A Man Is Known By Hl» Works And By His Affiliations MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Farming As A Bu«in*M I t The Best Incentive For Organlting A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers SIXTH YEAR, VOL. VI., No. 17 SEPTEMBER 14, 1928 ISSUED SEMIMONTHLY — —— WESTERN PEOPLE POSTAL DEPT. FINDS RULES ARE VIOLATED INSURANCE WORK CHAMPION SEED DEALERS OF STATE , APPRECIATE THE A r e c e n t test a t a post office dis- Inspect Alfalfa Fields GIVEN APPROVAL MAKE TRIP THROUGH NORTHWEST AS closed t h a t a t least 30 p e r cent of FARM PROBLEM t h e parcels h a n d l e d t h e r e a t contained l e t t e r s , p e r s o n a l n o t e s or o t h e r writ- BY 7 EXAMINERS FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE GUEST ten m a t t e r which s h o u l d not h a v e All Classes^ In Corn Belt Are been inclosed. Status Of State Farm Mutual Discussing the Surplus S o m e p o s t m a s t e r s fail to exercise First Contest To Promote Alfalfa Seed Sale* p r o p e r care to p r e v e n t t h e accep- Auto Insurance Gsmpany Situation t a n c e for m a i l i n g , a t less t h a n t h e Reported Good Afforded Two Weeks Tour Of Utah And first-class r a t e of p o s t a g e , of pack- a g e s c o n t a i n i n g b a r b e r ' s tools, .foun- Northern Alfalfa Regions To 5 IMPROVING CONDITIONS tain pens, jewelry, maohinery, or AUDIT 1927 BUSINESS Leaders In Local Sales A. other articles, together with instruc- Farmer Should Make Plans To tions, indicated by w r i t t e n word or Report Favorable Finding On The Michigan State Farm Bureau Seed Service's trip to the by check m a r k s , for r e p a i r s to be Remedy His Own m a d e or w o r k to be done, in connec- Claim Adjustment And alfalfa seed producing regions of Utah, provided for the local } Difficulties t i o n w i t h t h e a r t i c l e s , such i n s t r u c - Michigan D i s t r i b u t o r s of k n o w n origin seed inspecting the alfalfa Loss Settlement seed dealer making the biggest gain in alfalfa seed sales in his tions s u b j e c t i n g t h e p a c k a g e s to pos- fields of U t a h . They a r e : Bassett, Megee, Simmons, Vtvian, Hansen, t a g e a t t h e first-class r a t e — t w o cents George, H u n t , Sears, Mrs. Schultz and Ed Schultz. respective district this season, was made with a party of nearly • By M r s . E d i t h M. Wajjar for each ounce or fraction thereof. A very favorable r e p o r t on t h e twenty seed men and agronomists participating. JuBt r e c e n t l y I was called to a t - business of the S t a t e F a r m M u t u a l W h e n it is desired to h a v e written Automobile I n s u r a n c e company was The trip was planned as a means of stimulating seed sales t e n d s o m e m e e t i n g s In t h e West a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s of t h e k i n d r e f e r r e d to t h e t r i p gave me a m u c h clearer vi- m a d e recently by insurance e x a m i n - in each of five districts of the Lower Peninsula and the aggre- a c c o m p a n y t h e articles m a i l e d ' a t t h e sion of a g r i e u l t u r a l c o n d i t i o n s in gen- ers' d e p a r t m e n t s of several of the gate increase of business was found to more than justify the t h i r d or fourth^class r a t e of postage, eral. We Michigan folks of s m a l l s t a t e s in which this concern o p e r a t e s . I n a s m u c h as the Michigan S t a t e expense of the trip. It was a complete success from every t h i s m a y be done providing a com- f a r m s a n d highly diversified m e t h o d s m u n i c a t i o n is p r e p a r e d at t h e first- can h a r d l y a p p r e c i a t e t h e t r o u b l e s F a r m B u r e a u is t h e s t a t e a g e n t for standpoint and the trip, which continued through two weeks, class r a t e a n d a t t a c h e d to a parcel a n d perplexities of t h e w e s t e r n farm- this company in Michigan, t h e find- took the group into some regions of unusual interest. of t h i r d or f o u r t h class m a t t e r . er. G r e a t a c r e a g e s of corn as far a s ings of the board of examiners should be of i n t e r e s t to F a r m B u r e a u Ted Maurer, manager of the seed sales for the Farm Bureau t h e eye could see from t h e t r a i n ; g r e a t h e r d s of feeder c a t t l e , a n d co- o p e r a t i v e e l e v a t o r s a t every s t a t i o n . CUBA IS BIGGEST News r e a d e r s . Seed Service, who proposed the contest, has written a very in- The i n s u r a n c e commissions of Illi- teresting log of the trip. Some of the pictures which the group nois, Indiana, Minnesota, Texas, Mis- I found c r o w d s of w o m e n all t a l k i n g community work and co-operative w o r k , all i n t e r e s t e d in t h e F a r m Bu- IMPORTER OF OUR s o u r i , S. D a k o t a and K a n s a s conduct- were able to take on the trip will be reproduced in the series ed the e x a m i n a t i o n which covered t h e of articles which the N E W S intends to run, part of which ap- r e a u a n d all h o p i n g for b e t t e r con- d i t i o n s . I'm s u r e our*, f a r m w o m e n RUBBER FOOTWEAR insurance c o m p a n y ' s business for t h e pears in this issue. calendar year of 1927, m a k i n g t h o r o u g h check of all income a n d a —•!• The Trip are thinking more and more as time F r i d a y e v e n i n g , A u g u s t 10, C l a u d s passes on t h e necessity of f a r m folks Great Britain Second Among knowing their own business and d i s b u r s e m e n t s . The e x a m i n a t i o n in- cluded a solid check of t h e e n t i r e OHIO CO-OP CUTS H u n t of H a s t i n g s ; Hal S i m m o n s of L a w r e n c e ; F r e d B a s s e t t of North- The Foreign Buyers of y e a r by c o m p a r i n g the issued checks t e n d i n g t h e i r own b u s i n e s s . W o m e n w h o a v e r y s h o r t t i m e ago Rubber Footwear S a m u e l W e s t e r n , U t a h ' s oldest alfalfa seed grower, in his 50 year old alfalfa field. This field h a s not been plowed or t u r n e d under d u r i n g the year with t h e cash book, m a k i n g a t e s t check of all e n t r i e s OPERATION COSTS p o r t ; Gale Vivian of M o n r o e ; and Mrs. E d . Schultz of W a t e r ' o w n ; Roy Scears of A k r o n ; I n e r H a n s e n Mr. w e r e satisfied with k n o w i n g how to for a half c e n t u r y . from the cash book to t h e ledger, cook for t h e i r family a n d to c l o t h e of T r u f a n t ; Alfred George a n d Ted C u b a led all foreign c o u n t r i e s a s a verifying all balances and found all Eggs Marketed For Members M a u r e r of Lansing, boarded tha t h e i r family a r e now b e c o m i n g anx- m a r k e t for A m e r i c a n r u b b e r footwear e n t r i e s p e r t a i n i n g to this p a r t i c u l a r ious to k n o w a b o u t f a r m legislation l a s t y e a r . G r e a t B r i t a i n was second. item as entered on t h e books, the At 2.3 Cents a Dozen Santa Fo t r a i n for t h e U t a h t r i p . J . a n d co-operative b u y i n g a n d selling W. Nicolson, f o r m e r M a n a g e r of t h e Most of C u b a ' s p u r c h a s e of r u b b e r e x a m i n e r s ' r e p o r t shows. During July a n d r e a d j u s t m e n t of t a x e s a n d hon- f o o t w e a r from t h e United StJftes con- Michigan F a r m B u r e a u Seed Serv- > Million Dollar Assets ice, m e t t h e p a r t y at Chicago. Mis est g o v e r n m e n t . *N s J isist of c a n v a s r u b b e r - s o l e d shoes The securities of the company, F o r t y - t h r e e per cent of t h e eggs familiarity with s c h e d u l e s , t . a n s p o r - E v e r y w h e r e in t h e W e s t I h e a r d which a r e used on t h e island both for totaling approximately a million dol- m a r k e t e d by t h e Ohio P o u l t r y Pro- tation, a n d t h e c o u n t r y in g e n e r a l . people t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e p r e s e n t ag- s p o r t a n d e v e r y d a y w e a r . Great lars, were counted in t h e safety de- ducers' Cooperative Association, enabled t h e p a r t y to see and d o m o r e ricultural situation. In h o t e l s , on B r i t a i n , however, buys chiefly r u b - posit vault of t h e F i r s t T r u s t 'and W a u s e o n , d u r i n g t h e first half of in t h e s h o r t e s t t i m e possible. t h e t r a i n s a n d b u s s e s ; people of all ber boots from t h e United S t a t e s . Savings B a n k s of Bloomington, 111., J u l y sold a t an overage price of 30 The Philippines were t h e third A r r i v i n g in K a n s a s City, t h e p a r t y classes, r a i l r o a d men, b u s i n e s s m e n and all these securities wer3 r e p o r t - cents a dozen, 36 p e r c e n t sold for was given a c o m p l i m e n t a r y b r e a k f a s t a n d l a b o r e r s . All had g r a s p e d t h e chief m a r k e t for A m e r i c a n rubber i \m ed intact as listed. Only one bond of 27 c e n t s ; 10 per cent for 34 c e n t s ; in t h e F r e d H a r v e y d i n i n g r o j m . lo- idea t h a t t h e r e is an a g r i c u l t u r a l f o o t w e a r in 1 9 2 7 ; Argentina was $5,000 was checked from tMs t o t a l 7 per cent for 23 c e n t s ; a n d 3 per cated in t h e Hnion S t a t i o n . Hy t a e p r o b l e m a n d most of t h e m h a d a f o u r t h , P o r t o Rico fifth, British Ma- and deducted a s an asset not a d m i t - cent for 22 c e n t s or less. Brown- J. G. P e p p a r d Seed C o m p a n y of K a n - r e m e d y . It is r i d i c u l o u s to t h e ex- laya sixth. ted because it h a d been issued by t h e shelled eggs b r o u g h t t h e highest sas City. After t h e h e a r t y b r e a k - t r e m e to listen to some people lay- Milwaukee J o i n t Land B a n k , w h i c h price. D u r i n g t h e period a t o t a l of fast provided, t h e y m a d e it posnihie, ing p l a n s in t h e f a r m e r ' s behalf. B u t I a m now s u r e we h a v e t h e eyes of t h e c o u n t r y focused on u s and my CHANGE PROGRAM ?% h a s been placed in receivership w i t h prospects of a dividend being paid on the security when final settle- 45,975 dozen of eggs w e r e h a n d l e d . The association is t r u c k i n g service for t h e collecton of furnishing for u s to d r i v e t h r o u g h t h e r e s i d e n - tial district w h e r e we saw some, w o n - derful h o m e s . *<* w o r r y is, a r e we going to let t h e o t h e r fellow mix t h e m e d i c i n e for u s OF POTATO SHOW A g r o n o m i s t s of four s t a t e s inspect U t a h Alfalfa fields. Prof. C. m e n t of its affairs is made. In c o m m e n t i n g on the a d j u s t m e n t eggs for o n e e n t i r e c o u n t y a n d part of a n o t h e r c o u n t y . A new truck More Michigan G u e s t s L e a v i n g K a n s a s City we found to take? of claims, t h e e x a m i n e r s reported r o u t e is being p l a n n e d for a t h i r d A r e n ' t we a s a g r o u p j u s t as c a p - a b l e of p l a n n i n g o u r own protection FOR GREENVILLE R. Megee, of Michigan State College is shown on t h e light. The o t h e r s in t h e p i c t u r e a r e : Allen, of Missouri; Churchill, of Iowa a n d W i l l o u g h b y , of K a n s a s . from their investigation, " t h a t we a r e m o r e t h a n satisfied t h a t j u s t i c e county. H a n d l i n g costs r e a c h e d t h e i r low- t h a t two m o r e Michigan people h a d j o i n e d u s : Profesaur C, It. Mege» of Michigan S t a t e college, and Roy Ban- and advancement and readjustment is being done to t h e policyholders est point in t h e h i s t o r y of t h e or- O u t s t a n d i n g f e a t u r e s of t h e 1928 net of t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u a s t h e l a b o r i n g class h a s been or Greenville P o t a t o show include t h e in the a d j u s t m e n t of claims a g a i n s t g a n i z a t i o n in April of t h i s year, t h o s e of t h e c o m m e r c i a l w o r l d ? Well! All o t h e r people u n i q u e P o t a t o Show p a r a d e t h i n k w a s i n a u g u r a t e d last year a n d t h e which SUPPLY SERVICE FEDERAL REPORT t h e company, likewise with t h e pay- m e n t of the losses, which h a s s h o w n w h e n t h e expense a m o u n t e d to but 2.3 cents a dozen. This cost included Seed Service. O. E. Allen, a g e n t in Missouri, also j o i n e d party. It was p l e n t y h o t all county the dtty w e ' r e not. That's why they a r e p o t a t o show b a n q u e t . p l a n n i n g for us a n d I too have my t o r y , a g r i c u l t u r e , m a n u f a c t u r i n g , edu- P i o n e e r his- FEED SPECIALIST FAVORS MICHIGAN promptness in all cases e x a m i n e d . " The e x a m i n e r s gave as a t o t a l of a d m i t t e d assets, $1,153,147.77 a n d t r u c k i n g , c a n d l i n g , g r a d i n g a n d all overhead expense. S a t u r d a y b u t as wo a p p r o a c h e d t h o m o u n t a i n s it began to cool off. S u n - d o u b t s or we would h a v e a m o r e u n i t - c a t i o n , etc., a r e to be depicted in t h e day m o r n i n g , at Colorado Springs, ed o r g a n i z e d farm force a s k i n g for p a r a d e , which is expected to be over o u r r i g h t s in o u r own behalf. W e a mile in length. This year t h e splen- FOR FIELD STAFF POTATO GROWERS as gross assets, $1,256,104.79 a s of Dec. 3 1 , 1927, with s u r p l u s over all TWO DAYS'DAIRY everyone felt fresh a n d frisky in the cool, high a l t i t u d e a t m o s p h e r e . folks w h o do see t h e a d v a n t a g e of did M. S. C. m i l i t a r y b a n d , which is liabilities, $ 2 1 5 , 0 7 3 . 