•vsar? What Would Our F . B. T h e B u r e a u Afford* Be, If E v e r y M e m b e r Were J u s t Like Me? MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS 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 Your Best Means of B e t t e r i n g R u r a l Life FOURTH YEAR, VOL. IV, No. 24 DECEMBER 17, 1926 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY UNIFYING TENDENCY IN AGRICULTURE SHOWN AT A. F. B. F. MEET Resolutions of Farm Bureau SEVEN COUNTIES MORE THAN 5 0 0 DELEGATES OUTLINE BACE on E a r t h . Good PLAN A POULTRY "P A LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND VOICE i Indicate Policies for Future MARKETING UNIT gentle benediction whispering through Christ- mas Eve, it drives away t h e mists of h a t e and strife a n d comes THEIR POSITION ON NATIONAL ISSUES lets s h i n e in full glory t h e FORTY DELEGATES Propose Joining With Ohio Sales Organization S t a r of B e t h l e h e m . On t h i s day the Glory of God is m a g - Policy Of Organization Is Shown To Be One Of BALLOTON ISSUES To Help Trade nified. And t h e H e a r t of the World is at I'eace. Bringing Greatest Benefits To Farmer In Times Of Agricultural Depression To Twenty-Eight Questions Get IS APPROVED BY BUREAU Help Market His Farm Products Practically Unanimous College, Farm Bureau, Poultry Affirmation Improvement Association DIRECTOR TELLS Control of commodity surpluses was the center pole around ABOUT THE HOME which all other problems of agriculture were arranged at the Recommend Step TRAIMNG SCHOOL eighth annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Fed- The s t a n d of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n , as expressed in t h e e i g h t h a n n u a l convention of t h a t With a view to a s s i s t i n g the" poul- oration at Chicago, a week ago. Twenty-eight matters of o r g a n i z a t i o n at Chicago, Dec. 8, is try p r o d u c e r s 'of t h e s o u t h e a s t e r n By MRS. KDITH M. VVAGAK major importance as affecting agriculture in its varied applica- shown in t h e 28 r e s o l u t i o n s adopted counties of the s t a t e in m a r k e t i n g The National Home and C o m m u n - tions were included in the resolutions acted upon by the Feder-: as f o l l o w s : t h e i r p r o d u c t s , a m e e t i n g was held ity C o m m i t t e e decided early in t h e I a t J a c k s o n , Dec. 10. This was called y e a r to m a k e a t r a i n i n g sdhool a ation delegates. Commending American Farm t h r o u g h the co-operation of t h e Mich- p a r a m o u n t project, the same to be For the first time, mid-west farmers and the farmers of the Bureau Federation igan P o u l t r y I m p r o v e m e n t Associa- held two days prior to the a n n u a l We e n d o r s e and c o m m e n d whole- tion, Michigan S t a t e College, and m e e t i n g . It was considered a s m o r e cotton belt allied themselves in a close unit, striving to achieve h e a r t e d l y t h e work of the American Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bur. a definite accomplishment in the establishing of legislation F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n d u r i n g the Directs School As a r e s u l t of t h e i n t e r e s t s h o w n that would aid all farmers in an orderly marketing of their p a s t y e a r . O u r executive officers de- in the m e e t i n g , a commit;eo was ap- serve t h e highest a p p r e c i a t i o n of all p o i n t e d to develop a plan of o r g a n - crops and eliminate the big losses too frequently confronting our m e m b e r s for t h e faithfulness ization wThich in all probability will the producer in times of overproduction of any given farm with which t h e y have carried for- be joined with t h a t of Ohio. The commodity. w a r d t h e t r u s t reposed in them, c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d includes A. O. s. II Howard, Tecumseh; Leo V. Card, Official delegates registering at the convention totaled Research H i l l s d a l e ; C. F . L a y h e r , B r o o k l y n ; well over 500, which was an increase over previous conven- R e c o g n i z i n g t h e value of the r e - A. W. T o r r a n t , P a r m a ; A. J. E r n s t , c e n t r e p o r t of the "National I n d u s - Saline, a n d G. S. Coffman of Cold- tion records. Michigan was one of 26 states to qualify dele- t r i a l C o n f e r e n c e Board on the agri- water. gates for a votejn the business session, having sent two quali- c u l t u r a l s i t u a t i o n , we reaffirm our T h e m o v e m e n t h a s the b a c k i n g of fied voting delegates, M. L. Noon, of Jackson, and M. B. M o previous d e c l a r a t i o n s in favor of r e - t h e P o u l t r y D e p a r t m e n t of the Mich- search as a m e a n s of discovering Pherson, of Lowell. igan S t a t e College, the Michigan f u n d a m e n t a l facts r e l a t i v e t o farm- Pcultry Improvement Association. These two men were accompanied by the Michigan Farm ing. , III a n d t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bu- Bureau board of directors and many other members, giving r e a u . The p r o j e c t was a p p r o v e d at T Appreciation r e c e n t m e e t i n g of t h e b o a r d of di- this state fairly strong representation at the big convention^ T h e position of t h e American r e c t o r s , of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u . The keynote speaker on the convention program was for-: F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n in r e g a r d Need Co-op Market t o its i n t e r e s t in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s mer governor, Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, whose address T h e need for a real co-operative D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , t h e Co- p o u l t r y m a r k e t i n g association of this was the feature of the closing day of the meeting. operative Agricultural Extension Out of his own experience as a diversified farmer in Illi- kind is very a p p a r e n t a n d will he Service, a n d the 4-H Club W o r k jlist as serviceable a s t h e successful nois and a cotton grower in Mississippi, Mr. Lowden told the n e e d s no more t h a n m e n t i o n to one in Ohio is p r o v i n g to Ohio farm- g u a r a n t e e t h e c o n t i n u a t i o n of such ers, and the a s s i s t a n c e r e n d e r e d by farmers there was need of reorganizing an economic system interest. I n view of the fact t h a t the de- t h e Ohio officials is p r o v i n g very MRS. CHARLES SEWKLL in which a farmer suffered distress because he unavoidably helnful and m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d . raised more corn, wheat or cotton than the world needs in a m a n d s for extension w o r k ip agri- or less a n e x p e r i m e n t . F r o m the Some i n t e r e s t lias been manifested c u l t u r e , home economics and boys' b e g i n n i n g k e e n i n t e r e s t was m a n i - particular year. by t h e p o u l t r y m e n in this section of a n d g i r l s ' club work have exceeded fested a n d w h e n the call w e n t out . 4 A p p r o v e 6i Man a n d Message the s t a t e in j o i n i n g with the Ohio b y f a r t h e funds provided by t h e t o r Doc. ;{ a n d 4 as ihe t i m e , it was It was a message the f o r m e r gov-* P o u l t r y Produce) ation of S m i t h - L e v e r Act of 1914, and acts s u p p l e m e n t a r y t h e r e t o , we e a r n e s t l y l U . W K M. L O W D E N R e c a l l i n g t h a t he had been p r e s e n t at t h e first m e e t i n g of the farm bu- W a u s e o n . Ohio. Alfred H a n n a h , sec- es from some t w e n t y s t a t e s , u r g e Congress to provide additional r e a u a n d had been identified with its activities ever since. Gov. Lowden r e t a r y of t h e Michigan P o u l t r y Im- indeed g r a t i f y i n g to receive r e s p o n s - CASS COUNTY HAS e r n o r has delivered in scores of a s - semblies, and m a n y of the d e l e g a t e s F o u r g e n e r a l sessions w e r e plan- funds for this work. IV p l u n g e d into a discussion of t h e economics of s u r p l u s crops. He decried p r o v e m e n t Association a n d extension t h e tendency to leave to the law of supply ar.d d e m a n d a problem w h i c h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h was b r i n g i n g financial d i s a s t e r to t h o u s a n d s of cotton a n d g r a i n g r o w e r s L. Brody, s e c r e t a r y of t h e Michigan regional c h a i r m a n . This school was e College, a n d C. n e d — e a c h b e i n g presided over by a BEGUN ORGANIZING had h e a r d it before, but t h e y liked it, a n d t h e y liked t h e m a n who d e - livered it, and they did not conceal Better Understanding Between I n d u s t r y and A g r i c u l t u r e a n d called for efforts to find a solution for a dilemma which, unsolved, S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , opened the meet- jscalled t o g e t h e r by Mrs. C h a s . Sew- would work g r e a t i n j u r y on the e n t i r e A m e r i c a n people—food c o n s u m e r s a s i n g with t h e p r e l i m i n a r y r e m a r k s in ell, field d i r e c t o r , at J) o'clock Fri- I t is i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h e r e should well as food p r o d u c e r s . ITS WINTER CLUBS their a d m i r a t i o n for t h e m a n and h i a message. r e g a r d to t h e i m p o r t a n c e of develop- day m o r n i n g in the room of t h e Sher- The two resolutions of g r e a t e s t i n - be established a complete u n d e r - If we shall succeed in stabilizing farm prices it will have to be a t a point m a n Hotel, w h e r e Mrs. Coolidge m e t terest were those concerned w i t h s t a n d i n g of economic problems of covering cost of p r o d u c t i o n with sufficient profit to induce t h e f a r m e r s ing a co-operative poultry m a r k e t i n g with t h e F a r m B u r e a u women a year Local Leaders Are Required surplus control and Muscle S h o a l s . common i n t e r e s t t o a g r i c u l t u r e a n d to go on p r o d u c i n g , Mr. Lowden said. o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d t h e s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n all o t h e r groups. M a n y points of a n d i m p r o v e m e n t of the quality of ago. To Promote The Work S o u t h e r n skepticism c o n c e r n i n g t h e p o u l t r y p r o d u c t s . Mrs. F l o r e n c e Bovett, of Nevada advisability of a n e q u a l i z a t i o n fee a s a g r e e m e n t can be r e a c h e d a m o n g t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , led t h e commit n- In Communities a m e a n s of financing t h e t e m p o r a r y g r e a t g r o u p s of our national life if t h e problems of all g r o u p s are m u t - WOMEN OF BRANCH i 26 STATE BUREAUS F a In view of t h e i n t e r e s t "manifested in t h e Ohio Association Mr. B M , c k l e r , a m e m b e r of t h e h o a r d of | i ity fI s i n g i T h n g with Mrs. m Sewell d at wttn> t h e removal of a g r i c u l