A Man's Judgment MICHIGAN FARM BUREA U NEWS We MUM Think Is Xo B«tter Than Individual^, Hut His Infonmition Act Collectively PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP FIFTH YEAR, VOL. V, No. 1 JANUARY 14, 1927 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY WATERWAY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT MUSKEGON JAN. 27 0nio Business, Music, Dancing Are l CongressmanWill THOSE INTERESTED IN ST. LAWRENCE Address Annual Meeting PROJECT WILL GATHER THERE FROM To Be Part ofAnnual Meeting MICHIGAN AND ELEVEN OTHER STATES NINTH ANNUAL AFFAIR OF BUREAU Hope to Have Herbert Hoover as One of the Great Array of Speakers Being Secured; Julius IS EXPECTED TO ADD STRENGTH TO Barnes Already Promised; Gov. l v< THE AGRICULTURE OF MICHIGAN Green Will Preside .i " O n e of the most important meetings ever held in thia Sessions Of The Farm Bureau Program Will section of the country," is the way in which the notable Occupy Two Whole Days, Feb. 3 and 4. Regional Tidewater Conference of the Great Lakes-St. Speakers Of National Fame Lawrence Tidewater Association; to be held at Muskegon, Thursday, January 27, is described by C. L. Brody, secretary- Are Sought For Affair Sparks From the manager of the Michigan State Farm Bureau. The purpose of this conference is to receive reports on the Legislative Anvil Having for its membership the strongest and stablest body present status of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway lCaptured, Confined in Cold Type of agriculturists ever banded together in Michigan, the Michi- project and to crystallize the public sentiment of the Upper Sentenced to Serve Our Members gan State Farm Bureau this year has every promise of con- Great Lakes and neighboring states toward an early accom- Michigan farmers now have one ducting its most successful annual meeting when its several more thing to worry about for the plishment of this object. State Legislature has convened at hundred delegates assemble at Michigan State College, at Speakers of the highest national standing are being secured Lansing in regular biennial session. East Lansing, for a two-day session, Feb. 3 and 4. for this coming conference. A strong effort is being made to With the Congressional mill running As has been the custom in previous years, the big meeting full blast at Washington, and the secure Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce. Julius State law-meddlers grinding out new comes as the climax and very important closing chapter of Barnes, past president of the United States Chamber of Com- statutes at Lansing, it takes a lot the annual Farmers' week. merce will be one of the speakers. of fortitude and faith in Providence The activities throughout the counties this season, in the to sleep peacefully these nights. '—** Green To Preside conducting of Farm Bureau work, makes it apparent that the The morning session of the con- •However, through organization the farmers have means of keeping in annual meeting will be attended by one of the biggest dele- LEGISLATIVE MILL vention will be held in the College* Auditorium and will begin at 10:30 touch with what is doing in legisla- gations in recent years. tive chambers and protecting their interests. This was not possible a County Farm Bureaus have been reporting in their pro- Rep. Charles Brand, Congressman plus products to price for many year STARTS GRINDING o'clock, Central Standard Time, Th« afternoon session will be a luncheo i posed delegations recently and committees have been work- from Ohio, will be one of the speak- and has some very definite idea meeting, convening at 12:30 o'Clocx few years ago. It will be our aim. through the columns of the NEW 5 , ing on a program of events that should make the meeting one ers at the annual banquet of th^! which he presents in a very forceful manner. He has studied what other ITS LEGAL GRIST at College Hall. Gov. Fred W. Green will preside. The evening session to keep our members well posted on Michigan State Farm Bureau to b» nations have done to solve this prob- the legislative developments of the of the most interesting in the history of Farm Bureau. will be a banquet convening at 6:80 Among the big speakers for the oc- held on the 'evening of- Thursday, lem and is able to give historical ex- Three Cent Gas Tax And New at the Elks Temple. All those who most interest to them. February 3, at the Union Huilding at amples and d?fend the economics of register for the conference will re- casion we hav e the name of Congress- License Rates Offered * * ** man Charles Brand, of Ohio, who the Michigan State College. the plan which he proposes. ceive complimentary tickets for the Not ony will the Michigan State has accepted invitation to address the Congressman Brand will come di- Jiis address will be a rapid-fire By Rep. Ming noon luncheon and the evening ban- Farm, Bureau keep careful watch-4>n Michigan organization. He has been rect from Washington, where he has presentation'of the agricultural situa- quet. what is being done under the Capitol chosen because of his keen apprecia- been in the thick of the fight over tion today and a presentation I This meeting at Muskegon will'be Dome, but scattered all over the state tion and understanding of the pres- farm relief legislation. He has been what he believes to be one of the. big- GARDNER MADE SPEAKER in the nature of a celebration of tho are hundreds of wide-awake Farm a deep student of therelation of sur- gest steps toward their solution. ent agricultural situation as it ef- progress already made and a re- Bureau Legislative Minute Men who fects the farmers of the entire coun- Capital Punishment By Lethal dedication to the completion of th« receive regular reports and letters try. task of making the St. Lawreneo from their state headquarters, fur- nishing them the latest information An effort to have the banquet pro- gram February 3, broadcast by FARMERS SET UP DON'T FAIL TO FIGHT Gas Proposed By Two Legislators navigable for oc^an boats BO that the Atlantic may he indeed moved a along legislative lines. There are many times as many Minute Men on Michigan State College radio station, is being made. This was done at last AGENCY TO SELL BORER JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T RAISE CORN thousand miles inland. The slogan of the Muskegon conference wilj be, State Capitol. Jan. It. — With Gov- "Finish the Job in 192 7—It can be the job this year as there ever were year's annual meeting and many re- before. These local leaders will keep their fellow Farm Bureau members quests have been made to have the same thing done again at this time. EGGS^OULTRY ernor Fred W. Green duly inaugu- Done!" rated as Michigan's Chief Executive, "The corn borer's gwine to ge* and other preliminaries accomplish- The job that is to be finished this informed on legislative matters and With all the plans being made for yu ef yu don't watch out" is well ci- ed, the 1927 State Legislature is now year is that of getting the prelimin- will communicate the desires of the the business sessions, the ninth an- Non-Profit Corporation Is ted by the agricultural agent of .Me- ready to undertake the real business aries out of the way so that actual local groups to their Senators and nual meeting is to have enough of nominee county in a recent bulletin of the session. construction work can be undertaken Representatives in the Legislature. Established In Seven t h e entertaining element interspersed to the farmers .of that county in The lawmakers convened in reg- without further delay. * * ** throughout its program, during the Mich. Counties which he urges gounty support in the ular session Wednesday, January 5, The importance of this great Farm Bureau members in the two days, to attract all the mem- nation-wide effort to control this se- but the achievements of the first project and its present status hav» 1927 Legislature number three Sen- bers of the family of each Farm Bu- TO SELL WITH OHIO MEN rious pest. week were largely confined to the or- been presented quite fully to tho Mr Knaus, the county agent, sug- ganization of the Senate and ators and 16 Representatives. Many reau delegate. the Farm Bureau members of Michigan of the city members are almost Besides hearing speakers of nation- gests that Menominee county farm- House and the reception of the Gov- in a comprehensive series of educa- equally interested in the proper dis- al importance, those who are to make Farmer With Small Flock Will ers take more than passing interest enor's message, which was present- tional articles appearing in the last position of legislation affecting agri- the meeting the success that it is in borer eradication work so that, ed at a joint convention in the House three issues of the NEWS. planned it will be, will have an op- Benefit By Operation while Menominee county does not chamber Thursday afternoon, Jan- culture, but they are not as familiar Hoover Report* a Victory portunity to join in an old-fashioned Of Concern have much corn to worry about, uary 6. with the problems and conditions of there won't be a spread of this pest A tremendous stride toward the square dance at the close of the ban- to that part of the state where it can gasCompanion the farmer. These city members are bills to increase the accomplishment of this goal to which quite frequently inclined to follow quet, on the evening of Feb. 3. This What has promise of becoming ore ravage other farm crops. tax and readjust the automobile the Farm Bureau is so earnestly com- the suggestions of farm organiza- dance and the banquet are to be held of the most important marketing license fees were introduced in the mitted was taken on January 3 when This is a timely warning that all tions. in the big ball room of the Union agencies in Michigan, the Wolver- Michigan farmers can well heed. You House on the first day of the second Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Com- * * ** Memorial building at the coljege. H. C. MOORE ine Poultry and Egg Exchange, has may not be a corn king but if the week of the session by Rep. Fred P. merce, submitted his report as chair- There is every indication that this Seating capacity of this banquet room J I. C. Moore, Chief of Seed Potato been perfected as a non-profit stock corn borer settles in your commun- Ming, of Cheboygan. He proposes to man of the commission named to ad- present Legislature will make a and its annex is only about 700 so Inspection and certification service, corporation organized at a meeting ity it may call on you to furnish part increase the gas tax from 2 cents r vise upon development of a shipway splendid record for itself. There ap- those who contemplate taking part Michigan State College, was elected at Hillsdale on 'K,MI 7. and designed of one of your choicest crops for its 3 cents a gallon, which would bring from the Great Lakes to the sea. This in the banquet and who want to be President of the Potato Association to serve several coVnies of southern "little family for one or two sea- in about $0,000,000 more a year, TIH! report was a strong endorsement of pears to be a very harmonious and assured of having a seat where they Michigan. to decrease the weight tax on pis friendly feeling between the Governor of America at its annual meeting sons." senger c.trs irem 55 cents to 45 cents the St. I>awrence route and sounded can hear the speakers and the music held December 27th to 30th in Phila- By the terms of their agreement Just how serious the menace has the death knell of the so-called "All and the lawmakers. Then, too, an to be>t advantage will do well to in becoming members of this cor- grown in the corn raising areas is per hundred pounds and to lower American" route, which would in- unusually large proportion of both delphia, Pennsylvania. Other officers •he levy on tracks up to 2500 pounds purchase their tickets immediately elected were F. M. Harrington. Boze- poration the farmers who are to mar- indicated in a recent move by Rep- clude the Lake Ontario—-Hudson the Senate and the House is com- through the office of the secretary of man, Montana. Vice-President, and ket their eggs and their poultry resentative Purnell. of Indiana, in from 65 cents to 55 cents per hun- River project. In the comprehensive posed of experienced men. the State Farm Bureau. Walter M. Peacock. Washington, 1) products through the organization which he submitted to President dred. For heavier trucks his bill report of this commission the follow- Twenty-six of the thirty-two Sena- That Farm Bureau members are C , Secretary-Treasurer. Daniel Dea'., are to sell all of their egr;s and poul- Coolidge tentative plans for further- would slightly increase the licen .