5 1 . PRODUCTS NEEDED T h e p a r t y was divided i n t o t w o . w o r k i n g as a u n i t m u s t s e e to it t h a t f a m e d over t h e c o u n t r y , will lead t h e New Arrangement Makes Bureau, Department of Agri- The report was s u b m i t t e d by M. FOR OUR IMPORTS g r o u p s for a t r i p Up P i k e ' s P e a k . our farmer neighbor k n o w s w h a t p a r a d e , a n d give a concert a t t h e an- Beehler, examiner, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e T h o s e who w e n t up on t h e cog r o a d i t ' s all a b o u t a n d w h a t w e a r e t r y - n u a l p o t a t o b a n q u e t . Feed Expert Available culture, Reviews Its State of Illinois; R. M. Meyer, ac- W e r e t h e A m e r i c a n people to rely The banquet c a m e down by a u t o m o b i l e a d d vice ing to do. T h e r e a r e a l t o g e t h e r too a l w a y s proves t h e h i g h spot of t h e To Local Groups Steady Growth tuary, r e p r e s e n t i n g the State of on t h e i r own p r o d u c t i o n of d a i r y food versa. T h e p a r t y met a t t h e top to m a n y on t h e o u t s i d e w h o a r e really y e a r for Montcalm p o t a t o m e n . Minnesota; C. B. B u r g e , e x a m i n e r , stuffs, it w o u l d become n e c e s s a r y to exchange comments and snowballs, A r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e State of K a n s a s ; J . go w i t h o u t such foods for t w o days the l a t t e r being g a t h e r e d from crev- o u r c o m p e t i t o r s r a t h e r t h a n co-part- s p e a k e r of n a t i o n a l i m p o r t a n c e is to T h e F a r m B u r e a u Supply Service Ten y e a r s ago the p o t a t o growers Russell Sharpe, examiner, r e p r e s e n t - of the y e a r or i m p o r t t h e amount ices a m o n g t h e rocks. None of t h e n e r s for the* s a m e c a u s e . Our farm be h e a r d on t h i s occasion. h a s a d d e d to its field staff a d a i r y of Michigan organized t h e Michigan ing the State of Missouri; J . G. n e c e s s a r y for t h o s e two d a y s , it is p a r t y was e n t i r e l y o v e r c o m e b u t t h e w o m e n a r e a big factor in t h e whole A c h a n g e h a s been m a d e in t h e specialist who will be available for P o t a t o Growers' Exchange, Cadillac, V a u g h n , examiner, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e i n d i c a t e d in a r e c e n t l y r e p o r t e d s t a t e - m o r e t r u t h f u l ones a d m i t t e d s h a k y p r o c e e d i n g s a n d m u s t be mobilized p r o g r a m from f o r m e r y e a r s as to discussing livestock and p o u l t r y in a n effort to r e m e d y unfavorable S t a t e of T e x a s ; J a m e s F . H o u l i h a n , m e n t by A. F . W o o d s , of t h e U. S. knees a n d s h o r t b r e a t h . A fifty- i n t o o u r r a n k s for action. T h e y t h e several e d u c a t i o n a l sessions for feeding problems a t co-op m e e t i n g s m a r k e t i n g conditions. S t a r t i n g in an special examiner, r e p r e s e n t i n g the D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . H e shows y a r d d a s h would have p u t all of u s s h o u l d be a r o u s e d to t h e i r o p p o r t u n - t h e d a y s of t h e p o t a t o show. This and m e e t i n g s of o t h e r local g r o u p s e x p e r i m e n t a l way with everything S t a t e of South Dakota a n d George t h a t d a i r y m e n of this c o u n t r y pro- under. ities a n d o u r m e n s h o u l d not h e s i t a t e y e a r a m e e t i n g of this n a t u r e was of f a r m e r s . a b o u t systematic m a r k e t i n g to learn, duce t h e e q u i v a l e n t of t h e r e q u i r e - H. Tomlinson, examiner, r e p r e s e n t - to recognize t h e a s s i s t a n c e t h e y could h e l d in t h e s p r i n g before t h e potatoes In deciding upon this extra serv- t h e organization has reached a point m e n t of t h e c o u n t r y for 363 days T h e view from the top is beyond ing the State of Indiana. give if d e s i r e d or p e r m i t t e d . were planted. The only special ice to f a r m e r s , t h e Supply Service w h e r e it is h a n d l i n g a substantial verbal description. I m a g i n e your- of t h e y e a r . m e e t i n g t h i s y e a r will be *an i l l u s t r a - picked R o b e r t Addy, a dairy special- portion of the potatoes shipped to self 14,109 feet ( a l m o s t 3 m i l e s ) in ted t a l k on T h u r s d a y , November 8. ist for six years, who h a d been em- m a r k e t . The association assures its the air on a surface of a b o u t an SPUD MEN MAKE On S a t u r d a y , t h e l a s t day of the p o t a t o show, j u d g i n g contests for ployed by Michigan State College u n - m e m b e r s of a m a r k e t a t til t h e first of t h i s m o n t h , w h e n he (market prices. T h r o u g h the educa- average PLAN SALES MEET Michigan Plant To Take Canning Lead a c r e or t w o . Ahy point from w h i c h you m i g h t decide to t a k e off w o u l d boys a n d g i r l s a n d m e n a n d w o m e n joined t h e F a r m B u r e a u staff. tional work of t h e association and m e a n a ffrst stop of five to six t h o u - GOOD WILL TOUR will be t h e m a i n e v e n t s . Mr. Addy is familiar with, feed its m a r k e t i n g activities, g r o w e r s have p r o b l e m s p e r t a i n i n g to poultry, cows l e a r n e d how to produce better stock FOR HELD STAFF More s t r i n g b e a n s will be canned at t h e W. R. R o a c h factory a t Scott- sand feet. In t h e d i s t a n c e a r e low- e r p e a k s of v a r i o u s sizes, shapes, a n d h o g s a n d v a r i o u s other dairy by t h e use of h i g h - g r a d e seed; have ville t h i s y e a r t h a n a t a n y o t h e r a n d colors, wooded t o t h e t i m b e r - A b e t t e r , first-hand u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e g r o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s a n d the LIVESTOCK RATES subjects. His w o r k with t h e Supply Service tion and learned better m e t h o d s of cultiva- Organization And Sales Men factory in t h e United S t a t e s a n d K la handling; have learned Are To Discuss Lines t h o u g h t , in t h e world-. lino ( w h i c h is a b o u t 11,000 f e e t ) a n d above t h a t a j u m b l e of m a s s i v e m a r k e t i n g system employed in t h e p r o d u c t i o n of the big p o t a t o crop was g a i n e d recently by Michigan CUT 12 PER CENT will be in s u p p o r t of t h e S t a t e Col- s o m e t h i n g a b o u t g r a d i n g , lege Dairy p r o g r a m , covering breed- m a r k e t d e m a n d ? , and o t h e r factors; ing, w e e d i n g and feeding. •have established their own storing, brand Of Field Work Since t h e factory h a s n o t c a n n e d peas, it h a s c o n c e n t r a t e d on s t r i n g beans, a n d h a s t h i s y e a r doubled rock f o r m a t i o n s . " B o t t o m l e s s P i t " could The g l e a m i n g a deep g r e e n in t h e m o r n - water be in seen a g r o u p of a b o u t 150 s p u d g r o w e r s of ' P e n n s y l v a n i a w h o toured the BY I. C.C. RULING R e a d e r s of t h e F a r m B u r e a u News "Chief P e t o s k y " for choice sacked A supply-organization who desire i n f o r m a t i o n on these s u b - p o t a t o e s ; and have s t i m u l a t e d the ship conference is to be held Mon- a r e r a i s i n g 850 a c r e s of t h e b e a n s , salesman- t h e a c r e a g e . F a r m e r s in t h i s section all of w h i c h will be canned at ing sunlight. Colorado looked like a c h e c k e r b o a r d of con- Springs n o r t h e r n p o t a t o g r o w i n g section of j e c t s Will be given personal consider d e m a n d for this stock. v e n i e n t size to hold on y o u r k n e e s . day, S e p t e m b e r 17, a t t h e L a n s i n g Michigan for t w o days. A new o r d e r m a d e by t h e I n t e r - ation if t h e y will w r i t e to Mr. Addy, Because of t h e d r o u t h during t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e F a r m B u r e a u . Scottville. ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e t w o ) T h e t r i p w a s m a d e to s t u d y pro- s t a t e C o m m e r c e Commission m a k e s c a r e of F a r m B u r e a u News, L a n s i n g , p o t a t o growing season t h e Michigan A m o n g t h e s p e a k e r s will b e : Carl duction of t h e crop of certified seed potatoes. The members p a r t y used 41,000 b u s h e l s of Michi- of the a 12 per cent r e d u c t i o n in livestock Mich. f r e i g h t r a t e s effective October T h i s r a t e covers s h i p m e n t s w i t h i n 1. crop was only about t w o - t h i r d s of K i d m a n , special s a l e s m a n w i t h n o r m a l a n d t h e E x c h a n g e h a n d l e d F a r m B u r e a u ; L. A. T h o m a s , m a n - only 1,765 cars of potatoes, which is a g e r of the supply service; E. E . Un- the B o n e s In Huron D u n e s g a n certified seed p o t a t o e s last y e a r and p l a n - o n using a hundred thou- t h e C e n t r a l F r e i g h t Association ter- r i t o r y a n d on t r u n k l i n e s h i p m e n t s to IMPROVEMENT SEEN t h e smallest n u m b e r d u r i n g its ten gren, director years of operation. Sales for the sea- Mills, traffic m a n a g e r ; Alfred Ben- of publicity; A. P . \ Tell Of The Early Life s a n d b u s h e l s t h i s year, it is u n d e r - stood. The tour was arranged through t h e east. T h i s r e d u c t i o n will m e a n a saving IN LIVESTOCK LINE son a m o u n t e d to $1,451,823 and net tall, i n s u r a n c e m a n a g e r ; T. C. M a u r - e a r n i n g s came to $4,262. er, seed, d e p a r t m e n t m a n a g e r ; C. L. of a p p r o x i m a t e l y five dollars on each A n u m b e r of departments arc Brody, secretaryw)manager; Robert Pottery, Weapons, Arrow Heads And Other Relics c o - o p e r a t i o n of t h e Michigan P o t a t o c a r o f ' l i v e s t o c k s h i p p e d to t h e De- With the purchasing power of m a i n t a i n e d by t h e Exchange. The Addy, field specialist for t h e supply Growers Exchange, the agricultural t r o i t m a r k e t a n d m o r e on Buffalo farm p r o d u c t s close to t h e h i g h e s t seed d e p a r t m e n t has now operated service; C. L. Nash, p r g a n i z a t i o n di- Of A Bygone Race Tell A Mute Story r e l a t i o n s division of t h e New York s h i p m e n t s , it is e s t i m a t e d . point r e a c h e d since 1920, t h e B u r e a u five years a n d h a s been i n s t r u m e n t a l rector. C e n t r a l lindB a n d t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a T h e c o m m i s s i o n h a s also oosted a of A g r i c u l t u r a l Economics, D e p a r t - in p r o m o t i n g t h e production of certi- Of Savage Life In Michigan's potato growers' organization. r u l i n g , c u t t i n g t h e r a t e s for ship- m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , r e p o r t s contin- fied seed a n d its sale to growers of Thumb District NOTICE m e n t of fertilizer, effective October ued financial 5. improvement in t h e Michigan and other s t a t e s . T h e pur- S h i p m e n t s m a d e a f t e r t h i s d a t e livestock i n d u s t r i e s b u t lower m a r - chasing d e p a r t m e n t l a s t year b o u g h t will be governed by a c t u a l mileage k e t s for s o m e of t h e major crops, in supplies to the a m o u n t of $111,075, BRITISH CO-OPS E x c a v a t o r s in t h e vicinity of P o r t Find Arrow Heads An o r d e r h a s been issued by t h s S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e to r a t e s while a f u r t h e r o r d e r of t h e its m o n t h l y s u m m a r y of