i n g . T h e following Is an article which h i s t o r y , t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u s h o u l d d e v e l o p a p o w e r f u l a n d F a r m B u r e a u leaders and Mrs. Cool- Of the above shipment, 295 bags actual sales costs—2 3-4 cents per pound, which went to the w a s widely printed and which w e l l g r o u n d e d p r o g r a m of w o r k a s t h e fruit of its 7 t h a n n u a l s e s - idge with F a r m Bureau women lead- or 61,950 lbs. went to Toledo am! Ohio Wool Growers Ass'n, a non-profij co-operative ass'n. p r o m p t e d Mr. Loomis to t a k e up t h e ers. They r e t u r n Monday night to 2oo hags or 42.000 lbs, went to They also paid to the Michigan State Farm Bureau one quar- sion. M a n y M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u folks are attending:. m a t t e r w i t h t h e State F a r m B u r e a u : Washington, where the President Louisville, Ky. French seed is gen- C A L H O U N C O r X T Y PROSECUTOR will deliver h i s a n n u a l m e s s a g e to erally mixed with American seed be- ter of a cent per pound to recompense it for managing the F R E E S MAX SEIZED F O R IN- VADIXG POSTED F A R M W H Y NOT? BUREAU ACTS ON Congress on Tuesday. Other noted s p e a k e r s d u r i n g the fore b e i n g sold to the farmer. Two weeks ago the F a r m Bureau pool and attending to all Michigan details. This made the marketing cost three cents per pound. W h e r e ' County F a r m B u r e a u s or conference will be S e c y W m . J a r - News r e p o r t e d t h e first arrival of M a r s h a l l , November 2, United P r e s s — F a r m e r s have no l6gal m e t h o d of k e e p i n g h u n t e r s off Co-operative Ass'ns or F a r m Bureau m e m b e r s h a v e r a d i o s t h a t will pick ONEKAMA HARBOR dine of t h e F . S. Dep't of Agricul- i m p o r t e d seed for the 1928 neason ture; Pres. Bradfute of t h e Am. which was 1,012 bags of FrenYh red Those who took a cash advance, borrowed that much on their wool and the Ohio Wool Growers secured the money up Chicago s t a t i o n s , why not t u n e in F a r m B u r e a u ; Owen D. Y o u n g , F. S. clover, e n o u g h to sow 21,25 0 acres. t h e i r p r o p e r t y , according to a on W L S and KYW Monday m o r n i n g T h e r e g u l a r m e e t i n g of t h e Michi- m e m b e r of the foreign r e p a r a t i o n s and advanced it at the same rate of interest which they had ruling, of Clyde C. C o r t r i g h t , The F r e n c h clover which has arriv- December 7, a t 11 o'clock c e n t r a l gan State F a r m B u r e a u Board of Di- c o m m i t t e e ; S e n a t o r A r t h u r Capper to pay for it. Qalhoun county prosecutor. s t a n d a r d time for P r e s i d e n t Cool- r e c t o r s Nov. It), t h e ^ l i r e c t o r s a u t h o r - of K a n s a s ; p r e s i d e n t s of the n a t i o n - ed at t h e port of New York during What Buyers Fa id * Cortright dismissed criminal i d g e ' s a d d r e s s to t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m ized the State F a r m B u r e a u to m a k e al co-operative m a r k e t i n g agencies. t h e past m o n t h would sow !• The average price paid farmers <|(''*<<»«1 tbat many of t h e Imyers buy c h a r g e s b r o u g h t by Glenn Peck, B u r e a u c o n v e n t i o n ? W r i t e t h e Mich- every effort in behalf of t h e F a r m acres. H a r d telling how many acres T h e d e m a n d for s e a t s ami reser- by local wool buyers for the pooling direct for the mill r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s Fredonia township farmer, igan F a r m B u r e a u News if you get Btireau m e m b e r s and f a r m i n g com- vations is becoming so s t r o n g t h a i it will a p p e a r on after mixing, or and pool sales period of six m o n t h s and buy as close to an I n s t r u c t e d a g a i n s t George B u r r o w s , B a t t l e it. w h e r e . S o m e o n e is going to get it, m u n i t y of O n e k a m a , Manistee c o u n - t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u cannot — A p r i l 1 to Oct. 1. was 39 cents a price as they can and receive a s m a l l Creek. Peck had B u r r o w s ar- Wave l e n g t h for KYW is 536 m e - ty, to save t h e i r h a r b o r . T h e Onek- g u a r a n t e e Coolidge t i c k e t s a n d ho- as it was b r o u g h t here for that pur- pound, Michigan crop r e p o r t e r s ad- a m o u n t per pound as pay. t e r s , for W L S , ?,4.". m e t e r s . pose. vested for h u n t i n g on a posted a m a fruit g r o w e r s a r e very d e p e n d - tel r e s e r v a t i o n s at t h e S h e r m a n to vised the F . S. Dep't of Agriculture. T h e pool sold its wool on g r a d e . f a r m , If h u n t e r s d a m a g e p r o p - ent upon their h a r b o r for s h i p p i n g last m i n u t e a p p l i c a n t s . .Anyone de- The monthly a v e r a g e s were April Bach m a n got every cent t h a t h i s Georgetown,„ Nov. 27.—A town Before co-operation comes in anv e r t y of farmers, they can be facilities. It has been k e p t open by ciding to g o from now on should 4 1 c May 35c, J u n e , 36c, July 40c, wool should bring w h e n sold on its s h i p F a r m B u r e a u m e e t i n g will he sued for a c t u a l d a m a g e s only. government aid. which now s e e m s T E L E G R A P H by day or night let- line, t h e r e is always competition August 4 ic, Sept. I lc. ;;\ merits, g r a d e for g r a d e . T h e pool r e - held in this section of Ottawa coun- Mr. Loomis sent t h e above clip- likely to be w i t h d r a w n , which w o u l d tergrani to Sec'y C. L. Brody, s t a t e pushed to a point that t h r e a t e n s des- cents. t u r n e d men a v e r a g e s of 39 to 4f> ty, M o n d a y m o r n i n g , Dec. 7, and it ping to t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u from is p l a n n e d to have a radio receiving mean the (losing of t h e h a r b o r . F a r m B u r e a u , Lansing, n a m e s of t r u c t i o n a n d promises c h a o s ; then The above prices were for all • c u t s per pound after all expenses hit; S o u t h Haven home enclosing it in o u t f i t on h a n d so t h a t those a t t e n d - F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s in his party to a v e r t r u i n , men devise a better g r a d e s of wool. They mean that in had been paid. Jn some cases w h e r e t h e following l e t t e r : way. a plan that conserves and econ- high prices were paid locally, o r ing m a y h e a r P r e s i d e n t Coolidge's We have never said we could do a n d d a t e of LEAVING for Chicago. omizes, a n d behold it is found in co- • communities more was paid and Mr. S. M. P o w e l l , If hotel r e s e r v a t i o n s a r c w a n t e d , ad'* in others considerably less. It is un- where a pooler's wool was of t h e a d d r e s s to t h e F a r m B u r e a u conven- t h e impossible; but we have never operation - - E l b e r t H u b b a r d . L a n s i n g , Michigan. (Continued on pap. lower g r a d e , the pool prices suf- tion at Chicago. refused to t r y . Dear Mr. Powell; the l!»2.r» wool pool not only gave Its m e m b e r s the satisfaction of g e t t i n g I a m enclosing a clipping t a k e n t h e real value of their clips a n d sell- from a r e c e n t issue of the K a l a m a - ing it t h r o u g h their own o r g a n i z a - zoo " G a z e t t e " , Nov. 2, which s t r i k e s m e as being of considerable interest to f a r m e r s , provided the information it p u r p o r t s to give is t r u e . Would What Poolers Say About the 1925 Wool Pool tion, but it paid t h e m a r e a s o n a b l e profit. A n u m b e r of poolers have m a r k e d in their l e t t e r s t h a t the pool re- it n o t be possible for t h e p r o p e r g r a d i n g is helping t h e m build u p a g e n c y of t h e F a r m B u r e a u to t a k e of wool a n d a r e well satisfied. We BARBER REPORTS $23.10 their flocks for b e t t e r wool r e t u r n s up t h i s m a t t e r with t h e Attorney 32c When He Shipped; I Pool Keeps Prices Up G e n e r a l and d e t e r m i n e if t h e a r e correctly s t a t e d . m t h i s item. Tie tads POOL NETTED HIM Pool Paid Him 4IV2C And Pays, Says Riggs received an a v e r a g e price of 4 2c pet- pound. EXTRA ON 25 FLEECES Terry Barber, Charlevoix county in the future. They also that if it were not for t h e pool, lo- observe Private d e a l e r s stariod buyinc cal prices would not be a s high In s a m e item a p p e a r e d in o u r " D a i l y T r i b u n e " and h a s been, 1 p r e s u m e , published widely t h r o u g h - local $48 EXTRA PROFIT Holan W. Sleight of L a i n g s b u r g , Leo .1. Riggs of Caledonia, w r o t e : I am very well satisfied wifh Ihe (his year at 35c and the day we took o u r s out to be shipped they offered F a r m Bureau m e m b e r , wn> 1 am sure well pleased with re- many i n s t a n c e s as t h e y a r e , and t h a t fact should be kept in m i n d In com- Shiawassee county, w r o t e : us 4 2c and l a t e r I heard they of! sults obtained from pooling my paring local prices* and t h e pool r e - out the state. When 1 shipped t h e wool, the price I received t h r o u g h the pool II. Gardner Values Grading 48c but that is not as big as it wool wilh the F a r m B u r e a u . 1 have turn. Legal Damages price w a s 32c per pound. E a r l i e r 1 this year. I sent a little over too s o u n d s because t i n y usually £ sold my wool t h r o u g h the F a r m Bu- I do n o t believe t h a t f a r m e r s , as a Information Given could h a v e received toe for it but lbs. and received 43.9 c u t s per pretty heavy. We do not think t h a t r e a u every year since t h e y began r u l e , object to responsible p e r s o n s By Pool did not have it s h e a r e d t h e n . pound. they would pay that much if it. was h a n d l i n g wool. L a s t year 1 re< • Court Orders Retrial In h u n t i n g on t h e i r land. B u t such a I pooled 409 p o u n d s of good wool My local m a r k e t ( C a l e d o n i a ) im- a n e t gain over local prices />f $32.41 r u l i n g as t h e one r e n d e r e d in Cal- a n d 28 p o u n d s of t a g s receiving a n probably as high as a n y w h e r e in not for t h e pool. One of o u r neigh- bors sold his wool for 32c s t r a i g h t on 30 fleeces and t h i s year a net Falmouth Co-op Case h o u n c o u n t y , according to this item. H. G a r d n e r , Allegan county F a r m a v e r a g e of 41 % c per pound for it af- Michigan and if I had sold locally at to a d e a l e r and his wool was fully gain of $23.10 on 25 fleeces, so In t h e last edition of t h e News it simply o p e n s a farmers land, willy- Bureau member, wrote: ter all expenses w e r e paid. Am v e r y t h e right time I m i g h t have received as good as o u r s . l u r e ' s hoping you still c o n t i n u e to was s t a t e d in e r r o r t h a t the F a l - 9*lly, to w h o m e v e r is old e n o u g h to well satisfied with t h e r e s u l t s and as much as I did t h r o u g h t h e pool, h a n d l e wool a n d woolen goods. m o u t h Co-op Ass'n circuit court vic- In r e g a r d to wool pool. I am per- JACOB HEMMES, Falmouth, s e c u r e a h u n t i n g license a n d c a r r y a will be r i g h t on h a n d next year. but I a m for the pool for two r e a - I am wearing F a r m B u r e a u u n d e r - tory a g a i n s t t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a r a i l - fectly satisfied. My n e i g h b o r s sold sons. One is t h a t I consider mar- Mich.. Nov. 3, 1!)2:>. g u n , a n d w o u l d p e r m i t t h e m to an- Yours t r u l y , wear. My best suit is from the F. B. road for $ir>,000, c h a r g i u g failure to for 40c a t s h e a r i n g a n d t h a t would k e t i n g on g r a d e t h e only fair way supply cars for p o t a t o s h i p m e n t d u r - noy one to a d i s a g r e e a b l e e x t e n t a n d also my best b l a n k e t s . . p r o b a b l y be w h a t I would h a v e got R O L A X W. S L E I G H T , w i t h o u t any act t h a t m i g h t lawfully if I had not i n t e n d e d to pool. L a i n g s b u r g . Mich. and second, because t h e pool has WELL SATISFIED I pow&l $G6 w o r t h of F. I'.. Alfal- ing t h e w i n t e r of 1 9 2 2 , h a d been r e - be c o n s i d e r e d " d a m a g e . " Further- done a g r e a t deal to keep prices up. •th of J u n e and it has versed by t h e Suprpnie court. The Nov. 7, 1!»2.". August F e l t m a n of Shepherd, Isa- m o r e , in c e r t a i n cases, a c t u a l legal My 1,200 p o u n d s netted 44%C, a Wishing you every success, I a m , S u p r e m e court instead r e t u r n e d t h e bella county, wi been one of t h e d r y e s t s u m m e r s we d a m a g e m i g h t be done, b u t it is one profit of a b o u t 4c a pound, consider- LEO J. RIC.CS. to t h e county court for r e - t r i a l I am well satisfied with the wool ever had and I have 11 ac t h i n g to sue for d a m a g e s a n d a n o t h - i n g t h e use of money while in the pool of 1 9 2 5 . My gain was just $12 fine a stand as was ever had in Mich- on account of an e r r o r . T h e case will e r t h i n g to collect from c e r t a i n indi- pool. Well Pleased be h e a r d again at the coming t e r m viduals after securing a judgment. T h e best t h i n g about the pool is Pool Paid Us 42 Cents; over o u r local mark could got 4 0c per pound a t our h o m e only igan; 1 don't care who grew it. Hoping for t h e best for t h e F. B. I of c o u r t . L i v i n g as we do, within half a h a v i n g y o u r wool g r a d e d by d i s i n t e r - Geo. B r o c k w a y , Calhoun county Neighbor Sold For 32 market. F a r m Bureau m a r k e t was am mile of t h e corporate l i m i t s of this e s t e d p a r t y a n d t h e n a person will Farm Bureau member wrote: 43c on 17 p o u n d s and 47c on 251 T E R R Y S. BARBF.lt, T h e m a r k e t i n g principle is r i g h t city, I h a v e had occasion at least g r a d u a l l y i m p r o v e the q u a l i t y of his " W a s well pleased w i t h t h e wool pounds. Boyne City, Midi., B. 4, b u t t h e success of your o r g a n i z a t i o n Jacob H e m m e s of F a l m o u t h , once or twice within each of t h e five wool. AUGUST FELTMAN, Shepherd, Nov. !