\ MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS The Business of the Farmer 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 BY T H E MICHIGAN S T A T E F A R M B U R E A U F O R I T S M E M B E R S H I P FIFTH YEAR, VOL. V., No. 22 DECEMBER 30, 1927 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY TENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE FARM BUREAU FEB. 2-3 BIG SHORTAGE OF HOG PRODUCERS AT WASHINGTON BIG PROGRAM PLANNED FOR LEADING ADAPTED ALFALFA A d v a n c e Program BLAME PACKERS FARM BUREAU MEETING OF YEAR; Tenth Annual Meeting SEED DISCOVERED of the FORLOW PRICES MAY HAVE THOUSAND AT BANQUET MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Ontario Var. Drops From 8 ( R o o m 402, A g r i c u l t u r a l B u i l d i n g ) Say Direct Buying System Million Pounds to M. S. C , E a s t L a n s i n g , Mich. T h u r s d a y , Feb. u, » : 3 0 A. H . . E a s t e r n Time Wrecks Competitive Convention Speakers Include Sec'y Winder of 500,000 lbs. BUSINESS SESSION Market American Farm Bureau, Prof. AVm. Dodds Call to o r d e r — P r e s i d e n t M. L. Noon S e a t i n g of Delegates Of the University of Chicago; Old WEATHER UNFAVORABLE A p p o i n t m e n t of C o m m i t t e e s ONE THIRD SETS PRICE Time Dance Scheduled P r e s i d e n t ' s A d d r e s s — M . L. Noon About Half as Much Adapted R e a d i n g of M i n u t e s of Last A n n u a l Meeting Drovers Telegram Explains Secretary's and Treasurer's Report The next big event for Farm Bureau members will be the Seed For 1928 as W e 2 : 0 0 P . M. Direct Hog Buying l A d d r e s s — M . S. Winder, Sec'y-Tr* of the A m e r i c a n Farm 0 t h annual meeting of the Michigan State Farm Bureau Had For 1927 Bureau Federation And Results which will be held Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2 and 3 at 2 : 4 5 I'. H. Michigan State College, during the closing days of Farmers By T. < . M A I K E K R e p o r t s of C r e d e n t i a l s & Rules C o m m i t t e e s Direct buying of hogs by the Of t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Seed R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s from Board of Directors p a c k e r s is responsible for t h e pres- Week. Service C o n s i d e r a t i o n of R e s o l u t i o n s e n t u n s a t i s f a c t o r y price of hogs, says t h e K a n s a s City Daily Drovers Tele- At that time the State Farm Bureau will report on the work Michigan f a r m e r s h a v e been l a r g e 5 : 4 0 P . M. users of a d a p t e d alfalfa seed. It is g r a m , which says t h a t pi ices a r e done in 1927 and what is now under way; it will report on the MICHIGAN S T A T E FARM BUREAU ANNUAL BAXQUET n e a r l y $5 lower t h a n a year ago, to be expected t h a t they will be (Ball R o o m — U n i o n Memorial B u i l d i n g ) progress and changes that have occured in Michigan agricul- w a n t i n g a t least a s m u c h if not m o r e with m a r k e t receipts for 19 27 p r a c - of t h e s a m e a d a p t e d seed for s p r i n g (Admission by t i c k e t only) tically the s a m e as they were in 1926- ture during the past year and will make recommendations to p l a n t i n g in 1 9 2 8 . P r e s i d e n t M. L. Noon, C h a i r m a n T h e F a r m B u r e a u News is Quoting the Farm Bureau Board of Delegates for the organization's P r o g r a m to d a t e t h e Daily D r o v e r ' s T e l e g r a m s t a t e - T h e F a r m Crops D e p a r t m e n t a n d Community Singing— m e n t and a n a l y s i s of the s i t u a t i o n 1 928 program. At this time, it can be said that the organiza- t h e E x p e r i m e n t Station of t h e Mich- tion will have a very interesting report, that it is in sound con- B a n q u e t M u s i c — B r o d y F a r m B u r e a u Orchestra h e r e w i t h . T h e T e l e g r a m said, Dec. igan S t a t e College h a v e c o n d u c t e d A d d r e s s — " S h a l l A m e r i c a n F a r m e r s Become P e a s a n t s Prof. k (C) Harris and E w i n g extensive t e s t s in o r d e r to d e t e r m i n e William E. Dodds of t h e University of Chicago. 20: dition and enjoys an even stronger position in Michigan af« ' Chester H . Gray, Washington r e p - t h e v a l u e of seed from v a r i o u s sec- Old Time Dancing P a r t y resentative of the American F a r m fairs than it has in previous years. tions of t h e United S t a t e s a n d for- F a r m e r s a r e a r o u s e d over t h e un- f Bureau. Federation. F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y :*, 0 ; 9 0 A. M. An advance program of the 10th annual meeting is publish- eign c o u n t r i e s , w h e n sown in Michi- favorable condition of the hog m a r - B U S I N E S S SESSION g a n soil a n d exposed to Michigan Adoption of R e s o l u t i o n s ket. They a r e up in a r m s because ed elsewhere in the News. Two prominent men are coming t h e prices for hogs a r e at such ridic- w i n t e r s . These t e s t s h a v e proven be- yond d o u b t t h a t seed Montana, Idaho, South Dakota and from U t a h , Election of D i r e c t o r s Adjournment I ulously low levels as compared with t h e prices for o t h e r classes of meat EXPECT MUSCLE to address the Michigan Farm Bureau on Thursday, Mr. M. S. Wmder, Sec'y of the American Farm Bureau Federation, O n t a r i o will give b e t t e r r e s u l t s t h a n t h a t coming from New Mexico, Ari- zona, Texas, K a n s a s a n d O k l a h o m a . animals. " W h y should t h e prices for hogs be from $4.50 to $5 lower t h a n they SHOALS MATTER who speaks at the afternoon session, and Professor William Dodds of the Department of History, University of Chicago, Pres. Noon to Address W i t h t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of o u r own E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n a n d F a r m HURON, SANILAC New Hampshire Bureau were a year a g o , w h e n the prices of c a t t l e a r e between $8 a n d $4 a h u n - SETTLED SOON who speaks at the banquet Thursday evening. The third annual banquet of the State Farm Bureau dele- Crops D e p a r t m e n t in mind, we dred h i g h e r ? " t h e y a r e a s k i n g . gates and visiting members will be held Thursday evening at s h o u l d look a r o u n d a n d w h a t a m o u n t of seed see j u s t is a v a i l a b l e URGE PLAN FOR " W e have fed high priced corn to t h e h o g s we h a v e been f a t t e n i n g and now, when they a r e r e a d y for mar- Farm Bureau Expects Con- the Union Memorial building. Three years ago some 700 at* gress to Accept Cyanamid tended; last year it ran over 900 and probably will again this from t h e a d a p t e d sections this year. U t a h h a d 12,000,000 lbs.; I d a h o 6,- 000,000 lbs.; S o u t h D a k o t a , 750,000 BUREAU, CO-OPS ket, we c a n ' t get e n o u g h for them to pay for the first cost of the hogs, to Company Offer year; 1,000 is about the limit of the hall's seating capacity. lbs.; M o n t a n a , 750,000 lbs.; O n t a r i o , say n o t h i n g of t h e corn they h a v e Tickets may be reserved now for the banquet at $1.25 per 500,000 lbs. This gives us a g r a n d Believe Co-ops and Bureau c o n s u m e d , " they add. " T h e r e m u s t W a s h i n g t o n , Dec. 27. - " W e expect plate. Address the Secretary's office, Michigan State Farm total of 20,000,000 lbs. of a d a p t e d be s o m e t h i n g radically w r o n g . " the' Muscle S h o a l s question to be seed from which Michigan is to get Have Opportunity to And so t h e discussion r u n s wher- tied, and s e t t l e d right, d u r i n g t h e Bureau. If you send your check, tickets will be mailed to her r e q u i r e m e n t s . L a s t year ( 1 9 2 6 ) Build Up ever f a r m e r m e e t s f a r m e r , business coming session of c o n g r e s s , " savs your address up to January 25. You may make reservations these same producing areas had a m a n or b a n k e r , for they a r e all vi- Chester H. Gray, legislative r e p r e - and call for your tickets at the State Farm Bureau during t o t a l of 36,000,000 lbs. t a l l y i n t e r e s t e d in t h e hog p r o d u c e r ' s s e n t a t i v e of t h e American F a r m Bu- T h e principal c a u s e for t h e de- Bad Axe, Dec. 1 2 — A conference p r e d i c a m e n t a n d concerned over t h e reau F e d e r a t i o n . Farmers Week or get them at the ticket desk at the annual meeting of co-operative elevator crease in t o t a l p o u n d a g e is t h e fail- low prices for hogs as compared with " T h e s i t u a t i o n has reduced itself meeting. managers and directors and F a r m t h e prices for o t h e r m e a t a n i m a l s . to one inescapable conclusion which u r e of t h e crop in O n t a r i o . In 1926 B u r e a u d i r e c t o r s of S a n i l a c a n d H u - Headliners for the evening of Feb. 2 are Professor Dodds O n t a r i o produced 8,000,000 lbs., five Your c o r r e s p o n d e n t met f a r m e r after is becoming perfectly plain to all. million of which were i m p o r t e d i n t o r o n c o u n t i e s was h e l d h e r e today, f a r m e r , singly a n d in g r o u p s , a n d to Muscle Shoals m u s t be used for t h e and the Farm Bureau's old time dancing party which will be for t h e purpose of discussing ways t h e query, W h a t ' s t h e m a t t e r with purpose for which the m o n e y was held in the Union building ballroom after the banquet. United S t a t e s . C o m p a r e t h a t to t h e a n d m e a n s to b r i n g a b o u t a closer The 500,000 lbs. p r o d u c e d in 1927. S o u t h t h e hog m a r k e t ? got t h e u n v a r y i n g a p p r o p r i a t e d a n d s p e n t ; n a m e l y , for r e l a t i o n s h i p between t h e F a r m Bu- response: "Direct marketing; the t h e p r o d u c t i o n of explosives in t i m e old time dances have been a great hit. A good orchestra and Dakota and M o n t a n a produced 4.- 000,000 p o u n d s each in 1926 a g a i n s t r e a u a n d co-operative o r g a n i z a t i o n s ; h o g m a r k e t is suffering from the of w a r a n d fertilizers in t i m e of 40 sets of square dances is a treat for both eyes and ears. 51 a t t e n d e d t h i s m e e t i n g , who r e p - system t h e p a c k e r s have a d o p t e d of peace. T h e p r e s e n t huge nitrate Professor Dodd's a d d r e s s , " S h a l l * 750,000 lbs. each in 1927. In a d d i - r e s e n t e d nine c o - o p e r a t i v e e l e v a t o r s going to t h e c o u n t r y for t h e i r hogs pi int is v a l u a b l e a n d t h o r o u g h l y us- American F a r m e r s Become 1 tion to t h e s e r e d u c e d t o t a l s , we m u s t add a 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - p o u n d s h o r t a g e in t h e U t a h crop. We see from t h i s t h a t a n d two F a r m B u r e a u b o a r d s of di- rectors. i n s t e a d of b u y i n g t h e m on t h e open market. able, and it is m e r e nonsense and camouflage to t a l k of s c r a p p i n g it a n t s ? " is a m a r v e l o u s Dodd m a k e s a living p i c t u r e out of t h i n g . Mr. VAN BUREN FACES T h e sense of t h e m e e t i n g was t h a t P r e s i d e n t M. L. Noon of t h e S t a t e t h e t o t a l p r o d u c t i o n of seed a d a p t e d to o u r Michigan c o n d i t i o n s is a r o u n d 16,000,000 to 18,000,000 pounds it w o u l d be r a t h e r difficult for eith- er t h e co-operative i n s t i t u t i o n s or F a r m e r s have studied the s i t u a t i o n F a r m B u r e a u has accepted a n invita- carefully a n d they can find no o t h e r tion to a d d r e s s t h e New H a m p s h i r e l e g i t i m a t e reason why hogs s h o u l d and m a k i n g n i t r a t e s by some o t h e r process. " F a r m e r s ' friends in congress now 150 y e a r s , O f A m e r i c a n a g r i c u l t u r a l experience. He shows when a n d why A m e r i c a n a g r i c u l t u r e has been pros- EXTENSION WORK less t h a n in 192 6. T h e s e figures do n o t t a k e i n t o con- t h e F a r m B u r e a u to s e r v e f a r m e r s to t h e fullest e x t e n t w i t h o u t t h e a s - s i s t a n c e of t h e o t h e r , a n d it was also F a r m B u r e a u a n n u a l m e e t i n g J a n u - b e selling a t nearly $5 a h u n d r e d less ary 18. Mr. Noon will bring a mes- t h a n a year ago. T h e law of supply see t h a t they could not secure a d e - q u a t e g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n of t h e s e p e r o u s a t c e r t a i n p e r i o d s a n d poor a t o t h e r t i m e s . He e n d e a v o r e d to FINANCE PROBLEM s i d e r a t i o n a n y s u r p l u s „of t h e 1926 sage as a d i r e c t o r of t h e A m e r i c a n a n d d e m a n d does not justify the low p l a n t s , even if they desired it. They show a n d prove t h e t r e n d of the a g r e e d t h a t s o m e action to b r i n g F a r m B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n and from prices, for t h e records show t h a t h a v e n ' t t h e votes. These facts leave p r e s e n t A m e r i c a n policy on agricul- Sec'y Says Co. Farm Bureau crop w h i c h h a s been c a r r i e d over a b o u t t h i s condition s h o u l d be got- t h e Michigan State F a r m B u r e a u . t h e r e a r e no more hogs available b u t one a l t e r n a t i v e . If a p r i v a t e com- t u r e . P r o f e s s o r Dodd delivered this a n d will be available for seeding t h i s s p r i n g ( 1 9 2 8 ) . No a c c u r a t e e s t i m a t e s t e n u n d e r w a y w i t h o u t delay. C. L now t h a n t h e r e were last year. T h e pany, experienced in fertilizer pro- a d d r e s s before t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m Can't Continue Present N a s h , o r g a n i z a t i o n m a n a g e r of t h e f a r m e r s a r e w a k i n g up to t h e fact duction, could be induced to lease Bureau Federation, w h e r e it was of t h i s c a r r y - o v e r a r e a v a i l a b l e a t Financial Aid t h i s t i m e but we w o u l d be exceeding- ly o p t i m i s t i c if we placed it h i g h Michigan State Farm b r o u g h t out t h e m a n y ways in which Bureau, OCEANA HAS GOOD t h a t direct buying is destroying t h e hog m a r k e t a n d that t h e principle of a n d o p e r a t e t h e Muscle Shoals prop- erties on a basis t h a t would g u a r a n - c o n s i d e r e d one of t h e outstanding e v e n t s of t h e N a t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n . Paw P a w , Dec. 2 3 . — T h e a n n u a l t h e co-operatives a n d t h e F a r m Bu- t h e system is wrong and works an tee cheap fertilizer p r o d u c t i o n a n d e n o u g h to t a k e c a r e of t h e r e d u c e d p r o d u c t i o n herpjin t h e United S t a t e s , r e a u c a n be of g r e a t e r service to each o t h e r . The p o i n t s considered ANNUAL MEETING injustice to t h e hog p r o d u c e r s . yet pay the G o v e r n m e n t a r e a s o n a b l e return on its investment—that I m p o r t a n t q u e s t i o n s t h a t u n d o u b t - meeting of t h e Van B u r e n C o u n t y edly will come before t h i s a n n u a l F a r m B u r e a u held a t t h e Coterie a b o u t 10,000.000 p o u n d s . were: The A B C of Direct would be g e n e r a l l y recognized as an m e e t i n g will i n c l u d e farm relief leg- Hall in P a w P a w on t h e '22nd, did islation, which is now in C o n g r e s s . not d r a w a large r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o? T h e s t o r y is n o t complete by j u s t 00 Brave Stormy Weather s h o w i n g t h a t t h e p r o d u c t i o n of a d a p - W h a t can t h e C o u n t y F a r m Bu- r e a u do? It seemed to be t h e gen- Hog Buying ideal solution. In r e c e n t m o n t h s Michigan County the m e m b e r s h i p , but t h e c o u n t y was ted seed is less t h i s y e a r t h a n l a s t . For A Profitable Q u e s t i o n — W h a t is meant by di- " W i t h exactly this kind of offer F a r m B u r e a u s have given s t r o n g well r e p r e s e n t e d , l e a d i n g m e m b e r s e r a l opinion t h a t the a v e r a g e F a r m rect hog b u y i n g ? worked out a n d embodied in a bill s u p p o r t to t h e M c N a r y - H a u g e n plan. of the i n s t i t u t i o n from all p a r t s of All t h e s e surplus seed-producing areas;—Canada, Kansas, Montana B u r e a u m e m b e r , as well as t h e co- Session A n s w e r — I t is a system w h e r e b y to be i n t r o d u c e d by C o n g r e s s m a n The Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u or- >unty bflng p r e s e n t , a c c o r d i n g o p e r a t i v e m e m b e r is l a c k i n g in in- t h e p a c k e r s p u r c h a s e hogs t h r o u g h Martin B. Madden, of Illinois, a n d ganization h a s a g a i n t a k e n t h e lead to Wm. F . J o h n s t o n . and S o u t h D a k o t a a r e in t h e m a r k e t Van B u r e n f o r m a t i o n a n d it w a s felt t h a t t h e c o u n t r y c o n c e n t r a t i o n points or have with President Coolldge u r g i n g early for a four cent gasoline fax a n d per- County Agr'l Agent, who for seed to m a k e new seedings and Shelby. Dec. 16.