Will Each Voter MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Do :.vt In YOUR Family To VOTE Tues Cast a Ballot? !»t ember 1 I PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP FOURTH YEAR, VOL. IV, No. 18 SEPTEMBER 10, 1926 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY THOUSANDS ATTEND TWENTY FARM BUREAU LEGISLATIVE RALLIES Gray-O-Grams DIRECTORS OF A. F. FARM BUREAU HAS MEMBERS SHOW GREAT INTEREST IN ; (The following sentences THE CHECK-UP are pithy extracts from the splendid addresses mnde by B. F. PLAN TO MEET HEADQUARTERS AT FARM BUREAU'S STATE AND NATIONAL Chester H. Gray, Washington Representative of the Ameri- can Farm Bureau Federation, AT MUSCLE SHOALS MICH. STATE FAIR LEGISLATIVE AND TAX REFORM WORK at the series of twenty Farm Bureau legislative rallies held Will Study This Great Water Booth in Agricultural Building recently over the state.) Power and Fertilizer Shows Work of Many Loyalty Toward Their Organization and Pride * * * ** Project Departments , In Its Achievements Grow as Members "The ultimate goal of the Farm Bureau is to make agriculture prof- Hear Gray & Powell Trace Record itable." Florence, Alabama, has been chos- Special to the Midi. Farm Bureau News * * * ** en as the place for the third quar- Detroit, Sept. 9.—The State, Fair And Tell of Future Battles terly meeting for the Board of Di- apparently is off to an exceptionally "Legislation is a key which can rectors of the A. F. B. F. This unlock the barriers which, when we good start under management of the meeting will be held at Florence on revamped Board of Directors. Super- Success crowned the series of twenty Farm Bureau legis- are properly organized, we can push September 22 and 23. aside and press forward to Profit in intendents of all of the Departments lative rallies held in Michigan during the ten days, August 23 Decision to hold the meeting at reported increased entries over last Agriculture." Florence was made that the mem- to September 2. year. Difficulty was experienced in bers of the Board of Directors might finding sufficient space for the sheep The members showed their great interest in the legislative "President Thompson's concep- have opportunity of becoming ac- and tax reform activities of their State and National Farm quainted at first hand with the Mus- and hogs particularly. The grain di- tion of an Agricultural Policy is not tied up in any one bill. It exceeds cle Shoals property. vision had double the entries of a Bureaus by coming out to the rallies in large numbers, despite any one measure just as the sun out- The report of the Joint Congres- year ago. the threshing and fair season, the rush of delayed farm work, shines the moon in brilliance." sional Committee, recommending the To farmers the new agricultural the shortage of farm help, etc. The average attendance at ***** leasing of the Muscle Shoals proper- building, located just west of the Col- 'The Farm Bureau program is a ty, will come before Congress early iseum was of particular interest. In the twenty rallies was 208. long-time program. Don't join the in December. It is known that Con- this building were housed the com- Many of the rallies were in the form of picnics and large Farm Bureau with the expectation gress is intensely interested in the petitive horticultural exhibits, the attitude of the American Farm Bu- competitive floral exhibits and the crowds gathered to hear Chester H. Gray, Washington Repre- reau Federation regarding • various competitive grain and potato exhibits. sentative of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Stan- bids that have been made regarding This building fills a long-felt want ley M. Powell, Assistant Secretary of the Michigan State Farm leasing the properties. for adequate space. The only fear at For five years the A. F. B. F. has Bureau, tell of the Farm Bureau legislative work. the present time is that the capacity championed the development of Mus- of the building is all taken up al- The rallies had been so placed that any Farm Bureau mem- cle Shoals under certain clearly de- ready.' Various State Departments ber in the forty-eix southern Michigan counties could attend fined policies. It was felt that giv- and Agricultural Organizations have ing the Directors an opportunity of without a very long drive. Many of the meetings thus par- interesting booths and exhibits actually studying this development at around the outside wall. took of the nature of district rallies as Farm Bureau mem-! first hand would place the A. F. B. bers from several counties attended. F. in a strong position when Con- The Northern Peninsula was down gress takes up the matter of leasing in full force, showing the possibilities Gray Gives Historical Analysis of Farm Problems Muscle Shoals. of the erstwhile Clover Land, now Members were thrilled and became increasingly proud of It is planned to spend one day go- called "God's Country," all the way ing over Muscle Shoals property. A from agriculture up to copper min- their organization and more loyal to it as they heard Chester At the bottom of this page we are printing a chart showing how half day will be spent in studying Michigan Senators and Congressmen stood on the more important ing. A small furnace is in use and H. Gray present a historical analysis of the conditions now various problems affecting the na- bills affecting agriculture. We present this statement in accord- copper paperweights are turned Out confronting American agriculture, tell of the activities of the tional organizations which have de- ance with our established policy of giving our members as full in- red hot to the waiting throngs. veloped since the last Board meet- formation as possible as to the type of representation which they Farm Groups Exhibit Washington Office of the A. F. B. F. and outline some of the ing. A new publicity plan is to be are getting and the progress which their legislative program is big measures which will be coming up during the winter ses- making. The State Department of Agricul- submitted to the Board at the Sep- ture were compelled, by lack of space, sion of Congress in which farmers are vitally interested. Sev- tember meeting. Details of the an- We do not presume to suggest that any lawmaker or other of- ficial should be rewarded for voting in accordance with our pro- to cut down part of their exhibit eral articles and an editorial in this issue give a partial con- nual meeting will be passed upon by gram, or punished for failure to carry out our wishes. The Farm which shows*'the work of the Depart- the Board and a general plan of op- Bureau does not engage in personal or partisan politics. Each mem- ment from the standpoint of control, ception of the splendid addresses made by Mr. Gray at these eration for the last quarter of the ber should inform himself regarding the record and qualifications twenty meetings. year will be agreed upon. law enforcement on foods, livestock of the various candidates and then vote intelligently and conscient- feeds, and fertilizers, on through the In addition to the Directors of the iously in accordance with his best knowledge and judgement. Both Mr. Gray and Mr. Powell emphasized the fact that the national organization, the Board of work of the Health Department, State Veterinarian, etc. entire legislative program and policy of the Farm Bureau is Directors of the Alabama Farm Bu- determined by the membership. It is embodied in the resolu- CHESTER H. GRAY reau Federation and representatives from various southern Farm Bureaus A. F. B. F. ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE MINUTE The Gleaners, Grange and Farm Bureau all have headquarters in the tions adopted at the Annual State and National Farm Bureau have been invited to be present at MEN ANNOUNCED BY building. The Farm Bureau had meetings by the delegates selected in accordance with the that.it wilLsolve all of the accumu- lated problems of agriculture in one the Florence meeting. It is expected that a half day will be devoted by MEETINGDEC. 6-8 OCEANA CO. BUREAU large charts made showing the struc- ture of the organization, the affilia- representative system of government which prevails in the year or two years." the national directors to discussing tion with other co-operative groups entire Farm Bureau movement. ***** with the southern representatives of Chicago, Sept. 9.—The American and the problems which confront the the Farm Bureaus problems particu- The Oceana County Farm Bu- The speakers showed, further, that not only the source of "Our farm organizations Farm Bureau Federation announced farmers. The Supply Service and must remain non-political and larly affecting the southern states. today that its Eighth Annual Meet- reau has selected the following Seed Service have put on, by means the program, but the power to carry it forward depended in non-seetarian. City people are M\ L. Noon, vice president of the ing will be held at the Hotel Sher- Minute Men who will represent of charts and samples, an exhibit the last analysis upon the membership, their numbers, their Michigan State Farm Bureau, who man, Chicago, December 6, 7 and 8, which gives somewhat of an indica- just as good as you are, hut is a member of the Board of Direc- their townships in legislative intelligence, their loyalty, and the way in which they were they have a different point of 1926. > tion of the work of these two Depart- tors of the A. F. B. F., will attend affairs: ments of the State Farm Bureau. organized to study legislative matters, to keep accurately in- view. You cannot blame them this meeting and personally inspect An outstanding feature of the com- W. J. Sehultz formed regarding legislative developments and to communi- for wanting cheap food. You the Muscle Shoals development. ing annual meeting will be a great Monday, September 6, found in at- must organize to maintain David Freeborn cate their wishes promptly to the State and National law-: The Farm Bureau policy with ref- national exposition, reflecting the tendance the largest crowd that had business and social progress of the Monroe Hawley equality." erence to Muscle Shoale has always Guy Knowles ever attended the State Fair and makers. ***** been that this great water power re- farming industry. , While the details many thousand people were turned of the exposition have not been made Ray Burke away because of inadequate parking Form Minute Men Machine "The Farm Bureau does not sourse should be utilized for econo- powerful papers in the state sent mical development of cheap fertili- public, it is understood that the plan O. R. Gale space. The attitude of the Fair Man- Mr. Powell explained in detail, some think politically; it thinks econom- William Wenk of their best reporters to cov- ically; it thinks historically. You zer in peace time and for ammunition is to make this exposition mean to agement has been that of inviting the functioning of the Minute Men er these meetings so that many city will pardon me, I am sure, if I talk in time of war. The Farm Bureau the entire agricultural industry what Frank Darlington people to come and see and judge for organization and urged that a people read reports as to the Farm economics and historical facts in- Directors will study the situation and the great trade shows are to the Y. J . Yeenstra themselves as to whether the Michi- Minute Man be established in ev- Bureau's interest in State and Na- stead of the usual political blah, come to a first-hand knowledge of manufacturing and commercial Henry Rutgers gan State Fair of 192G is worth ery Farm Bureau township. The tional legislation and taxation mat- the facts. groups. (has. Onuiess while. blah." State Farm Bureau would send ters. ***** regular reports or bulletins to Farm Bureau members are evi- "Our nation is going through a these Minute Men so that they dencing a growing realization of the would at all times have up-to-date importance of State and National transitional period from an agricul- tural to an industrial land. This means that agriculture must watch How Michigan Senators and Congressmen Voted legislation and tax measures. They information as to what wa.s hap- know that what Is done by the Leg- pening at Lansing and at Wash- islature at Lansing and by the Con- out or it will become subservient ington and could spread the facts gress at Washington has a big in- and go the route of the toboggan. This will tell you how your senators and representatives stood when the test came on legislation in which the American You must organize to protect your Farm Bureau Federation and the Michigan State Farm Bureau were interested .