T o Belonjf T o T h e P a r o l MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS Join The Farm Bureau ana l l u r e n u Is ".V Mnrk of We'll All roll Distinction" Together A N e w s p a p e r for Organized Michigan Farmers Eighth Year, Vol. VIII, No. 4 FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1930 Issued Semi-Monthly SEES STATE FARM Farm W o m a n Talks o n TURNER SCHOOL SENATE INCREASING TARIFF ON FARM MUTUAL AS OUR The Butter Situation ACT PRODUCES PRODUCTS AS IT RE-WRITES MEASURE LARGEST INSURER W h y Butter Stocks Increase butter back in daily use by the Ameri STRANGE RESULTS THAT FARM ORGANIZATIONS PROTESTED Convention Delegates Hear can people. And Dairy Prices We are informed that more than Among The "Poor" Districts Opinion of National Go Down. half of the oleo sold last year in the Aided Are Larger Boosts Proposed Bean Duty to 3c Per Pound; Authority. United States was sold to farmers and that one-fourth of that Avas Cities. Cattle, Alfalfa, Clover Seeds, Wool Rates (By Mrs. Edith M. Wagar.) actually sold to dairy farmers. HAS 400,000 POLICIES We have said many times that when our farm women are called upon for Now, that does not look good for us, BUREAU EXPLAINS ACT Go Up; Coalition of Western Senators does it? And it certainly helps in ac- a worthy cause, they never have been counting for the great drop in the Over-rides Eastern Opposition. 65 Michigan Delegates At found wanting, they are ready to do their bit. price of butter fat this winter. We Northern Counties Are The Bloomington Meeting There has been much criticism hear of it from all quarters. Our The blast of dissatisfaction with the proposed agricultural city friends tell us it has heen years Chief Beneficiaries Of Feb. 17-18 floating just now against farm folks since they could buy butter as cheap tariff, fired at Washington early in February by seven national and particularly women because Fund. as they do now; our northern farmer farm organizations, including the American Farm Bureau, is Sixty-five Michigan agents of the there has grown up all over the friends write us that they have felt State Farm Mutual Auto and Life In- nation the habit of using butter sub- the continued lowering of their cream "The Turner Act, hailed as a meas- having good effect. surance Companies who made insur- stitutes This habit has increased un- checks until they are completely dis- ure that would relieve school tax ance writing records in Michigan last til the results are appalling when the couraged; those selling whole milk burdens in poor districts, has pro- Heartened by the announcement that farmers are so dis- year and Mr. Alfred Bentall, State effect on health of American children are troubled over the price and also duced some rare and curious results, lis considered, and alarming where gusted with the consideration given agriculture that they Farm Bureau insurance director, at- over the lack of demand for milk. examination of the records in the of- the dairy interests are concerned. fice of the Superintendent of Public would rather work for defeat of the entire tariff revision tended the annual meeting of the All in all, we now know we are State Farm Life Co. at Bloomington, We are told that more than one- Instruction reveals, but apparently it fourth of our farmers are users of facing a situation that needs some program hereafter rather than accept what then lay before the 111., Feb. 17 and 18. • rapid changes. Now, what are they? has lived up to the hopes of the best oleio. We are told that there was an informed of its advocates, most of Senate, the coalition of western Republican and Democrat Some 1,100 delegates were present increase of over ten per cent in the Well, first let's every last one of us from the 26 states in which the State farm women pledge our families and whom claimed that the act was to be Senators got busy and found that they had the balance of manufacture of oleo in this country regarded as a step in the right direc- Farm Mutual operates. They repre- during the past year. our business that we will be loyal to sented nearly 400,000 automobile in- tion, which would grant much needed power. Since then things have been happening. We find that there is now a great both by using our full quota of milk surance policy holders. relief to many poor school districts.'' increase in the amount of butter in (one quart per person daily) and This is the conclusion of R. Wayne MR. CHESTER II. GRAY For several weeks the Senate has been re-writing the agri- During the convention addresses by storage over a year ago and this but- nothing but genuine butter. Milk is the various speakers brought out in- ter surplus has been gradually in- the very best food we can serve our Newton, Director of Taxation of the Washington representative to the cultural section of the tariff, revising the House rates upward formation that is very interesting to Michigan State Farm Bureau, after American Farm Bureau, whose analy- creasing. Dairymen realize that their family and it can be used not only as analyzing the reports for the first sis of the present agricultural tariff as a rule, and doing plenty of fighting in the process. every policyholder. business is in great jeopardy unless a drink but in dozens of other ways distribution of Turner Acts funds. situation in the Senate appears in this Senators from the industrial states—including most of the The Alfred M. Best Company of Chi- something is done at once to bring (Continued from page four) issue of the News. cago is the authority on the worth and "Among the 'poor' districts receiv- business of all insurance companies ing aid under the act are the city Old Guard—having the bear by the tail and not being able to operating in the United States. Mr. A. A. McKinley, their general counsel, BUREAU'S STAND C0C0ANUT0ILF0R school districts of Bay City, Niles, St. Joseph, Saginaw, Port Huron, Owosso, and Cadillac," Mr. Newton said. "The STATEINCOMEIAX let go for fear of having their industrial program wrecked, are voting " y e s " with the farm Senators with the best grace said to the delegates: r ON PLUMBING CODE OLEO HAS BEEN highest school tax rate in any of these cities last year was in Bay City, where ON BANKS FAILURE they can muster, with some exceptions. BRINGING RESULTS COMING IN FREE school taxes amounted to $18.13 per thousand of assessed valuation. Bay IN CALIFORNIA? West Against Senators from the food producing states of the. and Middle West stand Senator Copeland from New City will receive $28,069.65 under the Rural Plumbing Specialist Haugen Bill to Apply Tariff Turner Act. Saginaw, with a school Bank Tax Receipts Drop 90 York, a resident of New York City, and Senator David Walsh To Protect U. S. Butter tax rate of $14.42 per thousand re- of Massachusetts, who protest every increase on foodstuffs of Invited To Meet With ceives $32,935.06. Although the St. Per Cent One Official Committee. Producers. Joseph