MICHIGAN F A R E BUREAU NEWS There l» N o Snl»Mti(ute Pa* >lt>ini»«>i-Khi|t Organisation I'lonrUheN A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers Seventh Year, Vol. VII, No. 8 April 26, 1929. Issued Semi-Monthly. AUSTRALIANS HAVE California Dairymen An Open Letter BUREAU JOINS IN Relief MORE AND BETTER LEARNED TO GRADE Add To Their Income Owners of dairy cows in California FIGHT TO OBTAIN Should— Legislation MEMBERS SEEN AS WOOL FOR PROFITS have added $64,297,051 to their in- come over a period of seven years by To Members of the Michigan S t a t e F a r m lluroaii: » The Michigan F a r m B u r e a u road measure known as the Thom- HELP FOR BUYERS Make the tariff effective on FIRST ESSENTIAL raising the average butterfat pro- all farm crops so that surpluses American Growers Have duction per cow for the entire State son Hill (II. B. Xo. 284), p r o v i d i n g for the r e t u r n of one-third of Will not be permitted to de- sabella Member Tells How Much To Accomplish In from 1X8 pounds in 1920 to 239.2 the gas tax for the benefit of t o w n s h i p roads, is still being held Would Place Co-operative press the domestic price to the pounds in 1927, says B. H. Crocher- world level of prices; Farm s Bureau Could Be in the Road and liridge Committee of the I louse. Purchasing on Plane Field Of Wool Handling on, director of co-operative exten- Be of such nature that the Served Better sion work in California, in a state- Our members and County F a r m B u r e a u organizations have re- control and disposition of agri- With Marketing ment submitted to the United States sponded nobly with h u n d r e d s of petitions and personal letters cultural surpluses are adequate- POOL IDEA SUCCEEDS Department of Agriculture. which have lit t orally covered the desks of the legislators. In ly provided for; WINS COUNTY CONTEST fact. Mr. Korick, chairman of the Road and Bridge Committee, RECOGNITION SOUGHT Contains provisions which are Part of World Wool Survey automatic in their operation, to William Bleise, of Nottawa Bears on Australian TAXPAYERSWATCH told F a r m B u r e a u r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s last week t h a t he had never received so much mail in s u p p o r t of a n y other measure, and that Meeting at Washington Held cheek over-production; Provide for farmer ownership Township, Writes the To Co-ordinate Buying Farm Conditions TURNER BILL WITH it had come in such quantities that it had been practically impos- sible for him to a n s w e r it all. And Marketing and control of marketing orga- nization with due consideration to co-operative associations al- Following Item (By J. F. Walker, consulting spec- ialist, U. S. Department of Agricul- ture.) UNUSUAUNTEREST The F a r m Bureau Legislative Committee was called to Lan- sing last week. Presidenl Noon, Vice-President Billings, and Michigan State Farm Bureau join- ed the Ohio Farm Bureau, the In- ready established. These are the recommendations of "In what way can the Isabella County Farm Bureau best serve its members." "The County Farm Bu- the American Farm Bureau, Nation- The Australian wool clip is gener- Poorer School Districts To George McCalla were present. An interview was had with the diana Farm Bureau and the Eastern al Grange and the Farmers Union, as reau can best serve its members by ally regarded as the best prepared States Farmers Exchange and made to the committees of Congress more and better members and by in the world, and is keenly in de- Be Helped by Measure Governor and later with the chairman of the Road and Bridge Grange League Federation at a con- more and better business. By more for the special session of Congress to mand by every wool-consuming Committee. The chairman expressed his conviction that the ference of co-operative purchasing consider. and better members, I mean that country which manufactures good In Green's Hands organizations this week at Washing- every member we have to-day be a bill could not be carried t h r o u g h the House and Senate without wool fabrics. ton to get farmers' co-operative pur- defender of the Farm Bureau in the WOULD YIELET 2 MILLION a m e n d m e n t s that would seriously dissipate its proceeds. This chasing interests recognized in the The methods of sheep breeding and selection constitute the back- ground for fche quality of the Aus- was the principal reason indicated for not r e p o r t i n g out the bill federal farm relief hill along with co-operative marketing. The con- EGG GRADING BILL small group. "I had occasion to answer a re- mark the other day, when a few of and it was a p p a r e n t to the F a r m B u r e a u Committee t h a t T H E tralian clip. The entire flock is classed in the fleece before shearing; Tax Clause Is Attached to Make Money Available ROAD A N D B R I D G E C O M M I T T E E IS F I R M L Y D E T E R - ference was held in the offices of the National Milk Producers associa- BURIED IN SENATE us were talking together. The man Said. "What does a fellow have to ewes are sorted so as to be mated to M I N E D NOT TO R E P O R T O C T T H E B I L L and that their tion. Mr. Brody represented the show for bis i^n dollars he pays into overcome wool defects or to accen- From General Fund minds are closed on the m a t t e r . Michigan Farm Bureau. The Michi- Technical Objections Likely the Farm Bureau?" So I said, Any tuate those characteristics of fleece gan Milk Producers association also farmer who raises beans and sells Every school district in Michigan In view of the intense interest of the enlire Farm Bureau sent representatives X. P. Hull, presi- To Hold Measure U p Too cream gets more than ten dollars a most desired; and wether flocks are classed so as to discard those individ- having an enrollment above the state membership, as expressed in t h e i r m a n y communications to their dent, and John C. Near, secretary of year out of the Farm Bureau,—for average and having a school tax rate this organization, accompanied Mr. Long for Passage uals producing inferior wool. legislators, t h e F a r m B u r e a u would certainly like to have t h e before the Farm Bureau was in busi- of more than ten dollars per thousand Brody. ness, beans were handled at $1.50 Occasionally a flock may be class- measure out on the floor of the H o u s e where its friends could dollars of assessed valuation will re- At a joint conference of the rep- Prospects of Michigan having a per hundred, and now, the handling ed or sorted by the owner, but gen- ceive aid from the general treasury get a chance to support it. resentatives of the purchasing or- grading law to encourage the improv- charge is only 50c a hundred. That erally this work is turned over to a of the state, if the Turner Bill be- ganizations and board of directors of ing of eggs produced in the stale makes more than a dollar a hundred professional classer, a man* with We were informed that with the exception of Ihe i n t r o d u c e r technical training and knowledge of comes a law. the National Milk Producers Asso- faded this week as the House for the farmer on beans. The Farm of the measure, the committee had had no requests from any ciation, Rep. Franklin Fort, of the measure, introduced and steered Bureau caused butterfat to be raised consumptive demands for wool. Thus This bill, known as Senate Bill No. 225, passed the House by a vote of member of Ihe Legislature to r e p o r t out the bill. In fact, our House Agriculture Committee, ex- through the House of Representa- lc a pound, by (showing the tariff the flock is constantly culled with an 86 to 5 and passed the Senate as plained the House farm relief hill tives by Rep. Jesse Boyle, of Buchan- commission it was needled. /Here eye to the commercial demands of Legislative Committee learned that a few of the members, after amended by a vote of 20 to 8. It is and answered numerous questions. an, ran against several snags in the are some of the ways the farmers the market rather than with regard advising their constituents that they would vote for the bill it It was evident that there was lit- Senate committee on agriculture. are getting their ten dollars worth. to some whim or fancy of a breeder now awaiting the Governor's decision. reported out, had gone to the Road and B r i d g e Committee chair- tle hope of getting co-operative pur- At a public hearing on the bill. By just mentioning those two Items, who may or may not be familiar The Turner Bill is the outgrowth of chasing recognized in the House bill, considerable objection to it was 1 won the whole crowd over In favor with mill requirements. This may agitation started in Escanaba, Mich- man a n d urged him n o t to r e p o r t it out. but it was found that Chester Gray, voiced, especially by the distributors of the Farm Bureau. So I say al- account for the effort of the Austral- igan, about seven years ago. O. A. This s t r u g g l e to b r i n g relief to the t h o u s a n d s of our members Washington representative of the who contend that the burden of ways defend your Farm Bureau in ian sheepman to produce a large Bandeen, at that time secretary of who a r e d r i v i n g t h e i r cars t h r o u g h t h e mud for considerable American Farm Bureau Federation, maintaining grades would fall on every case, and be a booster and not yield of wool on his sheep instead of the Chamber of Commerce at Escana- had made considerable progress to- them since the proposed legislation a knocker. a large yield of oil, which some ba, and now secretary of the Chamber portions of the year, a n d going from half a mile to a mile and a ward getting it included in the Sen- requires all but the producer to sell American breeders strive for. of Commerce at Flint, proposed what half for t h e i r mail, is following very much in t h e n a t u r e of the "The member who sees what the ate bill. eggs on grade. To obtain wool high in yield, the has since been known as the Escana- Because the appropriation clause Farm Bureau is doing and takes gas tax b a t t l e which the F a r m B u r e a u s t a r t e d in 1!