(• tors have seen previous legislative try products through this channel ing the federal eradication work aim- rates over those now in effect. ing recommendations to President strong for the old time dances has Nichols, New York, and S. G. Pep experience, either in the Senate or pen, Prince Edward Island, Canada, for a period of three years except ed at the corn borer, recommending A provision of this second bill Coolidge were embodied: been seen in th e attendance at the "FIRST—THE CONSTRUCTION House. Thus there are only six last annual banquet and again, more were elected directors. that products for breeding purposes an appropriation of $10,000,000 by would give the countries 50 per cent members to whom legislative prac- The Potato Association of Ameri- and for direct consumption may be congress for carrying on this under- of the weight tax revenues instead OF THE SHIP-WAY FROM THE recently, at the annual banquet of tices and procedure will be unfami- the A. F.'B. F. at Chicago. ca is a national organization devoted sold at retail by the producer. taking which has assumed a gigantic of the flat $6,000,000 specified in the GREAT LAKES TO THE SEA IS liar. In the House seventy-two mem- to the interests of the potato indus- An advantage seldom to be afford- proportion in the past year. present law. It is estimated by Rei,. IMPERATIVE, BOTH FOR THE RE- The state office of the Farm Bu- Ming that 50 per cent of next year's bers have seen service in former as- reau must have some definite knowl- try of the United States and Canad". ed a new organization is made avail- Under the Purnell plan, the U. S. weight tax revenues would be about LIEF AND FOR THE FUTURE DE- semblies, sixty-two of the members Its membership includes grower^, able to this concern which will mean Secretary of Agriculture would have VELOPMENT OF A VAST AREA IN edge of the number who are planning the saving of a great out-lay of cap- power to require financial and legis- $9,000,000 which would mean that THE INTERIOR OF THE CONTI- serving in the 1925 session. There is shippers and research and extension to attend this meeting so that ar- ital funds at the outset. This is lative aid from the respective states if this bill were passed, the counties NENT. one 7th termer: three 6th termers; rangements can be made for the din- workers of the various states and three 5th; termers; ten 4th termers provinces. Its official publication is brought about by action taken by before expending the federal appro- would get $3,000,000 more than at "SECOND — THE SHIP-WAY ner and for accommodating the the board of the new corporation in priation funds. present. A further provision of the SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON and nineteen 3rd termers. the American Potato Journal which bill would increase the appropriation THE guests. Don't delay in making your deciding to market the conynoditie* ST. LAWRENCE ROUTE * ** is issued monthly. for the maintenance of trunk line PROVIDED reservations and state how many will for the members through the Ohio SUITABLE AGREE- It is reported that Chas. S. Pierce, veteran Clerk of the House of Repre- sentatives, fspent some time before be in your party for the banquet. Farm Bureau members in Lansing MARCELLUS FARMER Pieiltry Producers Co-operative A- sociation, with its big warehouse at Wauseon, Ohio. ,\ MONROE SELECTS highways 000,000. from $2,000,000 'to $4, MENT CAN BE MADE FOR ITS JOINT UNDERTAKING WITH THE for Farmers Week or for the Farm Four Year Term For Governor the session practicing the pronuncia- tion of the name of the Representa- Bureau meeting should take the op- portunity to visit their State head- WINS BLOODED CALF Under this arrangement gan farmers selling through Michi- this A NEW COMMITTEE In accordance with the mendation of Governor Fred W. recom- DOMINION OF CANADA. "THIRD—THE DEVELOPMENT tive from the third Wayne County quarters at 221 N. Cedar street, Lan- poultry organization will not p Green, a resolution has been intro- OF THE POWER RESOURCES OK district. Try it yourself. It is J. A. sing. Visit the Seed Service and its percentage of their profile for build- The county Farm Bureau in Mon- duced in the House providing for a THE ST. LAWRENCE SHOULD BE Dziengielewaki. Rep. Dziengiel- seed cleaning and handling divisions, John Holliday. Marcellus township ing up a sinking fund, as the Ohio ounty authorized the president, constitutional amendment to make UNDERTAKEN BY APPROPRIATE ewski sits in seat No. 1. the Supply Service, the Farm Bureau farmer, was declared winner in the farmt is are doing, and as would R. G Vivian, to appoint the follow- the term of office of Governor and AGENCIES." News, the Fabrics dep't and its suit- contest for a pure-bred Guernsey bull have to be done wore the proper ing committee, at its annual meeting Lieutenant-Governor tour years in- Treaty Next Step ings, overcoats and blankets display; calf, the giving away of which was marketing facilities to be establish- a week ago. for handling legislative stead of two years, as at present. N,: In view of the recommendations CASS FARMERS ORDER the concluding feature of the annual ed in Michigan territories. Until the affairs. The members named are person would be eligible for Gover- .presented above, Charles P. Craig, the Traffic dep't, where members' MUCH CERTIFIED SEED freight bills are audited, and loss and meeting of the Cass County Guernsey volume of business warrants the es- Burton Knapp, of Monroe; Earl Jeff, nor or Lieutenant-Governor for morj Executive Director of the Great damage claims are collected. We'll Breeders Association held at Mar- tablishing of n marketing center in of Ottawa Lake; V. C. Brewer, of than one term in succession. If the Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater As- Orders for a hundred and twenty- be glad to se e you. College cars stop cellus Tuesday. Two hundred farm- the territory served, these Michigan Dundee; Edward Ilavckost, of Mon- Legislature adopts this resoluion, it sociation, in a letter to Mr. Brody. fivo bushels of certified seed pota- at Cedar street. Walk one block ers had registered for the drawing. farmers will pay only a f*• e of $3 for roe and Harold Saltz, of Dundee. will be submitted to the voters. comments upon the forthcoming con- This was the third annual meeting organization, purposes and will be Membership work in the county is Decidedly at contrast with the ference at Muskegon as follows: toes were given last week at the con- north. The Bureau is within five ference of Cass County potato grow- blocks of the center of the city. of the Association. given stock in the concern at the to be pushed during the next few spirit of factional bitterness and fric- "The investigational stage has ers with O. B. Price, Agricultural At the business session, George rate of 20 cents for each hen in their weeks, the delegates/agreed. It is tion which has been BO noticeable in sed. We have stood the test Frank of Jones was elected president flocks. Five cents of this stock pur- planned to take up tMis work where I recent sessions of the Legislature, is of the engineering and econom- Agent of the N. Y. C. lines. Many GRAIN GROWERS I » V MARKET to .succeed A. D. Alldredge of Ed- chase charge is to be paid when he it was left off last ^pring. | the good will and harmony which ic studies. Both are favor- additional orders are in view, thus signs his marketing agreement with The new officers end board of di- j predominates among the members assuring a large distribution of The Saskatchewan grain growers wardsburg who has headed the or- able, unanimously favorabi ganization siii'< its inception. Chas,, the organization; the remaining 15 rectors elected follows: President. It. and between the executive and leg- superior seed when the potato train have bought out and taken over pos- and without qualification. We E. Bonjfte and Leo Tase. both o cents is to be deducted at the rate G. Vivian; vice-president, Fred Con- islative branches of the state govern- goes through the County in March. sessions held by the Saskatchewan of •", cents on each six months' busi- sear; secretary. Everett Van Riper, ! ment. This co-operative attitude and are now ready to proceed to an A number of growers are buying Co-operative Elevator company at a Cassopolis, were chosen Vice-presi- agreement with Canada to open ness during the first IS months that and treasurer, Edmund Reume: di- i the fact that an unusuallv large certified stocks from which they will million and a half dollars and are dent and Secretary-Treasurer, re- he markets with the organization. the seaway and place the inter- rectors, all officers, and Mrs. Aman- I proportion of the Senators and Rep- raise their next year's seed. This now in position to deal direct on spectively. da Raw, Harry Birdine and Mrs. ior of t h e continent on a sea Some idea of the magnitude of the \ resentatives have had previous legis- plan has much to commend it, but world markets with their interests Directors elected were A. P. Will- Edith M. Wagar. . lative experience, should make for a base for purposes of rate mak- iams, Jqnes; Ralph Moore, Dowagiac; business now being done in four ing. while certified potatoes can be grown controlling four terminal elevators, counties of northern Ohio, the coun- short session of real constructive ef- here, greater freedom from disease totalling 18,000,000 bushels capacity, A. D. Alldredge, Ernest Huyck, Mar- A good rotation of crops is neces- j fort and business-like lawmaking. "The meeting at Muskegon is ties that have established the Ohio can be secured in northern grown 573 country elevators and with con- cellus; and W. J. Miller, Berrien Cen- Marketing organization, is gained sary to maintain soil fertility eco- The ability and qualifications of a for the purpose of emphasizing seed. solidation of 73,453 wheat growers. ter. (Continued on page two) nomically. /ntinued on page tv. (Continued on page two; JAMAUY 14, 1027 •*wo MICHIGAN FARM B VR E A V NEWS MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS f ( j{ CHAIR by the fireside, a table, a light, MEAT OF REACTORS January Nature C a l e n d a r Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- God grant there is somewhere For fame you may hunger, they wait you for fortune may tonight, thirst, MAY BEFIT FOOD quarters, Lansing, Michigan. "Roaring snows; down sweeping sleeping on the twigs, is the golden- But working or playing, your home should come first." from the uplands, crowned kinglet. You can tell him VOL. V. JANUARY 11, 1027 No. 1 U. S. Officials Explain Point by his white wing bars, forked tail Bury the still valleys, drift them Which May Have Puzzled deep. and striped head. Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class and 191,8 our automobile casualties were 427,000 while the Ameri- Low along the mountains lake-blue The leaves are gone and the red- matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided Many Farmers shadows eyed vireo, "preacher bird," is no for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. can casualties for the same period in the World war were Sea-blue shadows in the snow drifts longer needed to clean them. He's Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm 317,387, The questioiv is often asked, "How sleep busy eating insects from the leaves Bureau Members, can carcasses of animals slaughtered High above them in South America, six thousand miles To put this in different words, and this is taken from a state- as reactors to the tuberculin test be Blinding crystals is the sunlit steep." away. How many insects must he eat XJFA: C H I L S O N I'Mitor ment recently broadcast by radio, the a n n u a l automobile casual- passed upon post mortem examina- —Sarah Cleghorn. to produce calories enough to carry STANLKY M. P O W E L L . .Associate Editor tics were two and a half times the a n n u a l casualties of the Amer- tion as fit for food?" The Tubercu- t him that great distance twice a year? losis Eradication Division of the U. Even the most wakeful of the The twigs of Japanese Kerria ican forces durinp; the w a r and the a n n u a l d e a t h total g r e a t e r S. Bureau of Animal Industry has the black bears will go to sleep this bushes are green.' The bare shiny MICHIGAN %TAT$rARM BITREAU than the annual death total in the American forces d u r i n g the following to say on this subject: month. When she can no longer find scarlet limbs of red osier flash and same period. "This matter has been given very food she will crawl into some rude glitter in the sun. careful consideration from the stand- shelter and let th snow and ice wall The snow beneath the birch trees In Ohio, where the F a r m Bureau members have taken on auto- point of both public health and econ- OFFICERS her in completely. During the long is dotted with tiny brown seeds fal- M. B. McPHERSON, Lowell President mobile insurance protection earlier than in Michigan, the F a r m omy, and it should be made thor- sleep which follows, her body will len from the cones above. Take out M. L. NOON, Jackson Vice-President Bureau organization shows that 4o per cent of its insurance 1( oughly plain that the disposition of feed from the layer of fat which she your pocket lens and examine one carcasses slaughtered under the Meat has stored. and behold a tiny bird with out- Directors-at-Large (here have been for public liability and p r o p e r t y d a m a g e , in- Inspection Act is founded on sound M. B. McPHERSON Lowell Beavers and muskrats don't know spread wings. dicating 1 hat even the d r i v e r s on r u r a l highways face consider- principles established by world-fa- MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton when it snows and they don't care Bare trees make an interesting mous physicians and veterinarians. EARL C. McCARTY Bad Axe able d a n g e r from traffic accidents and from the Ohio i n s u r a n c e either. Down in their snug lodges skyline. The elm trees wear tilted "The greatest care is exercised in and submarine channels they live caps, red maples wear oval crowns VEROLD F. GORMELY Newberry figures, s n o w i n g t hat a n u m b e r of farmer-owners of m o t o r carrying out these principles in the J. G. BOYLE Buchanan and eat undisturbed by the weather. and sugar maples have broad flatten- vehicles are DOW facing heavy damage suits in the courts, we can post-mortem inspection and disposi- In the woods, down under the ed tops. Beech tree hats are soft as W. W. BILLINGS Davison tion of the affected animals, and no Commodity Directors see a greal n e e d ; the need of u n d e r s t a n d i n g the seriousness of snow over which you are walking, feathers. There are dunce's caps on 'bad beef is passed for human food. spring peepers lie nestled in the the lombardy poplars. Old oaks wear FRED J. HARGER, Stanwood Michigan Potato Growers Exchange driving a motor vehicle without protection for public liability. In the course of slaughtering, other M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association leaves and moss half frozen and ragged toboggans. W h e t h e r .Michigan farmers insure w i t h the .Michigan S t a t e animals which have not been subject- asleep. Narrow and tapering as church J. H. O'MEALBY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange ed to the tuberculin test are fre- GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm B u r e a u ' s chosen company or with some nther company, quently found tuberculous among In shallow burrows in the earth, spires, the fir trees Stand half bur- M. D. BUSKIRK. Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. they cannot afford to run their cars and t h e i r trucks u p o n the the very best steers, bulls, beef cows, toads lie cold and brittle. They still ied in the mountain drifts. Were dairy cows, calves and hogs, and the live, however, and in the spring will their branches longer, they would STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION highways of this state u n p r o t e c t e d . wake up hopping and hungry. break under their burden of snow. same principles are applied in the in- Clark L. Brody Sec'y-Treas-Manager With practically no limit placed on the a m o u n t these suits can spection and disposition of all tuber- On top of the snow are the tracks Trees grow by stretching their fin- 8. M. Powell Ass't Secretary culous animals whether they origin- of the white-footed mouse who drags gers and toes and adding to their DEPARTMENT HEADS take from a man, except his ability to pay, there I s n o t h i n g to his tail when he jumps. These mice waists. It is easy now to measure ate on the range or in the areas en- Traffic A. P. Mills prevent the loss of his entire p r o p e r t y holdings, in ease a f a r m e r gaged in tuberculosis eradication are often seen beneath linden trees how long their fingers grew last Fabrics F. L. Kelner out in one of these litigations for damages. work. under whose roots stores of linden summer. Publicity Lee (Miils.m nuts and other fruits are hoarded Those dry, rattling weeds did all Accounting E. E. Ungren And the sorry part of it all i,s that the owner of the motor "Scientists consider meat as an al- for winter use. their growing in one season. In only Organization A. Bentall vehicle may be exonerated of all blame in case of any accident most negligible factor in the trans- Like rabbits, squirrels jump. But about twelve weeks, ironweed, Joe- SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE mission of bovine tuberculosis to hu- squirrels put their fore paws down pye weed and others must make and FARM BUREAU and still have to face one of these heavy suits for damages. man beings. The principal means of Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service C. F. Barnum side by side. Their tracks often lead assimilate enough food to send their One of the greatest peculiarities connected with the "'happen- its transmission is the raw milk of to lunch counters which are often stalks six and seven feet high. Even Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas tuberculous cows. When an animal Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange W. O. Steiger ing of a c c i d e n t s " is t h a t , from official s t a t i s t i c - it is seen t h a t the tops of tree stumps where bits now beneath the snow at the foot reacts to tuberculin, the reaction of nut shells are almost certain to of the dried stems, green rosettes are Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool C. F. Barnum most accidents involve cars in good condition, on straight roads does not indicate the extent of the Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations be found. ready, waiting for spring to start having a dry surface, on clear days, in daylight, and on streets disease. On post-mortem examina- Affiliated With Micliigan State Farm Bureau tion many of the reactors consigned Bob-whites are living in flocks their swift metabolism. but not at intersections, with drivers of two to three years* ex- to the shambles show but slight local- called coveys and are wearing their Orion and his dog make a striking Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac perience and to men and not women d r i v e r s . ized lesions, some no larger than a winter snow shoes. Under bushes and picture in the winter sky. Beneath Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit pinhead, and to consign entire car- thickets the snow is often covered the hunter's feet Lepus, the hare, is Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson It looks like either the " s a n e driver*' needs financial protec- casses of such animals to the fertiliz- with their toe prints. They are eat- crouching. The four faint stars in Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing tion while he owns a motor vehicle or the " g o o f y d r i v e r " is very, er tank would be a willful waste of ing seeds and frozen buds. his rhomboid ear lie five degrees be- Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor food." Overhead the barbed tongue of the low Rigel which marks Orion's left Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges very lucky in escaping the hazards of d r i v i n g . downy woodpecker keeps busy pierc- foot. MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. MICH. MILK PRODUCERS ASS'N ing the insects and larvae which he West of Rigel, the River Po be- Carl Martin, Pres Cold water L. C. Kamlowske, V. P. Washington H. D. Horton, Sec.-Treas ...Kinde N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing R. G. Potts, Vice-Pres. Washington John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock Joy Flees "Barefoot Boy" MONTCALM HOLDS persistently "drums" out of the tree gins. It rambles to the west until trunks. almost to the whale. There it curves That tiny bird, who with the like a horseshoe to the south and L. E. Osmer, Mgr C. S. Benton, Bean Dep't, Lansing Lansing B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec H. W. Norton, Treas Detroit Howell ANNUAL MEETING chickadee feeds on the insect larvae east, then dips below the horizon. W. E. Phillips Decatur M. L. Noon Jackson Prompter of Whittier Poem, Now Aged Man, Tidewater Men To George McCalla Ypsilanti II. L. Taylor Lapeer Montcalm County Farm Bureau Market Organization Milton Burkholder Marlette L. W. Harwood Adrian Delirious When Found Half held its annual meeting. Jan. 12, in Meet At Muskegon Formed By Farmers W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids the Grange Hall at Greenville. M. R. Shisler F. M. Oehmke Caledonia Sebewaing Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven Frozen in Old Home Representatives were present from a (Continued from page one) (Continued from page one) this important milestone and from the report covering the first W. J. Hazelwood Mt. Pleasant Dr. W. C. McKinney...Davisburg Danvers, Mass.—Frank Marston. number of townships and plans were 16 months of their business. This MICH. POTATO GROWERS James J. Brakenberry Bad Axe Live and laugh as boyhood can! made to continue the Farm Bureau arousing the enthusiasm and EXCH. Elmer Powers Clio once the carefree, whistling child who Though the flinty slopes be hard, laying the ground-work for ex- shows that they sold $902,000 worth prompted the poet Whittier to write work previously outlined. of eggs in that period. This is a busi- Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. Stubble-speared the new-mown pediting the next move. We ,"The Barefoot Boy," lay in the State sward, The meeting was addressed by neos representing a total of about J. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres. Provemont E. A. Beamer, Pres BUssfield Frank Bennett and A. Bentall, both can have this agreement writ- O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby W. J. Perry, Vice-Pres hospital here recently recovering Every morn shall lead thee through ten with Canada in six months 300,000 hens in the territory served from a delirium. Fresh baptism of the dew; of the Organization department of the by the Ohio organization. With ap- F . J. Harger, T r e a s . . . .Stanwood Grand Blanc Michigan State Farm Bureau. Judg- or in ten years, just as we F. P. Hibst, Gen. Mgr Cadillao J. H. o'Mealey, Sec Hudson The elderly man had heen found Every evening from they feet choose. The order of pre- proximately two and one-half mil- C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr.. .Cadillac in his century-old home, suffering Shall the cool wind kiss the heat; ing from the interest shown thj fu- lion herts in the counties active i i Nate Patterson Caro ture of the Montcalm County Farm cedence of legislation and Leon G. VanLeuw Bellaire Edward Dippey Perry from exhaustion. All too soon these feet must hide Governmental action does not organizing the Wolverine Poultry fc George Herman Edmore Marston, a town character for In the prison cells of pride, Bureau is very bright, indeed. Egg Exchange, it is easy to picture Chas. Woodruff Hastings depend very directly upon the E. A. Rasmussen Sheridan Ray D. Harper St. Johns years, was missed about the streets. Lose the freedom of the sod, The following board of directors importance of the project, but a very bright future for the Michi- MICHIGAN FRUIT Charles Brown Sunfield Neighbors found him huddled on a Like a colt's for work be shod, was elected for the ensuing year: it does depend directly upon the gan organization with good pros- M. D. Busklrk, Pies Paw Paw Frank Obrest Breckenridge bed, while a piercing wind rushed in Made to tread t h e mills of toil, Ashley Berridge, Greenville; George breadth and insistence of the pects for an individual marketing Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pres GROWERS, INC. through wide-open windows. Up and down in ceaseless moil: Herman, Edmore; Fred Olsen, Sheri- center for this territory in the near demand on the part of those who Soutli Haven John Miller Coloma He was delirious and half frozen. Happy if their track be found dan; J. Carey, Fenwick; Wm. Jamie- future. need it. In this case that Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Pres Allan B. Oraham Elberta As a boy of 14, Frank had worked Never on forbidden ground; son, Lakeview; Mrs. Glenn Johnson, Organization of the Wolverine means the mid-continental areas Poultry & Egg Exchange followed a Millburg P. D. Leavenworth. .Grand Rapids about the home of Whittier. Proud- ;-Happy if they sink not in Butternut and Mrs. T. Musson of Six now laboring under the tragedy F . L. Bradford, Sec.-Treas W. J. Bchulta Hart ly he exhibited books and other gifts Quick and treacherous sands of sin. Lakes. series of meetings in Calhoun, Jack- Benton Harbor of transportation handicaps." son, Branch, Washtenaw, Lenawee, L. A. Haw ley Ludington that had been given him, and he had Ah, that thou couldst know thy joy, A directors' meeting will be held You Are Invited F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr C. I. Chrestensen Onekama Ere it passes, barefoot boy! during the coming week when the Ingham and Hillsdale counties. From made a passionate study of the The Muskegon conference will be Benton 1 larbor II. W. Gowdy Union Pier officers will be selected, new by-laws each of these counties a director WHS D. H. Brake Fremont writer's works. a great rally of those interested in O. R. Gale Shelby arranged, and a full program of work picked to assist in perfecting the or- Henry Namitz Bridgman It was then that his manner and A new process for the recovery of the St. Lawrence Waterway from the ganization. John Lang Sodus outlined for this county Farm Bu- J. F. Hlgbee American F a r m Bureau Benton Harbor John Federation Bottoma Spring Lake cheery whistling caused the poet to an efficient sulphur compound from following twelve stages: Michigan, The Michigan State Farm Bureau, immortalize him as "The Barefoot manufactured gas which is said to reau. SAM H.Overton Miller THOMPSON Bangor Bert Gleason President Lawrence Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State College and the Mich- GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F . . . ' C.58 L.East AYasliington St., Chicago Brody Lansing Boy." One verse from the famous give to the agriculturist a superior Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, So. igan Poultry Improvement Associa- CHESTER H. GRAY Washington Representative poem is particularly adaptable to his insecticide and fertilizer, was an- LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Harry Hogue Munsey Bldg.. Washington, D. C. Sodus present condition. It goes: Cherrily, then, my little man. nounced recently at the convention of the American Gas association. DETROIT CREAMERY Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and Mon- tana. Delegates are being chosen by Governors of states, Mayors of tion endorse the undertaking as a move that should benefit hundreds of farmers. HAS TESTING ASS'N municipalities, village presidents, ( chambers of commerce, city lunch- Those who are to direct the af- fairs of the Wolverine Poultry & STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC eon clubs, State Farm Bureaus, and Egg Exchange1 for the coming year SERVICE PROGRAM Bad Brakes and Lack of Chains The Detroit Creamery company's herd of almost 600 purebred