/ MICHIGAN FARM BITREA U NEWS There I* Xo Subntitute Per Membership Progress Develop* Where Organization Flourishes A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers Seventh Year, Vol. VII, No. 9 May 10., 1929. Issued Semi-Monthly. ASSEMBLE MEMBERSHIP WITH DISTRICT MEETINGS IN JUNE SEE WOOL POOLING Storm Moves Island 3 , 5 0 0 Pounds of Hogs CHERRY GROWERS COUNTY GROUP MEETINGS PLANNED Across Small Lake AS ONLY POSSIBLE Brought Shippers $ 4 2 ARE ORGANIZING SHOWFORGROWERS Bass lake, located 10 miles west and north of Alma, has been the scone of TO GIVE MEMBERS OPPORTUNITY TO a great deal of activity recently. An island, formerly located in the south- west corner of the lake, was torn FOR PROTECTION ASSIST WITH A UNIFORM PROGRAM Pooling Places In Michigan loose by strong winds and lias travel- Are Selected According ed around until it settled at a spot in Stabilizing Organization Is To Local Demand the lake about T5 feet from the north central shoreline, opposite a cottage Being Set Up By Fruit First Meeting Under the New Plan Is Slated For owned by a resident of Alma. The Producers June 4, at Kalamazoo and Another, on BUYERS SEEK CONTROL t island may be the upper portion of a June 5, Is Scheduled For The Eastern former log raft, some claim. INDUSTRY EXPANDING Condition of World Market The island is fairly large and has Fart of The State 16 trees. No cottages or buildings Is Described at Local are on the island. Undoubtedly cot- J. Rogers, of Oceana Co., Growers' Meetings tagers and those familiar with the Has Been Chosen To A new departure in the matter of holding Farm Bureau lake will wonder whether they have come to the right place when they Head Concern district meetings is planned for this summer, starting with From present appearances a very arrive for their summer vacation and large number of Michigan wool pro- see the island in its new and seeming- meetings in several districts in June. Under this plan, the An organization of Michigan cherry ducers will avail themselves of the ly permanent location. growers, as yet confined in its mem- entire membership in each district will be called upon to service of the Michigan Farm Bureau bership to the Grand Traverse region, participate. wool pool this year. Hundreds of wool sacks have already been sent out and requests for sacks are coming LEGISLATURE DOES is being effected for the purpose of stabilizing the market of'this fruit which is so rapidly growing [n volume The district meetings of the past, since the state organi- in daily. The general plan for the pool will MUCH ENACTING AS and importance in Michigan. It is to be patterned along the lines zation first adopted the district plan of membership activities a year or so ago, have been largely conference meetings, par- be the same as was in operation for the past few years. Wool will be as- sembled in car-lots at the following LAST WEEK CLOSES gan Livestock Loss Prevention Asso- case cost the farmers only the differ- the of the Door county union, at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., through which it is said that 90 per cent of the cherries of that ticipated in by the officers of the several County Farm Bu- reaus in each district. points — CHARLOTTE, RICHLAND, Record Property Tax Levy ciation show that a car of hogs from ence between the amount of settle- state are marketed. Michigan, which reached the Buffalo ment and the market price of the This movement in Michigan1 is being DOWAGIACICLIMAX. MILAN, JACK- yards on April 8, contained 24 dead hogs lost. Had the;, been Farm Bu- This method of directing the activities in the districts has SON, DOSTER, BROOKLYN, HILLS- Is Handed Down For fostered by A. J. Rogers, prominent DALE, UNION CITY, QUINCY, COLD- hogs. Another car from Michigan reau members, there would have cherry grower of Benzonia, who has worked to a decided advantage for the entire organization and Biennium which went to Buffalo the same day been no commissioii charge for the been chosen president of the organiza- WATER, MARCELLUS, CASSOPO- contained 25 dead animals. case. the new move to bring all members into the district meetings LIS, HASTINGS, OXFORD, IMLAY tion. The other officers are: A. B. CITY, DAVISON and other points GREEN GETS DEATH BILL ly 8000 pounds. The 49 dead hogs weighed near- This was a peculiar case. The car Graham, Elberta, vice president; is designed to carry the benefits of the district plan even contained two decks of hogs. The David R. Murray, Traverse City, where there is sufficient demand for further down the line of the membership. this service. This loss of 24 dead hogs, with Illenden hogs were on the upper secretary; Francis Hughes, Traverse Special Tax Laws Enacted another hog crippled, has been turn- deck, 33 belonging to A. E. Illenden City, treasurer. As these district meetings are called, beginning in June, Michigan wool growers have but As Administration ed over to the Farm Bureau traffic being partitioned i off from 61 be- In the Sturgeon Bay section the one choice this year in disposing of d< partment as a claim for damages longing to E. R. Illenden. Upon ar- fruit is largely marketed on a co-op- the members will be given first hand information of the work their wool. They will either seek the Measures by the Tri-State Co-operative Asso- rival at the Buffalo market, 26 of erative basis, both fresh fruit shipped in which the American Farm Bureau Federation is engaged market through a farmer pool and ciation, of Montmorency. The ani- the 33 were found dead, while none and that canned, the largest cherry sell when the market demands wool of the animals in the other com- and has been considering during the past year. Secretary The state legislature has adjourn- mals were shipped on April 6 and partments of the cpr were damaged cannery in the world being located or hand their fleeces over to local ed. arrived at the terminal market two there. buyers who are showing no inclina- in any way. The actual loss, based M. S. Winder, of the national organization, will be in attend- Governor Fred W. Green has been days later. The weight of the 21 The plan outlined for the Rogers or- tion to load themselves up with wool presented with measures approved hogs that died in transit was given on the market price, was about $650. ganization is to put the product ance at these meetings to speak for that organization. Or- except as they can buy at a reason- by this law making body which call as 3,520 pounds and the market The above picture has been used through, or sell to, the established ganization work in general as it effects agriculture will be ably safe price. for the largest general property tax price on April 8 was 12 cents a by the Michigan Livestock Loss Pre- canning plants, and holding the can- The reason for this situation is that in the history of the state, aggregat- pound, making the gross loss $422. vention Association as the subject ned goods upon their own account or discussed by Dr. Eben Mumford, of Michigan State College. the big buyers of the East have insti- ing approximately 29 million dol- Salvaging the hogs brought $42.25 for a poster to call attention to the purchasing them from the canners tuted a new plan of dealing with the lars. so the net loss on this shipment; is need of careful handling and prop- for export or sale in markets where a These two speakers are well known to the agriculturists er loading of livestock prepared for producing sections. Their evident In addition to the several appro- figured at $380.15. market. stabilizing price may be maintained. of the state and will present some very timely and very valu- purpose is to gain control of the wool priation measures left for the state's Since the Farm Bureau has not Increasing acreage indicates, ac- Records show that more hogs die able information. by direct buying wherever possible, chief executive to pass on, the legis- been asked to assist in settling the when shipped during April, May and cording to the statement of the organ- thus eliminating the local buyers and lature also placed it up to him to loss of the other 25 dead hogs, it is June than duringfany other throe izers of this association, that the eventually beating the price to the decide the fate of a capital punish- assumed these animals were not months of the year. cherry production of the country will Farm Bureau members residing in counties adjoining the grower down to the lowest possible ment measure which would provide shipped by a co-op or to the co-op- The Loss Prevention Association double within the next five years and counties in any of the districts may participate in these dis- minimum. capital punishment for first degree erative buyers. urges shippers not to overload the that unless provision is made to trict meetings, many probably finding it more convenient to Such is the picture presented to murderers under certain provisions. The photo above shows the situa- cars; to allow the hogs to cool before stabilize the price it may be cut in several hundred wool producers of Last on the legislative calendar tion confronting E. R. and A. E. loading them; to place no feed in t]i,> two in any full-crop year. do this than to go to the meeting to be scheduled for their lower Michigan by J. F. Walker, sec- was a special tax measure to tax Illenden, of Adrian, when 26 of their cars; to use sand bedding during the It has been a practice for years own district. retary of the Ohio Wool Growers as- malt purchased for making home shipment of hogs were rolled out of summer; to use ice in the car if the among the larger cherry growers in brew. That the Governor probably sociation, in a series of meetings held will sign this measure is seen in the the car at the Buffalo market, dead, weather is hot and to see that all the Oceana section to can their fruit The prime purpose of these meetings is to present a clear a week ago under the direction of the fact that administration leaders got a year or so ago. Post mortem ex- car partitions are strong and that upon their own account, holding it as Michigan State Farm Bureau and in busy in the Senate just before the amination indicated the animals had no nails protrude in places where the their own property and using the can- understanding of the objects of the State Farm Bureau and the interest of the Michigan wool hour of adjournment and had the died of suffocation and the claim hogs can come in contact with them. nery selling agency in marketing. Dr. of the A. F. B. F. and their purposes and to tell of some of pool this season. was one with but little ground to The association also recommends E. P. Hunger of Hart, who now grows measure shot through the Upper work from but the Farm Bureau was that the following load limits be the largest tonnage in the county and their accomplishments. Mr. Walker described the general House in time to present it to the called in to handle this case and set- tendency of the American wool mar- Governor for his consideration along tlement was made with the railroad used in filling a 36 foot single deck is headed toward a 500-ton crop an- keting practices as compared with the with many other last minute meas- company for payment of close to car: 100 hogs weighing 150 pounds. nually, has followed this practice for Kalamazoo has been chosen for the first of these new type 79 hogs weighing 200 pounds. C8 some years. Several other growers of meetings. The meeting place in that city has not been marketing in other countries and ures. $600 to the Illendens. weighing 250 pounds, 59 weighing have done the same thing individual- showed how the Michigan farmer Although time for adjournment definitely decided upon as yet but will be announced in the In this case the Michigan Live- 300 pounds, or 4 7 weighing 400 ly, and it is also the practice of groups stands well to meet the situation by was set a week ago for 4 o'clock stock Exchange paid the cost of pounds. of growers through the Shelby Co-op- aligning with the co-operative poolers Wednesday afternoon, May 8, it was erative Association, using the facil- next issue of the Farm Bureau News. The date is set as of this state and Ohio and creating as about 9:30 o'clock before the two ities of the Oceana Canning Co. at June 4. Berrien, Cass, VanBuren, St. Joseph, Branch, Cal- big a volume of wool as possible each houses finished their business and season so that some voice may be took final adjournment. The time- maintained in the ultimate disposal pieces on the walls of the two houses Finally Determine W h o Shelby. Among the things demonstrated in houn and Kalamazoo counties are included in the set-up for of the raw fleeces. were stopped at 3:30 so that ad- Marketing and production of wool journment would be not later than Is State Park Father recent years is that perishable fruit, like cherries, cannot be transported long distances with satisfactory and this first meeting. These counties comprise the district supervised by Art Edmunds, district organization director of in the other countries was studied by the time agreed upon. Unusual