>21. W e have A conference was also held w i t h time to look it up, shouldn't feel Australian has not sacrifice weight ba plan. This method provided that (Continued on paRQ 2.1 was stricken from the measure be- of fleece. The average weight of five per cent of the general primary not given u p but are continuing to do e v e r y t h i n g possible to had if he doesn't get many special fore the House passed it, the commis- 8.8 pounds of wool per head for the school fund was to be apportioned on carry out the instructions of the F a r m B u r e a u membership as sioner of agriculture asserted that privileges. That question came up entire c o u n t r y shows an advantage of about 1 Vz pounds over the Ameri- can average when compared on a the basis of school census enrollment per one hundred thousnad dollars of equalized valuation. No district, expressed by action at the Jast a n n u a l meeting. Your Legisla- tive Committee instructed me to advise you of the situation so Legislation the bill would not be workable for at least two years, when a specific ap- propriation would have to be made in the Gleaners. I am a Gleaner. They had to do business with all the farmers to keep going. When we grease basis. If compared on a clean got the idea of giving service to all basis, the only basis considered by the mill buyer, the advantage be- however, could have received more total aid from the state than the total it paid for teachers 'salaries. This t h a t you m a y r e n e w y o u r efforts in any way y o u consider will be most effective, p a r t i c u l a r l y in r e g a r d to g e t t i n g y o u r legislators to put forth their efforts to h a v e t h e bill r e p o r t e d out. At a Glance by the next Legislature. Leading poultrymen of the state and Michigan State College were the the farmers business picked up. Where we had been doing one-half comes more pronounced, as Austral- plan was incorporated in a bill intro- principal proponents of the Boyle a car a week's business in live stock ian fine wool yields from 4 5 to 70 duced in the state legislature in 1923. Your influence with y o u r own R e p r e s e n t a t i v e must be m a d e The Senate taxation committee we picked up to many times that measure per cent clean wool, while American It passed the House but died in the has been "sitting" on the Snow in- amount. We know the value of the more effective if action is to be secured. I t is g e t t i n g very late As the measure was left with (lie fine wool yields from 30 to 50 per Senate Committee on Education. come tax measure since its passage Mt. Pleasant Co-operative Elevator, Senate committee, effort is to be cent clean wool. A similar compar- in the session a n d y o u r prompt action in again g e t t i n g in touch through the House. This and other and what it does to the market in Two years later the Legislature made to work out some plan, if pos- ison would be found in the medium with y o u r R e p r e s e n t a t i v e is essential to secure the relief our taxation measures are designed to this county. If the elevator only adopted a bill having the features of sible, which will eliminate the minor wool. reduce the amount necessary to be did business with Farm Bureau the Escanaba plan. The bill was members desire. objections raised. No definite oppo- Care Used Tn Shearing raised by the general property tax of (Continued on paite 2.) known as the Bohn-Carter-Turner Yours v e r y t r u l y , sition to a grading law has been ex- After classing the flocks, the next the state. Bill. It was introduced by Sen. Frank pressed by any faction, but several thing is shearing. Shearing is cov- 0. L. B r o d y , It thus appears that the legisla- technicalities in the proposed bill ered on all points by rules and agree- ments between the associations of E. Bonn. It was signed by Governor 'Groesbeck on April 16, 1925, and was known as Act 53 of P. A. 1925. Its Secretary-Manager. ture will be unable to agree on any one special form of taxation which were pointed out with objection by many at the Senate committee hear- BERRIEN GRANGE might be calculated to reduce the wool producers and the Sheep Shear- ers' Union. These regulations em- brace everything from housing and constitutionality was challenged, and in 1928 the Supreme Court ruled that Essential Features property tax. Every time anyone moves to tax any commodity or ing. The time is so limited, however, that little hope is held for saving the ASKS FOR ACTION feeding the shearers to the handling of the sheep and the care of the the law was unconstitutional. The Court decided that the method of dis- tributing the primary school money Of The Thomson Road Bill source, objections of sufficient in- tensity to reduce such intentions are raised with the result that no pro- measure at this session of the Legis- lature. ON HIGHWAY BILL fleece. The interests of both parties The Farm Bureau has given contin- are considered. The shearer is as- could not be changed except by an grss toward a lightening of the By resolution, passed on April 3, amendment to the constitution. The Thomson Bill (1) will m a k e b e t t e r t o w n s h i p r o a d s pos- ued support to the move to have the property tax burden seems probable. sured a fair wage and reasonable sible; reduce township road t a x e s in some t o w n s h i p s ; elim- Inasmuch as the Hartman mill tax poultrymen's requests for grading the Portage Prairie Grange, Berrien living conditions and the wool grow- In the meantime Senator William laws recognized in Michigan this County Pomona Grange No. 1, went er gets a workmanlike job. This is F. Turner, Morley, at that time a inate t h e m in other t o w n s h i p s ; (2) will not increase taxes on is merely an additional burden to on record as favoring enactment of the general taxes to be raised from winter. 4 quite at variance with much of the member of the House of Representa- a n y o n e ; (3) will not t a k e t o w n s h i p r o a d s out of h a n d s of town- the Thomson township road bill into haphazard, indifferent shearing jobs tives, introduced the predecessor to the apparently only source of taxa- law. This is the road legislation bill frequently found in the United the present Turner Bill. The Turner ship people; (4) will not compel t o w n s h i p s to abolish office of tion, general property, the prospect has arisen that the governor might Another Farm Problem drafted by the State Farm Bureau as States, and gives the Australian an- Bill of 1927 and the Turner Bill of township h i g h w a y commissioner; (5) will not place township a means of getting some state aid for other advantage in the preparation 1929 are essentially the same, except roads u n d e r control of the s t a t e . veto this measure, with the dropping One of the angles of the corn- township roads. of his fleece for market. that the latter bill calls for the dis- of the fondly conceived institutional borer clean-up campaign problems Beginning J u l y 1, 1930, money equal to one-third of gas tax- The Portage Prairie Grange went tribution of two million dollars in- building program, rather than in- is the disposal of infested corn-plant on record also as disapproving any In shearing, the belly fleece is re- crease the property tax. moved first and is kept separate. stead of one million dollars, and also to be r e t u r n e d to counties to be spent on township r o a d s until material. While some of this can additional property tax measure and has a tax clause. The Turner Bill of MUTUAL a g r e e m e n t between c o u n t y r o a d d e p a r t m e n t a n d The bill by which exemptions from be shredded and used for stock feed as ready to censure any Michigan The remainder of the fleece is left forced sale would be raised, introduc- together as far as possible and is 1927 passed the legislature and was township boards. and is of value to the farmer as lawmaker favoring the placing of any signed by Governor Fred "VV. Green. ed by Senator Miner, was passed in fertilizer, various industrial uses are additional tax burden on rural real carried to the classers' table for the house, slightly amended, after classing, or skirting. The loose locks The bill, however, had not provided Money is to be equitably a p p o r t i o n e d to counties as follows: also being sought for cornstalks. estate. (Continued on page 2.) two-thirds to be apportioned on basis of mileage of open roads which the senate agreed to accept (Continued on page 4.) the changes. Household goods- in each t o w n s h i p ; one-third on basis of area of each t o w n s h i p . It would be exempted fo the value of thus meets the needs of both h e a v y mileage, t h i c k l y p o p u l a t e d southern counties, and small mileage, sparsely populated north- $350 and not $500 as the senate passed the measure. The house left F a r m B u r e a u H e l p s In Schedule of ern counties. This money for improvement of township roads a u t o m a t i c a l l y untouched the increase from $250 to $500 valuation exemption for techni- cal or professional tools and Instru- Better H o m e P r o g r a m s Wool Producers Meeting increases as total proceeds of gas t a x increase. Give township roads benefit of gas tax paid by extra tourist t r a d e . ments. Last week, also, the eight-tenths of a mill tax bill, proposed by Rep. Gus "Farm Appreciation D a y " Is Oh, of course, we had a last day Suggested by Home and of school when we were dressed in our best and fa titer and mother State a n d V. £. t r u n k line h i g h w a y s and streets in incorpor- T. Hartman, of Houghton, which came to listen to the pieces and the would raise the $28,000,000 in four Community Chairman GUEST SPEAKERS ated villages and cities are not included in the benefits of this dialogues. We always hoped for a J. F. Walker, Gambier, Ohio years, struck a snag in the senate Sunday school picnic before school bill. Both county and township r o a d s a r e included. (Jives finance and appropriations commit- By Mis. Edith M. Wagar Consulting Specialist in Wool Marketing began in the fall. But people really Special a t t e n t i o n to post roads. tee after having been passed in the How times and fashions change! lived at home and the families were to U. S. Department of Agriculture House. The measure was amended When I was a girl we planned meet- W. W. Billings, Davison, Michigan at home day and night. Compare in committee so as to read "not to ex- ings ahead for Fourth of July and it with today! One cannot begin to Vice Pres. Michigan State Farm Bureau CHEMICAL WEED has underground root stems, such as ceed eight-tenths of a mill" so that quack grass, two, or possibly three, the governor might vote certain of applications of Atlacide are required, the provisions of the measure with- Christmas and Easter, but all the Other days were about alike, and how observe the special weeks and days planned for us. we enjoyed these great days. We 1:30 P. M. MONDAY, April 29 City Hall, OWOSSO KILLER IS OFFERED the second and third are applied as out killing the entire bill. Technical the green shoots come up from the objections were raised and the com- knew we could wear real summer clothes by the Fourth and we usually Better Homes Week This week is Better Homes Week 8:00 P. M Grange Hall, CHARLOTTE root stems. mittee voted to suspend considera- had a bunch or two of fire crackers and we have been urged to hold pub- Atlacide Is Sure Death to The effect of Atlacide on the soil tion of the measure temporarily. to share in the celebration of the vic- lic meetings and to encourage the TUESDAY, April 30 as far as future crops are concerned, Sportsmen and the general public tory of George Washington and his building of model homes for inspec- 2:00 P. M. City Library, JACKSON Quack Grass and Other is dissipated during the winter. For were attracted by the passage in the army of men against further slaps tion and assist in stimulating a de- further information on Atlacide, read- house of the 15 round boxing meas- from the British and perhaps we sire on the part of the people for bet- 8:00 P. M. Y. M. C. A., ANN ARBOR Field Weeds ers of the News may write the Farm ure from the desk of Rep. William might have a dish of ice cream if we ter and more convenient homes. We (Opposite Court House) Bureau Seed Service. sometimes wonder if they have begun F. Jahnke, of Saginaw. The measure were not too poor. Farmers will be interested to learn now before the senate for approval, The Christmas tree trimmed with at the right point in this matter. WEDNESDAY, May 1 that the Farm Bureau Seed Service would sanction such bouts when na- popcorn strings and candles togeth- Farm people all want a home; that's 1:30 P. M. Co-operative Elevator, OXFORD has taken on the distribution of At- For Early Canning tional or international titles are at er with the present found in the their first aim; they've been school- High School Auditorium, IMLAY CITY lacide, the calcium chlorate weed stake. Championship bouts in Mich- stocking the next morning followed ed all through their lives to have 8:00 P. M. Rhubarb and strawberries make a igan are contemplated by the meas- by the big dinner of roast turkey and some place they can call their own. killer, which is sure death to weeds, with very little effort on the part of delicious combination. One pound ure. frosted cake, were all great events They are a race of home owners. THURSDAY, May 2 of rhubarb and one quart of straw- Representative Harnley was suc- during a year's time and were long But are they given credit for their the farmer. 