MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS The Business of the Farmer With A Strong Farm Bureau Can Be Protected Only Are Mad* Possible Through Proper Organization Great Rural Advantagea PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP SIXTH YEAR, VOL. VI, No. 7 APRIL 13, 1928 ISSUED SEMI-MONTHLY SENATE PASSES McNARY-HAUGEN SURPLUS CONTROL MEASURE MICHIGAN LEARNING I w . _. _ n . i o o o l LOOKING AT SOME Save Tag SENATORS FAVOR EQUALIZATION FEE HOW TO PRODUCE 1 W e i g h i n g »Em U p i n 1 9 2 8 | PROGRAMS FROM A and Seed PRINCIPLE MORE THAN TWO TO ONE IN HER ALFALFA SEED ~^J& FARM VIEWPOINT Sample FACE OF CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL VETO II C. Rather Says Opportun- TOY- Mrs. Wagar Believes That The Farmers in Michigan will invest Both Michigan Senators Vote For Bill, Which ity Is Here And Rewards Farm Problem Is Often several million dollars in seed this spring. Most of this will be Gains Strength In Senate; Vandenberg Are Good Soft-Pedaled put into the ground without keep- Adds Strong Supporting Statement; ing a sample for future reference. CROP ASS'N WILL HELP CITES "BETTER HOMES" The Michigan seed law requires News Presents Digest Of Bill every sack of seed to carry a tag Offers Growers' Inspection, giving the analysis, germination The McNary-Haugen farm relief bill for control of agricul- Farmer Needs Adjustment Of and date the test was made. This Certification Service, analysis tag should always be tural surpluses passed the Senate Thursday by a vote of 53 to Inequalities In Labor Seed Grades saved. When accompanied with 23, several more than the two-thirds vote required to over-ride Values a small sample of the seed, say a quarter of a pound, the seed file a Presidential veto, which is regarded as certain for any kind B» H. C. RATHER Secretary of the Michigan Crop By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR is complete for that crop. of a surplus control measure that carries an equalization fee Improvement Association "Why haven't you been pushing The growing crop is the final to make it effective. The production of 572 bushels o. Better Homes Week? was the ques- test by which all seed is judged. Crimm and Hardigan alfalfa seed in tion put to me the othf-r day by an If mixtures or foreign weeds arc Both Senator Couzens and Senator Vandenberg of Michi- .Michigan during 1927, all of which intimate friend. My reply was, "The found in the field the file sample gan voted for the bill. Senator Vandenberg issued a state- Farm Bureau better homes campaign can be referred to for a re-analy- met the certification requirements of covers 365 days in the year; in fact, ment in support of the measure, which is published into this the Michigan Crop Improvement sis. On the other hand, on a Association, is a good indication that our whole program of work centers good stand one has all the infor- issue of the News. around our slogan—'A better stand- mation needed to get similar seed this state is at least getting a toe ard of living on the farm and an Granting that the bill is not satisfactory in every detail, Mr. hold on the alfalfa seed production in- for sowing next season. dustry. adequate farm income to pay the Vandenberg said, "Agriculture is not a full partner in our bill'." A small sample of the seed you It is very unlikely that this 57 2 sow and the analysis tag may not present prosperity and should have an opportunity to better Nevertheless, we are interested in bushels of certified seed represents every movement that tends to bring be needed but once or twice in a its condition. -,- - President Coolidge said in his last message, more than one-eighth of the total al- lifetime. That once, or twice may 'We must proceed by trial and rejection.' The new McNary more comfort to the home, but we falfa seed production in Michigan repay the cost of keeping such sometimes feel that too many of these bill is the only opportunity for this 'trial' to proceed. An estimate of the production of samples from year to year. 4,500 to 5,000 bushels of desirable alfalfa seed produced in this state during 19 27 is reasonably conserva- State Is Half-way To special days and weeks tend to dis- tract our people from the big issue that confronts the farm family today. Save some seed! Save the tag! T o Deny Final Chance Is Unthinkable "Nine specific presidential objections to the McNary- tive, and this quantity of seed will take care of the planting of twenty- Socialized Farm Land —that is, how to get the wherewith to make homes better. Haugen bill have been corrected in th is new measure. Only the equalization fee remains and only as a final alternative. If seven to thirty thousand acres of al- falfa. Thus, the home grown seed is other I listened with much interest the evening to a man expound the to a figure 20 per cent less on the merits of the Better Homes move- FARMER IS URGED other methods succeed, this last method will never be invoked. beginning to make a little impres- M. S. C. Research Expert Tells acre than in 1920. If other methods fail, it is unthinkable that the country should sion on Michigan alfalfa acreage. Our Seed In Demand Of Findings In Rural ment and I wondered just how much More than one-fifth of the rural the needs of the farmer had entered land area of Michigan is now delin- 'into the scheme when the idea orig-« TO DO LESS WORK, deny agriculture a final chance at 'trial and rejection' in a plan which it almost unanimously seeks and which it wants to Michigan grown alfalfa seed is desirable in this state when it is of good quality and purity. Appar- Economics quent for taxes, and one-third of inated. Michigan farm sales are due to How deep had the National Chair- GET MORE LEISURE operate at its own expense." That Michigan has crossed the mortgage forclosures or other evi- man, for instance, gon^ into the ently, natural selection is more rig- half-way mark on the road lead- dences of financial distress. Measure Gains Strength orous here than it is in arid states ing to socialization of farm real es farmers* real condition when he out- Dr. Mumford Addresses The Some interesting developments featured passage of the of similar temperature. In six of tate, is indicated by investigation The greatest evil in the Michigan lined his program of work. We were Annual Meeting Of bill. This year the vote was 53 to 23 as against 47 to 39 the the state alfalfa tests, Michigan com- of college and federal agricultural tax system, according to Newton, is told that there would be on exhibit mon alfalfa seed outyielded the com- experts, according to R. Wayne New- that the bulk of state and local tax- a model home (We'd all like one, Jackson County last trip through the Senate, showing a substantial gain in mon from the drier states in the ton, research association in econom- es, which are on property, are based I'm sure) and it would be fully strength. The Senate does not consider the equalization fee a northwest, in every instance. Hardi- ics at Michigan State college, in an on the capital value of the property equipped with every convenience and subsidy for Thursday the Senate rejected 64 to 5 Senator gan alfalfa, the variety bred at the address Farmers' in the face of the fact that earnings comfort that a young couple would Jackson, April 5.—Increased think- Week ,at State are the chief factors in creating ac- ^desire when starting housekeeping, ing, shorter hours of work and the Michigan State College, is proving to College. Brookhart's substitute measure for a direct subsidy up to six be Michigan's best forage producer tual value. etc. Application of science to food produc- hundred million dollars to meet losses in marketing agricul- If the situation continues, taxes a r e t o l d a b o u t h o m e , a n d t h e n h e t o o k it o u t t o s e e volving fund of not less than $4e0.- acher correcting a little g i r l if h e h a d t i m e t o g o b a c k a n d g e t Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class insanity is set up, in principle, much as "the Farm Bureau 000,000 from the V. S. Treasury,) w h o h a d j u s t s a i d : matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided it." recommends for Michigan: such fund to be administered by the "1 ain't going." for In See. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917, authorized January 12, 1923. Farm Board, and to be provided by "That isn't so bad," said another "You m u s t not say, "I ain't go- Subscription price $1.00 per year. To Farm Bureau members, At the Hickman trial we see a repetition of a farce which the Treasurer of the United States i n g " : y o u m u s t s a y . " I a m n o t g o - member, "as a man I once knew. sooner or later the country will have to do something about. This iy when he left his office, he 50 cents per year, included in their annual dues. is the leaving to a jury of the decision whether a defendant is sane from time to time, as deemed neces- i n g . " Then she added to impress put out a card saying he'd be back sary. thf> p o i n t : " I a m n o t g o i n g . H e is .Editor or not. This practice, no doubt, had its origin when insanity was Y o u at three o'clock, and then, finding LEB CHILSON All accounts of the Farm Board an roet gn oo ti n gg .o i n W e are not going. a simple matter that anybody could make up his mind about; g. T h e y a r e n o t g o i n g . he'd forgotten something. went when a defendant, that is, or was either a gibbering imbecile shall be kept in accordance with N o w . d e a r , c a n y o u s a y a l l t h a t ? " to his office, read the notice whose condition was apparent to all beholders, or was sane. But government financial regulations an ' T h e little girl nodded and smiled. in ;'!.* door and sat down on the RVPEAV with the Thaw trial it was revealed to the legal world that there shall be examined from time to time stairs to wait until three o'clock."— ftCTWAN S* was such a thing as modern psychology; that a defendant might '•Sure!" she replied. by the General Accounting Office, n o b o d y g o i n g . " " T h e y ain't Single Top Trail. be sane so far as the average eye could see and still be insane to in such manner as the Comptroller the eye of the paid alienist; that here was a defense which offered General of the United States shall a sporting chance when any other defense was hopeless. So in the OFFICERS last 20 years it has been offered innumerable times, sometimes provide. Reports shall be made to M. L. NOON*. J a c k s o n W . W. B I L L I N O S , Davison M. B. MCFHEHSON Dlrectotro*at-Large .President \ ice-President rlrle^on without any success, sometimes, as in the case of George Remus, with complete success. Yet how can a jury form any opinion on so technical a question as mental disease? Even if it had the benefit of souud evidence it Congress. It shall be the duty of any estab- lishment in the executive branch of the Government to co-operate in car- FARMERS! ("StatemutualRoddedFire J F Insurance Co., oj Itlich. j ^-V HOME OFFICE—FLINT. MICH. (^ MRS. E D I T H M. W A G A I t ; ;^rlette would be as helpless as ii; it tried to diagnose some physical dis- rying out the provisions of this Act. Insure in the Largest Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company J O H N GOODWINK and upon request of the Board the VRROLD F. GORMELY .RNVwherry uchunan ease. But it does not even have this. In the* present case, as in In Michigan J . G. B O Y L E Bl most cases that are tried this way, the best it can do is make up President shall transfer any officer .Davison its mind between two sets of alienists, both »of them obviously or employe of the executive 18,000 Members, over '$70,500,000 at risk. Net Assets and Re- W. W. BILLINGS : sources $356,619.53. Established 1908—have paid $3,262,753 Commodity Directors biased in favor of their retaining fees. Thus it is in much the branch of the Government to the ser- same position as it would occupy if it were asked to hear a chiro- in losses. F R E D H A R G E R St an wood Michigan P o t a t o G r o w e r s E x c h a n g e vice of the Farm Board; any branch practor swear the deceased suffered from a curvature of the spine, A Inroad liberal policy covering all farm property at as low a cost M I NOON J a c k s o n " . „ Michigan Milk P r o d u c e r * A s s o c i a t i o n of the government shall be required a6 good business methods will permit. J • H " B$8fi*$?Hudson B icbigan Live Block Ex<• j a n g e a chiropodist swear that he suffered from bunions, and then to furnish the Farm Board with in- G E O . W . Mc(-ALLA. Y p s i l a n t i Mu-higan E l e v a t o r E x c h a n g e decide whether he died from the effects of a railroad accident. formation and data pertaining to the A $1,000 Blanket Policy is often worth a $2,000 Classified Policy, as M. D. BUHKIHK, P a w P a w Michigan l r u i t Growers, i n c . What is needed, of course, is an extension of the principle thai it covers what you lose. If stock and tools are saved all will we have recognized in New York. Here, as soon as a plea of in- functions of the Board that may- be apply on hay and grain or vice versa. S T A T E FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION contained in that establishment. Clark L Erody freas-Manager sanity is entered, the court may halt the trial and name an ex- There is a vast difference in policies—A cheap narrow policy is a pert commission which is not in the pay of either side. This For expenses of the Farm Board dear buy. commission then examines the defendant. If it finds him insane, and its establishment prior to July he is committed to an institution until he recovers his wits. If it 1, 1020 an appropriation of $500,000 Write For Information W. T. LEWIS DEPARTMENT HEADS .A. P . Mills finds him sane, the trial proceeds. Thnis a technical question is is asked. Secretary State Mutual Rodded I'ire Insurance Co., of Mich. Traffic decided by technicians, and we have a minimum- of the kind of 710-713 F. P. Smith Bldg., Flint, Mich. Cloth in* '.'.'.".'.'. Miss N. B. K i r b y The Act is entitled the Surplus nonsense now being heard, in California. Control Act. B5BS&-:::::::::::::::::; ^ SSSS Accounting n r N^ish out of the withholding, purchasing Michigan Learning to Organisation Automobile Insurance SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E i i k ^ vJnJH Alfied MICHIGAN STATE Bentall Produce Alfalfa Seed and disposing of such surplus to be met out of the price stabilization CULTIPACKING AIDS Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Seed Service FARM BUREAU M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u Supply Service M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u Wool Pool L. A. T h o m a s h , A , „ ",?•» Alfred P e n t a l l (Continued from page one) fund (which is advanced from the gau Crop Improvement Association. general revolving fund), and for re- Certification Helps Trice payment into the stabilization fund HEAVED WHEAT, Why Wear Ordinary Michigan Commodity Marketing Associations The certification service enable-- [of all profits, after costs, charges and the growers to get a better price for. advances to co-op« from the stabiliza- NEWSEEDINGS ichigan Affiliated With Michigan State Farm Bureau Potato Growers Exchange •• • • • • ••• • •• • C 'a d"i'l' l' aWc their seed and also provides a pro- tion fund have been repaid. tection for the purchasers. During the past season Michigan certified Crop Control If the Poard finds that its advice Many W h e a t Fields H a v e Fitting Clothes? •icbigan Milk P r o d u c e r s Association T"7 O w e n 131d^ I e t r o . t iiardigan alfalfa seed of the Blue tag regarding planting or breeding of Suffered Much Winter When for th*1 same prices or less you can get perfectly* tchigan kllchtga Live Stock E x c h a n g e • • • • ;• • • , a ' T T „ " grade was sold out quickly at $33.00 any commodity has been substantial- Injury lchtiran Michigan Elevator Exchange F r u i t G r o w e r s , Inc Kurm B u r e a u l i r i i t ottdj^.Lansing n Harbor per bushel. Blue tag Michigan ly disregarded by the producers, so fitt inc.' garments, correctly tailored to your individual grown Grimm alfalfa retailed at $27.- that the increase is much greater measurements from VIJ,'(iI\ WOOL K.\ HUM'S. Our prices Directors and Officers of the Commodity Exchanges 50 per bushel. When the seed is than the average normal increase, At this season of the year it is MICH. MILK P R O n i T E R S ASS'N handled through dealers all of the the Board may refuse to commence apparent that many wheat fields range from MICH E L E V A T O R E X C H . X. P. H u l l , P i e s Lansing reasonable discounts on these prices a surplus marketing period, and it have suffered winter injury and heav- Court Mai tin. Prea Coldwater R. O. P o t t s , V i c e - P r e s . W a s h i n g t o n are allowed. may terminate any existing surplus ing due to the alternate freezing and Milton B u r k h o l d e r , V. P. . M a t l e t t e thawing of soils well charged with SUITS TOPCOATS H . D. L i o r t o n , S e c - T r e a s Kimle J o h n C. N e a r , S e c F l a t Rock The Michigan grower of h'gh qua! : marketing period for such a commod- U E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing P. P . B e a c h , A s s ' t Sec Detroit ity alfalfa seed will have an excel- ity. water, says Prof. J. F. Cox of the 71. W . N o r t o n , T r e a s Howell Michigan State College Farm Crops $25.00 t o $43.75 $25.00 t o $37.25 C. S. B e n t o n , B e a n D e p ' t lent market for his product for many The equalization Fee fort Huron M. L. Noon Jackson years to come. He does have two department. Neil B a s s , B e a n Dep't Lansing It. L. T a y l o r Lapeer In order to carry out the