The Business of the Farmer MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS W i t h A Strong Farm Bureau Can Be Protected Only Are Made Possible Through Proper Organization Great Rural Advantages P U B L I S H E D B Y T H E MICHIGAN S T A T E FARM BUREAU F O R I T S M E M B E R S H I P FIFTH YEAR, VOL V., No. 21 DECEMBER 9. 1927 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY A NATION CANNOT ENDURE ON ITS MANUFACTURING ALONE 4,000 AT NINTH ANNUAL AMERICAN BERRIEN COUNTY PRES. THOMPSON MAKES A POWERFUL FARM BUREAU CONVENTION ENDORSE WANTS AMENDED GUEST OF FARM BUREAU CASE FOR M'NARY-HAUGEN PRINCIPLE M'NARY-HAUGEN FARM RELIEF PLAN . M'NARY-HAUGEN BEFORE THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU Sends A Big Delegation To Convention Demands of Congress a Sound F a r m American Farm Bureau Contrasts Present Policy For American F a r m s Policy; Re-elects Pres. Sam Thompson For Meeting And Industries W i t h Policies Of European T w o Years; M. L. Noon of Michigan Nations Whose Agriculture Is Continued as Director OPPOSE DEBENTURE Prosperous Or Hopeless Will Consider Gas Tax, Covert Chicago, Dec. 8—Four thousand delegates and Farm Bu- ADDRESS BY 8. H. THOMPSON \ Road, County Debt reau member visitors registered at the 9th annual meeting of President of the American Farm Bureau the American Farm Bureau Federation held here the past Later We have met some difficulties and discouragements during three days, and the greatest convention in the history of the Berrien S p r i n g s , Dec. 5 . — M e m b e r s the year, but we are glad to report that the progress made has organization. of the Berrien C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u been substantial and of a character that endures and as a result The convention was unanimous in demanding a sound na- held a very e n t h u s i a s t i c meeting in Berrien S p r i n g s S a t u r d a y , Nov. 26, thereof our organization has grown in strength and influence. tional agricultural policy which will place farming as an in- in t h e Methodist c h u r c h . T h e c h u r c h We have an increased actual paid-up membership which dustry on an equal basis with labor and business. It stood was filled with 200 f a r m e r s and their shows a healthy growth. Our financial standing is on a sound- solidly behind the McNary-Haugen surplus control plan as~the wives. T h e v a r i o u s farm relief m e a s u r e s er basis than at any time since we were organized. There is foundation for such a sound agricultural policy and asked were presented by R. II. Sherwood, evidence of a steady and growing confidence on the part of Congress to pass again this session legislation containing Mc- Dean Clark a n d B. W. Keith a n d our Farm'Bureau member states which is adding prestige, not Nary-Haugen principle. discussed quite g e n e r a l l y by the following: only in the minds of our own members, but with all other Never has a convention been more in accord than was this V. I. Thai- ('has. Cray groups, and we think we are justified in stating that the I. J. 1.,.,-d- .Mrs. Ituss<-1 Kill- one. From the opening day, it was clear that delegates from Paul Kuil Mrs. Will Wblttaker policies of the American Farm Bureau Federation have been ''. I). Mong the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Douglas Demi Ferry Mmlcy religiously carried out and the things that the Farm Bureau K. C. Gleasori II. <;. Krako Canadian line, and from all that vast territory within those R. A. Steirike Ohas. I less stands for, are now better known to the members than ever be- (J. A. Hartman Louis Koob lines were as one on the matter of farm relief. Win. F. Dean Homy Swcni fore, and it is conceded that it is now one of the strong advo- *•"" ' * Two years ago M c N a r y - H a u g e n ^^^^^^^^^^^^ (Jeoi-Ke L. Franz cates of the square deal for agriculture in county, state and was d e b a t e d hotly a n d at length. Last And Many Others WAR TO FINISH IS year t h e convention was u n a n i m o u s in its closing d a y s . This almost T h e m e e t i n g opposed t h e Deben- t u r e export bill, p a s s a g e of. which was urged by t h e n a t i o n a l G r a n g e nation. It was my privilege during the year to visit seven European PROMISED CO-OPS y e a r it was u n a n i m o u s from s t a r t . It was a foregone conclusion the convention in Cleveland. The Deben- t u r e bill, which also received t h e s u p p o r t of the Michigan G r a n g e , was nations—England, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Den- mark and Scotland, also the Island of Jersey, for the purpose t h a t t h e c o n v e n t i o n would a g a i n t e n - BY TRADE ASS'NS d e r t h e presidency Haugen war to its McNary- horse, P r e s i d e n t Sam declared to be a subsidy by t h e Ber- rien county f a r m e r s . R o b e r t H. Sherwood, Watervliet of studying their agriculture. The American Farm Bureau Federation party consisted in T h o m p s o n , who h a s j u s t completed apple king, shifted back to t h e farm- Detroit News Finds Big Group two y e a r s ' service in a h a r d job. It all of 41 members from I 4 states representing all parts of the ers a g r e a t p o r t i o n of t h e blame for did, a n d re-elected all of t h e region- the lack of a d e q u a t e farm legisla- Union. Due to the splendid arrangements made by Temple Is Preparing For al d i r e c t o r s who stood for re-elec- tion. Tours and the American Farm Bureau Federation working ; Hostilities tion. A n u m b e r of t h e c o u n t r y ' s g r e a t - (Continued from page 3) (jmeml^/olm^. J^ershing with our American representatives in those countries, a very est l e a d e r s in g o v e r n m e n t , business complete agricultural tour was planned and carried out, and Chicago, Dec. 1—-"War to t h e fin- ish a g a i n s t t h e f a r m e r s ' co-operative a n d e d u c a t i o n , c a m e to a d d r e s s t h e c o n v e n t i o n . Each m a d e his analysis MONROEBUREAU Small Farmer D o o m e d we were brought in contact with those who could most readily give the desired information. This furnished an excellent op- of t h e s i t u a t i o n in his own way. a n d m o v e m e n t was d e c l a r e d y e s t e r d a y by n e a r l y 300 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of middle- m e n ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n s , who m e t at the all a g r e e d t h a t t h e f a r m i n g i n d u s t r y is a n d has been on t h e s h o r t end of FOR 4c GAS TAX, If Decline Continues portunity to study the various types of farming at first hand. W e not only had the co-operation of those who were engaged P a l m e r H o u s e a n d took steps to car- ry on the-"fight t h r o u g h an o r g a n - t h i n g s . T h e y u r g e d t h e s a m e k i n d of legislative t r e a t m e n t for the farm- M'MRY-HAUGEN It provides for the systematic o r g a n - in agriculture, but were given a whole-hearted welcome in all ization to be k n o w n as t h e F e d e r a t - er as h a s benefited labor, the rail- General Pershing Tells Farm ization and t r a i n i n g of citizens in the countries visited. This was evidenced on many occasions ed A g r i c u l t u r a l T r a d e s of A m e r i c a . roads, the banking industry and the Favors Permanent License where receptions had been arranged and courtesies extended " i n f a n t i n d u s t r i e s now g r o w n a g e d , " Bureau Convention at time of peace, Gen. P e r s h i n g explain- " I n r e s o l u t i o n s t h e y called, for t h e ed, a l t h o u g h it r e q u i r e s no compul- which afforded every opportunity possible to show the ap- r e p e a l of t h e Capper Volstead Act, but s a f e g u a r d e d , nevertheless. A Plates For Life Chicago which exempts f a r m e r s ' co-operatives n u m b e r of t h e s e a d d r e s s e s will be Of Car Gen. Perilling was unstinted in his preciation and the kindly attitude of our hosts, and to bring from c e r t a i n provisions of t h e Sher- published in the F a r m B u r e a u News. Chicago. Dec. 7. —- "Unless some us in contact with those who could best give us the informa- A n o t h e r f e a t u r e of t h e n a t i o n a l praise of the way in which the Amer- m a n A n t i - T r u s t Law, a n d expressed Monroe, Dec. .">—Officers, directors way t h r o u g h national effort is found ican farm youth responded to t h e tion sought. opposition to g o v e r n m e n t 'subsidy' m e e t i n g w a s t h e a b s e n c e of sectional- of r a i s i n g t h e level of prices on our ism a n d politics. This was i l l u s t r a t e d and t o w n s h i p c o m m i t t e e m e n of t h e call to his country's colors. P a n n i n g is Different * of t h e co-operative movement Monroe County F a r m b u r e a u , in basic p r o d u c t s sufficient to meet pro- i. P e r s h i n g a d d e d this t r i b u t e t h r o u g h t h e activities of t h e division best w h e n t h e New E n g l a n d and duction costs and give a margin of -Many phases of f a n n i n g in those which involves a division into small session h e r e Nov. 30 voted in favor to boys of the f a r m : "The y o u n g of co-operative m a r k e t i n g of t h e New Y o r k d e l e g a t e s , w h o could be profit t h a t will enable ti c o u n t r i e s a r e q u i t e different from fields and which is o p e r a t e d in m u c h of a four-cent gasoline tax and the manhood from t h e west that w e n t United S t a t e s B u r e a u of A g r i c u l t u r a l expected to be least i n t e r e s t e d in t h e p r o d u c e r s to hold t h e i r land a n d what we see in America. This is d u e the s a m e way a s t h a t j u s t described, issuance by t h e s t a t e of p e r m a n e n t forth with our a r m i e s , was s u p u r b . Economics a n d the county agricul- M c N a r y - H a u g e n principle, rose and provide for its constant improve- largely to cheap labor a n d small type with equally good r e s u l t s . pledged t h e i r s u p p o r t for t h e good license plates to serve for t h e life of Let o t h e r s extol t h e virtues of o u r T h e b u i l d i n g s in all t h e s e coun- tural agents. ment, then t h e small f a r m e r is doom- f a r m i n g which is c a r r i e d on t h e r e by an a u t o m o b i l e , u n d e r a weight scale sons. but. you and I know w h e n c e "Twenty-eight t r a d e associations of all. It w a s a m e e t i n g of t h e rep- ed," General P e r s h i n g told the t h e farmer and his family. We found tries a r e very s u b s t a n t i a l in c h a r a c - which would raise t h e cost to t r u c k s , came t h e i r moral a n d physical force. w e r e invited to join t h e new alli- resentatives of nearly 1,000,000 American F a r m Bureau today. t h e ox-team still d o i n g much of t h e ter. T h e m a t e r i a l used e n d u r e s for went on record as f a v o r i n g a county No one, especially one who has been ance. These include t h e g r a i n deal- F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s w h o had a w o r k on t h e farm. T h e use of t h e g e n e r a t i o n s w i t h very little m a i n - r o t a t i n g l i b r a r y ; a d o p t e d a resolu- " W e m u s t not p e r m i t a g r i c u l t u r e in close contact with w a r . ever wants ers, the creamery butter a n d ice plan a n d k n e w t h a t t h e y were going heavy two-wheeled cart is almost t e n a n c e cost, a n d consists p r i n c i p a l - tion e n d o r s i n g t h e proposal to pro- to decline in comparison with other o t h e r . We hope a n d pray c r e a m m a n u f a c t u r e r s , t h e milk deal- t o g e t h e r on it. u n i v e r s a l , — a n d two ..to four h o r s e s ly of brick, s t o n e a n d c e m e n t , w i t h hibit t r u c k s from d r a w i n g m o r e t h a n i n d u s t r i e s . It would be a calamity to that such a c a l a m i t y may n e v e r ers, t h e c o t t o n s h i p p e r s , t h e fruit Following the re-election of driven t a n d e m fashion a r e u s e d to s l a t e or tile roofing, t h o u g h s o m e one t r a i l e r ; favored t h e refund of t h e have o u r farm population lose t h e come upon us again. and vegetable shippers, the sugar P r e s i d e n t T h o m p s o n , t h e convention d r a w the heavy loads, which at t i m e s good buildings a r e still t h a t c h e d tax on gas used for farm purposes, rugged i n d e p e n d e n t c h a r a c t e r which " B u t no man who h a s had to bear exceed two and a half tons. We wer witli s t r a w . We w e r e s u r p r i s e d t o re-elected E d w a r d O'Neal of Alaba manufacturers, the meat packers, as in t r a c t o r s , a n d s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e s , has m a d e our country gre the awful responsibilities of s e n d i n g s u r p r i s e d to see t h e heavy c a r t s bur- see some t h a t c h e d roofs which h a v e m a a s vice-president, a n d t h e follow- t h e cannersvi, t h e wholesale g r o c e r s , and a p p r o v e d the truth-in-fabric He u r g e d t h e country to guard its half t r a i n e d boys into action a g a i n s t dened with all k i n d s of p r o d u c e pro- given service for a h u n d r e d y e a r s . ing to t h e n a t i o n a l b o a r d of direc- a n d t h e fertilizer a n d farm imple- bill. timber a n d oil supplies and pointed ::ii>s can fail to a p p r e - pelled to a distant m a r k e t by a m a n Buildings once c o n s t r u c t e d , r e m a i n tors: ment manufacturers. The County F a r m B u r e a u also out t h a t t h e development of the ciate the for our n a t i o n , or a w o m a n , who was often assisted without a l t e r a t i o n or c h a n g e , a n d t h e N o r t h e a s t e r n Region approved t h e M c N a r y - H a u g e n farm Great Lakes-Mississippi waterways m a t t e r of m a i n t e n a n c e is t h e r e f o r e "M. O. J e n s e n , of Salt L a k e City, under the conditions that exist in by one, two or t h r e e dogs. George M. P u t n a m , New H a m p - relief bill as t h e most logical meas- and flood control was intimately link- of m i n o r i m p o r t a n c e . a b u t t e r m a n u f a c t u r e r , was a u t h o r - the modern world, to support a sane shire. u r e yet proposed for t h e aid of a g r i - ed with the subject of farm relief. The women work in t h e field j u s t ized to a p p o i n t a c o m m i t t e e of 14 to m of preparedness E. B . C o r n w a l l , V e r m o n t . culture. Gen. P e r s h i n g would like t>. as do t h e men. Our visit was mat form t h e new association w i t h i n the n. Pershing was told that fnrin- h a r v e s t time a n d we were given a E n o s Lee, New York. " a n a m p l e modern m e r c h a n t marine next two w e e k s . rould like to see him P r e s i d e n t good o p p o r t u n i t y to learn t h e meth- S o u t h e r n . Region Chas. E. H e a r s t . Iowa, u n d e r the American flag.