READ VOYLES' SURPRISING TALK ON FERTILIZERS-PAGE 4 .^ I Soil' I'rosort .-ilion Is Nature's P i n t L a w — W o >lust <>ru:itii/<- MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS U. S. POSTAGE PAID Charlotte, Mich. A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers Permit No. 32 Eighth Year, Vol. VIII, No. 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930 Issued Semi-Monthly FARM BUREAU INVITES MEMBERS TO 12TH ANNUAL MEETING POLITICIANS PLAN MICH. LIVE STOCK 1 LARGE PROGRAM AWAITS ATTENTION BLOC FOR RAID ON PROGRAM CO-OPS REPORT A FROM SOUTHLAND Jl OF DELEGATES. BUREAU TO REPORT Twelfth Animal Meeting HIGHWAY FUNDS of the BIG YEAR IN 1929 ON ACTIVITIES DURING PAST YEAR MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Do Surprising Volume In All Would Scuttle All Legislation Until Dykstra Bill Thursday, February (>. 7: l."> A. M., Eastern Time Farm Bureau Women's Breakfast and Meeting—Union Departments A t Detroit Sessions Open Thursday, February 6, in Room 402 Is Passed Memorial Building Stockyards Agricultural Building, State College; Annual (Room 402, Agricultural Building) M. S. C , East Lansing, Mich. A N N U A L MEETING FEB 21 Dinner at Union Building Thursday WAYNE LAWSUIT SHAKY Thursday, February C, 9:30 A. M., Eastern Time Evening; Plan to Attend. Call to Order—President M. L. Noon. Banquet At Hotel Olds, Lan- Wayne Would Quit Eight Mil- Seating of Delegates. lion Dollar Suit If Given Appointing of Committees. sing, February 20; Other The 12th annual meeting of the Michigan State Farm President's Address—M. L. Noon. Timely News Bureau at State College Thursday and Friday, Feb. 6 and 7, $600,000; State Says No Reading of Minutes of Last Annual Meeting. Report of Secretary and Treasurer. promises to be one of the most interesting meetings held by Faced with a rising tide of opposi- From Michigan hive SI hangc Report of Credentials, RUIPS and Resolutions Committees. Your firm, Tlie Michigan Live Stock the State organization. tion inside and outside their own AFTERNOON bailiwicks, Wayne County and Grand Exchange, sold ov<*: cent of the Address—M. S. Winder of Chicago, Secretary of the American Farm car shipiiKiits arriving at Detroit. The Federal Farm Board, recent activities throughout the Rapids political forces ordered full Bureau Federation. Hteam ahead last week when plans Snss XXRY imong funds, the oil lease situation, and the State Farm Bureau's "city bloc" in the next legislature with at. Isn't at? Community specialist of Louisiana EVENING 1929 Record State University who has a splendid taxation program, are matters of importance to every farmer the avowed intention of forcing en- ,Mr actment of the Dykstra (> P. M. ceived by train and consigned for banquet program Thursday evening, that will be discussed at the meeting. ing all other legislation until that end is accomplished. (Ball Room—Union Memorial Building) sale to the Detroit Stock Yards in Feb. 6. 1929, the Michigan Livestock Ex- The State Farm Bureau and its service departments will The Dykstra bill is designed to give (Admission by ticket only) Grand Rapids and Detroit the cream of the weight tax. It is opposed by President M. L. Noon, Chairman Address—"Uncle Sam Tiptoes In", by Dr. Newell McCune, Pastor of change sold 3,717, or 42.71 per cent. This is a gain of 1.4 per cent over BUREAU WOMEN have much of interest to report. The Secretary's report will show that the Farm Bureau organization is serving many 1928. the Michigan State Farm Bureau. The "city bloc" is to be under the leadership of City Manager George M. People's Church, East Lansing. Address—Miss Mary Mimms, Community organization specialist for Louisiana State University. The Exchange sold . 4,056 out of 9,818 oars in 192S, for a percentage of TO BREAKFAST AT thousands of farmers and is a vital structure in Michigan farm life. Welch, of Grand Rapids, who recently urged the cities to a political revolt Solo—Mr. Ralph Bach, Vice-President of Hillsdale County Farm Bureau. 41.31. The decrease in total cars re- ceived by train at Detroit Yards was caused mostly by more trucks operat- UNIONWED.MORN. Preparations are being made to accommodate the usual against "rural prejudice" at Lansing. Other features. The "bloc" move culminated two Old Time Dancing Party ing in state and by 60,0o0 less hogs Program Will Precede Open- large crowd of delegates and visitors from some 47 County weeks of lively maneuvering on the FRIDAY, February 8, 9:30 A. M. being marketed at Detroit in 1929 Farm Bureaus. part of Wayne County and Grand than in 1928. Decreased in produc- ing of Main Farm Bureau (Room 402, Agricultural Bldg.) tion and direct to packer shipments Rapids politicians. In an address be- Adoption of Resolutions. Meeting. Business sessions will be held in room 402 Agricultural fore the Grand Rapids Buyers' Club caused the decrease in Michigan hogs Bldg., Wednesday, January 8, State Senator Election of Directors. marketed at Detroit in 1929. Adjournment. commencing at 9:30 a. m. Thursday morning, Feb. 6, Ernest T. Conlon of that city outlined Truck shipments sold by the Ex- By Mrs. Edith M. Wagar a new plan for handling the tax split change in 1929 show a gain of 4.74 For some time we have had a keen according to the program published in this edition of the question. Senator Conlon proposes a per cent over 1928. Total car and desire to have our Farm Bureau News. reduction of weight taxes to about truck receipts show a igain of 1 per women together in a statewide meet- Sec'y M. S. Winder of the American Farm Bureau Feder- half the present amounts, the entire sum to go to the city, village, or town- INSURANCE AGENTS SECRETARY cent. Approximately 1700 cars of live stock, arriving- by truck, wore ing of some sort. Our insurance men have an annual day, our distributors ation will address the convention Thursday afternoon. Dr. ship in which the car is registered. sold by the Exchange. Tftfc lof;s to t h e S t a t e H i g h w a y F u n d vould be made up, in part a t least, THIRD MEETING AT For the year 1929 the Michigan Live Stock Exchange sold 20 per cent of meet occasionally, the county officials Newell A. McCune, pastor of the Peoples Church of East are called together from time to time, there are organization meetings and Lansing, and Miss Mary Mimms, community specialist of l>y increasing the gas tax to 5 cents Iter gallon. COLLEGE FEB. 5 all cattle arriving at the yards on selling consignment, 40 per cent of all taxation meetings, highway meetings, Louisiana State University, will address the annual dinner of in fact special statewide meetings of Senator Conlon reaffirmed his per- calves, 36 per cent of all sheep and 38 any group within our organization the Farm Bureau Thursday evening. sonal support of the Dykstra three- per cent of all hogs. having need of increased uniform ef- way split of weight taxes which Wrote 22,826 Automobile (Continued on paere throe) fort along their particular line. All Farm Bureau members are invited to partake in their promises to fatten the cities and starve annual State meeting, which is the largest organization meet- the townships. However, he indicated Past experience has taught us that ihat there is some doubt whether the Dykstra Bill can be crammed down Applications During 1929 MICH. ELEV. EXCH. all of these meetings are most worth- while and all tend to increase the ing at the College during