B**!Sw««*-'SBH»!P' •i-Tgw^.r'x: Our Purpose la To Build a Prosper. ous Agriculture MICHIGANFARM BUREAU NEWS PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP You and Tour Neighbors—That la The Farm Bureau FOURTH YEAR, Vol. IV., No. 13 JUNE 25, 1926 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY WO COUNTY FARM BUREAUS PASS THEIR ULD MEMBERSHIP MARK 'lev. Exch. and Farm Bureau CLINTON AND OCEANA ARE FIRST TO GO OVER TOP; MEMBERSHIP EFFORT in Big Meeting July 20-21 IS GOING GOOD THROUGHOUT STATE 100 FARM BUREAU * H I SEED IMPORTERS Kent, Sanilac, Huron, Berrien, Tuscola Counties FOLKS AT COLLEGE Champions! Believe They Will Have 1,000 Members; TRYING TO EVADE All State Farm Bureaus Watching • FOR TWO DAYS THE STAINING ACT The Michigan Campaign 'ill Take Up Farm Bureau Infer All Seed Not Stained The June 25 edition of the Michigan Farm Bureau News Programs In Their finds the 30 County Farm Bureau membership campaign Red Has Dep't of Agr. Counties standing something like this: Clinton and Oceana counties Approval have passed their old membership, Clinton with 554 against |XTH ANNlT^OR EXCH. IS CONTRARY TO FACTS the old mark of 5 1 9 and Oceana with 232 against a former 182. Clinton expects to see 750 and Oceana is still at work. levator Men and Bureauites Berrien and Cass counties won the State Farm Bureau Colors' For Imported Alfalfa To Dine Together silver loving cups for the most members signed in the first two And Red Clover Seeds Twice division counties. Sanilac, with more than 750 members Announced Phil O'Connell, representative in signed in two weeks, leads the state and has one cup cinched JThe Michigan Elevator Exchange |d the Michigan State Farm Bureau the State legislature (left), and Wil- The Michigan Farm Bureau New-; in the second division. The second cup is in doubt. announcing a big double program liam Martin (right), Custer town- reported in the last issue that Italian No county has yet reported a complete campaign. There ship, Sanilac County Farm Bureau clover was branded as unadapted to the State College Tuesday and membership team, who have the is every evidence that most counties will substantially in- Jednesday, July 20 and 21. this country, under the provisions (if crown as Champion Farm Bureau the new seed staining law which re- crease their old membership if they keep on the job. County iFirst will come a two day confer- Membership Team so firmly fixed on their heads that it looks as though quires that 10 per cent of imported campaign managers say it all depends on the team workers ee of representatives from every red clover or alfalfa seeds found to vnship of eleven County Farm Bu- it would take a charge of dynamite getting out and covering their territories. Where this has to blow it off. be unadapted, shall be stained red. ms who were in the 1925 mem- It is quite apparent at this time been done, good increases in membership have resulted. Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Martin rship enrollment. The counties are have enrolled 85 Farm Bureau mem- that Turkestan and African alfalfa ase of bers in Custer township, and at last Crops and weather conditions have handicapped the original will go in the unadapted class, al Allegan Ionia reports they were still going, head- though-no definite pronouncement Above is one of four silver loving cups, awarded by the State Farm schedule, but the workers are getting out when they can— Barry Kalamazoo ed for the barn and 100 members. Bureau, and which are being contested for by the 30 County Farm Bureaus has been made by the Secretary of in the present membeijship campaign. often in the evening—and generally they are doi nwell. All Calhoun Macomb This Sanilac team holds the rec- Agriculture. Tentative regulations ord for all two-men, man and wife The cup6 are satin -silver, with hammered handles and a gold interior. counties are determined to carry on until they have made Eaton Muskegon have been issued and we are all wait- They stand 15 inches in height and are mounted on an ebony base. They and two-women teams in the pres- the campaign a completed job. Genesee Shiawassee ent 30 county campaign. We believe ing to see just how these will work are to be engraved with the names of the winning County Farm Bureaus Van Buren that they hold the record for the out. and a statement of their achievement. In this issue of the News we announce the first Hundred |The Farm Bureau conference will whole • American Farm Bureau and The Colors The cups are being awarded Coun- D them unless a dark horse slips have claimed it for them. Every farmer should acquaint him- ty Farm Bureaus in the two member- in. The contest for signing the larg- Member Township, Shelby in Oceana county. There are jin Tuesday afternoon, July 20, will continue through the eve- O'Connell and Martin started out self with the various colors used. It ship campaign per; lie largest est percentage of farmers in the many others not far behind. They will get there. Monday, June 7, and in three days is quite possible that changes will bi number of memlx d within county may go to the northwest State Farm Bureaus throughout the United States are ig and will be held at State Col- signed 3 9 men and one lady, without te. Wednesday morning the Farm made in tne future, but at present a certain period and for the highest coast, where Oceana, Manistee and a break. No lady could refuse a team the colors contemplated by the De- percentage enrolled ihe farm- Mason, with comparatively small watching this Michigan membership campaign, the largest Ireau conference will take up again that had just put over 39 successful continue until noon, practice proposals. At that point partment of Agriculture have beer ers in a given county*., according to" farm populations, are making ln-avy volunteer effort ever put on by farmers anywhere. Such a Mr. Martin discovered that bean tentatively decided upon as follows: 1920 census. enrollments. Clinton county is p.i«o membership campaign as this is an acid test of the members' ^he- Michigan Elevator Exchange planting needed two days attention, Alfalfa and red clover seed grown The cup contest for 12 southern making a very strong bid for this Jl open its sixth annual meeting at which was given. Next day they in Europe shall be stained BLUE. interest in their own organization. The success of this cam- new Hotel Olds at Lansing, Wed- Michigan counties in t t e first group cup. went out and recruited 2 2 more. Canadian seed is to be staine I Closed Friday, June 18. Barrien The championship cups will be paign to date proves that the plan is right and that the Michi- sday morning, July 21. At noon The following day they made it 12. iridescent VIOLET. Farm Bureau folks will come They had 79 in six working days. County Farm Bureau. *ith G26 mem- awarded with prober ceremony by gan membership not only believes in its organization, but will Seed from other countries probab- bers enrolled to that tJate, won one the State Farm Bureau at an early wn to be guests of the Elevator These volunteer workers say they ly will be stained ORANGE. go out and work hard for it with no other pay than the satis- [change a t ^ h e noon luncheon at have been getting good experience cup, and Cass County Farm Bureau meeting of the winning County Farm and a lot of enjoyment out of the The RED stain is to be applied to with 346 members to date, or 13.45 Bureaus. faction of doing it and the knowledge that they are building \ Hotel Olds and to heaY a splendid seed officially declared to be un- sgram which is being prepared by job. They have tackled hard going per cent of all the farmers in the As mentioned above, the two up a better agriculture. with the same happy results that adapted. Elevator Exchange. county, won the other cup for the weeks contest for the cups has no Watch future issues of the News for campaign news. Re- they got elsewhere. They urge ev- The question has been raised as to It is expected that 300 or more first series counties. All counties are bearing on the close of the campaign. ery worker to get out and do his whether or not the seed staining law turns are necessarily slow in coming in. Township captains \VL and women will attend the darndest and roll up a record mem- will not remove the necessity for co- continuing their membership work, Workers in all counties have de- |rm Bureau conference and another bership. They have demonstrated operative seed handling agencies. It as the cup contest has nothing to do termined that only a complete can- don't want to report until they have finished the job. We what can be done in a township that becomes very apparent that the need with closing the campaign. Berrien vass is the end of the job, and they have secured a number of incomplete reports, as follows: will come to the Elevator Ex- is about like the other 523 town- of co-operative seed handling agen- and Cass counties had good leads are right. Weather and ci|op condi- HURON COUNTY — With 000 noon. Oxford, Addison, Holly and mge meeting from all parts of ships in this campaign. cies ta just about as important as ev- over their rivals. tions, which could not be foreseen, members to date and considerable Lyons twps. will do well. ?et Michigan. The Farm Bureau conference will er. There is a vast amount of edu- In the second series of 18 counties, have compelled many counties to re- work to- do expects 1,000 memberi cational work to Be done regarding the cup contest closes Friday, June adjust their early campaign plans OCEANA COUNTY — Has 232 in the nature of a round table or a general increase of 25 per cent. members against former 182. Shel- stained seed. The farmers' own or- 25 at midnight. Huron, Sanilac Tus- and'really have handicapped several feting of representatives of the 11 jve mentioned counties with a view /ard planning a more active Farm Farm Bureau ganization can give them this infor- mation better than anybody else. cola have large memberships "nroll- very much in their cup contest ef- ed and will probably light.it out be- forts. Bingham township has 70 members by twp has Kil. Benona twp. 40. A and expects 80. Hume will triple its' number of the twps. have not yet last membership and Lake will gotten into the campaign, but will Ireau program in those counties. At State Importers Starting Early It has become evident already, ^ over the fifty line and going strong. double It. John E. Bukowski and later. wife of Ubly have enrolled 24 mem- Ich township is to be represented ] a t least one man and one woman, •tails of the ^presentation from Fair since the passing of the Gooding- Ketcham Bill, that some of the heavy CLINTON COUNTY E3.sex Township had increased from 26 to 30; Dallas, 50 to 52; Bengal, bers. KENT COUNTY — Sparta twp. LIVINGSTON about 300 members ( o r v r v — Has to date, incom- seed importers are • rather planning leads with 60, an increase. Vergen- plete report, and still has much to \h county will be handled by the mty Farm Bureaus. Announcement is made that the to convoy the impression that all imported red clover and alfalfa seed? PASSES OLD MARK 44 to .".4; Bingham, 33 to 51; Eagle, 34 to 36; Watertown. 37 to 55; Vic- tor. 31 to 4*5; Westphalia, 49 to 82. nes, home of Pres. McPherson, has d<>. o. II. Holmes and J. W. Roberts 40 to date, eight more than the old last week signed 17 out, of 25 per- The program to date provides that Michigan State Farm Bureau and its not stained red have the approval E3. C Nbrria of Ovid township said membership. Tyrone, Algoma, Playi- sons called QJI. Genoa twp. baa in- Icius E. Wilson- and County Farm departments and'subsidiary corpor- of the U. 3. Department of Agricul- Expects Membership of 750; "This campaign has done more good field, Caledonia, Lowell and Cannon creased its membership from 14 to |reau speakers shall have the open- ations,—the Michigan Farm Bureau ture. Such is not the case. Many Twps. Show in my community than anything we have about 30 each. Kent county 30 to date. afternoon of the Farm Bureau Seed Service and the Michigan Farm The Department of Agriculture have done in a long time." should go close to 1,000 members. JACKSON COUNT* — Concord lference. The township folks will Bureau Supply Service—will have a in staining any seed otr.er than Increases CLINTON COUNTY — With township had 2 7 and now has 86 J guests at a banquet at the college large booth in the new Agricultural that officially~ declared unadapted members to date has passed its old members and will have more. Out of |6:00 p. m. The State Farm Bureau Building at the Michigan State Fair makes no recommendations but St. Johns, June 21—The Clinton Women's Chairman Aids mark of 519. Clinton has five twps. 50 memberships turned In recently at Detroit Sept. 5 to 11. simply marks the seed so that the well over 50 each and Westphalia 22 were new members. secured a nationally known taker for the evening program. A Plans under way provide for a consumer can tell something about County Farm Bureau Board of Di- rectors and campaign chairmen of 14 Livingston Campaign will make it 100. A special article SANILAC COUNTY — O'Connell |ge number of the Elevator Ex- large