Agriculture'* need* deserve a Decent and manly e x a m i n a - tion of act* of government MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS free nnd full dixcuxMioii. A and grov eminent employes la ilispasHionate c o m p a r i s o n of something; vtktcH should he opinions will do most to not only tolerated hut e n - benefit It. t'lHiraftfil. A N e w s p a p e r for Organized Michigan Farmers Eighth Year, Vol. VIII, No. 1 FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930 Issued Semi-Monthly FACTS COME OUT IN PROTESTS ON STATE LAND OIL LEASES FARM BUREAU RESOLUTIONS SEEKING WAYNE CO. TAKES CANCELLATION OF LEASES FOLLOWED NEW COURSE IN BY SEARCHING DETROIT NEWS ARTICLE WEIGHT TAX GRAB Goes T o Court Rather Than Newspaper Examines Midland-Isabella Oil Fields Risk A n y Kind Of A Leasing Which Caused Farmers, Supervisors Vote. and Farm Bureaus to Criticize Conservation Department. ACTS ON l^HNICALITY Success Would Take Eight In our edition of December 1 3, the Michigan Farm Bureau Millions From State News reported the resolutions of the Midland and Isabella Road Funds. County Farm Bureaus, demanding cancellation of certain oil leases on State lands, granted b y the State Department of Apparently being in some doubt aa to whether a referendum vote by the Conservation to private oil corporations. people of the state would sustain them in their efforts to grab the The action of the County Farm Bureau boards was taken cream of the Weight tax, Wayne as the result of information placed before them by the State Farm Bureau Department of Taxation, which has been in- VOYLES FERTILIZER county political forces have announc- ed plans by which they hope to se- vestigating the leasing situation in that and other sections. TALKSARE LIKED At its recent annual meeting, the cure a huge slice of these funds with- out risking a vote either by the Legis- lature or the general public. Lapeer County Farm Bureau again While the State Farm Bureau has been continuing its in- Meetings Are Well Attended; endorsed the State Farm Bureau's In an opinion dated December 21, vestigation and has been studying the situation, The Detroit program of tax reform, calling for James E. Chenot, prosecuting attor- More Coming Next better budgeting measures calculated ney of Wayne county, advised the News on Sunday, December 28, in an article written by Mr. Week. to promote economy and efficiency in Wayne county board of supervisors the use of public fjutfe and a re- that the statutes of Michigan show James Sweinhart of the News staff, made public much of the Wayne county should have received ITHACA, Jan. 9—Two hundred vision of the tax laws which will information laid before the Midland and Isabella County Gratiot county farmers on January more equitably distribute the tax back practically tho whole amount of Farm Bureau boards and considerable more that the News 6th heard Mr. Otto Voyles, authority on complete mixed fertilizers, repre- burden. Endorsement of a state in- come tax was included. CENTRAL MICHIGAN OIL weight taxes paid in by its auto own- ers since 1927, instead of about half has developed. i Mr. Ralph Davenport was elected of this sum. He advised the board The article is of interest to all Michigan farmers. W e are senting Farm Bureau Service, Inc., deliver his address oh Fertilizer Facts president; Mr. Arthur Potter, vice president and Mrs. Frank Myus, sec- FIELD PHOTOGRAPHS to authorize steps looking toward the enforcement of this claim said to and Fertilizer Bunk. Mr. Voyles pre- Above, Mr. Fred A. Sias, whose enthusiasm and leasing activities amount to about $8,000,000 through reproducing it in this issue of the News. It will be of interest sents in his talk the knowledge gained retary and treasurer. All reside near brought the Pure Oil Company into the district. court action. in 32 years as a manufacturer and ob- Lapeer. Scenes, upper left and top—Rapid changes of the appearance of to k n o w that Mr. Fred Sias has long been a member of the Although the Wayne county board server. Farmers agree that they got the countryside are taking place along the line between Midland Midland County Farm Bureau. Mr. Sweinhart's article fol- some very valuable information from and Isabella Counties—a great new oil field fs being developed. Some has not yet taken any action upon lows: the talk. Some Real Hard Luck of the changes are colossal in scale—as, for instance, that shown In this recommendation, a representa- the top picture, where Pure Oil Co. has cleared away the growth on tive of the Wayne prosecutor's office Farm Bureau Services and local co- a hundred acres of cut-over land to make way for a great "tank- operative ass'ns have arranged a num- A Detroit car owner filled the rad- conferred with Governor Green and State Land Oil Leases ber of dates for Mr. Voyles in the next two weeks. Farmers are invited iator of his car With a pat- ent anti-freeze compound with- out telling his wife about it; farm." To date three tanks have been erected, each having a capacity of 55,000 barrels. Below, at the left, is shown the Dow Chemical Co.'s brine well No. 57—where oil was first struck in a quantity that re- Attorney General Brucker on Jan- uary 2, following which it was report- ed that the Governor had consented Call Forth Protests to attend the meetings. During the week just closed well attended meetings were held by the she proceeded to have the Tadi- ator drained the next day and re- vealed its presence in commercially profitable volume. The oil splashings can still be seen on the sides of the derrick-house.—Photo- graphs courtesy of the Detroit News. to waive technicalities so that Ohenot might bring suit prior to January 13, Fowlerville Farmers Elevator Ass'n, filled with fresh water and the re- the next meeting date of the Wayne quisite amount of alcohol also with- county board. Homesteaders, Small Operators and Farm Bureaus Livingston County Co-op Ass'n at Reorganizing Charge Discrimination By Conservation Howell, Watertown Co-op at San- dusky, Marlette Farmers Elevator, out telling her husband; the follow- ing, night, he left the -car in a pro- ELEV.EXCH.T0 The proposed suit involves a loose- ly drawn paragraph in the 1927 hibited parking area downtown, the Commission. Farmers Co-op Ass'n at Caro. Forthcoming meetings are: police towed the car to the pound and because the car was to be left In an effort to speed up complete control of predatory animals in Michigan the Conservation Com- MEET FARM BOARD weight tax law which inadvertently was permitted to be enacted in such form as to provide for the distribu- Jan. 13—Midland, Community hall, 12 noon, auspices of Farm Bureau overnight, drained the radiator of mission will obtain the services of a tion of both halves of the weight tax 1BH| its entire contents, leaving the own- representative of the United States The Federal Farm Board at Wash- back to the counties. Farm Bureau By JAMES SWEINHART Supply Store. ington will interview the Board of Jan. 14—Shelby, Congregational er with the necessity of beginning Biological Survey to reorganize and officials discovered this error during "With a p p r o x i m a t e l y 10,000 b a r r e l s of h i g h g r a d e oil b e i n g t a k e n church, 12 noon, auspices of Shelby hig protective preparations anew In assume charge of its predatory Directors of the Michigan (Elevator the last session of the Legislature and daily from the Mt, P l e a s a n t field, much of it from l a n d s leased from the morning. animal control system. Exchange at Washington January incorporated into the Thomson Bill New Era Co-op Ass'n. 27th. The purpose of this trip is to t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e Conservation Commission, a state-wide w a v e of Jan. 15—Grant, Community Bldg., provisions which would have correct- '•riticism is developing concerning t h e basis of the leases b y which endeavor to secure from the Federal ed the error, but the Thomson Bill 12 noon, auspices of Grant Co-op Farm Board a loan to assist co-opera- t h e P u r e Oil Co., a n Ohio corporation, on M a y 14 a n d A u g . 14, 1928, Creamery Co. was allowed to die in committee. tive elevators of Michigan finance got, from t h e S t a t e of Michigan the oil r i g h t s u n d e r 5,373 acres in M i d l a n d a n d Isabella counties. Jan. 16—Stanwood, M. E. church, 10:30 a. m., auspices of Stanwood Co- Twelfth Annual State their business. In some sections of this state, particularly the Thumb, Outstate observers are enjoying the mad scramble of Wayne county and op Ass'n. Detroit politicians to see who shall The criticism, voiced, at first feebly, by f a r m e r s , h o m e s t e a d e r s a n d small o p e r a t o r s ; t h e n b y t h e B o a r d of Supervisors of Isabella Jan. 17—Jackson, City Library, W. Michigan avenue, 1:30 p. m., auspices Farm Bureau Meeting money is scarce and hard to get. Co- operative elevators in that section obtain the credit for "bringing homo the bacon" in the form of a huge ad- county in resolutions c h a r a c t e r i z i n g t h e leases as " u n j u s t a n d in- have been badly handicapped in their e q u i t a b l e " a n d calling t h e m a t t e r to t h e a t t e n t i o n of Gov. G r e e n ; Farm Bureau Service distributors in Jackson county. at East Lansing, Feb. 6-7 operations for this reason. The directors of the exchange are ditional slice of weight tax money. At the same tim© there is a general ten- t h e n by resolutions b y t h e M i d l a n d a n d Isabella C o u n t y F a r m Bu- dency to thank Prosecutor Chenot for r e a u s calling on the S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u t o d e m a n d cancellation of All Farm Bureau members are invited to attend the 12th an- very hopeful that they will be able putting the recent Wayne county agi- nual meeting of the Michigan State Farm Bureau at State College, t h e leases, is directed a l o n g t h r e e p r i n c i p a l lines. I t is c h a r g e d : 1. That these oil rights, of i m - r OIL ROYALTIES TO Thursday and Friday, Feb. 6 and 7, during the closing days of Farmers Week. to report through the Farm Bureau News a successful trip. Secretary C. L. Brody of the State tation in its true light. The origin- al plan for pressing the Dykstra Bill was surrounded with a great deal of mense value, were not offered at the State's land, the Conservation public auction—as has been the prac- Commission should have known the tice in all other oil states—but were great value of the lands in its pos- STATE $300 DAILY BUSINESS SESSIONS Will be in Room 400, fourth floor of the Agricultural building, Farm Bureau, Dean J. F. Cox and Gifford Patch, Jr., of