t h e a g r i c u l - commission m a k e s t h e schedule of t u r a l s i t u a t i o n . r a t e s effective a f t e r 80 d a y s from including potato bags, spray ma- terial, paper for lining cars, etc. . RAISE OWN TEA Crescent, in H u r o n c o u n t y , a l o n g t h e s a n d d u n e shjores of L a k e H u r o n , a r e daily b r i n g i n g to light relics of Many a r r o w h e a d s h a v e been found i n t a c t w i t h perfect o u t l i n e s i n d i c a t - ing t h e skill of t h e s a v a g e s . Pieces t h e effect t h a t all c a t t l e a r r i v i n g in Beef c a t t l e p r o d u c e r s a r e once O c t o b e r 5, o r a f t e r December 5, a g a i n in s t r o n g Tea is such an i m p o r t a n t i t e m in a n age of s t o n e w o r k e r s , p r o b a b l y of flint w i t h e d g e s as sharp as a c a r s or t r u c k s t h a t also c o n t a i n r e - position after all based upon t h e s h o r t h a u l mileage. t h e i r h a r d t i m e s , t h e B u r e a u says. the supplies handled by t h e E n g l i s h t h e R e d s k i n s of E a s t e r n Michigan knife h a v e been d u g o u t . Bones, actor cattle, and which are not p r o p e r l y s e p a r a t e d by a wooden par- t i t i o n , will h a v e to be disposed ot B o t h of t h e s e o r d e r s a r e a decid- Hogs a r e a p p a r e n t l y on t h e u p s w i n g ed a d v a n t a g e to t h e farmers of of a price cycle. T h e dairy i n d u s t r y Michigan a s c o m p a r e d - w i t h * r a t e s is in relatively good s h a p e , with m a r - Do You Know? and Scottish Co-operative W h o b ago to a c q u i r e land in India whose a c t i v i t i e s ceased s o m e two o r Societies t h a t they began some y e a r s t h r e e c e n t u r i e s ago. Odd u t e n s i l s , a n d p o t t e r y of a peculiar, A m e r i c a n I n d i a n b r o k e n by t h e e x c a v a t i n g m a c h i n e r y , a r e t h o u g h t to be from t h e buria.1 g r o u n d for I n d i a n b r a v e s , s o m e of for i m m e d i a t e s l a u g h t e r . Ceylon and p r o d u c e tea on a l a r g e design, flint a r r o w h e a d s a n d bones whom c a m e to t h e i r d e a t h in t h e t h a t h a v e o b t a i n e d in t h e past, a n d ket milk prices a t a b o u t t h e h i g h e s t N i n e t e e n million people a r e traf- will m e a n t h e s a v i n g of t h o u s a n d s of level since 1920, with feed prices ficking in the p r o d u c t s raised by scale. D u r i n g 192 7 t h e tea e s t a t e s of t h e a b o r i g i n e a r e a m o n g t h e r e - bloody conflicts w i t h o t h e r t r i b e s . d o l l a r s a n n u a l l y in s h i p p i n g costs. e a s i n g off, a n d w i t h cows a t very* thirty-five million farmers; t h a t in S o u t h e r n India increased from m a i n s of t h i s s t u r d y r a c e of n a t i v e s Some of t h e pieces of p o t t e r y a r e p r o - which a r e b e i n g b r o u g h t t o t h e s u r - f h i g h v a l u e s . Even Hie sheep i n d u s - a b o u t seven a n d one-half "billion dol- t r y is still d o i n g well in spite of all lars is paid a n n u a l l y for 3,967 acres to 7,721 f a r m e r s ' duction of tea increased from 1,395,- acres a n d face in t h e o p e r a t i o n s of r e m o v i n g d e c o r a t e d on t h e e d g e s by n a r r o w p a r a l l e l lines m a r k e d with a n in- Uruguay Increases its expansion. T h e w i d e s p r e a d t e n - p r o d u c t s for which t h e c o n s u m e r pays 193 p o u n d s to 2,864,796 p o u n d s . s a n d for c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s . s t r u m e n t a b o u t t h e size of t h e lead The state administrative in a pencil. b o a r d fixed t h e a m o u n t of tax Imports of Potatoes dency now to r a i s e more y o u n g t w e n t y - t w o a n d one-half billion dol- As the q u a n t i t y produced on t h e s e T h e e x c a v a t i n g is being done along co-operative estates in India a n d Cey- t h e m o u t h of t h e P i n n e b o g river, in A s t o r y of the day before t h e This year the p o t a t o crop has stock is evidence of t h e r e l a t i v e lars, or a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e t i m e s to be r a i s e d by d i r e c t tax for lon is less t h a n 10 per cent of t h e t e r r i t o r y n o w believed to h a v e been white man penetrated the shores ot this year at $20,500,000. This been s h o r t in b o t h U r u g u a y a n d Ar- p r o s p e r i t y of t h e a n i m a l i n d u s t r i e s . t h e a m o u n t received by t h e p r o d u c - er, a n d t h a t A m e r i c a n livestock pro- r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e W h o l e s a l e So- t h e h u n t i n g a n d c a m p i n g g r o u n d s of t h e t i p - o f - t h e - T h u m b is t o l d by t h e is $4,000,000 less t h a n last gentina and consequently larger cieties, t h e acreage is to be e x t e n d e d a t r i b e of I n d i a n s of considerable In a n h o u r , t h e r a i l w a y s spend d u c e r s a r e receiving a b o u t fifty-two discoveries. L u r e d by t h e crystal year. q u a n t i t i e s will be i m p o r t e d i n t o Uru- steadily from year to y e a r . number. $522,166 in o p e r a t i n g expenses, cents of t h e c o n s u m e r ' s dollar? ( C o n t i n u e d on p a g e 2) g u a y from o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , S E P T E M B E R 14. 1 0 2 8 PAGE TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS LIE . , .m ! •.-!.- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS WE MUST STANDARDIZE 56 COUNTIES ARE Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices a t State Farm Bureau head- I n t h e c i t y o n e h e a p m u c h of t h e c h a i n s t o r e s . price outfit, m a n y c o n t e n d , a n d t h e i r p r a c t i c e s a r e criticised by the bome t o w n m e r c h a n t w h o has a l w a y s b o u g h t here a n d t h e r e They are a eut Huckleberries B ) Mai j o r i e H. M o r r i l l , in N e w b e r r y News ACCREDITED WITH quarters, Lansing, Michigan. VOL. vi. S K P T K M I I E K I I , 1928 So. IT w h e r e v e r h e c o u l d p i c k u p Ids c o m m o d i t i e s most r e a s o n a b l e prices. t h e easiest and at PROPER T B WORK Gale or calm, t h e white pine tree Sings " T e D e u m " endlessly; 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., a s second class T h e h o m e t o w n m e r c h a n t lias h a d t o f o l l o w t h e c h a i n s t o r e o p - W h e n t h e plain with noon is b r i g h t , State Issues Data to Show 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 i for In Sec. 1 1 0 3 , A c t of Oct. 3 , 1 9 1 7 , a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 1 2 , 1 9 2 3 . e r a t o r in p r i c e s e t t i n g a n d in m a n y i n s t a t r c e s in o f f e r i n g a g o o d W h e n t h e s t a r s emboss t h e n i g h t . Expiration of Period of g r a d e of m e r e h a n d i . s e t o h i s t r a d e . Dawn or sunset g l o r i o u s . S u b s c r i p t i o n price $ 1 . 0 0 p e r y e a r . To F a r m B u r e a u members, Sings " T e Deum L a u d a m u s ! " Accreditation 60 c e n t s p e r y e a r , i n c l u d e d in t h e i r a n n u a l d u e s . T h i s m e a n s t h a t t h e c h a i n .store m e t h o d of m e r c h a n d i s i n g is The w h i t e pines a r e no more. In t h e i r stead a r e black s t u m p s , E. K. "UNGKBN Editor r e a c h i n g h a c k Into t h e a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c i n g a r e a s to t h e e x t e n t tall s t u b s with h e r e a n d t h e r e silent c o m p a n i e s of jack pines. B u t This i n f o r m a t i o n is of i m p o r t a n c e LEE CHILSON ..Associate Editor of m a k i n g it n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e g r o w e r , e s p e c i a l l y t h e .small p r o - the h u c k l e b e r r i e s a r e still with us. to i n d i v i d u a l s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s fur- They a r e p u r p l e . T h e plains a r e b r i g h t with t h e silver a n d blue n i s h i n g milk to t h e cities of D e t r o i t d n e e r of .such c o m m o d i t i e s a s c a n be d i s p o s e d of on t h e Local m a r - of t h e i r leaves a n d fruit. Spread a m o n g p a t c h e s of sweet fern, and Chicago. W h e n t h e bovine t u - k e t , t o k e e p o n h i s t o e s , so t o s p e a k , a n d t o h a v e his p r o d u c e i n b r a k e n . and o t h e r p l a i n s g r o w t h they give t h e i r own p a r t i c u l a r a t - berculosis in a county is r e d u c e d b e - MICHIGAN $T flUPEAU m o s p h e r e to t h e n o r t h c o u n t r y . low o n e half of o n e p e r cent, t h e the most m a r k e t a b l e condition possible. We used t o go a f t e r t h e h u c k l e b e r r i e s , all of u s from t h e grey c o u n t y is d e c l a r e d a '^Modified A c - J u s t potatoes, or just apples or w h a t e v e r the commodity m a y heads down to t h e s m a l l e s t , s t a g g e r i n g tow h e a d . Mag a n d J e s s ci edited A r e a " for a period of t h r e e be is n o t s u f f i c i e n t t o d a y . It m u s t be g r a d e d p o t a t o e s o r a s s o r t - were h i t c h e d to t h e farm wagon, t e n t s , b l a n k e t s , k e t t l e s a n d people y e a r s . T h e m o n t h . a n d y e a r of ex- OFFICERS all loaded on t o g e t h e r a n d then we rolled off to w h e r e t h e hills p i i a t i o n of t h e p e r i o d of a c c r e d i t a - If. L. NOON, Jackson President ed a p p l e s . lifted t h e m s e l v e s u p , p e r f u m e d offerings t o t h e s k y . W . W. BILLINGS, Davison Vice-President t i o n for t h e 5G c o u n t i e s n o w affected T h i s all m e a n s we f a r m e r s h a v e to a d o p t safe s t a n d a r d s a n d P o p l a r waved h e r tiny fans. T h e lacquered leaves of t h e o a k s follow: I>irectors-at-Large s u p p l y t h e m a r k e t s w i t h g r a d e d p r o d u c e w e l l n p to t h e s t a n d a r d s s h o n e r u s s e t in t h e s u n . T h e sandy road r a n up a n d over a n d d o w n ; M. B . M C P H E R S O N Loweii Accreditation Year t h e h o r s e s plodding p a t i e n t l y with musical r a t t l e of h a r n e s s a n d MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR. Carleton we a d o p t . W e m u s t b e o r d e r l y in o u r b u s i n e s s affairs, e v e n in t h u d of hoof. County Month Expires JOHN HOODWINK Marietta •Livingston July 1927 VEROLD F. GORMELY Newberry t h e s e l l i n g of a p e c k of p o t a t o e s . B u y i n g a n d s e l l i n g a l l d o w n t h - The c a m p i n g place h a d been selected by t h e m e n s o m e t i m e be- fore. W h e n we r e a c h e d it t h e wagon gave u p its, load s u d d e n l y a n d •Eaton May 1928 J. O. BOYLE Buchanan line h a s t a k e n o n a n e w a s p e c t w h i c h c a l l s f o r o r d e r l i n e s s a n d a t e n t s a n d t r i p o d s s e e m e d to g r o w u p from t h e g r o u n d . S w e e t fern •Shiawassee May 1928 W . W. BILLINGS Davison Commodity Directors d o i n g a w a y w i t h t h e o l d , h a p h a z a r d m e t h o d s of d i s t r i b u t i o n . . To was g a t h e r e d for bed. F i r e s were s t a r t e d , fuel piled u p . T w o of *Ontouagon Aug. 1928 PHJ3D HARGER, Rtanwood Michigan Potato Growers E x c h a n g e t h e y o u n g people m o u n t e d t h e h o r s e s a n d went slowly off to t h e •Kent Oct. 1928 f o l l o w t h i s t r e n d m e a n s a n o t h e r m o v e t o w a r d o r g a n i z a t i o n of a g - M. L NOON. Jackson Michigan Milk Producers Association n e a r e s t s p r i n g for w a t e r , a p a i r of b r o w n j u g s h a n g i n g across each Schoolcraft Oct. •1*28 3, H. O'MEALY, Hudson Michigan Live Stock E x c h a n g e r i c u l t u r a l i n t e r e s t s , e a c h w i t h i n it,s o w n r a n ! h o r s e ' s neck. W h e n we g r e w older we t o o . w o u l d go after w a t e r . T h e Calhoun Nov. 1928 EC). W. MiCALLA, Ypsilanti Michigan Elevator E x c h a n g e speculative eye of t h e oldest Connors boy w a s on us so we t u r n e d Crawford '. NoV. Standardization and organization <;o h a n d in h a n d a n d l e a d 1928 . D. BUSKIKK, P a w P a w •• Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. up o u r nose a n d looked a w a y . , Ingham Nov. ,1928 S T A T E FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION the w a y to a more p r o s p e r o u s condition for the producer. D i n n e r w a s served on a faded, clean red table cloth s p r e a d b u m p - Clark L. Brody Sec'y-Treas-Manager Muskegon