8:00 P. M. Room 105 Court House, FLINT berries may be cooked together, with looked for beforehand, also long stability and their ideas of perman- Atlacide is applied to a patch of two-thirds as much sugar, until thick cessful in preventing passage of a talked about afterward. ency? We grow a bit in self pride quack grass or other weeds as a dust and then poured into clean, hot jars. measure which would have repealed Easter meant counting the hidden when we hear that 90 per cent of FRIDAY. May 3 or a spray. The foliage must be cov- the present 5-day marriage license law eggs with many for breakfast, follow- American farmers have some interest 1:30 P. M. \Court _ , u w i i- *House, «*•—)ii'i •HASTINGS •*— - ered uniformly. The spray method is ed by special services in church where in a home of their own and but 4 per Passage in the senate of the elec- 8:00 I'. M. High School Auditorium, RICHLAND easiest. One pound of Atlacide will Petroleum Hog Dip tion code, as sponsored by Sen. all could join in singing and could cent of the inhabitants of New York treat 100 square feet of weed area,, as usually "speak a piece". City are home owners. But does the ator Claude H. Stevens of Highland SATURDAY, May 4 a dust application or as a spray. At- Crude petroleum, preferably the Park, was marked by the care with All other days were about the farmer and home owner get the 2:00 P. M. Co-operative Elevator, DOWAGIAC lacide is not poisonous or explosive unprocessed natural oil, is the most which the upper house guarded the same, one after another, living with siderafion they should? We t«ar and is safe to use. satisfactory dip for ridding hogs of present method of selecting dele- great expectancy for tlte n< xt holi- not, in fact we know they do no' If the patch of weeds to be killed lice and the sarcoptic or common (Continued on page 2.) day to arrive. ',fi page Friday, April & + \f I ( H I 0 A N FAR M BrRE AV VIWS 0 • I = ,.• —L-L-. ,L measure of social justice which lifts o u r s t a n d a r d s of living, the * ... = With Our BUREAU TAKES PART F. BUREAU DRAIN IN MOVE TO OBTAIN MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS P r e s i d e n t declares. Less time should be consumed in a r r i v i n g upon solution of Readers CO OP BUYING HELP BILL ENACTMENT (Continued from page 1.) Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices a t State Farm Bureau head- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. tariff questions, Mr. Hoover states with emphasis. Y e a r s a r e r e q u i r e d to complete findings which should t a k e but m o n t h s , he Dorr, Michigan April 18, 1929 Mr. Gray the second day and the farmers' purchasing representatives QUITEPROBABLE points out. State Farm Bureau, were given last minute information VOL. VII FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1929 >o. 8 on the situation at the national capi- Measure Seen as Boon to All Economics, and not politics, is the only field of action to which Lansing, Mich. Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class Dear Sirs: — tal. Also congressional representa- Farming Where Tiling matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided t h e f a r m e r should look for elimination of the difficulties con- for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917. authorized January 12, 1923. I understand from one tives of the various states represent- Is Necessary f r o n t i n g him, in the opinion of the n a t i o n ' s chief executive. Crea- of the game wardens that the Con- ed at the conference were interview- Subscription price $1.00 per year. To Farm Bureau members, tion of a federal farm board is seen by him as the first step in servation department has in mind to ed with a view to enlisting their sup- 50 cents per year, included in their annual dues. [get a bill through the Legislature port of co-operative purchasing. What is felt by many to be one 0f • ' • this direction but he makes his position clear as being opposed to Mr. Brody was very favorably im- the most important measures, from taking all protection off the skunk. I LEE CHILSON Editor a d v a n c i n g g o v e r n m e n t funds to assist in c a r r y i n g out m a r k e t i n g think that this ought to be called pressed with the splendid work being the farmers' viewpoint, to be intr E. E. UNGREX Advertising and Business Manager FERN DAVIS Circulation plans or placing any tax or fee upon t h e producer. I to the attention of your man in done by the National Milk Producers' duced in the State Legislature thi charge of proposed legislation. I can association in protecting the inter- winter is a measure sponsored by th see no good reason for doing this, ests of the dairymen. State Farm Bureau and several LEGISLATION THAT I S N E E D E D unless it is to protect the pheasant. The great work the A. F. B. F. of- County Farm Bureaus of the eastern fllCHIGAN STAfggARM RUPEAU Michigan a g r i c u l t u r e , Michigan h o r t i c u l t u r e a n d Michigan As you know the economic status of fice at Washington, in charge of part of the state, seeking a change in industries have been discriminated against for y e a r s t h r o u g h the the pheasant is in no way decided at Chester Gray, is doing for the farm- the state drainage laws so that j s . the present times and until it is ers is one of the most hopeful and en- sua nee of drainage bonds could be application of a prejudicial freight r a t e s t r u c t u r e on commodi- t i e * fa no good reason £l>y ^ o u ^ S things in the agricultural made to include an individual farn. OFFICERS M. L. NOON, Jaolcson ..President ties moving in and out of the s t a t e . should receive any more protection situation. as a separate drainage district, if Con . W. W. BILLINGS, Davison Vice-President Right now, while potatoes a r e selling below cost of p r o d u c - than it now does. While the American Farm Bureau ditions warranted it and the owner Directors-at-Large As you* may know the skunk is of Federation has no pretentious offices made application for it. tion, Wisconsin g r o w e r s can ship p o t a t o e s right t h r o u g h t h e considerable economic value to us like the ma^ny other organized inter- The Senate approved the bill and M. B. M C P H E R S O N Loweii MRS. EWTH M. WAGAR Carlettm S t a t e of Michigan to certain points in Ohio for less money t h a n farmers. You may have read the ests represented in Washington, it is sent it to the House where there i« JOHN GOOD WINK Marlette Michigan g r o w e r s . U. S. Argiculture Department bulle- second to none in influence and pow- every indication of its being approy. VEROLD F. GORMELY Newberry tin on the skunk. I can see no good er and ability of the personnel, and ed. The measure was gone over hv Crain can be shipped from certain Indiana points into N o r t h - reason, or a poor one for that mat- has become an indispensible protec- the attorney general's department J. J. JAKWAY Benton Harbor W. W. BILLINGS Davison ern Michigan at a lower freight r a t e t h a n from points in C e n t r a l ter, for killing these animals off. tion to the farmer and farm home. before being acted upon in LegiHia. Commodity Directors Michigan. N e w York S t a t e can ship g r a p e s into D e t r o i t on a Thousands of dollars worth of hides The Farm Bureau member through ture and pronounced a very workable HENRY CURTIS, Cadillac Michigan Potato Growers' Exchange little better than trash will surely his moral and material support of the plan to help the individual i an ^ lower freight r a t e basis t h a n Benton H a r b o r enjoys to Detroit. be thrown on the market. So far as Farm Bureau has made this possible, owner. M. L, NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers' Association CHAB. WOODRUFF, Hastings Michigan Live Stock Exchange Many industries in the StaMe are similarly h a n d i c a p p e d . we are personally concerned on our and to him belongs the credit for the The measure, which grew out of • M. R. SIHSLER, Caledonia Michigan Elevator Exchange In o t h e r words, there is " s o m e t h i n g r o t t e n in D e n m a r k " in land we do not want these animals great result. suggestions made at meetings of the STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION killed off. They more than pay their M. D.CLARK BUSKIRK, Paw i'aw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. this Michigan freight r a t e situation, and u p to ,date no one Thumb district County Farm Bureau L. BRODY Sec'y-Treas.-Manager way in insects eaten, besides affording FARM BUREAU HELPS last fall, provides that payment of seems to have been able to correct it. F o r more t h a n a y e a r the some profit-as well as sport in hunt- 75 cents an acre must accompany the DEPARTMENT HEADS Michigan F r u i t G r o w e r s , Inc., the Michigan P o t a t o G r o w e r s E x - ing. The damage that they do is al- FARMERS TO ESTABLISH applications for setting up the drain- most nothing. They run about our age district. This 75 cents is to cov- brooder house during the summor BETTER HOME PROGRAM er costs of survey and determining Traffic A. P. Mills change, the Michigan Elevator E x c h a n g e , the Michigan S t a t e Clothing Mls« N. B. Klrby Publicity E. E. Ungren F a r m B u r e a u and the Michigan M a n u f a c t u r e r s ' Association h a v e and fall, but we have never known (Continued from page 1) the necessity and practicability of the Accounting L. T. Sinclair been i m p o r t u n i n g Governor Green to correct this situation by them to take a chicken out of any nothwithstanding the insistent de- proposed drain. Oganization C. L. Nash of them. mands of the home owners that no a p p o i n t i n g a hi. Buskirk Paw Paw we know a* "Singing people makes a Bentoiu H a r b o r F. L. Bradford St. Joseph w o r t h enough consideration to m a k e a m e e t i n g >of its members MEMBERS SEEN AS happy nation" and we wondered why Miller Overton J. F. lllghee David Brake Benton Center Bangor Fremont J. W. Prentice <). R. Gale H. II. Hogue Saugatuck Shelby .Sodus i n t e r e s t i n g a n d profitable every m o n t h . Tw o instances of successful m e e t i n g s of t h i s , t o w n s h i p u n i t A FIRST ESSENTIAL (Continued from page 1.) just so much time was devoted to some of the senseless, frivolous Legislation P, I>. L.