What Would Our F . B. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Be*If Every Member The I in i van Afford* Your Host Means of Were Just Like Me? Hen* ling Rural Life PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP FOURTH YEAR, VOL. IV, No. 21 ISSUED SEMI MONTHLY OCTOBER 29, 1926 PRODUCERS SOUND Dirt Farmer Is Only One STATE GRANGERS STUDIES POOLING MICH. FARM BUREAU JOINS MIDWEST ECONOMY KEYNOTE To Solve His Own Problem SET NEW RECORD STATES IN NEW MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE AT ANNUAL MEET By EDITH M. WAGAR band together and stick together. AT ANNUAL MEET INSURANCE FOR FARMER OWNED CARS Chairman Farm Bureau Home and Just the other d a y ! met with a group Tenth Convention, Michigan Community Work of city ladies at their request to lis- ten to a national women's leader tell 54th Convention Draws 1,000 Milk Producers, I can see, more and more every them what she felt they should know Delegates to Hear Seven State Organizations Adopt Plan to Giver day, the great need of a strong farm Successful organization. We must have one of about living costs. And every point Big Program Farmer Drivers' Liability, Collision, Fire she brought out was detrimental to honest to goodness dirt farmers who are actually living the life and whose the farmer. She mentioned the tar- And Theft Protection; Plan Is Finding CONTINUE POOL STUDY incomes are derived from the fruits iff on butter which prevented cheap RESOLUTIONS OFFERED Favor With Rural Michigan r| butter from coming into our country of their labors. from Denmark; she told that with Most Harmonious Session is the tariff removed on wool that Four "Days of Business Was Announcement has been made by the Michigan State Farm Conducted. Financial product could come in from Argen- Schedule of Week's tina and force the price down here; Bureau that it has created a department of rural automobile Gains Made she told them that sugar could still Conference insurance and has accepted the Michigan state agency for the be lower in price if the tariff were State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company of The first definite step looking to- removed. In fact, she only mention- As.4hi.s issue of the News goes to ward possible pooling of interests in ed agricultural products as a means press, the Michigan State Grange is Bloomington, 111. The object of the new State Farm Bureau the distribution of its products was of reducing living costs. She said holding its fifty-fourth annual meet- automobile insurance dep't is to give Michigan farmers a nothing about manufactured goods; ing at East Lansing. A large attend- taken by the Michigan Milk Produc- special service in mutual automobile insurance. ance and splendid spirit are char- ers association in session at the Mich- she said nothing about cost of labor acterizing the daily sessions which The plan of the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance igan State college for its 10th an- or the standards of living; she failed are being held in the new Peoples' nual state convention, on Oct. 19, to mention transportation or taxation Church. Company was worked out by officers and directors of farm when a report, compiled by Prof J. T. or the difference between production mutual insurance concerns operating in Illinois and is based A large number of resolutions PROF. J. T. HORNER Horner, of the college economics de- and consumption. covering a wide range of subjects of strictly on mutual principles. The State Farm Bureaus of partment, was read and filed and a I found these city ladies all will- interest to rural citizens are receiv- Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee, South Dakota and Minnesota resolution was adopted directing that investigation of "milk pools" in oth- er distributing centers be continued. ing to listen to the argument (which you no doubt know must have occur- red) and I am sure they will listen ing careful consideration at tli3 hands of the various State Grange MILK PRODUCERS have in the past year accepted State agencies of the state farm committees, but it is too early to re- mutual auto insurance company, of Illinois. The Ohio Farm While the report gave some very pointed facts relative to operation to justice for the farmer. But the farmer must be on the job. port the final action of the delegates. High lights of the session thus far HEAR REPORT ON Bureau Federation Mutual Automobile Insurance Dep't oper- and control of various types of pools, ates on the same plan and enrolled 4,263 members in six no recommendation was made in the report and no open discussion of the It was almost accidental that I was in attendance at that meeting but if the story their guest gave them had have been tfie reports presented bv the various State Grange officers, the introduction of resolutions, the A PROPOSED POOL months, since April 14. merits or de-merits of the pool ob- not been challenged, they would all "hay rack ride" around the College As agent of the State Farm Mutual, the Michigan Farm tained, t no doubt have been convinced that Campus and farms, Wednesday after- Economics Instructor From Bureau Insurance Dep't has organized southern Michigan The reading of the report by Prof. they had a cause for adjustment. noon, and the annual banquet Wed- State College Gives Horner gave an idea of the general Mrs. Edith >1. Wagar and through local agents is taking applications for rural auto They were a representative group nesday evening. When the delegates scope of the investigation work con- We have many people speaking for and there's no telling how wide made a tour of the Campus on the Study Result insurance. The policies are confined to farmer owned auto- ducted by the association during the spread that false information would hay racks which had been provided, mobiles, which has a considerable bearing on the automobile the farmer these days—many who past 12 months and, whether or not the actual opening of a pool of one claim to be farmer minded and who have been scattered. they saw the College livestock and experimental plots and were enter- MORE DATA NECESSARY insurance rates. help to control the sentiment for the It tells us we must all know our kind or another would be warrant- farmer, who if put to the test, would story and tell it to the world. We tained by a parade of the students in With the exception of a few highly congested areas—the ed has been left for the organization the College military organization and Co-operation of Producers territory immediately adjoining large cities—any farmer who to determine after further study of not share the labor or accept the in- must study our own situation, we by a demonstration football game be- And Distributors is the question. come the farmer lnoist. must be positive about our facts, we tween the Varsity squad and the is eligible to membership in any farm mutual insurance com- Those people can assist us mater- must have courage to act, we must pany, or any Farm Bureau member or any person eligible One big feature of the annual con- ially in questions of mutual interest withstand temptation to sell out, we Freshmen team. Needed vention was that of harmony and Record Attendance to membership in the Farm Bureau will be accepted for memi unanimity of opinion in the few ma- but are really detrimental to a real must have faith in ourselves and our farm policy. So I repeat we must neighbor and we must cling together. Former records were broken and By J. T. HORNER bership in the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Com- jor questions that arose. new precedents established at the Nine resolutions were presented have a "nothing-but-farmer" organ- If all the farm folks would do Professor of Economics. Mich State pany. annual banquet held Wednesday eve- College and all were "run through" without ization if we ever put agriculture their best to do these things we ning. Over 1,000 delegates and other a single dissenting vote. where it should be put. And I can would have no need of congressional There has heen a feeling among The plan is simply one of farmers financing their own in- patrons crowded the dining hall of Three board members were re- see every day more and more that if relief or commissions of inquiry to the new Peoples' Church to capacity some of the Milk Producers in the surance. It has been operating successfully for four years and elected and one new one chosen and anything different ever comes to the see what's the matter with us and and for the first time in history the Detroit area that it would he advis- during the past year, the report of the State Farm Mutual the entire transaction of the nomina- farm home the job must be done by how to remedy it. The real matter banquet program was broadcast by able for all producers to be paid the the farmer himself. is we have all been thinking as in- same price for their milk (butterfat Automobile Insurance Company shows that the premium in- ting and balloting consumed less radio so that thousands of Grangers time than ordinarily required for the I wish every farmer could see how dividuals and doing just as we pleas- besides those actually in attendance, differentials to prevail) regardless come for 1925 was 135 per cent of the three previous years' nominating alone. terribly necessary it was for us to ed. couhi enjoy what was being said and of the dealer to whom they were sell- business, indicating a tremendous growth in the number of Each local named its own nominat- share in the spirit of the occasion. jug. policy holders. ing delegate and this committee of State Master of Orange, A. B. Undent the Detroit market plan SEED CLASSIFICATIONS delegates chose the candidates. When it came to balloting on the candidates, FARMERS'WEEK IS Cook, of Owosso, presided as toast- master at the banquet program. An farmers selling to different distribu- tors receive a different price. For Policies are issued to cover theft, fire, public liability, prop* erty damage and collision. unanimous vote was cast on a ballot Tin* Federal Seed art, reqttfr" address of welcome was given by Dr example, one creamery might sell which the secretary was instructed TO OPEN JAN. 31 ing that all imported clover and Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of S5 per cent of its receipts as fluid to prepare, seating all four board alfalfa seed be'stained, is now Michigan State College. Following milk and use 15 per cent for other STATE TO EXTEND 4 COUNTIES PLAN members. AND CLOSE FEB, 4 iu force. It should be clearly understood and constantly borne Dr. Butterfieid's talk, M. B. Mc- Pherson spoke on behalf of the State purposes. A farmer selling 3.5 milk to such a distributor would receive Advertising HAS Paid Profits That much of the increase in sales of the association's products in mind that the federal stain does not necessarily guarantee Board'of Agriculture, and Clark L. Brody, Sec'y-Mgr. of the Michigan $2.81 a hundred pounds when the price of fluid milk is $3.00 and the REMOVAL OF SNOW ALFALFA CAMPAIGN Special Program to Include the origin of the seed. State Farm Bureau, brought greet- during the past year was due to the manufactured $1.72. Another farm- Observance of M. S. C. ings from that organization. Sixteen Hundred Miles More program of consistent advertising The various classifications er selling to another distributor who Dairy Educational Work Will was the contention of Prof Anderson, and their distinguishing stains The principal feature of the eve- sold only 60 per cent of his receipts Of H i g h w a y s to be 70th Year are as follows: ning speaking program was the an- as fluid milk would receive $2.49 a Be Conducted During of Michigan State college, who made the assertion that, next to the two Allfalfa and red clover seed nual report of Mrs. Dora H. Stock- hundred. Because of this difference Cleared Dates for the annual Farmers' man, who for twelve years has serv- Next Month cents a hundred weight for their from Canada will be colored in the average prices received by product that members pay in to their Week at Michigan State college were one per cent violet. Alfalfa and ed as Lecturer of the State Grange. farmers, the feeling has grown up Approximately 5,600 miles of definitely set for Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, Lecturer Reports .Michigan trunkline highways are to Dairy alfalfa educational- cam- organization, the best investment red clover seed of known foreign that the present system is not fair paigns, which have proved an im- they have had this past year has and it was decided to have a special origin* other than Canada, and Farmers cannot afford to consider to all producers. be kept snow-free this winter, ac- program in recognition of the pres- a lowering of their present standards cording to plans being made by the portant factor in influencing the In- been their investment in advertising. not formally determined by the In brief, the purpose of a pool in ent college year as the 70th anniver- of living, Mrs. Stockman asserted. state highway department which has crease of acreage of alfalfa In this The net returns from this investment secretary of agriculture to be the Detroit market is to give each sary of the institution, when the They should endeavor to maintain purchased enough portable snow state, from 74,000 acres in 1919 to has been the most profitable, he de- unadapted to general ust- in the producer the same price all others clared. Farmers' Week committee held a those standards and organize to ef- fence to protect a hundred miles of 500,000 the present year, will be United States wilt be colored one receive—butterfat test and transpor- conducted in four Michigan counties special meeting October 19. fect some regulation of agricultural highway and has been given an ap- Along with advertising, as cause pe|> cent green. Imported al- tation disregarded. starting November 5 and ending De- A number of nationally prominent production and their income, she propriation of $186,000 for purchas- of increased sales in the Detroit area, falfa and red clover seed form- No pooling phiii will be a success ing additional equipment. cember 3, according to plans an- men will be invited to speak, the said. Prof. Anderson stated, should be con- cammittee decided. More than 30 ag- ally determined by the secre- unless the producers unanimously nounced hy the farm crops depart- "The farming industry does need Last year about 4.000 miles of sidered two other major factors. One tary of agriculture to be un- support it. ment at Michigan State college. ricultural organizations of the state protection from the federal govern- highway were kept cleared, including is that of the rapid and normal adapted to general use in the I am not advocating a pool for some short stretches in the upper will hold meetings at the college in ment,*' she declared. The campaigns have reached 56 growth of the population of the United States will be colo.