—— > among the Farm Bureau members fluence in determining whether own industry and to keep it out of in their townships. Then author- their farm business shall be con- the slough of despond." itative and timely expressions of ducted at a profit or at a loss. They ***** sentiment could be rushed from class know that every other group and "We are coming to a point in our except the farmers have been American life similar to that which these informe.d people back home powerfully organized for years and our mother country, England, reach- to the Legislature and Congress. have been actively on the job secur- ed 150 years ago when she became a The Oceana County Farm Bureau ing legislation beneficial to their In- great maritime and industrial na- ran true to form by being the first terests. Many times the farmers, tion and allowed her agriculture to county to complete and announce its who as a class have been much less sink into second place. She became Minute Men organization. Fol- thoroughly organized, have footed not only a great consuming nation, lowing Mr. Powell's address at the the bills both in the form of higher but also the world's creditor na- picnic rally held at Hart, President costs for every material or service tion," Alfred Henrickson announced that which they purchased and in tre- ***** their County Farm Bureau Board of mendously increased tax burdens of * "England allowed her agriculture Directors had met the night before which they have borne an altogether to languish. Industry and shipping and had completed its network of disproportionate share. became triumphant and farming be- Minute Men. He then read the list Farm Bureau members know, too, came subservient. She let in cheap of names showing just who would that the individual, unorganized! food stuffs from all over the world represent each township in Oceana farmer never did and never will get without restraint or hindrance to County, in Farm Bureau Legisla very far at Lansing or at Washing- feed her industrially-minded metro- tive affairs. ton in securing a fair deal for agri- politan population." Similar action is being taken culture. However, the Farm Buneau ***** other counties, and it is hoped that has demonstrated during the past "England became a groat mari- before the December session of Con- seven years that law makers listen, time nation and traded with other gress and the regular biennial ses- very attentively to an organization countries to the advantage of indus- sion of the State Legislature, which with a large and intelligent mem- try and the detriment of agricul- meets the first week ' in January, bership such as the Farm Bureau, ture.". that each Farm Bureau township in the state will be represented by a ***** "Equality for Agriculture Is Minute Man. M. S. F. B. Directors f Lawmakers are Interested an epical movement to stem the Evidencing the fact that StaU; Meeting at Detroit trend of the tide in this transi- PF means paired for. PA means paired against NY means not voting. and National Legislators take tional period." EXPLANATORY NOTES the Farm Bureau very seriously, Detroit, Sept. 9.—The Board of ***** Bills which passed both Houses without a roll call in either House: Agricultural Attache Bill (Not Voted on in Senate) several Congressmen, Senators, Rep- Directors of the Michigan State Farm "If we wait until we become a , l a d i n g Ketcham Seed Dyeing Bill Farm Loan Bank Bill (HR. 9269) (Not Voted on in Senate) resentatives and candidates for Bureau is meeting here today. This wholly consuming nation before we Bills which passed the Senate without a roll call: Potash Hill . . Board of Trade Bill (Not Voted on in House) state office attended these Farm Bu- morning they inspected the Farm do anything for agriculture, it ma> BoT!neUT^ Amendment to Agricultural Appropriation Forest Fire Protection (Not Voted on in House) reau legislative rallies, listened to Bureau Poultry Exchange at 2610 become so decadent that it cannot De Mailing of Insecticides and Fungicides (Not voted on in TTouse) Appropriation for Eradication of Tln.rberia Boll Weevil Standard Container Bill (Not Voted on in House. Bill returned to Senate the addresses and familiarized them- Riopelle St. The business meeting rehabilitated." Bi 8 Calendar byj Vote of Re-consideration) selves with the view-point of organ- is bring held at the headquarters of ***** " Fedoral fe A %TZ U n ^ y s 3 2 S S ^ n a W i o - S e . Record of Vote) Division of Co-operative -Marketing Bill. ized agriculture. the Michigan Milk Producers' Aes'n, Mate'rnltyBiilv (Not Voted on in Senate) (Passed Senate also—See Record of The Rivers and Harbors Bill passed the House but did not reach a vote in "Unless we are watchful, Ameri- Muscle Cl'.W .' ihnnkShoals Commission Resolution Many of the biggest and mos' 707 Owen Building. can agriculture will become deca- the Senate Vote) dent instead of the triumphant and (Continued on page two) Exercise Your Sacred Privilege and Solemn Duty—-Be Sure to Vote at the Primaries, Tuesday, September 14 SEPTEMBER 10, jQofl *wo MI.CHfOAN FARM BUREAU XEWS of self-preservation in the minds | f the F a r m Bureau membefts. r- MR. DOVEY KNOWS MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Other groups are looking out for their own Interests, or to s t a t e Publis!ied twite a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- it colloquially, are looking out for n u m b e r one. F a r m e r s must S e p t e m b e r Nature Calendar FARM BUREAU IS lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- come to a somewhat selfish consideration of farm problems if :id of Natural History) quarters, Lansing, Mlehlj ever we are to attain Equality or Agrieultur* V. (Prepared for Nature Magazine by th Museum BIG MONEY SAVER VOL. IV. SEPTEMBER 10, 1920 No. 18 THE HUMMING BIRD ' T h e sunlight speaks." ;m. Leavenworth..Grand Rapids P . L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas •which will stand as a barrier it he d e v o t e d t o t h e original some personal, Ibcal rampage; stan,d This first ToNp O' Michigan Camp W. J. Schultz Hart At the final school of the series Benton Harbor against this historic tide which p u r p o s e for w h i c h it w a s built by the majority opinion of your or- was made possible through the co- L. A Hawley Ludington is beating against that bulwark the reports from the culling work K L. Granger, Sales Mgr C. I. Chrestensen Onekama by t h e g o v e r n m e n t — t h a t is a m - ganization." operation of the Gaylord Chamber o f done by leaders on flocks of approxi- Benton Harbor which we call .K.'IHCI'I/I I UK." m u n i t i o n in t i m e Of Avar and ***** Commerce, the Michigan Central R. H. VY. GoWdy Union Pier ***** mately 100 birds were very interest- D. H. Brake Fremont O. R. Gale Shelby c h e a p f e r t i l i z e r in p e a c e t i m e ? " "Beating your breast and tearing R. and Mr. Herman Lunden,' with the ing and showed some very efficient Henry Namitz Bridgman John Lang Sodus "The Farm Bureau is as broad as * * ** your hair isn't going to solve the State Club Department. All local ar- work done. For instance, in one J. F. Higbee American Farm Benton Harbor Bureau Federation your wants are. it is an organiza- problems of agriculture." rangements and supplies were pro John Bottema Spring Lake "If the power trust ever gets con- ***** flock of 161 hens, the egg production SAM H.Overton Miller THOMPSON Bangor President tion which has a big broad program trol of Muscle Shoals it means good- vided by the Gaylord merchants. Mr GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F..." Bert Gleason 58 East Washington St., Chicago Lawrence for the ten days previous to culling C. L. Brody Lansing which involves an agricultural ]• d- bye cheap fertilizers. The .power "If agriculture ever comes to that Lunden supplied the culinary