and civic, commercial, trade, agricultural, and other associations interested in are, A. W. Torrant, of Parma, presi- dent; H. S. Osier, Ann Arbor, vice- LEGISLATION Invite Crashes When If Rains grade Holsteins at Mt. Clemens, have been placed under test in a waterway development. president; A. G. Betteridge, of Sen- eca, secretary-treasurer and five di- The Michigan State Farm Bureau Passage of the Capper-French Truth-in- cow testing association. has been actively promoting this rectors: S. S. Teeters of Calhoun Fahric bill; completion and operation of A unique feature of this cow test- County; Mrs. Mary N. Reynolds of the U. S. Muscle Shoals Nitrates plant conference to be held at Muskegon, and manufacture of fertiliser; opposition ing association is that only one herd J a n u a r y 27, because this Great Lakes- Branch County; K. A. Zimmerman to arty form of sales tax or of consump- of nearly 600 cows forms the organ- of Ingham County and Leo V. Card tion tax: retention of federal income tax; St. Lawrence Waterway development Passage of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain- ization. of Hillsdale County. ENACTED APR. 26, 1926 ing bill. is one of the outstanding projects to This is the largest number of A direct campaign is to be con- which our organization is commit- ducted in the several counties inter- TAXATION cows under test in any Michigan Cow Testing association. L. H. Barnev, ted and has been for several years. ested, to afford every farmer who Relief for sorely burdened farm property All communications and inquiries by enactment of: graduate from Michigan State Col- feeds a flock of chickens an oppor- ENACTED JAN. 29, 1925 (a) Two cent gasoline tax for highway lege in 1926, started testing the De- regarding the Muskegon Conference tunity to join the organization. M. funds. troit Creamery Co. herd January should be addressed to J. C# Beuke- L. Howell, manager of the Ohio (b State Income Tax in place of State's ma, Secretary-Manager of the Greater general property levy. 1,' 1927. Poultry Producers Co-operative As- (c) Law forbidding any more tax exempt Muskegon Chaimber of Commerce, sociation, has been picked to head securities. Muskegon, Michigan. the campaign in each county. He TAXES REDUCED (d) Equalization of assessment of farm and HOLSTEIN MEN PLAN The registration desk will be sta- was picked because of the efficient $67,350 A N N U A L L Y city properly in accordance with sales SINCE 1924 values of same. TO SET UP NEW UNIT tioned in the lobby of the Occidental manner in which he conducted the ( F a r m Bureau Investigations brought Hotel. The registration fee, covering campaign for members in the four equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- cost of luncheon ticket and banquet Ohio counties for the successful op- tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, A meeting of the Holstein breed- saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess ers for the purpose of discussing cur- v ticket will be $6.00. eration of the Ohio marketing organ- taxes annually.) Delegates and visitors are request- ization. rent breed affairs and to consider TRANSPORTATION the advisability of forming a county ed to wear badges while the conven- The plan of operation provides for E F F E C T I V E SEPT. 10, tion is in session. a truck service for picking up the Immediate application of Michigan organization has been called for 2 1925 Zone Kate decision to save farmer ship- Those in charge of convention urge farmer's eggs and poultry product*' pers in 69 counties $500,000 annually. P. M. January 18, to meet in the at given points in the^ territory. Supervisors' Room of the" Court t h a t you make your hotel reserva- MARKETING tions at once if you plan to stay over The products are to be pooled with house at Cassopolis. the Ohio producers' products and set- Extension of sound co-operative mar- night. keting program now well under way in The program will center around an tlement made with the farmer twice Michigan. address by J. G. Hays, Sec'y of the Help .Make History each month. All his prodqets will be AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE Michigan Holstein-Friesian Associa- The importance of the subject to graded and sold as graded stock. E F F E C T I V E OCT. 20, Adequate protection for farmer* against tion, who also appears that day be- be considered and the exceptional 1926 is by fire, theft, collision, propertydam- This makes it possible for each mem- I public liability furnished at rea- fore the Central Farmers' Associa- calibre of the speakers are ample as- ber to sell on the best market and of- sonable rates. tion at their annual banquet. The surance that this conference will be fers an incentive for higher grade following day Mr. Hays will meet one that no one who is able to go can production on the farm. V; the Holstein men of Berrien County afford to miss from his own indi- at Emmanuel College, Berrien vidual standpoint alone. INSURANCE FOR THE FARMER The dual purpose duck now is be- Springs. If you live within driving distance The death and accident toll from automobile traffic in this ing brought forward. In Kansas, two Results of public and private sales Of Muskegon, we suggest that you parties who are raising Mallard c o u n t r y has reached the point where even those living on the all over the country indicate a strong fill your car with interested Farm ducks say they outlay the domestic- mble h y w a v s should have reason to sit up and take revival of interest in this breed of Bureau members and avail yourself ducks and when the laying season is cattle. Whether or not a county or- of the privilege of having a part in over and the open season for duck notice. , ganization is effected, dairymen will this gieat conference which seems shooting begins, the Mallards make Why the farmers of this state, t h r o u g h the F a r m Bureau, have find it profitable to hear Mr. Hays' destined to play such an important the best of decoys, and they sell them gone into the m a t t e r of p r o v i d i n g protection for themselves in ^discussion of present conditions and part in speeding the completion of for that purpose. Skidding days are here. Slippery rails, icy streets and wet pave- prospects of dairying in general and this waterway project which will the way of automobile insurance of their own financing can well Holsteins in particular. stand for all time as one pf the most ments are causing automobile accidents. If you are one of the be deduced from a recent .statement made by .Judge Alva Corlett, thousands of iiotorists who use their cars during the winter, be sure beneficial achievements to our agri- A 4 0-bed tuberculosis hospital is to take the necessary precautions to avoid the seasonal hazards, urges The Nebraska wheat pool for the cultural and industrial interests. proposed to be built to serve Allegan of Cleveland in which he said, " T h e automobile has been more Charles E. HUB, vice-president of the National Safety Council, which is 1925-26 season totaled 662,421 bush- and Ottawa counties probably at Hol- destructive of life a n d limb t h a n all the i n s t r u m e n t s of w a r . " endeavoring to\have fewer accidents this year than took place in 1926. land although further consideration See to it that (your brakes are functioning and remember to put on els, final settlement for which was A good way to store seed corn so rty big statement an,I covers a lot of t e r r i t o r y but ehains, if youjwant to lessen the possibilities of a bad spHl. "'Cross made to the growers on July 1, re- it will dry well, is to nail woven wire is to be given the matter by the crossings cautiously' {s still a good slogan I Alwavs approach railroad turning $1,041,220 to them. This was fencing on the studding in the barn boards of supervisors of the two thai in' 1917 tracks, slowly.) counties. an average of $1.57 a bushel. and tie the corn by the husks to it. J A M AUY 14, W27 MICHfOAN-PAltM BUREAU NEWS TITRITW es w e r e m a d e in the g r o u p i n g of the H a n d y su RESEARCH EXPERT S a m a n d "The Mrs." NINETY-TWO PCT. OF MARKETING DATE calves, a n d several different rations confei w e r e fed. part of J a n u a r y between o RENT ON FARMS WENT REPORTS STUDY OF Study Fire Prevention FOR TAXES UN 6 YEARS INFLUENCES RATION FARM BUREAU'FIGHTS the Bell T e l e p h o n e Company a n d the Michigan ich an a g r e e m e n t r e g a r d ! • IU, to t r . CORPORATION TAX Survey Shows Farmers Are Winter Ration of Steers is INCREASES OF RATES ON FARM TELEPHONES new s c h e d u l e of r a t e s for r u r a l mutually j fustified ' In Asking Important Factor to sble a n d it is exported t h a t t h e Inbiased Report Shows That Consider T h e m a t t e r of rural t e l e p h o n e conference will be held in t h e Reform Farmer Is Not Only 'ill being followed closely n e a r f u t u r e . It is i m p o r t a n t t h a t , w h e r e c a t t l e by t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u . It is d e s i r a b l e to t h o r o u g h l y r e n o - Big Taxpayer Taxes on surveyed r e n t e d farms in A brief h e a r i n g on t h e new s c h e d u l e seven n o r t h w e s t e r n counties of tho. a r e to be m a r k e t e d early from p a s - ind disinfect t h e laying pen* in t u r e , they be fed to g a i n m o r e w e i g h t of h i g h e r r a t e s for r u r a l service' was t h e fall before pullets a r e t r a n s f e r - lower p e n i n s u l a a v e r a g e d 92 per cent h e l d before t h e Michigan Public Util- red to t h e m . d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r t h a n if t h e y a r e to LEVY PLAN UNECONOMIC of t h e net r e t u r n s to o w n e r s d u r i n g be sold l a t e t h e following fall. ities C o m m i s s i o n , Friday, D e c e m b e r t h e seven years. 1919-1925, R. 31. T h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e r e p r e s e n t i n g Wayne New ton, R e s e a r c h Associate T h i s fact h a s been b r o u g h t out Earnings Need Consideration through experimenting under direc- t h e farm i n t e r e s t s w e r e t h e following m E c o n o m i c s at Michigan State Col- tion of t h e U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of A g - officials of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u : AFTER Free Trial v For The Protection lege has discovered. T h " s t a t e m e n t P r e s i d e n t M. B. M c P h e r s o n , '• then S mpntht tc riculture. tor thls'eomplctt is based on r e t u r n s from q u e s t i o n - Of Business In feeding t e s t s , steers which P r e s i d e n t M. I... Noon, S e c r e t a r y - The p r o p e r t y t a x is becoming m o r e PREVENT FAfiM F I R E S n a i r e s s e n t to o w n e r s of r e n t e d f a r m s in Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, made, only light g a i n s on w i n t e r r a - tions, put on g r e a t e r w e i g h t d u r i n g ger C. L. Brody, A s s i s t a n t Sec- r e t a r y S. M. P o w e l l . Milker ne - e l e c t r i c - ochoneT p o w o Pay us nothing on this new type p.ytoil« Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie President McPherson made a YOUR milker linrft AFTER tboroupn I OWN C O W S - t h t n 8 months to r>a; nd m o r e a tax on r e a l e s t a t e only. t h e following p a s t u r e season t h a n A MMtoi D1RUCT from facte a n d M a n i s t e e c o u n t i e s by the S t a t e s t r o n g s t a t e m e n t in opposition to t h e yet h»T6 no tule, man or agent. The figures show thaf t h o s e classes those making the larger gains dur- No pipe-line*, no pulsators. no iwuU, r College a c t i n g in co-operation w i t h cups. So eosv to cUcn. No installati. i h i g h e r r a t e s r e c e n t l y p e r m i t e d by th.? •tart milking. Tl'.e .iairyfnn'.. of concerns which h a v e heavy invest- ing t h e w i n t e r . " S a m a n d t h e M r s . " w e r e " s h o t " by t h e c a m e r a m a i u b e f o r e t h e crowd had t h e United States D e p a r t m e n t of Utilities Commission, a n d after s o m e on Free Trial; then you'll Know. *Vn*. m ments in r e a l p r o p e r t y pay t h e high- T h e e x p e r i m e n t s w e r e begun with . i „ C _ _ « ! H u r t o n - P a p e Compatty " " Novth est taxes in r e l a t i o n to t h e i r e a r n - c h a n c e to g a t h e r at t h e fire p r e v e n t i o n booth of t h e F i r e W a s t e Council a t 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 ' s a g r i c u l t u r a l exposition at Hotel Agriculture. 