#d this market, .nor am I going to advise peninsula. This year an additional connection with Farmers' Week. "Farmers should organize and de- counties of the state since 1920. Col- Michigan metropolis and the other 10 per cent red. against one. I have found the dif- 1,600 miles are to be included iu the Friday, Feb. 4, Was designated as mand a sufficient increase in tariffs lege specialists, including Larry the industrial expansion program ferent types of pools with their ad- snow removal plan of the highway "Farm Bureau day" and the Bureau on farm commodities to protect Kurtz and Paul Miller, from the carried out by the Ford interests. vantages and disadvantages. The department. This will be close to 80 is to hold a big meeting rally and EXPERTS AIM TO MAKE American agriculture. They shculc crops department, and George Glrr- Cull Herds for Good Stock outstanding markets in the IJnited per cent of the total mileage of stale banquet. The committee will meet seek government aid to diminish the bach, Robert Addy, and James Hays Although few delegates asked again soon to further plans for the PAPER OF CORN STALKS surplus. They should demand that States in which there is a pool are Minneapolis-St. Paul, Cleveland, trunk line highways kept open to from the dairy department, will co- privilege of the floor during the ses- event, Dean R. S. Shaw is chairman the government stop spending money vehicular traffic throughout the com- operate with the county agricultural sion, there was manifestation of a and R. W. Tenny, director of short Scientists, after completing what for reclamation of arid and marginal Pittsburg and New York. Of those ing winter. agents. The four counties to be can- general move among dairymen of the courses, is secretary. are considered successful attempts lands in experimental »vork. until de- without a pool the Connecticut Milk Where counties have equipment vassed in the campaign are Muske- state to check more closely on their to make paper from corn stalks, ex- velopment of these areas is warrant- Producers association; operating in for snow removal the state pays gon, Missaukee, St. Clair, and Mid- herds to eliminate the poor paying press great hopes for utilizing what ed by an increased demand for food Hartford and surrounding cities, and tlu-m for doing the work. If the coun- cow and build up a more profitable Co-op Managers Will has been generally considered waste production. the Philadelphia market are the ty la unable to do the work the state land. The campaign will start In .Muskegon county, November 5. dairy business by giving the good cow more consideration and apply- "Serve"Day in Prison from corn fodder by converting the "The government must aid the most outstanding. We have, then, some very successful organizations pays for use of county equipment am! does the work at state expense. According to reports from the heavy stalk into various grades of farmer in restoring his credit and farm crops specialists, Michigan ing tested rules of good economy in paper. aid him in a program of orderly mar- which have the pool and some which When Warden Harry H. Jackson farmers had 3,000,000 acres of hay- the conduct of the individual dairy- have not. man's business. of the state prison at Jackson, Michi- Some of the lower grades of paper keting of his products. "The status of agriculture as an Type of Pool Extent of Bovine T-B in the past year. Only 16 per cent gan, issued final orders, directing al! have already been turned out in ex- of the Michigan meadows are produc- That the organization has been managers of Michigan co-operative periments, such grades as box paper industry must reach the level of oth- In order to equalize the prices re- Is Shown in New Map ing alfalfa. The average production building on a firm financial basis associations to report at the prison and some writing paper. er industries." she asserted. ceived by producers, two types of was attested to by the auditor in his for mixed hay is one and one-half on Nov. 9, it was at the behest of That the corn stalk may have a Referring to the stand taken by pools have been used in different sec- A map of the United States por- report which showed that the prof- tons to the -acre, while alfalfa pro- the Michigan Farm Bureau Supply value as high as $5 a ton for paper Andrew Mellon, secretary of the U. tions of the country. traying by counties, the extent of bo- its accruing to the association dur- duces two and "one-half tons of hay ing the past four years have been service. ^ making, is the expectation of many S. treasury department, when he Under one plan each distributor vine tuberculosis in 1926 shows ex- from two cuttings each year. The greater than the total net worth of There will be no reprimanding, but who have checked on the first manu- voiced strenuous opposition to farm pays the association the money due cellent progress in eradicating the increase of a ton per acre from the every manager will be given a boost facture from this new source. surplus measures introduced in th*> for milk for the month. This money disease compared with a similar map the organization at the close of its last session of Congress—raising the 500,000 acres of alfalfa grown this for the p ^ g r a m of the next few Such conversion of the stalks question of how farm produce prices is then pro-rated iu the association issued two years ago. Though in a sixth year of business, in 192 2. year, is worth a total of $10,000,000 months. would eliminate the winter hibernat- could be raised without raising wage- office among producers on the basis few localities the resurvey shows a One hundred seventy-five dele- to farmers of this state. This is to be the fall meeting or ing quarters of the dreaded corn in cities—Mrs. Stockman answered of amount and quality of milk sup- little more disease than^shown on a gates unanimously approved the plied by each, and checks are sent previous map, the new map shows in Each farmer who has an alfalfa lesolutions offered by. the resolu- get-together of managers, -and prison borer. by saying it is a matter of Increas- field on his farm, is the owner of a officials have agreed to show the fel- Corn stalks require only 11 days ing the prices of farm commodities out by the association for the amount general a marked decline in the de- tions committee. In these reso- of money due each farmer. Under gree of infection. Six different inten- miniature Muscle Shoals nitrate lutions the officers of the organiza- lows around the big institution, even for seasoning as against nine or the farmer will join the ranks of plant, for each ton of alfalfa hay con- insisting that all the delegates take months to two years for pulp. Only city folk ,and there will follow un- such an arrangement every farmer sities of shading show graphically sion were commended for their ad- receives his money directly frpm the the success of all parts of the United tains 4 7 pounds of nitrogen taken ministration of the affairs; the poli- luncheon of prison fare at noon. one hour of cooking is necessary for employment through a city surplus. from the air. Nitrogen costs 18 cents Following the luncheon a varied corn pulp as against 4S hours for which will necessitate farm and city association. A uniform statement is States in controlling and eradicating tics carried out in the past were en- used and every producer is on the this insidious foe. a pound when purchased as a fertil- dorsed; the work of the state col- program of music, entertainment and wood. Corn stalk paper takes ink prices dropping together. izing material. The nitrogen also addresses is to be featured in the satisfactorily without the expense of same basis. Examples of this type A very marked increase in the lege dairy division was commended; Government lands should be de- are Minneapolis-St. Paul. Cleveland makes alfalfa hay the best forage for continuing the investigation of mar- prison chapel. calendering or sizing necessary for voted more to grazing, reforestation number and extent of accredited dairy cattle and reduces the amount The entertainment program is to wood paper manufacture. and New York. areas from which the disease has keting situations and the possibili- and conservation, the speaker de- of high-priced concentrates which, ties of a pool was advocated and the be conducted by inmates of the in- With the utilization of the corn clared. Second, the dealer pool. been practically wiped out is an out- dairymen have to buy each year. by-laws were changed by changing stitution,, the music by the prison or- stalk in commerce, following on top Farmers to Organize Under this plan dealers report to standing achievement seen in the the time of holding the annual meet- chestra. of the recently announced discovery That the farmer, by organizing, the pooling clerk, as soon as possible comparison of the 1924 and 1926 ing from the third Tuesday in Oc- The speaking is to be done under of an industrial use for 20,000,000 can get aid from the world of fi- after the first of the month, the maps. A brief table shows also that Satisfactory Dairy Barn tober to the first Friday in Novem- direction of the warden. He will fire tons of corn cobs, corn becomes one nance, was pointed out in referring amount of milk purchased, and the for the country as a whole the per By the statement that every dairy- ber, beginning in 1927. the "first broadside." followed by of the most useful crops known to (Continued on page two) amounts used for different purposes. cent of tuberculosis cattle declined man should have a suitable barn, it The directors chosen were L. W. "cannonading" by C. L. Brody, state man. From these reports the pool clerk from 3.3 per cent in 1924 to 2.8 in is not meant to imply that a fortune Harwood, of Adrian; M. L. Noon, of farm bureau manager, and Stanley determines the receipts of the mar- 1926. The map was prepared by the should be invested in one. Under F. Wellman. and A. L. Thomas, of From it will be made news print, Jackson; W. J. Thomas, of Grand writing paper, sugar, sirup, animal CORRECTION ket and the quantity which goes for Bureau of Animal Industry, United present conditions, it is doubtful Rapids and R. L. Taylor, of Lapeer, the bureau's supply service division. different uses for the market as a States Department of Agriculture. whether any farmer is Justified in in- food, meals, flours, oils, fat, starch, In printing the pictures of chosen for three years. glucose materials, fuel and glue. whole. A report is then sent each curring great expense for the erec- BARLEY FOR LIVESTOCK Michigan's Master Farmers in distributor and he is instructed to The officers were elected as fol- the last issue of the NEWS, we Washington State college lays tion of an elaborate dairy barn. There A report on barley as feed for live- M his producers on the basis of the lows, Oct. 21: FIltST AID reversed the names of the Far- claim to a world record. Pullman are a few qualifications which make stock has been' prepared by the Cali- arerage for the market, rather than a dairy barn a suitable place. The N. P. Hull, of Lansing, president; "Were you bashful the first time ley brothers. Garfield Parley's Pride, a White l^eghorn hen owned fornia Bureau of Markets as part of his individual sales. Obviously, the and bred by the college poultry de- most important are probably warmth, R- G. Potts, of Washington, Mich., you called on a girl?" name appeared under >I. EL the service to barley growers who sales of each distributor would not partment has laid 337 eggs in 365 light, ventilation, sanitation and con- vice-president: John C. Near, of Flat "Why. yes, but her father helped Farley's picture and vice \- face difficult market conditions this (Continued on page two.) days. Rock, secretary and H. W. Norton, me out." season. treasurer. OCTOBER 29, m ^ TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS \t need not be a holiday, altogether, but t h e little time it t a k e s to drive to the'polls and d r o p a ballot o u g h t to be given b y each USE THESE RULES Woman Conducts Farming Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. resident of voting age most willingly. Maybe t h e old man h a s n ' t much to say around home b u t , by FOR BETTER FARM Business for Forty Years golly, no one can tell him who or what to vote for or against VOI,. IV. ( X T O B K K ^ » , U»2« Xo. 2 1 when he slips behind the c u r t a i n of the voting booth. BUREAU MEETINGS Mrs. A m a n d a J o h n s o n , of 111. Milk Producers Hear R . e T h e r e ' s one place Pa F a r m e r can " s a y " just what he t h i u k s Manages T w o Farms port on a Proposed P 0o l Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class Parliamentary Practice Given (Continued from page one) matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided and he d o e s n ' t have to tell anybody on the outside before or At 87 Years for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. after he " s a y s " it cither, if he doesn't care to. Here Outlines Proper be the same as the average of t l l Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm Ko'ii in this t h e r e should be some degree of satisfaction for Procedure How can a woman get away with market. To adjust this the distribu Bureau Members. the job of business manager? Mrs. tor whose fluid milk sales were nior some, w h e t h e r their votes go good or bad. than the average for the market Amanda Johnson, of Roseville, 111., LKE CHIL&ON Editor " E v e r y b o d y o u t " m e a n s t h a t there isn't going to be a n y DON'T BE OUT OF ORDER can explain that after having man- would pay the difference to the p0oi minority out c r a m m i n g t h i n g s t h r o u g h to suit themselves. I t ' s aged the affaire of two farms since and the distributor, whose fluid milk This Shows What is C o r r e c t 18S5 and made a success of the bus- sales were less than the average for the big vote t h a t ' s equitable and t h e only safe vote. Incss. the market would draw out of the MICHIGAN gTA BUREAU H E L P M A K E T H I S F A L L ' S BALLOTING H E A V Y . G E T To Say and When and pool sufficient to compensate him "Run 'em," she asks; "why cer- OCT A N D VOTE. H o w t o S a y It tainly a woman can run a farm; I've for this difference. This is a very OFFICERS been at it since the early 80's and I'm simple type of pool. The Pittsburg There a r e a lot of long w i n t e r nights ahead to be sitting pool is the principal one of this ty Pe M. B. MoPHERSON, Lowell President In developing local Farm Bureau not ready to give up yet." And this a r o u n d t h e fire a n d w i s h i n g you " h a d n ' t been so d i s i n t e r e s t e d " woman in the farming business has , Advantages of Pools M. L. NOON, Jackson Vice-President meetings, the Home and Community at voting time. Department of the A. F. B. F. has passed her 87th milestone of life's There are certain advantages and Directors-at-I*arge worked out simple rules of parlia- disadvantages Ut pools regardless of There isn't a farmer in t h e state who is d i s i n t e r e s t e d ; t h e r e travel and is still going strong. M. B . M C P H E R S O N Loweu mentary procedure. An observance the type used. In the first place, a "I had rather be active and ac- MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton may be a few who let things slip occasionally but even they of the following rules will greatly fa- complishing all that, I can than to pooling system gives to every farm^ EARL, C. McCAUTY Bad Axe cannot afford to put off going to the polls. Get tjtere' even cilitate the business section (of a drop into retirement simply because er selling in the market the same VEROLD F. GORMELY Newberry community meeting, according to J. G. BOYLE Buchanan t h o u g h it* means half a load of d r y beans or a little p a t c h of I have worked steadily for a long average price. This quality bring8 Mrs. Chas. W. Sewell, Field Director time," she asserts with a satisfied air satisfaction and makes the farmer W. W. BILLINGS Davison potatoes has to lay over a n o t h e r d a y . of the Home and Community Depart- if anyone suggests that she has done feel that he is being fairly dealt Commodity Directors ment of the A. F. B. F : FRED J. HARGER, Stanwood Michigan Potato Growers Exchange I t ' s really hard to make those little sacrifices at times b u t enough in her time. with. Rules to Be Observed "I enjoy seeing the crops harvest- On the other hand, there are some M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association how much h a r d e r it is to sacrifice majority r u l e to minority rule Every member should learn to pre- J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange ed and .figure out where they can be distinct disadvantages of any pool- when the change is made but once in two y e a r s or more. side over a public meeting. Likewise, ing arrangement. Unless most of GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Exchange every member should know how to put to the best advantage and with M. D. BUSKIRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. Think it over. Talk it over. Decide a n d then VOTE NOV. 2. act as a member of an organized best economy. the distributors in the market g0 group. All presiding officers should "I help with the harvesting and into the pool with the spirit of mak- STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION expect to'do so a good many years. i n g , it succeed, it is very doubtful Clark L. Brodv Sec'y-Treas-Manager be familiar with the following rules: " T A X I N G ON O P T I O N S " (a) Always address t h e president Why not? That's the only, way to whether it will last very long. The S. M. Powell Ass't Secretary pool price obviously must be lower C o m m e n t i n g on the m a t t e r of Michigan farmers p a y i n g t a x e s as Mr. (or Madam) President. enjoy living; by going wholehearted- DEPARTMENT HEADS t (b) All remarks should be ad- ly into what you undertake." than the fluid milk price. This gives Traffic A. P. Mills on farm l a n d s a c c o r d i n g to increased assessed valuations based Fabrics F. L. Kelner dressed to the president. The success with which her en- to distributors who are not dealing Publicity E. E. Vngren on " r e s o r t boom s p e c u l a t i o n " prices n a m e d in h u n d r e d s of (c) There should be no talking deavor has been met is well shown in with the association t«he opportunity Accounting •"<• '•• Engren options given in the past year, mostly in lake regions, the G r a n d among members. her ability to travel to and frdm to go into the producing areas and Organization A. Bentall (d) The president should recog- California to spend each winter, offer farmers a flat price a little SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE Rapids Press, in a recent issue, hits the t h i n g squarely a n d fairly nize the person who seeks the floor bit above the pool price. The non- which she has done for four decades. FARM BUREAU when it says : ^ by saying, "Mr. or Miss, or Robert," Work has not made her a wither- co-operating dealer, or a man who Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Set vice C. F. Barnum etc. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L A. Thomas " I f there ever w a s occasion for the exercise of the q u a l i t y ed old woman. She is spry and her wanted to break up the organization, (e) This indicates that the person mind is unusually keen and active. Could go into the country and offer Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange W. O. Steiger of mercy and the. s a v i n g grace of common sense it is in bj^half of thus recognized has the privilege of She works because she enjoys her a flat price above the average of the Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool : C. F. Barnum Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations those west Michigan farmers, ignorant of t h e strange w o r k i n g s speaking (on the floor) and must work and this enjoyment is made pool and many farmers would be not be interrupted. possible through careful planning in tempted to sell on this basis. When 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 of resort booms, who gave options on their land to s p e c u l a t o r s (f) The only interruptions allow- advance, she claims. such offers a#e made by dealers, Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac and now discover t h a t the option holders have vanished while able are (1) a call for a point of or- farmers do not, as a rule, go to the Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit der, or (2) a question. Her two farms are in the corn Michigan Eive Stock Exchange Hudson the t a x assessors have stepped in, accepted their option t e r m s as belt and include a total of 300 acres. trouble of finding out whether such . ( g ) A point of order applies to a Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing indicative of valuation, and boosted their taxes from five to member who has made a motion They are productive and kept so by firms are responsible or whether such Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor which is out of order because of an- application of proper methods of a contract is the best thing for the- forty times. If t h e optioneer does not show u p with his pay- market. Another serious feature Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges other motion before the meeting, or cultivation. That is part, and the ments, which is quite likely, the f a r m e r liolds the bag not only as to a member whose remarks are not main part, of her business manage- about dealers buying outside of the MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N pool at a higher average price than owner b u t as t a x p a y e r . on the subject under consideration, ment. Carl Martin, Pies Coldwater N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing the pool price, is that such dealers R. G. Potts, Vice-Pres. Washington or to a person who is exceeding the When her husband died in the 80's L. C. Kamlowske, V. P. Washington " A s s e s s o r s who would take strict a d v a n t a g e of these specula- time limit for discussion, etc. A point she carried on where he had left off. would be buying their fluid milk for H. D. Horton, Sec.-Treas ...Klnde John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock L. E. Osmer, Mgr Landing B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit tive and wholly conditional values are very poor officers a n d of order is executed as follows: "It was quit or carry on," she less than the price which the co-oper- C. S. Benton, Bean Dep't, Lansing H. W. Norton, Treas Howell citizens of their localities. A g r i c u l t u r e cannot ' c a r r y ' t a x e s Member, rising while another is says, "so I decided to carry on and ating dealer paid. W. E. Phillips Decatur M. L. Noon Jackson speaking: "Mr. President, I rise to I'm glad I did. I like it and I'm based on imaginative assumption of potential resort values which Watch Price Cutting George McCalla Ypsilanti it. L. Taylor Lapeer a point of order." not going to give up yet for a while. have not been realized in actual e a r n i n g power. The president will then recognize Buying on such a basis would per- Milton Burkholder Marlette L. W. Harwood Adrian "Some women make a fine home mit the non-co-operating dealer to M. R. Shisler Caledonia W. J, Thomas Grand Rapids the speaker as follows: "Mr but they never sell it to anyone. " L a s t y e a r The Press warned against the ill effects of an option please state your point of order." go into the market and cut prices F. M. Oehmke Sebewaing Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven That's a fine art or profession, mak- Dr. W. C. McKinney.. .Davisburg boom in d r i v i n g genuine building resorters a w a y from Michigan Member who has interrupted because such a dealer would have W. J. Hazelwood Mt. Pleasant ing a home, and I admire any speaker: "Mr. President, the speak- small surplus to carry owing to the MICH. POTATO GROWERS James J. Brakenberry Bad Axe by s e t t i n g speculative - land values beyond their reach. H o w woman's ability to do that much but EXCH. Elmer Powers Clio er, Mr. , (interrupted member's fact that he would buy only the milk much of t h a t occurred is of course u n k n o w n , and such as did I find real enjoyment in conducting that he needed for fluid milk pur- Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. name), is out of order because there the business of farm management, J. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres. Provemont E. A. Beamer, Pres Blissfield occur could not be p r e v e n t e d . But assessors decidedly can pre- is another motion before the meet- poses; while the pool would be tak- ing." for I realize I have been successful." ing care of all production in the mar- O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres vent this new •ill effect of p r a c t i c a l confiscation of f a r m land. F. J. Harger, Treas Stanwood Grand Blanc President: "The Chair decides ket and would necessarily have to F. P. Hlbst, Gen. Mgr Cadillac J. H. O'Mealey, Sec Hudson They do not have to accept fictitious a n d conditional land values that the point is (or is not) well •BABY MUSTN'T' bear the burden of the surplus. This C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr.. .Cadillac Nate Patterson Caro as real. An option in a boom district does not always r e p r e s e n t taken." price cutting which the non-co-oper- Leon G. VanLeuw Bellaire Edward Dippey Perry the value of the land. It may represent merely the fact t h a t Whereupon the interrupted speak- ating dealer would practice, would A baby shouldn't eat of too George Herman Edmore < 'has. Woodruff Hastings er takes his seat or makes an appeal have a tendency to lower the retail E. A. Rasmussen Sheridan Kay D. Harper St. Johns somebody guessed w r o n g . " from the decision of the Chair as much candy, so they say. It makes them sick, and shucks, it price of milk in the entire market MICHIGAN F i l l ' I T Charles Brown Sunfield follows: and. this loss would eventually fall M. D Tniskirk, Pies Paw Paw Frank Obrest Breckenridga Interrupted Speaker: "Mr. Presi- isn't nice to feel that way. But still there's no discretion in a back "upon the milk producers of the Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pres GROWERS, INC. OUR I N S U R A N C E SERVICE dent, I appeal from the decision of tiny youngster's mind, so how area as a whole, resulting in a fur- Soutti Haven John Miller Coloma the Chair." As noted in our list of F'arm B u r e a u services, we have a d d e d can people blame them when ther reduction in the price which the Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Prefl Allan B. Graham Elberta President: "Mr. appeals Millburg that of F a r m e r s ' M u t u a l Automobile I n s u r a n c e . It is a fact t h a t they eat all they can find? distributor paid. There i s only one P. D. Leavenworth. .Grand Rapids from the decision of the Chair. As F. L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas W. J. Sclmltz Hart Each household has some way in which tliis practice can be only a small percentage of farmers o p e r a t i n g m o t o r vehicles a r e many as are in favor of sustaining prevented and that is for farmers to Benton Harbor L. A. Hawley, Ludington the decision of the Chair will say china that is broken by a touch. F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr C. I. Chrestensen Onekama c a r r y i n g liability insurance. I t is also a f a c t that even t h o u g h I guess perhaps the reason is realize the importance of their as- 'Aye'; contrary, 'No.' Benton Harbor H. W. Gowdy Union Pier t he o p e r a t o r of a car which meets with an accident that is the "The motion is (or is not) car- because it cost so much. To keep sociation to such an extent that they D. H. Brake Fremont Q. R. Gale Shelby ried;" a wee one shy of it is something will not be tempted by the offers of cause of injury to others, is innocent, as far as blame is con- non-co-operating dealers. Henry Namitz Bridgman John Lang Sodus If the motion is carried and the you can't teach, so, after all, it's J. P. Higbee American Benton HarborFarm Bureau John Federation Bottema Spring Lake cerned, still he may be sued for d a m a g e to an e x t e n t t h a t would Milk producers cannot expect their decision of the Chair is thus sus- mighty wise to put it out of SAM II. Miller OvertonTHOMPSON Bangor Bert Gleason President Lawrence practically put him out of business. Several eases of this kind tained, the speaker has no further reach. association officers t o make a pool GENERAL OFFICIOS A. F. B. F . . . ' C.58L.Ea.st Washington St., Lansing Brody Chicago or any other market plan a success have come to our a t t e n t i o n recently where t h e r e was no insurance recourse and must take his seat. If, In mother's darning basket CHESTER H. GRA V Washington Representative Harry Hogue Sodus however, the motion is lost and the are some needles, yarn and unless they themselves honestly sap- LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. to afford protection. decision of the Chair is not sustain- thread. Why is it every baby to port it. Xo farmers' organization In s e t t i n g o p this new service t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u ed, the speaker may continue to the darning basket's led? We can be stronger than the sincerity of speak. just can't let the needles prick, its membership. Such organizations is seeking to secure for f a r m e r s a d e q u a t e full coverage at reason- Question. The speaker may be in- and make the kidlet cry. That's are not schemes to beat the market, able r a t e s by confining t h e risks to farm owned cars'. terrupted by any member for the STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC purpose of asking a question. This why you'll find the darning bas- but rather they are the means where- We recommend this service to all our F a r m B u r e a u members. ket hidden up so high. by farmers acting together can more SERVICE PROGRAM que^jion may be one of personal privilege, or may be for the purpose It keeps the grown-ups busy intelligently sell their products. when a little tot's around, a-hid- Failure of a pooling plan cannot be LEGISLATION Pre*. Coolidge Strong of gaining information about the ing things in secret spots where charged to the association officers, ige of the Capper-French Truth-in- subject under discussion. Fabiic I'UI: completion and operation of tlio IT, S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant For Farm Co-operation Farmer Will Be Member taking floor while anoth- they cannot be found. But, as but entirely to the producers who at- the tot grows older, it imagines tempt to reap a benefit from the situ- and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition to any form of sales tax or of consump- "We want co-operation preached Heard er is speaking: "Mr. President, I it's a game, and so it keeps on ation. Also, the .support of dis- rise to a question of information." tion tax: retention of federal income tax; as a principle, not a panacea. It will Presiding officer: "State your hunting, and it finds things, just tributors must be genuine or toe Passage of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain- One of the most popular pooling plan will not succeed. The ENACTED APR. 26, 1926 ing bill. not accomplish the impossible. But question." the same. subjects of the day among pol» • —North Branch Gazette. question for the milk producers to TAXATION it is a sound, tried, demonstrated iticians is "help for the farm- Member. "Do I understand the principle that must be introduced at speaker to mean that," e*c. decide is whether they will support Relief for sorely burdened farm property er." He is a modest office the pool and whether they will have the basis of our agricultural estab- The speaker then proceeds to give by enactment of: ENACTED JAN. 29, 1925 (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway lishment. It demands that the in- seeker who has not thought the information desired and the Grangers Set Record the courage to turn down flattering out his own pet plan for agri- (Continued from page one) offers which irresponsible dealers funds. dividual shall surrender some part cultural relief. The trouble meeting proceeds. (b State Income Tax in place of State's of his complete, independence for hie In case of a question of personal to recent offers of southern bankets and those who are attempting to general property levy. with many of these plans is (() Law forbidding any more tax exempt own and for the general good. It privilege, the process is as follows: to help finance the cotton produc- break up your organization may that they are not what the securities. means that a certain authority must farmer thinks he needs but Member, rising and interrupting tion industry if the growers would make from time to time. TAXES REDUCED (.(I) Equalization of assessment of farm and be delegated, and when delegated it speaker: "Mr. President. I rise to a agtee to curtail their production $67,350 A N N U A L L Y city property iu accordance with sales what the office seeker thinks No pooling plan, should be adopted values of same. must be supported. There must be the farmer needs. question of personal privilege." during the coming year. SINCE 1924 before the organization is fully con- (Farm Bureau Investigations brought faith, good will, patience. It must One farmer addressing him- President: "State your question." Much has been accomplished and vinced that it will receive the supP°" equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- be understood that no very spectacu- Member: "Mr. President. this much.more can be accomplished, she tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, self to his representative in necessary to bring success. If t n B saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess lar achievements will be wrought. room is too warm for comfort, and said, through farmer organization. Congress, has little opportune pool is decided upon, the next ques- taxes annually.) I therefore ask to have the windows Take the matter of co-operative mar- "The Co-operative Association, ty of being given much consid- opened." tion is what the type shall be—« ea1 ' TRANSPORTATION which establishes grades and stand- eration. Many have taken up keting, she cited; "One-fifth of the er or association. This is a matter In either case the presiding officer farm commodities of the country EFFECTIVE SEPT. 10, Immediate application of Michigan ards encourages the good and elimi- their legislative problems but may rule for or against the person were marketed through organized co- which the producers cannot answer 1923 Zone Rate decision to save farmer ship- they have taken them up as in- pers in 69 counties $500,000 annually. nates the poor varieties, increases the asking the question. alone. The pool is something '* efficiency of the production, provides dividuals and their influence operatives last year." ( h) Never offer a motion by say- which the distributors are vitally in* MARKKTIXG a unified product adapted to its mar- has not been extensive enough Some telling comparisons were of- Extension of sound co-operative mar- ing. "I move you.* but simply with fered, terested. They might support one ket, organizes its distribution, creates to gist results. This is the rea- dealing with the expense of type and not another. Therefore, j keting program now well under way in "I move," etc. equipping and maintaining a farm Michigan. confidence in its products and its son most so-called relief meas- (i) Never offer a motion while home on a standard somewhat com- will be necessary before any pooling A U T O M O B I L E IXSl H A M \: methods—that kind of an Associa- ures originate on the outside another motion is still before the parable to the modern city home arrangement is started, to come to late protection for farmers against tion is doing the best that co-opera- and are applied to agriculture meeting. an understanding with the distribu- loss by fire, theft, collision, property dam- instead of growing up through showing need of an increase rather ind public liability furnished at u-a- tion can do. It will serve both the (j) Before any matter is voted than decrease of the farmers' in- tors as to just what type of pool they ble rates. seller and the buyer. Under wise agriculture and its needs. upon the presiding officer must state come. This situation is to be reme- will support, if any at all. leadership it will succeed. More the motion fully and completely. than anything else we need a gener- died. It will be remedied (k) The ordinary form of voting Among the other speakers on the ation of farmers trained to co-opera- through organization, and the upon regular motion is as follows: banquet program were Dr. Willard CENTRAL MICH. PIGEON tion; and to get that we need able, logical organization is the Presiding Officer: "All in favor of director of continuing education at LET GEORGE DO IT," BUT HELP HIM NOVEMBER 2 courageous, det4rmined leadership, American Farm Bureau. This this motion say 'Aye' (short pause Michigan State College, and Dr. Eben SHOW TO OPEN NOV. 2 Every Michigan f a n n e r has one j o b to do this full and it is a and, most of all, leadership that will is a voice that is going to be for the vote); contrary. ' N o . ' " The Mumford. professor of sociology not desert the farmer, but will stay heard in the future and there presiding officer then announces the Among the many pleasing musical' First annual show of the Central very short task but one that retinites a lot of fore-thought. T h a t is every opportunity that it result by saying: features were piano and xylophone by him.'* Michigan Poultry and Pigeon «*" little job most be taken care of next Tuesday at t h e polls. will be an intelligent voice. "The motion is carried." or "The duets by Professor Taylor and his sociation is to be held at LansinS Through organization won- motion is lost." son, vocal solos by Vern Stockman How are you set to meet the issue? Have y o u turned it over during the week, November 2 to b> DOWAGIAC PLANS ITS ders may be accomplished. A ( 1 > Motions for questions of privi- singing by the chorus [,-om the inclusive. in y o u r mind until you are convinced yon have the " m a n " or ANNUAL POTATO SHOW new community life, better lege or a point of order take pre- Stockman Grange in Clinton Countv schools, better churches, better cedence over all other motions. and several numbers by Marc Cut Judging of the poultry is to w the " p a r t y " or the " q u e s t i o n " decided upon so t h a t , in case y o u r Announcement has been made by roads, better crops and better tm) Never attempt to place too ler. Michigan's own Harry Lauder. done by c. G. Gard and C. M. F e r ' falls to the winner, you will have no reason for regrets l a t e r relationship with the cities guson and the pigeon judging Dy A. X. Xesman. agricultural instruc- many amendments to a motion. < On- member other than~the one"lnaktag tor at Dowagiac. of Corn, Potato, and villages are things the ly one amendment to an amendment the motion. 6 Ross Dunstan and John Vivier. T h i n k it o v e r ; talk it over with the rest of the family tonight, and Apple Show scheduled ft farm community needs today, is allowable. It is usually better to Every poultry and pigeon fancie t h e n go to the polls Tuesday. November 2. and do your bit. November 1!» and 20, the exhibits .rranged in the gymnasium of t and all of these things can best be attained through proper or- offer a substitute motion). (n) A motion may not be put to motion. (o) In case of tie votes, the presi- dent or presiding officer decides tm in the state is urged to boost t n l venture. w many f a r m e r s of t h e s t a t e can afford to p u t off this the new High School building at that ganization. a vote of the meeting until it has This assooiation was establish*"