t u r a l Mr. P. G. L u n d i n a n d Miss R u t h seems to have faded as t h e r e s o l u - surpluses ually understood. W e h e a r t i l y a p p r o v e t h e move- m e n t k n o w n as " B e t t e r U n d e r s t a n d - FARM BUREAU VOTE | WERE GIVEN VOTES d i r e c t o r s of t h e Ohio S t a t e F a r m Bu- r e a u a n d president of the Ohio Poul- cle IT w to Visit Your School," an a r t i - F e a t h e r l y of t h e Michigan State Bovs tions c o m m i t t e e , t h e c h a i r m a n of by Mrs. R o b e r t A t k i n s o n , of Ox- a n d Girls Club staff h a v e been in which is Vice-President E d w a r d A . Cass c o u n t y w o r k i n g with the Coun- O'Neal of A ' a b a m a , b r o u g h t in a r e - ing B e t w e e n A g r i c u l t u r e and In- t r y P r o d u c e r s Association, a n d .Mr. ford, I n d i a n a . She told of c o n d i t i o n s in certain city schools which m a d e us ty Agent for the promotion of the port, favoring a federal farm b o a r d d u s t r y " as it c o n s t i t u t e s a forum Farmers In This County Are More Than*500 Non-Voting Howell, m a n a g e r of the Association. r u r a l winter club work. A n u m b e r of ru- e m p o w e r e d to levy an e q u a l i z a t i o n in which t h e two g r o u p s can come w e r e invited to be present to explain all feel t h a t m a n y of our Delegates Sat In At schools w e r e b e t t e r equipped t h a n ral and village schools have been vis- fee. to t h a t a g r e e m e n t which will e n a b l e Assisted By Wives At t h e w o r k of t h e Ohio o r g a n i z a t i o n . some of t h e schools of t h e city. ited w h e r e the work has been ex- P u s h 1926 S t a n d Vigorously m a n y activities in common to be Meetings Both P r e s i d e n t F a c k l e r a n d Manager undertaken. Annual Meet Howell gave very i n s t r u c t i v e a d d r e s s - Some of t h e h i g h f-pots of h e r t a l k s plained a n d r e q u i r e m e n t s outlined. Last y e a r the f e d e r a t i o n asked f o r es on co-operative m a r k e t i n g as a p - were t h e c a r e needed in c h o s i n g a Club work d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r con- a f a r m e r s ' export corporation t o V Twenty-six state Farm B u r e a u s plied to p o u l t r y p r o d u c t s , a n d ex- t e a c h e r — t h a t no a m o u n t of e q u i p - sists largely of .sewing for the girls handle the surplus w i t h o u t a g o v e r n - Surplus Control KEEN INTEREST SHOWN qualified to seat voting d e l e g a t e s at plained t h o r o u g h l y the o p e r a t i o n of m e n t could m a k e up for a poor t e a c h - and c a r p e n t r y for t h e hoys. Both of m e n t subsidy. The 1020 s t a n d , w h i c h T h e depression in agriculture t h e E i g h t h A n n u a l M e e t i n g of t h e their o r g a n i z a t i o n . Mr. Howell show- er a n d t h a t we s h o u l d exact full time these lines of work a r e so a r r a n g e d is to be vigorously pushed in c o n - which first visited the w h e a t a n d A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n . ed how t h e m a r k e t i n g of l a r g e q u a n - of a t e a c h e r . A plea was m a d e to tin- that m e m b e r s m a y c o n t i n u e for four gress, becomes more specific in i t s corn belts now covers t h e nation. County Grange Serves Dinner. These 26 s t a t e s seated 40 v o t i n g del- tities of well graded eggs had re- p a t r o n s of t h e r u r a l schools to open or five consecutive s e a s o n s . Twelve r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , a l t h o u g h it d o e s The c u m u l a t i v e effect of the whole not n a m e the M c N a r y - H a u g e n bill, p u r c h a s i n g power of f a r m p r o d u c t s Bureau Members Elect egates. s u l t e d not only in m o r e satisfactory their doors to t h e i r t e a c h e r a n d u r g e , cluhs c a r r i e d out t h e full 4-H pro- which comes n e a r e s t to e m b o d y i n g , T h i r t y - n i n e s t a t e F a r m B u r e a u s prices but in t h e i m p r o v e m e n t of the her to become a factor in t h e social g r a m last w i n t e r a n d indications over a period of six y e a r s m a k e s t h e the principles a d v o c a t e d by F o r m e r s i t u a t i o n in a g r i c u l t u r e even more New Officers sent non-voting deLegates; t h e t o t a l p o u l t r y flocks and p r o d u c t s . life of t h e d i s t r i c t . point to an even g r e a t e r n u m b e r this Gov. Lowden. r e g i s t r a t i o n of non-voting d e l e g a t e s M a n y A t t e n d Meeting T a l k s on L a w season. a c u t e t o d a y t h a n in 1923. T h e r e is was slightly over 500. Like Mr. Lowden, t h e farm b u - T h e m e e t i n g was a t t e n d e d by the Mrs. Chas. E v a n s , wife of t h e A. V. One- of t h e most vital links need- no business before t h e national con- In the Coldwater G r a n g e Hall on The c o m p l e t e list of s t a t e s quali- following r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of E a t o n , B. F . s e c r e t a r y and a full fledged ed in the club chain is a local club r e a u p r e d i c a t e s its p r o g r a m on t h e gress m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n the im- S a t u r d a y , Dec. 1 1 , two h u n d r e d fying v o t i n g d e l e g a t e s , t o g e t h e r with m a r k e t i n g of a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s m e d i a t e correction of this condition. F a r m B u r e a u b o o s t e r s met for t h e the list of v o t i n g d e l e g a t e s is as Livingston, Washtenaw. B r a n c h , a t t o r n e y , gave a talk on " P r o p e r t y leader, some a d n l t who can get along t h r o u g h producers co-operatives, w i t h J a c k s o n , Hillsdale and Lenawee R i g h t s of W o m e n . " She told m a n y well with t h e boys a n d girls a n d who g o v e r n m e n t sanction for " t h e d i s t r i - O u r national p r o g r a m should in- a n n u a l m e e t i n g of the B r a n c h County follows: counties: Mrs. Manfred Hoppe, f u n d a m e n t a l s of law which women will give a little time to s u p e r v i s i n g bution of the costs of m a n a g i n g s u r - clude those e l e m e n t s n e c e s s a r y t o A l a b a m a — E . A. O'Neal, M o n t g o m - Grass L a k e ; A. P. McWilliams. Oli- should k n o w . F a r m B u r e a u . T h e m e e t i n g was ad- the club activities. Rural school pluses just as broadly as the r e s u l t - s e c u r e stability for a g r i c u l t u r e on d r e s s e d by M. L. Noon, vice-president e r y ; S. P. S t o r r s , W e t u m p k a . vet; W m . E. Thebo, Chelsea; L. D. A representative of t h e K o h l e r t e a c h e r s a n d o t h e r public spirited a n t benefits." a basis of e q u a l i t y with other indus- A r i z o n a — C . S. B r o w n , Mesa t r i e s in o u r economic life. To t h a t of the Michigan S t a t e F a r m "Bureau. McWilliams. Olivet; H. S. Osier. Ann Company gave a very i n t e r e s t i n g lec- citizens a r e doing t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s J o c k e y i n g for f a r m e r s u p p o r t by a n d Alfred Bentall, of t h e Michigan California—Earle C. H o u g h t o n , A r b o r : A. J. Ernst, Saline; J. R. t u r e on " H o m e S a n i t a t i o n . ' II a r e a l service by e n l i s t i n g for this r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e two chief c o n - end we u r g e the i m m e d i a t e enact- S t r a t h m o r e ; A. C. H a r d i s o n , S a n t a L o w d e n , M u n i t h ; Mrs. J. R. Lowden, plained t h e need of p r o p e r v e n t i l a - type of work. m e n t of legislation t h a t will provide S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u o r g a n i z a t i o n de- Paula. t e s t a n t s for the r i g h t to o p e r a t e for t h e h a n d l i n g of t e m p o r a r i l y u n - p a r t m e n t . M u n i t h ; A. W. T o r r a n t , P a r m a : Geo. tion, t h e disposal of s e w a g e , the While it u s u a l l y is difficult for Muscle Shoals was settled in favor of Mr. Noon gave t h e folks a splen- C o n n e c t i c u t — W . W. Service, Nor- J. T h e u r e r . Saline; Reuben Rogers. m a k i n g of septic t a n k s , t h e d a n g e r needed s u r p l u s e s , as well as sur- the C o u n t y Agent to visit all t h e ru- the A m e r i c a n Cyanamid company wich. S a l i n e ; George Ayan, Salin"; F. C. of c o n t a m i n a t e d water, s a n i t a r y fur- ral schools, it is desired t h a t an op- plan in the resolution r e c o m m e n d e d pluses above r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e did account of s o m e of t h e t h i n g s I l l i n o i s — E a r ! C. Smith, D e t r o i t ; n i s h i n g s for t h e h o m e . etc. Mrs. Da- p o r t u n i t y to c a r r y on t h e work be home m a r k e t , in a m a n n e r a d v a n - t h a t h a d t r a n s p i r e d a t t h e A m e r i c a n Wm. H. Moody, F o r t B y r o n ; F r a n k Hollis. S a l i n e ; M. F . W a r n e r , Hud- to the convention f o r a d o p t i o n . vidson of A m e s College, Iowa, told given all localities t h a t w a n t it. t a g e o u s to t h e p r o d u c e r of basic F a r m B u r e a u a n n u a l m e e t i n g in Chi- D. B a r t o n , C o r n e l l ; A. R. W r i g h t , s o n ; J. L. W o o d w a r d . H u d s o n ; Mrs U n d e r the resolution t h e F a r m of t h e a d v a n t a g e s of electricity to crops a n d we r e c o m m e n d t h a t such cago, a n d also explained some of t h e V a r n a . B. R. H a r r i n g t o n . J a c k s o n ; Mrs. Jen- T h e r e f o r e the County Agent always B u r e a u would ask S e n a t o r C h a r l e s S. big services r e n d e r e d by the Michigan nie McWilliams. Olivet; C. A. Runci- the farm h o m e . legislation p r o v i d e : I n d i a n a — W . 11. S e t t l e , I n d i a n a p - m a n , G r e g o r y ; Mrs. C. A. R u n c i m a n . is glad to h e a r from a n y individual D e n e e n ' s c o m m i t t e e , which has p r i - 1. Provide a f e d e r a l f a r m board ; S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u . Mr. Bentall told olis Mrs. Blanch Chenoweth of Teach- or locality t h a t is i n t e r e s t e d . ority on the floor of t h e s e n a t e , t o ( P e t r o l e u m ) ; Lewis T a y l o r , ers' College, Indianapolis, gave two a d m i n i s t e r i n g a n a d e q u a t e revolving a b o u t t h e new a u t o m o b i l e i n s u r a n c e N e w b e r g ; O. H. Hull, Indianapolis, j G r e g o r y ; H a r r y A. Gowdy Quincy; r e c o m m e n d a c c e p t a n c e of t h e C y a n a - fund, w i t h whose co-operation sur- project of t h e s t a t e o r g a n i z a t i o n . wonderful t a l k s at this school on the mid c o m p a n y ' s proposal for p r i v a t o Iowa—Charles E. Hearst, D e s G. f ^ ^S.^ ^Coffman. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ C^ o^l ^d w ^ a^t^e r^: W. K. personal a p p e a r a n c e of w o m e n . Mrs. pluses c a n a c t u a l l y b e handled by At noon t h e whole crowd enjoyed operation of the p l a n t in time of Moines; F r e d L a n d , C a s e y ; A. W. Dobson, QuMncy: M. E. D a m a r o n . Bond of T e n n e s s e e described her co-operative agencies c r e a t e d by t h e a d i n n e r served by the C o l d w a t e r Oxeley. D e c o r a h ; peace for the production of f e r t i l i z e r f a r m e r s , and, Grange. % W. E. K u g e r , Grass L a k e ; O. R. K i n t i g h . Mosher- h o m e curb m a r k e t and t h i s n u m b e r MOVING AGAIN! a n d such p o w e r as m a y be p r o d u c e d Eddyville. ville; G. T. IhTtley, C h e l s e a ; M. b r o u g h t forth a lively discussion. 2. D i s t r i b u t e t h e costs of m a n - At t h e business session the follow- Unadopted Red Clover seed in addition t o fertilizer. Under the Kansas Ralph S n y d e r , M a n h a t - H o p p e , Grass L a k e ; Alex Lindsey. Many were in favor of the c u r b m a r - a g i n g s u r p l u s e s j u s t as b r o a d l y as ing officers w e r e e l e c t e d : M. E. Ech- c o m i n g into tliis c o u n t r y d u r i n g proposed lease the p l a n t would r e - tan. Blissfield; Ray L. C h o a t e . Cement k e t as an e m e r g e n c y factor, hut all the r e s u l t a n t benefits a r e distribut- t i m a w , p r e s i d e n t ; V. B. Stout, vice- t h e past four w e e k s w a s : vert t o the g o v e r n m e n t in time of n a - ed, t h a t is over each m a r k e t e d unit p r e s i d e n t ; E. A. W a t e r b u r y and Hen- L o u i s i a n a - F r a n k D i m m i c k , ' S h u t - C i t y ; I). If. H u t c h i n s , J a c k s o n ; F r e d hoped for e q u a l i t y in a g r i c u l t u r e j , , Toledo .2,800 b . ^ s tional e m e r g e n c y . Knopf. Blissfield; C. M. Lewis. Ce- t h e n e a r f u t u r e , whereby it m i g h t not of a p a r t i c u l a r c o m m o d i t y t h r o u g h ry Gowdy re-elected directors and eston. m e n t City; R. X. Kibler, J a c k s o n ; Milwaukee 2,000 i>ags Do Not Acept Coolidge P l a n an e q u a l i z a t i o n fee. William Smith, of Bronson. a new M a r v l a n d — J a m e s W. Davis, Bel be nece"ssary for t h e farm w o m a n to Several of the resolutions deal Mrs. I. V. S h e a p , J a c k s o n , a n d R. J Chicago I , l o o bags N e c e s s a r y relief for a g r i c u l t u r e d i r e c t o r . Air leave her h o m e to sell p r o d u c e in with t a x a t i o n . T h e y do n o t a c c e p t Other Points :{,87."> bags will Jbe secured only if m e m b e r s of Resolutions c o m m e n d i n g various M a s s a c h u s e t t s — L e o n A. W e t h e r - F e l l o w s , of J a c k s o n . r o r d e r t h a t h e r hom» he supplied with the Coolidge-Mellon p r o g r a m of t a x C o n g r e s s , r e g a r d l e s s of p a r t y , unite aspects of t h e F a r m B u r e a u work stow. t h e necessities of life. r e f u n d s , but call for t h e use of s u r - Elk Point. TOTAL 0,275 hags to d e m a n d i m m e d i a t e a c t i o n ; t h e a n d s u p p o r t i n g the L a k e s to the Gulf Michigan M. L. Moon. J a c k s o n ; Movies Discussed pluses to reduce t h e n a t i o n a l d e b t . T e n n e s s e e J. F . P o r t e r , Colum- W a t c h y o u r p u r c h a s e s for A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n w a t e r w a y s a n d o t h e r m a t t e r s of in- M. B. M c P h e r s o n , Lowell. Nelson G r e e n . E d i t o r of t h e Edu- They likewise criticise " p r e s e n t t e n d - pledges its w h o l e - h e a r t e d s u p p o r t in t e r e s t to the F a r m B u r e a u were pass- Minnesota—Harrison Bue, St. bia. c a t i o n a l Screen, gave a most e a r n e s t s t a i n e d seed, none Of which is encies of g r a n t i n g e x e m p t i o n s a n d of I t a h — M . S. W i n d e r , Salt L a k e a d a p t e d l o r Michigan condi- m a k i n g a fair- n a t i o n a l p r o g r a m for ed. Anyone seeing t h e live interest Paul. City. talk on " H o w to Secure B e t t e r Mov- tion-. l o w e r i n g r a t e b r a c k e t s in i n c o m e , a g r i c u l t u r e t h e first business of t h e in this m e e t i n g would feel confident M o n t a n a — W . L. Stockton, C l a r k s - He explained a system of cen- c o r p o r a t i o n and s t a t e t a x e s . " W a s h i n g t o n — F r e d B. R o g e r s , Col- S o m e seedsmen a i y r e s o r t i n g p r e s e n t session of t h e 69th Congress. of t h e f u t u r e success of t h e F a r m ton. sorship t h a t has been aided by t h e The f e d e r a l f a r m loan system a s fax. t o t r i c k e r y in a d v e r t i s i n g . \s While we welcome t h e co-opera- B u r e a u in Branch County. They a r e a N e v a d a — M r s . F l o r e n c e B. B o v e t t , N a t i o n a l H o m e and C o m m u n i t y Com- now o p e r a t e d comes in for criticism West V i r g i n i a — E . S. H u m p h r e y s , an i n s t a n c e , one concern a d v e r - tion of n o n - f a r m i n g g r o u p s we be- live b u n c h of b o o s t e r s . Reno. m i t t e e , w h e r e b y a given n u m b e r of in a n aim t o t a k e t h e system o u t of Bellvillc. tised their seed a s "ONE lieve t h e p r i m e responsibility of movies a r e scored each m o n t h a n d t h e control of t h e t r e a s u r y d e p a r t - . T h e ladies were very a c t i v e t h e r e New H a m p s h i r e — G e o r g e P u t n a m , Wisconsin—Hugh A. Harper, P L R CENT ST A I \ E D f o r m u l a t i n g an a g r i c u l t u r a l policy a n d t h e Branch C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u Concord. t h e law of a v e r a g e relied u p o n to de- m e n t and u n s y m p a t h e t i c land b a n k Lancaster G R E E N " , Inferring t h a t tin- for t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s lies with t h e recognizes t h e i r place in w o r k i n g out t e r m i n e t h e s t a t u s of a n y p a r t i c u l a r officials and vest c o n t r o l in its f a r m - New J e r s e y — H o w a r d B. Hancock, W y o m i n g — H . J. King, L a r a m i e seed is !)!) p e r cent a d a p t a b l e . farm organizations. show. e r owners. its p r o g r a m and m a i n t a i n s t h e prac- B r i d g e t o n . V i r g i n i a — G . F . Holsinger, Mc- VI Mrs. Mary P u n c k e . f o r m e r l y of Al- T h i s is not t r u e . T h e one per O t h e r r e s o l u t i o n s call for r e d u c - tice of h a v i n g t h e women vote as New York—Enos Lee, I t h a c a Gaheysville. Co-operative M a r k e t i n g b e r t a , C a n a d a , told how t h e w o m e n cent stain i n d i c a t e s t h e seed tion in -freight r a t e s , legislation t o well a s t h e m e n at the business ( Y o r k t o w n H e i g h t s ) ; C. R. W h i t e , O u r i n t e r e s t in a n d s u p p o r t a n d m e e t i n g s , a p r o c e d u r e t h a t of C a n a d a assisted in o r g a n i z i n g thte h a s IM'CII I m p o r t e d . give co-operative m a r k e t i n g associa- m i g h t Ionia. tions a n o p p o r t u n i t y to secure s e a t s a d v o c a c y of co-operative m a r k e t i n g well be followed by^other county O h i o — L . B. P a l m e r , Pataskala; W h e n bad luck comes, w h a t is co-operative m o v e m e n t s in t h e i r con:. e n t e r p r i s e s a r e c o n s t a n t l y to be d e - F a r m B u r e a u s . t h e r e to do but fight it? ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e t w o ) s^l (Continued on pay* 4) O. J. Bailey, T a c o m a . (Cojitinuea op pags three) South D a k o t a — R . M. Crowder, DECEMBER 17, V.y><\ 9WO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS being done in t h a t eounty. Several t h i n g s a r e accomplished. In t h e first place, t h e r e is a well informed n u c l e u s in each town- BUREAU RE-EECTS MODEL FARM HOME | A BAD STRETCH OF Published twice a month bv the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- quarters, .Lansing, Michigan. ship a n d in t h e second place, t h e r e is a small g r o u p t h r o u g h whom t h e c o u n t y a n d S t a t e F a r m Bureau c a n function in each ALL ITS OFFICERS SHOWNAT EXHIBIT ROAD CUTS PROFIT VOL. IV. DECEMBER 17, 1026 No. 2 4 township. Still further, indifferent members on county F a r m Bureau hoards a r e going to be very scarce when live t o w n s h i p FOR CASS COUNTY Lesson In Co-operation W a s ON OUR PRODUCTS committees meet with them every three m o n t h s . Last, a n d most F e a t u r e d In Its F o u r Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class Adopts Resolutions Dealing F a i l u r e t o I m p r o v e F e w Miles matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided i m p o r t a n t of all, we will have set in t h e a v e r a g e county from Room Displays for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1017, authorized January 12, 1923. To to 106 people actively at work. J u s t at t h i s present time t h . i v With Broad Problems In St. L a w r e n c e C o s t s Much of the interest in the First Us Millions Subscription Price 50c Per Year, Included in dues of Farm is probably n o task before t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u t h a t Of Agriculture National Farm Bureau Agricultural Bureau Members. is more i m p o r t a n t t h a n t h e r o u n d i n g out of t h i s township com- Exposition was centered in the ex- mittee p r o g r a m . FOUR DELEGATES NAMED hibit, "The Furnished Farm Home," HITS BUSINESS MAN TOO LEE CHILSON Editor presented by the Home and Com- mununity Department of the A. F. FIRE PROTECTION FOR THE FARM C o u n t y B u s i n e s s O v e r M i l l i o n B. F. In this exhibit was demon- L a k e s - t o - O c e a n Development MICHIGAN S T A S J F A P M p U P E A U Dollars In Past Year, strated in a practical way one phase W o u l d E l i m i n a te Costly With the a d v e n t of hard-surfaced roads, t h e r e has been de- of "an adequate standard of living' veloped in a n u m b e r of localities a new phase of fire protection Report Shows for agriculture. In this one exhibit P a r t of T r i p OFFICERS on t h e f a r m a n d one t h a t should be a d o p t e d a n d p u t into m o r e was presented four completely fur- M. B. McPHERSON, Lowell President general practice, namely, a c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n for fire fight- The annual Farm Bureau busi- nished rooms—rooms furnished in In recent years we have been pay- M. L. NOON, Jackson Vice-President ness meeting held at Cassopolis last the approved modern fashion, equip- ing a great deal of attention to the ing. Too many r u r a l communities a r c r e l y i n g on t h e possible help Thursday drew a good attendance ped with every modern device for improvement of our roads near Directors-at-Large they may receive from t h e fire d e p a r t m e n t s of t h e centers of popu- and maintained the high standard of comfort and pleasure. home. This is a part of the program M. B. McPHERSON Lowell interest and instruction set up by In making this practical demon- of the Michigan State Farm Bureau, lation, which is obviously i m p r a c t i c a l , as a t o w n or small