>. 1 in i t s p a r t i c u l a r c o m m o d i t y lln pool t h i s s e a s o n . " * saukee county, w r o t e : y e a r s we h a v e lived h e r e , to warn IF G A R D N E R , Bradley, -Mich., . peuds u p o n you. 0. BROCKWAY, H o m e r , Mich. This year we pool .-,e two) (Continued on page 4) Nov. I, 1925. TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS NOVEMBER 27, 1025 m a r k e t i n g eaymanges. Then t h i n k of all the smaller affairs—the was not as great as last year, as and constructive program of that or- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS pools—the r h u b a r b pools, the maple s y r u p m a k e r s , the mint wool went much lower later and the real result of this pool would he an IF YOU'RE PLANNING ganization, Mr. Powell declared, "The Farm Bureau is not out par- lotte, >nth by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- i general offices a t State Farm Bureau head- . the p u r e bred sales companies, the bee keepers, the bean wers, the beet growers, t h e b u t t e r m a k e r s j etc etc. average on all wool for the season. I sent our wool, 860 pounds, on April 27, or rather that was the date ON RED CLOVER. ticularly to wreck anybody, or to 'get' anybody, or to put anybody out of business, but we do believe in ef- quart* VOL III. XOVKMBFJi 2 7 , 1 0 2 5 No. 24 There are more t h a n one h u n d r e d different commodities urown by American, farmers t h a t * a r e handled in an organized way to the wool reached Columbus. I went to our local dealer today and his BETTER ACT QUICK ficiency, progress, a fair deal for the farmer and equality of oppor- some extent. We are gaining in farm loyalty by leaps and books show that on that dnte he was tunity for the great agricultural Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class paying 40c. My returns show a net class. I am tremendously pleased bounds and eventually will have all a g r i c u l t u r e in some kind of of 41 %c after all expenses are de- Very Little of the Domestic that you business men are so sym- matter. Acceptance for mailine lal rate of postage provided for In Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. organization. ducted. Of course, those that sent Seed Crop Could Be pathetic and friendly to our pro- It has taken time—much more than one wonld n a t u r a l l y ex- their wool a little later after the gram. There is every reason why you Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm market had gone lower will realize Harvested should -be thus whole-heartedly in Bureau Members. p e c t ; to acquire the co-operation we now enjoy, for in f a r too a greater profit. favor of a movement to insure pros- many instances the individual had to be t r a i n e d to the fact t h a t 860 pounds a t l % c per pound perous and permanent agriculture. E. E. IJNGHEN Kditor would be $12.90 or enough to pay my CARRY OVER WAS1SMALL You are dependent upon the farmers i . M. POWELL. Associate Editor .mization eonld not b r i n g about prices that were beyond rea- Farm Bureau dues anyway, but fur- because of their purchasing power, son. Neither could organization make a poor ejgg a strictly fresh ther than that, it is the right way to This Year Good Seed Will Be and because of their strategic posi- one, nor an off-grade bushel of seed or potatoes or fruit into sell wool. tion as food producers and most of MICHIGAN S W ^ fARM fiUREAU Picked Up Early all because of the tremendous influ- p r i m e s t o c k . Bu1 no one can t r u t h f u l l y say that the farmer does HERBERT E. POWELL, Ionia, Mich., Nov. 3, 1925. Despite Price ence of the farm home in the social, not stick, for ii is only by co-operative effort that we have our political and moral stabilization and OFFICERS uplift of this free country of ours." M. L. NOON, Jackson President good roads and good schoyls and r u r a l r o u t e s and telephones. Farmers who have observed red If. B. McPHEHSON, Lowell Dlrectors-at-Large Vice-President I t will be by more co-oper.itLve effort that we secure electricity and other utilities for homlj b e t t e r m e n t . OCEANA CO. WOULD clover seed waiting and waiting in the field to get in shape to get Following Mr. Powell's address, Mr. List, president of the Sebewaing Chamber of Commerce, expressed his threshed and never getting there be- M. B. McPITERSON MRS. EDITH M. WAOAR Lowell Carleton Juet'fi not <,< ' > r o u n d s a y i n g our farmers do not stick, but r a t h e r l e t ' s tell of all t h e great accomplishments \>f co-operation and MAKE A BIG FARM cause of the weather we have had this fall, are undoubtedly wondering regret that more farmers had not been present and declared, "How any EARL O. McCARTY Bad Axe farmer can*-refrain from becoming a VEROLD F. <10RM ELY Newberry then l e t ' s s t u d y our own problems and see w h e r e b y we might what kind of a clover situation ex- Farm Bureau member is beyond my J. G. BOYLK Buchanan Interesting Figures Given at ists in Michigan and elsewhere. understanding. I happen to receive b e t t e r our own business and living conditions in our neigh- Carl E. Barnum, manager of the W. W. SLUNQS Davison County Farm Bureau the Michigan Farm Bureau News and Commodity Directors borhood. Then l e t ' s g*o after it and never let op until we have Farm Bureau Seed Service, has made I have never read anything saner, #*RED SMITH, Elk Rapids Michigan Potato Growers Exchange b r o u g h t about the changes desired. Annual Meet an analysis of the situation, and more wholesome or more construc- M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association briefly,—good, American, northern tive." Let's pledge ourselves that Ave will join the sticker union and grown clover is scarce and will com- J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hart, Nov. 19.—"When we con- GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Exchange never a g a i n be guilty of s a y i n g t h e r e ' s no use. mand strong prices. The genuine sider the 2,432 farms of Oceana stuff will be taken off the market M. D. BUSKLRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. County with their total valuation of ers were paying 35c. Since that time soon. There was a big crop of Eu- STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION What Poolers Say of they have paid as' high as 40c, still twenty million dollars and with their ropean seed, and it's on its way here. annual income of five million dol- Clark L. Brody fi Sec'y-Treas.-Manager The 1925 Wool Pool leaving me 5c a pound on my ship- When it arrives, clover seed will Wins Cup lars, we appreciate that we have an probably be cheaper, but not nearly 8. if. Powell Ass t Secretary (Continued from page one.) ment of 228^ pounds. investment »which warrants a mighty DEPARTMENT HEADS I feel more than gratified with the so reliable as it might be. good farm organization and the best "In Michigan," said Mr. Barnum, Purchasing - £• A. Thomas results. Hoping we may continue our Rp-fl J C. P. Barnura Brought Me The Most wool pool and good work in the fu- informtion that it can obtain fpr the conduct of its business," declared in a,letter to Mr. Whistler, manager Traffic' V.'.'.'.'.Y.'.'.V.*.'.'.'.' • • • A- P- Mills Returns Pve Ever Had ture. of the Grand Haven Farm Bureau, Fabrics ff. £. { £ » ? £ FRANK TYRELL, Bancroft, Mich. County Agricultural Agent Carl Hem- explaining the situation, "the vast With E street, at the annual meeting of the majority of the medium red clover Publicity - % Ungren Senator Chas. B. Scully, Macomb Nov. 10, 1925. Oceana County Farm Bureau held crop, which was short at the best, is Accounting - • • « • £• " " ' Poultry Exchange (Detroit) Organization Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations *v. u. « i e i * « r •*• tfentau„ county Farm Bureau member, said: I am well satisfied with results of Wagner Analyzes His this present year's" wool pool. It here today. In order to assist his hearers to still in the field unthreshed. probabilities of getting this seed The threshed this fall are rather remote, Milkmaker Affiliated With Michigan Stat*) Farm Bureau brought the most returns to me of Benefits From Pool visualize better the actual conditions and problems of Oceana County, Mr. in my opinion. Similar conditions Michigan I '""*' '• 'ulillae any year and I have* pooled In answer to your request of to- exist in the principal producing sec- \The Silver Loving Cup Michigan Milk l iation 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit year. >vill say I shipped 39> pounds Hemstrfiflt asked them to consider it. as all one big farm. He reviewed tions throughout the country. Some given by the Kalamazoo Michigan Live ! , ••••••• V I u t J ?*2 < HAS. P. SCULLY, Almont, Mich from Dexter. For the Delaine I re- the extension work which had been se«(l has been threshed in Wisconsin County Farm Bureau to MichU;. Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing Nov. 4, 1S25. ceived 50c per pound and for medium done in Oceana County during the and Minnesota and there conditions Michigan Fruit G r o w l s . Inc Benton Harbor seedy, of which there-was only 24 are a little better. the Kalamazoo Cow Test-4 Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges pounds, I received 39c per pound. past year stating that he had had 1924 Profit 4c Per Lb.; 1,392 office calls; that he had Avrit- "There was practically no carry- ing Ass'n herd showing MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N I was offered 40c per pound by a ten 1,500 personal letters and over on red clover last season. Such the greatest net profit per H. D^ Horton, Pres I#, C. Kamlowske, Vice-Pres Klnde N. P. Hull, Pres K. ..Sheridan nk' Obrest . . . . St. Johns pool made me 4 or fj cents per pound, don't, .remember exactly. A and showed the necessity of organiz- fully-expect to see lower prices per cow was $126.16, through February, March and April leaving a net return of ROWERS, , INC. Suni'ield .Hrerkenridge little "bait" I guess. 1925 Market Situation ed effort • •questions in a manner favorable to perplexing than we have now. In my opinion M. D. Buskirk, Pres Paw Paw John Miller Ooloma Of course my small shipment of however, there will be very little do- $175.1 1 per cow. Amos Tucker, i Allan- B. Graham i 3 21 pounds probably won't be miss- Reflected In Grading the fanner l mestic, adapted seed moving ed. 1 wouldn't mind if I just broke Lee Noble,, Oakland County Farm Following Mr. Powell's address, through general, trade channels "un- Mr. Buckham's produc- Herbert Nafzlgwr, JjJ.'. .1.'.i .South Haven - 'IHiJD. . Leavenworth..CJrand Schulte.. Rapids lllburg L. A. I hrestensen lav. Hart even but to lose—enough said. You Bureau member, said: Mr. Alfred Bentall, Director "of Or blended" at that time of the year. tion costs are figured .Ludington can cancel my pool contract. I pooled approximately . 