*' so t h a t "Speakers at the meeting empha- F r a n k Dimmick, L o u i s i a n a . Win. H. Settle, I n d i a n a . of t h e United S t a t e s . The P e r s h i n g ods of h a r v e s t i n g , much of which is sized t h e ' p h i l a n t h r o p i c ' c h a r a c t e r this c o u n t r y can expand and per- presidential boom s t a r t e d i m m e d i - done by t h e scythe a n d t h e cradle, J a m e s W. Davis, Maryland. ' H u g h A. H a r p e r , Wisconsin. m a n e n t l y develop its foreign export of t h e m o v e m e n t , a s s e r t i n g t h a t its J. F . P o r t e r , T e n n e s s e e . W e s t e r n Region ately after the G e n e r a l delivered his t h e women raking, binding and p u r p o s e was to 'save t h e f a r m e r from business, he said. M i d w e s t Region A. Ahlf, California. addr< shocking the g r a i n ; and also assist- himself by p r e s e r v i n g his most p r e - " W i t h o u t naval protection, our L. B. P a l m e r , Ohio. F r e d B. R o g e r s , W a s h i n g t o n . ships m i g h t a g a i n disappear from the P r e s . S. H. Thompson jumped to ing in h a u l i n g t h e crop e i t h e r to t h e cious h e r i t a g e , his individualism. M. L. Noon, Michigan. c . s. Brown,»Arizona. his feet as soon as Gen. P e r s h i n g t h r e s h e r or to the barn to be t h r e s h - T h e y recognized his r i g h t to o r g a n - Sr we may judge t h e future by took his s. ed l a t e r in t h e season. ize, but deplored t h e 'wet n u r s i n g ' what has happened to us more than once in t h e past.' he warned. " W e always pave been proud of The fields were carefully r a k e d af- he is r e c e i v i n g from t h e Govern- Boastful and unseemly naval com- Gen. P e r s h i n g and we were never ter the shocks were r e m o v e d a n d it m e n t . T h e call issued in a d v a n c e of petition he deplored. But to main- prouder of him t h a n we are t o d a y . " was a common t h i n g to see the old t h e m e e t i n g m e n t i o n e d a $1,000,000 tain c o m m e r c i a l independi Thompson said. people and the children g a t h e r i n g t h e fund to be raised for t h e p u r p o s e of f i g h t i n g t h e co-operatives, but this should simply build up o u r n;r Delegate' S t a r t s Ovation scattered heads of g r a i n , m u c h t h e was not discussed on t h e floor." such s t r e n g t h that our s e a p o r t s and ".lest tell him lie's presidential s a m e as the Gleaners did in Bible our ships of comm t i m b e r " shouted an unidentified dele- times. Not one head of g r a i n is C h a r l e s W. H o l m a n , s e c r e t a r y of sured of proper p r o t e c t i o n , " be mounted on a chair at t h e r e a r wasted. All this was very i n t e r e s t - t h e N a t i o n a l Co-operative Milk P r o - R e f e r r i n g briefly to t h e world war. ill. Then t h r e e enthusiastic ing, but the splendid crops of all d u c e r s ' F e d e r a t i o n , which includes ('.en. Pershing I t h a t wh cheer given that shook the kinds impressed us m o r e t h a n a n y - 275,000 f a r m e r s , issued t h e follow- was over this c o u n t r y failed to con- ! t h i n g else. To sec land t h a t h a d been S h e r m a n ' s grand ballroom. ing s t a t e m e n t : sider t h a t t h e r e .was a certain re- Declining to m a k e any c o m m e n t , constantly farmed for the period of " W e will gladly accept t h e g a u g e sponsibility r e s t i n g on t h e nation to the c o m m a n d e r of the American ar- twelve hundred years, still p r o d u c - of b a t t l e t h r o w n down by t h e middle- aid t h e f a m e from the in the world war, answered t h e ing record-breaking yields, was a m e n ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n s . We only h o p ' trous after effects of on witli a smile. revelation to u s , — w h e a t up t> t h a t t h i s is to be a real fight in t h e bushels per acre, oats up to 100 a n d PHILS. SAM THOMPSON production and competition. open, as in t h e past we h a v e h a d to rye as high as 4 5 — a l l of which d e m - T h e a g r i c u l t u r a l schools in m o s t " T h e direct result of t h e lack of fight t h e s e s a m e g r o u p s w i t h t h e dis- timely consideration of the o n s t r a t e d to us t h a t while these peo- of t h e c o u n t r i e s visited a r e s i t u a t e d a d v a n t a g e of t h e i r being e i t h e r u n d e r cover or in a m b u s h . We h a v e no tion is seen in the a b a n d o n e d farms and t h e heavy load of debt u n d e r FARM BUREAU ASKS ple may not have adopted m e t h o d s of f a r m i n g , they do know- m o d e r n in c o m p a r a t i v e l y s m a l l d i s t r i c t s a n d those d i s t r i c t s in practical how to care for t h e soil to get r e - d e m o n s t r a t i o n w o r k in which t h e d o u b t of w h a t t h e u l t i m a t e r e s u l t of such a contest will be. T h e co-oper- atives of this c o u n t r y have never ask- which a g r i c u l t u r e is laboring. The lands a r e passing into the hands of non-resident owners. The soil I AUTO TAX REPEAL s u l t s in crop production. s t u d e n t s h a v e a t w o - y e a r c o u r s e in a c t u a l farm o p e r a t i o n . These c o u r s e s T h e grass production is even m o r e a r e practical a n d seem to m e e t t h o ed for one bit of special privilege. T h e F e d e r a l L a w s c a m e only because t e r i o r a t i n g , i m p r o v e m e n t is halted, and capital investment is being Michigan Delegation's Pro- af amr amzei rnsg arc t h a n t h a t of grain. '! needs of t h e v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s v e r y very successful in t r e a t - well. Congress recognized t h a t t h e y were s u m e d . " he said. posal Receives Unanimous ing and fertilizing p a s t u r e lands, i n d necessary to open t h e way for a fair Believing t h a t American g< t h e n u m b e r of livestock they p a s t u r e Vvw N a t i o n s P r o d u c e Hurplu- chance a n d a s q u a r e deal for t h e can develop a sat isfactory relief Approval pei- acre is a s t o n i s h i n g . They give nidy of t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of f a r m farmer." — Fred TIenshaw, Agi'l program', he asserted it is imperative t h e i r p a s t u r e constant care and crops in each of t h e s e c o u n t r i e s , r e - E d i t o r of the Detroit News. to i n a u g u r a t e a national policy t h a t Federal a u t o - t e n t i o n and use such method- veals t h e fact t h a t very few of t h e m will e l i m i n a t e t h e deadly competi- mobile tax is recommended to Con- s t a k i n g out the e n t i r e herd of cat- a r e p r o d u c i n g s u r p l u s e s of a g r i c u l - tion a m o n g f a r m e r s , and tiring and in resolutions adopted by t h e tle, sometimes as m a n y as forty or t u r a l c o m m o d i t i e s , and even if t h e y Taxes Devour Income hold a g r i c u l t u r e to a p r o p e r balance American F a r m B u r e a u Federation at fifty milk cows, a b o u t fifty urplus p r o d u c i n g n a t i o n s , t h e with i n d u s t r y . tuber 7. This resolu- a p a r t , then as t h e g r a s s is c r o p p e d fact t h a t t h e y a r e small and t h a t F a r m taxes t a k e .'! 1 per cent of the Most orf t h e n a t i o n a l debt and tion was presented by the Michigan s h o r t within this limited a r e a , t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n facilities a r e afford- net receipts of t h e a v e r a g e New J e r - wasted e x p e n d i t u r e s , he said, have State F a r m Bureau delegation and a n i m a l s are moved until they ed by w a t e r , r e m o v e s m a n y of t h e sey f a r m e r . This s t a r t l i n g fact was been d u e to lack of p r i o r organiza- . ed t h e u n a n i m o u s support of t h e e n t i r e field, t h u s p e r m i t t i n g t h e difficulties which prevail in A m e r i - m a d e public in a s t a t e m e n t issued by tion of t h e n a t i o n a l defense. This the convention. T h e vote revealed g r a s s to grow up a g a i n . This p l a n , ca. T h e 9th a n n u a l convention of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d - A. G. W a l l e r , chief of t h e Agricul- e r a t i o n was held in the g r a n d ballroom of t h e S h e r m a n Hotel, Chi- r e s u l t s in e n o r m o u s s u m s spent to t h a t the farmer can see no good point t h e y claim, increases t h e p a s t u r a g e C o - o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t i n g of f a r m t u r a l Economics D e p a r t m e n t of t h e cago. T h e S h e r m a n t u r n e d a good s h a r e of its space over to t h e c r e a t e extemporized a r m i e s . The in t h e continuance of the tax on a u t o - fifty per cent. In E n g l a n d , t h e ! crops ! in all I State E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n . 1 .MOO F a r m B u r e a u folks who came to the convention from 40 s t a t e s . act of 1920 a i m s to r e m e d y this evil. mobil w h a t they call the " p a d d o c k system"' utinued on page twg> DECEMBER 0, 1927 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NRWP These laws a r e t h e p r o d u c t of t h e co-operatiap of a n u m b e r of no assurance that this increase will doubt; if we still have men of hon- oral government,—I refer to the be permanent. The fact that the or, of high and exalted purpose, principle of spreading the overhead MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS forces in the field of a g r i c u l t u r e . B o t h of the a g r i c u l t u r a l p a p e r s farm price level has already dropped which I know we have,—then let all cost of crop control operations over of t h e state have done o u t s t a n d i n g w o r k in seeuring this legis- indicates that the increase may only of these, in the spirit of true pa- all t h e c o m m o d i t i e s benefit t e d . Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- be temporary. No readjustment triotism, attack this problem with T h i s , in my j u d g m e n t , is t h e only lation. The -Michigan F a r m e r o r i g i n a t e d t h e campaign a n d Ate, Michigan, Kditorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- which profits from the misfortune of all the power at our command and s o u n d p r i n c i p l e upon w h i c h a b a s i c quarters, Lansing, Michigan. d r a f t e d the first bill for a more s t r i n g e n t t r e s p a s s law, a n d gave farmers can be accepted as satisfac- with determination to solve it With- a n d p e r m a n e n t a g r i c u l t u r a l policy No. 21 the m e a s u r e c o n t i n u e d a n d i n v a l u a b l e s u p p o r t . The Michigan tory. Fluctuations such as these are out further delay. c a n be e s t a b l i s h e d . AH o t h e r s in- VOL. V. DECEMBER 9, 1027 volve, e i t h e r s u b s i d y , dir<*et p r i c e fix- Business F a r m e r has been p a r t i c u l a r l y active in a c a m p a i g n for frequent. In 1925 the iudex figure of We Are Aroused Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class farm prices rose to 147, which is 7 I have not the slightest doubt of i n g o r p u t t i n g t h e g o v e r n m e n t i n t o matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided the e x t e r m i n a t i o n of t h e chicken thief, p a y i n g several r e w a r d s points above the peak reached in its ultimate solution and my confi- b u s i n e s s — a l l t h e s e p r a c t i c e s can, for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. "»0. Both p u b l i c a t i o n s have r e n d e r e d a service t h r o u g h t h e i r September of this year. Yet the fol- dence is based upon the fact that a m i s h o u l d be a v o i d e d . lowing year, 1926, it dropped to 136. the tillers of the soil throughout Subscription Price 50c Per Year, included in dues of Farm vigorous action in s u p p o r t i n g t h e e n a c t m e n t and enforcement Farm income in 1926-27 declined America have been aroused to a real- Bureau Members. LEK ('HUDSON '. .Editor uf these laws t h a t c a n n o t be too highly a p p r e c i a t e d a n d com- mended. considerably below that received ization of the true situation during the previous year. Gross farm American agriculture. This is the of Michigan F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s will be i n t e r e s t e d in recalling too t h a t last w i n t e r when b o t h these bills were not m a k i n g p r o g r e s s i n income declined 5 per cent, while the strongest guarantee that the remedy expense of production declined only will be found, and that it will be 2 per cent. Net income declined 20 finally put into operation. Folks at AtfCHiqANS BWEAM t h e committees, t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u a r r a n g e d a h e a r i n g before t h e S e n a t e C o m m i t t e e s where t h e bills were slum- per cent. The farmers have no desire to de- Interest on capital investment of prive others of the benefits of pros- Chicago farmers declined from 4.3 per cent in perity. They rejoice in the success b e r i n g . This w a s a t t e n d e d by a b o u t 50 r e p r e s e n t a t i v e farm men 1925-26, to 2.7 per cent in 1926-27, Of others. They do hot overlook the Some 74 Michigan Farm Bureau OFFICERS whereas the rate earned on capital fact that Americans consciously and members attended the ninth an- President a n d women from over t h i r t y c o u n t i e s in t h e s t a t e a n d repre- NOON, Jackson .. Vice-President investment