-ilvifworth AMERICAN FARM BUREAU Grand Rapids r.IVE HKADQT'ARTERS. J a n u sFEDERATION .Munsp) C. L. Brody Nicol \V. F. Dean South Haven Kau Claire Bldg., Washington, D. C. Lansing a r e of state-wide interest at this time. Once tfre ; members m a d e a s u r v e y of the r e q u i r e m e n t s of t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d found t h a t Members, the ^volume of business songs of today, and so little to the would be too small. "It doesn't matter whether you do worthwhile music of the world. Wef couldn't help but wish a few coirld At a Glancel (Continued from page one) t r e a t m e n t . o f oats with f o r m a l d e h y d e to reduce s m u t infection riluMPSON - business with the Co-operative Ele- be forgotten entirely. I wonder if gates to county conventions. The OFFICES A. F. B. F -..58 East Washington St., Chicago was XQVY essential to insure a profitable drop for the coming sea- vator or not, in regard to the bene- something more inspiring than "Old measure which, because of senate CHESTER' H. GRAY " Washington Representative son, so a considerable q u a n t i t y of f o r m a l d e h y d e w a s o r d e r e d in fits you get from the Farm Buret; tt. McDonald" with his farm and acces- committee amendments, would have For the Co-operative Elevator sets sories couldn't be found for enter- provided for the election of dele- ^ — • a " c l u b l o t . " This raethoid of p u r c h a s i n g the c o m m o d i t y cut the price for the whole county, and tainment! Certainly that selection has become threadbare and I say gates to these conventions, was Editorials t h e cost to the m e m b e r s ami t h e s u r v e y gave all t h e f a r m e r s of the c o m m u n i t y a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the condition t h a t you get the price of your Member- ship in the Farm Bureau by the fact "hats off" to the fellow who can find amended on the floor so as the re- a more appropriate song for our tain the caucus system of selection. r e a l l y existed. that it is here, and doing business. boys and girls in club work as well Sen. Norman B. Horton's concur- THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS If it should go there would be an- as for many of the grown-ups. A t a n o t h e r time they went info the m a r k e t to p u r c h a s e b a b y rent resolution, which would have pe- " T h e most progressive movement in all a g r i c u l t u r e lias been other story to tell. So I say let's titioned Congress to abolish the chicks on the " c l u b p l a n . " ' By m a k i n g one l a r g e p u r c h a s e , t h e get more Members, better Members, It's well enough ,to observe all t h e u p b u i l d i n g of the f a r m e r s ' own o r g a n i z a t i o n s , " President tariff on Canadian lumber, was tabled H e n r i e t t a F a r m B u r e a u was given a l o w e r price on h i g h . c l a s s boost for co-operation and The Isa- these days—I presume we must have in the senate shortly after its intro- H e r b e r t Hoover asserted in his message to Congress at t h e open- bella County Farm Bureau.'' some authorized body to call our at- ing of the special session a week a g o . chicks t h a n the i n d i v i d u a l ' f a r m e r would have to paly for ordi- Signed— tention to them else we might forget duction, because of the string oppo n a r y chicks. their mission entirely in our modern sition of other administration forces, " T h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s have a c q u i r e d experience in v i r t u a l l y "William Biei.se." hustle and bustle, but as farm folks headed by Senator Rushton, from Es- every- b r a n c h of their i n d u s t r y a n d furnish a s u b s t a n t i a l basis T h u s , a small local p o i n t s out, arty subject of interest to a few why don't we bring about a few spe- canaba. This was the prize-winning arti- Sen. Calvin A. Campbell's bill pro- f a r m e r s can be m a d e a topic of i n t e r e s t to m a n y , if the p r o p e r cial days of our own. Let's have a upon which to build f u r t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n . W e must m a k e a cle read at the Isabella County Farm national Farm Relief Day. Really viding for the collection of a 3 cent consideration is given it. E v e r y F a r m B u r e a u m e e t i n g should Bureau Rally Day meeting, April 3. I'll be satisfied if a genuine farm a gallon gasoline tax on all such fuel s t a r t , " he a d d e d . have s o m e t h i n g as an objective. Live subjects k e e p m e m b e r s The winner, Mr. Bleise, is a tirm be- policy can have the attention of used in commercial airplanes in this Thus, we find the President of this c o u n t r y recognizing t h e liever in organization as the only Washington that the social stand- state, was passed in the senate as interested.. Home talent often is m o r e valuable on p r o g r a m s need of organization in a g r i c u l t u r e in o r d e r to secure t h e g r e a t - means of protecting the interests of ing of one Mrs. Gann has had of one of the first steps toward the than borrowed talent. the farmer:, and he presented his late and when one gives sober creation of a state-wide string of est benefits to the f a r m e r . H e n r i e t t a F a r m B u r e a u is an u n u s u a l l y active F a r m B u r e a u story in a very interesting manner thought to that episode one cannot airports which would be partly fin" It is 1hese very organizations, themselves, which serve to keep at the April 3 meeting. unit. This is, without question, d u e t o t h e fact t h a t its l e a d e r s help but feel disgusted and would anced by the proceeds from this tax t h e g o v e r n m e n t from e n g a g i n g in the business of a g r i c u l t u r e , The County Farm Bureau put up suggest a wedding rather than a Counties would share in the revenue try to find s o m e t h i n g to interest the m e m b e r s a n d then use it as a prize of $10 cash for the best arti- ruling. thus raised, with a limit of $15,000 t h e President contends. the keystone of the p r o g r a m . cle submitted and a second prize of " Fri a large sense, we have learned that the c h e a p e n i n g of the Then let's have Farm Apprecia- to any one county. a Farm Bureau blanket or robe, the Plans whereby the state will aid the toiler decreases, r a t h e r t h a n p r o m o t e s , p e r m a n e n t p r o s p e r i t y , " tion Day. That would be good for subject of the contest being the every one, city and country alike. so-called poorer school districts were MR. H Y D E ' S F A R M R E L I E F P L A N opening lines of Mr. Bleise's arti- We'd like our job better and the perfected with the co-operation of the Mr. Hoover claims, " b e c a u s e it r e d u c e s the c o n s u m i n g p o w e r of S e c r e t a r y Hyde told the a g r i c u l t u r a l c o m m i t t e e s of both cle as carried above. the other fellow would respect us and governor, Thursday afternoon, when the people." houses of congress last week w h a t he believes t h e n e w farm This was a move that brought in our property more. it was made certain that the Turner Keeping m a r g i n a l l a n d s in p r o d u c t i o n , l a n d s t h a t b a r e l y p r o - some ,very good suggestions from relief bill should c o n t a i n . H e s t a t e d t h a t he was s p e a k i n g his I truly believe we could bring school fund bill and the Lennon cig' duce sufficient crops to pay for the cost of p r o d u c t i o n , h a s been membeis who might not otherwise about a national observance of some aret tax bill would both be signed W own views b,ut it is assumed that those views a r e a c c e p t a b l e t o have taken occasion to express their of our needs and some of our per- the governor if placed on his desk a1 a very i m p o r t a n t factor in the w e a k e n i n g of t h e s t r u c t u r e of t h e President Hoover. In a d d i t i o n to such aid as m a y come to farm- views on this very important topic plexities if we but played the game about the same time. : a g r i c u l t u r a l industry. These l a n d s were pressed into p r o d u c - of service and membership. The connection between the Turner ers by tariff revision a n d w a t e r w a y development, the n e w secre- as other groups do. Every nation- tion after the W o r l d W a r to help meet the increased p r o d u c t i o n al movement is fostered by some en- measure and the Lennon measure i3 t a r y of a g r i c u l t u r e believes t h a t a f e d e r a l farm b o a r d of several d e m a n d s a n d have continued to be tilled w h e n t h e r e h a s been Out Of The Fields thusiastic organized committee with this: the school tax measure, intro-f m e m b e r s should be created* as p a r t of t h e d e p a r t m e n t of a g r i - willing followers. duced by Sen William F. Turner o heavy over p r o d u c t i o n in several seasons. T o discontinue t h i s p r a c t i c e would be a first step t o w a r d relief of t h e i n d u s t r y , t h e c u l t u r e , a n d given b r o a d p o w e r s a n d p l e n t y of. m o n e y to solvd The little cares that fretted me,— As farmers are we thinking for Morley, is the bill which calls for a" the problem of distributiorj and s u r p l u s control. I lost them yesterday ourselves, or are we letting other in- appropriation of $2,000,000 annual!)' is terests do the thinking for us? Twen- to be disbursed to those school deX" President points out. Among the fields ahove the sea, He favors w o r k i n g out these p r o b l e m s t h r o u g h f a r m e r s ' co- Among the winds at play, tricts where the school tax is in ' S p e a k i n g of the tariff, P r e s i d e n t H o o v e r says it is only n a t u r a l Among the lowing of the herdd, ty-nine per cent of the people of our o p e r a t i v e s , r a t h e r than by h a v i n g g o v e r n m e n t a l agencies act- country are farm folks and the only cess of 10 mills. The cigaret tax t h a t the American f a r m e r should a s k t h a t foreign access to o u r The rustling of the trees, Bl ually h a n d l e farm p r o d u c t s . He would h a v e t h e co-operatives, Among the singing of the birds, reason we are the last to be consider- measure, sponsored by Sen. Peter domestic m a r k e t be r e g u l a t e d by t a k i n g into account the differ- ed is because too many of us are will- Lennon, Genesee county, would W' The humming of the bees. s with such g o v e r n m e n t help as may be n e e d e d , store a n d d i s t r i b u t e ences in o u r costs of p r o d u c t i o n . In c o n s i d e r i n g the tariff for ing to drift and let those of other pose a tax of $1 per 1,000 on cigare| seasonal s u r p l u s e s in such a m a n n e r a s to avoid m a r k e t gluts The foolish fears of what might classes do our thinking and planning sold in this state. This tax wou» i n d u s t r i e s o t h e r t h a n a g r i c u l t u r e , h e p o i n t s out, economic and u n d u e depression of prices. The whole process of t a k i n g happen,— and, naturally, we take what does raise about $3,800,000 annually, it & c h a n g e s have come a b o u t , placing c e r t a i n domestic p r o d u c t s at I east them all away not interfere with any one else. estimated. This would mean that al- farm p r o d u c t s from the p r o d u c e r to t h e consumer can be simpli- Among the clover scented grass, ter the Turner school tax relief »<>"' a d i s a d v a n t a g e , c r e a t i n g necessity for limited c h a n g e s in the fied a n d much w a s t e eliminated, in Mr. H y d e ' s opinion. Among the new-mown hay, FIRST COLORED PHYSICIAN'. ey is used, and after expenses of c0 ( schedules a n d in the a d m i n i s t r a t i v e clauses of the laws. Xo dis- Among the husking of the corn lecting the cigaret tax were paid, tn» Where the drowsy poppies nod, Or. James Derham is believed to c r i m i n a t i o n against a n y foreign i n d u s t r y is involved in q u a l i z i n g COJFIREXCE This in interesting. The l \ S. there would still be a surplus, wl»c Where ill thoughts die and good be the first colored physician in the t h e difference ' l l costs of p r o d u c t i o n at home a n d a b r o a d by t a k - The child's self confidence depends Department of Agriculture rules that