MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS The Business of the Farmer Great Rural Advantages Can Be Protected Only Are Made Possible Through Proper Organization With A Strong Farm Bureau PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP FIFTH YEAR, VOL. V., No. 19. OCTOBER 28, 1927 ISSUED SEMIMONTHLY BUREAU UPENS MEMBERSHIP REFERENDUM UN FARM RELIEF Officers of 40 County Farm TAXIN FARM CUT IS SHOWN T. C. Maurer Is Our FARM RELIEF. TAX MATTERS GIVEN 1 COUNTIES New Seedsman FIRST CONSIDERATION FOR WINTER Bureaus to Meet at Lansing DURING SIX YEARS DISCUSSIONS AT COUNTY MEETINGS * Management Is Guage M. B. McPherson, Addressing WILL DISCUSS WAYS AND MEANS TO Of Farm Labor Income State Grange, Gives Proposed Remedies For Farm Situation Have Detailed Study Been Submitted To County Organization I DEVEOP AND IMPROVE FARM BUR. Labor incomes of 12 Henry county, Ohio, farmers last year ranged from Leaders To Sound Out Sentiment Of COUNTIES' TAX SHOWN AND ITS SERVICES TO MEMBERS $794 to $3,368, according to records they completed in cooperation with rural economists at the state uni- The Local Farm Bureau Members i' versity. That difference in labor in- Relief For Agricultural Town- The average farmer is not credited with knowing much Farm Bureau Members And County Directors Are come resulted mainly from differ- ships Estimated In Same about the "much-talked-of" farm relief measures that have ences in management of the farms. Invited To Attend This Meeting A t Proportion held prominent place in the congressional rehearsals during State Headquarters the past few sessions of the national Congress. However, he • r JUDGE NORTH IS With an increase of approximately $4,000,(|0() in the general state since knows just about as much about these big questions as does the average "intelligent agricultural leader"—the political A new step in Farm Bureau activities and one which un- doubtedly will have far reaching results is the state-wide con- TO SUCCEED SNOW six years ago, a very appreciable re- duction in the state tax levied in the several strictly agricultural counties, leaders of the farm masses who delight in going about the state or the states making one-sided speeches. ference of County Farm Bureau presidents and secretaries with State Farm Bureau officers, which has been called at WHO DIED OCT. 2 0 which also are Farm Bureau coun- ties, is seen to have followed, as But there is the one difference in these two species of in- Michigan State Farm Bureau headquarters for Wednesday demonstrated by M. B. .McPherson, dividuals, that the real dirt farmer,—the farmer who makes Governor \ Green Appoints new farmer-member of the state tax up the rank and file of the Farm Bureau membership,—in and Thursday, November 9 and 10. commission, who gave some very in- Battle Creek Jurist To teresting details bearing on the tax addition to wanting to talk the big issues, also enjoys having Early acceptances indicate that every County Farm Bureau T. C. MAURER president and secretary will be there. Members of their Supreme Bench .situation at the state convention of The Michigan State Farm Bureau some sound points on which to base his arguments or discus- Grange at South Haven Tuesday eve- announces that Mr. T. C. Maurer has sions. Boards of Directors, co-operative ass'n managers and Farm ning. Bureau members are cordially invited to attend. CALHOUN JUDGE 21 YRS. Mr. McPherson tabulated the re- been engaged as seedsman for the Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Servtee, So interested has he shown himself in the major issues of The purposes of this assembly of Farm Bureau leaders from spective county portions of the state succeeding Mr. Carl F. Barnum, who the day that the several County Farm Bureaus are going ahead New Justice Was Schoolmate tax as recorded for $921 and foj- resigned October 15 to accept the in- with a winter program of debates or discussions of the farm all parts of Michigan are: 1927 and claimed that a less com- vitation of the Fastern States Farm- 1. To perfect a state wide policy on County Farm Bureau pro- And A n Old Friend Of prehensive study of the tax figures as ers Exchange of New England to de- relief measures most vigorously proposed and with a study of grams and work. bearing on the strictly agricultural velop for Eastern States at Buffalo the tax questions; the property tax, tax on motor fuels and 2. To tie up closely the work of the State and County Farm The Governor Bureaus with the work of the Farm Bureau business services townships lead him to think that the a co-operative seed service to give tax on estates. their members the same kind of seed and co-operative ass'ns, to the advantage of the Farm Bureau Judge Walter H. North, of Battle, state tax as apportioned against the service To help in the matter of getting the members to "talking agricultural townships will show a thajt Michigan co-operative j- membership. Creek, has been appointed to the farmers have been getting from the 3. To" develop and improve Farm Bureau service to members; state supreme court by Governor corresponding reduction, during the Farm Bureau. among themselves," the NEWS is publishing some of the to maintain and build up the membership rolls. Fred Green as a successor to Judge period from 1921 to the present salient points in the major farm relief measures as well as Mr. Maurer has come up through 4. To discuss farmers' business problems. Ernest A. Snow, of Saginaw, whose time. some figures on the gasoline tax bills. The rise in the total state valua- the same line of training that devel- death occurred unexpectedly a week oped both Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Every County Farm Bureau board is urged to have at least Members Must Decide should gain strength and be able to ago as he was returning honle after tion has brought about this condi- Barnum, former managers of the two representatives. All Farm Bureau members may attend. a hard day's work in court.AJudge tion, Mr. McPherson explained. It Seed Service. Mr. Maurer has been Whatever conclusions are to be demonstrate its strength most ef- Snow was stricken with an attack of has placed heavier burdens of taxa- connected with crop drawn will have to come from the fectively. About twelve County Farm Bureau officers will appear on heart disease as he drove his auto- tion on those counties that are class- and seed work in this and improvement members, themselves, as recorded bj Where the members in any county the program, which follows: other mobile homeward at the close of day ed as industrial counties, where the states. For the past two years he has their respective boards and officers lo not believe in legislation aa a PROGRAM and died before medical assistance valuation has increased much more in their own counties. Tabulation ol remedy for agricultural distress, the 1:00 o'clock sharp—November 9, 1927, Eastern Time, at the could be administered. rapidly than in the agricultural coun- the findings will be made in another board is supposed to register such Michigan State Farm Bureau His wife and daughter were with ties. month and given in these columns 'sentiment as expressed by the mem- TOPIC—A COUNTY FARM BUREAU PROGRAM him at the time of the fatal attack. probably in December. bers in their discussions or by bal- Our Plan of County Organization Thus, he shows, a farm valued at Both injury when the auto- $5,000 in 1921 and valued at the Whether the county boards do any- lot. 1. W. W Billings, Genesee County. mobile ran off the side of the pave- same figure in 1927 will be paying a thin? to get the members to discus? 2. J. E. Crosby, Clinton County. Co-op Malingers Invited ment and collided with a pole along lower state tax this year than it did these questions or not, they are ex- To make the matter more interest- Quarterly Meeting Programs pected, and have been requested, to the curb. six years ago. ng and to round out the survey, Co- 1. Calvin Garber, St. Joseph County file the report for their county with rn managers and directors are given Judge North is a son of Hillsdale Being a Grange worker, former 2. Carol Burgener, Cass County county but has made Calhoun coun- president of the State Farm Bureau the State Farm Bureau so that the nvitation to participate in the dis- 0. I. B. McMurtry, Midland County ty his home since he first was elect- and a member of the state tax com- final tabulation can be made not How tp use the County Farm Bureau's $•"> to the best advantage cussions since much of the recently ed to the circuit court bench in 190*5 mission. Mr. McPherson, who has de- later than the middle of December 1. E. E. Ball, Calhoun County proposed farm relief legislation has in that district. voted considerable time to a study of The plan is to have each County 2v' Henry Lane, Tuscola County Farm Bureau obtain the opinion ol been built around schemes of affect- tax problems in Michigan in recent 3. C. J. Reid, St. Clair years,—especially as the tax affects its members on these major issues. ing loans to strengthen co-operatives. What ("an a County Farm Bureau Do? This may be done by holding a mas^ By this means the State Farm Bur- the farmer, was asked to talk on tax- eau is established upon something 1. Mrs. Edith Wagar, Monroe County 2. Mrs. F. J. Zerlaut, Newaygo County 3. Carl Buskirk, Van Buren County THE FARM BUREAU ation as part of the State Grange program on farm relief, at the annual meeting and of members or a quarterly meeting—of township committees definite as a program of endeavor. the executive board of the coun- The program affords an opportunity estate convention of the organiza- Summary Address—Economic Information For the Michigan Farmer and How Can it be Got to Him.—R. V. Gunn, Economics ISN'T AMONG 'EM tion. With him on the program were ty—or by a referendum ballot, al- for every member to voice his opin- though the ballot would not permit ion on matters of greatest concern to Department, M. S. C. of an open discussion and it is the the organization and to himself, since several other prominent agricultural discussion that will bring out the provision is made for members to 7:00 BANQUET In carrying out the provis- workers who were assigned subjects most real good. bring out whatever measures or ions of the act of congress PLACE—TO BE ARRANGED treating of the McNary-Haugen bill; Each County Farm Bureau board topics they prefer to have discussed which provides for the purchase Toastmaster—M. L. Noon, President, Michigan State Farm the debenture plan of farm relief, is expected to tabulate and assemble at the annual meeting of their state of samples of seeds of grasses, Bureau. general legislative problems and the information and personally sign organization. clover, or alfalfa, and lawn- The Proposed Referendum on Farm Bureau Policies—C. L. other timely topics. the report so it will be official for Early registering by the counties grass seeds in the open market Nash. The new tax commissioner showed C. P. BARNUM their county and will denote the will enable the state delegates to the for purity analysis, the U. S. Address—K. L. Butterfield, President M. S. C. the following interesting compari- been with the Michigan ntate Col- members' atttude when the delegates annual convention of the A. F. B. F., Entertainment features Department of Agriculture in 1926 obtained 441 mail sam- sons of state tax figures for 1921 and lege Farm Crops department and assemble for the next annual meeting, in December, to know just where the THURSDAY 1927 by counties: comes very highly recommended. Mr in February. 9:00 O'CLOCK—NOVEMBER 10, 1927 ples of redtop seed and 118 lots Michigan Farm Bureau stands on the purchased in bulk. 1!)2I V.Y21 Maurer will safeguard the origin and It is through such work as this questions discussed at these county TOPIC—CO-RELATING OUR ACTIVITIES quality of Michigan Farm Bureau From a-Depaitnient Manager's View-Point These samples were examin- Allegan $164,430 $158,391 that the Farm Bureau organization meetings. 1. L. A. Thomas ed in the seed laboratory of the Barry^ 106,331 91,970 seeds and assist in the management. Genera] business management of the From Secy-Manager's View-Point bureau of plant industry. Seed Branch 138,261 115,724 94,406 Seed Service is under the direction 1. C. L. Brody From a Co-op Manager's View-Point 1. H. H. Sanford, Battle Creek, Co-op Manager 2. Roy Ward, Dowagiac, Co-op Manager obtained from 32 firms was found to be adulterated or mis- branded. In all cases timothy Cass Clinton Eaton 107,210 140,720 171,870 114,201 of Mr. L. A. Thomas, manager of the 149.22:: 159.922 Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Serv- ice. The McNary-Haugen seed was the principal adulter- Gratiot 185,934 From the County Farm Bureau Member's View-Point 1. Avery Sherman, Calhoun County 2. M. E. Jones, Manistee County ant found. There was a wide range in the degree of adulteration. A Hillsdale Huron Ionia 144,561 160,006 162,075 13 3. '.»!>•; 140,087 The Eastern States Farmers Ex- change serves the whole New Eng- land area and is one of the country's 137,041 largest co-operatives. It works very Farm Relief Bill 3. John Goodwine, Tuscola County General Discussion number of samples contained as Isabella 100,512 85,270 closely with the Michigan State Farm Provisions of the Bill } little as 22 per cent redtop, al- Lapeer 110,297 106,892 Bureau. Its invitation to Mr. Bar- 1. Michigan's Tax Tangle—H. W. Newton, M. S. C. Summary though most of them averaged Lenawee 299,269 274,083 num to develop its seed service pre- I. Provisions of the bill. 1:00 O'CLOCK considerably higher. One sam- Manistee 55.1s:; 51,771 sents a remarkable opportunity to A. It creates a council of forty-eight members, four from each TOPIC—OUR MEMBERSHIP PROBLEMS ple in particular contained less Mason 57,91b 53,293 Mr. Barnum and is a very compli- land bank district, to be selected by the farm organizations of each How the State Farm Bureau Executive Board Views the Mem- than 1 per cent redtop, 86 per Mecosta 51,454 42,635 mentary recognition of the standards district. bership Situation. cent timothy and the balance Montcalm 111,826 95,015 of the Michigan Farm Bureau Seed B. It creates a board of twelve members, one from each land 1. Pres. M. L. Noon other seeds, dirt, and chaff. Newaygo 62,575 52,380 Service. bank district, to be appointed by the President from a list of names, What the Field Man Finds 42,635 three for each district, submitted to him by the council. 