or- profitable results. While the grass the State Farm Bureau. John Fitzgibbon, veteran newspa- Mr. Walker as a representative of the derliness among the members of United States Department of Agricul- both houses prevailed, possibly be- perman, in his always interesting CO-OPERATIVES NOW may be optically greener over in the adjoining or distant pasture, the law The day following the meeting in Edmunds* district, a ture, sent around the world to do re- cause of the graveness of the meas- column in the Detroit News recently search work in the principal wool ure left for final deliberations. markets and producing centers. Judging from the Governor's answered the question "Who is the father of Michigan's State Park Sys- TURN TO OIL SALE of economics still prevails and haul- ing fruits back and forth over the highways, meeting other fruits en similar meeting is to be held at Lapeer in the district super- vised by C. A. Cheney, a new director recently selected for Buyers to Cut Prices avowed attitude toward taxation mat- tem?" Former Governor Albert B. Sleeper, Agricultural Organizations In route, is, essentially, a wasteful Lapeer, St. Clair, and Genesee counties. The wool growers are directly con- ters and his action following the ad- practice. journment of the legislature two of Bad Axe, examination of records Michigan Follow In cerned in an institute of wool buyers which has been created recently, Mr. years ago, the tax appropriations indicates, was the first governor to Conferences in other membership districts are being ar- probably will not remain at 29 mil- recommend to the Legislature the New Venture ranged and will be announced in the News as soon as details Walker points out. Through this in- lion dollars. He cut the appropria- stitute, he shows, the buyers are set- tions from 27 million to about 20 ting out to do four things: to adver- million two years ago and many ob- establishment of a state park system. Ten years ago, in this message, he Co-operative buying of petroleum INDEMNITY RAISED are completed. predicted that such a system would products is one of the most recent de- tise the merits of wool as a fabric; servers at the State Capitol this ses- to recognize only bonafide purchases; sion of the legislature anticipate attract 200,000 visitors to the state. velopments in the field of agricultural "Time has revealed," Mr. Fitzgib- co-operation. Approximately 300 farm- ON TB GRADE COWS at Remember the dates J u n e 4 at Kalamazoo and J u n e 5 Lapeer. to eliminate credit risks wherever some heavy slashing of appropria- possible and. fourth, to REDUCE THE tions within the next 10 days. bon says of this estimate, "that it ers' associations for handling gaso- Increases in the maximum indem- COSTS OF OPERATION. was ultraconservative." He con- line, kerosene, motor oils and greases Bills that had long been buried in tinues: "In 1928 the number of peo- have been organized within the last Reducing their costs of operation committee were resurrected just be- ple who went to the State parks for few years. means cutting the price of wool since fore the hour for adjournment and recreation was 5,346,000 or more than nity that may be paid by the Federal Government for grade and purebred cattle condemned because of tubercu- Slicker Buys Too Many not bear any reductions, it is pointed Michigan farmers have followed the the scale of wages in the industry will were sent through for final passage. 26 times the number Governor Sleep- move with Minnesota taking the lead, The subject of major concern to er had forecast." Mr. Fitzgibbon em- having set up the first agricultural losis are announced by the Bureau of Animal Industry, United States De- partment of Agriculture. The maxi- Cows At Farm Auction out. The president of the buyers' j the legislators during the last two phasizes the fact that while state unit for handling these commodities mum Federal share in indemnity pay- Pennsylvania State Police bear a proper endorsement, and again national association has said that 45 days of the session was the Hartman parks are estimated to have a market as early as 1921. In that state, the ments for grade cattle is increased took his leave. to 50 per cent of the cost of operation' Mill Tax bill which finally found a value of $1,858,000. yet the total ex- business has developed to the point from $25 to $36, and the amount for Trap Unusual Buyer in the textile industry is in the cost course through both houses after penditure of the State for acquiring where The unsuspecting farmers deposit- orders are consolidated purebred cattle has been raised from ed their notes in the bank. The man of wool so it is very evident that this considerable struggling and with and equipping the parks'has been but through a general purchasing depart- |50 to sTo. The new scale became ef- Of Dairy Cows took his cows to the nearest dealer is the spot at which they aim to some revamping. This is the meas- about $600,000. A very large percent- ment. In Michigan a similar set-up fective February 19, 1929, through the and disposed of them for good cold strike, Mr. Walker brings out very ure which is designed to help re- age of the parks have been gifts. has been undertaken just recently habilitate state institutions in ac- passage by Congress of the agricul- Cows weren't difficult to sell at cash. Sometimes he sold them to distinctly. public sales in Columbia county, other farmers. cordance with tentative plans pro- Mr. Fitzgibbon also points out that through a buying arrangement enter- tural appropriation bill for the fiscal He shows how, until a year ago, the Speaker Fred R. Ming, of Cheboygan ed into by the Michigan State Farm year 1930. Pa. There was always a buyer. Ob- Since the notes were for rather western clip of fleeces was under con- posed by the Governor at the open- county, introduced in the House in Bureau, dealing with one of the lead- The other provisions in connection servant folks, of which there were lengthy periods, he was able to pull tract, with the buyers advancing ing of the year. It will raise about 1907 a bill appropriating $1,000 to ing oil refineries of the country. with the payment of Federal indem- some, noticed that invariably at least this stunt a large number of times sometimes a dollar a head on the big 25 million dollars over a four make improvements at the Mackinaw- Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin nity for tuberculous cattle are the one of two cows were purchased by before anything happened. year period, as it is written now and herds, months before shearing time. in the Governor's hands for final City Park. This was the first money are other states in which there has same as heretofore, namely, that it a certain man. What he did with But one day a holder of a note de- This year there has been less than trimming. About one fourth this ever appropriated by the State for a been considerable activity along sim- shall not be more than one-third of so many, no one knew; apparently, cided to look into things. He made ten million pounds of such wool un- (Continued on page 4.) park. This is now a State park. ilar lines. the difference between the appraised no one cared. the uncomfortable discovery that der contract as compared with 120,- In 'Michigan, the Farm Bureau has value of the animal and the salvage This chap never paid cash for hi* the endorsement on the note was a °00,000 pounds a year ago. established connections with prac- value, and that the Federal payment cows, however. Invariably, he offer- rank forgery. Furthermore, upon Local Buyers Are "Goats" tically all the local co-operative units shall not exceed the amount to be ed a note, for three to twelve comparing notes with other note- paid by the co-operating state, county stated, holders, it was learned that all tlia a Local buyers in Ohio, he explains, re holding around two million Pounds of wool from the 1928 clip Or-Gan-Ize! to furnish oils and greases to' the farmers in their respective territory. To facilitate handling this new com- or municipality. months. These notes, he would be endorsed by his mother, notes bore forged endorsements. who owned a farm in another part These notes ranged in amount with no one bidding for it. It is not modity co-operatively, two distribu- of the county. To many of the from $75 to $125. Some of them be ing sold on value. Price offerings ting warehouses have been set up in Take Wool Later farmers, this arrangement was quite had been discounted by banks ar e being made 'way below what the Collective bargaining serves agriculture in a big field. It sells this state, one at Jackson and another proper and satisfactory. They allow- throughout the county. the farmers' produce. It buys his supplies. It processes and grades at Grand Rapids. Purchases are Owing to very heavy seed business, ed the cows to depart with the buy- Upon discovering how they had mill's actually will pay for well grad- e d fleeces when they want them, Mr. his commodities. made by the local units in whatever we have no room for wool at Lansing. er, on his promise to return, next been fleeced, the irate farmers did Walker declares and shows records quantity their sales warrant. Local We will advise all poolers in this vi- day, with the note properly signed the wise thing of calling upon the Co-operative exchanges go farther with the application of the and endorsed by his mother. Bloomsburg substation of the Penn- of co-operative sales of 1929 clips at farmers' organizations have begun cinity as soon as we can care for their principle of co-operative marketing and mass purchasing than the sylvania State Police for assistance. Wees that the local dealers dare not purchases of oils in car lots, although wool here. Send in your request for Nor were they disappointed in individual co-operatives can hope or expect to. j the bulk of the Michigan co-operative The note forger wasn't very diffi- bid. sacks and then hold the wool until we that. He always turned up, pre- cult to apprehend and the troopers When the bulk of the wool in any (Continued on page 2.) can accept it here. sented the note which seemed to Isoon had him in the lockup. (Continued on page four) F R I D A Y , MAY i o TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS |l long a s t h e c h i l d r e n did not n AMERICAN SYSTEM considerable variation in yield, length, New Zealand as well. These coun- quality a n d c h a r a c t e r and yet one tries w e r e once faced with the s a m e ASSIGNMENTS OF W if a n y of t h e m demanded H ' Aion of t h e p r o p e r t y t h e estate * and •» • 1(1 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS t.lave t o be p r o b a t e d Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- OF SELLING WOOL price, or so nearly one price t h a t situation, so far as selling is concern- v a r i a t i o n s are negligible, is offered to ed, as confronts the wool producer in all. Under t h e circumstances it is no the United States to-day. The elimi- PROPERTY OFTEN A^nd u n d e r a n y c i r c u m s t a n c e st i thl e, d . it* could be sold it would Id have H 50rii h» U Q to lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- quartets, Lansing, Michigan. CUTS FARM PRICE wonder t h a t wool production in the nation of local buying was a mat! United S t a t e s has shown continuous y e a r s and in some sections of these END IN DISCORD probated. w o u l d h a v e A n d t h e s a m e n r o ^ ' be been t r u e if the case h l)e('n r e v e r s e d a n d t h e wife had*iK VOL. VH FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1929 No. 9 fluctuations; the wonder is t h a t the countries the dealer still handles a Comparison With Selling in i n d u s t r y has survived at all. certain a m o u n t of wool. F r a n c e and first, t h e h u s b a n d would not hlied E n t e r e d at t h e post office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., a s second class England, countries of small flocks, Careless Drafting of Deed been free to sell, etc., becavU 8 **aVe Other Countries Shows The bulk of American wool moves e she m a t t e r . A c c e p t a n c e for m a i l i n g a t special r a t e of p o s t a g e p r o v i d e d Often Results In had just as much claim for in Sec. 1 1 0 3 , Act of Oct. 3 , 1 9 1 7 . a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 12, 1 9 2 3 . out of producers' h a n d s six to eight have worked out similar plans, not so p r o p e r t y a s h e h a d . H ^ on all ^ Plan Needs Change weeks after shearing, and much of it elaborate or comprehensive as the Law Suits S u b s c r i p t i o n price $1.00 p e r y e a r . T o F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s , Now on t h e o t h e r h a n d if is sold so long before coming off the A u s t r a l i a n system, but sufficiently 50 c e n t s p e r y e a r , included in t h e i r a n n u a l d u e s . effective to give them a chance at a h a d h a d t h e deed w r i t t e n John ft sheep's back t h a t t h e quality of the SELL WOOL TOO QUICK clip is in doubt. T h e mills, wrhich