—Over 100 F a r m reported replace t h e old which were destroy- C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u could r e n d e r t h e m consigned direct to t h e i r pri- s e t t l e m e n t of this question, f a r m e r s m a n e n t license plates at a n o m i n a l t h e m e e t i n g as follows: Bureau members came out to a ed by exceedingly u n f a v o r a b l e w e a t h - s o m e service to t h e co-ops in t h i s v a t e y a r d s or p l a n t s , t h u s r e d u c i n g and many congressional leaders cost. T h e convention is q u i t e c e r t a i n m e e t i n g o f Oceana County today, one The r e p o r t of Sec'y-Treas. Carl E. er conditions. connection. F i r s t it w a s t h o u g h t t h a t t h e n u m b e r t h e y a r e r e q u i r e d to pur- feel t h a t t h e r e is no a d e q u a t e ex- to m a k e s t r o n g recommendations Buskirk showed that during the past of t h e s t o r m i e s t d a y s of t h e season. t h e C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u could as- c h a s e on t h e open c o m p e t i t i v e pub- cuse for m u c h more delay on t h e a l o n g t h i s line. Still a n o t h e r factor is t h e flooded T h e p r o g r a m was s t a r t e d off by year t h e C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u h a d sist t h e co-ops in g e t t i n g f t h e F a r m lie m a r k e t s . T h e price is d e t e r m i n e d p a r t of c o n g r e s s in accepting t h e of- T h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u h a s look- c o n t r i b u t e d over $2,600 t o w a r d t h e a r e a in t h e lower Mississippi Valley. Mr. O. R. G r e g g of Michigan S t a t e B u r e a u News before n o n - F a r m Bu- by t h e m w i t h o u t competition, on fer of t h e A m e r i c a n Cynamid Com- ed into t h e h o u s i n g proposition at L a r g e a c r e a g e s of alfalfa were killed College with an i l l u s t r a t e d l e c t u r e on s u p p o r t of extension work in a g r i - reau members. what is supposed to be a figure based pany as set forth in the Madden bill." S t a t e College for F a r m e r s W e e k and c u l t u r e a n d h o m e economics. C o m - d u r i n g t h e flood a n d it is c e r t a i n l a n d s c a p e g a r d e n i n g . Several local Second: T h a t t h e F a r m Bureau u p o n t h e price paid on t h e open com- for T h u r s d a y a n d F r i d a y of t h a t m e n t i n g on t h i s fact, t h a t t h e y will be b u y i n g seed to r e - people also took part, i n c l u d i n g m u - Mr. B u s k i r k News could b r o a d e n its field suffi- petitive m a r k e t , for t h e p a r t i c u l a r week. W e a r e advised by Mr. J o h n w a r n e d t h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e t h a t u n - place t h e s e former fields at an e a r l y sical n u m b e r s by Mr. and Mrs. Neil- date. To s u m it all up in a few w o r d s , ciently to t a k e in m o r e news and m o r e activities of i n t e r e s t to t h e co- son and t h e Shelby Girls Glee Club of 30 voices. A discussion of farm zone in which t h e hogs o r i g i n a t e . Question—Who originated this MICH. ELEV EXCH. Q. Biery, sec'y of t h e College Y. M. less t h e people i n t e r e s t e d in e x t e n - C. A., a t t h e Peoples c h u r c h , E a s t sion work in t h e c o u n t y come for- operative movement. system. L a n s i n g , t h a t he can provide lodg- ward and join the F a r m B u r e a u , t h a t we m i g h t say t h e r e is a s h o r t c r o p of a d a p t e d seed t h i s y e a r with m o r e people to buy it. Third: The County F a r m Bureau can p r o m o t e g r o u p conferences of relief m e a s u r e s was m a d e by Mr. Jess Davis who p r e s e n t e d an a c c u r a t e discussion of several m e a s u r e s , to- A n s w e r — O n e of t h e big p a c k e r s s t a r t e d it a n d it evidently was so MARKET OPINION ings for all c o m e r s at h o m e s in E a s t this u- t h e last year t h a t t h i s i n s t i t u - L a n s i n g at $1 per person per night. tion could hope to finance such a elevator managers and directors and profitable to t h a t c o m p a n y , t h a t t h e By .Michigan E l e v a t o r Ivvch., L a n s i n g , It is not necessary to w r i t e Mr. Biery large p a r t of t h e p r o g r a m a n d t h a t it g e t h e r Avith his conclusions. F a r m B u r e a u officials. o t h e r big p a c k e r s a d o p t e d the plan. in a d v a n c e . Go to his office a t t h e would seem t h e r e would be only t w o A discussion of t h e r e s u l t s of the Under Date of Dee. 30* 19ft? MONTCALM HOLDS F o u r t h : The County Farm Bureau c a n a s s i s t t h e local co-operatives in e n d e a v o r i n g to c o n c e n t r a t e business American Farm Bureau Federation m e e t i n g at Chicago, t o g e t h e r with Q u e s t i o n — W h a t is t h e object? Win-: A T Usually deliveries by P e o p l e ' s c h u r c h and he will t a k e t h i n g s left to d o : E i t h e r t h a t t h o A n s w e r — O r i g i n a l l y it w a s claim- f a r m e r s a r e q u i t e liberal d u r i n g t h e c a r e of you. S t a t e College h o p e s to Board of Supervisors t a k e over t h e s o m e s u g g e s t i o n s for County F a r m ed t h a t t h e t e r r i t o r y in which t h e m o n t h of J a n u a r y and it is seldom secure t h e usual r a i l r o a d r a t e reduc- w o r k as has been done by various a r o u n d t h e v a r i o u s local co-ops. first direct buying w a s done did not the w h e a t m a r k e t advances m u c h , if tions for F a r m e r s Week. Th B u r e a u p r o g r a m s was given by Mr. counties in the s t a t e , or t h a t e x t e n - Fifth: The County Farm Bureau supply t h e p r o p e r kind and r e q u i r e d any. d u r i n g J a n u a r y , one year with plenty of p a r k i n g space for thos sion w o r k in t h e county be discon- C. L. N a s h . can e n c o u r a g e local o r g a n i z a t i o n s in n u m b e r of hogs to keep t h e p a c k i n g a n o t h e r . We do believe t h a t l a t e r in who drive. S t a n t o n . Dee. 2 0 . — T h e Montcalm The following directors were elect- tinued. t h e i r efforts to e s t a b l i s h fair selling p l a n t s o p e r a t i n g . L a t e r t h e a d v a n t t h e spring, w h e a t will firm up per- T h e t e n t h a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e Co. F a r m B u r e a u held its a n n u a l ed: Clayton Reiley, Golden Town- P i c s . Pugsley, in t a k i n g up t h i s price. P r i c e c u t t i n g w a r s were not age from a packer's s t a n d p o i n t haps 5c to 10c per bushel. State Kami B u r e a u is going to be m e e t i n g D e c e m b e r 1 5 , a n d elected ship, for a period of two y e a r s : Hen- phase of t h e m a t t e r , called for r e - approved. whereby t h e packer can get one- well worth a t t e n d i n g . The State Geo. B. King, Geo. H e r m a n , F r e d O. ry Henrickson, B e n o n a Township, m a r k s which r e s u l t e d in a v i g o r o u s S i x t h : The C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u , t h i r d of his r e q u i r e m e n t s u n d e r his F a r m B u r e a u invites every m e m b e r Olesen, J a y Carey, Win. C. J a m i e s o n , F r e d B u n n e l l . Leavltt T o w n s h i p ; and a n d s p i r i t e d discussion of t h e w h o l e t h r o u g h conferences with co-opera- own g r a d i n g , weighing and pricing, CORN - C o r n is t n e chea] to come. Make it a point to visit your N o r a Mussen a n d L e n a H u n t to s e r v e Mrs. William Wenk. F e r r y T o w n s h i p , p r o b l e m by t h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e . T h e tive people, can a s s i s t in b r i n g i n g caused o t h e r p a c k e r s e i t h e r from a f a r m e r can buy. So far as prices S l a t e h e a d q u a r t e r s in L a n s i n g . F u r - b u r d e n of c o m m e n t s e e m e d to be t h a t on t h e board of d i r e c t o r s for t h e next all for a period of t h r e e years each. a b o u t a u n i f o r m price on c o m m o d i - choice or necessity, to a d o p t the s a m e a r e concerned, t h e same applies to t h e r a n n u a l m e e t i n g news will be The r e t i r i n g officers w e r e : F r e d there s h o u l d be no t h o u g h t of d i s - year. ties t h r o u g h o u t a c e r t a i n district. plan in o r d e r t h a t they might b u y ' c o r n as to wheat, in t h a t J a n u a r y published in the J a n u a r y editions of Bunnell, T h o m a s K e n n e d y . Alfred c o n t i n u i n g extension work in t h e C. L. Nash of t h e S t a t e F a r m Bu- Seventh: The State F a r m Bureau t h e i r hogs c h e a p e n o u g h to sell t h e usually is a c h e a p m o n t h . the F a r m B u r e a u News. Make your H e n r i c k s o n and C h a r l e s Pett. O t h e r county. Also the d o u b t w a s expressed r e a u g a v e a very fine a d d r e s s . O t h e r c a n assist t h e C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u product in c o m p e t i t i o n . Farm Bureau banquet reservations d i r e c t o r s now on t h e Board a r e : O. as to w h e t h e r m a k i n g t h e e x t e n s i o n s p e a k e r s were Sen. C. R. H e r r i c k , on in b r i n g i n g a b o u t special privileges to m e m b e r s a n d also in b u i l d i n g up R. Gale, s e c r e t a r y ; R o g e r S o u t h w i c k . Q u e s t i o n — W h e n did it s t a r t ? OATS • ;n plenty high and early. work p a r t of the political g o v e r n m e n t t e x t - b o o k s ; Rep. T. W . Mussen on acting p r e s i d e n t ; Henry Meyers, A n s w e r — T h e plan has been in op- we suggest f a r m e r s cashing in at 50 s u p p o r t i n g your S e n a t o r a n d R e p r e - t h e local co-operative e l e v a t o r ' s busi- of t h e c o u n t y , even t h o u g h t h e su- e r a t i o n by some of the p a c k e r s for cents or b e t t e r , p a r t i c u l a r l y r e m e m - s e n t a t i v e a t L a n s i n g ; E. H. Gale on n e s s , w h e n s i g n i n g n e w m e m b e r s in Fred Kerr and T h a d V a u g h n . y e a r s , but did not become a m e n a c e b e r i n g t h a t o a t s today cost $o.00 per Editor Is 111 pervisors were a g r e e a b l e , is th< t h a t co-op's t e r r i t o r y . T h i s , of c o u r s e . D e l e g a t e s to a t t e n d the annual way to c a r r y on t h i s class of W American Farm Bureau Federation to t h e p r o d u c e r s ' welfare until a d o p t - ton more t h a n corn delivered. m e e t i n g at Chicago, a n d E. B. Steb- m a k e s it n e c e s s a r y for t h e local co- S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u m e e t i n g a r e : O. Headers of t h e Michigan F a r m Bu- T h e c o n c e n s u s of opinion s e e m e d to ed by some of the big p a c k e r s with- bins on farm relief. op to m e e t t h i s i n c r e a s e d d e m a n d by It. Gale, O. E. H a w l e y a n d Milan * * * reau News will r e g r e t to learn t h a t be t h a t t h e r e a r e 4 00 or 500 people in t h e last five or six years. T h e m e e t i n g was such a success h a n d l i n g c o m m o d i t i e s such as t h e Bender, all of Shelby. BEANS—Beans are in a very Lee Chilson. e d i t o r of the News, has not m e m b e r s in t h e c o u n t y , who a r e Q u e s t i o n — H a s direct buying in- g e t t i n g benefits e n o u g h a n d s h o u l d that it was decided to hold a n o t h e r local m e m b e r will w a n t . P a t r o i u m c s t r o n g position. Considerably h i g h e r been quite seriously ill for the creased? m e e t i n g some t i m e in J a n u a r y . d i v i d e n d , if a n y . s h o u l d be mailed di Last Minute News Answer—It has more than trip- prices a r e expected next s p r i n g and two m o n t h s . At this d a t e he is con- belong to t h e F a r m B u r e a u a n d t h a t s i d e r a b l y improved. E. E. Ungren, t h e y would belong to t h e F a r m Bu- r e c t to t h e F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r summer months. led in t h e last t h r e e y e a r s . f o r m e r e d i t o r of the paper, is in r e a u if t h e proper effort w a s m a d e to P R O F A N E SANTA buying F a r m B u r e a u supplies of the L a n s i n g , Dec. 8 0 . — T h e Michigan Q u e s t i o n — W h a t p e r cent of t h e i r charge again. bring it to t h e i r a t t e n t i o n in t h e local co-op, r a t h e r t h a n to have such S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u is reliably in- hogs a r e t h e big p a c k e r s g e t t i n g now- " W h o t a u g h t you to use such a w - I A K M - I H iiic.u - < M ; K \ M r i g h t way. T h e whole m a t t e r was fi- d i v i d e n d s paid by t h e local eleva- formed t h a t tin- bovtae t u b e r c u l o s i s d i r e c t ? ful w o r d s , T o m m y ? " A hen is t h e only living c r e a t u r e tor. eradication campaign, with the usual The W o r l d ' s F a i r a t Chicago in nally left up to t h e executive com- " S a n t a Claus, M a m m a . " A n s w e r — T h e United States b u - , t h a t can s e t still and produce c e l e b r a t e d t h e 4ft0th year since m i t t e e to devise ways a n d m e a n s of Local c o - o p e r a t i v e e l e v a t o r m a n - i n d e m n i t i e s , will be c o n t i n u e d in r e a u of a g r i c u l t u r a l economics ot t h e d i v i d e n d s • " I h e a r d him say 'em when he fell a g e r s a n d d i r e c t o r s , who were non- C o l u m b u s discovered A m e r i c a . over a c h a i r on C h r i s t m a s E v e . " Michigan. (Continued on page three) .ntinued on page tour} THREE MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU N E W S D E C E M B E R ;$(>, 1027 tJ,„, ,' '. ' , . 