MICHIGAN FARM BUREA U NEWS Improve homelife Our goal this year by enlightening is one new member our agriculture. for every old one. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP FIFTH YEAR, VOL.V. No. 10 MAY 27, 1927 ISSUED SEMI MONTHLY —— LAWMAKERS HEEDED FARM BUREAU DESIRES UN MANY BILLS W. ALLEGAN HERDS FARMERS MAKE GOOD INSURANCE RECORDS TASK OF PRUNING NUMEROUS PLANKS IN FARM BUREAU'S J WIN HIGHEST MARK IN FIRST 6 MONTHS $ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 BILLS LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WRITTEN ONTO FOR 1926 TESTING Business done in Michigan, during the first six months of its operation, LEFT TO GOVERNOR STATUTE BOOKS DURING 1927 SESSION by the State Farm Mutual Auto In- surance company, the company spon- 475 New Proposals Approved Record Is Thought To Be sored in this state by the State Farm A National Mark As Bureau, shows some interesting de- By Solons Include Huge Organization Means That Members Have Real velopments in that this concern, op- Well As State erating under a plan quite different Appropriations Progiram And Power To Put It Across; from that of any other company in Reports Kept Farmers Informed; 1 the insurance field—taking on only VETO AXE USED FREELY 27 HERDS COMPLETED Minute Men Were On Job Sparks From the farmer risks and issuing polices that remain in force during the life of the Legislative Anvil College Year Book Shows Some Salient Points automobile—began with a single Legislature Free With Public agent last November and has set up Money, But Neglected By STANLEY M. POWELL Captured, Confined in Cold Type, 318 agencies in 50 counties of Mich- Although the recent session of the Legislature may have •Sentenced to Serve Our Member? In Dairying igan. Tax Reform handed agriculture a few lemons, it is interesting and en- In the Night Watches During the third week of May it couraging to note that at least a score of the bills pro- Lawmakers Play Horse Credit for the highest association handled 200 policy applications in During the recent session of the Michigan, an unusual showing in State Legislature 899 bills and 20 moted by the Michigan State Farm Bureau were enacted Sentiment at Parting record in the state, last year, and possibly in the entire United States fcriew of the fact that the local repre- joint resolutions were thrown into into law and considerable progress was made by a dozen At the unconventional hour of has been awarded the West Allegan sentatives of the concern are farm- the hopper of the legal mill. After other measures which were planks in the Bureau's legislative 3:-">l a. m., Saturday morning, May Cow Testing association. ers with no previous experience in the wheels of government had program. In the face of the reapportionment adopted by the 14, the 54th session of the Michigan This is a mark of considerable dis- salesmanship. ground relentlessly on for the un- last Legislature and the consequent increased representation legislature came to an end. Per- tinction and the tester, Leo. S. Ash- The actual costs of insurance for usually long period of four and a MICHAEL I,. NOON from city districts, this may well be regarded as a truly re- ifunctory sessions are scheduled for ley, is due congratulations as well the first six months as shown half months, 471 of these bills were Michigan is given unusual distinc- Saturday, June 4, and Monday, June as are the dairymen who have set up by the company's first semi-an- enacted into law and four of the markable showing. tion at the annual convention of the <*, for the receipt of messages from and maintained this association. nual report in Michigan, based on joint resolutions were adopted. The Highlights among the agricultural achievements of the t h e Governor as to what bills he has There were 27 herds to complete National Committee on the Relation cars in different list price classes other proposals fell by the wayside signed and what measures have re- the year, the records show. The high of Electricity to Agriculture this were: $4.82 on cars listed at less as chaff removed and discarded in session were the following: the Horton-Brake Farm Trespass ceived his veto. However, no one ex- cow in the association was McKin- year in that Michael Noon, president than $700; $5.52 on f 638 pounds of butterfat. goes to the convention on June 6 as present on these dates,, and no busi $1,300. These costs were computed passed by the 1927 lawmakers were the grading laws for apples, potatoes and grapes, a Truth-in- In checking over the record pro- a representative of the agricultural on a mutual cost plan. the Leland 3 cent gas tax, the Wade- ness will be done except to enter the ducing cows of the various testing interests of the country and more IJartlett bill amending the work- Fruit Juice bill and favorable action on several agricultural Governor's messages upon the offi- associations of the state for last especially as the American Farm Bu- An indication of the manner in men's compensation act, the new cial House and Senate Journals. year, some very interesting side reau representative. which some of the farmer-agents go criminal code, the school code and appropriations. * * ' + ',* lights on Michigan's dairy industry For the Farm Bureau Mr. Noon out after business is seen in the last the traffic code. How Victories Were Won are shown in the "Record of Per- has been* given a place on the speak- w.eek's report of Ronald Sleight, of The securing of desired laws and Probably an explanation would be In order as to why the lawmakers should have completed their labors at formance," a year book published by ing program of this important con- the dairy department of Michigan vention and is to talk on the sub- Clinton county, who turned in eight Probably the feature of the recent applications written up during one session of greatest interest to the MECOSTA HOLDS the prevention of measures which would be detrimental to the Inter- rainy afternoon and a rainy forenoon average citizen is the huge total of the strange hour of nine minutes be- fore four o'clock in the morning. The Constitution provides that no bill can State College treating of the records ject, "The Relation of Electricity To of outstanding cows belonging to the ^Agriculture." when it was too wet to work on the the many appropriations which were farm. He is listed with about a granted. Budget bills with and with- SECOND BANQUET csts of agriculture constitute ono of the most obvious reasons for tfye state and national Farm Bureau leading dairymen who have support- The organizations making up the be passed by either branch of the ed cow testing association work in National Committee on the Relation dozen others for leading in the sales out tax clauses totalling approximate- 00 Attend Annual Affair movement: The desires of the un- Legislature until it has been printed Michigan. of Electricity to Agriculture are, the of insurance under the Michigan ly $80,000,000 of State funds to be organized farmers received prax:ti- and in the possession of that House There are 1,3 42 cows listed in American Farm Bureau Federation, agency, with 4 8 policy applications expended during the next two years At Big Rapids, May 2. cally no attention in legislative halh. at least five days. For several bills to his credit. were approved by the Legislature and During the recent session, It has this book, which gives a very com- the National Electric Light Associa- sent.to the Governor. Plan Big Year this five day limit did not expire un- plete record of each animal, includ- tion, Power Farming Association; been repeatedly demonstrated that, til Saturday, May 14th. Many of the Others on the honor list are: Clay In the case of appropriation bills, through the Farm Bureau, organized ing her name; whether a pure bred American Society of Agricultural En- Barber, of Barry county, with 79 Michigan's Chief Executive has the Senators and Representatives who or grade cow; her breed, age, pound ; gineers and the U. S. Departments of Collective thinking and acting tanners can and do have a voice and lived at considerable distance from applications to his credit; Jesse Blow, authority to veto them in their en- through farmer groups have helped a powerful influence in legislative of milk produced and of butter fat. Agriculture, Commerce and Interior. of Oakland county, 53; Irwin Fox, tirety or to strike out any items Lansing desired to take early trains the per cent of test of her milk and analyze the problems confronting matters. Before the days of the Farm that morning in order to get home The chief objective of this commit- of Allegan county, 52; H. W. Hayes, which he believes are unwarranted. agriculture in recent years, about 100 Bureau, lawmakers excused them- the total pounds of each feed con- tee is to give purpose and direction of Washtenaw county, 51; Berne Ever since the Legislature adjourned before Sunday, so the lawmakers re- sumed. Farm Bureau members of .Mecosta selves for doing practically nothing mained in session until midnight on to the work necessary in determining Benedict, of Cass county, 43; Edgar Saturday morning, May 14, Gover- County were told in a short address for agriculture by saying that the That the dairymen realize the ne- the maximum economic uses for elec- Switzenberg, of Allegan county, 34; nor Green has been busy going over Friday and then re-convened five cessity of knowing the exact con- tricity in agriculture. by F. W. Bennett, of the Organiza- farmers themselves couldn't agree minutes later for their Saturday ses- tent of the feeds given their cows Elmer Ball and J. F. Carnes, of Cal- these appropriation bills and using tion department of the State Farm as to what they wanted. That day sion. under test for record production is houn county, 29, each, and A. M. his veto pen as an axe to trim un- Bureau at the second annual banquet has passed. * * * * -Edmunds, of the same county, 24; counted thousands of dollars from of the Mecosta County Farm Bureau The Farm Bureau has a very def- Although several of the most im- portant appropriation bills involving seen in the fact that, with 38 dif- ferent brands of manufactured dairv feeds used by them, as listed in this 150,000 FARMERS Frank Gerry, of Kalamazoo county the amounts allowed by the Legisla- and J. D. Knowles of Hillsdale coun- ture for various State institutions at Big Rapids, May 2. inite and comprehensive legislative This was one of the largest and program embodied in the resolutions millions of dollars, received legislative action at the session held final publication, practically fifty per cent of the cattle or a total of 667 of the PATRONIZE CO-OPS. ty, each 23; W. \V. Billings, of Gene- see county, 22; W. E. Fear, of Liv- (Continued ou Dage two) most enthusiastic meetings ever adopted at each annual meeting. held in the county and as B. II. Gale, These are sent to each member of between midnight and daybreak Sat- 1342, were fed on a particular brand ingston county, 20; H. V. r Hartman, president of the organization, said, the Legislature and are kept con- "such a meeting of progressive farm- stantly before their attention urday, May 14, the number of Rep- resentatives present kept dwindling until, at the time of final adjourn- of feed which was the first open for- There are approximately o00 local mula dairy feed introduced in Michi- co-operative associations in Michi- gan. This feed, the records show, gan, according to preliminary fig- of Monroe county, 20; Charles Mc- Calla, of Washtenaw county, 38; C. C. Oleson of Livingston county, 35; BUREAU SETS ITS ers and their wives is an inpiration throughout the session by the Farm Bureau officials who regard them as to every one interested." ment, there were hardly a score of them still on the job. was fed to seven times as many cows ures based on a recent study made as any other mixed dairy ration. under the auspices of the Michigan Louis Selesky, of Genesee county, 4S; Henry Saggers, of Ottawa county, WOOL POOL DATES The evening program was inter- ship. •persed with songs and readings. The their instructions from the member- Bureau on Guard Since it takes 51 members to con- The owners of these cows are all State College. Included in the total 20; Clarence Ulberry, of Ottawa mixed quartet from Deerfield town- stitute a quorum of the House, you members of cow testing associations, are about 140 livestock shipping as- county, 35; Harry Knapp, of Ionia About Twenty Local Pools By having an observer in each. ship entertained), accompanied by daily session in the Senate and the may wonder how a handful of mem- which are organizations df farmers social ions, 13 0 associations engaged county, 19 and I. B. McMurtry, of Mrs. Herman Garbow at the piano. House, the members and other farm- bers could transact State business, who believe that only through such in marketing grain, more than 100 Midland county, 2 7. Are Scheduled For The quartet consists of Mrs. Herman ers were furnished with accurate and his is explained by the practice em- co-operation as cow testing associa- associations marketing fruits or This Season Rogers, Mrs. Zera Clough, Mrs. timely reports as to just whai: prog- ployed in the House of "attaching tions offer, they can best learn to vegetables, about 70 marketing dairy PLAIN COTTON MATERIALS Glenn Holcomb and Mrs. Fred ress their program was making. Dur- the the affirmative roll call" to bills manage and develop this highly im- products, and 40 associations, operat- regarding which no one present ob- portant industry, dairying. ing co-operative stores. These asso- ARE APPEARING AGAIN Indications are that a bigger wool Lyons. ing the recent session such reporta Plaids are again among the ging- pool than was built up last year will Mrs. A. J. Luxon entertained with were prepared regularly for the jects. When this is done, all those The West Allegan Cow Testing as- ciations are serving about 90,000 hams on the cotton-goods counter, who had been in attendance on that sociation records indicate that the shareholders and members, and be operated by Michigan wool grow- several readings. Michigan Farm Bureau News a n i legislative day are recorded as vot- after an absence of several seasons. ers this season, Walter Rorabacher, "Bill" and "Phil" Wernette, of the farm journals and 358 