of all corporations was deliberately adopted a high standard nual meeting of the American Farm W. W. B"!LUNGS, Davison s e n t a t i v e s of our two a g r i c u l t u r a l p a p e r s mentioned above. The about 13 per cent in 1925 and 1926. of living as a national policy. Our Bureau Federation at Chicago this Directors-at-Large S e n a t e Committee v o t e d to r e p o r t out 'the chicken thief bill with Rewards for the operator's labor earliest political controversies were week. President M. L. Xoon and Vice . . . .Lowell M. B. M C P H E R S O N . .Carleton t h e one y e a r m i n i m u m sentence the same d a y , and a short time and management declined from $690 waged upon this issue and no po- president W. W. Billings were Mich- MRS. E D I T H M. WAOAR ..Marlette in 1925-26 to $627 in 1926-27. litical party has been able to remain igan's voting delegates. Mr. Noon .Newberry l a t e r the s u p p o r t of these r e p r e s e n t a t i v e F a r m B u r e a u people JQH-K GOOIAVfNE .Buchanan Yet average earnings of all corpora- in power in this country which es- served as a member of the National VfcROLl) P. QORMBLY .: ...Davison enabled the friends of the t r e s p a s s bill to get it on the w a y to tions on their total capital invest- poused the negative side of'this is- Resolutions Committee and presided J. Q. BOYLE ment amount to about 12 per cent, sue. at a number of the sessions. vWed- being enacted into l a w . Others Under Protection nesday morning the Michigan folks W. W. BILLINGS ; both in 1925 and 1926. These high Commodity Directors T h i s work of the F a r m B u r e a u a n d t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l press of returns were earned on increasing Infant industries were the first to had a "Michigan breakfast" at the QEOBGK HERMAN, Remus Michigan Potato Growers Exchange t h e s t a t e not only secured t h e e n a c t m e n t of these t w o most capital values whereas the decreased claim protection, and they received Hotel Sherman, having as their M. L, NOON, Jackson Michigan MUMc Producers Association return of agriculture is figured on a it as a policy of government through guests President Thompson and Sec- J. H. O'MKALY. Hudson Michigan Live Stock Exchange valuable measures, b u t also d e m o n s t r a t e d w h a t can be accom- declining capital value. tariff provisions and as a conse- retary Winder of the A. F. B. F. CEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Exchange plished when a n u m b e r of t h e forces in the field w o r k i n g for the Agricultural capital declined fif- quence they have experienced a con- Michigan had one of the largest state M. IX BUSKIRK,8 Paw T A T EPaw F A R M B U R E A U O R GMichigan A N I Z A T I OFruit N Growers, Inc. i m p r o v e m e n t of a g r i c u l t u r a l conditions co-ordinate their efforts teen billion dollars between Jan- tinuous growth and expansion delegations present. Those at the Clark L. Brody Sec'y-Treas-Manager uary, 1921, and January, 1927, while throughout the country. • ' ' I I- . •,. . • ,„ '• • • II . breakfast were: a n d w o r k t o g e t h e r for t h e g e n e r a l good of all. Our transportation systems then current value of corporate wealth in- BARRY COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEADS T h e co-operation of our a g r i c u l t u r a l press and f a r m organiza- creased twenty-five billion dollars sought a similar advantage and they Gilbert Scott Hastings, Mich. ... .A. P. Mills tions in the future i n s u r e s the g r e a t e s t possible success in promot- since July, 1921. received it by means of appropriate BERRIEN COUNTY Clothing Miss N. B. Kirby ing a n d p r o t e c t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s of the f a r m e r . I t . i s t h e hope of Labor earnings of factory employ- legislation, and, as a consequence, Noah Anderson Niles I'ubllcJty Lee Chilson ees remained the same in 1926-1927 they have prospered. Donald T. Ballard Niles E. E.. Ungren the F a r m B u r e a u t h a t this v e r y p l e a s a n t experience of w o r k i n g as in 1925-1926, whereas the Wages Our banking system in turn sought similar advantages, and, as a result, E. L. Cafmody Watervliet Organisation , C. L. Nash t o g e t h e r can be r e p e a t e d m a n y times in the f u t u r e . per farm family declined nearly 10 A. H. Collins ..,:» Eau Claire Automobile Insurance , Alfred Bentall per cent. Since 1919-20, the earn- it has been stabilized and made se- SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE All a t t e m p t s to w e a k e n or repeal these laws .should be fought ings of the average farm family de- cure. W. F. Dean Berrien Springs FARM B U R E A U In the same way, labor has de- Douglas Dean Berrien Springs Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service. S. A. Thomas to the limit. The f a r m e r is entitled to this p r o t e c t i o n of his home creased 30 per cent While that of the a n d p r o p e r t y . All F a r m B u r e a u members should arouse their average factory worker has increased manded and has received at the Russel C. File Niles Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas one per cent. hands of the government, considera- D. L. Fisher Berrien Center l •Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Ben tall n e i g h b o r s to the i m p o r t a n c e of these measures. It is not too early Bnt Farmers Lost tion which has brought prosperity Beryl Harrington Niles Michigan Commodity M a r k e t i n g Associations to s t a r t t a l k i n g to y o u r legislative r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s now. While the average citizen is re- and security to the American work- Leo A. Hosbein - Coloma Affiliate With Michigan State Farm Bureau ported to have attained the highest ing man. Paul Kull Coloma American Farmers' Importance standard of living ever attained in The farmer alone is outside of this J. A. Richards change ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ W • • I 'aaillac Nation Cannot Endure It is interesting at this point to this or any other country, or an av- wall of protection, which makes pos- Mrs. James Richards... Eau Claire Eau Claire Michigan Milk t Association 107 Owen Bldg., Detroit Michigan Ljye Stock Exchange Hudson On Manufacturing refer to the fact that The National erage income per citizen of $2,010, sible a high standard of living. The F. J. Schopbaeh Three Oaks Industrial Conference Board has the farm income decreased from farmer as a class approves the high Michigan EJcvator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing (Continued from page one) Dorothy Schopbaeh..... Three Oaks Benton I iarbor $922 in 1925 to $853 in the year standard of living policy, even Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc countries, but we found it more ad- made a striking observation regard- 1926-27. though an artificial structure has R. H. Sherwood Watervliet ing the importance of American ag- Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges vanced and more successful in Den- riculture. Their summary is as fol Land values declined about 5 per been required to establish and main- Geo. F. Shafer Baroda mark than elsewhere. In that country lows: »'\H tfLKVATOrt EXC'H. M I C H . M I L K P R O D U C E R S ASS'N cent from March, 1926, to March, tain it. His grievance is that the F. J. Thar Coloma dartin, Pi e.s ("oldwator N. P. Hull, Prey Lansing eighty per cent of all farm crops "Agriculture normally exerts a 1927, while the index figure of the structure has not been made com- Arthur H. Walters....St. Joseph, R. 1 Milton HurkhcVWer. V. I'. .Marietta R. G. Potts, VJce-Pres. Washington are marketed co-operatively, and purchasing power for nearly ten bil September, 1927, value of 70 indus- plete and he insists that the agricul- CALHOUN COUNTY John C. Near, S e c . . . ..Flat U/>ck eighty-five per cent of the swine in- lion dollars worth of goods and serv trial stocks was 51 points above the tural industry shall be brought with- Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Edmunds H. ti Horton, S « - T r e a s . . . .Kinds B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit dustry markets its products through^ ices of other groups annually. It pur 1926 value, and the index figure of in the American policy of high stand- L. K. Ofcrrer, Mgr Lansing .'Battle Creek C. S\ Benton, Bean Dep't H. W. Norton, Troas Howell its own co-operative agency. The chases annually about a tenth of the the August, 1927, value of 20 rail- ards of living and included within M. L. Noorr Jackson swine industry is- being expanded value of the products of our manu road stocks, was 24 points above the the American system of protection. Harold H. Every Clinton . . . P o r t Huron Nell 1 a Dep't .Lansing K. L. Taylor Lapeer very rapidly at the present time. Complete relief cannot be secured HILLSDALE COUNTY W. K. Phillips . •ratur L. W. Harwood ; Adrian facturing industries. It supplies ma 1926 value. A. N. Brown Jonesville W. J. Thomas The re-forestation policies of these terial upon which depend industries, The burden of the farm taxation by legislation alone, but some basic (Jeoige MfcCWii Ypsilanti Grand Itapids countries are highly commendable. giving employment to nearly half of shows little or no decrease below laws are necessary just as in the INGHAM COUNTY L. C. Kamlowske . . . . .Washington Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven Every foot of waste land is being our industrial workers. It pays in the high level reached during past case of all the other interests. The Mr. and Mrs. A. Bentall Lansing M. fc'feh'wfor ....rnlf-donla Dr. W. C McKlnney ...Davisburg . i .ftebewalng James J.' Brakenherry . . . B a d Axe used in the interest of the publ'c directly about two and a half bil three years. In the period 1919-25 entire protective system is artificial Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Brody.. Lansing K.' M. OehrriUc . welfare. We found excellent timber lions in wages of urban workers. It the total farm'taxes increased from and is the creature of legislative en- C. L. Nash East Lansing VT. .». HaxelWooJ .Mt. Pleasant Elmer Powers Clio MICH. iOTATO GROWERS MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. being brought to the sawmill and supplies about an eighth of the to- 66 per cent to 131 per cent above the actment. This will be universally ad- E. E. Ungren Lansing KXCH. !•:. A. Beamer, Pres BlUsfield converted into lumber. We saw grow- tal tonnage of freight carried by our pre-war level. mitted. JACKSON COUNTY Ht'.ury Curtis. lYes Cadillac R, 1). Harper, Vire-Pres., St Johns ing along the national highway, fruit railroads. Its products constitute The number of forced sales and Equality Not a Contest Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Noon Jackson i T. Biissey, Yic<»-Pr'es, Provefhorit J. H. O'Mealoy, Sec'y Hudson trees which were leased to the peo- nearly half of the value of our ex- defaults of farms, due to delinquent It is a mistake to assume that the Emmett J. Noon Jackson I ley, Sec'y Shelby Frank! Obrest, Treas., Breckenridge ple in the towns and villages. ports. It pays in taxes one-fifth of taxes, foreclosure of mortgages, effort to secure a law for the sta- F. .]. liarg"*r, TreaJ StanwOod MACOMB COUNTY Nate PUtttsoh Caro The use of waterways affording the total cost of government. It is a bankruptcies, etc., is still increasing, bilization of agriculture is a con- R. G. Potts Washington r V Hibst, tfen. M{. U. Brake Fremont the national policies. We find the and, changes in the volume of trade erroperated farms increased from aspect the agricultural situation and Bert Gleaaon Lawrence its relationship to our other inter- Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Garber Henry Namitz Bridrtman C. L. Utody Lansing expansion of agriculture encouraged tend to follow changes in the pur $3,356 per farm in 1920 or 21.1 per ests and to the national welfare. Constantine J. F. Higbee •.Benton. Harbor American Earm Bureau HftfryFederation Hogue Sodus not only by farmers, but business in- chasing power of farmers. cent of the value of the property, to MiUer Overton Bangot $4,004 per farm in 1925, or 41.9 per They are more remote from the farm VAN BUREN COUNTY' v ..Munsey Bldg., Washington, ptesident D. C. terests as well, all of which support and the farmer and his difficulties do M. D. Buskirk Paw Paw LEGISLATIVE. i HEAIXJPAKTKUS... « l S 5 W R v / r t w m r R q A' ' E " B " F " ''.'.:.«" liast'wiis'bin'ston St.. Chicago a policy of efficient production and "A nation cannot grow and endure cent of the value of the property. on the strength of its industry alone. Affects Our Lives not impress the distant financier or Mrs. Jennie Buskirk ..Paw Paw CHESTER S T GRAY . -'. .. '.'