5 TO CUT OR N O T TO CUT FARMERS DEMAND EARLY OPERATION OF MUSCLE SHOALS MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS "Slash federal taxes $250,000,000," so scream the metropolitan NITRATE FERTILIZER PLANT newspaper headlines. A n d i m m e d i a t e l y vote seekers take up the P u b l i s h e d t w i c e a m o n t h by t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u lotte, M i c h i g a n . E d i t o r i a l a n d g e n e r a l of fires a t S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u at Char- head- By R. F. BOWER quarters, Lansinp, Michigan. c h o r u s a n d t h e r e is m u c h l o u d t a l k of t a x r e d u e t i o n . in a n s w e r to this talk the W a s h i n g t o n representative of the Member of President Coolidge's Muscle Shoals Inquiry VOL. V. DECEMBER 80, 1027 No. SS3 American Farm B u r e a u a few weeks ago appeared before the E n t e r e d a t t h e post office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., as second class Ways and .Means C o m m i t t e e on F e d e r a l T a x a t i o n . The Farm m a t t e r . A c c e p t a n c e for m a i l i n g a t special r a t e of p o s t a g e provided Bureau representative simply submitted figures showing that for in Sec. 1 1 0 3 , Act of Oct. 3, 1 9 1 7 , a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 12, 1 0 2 3 . the maximum proposed tax reduetion of $ 2 § 0 # 0 0 , 0 0 Q actually S u b s c r i p t i o n P r i c e 50c P e r Y e a r , included in dues of Farm Bureau Members. e q u a l l e d a b o u t $2.00 p e r capita. It w a s p o i n t e d o u t t h a t such A ROW a slight reduetion w a s r i d i c u l o u s in face of o u r h u g e national Of LIQUID AIR LEE CHIL0ON > Editor MACHINES debt, and the Ameriean F a r m B u r e a u Federation went on record IN ONB OF THE in t h e d e m a n d for a one billion d o l l a r a n n u a l r e d u e t i o n in our DUILD1NCS \ P a r t of the N i t r a t e Plant At Muscle Shoals. It Cost M o r e T h a n the P o w e r D a m . national debt. M»QUGMS^P^B^^y T h e biggest c y a n a n i i d p l a n t in t h e f t i l i z e r s in t i m e of peace. F o r t u n a t e l y cyananiid p l a n t s e i t h e r u n d e r con- It would seem quite evident that the present federal tax s t r u c t i o n or p r o j e c t e d in Russia, schedules are not throttling business nor largely increasing the w o r l d — a n d t h e o n l y o n e of a n y size for t h e f a r m e r s ' viewpoint, t h e com- pany t h a t built t h i s p l a n t for t h e gov- P o l a n d , Egypt, a n d J a p a n . The not o p e r a t i n g — s t i l l s t a n d s idle a t OFFICERS c o s t of l i v i n g . N o t o v e r 2 5 p e r c e n t of t h e f e d e r a l t a x is d e - e r n m e n t — T h e A m e r i c a n C y a n a m i d F r e n c h a n d Swiss c y a n a m i d p l a n t s M. L. N O O N . J a c k s o n President Muscle Shoals, A l a b a m a . C o m p a n y — i s willing to e n t e r i n t o a a r e o p e r a t i n g e i t h e r a t full capacity W. W. B I L L I N G S , D a v i s o n VJcxt- P r e s i d e n t r i v e d f r o m n e c e s s i t i e s to c o n s u m e r s . T h e g r e a t e r p o r t i o n of t h e At a c o n s e r v a t i v e e s t i m a t e t h i s c o n t r a c t t o o p e r a t e it on a profit or to t h e limit of p o w e r a v a i l a b l e . Diiectors-at-Large To p e r c e n t c o m e s f r o m t h o s e w i t h a b i l i t y t o p a y . c y a n a m i d p l a n t — n i t r a t e p l a n t N u m - l i m i t a t i o n basis t h a t will i n s u r e c h e a p These facts a r e u n a n s w e r a b l e by M. B . M C P H E R S O N ••• •LOWC-II T h i s a c t i o n of t h e F a r m B u r e a u in o p p o s i n g t h e t a x reduction b e r s 2 — i s w o r t h t o d a y $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 fertilizers. T h i s offer is e m b o d i e d t h o s e w h o claim t h a t t h e c y a n a m i d M R S . E D I T H M. W A G A R < :irIeton program is t h e logical c a r r y i n g out of t h e Farm Bureau tax to $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 . T h e (buildings a n d in t h e bill u r g e d by C o n g r e s s m a n process of securing^ c h e a p a i r n i t r o - J O H N GOODWIN'K .JVhulette m a c h i n e r y a r e in e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n Martin B . Madden, of Illinois. gen is out-of-date. V E R O L I ) E. GORM E L Y Newberry p o l i c y a s d e c l a r e d a t t h e N i n t h A n n u a l . M e e t i n g D e c e m b e r 5-6-7. a n d only a m o d e r a t e a m o u n t of r e - J . G. B O Y L E Buchanan Despite t h e a t t e m p t s of i n t e r e s t e d In a d d i t i o n , it s h o u l d be p o i n t e d W. W. BILLIN'JS Davison m o d e l i n g would be n e c e s s a r y t o in- p a r t i e s t o m a k e it a p p e a r t h a t t h e out t h a t t h e N i a g a r a A m m o n i a Com- Commodity Directors stall t h e l a t e s t i m p r o v e m e n t s in t h i s c y a n a m i d process of p r o d u c i n g air- pany, o w n e d by t h e E l e c t r i c B o n d and GEORGE HERMAN, Remus M L NOON, J a c k s o n J-H O'MEALY. Hudson Michigan Potato Orcmvrs E x c h a n g e M i c h i g a n Milk P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n Michigan L i v Stock Kxchange January Nature Calendar a i r - n i t r o g e n fixation p r o c e s s . By t h e fixed n i t r o g e n is obsolete, t h e fact r e - S h a r e tremely high grade Company, a d d i t i o n of a p h o s p h a t e u n i t a n ex- m a i n s t h a t new c y a n a m i d p l a n t s a r e E u r o p e for t h e best s y n t h e t i c m e t h o d after a m m o n i u m - c o n s t a n t l y being built a n d t h e capac- of p r o d u c i n g a i r n i t r o g e n , p u r c h a s e d searching ( Prepared for Michigan F a r m B u r e a u News by T h e Cleveland GEO. W. McCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator Kxchange Museum of N a t u r a l H i s t o r y ) M. D. B U S K I R K , P a w P a w Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. p h o s p h a t e f e r t i l i z e r could be t u r n e d ity of old p l a n t s e n l a r g e d . t h e A m e r i c a n r i g h t s to t h e Casale o u t a t low cost. T h e b i g c y a n a m i d p l a n t a t T r o s t - s y n t h e t i c process a n d a f t e r b u i l d i n g S T A T E FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION T h e beech is b a r e a n d b a r e t h e a s h , Clark L . B r o d y • Secy-Treas-Manager The t h i c k e t s w h i t e below, F a r m l e a d e r s a n d e n g i n e e r s w h o b e r g , G e r m a n y , w a s e n l a r g e d last a n d o p e r a t i n g a plant at Niagara The fir-tree scowls with h e a r m o u s t a c h e visit t h e Muscle S h o a l s w o r k s a r e y e a r from a c a p a c i t y of 35,000 m e t r i c F a l l s a t a cost of m i l l i o n s of dollars, H e c a n n o t sing for snow. a m a z e d to t h i n k t h a t a n y o n e w o u l d tons to a capacity of 55,000 m e t r i c t h a t c o m p a n y h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n com- DEPARTMENT HEADS s u g g e s t t h e s c r a p p i n g of t h i s m a g - t o n s of n i t r o g e n a n d is o p e r a t i n g at pelled to a d m i t t h a t it c a n n o t com- Traffic A • v- M i l , s T h e b o d y - g u a r d of v e t e r a n pines, nificent p l a n t , y e t t h a t is v i r t u a l l y full c a p a c i t y . A new G e r m a n c y a n a - pete w i t h t h e c y a n a m i d p r o c e s s . P r o - Clothing M i s s N . B. K i r b y A grim battalion, stands; w h a t t h e e l e c t r i c p o w e r i n t e r e s t s mid p l a n t was s t a r t e d a t Hirschfelde duction h a s been d i s c o n t i n u e d and 1 nhli.'ity E c c Clulson They g r o u n d t h e i r a r m s , in o r d e r e d lines, Accounting {•••.«E. t E I ngren p r o p o s e in case t h e y g e t possession. last y e a r a n d p l a n s for i t s e n l a r g e - t h e p l a n t offered for s a l e . F o r w i n t e r so c o m m a n d s . Organization • • ) • •". N a * ° Bayard Taylor. T h e i r i n t e r e s t is in p o w e r p r o d u c t i o n , m e n t a r e a l r e a d y u n d e r way. Still In view of t h e s e f a c t s it is n o t Automobile Insurance Alfred Lciitall After the big snow t h e forest t r e e s a l o n g t h e p a t h are while f a r m e r s i n s i s t t h a t t h e o r i g i n a l a n o t h e r l a r g e G e r m a n p l a n t in Up- difficult to u n d e r s t a n d w h y o r g a n i z e d SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE p u r p o s e of t h i s u n d e r t a k i n g be car- per Silesia is a t p r e s e n t u n d e r con- a g r i c u l t u r e insists t h a t t h e big p l a n t FARM BUREAU weighted with heavy crystal d r a p e r i e s which g l i t t e r in t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Sec.1 Service L . A. T h o m a s s u n as if set w i t h m y r i a d s of s e q u i n s . ried o u t — n a m e l y , p r o d u c t i o n of ex- s t r u c t i o n . T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t - at Muscle Shoals be p u t t o w o r k with- M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u Supply Service h. A . T h o m a s Sides of t h e bluffs a r e coated w i t h thick c a s c a d e s of heavy plosives in t i m e of w a r a n d of fer- m e n t of C o m m e r c e also r e p o r t s new out f u r t h e r delay. M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u Wool P o d Alfred L c n t a l l g l i s t e n i n g icicles which drip into t h e s t r e a m below. W h e r e t h e ice cover .of t h e s t r e a m has m e l t e d , little ice bells a t t a c h e d to low willow s h o o t s bob on t b e s u r f a c e of t h e of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u b o a r d of dee, D u n d e e ' t o w n s h i p ; M r s . A. C. Mulligan Affiliated Commodity With Michigan Marketing State Farm Associations Bureau running water. E a r l y m o r n i n g winds and s u n m a k e l o n g s w a y i n g t r e e PRES. NOON AND d i r e c t o r s , s p o k e on t h e " G o a l of t h e R a u of Monroe, M o n r o e t o w n ; Mrs. F a r m W o m a n , " p o i n t i n g o u t t h e im- E d i t h W a g a r of C a r l e t o n , A s h t o w n - Michigan Potato Growers Exchange M i c h i g a n Milk P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n •• • • •• • ( • • ' u l l j l l i l . ^ tOi O w e n Bldg., Detroit s h a d o w s on t h e snow. S h o w e r s of p o w d e r y flakes descend- ing from t h e b r a n c h e s w r e a t h e t h e s h a d o w s like a d a n c e r ' s flowing scarf. MRS. WAGAR AT p o r t a n c e of t h e p a r t w o m e n play in s h i p . T h e n e w m e m b e r of t h e board t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l life of t h e c o u n t r y . of d i r e c t o r s is J o h n W e l t i of E r i e , She also cited m a n y s t a t i s t i c s r e - i n a m e d from Bedford t o w n s h i p . Mr. M i c h i g a n Live Stock E x c h a n g e • • • • • • •• ' ' ' ; ™ Michigan Elevator E x c h a n g e Michigan Fruit Growers. Inc. I ' a r m B u r e a u 1,1.ig.. T^insinj, Lenton Harbor Woodland t r a i l s a r e s t r e w n W i n t e r winds a r e p r u n i n g t h e t r e e s . with twigs a n d branches. BIG IONIA MEET . g a r d i n g I o n i a c o u n t y a s proof of t h e W e l t i w a s vice-president of t h e Mon- i m p o r t a n c e of a F a r m B u r e a u a n d a n roe C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u in 1 9 2 6 a n d Directors a n d Officers of t h e C o m m o d i t y Exchanges Rich g r e 6 n foliage m a k e s t h e h e m l o c k g r o v e a n a t t r a c t i v e o r g a n i z e d a g r i c u l t u r e to t h e c o m - h a s b e e n a c t i v e for a n u m b e r of y e a r s place on a s u n n y day. T h e s m a l l b r o w n cones b r i n g t h e MICH E L E V A T O R E X C H . MICH. M I L K P R O D U C E R S A S S N s q u i r r e l s who like to eat t h e seeds. 300 Attend C o u n t y Bureau's m u n i t y . S h e s t a t e d t h e r e a r e 3,085 in i t s w o r k . H e t a k e s t h e p l a c e on N. p . H u l l , P i e s Lansing f a r m s in t h e c o u n t y , r a n g i n g in size the b o a r d of H a r r y B o r d i n e of May- Carl M a r t i n , P r o s Coldwater R. G. P o t t s , V i c e - P i e s . W a s h i n g t o n S q u i r r e l a n d r a b b i t t r a c k s cross a n d w i n d t h r o u g h t h e Rousing A n n u a l from a few a c r e s to one of 5,000, all bee. M i l t o n B u r k h o l . l e r , V. P. . M a r l e t t e woods. T h e y f r e q u e n t l y l e a d t o a w a t e r h o l e w h e r e per- If. D. H o r t o n , S o - T r e a s Kinde J o h n C. N e a r . Sec F l a t Rock h a p s t h e t r a c k s of mice, s h r e w s , s k u n k s , r a c c o o n s a n d birds Banquet a v e r a g i n g 107 a c r e s apiece. 