Michi- same open formula ration that help- about 60,000 non-members. ing in favor of the motion. The old-fashioned patterns of Scotch in charge of Farm Bureau pooling Wheatland Township made a hit gan weekly newspapers. ed make records of performance for such a large per cent of the cows in It is easier to make a new quarrel and Tartan origin are being made by this year, claims. with their songs. In order to get such information * * * * many cotton manufacturers. Nearly every day is to be a pool- E. E. Twing, county agricultural to the membership as quickly and The closing hours of the session the list of 1342, also played a very than to patch up an old one. were marked with the usual horse important part in the records of 88 ing day during June, beginning June agent, spoke on the progress of agri- directly as possible, and to, secure 9, and continuing through the culture and its outlook for the fu- action from the folks back home in play and displays of sentiment. In the House the mischief makers ran riot, throwing paper wads, waste per cent of the West Allegan herds and was the principal feed used in making the 638 pound butter record Rehabilitated Veterans month, with a pool in a different ture. place each day. behalf of their program, the Farm Mr. Bennett's plea was for con- Bureau's Minute Men machine baskets and other articles too nu- merous to mention. so that there of MeKinley's Rosebud 4th. Successful As Farmers; The general attitude of the farm- tinued loyalty to the Farm Bureau been developed until it now numbers er toward the pool this spring, it ap- and greater activity in securing ad- nearly 600, each of whom receives pears, is more favorable for a big ditional members and in maintaining I regularly confidential bulletins and were times of such confusion that no one knew what was being read by he clerk. HURON IS SEEKING 15,000 Cultivating Land pool than at any time in recent them. years. Except where one Michigan passes this information on to his fel- low Farm Bureau members and oth- er neighbors. Thus informed and en- buyer has been offering a few cents On Thursday afternoon, an hour or more was devoted to the presen- tation of gifts to various House of- ITS BEST FARMERS Veterans' Bureau Solves Problem of "How Are more than the market price for cer- PAY FOR CLEAN-UP tain grades of wool, the pooling prin- lightened, the farmers have not been slow to let their wishes be known to FOR BORER CONTROL their Senators and Representatives. ficials. Speaker Lynn C. Gardner of The champion farmer of Huron You Going To Keep 'Em Down On ciple has been received with good favor by the farmers, Mr? Rorabach- WILL COME IN JUNE Bureau Men at Hearings Stockbridge, received a beautiful county will be crowned at the coun- The Farm Bureau officials studied chest of silver. Speaker Pro Tern ty fair next September. He will be The F a r m ? " er says. Farmers entitled to compensation each of the hundreds of bills intro- Milton R. Palmer of Detroit, was selected this summer in a county- The first pooling place, June 9, duced, watched their progress close- given a smoking set. Clerk Chas. S. wide contest. Who deserves this hon- The question "How are you going vironments, and had as a back- will be Dexter, at the Dexter Co-op for extra work done in connection ly and when it seemed absolutely Pierce of Lansing received a read- to keep 'em down on the farm" ap- ground some form of farming ex- association. Other pooling places with the corn borer control cam- or and from what township in the paign will be visited by an inspector ary, arranged for hearings at ing lamp and smoking set, and Ser- county will the champion farmer of parently has been answered by the perience. Through special instruction and their dates will be: which Minute Men and other Farm geant-at-Arms Frank B. Clemmens Huron for 1927 come, is a "hot" Veterans' Bun all phases of modern poultry hus- Jackson, at the M. C. railroad, who will report on the work to the Bureau members came in and pre- of Detroit, was given a watch. A recently completed survey shews bandry from incubation to market- district office, to which the farmer's question in every community. June 10; Milan, at Henry Hartman's, affidavit will also be sent. The com- sented the rural viewpoint before * . *.j - : * . • . , * that of the vast number of disabled ing of the products, were taught ann In this effort to determine the June 11; Durand or Gaines, June 13, pensation, not to exceed $2 an legislative committees. The Senators reserved their gift best farmer in the county, the Bad former service men it rehabilitated, absorbed by many of these ^veterans with Mike Cooney in charge; Davison will be sent out direct from Wash- making until Friday afternoon, but approximately 15,000 were trained with varying degrees of success. Outstanding among the hearings Axe Fair Association, the County Ag- June 14, W. W. Billings in charge; ington about June 1, or as soon af- at which the Farm Bureau people they were no less generous in their ricultural Extension office and the and are now employed in some line Of the total rehabilitated along Brooklyn, at the Brooklyn Co-op, terwards as possible. agricultural lines. 700 were of the offered effective testimony during tokens of remembrance and appre- New York Central Lines are co-op- of farming, from scientific instruc- June 16; Hillsdale, at the Hillsdale ciation. Lieutenant Governor Luren tor down to the radio competing hog collegiate type who have found em- Some farmers in the corn borer the recent session, were those re- erating in promoting the project. Co-op, June 17; Union City, at the control area have asked whether garding highway finance, the appro D. Dickinson of Charlotte, received The successful farmer will be award- caller. ployment in the various phases of Co-op, June 18; Quincy, at the Co-op there will be any compensation for a priation for bovine farming for which they were train- tuberculosis an upholstered chair, President Pro ed honors during the sessions of the Not only men who followed the. on June 20: Coldwater, at the Co-op, man who could clean up only half his eradication, tine two chicken stealing Tem A. H. Ganssser of Bay City, a local fair this fall. The particular plow before the World War are ed. Approximately 1,000 were train- June 2 1 ; Marcellus, at the Co-op, acreage. The Department of Agricul- bills and legislation relating to I floor lamp, Secretary Dennis E. Al- date will be announced later. among those who decided that raid- ed by the placement method which June 22; Cassopolis, at the Co-op, ture says in such cases there will be pass on farm property. ward of Lansing, a brief case and Only the names of farmers who ing crops and livestock was prefer- was applied to those incapable or not June 23; Dowagiac, at the Co-op, no compensation. Also there will be A comparison of the resolutions a smoking set, Sergeant-at-Anns, are nominated to this contest will be able to city life and' lure. .Many are desirous of institutional instruction, and without the native ability neces- June 24; Hastings, at the Co-op, June no distinction between degrees of adopted by the delegates at the Farm Grove M. Rouse of Atlanta a smok- considered. Nominations may be converts. Some are former clerks 27; Charlotte, at the Square Deal Ele cleaning up. A field is either clean Bureau annual meeting last Febru- ing stand, and Assistant Secretary F. made by bankers, tea< hers. mer- who. before joining t he colors, had sary to become independent farm- ers. vator, June 2S; Oxford, at the Co-op, or it is not clean. ary and the new legislation actually Irvin Chase of Lansing a bridge chants and others not engaged in pounded typewriters all their work- June 29 and at the Co-op at Imlay The remaining 13,000 or more The burning apparatus which the written on Michigan statute books lamp. farming. ing lives; some were electrician.?, City on June 30; Mount Pleasant, Government is using against the corn during the recent session conclusive- cow-pun; hers, surveyors, helpers and were rehabilitated by the project * # * * method, or training in independent July 1; W. J. Hazlewood in charge borer is the most effective, but at the ly demonstrates two things: First, During the presentation address- laborers. and July,5, at Richland, with C. Bis- same time the most costly method of that through organization, remark- es and responses, in both the Senate and the House, there were many 2 5 0 AT ROUND-UP Of those assisted by the govern- ment to pick up where they left off farming. More than 00 per cent of those taught in this manner were, at the time of completing training, op- sel in charge. destroying the pest. It will be useu able progress is made along lines on fields with an especially heavy in- desired by farmers, and second, that, husky voices and moist eyes. Their labors and companionship together during the past four and a half OF CHIPPEWA CLUB when hostilities began, or to take tin farming, either because they chose or were best fitted for it. about one- erating farms which they either own- ed or partly owned. Embarrassing Misprint festation or in fields which, because there is a great need for maintain- of low wet areas or other physical ing and strengthening the farm or- A singularly embarrassing misprint features, it would be difficult to plow ganizations if they are ever to se- Approximately 2~> per cent of occurred not long ago, and the medi- or otherwise handle. It is the quick- cure from the lawmakers all they months had developed a fraternal More than 250 members of boys third have taken up general farm- those pursuing the short courses in spirit of comradeship, and many of and girls clubs in Chippewa county ing. Nearly one-third of this number cal council is said to be up in arms. est way of destroying the borer and desire and believe to be just. independent farming had to be "The doctor felt the patient's therefore will also be used under any the members, as well as the Farm attended the annual round-up, held are raising poultry or working. Near taught reading and writing befoie The following comparison of the Bureau's legislative observer, saw recently. About 100 parents, teach- ly one-third of the remainder have purse," the sentence ran, "and de- condition where speed ssary. Farm Bureau program with the they could receive the maximum clared there was no hope."—Thj The burning carriages, capable the session come to an end with a ers and leaders were also here. followed some other special line. treatment which It received at the benefit from the scientific training Outlook. sense of definite loss and regret at The round up was the most suc- The total or partly blind, veteran in agricultural schools. generating a heat of 1,400 deg-' hands of the Senators and !•' the thought of parting with friends cessful in the history of boys and was not overlooked in the compre- Rehabilitation of these men h i s are pulled across the fields, consum- sentatives should challenge the care- and companions. girls clubs in Chippewa county. Last hensive rehabilitation program. The TOO HUNGRY ing or heating to a fatal degree all ful study of each Farm Bureau mem- made it possible for many to return * * * * year there were but 100 members majority of men with this disabil- to their homes as independent, self- "Won't you stay for lunch, Tom' stalks and other corn refuse which ber: A stud/ of the 475 measures ap- at the meeting. ity were found to be from rural en- sustaining and- useful people. "No thanks. I'm too hungry." might harbor borers. (Contfnued on pa*• 1) TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS MAY 27, 1027 Probably a score or more of powerful s t a t e - w i d e o r g a n i z a t i o n s legislative lines and the p r o m p t action of this great g r o u p of MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS m a i n t a i n e d lobbys at L a n s i n g d u r i n g the past four a n d a half County F a r m Bureau leaders has been the most effective force HOME FOLK BOUND m o n t h s in an effort to p r o m o t e or oppose various m e a s u r e s i s along legislative lines a n y farm organization has ever exercised. Published twice a month by the Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u h e a d - quarters, Lansing, Michigan. which they were interested. F e w of these o r g a n i z a t i o n s can While the extensive f a r m i n g operations u n d e r the management TO TALK GAS TAX point to m a n y t r i u m p h s . of Mr. Powell will m a k e him a very busy man, we are hoping the VOL. V. HAY 27, 11>27 No. 10 Farm Bureau Gets Letters The session is often s p o k e n of as h a v i n g been e x t r e m e l y k i n d S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u m a y still avail itself of his services occasion- to organized labor, but when we come d o w n to a careful s t u d y of ally as a s p e a k e r at m e e t i n g s and for counsel on legislative mat- I n d i c a t i n g I s s u e Is F a r Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided the m a t t e r , we see that about all the labor union officials or mem- ters. for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized J a n u a r y 12, 1923. F r o m Dead: bers have to b r a g about is the e n a c t m e n t of the a m e n d m e n t t o It will be of great interest too, to his many friends to k n o w Subscription Price 60o Per Year, included in d u e l of Farm t h e w o r k m e n ' s compensation law, inereasing the m a x i m u m Meek- that Stanley is t a k i n g unto himself a wife. Miss Eleanor P a r t - Back iimong the home folk, where Bureau Members. the burden of taxation hangs the ly insurauee allowance from $14 to $18 a n d from 60 to 66 2-3 per ridge, who has been one of the successsful school teachers of the LBJ5 CHILSON • ,I,??!for state. His success as a farmer seems assured. heaviest, there isn't going to be any S T A N L E Y M. P O W E L L Associate Editor cent of t h e weekly w a g e . A whole flock of o t h e r bills desired forgetting the fight that has been by organized l a b o r fell by the wayside d e s p i t e the p o w e r of this O u r very best wishes go with Stanley and the new Mrs. delayed temporarily on the highway g r o u p a n d its active and even frantic e n d e a v o r s to secure their