display of Farm Bureau work. its origin. Unfortunately, the price townships met here tonight to check from Clinton county is in this edi- and Martin with 8 5 signed have ( in- Mrs. W. .1. Hosley of Oceola twp., inge folks who will be in town at Also for a lounge room, where folks cards of some of the big importers up on the progress of the member- tion of the News. ter township near 100. Several Oth- are already insidiously giving the im- Livingston county, chairman of wo- tt time will be guests of the Farm may sit down and cool their heels ship work and to perfeel plans 1'or its men's work for that county in the OAKLAND COUNTY — Got a late er townships expect to have 100 Ireau at the banquet. At both a bit, write letters or cards or just pression that any seed stained blue, completion. start, but is doing well. Chairman members. Sanilac County now has orange or iridescent violet nas been ent membership campaign, has rm Bureau and Elevator Exchange take it easy for a little while. A large blue-print of the county contributed a great deal to the suc- Frank Williams of Highland twp., 7 5 d . given the stamp of approval of the indicated in white blocks in ea< h already has a membership three Lquets there will be plenty of in- r . S. Department of Agriculture. cess of the campaign there. The TUSCOLA COUNTY — Reports |rational entertainment and amuse- township the membership so- far mother of nine children, she has times as large as in former years 5<)o members to date, incomplete, Farmers should not be misled by any signed. This showed that t; town- |nt features, which with other late such propaganda. found time to organize the women's Chairman Hugh Taylor of Brando.. ] and experts to reach 1,000 formation will be announced in our To The Reader There is a great deal of difference ships had already totaled 34 4 mem- bers and that the county with •".:> \ campaign division for Livingston twp. says two of his team workers! LAPEER COUNTY — Started one \y 10 edition. Many Farm Bureau member* ar« county and to attend four of the enrolled 21 members in one after- (Continued on page two) |The Farm Bureau has arranged •ending the Farm Bureau Newt to in the adaptation of domestic 3eed new members has already passed its county meetings where she made «ome of their friends, paying th« in a country as large as the United old membership of 519, and is stiil room resei-vations at East Lan- subscription to this office. We be- short talks. Mrs. Hosley was recent- States. We will ever have with us going strong. Clinton expects 750 ly elected a member of the Livings- Ig at $1 per person for Tuesday tht. Members attending feting should have these reserva- this lieve those folks will enjoy the pa- per. The News Is a paid In advance newspaper and is not continued af- ter the expiration date. The sub- alfalfas most admirably adapted to the southern territory in which they are grown, such as Arizona, Nev members. The meeting was also ad- dressed by Wm. T. Barbre and C. L. Brody. County President George ton County Farm Bureau board of directors. The women's' division has an important factor in the State Directors Active Ins made in advance. scription must be renewed. Please report mistakes In ad- dress or any failure In delivery of Mexico, Texas and also the cotton states. Such alfalfas are just as un- adapted to our conditions as South Bateman presided. All of the township chairmen ie- success, of the Livingston campaign. In Membership Campaign he lOO the News to the Farm Bureau New", for prompt attention. African or Argentinian alfalfa. The (.Continued on page 2) ported. John Hess of Buplain Town- ship told about the four teams of new members. This township is now "We must create for ourselves, be f o r e ^ thing is lasting."—Miss Mary Minis. Two Are Rival County Mgrs. E. C. McCARTY is county cam- paign manager for Huron county and iember >i Others Fill Various Assignments has good reason to believe that he'll be in the Thousand Member Club in time to open the door for Brother lub ihelhy township in Oceana coun Sanilac Farm Bureau Membership Workers Eight members of the Michigan State Farm Bureau Board of Direc- Boyles. FRED L. HARGER, member of a township team in Mecosta county. with 101 Funn Bureau member* tors have been taking active, day Messrs Harger and Noud signed 18" the first township in the HUN by day part in the present member- their first two afternoons. [ED MEMBER TOWNSHIP CLUB ship campaign, both in their own and W. w. BILLINGS of Genesee the 30 County Farm Bureau other counties. Other members of county of the 1925 campaign, in the [mbership campaign now going on. the Board are not residents in cam- campaign has been State Farm >lby twp. now has more than four paign counties, but have helped in Bureau sponsor fjt Huron and Tus- kes as many members as it bad their capacity as State Directors. cola counties and has helped in |ore the campaign. With Shelby in Here's what the eight Board mem- Lapeer and Sanilac counties. game, Oceana County Bureau bers have been doing: MRS. EDITH WAGAR has worked >ws 232 members to date as PRESIDENT M. B. McPHERSON in Monroe county and has filled Must 182 before. has been active in building up the many speaking engagements in tbe Jther townships which have been Kent county membership organiza- campaign counties. lorted well onto the way to the tion and has assisted with speaking GEORGE McCALLA has put in mark are: 8 engagements in other counties. come good licks helping the Wash- M ; S T O X E , Berrien "' sr VlfM;-PRES. M. Li NOON has tenaw membership campaign. STER, Sanilac * spoken from one to several times in As mentioned above, State Direc- 6 J LRTA, Kent ' every one of the 30 campaign coun- tors V. F. Gormely of the Upper Pen- fSTPHALIA, Clinton 85 ties. insula, John O'Mealey of Lenawee 70 IGHAM, Huron J. G. BOYLE is county campaign county and M. D. Buskirk of Van TKRTOWX, Sanilac 75 manager for Berrien county, which Buren county have also assisted with ,The farmer mind, is no different Sanilac County F a r m Bureau expects to increase its membership to 1.01)0 or more in this campaign. Sanilac is a s t r o n g contend- promises to be the first in the Thou- the campaign in their capacity as any other mind."—Lucius E. er for the State F a r m B u r e a u ' s silver cup to the county signing tli e most members for the period ending .June 25, sand Membership Club. Board members. [son. i ..««* *,* ^ J 1 ™* 25, 18a, TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS h a d 9 7 , 2 9 1 paid a d m i s s i o n s t o o u r Bureau Gives Members MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS eiations can handle'. institution thai Farm B u r e a u membership., provides an is a b l e t o t a k e on c a s e s of s t a t e - w i d e s c o p e and OUR COUNTY FAIRS, m i d w a y shows a n d rides. T h e s e figures show t h a t t h e p a t r o n s of fairs Freight Claim Servi Ce Published twice a month by the Michigan State F a r m Bureau at Char« krtte," Michigan. Editorial and general offices a t State Farm Bureau bead- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. p u r s u e t h e m to a c o n c l u s i o n , a s - w i t n e s s t h e successful Zone Rate Case which ran for f o u r y e a r s , v a r i o u s h a y a n d Michigan live AS SEEN BY SECY a p p r o v e of clean, w h o l e s o m e a m u s e - ment. After visiting fifteen Michigan State F a r m Bureau. Traffic D e p a r t m e n t , Lansing. Michigan. VOL. IV. . M M : 2 5 , li>2(i So. t:i stock r a t e eases) a n d passed by recent legislatures with F a r m grading and co-operative Bureau marketing support. laws OF ONE OF THEM F a i r s last season I am pleased to be a b l e to r e p o r t a c o n s c i e n t i o u s effort Gentlemen: I wish t o t h a n k you for your <>f '"The Farm Bui can is p r o v i d i n g - M i c h i g a n farmers and co- on t h e part of t h e v a r i o u s fair m a n - ficienr service in collecting J' E n t e r e d a t t h e p o s t office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., as second class T h e y Must Appeal to T o w n as a g e m e n t s to put on a well b a l a n c e d operative associations a clearing house for their various freight claim of $:».">. It is such'ge/ m a t t e r . A c c e p t a n c e for m a i l i n g a t special r a t e of p o s t a g e p r o v i d e d a g r i c u l t u r a l fair. This justifies the p r o b l e m s , p u b l i c e x p r e s s i o n of i h e s a m e a n d for r e m e d i a l actions Well as F a r m Folks to vice t h a t m a k e s t h e F a r m Bureau for In Sec. 1 1 0 3 , Act of Oct. 3, 1 9 1 7 , a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 12, 1 9 2 3 . action of t h e G o v e r n o r and t h e S t a t e real useful i n s t i t u t i o n Assuring v " p r o p o s e d . Also, o r g a n i z e d s t r e n g t h to c a r r y out a n y a c t i o n s t a r t - Succeed L e g i s l a t u r e in c o n t i n u i n g t h e s t a t e my e a r n e s t s u p p o r t , l a m . '" S u b s c r i p t i o n P r i c e 50c P e r Y e a r , Included in duea ol Farm ed. a p p r o p r i a t i o n s to fairs, t h u s e n a b l i n g Sincerely y o u , v Bureau Members. local display of a g r i c u l t u r a l prod- F r a n k .). G JC. E. UNORKN Editor " From a pure marketing standpoint, the State Farm Bureau CHAPMAN TELLS HOW ucts. Climax, Mich. POWELL ^^^^Hs^B^Hk^B^B^L^lB^BY* Associate- w a s of c o n s i d e r a b l e h e l p in s t a r t i n g t h e M i c h i g a n Elevator Ex- As fair men we s h o u l d be g r a t e f u l J u n e 12. lii-'H. change, the Michigan lave Stock Exchange's market at Detroit Ionia Fair Executive Gives to the C o m m i s s i o n e r of A g r i c u l t u r e , Mr. W h i t n e y W a t k i n s , for t h e In- ' Mr. (Jerry had a s h i p m e n t of Hv a n d t h e 1'roducers at Buffalo a n d o t l e r c o - o p e r a t i v e enterprises. Interesting Talk at t e r e s t he h a s shown in fairs a n d t h e stock from MICHIGAN 5TA|g|knM BUREAU Chicago to Buffai •"The co-operative association shoild have d i s t i n c t i v e quality College wonderful e d u c a t i o n a l exhibits s e n t which was s t o p p e d off a t Climax f ° a n d s e r v i c e r a t h e r t h a n p r i c e a s t h e r e a s o n f o r b e i n g in t h e field o u t by t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Agricul- grazing. He p a i d t h e local rate air ^ OFFICERS ture. c h a r g e s t o Climax, u n d e r t h e graziti against competition. Price competition on the same goods from T h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u is m u c h U. B. MoPHERRON, Lowell President I n t e r e s t e d in t h e f u t u r e of Michigan T h e D e p a r t m e n t of A n i m a l H u s - in t r a n s i t p r i v i l e g e . When he re° M. L. NOON, Jackson Vice-President the same sources gets us nowhere. In t h a t c o n n e c t i o n w e have b a n d r y a t t h e S t a t e College also co- shipped h e was a s s e s s e d t h e through County Fairs. During Farmers Week Directors-at-Large the Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service s u p p l y i n g co-ops with a t S t a t e College. F r e d A. C h a p m a n , o p e r a t e d with all t h e F a i r s possible r a t e from Chicago to Buffalo, there if. B . M C P H E R S O N Lowell t h e lirst g u a r a n t e e d , M i c h i g a n a d a p t e d field s e e d s a n d L e a d i n g t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e Ionia F r e e F a i r , in m a k i n g a m o s t c r e d i t a b l e dis- by m a k i n g a d o u b l e c h a r g e from C!r MBS. EDITH M. WAOAR Oarleton m a d e a n a d d r e s s on t h e c o u n t y fairs play This department is responsible. Climax.-Mr, Gerry a s v • fighl on u n a d a p t e d foreign s e e d s t o t h e a d o p t i o n of a national for t h e Horse P u l l i n g Contest « f p ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ trrc EARL C. McCARTY Bad Axe which occasioned a g r e a t deal of seed staining l a w : the Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service comment. The F a r m Bureau News was t h e l e a d i n g f e a t u r e of all t h e collect his c l a i m , which w a s secure VEROLD F . GORMELY Newberry J. C. BOYLE Buchanan is p l a c i n g it b e f o r e its r e a d e r s a n d fairs t h a t co-operated with t h e S t a t e in a very s h o r t t i m e . b r i n g i n g out the first public formufr dairy ration and poultry W. W. BILLINGS Davisoa w o u l d enjoy a n y c o m m e n t they h a v e College in p u t t i n g on t h i s most i n t e r , feeds. B o t h of t h e s e s e r v i c e s a n d t h e p r i n c i p l e s t h e y s t a n d for esting contest. Commodity Directors have become firmly established. to m a k e on t h i s a d d r e s s o r t h e c o u n - t y f a i r s i t u a t i o n . Mr. C h a p m a n ' s ad- The S t a t e T r a v e l i n g L i b r a r y a n d Two Bureaus Pass FRED J. HARGER, Stanwood Michigan Potato Growers Exchange if. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association "Seed houses h a v e come io say w h e t h e r or n o t they handle dress: t h e D e p a r t m e n t of C o n s e r v a t i o n also Old Membership Mark J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange T h e C o u n t y F a i r h a s a mission all had an e d u c a t i o n a l exhibit a t s e v e r a l (Continued from page one) foreign seeds:'some guarantee their seeds arc northern grown. of t h e fairs. week late a n d r e p o r t s 17,",, incom GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilantl Michigan Elevator Exchanga its own a n d is w o r t h all t h e t h o u g h t M. D. BUSKIRK, l a w Paw . . . ; Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. T h i s r e c o g n i t i o n of t h e i m p o r t a n c e of a d a p t e d s e e d h a s b e e n t h a t it is possible to give it. In t h e It was also p l e a s i n g to n o t e t h e plete, for its first week. S t a t e of Michigan t h e r e a r e 7 6 fairs. willingness on t h e p a r t of t h e v a r i o u s MIDLAND C O I N T Y - 1 Expects t brought u p o n - t h e general seed t r a d e from the outside, r a t h e r S T A T E FARM B U R E A U O R G A N I Z A T I O N In m o s t c a s e s t h e s e c o u n t y f a i r s S t a t e I n s t i t u t i o n s to co-operate with h a v e a good m e m b e r s h i p and win Clark L. Brody S«c'y-Trens.-Manager t h a n from the inside. P r o b a b l y a dozen feed firms w h o d e c l a r e d the fairs in t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s . m o r e e n r o l l e d t h a n we h a d threi a r e located in s m a l l cities and t h e i r •. If. Powell AsH't Secretary t h a t p u b l i c f o r m u l a f e e d s w e r e all w r o n g in e v e r y w a y h a v e i n f l u e n c e is m o r e o r less c i r c u m - I k n o w of n o b e t t e r way for t h e y e a r s a g o . E m i l J a c o b s and Henr DEPARTMENT HEAD8 a d o p t e d t h e p u b l i c f o r m u l a : s o m e of t h e m a r e d o i n g b u s i n e s s in s c r i b e d . It is difficult to s e c u r e a d e - S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t s t o b r i n g t h e i r S e e b u r g e r of Mt. H a v e n town;shi] Traffic A. P. Mills q u a t e financial s u p p o r t , and as a con- work closer to t h e people of t h e enrolled 15 o u t of 18 persons seen Fabrics F. L.- Kelner Michigan. s e q u e n c e t h e e q u i p m e n t of t h e Coun- State, t h a n by h a v i n g exhibits a t t h e In t h e s a m e t o w n s h i p Albert Jacob Publicity E. E. Ungren and Lou M u r p h y signed 8 out of ij " A g r i c u l t u r e is a b i g b u s i n e s s a n d h a s i n n u m e r a b l e c o n t a c t s ty F a i r is, a s a r u l e , l i m i t e d . county fairs. Accounting H. E. Hill w i t h o t h e r b u s i n e s s e s a n d t h e l o c a l , c o u n t y an6> S t a t e g o v e r n - F a i r s w e r e first conceived as clear- I h o p e t h a t t o d a y ' s discussion of Organ ization A. Bentall H E L P F O R T H E CAPTAIX •UQSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OP" T H E MICHIGAN STAT! i n g h o u s e s for t h e p r o d u c t s of t h e F a i r P r o b l e m s , will r e s u l t in t h e d e - FARM BUREAU m e n t a l o f f i c e s a n d f u n c t i o n s , s u c h a.s t a x e s , p u b l i c improve- A p o p u l a r c a p t a i n ' s wife was mon soil, b u t t h i s is n o l o n g e r e n o u g h . It velopment of t h e s e exhibits of t h e Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service C. F. Barnum t h a n usually a n x i o u s over th m e n t s a n d e x p e n d i t u r e s , e t c . IT w o u l d n ' t b e d i f f i c u l t t o f i n d a is i m p o r t a n t now t h a t m o d e r n t r e n d s farm a n d factory and m a k e o u r fairs of h e r h u s b a n d and .accordingly Midi. Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas be r e c o g n i z e d , t h a t new a r t s , sciences real factors in t h e history of p r o g - h a n d e d a p a r i s h c l e r k a slip one Sun 100 s u c h t h i n g s of i m p o r t a n c e t o c o - o p s a n d o t h e r s t h a t t h e Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange W. O. Stelger a n d i n d u s t r i e s be given place in t h e ressive Michigan. day m o r n i n g , b e a r i n g t h e words Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool C. F. Barnuin taty, S t a t e on N a t i o n a l F a r m B u r e a u s a r e w o r k i n g o n . The " C a p t a i n W i l s o n , h a v i n g g o n e to sea Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations exhibit halls and t h a t the manage- r e s u l t s will m e a n s o m e t h i n g t o t h o s e f a r m e r s a n d t h e i r i n s t i t u - his wife d e s i r e s t h e p r a y e r s of ifo; Affiliated W i t h M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u Michigan Potato Growers Exchanga Cadlllae tions. m e n t r e t a i n a n o p e n m i n d a t all t i m e s to suggestions. Who's Bill Bunk In congregation on his behalf." jj,' f o r t u n a t e l y by t h e misplacement of; Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen BMg., Detroit " S i n c e c o - o p e r a t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n m e m b e r s a n d f a r m e r s in gen- M u s t A p p e a l T o All Your Community? comma a f t e r t h e " s e a , " t h e congrc Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson A successful c o u n t y fair m u s t be gat ion w a s fold t h a t " C a p t a i n Wilsoi Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau BIdg., Lanetngj eral have decided to express themselves t h r o u g h large, r e p r e - p r e s e n t e d in s u c h a m a n n e r as to ap- 'Bout thirty years ago 15111 Hunk having g o n e t o sea his wife, (L-sire I.ust lots of money in a chunk, t h e p r a y e r s of t h i s congregation oi Michigan Fruit Growers, line Benton Harbor s e n t a t i v e S t a l e a n d N a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n s , -.uch a s t h e F a r m peal tp t h e e n t i r e p o p u l a t i o n of t h e lie bought some woo) of folks around, And lost on every tfol iuite that way ed a s h o e s t o r e on F r o n t street. M Ray D. Harper St. Johns of p r e v e n t i n g if p o s s i b l e , t h e i r r e c u r r e n c e , ' . ' Bill Bunk -just wears hisself out tell in' E. A. Rasmussen Sheridan t h e fair m u s t b e r e c o g n i z e d a n d giv- How farmers orter do their own sellin'. J o n e s g u a r a n t e e s t h a t a n y one ca MICHIGAN FRUIT GROWERS, Charles Brown INC. Sunfleld T h e r e is n e e d f o r a n a t i o n a l , d e f i n i t e a g r i c u l t u r a l p o l i c y . O n e en all possible r e p r e s e n t a t i o n . As individuals, an' have some sence h a v e a fit in h i s s t o r e . If. D. Busklrk, Pres Paw P a w John Miller Frank Obrest Brecken Colomaridge By showin' tlu-if independence. p u r p o s e of t h e F o r m B u r e a u m o v e m e n t is t o e n a b l e t h e e a r n e s t T h e c o u n t y fair s h o u l d be l o o k e d He tells 'em this Cause he thinks he may Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pres Allan B. Graham Elberta Pick 'em lots easier thataway. C O T HIM t h o u g h t s of h u n d r e d s of t h o u s a n d s of f a r m e r s t o c o m e t o g e t h e r u p o n a s a p u r e l y civic o b l i g a t i o n Bill's lost so much I'd think he'd quit South Haven P. D. Leavenworth.. Grand Rap Ida H e fas t h e t e a m goes by)—^Lool W. J. Schultz Hart from w h i c h n o loyal citizen or busi- And let us fellers have a rip Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Pres a n d to be classified into definite p r o g r a m s ; to e x p r e s s such pro- At taking" care of our own biz. T h e r e goes R u g g l e s . t h e halfbac! Millburg L. A. Haw ley Ludlngton n e s s m a n can. s h r i n k . And make our pile like he made his, g r a m s a n d w o r k t h e m o u t . T h e t h i n g is b e i n g d o n e r i g h t a l o n g . He'll soon be o u r best m a n . " F. L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas C. I. Chrestensen Onekama T h e fair is a c o m m u n i t y c e n t e r But Bill can't make no gooses lay His jgolden eggs if he does that way. S h e — " O h . J a c k ! This is so sin Benton Harbor H. W. Gowdy Union Pier S o m e t i m e s t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of t h i s p o l i c y c o m e s a b o u t v e r y a n d c o n v e n t i o n p l a c e , n o t only for — By J. P. Walker d e n ! " — H a r v a r d L a m p o o n . V. L. Granger, Sales Mgr O. R. Gale Shelby t h e tiller of t h e soil a n d t h e b r e e d e r s l o w l y : n o w a n d t h e n v e r y q u i c k l y , a s in t h e c a s e of t h e n a t i o n a l Benton Harbor John Lang: Sodus of c a t t l e , s w i n e a n d p o u l t r y b u t for " T h e four F a r m B u r e a u C o r n e r - " W e m u s t h a v e r u r a l self-dete D. H. Brake Fremont John Bottema Spring Laka •seed s t a i n i n g l e g i s l a t i o n , w h i c h b e c a m e a l a w t w o y e a r s a f t e r t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r , t h e t r a d e s m a n and s t o n e s : Vision, F a i t h , Loyalty and m i n a t i o n of social c o n d i t i o n s . " —Mi Henry Namitz Bi idgrnan Bert Gleason Lawrence it w a s p r o p o s e d . i t h e artisan as well. S e r v i c e . " — E . - P . Taylor. Ivon D. G o r e . J. F. Higbee American F a r m Bureau Federation Benton Harbor C. L. Brody • \ I^anslng It is t h e o n e a n n u a l c o n v e n t i o n in •AM H. THOMPSON Harry Hogue President Sodus T h e F a r m B u r e a u ' s p r o m o t i o n of a b e t t e r a g r i c u l t u r a l p o l i c y Miller Overton Bangor which e a c h m e m b e r of t h e family can GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F 08 East Washington St., Chicago is a c o n s t a n t p r o c e s s , a n d o n e in w h i c h t h e F a r m B u r e a u m e m - CHESTER H. GRAY Washington Representative t a k e p a r t a n d find s o m e t h i n g t h a t LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey BIdg., Washington, D. C. b e r c a n t a k e a g r e a t d e a l of s a t i s f a c t i o n . will a d d to h i s o r h e r m a t e r i a l well Seed Importers Try p r e s e n t , at t h e h e a r i n g s of t h e U. S b e i n g a n d e n l i g h t e n m e n t . T h e well b a l a n c e d fair is of e q u a l service to both t h e producer and the non-prp- More WQOI Being STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC To Evade The Law (Continued from page 1) Department of A g r i c u l t u r e will be held from t i m e to t i m e , t h e f a r m e r s ' side of t h e c a s e . P r a c t i c a l which ducer. N a t u r a l l y t h e p r o d u c e r a t t e n d s the Pooled This Year ly n o opposition d e v e l o p e d t o s t a i n - fair to a d v e r t i s e his w a r e s , a n d get SERVICE PROGRAM *northerri g r o w n , a d a p t e d aeed com^s ait a p r e m i u m over t h e s o u t h e r n seed ing African a n d A s i a t i c alfalfa red i d e a s t h a t will be of v a l u e to h i m in At Dexter, W a s h t e n a w county, J u n e 10, s o m e 1 5 , 3 8 8 lbs. of wool w e r e pooled, in a d d i t i o n to 3,000 l b s . s h i p p e d p r e v i o u s l y by An effort is b e i n g m a d e a t t h i s t i m e , his line of w o r k ; w h i l e t h e n o n - p r o - LEGISLATION because t h e Corn Belt a n d E a s t e r n t r u c k . Union City has pooled close to 2 0 , 0 0 0 lbs., C o l d w a t e r and by t h e f a r m e r s ' o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d d u c e r t h r o u g h t h e m o d e r n d i s p l a y s Passage of the Capper-French Truth-in- S t a t e s r e q u i r e t h i s a d a p t e d seed and of t h e p r o d u c t s of t h e f a r m a n d fac- Quincy 10.490 lbs., J a c k s o n 17.297, D u r a n d 2 1 , 3 8 5 lbs,, Rich- Kabrio bill; completion and operation of agronomists over the country to have l a n d 13,462 lbs. i t e willing to pay m o n e y for it. a n d the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant a hearing on A r g e n t i n i a n alfalfa t o r y , receives first h a n d i n f o r m a t i o n and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition it t h e s a m e t i m e c o n s u m e Lv far the Dexter, Union City, C o l d w a t e r and Quincy a n d J a c k s o n show T h e story n e r e m a y be q u i t e differ of t h e p r o d u c t s of t h e c o u n t y and to any form of sales tax or of consump- g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n of all of t h e a l - an increase of 15,000 lbs. over 1925. C o n s i d e r a b l e wool h a s been tion tux; retention of federal income tax; e n t . as c o n s i d e r a b l e profit h a s been s t a t e — t h u s m a k i n g t h e m m o r e in- falfa seed c o n s u m e d in t h e United shipped individually o u t of all of t h e a b o v e p o i n t s . T h e figures Passaae of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain- m a d e in t h e p a s t few y e a r s by ira t e l l i g e n t b u y e r s . E N A C T E D APR. ?6, 1926 ing bill. S t a t e s . F a r m e r s will n e e d t h e pro- given a r e for t h e r e g u l a r pooling d a t e s . Next week c a r l o a d ship- p o r t i n g alfalfa f r o m t h a t c o u n t r y . A (iood F a i