market- T.se y o u r P A T R O N A G E D I V I D E N D CO( P O N S . Our problems. The first problem is to ing and non-premium The use of the culti-packer on W . E . PhUlips Decatur L. W . H a r w o o d Adrian insurance D e p a r t m e n t is under the " S p e c i a l Service D i s c o u n t s " so W . J. T h o m a s Grand Rapids determine when his alfalfa seed is agreement in resrec-t of any agricul- such fields will result in marked George McCalla Ypsilanti L. C. JCamlowske Washington F r e d W. Meyer Fair Haven going to set satisfactorily. Bright tural commodity without loss to the benefit. The culti-packer presses th? that the discount is allowed at time of purchase. I t . R. Rhlsler Caledonia Dr. W . G. M c K i n n e y . . . D a v l s b u r g clear weather apparently favors seed revolving fund, each marketed unit earth around the roots of the heaved V. M. •Oelunke Sebewaing J a m e s J. B r a k e n b e r r y . . . B a d A x e production. If such weather prevails of such agricultural commodity shall, wheat plants, thus saving a large Elmer Powers Clio precentage of plants which other- Pull information r e g a r d i n g the D e p a r t m e n t will gladly W . J. Hazelwood Mt. P l e a s a n t during the first blooming period, throughout any marketing period in MICH. POTATO G R O W E R S those interested in alfalfa seed pro- respect of such?; commodity, contrib- wise would die, and giving partiallv be given upon request and we u r g e you to visit it w h e n e v e r MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. EXCH. duction will do well to let their al- ute ratably to its equitable share of heaved plants an opportunity for a possible. Without obligation y o u r m e a s u r e m e n t s will he H e n r y Curtis. Fres Cadillac E . A. B e a m e r , P r e s Blissfield falfa crop come to full bloom and the losses, costs'and charges arising more vig6rous start. .1. T. Bttssey. V i c e - P r e s , l Y o v e m o n t R. I). H a r p e r , V i c e - P r e s . , St J o h n s taken and placed on file for future reference. S a m p l e s sent J. II. (V.Mealey. S e c ' y Hudson then watch that bloom. If more out of such agreements. Such con- Seedings of alfalfa and sweet O. E. H a w l e y , S e c y Shelby upon request. F r a n k Obrest, Treas., Breckenridge than one-half of the blossoms are tributions shalj. be made by mean* clover made in early spring are also F . J. H a r g e r , T r e e s Stanwood JF. P . H i b s t . Gen. M g r . Cadillac Nate Pattison Garo forming seed pods it will be reason- of»an equalization fee, apportioned greatly benefited by eulti-packing ('. A. Eicbner, Sales M g r . .Cadillac .1. R. B e t t e s Sparta ably sift to take a chance on getting and paid as a regulation of inter- immediately \ifter the seeding is L e o n G. V a n L e u w Bellaire Charles Brown Sunfield a seed crop. If the majority of the state and foreign commerce in the made. . Georye H e r m a n Remus E d w a r d Dippey Perry blossoms are stripping off, the crop commodity. The culti-packer should be put on Charles Woodruff Hastings It shall be the duty B . A. R a s m u s s e n Sheridan should be cut for hay, and while it of the Board to apportion and col- wheat just as soon as the ground M. D. B u s k i r k , P r e s A m o s T u c k e r , 1 V. P r e s MICHIGAN F R U I T GROWERS, INC. Paw Taw J o h n Miller Allan B. G r a h a m Coloma Elberta will be a little coarser than it would, lect such fee. had it been cut in the earlier blos- soming stage, there will still be a de- Prior to the start of any surplus is in a workable condition. A minor advantage of spring, culti-packing in the nevertheless one which is State Farm Bureau South Haven P. 11. L e a v e n w o r t h , G r a n d R a p i d s sirable crop of hay. Growers in the marketing period the Board shall es- well worth while, comes as a result CLOTHING DEPARTMENT southern and central part of Michi- timate the probable costs and losses H e r b e r t Nafziger, J V. P r e s \V. .1. Sclniltz Hart L. A. H a w l e y Ludington of leveling the ground. Small ruts 221-227 N. CEDAR STREET LANSING, MICH. Millburg C. I. C h r e s t e n s e n Onckama gan may try this same procedure on on the commodity, and from time are filled or smoothed out and rocks the second crop when the first has to time shall publish the amount of P . ' L. B r a d f o r d , Sec. - T r e a s Benton Harbor H. VVr. Gowdy Union P i e r which have worked above the soii F . L. G r a n g e r , Sales M g r JO.o h nR. LGale ang Sodus Shelby been cut for hay, but in the northern the equalization fee required and part of the state a second crop is too provide the time jand it shall re- John Bottema Spring L a k e Benton Harbor B e r t Glec.son Lawrence main in effect and the place and man- p , H. Brake Fremont apt to run into the frosts. C. L . B r o d v Lansing ner of its collection. The equaliza- Henry Namitz Bridgman No Noxious Weeds Huanr sr ye y H Bldg., o g u e W a s h i n g t o n , I). Sodus The Michigan alfalfa seed industry tion fee shall not be paid more than JL. B F G.4 SHLl A g bTeIeV E H E A B eDnQt oEoA RHTa Fr bRoSr M C. Miller O v e r t o n Bangor cannot prosper unless weeds are con- once on any commodity, and the BAM H . T H O M P S O N American Farm Bureau Federation •• :,y P ™ , ! d e n t trolled. Growers attempting seed Board shall determine whether ir production must have clean fields or shall be paid ia the transportation, Which Will Your Alfalfa Look their crop will be of very low value processing or sale of such unit, on O K N K R A L O F F I C E S A. F . B. F 58 E a s t W a s h i n g t o n St., Chicago C H E S T E R H GRAY Washington Representative or worthless. Catchfly and quack the basis of the most effective means grass have caused the greatest nunir of collection. ber of rejections in the certification Provision is made empowering the Like After Three Winters? work of the Michigan Crop Improve- Board to require any designated ment Association, yet catchfly can be person in the marketing process to STATE FARM BUREAU'S PUBUC controlled quite easily if it is pulled collect the fee and account therefor, out in the field. IT CANNOT BF with appropriate penalties for eva- SERVICE PROGRAM CLEANED OCT OF THK SEED and sion. * the Michigan Crop Improvement As- Price Stabilization Funds LEGISLATION sociation WILL NOT CASS any fields For each commodity the Farm containing catchfly. Board establishes a surplus market- P a s s a g e of t h e C a p p e r - F r e n c h T r u t h - i n - F a b r l c bill; completion a n d operation of Quack grass is almost equally pes- ing arrangement, a stabilization the f. S. Muscle Bfloals N i t r a t e s p l a n t tiferous, but special machinery can fund will be created, under the con- a n d m a n u f a c t u r e of fertilizer; opposition to a n y form of s a l e s t a x or of c o n s u m p - clean it out. This we"ed should be trol of the Farm Board. tion t a x ; r e t e n t i o n of federal income t a x ; gotten under control before the field There shall be deposited to the 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 - is put into alfalfa. Write R. H. Hud- credit of the stabilization fund I 1) I N A C T E D APR. 26, 192t i n g bill. * son or C. R. Megee of the Michigan advances from the main revolving TAXATION State College for information on con- fund (2) profits arising out of the Melief for sorely b u r d e n e d f a r m p r o p e r t y by e n a c t m e n t of: trolling the quack. surplus marketing agreement on the (a) T w o c e n t gasoline t a x for h i g h w a y funds. (Mean seed can be produced fa particular commodity (3) repayment (b) S t a t e Inc otiie T a x in place of S t a t e ' s g e n - Michigan. Persistent effort wilj con- of advances to co-ops for withholding eral p r o p e r t y levy. trol weeds. Official analysis by the financing purchases of, or disposing (c) L a w forbidding a n y m o r e t a x e x e m p t Chief State Seed Analyst showed one of the commodity surplus (4) equali- se u n t i e s . lot of Michigan certified alfalfa see I zation fees collected on the com mod 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 farm a n d $97,350 A N N U A L L Y city p r o p e r t y In a c c o r d a n c e w i t h s a l e s to be 99.92 per cent pure. The most ity. SINCE 1924 v a l u e s of s a m e . of the certified seed is Blue tag pu- There shall be withdrawn from the (Farm Bureau Investigations brought rity, that is, better than 99.50 per stabilization fund on any agricultural equalization in Calhoun, Ingham, Wash- cent. Michigan's alfalfa seed indus- commodity | 1 | payments required tenaw, Monroe and Kalamazoo counties, saving farmer taxpayers $6^,350 excess try must be built on that kind of ?i by the marketing- agreements in re- Test plots at .Michigan State College, showing at the tefi southern grown alfalfa seed taxes annually.) foundation. Write to the Farm spect to the commodity surplus, ( 2 I after the third winter; at the right, hardy, northern grown Michigan adapted seed after the TRANSPORTATION Crops Department, Michigan State salaries and expenses of such experts third winter. Plots were planted in 1922; photographed .summer of 1925. The growing E F F E C T I V E S E P T . 