are born,— would be devoted to institution United States. He settled in New buildings, according to the pl a n S from the foreign p r o d u c e r s t h e a d v a n t a g e s t h e y derive from on the confidence his elders put in the watermelon is a vegetable—not Out in the fields with Cod. Orleans before the period of George Senator Lennon. him. a fruit or a b a t h . : —Elizabeth Drowning. Washington's administration. p a y i n g lower w a g e s to l a b o r ; i n d e e d , such equalization is a frMfcft April.3»,1fr>9 M I C H If; AX FARM BTREAF NEWS fffttRl FARM CONDITION'S LOCAL FARMERS TO BirdsPests Check Insect PRESSING NEED IS Conservative Mortgage ENTRIES MUST BE Co-Ops Ship Two Cars of Livestock In The Spring SHIPPED TO BABY ORGANIZE TO SELL TRUE COOPERATION Is Farmers' Life Saver CHICK_EXPOSITION .Mason County Co-Operative Marketing association shipped two carloads of stock Monday. THIS YEAR'S WOOL At the time the birds start migrat- ing the insect population is smallest on account of the hazards of over' Of the 93 calves shipped the re- wintering and the state of pupation Shiawassee Federal Land Bank Official Speakers County Members Work Tell Explains Importance of OTTAWA FARMERS State Farm Bureau, Several turns showed 57 had topped the Plan Group Meetings During in which the insects pass through market at 16 cents. The balance the colder months. The northward Others Offer Prizes First Week of May to Is Progressing Long Time Loan SUGGEST SEVERAL For Best Entry sold for from 10 to 15 cents. The cattle, mostly cows, sold for from Organize Locals movement of millions of insect-eat- ing birds feeding upon them pre- vents the maturing of countless six and one-half to 9 cents. Mixed 522 ATTEND MEETING "In the last five years or so while farm property values in the United HIGHWAY CHANGES SEW FEATURES ADDED hogs sold at 11.60, while roughs sold for 10. numbers of these undesirable pests Local meetings of wool growers are and helps to check their otherwise being arranged for the week of April inevitable increase. States have decreased something like 29 to May 4 to organize the local 420,000,000,000, according to the Farm Bureau Proposed Road Find Local Units Important census report, farmers Factors in Devolopment conservative mortgages who have had on their Legislation Is Given Showings Will Include Baby Turkeys and Goslings FARM BUREAU' wool growers for the 1929 wool pool and to counsel with them regarding Raising Strawberries Of County Bureau farms have been able to weather the [economic pressure and to recapitalize Liberal Support As Well As Chicks ANNUAL DINNER their wool problems. The schedule of meetings is car- All the strawberries in the United ried in the box on page one. We are States and most of those of the their business on a basis in which Taxation, markets, ronds arrd oth- present earning power is the great- SEEK TO CUT COSTS The Second Apnual Baby Chick ATTRACTS MANY asking you to accept it as a personal world—that is, the tame ones—are invitation to attend the meeting near- descendants of two wild American er matters of concern to farmers est consideration," said President F. Show will be held at Michigan State Washtenaw F. Bureau Had est to your home. strawberries, one a native of the were discussed by several speakers H. Klawon in commenting upon the Would Ask Counties to Make college on Tuesday and Wednesday, We have been very fortunate in se- Pacific coast and the other a native appearing on the program of the farm mortgage business in the dis- May 14 and 15. Competition is open Successful Year During Shiawassee County Farm Bureau trict covered by the Federal Land Uniform Road Maps for curing as our guest speaker at these of the eastern United States. to all states. Baby chicks to be ex- meetings, Mr. J. F. Walker who was round-ups of forums. Bank of St. Paul—Michigan, Wiscon- All Townships hibited must be shipped; chicks de- Season of 1928 recently employed by the United = The speakers were Dr. E. Mum- sin, Minnesota and North Dakota. livered by auto, by truck, or in per- States Department of Agriculture to GarlocK*William* Co. ford, head of the sociology depart- "Farmers having long term loans A very interesting and beneficial son will not be accepted. All chicks The Washtenaw County Farm make a trip of investigation in all ment of Michigan State College; W. from the Federal Land Bank bearing meeting, sponsored by the Ottawa must arrive by the way of parcel bureau held its annual meeting and the great wool producing countries of 2 6 1 4 O r l e a n t St. \V. Billings, of Davison, vice presi- a low rate of interest were in much County Farm Bureau, was held at post or prepaid express. election of officers at the Y. M. C. A. the world. Detroit dent of the Michigan Farm Bureau; better position to meet the unsettled Grand Haven April 22 of Township Your shipments of poultry,. «gff» Entries consist of 25 chicks of any Wednesday evening, April 10, follow- On this mission, he visited the great and veal are solicited. Tar* and Clark I;. Brody, of Lansing, secre- agricultural conditions than those Highway Commissioners and mem- recognized variety of poultry. A clas- ing a dinner at which the waiters wool territories of Australia, New market information sent on request. tary-treasurer-manager of the Michi- who had to renew their loans period- bers of township boards. This sification has been provided for (lay- were, with two exceptions, state Zealand, South Africa, also England gan Farm Bureau; Floyd Walworth ically. In the 12 years in which the meeting was called following out the old ducks and day-old turkeys. In champions, in 4-H club work. = of Hazelton, secretary of the Shiawas- Federal Land Banks have been ideas expressed in a resolution pass- and other countries in Europe. Since the past few years, large numbers of George McCalla, president, presided. his return, he has made a further in- see County Farm Bureau; Albert operating the farmers who have had ed at the last quarterly meeting of ducklings and turkey poults are being The'secretarys' and the treasurers' vestigation of wool conditions in our Brittson, Owosso realtor; and A. short term loans obtained from oth- the organization held at Hudsonville, sold by commercial hatcheries. Smith, of Lansing, representing the er agencies or sources, have had to merchandising department of the renew them perhaps three times and Michigan Farm Bureau in charge of some of them have renewed their April 2nd. Thirty-four people were present, representing fourteen of the seventeen townships in the county. reports were both read by Secretary western states. Upon arrival at the show, conducted C. A .Thomas. Ed. Foster. Herman Our Michigan wools have to go out in the Agricultural Hall at Michigan Staebler, Jay Smith, Robert Steeb and into the world markets in competi- All coal sales. Frank W. Wright of W'a- J.loans four times. They have en- cousta, general field representative countered at least once a high money of the State Farm Bureau, who has market with the result that for part Maurice Luidens, president of the Ottawa County Farm Bureau pre- sided and A. J. Knight, secretary of State college, each entry will be C. A. Thomas were named as a nom- tion with the wools from all of these weighed and scored. Baby Chicks inating committee. They named the other countries and from other parts are judged by weight, condition, following for members of the board of of our own country. Mr. Walker Wool— the county organization acted as sec- markings, uniformity, etc. Each en- directors, who were unanimously comes prepared to tell us about what been prominently connected with the of the period at least they paid a SVITS—COATS—rt)A XKfiTfl retary. try of 25 chicks will be required to elected:. George McCalla, William. t n e s e o t n e i . w o o l p r o ducers are doing recent organization of several Farm very much higher rate of interest Clarence Ulberg, County Farm Bu- weigh 2 pounds net. The United Austin, Mrs. X. W. Laird, C. D. Fink and to help us plan what we must do Bureau forums in the county, offi- than they would have been charged reau Membership Representative States department of Agriculture has beiner, Charles McCalla, C. A. Thom- In order to secure better markets for Our garments are tailored to ciated as chairman of the day. had they obtained Federal Land stated the purpose of the meeting, af- found that 8 pounds nei weight is the as, Frank Geiger, Mrs. Charles Rob- our wools. your exact measure by expert This was the largest Farm Bureau Bank loans. minimum weight for good chicks. erts and Clyde Breining. gathering held in Shiawassee County ter which the chairman of the Coun- You are urgently invited to attend clothesmakers and are made "Take for instance the example of ty Road Commissioners gave a short After weighing, the chicks will be Charles McCalla conducted an in- the meetJng nearest to you. We also from the best wool- materials during the past decade, which fact two neighboring farmers who ob- scored by the judges' wlio will be Mr. t e r e s t ing survey of the various activ- invite you to come prepared to ask was attributed principally to the plan tained loans back in 1917; one was talk outlining the present system obtainable. Let us measure in Ottawa County. This naturally Vickcrs, FiHd Manager of the Ohio ities of the Michigan Farm P.ureau, Mr. Walker any questions about followed out in the organization of [>an early borrower from the Federal Poultry Improvement Association, explaining what it is doing and can which you wish information in con- you for a suit. the various community forums dur- Land Bank and the other 'just led to a discussion of future high- way problems, including legislative Columbus, Ohio, and Reese V. Hicks, do to aid the farmer and strongly nection with wool producing prob- W R I T E FOR S A M P L E S ing the past winter. Managing Director of the Interna- urging the farmers to make use of its lems. Mr. Walker is a prominent couldn't see the new fangled scheme' matters. The two pending bills, the Taxation Burning. Theme and has renewed his loan at 5 per tional Baby Chick Association, Kansas services. C. A. Thomas gave an in- wool grower in Ohio and will gladly C% Discount te- Members Dykstra Bill and the Thompson Bill, The matter of equitable taxation, cent with the same people ever since. were both discussed quite freely by City, Missouri. teresting account of his trip to the give you any information he has. to be effected for the benefit of the The farmer borrowing $10,000 from several of the township highway In scoring, the judges pay particu- meeting of the National Farm Bureau Will you please invite anyone else land and home owners of the state the Federal Land Bank agreed to commissioners, township supervisors lar attention to the uniformity of size at Chicago in company with George interested in the sheep and wool Michigan State Farm in general, was touched upon more pay 5 per cent and this rate has not generally by the speakers than any and cannot be increased. He paid a and farm bureau directors. There seemed to be no one in favor of the and uniformity of color. The umbili- and Charles McCalla. cus must be well [healed. The legs business to come to the meeting. Bureau other single subject. A round table discussion on the Study the schedule and attend one fee of $100 commission to the local former measure as drawn, but a and toes must be strong and full. The Thompson road bill which provides meeting anyway. When you have Clothing Dcpt. The first of the broadsides hurled National Farm Loan Association, $8 resolution was unanimously adopted chicks must be free from all apparent that one third of the gas tax receipts heard Mr. Walker once, you will want by the speakers against the present for abstracting, $2 for recording, and favoring the Thompson Bill. Lansing, Michigan system of taxation in Michigan was $25 to cover appraisal and title standard disqualifications. The down shall be used to improve township to come again. All present were of the opinion should be long, soft and silky in ap- roads beginning July 1, 1930. Pres- set off by Mr, Brittson, for years a examination which makes his total that something must be done to im- prominent Owosso real estate dealer. expense for obtaining the loan $13 5. pearance. The eyes must be bright ident; McCalla urged the members to 'S prove township roads without adding and prominent and the beak strong get behind this measure and force it Mr. Brittson contended that many Now the neighbor who started out more taxes to the already overbur- people look at the matter from the with a short term loan paid about and well shaped. The chicks, to score out of ihe committee where it is at Avrong point of view, by paying too the same amount but when he came great attention to the matter of state to renew his loan in 1922, he en- dened property tax. The following suggestions rela- tive to township highway matters well, must give every appearance of present slumbering. being vigorous and ; liveable. In White The bureau decided to start Leghorn chicks, the chicks should not an every-member-get-a-new member Fertilizer Return taxes, where the greatest problem more definitely concerns local taxes. 