A motion to adjourn tho only a few months ago and has de- iittle j o b ? Not one. I t ' s L all o u t " for everyone on that xlay. :city. been seconded or supported by some meeting is in order at any time. • veloped into a strong organization hx>BER a», 102fl MICHIGAN FARM- B t R E A U ' KEW9 THItVf! A N D BANKS BRING U. S. Agr'l Dept. Gives No RAIL ABANDONMENT Michigan Master Farmers Are has set an organisation meeting date for not, later than December 10. These pledges of support must be •MICHIGAN FARMER Visited By German Couple on filed by -November 1, he explains. Approval of Stained Seed FOUGHT BY BUREAU Tour of U. S. to Study Farms I CUT IN INTEREST Chief of Federal Bureau of from all other foreign sources is Hearing on Abandonment of " Garfield Farley and his brother, terested in such an undertaking to was born in US&S?" SKX STUFF "How old would a person be who Plant Industry Tells prohibited entry unless one per M. E. Farley, both of whom were write him their pledge of support and 'Man or woman?" an Rates Now Are Down cent of the seed is stained green. 107 Miles D. & M. chosen as among the 11 Master Farm- Two Per Cent From Govt. Stand Obviously, foreign seed marked Line Held ers of the state, recently, have been by ;i green color may show consid- entertaining two students of agricul- YOUR COWS DESERVE SAGINAW BLOCKS Peak of 1916 By Wm. A. Taylor If cows could talk they would say, "Pass me an- ers ble diversity in behavior, de- A. P. Mills, State Farm Bureau ture- from the University of Jena, ' • A t t e n t i o n of this d e p a r t m e n t German. The Farley Brothers' 400 other SAGINAW BLOCK." p e n d i n g upon the c o u n t r y or re- traffic manager, and D. F. Murphy, Only SAGINAW BLOCKS contain Calcium Chlor- LNKER EXPLAINS PLAN has been called to the fact t h a t gion where the seed was grown. of Alma, special traffic counsel, were acre orchard farm appealed to the ide in appreciable amounts. This helps to balance the CertftHj seedsmen are m a k i n g the Unless importers and others hand- called to Bay Gity on Oct. 2,">, for a visitors who have set out to tour the animal's mineral ration by supplying the usual de- [esident of St. Paul Bank statement t h a t the green stain ap- ling imported seed give especial three day hearing on a petition filed United States in the interest of agri- ficiency in calcium salts. SAGINAW BLOCKS keep plied to some imported red clover attention to labeling clearly all by the Detroit and Mackinaw rail- cultural educaion for those in their stock of all kinds in healthier condition. Tells Advantages of seed indicates approval of the imported seed so that the country road company for abandoning about homeland and they "stopped over" Remember that SAGINAW BLOCKS are the only for a spell. blocks made from Medium Salt. The flat grained Federal Loans United States government. I of production is known to the 107 miles of its "lines, embracing it" crystals in SAGINAW BLOCKS dissolve easier; the quote from one such instance as Rose City, Lincoln and Au Sable Riv- Not alone is this a tour of study cattle get more salt. This means more milk and ultimate consumer, confusion re- lAlthough Michigan farmers have follows: er branches. for the young couple, Mr. ahd Mrs. greater profits. g a r d i n g the behavior of seed'stain- D. R. Herman, but it is their honey- |t taken advantage of the oppor- A preliminary hearing was grant- SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS COMPANY " R e m e m b e r seed that has been ed green will exist. ed the railroad company in Septem- moon as well. They are graduates of iity to.obtairi farm loans from the stained green or violet bv the U. Saginaw, Michigan E x p e r i m e n t s carried on d u r i n g ber at which time the Michigan State the University of Jena and plan to Jderal Land bank to the extenfthat rmers of other states have, it is 8. Government is O. K . " the last several y e a r s by many of Farm Bureau and others interested spend at least a year in American led by H. K. Jennings, president of I am t a k i n g this occasion to call the state a g r i c u l t u r a l experiment were given opportunity to prepare travel, making their way so far, since SALESMEN ATTENTION: St. Paul Federal Land bank, that the a t t e n t i o n of the seed t r a d e to stations in cooperation with this statements to be offered in opposir last spring, by automobile. Many of ouv salesmen are receiving woekly commission checks from interest rate in this territory has the fact t h a t such statements do Department have established the tion to the proposed abandonment a-r The University of Jena commis- $50.00 to $ll!5.00 selling our high grade Nursery stock. We still have room the October hearing. sioned them to gather all available for a number of real salesmen in Michigan territory. If you are a hustler Jen cut down fully two per cent not properly represent the action fact that red clover seed import- and interested in developing a paying business, write In at once for our lib- Id undoubtedly through the func- of this D e p a r t m e n t . The follow- ed from Italy generally failed in The lines were constructed primar- data that would be helpful in es- eral proposition. >ning of these banks. ily to serve lumbering interests, but tablishing an extension course in THE MONROE NURSERY, SALES DEP'T, MONROE, MICHIGAN ing types of staining are now r e - the United States in t h e n o r t h e r n Michigan farmers, Mr. Jennings quired u n d e r the F e d e r a l Seed since lumbering operations ceased agriculture there. regions of the clover belt, t h r o u g h they have continued to serve about lints out, have much that is lack- A c t : unusual sensitiveness to w i n t e r in- At Washington they were given in some other states to make 30 small towns which, without the letters commending their mission 1. Seed of alfalfa or red clover, j u r y , a n d failed in t h e southern present rail facilities, would have Irming profitable and attractive. and they started out to visit the |ln the following article, prepared the c o u n t r y of production of )ecially for readers of the News, which cannot be shown, is pro- areas where red clover is grown, t h r o u g h unusual susceptibility to practically no moans of communica- tion with the rest of the state. Be- agricultural colleges of numerous states, planning to stop at the homes The Truth Feeds president "of the federal land hibited e n t r y unless ten per cent clover diseases; and, further, t h a t cause of agricultural interests cen- ot the most prominent farmers in Ink operating in this territory, of t h e seed is stained red. with the exception of seed of tered around these communities, the various sections of the country to lich embraces Michigan, Minneso- Canadian origin, no red clover State Farm Bureau has taken active pick up first hand knowledge of the 2. Seed of alfalfa grown in part in the fight. Wisconsin and North Dakota, ex- Africa or in T u r k e s t a n or seed seed so far tested is equal in win- way certain things were being done lins the agricultural situation in of red clover grown in Italy is ter hardiness to the general r u n Communit ies Affected by American agriculturists. fechigan as it is related to credits of t h a t produced within the Unit- Alcona, Osdoda, Ogemaw and Michigan State college recommend- [d tells something of the applica- prohibited entry unless ten per ed States. Iosco counties would, be affected by ed that they visit all the Master m of the .federal land bank sys- cent of the seed is stained r e d , the abandonment. The principal set- Farmers of the state in addition to of serving the farmer. He says: 3. Seed of alfalfa or red clover This Department has therefore tlements, which their attorneys say making a study of extension work of [ichigan, never has suffered to any grown in Canada is prohibited en- recommended that where severe would be wiped out, were the rail- that institution. Insiderable extent from single crop t r y unless one per cent of the seed wjnter conditions prevail only roads taken away, are Lincoln, Gus- After leaving the Farley brothers, Irming, but has wisely stuck to di- is stained irridescent violet. American-grown clover should be tin, Mikado, Handy, Glennie and the German couple aim to spend a ^rsified farming and, as result, has 4. Seed of alfalfa or red clover used. Curran in Alcona county; Comins, short time at the farm home of )t been as hard hit as the one crop McCollum, Hardy and Russell in Ralph Arbogast, near Union City, fol- ites. Diversified Fanning IJest SEED CORN DRYING INDIA SHOWS INTEREST IN FARM BUREAU WORK Oscoda county; Rose City, Lupton, Maltby's and South Branch in Oge- maw, and Long Lake, Hale, Taft and lowing which they are to make for the warmer regions of the south and southwestern part of the country. Dairymen of Michigan! "The hazards of farming are so Does a larger and more even flow of milk interest (•eat that even in a state where the Irmers generally follow diversified IS VERY ESSENTIAL The Organization department of Cooper's Crossing in Iosco. The list includes other smaller stations and the entire farming districts served The Farley brothers report that their guests have been very indus- you? kivities there are sure to be some the American Farm Bureau Federa- trious during their stay with them, Ian years. Michigan farmers do not Crops Authorities of M. S. C. tion is in receipt of an inquiry from by the railroad branches. taking an active part in the harvest In a petition for abandonment, Production depends upon the working condition of )ay the bonanza farming game and S. S. Rqya, agricultural school, Bul- of the peach and apple crops this cpect to 'make a killing' once in Call Attention to andshahu, India, asking for complete Henry K. McHarg, Jr., vice-president fall. the herd. This means that the cows must be kept in ;e years and live on reduced ra- information' as to the working and and general manager of the D. & M., ms between periods. Their income Care of Seed asked permission to. abandon the good physical condition. plan of organization of the American rather steady and many of them Farm Bureau Federation. Similar Lincoln branch, a line operating from VAN BUREN COUNTY ive learned that it is best to fund The problem of a shortage of good Lincoln Junction on the main D. & A well balanced grain ration supplemented with the requests have, throughout the year, leir mortgage indebtedness over a seed corn, with which Michigan been received from the Philippine Is- M. line, to Lincoln, a distance of 14 IS ABOUT TO OPEN proper minerals in the proper proportion assures this jries of years and whittle away at it, farmers have wrestled for the past miles; the Au Sable branch, which lying it off in small installments three years, threatens to prove se- lands, Hawaii, and a number of other follows the Au Sable river for ap- ' POULTRYMEN'S CLUB condition. distant lands, indicating that the proximately 60 miles from Oscoda to inually. rious again this season, according to H. C. Rather, crops specialist at Farm Bureau is looked upon inter- Comins and Curran, and Rose City An association has been proposed These requirements are met by feeding "More than 9,000 farmers in the nationally as the voice of organized by Van Buren county farmers with branch from Emery Junction, a dis- fcate, through their local National