MICHIGAN KEEP UP On News Interesting to Farmers Through the Farm News Vol. XIII, No. 6 FARS A Newspaper For Michigan Farmers SATURDAY, JUNE I, 1935 PUBLISHED For 19,000 Farm Families in 55 Michigan Counties Published Monthly YNN ACT EXEMPTS FARM SUPPLIES FROM 3% SALES TAX TWENTY MILLIONS Never So Many on Farms, But Births Are Responsible Gov* Fitzgerald Signs Flynn Bill Exempting GOV. FITZGERALD SIGNS BILL BEFORE OR MORE IN STATE The farm population—now the larg- est in the nation's history—is estim- Farm and Industrial Supplies From Sales* Tax FARM BUREAU AND CO-OP MEN WHO AID FOR SCHOOLS ated by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics as of January 1, 1935, at 32,779,000 persons. This is 270,000 LED 23 MONTHS FIGHT FOR CHANGE persons more than on the same date Expect Thatcher-Sias Act to in 1934. The increase is attributed to Make School Costs and a surplus of births over deaths rather Farm Bureau Believes End of Tax on Production Finance Easier than to any marked farmward move- ment from cities. The bureau says Supplies Will Save Farmers $500,000 or Lansing—State aid for local schools the movement away from farms last and exemption of farm supplies from to year was larger than the movement More Annually; Farm Bureau and sales tax were important items for persons farms. It is estimated that 783,000 farmers in the completed work of the and villages moved out of cities, towns, 180 Co-ops Make Good 1935 legislature. to farms last year, but that 994,000 persons moved from According to the compromise ar- farms to cities, towns, and villages. When Governor Fitzgerald signed the Flynn Act on May rived at, the State will add between 20 to 25 million dollars annually to 23, it marked the successful conclusion of 23 months work by the Michigan State Farm Bureau and 1 80 associated farmers the primary school fund for the aid of local schools. This is the Plan RETROACTIVE PART co-operatives to exempt farm supplies from the 3% sales tax. The Flynn Act was effective with the Governor's signature. 1. Appropriation for 1935-36 is $36,040,000 including the Primary OF SALES TAX ACT During the 23 months period since July 1, 1933, it is School Interest Fund. 2. Appropriation for 1936-37 in- cluding the Primary School Interest BRINGS QUESTION estimated that farmers have paid nearly $1,000,000 in sales tax on seeds, feeds, fertilizers, spray materials, machinery, Fund is $37,400,000. Mogan Wants to Know fence and other materials bought to produce goods to be sold 3. Appropriation for 1937-38 and Whom the State May Gov. Fitzgerald on May 23 signed Bureau. The Farm Bureau and one Left to right, behind the Governor: eventually at retail. Statements by State Board of Tax Ad- each year thereafter is $38,000,000 Senator Felix H. H. Flynn's bill to hundred eighty associated farmers' Rep. V. J. Brown, Mason, chairman ministration officials have indicated that farmers were paying including the Primary School Interest Owe exempt from the 3% sales tax goods elevators and creameries, and manu- of the House taxation committee; about $500,000 annually in sales tax. Fund. purchased for consumption or use in facturers were at odds with the State Senator Flynn, Cadillac, author of the 4. Millage was set at 2y2 mills. The retroactive feature of the Flynn industrial processing or agricultural Board of Tax Administration in the bill; and these Farm Bureau officials: Exemptions Under the Flynn Act A district must votel to raise and sales tax amendments has caused production. The Flynn Act will elim- courts and elsewhere for nearly two R. Wayne Newton, Lansing, taxation Senator Flynn's Act (Senate Bill 78) introduced in Jan- must levy at least 2 /2 mills for op-James E. Mogan, director of the State inate $500,000 or more in sales taxes years before the dispute about pyra- authority; Wm. Zonnabelt, Holland, erating expenses to receive any ofboard of tax administration, to ask paid by farmers and manufacturers miding of sales tax was settled amic- president of Farm Bureau Services; uary amends the Michigan general sales tax law. It provides the state aid. Attorney General Toy for an opinion on supplies and machinery annually, ably in the Legislature. The Flynn C. L. Brody, Lansing, executive sec- that "sales at retail" subject to tax shall NOT include sales 5. Basic allowances and the addi- as to how far back the clause shall according to the Michigan State Farm Act is now in effect. retary, and E. E. Ungren, Lansing. of goods "for consumption or use in industrial processing or tional allowances for each elementary apply, and to whom it shall apply. pupil for all small elementary schools The retroactive clause was written agricultural producing." That was the intent of the 1933 were raised. Into the amendments to protect the 6. District with fewer than 12 pu-interests of taxpayers who had with- Tiny Farms Make Farming in FARM PRODUCTION legislature which enacted the sales tax. China High Pressure Affair It would appear therefore, pending rulings from the State pils will receive $65 per pupil in av-held the tax collected, or had paid it erage membership, less Primary under protest, pending settlement of School Interest Fund apportionment the court cases for exemption of Chinese Love Flowers and are turned under the soil as a ferti- APPROACHES 1929; Board of Tax Administration, that the words "consumption" and "use" exempt seeds, feeds, fertilizers, binder twine, and 2V2 mill tax on the valuation of farm and manufacturing supplies. the district. Nearly all other firms paid the sales Trees But Can't Spare lizer; if the Chinese had weeds they would harvest them for fuel. WAGES KEEP UP sprays, insecticides, machinery, implements, live stock, poultry and other items purchased by farmers to produce farm prod- 7. Transportation aid will be paid tax on production items without pro- The Land "The Chinese farmer has no need to township and rural agricultural test. for the large number of work animals AAA Reviews Recovery ucts to sell. These items appeared in the Farm Bureau's peti- school districts in amounts determined If the Flynn Act is completely re- Ithaca, N. Y.—How does Chinese ag- or tractors that the American farmer Made in the Past Two tion for exemption, presented to the sales tax board in July, by the state superintendent of public troactive, Mr. Mogan believes the riculture compare with that in Ameri- uses. On many farms in China the 1933. They were included in the Farm Bureau's law suit instruction, but in no case to exceed State may find itself liable for $3,-ca? Professor II. H. Love of the New soil is turned by hand, and all the Years $40 per year per pupil transported. 000,000 in taxes collected. About York state college of agriculture says operations are done by hand. In some against the board, and were declared exempt by Judge Carr Present transportation aid to rural $1,000,000 has been paid under pro- one striking difference is in size of places even wheat is transplanted in Washington.—Agricultural produc- of the Ingham circuit court in his decision. However, the agricultural schools will be deducted. test. farms. In America the typical farm hills, and nearly all of the 50,000,000 tion in the United States for 1935 will State appealed, and while the appeal was pending the Farm Transportation aid will not be allo- Mr. Mogan was quoted as saying has about 70 to 80 acres; in China it acres of rice are transplanted by be within 85% of the 1929 production weather—notwith- Bureau got behind the Flynn bill and rolled up out-State cated to districts which do not vote that he has no way of determining has between two and three acres. hand. —given average to raise the maximum tax allocated whether the retroactive clause in- Many farms have less than one acre. "The Chinese farmer harvests wheat standing the 1934 drought and the support for it. cludes all payments made and reaches "The Chinese love flowers and trees, and rice by hand, usually with a small fforts of agriculture to adjust itself by the county tax commission. The The Flynn Act also provides that sales to churches, State Board of Education will have back to July 1, 1933, or not. He is yet they cannot spare the land for hand sickle. Likewise he threshes to loss of foreign markets. Industrial production will probably be 66% of schools, benevolent, charitable, educational, scientific institu- supervision of the routes and busses also quoted as saying: anything but food. Attractive lawns by hand in the farmyard, on ground "In previous cases, I have been and large slyide trees that beautify that has been hardened and rolled 1929, according to the Agricultural tions, children's homes not operated for profit, and sale of used, with the power to act to make Adjustment Administration. told, unless an assessment has been the American homestead are not parts smooth. changes if need be. protested, its payment is not returned, of the farm picture in China. "Such crops as are marketed are Increases in employed factory work- books and food to students by educational institutions not 8. Money will be distributed ers incomes have more than kept pace operated for profit are exempt from the sales tax. through the county treasurer's office even though a retroactive bill govern- "Because his farm is small, the carried part, if not all, of the way on with increases in food costs since to the districts within the county. ing its collection has been passed by Chinese farmer must grow as many the backs of men, women, donkeys, early 1933, but still more persons Proceeds Go to General Fund 9. Tuition will be paid to the high the legislature." crops a year as. possible. Often he and horses. The wheelbarrow, also, The Flynn Act also amends the sales tax law to turn all must become employed. school districts each fall beginning Most of the farmers' co-operative must sow a crop on the land before is important. The dairy problem does Even with the increases of food