90 good to choice H e r e f o r d discussion, Chairman S h e r m a n T. C a t a l O g r r e e l Michiran A v e , Dent,, , i ] ( ; ] ings, a c c o r d i n g to R. W a y n e New- O w n e r s of t h e f a r m s r e p o r t e d ia calves of w e a n i n g a g e a n d c o n t i n u e d ~ S h e r m a n , in Chicago, D e c e m b e r 6. t h e s e counties r e a l i z e d a n a v e r a g e ton, tax r e s e a r c h associate of Michi- T h e p i c t u r e shows p r e s i d e n t Sam T h o m p s o n , of the A. F. B, F . , a n d Mrs. u n t i l t h e a n i m a l s w e r e m a r k e t e d as gan S t a t e College. g r o s s r e n t of $2.42 per acre d u r i n g 3-year-old s t e e r s . T h e calves w e r e di- T h o m p s o n , intensely i n t e r e s t e d in a d e m o n s t r a t i o n of l i g h t n i n g causes a n d effect a n d m e a s u r e s of p r o t e c t i o n t h a t h a v e been found p r a c t i c a b l e for t h e t h e seven years covered by the study, vided into t h r e e lots of 30 each, each The property tax is t h e chief average farm. but r e p a i r s , d e p r e c i a t i o n , and o p e r a t - lot as n e a r l y u n i f o r m as possible in source of S t a t e a n d local t a x rev- T h e booth of the a g r i c u l t u r a l c o m m i t t e e of t h e National F i r e W a s t e Coun- ing expenses reduced t h e yield to f 1 q u a l i t y , s i « and c o n d i t i o n . T h e t h r e e n u e s in Michigan as in every o t h e r cil was designed to e m p h a s i z e t h e need a n d i m p o r t a n c e of fire prevention per a c r e , with a tax of 92 cents p e r lots w e r e each g i v e n the same American S t a t e , a n d n o workable on t h e f a r m , w h e r e t h e fire waste a m o u n t s to a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a c r e yet to be paid. a m o u n t of space in an open b a r n a n d substitute h a s as yet b e e n found a n n u a l l y , a v e r y l a r g e p e r c e n t a g e of which is easily p r e v e n t a b l e t h r o u g h the Taxes were lightest a n d r e n t - h i g h - k e p t u n d e r cover all w i n t e r . T h e h a t can r e p l a c e it as t h e m a j o r tax exercise of c a r e . n d e r p r e s e n t conditions. How.ever, est in 1919. In t h a t y e a r 24 farm s t e e r s were fed twice a day, a n d t h e T h e c e n t e r section of t h e booth, w h e r e a static m a c h i n e h a d been in- o w n e r s r e p o r t e d gross r e n t s of $3.63 he s u g g e s t i o n f r e q u e n t l y h a s been stalled by t h e U n d e r w r i t e r s ' L a b o r a t o r i e s , was p r e s i d e d over by W. H. feed, b o t h c o n c e n t r a t e s a n d rough- l a d e t h a t t h e e a r n i n g c a p a c i t y of per a c r e , a n d a n e t r e t u r n of $2.00 age, ' w a s carefully weighed a t e a c h McCullough of t h e L a b o r a t o r i e s , w h o w a s ke'pt busy d u r i n g t h e e n t i r e t h r e e per a c r e before paying taxes. Taxes r o p e r t y s h o u l d be t a k e n i n t o coii- d a y s of t h e m e e t i n g d e m o n s t r a t i n g t h e origin of l i g h t n i n g a n d explaining feeding. W a t e r a n d s a l t w e r e avail- ideration when assessment values in 1919 a v e r a g e d 7~> c e n t s per a c r e , able in t h e b a r n a t , a l l t i m e s . D u r i n g t h e m o s t effective m e a n s of protection a g a i n t s it. A n o t h e r section r e p r e - re being fixed a n d it seems probable s e n t e d t h e i n t e r i o r of a f a r m dwelling, in which was displayed a n u m b e r or 38 p e r cent of n e t r e n t s . t h e period of t h e e x p e r i m e n t s , c h a n g - h a t such a p l a n would offer some of fire h a z a r d s u s u a l l y found in a farm residence, t o g e t h e r with v a l u a b l e Taxes Exceed K e n t s elief in t h e q u a r t e r s w h e r e it is s u g g s t i o n s for t h e i r e l i m i n a t i o n . A t h i r d section r e p r e s e n t e d t h e i n t e r i o r T h e most u n f a v o r a b l e y e a r s were lost n e e d e d . In a d d i t i o n , t h e s t a t e s of a f a r m b a r n , w h e r e t h e "need for m o r e t h a n o r d i n a r y c a r e in p r e v e n t i n g from 1920 to 1 9 2 3 , inclusive. In f C o n n e c t i c u t , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , Mon- fires w a s d r i v e n h o m e by m e a n s of s e v e r a l - s t r i k i n g p l a c a r d s , one of which t h e s e y e a r s t h e f a r m s r e p o r t i n g did listed t h e p r i n c i p a l causes of fires in b a r n s ; while o t h e r s pointed out t h e not yield sufficient r e n t to pay t h e a n a , New Y o r k , N o r t h D a k o t a , Ten- difference between defective and p r o p e r c o n s t r u c t i o n as a n effective m e a n s t a x e s . In 1922,) t h i r t y - t h r e e farms BEST FOR WINTER essee, a n d Wisconsin n o w levy gen- of p r e v e n t i n g fires, r a l c o r p o r a t i o n franchise taxes on were taxed a n "Average of 87 e o n ' s fires. per a c r e , while t h e n e t r e t u r n fror* he basis of n e t income a n d it is be- ieved t h a t a s u b s t i t u t i o n of income t h e n e t profits of t h e m i n i n g a n d collectively, I'll m a k e it in p e r s o n . " o p e r a t i o n s was only &7 .cents, leav- A Blanket of Protection or capital stock and s u r p l u s as t h e ing a deficit of 30 cents per a c r e q u a r r y i n g c o n c e r n s which m a d e mon- Referring to t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Automobile insurance is exactly 1 hat—an organisation n e a s u r e for M i c h i g a n ' s c o r p o r a t i o n which h a d to be m a d e u p from o t h e r ey in 1 9 2 4 . B o a r d act, Governor Green u r g e d a n r a n c h i s e t a x would give s o m e relief T h e p e r cents for o t h e r corpora- a m e n d m e n t to give t h e m e m b e r s th- s o u r c e s outside t h e f a r m business. that offers you the greatest protection al the smallest o t h e l a r g e n u m b e r of c o r p o r a t i o n s t i o n s s h o w i n g a favorable b a l a n c e at In 192 5, t h e last y e a r covered bv cost. p o w e r to o v e r r i d e t h e g u b e r n a t o r i a l vhich fall into financial difficulties t h e e n d of 1924 w e r e as follows: Fi- t h e study, a v e r a g e g r o s s r e n t s from Y o u c a n g u a r c t a g a i n s t f i r e , t h e f l a n d a c c i d e n l by b e i n g veto. H e declared", " T h e provision of r o m y e a r to year, in Mr. N e w t o n ' s nance companies, including banks, 44 f a r m s were $2.42 p e r a c r e , while c a r e f u l , b u t w h e n t h e u n e x p e c t e d h a p p e n s , will y o u s u f f e r t h e p r e s e n t law t h a t m a k e s it neces- pinion. trust companies, insurance compan- n e t r e n t s before t h e p a y m e n t of t a x - s a r y for t h e G o v e r n o r to sign all t h e d a m a g e y o u r s e l f o r will y o u r e c o v e r in full f o r y o u r ies, r e a l e s t a t e c o r p o r a t i o n s , , 15.8 es w e r e 93 cents p e r a c r e . Taxes in T h e s t a t e m e n t is b a s e d u p o n fig- proceedings before they become legal losses? You're t a k i n g a chance. I'lay safe. Insure per cent; wholesale and retail trade, 1925 a m o u n t e d to 88 cents per a c r e ires r e c e n t l y o b t a i n e d by S e c r e t a r y m a d e d u m m i e s of t h e o t h e r mem- your ear today. 12.8 p e r c e n t ; hotels, professional or 95 per cent of n e t r e n t s . f S t a t e D e L a n d , from t h e United bers of t h e B o a r d . " a n d a m u s e m e n t c o m p a n i e s , 10.6 per F i f t e e n f a r m s w h i c h r e p o r t e d for I N T E R h a s n o t e r r o r s for "INSURE AND BE SURE" w t a t e s B u r e a u of I n t e r r n a l R e v e n u e Recognizing t h e f a r m e r ' s plight c e n t ; m a n u f a c t u r i n g , 8.6 per c e n t ; each of t h e t h r e e y e a r s , 1919, 192 2 Non-Caking salt users. nd u p o n r e p o r t s of t h e F e d e r a l Bu- a n d his tax problem, Governor Green a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n c o m p a n i e s , 5.8 per a n d 1925 showed a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h e State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. eau. said, " O n e of t h e g r e a t issues in the cent. s a m e r e s u l t s as did t h e e n t i r e g r o u p . T h e G e n u i n e X-C MICH. STATU FARM B U R E A U , T h e c o n t i n u e d r e l i a n c e of Michi- United S t a t e s t o d a y is t h e s i t u a t i o n T a x e s on t h e 15 f a r m s w e r e 26 p e r a n u p o n t h e g e n e r a l p r o p e r t y tax in which t h e f a r m e r , t h e p r o d u c e r (non-caking salt) S t a t e .Agent cent of r e n t s in 1919. I n 19 2 2 taxes 2'J 1-227 N. C e d a r St. L a n s i n g , Mich. nd o t h e r t a x e s based on capital val- of t h e necessities of life, finds h i m - I s strictly n o n - c a k i n g a n d p r a c - es is l a r g e l y r e s p o n s i b l e b o t h for Legislative Mill self. F o r a s t a t e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n to w e r e 28 p e r eenfc g r e a t e r t h a n t h e r e n t a l r e t u r n s a n d t h e deficit had t o tically non-freezing. he large a m o u n t of t a x p a i d by cor- o r a t i o n s s h o w i n g a deficit, a n d for Begins Grinding p r o m i s e relief for all t h a t h a r a s s e s a n d perplexes t h e f a r m e r would b« be m a d e up from t h e o w n e r ' s pock- N o n - C a k i n g s a l t is p a c k e d in ^J (Continued from page one) ets. R e n t s were j u s t e n o u g h to pay he u n e q u a l t a x on t h e e a r n i n g s of folly, b u t in every d e p a r t m e n t of b a r r e l s , 140, 1 0 0 , 70, 50 a n d r u r a l m e m b e r were recognized when t h e t a x e s on t h e s e f a r m s in 1925. hose c o m p a n i e s w h i c h m a d e a prof- state government t h e needs, the 25 pound non-sweating sacks. Rep. L y n n C. G a r d n e r of Stock- A total of 52 f a r m s were covered Mr. N e w t o n s t a t e s . r i g h t s a n d t h e h a r d s h i p s of this sec- b r i d g e , a Livingston c o u n t y f a r m e r , in t h e study, d i s t r i b u t e d a s follows: Consider E a r n i n g s tion of o u r p o p u l a t i o n m u s t be k e p t Get T h e Genuine w a s elected S p e a k e r of t h e H o u s e of E m m e t county, 4; Charlevoix, 8; E a r n i n g s a r e t h e m e a s u r e of t h e actively in m i n d . T h o s e in c h a r g e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . To give him a n op- L e e l a n a u , 4; G r a n d T r a v e r s e , 1 1 - uccess of b u s i n e s s e n t e r p r i s e s a n d o u r finances, of o u r i n s t i t u t i o n s of p o r t u n i t y to place his ninety-nine Benzie, 10; A n t r i m , 8; a n d Manistee, axes w h i c h d i s r e g a r d t h e a m o u n t of a r n i n g s a n d consider only invest-- colleagues on t h e sixty-one s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s of t h e H o u s e , t h e Legis- science a n d l e a r n i n g , of our l a w m a k - ing, a n d of every o t h e r b r a n c h of s t a t e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , m u s t do every- 7. United S t a t e s c e n s u s figures show t h a t in 192 4 t h e r e wefe 715 r e n t e d - M o r e Milk e n t v a l u e s , a r e likely to e a t up a n p o r t a n t p a r t of t h e c a p i t a l of n e w l a t u r e recessed from T h u r s d a y , J a n - u a r y 6 u n t i l W e d n e s d a y , J a n . 12. t h i n g , at all t i m e s , to s a f e g u a r d a n d f a r m s in t h e counties covered in t h e report. witH More Cow Left at n t e r p r i s e s a n d of b u s i n e s s e s that T h e m o s t s p e c t a c u l a r f e a t u r e of promote the farmer's interests, and F i g u r e s for o t h e r sections of t h e tHe E n d o f t h e Year". to co-operate" w i t h t h e n a t i o n a l agen re in t e m p o r a r y difficulties, a s t e n i n g b a n k r u p t c y a n d a loss to lie s t a t e ' s economic r e s o u r c e s . thus t h e first w e e k ' s session w a s t h e j o i n t c o n v e n t i o n of t h e S e n a t e a n d H o u s e T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n at w h i c h Gover-! cies in t h e i m p r o v e m e n t of Cbniii- t i o n s t h a t a r e a t t h e very foundation s t a l e a r e being t a b u l a t e d at t h e State College a n d will be released in t h e near future. Every M i l k n i a k c r , a Public F o r m u l a B u i l d s for t h e F u t u r e Hat ion, Corporations calling Michigan of o u r economic system. The i m p o r t a n t pari that Milkmak- n o r G r e e n delivered his i n a u g u r a l Eliminate That Backache Load lieir h o m e , paid o u t less of t h e i r a d d r e s s to t h e l a w m a k e r s , jusHces " T h e tax p r o b l e m is bound up with cr plays in M-iphigan dairying is et profits for taxes in 192 4 t h a n did of t h e S u p r e m e Court, o t h e r s t a t e of t h e w h o l e u n f o r t u n a t e condition of p r o b a b l y b e s t set f o r t h in t h e c l a i m s o r p o r a t i o n s in t h e r e s t of t h e coun- ficials a n d a l a r g e crowd of citizens t h e s t a t e ' s finances. L i g h t e n i n g t h e ..made by hundreds of Mienigan'a y, a c c o r d i n g to i n f o r m a t i o n g a t h e r - d by Mr. N e w t o n . T a x e s a b s o r b e d an a v e r a g e of 25 w h o p a c k e d t h e g a l l e r i e s a n d side b u r d e n of t h e d i r e c t p r o p e r t y tax lines to capacity. Good w o r k i n g h e i g h t s a n d work- m u s t be t h e first p u r p o s e of every ing p o s t u r e m a y apply not only to t h e P r e c e d i n g t h e delivery of Governor c h a n g e in our s y s t e m of t a x a t i o n , a u i way one s t a n d s while w o r k i n g a t t a - You Ship Sheading dairymen who have used Milkmaker continuously for one or more yeans. er cent of t h e n e t profits from t h e G r e e n ' s m e s s a g e , D e n n i s E. A l w a r d , we m u s t not c r e a t e a n y n e w sources ble, s i n k , cabinet, etc., but also to 2,778 c o r p o r a t i o n s w h i c h r e p o r t e d S e c r e t atry r y of o the S e n a t e , r e a d t h e of r e v e n u e unless t h i s m o n e y is fo t h e placing of t i r e l e s s cookers, wood T o y o u r c o - o p al D e t r o i t o r T h e s e d a i r y m e n tell us t h a i t h e y 0 t h e U. S. B u r e a u of I n t e r n a l R e - f a r e w e l11l aad d d r e s s of f o r m e r Gover- be u s e d to r e d u c e t h e p r o p e r t y tay. boxes a n d m a n y o t h e r t h i n g s in t h e B. Buffalo means a .saving secured the following r e s u l t s b y t h e u s e of . M i l k m a k e r , v i z : e n u e from Michigan for 1924, as n o r Alex J . Groesbeck. T h i s m e s s a g e We m u s t e x h a u s t every m e t h o d of