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C o n s e a r a n d H e n r y George McCalla Ypsilanti "W. .1. T h o m a s G r a n d Rapids Mink t r a c k s a l o n g t h e b a n k n e a r b y m a y m e a n a tragedy, in 4 Cent Gas T a x Predicted; tools a n d e q u i p m e n t , and $ 3 , 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 H a r t m a n . I,, c . Kamiow.ske Washington Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven t h e m u s k r a t h o u s e . A w i n t e r l u n c h e o n of m u s k r a t m e a t is for livestock. A s t a n d i n g v o t e of t h a n k s w a s giv- M. R. Shisler Caledonia Dr. W . C. M . K i n n e y ...Davisburg g r e a t l y r e l i s h e d by t h e m i n k . Mrs. Wagar Shows Need A n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e t h a t t h e en Mrs. W a g a r , on m o t i o n of I r v i n g F . M. O e h m k e Sebewaing J a m e s J . B r a k e n b e r r y . . . B a d Axe A w i n t e r m e n u of frozen b u d s is m u c h enfoyed by quails a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e I o n i a C o u n t y K n a p p. \V. .1. HftSelWOod Mt. P l e a s a n t Elmer Powers Clio and partridges. Of Organization F a r m B u r e a u w o u l d be held a t Ionia, The resolutions adopted Saturday MICH. POTATO GROWERS M I C H . LIVK S T O C K EXCH. S p a r r o w s and j u n c o e s seek t h e i r meals in t h e tall weed J a n u a r y 26. also t h a n k e d t h e officers of t h e b u - EXCH. patch. H e r e c u r i o u s a r r a y s of t i n y m o r s e l s a r e s p r e a d upon Ionia, Dec. 1 5 . — T h e I o n i a C o u n t y K. A. Beamer,'Frea Blfssfleld thfe snow. r e a u for t h e i r s e r v i c e s d u r i n g t h e Henry Curtis. Ires Cadillac F a r m B u r e a u d i d itself p r o u d in t h e p a s t y e a r , especially t h e p r e s i d e n t , R. 1 >. H a r p e r , \'i< . - l i e s . , S t J o h n s J. T. Bussey, Vlce-Pres, Prpvemont T r e e c l e a n e r s r e m a i n on t h e j o b . To a p p e a s e t h e i r h e a r t y l i a w l c y , Sec'y 1\ J, ( l a r g e r , T r e a s Shelby Stanwood .1. H . o ' M c a l e y . Scc'y F r a n k Obrest, T r e a s . , B r e c k e n r i d g e Nate Pattlsdn Hudson Caro a p p e t i t e s t h e k i n g l e t s , c r e e p e r s , n u t h a t c h e s , t i t m i c e , chicka- dees, a n d w o o d p e c k e r s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e downy, give t h e t r e e s big b a n q u e t - m e e t i n g w h i c h it s t a g e d h e r e t o n i g h t in t h e d i n i n g r o o m of t h e E l k s ' T e m p l e a t t e n d e d by 300 MONROE CO. BUR. R. V. Vivian a n d t h a n k e d C o u n t y Agricultural Agent Ralph W. Kidder F . P . HibSt, Gen. -Mgr Cadillac a careful g r o o m i n g . t o r o r g a n i z i n g boys' a n d g i r l s ' club c . A. Rlchner, S a l e s M g r . . C a d i l l a c L e o n G. V a n L e u w B.llaire J . R. B e t t e s Charles Brown E d w a r d 1 >ippey '. Sparta Sunfield Perry T r e e c l e a n e r s a r e h u n t i n g insect eggs. Many insects, how- <",-er, w i n t e r a s / a d u l t s a n d a r e lying, half frozen a n d white men and women representing the rural leadership of the county. WOULD MARK ITS w o r k in t h e c o u n t y for t h e first y e a r on a g e n e r a l scale. It r e c o m m e n d e d George I lerman 1 temus Musical entertainment, splendid E . A. R a s m u s s e n Sheridan MICHIGAN FRUIT G R O W E R S , INC. Charles Woodruff Hastings < with frost, in t h e r o t t e n wood of s t u m p s a n d fallen logs. Dried s u m a c f r u i t s u p o n t h e t r e e s also p r o v i d e w i n t e r t e n e m e n t s for semi-frozen i n s e c t s e x i s t i n g until s p r i n g . speakers and a s u b s t a n t i a l , well-serv- ed m e a l c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e s u c c e s s of HISTORICAL LAND f u r t h e r a n c e of t h e club w o r k . M. D. B u s k i r k , P i e s A m o s T u c k e r , 1 V. P i e s Paw Paw South Haven J o h n Miller Allan li. G r a h a m P. D. L e a v e n w o r t h , G r a n d Rapids Coloma Elberta B e n e a t h loose b a i k on old d e a d t r e e s , a n g l e w i n g s a n d m o u r n i n g cloak b u t t e r f l i e s lie d o r m a n t . Only a few h o u r s t h e occasion. F o l l o w i n g t h e i n v o c a t i o n by R e v . Urges County Library, Backs CAN BUREAU AID of w a r m sun, h o w e v e r , a r e n e e d e d to r e s t o r e t h e i r activity C. E. T h i e s of t h e L e V a l l e y c h u r c h , H e r b e r t N a f z i g e i , . V. P r e s F . L. B r a d f o r d , S e c . - T r e a s Mlllburg AY. - I . S c h u l t z L. A. H a w l e y c. 1. Chreetensen Ludington Onekama Hart a n d s e n d t h e m f o r t h to fly a b o u t . B u t t e r f l i e s seen in J a n u a r y u s u a l l y m e a n a t h a w . t h e b a n q u e t w a s s e r v e d by t h e boys in t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l c l a s s of t h e I o n i a 4c G a s T a x and Corn Borer Control IMPROVEMENT OF F . L. G r a n g e r , Sales Mgr Benton H a r b o r Benton Harbor 11. W . G o w d y n . R. Gale John Lang Union P i e r Shelby Sodus F r e s h g r e e n p a t c h e s of w i n t e r w h e a t a p p e a r a m i d t h e melt- ing snows in t h e m e a d o w . H i g h School, u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p of t h e i r i n s t r u c t o r , A . B . Cook, J r . I W h i l e t h e f a r m e r s a n d t h e i r wives Monroe, Dec. 1 5 — R e c o m m e n d a t i o n RURALDELIVERY? D. II. B r a k e Fremont John Bottema Spring Lake Melting s n o w s reveal r o s e t t e s of g r e e n leaves n e a r t h e site of a n e f f o r t to a c q u i r e a p a r c e l of Henry Natnitz Bridgman Bert c i e a s o n Lawrence of old dead w e e d s t a l k s . T h e s e a r e r e a d y to g r o w w i t h t h e w e r e e n j o y i n g t h e food t h e y w e r e a p - l a n d i n c l u d i n g t h a t on e i t h e r side of Van Buren Member Thinks c . R. Brody LEGISLATIVE J. F. H i g b . e HEADQUARTERS Benton Harbor Munsey Bldg., Washington, L P ansing . C. first h i n t of s p r i n g . p r e c i a t i v e l i s t e n e r s t o t h e fine m u s i c t h e Riveir R a i s i n b r i d g e a t G r a p e Miller O v e r t o n Bangor H a r r y Hogue Sodus House Delivery Should P u s s y willow s h o o t s m a y be g a t h e r e d by t h e e n d of t h e f u r n i s h e d by t h e B r o d y F a m i l y O r c h - for a s t a t e p a r k a n d to h a v e it m a i n - American Farm Bureau Federation month. T h e i r b u d s will swell a n d unfold their l e a v e s in a e s t r a , w h i c h is c o m p o s e d of t h e wife w e e k ' s t i m e if placed in w a t e r a n d k e p t in a w a r m r o o m . a n d six c h i l d r e n of C. L. B r o d y , s e c r e - t a i n e d a s s u c h , w a s c o n t a i n e d in a Come Next SAM II. T H O M P S O N President r e s o l u t i o n a d o p t e d by m e m b e r s of t h e G E N E R A L O F F I C E S A. F. B. F 58 L a s t W a s h i n g t o n fet., C h i c a g o Leo, t h e lion, one of t h e first s p r i n g c o n s t e l l a t i o n s to a p - t a r y - m a n a g e r of t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e p e a r can now be seen in t h e e a s t e r n sky. A b o u t n i n e - t h i r t y M o n r o e C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u in a n - Mich. S t a t e F a r m C H E S T E R H . GRAY Washington Representative F a r m B u r e a u . L a t e r in t h e e v e n i n g in t h e e v e n i n g look for R e g u l u s , b r i g h t s t a r in t h e h a n d l e n u a l session W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n . B u r e a u N e w s : Miss M a r j o r i e B r o d y , o n e of t h e T h e y m e t a t Raisinville G r a n g e hall, D e a r E d i t o r : of t h e sickle which c o m p r i s e s t h e l i o n ' s h e a d . orchestra, rendered t w o very pleas- a b o u t nine miles w e s t of M o n r o e . N e a r t h e l a s t of t h e m o n t h see h o w t h e big h e a r n o w risen I h a v e been w o n d e r i n g if t h e F a r m ing cello solos. T e r r i t o r y a l o n g t h e R i v e r R a i s i n B u r e a u could h e l p u s f a r m e r s in h i g h u p o n h e r tail, tilts s l i g h t l y b a c k w a r d t o w a r d s h e r s p r i n g position in w h i c h she lpys u p o n h e r b a c k . W i l l i a m T o a n of P o r t l a n d , p r e s i - ,from M o n r o e s e v e r a l miles w e s t is g e t t i n g free rural /tail delivery. STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBLIC d e n t of t h e I o n i a C o u n t y F a r m B u - r e a u , called t h e m e e t i n g t o o r d e r , ex- h i s t o r i c a l g r o u n d , t h e r e s o l u t i o n r e - T h e r e a r e s o m e of u s t h a t only h a v e called, a n d it u r g e d t h a t it be m a r k - a p a r t way delivery, O u r m a i l is left SERVICE PROGRAM Branch Bureau Says "Yes" t e n d e d g r e e t i n g s to t h e g r o u p a n d then introduced his two one-man committees which he eaid were large- ed in s o m e way. Monroe c o u n t y h a s on t h e c o r n e r , a n y w h e r e from a n o s t a t e p a r k or a n y o t h e r public few r o d s to t h r e e f o u r t h s m i l e from LEGISLATION Passage of the Capper-French Truth-in- On Farm Relief, Weight Tax ly r e s p o n s i b l e for t h e s u c c e s s of t h e event. T h e s e w e r e C h a r l e s M a t t i s o n p a r k , t h e s t a t e m e n t said. Other resolutions adopted reiter- the house. In all o t h e r b u s i n e s s t h e m a i l is a t e d t h e b u r e a u ' s s u p p o r t of t h e four- d e l i v e r e d a t t h e d o o r , a n d if t h e F a b r i c bill; completion a n d o p e r a t i o n of of I o n i a t o w n s h i p w h o h a d c h a r g e of I he U. S. Muscle S h o a l s N i t r a t e s p l a n t t h e E u r o p e a n Corn B o r e r , a n d h e r e b y cent gas tax with the added sugges- farmer makes a go his hours are a n d m a n u f a c t u r e of fertilizer; opposition Commends Supervisors For goes on r e c o r d a s b e i n g in favor of the banquet and ticket sale and Stan- t i o n t h a t one cent of t h e t a x r e v e r t j u s t as i m p o r t a n t as a m a n ' s in any to a n y form of sales t a x or of c o n s u m p - ley M. Powell of R o n a l d t o w n s h i p tion t a x : r e t e n t i o n of f e d e r a l i n c o m e t a x ; Financing Co. Agr'l all r e a s o n a b l e a n d effective m e a s u r e s b a c k t o t h e c o u n t i e s from w h i c h it o t h e r b u s i n e s s . P a s s a g e of G o o d i n g - K e t c h a m Seed S t a i n - who arranged the p r o g r a m . was collected to b e . used t h e r e for I n m y case I find it impossible to check t h a t m e n a c e . ENACTED A P R . 26, 192t ing bill. Agent Work It is h e r e b y f u r t h e r resolved t h a t T h e following w a s t h e p r o g r a m of road maintenance. T h e Co. F a r m for m e to wait on t h e c o r n e r for t h e TAXATION the evening, with Mr. Powell acting m a i l man t o b r i n g my p a r c e l post. Relief tor sorely burdened farm property the Branch County F a r m Bureau dis- B u r e a u r e c o m m e n d e d a t h o r o u g h in- C o l d w a t e r . Dec. 2 2 . — T h e a n n u a l as toastmaster: W i t h my f a r m equipments and by e n a c t m e n t of: c l a i m s all r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for t h e a d - v e s t i g a t i o n of t h e c o u n t y l i b r a r y p r o - m e e t i n g of t h e B r a n c h C o u n t y F a r m Solo, M a s t e r L e s l i e S t e d m a n of threshing rigs I have a large amount i wo c e n t gasoJJne t a x for h i g h w a y funds. m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e F e d e r a l a n d S t a t e posal by t h o s e in a u t h o r i t y a n d recog- B u r e a u was held a t t h e C o l d w a t e r R o n a l d , a c c o m p a n i e d by h i s m o t h e r , of C. O. D. parcel post, a n d I h a v e ib> S t a t e I n c o m e T a x In place of S t a t e ' s g e n - control r e g u l a t i o n s used this p a s t nized t h e a d v a n t a g e s of t h e p l a n . to go t o t h e post office after my ral p r o p e r t y levy. G r a n g e Hall S a t u r d a y , D e c e m b e r 1 0 . Mrs. J o h n S t e d m a n . Monroe c o u n t y h a s tied u p $ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 m a i l . y e a r in t h e corn b o r e r clean-up c a m - (c) L a w f o r b i d d i n g a n y m o r e t a x exempt 1927, with 100 m e m b e r s a n d t h e i r paign. R e a d i n g of a l e t t e r w h i c h h e h a d in fines w h i c h m a y be used locally securities. wives p r e s e n t . T h e b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g j u s t received f r o m C h e s t e r H . G r a y , O u r r o a d s h a v e been i m p r o v e d at E N A C T E D J A N . 29, 1925 (d) E q u a l i z a t i o n of a s s e s s m e n t of f a r m a n d Resolved, that t h e Branch County for l i b r a r y p u r p o s e s and n o o t h e r . In o u r e x p e n s e ( a n d a big o n e t o o ) $67,350 A N N U A L L Y city property in accordance with sales was held in t h e f o r e n o o n , a n d t h e F a r m B u r e a u is in favor of a n d will W a s h i n g t o n R e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e t i m e , if not so used, t h e s e f u n d s r e - until a mail c a r r i e r h a s only a few S I N C E 1924 values of same. following officers elected for t h e American F a r m B u r e a u Federation, vert to t h e s t a t e . T h e C o u n t y F a r m d a y s a y e a r t h a t h e is n o t back at (Farm Bureau Investigations brought s u p p o r t t h e M c N a r y - H a u g e n Bill for c o m i n g y e a r : M. E . E c h t i n a w of K i n - f a r m relief. by P r e s i d e n t T o a n . B u r e a u is u r g i n g t h e c o u n t y t o act t h e office a t a few e q u a l i z a t i o n in C a l h o u n , I n g h a m , W a s h - m i n u t e s after t e n a w , Monroe a n d K a l a m a z o o c o u n t i e s , d e r h o o k , p r e s i d e n t ; W a l t e r C. K e m p - Resolved, t h a t t h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n , A d d r e s s . " T h e G o a l of t h e F a r m before it is t o o l a t e . s a v i n g f a r m e r t a x p a y e r s $67,350 e x c e s s eleven o r sooner, a n d is d r a w i n g pay s t e r of C o l d w a t e r , v i c e - p r e s i d e n t ; N. collectively a n d i n d i v i d u a l l y , p l e d g e W o m a n " by M r s . E d i t h M. W a g a r of F a r m B u r e a u c o o p e r a t i o n with all for t h e long day. If h e w a s paid by taxes annually.) I*. B a k e r of B a t a v i a : F r a n k B u r b a n k , o u r active s u p p o r t t o t h e law e n f o r c e - Carleton, Michigan. t h e a g e n c i e s in t h e corn b o r e r con- t h e h o u r he would h a v e t i m e to de- TRANSPORTATION B u t l e r ; a n d David K i n y o n , S h e r w o o d , m e n t officers of o u r County a n d A g r o u p of v o c a l s e l e c t i o n s by trol c a m p a i g n was a p p r o v e d . liver t h e mail to all r u r a l p a t r o n s . EFFECTIVE S E P T . 10, i m m e d i a t e a p p l i c a t i o n of M i c h i g a n Zone m e m b e r s of t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s . 1925 te decision t<> s a v e t a n n e r s h i p p e r s In State. L u c i n d a M o n r o e B u r h a n s of P h i l a - L a n d Rich in History And t h e country has changed u n t i e s $800,600 a n n u a l l y . D i n n e r was served at noon by t h e d e l p h i a , Pa., a c c o m p a n i e d by Miss S e v e r a l e v e n t s in t h e F r e n c h a n d since t h e r o u t e s were e s t a b l i s h e d ; Resolutions Committee; G \. MARKETING ladies of t h e C o l d w a t e r G r a n g e . T h e Himebaugh. Wm. Smith and Fred Buck of P o r t l a n d . I n d i a n w a r t o o k p l a c e in t h e t e r r i - t h e y a r e d e l i v e r i n g on r o u t e s w h e r e E x t e n s i o n of s o u n d c o - o p e r a t i v e m a r k e t - a f t e r n o o n session consisted in v a r i o u s Knirk. Address, " E q u a l i t y for Agricul- t o r y w e s t of M o n r o e a l o n g t h e R i v e r j t h e y t r a v e l t w o miles on a n u n i m - ing p r o g r a m now well u n d e r w a y in Mich- t a l k s a n d discussion by local m e m - t u r e " by M. L. N o o n of J a c k s o n , p r e s - R a i s i n , it w a s recalled in discussion proved road. ( T h i s r o a d is s i t u a t e d igan. b e r s , a n d a n a d d r e s s by Dr. K. W . i d e n t of t h e S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u . of t h e p r o p o s e d s t a t e p a r k r e s o l u t i o n so it will be one of t h e l a s t in t h e U TOMOBIEE INSURANCE McLain of Q u i w y . They Were There! Adoption of a f o u r - c e n t g a s t a x a n d a d o p t e d by t h e b u r e a u . T h e I n d i a n s County to be i m p r o v e d ) t o deliver EFFECTIVE OCT. 20. A d e q u a t e p r o t e c t i o n for f a r m e r s a g a i n s t 1926 - by fire, theft, collision, p r o p e r t } d a t n - T h e following r e s o l u t i o n s w e r e u n i v e r s a l l i c e n s e p l a t e s for a u t o m o - u s e d t h e l a n d a l o n g t h e r i v e r as t h e i r mail to one family. The farmer's •<• and public liability f u r n i s h e d a t r e a - adopted: In t h e D e c e m b e r 9 t h edition of t h e biles l a r g e l y t h r o u g h t h e d e m a n d c a m p i n g a n d b u r y i n g g r o u n d s for e x p e n s e s a r e so l a r g e a n d h i s income ible r a t e s . F a r m B u r e a u News we published t h e It is h e r e b y resolved t h a t t h i s or- from o r g a n i z e d f a r m e r s wa.s p r e d i c t - m a n y y e a r s p r i o r to a n d a f t e r t h e so u n c e r t a i n t h a t h e n e e d s free de- n a m e s of Michigan f o l k s who a t t e n d - ed h y P r e s i d e n t N o o n . first s e t t l e m e n t by w h i t e m e n . livery as m u c h as a n y o n e , a n d if I g a n i z a t i o n is h e a r t i l y in accord with ed t h e 9th a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e t h e f a v o r a b l e action of t h e C o u n t y T h e a s s e r t i o n t h a t s u c h a c t i o n will T h e s u r v e y of all l a n d s in Monroe it is too expensive for a p a r t of us. B o a r d of S u p e r v i s o r s in r e t a i n i n g a n d American Faim Bureau Federation c o m e w a s b r o u g h t a b o u t by h i s a n a l y - c o u n t y w a s first b e g u n in 1809 in s h o u l d be for all. D e c a t u r village STOP, GET OUT, LOOK A N D LISTEN f i n a n c i n g t h e office of t h e c o u n t y a g - at Chicago, but missed several. T h e y sis of t h e s i t u a t i o n in w h i c h t h e f a r m - R a i s i n v i l l e t o w n s h i p a n d p r o c e e d e d h a s free delivery w e r e W. .1. T h o m a s a n d M. B. Mc- er now finds h i m s e l f . He e x p r e s s e d q u i t e slowly, because of t h e t e r r i - Y o u r s In Ho. We have one question settled, at all e v e n t s —at a railroad ricultural agent. p h e r s o n of K e n t c o u n t y : Alvin R. his belief t h a t t h e f a r m e r is b e a r i n g George G o o d r i c h . Resolved, t h a t t h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n is tory t h e n b e i n g largely a w i l d e r n e s s -in^r it is e x c l u s i v e l y u p to us to see t h a t w e a r e not run R i c h a r d s of M a r q u e t t e , J o h n C. N e a r m o r e t h a n h i s s h a r e of t h e t a x b u r - D e c a t u r . Mich. Nov. 2 1 . 