1. Gilbert Scott Oceana 47,02:: C. Cotton, wheat, corn, butter, cattle, and swine, and the food Sanilac 164,57:! 14" products of wheat, corn, cattle, and swine are declared to be "basic What Can the County and State Farm Bureau Do 1. About membership maintenance Paul Savage, Cass County LIGHTER POTATO Shiawassee Tuscola 168._ 152,121 159,881 127,905 NEW USE FOUND agricultural commodities." D. The purpose of the board is to stabilize the price of the basic Vaughn Tanner, Jackson 2. About Collections YIELD IS SHOWN Van Buren 130,354 121,814 FOR FISHHOOKS agricultural commodities. 1. It may buy, store, sell, or otherwise dispose of these basic agricultural commodities. Eli Lindsey, Barry County '1. It may enter into agreements with individuals or business firms. 3. Summary E. E. Ungren. The federal crop report as of Oc- tober 1, indicates the probable yield MIDLAND SIGNS UP A new use for fishhooks was dis- covered this summer by Tony Au- gustine, a/boilermaker of St. Joseph, E. For the use of the board, a specified sum is made available from the national treasury. What Shall We Think and do About Special Services to Mem- F. An equalization fee or small tax on producers and processors bers? 1. Open to all. of potatoes in this country will run about 5,000,000 bushels under the estimated yield as of September 1. TO ERADICATE TB Mo., while on a tour through Poland and Germany. is favored for. II. The Importance of the question. Final Co-op Statement Does andWell Friends Redeem Goods Reviews o£ Conference While in Warsaw his pockets were A. President Coolidge, in his message to Congress on December 1. C. L. Brody This year's crop is expected to hold The Board of Supervisors of Mid- pretty close to the five year average land County passed a resolution on picked. Tony thought it over and 7, 1926, said, "In the past few years the government has given this tPaul Rood says that the Hastings Cedar Rapids, Iowa—A friend in for production, government advices June 30, 1927, providing "That the conceived a new idea. He bought 60 subject (agriculture) more attention than any other and has held Co-operative Elevator annual report fishhooks and had a tailor sew them more consultations in relation clared, to it than on farmer any other subject." need is a friend indeed. show. matter of tuberculin testing of cattle inside the two pockets in which he Why The Hill Is Essential "The is not receiving shows that a farmer owned business Peter Gulbrason, farmer, of Hum- The year's total production of as a county project be referred to the carried his money. 1. The condition of American his fair share." can make a profit if the management white potatoes is placed at 395,000,- committee on Agriculture with full is on its toes. The Hastings company boldt, had a demonstration of the A few days later on the way to agriculture makes necessary the 2. Several hundred thousand truth of the adage recently. 000 bushels—one million more than authority to act." Accordingly, this adoption of the McN'ary-Haugon bill. farmers have lost their farms and increased their surplus $2,200, de- Germany; Tony was jostled by two Mr. Gulbrason had not prosper- the average for the period, 1922- committee, at a meeting held at the A. For more than six years agri- been financially ruined. creased their obligations, and con- men, and felt two hands slipping in- ed. There was a mortgage on every- 1927. a. Many farmers have lost every- ducted the business at a cost of nine Court House September 15, voted to to his pockets. The hand's were not culture has suffered a condition of thing he owned on his little farm New York and the New England serious depression. erty over to creditors without formal per cent of the gross business. adopt the plan of Bovine Tuberculo- withdrawn at once. In fact both and the sheriff had advertised a sale states show considerable decrease in 1. Most of the farmers have been gages. to satisfy creditors. Friends of Mr. estimated production for this sea- sis Eradication in co-operation with pockets had to be cut away before unable to make any profit from their b. Many have turned their prop- the Federal Bureau of Animal In- the nimble-fingered thieves could be Gulbrason heard of his predicament son while some other states give es- operations, or even to make both ends erty over by creditors without formal Private Ownership dustry and the State Department of released. and the day of the sale they assem- timates indicating an appreciable in- bled on his farm and brought in his crease in their respective production Agriculture and requested that Mid- Tony stayed over tor the trial and meet. proceedings. land County be placed on the waiting received the equivalent of $500 as a a. The prices of everything the c. Many are still struggling along, Secretary Hoover in a recent farm goods, paid off the mortgage for 1927. and presented the paper to him. list. reward tor catching the pickpockets. farmer, has to sell have been low. chiefly due to the leniency of their fipeech said that the railroads of the b. The prices of everything the creditors, though they are practically country under private ownership are. He burned it in their presence and Most of the girls now have im- This leaves only five of the 83 counties in Michigan which have not Automobiles are like people. They farmer must buy, and this includes bankrupt. doing 20 per cent more business and a happy group told Mr. Gulbrason to promptu complexions. They make freight rates, have been very high. 3. Several million farmers have with 200,000 fewer employes than start life anew with their best wish them up as they go along.—Wesleyan passed favorably on the bovine tu- smoke, they skid, they break down, C. In 1924 President Coolidge de- Wasp. berculosis eradication project. thev knock. Sometimes they stall. itinued on page two.) under federal control during the war. es. TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS OCTOBER 28, 1927 t e n d , " t h e r e should be no b a r r i e r s set u p or m a i n t a i n e d to cur- in this instance w a s n ' t made p l a i n ) , suspended this new tariff un- success of the Dawes plan. C. Great improvement has al- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS tail our export trad- til next March and ordered these roads to show some reason for ready been made in the condition of W h e t h e r the cut be a 30 per cent cut or even less, the s t r e u g t h m a k i n g this v o l u n t a r y reduction in freight rates. agriculture. Published twice a month by t h e Michigan State F a r m Bureau a t Char- lotte, MiciUgan. Editorial and general office* a t S t a t e F a r m Bureau neaa of the reasoning in favor of building up an e x p o r t t r a d e , be it These r o a d s haul from non-union fields, t h r o u g h uncongest- 1. The net income of agriculture quarters, Lansing, Michigan. f a r m e x p o r t s or m a n u f a c t u r e d e x p o r t s , lies in the fact that the ed traffic areas, direct from the mines to t h e lake p o r t s . T h u s has very greatly increased. No. 1» a. The net income of agriculture VOL. V. OCTOBER 2», 1»27 more reasonable a n d equitable t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n r a t e s to the they can operate their coal t r a i n s economically. for the fiscal year 1925-1926 was seaboard, the g r e a t e r in p r o p o r t i o n will the volume of .shipments E a s t e r n r o a d s , from the P i t t s b u r g h district, c a r r y i n g coal from more than seven times as much as it Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class was for the fiscal year 1920-1921. matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of Postage providea become. t h e union fields, have to c r a w l t h r o u g h heavily congested traffic for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized Januarv 12, 1923. 2. The wide gap between the in- The r a i l r o a d s show an a v e r a g e freight ear movement ot\some- areas of the east, m a k i n g t h e i r haulage costs comparatively high. dex prices of agricultural prices and Subscription Price 60c Per Year, included in duet of Farm t h i n g like 'SO miles d u r i n g t h e past month. S h o r t hauls a n d All this considered the eastern roads have been p e r m i t t e d to other prices has been gradually clos- Bureau Members. " b a c k - u p s " a d d to t h e o p e r a t i n g eost of h a u l a g e to a m a r k e d charge from 25 to 48 cents a tou less for h a u l a g e t h a n the south- ing up. . Kdltor ern roads. Only within r e c e n t m o n t h s however, these e a s t e r n 3. The migration of farmers to LEE* CHILSON degree, so far as the a c t u a l s h i p p i n g eosts i n d i c a t e . If we can the cities will have a tendency to de- s t r e t c h this 30 miles a month to 35 miles, by shooting more of roads asked for a n o t h e r 20 cents additional differential and t h e crease agricultural production so as our farm a n d m a n u f a c t u r e d p r o d u c t s direct to t h e coast, east or I n t e r s t a t e Commerce Commission g r a n t e d it, t h u s giving them an to restore the pre-war balance be- MICHIGAN §TX ftUBEAV tween the supply and the demand for west, w h a t can t h e r e be for the r o a d s to lose in the long r u n ? a d v a n t a g e of from 45 to 08 cents a ton on all coal moved into agricultural products. J u s t as the m a n u f a c t u r e r s look to the O r i e n t to consume their the n o r t h w e s t . II. T h e M c N a r y - H a u g e n b i l l is a n OFFICERS o v e r p r o d u c t i o n a n d enable t h e m to c a r r y on with continued At this, the southern r o a d s decided t h a t , to serve the n o r t h - unwise, undesirable, and un-Ameri- President M. L. NOON, Jackson .Vice-President can measure. W. W . BILLINGS, D a v i s o n . profits, so t h e A m e r i c a n f a r m e r is p l e a d i n g for some relief west with coal from their t e r r i t o r y , they would have to meet the A. It is a price fixing scheme for t h r o u g h a world m a r k e t outlet for his saleable s u r p l u s . Both haulage r a t e s of the eastern roads, so they voluntarily reduced Directors-at-Large the benefit of one class of our peo- M. B . M C P H E R S O N . Lowell i n t e r e s t s are looking beyond t h e b o u n d s of t h e i r own c o u n t r y for their freight r a t e s by 20 cents a ton and the commission s t e p p e d ple. MRS. E D I T R vTrWte a continued national p r o s p e r i t y . in and p r e v e n t e d this move from becoming effective. 1. Price fixing and class legisla- JOHN GOODWINE Newberry At this j u n c t u r e we find Michigan interests facing the propo- tion are un-American contrary to all V E R O L D F. GORMELY The cry of t h e e x p o r t e r of m a n u f a c t u r e d p r o d u c t s for a 30 Buchanan precedent and to American ideals and J. G. BOYLE . .Davison per cent cut in w e s t b o u n d freight r a t e s o u g h t not be t a k e n as a sition of p a y i n g 20 cents a ton more for soft coal t h a n would be principles. W. W . BILLINGS " s h o t b a c k " at the f a r m e r for his demands for freight r a t e cuts necessary. T w e n t y cents on a ton means $6,000,000 ou the lake 2. Price fixing is always a dan- Commodity Directors gerous undertaking for any govern- GEORGE H E R M A N , Edmore Michigan P o t a t o Growera E x c h a n g e on his eastbound s h i p m e n t s b u t the t w o indicate t h e common cargo coal. T h a t is the item t h a t the fight is over at present. ment to adopt. M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r Association g r o u n d s ou which i n d u s t r y a n d a g r i c u l t u r e s t a n d . The limita- The a t t o r n e y general of Michigan is h e a d i n g the fight. H e is B. It will put the government in- J H. G'MEALEY, Hudson Michigan L i v e S t o c k E x c h a n g e GEO. W . McCALLA. Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator E x c h a n g e tions of our national m a r k e t s a r e curtailing the t w o businesses: the general with the F a r m B u r e a u , the Detroit Edison company, to business. M D. BUSKIRK, P a w P a w Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. they a r e both looking for a b i g g e r outlet for t h e i r p r o d u c t s , one the cement companies, t h e p a p e r mills, a n d utilities in general 1. It would require the appoint- an outlet t o t h e east a n d t h e o t h e r a n outlet t o t h e west. B o t h over the state, as well as t h o u s a n d s of domestic users of t h i s lake ment of an army of officials, a bur- S T A T E FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION eauracy in itself. are sincere in their pleas for g r e a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a l a d v a n t a g e s . cargo coal enlisted as his a r m y . H i s reserves include p r a c t i c a l l y Clark L. Brody Sec'y-Treas-lianager 2. The government would at- Both should be given t h e p r o f o u n d e s t s u p p o r t a n d an un- every m a n u f a c t u r i n g concern in the s t a t e a n d m a n y others. tempt to raise prices by resorting to D E P A R T M E N T HEADS biased consideration. The price of lake c a r g o coal cannot help but influence, to a price fixing by artifically creating a TV,,,,.,, A. P. Mills condition of monopoly, concerning certain degree, t h e price of o t h e r b i t u m i n o u s coal. T h a t is the ^ / M L ' 0 1 Miss N. B. Kirby the market on a vast nation-wide y . . 