r e - k i t c h e n which often cause o n e to* g a i n s t a n a v e r a g e of 30 p e r cent for d e c l a r e d t h a t s t a t e b u s i n e s s was " i n ducing e x p e n d i t u r e s . Michigan has stoop while t h e y m i g h t very easily that reverts to you. 1. C o w s h a v e k e p t Up in b e t t e r flesh a n d b e t t e r p h y s i c a l condition. he c o u n t r y a t l a r g e . an unusually healthy conditior.. n o t . k e p t h e r f a i t h w i t h t h e f a r m e r be comfortably p l a c e d : Many of the 2, C o w s h a v e m a i n t a i n e d a L a r g e r a n d m o r e e v e n flow of m i l k . N e i t h e r deficit, depleted t r e a s u r y n o r on one h a n d , n o r w i t h b u s i n e s s in- c o m m e r c i a l tireless cookers on the It means a stronger com- O u t s i d e of f e d e r a l t a x e s on income ::. C a l v e s b e t U T d e v e l o p e d a n d s t r o n g e r a t birth. nd profits, t h e chief t a x e s paid by t h e necessity of devising n e w m e t h - t e r e s t s on t h e o t h e r , in t h e m a t t e r m a r k e t t o d a y a r e built with a stand- mission house ami a bigger Iicbigan c o r p o r a t i o n s w e r e corpora- ods of t a x a t i o n face t h e n e w Legis- of t a x a t i o n . " a r d so it is not n e c e s s a r y t o stoop 1. F r e e d o m f r o m trouble- w i t h c o w s a t c a l v i n g t i m e ; n o r e t a i n e d co-operative market. ion privilege fees a n d g e n e r a l p r o p - l a t u r e , " h e said. Groesbeck p r a i s e d Capital P u n i s h m e n t F i g h t Looms w h i l e p u t t i n g food in t h e cooker and afterbirth and no u d d e r trouble. r t y t a x e s . W h e n t h e f e d e r a l taxes t h e p r e s e n t h i g h w a y system a n d t h e One of t h e first m e a s u r e s i n t r o - t a k i n g it out. And on some of the Keep y o u r livestock mov- T h e ( s t r o n g e s l a d v o c a t e s of Course a r e t h o s e d a i r y m e n w h o h a v e e r e excluded from t h e figures, it c o n d u c t of road b u i l d i n g affairs. He duced was t h e c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t new gas a n d a n d electric stoves a r e n s e d M i l k m a k e r c o n t i n u m i s l y s i n c e it c a m e o n t h e m a r k e t in 1!)2L\ vas* found t h a t o t h e r t a x e s in 1924 u r g e d s t r e n g t h e n i n g of t h e A d m i n i s - bill i n t r o d u c e d by Sen. V i n c e n t A. t i r e l e s s ovens which do away with ing- t o t h e s e co-ops. m o u n t e d to 13.6 p e r cent of n e t t r a t i v e B o a r d act. M a r t i n of F r u i t p o r t . It is m u c h the the stooping as well as h a v i n g extra BUYING A BETTER HERD a r n i n g s of Michigan c o r p o r a t i o n s , G o v e r n o r G r e e n ' s m e s s a g e p a i n t e J s a m e a s t h e capital p u n i s h m e n t mea- e q u i p m e n t in the kitchen. However. It's the fanners" market T h e s e m e n h a v e r e a l i z e d t h a t in b u y i n g a n d u s i n g M i l k m a k e r t h e y n c o m p a r i s o n , t a x e s o t h e r t h a n fed- S t a t e affairs in very different colors. s u r e w h i c h a r o u s e d g r e a t i n t e r e s t if one does have a s e p a r a t e or a low that Helps y o u r businefi a r e a s s u r i n g t h e m s e l v e s of a b e t t e r h e r d of c o w s t w o o r t h r e e y e a r s ral income a n d profits t a x e s a b s o r b - H e expressed g r a v e a p p r e h e n s i o n re- two y e a r s ago, except t h a t it s u b s t i - cooker, it is best to have a shelf built succeed. hence. d 19.7 per cent of t h e e a r n i n g s of g a r d i n g t h e condition of the s t a t ? t u t e s i e t h a l g a s for t h e electric chair. for it or put it on a table. 11 c o r p o r a t i o n s in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . t r e a s u r y a n d finances. H e said, ' I D u r i n g t h e past s e v e r a l sessions, t h e Wood boxes which a r e essential Tn b u y i n g a b a g of d a i r y f e e d y o u d o not b u y t h e feed f o r t h e feed Thev Load The Market. T h e figures given do not r e p r e s e n t a m h a v i n g an a u d i t m a d e of t h e vote on capital p u n i s h m e n t h a s al- w h e r e wood stoves a r e used should itself, b u t f o r t h e u l t i m a t e r e s u l t s o b t a i n e d . T h e r e s u l t s t o be o b - n exact s t a t e m e n t of t h e r e l a t i o n be- books a n d a n i n v e n t o r y of t h e p r o p - ways been a close one a n d In this be placed so t h e y can be reached con- t a i n e d a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e p r i c e of t h e f e e d . The ween taxes a n d e a r n i n g s on corpor- e r t y . W h e n t h e s e a r e completed, I session m a n y of t h o s e w h o h a v e led v e n i e n t l y w i t h o u t h a v i n g to stoop r e a l v a l u e of t h e f e e d is d e t e r m i n e d by t h e p e r cent of d i g e s t i b l e te b u s i n e s s c o n d u c t e d w i t h i n Michi- will give t h e m to you a n d to the p u b t h e fight a g a i n s t t h e m e a s u r e a r e too far. They m a y be built in the Mich. Livestock Exchange p r o t e i n a n d d i g e s t i b l e n u t r i e n t s , b o t h of w h i c h d e t e r m i n e r e s u l t s . a n ' s b o r d e r s , it is p o i n t e d out, how- lie. I do k n o w t h a t t h e H i g h w a y De- said to h a v e decided to vote in the •wall a t a s u i t a b l e h e i g h t so t h e box ver. F e d e r a l tax r e t u r n s a r e m a d e p a r t m e n t h a s pledged its r e v e n u e s in affirmative. can be filled from t h e outside, or. \ Dix Ave., Detroit A c o m m o n p h r a s e a m o n g u s e r s of M i l k m a k e r i s " M o r e m i l k with r o m t h e principal office of corpora- a d v a n c e ; t h a t the s t a t e is not paying A n o t h e r c a p i t a l p u n i s h m e n t mea- t h e y m a y be put on a platform with Producers Co-Op Ass'n m o r e c o w l e f t a t t h e e n d of t h e y e a r . ' ' ions, as a r u l e , a n d r e p o r t s filed in its bills; t h a t J a c k s o n prison owes s u r e also p r o v i d i n g for d e a t h by le- c a s t e r s . This n o t o n l t b r i n g s them Michigan f r e q u e n t l y i n c l u d e s t a t e - t h e g e n e r a l fund n e a r l y a million a n d t h a l g a s , is Rep. Milton R. P a l m e r ' s up to a b e t t e r h e i g h t , put also m a k e s 965 Williams, E. Buffalo A s k for b o o k l e t on " H o w t o F e e d for E c o n o m i c a l M i l k Produc- n e n t s of e a r n i n g s realized a n d taxes a half d o l l a r s ; t h a t taxes have been proposal i n t r o d u c e d in t h e House. it possible to move t h e wood, box to tion." >aid o u t s i d e of this s t a t e . Also, m a n y levied a n d m o r e r a i s e d for specific His bill m a k e s capital p u n i s h m e n t t h e door for filling or they can be o r p o r a t i o n s filing r e p o r t s o u t s i d e of o p e r a t i o n s a n d t h e n s p e n t for o t h e r c o m p u l s o r y unless t h e j u r y should m o v e d in c l e a n i n g t h e floor. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Michigan, do b u s i n e s s within tire p u r p o s e s . T h e r e a r e m a n y d i s t u r b i n g specify life i m p r i s o n m e n t . Twenty t a t e a n d pay c o n s i d e r a b l e a m o u n t s r u m o r s in r e g a r d to t h e s t a t e ' s fi- y e a r s in prison would be the mini- i n t o t h e There are many things that enter LANSING, MICHIGAN cleaning pi which f taxes here. n a n c i a l condition which will only be m u m t i m e served for a life sentence m i g h t be used to m a k e it e a s i e r a n d T h e figures a r e c o n s i d e r e d r e a s o n - q u i e t e d by an i n d e p e n d e n t a u d i t such before a p a r d o n or p a r o l e m i g h t be to h e l p in e l i m i n a t i n g m a n y back bly a c c u r a t e for m o s t classses cf a s is u n d e r way. permitted. aches. lichigan c o r p o r a t i o n s , since o m p a n i e s which do t h e b u l k of t h e i r most H i t s J u g g l i n g of P o n d s If t h e speedy or reckless opera- 1 A m o p w r i n g e r fastened to a pail " I n t h e f u t u r e t h e r e will be reg- tion of an a u t o m o b i l e s h o u l d result s a v e s m u c h s t o o p i n g a n d is a s a v i n g GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? USE THIS FORM m s i n e s s in Michigan a r e likely to u l a r r e p o r t s of receipts a n d expendi- in t h e d e a t h of a p e r s o n , t h e driver in m a n y ways, ur a long handled n a i n t a i n t h e i r main office h e r e also. t u r e s t h a t will reveal t h e s t a t e ' s t r u e of t h e car would be declared guilt." s c r u b b r u s h is a g r e a t convenience. A Tell Farm Bureau News readers by using Tour Count of this Ad Word* 12,000 C o n c e r n s R e p o r t financial condition. In this connec- of homicide by t h e P a l m e r Bill. Pen- long h a n d l e d dust pan obviates m u c h a Business News Ad. Mail this handy coupon to the W h i l e a v e r a g e figures indicate t i o n a s t a t u t e p u n i s h i n g t h e j u g g l i n g alty for this crime would be not more b a c k b e n d i n g a n d s h o u l d be found in No. times to run that taxes w e r e s o m e w h a t less on of funds in public r e p o r t s m i g h t well t h a n five y e a r s a n d a tine of not every kitchen. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS. 221 N. Cedar Michigan c o r p o r a t i o n s t h a n on o t h e r s be a d o p t e d . " Digressing from hi,-. m o r e t h a n $1,000. Waxed floors can be polished on Street, Lansing, Mich., Amount enclosed % t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y , it c a n n o t be w r i t t e n m e s s a g e . G o v e r n o r Green in- t h e h a n d s and k n e e s , but it is much said t h a t all c o r p o r a t i o n s a r e lightlv CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATE. 5 rents per word for 1 f o r m e d t h e L e g i s a l t u r e t h a t past-due easier to have a weighted b r u s h with :axed h e r e , Mr. N e w t o n says. The h i g h w a y bills t h a t he has found o:i TOLEDO QUITS SALE tion, 4'i rents per won) for each of 2 nsJr-erUons, 4 cents per word per in- sertion for each of 3 insertions, and at the 4 cent rate for succeeding in- FILL T H I S , P L E A S E ,fh a n d l e long e n o u g h so w o r k can be sertions. Initial, name, a< is count as separate words. figures show t h a t 4,:: 11 companies, sr 37 p e r cent of all a c t i v e corpora- h a n d since he took office J a n u a r y 1, "OLD IMPORTED SEED done in an erect position. R E M I T T A N C E MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER. Count Your a m o u n t to m o r e t h a n $ 4 , 5 9 2 , 0 0 0 . It is i n t e r e s t i n g to n o t e t h a t Tole- R e m e m b e r you h a v e but one back Name aud Address tions r e p o r t i n g from Michigan, lost G o v e r n o r G r e e n ' s m e s s a g e was a do is closing out t h e m a r k e t in "Old for every process a n d it is well to Tour Name Route money in 1924, a n d so did not have n u s t c o m p r e h e n s i v e d o c u m e n t , set- I m p o r t e d Seed." T h i s is not s u r p r i s - plan so it can be saved. :o pay a federal income t a x . How- Town State ..' t i n g forth in firm s e n t e n c e s his ideas ing n e w s since .ill seed of recent im- sver t h o s e losing c o m p a n i e s paid a s to t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t n e e d s of p o r t a t i o n has h a d to be s t a i n e d , des- A m e a s u r e of e n d u r a n c e of raw- >ther taxes which aggregated t h e S t a t e . H e d e a l t clearly a n d con- i g n a t i n g colors, d e n o t i n g r e g i o n s ot h i d e h a s just been, obtained by t h e 12,200,360 in 1924, an amount vincingly with such p r o b l e m s as edu- origin of s h i p m e n t s . T h e "Old In- falling of the bell from a n old mis- Inch r e p r e s e n t e d 23 per cent of t h e c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , p r i s o n s , a g r i - p o r t e d S e e d " was not stained tal losses s u s t a i n e d by t h e m . a n d sion n e a r San Diego. The bell had c u l t u r e , t a x a t i o n , tile s t a t e police, was less, difficult to sell in compe- h u n g for 128 y e a r s , fastened by t h e 1 Taxes w e r e also u n e v e n l y d i s t r i b - workmen's compensation. p r i m a r y tition with t h e domestic and a d a p t - original r a w h i d e t h o n g s , which : ted between t h e different classes of elections, conservation and crime ed seeds In n o r t h e r n h a d been r e p a i r e d . uccessful c o r p o r a t i o n s in Michigan, prevention. D u r i n g t h e past two weeks nearly h e figures show. Taxes o t h e r t h a n He advised the L e g i s l a t u r e to be two million p o u n d s of seed Known !