1927. in favor of t h e e n a c t m e n t by t h e a n d b e c a u s e of t h e h o s t i l i t y of t h e of W a y n e c o u n t y , a n d Dr. a n d Mrs. over. W e a r e t o r e m e m b e r t h a t w e m u s t s t o p f o r t h e t r a i n , not S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e of a four cent g a s - den a n d t h a t h e is e n t i t l e d to a l a r g e r Indians. W. C. McKinney of O a k l a n d c o u n t y . W. S. Gilbert once said of a cer- oline t a x w i t h t h e a d o p t i o n of t h e s h a r e of t h e i n c o m e of t h e c o u n t r y . Seven d i r e c t o r s of t h e Monroe t h e t r a i n for us. If ry. w e m u s t g e t o u t a n d l o o k , o r else T h e 74 n a m e s w e r e t a k e n up a t t h e t a i n m a n : " N o one can h a v e a high- p e r m a n e n t license p l a t e at a n o m i n a l " T o d a y , " h e s a i d , " f a r m e r s of t h e t C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u , were elected to Michigan b r e a k f a s t , a n d t h e j o k e is er opinion of X t h a t I h a v e — a n d I fee, instead of t h e p r e s e n t t h r e e c e n t country have an Investment much office for t h e coming y e a r at t h e t h a t t h e a c t i n g e d i t o r , E. E. U n g r e n , t h i n k h e ' s a d i r t y little beast.*"—Out- tax. a n d t h a t a p o r t i o n of the r e v e n u e h i g h e r t h a n t h e i r s h a r e of t h e n a - meeting Wednesday. tsvx were r e - got t h e n a m e s from all o t h e r t a b l e s look. ktles t h f m a t t e r , a f t e r a b o u t UK) y e a r s of so o b t a i n e d shall be r e t u r n e d to t h e tion's income justifies a n d this invest- e l e c t e d : R. ^G. Vivian of M o n r o e , R. but his own. railroi not a n y t o o s o o n , o n e w o u l d t h i n k . c o u n t y a n d t o w n s h i p s from which it m e n t m u s t be m a d e t o yield i t s fair 2, n o m i n a t e d from F r e n c h t o w n t o w n - "Do the children understand the •dleeted. s h a r e of r e t u r n if t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l in- s h i p ; F r e d T. C o n s e a r of W h i t e f o r d bedtime stories?" \ - ,»n r e l i e v e s t h e c o u r t s of f r a u d u l e n t d a m a g e " H e fell over 50 feet." Resolved, t h a t t h e B r a n c h C o u n t y t e r e s t s of t h e c o u n t r y a r e t o b e p u t C e n t e r , n o m i n a t e d from Whiteford "I dunno. Last night my little I riwrht. If it a l s o r e t a r d s t h e r e m o v a l of d a n g e r o u s "And he wasn't hurt?'' F a r m B u r e a u recognizes t h e vital im- •No, he was o n l y g e t t i n g off on a s o u n d e c o n o m i c a l b a s i s . " t o w n s h i p ; E v e r e t t Van R i p e r of I d a , girl went to sleep v e r y nicely on a Farm .lourral. p o r t a n c e of c h e c k i n g t h e a d v a n s t r e e t c a r . " — I o n i a Co. News. Mrs. E d i t h W a g a r , w o m a n m e m b e r Ida T o w n s h i p ; Ed. R e a u m e of D u n - hash recipe."—Louisville Courier. •tadBBMBMMi T)K( K.MRKK :J0. 1027 M I C II I <; A \ V \ RM B I It B A U XE W 9 THI will mean $450,000,400 out of the Shiawassee Farmer Explains CASS CO. BUREAU Mrs. Wagar Suggests producers' pock. Question—Who lost this vast sum? HAS STRONG SET A Personal Inventory Answer—The packers Their financial statement, shows that did not Three Farm Relief Measures OF RESOLUTIONS How Can We Know When posts through the past, few years of depression, all of them working be- yond their strength, hoping beyond they made more money in 192rt than in any year since 1919. They paid the producers $*450,*f00,00« less for their hogs this year than was paid W e Are Truly Happy for them last J all that some day things will come M'NARY-HAUGEN pluses. No security on repayment is provided for beyond the warehoused product. In case of loss the United So Say We AH, Criticize the Assessment Land and Buildings of And Prosperous? out right and be more inviting for the younger man. And I sometimes Question Whose problem is this' 1 Answer—The producers. IS MUCH BETTER States pockets it on the theory that over a period of years with different Bro. Hunt Separately By Mrs. KIMTH 31. WAGAR We are each approaching the New wonder if the young man who left Dad to fight the agricultural battle alone, has always felt justified in do- Qu estion—W h y ? Answei - Because the producer is not getting the benefit of the highe. products the break would be even. THANDEBENTURE This plan has a very limited applica- tion to products wholly consumed Watervliet, Michigan December 21, 1927 Michigan State Farm Bureau, FOR M'NARY-HAUGEN Year with a* hope of happiness and prosperity. How many of us will have our ins as he has? Was city opportunity and city wage more important to a prices that result from the free, open competition that prevails at the pub- within the U. S. It has a limited red blooded American boy (or girl) lic market when the full buying pow- McNary-Haugen Aids Whole application to a crop like Michigan Lansing, Michigan, Urge Co-op Ass'ns to Send hopes fulfilled? How many will real- than a disappointed father or moth- er is centered there. Dear Sir: ly know when they are truly happy er with a life's hope all knocked in- Question—Can the producers stop Crops; Debenture on beans, but lacks the price making fea- Find enclosed check for $10 Mgrs to State Farm or can consider themselves really to a cocked hat? direct buying;'.* ture of the McNary-Haugen plan. It dues for 1928. prosperous? Answer—Yes. Stop selling direct Surpluses Only also lacks the effect of the equaliza- Bureau Meetings Is that boy or girl helping to con- I would like to make one As a class, we farmers have not vince a disinterested world, even to the packers. tion fee in penalizing overplanting. wish for this $10.00 and that is, had an easy time of it of late; we According to the Institute of that something could be done Cassopolis. Dec. 22.—The annual feel that, we have not had a fair while living in city environment, that EXAMPLES~]NTERESTING For example, if there was a heavy carry over of beans in storage, it to do away with the annual meeting of the Cass County Farm chance with other vocations. Many the farmer should have greater con- American Meat Packers, there are sideration by all classes? over 1,300 packing establishments in would be noticed that an increase in nuisance of buying new license Bureau at the Court House Tuesday times we've felt blue and discourag- the United States. Competition is the James McBride Gives a Good acreage the following season must plates for my car (and yours). proved exceedingly successful in point ed and even rebellious, but still we There's a great opportunity for life of trade and if the producers That is one of the most expen- of attendance, interest, and accom- have been blest in many ways. In all those farmer-reared folks to help us Picture of McNary- call for a heavy equalization fee. The sive ways of collecting revenue to get on our feet, if they would but shipped all their hogs to the open. Ohio plan would call for more govern- plishments. Delegates were present cases, things might have been worse. competitive public markets, making Haugen Bill we have. Let's have a 4c gas be sympathetic to the ills of the ment money. The mathematics of tax and be done with it. from all parts of the county. We can all look about us and see so it necessary for packers to buy their farmer, even though they are con- any corporation carrying a surplus Yours very truly, The forenoon session was largely .many people undergoing greater sumers now, rather than ptoducers. requirements in competition with By JAMES McRRIDK is that it must have a major portion M. \V. HUNT, given over to election of delegates, hardships and handicapped in ways Their interest is an essential factor packers and others desiring the sani" ' (In the Owosso Argus-Press) of that product in control and not Watervliet, Mich. directors, and officers. Four dele- tthat could put us to shame for com- in getting us on our feet. quality of hogs, this competition Several have asked me to visualize have the menace of another holding gates will be sent to the annual meet- plaining. Among our New Year resolutions would give the producers , the bene the workings of the McNary-Haugen company "getting out from under" ing of the State Farm Bureau, Fred Nevertheless, it's out job to help this year let's give thought to some fit of higher prices and a more stable farm measure in the, farm section of by a quick sale. A surplus corpora- Wells, Samuel Bolton, Frank Reum, right the wrongs, to assist in get- of these details that really affect our market. Direct buying has reduced your paper. Having spent several tion must have a monopoly to pro- and Don M. Beam. ting the farming business on its feet, calling in an indirect way. Let's re- competition 50 per cent. It has re- weeks in Washington in connection therewith and getting the viewpoints tect the producer and the control of the National Board to see that the OYSTER SHELL FOR M. R. Phillips of Silver Creek and and if we can go at the job with Frank B. Burtis of Volinia were elect- I-some semblance of a smile coupled solve to keep patient but it the same time alert to every chance for self duced prices 3 * per cent. Low price of hogs means low price of corn and ed to succeed themselves as directors with a firm determination to win, makes both unprofitable. It is a pro- of many people we may view its ac- tion in a general way as follows: There is a normal production of consumer gets a square deal. The Ohio plan has this objection: viz, divided responsibility and no price POETRY PROFITS for a three year term. President Carl the job will be accomplished all the Burgener and Secy-Treas. P. H. Sav- quicker and will iose some of its improvement as individuals and as a class. ducer's problem and it is UP to him to apply the remery. wheat in the United States of 800,- making power. age were unanimously re-elected. The bigness, too. In Michigan the best answer to 000,000 bushels of which 200,000,000 Kxpert poultry raisers and breed- report of Mr. Savage showed the or- But let's know where we really Hog Producers Blame this problem, wherever it may exist, The Debenture Plan ers are no longer satisfied with aver- is to use your local live stock ship- are exported. Since European wages ganization to be in a strong financial are today; let's take an inventory of Packers For Low Prices The debenture plan provides for age egg production, resulting in a just how we stand with the world. ping association and insist that the are lower and wheat produced all condition. issuance of certificates to exporters small profit, "breaking even" or loss. (Continued from page one) shipments be made to the Michigan over the world under cheap labor con- of farm products eqnivalent to the They have found that the means used C. L. Nash of the State Farm Bu- You've just paid your taxes and how- department of agriculture states that ditions meets our exported stocks, reau, gave the main address of the did they strike you? Analyze your the big packers get 34 per cent lover Live Stock Exchange Co-operative duty thereon. For example, the duty to obtain this end usually need but Commission Merchants at Detroit this makes the 75 per cent domestic the addition of one practice to change day speaking of the new hopefulness tax receipt; pick it to pieces. consumed portion take the foreign on wheat is 4 2 cents per bushel. On and stimulation given the cause of In the first place, was your de- one-third) of their hogs by direct yards or to the Producers Co-opera the exported quantity of 200 millions, the final reckoning from minus to name purchases. tive Commission Ass'n at Last'Buf- price base. 84 million dollars worth of certifi- plus. This practice is the use of organized agriculture by the recent scription right? Was your Question—Wherein is this an ad- falo. In the corn belt, hog producer* meeting of the American Farm Bu- spelled right? Did you have that The manufactured products in the cates saleable to importers to pay du- crushed oyster shell, a mineral food vantage to the packers? are banding together and pledging reau Federation where over 4,000 many acres or that amount of per- United States, by reason of a tariff ties on their imports, the theory of which is the backbone of poultry Answer—It enables them to have themselves not to sell to any local estimated at 45 per cent ad valorem profits. It builds the bones of the farmers from 41 states assembled in sonal property? Are you in that in advance of other probable buyers, buyer- who sells to the packers under this being that this would reflect it- and labor legislation, are enjoying a chickens, assuring a sturdy flock. It one of the largest and most harmo- section or that range? , Are you as- more than one-third of the hogs thev the direct buying system. self in the home price. nious sessions ever held. He also sessed in the right school district? require, at their disposal before the range nearly 50 per cent above that improves the general health of the of farm products. The binder that The arithmetic of this as applied to fowls. Its most important function, dwelt on certain developments