city is MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton B a d A x e previous Farm Bureau gatherings of stration the Home and Community as all News readers realize. When E A R L c. MCCARTY d e p r i v e d of essential fire protection in m a n y cases u n d e r .such a n Department not only presented a we come to appreciate the fact that the year. worthy goal for the average farm our roads to market extend across VEROLD F . GORMELY Newberry J. G. BOYLE Buchanan a r r a n g e m e n t . Should a fire of a n y m a g n i t u d e b r e a k o u t in a Officers for the ensuing year were family but also taught an effective re-elected. They are: J. Carl Burgen- lesson in co-operation for, attached our continent, and across the ocean, W. W. BILLINGS Davison small city d u r i n g t h e absence of t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of t h e fire a p - er of LaGrange, president; J. \V. to the price list of each of the indi- then we can see that it is important Commodity Directors p a r a t u s at a hlaze in the c o u n t r y , t h e consequences might be v e r y Phillips of Pokagon, vice-president, vidual pieces of furniture that went to shorten our road to further reduce PRED J. HARGER, Stanwood Michigan Potato Growers Exchange serious. and Paul H. Savage of Marcellus, into the furnishing of the four the cost of moving our goods. M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association The foreign market is the safety secretary-treasurer. Directors, E. B. rooms of the model farm home, was J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Exchange During t h e p a s t few y e a r s a n u m b e r of communities have p u r - Bishop, of Mason township and a list of actual savings affected dur- valve, or business regulator of the M. D. BUSKIRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. chased a piece of fire a p p a r a t u s for use in t h e r u r a l d i s t r i c t s . Sam'l Thompson, of Howard, were ing 1926 by various co-operative manufacturer, just as it is the safety re-elected also. valve and business regulator of the In some instances, a r r a n g e m e n t s have been' m a d e t o k e e p t h e marketing associations — individual farmer, Reports of the co-operative asso- savings just totaling the cost of the and if the transportation STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION ciations showed a large and steadily various pieces of furniture and cost e q u i p m e n t a t a c e n t r a l location in t h e area t o be p r o t e c t e d ; while is too high they are shut out of Clark L. Brody Secy-Treas-Manager competition in the foreign markets. S. M, Powell Ass't Secretary in other cases it is r e t a i n e d at t h e central fire s t a t i o n in t h e city. increasing business, most of them household equipment. Instead of locating in the middle- DEPARTMENT HEADS A few d a y s ago, t h e motorized a p p a r a t u s o p e r a t e d by t h e City having done more business during For example, there appeared in west, the big share of the manufac- Traffic A. P. Mills the first eleven months of the year the living room of the furnished turing enterprises of the nation, are Fabrics F. L. Kelner of Albion, Mich., for u s e a t fires w i t h i n a r a d i u s of t e n miles, than during all of 1325. All of the farm home a bookcase. The price situated along the Atlantic coast and Publicity E. E. Ungren made a four-mile r u n a n d saved t h e complete loss of a f a r m managers expressed great satisfac- list showed that the bookcase was the tendency is, as our land trans- Accounting B. E. Ungren d w e l l i n g which could n o t be rebuilt for $6,000. T h e a p p a r a t u s tion with the service rendered them worth just $42:00, and opposite the portation rates have increased, for Organization A. BentaU by the various departments of the price $42.00 appeared the following: business of this kind to develop fast- SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE in question, which w a s p u r c h a s e d by t h e f a r m e r s in t h e s u r r o u n d - State Farm Bureau. The total vol- "Saving on defeated proposal to in- er along the coast than it does in FARM B U R E A U Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service C. F . Barnum ing t e r r i t o r y , is manned by t h e city fire d e p a r t m e n t . In return ume of business reported was $990,- crease rates on sheep equal just the interior. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas 147.16, which will be materially in- $21.00 a car. Two cars, $42.00 — for this service, t h e f a r m e r s p e r m i t t h e city t o use the machine creased by the end of the year. Transportation Department—A. F. A s a result, the farmers of Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange w . O. Steiger the middle-west have t o ship Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool C. F. Barnum as e x t r a e q u i p m e n t , if such is found necessary a t any time. After the showing qf the film, B. F. and again in the dining room more of their products, in pro- Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations Some 400 rural residents, living within a nine-mile r a d i u s of "Forward, Farm Bureau," Secretary appeared a dining chair, price $9.60. portion to the total raised Clark L. Brody, of the state organ- The savings reported in this case Affiliated With Michigan State Farm Bureau Hastings, Mich., have i n c o r p o r a t e d t h e non-profit Hastings R u r a l over a longer distance and at Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac ization, gave an inspiring report of was one made by the Blount County, an increased freight rate, in Fire Association. The f a r m e r s subscribed $4,700 a n d a n auto- the American Farm Bureau Federa- Alabama, Farm Bureau—"$1.60 per Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit ton on ingredients of fertilizer. Six order to reach t h e home Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson mobile t r u c k , with special fire a p p a r a t u s , w a s p u r c h a s e d . W h i l e tion meeting and discussed intimate- market. ly the inside affairs of the Michigan tons at $1.60 equals $9.60." Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing Since the War, transportation the community system of f i g h t i n g fires h a s been in operation at organization. He stated that the or- The furnished farm home exhibit Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor rates on land have gone up about H a s t i n g s only a month, t w o o p p o r t u n i t i e s have a l r e a d y been af- ganization is much stronger because was made possible by the co-opera- Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges 75 per cent, while transportation forded to d e m o n s t r a t e its usefulness in s a v i n g r u r a l p r o p e r t y . of the infinitely better morale of its tion of Marshall Field and Company. rates on water have gone up 25 per MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS^N membership and the knowledge gain- All of the furnishings shown were cent. This is another thing that has N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing In one instance, a r u n w a s m a d e t o a f a r m located nine miles ed through experience. from Marshall Field and Company Carl Martin, Pres Coldwater affected the farmer of the mid-west. L. C. Kamlowske, V. P. Washington R. G. Potts, Vice-Pres. Washington north of the city, where a d w e l l i n g w a s in flames. T h e fire h a d The harmony that prevailed was and much of the merchandise was Our Main Trunk Highway to Europe H. D. Horton, Sec.-Treas ...Kinrte John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock one of the outstanding features of of their own manufacture. The made such h e a d w a y in t h e residence, h o w e v e r , before t h e d e - Now let's examine the condition of L. E, Osmer, Mgr Lansing B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit the Federation meeting, Mr. Brody purpose throughout this exhibit was our road to the world's market and C. S. Benton, Bean Dep't, Lansing H. W. Norton, Treas Howell p a r t m e n t w a s notified, t h a t it could not be saved b u t t h e w o r k of stated, showing the fallacy of the to suggest a happy combination of and utility which gives the see what can be done to fix it. This W. E. Phillips Decatur M. L. Noon Jackson the firemen k e p t the o t h e r b u i l d i n g s on t h e farm from i g n i t i n g . old contention that farmers will not beauty modern home its character of livable- is the middle-west trunk road to and George McCalla Ypsilanti U. L. Taylor Lapeer work together. With all sections of ness.and comfort. from the world's market. Its eastern Milton Burkholder Marietta L. W. Harwood Adrian In t h e o t h e r case, a r u n w a s m a d e to a farm five miles n o r t h w e s t the United States represented, strong terminal spreads out to the ports of M. R. Shisler Caledonia W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids of the city, w h e r e fire w a s set by a t h r e s h i n g m a c h i n e , a n d w h e r e resolutions were drawn up and pass- Great Britain, the Baltic, the North F. M. Oehmke W. J. Hazelwood MICH. POTATO GROWERS Sebewaing Mt. Pleasant Fred W. Meyer James J. Brakenberry Fair Haven Dr. W. C. McKinney...Davisburg Bad Axe very effective w o r k w a s done in saving b u i l d i n g s o t h e r t h a n t h e harn, a s well a s a q u a n t i t y of m a c h i n e r y . ed without bitterness. Delegates from the county to the State meeting were chosen as fol- ADD NEW MEMBERS Sea and the Mediterranean; its most westerly terminals are the port cities on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Henry Curtis, Pres EXCH. Cadillac Elmer Powers MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. ....Clio These a r e e x a m p l e s of w h a t h a s been accomplished by com- munity o r g a n i z a t i o n s in p r e v e n t i n g serious losses by fire on lows: Harry Wicks of Silver Creek, M. H. Truitt of Milton, J. C. Burgen- T0A.F.B.F.B0ARD To these ports of the Great Lakes from all over the northwest scores J. T. Bussey, Viee-Pres. Provemont E. A. Beamer, Pres Blissfield er of LaGrange, and Jay R. Moyer of of land trails lead. With this net- O. E. Hawley, Bec*y Shelby W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres farms, t h e r e being a n u m b e r of such systems in use t o d a y in dif- Porter. Resolutions were adopted F o u r N e w D i r e c t o r s N a m e d work of road and railroad transpor- F. J. Harger, Treas Stanwood Grand Blanc urging an immediate passage by Con- tation this article has nothing to do, ferent localities. T o Succeed Retiring F. P. Hibst, Gen. Mgr Cadillac J. H. O'AIealey, oec Hudson gress of legislation that will provide and the changes proposed will not C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr.. .Cadillac Nate Patterson Caro for handling surplus crops; legisla- alter any of the present costs of such Leon