world m a r k e t and better values. The a n d M a r y Doe, " h u s b a n d and ^ ° C L E E CHILKOX Editor today buy largely a s consumptive re- English farmer, under this plan, is no DEEDS DRAFTED WRONG a n d t o t h e s u r v i v o r of either E. E . UICGRBN Advertising and Business Manager t h e m in t h e e n t i r e t y " , t h e one 0 ? q u i r e m e n t s demand, require a year's longer dependent upon the English EEKN DAVIS Circulation Auction System of Selling t i m e to consume t h i s wool. T h i s m a r k e t a s an outlet for his wool, but Home, Community Chairman living t h e o t h e r would have a , u m e a n s t h a t dealers in wool m u s t dis- actually exports half of it, and of this m a t i c a l l y b e c o m e possessor of th° Wool Is Gaining Favor count in advance any possible price exported part more than 50 per cent Is Believer in Planning e n t i r e p r o p e r t y a n d could sell, i e a . e MICHIGAN STAfffiARM flUBEAU comes into t h e United States. He has or m o r t g a g e a t a n y t i m e desired. ' Throughout World reductions d u r i n g ' the year. Bring- discovered t h a t competition means a For After Years S h o u l d W a t c h Phraseology ing the American fclip on t h e m a r k e t d u r i n g this brief period causes gluts better m a r k e t for him. If c e r t i f i c a t e s for s h a r e s of s t 0 c k By •!. F . W a l k e r , C o n s u l t i n g Special- By Mrs. E d i t h >l. W a g a r , a r e w r i t t e n for J o h n Doe and Mar OFFICERS ist, l'. S. D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , which tend to foice prices to lower The A u s t r a l i a n grower received an C a r l e t o n , Mich. Doe, or e i t h e r s u r v i v o r , they cannjt M. I,. XOOX, Jackson President levels. T h e bulk ht the wool in the average of 35 cents for every pound of (Note: T h i s is the third of a ser- My a t t e n t i o n was called a s h o r t be sold or d i s p o s e d of without th W. W. BILLINGS, Davison Vice-President United States movfs out of the grow- the 1926-27 clip t h a t went through the ies of t h r e e a r t i c l e s p r e p a r e d by Mr. I) i r e c t o r s - a t - L a r g e ers' h a n d s about four years out of auction sales. T h e p a t r o n s of three t i m e a g o to a m a t t e r t h a t I h a v e giv- c o n s e n t of b o t h w h i l e living and g 0 e s W a l k e r , following a s u r v e y of lead- M. B . M C P H E R S O N Lowell ing wool p r o d u c i n g c o u n t r i e s . ) five, therefore, at a time which m a r k s co-operative wool m a r k e t i n g organ- en m u c h t h o u g h t a n d which I t h i n k d i r e c t l y to t h e s u r v i v o r in case 0f the low price period of the year. izations in England, in 1927, received is of m o r e t h a n p a s s i n g i n t e r e s t to d e a t h . On t h e o t h e r h a n d if written MRS. EDITH M. SVAGAii Carletort .When t h e American wool grower almost identically the same price for h o m e owners a n d farm people es- J o h n Doe or M a r y Doe either one JOHN GOODWINK Marietta puts his clip on t h e m a r k e t he meets T h i s speculative, selling of unclass- l.ccially. We h a v e w a t c h e d with m a y dispose of t h e m a n y time they VEROLD K. GORMELY Newberry the competition of t h e world. It is ed wool at flat prices h a s further all the wool which went through their m u c h satisfaction t h e c h a n g i n g a t t i - desire a l t h o u g h t h i s form does not J. I. JAKWAY Benton Harbor not enough, then, to consider domes- served not only to keep the grower h a n d s . Two French co-operative t u d e of people c o n c e r n i n g t h e own- specify w h o r e a l l y does own them W. W. BILLINGS Davison tic production a n d demand in analyz- In ignorance as to* t h e c h a r a c t e r and societies showed, during t h e 3ame ership of p r o p e r t y . Fifty y e a r s ago and is n o t a d v o c a t e d as a practical Commodity Directors ing his business b u t he m u s t care- value of his individual clip, but also year, about 40 cents on all grades, for HENRY CURTIS, Cadillac Michigan Potato Growers' Exchange their members. T h e growers in the it was t h e u n i v e r s a l practice for form t o a d o p t . fully study world production and con- to ^deprive ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ him ^ ^ ^ of ^ ^ t^h e^ ^opportunity ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^of^ M. L NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers' Association United States, located in t h e best deeds of property to be held in t h e Stocks a r e p e r s o n a l properties and sumption and world methods of dis-j establishing c o m p a r a t i v e values with CHAS. WOODRUFF, Hastings Michigan Live Stock Exchange m a r k e t in the world, and with a fair- h u s b a n d ' s n a m e only. The wife a n d do not involve t h e s t r i c t legal phases M. R. SHISLER, Caledonia Michigan Elevator Exchange position of t h e wool clip if h e in- foreign-produced wool with which he ly effective tariff protecting t h e m from m o t h e r was t h e silent p a r t n e r if con- r e a l - e s t a t e r e q u i r e s to determine its STATE FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION telligently disposes of his product. must compete. T h e r e is a very general M. D. BI.'SKIRK, Paw I'aw C L A R K L. BRODY Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. Sec'y-Treas.-Manager foreign wool, received a trifle over 30 sidered a p a r t n e r a t all. B u t g r a d - ownership. Five countries today produce about lack of knowledge as to types and cents per pound, on an average, for ually t h e life's e a r n i n g s t u r n e d from T h e p o i n t t h a t I h a v e aimed to 90 per cent of t h e world's wool suit- g r a d e s a m o n g wool producers, and in the 1927 clip. Yields of wool, prepa- " m i n e " into " o u r s " w h e t h e r it be give e m p h a s i s to is to see to it that able for w e a r i n g a p p a r e l or similar many sections the s a m e may be said ration of the clip for m a r k e t and a r e a l e s t a t e or b a n k deposits or o t h e r t h e words " o r e i t h e r survivor" j DEPARTMENT HEADS s purposes. These c o u n t r i e s a r e Aus- of local buyers whose interest is cull mill season may account for a h o l d i n g s . i n s e r t e d if a j o i n t deed in its fullest Traffic A. P. Mills tralia, the United States, South Amer- bounded by the cdmmission involved. p a r t of the difference but the fact r e - The " j o i n t d e e d " became gener- e x t e n t is i n t e n d e d or desired. Clothing Miss N. B. Kirhy ica, South Africa and New Zealand. Contrast this with t h e A u s t r a l i a n m a i n s t h a t American mills did go ally p o p u l a r and it was a common A n d t h e r e ' s n o t i m e to. attend to Publicity E. E. Ungren It is to those a r e a s , then, t h a t t h e system w h e r e eve/y b r a n c h of the abroad for wool, t h a t some of the wool occurrence for families to a d j u s t such m a t t e r s like t h e t i m e when you Accounting L. T. Sinclair Oganization C. L. Nash American wool grower m u s t look t r a d e from producer to buyer co- mentioned above was no better pre- t h e m s e l v e s to a real p a r t n e r s h i p h a v e m a d e u p y o u r m i n d s as to what Automobile Insurance Alfred Bentall when he considers the competition to operates in working out an orderly, pared t h a n ours, and t h a t t h e differ- business r u l i n g for both f a t h e r a n d you w a n t a n d b o t h a r e h e r e and SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE be met in m a r k e t i n g his wool. unified system of b r i n g i n g the wool ence in clean yield was not great m o t h e r . c a p a b l e of d o i n g business. FARM BUREAU F o r m a n y ^ y e a r s t h e sheepman of into m a r k e t throughout the year, al- enough to offset t h e a m o u n t of the But now o u r a t t e n t i o n is called to T h e r e h a s b e e n a n o t h e r property Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service L. A. Thomas America has*concerned himself j with locating t h e volume, m o n t h by month, tariff duty. It is evident t h a t Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas the the fact t h a t m a n y of t h e s e so-call- m a t t e r t h a t h a s come to my atten- the q u a n t i t y of wool e n t e r i n g the according to generally recognized con- m a r k e t i n g system now in effect in the ed " j o i n t d e e d s " do not express t h e tion of late t h a t we should give Michigan Farn: Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Bentall m a r k e t a n d h a s paid little a t t e n t i o n s u m p t i v e d e m a n d s ; a system where United S t a t e s h a s not measured up tc idea t h a t was i n t e n d e d when so writ- t h o u g h t to before we p l u n g e into M I C H I G A N COMMODITY M A R K E T I N G ASSOCIATIONS to t h e quality of his competitors' prod- the i n t e r m e d i a t e agent between pro- t h a t of o t h e r countries. ten. One can get j u s t w h a t t h e y w a n t a n y t h i n g t h a t will c a u s e hardships A F F I L I A T E D W I T H MICHIGAN STATE F A R M BUREAU uct or of his own clip. It is only ducer a n d consumer is one operating if they express t h e m s e l v e s clearly to a n d h e a r t a c h e s in t h e f u t u r e . Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac within t h e last few y e a r s t h a t ' con- on a strictly brokerage o r co-operative Americans Poor Merchants t h e person m a k i n g out the p a p e r s , Quite often a m a n leaves a will Michigan Milk Producers Association .. 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit certed effort has been m a d e to im- basis, whose continuation in business A man, very p r o m i n e n t in wool cir- but w i t h o u t definite explanation one g r a n t i n g t h e wife a life lease of prop, MIchfgan'Live Stock Exchange Hudson prove t h e quality of t h e American depends on t r e a t i n g both clients fair- cles in Australia, r e m a r k e d recently can easily g e t s o m e t h i n g far differ- e r t y a n d specifies w h a t is to become Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing clip, and t h i s effort h a s been largely ly, securing for the one value for his t h a t "America is 100 years behind in ent t h a n i n t e n d e d . The use or of it after s h e h a s passed on. Well, Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor t h r o u g h t h e educational p r o g r a m of product a n d giving t h e other assur- her methods ^ ^ _ ^ ^ of ^ ^ ^disposing ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ of ^ _ „her omission of a w o r d or two m a k e s his i n t e n t i o n s a r e u s u a l l y good when D I R E C T O R S A N D O F F I C E R S O F T H E COMMODITY E X C H A N G E S the* v a r i o u s co-operative wool-manrket- ance of delivery of wool up to t h e wools." A leading wool a u t h o r i t y in i all the difference in t h e w o r l d a s , he so disposes of t h e p r o p e r t y , but MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N y of the submitted s a m p l e ; a s y s - Etigland told the w r i t e r t h a t A m e r i - j t^o ^ ^what ^ ^ ^you ^ ^ ^r e^a^l l ^y ^ have. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^F^o ^r ^ i ^n - ' v a l u e s c h a n g e and circumstances Carl arising percentage oi tem w h e r e even large h o u s e s h a n d l i n g ran wooi is "the poorest gotten up and stance, if t h e deed is w r i t t e n simply j c h a n g e a n d if t h e wife lives any Milton Burkholdcr, V. P. Marietta It. G. Potts, Vice-Pres. Washington the wool producers. • a m u c h g r e a t e r volume of b u s i n e s s t h e worst sold of those of a n y civilized J o h n Doe a n d Mary Doe, one h o l d s a : l e n g t h of t i m e a f t e r h e is gone, so H D. Horton, Sec-Treas Kinde John C. Near, Sec Flat RocJ> In c o n t r a s t with t h i s situation in t h a n a n y in the United States r e c o g - country." T h e head of a large broker- s t r a i g h t joint deed which gives to < m a n y t i m e s s h e is h a m p e r e d an L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing B. F. Beach, Ass't Sec Detroit the United States, each of t h e other nize the necessity of co-ordinated a c - age house in London m a d e practically each a 5 0 % h o l d i n g of a n u n d i v i d e d ; compelled to s t a y w h e r e s h e does not C. S. Benton, Bean Dep't H. W. Norton, Treas Howell four large wool-producing c o u n t r i e s tion in p r o p e r l y disposing of t h e clip the same s t a t e m e n t and t h e secretary i property and on t h e d e a t h of e i t h e r j w a n t t o , is d e p e n d e n t 6n others to Port Huron M. L. Noon Jackson has m a d e considerable progress in by giving each concern i t s p e r c e n t a g e of a large sheep b r e e d e r ' s association m u s t be p r o b a t e d t h e s a m e as any g e t h e r living off of t h e property Neil Bass, Bean Dep't Lansing R. L. Taylor Lapeer p r e p a r a t i o n of wool for m a r k e t and of wool on each series of sales and in A u s t r a l i a r e m a r k e d , " W h y is it s e p a r a t o w n e r s h i p a n d t h e 5 0 % es- j w h e t h e r or n o t t h e place soon gets W. E. Phillips Decatur L. W. Harwood Adrian in disposing of it to the best advant- protects t h e producers i n t e r e s t s by your wool growers do not adopt bet- t a t e of t h e deceased is divided ac- j o u t of r e p a i r a n d n o o n e wants to George McCalla Ypsilanti W. J. Thomas Grand Rapids age. It is significant t h a t the three employing men: thoroughly c o n v e r s a n t ter methods in disposing of their cording to law or will left by t h e d e - j a s s u m e t h e expense quite often H. H. Sanford Battle Creek Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven countries which have given this mat- with wool values to fix reserve l i m i t s wool? Are t h e y a different breed ceased. This type of j o i n t deed ties j s h e c a n n o t , b e c a u s e h e r r e t u r n s will M. R. Shisler Caledonia Fred G. Beardsley Oxford ter most a t t e n t i o n ( A u s t r a l i a , South on h i s wool wh< n it goes t h r o u g h t h e from your business m e n ? " up the h u s b a n d as well as t h e w i f e ! n o t w a r r a n t h e r d o i n g it a n d those Fvank Gilmore Parma William Hunter Sandusky Africa and New Z e a l a n d ) have con- sales; a system that is being adopted, We have today no s u r p l u s of wool while both a r e l i v i n g — n e i t h e r one j w h o b e c o m e h e i r s t o t h e p r o p e r t y af- W. J. Hazelwood Mt. Pleasant Elmer Powers Clio MICH. POTATO GROWERS tinued to expand sheep operations in toto or with modifications, by every in the world's m a r k e t of a n y conse- can sell or m o r t g a g e w i t h o u t t h e [ t e r s h e is g o n e do n o t w a n t t o make EXCH. MICH. L I V E STOCK EXCH. until they are, a p p a r e n t l y , n e a r i n g c o u n t r y in t h e world producing h i g h quence. As has been pointed out, t h e consent of t h e o t h e r ; n e i t h e r c a n ' r e p a i r s b e c a u s e t h e y do n o t y e t own Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac E. A. Beamer, Pres Blissfield R. D. Harper, Vice-Pres., St. Johns their limits of production, while t h e g r a d e wool—.save one, the United countries which have adopted modern ' P r o p e r t y so h e l d be s e c u r i t y on a n y , it a n d so, all in all, nobody is satis- J. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres. Provemon* other two h a v e fewer sheep t h a n were States. ^methods ^ ^ ^ ^ ^of^ ^preparing^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^a n^d^ disposing ^ ^ ^ ^ ™ of ' b o n d or note, for t h e r e a r e two sep- | fied a n d t h e p r o p e r t y u s u a l l y sh OTs O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby J. H. O'Mealey, Sec'y HudsoD Frank Obrest, Treas., Breckenridge carried 15 to 20 y e a r s ago. T h e r e Sell Other C o m m o d i t i e s t h e i r clips a r e n e a r i n g t h e i r present a r a t e p a r t i e s to deal w i t h each hav- it. V. J. Harger, Treas Stanwood i n g as m u c h i n t e r e s t in a claim on it F. P. ..Cadillac ' Nate Pattison ...Caro seems to be a direct r e l a t i o n s h i p be- It is interesting to note t h a t these limits of expansion. F u t u r e e x p a n - E l i m i n a t e Teclinicalities J. K. Bettes Sparta tween the p r e p a r a t i o n a n d m a r k e t i n g brokerage and co-operative houses do sion in world wool production is being a s t h e o t h e r . Again, u n d e r such circumstances, C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr. .Cadillac D i s a p p o i n t m e n t s Arise Charles Brown Sunfield of wool a n d t h e profit a c c r u i n g to t h e not confine their operations solely to n a r r o w e d down to a m o r e restricted one h e i r is n o t safe in b u y i n g out Leon G. VanLeuw Bellaire a r e a . T h e United S t a t e s has demon- I think there are more d i s a p - o t h e r h e i r s w h i l e t h e m o t h e r is liv- Edward Dippey Perry wool grower. wool. T h e y handle most of t h e prod- George Herman Remus s t r a t e d t h a t it can produce a n d is p o i n t m e n t s in t h i s type of a deed ing b e c a u s e t h e h e i r s do n o t legally 32. A. Rasmussen M I C H I GSheridan A N F R U I T GROWERS, Charles Woodruff INC. Hastings W o o l I s Classified ucts coming from the farms or A previous article discussed the stations, p r o d u c i n g in some sections wool of as t h a n all o t h e r s combined because in own a n y t h i n g a s yet. I k n o w of one Herhert Xafziger, Pres John Botteme Spring Lake such a s wheat, livestock, Benton Harbor A u s t r a l i a n system of p r e p a r i n g rmd pelts, etc. They also p u r c h a s e farm good quality as any grown in t h e t h e m a j o r i t y of cases t h e p a r t i e s i n s t a n c e w h e r e an h e i r g r e a t l y in \\\ J. Schultz Hart O. K. Oale, 1st Vice-Pres m a r k e t i n g wool as t h i s c o u n t r y has supplies on a commission basis. They world a n d it can, if need be, double c o n c e r n e d h a d supposed they h a d a r - need of m o n e y sold her i n t e r e s t in John Miller Coloma Shelby gone further t h a n a n y o t h e r in put- finance t h e farmer 'and station owner, its p r e s e n t sheep population. W h e t h e r r a n g e d m a t t e r s in such a way t h a t t h e old h o m e s t e a d to t h e one who Carl Buskirk Lawrence H. H. Hogue, 2nd Vice-Pres i.. A. Hawley Ludington ting a superior product on t h e m a r k e t and as their business keeps them in such a procedure would be profitable on t h e d e a t h of e i t h e r t h e s u r v i v o r expected to e v e n t u a l l y h a v e it as his Sodus 1 f. Xafziger Mlllburg and advantageously disposing of it. close contact with both productive will depend very largely on the atti- b e c a m e sole possessor a n d could do h o m e . Several y e a r s after t h a t she F. X* Bradford, S e c - T r e a s V. W a r n e r Mattawan Mention was made of t h e almost uni- and consumptive c h a n n e l s they are tude t h a t sheepmen t a k e toward de- w i t h it as t h e y liked. I have in died w i t h o u t c h i l d r e n but also pre- versal system of classing wool prevail- familiar with t h e values t h e farmer veloping a system which will best m i n d a friend w h o j u s t r e c e n t l y h i s vious t o t h e d e a t h of h e r m o t h e r and Benton H a r b o r C. J. Chrestensen Onekama ing in A u s t r a l i a . enable them to find existing m a r k e t s . l e a r n e d t h a t a m i s t a k e was m a d e in when t h e m o t h e r died a n d t h e estate F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr M. I). Buskirk Paw Paw m u s t have on h i s product to afford t h e i r affairs. T h e h u s b a n d was an was s e t t l e d o t h e r h e i r s Benton H a r b o r F. L. Bradford St. Joseph This system works to t h e a d v a n t a g e h i m a fair r e t u r n on his investment. A p p a r e n t l y there is now or shortly demanded will be a real opportunity for some invalid for s e v e r a l y e a r s a n d h a d r e - t h e i r s h a r e of h e r p o r t i o n although Miller Overton Bangor J. W. Prentice Saugatuck of both t h e producer a n d t h e purchas- T h e y also know t h e ability of con- fc of J. F. Higbee Benton Center <). P. Gale Shelby er. T h e producer is educated a s to s u m p t i v e demand to absorb t h e sup- c o u n t r y ~ m * e r t a H 7 t o " expana ^ Q iSwife. g * SS^TS^JKSPF T h e i r p r o p e r t y h a d been p u r ^ e | it h a d " b e e n sdld" a ^ e ^ i l in good David Brake Fremont 11. H. Hogue Sodus t h e quality of his clip a n d afforded plies coming forward to m a r k e t . T h e i r sheep holdings. T h a t country will be c h a s e d piece m e a l t h r o u g h o u t t h e i r f a i t h a n d t h e c o n s e q u e n c e w a s the| P. t>. Leavenworth A M E R I C A N F A R M B U R EJames A U F ENicoi D E R A T I O NSouth Haven a n o p p o r t u n i t y of correcting defects advice on production both a s to quan- the cne t h a t will put t h e best product m a r r i e d life a n d at t h e same t i m e h e i r w h o h a d " b o u g h t o u t " t h e oth- LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Grand Rapids W. MunseyF. Dean Eau Claire Bldg., Washington, D.C in breeding and m a n a g e m e n t . He is tity and quality is g e n e r a l l y recog- on t h e m a r k e t in the most efficient each h a d i n h e r i t e d a parcel of r e a l e r w a s t h e loser of t h e purchase price. U A U ii T l l f U i r ^ f i M C. L. Brody r Lansing resiuein able to place a g r e a t e r percentage of nized as sound and t h e r e is no doubt m a n n e r . Will the A m e r i c a n sheep- e s t a t e . Most of it was held in t h e GENERAL OFFICES A.' P." B. F . 58 B M t W u t o g t e . S f c J g H K his wool in t h e top lines by removing t h a t they have been an i m p o r t a n t fac- man avail himself of t h i s opportunity? T h e r e a r e r a r e i n s t a n c e s whereby it h u s b a n d ' s n a m e only a n d it was h?s CHESTER H. GRAY Washington Representative the off s o r t s , and he saves a consider- tor in the prosperity of the sheepmen is best to p u t c e r t a i n r e s t r i c t i o n s on desire to m a k e h e r life safe from able portion of his clip from dropping whom they serve, i t h e disposal of p r o p e r t y a n d some- v^= into these classes a s would be the T h e auction system of wool selling case if h e sold the fleece entire. W e r e is steadily gaining over the world. INSTITUTE DRIVE complications if h e should die first, so one day t h e y w e n t to a n o t a r y a n d h a d e v e r y t h i n g m a d e jointly, deeds t i m e s a wife or a child h a s had aj h o m e by so d o i n g b u t in t h e major- Editorials the A u s t r a l i a n wool p a c k e d as A m e r - It affords the producer an opportunity ican wool is, possibly 80 p e r c e n t to s e c u r e the best value t h a t any con- STARTS IN MONTH of p r o p e r t y a n d a n y s h a r e s of stock t h a t t h e y held. They also h a d ail capable of h a n d l i n g p r o p e r t y and her ity of cases I believe t h e wife is would be classed as b u r r y instead of cern interested in tjie line oflered will fire i n s u r a n c e policies r e - w r i t t e n to last d a y s will be far m o r e happy if WHERE ORGANIZATION SPEAKS t h e 30 p e r cent of t h i s s o r t now go- give. cover j o i n t o w n e r s h i p . R e m e m b e r she could be j u s t a s free to do and i T r u e , so far, American wool A campaign for $2,000,000 will be i n g into t h e m a r k e t . fire i n s u r a n c e m u s t always be writ- as if s h e h a d been a m a n . And if Dttring the past week, the Michigan State Farm Pmreau has had only a h o m e outlet and there launched within a m o n t h by the T h e p u r c h a s e r is given t h e oppor- is not sufficient production to t a k e Michigan I n s t i t u t e of Music and Al- t e n by t h e one o w n i n g t h e p r o p e r t y s o m e m e n could c o m e b a c k a n d tM together with the Michigan Fruit Growers. Incorporated, and covered. how t h e life of t h e i r p a r t n e r and t u n i t y of buying only such wool as care of domestic demand. It is equal- lied Arts, a m e r g e r of the music de- m o t h e r of t h e i r c h i l d r e n h a d been the Michigan P o t a t o Growers E x c h a n g e have put forth an ex- his t r a d e demands, w i t h o u t off sorts. ly t r u e t h a t some types of wool pro- p a r t m e n t of Michigan State college T h e i r children, now all g r o w n , n a r r o w e d a n d h a m p e r e d through 1 r e n t e effort to k e e p aid for fruit and vegetable organizations If, for example, he secures 100,000 duced here, p a r t i c u l a r l y some of the and the Lansing Conservatory of m a r r i e d a n d out doing for t h e m - t h e i r desire to p r o t e c t h e r , or I fear, f r o m h e i n g s t r u c k n u t of t h e S e n a t e f a r m b i l l in C o n g r e s s . pounds of Australian 64's he gets off sorts, a r e not In keen demand and Music. selves. T h e invalid h u s b a n d died too often, t h e i r d e s i r e is to control It s e e m s t h a t certain commercial interests raised a smoke n o t h i n g but t h a t one sort. If he buys m i g h t find a better m a r k e t overseas P l a n s for t h e c a m p a i g n have been d u r i n g t h e p a s t y e a r and t h r o u g h affairs even a f t e r d e a t h , I'm sure 100,000 pounds of domestic delaines, t h a n they are enjoying today. Other u n d e r way for several months and t h e s o m e b u s i n e s s deal t h e widow w a s h e a v e n would n o t be as restful a s c r e e n p u r p o r t i n g t h a t aid to fruit and vegetable co-operatives he gets 1,000 to 2,000 p o u n d s of twine, wool, known as specialty wool or wool i n s t i t u t e is now w o r k i n g out final a s t o n i s h e d to learn t h a t she did not place as