«CTi What Would Our F . B. FARM BUREAU NEWS T h e B u r e a u Affords Be, If E v e r y M e m b e r Y o u r Best M e a n s of Were J u s t Like Me? Bettering R u r a l Life P U B L I S H E D BY T H E M I C H I G A N S T A T E F A R M B U R E A U F O R I T S M E M B E R S H I P FOURTH YEAR, VOL. IV, No. 22 NOVEMBER 12, 1926 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY FARM BUREAU URGES ECONOMY, FIXED TOWNSHIP ROAD PROGRAM * .1 I f f EIGHTH ANNUAL A. F. B. F. CONVENTION Women of 18 Counties MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU AND HONORED BY STATE WILL ATTRACT A RECORD'ATTENDANCE Stage Big Rally Day MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE TRYING TO ON DECEMBER 6 , 7 AND 8 AT CHICAGO At E. Lansing, Oct. 30 CHECK WASTEFUL ROAD EXPENDITURE •5- More Than a Convention, is the Motto of Those Nearly 5 00 w o m e n from v a r i o u s F r o m t h e r a t i o of r e p r e s e n t a t i o n at Lax Methods, Inefficiency And Bad Politics Are p a r t s of t h e s t a t e helped m a k e the t h e Rally Day p r o g r a m , it a p p e a r s Who Have Annual Meeting Program In Hand. second a n n u a l R a l l y Day for H o m e e v i d e n t t h a t t h e counties having Source of Useless Expense, Recent Survey Special Features of an Educational D e m o n s t r a t i o n a g e n t s a n d l e a d e r s an t h e s e c o u n t y a g e n t s get a g r e a t deal event of m a r k e d i m p o r t a n c e at Mich- m o r e o u t of t h e system t h a n do t h e Indicates. Dollar's Worth of Roads For Nature For Men and Women igan S t a t e College, on S a t u r d a y , Oc- o t h e r c o u n t i e s . O a k l a n d county, for Every Dollar Spent, Is Advocated tober 30. i n s t a n c e , was r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h e a n - One feature, added this year to the eighth annual conven- T h e s e l e a d e r s of v o l u n t e e r ex- n u a l m e e t i n g by 71 d e l e g a t e s , a n a tension service in h o m e economics O t t a w a county h a d .">() women t h e r e . A hundred million dollars for township roads, and all spent; tion of the American Farm Bureau Federation, to be held at assembled at P e o p l e s c h u r c h , j u s t off Thirty-seven counties have en- in the past 1 3 years; this is the history of the township road Chicago, December 6, 7 and 8, an educational attraction in the college c a m p u s , in E a s t Lansing., gaged in this w o r k . They h a v e 1,012 program in Michigan, written in dollars and cents. the nature of a farm business show, will portray the achieve- They r e p r e s e n t e d E a t o n , W a y n e . local l e a d e r s , r e p r e s e n t i n g 580 com- O t t a w a , Monroe, Oakland, B a r r y . m u n i t i e s . This m e a n s a big influence That is a stupenduous sum of money, to begin with, and ments and new developments brought about during the past Oceana, Clinton, Ionia, Wexford, on the r u r a l life of Michigan and t h e the fact that the township road of today, as an artery of travel, year in agricultural enterprise and gives promise of being Branch, Livingston, Macomb, m o v e m e n t is r a p i d l y g a i n i n g s u p p o r t is practically impassable during a considerable portion of one of the chief centers of interest at the big convention. Genesee, Isabella, Hillsdale, W a s h - in o t h e r counties so that- t h e esti- tenaw and Montcalm counties. m a t e of t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of e n r o l l - the year should set the farmers of Michigan to thinking deep- This is not to be an exposition duplicating great shows like m e n t s for t h e c u r r e n t y e a r is given ly about a definite v road building program for the future. C h a i r m a n of t h e Rally Day pro- the International Live Stock Exposition where actual farm g r a m was Mrs. Louise H. Campbell, a s a p p r o x i m a t e l y 19,040 w o m e n . Where will the next hundred million dollars be spent for commodities are exhibited, but rather an exhibition showing s t a t e h o m e d e m o n s t r a t i o n leader. T h e s t u d y of H o m e F u r n i s h i n g h a s Mrs. Campbell, with five county j u s t been a d d e d , Nov. 1. township roads and what will your township have to show for the progress in marketing, the progress in living conditions— A s t u d y in Music Appreciation is its portion of this vast sum at the end of the next 10 years> home demonstration agents, has a great national farm business show. Here the delegates to m a d e it possible t h r o u g h t h e e x t e n - i n c l u d e d in t h e w o r k for each g r o u p , There's the question to turn over in your minds and the the convention will see exhibits put in by outstaniding co-oper- sion service c a r r i e d i n t o t h e v a r i o u s a r r a n g e d by Miss F a n n i e R. B u c h a n - Michigan State Farm Bureau is setting about to encourage ative marketing associations; will,see exhibits reflecting the counties d u r i n g t h e past year, to a n , of t h e e d u c a t i o n a l d e p a r t m e n t of DEW F R A N K S. K E D Z I E b r i n g t h e influence of college s t u d y t h e Victor T a l k i n g Machine Co. some real thinking along these lines so that, instead of having work of the Farm Bureau, county, state and national; will see directly i n t o t h e h o m e s of close to T h e R a l l y Day p r o g r a m included H o n o r i n g t h e n a m e of a family merely a record of dollars spent at the close of the next decade, exhibits by representative commercial firms presenting new 20,000'^wbmen of Michigan. s h o r t t a l k s by D e a n J e a n K r u g e r , of t h a t has been i n t i m a t e l y a n d actively This is a new v e n t u r e in s p r e a d i n g t h e college h o m e economics d e p a r t - linked with t h e h i s t o r y of Michigan Michigan will have a system of township roads so well es- ideas applicable to agriculture. This Exposition is to be a S t a t e College since 1 8 6 3 , t h e n e w tablished that the cost, whatever it may be, will be a minor; t h e gospel of better* h o m e m a k i n g m e n t ; R e v . N. A. MoCune, p a s t o r of great grouping of educational exhibits, in themselves worth t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e . It m e a n s t h a t t h e P e o p l e s c h u r c h w h e r e t h e l u n c h - $600,000 c h e m i s t r y l a b o r a t o r y build- factor in the general improvement program. ing now u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n a t t h e traveling many hundred miles to view. t h e c o u n t y d e m o n s t r a t i o n a g e n t s r e - eon m e e t i n g was h e l d ; g r e e t i n g s by college h a s been n a m e d t h e Kedzie Fourteen Millions In 19251 ceive t h e i r c o a c h i n g , open 16 c e n t e r s R. J . B a l d w i n , "director of e d u c a t i o n - Not only the entire space in the great Exhibition Hall in the in t h e i r respective c o u n t i e s a n d from al extension w o r k a t t h e college; a n C h e m i s t r y L a b o r a t o r y by official ac- Politics and lax methods cost the farmers of this state close Hotel Sherman, but also all of the space on the mezzanine t h e s e c e n t e r s s p r e a d t h e i r t e a c h i n g s a d d r e s s by Dr. K e n y o n L. B u t t e r - tion of t h e s t a t e b o a r d of a g r i c u l t u r e . to t h e h o m e - m a k e r s t h r o u g h direct field, p r e s i d e n t of t h e college, a n d Dean F r a n k S. Kedzie, head of t h e to. $14,000,000 in 1925 for "fixin' township r o a d s ; " just floor has been taken over to house the numerous exhibits that c h e m i s t r y d e p a r t m e n t of t h e college, "fixin* them u p , " it might be said, for, with but few excep- c o n t a c t with a b o u t a dozen v o l u n t e e r one by each of t h e . following: Miss have been secured for this Exposition. All of this space, filled l e a d e r s in each c e n t e r . Buchanan, Mrs. Dora Stockman, w h o h a s been i n t i m a t e l y connected tions, the improvement program on township roads in Michi- with intensely interesting, practical demonstrations, will pre- T h e s e c e n t e r s m a y include s e v e r a l m e m b e r of t h e s t a t e b o a r d of a g r i - with t h a t i n s t i t u t i o n for a b o u t half c o m m u n i t i e s a n d t h e v o l u n t e e r lead- c u l t u r e , a n d by J o h n W i l l a r d direc- a c e n t u r y , was p r e s e n t at t h e l a y i n g gan never has resulted in permanent roads. sent an irresistible appeal that will take up every moment of of the c o r n e r s t o n e of the new build- Michigan State College has gone into study of this situa- e r s a r e w o m e n of h i g h s t a n d i n g w h o t o r of e x t e n s i o n w o r k . your spare time away from the convention floor. h a v e been selected by ballot to r e p - ing, d u r i n g a n i m p r e s s i v e c e r e m o n y tion in considerable detail during the past few months and it Home For Women ; stock f a r m i n g I n t e r m e d i a t e Credit Bank whicl r a n g e d by t h e S u p p l y Service divi- 19 to 2 3 , J . A. H a n n a h , s e c r e t a r y r e a u E x p o s i t i o n , t h e e x h i b i t o r will panies in t h i s field. l e n d s a l m o s t exclusively on feeder sion of the Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bu- of t h e Michigan P o u l t r y w h e r e i n t w o o t h e r fairly g o o d g r a v e l h a v e o p p o r t u n i t y of a t t r a c t i n g t h e C o n t i n u e d reliance of .the States 1,630; cotton f a r m i n g , 1,026; g r a i n I m p r o v e - pits were located closer to t h e c o n - f a r m i n g , 1 0 8 ; o t h e r f a r m i n g , 3,366; c a t t l e is located at P i p e s t o n e . Minn. r e a u , u n d e r direction of L. A. T h o m - m e n t Association h a s been i n f o r m e d . s t r u c t i o n j o b t h a n t h e pit from which, i n t e r e s t of t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l leader- upon t h e p r o p e r t y tax as t h e sole or total f a r m i n g . 