the year. the throats of the Legislature by a resort to an initiative petition and MARKET OPINION strength and efficiency of the Farm Bureau. But it has seemed like a The entertainment feature of the meeting is the annual dinner at the offers his bill as a second hope. Wednesday, February 5th, the Mich- somewhat different matter to call to- Union Memorial Building at 6 o'clock The Conlon idea would further re- igan State Farm Bureau Insurance By Michigan Elevator Exchange gether our women because there were Thursday evening. Able speakers, duce the average tax per motor car Department will have the annual con- Lansing, Michigan, under date of Jan. so many obstacles to overcome. music and an old time dancing party which is already low in Michigan when vention of the agents of the State 24, WW. We have known definitely that it are on the program. compared with other states, and Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance WHEAT must be at a time when we are hold- The dinner is for Farm Bureau would either retard highway improve- Company and also the State Farm Life The market continues very unsatis- ing our regular Farm Bureau meeting members and their guests. Tickets ment or lead to increases in road Insurance Company both of Bloom- factory and IheTe is no immediate and there seems no time so well are $1.25 per person and cover the taxes on property by a corresponding ington, Illinois, at the Union Bldg., prospects of betterment in wheat adapted for such a gathering as dur- whole evening's program. Tickets Hum. State College, East Lansing. prices. About the only hope left for ing the state annual meeting. But are now on sale and may be had by The Conlon plan, if passed, would The Michigan State Farm Bureau any good advance in wheat values is that had serious drawbacks, that is, sending check to C. L. Broody, secre- also revive the question of placing has the state agency for both of these crop damage to the growing winter Farmer's Week, and every moment of tary, State Farm Bureau. You may autos on the general tax rolls, since companies and the territory lying wheat. A very large European wheat the time seemed taken many times write him and have tickets reserved the weight tax is a tax levied in lieu south of the line drawn from the crop raised last year lias seriously over. in your name and call for them at of a property tax. A slash in weight northern side of Oceana County to the curtailed export, business and demand During the past year we have held State Farm Bureau headquarters dur- tax to about one-half the present tip of the Thumb is divided into six continues very light for our surplus a separate meeting for our women at ing Farmer's Week or at the ticket rates would reduce this tax to a point districts. grain. each district meeting for a short Dr. >. A. McCune stand at the annual meeting Feb. 6. far below the rate of tax levied on R. G. Gibbens of Kalamazoo has CORY period in the morning. These have Pastor of Peoples Church, East Lan- Unless directed, no tickets will be other property, while the gas tax even charge of the southwestern counties Farmers through the qora belt were all been well attended and most sing, who studied the operations of the mailed out of Lansing to arrive out in at 5 cents per gallon would by no being District No. 1. A. N. Brown of unable to market during November, Jonesville has charge of the middle worth-while and have been the means League of Nations at its headquarters the state after Farmer's Week opens. means pay the full share of highway 31. S. WINDER December and the first half of Janu- All such tickets will be held at the expense that should be charged to the district in the southern tier of coun- of creating interest among our women at Geneva, Switzerland, last summer, Secretary of the American Farm ary due to very abnormal weather that has been so long needed by our state office of the Farm Bureau or users of the roads. ties, and C. II. Fowler, Laning, has Bureau Federation who will address and will tell the Farm Bureau about charge of the eastern district No. 3. conditions. As a result there is a good County Farm Bureaus. * it Thursday evening, Feb. fi. taken to the annual meeting for your At the same time a partial collapse the 12th annual meeting of the State movement of corn coming on the mar- convenience. of the big city offensive against out- H. It. Andre of Jenison has charge of Farm Bureau Thursday afternoon, This year's experience has proven ket now and prospects are, we will be to us that a state-wide meeting was state and rural Michigan was seen in the northwestern district No. 4. Ro- land Sleight of Laingsburg has charge Feb. fi. able to buy corn between now and the warranted and desired in order that Oakland-McComb Farm Members should lose no time in reports that Wayne county officials making their reservations, or in have approached the State with a of the central district in the northern end of February at a little less than we might mobilize our woman power Managers Organized claiming their tickets. The banquet view to. securing a settlement of the part of the territory being No. 5. Tough Whiskers current prices. into something definitely tangible for OATS hall limit is about 950 and the ticket threatened suit for $8,000,000 in weight The Thumb district No. 6 is handled "My razor doesn't cut at all." the promotion of our organization. Organization of 42 Oakland-McComb supply is usually exhausted by mid- taxes claimed to be due under a tech- by Jesse Blow of Lapeer. The eastern "Why Henry, You don't mean to This is one market that has been So after considering the question county farm managers was effected very disappointing. Oats should be January 9, at the D. M. Ferry seed afternoon. It is difficult to hold nical interpretation of the 1927 law. part of the lower peninsula north of tell me your beard is tougher than from all angles we have finally settled tickets after 3 p. m. unless we know According to the story, Wayne county these six districts is in charge of I. the'linoleum." bringing more money based on the on a plan for carrying out just such farms, Rochester. Officers are: presi- small crop grown. dent, Ray Potts, Fisher Estates, positively that they will be called for. representatives offered to accept B. McMurtry of Midland and the ter- a meeting. We know our women will The ticket stand will be moved to the S600.000, but were advised that the ritory in the northern part of the BEANS all enjoy it. Romeo; vice president, O. F. Foster, cations bringing the total number Lakefield Farm, Clarkston; secretary- annual meeting, the morning of Feb. State owes Wayne county nothing and southern peninsula is in charge of written in the state during the three For the next, six weeks we would We are going to have a breakfast treasurer, Harold M. Vaughn, Pontiac. 