school rate was only $10.79, any kind as unfair to mass of consumers in the East. T h e y that city is marked down for poor Argues. fight every increase to the last ditch. For the last couple of Washington, Feb. 26—The Haugen district aid of $2,624.26. When the State Health Depart- "Equally surprising is the fact that After less than one year under a weeks they have had very little comfort out of their work. ment Committee in charge of draw- oleomargarine bill is making good state income tax on banks and cor- progress through Congress this ses- in such counties as Bay, Gratiot, Mr. Chester Gray, Washington legislative representative ing a minimum plumbing code meets Ionia, Saginaw and St. Clair, the porations, official opinion in Cali- next, on February 26th, O. E. Robey sion. It passed the House on Febru- fornia is sharply divided as to whether ary 6th, then went to the Senate cities will receive more than one- of the Farm Bureau, has written the Farm Bureau News a of the Agricultural Engineering staff the new law is to be regarded as a Committee on Agriculture, which half of the total allotment for "poor" success, judging from authorized special report on the agricultural tariff situation in the Senate at M. S. C. will be present as a Farm districts. The division of funds be- New Home Office of State Farm Bureau representative to protect the held hearings on the bill last week. statements appearing in recent is- Mutual Auto and State Farm The vote in the House was not yea tween the cities and the rest of the today, and what has happened in the past few weeks. Mr. Life Ins. Companies, Blooming- interests of agriculture. sues of the United States Daily. t o n , III. and nay but on a division of the county in these instances is as fol- Favoring the new law, Reynold E. Gray says: The February 26 meeting is an lows: "You have not only built up a large outgrowth of a public hearing on House the measure was approved by Blight, State franchise tax commis- CltiCN Other I)is(. "The tariff bill which came to the Senate from the House was premium income, but a substantial February 7th at which R. Wayne an overwhelming vote of 245 to 74. sioner, says: n n t a pil The passage of this measure by in County ottom of Lake Mich- casein but only §yzc per pound was creased duty on corn from 15c to 25c Fdmore. Sheridan, Lakeview, (March require remedying. The use of a tax igan. The coming fair will he raised granted, which i s considered inade- per bushel but are denied duties on 3.) and Sidney (March 5). Among the rate of 10 mills on the dollar of as- on made ground which pushes far out quate to provide sufficient protec- blackstrap molasses and tropical speakers were President Noon of the sessed valuation as the factor which initio (the original lake area. The fair tion against the importation of casein starches which would tend to make State Farm Bureau; R. W. Newton. determines which districts shall share will occupy a stretch from Monroe from Argentina. the tariff on corn effective and there- Farm Bureau taxation director; Mr. in the distribution has given an un- t south to 47th street. The grounds begin with the magnificent Hides SI ill Free by raise the domestic price level of Fred Hibst, general manager of the fair advantage to districts which are Michigan Potato Growers Exchange; public works in Grant Park, from "Thus far. Congress has refused to corn because the heavy importation of under-assessed. Already complaints provide an adequate duty on hides, cheap blackstrap molasses from Cuba R. H. Addy of Farm Bureau Services; Munroe street, to Roosevelt road, the have been received from districts Soldiers Field, Field Museum, Shed the House providing an inadequate is sufficient to displace about 35,- C. L. Nash and A. M. Edmunds of the which charge that they are discrimin- State Farm Bureau. acquarium and the Adler planetar- rate of 10 per cent ad valorem (of 000,000 bushels of corn for the manu- ated against in favor of neighboring ium From there to 47th street fair value) and the Senate placing hides, facture of industrial alcohol, and the districts which are not assessed up to huildings, landscaping and all that shoes and leather back on the free importation of tropical starches such As He Saw I t the average. goes with the general plan of . ex- list after refusing to provide duties as tapioca, etc., is sufficient to dis- "What is more tempting than a "While the Department of Public hibits must be raised on now barren of either 6c and 10c or 4c and 8c per abouf 6,000,000 bushels of beautiful girl to behold?" State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. Operates Instruction has made no summary for lake sapd. pound on green and dried '• on page 2.) "A live one to be held." In 26 Shaded States. one-room schools, it seems probable (Continued on page 2.) FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1980 TWO MICHIGAN' STATE FARM BUREAU NEWS F A R M A N D CITY T A X E S MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS The Michigan State* Farm Bureau at its recent meeting LINDBERGH HAS NOTHING ON THIS EXPERT GLIDER Lansing took favorable action on a proposal to co-operate with Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of the cities in w o r k i n g out a t a x plan t h a t lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices at State Farm Bureau head- quarters, Lansing, Michigan. would be • ' m u t u a l l y s a t i s f a c t o r y . " In c o m m e n t i n g on this inci- VOL. V I I I F R I D A Y , F E B . 28, 1030 NO. 4 dent the Grand Rapids Press hails this step as marking the dawn of a b e t t e r day in the long controversy over state taxa- Entered at the post office at Charlotte, Mich., as second clans matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rat^e of postage provided tion—a day when city and country, instead of being suspicions for In Sec. 1103, Act of Oct. 3, 1917. authorized January 12, 1923. of each other and trying to gdtigfe each other, will recogniie each Subscription price $1.00 per year. To Farm Bureau memberi, o t h e r ' s burdens and work t o g e t h e r whole-heartedly. 