G. VanLeuw Bellaire Edward Dippey Perry Ones Dec. 8 COOLIDGE A N D T H E F A R M E R tion providing for the leasing of Mus- interior and local transportation. George Herman Ed more Chas. Woodruff Hastings cle Shoals for the manufacturing of E. A. Rasmussen Sheridan Ray D. Harper St. Johns President Calvin Coolidge, in m a k i n g his message to congress Four new directors were elected You and I are concerned with fertilizer; favoring co-operation be- at the eighth annual convention of what can be done to fix the main MICHIGAN FRUIT Charles Brown Suntield devoted more consideration to t h e problems of t h e f a r m e r t h a n tween the United States and Canada the American Farm Bureau Federa- trunk line—to reduce the cost be- M. D. Busklrk, Pres Paw Paw Frank Obrest Breckenridge to a n y o t h e r subject. In fact, his message c o n t a i n e d t h r e e full for the development of t h e Great tion to take the place of four whose tween its western and eastern ends, Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pros GROWERS. INC. pages of a g r i c u l t u r a l c o m m e n t s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s f o r i m m e d i a t e Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway; sug- terms expired this year. This pro- between the ports on the Great South Haven John Miller Coloma gesting to the executive board that vision for replacement of 50 per Lakes and the ports of Europe. If Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. ITee Allan B. Graham . . . , Elberta remedies to a p p l y t o certain conditions. P. i>. Leavenworth. .Grand Rapids the various township permanent cent of the directors each year, writ- we can lower this cost it will have Millburg F. L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas W. J. Schultz Hart He asserts, . " T h e whole question of a g r i c u l t u r e needs most membership committees be composed ten into the constitution a year ago, the same effect as though we took of at least five persons, three men made it necessary to pick seven the middle part of the United Benton Harbor L. A. Hawley Ludington careful consideration. M a n y of t h e f a r m e r s a r e b u r d e n e d w i t h F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr C. I. Chrestensen Onekama and two women; recommending the board members this year at the States and moved it eastward and debts a n d t a x e s which t h e y a r e unable t o c a r r y . AVe a r e ex- holding of local community meetings annual meeting at Chicago. we can move Michigan and the mid- Benton Harbor H. W. Gowdy Union Pier D. H. Brake Fremont O. U. Gale Shelby p e n d i n g in this c o u n t r y m a n y millions of d o l l a r s each y e a r to as the unit organization; favoring the Three of the directors of a year continent eastward a thousand miles Henry Namitz Bridgman Jolin Lang Sodus change of the motor vehicle license ago, whose terms expired this month, and more in effect. increase f a r m p r o d u c t i o n . We ought now t o p u t m o r e emphasis law, making the license good for the were selected to hold office, another Great ships carry their cargoes J. F . Higbee American Farai Bureau Benton Harbor John Federation Bottema Spring Lake SAM HOverton Miller THOMPSON Bangor Bert Gleason President Lawrence on the question of f a r m m a r k e t i n g . If a sound solution of a life of the car and raising the gas term. down the channels of the Great GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B, E . . . ' C.58L.East Washington St., Lansing Brody Chicago p e r m a n e n t n a t u r e can be found f o r this p r o b l e m , t h e Congress tax enough to offset the resultant E. B. Cornwall, of Middlebury, Lakes at a cost that compares favor- CHESTER H. GRAY Washington Representative Harry Hogue Sodus loss in revenue and commending the Vt., was selected to fill the place ably with any ocean carrier cost—a LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Munsey Bldg.. Washington, D. C. ought n o t to h e s i t a t e to a d o p t it. county agent on the efficient way formerly occupied by J. C. Bru- cost far below that which is possible That the President h a s in mind the seriousness of t h e a g r i - he has conducted the duties of his of- baker, of Lititz, Pa.; Frank Dim- by railroad for a like distance. cultural s i t u a t i o n is i n d i c a t e d in his r e v i e w of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n fice. Also commending the directors mick, of Shuteston, La., was selected Costly Detour and managers of the different co-op- to fill the place formerly occupied by At Buffalo we come to the end of costs, legislation b e a r i n g on f a r m credits, fertilizer p r o d u c t i o n , erative associations throughout the W. T. Harris, of Morganfield, Ky.; the Great Lakes journey. Below STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC livestock a n d g r a z i n g problems a n d co-operative m a r k e t i n g . county for the efficient way they M. S. Winder, of Salt Lake City, Lake Erie is the Niagara river and have conducted the work of their as- Utah, was selected to fill the place the 14 foot Welland canal, a ship SERVICE PROGRAM That he favors h e l p i n g t h e f a r m e r only w h e n t h e f a r m e r him- sociations. formerly occupied by Ephraim Ber- channel too small to allow the aver- self is willing to w o r k for his o w n salvation is very evident in geson. Mr. Winder has been tem- age-sized lake freighter to go LEGISLATION porarily filling that position since through. Our cargo is elevated out Passage of the Capper-French Tmth-in- Fabrio bill: completion and operation of that p a r t of his message w h e r e i n he d e c l a r e d t h a t t h e f a r m e r 'Mrs. Wagar Tells Mr. Bergeson's resignation last Sep- of the hold of the vessel and is put the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant " h a s a sincere a n d c a n d i d desire for assistance. If m a t c h e d by tember; Hugh Marper, of Lancaster, aboard cars for New York. This is and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition to anv form of sales tax or of consump- an equally sincere a n d candid consideration of t h e different Of Training School Wis., takes the place of F. L. Kelso, a costly proceeding. It means de- tion tax; retention of federal income tax; (Continued from page one) of Ardmore, S. D. lay, the indirect effect of which is Passage of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain- remedies proposed, a s o u n d m e a s u r e of relief o u g h t t o r e s u l t . " try. She showed us the need of wo C. S. Brown, of Mesa, Arizona, to fill up the elevators at the E N A C T E D APR. 26, 1926 ing bill. In t r e a t i n g of t h e subject of farm credits, t h e P r e s i d e n t points men working with the men to has- was selected to succeed himself, as heads of the Lakes, to cause the TAXATION out t h a t a l t h o u g h the federal credit agencies have served agri- ten the completion of organized ef- was W. H. Settle, of Indianapolis, local elevators back home to stop Relief for sorely burdened farm property fort and told of great results com- Ind., and J. F. Porter, of Columbia buying, and to cut prices. Such by enactment of: culture well, he t h i n k s it " m a y be possible t o b r o a d e n a n d ing from their activities in Canada Tenn. was the effect of the great tie-up at ENACTED JAN. 29, 1925 (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway s t r e n g t h e n t h e service of these i n s t i t u t i o n s . " and predicted many opportunities The present make-up of the Board Buffalo in 1920, when the farmers funds. granted the farm women of America of Directors of the American Farm of the northwest, according to Julius (b State Income Tax in place of State's He sees " a t t e n t i o n d i r e c t e d t o t h e s u r p l u s p r o b l e m of agri- general property levy. when once we realize our strength Bureau Federation by regions is as Barnes, lost $1,000,000 a day for a (c) Law forbidding any more tax exempt c u l t u r e " a m i shows t h a t in Avorking o u t this problem t o a n y through organization. follows: period of a month. securities. sound conclusion " I t is necessary to avoid p u t t i n g t h e Govern- Miss Florence Ward, of Washing- Northeastern Region We come down the Great Lakes TAXES REDUCED (d) Equalization of assessment of farm and ton, gave a report of the many ad- Enos Lee, Yorktown Heights, N. Y from Duluth, or from Chicago, a dis- $67,350 A N N U A L L Y city property in accordance with sales ment into the business of p r o d u c t i o n or m a r k e t i n g o r a t t e m p t i n g S I N C E 1924 values of same. vantages gained through the Exten- George M. Putman, Concord,' N. H. tance of a thousand miles for about (Farm Bureau Investigations brought to enact legislation for t h e p u r p o s e of p r i c e fixing. The f a r m e r sion service for women. Dr. Caroline E. B. Cornwall, Middlebury, Vt. three cents a bushel. Next we haul equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- does not favor a n y a t t e m p t e d remedies t h a t p a r t a k e of these Hedger gave a most interesting talk Central Region that same bushel of grain from Buf- tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, on "Rural Health" and explained the L. B. Palmer, Pataskala, Ohio. saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess falo to New York, a distance of 442 taxes annually.) elements. reason for a lower health average W. H. Settle, Indianapolis, Ind. miles, at a cost of 9.1 cents a bushel. TRANSPORTATION The E u r o p e a n corn borer comes in for a " r a j * " a t the h a n d s of in the country. She urged the women Chas. C. Hearst, Des Moines, Iowa Then we pay another charge of 2 to demand that the Boys' club mem- M. L. Moon, Jackson, Mich. cents to get it through the congested E F F E C T I V E SEPT. 10, Immediate application of Michigan the n a t i o n ' s executive w h e n he s t a t e s t h a t " I t h a s assumed ;t ber be given credit for being 100 Hugh Harper, Lancaster, Wis. 1925 Zone Rate decision to save farmer ship- port of New York and the usual rate pers in 69 counties $500,000 annually. menace that is of n a t i o n a l m a g n i t u d e a n d w a r r a n t s the Federal per cent boy. rather than so much Western Region from New York to Liverpool is Government in e x t e n d i n g its co-operation to t h e S t a t e a n d local credit being given his prize calf, and A. C. Hardison, Santa Paula, Calif about eight cents. Add to this an MARKETING Extension of sound co-operative mar- to avoid overworking the child of M. S. Winder, Salt Lake City, Utah' average elevation charge of one and keting program now well under way in agencies which a r e a t t e m p t i n g to prevent its f u r t h e r s p r e a d and .school age. C. S. Brown, Mesa, Ariz. one-half cents per bushel at the head Michigan. secure its e r a d i c a t i o n . R e c o m m e n d 1 0 2 7 School Southern Region of the Lakes. Here is a total charge AUTOMQBILE I N S U R A N C E A second training school was rec- E. P. Cohill, Hancock, Md. of 23.6 cents for hauling a bushel of EFFECTIVE OCT. 20, Adequate protection for farmers against "•Agriculture should have fertilizer at a lower cost t h a n it ommended for 1927 and a program Frank Dimmick, Shuteston, La grain a distance of 5,000 miles. 