. '• '• '• '• • • • • • • • • • • • Washington Representative co-operative distribution of farm industrialist as they do those who crops and the result is; a return to This fallacy has led to international In addition to the economic the farmer of a greater share of the strife, as nations have struggled for ditions with which agriculture is dis- the twelfth story does not feel the Geo. W. McCalla con- are in closer contact. The family in BUREAU SUPPORTS WASHTENAW COUNTY Ypsilanti t 11.1 I consumers' dollar than in any other country in the world. forefgn markets and foreign ma- terials and to internal conflict as de- cal phases of the rangements of international tressed, there are various farm sociologi- problem shock of the explosion in the base- trade which are likewise acute. The exo- ment as keenly as the family living COALRATE CUT MATE FAMRVMAU'S ™BUC Belgium is an industrial nation have precipitated industrial depres- dus from the farm to the city; the on the first floor. In fact, the more with a home market for everything sions and created unrest in masses increased tenantry; the reduced fi- remote one is from the catastrophe I SERVICE PROGRAM the farmer produces. We found that of urbanized workers dependent up- nancial ability to maintain schools, the more secure he feels, and unless Testifies That 1. C. C. Should very little has been achieved in t h e on industry alone. Stability requires! churches, and Other community in- he is possessed of unusual vision, he Permit Lake Rate LEGISLATION way of arriving at a definite policy a balanced agriculture and industry stitutions on a proper plane; and the niay overlook the fact that he de- for agriculture in Belgium. supplying each other's needs equit- discouragements and loss of interest pends upon the same foundation as Reduction Passage Of the Capper-French Truth-ln- Fahrlc bUl; completion, and operation. Qf In Holland, we found farmers ably. in agriculture as a life vocation for those in closer proximity and he also the V. S. Musrlo Shoals Nitrates plant. and manufacture of fertilizer; opposition prosperous; much interest was mani- "This problem has its sociological young people, are some of the so- overlooks the fact that he has a The Michigan State Farm Bureau to any form of salee tax or. of consump- fested in agriculture with an ag- 3ide, as well. The agricultural popu- ciological factors which are present greater distance to fall. -. is taking an active part in the present tion tax; retention of federal income tax; ricultural policy that protected the lation of thirty millions, nearly one- in the farm problem but whose ef- One significant thing in the con- Lake Cargo Coal Rate Reduction Pafes&ge of Gooding-Ketcham Seed Stain- ing bill. farmer against carrying an unjust third of the total population, is one fects cannot be as mathematically de- tinued effort which has been made case, wherein the Interstate Com- ENACTED APR. 26, TAXATION proportion of the burden of gov- of the greatest sources of our future termined as economic conditions. to secure a basic agricultural law, is merce Commission has forbidden cer- flellef for sorely burdened farm property ernment, they having adopted a tax American people, and the urbaniza- An example of such conditions is the fact that the farm organization tain railroads and lake carriers serv- by enactment of: system that is vefy lenient towards tion of the population may be a de- afforded by a report to a recent and the farm leaders who have con- ing very desirable West Virginia- P24 values of s'ame. rereiving somewhat of an advantage by the records of Governmental De- to $500 during the past year, be- spirit. Farm organizations support- ginia-Kentucky fields in very close (Farm Bureau Investigations brought competition with them for the north- equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- during the readjustment since the partments at Washington. They cause of the depressed agricultural ing this proposed legislation, as well west market. So far the I. C. C. sees tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, war. This is due to the fact that the clearly show the inequality that now situation. as their leaders, have at all times saving farmer taxpayers $67,350 excess taxes annually.) [deflated currency furnished an o p - ! e X i s t a " between agriculture and all In short, while there has been a been open to suggestion and ready the situation their way. The inter- portunity to sell food products to j other groups: slight advance in the price level of to accept any proposal which would ested consumers want the reduction. TRANSPORTATION Immediate application of Michigan £troe other nations and pay off indebted- j i m p 0 r t s of food and raw materials farm products this fall, there is no vjffectively meet the requirements. A. P. Mills, head of the Michigan E r ^ E C T I V E SEPT. 10, lUte decision to save farmer shippers in (ness with a cheaper dollar. : to compete with our farmers' prod- assurance that this is other than a The outstanding fact is, that no such State Farm Bureau's transportation 1926 «y counties $500,000 anmtajly. In England, farmers are very ucts have increased 44 per cent since temporary fluctuation. Nothing has effective proposals have been made dep't., testified for Michigan farmers MARKETING | much discouraged and two-thirds of 1900. happened to change, fundamentally and it is today quite generally ad- at Minneapolis Nov. 30 a t the I. C. C. mitted that there is no effective sub- lw>tt r.sion of sound co-operative market- the entire country has been seeded Farmers' overhead expenses have the relationship between agriculture stitute available at the present time. hearing for Michigan, Minnesota and ing program now well under way in Mich- igan. to grass and is now being used for increased 300 per cent and their and other industries in this country The principles for which we have South and North Dakota farmers in- grazing purposes, as under the pres- combined costs have increased to 180 and to remove the disparity which terested in this case. .U TOMOBltrF. IN81 RAM U jent policy, It was impossible for per cent since 1900, while wholesale exists. While industry, generally, is contended and upon which we insist: Mr. Mills said that 13,000 farm Ef-MBCTIVE OCT. 20. Adequate protection for farmer* against Warmers to continue grain type farm- prices advanced but 125 per cent enjoying continued prosperity, the unless, and until, something equal- families in the Upper Peninsula • fir«, theft, collision, property dam- distress of agriculture continues to ly effective or better is proposed, are would benefit by the 20 cent reduc- 1»» age and public Uahility furnished at rea- ing. Industry is also far from pros- since 1900. as follows: sonable rate?:. perous due to the heavy burdens im- Last year the net profits of cor- be acute, and it is clearly only a mat- tion, and that they need it. He said posed by the dole system and other porations exceeded the total value ter of time Until industry must suf- We want no government piiee-flx- that refusal of the reduction may • 'I?*"' ' »>k w J " ^ " subsidized governmental operations. of all crops by one billion dollars. fer as a natural and inevitable con- ing; we want no government sub- force West Virginia-Kentucky coal W E MUST G t J A f t b T R E S P A S S A N D CHICKEN T H I E F L A W S English statesmen are now struggling Obviously, the excess above the net sequence of the continued decline in sidy, either direct or indirect; we out of the northwest market and pave want to avoid putting the govern- the way for a Pittsburgh-Ohio coal to adopt a new policy for agriculture, profits of farmers would have been agriculture. OR W I L L L O S E T H E M conceding that the industrial policy much larger. I have no thought of portraying an ment into business, and therefore, we monopoly and higher prices. This insist upon a law that will require mi ebteken thief laws e n a c t e d by t h e l a s t legis- as practiced in England and applied The wages of factory workers ex- exaggerated picture, neither is it my each marketed unit of the commod- would affect both rail and lake re- lature fcaxe already s h o w n their effectiveness in c u r b i n g these to agriculture, has not proven suc- ; ceed the cash income of farmers by desire to tell a story of discourage- ceivers of coal. Mr. Mills' testimouy !, either to insure prosperity about one million dollars a day. ment or of despair. My only reason ity to pay if* share in the costs of was accepted by the I. C. C. under much concern to t h e welfare of M i c h i g a n farrn- its own stabilization and protection. for industry or for agriculture. Non-agricultural prices are still for adverting to those condition is protest and the fact that the daily We base our demand squarely up- papers reported Mr. Mills' testimony Tht* is a b u n d a n t l y uhowr! by t h e n u m b e r of e a s e s in our The importance of agriculture i s ! 5 2 per cent above the pre-war lev- the consciousness that the facts must be faced if the remedy is ever to be on the principles which are and have he effort t h a t n u m e r o u s so-called s p o r t s m e n are ucknowiedged in all the countries el, whereas farm prices are only 40 found. Surely there is no virtue in been for many years in operation in also brought a storm from the I. C. C. visited, and steps are being taken to per cent above. representative conducting the hear- forth to remove the teeth of t h e t r e s p a s s l a w o r get it Disasters Not Helpful going on in a spirit of assumed se- this country, in connection with co- ing. put farming on a sounder basis at operative marketing. These princi^ The n u m b e r of convictions u n d e r t h e chick- the present time. This Is one of the The price improvement this fall curity while the very foundation of pics have been recognized by the leg- our prosperity is being allowed to en I b e e n p a r t i c u l a r l y g r a t i f y i n g a n d heavy lessous of the war and men have represents only a Iluctuating condi- crumble away. Such a course cannot jislatures of nearly every state in the Lucius E. Waldo, 3021 E. Grand I from two to five y e a r s in m a n y cases show t h a t our come to realize what it means to tion, due mainly to expected crop be justified. If we still have states- union through the adoption of co- Blvd., Detroit, is looking for work to have a dependable food supply in shortages on account of floods, un- men, which I believe we do; if we operative marketing laws, and they on a dairy or general farm in cen- I an ,:o far beyond the m i n i m u m sentence time of war and an insurance of na- favorable weather, ravages of Insect ? I do not|rt«ve also been recoghhKMl by the fed- tral Michigan. he law. tional stability in time of peace. pests, and other disasters. There is still have vision, which i D E C E M B E R !), 1027 MICttlG XS I \ IS >I 11 V R E A V X EW 8 THRE1 Favors Considering 3 CENT GAS TAX What Is Extension Policy LAW UPHELD BY Weight T a x Cut And P e r m a n e n t License Sow Clean Seed! Doing to Our Farm Bureau? SUPREME COURTw h e r e t h e y do not know each other, togs which shaped the policies of t h e When the State upheld the constitutionality of t h e Supreme Court p r e s e n t t h r e e cent gas tax law, Gov- e r n o r Green m a d e t h i s statement: Until Dec. 15th we will do custom cleaning at the fol- lowing rates. (Note—no cleaning charge on seed you MRS. WAGAR STIRS * and o t h e r s w h e r e t h e E x t e n s i o n peo- ple control a n d t h e i r work is about F a r m B u r e a u , a n d the real mission of the F a r m Bureau was handicapped Efforts Of Detroiters To Force Referendum " T h e three-cent g a s tax was large- ly an emergency m e a s u r e made nec- essary to keep up a n adequate high- wish returned for your own use if we buy your crop): AMERICAN FARM all t h a t h a s been considered, again o t h e r s w h e r e a goodly portion of t h e local funds have been used for and a n d crippled for t h e sake of an Ex- tension p r o g r a m t h a t did not fill t h e bill. Fail way p r o g r a m . All c h a r g e s a r e based on t h e weight of seed when re- ceived. You pay t r a n s p o r t a t i o n both ways. BUREAU MEETING t h e s u p p o r t of E x t e n s i o n work, yet t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p is not satisfactory or agreeable. The eastern seaboard Lasfi week in Indiana a t t h e an- nual P a r a Bureau m e e t i n g when 4 CT. PLAN IS GAJNING Cleaning seed which is free of b u c k h o r n 3 Or per bu>hi 1 h u n d r e d s of farm folks w e r e gath- Bureaus Pay Education Bills, s t a t e s h a v e no F a r m B u r e a u s as we ered to gerve t h e i r craft, t h e E x t e n - Gov. Favors Consideration; Cleaning seed for b u c k h o r n . . . . $1.00 per bushel see it; t h e y h a v e never grasped t h e sion forces were conspicuous by their Farm Bureaus Reflect But Are Neglected When t h o u g h t t h a t we f a r m e r s will never Cleaning o v e r c e n t r i f u g a l mill for r e m o v a l absence; 196 honest to God dirt farm r e a c h t h e p l a n e of equality ' t h r o u g h women were enrolled, and still no Rural Demand of thistle, pigeon g r a s s or m u s t a r d . . . $ 1 . 0 0 p e r bushel That's Done t h e p r o d u c t i o n channel alone. Smith Lever Extension woman t h e r e to learn t h e desires and d e m a n d s of T h e t h r e e cent gas tax enacted by Cleaning, scarifying a n d r e c l e a n i n g €hicago, Dec. 2.—Mrs. Edith The Government has spent many millions in t h e s u p p o r t of Extension those g r e a t farm leaders. t h e 1927 l e g i s l a t u r e was upheld by alfalfa a n d hulled sweet clover 50c per bushel W a g a r of Michigan s t i r r e d t h e H o m e w o r k ; in fact, 22 millions a r e being In m a n y of our s o u t h e r n and east- t h e S t a t e S u p r e m e Court in a u n a n i - a n d C o m m u n i t y section of t h e 9th Cleaning and scarifying u n h u l l e d s p e n t t h e p r e s e n t year, yet t h e farm- e r n s t a t e s , no effort is m a d e to teach m o u s decision December 1, t h e r e b y a n n u a l A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u con- sweet clover .SOe per bushel e r h a s b u t little if a n y t h i n g to say t h e farm m a n or woman t h e crying b l a s t i n g t h r e e Detroit m o v e m e n t s for v e n t i o n t o d a y with a pointed a d d r e s s as to how t h i s money can b e t t e r his need of united effort t h r o u g h one big a r e f e r e n d u m on t h e t h r e e cent meas- PlUB actual time r e q u i r e d for hulling at $1.25 per hour. on t h e Distinction b e t w e e n t h e F a r m 'Bureau a n d A g r i c u l t u r a l "Extension cause. T h e E x t e n s i o n policies a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n in t h e i r behalf, but ure. T h e s e m o v e m e n t s were m a d e W o r k , a very frank discussion of p r o g r a m s a r e a r r a n g e d not with t h e r a t h e r those women a r e e n c o u r a g e d by t h e Detroit A u t o m o b i l e Club, Rich- idea of w h a t t h e f a r m e r w a n t s b u t to be satisfied if t h e y can be t r a i n - a r d R e a d i n g , city clerk of Detroit, t h e i r past, p r e s e n t and p r o b a b l e fu- r a t h e r with t h e idea of w h a t o t h e r s ed in some insignificant h o m e i n d u s - and an injunction issued by t h e ture relationships. Mrs. Wagar t h i n k he n e e d s ; it is m a d e for h i m try, w h e r e b y they may eke out a pit- W a y n e county circuit court. all of Mich. F a r m Bureau Seed Service said: r a t h e r t h a n w i t h him. t a n c e to keep soul and body t o g e t h - which were w i t h o u t s u p p o r t outside T h e distinction b e t w e e n t h e F a r m er. Can a n y t h i n g be m o r e d e g r a d i n g of W a y n e county. LANSING, MICH. Bureau and Agricultural Extension T h e m a i n r e a s o n E x t e n s i o n work t h a n t h e though't t h a t we a r e expect- At t h e t i m e t h e r e f e r e n d u m move- is o n e of t h e most serious topics con- h a s not served t h e F a r m B u r e a u bet- ed, while still farm folks, to find m e n t s w e r e s t a r t e d , most o b s e r v e r s f r o n t i n g our o r g a n i z a t i o n t o d a y . 