Nov. 1928 ily on the g r o u n d . B e a n s browned in a deep crock, rosy slices of Kalkaska Dec. 1928 h a m , g o l d e n - h e a r t e d e g g s , deep red beet pickles, r a s p b e r r y pie, choc- Otsego Dec. WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION 1928 olate c a k e , fruit cookies. Ah, t h e cooks of t o d a y can never c a p t u r e DEPARTMENT HEADS L i n k i n g of t h e o c e a n s b y t h e P a n a m a c a n a l is a n i n d i c a t i o n t h e fine flavors of t h o s e foods! Ottawa Dec. (1928 Traffic A. P. Mills of t h e p r o b a b l e t r a f f i c c h a n g e t h a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d f r o m t h e Gogebic ..... Jan. 1929 E a c h p e r s o n found a patch which w a s p e r s o n a l by u n s p o k e n Clothing Miss N. B. Kirhy Marquette Jan. 1929 Publicity E. E. Tngrcti m i d - w e s t a r e a s of t h e ('. S. w i t h t h e e s t a b l i s h i n g of t h e p r o - agreement. Oceana Jan. 1929 Accounting L. T. Sinclair p o s e d w a t e r w a y a l o n g t h e S t . L a w r e n c e r i v e r from t h e G r e a t E a c h p e r s o n h a d a picking pail a n d a n e m p t y i n g pail. Y o u n g ones Ogemaw Ian. 1929 Organisation C. L. N a s h L a k e s to the Atlantic. e m p t i e d into the pail of some g r o w n u p . " I t ' s h o t ; l e t ' s r e s t a Automobile Insurance Alfred Bentall w h i l e . ' ' " A l r i g h t ; a s soon as I e m p t y . " Roscommon Jan. 1929 SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE A r e c e n t r e p o r t filed w i t h t h e W a r d e p a r t m e n t shows the Washtenaw Feb. 1929 FARM B U R E A U B u t n i g h t wag best. Supper e a t e n in t h e red light of a n A u g u s t t o t a l t o n n a g e of s h i p m e n t s t h r o u g h t h e P a n a m a c a n a l d u r i n g e v e n i n g . Smell of h o t plains mingled with t h e d a m p of t h e com- Clinton June 1929 Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service L. A. Thomas Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas t h e y e a r e n d i n g d u n e 3 0 w a s m o r e t h a n d o u b l e t h a t of l a s t ing n i g h t a n d the m o u t h w a t e r i n g a r o m a of frying p o t a t o e s . Voices St. J o s e p h June 1929 Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Bentall y e a r , i n d i c a t i n g t h e t r e m e n d o u s g r o w t h t h a t t h a t p h a s e of w a - were softer. F r o g s w e r e t u n i n g for t h e e v e n i n g concert. T h e m e n Wayne June 1929 t e r r o u t e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n is u n d e r g o i n g . spoke with a u t h o r i t y c o n c e r n i n g t h e m o r r o w ' s w e a t h e r , faint grey Cheboygan Aug. 1929 b a n n e r s from their pipes floating a b o u t t h e i r h e a d s . Hillsdale- Aug. 1929 Michigan C o m m o d i t y M a r k e t i n g Associations Of t h e t o t a l t o n n a g e of w h e a t p a s s i n g e a s t w a r d t h r o u g h t h e And then to bed a n d sleep q u i t e s u d d e n l y s n a t c h e d you a w a y "out P r e s q u e Isle Aug. 1929 c a n a l t h i s y e a r , t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s r a n k e d s e c o n d in a m o u n t of you took with you i n t o y o u r d r e a m s t h e good smell of t h e n i g h t Benzie Nov. Affiliated W i t h M i c h i g a n S t a t e F a r m Bureau 1929 Michigan Potato Growers E x c h a n g e Cadillac s h i p m e n t s a n d C a n a d a r a n k e d first. I n i t c d S l a t e s s h i p m e n t s plains, t h e quiet voices of big cousin a n d h e r beau beside t h e r e d - Emmet Nov. 1929 Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit a m o u n t e d t o 1,124,598 t o n s . dening fire, t h e s o u n d of a m o u t h o r g a n s i n g i n g " D a r l i n g Nellie Barry Dec. 1929 Ml'-hJgan Live Stock E x c h a n g e Hudson W i t h m o r e t h a n 9 6 p e r c e n t of t h i s t o t a l t o n n a g e b o o k e d f o r Grey, t h e y h a v e t a k e n y o u away " a n d t h e ' g e n t l e voice of Moth- er singing l i t t l e b r o t h e r , a n d you, to sleep. Iron Dec. 1929 Michigan Elevator E x c h a n g e Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e o r t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m , w< get a f a i r i d e a Dickinson Dec. 1929 of w h a t a n a l l - w a t e r r o u t e m e a n s f o r h a n d l i n g u r a i n s h i p m e n t s Gladwin Jan. 193i> D i r e c t o r s a n d Officers of t h e C o m m o d i t y E x c h a n g e s MICH E L E V A T O R EXCH. MICH. MILK P R O D U C E R S ASS'N f r o m t h e p r o d u c i n g a r e a s of t h e w e s t t o t h e b i g w o r l d m a r k e t s , a n d from t h i s e x a m p l e we c a n d r a w o u r o w n conclusions as to STATE FORECASTS State Distributes Fish for Planting Allegan Berrien July July 1930 1930 Carl Martin, Pres Milton Burkholder, V. P. .Marietta H. D. Horton, Sec-Treas Coldwater Kinde N. P. Hull, P r e s John C. Near, Sec Lansing R. G. P o t t s , V i c e - P r e s . Washington Flat Rock what a nearly direct water course would mean route a l o n g t h e St. to our a g r i c u l t u r e Lawrcnee w i t h the a p p r e c i a b l e BIG POTATO CROP, L a n s i n g , Sept. 1 4 — S t a r t i n g t h e m i d d l e of t h e p r e s e n t month the Branch Charlevoix Genesee July July July 1930 1930 1930 L. K, Osmer, Mgr C. 8. Benton, Bean Dep't Lansing Port Huron B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec H. W. Norton, Treas M. L. Noon Detroit Howell Jackson r a t e a d v a n t a g e w h i c h t h i s m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a f f o r d s a s compared with the rail-and-water rates which now obtain. SMALL BEAN CROP fish division of t h e S t a t e Conserva- t i o n d e p a r t m e n t will begin i t s fall d i s t r i b u t i o n of fish. T h e r e is little Manistee Missaukee Newaygo July July July 1930 1930 Neil Bass, B e a n Dep't Lansing R. L. Taylor Lapeer 1930 a c t i v i t y a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e but t h e Van Buren July 1930 W. E. Phillips Decatur L. W. Harwood Adrian N a p p y d a y w h e n — a l l a p p e t i t e s c o n t r o l l e d , all m a t t e r subject- Expect Country As Whole To m a c h i n e r y is p r e p a r e d for t h e # fall George McCalla Ypsilanti W. J. T h o m a s Grand Rapids Alger Sept. 1930 e d — m i n d , a l l c o n q u e r i n g m i n d , s h a l l l i v e audi in >ve, t h e m o n a r c h T u r n O u t Record Crop campaign. H. II. Kanford Battle Creek Fred W. Meyer Fair H a v e n Antrim Sept. 1930 M. R. Shisler Caledonia Dr. W. C. McKinney . . . D a v i s b u r g of tin* w o r l d . A n d when the victory shall be c o m p l e t e — w h e n Creel c e n s u s r e p o r t s m a d e ou*t by Baraga Sept. 1930 Frank Gilmoiv Parma J a m e s J. Brakenberry . . . B a d A x e Of Potatoes c o n s e r v a t i o n d e p a r t m e n t officers and G. T r a v e r s e Sept. t h e r e s h a l l be n e i t h e r a s l a v e n o r a d r u n k a r d Or, t h e e a r t h — h o w 1930 W. J. Hazelwood Mt. P l e a s a n t Elmer Powers Clio f o r w a r d e d to t h e fish division indi- Caste Nov. 1930 p r o u d t h e t i t l e of t h a t l a n d w h i c h m a y truly- c l a i m to be t h e b i r t h - MICH. POTATO GROWERS EXCH. MICH. LIVE STOCK EXCH. BEET CROP LOW cate that there was a large number Keweenaw Nov. 1930 E. A. Beamer, Pres. Blissfield p l a c e a n d t h e c r a d l e of b o t h t h o s e revolutions that shall have of limit c a t c h e s of t r o u t t h i s y e a r Wexford Nov. 1930 Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac R. D. Harper, Vice-Pres., St Johns e n d e d in t h a t v i c t o r y ! — A b r a h a m Lincoln. F i s h e r m e n w h o h a v e been q u e s t i o n e d Leelanau Dec. 1930 J. T. Buasey, Vice-Pres, Provemont Apple Crop Prospects Fall by d e p a r t m e n t employes h a v e ex- O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby J. H. O'Mealey, Sec'y Hudson Menominee Dec. 1930 F. J. Harger, Treas Stanwood Frank Obrest, Treas., Breckenridge Below 50 Per Cent pressed satisfaction with t h e t r o u t Delta Jan. F. P. HlbBt. Gen. Mgr Cadillac N a t e Pattlson Caro Champion Seed Men t h e Uinta Basi;:— B r i g h a m was i n s t r u m e n t i in g e t t i n g Young seed fishing d u r i n g t h e past season. Mason Jan. 1931 1931 J. R. B e t t e s Sparta Of Full Crop C. A- Rt< liner, Sales Mgr. .Cadillac Leon Q. VanLcuw Bellaire Charles Brown Sunfield Visit Utah Growers! from 1865. Lucerne, Switzerland, L a t e r t v o m e n w e r e s e n t to about W i t h t h e closing of t h e season t h e d e p a r t m e n t will conpile fishing Kalamazoo Monroe May May 1931 1931 George Herman Remus Edward Dippey Perry ( C o n t i n u e d from page 1 ) P r e s e n t p r o s p e c t s a r e t h a t Michi- Charles Woodruff Hastings T u r k e s t a n aird t h r e e bags w e r e ship- s t a t i s t i c s from t h e i n d i v i d u a l r e p o r t s Houghton June 1931 B. A. Rasmussen Sheridan Snow could be seen in patches a t ped back Mr. May's f a t h e r received gan will p r o d u c e a l a r g e p o t a t o crop t h a t h a v e been m a d e b o t h by fish- Jackson June 1931 lower elevations from w h e r e we were MICHIGAN F R U I T GROWERS, INC. and p l a n t e d o n e of t h e t h r e e b a g s t h i s y e a r a n d t h a t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s e r m e n a n d officers of t h e depart- Luce Aug. 1931 1 John Miller Coloma standing. T h e jagged peaks, j u m - M. D. Busklrk, Pres Paw Paw of seed in 1S7-'. This seed, a s foun- p o t a t o crop will be t h e l a r g e s t ever ment. T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n , while not • R e t e s t i n g now in p r o g r e s s Allan B. Graham Elberta bled piles of rock, timber-line, snow A m o s Tucker, 1 V. Pres P. D. Leavenworth, Grand Rapids dation stock, h a s withstood 32 d e - p r o d u c e d a s a r e s u l t of t h e i n c r e a s - t h o r o u g h l y indicative of t h e fishing South Haven p a t c h e s a n d m a n y colors gave us a Herbert Nafziger, 2 V. Pres W. J. Schultz Hart gi ees below zero for six c o n s e c u t i v e ed a c r e a g e a n d high c o n d i t i o n s on c o n d i t i o n s , n e v e r t h e l e s s supplies t h e above s t a t e m e n t r e v e a l e d w h a t t h o p i c t u r e t h a t c a n n o t be described but Millburg L. A. Haw ley Ludlngton n i g h t s . I n d i g g i n g a well o n e alfal- S e p t e m b e r 1st, a c c o r d i n g to t h e crop d e p a r t m e n t with some v a l u a b l e fig- g o v e r n m e n t e x p e r t t h o u g h t . is never forgotten. F. L. Bradford, S e c - T r e a s C. I. Chrestensen Onekama fa root w a s d u g o u t which m e a s u r e d r e p o r t released t o d a y by H e r b e r t E . ures. Some time ago, the Conservation • Benton Harbor If. W. Gowdy Union Pier .Mountain Trips PowelJ, C o m m i s s i o n e r of A g r i c u l t u r e D e p a r t m e n t d e t e r m i n e d t h a t it w o u l d 33 ft. in l e n g t h . F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr O. R. Gale Shelby T h e descent in a car is m o r e and V e r n e H. C h u r c h , A g r i c u l t u r a l employ t h e e x p e r t which Mr. S m i t h 8 . H. Brake enry Namita J. F. Higbee Benton Harbor Fremont Bridgman Benton Harbor John L a n g John B o f t e m a Bert Gleason Sodus Spring Lake Lawrence t h r i l l i n g than by t h e cog r o a d , even Other interesting facts were S t a t i s t i c i a n for Michigan. T h e United t h o u g h Hal Simmons lost his h a t b r o u g h t o u t a l o n g the lines of seed S t a t e s forecast is 4 6 6 , 8 1 5 , 0 0 0 bush- from t h e r e a r platfoim of t h e t r a i n . p r o d u c t i o n a n d alfalfa c u l t u r e a s els a n d t h e Michigan p r o s p e c t s a r e STATE INSPECTOR s h o u l d r e c o m m e n d . T h e geologist a t once called a m e e t i n g of o p e r a t o r s in Michigan a n d t h e y d e - t h e oil C. L. Brody ...Lansing Miller Overton LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Bangor American F a r m Bureau Harry H o g u e • Munsey Bldg., W a s h i n g t o n , D . C. Federation Sodus The automobile road twists a n d p r a c t i c e d in t h e U i n t a Basin. t u r n s so often a n d a b r u p t l y t h a t you i s . o n e of the chief e s s e n t i a l s — t i m e t h i s y e a r . W a t e r for 35,942.000 b u s h e l s of p o t a t o e s Excessive r a i n s follow- FOR OIL SECTION cided t h a t to p r e c l u d e t h e possibility of a n y favoritism being shown to give