J o i n i'li«- P a p a l It m e n u nml MICHIGAN FARM BUREAUNEWS W e ' l l All iMi11 T o Helonc. T o T k e F a r m l'«»j; e t h e r Tt u r e a it I s "A M a r k ol Distinelion" A Newspaper for Organized Michigan Farmers Eighth Year, Vol. VIII, No. 10 SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930 Issued Semi-Monthly SCHOOLTAX RELIEF Wool Pool Advances CONSUMERS ARE How Farmers Control WARNS OF DRIVE DISCUSSED BEFORE Close To Buyers' Top PAYING ENOUGH Shooting o n 1 6 , 0 0 0 A. TO NULLIFY FARM TAX COMMITTEE Mkgt. Ass'n Grades Quickly Wool Marketing Ass'n., is deducted SAYS WINDER Farmers And Hunters Praise field j u s t across t h e r o a d . L a s t fall, MARKETING ACT from the advance. All wools a r e r e - however, with only four p e r m i t s per State Should Equalize Cost And Issues Check ceived on the s t a n d a r d contract, used Distribution Our Problem, and Williamston Township farm a v a i l a b l e , t h e r e was no such Of Education Says Promptly. by the 22 wool pools throughout the Co-op Marketing Is The Ticket System. c o n c e n t r a t i o n of h u n t e r s on a few Thompson Says Speculative country comprising the National Wool acres. Dr. Mort Marketing Ass'n. Copy of this con- Answer. Co-operative effort by f a r m e r s in T h e success of t h e Williamston Group Have Declared F a r m e r s who t r u c k their wool to t r a c t and wool sacks < 160 lbs. capaci- Williamston township, I n g h a m coun- War t h e Michigan Co-operative Wool Mar- ty) m a y be had by writing Sec'y. C. L. f a r m e r s in e l i m i n a t i n g excess n u m - LOCAL RELIEF NEEDED keting Association wool pool ware- Brody of the Michigan Co-op. Wool COVERS T A X RELIEF ty, has evolved a method of h a n d l i n g b e r s of h u n t e r s of t h e less d e s i r a b l e house at 1048 Beaubien street, De- the vexatious problem of trespass by {type s e e m s to h a v e been d u e largely Marketing Ass'n., at 221 North Cedar SEE~THE HANDWRITING (State At Co. Farm Bureau Dinner Speakers Offer Means For troit, a r e seeing it graded and re- pheasant h u n t e r s a n d others in a t o t h e publicity t h e t o w n s h i p receiv- •street, Lansing, Michigan, ceive their advance check at once way that has made t h e Horton Anti- ed a m o n g s p o r t s m e n . T h e i m p r e s s - Reducing Local School Wool a r r i v i n g by frieght is graded F a r m Bureau h e a d q u a r t e r s ) o r the Meetings At Clarkston Trespass Act truly effective, and a t ion was w i d e s p r e a d t h a t t h e William- On The Wall And They Are Ass'n. at its Detroit office, 1048 Beau- Taxes. p r o m p t l y on arrival and in a few bien street. And Hastings. the same time has won virtually u n - ston f a r m e r s m e a n t b u s i n e s s , a n d Out To Save Their hours t h e g r a d i n g sheet, with check animous praise from both farmers in t h e y w e r e given a w i d e b i r t h by for t h e advance attached, is mailed to Directors Meet Secretary W i n d e r of the American the neighborhood and sportsmen as Necks. "The S t a t e of Michigan h a s a r e - i r r e s p o n s i b l e g u n t o t e r s . Guest h u n t - t h e pooler. The Board of Directors of the Ass'n., F a r m B u r e a u addressed r e p r e s e n t a - a definite forward step in game sponsibility to provide every child a ers, t h a n k f u l for t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to The g r a d i n g sheet shows the n u m - met May 19, at the warehouse at De- tive m e m b e r s of 17 Michigan Coun- management, conservation and pro- Action of t h e C h a m b e r of Com- decent education, and it h a s a c o r r e - o b t a i n exceptionally good s h o o t i n g , ber of pounds of each g r a d e of wool troit. P r e s e n t were W. W. Billings of ty F a r m B u r e a u s this week a t two tection of farm property rights. merce of t h e United S t a t e s in a n - sponding responsibility to equalize the also assisted in s o m e cases by a c t i n g pooled, the rate of cash advance and Davison; Fori est C. King of Char- nual meeting at Washington, May cost t h a t r e s u l t from i t s r e q u i r e - m e e t i n g s , one at Clarkston in Oak- This conclusion was reached by as a v o l u n t e e r police force. One life- lotte, Reese Van Vranken of Climax; 2, in c o n d e m n i n g co-operative m a r - ments," Dr. Paul R. Mort, of the the total thereof for each grade. land county, Wednesday, May 2 1 , for Michigan State F a r m Bureau r e p r e - long r e s i d e n t of t h e t o w n s h i p w h o J. E. Crosby of St. J o h n s ; W\ D. Alber keting activities under t h e Federal Teachers College, Columbia University Check for t h e advance and the total nine adjoining county F a r m B u r e a u s , sentatives after an investigation w a s interviewed by a F a r m B u r e a u of Grass Lake and Edward J. Schmidt thereof for each grade. Check for the F a r m Board a s i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h es- stated at the opening of t h e public of Detroit. By-laws of the Ass'n., pre- a n d t h e other, Thursday evening, made in the township. r e p r e s e n t a t i v e told of being r e q u i r - a d v a n c e is p a r t of the grading sheet, tablished business, and demanding hearing on school taxes, held under sented by Gifford P a t c h of the State May 22, at H a s t i n g s , for eight ad- Rules for H u n t i n g ed to show his p e r m i t to a visiting and is torn off by the pooler. When a m e n d m e n t to t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l Mar- the auspices of the Special Commis- College Economics Dep't., were adopt- j o i n i n g county F a r m Bureaus. S t a r t i n g in early fall, 1929, with h u n t e r from D e t r o i t w h o was j e a l o u s - final r e t u r n s are made the pooler re- ed. They will be printed and supplied ly p r o t e c t i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s of the k e t i n g Act to m a k e t h e F a r m Board sion of inquiry into t a x a t i o n in the a mass meeting of protest at which ceives a n o t h e r copy of the grading to Wool M a r k e t i n g Ass'n., member? f a r m e r who h a d given him p e r m i s - an advisory body, etc., h a s given or- Senate Chamber, L a n s i n g , May 22, about 300 farmers d e m a n d e d o r g a n - sheet showing the final r e t u r n s . (poolers), on request. sion to shoot over t h e lands of t h e ganized a g r i c u l t u r e notice of the adding: ized effort to protect their farms F i r s t T h r e e Days f a r m e r s ' association. fight at h a n d . "The S t a t e should either pay all of Officers were elected as follows: from unwelcome i n t r u d e r s d u r i n g t h e T h e Wool Marketing Ass'n., with President, W. W. Billings; vice presi- h u n t i n g season, an organization was the cost of a minimum educational which t h e State F a r m Bureau wool Property Damage Disappears program, or pay a p a r t of this cost in dent, F o r r e s t G. King; C. L. Brody created and by the opening of t h e pool w a s njerged recently, and which had been named previously as secre- D a m a g e to livestock, fences and u way t h a t will equalize t h e r e m a i n i n g h u n t i n g season about 16,000 acres is affiliated with the National Wool t a r y ; ass't., sec'y., H. A. B e r g e r ; t r e a s - o t h e r p r o p e r t y so c o m m o n in past burden of meeting the b a r e r e q u i r e - Of land, representing the holdings of Marketing Corporation, Co-operative urer, E. J. Schmidt. s e a s o n s , seems to h a v e been e n t i r e l y ments of t h e s t a t e . " two-thirds of the f a r m e r s in the recognized by the F e d e r a l Farm The board of directors inspected the e l i m i n a t e d last year, and it is also Citing the need of relief from gen- township, was closed to all h u n t e r s Board, expects the l a r g e s t Michigan offices and w a r e h o u s e s of the firm in believed in t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d t h a t eral p r o p e r t y taxes, Dr. Mort called except those a d m i t t e d by m e m b e r s of wool pool in years. More wool sacks Detroit which is acting as the ware- t h e r e were very few who exceeded atttention to the need for g r e a t w a t c h - have been sent to g r o w e r s to date the farmers' association and subject housing and handling agency for the to t h e rules of t h e i r organizaton. t h e legal b a g limits. H u n t e r s u s u a l l y fulness to p r e v e n t well intended leg- than were shipped o u t all last season. Michigan Ass'n. Very good facilities Under these rules, no farmer can w e n t to t h e h o m e of a friend or a c - islation from failing of its purpose. At H a s t i n g s , Mason and Fowlerville. a r e a p p a r e n t on every hand and the a d m i t more t h a n four h u n t e r s per q u a i n t a n c e a n d secured p e r m i t s , leav- Communities Need Relief May 15, 16 and 17 some 54,000 lbs. of directors believe t h a t wool will be day, and each h u n t e r m u s t have a ing t h e i r cars in t h e farm y a r d . At "Every time you find a new tax the wool w e r e pooled and shipped to the handled very rapidly and much to the ticket from his host showing t h a t h e t h e close of t h e d a y it was necessary big question is how to so h a n d l e it as Detroit warehouse. Carlot pooling poolers' advantage. is entitled to h u n t . However, a n y to r e t u r n to t h e f a r m a n d h a n d back to get relief from the p r o p e r t y tax. d a t e s h a v e been scheduled t h r o u g h J u n e 24. Coming dates a r e given in National Secretary Speaks man holding such a ticket is entitled t h e p e r m i t s before o b t a i n i n g t h e i r Almost all t h e new t a x e s m u s t be col- Mr. J. B. Wilson of Wyoming, sec'y., cars. In this way t h e f a r m e r h a d lected by t h e State. If you introduce this article. to h u n t on any land included in t h e of the National Wool Marketing Cor- f a r m e r s ' association provided he an o p p o r t u n i t y to look over t h e d a y s new forms of taxation and c u t off the On receipt of wool a t the w a r e - poration, of which t h e Michigan complies with three simple r e g u l a - kill a n d to n o t e a n y infractions of State p r o p e r t y tax, it doesn't help a n y - house, m e m b e r s h i p fee of $1 for en- Wool Marketing Ass'n., is the Mich- t h e law. In a d d i t i o n t h e farmers body very m u c h . I t is easy to m a k e t r a n c e into the Michigan Co-operative tions. These a r e : ( C o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 3.) m a d e it a r u l e to be in t h e open d u r - the State rich and leave t h e local i SEC'Y M. S. W I N D E R 1. Close all gates after you. 2. Climb fences a t posts. ing most of t h e season a n d h u n t e r s districts overburdened—yet t h e local tax is t h e chief tax upon property. The g r e a t problem is to t a k e money DOESN'T SOUND TARIFF HAS VERY L a r g e s t a t t e n d a n c e record ably goes to Hastings where some prob- 3. Don't shoot t o w a r d stock buildings. or g e n e r a l l y u n d e r s t o o d t h e y w e r e be- ing closely w a t c h e d . 250 F a r m Bureau men and women collected from State-wide sources and get it back to t h e localities in the form UKE PUSSYFOOTING NARROW ESCAPE from eight counties came from as far a s 50 miles or more to a splendid Each farmer has full control of t h e disposal of his four tickets, and can dispose of them in a n y way he likes. T h e success of t h e f a r m e r s asso- ciation s e e m s to be d u e l a r g e l y t o t h e l e a d e r s h i p of its officers a n d to P R E S . SAM H . T H O M P S O N of decreased taxes so t h a t it r e q u i r e s P r e s i d e n t S a m T h o m p s o n of t h e d i n n e r served by t h e Barry County Some farmers claim t h a t u n d e r t h e t h e willingness of f a r m e r s a n d h u n t - no increase in total tax b u r d e n s . " Legge Gives U. S. Chamber Gets Through Senate On P a r m B u r e a u a t t h e Hastings Coun- f a r m e r s ' agreement they are entitled ers a l i k e to c o - o p e r a t e in i m p r o v i n g American F a r m B u r e a u h a s s o u n d - Dr. 'Mort told t h e Commission t h a t Of Commerce As Good Margin Of One t r y Club. The Clarkston meeting to m a k e a charge if t h e y desire, b u t hunting conditions. T h e p r e s i d e n t , ed t h e following call to a r m s to all the problem of d i s t r i b u t i n g State aid As Received was very well attended and g r e a t e r no instance is known w h e r e a charge H a r o l d G. King, is a well k n o w n F a r m B u r e a u officers a n d m e m b e r s to school districts in such a way as to Vote. distances were driven for the d i n n e r was made. One f a r m e r reported f a r m e r , a n d t h e s e c r e t a r y , T h e o d o r e in a l e t t e r w r i t t e n May 9 : produce a s u b s t a n t i a l equality of served by the Oakland County F a r m t h a t a h u n t e r insisted upon paying T h o m p s o n , is o w n e r a n d p u b l i s h e r " O r g a n i z e d a g r i c u l t u r e faces a s e - In response to requests by news- burden h a s now been reduced to a L a s t issue of t h e News we r e p o r t e d Bureau. 50c for a day's h u n t i n g , and some of t h e W i l l i a m s t o n E n t e r p r i s e , t h e rious c h a l l e n g e . paper correspondents. Chairman Legge relatively simple p r o b l e m of m a t h e - t h a t the H o u s e had s h o r n t h e Snioot- A d m i r i n g t h e Hastings Country h u n t e r s gave a p a r t of their bag to local weekly p a p e r . " G r e a t selfish, speculative b u s i - of the F e d e r a l F a r m Board made the matics. It is now possible, he said, to following comment on t h e resolution Hawley tariff bill of t h e d e b e n t u r e Club golf links, which would m a k e their hosts. ness g r o u p s have joined forces to clause a n d t h e a m e n d m e n t t o take O r g a n i z a t i o n of the association s e c u r e r e p e a l o r nullifying a m e n d - so distribute S t a t e school funds a s to r e l a t i n g to t h e Agricultural Marketing s e v e r a l good sized farms, Mr. Wind- Good Results I m m e d i a t e l y a w a y from t h e P r e s i d e n t his privi- was accomplished with ar m i n i m u m m e n t to t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g g u a r a n t e e every district a r e a s o n a b l e Act adopted by the Chamber of Com- er told his audience t h a t he under- lege of i n c r e a s i n g or d e c r e a s i n g t a r - As soon as the p h e a s a n t season of effort a n d expense. After t h e Act. s t a n d a r d of school facilities without merce of the United States at its an- s t a n d s t h a t t h e r e are 400 or more iff r a t e s 5 0 % , in t i m e s of tariff opened it became a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e m a s s m e e t i n g officers were elected, any local tax whatever, or with a t a x nual m e e t i n g : golf links in Michigan. " T h e A g r i c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g Act e m e r g e n c y for t h e p r o t e c t e d item in f a r m e r s had succeeded in b r i n g i n g a n d m e m b e r s h i p b l a n k s a n d guest of any small a m o u n t t h a t might seem " T h e Chamber of Commerce pro- " I wish t h e r e were m o r e " , he said. which b e c a m e a law of t h e land on question. about a decrease in t h e n u m b e r of hunter permits were printed. Farm- desirable, depending upon t h e sum of poses to m a k e t h e F a r m Board im- " T h e y help cut farm surpluses, and J u n e 15, 1929, r e p r e s e n t s t h e r e s u l t h u n t e r s , a n d a b e t t e r distribution of e r s called a t t h e office of t h e E n - money available for distribution and potent a n d would sponsor a n o t h e r na- T h e bill h a d t o go back to the m a y b e if t h e r e were more, we'd have of seven y e a r s of toil, sacrifice a n d those hunting. One m e m b e r r e p o r t - t e r p r i s e , signed a m e m b e r s h i p b l a n k , the kind of educational s t a n d a r d that tional conference to adopt some more S e n a t e again w h e r e two w e e k s of f a r m e r s p u t t i n g themselves on a 5 % b i t t e r b a t t l e on t h e p a r t of t h e f a r m ed that in a previous year he had secured t h e i r g u e s t permits, and it is desired to maintain. resolutions of s y m p a t h y for agricul- pulling and h a u l i n g was indulged in day week, and careful to quit early people of t h i s c o u n t r y . It Is t h e arisen at daybreak on t h e first day paid 25c to defray printing and He also pointed out t h a t while the ture. between t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n forces e n o u g h in the day so that they could first step in t h e a d o p t i o n of a n a - of t h e season and counted 42 h u n t - o t h e r incidental expenses. State owes a positive duty to equalize " T h a t action simply confirms what i n t e r e s t e d in killing t h e t w o clauses go out a n d play 9 or 18 holes before tional policy t h a t will e n a b l e f a r m ers in one field, with 16 in a second (Continued on page two) people to live a n d e a r n on t h e s a m e costs up to t h e point of paying for a we told t h e m e m b e r s h i p of t h a t or- m e n t i o n e d above, a n d t h e i n s u r g e n t d a r k a n d have a shot at it S a t u r d a y ganization Wednesday. T h e y are for Republican a n d D e m o c r a t Senators afternoon. I d o n ' t play myself, but basis as t h e o t h e r economic g r o u p s minimum p r o g r a m , it is equally desir- s o m e t h i n g to help t h e farmer only of this c o u n t r y . able to leave the d i s t r i c t s free to ex- ceed this minimum by local initiative until they find out it w o r k s . " N a t u r a l l y , we h a d hoped they i n t e r e s t e d in k e e p i n g t h e m in, despite an a l m o s t c e r t a i n veto by t h e presi- I can see t h a t it has possibilities for f a r m e r s as a surplus control meas- ure. F u r t h e r m o r e , I know from ex- Adopted by the Michigan Resolution State i m m e n s e value to t h e " T h i s A g r i c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g Act co-operative declares as t h e n a t i o n a l policy the as it is t h r o u g h the e n t e r p r i s e of in- d e n t is t h e y w e r e r e t a i n e d . would support our efforts to aid agri- perience t h a t we farm folks can F a r m Bureau Board of Directors, p r o g r a m u n d e r t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l Mar- promotion of: "effective m e r c h a n d i s - dividual school d i s t r i c t s t h a t new c u l t u r e , b u t if they a r e going to op- F i n a l l y vote w a s t a k e n on t h e m a t - meeting at Lansing, May 15, 1 9 3 0 : work 5 % days a week a n d prosper, k e t i n g Act. N o t h i n g else could so ing of a g r i c u l u r a l c o m m o d i t i e s — s o ideas a r e given the test t h a t is neces- pose us we a r e glad they have come t e r of r e l e a s i n g t h e S e n a t e section of and I hope t h a t more of us find t h a t RESOLVED, T h a t the Michigan forcibly have called t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h a t the i n d u s t r y of a g r i c u l t u r e will s a r y before their value can be deter- out in the open. It's m u c h easier to t h e H o u s e - S e n a t e section of t h e con- out." State F a r m Bureau commends the t h e n a t i o n to t h e hostility of c e r t a i n be placed on a basis of economic mined. Dr. Mort stressed the neces- deal w i t h a n enemy who is squarely ference c o m m i t t e e from its i n s t r u c - W h e r e Money Goes courage a n d t h e vigor with which i n t e r e s t s in t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s C h a m - equality w i t h o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s a n d sity of relieving local d i s t r i c t s of a against you t h a n one who p r e t e n d s to tions to s t a n d for t h e two clauses. Chairman Alexander Legge of t h e ber of C o m m e r c e to t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l to t h a t end, to protect, control a n d sufficient p a r t of their p r e s e n t taxes be friendly but fights you behind your T h e S e n a t e v o t e w a s a tie. Vice- In his a d d r e s s , Mr. W i n d e r told Federal F a r m Board and t h e Sec- M a r k e t i n g Act, a n d t h e w o r k of t h e stabilize t h e c u r r e n t s of I n t e r s t a t e to enable them to spend some funds back. P r e s i d e n t C u r t i s r e s c u e d t h e tariff his C l a r k s t o n a n d Hasting a u d i e n c e s : retary of Agriculture, t h e Honorable Federal F a r m Board. and foreign c o m m e r c e in t h e m a r - u p o * b e t t e r i n g the school system if "Our client is the farmer and we are by v o t i n g with t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n "Today consumers a r e paying Mr. A. M. Hyde, replied to a t t a c k s W e h e r e b y pledge t h e c o n t i n u e d k e t i n g of a g r i c u l t u r a l eonrmodities ihey see fit to do so. U n d e r p r e s e n t going to continue to serve him -just forces. It was t h e n a r r o w e s t s q u e a k e n o u g h for farm products. Our prob- upon the Federal F a r m Board a n d s u p p o r t of the Michigan State F a r m and their food p r o d u c t s . a r r a n g e m e n t s , he said, m a n y distircts as the A g r i c u l t u r a l M a r k e t i n g Act in- t h a t t h e bill h a s h a d . Defeat on t h a t lem is one of distribution, r a t h e r the Agricultural Marketing Act in B u r e a u to t h e F e d e r a l F a r m B o a r d " T h e Act f u r t h e r declares t h a t t h e a r e taxed out of all proportion to their tended we should—for his benefit, not vote p r o b a b l y w o u l d h a v e p u t to t h a n s u r p l u s . Organized co-operative the a n n u a l meeting of t h e C h a m b e r in t h e s t r e n u o u s b a t t l e it is w a g i n g development of p r o d u c e r - o w n e d a n d ability to pay and yet h a v e no funds t h e Denefit of someone else." n a u g h t n e a r l y t w o y e a r s w o r k on m a r k e t i n g effort is the only a n s w e r of Commerce of the United States to accomplish real assistance for t h e controlled co-operative enterprises to go beyond the lowest r e q u i r e m e n t s t h e tariff bill by t h e Congress. As t h a t gets results. at Washington, the week ending May farmer. as a m e a n s of c a r r y i n g out t h i s o b - of the State. T u s c o l a County F a r m Bureau h a s it is t h e d e b e n t u r e is dead beyond In 1917 we find that out of $1.69 3, 1930; further, Signed— jective is a f u r t h e r policy of t h e two d r a m a t i c clubs and they have q u e s t i o n ; t h e conferees m a y limit paid by c o n s u m e r s for farm prod- Following Dr. Mort, R. W a y n e New- We believe t h a t t h e address by Mr. MICHIGAN S T A T E F A R M B U R E A U federal g o v e r n m e n t . been p r e s e n t i n g the prize winning the P r e s i d e n t ' s flexible tariff pro- ucts, t h e f a r m e r got $ 1 . Sixty-nine Ion, director of taxation of the Mich- Legge and comment by Mr. Hyde, so Hoard of Directors " U n d e r t h i s act, t h e F e d e r a l Farm, American F a r m Bureau play, "Detours visions a trifle a n d m a y b e n o t , a n d c e n t s went for distribution a t a t i m e igan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u , endorsed completely reported a n d so widely M. L. \ ( ) ( ) \ , P r e s i d e n t . Board h a s been c r e a t e d and h a s been Ahead" at a series of six meetings the Mr. Hoover s h o u l d soon have t h e en- when f a r m prices were very good. the type of equalization fund for distributed by the press, has been of C. L. BRODY, S e c r e t a r y . fOont.inii«rt on r>atr» 2 > p a s t two weeks. acted bill. (Continued "ii page two) schools which Dr. Mort proposed, and told the commission t h a t the duty of equalizing educational c o s t s had been recognized from the earliest times in Michigan. Control Without S u p p o r t As originally planned, Mr. Newton Bureau Offers Third Of Income Tax Series s t a t e income tax does not hold out an taxes in Michigan increased 9 per t a x , t h e tax was not represented as g r e a t e r in e a c h case t h a n t h e t o t a l said, the State was to h a v e e n t i r e con- trol of the school system and it w a s expected t h a t the whole cost would be Will Income Tax Bring a s s u r a n c e that farm tax troubles will end as soon as an income tax is adopt- cent per acre on the average from 1919 to 1924. This figure is based on reports from over 1,000 farms. Dur- being primarily for the relief of farm land taxes. It was instead proposed a s a substitute for the tax on personal yield of the income taxes which t h e s e s t a t e s levy. In o t h e r words, it is a very violent a s s u m p t i o n to s a y t h a t met out of the income from the money obtained by the sale of S t a t e school Cut In Farm Taxes? ed. Ten of the 15 show a greater rate of increase in farm taxes that Mich- igan and only one shows a drop. ing the same six years property taxes paid by 1,818 farmers living in Dane county, Wisconsin, increased 35 per property. As originally enacted the f e a t u r e s of p e r h a p s g r e a t e s t interest to Wis- all the income tax was used to r e d u c e taxes in these states, but even if t h i s were true the percentage of f a r m t a x lands. As soon a s it became evident in Wisconsin cent. consin f a r m e r s were exemptions from increase would still be less t h a n half that the school fund derived from By R. WAYNE NEWTON T h e University of Wisconsin recent- the Michigan increase if t h e r e h a d those l a n d s would never meet the I most certainly do not wish to be p r o p e r t y tax on farm m a c h i n e r y and educational needs, a m o v e m e n t w a s Director of Taxation, Michigan State Farm Bureau ly made a study of'taxes on the farms, understood as saying that a state in- household furniture, both of which been no income tax. The F a r m Bureau favors the p r i n - + villages and cities of Dane county, come tax necessarily leads to an in- How Relief Came set on foot to m a k e up the difference a r e already largely exempted in Mich- ciple of income taxation, but I cannot income tax law. However, I have Wisconsin, which also t h r o w s some creased rate of taxation on farms, but T h a t leaves two states for special out of a uniform State-wide school tax. igan. h o n e s t l y recommend a State income estimates of farm p r o p e r t y taxes for light on this subject. Property taxes I do say that the m e r e passage of a conideration, Delaware and New This effort w a s never successful, and Wisconsin farmers had little excuse tax to you a s a p a n a c e a for all farm 1924 and 1927 for t h e state which paid by t h e same farmers were state income tax is by no means a York. New York's farm p r o p e r t y t a x - as a r e s u l t the State has t a k e n control to expect more out of the law t h a n tax ills. T h e information which levied s o m e form of income tax, on compared over a period of 11 years g u a r a n t e e of lower farm property es increased 4 p e r cent from 1924 to of the school system in accordance they got. If the f a r m e r s of Wiscon- comes to m y h a n d s does not warrant (individuals or c o r p o r a t i o n s , or both in from 1913 to 1924. This information taxes. 1927 and the D e l a w a r e f a r m e r s bene- sin had made a holy crusade o u t of a "with early p l a n s , but h a s not assumed m a n y of the claims which have been 1924. H e r e is a t a b l e t h a t shows the Is of particular interest as the Wiscon- fited from an actual c u t in t h e i r Ability To Pay d e m a n d for an income tax on the the responsibility for the cost of the m a d e for the tax a s a n aid to farmers, per cent of increase or decrease in sin income tax was passed in 1911, taxes. Now notice t h i s : New York Neither does a s t a t e income tax promise t h a t its enactment would r e - system although this w a s recognized a n d goes c o u n t e r to m a n y of the ideas (farm taxes between those two y e a r s only two years before the time at and Delaware h a v e been leaders in bring about even a near approach to duce or otherwise materially affect as a n e c e s s a r y p a r t of t h e plan of a some have held as to what it will a c - in those states, and t h e same figure which t h i s study commences. The aver- the recent m o v e m e n t for a reduction taxation according to ability to pay. In t h e g e n e r a l level of taxes on farms, S t a t e system in its inception. T h e cost complish. for Michigan. age p r o p e r t y tax paid by the farmers and equalization of local taxes. B o t h 1924 property taxes on Dane county, they would have been most cruelly of education levied locally now I h a v e a l r e a d y shown t h a t a State P E R C E N T O F C H A N G E IN F A R M covered in this study was $160 in s t a t e s have e n a c t e d laws which r e - P R O P E R T Y T A X E S lOUI-L'T. Wisconsin, farmers were almost three disillusioned by t h e final results. a m o u n t s to over $80,000,000 p e r year, income tax does not justify the claim S T A T E S 1913. T h e property taxes paid by the move a considerable s h a r e of t h e INCREASE DECREASE times as high in proportion to their Xow let me refer back to t h e table local burdens formerly imposed for Mr. Newton said, and it is no longer "No income, no tax." P r o p e r t y t a x e s »!onn, 2'.< s a m e men in 1924* averaged $381, or incomes as they were on the incomes t h a t shows farm tax increases in the t h e support of public schools. M o r e Possible to consider seriously the idea c o n t i n u e to be paid by f a r m e r s in Del. an increase of 138 per cent. It is Mass, 51 of city and village residents. F u r t h e r , 15 states which had some form of in- recently, too r e c e n t l y in fact t o show t h a t the S t a t e should t a k e over t h e every s t a t e t h a t h a s a n income tax. Miss. somewhat unfair to m a k e a direct, 6S the evidence indicates that there h a s come tax in 1924. You will r e m e m b e r in the table, New York h a s g r a n t e d whole cost. However, if the State The n e x t question is t h i s : Does the Mo. .".( comparison between taxes in a r e - .Mont. been almost no change in this regard t h a t the increase in farm taxes in substantial relief to side roads. should follow such a plan a s Dr. Mort p a s s a g e of an income t a x lead to a re- sticted a r e a s such as Dane county, X. H. Gt since 1913. The main difference is North Dakota w a s only 4 per cent and has outlined, essentially the same r e - duction of farm taxes? X. V. I Wisconsin, with taxes over a whole The income tax is not the p r i m a r y that everybody's property taxes were t h a t the increase in Montana was 5 X. <\ (J!t s t a t e such as Michigan. However, reason for the low rate of increase in sult can be obtained without seriously Experience of Others X. I>. 4 higher in proportion to income in the per cent. I can say definitely that you a r e n a t u r a l l y interested in know- farm taxes for New York. T h i s is disturbing p r e s e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s . I cannot a n s w e r that question with Okla. 19 later year than in 1913. these low percentages of increase i n ing something about how the increas- clearly shown by comparing i n c r e a s - an a b s o l u t e " y e s " or " n o " . I do not Term. So far as I know the farmers of f a r m taxes were not t h e result of an Mr. Newton pointed out t h a t such a es over there under the income tax es of farm t a x e s in New York a n d have information covering all s t a t e s Va. Wisconsin are very well satisfied income tax levy. Although farm system would be in h a r m o n y with a 2'.< c o m p a r e with the increases here with- Michigan prior to 1514, going back t o t h a t will show j u s t how m u c h p r o p e r - Wis. with their state income tax. But I p r o p e r t y taxes increased at a very Program of economy, as it would ex- Mich. 19 out one. I am going to give you the the time before special equalization ty taxes have been paid by farmers ask you to mark this point well— Blow rate in these states between 1924 tend no additional a s s i s t a n c e to dis- These figures s p e a k for themselves. figures for what they a r e worth. As of school taxes was carried on in a each y e a r since the p a s s a g e of a s t a t e They most c e r t a i n l y show that a When Wisconsin adopted her income and 1927 the increase in dollars was ICoiuinued on page t h r e e ; n e a r as I can determine farm land m page t. TWO MICHIGAN" STATE FARM BUREAU NEWS SATTRI)AY. MAY 21, jfftn ! of farmers to relief on local school S t a t e p u r p o s e s ; the b a l a n c e goes to 6* MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU NEWS freight. M a y b e ir c a n , but it n e v e r c a r r i e d m o r e t h a n :{.(MK>,(MK) t o n s a n d 1929 s a w it r e d u c e d to 2,876,900 t o n s . the road taxes, so that the revenues t h e F- S. t r e a s u r y . But w h e r e t h e will come from success in j S t a t e has no i n h e r i t a n c e tax, t h e V. TRAFFIC DEATHS Published twice a month by the Michigan State Farm Bureau at Char- lotte, Michigan. Editorial and general offices it Suite Farm Bureau head- quarters, i/ausing, Michigan. " T h e o p p o n e n t s of t h e S t . L a w r e n c e S h i p C a n a l w a n t t o s e e the Federal (Government t a k e the Barge ('anal over and d e e p e n the National battle will go into chan- ' S. t r e a s u r y t a k e s all. T h e s a m e sys- nels where farmers will be material- tem would work splendidly in the ly helped, and to prevent a waste of m a t t e r of s t a t e a n d federal income NEARLY ONE PER it f r o m 12 feel to 13 feel aa if t h a t w o u l d i m p r o v e t h e e o n d i - - the fruits of o u r effort. VOL. VIII. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1930 NO. 10 t i o n ; h u t it w o n ' t a n d c a n 't. Third, the local F a r m B u r e a u s and every farmer face the task of holding h a v e tax troubles. H o m e o w n e r s and taxes. "Let us not i m a g i n e t h a t we alone 1000 AUTOMOBILES ""It w o u l d be a g o d s e n d to t h e t a x p a y e r s p i N e w Y o r k S t a t e E n t e r e d a t t h e p o s t office a t C h a r l o t t e , Mich., a s second class down local property levies so that the i n d u s t r i e s in cities suffer s o m e of t h e m a t t e r . A c c e p t a n c e for m a i l i n g at special r a t e of p o s t a g e provided if t h e F e d e r a l ( J o v e r n m e n t w o u l d t a k e it o v e r a n d o p e r a t e it, benefits of the State and National injustices t h a t we do. Let us sei/.c Monroe Co. Had 34 Deaths for in Sec. l i o : ! , Act of Oct. 3, 1 9 1 7 , a u t h o r i z e d J a n u a r y 12, 1 9 2 3 . as t h e S t a t e would save $11,000,000 a y e a r , even a l t h o u g h t h e p r o g r a m s will be reflected in actual every o p p o r t u n i t y to w o r k out o u r Per 1 000 Cars In 1 929. F e d e r a l < J o v e r n m e n t g o t t h e C a n a l for n o t h i n g . relief. No o t h e r step s u r p a s s e s this p r o b l e m s t o g e t h e r . S u b s c r i p t i o n price $1.00 p e r y e a r . To F a r m B u r e a u members one in Importance. F a r m e r . Co-opera- Membership 50 c e n t s per year, i n c l u d e d in t h e i r a n n u a l d u e s . " T h e Welland (Canadian S h i p C a n a l , .'ill feet d e e p , w i l l he tion here is vital, and t h e r e is no Monroe County with a total of 8,4 S p e a k i n g of F a r m B u r e a u mem- traffic deaths per luoo m o t o r car regis- ' • • ' " • " o p e n for n a v i g a t i o n t h i s y e a r , t h e n g o o d b j r e to t h e B r i e C a n a l better rallying point than the local b e r s h i p . Mr. W i n d e r said: F a r m Bureau. tration showed the greatest number of K. EL UNGREN Editor and Business Manager w h e t h e r it he 12 o r 13 feet d e e p a n d w h e t h e r o p e r a t e d h.v t h e •Success of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n does motor fatalities "in the 22 counties This whole p r o g r a m is designed for not rest with t h e officers. ...J^|^^^HHilHilHilHK~- -<'*""!"( ion Federal or state Government. the benefit of a g r i c u l t u r e . All over h e r e to do y o u r bidding a n d could comprising the s o u t h e r n portion of We a r e ' " T h e o p e n i n g of t h e W e l l a n d S h i p C a n a l m e a n s a 3 5 0 - m i l e the state we receive e n c o u r a g e m e n t be replaced in a week's t i m e at most. Michigan d u r i n g 1929. B a r r y county from f a r m e r s who read our program, with a total of 0,2 d e a t h s per 1000 cars MICHIGAN STAfgjkpM f}UREAU ' s h i p s e a - w a y * at least. .'{<> feet d e e p . T h i s l e a v e s o n l y (i.'l m i l e s T h e soul of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n is t h e study their own tax receipts, and had the least fatality list, according of S t . L a w r e n c e S h i p C a n a l to . M o n t r e a l t o he d e e p e n e d t o •'!<> farm m e n a n d women who m a k e it. then sanction o u r efforts to pour the T h e i r i n t e r e s t , t h e i r h o p e s a n d t h e i r to H. O. Hounds, safety and traffic most medicine on the worst sort* spot. feet. T h i s m e a n s a n " O c e a n S h i p S e a w a y ' b e t w e e n t h e A t l a n t i c ( s p i r a t i o n s c a r r y it on. P e r h a p s t h e director of the Detroit Automobile OFFICERS a n d t h e h e a d of t h e O r e a t F a k e s . g r e a t e s t service a m e m b e r can do his club. M L SOON, Jackson W. W. BILLINGS, Davison President Vice-President " N e w York S t a t e had b e t t e r h u r r y up a n d unload its finan- How Farmers o r g a n i z a t i o n is to i n t e r e s t a n o t h e r Oakland county, d u r i n g the past in its w o r k a n d b r i n g h i m i n t o ac- year, led the list of fatal traffic ac- . B. McPHKRSON Direct o r s - a t - L a r g e Lowell cial " w h i t e e l e p h a n t ' on t h e F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t . Control Shooting tive m e m b e r s h i p . If you will do t h a t cidents excluding Wayne county. This M EDITH WAOAR .loll.v OOODWINIO Carleton Marietta " I s u g g e s t t h a t t h e N e w Y o r k C i t y o p p o n e n t s of t h e S t . L a w - On 16,000 Acres the future of t h e F a r m B u r e a u is se- county's automobile r e g i s t r a t i o n , how. ever, is 75 percent g r e a t e r than any rence S e a w a y Route and others create a 'PftOt-Finding Commis- cure. (Continued from page one) •U> 1<\ OORMRLY Newberry S u r e s t Special Policing .Mr. .M. h. Cook, editor of the 1 last- of the other counties and therefore .1. .1. JAKWAY Benton Harbor s i o n ' to i n v e s t i g a t e t h e r e l a t i v e a d v a n t a g e s of t h e S t . L a w r e n c e After one year of o p e r a t i o n only lings B a n n e r , spoke and said in p a r t : its c o m p a r a t i v e death r a t e was lower. W. W. BILLINOS Davison S h i p S e a w a y R o u t e o v e r t h e E r i e B a r g e C a n a l , i r r e s p e c t i v e of two s u g g e s t i o n s were u n e a r t h e d for • 1 believe in t h e F a r m B u r e a u . D u r i n g the e n t i r e 12 m o n t h s of 1*29, Commodity Directors the hitter's depth. i m p r o v e m e n t in t h e o p e r a t i o n of t h e T h e t i m e is h e r e w h e n f a r m e r s m u s t only one person w a s killed in a HENRY CURTI8, CadOlac Michigan Potato Growers' Kxchange traffic mishap in B a r r y counly. Van " F e t t h e m a l s o r e t i i e m h e r t h a t . M o n t r e a l , 1,000 m i l e s u p t h e f a r m e r s ' a s s o c i a t i o n : give a t t e n t i o n to co-operative effort. M. 1.. NOON, Jackson Michigan Milk Producers' Association ("HAS. WOODRUFF, Hastings Michigan Uve Stock Kxchange F i r s t , it is believed t h a t a g r e a t e r No i n d u s t r y g e t s far w i t h o u t o r g a n i - Buren r a n a close second with only S t . L a w r e n c e F i v e r , is t h e s e c o n d l a r g e s t s e a p o r t on t h e A t l a n t i c m e m b e r s h i p is d e s i r a b l e , a n d t h a t zation. I n d u s t r y saw t h a t fact be- three fatalities. Clinton had seven; M. K. SHISLKK, Caledonia Michigan Elevator Kxcliange M. D. BUSKIRK, S T A TPaw E FA PawR M B U R E A U ORGANIZATION Michigan Fruit Growers, Inc. a n d t h a t 20,000 ton s t e a m e r s t r a v e l b e t w e e n .Montreal a n d E u r o - t h i s wi.ll be easily o b t a i n e d t h i s year. fore you d i d , a n d t h e y a r e o r g a n i z e d Eaton, seven; B r a n c h , eight; Cass, CLARK L. BRODY Sec'y-Treas.-Manager p e a n p o r t s a n d t h a t w h e n t h e p r e s e n t S t . F a w r e n c e F'iver s h i p Second, it is the opinion in some so t h a t they may know w h e r e they eight, and Sanilac, nine. q u a r t e r s t h a t special policing should a r e going. I n d u s t r i e s h a v e t h e i r u n - T h e following table gives the number c a n a l s a r e d e e p e n e d t o .'50 feet, A t l a n t i c l i n e r s will r e a c h t h e h e a d be provided in future y e a r s . There derstandings through organization. of fatalities d u r i n g 1928 and 1929. D E P A R T M E N T HEADS pf t h e C r o a t F a k e s . Traffie A. P . MIlls is some d o u b t as to w h e t h e r it will " Y o u a r e not m e r e l y s p e c t a t o r s to COI \T\ 10211 J5I2S Clothing Miss N . 15. K i i t . y be possible to o p e r a t e a n o t h e r y e a r w h a t is g o i n g on in t h e world today. (>:ikl;iiHl 82 Y 1 ""To s a v e t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e t a x p a y e r s $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a y e a r , .Mom .""1:', 31 Publicity E . K. U n g r e n without friction with u n i n v i t e d h u n t - I w e l c o m e trhe F a r m B u r e a u because Accuunting L . M". S i n c l a i r w e w a n t t h e F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n l to t a k e o v e r t h e B a r g e C a n a l . Macomb •n; 39 Organization C. L N a s h ers, and some m e m b e r s a s s e r t t h a t I believe t h a t it is not a n a l t o g e t h e r Washtenaw 45 46 IIIRIKUII 4i 41 Automobile Insurance Alfred Bentall " " T h e o p p o n e n t s of t h e S t . F a w r e n c e O c e a n S h i p S e a w a y w a n t they will not t a k e the r i s k s in order- selfish o r g a n i z a t i o n , yet you muse Taxation B. W a y n e N e w t o n Berrlexi 33 26 SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS OF T H E MICHIGAN STATE th<' Federal Governmenl to take over the Barge Canal in the ing a r m e d i n t r u d e r s off t h e i r farms. h a v e s o m e selfish i n t e r e s t . B u t it Calhoun Kalamazoo 32 2a 36 44 FARM BUREAU Much of Williamston t o w n s h i p is c e r t a i n t h a t you c a n n o t h a v e a n y J a c k s o n 26 32 h o p e t h a t it w i l l kill t h e S t . F a w r e n c e R o u t e a m i w h e n R e p r e s e n - F a r m Bureau Services, Ine L. A. T h o m a s provides exceptionally fine p h e a s a n t effect on t h e economic life of this St. Clair 23 2 1 t a t i v e D e m p s e y a n d o t h e r s i n s i s t t h a t increa.sin.o t h e d e p t h oi' t h e c o u n t r y unless you a r e o r g a n i z e d to Lenawee 2 1 17 Michigan F a r m Bureau Wool Poo) A l f r t - d B<-htull cover and is h u n t e d regularly by Branch 8 7 Barge Canal from 12 to VA l'eet will enable it to compete with the s p o r t s m e n from m a n y d i s t a n t points m e a n b u s i n e s s . " Cass Hillsdale 6 a s well as t h o s e from L a n s i n g a n d 11 9 MICHIGAN COMMODITY MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS St. F a w r e n c e R o u t e , t h e y a r e ' t a l k i n g b u n c o m b e . ' ' C o u n t y F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s at S a n il::ic loiher n e a r b y places. T h i s e x p e r i m e n t t he two m e e t i n g s c a m e from t h e fol- 9 10 St. Joseph 16 11 A F F I L I A T E D W I T H MICHIGAN S T A T U F A R M B U R E A U in c o n t r o l l i n g h u n t i n g rights has lowing c o u n t i e s : Van Buren 3 14 Michigan Potato Growers Kxcliange Cadillac Barry 1 5 FARM BOARD AND MERCHANTS been successful beyond t h e utmost C l a r k s t o n m e e t i n g : G e n e s e e , La- 7 Michigan Milk Producers Association 707 Owen Rldg., Detroit Baton 11 hopes of t h e local people a n d s e e m s peer, L i v i n g s t o n , Macomb, O a k l a n d , Livingston 11 9 Michigan Livestock Exchange Hudson That friction should arise between the Federal F a r m B o a r d Clinton 7 6 to offer o t h e r farm c o m m u n i t i e s a St. Clair, W a s h t e n a w and Wayne Michigan Elevator Exchange Farm Bureau BIdg., Lansing ami the m e r c h a n t s who formerly h a n d l e d the principal farm practical m e t h o d of meeting this counties. _S12 . •t:<4. Michigan Fruit Growers, lnc Benton Harbor phase of t h e g a m e q u e s t i o n . The Wayne 53 1 •ISI crops might have been expected, although the matter received Hastings meeting: Allegan. Barry, D I R E C T O R S AND O F F I C E R S O F T H K COMMODITY EXCHANGES Operation of t h e plan h a s been c a r e - C a l h o u n , E a t o n , Ionia, K a l a m a z o o , Total lien; n o c o n s i d e r a t i o n in t h e p r e l i m i n a r y d i s c u s s i o n s on f a r m a i d . T h e 975 fully studied by s p o r t s m e n ' s o r g a n i - K e n t , O t t a w a , Van B u r e n c o u n t i e s . MICH. ELEVATOR EXCH. M I C H . M I L K PRODUCERS ASS'N m e r c h a n t s did an extensive business, with s t r o n g h a n k i n g sup- In the 21 counties, the a v e r a g e num- zations a n d others interested in Carl Martin, Pres Coldwater N. P. Hull, P r e s Lansing ber of auto fatalities w a s .8S in 1929 R. G. P o t t s , V i c e - P r e s . W a s h i n g t o n port, and usually with international connections. They carried farm g a m e p r o b l e m s . It s e e m s to M-Mtnn Rnrkholder. V. P.. .Marlette and .84 in 1928 per 1000 c a r s register- 01 i a B -Treas Kinde B. F. Beach, Sec Detroit m o s t of t h e c r o p f r o m t h e t i m e it w a s h a r v e s t e e l u n t i l it w e n t h a v e won h e a r t y a p p r o v a l in all Warns Of Drive Against ed. If the 1929 i n c r e a s e is m a i n t a i n - q u a r t e r s a n d is especially i n t e r e s t - L. E. Osmer, Mgr Lansing Harry Calkins M . L. N o o n Fowlervil^ Jackson into eonsumption. i n g because it r e p r e s e n t s t h e f a r m e r ' s Agri'l Marketing Act ed, it will not be long until t h e r e is Neil Bass, Bean Dep't Lansing R. L. T a y l o r Lapeer ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m ppffG o n e ) 1 a u t o fatality per y e a r for each 1000 W. E. Phillips Decatur It is o h v i o u s t h a t if t h e c o - o p e r a t i v e a s s o c i a t i o n s s e l l t h e own a n s w e r to a very s e r i o u s q u e s - L. W. liar wood Adrian f u n c t i o n i n g for less t h a n a y e a r but c a r s registered for the 21 counties George MeOalla Ypsilanti tion. Anthony Iluyser Caledonia c r o p t h e m e r c h a n t s will f i n d t h e i r o c c u p a t i o n g o n e . H e n c e t h e already, great speculative g r o u p s t a k e n as a whole. W a y n e county now H. H. Sanford Battle Creek Fred W. Meyer Fair Haven t h a t h a v e , y e a r by year, profited at has 1.03 fatalities per lOOfl c a r s F r e d G. B e a r d s l e y Oxford resolutions which various organizations are now adopting, pro- M. R. Shisler Caledonia Frank Gilmore Parma William Hunter Sandusky t e s t i n g a g a i n s t t h e m e r c h a n d i s i n g of w h e a t a n d c o t t o n b y a g o v - Consumers Paying t h e e x p e n s e of a g r i c u l t u r e t h r o u g h registered. t h e f l u c t u a t i o n in t h e price of the W. J. llazelwood M I C H . P O T A T O GROWERS Mt. Pleasant Elmer Powers Clio ernment agency. It is n o t ( d e a r w h a t t h e p r o t e s t i n g b o d i e s Enough Says Sec'y p r o d u c e of t h e f a r m , see t h e h a n d - M I C H . L I V E STOCK EXCH. w r i t i n g on t h e wall. They h a v e open- " L e t us h a v e faith t h a t r i g h t H e n r y Curtis, Pres EXCHANGE Cadillac E. A. B e a m e r . P r e s Blissfield K. 1). H a r p e r , V i c e - P r e s . , S t . J o h n s t h i n k t h e F a r m B o a r d s h o u l d d o . T h e y a r e o n l y .sure a s t o w h a t M. S. Winder ly a n d definitely d e c l a r e d war on • m a k e s m i g h t ; a n d in t h a t faith J. T. Bussey, Vioe-Pres. P r o v e m o n t it s h o u l d not d o . (Continued from pagr? one) let us to t h e end, d a r e to do o u r O. E . H a w l e y , B e c ' y Shelby J. H. O'Mealey, S e c ' y Hudson this policy. George Herman, Treas Remus Ten y e a r s l a t e r in 1927 we find t h e d u t y as we u n d e r s t a n d it.' F r a n k O b e r s t , T r e a s . , Brec k e n r i d t T h e a r g u m e n t s of t h e m e r c h a n t s a r e not c o n c l u s i v e . A l l p r o - " I t is u p to t h e o r g a n i z e d f a r m e r s F. P . H i b s t , Gen. M g r Cadillac Nate Pattison Car c o n s u m e r p a y i n g $1.72 for t h e s a m e Very t r u l y y o u r s , g r e s s d i s t u r b s t h e e x i s t i n g o r d e r . i i : \ T FORMULA 9.00% .....13.40% A W H I T E E L E P H A N T FOR SALE earlier. T h e i n c r e a s e in farm p r o p e r - by rigid economy legislation would be -Marketing Act enacted by C o n g r e s s possible d i s p a t c h t h e c o m p l e t i o n of ifio lbs. Com Gluten Feed a step in the right direction. A state S t a t e s t h a t co-operative m a r k e t i n g by 100 lbs. Corn Gfluten Meal ty taxes in New Y o r k between 1919 the organization of co-operative too lbs. Cottonseed Meal—Choice We have heard a great deal ahout the proposed Greal Fakes and 1924 w a s 33 per cent. As I h a v e income tax not sufficiently guarded f a r m e r s is recognized as t h e n a t i o n a l g r o u p s to t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e Mar- 100 lbs. Linseed Oil Meal—O. P. ftt. F a w r e n c e w a t e r w a y to t h e s e a , u p o n w h i c h C a n a d a h a s c o m - a l r e a d y said, the i n c r e a s e in farm in these respects would be injurious, farm policy! k e t i n g Act a n d t h e facilities avail- 160 lies. S t a n d a r d W h e a t M i d d l i n g s 360 11,s. S t a n d a r d W h e a l B r a n land tax per a c r e in Michigan be- It t h r e a t e n s to open the gap through " W e h a v e come far, and now we a b l e t h r o u g h the Federal Farm .">4n l b s . V e l l o w H o m i n y p l e t e d m o s t of h e r s h a r e o f t h e w o r k , a n d w e h a v e n o t e d that tween 1919 and 1924 was about 9 per which the e n t i r e s t r e a m m a y l a t e r be m u s t l e a r n how to w o r k t o g e t h e r B o a r d . Your A m e r i c a n F a r m B u r e a u 320 lbs. Ground Oats I 00 l b s . ( ' a r i e M o l a s s e s t h e g r e a t e s t o b s t a c l e lo t h e w a t e r w a y in t h i s c o u n t r y is t h e d e t e r - cent. It is only after the p r o g r a m of p a r t e d . bettor, hut t h a t will come. h a s a n d is c o - o p e r a t i n g to t h e full- 20 l b s S t e a m e d . H o n e M e a l reduction and equalization of local Until t h e s t a t e g-estible Xntri- cuts. tendant unlondings and trihute to this handler and that ly benefited t h r o u g h a lower r a t e if lieving property of local school, high- "•Vluch as I would like to s e e t h e " I t is also wise to utilize t h o p u b - handler. Also, N e w Y o r k ' s effort to u n l o a d on the people of increase in farm property levies. way and o t h e r costs now collected a m o u n t s of money being s n e n t fm- licity m a c h i n e r y of t h e F a r m Bu- In p r e s e n t i n g t h e s e figures and locally but spent to benefit the whole public e x p e n d i t u r e s decreased I can t r e a u t o t h e fullest e x t e n t in t e l l i n g Lofiber is all r e a d y to feed—it has the United States the obsolete Frio Fanal under the pleasant facts my only limitation h a s been s t a l e t h e r e .s not going to be enough see t h a t o u r d e m a n d s for ' b e t t e r t h e f a r m e r ' s s i d e of t h e s t o r y . Use molasses for e x t r a p a l a t a b i l i t y ; bone- s o u n d i n g t i t l e of t h e All A m e r i c a n route. lack of reliable information. [ have no y o u r p u b l i c a t i o n s , r a d i o , t h e n e w s - meal for m i n e r a l s ; and lots of hominy record of any s t a t e w h e r e the r e s u l t s Those behind the unloading p r o g r a m h a v e a most powerful p a p e r s , the farm press a n d every for c a r b o h y d r a t e s and a splendid a s - run c o n t r a r y to those I have shown ally in C h a i r m a n Dempsey of the House Rivers and Ilarhors a v a i l a b l e s o u r c e t o solidify a g r i c u l - sortment of proteins. and 1 do not believe t h e r e is such a tii-Dan and r u r a l , will be started on d i t u r e s . Our g r e a t t r o u b l e is t h a t t u r a l s e n t i m e n t on this vital econ- Many m a r k e t milkmen fed Lofiber C o m m i t t e e in C o n g r e s s . He can a n d d o e s d o a greal d e a l to block * ny where in the United States. the road to rehabilitation so far a s n o t e n o u g h of o u r citizens c o n t r i b - omic issue. last year—they r e p o r t m o r e milk and Kite Conclusions taxation is concerned. St. Fawrence waterway legislation, and to further the All- ute to the tax funds as thev s h o u l d " A n d finally, increase t h e m e m - m o r e cow left in August than ever be- All the evidence at my command h a r m Itureaii Tax P r o g r a m " I n Illinois we find t h a t real es- b e r s h i p of y o u r F a r m B u r e a u . Every fore. American route. See your local d i s t r i b u t o r of points to five c o n c l u s i o n s : T h e whole F a r m Bureau tax p r o - t a t e , Which is 1 0 % ' of t h e u o a l . h . a d d i t i o n a l l e c r u i t to o u r r a n k s in- F a r m Bureau supplies. But -Mr. D e m p s e y h a s p l e n t y of o p p o n e n t s in New York, 1. No change in i h e tax sy^ieni will gram, is built ft) meet the needs of t h e pays «Mo; <>|' t h e taxes, w h i l e in- creases t h e effectiveness of this great a m o n g them Mr. S t e w a r t Browne, president of t h e U n i t e d Real grant actual relief to t a n n e r s unless actual f a r m e r it will succeed be-[.tangible p r o p e r t y r e p r e s e n t i n g the PRICED RIGHT—TRY I T ! steps a r e taken to hold t h e p r o p e r t y c a u s e it. is based upon facts that stand o t h e r 9 n « ,,V « a r m y fighting for economic j u s t i c e ui' E s t a t e O w n e r s A a s ' n in N e w Y o r k C i t y , w h i c h is b e l i e v e d to o w n tax under control. Everywhere t h e r e "..challenged. for A m e r i c a n a g r i c u l t u r e . FARM BUREAU S K K V K ' F S , INC. Bv%ry farmer k n o w s of o i r t a L . ' ^ ^ '""' m o r e t h a n o n e - t h i r d of t h e t a x a b l e r e a l e s t a t e in N e w Y o r k C i t y . is a tendency to use new revenues to that if he could be relieved of the ,Tll(' ." " I n t h e w o r d s of t h e Immortal Mr. B r o w n e exposes the m o t i v e s behind the A l l - A m e r i c a n or Brie increase expenses. This must be s t o p - u n r e a s o n a b l e increase i„ road and , l l l t • g p a ° ,n rm i a c o m e tax, Lincoln: II lied if farmers and o t h e r t a x p a y e r s school taxes wihich have come within V J n ° ' !1 * * n a c e « . " you en- B a r g e Canal route as follows: * ( a r e to have the relief they so richly the last 10 years, and be s u r e of no: '' f " " i m ' ( ) , n < ' t a x ^ supplant your " T h e B a r g e C a n a l cost t h e t a x p a y e r s of N e w Y o r k S t a t e o v e r deserve. | u n r e a s o n a b l e i n c r e a s e s in the next 10f , ' a X ' " V °" ffefeal :,1) . v h o p e $600,001 :.C0t> a n d is o p e r a t e d at a l o s s of $ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 a y e a r . P a n a m a C a n a l cost o n l y $271,000,001). The 2. The greal need today is a r e d i s . years he would have the tax demon " 7 n > l " , , ' be «»WM the s t a t e tiibutioii of local tax b u r d e n s . These licked. T h e F a r m Bureau is going t o 1 ' " ' " m 0 r ? , l i a n V1':< o l ' V<>ur total Is Your Family Protected? a r e the taxes that are the highest and asupport ^ a. ^ .a the ^ ^ m ^ e^a s^u r^e s^ ^that give t he, , .^ ^. ^ ^ ,,^ ^ Kschool, bill. r o a d„,^m^^m^^m^^m^^m^^m^^m^^m^m a n d local axes ffl von Ui Life i n s u r a n c e is always a protected, guaran- "The Barge Canal is u s e d hasieally to m a k e votes for the that increase most rapidly. A tax greatest, promiwe ot achieving llg tthese) ill W: x n>: " 7 " " " " " " " " " "' '"A'-.-s." • u *V ( ) * reltof U teed savings account against the time when t h e U p s t a t e R e p u b l i c a n p a r t y a n d not for t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . T h e B« relief p r o g r a m that fails to cut the results. We recognize both the good "". " - • « • that any income burdens now borne by you might fall upon y o u r h x a l tax is likely to leave the f a r m e r points and the limitations off tttie in- \ l 8 . * P P M e a agafost school, road family. F u r t h e r , it assures comfort in your ad- C a n a l w a s useful before r a i l r o a d s came. T o d a y if it w e r e filled and o t h e r local taxes. vanced years. about w h e r e he is and close the door come tax and a r e p u r s u i n g the course to further help for years. which experience has t a u g h t us to " S o m e say income taxes will drive u p N e w Y o r k S t a t e w o u l d s a v e $ 4 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 a y e a r a n d if all t h e .'{. An income tax is a fair and know is the one that will m a k e the in- business e l s e w h e r e . T h e a n s w e r lo Is there a m o r t g a g e on your f a r m ? Could y o u r B a r g e freight w a s handled by the railroads with the S t a t e pay- t h a t is t o seek t h e s a m e c o - o p e r a t i » n equitable tax ii used to relieve local come tax a reality as a m e a s u r e of xvith family pay it if you Were taken away? What about ing the freight charges, the shippers would save $."{,000,000 a i i \ « s and in connection with an farm tax relief, and not an emplv the federal government alone your children's future'.' Could t h e i r education be 1H ,,mist> year. T h e cost to t h e t a x p a y e r s w o u l d m o r e t h a n b u y all the economy p r o g r a m . Yet a state income ' " | n < * > , n e <:>* » n e s that we h-.ve I,,,,,,, continued? What about yourself as time advances? tax u n d e r present conditions will not T h e F a r m Bureau p r o g r a m roughly J n n e r i t a n c e tax lines. Some states A State Farm Life Policy meeis all of these prob- freight that goes t h r o u g h the Barge Canal lems. It is worth your while to write us for full yield a sufficient sum to grant the re- divides itself into three phases, and l l p u r e ( I t h a t they would a t t r a c t men " ' T h e E r i e C a n a l is n o t h i n g b u t a m u d h o l o ; w h e n t h e water lief that, farmers a r e entitled to and the Bureau is equipped to handle w, ^ l t l i by c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a m e n d information. m e n t ks h i g h t h e b a r g e s c a n ' t go u n d e r ihe ' f i x e d ' b r i d g e s a n d when at the same time meet the o t h e r de- each in a w o r k m a n - l i k e maimer. ''"'"ever b a r r i n g an i n h e r i t a n c e t h e w a t e r is low i h e b a r g e s s t i c k on t h e b o t t o m . T h e r e w e r e ll!> j n a n d s that will necessarily be placed First, t h e r e is the National Farm ' i , x - upon it. It will be like trying to w a t e r Bureau battle for Federal laws that Pe l \ . Cedar ship road mileage below all previous WEIGHT PER CHICK AT END OF EACH WEEK sentation in the Legislature will lead W e s t e r n Wools: to an adjustment of the tax problem. street. Laasina, J u n e '2 to .lime 7 in- estimates. Incomplete returns indi- Feed 1st Week 3d Week 6th Week cate t h a t there has been a shrinkage A statement over the n a m e of Wm, % clothing 18c clusive and only 011 those dates. Meralmash 2.05 oz. 5.18 oz. IS.65 oz. of about 10 per cent in the mileage of Other Feed 2.15 oz. 4.80 oz. 10.59 oz. (hitman, Secretary of the Board of When you m a r k e t your stock County Auditors, and headed, "A Mat- CABLOT WOOL POOLING DATES this type of road, largely in the north- through a local shipping ass'n COST OF FEED, PER CHICK, PFR WEEK May 27, Tuesday St. J o h n s Co-op Blev e r n part of the state, and that much which is connected with and Meralmash 11 100 of le LOO uf le I.tot ter of Importance to t h e County of of the shrinkage is due to the abandon- Wayne," accompanies each petition. May 28, Wednesday Fowler (-(,np VA^ sells through the Michigan Live Other Feed G2/100 of lc 1.4«C 2.03c May 29, T h u r s d a y (Manchester R R Track m e n t of unnecessary roads which Stock Exchange's co-operative The full text follows: Total cost of 13.55 <>z. chick on Meralmash _ _ <5.7flc nly LanSing could not be maintained without un- commission houses on t h e Buf- "The Board of Supervisors of the 2 2 9 V ? F a r m Bur. 221 X. Cedar Total cost of 10.59 ox. chick on Other Feed «.53c County of Wayne has authorized the dii" expense to farmers and other falo and Detroit t e r m i n a l mar- J u n e 2, Monday Marcellus Co-op Elev t a x p a y e r s in the territory concerned. First Meralmash rooster crowed at 4 weeks anil 3 days. circulation of a petition which pro- T ^ ! ' Z^eSday Cassopolis Mich. Cent. R. R. kets, your stock is in the hands No rooster on other feed had crowed at 11 weeks. vides for an A m e n d m e n t to t h e State Commenting upon this question Mr. of a friend from beginning to J u n e 4, Wednesday Charlotte Co-op. (Kiev. Burton said: Meralmash chicks had better color, vigor and feathering than did Constitution u n d e r which the people end. J u n e 5, T h u r s d a y Cressey R R Trac.k those given other feed. Meralmash is a 16% protein feed. It is as of Wayne County will secure equal J u n e 6, F r i d a y Dowagiac Co-op. IFlev. " T h e abandonment of township Your local ass'n, and our good a chick ration as money can buy. representation in the State Legisla- J u n e 7, S a t u r d a y Climax R R Track road mileage has taken place chiefly men at the t e r m i n a l m a r k e t s t u r e in accordance with t h e n u m b e r J u n e 9 Monday Milan Wabash R. R. in the regions where lumbering flour- are interested in so handling of its i n h a b i t a n t s , as determined by the United S t a t e s ' C e n s u s . J u n e 10, Tuesday Jackson I u a u i r e Dennis Cobb, ished in past years and where farm- and m a r k e t i n g y o u r stock t h a t Pasture is here, yes— J a c k s o n , R. 5, J a c k s o n ers formerly supplied provisions to it will bring you t h e best re- "Under the t e r m s of t h e existing turn. The business of thous- Plenty of milk . . . but cows in poor condition. Milk production will T „ „ , , phone. the camps and often increased their drop in a few weeks—UNLESS you balance grass with digestible Constitution, approximately 500,000 incomes by hiring out to the lumber ands of Michigan, Ohio and carbohydrates. Cut down the cost of milk and get the cows in better • inhabitants of this county a r e with- J u n e 11, W e d n e s d a y Brooklyn COHDP E l e v companies in the winter. With the Indiana farmers has m a d e us condition, with better health—and more profits. out representation at Lansing, and it J u n e 12, T h u r s d a y Dexter Co-op' Ass'n p a s s i n g of the lumber camps many of leaders on our respective mar- is proposed u n d e r t h i s A m e n d m e n t to June ^ - F r i d a y Hillsdale Co-op'. Ass'n'. kets. Try us. FARM BUREAU L O F I B E R is made to balance grass—no oat hulls, J u n e 17, Tuesday Union City c o - o p . (Slev. these farms ceased to be profitable and screenings or filler. BUY F O O D — N O T F I L L E R . so change t h e law t h a t every com- J u n e 18, Wednesday Coldwater Co-op P l e v were abandoned. The closing of many munity in the State may be given fair J u n e 19, T h u r s d a y Quincy Co-op (Elev of t h e roads which are no longer Michigan Livestock Exchange and equal representation when the See Your Local Distributor of Farm Bureau Supplies new legislative districts a r e re- J u n e 20, F r i d a y Chelsea R R Track* needed has been the inevitable result." Detroit. Mich, arranged. J u n e 24, Tuesday Oxford Co-op OlftY I'nder the direction of L. E. Pea- or "It is proposed to Amendment by petition and to submit initiate this POOLING D A T h S I N D L R CONSIDERATION L a p e e r - p h o n e F r a n k Myers. Standish, Gladwin and C l a r e - w r i t e body, highway economist of the Fed- eral Bureau, locations are being se- lected for intensive study of local Producers Co-Op Com. Assn. EAST B1TFALO, N. V. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. I m l a y C t t y - p h o n e J. R. Sisson. Michigan State F a r m Bureau about it to a vote of the people at t h e No- vember election next. In order to Davidson—phone W. W. Billings. .these points. r u r a l traffic in all p a r t s of the state. Lansing, Michigan ,„,.,, These locations are being picked after accomplish t h i s purpose, approximate- a scientific analysis of highway and ly 150,000 signatures m u s t be obtained. The concentrated effort of every pub- lic official and the assistance of every CORN AND BEANS This Smalley, s t a t e m e director n t w a of s made by II. soil-improvement R. work of t h e Association, before the be t r u l y representative. o t h e r conditions to insure that the districts finally determined upon will employee in t h e several county, city and local governments will be re- MOST PROFITABLE recent annual meeting of the Ameri- can Society of Agronomy in Chicago. OUR SECOND ANNUAL quired to accomplish t h i s . "The farmers themselves made these Bureau Collects $1,376 "This change in the law is of great concern to t h e County of Wayne. It WHEN FERTILIZED estimates in a survey conducted by the Association in which more t h a n 48,- In Railroad Claims MAY TIME BLANKET SALE means representation at L a n s i n g ac- 000 f a r m e r s in 35 s t a t e s were person- cording to t h e population of its in- Earlier Maturity And Greater ally interviewed," Mr. Smalley said. F a r m Bureau Traffic Department h a b i t a n t s , and is t h e first step t o w a r d s One of the 26 questions asked in this collected for members and others loss a fair and equitable a d j u s t m e n t of Yields from Fertilized and d a m a g e and overcharge claims survey w a s : the taxation problem. Plants. " F r o m your g e n e r a l experience w h a t a m o u n t i n g to $1,376.37. including $150 "We need your co-operation. We to W. E. Hoover of Whitmore Lake increases do you expect from the use need your assistance and t h e help of "Corn and beans m a k e v e r y profit- of fertilizer on your most important for a. horse killed on the railroad: your friends in the circulation of these able r e s p o n s e to fertilizer," says Boyd c r o p s ? " Car Bradford of Sparta. S34.S0 for fire petitions. Petitions have been pre- Rainey, in c h a r g e of fertilizer work set by railroad: L. M. ('ahoon. Sara- " F r o m the average increases re- nac, $80 for loss on live stock; J. H. pared and are now ready for distri- for F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. ported and on the basis of average bution and may be had at t h e office " E a r l y m a t u r i t y oftens m e a n s the prices received by farmers for the O'Mealey, Hudson, $38.38, overcharge of t h e Board of County Auditors, difference between profit a n d loss on on car of stock; F. E. Stiles, Hat tie Room 217 County Building, upon ap- t h e crop. If t h e crop is c a u g h t by frost various crops, the values of the in- Creek, $19.90, overcharge on live plication. creases were determined for all major stock. before m a t u r i t y , the yield is cut con- "This petition, when finished, should siderably, and the quality Of the grain crops and for m a n y of the minor ones. be executed by the Circulator before is damaged. " T h e total a m o u n t of fertilizer used Last year t h e difference in dollars a Notary Public and should be re- in the United States in 1928 was 7,- a n d cents between a good laying turned before J u n e 1, 1930." "Nitrogen in fertilizer p r o m o t e s vig- 934,000 tons, which cost f a r m e r s ap- wr< o r o u s g r o w t h . F o r t h i s r e a s o n some proximately $253,000,000. But it pro- s t r a i n a n d a poor one at t h e Cornell Outstate comments on t h e new ef- fort of Wayne County to t a k e over t h e people h a v e the m i s t a k e n idea that duced crop i n c r e a s e s w o r t h $8&5,&Q0,- h e n . p o u l t r y farm a m o u n t e d t o $3.04 a - ^ n i t r o g e n fertilizer delays m a t u r i t y . P l a y safe a n d buy well-bred State government scout the idea t h a t 000 or more t h a n t h r e e and one-half chicks. any question of fairness is involved. This is not the case, providing the times its cost, the survey revealed. One of o u r 70x80 inch d o u b l e bed b l a n k e t s . It is generally pointed out t h a t the nitrogen added is quickly available. "Stated in a n o t h e r way", Mr. Smal- r idea of m a k i n g Legislative represen- Quickly available nitrogen applied at ley said, "a ton of average fertilizer You may order Farm Bureau all wool, SINGLE or DOUBLE bed blankets tation depend strictly on population time of seeding gives the p l a n t a good costing, let us say $32, may be expect- is wholly un-American, a n d t h a t in boost. Rapid growth d u r i n g the early ed u n d e r a v e r a g e farm conditions to 103 now for delivery and payment next September. Last spring more than 1,000 framing the United States Constitu- p a r t of t h e season actually enables produce crop increases worth $113." 105 blankets were sold on this plan. Farm Bureau blankets are thick, soft, fleecy, tion, definite provisions w e r e made the p l a n t to complete its g r o w t h and virgin wool, carefully woven. to protect the small States a g a i n s t the set seed at an earlier date t h a n is pos- encroachment of t h e larger ones by sible w h e n early g r o w t h is stunted 225 At Mason Bureau 107 DOUBLE blankets are 70x80 inches, in large plaids of 10 different (fast) giving each State two Senators, re- t h r o u g h lack of plant food (fertilizer). Business Men's Meeting 109 colors, rose and white, t c , bound with 3 inch sateen ribbon. Regularly sold at gardless of area or population. "Fertilizer, therefore, is a. valuable Claims that Detroit is under-repre- asset to the crop from the standpoint 211 $1 1.50 each, but during dull summer season for our mill, we can get these Two hundred twenty-five attended sented according to population also of early m a t u r i t y . the recent supper and meeting of the 213 blankets made to come to you in September at $8.75 per pair, parcel post pre- are met by the r e m i n d e r t h a t the city " P h o s p h o r u s in fertilizer also helps Mason County. F a r m Bureau and the paid. has a large population of foreign born h a s t e n m a t u r i t y . It s t i m u l a t e s root businessmen of Scottville, held at 215 and others who have never exercised g r o w t h which enables the p l a n t to SINGLE blankets are 70x80 inches and of the same quality in every re- their voting privileges, and m a n y of g a t h e r m o r e food and m a k e more r a p - Scottville and given by the business- FARM BUREAU OILS whom a r e not even citizens. Increased men. spect that the double blankets are. Offered in choice of six solid colors. Regu- representation on account of these id g r o w t h . The food was Mason county grown. Paraffine Base larly sold at $9.00 each, b u t you can order them in this sale at $6.35 each, people would merely mean t h a t the " P o t a s h fills a necessary place in all Canned goods had been packed by the Dewaxed parcel post prepaid for September delivery. present voting class would be over- complete fertilizer. It aids in the local c a n n e r i e s ; bread baked by the represented in future legislatures. formation of s t a r c h e s and sugar, local bakers, and the meal was prepar- Will Solve Your Auto, The sale period is May 1 to June I 5. Use the coupon below. W e notify s t r e n g t h e n s t h e stalk and m a k e s the ed by the busines men's wives and plant m o r e r e s i s t a n t to disease. served by their husbands. Truck or Tractor Oil you 10 days before shipment next September. Here is an opportunity to get School Tax Relief Is " T h e p r o p e r combination of these President S. Stowell of the business Problem! fine blankets at savings of nearly 25 percent. Farm Bureau members entitled to Discussed At Lansing t h r e e e l e m e n t s , nitrogen, p h o s p h o r u s men's association made an address in 6 per cent off prices listed. and p o t a s h helps to m a k e the proper which he emphasized that the posi- SOP your local distributor of (Continued from page one) setting for a profitable crop. As sup- perity of country and town is as im- Farm Bureau Supplies for •™,"^,,™™"™™^~™™^™l!,,nl™^,—,BB,™,,™™""'','"—"""""^ trlcts which over spend. H e also ex- p o r t of this s t a t e m e n t we quote as p o r t a n t to one a it is to the other, and Farm Bureau oils. Sold in pressed the hope that it' a c o m p r e h e n - follows from a recent issue of the that m u t u a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g between 5, 15, 20 and 55 gallon con- Use This Coupon sive plan of equalizing school costs F e r t i l i z e r Review: town and country is the foundation Clothing Department, is adopted it will he accompanied by for successful living. Mr. T. II. Fisher, tainers, and always at a Michigan S t a t e r F a r m B u r e a u , economy legislation such as t h e F a r m "When the farmer's dollar is invest- County F a r m Bureau president, re- savings. 'Ji-Jl No. Cedar St., Lansing, M i d i . ed in c o m m e r c i a l fertilizer, it grows sponded for the F a r m Bureau. E. II. Date. Bureau and m a n y other g r o u p s have to t h r e e and one-half d o l l a r s as recommended, so t h a t the final out- Please ship nevt September, a s specified below, ... b l a n k e t s as c h e c k e d . m e a s u r e d by t h e value of t h e crop in- come will be a real saving to t a x - payers. c r e a s e s , j u d g i n g from e s t i m a t e s of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, "MAYTIME SPECIAL" "COMPANION" t h o u s a n d s of g r o w e r s of all the im- Double blanket, \ u wool, plaid, An important question will be that Single b l a n k e t . All wool, 7 0 x 8 0 , sol- portant crops grown in this country. 70x80, at SS.To. Color w a u l e d is check- of where to get the n e c e s s a r y funds to carry out such a program,, Mr. Newton added, saying that from the point of compelled to pay, and favoring an Now—50,000 Policies ed. Uose A: While Com & White id color al SO.:{.">. ('(dor w a n t e d is checked. WRITTEN IN MICHIGAN -Tan A While • -Grey ft W h i l e view of the farmer, the main question equalization along the lines laid out -Blue -Tan is to secure recognition of the State's by Dr. Mori. -Black X While- -Blue A While duty t o . take further s t e p s toward Mrs. Dora II. Stockman, State Lec- equalizing educational costs. He ex- t u r e r of the Michigan State Grange, pressed himself as fully convinced told (lie commission that she favored AU T O M O B I L E FIRE-LIABILITY THEFT-COLLISION -Green & While- -Pink cV White -Lavender & While - B e d ft Black -Bose Green -Lavender -Corn that whenever the State recognizee, its an equalisation of school costs, and A u t o m o b i l e accident, collision a n d theft losses are in- creasing e v e r y w h e r e . , S H I P P I N G NOTICE! duty in this regard the money will be agreed with Mr. Newton as to the forthcoming and farmers m a t e r i a l l y positive duty which the S t a t e owes to Can you afford t o drive w i t h o u t p r o p e r p r o t e c t i o n ? R e - Please S h i p C. O. !>. m e m b e r , it's a l w a y s the unexpected t h a t h a p p e n s ! Blankets will he shipped C. < >. D. u n - benefitted by reduced expenses. {bring this about. She indicated, how- less you wish to mail check when noti- O u r dependable, s t r o n g legal r e s e r v e company provides Will Mail Check Representative Charles if. Reed, of ever, that she thought Mr. Newton had p r o t e c t i o n against loss b y : T h e f t , fire, w i n d s t o r m , collision, fied about Sept. t to save money o r d e r placed m o r e e m p h a s i s on t h e economy fee. Check below: S e p t e m b e r 1st. Clio, chairman of the joint legislative p r o p e r t y damage and public liability. M o r e than 468,000 committee specially appointed to con- side of this proposed legislation than policies w r i t t e n in 24 s t a t e s . sider the question of educational fin- was advisable, saying that districts L e a r n m o r e a b o u t t h e low, annual r a t e s for f a r m r i s k s . NAME. ance was present, with two other with school tax r a t e s r u n n i n g as high See our local agent in your c o m m u n i t y . F o r further infor- members of his committee. S e n a t o r s as some quoted by other s p e a k e r s mation, w r i t e Michigan State F a r m Bureau, Lansing, Mich. Post Office B. P. 1>. No. Bronson of Battle Creek, and Upjohn could be depended upon to avoid such ° ' Kalamazoo. R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Reed high t a x e s in the future if relieved State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. spoke before the special commission, from the p r e s s u r e of S t a t e require- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^HL liowing the excessive taxes which ments. Mrs. Stockman told the Com- of Bloomington, UlinoU local school districts in his county a r e mission she favored an income tax. M I C H I G A N STATE F A R M B U R E A U . Laming, Mich., State Agent FOIR MTCHTfiAX STATE FARM RT'RE \ U \KWS SATTRPAY, If AT 24, i93fi are practically equal for the first three ALFALFA SEEDING years hut the Hardigan a p p e a r s to be CALIFORNIA WANTS W A N T E D , LIVE P O U L T R Y , EGGS INFORMATION GIVEN a little longer lived and the better yielder. The seed of Grimm alfalfa is much more plentiful and cheaper. BANKS PUT BACK FREIGHT RATES We specialize in live p o u l t r y , eggs a n d veal. Used e g g cases for s a l e in lots of t e n or m o r e , by freight or express. A l s o n e w BY PROF. RATHER Next in merit to the Hardigan and Grimm comes common alfalfa from ON TAX ROLLS On Farm Commodities coops for sale. S h i p p i n g t a g s a n d m a r k e t i n f o r m a t i o n a r e s e n t free for t h e a s k i n g . Michigan, Montana, the Dakota*, Ida- S o m e t i m e s have o v e r c h a r g e e r r o r s . Do you h a v e y o u r bills a u d i t e d ? GAMAOCK-WILLIAMS CO. I X C , 2 6 1 4 O r l e a n s St., D e t r o i t ho and Utah. T h e s e s t r a i n s a r e not Ample Time Between Now as hardy as Grimm alfalfa but under Escape 90 Per Cent Of Tax By THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT favorable conditions will give good Of t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u will check up t h e c h a r g e s on And August For Favorable alfalfa hay crops for :'. to 5 years. The Franchise Levy Based your freight bills; file o v e r c h a r g e c l a i m s ; file loss a n d d a m a g e Seedings. r a t e of seeding recommended is 8 to c l a i m s ; watch all freight r a t e s on y o u r farm p r o d u c t s a n d s u p p l i e s On Income. M i l k Costs 10 pounds of the Grimm or H a r d i g a n and be y o u r personal r e p r e s e n t a t i v e to t h e r a i l r o a d s . C l a i m s col- SUGGESTS F E R T I L I Z E R S and 12 to 15 of the common. I free for paid-up F a r m B u r e a u m e m b e r s . No c h a r g e for a u d i t - ing. Centering their energies upon an ef- Seed Bed Preparation And; J. W . S i m s T o A d d r e s s fort to put hanks hack on the tax rolls Farm Bureau Traffic Department Seed Varieties Are Discussed. Hillsdale Co. Meetings and to further strengthen t h e local budget law which the F a r m Bureau largely i n s t r u m e n t a l in passing, 221-U27 X. Cedar St. L a n s i n g , Mich. Lowest o n Alfalfa Mr. John Sims, fertilizer specialist the Executive Committee of t h e Cali- By PROF. 11. (. RATHER for the Tennesee Copper and Chemical fornia Farm Bureau Federation on So many Michigan farmers have found that out so Co., m a n u f a c t u r e r s of F a r m Bureau May •;, adopted a tax program design- that we have more than 600,000 acres of luxuriant al- F a r m Crops Dep't, Mich. State College Brand fertilizers, is to speak to Hills- ed to promote economy and equity in Although the cheaper way to secure dale county f a r m e r s on fertilizer, eve- tax matters. falfa for pasture and hay as against 79,000 acres 1 1 seedlings of alfalfa is by seeding it W I N N E R S in the Michigan nings at 8 o'clock the week of J u n e 2. Prevention of what lias amounted to years ago. with a companion crop of wheat, oats. Meetings will be held in co-operation t h e virtual exemption of hanks from 300 Bushel Potato Club in 1929 or barley, the more certain method, es- This is a good time to start getting ready for a sum- with local d i s t r i b u t o r s of Farm Bur- taxation under the new California cor- used F a r m Bureau Fertilizer. pecially when conditions a r e a bit ad- poration franchise tax is the featured verse, is to sow alfalfa alone in the eau supplies, as follows: Albert Kipfer, Stephenson, placed mer seeding of alfalfa and presently find yourself with J u n e 2—Waldron, Raymond Laser, item in t h e p r o g r a m . The committee a crop that beats all others for the quantities of high summer. demands the liberalization of t h e Fed- first with a yield of 402 bushels distributor. After all, grain crops growing along J u n e 3—Pittsford. Grange hall. P i t t s - eral s t a t u t e which requires that If a per acre. Alphonse Verschure, quality hay a field will product. Directions are easy: with tender alfalfa seedlings a r e com- s t a t e shall tax a national bank by the ford Co-op Ass'n, distributor. Manistique, took second place petitors for soil moisture and the J u n e 4—Reading, Reading Co-op, income tax method it cannot levy per- with a yield of 365 bushels per Prepare a good seed bed. Have it clean from weeds. plant food that is immediately avail- sonal property taxes on that hank, for Lime and fertilize according to Prof. Rather's article in distributor. either State or local purposes. acre. Both of these winners used able. To be sure, the g r a i n s are more desirable ;is competitors than weed J u n e 5—Jonesville. C. S. Bater, dis- At the same time the California Farm Bureau Brand Fertilizer. this paper. Between now and August 1 5 sow Farm g r o w t h , but they a r e competitors, tributor. committee calls for an amendment of Bureau Brand alfalfa, which is winter hardy and special- The results speak for themselves. Mr. Sims was once county agricul- their State laws of 1929 "to provide nevertheless. tural agent for Hillsdale county, and ly selected for Michigan conditions. W e stock the However, when the soil is rich, high for the taxation of banks at a pate in lime, and well supplied with mois- later with Michigan State College a s sufficiently higher than t h a t levied ood FERTILIZER recommended varieties for Michigan. See your local t u r e , the competition is not so keen soils specialist. on other corporations to counter- distributor of Farm Bureau supplies. balance the advantage otherwise en- See your local distributor of Farm but what both the grain and the alfal- fa seedlings may be successful. Thus, joyed through i m m u n i t y from per- Bureau Fertilizer, or write FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. when such favorable conditions pre-! Classified A d s sonal taxes." The action of the California Bureau Lansing, Michigan vail, the seedling of alfalfa along with small grain is the more economical Classified Advertisements will be charged at the rate of 5 cents a word. Where the ads are to appear doubtless results in large from a decrease in the short space of measure Farm Bureau Services, Inc. way to get a successful stand. For Summer Seeding twice, the rate will be 4'' 2 cents a word and for ads running three one year of 90 per cent in State taxes Lansing, Michigan (F-8) times or more, 4 cents a word, each paid by California b a n k s under the With many of the alfalfa seedings bank and franchise tax, which is a Insertion. already made, there is still ample time t a x measured by income. T h i s act between now and August 1st for an PURE BRED CHICKS 7fcc UP. I V L L - enabled one large b a n k i n g house to cut additional acreage of alfalfa to be eta 86c up, shipped on approval. K. R, its State taxes from $657,000 to the seeded under very favorable .McKay, con- chicks, raise.I Saranac, Mich., bought 1,000 -PIS pullets. Made $1. ridiculous figure of $2."), according to Farm Bureau Chick Feeds, ditions. Some fields intended for al- profits in one year. Big type Leghorns, C h a i r m a n R. E. Collins of the Cali- 200 to ~;u large egg breeding. (Barron falfa w e r e not plowed soon enough or origin.) Also Barred Rocks. Catalog fornia State Board of Equalization. were otherwise unsuited for grain free, C. < >. I>. shipments. Fail-view Amendment of the County Budget Hatn farm limitations of sales and other indi- A l b i o n E l e v . Co. K l k t o n C o - o p F a r m Prod. Co. Linden—Clans Tiedemnn l ' r e a c o t t Co-op. Aaa'n. e until about 7 y e a r s ago. Now rect taxes? A l l e g a n P a r m m Co-op Clk R a p i d s C o - o p M k t g . Aaa'n U n w o o d — M . A. f a r s o n * which give good alfalfa s t a n d s their in f a c t o r y . About 40 y e a r s old, m a r - Q u i n e y Co-op Co. rich g r e e n color, but alfalfa needs ried, 5 children, one boy 17 years old. " W h a t changes should be m a d e in A l t o Co-op C r e a m e r y E l l s w o r t h C o - o p . AHM'II. L i t c h f i e l d S h i p p i n g Aaa'n. R a v e n n a I n c . B u t t e r Co. Would p r e f e r to rent a farm but w o u l d interest of economy and efficiency in A m b l e Mktj;. A s s ' n flmir.-i W a r e h o u s e Co. L l i d i n g t o n F r u i t K x c h . p h o s p h o r o u s and potash as well. Al- w o r k by t h e m o n t h . Ernest S m i t h , A n n A r b o r — ( h i m , McCalln Klaie—II. f. Lewi* L u t h e r — F . A. S m i t h P r o d u c e Co. R e n d i n g C o - o p C o m m e r c e Co. form and functions of g o v e r n m e n t ? It e m u * Co-op. C r e a m e r y falfa u s e s more potash than most any 803 Randall Ave., Lansing, Michigan. A t l a n t a — M . C. D o t y S t o r e K s s e x v i l l e — B a y Co. I'armera I 'nion M c B a i n — F a r m e r a W a r e h o u s e Co. Beese Farmera Elevator. other field crop and it feeds vigorous- FOP BALE—86 ACRE FRUIT OR- A n n u m — F a r o w n Co-op I nion Kvnrt >lktu\ AHS'II. MeBrlde Mktg. Ass'n A v o c a — K e r r A Collins F a i r - g r o v e — F r a n k Croaby Richland—Cash Biasell McGregor F a r m Bureau ly on phosphorous a s well. In its Chard w h i c h i n c l u d e s about 6,000 t r e e s of a b o u t ten v a r i e t i e s of apples. 70 Davenport Has Cow Had A x e F a r m e r s Kiev. F a i r g m v c — O t t o Hon lei Mancelona—Fred Uobbyn R i c h l a n d — C . B. K a p p e n Kich in o n d — F r e d W e e k s bulletin on fertilizer r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a c r e s in fruit. 16 a c r e s in farm land. B a n c r o f t — E . A. W a l t e r F a l m o u t h Co-op Ass'n for Michigan, the Soils D e p a r t m e n t F i n e b u n g a l o w on place and c e m e n t Doing Remarkably Well B a n g o r Fruit Grower), l l v c h , F e n n v l l l e P . B. Co-op. Aaa'n. Mniicelomi M k t g . Aaa'n. M a n c h e s t e r — W . J. H o f f e r R i v e s J e t . — B i v e s C o - o p . Aaa'n. 3 story warehouse. Located one mile llnrr>(on C o - o p . Ass'n I ' e u t o u — J . B. H o f f m a n Rochester Farmera Elev. of the Michigan State College makes from P o w e l l , Mich. For further in- M a p l e R a p i d s — B a r k e r & S k n t t H o c k f o r d C o - o p . Co. the following r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s for al- f o r m a t i o n w r i t e Old K e n t Rank, Grand Ralph Davenport, one of t h e good B a t a v l a C o - o p . Co. I'VnwIck M k t g . A s s ' n . Mnreellns—Four t o . Co-op. R o d n e y Co-op. Aaa'n. Pal)ids, Mich. Jersey breeders in Lapeer County. l l n t h — I I . II. f i e r c e F i f e l a k e — C l e a n e r * f a r m e r * P r o d . Co. M a r i n e City F a r m Co-op. falfa: l l n t t l e Creek F. 11. Ass-'n f l i n t — H a r r y Jenniiin*. H .No. 1 R o g e r s City C o - o p M k t g . Aaa'n. had some very i n t e r e s t i n g data as a B a y C i t y — f a r m e r a Union, J o h n N'ieg- F l i n t — J . H. T a y l o r . B . No. :! M a r i o n P r o d u c e Co. Romulus—A. F. Klages TYcK OF SOIL FKKTlLlZKK ANALYSIS M a r l e t t e F a r m e r * Co-op E l e v . result of his work in the Dairy Herd ler, It No. r, F o w l e r — F a r m e r * Co-op. E l e v . Roscommon—Carl Carlson M a r i i f — B e r l i n Co-op Co. Sands and Light Sandy Loams Improvement Association. Mr. Daven- I l e a v e r t o n — S a m Aseli F e e d S t o r e P o w l e r v l l l e f a r m e r * Co-op. M a r t i n F a r m e r a Co-op K x c h . S a g i n a w — F . B . Sup. S t o r e port is a very strong advocate of llellaire F a r m e r * M k t g . Aas'n frankeiiiuuth F a r m Bureau M a s o n — B e m e n t F e e d A Sup. S e r v i c e S a l i n e M e r c a n t i l e Co. No m a n u r e or leguminous green B e l l e v u e C o - o p A.HS'II Frceport Co-op. Creamery S a n d u s k y — W a t e r t o w u C o - o p Co. knowing w h a t each cow does, both B e n t o n C e n t e r F r u i t K x c h . Maybee Farm Bureau S andusky—Pearl Wedge m a n u r e used within last two y e a r s 0-12-8 or 0-20-20 from the viewpoint of feeding more B e l d i n g M k t g . Aas'n Freesotl—I. \V. Bennett at Co. Memphis Co-op. Co. F r e m o n t C o - o p . I'rod. Co. S aranae—Fred E. Cahoon economically and for more profitable Bijr R a p i d * Co-op Hide. A u ' n M e n t h a — A . M. Todd * Co. Clover or alfalfa grown within last f r u i t p o r t — W a l t e r B. f a r r M e r r i l l — C h a s . B o w Saugntuck Fruit Exch. two y e a r s 0-12-8 or 0-20-20 production and for the purpose of find- Heiilali—The B e n z i e Co. f n i t o n — A . F . Coilmnn Metamora—Hadley Metainora A g r l S a w y e r — S t . J o e . M i c h . F r u i t Aaa'n ing any of the visitor cows In his herd B l a i n e — F d w . O'Connor Gagetown Local—John Fournler Aaa'n. S e b e w a i n g — J . c . L i k e n A Co. Manured within last two y e a r s 0-12-8 or 0-20-0 and eliminating them. He is using a B l a n e h a r d \ \ a r e h o u s e A s s ' n G a l l o n — L y n n J. P a r d e e Middieton Farmers Kiev. Schoolcraft—Harvey A Stuart Heavy Sandy Loams. Silt Loams Hoyne City Co-op Mktg. G a y l o r d — O t s e g o Co. Co-op. Aaa'n. M i d d l e v i l l e C o - o p . Aaa'n. Scotts—Walter Ilorafall mixed hay of r a t h e r poor quality and R r i d g e w n t c r — F a r m e r * I'rodnee Co. S c o t t v i l l e — M a s o n Co. C o - o p Aas'n (Had w i n — F a r m e r * Ship. Aaa'n. .Midland—Farm B u r e a u Sup. S t o r e and Clay Loams silage. Mr. Davenport h a s one p u r e I l r i l l o n — P a u l C l e m e n t S h e l b y N e w E r a M k t g . Aaa'n. Gdodella—I,. Q. Haskell M i l a n — H e n r y Hart man No m a n u r e or leguminous green bred Jersey cow t h a t in the past Broiison C o - o p Co. G o o d r i c h — G e o . Kndera Milford—Gordon Way, R No. 3 Shelbyville—Martin Farmers Co-op. t h r e e m o n t h s h a s made 210 pounds of B r o o k l y n Co-op Ass'n Millburg Fruit Growera Aas'n. m a n u r e used within the last two fiowen Mktg. Ass'n. S h e p h e r d C o - o p . S h i p g . A s s ' n . b u t t e r fat, with 72 pounds of fat in B r o w n City C o - o p Co.—If. Brook* Grand B l a n c C o - o p . K i e v . Co. M l l l l n g t o n F a r m B u r e a u Local S h e r i d a n P r o d u c e Co. ;irs 0-12-8 or 0-20-20 each of two m o n t h s and 68 pounds in B r u n s w i c k — T r i County M k t c . Ass'n Grand H a v e n f a r m B u r e a u M i u d e n C i t y — I ' a r m e r a E l e v . Co. Sherwood—Selby A Son Clover or alfalfa grown within the B u c k l e y — F a r m e r s Co-op Mere. Co. M o l i n e C o - o p Co. S idney Mktg. Ass'n. the third month. The cow was milked B u c h a n a n — S t . J o e Valley Shipping Grand Junction Isadore Bean S i l v e r w o o d — M . D. L y n c h last two years 0-12-8 or 0-20-20 lid. L e d g e P r o d u c e S u p p l y M o n r o e F a r m B u r e a u Local hut twice a day for the three m o n t h s Ass'n M o n t g o m e r y — T r i S t a t e C o - o p Aaa'n S i x Lakes Mktg. Ass'n. period that the figures a r e given for. Burr Onk C o - o p Ass'n Gd. Rapid* Grower*, inc. S m i t h C r e e k — B . H. A II. E . N e a l Manured within the last two y e a r s 0-20-0 Byron—J. Fred Smith G r a s s Lake F a r m e r s Kiev. M o n t a g u e — W h i t e L a k e M k t g . Aaa'n. S n o v e r C o - o p K i e v . Co. Broadcast 300 pounds or m o r e per Mr. Davenport believes in balancing B y r o n Center C o - o p (•rant C r e a m e r y Co. Mt. C l e m e n * — f a r m e r a M i l l i n g Co. Sod us F r u i t A s s ' n a c r e . Fertilizer should be drilled G r a y l i n g — C r a w f o r d Co-op. M k t g . Mt. C l e m e n s — I I . H. O'Mara, F l a t I r o n So. H a v e n F r n i t K x c h . in or broadcast and worked into th e soil before seeding. a r a t i o n , so with mixed hay, he used Cadillac Co-op M k t u . Ass'n Greenville Co-op. Ass'n, B l d g . So. L y o n s — J . B. C a l h o u n < .illmn«. F a r m B u r e a u Ass'n Sparta C o - o p . M k t g . To subdue thoroughly all weeds t h e , 200 pounds of ground oats and 100 Caledonia F a r m e r s Kiev. Hamilton farm Bureau Mt. F o r r e s t — B . K. W e l c h l l H a r b o r B e n c h — G e o . \ \ ruble, It N o . 2 Mt. P l e a s a n t Co-op. Co. S p r i n g p o r t — ( r o e I E l e v . Co. land should be worked frequently up W A N T E D — F A R M W O R K BY YEAR pounds of 32 per cent Milkmaker. C a p a e — ( h n « . F. S t l e h r Miiuitli—A. G. M o e c k e l S t a n t o n E l e v . Co. on g e n e r a l farm b y m a r r i e d m a n w i t h T h e amount of grain fed a day was 12 Cnro P a r m e r * Co-op Kiev. H a r r i a o n Kiev. Co. M i i u i t h — E . J . Muabarh S t a u w o o d Co-op A s s ' n until seeding time with the disc or H a r t — f a r m Bureau S u p p l y S t o r e St. C l a i r — J o h n Man Co. s e v e r a l children. Can be reached by pounds. It meant very economical Caraonville P. B . Local Naahville Farmera Elev. springtooth h a r r o w . T h i s not only P a u s i n g telephone 2-5757 evening. H art lord <. leaner* Kiev. Co. S t e v e n s vi He—St. J o s e p h F r u i t Aaa'n Caaa C i t y — f a r m e r * P r o d u c e Co. N c s s e n C i t y — B u c k l e y M k t g . Aaa'n. destroys weeds, but adds to t h e mois- Write More 11 L a k e s , 1614 L a n s i n g A v e . , production, entirely safe feeding and Cass C i t y — G r e p n l e a f P. B. Local H a s l e t t Kiev. A s s ' n . N e w B a l t i m o r e — T o a c h E l e v . Co. S t e r l i n g — F a r m e r a C o - o p Aaa'n St. J o h n s Agr'l Aaa'n t u r e holding capacity of the soil. In Lansing, Michigan. a cow t h a t is going to be able to con- H a s t i n g s C o - o p . Kiev. Aaa'n. St. Loui* Co-op C r e a m e r y Co. C a s s o p o U s — C e n t r a l FarmerN Aaa'n New Haven Farmera Elev. t i n u e with t h i s sort of production with Cedar P r o d u c e E x c h . H a r v a r d Mktjc. A N N ' I I N e w L o t h r o p — G . C. D i l l o n St. L o u i s — F . L. Sonley the case of sand and sandy loam soil W A N T E D — F A R M W O R K ON O E N - H i g h l a n d P r o d u c e r s Aaa'n. S t o c k b r i d g e — J o h n A n d e r s o n , R Jio. 4 the cultipacker should be used to firm Can eral f:irm by married m a n . one child. only the n a t u r a l drop t h a t advance Cedar Spring;*—Harry S h a w \ i l e s — S t . J o e V a l l e y Slips;. Aaa'n. s t u r n i s Grain Co. be l e a c h e d by L a n s i n g t e l e p h o n e lactation brings. H l l l m a n E l e v . Co. Short C e n t e r v i l l e Co-op Aaa'n N o r t h A d a m * Co-op. As*'n. TSue ka of inesl hd .— i FFraerdm e rJan cC k ao o- onp Co. t h e seed bed just before seeding, and .'."si:* e v e n i n g s . W r i t e II. A. W i c k m a n , H o l l a n d C o - o p . Co. Mr. T u r n e r , the tester, h a s been very Central L a k e H k t g . A***n N o r t h Adam*—I". I. W i l l i a m * A S o n S T u e t m t o p n e * r a n Bc a e y — — K Lr e i ee l a F.n a u B. P C o o t- ao tpo G r o w - it may well be used again immediately i:-i, Box (>so, Lansing, Michigan. H o l l y t.rain A I'rod. Aaa'n. T herrese Aas'n. O a k s S h i p g . Aas'n much interested in what his members C h a r l o t t i — f a r m e r * Kiev. Co. H o m e r F a r m e r * K i e v . Co. North Branch Co-op Store S T w h ra r e et * R C i vreereak — C W o - i o l b p u rK xII. c h n nge afterwards to pack the light soil WANTED—FARM WORK ON OEN- C h a r l o t t e — L . C. K l i n e . B. So. 10 Jlopkin* Co-op. Creamery Northport—Leelanau Twp. Farmers around the seed. eral farm by year by married man with a r e doing in the way of efficient feed- C h a r l e v o i x Co-op A**'n H o w e l l — L i v i n g s t o n C o - o p . Aaa'n. Club T r a v e r s e C i t y — F a r m e r a C o - o p Aaa'n T r a v e r s e t i t y — R u t hard t G r o w e r a Aaa'n t w o children. S t o c k f a r m experj ing and is doing very effective work C h e b o y g a n — S . A. Cain North Star—Boy Wolfe Trufaiit Farm Bureau H e m l o c k Co-op C r e n m e r y N o r t h S t r e e t — G a y B. Slacho T h e ideal seeding implement is t h e LWarni st ei n gW a lor t e r S h a v e s , i ] | 6 H i g h l a n d St. in balancing the r a t i o n s for his asso- C n e * a n l n s — D e b . T e r r y call Lansing telephone l l e r * e y P r o d u c e AMN'II O k e m o a E l e v . Co. T u s c o l a Milk P r o d u c t s Co. ciation. C h e l a e * — P . W. -Merkel Oneknmn Farm Bureau T i i s t i n C o - o p Ship. A s s ' n alfalfa drill. This distribute* the seed C l a r e — f a r m e r * Ind. Prod. Co. H u d s o n — F a r m e r s Co-op. Aaa'n. OrtonvIIle Ship. Aaa'n. uniformly and covers it nicely to a l l u d s o n v i l l e — I'armera C o - o p E l e v . Ovid—Rudolph Buehler • ' » l y — J . K. Buknwskl ClnrkMville Co-op Kiev. Ida Co-op. Kiev. Co. depth of about one-half inch. T h e O v i d — L. F i s h Union c i t y Co-op C l i m a x — f r a n k Gerry I o n i a — J o n a t h a n H a l e A Son P Oavri d m— a DCoon- o p S mEi tl he v, . B No. J I n l o n v i l l e — F a r m e r a E l e v . Co. g r a s s seeder a t t a c h m e n t of the ordi- C l i o — W i l l C. P r i c e I oanliaam K —aM z oa or k— f aYVenthrook r m e r * P r o d . Co. f awrei nn ad a—l eF red . l a mS ea * c kAr lndi eort t n a r y grain drill may be used, or t h e seed may be broadcast on a h a r r o w e d F r o m Factory C o l d w n t e r C o - o p . Co. Coleman f. II. Kiev. Aaa'n C o l o m n — B e r r i e n Co. F r u i t K x c h . I tahlaacm K a— JKalamaaeo—K. K a zO o ot t—o \ K. a n e s C o - o p . Aaa'n. ennwetks vnCity fGaC V. W rri.m P i.n oK i r k l i u J n c k a o n — G e o . Loomi*. B . N'o. 6 l l P.Bl lud Srw ceheam .u i dCo. O P Oawwe n dPaal w o s s o — e—C w . Sonthworth, R So. 6 Peliston—J. A r n oolbdi n s o n A S o n O w J . J ooh- onp . GAss'n. II. O w o s s o — f a r m e r s Co-op Kiev. P ). R ettlea Benrdalee Vaaanr—G. K. T h n r a t o n \ c r n o n — W . II. S h e r m a n Vestuhurg Mktg. Ass'n J on iw l llei— P ee rt er ry s— bC uCr. ogII surface, covered with the spike tooth h a r r o w , and in the case of light soil packed in with a cultipacker. To Y o u Colon Kiev. Co. Columbia vi He—Bent t i e Broa. Concord Co-op Co. K n— K i n g s l e y Co-op Ass'n L a k e A n n C o - o p . Aaa'n. t Oxford -— P e t o s k e y P r o d u c e Co. o pF. a rEml eevr.s Co. P i g e o n — C o - o p Kiev. A M i l l i n g A s s ' n P i i i e k n c y — J . B. L i v e r m o r e A S o n s M k t g . A Sup. Co. W a s h i n g t o n C o - o p Co. W a r r e n Co-op Co. W n y l a n d — F r e d II. H l l b e r t P u r e r u b b e r , direct from p l a n t a t i o n s — e x - C o n c o r d — H e n r y Hiitehina L a k e C i t y — K n o e h Adam*. R N o . 2 P i t t s f o r d C o - o p . Aas'n. W e s t Branch Co-op Elev. The seeding should be done by tra heavy c o r d s — f i r s t q u a l i t y l o n g s t a p l e CoiiMtantine C o - o p . Aa*'n W h i t t e m o r e — I o s c o K i e v . Aaa'n L aAss'n ke Leelanau—Proveuiont Co-op Mktg P P ll n ym i nowuetlhl —Co-op. L e v i Clemen*. I'o. R N'o. !i August 1st in most of Michigan, a l - cotton m a k e Copemi.*h—Oneknmn f a r m B u r e a u L a k e Odessa C o - o p . P n n t i a c — W a t e r f o r d F a r m Sup. Co. W h i t e ( l o u d Co-op though if dry weather prevails it may Coopersville Co-op. I . a k e v i e w Mktgr> A s s ' n . P o r t H o p e — f a r m e r * Co-op. Ann'ii. W h i t e P i g e o n C o - o p Aaa'n be delayed until August 15th in south- ern Michigan. Seedings later than this Monarch Tires C r o s w e l l C o - o p i'o. Ctiater—Klmer M e K e n x l e LansiiiK—Farm Bureau Supply Store L a p e e r — C l i n t o n F. S m i t h Lawrence Co-op. Co. Port H u r o n — f a r m Bureau Feed Store P o r t Huron—I*. M. S t e i n P o r t l a n d f a r m B u r e a u Kiev. Wllllamaton—J. W. Wagner, R-2 W illis—Gorton A Wright do not have time to establish enough of a root reserve and top growth to and Tubes Davison—Bert Stimson D e c a t u r Kiev. Co. Decker f a r m Bureau Lemion—Karl West L o w e l l — I t . II. D a v i s , R No. S P r o v e m o n t Co-op A s s ' n — L a k e L e e l a - van. P u l l m a n F a r m e r a Co-op. 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 Tale Kiev. Co. 1 p s i l a n t i F. B. Aaa'n A first line, s u p e r - p r o d u c t , c o m p a r a b l e l.eroy M k t g . A s s ' n . withstand severe winter conditions, Beekervllle f a r m Bureau Zeeland Farmera Co-op. only with t h e best. W e offer t h e m deliver- Deerfield C o - o p . Aaa'n. and a severe winter may starve them ed to y o u r d o o r at a s u b s t a n t i a l savings. Delord—ESldon B r u c e out, or the heaving caused by alter- nate freezing and thawing of early spring may ruin the stand. tot variety the Grimm and t h e Hardigan are. of course, preferred, r e - HON \H< II Ask y o u r F a r m B u r e a u d i s t r i b u t o r about Monarch t i r e s a n d t u b e s . high p r e s s u r e , balloons a n d t r u c k Urea available. FARM B U R E A U S E R V I C E S , INC., All sizes in Deltoti f . II. Kiev. Dexter Agr'l. A**'n. Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Dowter f a r m B u r e a u Kxch. H o s i e r — J o h n C. K i l l i c k Dorr—Salem Co-op \s*'n Dowagtae farmer* Co-op. 221 N. Cedar Street LANSING, MICHIGAN gardless of soil type. These varieties Ka*t J o r d a n C o - o p . AHM'II. BALLOON L a n s i n g , .Michigan Baton Hlipid* Co-op. \ * * ' n . have led in over-state tests on light Kail Claire f a r m e r * Kxch. droughty sands and heavy clays. They