within Are you paying special road taxes market opens. cut the wheat, the twine that bound wheat would be 10.4 cents per bushel however, is the supplying of egg shell the State Farm Bureau looking for- on the right road—or ditch taxes oa Question—Js one-third sufficient Van Buren Co. Faces increase if it all got back to the grow- material. This function is performed ward to granting members prefer- the right drain or highway taxes in to influence competition? it together, with the railroad rates, have all advanced out of proportion er. That is, 800,000,000 bushels by the calcium carbonate contained ences and privileges which will not the right district? Answer—It is; the third that the Ext. Work Problem would be increased by $84,000,000 be accorded to non-members. These are all important questions packers secure in the country, is the (Continued on page three) in the oyster shell. desirable carrying to the farmers' price. The pound of as compared to the McNary-Haugen for each taxpayer to ask himself and on. wheat which the farmer got two cents Oyster shell is, indeed, as it has The'following resolutions were dis- to make certain about for there's best quality and most Outgoing officers and directors plan of over $500,000,000, and to the cussed and adopted: weights from all sections, so they do were all re-elected, as follows: tor reappears in the pound loaf of Michigan acre about *$2.50 as com- been so aptly put, "Eggshell in the many a name written wrong on a not* have to compete for good hogs bread at 10 cents. Rough." RESOLVED, That we extend to our tax receipt, although every person President, M. H. I'ugsley, Paw pared to $12 to $15. The debenture officers of the past year our deep ap- has but one correct name and that on the open, public market, but fill Paw; Vice-President, The problem then is to make the idea is not taken seriously by stu- A. J. Dowd. In order to obtain ideal results, ab- preciation of their painstaking and is the only legal name; and there's out their numbers from the plainer Hartford; Sec'y-Treas., C. K. Bus American farm price on an equality dents of international laws. Prac- solutely pure crushed oyster shell sacrificial service. kinds left there, by the other buy- with what the farmer pays when he many a tax payer paying taxes today kirk, Paw Paw. Members of the buys. It saves much of irrelevant tically every civilized country in the must be used. A more than 98 per And we feel tht we are fortunate in and accepting a tax receipt on prop- ers.Question—How is the price on di- executive committee: C. E. Robin- world provides for collecting duties cent calcium carbonate content and having as our leaders men of their erty not his own because the descrip- arguments about what and how the son, Lawrence; Miller Overton, Ban- caliber and sterling worth. Much is tion is wrong and he neglected to re- rect of equal or greater amount to the scientific treatment are also es- hogs arrived at? farmer should do to turn the ques- Answer—Principally at the die gor. bounty or subsidy given by the con- sential. due them for the maintenance of our port it so. We cannot be too partic- tion of the packer buyer and sup- tion around and say his complaint is signing country. The United States membership and the interest that is ular concerning these matters if we posedly at a price allowed by the Judge—"What gave you the im- The scientific treatment necessary against what he has to pay when he has such a law. and to proceed to manifest in the present and future wish to avoid future trouble. Some packers, based on the price for such pression that the prisoner was to make crushed oyster shell is as buys. This puts the burden of proof deal with other countries in viola- follows: First the raw shell is passed welfare of the organization in Cass day we may want to sell, or mort- hogs as they do buy at the public drunk?" on the other side as to why their tion of our own rule invites retalia- through the crushers. Then after County. Cop—"He was engaged in a heat- prices have advanced. tion. The consignee nations have it gage or even will to our heirs, and stock yards market, designated for ed argument with a bus driver." three washings it is conveyed through RESOLVED. That we severely liould know we are right from that particular zone. Judge—"But that does not prove Plan Explain (Ml in their laws and power to collect big rotary dryers where intense heat criticize the present State Tax Com- the beginning. Question—Is this fair to the pro- anything." The MeNary-Haugen plan would be this bounty by an added duty and the destroys all foreign and putrid mat- mission for their adoption of their Cop—"Well. sir. there was no bus exporting country is helpless. And then it might be interesting ducer? for a National Farm Board to super : ter, making it sanitary and clean. latest plan of assessing real property for one to know just how our taxes Answer—It is not, because the driver there at all."—Indian Trail. vise and regulate Surplus Commodity The debenture plan received no at- This ensures freedom from odor and of the state, viz: That of assessing compared with those of last year's packer gets the good to choice hogs Corporations just as does the Inter- tention in Congress except good na- poisonous matter. land and buildings separately. It is and then five years ago or ten years that he receives direct from the state Commerce Commission the rail- tured reference as a case of thought- illegal, unconstitutional, unjust and ago*or even twenty-five years back. country, at a price based on what The shell should then be triple roads and the Reserve Bank Board does for banks., The Wheat Corpor- less thinking. The McNary-Haugen idea if ap- screened into two sizes, for hens and chicks respectively. All oversize and may be in som» cases ridiculous. It And it is interesting to know what the plainer hogs sell for at the pub- is eminently unfair to assess farm particular things cost us most in lic stock yards. The Farm Bureau ation made up of producers would set property in this way. taxes. Then let's do some earnest Question—What effect lias it had Poultry Exchange plied to Shiawassee county farmers dust should be discarded. Then af- a minimum price on wheat, say $1.75 would be equivalent to the payment ter careful packing in heavy new bur- RESOLVED, That we deplore the thinking. Are we getting our mon- on the general price level? which formerly operated at 2610 f. o. b. Chicago for a base grade. This Answer—December lit. 19 27, the R'lopelle Street, Detroit, has dis- of all farm taxes, state, county, lap bags we have the finished product fact that it seems necessary for the ey's worth? Would we like to go back continued business. This business would necessitate the exportation of school, and township, in the increas- which, if kept before your chickens Federal government to levy an In- to other days? Do we make our own average price of hogs was $4.50 a has been taken over by the the 200,000,000 bushels at probably ed annual values to farm products. It all the time, will certainly make them heritance Tax for the purpose of mak- high taxes or are they put upon us? hundred pounds lower than In De- a loss of 40 cents per bushel, or 80 Then there's no better time to cember, 1926. The average price per GarlocK- Williams Co. would'add $50 per acre to the value pay. ing it an iuducesment for the States million dollars. A levy of 10 cents of every cultivated acre in the coun- to pass uniform Inheritance Tax laws, take a farm inventory than around hog in 19 26 was $30 a head at the 2 6 1 4 O r l e a n s St. per bushel on the whole 800,000,000 ty. It would allow the women who which condition is greatly to be de- the beginning of the new year, and I public stock yards. For 1927, the Detroit bushels would make up this loss and sired. Inasmuch as this condition know of no better way to spend an average price per head will fall short he next price would be $1.65 per bushel. now toil on the farms to care for their household duties. It would call for over a regiment of men on the ST, CLAIR BUREAU should so adjust its Inheritance Tax better half and check up one's re- of $20, a reduction/>f $10 a head does exist, we believe that the State evening than to sit down with the from the 1926 level. On the basis of Tour shipments of poultry, eggn and veal are solicited. Tags and market information sent on request. the 4.".,000,000 hogs marketed in the This is the equalization fee which President Coolidge calls unconstitu- farms now depressing the labor mar- ket in Owosso. It would mean a nine TALKS LEGISLATION laws so that we shall get the full sources. benefit of the 80 per cent allowed us ting None of us will find ourselves get- United States for the year 1927, this in the wealthy class I'm sure, tional, and Senator Reed of Missouri hour day for the farm, with added under the Federal Statute. calls a tax. A tax is a direct deduc- leisure time for all who produce farm A legislative meeting of the St. but all will find a satisfaction of bay- RESOLVED. That it is our judg- ing something to show that's rep- tion before any addition is made. In crops. Clair County Farm Bureau was held ment that present system of collecting resentative of our strength and la- the case cited above an addition of at the Port Huron Public Library 75 cents is made and for this service December lt>th. Clarence J. Reid, of revenue for highways is as satisfac- bor to call our own. aOT/B,*•,?!?.if,iV. vYm^rt'tx.'z* tory as it is possible to get it. That a charge is made. This advance in a bushel of wheat would have no ap- COOLIDGE OPPOSED Avoca. president of the County Farm Bureau, presided. Senator Chas. Green spoke on And then, there's no better time is, the weight tax in lieu of a prop- to check up on one's own ambition. erty tax, as it has in it an element Do we want farming to look more Whites are the Limiting preciable effect on the loaf of bread at retail. This would mean $12 to TO CUTTING TARIFF "Where Our Tax Dollar Goes." The discussion was led by Mj". Roy of value. And the gas tax as a rosy? Do we want to feel that the iuethod of compelling everyone to pay American fanner is looked after just Factor in Egg Production NE hundred pounds ordinary grain ration $15 more to the average Michigan acre of wheat. Pearce of Columbus. State Senator Attributes America's Amazing Philip O'Connell of Sanilac county in proportion to his use of the road. as honestly as any other citizen of RESOLVED, That in our judgment, our c o u n t r y ? . Do we want to keep O produces 45% more yolks than whites. Hens need protein to produce whites. Michigan Egn At this point one can determine for spoke on the McNary-Haugen bill, in the interests of economy and good farming so attractive and pleasant Mash with Buttermilk supplies the protein himself that the government is not Prosperity to Benefits and Mr. Louis Weil, editor of the roads, that the law should be so that more of the boys and girls will ingredients for whites in the proper proportion in business, nor does it fix prices. The Times Herald of Port Huron, spoke amended that the Township Board be choose to stay farmers? to balance the yolks for maximum egg produc- Federal Board does regulate and of System on "Muscle Shoals.'' Are we as farm men and women tion. The public formula for Michigan Egg empowered to appoint the Highway Mash with Buttermilk is your assurance of con- supervise the various commodity cor- The meeting was well attended, Commissioners instead of their being doing all that we can to help the stant high quality feed and production records. porations and approve or disapprove Philadelphia.—President Coolidge mass of farmers get. on that level elected, as at present. of their equalization rate. The Fed- in a speech here November 17, op- every section of the county being Send for pamphlet of our Poultry Eeeds con- posed the threat of western political well represented. The general discus- RESOLVED. We realize that noth- fthat we want to be on? taining valuable feeding suggestions. eral government advances money in There's no use complaining if we leaders to make a general onslaught sions were lively and much interest ing will be accomplished in the mat- Distribution all over the State. the start and reimburses itself from on the protective tariff system at. the was shown. ter of the lakes to ocean deep water- do nothing to help ourselves get the collections it makes on the equal- next session of Congress, asserting It was decided that programs of way, unless the deep water-way com- right. We must do our part first and FOR SALE BY ization fee. The necessity of the that the income of the people of the least the same nature would be put on at mission is continued. Therefore, we then see to it that the other fellow equalization fee is that it serves to United States had reached the, amaz- year. quarterly during the coming favor an appropriation by the legisla- does right by us. Let's ask ourselves a few ques- Co-op Associations and Farm Bureau regulate production. If the acreage ing total of $90,000,000,000 under ture to promote this project. Distributors was increased so that the surplus was tions. Are we absolutely loval to our- benefits of the system. RESOLVED, We think it should be selves or to our families or to our 300,000,000 bushels, the equalization Presumably endorsing the $225,- Eaton County Bureau unlawful for book agents to attempt farm? Are we absolutely loyal to: would have to be doubled. The effect 000,000 tax slash proposed by Secre- to sell their goods to teachers at even our Farm Bureau? Do we ex- of the corporation noted would be to stabilize the wheat market so that tary of the Treasury Mellon, the Elects 1928 Officers school houses during school sessions pect the Farm Bureau to bring things! JBBLSL -Ew,,n~w~ President promised the people a without the permission of the County our way—to get us prices—to bring board of trade fluctuations would al- moderate tax cflt. Charlotte. Dec. 20.