Michigan State brave talk about justice and the necessity of defeating the out state Realization that the unfavorable starting at 10:00 A. M. Thursday morning and continuing through leased to the Pure Oil Co. by the Con- session and, by using ordinary busi- College, have been requested to ac- counties which are infected with terms upon which tfye Conservation Friday until the work of the convention is completed. servation Commission without adver- ness judgment, could have withheld company th e Elevator Exchange "rural prejudice". The more recent Department leased large tracts of Each County Farm Bureau will be represented by a voting dele- directors. move, however, clearly shows that tisement or notice of any kind to leasing to any one until the present lands in Midland and Isabella counties gate for each 100 Farm Bureau members or major portion thereof. the main idea is to "get the money" scores of other parties who had at- time, when the lease of these same to the Pure Oil Company may event- Also by Farm Bureau members, who have privilege to enter the regardless of the method used. tempted to apply for leases, or with- lands, at public auction—as shown ually cost the state a huge sum of discussions which will come up. Meanwhile, efforts by the Welsh- out the Conservation Commission by the more recent lease of United even looking up such other parties States Government lands in the same to see if they would offer better locality—would have brought the money, came to many observers today when the Conservation Department issued a statement which shows that Thursday afternoon, the meeting will be addressed by Secre- tary M. S. Winder of the American Farm Bureau Federation. $580,000 IN FARM (Continued on page two) terms than those offered by the Pure State of Michigan millions of dollars. Oil Co. Another sore spot in the situation in spite of the poor bargain which the state made, more than $300 in oil FIFTH ANNUAL BANQUET Thursday evening the fifth annual Farm Bureau banquet and old time dancing party will be given. Tickets for the evening ESTATES CREATED r 2. That, by not requiring a "bon- is that clause in the new law regu- us"; by allowing the Pure Oil Co. re- lating the drilling of oil wells, pass- royalties is now flowing into the state treasury every day. will be $1.25. Tickets may be ordered now or reservations made. We advise that reservations be made early. The Union Memorial The Michigan State Farm Bureau, Delegates mission of rental on 80 acres for ed by the 1929 Legislature, which The Department's statement points building banquet hall seats a little more than 900. Tickets are state agent for the State Farm Life County Farm Bureaus are en- every well drilled and by its failure makes the log and borings of well, out that there are now but six paying taken quickly. Insurance Co., announces that in the titled to send one delegate to the to withhold,, to the State, alternate filed with the state geologist, "con- wells in the Mt. Pleasant district. It short time the company has been in annual meeting of the Michigan Miss Mary Minis, of Baton Rouge, specialist in community State Farm Bureau for each 100 -80-acre tracts—"checker-boarding" fidential and not open to public in- is customary in that section to drill organization for the Louisiana State University, will speak at the operation in Michigan, it has sold Michigan farmers $580,000 in life members or major fraction there- as it is called in oil-field terminology spection". R. A. Smith, state geolo- one well to each 10 acres of land banquet. Other features of the evening's entertainment will be of. —thus compelling the Pure Oil Co., gist, says that the law was originally under lease, and as the state leases, announced later. insurance, and therefore has added in the natural carrying-out of the drafted by him after a study of the now under fire, cover over 5,300 acres j that much to those farmers' estates if Get your delegation picked RESOLUTIONS as soon as possible and forward terms of its lease to prove the pres- oil laws of other states; that, when of mineral rights, it can readily be All Farm Bureaus are urged to get their resolutions to State they continue it and outlive the seen that there is a strong prospect I premium period, or if the policy is the names to State Farm Bureau ence or absence of oil on land still he sent it to the office of Attorney- headquarters at once for attention of the Resolutions Committee. headquarters. in the possession of the State, the General Brucker it contained a clause of a huge Tevenue from this source as settled as a claim before that time. well as a prodigious loss of other INSURANCE AGENTS' LUNCHEON Get your resolutions to state Conservation Commission executed a making the log and boring samples The third annual luncheou of State Farm Mutual Automobile State Farm Life operates in the possible revenue, through failure of j same states as does the State Farm headquarters early so they can lease highly discriminatory in favor confidential "for 90 days only"; that Insurance and State Farm Life Insurance Co. agents will be held the state to close these much-sought- j Mutual Automobile Insurance com- be put into shape before the of the Pure Oil Co. and against the the law was later redrafted and, over at the Union Memorial building at the College Wednesday noon, last minute rush comes at con- interest of the taxpayers. his objection, the confidential period after lands at terms similar to those February 5. A splendid program is being prepared. : pany. The Michigan Farm Bureau has upon which its latest offerings have sold more than 46,000 automobile vention time. 3. That, with one well of good was made permanent at the request .volume already brought la close to (Continued on page three) been disposed of. , policies. / j TWO MICHI&AN F A R M B U R E A U NEWS FRTDAY, JAXTARY 10, 1980 TAX DODGERS ARE SLIPPERY MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS " T h e difference between private finance and public finance SUGGEST CHANGE Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- is this: The private individual i'irst determines his income and then plans his expenses, but the public- official first decides how W h a t T h e Law Says IN TAXING PLANS lotte. Michigan. quarters, Lansing, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- much he will spend and then collects the necessary income." About It TOHELPFARMERS VOL. VIII FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930 NO. 1 Economists have spoken thus for years, from the class room and from the press. And for years farmers and other taxpayers Under t h i s heading, In future issues of t h e News, Mr. W. H . Wise E n t e r e d a t t h e post office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., a s second class Economist Points W a y T o a m a t t e r . Acceptance for m a i l i n g a t special r a t e of p o s t a g e provided have voiced vain protests at officials who have blithely shot the of L a n s i n g , a t t o r n e y , will conduct a legal d e p a r t m e n t for r e a d e r s of for i n Sec. 1 1 0 3 , A c t of Oct. 3 , 1 9 1 7 . a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 1 2 , 1 9 2 3 . cost of Government up, and then up some more. t h e F a r m Bureau News. R e a d e r s should s u b m i t their legal questions More Equitable Spread S u b s c r i p t i o n price $ 1 . 0 0 p e r year. T o F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s , Regardless of the dictum of the professors, we wonder wheth- to t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u News, L a n s i n g , Michigan. T h e r e will Of School T a x 60 c e n t s p e r y e a r , Included i n t h e i r a n n u a l d u e s . be n o c h a r g e to r e a d e r s for t h i s service.—Editor. er it is necessary or advisable to turn our public officers loose E . K. UNGREN Editor a n d Business Manager with a blank check when they are planning next year's ex- ELIMINATE LOCAL UNIT F E R N DAVIS Circulation penses. We know that in our own business, when times are bad and money is scarce, that it is the time when we cut expenses. 1929 POTATO LAW DIRECTOR OF FIELD College Speaker A l s o Urges MICHIGAN ^TAfjgFAPM flUREAU It is the same with officials, save for the fact that it is the ex- COVERSRETAILING SERVICE Caution in A d v a n c i n g N e w T a x Ideas ception rather than the rule for our public officers to reach a Retail Sales Must S h o w the point where every dollar must be made to count. E a s t Lansing,—More S t a t e a i d for OFFICERS Grade and W e i g h t b y S t a m p Mr. L. A. T h o m a s , m a n a g e r of F a r m Iff. L. NOON, Jackson President It is time to place our officials under definite restraints in B u r e a u Services, Inc., a n n o u n c e s t w o local schools, a n d t h e introduction of O n Each Package t h e income t a x a s a s u b s t i t u t e for t h e W. W. BILLINGS, Davison Vice-President the spending of taxpayers' money. They should be required a p p o i n t m e n t s of i n t e r e s t to f a r m e r s general p r o p e r t y t a x , w e r e proposed Dircctors-at-Large co-operative business in Michigan. to operate on the same basis as the private citizen and to limit T h e n e w l a w r e q u i r e s p o t a t o e s sold by Dr. B. H . Hibbard, H e a d of t h e M. B . M C P H E R S O N Lowell in retail s t o r e s to be sold hy w e i g h t ; Mr. R o b e r t H. Addy, d a i r y a n d MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Carleton their outlays to conform to the amount of revenue the taxpayers D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r a l Econom- and according to g r a d e ; t h e w e i g h t poultry feed sales specialist, is n o w JOHN GOODWINE Marlette ics of Wisconsin U n i v e r s i t y dn a lec- VKROLD F. GORMELY Newberry can afford to provide. The American Farm Bureau is squarely and g r a d e m u s t b e s t a m p e d on t h e Director of Field Services, in c h a r g e t u r e delivered before t h e Annual of dairy, p o u l t r y feed, seed, fertilizer, J. J. JAKWAY Benton HarDor back of such a program and the Michigan Farm Bureau has been container, o r on a slip with t h e sales. Meeting of t h e County Agricultural W. W. BILLINGS Davison coal a n d o t h e r commodities. Agents h e r e . D e c . 19. T h e t a l k was the active in support of this sort of Legislation for years. Act No. 230 of t h e public a c t s of Commodity Directors Mr. Boyd Rainey, with t h e F a r m t h i r d of a series of four lectures HENRY OTTRTTS, Cadillac Michigan Potato Growers' Exchange Michigan, 1929, w e n t into effect last The highest type of public .servant today gladly admits that August a n d provides t h a t p o t a t o e s be B u r e a u business d e p a r t m e n t s since given by Dr. Hibbard upon t h e M. L. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers' Association CHAS. WOODRUFF, Hastings Michigan Live Stock Exchange the main trouble lies in the fact that it has been too easy to sold by g r a d e . 1921 a n d well known t o a l l Michigan Agent's program. M. R. SHISI,ER, Caledonia Michigan Elevator Exchange co-operatives associations, will h e r e - raise taxes under existing laws, in a recent statement outlining T h e l a w provides t h a t it s h a l l be Additional State support for M. D. BUSKIRK, Paw Paw Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. after devote all h i s time to F a r m unlawful for a n y person, firms, a s - schools w a s a d v o c a t e d b y D r . H i b - S T A T E F A R M B U R E A U ORGANIZATION needed changes in Ohio's tax laws, Governor Myer Y. Cooper sociation or corporation o r a g e n t to B u r e a u fertilizers. b a r d on t h e g r o u n d s t h a t u n d e r mod- C L A R K L. BRODY Sec'y-Treas.-Manager told the people of Ohio that the tax system "should provide expose for r e s a l e , o r sell, t r a n s p o r t , ern conditions, education i s a mat- enough revenue, but no more than is absolutely necessary for deliver o r consign o r h a v e in pos- Cass Adopts These ter which concerns t h e whole State. DEPARTMENT HEADS session potatoes p r e p a r e d for m a r k e t " W e a r e trying to carry things Traffic A. P. Mills carrying on the government of the State and its political sub- u n l e s s t h e c o n t a i n e r h a s been legihly Eight Resolutions locally t h a t s h o u l d n ' t be carried Clothing Miss N. B. Klrby Cass C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u , in a n - Publicity E. E. Ungren divisions in a progressive yet economical manner". and conspicuously tagged, branded, locally," H i b b a r d said. " W e a r e no Accounting L. T. Sinclair Although the voters of Ohio have just amended their State labeled o r stenciled before being r e - n u a l session o n D e c e m b e r 1 2 , a d o p t - l o n g e r a n a t i o n of little g r o u p s scat- Organization C. L. Nash moved from t h e p r e m i s e s w h e r e p r e - ed r e s o l u t i o n s w h i c h a r e c a r r i e d tered o u t through t h e wilderness, Automobile insurance Alfred Bentail Constitution to permit the more effective taxation of stocks, pared for m a r k e t with t h e n a m e a n d h e r e w i t h : b u t we a r e still t a x i n g a s w e d i d t h e n . Taxation R. Wayne Nowton " I n l o o k i n g back over t h e e v e n t s SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E M I C H I G A N S T A T E bonds, notes and similar intangibles, it does not appear that the a d d r e s s of t h e person, o r p e r s o n s , r e - " W h y s h o u l d t h e p e o p l e on each FARM BUREAU State has by any means solved the problem of subjecting this sponsible for t h e g r a d i n g a n d pack- of a n o t h e r y e a r of F a r m B u r e a u a c - four sections be r e s p o n s i b l e for p r o - Michigan Farm Bureau Seed Service L. A. Thomas ing a n d t h e n a m e of t h e g r a d e , t o - tivities, w e s e e m u c h t o e n c o u r a g e viding their own school? Perhaps Michigan Farm Bureau Supply Service L. A. Thomas important class of property to taxation. g e t h e r with t h e t r u e n e t c o n t e n t s . us. T h e r e f o r e , b e it r e s o l v e d : t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y s h o u l d b e spread Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Bentail Ohio residents with large holdings of intangibles are resort- The potatoes, n o m a t t e r i n w h a t " 1 . That we heartily endorse all all over t h e n a t i o n , b u t c e r t a i n l y it ing to the expedient of placing this property under trusteeship type of c o n t a i n e r they m a y be, p l a n s of o u r S t a t e a n d F e d e r a l F a r m s h o u l d be s p r e a d o v e r t h e S t a t e . " MICHIGAN COMMODITY MAKKE/TING \SSOCIATlO\> w h e t h e r in baskets, c r a t e s , b a g s o r B u r e a u s a n d pledge t h e c o - o p e r a t i o n Dr. H i b b a r d t r a c e d t h e h i s t o r y of A F F I L I A T E D \\ I I H MICHIGAN S T A T E FARM BUREA1 in other States where it will be exempt from Ohio's tax laws. paper sacks, shall be designated a s of t h e Cass Co. F . B . in c a r r y i n g o u t t h e g e n e r a l p r o p e r t y t a x from i t s in- • Kim. Attorney General Bettman of Ohio has advised the State Tax to 3 g r a d e s : U. S. Fancy, U. S. No. 1, t h e i r p r o g r a m s . t r o d u c t i o n into» A m e r i c a a t a b o u t 10 >wei Bldg Detroit " 2 . R e s o l v e d — T h a t w e believe in -'!"•!- Excl • - . . . . Uuilsot Commission that it is without authority to levy taxes on prop- and U. S. No. 2. U. S. F a n c y a r e t h e t i m e of t h e R e v o l u t i o n , down tor Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing designated a s potatoes of o n e v a r i e t y a classification of p r o p e r t y for t a x - to t h e p r e s e n t , p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton Harbor erty which ha,s been so disposed of, even if the motive behind which a r e m a t u r e , bright, well shaped, a t i o n p u r p o s e s a n d t h a t t h e constitu-. while t h e t a x w a s quite equitable be- the transaction may have been the evasion of taxes. free from freezing injury, soft r o t , tion s h o u l d b e so c h a n g e d a s t o per- fore t h e Civil W a r , t h e l a t e r indus- D I R E C T O R S AND O F F I C E R S O F T H E COMMODITY E X C H A N G E S "The fact that one disposes of his property for the purpose dirt, o r o t h e r foreign m a t t e r , s u n - m i t t h i s t o b e done. P r o p e r t y from t r i a l i z a t i o n of t h e N a t i o n h a d r e n - MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N burn, second g r o w t h c r a c k s , hollow which profit m a y be d e r i v e d t o be dered t h e tax unsuitable. "Butchers, Carl Martin, Pres Coldwater S \- Hull. Pres Lansing of avoiding taxation thereon does not in itself affect the validity heart, c u t s , scab, d r y r o t , disease, i n - s e p a r a t e from ' non-profit deriving s u r g e o n s , a n d w h o l e s a l e r s c a n ' t be Milton Burkholder, V. P. .Marlette I Potts. Vice-Pres Washington of the transaction", the opinion states. sect o r m e c h a n i c a l injury a n d o t h e r p r o p e r t y . adequately taxed u n d e r t h e general H. D. Horton. Sec-Treas .Kind. B. P. Beach. Sec Detroit defects. T h e size is to b e s t a t e d in "3. Resolved—That the tax law p r o p e r t y t a x , " h e said. " W e must >smt'i MgT .Lansing Harry Calkins Fowlerville The amendment to the Ohio constitution designed to promote Mas.s Beai I'cp't . .Lansint t e 7 m 7 o f . m i n i m u m d i a m e t e r " o T m i n i - ! s h o u l d b e c h a n S e d t o fit * h e t J W * d e p e n d u p o n t h e S t a t e s t o e m p l o y t h e WOOD Jackson the taxation of intangibles was secured only after f a struggle m u m weight following t h e g r a d e | a n d w e believe t h a t a f a i r e r b a s i s n e w e r f o r m s of t a x a t i o n , t h e taxes W B Philllpc .Decatu R L. Taylor . Lapeer of George McCalla Ypsilant' L. W. Harwood Adrian which has been carried on for a period of more than twenty name, b u t in in n noo casecase s h a l l t h e d i - ( t a x a t i o n w o u l d be s e c u r e d , by t h e which r e a c h t h e p e r s o n s w h o s h o u l d H. H. Sanford . . . . . . . Battle Creel Anthony Huyser Caledonia e n a c t m e n t of a S t a t e I n c o m e T a x be p a y i n g . years, and much credit for its final passage is due to the Ohio a m e t e r be less t h a n 2 i n c h e s . U. S. NO. 1 g r a d e includes potatoes Law. M R. Shisler Caledonia Fred W Meyer Fair Haven At t h e same time, Dr. Hibbard Oiimorc .Parma Fred G Beardsley Oxford Farm Bureau. However, the attorney general's opinion would "4. Resolved—We r e c o m m e n d c a u t i o n e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e l i m i t s to W. J. Hazelwood Mi Pteasati William Hunter Sandusky of similar v a r i e t a l characteristics Kline' Powers ..Clio seem to show that it will still be relatively easy for the more which a r e n o t badly m i s s h a p e n which t h a t t h e n e x t L e g i s l a t u r e should sub- t h e e x t e n t t h a t n e w t a x e s could b e wealthy holders of intangibles to escape taxation in Ohio. a r e free from freezing injury a n d m i t t o t h e v o t e r s , a n a m e n d m e n t t o i n t r o d u c e d a s long a s t h e S t a t e s a r e MICH. POTATO CiROWERf- EX CM soft r o t , a n d from d a m a g e caused t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n r e l a t i v e t o r e a p p o r - a c t i n g i n d e p e n d e n t l y . " T h e reason Henry Curtis, Pres Cadilla -IVE STOCK EXCH. by d i r t o r o t h e r foreign m a t t e r , sun- t i o n i n g t h e S t a t e i n t o S e n a t o r i a l a n d we d o n ' t t a x i n c o m e m o r e heavily in J. T. Basgey, y; O. E. Hawley. Sef> George Herman. Treas. Provemom Bhelb Remus \ Bearaer, Pree >'Mealey, -?ee'y .Blissfleld Harper, Vice-Pres , St. .lohm Hudsoo Land Bank Loans S h o w b u r n , second g r o w t h , g r o w t h c r a c k s , R e p r e s e n t a t i v e D i s t r i c t s , — w h i c h is W i s c o n s i n , " said H i b b a r d , " i s t h a t hollow h e a r t , cuts, scale blight, d r y s c h e d u l e d t o t a k e place i n 1 9 3 3 . "5. we a r e a f r a i d if w e d o w e will d r i v e R e s o l v e d — I n t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e N a s h Motor C a r Co. t o D e t r o i t . C. A Eilbst ;.