10, I m m e d i a t e application of Michigan Z o n e College, for more information on al- as the Farm Board determine shah is the best answer to the question of adaptation. 1925 R a t e decision t o s a v e f a r m e r s h i p p e r s i n 69 c o u n t i e s $500,000 a n n u a l l y . falfa seed growing. be payable from the fund, (3) pay- ments back to the main revolving MARKETING 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 - Ins p r o g r a m now well u n d e r w a y in M i c h - Digest of McNary Bill fund of the stabilization advance? from the fund, together with inter- Insist on Michigan Adapted Alfalfa igan. Passed by the Senate I 4 per cent, (4) service charges payable for collection of the equali- Much southern g r o w n alfalfa seed is blended with g o o d northern seed and AFTOMORILE INSURANCE fContinufed from page »IIIurt Holds Funds Must Be Board will give this measure- care- Highway Tax Changes, fore leastRespectfully, expensive market, for him. must bring their neighbors into the perior to all other materials. ful consideration. fold and he bemoaned the fact that a foundation to stand on. Distributed On Basis Of Yours truly, Zone Markets, Asked CHARLES VOGT. the farm organizations did not co- operate; yet he advised his audienc- School Population BERRIEN CO. FARM BUREAU, Michigan State Farm Bureau News, Lansing, Michigan. Penney Takes Kindly to write their Congressman to still by J. A. Richards, Sec'y. Gentlemen: oppose the McNary-Haugen measure The aid the 1925 legislature at- impted to extent to the poorer Knowing you are anxious to To Farm Bureau News in face of the fact that it had been :hool districts of the state was with- Irawn by a ruling of the state su- AUTOS TAKE 26,618 have a continual Forum among your Michigan Farm Bureau News Bureau members, may I mention a Lansing, Mich. few issues I should like to see ma- Dear Editor: reported out favorably by the Agri- cultural Committee 15 to fi, and alsr. that seven ou* of nine of those same ireme court. A decision by Judge Leland W. LIVES DURING 1927 terialized. We receive the Farm Bureau News farm organizations had endorsed its First, a higher gas tax to take every two weeks and sure enjoy principles. arr of the Ingham circuit court, care of new roads and road improve- reading it. We see that the Farm How can anyone be so two-faced lolding unconstitutional the 1925 Five Per Cent Increase In Ac- ment. Bureau is sure doing things for the on co-operation and openly refuse to Lct setting aside five per cent of the Second, a stationary $5 license good of the farmers, and hope still co-operate just because some of his und for distribution exclusively t'< cidents Over Year 1926 for the life of a car. This is not an advertisement of a get rich more can be done. colleagues are personally inter' he poorer districts, was upheld. It Is Reported In regard to the farm relief GEORGE PENNEY; in something else? How much de- quick promoter — it is just to tell you was a victory for the Detroit board measure, would it ever be possible Midland, Mich. pendence can an organized group pu: of education which instituted the that thousands of farmers have increased Highway accidents took a toll of to take under consideration the es- into^ such leadership if they do any their crops 50% — 100'/" — and more,— litigation. Detroit would be de- 2*;,8IK lives during 1927, the Ameri- tablishment of a zoning system simi- thinking for themselves? If 1 were t. prived of $200,000 or $300,000 a can Road Builders' association lar to that employed by our Y. S For Long Term Plates d any advice at all, it would be much more, by spreading Solvay Pulver- year by the diversion of five per states. The estimate made public Government in its "Parcel Post," ized Limestone. cent. But Not Permanent that as soon as any leader showed to the laymen of an organization, includes serious injury to 798,700 by which move by our Government Michigan Farm Bureau News Solvay sweetens sour soil, releases all the As a result of the supreme court persons and an economic loss for put the express companies with their any disposition to let personal am- ruling, approximately $1,600,000 the year totaling $672,097,000. The enormous overhead as a monopoly. Lansing, Michigan. fertility to hasten crops to full and profit- bition enter into his work it is high which has been held up by the audi- economic loss does not include minor The next step required would be to Gentlemen: time to drop him. If our public of able maturity. It is guaranteed high test, tor general for two years, will be ap- damage to motor vehicles or acci- establish a suitable number of enor- I believe the 3c gax tax ( should ficials put party preference ahead of non-caustic, furnace dried, and so finely portioned to all counties in direct dent insurance premiums. mous markets, for instance, at Chi- continue for at least another year as to frequent changes are not produc- ground and readily absorbed that it brings ratio to the number of children of The highway accident figures are cago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, tive of best results. results the first year. school age rather than only to those based on an increase of 5.2 per cent etc. Tlfese markets could be served SAVES YOU FROM 15 TO 50c counties where the number of chil- over 19 26. to the public at first cost, at the will A longer term for license plates is O X E V E R Y S H A D E Y O F B U Y . Write for the Solvay Lime Book! Free! The American Road dren is out of proportion to the as- Builders' association reported 25,- of automobile trucks or freight—per desirable; but "permanen " is too Wo ari> an old established sessed valuation of property and the 302 persons killed in that year, In example—apples per bushel in crates long. It would tend to fill the high- Window window shades, sellins direct iTuinnfactiiriT of all kinds cf ability of the tax payers to maintain addition to 759,500 seriously injur- could be delivered to Chicago at 2c ways already crowded in many places Shades you. from our large factory to That meuna a bis sav- schools. a lb. to be retailed in Chicago at with old cars fit. only for the junk ins. ed. The increase of 5.2 per cent was Orders Filled in 24 The court held that the constitu- shown in a progress report assem- 4c. Other commodities on a similar pile. Factory Every shade 1 Lours. Is carefully tion has laid down the tenet that the bled by the bureau census. basis. The function of the zoning Yours very respectfully, packed and inspected in our would be merely to have the farmer Paw Paw, Mich. M. H. PI GSLEY. •j mail order department fund, which amounts to about $16,- "The unfortunate increase in high- 000,000 a year, must be distributed way accidents makes imperative an enabled to send to the nearest, there- Van Buren County. on the basis of the count of school immediate adoption of uniform traf- nights this venerable bard can be I aud sent by parcel post, pre- paid to your d'.nr. p n i a n Write today for our money saving do- |" K C . L scriptive catalogue; it tells huw to and measure shades and other children and no other. The decision fic codes, and an expansion of the evidently bars further primary schoo' nation's road building programs," legislation in the interests of the officials of the association declared. Winter heard playing the Toreador's Son? valuable from "Carmen", or the Song of the Indian Prince from "Sad! ;o" in the l * ' ' .Alabama St v inforuutiou. saving. R. W. DURHAM CO. Buyiae direct, there's a Indianapolis, poorer districts unless, a constitution- "The human factor is the main ele- al amendment is authorized by th i ment contributing to these accidents, voters. but that human factor could to a In parks and streets near the opera house; and his picturesque figure inevitably blends with on. s memor- "That in some school districts tax- large extent be offset by adequate es are nearly if not quite confisca- motoring facilities and regulation, tory appeals strongly to the minds coupled with the individual practice Moscow ies of Moscow winter.