60 cents per year, included in their annual dues. We fully agree in that conclusion. It certainly is a hopeful UTfOREN Editor and Business Manager sign whenever q u a r r e l i n g gives place to business-like discussion. FERN DAVIS Circulation There i> a tendency, however, for the cities t o think that it is t h e c o u n t r y people who need e d u c a t i n g on t h e other fellow's MICHIGAN S T A t W A R M R U g E M ? problems, and the country is the place where the prejudices and 'ieions need to be removed. To a n y b o d y who has read the city papers, or followed the talk and tactics of city representa- OFFICERS tives in the legislature, it ought to be (dear that there is quite .President M. L. NOON, Jackson W. W. BILLINGS, Davison Vice-President as much prejudice, suspicion and m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g in the cities. Directors-at-Large Continually the complaint has been heard t h a t the " f a r m e r s " Lowell M. B. MCPHERSON Carleton h a v e been d o m i n a t i n g the cities through an unfair prepondam-e MRS. E D I T H M. WAGAR J O H N ! city dweller had lo pay $14.70 city tax in addition to his state SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN . STATE FARM BUREAU county, school and other taxes. On the face of it, one would F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. E. A. Thomas that the farmer is the better off of tin' two. That is exa<-t- Michigan Farm Bureau Wool Pool Alfred Bentall l y the inference that the average city t a x p a y e r would d r a w MICHIGAN COMMODITY MARKETING • ASSOCIATIONS W* A F F I L I A T E D WITH MICHIGAN STATE F A R M B U R E A U from the figures. He is apt to eompare figures, not conditions. Michigan Potato Growers Exchange 7nV nwVn'puhr""SStJSt It is true tluit Ihe city dweller has lo pay more local taxes, Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Bldg., Detroit but he gets more for his money. He gets policing, sewerage. Michigan Live Stock Exchange • • • • • • .MUUHOU Street eleaning and other public services. He gels the use of Michilan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau Bldg Lansing Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc Benton uaroor p a t k s , libraries and hospitals. Such a d v a n t a g e s , due to the fact DIRECTORS AND O F F I C E R S OF T H E COMMODITY EXCHANGES that population is concentrated, are w h a t he gets for his high- MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N er city taxes. In the m a t t e r of schools the city dweller's a d v a n - Carl Martin, Pres Coldwater N. P. Hull, Pres Lansing R. G. Potts, Vice-Pres. Washington tage is greatest of all. In the country, w h e r e houses a r e f a r Milton Burkholder, V. P .Marlette H D. Horton, Sec-Treas Kinde P.. F. Beach, Sec Detroit a p a r t , only small schools can be provided. In the city, with its i. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing H a r r y Calkins Fowlerville concentrated population, the finest of schools can lie maintained Meil Bass, Bean Dep't Lansing M. L. Noon Jackson R. L. Taylor Lapeer on a moderate school tax. W E. Phillips George McCalla Decatur Ypsilantl L. W. Harwood Adrian We are not a r g u i n g that the city dwellers live on Kasy street Farm Woman Talks H. H. Sanford H R Shisler Battle Creek Caledonia Anthony Huyser Fred W. Meyer Fred G. Beardsley Caledonia Fair Haven Oxford and that they have no s t a n d i n g in court when taxation is being diseussed. We are simply t r y i n g to b r i n g out t h e fact t h a t t h e On Butter Situation i continued from pase ]) What T h e Law Frank Gilmore W. J. Hazelwood MICH. POTATO GROWERS Parma Mt. Pleasant William Hunter Elmer Powers Sandusky Clio cities need education in t a x m a t t e r s fully as m u c h as t h e c o u n t r y . If is just as hard for a city man to appreciate t h e problems and in cooking and still be beneficial as a health promoter. Butter is richer than any oth,er food About It EXCH. M I C H . L I V E STOCK EXCH. b u r d e n s of a f a r m e r as it is for a farmer to u n d e r s t a n d j u s t w h a t in vitamin A, without which no* child Henry Curtis, Pres Cadillac E. A. Beamer, Pres BlissfleW Under this heading Mr. W. H. Wise of Lansing, attorney, conducts can develop normally. I. T. Bussey, Vice-Pres. Provemont R. D. Harper, Vice-Pres., SL Johns the problem of life is for a man who is w o r k i n g and k e e p i n g u p a legal department for readers of the Farm Bureau News. Readers O. E. Hawley, Sec'y Shelby If our farm women would put on J. H. O'Mealey, Sec'y Hudson a home ii^Detroit. this kind of "strike" for fftie rnoTithT should submit their legal questions to the Michigan Farm Bureau George Herman, T r e a s Remus Frank Oberst, Treas., Breckenridge News Lansing, Michigan. It is understood that this service is purely F. P. Hibst, Gen. Mgr Cadillac That has been the main trouble in the p a s t — m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g that surplus of hutter would disap- informational. No charge to readers for the service. Editor. Nate Pattison Caro C. A. Richner, Sales Mgr..Cadillac pear and the whole business of dairy- J. R. Bettes Span* and prejudice, fomented a n d k e p t alive by politicians. T h e r e ing would become more stable. We Q. The job to tile an open ditch not stand good for these trees, nor is Leon G. VanLeuw Bellaire I'lt'i Riots Portland across the farm of Mrs. J. E. has been it liable for the damage done in any O. S. Wood Barryton u s to be a b e t t e r spirit in the air now on both sides and even are told that the per capita of butter Edward D)ppey Perry used in Canada is over ten pounds let. The county Drain Commissioner way. 5. A. Rasmussen Sheridan Charles Woodruff Hastings in the r a n k s of t h e politicians. After all, t h e r e is no n a t u r a l MICHIGAN F R U I T GROWERS, I N C . more than that of our country. .informed property owners that all H e r b e r t Nafziger, Pres opposition between city and country, no f u n d a m e n t a l hostility trees along this ditch must be cut back Q. Will you please inform me how J o h n Botteme Spring Lake There must be some reasons for 25 feet from the center of the ditch, long it takes to remove occupants Benton H a r b o r W. J. Schultz Hart of interests. The main trouble has been m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d these conditions and it stands us in and that all brush and trees must be from premises sold on land contract, O. R. Gale, 1st Vice-Pres John Miller Coloma lack of u n d e r s t a n d i n g , and a needless cloud o f dust in the air. hand to ferret them out. My opinion cut each year thereafter. This drain who are in arrears on payments of Shelby Carl Buskirk Lawrence is that we have neglected to reach will extend through a forty acre wood- principal and interest, and the proper H. H. Hogue, 2nd Vice-Pres L. A. Hawley Ludington In short there is no problem t h a t cannot be solved b y fairness a n d our farm folks with the facts. The lot on which there are about 200 manner to go about the same? Sodus H. Nafziger Millburg common sense coupled with knowledge of t h e facts.