up hope of ever c a t c h i n g t h e a n d a m o u n t applied, a n d time of cut- ing h o t w e a t h e r e a r l y in A u g u s t in 8AM H. THOMPSON G E N E R A L OFFICES A. F. B. F C H E S T E R H. GRAY President 58 E a s t W a s h i n g t o n St., Chicago Washington Representative r i g h t side to brace yourself. G u a r d t i n g t h e first crop of h a y m u s t be t h e h e a r t of t h e Michigan bean-groAv- rails a r e few a n d look to be v e r y in-, c o n s i d e r e d as t o t h e i r influence on ing a r e a a d d e d to p r e v i o u s losses a n d SAID OPERATIVE a n y one company, a m a n would be t h e i d e a l figure for governjment t h e position. On r e q u e s t , t h e g o v e r n - adequate supports in case of a n t h e seed crop. r e d u c e d t h e prospects m a t e r i a l l y . A emergency. T h e s i g h s of relief when F u r t h e r details of t h e trip will condition of 57 peV cent of n o r m a l on Federal Engineer Makes Study tmheen t Bartelsville, sent Mr. B r a n d e n t h a l e r from O k l a h o m a , experi- OCEAN FREIGHT the cars r e a c h e d t h e less t o r t u r o u s follow in t h e next issue of t h e News, S e p t e m b e r 1 in Michigan forecasts a m e n t a l s t a t i o n b u t g a v e h i m only a road caused t h e d r i v e r s to s t o p a n d telling a b o u t half-century-old seed total p r o d u c t i o n of 4,959,000 bush- In Muskegon's Newly T o t h e M i e h i g a n d e r t h e m a t t e r of f r e i g h t r a t e s On c o m m o d i t i e s two w e e k s leave. T h e Mines B u r e a u look for a flat tire o r t w o . beds a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s of i n t e r e s t . els. T h e bean c r o p also suffered in Opened Field chiefs also said t h a t b e c a u s e of t h e s h i p p e d a c r o s s t h e o c e a n m a y not .seem t o b e of i m m e d i a t e c o n - Lunch a t t h e Cliff House in Mani- the Great Northern territory during scarcity of p e t r o l e u m e n g i n e e r s , t h e y cern. B u t it r e a l l y is, w h e n w e consider that our commodity prices a r e l a r g e l y influenced by t h e w o r l d markets. tou and we were all set t o r t h e lit11 J loop drive which took us t o t h e Bones In Huron Sand A u g u s t , a n d t h e United S t a t e s fore- »L a n_s i«n g , S o e p t4.e m -_w~' ber 1 1,14 —«./-»-i Oil a n d, i would , find .. . it impossible ' _.. .to release , .. cast is now over one million b u s h e l s ".,». . ,,. , . J a n y of t h e i r m e n . T h i s s t a r t e d Mr. A Ytwy i m p r e s s i v e s h o w i n g of t h e p r o g r e s s of intercontinental " C a v e of t h e W i n d s " w h e r e meandered around underground and we Tell Of Early Life less t h a n last y e a r ' s p r o d u c t i o n . A u - gas t h e possibilities S t a t e s e c u r iin n g Michigan w a r r a noft j Sc~-.ii- t h e services m i t h on a new s e a r c h for a n ex- ( C o n t i n u e d from page 1) gust w e a t h e r a c c o u n t e d for o n e mil- an e x p e r t a n d experienced inspec- p e r t . H e h a s s e v e r a l likely c a n d i - s h i p p i n g w a s m a d e at t h e S t a t e F a i r a t D e t r o i t t h i s m o n t h where w e r e i n t r o d u c e d to total d a r k n e s s . w a t e r s of S a g i n a w bay a n d t h e lion b u s h e l s loss of d r y b e a n s . tor." d a t e s in mind now w h o , it is b e - tlu« C . S . S h i p p i n g B o a r d p i c t u r e d t h e vital importance of the Visit St-yen. Falls Corn About Average lieved, will prove s a t i s f a c t o r y to t h e beauties 'Of t h e w i n d i n g P i n n e b o g T h a t w a s the s t a t e m e n t m a d e by rival c o m p a n i e s in t h e s t a t e . F r o m t h e cave we went to t h e M i c h i g a n ' s c o r n crop h a s m a d e m e r c h a n t m a r i n e s e r v i c e s t o a l l b r a n c h e s of c o m m e r c e a n d i n d u s - river filled with fish a n d b a n k e d by R. R. B r a n d e n t h a l e r , a United S t a t e s " G a r d e n of t h e G o d s " . ' In this im- high bluffs, t h e Red Man s o u g h t excellent p r o g r e s s following a poor B u r e a u of Mines engineer, who this try. m e n s e g a r d e n a r e rock f o r m a t i o n s s h e l t e r in the recesses of t h e thick s t a r t , a n d t h e S e p t e m b e r 1 condition F r o m the s t a n d p o i n t of o u r a g r i c u l t u r e t h e r e n e v e r h a s b e e n in which can be seen most a n y ani- forests. H e r e wild g a m e a b o u n d e d was a v e r a g e . The United States week paid a visit to 1 t h e Muskegon Forecast Large Crop oil field a t t h e i n v i t a t i o n • of t h e a time when the Nation has h a d more need for a s t r o n g merchant m a l or s t r u c t u r e , if y o u r tion is wild. i m a g i n a - and t h e Indian m a t c h e d his s a v a g e corn crop p r o s p e c t s declined d u r i n g Many of these forms skill a g a i n s t t h a t of t h e beas.t in A u g u s t , b u t a c r o p of ner.rly t h r e e S t a t e . R. H. S m i t h . S t a t e G e o l o g i s t Of Canadian Apples m a r i n e . T h e i n d u s t r i a l r e v i v a l in E u r o p e a n d o t h e r c o u n t r i e s is m u s t have been seen a n d n a m e d the h u n t . has u r g e d t h e S t a t e to employ a n billion bushels is still expected. The Canadian commercial apple ing t h e G a r d e n , we saw t h e " S e v e n expert to conduct inspection work- b e i n g f o l l o w e d by t h e k e e n e s t c o m p e t i t i o n t h a t A m e r i c a n a g r i c u l - Dependent on t h e bow a n d a r r o w T h r e s h i n g r e t u r n s for o a t s in .Michi- crop outlook based on A u g u s t 1 con- F a l l s " . Two h u n d r e d a n d fifty-sev- in t h e Michigan field a n d B r a n d e n - t u r e has ever experienced. In t h i s c o n t e s t for w o r l d m a r k e t s u - gan a r e n o t q u i t e up to e x p e c t a t i o n s , d i t i o n s indicated a yield of 2,938,970 en steps p r e v e n t e d t h e heavy m e m - for his living a s well a s his p r o t e c - but t h e crop is n e a r l y a s l a r g e a s t h a l e r V visit w a s one of t h e r e s u l t s b a r r e l s or 4 per cent a b o v e l a s t y e a r ' s premacy the question of o c e a n freight r a t e s is v e r y important bers of t h e p a r t y from seeing the tion he became a proficient m e - of Mr. S m i t h ' s activity. Mr. B r a n d - chanic in f o r m i n g w e a p o n s a n d tools t h a t of 1024 a n d a b o u t e i g h t million crop of 2,SI 1,100 b a r r e l s . T h e c r o p u p p e r t h r e e falls. enthaler was detailed to the a n d may become a d e c i d i n g factor, [f t h e A m e r i c a n merchant b u s h e l s above a v e r a g e . T h e United is only 93 p e r cent of t h e five-year The crowd d e t r a i n e d t h e next d r y from rocks. T h e P o r t Crescent dis- S t a t e s oat crop is also l a r g e . The Michigan a r e a for two weeks by t h e everage, however. C o n d i t i o n s in t h e m a r i n e is t o be a l l o w e d s t i l l f u r t h e r t o d e c l i n e a n d o c e a n rates at Price, t ' t a h , with m a n y c r e a k i n g coveries point to a time before t h e F e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t a n d while h e r e different p r o v i n c e s a r e s i m i l a r t o S e p t e m b e r 1 condition of s u g a r beets n r e t o be d i c t a t e d l a r g e l y b y f o r e i g n s h i p p i n g i n t e r e s t s , t h e for- joints. Cecil Wilkinson of R o o s e - I n d i a n p u r c h a s e d g u n s a n d u t e n s i l s was t h e lowest on r e c o r d for Michi- Geologist Smith s o u g h t h i s advice t h o s e in c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e g i o n s of t r a d e of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , in a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d manufactur- velt, who took c h a r g e of t h e p a r t y , from t h e i n v a d i n g white s e t t l e r s . g a n a s a r e s u l t of d a m a g e from ex- as to t h e type of man needed. T h e t h e United S t a t e s . Stone s k i n n i n g knives, s p e a r h e a d s , .-aw to it that all were comfortably ed p r o d u c e , w i l l b e s u b j e c t to s e r i o u s d i s a d v a n t a g e s . t o m a h a w k s and o t h e r a r t i c l e s h a v e cessive r a i n s in t h e h e a v y p r o d u c i n g seated in c a r s provided by t h e peo- counties. Less t h a n one-half of a n been found a l o n g t h e s h o r e . T h e d e m a n d s of a g r i c u l t u r e a r e s e a s o n a l . O u r railroads are ple of Roosevelt) a n d led t h e proces- a v e r a g e s u g a r beet t o n n a g e is expect- p r e p a r e d to meet t h i s d e m a n d . H o w e v e r , if the movement of sion to t h e Uinta Basin. After try- At this point t h e H u r o n I n d i a n s , ed in Michigan t h i s y e a r , however, ing to follow Cecil for two d a y s we s e p a r a t e d by a vast expanse of w a t e r t h e condition is a v e r a g e o r b e t t e r c r o p s is to be a s e f f i c i e n t and expeditious as it s h o u l d be. t h e now wonder t h a t we saw h i m b e t w e e n from t h e w a n i n g Iroquois t r i b e s of in all of t h e o t h e r i m p o r t a n t s t a t e s . o c e a n p o r t s t h e s e r a i l r o a d s feed m u s t h a v e a n i n e r e a s e d number P r i c e a n d Roosevelt. But for t w o t h e east, lived in peace a n d c o m p a r a - Michigan h a s a b o u t an a v e r a g e h a y of s h i p s a t c e r t a i n t i m e s of t h e y e a r . This service the United n e w accidents (Cecil h a d t h e best tive security until a b o u t t h e y e a r crop this year, a l t h o u g h it seems o n e ) e v e i y t h i n g w e n t very smoothly. 1649 w h e n t h e powerful I r o q u o i ? s h o r t in c o m p a r i s o n with t h e heavy S t a t e s S h i p p i n g B o a r d h a s r e n d e r e d a n d is p r e p a r e d to r e n d e r T h e road from P r i c e to Roosevelt crossed t h e St. Clair river, e n g a g e d crf>p cut last year. until private lines a r e developed. follows a canyon for 30 miles on one in a g i g a n t i c struggle with t h e T h e o u t l o o k for t h e Michigan ap- During the w a r times American agriculture was greatly ex- side of the m o u n t a i n a n d 33 going Algonquin tribes- a n d v e n t u r e d n o r t h ple crop declined d u r i n g August to down t h e o t h e r side. T h e r e m a i n - to d i s p e r s e t h e H u r o n s . 41 per cent of a full crop. There p a n d e d ; o u r p r o d u c t i o n g r e w at a n e n o r m o u s r a t e . This increas- der of t h e 90-odd miles was fairly At t h e t i m e when the first w h i t e were plenty of Duchess a n d other e d p r o d u c t i o n is l a r g e l y c o n t i n u i n g a m i w i l l c o n t i n u e . « T o i n s u r e level and s t r a i g h t , except for d u g - s e t t l e r s e n t e r e d H u r o n c o u n t y t h e early a p p l e s , b u t t h e fall erou is only a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o s p e r i t y n e w a n d l a r g e r foreign m a r k e t s m u s t be •.vays down off the benches. T h e I n d i a n s h a d come u n d e r t h e influ fair a n d t h e w i n t e r crop is very c a n y o n s on each side of t h e pass j o n c e of e a r l y t r a d e r s a n d h a d a c - light. Baldwins a r e very scarce LB f o u n d f o r t h e p r o d u c t s of A m e r i c a n farms. w e r e of exceptional b e a u t y . Every cepted m a n y of t h e c u s t o m s of t h e t h e s t a t e . O u t s i d e of well sprayed O u r f o r e i g n c o m m e r c e e a c h y e a r is i n c r e a s i n g a n d t h e p r o s p e r i - t u r n p r e s e n t e d a n^w and different whites. Copper k e t t l e s a n d o t h e r c o m m e r c i a l o r c h a r d s t h e q u a l i t y is t y *d' o u r c o u n t r y b e c o m e s m o r e a n d m o r e d e p e n d e n t upon our view. T h e r e were too m a n y a n d too metallic a r t i c l e s h a v e been found poor. P e a c h e s a r e a fair crop in s h a r p curves on a too n a r r o w road. in McKinley t o w n s h i p a n d e l s e w h e r e Michigan, but a r e very u n e v e n l y dis- No L i m e s t o n e a b i l i t y t o b u y a n d s e l l in f o r e i g n markets. Ask a n y o n e on t h e trip. in the c o u n t y . These indicate a tributed. T w o T o n s L i m e s t o n e p e r acre Berrien county peaches W e must not allow the American t l a g t o be d r i v e n f r o m the Hear Alfalfa History much l a t e r d a t e in the history of hortest, and t h e per cent of a Limestone