Powell. finance program of Michigan, it is MICHIGAN g T A f i g A R M fiUPEAU very apparent from the tone of the passage. letters received by Farm Bureau of- After its i n t r o d u c t i o n a bill must t r a v e l a long, t o r t u o u s and IT ALL HELPS ficials since the legislature has "re- OFFICERS h a r r o w i n g j o u r n e y before it can finally become a law. I t must The record of achievement, embodied in a comparison of what signed." M. L. NOON, Jackson President s u r v i v e t h e d i l a t o r y a m i pigeon-holing t a c t i c s of various com- the F a r m B u r e a u sought to a t t a i n and w h a t was actually g r a n t - # Theodore Bengel, of Clinton Coun- W. W. BILLINGS. Davison Vice-President ty, in a letter to one of the State mittees and c o n q u e r m a n y o t h e r h a z a r d s before it can be passed ed by the S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e s p e a k s very well for itself. Directors-at-Large Farm Bureau official*, a few days by t h e house in w h i c h it w a s i n t r o d u c e d . While the F a r m B u r e a u can not t a k e all the credit for every ago, said: M. B. MCPHERSON L-oweii MRS. E D I T H M. W A G A R Carleton T h e n it m u s t u n d e r g o a similar g r u e l l i n g .experience in the good a g r i c u l t u r a l m e a s u r e passed by the Legislature, it is cer- "In regard to the four cent gas J O H N GOOWINE XIarlctte tain that its definite p r o g r a m , its t r a i n e d , experienced officials, tax, I will say that we should keep V E R O L D F. GOUMELY • Newberry other b r a n c h of t h e L e g i s l a t u r e . E v e n w h e n passed by t h i s sec- its wide-spread p u b l i c i t y a n d its n e t w o r k of Minute Men were up this fight for the next two years, J. G. BOYLE Buchanan ond branch, if a m e n d m e n t s have been m a d e since t h e bill was until the next legislature meets. W. W. BILLINGS Davison responsible for much progressive a g r i c u l t u r a l legislation that t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m t h e first house, it m u s t go b a c k for a concur- "I would like to call attention to Commodity Directors rence in these a m e n d m e n t s . If t h e y are n o t e o n e u r r e d i n a n d if would n o t otherwise have been a d o p t e d ami played a l a r g e p a r t the second editorial in the May 14 is- GEORGE H E R M A N , Edmore Michigan P o t a t o Growers E x c h a n g e the second house insists on them, t h e bill m a y be referred to a in p r e v e n t i n g the passage of vicious measures which would have sue of the Michigan Farmer, entitled M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r s Association J. H. O'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan L i v e S t o c k E x c h a n g e been d e t r i m e n t a l to the i n t e r e s t s of Michigan a g r i c u l t u r e . "A Real Conundrum." This article conference committee consisting of t h r e e S e n a t o r s a n d t h r e e gives the sentiment of our people GEO. W . McCALLA, Ypsllanti Michigan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e M. D. BUOKIRK, P a w P a w Michigan F r u i t Growers, Inc. Representatives. If the conference eommittee i.s able to reach here in Clinton county today not only a n a g r e e m e n t , t h e i r r e p o r t m u s t be a c c e p t e d by b o t h t h e Senate AMONG US H U M A N S farmers but also 90 per cent of the S T A T E FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION The d a r n farmers c a n ' t w o r k t o g e t h e r ; they a r e all afraid some city and village people. a n d the House, before the bill can be sent t o the G o v e r n o r . E v e n Clark L. Brody Sec'y-TreaB-Manager one else is going to get a little the b e t t e r of the deal a n d they "Mr. Espie called Mr. Bateman, S. M. Powell Ass't Secretary after all these h u r d l e s h a v e been s u r m o u n t e d , there is a l w a y s the Mr. Crosby and myself down to Lan- l u r k i n g possibility of an e x e c u t i v e veto. keep on p r o d u c i n g a n d p r o d u c i n g , without any r e g a r d for t h e sing some time ago for a conference DEPARTMENT HEAD8 Traffic A. P. Mills W h e n t h i s l o n g list of d i s h e a r t e n i n g a n d d i s m a y i n g obstacles m a r k e t outcome. with the governor on this gas tax - Clothing Miss N. B. Kirby B u t t h a t i s u ' t all. These same f a r m e r s are so nearly h u m a n proposition. On our suggestion to Publicity L e e Chilson is considered, t h e e n a c t m e n t of a single desired measure may welj { Accounting E. E . Ungren t h a t they remind us of a lot of o t h e r c r e a t u r e s , t h a t keep the governor that we wanted a four . Organization C. L. N a s h be r e g a r d e d as a distinct achievement. H o w e v e r , as shown in cent gas tax and permanent licenses - SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE t h e s u m m a r y p r e s e n t e d in this issue, organized a g r i c u l t u r e has s c r a m b l i n g for a miserable existence. In t r a d e they keep "knif- for automobiles, he answered that FARM BUREAU ing one a n o t h e r " b y u n d e r s e l l i n g ; in m a n u f a c t u r e they keep the permanent license plate plan was » Michigan F a r m Bureau Seed S e r v i c e . . . C. F. Barnura a l o n g list of legislative t r i u m p h s to its credit as a result of its a failure in one state (California, I Michigan F a r m Bureau Supply Service L. A. T h o m a s vigorous efforts d u r i n g t h e r e c e n t session. s p e e d i n g u p p r o d u c t i o n in o r d e r to cut the per unit cost of manu- suppose) and, when I asked for what Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Bentall E v e r y F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r may well t a k e a large a m o u n t facture while in o t h e r lines of p r o d u c t i o n we find the same old reason he thought that was the case, h u m a n s t r u g g l e for t h e s u r v i v a l of t h e fittest. he answered: 'That state is obliged Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations of wholesome satisfaction from the realization t h a t he had a to issue and sell bonds for road build- 1 Affiliated With Michigan State F a r m Bureau very real p a r t in b r i n g i n g about those i m p o r t a n t m e a s u r e s for I t w a s n ' t so long ago t h a t gasoline d r o p p e d a couple cents a ing right now.' That fact simply MWhigan Potato Growers E x c h a n g e Cadlllap t h e promotion and p r o t e c t i o n of the basic i n d u s t r y of agricul- gallon. ^ shows that the state in question is Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson ture. T h a t Was not f a r m e r s ' w o r k t h a t b r o u g h t about the decline simply building roads just a little Michigan Elevator E x c h a n g e F a r m Bureau Bldg., L a n s i n g too fast, that is all. in the p r i c e of t h i s c o m m o d i t y . N e i t h e r was it because of a Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc B e n t o n Harbor "The fact is, as nearly as I can MEAT FOR THOUGHT s l u m p in t h e d e m a n d for the commodity. see, the majority of our people want Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges Over p r o d u c t i o n — t h e t h i n g t h a t i.s t h r o w n u p at the farmers good roads but I would venture the One n u t t h a t William J a r d i n e , IT. S. S e c r e t a r y of A g r i e u l t u r e , MICH. E L E V A T O R E X C H . MICH. MILK P R O D U C E R S A S S ' N more t h a n a n y o t h e r one t h i n g as the cause of their pinched guess that a very large percentage has picked out for t h e f a r m e r t o c r a c k is so full of the m e a t of Carl Martin, Pres Cold w a t e r N. P. Hull, P r e s Lansing of our ruraj tax payers would like t r u t h t h a t we j u s t have to pick it up h e r e a n d roll it a r o u n d in financial straits d u r i n g t h e i r so-called lean times—just plain L. C. Kamlowske, V. P. W a s h i n g t o n R. G. P o t t s , V i c e - P r e s . W a s h i n g t o n to see the state and counties build a H. J). Horton, S e c . - T r e a s . . . K i n d e John C. Near, Sec Flat Rock our p a l m s a bit to find t h e r i g h t place to s t r i k e it. over-production b r o u g h t a b o u t the price d r o p a n d following little bit slower until they can catch L. fe. Osmer, Mgr Lansing B. F. Beach, A s s ' t S e c Detroit their breath. H. W . Norton, T r e a s Howell When he p o i n t s out t h a t one of the b i g g e s t obstacles in the i m m e d i a t e l y t h e r e w a s definite action on the p a r t of the wise C. 9. Benton, B e a n Dep't, L a n s i n g W. E. Phillips ".. Decatur M. L. Noon Jackson old b i r d s who v i r t u a l l y control t h e oil i n t e r e s t s of the c o u n t r y . "Under the old law the state had, way of p r o s p e r i t y for a g r i c u l t u r e is the lack of s t a n d a r d s in George McCalla Ypsllanti R. L. Taylor Lapeer after taking care of sinking funds m e r c h a n d i s i n g h e sounds a note that e v e r y farmer o u g h t to be They a c t e d in a measure to save the i n d u s t r y by a g r e e i n g to abide Milton Burkholder Marlette L. W . Harwood Adrian and other expenses, from 12 to 14 M. Iv. Shisler Caledonia W. J. T h o m a s Grand Rapids able to distinguish. b y the d i c t a t e s of a m u t u a l l y assigned u m p i r e who w a s to say millions for new roads and, under the F. M. Oehmke Sebewalng Fred W. Meyer Fair H a v e n four cent gas tax and permanet li- D u m p i n g of p r o d u c e from the farm onto the m a r k e t w i t h when a n d where d r i l l i n g s should be carried on. W. J. Hazelwood ML P l e a s a n t Dr. W . C. M c K i n n e y . . . D a v i s b u r g cense plan, would have had practical- J a m e s J. B r a k e n b e r r y . . . . B a d A x e no thought to grading,- p a c k i n g and s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n of t h e This was the first r e a l effort t o w a r d co-operation a n d con- MICH. POTATO GROWERS Elmer Powers Clio ly the same amount and we farmers EXCH. p r o d u c t is s e r v i n g to hold d o w n t h e m a r k e t to a v e r y a p p r e c i a b l e s e r v a t i o n of tire oil s u p p l y . claim this is sufficient for this pur- H e n r y Curtis, Pres Cadillac MICH. L I V E STOCK E X C H . e x t e n t . J u s t as certain classes of a g r i c u l t u r i s t s a r c p r o f i t i n g Has t h e a g r e e m e n t lived? pose until times improve again." J. T. Bussey, Vice-Prc-s. Provemont E. A. Beamer, P r e s Blissfield O. E. H a w l e y , Sec'y Shelby K. \). Jlaipcr, V i c e - P r e s . , St. J o h n s more a n d more in t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r lines wre find t h e m a d o p t i n g A p p a r e n t l y not. Too m u c h of the h u m a n element has existed F. J. Harger, T r e a » . . . . S t a n w o o d J. 11. o W U a l e y , Sec'y Hudson and a d h e r i n g to certain fixed s t a n d a r d s a n d t r a d e p r a c t i c e s . and the t h i n g t h a t h a s m a d e a g r i c u l t u r a l co-operation most dif- FERTILIZER PUSHES F. P. Hibst, Gen. Mgr Cadillac Frank ObrtMt, Treas., Brcckenridge C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr.. .Cadillac N a t e J'attison Car© In o t h e r words, we find t h e m actually p r o g r e s s i n g . ficult has shown u p : t h e ever p r e s e n t desire of a certain few to CROPS TO MATURITY L e o n G. V a n L e u w Bellaire J. It. B c t t e s Sparta Only last fall .Michigan g r a p e g r o w e r s w e r e the hosts to a p a r t y get all t h e y can. r e g a r d l e s s of w h a t t h e outcome may be. George H e r m a n Edmore Charles Brown Sunlieki Following the wet season last fall, E. A. R a s m u s s e n Sheridan Edward Dippey Perry of eastern g r a p e g r o w e r s w h o m a d e a t r i p h e r e j u s t to l e a r n h o w D u r i n g t h e p a s t week eleven n e w Avells were completed in one which left the farmers of Michigan Charles Woodruff Hastings oil region alone in O k l a h o m a and 27 have been s t a r t e d ; ten in MICHIGAN F R U I T G R O W E R S , INC. t h e .Michigan p r o d u c e r s " d o i t " , a f t e r the Michigan g r o w e r s holding undeveloped beans and corn, M. D . Buskirk, Pres Paw Paw t h r e e d a y s time. it is quite probable that many short J o h n Miller Coloma had u n l o a d e d t h e i r crop on the e a s t e r n e r s ' OWTU m a r k e t at ad- Amos Tucker, 1 V. Pres Allan B. Graham Elberta crops of these two commodities will , South H a v e n P. D. Leaven w o r t h . . Grand Rapids v a n t a g e o u s prices. Looks like t h e d a r n f a r m e r s a r e n ' t the only ones who act like come with this season's harvest, crop Herbert Nafzigcr, 2 V. ITes W. J. Schultz Hart h u m a n beings. experts believe. Heavier fertilization Millburg L. A . H a w l e y Ludington I t was s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n a n d a d h e r e n c e to g r a d e s a n d p a c k i n g F. L. Bradford, S e c . - T r e a s C. I. Ohrestensen Onekama r e g u l a t i o n s of t h e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n (that enabled the M i c h i g a n T h e r e w e r e 16 c o n c e r n s who e n t e r e d into the a g r e e m e n t re- of the soil will be necessary (to pro- Benton Harbor H. W. Gowdy Union Pier g a r d i n g t h e control of p r o d u c t i o n . I t p r o b a b l y was not a n y of duce a good crop, where weak seed F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr O. R. Gale Shelby fruit g r o w e r s t o realize a n e a t profit w h e r e t h e i r oldest com- is used. Benton Harbor John L a n g Sodus these 16 concerns t h a t w e n t ahead w i t h the drilling of the 27 new D. H. Brake Fremont John B o t t e m a Spring L a k e p e t i t o r s fell s h o r t in t h e i r s e a s o n ' s sales last fall. One of the principal causes of Henry Namitz Bridgman Bert Gleason Lawrence W h a t was t r u e t h e r e in the g r a p e i n d u s t r y ean apply equally oil wells b u t t h e i n d u s t r y h a s to p a y t h e price j u s t as a g r i c u l t u r e shriveled grains and unfilled beans J. F. Hlgbee Benton Harbor C. L. Brody Lansing in general suffers when a few non-co-operators swell p r o d u c t i o n is a poor start in