proceeds into the general fund of the State, to be disbursed with the fall of 1935, at the rate of ass'ns associated with the Farm Bu- the one that is growing has matured not concern the Chinese farmer, but prices during the past two years, they $65 per year and pro rata for a part reau in the sales tax court suit and for harvesting. In many places cot- some milk is produced and a few are still below the level of the first only on appropriations by the legislature. Specific appropria- of a year, for each tuition pupil who succeeding efforts, acted upon legal ton seed is planted in the wheat be- goats are kept in some places. year of the tions of $12,000,000 for welfare, $19,000,000 for the State, attended the high school during the advice from the Farm Bureau and fore the wheat is ready to harvest. "The Chinese farmer can not jump of the increase in food prices came in $500,000 for the University of Michigan, and $200,000 for withheld or paid under protest all When the wheat is harvested the cot- into an automobile in the evening previous fiscal year. Properly certi- sales fied reports regarding tuition pupils dispute. tax collected on the items under ton is well started. Again, in the fall after work and run into town; nor the first year after March, 1933, and the Michigan State College were stricken from the general Only firms associated with must be filed with the state super- the manufacturers or Farm Bureau's it may be necessary to sow the wheat can he ride a hundred miles or so on were due to industrial and money re- sales tax law by the Flynn amendments. in cotton before it is all picked. covery programs. Two-fifths of the intendent of public instruction. Sunday to see friends or relatives. History of Sale Tax Fight "• court suit were in legal position to "The market gardener will grow Neither does he have the radio to in- increases have come in the past year The Farm Bureau protested in July, o be ultimately sold at retail. In a 10. Township unit schools within take such action in behalf of their or more and are due to the 1934 ew days, by a party vote, this resolu- his cucumbers on poles or supports form him on weather, market condi- certain limitations will be allowed up patrons. so that some other crop, such as drought freeze and adjustment pro- 1933, when the State sales tax board ion was withdrawn without having to $500 extra for each separate school tions, farm topics, and the news of grams. began its work by making a "com- in the district in addition to the cen- It is obvious that no firm will be beans, may use the ground freed of the world. The large part that drought has ponent parts" ruling under which Deen in effect. Attorney General tral school. (Continued on Page 2.) cucumber vines. In America, weeds "in America we have our state played in eliminating the burdensome wood, steel, glass, cloth and the like O'Brien ceeded had said that the board ex- its authority. 11. No state aid can be used for agricultural colleges, experiment sta- surpluses of two years ago is shown used by manufacturers were not sub- tions, our national department of ag- ject to sales tax. However, farmers' The Michigan State Farm Bureau other than operating expenses. No by these statements from the U. S. state aid, therefore, can be used for riculture with its divisions of re- Dep't of Agriculture: purchases of seeds, feeds, fertilizers hen appealed to Go*. Cotnstock to permit the coming special session of debt service or capital outlay. No state aid money can be used to pay Michigan Farmers May search er. In and extension China less to aid attention the has farm- been Four-fifths of all wheat and corn were held not to be for re-sale but the Legislature to act on (IK- matter. reduction were due to drought; all for consumption and therefore subject given to the creation of such a pro- reduction of barley, oats and hayto tax. Both farmers and manufac- Although several special sessions fol- salaries of members or officers of boards of education or school boards. Save $1,187,000 a Year gram until recent years." was due to drought. turers protested that machinery, oils, owed, the question was not sub- Penalties are provided for violation. No cattle numbers were reduced by fuels and containers should not bemitted. 12. State aid will come from the In Sales Fax on Farm Supplies Farm Equipment Free the AAA. Millions of drought starved taxed. Delegates Order Law Suit general fund of the state rather than cattle would have died on farms if When the Farm Bureau's petition State In November, 1933, at the annual from the retail sales and liquor taxes. PROVIDING, that sales of farm supplies for pro- From Sales Tax in Ohio AAA had not salvaged the meat to for exemption of farm supplies (re- Farm Bureau meeting the dele- These are the provisions of the feed families on relief. produced in this edition) was rejected ;ates instructed Farm Bureau officers duction purposes should again attain the 1929 Columbus, Ohio—Farm equipment One and one-half million tons of in August, 1933, without a hearing, to proceed with a court suit. Thatcher-Sias bill which had the sup- volume shown in the table below. A year ago sales port of the Michigan State Farm Bu- articles exempted from the Ohio state hogs were eliminated by the AAA re- the Farm Bureau began to organize May 18, 1934, the Farm Bureau reau and the Michigan State Grange. tax board officials estimated that farmers were pay- sales tax by the passage of the recent duction program. Drought eliminat- its membership and affiliated farmers and associated co-op elevators, cream- They made important suggestions re- ing not less than $500,000 annually in sales taxes on amendment sponsored by the Ohio ed another 1,800,000 tons by forced co-operative ass'ns for more effective eries and County Farm Bureaus—a garding .provisions of the Act. their supplies. Such sales to farmers are larger Farm Bureau are here listed: marketing, etc. Drought reduced feed protest measures. list that grew to 180—decided to sue Governor Can Prune Articles used in cultivation, produc- supplies would have necessitated Concurrent Resolution No. 99 in court to determine the correct The schools may not realize these than they were and prices of supplies are higher. tion and fertilization: plows, drags, much of the AAA cut anyway, it is In the meantime, the 1933 Legisla- interpretation of the sales tax law totals in State aid, since the legisla- cultipackers, shovels, weeders, har- believed. ture, returning in mid-July of 1933insofar as farm supplies for produc- Class of Retailer Total Net Sales ness, fuel for heating greenhouses All AAA crop control programs— for the formal adjournment, adopted tion purposes were concerned. ture appears to have appropriated $6,000,000 more than the expected Stores (1929) only, disc, harrows, rollers, hoes, except for rice—provide for greater unanimously Concurrent Resolution Farm Bureau Wins Suit *Farm implements planter, grain drills, coal for generat- production in 1935 than in 1934. To No. 99 advising the sales tax board Suit was commenced late in June revenues. Gov. Fitzgerald has the right to prune all legislative appro- machinery, equipment 163 $3,668,574 ing power, manure spreaders, culti- rebuild meat supplies AAA has that the Legislature did not intend in the Ingham circuit court. The priations pro-rata to balance the bud- Implement dealers with vators, drain tile, rakes, spray equip- oouraged shifting of surplus acn to tax any manufacturing or agri- Farm Bureau! and, co-operatives get for the next two years, according hay, grain and feed 26 ment, fuel used in heating, and brood- into feed crops and pastures. cultural supplies for producing goods financed the undertaking. In Novem- 1,672,841 er houses. to one of 160 amendments attached to Hardware and farm More than a billion pounds of meat, to be sold. The board was under- ber of 1934, Judge Carr of the Ingham the department appropriations bill implements Articles used in harvesting crops: butter, cereal foods, cabbage, lard, stood to have agreed to follow the circuit heard the evidence and argu- 283 8,919,475 mowers, wagons, grain binders, corn cheese, sugar, beans, apples, sirup, resolution. Senator Flynn of Cadillac ments. A few days later he rendered passed in the early morning hours of Feed stores—Flour, feeds, the closing session. Nevertheless, cutters, sacks and similar containers, citrus fruits—which were threatened introduced the resolution in the a decision stating that seeds, feeds, there will be very substantial State grain, fertilizers 233 10,075,710 aerating equipment, husking machines, with waste or wrere burdening farm Senate. fertilizers, sprays, binder twine, f< aid for local schools, and if need be Fertilizer stores 11 32,455 bowls and jars, milk refrigerators, prices—were brought by the AAA in The State Board of Tax Adminis- machinery and similar farm supplies the schools will take only their share hay loaders, hay tedders, corn binders, 1933 and 1934 and distributed to con-tration, struggling with the imposi- for production purposes were not Harness shops 64 374,982 corn shredders, vegetable washers, sumers without incomes. It has been tion of the general sales tax upon properly subject to the sales tax. The of a general pruning. Farmers supply stores 13 Senator Moore's bill to forgive all 431,729 threshing machines, flat sleds, incu- termed the greatest food conservation some 50,000 retailers and many kinds State sales tax board announced that taxes delinquent for 1933 and prior Seeds, bulbs, nurseries 35 1,415,983 bators, shellers, chop grinders, hay undertaking in peace time. of business, backed and filled in in- it would appeal to the Supreme Court. Coal and Feed stores 173 racks, forks, ensilage cutters, twine, Today, average weekly earnings of decision upon the manufacturers' and years providing 1934-35-36 taxes are 10,914,304 baskets, vegetable binders, ladders, workers