8,275; forestry, fish- It is k n o w n as t h e N o r t h w e s t F a r m - as, manager. At t h e 1926 convention t h e r e was t h e h a u l s w e r e being m a d e for t h i s ship of 45 s t a t e s , for t h e A n n u a l chief m e a n s of taxing a g r i c u l t u r e is ing, ice h a r v e s t i n g a n d o t h e r related e r s Credit Association a n d w a s or- exhibited more than $2,000,000 p a r t i c u l a r j o b , t h e college l e a r n e d . Meeting of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u - held to be responsible in l a r g e mea- ganized with a paid in capital of i n d u s t r i e s , a n d unclassified, 1,483. (JKTS W E S T E R N L U M B E R w o r t h of p o u l t r y b r e e d e r s ' supplies reau F e d e r a t i o n is m a d e up of r e p r e - s u r e for t h e t a x s i t u a t i o n shown for F i g u r e s for i n d i v i d u a l spates w e r e $20,000, which h a s since been in- F o r t h e first time in history, t h e a^id e q u i p m e n t . T h e r e politics e n t e r e d in a n d it s e n t a t i v e s of 45 s t a t e federations, farm c o m p a n i e s . T h e p r o p e r t y t a x . not a v a i l a b l e for s t u d y b u t it is be- creased to $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . S u t t o n s Bay p l a n i n g mill, located in At t h e close of t h e c o n v e n t i o n a t m e a n t a few m o r e d o l l a r s for t h e it is pointed out, is based on capital men a n d w o m e n who a r e largely " T h e l o a n s u s u a l l y r u n from six w h a t w a s once t h e h e a r t of t h e g r e a t G r a n d R a p i d s , n e x t y e a r , it is ex- road c o m m i s s i o n e r ' s b r o t h e r or friend values a n d h a s c o m p a r a t i v e l y little lieved t h a t t h e g e n e r a l a v e r a g e s a r e at t h e expense of t h e f a r m e r s of t h e g u i d i n g t h e t h o u g h t a n d activities of m o n t h s to a year. /umbering industry in L e e l a n a u pected t h e direct r e l a t i o n to c h a n g e s in c u r r e n t sufficient to show t h a t farm taxes Canadian^, g o v e r n m e n t township. a g r i c u l t u r e in t h e s e s t a t e s . To t h e m u s t be m a d e to reflect c h a n g e s in Aid t o D a i r y m e n county, h a s i m p o r t e d w e s t e r n lum- will t a k e c h a r g e of a c a r a v a n of a u - income. Most lines of b u s i n e s s o t h e r 1 Such little leaks in a l m o s t e v e r y A n n u a l Meeting come t h e officers of t h a n f a r m i n g , pay a m u c h ber. A carload of w e s t e r n pine was h i g h e r f a r m s ' e a r n i n g capacity if a n approxi- O t h e r o u t s t a n d i n g c o r p o r a t i o n s do- t o m o b i l e s g o i n g to t h e W o r l d ' s Pou - t h e S t a t e F e d e r a t i o n s , C o u n t y A g e n t s -"- o f t n e j r t o t a i taxes on a m a t e e q u a l i t y of t a x a t i o n between ing a feeder c a t t l e b u s i n e s s , a r e lo- received, t h e first of a series of ship- t r y C o n g r e s s to be held a t O t t a w a , t o w n s h i p m e a n t h a t t h e m a j o r p o r - officers of C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u s ami _ ^ . ^ ^ ^ direct c o n s i d e r a . g r e a t i n d u s t r i a l g r o u p s is to be had. (Continued on page two) m e n t s t h e mill will buy for t h e t r a d e . Can., t h e following week. (Continued on page three; (Continued on page two) J NOVEMBER 12, Jft26 fwo MICfllGAX FARM BCREAt NEWS W h i c h of these suggestions, which of tho^e remedies shall be D E F I N I N G THE FARM BUREAU State Honors Kedzie MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS accepted.' The g r o w t h of the F a r m Bureau movement is among the most (Continued from page one) Dr. R. C. Kedzie is i.est known Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- It is up tn American a g r i c u l t u r e to d e t e r m i n e and the a n n u a l i n t e r e s t i n g and significant developments of our time. Altho we outside of his connections with the lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- meeting of t h e American F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n offers t h e m a y at times dissent from certain of the specific proposals which college, for experiments in 1888 to quarters, Lansing, Michigan. 1894 on the growing Of sugar beets o p p o r t u n i t y , in convention, for farm spokesmen to d e t e r m i n e t h a t e m a n a t e from f a r m e r groups, as we did in the case of the Mc- in southern Michigan. In 1885, h*> VOL. IV NOVEMBER 12, 1»2« No. 22 policy which shall become known as the A m e r i c a n A g r i c u l t u r a l X a r y - H a u g h e n bill, we look upon the farm bureau idea as rich secured the passage of a law provid- Policy. in promise for t h e future of America. W e regard it as one of ing for inspection of commercial fer- Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class tilizers, and assisted in establishing The voice and eouttsel «.t' every S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u official. t h e most effective m e a n s for conserving what is finest in the r u r a l an act which called for the appoint matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. of every C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u official and of every C o m m u n i t y life of the nation, and d i r e c t i n g it t o w a r d increasingly useful ment of a state food and dairy com- F a r m B u r e a u leader, every county agent, every home d e m o n s t r a - expression. mission, of which he was chosen first Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm state analyst. He was also president Bureau Members. tion agent and every home a n d community w o r k e r is needed at At a convention of farm bureau leaders recently, in which 12o of the state board of health from Editor this convention a n d , wisely a n d with t h e best balanced j u d g - of t h e most r e p r e s e n t a t i v e men in the movement sat in session 1877 to 1881, president of the so- for a week, the effort was made to define clearly and concisely ciety for promotion of agricultural ment, d e t e r m i n e t h a t policy which will b r i n g peace and p r o s p e r - science from 188 7 to 1889, member ity to the f a r m homes of America. t h e c h a r a c t e r and aims of the bureau. After strenuously wrestling of the state house of representatives /$mmH sffljpBM B*®S^ To a t t e n d this convention and to c o n t r i b u t e your share is a w i t h t h e problem the effort was abandoned, not because of any in 1867; president of the Michigan Medical society in 1874; and presj. privilege, an o p p o r t u n i t y a n d a d u t y . haziness of t h o u g h t , but because it was felt that a living move- dent of the Association of Agricui. OFFICERS m e n t in process of evolution could not be adequately presented in tural Colleges and Experiment Sta- M. P.. McPHERSON, Lowell President such a definition. tions in 1899. M. L. NOON, Jackson Vice-President Dean Frank Kedzie has served the ALL BOOST THE FACTORS THAT HELP Definitions are necessarily s t a t i c ; t h e farm bureau is dynamic. college long, and has been in this lo- Di recto rs-at-Large It m a y be described in phases, b u t the p u t t i n g together of these cality since the age of ,six years. He I t ' s a sorry state of affairs when a c o m m u n i t y has to face de- M. B. M C P H E R S O N Lowed was graduated from college in I877 MRS. EDITH M. WAOAR Carleton privation of its principal means of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and communi- p h a s e s so as to m a k e a n y t h i n g which approximates a complete and won the doctor's degree in 1912. EARL C. MoCARTY Bad Axe cation with t h e outside world. W h e n such a plight confronts p i c t u r e involves so w i d e a scope of interest and activity t h a t no Dr. Kedzie started teaching chemis- VEROLD F. GORM ELY Newberry o r d i n a r y frame can inclose it, a n d any frame at all must be try at M. S . ' C in 1880, and for a J. G. BOYLE Buchanan t h i r t y communities in a given small a r e a a n d the point arises elastic. time .made a name for himself as re- W. W. BILLINGS Davison out of a seemingly d e l i b e r a t e a t t e m p t , on t h e p a r t of t h e t r a n s - search chemist in the experiment sta- Commodity Directors p o r t a t i o n c o m p a n y s e r v i n g these communities, to d i s c o u r a g e The F a r m B u r e a u is e x t e n d i n g the horizon of American farm tion. He was head of the chemistry FRED J. HARGER, Stanwood Michigan Potato Growers Exchange life. W h i l e emphasizing the f u n d a m e n t a l importance of agri- department for years, president of M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association business r a t h e r than to n shortsightedness. past few years has served as dean of GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Exchange Such a condition has arisen in the n o r t h e a s t section of t h e s t a t e in its m a n y a n d far-reaeliing relations. He is becoming the applied science division. M. D. BUSKIRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. where effort has been begun by the D. & M. railroad c o m p a n y conscious t h a t he is an integral p a r t of the great American w h o l e ; Having watched the chemistry de- STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION not only of its economic s t r u c t u r e , but of its political, social and partment, and the college itself grow to abandon three of its b r a n c h lines. with the years, Dr. Kedzie is vitally Clark L. Brodv Sec'y-Trcas-Manager S. M. Powell AM't Secretary This a b a n d o n m e n t would mean t h a t I h e v a r i o u s communities, c u l t u r a l s t r u c t u r e . One of the r e s u l t s of this consciousness is concerned with both, and his pres- DEPARTMENT HEADS now a g r i c u l t u r a l in n a t u r e since t h e p a s s i n g of the l u m b e r in- t h a t he is b e g i n n i n g to utilize as n e v e r before the discoveries ence at the laying of the cornerstone Traffic v A. P. Mills m a d e by other g r o u p s — b y scientists, by economists, by experts was an indication of this interest. Fabrics F. L. Kelner d u s t r y in t h a t part of t h e state, being s e r v e d by these b r a n c h Into the copper box of the corner- Publicity E. E. Ungren rail lines would have to s t r u g g l e on in c o m p a r a t i v e isolation be- in commercial technique, in organization, in publicity and in stone went precious mementos im- Accounting E. E. T'ngren cause a d e q u a t e means of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o t h e r t h a n by r a i l a r e not o t h e r fields in which he had lagged far behind. The B u r e a u is portant in the history of the Michi- Organization A. Ben tall s h o w i n g the f a r m e r how to claim a n d a p p r o p r i a t e his inheritance gan State college chemistry depart- SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE at h a n d . ment, as well as several "long-time" FARM BUREAU in the r e a l m of m o d e r n progress. Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service C. F. Barnum Highways a r e few a n d u n i m p r o v e d in t h a t section. I t is a experiments, results of which no Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas This is one of the m a r k e d features of the movement. It is per- spectator in the audience will prob- section of what is irenerally termed " n e w " c o u n t r y ; c o u n t r y Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange W. o. Steiger ably live to observe. All the pic- where effects of the '"lirst s t a r t " still are felt by those who have h a p s t h e f e a t u r e t h a t most impresses the speetattir from the city. tures, papers and sealed tubes con- Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool C. F . Barnum Michigan C o m m o d i t y M n r k e t i n g A s s o c i a t i o n s been b u i l d i n g it up into a p r o d u c t i v e a g r i c u l t u r a l district. It wil surely impress him if he h a p p e n s in upon a F a r m Bureau taining chemical materials, bear 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 conference, t a k i n g w i t h him his u r b a n notion that he is among a some special significance and repre- Like other new sections, improved h i g h w a y s are a m o n g t h e sent the interest, not only of the sci- Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac b u n c h of ' • r u b e s . " T h a t notion is going to be knocked on the Michigan M ilk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit hist t h i n g s to he eonsidered. entist, but also of the college and Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson T h u s we find the t h i r t y little f a r m i n g communities w i t h t h e i r head effectively a f t e r a few minutes of listening. H e will go back hundreds of its alumni. Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing store or t w o at a crossing on t h e rail lines, here and t h e r e , de- to his c h a m b e r of commerce or his city club with the conviction Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor pending, for their very existence and for t h e i r only hope of fur- t h a t a new force is b e i n g organized in American life, keen, clear- Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges visioned, well-informed, able to hold its oWn with any group of its Farm Credit Available t h e r development, on t h e rail service afforded by these b r a n c h (Continued from page one) MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N lines. fellow citizens. He will realize t h a t the problem of a g r i c u l t u r e cated at Tyler and Montevideo, Min- Carl Martin, Pres Coldwater N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing R. G. Potts/ Vice-Pres. Washington is b e i n g seen in its l a r g e r aspects, a n d he will find it easier to get nesota. The former also does quite L. C. Kamlowske, V. P. Washington It isn't the type of service, p e r h a p s , t h a t would ever m a k e H. D. Horton, Sec-Treas ...Kinde John C. Near, See Flat Rock a business financing farmers whe them strong, t h r i v i n g commercial centers, b u t , it being t h e i r only n e w ideas t h a n to give them. One of t h e ideas he will get is t h a t wish to purchase dairy cows and mv L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit C. S. Benton, Bean Dep't, Lansing H. W. Norton, Treas Howell line of communication w i t h the world outside, all d e p e n d s u p o n t h e wis esolving of this problem is vital to his own welfare and for them mainly from their milk W. E. Phillips Decatur M. L. Noon Jackson p r o s p e r i t y , a n d t h a t t h e solution is going to come from the checks. I mention these corporations its being m a i n t a i n e d u n t i l s o m e t h i n g as good or more satisfac- and the service they are rendering George McCalla Ypsilanti R. J.. Taylor Lapeer t o r y is afforded. , men w h o k n o w t h e p r o b l e m . to the farmers of Minnesota since Milton Burkholder Marlette L. W. Harwood Adrian M. R. Shisler Caledonia W. .!. Thomas Grand Rapids In this light the few h u n d r e d r e s i d e n t s of the t e r r i t o r y t h a t B u t t h e r e is a n o t h e r side to this movement which holds great Michigan farmers do a rather exten- F. M. Oehmke Sehewaing Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven e n c o u r a g e m e n t for t h e future of A m e r i c a . I n a v e r y t r u e sense sive business in feeding both cattle Dr. W. C. McKinney...Davlsburg would be most affected b y a b a n d o n m e n t of t h e rail lines h a v e and lambs. W. J. Hazelwood Mt. Pleasant MICH. POTATO GROWERS James J. Brakenberry Bad Axe come to view the situation and h a v e given expression of t h e i r t h e s t r e n g t h of A m e r i c a n citizenship lies w i t h its r u r a l life. I t "The cattle feeder secures his EXCH. Elmer Powers .Clio disfavor of the proposed discontinuance of t h e service, by the is t h e r e t h a t we must continue to look for the source of leadership money from the credit corporation in Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. in the g r e a t t a s k s w h i c h have yet t o be done. I t is there t h a t we the same way as he has always se- J. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres. Provemont E. A. Beamer, Pres Bllssfield D. & M. c o m p a n y . cured it heretofore from the local O. E. Hawley, Sec' y Shelby W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres To this feeling they have a d d e d testimony t e n d i n g to show t h a t find o u r finest m o r a l fiber. The massing of population in our bank, provided the local bank had F. J. Harger, T r e a s . . . .Stanwood Grand Blanc g r e a t cities is not conducive to t h e development of individuality. the money to lend, the bank loaning F. P. Hibst, Gen. Mgr Cadillac a fair volume of business has been t u r n e d over to the r a i l r o a d J. H. O'Mealey, Sec Hudson I t is too a p t to be a leveling process. the purchase price of the cattle, as C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr.. .Cadillac Nate Patterson Caro company in the p a s t a n d t h a t t h i s business h a s g r o w n r a t h e r a rule. It is necessary, of course, for Leon Q, VanLeu w Bellaire Edward Dippey Perry t h a n decreased in volume since t h e basis of living s t a n d a r d s T h e F a r m B u r e a u , in its interest in economic and political ques- the bank to inspect the cattle and to George Herman Edmore Clias. Woodruff Hastings look up the man making the appli- E. A. Rasmussen Sheridan and the s t a n d a r d s of a g r i c u l t u r e have been raised by the influx tions, is n o t o v e r l o o k i n g t h e h u m a n problem. Indeed, it is con- Ray D. Harper St. Johns cation, to ascertain his credit facili- MICHIGAN FRUIT Charles Brown Sun field of an element of more p r o s p e r o u s a g r i c u l t u r i s t s w h o h a v e t a k e n s i d e r i n g these o t h e r questions v e r y much from the h u m a n stand- ties, his collateral, and to see if he M. D. Bus-kirk, Pres Paw Paw Frank Obrest Breckenridge p o i n t . The s p i r i t u a l enrichment of r u r a l life—using t h e word has ample feed to carry out his feed- Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pies u p home sites in the district in recent y e a r s . GROWERS, INC. ing plans. If these are favorable, the South Haven I t ' s a ease of the farmer, on one side, s h o w i n g willingness to s p i r i t u a l in its b r o a d e s t s e n s e - i s a distinct a n d pre-eminent aim John Miller Coloma only other requirement is that the Herbert Nafziger, -' V. Pres Allan B. Oraham Elberta t a k e his share of small e a r n i n g s on t h e s t a r t a n d s t r i v i n g t o at- A n d it is seeking to develop in t h e boys a n d girls of the American Town Clerk provide a certificate Millburg P. D. Leavenworth..Grand Rapids t a i n s o m e t h i n g more w o r t h w h i l e in l a t e r y e a r s a n d a com- f a r m homes a vision of t h e t r u e life values. H a v e you ever heard showing that the mortgage is the F. L. Bradford, S e c - T r e a s W. J. Schultz Hart of t h e 4-H clubs? T h e y are b u r e a u organizations of f a r m youth first lien on the cattle. Sometimes, Benton Harbor L. A. Hawley Ludington mercial organization on t h e other h a n d t r y i n g t o d r o p its s h a r e however, the hogs running with the F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr C. 1- Chrestensen Onekama in which a million b o y s a n d girls have been enrolled Head' Benton Harbor of the b u r d e n when the big r e t u r n s d r o p t o b u t fair e a r n i n g s a n d cattle are also mortgaged. H. W, Gowdy Union Pier h a n d s , h e a r t and h e a l t h - f r o m these the name of the club is de- D. H. Brake Fremont O. R. Gale Shelby t h e principal hope of f u t u r e profits lies in c o n c e r t e d effort to Henry Namitz Bridgman John Lang Sodus build up n e w business w h e r e t h e old falls off. rived, a n d every m e m b e r t a k e s t h e following p l e d g e - J. F. Higbee American Farm Benton Harbor Bureau Federation John Bottema Spring Lake Eliminate That Backache Agriculture is not p l e a d i n g for s y m p a t h y , even in t h i s case. " A s a t r u e club m e m b e r I pledge my head to clearer think- SAM H.Overton Miller THOMPSON Bangor Bert Gleason President, Lawrence By EDNA V. SMITH, GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F . . . ' It is a s k i n g only t h a t it be given a s q u a r e d e a l . I t t a k e s time i n g m y h a n d s to l a r g e r service, m y h e a r t to g r e a t e r loyalty and C.58 L.East Washington St., Lansing Brody Chicago Home Management Specialist, CHESTER II. GRAY Washington Representative Harry Hogue Sodus in a g r i c u l t u r e to achieve w h a t can be accomplished in commerce m y h e a l t h to b e t t e r living for my elub, my c o m m u n i t y and my Michigan State College LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. J country. ' Does your back ache at. the end of by the m e r e t u r n of a h a n d . a long day's work? Those h u n d r e d s of h a r d - w o r k i n g f a r m e r s in t h e a r e a s e r v e d ' T ' ! ! ! i s , a p l ? d g c w l , i e h * * comprehensive simplicity it would Correct working heights are much by these t h r e e rail lines have p u t all t h e y h a d into t h e com- be diffieult to beat, Mid a citizenship built upon it will be a citi more important than many house- wives realize. If working heights are STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC munities w i t h hopes of some d a y having developed it i n t o a zenship w o r t h y it A m e r i e a ' , paat a n d capable of shaping wisely too low as is true in the majority of prosperous agricultural district. T h e r a i l r o a d w a s t h e r e to a n d we ,ts „ t „ , e These 4-H elubs have a motto, I brave kitchens, the worker must continual- SERVICE PROGRAM m o t t o - - T o Make t h e Best B e t t e r . " A million farm b o v s ^ n d ly raise or lower the upper part of serve t h e m a n d they d e p e n d e d u p o n it. LEGISLATION S,r,s w i t h this fine idea, constitute a tremendous a" et 1 t h . the body or remain in a bent and Passage of the Capper-French Truth-in- Commerce in the d i s t r i c t has not d e m a n d e d i m p r o v e d high- e cramped position until the muscles Fabrlc bill; completion and operation of life of t h e c o n n t r v . ^ w a y s a n d the r e s i d e n t s h a v e been too p o o r to t h i n k of such —Chicago Evening Post. ache. If the surfaces are too high, the {J. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition modern l u x u r i e s as p a v e d or even i m p r o v e d g r a v e l r o a d s . T h e y then it means a lifting of the shoul- to any form of sales tax or of consump- ders into a position where they be- tion tax; retention of federal income tax; c o u l d n ' t afford t h e m n o w a n d do j u s t i c e to t h e i r a g r i c u l t u r e . A. F. B. F. Convention The certificate plan, which has come cramped and the muscles ache. Passage of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain- (Continued from page one) been been used by the Farm Bureau E N A C T E D APR. 26, 1926 im; bill. They need t h e i r dollars for develooping t h e i r f a r m s a n d t h e n for several years, will be in force Have you ever checked on your- vocational teachers. In other words, self to see just how you are stand- TAXATION will follow i m p r o v e m e n t of the r o a d s . the attendance of the Annual Meet- again this year. Belief for sorely burdened farm property ing? Are you all bent over while They n e e d t h e r a i l r o a d a n d t h e r a i l r o a d can afford to serve ing is representative of all organized Tickets will be purchased by those washing dishes at the sink, or wh'le by enactment of them if p r o p e r l y m a n a g e d , testimony t a k e n in a recent h e a r i n g agricultural effort. attending the convention at their you are doing your washing at the ENACTED JAN. 29, 1925 fa) Two cent gasoline tax for highway funds, At this First National Farm Bu- local station at regular one-way tub? Or, do you find that your shoul- nil the proposed a b a n d o n m e n t would i n d i c a t e . reau Exposition, the exhibitor will (b State Income Tax in place of State's tariff fare. At the time the ticket ders are pulled up and that your genera] property levy. They need co-operation from the rail lines r a t h e r t h a n opposi- secure Unusual publicity advantages. is purchased a certificate will be arms ache from ironing? Tired backs (<•) Law forbidding any more tax exempt tion in their e n d e a v o r to build u p a n e w section of Michigan. Being the first exposition of Its kind secured from local station agent. and rounded shoulders are often the TAXES REDUCED <<1) Equalization of assessment of farm and ever held, the show will be of par- results of working in one of these $67,350 A N N U A L L Y city property in accordance with sales They need the m o r a l s u p p o r t of every Michigan f a r m e r in t h e i r ticular -interest. When this certificate has been S I N C E 1924 values of same. properly validated through the wrong positions. (Farm Bureau Investigations brought struggle to keep t h e s t e a m lines from w i t h d r a w i n g from t h e In addition to being something Incidentally, this uses up an un- Transportation Department of the A equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- scene whenever the profits show indications of a decrease in a new, the show will ,have the added necessary amount of nervous energy tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, F B. F a return ticket is purchased saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess advantage of being held in connec- at one-half fare. which in the long run reacts upon taxes annually.) given area. tion with the Annual Meeting of the the disposition. When you are tired This isn't a f i g h t ; it Is a serious situation involving t w o m a j o r American Farm Bureau Federation, This reduction applies when 250 and your back aches at the end of a TR A N SPORTATION or more members of the organiza- Immediate application of Michigan factors in the progress of t h e s t a t e . I t involves a g r i c u l t u r e a n d which always attracts correspondents day, what is your disposition? Are E F F E C T I V E SEPT. 10, tion, holding regularly issued certifi- 1925 Zone Rate decision to save farmer ship- from all leading publications through- >ou gentle and kind and thought- pets in 69 counties $500,000 annually. it involves t r a n s p o r t a t i o n and no point can be lost sight of by out the country, both agricultural cates, are present at the convention. ful, or are you cross and crabbed and MARKETING either side in the .struggle in an effort to s t r e n g t h e n both factors dnd general. do you feel that you are always slav- Extension of sound co-operative mar- by l i n k i n g t h e m the more closely t o g e t h e r . - S|H«cial Features For Women ing for others and no one ever does keting program now well under way in Michigan. Program features of special inter- WOMEPTVWERSILEAGUE anything for you? Are you happy ? The Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u is i n t e r e s t e d in t h i s issue If kitchens with good working AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE just like it is interested in every issue i n v o l v i n g the p r o g r e s s est to women have been arranged for the eighth annual meeting." Under TO CONVENENOV. 18-20 heights eould be provided tomorrow, E F F E C T I V E OCT. 20, Attenuate protection for farmers against for every farm woman in Michigan- 1926 loss by fire, theft, collision, property dam- of a g r i c u l t u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t . It is a vital issue for one section the direction of the Home and Com- The executive council of the Mioh<'- age and public liability furnished at rea- munity Department, a special home many housewives would have a dif- Bonable rates. of .Michiiran a n d , one section weakened means t h a t much f h ? m T ? e ° f W o m e u Voters calls ferent attitude toward housework and community school will be held the local Leagues and associate meb> s t r e n g t h t a k e n from the potential p o w e r of t h e allied a g r i c u l - on the Friday and Saturday preced-' and farm life. bers to send delegates to the seventh t u r a l forces <>f the state ; s o m e t h i n g t h a t must not eome to pass if ing the convention—December 3 and annual convention, to be held at Sag Wouldn't it be splendid if it could 4. At this school, home and com- maw, November 18, 19, and 20 be said of every Michigan farm home D E T E R M I N I N G THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY it possibly can be a v e r t e d . that an effort has been made to have munity workers from the various W h a t shall bo A m e r i c a ' s a g r i c u l t u r a l p o l i c y ! If the F a r m Bureau, c r e a t e d a n d s u b s t a n t i a l l y s u p p o r t e d by states will gather and study plans - Nvhho n Tb ei,?, e1 1 P alrnt S ° f t h e s t a t e women all working heights in the kitchen as ; ™ the purpose of the comfortable as possible? Will you co- F r o m the f a r m e r s ' Viewpoint t h a t question finds its a n s w e r t h e p r o s p e r o u s element of a g r i c u l t u r e t h a t it is, serves no o t h e r of developing different phases of League of Women Voters are urged operate with us this year in makin? function t h a n to eliminate the friction and cross-hauling b e t w e e n Famn Bureau work. to attend and participate in t h Z each y e a r in the a n n u a l meeting of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u this true? Of course, it is too la*e There is a definite part in Farm gram discussions and future plans to begin to plan a kitchen after it * F e d e r a t i o n . To this meeting come s p e a k e r s well qualified to commerce and a g r i c u l t u r e its position in t h e o r d e r l y p r q g r a m of Bureau work for every farm woman. which win help to achieve our g 0 a s t a t e d e v e l o p m e n t may well r e m a i n an enviable one. of an informed citizenship willing to built, but even then it can be im- present views a n d ideas. These are listened to a n d then, in Every man attending the convention proved many times, and working should bring his wife along. assume the full obligations at du ee r o u n d table discussions, the various p l a n k s t h a t m a k e u p agri- This s t r u g g l e to r e t a i n t h e last s t r a n d t h a t b i n d s to the w o r l d mocracy. heights are not so hard to change- There will be special entertain- Articles with suggestions will a ° ' c u l t u r e ' s p l a t f o r m a r e sawed, hewn and fitted. of commerce the a g r i c u l t u r e of a populace of a few h u n d r e d , em- The convention program is based ment and social features also arrang- pear with each issue of the NEW* This y e a r , as never before, the* a t t e n t i o n of the entire nation is b r a c i n g an area of several t h o u s a n d acres of fairly fertile soil, ed for the women present. on current questions of government Let us know what changes you have ted on the farm s i t u a t i o n . set u p by the Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u and m u s t have Arrangements have been complet- and politics; the convenUon d e c l made and how you have made them- The need of a n e w a g r i c u l t u r a l policy is felt by all. V a r i o u s the moral and s y m p a t h e t i c s u p p o r t of every f a r m e r of the s t a t e . ed to provide delegates and visitors UvTy r t h ^ 1 1 1 ^ •"•*»*».** We want to know how many chang- to the eighth annual meeting of the t'vity in the important legislative es are made this year. g r o u p s and various individuals have offered t h e i r snjr^estions It is this s u p p o r t t h a t makes it possible for the farm b u r e a u to ac- A. F. B. F. with special reduced rail- sessions ahead; the C o n v e n t l o V ^ u and t h e i r romed complish t h e best r e s u l t s . road rates. Mrs. Mike Somebody is on the s!<* tion of the program adopted. list. -)VE>fBER121J0£0 MICHIGAN FARM BtTREAt! N E W S THREE IFFALO MARKET Bureau Urges Economy (Continued from p a g e one) RESOLUTIONS SHOW GAS TAX IN STATE POULTRY TESTING P. U. COMMISSION IS ADOPTS SPECIAL tion of the road construction costs are waste costs. They make np the greater part of that $14,000,000 POLICY OF GRANGE NEARLY 8 MILLION ASS'N ORGANIZED CHECKING ON RATES CATTLE SERVICE township road budget and must be checked. FOR COMING YEAR Motor Vehicles Paid Heavy Michigan State College Aids OF'PHONE COMPANY Think of hauling a yard of gravel cilities A r e Provided For in a wagon box with "2 by 4" side- Tax During First In Conducting the boards! . That is what the township Favor Continued Compulsory Nine Months Experiment Rural subscribers to service of the Handling Accredited road commissioner calls a yard of Michigan Bell Telephone company gravel where he has a financial in- Military Training at Live Stock The Michigan tax on gasoline, paid have raised considerable protest terest in the gravel pit, oftentimes, State College by the consumer, has totaled $8,- NEW PEDIGREE POSSIBLE against increased charges made for it was discovered. What a leak that 062,484.27 this year during the first service rendered during Septembei W CHANNEL PROVIDED means for the road construction dol- INSIST ON INCOME TAX the secretary of state department.nine months, according to records of Hens Are to be Certified as and October, since a new order, from lars! the Public Utilities commission, was Michigan, with about 64,000 miles Refunds of $491,022.06 were To Their Records of put into effect permitting the com- iry Cows for Replacement pany to make additional charges for of township roads has reason to call Ask Hunters Secure Owner's made to users of gasoline for other Performance Made Available for a halt on every little leak in the ex- than motor fuel leaving a net income certain classes of service on rural pense account. O. K. Before Invading to the state for highway expenditures lines Where city service was made Eastern Buyers from this source in the amount of An association, known as the available. With the state and county roads Occupied Land Michigan Record of Performance As- $7,r,71,462.21. Due to the objections raised by special handling service for cat- being improved along definite con- sociation, has been organizd by these rural subscribers, a special in- frofn accredited areas of Michi- struction programs, it is well to have Four days and evenings were re- The American Pomological Socie- Michigan hatcherymen and has of- vestigation has been instituted by the Have No Doubt About has been instituted at the Buf- some Btich program outlined for the quired for the Michigan State ty, the Michigan State Horticultural ficially set out to accomplish lor tho utilities commission to determine Pay Hens o stock yards and is being looked townships and assistance in this pro- Grange to complete the program of Society and the Michigan Apple Show poultrymen of Michigan what has the effect the new ruling has on the n by eastern buyers as a source of gram work will be given the town- its 54th annual meeting held at East at convenience for them in that ships through the county, the state Lansing, October 26-29. and the Michigan