the spring, experi- Miller Overton Bangor Harry H o g u e Sodus as well to o t h e r commodities. ment station tests have proven. Seed American F a r m Bureau Federation a t times in a m a d r u s h to s u p p l y a n e a r l y over-stocked m a r k e t SAM H. T H O M P S O N President low in vitality produce weak plants G E N E R A L OFFICES A. F. B. F . . . ' 58 E a s t W a s h i n g t o n St., Chicago SAVING T H E FARMER for the sake of r e a p i n g a t e m p o r a r y gain for themselves, only to and depleted soils permit of but slow C H E S T E R H. GRAY W a s h i n g t o n Representative p a y t h e g r e a t e r price t h a t usually results l a t e r on. growth during the first few weeks LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS M u n s e y Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. " I f we t a k e seriously t h e question, ' C a n t h e A m e r i c a n f a r m e r when the plant should develop the be s a v e d ? ' there are a p p a r e n t l y t h r e e t h i n g s absolutely necessary. I t ' s a f u n n y g a m e : y o u have to be h u m a n to co-operate and fastest, it has been discovered. " F i r s t , w e m u s t t r e a t a g r i c u l t u r e as a m o s t favored indus- ii you a r e h u m a n , i t ' s h a r d to co-operate, w h e t h e r y o u ' r e a farm- A fairly heavy feeding of the soils, er or j u s t a plain oil m a n . with use of lime where the soil is STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBUC t r y , n o t because Ave a p p r o v e class legislation, but because t h e aciduous, is advocated for the 1927 very n a t u r e of t h e f a r m i n g business m a k e s special a t t e n t i o n a n d SERVICE PROGRAM assistance necessary. Task of Pruning punishment. It was a voluminous crops. Early frosts have been found to be a lesser factor in causing measure, codifying and simplifying LEGISLATION " I n t h e n e x t place, t h e cities must gladly a n d c o n s t a n t l y assist Up To Governor a large number of previous statutes shrunken corn than slow growth of the plants during early summer. (Continued from page on< » dealing with the same subject mat- Pflssage of the Capper-French T r u t h - l n - in m a i n t a i n i n g r u r a l i n s t i t u t i o n s — r u r a l .schools, hospitals a n d and departments. Fabric hill: completion and operation of ter. It includes several features of With seed for this summer's plant- the U. S. Muscle Shoals N i t r a t e s plant churches. The a r g u m e n t for this is not a p h i l a n t h r o p i c one but Taxes Burdensome ing selling at prices considerably and manufacture of fertilizer: opposition Although the lawmakers increased the famous New York Baumes crim- to anv form of sales t a x or of consump- one of simple j u s t i c e a n d of n e c e s s a r y co-operation. inal law. For instance, the penalty above the average for other seasons, tion tax; retention of federal income t a x ; the highway revenue $6,000,000 by soils experts are urging the farmers P a s s a g e of G o o d l n g - K e t c h a m S e e d S t a i n - " I n the t h i r d place, f a r m e r s must organize even more thor- imposing an added cent gas tax, and for conviction the fourth time for E N A C T E D APR. 26, 1928 ing bill. felony is life imprisonment. of the state to give their crops at oughly t h a n at p r e s e n t . C o m m o d i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s are to be en- were so liberal in handling appropria least a fair chance against the odds TAXATION tions that the State general property The Legislature adopted a whip- by using more fertilizer and fertil- c o u r a g e d both for b u y i n g a n d for selling. T h e organization a n d ping post bill, but it was promptly Relief for sorely burdened farm property tax for the next two years will prob- izers that are high in acid phosphate by e n a c t m e n t of: development of local t o w n a n d c o u n t r y communities is to be ably be about $10,000,000 more an- vetoed by the Governor, who held con-tent. E N A C T E D J A N . 29, 1925 (a) T w o c e n t g a s o l i n e t a x for h i g h w a y that it would be ineffectual and serve funds. fostered. I n d e e d , t h e r e must not be too much objection if farm- nually than for the last two years, One record is given of actual test (b S t a t e I n c o m e T a x in place of State's they failed utterly to enact any bill only to give Michigan a lot of un- with corn land that was not fertiliz- ers find it necessary to pool t h e i r interests politically. welcome notoriety. general property levy, to relieve the growing tax burden on ed and a plat of the same land that (c) L a w forbidding a n y more t a x exempt " D o u b t l e s s f a r m e r s have reciprocal d u t i e s . They must be as general property and provide a more One of the spectacular issues com- was fertilized. The unfertilized plat securities. efficient as possible, in u s i n g the land a n d c o n s e r v i n g its fertil- equitable basis of bearing the mount- ing before the 1927 session was the TAXES REDUCED (d) Equalization of a s s e s s m e n t of farm and yielded about 31 per cent of mature 1*7,350 A N N U A L L Y City property in accordance w i t h sales ing costs of State and local govern- regulation of lobbyists. Shortly af- com while the corn raised on soil fed SINCE 1924 values of s a m e . ity, they must t a k e a d v a n t a g e of these social institutions, they (Farm Bureau I n v e s t i g a t i o n s brought ment. Many measures along this line ter convening, both the Senate and an acid phosphate fertilizer matured must use their o r g a n i z a t i o n s not only for self-interest b u t for the were introduced and some made the House passed amendments to equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, W a s h - about 98 per cent of the crop. tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, common good. more or less progress, but interests saving farmer t a x p a y e r s $67,350 exce*» their rules, excluding all lobbyists t a x e s annually.) well pleased with the present tax ar- from the floor of the legislative TRANSPORTATION ' i > u t w h a t e v e r m a y be said a b o u t t h e policy of A m e r i c a n rangement saw to it that they didn't chambers during the hours of the Sparks From The a g r i c u l t u r e , it must be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t the issue is not wholly get too far. daily sessions. This didn't bother E F F E C T I V E S E P T . 10, 1925 Immediate application Zone Kate decision to s a v e farmer ship- of Michigan one of m a i n t a i n i n g a g r i c u l t u r e as an i n d u s t r y , but is fundamen- From early in he session until al- the lobbyists much because they Legislative Anvil pers in 69 counties $500,000 annually. most to the end, capital punishment could button-hole the lawmakers a t (Continued from page ami tally one of m a i n t a i n i n g the q u a l i t y of p o p u l a t i o n on the Ameri- say nothing of the more than 400 MARKETING was one of the mooted questions con- any other time, except during the can farms—of p r e s e r v i n g t h e American f a r m e r . " tinuously before the lawmakers. For proved by the recent Legislature, to E x t e n s i o n of sound c o - o p e r a t i v e m a r - sessions and they could hear and see keting program now well under w a y In — D r . K e n y o n L. B u t t e r f i e l d . the previous three sessions, death all that went on from their seats in other proposals which were not Michigan. adopted, emphasizes the fact that penalty bills had been defeated in the the galleries. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE House by narrow margins, but had Michigan is a State having widely E F F E C T I V E OCT. 20, Adequate protection for f a r m e r s a g a i n s t CUPID AND T H E FARMER never been brought before the Sen- An administration bill for the regu- diversified problems and that the 1926 loss by fire, theft, collision, property d a m - members of the Legislature must be age and public liability furnished a t rea- S t a n l e y Powell is severing his connection w i t h the Michigan ate. This year the Armstrong-Palm- lation of lobbyists was subjected to sonable rates. a dozen or so ridiculous amendments men of far vision and wide experi- S t a t e F a r m Bureau J u n e 1. Mr. Powell has served as Assistant er bill passed the House by a vote ence in order to function wisely for of 61 to 35 and later, in considerably and then postponed indefinitely. A S e c r e t a r y .since April, 11*24. a n d is leaving at this time to assume amended form, was approved by the companion bill to prevent Senators all parts of the State and promote or Representatives from receiving its many interests and varied indus- OUR R E C O R D the active m a n a g e m e n t of the Powell farm of 290 acres in Ionia Senate with only one vote to spare. tries. compensation in connection with the County and MO acres of g r a z i n g lands in Osceola c o u n t y . However, the Senate and the House The complete report of the F a r m B u r e a u ' s legislative achieve- passage or defeat of pending legisla- * * * * failed to reach an agreement regard- ments d u r i n g the recent session, f e a t u r e d in this issue of the This change is occasioned by the absence of .Mr. P o w e l l ' s fa- tion was permanently side-tracked. After having remained in sessioe ing several important details of the four and a half months, a period N E W S , should challenge the a t t e n t i o n a n d increase the loyalty ther, H e r b e r t E. Powell, whose e n t i r e time is r e q u i r e d in t h e dis- bills, so Governor Green was relieved During the closing hours of the session the House passed a resolutio n longer than any session in many a n d enthusiasm of every member of our o r g a n i z a t i o n . c h a r g e of his d u t i e s as Commissioner of A g r i e u l t u r e . of the perplexity and embarrassment years, the lawmakers decided that which might hare been his had he commending the lobbyists for thei While, of course, it is t r u e that the l a w m a k e r s did not enact Mr. Powell's o u t s t a n d i n g "work with the F a r m Bureau has been their present salary of $800 per two been placed in the position of having conduct and assistance. year term was not enough to recom- the F a r m B u r e a u ' s e n t i r e legislative ' p r o g r a m into law d u r i n g in connection with legislation. For the p a s t four t e r m s of the to sign or veto the death penalty pro- Carrying out campaign promises, pense them for carrying on a pri- this session we should r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e s e c u r i n g of desired Legislature he has a t t e n d e d practically every session a n d r e p o r t - posal. an administration bill was adopted mary and general election campaign, Knnct New Crime Code limiting the Governor's power to veto and for spending 18 or 20 weeks ia. logislat ong and tedious process in which a great m a n y ed legislative activities to the f a r m e r s of the s t a t e each week. Though no capital punishment bill acts of the State Administrative Lansing, so they approved a consti- are encountered, D u r i n g this time, he has o r i g i n a t e d and built u p au o r g a n i z a t i o n was passed, several measures to dis- Board. Hitherto the Executive's vk'eto tutional amendment to increase their educational work e x t e n d i n g over s e v e r a l year- of " M i n u t e M e n " n u m b e r i n g now over 600 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e farm- courage crime .and to secure more authority has been absolute over a n y salary. If sanctioned by the voters ers in all sections of Michigan. swift and sure justice were enacted action of the State Cabinet, but at the November election in 1928, v before obstinate opposition ean be ie and public amendment was adopted provr i d i n g the pay of Senators and Represen- into law. Probably the most import- velopetl to such a point t h a t it is possible to secure The close touch t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u has had w i t h theso ant of these was the new crime code that five members of the Board c tatives would be $:?.o0 a day for the ma. men has been a most p o t e n t f a c t o r in t r a i n i n g the f a r m e r along dealing with criminal procedure and over-ride any such veto. period for which ele< ted. This woulu amount to $2,i90 per two-year term. TTIttFK MAY 2 7 , 1927 MICHIGAN FARM BURBAU NEWS Many Benefits Are Brought In The apple g r a d e law was amen/ded passed a r e s o l u t i o n on this subject so t h a t when apples a r e packed in a d d r e s s e d to C o n g r e s s and P r e s i d e n t boxes they m u s t be sized to within Coolidge and m a d e an a p p r o p r i a t i o n ENFORCE CLEAN-UP Season Is On For Making Home Brew. To The Farm Home Through The 14 inch or less in d i a m e t e r a n d t h e to m a i n t a i n Michigan as one of t h e p a c k a g e m u s t be m a r k e d with t h e s t a t e s which a r e p r o m o t i n g this p r o j - THROUGHOUT STATE Here Is Old Recipe Help Extension Courses For Women n u m e r i c a l count of t h e apples con- ect t h r o u g h tained t h e r e i n . m e m b e r s h i p ' in G r e a t Lakes-St. L a w r e n c e T i d e w a t e r the Chase wild bullfrogs miles a n d g a t h e r u p the h o p s . for three To Corn Borer Forces Engaged Hy MRS. i:i)ITH M. WAGAR T h i s is C o m m e n c e m e n t m o n t h for also w h a t is good for t h e h u s b a n d a n d good for h e r if they a r e to keep H u c k s t e r s Under Law The p o t a t o grading as well as possible for t a s k s a h e a d a m e n d e d so t h a t t h e g r o w e r is ex- N a r y - H a u g e n bill was approved by law was Association. Specific e n d o r s e m e n t of t h e Mc- In Compulsory Work. t h e m add ten g a l l o n s of t a n b a r k to give it a body, half a pint of shellac Build to m a k e it s m o o t h , one b a r of soap t h o u s a n d s of r u r a l w o m e n of Michi- g a n , women w h o h a v e classes once a m o n t h d u r i n g t h e Ex- attended of t h e m ? Do we k n o w w h a t is real- ly t h e best kind of food a n d t h e e m p t from its provisions only when t h e delegates as a n o t h e r plank