700 . '. ,. ' . ,. ' \,. . . _. "If I were a co-operative ass'n very closely and he has F. L. Bradfoi.f hs 11 - ,>V. Oowdy , .Onekama Union Pier FRANK SHREHAN. I ne/ted me just a little ^ m z a t u m ,ot the Michigan State njanager, I weald see my people now F. L. Grai OV'fc. Gale Shelby Mt. Pleasant, Mich. less than 4 0c or $4.08 "less than I Farm Bureau, declared, "The story worked out a simple and n Harbor John Lung Sodus for definite orders for spring deliv- Henry Editor': Mr. Sheehan's could have received at home on en- whicha part only Mr. of. Powell what lias told you can organization is ery and I would give them to under- efficient ration. His cat- Mit. . i Bottema Spring Lake J. F. Higbee . . . shipment is befog investigated and tire clip. I received a much closer do and; is doing, but an organization stand that if they do not get their tle maintain their flesh at i«U ri J'««n (Reason Lawrence Miller Overton , liis grading sheet compared with his grading than in 1924 although this orders in. early, they must take their L. Brody Lansing 1924 grade sheet. Graders were ob- year's clip was grown on practically can not continue to do these things all times. American F a gromr Bureau HarryFederation Hogue Sodus without membership and we can not own chances on getting domestic, O F RRADFU President liged to hew close to the line this the same "backs, sheared and done have members without campaigns." adapted seed next spring. Those The ration fed this GENERAL OFFICES A.'F.'B.'F.' 58 East Washington St., Chicago season and what was sometimes up by the same me,n, and grown and that do get their orders in early will good enough to get over the line pooled in the Bame way. For in- Mr. Bentall reviewed the member- high producing a n d prof- EDWY B RF1D Washington Representative ship campaign carried on in the have the good seed. Those that de- LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTKilS Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. last season, couldn't make it tin's stance, in 1924 I had 20 lbs. of fine lay know they are taking a chance itable herd was corn sil- season. clothing, this year J09 lbs, which cuts eleven Michigan counties last sum- down the net receipts. However I am mer and told of a similar campaign under conditions such as we have age and alfalfa hay as satisfied. Had I sold at home for which would be conducted in thirty with us today. roughage; 100 lbs. each 4 Cents a Pound Well 40c I would have been a few dollars other Michigan counties during the "Tlje Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service, after checking up on the of a grain mixture of corn, THE STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC Worth Having, Oatley have ahead, but some poor cuss would coming year. The board of direc- clover situation, is advising Farm and oats, to which was paid for it, not the wool buyer. tors of the Oceana County Farm Bu- SERVICE PROGRAM Chas. B. Oatley, Wexford county I simply got my just deserts by pool- reau signed agreements with the Bureau members that now is the added 200 lbs. of Michi- Relief for sorely burdened farm prop- Farm Bureau member, wrote: ing, so will the ofjier fellow who time to get domestic, adapted clover TAXATION— The highest price I know of bfeing poels. The idea is right. State Farm Bureau so that they will seed, while it is to be had. Clover gan Milkmaker, 24% pro- erty by enaction of: be included in the list of campaign (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway paid for wool in this community was LEE NOBLE, Oxford, Mich. counties for 1926. markets may bye and probably will be tein, public formula dairy funds. 40c per pound which they thought lower next spring, due to European ration. At no time did was a good price. I did not get any Nov. 3, 1925. Alfred Henrickson of Hart was re- seed, b u t the Farm Bureau may not (ENACTED, Jan. 20, 1024) elected president; Roger Southwick any cow receive more (b) State Income Tax in place of State's gen- offer for mine but shipped it to the have any clover seed on hand, for it eral property levy. Farm Bureau Wool Dept. at Colum- How Pool Worked At of Hart, re-elected vice-president; will not habdle anything but domes- than 14 lbs. per defy of (c) Law forbidding any more tax exempt bus, Ohio, and it netted me about and O. E. Hawley of Shelby was des- tic, adapted seed. When we can no securities. 44c per pound which I think was Perry, Shiawassee Co. ignated to continue as County Farm longer get that, we're done for the this mixture. (d) Equalization of assessment of farm and worth looking after. Edward Dippy, Shiawassee Coun- Bureau secretary. The following season. city property in accordance with sale* CHAS. B. OATLEY, Mesick, R. 1 ty Farm Bureau member, wrote: were elected as directors for the "Medium red clover is the scarce Every Michigan farmer with values of same. Nov. 9, 1925. In regard to my. wool, could have coming two year period: Mr. Gale, article this season. Alsike is ex- milk to sell wants that thing (Farm Bureau investigations brought sold on sheep's back for 40c April Henry Myers, and Thad Vaughn. ceedingly high and will follow the which Mr. Buckham has work- equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- President Henrickson a'nd Secretary ed out—the most milk for the tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, Pool Made Mr. Haight 15. About August l . w h e n I pooled, Hawley were elected delegates to the red clover market, but as it is not produced in sections which are un- lowest feed cost and have his Having farmer taxpayers $67,850 excess herd in high condition. Mr. taxes annually.) $11 Extra On 275 lbs. local buyers were, paying 35c but annual meeting of the Michigan State Farm Bureau. adapted to Michigan conditions, Buckham and a great many TRANSPORTATION—Immediate application of Michigan Zone later they paid 45c to spme ^f my there may be later opportunity to other Michigan dairymen have Rate decision to save farmer shippers in Fred Haight, Ionia county F%rm neighbors. My wool sold in Colum- get good supplies of that seed. made outstanding records with 69 counties $500,000 annually. Bureau member, said: bus for a fraction over 48c and net "This is an awfully good time for Michigan Milkmaker. Some (EFFECTIVE Sept. 10, 1025) In reply to your letter will say the me a fraction over 44c. Bureau Men Win Prizes farmers to mix in a heavy percen- 260 Michigan co-ops find it MARKETING!— Extension of sound co-operative mar- wool pool is O. K. I pooled 275 If I could have sent in carload lot, At Thumb Potato Show tage of alfalfa with red clover. The their most popular feed. keting program now well under way in pounds and the best I could get here could have saved (on freight. Am Farm Bureau Seed Service can sup- The public formula feed tag Michigan. was 40c. In the pool I received 44c well pleased as it js. ply good common alfalfa at about .lists the 13 choice milk mak- Passage of the Capper-French Truth-ln- Farm Bureau members who were ing ingredients pound for LEGISLATION — net which amounts to $11 more than EDW. DIPPY, Perry, Mich. half the price of red clover seed. Fabric bill, completion and operation of prize winners at the recent Thumb pound, tells you exactly what I could have got here; would more Nov. 9, 1925. of Michigan Potato Show were: M. C. This is also a good time for the far- the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant than pay my dues in the organiza- mer to see his co-op about his spring you are getting and how much. and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition Mount, Lee Fowler, Chas. Schlicter, It is your assurance of quality to any form of sales tax or of consump- tion. I have already paid $60 and Local Buyer Averaged clover seed requirements and get set feed. No filler in Milkmaker. Henry Voght, L. V. B. Clark, all of tion tax, retention of federal income tax. think I've made money by doing it for domestic seed." Write the Farm Bureau Sup- Mayville; Stanley Stokes of Kings- and hope for your success. Half Cent More Here ton; Frank Koch of Millington; ply Service, Lansing, for de- FRED HAIGHT, Lake Odessa, James Overbeck, Allegan County scriptive Milkmaker booklet ARE FARMERS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PEOPLE? Mich. Nov. 3, 192".. member, wrote: With regard to results of pooling Lewis Schroepel, John Melleghtner of St. Clair; J. C. Chantiny, M. D. Lynch of Silverwood; Clarence Blas- SEBEWAING C C. with feeding suggestions. A n E d i t o r i a l b y M r s . E d i t h M. W a g a r POOL GOT 3c LB. OVER wool, I can say that one of my neighbors sold his wool to local deal- LOCAL BUYERS' TOP er. Taking one load down,first he got sius of Caro; J. G. Robinston, Pell- ston. Some of the men won places HEARS OF F> BUR. POULTRY FEEDS The o t h e r day ] o v e r h e a r d a farmer say t h a t t h e r e is no use in more than one class of exhibits. M. 1>. Cutler, Clinton County mem- 42c a pound and a* few weeks later Farm Bureau public t r y i n g t»> a n y t h i n g in an organized way. for " f a r m e r s w o n ' t ber wrote : he took the balance down and re- President Declares He Can't s t i c k , " It set me t h i n k i n g . The wool market opened up ceived 44c a pound, therefore aver- Pres. Noon Broadcasts See H o w A n y Farmers formula egg mashes and around here at 40c; later dropped to aging 43c a pound. Now if I aver- scratch feeds make hens course t h e r e will a l w a y s be some folks who will not co- 'hen back to 40c the last of the age up my price I. only got 42 %c a From WLS On Dec. 12 Can Say Out lay and pay. Farm Bu- o p e r a t e with others. There a r e folks who do not slick to their pound and I know Tils wool wouldn't on. be graded out any better than mine. reau chick mashes and e n u r e * ; others get d i s g r u n t l e d w i t h their lodge and leave. Many During the Farm Bureau conven- Sebawaing, Nov. 24.—"I wish to My wool weighed about 400 I pooled around 490 pounds of wool f o r g e t all pledges of love a n d d u t y so eagerly given in m a w tion at Chicago, radio station WLS assure you that the program of the growing scratches build pounds and netted me 43c. A big this year. (Sears-Roebuck) is going to broad- Farm Bureau movement in Michigan a n d reft ok, but in no ease do 1 find the farmer less a p t percent of my wool sold for 47 and healthy growthy chicks JAMES OVERBECK, Hamilton, cast short addresses by a number of and throughout the country is not to stick t h a n any other i n d i v i d u a l . 48 cents. Mich.. Nov. 9, 1925. prominent Farm Bureau leaders one of mere class selfishness, but that make early laying -M. D. CUTLER, DeWitt, Mich. from its studio at Hotel Sherman, benefits the general public as well pullets. Get them at T h a t phrase might have been justified y e a r s ago, but c e r H i n l y Nov. 5 / 1 9 2 6 . which is convention headquarters, as the farmers. I wish to show you your co-op. it has been obsolete for some time. .lust t h i n k of all that t h e Pooler Checks Results; during the noon hour (central stan- conclusive examples of how the f a r m e r is de peratively these d a y s . One can h a r d l y com- Pool Price 10 Cts. Pound It's Right Way To Sell dard time.) Pres. Noon of Michi- Farm Bureau aids and promotes all "Insist on Farm Bureau Feeds" Over Spring Local Bids Herbert M. Powell, president of gan will speak during the noon hour legitimate business." Thus spoke p r e h e n d t h e m a g n i t u d e of f a r m e r s ' collective t h i n k i n g a n d buy- of Thursday, Dec. 10, the day after the Ionia county^ Farm Bureau Staney M. Powell, assistant ing and selling and a c t i n g that is being done t o d a y w h e r e noth- Frank Tyrell, member of the Shi- wrote: ( the convention. He will be in Chi- tary of the Michigan State Farm Bu- Mich. Farm Bureau >f the kind existed only a few y e a r s ago,— in m a n y instances awassee Bureau said: In reply to yours, of October 31 in cago for the American Farm Bureau reau addressing the Chamber of only as far I of the Avar. In answer to your request regard- regard to wool pool, will say I was directors' meeting following the con- Commerce meeting here tonight. Supply Service ing my wool, I shipped direct to Co- well pleased with the results al- vention. Other Farm Bureau presi- After reviewing a long list of T h i n k of the t h o u s a n d s of membei iir big g r o u p of dents and leaders will speak Mon- Lansing, Mich. lumbus, it netting me 45c per pound. though the amount over what I Farm Bureau achievements and dis- Q a n d other commodity day, Tuesday and Wednesday noons. cussing the broad, compreh> At the time I shipped the local buy I could have sold for here at home -., :H*U^ '"titj&ff NOVEMBER 27, 1025 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS THREE CO-OP MARKETING FARM BUR. ACTS ON 22 COUNTIES SET GROWING RAPIDLY MATTERS TO COME T h e Shirker FOR MEMBERSHIP SAYS PRES NOON BEFORE CONGRESS WORK NEXT JUNE Farmer Resolved to be More State Board of Directors Thousands of Members Will Than Mere Isolated Relies to A. F. B. F. Be in the Campaign Producer Questionnaire Organization DEMANDS FAIR RETURNS ASK 46 STATE BUREAUS SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS Co-op M'k't'g More Efficient; 22 to 30 Counties at Work Seek Views on Muscle Shoals, Has Educational Value - At One Time Will Be Seed Staining, Market To Farmer News Great Sight B a t t l e C r e e k , Nov. 2 0 . — " T h e r e is Twenty-two Michigan County n o m o r e significant d e v e l o p m e n t in , T h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Board F a r m B u r e a u s a r e going to put on a A m e r i c a n life t o d a y t h a n t h e r a p i d of D i r e c t o r s a t its m e e t i n g of Nov. g r e a t m e m b e r s h i p campaign d u r i n g a n d c o n s i s t e n t g r o w t h of t h e vol- 10 took action on proposed national tha first two w e e k s of next J u n e . u m e of f a r m p r o d u c t s a n d supplies legislation to come before t h e coming This n u m b e r is expected to r e a c h h a n d l e d t h r o u g h co-operative chan- C o n g r e s s by acting on a legislative 30 or more c o u n t i e s before t h a t t i