6. The dinner is scheduled for 6:00 will pay nothing. Fred Dobbyn of Mancelona. The up- years of operation to 16,fifi2. make the prediction there will not be on Thursday morning at the Union per peninsula is handled as a sep- Fanners week the managers will p. m. and will start on time. Harold D. Smith, Director of the The annual dinner will be held in much of any change in prices for Bnilding at 7:45 Eastern Time. League of Michigan Municipalities, is arate district and is handled by Ben Michigan beans. The market will consider a state wide organization As usual, the railroads are making the Union Memorial Building, Wed- We are to have a room all by our- with the aid of the Farm Management reported to have rejected proposals of P. Pattison of Eseanaba. nesday noon. Two hundred fifty agents probably fluctuate within a price selves where we can eat together and fare and one-half round trip rates to Governor Green and State Highway During the year 1929, the local Department of Michigan State College. Lansing for Farmer's week. Visitors are expected to be present and among range of say 35 cents per hundred. then continue with what we think is Commissioner Dillman to give relief agents working under direction of The organization is believed to be and delegates to the Farm Bureau the guest speakers will be G. J. Mech- When the market gets under $6.00 to going to be one of the best features the first of its kind in the state. It to the cities through increased State the above named district managers orle, President of tlie Company, and the farmer not many beans are offered of our annual meeting. meeting may secure rooms in East participation in meeting the costs of wrote 22,82f> new auto insurance appli- was undertaken at the suggestion of Lansing homes at $1 per night per P. H. Crane, Superintendent, of Agents. and on any advance in prices alwve We are to have a short snappy pro- Ray Potts of the Fisher Estate at trunk-line highways passing through $6.00 level beans come out again. person, by seeing the secretary of the gram filled with good things that all Romeo and Glenn Ells, Manager of the municipalities. It is understood The Senate is stalling on the tariff College Y. M. C. A. at the People's that some municipalities are unwill- want to hear. First, let me say that Marys Eighty at Pontiac. It repre- bill. If the bean tariff is not advanced Miss Mimms of Louisiana Farm Bureau sents the majority of the farms operat- church, on arrival. There are always ing to have large amounts of public plenty of rooms, but folks should take to Z% cents to 3 cents per pound we will tell us what the women of her ed by this method in Okland and Mc- funds spent in their borders by the Administrative Board, charging that it is influenced by political consider- Third Annual Dinner can expect plenty of competition again another fall from Japan and Europe. state do through the Farm Bureau and what they do in other states she has Comb counties. care of this item promptly. ation. Of T h e visited. 7 to 21-Year Term Age Will Tell It would appear that agitators for .STATU FARM MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE! CO, Dept. Rules on Holding Mrs. Louise Campbell has consent- ed to tell us how the Farm Bureau For Potato Swindler He: "Pardon me, dear, but your stockings seem rather wrinkled." the Dykstra Bill are perhaps as much concerned with having the weight tax Michigan Agents Legally Taken Furs and the Extension Department can Pontiac, Jan. 20—A potato swindle She: "You brute! I have no stock- money in their control as they are in No permits are lequlred by trappers and does co-operate. Then we have ings on." perpetrated on Oakland County farm- securing relief for their local t o * WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY S tain legally caught furs, in pos- some rare treats coming from some of ers today brought a 7 to 21 year term payers. Dinner, 12:15 O'clock, Sharp .u far better market prices, ac- our own women. in Jackson State Prison for Charles cording to the Department of Conser- M. L. Noon, President State .Farm Bureau Presiding vat ton. Mrs. Helen Hill of Genesee county, Wohl, 35, of 9229 McQuade avenue, Resolutions! County Presidents P. II. Crane, Supt. of Agents Address If trappers comply with the law Mrs. deorge Felt of Mason county, Mrs. N. W. Laird of Washtenaw Co., Detroit. He was convicted Thursday of giving farmers worthless checks for Meeting of the Resolutions Are urged to see that their Farm George J. Mecherle, President of Company Address and send reports to the Departmental Committee for the 12th Annual and Mrs. C. B. Cook of Shiawassee Co., their potatoes. Bureau Home and Community chair- offices at Lansing after the close of Meeting is called for 2 o'clock. men have the opportunity to attend Alfred Bentall, Michigan Agency Director .Distribution of Awards the respective trapping seasons list- will relate her actual experiences The court recommended he serve along some particular line, all of State Farm Bureau headquar- the Farm Bureau women's breakfast Surprise Sales Demonstration Elton James Ryan ing the number and kind of furs on 10 years. which we know will be most inter- ters, Lansing, Monday, Feb. 8. and meeting at the Union Memorial Union Memorial Building East Lansing hand these furs may be kept as long —J. J. Jakway, Chairman. Bldg., State College, Wednesday morn- as desirable without permits and esting to every farm woman present. A piece of orange rind kept in the ing, Feb. 5. without any other formalities. (Ccatiuued on page two). canister gives a delicious flavor to tea. j TWO MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS IF THE FARMERS WERE AS SLOW AS THE FARM Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- TARIFF MAKERS Copyright, 1930, New York Tribune What The Law Says lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices a t State Farm Bureau head- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930 NO. 2 A b o u t It VOL. VIII. Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second class Under this heading Mr. YV. If. Wise oi" Lansing, attorney, con- matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided ducts a legal department for readers of the Farm Bureau News. for in Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917. authorized January 12. 1923. Readers should submit their legal questions to the Michigan Farm Subscription price $1.00 per year. To Farm Bureau member*, Bureau News, Lansing, Michigan. It is understood that this service 50 cents per year, Included In their annual dues. is purely informational. No charge to readers for the service. Editor. E. E. UNGREN .'...Editor and Business Manager Q. An old water course across A. When an automobile is takf FERN DAVIS i < Imitation our field was cleaned out making a to a garage for repairs the garaj nice open ditch. This year a govern- man has custody of the car only fJ ment tractor plowed most of the farm the purpose for which it is left the j and has turned a double furrow into If the car is used for any other p u j MICHIGAN STATOTARM BUREAU it from both sides the full length. H. pose and damage results, the g a r a J I. O. St. Clair County. man himself is liable for such <;L A. The ditch or drain mentioned mage. If from poor workmanship ( T OFFICERS was not a ditch or drain established carelessness damage results to tbl M. L. NOON, Jackson President under the statutes provided for such, car while in the garage man's p o l W. W. BILLINGS, Pavison Vice-President but was only a private drain. If the j session, the garage man is liable Pirectors-at-Large djtch were such that its purpose were damages, so from what you h a \ l XTnTiVTV >c M. B. SON Lowell clearly discoverable from its condi- stated in your question it was thl v. WAGAA'!.';.';;;.' ?.arl,et. outside of the radiator at least seven and could furnish it. Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool .* Alfred Bentall Inches across. The garage man MICHIGAN COMMODITY MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS states that in some way a*blade of AFFILIATED WITH MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU He; fun has gone through the radia- Q. A friend of ours had thr< Michigan Potato Growers Exchange Cadillac tor and that he will send for a new sons and a daughter. One son lej Michigan Milk Producers ' -i 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit radiator or send the broken one in home at an early age but the othf Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson for a new section. This is not done children 'remained at home. Wlie Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg., Lansing for some time and then after it is this friend, the father of these chi Michigan Fruit Growers, Jnc Benton Harbor done the bill is sent to the owner. dren, died, he left a will giving ; DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE COMMODITY EXCHANGES They state that the bill is collectible. his property to the three childi P. H. C. A. Huron County. who had stayed at home. The bo MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N who had left home was not mentioi Carl Martin, Pres CoJdwater N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing ed. Can he break the will and gf Milton Burkholder, V. P. .Marlette H. D. Horton, Sec-Treas Kinde R. G. Potts, Vice-Pres. Washington P. P. Peach. Sec Detroit t h e D e t r o i t Courier on t h e g r o u n d s t h a t his proposal would surely p r o v e to lie a b o o m e r a n g against the very t a x p a y e r s he How Farmers May Qualify any property? County. A. S. C. Berrie L. E. Osmer, Mgr Neil Bass, Bean Dep't Lansing Lansing H a r r y Calkins M. L. Noon Fowlerville Jackson had set out to aid. I n its issue of J a n u a r y .'!, the Courier s a y s : Under Federal Farm Board A. Under the statute which coi W. E. Phillips Decatur R. L. Taylor , Lapeer ' ' S h o u l d the City of Detroit, or W a y n e County, succeed in trols the inheritance of property b George McCalla Ypsilanti L. W. Harwood Adrian will, a man may do anything whh H. H. Sanford Battle Creek Anthony H u y s e r Caledonia g e t t t i n g a verdict of $8,000,000 for deferred p a y m e n t s of a u t o FEDERAL FAkM BOARD is legal by his will. The ordinal M. R. Shisler Caledonia Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven weight taxes, it; would mean about $16^000,000 for t h e other 82 Washington procedure is for a man, to divide h Frank Gilmore Parma Fred G. Beardsley Oxford counties in Michigan. When placed on the t a x roll i t would cost January 3, 1U?,0 property more or less equally amon W. J. Hazel wood Mt. Pleasant William Hunter Sandusky Mr. J. F. Cox, his children and this procedure he Elmer Powers Clio t h e p r o p e r t y owners of W a y n e county $12,000,000. One-half t h e given rise to the fallacy that unless MICH. POTATO GROWERS Dean, Michigan State College, EXCH. t a x e s of .Michigan a r e paid by AVayne County. Then we East Lansing, Mich. child is mentioned in the will, an M I C H . L I V E STOCK EXCH. Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac E. A. Beamer, Pres BUssfleld thought Bill Wreford had gut ten past the gruel eating stage of Dear Mr. Cox: — cut off with a dollar, he can brea J. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres. Provemont R D. Harper, Vice-Pres., St. Johns the will and secure a portion of tl O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby political l i f e . " You no doubt are being asked the question every day by estate for himself. However, this J. H. O'Mealey, Sec'y Hudson George Herman, Treas Remus Frank Oher.st, Treas., Breckenridge Even more outspoken is the Michigan S t a t e Digest in i t s issue both individual farmers and representatives of co-operative mar- untrue, and if a child is not mentio F. P. Hibst, Gen. Mgr Cadillac keting associations as to what they will have to do to get aid or ed in the will, unless such child C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr..Cadillac Nate Pattison Caro of J a n u a r y 2. U n d e r t h e caption " W a y n e Wins B o n e h e a d assistance from the Federal Farm Board. J. R. Bettes .Sparta born after the death of the fathe Leon G. Van Leu w Bellalre C h a m p i o n s h i p " this p a p e r comments on t h e proposed $8,000,000 It is impossible for the Board to deal direct with the in- he cannot contest the will succes Charles Brown Sunfleld O. S. Wood Barryton suit in p a r t as follows: dividual farmer. Under the terms of the Agricultural Market- fully and cannot get any part of tl Edward Woodruff Charles Dippey Perry Hastings 83. A. Rasmussen Sheridan ing Act, the Board may, with exceptions not here important, lend property of his father. MICHIGAN FRUIT GROWERS, INC. " W h e n it is all over t h e chanees a r e almost 100 t o n o t h i n g only to co-operative associations which are qualified under the Herbert Nafziger, P r e s W a y n e will get n o t h i n g . All t h a t county will have gained will Capper-Volstead Act of 1922. John Botteme Spring Lake Q. I have a man working for m Benton Harbor W. J. Schultz Hart be t h e e n m i t y of some out-state legislators. E v e n if W a y n e To qualify under the Capper-Volstead Act, the co-operative against whom a judgment has be O. R. Gale, 1st Vice-Pres John Miller Coloma must be composed of persons engaged in the production of agri- obtained. * He is willing to pay Shelby Carl B u s k i r k Lawrence should win, s h e would lose. Because then the out-state b i t t e r - H. H. Hogue, 2nd Vice-Pres cultural products, as farmers, planters, ranchmen, dairymen, matter of one dollar per week towai L. A. Hawley Ludington ness would b e e x a g g e r a t e d . nut or fruit growers, acting together in associations, corporate the satisfaction of this judgment, b Sodus If. Nafziger Millburg "A decision for W a y n e would mean no h i g h w a y improve- or otherwise, with or without capital stock, in collectively pro- the person who has gotten the jud, F . L. Bradford, S e c - T r e a s ••••••• Benton H a r b o r V. W a r n e r Mattawan cessing, preparing for market, handling and marketing in inter- ment refuses to take this and sa: <\ J. Chrestensen Onekama m e n t s out-state f o r 1930. N o t h i n g b u t a state forced to t u r n state and foreign commerce, such products of persons so en- F. L. Granger, Sales Mgr that he will take out a garnishmei M. D. Buskirk Paw Paw its highway receipts over to the richest c o u n t y in t h e s t a t e . " gaged. Such associations may have marketing agencies in com- on the monthly wages of my hire • •••• ••• Benton H a r b o r F. L. Bradford St. Joseph In a p p a r e n t a g r e e m e n t with the Digest, t h e Sault S t e . M a r i e mon; such associations and their members may make necessary Miller Overton Bangor W. F . Dean J. W. Prentice Eau Claire Saugatuck contracts and agreements effecting such purposes. man. Can this be done as long as m J. F. Higbee Benton Center Cj. L. Brody O. P. Gale Lansing Shelby News holds t h a t • Almost w i t h o u t r e g a r d t o t h e technical r i g h t s hired man is willing to pay som David Brake Fremont Under the provisions of the Act, however, such associations thing on the judgment. M. M. 1 jr. if. Hogue Sodus of W a y n e a n d other counties, the general a t t i t u d e of t h e out- shall be operated for the mutual benefit of their members and P D. Leavenworth A M E R I C A N F A R M B U R EJA U F E D E R A T I O N Lenawee County. a m e s Nicol South Haven conform to one or both of the following requirements: Q?S « I yI8 A i K Grand Rapids HEADQUARTERS. Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. state public will be one of hope t h a t W a y n e l o s e s . " A. The garnishment can be take I SAM H. THOMPSON President T h o u s a n d s of city t a x p a y e r s a r e going t o be deluded b y t h e " ( l ) . That no m~:r.bcr of the association is allowed more out on the monthly wages of yo GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F D8 East Washington*St.', Chicago than one vote beciaise of the amount of stock or membership hired man unless there has been CH&S1H.R H. GRAY Washington Representative G r a n d R a p i d s - W a y n e County-Municipal L e a g u e c a m p a i g n a n d capital he may own j!hcreiii; or agreement between your hired ma it is going to t a k e t h e best efforts of the farmers of t h e S t a t e " ( 2 ) That the association does not pay dividends on stock and the person who has the jud to p r e v e n t t h e d o i n g of a g r e a t w r o n g . H o w e v e r , i t is h e a r t e n - or membership capital in excess ci eight per cent per annum." ment, that one dollar per week wi Editorials ing to k n o w t h a t here a n d t h e r e t h r o u g h the press t h e r e is a realization t h a t this selfish proposal m a y eventually prove to be Another requirement of the Act is "that the association shall not deal in the products of non-members to an amount greater be sufficient payment. Until th whole judgment is completely sati fied, a garnishment can be taken ot in value than such as are handled by it for members." costly i n the e x t r e m e t o its advocates. on the wages regardless that yoi PRESS RAPS GRAB AT H I G H W A Y FUNDS In order to effectively carry out the provisions of the Act, hired man is willing to pay a sma the Board has already assisted in the formation of several na- meetings for their women—some all amount each wreek. Activity on t h e p a r t <>i' G r a n d Rapids a n d W a y n e County Bureau Women to day affairs—some breakfasts similar tional co-operatives representing particular commodities. Others will be formed in the future. If and when such national co-opera- political forces designed t o stampede t h e cities of Michigan in- to this one as planned—and they are Breakfast Wednesday all enthusiastic over results. Let's tives are formed it is the policy of the Board to require that all Q. I was driving my car in to a c a m p a i g n to g r a b t h e bulk of the present S t a t e H i g h w a y (Continued from Page One) local, state or regional co-operatives shall affiliate with the Na- nearby city on a stop street. Ar keep Michigan in line with the rest. tional and receive the benefits of the Agricultural Marketing money is m e e t i n g with opposition from q u a r t e r s that were 1 Mrs. C. L. Brody will act as cheer other car came from a side street an It will be necessary for us to know Act through this national affiliation. turned to the left in the same 1S CO. INC., UCS14 Orleans St., D e t r o i t Roads. igan State Farm Bureau, atten- there is nothing the owner of the Grand Rapids has been informed that tion of C. L. Brody, secretary. Washington, D. C, Jan. 15—Reply- surface rights can do to prevent. The he will be made the target of a recall Grand Rapids.—The 1-mill tax, Tiicket orders received too late ing to an inquiry from the Michigan deeds given by the state provide that petition in the near future unless he for mailing prior to Farmers spread over the entire county, is the Farm Bureau News, Congressman Roy whenever any company goes on the voluntarily resigns from office. most equitable method of financing Week will be reserved and may be called for at State Farm Bu- 0. Woodruff of Michigan today com- land for the purpose of taking either county highway construction thus far reau headquarters, 221 X. Cedar mented on the failure of the Michigan mineral, oil or gas, that company is abled Farm Bureau members headed attempted and should be continued in street, Lansing, up to Wednesday Conservation Commission to give liable for such damages to the surface I by M. B. McPherson, director of the It was Mr. Brooks' vote which en- Farmers ~ Slate Tllutual R o d d e d Fire | * I n s u r a n c e Co., of l U i c h . ^~N HOME O F F I C E - F L I N T . MICH. May we offer you the advantages and service of the State Mutual Attention Kent county, delegates to the 11th night, February 5. Thursday homesteaders on lands overlying the rights as shall occur from such entry. Michigan State Farm Bureau, and Rodded Fire Insurance Co. of Michigan to protect your property annual meeting of the Kent County momiutg'the tickets will be mov- State owned mineral deposits in Mid- This really means little, because it is other rural supervisors to save the against Fire and Lightning. Over 20,000 Michigan farmers are with us. More coming- evey day. Farm Bureau decided Jan. 10. ed to annual meeting room. land and Isabella counties the first difficult to see how material damage mill tax for Kent county. It would be a pleasure to furnish you any desired information. This was the only official action opportunity to lease oil drilling rights can occur on property that is practi- The petition recites that the mill tax W. T. I.KAVIS, Sit'y, 702 ( lnirch Street, Flint, Michigan. (taken by the farm organization on You may write us to reserve tickets and we'll have them for from the State. cally worthless. I know of an in- imposes a needless burden upon East taxation this year, but it heard Rep- Grand Rapids, and that in voting for resentative William J. Thomas of Can- you at the annual meeting. Congressman Woodruff criticised stance where an oil company has the tax Mr. Brooks voted against the Tickets will be on sale all day the State leases to the Pure Oil Co., drilled a well within 200 yards of nonsburg, a member of Gov. Green's best interests of his constituents and committee of inquiry on taxation, say Thursday at the Union Memorial which have been criticized by Farm the house and on the farm of a home- against the wishes of the remainder that he proposes to recommend as a building desk. substitute for the present state prop- cannot be held after 3 p. m. Reserved tickets Bureau members and County Farm steader. I am told the well is a good Bureau boards of directors in those one and that it produces much oil. If Rapids. of the city commission of East Grand You can depend on Farm erty tax a specific tax on intangibles, p rticularly advocating an income Thursday except on advice that the owner cannot call for thorn counties. Mr. Woodruff's statement this homesteader had been given a follows: lease on the property on the same Bureau Adapted Seeds to sooner. After 3 p. m. uncalled for terms it was leased to others he could tax to supplant the property tax. reiserved tickets are open to late Visited Oil Fields B give you large hay crops Alarmed by the sharp decline in comers. We urge you to reserve "During the past summer, after my j have sub-leased and thereby secured and butterfat and butter prices, the farm- ers appealed to the farm bureau to launch a campaign against the use of dairy substitutes. The producers de- youir tickets early. The banquet starts at 6 p. .m., eastern standard time and will start on time. attention was called to certain con- a profit for himself and his family ditions existing in the Midland-Isa-1 without taking anything from the bella oil fields, I made a personal state. visit to the homes of a number of the j "When we consider what the Corn- homesteaders in that region. These | mission has done for others, notably LOSS and do it regularity. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. clared consumers are "being deceived in the belief that there is a saving in people have been working and living the Pure Oil Company in the way of Damage Claims Lansing, M i c h i g a n the use of butter substitutes and we sixth place having 10 decks. A. F. under pitiable conditions. I learned granting them leases, it seems to me Handled by this department therefore recommend that the farm Klotz, Portland Farm Bureau and H. from them that the State Conserva- not unreasonable to believe that it with no charge to Farm Bureau bureau undertake a campaign to em- A. Dawson, manager of the Clare tion Committee had leased the oil could have handled the whole matter phasize the relative value of butter in Shipping Association tied for the rights on all their lands to the Pure in the way I have suggested, thereby members. Nominal charge to comparison with butter substitutes." seventh place, each with 9 decks. Oil Company. I examined the deeds rendering justice to the homesteader, non-member farmers. Urges Group Buying given them by the state and found and still have lost nothing to the tax- Ithaca, Owosso and Williamiston As- Collective bargaining in the pur sociations contributed eight decks that in them the state had specifically payers. In the case of the individual chase of farm supplies and closer co- each for eighth place. Grand Ledge, reserved all oil, gas, and mineral homesteader, it was a matter of leas- operation between town and country Sparta and Weidman tied for ninth rights, leaving to the homesteader ing the oil rights on only 160 acres of were among the proposals advocated place with 7 decks. West Calhoun only such benefits as might accrue to land, this being the land upon which Have Your Freight Bills Audited For Overcharges. RED JOCKEY in addesses by David Woodman, dis- and Nashville shipped six decks, tie- him from engaging in agriculture. the homesteader already owned the Let ns handle your railroad trict representative of the Michigan ing for tenth place. This policy, I believe, is very general- surface rights. In the case of the ly followed, not alone by other states, Pure Oil Company, it was a matter of problems for you regarding | A F i n e F a r m B u r e a u Coal State Farm bureau, and Lee H. Bierce, drains, station facilities and When you want flour, coffee or other household Farmers Visft Yards but by the Federal Government itself, leasing 5,000 acres of land, as I under- secretary of the Grand Rapids Asso- ciation of Commerce. J. R. Bettes, manager of the Sparta and to my mind under ordinary cir-' stand it, the surface rights of which equipment, freight rates fences necessities of satisfactory quality at a right price, you Woodman cited the saving that Co-operative Association and director cumstances is not to be criticized. not an acre was owned by the Pure and so forth. order BY NAME. might be effected in the purchase of of the Michigan Live Stock Exchange, "The purpose of homesteading lands Oil Company, Likewise, ask your co-operative association for fertilizers by group buying. At the accompanied by about one hundred primarily is to permit a citizen to j "Everyone, I think, will agree that present time he said, Michigan farm- members of the Sparta Association, create a home for himself and his individuals and oil companies lease Farm Bureau Farm Bureau R E D JOCKEY coal and you'll get es are paying for the sale cost of a paid us a very pleasant visit in De- A high grade, southeastern Kentucky coal for cooking, family. Usually homesteading is oil lands for the purpose of making a dozen or more representatives of fer- cember. They arrived early in the undertaken by individuals who have profit. They do not knowingly lease Traffic Department tilizer manufacturers who are travel- morning, having been furnished a 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan. heating stove, or furnace. Easy kindling, burns vigor- little or no financial resources. The upon terms which would not give ously and evenly. ing up and down the state. By pooling special car by the EPere Marquette homestead law provides that a certain them a profit. It is my opinion that their orders with one agency, Wood- Railroad. After nraking an inspection amount of work shall be done upon ; the state was under more of an obli- man believed, farmers can eliminate of the yards and watching the hand- the land each year, and that the home- gation to give the homesteader an op- Red Jockey doesn 't have to be coaxed to get under way much of this sales cost at a savings ling of live stock in all its phases, steader shall live thereon at lest six i portunity to make a profit on the oil and puts up a big blazing, heat-radiating fire under very to themselves and at no loss to the they were served a delightful lunch little draft. Is long burning, holds fire—an all night coal. manufacturer. by the Michigan Live Stock Exchange. months of the year for a certain num- beneath his own land than it was to Then they roundedi out the day with ber of years. These are the provisions permit another individual or some oil Four ways in which the federal company to make the same profit on Red Jockey leaves no stringy soot. It is naturally clean farm marketing act will benefit agri- a motor bus trip about the city and of the Federal homestead laws, and I that same land. culture were outlined in an address by over the new Ambassador Bridge to assume the state laws are similar. Un- der ordinary circumstances this poilcy "The rights of the taxpayers at W h y It P a y s in the mine and is carefully prepared for shipment. You'll Prof. R. V. Gunn of Michigan State Canada. be pleased by the absence of slate, and other impurities. college. He believed it would minim- Annual Meeting i" a wise one and has resulted in the large are paramount. Nothing I have said or advocated will indicate that I T o Ship t h e Very low in ash; no clinkers. ize speculation in farm commodities, The annual meeting of the Mich- settling of a large proportion of our have ever at any time undertaken to eliminate waste in distribution, en- igan Live Stock Exchange will be agricultural lands. courage development of co-operative held in the Council Chambers of the "However, in connection with the impair these rights in any way. All Co-op W a y Red Jockey is one of our most popular general pur- marketing and prevent and control O t y Hall at Lansing, Michigan, on homesteading of the few farms in t n a v e a s k e d was that the homestead- Drovers, buyers, commission pose coals. It A L W A Y S comes from the same mines surplus production of food products. Friday, February 21, 1930, commenc- question in Isabella and Midland! e r be given a lease upon his own men and commercial truckers in that field which assures uniform quality. (Ship- Six new directors were elected as ing at 10 A. M., central time. Several