employed in 25 lines of man- farmers' protests. Presently, it be- Manufacturers Lose on Appeal paid when due never got to a vote in Grain Elevators, with milk pails, milk coolers, and potato ufacturing have increased from their came known that the then Sec'y ol In April of 1935 the Supreme Court the Senate. retail sales 18 1,070,303 diggers. heard the State's appeal on a favor- Delinquent Tax Relief low level in 1932 slightly more than State Fitzgerald, a member of the able circuit court interpretation won Feed stores with groceries 94 3,010,742 Power equipment used In produc- food prices have increased. board, supported the Farm Bureau Gov. Fitzgerald signed/ another tax by the manufacturers in the Wayne relief bill .which extends time for pay- tion: tractors, stationary motors, and manufacturers' viewpoint and county circuit court. On point of ing 1933 and 1934 taxes without penal- 1,113 $39,587,098 windmills, milking machines, cream was pressing upon the board a reso- separators, churns, power sprayers livestock tonics, serums, beddings, lution that would grant the exemp- law, the Supreme Court found ty to November 1, 1935. The new act $39,587,098 x 3% is $1,187,612 Sales Tax treadmills, milk coolers. the State sates tax board had the provides a collection fee of i%, and medicines for stocks are ex- tions. right to make the type of rulings of which takes the place of penalties and if all the above sales were subject to tax Paint, repair parts, lubricating oils empted. Board Yielded Once which the Farm Bureau and n interest under general tax laws that and greases used for the above items August 30, 19^3, the sales tax board facturers were complaining. •From U. S. Census, 1930, Retail Distribution in Michigan are exempted from the tax. Seeds, feeds, fertilizers and similar adopted a resolution exempting all Wayne circuit court ruling wag re- could be as much as 14V&% on taxes for those years. Livestock and poultry used In pro-production items have never been goods sold to a manufacturer or ducing tangible personal property, subject to sales tax in Ohio. versed. The Supreme Court a farmer to be used in producing goods (Continued on Page 2.) TWO SATIHDAY, .FINE 1, 1985 M 1 (' II I ii A N F V H M N K W S School district reports show that Grain and grain by-productg are Farm Bureau Began Sales here are 37 school districts in Mich- sometimes cheaper than hay, all costs gan that have not sent a student to considered. All Wrong Tax Fight with this Petition igh school in the last 17 years. Uncle Ab says it is almost better Mixing fifty pounds of superphos- By R. S. Clark We. Quote. From House Concurrent Rejected by Sales Tax Board; ;o have no knowledge than to have phate with each ton of manure almost Now Marthy is queen of my household; Resolution No. 99 doubles its fertilizing value. noiyledge and not use it. to thf Michigan Farm Bureau Newa, founded She is also queen of my life; Was Foundation for "RKS(H,VKl), That the legislative January 12, \'J'l% Her virtues galore, by the dozen and intent, in passing Act 1(17, Public Acts Court Victory Entered attar January 12, 1923, a t the post- score, of 19o3, was to exclude From the pro- office at Charlotte, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. t'nlillshed first Saturday of each month t>y the Michigan .Farm News Company, at II tion office at 114 I.ovctt St., Charlotte, Michigan. Proclaim her a Jewel of a wife. Without her my spirit would languish. I bless her with unstinted praise. I jingle and toot on the timbrel and Editor's Note—This petition to exempt visions of the act any Bale of anything arm supplies from sales tax was pre-list (1 exclusively in the manufacturing, sented to the State Board of Tax A d -assembling, producing, preparing, or ministration by the Michigan State Farm We Will Guarantee Editorial , 221 North Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan. 860. Telephone, Lansing, 21-271. flute For Marthy—the Joy of my Days (Most days) Bureau July 25, 1933, and rejected August wrapping, crating, and/or otherwise 7. It was the foundation of the Farm Bureau's sales tax fight from that point. preparing for delivery any tangible un. personal property to be sold; and be Your Family £. £. UNGREN Editor and Business Manager The Pride and the Joy of my Days. In behalf of Michigan farmers and it further $1,000 #2.500 $3,500 It is seldom occasion arises ii accordance with House Concurrent "RKSuiA'KI), That the word 'pro- , When Marthy indulges in wrath, Resolution No. 99, we petition: ducing' as used herein shall include in event of your death, if each six months you will pay us Subscription^ cents per ye: the Michigan. State Farm Dead wrong, twine ami other pro- absorb sales tax on ingredients Which Bureau and i\u associated I ahd creameries for ex. And Marthy will know I am wrong. ducts purchased ex- •become part of goods which are sold After age 45 thesefixedpremiums will tion o t tiuin a n d i <| u i i n i n - i i l t Q T |-i i-ilin Ii u u i»iiijii)::e;i liuin It's no use to say I am sorry. clusively for manu- at retail and are taxable. The farm- buy less Paymaster insurance each STATE F A R M LIFE INS. C O . Michigan Sute Farm bureau, Stet* Agent, the 3* er must absorb a sa,les tax laid on his year. Policy fee with application iu It's no use to argue or swear. facturing, a SSI No. Ced«r St., Laming, Mich. Km flu- first I ;nin bureau carried the fight alone. Early My well-earned position is deepest b I i n g, producing, supplies for production purposes since $5, $12.50 or $17.50. Premium guar- Without obligation to me, please send more in r.KM it organized the farmers' co-opef&tlTOS to assist in the cgurl anteed not to increase. Please use information about your Paymaster life in- perdition; preparing, or wrap- nearly all of his production is sold coupon for more information. surance policies. battle which was won. The State appealed but the ease never reached Her dictum has sentenced me there. Success does not come to the guileful, ping, crating and/or for re-salo purposes. On that portion NAME Supreme Court, A ml conclusion was finally arrived at i" otherwise preparing which the farmer sells regularly at STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE CO. Nor Victory ride with the strong, Bloomington, Illinois lu.sinK days of the )!»::.. !<•. ; ill agricultural pro- retail, he expect -• to pay the 3% sales ADDRESS So I go out-of-doors and I fuss with This HKIU was in a just cans*. It was to stop the collection of the chores, ducts produced by tax. $500,000 or rnbre annually frotQ Michigan farmers in sales taxes on pro- Well knowing I'm doing them wrong farmers for delivery Therefore, the Michigan State Farm duction supplies and equipment. Manufacturers were exempt on their All wrong— to be Bureau, for and on behalf of Michigan e exempt farmers, and their organizations, a materials for resale which were comparable to seeds, feeds, fertilizers. Farmers were compelled to pay tax' on feed they intended to resell in However I do them is Wrong. from the :;'.. retail sales tax now be- 1st of which is lure attached, peti- Faftn Bureau's I fiddle a spell with the bucksaw; ng paid by farmers on sue!) piir- tions the State Board of Tax Admin- the lonn Of meat or milk m eggs; to pay tax on seeds and fertilizers I tinker the latch on the gate; Harvesting •hases. istration for a Trade Ruling exempt- to be resold as crops <>r livestock or livestock products, and so on. And I pity poor me (which all critics Bought to Sell Farmers' products weti subject to sales tax again when sold over agree ng from the 3% retail sales tax pur- All seeds, fertilizers, feedstuff s and •hases of farm supplies by farmers itu .uunl.i l l i . - 1 .. t 111 U n i t ; . i i protested Without n-sulls. T h e Bureau Is the lowest of pastimes to date) Then, as I am thinking it over, iimilar goods are purchased by farm- 'or production purposes. then determined to Hghl it out to a finish, ers solely l'di' thf purpose of produc- MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU The notion comes limping along Full (iMhl tor the tam, sales tax exemptions granted in the Flynn Act are due the legislature, or course; but the Farm Bureau and 180 co-ops are due even more credit. The Farm Bureau singlehanded made an issue ou{ °f t n e t ar W : 111M' 11»-:; sales tax question, it financed the light for a year. In May of 1934 it organized the co-operatives, who con- That maybe some way on some pre- vious day Unbeknown to myself I was wrong, Quite Wrong, Undeniably, utterly wrong. ng or manufacturing products which eventually will sell at retail. All such purchases become part of the products sold at retail in the form of vegetables, fruits, processed grains, July 25, 19Li3. Lansing, (LARK L. BRODY, Michigan, Executive Secretary. Machinery tributed important financial aid. The Farm Bureau and co-ops proved Do you find it so, Gentle Reader, milk or milk products, eggs, poultry, Michigan Elevator Exchange Michigan Potato Growers Exch....Cadillac Lansing Greater Values, Extra Strong their points in court. The Farm Bureau and the co-operatives mentioned ou page 3 of this edition fought the farmer's battle. Or am I peculiar in this? Do you sometimes decry by the gleam or meats and the various by-products of these industries. All such products Michigan Live Stock Exchange Michigan Milk Producers' Ass'n Michigan Bean Growers, Inc.. Sacjinaw Detroit Detroit Designed for Long Once, more the Michigan State Kami Bureajg has demonstrated its ability to bring important benefits oui <>f the organized strength of its in her eye That your Missus has found you when sold at retail are properly sub- ject to the 3% retail sales tax. Great Lakes Fruit Industries, Inc. Benton Harbor Service remiss? Mich. Co-op Wool Mktg. Ass'n....Lansing individual Farm Bureau member's and affiliated farmers' cu-operative If you do, take a tip from Old Hiram FACTS CONCERNING SUPPL1KS Lansing Sugar Beet Growers Ass'n associations. Any Farm Bureau member reflecting upon what the sales Seeds and Plants Lansing (Let the blind lead the blind, as it 325 co-operative elevators, creameries tax victory rnean3 to him should find satisfaction in hi3 membership. were) Seeds are purchased exclusively for livestock shipping ass'ns and private 0 When she says you are wrong, that producing vegetables, grains, forage dealers in farm supplies also endorsed the you were all along, Farm Bureau Sales Tax petition to the NRA and AAA crops or plants to be sold at retail in State Board of Tax Administration. Take shame, for most likely you forms subject to tax: Now that NRA has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme were, Court, we believe that the general feeling in the matter is one of relief. You Cur! 1. As vegetables. 