'countered a tight money market with The greatest evil in this connection interest rates high. It cost him 6 came out of the meeting: Uniform township maps should be prepared by the county road office to be pure white. Good Leghorn chicks campaign. have a very pronounced yelllowish or Per Dollar Invested Ir. Brittson contended, was the fail- per cent interest instead of 5, which greenish appearance at the time of Never paint the radiator of an ire to see that all personal property added $100 a year for 5 years, and be furnished township highway offi- hatching. automobile, if you want it to do its May Run from $1 to $3 if Applied Cor- cials, together with'uniform record i put on the tax roll for its proper then he had the commission, ab- forms, to facilitate the keeping of Beautiful silver trophies have been work efficiently. rectly to Soil and Crop. ralue. stracting and recording fees to pay provided as premiums. We believe again. When he went to renew permanent records of road work Urges Personal Taxes done within the townships. that the array of silver trophies of- The Michigan State College, on the basis of 12 again in 1927, the money market fered at the Michigan Show will be "Supervisors and city assessors happened to be down and he got a The above records properly kept years experiments in this state, and observations in ire supposed to go out and get all 5 per cent rate again, but he had to would aid the local officials in bud- the greatest and most beautiful array they can on the tax roll," said Mr. pay commission, abstracting and re- geting funds raised annually for ever offered at a baby chick show other states, says that the profits that may be derived anywhere in the world. These beau- IBrittson, "but the trouble is they cording fees. So that this short term do just the opposite. The result is borrower to date has paid $905 in that none, or very little, appears on commissions and additional interest township purposes. Considerable discussion took place relative to the merits and demerits tiful trophies have been donated by the following concerns;. The Poultry Tribune, The Keyes-Davis Company, from $1 invested in suitable fertilizer, applied in the right amount and to the right crop should range from the tax roll at all and the real estate whereas it has cost the borrower of Township Highway Overseers. is made to carry the burden. When the smoke screen lifted, it The Michigan State Farm Bureau, $1 to $3 or more in the case of our general soils and from the Federal Land Bank only The Albert Dickinson Company, Well- Another phase of taxation was the $13 5. These conditions are not seemed to be pretty well agreed that perhaps more on muck soils. |taken up by Mr, Brody, manager of far-fetched, they are duplicated thou- the fewer men employed as over- ington J. Smith Company, Ketchum the State Farm Bureau, who has sands of times. seers and the better trained for the Manufacturing Cpmpany, Michigan Extra dollars from extra yields per acre is the idea )een closely connected with all of the job they were, the less the tax pay- Poultry Improvement Association, legislative programs of the organi- "The borrower from the Federal ers would be burdened. Properly King Milling Company, Simplex behind Michigan Farm Bureau Fertilizer. They are zation. Land Bank not only paid out $770 placed responsibility seemed to be Brooder Stove Company, The Buck- made of the best fertilizer ingredients,—to give the Mr. Brody spoke briefly, giving an less on his loan and therefore should the crnx of the situation. It was eye Incubator Company, The New- ibbreviated outline of the bill pro- have been able to save that much even mentioned that it might be the town Giant Incubator Company, Mod- young plant the quick vigorous start that is so impor- posing a return of one-third of the more, but he lived up to his agree- part of good business to have the ern Poultry Breeder and the McMillen tant for realizing extra yields per acre. Farm Bureau imount raised by the state gas tax ment to pay, in addition to the itt- overseers appointed by the highway Company. When you market your stock to the counties for use in the con- teiest on his loan, 1 per cent of the commissioners, with the approval of After the chicks have been scored through a local shipping ass'n fertilizers continue to feed the young plant a n d carry struction of township roads. The original principal each year, and the township boards in the various and the score cards properly billed Which is connected with and sells it through to a highly productive maturity. )lan of the bill, which is now in the that in 35 years will wipe out his townships. out, each entry will bo placed ni a 50 through the Michigan Live Stock lands of the roads and bridges oom- debt entirely. The average short Uniform township road equipment size check box and moved to its lo- Exchange's co-operative commis- There is a Farm Bureau fertilizer that will meet littee of the House is for better dis- term borrower, however, makes no was a topic of considerable interest, cation in the hall. Kach box is cov- sion houses on the Buffalo and tribution of the money raised by such progress although his inten- as well as two or more townships ered with glass covers so that visitors Detroit terminal markets, your your requirements. W e offer these analysis for taxation and not for increasing the tions usually are entirely good. Thus combining to do the work necessary may see all of the chicks all of the stock is in the hands of a friend Michigan » taxes, Mr. Brody pointed out. the Federal Land Bank borrower on certain roads that are more or time. The chicks will not be fed dur- from beginning to end. t\ * k^ The bill provides essentially for finds it easy to save and gradually to less through lines of traffic leading ing the progress of the show. All 0-20-0 2-8-16 to state or county trunk lines. The Your local ass'n, and our men the return of an amount equal to curtail one of his largest cash out- chicks will be sold at auction on Wed- at the terminal markets are in- 0-44-0 2-12-6 me-third of the revenue from the go items—interest." township officers were reminded of nesday P. M. at 3:30 in the Livestock 0-14-G 3-9-18 the fact that they could get a refund terested in so handling and state gasoline tax, Mr. Brody ex- Pavilion at Michigan State College. marketing your stock that it 0-8-24 4-8-16 'lained. The money would be spent of the gas tax on all gasoline used by All chicks will be sold to the highest 0-12-12 4-12-4 them in their power equipment on the will bring you the best return. bidder without reservation. The 4-16-4 solely for improvement of township roads, exclusive of national and state trunk lines. The money would be ap- CORN RESPONDS TO roads and that by buying in quanti- ties from any of the larger distribu- funds derived from this sale defray the cost of the show. The business of thousands of Michigan, Ohio and Indiana farm- 0-24-24 2-14-4 6-8-6 Muriate of Potash. >ortioned on the basis of one-third is to area and two-thirds as to mile- MORE PLANT FOOD tors, the full retail price would not have to be paid. A program of educational lectures has been arranged, for both Tuesday ers has made us leaders on our respective markets. Try us. KMJMtfq of Soda. Sulphate of Ammonia. ige. This, the speaker said, would All those present expressed the Fertilizers applied on corn ground and Wednesday. Entry blanks and idea that a meeting of this nature Ask your authorized distributor of Farm Bureau furnish substantial equality by per- serve both to increase the yield of should be held at least once each other information can be secured by Michigan Livestock Exchange mitting road work wheie most need- corn and to aid the early maturing year. The County Farm Bureau writing J. A. Hannah, Poultry Depart- products to supply you with Farm Bureau Fertilizer. ed. ment, Michigan State college, Tvist Detrott, Mich. For further information, write us. of the crop, according to a statement Board was delegated to see that such Under the provisions of the bill Lansing, Michigan. ir. Brody pointed out, it would be by members of the soils department a gathering was called at the proper or lecessafy for the county road com- at Michigan State college. time next spring and that special Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service mission to work out an agreement The feeding value of mature corn meeting should be called any time Potato Retailing Producers Co-Op Com. Ass'n. Lansing, Michigan is much better than that of corn conditions might necessitate. itli the township board in each case East Buffalo, N. Y. *B to where and how the money which had not hardened, and it has f The average retdil sale of potatoes FERTILIZER INCREASES NET INCOME sl been found in trials in this state that in Chicago is a fraction over 7 1( 'ould be spent. Mr. Brody also referred to other f applications gislative matters in which the ed the time of maturity by from a of fertilizer have hasten- FARMERS OF KINDE pounds. ''arm Bureau is interested, including week to 10 days. Yields secured by [he proposed egg-grading bill. This winners of the Michigan five acre REBUILDELEVATOR ''•1. he said, is designed to help the corn growing contest are ample proof Kinde, Apr. 24—The Farmers' producers of a quality product by of the effect of fertilizer in increasing Co-operative Grain company's new laking it impossible to dump infer- yields. plant, to replace the plant destroy- eggs on the market in an unre- While Michigan raises one and a ed by fire in November, has been stricted manner. lr half million acres of corn each year, In the other portion of his address, the amount of certified seed corn pro- - Brody spoke on the aims and duced in the state last year is only completed. The elevator, said to be the most d Larger yields of better quality husking and en- up-to-date