r s M u s t Appeal ection of t h e i r own o r g a n i z a t i o n to m e n t s will be assembled at t h e following p o i n t s : TAXATION r e p o r t u n d e r d a t e of J u n e 19 shows T h e successful c o u n t y fairs h a v e ^ec that t h e i r alfalfa seed comes Oxford Oakland June 29—Tites. Oxford Farm Bureau Local Relief for soiely burdened farm property a n a r r i v a l of 50 b a g s of A r g e n t i n i a n a l u r e or a p p e a l a b o u t t h e m w h i c h from r e g i o n s which m a k e It a d a p t e d Mt. Pleasant Isabella June 29—Tues. Mt. Pleasant Co-op £lev. by enactment of: alfalfa at New Y o r k . T h e s e e a r l y im- differs from t h e fun we get o u t of Coleman Midland • NACTED JAN. 29, 1924 (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway to o u r s e v e r e w i n t e r s . June 30—Wed. Coleman Farm Bur. Elev. Ai»'n p o r t a t i o n s will g o i n t o t h e t r a d e un- a n y o t h e r f o r m of e n t e r t a i n m e n t . funds. I t a l i a n Seed .Movements Wool Is a l s o b e i n g r e c e i v e d a t S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u h e a d q u a r - s t a i n e d as t h e s t a i n i n g law does not I You can t a k e t h e boy from t h e f a r m , (b) State Income Tax In place of State's T h i s s i t u a t i o n i s n ' t confined to al- t e r s L a n s i n g , 2 2 1 N. C e d a r S t r e e t , f r o m f a r m e r s i n t h a t Vicinity b e c o m e o p e r a t i v e u n t i l n i n e t y day:, b u t you c a n n o t t a k e t h e f a r m from general, property levy. falfa a l o n e . T h e Michigan F a r m Bu- a n d c a r l o a d s h i p m e n t s w i l l b e m a d e a s s o o n a s e n o u g h wool h» (c Law forbidding: any more tax exempt a f t e r it is p a s s e d . t h e boy. . accumulated to warrant same. r e a u N e w s h a s h a d i n f o r m a t i o n from securities, . a t h e r a u t h o r i t a t i v e s o u r c e s , thpt It will pay a n y o n e well to c o n t i n u e P e r h a p s t h e r e is an instinct w i t h - TAXES REDUCED (d) Equalization of assessment of farm and Wool is accepted on pooling c o n t r a c t only. F o r information, M7,350 A N N U A L L Y s o m e 2 0 0 . ( M ) 0 p o u n d s of I t a l i a n clo- v i g i l a n t s c r u t i n y of t h e o r i g i n of t h e in u s all to g o b a c k to t h e "good SINCE 1924 city property In accordance, with sales c o n t r a c t s , s h i p p i n g bags, w r i t e t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u wool vcv. billed as G e r m a n clover, went alfalfa seed w h i c h they p l a n t . T h e r e old d a y s " w h e n we can be j u s t plain pool at L a n s i n g . I n d i v i d u a l s h i p m e n t s s h o u l d be m a d e d i r e c t to (Farmof Bureau values sam«. Investigations brought equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- Into t h e far n o r t h w e s t l a s t year.' can be no l e t t i n g down of t h e folks and n e i g h b o r s in friendly r i v a l - t h e Ohio Wool G r o w e r s Ass'n at S o u t h C o l u m b u s , Ohio. tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, Tests c o n d u c t e d by t h e Michigan " w a t c h - d o g " a c t i v i t i e s of t h e f a r m ry as t o w h o can r a i s e t h e best cow, saving farmer taxpayers 167,350 excess F R E I G H T COLLECT. D o n ' t ship w i t h o u t i n s t r u c t i o n s from til" s t a t e College for t h e V. S. Depart: ers'j own o r g a n i z a t i o n s , n e i t h e r can g r o w t h e b e s t e a r of corn, p r o d u c e taxes annually.) L a n s i n g office. R E S U R E to t h o r o u g h l y indentify y o u r wool ship- merit of A g r i c u l t u r e i n d i c a t e very t h e r e be any a b a t e m e n t in the fight t h e l a r g e s t p u m p k i n , or c a r r y off t h e ment, Put card with y o u r n a m e and a d d r e s s inside sack and a TRANSPORTATION cleat ly t h a t O r e g o n clover is n o bet- for ^ n o w n - o r i g i n . safe, a d a p t e d seed h o n o r s for t h e finest team in t h e couple of t a g s on t h e o u t s i d e . , EFFECTIVE SEPT. 10, Immediate application Zone Kate decision to save farmer ship- of Michigan ter a d a p t e d t o o u r c o n d i t i o n s t h a n t h a t t h e f a n n e r s ' o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a v e c o u n t y . 1»2I pers In C9 counties $500,009 annually. I t a l i a n clover. T h i s j t a l i a n seed men- c a r r i e d on so successfully over t h e W h a t e v e r t h e r e a s o n , it is refresh- MARKETING tioned a b o v e , which h a s b e c o m e n a t - p a s t five y e a r s . T h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ing for it g i v e s a n o p p o r t u n i t y for h a v e no motive- o t h e r " t h a n service Michigan Farm Bureau 1926 Wool Pool u r a l i z e d by U r i n e in t h e mild cli- t h e display of t h a t c o m p e t i t i v e s p i r i t Extension of sound co-operative mar- m a t e of O r e g o n o n e y e a r , will float to t h e f a r m e r s . S e l f i s h n e s s cannot be In which r e d - b l o o d e d men d e l i g h t . Lansing, Michigan keting program now well under way la Michigan. back t h r o u g h t h e seed c o n s u m i n g a l l o w e d to c r e e p in. The E n t e r t a i n m e n t Side a r e a s as d o m e s t i c seed a n d entirely W e c a n n o t i m a g i n e the successful e x e m p t from a n y s t a i n i n g . fair of t o d a y w i t h o u t t h e i m p o r t a n t ^s THE LIVE ONES Seed S u p e r v i s i o n N e e d e d T h e r e is not m u c h q u e s t i o n but (In* a f t e r n o o n t h e p r o p r i e t o r o<" f e a t u r e of t h e m i d w a y . young never without their surging crowds They are Use This Coupon RELATIONSHIP OF THE FARM BUREAU TO THE w h a t t h e seed s t a i n i n g lnw will s h u t an a n i m a l s t o r e said to his XA M E c l e r k : " T o m , I ' m g o i n g u p s t a i r s to a n d t h e y p u t a f i n i s h i n g touch t o t h e CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS off i m p o r t a t i o n s to q u i t e a n e x t e n t . w o r k on t h e books. If anybody Joyfulness of t h e occasion. Shows Michigan F a r m B u r e a u W o o l Pool In view of t h e fact t h a t o u r con- c o m e s in for a live a n i m a l , let m e s h o u l d be clean a n d w h o l e s o m e a n d s u m p t i o n of clover seed h a s exceed- k n o w . You can a t t e n d to s e l l i n g t h e t h e m i d w a y e n t e r t a i n m e n t s h o u l d win LANSINC, MICHIGAN. • • W h a t is t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p of t h e F a r m B u r e a u t o t h e c o - o p e r a - ed o u r p r o d u c t i o n , it is q u i t e a p p a r stuffed a n i m a l s yourself." A b o u t t h e u n a n i m o u s a p p r o v a l of t h e p l e a s - DATE. I-IT__^^«« e n t t h a t with t h e falling off of mir half an h o u r l a t e r in c a m e a. g e n t l e u r e s e e k i n g p u b l i c . Gentlemen: ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ R t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n s ? " w a s t h e q u e s t i o n p u l to u s r e c e n t l y b y a c o - o p i m p o r t a t i o n s , due to s t a i n i n g , pro- m a n with his son. and a s k e d Tom if P l e a s e s e n d m e a 1 9 2 6 Wool M a r k e t i n g C o n t r a c t . You I a m a firm b e l i e v e r in a m u s e m e n t manager. T h a t ' s a big o r d e r and our reply could probably he d u c t i o n in t h e United S t a t e s will be he could show h i m a live m o n k e y . To f u r n i s h nacks for s h i p p i n g wool a t y o u r d i r e c t i o n . t h e • c u s t o m e r ' s a m a z e m e n t t h e clerk a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t a t fairs. T h e p e o - improved upon by m a n y Farm Bureau m e m b e r s , a n d al length, g r e a t l y s t i m u l a t e d . T h i s may m e a n run to t h e foot of t h e s t a i r s a n d ple w h o a t t e n d fairs d e s i r e a n d ex- t h a t s e c t i o n s which h a v e n o t been y e l l e d : ' C o m e d o w n , come d o w n . <-ir; but w e s a i d t h i s : | pect t o be e n t e r t a i n e d a n d t h e a t - I expect t o h a v e a b o u t l b i . of w o o l . p r o d u c i n g , but which a r e c a p a b l e of y q u u e w a n t e d ! " — J u d g e ' s L i b r a r y . "The Michigan State Farm Bureau is a n o r g a n i z a t i o n giving t e n d a n c e will be s m a l l if you d i s a p - p r o d u c i n g seed, will get i n t o clover point t h e m . S o m e figures from t h e Application I'oi 1i>2« Wool Market ing C o n t r a c t Michigan farmers and their co-operative associations education- p r o d u c t i o n a t once. T h e f a r m e r s ' or- g a n i z a t i o n s m u s t scan for t h e i r m e m - IT W A S T H E R E 1 9 2 5 I o n i a F r e e F a i r m i g h t be of al, development, legal, transportation, co-operative marketing b e t s every new s o u r c e for clover in P a t i e n t : " D o c t o r , w h a t I need is i n t e r e s t on t h e s u b j e c t . ADDRESS arch, organization and other servh t h e c o u n t r y , m a k i n g s u r e t h a t it:: s o m e t h i n g t o s t i r m e u p — s o m e t h i n g On a c c o u n t of npin. it w a s n e c e s - R. P . D » o r i g i n is s u c h t h a t it can s u r v i v e o u r to put me in f i g h t i n g t r i m . Did you s a r y to cancel t w o d a y s r a c i n g o u t of Y try o f t e n the problems arising under t he a b o v e classifiCA- •put a n y t h i n g l i k e t h a t in t h e p r e - t r e five d a y s a t o u r fair; with t h i s •HIPPING POINT r i g o r o u s {Conditions. i of t e r r i t o r y , a n d w h i l e s o m e t h i n g mufil scription?" h m d i c a p , we h a d 36,768 paid a d m i s - D o n ' t d e l a y filling o u t a n d r e t u r n i n g t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n A n o t h e r service that t h e co-opera- D o c t o r : "No. You will find t h a t in v a r e m o r e t h a n one or even a grouj o r g a n i z a t i o n s can do is t t h e b i l l . " — R e d & Black. s o n s t o o u r g r a n d s t a n d . W e also ••">,,-.. I ' X E 2.">, 1 » 2 « M I C H I G A N F A R M B U R E A U N E W * THREB [EY VOTED "NO," BE SURE SEEDS Capon in Charge of Chicks 148 TO 2, WHEN Hillsdale County Team Workers YOU BUY HAVE Trounces Invading Weasel BUYER TEMPTED BEEN ANALYZED Polishes Off Nosey Rooster w o u l d n ' t e v e n let h i m get a w a y w h e n he was whipped. With Dempsey-Like "Last s u m m e r Mr. T h a c h e r s a w iekama Co-<>p Ass'n Re- This Story of Red Clover, a c a p o n in p u r s u i t of a h a w k w h i c h Technique d i d n ' t h a v e a c h i c k , s o w e feel s a t i s - Ibuked Attempt to Create 30 Pet. Worthless, Is fied t h a t t h e b o a s t t h a t 'Nothing Dissension Illustrative Mrs. G a r n e t B. T h a c h e r , J a c k s o n ever g e t s a c a p o n ' s c h i c k s is t r u e County Farm Bureau member of H o w e v e r , w e h a v e n e v e r p i t t e d t h e m On the average, h o m e grown seed, B r o o k l y n , Mich., found s o m e time against a u t o m o b i l e s . " " h i s i s a s t o r y of a g r o u p of 1 5 0 if p r o p e r l y c l e a n e d , i s a b o u t t h e a g o t h a t c a p o n s m a k e s p l e n d i d fos qiberry growers!, w h o co-operatori safest seed p u r c h a s e a f a r m e r c a n ter m o t h e r s for baby chicks. The T H E ANSWER a v e r b a l c o n t r a c t to sell t h e i r ber- m a k e . T h e r e is a l w a y s a q u e s t i o n a s N e w s h a s p u b l i s h e d s o m e i n t e r e s t i n g I pressed tin b u t t o n at my n e i g h b o r ' s a together and resisted 148 to 2 t o h o w w e l l c l e a n e d a l o t of s e e d stories regarding the capons' ef- door, attempt to wreck their organiza- | n a n d g e t t h e i r b e r r i e s a t 2?