—At the annual Commissioner of Schools. the other fellow to time—to speak; ways be above this minimum price. President Coolidge did not touch meeting of the Eaton County Farm RLSOLVED, That we strongly urge for OS in legislation- to protect us— "More Milk w i t h More Cow Surplus does not always mean that directly upon the problem of farm Bureau December 14, the following the several Farmers Cooperative to plan new things for us? And then Left at the End of the Year" portion for export, but would involve relief, nor did he mention the "I do officers were elected for 1!»2S: sociations in the county to send, with ;ire we paying.our dues on time? Are Milkmaker. a Public Formula Ration, Builds tor the Future taking off the heavy seasonal sales not choose" statement. issued in President—J. 15. Strange, Grand expenses paid, their local managers we always treating our organization HE important part that Milkmaker plays That depress the market, and a por- lion of which would be the nation's South Dakota last summer. Ledge, Mich. to the State Farm ings. Bureau meet- right? Are we asking our neighbor T in Michigan dairying is probably best set forth in the claims made by hundreds of Mich- Vice-IV Fred T e r r i 1 1 . to join hands with us and help u igan's leading dairymen who have used Milk* guarantee against food shortage. RESOLVED. That it is the best things? Are we attending meetings This plan is what agriculture has Farm Bureau Produces Charlotte. Mich. judgment of the .Cass County Farmland serving as officers or on com- maker continuously for one or more years. These dairymen tell us that they have secured Directo-s as follows: long wanted; viz: some price making 6 Reel Motion Picture Fred Jackson. Suntield, Suntiald Bureau, that the government should I mittees as we should, or rather, are the following results by the use of Milkmaker, viz: %» . l)ody of their own charged with get- and Rostand twps. foster, encourage and facilitate in ev- \ we simply standing back waiting for! 1. Cows have kept up in better flesh and ing an equality price for its products. The American Farm Bureau has John Lepien. Potterville. Benton ery way possible the formation and somebody else to do something and; better physical condition. United States Steel does this for the produced a six-reel motion picture, and Windsor twps. operation of co-operative farm organ- to keep it alive and movin 2. Cows have maintained a larger and more trade, not legally, but by its power "The Romance of Sleepy Valley," Chester H. Smith. Lalon Rapids. izations. Also to prevent transporta- When we once check up on our- even flow of milk. responsive to trade demands. The which is available to County Farm Hamlin and B. Rapids twps. selves we can always find so many 3. Calves better developed and stronger at tion companies from charging exces- birth. farmer's plight is for the lack of this Bureaus and other community L. P. Smith. Charlotte. Chester sive rates. Also to enact such tariff Ways that we can help and when 4. Freedom from trouble widi cow» at power. He has so long been used to groups free of charge. If interested, and Carmel twps. laws as will foster and encourage the once we unite our efforts with those calvingtime; no retained afterbirth and no udder trouble. someone else setting prices on his write the Dept. of Information. Mrs. L. C Kline. Charlotte. at production at home of the com- of others, we find we enjoy working The strongest advocates of course arc those dairymen who have used Mdkmakcr con- American Farm Bureau, 53 E. Wash- large. tinuously since it came on the market in 1922. products that be has grown Indiffer- modities that are now being imported together and that we can accomplish ; Buying a Better Herd ington St., Chicago, now. as the 50 ent. How absurd it would have been Directors whose terms did not ex- into this country, thus creating a sur- so much more than we dared to ex- These men have realized that in buying and using Milkmaker they are assuring themselve* for the dealers and users of Ford cars prints are in heavy demand. Show- pect. o have set the prices instead of this ings are being booked for next Sep- pire: S. R. Cook, Grand Ledge, plus that is demoralizing the markets When we look about us we find of a better herd of cows two or three years hence. , , , , / • . In buying a bag of dairy feed you do not buy the feed for the feed itself, but for the natural light exercised'by the Ford tember by some who want to be Oneida and Delta. for our products. We have been ex- so many who are deserving of praise. ultimate results obtained. The results to be obtained are not necessarily determined by sure. K. G. Stevens. Vermontville and horted by college professors. con- I feel that as a vocation, and ev. the price of the feed. The real value of the feed is determined by the per cent of digestible Motor Company as the climax of their Kalamo twps. nen. newspaper writers, bank- a nation, we cannot say too much in protein and digestible nutrients, both of which determine results. plans for putting the new car on the Visitor — "How do, doctor! I've T. T. Williams. E. Rapids. Eaton ers and market experts, to slow up praise for that army of faithful old A common phrase among users of Milkmaker is "More milk with more cow market. left at the end of the year." just dropped in to tell you how great- and Brooktield twps. production, when all the time it is farmers who have stuck to their. Ask for booklet on "How to Feed for Economical Milk Production." Tlie Ohio Plan ly I've benefited by your treatment." Delegates to state Farm Bureau our imports that are directly respon- The Ohio plan, or Fees bill, pro- Doctor--"P. I don't re- meeting January 1928: J. B. Strange. sible for our surplus. ernmental agencies. FOR SALE BY vides for loaning Federal money to member you as a patient of mine." F. O. Johnson and L. ('. Kline. If these deserved rights be grant- The assembly also went on record Co-op Associations and Farm Bureau co-operative bodies to store products m not, but my uncle Alternates. F. E. Terrill. CharbAte. ed to us. we believe that all will be as favoring the McNary-Haugen type [luring the periods of seasonable sur- and I'm his heir." Station and P. A. Smith. Mulliken. done that can be done through gov- of legislation. Distributors CORN, DECEMBER 30, t!>a7 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEW S KOI'R transformation from conditions asi SHIAWASSEE FOR Farm Bureau Leaders Deny FARM RELIEF AND they existed a few years ago. when farmers were quite generally loathe to tie up with their neighbors in or- ganized effort. It is one of the great- SERVICE SATISFACTION Agriculture Is Prosperous WEIGHT TAX CUT est miracles ever witnessed in agri- cultural circles, said Mr. Broody. Name Directors A board of directors was also elect- s E mand an equal return on our invest- McNary-Haugen Endorsed at ed, including two new and five re- C TEL MICHIGAN OF ment to that of other groups. The farmer has outlived any inferiority AIRPLANES, DOG Annual Meeting at elected members to serve during the coming year. The new board will meet on January 15, at which time it A 0 Owosso SHORTCROPS AND complex that he may have had in former days and now feels that he should mingle with the world on the TEAMS, TAXIS IN will elect a president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. The new F N UPHOLD HUNTING LAW members of the board, which will be HEAVY EXPENSES same social basis. THIS GOLD RUSH in control of the county bureau after 0 Farm organizations in general are working on a constructive program," Sec'y Brody Gives Views on January 15, are: Mrs. Clayton Cook, of Shiawassee township, and Ray E Associated Press Publishes according to Mrs. Wagar. "They Twentieth Century Mining Progress of Farm Byington. of Venice township, The Reply to City Painters want progressive improvements; they want law observance and respect; Town Is On Edge Of Relief re-elected ones are: Mrs. C. W. Ar- T Of Prosperity they want clean living, and proper labeling of all products that the real Civilization nold, of Perry township; Floyd F. Owosso, Dec. 20—The Shiawassee Walworth of Hazelton; C. B. Cook, County Farm Bureau, in its annual of Shiawassee township; John Y| may he distinguished from the imita- FARMER WANTS CHANGE tion. We are many rounds higher 190Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 28, Only session, held in the auditorium of the Beardslee, of Bennington township; miles from James Bay, where than a few years ago but we have not Eskimos still spear seals and gorge city hall here, December 10, voted The present officers who will serve and E. L. Seih, of Venice township. Insure Your Car In His Demand For Farm Relief acquired our goal of equality for all." blubber, lies the "New North," which unanimously to support the McNary- until their successors are named, are: Legislation Indicates According to M. D, Buskirk, of Canada's two biggest sister provinces, Haugen bill, as the particular kind of president, E. L. Seib; vice-president, Paw Paw, Van Buren county, who is Ontario and Quebec, have been de- legislation desired for farm relief; Mrs. C. B. Cook; and secretary-treas- A 4 SQUARE COMPANY The Trend a State Farm Bureau director and veloping to the amazement of the also, for permanent automobile li- urer, Floyd F. Walworth. president of the Michigan Fruit mining world. cense plates, with a cut in the weight Here is an automobile insurance company tax and establishment of the neces- The by-laws of the organization that serves farmers only. It has farmer agents The Michigan State Farm Bureau Growers, incorporated, the farmer is Here is a booming hinterland of sary gas tax to bring about the provide that the board of directors does not find itself in agreement with adjusting himself to his income and contrasts, where miners ride in taxi^,. change. shall be composed of five men and and adjusters everywhere, affording genuine those who would paint a rosy picture is gradually trying to "make the airplanes hum over dog teams, the Resolutions were also passed urg- two women, this policy having'been protection to those who can qualify. of present farming conditions in the books balance," but he is frequently wolf's howl echoes the flivver's honk, ing that no modification be made in adopted at the anhual meeting a year state and nation. Clark L. Brody, "in the red." ' tired mine workmen relax in luxuri- the present chicken thief law, which ago. Comparative Statement 1922 to 1927 lary-manager of the organiza- "The A-l farmer," says Mr. Bus- ous conservatories, civic sewers are provides for a minimum penalty of Year Income Asset* tion declared Thursday, December 8, kirk, "is just about keeping abreast blasted through gold-flecked quartz one year's imprisonment upon convic- 1922 29,222.10 27,444.87 in the following statement to the As- of things if the elements and poli- and a Broadway-size electric sign tion, nor in the trespassing law, sociated Press which was published ticians let him have a fair deal. A flashes the name of a famous mine which makes it a misdemeanor to throughout Michigan in daily news- few are making a small percentage over a pine girt lake. BE SURE TO TAG 1923 1924 69,832.65 115,700.38 64,353.62 136.883.54 papers currying Associated Press dis- on their investment, but the farms patches. and buildings grow a little shabbier on in plus fours, as strange and won- hunt on, farm property without eon- Here is a twentieth century Yuk- sent of the owner. Action on the farm relief and gas SEED SHIPMENTS 1925 1926 May 31, 1927 281,917.17 552,127.93 1,350,880.42 298,123.22 570,212.31 1,059,431.53 M. L. Noon, president of the Mich- each year. So many look as if they derful a development as may be found tax matters and the resolution in Been year the Farm Bureau Seed igan bureau, and several directors ex- had lost their ginger and pep of pre- anywhere in mining annals. Forty- regard to the chicken thief law fol- Service receives a number of ship- pressed themselves in agreement with war days. the statement issued by Mr. Mrody. niners might turn over in their lowed an address by Sec'y Clark L. ments of seed from individual grow- "To say that most of them are dis- graves and sneer if they knew about Brody, of the State Farm Bureau, ers and shippers that have no iden- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO. "In my opinion, only by stronger couraged is putting it mildly. The it—"hothouses, huh? hot water bot- when he briefly outlined the proposi- tification whatever on them. These OF BLOOM1NGTON, ILL.. and complete organization of his craft masses are slipping, not as fast as a tles next!" tions to the members. The action on orphans must" be set aside until we can the farmer bring about more sat- few years ago, but slipping still." isfactory conditions." Mr. Brody said. There is Timmins, for instance, the gas tax and farm relief matters is can get straightened Views of the State Farm Bureau biggest mining town in Ontario's gold part of the state organization's ref- ownership, variety, and the disposi- out on their Michigan State Farm Bureau MIGHIGAN AGENT 'Our experience in the Michigan State field men covering all sections of the country, with 12,000 population, as- erendum being conducted throughout tion to be made of them. Needless to phalt pavements, schools, churches, LANSING MICHIGAN Farm "Bureau shows that only by lower peninsula were also sought, the state, to obtain the views of the say, this takes time. Meanwhile, the organization to protect his craft can according to Secretary Brody, and electric lights, hotels, theatres and a entire membership. parties shipping , the seed wonder the farmer prevent any added in- these men reported conditions in flower shop. Shades of the mad, bad Mr. Brody pointed out that the why they do not hear from their come he may receive from better agreement with the views as express- days of '96. American Farm Bureau Federation, shipments. Farmer—"Thought you said you Put the children on the pay-roll crops and more efficient marketing ed by the directors. Motorists reel off the few hundred at its convention in Chicago had gone All of this can be eliminated by had plowed the ten-acre field?" with rewards for good work well from being absorbed by unfair meth- Fiiiits itelow Normal miles from Toronto over a brand new on record as favoring the McNary- using one or two tags on each bag Plowman—"No; I only said I was done. ods of taxation and other disadvan- The 1927 Michigan crop report, ac- highway, and \may have trouble in Haugen plan of farm relief. This of seed in the shipment. On the tags thinking about plowing it." To bake apples so they are tender, tages in relationships to other cording to Mr. Brody, shows that finding parking space in Timmins's and the gas tax matter were quick- should be given—owner's name, kind "Oh, I see, you've merely turned all the way through but are not too groups." apples were 3 2 per cent of normal streets. ly supported, the members voting of seed (Medium Clover, etc.,) num- it over in your mind."