«• T h e old a r m y t r a c t o r c a m e into e d e r a l i n c o m e a u d profits taxes a b - k n o w n for t h e q u a l i t y , r a t h e r t h a n be u n a d a p t e d was i m p o r t e d into the play as a m e a n s of h o l d i n g t h e a r m y sorbed 23.6 p e r cent of t h e n e t prof- t h e m u l t i p l i c i t y of t h e i r e n a c t m e n t s p o r t of New YoTk a l o n e . non-dirigible. TC5 in m o o r i n g a t t h e its of successful c o r p o r a t i o n s o p e r a t - a n d b r o u g h t g r e a t a p p l a u s e w h e n he This m e a n s that f a r m e r - b u y e r s B o s t o n a i r p o r t recently. Two t r a c - ing t r a n s p o r t a t i o n lines a n d o t h e r said, " T h e r e will be n o R e p r e s e n t a - m u s t be on the look-out when m a k - tors, each w e i g h i n g five t o n s served ?ubllc u t i l i t i e s in 1 9 2 4 ; 19.3 per cent tive or S e n a t o r on t h e floor of eith- ing p u r c h a s e s of seed for this spring hold the if t h e n e t profits of c o m p a n i e s prof- e r c h a m b e r a u t h o r i z e d to s p e a k for p l a n t i n g . J t a b l y e n g a g e d in a g r i c u l t u r e nnd me. Tf T h a v e any c o m m u n i c a t i o n to DEMAND A D A P T E D S E E D F i r e b u c k e t s should : Print Name and Address. kiudred lines; and 18.4 per cent of m a k e Iv you, e i t h e r i n d i v i d u a l l y or YOU W I L L GET I T ! lor e m e r g e n c i e s . ' T — * * • J A M A It V I92T MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS fwm Mrs. Wagar Points Out LAST NOTICE! CO-OP HEADS HOLD All accredited Clocks Individually spected, approved by Mlcb. State Col- 1 for egg production. Certified chicks sped by males from 200-egg dams. Important Questions SEND IN YOUR RESOLUTIONS! MEETINGS IN FIVE lege and Mich. Poultry Improvement Ass'n. Accredited chicks from Chick Stock free from major -eiiev£ble t o some peo- W i t h t h i s concise e x p l a n a t i o n , Ot- Buy our big, husky chicks that will make ful i n d i r e c t i n g t h e a t t e n t i o n of OYSTER SHELL PRODUCTS CORP. m a n n e r of a c c i d e n t s we find t h e a u -ple connected w i t h o t h e r b u s i n e s s . to Voyles, chemical c o n t r o l e x p e r t o f pro*fhs for you. S. C. Reds, Barred t h e c o m m i t t e e t o t h e m a t t e r s in Rocks, S. C. White DeRhorns. 100 per F o r g e t t i n g a g r o u c h will m a k e i t Shell Building t St. Louis, Mo. tomobile by far t h e greatest offen- t h a t f a r m e r s ne3itate a n d q u i t e often t h e T e n n e s s e e , Copper & Chemical which you, as a member, a r e cent delivery guaranteed. Prices upon der. refuse t o u n i t e with such a n oppor- C o r p o r a t i o n , laid t h e f o u n d a t i o n of request. Maple Hill Hatchery, Martin, l e a v e h o m e . interested. one of t h e most i n s t r u c t i v e a n d in-Mich. A C . . ) , ^ - - 1 - t - - • W e find t h a t o n e o u t of every 30 t u n i t y for self help a s t h e F a r m B u - drivers of t h e U. S. last year killed r e a u offers. W e people within t h e o r - t e r e s t i n g t a l k s ever given t o t h e m a n - WHITTAKE1VS RED COCKERELS, ij.i.LiriiiMTMiiiiitrii.iiJ.Hri.iM.uJ.mj.i.^ s o m e o n e ; we find t h a t t h e a v e r a g e g a n i z a t i o n need t o c r e a t e public sen- a g e r s of t h e f a r m e r s ' co-operative pedigreed from High Producing Hens. is increasing every m o n t h ; t h a t (lie t i m e n t for ourselves a l o n g with such o r g a n i z a t i o n s of t h i s s t a t e w h e n he lakes Both combs. Write for prices. Inter- Farm, Box B, Lawrence, Michigan. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU POULTRY FEEDS a u t o accident r a t e increased 23 p e r vital q u e s t i o n s a s public safety. LEGISLATURE OPENED met w i t h t h e m in a s e r i e s of four DEPENDABLE and ECONOMICAL district m e e t i n g s t h i s week. A t each Bred 20 yea*B DOWNS STRAIN' WHITE LKCJIIORNS. n u t last year. We also find thai WITH THIS PRAYER m e e t i n g h e explained tb.3 n e e d of duction flocks. Strong; livable clucks. for hifch average egg pro- M i c h i g a n C h i c k Starter w i t h B u t t e r m i l k t h e r e was $ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 of property Michigan G r o w i n g M a s h w i t h B u t t e r m i l k destroyed through careless a i t : ) driving. In t h e first nine m o n t h s of VAN BUREN ADOPTS T h i s will c e r t a i n l y be t h e best leg- islative session ever held if t h e law- plant foods; the service t h a t t h e food 100% live delivery guaranteed. All Mich- r e n d e r s t o t h e f a r m e r in t h e way of Romeo, Michigan. igan Accredited. W. A. Downs, Route 1, 1--&--7 M i c h i g a n Laying M a s h w i t h B u t t e r m i l k Make Chicks grow and hens lay For sale by the local Co-op. or Farm Bureau agent. Insist on increased profit; t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y oi" 1920, 8 18 people were killed t h r o u g h a u t o accidents in o u r own s t a t e . A r e we doing a n y t h i n g about i t ? PROGRAMFORYEAR m a k e r s live u p t o t h e s p i r i t of t h e following invocation w h i c h w a s of- fered by Dr. E d w i n W. Bishop of t h e certain e l e m e n t s most n e e d e d a n d t h e need of application of v a r i o u s fer- LIVESTOCK FOR SALE — SHORTHORN BULL Michigan brand. Write for free Poultry feeding booklet. ^'Dept. F " M I C H I G A N F A R M B U R E A U SUPPLY SERVICE Can we find a n y w a y to lessen t h e tilizers in a l a r g e r a g g r e g a t e a m o u n t Calves. Sire's dam a 1600 lb. cow with a Lansing, Michigan , P l y m o u t h C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C h u r c h of n u m b e r a n d m a k e i t safer for t h e Varied Activities Of Farm in Michigan. 12,000 lb. milk record. Seventy-five to L a n s i n g , a t t h e 'first daily session one hundred dollars. Merrihew Bros., T h i r t e e n e l e m e n t s a r e r e q u i r e d t-; Weidman, Mich; 1-14-27 people a t l a r g e ? Life Included In Big of t h e H o u s e : provide p l a n t s with their proper We will all a g r e e t h a t t o b r i n g " O h T h o u Divine Source of wis- food. E n o u g h available n i t r o g e n a n d MISCELLANEOUS Schedule a b o u t a b e t t e r condition, we m u s t first g e t t h e t i a v e l i u g public to sense t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ; t o be on their dom, i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d life, in T h e e p h o s p h o r i c acid t o p r o d u c e a 30 T h e y e a r s w o r k for t h e F a r m Bu- we live a n d m o v e a n d h a v e o u r being. bushel c r o p of w h e a t , with PLATFORM SCALK, FAIRANKS. THF> only Seed Department of^ the State Farm COITIX £i*VC TPXg^y reau in V a n B u r e n c o u n t y h a s been Not a s t a r c o u r s e s t h r o u g h t h e n i g h t , e n o u g h p o t a s h t o p r o d u c e a 10 bush- Bureau has one of 2,500 pound capacity INSPECTED ^ N D ACCREDITED—Our breeders, our hatchery, our g u a r d a t all t i m e s ; to consider t h e to sell at $35. business methods, by State Inspectors supervised by Michigan State r i g h t s of o t h e r s ; to t a k e t i m e t o outlined a n d t h e schedule was a d o p t - not a flower lifts i t s n o d d i n g h e a d , el crop, M r . Voyles e x p l a i n e d , will UKGISTKRKD AND CERTIFIED SHED College. Our Leghorns are the result of 14 years careful breeding on t h i n k , a n d first of a l l we m u s t h a v e ed a t t h e a n n u a l c o u n t y m e e t i n g a t n o t a swelling of t h e ocean rolls on- r e s u l t in t h e m i n i m u m , a n d n o t t h e CORN. Clement's white cap yellow dent our 100 acre farm. Foundation of Tancred, Hollywood & Barron. The strongest proof of the quality of our chirks is that we have doubled a uniform code of rules a n d r e g u l a - P a w P a w , m a p p i n g out t h e 1927 pro- w a r d , except it be u n d e r t h e guid- m a x i m u m p r o d u c t i o n . T h i s is a point and Duncan's yellow dent. Fire dried our hatching capacity Over last year. At our reasonable prices you g r a m with a lot of good w o r k a h e a d . ance of T h y l a w . W e t h i n k o u r too often overlooked b y t h e f a r m e r on racks, ear tested and germination can do no better anywhere. You take no chances with Town Line. t i o n s g o v e r n i n g everybody alike at guaranteed. Also Certified Worthy oats, all times in a l l places. N a t i o n a l l y , we Members of t h e G r a n g e r s , Gleaners-, t h o u g h t s a f t e r T h e e . W e b e c o m e r e - in a t t e m p t i n g to p r o d u c e a good c o p good seed is scarce, order yours early. Biq discount now. BUY OUR MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS •••. h a v e been a l e r t t o t h e s i t u a t i o n for co-operative a s s o c i a t i o n s , f a r m e r s ' sponsible a s AVO obey T h y c o m m a n d s w i t h o u t k n o w i n g t h e fertiliser needs ber Paul Clement, Britton, Micliigan. Mem- of the Michigan Crop Improvement. You will have better success with our Accredited White or Brown Leghorns, An- s o m e time. More t h a n a y e a r a g o clubs, b a n k e r s a n d m i n i s t e r s , a g r i - a n d a s one of T h y w a y s of r e v e l a t i o n of h i s soil. Association. 2-11-27 conas Barred Hocks. With "Town Line" Chicks you also get "Personal Service." c u l t u r a l t e a c h e r s , v o l u n t e e r e x t e n - is t h r o u g h g o v e r n m e n t , s o one of t h e W h e n t h e t h e o r y a n d p r a c t i c e of I personam- devote my time to the culling and mating of the stock and hatching of S e c r e t a r y H o o v e r called t o g e t h e r a GOOD FARM LAND IN MINNESOTA, the eggs that produce Town Line Chicks. I personally attend to all correspondence conference from all p a r t s of t h e n a -sion l e a d e r s took p a r t in t h e m e e t - ways in which we can c o - o p e r a t e with fertilizers a r e m a d e plain e n o u g h t o Dakota, Montana. Idaho, Washington or and orders. Get our New Free Catalog. 100% live delivery guaranteed. Member tion to consider this serious p r o b - ing, i n d i c a t i n g t h e w i d e - s p r e a d i n - T h e e a n d be c o - w o r k e r s w i t h T h e e i s him, t h e f a r m e r will b u y w i t h m o r e Oregon. Crop payment or easy terms, J. International Baby Chick Ass'n. and Mich. Farm Bureau. in soim* cas-es $1 an acre 'down. Excel- H. GERLINGS, Mgr. R. F. D. 1, Box N Zeeland, Mich. lem. At t h e very b e g i n n i n g it w a s t e r e s t t h a t t h e p r o g r a m has. c r e a t e ! t h r o u g h g o v e r n m e n t . confidence a n d in g r e a t e r q u a n t i t i e s , lent chance to own your farm and lot a p p a r e n t t h a t each s t a t e h a d it* in t h i s c o u n t y . " W e b e s p e a k T h y benediction a n d h e a s s e r t e d . it pay itself. Also farms for rent. Low own code of traffic r e g u l a t i o n s a n d E i g h t schools for l e a d e r s a n d 12 0 T h y g u i d a n c e u p o n t h e s e s e r v a n t s Very briefly, y e t y e r y c l e a r l y , Mr. Mention homeseekers' fares. Free literature. state. H. W. B.yerly, 221 North- t h a t t h e first s t e p n e c e s s a r y w a s a schools for class m e m b e r s a r e p l a n - of T h i n e w h o h a v e c o m e h i t h e r from Voyles s h o w e d t h a t t h e p l a n t is n o t ern Pacific Ry., St. Paul, Minn. Key 221. uniform interstate traffic system ned for s t u d y of soils i m p r o v e m e n t . all p a r t s of t h e S t a t e t o r e p r e s e n t t h e i n e r t , lifeless t h i n g t h a t i t w o u ' d p r o p e r l y r e g u l a t e d a n d enforced. A T h e r e a r e t o b e 30 l e a d e r s a n d 3 0 0w o r t h i l y t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e g r e a t a p p e a r t h a t i t is, j u d g i n g from t h e acres ONE HUNDRED SIXTY ACRES (100 ii m i m iOT>—Ts'sU'wi ii '' i f srnlrMTH iiaiiiiitissftwisisjrriisl i cleared) in Central Michigan for n a t i o n a l c o m m i t t e e w a s chosen o u t class m m b e r s p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h i s c o m m o n w e a l t h of which we all a r e t r e a t m e n t t q o often given it on t h e rent to a reliable farmer and family. of this first conference who w o r k e d w o r k a n d t h e s t u d y period will close a p a r t . Deliver t h e s e s o n s of T h i n e a v e r a g e f a r m , T h e f a r m e r d r o w n s it Farm is in good shape with a full line of tools. D. G. Cronk, Bellevue, Michigan. Feeding t h e Baby Chicks diligently for a b o u t a y e a r t o form- with d e m o n s t r a t i o n s t r e a t i n g of five fron* s e c t i o n a l i s m , from local p r e - in u n d r a i n e d fields, freezes, it in u l a t e a plan feasible for t h e e n t i r e types of soil in t h e county. c o u n t r y . This p l a n when completed judices, a n d e n l a r g e t h e i r vision s o cold c l a m m y soil, s m o t h e r s it in u n - Twelve e x t e n s i o n schools for deal- they m a y feel they a r e w o r k i n g for titled a c r e s , s t a r v e s it for lack of N ATURE provides sufficient food for the first three days, for the chick absorbs the yolk of the egg just before i t is hatched. This was p r e s e n t e d t o t h e n a t i o n a l con- ing w i t h t h e p r o b l e m of t h e E u r o - ference and a p p r o v e d , a n d is now be- pean corn b o r e r a r e p l a n n e d . t h e c o m m o n i n t e r e s t s of a g r e a t com- food a n d y e t , i n spite of t h i s neg- m o n w e a l t h in t h e galaxy of o u r b e -lect, h e is d e p e n d e n t upon this s a m e 1 Full year to food is rich in fats and carbohydrates. From the third day to the sixth week, M i c h i g a n C h i c k i n g i n t r o d u c e d i n t o t h e several s t a t e s C o n s i d e r a b l e efort is to be d i r e c t - p l a n t life b o t h for h i s food a n d for S t a r t e r assists nature by giving the chicks a with t h e hope t h a t each s t a t e legis- ed t o w a r d t h e p r o m o t i o n of t h e u s eloved l a n d . his clothing, Mr. Voyles said. This similar feed that is easily seen, easily digested l a t u r e will e n a c t such r e g u l a t o r y of certified seed, especially p o t a t o e s . "May they conduct themselves VIKING Of t h e six positive factors in crop Cream Separator and nutritious. Michigan Chick Starter is rich l a w s t h a t m i g h t be m a d e w o r k a b l e . T h e r e will be 12 extension with t h e dignity of t h e office t h e y with its iamous bowl will increase schools p r o d u c t i o n , h e showed in h i s t a l k the dollars of your dairy profits. in vitamine content, balanced with the necessary hold, m a y t h e y w i n t h e r e s p e c t F o r t h e p a s t y e a r t h e r e h a s been on small f r u i t s ; four d e m o n s t r a t i o n s of both t h e i r c o n s t i t u e n t s a t h o m e t h a t t h e least a p p r e c i a t e d a n d t h e Close skimming, easy turning. cereal and animal proteins to give the highest in development a desire for m o r e on peach p r u n i n g a n d four on r a s p - and a t l a r g e because of t h e i r loyalty most n e g l e c t e d is t h a t of p l a n t food, Easy monthly payments at_ prices within your reach. Viking '22 feeding efficiency. Michigan Chick Starter is not uniform traffic r u l e s a m o n g t h e cit- berry pruning; five demonstra- t h e one factor which t h e f a r m e r c a n discs handled like keys on a ring waste material from the mill. I t is based on a n d efficiency, a n d w h e n t h e d a y s of —easy to clean. Sizes 100 to the latest scientific formula for baby chick ies a n d m u n i c i p a l i t i e s of t h e stat^ t i o n s on bee k e e p i n g ; Tine t h e t e r m a r e over, m a y t h e y b e able l a r g e l y control. 