needs, was 589; 49 birds were culled out CHESTER II. GRAY Washington Representative i v. What has happened to agricul- companies' proposal now pending plane of prosperity which I have while the Michigan Central Railroad Harry Ilogue Sodus and the remaining 112 birds pro- LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. ture in other nations will happen to before Congress does not subserve sketched, it must have that class provided 2 25 cots for the (occasion. duced 574 eggs in the next 10 days. it here unless we interpose some-, the interest of agriculture. If the solidarity which has brought labor Mr. P". G. Lunden, Miss Sylvia Wix- Another flock of 95 birds which av- GRAY DEFINES EQUALITY FOR AGRICULTURE thing to prevent it. The only thing pending power proposal is adopted unions to their present position of son, and Miss Ruth Weatherby, Stat"> eraged 25 eggs per day were culled which will help is agricultural or- by Congress Muscle Shoals will be power." Club Leaders, were in charge of the down to 72 birds which averaged 23 F a r m B u r e a u members who heard Chester 11. ( n a y . Washing- ganization." lost to 'agricultur- ***** Camp. eggs per day. Still another flock of t o n R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n , ***** "The Labor Union members have The following counties were rep- 114 birds with an average of 61 "Our farmers are face to face with "Farmers a n d ' t h e i r city cousins won their goal of profit in labor resented at the Camp: Otsego, A! eggs per day were culled to.91 birds s p e a k at the recent series of F a r m B u r e a u legislative rallies were through teamwork." such a competition as they have are saddled with a Federal Govern- pena, Montmorency, Antrim, Presque which produced 56 eggs per day. much impressed with his analysis of that term so much used of never known before,- not merely ment debt of twenty-five billion dol- ***** Isle, Cheboygan, Emmet, Charle- Greenhorns Become Experts l a t e , " E q u a l i t y for A g r i c u l t u r e . " Here is the way Mr. (Jray from within our land, but from all lars which will be increased twenty- "Agriculture has got to be voix, Grand Traverse, Roscommon, Osceola, Mason, Arenac and Glad- These are just a few of the re- puts it: over the world." five billion dollars more jin interest saved and it must be saved by sults obtained by class leaders, many , * * * * * before the principal is paid. This organized farmers." win. of whom have never culled before in •'Ecpiality for A g r i c u l t u r e is a slogan which the American "Agriculture must stand for pro- means fifty billion dollars or five hundred dollars per capita for our a manner to check up on themselves. F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n is now using instead of its original slo- tection. I don't mean tariff alone-." As an evidence of the interest on the gan used frequently d u r i n g the early y e a r s ng, will be my instructions." torneys Herman Dehnke of Harris- operative organizations. The • It is your duty to vote at the Prim- of this opportunity to obtain expert other g r o u p s in o u r society, but to inculcate, if I may, the spirit Tiucher bill would have discouraged aries, Tuesday, September 14. help on their problems. ville for Alcona County, and George "I hope that G. Harold Powell J Bennett of Mio, for Oscoda County. fiMBB TkiJil rEMBKR 10, 1»26 ——~ MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS •tfHHIPf UJERSHIP OF AM. Gleanings from Mrs. Wagar's Equal Treatment For Mr. Benham Collects Agriculture Demanded His First R. R. Claim m BUREAU FED. Saugatuck School Notebook EVIEWEDBYGRAY LayaltyJThat Wins * Declaring that all industries, with A fair sample of a large number the exception of agriculture, are ful- of letters received by the Traffic De- ly protected by a governmental pol- partment of the Michigan State We All Need Salesmanship to always active until it meets another icy, the executive committee of the Farm Bureau is the following which A. F. B. F. Pres. Was For Labor and Agriculture Build That Farm Bureau stronger idea; but don't ever invite an argument unless you are sure you can ,out-wit the other fellow. First Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation was sent by Mr. Frank Benham of representing approximately 14,000 Homer, after the Farm Bureau had Veil Fitted for His Task of Tomorrow ask him why he is not a member farmers, has addressed an open let- collected a claim for $5.40 for him. A Challenging Appeal to Farmers From then let him run down, let ter to the-two state senators, the The railroad had charged Mr. Ben- Gray Declares By MIIS. KDITH M. WAGAR him dump his grievance until he's candidate for that office and to all ham for feeding his stock in transit. Addresses by Chester H. Gray Chairman Farm Bureau Home and empty, then tell your story, but don't Louisiana congressmen. The Farm Bureau proved conclusive- his recent addresses at the twen- Community Work give him all your thunder in one In the letter which was signed by ly that if the stock had gone forward a r m Bui*eau legislative rallies, After studying my notebook used talk, never let him feel that you the president and other officers of without delay, it would not have er II. Gray, Washington Repre- 1 wish to brittg to your attention, if I may, the spirit of at the organization school at Sauga- have run dry. the State Federation, it was pointed been necessary to feed it. tive of the American Farm Bu- loyalty which you should come to possess in regard, not only tuck recently, I find so many good out that total values invested in ag- A large number of claims of this Xow that we all recognize the Federation, frequently traced to yourself, but to your farm organizations. We should rec- things recorded that should be pass- riculture have decreased; that mort- character have been collected by the only way to really build up our or- eadership of the National Farm ognize now in this transitional period of twenty-five y e a r s ed on to our members all over the gage indebtedness has increased; Farm Bureau and its members. ganization is on the voluntary effort state, that I have yielded to the im- that a general agricultural depres Mr. Benham's letter follows: a U as follows: in which you and I are living, d u r i n g which time our n a t i o n of the individual member, it seems should like to picture what the pulse of doing that very thing. sion prevails over the United States. Michigan State Farm Bureau will conic to be a consuming nation and lias already come to well for us to give much thought to Bureau has meant to agricul- Mr. Geo. Fox, Secretary, of the Il- the advice of such men as Mr. Tay- Claim Department, he the creditor nation of the world, t h a t agrieuftttre is faced It was further pointed out tlm i i Dear Sirs: and visualize before you the linois Agricultural Association which lor who had trained people for all tariff wall protects industry; that With economic conditions and factors which were not corresponds to our State Farm Bu- I received the check for the who have led us. I like to think kinds of drives in all walks of life. labor is employed by tariff-protected thought Of twenty-five years aye, and whirl, our forefathens reau in Michigan, said early in the claim which you filed for me lat first great president, Jim Sellina; Agriculture to City People industry and, in addition, is protect- rd. than whom we could not could hardly dream of; week spent there, that if our gather- ed by national hour and immigratior last spring, on extra feed charg- Then we listened to a most need- I want to especially thank found a more educated and When our (Jovernin.