Michigan State College. agriculture in this country. Delayed plantings last spring and tance of approximately 25 miles to the object of assisting in maintaining (arm Loan associations, have taken it loans with the association and the recent prolonged seige of wet Long Lake and Rose City. The roads originally were narrow extension work in agriculture; and Home Economics in the county; to MICHIGAN inded their debt for a period of weather have delayed the maturity of |4% years, paying 5 per cent in- the crop. Even the corn which is MICHIGAN HOLSTEIN guage lines operated by lumber com- educate members in poultry hus- erest, and one per cent on the orig- practically ripe contains excessive lal principal, annually. )es of years were not nearly so em- tality. moisture and will not keep well un- "The farmers who had their mort- less every precaution is taken to dry the supply intended for seed before lage indebtedness funded over a se- freezing injury or mold ruins its vi- United States Record Made panies. Offer Roadbed for Highway McHarg said transportation facili- ties for the Rose City and Lincoln lines could be supplied by automo- bile and truck. He admitted that the bandry by means of schools, meet- ings, demonstrations, exhibits and boys' and girls' clubs and to aid the members along the lines of co-opera- tion, production and marketing. An association organized with MilRmaRer The Original Open-Formula Dairy Feed. irassd by the deflation through "Basements, stables or out-doors For Milk Production territory in the vicinity of the An these objects in view can be of great rhich agriculture passed in the last porches are unsatisfactory as storage See your local distributor now. If you have no local In 30 Days Sable route is impassible, but said assistance in any county, not alone jw years as those who had short places for seed corn," says Rather. that roads could.be built. In this con- to the members participating but to distributor write us. ±rm loans failing due at the time of "Some dry, well ventilated room, as nection, he said the company would the industry of the county in gen- leir difficulties. in an attic, is preferred for small Daisy Aggie Ormsby Third, No. present the railroad rights of way "Congress had this in mind when supplies; while a special seed house 571559 on official testing lists, a Holstein cow of Clarkston, Mich., has to the state, for road ways. eral. Before going ahead with the prop- Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service passed the Federal Farm Loan is worth while for the commercial According to statements filed by osition, however, Mr. Johnston, the |ct in 1916. Since that time 400,000 seed corn grower. now established a new United States record for the 30-day period, slightly the company passenger traffic drop- county agent, is asking all persons in- Lansing, Michigan "Ears should be racked or hung ped from 5,555 with a revenue of irmers have funded their indebted- separately, so as to permit free cir- bettering the former record, and is [ess over a long period of years and culation of air; while ventilation still on test. $5,186.86 in 1921, to 1,530 with a passenger revenue of $1,732.73. in do so they have borrowed more should be so arranged as to permit The 30-day record made by Miss 1925. lan a billion and a quarter dollars, the taking in of plenty of air below Daisy Aggie is 3,218.7 pounds of milk, and 178.767 pounds of butter. During the five year period the Jt the lowest interest rate prevailing the corn, with ventilators above to statistics showed the Au Sable branch Jn farm mortgages. let it out. Corn should be stored be- The former record for the entire had carried 93,825 tons of freight. Big Aid tween these openings only, as that country, held by a Holstein own- ed by M. J. Smiley, of Bellefourche, Among the attorneys appearing in "The Federal Land Bank of St. stored above or below is likely to be protest against the proposed aban- faul functions for the states of Mich- in stagnant air and mold. South Dakota, was 178.504 pounds of donment were George J. Bollender. "We Servi ran, Minnesota, Wisconsin and "The application of heat to dry it butter. A seven-day and a 60-day record of Alpena; Herman Dehnke, prose- er cent since they were established, Carved above the entrance of Turning up corn stubble or corn ""urther, they are the lowest obtain- stalks after once plowing them under Extension work among the women the great Union Station in It is a t r e m e n d o u s w o r k t h a t has h e e n d o n e a n d it establishes a n e w high able anywhere, as well as carrying doesn't help in eradicating the evil. of Cass County got away with a fly- Washington, D. C . is this in- transportation record for the world. [he privilege of long term repayment. Deep plowing with wide bottom plows ing start last Thursday, when thiity- scription: "The F a r m — b e s t "It is said that the interest rate and drag chain ahead is advocated. five ladies, representing sixteen home of the family—main T h a t service has been performed with regularity, uniformity a n d dispatch. |n this territory has been reduced 2 groups, assembled at Cassopolis for source of national w e a l t h - T h r o u g h these, the business of t h e c o u n t r y has b e e n given a d d e d impetus. >er cent since the Bank was estab- pose of improvement of the farm, the preliminary organization meet- foundation of civilized society lished. If that is true, it has saved purchase of machinery, fertilizer, ir- ing of the year. —the natural providence." It has b e e n estimated t h a t t h r o u g h t h e i m p r o v e d service a saving of o n e [he farmers of these states more rigation and other things, only a Miss Julia Brekke, assistant leader and a half billions of dollars per annum has accrued to the people of the United nan $20,000,000 annually in inter- small number of mortgages are plac- of Home Demonstration work, ad States over the service that obtained in 1920. est. But if we confine our savings to ed for those purposes. Reports from dressed the gathering at considerable length, telling of the different agen- T h i s s u m represents t h e advantages gained t h r o u g h t h e orderly m a n n e r [hose who have really borrowed from the twelve Federal Land banks on cies supporting the 'work, of five ILLINOIS FARM BUREAUS in which, our railroads are now functioning. [he national associations, it would be the total loans made by them, show ! -',240,000. that 65 per cent of the loans are. for plan which experience has taught AID FLOOD SUFFERERS O u r railroads have attained t h e highest record for the average daily Long Loans Advantageous taking up of short-term loans and them is the most effective way in movement of freight cars ever reached, and, likewise the best performance in "These farmers have also gained about 13 per cent for the purpose of which to reach the greatest possible The Farm Bureaus throughout Il- use of fuel. mother distinct advantage by plac- additional land. number of women, and briefly out linois, will repeat their performance ing their loans through the National Average Loan Small lining the course in Home Furnish Of 1922 in helping Illinois flood suf- So m u c h for t h e n e w record of t h e railroad,; of t h e U n i t e d States. 4 ''arm Loan associations, because a "The average loan throughout the ings that will be studied this year ferers. fong-term loan, which is being paid United States amounts to about $3,- >ff annually, gradually reduces the 000. This is low because of the fact •rlncipal and makes the second mort- that up until three years ago the gage that much more desirable and largest amount permitted to be loan- under tbe tutorship of Mrs. Morion Hoffman. The home demonstration rally day program to be given at East Lansing An appeal for aid from Earl C. Smith, president of the state associa- tion, has been sent to all county Farm Bureaus, asking for support T H E plant, w h i c h comprises the railroads t h a t serve Michigan's varied industries, has contributed its share in this proud national achievement, and in the saving of one and a half billions of dollars, through lessened inventories carried by our business institutions and made possible by the accelerated ser- secure. ed was $10,000. Since then it has on Saturday, Oct. 30, was also dis- In raising funds for the relief of vice. This has been achieved, too, while facilitating the even flow of produc- "The fact that the first mortgage been increased to $25,000. cussed in detail and Cass county those who suffered from the exten- runs for, say 34 years, and is being strongly urged to send a representa 'sive floods jn the Illinois river val- tion as well as the orderly diffusion of commodities. "The borrowers now 'own prac- retired or payed off by annual pay- tically all of the twelve Federal Land tive delegation. ley. Michigan has received great tangible benefits, since it is n o w a veritable ments, makes it safer for a lender Banks since their stock in the local After a check-up of the groups en The decision to aid the stricken beehive of industrial activity. f o take a larger second mortgage, National Farm Loan associations rolled for the year's work, the train- .people was reached following a meet- "he Federal Farm Loan act is so has been used to replace the stock ing centers decided upon were Do ing held by chamber of commeree and Michigan will c o n t i n u e t o progress only so long as it's railroads c o n t i n u e corded that it is impossible to lend held by the government. wagiac and Cassopolis. Mrs. Hoff- Farm Bureau officials at Jackson- to enjoy die undivided support of the communities they serve. [more than 50 per cent of the value "Since the banks began operating man will meet the local leaders at ville, where it was learned that a P'f the land and 20 per cent of the they have paid dividends to the local Dowagiac at lb a. m.. on Tuesday. total of 143.000 acres of corn had Michigan people, as a whole, farmer a n d manufacturer, preacher a n d 'alue of the permanent insurable, associations amounting to more than Nov. 2, and those coming to Cassopo- been partially or wholly destroyed in teacher, office employee and laborer, are cashing in through this new outlook miprovements thereon. The average $12,000,000 and have created a re- lis on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the the six counties most affected, and on transportation, so vital to the public weal and welfare. Our people will is about 43 per cent of the conserva- serve and surplus of a like amount. same hour. that many farmers as well as town continue to cash in only so long as this understanding is maintained. tive valuation of the farm. Thus a However, only borrowers can buy people were in need. Purchaser must have either a liberal this association stock and it is lim- So It Was You The plan to be followed by Farm W e h a v e m u c h to gain — the people a n d t h e railroads a l i k e — i n pro- unount of cash or float a good sized ited to 5 per cent of the. amount of Traffic Cop: "What's your name?" Bureaus throughout the state will in- longing this understanding. [second mortgage. Very frequently their loan. Truck Driver: "It's on th* side of volve the solicitation of every farm- |the owner of the property is a farm- er to contribute to the fund. The plan W e c a n k e e p Michigan in t h e v a n g u a r d of economic i m p o r t a n c e only "Thus there is afforded Hie farm- me wagon." through the continued expansion of our industries and by keeping our rail- k ' himself and knows the value of a ers of Michigan opportunity to ob- Cop (trying to read name l "It's provides that the county Farm Bu- |long-term, amortized first mortgage tain loans over a long period at the obliterated." reaus will work in harmony with the roads just ahead of the country's transportation needs. l-'inrt is, therefore, willing to take a lowest rate of interest and with their Driver: "Yer a liar! It's O'Bri- county Red Cross organizations, in |lihPrai second mortgage himself. "Although the law permits Fed- own institutions." ent!" 'canvassing for contributions. MICHIGAN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION Jeral Land banhs to loan for the pur- O C T O B E R 20 Jfto *OTO —' MICHIGAN FARM BUREAt NEWS _ ^ b — of t h e owners of t W l a n J d . T h e Fed- HOG CHOLERA IS TWO THIRDS OF TRADE ESCAPES IMPORT DUTY STATE MUST LEAD BORER MOVES WEST Winter Clubs Organize e r a l F o r e s t service is r e c o r d i n g vege- t a t i v e g r o w t h inforraatiion. Schools, h i g h w a y s a n d w o o d usinvg i n d u s t r i e s S EEDRAC^ W i n t e r t i m e clubs a r e being o r g a n - MAKING BIG CUT Sixty-seven p e r cent of t h e im- IN FORESTRY WORK US MILES IN YEAR ized now in v a r i o u s p a r t s of t h e s t a t e INDIANA DISCOVERS sutnadt ee r cdl ui rbe c tlieoand e rof, aA.n d G.Mies Kettunen, located in t h i s a r e a , a r e e t h e r i m p o r t - a n t a n g l e s of t h i s s t u d y which a r e better, and f o * 8 fb o r e p e r ' X r / [ f * >' any other J S «» of drying $?