1000 lbs. capacity; hand, electric, a n d .such a n a g r e e m e n t h a s been schools for l e a d e r s in 27 schools for Although t h e speaker showed that power. Note—ask for "Help Your feeding. Ask for a pamphlet of our poultry to look back a n d point w i t h r e a s o n - t h e r e a r e 13 p l a n t food e l e m e n t s , Cows Make Cash." Dept. 35 feeds containing valuable feeding suggestions. ., a d o p t e d by over 200 u n i t s . I t h a s class m e m b e r s in t h e s t u d y of^grape able p r i d e t o t h e fact t h a t t h e y h a v e t h r e e of these, a s n a m e d above a r j UNITED ENGINE COMPANY, Lansing, Mich. been a source of a n n o y a n c e t o find c u l t u r e ; t w e l v e extension schools on speed limit in one t o w n 10 miles p e r d a i r y i n g ; n i n e t y schools in p o u l t r y served t h e i r S t a t e well, h a v e h o n o r e d t h e most essential in t h e f a r m i n g he- h o u r a n d in t h e next o n e 25, a n d it h u s b a n d r y ; twelve extension schools t h e i r God, a n d they will h a v e s a t i s - cause t h e supply o n t h e f a r m is of- / = is also most confusing t o find traf- in forestry, a n d a t h i r d y e a r s ' w o r k faction in t h e i r own souls. W e a s k t e n s o l i m i t e d j t h a t i t r e a c h e s t h e d a n - fic lights a s s i g n a l s in t h e c e n t e r of in C l o t h i n g , a s p a r t of t h e H o m e it in T h y Divine N a m e . A m e n . " g e r p o i n t . I n t h e best c o m m e r c i a 1 the i n t e r s e c t i o n a t o n e point, a n d Economics p r o g r a m , i3 b e i n g o r g a n - fertilizers t h e s e e s s e n t i a l elements Quality Must a t t h e sides in a n o h e r . These differ- ized w i t h 192 schools for class m e m - a r e provided i n a form w h i c h m a k e s ences have a l l t e n d e d to confuse t h e m m b e r s p l a n n e d . TRUTH IN FABRIC BILL them readily available to t h e plant. m o t o r i s t a n d also h a s been t h e Boys a n d Girls club work comes in IS AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT In p r e p a r i n g soluble food*? for m e a n s of m a k i n g h i m careless a n d for fair c o n s i d e r a t i o n , t h e r e b e i n g lti p l a n t s t h o u g h t h a s t o b e given t o t h e s o m e t i m e s willfully negligent. g a r m e n t clubs. 10 in h a n d i c r a f t , 2 T h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u m e c h a n i c a l c o n d i t i o n of t h e fertili- And, a g a i n , a r e we g o i n g t o gran* in p o t a t o g r o w i n g . 4 in p o u l t r y , ] is w a t c h i n g w i t h g r e a t i n t e r e s t t h e zer, m e a n i n g a t h o r o u g h i n t e r m i n g - Be Considered a d r i v e r ' s license t o e v e r y b o d y phys- calf club, 1 s h e e p club a n d 14 can- p r o g r e s s being m a d e by t h e C a p p e r l i n g of t h e foods i n f o r m s t h a t will ically unfit o r m e n t a l l y i n c o m p e t e n t , n i n g clubs. t r u t h in fabric bill n o w p e n d i n g in m a k e t h e fertilizer easily t r a n s p o r t - a s well a s t o t h o s e of s o u n d mind t h e United S t a t e s S e n a t e . S a t u r d a y , ed a n d easily applied a n d d i s t r i b u t e d a n d body? A r e w e g o i n g t o be easy New Poultry Concern J a n u a r y 8, t h e folowling t e l e g r a m to t h e p r o p e r place in t h e soil, M r . w i t h intoxicated d r i v e r s ? A r e we g c - was sent t o t h e t w o U n i t e d S t a t e s Voyles s h o w e d . i n g t o ignore t h e confusion of glar- S e n a t o r s from Michigan, H o n . W o o d - On t h e f p e a k i n g p r o g r a m a t eaoh ing lights o r t h e omission of a n y at The G a r l o c k - W i l l i a m s C o m p a n y a t b r i d g e N. F e r r i s a n d H o n . J a m e s of t h e s e l u n c h e o n m e e t i n g s , t h e first a l l ? A r e we going to allow a speed 2614 O r l e a n s s t r e e t , Detroit, Michi- Couzens: of w h i c h w a s held a t A n n A r b o r , Farm Bureau Quality is a known quantity. You can bank on of 60 miles on a 2.". mile limit? Are gan, a r e c a r r y i n g on business for- J a n . 1 1 , t h e second a t K a l a m a z o o , " A s v o t e . o n t r u t h in fabric legis- we going t o let c h i l d r e n of 10 o r 12 m e r l y conducted by the F a r m B u r e a u J a n . 12 a n d t h e t h i r d a t G r a n d R a p - it and more and more men are learning its advantages day by day. drive when t h e r e is a m i n i m u m a g e P o u l t r y E x c h a n g e . lation a p p r o a c h e s we wish t o a s s u r e ids, J a n . 1 3 , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e l a w ? In fact, what a r e we going to you t h a t o u r m e m b e r s h i p is u n a n i - F a r m B u r e a u S%pply a n d Seed Serv- do a b o u t i t ? We c h a n g e d o u r every- Silos s h o u l d be tight e n o u g h t o mously a n d e a r n e s t l y i n s i s t e n t u p o n ices took p a r t . FARMERS WEEK is your time to see what the Farm Bureau day mode of living to do o u r p a r t k e e p t h e juice in a n d t h e a i r o u t . e n a c t m e n t of Capper Bill S. 1618 a n d At ea.-h m e e t i n g t h e r e w e r e from a n d do it well a s A m e r i c a n clticens t o t a l l y u n s a t i s f i e d with some s u b - 60 t o 7 5 co-operative m a n a g e r s a n d can do for you not only in suits and overcoats but you will be d u r i n g t h e l a t e war, in behalf of o u r s t i t u t e so-called t r u t h in fabric m e a - t h e i r B o a r d m e m b e r s p r e s e n t . County boys over t h e r e a n d l o r t h e s a k e Oi s u r e w h i c h w o u l d n o t a l l o w p u r - A g e n t s assisted g r e a t l y in g e t t i n g t h e amazed at our wonderful line of 1 00% Virgin Wool bed blankets h u m a n i t y a n d n o w a r e w e g o i n g to MOVING AGAIN! c h a s e r t o k n o w of w h a t fabric i s m e e t i n g s o r g a n i z e d in t h e i r r spec- allow this g r e a t loss of life a n d ex t r e m e suffering and tremendous One million nine h u n d r e d made. Mich. S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u tive d i s t r i c t s . T h e f o u r t h of t h i s s e - and 100% Virgin Wool underwear, in all sizes, that we are selling. t w e n t y - t h r e e t h o u s a n d four ries of m e e t i n g s i s s c h e d u l e d for p r o p e r t y d e s t r u c t i o n t o g o on a n d Stanley M. P o w e l l , T r a v e r s e City on J a n . 14 a n d t i e on without o u r d i s a p p r o v a l o r o u r h u n d r e d p o u n d s of u n a d a p t e d Clover Seed were i m p o r t e d i n t o Director of L e g i s l a t i o n . " fifth a n d l a s t o n e is t o b e held a t co-operation t o c o m b a t i t ? S e n a t o r Couzens s e n t a reply tele- S a g i n a w on J a n . 1 7 . We must all a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t wc t h e New York p o r t d u r i n g t h e g r a m to t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m Bu- S t a t e - w i d e m e e t i n g s of t h e s e m a n - Come in and let us show you past t w o w e e k s . T h i s seed m u s t have public s e n t i m e n t with u s CAME FROM F R A N C E . r e a u , j u s t before t h e News w e n t t o a g e r s h a v e been held from t i m e ic if we bring about a n y c h a n g e o r e n - force a n y law, n o m a t t e r h o w good it m a y be for all. Watch y o u r p u r c h a s e s of clover a n d alfalfa seed a n d d e - m a n d a d a p t e d seed. press, d e c l a r i n g t h a t h e is r e a d y t o t i m e b u t this is t h e first s e r i e s of vote for t h e m e a s u r e w h e n e v e r it can d i s t r i c t m e e t i n g s ever a r r a n g e d . T h e y be b r o u g h t out of c o m m i t t e e but t h a t a r e of a p r o m o t i o n a l n a t u r e , a s s t a t - Merchandise of Merit for Less Now how m u c h will t h e f a r m e r do t h e fight is so keen t h a t t h e r e is b u t ed b y S t a n l e y W e l l m a n , sales m a n - Much of t h e s e i m p o r t a t i o n s to help? How far will h e g o some- t i m e s to help save t h e boys a n d girls were b o o k e d for t h e Toledo, little possibility of it c o m i n g u p for a g e r of t h e F a r m B u r e a u Supply Service, w h o s p o k e a t t h e s e m e e t - And if you are not ready to purchase a suit or overcoat we will vote a t t h i s session of C o n g r e s s . or even a n y h u m a n being? If it Chicago, a n d o t h e r n o r t h cen- ings. I t is p r o m o t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l should seem best a m o n g t h e changes tral m a r k e t s . TWO-DAY P O U L T R Y SCHOOL co-operation, h e e x p l a i n s . be more than pleased to take your measurements and place them r e q u i r e d for g r e a t t e r public safety. Canadian seed is s t a i n e d A project, providing c o u n t y two- to a s k that t h e a g e limit for a li- violet ( o n e p e r c e n t ) a n d ' t h i s on file for some future time when we will gladly send samples of cense be raised t o 16 y e a r s , w h e r e seed is a d a p t e d for Michigan day schools f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in p o u l t r y r a i s i n g , has been w o r k e d o u t Wet Mash For Poultry now it is 14. a r e o u r f a r m e r s going planting. by t h e E x t e n s i o n Specialists of t h e T h e r e is a v e r y c o m m o n idea t h a t it is q u i t e beneficial t o feed t h e poul- our material upon request. to insist on t h e y o u n g e r a g e ? T h a t By d e m a n d i n g a d a p t e d seed, College P o u l t r y Division. In tocnlUifca q u e s t i o n h a s been before t h e legis- you will a t least have t h e a d - t r y a w e t m a s h d u r i n g cold w e a t h e r . selected by t h e c o u n t y a g r i c u l t u r a l l a t u r e before a n d t h e farm influence v a n t a g e of k n o w i n g w h e t h e r o r Carefully c o n d u c t e d ' e x p e r i m e n t s d o a g e n t , t h e following s u b j e c t s will be h a s kept it down a n d t h e s a m e a g e not y o u r d e a l e r c a r r i e s d o m e s - not c a r r y o u t this idea, however, a s c o v e r e d : H o u s i n g , feeding, disease t h a t seemed n e c e s s a r y in t h e r u r a l tic o r foreign g r o w n seed. j u s t a s good r e s u l t s so f a r a s egg p r o - district h a s g o v e r n e d t h e city child. If it is necessary for t h e c o u n t r y boy o r girl of 14 t o be given a d r i v e r ' s DON'T B E CONFUSED by t h e O N E P E R C E N T STAIN control a n d s a n i t a t i o n , brooding, feeding a n d c a r e of t h e b a b y chick. d u c t i o n is c o n c e r n e d , h a v e been F o l l o w i n g is t h e J a n u a r y s c h e d u l e s e c u r e d t h r o u g h feeding m a s h in a self-feeder. If t h e flock is slow t o Michigan State Farm Bureau privilege t o a t t e n d h i g h school o r t o deliver t h e milk to t h e s t a t i o n o" s o m e of t h o s e d a i l y r o u t i n e tasks. clause: it m e a n s t h a t o n e seed o u t of every h u n d r e d is s t a i n e d to comply w i t h a federal l a w for St. theNtwo-day poultry schools: Clair c o u n t y , J a n . 18, 1 9 : Mid- land, county, 2 0 , 2 1 ; Wexford coun- t i m e s b e used a s a s t i m u l a n t . W h e n eat dry mash t h e wet m a s h m a y s o m e Fabric Department c o u l d n ' t we come t o some s o r t ot to d e s i g n a t e i t s foreign o r i g i n . ty, 2 0 , 2 1 ; O a k l a n d county. 2T>, 2 6 : fed in t h i s m a n n e r it s h o u l d be mix- compromise whereby permission T H E R E IS ENOUGH B a r r y c o u n t y . 25. 2 6 , 27 a n d 2 8 . fed w i t h s o u r milk o r w a r m w a t e r w i t h barely e n o u g h m o i s t u r e t o w e t 221-227 North Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. could be g r a n t e d for specific d u t i e s A D A P T E D S E E D F O R A L L . T h e location of these schools c a n r a t h e r t h a n for a license u s a b l e a t DEMAND I T a n d k n o w w h a t be o b t a i n e d from t h e c o u n t y a g r i - to a c r u m b l y m a s s . Do n o t feed m o r e ume under any circumstances, t h e y sell you. cultural agents in t h e respective at one t i m e t h a n t h e flock will clean counties. up in fifteen m i n u t e s .