increases your yields and builds for the seas. Ai living a t Roosevelt, we found the Indian t h a n t h e recent discoveries crop increases n o r t h w a r d through fertility of your soil. t h a t the C o m m e r c i a l club had .prepar- at Port C r e s c e n t . When t h e H u r o n t h e o t h e r c o u n t i e s . P e a r s in Michi- i ed to e n t e r t a i n US at a banquet. None chiefs sat a r o u n d their campfires, gan a r e clean and of good size a n d In o r d e r to c o o p e r a t e i n g e t t i n g m o r e s a t i s f a c t o r y service for t h e CHARACTER of o u r p a r t y refused t h e i n v i t a t i o n at t h e m o u t h of t h e P i n n e b o g , s m o k - a l t h o u g h t h e crop is u n e v e n , it now f a r m e r s of E a t o n C o u n t y , t h e following d i s t r i b u t o r s will c a r r y T h e r e a r e fewer c h i c k e n s in Roose- ing their (pipes a n d d r t n k i n g from a p p e a r s l a r g e r t h a n expected e a r l i e r . F r a n c e L i m e s t o n e in b u l k : C h a r l o t t e , C o l b o r n - F u l t o n ; D i m o n d a l e Herbert H o o v e r , in a n official d o c u m e n t , .set velt since t h a t n i g h t . Cecil Wilkin- the vessels n o w being uncovered Rot developed in t h e g r a p e - g r o w i n g Rose Shepherd Lumber Co.; Grand Ledge, Grand Ledge Produce * • u t h i s u n a n s w e r a b l e p r o p o s i t i o n : " N a t i o n a l c h a r a c t e r is b u t son, Claire J o h n s o n , J. W. Xicolson. t h e r e it w a s longJ>efore t h e r o m a n - sections d u r i n g August a n d r e d u c e d S u p p l y ; E a t o n R a p i d s , H. P . W e b s t e r & Sons L u m b e r Co. a n d Mi. May w e r e t h e principal tic color of t h e s a v a g e life h a d fad t h e prospects s o m e w h a t . T h e United t h e s u m of t h e m o r a l fiber of i n d i v i d u a l s . " A short phrase, but speakers. Mr. May told us s o m e of f>d with t h e invasion of civilized S t a t e s fruit crops a r e all consider- FRANCE STONE COMPANY o n e f u l l of i m p o r t a n c e . It j u s t i f i e s s t u d y a n d d i s c u s s i o n . TOLEDO, OHIO j t h e e a r l y h i s t o r y of Alfalfa^Seed in man. ably b e t t e r t h a n last year. A S E P T E M B E R 14, 1 9 2 8 THRFF MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NBWi — 4 THINGS NEEDED Women Are Coming Fires! Connecticut Plans Above a n d Below t h e Sea Du T h e a v e r a g e d e p t h of t h e ocean s o u t h , p r o d u c t i o n of rive is 12,»>00 feet; the a v e r a g e eleva- couiit B in t h e in t h i s M down 41,- Grading of Produce FOR THE SUCCESS T h e present month and Oc- tion of t h e land above sea level Is i 00,000 poun. 'tal of 1 OF COOPERATIVES To The Forefront tober a r e t h e t w o worst m o n t h s from the forest fire fighter's point of view. Absence of rain- Connecticut a n n o u n c e s s u m m e r and e a r l y fall m a r k e t i n g program will include the i n t e r p r e t a - that its l a t e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1300 J ' State College Has Numerous The "Weak e'r Sex Is N o t S o wortl1 lines of work. of tne dee P e r and broader fall and high winds usually oc- cur over this period, with t h e tion of vegetable grades and t h e ad- vantages derived from putting a well In Market for Clover and Business Services Weak When Allowed It was so e n c o u r a g i n g a n d so satis- factory to see t h e rapid change result t h a t t h e conditions a r e r i g h t for a r u n n i n g fire. At graded, s t a n d a r d package upon t h e maiket. State-wide d e m o n s t r a t i o n * will be carried on u n d e r an a r r a n g e - Alfalfa Seeds for Co-ops Full Rights that has co'ne over an organized t h e present t i m e , the condition ment between t h e State D e p a r t m e n t g r o u p on t h e .border line of Iowa, is very satisfactory but t h e fire W e a r e in t h e m a r k e t l o r all v a r i e t i e s of c l o v e r a m i a l f a l f a w a r d e n ' s forces a r e taking steps of Agriculture, t h e various county* By Mrs. Kvas typically I n d i a n . Key. Simon Detroit c o u n t r i e s , in 19 28 is a b o u t e q u a l to p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e w o r k of t h e o r g a n - a d v a n t a g e s of b a n d i n g t o g e t h e r with G i e e n s k y and Rev. She-P.ah-Gee-Shig Your shipments of poultry, eggs and veal are solicited. Tags and t h e a r e a r e p o r t e d for t h e s a m e coun- ization. the hope t h a t s o m e day the business who conducted religious services market information sent on request. t r i e s in 1927. An i n c r e a s e of 1.6 p e r To become a m e m b e r of an ex- of t h e i r farm can be so o p e r a t e d d u r i n g the week, performed t h e wed- i ding ceremony. Many gifts were pre- cent in t h e e s t i m a t e of a r e a sown tension club- does n o t m a k e one a t h a t t h e farm can s u p p o r t t h e family in A r g e n t i n a o v e r - t h e final e s t i m a t e Fall Values as it s h o u l d . They are m o r e a n d s e n t e d the n e w l y w e d s and a n offer- m e m b e r of t h e F a r m B u r e a u . W h i l e of last y e a r a n d i n c r e a s e s in coun- m o r e q u e s t i o n i n g t h e j u d g m e n t of ing t a k e n in t h e i r behalf. The click- t h e F a r m B u r e a u h a s been t h e only tries of m i n o r i m p o r t a n c e a r e offset those a d v o c a t i n g side issues for ing of .hundreds of c a m e r a s could be o r g a n i z a t i o n t o assist in financing by a d e c r e a s e of 5.2 p e r cent in t h e a c r e a g e of N o r t h A m e r i c a , i n c l u d i n g a d e c r e a s e of 2.6 p e r cent in t h e a s e p a r a t e a n d distinct g r o u p farm finances while overlooking t h e h e a r d as t h e I n d i a n ministers p r o - extension w o r k in o u r s t a t e , each is needs- of k e e n e r i n t e r e s t a n d g r e a t e r nounced the s o l e m n vows of m a t r i - by s u p p o r t a n d loyalty to co-operative mony. Traffic —Styles that Please United S t a t e s a r e a a n d a decrease itself a n d governed by its own efforts a l o n g farm c o m m o d i t y lin£s. Lapeoi- Man I n d i a n Chief Now —Quality that Satisfies of 20.8 per cent in C a n a d a . T h e s e people, a l t h o u g h t h e r e always has Many a farm w o m a n t o d a y is u r g - As a m a r k for favdrs t h e I n d i a n s c o u n t r i e s i n c l u d e all which the United S t a t e s t a k e s its t o t a l supply. areas E s t i m a t e s on t h i s c r o p were t a k e n from usually b e e n t h e closest co-operation between i n g h e r good m a n to s u p p o r t a n d the two. A Farm Bureau patronize his local co-op w h e r e a m m e m b e r s h i p few years ago s h e n a g g e d him to for- o r a r y chiefs a n d princesses of the m e a n s a c o n t r a c t b e t w e e n the o r g a n - get it j u s t because she now sees t h a t a d e several t r i b e . Among t h o s e w h i t e citizens y e a r w e r e Mr. Hawiks of honored this hon- Detroit, Service Our ization and a farm family; t h e we f a r m e r s m u s t work t o g e t h e r to from federal crop a c r e a g e r e p o r t s and preliminary surveys. f o r m e r pledging service a n d p r e t e c - meet t h e competition of business. t i o n a n d t h e l a t t e r a n a n n u a l fee of t e n d o l l a r s divided between t h e getting ' t h e m s e l v e s given the Chippewa n a m e of Chief Nee-Shuk-Koot, m e a n i n g Clear Sky; We need m o r e a n d more women H. J. J a c q u e s of WW.ttemore, Chief Let o u r traffic d e p a r t m e n t h a n d l e y o u r railroad p r o b l e m New Fall Stock adjusted to Wa-Bon-Quot, m e a n i n g B r i g h t Sky; for you. Reported c o u n t y , s t a t e a n d n a t i o n a l g r o u p s . m o d e r n business m e t h o d s . I know of C. A. F r a n c i s of Staiidish. Chief W a - L o y a l t y is really expected from b o t h one c o m m u n i t y w h e r e two h u n d r e d say-Gee-Ship m e a n i n g B r i g h t Day; parties. f a n n e r s own stock in a co-eperative L. S. Little of Iosco, Chief Kee-Chee- S t a t i o n Facilities Of Woolens Is Ready Why wail for snowfall before preparing for the ehilly by Co-ops I a c k n o w l e d g e t h a t a t t h e v e r y association beginning the created as an Farm organized and only sixty of its Kee-Shig, Big Day; H. M. .Myers of B u r e a u was m e m b e r s patronize t h e i r own place Lapeer, Chief Nim-Kee, m e a n i n g t h e g r o u p of business yet t h e y all look for- T h u n d e r B i r d ; A. F. Cowan of t h e E q u i p m e n t Drains F r e i g h t Hates weather? Gel samples of our all wool suitings and overcoat materials and lei us measure you for a perfect fitting gar- K a m i ('i-ossings N e a r l y four c a r l o a d s of b u t t e r from t h r o u g h which e x t e n s i o n w o r k could w a r d to t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g for a Sand L a k e Hotel, Chief Og-E-Maw, F e n c e s , ete. ment. t h e c r e a m received in a single day, be p r o m o t e d a n d fostered b u t t h e p a t r o n a g e dividend. I predict w h e n m e a n i n g the h e a d man or k i n g . i3 t h e new h i g h record of t h e F a r m - f a r m e r s t h e m s e l v e s soon found this t h e wives of t h o s e m e n fully u n d e r - The two ladies a d m i t t e d to t h e Have Y o u r Freight Hills Our Bed Blankets ers' E q u i t y Cooperative Creamery. field h a v i n g l i m i t a t i o n s in its m e a n s s t a n d b u s i n e s s practices a n d the ad- t r i b e as princesses we»# Mrs. Elwyn Audited for overcharges. Lose A r e s t r i c t l y all w o o l — n o c o t t o n warp used—and are wov- in its O r l e a n s , Nebr., a n d Denve». of c a r i n g for t h e n u m e r o u s p r o b l e m s v a n t a g e s t h a t will c o m e to f a r m e r s P o n d of F l i n t who was given t h e Colo., p l a n t s . A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2,500 c o n f r o n t i n g t h e m a n d so t h e y con- w h e r e t h e y all l e a r n to be loyal to n a m e a u d d a m a g e claims handled by of Princess Mah-Se-Nung, e n of t h e softest y a r n s in v a r i o u s p l e a s i n g c o l o r c o m b i n a t i o n s . cans of •cream delivered in one day verted t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n i n t o one of t h e m s e l v e s , t h a t they will lose in- m e a n i n g Morning S t a r ? a n d Mrs. A. t h i s d e p a r t m e n t with no c h a r g e p r o d u c e d 68,000 p o u n d s of b u t t e r , broader lines e m b r a c i n g factors t e r e s t in m a k i n g over old h a t s a n d F. Cowan of t h e Sand L a k e hotel as to F a r m B u r e a u ' m e m b e r s — Our Woolen Auto Robes Are the Best v a l u e d at $33,000. Ten y e a r s ago, in wholly out of t h e e x t e n s i o n field. in selling flowers a n d r a g r u g s , t h a t P r i n c e s s Nee-Bin-O-Qua, meaning n o m i n a l c h a r g e to non-member 5 PER CENT DISCOUNT TO KAKM BUREAU MEMBERS IN GOOD 1918, t h e m a n a g e r was proud of a T h e i r i n t e r e s t in e x t e n s i o n w o r k h a s t h e i r c h i l d r e n -might have a few of S u m m e r Princess. STANDING fanners. record of 4,000 p o u n d s of b u t t e r never d i m i n i s h e d a n d a t t h e s a m e t h e nice t h i n g s of life. R a t h e r , they The last day was observed with from one d a y ' s c r e a m , little d r e a m - time t h e y a r e free to i n d u l g e in will insist on t h e business of t h e a feast at noon and p r o b l e m s f a r m b e i n g done in a business way evening. p a g e a n t in the Clothing Department ing of a 17-fold i n c r e a s e in a d e c a d e Officials of t h e F l o r i d a Citrus legislative a n d economic w h i c h were o r g i n a l l y b a r r e d from u n t i l t h e farm s u p p o r t s the family It is planned to ni;'ke t h e meeting Farm Bureau Exchange, Tampa, estimate that the r e c e n t revision of t h e freight r a t e s t h e i r p r o g r a m of work. It h a s been a slow, steady g r i n d to as any o t h e r b u s i n e s s s u p p o r t s its a n a n n u a l one. dependents. We f a r m e r s have a Traffic Department Michigan State r i g h t to look for such t i m e s b u t we 2 2 1 \ . C e d a r St. Lansing, Mich. by t h e I n t e r s t a t e C o m m e r c e C o m - b r i n g about a clear u n d e r s t a n d i n g California Grapes mission will r e s u l t in a n saving of a b o u t 6 cents a box, or a b o u t $ 2 1 a car, a t o t a l of approxi- average a m o n g o u r men of t h