> c e n t s m a y be which a f a r m e r purchases f i c i e n c y in b r i n g i n g u p c h i c k s . H e r e Hut stood w h e n I hoard no sound I t u r n e d a n d [re p e r c r a t e . from his neighbor a n d also a ques- i s a n o t h e r , w r i t t e n b y A i r s . T h a c h e r : Irresolute. If 1 IIHO moved a hell. He m u s t have heard it. Should I r a p , o r tion a s t o w h a t w e e d s e e d s it m a y " O u r i n c u b a t o r c h i c k s a r e a l l in L ny g r o u p of m e n , n e e d i n g t h e i n - KO? case i n p r i c e o n t h e i r product as contain. O n l y a l i m i t e d n u m b e r of c h a r g e of c a p o n s a n d y e s t e r d a y w e But in a m o m e n t more my n e l s h h o r these berry growers at Onekama, people, represented by t h e seed a n - heard a disturbance a m o n g them just c a m Ot -higan, a n d having the moral and a l y s t s of t h e c o u n t r y , c a n i d e n t i f y a l l a s ' t h e y w e r e s e t t l i n g d o w n f o r t h e " T h e hell Is far, a n d very s m a l l , " h e JHilsdafc County K ; ; r m B u r e a u > a y s 4.")i) m e m b e r s t h i s t i m e , a n d a b o v e a r e t h e f o l k s w h o ;ko said. [operative courage to stand togeih- of t h e w e e d s w h i c h f r e q u e n t l y o c c u r night. O u r 12-year-old boy r a n out Vou m a y not catch it, for t h e walls h e - out to enroll them. Hillsdale w o r k e r s have m a d e a splendid start a n d should reaeh their'jroal. t o s e e w h a t c a u s e d it a n d f o u n d a B u t t w een; [ 1 4 8 t o 2 , w i t h o u t t h e s c r a t c h of a In v a r i o u s c l o v e r s e e d s . S o m e o t h e r s , rest a s s u r e d , each time yon p u s h is s o m e organization of m e n . by c a r e f u l s t u d y , h a v e g o t t e n t o t h e capon fighting a weasel which had a the knob, T h e w e a s e l We side.'' cannot choose hut h e a r t h e hell i n - iether they a r e selling )es, o r s t e e l r a i l s , a n d t h p i r f a i t h [ o r g a n i z a t i o n is r e a l . berries, Odd What Co-operation VANILLA FLAVORING point where they can distinguish the more common, or the more noxious weed seeds. T h e average individual c h i c k e n in i t s m o u t h . w a s d e c i d e d l y g e t t i n g t h e w o r s t o f it And w h a t t h e y told m e of m y n e i g h b o r ' s a n d d r o p p e d t h e chick which was un- hell l i a s cheered m e w h e n l knocked a t some ""he o r g a n i z a t i o n i s t h e O n e k a m a txa B u r e a u C o - o p e r a t i v e A s s ' n of [nistee county. T h e m e m b e r s grow Means to S o m e People WILL BE SCARCE is q u i t e a t a l o s s t o k n o w j u s t w h a t is i n a b u s h e l of s e e d a n d s h o u l d satisfy his g a m b l i n g instinct for harmed. " T h e b o y k i l l e d t h e w e a s e l b u t f e l t And sure t h e capon would have finished And h a r d heart c a u g h t no a n s w e r , 1 poured my soul out in a Hot a p p e a l , had no sisn from lip Now a n d t h e n or hand or e y e . sometime to come when he purchases That lie I would have saved h a d even fcellent r e d r a s p b e r r i e s . T h e y b a n d - Those W h o Understand Its farm folks could have made tht^ World Is Down to 95 Ton the job unaided. heard; together and contracted their a t a u c t i o n sale o r by p r i v a t e s a l e " C a p o n s a r e s o g e n t l e in a p p e a r - And I have sighed a n d t u r n e d a w a y ; a n d r o u n d of g a t h e r i n g s a n d l i s t e n e d t o >p a t $2.7") p e r c r a t e . Personal Application Supply; H o w French seed from a neighbor which h a s not then a n c e t h a t I f o r g o t t h a t t h e y h a v e n ' t My n e i g h b o r ' s w o r d s c a m e b a c k ; "Wa t h e s e f o l k s t e l l of t h e i r accomplish- ^ator o t h e r b u y e r s c a m e t o Matt- Use It been a n a l y z e d by t h e s t a t e s e e d a n - m u c h d i s c r i m i n a t i o n a n d 1 c a r e l e s s l y cannot choose er C u r r i e C h r i s t e n s e n a n d s o u g h t Benefit Most ments. I'm sure, wherever there alyst. BU1 hear inside.'' h a s been d i s c o u r a g e m e n t a n d grief, picked up a chick. T h e o l d f e l l o w And after m a n y d a y s l e of t h e b e r r i e s , but were in- if t h o s e c o n c e r n e d would compare It m a y n o t be pleasant news to Due to the rather questionable h i t m e t w i c e b e f o r e I c o u l d d r o p it I have had a n s w e r to a word I spoke By M i l s . E D I T H M. W A G A R In e a r s t h a t seemed a s deaf as a dead [med t h a t t h e crop w a s contracted t h e i r m e t h o d s w i t h t h e m e t h o d s of a l t r u i s m of s o m e o f o u r s t a t e l a w - — n e a r l y k n o c k e d m e d o w n — t h i s in . E v e r s i n c e t h e c r e a t i o n of m a n , h e a r t h a t ice c r e a m , sponge cake man's ears. ' I m u s t h a v e s o m e of t h e s e b e r r i e s s o m e s u c c e s s f u l m e m b e r o r g r o u p of m a k e r s , t h e M i c h i g a n seed l a w ex- s p i t e of t h e f a c t t h a t 1 t a k e e n t i r e |l w i l l p a y t h e f a r m e r s $ 3 a c r a t e t h e p e o p l e of a l l p e r i o d s h a v e b e e n and t h e like a r e going to cost u s . * - m e m b e r s t h a t t h e w e a k n e s s could be IP e r e . e m p t s field s e e d s w h i c h a r e s o l d in c a r e of t h e c h i c k e n s . THEY CARVED THE SlLEXCE lect for them, and that'll get living o n e a g e or a n o t h e r — t h e stone detected and perhaps remedied be- But the trade has just* learned farm to farm m o v e m e n t , or local " O u r old r o o s t e r w h o c o n s i d e r s The Xervous Guest t a s k e d to sit ] m , " said o n e b u y e r , w h o h a d lit- age, t h e iron age, etc., a n d the pres- ent time might rightly be called the f o r e i t is t o o l a t e . t h a t t h e r e is b u t 9 5 t o n s of F r e n c h elevator to f a r m e r m o v e m e n t from h i m s e l f b o s s of t h e f l o c k i n v a d e d t h e n e x t t o h i s h o s t e s s a n d o p p o s i t e t h e liking f o r t h e co-operative idea. M u c h of t h e s u c c e s s of a n y o r g a n - i n s p e c t i o n a n d t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of f l o c k of c h i c k s a n d a c a p o n c h a s e d g o o s e ) — " A m 1 t o sit s o c l o s e t o t h e co-operative age. v a n i l l a left in t h e w o r l d until the 'hristensen, a little fearful of ized effort d e p e n d s u p o n the man- the seed act. goose? ( S u d d e n l y feeling thin m a y next crop, m o n t h s away, comes into him ten or fifteen r o d s — f i g h t i n g h i m (at m i g h t h a p p e n , c a l l e d a m e e t i n g be m i s u n d e r s t o o d ) — E r — I m e a n agement and again much also de- being. Consequently prices already A great m a n y f a r m e r s a r e good f o u r o r five t i m e s o n t h e c h a s e — t h e r o a s t o n e . " [the g r o w e r s for that night and p e n d s upon* t h e m e m b e r s . Xo o r g a n - are soaring above t h e high marl; e n o u g h citizens so t h e y have t h e seed came out. They were told the ization can travel faster t h a n its r e a c h e d in t h e d a r k days of the cleaned up and supply their custom- id s i t u a t i o n a n d w h a t would be ^sa m e m b e r s h i p will let it. World war. ers and neighbors with the analysis ired t h e m , a n d t h a t it w o u l d cost It is s u r p r i s i n g h o w m a n y t i m e s M a r s e i l l e s , o d d a s i t m a y s e e m , is of t h e s e e d t h e y s e l l t h e m . T h i s s t a t e \m 2 5 c e n t s a c r a t e t o s t a y w i t h t h e b o a r d s of d i r e c t o r s o r commit- t h e chief vanilla m a r k e t a n d prices of o U r s i s f a r e n o u g h r e m o v e d f r o m organization and their contract. tees a r e n o t u n a n i m o u s l y sold t o t h e REDUCED PRICES ON 3DXHIGAN ACCREDITED CHIOEB t h e r e h a v e j u m p e d f r o m .SO f r a n c s u p Utopia, however, BO t h a t s o m e w h o t h e a s t o n i s h m e n t of t h e b u y e r co-operative idea. Too often s o m e O r d e r y o u r c h i c k s a t prices in t h i s a d for delivery a f t e r J u n e t h a to 240 francs a kilogram. sell clover seed a r e n o t so careful. A 14th. K v e r y b r e e d e r p a s s e d by i n s p e c t o r s u n d e r s u p e r v i s i o n s o m e o t h e r s , t h e m e n voted 148 one will accept a position on a board M a r s e i l l e s is t h e l e a d i n g market few days a g o a s a m p l e w a s s u b m i t - of M i c h i g a n S t a t e College. |2 t o s t i c k t o g e t h e r . of d i r e c t o r s o r a c o m m i t t e e , v e t fail Delivery June 14th and after 100 b e c a u s e m o s t of t h e v a n i l l a crop is ted to the Michigan F a r m Bureau 600 1000 in u n u s u a l b u n c h , t h e s e O n e k a m a t o c o m p r e h e n d t h e d u t y of l o y a l t y t o S. C. W h i t e & Brown Leghorns, S. C. g r o w n - o n t h e F r e n c h i s l a n d s of O c e - S e e d S e r v i c e b y a m a n a g e r of a l o c a l 140.00 180.00 lows. Came another time when t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n h e is e x p e c t e d t o a s - ana, and the shortage is d u e t o ' t h e Anconas $9.00 110.00 co-operative association w h o asked 55.00 |ir M i l w a u k e e sales r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Barred Rocks 12.00 s i s t in c o n t r o l l i n g . curious fact t h a t G e r m a n y h a s r u s h - for an analysis a n d raised t h e ques- t h e m t h a t Michigan-berries ship- Special M a t l n g s a t sliglitly h i g h e r prices. D a n g e r of D r i f t i n g ed full tilt into t h e market and tion as to w h e t h e r t h e seed w a s S P E C I A L M A T I N G S AT S L I G H T L Y H I G H E R P R I C E S . to M i l w a u k e e w e r e slipping in G E T OUR N E W C A T A L O G — I T ' S F R E E W e should a t all t i m e s h a v e for bought heavily. The Germans are worth anything or not. The analyst ipetition with Wisconsin berries Bend for o u r n e w c a t a l o g a n d l e a r n w h y T o w n L i n e C h i c k s m u s t be good. All o u r g o a l s o m e p o i n t of a c c o m p l i s h - t i r e d of t h e s y n t h e t i c o r c o a l t a r f l a - m a d e the following report: flocks m i l k fed. All c h i c k s N e w t o n h a t c h e d . E g g c o n t e s t r e c o r d s a n d s h o w w i n - l i n g i n t o t h a t m a r k e t f o r t h e first vors they put up with during war n i n g s fully d e s c r i b e d . "Write for l o w p r i c e s o n 8-10 w e e k old p u l l e t s n o w r e a d y tot ment and we should ever keep be- Red Clover 67.30% >e. The O n e k a m a growers sent a s h i p m e n t . M e m b e r Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u . f o r e u s t h e t h o u g h t of r e a c h i n g t h a t days. imittee to Milwaukee to investi- Crop Seeds (alsike) 02 J. H . G E E R L I N G S , O w n e r , R . P . D . 1 , R o x N , Z E E L A N D , M I C H I G A N point a s quickly a n d safely as pos- Another curious fact is that and found things exactly as Inert 1.56 sible. W e m u s t cease to drift. We though the French control the vanii- lir representative had outlined Buckhorn 29.85 m u s t p u t a s i d e t h e i d e a of s o m e o n e la t r a d e t h e y k n o w n o t h i n g about |m. They studied t h e situation, W e e d Seed 14 else h e l p i n g us o u t , b u t r a t h e r we the conveniently bottled extract used le b a c k a n d r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e B r o a d leaf p l a n t a i n 1.13 must put our shoulders to the wheel s o l a r g e l y in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . ^wers t h a t t h e y c o n t i n u e to s u p p l y end help ourselves o u t of o u r diffi- In F r a n c e vanilla beans, or pods T h e p e r c e n t a g e of w e e d s e e d s o u t - Milwaukee m a n with berries at culties and perplexities. I fear with s i d e of t h e b u c k h o i j n a n d b r o a d - l e a v - or gousses, or whatever you choose cents a crate under the agreed t h e p r e s e n t a g i t a t i o n for f a r m relief, to call them, are used whole or chop- ed p l a n t a i n is n o t l a r g e , b u t it w a s ;e s o t h a t h e could move t h e m farm folks a r e likely to neglect their ped fine. Y o u f i n d l i t t l e h u n k s of i t found that the 5-gram sample test- M R S . E D I T H M. W A G A R lile they were working out a o p p o r t u n i t i e s for self a s s i s t a n c e . X o in y o u r custard a n d when t h e s u g a r ed s h o w e d t h e i t e m s . 