2. As processed grains for human Soft Answers Turn Think hard and you'll see that you It was good medicine in June of 1933 and produced good results for months thereafter, but alter the business patient, got better he regarded were. consumption. 3. As constituents of milk, eggs, Away Wrath,—Usually livestock and poultry products his daily dosage with increasing distaste. sold at retail. One shopkeeper in the Free 'City o 4. As fruits, berries. While political opponents and much of the press declaim that the 5. For other uses than food. Danzig got the best of the electioneer- downfall of the NRA opens the door to real business revival, it must Fertilizers and Lime ing Nazis. He had Catholic religious be noticed that throughout the nation employers of labor, in large Fertilizers are purchased by farm- books and pictures on display in his and small businesses, announce that they wi,ll not reduce wages nor Flynn Act Takes Sales ers solely for the purpose of produc- window. Nazis came along and smear- lengthen hours of labor, nor abandon the decency brought back into ing larger crop yields from the con- ed the word TRAITORS across the so many lines <>l business by the fair trade agreements in the codes. Tax Off Farm Supplies tained nitrogen, phosphorous, potash glass. New Pull Cut Mower The codes could become nuisances, and some did. In our opinion, (Continued from Page 1.) He took out his pictures and books and other elements, which become Revolutionary Improvements Put This Mower Par Ahead the greatest tribute paid to NRA has come after the Supreme Court has however, that the legislature had part of the crop, which may be sold and replaced them with portraits oi found it unconstitutional and not binding. power t<| grant the relief sought. Both directly at retail as with vegetables Hitler, Goebbels and Georing. Farmers' co-operative assn's will be glad to be relieved of the the Farm Bureau and manufacturer "What have I to do with wha and fruits, or xnay be processed as assessments and reports called for by the various code authorities to. bad done much, work in the legisla with grain, or ^undergo further farm people write on my window?" he pro hire by this tinu-. which they were subject. processing by being fed to poultry, tested when the Nazi police arrived Flynn Bill Appears dairy cattle or other live stock, to be "I am a patriot." They were a pain, in the neck. On the other hand, the co-operatives January 24, 1935, Senator Felix H finally sold at retail as eggs, milk or So the police rushed their mopping benefited by having the fertilizer, machinery, coal and other businesses H. Flynn of Cadillac, author of tin DUt upon a square, competitive basis as between themselves and other milk products, meat or other live squad to the spot and removed the Senate version of the Concurren word TRAITORS. So the shopkeepe: dealers, and for getting the cust'otners' trade. Secret rebates, premium Resolution 99 in July 1933, offered stock products. put back his religious pictures. offers, trick prices and the like were forbidden. Senate Bill 78. It was designed to Feeds and Feedstuffs, Mill Feeds Commercial dairy and poultry feeds, The Nazis failed to get control o NRA, if you will remember, was compulsory medicine. By means of exempt farm and manufacturing sup the Free City by more than 15,00( the Blue Eagle, the United States held the nose of business and presented plies for production purposes froir other live stock feeds, mill feeds, hay what was considered the ne*cessarj do Business the 3% sales tax. meat scraps, a»d all other animal and votes. swallowed. The various i re really what the. majority (or an The Farm Bureau and manufactur poultry feeds, including oyster shell, When Negroes rioted in New York' interested but powerful minority) of the several lines of industry pre- ers promptly co-operated with Sen grits and the like, are purchased by Harlem a few weeks ago because the} Side Delivery Rake and Tedder scribed for their particular business. If the proposed code weathered ator Flynn. The complexion of th farmers solely for the purpose of thought a Negro boy had been killed Flexible, with Ample Strength for Heaviest Hay the hearings and the President signed it, the code had the force of law State Board of Tax Administration producing dairy, poultry and live toy a white 5 & 10 employe, thej and its terms were compulsory for all in that line of business. The had changed somewhat and the mem stock products, which are sold at re- smashed the windows of white shop customers were expected to pay the bill. bers, including Attorney General Toy tail as milk or milk products, eggs, keepers. Negro storekeepers painted Quite different has bee^i the growth of the Agricultural Adjustment Sec'y of State Atwood and Stat meat or other live stock products. Administration, which some predict will go the way of the NRA. Maybe Treasurer Fry, joined in the effort t Even the by-products of crop and the word "Colored" on their store fronts. so; maybe not. It is true that the AAA amendments now before Congress find the exact legislative languag live stock operations are turned back A wily Chinese laundryman wrote were of a compulsory nature upon minorities of producers or processors, that would amend the Sales Tax Ac on the land to produce crops and live stock and their products which are on his window, "Me Colored Too." providing actual majorities approved a plan in question. However, in to produce the desired exemptions. They smashed it anyway. view of the NRA decision, it is certain the AAA amendments will be Senator Flynn and Chairman Ver destined to find a final retail market changed or withdrawn. nun J. Brown, of the House taxa Lite Stcck and Poultry Farmers participating in the AAA programs do so voluntarily. Some tion committee, and their comrnitte Farmers purchase poultry and live Mrs. Alice Alexander stock to consume home grown and 3,7000,000 are co-operating with the AAA today. The AAA lives up to members, in the course of time ski commercial feed! to produce poultry fully pfloted the Flynn bill througl In 1923 Mrs. Alice Alexander wa its contract with the farmer and expects him to do the same, or forfeit dairy and live stock products to be a stenographer for the Michigan Se his benefits. The AAA will iuosecnte for, fraud or theft. The pro- both houses and kept it free from en sold as personal tangible property a curities Commission. In 1935 she i cessing tax finances the crop control operations and appears to be as tangling political amendments anc retail. legal as a sales tax. The AAA might possibly cotne to an end in the riders. . May 23, 1935, they presente a famed attorney and head of the cor A large percentage of poultry and Supreme Court. If it should, we believe farmers will find much in AAA it to Governor Fitzgerald as a bil live stock is purchased to be fed as poration division of the Dep't of State they will want to keep. recognizing that farmers and manu She is an outstanding authority in facturers buy their raw materials t a short or a long time crop. It i:; this intricate legal field. In on NRA and AAA were founded to bring order out of business and process or produce goods to be sold sold at retail as meat and various by- year she made 10,000 decision farming chaos, and to improve business conditions and prices. After and thA the sales tax should be colproducts. with only three appeals. She hffr pre two years of NRA and AAA there is a much bettor business and farming lected when the finished goods an Practically all of the poultry, dairy sented and won cases before th Cylinder Hay Loader order. Business is better,—much better. Most if not all prices for sold over the counter. (loverno cattle, beef cattle, sheep and hogs Michigan Supreme Court and before industrial and farm products have made very substantial improvement. Sturdy Steel Frame, Light Draft, Easy Running Fitzgerald signed the bill, which wa maintained to produce eggs, milk, or the Supreme Court of the Unite In our opinion, NRA and AAA have been powerful and progressive effective at once. At least $500,001 maintained as breeding stock, finally States. influences the past two years and are entitled to their full share of credit. annually in sales tax dropped of] passes into retail trade as meat in — O Michigan farmers. Once more the the course of the business. £facle Al) says we are likely to los Farm Bureau had demonstrated wha Spray Materials, InseHfeides a friend every time we try to use Michigan's Centennial the organization can accomplish. Farmers purchase such products friend. During the years 11 Improvements Make this Choice of Discriminating Farmers Ifch" bipod. \-r'i ISngtni ering dep't. BufM you recognizing the Ohio claims. In 1S37 Michigan yielded in a compromise make a successful growth on properly Should appeal to registered owners. own septfe tank and i e w a g e i y s t e m . In that nsula. But Michigan became a State in 1835. prepared se'6d beds. DAIRY FARMERS—-cull your dairy herds stall when tank Is built. Installation a m and use a Hereford fend nee the quality operation Blniple. p i s c h a r g e s automati For emergency hay crops, soy beans, oi vc;,is. Don't feed Beryba any loiitjvi. daily (•ally. Have he.MI sold 16 y«'ars. All ii use ami g i v i n g satisfaction. In Ask your co-op ass'n Retroactive Part of sumption j Sudan grass, or a mixture of the two A. M. T<«M Company Business firms interested will be | is much better than lespedeza in K;iUima/.'M>) M.