-n Vfgi Gadill IJIIJ, it, R mttea Obrest Treae Breckenridgd Pattisoi ..Car> Spam T e n d e n c y T o Lighten rot, disease, insects or m e c h a n i c a l o r other injuries. T h e d i a m e t e r of pota- e c o n o m y , w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t i n r o a d Mr. N a s h says if h e m o v e d h i s p l a n t toes o r round v a r i e t y shall n o t be less b u i l d i n g t h e r e s h o u l d b e n o s m a l l e r to D e t r o i t h e could s a v e t h e cost of t h a n 1% inches a n d t h e potatoes of u n i t t h a n t h e Co. a n d t h a t a l l t a x e s his p l a n t in taxes in five y e a r s . " BeJ] — • — < v _ . _ 'haries Brown Sunfield O. S. Wood Barryton s - A. Sherldai Bd ward Dippey Perr;, F i v e and One-Half Per Cent Is y/AYNE CO. TAKES long v a r i e t y 1% inches, b u t lots of in t h e Co. s h o u l d b e collected by t h e l< Woodruff . Hastinw--- Interest Rate Being potatoes which a r e no t l e s s t h a n Wz Co. T r e a s u r e r . M I C H I G A N F R U I T GROWERS, I N C . NEW COURSE IN inches in d i a m e t e r a n d which meet " 6 . R e s o l v e d — T h a t w e favor r a i s - Isabella County Holds Herbert Nafziger, Pres Charged N o w t h e r e m a i n i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s of this ing t h e p e r c e n t of s t a i n in u n a d a p t - Benton Harbor John Botteme V\ . J. Schultz Spring Lake Hart WEIGHT TAX GRAB g r a d e m a y be designated "U. S. No. able i m p o r t e d s e e d s , t o 50 p e r cent, 11th Annual Meeting O. R. Gale. 1st Vice-Pres... T h e reason w h y t h e F e d e r a l L a n d (Continue'd from page 1) John Miller Coloma 1, Wz inches m i n i m u m . " — i n s t e a d of t h e p r e s e n t low r e q u i r e - Sheibj Bank of St. Paul continues t o lend At t h e 11th a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e Carl Buskirk Lawrence ment. M H llogue, 2nd Vice-Pres. H £T Hawley Ludington money a t a low interest while t h e mon- Nagel Municipal League combine t o U. S. No. 2 shall consist of pota- Isabella County F a r m B u r e a u , J a n . Sodui "7. Resolved—That we recom- Bradford, Sec-Treaa I Xafziger Millburg ey m a r k e t is tight a n d i n t e r e s t r a t e s p r o m o t e t h e D y k s t r a Bill c o n t i n u e toes of similar v a r i e t a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , 3, a t Mt. Pleasant, p l a n s w e r e made • Benton Harbor \ Warner Mattawan advancing w a s explained today b y F . unabated. A conference of repre- m u s t be free of injuries a n d d i s e a s e s m e n d a l l efforts t o s e c u r e a n u p w a r d for a series Off c o m m u n i t y meetings C. J Chrestensen Onekama sentatives of Michigan cities h a s designated i n t h e other t w o g r a d e s t r e n d in t h e tariff l a w s - t h u s k e e p i n g P L. Granger, Sales Mgr H. Klawon, i t s president, a s follows: t h r o u g h o u t Isabella c o u n t y a n d for M. D. Buskirk Paw Paw for t h e f a r m e r , t h e A m e r i c a n M a r k e t , „.,; • • • • Ii, er Benton Harbor F. L. Bradford St. Joseph " T h e Federal L a n d B a n k s obtain been called a t Jackson t o consider and t h e d i a m e t e r of this g r a d e shall on a p a r i t y w i t h o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s . n i g h t classes a t t h e Mt. P l e a s a n t high } ' I Overton Bangoi r. ' ' . ' ^ K b e e Benton Center J. W. Prentice Saugatuck their money to loan t h r o u g h t h e sale t h e question a n d a n active cam- not be less t h a n lVz inches. school to s t u d y f a r m e r s soil problems "8. R e s o l v e d — W e u r g e a l l w o m e n u n d e r supervision of Michigan State of tax-exempt, long-term bonds. T h e s e paign for funds to finance propogan- u ille David Brake Fremont ' , », ° Shelby A l o w p e r c e n t a g e is allowed in a l l m e m b e r s of F a r m B u r e a u s t o co- College w i t h E . J . G r a m b a u , instruc- i D. Leavenworth il If llogue Sodus bonds a r e so well t h o u g h t of by t h e da h a s been launched. T h e r e a r e t h r e e g r a d e s t o provide for v a r i a t i o n James Nicol South Haven o p e r a t e a n d give their s u p p o r t to t h e t o r a t t h e high school, in c h a r g e . Grand Rapids W. F. Dean Eau Claire investing public t h a t t h e quotations on r u m o r s , however, t h a t some of t h e De- in g r a d i n g a n d h a n d l i n g c a r r y i n g t h e m usually follow q u o t a t i o n s on t r o i t t a x p a y e r s w h o h a v e been count- from 5 to 6 p e r cent. ' m o v e m e n t inaugurated in t h e slogan, R. W a y n e Newton of t h e State A M E R I C A N F A R M B U R EC. A UL. FBrody EDERATION Lansing government bonds a n d they do n o t ed upon t o support t h i s move a r e The l a w provides a p e n a l t y of fine " A n A m e r i c a n S t a n d a r d of L i v i n g F a r m B u r e a u T a x d e p a r t m e n t u r g e d 8AMI8HATH^Mpf0r?QUABTER8 - / • M u n s e > B l d S - Washington, D. on t h e F a r m " , — a n d t o h e l p m a k e fluctuate widely. T h e i r tax-exemption h e s i t a t i n g t o back a campaign w h i c h a n d i m p r i s o n m e n t a t t h e discretion of t h e a p p o i n t m e n t of a t a x a t i o n com- STER H c.RAY ; ' F " B : ' K.7.7.7. .7.38 Efcs't Washington ' S t . ' . ^ h l c a S Washington Representative feature, of course, appeals t o m a n y h a s a s i t s goal t h e c u r t a i l m e n t of the c o u r t for violation oi t!iis potato t h e i d e a l of t h a t living h i g h . " m i t t e e for t h e County F a r m Bureau people. I t adds one-half or m o r e of r o a d construction out state. law. w i t h a subcommittee of o n e m a n from one p e r cent to t h e income by exempt- On t h e o t h e r hand, t h e t h r e a t of t h e ing t h e principal a n d i n t e r e s t from D y k s t r a BiU h a s served t o u n i t e o u t F. Bureau Community each township. T h e c o m m i t t e e would work on t a x problems in co-operation Editorials t a x a t i o n . B u t t h e principal reason for s t a t e interests. the bonds b e a r i n g a low r a t e of inter- officers of t h e Michigan State Good At a g a t h e r i n g of LAW ON WINTEIT Has 5th Annual Fair w i t h t h e State F a r m B u r e a u t a x de- partment. I OUR B O Y SCOUTS est is t h e collateral itself back of t h e m , Roads Association a n d t h e Michigan the supervision of t h e system by t h e Association of Road Commissioners F e d e r a l F a r m Loan Board a n d t h e rep- in L a n s i n g J a n u a r y 6, plans were SPEARING OF FISH Jackson, Mich. T h e fifth a n n u a l Directors were elected f o r t h e en- fair sponsored b y t h e Rives-Henrietta s u i n g year. They a r e : W a l t e r Gretch- F a r m B u r e a u w a s held recently a t ell, Lincoln t o w n s h i p ; R. V. Hoyle, i n c i'.oy S c o u t s oi A m e r i c a c e l e b r a t e t h e i r T w e n t i e t h Anni- resentation of t h e public on t h e board m a d e for a s t a t e w i d e educational cam- LANSING—The 1929 I n l a n d F i s h - t h e Masonic t e m p l e a t L a y t o n s Cor- Union t o w n s h i p ; J o h n Watson, Den- versary F e b r u a r y 7 t h to 13th, 1930. During the past year B o y of directors of t h e 21 b a n k s . Back paign to show t h e fallacies of t h e ing L a w p e r m i t t i n g winter s p e a r i n g ners. T h e r e were m o r e t h a n 24)0 en-ver t o w n s h i p ; R. N. Kennedy, Union or m o r e t h a n $1,000,000,000 in F e d e r a l D y k s t r a m e a s u r e . T h e State F a r m t h r o u g h t h e ice applies only to in- t r i e s ' W i t h $32 in cash prizes paid on t o w n s h i p ; Ralph Collin, Union S c o u t s in t h e r u r a l t e r r i t o r y of A m e r i c a have rendered excep- Land Bank bonds o u t s t a n d i n g a r e B u r e a u h a s been assured by officers land lakes a n d does n o t a p p l y t o ' wheat,- oats, r y e , barley, clover, beans, t o w n s h i p ; William Bleise, N o t t a w a ; t i o n a l s e r v i c e , of g r e a t e c o n o m i c v a l u e t o t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e com- mortgages on more t h a n 400,000 f a r m s . of t h e Road Commissioners of t h e i r s t r e a m s , according to t h e Conserva-I c o r n / potatoes, apples a n d eggs, G. M. Lloyd Lowery, Isabella t o w n s h i p . W. munities. One phase, which, d e s e r v e s special mention, is t h e These farms h a v e been twice apprais- willingness t o co-operate now a s t h e y j t l l o n D e p a r t m e n t a n s w e r i n g n u m e r o u s , H a r r i n g t o n , secretary, r e p o r t s . J. Hazelwood of Mt. P l e a s a n t h a s ed a n d t h e b o r r o w e r s h a v e agreed to I n t h e ladies d e p a r t m e n t p r e m i u m s been secretary of t h e b o a r d p l a n t i n g of t r e e s . T h e once fast d i s a p p e a r i n g b l a c k w a l n u t is did t w o y e a r s a g o in securing a n inquiries from fishermen. since pay t h e interest p r o m p t l y a n d to m a k e The n e w l a w p e r m i t s a n y Michigan \ were paid on bread, cake, pies, can- 1920. H e is also s e c r e t a r y of t h e Co- equitable solution of h i g h w a y t a x b e i n g r e s t o r e d t o A m e r i c a in n o s m a l l p a r t t h r o u g h t h e e f f o r t s of a p a y m e n t each y e a r on t h e principal. questions, a n d t o defeat t h e D y k s t r a resident to s p e a r pickerel, g r a s s a n d ' ned fruit a nmda don a p r o n s a n d dresses o p e r a t i v e E l e v a t o r a n d t h e Co-oper- T h u s a s t h e y e a r s pass t h e collateral g r e a t n o r t h e r n pike, s u c k e r s , m t U I f t h * * * * * * e from s o m e ty * M o f a t i v e Live Stock association.. T h e Boy S c o u t s . G r o v e s of t h e s e y o u n g t r e e s a r e g r o w i n g a t m a n y Bill. back of these bonds should increase and redhorse, in a n y inland l a k e d u r - F a r m B u r e a u feed sacks. Seven new board will meet t h e w e e k of Jan- places in t h e U n i t e d States from seeds which came from the and t h e already a m p l e m a r g i n of ing t h e period when those l a k e s a r e s p o o l s exhibited t h e i r w o r k a n d u a r y 20, to elect officers. stately black walnut which overhangs the grave of T h e o d o r e safety from t h e investor's s t a n d p o i n t becomes greater. Reduce Soft Shell frozen over. T h e catch limit for o n ei prizes. I n t h e boys a n d g i r l s club R o o s e v e l t a t O y s t e r H a y o r f r o m t h e t r e e s of t h e R o b e r t E . L e e Production in Eggs day for pike a n d for pickerel is five I d e p a r t m e n t p r e m i u m s were given on Plan Big Business " T h e Act c r e a t i n g t h e 12 F e d e r a l e s t a t e a t A r l i n g t o n , V a . T h e r e h a v e been m a n y p l a n t i n g s m a d e of n o t less t h a n 14 inches in length. j potatoes a n d canned fruit. Land Banks not only limits t h e a m o u n t The ladies extension classes ex- of s h a g b a r k a n d o t h e r h i c k o r i e s , of g u t t e r - n u t s a n d o t h e r i m - which can be loaned t o 50 p e r cent of T h i n a n d soft shelled eggs a r e a The o n l y s p e a r i n g p e r m i t t e d in ' hibited t h e i r work. CUfeteria supper For Farmers' Week p o r t a n t n u t t r e e s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e ' s p e c i e s t o b e f o u n d i n a the appraised value of t h e land a n d 20 c o n s t a n t p r o b l e m t o p o u l t r y m e n , n o n - t r o u t s t r