7f L e e Chilson SAVE T H E ESTATES TAX dollar a n d cent angle of t h e fight. scale. Publicity E. E. U n g r e n Accounting • •c L ^a8h The people of these five g r e a t s t a t e s o u g h t to comprise at least C. It would be a tremendous cost American a g r i c u l t u r e is mobilizing its forces to resist a h a r d Organization Alfred Bentall some p o r t i o n of t h e " P U B L I C " , as r e f e r r e d to in the commis- to the American people. Automobile Insurance AJirea w e n u u d r i v e which is to be l a u n c h e d against t h e F e d e r a l E s t a t e s t a x a t 1. The higher prices would in- SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E M I C H I G A N S T A T E W a s h i n g t o n this winter. E v e r y .Michigan f a r m e r has a personal sion's suspension o r d e r . T h a t is t h e u n d e r l y i n g principle for crease the already high cost of living Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service C. F . ^ r n u m which the F a r m B u r e a u is f i g h t i n g . Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L A . Thomas i n t e r e s t in this question. » for every person in the country. Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Bentall The i n d u s t r i e s of the s t a t e need s u p p o r t — m o r a l support. T h a t a. This would bring inconven- T h e p r e s e n t federal law, if continued, will make it possible for ience to all and terrible suffering to is t h e p r i n c i p l e of co-operation wherein t h e F a r m B u r e a u should millions of our people. Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations Michigan to increase h e r own inheritance t a x r a t e s without tak- assist. 2. The direct cost to the govern- Affiliated With Michigan State Farm Bureau ing a single a d d i t i o n a l dollar from the t a x p a y e r s of the S t a t e . ment would run into the billions. Cadillao The entire yield of the Michigan inheritance t a x is eventually a. Senator Brookhart, one of the Michigan Potato Growers E x c h a n g e . Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 ivi u Owen w e n Bldg., ™ S , Detroit ^ » - d i s t r i b u t e d to t h e local school d i s t r i c t s of t h e S t a t e a n d in t h i s The McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill advocates of this scheme, testified (Continued fr om page one) way eventually r e d u c e s local t a x levies for school purposes. before the Senate committee that it Michigan Fruit Growers. Inc Benton n a r o o r moved to the cities, many of them to c All the hazards the farmer would require %\,500,000,000 to start The F e d e r a l E s t a t e s t a x law p e r m i t s the deduction of S t a t e begin life over again under conditions must take are thus removed from all it. Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges i n h e r i t a n c e t a x e s levied on the same estate, u p to 80 p e r cent of totally new to them. other classes of people. b. All of this would have to be MICH. E L E V A T O R E X C H . MICH. MILK P R O D U C E R S ASS"N a. The department of agriculture 2. The McNary-Haugen bill will borne by the American People. the federal levy. The p r e s e n t Michigan law does not absorb t h e has estimated that 2,000,000 people Carl Martin, Pres CoMwRter N. P. Hull, P r e s Lansing let the farmers know in advance III. The McNary-Haugen bill is Milton Bui-kholder, V. P . . . M a r i e t t a R. G. Potts, V i c e - P r e s . W a s h i n g t o n full a m o u n t of this deduction so t h a t money is going into the moved from the farms to the cities what prices they can obtain for their H. D. Horton, Sec.-Treas . . . K i n d e John C. Near, Sec F l a t Rock an impractical scheme. federal t r e a s u r y which might well be used to reduce t h e f a r m e r ' s in Ihe three years, 1920-22. (Weath- basic commodities. L. E . Osmer, Mgr Lansing B. F. Beach, A s s ' t Sec Detroit A. This plan of subsidizing agri- C. S. Benton, Bean Dep't H. W . Norton, Treas Howell er, Crops and Markets. April 28, a. With this knowledge they will local t a x bill. culture has failed wherever it has Port Huron M. L. Noon Jackson 1923.) no longer be compelled to conduct Neil B a s s , Bean Dep't Lansing The repeal of the F e d e r a l E s t a t e s t a x will not only p r e v e n t been tried. R. L. Taylor Lapeer b. The 1926 report of the Secre- their operations blindly. W. E . Phillips Decatur L. W. Harwood Adrian tary of Agriculture estimates that 1. England recently tried such a George McCalla Ypsilanti the imposition of higher r a t e s on inheritance by Michigan, b u t in b. This will restore prosperity to W. J. T h o m a s Grand Rapids 2,035,000 people moved from the scheme, found it would not work and L. C. K a m l o w s k c Washington all probability will materially reduce the yield of t h e p r e s e n t the millions of farmers in this coun- Fred W. Meyer Fair H a v e n farms to the cities in 1925 alone. did not benefit agriculture, and M. R. Shisler Caledonia. try. F. M. Oehmke Sebcwaing Dr. W . C. M c K i n n e y . . . D a v i s b u r g s t a t e t a x . E s t a t e s t a x e s are g r a d u a t e d t a x e s . The h i g h e r r a t e s B. Other industries are very pros- abandoned it at-a loss to the govern- J a m e s J. B r a k e n b e r r y . . . . B a d A x o III. The McNary-Haugen bill is a W. J. Hazelwood ML P l e a s a n t fall only upon those of large means. Consequently a very few perous. practical remedy. ment of several hundred million dol- MICH. POTATO GROWERS Elmer P o w e r s Clio lars. EXCH. estates p a y a l a r g e p r o p o r t i o n of t h e total t a x . The Michigan 1. Secretary Hoover in his annual A. The principles embodied in MICH. L I V E STOCK E X C H . report (p. 42) says that the fiscal this bill have been tried out in other 2. The American tariff law of Henry Curtis, P r e s . . . Cadillac J. T. B u s s e y , Vice-Pros. P r o v e m o n t E. A. Beamer, P r e s Blissfield i n h e r i t a n c e t a x yielded a t o t a l of $10,411,461.36 from resi- year 1925-26 was never surpassed countries and have always worked 1890 experimented with subsidizing O. E . H a w l e y , Sec'y Shelby K. 1). Harper, V i c e - P r e s . , St. Johns d e n t d e s c e n d a n t s , exclusive of interest, in the five y e a r s 1922- in our history in the volume of busi- well. the sugar growers, but the plan fail- F. J. Harger, Treas Stanwood J. H. (VMcalcy, Sec'y Hudson ness or the rate of wages. ed and was abandoned. Frank Obrest, Treas., Breckcnridge 1926. This total r e p r e s e n t s t h e t a x ou 12,024 estates. H o w e v e r , 1. Brazil used the principles em- F. P. Hlbst, Gen. Mgr Cadillat C. Agriculture is a basic indus- bodied in this bill and restored pros- B. It would very greatly benefit C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr.. .Cadillac Nate Pattison Car© over 40 per cent of this a m o u n t was collected from only 20 try. Europe at the expenses of the Ameri- J. R. B e t t e s Sparta perity to her coffee growers when L e o n G. V a n L e u w Beltaire Charles B r o w n Sunfleld estates, a n d t w o a n d one-third millions, or over 20 p e r cent of 1. It gives employment to more they were in dire distress. can people. George H e r m a n Edmore Edward Dippey Perry men than the industries, the mines, 1. The exported surplus of our B. A. R a s m u s s e n Sheridan the t o t a l yield, was collected on but 3 estates out of t h e 12,024. 2. Great Britain used these prin- Charles Woodruff Hastings or the railroads. agricultural products would sell in If these t h r e e men or the men, could have established a legal ciples to restore prosperity to the MICHIGAN F R U I T G R O W E R S , ' I N C . 2. It produces the food supplies Europe cheaper than the bulk of the John Miller Coloma rubber producers in her colonies and M. D. Rtiskirk, Pres Paw Taw residence in a place where t h e r e w a s no i n h e r i t a n c e tax, they that make our industrial life possi- dependencies. crop sold here. Amos Tucker, 1 V. P r e s . . . . . . Allan B. Graham Elberta South Havon P. D- L e a von w o r t h . . Grand Rapids woidd have saved t h e i r estates a t r e m e n d o u s sum of money, a n d ble. a. In both of these cases the a. If this were not the case, the Herbert Nafzlger, 2 V. P r e s W . J. Schultz Hart the public school fund would have suffered a p r o p o r t i o n a t e loss. D. The permanent and complete prices to the consumer were raised bill would fail to accomplish the only Millburg L. A. H a w l e y Ludington prosperity of other industries is de- purpose for which it is adopted. C. I. Chrestensen Onekama only slightly, but a great industry F. I*. Bradford, S e c . - T r e a s T h e r e are now t h r e e states which levy no inheritance t a x . pendent upon agriculture. that was depressed almost to the 2. European labor then could live B e n t o n Harbor H. W . Gowdy Union Pier F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr O. R. Gale Shelby One of the s t r o n g e s t reasons w h y o u r retired business men do I. When the farmers' • buying point of utter collapse was restored much cheaper than it does now. Benton Harbor John L a n g Sodus power is decreased t h e demand for to prosperity, which has redounded 3. This would make it possible John B o t t e m a Spring L a k e not establish t h e i r legal residences in these s t a t e s is t h a t t h e D . ' H . Brake Fremont manufactured products is decreased. to the welfare of the whole world. for European manufacturers to un- Henry N a m i t z Bridgman Bert Gleason Lawrence federal g o v e r n m e n t aow takes the t a x which the s t a t e does n o t II. TJie McNary-Haugen bill will C. L. Brody Lansing B. The principles of the McNary- dersell the American manufacturer J F. H i g b e e Benton Harbor remedy the evils from which agricul- Miller Overton Bangor Harry H o g u e Sodus t a k e . Remove t h a t b a r r i e r and we may expect to find our more Haugen bill have been used in this in the markets of the world. L E G I S L A T I V E HAmerican E A D Q U A R Farm . . .Munsey T E R S . .Bureau Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. able citizens establishing a legal residence in F l o r i d a , w h e r e t u r e is now suffering. country successfully for many years. a. This would throw millions of Federation A. It will give the farmers the American workmen out of work. a AM TT THOMPSON President inheritance t d x e s are forever forbidden by the S t a t e constitution. 1. They were used by the govern- benefits of protection. ment to establish and maintain prices b. When American workmen do O E N F R A L OFFICES A. F. B. F . . . 1 58 E a s t W a s h i n g t o n St., Chicago CHESTER H « R A Y . . W a s h i n g t o n Representative The relation of the Michigan f a r m e r to t h e f e d e r a l e s t a t e s t a x 1. This protection cannot be giv- during the World War. not have employment, the demand for is j u s t t h i s : if it continues in its present form, the Michigan p u b - en by tariff alone. 2. They are now being used by American farm products will very a. The tariff can benefit a home many other industries by means of greatly decrease, so that a much larg- lic school fund may be increased w i t h o u t a d d i n g a dollar to any industry only in cases where we pro- er surplus will have to be exported, private agencies made possible by or- ^ m a n ' s t a x e s ; if the protection of the F e d e r a l t a x is w i t h d r a w n , duce less than we consume* or where ganization and centralization. and have to be sold at a still lower the industry is so organized and cen- C. The McNary-Haugen bill has price in Europe. STATE FARM BUREAU'S PVBUC t h e way will be paved for those who have p r o f i t e d most u n d e r tralized that it is able to limit the been approved and endorsed by most C. The scheme can not be made t h e protection of M i c h i g a n ' s law q u i e t l y t o t r a n s f e r their legal production and keep up the prices. to work out. SERVICE PROGRAM residences to states where i n h e r i t a n c e s are not t a x e d , t h u s reduc- b. In agriculture we have always of the people who really want to remedy the conditions of agriculture. 