1 t e r a n d s t r e n g t h e n e d t h e organiza- some o t h e r m e a n s of m a k i n g money out in t h e 6tate were of the opinion feel its w e i g h t m o r e t o d a y t h a n I tion in r e t u r n for t h e h u n d r e d s of to s u p p o r t our f a r m s and families? did even y e s t e r d a y , a l t h o u g h i t h a s t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s of F a r m B u r e a u t h a t t h e y were designed for political m o n e y used, is t h a t E x t e n s i o n h a s This h o m e i n d u s t r i e s booth that is p u r p o s e s m o r e t h a n a n y t h i n g ei* been u p p e r m o s t in my mind for some to be included in our coming Ameri- time. paid c o m p a r a t i v e l y little, or no at- T h e D e t r o i t e r s went to g r e a t t e n t i o n t o t h e real essentials o r fun- can F a r m B u r e a u Exposition r e p r e - GOVERNOR GREEN l e n g t h s to build t h e impression t h a t damentals of farm organization sents a p r e s e n t Godsend to m a n y a " T h e first g e n e r a l election at •JT_^M1w^..Ty ^-^ghJvirrff n^aFi h 4&X. t h e F a r m B u r e a u was with t h e m , b a t farm w o m a n , but God forbid t h a t we p r o b l e m s . T h e extension w o r k h a s t h e F a r m B u r e a u published s t a t e - which a r e f e r e n d u m could be held d e a l t w i t h m a t t e r s of p r o d u c t i o n a n d e n c o u r a g e t h a t a v e n u e as a m e a n s of November, 19 28, and this late solving our present d i l e m m a , a n d we m e n t s to t h e effect t h a t while it Whites a r e t h e Limiting m a r k e t i n g b u t its w o r k in t h e b r o a d - women should insist t h a t those m e t h - could n o t a g r e e w i t h t h e 192 7 legis- d a t e m e a n t loss of all next s u m m e r ' s er field of o r g a n i z a t i o n has been ods be classed as e m e r g e n c y needs l a t u r e on t h e present t h r e e cent gas r o a d b u i l d i n g t h a t would be avail- Factor in Egg Production very l i m i t e d or none at all. tax, it did believe in majority r u l e able u n d e r t h i s lav. I feel t h a t if any e q u a l portion of t h i s vast s u m h a d been spent t o w a r d s and t h a t our D e p a r t m e n t of Agricul- t u r e from t h e top down recognize it as such, and go a b o u t m a k i n g a pro- a n d t h a t t h e 1928-29 legislature is " O u r need f o r hard-surfaced roads .the p r o p e r place to c o n t i n u e t h e gaso- is m o s t evident, n o t only throughout O NE hundred pounds ordinary grain ration produces 4 5 % more yolks than whites. Hens need protein to produce whites. Michigan Egg real g e n u i n e farm organization the s t a t e , but on t h e 'highways lead- Mash with Buttermilk supplies the protein g r a m that will fit o u r d e m a n d s . It's line and weight tax discussion. Tlie amoQg f a r m e r s , t h a t t o d a y t h e farm- i n g into Detroit. Many of the roads ingredients for whites in the proper proportion i m m a t e r i a l to me if I am recorded in B u r e a u refused to be used in t h e er would h a v e been well on t h e way a l r e a d y built m u s t be widened. to balance the yolks for maximum egg produc- t h e W a s h i n g t o n office on the m i n o r referendum movement. tion. The public formula for Michigan Egg to his d e s i r e d goal with his vocation " I am willing a n d anxious to have details of my everyday life, but I do Gov. F r e d Green issued a s t a t e - t h e people v o t e on t h i s question, eith> Mash with Buttermilk is your assurance of con- s t a n d i n g a l o n g side by side with o t h - w a n t t h e m to k n o w t h a t I a m inter- m e n t after the S u p r e m e Court deci- er on the p r e s e n t l a w or t h e one stant high quality feed and production records. e r vocations, a n d he would be fitted ested a n d t r e m e n d o u s l y so, on an sion w a s h a n d e d d o w n , in which h e which will u n d o u b t e d l y be framed Send for pamphlet of our Poultry Feeds con- to keep it t h e r e . equal t a x a t i o n policy for farm folks, favors c o n s i d e r a t i o n of r e d u c i n g t h e by t h e next l e g i s l a t u r e . If I am gov- taining valuable feeding suggestions. If o u r colleges h a d carried on on a w o r k a b l e tariff for our vocation, weight tax and abolition of t h e ex- e r n o r at t h a t t i m e I s h a l l ask t h a t a s o m e r e s e a r c h work in r e g a r d to t h e on a n a t i o n a l recognition of our vo- Distribution all over the State. pensive yearly license plates. r e f e r e n d u m be a t t a c h e d . s t r u c t u r e of co-operative farm or- cation in all m a t t e r s t h a t touch our g a n i z a t i o n s , w h a t m a k e s t h e m suc- existence, on a p r o p e r r e t u r n for our T o d a y s e n t i m e n t t h r o u g h o u t tlie " I n my j u d g m e n t consideration FOR SALE BY s t a t e a p p e a r s to favor an increase in should be given t o t h e revision of MRS. WAGAR ceed a n d w h a t m a k e s t h e m fail, and i n v e s t m e n t and labor. These a r e far t h e p r e s e n t gasoline tax, offset by t h e weight tax d o w n w a r d , and an Co-op Associations and F a r m Bureau t h e n h a d used t h e E x t e n s i o n forces m o r e i m p o r t a n t to t h e f u t u r e of t h e At t h e very b e g i n n i n g of t h i s dis- to t e a c h t h i s to the* f a r m e r a l o n g farm w o m a n t h a n w h e t h e r she h e m s p e r m a n e n t license p l a t e s at a n o m i n a l abolition of t h e p r e s e n t expensive tftJte . - Distributors cussion I w a n t t o d e c l a r e myself: with a s t r o n g e m p h a s i s of t h e need h e r dish towels on all four sides, fee, good for t h e life of t h e car. Many yearly UeenSe p l a t e s . " F r o m t h e very b i r t h of t h e F a r m of b e c o m i n g organized, not for co- or uses a tape line n u m b e r e d on County F a r m B u r e a u s a r e going on record at t h e i r a n n u a l m e e t i n g s for B u r e a u o r g a n i z a t i o n in o u r s t a t e I h a v e been an active s u p p o r t e r . In fact, while I h a v e been a m e m b e r of o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t i n g a l o n e , but from t h e s t a n d p o i n t of t h e whole, t h e pro- g r a m would h a v e fitted in b e t t e r both sides from t h e same end. a four cent gas tax a n d a p e r m a n e n t We w a n t our farm w o m a n with us, license p l a t e , a s favored by t h e F a r m MANISTEE EXPANDS A •/ff.i,nr ; * • > t h a t g r a n d old o r g a n i z a t i o n called t h e G r a n g e , ever since I w a s 14 y e a r s with t h e needs of t h e F a r m B u r e a u . t h a t she may a d j u s t herself to h e r B u r e a u in t h e 1927 l e g i s l a t u r e . It will do t h e f a r m e r c o m p a r a t i v e l y j u s t r i g h t s and to h e r duty in helping little good to show h i m how to p r o - to remove t h e obstacles t h a t a r e hin- ITS MARL EFFORT "More Milk with More Cow old, yet no one welcomed t h e i n t r o - d u c t i o n of t h e F a r m B u r e a u m o r e duce m o r e #. a n d m a r k e t m o r e effi- d e r i n g h e r cause. W e want t h i s s a m e Berrien Co. W a n t s Holds Annual Meeting At Left at the End of the Tear** Milkmaker, a PubUc Formula Ration. t h a n I, for I felt t h e need of it. T h e r e ciently if t h e whole craft is not or- Extension force to be f a m i l i a r with ganized to i n s u r e t h a t t h e r e t u r n s t h i s p h a s e of our life and to assist McNary-Haugen Bill Kaleva; Elects Builds lor the Future HE important part that Milkmaker play* w e r e m a n y types of w o r k , t h a t were n e c e s s a r y to be done for t h e f a r m e r s from his b e t t e r yields a n d b e t t e r us in e x t e n d i n g it over our land. m a r k e t i n g m e t h o d s a r e not all filch- W e w a n t to co-operate with t h e (Continued from page one) " T h e f a r m e r s a r e failing to d.> Officers T in Michigan dairying is probably best set forth in the claims made by hundreds of Mich- t h a t , in my j u d g m e n t , t h e G r a n g e t h e i r s h a r e for t h e i r own b e n e f i t s , " igan's leading dairymen who have used Milk* could not do a n d t h e s e t h i n g s w e r e ed a w a y from h i m by u n f a i r m e t h - E x t e n s i o n people e v e r y w h e r e , but we maker continuously for one or more years. h e declared. " T h e y h a v e gone into • Manistee, Di ..nuaL i n c o r p o r a t e d into t h e p l a n s o u t l i n e d ods of t a x a t i o n , legislation, etc. w a n t to co-operate, not to follow en- These dairymen tell us that they have secured the slumps. m e e t i n g of the Man' unty for t h e new'organization". Organization for co-operative tirely. We w a n t to sit in at the , the following results by the use of Milkmaker, "The manufacturer is receiving F a r m Bureau, November 19, at viz: te T h e n a g a i n , no one w a s m o r e ac- m a r k e t i n g a l o n e is but one of t h e h e a r i n g and help to shape t h e p r o - twice t h e profit of t h e f a r m e r and it Kaleva the election of officers was 1. Cows have kept up in better flesh and t i v e in behalf of t h e o r i g i n a l S m i t h m a n y p h a s e s of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n g r a m t h a t will fit our needs, and we is only throu-gh o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t lie a s follows: J o h n Gould, Jr., Presi- better physical condition. L e v e r Bill t h a n myself, a n d n o one p r o b l e m . If t h e f a r m e r is to get anv w a n t t h e Extension people to sit in h a s been able to realize this. d e n t ; M. E. J o n e s , Vice-President; 2. Cows have maintained a larger and more h a s a g r e a t e r a p p r e c i a t i o n of w h a t real good from his b e t t e r crops a n d with us at ours, not to dictate but to even flow of milk. W h a t t h e f a r m e r needs is cooper- L. W. Read, S e c r e t a r y ; W. I. C r a m p - 3. Calves better developed and stronger at extension service h a s done in t h e increased m o n e y which his co-opera- c o n f e r , not to sympathize b u t to as- ation a n d organization before he will birth. ton, T r e a s u r e r . p a s t , or is doing a t p r e s e n t or should tive b u s i n e s s o r g a n i z a t i o n secures for sist. We want t h e m to get a closer be able to realize a fair profit. The County F a r m Bureau is in- 4. Freedom from trouble with cows at do in t h e f u t u r e t h a n I. I k n o w w h a t him, t h e i n t e r e s t s of a g r i c u l t u r e m u s t vision of o u r needs t h a n w h a t t h e y " W e have enough ability and terested in t h e digging and distribut- calving time; no retained afterbirth and no udder trouble. a blessing it h a s been to t h o u s a n d s of be so s t r o n g l y organized from t h e can g e t from a P u l l m a n window or b r a i n s on t h e farms to solve any ing of marl a n d The strongest advocates of course ire those dairymen who have used Milkmaker' con- according to t h e tinuously since it came on the market in 1922. .. f a r m h o m e s all over t h i s l a n d of s t a n d p o i n t of t h e w h o l e craft t h a t it a fleeting glance from a s t a t e r o a d , p r o b l e m . " action of t h e Board a reduction of Buying a Better Herd o u r s , so please do n o t t a k e a n y t h i n g can p r e v e n t t h e t e e t h being pulled but r a t h e r from t h e farm kitchen S h e r w o o d , in a n a t t a c k on t h e 10 cents per y a r d be allpwed for These men have reaiized that in buying and using Milkmaker they are assuring therasclvea t h a t I m a y say a s d e s t r u c t i v e crit- o u t Of l a w s for t h e benefit of a g r i - or t h e back forty. M c X a r y - H a u g e n bill, declared it is o r d e r s of l'OO y a r d s , a n d 5 cents a of a better herd of cows two or three years hence. icism to e i t h e r p a r t y of t h i s subject. c u l t u r e , a n d t h e whole i n d u s t r y in- A Choice Must Be Made price fixing t h r o u g h use of equaliza- yard reduction for 50 yard o r d e r s . In buying a bag of dairy feed you do not buy the feed for the feed itself, but for the B u t I feel t h e t i m e is h e r e a n d really s u r e d a n d p r o t e c t e d . To my m i n d t h e We m u s t h a v e t h i s g r e a t e r co-op- tion fee a n d does not apply to Mich- This is done to s t i m u l a t e the use of ultimate results obtained. The results to be obtained are not necessarily determined by the price of the feed. The real value of the feed is determined by the per cent of digestible h a d been with us for s o m e t i m e past F a r m B u r e a u offers t h e only pros- e r a t i o n or else t h e service is not what igan crops. m a r l in Manistee county. protein and digestible nutrients, both of which determine results. w h e n we s h o u l d face t h e s i t u a t i o n pect of a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h i s from a it should be to us. I may h a v e seem- F a v o r s J a r d i n e IMan A common phrase among users of Milkmaker is "More milk with more COW f r a n k l y a n d c o u r a g e o u s l y a n d help s t a t e a n d n a t i o n a l viewpoint. ed h a r s h and u n a p p r e c i a t e i v e , but I n s t e a d he u r g e d a d o p t i o n of t h e left at the end of the year." to bring