e a m s is d u r i n g April a n d was served by t h e ladies. T h e at- A g e n e r a l c l e a r i n g h o u s e of i n . per cent of t h e appraised value of t h e p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h o s e w h o s h i p t o May when a l l n o n - g a m e fish, p r i n c i - t e n d a n c e w a s m o r e t h a n 200. f o r m a t i o n on t h e m o s t u p - t o - d a t e p a r t i c u l a r locality. Scouts have also helped t o p l a n t shade trees p e r m a n e n t , insured improvements, b u t m a r k e t . T h i n shelled eggs b r e a k in pally catfish, bullheads, s u c k e r s , m u l - it s a y s t h a t a principal consideration t r a n s i t a n d c a u s e J o s s of profit a n d let, r e d h o r s e , c a r p , garfish, dogfish f a r m ideas a n d p r a c t i c e s , w i t h lead- and flowering shrubs along public highways a n d a r e doing their in a p p r a i s i n g these lands shall be t h e i r good will. and sheephead, m a y be s p e a r e d in Livestock Notes e r s a m o n g Michigan f a r m e r s t h e m - p a r t t o m a k e r u r a l r o a d w a y s of A m e r i c a m o r e a t t r a c t i v e a n d i n - selves d i r e c t i n g t h e d i s c u s s i o n , will a g r i c u l t u r a l production value. F u r t h e r E g g s of t h i s t y p e a r e a s u r e i n . n o n - t r o u t s t r e a m s . Great n o r t h e r n Detroit Packing Company paid be o n e of t h e big f e a t u r e s of t h e teresting. it l i m i t s t h e size of t h e loan to $25,000 dication t h a t a n i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t pike a n d pickerel m a y be s p e a r e d Michigan L i v e Stock E x c h a n g e $12.- a n n u a l F a r m e r s W e e k a t M. S. C , to a n y one borrower a n d requires is lacking in t h e diet. T h i s e l e m e n t only d u r i n g t h e m o n t h of M a y in The Boy Scout movement provides a program diversified t h a t preference be given to loans of is calcium c a r b o n a t e , t h e m i n e r a l n o n - t r o u t s t r e a m s . P i k e - p e r c h , com- 75 for eighteen s t e e r s a v e r a g i n g 800, to be held t h i s y e a r from F e b r u a r y e n o u g h t o m e e t t h e n e e d s of a l l b o y s . This p r o g r a m h a s been so $10,000 or less. T h a t t h i s h a s been t h a t m a k e s e g g s h e l l . monly called walleyed pike, c a n n o t b e trucked b y Brooks. Bros, of Haslett, 3 to 7. deftly b u i l t u p t h a t it p r o v i d e s f o r t h e c i t y b o y , t h e b o y i n t h e done is shown by t h e fact t h a t t h e av- It is p r e s e n t t o a c e r t a i n e x t e n t s p e a r e d a t a n y time in inland w a t e r s , Michigan. Decided c u t t i n g d o w n of " g e n e r a l " erage loans is a little less t h a n $3,500. in food a n d w a t e r , b u t for m a x i m u m Malooly & Azar bought a very fancy p r o g r a m s , with m u c h m o r e t i m e al- s u b u r b s a n d t h e b o y o n t h e f a r m a n d in t h e s m a l l t o w n o r vil- bunch of l a m b s from Michigan Live lotted special s u b j e c t m a t t e r m e e t , lage. U n d e i ? t h e s u p e r v i s i o n of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of R u r a l S c o u t - "How long it will be possible for p r o d u c t i o n of t h i c k shelled e g g s it the Federal Land Bank a t St. P a u l t b s h o u l d a l w a y s b e a v a i l a b l e t o y o u r 28 Minutes Per Cow Stock E x c h a n g e t h i s week, for their A s t u d y of t h e cost of m i l k p r o - C h r i s t m a s t r a d e . T h e r e were 120 in ings a n d i n f o r m a l g a t h e r i n g s , m a r k s i n g , t h o u s a n d s of c o u n t r y b o y s h a v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n j o y a lend a t t h e present r a t e of i n t e r e s t the preliminary program for the poultry as a separate element. d u c t i o n on 48 W i s c o n s i n f a r m s , t h e s h i p m e n t , consigned by T h e week. G r e a t e r o p p o r t u n i t y f o r visit- c a n n o t be foretold. If t h e p r e s e n t de- scouting program especially a d a p t e d to their every d a y needs. K e e p a p l e n t i f u l s u p p l y of c r u s h e d m a d e by t h e B u r e a u of A g r i c u l t u r a l Lakefield F a r m s a t Clarkston, Mich- mand for loans keeps up it probably ors a t t h e big conference t o g e t t o - C o u n t r y b o y s h a v e d i f f i c u l t y o w i n g t o t h e p r o b l e m s of t r a v e l a n d will n o t be m a n y m o n t h s before t h e o y s t e r shell in t h e h o p p e r . By d o i n g E c o n o m i c s , U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t - igan. T h e y averaged 87 p o u n d s a n d g e t h e r for p r a c t i c a l discussion of supply of money a t t h a t r a t e is ex- so y o u give y o u r h e n s free access t o m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e , a n d t h e Uni- brought 513.50, which was 25 cents f a r m t a s k s , in m e e t i n g a t s t a t e d i n t e r v a l s w i t h o t h e r b o y s . For t h e i r special p r o b l e m s is t h u s afford- hausted a n d if t h e money m a r k e t at calcium c a r b o n a t e in i t s purest form. versity of Wisconsin, showed t h a t above t h e m a r k e t t o p for t h a t d a y . ed. t h e m t h e r e is a s p e c i a l r u r a l p r o g r a m s u i t a b l e f o r a n i n d i v i d u a l t h a t t i m e h a p p e n s to be high t h e bonds It is n o t wasteful t o d o t h i s , b e - t h e a m o u n t of m a n labor a v e r a g e d T h a t m o r e t h a n 30 of t h e leading or s m a l l groups. Thirty-six of t h e e i g h t y - n i n e Merit Badges will probably h a v e to bear a little c a u s e t h e h e n s will e a t only a s m u c h 171 h o u r s p e r cow a n n u a l l y , o r 28 in t h e B o y Scout vocational guidance program a r e on subjects higher r a t e of interest, which will as t h e y a c t u a l l y n e e d . m i n u t e s a day. T h i s labor i n c l u d e d Keeping Accounts Michigan a g r i c u l t u r a l societies a n d mean t h a t f a r m e r s b o r r o w i n g from t h e Be s u r e to g e t p r o p e r l y w a s h e d , m i l k i n g , feeding, c a r i n g for u t e n s i l s , g r o u p s will hold m e e t i n g s d u r i n g p e r t a i n i n g di-VCtly t o c o u n t r y b o y a c t i v i t i e s a n d f a r m i n g . The F e d e r a l Land B a n k a t t h a t t i m e prob- d r i e d a n d s c r e e n e d o y s t e r shell. I t a n d c l e a n i n g t h e b a r n , b u t n o t h a u l - Fifteen K e n t County f a r m e r s kept F a r m e r s W e e k is s h o w n by a review Boy Scout p r o g r a m does n o t a i m to t u r n a c o u n t r y b o y into a a b l y will have to pay a fraction of 1 will b e clean, p u r e a n d economical. ing m a n u r e from t h e b a r n , d e l i v e r i n g accounts of t h e i r farm operations in of t h e p r o g r a m . T h e list includes per cent more for t h e i r loans. T h e If it h a s been c o r r e c t l y sterilized, it milk, o r c a r i n g for y o u n g s t o c k . 192$. T h i s was increased t o 30 for p r a c t i c a l l y every i m p o r t a n t farm or- c i t y b o y , o r v i c e v e r s a , b u t it d o e s s e e k t o g i v e e a c h a d i s t i n c t r a t e a t which t h e b a n k is lending now will be free from r a t - g a t h e r i n g odor. Some f a r m e r s s p e n t a s l i t t l e a s 20 1929. P l a n s a r e u n d e r w a y for t h e g a n i z a t i o n in t h e s t a t e . program and opportunity for advancement a n d reinforcement is practically a s favorable a s a t a n y T h e daily u s e of p u r e c r u s h e d m i n u t e s a d a y p e r cow, a n d o t h e r s a s work in 1930. T h e 1920 books will E n t e r t a i n m e n t f e a t u r e s a n d talks in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h h i s o w n h o m e a n d t h e b u s i n e s s of h i s f a m i l y . t i m e d u r i n g t h e last 13 years—5 a n d o y s t e r shell i n c r e a s e s e g g p r o d u c t i o n m u c h a s 4 5 . be closed t h e last of J a n u a r y a n d newby n a t i o n a l figures in the, f a r m a n d Emphasis upon its several activities will be m a d e by the Boy one-half p e r cent." by 30 t o '6.0 e g g s p e r h e n i n a year. books s t a r t e d on F e b r u a r y 1. This b u s i n e s s fields find t h e i r p l a c e on the Its important*- b e a r i n g on y o u r profits Macomb County h a s 23 different d a t e h a s been taken a s t h e t i m e for s c h e d u l e , a s in p a s t y e a r s , w h i l e ex- u t s of A m e r i c a d u r i n g t h e w e e k in which it celebrates its Remove s t a i n s from fabrics while e m p h a s i z e s t h e i m p o r t a n c e of g e t t i n g types of soil in addition to m u c k a n d closing a n d opening books i n Kent hibits will be c h a r a c t e r i z e d m o r e by twentieth anniversary. J the s t a i n s a r e n e w . t h e best. marsh. County. t h e g e n e r a l p l a n of s h o w i n g . FRIDAY, JAXTART 10, 1980 MICHIGAN FARM B t T R E A t NEffl Facts Come Out In capped, roped off, and kept guarded all this district and see if you can "The Commission wasn't lenient," the attention of Chairman Loutit of State's Income ma "Contrary to popular qpinion, the while the Pure Oil Co. went on leas- find a lease where the farmer failed said Mr. Smith. the commission. "The income to the State from the only leases granted by the present State Land Oil Leases ing. to put in his lease that the company "But in this kind of leases it is "I find on investigation," said the Pure Oil Co.'s lease to date is: Conservation Commission have been (Continued rrom r-age one) News Spreads Rapidly leasing must drill for oil within 90 customary to waive rental only on writer, "that such a trade of land Rentals, $4,551.27; royalties, $13,- the Pure Oil Co. lease previously of the representatives of two oil com- The fact that this well had "come days or less—90 days is the maxi- that particular 40-acre tract on actually took place." S82.13. Of this amount $7,133.50 mentioned, and one of five acres, a panies. in" was generally known. It was mum time allowed or the lease is which a well is drilled. Your lease "Oh, is that so?" replied Mr. Loutit. was received in payment of royal- town lot, in Muskegon county. This Wildcat ting published in the Midland and Mt. forfeited. Why did the Conservation says that 'each and every well pro- "So that, for at least the rights in- ties for the month of November, was given to the Muskegon county To judge intelligently the criticism Pleasant papers. Everybody learned Commission give the Pure Oil Co. a ducing oil or gas in