m a n y h o p e t o find it. w o u l d d e s t r o y o u r e x p o r t t r a d e in a p p l e s . possibly 5 p e r cent to 10 per cent of a d a p t e d for special purposes, might details for the drive, which will be h a v e full possession as they h a d b o t h 60's or even 56's from t h e coarser enjoy t h e same a d v a n t a g e . For ex- nation-wide. Of t h e a m o u n t to be expected and i n t e n d e d she should The honeymoon follows the lip- The Farm Bureau and commodity organizations stood p a r t s of t h e fleece, clothing wools ample, in 1927 very fine German- iaised, 8500,000 will be for new build- h a v e , b u t r a t h e r s h e could hold t h e stick period a n d precedes the broom- solidly t o g e t h e r and p r o t e s t e d v i g o r o u s l y t h e e x e m p t i o n of aid from the s h o r t e r p a r t s , s o m e b u r or produced wool was shipped into the ings in L a n s i n g and E a s t Lansing, P r o p e r t y and have the use of it s o ' stick period of a girl's life to fruit and vegetable organizations. The Michigan organiza- chaff on the neck and legs a n d a small London m a r k e t a n d sold at SI.68 per interest on a n o t h e r half million will tions voiced their disapproval of such discrimination through a m o u n t of stained wool. S i n c e , the pound clean, for F r e n c h mill consump- be used a s a scholarship fund, and exact a m o u n t s of these off sorts are tion. Another i n s t a n c e : New Zealand the other million will be placed S e n a t o r A r t h u r H. Y a n d e n b e r g o u r efforts effective. who did noble work in making unknown, t h e price is m a d e so ag to wool of a certain type was sold in the in banks as an e n d o w m e n t fund. protect the buyer from possible loss. same year in considerable q u a n t i t i e s In many cases inferior wool is turned for export to Canada at h i g h e r price;; WOOL BLANKET T h i s e m e r g e n c y c o n s t i t u t e d o n e of t h e b e s t i l l u s t r a t i o n s of t h e v a l u e of having a functioning organization on t h e j o b to over to o t h e r mills and c e r t a i n l y ' c a n than the same quality of wool g r o w n | not be as well disposed of as when in Canada brought to t h e producers. MANY CO-OPERATIVES ARE TURNING TO OIL BARGAIN! protect the f a r m e r ' s interests. W e w e r e j o i n e d in o u r e f f o r t s by held in large quantities a n d offered to One had the a d v a n t a g e of outside other State F a r m Bureaus and commodity fruit and vegetable buyers specializing in such wool. competition, the o t h e r did not. SALES ON BIG SCALE The operation of classing m u s t be J a p a n and Russia a r e becoming in- (Continued from page 1.) whfte Id Z»Jme*?ni - ( £ a ; S t ) C o l 0 T 3 ' r o s e a n d white, t a n and o r g a n i z a t i o n s all over the country. in h SatCen ribbon performed somewhere. If it has not creasingly large b u y e r s of wool oi oil buying probably will be in less pair, BUT,"- ° - P r i c e *n-50 Per The Washington office of t h e A m e r i c a n F a r m Bureau was been done previously, it is the first certain types and a r e p a y i n g prices t h a n car lots until such time as car- p a r t i c u l a r l y e f f e c t i v e in h e l p i n g to c a r e f o r t h e W a s h i n g t o n end process t h r o u g h which t h e wool goes for thin wool which m i g h t tempt them lots can be handled with the one buy- ^ , ^ ; r n e m r iPn a i r a S( l,e0 ,I fl vf ee r reedc1l t ?t 0 m a k e t h e s e b l a n k e t s 5 " « » " season at log the mill and allowance io enter American m a r k e t s if wool ing office located at Lansing, the T n .tfl ' 1 , y<™ in September, p a r c e l post prepaid. of t h e p r o p o s i t i o n . This otfer s good only to J u n e 1. F We will notify you 10 d a y s be- ration were properly , heir trade state h e a d q u a r t e r s for the F a r m off" fflTs vounre„0X„ So ?r t tuen ? b e r - f" B u r e a u m e m b e r s ge't 6% in pu unclassed wool. E v e r y . a n r i j n sufficiently large lines. F r a n c e Bureau in this state. near™5% PP ^ y to get a fine blanket at a nice saving, PENNSYLVANIA GETS GOVERNOR SIGNS large wool producing c o u n t r y in the a n d Germany specialize in short and world, producing the better class hurry, seedy wools. Our mills dis- sale of oils has been taken over in a In six other s t a t e s the co-operative GRAPE GRADE LAW BOOTLEGGER BILL wools, except the United States, fol- count such wools heavily. lows t h e practice of classing to a greater or less degree and it is a re- Hotter Outlet Possible statewide scale by the State F a r m Bureaus. F o r m a n y years it was thought t h a t Ohio, Missouri, South Dakota, Wiscon- These s t a t e s are Iowa, KfehfeftH Slate Farm Bureau Lansing, Mich. Use This Coupon T h e first P e n n s y l v a n i a law m a k i n g Governor Fred W. Creen has signed proach to A m e r i c a n business methods American mills could not compete sin and Tennessee. Iowa has been it compulsory to designate the g r a d e the C u t h b e r t s o n bill providing m a n d a - t h a t t h e s h e e p m a n of this country with those of foreign c o u n t r i e s ; today leading all the s t a t e s in quantity of Date of an a g r i c u l t u r a l product was secured tory sentence of from one to four continues to pack his wool a s he does. they have assumed t r e m e n d o u s im- oils handled by t h e F a r m Bureau as by Pennsylvania grape growers when years for commerical bootleggers and Equally pernicious is the American portance in the commerce of t h e the s t a t e distributing agency with 28,- t h e governor signed the bill w h i c h increasing m a x i m u m penalties for custom of selling wool. No other world. T h e American wool producer 4(50 gallons reported for the month of «n.mkers at *s.s„. < 0 l o r wanted is checked. will require the marketing of all minor violators from one to two y e a r s product of t h e farm is sold in such a may have b e t t e r o u t l e t s for s o m e of April. Michigan followed in second closed packages of grapes in conform- and from $1,000 to $2,000 fine. manner. W h a t would be the reaction h i s p r o d u c t i o n in o t h e r c o u n t r i e s place with 10,250 g a l l o n s ; Ohio, 7,835 Vaiiie ance with United State were someone to a t t e m p t to buy all t h a n h e h a s at h o m e , if h e so r e - g a l l o n s ; Missouri, 6,445; South Da- the hogs or cattle in a c o m m u n i t y at a r r a n g e s h i s b u s i n e s s a s to t a k e ad- kota, 6,180; Wisconsin, 3,795 gallons P. 0 . & JL¥. U NEW YORK EPISODE Members Benefited the t a m e flat price? Practically every v a n t a g e of t h e m . and Tennessee, 1,225 gallons during "My h u s b a n d told me h e wo Our F a r m B u r e a u traffic d e p a r t - a g r i c u l t u r a l product is sold from the T h e question is. can the system the same month. Rose & White ...Blaek & White Blue & White ing o u t for an a f t e r n o o n ' s fishing, ment's r e p o r t for 1928 shows 36 farm according to grade, except wool. described be applied to American Tan & White ( o n i & W h U e RM & B]ack a week, a n d c a m e back claims a m o u n t i n g to $3075.43 collect- Why should it be the exception? wool? Why not? It has demonstrat- Defective c h i m n e y s cause a large w i t h o u t any i ed for F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s with a Q u a l i t y Varies ed its value to the A u s t r a l i a n produe- s h a r e of t h e fires in farm homes in I ...Oreen & While . . . O r e , ft White ....Lavender u't t h a t t h e t h r e e - m i l e l i m i t ? " commission saving of $519.79. Wool in a given section may s h o w , er and to the South African a n d t h e w i n t e r MAY 10, 1929 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS THREE RSARCH SHOWN A Radio Is Used To Tell Good Lice Treatment State Advertising Fund l» Allocated Learn to Recognize Jj P A Y S PART OF F.B. WORK Story of Farm Bureau ( Dipping is the most effective The Rushton-Hartman Act which You, as a grower, mu^t Letter From President To Michigan Farm Bureau "Held * oads since ' at P resent « during a method of eliminating* lice and mange when they are present in a appropriates $100,000 state funds annually for two years and is to be G know positively the origin and method of inspection Field Worker Gives good portion of the year, many of herd of hogs. A wallow made of matched by a similar amount by the of EVWRY bushel of seed The Air" Daily For these important township feeder concrete with shallow ;water is a four major resort associations for the potatoes planted in your Good Sidelight roads are anything but passable. good preventive. Use clean water purpose of advertising Michigan has fields. It is your only protection Fourteen Talks The Farm Bureau road bill would been placed by a recent ruling of the for satisfactory yeilds, quality until the hogs are accustomed to and marketable tubers. Gilbert Scott J make better township roads pos- the wallow, then add petroleum for state administrative board in the Hastings, Michigan From . ——— jsible; reduce township road taxes in a day or two, and return to clean hands of the conservation department Chief Petoskey brand of Mich- pear friend Gilbert: April 11 to Tvlay 1 the some townships, eliminate them in for administration. igan seed potatoes in Russet water. T h i s c e r t i f i c a t i o n t a w is Rurals, White Rurals and Irish Your letter asking for a report of sented two I State Farm Bureau five-minute talks dailypre-; other townships and would not in- a t t a c h e d to every sack crease road taxes for any one. It of C h i e f P e t o s k e y C e r - Cobblers are sold in carload the tariff hearing on sugar is at hand. on Farm Bureau work in the mat- would not take township roads out tified S e e d a f t e r official lots or less, straight or mixed; i n s p e c t i o n by the Mich. It will be impossible to give you much ter of adapted seeds for Michigan, of the hands of township citizens of an idea of the importance and mag- open formula dairy and poultry I nor compel townships to abolish' the feeds, Farm Bureau fertilizer, ma- office of township highway commis- FARM BUREAU OILS! C r o p I m p r o v e m e n t A s s ' n all rigidly inspected and certi- u n d e r d i r e c t i o n of t h e fied. Re-stock vour seed NOW. M ichigan State College. nitude of the hearing. F a r m B u r e a u (M. F . B.) Oils a r e 1 0 0 % W A T C H F O R IT. It is Don't \sait. It was held before the Ways and chinery, coal, lubricating oil, auto- sioner and would not place town- paraffins, Sharpies dewaxed. Stocked by your guarantee and Means Committee of the House where mobile insurance and other services ship roads under control of the co-ops and other authorized distributors of F a r m B u r e a u s u p p l i e s i n 15, 30 a n d protection. Write, Wire or Phone all tariff bills must originate. You to Michigan farmers by broadcast- state. The bill would give township 55 g a l l o n d r u m s , w h i c h a r e e x t r a , b u t will recall that the press and the ing the talks over radio station roads some benefit of the gas tax. r e t u r n a b l e for credit. t i o n w e offer 5 g a l l o n As an introduc- c a n s , a d d i n g 70 Congress of the U. S. have insisted WJR, Detroit. The bill was pigeon-holed in the c e n t s for t h e c o n t a i n e r . Your greatest that no tariffs would be discussed in The State Farm Bureau attempted House Committee on roads and s a v i n g s Is i n 15 g a l l o n s o r more. tne 70th Congress, however, the to tell something of the size and bridges. Find out from your F a r m Bureau Dis- tributor how Farm Bureau Oils w i l l American Farm Bureau Federation work of the organization, which is The Farm Bureau is active in save money and give you m o t o r oil was able to secure a hearing for re- active throughout Michigan and every session of the Michigan legis- satisfaction. adjustment of agricultural schedules, serves upwards of 75,000 farmers lature, and the American Farm Bu- F A R M Ml n K A U S I P P L Y SERVICES not a revision of the tariff. Nothing and pictured the Farm Bureau as reau is active at Washington, pro- I . m i n i n g , .Mlolilgnn. but agricultural food products was a membership organization, with moting and defending the farmers' membership confined to farmers. interest. I before the committee for hearing. The members own the organization, One hundred and fifty-five actual lock, stock and barrel, and direct its farmers appeared on our program. work through a representative form Active For Business The Michigan State Farm Bureau Chicks 8c fP^Asr PRO I They came from northwestern Ohio to of government. Individual members supplies Michigan farmers with a Pacific Ocean and from Nebraska on are grouped in township or commun- number of business services. When- the south to the Canadian border. ity Farm Bureaus, which are organ- ever the Farm Bureau has gone in- to a line of business, it has done so Only one man was not a Farm Bureau ized as County Farm Bureaus, with to put into effect and make avail- C h i c kChick's for .Tune d e l i v e r y . P a y, o n l y $1.00 d o w n , b a l a n c e C. O. D. G e t s all' from v e a r old h e n s t h a t a r e m a t e d t o c o c k e r e l s w h i c h a r e K e l - member and he represented a town- headquarters usually at the County able a principle in business which s o n s of t h e w o r l d r e c o r d h e n a t t h e I ' n i v e r s i t y a t V a n c o u v e r B. (... w i t h a n ship Beet Growers Association in Seat. The County Farm Bureaus farmers have wanted, and which eo gu gr pr eecdoi gr dr e eofd 351 e g g s in 364 d a y s . W e c a m ' f u r n i s h a l i m i t e d s u p p l y f r o m - sw«^asd8jj!5i h e n s , s e v e r a l g r a n d d a u g h t e r s of t h e A\ o r l d s r e c o r d h e n . I Montana. are federated to form the Michi- could best be supplied by helping S t a r m a t i n g The beet hearing was on the 21st, gan State Farm Bureau, with head- themselves. -. It-M *4.o0 $8.00 $7o.00 M AKE all of your land profitable! Get money from un- S t a r A m a t i n s all y e a r old h e n s Z.75 5.00 3.00 productive fields. Get more profits from fertile fields. 