1. As a general rule the dreams LEGISLATION ing the public school fund in this s t a t e . been an exporting nation, producing 1. It has been endorsed by most of overzealous reformers fade away P a s s a g e of the Capper-French T r u t h - l n - more than we consume. of all of the farmers' organizations when they are actually put to the Fabric bill; completion and operation of c. The farmers are so scattered in the country. test. the U. S. Muscle Shoals N i t r a t e s plant C O - O P E R A T I N G F O R COAL and manufacture of fertilizer: opposition and many of them so poor, that or- 2. It has been endorsed by prac- 2. This scheme is too vast an un- to any form of sales tax or of c o n s u m p - ganization and centralization so as to tically all of the leaders in the farm dertaking, too complicated, and in- tion tax; retention of federal income t a x ; For 20 cents t h e F a r m B u r e a u would go to bat w i t h almosi a n y P a s s a g e of Gooding-Ketchara Seed S t a l n - limit production are impossible. movement. ovlves too many hazards and uncer- I N A C T E O APR. 26, 1926 ing bill. organization or commission in the c o u n t r y . T h a t is, p r o v i d i n g d. In agriculture the limitation 3. It has been endorsed by organ- tanties to be carried out by any TAXATION the 20 cents r e p r e s e n t e d a principle or there were enough of the of production is impossible, for if we ized labor. government board. Relief for sorely burdened farm property 20 cent items involved to m a k e the a g g r e g a t e a w o r t h w h i l e sum. planned to produce just what was Why The BUI Won't Worts ?,. It does not attempt to aid all by e n a c t m e n t of: necessary weather conditions might I. There is nothing in the present the farmers. E N A C T E D JAN. 29, 1925 (a) T w o c e n t g a s o l i n e t a x for k i g h w a y J u s t at p r e s e n t we have a fight on with the I n t e r s t a t e Com- so decrease the crops as to produce funds. condition of agriculture that calls for a. It would not benefit the fruit (b S t a t e Income T a x in place of State's merce Commission for 20 cents. We d i d n ' t pick t h e fight but a terrible famine. so extreme and radical an exiM*riment growers at all. general property levy. sonic o t h e r fellows did and they hollered to us to help them out B. It will relieve the American as the adoption of the McNary- b. It would not help the market (c) L a w forbidding a n y more t a x exempt farmers from selling their products Haugen bill would be. gardeners. securities. because t h e commission had ti.^.en an unfair a d v a n t a g e of t h e m at the low level of world prices. (d) Equalization of a s s e s s m e n t of farm and A. The present condition of agri- c. It does not help the poultry /AXES REDUCED so we o u g h t to stick by until one or t h e other is forced to give 1. The prices of agricultural prod- ..•7,350 A N N U A L L Y city property in accordance w i t h sales culture is a temporary dislocation, a raisers, tobacco growers or sheep S I N C E 1924 v a l u e s of same. in. ucts in this country are now set by natural result of the war. raisers. (Farm Bureau Investigations brought the exportable surplus, and are there- equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- The whole t h i n g is just the outcome of a long b a t t l e between 1. The war increased very greatly D. The whole scheme is clearly tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, fore at the low level of world prices. ,the agricultural production of this unconstitutional. saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess union coal mines anil non-union mines b u t t h e F a r m B u r e a u i s n ' t 2. All other prices, in this country country. 1. The twelve members of the taxes annually.) interested in who s t a r t e d the fight or w h a t w a s the cause of the are raised to the high American a. The sudden end of the war left board, who draw their $10,000 salary TRANSPORTATION standard, either by the tariff or by agriculture accustomed to producing and traveling expenses from the pub- r u c k u s so much as it is in s a v i n g 20 c e n t s a ton on freight c h a r g e s E F F E C T I V E S E P T . 10, Immediate application of Michigan organization and combination using more than was needed in normal lic treasury and who have full di- 1925 Zone Rate decision t o save farmer s h i p - for some 30,000,000 tons of b i t u m i n o u s coal t h a t goes into Mich- pers in 69 c o u n t i e s $500,000 annually. the power of monopoly. times. rection of all operations under the igan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, a n d the D a k o t a s each year. • This 3. Unless the farmers can have b. This condition of over-produc- law, are really selected by private MARKETING the protection afforded by the Mc- E x t e n s i o n of sound co-operative m a r - 20 cents means a s a v i n g of possibly two a n d a half million tion was made much worse by the individuals or organizations. keting program now well under w a y in Nary-Haugen bill, they must continue fact that Europe was unable to buy a. The President has only nomin- Michigan. dollars to Michigan interests a n n u a l l y ; maybe more—it is t h a t to be forced to buy in the highest as much as it had before the war. al appointing power, for he must ap- AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE much at least on the direct s h i p m e n t s of lake cargo coal into market in the world and to sell in 2. The same condition existed in point from the list of names submit- E F F E C T I V E OCT. 20, Adequate protection for farmers a g t l n s t the lowest market in the world. ted to him. 1926 loss by fire, theft, collision, property d a m - Michigan. this country at the close of our Civil a g e and public liability furnished a t r e a - 1. The McNary— Haugcn bill will •War. b. This is an unheard of proced- sonable rates. Xow, the Farm Bureau members, scattered here and there over remedy these conditions. ure, without a precedent in American 3. The same condition depressed some 50 counties, AVOII 't realize much on this 20 cent fight, so far a. It provides for a board to buy all of the other industries of this history. V = ;is direct r e t u r n s may be concerned, but there c a n ' t be a loss and either store, sell or otherwise dis- country in 1921 and 1922. •1. This board la given power to* pose of the surplus agricultural prod- a. Other industries arc more pros- levy the so-called equalization fee, millions of dollars in the s t a t e each y e a r without h a v i n g at least a ucts. perous than agriculture only because which is really a tax. TRANSPORTATION AND FOREIGN TRADE good p r o p o r t i o n of this loss reflected back to the a g r i c u l t u r e of b. It gives the board power to do a. The Federal Constitution gives they have been able to make their A $Q per rent reduction in rail freight rates on export ship- t h e state. for the farmers the things that or- recovery more quickly. Congress alone the right to levy ment* to tin' Pac ' in- most recent cry of m a n u f a c t u r e r s ganization and centralization have B. This condition will remedy it- taxes. Even t h o u g h the. 20 cents n e v e r find their way back to t h e done for the other industries and for self in a few years more. E. The McNary-Haugen bill is op- I n d u s t r y must have recognition in t h i s line, the farmer, it behooves the F a r m B u r e a u to lend at least its m o r a l labor. posed by the best minds in this coun- 1. Europe will soon be able to m a n u f a c t u r e r s claim, if it is to develop to. the fullest extent in s u p p o r t to the fight for this .saving because we need the in- C. The McNary-Haugen bill will buy as much as before the war. try. stabilize agriculture. 1. President Coolidge is strongly the future. d u s t r i e s a n d the utilities of the state and we w a n t t h e m to pros- 1. All other industries are now The main reason Europe has not already bought more of our agri- opposed to it. \ p l a i n . has been m a k i n g his p e r u n d e r fair conditions. stabilized. cultural products has been the de- 2. Secretary Mellon has voiced t as t h e national Capitol, in his cry It was a few m o n t h s ago t h a t several r a i l r o a d s of the south- a. The manufacturer knows what preciated condition of the currency his opposition in* no uncertain terms. rednetions that will enable him to supply the east decided t h e y could haul lake c a r g o coal for 20 cents a t o n price he will b« able to obtain for his of the European nations, so that it 3. Even the secretary of agricul- less t h a n they had been c h a r g i n g so t h e y issued a new tariff ac- products, and conducts his operations had little purchasing power abroad. ture is not in favor of it. with his grains and farm crops at prices more accordingly, b. This condition has been very 4. Most of the economists, men cordingly but the I n t e r s t a t e Commerce Commission, c h a r g i n g t h i s b. Labor knows what wages it largely remedied already by the who are directly interested in no way, r e a s o n i n g . " the m a n u f a c t u r e r s eon- r e d u c t i o n was u n f a i r to t h e p u b l i c (whoever t h e public might be will receive in advance. American debt settlements and the but who are .best informed on the subject are against it. OCTOBER 33, 1D27 TRUER MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS plishments of . their organization. Only Kith, Nothing More OHIO PROPOSES A REORGANIZATION CONSERVATION BOARD RATE REDUCTIONS OF Picnic Teaches Big Lesson Many were things that the members hadn't been informed of and some Some years ago there died a mul- timillionaire, and a newspaper man COMPROMISE PLAN APPARENTLY COMPLETEASKED ON FREIGHT October Gathering In Monroe County, Sponsored By Detroit were figures that had become dim in their memories and the whole up served to create the proper kino who furnished news stuff to a syn- dicate of papers wrote an article con- cerning him. Six papers published FOR FARM RELIEF Selection of J. Russel Jontz of Gram] Rapids as secretary of the BY GRAPE GROWERS Edison Company, Shows Farm Bureau Members of sentiment within the county, as attested to by the representation at his article and five of them did not. One of the five wrote the correspon- state conservation commission indi- A New Way Of Co-operating this meeting. dent his reason, saying: "The man It Embodies Principles Of cates to those; who have followed the Eastern Producers Seek To By MKS. EDITH M. WAGAR was merely rich; that was all there activities of the department closely neither do all utility companies make was to his life." Several Measures That While we talk and preach and sing the effort this one did. But as an Curwood Estate that Gov. Green's present arrange- Have Rates Equalized Official appraisal of the James ment of William H. Loutit as direc, co-operation as our slogan, do we go organized group we could do much Have "Died Hard" On Shipments at it full length as we should or do of this sort of thing. How nice it Oliver Curwood estate at Owosso and "I want a bottle of iodine." ting commissioner wkhout pay, and Col. George Hogarth as acting di- we top often want to do the "co-ing" would be to get our farm people to- elsewhere is put at $750,000. Owftfe- 'Sorry, but this is a drug store. and leaving the "operation" for the so churches and charity get $2."»,oot>. Can't I interest you in an alarm PROVIDES DEBENTURES rector, succeeding Leigh J. Young, WEST GIVEN NEW RATES other fellow? gether once in a while just to see clock, some nice leather goods, a will continue for some time to come. how we might benefit ourselves, but Jontz' job with the department I've been doing some earnest think- not with the idea of1 selling ourselves Frown on Free Lots few radio parts, or a toasted cheese Farm Board Would Be Given New York Growers Seeking ing for a while back and have con- will be in the nature of business anything or soliciting for members or "Free lot schemes," used to boom sandwich?" Power To Direct And manager for the organization. In the To Keep Their Market vinced myself that we are letting collecting dues or coaxing someone subdivision sales, have come under past, Hogarth has 'taken charge of grand opportunities slip through our to join some club or group or co-op. ban of law in California, and if per- "Is your wife still at home?" Control Surplus this work along with that of secre- From Weakening fingers and then wonder why we Will the time ever come when farm sisted in will, in 1928, work a revo- "Hell, no: she's louder there than tary as well as deputy director, and don't get encouragement and sym- folks will associate themselves, with cation of license to the broker. anywhere else." Suggested as a means of getting now as acting director he will be A demand that lower freight rates pathy from everyone we come in con- the groups neediug them, by their the east and the west together on chief assistant to Uoutit and will be given grapes from southwestern tact with. own initiative so that the efforts ex- the matter of farm relief, a plan has help direct the policies of the de- New York and northwestern Penn- I believe we can do constructive p e n d e d may be along such lines as been drafted and is presented as the partment. sylvania to destinations throughout Farm Bureau work without haying these? Oh, what a glorious feeling "Ohio Plan." This bears the ear- Members of the commission have the eastern states has just been pre- our efforts plastered with our ow FALL TRADE marks of the administration bills, the that will be to some of us. taken kindly to the re-organization. sented to the Interstate Commerce advertisements just as well as one Throughout the entire picnic there The farmer's purchasing power is im- McNary-Haugen bill and the deben- Under a new plan of operation, Commission. can live a genuine Christian life ture plan of farm relief measures. was Farm Bureau sentiment inject- proving. .More wilt will he used this each district game warden will be re- The complaint was filed jointly by without some of the spectacular out- ed. The Edison Company had invit- Briefly stated the Ohio plan is: the New York State Dep't of Farms fall. Specify the following brands: Xo. sponsible for his own district, and ward show demanded by some. ed our State Farm Bureau President 1. A federal farm board, headed all deputy fire wardens, as well as and Markets, the Dep't of Agricul- I MEDH'M XOX-i 'AWING (full grain- It was with quite a bit of curios- to address its guests and others by the secretary of agriculture, to game wardens, will be under his ture of the Commonwealth of Penn- ed); ECONOMY SALT (reasonably ity that some of us accepted an in- prominent in the arrangements recog- act (in like manner as the federal direction. There