paying quantities volved in the August lease, the com- 1929. Tuberculosis Sanatorium officials." leveled at the Conservation Commis- about it, apparently, except the Mich- lease which allows it one year be- from said premises shall abate the mission did get a bonus," the writer "A few months after the granting Private Leases Increase rejoined. "You got standard lease, sion the reader should know certain igan State Conservation Commission fore it has to drill? rental on 80 acres of said premises'." plus a bonus of the 440 acres in Em- of the Pure Oil lease in 1^928, it be- "On the other hand, the process of practices that have grown up in the —and the Kneeland tract, on part of "Oil leases generally say that when Calls It .An Error came apparent that Michigan was private leasing of oil and gas rights mtett County." older oil fields. Undrilled land, even which Root Well No. 1 was drilled, the leasing company drills a well "I'm sure the lease doesn't say Later Admits Trade rapidly developing as an oil produc- throughout the State has progressed though it has characteristics strongly adjoins land under which the State the land owner waives the rental that," said Mr. Smith. But he was "That's so—we did get a bonus ing state. The Conservation Com- rapidly. It is estimated that about indicating oil, is called "wildcat" then had the oil rights. on that particular 40-acre tract handed a certified copy of the lease after all," said Mr. Loutit—and walked mission, recognizing this fact, im- 10,000,000 acres of Michigan lands land. An operator drilling it is call- Meantime Sias was having difficul- where the well is drilled. That's and having looked up the clause, away. mediately set up the machinery to (Continued on page 4) ed a "wildcatter", and he is said to ties. He had leased a great area. standard practice. Why did the found it read exactly as quoted. Some of the bitterest criticism of the handle the situation and also assist- be "wildcatting". If he strikes oil, He needed money to drill. Some of Conservation Commission give the "Oh, we never intended it to read Commission and the State geologist ed in the drafting of the necessary the land for say a half mile around, his leases required that he drill soon. Pure Oil Co. a lease which says that that way," he said. "We intended in the Midland-Isabella district is in modifying legislation. is called "proven", and its value To get money to drill he sold some w.hen it drills a well the State waives it to read the usual way. That will regard to their alleged refusal to give automatically increases. If he does of his leases to the Pure Oil Co. On the rental on 80 acres of land any- have to be changed." not strike oil, the land for a similar the same day that the Pure Oil Co. where among the 5,000 acres that it The disadvantage at which the applicants access to the borings of the Dow brine wells. A survey of the A Hard Start area is considered "dry", and its "spudded in" Root Well No. 1, Sias leased? value as oil land disappears. If an sold to the Pure Oil Co. leases on operator drills close to his property 1,600 acres of land, getting standard opinion that these Pure Oil leases State is put, by this clause, can laws governing salt and brine wells "I may be wrong, but it is my easily be seen, by remembering that for the last 30 years fails to show any the "premises mentioned means are the most discriminatory and in- 5,373 acres, or, approximately 67 borings of brine wells with the State. law requiring the filing of the logs or Eiiminate Due to the use of an impro- per grade of lubricating oil in your motor is an unnooes- line and strikes oil, the owner of the lease—and $6„280 bonus. That mortgage worry adjoining property is forced into a Thus nine months before the Con- equitable documents ever written in 80-acre tracts. State Geologist Smith says that, Under good field while he has been allowed to see these sary cause of worry since, tho position where he must drill at once servation Commission leased the disposing of State property." practice, but one well is drilled for records and samples in the offices of for those who are to Farm Bureau lias introduced or suffer the probability of having pick of the oil lands in two counties The immediate effect of the leas- each 1 0 acres—or four wells to each carry on for you its new I03w and 105w spec- the Dow Chemical Co. at Midland, he any oil under his property drained to the Pure Oil Co., the lease market ing of the State's oil rights to the 40-acre tract. Should the Pure Oil was never allowed% to have copies for ial winter motor oils. away by the neighboring well. A well had tightened sufficiently to compel Pure Oil Co. was a tightening of the Co. in its early drilling, find itself his own office—nor has there ever been thus drilled, for protection, is called the payment of substantial bonuses lease market. More and bigger directly over a big pool, all it would any law requiring the Dow Chemical Purchase Life Insurance These oils are 100% paraffin an "offset" well. to close deals on good prospect land, bonuses bad to be paid to get deals. have to do, under the lease given it Co., to file such information. On June Do not rely on base, Sharpies dewaxed, Our Customary terms of an oil lease By this time the people of the dis- The bringing in of more wells—no- by the State, would be to drill 67 1G, 1929, the State geologist got per- good luck to help regular nils run in grades are a rental of 50 cents per acre per trict were alive to the situation. With tably "Joslyn Well No. 1", on the wells in one contiguous territory and mission from the Dow company to you m e e t all designated as 103, 105, 107, year with one-eighth of the oil pro land available for lease getting southeast quarters of the southwest get the remaining seven-eighths of make this information public to all in- your financial ob- 10!), I l l , 113 and an extra duced going to the owner of the I scarcer every day, a lot of eyes were quarter of Section 12, Chippewa the State lands rent free. The usual terested, since which time it has been ligations. Build heavy tractor oil—115. Or- land. This one-eighth oil or its being turned toward the several Township, Isabella county—tended lease on this point would require the furnished to anyone asking—copies of up a real and ab- der by number in any quan- equivalent in cash, is called "royal- thousand acres of former State lands further to put leases at a premium. company to drill ono well on each the logs being free and blue prints of solutely inde- tity and always at a saving. ty". When a well is drilled, whether thereabouts. The State had sold or Paid #27,600 Bouns and every 40-acre tract throughout the locations of the wells furnished at structible estate it shows oil or not, it is customary homesteaded the surface, but it re- Across the road from the Joslyn the whole acreage covered by the cost. to serve in case Sold in live, fifteen, thirty or Well, and separated from State lands to remit the rental on that particu tained ownership of the oil and min- leased to the Pure Oil Co. by only lease. Speaking for the Pure Oil Co., Mr. of adversity and tify-fivo gallon containers by lar 40-acre tract on which the well j erals rights underneath. "Who drew the law regulating oil Claget said all their information, of to meet your your local Farm Bureau dis- one 80-acre tract, is a 40-acre tract a geological character, pertaining to is sunk. Frank Sweeney, grocer of Mt. owned by the United States Govern- wells passed by the Legislature?" the Dow wells had been given the needs in Inter tributor. When proven land gets scarce and Pleasant; Walter W. Russell, insur- ment. It is part of the Indian lands was asked. Pure Oil Co., directly by the Dow years. competition for leases is keen, land ance man of the same; John Cassidy belonging to the Mt. Pleasant Indian "I did", said Mr. Smith. Chemical Co. owners not only get "rent and royal- and James Brown of Midland, and a school. On January 9, last, the ty" but also demand and get a "bon- score of others all have detailed ac- Federal Government advertised the None Others Have It "Where did you get your materials?" Hogarth's Statement Mr. Hogarth made the following Life State Farm Insurance Co. Farm Bureau u s " — a lump sum, paid in cash, as a counts of their attempts, to lease rights under this 4 0-acre tract for consideration for closing the deal. some of this land from the Conserva- sale and on the date above sold it "From the laws of other states." •What other7tates ha7e laws^which | f^ tement u o n the commission's oil Farm Bureau Services, Inc. The stiffer the competition the high- tion Commission during this period, at public auction—for standard lease say that the borings of oil wells, filed lease activities: "At the beginning of 1927 the pres- Agent for Michigan Lansing, Midi. er the "bonuses" paid. A 50-cent and the futility of their efforts. It plus a bonus of $27,600. The East with the State, shall be confidential ent conservation organization found rental and one-eighth of the oil is just couldn't be done. Why, they Ohio Gas Co., a Standard Oil subsi- and not open to public inspection?" -rr-i-y "I know of none." 442,473 acres of State-owned lands called "Standard lease". will tell you, the Commission diary, got the lease—with the Pure "Well, who put it in the Michigan covered by oil leases. These early "Oil-talk" has been heard in wouldn't even accept a written mem- Oil Co. bidding $27,500 as the "run- law?" leases did not carry the regular rental Michigan for 50 years—and for as orandum of their applications. And ner-up". "I didn't. I opposed any such re- clause, but only carried a rental many has been laughed at; particu- you'll search the files of the Commis- larly so in the Midland-Isabella dis- sion today in vain to find any trace Other instances of big bonuses striction. Sometimes the information clause of from 5 to 25 cents an acre supplied by these borings has a high in case drilling requirements were not trict. Forty years ago the Aaron T. of any such offers to lease. Sias' paid are multiple. Half a mile from commercial value. I believe that, up complied with. and C. S. Bliss lumbering interests, story—a little more realistic than State lands leased without bonus is to a certain degree, consideration "Later, because the lessees were not RED JOCKEY in selling cut-over pine lands, re- the others—nevertheless sums up a 40-acre Jtract, described as the should be given the operator because fulfilling the terms of the contract, served in their deeds the oil rights what happened to all of them. northeast /4 of the southwest *4 of of the fact that he is