122nd, 23rd, and 24th of January. quarters at Lansing, Michigan. The In 1920, when it became known S t a r A. A. all p e d i g r e e d h e n s • •' g * * ]•>• " 105.00 Chester Gray of our Washington office Michigan State Farm Bureau with that the reason for increasing fail- B a r r e d R o c k s • • • »•<}* ~6;0 1,0 ° Spread Solvay Pulverized Limestone. It's ground fine was in charge. We asked for 3c per forty-five other State Farm Bureaus ure in getting permanent stands of S e n d f o r o u r F r e e C i r c u l a r . . ( . . « . K e i / . e r . enough to get results the first year and several years after. B Y R O N f i : \ T E R POULTRY! F A R M . 1IVRON ( K V I I O R , MICH. Dollar for dollar, Solvay Pulverized Limestone is the best pound net against the world. The takes its place in making up the alfalfa and clover in Michigan and low price of sugar in New York City American Farm Bureau Federation other middle west states was due to lime investment you can make, because it gives you more makes it impossible for American of nearly a million farmer families, enormous importations of actual lime for your money. High test. Furnace-dried. foreign Shipped in bags or bulk. Write today for prices and free farmers with the American standard with national headquarters at Chica- grown clover and alfalfa seeds not |of living to compete. Cuba supplies one-half of the raw Washington, D. C. go and legislative headquarters at adapted to our climate, the State Farm Bureau acted. The Farm Bu- FREIGHT RATES 24-page illustrated booklet on Solvay Pulverized Limestone. SOLVAY SALES C O R P O R A T I O N |sugar for the U. S.; 12y2% of Ten years ago the Michigan State reau established a Seed Service 'hillipine land capable of producing Farm Bureau had its beginning. which guaranteed to procure for O n Farm Commodities DETROIT, MICHIGAN sugar is now growing cane. They Through a process of steady growth, Michigan farmers alfalfa and clover Sometimes have overcharge errors. Do you have your bills audited? Icould nearly supply the world. tKe organization has built a state- seed grown in this country and which T H E T R A F F I C SERVICE D E P A R T M E N T ")00,000 tons came from Porto Rico last wide service machine which now has would be adapted to Michigan. The Of the Michigan State Farm Bureau will check up the charges on ^ear, 770,000 tons from Hawaii in 1927. its representative and service for Farm Bureau followed State College We were told 30 years ago that most rural communities. Only the recommendations and tests in the your freight bills; file overcharge claims; file loss and damage claims; watch all freight rates oh your farm products and supplies ?ULVERI2EIS America should be independent of the foundation of Farm Bureau work )matter. The Bureau then led the lorld for our sugar supply, that the has been laid in Michigan in the American farmers were entitled to ten years. The next ten years holds in part on their entry to this coun- first successful fight for a federal law to stain foreign clover and alfalfa seeds and be your personal representative to' the railroads. Claims col- lected free for paid-up Farm Bureau members. No Charge For Auditing LIMESTONE the American market to maintain the even greater promise of accomplish- try. Today clover and alfalfa seeds imerican standard of living. The ments. showing any seeds stained green or Farm Bureau Traffic Department Sold by jeet grower is helpless just as the Purposes Explained 221-227 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. red are to be avoided as unsafe. lilk producer is without an organ- )f the commodities back of the beet The purpose of the State Farm Bu- ization such as we have. We put all reau organization is to promote the best interests of Michigan farmers Largely as a result of the Farm Bureau's work in providing Michi- I LOCAL DEALERS lan supporting him and he in turn, and their families, an undertaking gan's adapted alfalfa seed, Michi- gan's alfalfa acreage has increased through our organization will back which includes a great deal of terri- from 76,000 acres in 1919 to 576,- lp livestock, fruit, tobacco, cotton, tory and vast possibilities. At times 000 acres in 1928. Each year the the Farm Bureau program has met with considerable opposition and ef- seeds handled by the Michigan Farm We must have a diversified agri- forts have been made to kill the or- Bureau Seed Service would make a Fertilizer Matures culture if the beet acreage goes into ganization, but it has survived and trainload nearly one and a quarter [leans. Where will we go from there? flourishes, as the present condition miles long. /e must stop importations from of Farm Bureau affairs testifies. The Farm Bureau in 1922 enter- Corn Crop Earlier YimrBcyCan Hoe >reign countries. Our research de- partment of the American Farm farmers in the legislature. Today the Farm Bureau serves ed the dairy and poultry feed busi- iureau Federation has been working Farm Bureau operates a Seed Service mercial mixed feeds that would not five years to be ready for this guaranteeing Michigan adapted seeds only tell him pound for pound the The ness to give Michigan Farmers com- And Increases the Yield Per Acre The feeding value of mature corn is much greater 20Acre& Jery thing. We have used most of the of the highest quality; it operates ingredients in the feed but would |0c national dues for research, not a Farm Supply Service which brought shift those ingredients to meet mar- Bgislation as is generally supposed. Michigan farmers the open formula ket conditions, a common practice, Jeans from Japan are holding us dairy and poultry feeds, fertilizers and one which frequently cuts milk than corn which has not hardened. State College tests show that fertilizer on corn ground matures the crop from a week to ten days earlier, and increases perDayf * " F R Y a D U N H A M Cul- |own. Peas from Japan have destroy- made with* Michigan soils and crops or egg production. The Farm Bu- |d our market. Tomatoes from Italy in mind, and other farm supplies on reau quickly proved that the best lave destroyed our canning. Toma- the basis that highest quality goods quality ingredients, properly com- toes for seed now grown in France, are most effective and can be had at bined, give the greatest production the yield. The College finds that $1 invested in the right V •*• t i - H o e t h i s year. Y o u ' l l b e a s t o n i s h e d a t its r a p i d - ity, e a s e a n d t h o r o u g h n e s s of o p e r a t i o n . A n y b o y c a n lolasses from Cuba, corn from South a very reasonable price. The Farm at the lowest feed cost. At that fertilizer can be expected to return $1 to $3 or more h a n d l e it. No levers to shift; n o s h o v e l s t o g u i d e . J u s t d r i v e a n d c u l t i v a t e — imerica, etc. We have exact impor- Bureau operates a traffic depart- time manufacturers of private for- on the investment in increased yield per acre. 15 to 20 a c r e s p e r d a y w i t h t e a m , 30 t o 40 a c r e s w i t h ltions and dates. We are the only ment which assists Michigan farm- mula feeds predicted that the Farm Farm Bureau fertilizers give the young plant the tractor, 50 t o 80 a c r e s w i t h e x t e n s i o n a t t a c h m e n t s . T h e frganization !hat has. ers in their relations with railroads Bureau policy of open formula feeds quick vigorous start that is so important for early easiest m e t h o d of t h o r o u g h l y h o e i n g a n d w e e d i n g e v e r $ 69 o f l Signed—M. L. Moon. and other public carriers. The Farm could not withstand the changes in invented. Bureau has brought the necessity for the market, etc. However, Farm maturity and extra yields per acre. 'ASTURING EARLY adequate automobile insurance home Bureau feeds have continued as open to Michigan farmers and has insur- formula and are probably the largest ed some 30,000 of them. The Bu- selling feeds in Michigan today. Last We offer 2-12-6 or a 4-16-4 fertlizer on light soils which are low In fertility. Where the fertility is higher, r\UNHAM 4 How 2-14-4.or 2-12-6 will give good results. For the heavier INJURES MEADOWS reau operates a membership depart- ment and publishes a newspaper. year a train of box long could have been made with the Farm Bureau dairy, cars twenty poultry and miles oth- soils, 2-14-4 is recommended if the soil fertility has been depleted. Use 0-20-0 on heavier soils upon Nvhich manure l o f CULT1 - HOE T h e m o s t a d v a n c e d t y p e of r o t a r y h o e o n t h e llected and poorly handled. Espe- was It is in legislation that the Farm Although pasture is a very impor- Bureau organization has been most ers. tant crop, it ia one that is often ne- in the public eye. The Farm Bureau perhaps the first champion of a er same feeds The Farm bought principle Bureau to by Michigan applied fertilizer. Its farm- the an- has been applied. roNvs Applications of 250 pounds per acre, broadcast, or 150 to 175 pounds when the fertilizer is applied in the are recommended. DUNHAM CULTI-FACKER market. Stronger, better, m o r e thorough. A u t o - m a t i c d e p t h r e g u l a t i o n . P e n e t r a t e s surface w i t h a r o l l i n g t h r u s t , u p r o o t s t h e w e e d s a n d Stirs t h e t o p soil. C a n b e s a f e l y w e i g h t e d for h a r d soil o r d r i v e n o v e r h a r d r o a d s w i t h o u t b e i n g cially is this true in these early gasoline tax in Michigan to provide d a m a g e d . W h e e l s of t h e f a m o u s D u n i t e nual distribution would make a Alfalfa, clover, beans and other valuable crops bring months when the first frost the money for the construction and trainload of fertilizer some six mile; M e t a l ; do not b e n d or p i c k u p s t o n e s . , begins to come out of the ground and maintenance of the trunk line high- long. repsond profitably to the application of the correct U n e q u a l l e d for c u l t i v a t i n g c o r n , b e a n s , p o t a - • |he grass begins to take on new life. ways which were well under way in t o e s , m i n t or s i m i l a r c r o p s . With the rapidly increasing haz- mixed fertilizers. it such a time, stock should be kept 1922. At that time the State of L e n g t h s 4ty to 11 ft. Kxtension attach- ards of automobile driving in town m e n t s f o r s a n g a r r a n g e m e n t , g i v e 2-, 3 - , 4- \U the pasture or they will tramp it Michigan had oustanding $50,000,- and country, the Michigan State o r 5 - r o w c o m b i n a t i o n s w i t h flexible f r a m e s . »p and thereby greatly decrease its 000 in Highway Bonds, was in debt Faitai Bureau investigated automo- 0-20-0 2-8-16 0-24-24 4-16-4 Depth r e g u l a t i n g or t r a n s p o r t w h e e l s , a s 2-14-4 6-8-6 The famous tillage tool which s h o w n b e l o w w h i l e n o t n e c e s s a r y t o s a t i s , future value. There is no benefit to the countries more than $7,000,- bile insurance ior a type that could 0-44-0 2-12-6 pulverizes, firms and levels the f a c t o r y o p e r a t i o n , c a n b e f u r n i s h e d if d e s i r e d . , horn turning cows on the pasture at 000 and at a loss as to how to pay be recommended to Michigan farm- 0-14-6 3-9-18 Muriate of Potash. seed bed; mulches andcultivates T h e p r i c e s on t h e i m p r o v e d C u l t i - H o e b e a t growing crops and saves many a n y t h i n g e v e r offered. You can get a 3-row- }uch a time as there is no food value this $57,000,000, or to carry on fur- ers. The Bureau brought Michigan 0-8-24 4-8-16 Nitrate of Soda. a stand of frost-heaved winter C u l t i - H o e a t t h e p r i c e of a n o r d i n a r y 2-rov^i In the sod and only harm can come ther road construction. 