counties, and I do not know of more I ] an( i 0 n the exact terms upon which who want your stock must figure ments of any coal from different parts of the same field follows: Three-year term, M. B. Mc- interesting speakers will be heard and than a dozen of them, there is a con-! the same land has been leased to a good living and more out of Pherson of Lowell, Leo Riggs of Dut- many problems of the live stock pro- dition which ordinarily does not exist j others. their shipping profits. frequently differ in performance.) W e know you will ton and Mrs. Blanche Cowan of Grat- ducer will be discussed. Also, there where lands are homesteaded. The "i w nj add that I do not now own, You can realize that profit like Red Jockey. In egg and lump sizes. tan; two-year term, Rudolph Zant of will be two or three new directors to Conservation Commission of the State | n or have I in many years owned a yourself, and why not? You can Farm Bureau Red Jockey, Quick Heat, Fire Brand, Pochontas, Grand Rapids, M. R. Shisler of Cale- be elected. We want every shipping is supposed to know the quality of j s hare of any stock in any oil company, ship through your nearest co- donia, and D. W. Richardson of Grand association in the state to be repre- land under its supervision and nor do I have any interest in any oil or operative live stock shipping as- Coke, Anthracite and Toastmaster Range Nut are Rapids. whether certain specified lands are gas leases. In fact, I have absolutely sociation, which is connected ^ Selected, High Quality Coals. Asb sented. Frank Church of Kent City, Mr. Mc- Oh the evening of Thursday, Feb- suitable for agriculture. My criticism no personal interests whatever in any- with the Michigan Live Stock for Them by Name pherson and Mr. Shisler of Caledonia ruary 20, 1930, a banquet will be given !has been because the Commission, thing connected with the oil develop- Exchange and its sales offices were elected delegates to the Michigan at the Hotel Olds in Lansing. This representing the people of the State ment in or out of the state of Michigan, on the Detroit and East Buffalo State Farm bureau convention. banquet is given by the Michigan Live of Michigan, has permitted these un-: Whatever action I have taken has markets. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. <* Stock Exchange for the live stock pro- fortunate people to homestead lands j been taken with a desire to assist The co-op carries your stock Lansing, Michigan Live Stock Exchange ducers of Michigan and all are invited which the members of the Commission certain homesteaders, whom I believe clear to the packer's hands, and to attend. A sima/li amount will be at least should have known were j — you get all it brings at the final Reports a Big Year charged for the dinner. Be sure to be utterly worthless for agriculture. market, rather than what the (Continued from page 1) there as it will be an evening with efforts toward getting this increase in plenty to eat, plenty of good music "The responsibility for permitting Law Is Too Late Classified A d s local man can afford to pay. Our salesmen are among the best in tariff on foreign beans. and high class entertainment and these homesteaders to homestead Classified Advertisements w i l l be charged at the rate of 5 cents a the business. We are interested Plan For 1930 you will hear some excellent talks on these lands does not, I will say in word. Where the ads are to appear We are starting on a new year and different subjects. All are cordially fairness to the present members of our hope and wish is that the year invited to attend and to secure your the Conservation Commission, rest twice, the rate will be 4'/ ? cents a word and for .ids running three times or more, 4 cents a word, each first in getting all we can for the shipper. We do everything we can to sell your stock to advan- The Pail Test 1930 will show us keeping up the good place at the table write J. H. O'Mea- rest with them, because these lands work of 1929 by steadily increasing ley, Hudson, Michigan for reserva- were taken up for homesteading prior Insertion. tage. Our policy is that your stock is "In the hands of a friend, Tells M i l k m a k e r ' s Value the volume of business handled by tion. to the existance of the present Com- WANTED —FARM TO RENT OX all the way through." share basis, fully equipped. Particu- Roy D. Cuff and Son of Jackson, R. 5, have fed the Michigan Dive Stock Exchange. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ That mission. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^my ^ ^ ^ ^criticism ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ of^ ^ ^the _ . larily interested in dairy farm with We have grown to be the larg- This, you all know, can be accomplish- action of the previous Commission in 20 to 30 head of ci ws. Will exchange est handlers of live stock on both Milkmaker 24% for six years, changing from home ed by co-operation of the shipping as- sociations in being 100 per cent co- For Farmlt permitting the homesteading of sand ^ ^ i ^ ^ a n ' 1 " " ' ^ ^ lands is justified is substantiated by; the fact that the present Commission! WANTED—WORK ON GENERAL • ^ • markets. Send us your next ship- ment. mixed feed. They have a herd of 18 pure bred operative; by giving the best of sales and service at this terminal market and by going after new members. So Taxpayers .,, ., , stead lands which are not suitable wards, 1251 Glov t- street, Detroit, or dairv farm. Experienced on both, will not permit any person to home- A m 8 | n g i e m a n . Address James O. Ed- Michigan Livestock Exchange Detroit, 3Mcli. Guernsey and keep records. Mr. Cuff says: "We have one cow that netted in one year let all of us step up the pace just a With all that oil in Midland County, for agriculture. They go even farther ! Mlchie:an " : little, stretch a little farther, and go over 1,500 descriptions of real estate than this. They now assist prospec- WANTED—BUYERS FOR FARMS— or $230.89 at five years of age. When she was seven out of our way to do these things. If are being advertised as for sale for tive homesteaders in locating lands Many extra good bargains. Let me Producers Co-Op Com. Assn. years old we went back to feeding home mixed feed all these things are don'9 we think taxes this spring. ... ., . , . . ,, know what you want. All kinds of that at the close of 1930 tbe Michigan which a r e suitable for agriculture, city property My criticism of the present Commis- property with nje. I can sell it if for sale. List your BAST BlTKAUK N. V. with cottonseed and oil meal and she netted $129.86 m • • • xi .. iL J . J x ., . priced riprht. Men.ber Farm Bureau for the year. Live Stock Exchange will have estab- Genesee County's State tax increas- sion is that it did not give the home-! and Grange, F . A. Bhowerman, P. O. lished another record year, the same ed $382,000 between 1928 and 1929. steader the prior opportunity to lease Box 26.3 401 ypa -Ann Bldg., Ann "We went back to Farm Bureau feeds, taking on as lit did in 1929. The entire State tax paid by the ,, ., , . , . , . Arbor, Michigan, Th'e Board of Directors of the Mich- county in 1914 was less than $124,000. the oil, gas and mineral rights upon 1_24 lt.b. the new 32% Milkmaker. Our average for Decem- igan Live Stock Exchange and its em- * * * which he has surface dominion. I • ber, 1929, was 40 pounds of butterfat for the 