-nt was established, unless fay memory ing had been a jconferem t-, every- ed lesson on Publicity by S. Duncan laws. ,.(1 man to lead* an organization I S J I I error, five per ,-ciit only of our population r o i d e d in body would talk and each would try you for securing this claim. 1 Clark, Editor in Chief of the Chicago The letter further recites the fact have filed several claims against ting itself to economics in agri- to bring out only the good points of Evening Post. We all realize that towns and cities, with 95 per cent in the country. Now two- their particular organization, but that railroads have been given vast the R. R. companies and this iC . He could make a presenta- we can get the attention of our ag- 1 t h i r d s of our people live in towns and cities and only one- this was a school, jmd as a .school all subsidies in the shape of land grant ; was the first 1 ever secured any before any crowd, metropolitan third of us are farmers. W i t h all tlie.se changes, p61 only ricultural papers and magazines and and are protected by national au- personal oratory \|as bottled up and payment on. ral, and convince that crowd that we can handle our own publicity thorization to fix freight and pas- m population, but in economic re-adjustraents, we should we listened to thff several teachers The Farm Bureau is certain- agriculture was in a" transition- for our members, but our one big senger charges at a rate planned to realize that the farmer must cultivate iliat 10 Riopelle s t r e e t , u c t s , and c a n n e d t o m a t o e s a r e be- Milk P r o d u c e r s Association, is au- m o r e , t h r o u g h lower prices for b u t - S e p t e m b e r *>, 1 9 2 6 : i n g s o u g h t by t h e A m e r i c a n Farm t h o r i t y for t h i s r e m a r k a b l e s t o r y of t e r , m i l k and o t h e r d a i r y p r o d u c t s . 8prings, Fnin-y Barred Rock?, " lbs. up 31 B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n u n d e r t h e provi- h i g h finance in a g r i c u l t u r e . Noon believes t h e loss would h a v e Springs, Fancy R. I. Rede and White s i o n s of t h e flexible provision of t h e I n v e s t in P r o b e F u n d been g r e a t e r as t h e lower tariff Rocks, 3 lbs. up 29-30 Tariff Act of 19 22. T h i s action is 1 T h e o r i g i n a l i n v e s t m e n t of $ 1 , - would h a v e opened t h e way for l a r g - Springs, Leghorn, i' .. lbs. up 25-26 b e i n g t a k e n at t h e r e q u e s t of g r o w - 500 was m a d e in t h e n a m e of Michi- er i m p o r t a t i o n s from a b r o a d . Broilers, Barred Rocks, 2-2% His 29-30 e r s a n d F a r m B u r e a u s in a r e a s p r o - gan f a r m e r s by t h e Michigan S t a t e •1J.11 a I a i m , $ 1 2 a Cow BroHers, ft. I. Reda, 2-2% Fba 27-28 d u c i n g -these p r o d u c t s , following out M. L. X O O \ F a r m B u r e a u a n d t h e Michigan Milk .JBut in s e c u r i n g .an • i n c r e a s e of 4 Broilers, White Rocks and Buffs t h e policy of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m Bu- P r o d u c e r s Association. It w e n t into creased from 8 to 12 r e n t s a p o u n d c e n t s a p o u n d p l u s . $ 3 2 9 8 ' 0 6 0 which 2-2% lbs 25-27 r e a u F e d e r a t i o n a s s t a t e d in t h e r e s - t h e fund r a i s e d by the A m e r i c a n i n s t e a d of d e c r e a s e d from 8 t o 6 w a s s a v e d by' p r e v e n t i n g t h e 2 cent Broilers, Leghorn, l%-2 lbs 23-24 olution adopted a t t h e a n n u a l m e e t - F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n to investi- cents a p o u n d . T h e p r e s i d e n t o r d e r - reduction, the FaTm B u r e a u " ha* Hens, fat. 5 lbs. u p . . 28-28 i n g in 1 9 2 3 : g a t e t h e cost of p r o d u c i n g b u t t e r ed t h e i n c r e a s e March 12, 1926, ef- m a d e possible a n " e x t r a " cash divi Hens, ordinary, 5 lbs. up 38 "We urge a vigorous continuous in D e n m a r k a n d New Z e a l a n d for fective 30 d a y s l a t e r , or April 1 2 . — dend of $9,894,18o for Michiean Hens, medium 27 Btudy by t h e Tariff C o m m i s s i o n w i t u t h e p u r p o s e of convincing t h e fed- Now r a s h d i v i d e n d s a r e b e i n g paid farmers this year Hens, Leghorn -1 a d d e d a u t h o r i t y to c h a n g e s c h e d u l e s e r a l tariff commission t h a t t h e d u t y Michigan f a r m e r s at t h e r a t e of 6 A c c o r d i n g to t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l c e n Cox 18 as changing conditions w a r r a n t . " on b u t t e r s h o u l d be raised 4 c e n t s a c e n t s a p o u n d for each p o u n d of but- s u s t h e r e a r e 1 9 ° 334 f a r m e r s in t h e Ducks, spring, f> lb. up white 25-26 T h e United S t a t e s Tariff C o m m i s - p o u n d i n s t e a d of r e d u c e d 2 c e n t s . t e r p r o d u c e d . T h e m a j o r i t y of f a r m - s t a t e . Most of t h e m k e e n cows If Ducks, spring, colored and small'....23-24 sion h a s a l r e a d y o r d e r e d a f o r m a l in- T w o y e a r s p a s s e d a n d n o d i v i d e n d s e r s k e e p cows. Some sell b u t t e r fat. all f a r m e r s in Michigan w e r p "dnirv Geese, young 20 v e s t i g a t i o n into t h e cost of p r o d u c - w e r e paid on t h e $1,500. T h e F a r m Many sell milk. B u t t h e price of but- m e n a n d the dividend w a s nrorated" Rabbits, C.lbs. up 20 t i o n in t h i s c o u n t r y a n d in t h e p r i n - EGGS Bureau committee of s p e c i a l i s t s t e r fat r e g u l a t e s in a l a r g e way t h e e q u a l l y a m o n g t h e m each would r P cipal c o m p e t i n g foreign c o u n t r i e s for Fancy White Hennery 40 however, c o m p l e t e d its i n v e s t i g a t i o n m a r k e t on milk, so m i l k p r o d u c e r s ceive $514.1 this y e a r If n r n n t P r i nn Fresh Receipts 32-36 t h e following p r o d u c t s : o n i o n s , flax- s e e d , eggs a n d e g g p r o d u c t s . No an- n o u n c e m e n t h a s yet been m a d e by t h e Commission