m e . n e l s , " d e c l a r e d P r e s i d e n t M. L. Noon q u e s t i o n n a i r e s e n t o u t to State F a r m The m e m b e r s h i p s of t h e aboNre of t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u B u r e a u s by Mr. Edwy Reid, the County F a r m B u r e a u s a r e going t o s p e a k i n g before a c r o w d of 300 peo- A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u ' s legislative do this m e m b e r s h i p w o r k them- ple a t t e n d i n g t h e F a r m e r s ' I n s t i t u t e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e a t W a s h i n g t o n . The P R E S . M. L. NOON V I C E - R R E S . M. II. M c P H E R S O N selves, with aid from t h e S t a t e F a r m held h e r e today. Michigan F a r m B u r e a u went on T h e a b o v e o f f i c e r s w e r e e l e c t e d v o t i n g d i r e c t o r s t o t h e A m e r i c a n r e c o r d a s follows: Bureau. C o n t i n u i n g h i s a d d r e s s on t h e top- In other w o r d s , in every t o w n s h i p ic of " C o - o p e r a t i v e M a r k e t i n g " Mr. F a r m B u r e a u a n n u a l m e e t i n g s , t o r e p r e s e n t M i c h i g a n m e m b e r s , a t Co-operative M a r k e t i n g Laws. of t h e 30 or m o r e c o u n t i e s u p w a r d s Noon o b s e r v e d : " T h i s d e v e l o p m e n t t h e r e c e n t m e e t i n g of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s . T a k i n g up t h e first question, "Do of 12 F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s will is indicative of t h e fact t h a t the you believe t h a t a n y further nation volunteer for m e m b e r s h i p c a m p a i g n M r . N o o n i.s n o w a m e m b e r of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a - al legislation is needed to assist in f a r m e r of t o d a y is resolved t o be n o t work and will p r e p a r e t h e m s e l v e s m e r e l y a n isolated p r o d u c e r , r e n d - t i o n B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s , o n e of t h r e e d i r e c t o r s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e M i d - d e v e l o p i n g t h e co-operative principle t h r o u g h F a r m B u r e a u schools t o go i n g from t h e soil t h e v a r i o u s farm w e s t S t a t e s r e g i o n . H e i s a l s o P r e s i d e n t of t h e M i d w e s t S t a t e s F a r m in behalf of f a r m e r s and t h e i r organ out a n d build u p t h e m e m b e r s h i p p r o d u c t s n e e d e d t o feed a n d c l o t h e izations?" the directors discussed s t r e n g t h of t h e F a r m B u r e a u in t h e i r Bureau Presidents a n d Secretaries Ass'n. Pres. Noon a n d Vice- the h u m a n race and then allowing t h e w h o l e proposition a n d adopted respective c o m m u n i t i e s . A t a n a p - v a r i o u s d i s t r i b u t i n g a g e n c i e s to pay P r e s i d e n t M c P h e r s o n w i l l r e p r e s e n t M i c h i g a n a t t h e i n f o r m a l l u n c h - a s a n expression of t h e i r a t t i t u d e in pointed t i m e t h e y will go o u t a n d d o h i m w h a t e v e r t h e y see fit a n d t h e n e o n t o b e g i v e n P r e s i d e n t C o o l i d g e i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r h i s a d d r e s s t h i s r e g a r d t h e following resolution; it, v o l u n t e e r i n g both t h e m s e l v e s a n d merchandise these same products out " R e s o l v e d , t h a t w e d o not favor their cars, w i t h o u t pay of a n y k i n d , Monday noon. Michigan has been t a k i n g an active p a r t in the to t h e consuming public a t exhorbit- the United States Government or other t h a n t h e satisfaction of d o i n g a n t prices. T h e f a r m e r realizes t h a t A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u ' s a n n u a l m e e t i n g s . a n y D e p a r t m e n t or B u r e a u thereof a good job for t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n . h e h a s a r i g h t t o follow his p r o d u c t s e x e r c i s i n g a u t o c r a t i c c o n t r o l over t h e This is t h e k i n d of m e m b e r s h i p a little f a r t h e r on t h e i r j o u r n e y to t i m e s in t h e last eleven y e a r s . If t h i s t h e proceedings to dissolve t h e g r e a t m a n a g e m e n t of f a r m e r s ' co-opera work t h a t builds p e r m a n e n t o r g a n i - t h e u l t i m a t e c o n s u m e r , a n d get a r a t e of p r o g r e s s c o n t i n u e s with t h e t r u s t s * * * *and t h e s e associations t i v e b u y i n g a n d selling associations s o m e w h a t l a r g e r s h a r e of t h e con- i n c r e a s e d m o m e n t u m a s c o m p a r e d for t h e p r o t e c t i o n of t h e p r o d u c e r s h o w e v e r , He rides with the Farm Bureau members on the Train of Progress; zations a n d powerful ones, t h e k i n d w h e r e t h e m e m b e r s h i p t a k e s hold s u m e r ' s idollar. „ w i t h eleven y e a r s a g o , a n d w i t h lit- * * * * It is a n e n t i r e m i s u n d e r - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, he packs his bag with various Farm Bureau benefits and has some and gets s t r o n g by exercising its o r - t l e d o u b t it will, t h e n in a n o t h e r s t a n d i n g of- t h e fact t o a s s e r t t h a t Farmer Wants Fair Pay t h a t all i n d i v i d u a l s o r organizations tough moments now and then in trying to square himself for riding ganizing t a l e n t s , l e a r n s t h e h i s t o r y " T h e f a r m e r h a s n o d e s i r e to cre- eleven y e a r s p r a c t i c a l l y all farm a n o r d e r l y , s y s t e m a t i z e d co-opera- d e a l i n g in n a t u r a l o r u n m a n u f a c t u r - on his neighbors' tickets. and aim of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d a t e m o n o p o l i e s or r e s t r a i n t r a d e or p r o d u c t s will be m a r k e t e d after t h e tion a m o n g t h e p r o d u c e r s to prevent. ed food p r o d u c t s in carload lots finds t h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n w o r k a n d t o exact e x h o r b i t a n t prices, b u t h e does c o - o p e r a t i v e p l a n . a sacrifice of t h e i r p r o d u c t s * * * * s h o u l d be licensed u n d e r a F e d e r a l G E N E S E E COUNTY " S e c r e t a r y of A g r i c u l t u r e William h a s a n y a n a l o g y to t h e system by license, b e a r i n g a serial number Live Stock M a r k e t NVws work as an o r g a n i z a t i o n is easy. r e s e n t sa s t a t e of affairs w h e r e t h o s e Mr. & Mrs. \V. \V. Billings, Davison. T h e Board then took up t h e ques- Mr. Wells Gardner, Kenton. T h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u a n d who distribute his products get M. J a r d i n e , w h o is a u t h o r i t y for t h e w h i c h g r e a t c o m b i n a t i o n s of capital w h i c h m u s t be legibly exhibited on tion, " I n addition to t h e 14 p r i m a r y HURON COUNTY 11 c e n t r a l Michigan County F a r m twice as' m u c h for t h e i r services a s facts w h i c h - I h a v e j u s t g i v e n you," h a v e p r e v e n t e d t h e l a b o r e r a n d t h e t h e bill of l a d i n g a n d invoice of each Mr. & Mrs. H. I >. Horton, Kinde. goes on t o s t a t e t h a t l a s t y e a r two m a r k e t s now receiving t h e Depart- Mr. & Mrs. E. C. McCarty, Bad Axe. B u r e a u s put on such a v o l u n t e e r h e h a s received for p r o d u c i n g t h e f a r m e r alike from realizing a rea- s h i p m e n t , s a i d license to" be issued product. a n d a half million f a r m e r s w e r e s o n a b l e r e w a r d a n d a decent living." e i t h e r by t h e D e p a r t m e n t 'of Agricul- m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e ' s livestock mar- Mr. & Mrs. David Doodntan, Bad Axe. m e m b e r s h i p w o r k e r s ' c a m p a i g n last M - * Mrs. F r a n k Kinch, G r i n d s t o n e k e t news, do you favor its extension August, with successful r e s u l t s . T h e " I t is e v i d e n t t o every t h o u g h t f u l m e m b e r s of t h e c o - o p e r a t i v e organi- A Tremendous Challenge t u r e or t h e B u r e a u of M a r k e t s a n d to t h e five eastern c i t i e s — I n d i a n a p - City. citizen t h a t w e a r e l i v i n g i n a g r e a t z a t i o n s w h i c h did t h e e n o r m o u s INGHAM COUNTY Ohio F a r m B u r e a u a n d 20 Ohio C o n c l u d i n g h i s c o m p r e h e n s i v e a n d t h e officials h a v i n g t h i s in charge olis, Detroit, P i t t s b u r g , Cincinnati day a n d g e n e r a t i o n of o r g a n i z a t i o n . b u s i n e s s of t w o a n d one-half billion e n l i g h t e n i n g a d d r e s s , Mr. Noon de- s h o u l d e s t a b l i s h a n d m a i n t a i n suffi- Mr. Stanley Powell, L a n s i n g . County F a r m B u r e a u s a r e p u t t i n g on and B u f f a l o ? " Mr. and Mrs. Willis Walil, L a n s i n g . I n t h e b u s i n e s s w o r l d ' it h a s been d o l l a r s . c l a r e d , " W e f a r m e r s of t o d a y now c i e n t inspection service t o d e t e r m i n e Mr. anil Mrs. L. E. Osmer, L a n s i n g . a similar c a m p a i g n t h e first t w o found t h a t g r e a t e r efficiencies a r e Big Growth in Michigan T h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of such service Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Brady, Lansing . weeks of t h i s December. h a v e t h e n e c e s s a r y permissive leg- a c c u r a t e l y t h e condition a n d quality Mr. a n d Mrs. E. E . L'ngren, L a n s i n g . made possible through larger C o m i n g down t o t h e Michigan sit islation a n d t h e s u p p o r t i n g c o u r t de- of t h e p r o d u c t in q u e s t i o n and pre- to e a s t e r n m a r k e t s w a s favored. Mr. Alfred BentaJl, L a n s i n g . The Michigan County F a r m B u - g r o u p s of c a p i t a l a n d h u m a n effort. u a t i o n , Mr. Noon told of t h e t r e m e n - cisions to allow u s to e n g a g e in b o t h p a r e in w r i t i n g a s t a t e m e n t F e d e r a l I n c o m e T a x Miss Dora Stockman, E a s t L a n s i n g . r e a u s will h a v e several thousand fully J u l i a Brecke, E a s t L a n s i n g . F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r w o r k e r s on T h e r e s u l t h a s been t h a t a l a r g e por- d o u s a n d c o n s t a n t l y g r o w i n g v o l u m e co-operative b u y i n g a n d selling in s e t t i n g forth t h e facts in t h e case T a k i n g up the v a r i o u s questions Mrs. Louise M. Campbell. E. L a n s i n g . t i o n of o u r m o d e r n b u s i n e s s is done of b u s i n e s s which is b e i n g h a n d l e d a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e well e s t a b l i s h - a n d s u p p l y such s t a t e m e n t to each of r e g a r d i n g t h e F e d e r a l Income Tax Mr. L a w r e n c e Kurtz, L a n s i n g . the job a t t h e s a m e time next J u n e . Mr. P a u l Miller, E a s t L a n s i n g . They will w o r k a s t w o - m a n t e a m s . through corporations. by t h e five c o m m o d i t y e x c h a n g e s af- ed s y s t e m s a l r e a d y being successful t h e c o n t r a c t i n g parties, a n d , a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s affecting national JACKSON COUNTY " I t h a s n o t seemed possible to a p - filiated with t h e Michigan S t a t e ly employed by e x i s t i n g eo-operative r e v e n u e , t h e Board endorsed in its Mr. a n d Mrs. M. L. Noon, J a c k s o n . T h e r e will be six t w o - m a n t e a m s in BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, e n t i r e t y t h e s t a t e m e n t on t h i s propo- Mr & Mrs. EL 10. Decker, J a c k s o n . a township. T h e C o u n t y F a r m B u - ply t h e ^principle of t h e c o r p o r a t i o n F a r m B u r e a u . Discussing t h e diffi- a g e n c i e s . A r e w e g o i n g a h e a d and K E N T COUNTY t h a t we favor a m e n d i n g t h e I n t e r n a l sition m a d e before t h e Ways and Mr & Mrs. .ludson F o r s y t h , G r a n d r e a u s lined up for t h e c a m p a i g n next d i r e c t l y ' t o a g r i c u l t u r e . H o w e v e r j u s t culties of co-operative p u r c h a s i n g of c a r r y ^ j i s m o v e m e n t t o its logical R e v e n u e Act to b r i n g it into har- Means Committee of t h e House No- Kapids. June are: a s t h e n e e d s of t h e b u s i n e s s w o r l d farm s u p p l i e s , Mr. Noon said, in conclusions? C e r t a i n old line g r o u p s Mr & Mrs. M. B. McPherson, Lowell. m o n y w i t h t h e t e r m s a n d the spirit v e m b e r 2, 1925, by E d w y B. Reid of w e r e mjet t h r o u g h t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n p a r t : are tremendously agitated at the Mr. & Mrs. K. K. Vininu, G r i n d B E R R I E N MIDLAND of t h e Capper-Volstead national co the W a s h i n g t o n office of the Ameri- Rapids. BRANCH MECOSTA of c o r p o r a t i o n s , so in t h e field of ag- "There are some f u n d a m e n t a l p r o g r e s s which o r g a n i z e d farmers Mr. ft Mrs. E a r l M u n s h a w , G r a