«>• p o r t s for A m e r i c a n t r a d e last y e a r ' IN FARM PROFITS c a m e into t h i s c o u n t r y d u t y - f r e e , a c - S t a t e , r a t h e r t h a n n a t i o n a l , ac- c o r d i n g to H e r b e r t H o o v e r , U. S. tivity m u s t be looked to in t h e fu- T h e finding of the' b o r e r in Wixon, a s s i s t a n t l e a d e r . Most r u r a l schools p l a n to organize Sylvia being analyzed. T h r o u g l t t h i s s t u d y t h e y hope t o get facts which will h e l p in m a k i n g a n y p o s s i b l e revisions prices. * e *u± S e c r e t a r y of C o m m e r c e . t u r e for t h e p r o g r e s s of c o n s e r v a t i o n Fulton County, Indiana, brings Sanitation, and Serum Use In t h e five y e a r s since t h e e n a c t - in t h e m a t t e r of t i m b e r growing it w i t h i n t h r e e c o u n t i e s of t h e both s e w i n g a n d h a n d i c r a f t clubs, of Wisconsin tax p o l i c i e s m o r e sci- entific. Ross Y. Richards & SOBS, N. Manchester, U as t h e s e a r e 'the p r i n c i p l e w i n t e r Would H e l p to Check It m e n t of t h e p r e s e n t United S t a t e s and r e f o r e s t a t i o n , s t a t e f o r e s t e r s , a s - Illinois line, or a b o u t 0 0 m i l e s . time activities. In s o m e localities tariff, i m p o r t s from E u r o p e a n c o u n - sembled a t Washington recently, At t h e o p e n i n g of t h e s e a s o n Dr. Houck Says hot l u n c h c l u b s a r e o r g a n i z e d , but t r i e s h a v e i n c r e a s e d m o r e t h a n 50 were told by W . B. Greeley, chief t h e pe9t w a s 175 m i l e s f r o m t h e y a r e n o t p u s h e d as h a r d a s t h e per cent, h e c l a i m s . In t h i s s a m e of t h e forest s e r v i c e of t h e U. S. I l l i n o i s a n d 5 0 m i t e s from t h e PRECAUTION IS URGED period, he s a y s , t h e A m e r i c a n ex- d e p a r t m e n t of a g r i c u l t u r e . p o r t t r a d e h a s experienced a gain The federal forest policy for a good e a s t e r n I n d i a n a line. T h e u n - u s u a l l y r a p i d a d v a n c e west- o t h e r t y p e s , because it is felt t h a t s e w i n g ^ a n d h a n d i c r a f t w o r k , in a way give t o t h e boys a n d girls in LAST CALL of only a b o u t 13 per cent. m a n y y e a r s to come, a c c o r d i n g to w a r d t h i s y e a r is e x p l a i n e d by, FIFTH STATE SALK Preventive Work Means More Of t h e o n e - t h i r d of i m p o r t s p a y i n g t h e chief f o r e s t e r , was c o m p l e t e d t h e w i n d s b e i n g "more g e n e r a l l y t h e r u r a l schools s o m e of t h e w o r k Michigan Hohtein-Frietian Association tha^t is given in t h e l a r g e r schopls Than Attempted Cure d u t i e s last y e a r , a b o u t 60 p e r c e n t with e n a c t m e n t of t h e C l a r k - M c N a r y f r o m t h e e a s t t h a n in r e c e n t in t h e v o c a t i o n a l d e p a r t m e n t s . S t a t e College, E a s t L a n s i n g , Michigan j were agricultural products which law, in 1924, p r o v i d i n g for financial s e a s o n s . T h e m o t h of t h e bor- He Explains c o m p e t e with A m e r i c a n a g r i c u l t u r e cooperation in forest fire c o n t r o l be- e r m a k e s its flight in m i d s u m - WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1920 b u t which did not come from E u r o p e . tween t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t , t h e T h e q u e s t i o n h a s been a s k e d : W h y T h e y w e r e a b o u t 17 per cent of all s t a t e s a n d p r i v a t e l a n d o w n e r s a n d m e r a n d naturally t a k e s t h e di- Forest Taxation If Sale s t a r t s a t 12 ( n o o n ) E a s t e r n S t a n d a r d t i m e l u t i o n of t h e p r e v a i l i n g w i n d LL vnnns rows fre»sli or DUE SOON; 15 with Jjood C. T. A. records; is h o g c h o l e r a m o r e p r e v a l e n t in i m p o r t s . t h e chief development henceforth currents. Studied In Wisconsin * ,/nC T A i : 7 day records up to MORE THAN 33 pounds! NINE1 good setv^ceble bulls from good blood lines, good record dam,, s o m e s t a t e s t h i s fall t h a n it h a s been should be in t h e forestry u n d e r t a k - • Send <*r preJimW.v catalog to ( Q . ^ ^ ^ at a n y t i m e since 1 9 1 3 ? T h e h i s t o r y ings of s t a t e s , local i n s t i t u t i o n s a n d A s t u d y of t h e t a x a t i o n of t i m b e r East Lansing, Mich. of t h e disease in t h i s c o u n t r y indi- Manufacturers Talk individuals. l a n d , c u t o v e r land, a n d l a n d in f a r m s c a t e s t h a t if t h e n a t u r a l t r e n d is nor Of Merchant Marine Fifty million a c r e s of forest l a n d s CONTROL OF ENEMIES with r e f e r e n c e to p r e s e n t a n d f u t u r e i n t e r r u p t e d by effectual preventive u t i l i z a t i o n , is b e i n g m a d e by W. A. m e a s u r e s , it becomes u n u s u a l l y prev- should be a c q u i r e d by t h e s t a t e s , OF FLOWER GARDENS "Hartman of t h e Wisconsin experi- a l e n t a n d d e s t r u c t i v e in c e r t a i n pe- Shall t h e U. S. h a v e a m e r c h a n t c o u n t i e s a n d m u n i c i p a l i t i e s in a d d i - ment station. The w o r k h a s been r i o d s . T h e first period of exceptional m a r i n e was t h e topic u p for discus- tion to t h e i r p r e s e n t h o l d i n g s , Mr. T h e m a n n e r in w h i c h a n insect s t a r t e d in Lincoln c o u n t y and the p r e v a l e n c e r e a c h e d Us climax in sion, T h u r s d a y , October 2 8 , a t a s p e - Greeley c o n t e n d e d , a n d t h e federal feeds u p o n p l a n t s largejy d e t e r m i n e s d a t a will be a n a l y z e d before s t a r t i n g YOUR 1887, when it was e s t i m a t e d t h a t 120 cial h e a r i n g called at Detroit by T. g o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d a d d e i g h t or 10 t h e insecticide t h a t s h o u l d be used. in o t h e r c o u n t i e s . D a t a is being se- per 1,000 of o u r h o g p o p u l a t i o n died V. O'Connor, c h a i r m a n of t h e U. million a c r e s to its p r e s e n t forest Insects a r e provided e i t h e r with c u r e d from t h e tax r o l l s a n d tax cer- of h o g cholera. T h e next e x t e n s i v e S. S h i p p i n g b o a r d , to receive s u g g e s - a r e a of 89 million a c r e s , he said. chewing or sucking ^mouth-parts. t i f i c a t e s a l e s books of L i n c o l n coun- o u t b r e a k occurred in 1897, when t h e tions from importers, exporters, W h e n p l a n t s a r e a t t a c k e d by i n s e c t s ty. T h e l a n d s in t h e c o u n t y a r e be- INCOME loss w a s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 130 p e r 1,- m a n u f a c t u r e r s , b a n k e r s a n d o t h e r s of t h e c h e w i n g type, jyich as leaf- i n g classified as well a s t h e b u s i n e s s 000, and t h e t h i r d o u t b r e a k in 1912 i n t e r e s t e d in t h e A m e r i c a n M e r c h a n t MANY CO OPERATIVES eating beetles, grasshoppers, and a n d ' 1 3 r e s u l t e d in a loss e s t i m a t e d m a r i n e . a t 106 per t h o u s a n d . F o l l o w i n g t h e HAVE CAPITAL STOCK caterpillars, some stomach poison such a s a r s e n a t e of l e a d ^ p r a y \$ s u i t - Mr. O ' C o n n o r is o b t a i n i n g infor- s e v e r e experience of the 1912 o u t - m a t i o n u n d e r t h e following r e s o l u - Sixty-nine p e r c e n t of t h e f a r m e r s ' able. BUSINESS NEWS b r e a k , m o s t hog g r o w e r s b e g a n to immunize their herds quite regular- tion a d o p t e d by t h e U. 9. S h i p p i n g b u y i n g a n d s e l l i n g a s s o c i a t i o n s in t h e Since s u c k i n g insects, s u c h as t h r i p s , , a p h i d s , scale j i n s e c t s a n d Five cents a word for one inser- tion; 4\ a cents per word foe each of WHY Waste Your Time on a Low Wage or Un- ly with t h e r e s u l t t h a t t h e m o r t a l i t y b o a r d : U n i t e d S t a t e s h a v e c a p i t a l stock a n d from h o g cholera w a s g r a d u a l l y r e - Resolved, t h a t t h e United S t a t e s 63 p e r cent of t h e t o t a l c o - o p e r a t i v e m e a l y - b u g s , a r e n o t affected s t o m a c h p o i s o n s because of t h e fact by two insertions; 4 cents a word per insertion for each of*three inser- tions, and at the 4 cent rata for satisfactory Income? duced from y e a r to y e a r u n t i l t h e S h i p p i n g b o a r d be, a n d it is h e r e b y , business is t r a n s a c t e d by a s s o c i a t i o n s succeeding insertions. Count each t h a t t h e y d r a w t h e i r food from w i t h - fiscal year, 1925, w h e n it. was only r e q u e s t e d to p r e p a r e a n d s u b m i t t o so o r g a n i z e d . More t h a n 1 0 , 0 0 0 r e - 30.8 p e r 1,000. 8© P e r Cfefet S u s c e p t i b l e t h e S e n a t e n o t l a t e r t h a n J a n u a r y 1, p o r t s r e s p e c t i n g c a p i t a l s t o c k h a v e 1927, c o m p r e h e n s i v e a n d c o n c r e t e b e e n a n a l y z e d by t h e Division of Co- in t h e p l a n t , insectcides for t h e m m u s t kill by t h e i r b u r n i n g a c t i o n , by poisoning through t h e b r e a t h i n g ap- word, abbreviation and figure, in- cluding words in signature a* words. order. Cash must accompany Michigan Farm Bureau Here's a Real Opportunity p l a n s for b u i l d i n g u p and m a i n t a i n - o p e r a t i v e News. D u r i n g t h e last five or six y e a r s t h e r e h a s been c o m p a r a t i v l y little ing an a d e q u a t e m e r c h a n t m a r i n e S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . M a r k e t i n g of t h e U n i t e d p a r a t u s , o r by suffocation. t h e best s p r a y s for t h i s p u r p o s e is O n e of SELL SOMETHING h o g cholera in t h i s c o u n t r y . T h e out- for c o m m e r c e a n d n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y Eighty-five p e r cent of t h e a s s o c i a - n i c o t i n e or tobacco s o l u t i o n . b r e a k s t h a t did o c c u r u s u a l l y were ( 1 ) t h r o u g h p r i v a t e capital a n d u n - t i o n s in t h e New E n g l a n d S t a t e s a r e MISCELLANEOUS V That The Farmer Needs and J A s a t i s f a c t o r y s p r a y for u s e a g a i n s t Si »< checked p r o m p t l y t h r o u g h t h e use d e r private ownership and ( 2 ) o r g a n i z e d w i t h c a p i t a l s t o c k , 77 p e r of t h e i m m u n i z a t i o n t r e a t m e n t a n d t h r o u g h c o n s t r u c t i o n , o p e r a t i o n , a n d cent in t h e W e s t N o r t h t h e application of s a n i t a t i o n mea- o w n e r s h i p by t h e g o v e r n m e n t . S t a t e s , 72 p e r c e n t in t h e M o u n t a i n Central both c h e w i n g and s u c k i n g i n s e c t s , c o m b i n i n g as it does t h e p r o p e r t i e s of t h e s t o m a c h poison a n d t h e con- WRITE FOR PRICE AND DESCRIP- tion of Pyramid poultry shipping coops. Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange, 2610 IS BUYING Mr. O ' C o n n o r w o u l d like specific S t a t e s , 43 p e r cent in t h e S o u t h A t - Riopelle street, Detroit. 3-12-tf s u r e s . F r o m year to y e a r m o r e and m o r e f a r m e r s ceased to i m m u n i z e a n s w e r s to t h e following q u e s t i o n s : lantic S t a t e s , a n d b u t 33 p e r c e n t in t h e i r h e r d s , t h i n k i n g t h e r e was n o A. Do you f a v o r a n A m e r i c a n t h e Middle A t l a n t i c S t a t e s . T h e p e r - tact i n s e c t i c i d e , m a y be m a d e by a d d - ing t o each g a l l o n of a r s e n a t e of lead s o l u t i o n one-half o u n c e of s o a p a n d REGISTERED, SILVER FOXES AT 1650.00 a pair for a limited number. If you want Foxes, don't let this opportuni- SELL INSURANCE n e c e s s i t y for i n c u r r i n g t h i s e x p e n s e , M e r c h a n t m a r i n e ? c e n t a g e s of t h e a s s o c i a t i o n s f o r m e d ty pass. McComb's Silver Fox Ranch, a n d b r e e d i n g stock t h a t h a d b e e n <1) t h r o u g h p r i v a t e c a p i t a l a n d with c a p i t a l stock in s e v e r a l of t h e one t e a s p o o n f u l of n i c o t i n e s u l p h a t e . Remus, Mich., R. F. D. No. 2.—11-12-26 The Man W e W a n t Is i m m u n i z e d or had a c q u i r e d i m m u n - u n d e r p r i v a t e o w n e r s h i p , o r leading co-operative states are as ity t h r o u g h an a t t a c k of t h e disease ( 2 ) t h r o u g h c o n s t r u c t i o n , o p e r a - follows: K a n s a s , 92 p e r c e n t ; Ne- Three Kinds of Flies DUROC JERSEY BOARS, G l t T S BRED and open. Lewis Klaty, Carsonvjlle, at least in his thirties, preferably a farmer or with farm was g r a d u a l l y r e p l a c e d by s u s c e p t i b l e tion, a n d o w n e r s h i p by t h e g o v e r n - b r a s k a , 91 p e r c e n t ; Ohio, 82 per Michigan. 