-ntlia, t Mint Farm. MirhiRan. World's Lftrered. Farm Bureau Supply Store, 728 if 55b) E. Shlawaaaee St., Lansing. (3-4-tf-i; about our machinery [Michigan. Sudan grass is also a gooc Sales Tax Questioned liable fur sales tax on items not in POPCORN WANTED "tinned from page l.\ the exempt class. The Farm Bureau one season pasture crop. Recent im BEEKEEPER'S SUPPLIES PARTS SERVICE portatiofts of suitable Sudan grass WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES FOR able to do anything about its pro- has advised all co-operatives of these seed have made an adequate supply n a n y Kind. U n i t e d Floui B. F. Avery & Sons Co., of Louisville, Ky., manufactur- • 1 or withheld sales tax for some facts, and to wait for legal advice W-1717 P e r s h i n g , Chicago. ( H - i - i t 15b) BEE HIVES, SECTIONS, COMB FOUN available. ilatiui), etc. Outfits for beginners. Band ers of Farm Bureau's Co-op Machinery, oan supply parts tiine. It i-ihle to the State from the Farm Bureau. keta. Send for for withheld sales tax until pending FARM HELP WANTED M. H. Hunt & Son, 511 Nortl for machines Avery made 30 and 50 years ago. In fact, questions are cleared away. Pro- "When the government goes into AMPLER AND ANGLEWORM WANTED—SINGLE MAN OF GOOD Street, Lansing, Mich. (4-t>-3t-'J8b they have patterns for the first Avery machines built 106 • ill not be returned business it can always shift its losses The word "angler" was applied to l i a b i t s iryw a nf at r. (mI , fatf j i y term e r.ef< u.»ik l.y m o n t h Writ.- years ago. We can supply repair parts for most farm by the State before that time. Repay- to the taxpayers." -The late Thomas a fisherman years ago because of the I ten E l l w a i m Farm News, FILM SERVICE machinery. ment can be to take some A. Edison. use of a hook or an "angle" for the i ill,i an. (G-l-H) purpose of catching fish, according to ROLL DEVELOPED, 8 PRINTS, OIL us about the A famous chef warns that half the the Fisheries Division, Department of WANTED—FARM WORK painted enlargement, also valuable cou- pon on beautiful 8x10 hand-painted en- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. i be answered. >t eating an egg is lost if it is Conservation. Because the earth- SINGLE MAN, 30, EXPERIENCED, nent 26c. Quick .service. (Juai'an- 221 No. Cedar St. Lansing, Michigan IS are boiled too long. Or too late, Punch worm was commonly used as bait it I.ansintr. wants work on faJfm within 30 miles of t.-. <1 work. Individual attention to Clare Quthrie, 117 Rheamont, picture. Janesville Film Service, Dept. or a»< adds. received the name of "angleworm." Lansiiu;. Phone 68-477. (6-1) A-43, Janeaville, Wisconsin. (5-4-2t-32b) SATURDAY, JFXE L 1935 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIRST DRAIN TILE In 1851 Johnston had laid sixteen miles of tile on his own farm, and in 1856 more than fifty-one miles of tile Farm Debt Committees Have worth much in the bunch. "We bought the cabin we live in now from a na- tive boy. It is 20x20 and fairly warm, Done Much; Task is Great more but I want to build a better one, with LAID CENTURY AGO stretched across his land. He used the horseshoe tiles, the style at the time, to the last, and did not favor room. I also have orders from And also, the resuit should be such down river for rafts of wood and deep ditches Theron G. Yeomans of Frazier-Lemke Act Failure that the holder of the debt, can liqui saw logs, and will try to get them out Idea Came to New York From Walworth, in an adjoining county Emphasizes Farm Debt date at a reasonable figure. at the same time. Lots of love, from was soon attracted by Johnston's sue Every committee can cite instances the straying and wayward son, Scotland; Once a cess, and these three men zealously Concilliation where greed has predominated o Lee S Gardner. Lost Art spread the gospel of tile drains. Editor's Note: Mrs. Wagar's article where the debtor seemed to be the vie Aniak, Alaska, History says that the use of drain is of special interest. The Supreme Mm of a cunning rascal who desim Ithaca, N. Y.—-Just one hundred tile originated in the northern part of Court has declared the Frazier-Lemke to get possession of some coveter. "Where There Is No Vision"- farm mortgage moratorium act un- years ago the first drain-tile laid in France where drain-tile were discov constitutional. The farm debt concil- home or property. American soil was placed on a farm ered in the soil of & notably produc iation committees try to bring deb'- These county committees may serve "Delivery of mail by this govern- ors and creditors together on a basis near the city of Geneva. tive convent garden in 1620. Appar- whereby a Federal Farm Loan or anyone appealing to them who live ment to the doors of the farmers will In 1821 a young Scotchman named ently the French lost the art and Eng other loan can be had to settle the in rural sections or in cities of less destroy the rural life of which Amer- debt satisfactorily and start the than 2,500 population. The client doe: ica is so proud," thundered old Matt John Johnston bought this cold, wet land is said to have rediscovered it debtor anew with a single loan, to clay farm, which tradition says was It was not until 1810 that drain-tile be paid in installments. The so- not necessarily have to make applica Quay of Pennsylvania. "The center was first used on the estate of Sir called Michigan mortgage foreclosure tion for a farm or home loan before of rural life is the country post office, worn and poor when he bought it. moratorium law, extended to 1937 by His grandfather had taught him early James Graham in Northumberland. the 1935 Legislature, does not contain consideration can be given his par- where farmers gather to meet each that "all the airth needs draining," The invention and development ot the clauses that made the Frazier- Lemke Act unconstitutional. Mrs. ticular case. The instructions cover other when they get the mail, and all and he resolved to try tile drains. In clay tiles to form an underground Wagar is a member of the Monroe all debts where adjustment seems that will be swept away by this so- his native country crockery was channel to remove drainage watei County Conciliation Committee. necessary. cialistic scheme." burned and planted in the attempt to marks a very important epoch in the By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Committees Give Their Time "It will cost the government at least remove wet spots at that time. history of drainage and agriculture We are told by those who are in a Heretofore, these committees have $50,000,000 a year," wailed Senator Johnston ordered some tiles from Scotland, which reached New York because they permitted an almost permanent improvement in the land position to know that there are still given their service without compensa Stewart of Nevada, who was himself far more farm debt situations to ad- tion of any sort whatever, spending worth twice that mucli. Money Saving Facts About "This," says Professor Robb of the just than have been given consider- their own time and at their own ex "This idea represents a dangerous harbor on the night of the memorable fire of 1835. A curious lot of onlook- ers came to see them. Everyone was New York State College of Agricul ture, "increased crop yield without in ation, even if we have^felt that a good pense. No fee, commission, expense Innovation in government," said Sen- job has been done by the debt con- account or salary was permissable ator Wolcott of Colorado. "The people Farm Bureau Twine skeptical. How could water get into creasing the area, the amount of work cilliation committees. and, so whatever has been accomp don't want this foisted upon them," The difference between the i»ri<«i of poor them? How could it overcome the seed or fertilizer." Much educational work must be lished, the committee has shown a orated Bob Pettigrew. "It will take twine and good twine varies from It to pressure of air at the outlet? They finding it spirit of unselfishness and public away their ability to protect their loyalty. The appealing parties shoulc G cents per acre. The difference be- would freeze. They would crush. Garfield on Being Poor impossible to go on should know be thoughtful of the committee E 1, 1»55 There are 16 embassies and 36 ions maintained in the city o Wool Growers Adopt Washington the embassies by the na Chain Letter Principle High Sales—Good Weights—Proceeds Guaranteed tions important in the foreign affairs GRADING IN MICHIGAN WOOL MARKETING ASS'N POOL of the United States, and the legations The chain letter principle is being Farmers and Stockmen by the lesser nations. advocated by the Michigan Co-op are assured of these important and essential Services when live stock la Wool Marketing Ass'n as a means of sold on the Open, Competitive Terminal Live Stock Market; where both large and small Paok«rs, knowing there will be ample supplies of all grades increasing the tonnage of co-operative of live stock available every day come and pay the Price by bidding against consignments. Growers who have each other for their killing needs; where Weights are good because all live CHICAGO^ pooled their own fleeces are being urged to induce at least five neighbor- ing growers to do likewise. stock is properly fed and watered and not sold empty; and where all Checks issued for payment of live stock sold are Guaranteed by a Bond meeting Government requirements. Why take a chance on any other system? Secure all these services by Consigning your live stock to GREATEST