n d CASS o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t i n g law, a s provid can F a r n f Bureau F e d e r a t i o n . T h e MANISTEE r i c u l t u r e t h e r e lias been a corres- p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h m u s t a l w a y s be ob- a r e m a k i n g a n d t h e y a r e s p e n d i n g Rapids. ed i n a m e n d m e n t s p r e s e n t e d to t h e Board specifically e n d o r s e d t h e pro- B O Hagerman, Grand Rapids. CLINTON OCEANA ponding^ d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e co-op- served if e i t h e r c o - o p e r a t i v e b u y i n g t h o u s a n d s u p o n t h o u s a n d s of dol- H o u s e W a y s a n d Means Committee, posal t h a t all incomes^ u n d e r $5,000 Mr & -Mrs. .1. It. Bettcs. S p a r t a . GRATIOT OTTAWA e r a t i v e fnoyement, I n a c e r t a i n sense or s e l l i n g is t o be successful. I n t h e l a r s in v a r i o u s f o r m s of p r o p a g a n d a KALAMAZOO COUNTY October 22, 192;} by t h » National be exempted from t h e F e d e r a l In- Mr. R. Leslie Olds, K a l a m a z o o . HI'BON SANILAC we mayj r e g a r d it a s a form of col- first p l a c e , t h e b u y i n g m u s t be of a n d t h e k e e n e s t k i n d of c o m p e t i t i o n Committee representing Co-opera- come T a x and t h a t t h e present sur- Mr. s . I*. Sexton, K a l a m a z o o . KENT ST. J O N E l ' H lective B a r g a i n i n g , a n d a s such, it is v e r y t a r g e v o l u m e ; second, it must, in a n effort to discredit a n d u n d e r Mr. W. S. Horsfall, ScottB. t i v e Associations a n d F a r m Organi- tax limits and r a t e s be r e t a i n e d . LIVINGSTON ST. C L A I R c o m p a r a b l e t o t h e a c t i v i t i e s of or- b e o n | a cash b a s i s ; t h i r d , n e e d s m u s t m i n e t h e co-operative m o v e m e n t . Mr. L. R. Frost, F u l t o n . z a t i o n s on revision of t h e I n t e r n a l Mr C. D. Buell, O s h t . m o . LAPEER SAGINAW ganized Jlabor w h o h a v e formed t h e i r b e a n t i c i p a t e d a s far in a d v a n c e as " T h e challenge is before us h e r e R e v e n u e Act of 1 9 2 4 . " T h e Board opposed t h e adoption Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Red p a t h , K a l a - u n i o n s %n o r d e r t h a t t h e y m i g h t deal p o s s i b l e ; f o u r t h , ' g r o u p s of f a r m e r s a n d n o w a n d it is g o i n g t o r e q u i r e at t h i s t i m e of an a m e n d m e n t to t h e mazoo. MONROE TISCOLA with big aggregations of capital w h o do t h i s successfully m u s t stick t h e u n i t e d force of all o u r farm or- F a r m E x p o r t Corporation F e d e r a l constitution r e s t r i c t i n g t h e LIVINGSTON COUNTY MONTCALM WASHTENAW T h e B o a r d of Directors then con- issuance of tax exempt securities. I t C ('. Olson, Fowlerville. m o r e on a basis of e q u a l i t y . to t h e i r o w n shop y e a r in a n d y e a r g a n i z a t i o n s t o m a i n t a i n t h e g r o u n d Mr. ft Mrs. Samuel B. Holmes, F o w - " I n c o n s i d e r i n g t h i s p r o p o s i t i o n of o u t , t h a t is t o say, t h e f a r m e r can- a l r e a d y g a i n e d for t h e b u s i n e s s -of s i d e r e d v a r i o u s proposals for the es- was t h e opinion of t h e Board t h a t lerville. Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Copelnnd, F o w - REPRESENTS MICHIGAN co-operative m a r k e t i n g m o s t people n o t h o p e to get successful co-opera- f a r m i n g . Will t h e f a r m e r s of t o d a y t a b l i s h m e n t of a g o v e r n m e n t export s o m e State legislation along this lerville. h a v e seen in it only a m o v e m e n t t o tive b u y i n g service if he p e r s i s t s in accept t h e c h a l l e n g e ? Will they c o r p o r a t i o n o r several commodity line m i g h t be desirable in some of Mr F r e d Marr, Howell. Mr. J a y B. Tooley. Howell, e n a b l e t h e f a r m e r to o b t a i n b e t t e r s h o p p i n g a r o u n d a n d only giving his a d o p t a s t h e i r slogan t h a t n o t h i n g co-operative associations (o handle t h e s t a t e s but t h a t a F e d e r a l a m e n d - c F . Bolander, Howell. prices for h i s p r o d u c t , o r p e r h a p s co-op t h e b u s i n e s s w h e n t h e r e is a can be done for t h e m except a s t h e y t h e e x p o r t a b l e a g r i c u l t u r a l surplus. m e n t is not necessary a n d might L E E L A N A U COUNTY w e s h o u l d ,say to s e c u r e a larger sure saving." do it t h e m s e l v e s ? Will t h e y proceed A f t e r considerable discussion the di- even be harmful in its u l t i m a t e ef- Mr Calvin A. Cheney, E m p i r e . L B N A W E E COUNTY s h a r e of t h e a m o u n t p a i d by t h e ulti- L a u n c h i n g i n t o a discussion of a n - on t h e basis t h a t they ask no special r e c t o r s d e f e r r e d final action along fect. Mr ft Mrs. J. H. O'Mealey, H u d s o n . mate consumer. T h i s defensive or o t h e r p h a s e of h i s s u b j e c t , Mr. Noon privilege a n d no class legislation, t h i s line u n t i l t h e a n n u a l meeting of The. Board expressed decided and LUCE COUNTY Mr Ve'oJil P. Cormely. N e w b e r r y . economic side of t h e q u e s t i o n is, of r e m a r k e d , " T h i s w h o l e q u e s t i o n ol b u t simply a s k t h e s a m e considera- t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u Federa- e m p h a t i c opposition to a general MACOMB COUNTY course, i m p o r t a n t . H o w e v e r , I feel c o - o p e r a t i v e b u y i n g a n d selling by tion, t h e s a m e r i g h t s , t h e s a m e cred- t i o n a t which t i m e they u n d e r s t a n d sales t a x and favored a reduction or Mr a m Mrs. Fred Meyer, Fair Flaven. Mr a n d Mrs. R. G. P o t t s , W a s h i n g t o n t h a t w e often overlook t h e g r e a t f a r m e r s h a s n o t b e e n w i t h o u t its its, t h e s a m e t r e a t m e n t all along t h e t h a t S e c r e t a r y of A g r i c u l t u r e , Wil- t h e e n t i r e abolition of t h e special M A N I S T E E COUNTY e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e of co-operative very i n t e r e s t i n g l e g a l a s p e c t s . Well line a s is accorded to t h e o t h e r g r e a t l i a m M. J a r d i n e , will* p e r s e n t speci- federal taxes on such articles a s Mr C G. Ritchie, M a n i s t e e . marketing to the farmer. do I r e m e m b e r h o w only a c o m p a r a - i n d u s t r i a l g r o u p s ? " fic r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for national leg- Mr. J o h n Smith, Wellston. islation. automobiles) t r u c k s , a u t o acces- MECOSTA COUNTY Sales o n G r a d e d B a s i s tively few y e a r s ago t h e p i o n e e r s in T h e I n s t i t u t e w a s sponsored by sories, motor boats, jewelry, etc. T h e Mr. T u n i s Dexter, Rodney. " O n e of t h e c a r d i n a l principles of c o - o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t i n g of m i l k a t t h e B a t t l e C r e e k C h a m b e r of Com- Tariff M E N O M I N E E COUNTY I t w a s decided n o t to t a k e any a c - B o a r d took the position t h a t these Mr. Carl Hornick, M e n o m i n e e . t h e co-operative m a r k e t i n g move- Cleveland, Ohio, w e r e ""thrown i n t o m e r c e . A l e t t e r from J o h n I. Gibson, Mr Louis Rudginsky, M e n o m i n e e . m e n t , a s we n o w u n d e r s t a n d it, is p r i s o n b e c a u s e t h e y w e r e v i o l a t i n g m a n a g e r of t h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n , tion w i t h reference to tariff revision l a t e r F e d e r a l levies w e r e a form of MONROE COUNTY and t h a t e a c h i n d i v i d u a l ' s p r o d u c t is sold a n t i - t r u s t l a w s . Up u n t i l a very few a d d r e s s e d t o t h e for e i t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e d products o r sales tax and w e r e u n s o u n d in p r i n - Mr A Mrs. Gordon Wawar, C a r l e t o n . Michigan State ciple a s sources of federal r e v e n u e Mr. Clare L. Burton, Monroe. on its own m e r i t s a c c o r d i n g to g r a d e . y e a r s a g o t h e r e w e r e no laws, s t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , s t a t e s i n p a r t , " W e a g r i c u l t u r a l products. T h e Board in peace time. O A K L A N D COUNTY U n d e r t h i s system c a r e in p r o d u c t i o n or n a t i o n a l , w h i c h legalized a n d de- t a k e p l e a s u r e in i n f o r m i n g you t h a t t h e n considered t h e following ques- Mr L e e Noble. Oxford. OCEANA COUNTY % a n d in p r e p a r a t i o n of t h e ' product, is fined t h e r i g h t s of f a r m e r s ' co-opera- o u r F a r m e r s ' I n s t i t u t e on N o v e m b e r t i o n s : T h e Board approved of t h e Feder- Mr. & Mrs. P. J. Wilson, H a r t . rewarded and the individual f a r m - t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n s . * T h i s w a s one of 2 0 t h w a s a c o m p l e t e s u c c e s s . " Muscle Shoals al E s t a t e Tax or I n h e r i t a n c e levy a n d C a l l Hcinstreet, Shelby. " S h a l l we c o n t i n u e o u r policy in u r g e d t h a t it be m a i n t a i n e d . They I Hcnrii-kson, H a r t . e r soon l e a r n s w h a t the m a r k e t t h e g r e a t needs w h i c h led to t h e O T T A W A COUNTY w a n t s a n d w h a t t y p e of p r o d u c t s a r e f o r m a t i o n in 1920 of t h e A m e r i c a n r e f e r e n c e to Muscle Shoals calling e n d o r s e d the testimony s u b m i t t e d on Sholten ft Boone, Holland. most advantageously grown. Some F a r m B u r e a u ' of o u r s t a t e - w i d e c o m m o d i t y m a r - t l e l a t e r t o t h e f o r m a t i o n of t h e F e d e r a t i o n , a n d a lit- FARM BUREAU IN for t h e utilization n i t r a t e p l a n t s for cheaper er?" of t h e power a n d t h i s proposition by fertiliz- r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e A m e r i c a n " S h a l l this be done by a p r i - B u r e a u Federation to t h e commit- J o h n S. Mooring Farm SANILAC COUNTY Mr J o h n Martin, S a n d u s k y . ST. J O S E P H COUNTY Mr H E Crow, C o n s t a n t i n e . k e t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n s , l i k e t h e Mich F a r m Bloc i n C o n g r e s s . igan P o t a t o G r o w e r s ' E x c h a n g e for i n s t a n c e , h a v e r e n d e r e d g r e a t serv Secured Needed Laws " O n e of t h e first l a w s passed by PAGES OF NOVEL v e a r n t e m concern e n t ? " r a t h e r t h a n by the gov- tee on Ways and Means of t h e United S t a t e s Congress October 23, 1 9 2 5 . SAGINAW COUNTY Air A. B. Love, Saginaw. SHIAWASSEE COUNTY MRS. E D I T H M. WAGAR ices for t h e i r m e m b e r s h i p in t h e t h e F a r m Bloc a t t h e b e h e s t of t h e R e g a r d i n g e a c h of t h e s e questions Mrs. J. E. Osmer, Owosso. A m o n g t h e i m p o r t a n t sessions a t VAN B U R E N COUNTY m a t t e r of s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of varie F a r m B u r e a u w a s t h e Capper-Vol "East of Eden" a Story of t h e B o a r d decided i n t h e affirmative. Michigan To Send 175 Mr & Mrs. M. D. B u s k i r k , P a w P a w . the A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u conven- ty a n d e c o n o m i c a l p r o d u c t i o n t o s t e a d A c t of 1 9 2 2 l e g a l i z i n g farm- Postal Rates Mr. & Mrs.AV. F . J o h n s t o n , P a w P a w . tion a r e t h o s e of t h e W o m e n ' s H o m e m e e t t h e desires of t h e c o n s u m e r s . ers' co-operative a s s o c i a t i o n s for t h e Farm Organization in T h e B o a r d took up t h e question. Delegates to Convention Mr. 10. T. Chase, i ' a w P a w . and Community Work. Women f r 6 » Mr T h o m a s I. Hosier, B e H a m o n t . Our co-operative o r g a n i z a t i o n s t r a n s a c t i o n of i n t e r s t a t e and for- Illinois " S h o u l d t h e effort be continued to (Continued from page one) Mr <',uy 10. Koote, G r a n d J u n c t i o n . W A S H T E N A W COUNTY Texas, O r e g o n , New E n g l a n d , Ala- throughout the United S t a t e s a r e eign b u s i n e s s . Coincident witlt this o b t a i n a m o r e e q u i t a b l e distribution vise t i m e of arrival a n d period w a n t Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McCaHa, Y p s i l a n t i . b a m a , Michigan and o t h e r s of t h e 46 k e e p i n g t h e s e t h i n g s in m i n d and p e r m i s s i v e federal legislation, forty Co-operative m a r k e t i n g a n d t h e of t h e cost of h a n d l i n g t h e mails so ed. T h e F a r m B u r e a u will advise H S Osier, Ann Arbor. F a r m B u r e a u States will discuss a r e c a t e r i n g to t h e d e s i r e s of t h e s t a t e s h a v e passed l a w s providing F a r m B u r e a u h a v e found t h e i r way t h a t u n d u e s h a r e will n o t fall upon a p p l i c a n t s promptly. W A Y N E COUNTY what their F a r m Bureau organiza- F r e d H e n s h a w , Detroit. c o n s u m e r s a n d a r e s u p p l y i n g h i g h p r i m a r i l y for t h e