in t h e he sells p o t a t o e s of his own p r o d u c - F a r m B u r e a u p l a t f o r m . The State Protect Farmer to m a k e it foam, a n d four door knobs to hold it down after you d r i n k it. Cooperatives best way to p r e p a r e it so as to serve Enforced clean-up of corn l a n d Boil for t h i r t y - s i x h o u r s , t h e n s t r a i n t e n s i o n y e a r a n d t h r o u g h t h e i r ef- tion direct to a c o n s u m e r or grocery- L e g i s l a t u r e a d o p t e d a s t r o n g resolu- t h e h e a l t h i e s t meals for our fam- forts h a v e passed a n o t h e r g r a d e . m a n . Before a g r o w e r sells to a tion on this s u b j e c t and a d d r e s s e d in t h e country a n d corn patches in t h r o u g h an I. W . WYs sock to keep T h e co-ops a r e d o l n £ every- ilies; t h o s e 1095 m e a l s each y e a r ? it on Congress. and about cities a n d villages t h r o u g h - it r o m workingf. Add one g r a s s h o p - t h i n g to help r e d u c e t h e losses It has been my privilege to a t t e n d t r u c k e r he m u s t g r a d e t h e p o t a t o e s on livestock s h i p m e n t s by en- W e l l , t h e lessons in nutrition T h e first r e s o l u t i o n ' a d o p t e d at t h e out the corn b o r e r infested a r e a is per to each p i n t , to give it a kick several a c h i e v e m e n t d a y s d u r i n g t h e tell us j u s t t h e s e little t h i n g s t h a t and m a r k the c o n t a i n e r according to c o u r a g i n g t h e use of e \ l r a progressing rapidly, according to C. P o u r a little in t h e kitchen s i n k . If m o n t h a n d it is indeed pleasing to we should k n o w if we a r e to " s e t our the prescribed r e g u l a t i o n s of the law. l a s t a n n u a l m e e t i n g of the Michigan in h a n d l i n g , especially a t t h i s O. L a r r a b e e , s u p e r v i s o r of corn b o r e r it t a k e s t h e e n a m e l off, it is r e a d y see the e n t h u s i a s m a n d t h e earnest- t a b l e s " r i g h t for h e a l t h and happi- If a truckeV h a s in his possession po- S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u denounced Mich- season of t h e year w h e n t a t t e d n e s s with which o u r w o m e n have n e s s . t a t o e s not g r a d e d , or filled contain- i g a n ' s tax system a s inequitable arfd control work in the s t a t e . T h e Gov- for b o t t l i n g . hogs can not s t a n d any great r e s p o n d e d t o t h e m e t h o d of receiving e r s not m a r k e d as prescribed in sadly out of d a t e . I t advocated t e n e r n m e n t will afford complete p r o t e c - E v e r y o n e is t h e son of hjs own exertion d u r i n g t h e brief hot And t h e n how a b o u t o u r clothes? p r o g r a m . tion to farmers w h o have cleaned up w o r k s . spells. instruction through the E x t e n s i o n Many of us have felt t h a t we d i d n ' t the law, it would c o n s t i t u t e a viola p l a n k s in a t a x r e f o r m —Cervantes. staff of Michigan S t a t e College. tion of the* act. While c o n s i d e r a b l e progress was their premises in an effort to c o n t r o l look j u s t r i g h t b u t really didn't in accordance t h e pest. F r o m t h e r e p o r t s we find t h a t the k n o w w h a t ' s wrong. W e d i d n ' t know A n o t h e r F a r m B u r e a u r e s o l u t i o n m a d e by m e a s u r e s Help t h e co-ops r e d u c e ship- called a t t e n t i o n to t h e fact t h a t with t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , but few County corn b o r e r supervisors h a v e ping losses. Ship y o u r live- women n o t only appreciate t h e m a t e r i a l s as we should, we didn't k n o w l e d g e gained b u t enjoy t h e op- k n o w colors as we s h o u l d ; n e i t h e r t h e r e a r e on t h e m a r k e t t o d a y a r t i - law. Tax reform is always up-hill of t h e m were finally enacted into been furnished with notices to serve CLAIMS stock co-operatively a n d build a f a r m e r s ' m a r k e t in y o u r com- p o r t u n i t y of g e t t i n g t o g e t h e r in a did. we k n o w types of p a t t e r n s as we ficially flavored b e v e r a g e s , m a s q u e r - b u s i n e s s and m e e t s t h e most power- on owners of p r o p e r t y who h a v e c o m m u n i t y way, a r o u n d a common should. After we have h a d i n s t r u c - a d i n g as fruit juices which a r e de- ful a n d strongly organized selfish op- m a d e no a t t e m p t to comply with COLLECTED munity. Dividens a r e r e t u r n - ed to y o u r co-op on all ship- l e t e r i o u s to public " h e a l t h a n d in- regulations. Two days after t h e pa- i n t e r e s t , a n d also t h e a d v a n t a g e of tion in c l o t h i n g we l e a r n t h a t the' k n o w i n g a n d w o r k i n g w i t h women t h i n w o m a n m u s t d r e s s far differ- j u r i o u s t o o u r fruit i n t e r e s t s . Legis- es t h a t a r e so well satisfied with t h e pers a r e served, t h e r e g u l a t o r y forces position from t h e g r o u p s a n d class- ATCOST m e n t s at the end of t h e year. from o t h e r p a r t s of the county. e n t t h a n t h e s t o u t , if she is to look lation was favored to provide for p r e s e n t d i s t r i b u t i o n of the costs of have the a u t h o r i t y to enter upon t h e Railroad errors are lie a c o m m u n i t y b o o s t e r and F a r m w o m e n do w a n t to k n o w m o r e her best. W e l e a r n t h e colors we can t r u t h - i n - f r u i t j u i c e s . The l a w m a k e r s g o v e r n m e n t . premises and enforce the clean-up. r e a p t h e a d d e d benefits t h r o u g h a b o u t b e t t e r m e t h o d s of d o i n g t h e i r w e a r a n d t h o s e t h a t w e h a d b e t t e r passed such a m e a s u r e , t h e B a r n a r d T h e cost of such enforced c l e a n - u p c o s t l y t o f a r t n e r - s h i p - shipping your livestock to every d a y ' s t a s k s ; t h e y w a n t to l e a r n leave a l o n e ; we learn how to dis- bill, r e q u i r i n g t h a t the m a n u f a c t u r e r T h e F a r m B u r e a u u r g e d efficiency will be assessed a g a i n s t the o w n e r of petfs. Let u s a u d i t either the , b e t t e r a n d easier w a y s of m a n a g i n g t i n g u i s h between good w e a r i n g m a - of i m i t a t i o n fruit j u i c e d r i n k s m u s t a n d economy in t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n the property a n d collected on t h e your freight bills a h o m e , t h e p r o p e r diet for t h e i r t e r i a l s a n d those t h a t a r e not dur- b r a n d the s a m e " i m i t a t i o n " i m m e - of t h e various g o v e r n m e n t a l u n i t s s a m e basis as t a x e s according to ex- family a n d how to d r e s s becomingly. a b l e ; we l e a r n how to m a k e a gar- d i a t e l y .preceding t h e n a m e of t h e a n d s t u d y by its m e m b e r s as to how isting s t a t e legislation. a n d c o l l e c t o Ve C - Michigan Livestock Exchange m e n t a n d how to fit a g a r m e n t p r o p , fruit d r i n k a n d in l e t t e r s t h e s a m e by t h e Michigan Tax E c o n o m y Forces of men a n d t r u c k s k n o w n c h a r g e s f o r y o u . D e t r o i t , Mich. If a few a l t e r a t i o n s in t h e k i t c h e n will do a w a y with c o u n t l e s s unnec- erly a n d how to finish one a s well as size as t h e r e s t of t h e n a m e of the L e a g u e of which t h e F a r m B u r e a u is a s "scavenger c r e w s " a r e a t w o r k No c h a r g e for a u d i t i n g e s s a r y steps, they w a n t to k n o w how to a l t e r one. W e can choose o u r d r i n k . This r u l e m u s t be followed o n e of t h e b a c k e r s , and several of in cities and villages disposing of a b o u t t h e m . They m u s t be certain h a t s a n d t h e little t h i n g s of a wo- on all labels a n d signs used in adver- t h e m passed e i t h e r t h e House or t h e corn debris r e m a i n i n g in h o m e g a r - t h a t t h i n g s can be b e t t e r e d before m a n ' s w a r d r o b e w i t h g r e a t e r a s s u r - tising any such artifical or a d u l t e r - S e n a t e , but failed to be approved by dens and in subdivision plats. Gov- Mich. Farm Bureau Producers Co-Op Com. Ass'n they go t h r o u g h a n y ordeal ' of a n c e of g e t t i n g t h e r i g h t t h i n g af- ated fruit juice d r i n k s . th'e second b r a n c h of the L e g i s l a t u r e . e r n m e n t crews w i t h plows and t r a c - c h a n g e . And if t h e r e is a b e t t e r t e r we h a v e h a d s o m e t r a i n i n g alonr. T h e F a r m B u r e a u favored t h e p a s - T h e F a r m B u r e a u re-affirmed Its tors a r e busily e n g a g e d cleaning u p Traffic Dept. E a s t Buffalo, N. Y. b r o o m or b r u s h or m o p t h a n t h e this line. sage of t h e P u r n e l l bill, providing position in favor of a g r a d u a t e d per farms in t h e c o u n t r y . LANSING, MICH. o n e s t h e y a r e using, w h y not k n o w T h e r e a r e t h o u s a n d s of Michigan F e d e r a l aid for c o m b a t i n g t h e corn sonal income t a x to entirely elimin- No a t t e m p t will be m a d e to molest it? farm w o m e n anjoying t h i s w o r k now, borer and u r g e d s t a t e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s a t e t h e p r o p e r t y t a x tor State pur- those who a r e seriously engaged in Do we k n o w t h e k i n d of bed yet t h e r e a r e t h o u s a n d s m o r e who a d e q u a t e to s u p p l e m e n t and meet poses. T h e Snow resolution propos- cleaning up t h e i r p r e m i s e s . Lar- s p r i n g or m a t t r e s s to buy so" a s t o h a v e n e v e r h e a r d of i t — m a n y have t h e conditions of t h e F e d e r a l Act. i n g a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a m e n d m e n t to rabee advises t h a t they go a h e a d a n d get the most comfort a n d d u r a b i l - h e a r d b u t have not as y e t become in- T h i s resolution was c a r r i e d out com- p e r m i t a S t a t e i n c o m e tax w a s given complete their j o b s . He a n t i c i p a t e s ity o u t of o u r beds? R e m e m b e r , we t e r e s t e d — t h e y s p e n d , or r a t h e r s h o u l d spend, one- s o m e w h a t t h i r d of o u r t i m e in b e d — a l l told, s a r y b u t t foolish h o s e feel of and u s that a b o u t 14 w e e k s a y e a r — s o why not been enrolled, k n o w t h a t once a wo- of t h e next* two y e a r s for t h i s p u r - w h o it h a v is pletely. The P u r n e l l bill was passed a good deal of c o n s i d e r a t i o n , but was u n n e c e s - by Congress a n d t h e S t a t e Legisla- finally pigeon-holed. e t u r e a p p r o p r i a t e d $100,000 for each T h e B u r e a u opposed tax-exempt t h a t very Jittle w o r k of an enforced n a t u r e will h a v e to be done, as c o m - pared to the w h o l e , a s indications a r e t h a t over 90 per cent of the clean-up IODO-BLOX h a v e t h e best bed possible to get m a n s e t t l e s it in h e r m i n d t h a t per pose with a provision t h a t t h e State s e c u r i t i e s . A bill to place a n a n n u a l h a p s t h e r e is s o m e t h i n g she does A d m i n i s t r a t i v e B o a r d might double five mill tax on foreign bonds a n d work in the s t a t e will be done v o l u n - S o m e t h i n g you h a v e been w a i t i n g for! Iodide for o u r m o n e y ? n o t yet k n o w a b o u t h e r own busi- t h e a m o u n t if, in t h e i r j u d g m e n t , pother evidences of i n d e b t e d n e s s orig tarily. of P o t a s h — t h a t most wonderful m i n e r a l in- And do we all k n o w b o w to m a k e t h a t bed properly a f t e r we once get ness, she is going to enjoy t h e op- t h e e m e r g e n c y d e m a n d e d it. This i n a t i n g outside t h e s t a t e , m a d e con- gi-edient for stock of all k i n d s — n o w conjoined it? W e m a k e up o u r bed 365 time.s p o r t u n i t y a n d beg for m o r e . She is l a t t e r provision was w r i t t e n into t h e s i d e r a b l e p r o g r e s s in the House, but w i t h salt in a convenient 5 0 - p o u n d jn-essed block. a year, so w h y n o t k n o w h o w to do going to enjoy t h e c o m p a n i o n s h i p of bill after t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u Di- i n t e r e s t s which w o u l d have been de- it r i g h t ? How m u c h f u r n i t u r e a n d h e r n e i g h b o r s j u s t a bit m o r e . She is r e c t o r s h a d passed a special resolu- privedi- of a p o r t i o n of their profits BOYS'AND GIRLS' SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS CO. SAGINAW, MICHIGAN we h a v e in o u r g o i n g to t a k e a g r e a t e r i n t e r e s t in tion on this subject a n d h a d placed h a d t been p a s s e d , were strong w h a t k i n d should b e d r o o m s or in t h e living r o o m , a n d h e r c o m m u n i t y t h a n s h e did before a copy thereof oh t h e desk of each e n o u g h to keep it from coming to a h o w should it be a r r a n g e d so as to a n d she is g o i n g to respect h e r j o b R e p r e s e n t a t i v e on t h e m o r n i n g when final vote. ACHIEVEMENT DAY Manufacturers of Non-Caking, the full grained Medium Salt "THE'BROWN BLOCK Pl'TS PEP IX v o l ' l t STOCK" b e " h a n d y " a n d still k e e p t h e room as h o m e m a k e r as she n e v e r did be- it c a m e up for c o n s i d e r a t i o n on t h e School-A id Bill Passed Achievement Day exhibits for attractive? fore. floor of t h e H o u s e . t h e boys' and girls' clubs of H u r o n coun- Get die most A t t e n t i o n was directed by Do we k n o w all a b o u t r u g s a n d It is a g r e a t satisfaction a n d con- F r e i g h t Dills O u t l a w e d F a r m B u r e a u to t h e fact t h a t school ty were held T u e s d a y and W e d n e s - carpets and lineolums: What a r e solation to t h e g r e a t F a r m B u r e a u A F a r m B u r e a u r e s o l u t i o n favored taxes in m a n y r u r a l ! districts were day of last week. A total of 14$ good q u a l i t y as well a s good t a s t e ? family t h a t our o r g a n i z a t i o n h a s con- a S t a t e law to provide t h a t action to excessive a n d u n f a i r and B u r e a u girls, m e m b e r s of 10 clubs, had A n d do we k