State ^College. considerablef interest during the ap- associations. been and is being accomplished have arranged to stage a program of through the work of the cow testing farmers in view of making a subse- quent order that will be more equit- H ENS can make money for you and they are glad t o d o it. cattle will be segregated from In addition to the officers' ad- But they must have Crushed F<>\v Townships Have Progress***! dresses, annual banquet and sight- ple show at Grand Rapids, November Twenty flocks of high grade hens able if the objections are learned to Oyster Shell before them all t h e ers shipped, will bear ear marks 30 and December 1. have been enrolled in tfie organiza- be well founded. In a few townships where effort icating the county from which has'beenmiade to set up a program seeing trip about the College Campus The program will-be conducted in tion for the initial "run." Each The order, recently issued by the time if you are to be sure of it. y have been shipped and will be that will provide permanent, im- and farms, which were reported in Eggshells are made of Calcium the last issue of the News, other out- the ballroom of ,Hotel Pantlind and flock is tabulated for production utilities commission, gave the tele- under special feeding regula- proved roads much progress has been standing features were the initiatory includes some very instructional through use of trap nests continuous- phone company right to increase Carbonate. H e n s must get this s. made. work in the 5th and 6th degrees, the talks by leading . horticulturists of ly throughout the period of perform- rates from 2"> cents to 63 cents for mineral or there will be b u t few This is a new marketing policy and "The improved state and county election and installation of new of- the country and by other scientists. ance. The aim is to raise the stand- each quarter mile on one-party lines eggs. designed to serve for convenience ard of egg production in the state. where exchange service is granted roads passing through your townshp ficers, the annual memorial services Conservation and game laws re- PILOT B R A N D OYSTER SHELL making replacements of dairy cat- and the discussion of a large num- Inspectors, hired by the associa- out of cities or towns; from 17 eejl< i are just as valuable to you as the ceived considerable attention. Reso- tion, just as is done in the cow test- to 36 cents on two-party lines and FLAKE contains 9 8 % Calcium in the diminishing herds of many amount you are able to use them and ber of resolutions. lutions were finally adopted asking ing association, visit one producer Carbonate. Keep PILOT BRAND tern cattle raisers and' conven- the ease of your access to them and from 8 cents to 25 cents on four- NOW PAST MASTER that licensed hunters be required to one day each month, weighing every party lines. before your birds all t h e time. er for Michigan shippers. it should be the aim of every town- secure written permission from the egg laid during that day and check- It's a simple a n d inexpensive \rrangements have been made ship to have, as soon as possible, a Members of the utilities commis- owner or agent before hunting on en- ing over the daily records of the thing to d o a n d insures more h the stock yards officials to set condition whereby every resident of sion claim that the commission (tad closed or occupied land; favoring the producer. eggs a n d a profit. de a portion of the sheep barn, the township has ready and easy ac- restoration of bounties on wolves no intentions of permitting the tele- T o Grant Certificates Be sure to ask for PILOT BRAND. It's inclosed structure of concrete and cess to these improved roads. and other predatory animals; urg- phone company to increase rates in. At the close of the year, all hens less expensive because it contains no el, well lighted and ventilated, for Such a system does not require ing closing the season on deer in enrolled in the association, produc- the strictly rural districts. Farmers waste. housing of cattle from accredited that every mile of township road be 1927 and each alternate season there- ing more than 200 eggs, averaging who demand city service should be At Dealers as of accredited herds. after, and allowing each hunter to in weight 24 ounces after Feb. 1, will willing to pay extra for it, but in Everywhere uch cattle will be fed and built." This is the way Lee J. Rothgery, tidied entirely separate t from dther B. S., research assistant in civil en- shoot either one buck or one doe. be granted record of performance After giving careful consideration certilicates. This is the highest rec- be inequitable and~ unjust charges' case the existing order is found to %nr^ PILOT • HAXD tie in the yards and will not come gineering at Michigan State College, to the corn borer situation in Michi- ognition given to flock owners in are brought about by its application, OYSTER SHELL OYSTER SHELL- contact with them in any way. views the situation. It was he who gan, the delegates adopted a resolu- the state, rating above accrediting it will be rescinded and a new order P R O D U C T S FLAKE ttle for this market which have headed the township road investiga(- n tested wihin a year and are tion work during the past summer tion favoring increased federal aid and certification. for fighting this dangerous pest. An- Chicks may be pedigreed made to fit the case from the infor- CORPORATION from mation picked up during the investi- Shell Building ^JL^i perly tagged with county ear tags and he has gone into the study whole- other resolution asked the State Col- record of performance hens mated to gation now in progress, the com- St. Loui*. Mo. accompanied by a test chart will heartedly and with enthusiasm lege to assist in promoting road-side "R. O. P . " males, with the associa- missioners say. FOR POULTRY accepted by most of the eastern enough to start some real work and markets. tion and Michigan State college co- tes without further test. real thinking in most of the counties Reiterating its indorsement of the operating in the work. Only Rested Cows Eligible he has visited in his lecture and dem- fundamental justice of a state in- An inspector has already been hir- Cattle, which have not been tested onstration work. come tax, the delegates instructed ed by the association, which was or- hin a year or which cannot be From his research work he brings perly identified, must be tested out the following facts and sugges- ore being .shipped and only cattle tions that serve well as a foundation the State Grange officials to use ev- ganized at the annual meeting of ery effort to get the Legislature to the Michigan State Poultry Improve- submit a constitutional amendment ment association, Sept. 18, and has If Your S t a n d i n g ginating in accredited herds or ac- for a Farm Bureau Better Roads dited counties will be handled Program: ough this special market. , permitting a state income tax. Among the resolutions of political interest which were adopted, were started on the season's program. 1$ G o o d In Your "In considering our season's road- those urging that no person be eligi- MENOMINEE COUNTY HAS With 29 accredited counties in work and our road problem hence- state, Michigan herd owners forth, we have something to consider uld be in a good position to try before the actual business of moving ble for state governor for more than two consecutive terms; favoring the restriction of the governor's power to COMPLETED T. B. TESTS Community this new market unless they pre- dirt and hauling gravel begins. A. B. COOK pardon and parole criminals sentenc- Dr. G. P. Mayer, Menominee coun- And you are a man with a good the present method of disposing Research Expert Makes Suggestions On many of the more controver- ed for life, and supporting the idea ty • veterinarian, reports that every "The first thing we should bring sial issues the delegates decided that of biennial election of township of- head of cattle in that county has following of prosperous farmers surplus direct to eastern buyers been tested for tuberculosis. Two 0 are scouring the country for about is the organization of our lack of time and lack* of information ficials. 3d dairy cows," said H. W. Norton, work. made it unwise to take a positive position, so these resolutions were Name New Officers cars of tubercular cattle have been loaded and shipped from the county You Can Sell Our Insurance The closing session of the con- director of the state bureau of mal industry. "At present a great deal of our referred to the standing legislative township road construction work has committee. By this action the dele- vention was devoted to the secret recently, he said. Experience is not the most essential The amount of tuberculosis, it was An offer of $125 "frr $150 for a been rather 'hit and miss.' Some gates side-stepped prolonged debate work of the Grange. The fifth degree discovered, was considerably les* thing in selling State Farm Mutual de cow is a strong temptation but stretches have been built in isolated on permanent license plates for au- was conferred upon twenty-three than dairymen of the county had an- Auto Insurance. A Business GO- hope the dairymen of Michigan places here and there over the town- tomobiles, a three cent gas tax, re- candidates by the Clinton County Po- ticipated When the test was begun. 1 appreciate that this market for ship, usually connecting up nothing distribution of the weight and gas which t h e regular State Grange of- mona Grange degree team, after A re-test of the cattle is now un- GETTER in any line can make od cows for eastern shipment is but two farm houses or two mud tax revenues and other issues of ma- ficers, assisted by Congressman John der way, under supervision of the good with us. st beginning and will keep their holes. It may be possible to main- jor importance. C. Ketcham, past master of the State veterinarians. st cows to breed more good ones tain these stretches, but in general future use. The eastern dairy they a r e not maintained. lites are just nicely started in the "It seems, then, that the first thing Debate Military Training A new issue provoked the mibst upon a class of 126. extended debate of the entire meet- Grange, conferred the sixth degree Following are the officers who American farms and their produc- The value of the dairy cows on Local Agents mpaign to eradicate tuberculosis we should do would be to adopt some ing. This was the question of favor- were elected and installed for the tion in one year is more than $4,- Are being signed up in your coun- d it will take years to complete sort of a system in our road work. ing the retention.of the present sys- next two years: , 000,000,000. e program «and thousands and In considering this we may well fol- tem of compulsory military training Master, Geo. Roxburgh, Reed City; ty. We need more hustlers. Pref- ousands of cows to replace the dis- low, the example of the other road at M. S. C , or making it optional Overseer, E. E. Salisbury, Mendon; erably men past 30 years of age sed animals." organizations of the State. for the students. All the patrons Lecturer, Mrs. Dora Stockman, East seemed agreed that military train- Detroit Poultry who can deal successfully with "The State Highway Department, before it could proceed with the con- ing provided valuable personal bene- witt; Assistant Steward, W. G. Arm- Lansing; Steward, Marc Cutler, De- Market farmers. UARTERLY MEETING struction and maintenance of the fits to those taking it as it is being strong, Niles; Chaplain, Mrs. O. J. C. State Trunk Lines, had to adopt a taught at M. S. C. Woodman, Paw Paw; Treasurer, Poultry Exch.. 2610 RiopcIIe street, As given by Mich. Farm Bureau If you feel you can qualify for a real job CALLED IN GENESEE Trunk Line System. It was neces- Running through all the delibera- Wm. E. Hill, Davison; sary to lay out a road map of the tions seemed to be a pronounced feel- Mrs. Maude E. Lovejoy. Perry; Gate- T u r k e y s , S lbs. a n d u p state and to mark out on this map ing that any development which keeper, Eber Farwell. Coldwater; T u r k e y s , OKI T o m s Secretary, November 12, 1»2<>: 36-.18 26-M with a good income write the would result in increased agricultur- Pomona, Mrs. A. B. Cook, Owosso; S p r i n g s , F a n c y Haired K o r k s 24 Thursday evening, November 11th, the roads of primary importance, the al production would be unwise unfit Flora, Miss Martha Hale, Sumner; S p r i n g s , . F a n c y K. 1. Hods -•". Insurance Department e Genesee County Farm Bureau arterial roads of the state. consumptive demand catches up with Ceres, Mrs. Phebe Benton, Copemish; S p r i n g s , .Medium a n d W h i t e 22-23 wnship committees with the county State System Helpful S p r i n g s . Black 80 MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU aard of Directors held their quar- "Before the adoption of this trunk agricultural production. As illustra- Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. W. G. S o . 