co-operative m a r - into t h e pages of a novel. " E a s t of t h e s h o u l d e r s of t h e f a r m e r s , par- Michigan F a r m B u r e a u folks who tion, t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l colleges a n d q u a l i t y p r o d u c t s m a r k e t e d in a well k e t i n g of a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s , b a t E d e n , " by L y n n M o n t r o s s , is declar- t i c u l a r l y -parcel post r a t e s ? " are going to t h e convention are, to other agencies are doing to help g r a d e d m a n n e r , a n d f r e q u e n t l y , with p r o v i d i n g in a b r o a d e r sense for t h e ed by t h e p u b l i s h e r s , H a r p e r T h e Board decided i n t h e affirma- d a t e : Convention Headquarter farm w o m e n live a l a r g e r life. M r s . t r a d e - m a r k s t h a t h a v e come to be c o n d u c t of t h e p r o d u c e r s ' business B r o t h e r s of New York, to be t h e first t i v e . recognized a s g u a r a n t e e s of u n i f o r m - a c t i v i t i e s t h r o u g h g r o u p a c t i o n . " ALPENA COUNTY Mr. anfl .Mrs. Harry C. Kinne, Alpena. Recalls Iroguois Fire W a g a r is in c h a r g e of this w o r k for i m p o r t a n t novel w r i t t e n a b o u t t h e Truth-in-Fabrics ALLEGAN COUNTY Hotel S h e r m a n , Chicago, a s t h e t h e F a r m B u r e a u in Michigan a n d ity a n d h i g h q u a l i t y . " T h e s i g n i f i c a n t c h a n g e s in public new d e v e l o p m e n t s in a g r i c u l t u r e . T h e following q u e s t i o n was t h e n Mr. F . M. Harden. South H a v e n . convention headquarters of t h e will t a k e p a r t in t h e n a t i o n a l m e e t - Mr. Robert R. Montettn, Martin. Succeeding Despite Opposition sentiment and t h e evolving attitude T h e a u t h o r w a s for several y e a r s c o n s i d e r e d , " D o y o u favor t h e m a r - Mrs. A. d W a d s w o r t h , Otsego. A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u c o n v e n t i o n , ing. Mrs. W a g a r will also r e p r e s e n t P r e s i d e n t Noon w e n t on to give a of t h e c o u r t s a n d j u d i c i a l t r i b u n a l s a d e p a r t m e n t d i r e c t o r of t h e Illinois k e t i n g of woolen fabrics so that t h e Miss K. M. W a d s w o r t h , Otsego. causes F r e d Hilbert of W a y l a n d , Al- Michigan in t h e F a r m B u r e a u H o m e ANTRIM COUNTY full a n d f r a n k discussion of t h e pit- t o w a r d co-operative b u s i n e s s were A g r i c u l t u r a l Association. At p r e s e n t public m a y k n o w w h e t h e r they a r e Mr. Fred Smitli, TCMv Rapids. legan F a r m Bureau m e m b e r , t o re- a n d C o m m u n i t y l e a d e r s ' l u n c h e o n to falls w h i c h c o n s t a n t l y beset f a r m - t r a c e d b y Mr. Noon. H e q u o t e d sev- he is a novelist living in New Y o r k m a n u f a c t u r e d of virgin wool or BRANCH COUNTY call t h a t he was seated in t h e lobby Mrs. Coolidge. Mr. and Mrs. Ford A. W a t t l e s , Jr., ers' co-operative v e n t u r e s a n d told e r a l c o u r t decisions u p h o l d i n g crop a n d h a s published two f o r m e r books, w h e t h e r t h e y contain substitutes Sherwood-. of t h e old S h e r m a n H o u s e many of t h e t r e m e n d o u s a n d a m p l y - f i n a n c - c o n t r a c t s a n d c o - o p e r a t i v e u n d e r t a k - " T o w n a n d G o w n " a n d " H a l f G o d s . " s u c h a s shoddy, cotton or other fi- B E R R I E N COUNTY y e a r s ago when t h e I r o q u o i s t h e a t r e ed efforts which a r e b e i n g m a d e to i n g s . A m o n g t h e s e p e r t i n e n t c o u r t " E a s t of E d e n , " t a k e s up t h e life b r e ? " Mr. .1. G. Boyle, B u c h a n a n . Mr. Perry Morley, B u c h a n a n . w a s b u r n e d across t h e s t r e e t , w i t h a Two Farm Books By d i s c r e d i t a n d w r e c k t h e m o v e m e n t . d e c i s i o n s w a s o n e in which it w a s of a m i d - W e s t e r n f a r m family j u s t After m e n t i o n i n g all of t h e s e ad- o b s e r v e d t h a t " t h e co-operative sys- a f t e r t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n in 1 9 2 1 of t h e i t s a f f i r m a t i v e s t a n d i n r e g a r d t o T h e B o a r d e m p h a t i c a l l y renewed Mr. itnd Mrs. Reuben Ha/.en, Coloma. loss of some 600 lives. Mr. Hilbert Mr. F r a n k H a r r i n g t o n , Niles. says t h e hotel g u e s t s ' first i n t i m a t i o n State College Authors Mr. F . D. B u r g h , T h r e e Oaks. v e r s e c o n d i t i o n s , Mr. Noon c o n t i n u - t e m is t h e m o s t helpful m o v e m e n t U. S. Grain G r o w e r s , Inc. T h e p r i n - t h i s i s s u e . Mr. B. 11. Bishop, B e n t o n H a r b o r . of t h e fire was the a r r i v a l of a, couple "Crop P r o d u c t i o n a n d Soil Man- ed: e v e r i n a u g u r a t e d t o o b t a i n j u s t i c e cipal c h a r a c t e r is a " d i r t f a r m e r " Mr. D. E. S h a r p c . 1 Bter. of panic stricken a c t r e s s e s , t h e i r a g e m e n t , " e m p h a s i z i n g t h e m e t h o d s I m p o r t e d Seed Mr. W. F. Dean, Berrien Springs. " T h e fact r e m a i n s , h o w e v e r , t h a t for, a n d i m p r o v e t h e financial con w h o a i d s in t h e m e m b e r s h i p c a m - T h e B o a r d t h e n considered the Mr. F. L. S i m a n t o n , St. Joseph. h a i r a l m o s t completely b u r n e d off. employed by t h e m o r e successful a n y o n e , w h e t h e r f a r m e r or d e a l e r , d i t i o n , of f a r m e r s a n d l a b o r e r s . T h e p a i g n of t h e n e w co-op. H e beconSes q u e s t i o n , " D o you favor legislation Mr. & Mrs. .!. A. R i c h a r d s , E a u Claire f a r m e r s a n d scientific investigation Mr. & Mrs. D. H . Beeson, T h r e e O a k s . w h o s a y s t h a t t h e m o v e m e n t is im- ^producers a r e p a y i n g all t h e costs involved in a legislative b a t t l e a t w h i c h will r e q u i r e t h e coloring, a s possible, t h a t it will n e v e r be a n d a n d a s s u m i n g all t h e responsibilities t h e s t a t e eapitol a s o n e of t h e p r o - a condition of entry, of foreign seed Mr. Herbert Naf/.iger, Benton Harbor. Mr. & Mrs. H e n r y Vv'eltman, St. Kazoo Bureau Behind of t h e subject, is t h e title of a book of 503 pages Just published by Prof. t h a t f a r m e r s n e v e r will stick, is e i t h - of t h e s e c o - o p e r a t i v e associations p o n e n t s of bills to r e g u l a t e t h e g e n e r a l l y found u n a d a p t e d . f o r effec- Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Mess, B e n t o n H a r b o r . Nat. Dairy Show Bid I. F . Cox, head of t h e Michigan S t a t e e r densely i g n o r a n t t o facts or else T h e y a r e t a k i n g all t h e r i s k s " P i t . " A c o u n t y f a r m adviser is al tive a g r i c u l t u r a l use in this coun- Mr &. Mrs. J o h n Morley, T h r e e O a k s . K a l a m a z o o , Nov. 2 7 . — T h e K a l a - College F a r m Crops Dep't. "Agri- afflicted w i t h t h e b l i n d n e s s of t h o s e T h e y a r e a s k i n g n o a s s i s t a n c e from so o n e of t h e l e a d i n g figures in t h e t r y ? " Mr. Kenneth Morley, T h r e e Oaks. Mr. & Mrs. John W a r m a n , W a t e r v l i e t . mazoo County F a r m B u r e a u is in- c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g " is t h e t i t l e of a who d o n o t wish to see. As a m a t - t h e p u b l i c t r e a s u r y , t h e y a r e forcing book, a n d t h e c o u n t y f a r m b u r e a u T h e B o a r d decided in t h e affirma- Mr. and Mrs. J J. J a k w a y , Benton t e r e s t i n g Kalamazoo c o u n t y dairy- valuable s t u d y of o u r f a r m m a r k e t - t e r of fact, eleven y e a r s a g o we m a r - no o n e t o j o i n a n d t h e y a r e e x a c t i n g office is t h e b a c k g r o u n d of s e v e r a l t i v e . Harbor. m e n t o s u p p o r t a s t a t e - w i d e invita- ing m e t h o d s a n d p r o b l e m s , by Prof. k e t e d slightly over t w o h u n d r e d mil- no i n o r d i n a t e prices for t h e i r prod- scenes. Mr. and Mrs. K.rnest Sylvander, Standard Containers Benton Harbor. tion to bring t h e 1926 National J o h n T. H o r n e r of t h e Michigan lion d o l l a r s w o r t h of f a r m p r o d u c t s ucts. They are associating them- T h e life of t h e f a r m family is d e - T h e Board t h e n considered the Mr. John Kinney, B a r o d a . Dairy Exposition to Detroit. T h e State College Economics Dep't co-operatively, a n d l a s t y e a r w e m a r selves ag a u t h o r i z e d by t h e s t a t u t e , C. Lawrence Laver, Baroda. scribed in d e t a i l . A feud a n d a love q u e s t i o n , " D o you favor t h e enact- Al\-;i Laver, Baroda d a i r y m e n will voice t h e i r s u p p o r t These books a r e published by J o h n k e t e d , a c c o r d i n g to t h e most r e c e n t like o t h e r p e r s o n s , a n d they h a v e affair a r e p a r t of t h e plot. m e n t of a law s t a n d a r d i z i n g and lim CASS C O U N T * t h r o u g h the County F a r m B u r e a u , Wiley & Sons, 440 F o u r t h A v e n u e . government estimates, two billion, s i g n e d m u t u a l a n d fair a g r e e m e n t s i t i n g t h e n u m b e r of containers or r e - - M r . & Mrs. .1. S. C r . e n , Dowagiao. a c c o r d i n g t o p l a n s being developed New York. Price, $2.75 for t h e first five h u n d r e d million d o l l a r s w o r t h a m o n g t h e m s e l v e s , which will be fu- Miss Green, Dowagiac. W i t h co-operation h a s come a spir c e p t a c l e s used in m a r k e t i n g fruits CALHOUN COUNTY by Sec'y S. P . Sexton. T h e K a l a m a - a n d $2.50 for t h e second. of f a r m p r o d u c t s co-operatively. In tile u n l e s s t h o s e w h o h a v e s i g n e d ; i t u a l e n r i c h i n g to t h o s e w h o s t a n d a n d v e g e t a b l e s ? " Mr. and Mrs. Klmer Ball. Albion. zoo B u r e a u l e a r n s t h a t t h e Exposi- o t h e r w o r d s , t h e v o l u m e of co-opera- such a g r e e m e n t s can b e Mr. M. E. Farley, Albion. held to s t e a d f a s t in t h e faith t h a t we a r e After full discussion t h e B o a r d DICKINSON COUNTY tion would come t o Michigan if T h e m a n w h o does not p e r m i t t h e tive selling in t h i s c o u n t r y h a s m u l - a b i d e b y t h e t e r m s of t h e i r c o n - ' w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r for t h e c o m m o n u n a n i m o u s l y v o t e d in fbvor of t h i s Mr. U. F. Aselin. Norwa; Michigan dairymen show sufficient logic of t h e s i t u a t i o n to c a u s e him tiplied itself more than eleven t r a c t s . T h e r e is n o a n a l o g y betwcoZ good. proposed legislation. to quit, u s u a l l y succeeds. Mr. ami Mr*, ctair Taylor, Charlotte, i n t e r e s t in t h e m a t t e r . M I C H I G A N F A R M H V H F A F N F W 8 N O V E M B E R 2 7 , 102." i o i rr Yesterday we celebrated our 304th MANISTEE BUREAU POULTRY BUYING T h a n k s g i v i n g Day. of P l y m o u t h , Gov. Massachusetts, Bradford first HAS ENTHUSIASTIC State Directors to Attend American CROOKS AT WORK p r o c l a i m e d t h e d a y in 1 6 2 1 t o g i v e t h a n k s for t h e i r h a r v e s t gifts from They Have ANNUAL MEETING Farm Bureau Convention Watkins W a r n s About High this new land. Made Good Bids From Unknown Persons Detroit Poultry At East Buffalo Stockyards Hear Reports; Elect Officers; Baker and Powell Are Market the Commission Producers Ass'n Co-operative usually L. W h i t n e y W a t k i n s . C o m m i s s i o n - A s g i v e n by M i c h . F a r m B u r e a u handles for shippers more Chief Speakers e r o f A g r i c u l t u r e of M i c h i g a n , i s s u e s Poultry Exch., 2 « 1 0 Riopelle street, t h a n t h r e e t i m e s t h e s t o c k re- the following warning to poultry Nov. 27, 192o: Onekama, Nov. 14th. At the dealers and f a n n e r shippers: reived by a n y of the old line annual meeting of the Manistee Nearly every year, shortly before Detroit was a good market Thanks- firms. The Producers get County Farm B u r e a u held here to- Thanksgiving and Christmas, cer- giving and poultry brought good nearly a third of the stock day reports of the s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r - tain unreliable persons posing as prices. Stocks were cleaned up and there is a g o o d d e m a n d for spring- handled by 18 firms on the er and c o u n t y agricultural agent p o u l t r y d e a l e r s of r e p u t e s e n d out q u o t a t i o n s to f a r m e r s , s o l i c i t i n g s h i p - ers and heavy hens. S h i p m e n t * of market. w e r e g i v e n , o f f i c e r s for t h e c o m i n g year were elected, resolutions adopt- m e n t s of p o u l t r y a n d m a k i n g q u o t a - leghorns have been light and they Live Stock Exchange Co-op ed and the program w a s rounded tions considerably higher than the a r e in d e m a n d . Detroit should be Commission Merchants' record o u t by m o v i n g p i c t u r e s a n d i n s p i r a - market conditions warrant. Many a good Christmas market. is m u c h the s a m e . tional talks by S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of f a r m e r s are a t t r a c t e d by t h e s e h i g h Turkeys, Young, No. 1, 8 lbs. up 30c S c h o o l s , E. J . B a k e r , a n d by S t a n l e y Turkeys, old torus. No. 1 •>:, These co-operative firms quotations and ship their poultry to .VI. P o w e l l , a s s i s t a n t s e c r e t a r y o f t h e these persons who are utter strang- Springs, barred rocks 24-2f> started with N O T H I N G Just a Michigan State Farm Bureau. Springs, red 23-24 ers to them and about w h o s e finan- few years ago. Their popular- Spring, med. quality 22-2;: Officers elected for the coining cial s t a n d i n g and r e p u t a t i o n they Springs, leghorn lit-L'O ily h a s been earned by better y^ar w e r e P r e s i d e n t , O l e H. M i l l e r , know nothing. Farmers who make Hens, ",> lbs. up, Extra Fancy 2t; service and well satisfied ship- of M a n i s t e e ; V i c e - P r e s . , .John G o u l d , s h i p m e n t s to s u c h f i r m s a r e a s s u m - i l e u s , 5 lbs. up, No. 1 2."