spending his 275,705 acres of these leases held by A Fine Farm Bureau Coal "to themselves and their heirs". Sias' Story Section 7, Greendale Township, that money to determine something which 11 companies were ordered cancelled When you want flour, coffee or other household Fred A. Sias, son of one of the was obtained through the Probate the State can not determine for itself. by the Conservation Commission. This necessities of satisfactory quality at a right price, you " I went down to Lansing in the action left 166,768 acres still covered lumber barons, remembers "black fall of 1927", Sias said, "and tried Court by the Pure Oil Co. for stand- If the operator strikes oil, he, of by the early leases. order BY NAME. snows" and a "scum on the swamps" to lease some of these State-owned lard lease plus $5,000 bonus. Half a course, gets a return for his invest- "The income to the State up to the in the lumbering days, which men oil rights. A man named Havens mile the other way is a tract of 40 ment—and through taxes and royalties time of the cancellation of certain Likewise, ask your co-operative association for acres owned by a man named Wied- and general improvement such as pay- Farm Bureau RED JOCKEY coal and you'll get said "came from oil". showed me a bulletin that said that, eman—the northeast H of the south- rolls for its citizens, the State gets a leases back in 1927 had been about Bess A. Foland, office manager of due to a defect in the law, the Com- west % of Section 12, Chippewa benefit, too. On the other hand, $4.50. A high grade, southeastern Kentucky coal for cooking, the Isabella County Road Commis- mission was not leasing any more Township. Pure Oil, Sias, East Ohio good New Form of Lease if the operator gets a dry hole the heating stove, or furnace. Easy kindling, burns vigor- sion, remembers her uncle taking land and would not lease any until Gas and others bid for it. Wiedeman State loses nothing, but the operator "In March of 1927 the Pure Oil Co. her, as a little girl, to a point on the the next Legislature (that of 1929) was offered standard lease and as loses every nickel he puts into the made application to lease several ously and evenly.. Chippewa River and "scooping up in remedied the law. My name and ad- high as $40,000 for his tract. He well. For this reason, I believe, any thousand acres of State-owned lands. his hands a black scum which smell- dress was taken and I was told to declined all offers. Then, in despair, valuable trade secret an operator de- The department took this under con- Red Jockey doesn 't have to be coaxed to get under way ed like kerosene and which he said go back home and wait until the one oil company stopped talking velops in the drilling of the well sideration, and in conjunction with and puts up a big blazing, heat-radiating fire under very was crude oil". lands could be leased, at which time money and began talking oil—and should be safeguarded to him for a the Attorney General's Department little draft. Is long burning, holds fire—an all night coal. drew up an entirely new form of lease. Laughed at Idea I would be notified. East Ohio Gas finally got his signa- limited time. When the bill left my "However, at this juncture, the At- Then, about 40 years ago, the Dow " I thought that over and the more ture on a lease calling for no bonus— office, it read that the boring should Red Jockey leaves no stringy soot. It is naturally clean be held confidential for GO or 90 days torney General's office ruled that be- Chemical Co. began drilling wells I thought, the more I believed that but half the oil produced. All these —I forget which. It was revised in cause of a 'joker' in the then existing in the mine and is carefully prepared for shipment. You'll for brine all along the Chippewa and couldn't be just right—(particularly, deals, of course, were closed after the the Attorney General's office and legislation, the State could not lease be pleased by the absence of slate, and other impurities. for years every now and then, the in view of the fact that the State had Pure Oiil leases from the State; in leased, just a little while before, fact the Pure Oil leases were a d«-(l blankets, offers you stationary object protection at very Greendale Township known as the words that such borings, even though could lease all oil rights and only tion, Arthur Weadcock, of Weadcock sweaters or finest wool un- "Kneeland property". It belonged to from wells drilled on State lands, those that were under the lands the derwear. low annual rates. We are a strong, legal re- & Weadcock, attorneys, counsel for Kneeland's heirs, three men named are confidential and not open to pub- surface of which had been sold or the company, who was present, drew serve company. W e have an agent near you. Raynor, Root and Bond of Mason and lic inspection. otherwise disposed of. The oil rights leased to the Pure Oil Co. were all from his portfolia a memorandum and Nine Years of Satisfactory Don't delay in seeing him. If you don't know Lansing. The Pure Oil Co. signed Got No Bonus Conservation Department transfer Service it up on standard lease on May 18, "And just look at the lease the under lands of this character—lands form showing that, in exchange for him, or want further information, write us. which the State had already sold, 1927. The lease was required to Conservation Commission gave to 440 acres of land in Emmett County, Members Get 6% Discount homesteaded or traded away." the most northerly tip of the Lower drill within 90 days. It did. It tli»> Pure Oil Co.! I got a big bonus "spudded in" (began drilling) on out of the Pure Oil Co. Why couldn't "Why was the commission so le- Peninsula, which the Conservation August 11, Root Well No. 1 on the the State? In leasing other lands I nient with the Pure Oil Co. in the Commission wanted for game refuge Michigan State Farm Bureau northeast one-fourth of southeast had to pay bonuses to farmers—so waiving of rental for wells drilled?" purposes, the Conservation Commis one : fourth of Section 18, Greendale did other individuals and companies was asked. sion gave the Pure Oil Co. oil rights Farm Bureau Agent for Michigan "Mr. Smith will have to answer under 800 acres of land in Isabella Township and six months later, on leasing. Why didn't the State get as February 26, 1928, "brought in" a good a deal out of the Pure Oil Co. that", said George R. Hogarth, di- County. This was the land involved in the supplementary lease of Aug. 14, Clothing Dept. 221-27 If. Cedar Street Lansing, .Michigan well that flowed 47 barrels, first off. as lots of uneducated farmers were rector of conservation and the chief 1928. 221 \ . Cedar St., Lansing, Mich. The log showed the drill had just abie to get? executive officer of the department. This transaction was then called to "touched" a pocket. The well waa "Another thing. You go through "He drew the lease." l^ V FOFR ' MICHIGAN F A R M B U R E A U NEWS FRIDAY, JASTART 10. 1930 BEAUTY BY THE PECK Fixed I t ( T H E FOR SOFT SHELLS HOW TAXPAYERS (Miss Clara Bow, we learn from a movie critique, is apparently MONROE RE-EECTS A motorist, fixing his tire, Soft shelled eggs indicate a lack Said, "These trees give the shade I re- of eggshell material in the diet. Keep CAN CUT DOWN heartily in accord with the new edict, that POTATOES ARE IN and has acquired a luscious plumpness VIVIAN PRESIDENT quire." Tossed a cigarette stump pure crushed oyster shell before your birds all the time and soft shelled In a dry popular clump eggs will disappear. Egg production TAX PENALTIES Let waistlines expand and grow ample. Example-: * That Bow girl whose beans are a ho Monroe County Farm Bureau met And started a seven day fire! , Fenton, Mich., Jan. 6, 1930 at the Postoffice a t Maybee, Dec. 21, will also increase. '. Editor Mich. Farm Bureau, and picked the following officers ' Let silhouettes wax roly-poly and wholly Dear Sir: H for 1930: R. G. Vivian, of Monroe, j One or More Items May Be Slale mutua Paid Before Penalty- Date. Removed from the lines of a ghost. Let maids smack their lips over lunches in bunches And scorn dainty diets to get thin, I am interested in your statement of j president; John Welti, of Temper- P Q KIYI CkYQ n j i d i u m u i u d*i Rodded the bean marketing plan. There is ance, vice president; Margaret Mac- [ one phase of the situation I do not j Robert, of Monroe, secretary; and P Insurance Co., a o u a c aFire of rire lllich. HOME OFFICE— FLINT. MICM. ~ Attention May we offer you t h e a d v a n t a g e s a n d service of t h e S t a t e Mutual see or hear mentioned as a good Edmund Reaume, of Dundee, treas- Rodded Fire Insurance Co. of Michigan to protect iyour property And second the order, "More butter," and mutter equitable tariff to go along with the urer, a g a i n s t Fire and Lightning. property Advice as to how to reduce the Over 20,000 Michigan farmers a r e with us. More coming evey d a y penalities which result, from non- "POTATOES ARE L V marketing. Four of the seven directors of the It would be a pleasure to furnish you a n y desired information payment of taxes within the statu- Let legs not be cranelike and skinny. Oh. finis What profit has the Michigan farm- local bureau were re-elected on De- YV. T. LEWIS. Sec'y, 702 Church Street. Flint. Michigan. tory period is given by R. Wayne er made out of the past season's crop? cember 16. To pipe stems as models for arms. Prices started around $8 per 100 lbs. Robert G. Vivian of Frenchtown, j Newton, director of taxation of the Michigan State Farm Bureau. The Let plumpness be held—'tis our duty—as beauty They gradually worked up and it John Welti of Bedford township, E d ' uent follows: And curves as the acme of charms. looked a s though the market would Reaume of Dundee township, and I "Thousands of dollars are annually Let eminent experts cease loosing reducing reach $10 per hundred lbs. or better. I Charles Drodt of Ida township are '. The Feed with the Performance Record paid by Michigan farmers and other What happened then? The big im-! the members re-elected and J. R. j taxpayers in the form of penalties for Advice if you've added a chin, porters with millions at their disposal | Faunce of Summerfield township,! tax delinquency whitia could be saved Then add to the spell of your archness with starehness. crammed the markets and canning! John A. Murphy of Exeter township i if the taxpayers took full advantage factories full. Away went our h o m e ; a n d Fred Lohr of London township •POTATOES ABE IS'." market, filled with foreign beans.! complete the list. Milkmaker of their rights under the existing laws. Let howls fetch POTATOES ;,u gratin, if not in Look at the market today. It is like Ed Reaume of Dundee township "Taxpayers who own more than The list at Ye Tiny Tea Shoppe, a mud stream; no movement or life a n d J. A. Stuart of Summerfield; in one description of property some- it- [ township were elected as delegates times fail to realize that they can pay Where matrons once nibbled at salad and pallid* The potato growers need to wake J to the Michigan State farm bureau: on one or more description without Deceptions which made life a flop. ;up or the potato market will go the I annual meeting to be held in Lan-! paying on all. A still greater number Avaunt, all yet starvation rackets! In jackets same way. Instead of the farmer g e t - s i n g during Farmers Week, do not understand that it is possible ting a fair living profit for his com-j R , Wayne Newton, director of' Baked SPUDS are no longer a sin. to pay part of the tax, even on one iption without paying all of it. "Taxes are itemized on the tax They capture all eyes at a party. Eat Hearty! •POTATOES ARE IN modities, it goes in other channels to\ taxation for the Michigan State farm make more millionaires. bureau, gave the principal address. Any farmer and his family who T n e s u bject of his talk at t h e meet- PAYS DIVIDENDS roll and the amount due to the State, have groveled with the soil for 50 or i n g w a s "Problems of Agricultural the county, the school district and the Courtesy, Michigan Potato Growers Exchange. 