—Christian brown on top, cover them during thu M. B. .McPherson, a director of the crop; grapes 55 per cent; peaches 29 They may eat in the Empire hotel unanimously in favor of them, when ber of bags and the total weight of Evangelist. first half of the period of baking. State Farm Bureau, and president of per cent; corn 64 per cent; of which with cut flowers on the table, a they were put to a vote, separately, the lot. With this information on the Kent County Bureau, who recent- 57 per cent is merchantable as com- French chef and Turkish carpets. The in Saturday's session. The two mas- each lot received, we can handle ly made a survey of a large portion pared with the 10-year average of 74 soft strains of a symphony orchestra ters were discussed at the quarterly your crop to greater advantage to of the state, described agricultural per cent; potatoes 62 per cent, which are punctuated by the roar of blast- meeting of the local Bureau held you. conditions as "very spotted." is the smallest since 1916; oats 81 ing at Hollinger, Dome or Mclntyre, some time ago, action being deferred First Assistant Vice-President— "While the livestock and dairy in- per cent; rye 86 per cont; wheat aver- three of the Aladdin-like mines fring- until the annual meeting in order to terests in Michigan are about equal age 22 bushels per acre, this yield to those of last year, the very small being the highest in 20 years, except ing the town. give the members sufficient time to Timmins has a dozen big distribut- weigh in their own minds t h e various bean and potato crops and the entire in 1924; beans 55 per cent of a nor- ing houses and more than 4 00 stores. phases of proposed legislation. Three "As nearly horizontal as he can get." What sort son like?" of a position would your Second Assistant Vice-President— Sow Clean Seed! failure of the fruit in some sections mal crop, which is 19 points below There are three public and three pa- different kinds of legislation had been —Cornell Widow. Until Dec. 15th we will do custom cleaning at the fol- have created very hard conditions in- the 10-year average. rochial schools, a high school and considered, namely: the McNary- deed for some farmers in the local- "These figures," Mr. Brody stated, technical schools. Assessment fig- Haugen bill, passed by the last con- lowing rates. (Note—no cleaning charge on seed you She—"And what did papa say ities where these are major crops," "would further substantiate the state- ures total $1,600,000. Buildings gress, but vetoed by President Cool- when you told him you couldn't sleep wish returned for your own use if we buy your crop): Mr. McPherson declared. "The tax ments of our directors and field men. alone are valued at $4,453,000 and idge; the debenture plan; and the for thinking of me?" problem is more burdensome than It is true that reports from some of the income tax assessment reaches credit or loan to co-operatives plan. Jack—'"He offered me a job as All charges are based on the weight of seed when re- ever for the farmer. The real estate our grain, dairy and livestock sec- the modest total of $1,060,000. West's Demands Heard night watchman in his factory."— tax generally equals the rental val- tions indicate that the farmer is pay- Down at the end of one of the Mr. Brody declared that the fact Boston Transcript. ceived. You pay transportation both ways. ue of the land." ing his loans and bills a little more streets they've built a golf course, that the American Farm Bureau Fed- Thumb Conditions Bad promptly than in recent years, and where the brassie dub digs showers eration had voted to support the Mc- Julia—"What is the cure for love Cleaning seed which is free of buckhorn...30c per bushel General conditions in the Thumb that more farm machinery has been of workable mineral out of bunkers. Nary-Haugen plan waa due to the at first sight?" Cleaning seed for buckhorn $1.00 per bushel are 10 per cent below those of a year purchased. This, in our opinion, is The miner with a slice usually hunts insistent demands of the western Amelia—"Second sight "—London ago, according to John W. Goodwine due in considerable measure to the his ball out of bounds in the forest farmers. The McNary-Haugen bill, Opinion. Cleaning over centrifugal mill for removal of Marlette, a State Farm Bureau di- particularly g(*od wheat crop this primeval. with its equalization fee, taking care of thistle, pigeon grass or mustard....$1.00 per bushel Timmins is only one instance of of excess production in order to sta- rector and secretary of the Sanilac year, and is a seasonal result rather Bureau. than an indication of a permanent or this new transfiguration in what was "Owing to the heavy delinquent lasting improvement in farming con- stark wilderness until recently. There fits the needs of the West and Mid- bilize the price. Mr. Brody said, best CLASSIFIED ADS. POULTRY • Cleaning, scarifying and recleaning West, where the greatest producing alfalfa and hulled sweet clover 50c per hushel tax of last year an additional tax of ditions. are plenty of others. regions of the country are located. 500,000 HIGH GRADE HOLLYWOOD Cleaning and scarifying unhulled $30,000 had to be spread on the rolls "On the other hand, the farmers Just over the border line, in Que- The bill now has the support of the Sired White Leghorn Accredited Chicka. to meet necessary expenses and short- in the Thumb district and northern bec, 300 miles northwest of Mont- eastern Farm Bureaus. Mr. Brody Males and females passed and banded by sweet clover 50c per bushel age of county funds," Mr. Goodwine and western Michigan have been sev- real, is perhaps the most striking ex- declared himself in favor of the Mc- vigorous state poultry association. Sturdy and heavy producing breeders as- Plus actual time required for hulling at $1.25 per hour. said. "This is the first time such ac- erely penalized by the very low crop ample of all—Rouyn, the "baby" Nary-Haugen bill, as the plan, in his sure chicks of quality and ability. Spe- tion has been necessary. I would es- yields. The Thumb district has been mining center of the new North. Baby opinion, offered greater prospects of cial discount now. Catalog free. Wyn- garden Hatchery & Farms, Zeeland, Mich. timate that the delinquent tax of particularly affected by the small Rouyn already has cast aside its and better machinery for stabilized Box 25. 3-25-b Sanilac county would exceed $100,- bean yields and the general demoral- swaddling clothes and it has not "just prices of farm commodities. REGISTERED DAIRY SHORTHORN 000 this year. Loan companies are ized condition of the hay market. growed!" Even before the infant | The debenture plan lost favor when breed cows, open heifers, serviceable age bulls from heavy producing ancestry. Mich. Farm Bureau Seed Service experiencing difficulties in collecting Northern Michigan is not only ex- metropolis began to sprawl, wise it was argued by members that in Write Joe Moriartv, Hudson, Mich. interest. The delinquent tax on lands periencing one of the smallest crops town-planners made sure it wouldn't effect it was a move to provide a di- 12-23-27 LANSING, MICH. covered by loans is very large; the of potatoes, but coupled with this is reach manhood civically bow-legged. iject subsidy. It was pointed out that BABY CHICKS—FURsK BRED TAN- total of interest and tax on these a very unsatisfactory price due to Engineers and architects advised and the debenture plan proposes the is- cred White Leghorn Chicks. Breeders Tested and culled by experts. Sturdy farms'Unpaid is the largest ever." large crops in other potato-growing town father devised. suance of certificates to exporters on SP1C< toil Chicks: Discount. Circular Free. Farmers are in the "worst fi- states. Hardy pioneers smashed their way goods shipped out of the United Walts' Poultrv Farm, Byron, Mich. 1-12-28 nancial condition they have been for into the timber clad vastness of Que- States, the certificates in turn to be years," according to George Herman, Western Michigan Hit bec four years ago. A few weeks ago used in paying duties on exports. It a State Farm Bureau director and "Western Michigan, particularly in the fathers of Rouyn decided their would act to raise prices, but would manager of the co-operative associa- the cherry and berry districts from coming metropolis needed sewers. So not effectively regulate in regard to Muskegon to Traverse City has ex- A 5% Discount tion at Remus, Mecosta county. they are now being carved out of surpluses. am thoroughly convinced that perienced practically a total crop fail- solid rock at a cost of $300,000 to the IS GIVEN TO ALL due to the failure of cash crops, beans and potatoes, and extremely high tax- ditions." es and low prices of farm products, ure, and is Concerning under the national most trying farm con- aid, town's 5,000 rate payers. Toronto or Montreal with regularity, Trespass Law Praised The members placed the local or- Planes make hops from Detroit, ganization on record as being in dis- Why Your Stock "Paid Up" Farm Bureau Members the farmers are in bad condition," Brody declared that the growing in- finding lakes natural landing places favor of any move to modify the tres- On purchases made in this Department. Use your De- Mr. Herman said. "Reports for the tensity in demand from the agricul- in summer and in winter when skiis Sass law. which concerns public whole United States are so conflict- tural industry for farm relief in ing that with what information I gress would seem to be an indication gears.—Kansas City Star. have, I would hardly venture an opin- of the general situation. con- unting on private replace pontoons on their landing Brody had warned that "influences lands, are at work to remove some of the after Mr. Should Go the partment and get merchandise which you know is right in every respect. "We have generally found other teeth from the present law." ion, but there seems to be a spirit Special of unrest and dissatisfaction over the organizations ready to co-operate Huron, Sanilac Urge agricultural area." UfegM Farm Tax Relief with the Farm better agricultural Bureau to bring conditions," he about Mr. Brody intimated that sentiment was growing in various groups of Plan For Bureau, Co-ops sportsmen for a repeal of some "un- (Continued from pa^c- one) reasonable features." Co-op Way Sample Overcoats Mrs. Edith Wagar, of Carleton, said, "The matter of farm organiza- members of the Farm Bureau, took Perhaps the farmer is unreasonable At the beginning of Overcoat Season a few Sample over- tion is of extreme importance for in Your own experienced and Monroe county, a director of the a very active interest in this meet- in desiring to have the law remain as conscientious salesmen sell coats are made up to show the appearance of materials after Michigan State Farm Bureau and the highly organized world of today ing. Almost without exception they it is. said Mr. Brody. Perhaps he is your stock to the best advan- being tailored and to show styles. These coats have served regional leader of home and com- it is practically impossible for the un- agreed that something of this na- unreasonable because he does not tage and you benefit. More our purpose and we are now offering them at very attractive munity work of the American Farm organized farmer either to help him- ture could be worked out, whereby want to go away from home in morn- than that,—the co-opa are sav- prices. Bureau federation, advocated more self or to benefit from the assistance a closer relationship can be brought ing and return at night to find his ing money on low operating consideration for the farmer in tax- which other groups are willing to about that will very materially bene- gates open, and the stock out, Mr. ation matters. give." fit all farm groups, and they seemed Brody remarked. Just the same, he costs and they pro-rate it back to your local association! $20.00, $22.50, $25.00 "There are too many people en- The farmer is making progress in to be anxious to have such a plan put- said, it is a good law. It has changed is impossible for you to call, all information ] Drovers and old-line commis- ig them will gladly he given by mail upon reqi joying public improvements, public organization, Mr. Brody said, as into action as quickly as possible. what formerly was a civil offense to sion men can't live on nothing. education and public protection With- shown by the development in the past Even the most conservative elevator a misdemeanor and that is where it out contributing any responsibility or few years in the Farm Bureau move- men stated they appreciated on a state and national scale, value of the Farm Bureau to their the proves effective, he said. They figure a good living out of their shipping profits. 100% Wool Underwear support." Mrs. Wagar declared. "The j ament n d t n e improvement in transporta Mr. Brody declared in regard to You can realize that profit A very special price is now being given to Members and organization, and knew that their others interested in ALL WOOL UNDERWEAR. A circular farmer never escapes. He must have tion, taxation, ^ I n a r k e t i n ^ ^mat- ^ ^ ^ ^and ^ ^ organization would materially suf- farm relief measures that he hardly yourself, and why not ? Your an effective tariff, one that will sta- co-op organization carries your will gladly be sent upon request. bilize the market for our product dur- ters. fer if the Farm Bureau should cease expected the passage of the McNary- stuff clear to the packer's You will also find a very wide range of patterns in An encouraging feature, accord- to function in that community. Haugen bill under the present admin- ing droughts, during floods, during istration. He said that while he be- hands and you get all it brings. good seasons as well as poor. Our domestic price should be determined ing to Mr. Brody, is the growing in- terest on the part of the constantly the Michigan C. L. Brody, secretary-manager of State Farm Bureau, lieved that President Coolidge would Our salesmen are the best in the business. Ship your stock Suitings and Overcoatings increasing number of farmers who gave a brief summary of the con- veto the measure as he did before, which we make to your individual measure. You will never in accordance with the general condi- there were great hopes for its be- to the— realize theimportance of constructive ference. He said that he believed The farmers' own co-op com- buy more in quality, value and price. Write for samples and tions in our own country rather than members of different farm groups coming enacted into a law later. He farm organization. mission houses at Detroit and prices. by the world's production and de- The increased activity of the farm had arrived at the point where they pleaded for continued co-operation East Buffalo are getting farm- FARMERS WEEK is close at hand. Flan now to visit your man. by Farm Bureau members, for only woman in agricultural affairs "was realized there must be more unity ers better returns. Clothing Department and inspect the values which are being "1 feel that the farmer appreciates also credited with being one of the of action and that regardless of by everlastingly driving on would the benefits coming through co-oper- most helpful and encouraging factors slight differences, the ultimate goal they accomplish the result desired. offered. ation more and more every day. The in the progress of the organization. of all groups engaged in agricultural The hue and cry of those who raise Michigan Livestock Exchange idea I S rapidly. I believe he l "The purchasing power of the pursuits was the same. Mr. Brody the argument of "economically un- Detroit, Mich, iere he thinks for farmer is still below that of other also said that these groups must sound" should not scare the organ- before party adher- groups," Mr. Brody declared, in clos- unite and work for a common cause. ized farmers away from sticking to or his fa Wagar. i n g , "but with a constant strengthen- home and farm family ing of the farm organization move- Every real American has their objective, which must finally be Producers Co-Op Com. Ass'n two reckoned with, he asserted. East Buffalo, X. Y. State Farm Bureau hese days than former- ment in general. I think we can look burning ambitions; First, the desire Old-fashioned individualism has CLOTHING DEPARTMENT to own his home; and second, Otttltved the soft soap, for a gradual improvement in agri- desire to own an automobile to get disappeared in farm organizations. the 221-227 \ . CEDAR STREET LANSING, MICH. i i il e- cultural conditions in years to come." away from it. said Mr. Brody. which is ;t wonderf il