> Jr. of O n e k a m a , a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g i n g a g r e a t r i s k , f o r In m a n y c a s e s Hens, 4-;, lbs |>.-5-24 pers. Hens, leghorn, small, uiidw 4 lbs...10-17 directors were chosen: Joseph F. it h a s h a p p e n e d t h a t t h e r e c e i v e r s of See that your next shipment Cox 16 U r u n a i s of B e a r L a k e , \V. V. W a g o n - t h e p o u l t r y fail to pay for t h e g o o d s . .ondenis Mich. Live Stock Exch. nlected d e l e g a t e to t h e S t a t e C o n v e n - tion. J o s e p h B r u n a i s and Paul Al- address. S h i p m e n t s of p o u l t r y s h o u l d , b e Poultry S h i p p e r s at Detroit ters were elected to represent the m a d e only to firms w h o s e financial For results and service send your future shipments of Live Producers' Comm. Ass'n C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u on the C o u n t y standing and reliability are fully es- Poultry to at E a s t Buffalo A g r i c u l t u r a l C o u n c i l . It w a s v o t e d t o tablished. I n t h e a b s e n c e of p e r s o n - F A R M BUREAU P O U L T R Y E X C H 2610 Riopelle St., Detroit, Mich. h o l d n e x t y e a r ' s a n n u a l m e e t i n g at al i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g the d e a l e r Bear Lake. to w h o m a farmer c o n t e m p l a t e s ship- County Agricultural Agent Harold p i n g p o u l t r y , it is p e r f e c t l y f e a s i b l e V a u g h n , ' reported that the major t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u B o a r d of Directors and Clark I B r o d y . Secretary M a n a g e r . to find o u t the s t a n d i n g of a n y city Members of p r o j e c t s i n h i s w o r k d u r i n g t h e past year had been soil building, dairy- ing and marketing. A few high President M t h e c e n t e r of t h e first. L. N o o n ( s e a t e d in d e l e g a t e b o d y of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m t h e c o n v e n t i o n a s n o n - v o t i n g d e l e - row) and Bureau convention at Chicago, Dec. g a t e s , b u t e n t i t l e d t o a s e a t in t h e f i r m by c o n s u l t i n g y o u r l o c a l b a n k - er, s i n c e h e h a s t h e r a t i n g of e v e r y If Y o u H a v e Cows, This 7 a n d 8. Each voting director rep- delegate body and privileged to city dealer w h o has any real stand- p o i n t s b r o u g h t o u t in h i s r e p o r t a r e as f o l l o w s : L i m e e n o u g h for 770 Vice-President (standing immediately behind Melvin McPherson r e s e n t s 2 0 , 0 0 0 M i c h i g a n F a r m Bu- speak on any question before the Mr. r e a u m e m b e r s . d e l e g a t e body. Mrs. W a g a r will rep- i n g in t h e b u s i n e s s w o r l d . It is not s a f e t o risk s h i p m e n t s t o . a n y f i r m s Message Is For Y o u has been used d u r i n g the past N o o n ) will cast Michigan's two votes O t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e M i c h i g a n r e s e n t M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u w o - w h o have no c o m m e r c i a l rating. I t i s g o o d b u s i n e s s for y o u t o m a i l t h i e c o u p o n t o u s a n d r e c e i v e year; h i s office h a s h a n d l e d 2 7 2 al- F a r m e r s w i l l "find i t t o t h e i r a d - o u r b o o k l e t o n Michigan^ M i l k m a k e r , 2 4 % p r o t e i n , p u b l i c f o r m u l a on q u e s t i o n s to c o m e before t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s w i l l a l s o a t t e n d m e n . T h e Michigan directors are c u l t u r e s , or e n o u g h for from v a n t a g e to refrain from shipping dairy feed. The booklet contains valuable observations and sug- T o p r o w , left t o r i u l i t — F R E D S M I T H , Klk R a p i d s * A n t r i m c o u n t y , director r e p r e s e n t i n g M i c h i g a n P o t a - 1 0 0 0 t o lr.iiO a c r e s . D u r i n g t h e p a s t g e s t i o n s on f e e d i n g for p r o f i t a b l e m i l k p r o d u c t i o n . It's yours for t o G r o w e r s E x c h . ; C L A R K L. B R O D Y . L a n s i n g , S e c ' y - M g r . ; V I C E - P R E S . M. B. M c P H E R S O X . L o w e l l , K e n t p o u l t r y to i r r e s p o n s i b l e f i r m s offer- y e a r 4 7 h e a d of p u r e b r e d G u e r n - the asking. S e n d t o M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u S u p p l y SSeer v i c e , L a n - • c o u n t y , d i r e c t o r at l a r g e ; V . F . G O R M E L Y , N e w b e r r y , L u c e c o u n t y , U p p e r P e n i n s u l a d i r e c t o r ; GEORGE ing high quotations. sing, Mich. ' s e y s have been b r o u g h t into the McCALL, Ypsilanti. Washtenaw c o u n t y , M i c h . E l e v a t o r E x c h . direct or;.J. C. B O Y L E , B u c h a n a n , Berrien i ounty. c o u n t y , d i r e c t o r at l a r g e . THE IMMIGRANT HEN I milk rows. I get my feed supply through 'Farmers and Merchants Aided B o t t o m r o w , left t o r i g h t — M . B . B U S K I R K , P a w P a w , V a n B u r e n county, Mich. Fruit G r o w e r s , Inc., Mr. E . J. Baker reviewed the d i r e c t o r ; J. H. O ' M E A L E Y , H u d s o n , L e n a w e e c o u n t y . M i c h . L i v e S t o c k E x c h . d i r e c t o r ; P R E S . M. L. N O O N . a c h i e v e m e n t s of t h e M a n i s t e e Coun- Likely the Chinese were first t o N a m e of C o - o p o r D e a l e r ( R . R. Station) • J a c k s o n . J a c k s o n c o u n t y , M i c h . Milk P r o d u c e r s A s s ' n d i r e c t o r ; M R S . E D I T H M. W A G A R , C a r l e t o n . M o n r o e ty F a r m B u r e a u a n d t h e O n e k a m a domesticate the chicken. Certainly c o u n t y , d i r e c t o r at l a r g e ; E A R L C M c C A R T Y , B a d A x e , H u r o n C o u n t y , d i r e c t o r at l a r g e . J,Inset) W. W. F a r m B u r e a u L o c a l . H e t o l d of t h e the Cochins are a m o n g the oldest NAME B I L L I N G S . D a v i s o n , G e n e s e e c o u n t y , d i r e c t o r at l a r g e . discouraging and doubtful begin- and most thoroughly developed breeds. Post Office R. p . D nings after the first "hip, hip. your office regarding the matters a penalty for a violation thereof. " M i l k m a k e r ' s Tag Tells What's in the Feed,—and HOW M U C H ' h o o r a y " of t h e i n i t i a l c a m p a i g n had died away. H o w e v e r , membership Can Hunters Be Kept c o v e r e d in t h i s inquiry, and we Keep Land Posted The Leghorns, Minorcas, Anconas and such come to us from lands t h r o u g h careful and conservative Off Posted Farm Land? s h o u l d be p l e a s e d to g i v e y o u r reply Believing, as I do, that fish and around the Mediterranean. And the m a n a g e m e n t there has been a steady (Continued from page one) widespread publicity through our g a m e belong only to the State, breed w e consider truely American, a n d c o n s i s t e n t g r o w t h , e s p e c i a l l y in hunters away from t h e i m m e d i a t e M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u N e w s w h i c h t h o u g h s u b j e c t t o c a p t u r e , in s e a s o n t h e P l y m o u t h R o c k , i s a cross be- e/" c K H with BUTTERMILK% t h e v i c i n i t y of O n e k a m a . R e s u l t s s e - v i c i n i t y ' o f h o u s e a n d farm b u i l d i n g s . out t o o u r e n t i r e m e m b e r s h i p . a n d in p r e s c r i b e d - m a n n e r , by all t w e e n t h e B l a e k J a v a f r o m Asia and cured have greatly benefited the U s u a l l y such individuals highly re- Yours very truly, those w h o have a right to be w h e r e t h e ' D o m i n i q u e , which c o m e s direct- t h e y are found a n d c a p t u r e d . I a m i u - ly f r o m t h e W e s t I n d i e s b u t lias old MICHIGAN E Tc M ^ t a n n e r s and merchants, ot O n e k a m a sent such a warning. Responsible S T A N L K Y M. P O W E L L , ••v h a v e t w o o r t h r e e t i m e s a s m e n either k e e p a safe distance from Ass't. S e c r e t a r y . ciijied t o t h e v i e w t h a t , w h e n g i v e n w o $ l d ancestor*-iQBjg f o r g o t t e n , j ^ ! M a k e s c h i c k s grow a n d h e n s l a y . S e e t h e a s m u c h t r a d e a s b e f o r e . F a r m e r s of s t o c k a n d b u i l d i n g s , or r e q u e s t per- M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to protect t h e i r re- The' A m e r i c a ^ e n f c k e r i ' ; '• l f k e ^ t k f e local c o - o p o t ferfn bureau a g e n t . Insist o n t h a t c o m m u n i t y a r e n o w in a p o s i - m i s s i o n to h u n t on o n e ' s premises, Lansing, Michigan. cognized right by " p o s t i n g t h e i r t r u e A m e r i c a n , is a m i x t u r e of m a n y M i c h i g a n brand. W r i t e for free poultry tion to buy more g o o d s and pay cash thus giving heed to t h e farmer's Attorney General's Reply l a n d s " o f w h i c h t h e y f a i l t o a v a i l blbo'ds m a d e d i s t i n c t i v e b y j.urrojti^rid^- feeding book. for w h a t they g e t . w i s h e s in t h e m a t t e r . The Attorney General replied t o t h e m s e l v e s , it m i g h t b e d e e m e d t h a t i n g s 'and " o p p o r f u n i T i e T ' ^ f i r a n ' d R a p - P o w e l l of t h e S t a t e " F a r m B u - I a m a d d r e s s i n g m y l e t t e r to y o u , t h e F a r m B u r e a p , h a n d i n g d o w n t h e t h e y h a d c o n s t r u c t i v e l y a n d t a c i t l y , ids P r e s s . T H E M . F. B. SUPPLY SERVICE b e c a u s e I do not find any "Legal De- f o l l o w i n g opinion: granted permission to enter upon • 1 LANSING. MICHIGAN reau discussed the wide range work a c c o m p l i s h e d by the F a r m Bu- reau. H e dealt e s p e c i a l l y with its ac- of p a r t m e n t . " m e n t i o n e d in t h e " F a r m B u r e a u N e w s , " but k n o w y o u h a v e A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L S the means of p l a c i n g it w i t h the STATE OF MICHIGAN L a n s i n g , N o v . I S . U11T1. DEBT. said lands, and waived d u r i n g the p e r i o d w h e n s u c h l a n d s were> n o t posted, their light to .object t o e n t r y Co-operative m a r k e t i n g w o r k s no m a g v e of h e l f - h e l p . v1, TCT ••' "••" Jf. t i v i t y in r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e f a n n e r s in proper Department for attention. Michigan Farm Bureau. u p o n s u c h l a n d s for t h e p u r p o s e of r-rsr- . .1. legislation, taxaton, and railroad If a n o p i n i o n from the A t t o r n e y 2U1 N o r t h C e d a r S t r e e t , fishing or hunting unless s o m e actual rate hearings. damage resulted. Resolutions adopted favored improvement of O n e k a m a the Harbor, G e n e r a l c o u l d be o b t a i n e d a n d p u b - L a n s i n g , M i c h . l i s h e d , s a y in a n e a r l y i s s u e of* t h e G e n t l e m e n : J1 is c l e a r , h o w e v e r , T H A T W H E N BUSINESS NEWS N e w s , 1 believe' m a n y f a r m e r s w o u l d POSTED, eveiy unauthorized intru- , ?