about a better understand- E x t e n s i o n Suffers, Too when I go a b o u t a n d see o u r farm J a r d i n e plan which e l i m i n a t e s t h e Farm-Bureau-O-Gram Ask for booklet on "How to Feed for Economical Milk P r o d u c t i o n / ' ing between the F a r m Bureau and F u r t h e r m o r e , if such a p r o g r a m men a n d women s p e n d i n g t h e i r en- equalization fee. The J a r d i n e plan FOR SALE BY \ the present agricultural extension h a d been c a r r i e d o u t it would h a v e t i r e t i m e in the p r o d u c t i o n a n d every would equalize farm export prices Throw away your wishbone, w o r k of t h e U. S. D e p ' t of A g r i c u l - fortified t h e E x t e n s i o n work itself, day h o m e m a k i n g , with n o t h o u g h t by selection of a federal b o a r d a n d s t r a i g h t e n up y o u r backbone, stick Co-op Associations and F a r m Bureau t u r e and co-operating agricultural for linless t h e f a r m e r succeeds with to the big p r o b l e m s of t h e day t h a t t h e a d o p t i o n of a federal revolving out your j a w b o n e a n d go to it. Distributors colleges. his g e n e r a l o r g a n i z a t i o n project so oh m u s t be m e t if we succeed, and no fund of $30,000,000 loaned by the I n t h e firstppjaee in 1 9 1 2 , people as t h e F a r m B u r e a u is a i m i n g to ac- e n c o u r a g e m e n t offered t h e m to ac- g o v e r n m e n t . The board would work " D a t baby of y o u ' s , " said Mrs. o t h e r ' - t h a n f a r m e r s really p u t into complish, t h e E x t e n s i o n Work wil' q u a i n t t h e m s e l v e s with t h e bigger in cooperation with f a r m e r s ' organi- J a c k s o n , " a m de puffect image of his fatha." effect t h e first E x t e n s i o n F a r m Bu- h a v e a v e r y slim f u t u r e indeed. F o r t h i n g s . th.;n I feel rebellious. zations over t h e c o u n t r y a n d would "Yas," answered Mrs. J o h n s o n , r e a u w o r k . Its real object w a s g r e a t - e r p r o d u c t i o n per m a n p o w e r , pri- m a r i l y for c h e a p e r living, a n d w a s s p o n s o r e d a n d financed by a rail- i n s t a n c e , in m y own s t a t e , i n a s m u c h I rebel at t h e s h o r t - s i g h t e d n e s s of buy up s u r p l u s e s to s t r e n g t h e n the " H e am a r e g ' l a r carbon copy." a s t h e l a r g e s u m s of F a r m B u r e a u some of t h e w o r k e r s , for i n s t a n c e — r e t u r n s from domestic sales. funds g o i n g into E x t e n s i o n W o r k while Extension w o r k e r s in t h e ma- h a v e not accomplished this " T h e farm leaders at last are get- end j o r i t y of Michigan counties have de- t i n g t o g e t h e r on a c o n c r e t e plan.'' SERVICE SATISFACTION r o a d a n d a c h a m b e r of c o m m e r c e , as- t h r o u g h t h e E x t e n s i o n field, it is a pended on t h e F a r m B u r e a u to keep he d e c a r e d . E Why Your Stock sA sisted by t h e G o v e r n m e n t . A n d t h e n m a t t e r of necessity t h a t our S t a t e t h e m in existence and t h o s e very " F o r t y - f i v e million laborers arc t h e idea grew, not by t h e f a r m e r s F a r m B u r e a u so c h a n g e its o r g a n i z a - county organizations have gone organized so why can't 6,500,0OJO t h e m s e l v e s , b u t by t h e i r well w i s h e r s . In fact, such F a r m so-called B u r e a u s w e r e e s t a b l i s h e d in coun- tion policy t h a t all of t h e money con- b a n k r u p t in doing it, yet t h e r e h a s f a r m e r s accomplish t h e s a m e ? " t r i b u t e d by f a r m e r s shall be used for never been an a n n u a l m e e t i n g of o u r t h e benefit F o l l o w i n g S h e r w o o d ' s s t a n d to. - of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n . I S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u but t h a t a n E x t h e J a r d i n e plan, B e r t K e i t h . Saw- C ties when t h e f a r m e r s t h e m s e l v e s did could point o u t to you m a n y i n s t a n c - tension p r o g r a m h a s called o u r yer n u r s e r y m a n , spoke in d . 0 n o t w a n t t h e m a t all. W h e n a n ex- t e n s i o n w o r k e r was s t a t i o n e d in v c o u n t y , it b e c a m e necessary t o b a n d t o g e t h e r in g r o u p form in o r d e r t h a t es w h e n t h e County F a r m B u r e a u s folks e l s e w h e r e a n d m a n y of these of t h e h a v e been fairly milked d r y in t h e s a m e women k n o w no o t h e r F a r m Dean C l a r k came to t h e aid of the s u p p o r t of E x t e n s i o n work, yet t h e B u r e a u w o r k t h a n t h a t E x t e n s i o n people give no credit to p r o g r a m . Yet t h e F a r m B u r e a u h a s extension D e b e n t u r e bill. Keith McNary-Haugen and Sherwood bill and after a Should Go the F N t h e r e be s o m e system in p r e s e n t i n g t h a t o r g a n i z a t i o n for so doing, n e i t h - had some of t h e m o s t vital problems lengthy d e b a t e agreed the McXary- E 0 a n d s p r e a d i n g t h e work, and t h e s e v e r y s a m e g r o u p s called t h e m s e l v e s a Farm Bureau. County wide er do t h e y e n c o u r a g e its g r o w t h , a n d u n d e r consideration t h a t t h e Ameri- H a u g e n bill would be acceptable if t h e i r v e r y p r o g r a m s a r e developed can f a r m e r h a s ever faced. a l o n g lines t h a t would e v e n t u a l l y de- t h e e q u a l i z a t i o n fee were abolished Last evening w e a t t e n d e d t h e an- a n d a g o v e r n m e n t a l revolving fund feat o u r p u r p o s e of e q u a l i t y for o u r nual b a n q u e t for Club c h a m p i o n s , set up in its place. Co-op Way T M g r o u p s were called C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u s , and a f t e r a while t h e vari- cause. and t h e t h o u g h t c a m e to me, will After an explanation of its ph Your own experienced and o u s c o u n t i e s u n i t e d in f o r m i n g S t a t e I believe we should use t h e influ- those s a m e boys a n d girls develop by Keith, t h e D e b e n t u r e bill w; conscientious salesmen sell F a r m B u r e a u s and on t h e heels of ence of t h e F a r m B u r e a u to e n c o u r - into t h e men a n d women t h a t we clared to be a subsidy and an en- your stock t o t h e best advan- t h a t , t h e s t a t e f e d e r a t e d into a na- a g e t h e colleges to c a r r y to t h e farm- w a n t t h e m to be a n d t h a t we m u s t c o u r a g e m e n t to class legislation tage a n d you benefit. More tional organization. er a n d teach t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s of or- h a v e t h e m be, with t h e p r o p e r pride t h r o u g h t h e buying up of s u r p l u s e s g a n i z a t i o n itself. F a r m i n g conditions and respect for a g r i c u l t u r e that we with a fund d r a w n from all taxpay- t h a n t h a t , — t h e co-ops a r e sav- ing m o n e y on low operating Insure Your Car In B u t t h e t h i n k i n g f a r m e r s b e g a n to g r o w r e s t l e s s ; t h e y b e g a n to sense t h e fact t h a t t h e p r o d u c t i v e side w a s n o t all of t h e s t o r y , a n d t h e y w a n t e d a r e r a p i d l y c h a n g i n g , t h e desires of . k n o w a g r i c u l t u r e is entitled to. when ers for t h e benefit of agricultu farm people a r e c h a n g i n g every day, t h e i r ent< r t a i n m e n t comes from the a n d t h e E x t e n s i o n policies of a few railroad companies of this c o u n t r y following Ai t h e d o s e of t h e m e e t i n g t h e resolution was pi costs and t h e y pro-rate it back to ypnr local association! D r o v e r s a n d old-line commis- A 4 SQUARE COMPANY their organization to broaden its y e a r s back a r e a n t i q u a t e d w h e n they and theii m e d a l s and t r o p h i e s and u n a n i m o u s l y . "Resolved t h a t mem- sion m e n can't live on n o t h i n g . Here is an automobile insurance company field of a c t i v i t y : they a p p r e c i a t e d ef- a r e t r i e d out today. prize money comes from o t h e r great bers here assembled a r e in favor of They figure a good living o u t In s h a p i n g t h e policies of t h e Kx- c o r p o r a t i o n s of t h e n a t i o n ? Many a t h e McNary-Haugen Bill a m e n d ' of t h e i r s h i p p i n g profits. that serves farmers only. It has farmer agents ficient p r o d u c t i o n , but m u s t have s o m e c o n s i d e r a t i o n in m a r k e t i n g t h e tensioft service, w h y c a n n o t t h e lo- boy and girl sat t h e r e last n i g h t be- as t o e m b r a c e t h e Coolidge-Jardine You can realize that profit and adjusters everywhere, affording genuine crop t h a t they raised. T h e y h a d so c i people sit in a t t h e h e a r i n g a n d cause back home a County F a r m Bu- p r o p o s a l . " This a m e n d e d farm relief yourself, a n d why not ? Your protection to those who can qualify. m a n y ills of o t h e r n a t u r e s t h a t t h e y express t h e i r n e e d s , why cannot t h i s reau had m a d e it possible for them m e a s u r e at the m e e t i n g was nick- co-op o r g a n i z a t i o n carries your t u r n e d t h e i r a t t e n t i o n to t h e i r own s< :vice be a l o n g t h e lines of w h a t to do club work, but do o u r Exten- n a m e d the "Coolidge-Jardine-Mc- stuff clear to t h e p a c k e r ' s h a n d s a n d you g e t all it b r i n g s . Comparative Statement 1922 to lf)27 o r g a n i z a t i o n as a m e a n s through 11 p r o g r e s s i v e f a r m e r n e e d s a n d sion Club people recognize t h a t fact? N a r y - H a u g e n - c o m m o n sense bill." Year Income Asset* w h i c h to work. This was o n e g r e a t d e m a n d s , r a t h e r t h a n in t h e n a t u r e Do they lealize t h a t m a n y a county Similar m e e t i n g s will be held dur- Our s a l e s m e n a r e the best in 1022 20,222.10 27,444.87 c h a n g e in t h e policy of t h e F a r m Bu- of s e t t l e m e n t w o r k a m o n g t h e low- could not send a d e l e g a t e to this ing t h e winter to discuss o t h e r per- the business. Ship your stock 1023 69,832.fi') 64,353.62 reau. ly? F a r m B u r e a u m e e t i n g because t h e i r t i n e n t q u e s t i o n s . to t h e — 1924 115,7 136,883.54 P e r h a p s t h e Smith Lever a g r i c u l - C o n f e r e n c e Spirit Needed funds had been spent for extension R e p o r t s of t h e A m e r i c a n Farm T h e f a r m e r s ' own co-op com- 1925 281,917.17 298,123.22 t u r a l extension work bill w o u l d n e v e r Why not a g r e a t e r eo-opeiation be- w o r k ? Are those boys a n d girls B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n m e e t i n g or mission h o u s e s a t Detroit and 192G 552,127.93 570,212.31 h a v e been g r a n t e d if t h e r e h a d been t w e e n o u r m e n and women in Exten- t r a i n e d to know that they m u s t give year w e r e given by R. C. File. H. E a s t Buffalo a r e getting farm- May 3 1 , 1927 1,350,880.42 1,059,431.53 even a suspicion t h a t the farmer sion w o r k r a t h e r t h a n a s e p a r a t e future support to t h e F a r m B u r e a u , Swem and I. J. Leedy. ers better r e t u r n s . would ever Have a s s u m e d c o n t r o l of road for each, i n d e p e n d e n t of each t h a t their work may go on and t h a t A n o t h e r p a i l e y in t h e near future t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n created as 3 m e d i u m t h r o u g h which it m i g h t be effective. o t h e r a n d t h e r e f o r e many t u n e s det- t h e r e is r b r o a d e r field .waiting for to consider t h e r i m e n t a l to both, and with n e g a t i v e their help? t h e Covert Michigan gas tax. road tax. t h e Berrien Michigan Livestock Exchange Detroit, Mich. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO. O F BLOOMIXGTON, I L L . It is t o be r e g r e t t e d t h a t a t t h i s point results? F o r my part I feel that t h e time county debt and the St. Lawrence both t h o s e who controlled extension .Many d i s a p p o i n t i n g and deplor- is here and the d e m a n d s a r e so u r g - w a t e r w a y project was asked by the or w o r k a n d t h e f a r m e r connected with t h e F a r m B u r e a u did not h a v e a long able c o n d i t i o n s h a v e been b r o u g h t to ent e v e r y w h e r e that it behooves us f a r m ' my n o t i c e from t i m e to time, for in- to call for a m o r e definite u n d e r - Delegates were chosen to a t t e n d Producers Co-Op Com. Ass'n E a s t Buffalo, X. Y. Michigan State Farm Bureau d i s t a n c e vision, for I feel t h a t a pol- s t a n c e in t h e s t a t e of K a n s a s t h e $1 s t a n d i n g of the r e l a t i o n s h i p between t h e F e d e r a t i o n m e e t i n g on Dec. 5, 6 MIGHIGAX AGENT icy could h a v e been w o r k e d out Extension m e m b e r a i m e d to o u t vote two g r e a t m o v e m e n t s . We need a n d 7 in Chicago. It is expected t h a t LANSING MICHIGAN w h e r e b y both m i g h t h a v e benefited. t h e $5 F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r in se- each other, but we must practice t r u e about 25 would a t t e n d from this As it is, t h e r e a r e now s o m e s t a t e s lecting d e l e g a t e s to t h e a n n u a l meet- co-operation if we go t o g e t h e r . Count > D E C E M B E R f), |<)27 I OIF! MICHIGAN' FARM BUREAU NKWS to carry a very heavy c u r r e n t of Ground W i r e Fences Resolutions Adopted by the EASTERN FARMER CALHOUN MAKES If C o n n e c t e d T o Bldg. electricity Statistics show that p r o p e r l y i „ . stalled l i g h t n i n g r o d s p r o t e c t t h e FOR FARM BLOC BRILLIANT RECORD buildings. L a s t y e a r t h i r t e e n and Am. Farm Bureau Federation Former G o v . of N e w H a m p - shire Brings Message M a r s h a l l . Dec. 7 . — C a l h o u n C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u h a s only two o u t s t a n d - ing old m e m b e r s h i p d u e s a c c o u n t s . If a wire fence is connected up with t h e b a r n , it should be g r o u n d e d , so t h a t a c u r r e n t of electricity will not be c a