6-12-12 4-12-4 Sulphate of Ammonia. wheat. For horse or tractor use. m a c h i n e . . . . jo the new plants by the tramping Farm Bureau investigations re- farmers the State Farm Mutual Au- S i z e s ^ to 11 ft. Prices $34.00 to Other Dunham Tillage Tools—including th0; tomobile Insurance Policy, which $89.95. Literature on request f a m o u s C u l t i - P a c k e r , C u l t i - H o e , Disc, S p i k e - }f the cattle. We should realize that vealed that farm real estate was recognizes the difference between Ask your authorized distributor of Farm Bureau and Spring Tooth Harrows, Sprocket and (he plant requires leaf surface for carrying a very large and unfair bur- city and rural driving risks, and S i n g l e Clang P u l v e r i z e r s , a t t h e l o w e s t p r i c e s powth and so if it is pastured too den in road construction costs. The makes its rate accordingly. products to supply you with Farm Bureau Fertilizer. e v e r offered. A l l r e g u l a r s i z e s a n d c o m b i - n a t i o n s are included. W r i t e t o d a y for c i r c u l a r Bureau offered the gas tax as a The [losely at this time it will be much Farm Bureau has provided about For further) information, write us. a n d p r i c e list. S e e y o u r n e a r e s t c o - o p e r a t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n o r d i s t r i b u t o r of F a r m Bureau flower to develop and smaller yields means of having every on,e pay for 30,000 Michigan farmers with ade- S u p p l i e s for i n f o r m a t i o n a n d prices. De- • ill result. the roads in accordance with his use s c r i p t i v e l i t e r a t u r e free on r e q u e s t . of the road. The Bureau gas tax quate automobile insurance and k The best plan to follow is to keep plan provided for the construction of increasing that number at the rat( HI stock off of the pasture until the new roads out of gas tax revenue of nearly 500 per week. The State Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service Michigan Farm Bureau Hants have had a good start. Great- and gradual retirement of the $57,- Farm Mutual Policy is being offeree Lansing, Michigan Supply Service er yields will be obtained if this 000,000 road indebtedness without by 23 State Farm Bureaus, lethod is followed and the pasture putting in onto the State property FERTILIZER INCREASES NET INCOME Lansing, Michigan 'ill continue to give a greater yield tax. for a longer period of time. The Gas tax bill passed the 1923 legislature but was vetoed. For two "Do you know the difference be- years the Farm Bureau went up and ARTICHOKE BUYERS tween an asset and a liability?" "No." down Michigan preaching the gas tax principle to Michigan farmers. In FORM A SYNDICATE "Well, you will after you marry." the 1925 session of the legislature -Passing Show. a two cent gasoline tax was almost Announcement was made this week one of the first pieces of legislation by John A. Doelle, president and gen- enacted, and that was accomplished eral manager of the National Arti- in the early days of the session. choke Products company, of the for- C|. Atlacide is sure death to weeds. Spray or dust. IICHIGAN R U R A L The Farm Bureau believes that its mation of a syndicate, headed by Wil- stand on the gas tax has been of liam L. Harding, former governor of SCHOOLS L E A D great value to Michigan farmers and Iowa, to raise the Jerusalem arti- In m a k i n g - c o n d i t i o n s s a n i t a r y for to the state as a whole. The gas tax choke in Michigan in great quantities Easily applied. Not poisonous, explosive or combus fnelr c h i l d r e n In r u r a l d i s t r i c t s by S.WOLKT IM>OOK TOILETS has promoted good roads and every and from it to manufacture levulose, one has shared in the expense ac- or health sugar. tible. See your Farm Bureau Distributor. T h e s e c a n b e u s e d a l s o in t h e h o m e cording to his use of the roads. During the coming summer it is ,"' cot tag: e and feature the following Sponsor Legislation hoped to have about 1,500 acres under ^vantages: The Michigan State Farm Bureau •cultivation in Michigan, Mr. Doelle 1. L o w cost sponsored in the 1929 session of the said. -'• No u p k e e p e x p e n s e :! - -NTo c h e m i c a l u s e d legislature, another forward look- Lansing is to be the office head- '• No m e c h a n i c a l p a r t s to o p e r a t e ing piece of highway legislation of quarters of the company. or r e p a i r interest to Michigan farmers and to MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE •>• No e m p t y i n g of t a n k s the general public. Lansing, Michigan 6 - Can he used a n y w h e r e The bill provided that, beginning G n r l o c K - W i l l i n m a C o . V'rite f o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a n d July 1, 1930, money equal to one- -es f o r third of the gas tax should be re- 2 6 1 4 O r l e a n s St. School • Home • Cottage turned to the counties for the con- Detroit T o u r s h i p m e n t s of p o u l t r y , e g g s 1 struction of permanent township a n d v e a l a r e solicited. T a g s a n d tM).\IU> SCHOOL SUPPLY ( <>• roads for the purpose of making m a r k e t I n f o r m a t i o n s e n t on r e q u e s t St. I . o u i s , M i c h i g a n such roads passable the year around. Not oniy passable roads, but good - FRIDAY, MAY 1 0 MICHIfiAN FARM BUREAU NEWS l»2o ?- FOFR Stale mutual Rodded Fire 4 COUNTIES MOVE Quack Grass Can't Stand FARM BUREAU PUTS ClassifiedAds Insurance Co., of nlich. »| The New "Strong Drink" UP SHOW TROPHIES HOME omcc-ruNT. MICH TO REDUCE THEIR word. Where the ads are to appear twice, the rate will be «'/? « e n " • A K<,tt. r tiian ever. Safe a s a b a n k ; 575,000,000 a t risk , J Z S Z Z L X e Z e X :0uaS. ,200,000 r e s o u r c e . ,20,000 r e a l e>*at* _ word and for ads running three ASSESSED VALUES Sixteen beautiful trophies have been put up as awards to the exhibi- times or more, 4 cents a word, each Insertion. ' w e e n d e a v o r to furnish t h e b e s t F a r m F i r e I n s u r a n c e Policy w r > „ e n . A postal ccaarrdd mailed us will b r i n g you i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t o u r blanket tors who have the best showing of policy or w e will h a v e a n a g e n t call w i t h no o b l i g a t i o n on your part, Sanilac, Huron, Lapeer and baby chicks, turks and geese at the BABY CHICKS , w . -r T. iLewis, . « , ; « . SSecretary, e c r e t a r y , 710 710 F F . P . S m i t h Bldg., F l i n t . Mich. second annual baby chick show at Tuscola Counties Call East Lansing, next Tuesday and MICHIGAN ACCREDITED CHICKS Wednesday, May 14 and 15. A awnhde n hyou a t c h i n g e g g s shippedI C. O, u want t h e m . Modern W h u e For Tax Survey trophy consisting of a silver console L e g h o r n Trapnesting and fcsreeuing set is being offered for the winner of fPol ramn ta n cuen. d e r Also Michigan Record of 1 ei - commercial clucks lor PLAN IS AGREED ON Immediate Action Is Found sweepstakes in the white leghorn F a r m Flocks, a t very r e a s o n a b l e prices. entry in the show by the Michigan A Farm Bureau Supply Service. H a v e W h i t e L e g h o r n s , Brown L e g h o r n s , nconas, Barred Rocks, Single Reds. P r i c e s 9c a n d up. L a r g e C a t a l o g Free. W r i t e today. Townline Poultry The trophy awards are valued at F a r m , I t - 1 . Z e e l a n d , Mich. <;oml> Chicks 6 to 8 Necessary To Obtain about $500 for the entire show. An interesting educational pro- w i t h G e n u i n e R u r a l "GOLdJP R SEAL, [ N C R E A S E Y O l ' i : P O U L T R Y b2-4-l.>-u OFITS Weeks Old Are Ready Help This Year gram is being arranged for Wednes- c h i c k s . T h e y h a v e m a d e h u n d r e d s of day, May 15. Speakers will include st a' nt ii st ef ide d S t actue ss t oamn edr s a r et hbr eo cuogmh oi nugt m ot hr ee For Farm Bureau Growing Mash Seeking to gather information for Reese V. Hicks, managing director p o p u l a r e v e r y d a y . It will p a y you We want to grow our chicks into healthy, vigor- the purpose of bringing about a of the International Baby Chick As- too to l e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e m . White reduction in the local taxes, repre- Leghorns, Anconas, sociation; Q, S. Vickers, field man- Ask t o r f r e e c i r c u l a r a n d p r i c e s . Barred Rocks. ous profit-making pullets, ready to lay when they are sentatives of the boards of supervis- ager of Ohio Poultry Improvement R U R A L P O U L T R Y F A R M , R. 1M, Z e e - between 4* and 5} months old, according to the Association; T. S. Townsley, Cleve- l a n d , M i c h i g a n . 4-16-3t-65flC ors of Sanilac, Huron, Lapeer, and Tuscola counties met at Sandusky. land, Ohio; Dr. H. J. Stafseth of the breed. bacteriology department, Michigan FARM MACHINERY May 4, and worked out plans for Farm Bureau Growing Mash, an open formula conducting a tax survey In each of State College; Professor C. O. Card F O R S A L E — 2 8 - 4 6 N I C H O L S & S H E P - these counties. and Dean J. F. Fox, Dean of Agricul- a r d S e p a r a t o r , u s e d t w o s e a s o n s . L o - feed following closely the recommendations of the A somewhat general survey in ture, Michigan State College. The cHaut reodn nSe ea pr a rLaat on rs ,i n gl o, o Mich. 20-34 P o r t ks and runs like Michigan State College Poultry Department, is an Sanilac county made recently, show- program will start promptly at 10 n e w . L o c a t e d n e a r I o n i a . . AVrite u s a. m., Eastern Standard time and for prices. Avery Tower Machinery ideal ration for growing pullets from the time they ed that assessed valuations are far C o m p a n y , 155 K e n t u c k y Ave., I n d i a n - in excess of the real or selling value will be concluded before 3 p. m., so a p o l i s , I n d . 4 - 26-3tb-My are 6 to 8 weeks old until they are placed in the laying of many parcels of land. Assessed that all in attendance may take part house. valuations ranging from 12."> to 140 in the auction. Plan to see the Buy Farm Bureau feeds and seeds. per cent of the actual market value chicks judged and to take part in Hens aren't city bred: they don't Farm Bureau Growing Mash continues the vigor- of the farms In that county were dis- the educational program and discus- like crowded living quarters. ous growth that Farm Bureau Chick Starter or closed in this preliminary survey. sion on Wednesday, May 15. Chickalmash starts. Growing Mash should be fed This survey showed that, in one township, the assessed valuation of with Farm Bureau Intermediate Scratch Grains un- land exceeded the average selling LEGISLATURE ENACTS til the pullets are large enough to handle Farm price of the land by 64 per cent. MANY MEASURES LAST Bureau Scratch Grains. This tax study has been initiated by John Goodwine, secretary of the FEW DAYS OF SESSION .«.. Pullets must be fed correctly to attain growth and Sanilac County Farm Bureau and (Continued from page 1.) amount is slated as appropriations condition to lay eggs early—when eggs are selling Mute repesentative in the legislature from that district. Figures which he for the several institutions each for good prices—and to continue production of high year. obtained showed that his own coun- Pressure of finding means of re- priced eggs during the winter months. ty is being made to pay fully ducing the property tax levy during $27,000 a year more than it should. the next two years is said to be re- F A R M B U R E A U CHICK FEEDS if the tax were based on the values rstablished by the supervisors, be- sponsible for reporting out the malt Farm Bureau Chicklamash is an all mash ration for tax measure which had supposedly CBttwe the state tax commission has been killed in committee in the Sen- raising chicks to the growing mash stage. It, is a added $10,000,000 to the assessed complete ration, to be kept before the chicks con- Valuations which the supervisors ate, after having passed the House recommended for that county. several weeks ago. That the state stantly. Its simplicity and effectiveness makes Chick- . The .problem of determining what administration can use the two mil- lion dollars a year to be derived lamash very popular. the tax situation actually is in these 'four counties is resolving itself into from this specific tax is seen as a When you market your stock probable reason for the measure through a local shipping ass'n Our Chick Starter Mash and Chick Scratch method a Farm Bureau undertaking, to a Just how quackgrass suffers at the hands of a new and effective weed large extent, and those in charge in exterminator is indicated in the pictures above which show test plots emerging from the dark corners of which is connected with and sells employs these feeds up to six weeks or a little later, each community would appreciate the committee room just in time to through the Michigan Live Stock eventually going over to Growing Mash. where the grass was controlled by repeated applications of spray material. having every organization member Along the edge of the plots, as seen in the lower picture, the grass made be acted upon and sent to the Gov- Exchange's co-operative commis- turn in to help put the survey across vigoruos growth. ernor. sion houses on the Buffalo and O r a M. H o w e , a h a t c h e r y m a n a t S p