1 4 % w e e d seed lans to put Michigan berries into W e h e a r of c o - o p e r a t i o n w h e r e v e r relief will t r u l y r e l i e v e if w e h a v e b o w l is p a s s e d y o u will find a b r o w u t o c a r r y t w o w i l d c a r r o t ! T h e r e s t of f w a u k e e a s f r e s h a n d a t t r a c t i v e a^ w e t u r n . T h e m i n i s t e r is p l e a d i n g for not united our people on a common pod half b u r i e d in t h e s u g a r . the weeds were very ordinary weeds jconsin's best. The Onekama c o - o p e r a t i o n in h i s c h u r c h , t h e t e a c h - p l a n e of t h o u g h a n d a c t i o n ; suet, The French like it t h a t w a y , a s which cause little trouble a n d a r e rs s t a i d i n t h e t r a c e s a g a i n a n d e r a s k s for c o - o p e r a t i o n in t h e s c h o o l , relief will o n l y h e l p t o delay co-op- t h e y l i k e t h e i r g a r l i c in l u m p s . I t ' s very c o m m o n t o all o u r soils. [y w o r k e d i t o u t . t h o s e in a u t h o r i t y in a n y govern eration a m o n g farm folks. We have a l l a m a t t e r of t a s t e . T h i s p a r t i c u l a r l o t of s e e d w a s a n d g e t w i n t e r e g g s a s h u n d r e d s of o u r c u s t o m e r s a r e d o i n g a n d r a i s e c h i c k e n s a t [n t e l l i n g thfs story at recent m e n t . — l o c a l or s t a t e — a r e begging n o r i g h t t o a s k h e l p of anyone or T h i s vanilla s h o r t a g e is not a very b o u g h t a t a n a u c t i o n s a l e . W e w e r e a p r o f i t . Our h e n s a r e all S t a t e i n s p e c t e d a n d a c c r e d i t e d . T h i s I n s u r e s t h e v e r y •m B u r e a u m e e t i n g s , W . F . B a r - for co-operation a m o n g t h e i r con- through any source if w e o u r s e l v e s P r i c e s on c h i c k s for J u l y 1, 7, H s e r i o u s m a t t e r t h e r e , t h o u g h , for' t h e not informed a s t o the price. Seed has said: s t i t u e n t s ; e v e r y w h e r e w e h e a r a cry are not willing to work for a n d sup- S. C. W h i t e L e g h o r n s go e a c h F r e n c h k n o w n o t h i n g of s p o n g e c a k e s h o u l d c o m e v e r y c h e a p w h i c h c a r - B a r r e d Rot k s ; 12c e a c h I'Loyalty is t h e r e a l price t h a t for g r e a t e r c o - o p e r a t i o n . p o r t p l a n s of s e l f h e l p . or t h e others, save a mysterious in- r i e s b e t t e r t h a n 3 0 % i n e r t m a t t e r E i g h t w e e k s old p u l l e t s «to,- e.acli Imers a n d all others pay for their B u t i t Jtg o n e t h i n g t o t a l k c o - H o w often we see a n o u t s t a n d i n g d e f i n i t e t h i n g t h e y call p l u m c a k e , a n d weed seed. T h e b u y e r of t h i s Bight w e e k s old cockerels yoe eucli laiiizations, n o t so m u c h t h e an- operation a n d quite often another f a r m e r in a neighborhood among which some time or other they im- s e e d b e g a n t o i n v e s t i g a t e a f t e r h e Vear old liens, s. (J. W. Leghorn J l . p i each il d u e s . Whenever f a r m e r s will t h i n g t o live it. I s o m e t i m e s w o n d e r A d d 35c for postage in lots below 100. W e prepay all shipments In lots above 100. m a n y w h o h a v e n o t b e e n n e a r l y so ported from England. B u t we as a had paid for it. T h e m o r a l o f t h i s Our terms are cash w i t h order, b u t if more convenient to y o u , we w i l l ship C. O. O. id t o g e t h e r , even though they if w e d o n o t u s e t h e w o r d w i t h o u t s u c c e s s f u l a n d h o w o f t e n t h i s m a n is n a t i o n of c a k e e a t e r s w i l l f e e l it a n d story is—Make your best n e i g h b o r Special discount in 1,000 lots. |e less for a product temporarily. weighing its true meaning. Most as- BYRON C E N T E R P O U L T R Y F A R M A H A T C H E R Y , Byron Csnter, M i c h . t h e o b j e c t of e n v y a n d e v e n m a l i c e realize..once m o r e how dependent up- show you an analysis from t h e state G. C. Kcizer, Prop. Member of the Michigan State Farm Bureau |y will have a real a n d lasting' or- suredly, we need truer co-operation a m o n g h i s n e i g h b o r s b e c a u s e of t h e o n r e m o t e c o r n e r s of t h e w o r l d w e s e e d a n a l y s t b e f o r e y o u b u y h i s s e e d . M.V.tM.ij.i.i.iari.i.i.fi.iilr^.i±iliri.T.t>.ii.ij.iTi.t.tMj:ij.ixi.i.i.i.ili!i>.fj.iT.i.ttj.ijrtMt.trta.t.i lization. The annual dues are not e v e r y w h e r e . T h e l a c k of i t i s e v i d e n t fact t h a t h e is m o r e s u c c e s s f u l t h a n h a v e b e c o m e in m a t t e r s o f e v e r y d a y jit c o s t s t o b u i l d a F a r m B u r e a u , is d u e s a l o n e n e v e r b u i l t o t h e r a t e v e r y t u r n , a n d it w o u l d m a n y q u e s t i o n s of t h e d a y . solve There they. H o w m u c h b e t t e r it w o u l d be living.—Grand Rapids Press. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POULTRY FEEDS if t h e r e s t w o u l d try a n d learn his J U T O N E H I LK DEPENDABLE and ECONOMICAL Ling, w o r t h w h i l e m o v e m e n t s . " would be stronger nations, richer LOOKING FOR A NAME methods. Perhaps he plants on time T h e r e i s b u t o n e r u l e of c o n d u c t Michigan Chick Starter with Buttermilk municipalities, greater organizations, A gentleman hurriedly entered a or plants a better grade of s e e d or for a m a n — t o d o t h e r i g h t t h i n g . Michigan Growing Mash with Buttermilk better schools a n d churches, fewer d r u g s t o r e t o find a n a d d r e s s in t h e T h e cost m a y be d e a r in m o n e y , in h a s fitted his fields m o r e t h o r o u g h l y 1 BARS COYOTES divorces a n d happier people every- or p e r h a p s he cultivates m o r e thor- directory, b u t found a lady studying f r i e n d s , in i n f l u e n c e , in l a b o r , in a Michigan Laying Mash with Buttermilk Make Chicks grow and hens lay w h e r e , if e v e r y o n e e v e r y w h e r e w o u l d .•the b o o k v e r y i n t e n t l y . H e waited •ROM NEW YORK STATE live a c c o r d i n g to t h e co-operative oughly—perhaps he has proper drair- as p a t i e n t l y a s h e could for a time, prolonged a n d painful sacrifice; but t h e cost n o t t o d o r i g h t is f a r m o r e For tale by the local Co-op. or Firm Bureau agent. IniUt o n age or fertilizes with better judg- but s h e s e e m e d n o n e a r e r t h e object Michigan brand. Write for free Poultry feeding booklet. "Dept. Y" t h o u g h t t h a t is r e q u i r e d for s u c c e s s . d e a r ; you p a y in t h e i n t e g r i t y of Ithaca, N. Y., June 21—The ment, or he m a y harvest on time and of h e r s e a r c h , a n d a s t i m e w a s l i m - ' y o u r m a n h o o d , in h o n o r , in t r u t h , in MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SUPPLY SERVICE W h e n It Is Lacking i n t h e r i g h t w a y . I n s t e a d of b e i n g ited, he finally v e n t u r e d : Lansing, Michigan i a t e n e d i n v a s i o n of c o y o t e s i n t h e character. You forfeit y o u r soul's disliked for his success in l i f e , h e "If you a r e in no g r e a t hurry, c o n t e n t , a n d f o r a t i m e l y g a i n yoil j p b r e e d i n g s e c t i o n s of t h i s s t a t e T h r o u g h o u t this present member- s h o u l d be looked u p to a n d p a t t e r n e d m a d a m , w o u l d y o u be s o k i n d a s t o yiTiTiTiTrnrnmB barter the infinities. A r c h e r G. b e e n s u m m a r i l y cut s h o r t by t h e ship c a m p a i g n , whatever misunder- a l l o w m e t o g l a n c e in t h a t b o o k f o r after. And we can apply the same Jones. ; n t p a s s a g e of a b i l l b y t h e N e w s t a n d i n g s , d i s a p p o i n t m e n t s , o r c r i t i - just a m o m e n t ? " principles in c o m p a r i n g successful [k l e g i s l a t u r e - p r o h i b i t i n g t h e i m - c i s m s t h a t . h a v e b e e n u n e a r t h e d in co-operative v e n t u r e s with those that "Oh, certainly," replied she. Sister A n n — " D i d you get any m a r k s SALT THAT SATISFIES t a t i o n o r p o s s e s s i o n of a n y w o l f a l m o s t e v e r y instance have been s w e e t l y , a s s h e r e l i n q u i s h e d it. " I at school t o d a y . B i l l ? " N o . 1 M e d i u m X-C ( n o n - c a k i n g ) S a l t n e v e r fail to f l o u r i s h . I n s o m e p l a c e o r In w a s j u s t l o o k i n g it e v e r t o find a • o y o t e i n t h i s s t a t e e x c e p t u n d e r c a u s e d t h r o u g h t h e l a c k of c o - o p e r - Bill—"Yes, but they're where they c a k e s in b a g o r b a r r e l . S c o o p i t , o r p o u r It, some way, s o m e b o d y h a s fallen short p r e t t y n a m e for b a b y . " knit f r o m t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n com- ation on t h e part ot s o m e o n e . Many don't show. down to t h e last pound. P u r e , w h i t e , Hinootb, of d u t y i n t h e u n d e r t a k i n g . Ision. a m a n h a s been f o u n d w h o h a d ex- m e l l o w — a s free from c a k i n g a y e a r t r o m n o w "he b i l l a u t h o r i z e s a n y p e r s o n a n d p e c t e d t h e o t h e r f e l l o w w a s g o i n g t o T h e s e l i t t l e l e a k s in t h e l o y a l t y t o a s it i s w h e n y o u g e t i t . T h e d i f f e r e n c e f r o m )ins e v e r y g a m e p r o t e c t o r , s t a t e do t h u s a n d so. yet h a d failed to see t h e F a r m B u r e a u effort a r e felt m o r e o t h e r s a l t s is i n t h e b r i n e f r o m w h i c h i t i s m a d e . G e t it a t y o u r c o - o p o r d e a l e r . fee, o r f o r e s t r a n g e r t o s e i z e a n d t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y h e s h o u l d h a v e a s r o r less in e v e r y d e p a r t m e n t of o u r $ LMMETJ P a c k e d in 2 8 0 lb. b b l s . a n d in s a c k s w e i g h i n g troy e v e r y wolf or coyote i m p o r t - s u m e d for himself; t o o often we organization. They have weakened \cMA1LtV0!*!! 14ft, 1 0 0 , 7 0 , 5 0 , 2 5 l b s . A l s o in 5 0 l b . b l o c k s . >r p o s s e s s e d I n t h i s s t a t e w i t h o u t h a v e f o u n d t h o s e w h o w a n t e d t o ' c o - local g r o u p s , h a v e h i n d e r e d county OUR BIG FOUR STOCK SALT (medicated Jnit. T h e bill was drafted and operate when things were coming o r g a n i z a t i o n s , h a v e m a d e m o r e diffi- «tscotistt; a n d i o d i z e d ) is a w o n d e r f u l t o n i c c o n d i t i o n e r [passage secured entirely, t h r o u g h easy a n d good but w h o withdrew cult t h e State organization's work i imwwj \\ and w o r m expeller. efforts of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u t h e i r s u p p o r t w h e n o b s t a c l e s (eration. m e t . A l l of t h e s e t h i n g s t e n d t o d e l a y were and have tended American Farm Bureau. to slow up the i S fi\ SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS COMPANY Saginaw, Michigan Phe r e a l l y s e r i o u s n e e d for t h e success a n d places a double b u r d e n There seems to be n o t h i n g too i s - s e e n in t h e fact that m o r e on t h e loyal m e m b e r . W e m u s t all g r e a t t o e x p e c t t h a t is r i g h t a n d j u s t b 1 , 0 0 0 s h e e p w e r e k i l l e d i n O r - l e a r n t h e l e s s o n of t r u e c o - o p e r a t i o n f o r t h e f a r m e r if h e c o u l d b e per- •GRAND' bs county last year by wolves. Ac- before we •/yITRaVLRStf can look for perfect re- suaded to combine his t h i n k i n g pow- K i n g t o P r o f e s s o r A . A . A l l e n of s u l t s — w e m u s t l e a r n t h a t it m e a n s e r a n d m o r a l s u p p o r t w i t h t h a t of h i ; | n e l l , i t i s b e c o m i n g q u i t e a f a d t o w o r k i n g w i t h a n d n o t a f t e r , t h a t it lg in wolves to cross t h e m with m e a n s t h r o u g h Thick a n d also Thin, fee d o g s , d e a l e r s in w i l d l i f e s e l l - t h a t i t m e a n s E v e r y b o d y a n d n o t t h e m a s c h e a p l y a s $8 a p i e c e . T h e y , t h a t it m e a n s a l l t h e t i m e a n d neighbor until the entire agricultural m i n d is o n e in o u r o w n c a u s e . W e a r e truly t h a n k f u l for t h e con- fidence a n d s u p p o r t a n d loyalty t h a t spreadlime7 ^y a r e v e r y c l e v e r a n d t h e m a j o r i - n o t o n c e i n a w h i l e . ^scape were killed a n d live a wild existence. in t h e v i c i n i t y o!" W h e r e They Have- It In o u r contact with ica r e c e n t l y a n d o t h e r s h a v e b e e n s h i p in t h o t h i r t y c o u n t y ) r t e d in o t h e r p a r t s of t h e s t a t e , the member- s h i p effort t h i s y e a r , w e h a v e f o u n d member- are until we bemg Farm Bureau strength. given a r e practically so generously t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e in i b i s s i g n u p period, but w e must stick to t h e job Wa solid have in [NEWtfGOj j MtCOSTA j is^QtuAjMlDlANO j TUSCOLA SANILAC Sweeten soil!! GET BIG CROPS-BIG PROFITS -sn* ' r o f e s s o r A l l e n s t a t e s t h a t a w o l f m a n y f i n e e x a m p l e s of r e a l c o - o p e r - m a n y a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o b l e m s t o face ! GWI0T I 9A6INAW live anywhere t h a t a r e d fox a t i v e e f f o r t , h a v e m e t w i t h n u m e r o u s and to solve a n d the greater our a n d w h i l e s m a l l e n o u g h t o l i v e g r o u p s of t h a m o s t l o y a l k i n d , h a v e strength a n d loyalty the quicker we LAPLtft I S M Solvay Pulverized Limestone is helping thou' Ismail rodents they are l a r g e s e e n t h e r e s u l t s of w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r will g e t r e s u l t s a n d t h e s o o n e r we "> ^tM sands of farmers to get more from their land. T7AWA . IOWA I CLINTON lSHIAWASSt^l, [ugh to kill s h e e p , pigs, f a w n s in n u m e r o u s f l o u r i s h i n g c o - o p s , h a v e will b e ready for m o r e . We all Solvay is produced in only one grade—there even small calves. listened to r e p o r t after report of k n o w that farm folks should have If^-intnira is no second best—every bag, every bulk ton D E F E R R E D SIXK DIE successful operations t h r o u g h some co-operative channel, a n d how many many more advantages than they are n o w e n j o y i n g a n d it is t h e f a r m e r ' s nrnrtn ALLEGAN A BARRY nrrrp^255-r— ^ e ^MACOMBI ia-ground to the same fineness. No effort is spared to make Solvay of greatest benefit to w o m a n l a y v e r y ill. [ught up a clever orphan girl, the Having times I've wished w o m a n c a l l e d t h e o r p h a n t o h d r W o r k is t h e t h i n g ; that good, a l l of o u r " T h e r e I s n ' t a n y l u c k a b o u t it. honest, j o b t o g e t t h e m. M r . B . B. B e n n t o M r s . B . B . B e n n , Well, dear, I have been down cellar , 'iKALAMAZOOf CALHOUN - WA v - JACKSON iwASHTLNAWJ «W^W the farmer. Solvay produces results the first year—and its good effects accumulate from year to year. s a i d : " I s h a l l s o o n l e a v p toy l i t - | children motherless. h a r d w o r k — w o r k in t h e r i g h t , d i - r e c t i o n — w o r k with brains- —but, ev- They know erlastingly, persistently, continuous- 1 I ve m a d e a c o a l b o x o u t of m v o w n h e a d , a n d I h a v e e n o u g h w o o d 'left t o iimi|]iiiiijiiiii| I MONROE. Spread Solvay this year—it's high test, hirr OSS j f r l JOStfH j BRANCH j muSDALt K L E N A * E nace dried, safe—will not burn. a n d love you, a n d after I am ly—work. make another." /> ERRlEN Write for the Solvay Lime Book. le I w a n t y o u a n d m y h u s b a n d t o rry." " I f it r e q u i r e s n o b r a i n s , n o e n - ergy, n o . work, there would be no A MISTAKE _ . _ ! . _ . .j_.._J L..