—W. II. C . in the Christian Science Monitor. and hearts of legislators, but they of courtesy and caution." Winter is far and away Moscow's Looking at Programs are powerless," the supreme court opinion read. "Until 1925 the basis of appor- I. J. Godfrey Michigan Farm Bureau members best and most characteristic season. The spring is late and uncertain; the autumn is bleak and rainy; summer From Farm Viewpoint (Continued from paK» Could These Things tionment was the count of scfcool children in a district. A child in throughout south eastern Michigan is apt to be a time of dusty streets of some papering and painting se- and uneven temperatures. Moscow cured a man (interior decorator, I either Goebic or Wayne was favored who were acquainted with I. J. God- has more than its share of nipping should say) to do the w<.rk for her alike. The count of children as a frey, secretary of the Jackson County frosts; the thermometer often reg- and her experience is one that should Happen To You? basis is historical and of long stand- Farm Bureau ever since its organi- isters 10 and 20 degrees below zero, be studied 'by both the Better; Homes The following stories are taken from the records of the State Farm Mu- ing. If the legislature may dispose zation, will regret to learn of his death, March 29. while 30 degrees and even higher comntittee and the farmer himself. tual Automobile Insurance Company and show why more than 10,000 of five per cent of the fund in un- figures 'are not unknown. But the This man worked eight hours a day equal manner it might dispose of a winter days have a crisp, exhilarating for one dollar per hour and he show- Michigan farm families have decided not to begin the new year with any larger part or all."—Newberry News. The chairman of the local coun- cil in Ireland was not an educated tang about them; it seldom feels as ed no early training either in letting worry as to what might happen to their cars, or their life savings or their man. He was given his account of cold as the mercury indicates. his head save his heels, for he made personal futures if they should have an automobile accident on the high- The State Farm Bureau was heart- the year's splendid work done by These cold, clear Russian days and no special effort to rush to the next ily in sympathy with the good in- the council. He read the report by nights have their cheerful sounds job. Now taking our home market ways or elsewhere: tentions of this bill and supported it the medical officer of health, and and sights and associations. The for raising the price to pay him, our in the Legislature. Just recently the quoted the death rate as 12.9 per streets take on a permanent covering friend must sell 32 dozen of, eggs or No. 1 No. 3 Berrien County Farm Bureau wrote thousand. of congealed snow and ice. Instead a bushels of wheat or 1C bushels of Another policy holder was very thank- Gov. Green and the State Adminis- "Mr. Chairman," asked one of of the 10,000 or more droshkies, or oats, or 300 lbs. of milk or •" 1 ., A policy holder put his car in a park- ful to recall he had a State Farm Mu- trative Board as follows: his opponents, thinking to make little cabs, which drive about the bushels of potatoes or a hundred ing place for hire in Detroit. The car tual policy covering collision when his capital out of his lack of education, was stolen. In a few days it was re- :ar was sideswiped by another car and arable Fred W. Green, Governor, "what does 12 point mean?" streets in the summer, there appear pound pig to pay him for one day's an equal number of sleighs with work. And still there are folks so covered, partially stripped. The park- drives against a tree. The company State of Michigan, "What does it mean?" replied the ing ground refused to make good. We paid $420 to repair his car. Lansing, Michigan. chairman, looking severely at his jingling bells, driven- by the same dense as to say there's no farm prob- paid the policy holder's expenses to De- questioner. "It means that out of typical bearded peasants, muffled up lem today. Dear Sir: e^ery thousand inhabitants twelve in heavy sheepskin coats that seem How can we have the better things troit and return, restored the car to its former condition; later recovered by No. 4 We are heartily in accord with the have died and nine are at the point to render them immune against any of life when there is this wide differ- legal process from the parking ground An Indiana policy holder got into educational assistance as provided by of death. degree of frost. and was able to pay the policy holder trouble at Manistee, Mich. His car was ence in values of labor? promptly attached, holding him there. Quantities of snowflakes find their Until some of these differences are for some things not covered in the He appealed to our Lansing office at way into the crevices of the statues adjusted and until our farm folks lolicy. If the car had not been found State Farm Bureau headquarters, which of Pushkin and Gogol on the main wake up to their greatest need—real within 60 days, the policy holder would arranged his release by telephone and have recovered the full insured value Hollywood and TaneTWj Strains and Knslish Type S. 01 White Leg- boulevard of the city. The numer- honest to goodness dirt farm organi- )f the car. sent him on his way rejoicing. We take horns. Also Brown Leprhorns, Anconas and Barred Rocks. All large ous melon-shaped domes and the less zation—these great national home care of our policy holders anywhere in |type Production Bred Birds. Bred for 15 years for heavy commercial frequent spires of the : the United States or Canada. XS production. Every bird individually banded and inspected by an Moscow campaigns will be for the barber and authorized inspector. In breeding up the Famous Townline Egg Lay- churches shine out with burnished, the decorator and butcher rather No. 2 g Strain, we have bred, not for a few high record hens only, but for radiance against the general white; than for us farm folks. I'm getting No. 5 HIGH FLOCK AVERAGES background. so tired of hearing so many people A policy holder up north u s e d « n elec- Another policy holder is resting easy Our Direct from Farm to You Method, saves you 5 to 10 cents per chick on this The Soviet capital is not a city talk for the farmer today—-many of tric heater to warm his engine, a prac- under our liability protection. He had (Ugh Quality Stock. tice quite common there. The car an accident and three suits against him FRFF f A T A I n f tel!s llovv w e batch, breed, cull, inspect and raise our stock. Tells of luxuries; but winter is the time whom would no more think of living caught fire. This policy holder is be- for large sums were the result. He IIYLL l/AIALUU W hat to feed and how to be successful. Full instruction on the Care to enjoy one of its most appetising on the farm under present conditions ing protected, and the damage was con- of Baby Chicks. A genuine Poultry Guide. Write us. products: the rich, thick whipped than I would of living in the slums can go on about his business without siderable. Another policy holder un- further anxiety for we are bound to TOWNLINE POULTRY FARM, R. 1, Box 208-A, Zeeland, Mich. cream which some gourmands con- of New York. dertook to warm his motor with a gaso- defend the suits and stand the loss, if sume by whole glasses along with They're full of advice,—most of line torch, and got into trouble. His any, without further cost to him, up to their cocoa or chocolate in the cafes them tell us to work more; many ex- loss is being cared for. the limit of the policy. in the central part of the city. The tend their pity that we don't know caviar which comes from far-off enough to choose good things; we've There are hundred of other cases. The State Farm Mutual has adjust- Attention! Astrakhan and which in its luscious, lacked training in higher apprecia- fresh form is Only to be had in Rus- tions, etc. sia, also seems more tempting in the er time. We don't need their pity; we de- bracing winter days than at any oth- test their advice. If the farm folks could enjoy the same footing thev ed thousands of losses throughout the country the past year, several hun- dred of them in Michigan. If you drive without insurance, you are betting everything you have that you won't have an accident. It may cost you the savings of a life time. W h y not let us carry at farm rates Wool Growers Skiing and skating take first rank were on just previous to trie war for among the winter sports of Moscow, a few years or until they could get The Russians have always enjoyed their heads above water, they could a reputation as expert skaters; and your risk on fire, theft, public liability, property damage to others and your own possible collision loss? The Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool will market the frozen ponds of the city on win- W e have farmer agents and adjusters everywhere, affording genuine ter evenings are crowded with de- wool co-operatively in 1928 with the Ohio Wool Growers Ass'n, under the plan so successful since 1924. votees of this sport, some of whom merely go through the simplest move- CORN protection at remarkably low rates to those who can qualify. For further information, write our Lansing office. m e n t s while others are able