2 12-14 line system of state work it was tive of this point of view, a resolu- Armstrong, Niles; Members of the S p r i n g s , Leghorn 20-L'l 221-227 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. rly meeting _at the Masonic Temple tion was adopted protesting against Executive Committee, C. H. Bram- S p r i n g s , L e g h o r n , black 17 somewhat 'hit and miss.' This Flint. Practically every part of systematizing was found to be the development of any more irriga- ble, Lansing; Mrs. Bernice Curtiss, HH ee nn ss ,, 4over '•< lbs 25 e county was represented, commit- tion projects at government ex- Charlotte; Mrs. Mable Madison, Hub- to •"» lbs .* 2:: absolutely necessary. Since, the pense, for the present at least. es being present from two-thirds adoption of the Trunk Line System bard Lake; W. F. Taylor, New Era. Hens, m e d i u m 21-22 H e n s , Small a n d L e g h o r n IT-IS the townships. Also, a delega- the state construction and mainte- True to the traditions of the After invitations from several cit- (Sax 16 an of ladies from the Home Econo- nance work has been done on this Grange, the delegates* adopted sev- ies had been considered, the dele- Ducks, Spring, •", lbs. a n d u p , w h i t e 24-25 ics Extension Division of the Mich- 'system. It is true that some addi- eral resolutions urging strict law en- gates chose South Haven for their D u c k s , S p r i n g , small anvi colored . Young 22 20 T h e Tfixt h in Feeds an State College were present. tions and some revisions were found forcement and favoring a high plane 1927 Convention. They adopted a R a b b i t s , .'. lbs. a n d u p IS The meetipg was addressed by to be necessary, but the making of of public morality and more strict resolution inviting the National R a b b i t s , 1 to 5 lbs rs. Louise Campbell, State Leader the system was sound and it stuck Sunday 'observance. especially in Grange to meet in Michigan next P o u l t r y S H l p p e r s lti For results a n d service aend Home Economics Extension work, and tremendous progress has been connection with hunting and danc- year or as soon as possible thereaf- y o u r f u t u r e s h i p m e n t s of L i v e rs. Campbell stressed the import- made so far towards the completion ing. ter. Poultry to ice of the home on the farm and of this system. FARM BUREAU POULTRY EXCH fills should be staked. Where thh is 2610 Riopelle S t . , D e t r o i t , M i c h . towed how her department was now this mile on such a pre-arranged aining local leaders in 37 counties. "Next the counties were forced to program will, in ten years, grow to not done, quite frequently the dirt C. M. Kidman, of the Michigan establish their systems of county ten miles. Is moved several times where once arm Bureau Supply Service, ad- roads. These were the roads of next "If this seems like rather slow would have done had it been proper- •essed the meeting regarding the importance to the state roads. In progress Just look back and see what ly staked. Dirt moved t\\ feo costs ork of this department explaining order to attack their work on a sound has been accomplished in the last ijust twice wbat it would have cost AMERICA'S LEADING n the fi lly the various carlot commodities basis it was necessary lor them to ten years, and see for yourself i f 4 place, FUR HOUSE mdled and the method of doing lay out on their county maps the such a program would not be de College To Cooperate i, roads of next importance to supple- sirable. "The Engineering Department of •Establish**' isiness. Alfred Bentall explained the State ment the primary roads of the state arm Mutual Automobile Insurance system. Spend Dollars Hut Once the college has under way an exten- "The next thing of importance be sion project co-operating with the 'TRAUCOTT 1853 Dairymen of Michigan! 'oject. Genesee County has already "It was necessary, too, that they fore the improvement work actually township officers of the state to assist itablished nine local agents in con- first plot on their maps, all of the starts is to have the roade on our them in their road problems. To assure increased milk production; action with this work and the rest state roads as effecting their coun- program for the season surveyed. the county will be organized short- ty, and then to cooperate with the we are going to make our road dol- ments to guide and assist them in If "The state and ments have their technical depart- county road depart- SCHMID To have stronger calves at birth counties surrounding them that their lars stretch to the maximum we their work and it is the purpose of S L AND SONS £*n AND W. W. Billings, president of the svstem might work in harmony with want to spend our money once and this extension project to similarly (PAY? enesee County Farm Bureau, was the svstems of other counties. once only for a given piece of work. To maintain a well conditioned herd at all times charge of the meeting. James Would Help Townships If through poor alignment or not assist the township road builders in THE MARKETS their problems." mpbell, County Agricultural "If this practice has been found having our road in its proper place, As the Michigan Farm B:i /HIGHEST MARK; Feed a Ration that has been formulated to pro- gent, told about ditch blasting dem- sound with these road organizations, we are forced to move our roads over, News goes into the hands of Farm strations about" to be put on in why, then, is this practice not sound we are spending twice for this ie county, and Louis Selesky, secre- for the township? It is true that in ation where once would have done. to bring out in succeeding issues ry, discussed plans for the annual most cases the township does not ' W h a t is right should offend no oper- Bureau members effort will be made for Raw Furs Ship t o u s for BIG MONKY. O u r 73 vide a proper balance. You Can Depend on some of the major points of value in vciirs of tail- dealing ami our capital of eeting and the big annual County need a trunk line system, but con- one and having our roads in their putting across this campaign for o\-t r $I.IMIIMM>IMMI is your guarant< arm Bureau banquet. siders the township roads as 'feeder' proper place before any amount of satisfaction. We pay all exprem and "permanent roads made better'' and pari The meeting was full of enthus- roads, and the systematic laying out money is spent on them will make for- to feature some of the things dis- mission. Send for R a w F u r ' sm all the way through and demon- of such feeder roads is seen to be just fewer disputes and greater satisfac- covered! or recommended by the col- afur el post c h a r g e s — a n d c h a r g e no c o m - n d g r e a t special offer t o all s h i p p e r s a n d MICHIGAN rates the value of the township as important to the township as are tion in general. buyers. lege extension specialist? T r a u g o t t S c h m i d t &. Sons. ( P h o n e M a i n MilKmaRer mmittee system which is rapidly the trunk lines to the state and coun- "Controlling poiuts, governing the 4881) 1048 B e a u b i e n S t . , D e t r o i t , M i c h . ing taken up by the county Farm ty roads to the county. surveying of the township roads, are I J . I J . I . I . I J I I I M J . 1 1 I L I X I J . M I I 1 I I I I J L I . M ^ ireaus in Michigan. Each commit- "After such a system is outlined usually the section corners as es- e reporting for their respective and adopted, the next thing neces- tablished by the Government Land MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POULTRY FEEDS Survey. These corners are usually wnships bring before their county sary is to arrange the work of the DEPENDABLE and ECONOMICAL quite readily found. arm Bureau board of directors the future on a definite program. Michigan Chick Starter with Buttermilk The Original Open-Formula Dairy Feed. It does not matter how much "In some counties the county toad eed of work along definite Farm Michigan Growing Mash with Buttermilk organizations arrange for the survey ureau lines in their locality. It also money is raised per year if this of township roads at little or no cost Michigan Laying Mash with Buttermilk Your local distributor can supply you. If you ives their hoard a birdseye view of money is spent on some pre-arranged to the township. There is no reason Make Chicks grow and hens lay nditions over the county and makes and definite program, the results then for any improvement or 1 For sale by the local Co-op. or Farm Bureau agent. Insist ©n have no local dealer, write us. splendid and very necessary means usually show up more rapidly than repairs to be placed on a road with- Michigan brand. Write for free Poultry feeding booklet. "Dept. F " f contact between the State and Where the work is done promiscu- out first being surv ounty Farm Bureaus and the mem- ously over the township. |f you are MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SUPPLY SERVICE Lansing, Michigan Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service rship in the various townships. 