no longer will be a sylvania, the Chautauqua and Erie vitation to a picnic as late in the sea- priced); lOIMMILOX (excellent foi- reserve board) in the stabilization Grape Growers' Ass'n and other co- nized and gave.credit to this farm division in the department between son as October 12, tendered by the st ock). of markets, in general supervision, operative associations and individ organization as a .means of helping the game and fire wardens, but all Monroe branch of the Detroit Edison the farmer help hmself, all of which of other boards set up, and to be in will be conservation officers and ual dealers and growers in Erie company. The invitations were sent SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS CO. charge of federal funds appropriated County, Pa., and Chautauqua, Cat- is comforting to those of us anxious SAGINAW, MICHIGAN their duties will include both game to the rural patrons of the company for marketing purposes. taraugus and Erie counties, N. Y. to find methods and means for the and fire. and a few other special guests wfith 2. Advisory councils for each farmer's welfare. State police, instead of game The complaint makes no reference an acceptance card enclosed in order commodity, to be selected by the fed- wardens, will inspect cars at the to the .recent decision of the I. C. C. eral farm board, members to be nom- that they might know how many and Straits and will patrol the Wiscon- reducing freight rates on California whom to except. The picnic was call- HOME OWNERSHIP inated by recognized co-operatives. These councils, to find the facts as to each particular commodity and present them to the public and the sin-Michigan border for game law violators. The patrols Straits and the Wisconsin line are maintained to prevent smuggling of at the grapes to the same destinations, but it is evident that it comes as a re- sult, of that decision. Both state de- partments of agriculture were 'inter- ed for all day at the Miller farm home, a few miles out of Monroe, with a program starting at 10 o'clock PERCENT IS LOW SERVICE SATISFACTION farmer-grower. and a lunch at noon. 3. Commodity stabilization cor- porations to be set up for each com- illegal game. More than 100 illegal deer were taken at the Straits last year. Little trouble is expected at the veners in opposition to the reduction there granted and, in a concurring opinion to the Commission's decision When the day arrived we were in the midst of a rain, cold and drizzly Only two cities in the United S E States can show half the people own- modity to centralize control and re- sponsibility. These to be formed from the co-operatives handling the same Wisconsin line this year, as the deer hunting season is open in that state in the California grape case, Com- missioner Eastman said: and sometimes pouring. That was some picnic day, wasn't it? But our curiosity was still with us and it ing their homes, and one of them is Grand Rapids. The other is Des A C this fall. The only work there will commodity and be selected by the co-operatives subscribing to the cap- be to prevent Wisconsin hunters en- tering Michigan to hunt without non- "The eastern growers of fruit are suffering from financial depression quite as much as California growers could not be appeased by staying at home, so "the better half" and I Moines. The percentages, 50.2 and 7)1 respectively. When we learn that some "European countries show an F 0 started out betweeen showers. ital stock of the commodity stabiliza- tion corporation. resident licenses. and, it seems to me, have less oppor- When we arrived at the grounds 80 per cent home ownership, while N 4. $300,000,000 revolving fund; tunity than the latter for remedying their situation by expedients other we found everything seC for a gen- 65 per cent in this country are under- housed, we see the distance prosper- E 0 $50,000,000 to be loaned to co-op- eratives to purchase plants or loan- STATE GAME FARM than a reduction of freight rates. Both this Commission and the east- uine picnic—and out doors, at that. A huge tent had been erected in the ous America must yet go. ed on physical properties already owned by co-operatives; $250,000,- WELL WORTH VISIT ern carriers must face squarely the fact that, if the reductions herein yard and tables and chairs were placed to accommodate some 200 at Clinton Signs Member T M 000 to be loaned for the purchase of ordered are justified, it is very prob- luncheon. Everybody was made wel- Who Had To Be Shown farm products by the commodity sta- bilization corporations upon approv- al of the federal board. Mrs. Dann, of Eaton County, able that an even stronger case for reductions in fruit rates can be made come by those in charge and then the weather man favored us with a bit Y throughout the eastern territory." of sunshine so we could look around A bunch of boosters for Farm Bu- 5. The debenture form of the ex- Gives Interesting Story port bounty to be put into effect on Of Trip The complaint of the Lake Erie district grape growers states that the and see the things there for inspec- tion. We found this farm home reau around Wacousta, in Clinton county, recently set up a very inter- Insure Your Car In protected farm commodities of equipped with every electrical con- esting Farm Bureau display at a lo- which the United States produces a yearly surplus, but only as to sur- pluses in the hands of the recognized The State Game Farm near Mason is quite worth while. The deer en- second class rates charged for car- load shipments of grapes in the east- ern states is unreasonably high per venience possible to install, a range, an ironer, a washer, a pump for cal fair and it brought in $10 in cash that was rather unexpected, besides winning first prize in its class. A 4 SQUARE COMPANY se. It is further alleged that this both well and cistern water, an auto- (o-operatives handling such, com- closure, which is ideal as a home The $10 came, not as a cash dona- Here is an automobile insurance company for these beautiful animals, is the rate is preferential to California matic toaster, a heater, a motor for modity. These co-operatives to be so the sewing machine, a sweeper and a tion, but as a paid up membership in that serves farmers only. It has farmer agents organized that all owners of such center of attraction. Here one may grapes and prejudicial to complain- the organization, the new member leisurely observe the home life of ants' grapes, when compared with refrigerator, besides lights every- and adjusters eve^vhere, affording genuine commodities will have the privilege where. being a farmer who never had been of marketing through them, non- Mr. and Mrs. Deer and all the little the relatively lower freight rates shown the benefits of becoming a protection to those "who can qualify. members paying overhead charges. deer. They seem unafraid and will from California to the same des- At the barns, all kinds of electric member before. When the exhibit 6. The federal farm board to be permit visitors to fondle them tinations, distance considered. power machinery were in operation; was opened and an explanation made Comparative Statement 1922 to 1927 required to find the average yearly through the wire fence. A serious depression now exists in pumps of all kinds, feed grinders, silo by one-'of the field workers of the Year Income Assets production of farm commodities of The geese, wild and tame, are the grape, industry of New York and filler; milking machine, incubator 'state organization, the reluctant 1922 29,222.10 27,444.87 which the United States produces a beautiful as they honk noisily from Pennsylvania, the complaint de- and brooder, etc. Demonstrations of farmer lost no further time in join- 1923 69,832.65 64,353.62 surplus for export and the estimated the water to their companions on clares, and grapes are not moving this equipment were made later in ing. 1924 115,700.38 136,883.54 production for the current year. The shgre. A flock of snowy white geese freely. The freight rates on grapes the day. This is just another example of floated majestically, in perfect for- 1925 281,917.17 298,123.22 full amount of the debenture to ap- are declared to be higher than the Arrangement had been made pre- what real, genuine publicity of a lo- mation, like a white flotilla, the lowest possible lawful rates compat- 1926 552,127.93 570,212.31 ply only in the crop years in which viously with the Ladies' Aid Society cal nature can be made to accom- May 31, 1927 1,350,880.42 1,059,431.53 the surplus is the average or below gander now and then sounding a ible with the maintenance of ade- to serve the dinner and it is needless plish. the average. When the yearly pro- note so like a boat whistle that one quate transportation service and are to say that all did justice to the doz- It is educational work in the com- duction is estimated by the federal farm board to be above the average, lady remarked that it was signal- ling another craft. The wild ducks, contrary to the true policies of the Hoch-Smith resolution. It was exact- ens of fried chickens and pans of biscuits and gravy together with munity that strengthens public and individual sentiment tn favor of any STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO. then the debenture to be reduced in with their sober brown feathers, pad- ly such conditions in the California potatoes, beans, salad, pie and dough- organization or endeavor. OF BLOOMIXGTOX, ILL. the proportion that the year's pro- dled happily about as if such a thine grape industry and the same clauses nuts that always go with an "Aid" Clinton county has been doing duction exceeds the yearly average. 7. All imported agricultural prod- as a man with a gun wras unheard of. The genial gentleman in charge of in the Hoch-Smith resolution upon which the I. C. C. relied in ordering dinner. After the dinner, man (and woman) was satisfied, the tables some publicity work recently. When the members decided to stage their Michigan State Farm Bureau ucts, which compete with U. S. ag- the farm, states they have hatched the reduced rates on California were removed and everyone was com- October quarterly meeting, they did MIGHIGAN AGEXT ricultural products, either directly eight thousand pheasants under four grapes to the East. fortably seated inside the tent, Mr. not rely on a post card announce- LAXSIXG MICHIGAN or indirectly, to bear a sufficient tar- hundred hens. That pheasants never If the Commission grants this Fitzgerald, of the electric company, ment to bring in the members, but iff rate to afford the home product set in captivity. That they have re- complaint, it will mean that grape bade us a most cordial welcome and they planned a system of getting protection, and at the same time fur- leased to the state over seven thou- consumers will have the benefit of told us that this party was not for members out and the plan brought nish additional revenues to assist in sand this season. During the hatch- lower freight rates on grapes, and soliciting purposes but simply to out better than 240 members. Sev- caring for the debentures' issued. ing and feeding season there are four in this way more grapes may be pur- Show the farm people what use could eral letters were mailed to members 8. The tariff commission, or hundred coops in the two fields, each chased, but competition between be made of electric power after once and public announcements made of some other body to be created, giv- of which must be visited six times a California and Lake Erie grapes it was installed. We could readily the proposed meeting. en the duty of finding the estimated day. A crate and a half of eggs boil- would be restored to the conditions size up the situation as just another The County Farm Bureau assem- added cost, by reason of the applica- ed end run through a potato ricer is existing at present, since the Cali- case of pure co-operation. This farm bled material of an educational tion of the dehenture, of the produc- given to the birds each day. The fornia order*has not yet gone into nature and distributed something home was needed; the manufacturing tion of animal products of which we wings of the pheasants must be effect. like five hundred pages of literature interests were needed; the electrical produce a surplus in the United clipped once in four weeks, which which told of some of the accom- necessitates their being shut in at company was needed and. last but not States; and the president to be giv- least, the 300 and more people who en power to increase the tariff on these animal products in the propor- night and the work of clipping takes all night. About seven hundred young CONGRESS TO GET came were needed to make the ef- fort effective. tion that the debenture plan increas- pheasants were fed in the field and es their cost of production. were a most interesting sight. CONTAINERS BILL Prof. H. J. Gallagher, of Michigan State College, gave a complete report CASS GROUP MEETS StatePurebreds FOR 3D QUARTERLY Records Show Are Best Washington, Oct. 14.