to cut M . ^ . ('. YELLOW DEXT 1. Wool will be accepted for the pool on contract only. complicated figures on the ice. And: Raised in Bay county, Mich. Write for a contract now and make pooling ar- on any holiday one may see throngs Adapted to central and south- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE rangements. of young people going out to test ern Michigan where early ma- of BLOOMIXGTON, ILL. 2. The wool pool sales charge, which includes grading, their skiing prowess on the low, turity is desired. marketing, insurance and warehousing, is guaran- sloping hills in the neighborhood of REGISTERED $7.00 per bu. teed at 2 % cents per pound. Freight is extra. the city. CERTIFIED $6.00 per bu., f. Michigan State Farm Bureau ». An additional handing charge of % cent per pound The favorite headgear of the Mus- o. b., shipping point. LANSING M l ( I11G.AN AGKNT >IH'|||(;\\ will be made Farm Bureau members and 1 cent covite in winter is the tall Astrakhan Write George Rae, Bay City per pound to non-Farm Bureau members to reim- cap, so-called because it is made out Michigan, R-4, or Michigan burse the Michigan Farm Bureau for expenses in- Farm Bureau Seed Service, curred in organizing the pool and assembling the of black wool, grown on the Kirghiz steppes, in the region of the Lower Lansing, Mich. wool. 4. Liberal cash advances, if requested, will be made as Volga and the Caspian sea. Among before, on the arrival of wools at the Columbus the younger women a leather head warehouse. The pool will charge the same rate of covering, shaped like an aviator's interest it has to pay for money. cap and called "the Lindbergh" is 5. Wool will be loaded at points where it can be assem- very much in style during the pres- bled most conveniently. Instructions will be fur- ent season. nished from the State office. Sacks will be fur- Snow and frost are all-prevailing nished marketing members. Don't shipv any wool during the Moscow winter. Snow without instructions. , C. Contract blank and full information may be ob- falls frequently and in quantities. In the outlying parts of plentiful The safe way to get known orgin, adapted clover tained by writing the Michigan Farm Bureau Wool the city one qan' easily flounder in. Pool, Lansing, Mich. huge drifts, and the occupation of hurling snow and ice off the roofs and alfalfa seed is to buy guaranteed, Farm Bureau of the houses provides employment for a considerable number of able- Use This Coupon bodied citizens and occasional ex- citement for the casual passerby, Brand Seeds in branded bags. At your Co-op Ass'n. Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool The double-paned windows of the LANSING, MICHIGAN. tramcars freeze up so tightly that it DATE is always something of a guess to Gentlemen: know where to get off, although Please send me a 192S Wool Marketing Contract. You to some passengers by assiduously furnish sacks for shipping wool at your direction. blowing on the frosted panes, pro- I expect to have about lbs. of wool. vide valuable little loopholes for MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE thorns* Ives and others. Lansing, Michigan NAME If one were looking for the genius ADDRESS ., R. F. D of the Russian winter one could per- haps find him in an old musician SHIPPING POINT with a flowing white beard who re- Don't delay filling out ami returning this application peats the melodies of the night's op- era on his flute. On the coldest APRFL 1 3 , 1 9 2 8 FOUR MICHK3 A X F A RM BURE A 0 \ F W S Ox Bow project will bat E n t i t l e d To t h e Trial seems to be this bill or n o t h i n g . I p r i c e . " CLEANING BLASTS Copper Dusting Doesn'tJMAMM0TH POWER apacity 1 1 times that of t h e R o g - " N i n e specific p r e s i d e n t i a l objec- ul 9 t i m e s t h a t of t h e j t i o n s to t h e old McN&ry-Haugen can be no possibility of, h a r m , r can ee s u b s t a n t i a l chance for good. " O h , do let u s go in In said t h e little o n e . "and mummy," buy a rinisn Loose brnut Crotrm d a m , while it will bo t w i c e ' b i l l ha d in this new such c i r c u m s t a n c e s l believe thai baby, now t h e y ' r e so c h e a p / ' KILL 800 WOMEN Copper car! \hieh DAM ON MUSKEGON as high as t h e Croton dam and 3 m e a s u r e . times t h e height of tlie Rogers dam. fee' r e m a i n s , and only as a final al- Only the 'equalizatio i a g r i c u l t u r e affecting t h e whole t o n e of A m e r i c a n p r o s p e r i t y is e n t i t l e d to h a s proved convenient a n d effective what it Relieves is i t s own best op- GarlocR Williams Co. IN SINGLE YEAR in disinfecting seed wheat affected by flag smut and s t i n k i n g smut is not o r d i n g to officials it will t a k e t e r n a t i v e . If o t h e r m e t h o d s succeed. $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 P l a n t Will Be three or four years to complete the t h e last method .will never be in- s t r u c t u r e . While the exact site h a s voked. If o t h e r m e t h o d s fail it is portunity." 2 6 1 4 O r l e a n s St Detroit effective when the grain is in! O n Newaygo-Mecosta not definitely selected of- u n t h i n k a b l e that t h e c o u n t r y .should L i t t l e Gertte a n d her mamma You r s h i p m e n t s of poultry, Electric S p a r k G e n e r a t e d By with loose s m u t . The hot w a t e r t r e a t m e n t is r e q u i r e d to p e n e t r a t e County Line ficials of the company have approxi deny a g r i c u l t u r e a final chance at were d o i n g the s i g h t s of t h e t o w n . Soon they came to a show, w h e r e a n d veal a r e solicited. mar Tags cet i n f o r m a t i o n s e n t on rec Ill Friction of Clothes ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ n i a t e l y decided upon a site in Good- 'trial and r e j e c t i o n ' in a plan which the grain and kill the fungus inside Newaygo, Mar. 10 The C o n s u m e r - will t o w n s h i p . The p r o p o s e d con- it almost u n a n i m o u s l y seeks and a ticket a n n o u n c e d , " C h i l d r e n half Is B l a m e d the k e r n e l . Directions for t h e hot wa- Power Co. will s t a r t work t h i s s p r i n g s t r u c t i o n will result in t h e employ- which it w a n t s to o p e r a t e at its own ter t r e a t m e n t as well as other on a $12,000,( powpr dam on Mua- ment of •"><•(> men for a t h r e e - y e a r pe- expense. Some r e c o u r s e is neces methods of disinfection a r e printed in T h e use of gasoline, benzine or n a p h t h a by housewives or o t h e r s in F a r m e r s ' Bulletin 1540-F, o b t a i n a b l e upon application to the United S t a t e s kegon river on the Mecosta-Newaygo riod county line, a c c o r d i n g to recent an c o n s t r u c t i o n and Morley will be m a d e the or t h e day will come when America h e a d q u a r t e r s for t h e will go h u n g r y . F e e d More Salt cleaning c l o t h i n g h a s g r e a t d a n g e r s . n o u n c e m e n t s . The new project will company. T h e dam will be approxi The process of "trial and rejection' Are you losing profits by u n d e r s a l t i n g Grim proof of this is to be found D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . Wash- have a capacity of 35,000 horsepow- m a t r l y six miles west of t h a t vil- cannot have a fairer or more com- y o u r s t o c k ? Most f a r m e r s a r e . Salt is t h e in t h e fact that d u r i n g a single ington, I). C. er and will he the largest hydro-1 lage. G r a n d Rapids P r e s s . prehensive experiment. Nor i^ this m o s t v a l u a b l e and one of t h e cheapest of all electric d e v e l o p m e n t in th< e x p e r i m e n t a s s t a r t l i n g a s was the Iced m a t e r i a l s . F e e d e n o u g h s a l t a n d y o u r a l m o s t 800 women lost t h e i r li stock will t a k e on w e i g h t f a s t e r , give m o r e t h e United States when static elec- The company has a p p r o p r i a t e d federal r e s e r v e b a n k i n g system w h e n t r i c i t y , induced by friction, caused the ignition of t h e clothing t h a t was be- WHO OWNS THE $25\O00,04)0 for the constuction of Q .he new dam. which win be knownpenator Vandenberg s ^ ^. \/,„Jfl-Ln»„»B it was first invoked. The very ex- istence of a federal f a r m b o a r d will milk a n d s t a y h e a l t h i e r . Be h u m a n e . D o n ' t let y o u r stock go s a l t hungry! prove a c e n t r a l focus for crop infor- ing cleaned, a c c o r d i n g to fire insur- a n c e records. An a result of an explosion recent- MISSISSIPPI RIVER? the ox-Bow dam and for the ad- Statement on the Bill as tlition and i m p r o v e m e n t s to t h e oth- (Continui one) I m a t i o n and g u i d a n c e which, u n d e r Feed More Non-Caking Salt A M ) AVOID H A R D FEELINGS er properties* of the company. T h e , export. T h u s , for tl time t h e | i n t e l l i g e n t m a n a g e m e n t , will inev:- ly in t h e l a u n d r y of a h o m e in t h e new dam will have a head Of 1'ic | h e r e t o f o r e decentralized f a r m e r bor- j tably invite new a g r i c u l t u r a l a d v a n - s u b u r b s of T o r o n t o , Canada, w h e r e A t t a c k B u r e a u F o r Insisting fee]! and will create a pood 15 m i l e s j r o w s the principle upon which l a r g e t a g e s , r e g a r d l e s s of artificial m a r k e t t h e * o u s e w i f e had poured gasoline in long. i n d u s t r y o p e r a t e s and m a k e s the pro- e x p e r i m e n t s . T h e Republican party U. S. Should P a y F l o o d own is solemnly pledged to farm j u s t i c e . a w a s h i n g m a c h i n e to clean window Besides being the c o m p a n y ' s l a r g - tective tariff effectual in his c u r t a i n s , t h e father, m o t h e r a n d a t w o a n d a half y e a r old child w e r e killed, two o t h e r children and two C o n t r o l Costs In W a s h i n g t o n . 