--J5 THE SOLVAY PROCESS C O M P A N Y • Client—Didn't you m a k e a mistake ' h e y o u n g w o m a n , b u r s t i n g i n t o glory in achievement. in g o i n g i n t o l a w i n s t e a d of t h e a r - Detroit, Mich. e •'Reinforce yourself with steel- T H E 30 W H I T E C O U N T I E S .shown on this m a p are those Irs, s a i d : " W e w e r e j u s t t a l k i n g my? hooped, copper-rivited. well directed in t h e p r e s e n t Farm Bureau membership campaign. This V't that." LaWycr—Why? energy and intelligence; and know- "he w i f e r e c o v e r e d . — W h e e l e r i n g w h a t y o u w a n t t o d o — d o i t . Client By t h e way vou charge campaign represents the erentest simultaneous organization effort ever m a d e b y f a r m e r s in M i c h i g a n o r e l s e w h e r e . Up- *$&/ . H * M B , • .. «»*4U|r '*" IkA n. "Work -wins--you cannot b e a t i t . " t h e r e w o u l d b e l i t t l e l e f t of t h e e n e - w a r d s of li.uoo F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r w o r k e r s a r e t a k i n g p a r t . \ ALL GONE BED-TRIE ALL ABOUND It m e a n s a n o r g a n i z e d Michigan agriculture. T h e vertical LOCAL DEALERS Mother " A l i c e , it is b e d - t i m e . A l l l l i n g is t e l l i n g . S h o o t s t r a i g h t , >octor—My dear sir, your wife s h a d i n i r r e p r e s e n t s ' t h e 11 c o u n t i e s in t h e 1!f_>.">. m e m b e r s h i p the little chickens have gone to b e d . " , h , t h,ard a n d everlastingly h a m m e r Ids s o m e elian m a m m a , a n d s o hcji £ J ] £ , s , o r v h , , " - ( > »>»» t h e s a l e s will c a m p a i g n J T h e d i a g o n a l s h a d i n g , c o u n t i e s to t a k e on this t y p e A l i c < — - y e s . lushand 1 know she d o e s . WW. come. of campaign later. Id h e a v e n s , d o c t o r , y o u t o o k it a l l . t h e h e n . " i FOCB MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU N K W 8 ~" r — F u n g u s Controls T h e POLICE INSPECTOR The Simplest Light and ON RURAL CRIME Lapeer Farm Bureau Boosters Clover Leaf W e e v i l T h e clover leaf weevil s o m e t i m e s Power Plant in the World does c o n s i d e r a b l e d a m a g e to the clover crop, b u t seldom c a u s e s t o t a l An u n u s u a l a n d e x t r a o r d i n a r y o p p 0 r . N, Y. Farm Bureau Vigilance crop f a i l u r e b e c a u s e of t h e r a t h e r Farm Property l a r v a l or g r u b s t a g e . T h e d a m a g e is c o u n t r y . Made in L a n s i n g ; Michigan. m o s t s e v e r e in b a c k w a r d r e a s o n s . New Y o r k , J u n e 2 1 — L i e u t e n a n a t • T h e p r e s e n c e of t h e pest is indi- A l b e r t B. Moore, I n s p e c t o r of New c a t e d d u r i n g A p r i l a n d May by a Wo have A special offer to introduce the S U P E R - P O W E R E D Y o r k S t a t e T r o o p e r s , s p e a k i n g from r a g g e d a p p e a r a n c e of clover a n d al- MARCO POWER AND LrlGHT PLANT in eaftft township S t a t i o n WGY r e c e n t l y , m a d e a di- falfa p l a n t s , w h e n t h e dirty g r e e n i s h w o r m l i k e or l a r v a l s t a g e of t h e in- in a few counties in Michigan, thai will enable the farmer to rect a p p e a l t o city m o t o r i s t s to h e l p t h e F a r m B u r e a u Vigilance Service sect m a y be found a r o u n d t h e base equip His farm with electric Ugh* and power at an exceedingly and t h e s ' a t e t r o o p e r s r e d u c e the of t h e p l a n t s . T h e beetles h a v e been r e c o r d e d as feeding also on t i m o t h y , low p r i c e . losses to r u r a l r e s i d e n t s from t h e We are p r e p a r e d to give direct factory installation and s t e a l i n g of farm p r o d u c e , a n d w a r n - g r e e n w h e a t leaves, b u r d o c k , soy- ed t h e m of t h e p e n a l t y for such pil- b e a n s , v a r i o u s flowers, and even service. fering. leaves of c o r n . I n view of t h e effective control M a r c o Lijrht a n d P o w e r P l a n t is a 5 I I . P . , loOO w a t t unit, D e c l a r i n g t h a t such losses in 1925 amounted to a million d o l l a r s in o v e r t h i s pest given by t h e f u n g u s w i t h c a p a c i t y t o f u r n i s h a l l t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s of a n y f a r m , and New Y o r k S t a t e a l o n e . Lieutenant d i s e a s e , it is s e l d o m n e c e s s a r y or get this— Moore said, " T h e New Y o r k State practical to apply direct control m e a s u r e s a g a i n s t t h i s insect a l o n e . "The 'New-Way' Air-Cooled Engme which powers the police h a v e been r e q u e s t e d to assist t h e New Y o r k S t a t e F a r m Bureau EMarcd m a y ho r e m o v e d f r o m i t s b a s e a n d u s e d t o d r i v e other F e d e r a t i o n in t h e f o r m a t i o n of a H e r e a r c s o m e of t h e f o l k s w h o a r e c a r r y i n g o n L a p e e r C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u ' s m e m b e r s h i p c a m - T H i : S E C O N D DIMENSION f a r m m a c h i n e r y s u c h a s t h e p o t a t o d i g g e r , f e e d g r i n d e r , corn Vigilance C o m m i t t e e whose object i:-. p a i g n . T h e y expect to have a good one ami to b u i l d u p again an active membership a n d a good It w a s on a l i t t l e b r a n c h r a i l w a y in t h e r e d u c t i o n of t h e s e t h e f t s . S h o r t - a S o u t h e r n s t a t e t h a t t h e New E n g - sneller, wood s a w and a n y o t h e r farm m a c h i n e r y w i t h i n its p r o g r a m of w o r k in L a p e e r c o u n t y . l a n d w o m a n v e n t u r e d to refer to the l y t h e r e will a p p e a r on farms rated capacity." high rates. t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e notices w a r n i n g " I t s e e m s to m e five cents a mile p e r s o n s a g a i n s t d e p r e d a t i o n s of t h i s Remembervthat other plants are self-contained units and ISABELLA WOMEN AID is e x t o r t i o n , " s h e said, w i t h f r a n k - c h a r a c t e r , a n d it is t h o u g h t t h e s e c o n s t a n t r e m i n d e r s will b r i n g that C l a i m P a c k e r s Nullify MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN ness, t o h e r S o u t h e r n cousin. " I t ' s a big lot of money to pay if t h e E n g i n e c a n n o t he r e m o v e d to d o o t h e r work. N o w is t h e t i m e — W r i t e us f o r full d e t a i l s of t h i s r e m a r k - to t h e r e a l i z a t i o n of t h e public t h e fact t h a t a f a r m e r ' s produce fruit a r e h i s own p r o p e r t y a n d n o t and Stock Yards Control you t h i n k of it by t h e m i l e , " said t h e F o u r ladies have been r e s p o n s i b l e S o u t h e r n e r , in h e r soft draw!, ' b u t you j u s t t h i n k h o w cheap it is by t h e for m u c h of the success of r e c e n t h o u r , Cousin A n n i e — o n l y a b o u t t h i r - able p l a n — i t m e a n s m o n e y to t h e f a r m o w n e r with ambitions to have electric lights and power. t h e subject of c o m m o n o w n e r s h i p . u n d e r t h e s u p e r v i s i o n of t h e Secre- I s a b e l l a County F a r m B u r e a u m e e t - ty-five c e n t s . " " W e of t h e s t a t e police h a v e of- Private Yards Being Used to t a r y of A g r i c u l t u r e a n d w o u l d be sub- i n g s a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e p r o g r e s s of The Marco Light & Power Corporation fered o u r u n d i v i d e d co-operation in ject to t h e provisions of t h e P a c k e r s t h e m e m b e r s h i p c a m p a i g n in t h a t t h i s m o v e m e n t and h a v e g u a r a n t e e d Beat Down Terminal c o u n t y . They a r e : Mrs. A pin h a s as m u c h head as some W a l t e r a u t h o r s and a g r e a t deal m o r e p e n t . 7 0 8 S H E R I D A N ST. LANSING, MICH. a n d S t o c k y a r d s Act, 1 9 2 1 . t h e vigilance c o m m i t t e e t h a t in all Markets H a z e l w o o d , Mrs. W a l t e r Gitchell, The American F a r m Bureau Fed- instances brought to o u r a t t e n t i o n Mrs. H o w a r d MacMacken, a n d Mrs. » • - - • - - - - e r a t i o n , t h r o u g h its W a s h i n g t o n r e p - w h e r e i n sufficient information is Rose. T h e y h a v e w o r k e d h a r d a n d Chicago, J u n e 2 2 . — T h e P a c k e r s r e s e n t a t i v e , urged t h e p a s s a g e of this covered t h e r e will follow a p r o s e c u - tion for theft and mischief. We and S t o c k y a r d s Act of 1 9 2 1 is bein g-f"bill on t h e g r o u n d t h a t it would pre- with enthusiasm, and the results BUSINESS NEWS nullified to a l a r g e e x t e n t by t h e v e n t p a c k e r s from b e a t i n g d o w n t h e show it. Five cents a word for one inser- h a v e r e q u e s t e d t h e f a r m e r s of New tion; 4'/2 cents per word for each of ORDER YOUR BINDER TWINE Y o r k S t a t e to be very o b s e r v i n g in practice of s o m e p a c k e r s in o p e r a t i n g prices on t h e public m a r k e t s t h r o u g h two insertions; 4 cents a word per t h e r e c o r d i n g of license n u m b e r s of p r i v a t e s t o c k y a r d s n e a r t h e t e r m i n a l t h e o p e r a t i o n of t h e s e p r i v a t e stock- Ql*1TK SO ^ Insertion for each at .three inser- livestock m a r k e t s , a c c o r d i n g to t h e y a r d s because it would e i t h e r r e s u l t "Our county's greatest resources tions, and at the 4 cent rate for offending a u t o m o b i l e s , description.-, succeeding Insertions. Count each American F a r m Bureau. in t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of p r i v a t e y a r d s a r e in its w o m e n , " said a n orator. word, abbreviation and figure, in- of p e r s o n s , a n d o t h e r information T h e r e s o u r c e s s h o u l d be husband- T h e s e p r i v a t e y a r d s a r e u s e d by w h i c h h a n d l e m o r e t h a n t h r e e "million cluding words in signature as neces.ssary for us to identify t h e cul- ed. words. Cash mutt' accompany NOW- prits. t h e p a c k e r s t o b e a t d o w n t h e price h e a d of livestock a y e a r , or would order. Michigan Farm Bureau on t h e t e r m i n a l m a r k e t s . T h i s is force t h e m to allow o t h e r b i d d e r s to News. " W e a r e n o w a p p e a l i n g to t h e mo- t o r i n g public t h a t they too co-oper- done by p u r c h a s i n g t h e h i g h e r eome t h e r e a n d c o m p e t e for t h e a t e by r e f r a i n i n g from t h e t e m p t a - g r a d e s of livestock and s e n d i n g stock shipped to t h o s e y a r d s . T h e T r u t h in F e e d s LIVESTOCK tion of h e l p i n g t h e m s e l v e s to o t h e r t h e m to t h e p r i v a t e s t o c k y a r d a n d al- C o n t e n d Usefulness FOR SALK—YEAR OLD REGISTER- p e r s o n s ' p r o p e r t y w i t h o u t t h e i r per- lowing t h e p o o r e r g r a d e s to go into O p p o n e n t s of t h i s bill c o n t e n d e d ecl Holstein T. B. Tested bull. Otto Jas- mission. It is n o t a l o n e t h e v a l u e of t h e public t e r m i n a l m a r k e t s w h e r e t h a t t h e p r i v a t e y a r d s s e r v e a useful per, R. 2, St. Joseph, Mich. 6-25-26. ' The demand for Michigan State Industries binder t h e stolen f r u i t which m a k e s t h i s t h e m a r k e t prices a r e d e t e r m i n e d on function because they a s s e r t e d t h a t POULTRY loss m o u n t t o s u c h a f i g u r e , b u t it all of t h e livestock sold. m a n y s h i p p e r s do not wish to sell on twine, made at Jackson, is always heavy. Some* is also t h e d a m a g e d o n e in s e c u r i n g By d i v e r t i n g t h e h i g h e r g r a d e s to t h e public m a r k e t b u t wish to ship SPECIAL SALE OK WHITTAKEIfS it, caused by t h e t e a r i n g d o w n of t h e p r i v a t e y a r d s a n d a l l o w i n g t h e to t h e p a c k e r s direct. It w a s f u r t h e r Reds. Bloodtested, Trap-nested, Michi- gan Accredited. Rose Comb Corks, 2 times the supply becomes limited. Therefore, we vines a n d l i m b s a n d the t r a m p l i n g of prices to be fixed on t h e p o o r e r c o n t e n d e d t h a t t h e p r i v a t e y a r d s a r e years old, four for W2. Single Comb produce gardens, which r e s u l t s in Cocks, yearlings) four for $20. Yearling suggest that you see your co-operative ass'n manager, g r a d e s s e n t t o t h e t e r m i n a l m a r k e t s , a benefit to the f a r m e r s in t h a t they liens, $24 per dozen, either comb. 12 t h e c r u s h i n g of t h e v e g e t a b l e v i n e s t h e f a r m e r t h u s gets no m o r e for t h e do not h a v e to pay any y a r d a g e or weeks old pullets, $20 per dozen. 