'able to buihi only a mile a year, "The work in the heavy cuts and Lansing, Michigan NOVEMBER | o , , FWH MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS past four years in spite of $1,109,000 DROP IN FARM PRICE Trend of Indebtedness Shown SHIAWASSEE COUNTY The general level of farm prices WITNESSES RECITE in 1923-24, since when there have been no further issues* Increasing BUSINESS NEWS dropped from 134 to 130 per cent INTERESTING FACTS By Comparison of Mid-western population, however, has resulted in Five cents a word for one In. GETS LIVE PROGRAM of the pre-war level from September IS to October l a , the Department of greatly increased municipal indebt- edness in the past five years, says W. tion; 4'/2 cents per word for each of' two insertions; 4 cents a word Per insertion for each of three in e Agriculture announces in its monthly Group of Agricultural States E. Carron. assistant state treasurer. tions, and at the 4 cent rate • READY FOR WINTER price report issued today. The October index of 130, the de- AT D. & M. HEARING KEEP HOME COSTS LOW siveSome interesting and very impres- North Dakota has no outstanding bonds for general expenses, but has succeeding insertions. Count • -,L word, abbreviation and figure i eluding words in signature' figures, brought to the attention words. Cash must accomo,,?' partment says, is 13 points below issues for Bank of North Dakota, order. Michigan Farm Bur- y Special Committee Is Named, October a year ago, and only 10 Several Hundred Supported TAX COMMISSION SAYS. ofrecently the Michigan State Farm Bureau from outside sources serve state mill and elevator and the ru- News. rea u Instructed to Outline points above the 1921 October farm price level. Bureau's Objections to CONFERENCE IS URGED as an indicator to guide the policy of ral credits project for which ade- quate retirement funds are being Abandonment finances in Michigan. The first of Season's Work One of the things that would do thebe are the figures presented by provided annually. MISCELLANEOUS The only bonds in Kansas are Friday evening, Nov. .">, a group of Farm Bureau workers representing HOME WORKERS ARE Company Aims to Deprive 30 as much as anything else to conserve the finances of Michigan agriculture, according to the state tax commis the state tax commission showing that the interest alone on Michigan's total indebtedness amounts to $29,500,000 for soldiers' bonus. Michigan State Debts W H I T E F O R P R I P E A N D DESPt>, tion of P y r a m i d p o u l t r y shippi,,.',' U 'P. F a u n B u r e a u P o u l t r y E x o h a n 6C e * ?"». most of the townships in Shiawas- see County met in Owosso to confer PLANNING A SCHOOL Communities Facilities of Rail sion, would be organization of a tax conference similar to those formerly around $20,000,000, on a total state Indebtedness of something like a half Michigan is making definite pro- visions for the retirement of its Kiopelle s t r e e t , D e t r o i t . R E G I S T E R E D , S I L V E R FOXPS . ^ ,26t| with State Farm Bureau workers re conducted. BILLION dollars. bonds, consisting of $50,000,000 for $6f)0.00 a p a i r for a limited numb*,. AT • garding plans for increasing the Announce Program For First Several hundred farmers and oth- Interests of the farmer, the manu- highways. $2,500,000 war loan and YOU w a n t F o x e s , d o n ' t l e t t h i s ODDorV, 1( Other sources of information, one tv p a s s . McContb'fl Silver Fox ) ' " ' 'C• membership in their county and for 1 ers responded to the call that went facturer, the shipper, the builder and $30,000,000 soldier bonus bonds. of which is the U. S. Department of R e m u s , Mich., R. F . D. No. 2.—11 li,!1 V putting on a program of work for Home A n d Community ' out for a hearing the last week in every other interest bearing a share Commerce, give a fair comparison of There have been j i o other calls for _ , _ —~J^ 'U i the benefit of the members there. in the taxation in the state could be state bonds in recent years. Some DC ROC J E R S E Y BOARS, GILTS R ^) Study Class October, when the Michigan State what some of the mid-west states are a nuld o|K-n. L e w i s K l a t y , Carsonvin President C. M. Urch unfortunate- Farm Bureau stepped in to block an heard at sue* conferences and doing in the way of checking their Michigan . cities are reported in- Michigan. ly was detained at home because attempt on the part of the D. & M. more mutual understanding of th< gross indebtedness. creasingly adverse to bonding. of sickness in his family, so Floyd Plans are being rapidly completed ArRDALE P I P S FOR SALE, \ [ A T ; for the first Home and Community railroad company to abandon three questions could be worked out Contrasted to Michigan, with its Montana has, in th§ past two $ti: females $4. W e a r e also offering a Walworth, secretary, was in charge of its branch lines serving territory This is a feasible policy and one total indebtedness of $500,000,000 years, reduced its outstanding war- few well bred y o u n g B r o w n Swiss ,1 of the meeting. Herman Ratering, Training School to be held at the Elmwood F a r m s , Sebewaingr, Michigan Hotel Sherman, Chicago, on Decem- in three counties of eastern Michi that Michigan farmers might well are three states, Kentucky, Wiscon- rant indebtedness from $4,t>fi8,380 district manager, explained some of Kan. give serious thought to and put in- sin and Nebraska, which show no in- to $3',519,982. An increase in the T M O R O r G H B R E D S H R O P s H t r, „ the plans the workers had in mind. ber 3 and 4 under the auspices of the Yearling a n d r a m l a m b s , the Bturdy t„3 Home and Community Department of The hearing on the proposed ac to action during the next year. debtedness. bonded indebtedness in this period C. L. Brody, general manager of the ged kind with l o t s of size and type l<, r the A. F. B. F. All persons who ^ r e tion of the railroad company was To get side by side with the big Michigan, it is claimed by one sta- was due to sales of .bonds for a great- p a r t i c u l a r s a n d p h o t o s write .j,„. A | ' State Farm Bureau, explained to conducted for the Interstate Com- tistician, has the highest tax rate of er University of Montana voted for i a r t y , H u d s o n , Mich, 11-•'»:,," those present the problems contin- interested in the American farm manufacturers and talk over the tax home and the rural community are merce Commission by Sherman T problems: this would aid material- any state in the country, That is in 1920, and state capitol improve- ually coming before the State Farm Handy, chairman of the public utili- meat for thought, right there. ment. HEREFORD CATTLE FOR SALP Bureau and some of the method^ invited to be present. An interest- ly in keeping a closer account of all ing program has been arranged, from ties commission of Michigan and n'?r expenditures, it is well to suppose. • Also, Michigan is one and one- Tennessee in the last three years Cows with c a l v e s b y side, bred heifJ? used in working them out. Alfred held at Bay City. half times as much in debt as its five has reduced its state bonded indebt- open heifers a n d y o u n g sires. Bentall told the story of the newest which it is designed to work out local That the former tax conferences E i g h t y head of r e g i s t e r e d Hereford;. tn programs of work for the ensuing That the farmer element is acute si-ster states combined: Ohio, Indi- ednss by $2,249,000, that now out- pick from. M u s t r e d u c e m y herd and an? service being offered to the farmers were beneficial is the claim of the ana, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, he standing totaling^ $14,572,000, ac- o t t e r i n g stock a t r e a s o n a b l e prices; 0 o Z year. ly interested in any proposed aban- tax commission chairman. and look t h e m over. of Michigan by the State Farm Bu- donment of a rail line in Michigan •oints out. cording to Frank S. Hall^ commis- EARL C. y IVIcCARTY, Bad Axe, R .7 reau, namely, that of automobile in- It is expected that from the op- was evidenced at this meeting. Ful- Radical Curtailment Not Needed sioner of finance and taxation. He Hu/on County. Michigan States Are Reducing surance. portunity to develop acquaintance ly 260 farmers and rural resident3 Radical curtailment of improve- Wyoming's bonded indebtedness, says the government is on a pay-as- , Others having part on the pro- and friendship as well as the large were present and about one-fifth tha' ments such as would endanger p:o you-go basis. Popular sentiment Success in co-operative marketing amounting to $1,927,000 at the end associations depends on proper 0r. gram were ('. B. Cook, Clayton Cook, exchange of ideas, plans and methods number were called upon to testify ress in either agriculture or other of the last fiscal year, is being re- against further bond issues was J. Fred Smith, Ed. Seib, John a much better, understanding of the before the commissioner. industries in order to keep taxes shown in the last legislature and in ganization, skilled, efficient man/ig., duced systematically and rapidly. Beardslee, and Mrs. Chas Arnold. Home and Community Department Four principal witnesses appeared down would be foolhardy, it must be defeating many projected municipal ment and a membership with confi. agreed, but a reasonable degree of New Mexico has decreased its deuce in its directors. Plans for rounding out a program will be brought about. in behalf of the State Farm Bureau bonded indebtedness $773,000 in the issues. accounting at this time would b of work for Shiawassee County were Many Topics and the testimony they offered-bore good policy for all. outlined and a special committee, Education, citizenship, property directly on agriculture and its rela- Agriculture in Michigan is not so composed of Ed. Seib, C. B. Cook, rights of women, music, marketing, tion to the income of the rail lines hard hit through taxation as it is better movies, rural health, costume over which abandonment has been USE THIS FORM John Beardslee, Mrs. Chas. Arnold, Mrs. Chas. Cook, and Mr. Urch and Mr. Walworth was appointed to meet design and the relation of women threatened by the operating com- to the Farm Bureau movement are pany. on account of a peculiar economic condition, the records of the state GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? with the State Farm Bureau staff at Horner Defends F a n n e r s tax commission tend to indicate. among the topics to be discussed. Tell Farm Bureau News readers by using Your Count of this Ad Words Lansing on Nov. 11, to perfect these .Mrs. Robert M. Atkinson of Indiana, Professor John T. Horner, head o*' Here it is shown that, oWhe $191,- 000,000 (approximately) levied in a Business News Ad. Mail this handy coupon to the plans. was for five years a teacher in the the department of economics at. No. times to run > From the splendid spirit display- township schools of that state; for Michigan State College, gave a very real and personal property tax in MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS, 221 N. Cedar Michigan last year, cities paid about ed by those at the meeting, we are another five years she was associat- detailed report on the economic situ- 73 per cent. This means that the re- Street, Lansing, Mich., Amount enclosed I safe in predicting that the Shiawas- ed with the city schools of Cleveland, ation confronting the agriculture of maining 27 per cent of real and per C L A S S I F I E D A D V E R T I S I N G R A T E . ' 5 c e n t s p e r word for 1 i n s e r - see County Farm Bureau is just tak- Ohio, in the School of Observation. that section of Michigan in face o€ sonal property tax was spread over tion, 4Vi c e n t s p e r word for e a c h of 2 i n s e r t i o n s , 4 cent* per word per In- FILL THIS, PLEASE ing a real big forward step and that She brings two delightful messages threatened withdrawal by the rail- the agricultural areas and the towns s e r t i o n for e a c h of 3 i n s e r t i o n s , and a t t h e 4 c e n t r a t e for succeeding in- very shortly it will find its proper on the needs of both rural and city road company. and villages of the state, upon which sertions. Initial, name, address, abbreviations count a s separate words. C o u n t Your place among the front ranks of coun- schools. His