e real need of c o m b i n i n g into a strong m u s t first a d j u s t o u r s e l v e s so t h a t we can go after t h e m . W h e n once county, t h e f a r m e r s of s t a t e aud n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n but vision, n o t h i n g can k e e p t h e m down. A m e r i c a get this Rank 5th As Crop Farm Bureau m a t e l y $1,200,000 a y e a r for F l o r - Grapes in 1927 r a n k e d fifth" in 221-27 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. we a r e happy now to see t h a t , each ida c i t r u s g r o w e r s . T h i s victory is t h o r e s u l t of four y e a r s of c o n s i s t e n t w o r k . However, t h e r e d u c t i o n is not dav, we a r e g r o w i n g s t r o n g e r and building better. has meant permanency. T h e slow g r o w t h value among the The g a r d e n t r a c t o r is a t h o r o u g h - t a b l e crops of California, a n d ly t r u s t w o r t h y and intensely prac- farm value of t h e grape crop was ex- fruit a n d vege- the The all t h a t was hoped for and efforts m a y be c o n t i n u e d to secure w h a t i i And now, day by day. we can see tical machine, a n d deserves t h e a t - | c e e d e d only by potatoes, apples, or- cognizing t h e tention of vegetable g r o w e r s . a n g e s , and sweet potatoes. Master Key considered an equitable rate. L a s t y e a r a b o u t 200 f a r m e r s in t h e vicinity of S a n A n g e l o , T e x a s , formed t h e Farmers' M a r k e t i n g Association for t h e p u r - Cooperative that our women are re MICHIGAN'S PROPERTY TAX DOLLAR, 1927 to Farm Relief The (Jolden Rule of A g r i c u l - FARM PROSPERITY pose of o p e r a t i n g a t u r k e y - d r e s s i n g p l a n t . Dressed turkeys and live A n a v e r a g e o f o n l y 10 1 / 1 0 p e r c w t o f * h « ; w * ^ * ^ J f 6 * * * paid by c i t i z e n s of M i c h i g a n goes t o t h e S t a t e T a x t u r e is co-operative m a r k e t i n g . A few of the accomplish- is Built on •*- c h i c k e n s were m a r k e t e d a n d sales for 1927 a m o u n t e d to a b o u t $100,- 000. , The State's Portion of the Whole Tax —and What It's Spent For m e n t s r e s u l t i n g from co-opera- tive selling and buying of live- stock a r e : Quality Seeds and feeds F u r r a n c h e r s and t r a p p e r s h a v e B e t t e r service in h a n d l i n g recently organized the Alberta Trap- s h i p m e n t s at terminal m a r k e t s ; p e r s a n d M u s k r a t B r e e d e r s ' Associa- B e t t e r facilities for l o a d i n g , tion, Ltd., and have received a and a faster movement t o m a r - c h a r t e r from t h e provincial g o v e r n - ket by t r a n s p o r t a t i o n com- m e n t . In a d d i t i o n to cooperative panies; MICHIGAN MILKMAKER m a r k e t i n g of p r o d u c t s and coopera- tive p u r c h a s e of supplies, t h e or A b e t t e r method of p r e s e n t - The famous 24% balanced ganization proposes to encourage ing and o b t a i n i n g collection of feed for dairy cows has helped specialization in all p h a s e s of t h e claims; hundreds of dairymen get milk industry. Establishing corporations and butter fat production from The B i i t i s h Columbia Egg a n d and special departments for their herds far beyond their Poultry Cooperative Association is financing farmers in their fondest hopes at a low feed being formed by f a r m e r s owning feeding o p e r a t i o n s ; cost, and their cows remain in a b o u t 1,000,000 hefts in the lower C o n t r o l l i n g volume by s t a b i l - excellent condition. F r a s e r Valley a n d -on Vancouver izing receipts, which m e a n s sta- Island, BrUtish C o l u m b i a . This pro- MICHIGAN EGG MASH bilizing p r i c e s ; Similarly, increasing num- vincial o r g a n i z a t i o n w i l l become a Sri u r i n g a reduction in com- bers of farmers are using Mich- m e m b e r of the C a n a d i a n Egg Pro- mission c h a r g e s and r e f u n d i n g igan Egg Mash because in com- ducers' A n. B a n k s aj to p r o d u c e r s of livestock t h e bination with scratch feed it pectcd to p m e n t s up to savings; 80 per cent of t h e i r m a i k e t value. p h o n e and telegraph companies and maintains the proper balance W h i l e t h e chart .shows the divi- The c o r p o r a t i o n tax and other Protecting the producer A l a r g e new b u i l d i n g to contain for greater egg production and a p a c k i n g house and office is u n d e r sion of the p r o p e r / y tax dollar, t h e g e n e r a l r e v e n u e s t o t a l e d $14.2!i4.- i n s u r a n c e companies, totaling $18,- against t h e enactment of legis- b a l a n c e sheet shertvs t h a t less t h a n produces greater profits from c o n s t i u c t i o n in Los Aapgeles by t h e 6ir>.3") and t h i s a m o u n t m e t a o p e r a t - 717,610.8.9, was r e t u r n e d to t h e loc- lation which might b e d e t r i - their flocks. Calavo G r o w e r s of California. Tho 20 per cent of t h e whole s t a t e tax ing expenses of s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t s m e n t a l to h i s interests. s t r u c t u r e is of brick a n d steel with h a s been raised by direct p r o p e r t y al school d i s t r i c t s . FALL GRAINS and state boards. Prison i n d u s t r i e s , g a m e licenses Ship Co-operatively to Plant certified wheat and rye from the Farm Bureau (Mich- m a n y windows and a b o u t 12.000 tax. feet of floor space. Its cost w i t h T h e g e n e r a l fund deficiency bars T h e highway fund was built up of and o t h e r special funds and t r u s t igan Crop Improvement Association Seeds) this fall and get been m a d e kip a n d t h e g e n e r a l fund weight a n d gas taxes aggregating f u n d s , derived a total of some 14 Michigan Livestock Exchange better results next year. l a n d a n d e q u i p m e n t is e s t i m a t e d at b a l a n c e sheet, of J u l y 1. 1!)28, s h o w s $ 3 4 , 9 5 4 , 1 8 1 . 2 7 . T h e counties re- million dollars which the state D e t r o i t , Mich. F o r tree, i n t e r e s t i n « , helpful b o o k l e t s on Michigan I a r m Kurp.au $ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . P r o s p e c t s of a l a r g e crop a s u r p l u s of $ 3 8 5 , 0 0 7 . 5 0 . ceived n e a r l y eight m i l l i o n s of this h a n d l e d but w h i c h could not be ex- S< efls, Dairy ami P o u l t r y Feeds, w r i t e us or see o u r Uxal d i s t r i b u t o r . foe t h e 1928-2!) season m a d e t h e The state property tax totaled e f u n d s ; road c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d pended for s t a t e government ex- need for additional" h a n d l i n g facili- ties i m p e r a t i v e . $24.2.»!t.i;;i.o<* a n d w e n t to pay m a i n t e n a n c e took nearly twenty- penses. T h e fund for prison i n d u s - MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SUPPLY SERVICE s o l d i e r s ' bonus, to m a i n t a i n colleges seven millions. t r i e s , for instance is a revolving Producers Co-Op Com. Ass'n MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE Limestone and i n o c u l a t i o n a r e a n d t h e University a n d to care for The p r i m a r y school fund, derived fund m a i n t a i n e d to p e r p d t u a t e the E a s t Buffalo, N, Y. Lansing Michigan two r e q u i r e m e n t s for success w i t h t h e s t a t e ' s , w a r d s a n d p r i s o n e r s and from i n h e r i t a n c e a n d o t h e r special functioning of t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s in sweet clover. to wipe out t h e s t a t e deficit. taxes, r a i l r o a d taxes, taxes on tele- a n o r d e r l y m a n n e r . SEPTEMBER 14, 1928 FOUR MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS lower temperature than is used fori Modern Demands Artificial Anthracite SHEPPARD-TOWNER Farmers Interested in EUROPEAN FRUIT By Treating Soft Coal coke. Several large plants for its production are now under way. "Is Betty a good cook?" "No, but she can change a tire'.*' ACT SAVING MANY Improvement of Soil HURT BY DROUTH INFANTSJOTHERS Definite Cropping Program Under The Keystone Treatment of soft coal so that Continental Europe's fruit crop will liave the smokeless properties prospects have suffered some further hard coal is likely to become a com- mercial proposition soon. After near deterioration from the continued ly 20» years of experimentation, proc Safety (^SUte Itlulual Rodded Fire F Insurance Co., of Hitch. ^J ^->. HOMe O m C E - F U N T . MICH. First Poverty is staring you in the face if you are carrying your own Helpful Information Reaching Rotation Plan, As Conducted On The Farm drouth during the latter 4ialf of esses, have been developed to remove July and the first half of August, most of the oil and tarry constituents Fire Insurance. Many a farmer has lost his farm or labored untfer a mortgage the remainder of his life by neglecting to buy a gooa Thousands of Parents Qf The Pennsylvania R. R., Shows and the outlook in the middle of Au- and r GRAINS condition t o (o infants Lorn alive, over the record S. 131. There were more than 500 [lime while the alfalfa got better as through the winter, of previous years when such litera- people w.ho came in lf>8 automobiles the potash content increased. On the reset the h e a v e d ture and advice was not available and represented at least 28 counties. strength of these plots, B. O. Hager- plants in spring— and you obtain mora to mothers, according to the report The count is not extension count man advised the farmers present to bushels per aero. for 1927 of the Michigan bureau to either. use a 200 pougtf application of an the federal government. '1 he Keystone Rotation which has 0-20-20 in establishing new stands Prior to Michigan's co-operation become a commonly accepted farm of alfalfa on this type of soil. under the Sheppard-Towner Act maternity and infancy privileges, the term in northwestern Michigan, due After dinner. President Shaw of to the practical results on this dem- Michigan State College, praised the 1?1 average infant mortality rate was onstration farm, is a four year work of the farm in pointing out 86.9 per 1.000 live births. This has cropping program, particularly adap- soil building practices and stated that receded to 7.").9 per 1,000 live births. ted to the lighter soil types. It was he believe* that eventually the lands WRITE FOR FREE FOLDERS The maternal mortality rate has re- worked out by D. L. Hagerman, now of northern Michigan will become The action of the Culti-Packer on your wheat fields is ceded from 78.3 per 1,000 live births deceased, and has been carried on very valuable in raising better live- described in a new folder just prepared. With it, you get the booklet "Soil Sense." Ask for them. to 66.9, In the rural districts the in recent years by his brother, B. O. stock and beef cattle. reduction has been greater than the Hagerman, dirctor of this farm and Among the notables present were A Bumper Crop of American Banner Wheat (Livingston average, amounting to 18.4 mother's also agricultural agent for the Pen- Ident R. S. Shaw, Professor C. D U N H A M CULTI-HOE County) from Michigan Crop Improvement Ass'n Seed lives saved per 1,000. nsylvania railroad. Wrllar. County agent leader E. Make your Culti-Packer into a Culti- Hoe by purchasing Culti-Hoe wheels Certified wheat and rye seed give so much better results The Michigan Child Hygiene Bu- Low prices at 90c each. Write or call for folders. reau carries on its educational and on ail sizes. than ordinary stock that the difference in cost is only a sound maternity advice through many chan- L. Fletcher of Delphi. Ind.. says: "The CuUi-Packer pays business investment. nels. Last year distributed litera- for itself in u short time. Fine on wheat and oats ground. ture reaching the parents of 99,400 The increased seeding cost per acre should not exceed $1.75 infants, which gives an idea of its MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SUPPLY SERVICE on wheat. The average increase in yield is 3 to 5 bushels. scope. It co-operates with many or- 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan Furthermore, this disease free, noxious weed free seed pro- Stocks are .arried at convenient shipping points throughout Micni- ganizations and last year had ma- gan. See our local distributor. duces a high quality crop. ternity and infancy work under way The Michigan Farm Bureau offers certified seed of the in 68 of the 83 counties in Michigan. standard Michigan varieties developed by Michigan State The State Farm Bureau was ac- tive in 19 22 in promoting the