1926 loss by fire, theft, collision, property dam- is now o h t a i n a b l e . A .survey should be made of t h e relation of of work along lines of education, J. F. Porter, Columbia, Tenn. Practically half of this total cost age and public liability furnished a t rea- health, recreation and civic responsi- sonable rates. (iovcrmnent g r a z i n g lands to the livestock i n d u s t r y . Additional The new board met at the general Paid by the farmer, 11.1 cents, is bility was suggested as a guide for offices on Thursday morning, Dec 9 lor the 442 miles (Buffalo-New legislation is desirable more definitely to establish the place of the Home and Community Commit- After a brief discussion it 'was de Vork land haul) charges at New g r a z i n g , in t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e n a t i o n a l forests, p r o p e r l y tee the coming year. cided to adjourn to meet again on i 0 n d han u? d l i n g from the dock to Xext year we hope every county February 14 and 15. the S hip ; a trip and a charge that are YOUR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE s u b o r d i n a t e d to their functions of p r o d u c i n g t i m b e r and conserv- in .Michigan can send a delegate to The officers were directed to con- alike unnecessary. T h e (JpiipNoe County Kami Bureau lias gone f u r t h e r in t h e ing the w a t e r s u p p l y , " his message explained. our training school. In fact, we are tinue the work in the meantime oo- living in h^opes that the day is not erating on the same basis as the The point is this, w e can fix m a t t e r of s e t t i n g a p t o w n s h i p committees and has d o n e this -incident with delivery of this i m p o r t a n t message by the far distant when each County Farm 1926 budget and with the present the road. W e can make the president of the United S t a t e s , d e a l i n g as it did in a major w a y Bureau of our state will have suf- personnel. • trunk line from t h e head of more completely t h a n a n y of t h e other counties, a n d they a r e the Lakes to Europe w i t h a g r i c u l t u r e , the American F a r m Bureau Federation, which ficient funds to finance work of this a corn- HOW g e t t i n g results. It is their praetiee to have these t o w n s h i p kind, flow our organization might P*ete and connected seaway. c o m m i t t e e s meet with the T o u n t y F a r m Bureau board every might well be considered t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l forum of America, flourish if public service could be Demonstrates Pruning We can avoid the costly land hauil between the f land three months. was a s s e m b l e d , in a n n u a l convention a t Chicago, d r a f t i n g a n d put on public, support and Farm Great Lakes funds could further the work of the Dr. X. L. Partridge will handle the and Suvh a meeting is more than wortMy o* just passing mention. a d o p t i n g resolutions for t h e guidance of t h e p r e s e n t congBMS Farm Bureau organization. shears at a demonstration in grape save the mo Atlantic. W e can ccst of « t , if not all, of the W h e n a eounty F a r m B u r e a u will get its t o w n s h i p committees which opened a short session a t W a s h i n g t o n at that time. pruning, December 18, at 10 00 this useless, expensive Northwest boxed apples a r e to be A. M. at Frank Hudson's farm one- haul. t o g e t h e r with its b o a r d of d i r e c t o r s each t h r e e m o n t h s , each advertised by a shipping association half mile west of Stump School and Just how we can fix up our export m m i t t e e tolling- the h o a r d what they want in their I believe in my c o m m u n i t y . I believe in h e r people, in her bov which is deducting one half cent a at K. Kerlikowsko's farm at 1:30 trunk line and eliminate the costly and g i r l s ; I will m a k e myself a committee of one to make of t h i s box on the 1926 crop, and one cent a 1' Al., one mile east of Riverside in detour will be discussed in detail in p, a m i t h e w o r k of some F a r m Bureau d e p a r t m e n t being the thud and final installment in this box on the shipments during the next Berrien County. put before t h e m at e a e h meeting*.—this means t h a t m e t h i n g is good place in which to live a n d a m i g h t y h a r d place to leave. four seasons. TAr, toielcEldipp series. Watch for it in our next i, issue, \ MICHIGAN FARM.BUREAU NEWS THREW N o Real Property to Bear State Tax ministration, the manage- OT!N¥EADS product. We oppose the passage of any bill through Congress which would per- 3. The state government might well be supported wholly by taxes in administration affan ination and combination of offices, elim- HURON F. BUREAU They Direct the Policies of the State Farm Bureau mit lowering the quality of our foods by adulteration. other than those on real property, leaving such real property for sup- watchfulness on the part of tax payers in budget making and budget XXIII port of purely local governments. expenditures, and similar features, Radio This plan is working now in seveial are means to accomplish more effi- ounty Has Made Progress Such legislation as will make it states. ciency in local governments. Care In Past Year, Annual possible for farm users of radio to Amortization should be exercised, however, in de- avail themselves of programs from 4. The principle of amortization veloping this item that our features Report Shows broadcasting stations without con- must come into vogue so that debts of representative democracy be not stant interruptions due to conflict of will be liquidated gradually from the lost in the effort to reduce taxation. The annual meeting and dinner of wave lengths is advocated. time of their creation and not to Huron County Farm Bureau was XXIV exceed in length the life of the im- ,ld on Tuesday, Nov. 23; the busi- Board of Trade Act provement provided thereby. Serial es meeting in the M. E. church and Co-operative marketing associa- bonds in Aarious states are the near- dinner in the new Church House tions should be able to secure seats est approach to amortization prin- ning room. There were 75 township dele- on Boards of Trade other than the contract markets without sacrificing ciples now noticeable. Sinking funds and refunding of debts are farthest removed from those principles. See tes present. These, with their their co-operative features. We favor ves, made a total attendance of 5, a rather smaller number than legislation to accomplish this end. Tariff XXV Rates Debt Liquidation 5. Absolute debt limitations for both local and state governments as That as expected. Sulphate of Ammonia should be a check on increasing taxes is neces- The election of a new board of di- ctors and new officers was a part freed from the import duty of five dollars per ton. Import duties on sary. This may prohibit or delay at ^imes seemingly needed improve- Every Load the program. Earl McCarty, of cream should be changed from a per ments, but will result in the long run )lfax, president of the Bureau since gallon basis to a butter fat basis. in benefits to society. "Pay as you of livestoc k goes to your eo- was organized four years ago, is XXVI go or don't go" is coming to be a icceeded by the vice-president, Farm Bureau slogan in matters of operative commission house Omnibus tines Davidson, of Meade township, This group of progressive leaders, annual convention of the A. F. B. F. O'Mealey, Earl McCarty, M. L. Noon, We reaffirm our well established taxation. at either Detroit or East r. MoCarty goes on the board of di- the board of directors of the Michi- They are, W. W. Billings, J. G, C. L. Brody, M. B. McPhesron (pres- policies in regard t o : Equalization Buffalo. eters. gan State Farm Bureau, represented Boyle, V. F. Gormely, George Mc- ident), Mrs. Edith M. Wagar and M. A. Truth in Fabrics. 6. Equalization of the tax bur- The afternoon meeting was fea- the Michigan interests at the eight.'.i Calla, Fred J. Harger, John D. Buskirk. B. Standard containers for fruits den by lessening the value or rate The profits these concerns ired by an address by Clark L. Bro- and vegetables. on farm land and increasing values are m a k i n g represent direct Sec.-Mgr. of the State Farm Bu- tions unless the products of his for- We look to the organization de- Adequate appropriations for or rates on other properties is per- au. He reviewed the legislative Bureau Delegates eign competitors, when sold in this partment of the American Farm Bu- all divisions and bureaus of the haps the most immediate benefit savings for those who ship Department of Agriculture. which can accrue to farmers from a ;rk of the Bureau and outlined Adopt Resolutions nation, meet the same requirements. reau Federation, with sufficient bud- through the CO-OPS, ans for next year's activities. (Continued from page one) The large quantities of fats and oils get and personnel, for the further D. Continued opposition to the state tax program; but equalization, L. J. Rothgerry, of Michigan State pended upon. Co-operative market- of vegetable, animal and fish origin development of a national plan of principles and practices of it must be recognized, does not Their earnings a r e paid branch banking. fundamentally solve tax inequities. allege, a research engineer, gave an ing of farm products, and the pur- produced in foreign countries con- organization, put into active opera- back to those who patronize teresting talk on township roads in chase of farm supplies, are means stitute a dire threat to the prosperi- tion. Support of selected and re- It merely alleviates them. XVIP stricted immigration with fur- Inheritance, Corporation, Luxury, them. hich he condemned the present sys- by which farmers may secure more ty of t h e American dairy industry m as wasteful and inefficient. He nearly that profit to which they are unless their importation is restricted Agricultural Production of Industrial ther study of its application. Consumption, Etc., Taxes The eradication of bovine tu- 7. Inheritance, corporation, lux- (iive the CO-OPS y o u r id that there was too much politics entitled. Co-operative marketing is or prohibited by tariff rates of Products F. township road-work. not only legal and practicable, but amounts comparable to the differ- Realizing that American farmers berculosis. ury and consumption taxes all are share of the husiness and get Mrs. Isabel Kinch was another has social and ethical values in help- ences between the costs of"producing are steadily becoming more efficient C. Favoring a continuation of means of discovering other sources your share of their earnings leaker in the afternoon. She made a