—Early re-in- troduction of the standard contain- er bill in the Seventieth Congress was planned at a conference held in of the experimental rural electric line between Mason and Dansville! in Ingham county, and the figurers he gave were convincing that electricity Why Your Stock A. C. Baltzer, who has charge of is the solution for many of the farm- Is One Of The Counties In State That Endeavors the herd improvement association work in the state, says that the figures show that 4,835 purebreds on the office of E. L. Roberts, acting general manager and secretary of thc- National League of Commission Merchants, at which representatives er's handicaps. He told of the changes that have been made in that •ommunity within a year or two; how there had been no running water Should Go the In the Favored Models test the last year averaged 8,637 lbs. of organizations interested in the To Get Somewhere For the third time this year the Farm Bureau in Cass county called of milk and 332 lbs. of butterfat for the year while 6,956 grade cows pro- duced an average of 7,722 lbs. of milk and 315 lbs. of butterfat. measure were present. The conference was attended by Chester H. Gray, local representa- tive of the American Farm Bureau in any of the homes previous to the introduction of electricity and,.'i so far, several farmers already have found it possible to have city con- Co-op Way veniences. He said a feed grinder is Your own experienced and a quarterly meeting of its members These figures may not be a scientific Federation; H. A. Spilman. special- conscientious salesmen sell ist in package standardization of the used now on one of the farms a JTM difference; in bushel; three-quarters bushel; on. b of wiring the hands and you get all it bring? When in Lansing, stop in and let us measure you whole line was made instead of in- Our .salesmen,, are the best in a definite program (oi- Farm Bureau jgog goatsTlo]; tfcf two ccrws! was only bushel; one and nne-iiuari<-r bush- dividual jobs, and bids were asked the business. Ship your stock for a suit or coat. Have your measurement on file endeavor, explaining the important. one and one-half buslu'N and to the— v-^.i.- uu< .lie u i . n n n c e in money tor which, when received, ran all the part the county unit has in the pio- two bushels. Standards for splint way from $180Q to over $:',0<>0. The farmers' own co-op com- at our office for future orders. returned above feed costs was $.s4.9 7. ba*ki - follows: Four quarts; gram. A study oi the ;>.::-t year's records The community wiring job impress- mission houses at Detroit and There were about *>•> members reg- eight quarts; 1_ quarts; l»i quarts; East Buffalo are getting farm- shows that cows which freshened dur- ed on our minds the fact that there istered for this meeting. ing the fall months returned an aver- 1'4 quarts; :J2 qu:: are many ways in which we farmers ers better returns. GET OUR BLANKET CIRCULAR The bill in its tentative form pro- • t' $4.00 more profit than cows vides that it shall become effective can help ourselves if we would only "Why do you call your girl Dand which freshened at any other time. on the first day of November follow- practice co-operation as readily as Michigan Livestock Exchange ruff?" we talk it. Detroit, Mich, CLOTHING DEPARTMENT "Cause she is always falling on my ailfl *»••« more l> rofit t h a n t h e c o w s ing the date of its final passage. This will give manufacturers ample op- Then I thought of our Farm Bu- or neck. -Wet Hen. which began their lactation period Noah Webster was once discovered by his wife kissing a pretty maid. during the spring months. Diplomas for excellency and herd portunity to adjust their machinery accordingly. reau along with this late picnic. Here was the electric company showing us how we might serve ourselVes. W • Producers Co-Qp Com. Ass'n East Buffalo, X. Y. State Farm Bureau 221-227 X. CEDAR STREET. LANSING, MI' ML butterfat production that are award- Mark Twain once said that you need to know more about our pos- "I am surprised. Noah," said his wife. "No, my dear," Noah replied, "I am ed each year at the National Dairy Van't depend on your eyes when your sibilities, yet oue farmer could 'not surprised. You are astonished." Show were earned by 1.072 Michigan imagination is out of focus. stage a demonstration alone nor herds last year. tor* MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NRWI OCTOBER 2 8 , 1027 extension m o v e m e n t of t h e Unit- DR DIEHL LIVES IN ed S t a t e s . In 1 9 2 1 began w h a t m a y be call- IS COMPULSORY Not F. B. Attorney T. R o g e r s Lyons, a t t o r n e y , FARM BUREAU AND WHITE ANTS FOUND CLASSIFIED ADS.POULTKY RURAL LIFE THAT ed t h e Albion period In h i s career. lie filled successfully t h e triple functions of pastor, t e a c h e r in t h e CO-OPERATION IN located in t h e United Bldg., Lansing, h a s no connection w i t h INDUSTRIES JOIN VERY DESTRUCTIVE 500,000 HIGH GRADE HOLLYWOOD Stred White Leghorn Accredited ('hicks. t h e Michigan State F a r m Bu- Montcalm c o u n t y farmers have HE BROUGHT TO US College, a n d r u r a l l e a d e r in t h e s t a t e , w o r k i n g long h o u r s a t h i g h tension U.S. NEXT STEP? r e a u a n d does n o t r e p r e s e n t it in a n y w a y . IN FREIGHT CASE s e n t t w o s a m p l e s of corn t h a t w e r e infested with w h i t e a n t s t o t h e e n - M;iles and females passed and banded by state poultry association. Sturdy andi vigorous heavy producing breeders a s - sure chicks of quality and ability. Spe- and giving himself u n r e s e r v e d l y , in tomology d e p a r t m e n t a t t h e college. cial discount now. Catalog free. Wyn- D« Eben Mumford W r i t e s o r d e r t h a t m o r e of t h e purpose t h a t W e s t e r n S p e a k e r T o u c h e s O n S e e k i n g I. C. C. A p p r o v a l Of Professor P e t t i t w a r n s f a r m e r s in garden Hatchery & Farms, Zeeland, Midi. Of A Man Who d o m i n a t e d his life m i g h t be realized TRAIN OPERATES ONLY t h i s a r e a t o use c a r e in t h e s t o r a g e Box 25. 3-25-b in t h e c o m m u n i t i e s of t h e s t a t e . It P o i n t s In A S c h e m e T o R a t e C u t s Offered B y of corn s t a l k s in which t h e a n t s a r e L e t t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u Seed H a d Vision was in this period t h a t a n incident DURING DAMP WEATHER present. Service clean y o u r seed. T h e e a r l y occurred which showed his resource F o r c e C o - o p e r a t i o n Southern Roads T h e r e h a v e 'beqp sveral cases in orders get immediate attention. fulness. At one of t h e g r e a t a n n u a l O p e r a t i n g s t e a m e n g i n e s on r a i n y Michigan w h e r e buildings h a v e been In t h e passing from t h i s life of days only, is a bit out of t h e o r d i n a r y Dr. W i l b u r W. Diehl, T h u r s d a y morn m e e t i n g s a t W e s t e r n N o r m a l , known CANADIANS ADOPT PLAN for r a i l r o a d s , b u t such an a r r a n g e - POTTER HANDLES CASE seriously d a m a g e d by these i n s e c t s at R u r a l P r o g r e s s D a y , it is t h e cus- W h e n they once, become e s t a b l i s h e d ing, S e p t e m b e r _'!», a g r i c u l t u r e a n d m e n t is r e p o r t e d for t h e line be- tom to have, a s t h e c u l m i n a t i o n a n d in a b u i l d i n g , s t r e n u o u s , control r u r a l life In Michigan a n d in t h e nation Buffered an i r r e p a r a b l e loss. climax of t h e p r o g r a m in t h e after- S o m e H o l d D o u b t s A b o u t It tween Mt. J e w e l l a n d S m e t h p o r t , Pa., W o u l d Effect A S a v i n g O f noon, t h e R u r a l P r o g r e s s Day a d - B e i n g Feasible F o r a distance of 20 miles. F o r e s t fires, $ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 In S t a t e , measures a r e needed structure. t o save t h e WHEN He occupied a u n i q u e position in t h e councils of t h e new c o u n t r y m o v e m e n t . To t h e i n t i m a t e know- life dress. At t h e last m o m e n t , because of missing a r a i l r o a d connection, it A m e r i c a n U s e o c c u r r i n g q u i t e often, were a t t r i b u t - ed to s p a r k s from t h e locomotives, so It Is E s t i m a t e d The a n t s w e a k e n t h e t i m b e r s in the building until they are unable YOU SHIP was found t h a t t h e s p e a k e r selected it w a s decided to r e m e d y t h e diffi- to uphold t h e w e i g h t c a r r i e d by t h e s e Stocker a n d feeder cattle o r ledge a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g of farm life sheep t h e r e a r e certain require- for t h e occasion could n o t arrive in At a r e c e n t m e e t i n g in California, culty by r u n n i n g t h e t r a i n s only in The Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u supports. Liberal applications of that is t h e h e r i t a g e of t h e f a r m - r e a r - m e n t s t h a t m u s t be m e t t o e n - t i m e , a n d o u t of t h a t g r e a t assembly C o n g r e s s m a n C l a r e n c e F . Lea, of t h a t wet periods. is j o i n i n g with utilities of t h i s s t a t e k e r o s e n e a t t h e p o i n t s a t t a d k e d by ed boy, he added in his y o u t h a P a s s e n g e r c a r s l a t e r were h a u l e d a n d t h e s t a t e g o v e r n m e n t in p r o - a b l e y o u t o benefit b y t h e n e w Including r u r a l life l e a d e r s from all u t a t e , b r o u g h t u p t h e subject of t h e a n t s a r e r e c o m m e n d e d a s a con- stocker a n d feeder rates allow- thorough t r a i n i n g in scientific agri over t h e s t a t e , Dr. Diehl w a s called " C o m p u l s o r y C o - o p e r a t i o n . " A m o n g by a gasoline locomotive, b u t freights ceedings before t h e I n t e r s t a t e Com- trol measure. ed b y t h e r a i l r o a d c o m p a n i e s c u l t u r e at t h e Michigan A g r i c u l t u r a l kept to t h e w e t s c h e d u l e . upon to give t h e a d d r e s s . It w a s a o t h e r t h i n g s , h e s a i d : merce Commission s e e k i n g a p p r o v a l on t h e s e t w o classes of live- College, g r a d u a t i n g t h e r e in I S M at severe t e s t b u t with t h e p r e p a r a t i o n " I t m a y become n e c e s s a r y for a by t h e commission of t h e a c t i o n of stock. the early a g e of 2 1 . Selecting t h e of a lifetime b e h i n d h i m a n d t h e certain m a j o r i t y of t h e i n d u s t r y i n - several r a i l r o a d s which v o l u n t a r i l y T h e traffic d e p a r t m e n t of ministry a s his life work h e b r o u g h t to his k n o w l e d g e of a g r i c u l t u r e a vision t h a t h e h a d of t h e future, h e volved to have t h e p o w e r t o compel fully lived up t o t h e s t a n d a r d s set the inclusion of u n w i l l i n g m i n o r i t i e s DEMAND GROWING reduced freight r a t e s on l a k e c a r g o coal 20 cents per t o n . The Farm Bureau Poultry Exchange the State F a r m Bureau is in position t o render t h e neces- professional t r a i n i n g a t G a r r e t t Bib lical I n s t i t u t e , N o r t h w e s t e r n Univer- sity, w h e r e he g r a d u a t e d in 1891. In for t h a t a d d r e s s , a n d m a d e a lasting in t h e co-operative o r g a n i z a t i o n . c o n t r i b u t i o n to R u r a l P r o g r e s s Day. It w a s d u r i n g t h i s period t h a t h e " P a r t i a l co-operation m e a n s t h a t FOR MORE SWEET W i l l i a m W. P o t t e r , a t t o r n e y g e n - e r a l , h a s assigned H a r o l d G o o d m a n , which formerly operated a t 2610 Riopelle Street, Detroit, has dis- continued business. This business s a r y service in a r r a n g i n g f o r t h e s e special class r a t e s . W h y not have this department assist a n a s s i s t a n t , to r e p r e s e n t Michigan this r a t h e r u n u s u a l c o m b i n a t i o n of interest a n d study to which he held tenaciously t h r o u g h o u t his career, i n a u g u r a t e d a n d developed w h a t w a s l a t e r k n o w n a s t h e Albion Move- p a r t of t h e g r o w e r s a r e fighting t h e o t h e r p a r t in each i n d u s t r y , t h e o n e p a r t t r y i n g t o destroy t h e m a r k e t v a l - CREAM BUTTER officially in t h e coal r a t e case which is s c h e d u l e d t o be h e a r d by t h e com- has been taken over by the GarlocK Williams Co. you i n g e t t i n g t h e s e s p e c i a l rates this fall? W e A u d i t F r e i g h t Bills F r e e . m e n t . B e c a u s e of his work with t h e mission a t W a s h i n g t o n , Nov. 16. , 2 6 1 4Orleans St. S m a l l F e e F o r Collections combined with rare Qualities of f a r m e r s ' clubs in t h e vicinity of Al- ue of t h e o t h e r ' s p r o d u c t . B u t t e r m a d e from u n r i p e n e d P a s - T e s t i m o n y will be t a k e n a t t h a t t i m e heart, mind a n d will, is to be found " A t t e m p t s to c o n t r o l p r o d u c t i o n teurized sweet c r e a m c a n be depend- to d e t e r m i n e w h a t t h e final a c t i o n Detroit the key to his great influence bion a n d t h e confidence of t h e farm people in h i m , t o g e t h e r with his lead- will be a failure. T h e only o p p o r t u - ed on t o m a i n t a i n i t s high q u a l i t y of t h e commission s h a l l be o n t h e Tour shipments of poultry, eggs Mich. Farm Bureau prophet a n d leader of t h e m o d e r n r u r a l life m o v e m e n t . By v i r t u e of e r s h i p in t h e city, h e w a s able t o nity of control is d i s t r i b u t i o n . d u r i n g a t least eight m o n t h s ' s t o r a g e proposed n e w tariffs. and veal are solicited. Tags and market information sent on request. Traffic Dept. bring about a much better under " D u r i n g t h e p a s t six y e a r s t h e at zero F a h r e n h e i t . The proposed r e d u c t i o n of freight LANSING, M I C H . this exceptional b a c k g r o u n d of n a - s t a n d i n g b e t w e e n t o w n a n d c o u n t r y f a r m e r ' sx income h a s d e c r e a s e d from In 1 9 0 9 , a s a result of tests, t h e r a t e s by t h e Norfolk a n d W e s t e r n , tive e n d o w m e n t , t r a i n i n g a n d experi- a n d t h e a d o p t i o n of s e v e r a l co-opera- 14 to l k p e r cent of t h e total in- United S t a t e s Navy a d o p t e d t h e p r a c - C h e s a p e a k e a n d Ohio, Louisville a n d be was able to u n d e r s t a n d and tive p r o j e c t s , such a s t h e e x t e n d i n g come of t h e n a t i o n . E a c h of t h e last tice of buying each y e a r a q u a n t i t y Nashville a n d t h e V i r g i n i a n rail- to i n t e r p r e t t h e p r o b l e m s of farm of fire p r o t e c t i o n t o t h e f a r m s , a n d five y e a r s h a s seen a d e c r e a s e i n t h e of s w e e t - c r e a m b u t t e r t o be s t o r e d r o a d s , would h a v e m e a n t a s a v i n g of people. He did not dwell simply u p - closer co-operation in e d u c a t i o n a l f a r m i n g p o p u l a t i o n — t h e first t i m e in and used a s needed. I n 1918 t h e $6,000,000 on t h e 30,000.000 t o n s on t h e difficulties a n d d r a w b a c k s of the h i s t o r y of t h e United S t a t e s . D u r - Navy p u r c h a s e d more t h a n 9,000,000 of b i t u m i n o u s coal a n n u a l l y s h i p p e d a n d r e l i g i o u s activities. ?W *>.