160 years can see the handwriting on Taxation" and he stated that the township are shown separately. Us- ! the wall. If the agricultural classes j problem should be approached from! ually there are still other divisions. |are crowded down into Hades, w h a t a l l a n g i e s , business a s well as agri-j DIVIDENDS earned on Farm Bureau Milkmak- Section 53 of the General Tax Law I-rovidts 'that any person may pay SHOULD BROADEN FRUIT GROWERS INC. will the upper stories do when there cultanal; that many business firms; are no more millions to be extracted? j a r e paying a s much of their profits, er are in the feed. Your animals return taxes, or any one of the several taxes on any parcel or description of land'. Thiis means that if a man or woman TAXATION BASIS, GET FARM BOARD ! The farmer needs an equality with | proportionately as the farmer, for tax- i other classes. They need a good pro- j es. He believes that a study should be these dividends in greater profits and higher tective high tariff for the main com- j m a d e of t h e expenditure of public i has enough money to pay the tax on one description, or enough to pay his SECRETARY SAYS PLAN UNDER WAY ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ modities they produce. | funds, stating that often the tax levy How can farmers pay in wages $4, j provide more money than needed production. •State tax, his county tax, his school tax or his township tax, but not Better Assessments, School p i, p o , $6 and $7 per day and compete with; and that the public officials find some E x c e l l e n t r r o g r e s s R e p o r t e d the pauper laborer of Europe and the j w a y to spend it. He explained t h e . THE FEED COST of butterfat from 2 7 4 enough to pay the others, be can go to And Highway Aid Are whole world? It cannot be done. We,, Michigan system of attaining assess-i the office of the treasurer and pay as many of these as he is able t o and Seen A s Needed In Consolidation of as a nation, boast of our schools, our, ei\ valuation and the inability of Honor Roll cows in 93 herds in Michigan last thus escape a part of the penalty Industry. great educational facilities, great ad- \ supervisors to make yearly readjust- Washington, D. C. Dec. 7,—Tak- vancement and the millions being • ments because of lack of time and year was less than 19c per lb. These cows which will be charged against him if he allows the entire tax to become de- ing a stand in favor of better assess- piled up. But nothing is said of the resources. The two angles from ments, the introduction of new Excellent progress is reported by were in farm fed, Dairy Improvement herds linquent. the Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., in class that has mothered these great j w hich the problem should be attack- sources of revenue, and increased "Except in cities whose charters its program of reorganization ' a n ' d ; industries and is left without legislated, he said, are correction of t h e ! with no fancy care or extra milkings. State aid for roads and schools, tion. We always hear a great ado method^ ^of^ assessment ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ and ^ ^ ^ the ^ ^ ^guard- ^^^™ provide otherwise, the penalties on consolidation of Michigan and Wis- delinquent taxes are imposed on Jan- Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. consin farmers' fruit interests, as ap- about the great surplus crops raised ing of expenditure of public funds. uary 10, and equal to 3 per cent of Hyde today laid before the Amer- proved by the Federal Farm Board., in j ^the V. S. A. Seven-tenths is ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ — The Rev. W. A. Cutler of Dundee the amount of the tax up to March 1, ican public a constructive program The Board lias agreed to loan the I p r ? ° P ? d a a n d » * £ « * » * f a t e n f n spoke briefly on the same subject with an additional penalty of three- for attacking the much discussed Fruit Growers $1,900,000 to carry out to fool the masses. For the benefit of at the conclusion of Mr. Newton's fourtihs of one per cent for each "farm tax problem". The statement its program, provided the Fruit Grow- a few. As to the Farm Bureau- wool talk. month or part of a month after that was a part of the Secretary's an- ers meet the loan requirements. marketing organization, we need a Mrs. Edith M. Wagar of Carleton, date. The penalty for a full year's nual report to the President. good tariff in connection. Look at a member of t h e state board of di- As Farm Bureau News readers r e - the hundreds of thousands of tons of delinquency is 10 and one-half per "Changes in taxation that broaden rectors of the Michigan state farm Every year more Michigan farmers use cent of the tax for the first year. the assessment basis of the general call, the plan of the Michigan Fruit foreign wool, shoddy and old rags, are bureau, who came to Maybee directly Farm Bureau Milkmakers and other dairy property tax or that use reasonable Growers is to merge Michigan fruit imported in our markets each year, from the American F a r m Bureau feeds, Farm Bureau poultry, hog and horse indices of tax-paying ability other co-operatives under one central con- spoiling the home market and ourFederation meeting in Chicago, read feeds. Facts Come Out In than the ownership of tangible prop- trol, to effect an efficient cold storage, home-grown wool to a begging. Why? the report she gave a t t h e Chicago marketing, canning and distributing State Land Oil Leases erty cannot fail to be of advantage to farmers", the report says. Add- system, and to assure a stability of Because we have no adequate tariff. meeting on "Co-operative Market, The United States as a nation, can ing." She also gave a detailed re- (Continued from page 3) price. ing that,."Along with or perhaps in live within itself and prosper, if port of the annual meeting at Chi- Obtainable From Farm Bureau Distributors are now covered by oil leases of The Fruit Growers, Inc., report that j brains are used in Washington in the advance of such changes must go cago. which it is reported that the Pure Oil options and agreements have been j improvement in the administration right direction for all the different A potluck dinner was served at Co. owns about 2,000,000 acres. In obtained from practically all the can- j classes of people. Eggs dried, canned, Farm Bureau of the tax laws." noon to about 75 people. the Midland-Isabella county area the ning plants in the fruit district. All j Pure, Oil Co. has under lease 166,000 In dealing with the question of in- or rotten come from China and Japan. four ass'n stockholders meeings held J acres, 5,000 of which has been obtain- creased State aid for roads and to date have voted unanimously to go j Hundreds of tons are used in the Y o u n e v e r s m o k e d i n b e d befOTe we ed from the State, or 3 per cent of schools, Secretary Hyde said: city bake shops all over the country) w e r e m a r r i e d , Henry! —Gargoyle. this total of the company's holdings "Increased State aid in the build- ahead with the Michigan Fruit Grow- with very small duty on them. From , era consolidation plan. Directors of • were originally State-owned mineral ing and maintenance of roads and in nine other ass'ns have unanimously; South America come whole vessel ' ™ * " " " rights. Of the total of Michigan paying the costs of lands now under oil leases, .00051 broadening the tax basis for the sup- education is recommended it to their stockholders, j loads of frozen meats. The farmers! M I ^M"^*M"—M"^^ and Services, Inc. Conservation Commission. "The present leasing regulations Few States, however, have Business men, Chambers of Com ' here cannot compete with them with- per cent were leased by the present port of these public services in some merce, newspapers and others a r e ! out a tariff. Lots of other commodities j States. could be mentioned. Abe Lincoln said gone as far as they might in assist- enthusiastic a s to the possibilities for this government shall be of the peo-, ing in this way their communities the fruit industry in this undertaking. pie, for the people and by the people. LOSS Lansing, Michigan adopted by the Conservation Com- mission recently and now in effect, of relatively low tax-paying ability. The Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc., How the child- has changed. Of the Damage Claims Such communities, which are often program has been supported in every few, for the few and by the select few, based on the legislation of 1929, in- farming regions, are usually forced way by the Farm Bureau. Secretary at the present time. Handled by this department sure to the State three sources of by State laws to maintain high stand- C. L. Brody went to Washington early Respectfully, with no charge to F a r m Bureau revenue from its oil and gas holdings. ards of education. The State should in January with the Michigan-Wiscon- Bonus Necessary "First, a bonus paid by the suc- cessful applicant who must obtain his lease at public auction; a rental fee of 50 cents per acre, per year, accept t h e responsibility of helping sin fruit growers maintain such standards, when the successful negotiations with the Fe