1). C , c o m m i t t e e , s e r v a n t maids were seriously injured. Of both the HouSd of R e p r e s e n t a - est development in Michigan t h e pro- d o m e s t i c a r t i c l e . Let it be distinctly T h e R e p u b l i c a n l e a d e r s h i p i dam will be the largest h y d r o - r e m e m b e r e d ' that sound economists s e n a t e has s u p p o r t e d this bill. electric power dam built on soil indorse t h i s principle as practical foundation in t h e world. The w o r l d ' s E i t h e r c o - o p e r a t i v e a g r i c u l t u r e must in t h e It PROFIT-WISE A great g a p i n g hole in t h e g r o u n d , tives and of the Senate d e b a t e and largest soil foundation a t p r e s e n t is finance itself in such circumstance?, s u r r o u n d e d by a blackened wet mass study flood control plans. of r u i n s of brick, m o r t a r a n d c h a r r e d t i m b e r , is all t h a t r e m a i n s of a com- The A d m i n i s t r a t i o n declares itself. And t h e American F a r m B u r e a u the Hodenpyl d a m on t h e Manistee "by s o m e dfevice like the ' e q u a l i z a t i o n river, a n o t h e r C o n s u m e r s property; fee' or it m u s t be directly subsidized This dam has a head a capacity of 24,000 | a n d from t h e public t r e a s u r y . h o r s e p o w e r . who prefer t h e l a t t e r r e c o u r s e em- Thos? Do Your HEWS f o r t a b l e t h r e e s t o r y twelve room F e d e r a t i o n s t a n d s firm on its posi- house. tion as s t a t e d at the Ninth A n n u a l It develops t h a t t h e father b r o u g h t Meeting last December when dele- The Rogers d a m also on t h e Mus- brace a g r e a t e r evil. If the 'equali- kegon r i v e r h a s a bead of 38 feet zation fee' is u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l , t h e Own Selling and a h o r s e p o w e r of 9,0JOQ capacity s u p r e m e c o u r t is t h e p r o p e r a u t h o r - W h e n you bill y o u r stock t o h o m e several gallons of gasoline to gates, not only from the states which while t h e Croton d a m , also in t h i s ity so to r u l e ; and this bill express- t h e Michigan Stock E x c h a n g e be used in the w a s h i n g m a c h i n e in suffered t h e d r a s t i c flood of last c l e a n i n g c u r t a i n s . T h e r e was no fire Spring, but from all over t h e n a t i o n . or gas flame in t h e basement or any- g a t h e r e d and established a specific county, has a 50>-fool head a n d a ca ly p e r m i t s this test w i t h o u t impair- pacity of 13,000 horst ment of t h e / o t h e r relief a l t e r n a t i v e Co-op Commission Merchant? or t h e P r o d u c e r s at E a s t Buf- falo, you do y o u r own selling A, , hen sometimes A n d only In Pilot w h e r e n e a r w h e r e t h e w a s h i n g m a - p r o g r a m declaring that levees should looks and acts Brand can the in t h e t e r m i n a l m a r k e t . c h i n e was located in t h e b a s e m e n t of he the first time of defense; t h a t di- You get all t h e stock will mighty foolish in poultryman get t h e h o m e . Two t h e o r i e s a r e a d v a n c - version c h a n n e l s be established to ed as to t h e cause of t h e fire a n d r e - give more flowage capacity in t h e s u l t a n t d i s a s t r o u s explosion — one lower regions of the Mississippi; t h a t Classified A d s bring. You get t h e a d v a n t a g e of having y o u r own co-opera- front of a n auto- > m o b i l e — b u t p u t Pilot Brand Oyster maximum profit, because in Pilot Brand there is egg Advertisements classified in these columns w i l l be charged at the rate tively employed salesmen at t h a t an electric s p a r k from t h e wash- paralel channels be established above of 5 cents a w o r d . Where the ads are to appear twice, the rate w i l l be t h e T e r m i n a l m a r k e t s sell y o u r Shell-Flake before her a n d she'll show no waste. It is triple-screened, free from ing m a c h i n e motor ignited the fumes the diversion c h a n n e l s ; that surveys 4J/2 cents a word and for ads running three times or more, 4 cents a word, stock to t h e best a d v a n t a g e . how wise she is! poisonous matter, dirt and odor. each Insertion. Farm Bureau members, who actually own this publication, of t h e g a s o l i n e ; t h e o t h e r t h a t static of t r i b u t a r y s t r e a m s be m a d e ; t h a t have the advantage of a rate of 50 cents for any ad of not more than They a r e h e r e in y o u r i n t e r - S h e knows t h a t she must have Cal- Pilot Brand means the difference electricity c r e a t e d by t h e friction of res< rvoirs should be established; t h a t 25 words. Where the ad carries more than 25 words, the rate to them is est a n d t a k e p r i d e in g e t t i n g three cents a w o r d . Cash must accompany all orders for advertisements. t h e c u r t a i n s in t h e m a c h i n e was re- reforestation be encouraged; an i cium Carbonate to cover her eggs, to between an annual lay that barely pays then the F a r m Bureau ended its flood / t h e top or a s n e a r to it for you for itself—or l o s s — a n d a lay t h a t sponsible for t h e d i s a s t e r . as t h e y c a n . ' T h r o u g h them, help in proper food assimilation and to control policy by specifically s t a t i n g ; As t h e explosion occurred in ;i MICHIGAN C E R T I F I E D W H I T E LEG- NOW T A K I N G O R D E R S F O R C H I C K S . you go into t h e t e r m i n a l m a r - give greater hatchability. Pilot Brand makes real money for the raiser. A n d "And all expenses of the abovo born chicks also record of p e r f o r m a n c e Read about o u r Rural "Gold S e a l " Michi- t i g h t l y enclosed b a s e m e n t room, ex- hatchi licks a n d cockerels. First g a n A c c r e d i t e d stock. k e t a n d deal with packers for baby chicks, it means big, strong plan to be b o r n e by the Federal White Leghorns, contains over 9 8 % Calcium Carbonate tensive s t r u c t u r a l d a m a g e was done pen Michigan I n t e r n a t i o n a l E g g L a y i n g n Leghorns, Anconas. Satisfied t h r o u g h our salesmen who are Government." t 1926-27 record 2 in 52 c u s t o m e r s everywlx re. W r i t e how m a n y and is always just what she wants. bones and a healthy, quick maturity. by t h e initial concussion, the front weeks which is t h e highest record ever you want. e x p e r i e n c e d in t h o s e m a r k e t s . W e will quote lowest prices. part of t h e h o u s e being blown into ; This position of t h e F a r m B u r e a u m a d e in tin- Mi ntest. Gr C a t a l o s free. Rural P o u l t r y F a r m , R-l, W h y s h o u l d you let go of O n l y in Calcium Carbonate can a Keep it before your poultry all t h e t h e street. According to t h e (state- s being a t t a c k e d . And it s e e m s v e r y c h i c k s $lfi.00 p e r h u n d r e d . $7."