n o w t h e best m e t h o d s oi! t r i b u t e d m o r e financial assistance to collect claims for alleged u n d e r - m e m b e r s u r g e d legislation to e q u a l - w o r k on display in t h e i r c l o t h i n g c a r i n g for t h e m so t h a t they will t h e s u p p o r t of E x t e n s i o n work t h a n c h a r g e s or o v e r - c h a r g e s in i n t r a - ize t h e school t a x load. T h e Legis- projects. give t h e best w e a r a n d still r e m a i n all o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s p u t t o g e t h e r . s t a t e r a i l r o a d freight bills m u s t be l a t u r e m e t this s i t u a t i o n , in p a r t , by w o r k in h a n d i c r a f t . attractive? Do we k n o w w h a t to We k n o w t h a t in m a n y counties of s t a r t e d within t h r e e y e a r s from t h e p a s s i n g the T u r n e r bill, a p p r o p r i a t - Thirty-six boys displayed Jbryour limestone Exhibits were held at G r i n d s t o n e u s e for c u r t a i n s a n d how to m a k e o u r s t a t e t h i s good w o r k could not d a t e of s h i p m e n t . Due to t h e efforts i n g $1,000,000 of spedial S t i t e - a i d tc City, Bay P o r t a n d Sebewaing T u e s - t h e m s u i t a b l e for t h e use given them go on if the County F a r m Bureau of t h e State F a r m B u r e a u , such a t h e m o r e needy school districts. a n d do we k n o w h o w to seelct books did not p r o v i d e funds to k e e p it bill was p r e p a r e d a n d guided suc- day a n d at Bad Axe on W e d n e s d a y . no- t h e r e . And we a r e p r o u d of t h e fact cessfully t h r o u g h b o t h b r a n c h e s of T h e F a r m B u r e a u favored Sen. Len- The j u d g i n g was done by H a r r i e t dollar *l and pictures and ornamental tions for o u r h o m e s ? t h a t we h a v e been i n s t r u m e n t a l i t t h e L e g i s l a t u r e . I t s e n a c t m e n t m a k e s n o n ' s proposed t o b a c c o tax a s an im- Wilder and Nevels P e a r s o n , a s s i s t a n t Well, a f t e r a t e r m of household a s s i s t i n g . W e r e g r e t we c a n n o t do t h e laws r e l a t i v e to t h e collection of m e d i a t e m e a n s of lessening the bur- s t a t e club l e a d e r s of Michigan S t a t e m a n a g e m e n t , w e find m a n y a c h a n g e m o r e , b u t we h a v e o t h e r activities claims uniform for i n t r a - a n d i n t e r - d e n on real e s t a t e . This met such College. Here's how—when yoa buy Bme we can m a k e to l i g h t e n o u r w o r k t h a t m u s t be a t t e n d e d to. W e m u s t s t a t e s h i p m e n t s a n d will protect s t r e n u o u s opposition from t h e to- you are really buying lime oxide (jt» a n d save o u r s t e p s , ' we find m a n y not m a k e our w o r k a n u n b a l a n c e d f a r m e r s a g a i n s t claims for alleged bacco i n t e r e s t s a n d from n e w s p a p e r s active chemical property), and this is what you get: b e t t e r m e t h o d s of d o i n g t h e common, affair; we m u s t equalize o u r t i m e , u n d e r c h a r g e s being b r o u g h t a g a i n s t c a r r y i n g a l a r g e a m o u n t of tobacco everyday, necessary tasks and we o u r efforts a n d our m o n e y so t h a t t h e m by t h e r a i l r o a d c o m p a n i e s af- a d v e r t i s i n g , t h a t . i t was not r e p o r t e d Far $125.00 yea em bey, «• • • «»WP. iAnni to ywnr tlalha, h a v e a b e t t e r k n o w l e d g e of how to we m a y do t h e most good to t h e ter t h e t h r e e y e a r period. o u t of c o m m i t t e e . 25 tas S«h»y Mferitta lm**m* c«Uiabf 12 J* tatt «l E M mtm*. m b u y h o m e f u r n i s h i n g s a n d actually most people w i t h our limited oppor- One of t h e F a r m B u r e a u resolu- The F a r m Bureau favored the t tau Btrat Imm wBramnf 7X tow lw> wide, •» g e t o u r m o n e y ' s w o r t h , in b o t h qual- t u n i t i e s . B u t we r e g r e t t h e fact t h a t t i o n s p r o t e s t e d a g a i n s t t h e proposed Black bill, e x t e n d i n g t h e time' for 10 *m* Hydraied Lne «nt»m«t 7tf taw E M •»*•• ity a n d s u i t a b l e n e s s . the E x t e n s i o n w o r k h a s n o t r e a c h e d g e n e r a l fishing license Avhich was t h e p a y m e n t of taxes w i t h o u t the You obtain 66% more actual lime for |your money wken T h e n , it is a wife's a n d m o t h e r ' s all of o u r w o m e n . beihg advocated by a c e r t a i n class a d d e d 3 per cent p e n a l t y from J a n - r e a l job to feed t h e family properly. L e t ' s tell o u r women a b o u t it; let's of vou buy Solvay Pulverized LimestoneJ sportsmen. Various m e a s u r e s u a r y 10 to F e b r u a r y 10. This bill Does she k n o w what is best to invite t h e m i n t o o u r c l u b s ; let's u r g e a l o n g this line were i n t r o d u c e d , but passed t h e H o u s e and Spread Solvay this year—note the bumper crape—aad had many serve t h e m ? Does she k n o w w h y t h e m to form o t h e r c l u b s ; l e t ' s do n o such bill was e n a c t e d except a friends in t h e S e n a t e C o m m i t t e e on youll spread Solvay every year! she should not p r e p a r e some t h i n g s o u r bit in e x t e n d i n g t h e system to modified form of t h e K a r c h e r bill, T a x a t i o n , b u t n e v e r was r e p o r t e d bv Write for booklet £& a s s h e h a s been d o i n g if s h e w a n t s o t h e r counties so t h a t o t h e r women which as finally passed, would r e - t h a t body. D u r i n g the last few days SOLVAY S A L E S C O R P O R A T I O N to keep t h e c h i l d r e n well, a n d does m a y h a v e like o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h us. q u i r e a one dollar rod license for of t h e session, great p r e s s u r e was s h e k n o w w h a t h e r baby needs while L e t ' s s u p p o r t it in every way we can m a l e s over 21 y e a r s of age who de- b r o u g h t to b e a r on S e n a t o r H o r t o n , Detroit, Mich. it is a baby a n d w h a t it should h a v e until its influence h a s t o u c h e d every sire to fish for t r o u t . of t h i s c o m m i t t e e , but h e refused to all t h r o u g h its g r o w i n g y e a r s ; and r u r a l h o m e of our s t a t e . T h e B u r e a u a d o p t e d a r e s o l u t i o n w i t h d r a w his opposition to the m e a s - five y e a r s in prison. e n d o r s i n g t h e 18th a m e n d m e n t a n d ure. On t h e final night of t h e session, Sold by Lawmakers Heeded A p p r o v a l of m o r e speedy a n d s u r e t h e Volstead act a n d u r g i n g t h e p r o p - a t t h e r e q u e s t of F a r m B u r e a u lead- er s t a t e s u p p o r t to m a k e p r o h i b i t i o n ers, Governor G r e e n c a m e into th • Bureau's Requests justice was another outstanding fully effective. All legislation advo- S e n a t e c h a m b e r a n d s p e n t a half LOCAL DEALERS (Continued from page one) F a r m B u r e a u r e s o l u t i o n . T h e Legis- i cated by t h e wet i n t e r e s t s was de- h o u r or so p e r s o n a l l y p l e a d i n g with The F a r m Bureau urged that lature enacted several measures feated. S e n a t o r H o r t o n to let t h i s bill out of h u n t i n g on enclosed or occupied a l o n g t h i s line, t h e most n o t a b l l a n d be p r o h i b i t e d u n l e s s t h e con- w h i c h was t h e new c r i m e code', a s u p p o r t of t h e M e n o m i n e e Agricul- do so. carefully p r e p a r e d a n d l e n g t h y e docu- of C o n t i n u e d s t a t e s u p e r v i s i o n a n d c o m m i t t e e . However, h e refused to This Is s e n t of t h e o w n e r or o c c u p a n t of t u r a l school was .favored by t h e The Feed such land be first o b t a i n e d . After m e n t w h i c h r e p e a l s a n d r e p l a c e s a F a r m B u r e a u . T h e L e g i s l a t u r e p r o - WOOL T h e Black bill would have given m u c h effort on t h e p a r t of farm or- l a r g e n u m b e r of previous laws. It vided the desired a p p r o p r i a t i o n of t h e t a x p a y e r s another month in g a n i z a t i o n s a n d o t h e r s y m p a t h e t i c m a k e s several i m p o r t a n t c h a n g e s in $7.".,000 for t h e next t w o y e a r for w h i c h to h a v e paid w i t h o u t penalty, That helped to put the Alle- agencies, t h e L e g i s l a t u r e e n a c t e d t h e c o u r t p r o c e d u r e a n d c r i m i n a l pun- t h i s purpose. but would not h a v e c h a n g e d t h e datp gan County Cow Testing As- H o r t o n - B r a k e bill r e q u i r i n g h u n t e r s i s h m e n t in h a r m o n y with t h e F a r m on which t h e township treasurer B u r e a u ' s d e c l a r a t i o n for " m o r e M. S. C. F a r e s Well m u s t t u r n over his collections to sociation in first place among t o o b t a i n t h e p e r m i s s i o n of the own- Another agricultural a p p r o p r i a - t h e c o u n t y t r e a s u r e r . It would have a n y speedy a n d s u r e j u s t i c e . " e r or lessee before entering f a r m l a n d or farm wood-lot a d j a c e n t . T h i s m e a s u r e c o n t a i n s provisions for Death Penalty Debated T h e F a r m B u r e a u a d o p t e d a reso- a tion sought by the F a r m B u r e a u was b e e n of benefit to t h e f a r m e r tax- n a m o u n t sufficient for new r e - p a y e r s and would not have worked s e a r c h a n d t e a c h i n g e q u i p m e n t for an injustice on a n y o n e . In m a n y cow testing associations of the United States last year. Well Grown its e n f o r c e m e n t a n d imposes stiff l u t i o n f a v o r i n g capital p u n i s h m e n t t h e p o u l t r y d e p a r t m e n t of t h e Mich- p e n a l t i e s for its v i o l a t i o n . This new for persons, convicted of first degree i g a n S t a t e College. T h e L e g i s l a t u r e a g r i c u l t u r a l c o m m u n i t i e s t h e town- EIGHTY-EIGHT a law will relieve f a r m e r s of t h e ne- m u r d e r , except in cases w h e r e t h e approved $50,000 for each of t h e ship t r e a s u r e r n o w gets m o r e out of cessity of posting t h e i r p r o p e r t y . No conviction r e s t s u p o n c i r c u m s t a n t i a l next two year's for this p u r p o s e . his collection, fees for a few m o n t h s ' Of the herds in this o associa- is only Half Sold m a t t e r w h e t h e r t h e farm is posted evidence or w h e r e a m u r d e r e r was work t h a n the c o u n t y t r e a s u r e r re- tion were fed MILKMAKER E n d o r s e m e n t of the Michigan part or all the time during o r not, t h e responsibility for o b t a i n - convicted in self-defense. T h i s pro S t a t e College extension service was ceives for a full y e a r ' s service. i n g t h e o w n e r ' s p e r m i s s i o n now is posal w a s one of t h e l e a d i n g issues a n o t h e r p l a n k in t h e F a r m B u r e a u ' s F o u g h t :MVnt GHK T.-IX the year. placed d i r e c t l y u p o n t h e h u n t e r . before t h e L e g i s l a t u r e t h r o u g h o u t Th? Farm Bureau maintained a OU may fca&e tin- greatest pa ins to grow At one t i m e d u r i n g t u r e w a s n o t going to do a n y t h i n g after being m a t e r i a l l y a m e n d e d in legislative p r o g t h e session;, t h e session. T h e A r m s t r o n g - P a l m e r provided $33."),000 for each ; of t h e well defined position r e g a r d i n g high- w h e n it a p p e a r e d t h a t t h e Legisla- bill passed t h e House 61 to 35 a n d next two y e a r s for this work, an way finance. It insisted t h a t "If t h e r a m . The L e g i s l a t u r e a m o u n t considerably in excess of any L e g i s l a t u r e modifies o u r present gas a l o n g t h i s line, t h e S t a t e F a r m Bu- t h e S e n a t e was a d o p t e d by t h a t body s i m i l a r a p p r o p r i a t i o n m a d e by p r e - t a x a n d . w e i g h t t a x laws, t h e gas tax McKinley's Rosebud 4th was high cow with record of 638 lbs. Her main a butterfat Y w o o l — c l i p it c a r e f u l l y , tic it p r o p e r l y w i t h p a p e r t w i n e — - l i n t c a n y o u lie s u r e of ' g e t - t i n g w h a t it is w o r t h ? N o t if i t ' s m i x e d w i t h r e a u a r r a n g e d for a j o i n t luncheon w i t h a single vote to s p a r e . , H o w e v e r , vious sessions. R e s o l u t i o n s favoring should be increased a n d t h e weight feed was MILKMAKER. other g r a d e s a n d d u m p e d on the m a r k e t . of t h e S e n a t e a n d H o u s e C o m m i t t e e s t h e S e n a t e a n d house failed to r e a c h a d e q u a t e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s for e r a d i c a - t a x be d e c r e a s e d o r discontinued etf- on C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d t h i r t y or forty a n a g r e e m e n t r e g a r d i n g t h e exact tion of bovine t u b e r c u l o s i s t i r e l y a n d p e r m a n e n t license plates There were 27 herds in the W o o l w e l l g r o w n is o n l y h a l f s o l d . . Y o u c a n were F a r m B u r e a u officials a n d Minute d e t a i l s of any capital p u n i s h m e n t bill passed by t h e F a r m B u r e a u . The be issued to be valid for t h e life of association to complete the he s u r e of g e t t i n g e v e r y c e n t it is w o r t h if y o u Men. U n q u e s t i o n a b l y t h e a r g u m e n t s so no d e a t h penalty s t a t u t e was plac- L e g i s l a t u r e granted $250,000 for the car." sell it t h r o u g h t h e w o o l pool m a n a g e d h y t h e a n d pleas p r e s e n t e d a t t h i s h e a r i n g ed upon Michigan's law books. T h e Town-Good wine bills in h a r - year and 21 used MILK- Ohio Wool G r o w e r s Co-operative Association. each of t h e next t w o y e a r s for t h e h a d c o n s i d e r a b l e to do w i t h t h e pas- Opposition to t h e r a t i f i c a t i o n by p a y m e n t of S t a t e i n d e m n i t i e s on m o n y with this p r o g r a m were pre- MAKER as the major part Y o u r w o o l w i l l he g r a d e d a n d s o l d w i t h o t h e r sage of t h e H o r t o n - B r a k e bill. tour S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e of t h e proposed s l a u g h t e r e d t u b e r c u l a r c a t t l e . W h e n p a r e d a n d i n t r o d u c e d a n d received a of their grain ration; three w o o l of t h e s a m e g r a d e a n d s o l d o n l y a s t h e C h i c k e n S t e a l i n g Kisky 2 0 t h a m e n d m e n t to t h e F e d e r a l con- t h i s m e a s u r e was being considered l a r g e m e a s u r e of public approval and One of t h e F a r m B u r e a u ' s p r i n - s t i t u t i o n which would give Congress •before t h e S e n a t e a n d House commit- t h e s u p p o r t of m a n y lawmakers. herds used it part of the m a r k e t c a n c o n s u m e it. S a l e s w i l l he d i r e c t t o cipal r e s o l u t i o n s favored a n y r e a s o n - power to " l i m i t , r e g u l a t e a n d pro- t e e s , t h e F a r m B u r e a u was well r e p - However, the S e n a t e passed t h e Le- time. the manufacturer, with hut a single small able legislation which would dis- hibit t h e l a b o r of p e r s o n s u n d e r 18 r e s e n t e d at t h e c o m m i t t e e h e a r i n g s . land bill boosting t h e gas tax t o 3 h a n d l i n g charge d e d u c t e d from the gross price. courage poultry stealing. After a y e a r s of a g e " was expressed in a n - T h e City of D e t r o i t h a s passed a cents w i t h o u t m a k i n g any c h a n g e in SKVKX TIMKS For information and directions about pooling g r e a t deal of effort a n d two public o t h e r r e s o l u t i o n adopted by t h e milk ordinance, providing t h a t after t h e license tax r a t e s . This bill was h e a r i n g s a r r a n g e d by t h e F a r m Bu- F a r m B u r e a u . No move a l o n g t h i s J a n u a r y 1, 1928. no milk As m a n y t o w s were led .MILK- y o u r woo], w r i t e o r call the F a r m B u r e a u office may be e a r n e s t l y and s t r e n u o u s l y opposed M A K E R as a n y o t h e r b r a n d of today. r e a u , t w o c o m p a n i o n bills aimed to line m a d e any h e a d w a y in t h e Legis- sold in t h e city which does not come by t h e F a r m B u r e a u when it reach- free Michigan poultry p r o d u c e r s l a t u r e d u r i n g t h e r e c e n t session. feed hi feeding t h e U S t a r o w s from h e r d s t e s t e d u n d e r State and ed the House a n d was once defeated from t h e h a n d i c a p of t h e s e losses A F a r m B u r e a u r e s o l u t i o n favor- F e d e r a l supervision. T h e r e a r e eight by arvote of 38 yeas to 50 nays. This in t h e " R B C O R D OK I'KK- were e n a c t e d . ed rigid inspection a n d g r a d i n g laws non-accredited eoifnties in t h e De- action was g e n e r a l l y r e g a r d e d as an 1 O K M . \ \ ( F/' put out by Mi< h- T h e H a l l bill w o u l d r e q u i r e per- r e l a t i v e to fruits a n d v e g e t a b l e s a n d t r o i t milk m a r k e t a r e a . In response o u t s t a n d i n g victory for the F a r m igan State College in 1W2H. sons or firms purchasing p o u l t r y u r g e d t h e p r o p e r f i n a n c i n g of t h i s to appeals by organized Michigan B u r e a u . for re-sale to fill o u t c e r t a i n simple Despite tile tact that :J8 Mial service. A m e n d m e n t s were d a i r y m e n , t h e Governor has p r o m - One Detroit daily credited us with b l a n k s to be f u r n i s h e d by the Sec- m a d e to t h e Michigan s t a n d a r d s for ised that wiiatevec a d d i t i o n a l funds b r a n d s of m a n u f a c t u r e d d a i r y r e t a r y of S t a t e . T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n g r a p e s , a p p l e s a n d p o t a t o e s a l o n g m a y be r e q u i r e d to meet t h e e m e r - h a v i n g been r e s p o n s i b l e for 21 of the r a t i o n s were used in feeding would be k e p t on file by t h e d e a l e r lines favored by t h e g r o w e r s ' o r g a n - gency in the Detroit a r e a , will be al- votes a g a i n s t t h e bill. However, due the>e l,;U2 Record ol P e r f o r m - open to t h e inspection of all law en- izations a n d t h e b e t t e r class of deal- lowed. to various poVerful influences, the ance eows, 0 0 7 of t h e cows w e r e forcing officers to assist t h e m in a p - ers. prehending and convicting poultry thieves. T h e g r a p e law was a m e n d e d so T h e F a r Waterway l i g e d m B u r e a u t h a t definitions of the type a n d char- be t a k e n w i t h o u t f u r t h e r delay to d u m p e t i t i o n s m a y be circulated. If u r g e d t h a t step. L 26. e l a n It d is bill now was r u m revived l a t e r a n d passed by a vote of 6."> to o r e d t h eight a t days referen- led M1LK.MAKKR. MICH. FARM BUREAU T h e Huff bill p r o v i d e s definite p e n a l t i e s for v a r i o u s d e g r e e s of poul- a c t e r ' ( o r c o n f i r m a t i o n ) of b u n c h e s e n t e r into a s u i t a b l e t r e a t y with Can- a b o u t 30,000 s i g n a t u r e s were secur- I'or Sale By Wool Department would be i n c o r p o r a t e d in t h e law. ada so that tin 1 Great Lakes-St. Law- ed to such p e t i t i o n s , t h e bill would t r y s t e a l i n g . F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e lar- which will do a w a y w i t h disputes rence w a t e r w a y might be completed not t a k e effect until, and unless, ap- Co-op Associations Lansing, Michigan ceny of p o u l t r y valued in fexce r $2. >.00 would be p u n i s h a b l e by at as to when a bunch does or does, not a n d the Great L a k e s opened Hp to proved by t h e v o t e r s at t h e g e n e r a l and Farm Bureau comply. ocean-going vessels. T h e L e g i s l a t u r e election in N o v e m b e r , 192 Distributors least one y e a r a n d not m o r e t h a n MAT 27, 1027 •ot'K MICHIGAN FARM BtTttfeAt NEW 9 Country Buying of Live Stock by Packers LIVESTOCK IN WOODS STOPS DEVELOPMENT WOMEN OF BERRIEN Over The Counter l i t JOHN O'MEALEY Pec'f Michigan Lire Stock Exchange Outstanding among the questions operative commission associations are now operating. Public hearings- dollars and cents returns to shippers who sell through the terminal mar OF GROWING TIMBER HOLD BIG MEETNG A d v e r t i s e m e n t s classified in these c o l u m n s w i l l be c h a r g e d a t t h e r a t e conducted before Congressional Com- kets where there is always competi The farm wood lot is more valu- • f 5 cents a w o r d . W h e r e t h e ads a r e to a p p e a r t w , « - t 2 e r - ( . » t * a w o r d in the minds of co-operative live 4'/ 2 cents a w o r d and for ads r u n n i n g t h r e e t i m e s or m o r e , 4 « n • » w o r d , stock marketing leaders today is mittees over a period of several years tive bidding. able as a producer of wood than as Two hundred fifty women gather- e a c h i n s e r t i o n . F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s , w h o a c t u a l l y o w n t h . s P » b h c a t on # h a t sort of policy should be adopt now indicate widespread interest in a pasture for livestock. A year's for- ed at the Methodist church in Ber- h a v e t h e a d v a n t a g e of a r a t e of 50 cents for a n y ad of not m o r e t h a n this subject and the necessity of a rien Springs, Tuesday, May 10, to 25 w o r d s . W h e r e t h e ad c a r r i e s m o r e t h a n 25 w o r d s , t h e r a t e t o t n e m I J age production in the average wood ed with reference to direct to pack- er marketing. Leaders are wonder- ing TvhHfcer the development of the searching analysis of all the facts be- fore live stock producers permit the SEED CORN TEST lot is estimated to be.worth from 2 5 cents to $1.25 an acre. In the same participate in Achievement Day for the Clothing Project which was or- t h r e e cents a w o r d . Cash m u s t a c c o m p a n y all orders for a d v e r t i s e m e n t s . apparent difference of a few cents program, if carried further, will pay greater or lesser net re- turns than the terminal market sys- per cwt. to lure them away from their own well organized shipping SEEN_NECESSARY! time a well-managed wood lot will add from one-half to one cord of wood. In a'ddition there is the con- ganized last fall under the U. S. De- partment of Agriculture and Michi- gan State College, co-Operating with POULTRY LIVESTOCK tem. They are also wondering how associations which are being served the Berrien county agricultural .un going to continue to keep so faithfully by their own terminal Seed Germination Quality venience of having a supply of cord wood, poles, posts and lumber near agent, the Berrien county Farm Bu- 500,000 MICH GRADE HOLLYWOOD K12G1STERED SHORTHORN COWS, calves by siiie. Splendid individuals for market organizations. 8ired White Leghorn Accredited chirks. heavy milking foundation. Cham i 0.00 strated tjlat his profits could be re- Good Hoys Wanted Service for test. they need; the remainder of the munity singing "America the Beau- Improved Hollywood Mated, 260-290-egg . . duced without impairing the terminal One quantity of corn, the owner of woods had better be fenced off to tiful" led by Mrs. Beulah Shaffer. pedigree and Tancred Mated 10.00 4<.50 ©0.00 market service. And now the co- Packers who purchase hogs direct which Insisted it was of extra good grow wood crop. Supt. E. L. Stewart of the Berrien Barron White Leghorns 1,00 4|.|0 80.00 operative.machinery which has been prefer selected grades of the best quality, was found to test but about Springs schools welcomed the lead- VNCONAS—Famous Sheppard Mated... 10.no 47.50 90.00 ip aijd has been filling a mucn obtainable quality. The result of this 8 per cent germination. This was ers to Berrien and congratulated Utility Anconas 9M 42.60 80.00 ^d place in our marketing ma- chine is being treatened by the re- practice is that the poorer grades, the odds and ends, go to the terminal market and there help to lower the corn selected on looks, it having a good appearance and the ears were FARM BUREAU HAS them in adopting improved methods in their homes. Miss Edna Gleason, BROWN LEGHORNS—Very best grade.10.00 47.50 90.00 BARRED LOCKS 18.00 67.50 110.00 duction of volume of business hand- led by bolh the co-operative shipping iations and the co-operative average price on which future coun- try purchases are made. This is one well formed. Other lots of seed showed up BASE BALL LEAGUE specialist from M. S. C, who has had charge of the project here, gave a very interesting report of the work Broiler Chicks (not accredited) Shipments on Monday and Wednesday of every week. Write for prices on other quantities. Wire orders prompt- 7,00 35.08 • of the most vicious features of the about 20, 40, 65, 75 per cent and up ly handled. Tullets: White and Brown Leg- commlsslen agencies as the direct to around 80 per cent for the best, accomplished, following which a horns. HYee range raised. 8 to 12 weeks for direct purchasing of hogs in the E. G. Thfem, of the Information ,shipment:Starting May loth. Write for prices. movemon increases. country. By decreasing the percent- except a few lots that tested 100 per department of. the Illinois Agricul- ladies' quartette sang, composed of RURAL POULTRY FARM I 'mlson as Example age of good hogs coming to the cent where the ears had been proper- tural Association, has written about Mrs. Ed. Prillwitz, Mrs. Bertha R. 1. Box N Zeeland, Mich. rtinf in my home community ly assorted last fall and put in dry- Farm Bureau baseball. Keegley, Miss Laura Becker and Mrs. at liudBQ ), Mich., which is a fair market and thereby increasing the percentage of poorer grades, the ing racks indoors during the winter. Beulah Shaffer, all of Eau Claire. LOOK! C H I C K S ! READ! sample, representing hundreds of He says, "Our counties are devel- P u r e bred S. C. W h i t e & B r o w n Leghtorns a n d A n c o n a s . Flocks eulled packer who buys direct certainly aids Comparing the seed thus handled oping a great deal of interest on A short business session was then by an e x p e r t . S t r o n g s t u r d y w e l l h a t c h e d c h i c k s f r o m F r e e R a n g e B r e e d - live BtooJ; producing communities. in lowering the average price of all with the seed as it is handled on the Farm Bureau baseball. We will ers. Immediate delivery. Order direct from this ad. B a n k reference. Me all ti n remember when our as- held and Mrs. James A. Richards of S h i p p e d postpaid. 100 per c e n t l i v e a r r i v a l g u a r a n t e e d . hogs on the market and in so doing average farm in Michigan gives a lit- have 18 county teams in the field this Eau Claire, county chairman was re- P r i c e s $5 per 100; $38 p e r 500; $75 p e r 1,000; B a r r e d R o c k s $11 per ilon was organized nine years creates a favorable situation for his 100; $52.50 per 500; Assorted or M i x e d C h i c k s $7 per 100. tle side light on why the best seed year. This seems to be a valuable elected for another year. The fore- Special l o w p r i c e s on 8 - 1 0 w e e k old P u l l e t s rigo the ri rover had to have a margin country purchases next day. or 12.35 Jo $L'.r>0 per cwt. for ship- corn has been selling for around $7 publicity project. If you do not al- noon session closed with three ex- R I V E R S I D E P O U L T R Y F A R M , R-7, Holland, Michigan ping our live stock. Today the ship- Live stock producers are interested a bushel this spring. ready have a state league I believe cellent readings by Mrs. Esther ping assc elation has reduced this in having a market for their stock at The Farm Bureau Seed Service has it will bo worth while to stimulate Briggs, of Niles, which were very unrein ti| around $1.00 to $1.10. The all times. If both a terminal market had to reject a lot of seed this spring interest in -organizing one. Most of well received. Stock is handled more efficiently now and a direct outlet for hogs are going simply because the germination was the teams play Saturday afternoons. to be supported, the sooner live stock During the noon hour luncheon at Ifudscfn than it was in the old so low that no safe guarantee could The state championship game is al- was served by the ladies of the U. B. producers realize the fact and organ- be' given the user when, with just a ways held at the annual picnic of the (lav* and every man gets terminal market p ice less actual shipping ex- p"n-f>. Oi a load of 70 hogs weigh- ize their selling agencies accordingly the better it will be for them. At little extra care in handling it during Illinois Agricultural the winter, much of it undoubtedly There is probably more interest m Association. church and the remainder of the time was spent in viewing the ex- hibits. A photographer was present * Michigan Accredited Chicks Reduced present it seems that all the direct could have been sold as safe seed this the baseball game than in almost any Our stock is the result of 14 years of breeding; for SIZK,' TYPE, WIN- ing 2.'U pounds this co-operative movement has done is to disorganize and secured pictures of the leaders TER EGGS and HIGH FLOCK AVERAGE instead of a few high «ai vlco ni ts the owners approximate spring. other feature' of the picnic." individuals. We have HOLLYWOOD, TANCRED, and ENGLISH the co-operative machinery that the and various groups at this time. type S. C. White Leghorns, SHEPPARDTS Anconas, Brown Leghorns and Barred ly $-0M. Fifty such loads in a year live stock producers have been care- Rocks. Hollywood foundation stock from 260-290 egg record; Tancred foundation mean .