—Editorial in oleomargarine manufacturers decided .trees which would have to be removed. F. E. M. Branch Co. F . L. Bradford, S e c - T r e a s V. W a r n e r Mattawan Benton Harbor ADKIAX TKU<:<;RAM. a year ago to spend $1,500,000 to ad- Can the owners of this wood-lot be A. Removal of occupants from prem- C. J. Chrestensen Onekama vertise their products and they must compelled to pay taxes on a stretch of ises sold on land contract varies as to F . L. Granger, Sales Mgr M. D. Buskirk P a w Paw Benton H a r b o r have done a pretty good job of it, we land approximately fifty-five feet in the conditions surrounding the land F . L. Bradford St. Joseph The above editorial in the A d r i a n Telegram, w r i t t e n after the Miller Overton Bangor must admit. width, which as a result of the drain contract. If the land contract has J. W. Prentice Saugatuck J. F. Higbee Benton Center O. R. Gale Shelby 12th a n n u a l m e e t i n g of the Michigan State F a r m Bureau, F e b . Now the dairy interests do spend will be useless to them? been duly acknowledged and recorded, David Brake Fremont H. H. Hogue Sodus 0-7, 1930, and based on the resolutions adopted by the F a r m Bu- money, and quite a bit of it to a A. P. M. Ingham. Co. the length of time required for re- P. D. Leavenworth AMERICAN FARM BUREAU J a m e sFEDERATION Nicol South Haven tise their products, but 1 Woader if we A. The ruling of the Drain Com- moval extends over a period of one LEGISLATIVE HEADQUARTERS Grand Rapids Munsey Bldg., Washington, D. C. reau is typical of .similar editorial comment a p p e a r i n g in t h e De- have not failed to reach our home missioner after it has been supported year. If the land contract has not W. F . Dean Eau Claire SAM II. THOMPSON C. L. Brody President Lansing troit News, Oram! Rapids Press and other leading daily news- folks? A systematic campaign hae by the Board of Reviews, can be tested been recorded then removal may be GENERAL OFFICES A. F. B. F ZS East Washington St., Chicago papers throughout the S t a t e . been on in the cities, thro:' £h ;he in the circuit court but it can be tested had in a period of from forty-five to CHESTER H. GRAY Washington Representative schools, women's clubs and other only for its reasonableness under all sixty days. attending public schools outside the groups until the great majority of the circumstance if this is a reason- The proceedure to remove occupants Turner School Act district and for whom the district t h e m k n o w t h e v a l u e o f m i l k a s a able ruling, then the trees which will from premises being held under a Editorials Has Strange Results pays tuition. Pupils in school in the foo< l- district but living outside are ex- have to be removed and the taxes land contract lies before the circuit court commissioner. If you go to Lectures are given, pictures are paid on the strip of land inasmuch as the circuit court commissioner of your shown, pageants are put on and noth- the benefit from the drain is shared county he will be glad to aid you in ( d>irt inuc(:•'', : butter, 38$ ; condensed, evaporated <»r powder- will serve as a spur to further con- of equalized valuation. ; always felt that commodity market- sound, and to all appearances she was. ed the college she paid one year's ed milk, 4.4', : ice cream, \'< ; cheese, :;.»;'.. Total ioo%. "Fifth, the State average of aver- ' " t organizations lose their best help- Two weeks after buying her she was tuition in advance and got ten per solidation in sections which are fi- age membership per $100,000 of equal- e r it" t h e y f a i l t o k e e P f a r m women taken with azotemia. I have since cent discount with the understanding For some months the dairy industry has been suffering from nancially unable lo stand (his ex- ized valuation is determined. For the •llioroughly acquainted with all the learned that the horse had an attack that If she finished in less than a pense. of the disease about two weeks before year they would refund the unused a n over-product ion ot butter ami other dairy products, and n current year this average is 11 aver- 'ietails of their business. "The method of distributing funds age members per $100,000 of equaliz-! I f o u r l a i n i women had been as and one at a still earlier date. What tuition. She graduated in eight constantly increasing amount of those products in storage. Also under the Turner Act is one of the ed valuation. J years along lines of butler using as does the law say about it? months. Now the Business college i'roin a steadily growing consumption of oleomargerine. most complicated in the history of "Sixth, this year no districts shares! thoroughly coached the past few L. G. W. Calhoun Co. refuses to refund the unused tuition. December 1, 1929, there were 40 million more pounds of but- educational finance, and it is im- in the distribution unless they h a v e | s h e w a s during the war along lines A. When a horse is sold as sound, What is your opinion? possible for any district to determine more than 11 average members per o1' *nbstilule using, I'm sure the story there is an expressed warranty W. R. C. Barry Co. t e r in storage t h a n on December 1. 1928, a n d d u r i n g 1!>2!) con- its share in advance of the compila- $100,000 of equalized valuation. Where would be different now. If she was against all chronic diseases and ail- sumption of oleo has increased by -T> million pounds. tnents. If azotemia is a chronic dis- A. The terms of the contract are ef- tion of the necessary statistics by the the average membership exceeds n , told where she could buy good butter fective and unless there is a written Who ate this oleo.' To jref something of an answer the Milk State. Neither is it possible to check the 11 is subtracted from the actual instead of the stuff that's offered her ease, or one that had been incurred contract which does not provide for the accuracy of the State's figures average membership of the district , many times, the story might be dit- before the sale and was dormant at Messenger writer investigated a couple of small towns near De- without access to (lie lull body of and the school census of the district .ferenl ton. the Unite of the sale, then the seller the refund of the unused tuition, the troit. One well populated with factory labor and the other in- records in the office of the Depart- is multiplied by the remainder to find violated the expressed warranty of amount of the unused tuition must be When our women are thoroughly soundness and would be liable in dam- returned by the business college to ment of Public Instruction at Lansing. the excess census number per $100,mm aroused, and they should be ere cWdiltg a large n u m b e r of retired farmers, a n d with much of ages for the difference in the value of you. the surplus labor employed on farms. To his surprise the factory "The act provides that any district of equalized valuation. long, they are going to know more the horse. with a tax rate in excess of 10 mills "Seventh, these excess census num- aboirt. the ins and outs of the dairy town showed sales to be l o % oleo and 8 5 % b u t t e r despite the on each dollar of assessed valuation bers for each district having such a business. They will ask to hear the Q. I have So acres of land and part Senate Raises Rates industrial depression. The town Where retired f a r m e r s make up shall share in the distribution, but number are then added and the story direct, they will boycott the that in no case shall the sum received $2,000,600 appropriated