As each member's wool is graded MICHIGAN LIVESTOCK EXCH. PRODUCERS CO-OP ASS'N Stockyards, Detroit East Buffalo, N. Y. a copy of the Grade Sheet is maile HOTEL to him, together with a letter, on Available for purchasing Feeder VALUE paragraph of which says: "This is Your Association, maintain ed to serve and benefit you and th 5% Money Cattle and Lambs, No so-called red-tape; No investment of five per cent of the amount of the loan In capital stoek In a Production Credit Association; No guaranteeing the In the heart of Chicago's other members. We want you to tak payments of any other borrowers' loans. Five years of established and an active and loyal interest in pro satisfactory feeder loan service. For complete information writ© us. Rialto - close to storey Market broadcast each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 12:15 offices and R.R. Stations. rooting its program of orderly woo p. m. over Station WXYZ and the Michigan Radio Network marketing on a non-profit basis. Let' HOTEL apply the chain letter principle to the building of a bigger and better pool Michigan Live Stock Exchange Hudson, Mich, SHERMAN 1700 ROOMS If you and each other member wh have already consigned wool this sea son would go out and induce just flv 1700 BATHS of your neighboring growers to brin or send their wool to the pool, think from how your Association would grow This would help you, too. The mor volume we have, the more efficientlj Farm Bureau Paints Favorite Chicago we can operate and the more influenc Home of American we can have in strengthening and Business Men stabilizing the wool market. We ar< ounting on your help in building i DMVt Your Car 3igger and better pool, Do not fail your Association." Right Into tha Hotel Houghton Lake Sherman With an area of 30.8 square miles Houghton Lake in Roscommon coun TOP—E. L. Upham, of Boston, Na- HOME OF THE ty is the largest inland lake in Mich tional Wool Marketing Corporation igan, but it is one of the shallowest COLLEGE says the Department of Conservation Although more than eight miles long grader, grading Michigan fleeces at the Lansing warehouse of the Mich- igan Co-op Wool Marketing Ass'n. and four miles wide, it is nowhere more than 25 feet in depth. Farmers bringing their wool to the One gallon of Farm Bureau house paint will cover 300 sq. ft. pool may see it graded. Many are two coaits on average surfaces. It's a job that settles the taking advantage of this opportunity. paint question for six years or more. Does Your Fire Policy Offer Full Protection? Mr. Upham's knowledge of what Good paint is the cheapest at the beginning and in the end. Cheap paint Every Farm Mutual Company In Michigan will do just what its policy contract mill buyers expect in the appearance disappoints by failing to spread more than half to two-thirds as well as good calls for and no more. However, there is a difference in policies. We invite you of fleeces is used to improve the paint. A third more paint is required. And you may have to do it over to examine our policy contract. Note the blanket policy on personal property and other broad and liberal provision*. This is not a reflection or condemnation of any fleeces graded. A little cleaning or again within a few years. other Company or its officers, inasmuch as we believe they are all honest and sin- touching up here and there often cere in their desire to grant fire insurance protection according to terms of their Farmers and others have been robbed of thousands of dollars by buying policy. Salesmen of all Farm Mutual Companies are licensed by the Department of keeps a fleece headed for the higher paints that failed to meet the advertising claims. Farm Bureau paints are Insurance. grade basket and several cents more made according to specifications for durable paints, as determined by tests Our Company established in 1908 now has assets and resources of over One per pound in value. of the U. S. Bureau of Standards and the Forest Product Laboratories of Quarter Million Dollars, over half of which is in cash or Government Bonds. Losses promptly adjusted and paid. Write for iinancial statement and folder "Outstanding BOTTOM—Graded piles of graded half-blood, three-eighths, and quarter-blood combing wools. Later these the Dep't of Agriculture. When the Battle Creek Farm Bureau repainted Features of our Policy." its buildings with Farm Bureau paint, the boss painter, with 20 years experi- and other grades will be sacked by grade for shipment to eastern mills. Mills buy on sample from the piles. ence, said the paint was the very best. STATE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN RISING MARKET Counties Coming to Lansing. KENTUCKY FARM W. V. Burras, Pres. 702 Church St., Flint, Mich. H. K. Fisk, Sec'y Wool Pool Members in 3 Farm Bureau house paints are a combination lead, zinc, and inert with pure linseed, oil and thinners. Our Red Oxide Barn Paint is bright red and will not fade. Ask your co-op about Farm Bureau paints. We list them below FRANCE ACR'L PRODUCTS STIRS INTEREST At the suggestion of some of its members, a tour of wool growers CHIEF BACKS AAA and the approximate square feet a gallon of each will cover for one or two coats: IN WOOL POOL from Allegan, Barry and Kalamazoo counties to State headquarters is be- ing arranged by the officers of the AT ANN ARBOR HOUSE (2 coats) PAINTS BARN PAINTS (250) (300) (1 coat) LIQUID ASPHALT ROOF P A I N T (150) Michigan Co-operative Wool Market- (1 coat) ALUMINUM PAINT (700) AGSTONE MEAL HI-CALCIUM HYDRATED LIME Grader Upham Says 1935 ing Ass'n. Wool pool members and Kilgore Says 3,700,000 Farms GREEN ROOF PAINT (400) W A L L PAINTS FLOOR PAINTS PULVERIZED LIMESTONE SPRAYING LIME Pool Receiving Best Line other growers from these three Enlisted in Co-operative ASBESTOS ROOF PAINT (150) VARNISHES counties will make the trip Tuesday, TINNERS RED ROOF (600) Of Fleeces June 4. They will plan to arrive at Program ENAMELS See your Dealer, Co-op, or Farm Bureau the warehouse, 728 E. Shiawassee By STANLEY M. POWELL St., Lansing, by 10:30 a. m. where About 150 farm leaders from cen- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc., Lansing, Michigan Dealer for FRANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Wool growers have much for which they will see the gracfing and hand- tral Michigan counties gathered at hey might well thank t h e Michigan ling of the consignments and hear the Masonic Temple in Ann Arbor, Co-operative Wool Marketing Ass'n in wool pool officials. Thursday, May 9, and heard Mr. Ben onnection with recent developments, The program for the day includes Kilgore, secretary-manager of the THE FRANCE S T O N E CO. he Association early in the shearing a dinner at the State Farm Bureau Kentucky State Farm Bureau, discuss eason predicted that t h e wool price on Cedar St. and an interesting pro- pending Agricultural Adjustment Ad- MONROE, MICHIGAN evel would rise as t h e season ad- gram. Representatives of the State ministration legislation. Mr. Kilgore anced a n d pleaded with growers t o College animal husbandry depart- substituted for President O'Neil of or — THE FRANCE STONE CO., Toledo. Ohio esist the efforts of private dealers t o ment, Mr. E. L. Upham of Boston, the the American Farm Bureau. uy wool a t unwarrantedly low bids, wool grader, and Association officers In his entrancing southern drawl, 'his constant oral and published ad- will be among the speakers. Mr. Kilgore led his audience through ice encouraged a "holding" policy thp mazes of national legislation and nd tended to force old-line dealers its relation to agricultural progress. 0 raise their offers in order to do He pointed out that the AAA program WOOL POOLING usiness. Those who pooled their fleeces have Emergency was a farmer sponsored program and that the Farm Bureau had played a ouble cause for rejoicing. They have prominent part in the work. He ad- Is Price Insurance lready received a substantial cash dvance, paid on t h e delivery of their Pasture mitted that the program was not perfect but, in view of the fact that THIS WAY I.IES Demand for wool is strengthening and the prices are rising. To be sure that you secure full value for your fleeces, market them co-operatively on a graded basis through a grower-controlled, non-profit organization. An vool to the Pool, and in addition have he assurance that regardless of how Calendar it was the first time that agriculture had ever been so recognized, it should DISASTER . . . . Immediate cash advance of 14'/-c per Ib. is available on the delivery of the igh the market may soar, they will From Farm Crops Dep't not be abandoned but should be wool. .The balance of the net proceeds is paid when the wool has been eceive the balance on the net r e - Michigan State College changed where necessary and per- Excessive Federal restrictions, unregu- graded and sold. The Pool is the grower's protection against dealer-con- urns in the final settlement and will May 1-25 fected. trolled markets and excessive speculative profits. hus profit fully by a n y strengthening Start pasturing alfalfa. Hold to The AAA farm program has at pres- lated competition, the depression, have had If wool is brought in privately to the Lansing warehouse at 728 E. Shia- f the wool market between t h e time 8-12 inch growth throughout ent 3,700,000 farm people under con- their way with America's railroads. wassee St., it need not be sacked. However, sacks and shipping tags are f pooling and the date of final sale summer or pasture off complete- tract with two million more indirectly available from any of the local assemblers listed below, or will be furnished f their wool. ly by July 5. affected by the licensing programs. free upon request to the Association. Wool may be shipped by freight, Meanwhile, t h e grower who sold Turn on 2nd year sweet clover This, pointed out Mr. Kilgore, is the Today the public views the plight of charges collect. The