r r i e d into t h e b a r n , s h o u l d one-half per cent of t h e fires on farms, r e p r e s e n t i n g a m o n e y loss of n e a r l y $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w a s c a u s e d by l i g h t n i n g , a n d t h e r e c o r d s further n a t o n a l s on t h e w e s t e r n h e m i s p h e r e l i g h t n i n g s t r i k e t h e fence. O r d i n a r y show t h a t a very s m a l l p a r t of this Flood C o n t r o l All o t h e r s a r e now paid, or t h e r e a r e FARM RELIEF, TAX An effective flood c o n t r o l p r o g r a m , a r e applied. to be n a t i o n a l in effect, s h o u l d con- F a r m Loan C o m m i t t e e to Midwest w r i t t e n or o t h e r d e f i n i t e p r o m i s e s to t a k e c a r e of t h e s e back d u e s . The wiie fencing or b a r b wire a r e able I loss was on r o d d e d b u i l d i n g s . Chicago. Ih caking before MATTERS, MUSCLE tain t h e following f e a t u r e s : fense; We t h a n k t h e Special F a r m Loan ( a ) Levees as t h e first line of de- C o m m i t t e e of t h e A. F. B. F . , for t h e t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a - long, diligent a n d i n t e l l i g e n t studv tion today R o b e r t F. Bass, f o r m e r S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s h i p of- fice o b s e r v e s t h a t t h e s e p r o m i s e s a r e being m a d e good. T h e a n s w e r ? Last FALL TRADE SHOALS, LEADERS ( b ) Diversion c h a n n e l s to give which it has c o n d u c t e d m o r e flowage capacity in t h e lower farm loan q u e s t i o n , a n d for t h e ex- upon t h e G o v e r n o r of New H a m p s h i r e , s a i d : " I live iTt a small a n d r u g g e d s t a t e month Calhoun County's directors a n d m e m b e r s g o t o u t a n d did s o m e T h e f a r m e r ' s p u r c h a s i n g p o w e r is i m . r e g i o n s of t h e Mississippi r i v e r ; cellent r e p o r t which h a s been f o r m u - s i t u a t e d close to some of t h e g r e a t m e m b e r s h i p d u e s w o r k a m o n g the p r o v i n g . M o r e salt will bo u s e d t h i s Strengthen Stockyards Act M I P a r a l l e l c h a n n e l s to give m o r e lated. We r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e r e - i n d u s t r i a l a n d financial c e n t e r s of d u e s a c c o u n t s t h a t h a d got b e h i n d . fall. Specify t h e following b r a n d s : No. flowage capacity a b o v e t h e diversion p o r t of said Special C o m m i t t e e be ac- t h e c o u n t r y . Some of o u r citizens C a l h o u n h a s a n a c t i v e m e m b e r s h i p of 1 MEDIUM NON-CAKING (full g r a i n - T o Protect Producer, channels; cepted a n d t h e officers a n d Board of down t h e r e look with fear a n d dis- 420. Its c u r r e n t m e m b e r s h i p d u e s , ed); ECONOMY S A L T (reasonably i d ) Survey3 of t r i b u t a r y s t r e a m s D i r e c t o r s be a u t h o r i z e d to act in ac- t r u s t upon t h e g r o w i n g power of t h e d u e Oct 1, a r e well on t h e way t o w a r d Congress A s k e d to a s c e r t a i n how to s e c u r e naviga- c o r d a n c e t h e r e w i t h . organized f a r m e r . We have seen a p r i c e d ) ; lODO-BLOX (excellent for being paid up. tion, power d e v e l o p m e n t a n d flood rather systematic propaganda stock). Reaffirmation Omnibus control in one effort; a g a i n s t t h e f a r m bloc. T h e d a n g e r s We a n n o u n c e o u r position ill s u p - SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS CO. We hereby approve, w i t h o u t re- which have b< forth ( e ) R e s e r v o i r s , to be located on iteration, t h e principles and policies t r i b u t a r y s t r e a m s , following t h e com-! p o r t of— at length pletion of surv. ( a ) Securing electricity on t h e of (lass legislation have been l u r i d - ly pictured in o u r press and by s o m e CLASSIFIED ADS.POULTRY SAGINAW, MICHIGAN of our l e a d i n g politicians. in the r e s o l u t i o n s of our former an- farm, u n d e r r a t e s and conditions (f) R e f o r e s t a t i o n . "I want to a s s u r e you t h a t t h e in- v which a r e economically possible for 500,000 HIGH G R A D E H O L L Y W O O D nual m e e t i n g s . Therefore, for s a k e o We rely upon the corps of a r m y , a g r i c u l t u r e ; telligent men a n d women back in Sired White L e g h o r n A c c r e d i t e d Chicks. brevity, reference is hereby m a d e to e n g i n e e r s to c a r r y into effect t h e i those New E n g l a n d hill f a r m s h a v e Males and females passed and banded by l b ) C o - o p e r a t i n g with o t h e r agen- state poultry a s s o c i a t i o n . S t u r d y and all such r e s o l u t i o n s and unless re- technical d e t a i l s of t h e a b o v e p r o - ! not been fooled by t h a t s o r t of t a l k . v i g o r o u s h e a v y p r o d u c i n g breeders as- W e a r e s h o w i n g a t t h i s t i m e a v e r y c o m p l e t e l i n e of cies in farm fire p r e v e n t i o n ; pealed or inconsistent h e r e w i t h , the g r a m , and all e x p e n s e s of t h e a b o v e ! Then know t h a t a g r i c u l t u r e h a s b e e n sure chicks of quality and ability. * Spe- (c) Opposing legislation which cial discount now. Catalog free. W y n - are declared to be in full force plan to be borne by t h e F e d e r a l Gov- the last g r e a t i n d u s t r y to o r g a n i z e . garden H a t c h e r y & F a r m s , Zeeland, Mich. would e s t a b l i s h r e t a i l price fixing; and effect. National Ajjr'l Policy We a p p r e c i a t e the a c t i o n s of t h e ernment. Transportation T r a n s p o r t a t i o n to a g r i c u l t u r e ( d ) S e c u r i n g legislation for t l u early d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e Colorado river; T h a t long before the F a r m Bloc was ever h e a r d of, t h e manufacturer:-' a n d (bankers, l a b o r and o t h e r b r a n c h e s of A m e r i c a n life, w e r e r e p r e s e n t e d Box 25. FOR SALE—PURE Pecan drakes, heavy laying strain ducks, |2.00 each. Dan McAvoy, BRED 3-25-b WHITE Lalrigsburgr, 1 0 0 % WOOL BLANKETS Sixty-Ninth Congress, w h i c h , in a s u m e s n a t i o n a l , a n d even i n t e r n a - 1 (e) Securing legislation which Michigan. ti'-l"-*-- n o n - p a r t i s a n m a n n e r , passed the Sur- t i o n a l a s p e c t s . We a d v o c a t e a m o n g will classify live p o u l t r y as livestock; in W a s h i n g t o n by a b l e a n d a s t u t e plus Control Bill. If put i n t o opera- o t h e r s t h e following p l a n s to pre gentlemen, who exercised a far REGISTERED DAIRY SHORTHORN (f) F a v o r i n g a g o v e r n m e n t a l in- breed eow.x, open heifers; serviceable tion, t h i s m e a s u r e would h a v e m a r k - vent los-es to a g r i c u l t u r e by t h e pay- quiry into t h e g r o w t h a n d m e t h o d s r e a c h i n g influence in t h e f o r m u l a - hulls from h e a v y p r o d u c i n g ancestry. ed the b e g i n n i n g of a s o u n d econom- ment of tion, yes a n d in t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n Write Joe Moriarty, Hudson, Midi. excessive t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ot capitalization of public utility cor- 12-23-27 ic a g r i c u l t u r a l policy in o u r n a t i o n . costs: of o u r laws. p o r a t i o n s supplying electrical en- Commodity marketing and surplus " T h e y k n o w t h a t you have s t r i v e n , K n i l SAI.K — A (' i: T V \. V. X K CAS ( a ) An A m e r i c a n Merchant Ma- e r g y in the form of power a n d l i g h t ; Lighting Plant. ( M a k e , N I G H T COM- control a r e i n s e p a r a b l e . Co-operative r i n e of p e r m a n e n t c h a r a c t e r , u n d e r not for any special privilege, but to MANDER). Mrs. Patrick HankarU, ( g ) Developing a m o r e intensive 1 o r g a n i z a t i o n s , however, cannot bear t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e United S t a t e s n a t i o n a l r e f o r e s t a t i o n p r o g r a m , said I secure e q u a l i t y ot o p p o r t u n i t y a s M u n i t h , Mitli.. K. 1. the load u n a i d e d . Under certain con- Shipping B o a r d ; between a g r i c u l t u r e a n d o t h e r lines p r o g r a m to be in co-operation with ditions, in o r d e r t h a t o p e r a t i o n s may of b u s i n e s s ; and t h a t is a f u n d a m e n - lb) Readjustment of freight a n d a c o r r e l a t i o n • of s t a t e p r o g r a m , -ful, the e n t i r e c o m m o d i t y r a t e s on t h e basis of t h e Hoch-Smith to p r e v e n t e r o s i o n of soils, a n d to tal purpose in which the A m e r i c a n m a r k e t e d a n d not the m e m b e r pro- R e s o l u t i o n ; b r i n g -present m a r g i n a l l a n d s even- people believe a n d with w h i c h t h e y The Farm Bureau d u c e r s a l o n e , m u s t by t h e applica- heartily sympathize. Poultry Exchange i c ) T h e d e v e l o p m e n t of the C r e a t t u a l l y b a c k , into p r o f i t a b l e p r o d u c - t i o n of t h e e q u a l i z a t i o n fee principle, Lakes-St L a w r e n c e t i d e w a t e r chan- tion, w i t h m o r e a d e q u a t e fire pro- which formerly operated at 2610 meet t h e r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t each mar- nel and an early c o m p l e t i o n of t r e a t y tection for o u r g r e a t forested a r e a s . k e t e d unit s h a l l pay its s h a r e in the n e g o t i a t i o n s b e t w e e n cost of its own stabilization and pro- S t a t e s a n d C a n a d a ; the United t h ) We favor a federal law re- q u i r i n g t r u t h in m a r k e t r e p o r t s , a n d HILLSDALE HAS BIG Riopelle Street, Detroit, h a s d i s - continued business. This b u s i n e s s has been taken over by the tection. ( d ) T h e r a p i d c o m p l e t i o n of t h e r e p o r t s affecting m a r k e t i n g levels. We insist that legislation which Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio-Illinois riv- ( i ) T h e a c t i o n t a k e n a t t h e last ANNUAL MEETING GarlocK "Williams Co. 2 6 1 4 O r l e a n s St. Both single and double. A very practical X n i a s gift. c o n t a i n s t h e principles embodied in er s y s t e m ; meeting creating the Home an! Detroit Hillsdale, Dec. ti.—Some 150 F a r m Send for blanket circular, . v*- t h e M c N a r y - H a u g e n bill with such (e) Surveys a n d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m m u n i t y Dept., has been fully j u s - i m p r o v e m e n t s as experience and good d e v e l o p m e n t s on other m a i n tified, as d e m o n s t r a t e d by t h e i n t e r - B u r e a u m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r families Your s h i p m e n t s of poultry, e g g s and veal are solicited. T a g s and j u d g m e n t m a y suggest, shall a g a i n s t r e a m s ; est m a n i f e s t e d d u r i n g t h e conven- a t t e n d e d t h e 8th a n n u a l m e e t i n g a n d m a r k e t information sent on request. Y o u will a l s o f i n d a v e r y w i d e r a n g e of p a t t e r n s in be passed by Congress. i f ) L e g i s l a t i o n to provide t h a t toll tion. potluck s u p p e r of t h e H i l l s d a l e F a r m Muscle Shoals bridges on o u r n a t i o n a l highways We h e a r t i l y e n d o r s e and c o m m e n d B u r e a u t h e e v e n i n g of Dec. 3. A We reaffirm our s u p p o r t of t h e shall r e v e r t to t h e g o v e r n m e n t w h e n t h e fine a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s of t h i s De- splendid p r o g r a m of music a n d r e a d - principles now contained in the Mad- tolls h a v e a m o r t i z e d cost a n d inter- p a r t m e n t a n d r e c o m m e n d its con- ings was topped off by F a r m B u r e a u a d d r e s s e s by A. J . A d a m s of L i t c h - Suitings and Overcoatings den Bill, II. R. 16614, of t h e Sixty- est. Ninth Congress. Agrtcull oral A p p r o p r i a t i o n s tinued and generous support. ( j ) W e , t h e women of t h e A. F . field, W. H. H a r m o n of P i t t s f o r d a n d and C. L. Nash of t h e S t a t e F a r m WHEN W h i c h are m a k e to y o u r i n d i v i d u a l m e a s u r e . n e v e r b u y m o r e in q u a l i t y , v a l u e a m i s t y l e . You will W r i t e for Tariff We request sufficient federal B. F . , h e r e i n a s s e m b l e d , r e p r e s e n t i n g We urge such Increases in i m p o r t funds for a g r i c u l t u r e . W e especially s e v e n t e e n s t a t e s qf o u r Union, wish B u r e a u . Officers elected w e r e : d u t i e s as a r e possible to be s e c u r e d u r g e a d e q u a t e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s for t h e to voice o u r s i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o n of P r e s i d e n t , A. N. B r o w n , Jones- YOU SHIP samples and prices. u n d e r t h e flexible provisions of t h e following p r o j e c t s : Tariff Act. upon v a r i o u s a g r i c u l t u r a l (a) Extension t h e e n t i r e c o n v e n t i o n p r o g r a m . We viile, r e - e l e c t e d : v i c e - p r e s i d e n t . W. w o r k in a g r i c u l - a r e m i n d f u l of t h e h a r d work a n d C. A r m s t r o n g , C a m b r i a t o w n s h i p , r e - p r o d u c t s whose costs of p r o d u c t i o n t u r e , h o m e e c o n o m i c s , a n d boys' a n d co-operation of all d e p a r t m e n t s t h a t e l e c t e d ; new d i r e c t o r s as follows: Stocker a n d feeder cattle or sheep there a r e certain require- m e n t s t h a t m u s t be. m e t t o e n - a b l e you t o benefit by t h e n e w A 5% Discount can be s h o w n t o exceed foreign costs. g i r l s ' club w o r k ; h a v e m a d e t h i s t h e o u t s t a n d i n g con- Chas. Boone,. Hillsdale, elected to stocker and feeder rates allow- IS GIVEN TO ALL succeed himself; J. fc Post. A d a m s ed by t h e r a i l r o a d c o m p a n i e s We r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e flexible pro- l b ) C o n t i n u a t i o n of T. B. e r a d i - v e n t i o n . visions be c h a n g e d so t h a t t h e United c a t i o n ; S t a t e s Tariff Commission can be in (c) Quarantine a n d control of s p i r i t