\ saving of around $10,000. At 1:30 the afternoon session While no hogs have been consign- fully building and perfecting so that they might have a regular daily out- Not Us Livestock Association opened with a piano solo by Miss stock from 250 up egg record stock. Ancoma foundation direct from Sheppard. The very best in Brown Leghorns and Barred Rocks. Our chicks are HEALTHY, VIG- A new concern operating on the Rae Becker of Berrien Center, and OROUS, Newton hatched chicks from free range breeders. Tlio strongest proof of ed from Hudson direct to packers, many shipping associtaions have let for all classes of animals. Detroit market under the name of Holds Annual Meeting the ladies then listened to a pleasing the qualitv of our chicks is that we have doubled our hatching capacity over last year". With "TOWNLINE" you also get "PERSONAL SERVICE" LARGE NEW ]*roblem to be .Met the Farmers' Poultry o. has no con- The first annum meeting of the address given by Miss Brekke. Com- CATALOG FREE. found themselves confronted with the problom of reduced volume of busi- It has well been said that organiz- nection whatever with the Farm Michigan Livestock Loss Prevention munity singing preceded a play, "The JUNE PRICES ed buying must be met with organiz- Bureau. Association was scheduled for Thurs- 100 500 1,000 and| consequent disorganization day and Friday of this week, to be Neighbors," sleverly presented by S. C. W h i t e and B r o w n L e g h o r n s , A n c o n a s $9.00 $40.00 $75.00 or ihcir service in places where full ed selling. That cannot be done if members of the Women's Study Club B a r r e d Rocks $12.00 $55.00 $105.00 live stock producers lose control of held at the Fort Shelby hotel, De- M i x e d C h i c k s $7.00 per 100. Orders for less t h a n 100, 1c p e r c h i c k m o r e . loads of Hogs have been moved direct Good preparation of the seedbed troit. The association is working to of Eau Claire. The program was T h o u s a n d s of e i g h t to t e n w e e k old p u l l e t s a t special low p r i c e s . their1 product and let every producer C h i c k s shipped p o s t p a i d . 1 0 0 % l i v e d e l i v e r y g u a r a n t e e d . D i s c o u n t on e a r l y o r d e r s . to packers outside of the shipping usually means that less cultivation eliminate the tremendous losses sus- concluded by the singing of compete against every other produc- J. H . G E E R L I N G S , Mgr. R. F . D . N o . 1. Box N Zeeland, Mich. a^sociatidn channels. This is a famil- er in the sale of his live stock. Chang- will be needed later. tained by shippers each year. "America." *f • • — iar story in scores of shipping as- ing conditions will modify present Achievement Day was a fitting sociations throughout the Corn Belt. marketing practice. Increased sup- close to the months of study and ac- Our live stock from Hudson all plies of hogs in the country will no complishment of the various club goe< to the Michigan Live Stock Ex- doubt have some effect on reducing women and demonstrated beyond a •jrVyhw^tafV; change al Detroit, or to the Produc- the volume of country purchases by doubt that the time given to the ers t'o-iperative Commission As- packers, but, in the meantime, let's project has been well spent and will nt Buffalo, two terminal co- not forget that the only advance W e l l Developed Pullets Necessary Committees are now busily work be of inestimable value in the choos- f o r Heavy Egg Production operative. Bales agencies which are which has been made in markeing in Club champions were declared and ing and construction of clothing in i;»ndterini our shippers better service the past arid will be made in market- ing to whip into shape final plans their work, together with the work |^ TDIG, well developed frames and plenty of for the Cass County Home Furnish the home. than we have ever known before. in the future will be through of the club champions from the South *-* reserve fat are necessary in order to carry ings Achievement Day scheduled to ' l l i e o two organizations, since they were established In 1922, have earn- organization of producers them- selves. Let's not hold the penny so be held at the New Dowagiac school Haven clubs, were judged for Oie county champions which resulted in 4 pullets through without moulting. Michigan Growing Mash provides the protein for build- ed aionud $70,000 each for our pa- close to our eye today that we cannot building on Thursday, June 2. This Miss Dorothy McKinzie of Keeler be- ing body frames and tissues in growing chicks. trons. This money has been used to see the dollar tomorrow. Will the event will mark the close of the women's extension classes that have ing declared the County Champion The Farm Bureau Insure large, well developed, fat pullets at fttt up a reserve and the balance has premium, provided it is an actual of the Clothing clubs and Wm. Wang Poultry Exchange been studying Home Furnishings the maturity by feeding a well balanced ration, ioeii refunded on a patronage basis. premium, paid now on ''directs" con- of Almena being declared the County Avjiin. while neither of these two co- tinue after the co-operative machin- past winter under the direction of which formerly operated at 2610 furnishing all necessary types of protein. This Champion of the Handicraft clubs. operative sales agencies have been ery has been disorganized? Specialist Marion R. Hoffman. Itiopelle Street, Detroit, has dis- growth and development is necessary for the The work of organizing summer continued business. This business "seriou dy affected by any great vol- This whole question is one which An exhibit is being arranged that clubs is now engaging the county ag- has been taken over by the pullets to maintain heavy egg production. Ask ume of their business going around will work itself out along economic \vill illustrate a few of the principal ricultural agent's attention and it is for a pamphlet of our poultry feeds containing I lie market and direct to packer. i i n e s . Good sound practical judgment points covered in the season's work, expected that from twenty to twenty- GarlocR 'Williams Co. valuable feeding suggestions. from country points, there has been such as arrangement of furniture, five clubs devoted to calf raising, pig 2614 O r l e a n s St. on the part of producers themselves enough to bring the question prom- will determine, however, whether good wall and floor coverings, cor- raising, poultry raising, potato grow- Detroit FOIL SALE BY inent ly before both boards of direc- rect window treatment, home dyeing tors because of the disorganizing they will be the gainers or the losers in the process. and many others. ing and canning, will be comn'eted. VanBuren County has been carry- Your shipments, of poultry, eggs and veal are solicited. Tags and Co-op Associations and Farm Bureau effect any decreases in present Saving in freight through direct Everyone is invited to attend the ing on the Extension Soils Project market information sent on request. Distributors volume would have. consignment, saving in grading and gathering whether or not they have on the training leader method of Pmhlem Hefore Congress double deck loading, and all other been enrolled in any of the local teaching, reporting twenty-four lead- Thh. too, is a familiar problem on economies which are advocated for groups. Potluck dinner will be serv- ers who were teaching twenty-six y every market where co- direct selling will have to meet the ed at noon. groups of about 400 members. Why C. B. Dibble of the M. S. C. Ento- mology Department was in Cass County recently giving illustrated lectures at Cassopolis, Jones, Ed- Menominee County is proud of the fact that we are the leading, potato growers of Upper Michigan. We are not so proud of our acre yield on Seeing Is Believing Fanners and business men in AU Men Like'Em wardsburg and Marcellus, on the many occasionsj-and inasmuch as high corn borer. In spite of the fact that one Ohio county decided that THE hand tailored suits and Pay for the meetings were arranged on short notice, attendance was good, indi- cating a wide-spread interest in the acre yield usually goes with low pro- duction cost per bushel, high vield is generally considered essential*to eco- nomical potato production. The "big there was a great deal more smoke than fire in the agita- tion to clean up the com borer * topcoats made by Michigan Farm Bureau Tailors. subject. and the objectors contemplated City Risks? The object of these meetings, more of which will be held next fall, is not to stir up excitement, but rather five" in potato growing include: <1) Good seed, meaning either certified or good clean seed, prefer- resisting efforts to compel a clean-up of the county. A group of representative men from the P RICEDat: according to values You don't want your auto- to acquaint as many as possible with abjy field selected. county were taken to Essex the facts. Forewarned is said to be (2) A good seed bed, free from county in Ontario. There the mobile insurance premiums forearmed and Cass County farmers poxious weeds and in good tjlth. men talked with Ira Graham, SUITS can congratulate themselves that so (3) Abundant plant food. Potatoes president of the county farm based on city driving risks any more than you would have much in the way of control has been worked out previous to our being reached by the borer. No one knows respond as quickly as any other farm crop to good applications of manure and commercial fertilizers. Potatoes are generally considered heavy users bureau and a former Ohio fa rin er. Mr. Graham offered any man $25 to $45 your farm taxes based on when the insect will reach us, but of potash. Commercial fertilize in the group $100 if he could more than likely its coming will not should be applied in or near the row find a shock of com in the TOPCOATS property values in the city. be postponed to exceed a year or two. but not in actual contact with the county wiiicli was not infested A policy in the State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Com- Burning of corn refuse and the use of oil burners, while extremely spec- tacular and efficient, is recommend- ed only as a last resort. Plowing un- seed. (4) Seed properly treated. The corrosive sublimate treatment is the with borer, Previous to the corn borer infestation the On- tario man liad bought a grain $25 to $40 one recommended for the past three elevator which cost $14,000. He pany, of Bloomington, III., is der of stubble and stalks is cheaper, is now vainly trying to sell the does not deplete the soil of humus, or four years. It is easy to apply, in- expensive and very effective. elevator for $6,000. I*rior to Yard Roods at $3.50 to good for the life of the car and and is very efficient if properly done. (5) Proper spraying, including three years ago he sold 20,000 $»;.im a yard. 58 Inches An appropriate warning at this wide—for ladies' ensem- the rate is so low any farmer time is to avoid planting an acreage lead or calcium arsenate for the bene- bushels of seed corn each year ble or tailored .suits. so great that it can not be cared for fit of the bugs. to buyers in eastern Canada. Samples on request. can afford its full coverage if the control regulations are in Six weeks ago we were expecting This year he sold none. force next spring. American farmers an early spring, yet we are as late lioan companies have issued protection. are going to raise corn in spite of the or later than usual in getting our orders to their representatives borer and without a drastic reduc- corn planted. With this condition, it to value land in that county at THUS IS A LEGAL RESERVE $10 less per acre than before S t o p in ami l e a v e y o u r m e a s u r e m e n t for Ml Tl'AL INSURANCE COM- tion of acreage. is doubly important that if our corn our re< ord. Order any time. Write for PANY NO SPECIAL ASSESS- Van Buren County's, winter club matures properly, that it be pushed the borer arrived. Mr. Graham samples. MENTS CAN BE LEVIED. Y o r work has been closed with two along as rapidly as possible. An ap- predicted more mortgage fore- PAY YOUR PREMIUM ONCE EV- Achievement Days, one held at South plication of 150 pounds of acid phos- closures in the county this year ERY SIX MONTHS AND l>0 NOT Haven on May 9, where four clubs phate per acre will accomplish this than in any previous equal HAVE TO RENEW YOUR 1\>LI- were represented, and a recent one result, add greatly to our corn yield period of time. The acreage of CY EVERY YEAR. at Paw Paw, where seventeen clubs were represented, making a total of and hasten maturity several days. The dairyman knows from experience com in the county lias decreas- ed from 100,000 acres to 30,- Farm Bureau State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. 21 clubs with an enrolled member- that silage made from immature corn 000 acres. Michigan Agency ship of 152 boys and girls. The seventeen clubs represented is washy, quite «cid and of low feed- ing value, wfcile-silage made from The Ohio group went home and assisted the authorities in Clothing Department FARM WHEAT HEADQUARTERS the Almena, Barnum. Clapp, Glidden- corn which has reached the dent organizing the clean-up cam- 221-27 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan burg. Keeler, Lee. Richmond, Acorn stage always gives the best feeding Michigan and Riverbend schools. results. paign.