r i n g A r b o r , J a c k - s o n c o u n t y , w r o t e u s r e c e n t l y t r . a t C h i c k a l m a s h is with as little delay as possible. Michigan farmers who have com- was begun in July, another In Au- It has been three quarters of a Detroit terminal markets, your the most satisfactory chick ration he h a s ever used. century since Michigan has had a Tic h a s 650 c h i c k s g r o w i n g on C h i c k a l m a s h a n d h a s Having secured the necessary bated quack grass with all sorts of gust and one in September. In each stock is in the hands of a friend lost but t w o . non-effective methods and treat- of these three series, two more ap- death penalty law but, if the Gov- from beginning to end. data through the survey, it will be ernor gives any consideration to the another job to prove to the state tax ments will be glad to learn that there plications were made after the first Your local ass'n, and our men Quality Ingredients is no wa chemical product being dis- one at intervals of thirty and sixty- action of the 132 representatives of at the terminal markets are in- For chick feeds, Michigan State College recommends commission that the assessed valua- the people, who twice voted favor- tion in this part of the state is rel- tributed by the Michigan Farm Bu- days, respectively. Applications terested in so handling and 60% whole yellow corn meal. Wisconsin University Agr'l reau Seed Service which will give made late in the season may have ably for this measure this session, College says use ALL the kernel of yellow corn to get the atively too high. This is the purpose first degree murderers in this *tate marketing your stock that it "100% kill" of quack grass when a slight advantage due to the fact will bring you the best return. necessary vitamines. SIXTY PER CENT of Farm Bureau of the survey. will be meted a death blow. Man- Chick Starter is WHOLE YELLOW CORN MEAL. Unless each supervisor lends the applied according to the recommend- that freezing weather sets in short- The business of thousands of The colleges recommend standard middlings. We use euvers of administration leaders in fullest measure of cooperation in the ations of the Michigan State Experi- ly after the last application. In ad- Michigan, Ohio and Indiana farm- FLOUR MIDDLINGS, and OAT FLOUR rather than both Houses of the legislature, how- undertaking, complete reports can- ment station. This chemical is Cal- dition to this, late applications cut: ever, when final action was tak^n ers has made us leaders on our ground oats to make our chick feeds even better than not be filed and the general move cium Chlorate, which is sold under often be made after a crop has been on the measure, gave indication that respective markets. Try us. standard requirements. will not be as effective as planned at the trade name of Atlacide. taken off the land. Ttsts are now under way to de- the Governor was not looking with the meeting a week ago. This weed killer, unlike other any great desire for an opportunity Ask Your Local Distributor The survey will show the amount chlorates, is not poisonous, not com- termine the residual effect of Cal- to pass upon this one grave question. Michigan Livestock Exchange Of Farm Bureau supplies for Farm Bureau Chick of vacant land in each township; bustible and not explosive. The ab- cium Chlorate in the soil. At pres- Feeds, Egg Mashes, Farm Bureau Milkmaker in 24, sence of these dangerous charac- ent there is no definite statement as A measure, introduced by Rep. Detroit, Mich, the amount of land sold or fore- James McBride, of Shiawassee coun- closed and their values as shown on teristics makes it very desirable for to what effect the Chlorate will have 32, or 34% protein, Farm Bureau Calfmeal, and ty, aiming to provide the state com- the tax rolls; the price of the land use by farmers because of its effec- on the succeeding crop or how long missioner of agriculture with power or Farm Bureau Horse Feed. offered for sale and its assessed val- tiveness in destroying weeds. it will take for the Chlorate to be washed out of the soil. Results in and authority to regulate the bean Producers Co-Op Com. Ass'n. uation. This chemical can be used in other states indicate that from three either dust or liquid form. If used to five months were required to re- brokerage business of the state, died at the eleventh hour after having East Buffalo, N. Y. Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service The easiest way to keep in touch in a sprayer, it can be dissolved in passed the lower House and gone in- LANSING, MICHIGAN with all of your relatives is to own water at the rate of one pound of move the Chlorate so that another to committee in the Senate. The a cottage at a summer resort — the material to one gallon of water. crop can be raised. measure was not considered as Washington Post. While Atlacide is of particular in- This is sufficient for spraying one terest to Michigan farmers, due to needed seriously in either House, square rod of area. One pound of the fact that quack grass can be due to the fact that a recently con- dust is also sufficient for one square completely eradicated, it can also be cluded legislative investigation in- POSITION WANTED AS rod, but there is the possibility of used on thistle, wild morning glory, not getting the material on as even- poison ivy, and other ly in the dust form as in the liquid weeds with equal effectiveness. perennial to the possible causes of a sudden decline in the price of beans did not reveal anything of importance which "This Emblem Should be on SALES MANAGER Every Farmer's Car 11 form. Thorough coverage of the might be remedied by legislation at foliage is essential for getting re- this time. With Livestock Shipping Asso- sults. ciation, Co-op Creamery, Farmers, Elevator, Fruit Growers Ass'n. The time of application is not so MICH. ELEV. EXCH. WOOL GROWERS' ONLY Fifteen years business execu- particular, treatment can be started tive. Includes eight years sales just as soon as there is a good green MARKET OPINION HOPE THIS SEASON IS S a y s JOHN D. HAKES of Calhoun C o u n t y , Mich. Of farm products and direct sales growth on the quack grass. If not II y Michigan Elevator Exchange IN BUILDING UP POOL And Mr. Hakes knows, too, because able to go about this work, knowing to consumers. convenient to spray early in the Lansing, Michigan, under date o! spring, it can be started any time (Continued!from p a g e one) he has hart occasion to learn what it that he would be defended and that in BEST REFERENCES AND BONDS during the summer. At the Michi- May 1(1, 11)20. community is picked up this season means to have dependable automobile any event the Company would take FURNISHED WHKAT—Wheat is now selling for the remaining wool will find a very gan State Experiment station last insurance.. Oct. 1, 1928, our Homer all the grief. Address Box 1 summer practically the same results the lowest prices in the last five years. slim market, his reasoning suggests. agent, Mr. A. H. Sherman, sold Mr. Mr. Hakes' experience is typical. MJch. Farm Bureau News, Lansing were obtained in each of three se- North America is faced with a very The business of marketing wool, he Hakes collision, public liability and Farmers everywhere say the same ries of applications where treatment large carry-over of old wheat and shows, is not so'much a mere matter property damage insurance. Novem- thing. In the 23 states in which it prospects generally for the new crop of getting a price as it is helping to are very good, consequently the mar- direct the market demand. Pooling ber 8, Mr. Hakes had an accident. operates, the State Farm Mutual has *\ ket is demoralized and the wheat is a safe means of helping to direct settled more than 40,000 claims to the market seems to have no friends the market demand. "My car was badly wrecked, the complete satisfaction of its policy whatever. The Ohio pool has cleaned out its other car was damaged and the occu- holders. It explains why every week France Agstone CORN—Corn is down 20c per bushel from top figures on the crop. Advices from the corn belt advise 1928 fleeces and has sold one car of medium wool at 43 cents, which is far above the price local buyers have pants were injured as the result of their turning in front of my car. nearly 500 new policies are written in Michigan. stocks of corn in the hands of the been quoting. " I found myself Square Service, Meal farmers throughout the corn belt are almost double those of last year, con- sequently indications point to the Will Fnrnish Wool Sacks Wherever there is a group of wool producers who would like to have a with a repair bill for $330 for my car. Within a few days I Square Adjustments, Square Policies and, Square Agents have market holding steady at somewhere meeting to confer among themselves was sued for $15,000 enabled this company HIGHEST QUALITY LIMESTONE AT VERY about current levels without much and with a representative of the wool by the people who to build a business chance of an advance unless the new pool, we shall be glad to help. Send serving 220,000 policy REASONABLE PRICES your request to the Michigan Farm were in the other car. crop gets off to a poor start. holders in 23 agricul- OATS—A continued very dull mar- Bureau Wool Pool, 221 N, Cedar St., tural states. ket with demand light. Feed business Lansing, Michigan. We shall be glad "There was no red Prance Agstone Meal is raw crushed limestone screened to make any arrangements along tape or delay in ser- to that fineness determined to be the most efficient for cor- generally has been very slack since the first of the year. these lines. vice from the State The State Farm recting soil acidity. Individual growers who are not sit- Farm / Mutual. The BEANS—We believe that beans Company had my car Mutual offers satis- It has not been necessary to dry Agstone Meal, for that should be cleaned np between now uated so as to be able to avail them- selves of the car-lot points, should repaired at once and factory automobile in- ad|ds nothing to its efficiency but would add materially to and June 15th. Prices are at very surance to Michigan its cost. Therefore, Agstone Meal is shipped in open top satisfactory levels and there is not send their request for sacks to the engaged counsel to above address and sacks for shipping defend me. The trial farmers at a substan- cars at lower freight rates than liming materials which are much of any demand for beans after tial savings. July 1st. their wool with all necessary direc- was held in the Ing- dried and must be shipped in closed cars. tions will be sent promptly. State ham County circuit This Auto Insurance Emblem about how many fleeces you have to One of the 400 Agstone Meal can be stored in the open for months Death Takes Member ship. court April 17 and 18. Appears on the Caps of State Farm Mutual without injuring its quality or efficiency. The jury cleared me of F. Bureau Family Pooling dates' for the car-lot ship- by finding no cause 220,000 Policy Holders agents in Michigan France Agstone Meal is limestone of known purity, KalamazooC ounty Farm Bureau ments will be announced in our next lives near you and issue and all who pooled last year or for action." quarried at our plants in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. lost one of its most loyal supporters through the death of Roy Frost, of who have sent for sacks this year, in 23 States. will be glad to ex-s Mr. . Hakes can't plain the policy, i* Mail our Testing Laboratory at 816 Summit Street, To- Fulton, who died April 12 at the age will be notified about this date by say what it was really advantages and its ledo, a two ounce sample of soil from several sections of of ".() years. Mr. Frost was one of mail. worth to him to be low annual cost. your field for a ifree soil acidity test. the best known rural residents of Wool producers are asked to send thee ounty and served on the board for their sacks at once. 'Don't wait The Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service handles or directors of the County Farm Bu- for the pooling date and have the For Full Information, Write The France Agstone Meal. Ask your co-op or authorized dis- reau for eight years. He is surviv- nuisance of sacking at the car door. tributor of Farm Bureau Supplies for it. ed by the widow, two sons and one This makes lots of extra work and Michigan State Farm Bureau. State Ageat, Lansing, Mich. daughter. the wool does not keep in nearly as THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY 1800 Second National Bank Bldg., Help Restore Forests good shape as if sacked right after shearing. Once in the sack, it keeps clean and is ready for delivery when State Farn Mutual Toledo, Ohio. Each acre planted to trees is a step towards restoring Michigan to its former position as an important the pooling time comes. Wool will ajso be shipped from the Farm Bureau at Lansing. Do not de- Automobile Insurance Co. timber producing center. liver any wool here until notified. Bloomington, Illinois