W e a r e i m p r e s s e d with t h e fine t o w n s h i p , elected to succeed J . H. and purpose manifested Hoffman; and Leo C a r d . C a m b r i a t o w n s h i p , elected to succeed B. S. o n t h e s e t w o classes of live- stock. T h e traffic d e p a r t m e n t of "Paid Up" Farm Bureau Members position m o r e efficiently to serve ag- corn b o r e r , a n d o t h e r insect a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e week. We especiallv t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u is in r i c u l t u r e in t h e cases before it. We p l a n t p e s t s a n d d i s e a s e s ; wish to e n d o r s e t h e H o m e a n d Com- M c F a t e . On p u r c h a s e s m a d e in this D e p a r t m e n t . Use y o u r D e - Delegates to t h e Michigan S t a t e position t o r e n d e r t h e neces- p a r t m e n t a n d g e t m e r c h a n d i s e w h i c h y o u k n o w is r i g h t insist t h e r e should be n o i m p o r t ( d ) F u n d a m e n t a l r e s e a r c h by t h e m u n i t y T r a i n i n g School a n d feel s a r y s e r v i c e in a r r a n g i n g for d u t y on p l a n t food c o n s t i t u e n t s . We United S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i - deeply i n d e b t e d to Mrs. Chas. W. Se- F a r m B u r e a u A n n u a l Meeting, as fol- t h e s e special c l a s s r a t e s . W h y in e v e r y r e s p e c t . c o m m e n d t h e Tariff C o m m i s s i o n for c u l t u r e , t h i s to i n c l u d e r e s e a r c h to well for h e r a b l e a n d i n s p i r a t i o n a l l o w s : A. N. B r o w n , H e r b e r t Wells, not have this department assist C h a r l e s Boone. udious a t t e n t i o n to a n d fair con- e x t e n d i n d u s t r i a l as d i s t i n g u i s h e d l e a d e r s h i p . you i n g e t t i n g t h e s e special s i d e r a t i o n of t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l cases from food uses of farm p r o d u c t s ; r e c e n t l y decided a n d now p e n d i n g . ( k ) We e n d o r s e t h e effort now ( e ) C o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e u s u a l aid b e i n g m a d e in C o n g r e s s to effect a rates this fall? W e A u d i t F r e i g h t Bills F r e e . State F a r m Bureau T h e d u t y on h a i r y r e t c h seed s h o u l d for c o n s t r u c t i o n of federal h i g h w a y s stabilized price level a n d stable p u r - be r e m o v e d . and b r i d g e s ; a n d special aid for c h a s i n g power of money t h r o u g h ad- KALAMAZOO FOR S m a l l F e e F o r Collections CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Mich. Farm Bureau Foreign products which can be h i g h w a y a n d b r i d g e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n d i t i o n a l i n s t r u c t i o n s t o t h e F e d e r a l used, e i t h e r in t h e r a w s t a t e or as in t h e r e c e n t l y flooded a r e a s ; Reserve Board. BORER REWARDS Traffic D e p t . 2 2 1 - 2 2 7 X. C E D A R S T R E E T . LANSING, M I C H . processed m a t e r i a l in place of, or a s (f) U n i t e d S t a t e s Tariff Commis- And r e s o l u t i o n s of s i m i l a r n a t u r e . Kalamazoo County Farm Bureau LANSING, MICH. s u b s t i t u t e s for, h o m e - g r o w n a g r i c u l - sion, in c a r r y i n g o u t t h e flexible p r o - all e x p r e s s i n g a p p r o v a l of t h e v o t i n g m e m b e r s and t h e i r B o a r d of Di- t u r a l p r o d u c t s should c a r r y the high- vision of t h e Tariff Act; d e l e g a t e s for t h e efficient way in r e c t o r s held a q u a r t e r l y m e e t i n g Dec. est possible r a t e s of i m p o r t duty. ( g ) E n f o r c e m e n t of t h e Milk In- which t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g h a d be^n 1. Mr. F r o s t r a i s e d t h e p o i n t t h a t Taxation spection bill passed by t h e 69th Con- c o n d u c t e d by t h e v a r i o u s service Sec'y J a r d i n e h a s s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e Debt r e d u c t i o n should precede tax g r e s s . a g e n c i e s s u p p l y i n g t a l e n t t h e r e f o r . U. 8. cease p a y i n g f a r m e r s for clean- r e d u c t i o n . E x e m p t i o n s a n d r e p e a t e d ^^ European Corn Borer Respectfully s u b m i t t e d , ing c o r n b o r e r infested fields. T h e modifications of t h e n a t i o n a l *ax Edw. A. O'Neal, C h a i r m a n m e e t i n g passed a r e s o l u t i o n f a v o r i n g Commendable p r o g r e s s in corn s t r u c t u r e a r e u n d e s i r a b l e . T h e basis b o r e r c o n t r o l h a s been m a d e . C h a s . E. H e a r s t c o n t i n u a t i o n of t h e r e w a r d s , s a y i n g We of federal t a x a t i o n should be ability favor an a p p r o p r i a t i o n by t h i s Con- Geo. N. P u t n a m t h a t t h e c l e a n - u p is n o t only of b e n e - to pay. We r e c o m m e n d reciprocity gress sufficient to c a r r y on t h e work M. L. Noon fit to t h e f a r m e r d i r e c t l y i n t e r e s t e d , between t h e s t a t e s in m a t t e r s of es- effectively. W e c o m m e n d the co-op- H. G. K i n g . b u t t h e f a r m e r in o t h e r c o m m u n i t i e t a t e a n d i n h e r i t a n c e t a x a t i o n . E s t a t e e r a t i o n given by t h e f a r m e r s in t h e We Serv a n d to t h e city m a n as well. Alfred taxes s h o u l d be r e t a i n e d p e r m a n e n t - p a s t , a n d realize t h a t w h o l e - h e a r t e d ly. It is u n n e c e s s a r y to r e d u c e cor- s u p p o r t by t h e m is e s s e n t i a l . p e r a t i o n t a x e s in this period of na- tional i n d u s t r i a l p r o s p e r i t y . F e d e r a l P a c k e r a n d S t o c k y a r d Act W m . Cantin, 3 7, of P i n c o n n i n g B e n t a l l e x p l a i n e d t h e work of t h e .Mich, w r i t e s t h e F a r m B u r e a u N e w s F a r m B u r e a u I n s u r a n c e d e p ' t ; C. L. t h a t h e is l o o k i n g for work on a NasA discussed C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u W e favor t h e s t r e n g t h e n i n g of t h e farm. He says t h a t he k n o w s stock. p r o g r a m s . P r e s i d e n t Delano presid- t a x e s on a u t o m o b i l e s s h o u l d be elim- P a c k e r & S t o c k y a r d Act, both as to ed. K a l a m a z o o e x p e c t s to follow t h i s ichigan" inated. the definite a u t h o r i t y vested in t h e Avoid the p l e a s u r e t h a t will bit* m e e t i n g with o t h e r good F a r m Bu- r e a u sessions. Present'Day Industrial Needs Demand the Movement We c o m m e n d the o u t l i n e on s t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e and its t o m o r r o w . t a x a t i o n . R e s o l u t i o n No. 2 8 , a d o p t e d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , for t h e p u r p o s e of at our annual meeting. f u r t h e r s a f e g u a r d i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s of of Freight at Express Service Speed of Former Years* number O r g a n i z e d Agrtcull o r e t h e livestock p r o d u c e r a n d his co- It is g r a t i f y i n g to o b s e r v e t h a t a o p e r a t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n s . of n a t i o n a l co-operative We f u r t h e r a u t h o r i z e t h e Legisla- Farmers Have Backs to W I T H the war-time expansion in America, the greater post-war costs > of m a t e r i a l s a n d s u p p l i e s a n d t h e h i g n e r w a g e levels, etc., t h e i n d u s t r i a l i s t , t h e m a r k e t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n s a r e n e g o t i - tive C o m m i t t e e of t h e A. F . B. F . to a t i n g with t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m Bu- w o r k in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a like com- reau F e d e r a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e s u b - m i t t e e from t h e N a t i o n a l Live Stock Wall Says Prof. Dodd distributor a n d the c o n s u m i n g public, n o w require a m o r e expedited service for freight t h a n at a n y t i m e , a n y w h e r e . * ject of expert and professional serv- P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n , to a s c e r t a i n years after the armistice, industry THIS means that the speed expected of the railroads in handling of all ice for co-operative a s s o c i a t i o n s on a n d s u p p o r t t h e m a n n e r or m e t h o d Legislation S a v e s Others, But was stabilized a t r e t a i l price levels freight now is almost the former standard of express service provided in a basis of r e a s o n a b l e c o m p e n s a t i o n which will r e s u l t in t h e accomplish a l m o s t as high as t h o s e of w a r t i m e s before-the-war days. The exigencies of the conflict showed the Nation, first, to be provided t h r o u g h a c o n t r a c t u a l m e n t of t h e above p u r p o s e . Is Denied Rural a n d t h a t t h e r e h a s been n o s e r i o u s the urgency of speed and, secondly, the benefits that accrue. The accelerated r e l a t i o n . We h e a r t i l y c o m m e n d this Immigration Business i n d u s t r i a l deflation. movement of the war days was continued in the readjustment period and proposal a n d direct o u r e x e c u t i v e of- We r e q u e s t o u r officers to exert I t is Mr. D o d d ' s opinion t h a t t o - business men soon realized their economic advantage, tremendous outlays ficers t o p r o c e e d a s r a p i d l y in t h e e v e r y effort in s e c u r i n g a c o n g r e s - Chicago, Dec. 6 . — F a r m e r s fear day t h e condition of t h e s m a l l h o m e for improvements and betterments gave these an added incentive in the d e v e l o p m e n t of such a service a s will sional i n v e s t i g a t i o n before a n y a d - t h e y a r e on t h e r o a d , to p e a s - o w n i n g f a r m e r is w o r s e t h a n it h a s be c o n s i s t e n t with safety. days that followed the close of the war. New records are being made d i t i o n a l i m m i g r a t i o n r e s t r i c t i o n s to a n t r y and "neither they n o r e v e r been. He p o i n t s out t h a t t h e annually and the good that flows from these is reflected in the greater ' a n y of t h e i r few f.iotlds seem able f a r m e r s get little over $1 a b u s h e l prosperity that every class that makes up our society now enjoys. to chock or d e f l e e ]i> d o w n w a r d for w h e a t , while t h e city c o n s u m e r t e n d e n c y , " Prof. William R Dodd of pays ten c e n t s a p o u n d for b r e a d ; T H E railroad traffic unit — the ton of freight — is traveling more miles Farm Bureau Calender t h e University of Chicago told 2,000 t h e f a r m e r receives $2 or $3 a b a r - a g r i c u l t u r a l l e a d e r s ' a t t e n d i n g t h e rel for a p p l e s , w h i l e t h e c o n s u m e r A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n ' s pays from $10 to $15 a b a r r e l . e a c h d a y t h a n ever. T H E additional mileage made by each ton of freight per diem means Schedule of Meetings and State Speakers n i n t h a n n u a l c o n v e n t i o n at t h e Sher- " W i t h an u n p r e c e d e n t e d tariff for that the manufacturer can utilize his plant to greater advantage by clearing Shelby—Co-operative Company—December 10—Mrs, Wagar. man hotel. i n d u s t r i a l men, a s t e a d y i n g b a n k i n g his shipping room regularly and carrying a smaller inventory in his stock Bad Axe — T h u m b district c o n f e r e n c e — D e c e m b e r 1 2 — C . L. " T h e f a r m e r , who a l o n e is suf- law for financial i n t e r e s t s , a t r a n s p o r - room. The distributor at destination can likewise carry on business with a Brody and C. L. Nash. f e r i n g in t h e post war a d j u s t m e n t pe- t a t i o n act for r a i l r o a d s and a n i m m i - smaller inventory inasmuch as he is always certain of regular deliveries. ( Y n t r c v i l l c — S t . J o s e p h Co. F . B. a n n u a l m e e t i n g — D e c e m b e r 1 2 — riod, c a n n o t p r o s p e r while o t h e r s fix g r a t i o n law for l a b o r , t h e f a r m e r s The manufacturer puts through his bills of lading at the bank several days Mrs. Wagar. t h e price of his g o o d s . " said Prof. t h i n k t h e m s e l v e s c r o w d e d out of t h e earlier than before and so his capital is turned over oftener. Ba> Oceana C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u a n n u a l m e e t i n g — D e c e m - failed. of bolshevism a r i s e s . If f a r m e r s s e e k ber I t — C . L. L. Nash. "The President v e t o e s f a r m e r s ' to help t h e m s e l v e s , it is socialism. A ALL, therefore, share in the benefits of the accelerated freight service. Muskegon County F a r m B u r e a u g r o u p meetings—December bills w i t h o u t offering b e t t e r o n e s ; politician who s e e k s to find a r e m - ken. t h e open m a r k e t s of t h e cities con- j edy is a d e m a g o g u e . If a bill of r e - N O W H E R E else under heaven's blue canopy is this so apparent. Tort H u r o n -St Clair County F a r m B u r e a u a n n u a l m e e t i n g — t i n u e t h e i r u n m i t i g a t e d e x p l o i t a t i o n s lief p a s s e s c o n g r e s s , t h e P r e s i d e n t J a n u a r y 10. while n e w e r a n d r i c h e r l a n d s no - it. w i t h o u t offering a b e t t e r N O W H E R E in America are these conditions more applicable than in l u g — J a n u a r y 11 iasb. l o n g e r exist; t h e prospect is so p o o r one. a n d becomes f o r t h w i t h a g r e a t t h e territory served by t h e Michigan Railroad Association, the industrial area that 649,000 f a r m e r s abandoned statesman. All t h i s in t h e r i c h e s t w h i c h is m a k i n g t h e g r e a t e s t f o r w a r d s t r i d e s o n t h i s c o n t i n e n t . t h e i r calling last year. Two million c o u n t r y in t h e world. A s e r i o u s p r o b - th the F a r m B u r e a u N dupli- p e r s o n s have left t h e farm since lem. It b< s t a t e s m e n to solve Otberg know w h a t is going on. 1920." if or fori r claim upon t h e In his s t u d y he found t h a t five peopb MICHIGAN RAILROAD ASSOCIATION