ing to raise agriculture out of its de- dairy fats and oils in. this country, producers while industrial demands farm to market highway con- of revenue than property tax and of pression. and the foreign competitive costs. for raw products are increasing, we struction jointly by the state avoiding the difficulties encountered in r e t u r n . rong plea for a closer relationship It is with pleasure that we approve urge that scientific institutions, pub- and federal governments with when aditional revenue is sought by id more harmony between the wo- X the same divisions of funds classifying property for purposes of They Lead The Market. en on the farm and those of the the active participation of county Regional Shippers Advisory Board lic and private, increase research agents, colleges of agriculture, and activities for the purpose of finding for the respective classes of taxation. Where taxation on our llage and city. Mrs. Kinch also We reiterate our former expres- roads which has heretofore farm lands is deemed inequitable or ressed the importance of township the Agriculture Extension Service sions of support in the Regional additional outlets in industry for eetings of the Bureau and a greater with the Farm Bureaus in solving Shippers Advisory Board movement farm products. The demand for been made. excessive, the above forms of taxa- Mich. Livestock Exchange fort in a recreational way. problems of production and econo- and urge the continued support of farm products must be increased be- II. A continuing scientific study tion are recommended as replace- Dix Ave., Detroit mics by stimulating co-operative all farmers in their undertakings and yond the demand of human con- of tariffs from the purely eco- ment taxes. Before adjourning, the delegates marketing enterprises and otherwise. urge the railroads and the-Advisory sumption. nomic point of view. Earning Value of Land vs. Sales issed a resolution asking the board k We encourage the holding of co- Boards to extend their efforts to as- We heartily endorse the move- I. Developing rates and services Value as a Basis for Taxation Producers Co-Op Ass'n supervisors for a bovine tubercu- for electricity on the farm in 8. The earning value of land ver- sis test under state supervision. operative marketing schools conduct- sist agricultural producers in the ment recently launched by Southern 965 Williams, E. Buffalo ed in the rural sections jointly by the solution of their local and territorial cotton growers to increase the uses keeping with the conditions sus the sales value as a basis for The Membership Contest Fajrm Bureau and College, of Agri- marketing and distribution problems. of and demands for cotton, and we vfhich must be met. taxation is in keeping with all argu- Reports on the membership con- culture, so that all farmers may soon XI earnestly urge ajl farmers to de- J. Favoring legislation to secure ments which advocate ability to pay st of last summer showed John come to know not only the funda- Freight Rates mand that products be delivered in immediate development of the as being the proper basis upon which uckowski, of Bingham, the town- mental essentials of co-operative cotton .hags; and also to demand cot- Colorado river. taxes should be levied. marketing, but to feel its inspiration We favor the equitable revision ton wherever it can be used econom- K. Opposition Less Exemptions iip winner, he having secured 42 and reduction of the entire freight to the propesed it of the 80 members in the town- as well. ically instead of jute and burlap. 20th amendment to the federal 9. Exemptions from taxation are rate structure in accordance with the a growing evil in local and state tax BEST FOR WINTER iip. Gore township carried off the There should be established in provisions of the Hoch-Smith resolu- XVIII constitution. every state as soon as appropriations Federal Taxation programs. Among others may be snors for having the greatest per- tion. XXVII mentioned such exemptions as club ntage of the farmers on the rolls, can be secured for so doing, a school Our Federal debt was created in Muscle Shoals XII headquarters, certain personal prop- i Gore, 74 per cent of all the farm- of co-operative marketing in every Merchant Marine times of prosperity. It should be liq- Further delay in deciding upon the erty, property of co-operatives, be- 's in the township belong to the agricultural college. The maintenance of a permanent uidated with all reasonable expedi- national policy at Muscle Shoals is nevolent and charitable associations ureau. Representatives of vocational Merchant Marine is necessary, not tion while prosperous times continue. indefensible. That policy, when when operated for profit, factory It was found that the oldest farm- training are commended for their only to agriculture but to our na- To delay into future generations the adopted by Congress, must contain sites with buildings and equipment member is Larry Carriveau, 89, of great interest in agricultural prob- tional life in times of war. In the payment of this debt would be equiv- among other features the following: to induce construction, etc. eade. The youngest, Harvey' C. lems, and are encouraged to con- regional representation on the U. S. alent to doubling the burden, not A unit lease of the power, fixation Tax-Free Bonds err, Jr., a baby in arms. The young- tinue the teaching of co-operative Shipping Board we have a guarantee only in the interest paid, but in re- plant, and accessories; a fifty-year 10. The elimination of municipal t active farm member is Henry Ta- marketing, agricultural economics, that the Merchant Marine will con- gard to times of depression into term of lease; the production of and state tax free bonds may be o, age 15. and rural sociology. tinue to be, as it now is, a service which our nation may occasionally fertilizers containing at least 40 per found necessary whenever income, The New Officer.* VII instrument for the far inland and fall. cent plant food; the elimination of inheritance, corporation and similar Farm Loan System agricultural regions, as well as for Any excess for years to come of royalties for the use of patented air- taxes are put into effect. All of the old directors were re- As intended by its framers and as the coastal portions of our nation. income over-expenses should be used fixation processes; the use of Ni- Budgetary System for Local and ected whose term had expired, ex- originally passed, by Congress, the Our Merchant Marine must be in lessening the debt burden of our trate Plant No. 2; a Farmer Board INTER has no terrors for i t i n g Jas. R. Davidson, who be- Federal Farm Loan Act and the »mes president. Earl C. McCarty Rural Credits Act of 1923, establish- ok his place as a director. The oth- ing the Federal Intermediate Credit kept under provisions American need to be ownership made so and that country rather than refunding it to with adequate functions in regard to 11. Budgetary persons and corporations who paid. cost factors in manufacturing ferti- and state governments may be ex- AVe again reaffirm our position lizers and relative to the geographi- pected to reduce taxes in two ways: State Governments systems for local w Xon-Caking salt users. such ownership can more equally The Genuine \-c were Wm, Learman and F. M. Banks, would have provided a real ru- meet relative to Fedei'al taxation, which is cal distribution of same; no separa- First, they require a careful analysis foreign competition. No un- (non-caking salt) emke. ral credits institution with sufficient easiness should be felt if conditions substantially, that the basis of pay- tion of power from fertilizer produc- of tax income at the beginning of a The directors met and elected these machinery to take care of most of do not make it immediately possible ment of such taxes should be net tion ; a rapid progress to the annual fiscal year. Second, they prohibit Is strictly non-caking and prac- ficers: Pres. Jas. R. Davidson; vice- the credit needs of American agri- to dispose of the Merchant Marine income. Present tendencies of grant- capacity production of the project; operation of any unit of government tically non-freezing. res., Prank Kinch; sec'y-treas., F. culture. The farm loan system is to private American owners, so long ing exemptions; of lowering rate and definite assurances without pos- after the budget is expended. Non-Caking salt is packed in . Oemke. not operating as efficiently as Ameri- as the Shipping Board pursues its brackets in income,, corporation and sibility of evasion, that the project Efficient Organizations and Admin- barrels, 140, 100, 70, 50 and Delegates to Lansing can farmers have the right to expect, present policies of endeavoring to estate taxes, so that reduced taxes will be'devoted in peace times to the istration of Local Governments 25 pound non-sweating sacks. may be enjoyed by those best able fixation of atmospheric nitrogen and Delegates elected to the state meet- owing to an unsympathetic adminis. make the Merchant Marine of ser- to pay; and of reducing the annual the making of fertilizers. Under 12. Efficient organization and ad- g at Lansing in February were: tration of the law by the Farm Loan vice to all citizens of our nation by payments on our national debt; all legislation now pending in Congress ministration of local governments (iet T h e i i e m i i n e red Moeller of Dwight; Alex Lawit- Board and the officers of the land assigning ships to special services, are tendencies in opposition to the this policy can be best advanced by have proven to be factors in lessen- e, Hume; John E. Buckowski, banks, interference by the Treasury by developing new ports and trade tax policies of the American Farm Congress passing the necessary leg- ing tax levies. Larger units of ad- ingham; Floyd Shubel, Hume; Emil Department with the operation of routes, by protecting marine rates Bureau Federation. islation to approve the proposal ireh, Sigel; Ralph Phelps. Verona; the system, and the failure of the velopment against undue increase and by de- of foreign markets to ab- XIX. made under date of April 24, 1926, "fr,falJXMAU!J.U.I,M&lT.IAfmT?JAl.M^ eo. Alexander, Chandler and Chas'. government to vest control of the by the American Cyanamid com- ess, Sebewaing. system in the hands of its farmer sorb our farm surpluses. Postal Affairs Efficiency and economy in the Post pany. MICfflGAN FARM BUREAU POULTRY FEEDS owners. The American Farm Bu- XIII XXVIII DEPENDABLE and ECONOMICAL County Agent David Woodman reau Office Department is advocated as a Federation, therefore, declares Waterways Suggested State Tax Program bmitted an exhaustive report of his its position with respect to the farm method of preventing undue burdens Michigan Chick Starter with Buttermilk ork for the year. The St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and restrictions being placed on par- Taxation is most burdensome as a Michigan Growing Mash with Buttermilk loan system to be as follows: Huron