report was based upon facts R E M I T T A N C E M U S T ACCOMPANY ORDER. Name and Address and figures compiled by the traffic the ratio of assessed valuation was ty Farm Bureaus. Mrs. Frank Evans of Salt Lake division of the Michigan State Farm fixed in about the same proportion Your Name..., .Route City, a recognized attorney, will Bureau and other data gathered by as the tax. Town State speak on the property rights of wo- bureau officials and attorneys em- TWO TON LITTERS men, a subject full of interest and ployed by the bureau. significance. A. P. Mills, traffic manager of tbje That there has been an increase in the past five years amounting to about 12% per cent of the total lo- PRODUCED IN OCT Mrs. Blanche E. Chenoweth, head Michigan State Farm Bureau, when of the Department of Household called to the witness stand, presented cal tax paid each year in the 20 strictly agricultural counties of Arts, Teachers College, Indianapolis, several sets of figures showing the southern Michigan, points to a de- McBain Farmers Raise Heavy as well as a member of the faculty relation of agricultural products to cided need of stricter observance of on Costume Design at Chautauqua, the income of the rail lines, and giv- the laws of economy at home. Pork Litters This New York summer school, has been ing comparison of shipping costs of Where these same 20 counties, Past Year secured to present two of her fa- these commodities and of forest whose principal source of income is mous lectures on "Line and Color products and other commodities. from their agricultural products, Two McBain farmers have quali- in Dress." Mrs. Chenoweth is a In Mr. Mills' report the Farm Bu- were ( assessed about 20% of the r.otal fied for membership in the Michigan woman of recognized authority and reau made a definite showing that assessed valuation of the state in Ton Litter club. This is the fourth possesses a charming personality that agricultural commodities have been 1914, their percentage of assess- time for Harry Ward to produce endears her to any audience. burdened with much heavier ship- ments was lowered to 11.78 per cent more than a ton of pork from a sin- Marketing ping charges from this territory than in 1924 and has been dropped even Print Name and Address. gle litter of pigs in 180 days. This "Marketing Among Farm Women' other commodities despite the fact jower than that in the past two season his 11 pure bred O. I. C. piga is to be discussed at length by able that, for the most part, they are years. tipped the scales at 2,750 pounds leaders, while Dr. Caroline Hedger, loaded into cars that have been Industry Takes Added Tax when six months old. of Rockefeller Foundation, needs no brought into the territory along these' Exactly the opposite must be said three branch lines, laden with other regarding the strictly industrial Herman VanSteenis of McBain is introduction to those interested in commodities whereas, in the case of another young Missaukee county rural health. counties (tenu*df them). They were shipments of forest products the cars assessed 49 per cent of the state's farmer whose efforts this year to The tentative program for the two- have to be brought in empty, as a produce a ton of pork from one litter day school as announced by Mrs. usual thing. total assessed valuation in 1914 and in 1924 approximately 70 per cent. have been successful. His 12-pig lit- Chas. W. Sewell, head of the A. F. ter, when weighed recently, showed B. F. department, is as follows: he was well above the requirement? With 2,507 pounds of pork. DEC. 3—MORNING SESSION Mrs. Edith M. Wagar Presiding On his showing he brought out that lumber from Rose City, as one instance, shipped to Detroit, was car- ried for $59.50 a car whereas, with Thus it is shown that the burden of taxation has been proportionately increased in the areas of greater in- dustrial development and compara- INSURE LAPEER CONTINUES 9:00-9:15 A. M.—Conference sing- a car of potatoes or beans, ing led by Mrs. Florence Bovett, Ne- charge for transportation was $97.20. vada. A car of logs would go from Rose 9:15-9:30 A. M.—General intro- City to Bay City for $16.65, while a the tively lowered in the counties where the leading industry is agriculture. Taking the tax rate applied to the agricultural counties, it is seen that FARM INSURANCE AT FARM COST YOUR WITH ENROLLMENTS ductions. car of potatoes or beans would have 9:30-11:00 A. M.—Roll call of to bear a shipping charge of $73.80 the 11 or 12 per cent paid on state taxation leaves about 88 or 89 per CAR states. Answers: What We Have over the same route. cent'of the burden of taxation to be Bureau District Manager A n d Done This Year to Advance Farm Agricultural Increases checked off against the value of lo- Bureau in Our State. This was all brought to light with cal improvements and local benefits. Lap*>eer Editor Talk This is the point the state tax Pay what the insurance actual- 11:00-11:45 A. M.—"Two Schools" the showing made that the volume of To Boosters Mrs. Robert M. Atkinson. business in forest products had con- commission brings out in its recom- ly costs. tinued to decrease since 1919, while mendation to the farmers of Mich- A KTKRNOOX SESSION igan that they do all Mn their power On Thursday, Nov. 4, a group of .Mrs. Ivon l>. <;or«* Presiding the volume of agricultural business A policy in the S T A T E to curtail expenditures in their Farm Bureau boosters met at the 1:45-2:00 P. M.—Conference Bing- done by the D. & M. company had home communities. FARM M U T U A L A U T O - Hotel Barratt in Lapeer to plan for ing. been constantly on the increase. finishing the Farm Bureau member- Some conception of the volume of Keep the costs at home as low as MOBILE INSURANCE COM- 2:00-2:45 P. M. — "Property possible and the "big noise" about ship campaign in that county. Secre- Rights of Women"—Mrs. Frank business done by the D. & M. com- PANY has- the backing of tary Robert Taylor presided at the Evans. pany can be gained from the figures state costs will fade away material- meeting which was addressed by made part of the record at the hear- ly, is their contention. thousands of farmers. It is District Manager Ratering and C. L. 3:00-3:45 P. MA-Speaker. ing, showing that the company's Brody, general manager of the State 4:00-4:45 P. M.—"How to Visit earnings during the average year, a life policy unless you cancel Farm Bureau. Mr. McGuire, Editor Your School"—Mrs. Robert Atkin- Since 1914, has been around $300,- it. of the Lapeer Press, gave one of his son. 000. characteristic and encouraging ad- dresses. 6:30 P. M.—Dinner with the Di- Two other very important witnes- rectors and officials of the Ameri- ses were called to the stand to give Mr. McGuire stressed the idea that can Farm Bureau Federation—Presi- evidence in support of the Michigan Co-operation in many things that come to us to do dent Thompson presiding. we spend far too much time in thinking how difficult it is and in Mrs. DIX'. t—MORNING SESSION State Farm Bureau's objection to the railroad abandonment of its three Abbie O. Sargent Presiding branch lines; the Rose City line, the Means most cases it could take less time to 8:45-9:00 A. M.—Conference sing- Lincoln branch and the Au Sable WHY BOTHER WITH INSURANCE RENEWALS? do it than is scenerally used in think- ing led by Mrs. Bovett. ing about the difficulty of the/ task. River line, %U serving something like 9:00-9:45 A. M.—"What a Line 30 small farming communities in Satisfaction Full protection insurance covers losses by fire, theft, collision, personal We commend this sentiment to Farm Will Do"—Mrs. Blanche Chenoweth. parts of Ogemaw, Iosco and Alcona injuries and property damage. Bureau workers everywhere. 9:45-10:00 A. M.—Music—WLS counties. Mr. Brody in his address pointed Trio. Need Kails for Freight WHEN out the big jobs being undertaken bv A peculiar feature concerning the I. NO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 10:00-10:30 A. M.—"Curb Mar- the State Farm Bureau, and the need keting for Farm Women."—Mrs. D. hearing was that, with about 250 Shipments are made Low loss premiums are payable twice a year i of continued support by the mem- W. Bond, Jackson, Tenn. farmers at the hearing during the bership and an increase in member- four days it was conducted, hardly ship enrollments so that the real big 10:30-11:00 A. M.—"Marketing" one could be found who had used the through one of the 4 program can be fully carried out. He —Mrs. Mary Puncke. railroad facilities for getting to Bay Cover your risks with full protection automobile insurance but join a further pointed out that anybody 11:00-11:30 A. M. — "The Eco- City, but all wers strong for con- CO-OPS company whose membership is one of strictly farm automobile owners. can quit but that it takes real, red- nomic Independence of Farm Wo- tinuing the lines for freight lines\ blooded folks to c a n y on and finish men"—Miss Florence Ward, U. S. as their only salvation in marketing A local agent in your community will explain the policy to- you. the job. D. A. their products. The outcome of the meeting was 11:30 A. M.-12:00 M.—"Moving The reason for their not depend- Patronize the co-op- or write the that definite plans were laid to fin- Pictures and the Home"—-Stanley ing on rail facilities for traveling t> ish the volunteer membership cam- Green. the hearing, was because they would erative commission paign commenced last spring which V FTER N(X)N SESSION have lost too much time on the road, INSURANCE DIVISION OF THE % has had to be postponed because of Miss Mary Minis Presiding they contended. houses at Detroit the unusual conditions surrounding 1:45-2:30 P. M.—"What Dress The two witnesses, in addition f> farm operations. From the splendid Makes of You"—Mrs. Blanche Chen- Prof. Horner and Mr. Mills, were E. spirit shown by those present, it is oweth. quite evident that Lapeer County C. Clark, attorney, of Saginaw, who and East Buffalo. It will pay you well. Michigan State Farm'JJureau 2:30-2:45 P. M.—Music—WLS. owns seven 1 thousand acres of graz- will finish the membership drive 3:00-3:45 P. M. "Rural Health." ing lands in the area affected by the State Agent for with a good substantial increase of —Dr. Caroline Hedger. rail lines, and Ira Scheifley, secre- members enrolled. 4:00-5:00 P. M.—"What Our tary of the LobdeH-Emery company, State Needs"—open forum. of Alma. Mich. Livestock Exchange Co-Op. Commission Mchts. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. Another new stunt to aid the fruit Although no order has been issued shipper is putting fruit to sleep, idea The man who sells a ton of clover covering the proposed abandonment Dix Ave., Detroit State Headquarters at of Prof. .1 M. Thompson of Liver- hay, for which he receives $10, dis- of these lines, the residents of th,e pool university. He found that fruit poses of as much fertility as he district returned home immediately Producers Co-Operative 221-227 N.Cedar St. at a uniform temperature and would in selling two fat steers or 10 following the meeting, feeling confi- Lansing, Mich. humidity became torpid. 200 pound hogs for which he would dent that sufficient showing had Commission Ass'n Apples stored by this method were receive from $200 to $240 as com- been made on their behalf to warrant : 965 Williams, E. Buffalo kept perfectly for four months. pared with only $10 for the hay. further operation of the branch >ines.