..no for 500. Box 20, Z i e l a n d , Mich. W r i t e for c i r c u l a r and prices on special 3-29B y o u r stock a t a n y p o i n t between hen get sufficient shell covering for year round for year 'round profits. m e n t s of people in nearby houses, the fitting and a p p r o p r i a t e at t h i s t i m e pens. H a r r y B u r n s , Millingtdn, Mich. you a n d t h e p a c k e r Avhen it b u i l d i n g was practically demolished to again quote t h a t poem w r i t t e n by 4-13-2S-P all the eggs she is capable of making. Dealers everywhere. W R I T E OIRKCT T o VS. LARGEST i s n ' t n e c e s s a r y for you to do by the explosion before t h e ensuing Douglas Malloch that a p p e a r e d in t h e FOR SAL.E— S E E D CORN, DUNCAN M a n u f a c t u r e r s in Middle W e s t , for new so? You a n d y o u r co-opera- fire h a d g a i n e d any great headway. "'American L u m b e r m a n " last s p r i n g . v/ellow I'etit, R e g i s t e r e d $7.00; Certified leu price list on T h r e s h e r , Separator, Fire Dried, splendid type, high H a y Stack. Implement, C o n t r a c t o r s a n d t i v e n e i g h b o r s c a n get t o g e t h - T h e explosion was sufficiently violent as the overflowing w a t e r s of the germination. I'-. R. York, T h r e e Rivers, ilso Truck Covers and T a r p a u l i n s . All er on a c a r l o a d . Make your Mississippi washed out h u n d r e d s of sixes and k i n d s of Tents. Buy direct next shipment to us. t o do m a t e r i a l d a m a g e to dwellings Mich., K. 4. t h o u s a n d s of acres of farm l a n d s a n d B I R D S E E D EXTRA Q U A L I T Y . G E T from M a n u f a c t u r e r and save m o n e y . Aty on both sides of t h e one in which the our prices. Pagan S I n d i a n a p - tractive d i s c o u n t s on q u a n t i t y o r d e r s . On NOTICE: AYo a g a i n urge b r o u g h t death and d e s t r u c t i o n to a t r a g e d y occurred. olis. Ind. I-13-5-13b.M orders of jriO.OO or more we p a y the s h i p p e r s t o b e v e r y careful vast inland t e r r i t o r y . H e r e is t h e freight a n y w t t w e in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , All of which serves to emphasize way poetical Douglas Malloch s t a t e d EGGS—Si ('. R. I. R E D S — L O N G F I E L D i'overs shipped same day o r d e r is r e - about bedding and partition- t h e fact, t h a t too great care cannot t h e F a r m B u r e a u policy: s t r a i n dirfect, d a r k uniform color. Rest '•eived. Ifoosier Tarpaulin & Canvas ing their cars properly. Coeds Co., 1302 \V. W a s h . St., I n d i a n a p - be exercised in the h a n d l i n g of gaso- -on, 13 for 50; ?."> for 100. M a r y - M a c olis. Ind. M3b.M "WHO OWNS THE RIVER " F a r m , Homer, Mich., R-l. (-J7-28-P line. This for the reason t h a t a Michigan Livestock Exchange gallon of t h e fluid has s u b s t a n t i a l l y "The river belongs to the nation. Detroit, Mich. The levee, they say. to the state: t h e power of e i g h t y - t h r e e p o u n d s of The government runs navigation the Lead or d y n a m i t e , when mixed with air The commonwealth, though, pays the freight, only this, but a gallon of gasoline will Now. here is t h e problem t h a t ' s 1>. give off 130 times its hulk in vapor, flense, whii-h js t h e r i g h t or the wrong? HERES Producers Commission Ass'n E a s t Buffalo, N. Y. FOR POULTRY OYSTER SHELL P R O D U C T S CORPORATION Shell Building, S t . Louis, Mo. a n d when vaporized will convert When the w a t e r r u n s over t h e 1,500 t i m e s its v o l u m e of air i n t o 'I'n Whom does t h e rtver belong? that Puts Certa\ an explosive. " I t ' s t h e g o v e r n m e n t ' s river in s u m m e r W h e n t h e s t a g e of t h e w a t e r is low. lint in the s p r i n g When it g e t s on ;i r ^U^TMCSTSS^JM \ hummer CORN IS AIDED BY Ami s t a r t s o'er the levee to flow; When t h e river g e t s s u d d e n l y dippy T h e s t a t e m u s t dig down in its till Ami push back t h e old Mississippi SEED TREATMENT A w a y from the farm and the mill. •| know very little of lawing, I've m a d e little s t u d y of c o u r t s , I've done little g e e i n g and h a w i n g M a k e s Y o u A Big Saving O n T h e Inexpensive D u s t i n g C h e c k s T h r o u g h v e r d i c t s , opinions, report*; W h y need t h e r e be a n y t h i n g m o r e said Disease, I n c r e a s e s W h e n t h e r i v e r s t a r t s levees to climb? Yields If the g o v e r n m e n t owns the aforesaid It must own it all of t h e time. "If the bull voir a r e leading should bellow G RASSELLI Arsenate of head is preferred and used by the leading fruit growers of the country, The United S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of And j u m p o v e r s o m e b o d y ' s fence, year after year, because from long experience they T h e r e isn't m u c h doubt y o u ' r e the fellow know in advance its use simply means a higher A g r i c u l t u r e h a s j u s t issued C i r c u l a r Expected to b e a r the e x p e n s e ; No. 3 4 in which a r e given t h e r e s u l t s If it follows a S u n d a y school t e a c h e r yield of first class fruit. And eiiases t h e maid up a tree, obtained by t r e a t i n g seed corn with Y o u ' r e the o w n e r the s a m e of the ' f e a - t h r e e different c h e m i c a l d u s t s . ture Don't experiment. Insist on GRASSELLI whichv in- If it were possible to e l i m i n a t e all U n d o u b t e d ) ' all will a g r e e . sures you lead of the highest quality and uniformity, diseased seed by careful selection and "it some time should s o m e b o d y ' s c h i c k e n s and prompt delivery in any quantity you require. laboratory germination tests tha Qet into your g a r d e n and dig t r e a t i n g of seed c o r n would be u n - And pull up the p l a n t s like the dickens, There's a Grasselli distributor near you. • Or s o m e b o d y ' s bull pup or pig, necessary, Since t h i s is not the case, The o w n e r thereof cannot b l a m e it On ynii or some p a r t y r e m o t e : T H E GRASSELLI CHEMICAL COMPANY increased yields of from one to eight T h e o w n e r thereof can't disclaim it Founded 1839 • •• Cleveland, Ohio bushels per acre h a v e been o b t a i n - The chick or the pup or the s h o a t . ed from t r e a t e d seed. "If it's your Mississippi in dry time, A n o t h e r factor i n f l u e n c i n g t h e ad- It's yours, Uncle S a m . when it's w e t : v a n t a g e s of seed t r e a t m e n t is unfav- o r a b l e w e a t h e r , which is discussed If it's your Mississippi in fly time, In flood t i m e it's your r i v e r yet, T h e r e ' s no o t h e r way you can m a k e it. BSSk GRASSELLI GRADE in t h e bulletin as follows: And so. when I give the a l a r m , Come get your d a r n e d river and t a k e it. $gg*»£S^ C4 Standard c7/e/d Wigh forgQ-Tears " W h e n corn p l a n t i n g Is followed by a period of u n f a v o r a b l e w e a t h e r t h e benefits from seed t r e a t m e n t a r e Away from my timber and farm.'" ( D o u g l a s Malloch in •'American Lumberman." > Dunham Culti-Packer m o r e pronounced than when the Article in t h e Bureau Farmer w e a t h e r following p l a n t i n g is fav- He Traveled o r a b l e . Seed t r e a t m e n t with a s a t - F o r h o u r s they had been t o g e t h e r isfactory dust disinfectant possible early p l a n t i n g with a g r e a t - e r d e g r e e of safety from loss of seed makes a n d labor. I n a s m u c h as e a r l y p l a n t - ing is d e s i r a b l e to obtain t h e l a r g - on h e r frenl porch. The moon cast its t e n d e r gleam down on t h e y o u n g h a n d s o m e couple who sat s t r a n g e l y far a p a r t . Finally: He sighed. She sighed. < FARM > BUREAU ifi BRAND jjuWhich Micto&aaTarmers Depend Up est possible yields of w e l l - m a t u r e d "I wish I h a d money, dear.',' b e said, " I ' d t r a v e l . " corn, this a d v a n t a g e of seed t r e a t - ^FEEDS^ m e n t is of g r e a t practical impor- Impulsively, s h e slipped h e r h a n d i n t o h i s ; t h e n rising swiftly, she FERTILirtR COAL AND COKE O. BINOeRTWINE ^ MICHIGAN FARMBUREAU Forty pages of helpful farming hints. Com- tance. T h e actual cost of t r e a t i n g corn is a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e cents per seed sped into t h e h o u s e . Aghast, he looked at his h a n d . In his palm lay a nickle. &&LY S E R ^ te//* o h i orrect formulae and high THE TRAFFIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT quality i n g r e d i e n t s . F o r detailed inform.ition on Michi- Note These Prices Of t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u will check u p t h e c h a r g e s on gan F a r m B u r e a u Fertilizer, Seeds, Dairy and Poultry Feeds, w r i t e us cli- Length Actual your freight bills; file o v e r c h a r g e c l a i m s : file loss a n d d a m a g e '• consull your local C o - O p e r a - Number Number Farm Bureau c l a i m s ; w a t c h all freight r a t e s on your farm p r o d u c t s a n d supplies No. Rolling Weight, of tive Dealer. Over-all, Pound3 of Price and be y o u r p e r s o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e to t h e r a i l r o a d s . Claims col- Inches Capacity, Wheels Horses Complete •r p a i d - u p F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s . Inches C h a r g e For A u d i t i n g MMWF»CTU«O f °B IGHIGAN FARM BUREAU 50 r.2 86 98 74 86 950 1050 37 43 2 2 or 3 *$59.95 *$69.00 110 98 1175 . F a r m Bureau Traffic Department WOWS**" £ 1 ? * SEEDSERVItt -SUPPLY SERVICE 56 49 3 » | *$77.00 221 •ZZt Mich. F r o n t w h e e l s 15 inch d i a m e t e r . R e a r w h e e l s 12 inch d i a m e t e r . >. C e d a r St. , . Lansing, Lansing- Michigan. D e d u c t S 4 . 0 0 for f h d t i - P a o k e r If w a n t e d w i t h o u t f o r e c a r r i a g e a n d s e a t . P r i c e s a r e f. o. b . B e r e a , O.