>c a word per insertion for 3'or e n d o r s e d the dairy i m p r o v e m e n t pro- Y o u r c o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h e 1 3 t h more .insertions; 3>£o a word for g r a m n o w b e i n g c a r r i e d o n in M a n i s - a p p r e c i a t e it. instant, advising of a purported s i o n u p o n tl»e p r i v a t e p r e m i s e s o f a n - each of 2 insertions; 4 c e n t s a w 6 n ^ o t h e r g i v e s r i s e t o a r i g h t of a c t i o n tor one insertion. Ootint eafcn* tee! c o u n t y , e x p r e s s e d appreciation In d i s c u s s i n g t h i s m a t t e r w i t h o n e U n i t e d P r e s s D i s p a t c h , d a t e d at Mar- word, .abbreviation and figure, in- to the b a n k e r s for their support, e n - o r t w o o f m y n e i g h b o r s , it h a s s e e m - s h a l l , N o v e m b e r 2 , a n d r e a d i n g as therefore, w h i c h is not necessarily cluding words in signature, as ed to u s t h a t it m i g h t b e c o m e a m a t - f o l l o w s : limited to "actual damages only." words. Cash must accompany d o r s e d t h e C o u n t y C o u n c i l of A g r i - order. Mich. Farm Bureau N e w s . culture, urged members to patronize ter for t h e F a r m Bureau to t a k e (ARTICLE IS QUOTED IN Very truly yours, co-operative organizations, advocat- c o g n i z a n c e of. PULL N E A R BEGINNING OF THIS A N D R E W B. D O U G H E R T Y , e d t h e u s e of m a r l a n d l i m e , a n d i n - T h a n k i n g y o u for placing t h i s be- S T O R Y ) Attorney General LIVE STOCK c r e a s i n g t h e a c r e a g e of a l f a l f a . fore the proper Department, I am is before m e and noted. Very truly yours, FOPv S A L E — W H I T E COLLIES, M A - If t h e p r o s e c u t i n g a t t o r n e y was ture dogs and pups. Hoy Laberdy. E a u Black Walnut Trees H O W A R D LOOMIS. S o u t h H a v e n , M i c h , R. ;*, B o x 2 1 6 c o r r e c t l y q u o t e d , a n d if t h e r e a r e n o circumstances involved therein other HOW COLD WILL Claire, Mich. I N G L E S I D E FARM IS O F F E R I N G 13 12-24-25 Are In Keen Demand Nov. 11, 192$. than as above set forth, I cannot con- Registered yearling Shropshire e w e s of Farmers w h o h a v e black w a l n u t Other Members Complain c u r in t h e o p i n i o n of t h e p r o s e c u t o r U p o n r e c e i p t of t h e a b o v e l e t t e r , a s q u o t e d . I c a n b u t b e l i e v e t h a t , if THIS WINTER BE? the best breeding, b e i n g bred to prize w i n n i n g rams to begin lambing March 155, 192a. Price, .$30 each if. taken a s a Mr. P o w e l l promptly assured Mr. c o r r e c t l y q u o t e d , h e w a s b a s i n g h i s bunch." H. E. Powell & Son, Ionia, Mich. trees g r o w i n g on their f a r m s will be 10-29-tf i n t e r e s t e d in F a r m e r s ' B u l l e t i n N o . Loomis that the matter was being conclusion upon, and was referring If You Think the Seasons 1459, just issued States Department by the United of A g r i c u l t u r e , t a k e n up w i t h the A t t o r n e y General. t o certain r i g h t s of t h e In t h i s l e t t e r Mr. P o w e l l L o o m i s in p a r t : told Mr. " h s h " People i n a n y of t h e n a v i g a b l e o r m e - a n d e r e d w a t e r s of t h i s S t a t e w h e r e to Are Getting Colder, POULTRY WHITTAKER'S RHODE ISLAND RED For Christmas! entitled, "Selling Black-Walnut Tim- Here's Evidence Cockerels will improve your color and W e d d i n g or other gift occasions, n o t h i n g could be finer nor ber." This bulletin tells how the " W e h a v e h a d s e v e r a l c o m p l a i n t s fish h a v e b e e n p r o p a g a t e d , planted production. Prices range from $4 for a p p r e c i a t e d m o r e t h a n a p a i r of F a r m B u r e a u v i r g i n w o o l good birds from trap-nested Grade A m a r k e t v a l u e of t h e t i m b e r m a y be f r o m o u r m e m b e r s a b o u t d a m a g e t o o r s p r e a d a t t h e e x p e n s e of t h e p e o - stock to $10 to $50 for birds pedigreed bed blankets. T h e s e beautiful, soft and fluffy bed blankets d e t e r m i n e d and d i s c u s s e s in detail c r o p s , f e n c e s a n d l i v e s t o c k w h i c h is p l e of t h i s State or the United N o t h i n g is m o r e interesting to the from our best hens. Remember that in a r e offered at v e r y a t t r a c t i v e p r i c e s . A b o v e is o u r A L L E G A N m o s t of u s j u s t n o w t h a n t h e q u e s - the production of your y o u n g stock the h o w to find the best m a r k e t . V e n e e r t h e r e s u l t o f a c t i v i t i e s of reckless States. Section 7695, C. L. 191E male is half your flock and that a good b l a n k e t , a n 80 per cent virgin w o o l d o u b l e b l a n k e t , 7 0 x 8 0 s t o c k is in h i g h d e m a n d . and thoughtless hunters. I have does provide: t i o n : H o w c o l d w i l l it h e t h i s w i n - bird is cheap, a poor one expensive. Our inches, weight about 5 pounds. It c o m e s i n g r e y a n d w h i t e , b e e n i n a n u m b e r of f a r m m e e t i n g s "No action at law s h a l l be ter? Reds are the result of s i x t e e n years care- or blue and white, tan and white, lavender and white, gold and ful breeding and are, recognized as Michi- white, rose and white plaid. T h e checks are about six inches recently where various remedies m a i n t a i n e d a g a i n s t p e r s o n s en You'll hear theorists w h o believe gan's leading strain. Rose and Single May Feed Fewer Sheep h a v e b e e n p r o p o s e d . At the last ses- t e r i n g u p o n s u c h w a t e r s , for the we are entering a weather cycle be- Combs. Write for price list. Interlaces Farm, B o x B, L a w r e n c e , Mich. 10-15 square. A wonderful value at $10.00. W e offer the same c o l o r s in o u r I O N I A , in 1 0 0 p e r c e n t v i r g i n w o o l , s i z e 7 2 x 8 4 And Lambs This Winter s i o n of t h e S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e w e used our best influence to secure the pas- p u r p o s e of fishing b y t h e o w n e r , l e s s e e or persons having the g i n n i n g w i t h a s e r i e s of v e r y c o l d winters and Short s u m m e r s . A n d per- incTf91 a t $ 1 3 . 5 0 . W e h a v e n i n e different b l a n k e t v a l u e s . W r i t e for F e w e r l a m b s a n d s h e e p will be fed descriptive pamphlet on blankets, Farm Bureau underwear s a g e of a p r o p o s a l s p o n s o r e d b y S e n - r i g h t of p o s s e s s i o n of; a d j o i n i n g h a p s w e a r e , b u t d o n ' t c o u n t o n it. SALESMEN WANTED in t h e C o r n B e l t a n d w e s t e r n f e e d - andyhosiery. a t o r N o r t o n B. H o r t o n w h i c h w o u l d lands, except for actual dam- T h e u n p o l i s h e d fact i s t h a t w e a t h e r ing areas this winter compared to S A L E S M E N LOOKING FOR REAL last, according to figures compiled h a v e r e q u i r e d a h u n t e r to secure the p e r m i s s i o n of t h e o w n e r o r o c c u - ages done." experts don'£ k n o w . They can pre- opportunity should write for our proposi- tion. H u s t l e r s m a k e $50.00 t o $75.00 a Michigan Farm Bureau Fabric Dep't T h e right to "fish" is readily dis- d i c t w i t h a c c u r a c y f o r a "week a h e a d to N o v e m b e r 1 by the United States pant before h u n t i n g upon any en- tinguishable from the right to and don't p r e s u m e to go further. week. W e furnish outfit and pay cash weekly. Monroe Nursery, I. E. Ilgenfritz' Lansing, Michigan Department of Agriculture. Sons Co., Monroe, Michigan. 1-8-26-bti closed agricultural land. I r e g r e t % t o " h u n t . " I t i s c l e a r , h o w e v e r , t h a t in Last winter, for i n s t a n c e , the g e n - say that this measure was defeated. t h e e x e r c i s e of e i t h e r of s a i d r i g h t s , eral o p i n i o n w a s t h a t t h e w e a t h e r GENTLE HINT Hiram Sniekleby, a New Jersey " W e w i s h t o c a l l y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e r i g h t of t h e S t a t e , u n d e r i t s p o - was extreme. Average Michigan horse dealer, sold a horse to an ex- t h e l e a d i n g e d i t o r i a l in t o d a y ' s i s s u e l i c e p o w e r , t o e n f o r c e t h e f i s h a n d t e m p e r a t u r e for D e c e m b e r , J a n u a r y of t h e M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u N e w s g a m e l a w s u p o n t h e l a w s of a p r i - p r e s s m a n w h o , h o w e v e r , r e t u r n e d in a d a y or t w o w i t h t h e s t a t e m e n t that w h i c h d i s c u s s e s t h e m a t t e r of S u n - v a t e o w n e r d o e s n o t a n d c a n n o t take day hunting." a w a y the owner's right to maintain and February was 21 degrees above zero. B u t for the 10 y e a r s from 1 8 9 5 t o 1 9 0 4 it w a s 2 0 d e g r e e s . GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? USE THIS FORM he w a s not exactly satisfied w i t h his deal. H e w a s a s k e d t h e r e a s o n for Letter to Attorney General trespass against those who invade H o w e v e r , f r o m 1 9 1 5 t o 1 9 2 4 it Tell 28,000 Farm Bureau News readers by using Your Count of this his dissatisfaction. T h e F a r m Bureau wrote the At- his close or premises w i t n o u t per- was 30.9 d e g r e e s , an Unusually w a r m a Business News Ad. Mail this handy coupon to the m i s s i o n for" t h e p u r p o s e of fishing o r "There's only one thing I don't like torney General as follows: hunting, especially when forbidden. d e c a d e of w i n t e r s . Comparatively MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS, 221 N. Cedar No. times ti November 13, 1 9 2 ' . this m a y be a cold w i n t e r . B u t c o m - Street, Lansing, Mich., by Nov. 23, for Nov. 27, edi- about this m a r e , " be said. "She H o n o r a b l e A n d r e w B. D o u g h e r t y , E v e r y unauthorized intrusion up- p a r e d w i t h t h e 1 8 9 5 - 1 9 0 4 w i n t e r s it won't hold her head up." may be a w i r m one. E v e r y t h i n g in tion Amount one A t t o r n e y - G e n e r a l , S t a t e of M i c h i g a n , o n t h e p r i v a t e p r e m i s e s of a n o t h e r is "Oh, that's only her silly pride," Lansing, Michigan. a t r e s p a s s and t h e party w h o s e pri- l i f e is c o m p a r a t i v e . — G r a n d Rapids C L A S S I F I E D A D V E R T I S I N G R A T E . 4 c e n t s per word for 1 inser- exclaimed Hiram. "She she's fully paid for." will w h e n M y d e a r Mr. D o u g h e r t y : vate possession h a s been t h u s inter- tion, 7 cents per word for 2 insertions, 9 c e n t s per word, for 3 consecu- tive insertions. Intitial, name, address, abbreviations count as separate FILL T HIS, PLEASE fered w i t h h a s a right of action for words. N o w that the hunting season is Co u n t Your r a g i n g full blast, Michigan farmers the protection-of his property. R E M I T T A N C E M U S T ACCOMPANY O R D E R . "1 h o p e y o u f o u n d t h a t n o v e l in It's Not Strange at All Xjnno and Address i n g , Mr. P a t t e r s o n . " are very much perplexed as to where R e c o g n i z i n g s u c h r i g h t s of private Your Name Route G u e s t — " W e l l , I m u s t c o n f e s s it t h e i r r i g h t s l e a v e off a n d w h e r e t h e p o s s e s s i o n , s e c t i o n 3 of a c t 3 6 6 , P. Town State r i g h t s of t h e h u n t e r s begin. V a r i o u s A. 1 9 2 5 , e x p r e s s l y p r o v i d e s : Psst! Pfst! There's a dissatis- wasn't as interesting as the letter p h a s e s of this matter have been "No person shall hunt with fied m e m b e f V ' w h i s p e r s t h e e n e m y s o m e o n e left in it ae a b o o k - m a r k . " called to m y attention recently. I firearms or d o g s , or in a n y o t h - of c o - o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t i n g . a m j u s t i n r e c e i p t of a n i n t e r e s t i n g er m a n n e r , i n a n y public park Well, w h a t of it? " H a v e you ay t h i n g t o say before l e t t e r f r o m Mr. H o w a r d L o o m i s of o r p u b l i c game-' p r e s e r v e , ex- Co-operative marketing associa- leaving the stand?" asked the judge South Haven, who requests timely cepting under a permit issued t i o n s a r e m a d e u p of dissatisfied after pronouncing the death sentence information a l o n g this line. I am b y t h e d i r e c t o r of c o n s e r v a t i o n . farmers, else they would have stuck upon a negro murderer. s u b m i t t i n g h e r e w i t h a c o p y of t h i s No person shall deface or de- t o t h e g o o d o l d w a y s . If t h a t d i s - •». s u h , j e d g e , " r e p l i e d t h e p r i s - letter for y o u r a t t e n t i o n . Enclosed stroy any notices posted on any satisfied member has something con- oner. "I w a n t s t o s a y right h e r e dat with the letter which he sent m e w a s public g a m e preserve or posted structive to offer, maybe his w h o l e dis s u r e is g o n n a be a p o w e r f u l les- a United Press Dispatch dated at lands. N o p e r s o n s h a l l h u n t in g r o u p will be a b l e to t a k e a s t e p for- i o n to m e . " — F e n t o n News. M a r s h a l l , N o v e m b e r 2, a n d r e a d i n g any manner on Posted farm w a r d b e c a u s e of h i m . Let's have a s follow lands used and occupied by a n - m o r e d i s s a t i s f a c t i o n of t h i s . s o r t — old maid said to her neighbor: (ARTICLE IS QUOTED IN other w i t h o u t t h e c o n s e n t of Ohio F a r m Bureau News. , "I a l w a y s f e e l s a f e w h e n t h e r e ' s a F I L L NEAR BEGINNING OF THIS t h e o w n e r o r p e r s o n in p o s - m a n in t h e h o u s e . " STORY.) session therof." S o m e f e l l o w s help t h r e s h by l e a n - dear,'' s a i d t h e m a l i c i o u s a n d , i n a d d i t i o n t o h i s r i g h t of p e r - no reason why you W e w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e it v e r y m u c h s e n a l a c t i o n of t h e t r e s p a s s p r o v i d e s ing on a fork h a n d l e — a r e you that Print Name and Address. fch if w e m i g h t h a v e a n opinion from kind? I