under the numerous eookihg ot the line fences are poor. There are demonstrations two square 40 acres on the south of On Farm Products much of the population and which is more of a r u r a l town, show- i Cunt iiiucd from rat-re 1> from the State be sufficient to reduce Turner Act is divided by this total, to that persist in using substitute for me and two on the north of me and ed sales to be 3 5 % oleo and li.V, butter. the rate below 10 mills per dollar of find the amount of money to be allow- butter and they will demand a higher one farm on the west of mine. Will which might otherwise be made into This survey and other information indicate to the .Milk Mes- assessed valuation. starch. ed for each unit in the excess census quality of butter on the market. you please state which part of line "The tariff bill now is in the par- senger that the contention that farmers consume the largest "In computing the amount given to number for each school district. In the meantime let's do our best to fences are mine according to law? liamentary status of being considered share of the oleo sold w not very far off the mark. each district, the first step is to list "Eighth, the allowance per unit is correct this situation right now. It S. P. H. Montcalm Co. in the Committee of the Whole Sen- all distrfcts with a tax rate above 10 multiplied by the excess census num- has been brought to us as something A. The statute relative to line fenc- ate. When this Committee rises to Oleo costs the milk p r o d u c e r more t h a n he pays for it, says mills on the assessed valuation. ber of each district to find the amount for immediate action, let's art. es is as follows: "The respective oc- report the bill with amendments to the Milk Messenger. Suppose the average herd of S cows pro- "Second, the equalized valuation of of aid it shall be provisionally allot- cupants of lands enclosed with fences, the Senate, separate votes may be duces an average of 20 lbs. of b u t t e r per month. A ten cent each district is found. Thus if the as- ted. One Was All Right shall keep and maintain partition demanded on individual items. It is sessed valuation of the district is "Ninth, the assessed valuation of fences between their own and the next to be hoped, therefore, that the Sen- difference in the price of butterfat—because of an oleo flood- "Hey, Bill," the electrician called adjoining enclosure in equal shares." ate may reconsider its action and pro- $100,000 and the county equalized the each district receiving aid is multi- down to his assistant, "grab. hold of vide adequate duties particularly on ed m a r k e t — m e a n s $11! to l h a t producer. Let him add that c township by increasing the value 10 plied by 10 mills to find yield of a 10 one of the wires." Thus, it would be necessary for the the following products, among others: to his oleo purchases for the month to gel the true cost of b u t t e r per cent, while the state Board of mill tax. occupant of the land to make arrange- "All right," said Bill, "I got one." ments with his neighbors concerning Casein substitute. Equalization raised the whole county "Tenth, the yield of the 10 mill rate "Feel anything?" fenoos. Hides an additional 10 per cent, the equal- is deducted from the actual amount of "Nope." Sugar T h i n k what it would mean if the 4,:>00,(>t>0 f a r m e r s AVIIO pro- ized valuation of the district would be taxes levied in the district to deter- Oils and fats 'Good. I wasn't sure which was Q. I would like to receive some in- duce more or less d a i r y p r o d u c t s would be i n s t r u m e n t a l in in- $121,000. mine the limit to the amount of aid which. Don't touch the other one. Blackstrap molasp.es "Third, the average membership in which the district may receive. formation in regard to my apple trees, shi£ milk consumption to the extent of one p o u n d of butter, It's got 6,000 volts in it." 5 years old, Northern Spies, which Tropical starches, as tapioca, sago." each district is computed. Average "Eleventh, the provisional amount univalent in milk, per week. O u r present surplus of membership represents the average of aid allotted to each district under is deducted. have been girdled by rabbits. Does Slight Krror? 40,000,000 lbs. of b u t t e r would be ffone in less than nine weeks, the state stand good for this? Speaking of animals, do you recall registration in the school, plus stu- the eighth r?tep, above, is compared "Twelfth, the surpluses so deducted dents living in the districts but at- with the limit of aid as determined are totaled and the whole process is R. E. V. Ionia Co. the lady who when informed that the and if the campaign continued for a year, nearly 200 million A. The state is not responsible for kangaroo was a native of Australia, tending parochial and private schools, under the tenth step, above. Where repeated. This year a second repeti- additional pounds of b u t t e r would be usecL plus pupils living in the district and the aid exceeds the limit the surplus tion was also necessary". destruction of trees or crops by wild remarked, "Ya don't tell me. My sis- animals or game. Thus the state can- ter married wan of them!" MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU NEWS THRFF EXPLAINS FEDERAL 1930 Fishing Season Regulations Complete WAYNE CO. SUES dum giving the cities at least a third of the weight tax." Classified A d s WANTTK1V-FAHM \ V O RK HV \1 \ p - lne.1 man. Three children K , i- Tho St. U w r e n f p Seaway mean enced on general or dairy farm F a r m ocean and ocean ships. Coods FARM BOARD TO With eans a! supervision of business or ^townships and school districts which Detroit, Mich. Supplies. irection of business, then the gov- contain little or no wealth other than or nment is in business in the estab- farm wealth. Regardless of the form Producers Co-Op Com. Assn. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC., shment of the Federal Farm Board. of tax, these people must foot the bill EAST BUFFALO, X. Y. Lansing, Michigan has been in business these many until such time as a greater share of ?ars. The Banking Board has au- the burden is recognised to be of bene- 'ority to regulate the circulation fit to the State as a whole and is fi- money, power to Taise and lower nanced from general revenues." terest rates. It has more power Mr. Newton pointed out that the 'an Congress has given the Feder- Farm Bureau delegates recognized this situation in their resolutions, by favor- PaVm Board. It is an attempt in ing the introduction of new sources of A Q u i c k Kindling ie direction of the establishment | revenue, but with the further pro- ir L o n g B u r n i n g Coal etjality for agriculture. posal that the proceeds be used to re- Some people say the $500,000,000 duce and equalize local tax levies. a subsidy. That is nothing new, Mr. Newton also pointed out the e subsidize our Industries through need for an unselfish program rather otective tariff. This $500,000,000 than a '"dog-in-the-manger" attitude You buy coal for heat, and if it kindles quick, burns hot and clean and long, with intense, even heat—you have something. Protection! not a gift. It is only a loan, which and urged a careful consideration of to be paid back to the government 4he significance of Secretary Brody's Such a coal is Farm Bureau QUICK HEAT COAL, a fine southeastern Kentucky coal. All Farm Bureau Quick Heat F o r Automobile O w n e r s ith interest at the regular govern- recognition of the need for a mutual comes from the SAME mines in that locality, which assures e d rate. understanding between farm and city, Is provided in a State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance policy at a price you can afford. "Co-operative marketing has since "prejudice erupting in demogogic our customers coal of constant performance. The same kind ought about a standard of living to utterances will not suffice." of coal from different sections of the same coal field isn't al- State Farm Bureaus of 26 states have accepted this form of automobile insurance inadian farmers far above our own The speaker also recalled efforts of ways alike, a good thing for coal buyers to know. because of its low cost to the insured, the equitable terms of settlement of claims and be- ain farmers. You are going to Farm Bureau, Grange and city tax- cause of the soundness of the principle and the responsibility of the insuring company. lv e a merry old scrap with those payers' organizations to pass legisla- QUICK HEAT comes from a solid seam and is one of the purest ho have selfish interests at stake tion that would curb tax increases. coals mined. It is a light coal. You get a "big ton" of bright, *r ^ o r K e * h * » 4 7 ^ P ° l i c y n<>Wers in Michigan and our growth continues steadily. f ore you put this movement over." He promised further effort in this di- Nearly 500,000 policies m force in the United States. Backed by a $3,500,000 00 re- rection at the next session of the good looking coal. Popular with housewives because it pro- serve. The result of sound, mutual operation and high grade protection at low cost. legislature. In a general discussion duces a grate of live coals without clinkers. Its very low ash eed Cleaning Season following the address, supervisors di- does away with constant ash carrying. Regulates easily and Over, Bureau Say» assessment rected attention to the need of better practices and also urged the State Farm Bureau to resist legis- burns long. Popular for heating stoves and furnaces for the same reasons. This Service No more seeds can be accepted tot lation to impose additional expenses niug, says Farm Bureau Services, upon local districts without provid- c -> ^explaining tfhait 4'he shipping ing new revenues to meet these ex- This coal fits the Farm Bureau program of high quality goods To Michigan Farmers is available through the ason rush is at hand iand that it is penses. and we recommend it. Offered in egg and block size by co- Possible to clean small lots of seed The success of the meeting was at- n* now on. During tail a-nd early tributed in large part to the action of ut operative ass'ns and our local distributors. It has become one of the big selling coals in Michigan. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. *r the Services cteams donsmter* Scottville business men in advertis- of Bloomington, HI. te seed for farmers. ing the event over radio station WKBZ at Ludington. Another equally suc- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. There is a local agent in your community. If he is not known to you, write the The prevailing low price of skunk cessful meeting is expected in March Michigan State Farm Bureau, Lansing, Michigan. has made the raising of these an- when O. I. Gregg, landscape specialist Lansing. Michigan a, « unprofitable except under very at Michigan State College, will be the orable conditions. principal speaker. MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1930 Forn Packers Would Retail and other business reputation they 1 UTAH PROPOSES County Tax Committees Again; Co-ops Approve have developed it is becoming neces- sary for them to control distribution Simplicity Wins Record Breaking STATE CONTROL Are Getting Under W a y Mr. C. A. Stewart, general manager to some extent. Chain stores want unbranded goods which they can s n a p with their own brand." in Chick Feeds or Record Making OF LOCAL TAXES With Farm Bureau taxation com- mittees operating in 19 counties and laid before the County Farm Bureau of the National Live Stock producers ;.. speaking to the Michigan Live Mr. Fred Klotz of Portland was elected director for one year to suc- In chick feeds, just as in good farming, good living committees are plans for assisting in Stock Exchange annual meeting Feb. ceed Mr. Charles Brown, deceased. Would Enable Taxpayers To others reporting that similar com- the defeat of the Dykstra Bill, and for and good business—simplic- iid he believed "We have passed R. D. Harper of St. Johns and Nate ity and plainness wins. mutes will be established within the securing a favorable vote on the Len- the extreme high point in the cattle Patterson of Caro were re-elected for Block Excessive near future, plans for an intensive non cigarette tax measure which will price cycle. Extra increase of dairy three years J. R. Bettes of Sparta Michigan State, Wiscon- drive to push the Farm Bureau tax come up for a referendum this year. cat'tJle with the probability that many sin, Ohio and Purdue Col- Expenditures. program as adapted at the annual was elected to the Board of directors. lege Poultry Departments— County activities designed to fur- of them will have to be turned into meeting are rapidly taking form, R. ther the interests of rural taxpapers beef will have an effect on the beef Ships don't stop at lands end. They all have proved that a ration S,ilt Lake City, Feb. 27. State Super- Wyne Newton, director of taxation, carrying the factors neces- although it is definitely understood cattle industry. come to dock at the farthest inland sary for health and growth vision of local tax spending agencies, announced today. that each county will have complete point they can reach. They go up ami the replacement of the State "Packers want to get back into is sufficient. "The taxation committees are the charge of this side of its activities. Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore, or up Board of Equalization by a tax com- outgrowth of interest in taxation ques- distribution of foods in a retail way Farm Bureau Chickalmash Ttie development of county taxation and they have farmer co-operative Delaware Bay and river to Philadel- and Chick Starter, simple, mission with greatly enlarged power-' tions on the part of the members," Mr. were recommended to Governor (leo. committees by the Farm Bureau is in support. (Mmin stores are allowed phia, up the Columbia and Willamette safe rations are formulated Newton said, "and will undoubtedly line with the present trend on the national retail privileges packers are to Portland, up the St. Lawerence a U. I)ern by the Utah Tax Revision or passed upon by M. S. C. Commission in its report recently serve to strengthen both the State and local Farm Bureau program. Local part of taxpayers throughout the ,denied. Packers take our live stock thousand miles to Montreal, and the Poultry Department. We Means published. The recommendations largely conform with the taxation County taxation committees will have State. During recent weeks there has production. Their profits depend on been an increasing tendency on the the amount of business going through smaller vessels even penetrate the lakes. Ships will go anywhere invite your good judgment and confidence by listing the Moneymaker entire charge of taxation and related part of Boards and Chambers of Com- their plants, and to hold their brands physically possible to get cargo. ingredients, pound for platform of the American Farm Bu- problems arising within their own pound, on the tag. You reau, as stated in the resolutions merce in the large cities to promote counties, and will doubtless serve as know what you pay for. See adopted at Chicago in December, and citizen participation in public affairs, your local distributor of Again Milkmaker has written a new a nucleus around which a more com- with particular emphasis on economy f.-.Mow the appearance before the Farm Bureau supplies. Ask page in Michigan Dairy history. plete local organization will be built and efficiency in the administration Commission of John C. Watson. Chair- so that the Farm Bureau can event- for the booklet "Feeding Mr. Raymond Wurzel of North of governmental lines. Directions" for all Farm Street has set a new mark for dairy- man of the Taxation Committee of ually give complete service to the men to shoot at. With a large herd of the A. F. B. F., established hist year. In Washtenaw' County the Ann Ar- Bureau Feeds. grade and pure bred Holsteins, a few legitimate needs of its members along bor Real Estate Board has formed a years ago he has bred, and weeded, Taxpayers do not now have suffi- tax lines. County boards of directors and fed until his herd of pure bred cicn; protection against unnecessary Property Owners division with a pro- Holsteins has finished the year in which have not yet appointed com- gram which includes giving attention Dairy Herd Improvement Association tax levies, the Commission holds, say- mittees, and which expect to take this work with the highest average ever ing: to increasing taxes, bond issues, as- made by a whole herd in Michigan. step within the present year, are urged sessments, and other public questions. "While the Utah statutes require all to take up this question in the near Similar development has been recom- Here are the figures: looal taxing units to prepare and sub- future and to notify the Department mended to real estate boards in De- Lbs. Lbs. mit budgets for the examination of of Taxation of the names of the ap- Milk Fat troit and elsewhere through the Herd Average.- 17,547 CI 0.0 the taxpayers within such units, and pointees as soon as possible so that state, it is reported. High Cow 24,2«8 874.0 while ample opportunity is given to the committeemen will be ready to In addition taxpayers associations the taxpayers to appear before the take part in district conferences which are springing up throughout the The high cow cleared $442.70 over Record of the cost of feed. public officials who are responsible will be held in the next few weeks to State, the Pontiac association against for such hudget in order that they plan the work for the coming year." Performance Good cows—good care—good feed high taxes, the latest to be organized, A simple record that Farm Bureau Feeds with (Milkmaker naturally) made this may pro:e-t against any item of ex- Among the questions which will be being reported to have 6,000 members. enables Farm Bureau amazing production possible. penditure proposed in the budget, "Manamar" supply animal to serve you better. Your cows will do their best on protein, iodine and other min- Milkmaker. Write us for feeding there is no opportunity for a dissatis- TRY IT OUT! En- erals in digestive form. fied taxpayer >to appeal from the de- cision of the local taxing unit and to LIVE STOCK EXCH. POVERTY COSTS US closed in each bag of Farm Bureau Brand Seeds. * instructions. •secure redress on any particular item in the budget unless probably it can MAKES A RECORD MORE THAN CRIME Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. be said that the taxpayer is permitted Ifo appeal such problems to the district Sales at Detroit Continue So Says Ingham Editor In Lansing, Michigan fPD-l) court, an expensive and laborious Lansing, Michigan process. To Increase; Market Making Suggestions For Kven though such an appeal were Items. taken it is fiuestioiuilile whether the Improvement court would pass upon the merits of Detroit—The Michigan Live Stock the case, as it is customary for courts Decrying the tendency in many Exchange says that hog receipts at See These Distributors in tax matters to limit their action to quarters to think only of new ways to Detroit were 40 o . - M i i u i t h — A . G. M o e e k e l St. C l a i r — J o h n Man Co. C a r s o n v i i l e F. B. Local into the general fund of the county, H a r r i s o n K i e v . Co. M II II i th—10. J. Mushacli Stevensville—St. Joseph Fruit Ass'n Calling attention to "recent difficul- earnestness at our command, that an amount equal to one-fifth of the Cass C i t y — F a r m e r s P r o d u c e Co. Hart—Farm Burenu Supply Store .Vashville F a r m e r * K i e v . Sterling—Farmers Co-op Ass'n ties in the mishandling of public Re- Mielse appointments shall not be made Cass C i t y — G i e e n l e a f F. B. F o c a l county tax. H a r t f o r d C l e a n e r s K i e v . Co. Vessen C i t y — B u c k l e y Mktg. Ass'n. St. J o h n s Agr'l A s s ' n CuHsopolis—Central F a r m e r s A s s ' n St. L o u i s C o - o p C r e a m e r y Co. count*," the Commission recommends on (the basis of any partisan, sectional, Cedar P r o d u c e K x e h . Haslett Flev. Ass'n. N e w B a l t i m o r e — T o s c h K i e v . Co. Hastings Co-op. Kiev. Ass'n. St. L o u i s — F . L. S o n l e y "that the state tax commission shall" or group affiliation." Cedar S p r i n g y — H a r r y S h a w -New H a v e n F a r m e r s K i e v . stock bridge—John Anderson, R No. 4 Governor Reed of Kansas has pro- C e n t e r v i l l e Co-op Ass'n Harvard >Iktg. Ass'n N e w F o t h r o p — G . C. D i l l o n S t u r g i s Grain Co. posed a 4 cent gas tax and an in- Highland Producers Ass'n. M i e s — S t . J o e A'alley S h p g . A s s ' n . Sunfield—Fred Jackson Ceniral Fake Mktg. Ass'n H i l l m a n K i e v . Co. Nortli A d a m * C o - o p . A s s ' n . Sutton* Bay—Leelanau Potato Grow- crease in the cigarette tax to double C h a r l o t t e — F a r m e r s Kiev. Co. H o l l a n d C o - o p . Co. N o r t h A d a m s — F . I. W i l l i a m s A S o n ers Ass'n. Senator Vandenberg on the present rates. As he promised the farmers, he proposes that the pro C h a r l o t t e — L . C. K l i n e , B. No. 10 C h a r l e v o i x Co-op Ass'n C h e b o y g a n — S . A. Gain Holly Grain A Prod. Ass'n. H o m e r F a r m e r s K i e v . Co. North Branch Co-op Store Vorthport—Leelanau Twp. Farmers S w a r t * C r e e k — W i l b u r H. S h o r t T e k o n s h a F a r m e r * C o - o p Co. T e m p e r a n c e — K r i e P . B. C o - o p . B e a n Tariff ceeds be used to reduce local taxes. Clicsaiiing—Deb. Terry C h e l s e a — F . \V. Merkel C l a r e — F a r m e r s lull. Prod. Co. H o p k i n s Co-op. Creamery Howell—Livingston Co-op. Ass'n. Hemlock Co-op Creamery Clul> Aorth Star—Roy Wolfe N o r t h S t r e e t — G u y B. S i s c h o T h r e e O a k s S h i p g . ASS'II Three Divers Co-op K x c h a n g e Trnverse City—Farmers Co-op Ass'n Michigan Elevator Exchange. O k e n i o * K i e v . Co. Farm assessements in Minnesota C l a r k s v l l l e Co-op F l e v . H e r s e y P r o d u c e Ass'ii Onekama F a r m Bureau T r a v e r s e City—Unlliar.lt Grower* Ass'n Lapsing. Michigan. range from 25 per cent of true value Hudson—Farmers Co-op. Ass'n. Trufant Farm Bureau Climax—Frank Gerry Ortonville Ship. Ass'n. T u s c o l a Milk I'rod n e t s Co. Gentlemen: C lio — W ill C. P r i c e Hudsonville—-Farmers Co-op Kiev. to 1S5 per cent, and farm assessments Ida C o - o p . K i e v . Co. Ovid—Budolph Buehler I i i s t i n C o - o p Ship. A s s ' n C o l d w a t e r C o - o p . Co. This will reply to your telegram of February 19th. I was very are 8 per cent nearer to true value on C o l e m a n F. II. Kiev. Ass'n Ionia—Jonathan Hale A Son O v i d — L. F i s h I h l , — j . io. B u k o w s k l glad to be able to wire you that the Senate has increased the the average than those on lots in Min- C o l o u i a — B e r r i e n Co. F r u i t K \ e h . Ionia—Mark Westbrook O v i d — D o n S m i t h . R No. 2 Ithaca—otto w . Pino I n i o n City C o - o p tariff on beans to three cents. Colon Kiev. Co. O w e n d nC l eo—- oJpa mKeise v . A m o t t nesota cities and villages, according Columbia v i l l e Ilea D i e Bro*. J a c k s o n — G e o . Foomis, B. \ o . « Carina I nionville—Farmers Kiev. Co. This will become effective when the completed bill is signed JKoanleasm aCzoo-oo— p . F aArsm s 'enr. s P r o d . Co. OCw a reinndaa— l eF— r eJdo h nS a cGkerti tdleer* tn VDiversity of Minnesota authori- Concord C o - o p Co. P awwo s s P O o—a wJ . C11. o - oB p .e n rAdsssl'ene. A Son A a s s a r — G . K. T h u r s t o n by the President. It is simply a matter of guess work to under- Jouesville—Grill W K a l a m a z o o — K. H. d wKe i. r kCo. lin V e r n o n — W . H. S h e r m a n ties. Concord—Henry Hut chin* K a l a m a z o o — F . \ \ . S o i i t h w o r t h , B No. 6 O w o s s o — F aI.r m Pellston— D.e r sB o C h ion- os opn K i e v . • ,^__ take to prophesy when this will be. I have been fooled so many C o n s t a n t i n e C o - o p . A*s'n A e s t a b u r g .Mktg. A s s ' n Copentish—Onekama Farm Bureau K K eanwth aCity orlln— F acr. m i \ B uSrceham u idt OPxefrorryd— C C o -II. o p . AKr ni eovl d. Co. times by delays in the Senate that I hesitate to hazard any sort P e t e r s b u r g — F a n n e r * M k t g . * Sup. Co Coopersville Co-op. Kingsley Co-op Ass'n P e t o s k e y P r o d u c e Co. W a s h i n g t o n C o - o p Co. of a prophecy. It would seem to me, however, that the Senate Howard Coddington of Traverse C r o s w e l l C o - o p Co. W a r r e n Co-op Co. P i g e o n — C o - o p K i e v . A: M i l l i n g Ass'n ought to send the bill to conference between the House and Sen- City told the city commission: "Why, Custer—Klmer McKenzic F a k e Ann Co-op. Ass'n. P i n c k n e y — J . B. L i v e r m o r e A S o n s W a y la n d — F r e d D. H i l b e r t on the farm I can remember when we Davison—Bert SDnison F a k e Cit>—F.noch A d a m s , It \ o . 2 Pittsford Co-op. Ass'n. West Branch Co-op Kiev. ate hy the 16th of March. This conference must resolve some- D e c a t u r K i e v . Co. planted trees, we got twenty-five i.ake Leelanau—Proremont Co-op Mktg Plalnwell Co-op. C* Uhitleniore—Iosco Kiev. Ass'n thing like 1000 differences between the House bill and the Sen- Deeker Farm Bureau P l y m o u t h — L e v i Clemen*. B No. S ate bill. Most people seem to think this will take six or eight cents off our taxes for every tree Deekerville Farm Bureau Xss'n P o n t i n e — W a t e r t ' o r d F a r m Sup. Co. White Cloud Co-op Deerl'ield C o - o p . A S S ' I I , F a k e Odessa Co-op. W h i t e P i g e o n Co-op Ass'n •vs. Then the complete conference report must be adopted planted." What a wonderful memory! D e l t o n F- B. K i e v . l.akeview Mktg. Ass'n. Port H o p e — F a r m e r s C o - o p . A s s ' n . D e x t e r Agr'l. A s s ' n . W i, l, l i a m s t ornI —0 nJ . W . W a g n e r , R-2 both in the House and Senate, Duster F a r m Bureau Fxcli. L a n s i n g — F a r m Bureau S u p p l y S t o r e P o r t H u r o n — F a r m B u r e a u Vee,l Store " "T-'\° * WWggt W i l l i s — G o r t1o n A W r i g h t •Laapwereern— c eC lC i not-oonp . F. Co. S m i t h Port P o r t l a nHdu r oFna— rm P . BM. u r e aSut e i nK i e v . W o o d l a n d — F a r m B u r e a u S u p p l y Store You will see. therefore, that it will be some time before the The American Highway Education- Poster l o h n C. K i l l i e k Leiinoii—FnrI W e s t Provemont Co-op Ass'n—Lake Leela- Vale K i e v . Co. new tariff on beans becomes effective. Meanwhile, we must be D o r r — S a l e m C o - o p Ass'n L o w e l l — I t . B. D a v i s , B \ o . 5 * p s i l a n t i F. H. Ass'ii al Bureau of Washington, D. C, re- D o w a g i n c F a r m e r s Co-op. v an. l.eroy Mktg. Ass'n. P u l l m a n F a r m e r s Co-op. /.eelaiid F a r m e r s C o - o p . that the House accepts the increased bean rate which the ports that California leads all other F a s t J o r d a n C o - o p . Ass'n. Senate has voted. You should make it plain to Michigan mem- states in helping counties build local B a t o n B a p i d s C o - o p . Ass'n. • of the House that this responsibility is upon them. I am roads. Ban Claire Farmer* Bxeh. sure you will get whole-hearted co-operation. • sorry I cannot be more definite in responding to your question contained in your telegram.* Cordially and faithfully, ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG. The United States Treasury Depart- ment reports that twenty states paid loss income taxes during the year ended June 30, 1929 than in the pre- Farm Bureau Services, Inc. 221 N. Cedar Street LANSING, MICHIGAN * Editors tv©l \ to when the proposed He tariff might be- vious fiscal year. come effective. Buy Farm Bureau seeds.