as to w h e t h e r a n in- a n d s u b m i t t e d i t s findings to t h e t a r - i n d i r e c t l y s h a r e in t h e profit. iff c o m m i s s i o n . As a r e s u l t , the c o m m i s s i o n r e c o m m e n d e d to P r e s i - i g a o f a r m e r s will receive $9,894,180 d e n t Coolidge t h e d u t y s h o u l d be in- in cash d i v i d e n d s t h i s y e a r from t h e H e r e is how Noon c a l c u l a t e s Mich- t h e basis of milk cows t h e a v e r a e * d i v i d e n d would be $1> n e r cow — F r o m t h e S A G I N \ W N E W S POTTR IER. " Why Your Stock Dairymen of Michigan! Parable^ TOWN AND COUNTRY Should Go the v e s t i g a t i o n of p r o d u c t i o n costs in t h e t o m a t o c a n n i n g i n d u s t r y will be f a r m e r s a r e d i s c o u r a g e d from m a i n - conducted. Of all t h e p e t i t i o n s which t h e T a r - t a i n i n g t h e i r a c r e a g e s . A b o u t s e v e n - n i n t h s of o u r i m p o r t s The A r e You Interested in RELATIONS STUDIED Co-op Way iff Commission received in refer£jice o n e - the Five S a c k s of W h e a t 1. Keeping your cows in better flesh an t o t h e tariff on t h e s e p r o d u c t s , n o t a come from Spain and a b o u t s i n g l e r e q u e s t for a d e c r e a s e was e i g h t h from E g y p t . It is c l a i m e d and the F o u r B a g Market better physical condition? s u b m i t t e d . T h e A m e r i c a n F a r m Bu- t h a t t h e s t a n d a r d of living is so reau F e d e r a t i o n h a s filed p e t i t i o n s m u c h l o w e r in t h e s e c o u n t r i e s com- H e w h o is k n o w n a s t h e wisest Federal and State Officials The farmers' own co-op 2. Maintaining a larger and more eve u r g i n g increased tariff p r o t e c t i o n p a r e d w i t h t h e United S t a t e s , t h a t commission h o u s e s a t Detroit all t h e p r o d u c t s m e n t i o n e d above. g r o w e r s t h e r e c a n raise l a r g e q u a n - m a n in all h i s t o r y , K i n g Solomon, a n d E a s t Buffalo a r e g e t t i n g flow of milk? Law Permits Increases t i t i e s for i m p o r t into t h i s c o u n t r y a t long y e a r s ^*ago, d e c l a r e d in one of Survey Community's farmers better returns. According to t h e Tariff Act of a price l o w e r t h a n o u r g r o w e r s c a n his f a m o u s p r o v e r b s t h a t " T h e r e is Relationships Y o u r own experienced and 3. Better developed and stronger calvq 1922, the President of t h e United g r o w t h e m profitably e v e n a f t e r t h e n o t h i n g n e w u n d e r t h e s u n . " conscientious salesmen sell at birth? S t a t e s is e m p o w e r e d to i n c r e a s e or I m p o r t d u t y h a s been paid. P e r h a p s h e was r i g h t . y o u r stock t o t h e b e s t a d v a n - d e c r e a s e t h e e x i s t i n g tariff r a t e s , not A n o t h e r factor which onion g r o w - At l e a s t m a n y t h i n g s t h a t t h e A s t u d y of t h e social a n d e c o n o m - t a g e and you benefit. More r t o exceed 50 p e r cent, p r o v i d e d an e r s claim m a k e s c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h world hails as n e w w e r e c o m m o n l y ic r e l a t i o n s of t o w n s p e o p l e w i t h t h e t h a n t h a t , — t h e co-ops a r e sav- ' 4. Freedom from trouble with cows s u r r o u n d i n g f a r m i n g p o p u l a t i o n Investigation by t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i m p o r t e d s u p p l i e s difficult is t h e a c c e p t e d a n d u n d e r s t o o d l o n g cen- P i c k a w a y County, Ohio, h a s b in i n g m o n e y on low operating calving time; no retained after-bir Tariff Commission r e v e a l s t h a t t h e h i g h freight r a t e s in this c o u n t r y . t u r i e s a g o . been costs a n d t h e y p r o - r a t e it back difference in t h e cost of p r o d u c t i o n I n o r d e r to o b t a i n f i r s t - h a n d a n d In t h e so-called " f a r m relief" fight a g r e e d upon by t h e F e d e r a l B u r e a u to y o u r local a s s o c i a t i o n ! and no udder trouble? In t h i s c o u n t r y a n d in t h e principal u p - t o - d a t e i n f o r m a t i o n as to p r o d u c - d u r i n g t h e r e c e n t session of Con- of A g r i c u l t u r a l E c o n o m i c s and the D r o v e r s a n d old-line com- Competing foreign c o u n t r i e s is not tion costs t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u - gress m a n y people t a l k e d as if thy Ohio S t a t e University in co-opera- m i s s i o n m e n c a n ' t live on n o t h - If so, feed your herd e q u a l i z e d by t h e existing tariff r a t e . r e a u F e d e r a t i o n is e n l i s t i n g t h e aid c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n s u r p l u s f a r m tion. C. J . Calpin will r e present the i n g . T h e y f i g u r e a good livins. N o action can be t a k e n by t h e P r e s i - of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u s in t h e p r o d u c t s a n d r u i n o u s l y low prices foi B u r e a u and Cecil C. N o r t h t h e Uni- o u t of t h e i r s h i p p i n g p r o f i t s . d e n t , however, u n t i l formal investi- p r i n c i p a l onion p r o d u c i n g s t a t e s t h e m w e r e a new a n d r a d i c a l a n d versity. You can r e a l i z e t h a t profit g a t i o n h a s been c o m p l e t e d by t h e which i n c l u d e : California, New York, economically u n s o u n d idea. Tariff Commission. T e x a s , Ohio, Illinois, I n d i a n a , Massa- T h e object of t h e w o r k is to dis- In s p e a k i n g of t h i s p h a s e of con- cover t h e extent to w h i c h t o w n s p e o - yourself, a n d w h y n o t ? Your co-op o r g a n i z a t i o n c a r r i e s y o u r MICHIGAN c h u s e t t s , N e w J e r s e y , Michigan, K e n : t r o v e r s i a l l e g i s l a t i o n a t t h e r e c e n t ple a n d f a r m e r s a r e c o - o p e r a t i n g in stuff clear t o t h e packer's Milkmake On A u g u s t 4 t h e Commission or- tucky, M i n n e s o t a a n d I o w a . A n u m - series of t w e n t y Michigan F a r m Bu- social a n d economic a c t i v i t i e s s u c h h a n d s a n d you g e t all it b r i n g s . d e r e d a n i n v e s t i g a t i o n for e g g s a n d ber of t h e sta^e F e d e r a t i o n s a r e se- r e a u l e g i s l a t i v e r a l l i e s , C h e s t e r H. a s t h e p u r c h a s e of s u p p l i e s in t h e O u r s a l e s m e n a r e t h e best in e g g p r o d u c t s a n d also flax-seed. On c u r i n g t h e h e l p of t h e s t a t e a g r i c u l - Gray, W a s h i n g t o n R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t o w n b t h e b u s i n e s s . Ship y o u r stock ^^^^imm,,„„„milm^^^^—.