en- College plant breeders. The seed is produced by Michigan actment of Michigan legislation to Crop Improvement Association farmers under rigorous co-operate with the Federal govern- standards of inspection as to purity, quality of grain, trueness ment under the Sheppard-Towner to type. There is none better for Michigan. Act and at each session of the legis- We offer through our local distributors the following Crop lature has been active in continuing Improvement Association varieties: the arrangement. RED ROCK—The old reliable bearded soft red winter wheat. Holds practically all Michigan records for yield. Stiff MICH. ELEV. EXCH. Btraw; doesn't lodge. BERKLEY ROCK—Bearded hard red winter wheat, stiff . MARKET OPINION straw. Exceptionally winter hardy and immune to smut. It is a cross between Red Rock and Berkley Rock. AMERICAN BANNER—White soft winter wheat, beardless, By Michigan Elevator Exchange A snapshot of some of the notables attending the Field Day held stiff straw, winter hardy, heavy yielder. Best variety for Lansing, Mich., under date of Sept. at the Pennsylvania Demonstration Farm, Howard City, Mich., on lighter wheat soils. Growers in good localities have been I I, 1028. August 28th. From left to Tight they are; President R. S. Shaw getting 30 to 40 bushels per acre. of M. S. C ; J. T. Johnston, freight traffic manager, Chicago; R. W. O. A. C. No. 104 WHEAT—Bald, white wheat which has WHEAT—Michigan wheat is still commanding big premiums because of the shortage in Ohio and Indiana. Our neighbors in the province of On- Howard, clerk to the freight traffic manager; T. A. McMillen, divi- sion freight agent, Grand Rapids; B. O. Hagerman, agricultural agent for the Pennsylvania Lines and director of the demonstration farm; R. G. Carr, Michigan county agent leader. Farm Bureau performed remarkably well at the Michigan Experiment Sta- tion and throughout the state. Its winter hardiness, erect habits of growth and yielding ability should make it one of • Michigan's most popular white wheats. tario, Canada are selling their soft winter wheat crop at $1.00 per bush- In brief, the Keystone rotation G. Carr, J. T. Johnston, freight traf- el. This is where the tariff duty of consists of: First year, oats and peas fic manager for the Pennsylvania 42c per bushel is a big help to the one bushel each mixed, and sweet Railroad and Dave Woodman, Farm Quick H e a t Coal ROSEN RYE—Outstanding heavy yielding rye. Large plump berries, well filled heads. PLACE YOUR ORDER WITH OUR LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS Ask our local distributors for this well named, Michigan farmer. If it were not for clover seeded; Second., year, sweet Bureau representative in Kent, NOW this 42c duty there would be hun- clover cut high for hay, second Barry, Ottawa and Allegan counties. strictly fancy southeastern Kentucky coal for cooking dreds of cars of wheat from the growth plowed under and seeded to The county agents from 22 northern province of Ontario coming in which rye and vetch; Third year, rye and Michigan counties were also among or heating. Quick Heat gives you the five things you want in Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service l would depress the prices of the vetch cut for grain, and reseeded to those registered. Lansing, Michigan Michigan article. No big advance in rye and vetch; Fourth year, rye and a good domestic coal: wheat seems probable in the near fu- vetch plowed under and planted to ture. The United States produced corn. Rye and vetch seeded in the this year a crop of 901,000,000 corn at the last cultivation and you LONGHORN HERD IS 1. 2. PURE BRIGHT COAL. No foreign matter. QUICK KINDLING. * bushels and Canadian crop is 550,- are ready to start over on the rota- 3. HIGH IN HEAT, therefore economical. 000,000 bushels, which allows prac- tion program. The reader will note tically 700,000,000 bushels surplus that a legume grows on the soil three TO BE PRESERVED 4. LONG BURNING, with intense even heat. Can be for export. This is a tremendous years out of four, plenty of organic amount of wheat above home needs. matter is plowed under, and a As the result of efforts of the For- CORN—The price of old corn is wealth of high class legume rough- est Service, Department of Agricul- regulated to perfection. 5. LOW ASH, without clinkering. Quick Heat's purity causes it to burn to almost no ash. Fertilizer Makes A extremely high because supplies are age is produced for livestock. ture, the old-time Texas "longhorn," about exhausted. The price of new The visitors saw that the farm is descendants of the first cattle brought corn seems very reasonable consid- carried on in a practical way as the to North America, will be saved from Quick Heat has a great sale by our local distribu- Big Difference ering present values of livestock. books are subject to audit the same extinction, like the buffalo, accord- tors. It is a coal that will give you much satisfaction. There should be a mighty good prof- as other railroad business. When the ing to Will C. Barnes, who recent- N It in feeding operations this winter. demonstration farm ly retired as Chief of the Grazing was first in- Branch of the Forest Service. s Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service > OATS—Prices on new oats are up augurated, a herd was started using Two shipments were concentrated Lansing, Michigan about 5c per bushel from the low grade cows and a purebred Guernsey point. Oats should do better. at Fort Worth, and dipped three bull. As an instance of what grading times at seven-day intervals to free RYE—Nothing in sight to indi- up will accomplish here is a good cate any sharp advance in rye prices. example. One of the grade cows them of the deadly Texas fever tick, BEANS—While we may see some made 410 pounds of butterfat as and tested for tuberculosis. Then the lowering of prices during the months a four year old, cow testing assoca- whole bunch were put thrQugh a of October and November, there is no tion records, of course. A daughter branding chute and branded "U. S." large surplus of white beans in the of this cow now in milk made 443.6 on the left hip. world this year. Michigan farmers pounds of butterfat as a two year can look forward to a good market old. The longhorns were shipped from Fort Worth to the Wichita National State F a r m Mutual for the crop of approximately 5,000,- Forest. Swarms of people came out Among the things that we saw 000 bushels raised in Michigan this were the following: The best corn from surrounding cities to look them year. over and the old-time cow men of the north of Grand Rapids on alfalfa region all agreed that the bunch Auto Insurance Co* sod, manured, and acid phosphate which had been collected were really Fewer Ton-Litters applied: A wonderful catch of sweet fine specimens of the old longhorns clover following oats. of Bloomington, 111. Raised During 1927 In the management of sandy soil, —perfect types with which to build up a modest herd of 250 or 300 head B. O. Hagerman is certainly a crank, The 1927 hog-raising contest, in especially as to plowing the soil and and thus preserve the breed for which swine growers in 29 states packing it. Ground on this farm is future generations of Americans to Provides The Best Insurance competed, was won by Pennsylvania plowed just as little as possible. study and admire. with 126 litters that reached a weight During the first years, all of it was Like the buffalo, the longhorn will Protection Available. of a ton or more each in 180 days. disked but last spring they had to not become extinct. Although the 1927 contest produc- pasture some vetch and rye and also ed 56 fewer ton-litters than were had to use the plow in order to get produced in 1926, this falling off it under. The system is producing ALLOW HONEY BEES Our Rates SPRING PHOTOGRAPH OF MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE is partly because of the fact that, constantly better crops. Are Reasonably Low FERTILIZER EXPERIMENT many farmers sold their hogs when prices began to drop in late Sep- tember. The fact that four of the works The cultipacker is the tool that overtime on this farm. The ASJWAILSHIPMENT W e have sufficient reserves a n d surplus t o enable u s Shows beneficial effect of fertilizer in carrying wheat' seeding thrbugh the winter to a vigorous start in the spring. leading hog-producing states are anthem that is on the air at all Honey bees in quantity may be FOREGROUND—Nothing applied. Note thin condition of plants. now giving more attention to the so- times is "Pack, pack, pack, the sent in the mails under the same to offer safe automobile insurance, based -on low cost of TO R I G H T OF STAKES—Limestone applied. .Note improvement in thi* ground needs packing". * While the clearly defined area over the foreground. called pig crop contests than to conditions prescribed for queen bees operation. Assets of the company exceed .$1,000,000, a n d L E F T OF STAKES A N D REAR—Limestone and complete fertilizer. Not* single ton-litters is another factor crowd was visiting a field that grew a and their attendant bees when de- the thick, vigorous stand. Strong plants produced by fertilization are much responsible for the fewer ton-litters fine crop of rye this year, a hand livery can be made in five days, a represent the business of more t h a n 150,000 satisfied better fitted to stand hard winter weather than plants which do not receive the paBt year. was running an orange colored culti- new ruling of the postal department fertilizer. Such superiority is reflected at harvest. packer over the ground, putting the informs usJ! policyholders in 17 states. Less t h a n t w o y e a r s of opera- The experience of the 1927 ton- soil down in condition again. Michigan Farm Bureau Brand Fertilizers are made to, litter producers not only proved the If they are in wooden cages, the tion in Michigan has b r o u g h t us u p to third largest con- fit the needs of Michigan soils and crops. advantages of a short feeding period One of the management axioms of material must be not less than three- cern in the state. O u r risks a r e almost entirely farm risks. W e offer formulas for Michigan, high in available for securing cheap gains and in re- the farm is to grow as much legume eighths of an inch thick, and if wire ducing disease, but also demonstrat- roughage as possible, feed it all to screen is used, there must be two plant food, in perfect mechanical condition, packed in ed the distinct advantage of having livestock on the farm (mostly thicknesses separated by slats three- Our Agents operate in every c o m m u n i t y . A local rep- Farm Bureau Brand bags, and ready for y6u at our local the pigs ready for early marketing. Guernsey grade cows) , then husband eighths of an inch thick. Hog prices "broke" from $2.50 t j the manure and get it all back onto Food must be provided in the resentative in y o u r n e i g h b o r h o o d will gladly call a n d ex- distributors. $3.50 a hunderedweight between Sep- the soil with as little loss as possible. form of Sugar syrup in a tin can with plain o u r policy. If yon have not his a d d r e s s w r i t e t h e Write us for Michigan State College Bulletin 53, Fer- tember and December, causing re- But at that, they find that they do holes in the bottom for leakage of duced returns and in s*ome cases not have manure enough to go the food supply. Each cage must be tilizer Recommendations for Michigan. It advises heavy losses to growers whose hogs around and that they can very profit- provided with a suitable handle and Insurance Department proper formulas for wheat a n d other crops on our not ready for market before ably use commercial fertilizers, par- marked "This Side Up". various types of soils, or see our local distributors. this period. ticularly in establishing a stand of alfalfa. Farm Bureau Fertilizer, Seeds and Feeds Have Set What a lovely fur coat—what One of the most colorful stops on Audible Lapping.— First Little Girl— Michigan State Farm Bureau New Standards or Excellence did it cost?" the tour of the farm was a fertilizer "One single kiss." test on alfalfa, on the field across "What's etiquette. Lily?" Second Ditto—"Oh, that's the 221-227 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service "That you gave your husband?" the railroad tracks from the build- noise you mustn't swallow your tea Lansing, Michigan 'hat he gave the maid."— ings. It was near noon. The sun was with when there's company."—Bos- Lustige Blatter (.Berlin). almost in the south. And as the ton Transcript.