incoming freight will be deducted from the cash ad- arly in the season, when t h e price when 8 inches high. Pasture largest number of farmers ever to vance and check for the balance mailed promptly. fas low, must take his medicine and closely as long as it lasts. be enlisted in a co-operative effort. the lines with awakening understanding For further information regarding the way in which consignments are ^ait for his sheep to grow another Mr. Kilgore discussed the effect of and broadening concern, and there is grow* handled write the Michigan Co-op Wool Marketing Ass'n at Lansing, or see nnual wool clip before realizing any Mar 25-Jnne 1"» the AAA program in the tobacco and your nearest local Wool Pool Assembler, listed below: more wool revenue. Some sold out- Sow Sudan grass. cotton states and pointed out the ing alarm that close by may be stalking the Afton H. L. Ostrander Ithaca C. V. Tracy ight for as low as 10c per lb., and Mid-June into July need for extending its effect into other ominous specter of government ownership. Albion Farmers' Elevator Co. Jackson Dennis Cobb lany others for no more t h a n the Start pasturing oats any time agricultural projects such as potato Allegan Allegan Ann Arbor....Walter Co-op Co. Rorabacher Jeddo Jeddo Elev. 001 is now paying as a cash advance. from 8 inch growth to heading. growing sections. He said that, con- Kalamazoo Farmers Prod. Co. Consignments of 1935 wool arrive a t Graze off completely. trary to other reports, the New Eng- Atlanta Batavia W. James Milroy E. Dobson Kent City Lapeer Kent City Co-op Farm Bureau Store he Lansing warehouse a t 728 East July into September land States cotton mills had made Disastrous as would be federal usurp* Battle Creek....Bt. Cr. Farm Bur. Levering Frank Schmalzried Bay City Farm Bur. Store, Linden Claus Tiedeman hiawassee street every business day. Pasture Sudan grass. more money in 1933-34 when the AAA ation of rail control, might it not be the Main & Henry Lowell....M. B. & Don McPherson "he present cash advance is HM-c program was in effect than they did Brooklyn W. E. Randall Manistique Lee Stewart er pound on all wool except fed lamb, July 1-September 1 in 1932 when It was not. signal for that final economic calamity— Buchanan....St. Joe Shpg. Ass'n Marcellus Four County Co-op Pasture 2nd growth alfalfa. Byron J. Fred Smith McBain James W. McBai.i n which the advance is l i e . Some Pleading for nationalism as opposed the socialization of all industries? Caro, R. 4 Dorr Perry Mesick Alonzo Oatley rowers who deliver their wool stop September 1 to sectionalism, for service as op- Cass City John McLellan Cassopolis.Central Farmers' Ass'n Milan Millington Henry Hartmann Farm Bureau Store 0 see it graded. Wool brought in Stop pasturing heavily-grazed posed to selfishness, Mr. Kilgore Cathro George Cathro Mt. Pleasant..Mt. PI. Co-op Elev. y the grower himself may come alfalfa for 6 weeks. urged that farmers accept the chal- Under present policies and conditions Charlevoix.Charlevoix Co-op Co. Nashville Roy Brumm Pasture 3rd growth alfalfa from Charlotte Forest King acked, or loose in t h e car, trailer or lange. He said that they bear a re- Charlotte Farmers' Elev. Co. Niles North Adams Niles Farmers Inc. Bert Taylor ruck. Consignments shipped by hay meadows moderately. sponsibility to themselves, to their could government have done better with Clare Clare Richard Walter Brooks White Omer Wm. Tulloch reight or commercial truck must Sow rye, or rye and vetch for families, their communities and to the the railroads than has private management? Oxford Oxford Co-op Elev. Clarkston John Lessiter Parma E. C. Chambers ome sacked. T h e ass'n pays t h e late fall and early spring pas- future of agriculture. Climax Niles Hagelshaw Paw Paw....Paw paw Co-op As'n ncoming freight and immediately for- ture. "We prosper on,ly as we take into Could government, in the future, do as well? Constantine Kenneth Munson Perrinton....R. C. & G. N. Blank Corunna Floyd Wai worth Pinconning....Farm Bureau Store wards a check t o the grower for the September !.*> and later our own hands the responsibility of Curran Louis McFadden Port Huron Farm Bureau alance of the cash advance. Watch out for frosted Sudan our own welfare", he concluded. Dafter Davison Erwin Williams Enos Billings Quincy Feed Store, 3 Grand River Elmer M. Dobson Grading of t h e 1935 receipts com- grass. Stop grazing with first The meeting was an all day affair Memories of America's War-Era rail Dowagiac....Farmers Co-op Ass'n Elba Earl S. Ivory Reading Richland Reading Co-op Co. C. F. Bisseil ienced Monday, May 20, with E. L. severe frost. with Mrs. Wagar, State Farm Bureau management are too fresh, too painful; the Jpham of Boston in charge. This is October 15 director, as chairman. Mr. C. L. Evart Evart Evart Co-op Co. R. N. McLachlan Rogers City Romeo Co-op Mktg. Ass'n Gray Elevator tie fourth consecutive season that Pasture any vigorous alfalfa till Brody, secretary-manager of the state strangely similar results of like policies in Fairgrove Fairgrove Earl Smith & Sons Otto Montei St. Johns St. Johns Arthur J. Gage J. E. Crosby Jrader Upham h a s handled this im- season ends. organization, spoke on the recent other countries are too current, too repug- Fenton W. H. Keddy Saginaw Farm Bureau ortant feature of the Association's Pasture fall-sown rye, or rye Dearborn conference of agricultural- Gladwin Fred Swinehardt Supply Store, 220 Bristol St. ervice. Mr. Upham reports that the nant to blind the thinking to government Grand Blanc Maurice Meyers Stanton Stanton Co-op Co. and vetch. ists and industrialists and the part Grass Lake W. D. Alber Stanwood....Stanwood Co-op Co. uality of the 1935 fleeces is t h e best that the Farm Bureau representatives ownership's deficiencies and undesirabilities. Grass Lake David Crouch Tustin Elev. & Lumber Co. t any season that he has graded t h e had taken in it. He characterized the Iichigan wool. This would indicate Hillsdale Farm Bureau Hart.....' Farm Bureau Store Vandalia Bonine & Probst Hartland J. R- Crouse, Jr. Vassar G. K. Thurston conference as a possible fore runner Hastings Hope. Farm Bureau Store W. E. Borland Vernon West Branch W. H. Sherman H. p. Roach hat the Pool is having an educational Visits Lansing June 5 of great results. Simple sanity in transportation policies alue and is assisting its members t o Howell Imlay City Livingston Farm Bur. Store Co-op White Cloud White Pigeon Co-op Ass'n Glen Wade June 5 one hundred or more mem- Other speakers were R. Wayne roduce better quality wool and pre-bers of the Hillsdale County Farm Newton, Farm Bureau's legislative will solve the railroads' problems, while Ionia Herbert E. Powell Woodland....Farm Bureau Store are it for market in more attractive Bureau plan a tour to Michigan State representative, Director Baldwin of their seizure will only breach the walls ondition. Farm Bureau headquarters at Lan-the Michigan State College extension which guard private industrial initiative As yet the Directors of t h e Mich- sing. They will visit the seed, supply, department, and R. V. Gunn, M. S. C. MAIL THIS COUPON NOW an Co-operative Wool Marketing As- insurance and other service depart- economist. The afternoon program ociation have n o t set a final date for ments there, see the grading opera- followed a dinner with the Washtenaw against all-engulfing socialization. Michigan Co-op Wool Marketing Ass'n, 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing he receipt of consignments for the tions of the Wool Marketing Ass'n County Achievement Day women's t>e send me a 1935 Wool Marketing Contract and other information 935 Pool. A year ago they fixed July and take dinner at the Farm Bureau. group and resolved itself into a gen- Michigan's delegation in Congress 1 a s the last day on which wool Sec'y C. L. Brody and employes of the eral discussion of matters of interest should so be advised. about your Association. I expect to have about lbs. ould be delivered and it is expected Farm Bureau will speak at the after- to farmers. hat a somewhat similar policy will noon meeting. NAME e followed this season. Eskimos like fat so well that they The male mosquito has a short life will eat butter by the pound; traders Michigan Railroads9 Association More than fifty different kinds of and does not attack humans; it is have used butter as gifts to estab- ADDRESS R. F. D utter and cheese are known. the female that is the blood-sucker. lish friendly relations with them. T C TT T 0 A \ FARM N F. W S FITF. SATFRDAT, TT^V. 1. I M S 1 say it is time to lick the ghost of Population of Alii! 19th century to report that No Terror Gov. May Forbid Fires Fight Over AAA Brings Back Hamilton. I say it is time for farm- Democratic Party wins State trj \\.t> worth 11 ni land. One night huibby returned home or Smoking in Woods i is to get up on their hincj legs and more soused than usual, and fell asleep in the garden. His wife de- Lansing.