- >' f a r m e r s , t h e use of t h e town J u l y 2 3 , an o r d e r w a s Issued for a n t u r a l colleges in g a t h e r i n g t h i s d a t a . t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a - 1 b u s i n e s s facilities for m a r k e t i n g t h e to t h e — I n v e s t i g a t i o n for onions. P u b l i c h e a r - F l a x Seed G r o w e r s I n t e r e s t e d tion, often told t h e following s t o r y f a r m e r ' s produce, the • extent to i n g s will be held by t h e Commission M I C H . L I V E STOCK E X C H . In W a s h i n g t o n t o h e a r t e s t i m o n y in Farm Bureaus in t h e p r i n c i p a l w h i c h w a s w r i t t e n 3,000 y e a r s ag( which t o w n b u s i n e s s m e n aid t h e The Original Open-Formula Dairy Feed by a G r e c i a n w r i t e r w h o s e i d e n t i t y f a r m e r s in m a t t e r s of c r e d i t , t h e ex- C O - O P COMMISSION M C H T S . r e g a r d to each of t h e s e p r o d u c t s , t h e f l a x - p r o d u c i n g s t a t e s in t h e c o u n t r y h a s been lost in a n t i q u i t y : t e n t to which t h e f a r m e r s p a t r o n i z e Dix Ave., D e t r o i t See your local distributor now. If you have no| d a t e s of which will be p u b l i s h e d at a r e s t r e n u o u s l y opposed t o a n y r e - t h e local t o w n n e w s p a p e r s , t h e at- " O n c e u p o n a t i m e five p e a s - l e a s t t w o w e e k s p r i o r t o t h e t i m e s e ' d u c t i o n in t h e tariff on flax-seed. tendance and support of c h u r c h e s , P R O D U C E R S CO-OP COMMIS- local distributor write us. for t h e h e a r i n g s . All i n t e r e s t e d p a r - A b o u t four-fifths of o u r i m p o r t a - a n t s of Greece s t a r t e d to m a r - SION ASSOCIATION lodges, clubs,~~etc, in t h e t o w n by t i e s a r e to be given o p p o r t u n i t y t o be t i o n s of flax come from A r g e n t i n e , h e a r d a t t h e s e h e a r i n g s . T h e W a s h - w h i c h l e a d s t h e w o r l d in flax-seed k e t , e a c h w i t h a b a g of w h e a t on his back. They came to a f a r m e r s a n d vice v e r s a , t h e i n f l u e n c e of d i s t a n c e upon t h e t o w n activities, 9 0 6 W i l l i a m s St., E . Buffalo. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service i n g t o n office of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m p r o d u c t i o n a n d a b o u t one-sixth of b r o o k over w h i c h a foot b r i d g e lay a n d t h e r e m e t a g o s s i p from a n d t h e influence of F a r m B u r e a u or Lansing, Michigan B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n is a s s e m b l i n g a o u r i m p o r t s c o m e from C a n a d a . T h e Grange membership on s u c h r e l a - l a r g e q u a n t i t y of d a t a for each of U n i t e d S t a t e s is t h e second l a r g e s t t h e v i l l a g e b e y o n d , w h o t o l d them t h a t t h e village needed tions. t h e s e p r o d u c t s t h r o u g h t h e co-opera- p r o d u c e r of flax-seed in t h e w o r l d , t i o n of t h e v a r i o u s S t a t e F a r m B u - p r o d u c i n g over 30,000,000 b u s h e l s in o n l y four bags of w h e a t . r e a u s t h a t a r e i n t e r e s t e d a n d vari- 1924 which is a little over half that, " L i k e p e a s a n t s c o u l d b e ex- f •< o u s a g r i c u l t u r a l colleges. p r o d u c e d in A r g e n t i n e , h e r principal pected to do, these Grecian competitor. T h e p r e s e n t tariff r a t e peasants forthwith began to ar- T h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d - is 40 cents per b u s h e l . e r a t i o n by a r e s o l u t i o n a d o p t e d in its g u e a n d t o d i s p u t e w h i c h o n e of BUSINESS NEWS T o m a t o g r o w e r s , a r o u s e d over t h e t h e m should r e t u r n h o m e with Five cents a word for one Inser- a n n u a l meeting last December urged h i s b a g of w h e a t o r e l s e t h r o w i t tion; 41 2 cents per word for each of low p r i c e s received for tomatoes t h e Tariff C o m m i s s i o n to make a into t h e brook, thereby leaving two insertions; 4 cents a word per r a i s e d for c a n n i n g , a r e s e e k i n g in- "weServ s t u d y of p r o d u c t i o n costs in this insertion for each of three inser- creased tariff r a t e s a n c a n n e d t o m a - t h e other four p e a s a n t s to go tions, and at the 4 cent rate for c o u n t r y and C h i n a for frozen eggs. succeeding insertions. Count each t o e s in t h e h o p e t h a t a d e c r e a s e in f o r w a r d a n d satisfy a w a i t i n g egg meats, and d r i e d eggs, w i t h a word, abbreviation and figure, in- importations will b r i n g increased market. cluding words in signature as view to i n c r e a s i n g t h e tariff. words. Cash must accompany o u t l e t s for t h e American product " T h e r e s u l t of t h e i r d i s c u s - T h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e e g g i n d u s - w h i c h will reflect itself in order. Michigan Farm Bureau higher sion w a s t h a t each peasant News. t r y in t h e United S t a t e s is i n d i c a t e d prices to t h e g r o w e r for h i s r a w trudged forward with his b a g by t h e fact t h a t it r e p r e s e n t s 57.4 p r o d u c t . of wheat, over-supplied the Building Up Markets p e r cent of t h e v a l u e of t h e p o u l t r y POULTRY w h e a t m a r k e t a n d t o o k less for I n d u s t r y in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s and t h e i r five b a g s t h a n t h e y could p o u l t r y p r o d u c t s r a n k sixth in v a l u e JUDGING CONTESTS TO TANCREti BRED WHITE LEGHORN a m o n g the principal farm products. h a v e s e c u r e d for only f o u r . " cockerels from special pen mating; also some fine pedigree cockerels a t reason- V a c c o r d i n g to a s t u d y m a d e by t h e De- FEATURE DAIRY SHOW able prices. Harry Burns, Millington, p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e for t h e y e a r FARM BUREAU GIVES Mich. K-L'4-2d T E S r f T ^ ^ ' S S ° £ * ' ^ « I ^ ° a d Association will expend D e t r o i t , Sept. 9.