of its kind in Michigan, Purposes of the Farm Bureau in a sufficient to plant between 45,000 and General way, stressing organization 50,000 aores. l nd co-operation as the means to an is operated by electric power. Every safety appliance known in silage corn are had from Farm Bureau Brand Seed a modern elevator has been provided in the program to be carried for- >ar d in the interest of agriculture. Farm Bureau Approves Continuing the discussion of taxa- District Manager Plan for the safety of the company's em- ployes. The new elevator will be able to handle thousands of bushels Corn. See your Farm Bureau Distributor. u °n matters, Dr. Mumford, who ap- of grain daily. peared last on the program, asserted The unusual characteristic about "at he believed that it would re- The employment of a district the new plant is that it is owned IUlr e at least 10 years before the Farm Bureau manager, in co-oper- and operated by farmers and divi- Jjoblem would be worked out satis- ation with Lapeer, Genessee and St. dends are paid on the stock in ac- *ctorJly to the farmer interests. Clair counties was approved by the cordance with the amount of busi- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE Mr. Billings, vice president of the executive committee of the Macomb ness done by the stockholders with ^ate Farm Bureau, spoke briefly of County Farm Bureau, meeting last Lansing, Michigan week at the Washington Co-opera- the corporation. o & rt n i Z a t i o n a s a f f e c t i n & marketing tive company's office. Work is progressing rapidly on the ^"aitions by making a plea in favor The district manager plan, in use Bad Axe Grain company elevator , V a r J ous pools for farm products. here and will also replace the one na Pointed t0 certain wool pools as in other counties of the state, pro- vides for the employment of a full destroyed by the fire in November. 1Ples o f w h a t h e c l a i m e d t o De 1isr C U v e l y Kinde is known as the state's bean HaJk advantageous to the time executive to lead in organiza- market center. Ketiug interests of agriculture. tion and expansion work. Friday, April 26, ^ form M I C H T G \ X F A RiM P. I R E A I ' XEWR Community singing was led by Rev. TUSCOLA BUREAU Mr. Duttwiler, Vassar and Walter HOLSTEIN REMINDER I i Where Australian Wool Is Classified ELECTS OFFICERS Valentine and Mrs. Charles Valentine of Fostoria sang a duet. Seventh state Sale - Collefe, Bast Lansln*, May 2Ut. Buy Farm Bureau feeds and seeds. Caro, Mich., April 24.—The Tuscola county farm bureau held its annual MICHIGAN IIOI.S1I.1V-I HIKSIAN ASS'N meeting Wednesday, April 3. BMt Lansing, Mich" J - * Hay**, Sale M* Directors were chosen as follows: Frank Baker, yassar: Dorr W. Berry, Caro; Norman Gillies, Cass City; For Farm Home r — Henry Lane,' Fairgrove; Herman or School Walt, Reese; Thomas Valentine. Fos- r State mutual Rodded Fire toria; M. D. Lynch, Silverwood. The You mav now have city comfort for your home or for your dis- ^ Insurance Co., of Hitch ® HOME orrice-ruNT. MICH. directors will meet within the next trict school. few days to choose officers. Sanolet Indoor Toilets Lar-er and better than ever. Safe Safe as as a a bank; bank; J75.000.000 s<:>,uuu,uuo at at risk. The afternoon program was fea- have these features: S200 00f tanks. W. T. Lewis, Secretary, 710 F. P. Smith Bldg., Flint. Mich. part were Frank Baker, president of 4. No machinery or mechanical the county bureau last year. Mrs. parts in operation. Lewis Fox, Yassar; Rev. Ray Wilson, 5. Can be used anywhere. Cass City; D. B. Jewell, Tuscola Write for further details and prices. county agricultural agent; Fritz Man- (Continued from page one) | tives. Of these only about a dozen the house. These catalogs cover the tey, Fairgrove; Thomas Valentine, falling from the fleece in the process are large factors in the market. Ten quantities of wool offered, descrip- Fostoria; Bert Thurston, Vassar. of shearing are removed to one side of the leading brokerage houses tion and bale marks and are in the to he further sorted later. Classing handled in 1927, 80 per cent of the hands of buyers long enough before STANDARD SCHOOL SIIMM.Y CO. St. Loui«, Michigan. What i s Your Idea or skirting the fleece consists simply entire production of the country or the sale to permit inspection of the in sorting the wool into uniform over 70,000,000 pounds of wool offerings. To facilitate this inspec- F e e d More Salt asMcs* lines. The neck wool, which may each. This narrowing down of the tion a certain per cent, varying a< have some matted or seedy wool in business to a few concerns greatly cording to the size of the lots from it, is removed; the coarse britch facilitates co-operation in the dispo- 10 per cent up to 25 per cent, is Are you losing profits by under salting your stock? Salt is the most valuable and one of the cheapest of all feed materials. Feed enough Seed Bed OOIL well turned, clods wool and the stained locks go into sition of the clip. Again some 2,300 placed on the display floor of the salt and your stock will take on weight faster, separate lines; the short wool, the growers produce about 60 per cent warehouse. This room is well light- ^ cut and broken — those hurry or seedy parts and sometimes of the wool of Australia, so the bulk ed. The bales are opened and are give more milk and stay healthier. are jobs for plow and har- Ihe back wool, which may be perish- of the clip is in relatively few hands. marked to correspond to catalog GENUINE N-C non-caking salt is strictly row. But think of the other ed on account of the heat and saiu' It is possible that this situation may numbers. This display room is non-caking and practically non-freezing. Packed things you want — lumps all go into different sorts. Lastly, have been a factor in working out opened shortly before the sale and in barrels, 140, 100, 70, 50, and 25 pound non- crushed, air pockets elimi- the body of the fleece is examined as an orderly system of wool selling. buyers with catalogs inspect the of- sweating sacks. nated, soil stirred and mixed, to quality, or fineness, or shrinkage This situation is entirely different ferings and note lots in which they then packed to a mellowfirmness,sur- and is then binned accordingly. from that found in the United States, are interested. Feed More Non-Caking Salt face leveled off and a deep, moisture The wool is placed in bales which where 90 per cent of the wool is The sales are held in the exchange 4>ifi are generally 48 inches high and 28 either sold to speculative buyers or building, a centrally located place to preserving mulch over all. inches square, and which weigh from consigned to houses the bulk of where buyers are provided 11 ft L'fiO to .17"» pounds with an average whose business consists in direct seats held by the year. weight of about 330 pounds. No buying. twine is used. Each bale is stenciled lots are offered for sale at the rate of about 400 per hour and are sold, with Here the FREIGHT RATES Made In 4J4, 7, 8,9,10J4 and 11 ft. lengths. Prices complete with seat and forcarriage or wood pole. For horse or trac- nUNHAM as to its character and the name of Three different organizations the producer, and it is then ready ter into the marketing of the wool en- if the reserve bid is reached. If the O n Farm C o m m o d i t i e s tor use. Extension attach- ments for gang arrangement add 7 ft. to rolling capacity. WcULTI-FfcCKER for transportation to the sales center. of Australia—the Association of reserve valuation is not reached, the Sometimes have overcharge errors. Do you have your bills audited? Perfect seed bed construction requires six or Wool Buyers, representing all of the wool is withdrawn from the sale. seven things that the plow and harrow leave Classify Carefully countries that purchase wool in the Withdrawn lots may be offered at THE TRAFFIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT .UN HAM undone. Yet you can accomplish a l l of these The general practice at the larg- Australian markets; the National private sale, the bidder who placed Of the Michigan State Farm Bureau will check up the charges on with ONE implement and O N E operation. The er stations, or ranches, is to class the Cotincil of Wool Selling Brokers, the last bid being given a three-day your freight bills; file overcharge claims; file loss and damage 'CULTl - HOE famous DUNHAM Culti-Packer finishes the job wool at the station, but in recent who place the wool on the market; option to take the lot at the resei vo claims; watch all freight rates on your farm products and supplies that other tools begin. and be your personal representative to the railroads. Claims col- Rolls, pulverizes, packs, stirs, levels, cultivates years the cutting up of the larger and the Union of Pastoral Associa- price. If not sold thus at private and mulches in one operation better than any tracts of land and the introduction tions, representing the producers. sale, the wool goes back to the posi- lected free for paid-up Farm Bureau members. No Charge F o r Auditing other tool or combination of tools. T h e most of diversified farming have led to The last-named is an overhead or- tion of being the last in entry to the useful tool on the farm — before seeding, after the establishment of many flocks too ganization representing the various warehouse and can be offered at a small to class at home. These clips State Pastoral Associations. These subsequent sale when its turn ar- Farm Bureau Traffic Department seeding and on growing crops. Pays big divi- dends on winter heaved wheat. T h e exclusive are now being handled through cen- three groups work either singly or rives. 221-227 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. Quick Detachable Wheel makes it useful also tral classing houses which handle the combined in formulating Most advanced type of Rotary for cultivating row crops. policies All wool is settled for on a cash Hoe. Cultivates, hoes and Now being sold through Farm Bureau Service at the wool just as the large clips are and methods of procedure in their basis and immediately becomes tiie weeds in one operation. Auto- lowest prices ever offered. Send for literature and handled, but which pool many clips business. Apparently they are op- property of the purchaser. Disputes matic d e p t h r e g u l a t i o n . price list today. 'Wheels do not bend or pick up in order to establish lines sufficient- j erating in close harmony. Regula- over quality of pack, weights and ly large to attract the best buyers. tions for assembling and selling such matters are turned over to an This practice is growing somewhat wool are jointly agreed upon and arbitration board whose decision is FARM BUREAU OILS! stones. Stronger, better, more thorough. Two row $69.00. Three row $95.00. Four row $130.00. 'Write for literature. Through t h e Michigan F a r m Bureau this | famous tool is now being- sold to Michigan farmers at t h e lowest prices ever offered— F a r m Bureau (M. F. B.) Oils a r e 100% $34 to $89.85. See your nearest co-operative rapidly and as a rule, such wool is carried out; the thought being to final. paraffine, Sharpies dewaxed. Stocked by ass'n or distributor of Farm Bureau supplies for literature and price better classed than station-classed protect, as far as possible, the best co-ops and other authorized distributors list. wool because of better facilities and interests of all concerned. Here is of Farm Bureau supplies in 15, 30 and Other DUNHAM tillage tools a r e offered t h r o u g h the F a r m Bureau Quality creates demand for Farm .