11-12-26 experience, understands Mutual Fire Insurance, or better T h e r e a r e t h r e e different k i n d s of a n i m a l s . It is e s t i m a t e d t h a t as a re- m e n t ? c e n t ; W i s c o n s i n , 80 p e r c e n t ; M i n n e - flies t h a t b o t h e r dairy cows t o a l a r g e • AIRDALE PUPS FOR SALE, MALES • i • yet, is actively connected with it, has a wide acquaintance s u l t of t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s 80 per cent B. W h a t m e t h o d do you a d v o c a t e s o t a , 74 p e r c e n t ; I o w a , 65 p e r c e n t r extent. T h e c o m m o n h o u s e fly a n - $6: females $4. We are also offering a with farmers in his locality, is well and favorably known, few well bred young Brown Swiss cows. of t h e hogs in t h e c o u n t r y w e r e s u s - for t h e p u r p o s e of e n a b l i n g A m e r i - M i c h i g a n , 5 3 p e r c e n t ; C a l i f o r n i a , 50 noys c a t t l e by c r a w l i n g o v e r t h e m Elmwood Farms, Sebewaing, Michigan. and has a car. If he is in a business where he meets the ceptible when t h e p r e s e n t o u t b r e a k can flag s h i p s to c o m p e t e w i t h p e r c e n t ; a n d New York, 3 1 p e r c e n t . farmer trade and has some sales ability, so much the better, and f e e d i n g o n t h e s e c r e t i o n s a b o u t b e g a n t o a s s u m e a d a n g e r o u s a s p e c t foreign flag s h i p s in c o m m e r c e to in s o m e s t a t e s d u r i n g t h e m o n t h of a n d from t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ? Most E l e v a t o r s t h e eyes, etc., b u t do n o t s u c k blood. though this is not necessary. In t h e case of t h e f a r m e r s ' ele- T h e s t a b l e fly is p r o v i d e d w i t h a If you are this man we want you to represent us in the September. T h e l a r g e n u m b e r of C. In a d d i t i o n t o t h e f o r e g o i n g h i g h l y s u s c e p t i b l e a n i m a l s was con- p l e a s e s u b m i t a n y o t h e r or f u r t h e r v a t o r s , 98 p e r cent with c a p i t a l stock. are organized Eighty-five p e r beak w h i c h e n a b l e s it t o s u c k blood. T h e h o r n fly, is d i s t i n c t l y s m a l l e r A Full year to Pay The wonderful •kimming efficiency sale of our Mutual Auto Insurance in your own community "Or trade territory. This connection will mean a substantial ducive of a r a p i d a n d d e s t r u c t i v e of Viking bowl adds dollars to your s u g g e s t i o n s o r d a t a you d e e m per- cent of t h e a s s o c i a t i o n s t h a n e i t h e r of t h e o t h e r t w o flies. w a v e of t h e d i s e a s e a g a i n , u n l e s s t i n e n t to t h e i s s u e p r e s e n t e d by t h e d a i r y p r o d u c t s marketing dairy profits. Easy monthly pay* meats at prices within reach. income to you. When can you begin? Write today. c h e c k e d by t h e l i b e r a l u s e of a n t i - have capital stock; S a n i t a t i o n is t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t Vikins Discs—KM? to CUsn—Handled resolution. 39 per cent of t h e a s s o c i a t i o n s m a r - m e t h o d of disposing of all these .^^^ like keys on a rwg—easy hog-cholera serum. W r i t e y o u r v i e w s to t h e c h a i r m a n k e t i n g fruits a n d v e g e t a b l e s a r e c a p - Insurance Department Heavy Losses in ' 2 6 pests. / ^ ^ ^ ^ B - . to wash—savts drudg- of t h i s b o a r d , W a s h . , D. C. ? ^H HN^cy. Long disc surface ital stock e n t e r p r i s e s , a s a r e also 35 Unfortunately serum producers ^ i l ^ P n1^ g e t s more cream. Six** 100 MICHIGAN S T A T E FARM B U R E A U •were n o t a b l e to s u p p l y sufficient se- r u m in t i m e to p r e v e n t t h e heaviest h a u n t m e . " " H o w s o m e of t h e s e old s o n g s per c e n t of t h e a s s o c i a t i o n s m a r k e t - ing eggs a n d p o u l t r y , 15 p e r c e n t of Detroit Poultry -' 1000 Ik*. CaMdtv. Five Sizes- Hand,eIectric,power. Sturdy frame. Best Swedish steel. Note—askfor"Help 221-227 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. losses t h e s w i n e i n d u s t r y ha3 s u s t a i n - "No wonder, considering the num- ed since 1 9 1 3 . With t h e r e d u c t i o n of b e r you h a v e m u r d e r e d . " t h o s e m a r k e t i n g livestock, a n d 9.5 p e r c e n t of t h o s e m a r k e t i n g wool. Market Your Cows Make Cash" and prices. Dept UNITED ENGINE COMPANY, Lansing, Mich. h o g c h o l e r a in t h e c o u n t r y d u r i n g t h e T h e 432 I l l i n o i s a s s o c i a t i o n s a n d As g i y e n b y M i c h . F a r m B u r e a u l a s t several y e a r s a n d t h e d i s c o n t i n - p e r cent s o l u t i o n of c o m p o u n d cre- t h e 207 Ohio a s s o c i a t i o n s h a n d l i n g P o u l t r y Excli.. 3 6 1 0 R i o p e l l e s t r e e t , u a t i o n by most f a r m e r s of t h e p r a c - sol.) g r a i n , which r e p o r t e d with r e f e r e n c e October 2 0 , 1 9 2 6 : tice of i m m u n i z i n g t h e i r h e r d s , t h e r e A n y n e w l y p u r c h a s e d stock s h o u l d to c a p i t a l s t o c k , a r e all o r g a n i z e d Springs, Fancy Barred Rocks 24 w a s a r e d u c t i o n in p r o d u c t i o n of s e - be k e p t a w a y from t h e h o m e h e r d for with c a p i t a l s t o c k . T h e p e r c e n t a g e s Springs, Fancy R. I. Reds 23 r u m . No l a r g e r e s e r v e supplies were a t least t w o w e e k s . Springs, Medium and White 21-22 SERVICE of c a p i t a l Btock g r a i n m a r k e t i n g a s - c a r r i e d a n d s o m e of t h e l a r g e s t pro- Dogs s h o u l d be confined so t h e y Springs, Black 20 sociations in N o r t h D a k o t a , M i n n e - Springs, No. 2 12 d u c e r s h a d given u p t h e b u s i n e s s . c a n n o t leave t h e p r e m i s e s . s o t a , S o u t h D a k o t a , I n d i a n a a n d Ne- Springs, Leghorn. 20-21 The seriousness of t h e s i t u a t i o n T h e c a r c a s s e s of dead h o g s s h o u l d braska, are just u n d e r 100. Springs, Leghorn, black 17 w a s realized by h o g g r o w e r s , s e r u m be p r o m p t l y b u r i e d u n d e r four feet of e a r t h , or, p r e f e r a b l y , b u r n e d . Varies Hens. 5 lbs. and up 25 p r o d u c e r s , s t a t e officials, also by t h e Insanitary surroundings a n d im- T h e p e r c e n tages for t h e fruit Hens, 4 to 5 lbs .23 d e p a r t m e n t of a g r i c u l t u r e , w h i c h is and v e g e t a b l e associations varied Hens, medium 22 c h a r g e d with t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of su- p r o p e r f e e d i n g t e n d to lower t h e vi- p e r v i s i n g t h e p r o d u c t i o n of a n t i - h o g - t a l i t y a n d d e c r e a s e r e s i s t a n c e to d i s - from 8 p e r cent in M i s s o u r i to 91 Hens, Small and Leghorn 17-18 c h o l e r a s e r u m i n t e n d e d for use in i n - e a s e , b u t such c o n d i t i o n s of t h e m - p e r cent in M i n n e s o t a . Nens, No. 2 8-10 t e r s t a t e t r a d e . I n v i e w of t h e e m e r - selves can n o t c a u s e h o g c h o l e r a . I t Cox 16 Less t h a n 2 p e r c e n t of t h e live- Ducks, Spring, a lbs. and up, white 24 g e n c y e v e r y t h i n g possible w i t h i n t h e can be p r o d u c e d only by t h e specific s t o c k s h i p p i n g a s s o c i a t i o n s in Illi- b o u n d s of r e a s o n a b l e safety is b e i n g g e r m of t h e d i s e a s e . T h i s d e v e l o p s nois h a v e c a p i t a l s t o c k , w h i l e 3 1 p e r d o n e t o i n c r e a s e p r o d u c t i o n a n d fa- a n d p r o p a g a t e s only in t h e b o d i e s of c e n t of t h o s e in M i c h i g a n a r e o r g a n - Ducks, Spring, small and colored Poultry Shippers Geese, Youn« Rabbits, 21-22 2 £ MICHIGAN FARMERS c i l i t a t e t h e delivery of s e r u m to t h o s e h o g s a n d m u s t be conveyed in s o m e For results and service send 18 6 lbs. and up w h o need it. m a n n e r from a sick h o g to a well ized w i t h c a p i t a l s t o c k . Rabbits, your 4future to 5 lbsshipments of Live 16 More t h a n 6,800 of t h e associa- Poultry to Testing Suspended one in o r d e r to p r o d u c e t h e d i s e a s e . FARM BUREAU POULTRY EXCH t i o n s r e p o r t i n g r e g a r d i n g form of or- N o r m a l l y , a test r e q u i r i n g 21 d?.vs S o u r c e s of Infection 2610 Riopelle St., Detroit, Mich. Are now afforded a service of the *? is m a d e of s e r u m b e f o r e it is r e l e a s - • T h e live a n i m a l is t h e m o s t d a n - g a n i z a t i o n a l s o r e p o r t e d regarding ed for m a r k e t i n g , b u t in view of t h e g e r o u s s o u r c e of infection t h r o u g h t h e a m o u n t of b u s i n e s s t r a n s a c t e d in r e p o r t e d extent a n d s e v e r i t y of t h e t h e e l i m i n a t i o n of v i r u s with the" ex- 1926. The data i n d i c a t e d t h a t 63 d i s e a s e in t h e Middle West," t h e de- c r e t i o n s w h i c h c o n t a m i n a t e h o g lots, per cent of t h e t o t a l b u s i n e s s w a s p a r t m e n t h a s acceded to I h e r e q u e s t feed t r o u g h s , b e d d i n g a n d o t h e r ob- h a n d l e d by a s s o c i a t i o n s w i t h c a p i t a l Michigan State Farm Bureau of n u m e r o u s s t a t e a u t h o r i t i e s a n d j e c t s w i t h w h i c h t h e y come in con- stock. o t h e r s t o s u s p e n d t h e t e s t t e m p o r a r - t a c t . T h e m e a t from an a n i m a l af- ily as an e m e r g e n c y m e a s u r e . All fected w i t h c h o l e r a is a s o u r c e of Patronage BOUNTY OF NATURE WILL BE SHOWN AT Means More s e r u m p r o d u c e d u n d e r t h e s e condi- d a n g e r a s t h e v i r u s exists in t h e t i o n s is to b e a r t h e s t a t e m e n t s t a m p e d blood. I t h a s b e e n proved by e x p e r i - o r p r i n t e d on t h e t r a d e l a b e l s : " T h i s m e n t s t h a t s c r a p s of pork from a h o g s e r u m h a s n o t been tested." Al- affected w i t h c h o l e r a a t t h e t i m e of t h o u g h t h e test for p o t e n c y h a s been ' s l a u g h t e r a r e c a p a b l e in m a n y in- THE CHICAGO SHOW Co-op Returns THIS SERVICE IS INSURANCE suspended, government s u p e r v i s i o n s t a n c e s of c o n v e y i n g t h e disease, A g r i c u l t u r e in all h e r glory will t w i t h r e s p e c t to s a n i t a t i o n a n d m e t h - even t h o u g h t h e h a m , s h o u l d e r o r hold c o u r t a t t h e w o r l d ' s f a r m c a p i t o l ods u s e d in t h e p r o d u c t i o n of good o t h e r p a r t s from w h i c h t h e s c r a p s t h e week following Thanksgiving Handling costs are actual Nearly every farmer owns an automobile. In case of fire, theft, property s e r u m will bs c o n t i n u e d a s in t h e w e r e trimmed had been p a s s e d w h e n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L i v e Stock costs. Xo excessive profits p a s t u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e law t h r o u g h t h e u s u a l processes of c u r - exposition will c e l e b r a t e i t s 2 7 t h a n - to commission brokers when loss, personal injury or collision which placed t h e m a n u f a c t u r e of ing a n d s m o k i n g . It is n o t a d v i s a b l e n i v e r s a r y a t t h e C h i c a g o u n i o n s t o c k anti-hog-cholera serum and o t h e r to feed s c r a p s of p o r k p u r c h a s e d a t y a r d s , N o v e m b e r 27 to D e c e m b e r 4. you market your s t o c k v e t e r i n a r y biological products in- t h e public m a r k e t to s u s c e p t i b l e A c c o r d i n g t o B. H . H e i d e , s e c r e t a r y through the co-operative t e n d e d for i n t e r s t a t e c o m m e r c e , u n - s w i n e , a n d e s p e c i a l l y w h e n c h o l e r a m a n a g e r , w h o h a s successfully con- commission houses at Detroit d e r t h e supervision of t h e U n i t e d is a s p r e v a l e n t a s it is t h i s fall. If d u c t e d t h i s g r e a t e s t of all a g r i c u l - T H E OWNER P A Y S UNLESS INSURED S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , h o g o w n e r s can p r e v e n t t h e g e r m s t r u a l s h o w s for o v e r a q u a r t e r of a and East Buffalo. T h e r e a r e ' a p p r o x i m a t e l y 60 set- of c h o l e r a from being c a r r i e d t o c e n t u r y , t h e a p p r o a c h i n g session will Every Car Owner Needs Protection These firms have become t l e m e n t s in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s p r o d u c - t h e i r h e r d s , t h e y will n o t suffer be t h e m o s t c o m p l e t e l y b a l a n c e d ex- i n g a n t i - h o g - c h o l e r a s e r u m as r a p i d - losses from t h i s d i s e a s e . h i b i t i o n ever s t a g e d in its h i s t o r y established through satisfac- ly a s possible. T h e w a i v i n g of t h e T h e b u r e a u of a n i m a l i n d u s t r y is For m o n t h s the foremost breeders tory service to Michigan far- c u s t o m a r y test t e m p o r a r i l y will en- r e p r e s e n t e d in s w i n e - r a i s i n g states h a v e been g r o o m i n g t h e i r finest beef Farm Risk Insurance At Actual Cost i s now available through the agencies of able producers to supply f a r m e r s by 33 v e t e r i n a r i a n s who a r e co-op- mers and shippers. Their Cattle, h o r s e s , s h e e p a n d h o g s for t h e with a larger quantity of s e r u m e r a t i n g with t h e s t a t e a u t h o r i t i e s in earnings are your earnings, a b o u t t h r e e w e e k s s o o n e r t h a n u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l of h o g c h o l e r a . H o g r a i s - s u p r e m e t e s t of t h e y e a r a t t h i s ac- th< a b o v e t h e low, a c t u a l cost of n o r m a l c o n d i t i o n s . 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