14 ployees are very grateful to those pro- It requires more than $60,000,000 in believe the law now provides that] ducers of Michigan wbo had con- taxes annually to meet "the interest this shall be done. cows milking. Our returns for every $1 spent for fidence in their integrity and and sinking fund charges that arise "The lands in question were leased ; feed was $3.12. We have never had any feeding ability to enable them to establish on account of the bonded debt of the to the Pure Oil Company upon leases this record for amount of, business counties, cities, villages, townships, which called for certain payments of handled in 1920. It has been a pleas- and school districts of Michigan. ure to furnish the service necessary rent until such a time as drilling was done on the property, after which a FARMERS WEEK trouble since we have been feeding Farm Bureau feeds." to produce such a record and we feel Farm Bureau dairy feeds are open formula—the Ralph H. Stone, chairman of th€ royalty of one-eighth of the production that the more co-operation we get Board of Directors of the Detroit and of the well or wells should accure to from, the Michigan producers the hard- Security Trust Company, told the De- the state. I have not at any time FEB. 3-8 tag tells pound for pound what makes up the feed. er nil (I more earnest will be our en- troit Real Estate Board he favors proposed to take from the state any- The ingredients are selected to provide the highest deavors to give the best to be had. assessing real estate on the basis of thing which it now receives from the with its MANY G O O D THINGS to SEE AND amount of total digestible nutrients. Milkmaker Not that Ave are not. always trying to income rather than sale value. That leasing of any of its homestead lands. gihrte our best, but you know that as is good Farm Bureau doctrine, too. I have at no time argued or even sug- H E A R is a very busy week for all but we hope you 24% contains 420 lbs. of digestible protein as against the raige becomes more exciting, in business the same as in the sport * * # gested that the royalty accuring to will reserve a few minutes for a visit to the FARM 390 to 400 lbs. for most 24% feeds. The extra It appears that when the taxpayers the state from these homestead lands world, the more the participants exert BUREAU CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. We digestible protein in one ton of Milkmaker 24% is themselves. The race has already of the Nashville school district say should be taken from the state. At started, as the first week's business of "No!" they don't mean "Maybe". For no time have I argued that any man enough to make 363 more pounds of 31/2% milk feel sure that it will be time well spent. the new year shows an increase over the ninth time they have defeated a purchasing lands from the state upon than feeds of the 390-400 lbs. digestible protein class. the same period of the past year. new school building program at the which the oil, gas and mineral rights polls. This time a $75,000 proposi- had been reserved should be given Our NEW SPRING LINE of Suitings, Topcoat- And Milkmaker costs no more! The Lending Shippers tion went down by a vote of 177 to ings, etc., will be ready for your inspection and if Ray Harper, manager of St. Johns 153. these rights. Nor have I argued that homestead lands which are valuable Your nearest distributor of Farm Bureau supplies Grange Association, kept up his Xo- you so desire we will gladly take your measure- * * * can supply you with Milkmaker 24% or 32% or 34%, vemb and was first ag:iin in Farmers in the vicinity of Vestaburg for agricultural purposes should carry V ments for suit or topcoat and hie them for future numlber <>f decks of stock shipped registered their dissent from plans with them oil rights. ^T to fit your requirements, and with a copy of "Feeding in December, his toial being 24 decks. for an increased school tax on Tues- "What I have argued and do now use. William Snyder, manager of the day, December 30, when the proposal maintain it that the state wronged cer- Directions", a booklet describing all Farm Bureau Fowler Shipping Association, ran a to create a single school district in tain individuals by permitting them to Your visit will not obligate you in the least. It feeds and their special purposes and how to feed dose second with 2:; decks. C. H. Richland township was buried by a homestead lands Which the state, as Wood, manager of Middleton Ship- vote of 150 to 69. It had been estim- represented by its Conservation Com- will be a pleasure to show you around. them. ping Association, was third with 17 ated that the new district would bring mission, knew to be worthless for decks. Sunfield Shipping Association, increased taxes of from $9 to $10.50 agricultural purposes, and at the same Charles Brown, manager, fourth place per thousand of assessed valuation on CLOTHING DEPARTMENT with 14 decks. time took from these homesteaders FARM B U R E A U SERVICES, INC. the farms of the township. every opportunity to profit by other Michigan State Farm Bureau Frank Oberst, Breckenrid.^e Associ- than agricultural nleans. I feel very Lansing, Michigan ation, fifth with 13 decks. \V< at New York ranks second to Wisconsin strongly Branch, M. J. Dtiggan manager, took I in the production of peas for canning.' well have given these homesteaders that in these few instances --.V.VJVWJ the Conservation Commission could FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Font Bureau, successfully argued before period and In the yield at maturity. Alabama Farm Bureau 1 , 3 0 0 Farmers Hear Th«- same is true of the application the plant makes of phosphorus and FARM BOARD TELLS FROM 7 COUNTY Saves Members $20,000 the Public Service Connmission that basic slag, which is a by-product of th^ Birmingham steel mills, is not a Voyles O n Fertilizers potassium (potash) in fertilizer. "There is no sense in paying $6 HOW FARMERS MAY FARM BUREAUS fertilizer but a soil builder, such as Approximately $20,000 a year will limestone. The rate on such a classi- jto $8 per ton more for fertilizers that claim to carry a crop clear USE MARKETING ACT I t h a c a — T h e Gratiot County F a r m Bureau reorganized h e r e J a n . G at a "be saved members of the Alabama fication is about $2 per ton less than Farm Bureau Federation through the on fertilizer between Aladama points Record Crowds Greet Him at Twelve Michigan'through, it cant be done, in the meeting attended by 150. Lester Allen efforts of that organization's trans- of Ithaca was elected p r e s i d e n t ; J o h n portation department in checking an It's cheaper to borrow money at the whole ton of 2-12-6 would supply but Join A Local Co-op Thai .. T I . ,r,. * I J — case of t h e 65 b u s h e l s of corn, a C. Wilk of St. Louis, vice-president, effort by railroads to classify "basic bank and pay cash to the bank and Meetings; Here Is The Address g 4it lbs. ^ of ^nitrogen, ^ ^ ^ ^whereas^ ^ ^ 85 ^ ^lbs.^ Meets Federal Board and Otto P i n o of I t h a c a , sec'y-treas. slag" as fertilizer. pay cash to the dealer for supplies That They Enjoyed quired for maturing the crop. The meeting heard the a d d r e s s on fer- The railroads had made an effort than to charge them. The fallacy of such argument is ob- Requirements tilizer by Mt. Otto Voyles, reported to have this material if shipped in "YOU n e v e r s