*>.) gallon drums, which a r e extra, but at equally low prices, ' i n addition to the DUNHAM Culti-Packer and greater volume, which enable the the second point of variance with Bureau fertilizers. r e t u r n a b l e for credit. As a n introduc- the improved Culti-Hoe, the line includes disc harrows, spring tooth classer to create more lines or to American methods, where little If tion we offer 5 gallon cans, adding 70 harrows, spike tooth harrows and sprocket and single g a n g pulver- cents for t h e . container. Your greatest isers. All regular sizes and combinations a r e incluiled. Complete de- draw closer to a set standard. Thi.-; any contact exists between these var- savings is in 15 gallons or more. scriptions furnished on request. makes the lots more attractive to the ious branches of the trade and where Find out from your F a r m Bureau Dis- purchaser. the policy of "Each for himself and Australian sheep breeders became the devil take the hindmost" has Classified A d s tributor how F a r m Bureau save money and give you motor oil satisfaction. Oils will Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Classified Advertisements will be convinced long ago that the produc- been the only one consistently fol- charged at the rate of 5 cents a Lansing, Michigan tion of high quality wool was only lowed. word. Where the ads are to appear FARM 1IIRKAV SUPPLY SKUVICE twice, the rate will be 4 ' 2 cents a Lansing. Micliig'nn. the first step to the establishment word and for ads running three of a successful sheep industry and At the inauguration of the wool- times or more, 4 cents a word, each insertion. that the merchandising of the clip selling season, a committee consist- was of equal importance in insuring ing of representatives of the brokers permanent prosperity. So, as far and growers meet to determine the back as 1843, the initial effort to manner of disposal of the clip. These BABY T H I C K S S Get MORE LIME I markets was made with the not very to manufacture the quantity of wool Leghornyou Trapnesting MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS sell Australian wool in Australian men realize that it will take a year and hatching eggs shipped C. O. D. when want them. .Modern White and Breeding for LESS MONEY Story No. 3 imposing offering of two bales, or which will come into the market in Plant under Michigan Record of Per- some 650 pounds of wool. the space of two or three months that, if values are to be obtained, Have and formance. Also commercial Farm Flocks, at very reasonable prices. chicks for HEN you buy Solvay Pulverized Limestone "They Raise Chicks a n d Australian At Disadvantage Considering the location of the wool must be sold as needed. So an Anconas, Reds. White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Single Comb Prices country and the available means of estimate of the amount of the total Free. Write today. Townline Poultry Farm, R-l, / e 9c l a and n d . up. Mich. Large Catalog 62-1-15-tf W money you get two-thirds more actual lime for your than you get in burnt or hydrated lime. M a k e Money" communication then existing, the clip is made and the time of selling is spread over a period of nine or ten Your farm needs this lime to sweeten sour soil and replace program which the sheepman of Aus- INCREASE V<»ri: P< (ULTRT l'K< (FITS tralia mapped out for himself was months. The first sales are held with Cienuine Rural "COLD SEAL" the lime removed by rain and harvests. With Farm Bureau Poultry Feeds chicks. They have made hundreds of an ambitious one. Here was a con- when sufficient stocks of the new satisfied customers throughout t h e Solvay Pulverized Limestone supplies the necessary lime tinent some 10,000 to 12,000 miles clip have come forward to make an United States and a r e becoming more and gets results the very first year because it is ground George Pullen and Henry Schuler of Berrien from its market, reached only by attractive offering. popular every day. It will pay you too to learn more about them. White exceptionally fine. High test. Furnace-dried. In bags or sailing vessels whose record run was Watch Market Trend Leghorns, Anconas, Marred Rocks. bulk. Order yours today. Springs last year had 480 White Leghorn Pullets three months and which generally Ask for free circular and prices, The movement by months is noted, RURAL POULTRY FARM, R. 1M, Zee- Write for your copy of the latest which made some fine records on Farm Bureau feeds. took from eight to twelve months to as some months see a greater activ- land, .Michigan. 4-15-3t-556C make a round trip. No cables were ity in wool selling than others; to Solvay Limestone booklet. It's free. in operation at that time. The mills such periods are given the heaviest LIVE STOCK They were raised and managed under ordinary SOLVAY SALES CORPORATION of England doubtless preferred their sales and the light months see offer- FOR SALE, REGISTERED SHORT- wool to be held in reserve in the Lon- ings curtailed. HORN cow; beef type. Will freshen DETROIT, MICHIGAN farm conditions. Hatched in April, they started lay- As soon as the May 10. William Thompson, R X<>. 4, don markets rather than at Austral- monthly allocations have been work- Ludington, Mich. 4-2C-pd. ing in September, with Farm Bureau Egg Mash with ian centers. The wool brokerage ed out, they are made public so that trade of England opposed any sys- those interested may know just what FARM MACHINERY Buttermilk as the laying ration. During October, tem which would limit their busi- quantities of wool will be available November, December and January, they laid 30,31/ FOR SALE—28-46 NICHOLS fe SHEP- ness; and the English banks doubt- on the markets during any period of ard Separator, used two seasons. Lo- less looked with more favor on hold- the year. ing the collateral for their money cated near Landing, Mich. 21-34 I'oit Huron Separator, looks and runs like This committee also works out new. Located near Ionia. Write BB 5ULVERI2EHJ eggs, or an average production of better than 51 [ c For the four months the profit over feed a n d other In English lofts rather than half such matters as financing, advances for prices. Avery Power Machinery way around the world. Moreover to growers, and other problems. Company, there was nothing but wool to at- There are some six selling centers in apolis, Ind. 155 Kentucky Ave., Indian- 4-2fi-3th-My Sold by LIMESTONE costs was $735.91. . tract the buyer to Australian ports. the country and, during each of the H E L P WANTED The proposition looked unsound or monthly series of sales, each of these WANTED: SINGLE MAX TO MAKE LOCAL DEALERS Two Rations for Baby Chicks t even foolish, from an economic view- centers contributes its quota of wool his home with us the year around, do Good chick feeds are important in growing healthy, i few chores in winter time for board point, but the men on the sheep runs based on the amount it holds as do chores and work in small garden persisted, and, in 1927, instead of compared with the total held in all and other odd jobs in summer for mod- vigorous chicks, which growing mash helps develop erate wages. M. x . Macgregor, Con- two bales, 2,484,000 bales of wool the centers. For example, 200,000 stantine, Michigan, R. No. i 4-26-pd passed through the Australian auc- bales may be offered for the Septem- into early laying pullets that will keep On laying. tions. Instead of 650 pounds of ber sales. Sydney may have 40 per wool, almost 800,000,000 pounds cent of all wool in store. Sydney Farm Bureau Chickalmash is an all mash ration were so disposed of; and the Austral- would catalog 80,000 bales for this for starting and raising chicks to the growing mash Ian system of selling wool is consid- series. Oeelong, holding 26 per cent, ered the best now in existence, both would catalog 50,000 bales, and so from the standpoint of the producer on. Each center then gets an equal and from that of the consumer. The chance on the market. The quota ot producer is assured of the competi- each broker is arrived at similarly, Protection! stage. Chickalmash can be kept before chicks con- tinually. The simplicity and effectiveness of Chick- almash makes it very popular. y tion of the world for his product so that every agency in the business and the consumer is certain of ob is placed on an equal basis so far taining his stocks at the same price as possible. For Automobile O w n e r s The Chick Starter method employs Farm Bureau level which his competitor must The grower's interests are protect- Is provided in a State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance policy at a price you can meet. Chick Starter Mash and Chick Scratch u p to six weeks ed through placing a minimum val- afford to pay. Wool selling in Australian mar- uation on the wool at the time of its or a little later, eventually getting over onto Growing kets has undergone a somewhat con- arrival. This valuation must be State Farm Bureaus of twenty states have accepted this form of automobile in- Mash. tinuous evolution and while the end reached if the wool is sold. The val- surance because of its low cost to the insured, the equitable terms of settlement of i is not yet in sight, the system has uation, in the case of large clips, may claims and because of the soundness of theprincipl aend the responsibility of the insur- reached a high degree of efficiency. be made by the owner; or he may ing' company. Ask your local co-operative ass'n or authorized In the first place, speculative wool leave the matter to the expert in the buying has almost passed out of the brokerage house. Small clips are More than 25,000 policy holders in Michigan in two years and our growth continues distributor of Farm Bureau Supplies about Farm Bu- picture in Australia. Only about 5 generally valued by the expert. Wool steadily. reau Chick Feeds. For laying hens he has Farm per cent of the clip of the country is sold in the order in which it ar- is sold outright by the producers and rives at the warehouse and 20 per Bureau Egg Mash, with or without Buttermilk, to this wool is in small lots or it is wool cent of the total clip must be in held by men whose financial position store before the wool is considered This Service suit your requirements. \ is such as to compel them to obtain to have arrived. A brokerage fee cash immediately. Local selling is ranging from ll/2 per cent for clips To Michigan fanners is available through the The same distributor handles Farm Bureau Mil*' frowned upon by both the wool pro- of $2,500 value and over, up to maker, our great open formula dairy feted'. Milkmaid ducer and the concerns who handle per cent for clips under $1000 in the clip. They hold that it tends to value, is charged for sales service State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is made in 24, ;}•_> and 34$ protehi to meet yariou* disrupt values and to make the wool Additional charges are made for feeding requirements. market erratic. storage, insurance, sacks, and similar of Bloomington, 111. Only A Few Buyers items. The total handling charge* There is a local agent in your community. If he is not known to you, write the The placing of the clip in the run up to 3 % to 4 cents per pound, Michigan State Farm Bureau. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service hands of the brokers narrows down usually. Lansing, Michigan the handling of the wool to some 2."> At the time of a sale, catalogs are LANSING, MICHIGAN concerns, 7 of which are co-opera* prepared listing all wool offered by /