—Judging con- 1923. L a r g e q u a n t i t i e s of egg p r o d u c t s tests will c o n s t i t u t e one of t h e m a i n IMPETUS TO DAIRYING old toulouse geese $20. D. L. McAvoy, TRIO OP FULL BLOODED 3-YEAR- . A n e s r t y $25,000,000 this year for additions and betterment, , 7 A * 1 a r e I m p o r t e d i n t o t h i s c o u n t r y from e d u c a t i o n a l e v e n t s a t t h e N a t i o n a l Laingsburg;, Mich. 7-30-lotfb jespecave properties. These ouday. will provide f n 7 rJe a. t.e r7 ^ f ^e u ato r d i the C h i n a every y e a r . I n 1922 C h i n a ex- D a i r y E x p o s i t i o n to be h e l d a t De- D e t r o i t , Sept. 9 . — D a i r y i n g is r e - LIVESTOCK human life, more comfort for the ttaveUne^ onhlJ ' 8 J « ' ? ' *° p o r t e d a b o u t 95,000,000 p o u n d s of t r o i t , October 6 t o 1 3 . ceiving a g r e a t i m p e t u s in Michigan belter freight service. traveling public, increased facilities and d r i e d a n d frozen eggs, of which m o r e These judging contests are in as a r e s u l t of F a r m B u r e a u a c t i v i t i e s THE UNDERSIGNED WILL D i s - perse his accredited herd of twenty regis- t h a n 20,000,000 p o u n d s e n t e r e d t h e k e e p i n g with .the p r i m a r y aim of t h e r e p o r t s W. E . S k i n n e r , s e c r e t a r y of tered Holstehis, at public auction at the U n i t e d S t a t e s , O u r i m p o r t s of e g g n a t i o n a l a s s o c i a t i o n , to m a k e t h e ex- the N a t i o n a l D a i r y E x p o s i t i o n , to be Imlay City Fair, September 16 at 12:00. Cows have good type, milking from fifty y o l k s or frozen e g g s in 1916 w e r e 6,- position t h e l e a d i n g d a i r y u n i v e r s i t y . held a t D e t r o i t , O c t o b e r ^ 6 to 1 3 . to eighty lbs. milk per day or some over 0 2 1 , 6 7 2 p o u n d s w h e r e a s in 1924 o u r T h r o u g h t h e s e c o n t e s t s , it is h o p e d T h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , twenty thousand lbs. milk per year. Will t o t a l i m p o r t s of all egg p r o d u c t s in- to s t a n d a r d i z e t h e m e t h o d s of t e a c h - t h r o u g h its c o u n t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s , is Chriiscinske. Owner & Auctioneer. 8-27-26 America ha. done. Two S c a d S o T t r e t L n H ° t h e r . 8 ^ u P J * " " & * » * c l u d i n g frozen, p r e p a r e d , a n d dried ing d a i r y c a t t l e j u d g i n g , a n d p r a c - giving s p l e n d i d a s s i s t a n c e in f u r t h e r - MISCELLANEOUS ,nduMrial e g g s , w e r e over 25,000,000 p o u n d s . tices in t h e s h o w r i n g . ing the direct a i m of t h e N a t i o n a l jt-tmedthisfar^ightedpoUcyTAe^oadt. «PM*»S T h e r e a r e j u d g i n g classes for all Association, w h i c h is t h e economical tion WRITK FOR PRICK AND DESCRIP- T h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u s in fifteen of Pyramid poultry shipping coops. In encouraging industrial up-building, die rail™^. uh - i -• of t h e principal e g g - p r o d u c i n g s t a t e s g r o u p s a n d a g e s . Boys' a n d g i r l s ' a n d p r o f i t a b l e p r o d u c t i o n of m i l k Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange, 2610 h a v e been a s k e d to co-operate with clubs, v o c a t i o n a l school students, a n d its p r o d u c t s , t o b e a t t a i n e d Riopelle street, Detroit. 3-12-tf measure, created a Home Market that absorb. &*£%? e buUc o f A e , f ••».««»• t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a - s t a t e a g r i c u l t u r a l college s t u d e n t s , t h r o u g h t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of t h e s c r u b , FOR SALE our farms, orchards, gardens e t c ri*K» =Yk Product, of t i o n in g a t h e r i n g definite cost fig- a n d f a r m e r s a r e eligible in t h e i r r e - a n d t h e s u b s t i t u t i o n of t h e p u r e b r e d 120 acres southwest of Owosso, on state i n c r e a ^ p n d o c O ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' . ^ . Y blulmg farm true is this that with u r e s in t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e s t a t e s . spective classes. T h e y all go to m a k e or g r a d e cow. road, fine buildings. producing farms in One of the best Shiawassee county. less and less. All of t h e s e - e x c e o t X ^ f ^ commodities Onion G r o w e r s A l a r m e d up w h a t is said t o be t h e m o s t com- "If ten cows can p r o d u c e a s m u c h D. L. McAvoy, Laingsburg, Mich. Pr.i * - "•ese-except the hay crop-are consumed at.home. T h e onion g r o w e r s h a v e b e c o m e p r e h e n s i v e j u d g i n g school e v e r a s - as f o r t y , " s a y s S e c r e t a r y Skinner, a l a r m e d over t h e i n c r e a s i n g i m p o r t s s e m b l e d . " w h y feed a n d ke,ep t h e e x t r a t h i r - m ? t r e mmeans Spolicy end ° « »more. Home ItMarket is the ideal marker^TW mantel. • But A ' -J' of o n i o n s from Spain a n d E g y p t d u r - L a s t year, over five h u n d r e d peo- ty. At t h e exposition, i n g t h e past few y e a r s a n d t h e diffi- ple from 33 s t a t e s a n d C a n a d a t o o k s h o w n h o w f a r m e r s ' i n c o m e s m a y be c u l t y which t h e y h a v e in m e e t i n g p a r t in t h e s e c o n t e s t s . i t will be A F e w More IJL has rr grown in other states. The track market at n ° ^ " t° < * ^ E ^ d u S . M f.J » T the expansion I n d i c a t i o n s increased with less l a b o r , by t h e use t h i s competition. Since 1 9 2 2 t h e a r e t h a t even a g r e a t e r n u m b e r will of efficient, m i l k - m a k i n g m a c h i n e s tariff r a t e on o n i o n s h a s been 57 e n t e r t h i s y e a r . S u i t a b l e a w a r d s a r e Good cows m e a n m o r e p r o f i t and B a r g a i n s In 4 0 different perishable c o m m X £ * D e t r o idaec •ingle transfer only. To illustrate F « X , „ * ? " t for toinstance.liandles } found* * dealers— c e n t s per bushel or 1 % c e n t s p e r given in r e c o g n i t i o n of m e r i t . pound. Notwithstanding this pro- t e c t i o n t h e onion g r o w e r s do n o t be- less l a b o r . " Since t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of h e a d - Grain S a c k s grocers refrigerator for .even car. months Shipments in the are v mad; e a t t h L £ frTnS ? tOC8 "*? fitted * * e S"**\ service and the q u a r t e r s a t D e t r o i t t o d i r e c t t h e ex- l i e v e t h a t the r a t e h a s been placed at COOPS RANK FIRST position, S e c r e t a r y S k i n n e r h a s m a d e W e a r e offering t h e following a t - •tare, before the Michigan cropTa. ^ t u r S . ^ " C ? and five*outhern a high enough figure to adequately protect American growers. ON DETROIT MARKET m a n y t r i p s o u t i n t o t h e S t a t e , a n d qt ruaacltiitvye g br aairng a isnasc k sin. once-used, best list of fruits and vegetables. matured. This is so for ,«*»b>«e Kill more of i n c r e a s e d i m p o r t s , it is c l a i m e d , a r e m e m b e r s of t h e N a t i o n a l Live- k n o w e n o u g h to p u t t h e d i m m e r s on t r a d e - m a r k e d s a c k s . h a s b e e n t o g r e a t l y d e p r e s s d o m e s t i c s t o c k P r o d u c e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n , sold co- when c o m p a n y is p r e s e n t . " — B o s t o n F A R M B U R E A U S E E D S E R V I C E p r i c e s from y e a r to y e a r so t h a t Imperatively 1,215 c a r s . Transcript. Lansing, M i c h . MICHIGAN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION . jt.&ss: