KEEP UP MICHIGAN NEWS n News Interesting Farmers Through the to THE NEWS A Progressive Newspaper Farm News For Michigan Farm A Newspaper For Michigan Farmers SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1932 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Issued Semi-Monthlyj BEET ACREAGE AT Economists, Wilson Discuss RESERVE SYSTEM Counties Get All of Weight 130,000; REVEN Money Before Legislators WOOL IS ROLLING BUYING U.S. BONDS Tax; Slice of Gasoline Tax PLANK TO OPEN AgreeCurrency on Need For Inflation, "Congress pumping $2,000,000 worth INTO MARKETING 1931 Season Very Successful; Managed In Public Interest of currency into business to replace at least 15 billion dollars worth of bank credit which all here today agree is TO ISSUE CASH Believe Horton Act Will Take Road Tax Off Real Estate; Farm Bureau Sees Its Program On ASSOCIATION POOL Prospects Are Good gone will do nothing," said Mr. Wilson. This Year Lansing—Meeting with members "Theorists say that the 2 billion will Money In Circulation Boosted Highway Taxation About Complete Pool's 8c Advance Frequently; ot the Legislature's Agricultural provide 10 billion in credit. That is Club on their invitation for the third IF the public regains its confidence $25,000,000 Per Week Lansing—Most important tax re- roads each year, beginning in Betters Local Buyers* Lansing—Success of sugar time in two weeks, Lucius E. Wilson Past 7 Weeks lief promised by the special session 1932 and care for them thereafter producers and sugar plant operators on May 5, heard Professors Patton and bankers forget their fright. Money Prices of the Legislature became a certain- with funds provided as described with the 1931 sugar beet crop has Wyngarden and Ulrey of the State is not plentiful. Sam Insull couldn't ty May 5 when the House followed above. resulted in more than doubling the College Economics Dep't discuss his get $10,000,000 on 300 million dollars In connection with the series of the Senate in approving with minor Originally the Horton bill called number of plants to operate in 1932 articles in the Farm News for a of dividend paying collateral. Two articles by Lucius E. Wilson in this amendments, Senator Horton's bill for deducting the McNitt funds from I^ansing—Wool is rolling into the and the acreage. The gain is from managed currency and their views good Livingston county dairymen of •paper on the money situation, it is in- Michigan Co-operative Wool Market- providing for return to the counties the second half of the weight tax, G to 11 out of 16 plants in Michigan, on the present situation. my acquaintance found that the best teresting to note that Gov. George L. the entire weigiht tax of about $20,- which would have shrunk the ex- ing Ass'n 1932 wool pool here. The and from 60,000 acres harvested in they could do for small loans was a Harrison of the Federal Reserve Bank volume received is considerably In the opinion of the editor of the pected extra $10,000,000 of weight 1931 to plantings of 130,000 acres News, several hours of discussion, commission of 20 per cent and 7 of New York testified before a com- 000,000 annually, instead of half of tax to the counties to $7,500,000 in more than last year at this timo. it as at present. The pool is advancing 8 cents por or more for 1932. with questions asfoed by members of per cent interest. mittee of Congress last week that Also providing that the McNitt 1933 and to $6,000,000 in 1936 andpound. Farmers bringing wool in Sugar beets returned the growers the Legislature, made it clear that seven weeks ago the Federal Reserve "A managed currency which is flex- township road maintenance funds, thereafter. The State Highway De- and joining the pool said that at I a gross of $60 to $65 per acre last the State College men and Mr. Wil-ible and will push money into circula- System decided to purchase Govern- started at $2,500,000 in 1932 and partment would have retained the Carson City, Montoalm county, local year, with a average yield of 10 son are in agreement on these tion when bank credit is frightened ment securities at the rate of $25,000,- increasing to $4,000,000 in 1936 and difference. buyers were paying 5 cents a lb. for tons per acre. The beet crop paid points: out, and can be withdrawn accordingly 000 per week and has been doing so, thereafter, be paid to the counties Outstanding advocate of return of wool, at Chosaning, Saginaw county, the farmer twice as much as any That the world nor the American as confidence returns, is the answer to with some benefit, for the purpose of from the State highway gasoline tax. the entire weight tax and drawing "the grading was extra close" and | other large acreage crop, it was said. people can pay the public and pri- ruinously high priced money and is increasing the amount of money in receipts rather than be deducted on gas tax receipts for the McNitt 7 rents the price. At Vernon in Sugar plant operators did very vate debts contracted in periods of the first step but of depression," Mr. circulation and improving commodity from the State highway gasoline tax funds was the Michigan State Farm Shiawassee county, 7 cents. At I-well in 1931 despite the declining high prices with the income from Wilson said. prices. The volume and rate of such The Horton bill is effective Jan. 1, Bureau, which published a program some points local buyers are not in price of sugar. Many changes that goods or wages today; that some purchases is to be increased, Mr. Har-1933. to that effect April 18. Shortly the market at present; 7 to 9 cents Those present included: rison said. have come about in handling the form of inflation is desirable; that a SENATORS Kill Seeks Real Relief afterwards the Horton bill was per lb. seems to bo the offer. crop and plant operation were im- currency managed in the public in- Conley McNitt Such a procedure was recommended The Horton bill provides that the amended to draw the McNitt funds It. is not unusual to see trucks portant in this respect. One plant's terest is desirable; that the 1926 Davis Skinner Gansser Smith by Mr. Wilson in his March 26 article weight tax funds shall be returned from the gasoline tax revenues. with a ton or more of wool unload- profits was $400,000, another $275,- level of prices for American wages in the NEWS as a Government means to the counties as follows: 1/8 di- Farm Bureau Comments ing at the pool's East Shiawassee 000 and so on. Despite the continu- and goods was a "beautiful price REPRESENTATIVES Boyle Jackson of holding commodity prices at a cer- vided equally between the 83 coun- "The State Farm Bureau's pro- street warehouse here. Farmers are ed decline in sugar, the outlook is ;evel" and is where we would like Brake Johnson tain level, 1926, for exapiple. Mr. Wil-ties, which is of special assistance gram to relieve real property of bringing wool in cars, trailers and believed fair for 1932, with $5 to to be again. Brown McBride Bushnell McRae son said: to 67 counties with less than 55,000 highway taxes and transfer them to trucks. 6 per ton to the grower for beets. Professor Patton Interested with Campbell Nichols population; 7/8 in proportion to road users in accordance with their The Co-operative National Wool Following are the plants to op- liis view that the quantity of money Dykstra Reed "When the pri'-o of CGfnniodities drops Fuller Smith (below 192ti) tho Commission (for a man- automobile license fees paid in the use of roads appears near comple- Marketing Ass'n at Boston, which ia erate in 1932 and the acreages con- in circulation is less important than Goodwine agf-ii currency) would go Into the market respective counties. tion in ten years time," said Sec'y making the advances through the Itracted to date: who has it and what it is used for. and purchase United Stat< bonds, put- George Roxburgh, Grange ting out currency therefor. If the price Tho bill provides that the funds Clark L. Brody after the House ap- Michigan Wool Marketing AsvS'n, orporations of various kinds are Webster C. II. Bramble, Grange of commodities rose abo^e the indox-lm- shall be used for road purposes only: proval of the Horton bill. MICHIGAN SUGAR CO. Pearce, Dept. Instr. ure for 1926, the Commission would sell "First, one of 26 State wool pools alTili- Plant Acreage ;he great earners of money, Mr. Pat- K. B. Ungren, Farm Bureau, Farm Government bonds for oas and put the —debt retirement, including Covert there was a four year fight for the ated with the National, advises that 11,000 ton said, paying out large shares for News cash away in its vaults. Thus the sup- road obligations and other fixed gasoline tax to insure that automo- with the co-operation of the Federal vaing 13,000 abor and materials, with the profits Dr. H. S. Patton, State College ply of money in circulatfw could b< GREAT LAKES SUGAR CO. Dr. H. Wyngarden, fcstate College ulated in keeping with th' price-index." charges, the wiping out of annual biles should build and maintain Farm Board it has funds available 10,000 gradually concentrating the growing Mr. Harrison was toging questioned tax levies for county and township trunk line, highways and retire some to finance advances on 400 million lUissfielri ( i n M i c h . ) Prof. Orion Ulrey, State College ••His 8 f 000 wealth in their possession, which by the House Banking and Currency road maintenance, improvement and $50,000,000 of trunk-line bonds then the lbs, of wool. Present advances by MONITOR SUGAR CO. they invest in other plants, securi- Want Township Officers building. The bill provides for the National represent r>0 to 55% Bay City (Columbia plant) 17,000 Committee regarding ,tn<' Federal Re- use of money in the above order, resting on real estate. The next suc- NORTHEASTERN SUGAR CO. ties, etc. Wealth concentrates in, serve attitude toward the Goldsbor- cessful step was the McNitt-Smith- of present Boston values, Mio 15,000 the hands of the few. Mr. Patton Pay Cut From $5 to $3 and for sharing of funds by the National said, saying that il< pita ity (Mich. Bugar Plant) WEST BAY CITY SUGAR CO. irged recovering a large part of ough bill (H. R. 10517) "for increas- counties and cities, as fixed by local Holbecki Act which will now provide tho bad conditions existing, this gas tax funds for county care of Bay City 7,000 jreat corporate income and personal Hersey—Voters of Grant town- ing and stabilizing the mice level of boards of supervisors. It aims to township roads, and finanally tho should result in substantial addition- CRYSTAL W H I T E SUGAR CO. commodities" to 1926 lev is, according take the road tax item off propert-; Horton Act which wo hope will en- al returns to the grower when the I Alma 16,000 ncome by income taxes, to be re- ship, Mecosta county, arguing that I iusing 9,000 nvested in public works, and even taxes are prohibitive, prices for to the United States Daily. as soon as possible. able most of the counties to clean wool is sold. MT. CLEMENS SUGAR CO. public relief work at this time. No farm products are below 1914, Mr. Harrison opposed the bill, stat- The McNitt bill, enacted at the up road debts and maintain local Prices MUST advance if existing h i t . Clemen* 10,000 ISABELLA SUGAR CO. one can sell in a large way with 7 adopted a resolution at their spring ing that while the Federal Reserve last regular session, causes the coun- highway systems without a tax on real debts are to be paid and business pit. PVeuant (Columbia plant) 14,000 to 8 million idle and several millions election April 4, recommending that should do what it can to stimulate ties to take over 20% of the town- estate." - * improve, said the National. It be- Plants operating in 1931 wero St. more on low income, Mr. Patton the pay of the township officers credit and prices, ha\believed that lieves that some progress in this di- ll.ouis, Sebewaing, Blissfield, West said. We are entering the fourth while in session be reduced from $5 announcing a definite program to ll'.ay City, Columbia at Bay City and ear of unemployment. Local gov- per day to $3, about the 1918 basis. raise prices to 1926 would not be wise, Reductions in State Budget rection may come before the end of the year. hit. Pleasant. Two had a 50-50 con- ernments are near the end of their The resolution called upon State and that it would be Something the tract with the growers, St. Louis resources. Income taxes are not a Senator William Turner and Repre- System could not accomplish by it- Save Taxpayers $6,000,000 uid Blissfield. The others guaran- burden on business, Mr. Patton said. sentative Walter Jackson to take self. "Any number of things might If there are no profits, there is no appropriate action in the legislature. happen to prevent it," he said. Chick and Egg Show teed the growers a certain price. At College May 17-20 Only West Bay City plant is guar- ncome tax, but the property tax is Are Effective July 1 and Will department operations and personn- always a dead weight. Reduce State Tax el. This economy measure had inteeing the growers a price for ioets this year, said to be $5 per ton. "If we have a currency, shouldn't Wool Production Editor's Note: It is reported that Federal Reserve Bank purchases of Accordingly strong support from farmers, rep- East Lansing—The 5th Michigan resented by the State Farm Bureau, Baby Chick Show and the 8th Mich- 3t. Louis, Blissfield, Alma, Mt. we have enough? Doesn't that im- Federal gov't bonds have reached Grange, Farmers Clubs, boards of I'lemens and Lansing have contracts ply management." asked Rep. Chas. Australia produced 1,250,000,000 $100,000,000 per week and that at that igan Egg Show are to be combined rate the Bank will reach its legal lbs. of wool last year or more than I>ansing—Reductions in the State supervisors and others. this year and will be held at Mich- • roviding the growers and the plant Seed of Clio. limit for such holdings within the Budget, effective July 1, suggested will share the proceeds of the sugar "The Gold3foorough bill in Con- three times the total consumption next six weeks. Economies suggested by the Gov-igan State College May 17 to 20 in- in the United States, which is by Gov. Brucker In his message to Icrop 50-50. The other plants have gress proposes to bring prices back around 400,000,000 lbs. Our It might cause the world to think the special session, are expected to ernor in his message, approved t>y clusive I sort of sliding scale 50-50 contract o an average of 1920-29. How?" production of wool about equals our we are going off the gold standard, or save taxpayers in the neighborhood the Legislature, which included Entry blanks should be secured ith the growers. asked George Roxburgh, master of some further economies, will be re- from county agr'l agents or Prof. J. consumption. Michigan produces a embarking on ruinous inflation. For- of $6,000,000, as the bill stood in flected in next year's State tax. A. Hannah, State College Poultry In past years sugar plants found it he State Grange. little more than 8,300,000 lbs. an- eign deposits might be withdrawn, the closing hours of the session May .isingly difficult to get their "By a managed currency. The Dep't, East Lansing. Entries must nually. Seventeen southern Mich- foreign investors might sell U. S. se- 6. The Legislature In passing the be filed with Mr. Hannah by May 13. [acreage and that .helped close some 1926 price level was a beautiful igan counties produce about half our curities in such volume as to force us The bill includes salary reductions second half of the weight tax, or an Chicks and eggs should reach the lot* them. Now the companies are evel. The Federal Reserve has been annual production. to change our policy in two or three for most State employees, ranging additional $10,000,000, back to show Monday, May 16, or early May ing further acreage and are trying to bring it hack, but it can't weeks. At home there might be a re- from 5 to 15% or more; reductions counties for road tax relief in 1933 I ;ding down some of their contracts. >e blamed for its failure to accom- Clear glass bowls are excellent vival of fear, withdrawals from banks, in operating expenses for all institu- and thereafter plus drawing the Mc- 217.spares. Chick entries are 25 chicks and Eggs, one dozen, with Growers will find labor plentiful plish it," replied Dr. Wyngarden. for dainty flowers, whereas heavy Mr. Harrison argued. tions; suspension of new bailding Nitt Township road money of $3,- two extras. There are no entry It his year at $14 to $16 per acre as We need a managed currency and winter flowers, such as jack-o-lanters "Suppose there was a slowing up and fixes the limits permitted on 000,000 from the gas tax hereafter fees. Entries (become property of against $18 last year and $23 the a regulated production. Unlimited and pussy willows, are more effective half way to the 1926 level and then construction under way; provisions are other items that made special the show and will be sold to defray year before. Truck service will be redit brings trouble," said Senator in large jugs. that require a scaling down of State session worth while for taxpayers. expenses. cheaper. Connolly of Spring Lake. (Continued on page 4) Wilson on Invisible Government of Financial Control after the poor and indigent, the sick whole world, excluding Russia, was though Mr. Kenworthy's purpose York. It has been charged for a modity prices cut until the scale of was to convince American readers year or more that the New York American labor and American prod- Responsible to No One and and the insane, dither nationally, as in Great Britain and Germany, or valued at $26,049,000,000. In 1929 with world production far below ca- of the desirability of inter-govern- bankers were back of a wage reduc- ucts fell to a point as low as in Ku- mental action in maintaining bank tion movement. Some of ihem dis- rope. Mr. Sullivan also forgets the The Power Behind Deflation through the States and local govern- ments, as in the United States. But pacity, the value of commodities pro- duced was $46,500,000,000. credits, nevertheless he recognizes claimed it. None of them admitted refusal of the Pederfid Reserve t<> it is becoming more and more di- "Obviously the production of com- the essentials of the present situa- it. It appears now they were wait- take any measures looking toward vorced from, and less powerful than modities had outstripped the produc- tion and goes far in agreeing with ing for the psychological moment to an increase of the stock of currency, Advocate of Managed Currency Presents View the invisible government; and this tion of gold during the 26 years. us. put it over. It all originated in the through the two dreary years pro- banking center of the world." ceeding last February. Further- invisible government takes the form Each of the former gold discoveries Invisible Government's Program From Abroad That Monetary System Is of financial control. —the looting of the New World by The "invisible government" of Senator Couzens declared that more, he fails to note that the Fed- Answerable To No One the Spanish conquerors, the Austral- America, located in New York City, wage cuts means "going back to the eral Reserve never did undertake to Root of Present Panic; Farm News "In the United States the invisible ian and Californian gold rushes, the and constituted by the group same condition as heretofore exist- Increase the stock of currency until opening of the mines in South Afri- known as "international bankers" ed, namely, unequal distribution be- the policy was forced on it by an en- Articles Stir Public Interest government consists of the organiza- tion of the Federal Reserve Bank, ca and in the Klondike—led to an is determined to preserve the gold tween capital and labor of the raged Congress. ly of wheat "glut" we should pray "Wall Street" and a few powerful expansion of trade and industry. standard, regardless of the ruin that profits of industry." He assailed Finding Mr. Sullivan's Worry By LUCIUS E. WILSON But now we have discovered in may he visited upon the masses of what he called the "muddle through" In short, Mr. Sullivan resorts to for our daily pay for the many to be bankers, aided by their economists Honorable J. M. Kenworthy, mem- able to purchase the abundance and and statasticians. Naturally it keeps modern banking and credit practice Americans. If the gold standard is policy of national leadership which the old trick of substituting loud ber of the British House of Com- richness of the earth and the pro- in touch with the President, the —if we will only use it,-—something retained, it will always be possible seems "determined to maintain the assertions for unpleasant facts; mons, writing in the May number of ducts of man's energy and invention. Secretary of the Treasury and the for this single group of bankers to status quo of the capitalistic sys- and offering violent denials of easily Current History, for American read- What is the cause of this extraordi- political leaders of the party in corner the basic money of the tem." proven truths. It is absurd to say ers, summarizes the economic fun- nary situation that we are witnessing power. But it functions indepen- nation, and thus absolutely control Mr. Sullivan As Apologist that the rich have suffered more than damentals of the present panic in a in the third decade of the twentieth dently and is directly answerable to the credit structure that is based on But Mark Sullivan, an eastern the poor. The farmer who borrowed -iriking way. He says: it. newspaper writer of wide fame, who a thousand dollars in 1926, expect- century? Why is mankind being no one. * * * "We pray to be given each day our asked to go hungry and cold and "In all these cases, including that The gold stock of America is cor- is charged with being one of the ing to pay the debt in produce at the daily bread. Yet there is too much poverty-stricken in the midst of of the United States, the central nered today. Every well informed foremost apologists for the inter- current prices, finds that he must •>read, too much wheat and corn, plenty? bank is supposed to be divorced person knows that. The resources national banking group; rushes to sell three times as much milk, or meat and oil, and almost every com- "The scientists, the inventors, the from commercial profit-seeking til- of three New York banks are entire- the defense of the "status quo". wheat, or live stock as would have modity required by man for his sub- engineers, the metallurgists and the ls and to work as a public utili- ly sufficient for the purpose. This Mr. Sullivan quoted Senator been sufficient to pay the debt when sistence and material happiness. We agriculturists -have, by their achieve- ty. * • * is the fatal defect in using gold as Couzena as saying: "The boosting it was contracted. In other words ire not able to purchase the abund- ments, removed the spectre of want The Money Problem money. There is so little of it, that of the value of the dollar is un- his debt is no longer a thousand dol- ance that modern methods of agri- and famine from the world, and in "Now it is becoming increasingly a "corner" can readily be engineer- doubtedly a concerted effort to lars;—it has become tnfM thousand ilture, mining and manufacture their achievements they have far evident, and recognized by all in- ed by the banking groups in New make it more difficult for debtors." of the kind of dollars he borrowed. ake available in such bountiful out-shipped the capacity of our gov-formed persons, that the monetary York. If the basic money of Ameri- Then Mr. Sullivan throws all re- Every loan made by the super- ca was ten or twelve billions of dol- straint to the winds and asserts: banking group in New York has lantities. ernments and rulers. The science problem itself is at the root of all lars;—instead of four billions, with "This is utterly false. The rich as a doubled or trobled in value in two "Some economists call it overpro- of government has been left behind our present difficulties. * * * half of that permanently locked in class have been more hurt, relative- years. The "worried look on tho duction; but there cannot bo over- in the system of the eighteenth cen- "Today the wheat, cotton and to- tho vaults of the Treasury—it would ly than the poor. The bankers are face of the New York banker," which '"•oduction with millions of people tury while the science of production bacco farmers of the United States not be possible to bring together a sweating blood over the rise in the excites so much of Mr. Sullivan's; ] 'ving on the border line of starva- is well ahead in the twentieth cen- are saddled with debts and mortg- small group of ultra-rich institu- dollar. Ask any banker if he is solicitude, is caused by th< tion in the backward countries and tury. ages contracted when their products were worth three times as much in tions that could corner the basic- pleased with what has taken place. discovery that commodity prices and many more millions below the pover- The Invisible Financial Control money. You don't need to ask him. Take a wages can be ton • low as to ty line lit the advanced and more "Tho machinery of government gold dollars as they are today. It Until American voters get this look at his worried face." highly developed industrial com- falls into two parts. There are two therefore needs three times the bankrupt, the borrowers ;m>l thus munities. The problem is one of governments in every modern nation amount of crop to meet the same in- fundamental fact about money, Tho "worried face of the banker" prevent them from paying at all. Underconsumption and can only be —-the visible and the invisible. The terest charges on a defbt or mortg- thoroughly fixed in mind, we shall distresses Mr. Sullivan more than Local Banks \ o t in ft solved by increasing the purchasing visible government is that exercised age. • * * remain the stupid victims of a fiscal the want, hunger, idleness and suf- In discussing V> 1 by How tioid Has Kafipefl system which can bo made to rob fering of the millions who have been bankers in thin panic, Power of the masses of the people. by political dictators, as in Italy, or I tst b>) "The world production of gold in tho masses every few years. driven over the line of poverty into drawn a sharp Jino Need la More P*y through national Legislatures in i the Quotes Senator Coozens the slough of wretchedness Mr. super-banking group ' "The need today in tho world is Great Britain, France, Germany, L9O8 was 15,934,268 fine ounces, Nothing truer has been said about Sullivan conveniently ignores the which engineered th< York n »t for bread but for more pay, the United States and other coun- equal in value to $347,000,000. In LUVIls /•;. WILSON th'i panic than the statement made well known declaration, made by and the independent banks thr< more money so as to enable its in- the production of gold for the better than new gold fields!" by Senator James Couzens last Sep- Albert Wiggin, the head of the larg- out the country. The ind habitants to consume what they iT\;_ visibie government takes whole world was 20,191,478 ounces, est bank in the world, when he told banks had nothing to do produce. Instead of praying to be i relations, decides on or $403,000,000. These extracts from the essays of tember. "All these wage reductions" said America a year and a half ago, that concerted action resulting ii r given our daily bread *hen the ^ maintains or tries to "In 1903 the production of the a British writer and statesman are farmers in India, Rumania, Canada P e a . c e leading basic commodities for the illuminating and encouraging. Al- Senator Couzens, "originated in New wages must be slashed and com- (Continued on pa* d e r a n d tranquillity, looks TWO SATURDAY, MAT 7, 1932 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Two Headed Fish 1931 Corn Champions Lansing—Pitiably no other ijv_ Tell Us How They Did It To A Neighbor's Plow Horse itiK species prouuc.3 moro adnormaii" lies than fish, according to the Fish~ By R. S. Clark Division of the Department of Con They describe their use of high quality seed, commercial C a l a m i t y d e s c e n d e d o n Clem His. Telephone, Lansing:, 21-271. permit farmers in each region to compete with farmers oper- tew years age a legal sized perch I left my team a-standing, and went to be on deck, having two heads, was CftUght in a' ating under similar climatic conditions. And we got old Charlie's harness of, as needed to be done. lake near Cadillac. E. E. UNGREN Editor and Business Manager I've seen men drag dead horses with a log < liain '>y the neck, By RHEO W E L L I N G By H . A L F R E D S T U R M But Clem went for the stone-boat,—and he didn't wiustlo none. Waldron, Hillsdate Co. Pigeon, Huron County Subscription per year <>r :; yn, for $1.00 in advance. 1st in Region 1, 112 bu. per A. 1st in Region 3, 95 bu. per A. The methods I used in producing I do not think my method of farm- We dug the grave together, and I rolled Charlies in Vol. X SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1932 Make Farmers of the Unemployed? No. 9 my 1931 corn crop are very simple. ing is any different than that of any Last year was my first experience other iaimer who is trying to make with Farm Bureau fertilizer and 1a success of it. I am using the four must say it was the finest f ever year rotation: used. I was pleased with it in every Alfalfa and Sweet Clover While, Clem was on an errand, so he wouldn't hear him plunk. Then Clem, with just two horses, and a mighty pick'ly grin, Went plowing on around tin' piece, for ho's a man of spunk. Thero day by day I see him, a-plowing round and round The 4 Two nationally known automobile manufacturers lust week told us how to solve unomployiiipnt for th<> present. Place tin in on farms way. I plowed the ground (this was in Corn ! IIS drain With just two-thirds the horse-power he had a week a;ro. But it's just a caso of "have to", for tho money can't bo found total human part or full time and let them raise their own food. It's as simple as that. corn the previous year) aboat the I always seed the alfalfa or sweel middle of April, rolled it down and dover with the grain and use it To buy another Charlie like the one they petted so. losses followed with a s p i k e t o o t h harrow. cither for hay or pasture, or plow it And I observed to Marthy that though no man can know Henry Ford gave President Hoover a plan for combining farming What time he'll hear his Maker ca.II. ami S«H> tho blinding light, and factory work. He believen that factory workers could raise much Next, I went over it with a spring down as green manure. (1) PREMATURE DEATH tooth harrow at four or five day I reseed every year, and only use I hope to be like Charlio was, when my time comes to go, of their food during a small part of each year and save about $500 And die right in the harness, with the tugs palled middling tight. Income available or thereby. His plan has not been made public. intervals until planting time. it for hay for one year, unless I On May 15th I planted the field wish to grow alfalfa seed, then let cash settlement of We can imagine a few minor problems. For example, the busine-s with the rows three feet apart aiu it stand the second year, as the seed of switching 100,000 more or less Ford employees between the factory tho kernels spaced* about one foot Lake Superior is 383 miles long $5,000 and their farmlets outside Detroit without serious loss of time and ef- fort. However, this might be remedied by tearing down such portions of Detroit as is necessary for farm lands. Other minor problems: How apart in the row. I used Gilbert's Yellow Dent seed and Jfif) pounds of 20% superphos- will be much cleaner. The field where I grew the corn for the contest was seeded in 11)29 COMPARES MASON from Duluth to the head of St Marys River, and has a width of 160 to convert thousands of city bred employes into competent gardners? The answer might be the firing of incompetent, uuteachable or sl.uk. r gnrdners. How to convert the educated eyes and palates of theso phate to the acre. The fertilizei was drilled in the row at planting to Spartan barley and sweet clover. The following winter I top dr the new seeding with about 7 loads CO. TAXES, FARM miles and its greatest recorded depth is 1,180 feet. (2) ACCIDENTAL DEATH Monthly income of $98 time. for 10 years or frardners to their own products after they have purchased for so long ihe choicest, vegetables produced by good farmers? This might be a lifioua problem. After the corn had started through the ground I went over the field oL immure per acre, which gave the new seeding protection in winter and a wonderful start in the spring. PRICES 1923-32 A workman is known by his tools Yet many an otherwise carefu housewife struggles along with in $10,000 with a spike tooth harrow. This When seeded I applied 150 lbs. convenient or badly worn knivos R. E. Olds, pioneer automobile manufacturer of Lansing, unable to broke the crust that had formed t superphosphate per acre. I Taxes Up 25 to 88 Pet. While can openers and stirring spoons. pee any time in the near future wlien industry will run full force or full and also uprooted the tiny weeds also like to sow Spartan Bailey as (3) LIVING DEATH time, would get all of Michigan's unemployed out of the cities and onto that had started. a nurse crop for a new seeding. It Commodities Bring 45 to Starting June 3rd I cultivated the There is a suspicion that Europ< Free insurance during total ten acres of "reclaimed land" to make their living there until prosperi- ripens sooner and does not grow as 80 Pet. Less not only wants us to pay for the last ty returns. corn at ten day intervals until June rank as either 6 row barley or oats. war, but to finance the next one. disability besides Mr. Olds, addressing tho Lansing Junior Chamber of Commerce 22nd, when it was too big to get In 1930 I pastured this field and through without doing much dam- Ludington—Since 1923 in Mason April 10, advocated legislation to provide every unemployed family plowed in the fall. with 10 acres from our thousands of acres of "reclaimed lands." a ready cut house which the family could erect for itself, and five years age, The cultivations were all shal- low, especially the last one, this In 1931 on May 2, with McCormick Deering 10-20, I double disced and county the State tax has increased 25%, the county tax 88%, and the $50 monthly income leaving the ground level. township tax has remained about the freedom from taxes. Cities and villages should provide soed for plant- harrowed this field once over with same, according to a comparison of ing in lieu of the present welfare assistance, Mr. Olds said, according By M. G. DICKERSON one operation, and likewise again 1931 taxes with those of 1923 made by to the press. Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co. on May 14. Cultipacked it on May Wesley S. Hawley, secretary of the 2nd in Region 1, 102.77 bu. per A. 1". and planted on May 16 with (4) ECONOMIC DEATH "The plan," Mr. Olds was quoted, "would stimulate tho lumber I did not use commercial tvrti- Mason County Farm Bureau. and mill business and ten acres would produce all the food any family planter using 12"> pounds of super- $45 monthly income could use. They could soil vegetables enough to get spending money. titor in growing my 11)31 corn crop, posphate per acre in the row. In our March 26 edition the NEWS which may account for the fact that The variety of corn I grow is presented a similar comparison for after age 65 or I let one man use two city lots and be raised enough to take care of his lamily and sold about $1,200 worth per year. 1 know that ten acres I was second in yield in the state in- stead of first. Golden Glow. A successful crop of torn depends a lot on the selection Monroe county, made by Mrs. Wagar. The Mason county road tax has de- $5,000 will give any man a start and a livelihood until better times." The cultural methods used in of good seed. I have been growing creased 7% since 1923, due to an in- Mr. Ford might re-arrange his business and the lives of his work- growing my 1931 corn crop may be this variety for N years, and tried to crease in weight tax receipts from the ers for some success with his farm-factory plan. He could do it if any- of interest and were as follows: Our Complete Coverage Plan one could. But we seriously doubt a $500 per year savings to a family improve it every year by selecting State, Mr. Hawley said. Roads and ' A Little Jumping Goat Plowed in November, 1'JiU); ten the best ears. school taxes account for 40 to Gave Its Name to Guarantees money when It from such operations, nearly $10 per week. tons of manure applied per acre in I am a charter member of the of all taxes. The county bonded in- Mr. Olds' plan would accomplish one thing if it were carried out, —in practice it would transfer the cities' unemployed and all their dis- February and March, 1931; dragged four times with a spring tooth har- Farm Bureau ami am well pleased with the service I have received. I debtedness is $75,000 in road bonds. There are 154.24 miles of county roads TAXICAB is needed the most. State Farm Life insurance Taxkab is an abbreviation of taximeter-cab- ug problems from the backs of city industries and citizens to row in April and May at weed kill- have used Farm Bureau fertilizer and 670.3 miles of township roads. riolet—a vehicle carrying an instrument for those of rural taxpayers. Of course no unemployed family with an ing intervals; planted May 24 with exclusively ever since the Bureau automatically registering the fare.The name policies are especially adapt- iota of common sense would move his family to the cut-over lands, the Registered Pickett Yellow Dent has been handling fertilizer and am The school tax has remained about cabriolet is the diminutive of the French cab- ed to farmers. We shall be sand plains or other "reclaimed lands" that have been settled and corn carefully selected in my fields satisfied with its results. I use the same, notwithstanding a 75% in- riole, meaning "a leap" like that of a goat, abandoned by several sets of settlers who starved themselves off. in September l!)30; cultivated twice, from 5 to 7 tons every year. crease in primary money received. and was applied to this type because of its light, bounding motion. of carriage glad to tell you about them Mr. Olds' plan is mentioned here as a remedy of an ordinarily the second and lust cultivation be- School taxes average from 25% to 75% Cabriole came from the Italian caprioltc and without obligation on large employer of labor for unemployment. Evidently, Mr. Olds be- ing on July 5th. The planter was of all taxes, according to the commun- meaning "a somersault," from Latin caper set to drop three kernels per hill By GEORGE RAE ity, Mr. Hawley reports. "a he-goat," capra "a she-goat." There are your part. lieves i t s going to be worse in the city than it mipht be on a "reclaim- Bay City. R-4, Bay Co. thousands of such stories about the origins ed farm." and a crow and rodent repellant 2nd, Region 3, 66 bu. per A. Hospitalization, medical care, poor of English words in was used, thus insuring a very near- In producing my State corn cham- funds, etc.; for indigents cost the Where does the farmer conio in on these ideas? Bless you, he ly perfect stand. pionship in 19.'U and the success I county $12,116.70 in 1931, exclusive of WEBSTER'S NEW STATE FARM LIFE hasn't been thought of yet, but he might move to town to replace those INSURANCE CO. who leave the welfare rolls for 10 acres of "reclaimed land." Tho ability of an athlete to pro- duce the goods depends largely on have had every year that I have en- tered the corn growing contest I have the amount paid to the State hospital. INTERNATIONAL used high grade Farm Bureau Ferti- Total paid for charity (all funds, in- DICTIONARY A LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY be substituted for GovernitoeAt cash any his physical condition. The ability lizer. The arm lysis was 44.% super- cluding the above item) was about if the well being of the American of a field to produce a heavy crop $40,375.21 last year, almost 50% of the "The Supreme Authority" BLOOMINGTON, ILL. people and permanent national prosperity phosphate. I lind Farm liureau fer- rite for Free Booklet, which What They Say is to be attained. This in brief is my be- depends on its physical condition or lief. GEORGE L. HOUOHTON. tilth. tilizer very convenient to apply as it runs very easily through the drill, entire county levy. The mother's pen- sion list now totals 85, an 80% in- ffget how yon may obtain & command of English through the knowledge of word •rigins. State Agent of Hart, Michigan, I am therefore giving the history thus making it possible to have tho crease since 1923, according to Mr. Michigan State Farm Bureau April 11, 1932. of this six aero field since it was proper amount applied all over the Hawley. G. & C. MERRIAM Lansing Michigan Wilson Articles Plow, Wait, Plant,— first plowed as follows: I!H!)—Corn field. My yields have been consistent Mr. Hawley said that Feb. 29, 1932, some 950 pieces of farm property were COMPANY Springfield, Mass. tats 1921- fted and Alsike Clover and high, averaging around 70 bu. advertised for sale for non-payment of Kills Bean Maggot 1922 --('orn which speaks well for the grade of taxes. Resort property was not in- Quotes Horace Greeley on By ir\Y f ill sow 1924 -Sweet Clover pasture and fertilizer. I have had several in- ducements to change to other cluded in his list. Also, that Mason Money System's Oppression Michigan Farm News, Lansing, Michigan. Entomologist, Michigan state College The bean maggot, sometimes called 1921*—Corn manure ]:•-'<;—Barley brands but could not see Where I ould gain anything by changing as county shows a 19% decrease in unoc- cupied farms between 1920 and 1930. Classified Ads Editor: the seed corn maggot, is one of the 1927—Sweet Clover pasture and Per Cent of Total Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following manure I am among the winners in the con- rates: 4 cents per word for one edition. Ada to appear In two or more I was Very much interested in you worst enemies of sprouting beans in 1928—Corn State, County, Township Taxes editions take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. March 12 editorial on " T h e Need for ai Michigan. Almost any crop put into l!i'J!t— Oats test year after year with Farm Bu- SUMMIT TOWNSHIP Honest Dollar". 1 notice that comments 11)30—Sweet clover pasture plus fall iau fertilizer. and offers to help in t h e tremendous tasl the soil as seed may be attacked So why experiment 1931 plowing arnl manure with a change? Z'l"/ of monetary reform will be appreciate* by t h e Michigan S t a t e Farm Bun during the process of germination. 1931—Corn 102.77 bushel per acre. >'utility Township V BABY CHICKS SEEDS and PLANTS This I am particularly interested in The ravages of the bean maggot are I use the word pasture in ca< h In regard to cultural methods Taxes tip, Income 20Down IN heeanse I have tried for nearly a year i used in 1931, my land worse in soil rich in organic matter case after the words Sweet Clover ueparcd before seeding, making it In face of this general increase inwas very well many different magazines and farm p a p - 11 every week. Splendid SEED CORN—CERTIFIED GOLDEN ers to gel the truth t<> the people just from fresh manuring or from plowing in all throe cases I usod the to do much cultivating public expense and taxes, Mr. Hawley layers. Great for broilers. Thirty day Wow, grown from car to row system. . Wilson is doiiiK, hut all t o no avail. 1 have had every kind of an ex- under of cover crops before planting. field from May to September foi innecossary i onsidrr roots of the corn are compares the decline in prices paic livability guaranteed. Get 1932 prices, pf gave g me the March i-'- though it may be present in land pasture periods. Wheat, bu ( ' " ' n , cwt. (shelled).'. l'.7. ) $ 1 20 r 90 •IS generations OT OT hisli egg gg breefllng egg breefllng. C k g. Cock Cock- CERTIFIED GOLDEN GLOW ' 26 a n d F eeb. L'T nutnt>ers. u iravily totaled with Canada thistle, I feel that this field is well sup- Oats, bu. KB 39 45 erels with us high aw fi five genertitions of •!'i..>'| bushel, shelled, graded. .Maplegrove over 300 efcgs are in our matingg. Write Seed Farms, Shephard, Michig i have I n giving considerable time to plied with nitrogen, but expect to By B. & W. CRANDALL nay. T ;•;. ... 14.00 N o sale tmiy of tho money question foi which scc-ms to be affected in very 3rd Bellaire, Antrim County Apples 75-51.2.". 40-60 50 for free catalog and low 1932 prices ((5-7-13-p) about seven yeara and have writ t i n sev- much the same way. The reaction of ii application of u-20-20 on my Region 3, 55 bu. per A. Potatoes, ewt. SO 50 Rural Poultry Farm, R-l, Box N1532, •n it. One entitled " O u r next corn crop. I am sorry we won't In reply to your letter of April L'l Hid Means, 7.60 1.50 Keeland, Mich. (4-23-2t-48b) Invisible G o v e r n m e n t " or " W h y the maggots In the .soil when the land is .bav<« a 1932 corn growing contest, as to how we prew our 1931 crop of 11 1IOJJS, ides, lb. .os 2 WANTED— FARM WORK Americanr People p do noi Enjoy jy C o n t i n u - dr. CHICKS FROM VIGOROUS NORTH- Pi" ous Prosperity", th another " Confiscation C f i t i off ittcd for tho planting of beans is very for I find it both interesting and corn. (lens, lb. , .12 »; ii bred stock; Eiweepstakes prize win- p i'i> .p.Mt v h\ T a t , one on Taxation", much the same as that of any other profitable to grow more eorn. Blotter , lh. '.!<» 11 ners; MICHWAN AcriiKIHTKD. [,;,,-. WANTED FARM WORK Wt YEAR LiberCy", C one mi "Special Si Privilege" and hungry animal confronted by a desir- This field in a sandy loam and Eglgs, gg, doz. 1S M type Leghorns as low ;us |5.50 per 1<>ir Barred and white Rocks, Iteds, White nr month by married man, :!7, small fam- my last one just finished on "Life, U b - As far as 1&82 is concerned I'd has a southwest slope, and had hfeen Cream .Is HI Wyandottes (6.50. Commencing M;iy 1« ily. Neat, good habits, pleasant, good nirt the Pursuit of Happiness" or lile food supply. say, Hit the line hard and grin for, into alfalfa ior ten years. In the Decrease in farmers' Income ranges Pedigreed males head Star Mat ings. Al- "Winter, good with stock. Uetfrge Galvin, a "Cl American Voter in lWz", all of whirh go to the Cenninating boans draw all the"When the whole hlame world seems spring of 1931 we gave it a light from 45 to 80%. JO assorted chicks. Llv&bility guarantee -••I' W. St. Joseph St., Lansing, Michl- gatii Phone &;J;;NI;. < i-23-lt) of tho cause of this useless, ftian-matie naggots in the vicinity. In satisfying Andgone to pot, Jet free catalog. Lakevtew Poultry I money panic and give, bonaflde authority business oh the bum, coat of well rotted barnyard manure, t-8, Box ati, Holland, Mich. (4-23-4t-53p) for every statement made. heir hunger, the bean plant is very A t w o c e n t K i i n a n d a l i f t e d < h i n four tons to the acre. The latter i have 1'ii-n a salesman for 15 yeara and have also had considerable exper- eriously injured. Any condition fav- H e l p s s o h t e , m y b u y , h e l p s e o m c . " part of April we plowed it, and34,000 Michigan Farms, 1 in m a n 2 as a hookkt cpor in hanks so I know Vi hat 1 am talking about. rable to the overwintering of large double disced it four times, and 5, Have Electric Power s > •''• children. Experienced help man :;i no ehlirbv.r. c , i r,,™ IIHP. I hoartily agree with a statement made lopulations of bean maggot will be Shallow planting can be accomplished dragged it once, and planted the '""- Mich. (1-7-lt) by It. ley on slavery, which y elevating tho former er in getting a good stand of beans harrow after cultipacking or rolling lbs. to the acre in the hill of their tions, according to the Utilities In- Net assets and resources 1-TR7 7->e ifi ,, .. in losses in i'I yeara of . i» ,-,. i ,, ' M ' , H : I K '' ; n < i " " ; u l "r s " V l > r *'• by practically reducing tin- n spite of the bean maggot. and seed directly into the firmed soil. 4-16-4 analysis. formation Murrau here. This com- avsra** farmer it • v ' ' '• POltcy w r i t t e n to cover rre«d» of t h o working population to a stato of .m. Whilst boasting of pur holile The control of this insect depends on The above advice is by way of insur- This corn wa3 cultivated two pares with 1,800 electrified farms, C o m p a n y ' s li.H.im v in . ,Vs 1 l '"" > l l "V s1 S: " " ' " n o t a t i o n s w h i c h limit t h e " ' " a " r " : i t c « " - ? « ttltthet ireful to conceal the ugly tting the land early for planting and ance since if the early season proves times, but I believe it would of been or 4 per cent, as recently as 1926. formation, Wftt" o u r h o m e o f f V e " i»- fact that by our Iniquitous monetary sys- >etter if it had been cultivated some tem wo Lave nationalized a system of op- How such a period of time before to be dry there is less liklihood of at- Among new uses of electricity pression mote refined, hut none, tin- less cans are put into the soil during tack. more on account of weeds, as wewhich received considerable atten- W. V. BURRAS, President. Stale mulual Rodded Fire than the old system of chattel hich larvae will have a hard time had to go throug-.h later and take tion on Michigan farms during the H. K. FISK, Secretary. Insurance Co., of Olich. Blavei)." out quite a few weeds. If this is unbelievable, look about you limling anything to eat. past year were the heating of earth H and s. i million jobless n u n and i and thr eight hundred thousand Land on which a leguminous crop Required 120 Years To This light number of cultivations in hotbeds and forcing tables* incu- destitute (armor folks who have lost their is already growing and which is to be Retire 1812 War Debt was just an experiment with us, andbating and brooding of chicks. homes in 1931 by tax sales ami mortgage I believe it is all right if you can About 3,500 farms are lighted foreclo \ppro\iniatrl.\ I-"*'1 farms fitted for beans the following spring keep the weeds under control. old for every day Including Sun- should be plowed in the fall or very »r mortgages charing 1981. The lasft bill for the war of 1812 has We wish to thank the Farm Bu- with electricity by means of home LIVE STOCK MEN Federal Reserve System is a early in the spring. Such procedure just been paid. It has taken 120 years reau and you also for the interest plants of the storage battery type. impossibility — Iltogically gives time for the roots and tops of tined for failui illed utterly, and is even plants already in the soil to decom- nited States under a pose prior to the time the beans are to wipe out that debt. In 1930 there were 48,991 Civil War contests. soldiers, 27 nurses and 167,674 widow* you have taken in the corn growing Kicks In The Pants SELL YOUR OWN luinb ml function of the 1 put into the soil. on the pension list. The total Civil Sell Fresh stable manure freshly applied War pension bill for that fiscal year Zulus Wear U. S. Army Stock Exchange, old line dealer or- System is to i Lansing—The Buffalo N. Y., Live Interest on s\ on debt is its to the soil will be utilized by the in-was $125,784,93.°.. without an In O'Coats Near Equator ganization, is writing Michigan co- \ t could I sects in the same way as the decaying llmv long will it take to pay the The popularity of surplus new and operative live stock shipping ass'ns 1st. roots and tops of plants. Therefore, cost of the World War? The boys and second-hand United States Army uni- suggesting ti The ' rowed from batiks is the in t h e ])ants f o r pal; and is no land that is to be planted in June girls of this generation will no doubt forms, and parts of uniforms, results the Farm Board by way of writing member who is aaffiliat m i l a t e Prt pping ass'assn banks from whirh should be manured in plenty of time be compelled to pay the greater part their Senators and Congressmen to your stock. <* us. Get the FULL RETURNS from by the Government, for the manure to become well-rotted of it, but if history repeats itself, in the frequent sight of giant Zulu money In oir- before the seeding. natives walking the streets of Dur- help abolish the Farm Board. The 15 which the inter their children and the generation to ban, South Africa, on a hot afternoon co-ops appear to get more fun and ° shipping Shallow planting averaging one-half follow will still have a portion to pay. in heavy army overcoats, apparently profit in kicking the old line pants men, and handle a large volumeTr, by shipping to the Producers Co-op ****' understand inch allows the bean plants to appear Some of the glamour of war would so proud of the garments that they above the ground quickly enough to melt away if schools in all nations are unable to bear the thought of put- Commission Assn at Bast Buffalo. on bank Credit i' off avoid injury or destruction of the would teach the misery, the heart- ting them aside, according to a re- The Producers has 34% of the busi- Government requirements is ness. Some 16 or 18 old line firms hard growing tip or "bud" which is some- aches, the sacrifice and the long drawn port from Consul Hugh S. Miller, in divide the other 64* E TV S THREW Guide ':"''i""l""t« and marble " t ofo«.n the mr,«,» ost V KSI<:N i:i) ' Wilson On The Invisible R«tM on Application At La i K 3 b «autifl Home and Family Section Gov't Financial Control I CENT EACH " s l n K. yoara fann orcaB Edited by MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR. (Continued from page 1) Sir! We in.an just that. Smiley-Tan. irns won the grand I i,e»dqu*ruw. Comfort at eaaj Address all communications to her at Carleton, Michigan. t'lation. They are nothing more Championship at the last Michigan i at Mid.. Center of city. and this w a r among ALL BREEDERS THAT II \ ICUED ,/etoi-ia. farage f Rates 11.60 to $2.50. than unhappy victims of a game that TWO PENS WE ARK THE ONLY BREEDER THAT HAS B< is so big it overwhelms them. iThe ON THE HONOR ROLL, positive proof that our Leghorns stand Supreme. super-banks are embarked upon a <',ct our catalog ai once of better still drive over and see Michigan's Jcekecpers iiti< st ami largest trapnest breeding farm, select the .made of L-fclck , x . i. Root Co. foods. s«.i:(i H. HUNT * WON, cata- What Other Women polity of destroying the smaller in- dependent banks all over the na- •wish from the catalog. You buy one hundred at the regular price and w« will let you have another hundred for ONE CENT EACH—Read on MICHIGAN. Seed- Rural Women Advanced In tion. Unless AVO can bring about a re- - FREE PEDIGREED CHICKS FROM 300 EGG BLOODLINES With each 100 chicks we will give you free: 10 pedigreed chicks with i r hi*h Mi.-h., for price list on M'tality, adapted trut-to- . V< ty '" "> 25 minutes to a pound Are Doing Farm Bureau form in the currency system within another year or two, the indepen- one hundred special Grade clucks, and five free with each Ton standard Grade chicks. Think of it! We are sharing the im of our foun- dation stuck with you at prices asked for hatchery slot*. Now you too i garden seeds. dent banks are destined for ultimate may have a real foundation and raise your own stock the quality of which » fcl»e " m e required to roast pork in Are extension classes for farm Women are taking their place in disaster. They are not powerful will be greatly superior to anything you have ever owned. The pedJ 1V D on chicks will be unrelated to the others and will make ideal breeding n : : ;;Y ""- ° t roast pork in women in other states the same as the administration of the Farm Bu- enough to seize their necessary Furthermore, we positive! ntee thai everj pedigreed chl | Quu-k oven, a.s the outside is sear- wo have here in Michigan?" we have n a u organization in all parts of the shares of gold, tho only legal reserve direct 800 egg blood. This offer is good until June 15th and all orders will be tilled in the order in whloh they are received, Brsi com 11 J!1 t h l s ^ 7 and tfee beat does not been asked. United States. banks can have, against the vast This ad will not appear again, so drop us a card RIGHT Now—tomorrow In Michigan wo find different Mrs. Sewell is director of themonetary dictatorship of the super- may ho too late. »«Wtrate into the center. groups who are taking tlio same Homo and Community department banks. The Senatorial Committee on SMILEY FARMS — Not a Hatchery A Real Trapnest Breeding Farm. lessons from the same college of the American Farm Bureau. 43 Concord Road Money and Banking at Washington, Jackson, Michigan specialist. The idea in the project In five states women are State always ready to incline an ear to the is identical, yet the manner of re-Farm Bureau vice presidents. In "invisible government" in .\Y\v FARM BUREAU FENCE laying it back to tho home member three states the state secretary is a York, is giving sympathetic consider- is strons; and durable. is varied. We find groups holding woman, and in three other states ation to various legislative schemes II will give many years evening meetings following a pot-women hold the office of secretary- that would wipe out the entire state of efficient service at low tost. It is made by a large steel manufacturer, luck supper and the men in another treasurer. room ilseusslng their problems, In Missouri the editor of the State banking systems of the nation. ' winding up with a neighborhood Farm Bureau's weekly newspaper is The "invisible government" is1 en- Time For A Stand Do You Expose with years of experience social time. Wo find afternoon Mrs. Charles Schuttlet. l in a policy of wage cuts and •\ \ A 1 in the manufacture of high-grade field fence. When you buy Farm Bu- club meetings carried on in a pre- Twenty-one states have women on commodity price slashes, that can cise business way; we find all daytheir state boards of directors; six of mean nothing except a permanently neighborhood women meetings; we them have two women, one state lowered standard of living for every Yourself to Ruin? FARM BUREAU reau Fence you get sound value for every dollar. There la a style find many social times and com- has three and still another has five. man or woman who lives by work. munity gatherings intermingling One state has a woman as director If we are to judge the probability with trips to the lake, park, of organization. Thirty-two out ofStitch a policy being put through1, by | of There is danger ahead for you as an automobile driver unless you protect your home, your property, FENCE and size for every pur- pose. Best service can be ob- tained from Farm Bu- museum, or art gallery; we find the 4?> Farm Bureau states have the complete domination eaten groups discussing organization, tax- home and community chairmen. sorts of community betterment. over both the old parties at Wash- ation, curb markets, schools, and all In Michigan there lias been a wo-ington in recent months, wo shall be man on the state board of directors driven to an unwilling admission your savings and your freedom with automobile insur- ance. gives you sound value reau Fence when it is erected on Farm Bureau Steel Posts. These rigid, Programs Elsewhere ever since the Farm Bureau came in- that is likely to come. But if we' pin In Virginia groups from 12 coun- to existence, and in many counties our faith to the courage and deter- ties had county booths at the State women have served on the county mination of Americans to preserve To take a chance is to trust in fate. Fate yearly picks over 500,000 motorists for a smash-up. for every dollar durable posts are made of high-carbon rail steel to the same quality fair last year, each showing some board. In five counties women are for themselves a decent share of the different feature of the work. serving as secretary of the county abundance that nature and science In Wisconsin rural music andFarm Bureau and there are 32and invention have brought to us, The only sure protection against financial loss or standards as govern the rural drama state contests are being county Farm Bureau home and com-then we have ground for optimism. freedom is sound insurance protection such as you manufacture of Farm Bu- held. Many of the plays are written munity chairmen. Managed Currency Plan t can secure through a State Farm Mutual Automobile reau Fence. by rural people. The advocates of a managed 'cur- Insurance policy, at very reasonable semi-annual rates. In Arkansas summer camps have rency offer a clean-cut, concrete, Use good, dependable Farm Bureau products in a prominent place and the same can the new fence you are be said of Nebraska, South Dakota Five easily understood plan to provide a growing monetary system, which Your car may injure someone and a large claim planning to build this spring! and Idaho. Home Beautification Meat Recipes will keep pace with our increased production, and with tho multiply- for damages may be made against you. Let the State Over a period of several years, BAKED LIVER IN SOUR CREAM ing powers that come as a result of Farm Mutual stand ready to do your worrying. FARM BUREAU Maryland women have been prac- in Place ;i chunk of liver of a'»'Ut l\-. lbs. a baking dish; cut small iioi< lies in themore and more machinery. SERVICES, IXC. ticing home beautification. In some thin top surface of it and in thei> put narrow In its simplest form, the managed strips of yalt pork. Sprinkle with salt currency plan aims at increasing! the We have more than 500,000 policyholders and Lansing, Michigan counties they have an annual and pepper, add a cup of som- cream and 7,000 agents in 30 states in this national achievement day along that projecthake in a slow oven till liv.r is t. stock of money in circulation, when- alone, and during Better Homes about an hour or more. When done, r e - move the liver and make a gravy of the ever commodity prices sag. Con- Legal Reserve Company Week truck loads of cuttings, shrub- juices in the pan. gress could establish by appro- bery and perennials are distributed. RIQE RING WITH CREAMED HAM priate legislation, a National Cur- In North Dakota women in onewith Cook ' t cup of rice in aouble boiler rency Commission charged with the _i/_. cups of milk for 1^4 hours. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO Stronger county arranged a buying pool and Season with salt, pepper ai:l butter. It responsibility of maintaining the group members decided their future pepper, cutyou have a preen pepper or ;t canned red commodity index-price at the 1926 lino and mix wit , rice. 1'ack needs of home supplies. Bids and in buttered ring mold, Set in shallow level; and to effect this purpose, the samples were secured from local oven nan 01 hot water and bake in moderate Commission would be clothed with for 20 minutes. merchants, brands were studied and Make a white sauce of 2 tablespoons Of power to issue its own paper money. Bloomington, 111. MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU State Agent Lansing*, Mich. Egg Shells will fay for it then pooled orders given. This 1% (lour, I' tablespoons of melted butter and In passing, let it be noted that the method proved a striking saving to add cups of milk. When thoroughly cooked 1 i£> cups diced cooked ham. "When hot Federal Reserve has similar jw ff^^ the family pocketbooks. add 2 beaten egg yolks. UnnioM the rice and therefore granting the power to One county in Indiana took, it up- on a platter and pour the • . > ained ham in center. A garnish of parsley adds to the National Monetary Commission on themselves to improve the rural the attractiveness. does not involve any departure from cemeteries. BAKED HAM AND POTATOES precedent. The EXTRA shell strength of all eggs produced Put a slice of ham in a baking dish and In Vermont a series of Christmas cover with pared and thinly sliced po- If commodity prices fell, the Com- suggestion meetings were popular er, tatoes. Pour 2 cups of milk over it, cov- mission would go into the open mar- makes the year 'round feeding of Nopco Cod WOOL! and bake about 2 hours, in a moderate ket and buy government bonds—pos- and samples were brought and dis- oven. cussed as suitable for gifts. sibly other bonds as well—paying Liver Oil a most profitable investment. A group in Colorado held a "quilt cook CORN TOMATO CHOWDER Grind one large slice uf§s;ilt pork and for them with its own money. On tea" and many unique and interest- then with a large chopped onion lill done, the other hand, if commodity price.; add 1 pint of canned tomato ing quilts were exhibited while mem- pint of canned corn and 1 pint of water. soared, the Commission would take bers relayed in "pouring" for thei'over and let simmer about an hour. the bonds out of its vaults, and re- open house. A real parade was viewed by some serve add Then add 1 cup of diced potatoes and cook till they are done. If too thick to sell them to the public for cash. scalded milk. placing the cash back in tho vaults. sell it yourself to There is a natural tendency to- eggs which actually reach the ward reduced egg shell strength in market. It is false economy to 20,000 people when the county To 1HAM SANDWICH FILLING cup of chopped h;un add vinegar Thus the total stock of money in the groups passed along the streets of to moisten, al^o 1 tablespoon peanut but- country could be regulated so as to the eastern mills heavy producing flocks as the laying gamble with less dependable Knoxville in Tennessee. There ter. Season with celery salt and pepper. stabilize the price of the dollar. year advances. NOPCO in an sources of Vitamin D. were some 30 clever and attractive Plans For Operation Through the Michigan Co-operative Wool floats depiciting extension work. Plan Scholarship In Memory There are many variations in de- otherwise well balanced ration pro- Regular feeding of Nopco in This was a part of their Achieve- Of Mrs. Louise H. Campbell tail which may be brought into this Marketing Ass'n vides adequate standardized Vita- mashes also means larger, faster min D which permits mineral as- maturing pullets, healthier mature ment Day program. The newly elected ^tate Advisory skeleton this matter of the plan. In discussing with Dr. H. S. Patton of WOOL GROWERS, we arc advancing 8 cents Community Kitchen Efficiency Committee of Extension Home Eco- similation and makes strong egg birds and increased egg production. A community kitchen contest is nomics voted to sponsor a scholarship the State college, he brought for- WE per lb. on Michigan wools delivered our ware- shell formation possible. Nopco in Write us if your dealer cannot now on in New Hampshire where fund in memory of the late Mrs. ward the fine idea that the increas- ADVANCE house at Lansing. That is close to and sometimes the ration pays for itself many times supply you. kitchens of community halls, churches, Louise H. Campbell, who was the State ed currency should be used in a pro- all wool buyers will pay for complete title to over by reducing the number of NOPCO-SAN is our new concentrated dis- infectant for positive poultry weak shelled eggs. It helps to in- sanitation. Write for our descriptive liter- and livestock and scored Grange and lodge halls will be Leader in Michigan for ten years. ram of public works, thus offering for efficiency. Most worth- employment at once to the idle, and 8c your wool this year. The Association makes your FIRST PAYMENT crease the number of top quality ature. while prizes will be awarded where the Award will be made to the 4-H club putting tho money into the hands of per Lb. greatest improvement has been made. girl who has made the best scholastic the ultimate consumer with abso- 8 CENTS per pound. You will receive any further Nopco XX Cod Liver Oil is used in FARM BUREAU MASHES net return the Association can secure from tho This epidemic of "kitchenitis" means a record in home economics at Michigan lutely no delay. The Monetary Com- NATIONAL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC saving of brains, money and brawn year. State College at the end of her junior mission, with this end in view, could wool by grading it, accumulating large quantities of expertly graded for many a community. To receive the scholarship she go to the Secretary of the Treasury wool together, and selling the graded wool direct to eastern toilla BOSTON CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO Canning has been speoial work must have been a club girl for atand buy from him an issue of gov- through our affiliate, the National Wool Marketing Corporation ot EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 52 ESSEX ST., HARRISON, N. J. throughout the drought districts in least two years. ernment bonds, paying for them with Boston, which represents 26 State wool marketing ass'na and sells many states and as a result the wel- It is the hope of the committee to the currency of the Commission. The more than 100,000,000 lbs. of. wool. fare work has been greatly aug- attain a fund of $1,000. With more money could be employed at once in mented. than 1,000 groups enrolled in home road building, flood control, th^ de- For the past, 8 years the farmers wool pool in Michigan has netted PRICES In New Hampshire a special road economics extension this goal does velopment of waterways and many map has been developed showing not seem difficult to attain. Many other valuable public works. The the approved tourist .homes. This former friends of Mrs. Campbell will bonds, which would be-ar tho usual is meeting the co-operation of thewelcome this opportunity to further interest coupons, would be stored in public everywhere. the vaults ol niunission. So its members more than the average local buyers' price. In many :es the .xtra return has been very substantial. Many have pooled wool wit* us Cor VZ straight years. It pays to sell by grade. Poolers must wait until the pool is sold for final returns. Private operators have to do the same with their stocks. the ideals to which she devoted her long as the Commission retained Are Rock Selling Home Products life. In West Virginia the women have A similar scholarship was started possession of tho bonds, the coupons built ftp a trade for standard canned would be clipped and turned over to If Michigan Wool Dealers consider your wool at 8 or 10 cents per lb. a safe investment for their funds, why wild blackberry jam that is now a few years ago by the New York the Secretary of the Treasury, with- Bottom known by the traveling public as State Federation of Home Bureaus out charge. Thus the taxpayers they have enjoyed the product in with a goal of $6,000 to be built up would be liberated from the burden isn't it good business for you to pool your wool, take the 3 cents advance and have the investment for yourself? the B. & O. dining cars, which through annual gifts of ten cents of interest. This suggestion is It costs the private trade and the pool about tho same to sell on handle it exclusively. each from Home Bureau members. thoroughly sound. If it were in wool to the eastern mills. The wool pool deducts all stiles, storage, One group of Mississippi women The fund is now well above the operation today, we could face the insurance expenses from the final returns. This year OUR ADVANCE near a seaport sold $10,000 of home $6,000 mark and the income each year coming winter, confident of our starts you about even with the local buyer. Why not favor yourself? Farm Bureau products on a special market. They goes to a senior student in the Col-ability to go through with decreas- also serve a business men's lunch lege of Home Economies at Cornell ing want. In fact the panic wj)Uld of home grown products and are de-University. The student must be one .or. DIRECTIONS veloping a real catering trade. who wants to become a Home Dem- The Michigan State Farm Bureau Prospective members should write for our Wool Marketing Con- Garden In North Carolina the 29 curb onstration Agent or a Club Leader. markets of the state sold about Five seniors have already been help- tho doctrine of a managed currency iven more aid to disseminating tract which is a farmer contract, clearly and plainly stated and rea- sonable. No funny business. On return of signed contract, we will $275,000 worth of home grown ed. The first year a hundred dollar than any other organized institution ship wool sacks (capacity about 200 lbs.) and shipping tags. Seeds products during 1931. HOIIK' Made Hugs year a little larger until this year the In America. It is entitled to the award was made, and each succeeding vigorous support of every farmer and A rug dealer who saw the home- sixtli winner received three hundred every business man who wants to Association members may draw their wool to our Lansing ware- house, 728 E. Shiawassee St., any week day; open from 7:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. They may ship by rail or truck collect. Wool is weighed made rug exhibit at the Texas State dollars, sea an intelligent effort made', at as will every girl who wins once, to get out of tho wicked: de- on delivery; wool sacks weigh 4 lbs. and are deducted. Cash advance All best varieties for Mich- fair gave an order for 100 rugs for of He por 11). on net weight of wool, made at once. Inbound freight, igan. Reliable, vigorous, pro- Immediate delivery and asked for ait in. the future. This scholarship has flation. Week after week tho Farm if any, is deducted from cash advance. Also, nominal Wool Marketing future supply. been named The Brigden Home Bureau NYws lias gives space and encourage- ductive. Scholarship in honor of Mrs. Carrie ment to the series of articles that Ass'n membership of $1-00 per year. Exterior painting is one of the latest wrinkles being taught in some Brigden, their first state president. have appeared on this matter. The wool pool cannot guarantee any certain profit, nor a BUY AT THESE STORES states and color, amounts, quality After the goal of $6,000 was com- Tho need,—the great and im- certain final settlement date. Market conditions control that. Generally, the pool has made money for its members. and methods of application are con-pleted for the first fund, it was de-mediate need—is for volunteer lead- Or order by mail. Write for sidered. cided by the organization to create ers in every county of the State, In Indiana tours have been made other gift scholarships as rapidly as wlro will undertake to organize meet- our free garden seed circular. by groups to potteries, green houses, the desired amounts were accumu- Ings at which this vital subject can bakeries, libraries, the zoo, manu- lated. The second one is to be inbe discussed, and where a united Mail This Coupon Now Bay City Lapeer Mich. Co-op Wool Marketing Ass'n, 221 No. Cedar St., Lansing. Hart Lansing facturing plants, the state hospital honor of Martha Van Renssalaer, the course of action may be determined. and museum. first home demonstration agent. Letters are coming to the editor in Imlay City Pinconning steadily increasing numbers, from Date Saginaw In Iowa, New York, Illinois, Mis- Please send me a 19o2 Wool Marketing Contract. You to furnish souri, California, Connecticut, Ten- a cotton gown. men and women who are realizing nessee, Nevada, New Mexico and Any group giving the matter a bitthat their economic future is tied 3acks for shipping wool at your direction. FARM BUREAU SUPPLY Kansas, and to a marked degree in of thought, can plan many pleasant up in monetary reform. As you STORES many other states, tho extension ami profitable gatherings even if read this arti< write to the I expect to have about lbs. of wool. work is really a part of the Farm the extension classes are not in Editor that you will enlist as a vol- Bureau work in those states, and issession. All can do much, through unteer, to do whatever you can to NAME 0 known and defined and is direct- example and invitation to interest spread the gospel of an honest dol- ed u> a certain extent by the Farm neighbors or the one who natural- lar. Bureau. ly wants to participate in neigh- ADDRESS It. F. D Cotton For Alabamans borhood activities but hangs back, A delicious flavor can be alridcd In Alabama where there has been feeling that they are meant for to sliced ham by spread SHIPPING POINT such a surplus of cotton, no woman others but not for her. Many times slice with brown sugar to which has was made welcome on the campus ?ho is the one who would derive the bpon niirkd some prepnrod mustard, of their State college during Farm- most benefit and pleasure of any if then covering the meat with milk ers' Week if she wore anything but she were invited and made welcome. and baking until tender. SATTRDAT, MAY 7, m 2 MTCHIGA* FARM \ E W S cents. He bought a little in February fourths yard of laro, for 37c. During prices and business activities have de- Harrison said. _ Speed Comes High TREATED POTATO at 12 cents. So we judge he bought these eight months no farmers Bold Reserve System Buys poor butter. He was strong for fish. any eggs a t this store. creased about 50%, the Federal Re- Bonds To Issue Cash serve System has increased its hold- svs.cn i n t h c m a t i e r of the Federal Reserve weeding up its purchase of government securities, Mr. Harrison SEED ESCAPES He wa« fond of chewing tobacco, using So Samuel Stoddard lived, carried (Continued from page 1) ings of government securities from 3 pounds and 11 ounces which cost on, reared his family, and probably selling began. Suppose the 1926 levels the 1929 low point of 147 millions to replied: "We cannot push reserves Motor Club says, after an exhail him $1.2!). found life satisfying. were reached. There might then be over 900 millions, and has reduced its out into banks faster than they can tive investigation! that a mile-a-mi Speed comes high. The Chi Cae MOST DISEASES The main expense was cloth, $15.00. Ony one cake of soap was bought, "military soap," 10 cents. The only Value of Beans in Canserved. wholesale liquidation by those who discount rate from 6% to 1%%. bought for the rise," Mr. Harrison ob- The quantity theory of money in re- utilize them. Some days the amount u t e i n y o u r a u t o m o b i l e i s f r o m t h " ' of securities offered or available is not to tottr times more expensive th 9 wiHii your speedometer says 40 t n lation to the price level works ultim- so great as other days." outlay for the kitchen was 50c for Mr. Harrison maintained that the ately and the relation of the volume 50. ° Agr'l Agents or State College six tumblers. For wearing apparel we Michigan whitn beana for which Federal Reserve has done juet as of credit to the normal expansion of MASON COUNTY CHUBMAH Oil consumption a t 55 miles P e Built. 125 Will Give find a few outlays such as these: one the elevator operator receives ?2 much toward checking deflation as itbusiness agrees fairly well with the Mrs. Floyd Wood of Custer has hour is seven ttmea greater th a u •[ Full Information bonnet, $1.63; 1 pair shoes, $1.25; one per cwt. at his elevator show the could have under a Congressional or- price level line, but it cannot always been named Home and 1 Community is at 30. pair shoes, $1.00; one pair of shoes cuinur an expense of about 9/16 of der to do so. No power can say it be relied upon, certainly not as far chairman of the Mason County Farm Hre w&ar at 50 la twice as m u c , (evidently for baby) 25c. Then there a cent per < ;m for beans when can- will raise the price level and make as Federal Reserve operations are con-Bureau by the board of directors. a s at 40. Gasoline consumption ,t K;ist Lansing—Selection of high grado teed potatoes and an inex- is this item, five and one-half yards ned, according to a .Michigan eleva- good on it. There are too many fac- cerned, because Federal Reserve op- At least six glasses of water a day .,;, i s one-fourth more than at 3 0 pensive treatment of this seed will of ribbon, 56c. Calico, gingham, and tor operator. It is said that about tors outside the control of any oneerations have no determining effect should form a regular part of theI n addition there's a wear and tear sheeting were the principal cloths 4 ounces of dry beans go into a 1 agency, he said. on the total volume of credit, Gov. reducing diet. on tho car at the higher speeds. control several of the most import- ant of Michigan potato diseases and bought. One luxury was of a three- lb. can of baked beans. Gov. Harrison said that since all will aid farmers in this State to i>ro- duco the grade of tahle stock which consumers demand and for which they are willing to pay top market B, according to tho farm crops department at Michigan State Col- lege. THE BEST SEED YIELDS The Song of Success Scab, Scarf, Black !•<•£ Potato sent), black scurf and hlaek The Most and Costs No More leg can ho controlled by treating seed potatoes with a solution of for- maldehyde or corrosive sublimate. I iisaiiuin Wilt Fusarium wilt can be reduced to a minimum by discarding tho seed piece cut from t h e butt end of the potato. Tubers which show brown When Johnny Comes Marching stains in the flesh should bo dis- carded unless the grower is certain this discoloration is not caused by MNCMVVRaised Chicks Like These Before. Hoorayi the wilt or other disease. MOMIC Disease OVICE or expert—hatcheryman or commercial pouUryman— Another group of potato diseases can be controlled only by the 11. • of seed from selected stock. Seed stock of this sort is produced by growers who can distinguish plants affected N poultry folks of all kinds tell us this same story that we've set to music. Always it's unanimous—because all of them feed Farm Bureau Mermash. with mosaic or other disease of that They tell us that even the cockerels, (knowing they are type and who remove from their Beed plots all diseased plants before doomed to become broilers), are so happy getting Mermash that they produce tubers which may be- It's a pleasure to make hay in Farm Bureau alfalfa like this. 62 tons they cheerfully, contentedly grow into the finest, full-feathered, come mixed with the crop when from 20 acres in two cuttings. harvested. weighty, red-combed, vigorous birds that top the market. Tho Treatments FARM BUREAU'S Michigan grown, selected, tested seeds are While the pullets—condemned to be mere wage slaves—al~ Any grower of potatoes can easily sold to you for their ability to produce heavy yields of top quality hay ways toiling to help produce the "daily dozen," do so good-natured- and cheaply treat his seed potatoes with formaldehyde or corrosive sub- or grain. That's why we have come to sell more than half a million ly, with a song on their lips and ambition in their gizzards. limate. County agricultural agents pounds of alfalfa seed annually, and other seeds accordingly. Your If you haven't used Mermash Chick Starter—go to your will visit any farmer and give de- local Farm Bureau distributor has these Farm Bureau Seeds in stock: tailed directions for this treatment. Farm Bureau distributor and price it! Be prepared for a pleasant Special Bulletin No. 125, published shock—because it's priced so low. by Michigan State College, gives ALFALFAS complete information on all potato Certified HARDIGAN and certified GRIMM It's the unchallenged leader as a starter for chicks, turkeys diseases and control methods. This or ducks. bulletin will bo mailed to anyone Eligible for certified seed production. Unexcelled for hay. who requests it from the Bulletin Farm Bureau's MICHIGAN VARIEGATED Clerk at East Lansing. A Great, Low Cost, Heavy Yielding, Long Lived Hay Producer FARM BUREAU BINDER TWINE $80,000,000 P. 0. (Two 1932 Seed Bargains Below) Genuine MONTANA GRIMM (uncertified) At Lowest Price in History of the Trade You take NO chances on Farm Bureau Guaranteed UTAH-MONTANA Common Alfalfa CUT WOULD HIT These hardy, highly productive western grown varieties are among the best for Michigan Binder Twine. Pure Manila, Java and African fibres make it extra strong, smooth and trouble free. Insect treated twice. Goes through 9 combing machines for perfect RURAL DELIVERY CLOVERS Red Clover, Alsike, Mammoth, and Sweet Clovers smoothness. Automatic measuring machines insure even size. Made in large balls and small balls in 500, 600 and 650 feet per lb. See your Farm Bureau Distributor for High test, thoroughly cleaned, heavy yielding. The best clover seed Michigan grows. SMALL BALL this twine. Would Drop 30,000 Employ- LARGE BALL ees; Bring Many Tri- HUSKING and ENSILAGE CORN Weekly Rural Service Washington—If Congress approves Certified M. A. C, Picketts, Golden Glow, Polar Dent and Clements White Cap. Uncertified Farm Bureau Yellow Dent Husking Corn. Ensilage Corn: Farm Bureau Yellow Ensilage, Farm Bureau White FARM BUREAU FERTILIZERS AID an $80,000,000 reduction in appro- Cap, Red Cob, Learning. priations for the Post Office Depart- These varieties will grow and mature in those sections of ment, three-fourths of it must be Michigan for which they are intended. Guaranteed high, vig- taken from the working force, orous germination. Field selected, dried, shelled and graded by corn specialists. which will mean discharge of 30,000 to 40,000 postal employees, con- CERTIFIED ROBUST BEANS solidation of about 8,000 rural routes, tri-weekly instead of daily Also light and dark red kidney beans delivery on 9,000 more, discontinu- ance of mail delivery in every small OATS and BARLEY town and one daily delivery instead Certified Wolverine oats (for light soils) and Worthy oats (heavy soils), of two in cities, I ostmaster General Brown told the Senate Appropria- are Michigan's best and heaviest yielding oats. Certified Spartan barley gen- tions Committee recently, according erally outyields other varieties 3 to 10 bushels per acre. to the United States Daily. Mr. Brown said of the $805,000,- OTHER FARM BUREAU CERTAIN-SEEDS 000 appropriations asked for the Timothy, Sudan Grass, Millets, Field Peas, Let us show yon • • • department, some $570,000,000 is Michigan Grown Manchu Soy Beans wages paid to 350,000 postal em- ployees. The balance is in longtime SEED GUARANTEE: Only Farm Bureau guaran- Michigan Variegated contracts with railroads, steamship tees to the farmer to the full purchase price of the seed This coupon will bring you a sam- companies and others for transporta- its vitality, description, origin and purity as described ple of Farm Bureau MICHIGAN VARIEGATED alfalfa seed and our tion of mail, for .postoffice rentals, on the analysis tag. descriptive circular. etc. An $80,000,000 cut in the en- suing year would have to come out of the working force, with the ser- For Farm Bureau ALFALFA SEED vice curtailments mentioned, Mr. Brown said. Postal employees prefer to take a —see your local distributor Address Corn Yield Champions—WHY NOT 30 day layoff without pay which of Farm Bureau Seeds CHAMPION OF YI£LD PER would stagger employment nnd be REGION ACRE, SHELLED CORN M A I L T O Farm Bureau Services, Inc., Laming, Mich. RHEO WELLING Wa!d?on equivalent to a 10% pay cut, Mr. ARTHUR JEWETT Mason 1 112 I Brown advised. 2 H. ALFRED STURM Pigeon 3 , 3 "December 18,1931, our family of four started for St. Peters- SPENTONEDOLLAR To Florida burg, Fla., in our Essex coach," Cornelius Bus, manager of the South Haven Fruit Exchange, Allegan county, writes us. • T h e s e + / n e n P r o d u c e d ^ e most shelled corn per acre in their respective re- gions in the 1931 Michigan Corn Growing Contest conducted by the F a m Crops Dep't of Michigan State College. Each region included * d o U or m o r e IN EIGHT MONTHS on I Qt. of "Before leaving we had the Fruit Exchange drain the old oil and put in 5 quarts of Farm Bureau Mioco No. 40. counties and many good corn growers contesting for the honor. That Was a New York Farm- MIOCO OIL "We drove the 1,386 miles in three days. We added one MR WELLING said, " I t was my first experience * i t h Farm er's Cash Outlay 100 quart of oil on our arrival at St. Petersburg. Since the oil in the Bureau fertilizer. I must say it was the finest I have ever used 1 was pleased with it in every way.'' Years Ago crankcase was of good color, we did not change until we left a week later. MR. STURM said, " I have used Farm Bureau fertilizer from Ithaca, N. Y.—An old account book has just come to light giving all the 5Qts. "The station attendant remarked in true southern style, rts^ltT" 1% Came ° n thC ^^^andamWdl Satisfied With tlie transactions Samuel Stoddard, farmer, 'Mister, you sure are draining good looking oil out of your had a t the little country store near Pinckney Corners 100 years ago. of (?) Oil crankcase!' I n ^ e 1930 Corn Contest two of the three regional champions used Farm Bureau fertilizer as did many others placing high "He put in 5 quarts of another oil. We ADDED 5 quarts on Pinckney Corners was near the pres- ent village of Copenhagen, Lewis to Return the way home! ' " " Burcau F «-tiUzers For Low Cost, Extra YieMs County, New York. "Naturally, we had the Fruit Exchange change to Mioco Oil Highest quality nitrogen, phosphorous, In the eight months covered by this record, from January to August, 1831, upon our return. I am glad to recommend it and believe it will Stoddard used exactly one dollar in pay anyone driving a car to use Farm Bureau Oil.'' cash. His store bill for himself and his family ran up to $33.78. Farmers then were literally jacks of all trades. So ASK YOUR FARM BUREAU DISTRIBUTOR FOR here is how Stoddard paid part of his MIOCO, 100% Paraffin Base bill; that is, these were the The Right LIME For Your Needs commodities Stoddard disposed of to B U R E A U P E N N , 100% Pennsylvania oil 1. 1 Agstone A g s t o n e Meal M e a l ( (bulk b l k only) the storekeeper, and the prices he re- received for them: 49 pounds of but- In 5 gallon cans and drums at Farm Bureau prices that will save you money. 25,000 Michigan, ter, at 14 cents, $6.86; three thousand Ohio and Indiana farmers use our oils and greases. Ask Local Farm Bwew, i> c a I c r s for tihingles, at $1.50, $4.50; two skins, two curds of wood, $1.25; and one dollar in cash. "BUY CO-OP- Shingles were cheap in those days. Idard grew mast of j A ii f(HMl. In fact ltis food bill for eight nuu- only $2.83. fl ERA TIVELY" ... SEED ... FEED... TWINE... TIRES... Farm Bureau Services, Inc L IF E • AND AUTOMOBILE up of these items: tea, 2% pounds. $1.10: sugar, one pound, 14c; .me-half gallon, 2f>c; butter, LIME... SUPPLIES Lansing, Michigan IN SUR A NC E AT A "FARM 1% Ib pounds of cod- RISK RA TE" ;" haddock, 52c. Stoddard sold butter in June for H