- ^ - . ^ f "W. TT B"ii a g r i c u l t u r e , but h a d a real vision 01 D u r i n g t h e l a s t t w o y e a r s , in w h a t ing t h e s e six y e a r s over 3,000 b a n k s p o u n d s of s w e e t - c r e a m b u t t e r from i n t o five n o r t h w e s t e r n s t a t e s . A p - its f u n d a m e n t a l values, of t h e beau- m a y be called t h e C h a r l o t t e period, h a v e failed, m o s t l y in a g r i c u l t u r a l m o r e t h a n 100 c r e a m e r i e s . p r o x i m a t e l y o n e - t h i r d of t h e s a v i n g ty of t h e c o u n t r y s i d e and of t h e con- t r i b u t i o n that farm life m a k e s to o u r Dr. Diehl helped in t h e b u i l d i n g of sections. D u r i n g t h i s period f a r m e r s L a s t year o n e association of cream- would h a v e been m a d e for Michigan Whites are the limiting another strong town-country com- have received fifteen billion d o l l a r s eries r e p o r t s t o h a v e m a r k e t e d 50,- by t h e r e d u c t i o n , it is s e t forth a n d Factor in Egg Production civilization. Moi cover, because of his m u n i t y , w a s P r e s i d e n t of t h e Coun- less for t h e i r p r o d u c t s p r o p o r t i o n a t e - 000,000 p o u n d s of sweet-cream but- in a d d i t i o n , t h e n e w tariffs w o u l d great gifts as a s p e a k e r a n d w r i t e r , he was able to c o m m u n i c a t e to oth- e r s t h e vision a n d t h e e n t h u s i a s m ty Ministerial Association a n d a rep- ly t h a n they would have received u n - t e r a n d to h a v e paid to i t s m e m b e r s have indirectly affected c a r lot r a t e s r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e C o u n t y Council of der t h e r a t i o of prices p r e v a i l i n g be- one-half cent a pound more for it on all fuel in Michigan and other O N E hundred pounds ordinary grain ration produces 4 5 % more yolks than whites. Hens need protein t o produce whites. Michigan Egg A g r i c u l t u r e a n d R u r a l Life, t h e con- fore t h e w a r . t h a n for h i g h - q u a l i t y r i p e n e d - c r e a m c o m m o d i t y m a n u f a c t u r i n g costs. that b sed. .Mash ' with Buttermilk supplies * the protein t r o l body for t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l Ex- " T h e increased p r o s p e r i t y of t h e b u t t e r . A m o n g t h e utilities a n d d o m e s t i c ingredients for whites in the proper proportion ! tension a n d C o m m u n n i t y Work of i n d u s t r i a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l sections If t h e s u m m e r supply of b u t t e r in c o n s u m e r s in t e r r i t o r i e s near the to balance the yolks for maximum egg produc- , t h e c o u n t y a n d o n which both city have c o u n t e r b a l a n c e d t h e depression t h e farm h o m e is l a r g e r t h a n is used l a k e p o r t s which u s e t h i s s o u t h e r n tion. The public formula for Michigan Egg and c o u n t r y a r e r e p r e s e n t e d . by t h e family a n d t h e w i n t e r supply coal a r e t h e D e t r o i t E d i s o n com- Mash with Buttermilk is your assurance of con- of t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l i n d u s t r y . This stant high quality feed and production records. In a d d i t i o n t o h i s w o r k in h i s d e - is less t h a n is d e s i r a b l e , it is s o m e - may be t e m p o r a r y b u t t h e f u n d a m e n t - t i m e s convenient to store, t h e s u m m e r pany, D e t r o i t City G a s C o m p a n y , pa- n o m i n a t i o n a n d in t h e c o m m u n i t y per a n d c e m e n t mills, iron i n d u s t r i e s Send for pamphlet of our Poultry Feeds con-. al p r o b l e m is p e r m a n e n t . " s u r p l u s for use in winter. a n d c o u n t y , h e was o n e of t h e p r o n - a n d copper mills. taining valuable feeding suggestions. Mr. L e a concluded w i t h t h i s p r o p - T h e cream should be c h u r n e d a t a inent l e a d e r s in several s t a t e o r g a n - The s o u t h e r n r a i l r o a d s v o l u n t a r Distribution all over the State. izations i n c l u d i n g t h e F a r m B u r e a u , o s i t i o n : low t e m p e r a t u r e a n d t h e ' b u t t e r ily a n n o u n c e d t h e p r o p o s e d r a t e r e - t h e G r a n g e , F a r m e r s ' Clubs, t h e Co- " T h e big p r o b l e m is t o control t h e washed so t h a t it will be firm a n d d u c t i o n , b u t t h e I. C. C. s u s p e n d e d FOR SALE BY o p e r a t i v e Associations, t h e Michigan d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e f a r m e r s ' s u r p l u s . waxy. t h e n e w tariffs, p l a c i n g in effec-t t h e T o w n - C o u n t r y P a s t o r s ' Association, A t t e m p t s to c o n t r o l p r o d u c t i o n will Rolls or p r i n t s of b u t t e r s h o u l d old r a t e s p e n d i n g final d e t e r m i n a - Co-op Associations and Farm Bureau — .. a n d t h e Michigan C o u n t r y Life A s - be a failure. T h e only o p p o r t u n i t y of be w r a p p e d i n p a r c h m e n t b u t t e r pa- tion of t h e case by t h e c o m m i s s i o n . Distributors sociation. c o n t r o l is of d i s t r i b u t i o n . No control per, placed i n a s t o n e crock, a n d cov- The s t a t e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e board H e w a s m u c h in d e m a n d by t h e is possible w i t h o u t legally o r g a n i z e d ered with s t r o n g b r i n e . This pre- some t i m e a g o a u t h o r i z e d t h e a t t o r - farm o r g a n i z a t i o n s a s a s p e a k e r for co-operative associations of f a r m e r s . s e r v e s t h e b u t t e r m u c h b e t t e r t h a n ney g e n e r a l ' s d e p a r t m e n t t o p r o t e c t t h e i r most i m p o r t a n t m e e t i n g s a n d T h a t m e t h o d of r e a c h i n g t h e problem p a c k i n g it firmly in a crock a n d cov-, Michigan's i n t e r e s t in o b t a i n i n g t h e was r e g a r d e d by t h e m a s o n e of their involves m a n y difficulties b u t a p p e a r s e r i n g t h e surface m e r e l y with p a p e r saving r e s u l t a n t from t h e p r o p o s e d /ff-,% rln/fffrftl W-JP m o s t effective s p e a k e r s a n d help- to be t h e m e t h o d t h a t m u s t be fol- or with d r y salt or paraffin. B r i n e r a t e s l a s h . ers. T h e farm people all over t h e lowed for t h e u l t i m a t e s o l u t i o n . " s t o r a g e is much p r e f e r a b l e to paraf- This action of t h e c o m m i s s i o n w a s s t a t e k n e w h i m , believed in h i m u n - fin coating, p a c k i n g in d r y salt, o r d e n o u n c e d by A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l Pot- "More Milk w i t h More C o w Plan Is Old Left a t t h e End of t h e Y e a r " r e s e r v e d l y a n d loved h i m . R e g a r d l e s s " C o m p u l s o r y c o - o p e r a t i o n " is by p a r c h m e n t paper covering of t h e t e r w h o issued a s t a t e m e n t s e v e r e l y Milkmaker. a Public Formula Ration, of d e n o m i n a t i o n affiliations he was no m e a n s n e w . C a n a d i a n g r o w e r s s t o r a g e c r o c k . ' B u t t e r s h o u l d be stor- criticizing t h e c o m m i s s i o n for d e - Builds tor the Future e v e r y w h e r e accepted a s t h e i r leader, have had it for a year. British Col- ed in a s cool a place a s is a v a i l a b l e p r i v i n g c o n s u m e r s of t h e benefit of and m i n g l e d w i t h t h e m on a high u m b i a fruit g r o w e r s a r e enjoying i t — and in a p l a c e ' f r e e from odors likely t h e r e d u c t i o n s m a d e by t h e r a i l r o a d s . T HE important part that Milkmaker play* in Michigan dairying is probably best set forth in the claims made by hundreds of Mich- p l a n e of f r i e n d s h i p a n d helpfulness. to t h e limit. T h e r e it is k n o w n a s t h e to be a b s o r b e d by t h e b u t t e r . T h a t t h e s t a t e will be v i g o r o u s l y r e p - igan's leading dairymen who have used Milk* C o u r a g e o u s l y h e b r o u g h t t o t h e m a " P r o d u c e M a r k e t i n g A c t . " Copies r e s e n t e d i n t h e n e w p r o c e e d i n g s in maker continuously for one or more years. g r e a t m e s s a g e a n d o n e m u c h needed of t h e British Columbia co-operative These dairymen tell us that they have secured in o u r t i m e . law a r e before m e , t h r o u g h t h e c o u r t - T h e climax t o h i s g r e a t c a r e e r a n d esy of o n e of t h e l e a d i n g g r o w e r s of 2ND FARM BUREAU an a t t e m p t to h a v e t h e r e d u c e d r a t e s a p p r o v e d w a s i n d i c a t e d by t h e a t - t o r n e y general's' s t a t e m e n t . , the following results by the use of Milkmaker, viz: *v 1. Cows have kept up in better flesh and I>K. \V. W. D I E H L his m a n y v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n s to the V e r n o n d i s t r i c t , a n officer of t h e h u m a n i t y c a m e in t h e last m o n t h s of Associated G r o w e r s of B r i t i s h Col- SHOW IS PLANNED $ better physical condition. 2. Cows have maintained a larger and more even flow of milk. *f The first period in h i s life work his life. In J u n e of t h i s y e a r t h e for- after g r a d u a t i o n at t h e theological t i e t h a n n i v e r s a r y of h i s g r a d u a t i o n school was in Illinois with p a s t o r a t e s from Michigan S t a t e College, he gave u m b i a . British Columbia fruit grow- ers a r e m u c h i n t e r e s t e d in t h e Cali- Will B e H e l d In C o n n e c t i o n MEMBERS GIVEN 2 3. Calves better developed and stronger at birth. 4. Freedom from trouble with cows at at S t e r l i n g , t h e A s h l a n d B o u l e v a r d a m a s t e r l y a n d i n s p i r i n g B a c c a l a u r e - fornia G r a p e C a r P l a n . They a r e C h u r c h in Chicago, a n d a t H i n k l e y , a t e s e r m o n to t h e g r a d u a t i n g class of closely w a t c h i n g Donald D. Conn a n d W i t h N i n t h A n n u a l Meet- SPECIAL SERVICES calving time; no retained afterbirth and no udder trouble. The strongest advocates of course are those dairymen who have used Milkmaker con- tinuously since it came on the market in 1922. giving him v a l u a b l e e x p e r i e n c e in his h i s A l m a M a t e r , a n d a t t h e t i m e of the California V i n e y a r d i s t s ' Ass'n ing A t C h i c a g o Buying a Better Herd early y e a r s w i t h t h e p r o b l e m s both t h e C o u n t r y Life W e e k a t t h e Col- p r o g r a m . These men have realized that in buying and using Milkmaker they are assuring themselves of city a n d c o u n t r y people. Herein lege in A u g u s t h e w a s C h a i r m a n of "In a recent letter this grower dis- A g r e a t deal of i n t e r e s t is b e i n g Allow Clothing Discount A n d ©f a better herd of cows two or three years hence. we find a n o t h e r key to h i s l e a d e r - t h e s p l e n d i d c o n f e r e n c e on t h e Mich- cusses t h e subject f r a n k l y a n d with- s h o w n in t h e second n a t i o n a l F a r m Collect F r e i g h t C l a i m s * In buying a bag of dairy feed you do not buy the feed for the feed itself, butfor the ship, t i n t of a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g of i g a n C o u n t r y C h u r c h a n d a C h r i s t i a n out bias. He does n o t s e e j u s t h o w B u r e a u a g r i c u l t u r a l exposition which ultimate results obtained. The results to be obtained are not necessarily determined by Free the price of the feed. The real value of the feed is determined by the per cent of digestible both city a n d c o u n t r y life a n d his P r o g r a m for t h e R u r a l C o m m u n i t y . a s i m i l a r law could be m a d e t o w o r k is t o be held in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e protein and digestible nutrients, both of which determine results. c o n t i n u o u s effort to b r i n g a b o u t a He p r e p a r e d t h i s p r o g r a m , giving for t h e apple g r o w e r s of t h e s e v e r a l n i n t h a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e A m e r i - A c o m m o n phrase among users of Milkmaker is "More milk with more cow closer c o o p e r a t i o n of t h e s e t w o m u c h t i m e a n d t h o u g h t t o t h e se- W e s t e r n states. In B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a can F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n in t h e As a s t a r t t o w a r d a f f o r d i n g P'arm left a t t h e end of the year." g r o u p s in t h e i n t e r e s t of b o t h a n d lection "of t h e topics a n d t h e speak- the fruit a r e a is s m a l l . T h e n e a r e s t H o t e l S h e r m a n , Chicago, D e c e m b e r B u r e a u m e m b e r s special s e r v i c e s ov- Ask for booklet on "How t o Feed for Economical Milk Production." for t h e l