12 weeks at once and order your .1926 needs. or plants. high g r a d e stock t h a n h e does for c o m m i s s i o n c h a r g e s a t t h e s e y a r d s as old eoc-kerels, $20 per dozen. Chicks, Grade A, $20 per 100. Grade R, $11 • per F o l l o w i n g is a r e p o r t on one of t h e p o o r e r g r a d e s . Such w e r e t h e t h e y a r e r e q u i r e d to do w h e n t h e y The Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service handles t h e first V i g i l a n c e c o m m i t t e e c a s e s : Over t h e wire from W e s t C h e n a n - c h a r g e s m a d e by w i t n e s s e s b e f o r e the H o u s e C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r e ship to t h e t e r m i n a l m a r k e t s . MILKMAKER 100. These prices are for a short time only. Improve your stock with W'hitta- ker's Reds. luterlakes Farm, Box B, Jackson twine because it is the best. It is one of the W i t n e s s e s who s p o k e in s u p p o r t of N o w Being D i s t r i b u t e d a t Lawrence, Mich. 6-25-77btf g o came, a r e p o r t from F r a n k Bing- in h e a r i n g s c o n d u c t e d on t h e bill in- afro P o i n t s i n M i c h i g a n h a m , " T w o men just drove into the t h e bill, h o w e v e r , insisted t h a t t h e few standard Yucatan Sisal twines containing long y a r d w i t h a t r u c k a n d loaded up with t r o d u c e d by R e p r e s e n t a t i v e T i n c h e r of K a n s a s , a m e n d i n g the Packer? f a r m e r s lost a g r e a t deal m o r e money as a r e s u l t of t h e b e a t i n g down of T H I S tremendous distribution deserves attention. Are you feeding to the best MISCELLANEOUS CREAM WANTED—SHIP US YOUR fibre. fifty d o l l a r s w o r t h of s h r u b s , s m a l l and S t o c k y a r d s Act, 1 9 2 1 . advantage? cream by express. Highest market tjald t r e e s a n d r o s e b u s h e s . I d i d n ' t see t h e prices d u e to t h e o p e r a t i o n of Cows fed Milkmaker produce more milk day received. Can and check returned at S e e k s to Correct and butter fat. They are healthier and once. Satisfaction guaranteed. Farm We are offering Jackson twine In t h e m b u t m y n e i g h b o r did, a n d he T h i s bill seeks to c o r r e c t t h e s e al- t h e s e p r i v a t e y a r d s by t h e p a c k e r s stronger animals. Your feed cost is lower. Bureau member. Reference, Montrose got t h e i r l i c e n s e n u m b e r . " leged evtl6 by r e q u i r i n g a n y stock- t h a n they g a i n e d in s a v i n g s on com- State Bank, Montrose Home Creamerv, two sizes—the old five pound ball and Every one of the ten milkmaking in- Montrose, Mich. 6-24-26 That was information enough. y a r d h a n d l i n g m o r e t h a n t h r e e mil- mission a n d y a r d a g e c h a r g e s . gredients is listed on every bag, pound for State Troopers were immediately lion h e a d of livestock p e r y e a r a n d In t h e i n t e r e s t s of Michigan Live pound. Not an ounce of filler. You know WRITE FOR PRICE AND DESCRIP- the new 8 pound ball, illustrated here. sent out to locate that truck and the Stock shipper.? t h e S t a t e F a r m Bu- exactly what you are feeding. Milkmaker tlon of Pyramid poultry shipping cpops. located w i t h i n 10 miles of a t e r m i n a l Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange, 2610 rest was easy. Within an h o u r the reau has written m a r k e t to h e . o p e r a t e d u n d e r t h e H o u s e C o m m i t t e e s on the Senate and is always the same. Riopelle street. Detroit. 8-12-tf The 8 pound ball fits and works nicety Agriculture Ask us for booklet on Milkmaker and Feed two men were under arrest, together s a m e c o n d i t i o n s a s t h e t e r m i n a l m a r - s u p p o r t i n g t h e T i n c h e r bill to r e g u - ing Suggestions. For Sale by with a third man who had bought Tie Wool With New I lb. ball in any can that holds a 5 pound ball. k e t . S u c h m a r k e t s would be placed l a t e t h e p r i v a t e y a r d s c o m p l a i n e d of. Local Co-op Associations t h e s t o l e n s h r u b s from t h e m . Paper Twine We recommend it. Don't be docked for using any form 500 a n d N e v a d a 6 0 0 . The Corn of sisal twine. Binder twine or old PRODUCERS 1ST AT INCREASED USE OF Belt S t a t e s show t h e g r e a t e s t de- v e l o p m e n t in t h e u s e of r a d i o on fashioned wool twine cuts the value of a fleece. We offer the best paper wool twine at 22c per lb. POSTPAID. la 2ft, Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Lansing, Michigan H 7 GREAT MARKETS RADIO ON FARMS IS . SHOWN BY SURVEY farms. T h e r e a s o n given for t h e slow d e v e l o p m e n t in t h e use of r a d i o in t h e S o u t h is n a t u r a l conditions If You 5 and If lb. spools. MICH. FARlA BUREAU WOOL POOL Lansing, Mich. Chicago, J u n e 21.—During the w e e k of May 2 2 - J u n e 4 a n d t h e w e e k M o r e T h a n a Half Million F a r m s a n d r e c e p t i o n . which hamper clear broadcasting Truck Your - - ' ^Ji Z&JB of J u n e 5 - 1 1 , t h e c o - o p e r a t i v e P r o - d u c e r s C o m m i s s i o n AsB'ns on 13 Now Have Radio; 19,000 O n Mich. F a r m s Stock— p r i n c i p a l live s t o c k m a r k e t s h a n d l e d 1,366 a n d 1,309 c a r l o a d s of live M o r e t h a n 550,000 f a r m s in t h e ELEV. EXCHANGE T o D e t r o i t , d o n ' t fail t o s t o c k . N o t only t h a t , b u t t h e P r o - d u c e r s w e r e first for v o l u m e of b u s i - n e s s a t Buffalo, Chicago, C l e v e l a n d , U n i t e d S t a t e s a r e now e q u i p p e d with radio, the United States Depart- REPORT ON MARKET avail yourself of t h e f a n n e r - owned a n d c o n t r o l l e d Mich- igan Live Stock Exchange Dramatizing the m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e e s t i m a t e s fol- C o m m i s s i o n M e r c h a n t s sales D e t r o i t , I n d i a n a p o l i s , N a t i o n a l Stock l o w i n g a n a t i o n - w i d e s u r v e y . A sim- Yards and Pittsburgh. The Produc- e r s waB o r g a n i z e d in 1 9 2 2 . I n four ilar survey last year showed 365,- 000 f a r m s on which t h e r e w e r e r a - L a n s i n g , J u n e 2 4 . — T h e co-opera- tive Michigan E l e v a t o r e x c h a n g e , sales a g e n c y for m a n y Michigan co- service. Satisfactory service a n d good r e t u r n s h a v e m a d e t h i s AGRICULTURAL y e a r s t h e n a t i o n a l l y o r g a n i z e d live dio setg a h d in 1923 only 145,000 co-op a b o u t t h e l a r g e s t single stock p r o d u c e r s h a v e m a d e w o n d e r - ful s t r i d e s , w h e n o n e c o n s i d e r s t h e i r p r e s e n t p o s i t i o n on t h e p r i n c i p a l farms. \ T h i s r a p i d i n c r e a s e in t h e u s e of o p e r a t i v e local e l e v a t o r a s s o c i a t i o n s i n c l u d e d in its m e m b e r s h i p , r e p o r t s on t h e m a r k e t s today as follows: h a n d l e r of s t o c k o n t h e m a r - ket. If you s h i p by a t r u c k e r , PROGRESS of r a d i o by f a r m e r s is d u e , d e p a r t - markets. m e n t officials d e c l a r e , to t h e need for p r o m p t m a r k e t i n f o r m a t i o n in m e r c h a n d i z i n g farm p r o d u c t s , to t h e W H E A T — W i t h m o v e m e n t of new w h e a t into southeim m a r k e t s , price of Michigan w h e a t m a y be 3 to 5 instruct him to take your stock t o t h e c o - o p e r a t i v e Michigan L i v e S t o c k E x - a Great S t a t e ! "Every great institution is the change Commission Merch- lengthened shadow of one great e d u c a t i o n a l v a l u e of r a d i o a n d to its c e n t s lower within} n e x t few w e e k s . man."—Emerson. e n t e r t a i n m e n t f e a t u r e s . M a n y coun- ants. Michigan's wealth has doubled in the past CORN AND 0 $ . T S — N o t h i n g in If you s h i p t o B u f f a l o , bill ty a g e n t s r e p o r t e d t h a t f a r m e r s h a v e s i g h t t h a t would ' i n d i c a t e a n y in- ten years. Wherever the citizen of Mich- your shipment to the Pro- i n s t a l l e d r a d i o sets p r i m a r i l y to r e - c r e a s e in p r e s e n t p r i c e s . j ducers Co-operative Com- igan travels, he hears men talk of the Poultry Shippers ceive w e a t h e r and m a r k e t r e p o r t s . B E A N S — Q u i t e l a r g e q u a n t i t i e s of mission A s s ' n . The Pro- tremendous advancement of his great T h e d e p a r t m e n t ' s e s t i m a t e s of d u c e r s s e r v e s Ohio, I n d i a n a , Tor results and service send 550,000 s e t s is based upon r e p o r t s b e a n s still in f a r m e r s h a n d s will u n - M i c h i g a n a n d N e w Y o r k co- home state. your future shipment* of Live d o u b t e d l y come on t h e m a r k e t at $4. Poultry to from 1,056 c o u n t y a g e n t s . Illinois op shippers. I t ' s t h e big- FARM BUREAU POULTRY C X C H l e a d s t h e list in n u m b e r of s e t s on W h e n b e a n s r e a c h t h a t p o i n t it will g e s t o u t f i t o n t h e Buffalo The year's agricultural prosperity is now M10 Riopelle St.., Detroit, Mich be a good i d e a to sell. P r e s e n t price m a r k e t . G o o d service m a d e in the making. W h e n September rolls f a r m s , t h e e s t i m a t e for t h a t state to f a r m e r is $ 3 . 8 0 . it t h a t w a y . b e i n g 4 6,000 s e t s ; New Y o r k is next a r o u n d , the G r e a t e r M I C H I G A N w i t h 3 9 , 0 0 0 sets on f a r m s ; Iowa, M I C H . L I V E STOCK EXCH b T A T E F A I R will present an inspiring Detroit Poultry 38,500 s e t s ; Missouri, 3 7 , 0 0 0 ; K a n - sas,' 35,000; Nebraska, 34,000; " T h e one t h i n g we d e m a n d o u r e m p l o y e e s , ' said t h e h e a d of t h e from CO-OP COMMISSION M C H T S Dix A v e . , D e t r o i t picture of fresh triumphs of the farmer. Market A s uiven by Mich. Farm Bureau Ohio, 2 7 , 0 0 0 , a n d M i n n e s o t a , 000. farms; C a l i f o r n i a h a s 22,000 s e t s on Michigan, 19,000; 86,- Texas, office force, " i s c o r r e c t n e s s of fig- ures." The applicant smoothed her abbre- P R O D U C E R S CO-OP, COMM ASS'N This great educational spectacle is being made ready. It will show the State's best in Poultry Exch.t 2 6 1 0 Riopelle sti«*et, viated skirt complacently. •OS Williams St., E. Buffalo 18,000; and Indiana, 17,000. -«"I h a v e n e v e r had a n y c o m p l a i n t s grain, fruit, vegetables, live stock—in every- June 24, 1920: T h e s m a l l e s t numbeV of s e t s is in A L W A Y S LABOR D A Y WEEK Large fancy broilers, either Rorks and on t h a t score. " s h e r e p l i e d , with a thing pertaining to agriculture. It will Tteds or Leghorns, are In very good de- D e l a w a r e , for w h i c h t h e e s t i m a t e is g l a n c e of a s s u r a n c e . — S t a n f o r d Chap- September s t h to l l t h mand and moving on arrival. Small 200 s e t s ; F l o r i d a , 3 0 0 ; New Mexico, para I. DETROIT point the way to higher standards and new broilers sell slow and are not wanted. successes. Hens are In only fair supply with a steady market. Heavy hens will move freely from now on and soon command the top prices. Indications are for a steady market the coming week on fancy stock on account of July 4th, which will probably be fol- SIX GREAT FARM QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ANSWERED The Greater Make up your mind NOW this great picture of progress. You should be an exhibitor. to see lowed by a dull and weaker market. Rabbits are moving very slow at much lower prices and are not wanted. Broilers. Barred Rocks, 2'.-:: lb8..V43-4B Broilers, Barred Rocks, i'..,-:.* lbs...40*43 Broilers, R, I. Reds,1 2%-3 lbs Broilers, R. I. Reds, IV4-S lbs 42-4:: 40 What are They? Country School Selective Production Country Church Co-operative Marketing Agricultural Fairs Public Improvements Michigan S t a t e Fair Broilers, White Rocks and Butt's, 2-3 lbs Broilers, poorly feathered and small No Demand 42 Who Cares? Farmer's W i f e — O u r Boys and Girls—Our Neighbors — O u r Country Is YOUR FAIB Broilers, Leghorn, 2 lbs. up 81-32 Broilers. Leghorn. U4-2 lbs Hens, Yellow, "smooth lens. :; : 29-30 29-30 NO W e can't solve these problems individually—Nor by waiting—by hating—by proxy NO Follow the Arrows Sept. 5th—llth Hens, ordinary, 4*6 lbs f% —the Safety way— Hens, Extra Heavy, over r> lbs 28-29 « to the Fair Grounds Hens, Leghorn 24-25 These great Farm Questions must be answered by Organized Issued b y Colored 18 Detroit The Committee on Public Relation1 Stags, Leghorn 16-1? YES F a r m e r s — W e must think carefully—Work faithfully YES :LOI 16-17 —•Start n o w — B e friendly—and stick to the job Pucks, old 30-83 Ducks, young 33-36 17-18 -i, ever 4 lbs 18-20 Rabbi- K.-i>; EGGfcMPrices as to Quality and Size V\ ite Hennery 32-.'i3 |Y*sh Iteceipts 30-31