county is one of the top 1. We oppose any legislation making tide-water channel should be pushed cel post service. Insecticides, fungi- local issue. Any permanent solution Michigan Laying Mash with Buttermilk n counties in the state in total ton- to its most rapid completion with of taxation problems cannot be Make Chicks grow and hens lay the system a bureau of the proper provisions in regard- not only cides and germicides should be per- reached wholly by devoting all study For sale by the local Co-op. or Farm Bureau agent. Insist on ige of commercial fertilizers used, Treasury Department. mitted to be sent through the mails. uring the past year considerable 2. We insist that a sympathetic and to power x*ates and services, but to To stimulate education lower rates to federal issues in taxation. There Michigan brand. Write for free Poultry feeding booklet. "Dept. Jf •* ork has been done with the idea proper allocation of power to our is herewith submitted for the con- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SUPPLY SERVICE aggressive policy of serving agri- citizens as compared to the residents on books from libraries should be sideration of our state federations Lansing, Michigan standardizing this business. culture, in accord with £he spirit of Canada. Inland river develop- put into effect. Certain public ser- an outline on local and state tax re- The value of alfalfa and sweet do- and intent of the original act, be ment is likewise advocated, as it is vice and educational features of the search and activities, the thought be- er growing has been mainly pro- put into effect at once. becoming indispensably necessary Post Office Department should be ing that all state federations should motional work. They have the larg- 3. We urge that steps be taken to both from the agricultural and in- recognized as proper functions to be work toward the same general ends t acreage of sweet clover of any vest control of the system in the dustrial points . of view. Such river sustained out of public funds, rather in their tax program. >unty in the state, and they are mong the top in alfalfa hands of its farmer owners. projects as have been declared by than to be supported by increased acreage, 4. We believe that the proper func- the Army engineers to be commer- postal rates on commercial matter constant attention should be direct- As a basis for a state tax program The Truth in eeds robably, as time goes on, mqre al- tion of the federal government cially feasible and practical as en- going through the mails. ed to four fundamental facts, the Ifa seed will be produced in this in relation to the farm loan gineering projects, should be provid- XX first two being the causes of our in- ction. system should be similar to the ed adequate appropriations by Con- Waterp' by the college. with sanitary and hygienic regula- sential. and, where possible, quality of moral issue. Lansing, Michigan DECEMBER 17, ,, for* MICHIGAN FA.RM BUREAU XKffS HILLSDALE ADOPTS r 500 Delegates POTATO GROWERS BUSINESS NEWS LIVESTOCK SHIPPERS Outline Policies MORE LAMBS FED TOWNSHIP SYSTEM (Continued from page one) on the board of trade without sacri- Michigan is feeding a 35 per PUT ON BIG SHOW Five cents a word for one ln« e r . tion; 4'/2 cents per word for each 0 f two insertions; 4 cents a word p er ficing their co-operative features. cent larger number of lambs insertion for each of three ins« r . OF ORGANIZATION Declaring that stabilization of agriculture is the primary need of this year than during the past three years. The Michigan Potato Growers Ex- change was the only organization in tions, and at the 4 cent rate for succeeding insertions. Count each word, abbreviation and figure, | n . the hour, Sam H. Thompson, presi- The state received more than Michigan directly represented with a eluding words In signature a t "booth at the A. F. B. F. exposition in words. Cash must accompany Bureau Picks f6 Minute Men dent of the A. F. B. F., expressed a thousand carloads of sheep order. Michigan Farm Bureau faith in farmers' co-operatives as between June 19 and November Chicago. Much comment was made News. T o Aid In State Work the chief means of accomplishment. 5. a total of 229,262 sheep en- upon this exhibit and the organiza- But the co-operatives can not bring tering the state largely for tion claims to have received consid- On Legislation about stabilisation of the various feeding purposes during that erable direct benefit from the show- 1'oii/ntv commodities "until some^, supple- period. ing made. Michigan State College, co-operat- tion of P y r a m i d P pRoI uClEt r y A N mentary and additional powers are W H I T E F O R D DESCRT^ About one hundred seventy-five shipp4n K C o * " people were present at the Hillsdale given to agriculture for this pur- ing with the U. S. department of ag- F a r m B u r e a u P o u l t r y E x c h a n g e , 281» pose," said Mr. Thompson. "In the Riopelle s t r e e t , D e t r o i t . 3_12^ County Farm Bureau meeting, Fri- riculture, however, did show a very day evening, Dec. 3, and took part demand for such power there should VARIED ACTIVITY IS attractive and educational exhibit FVIA. BLOODED WHITE PKKIV in a potluck dinner. Music was fur- not be one voice raised in opposition SEEN IN VAN BUREH dealing with the European corn bor- dudka and drake* $2.00 each, also p, ,ft nished by a quartette from North to it from any quarter—least of all brt*l T o u l o u s e g e e s e . D u n IMcAvov Adams, consisting of Cleve Crater, from the farmers. COUNTY'S PROGRAM er and a study of eradication meth- LamgsburL', Mich, ods. While much of this exhibit was Percy Wells, Frank Holcomb, and "The stabilization of agriculture furnished .by the college and the ex- B rFo on isle STAuLr kEe yPsU. R EF i eBhRe lE Ea D MAMMOTii depends upon making the supply of n d - Shoemaker Herbert Wells, with Mrs. Herbert W a s The First Feature On hibit itself arranged on the exposi- s t r a i n W h i t e Rock C o c k e r e l s , p u r e Fi s i u ,,' Wells at the piano. basic farm crops balance with the Strain. Mary B. B r o s n a n , ., miles north demand in our most important mar- tion floor by college authorities, on t h e M-40 a n d Vs W»U« w e s t of Dowagi a ( Business was then taken up and kets, at a fair and reasonably con- Three Day Convention Michigan could hardly lay claim to the reports were given by officers. all the glory attending it. WHITTAKER'S RED COCKEltELS Acting President, F. E. Haynes, told stant price. Fundamentally this is Big Program p e d i g r e e d from H i g h P r o d u c i n g HenV not easy, because no matter how Nevada made the most complete Hoth c o m b s . W r i t e for prices. [nterj in a general way of the different showing as a state, having one of the l a k e s F a r m , Box B, L a w r e n c e . Mtehl g a n phases of agricultural work in the carefully farmers regulate their The County Agricultural Agent's county in which the Farm Bureau plantings to meet a prospective de- report on the program of extension most attractive booths at the show. I S. (". W H I T E L E G H O R N C H T O ^ T had given co-operation. Campaign mand, the natural allies and enemies work in Agriculture and Home Eco- The A. F. B. F. utilized several Mich. S t a t e A c c r e d i t e d . O n e of 20 eh • of farm production can and often do nomics in Van Buren county for the booths in making up the biggest dis- ter flocks e n t e r e d th\st Mich. R e c o r dof" Manager, A. N. Brown, told of the Performance Ass'n. Sec us about ?• results of the campaign, announcing upset their best plans. The Farm year ending Nov. 30, 1926, shows play on the floor, with exception of 1927 c h i c k s a n d e g g s . S u n b u r s t r>Ul' that Fayette township, with Claud Bureau is thus moved to- press for that he was assisted by 160 volun- the model home show, which includ- 13L-R. H u g h Green, P r o pSt., F a r m . 601 W. H e n r y . Bell PK Il,:^ Bean as chairman, won the prize of- national legislation aimed toward the tary community and local leaders. ed four furnished rooms such as thel These 83 co-operative livestock^ inspected the co-operative commis- stabilization and effective protection fered to the township signing up the shippers of Williamston and Web- sion houses and other Detroit plants, of agriculture." Seventy-four adult clubs and four average farm home could be made to LIVESTOCK most members in a week from the junior clubs with a membership of provide. ' .„ . • „ . . .. commercial and industrial. These SHORTHORN BULLS R E D S AX I date the drive started. To the team berville territory were guests of the . . . „n Lloyd George Sends Message 688 women, 202 men, 19 girls and 6 Roans m i l k i n g s t r a i n from heavy p n Ing . l a m s . S e r v i c e a b l e a g e . Write .1,,,. signing up the most members within men ship, on an average, 10 cars of David Lloyd George, former pre- boys comprise the organization of Tuscola Reports On Moriarty, Hudson, Mich. . 12-38-2(1 this time, the prize was won by Win- Extension activities in Van Buren deil Maine and Barney Brown of Michigan Live Stock Exchange on a i i v e s t o c k a week, ranking first among mier of Great Britain, in a message county during the past year. Township Committees FOR SALE — SHORTHORN niTT trip to Detroit recently where they the shippers of Michigan. to the Farm Bureau said: Calves. S i r e ' s d a m a 1600 lb. cow with a Scipio township. The financial re- "I am particularly glad to know Eighteen training meetings were 12,000 lb. milk r e c o r d . Seventy-five to port was then given by Secretary- treasurer, Bessie L. Keller. BUTTER MAKERS MECOSTA ELECTS that your people have followed with held for local leaders with an atten- intense interest and with approval dance of 516; 311 method demon- township committee list. This has Tuscola County has sent in a full one hundred dollars. W e i d m a h , Mich. Merrihew Br 0 s. 1*14-21 It was voted to change the date of my recent declarations on the land stration meetings, with an atten- been urged by the organization de- MISCELLANEOUS the Annual Meeting from the third Saturday in March to the first Fri- J. S. Kroboth, of Hartford, recorded good marks in Van WOMEN TO BOARD problem in Great Britain. dance of 2304; 149 extension partment in every county. Several "I rejoice to think that we are schools, with an attendance of 4545 other counties are just making up p u r e sik a n d silk a n d lisle d r e s s 1ms,. c a n SILK SOCKS FOR X M A S - M RX'g day in December. Buren county last month with united in working along the same besides 38 miscellaneous meetings, their township "committee lists. be o b t a i n e d at b a i f p r i c e while 500 pairs Officers were elected as follows: a grade Holstein cow produc- with an attandence of 1184. The last by o r d e r i n g t h r o u g h t h e (office ,,f the president, A. N. Brown, of Moscow Change of By-laws W a s Voted lines for one of the greatest of social total number of meetings of all The committeemen in the respec-