a r g e r welfare of t h e com- ers. O n e of t h e topics v h i c h h e se- C a n a d i a n c o m p e t i t o r , O n t a r i o , is 5, 6, a n d 7, 1 9 2 7 . er n o n - m e m b e r s , t h e s t a t e o r g a n i z a - FOR SALE BY m u n i t y . He e a r l y embodied t h i s p o i n t lected a n d which h e w o r d e d with so 2,000 miles a w a y . Again, t h e r e is a T h e policy of h o l d i n g a n exposi- tion h a s p u t into effect a n e w policy of view a n d i n t e r e s t in s t r o n g c h u r c h m u c h s a t i s f a c t i o n a n d e n t h u s i a s m tariff which helps t o k e e p o u t A m e r - tion of this k i n d w a s s t a r t e d last y e a r of giving m e m b e r s in good s t a n d i n g Co-op Associations and Farm Bureau m o v e m e n t s , enlisting t h e i n t e r e s t , a t - w a s " P r o j e c t i n g C h r i s t i a n Motives ican fruit. T h e s i t u a t i o n , t h e r e f o r e , by t h e F a r m B u r e a u for t h e p u r p o s e a five p e r cent d i s c o u n t o n all p u r - Distributors t e n d a n c e a n d co-operation of large i n t o A g r i c u l t u r a l P r a c t i c e " a n d it he says, lends itself to c o n t r o l in a of p r o v i d i n g a g r e a t u n i v e r s i t y of chases m a d e t h r o u g h t h e F a r m B u - n u m b e r s of people from both town m a y well be t a k e n a s t h e expression m a n n e r t h a t would be i m p o s s i b l e in f a r m p r o g r e s s w h i c h will p r e s e n t in r e a u c l o t h i n g d e p a r t m e n t . To t h e and country. of t h e s u p r e m e p u r p o s e of his life. t h e United S t a t e s . I t w o u l d be a l - t h e i m p r e s s i v e form of well-built ex- m e m b e r s w h o h a v e been getting This kind of l e a d e r s h i p a n d influ- T o d a y t h e r e is n o o n e in Michi- most u n t h i n k a b l e t h a t c o m m e r c i a l h i b i t s , t h e best t h o u g h t in t h e co-op- all t h e i r c l o t h e s h e r e , this i t e m will ence In t h e local c o m m u n i t y w a s g a n , o r p r o b a b l y in t h e United States, a p p l e p r o d u c e r s of y o u r W e s t e r n e r a t i v e field, t h e l a t e s t d e v e l o p m e n t a m o u n t t o n e a r l y a s m u c h a s t h e i r next e x t e n d e d to D e K a l b c o u n t y , who c a n t a k e h i s place, a n d it may b- s t a t e s could be a l l c o m b i n e d u n d e r in f a r m e q u i p m e n t b o t h for t h e f a r m m e m b e r s h i p d u e s a n d . w i t h each w h e r e he took t h e i n i t i a t i v e in de- t h a t n o o n e ever will a r i s e who can one c o n t r o l s y s t e m a n d t h e r e would field a n d f a r m h o m e — a u n i v e r s i t y F a r m B u r e a u veloping a n Interest in a n d r a i s i n g fill t h e place h e h a s left v a c a n t . B u t not a p p e a r t o be a n y g r e a t a d v a n - w h i c h : will serve a s a t r e m e n d o u s a m o u n t t o a d o l l a r a n d a half o r t w o t h e funds for t h e e m p l o y m e n t of t h e h e is n o t dead. H e lives in t h e m a n y t a g e s g a i n e d if only o n e s i n g l e s t a t e force in s t i m u l a t i n g n a t i o n a l a g r i c u l - d o l l a r s on every s u i t or first c o u n t y a g r i c u l t u r a l a g e n t in Il- o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d m o v e m e n t s h e h a s w e r e t o be u n d e r c o n t r o l a n d t h e r e s t t u r a l p r o g r e s s . linois a n d one of t h e first in t h e inspired a n d s t r e n g t h e n e d , in t h e A c c o r d i n g t o r e g u l a t i o n s , exhibit- bought. purchaser, it overcoat T h i s is r e a l l y a n item w o r t h con- will From Range to Feedlot s h i p p i n g loosely. ors in t h e second N a t i o n a l F a r m B u - s i d e r i n g . W e r e t h e d e p a r t m e n t oper- United S t a t e s , a m o v e m e n t which t h o u s a n d s of h u m a n h e a r t s t h a t beat h a s now g r o w n to be t h e most e x t e n - s t r o n g e r a n d m o r e hopefully because 'After t r y i n g for 15 y e a r s t o g e t r e a u A g r i c u l t u r a l Exposition will be a t e d o n a big profit basis, a s t h e a v - sive agency for a g r i c u l t u r a l educa- of h i s m e s s a g e , in h i s fine family, in all g r o w e r s c o m b i n e d in B r i t i s h C o U l i m i t e d to t h o s e invited a n d a p p r o v e d e r a g e t a i l o r i n g shop is o p e r a t e d , tion in t h e world. His l e a d e r s h i p in t h e n e w s p i r i t of co-operation t h a t is u m b i a v o l u n t a r i l y i n t o o n e s e l l i n g by t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d - w h e r e goods of t h e s a m e h i g h q u a l i t y r u r a l life next e x t e n d e d to s t a t e a n d coming t o prevail b e t w e e n c o u n t r y o r g a n i z a t i o n , we r e a c h e d t h e p e a k in e r a t i o n . In a d d i t i o n to exhibits plac- a r e h a n d l e d , possibly a g r e a t e r dis- n a t i o n a l p r o b l e m s . At t h e first n a - a n d city a n d in t h e C h r i s t i a n motives 1 9 2 3 w i t h 85 p e r cent of t h e t o t a l ed by s t a t e F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n s c o u n t could be m a d e t o m e m b e r s b u t tional c o n f e r e n c e on farm m a r k e t - which h e projected i n t o life. ing a n d credit held at Chicago in production. Dr. E b e n Mumford been r e a c h e d since.' T h i s p o i n t h a s n e v e r by co-operative m a r k e t i n g associa- with p r e s e n t prices of m a t e r i a l s a n d tions, \a select g r o u p of c o m m e r c i a l w o r k m a n s h i p , t h e five p e r c e n t dis- 68,000 LAMBS with l e a d e r s r e p r e s e n t i n g ag- * • * i n s t i t u t i o n s will be a s k e d t o p a r t i c i - c o u n t is t h e limit t h a t c a n be offer- r i c u l t u r a l colleges, farm o r g a n i z a - " T h e P r o d u c e M a r k e t i n g Act p a s s - p a t e . , E a c h c o m m e r c i a l exhibit will ed n o w . Have been purchased for delivery through the co-ops for 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 Calls Daily For those members w h o a r e in tions a u d t h e farm p r e s s from all ed t h e B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a l e g i s l a t u r e be t h a t of a firm of t h e h i g h e s t r e p u - A p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e million tele- M a r c h 4, 1 9 2 7 . I t h a d been widely t a t i o n a n d o n e w h o s e p r o d u c t m a y good s t a n d i n g a n d w h o h a v e freight feeding this fall. over t h e United S t a t e s , Dr. Diehl called u p o n for an i m p r o m p t u phone calls a r e m a d e daily in Mich- d i s c u s s e d s e v e r a l m o n t h s . T h e p u r - well b e a r t h e e n d o r s e m e n t of such bills t o collect, t h e traffic d e p a r t m e n t Supplying feeder lambs and cattle to Michigan livestock a d d r e s s which because of its chal- igan over t h e Bell w i r e s . A l m o s t half pose of t h e Act is t o avoid m a r k e t an i n s t i t u t i o n a s t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u stands lenge, t h e insight i n t o c o u n t r y life a r e in D e t r o i t . Local calls increased g l u t s ; t o r e g u l a t e prices so t h a t n o B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n . r e a d y a n d is e q u i p p e d to h a n d l e t h e growers through the National Live Stock Producers 14 per cent last y e a r o v e r 1 9 2 5 . Toll case, m a k i n g n o c h a r g e for t h e s e r v - Association was undertaken by the Michigan Live Stock which it revealed a n d t h e i n s p i r i n g a n d l o n g d i s t a n c e c o n s t r u c t i o n for s h i p p e r by q u o t i n g lower prices t h a n Who Was? ices. e n t h u s i a s m of t h e s p e a k e r , electrifi- t h e s t a n d a r d m a y g e t a t e m p o r a r y Exchange a year ago with such resultant success and sat- 1!»27 is 7)0 p e r cent g r e a t e r t h a n In Collections will be m a d e for o t h - ed that e p o c h - m a k i n g m e e t i n g a n d a d v a n t a g e a t t h e cost of d e m o r a l i z - J a k i e : " I k e y , y o u should p u t t h e at once m a d e him o n e of t h e out- l!)LT). ers, w h o m a y n o t be m e m b e r s o r w h o isfaction to the growers that similar connections have ed m a r k e t s for o t h e r s h i p p e r s ; t o p r o - c u r t a i n s d o w n w h e n you kiss y o u r s t a n d i n g l e a d e r s In t h e r u r a l life vide t h a t a l l s h i p p e r s s h a l l s h a r e in wife. I s a w y o u - l a s t n i g h t . " h a v e n o t r e m a i n e d in good s t a n d i n g been made this season. m o v e m e n t of t h e n a t i o n . Buys Plantation cost of export, s t o r a g e , a n d o t h e r fea- I k e y : " T h e j o k e ' s on y o u J a k i e . a s m e m b e r s , b u t a s m a l l collection c h a r g e will be m a d e a s in t h e p a s t . Last year 23,000 of a total of 130,000 feeder lambs urally we were pleased w h e n t u r e s n e c e s s a r y to m a r k e t s t a b i l i z a - I w a s n ' t h o m e l a s t n i g h t . " u n e d t h a t he h a d been select- H e n r y F o r d is r e p o r t e d in t h e tion a n d t o m o r e n e a r l y e q u a l i z e cash T h u s we h a v e t w o d i s t i n c t n e w purchased through the national Livestock Producers the Methodist Episcopal Xew York p r e s s „to h a v e p u r c h a s e d r e t u r n s t o g r o w e r s . ' " W h a t w a s t h e n a m e of t h e h o t e l services t o m e m b e r s . A r e you g o i n g Association were placed iu Michigan. In addition to this C h u r c h to head their R u r a l W o r k in l.'JOO.OOO a c r e s of r u b b e r - l a n d in you stopped a t in Denver, d e a r ? " t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e m ? They a r e there were 10,000 feeder cattle purchased direct from the Michigan which h e i n a u g u r a t e d in P a r a , Brazil, a s a n e x p e r i m e n t . If it " A f t e r public notice a n d p e t i t i o n , "Oh, I can't remember t h e name. yours. \ e l o p m e n t of this p r o - w o r k s , h e m a y i n c r e a s e it to t h r e e g r o w e r s of a n y p r o d u c t m a y form J u s t a second a n d , I ' l l look t h r o u g h range at a great saving to the feeders. took him all over t h e s t a t e a n d million a c r e s . He* paid $ 3 5 a n a c r e a " c o m m i t t e e " for t h a t p r o d u c t , p r o - my t o w e l s . " — T a w n e y K a t . Farmers' Road This season's shipments of lambs began September 1, from Irst h a n d k n o w l e d g e of for it. vided 75 p e r cent of t h e p r o d u c t i o n Since a n a u t o m o b i l e m o t o r w a s the Oregon ranges, and continued until .September 15; iral p r o b l e m s a n d a n a c q u a i n t - is r e p r e s e n t e d on t h e p e t i t i o n . S h i p - s u p e r v i s i o n . Once o r g a n i z e d a l l put on f l a n g e d w h e e l s to r e p l a c e t h e Montana lambs, September 15 to October 10. Write with r u r a l people a n d f a r m lead- Another Ferry? p e r s a r e licensed by t h e " c o m m i t t e e " o t h e r s in t h e s a m e p r o d u c t m u s t fol- single locomotive of t h e e i g h t - m i l e a n d m u s t comply w i t h t h e c o m m i t - low t h e r u l e s , o r s h o w cause. T h e M a n c h e s t e r & O n e i d a r a i l r o a d in J. H. O'Mealey, Secretary, Michigan Livestock Exchange, w o r t he a l w a y s kept in the a g r i c u l t u r - State Highway C o m m i s s i o n e r tee's r u l e s . A n y o b s t r u c t i o n of t h e a p p l e m e n h a v e n o c o n t r o l over t h e I o w a t h e s t o c k h o l d e r s h a v e b e e n Hudson, Mich., for particulars. tnent in t h e s t a t e F r a n k F . R o g e r s h a s a s k e d t h e a d - c o m m i t t e e is m a d e a n offense p u n - b e r r y m e n a n d vice versa. W h e n it r e a p d i v i d e n d s . T h e l i t t l e r o a d Is and v p r o g r a m s a n d policies m i n i s t r a t i v e b o a r d for a n o t h e r ferry i s h a b l e by fine. S h i p p e r s a r e bond- comes t o k e e p i n g t h e m a r k e t s clear, for t h e convenience of f a r m e r s in t h e Representatives Now In The of th at farm o r g a n i z a t i o n s . b o a t to s u p p l e m e n t t h e t w o n o w o p - ed t o t h e c o m m i t t e e . e x p e n s e falls upon a l l a l i k e , in p r o - n e i g h b o r h o o d , m o s t of w h o m o w n Cattle Territory •roject h i : e r a t i n g b e t w e e n M a c k i n a w a n d St. " T h e s e a r e t h e - principal d e t a i l s . p o r t i o n to t h e p r o d u c t i o n of each. If stock in it. bility in t h e s o l u t i o n I g n a c e . T h e s t a t e ferry business T h e r e a r e no " j o k e r s " in t h e A c t b y a price is lowered it is lowered for shows a substantial i n c r e a s e over w h i c h o n e crowd ge^s a n a d v a n t a g e all. a n d vice v e r s a . If t h e r e is a n y was f u r t h e r which he o n i z a t i o n of coat- ear. over a n o t h e r . W h e n t h e r e a r e 75 d u m p i n g needed, each supplies h i s per c e n t of a n y o n e p r o d u c t r e a d y t o q u o t a . T h e m a i n objective is t o k e e p s a l m o n e g g s t o h a t c h , d e p e n d i n g on Salmon Hatch It t a k e s from 8 5 to 150 d a y s for Michigan Livestock Exchange Crosses a r e l a d d e r s t h a t lead t o pull t o g e t h e r , they proceed t o o r g a n - t h e m a r k e t stable—-at t h e expense of t h e t e m p e r a t u r e of t h e w a t e r in which adopted in h e a v e n . ize officially a n d with g o v e r n m e n t t h e p r o d u c e r s , of c o u r s e . " t h e y a r e deposited. HUDSON MICHIGAN