—A bill signed by Gover- the Hamilton-Jefferson Feud justice. hght for what they know to be simple trol. 1933—state Bank Holiday, Repeal of Pro- hibition. M. \ \ T I K VI I"* I Little Albert came home from i< at least begin to win back a little of ty returns to p termined to cure him of his 'bad ways, nor Frank I). Fitzgerald authorizes ennial of Stat< with a now book under his arm. and with the aid of a sheet and anthe governor to forbid by proclama- Wallace Sets Struggle Today its fair share of the national income. "It's mother." he electric flashlight, transformed her- tion the use of fire by any person en- Against Background This goal, it was widely agreed, was Some Interesting Dates State Once Considered A p tr?' desirable not merely for the sake of self into a very (fair imitation of a tering forest or woodlands whenever Of History In Michigan's 100 Years "For natural history. Teacher ask- ghost. Then she went out and shook the forests of the state are of fire by reason of drought. The bill in danger agriculture, but sake of the Nation. quite as much for the Useless for Farming ed me how many Itga an ostrich had him. (Remarks of Henry A. Wallace, Sec- Michigan once was branded as be-and 1 said three." "But an patriot) was effective with the governor's sig- retary of Agriculture, before a farm Now that these governmental pow- During the period 1935-37 some 400 ing utterly worthless as prospective "Whash that?" murmured the toper. nature. meeting at Alexandria, Louisiana, ers have been used by millions of {Michigan communities are planning farm land, according to the Geology has two legs." ' 1 know that "Satan," came the reply in a sepul- mother, but the rest of the class said The governor may designate the M a y 11, I'.i:::..) farmers for two years, the cry hascelebrations to observe the 100th an- chural tone. area and the time in which the pro- The next few weeks will be crucial. arisen that they must be taken away. niversary of Michigan as a State. Division, Department of Conservation. four; so I was nearest." "Shake hands, old horsh, I married clamation shall be effective. If the ranks of agriculture hold firm, I do not hear this cry from any large Pageants, parades, historical programs The obstacles caused by the lakes, your sister." and other means will be taken to re- rivers, streams, bogs and swamps in- It takes about 2.85 pounds of i Inder the act, which is Public; Act we have some -chance to improve the number of farmers. They know that call and honor Michigan's pioneers duced surveyors sent by Congress in- co to make 1,000 cigarettes, selling at No. 29, 1935, the governor may forbid Agricultural Adjustment Act and come a moderate use of these governmental and those who have followed them. to Michigan territory early in the $7.."id retail, Federal taxes inch- Loans for Stock g any person to build a eampfire of any closer to winning for agriculture its powers has helped put them back on The Chicago Mail Order Company, in Farmers can obtain short-term loans fair share of the national income; but their feet. from their production credit associa- nature, except at authorized camp- if the ranks of agriculture are divided, promoting an essay contest oh the You Can't Fool grounds or places of habitation; to It is around the cotton adjustment greatness of the State, recalls these tions to finance the purchase of feed- it is almost a certainty that what er cattle and lambs, according to a smoke a pipe, clgaret or cigar except farmers have battled for for 15 years program and processing tax, as youdates of interest in Michigan history: circular recently issued by the Farm at places of habitation, campgrounds know, that the enemies of a New First constitution of Michigan Credit Administration. or in automobiles or vehicles operat- will be lost. Deal for agriculture have rallied. adopted* ing on state, county, township or You see, what is really going on They haven't quite got the nerve to 1836—First railroad completed in Mich- He Made Money private roads; to throw from any today is another episode in the famous say that the cotton farmer is making automobile or vehicle matches, ashes, struggle between Thomas Jefferson too much money, but if they win their burning tobacco or other burning ma- terial and to burn any rubbish, slash- and ent Alexander danger is Hamilton. that the ghost The of pres- Hamil- fight against the cotton program, the igan. • Michigan admitted to th.- [Tnion. Jrand Rapids incorporated viljage. IWl—University cotton farmer will certainly soon be 1844—Iron ore discovered opened at Ann Arbor. in Marquette NATURE ings, brush piles, stumps in connec- ton will triumph, and in that triumph making less money. < 'oimty. The original jungle fowl laid her clutch of eggs, hatched the rights of agriculture will be sunk 1840—Colony of Mormons settled on Bea- by simple rules tion with the clearing of land for cul* tivation, logging or rights of way or without a trace. Who Slashed Production Most.' Agriculture is still a long way from ver Islands. Capital moved from Detroit mid raised her mail brood "in season" when the natural food elements were available to her. Almost everything public utility operations. TWII Very Different Men having its fair share of the national to Lansing. about our modern hen is ehanged—type, habits, laying We hear a good deal about Jefferson income. Yet when it comes down to I8r.2—Michigan Central i:. it. completed capacity, BUrroundinfc*—but Nature Mill demands the same today from men who call themselves a question of abundance versus scar- to Chicago. dial food elements for egg production, hat* liability, Such Was Fame Jeffersonian Democrats but who are city, we find agriculture far closer Republican Party born "under the Oaks" ;it Jackgon. healthy growth—in season or out. "Yes, I made a profit during Years ago in Flint, Michigan, there principally corporation attorneys us- Ship canal completed ;it Sault St.-. to normal production than industry. Marie. Mrs. Mooley Cow collects the essential nutri- these lean years. were 20 cigar making firm*. Many ing the plea of States rights to pre- The representatives of business have Abraham Lincoln visits Mi.-hi ents: proteins, vitamins, minerals—from nat- prominent citizens had a cigar named serve special privileges. It's going "Start with good stock and after them. no right to complain about produc- 1857—Michigan Agricultural Co ural feed and makes her milk the most nearly pretty far afield, it seems to me, to tion controltoythe AAA. Throughout 1858—Salttied. discovered in the Hbginaw "'- perfect food. Dry skim milk is thefinalcon- keep it good—that's the first try to quote Thomas Jefferson in de-the depression agriculture kept on centration of all the milk proteins, lactose, and most important step. gion. fence of huge vested interests. You producing at the same old rate, and I860—Michigan carried for Lincoln, r. USE AT LEAST minerals and water-soluble vitamins in natural House well and keep clean. Let the'Spark of Life* In ManAmar votes. 10X in Chick Starter know as well as I do that Jefferson prices were cut in two. You didn't Feed the best feeds you can WICKS O was first, last, and all the time for the see industry let its prices fall 50 per i"iist regiment leaves for <'ivii War. Michigan carried for Lincoln, 8 71% in Gowing Math IX in Ej9 M « n form, convenient to use in breeding mashes, chick starter, growing and laying mashes—at buy. Birds will keep healthy farmer. In his time 80 per cent of cent. Industry cut production .r>0 per Votes. 10% inM« any and all times of the year! Fourth Michigan Cavalry cap 10r. in M « h lo. Hstch.ng Ess* if they are fed well and kept all the people were farmers, and hecent in order to maintain prices with- Jefferson Davis. clean. ST hoped this would continue. in 20 per cent of normal. Farm ma- • 1874—Michigan Pioneer ami Historical Ho- 10% in PoJtry Ftttcninj M«-Perd Motor Company organised. PILOT BRAND OYSTER will probably come even closer to Western State Normal School open- SHELL, but Che best thing he said was— M€R MASH 192!t production. Will industry do as well? • i KalamaEoo. sew stan- Constitution goes into &l&iySMi&!&!$&^^ ferrl Made with MAN A M AR >o Feonomy of Searefty 1916—State Prohibition Law enacted, "I've been using it for many ^NATURE'S FOOD MINERALS FROM THE SEA Those who charge the AAA of induc- 1917—Michigan legislature Vote* $5,bOO,000 years. I'lltake no other at any price." thicks from Mermash fed hens start life with an ample sup- ply of easily assimilated" min- ing scarcity simply do not know the 1920 Equal sufl facts. The American farmer always 1921—Marshal for the Great War. State Constitution takes effect ndment to the Our Collision Policy Leads erals in their bodies. Mermash Foch visits Michigan. It's safe and profitable to insist upon having mixed starting and growing mashes maintain that supply — build red blood and vigor— has produced enough loo dfor every 1924 Prince of Wales visits petroit. man, woman, and child in the United Charles Lindbergh, native of De- troit, makes trans-Atlantic Hi^ht. in Paying Policyholders protect health — and assure States, and I am sure he will con- 1929—The (frnian dirigible Graf Zeppe- PILOT BRAND. proper development. Mermash lin passes over Southern Michigan cuts down losses—gives you tinue to, given a chance to stay on his Collision insurance for your automobile must be measured by better chicks and opens the on it.s 'round the world (light. farm and in business. The adjust- way to better profits. ment programs have cut down pro- the treatment you can expect if you present a claim. Farm Bureau Mermashes keep hens in production—improve duction for an export market which "During 1934 only 17 of several hundred automobile insur- eg-g shell quality and assure HENRY A. WALLACE high hatchability. "Pen- no longer exists; they have not de- ance companies of all kinds paid more than $100,000 to policy- against-Pen" tests on thou- Hamilton, of course, had very prived the American people of an sands of farms have definitely •^w\ holders for collision losses. proved the superiority of Farm little time for farmers. He believed ounce of necessary food. IOOL1IHET Bureau Mermashes. in national unity, it should be said See your Farm Bureau Dealer or write: This year, given average weather, GREEN VALLEY I The State Farm Mutual, one of the largest legal reserve com- to his credit, quite as much as Jeffer- the harvested acreage of our 18 most FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. BRAND panies, in 1934 paid its policyholders collision losses totaling Lansing, Michigan son, but whereas Jefferson wanted important food and feed crops will be unity achieved under the sovereignty 40 million acres above that of last POWDERED $1,109,357.00. That exceeds by $144,076.00 the amount paid OYSTER SHELL PRODUCTS CORPORATION N e w Rochelle St. Louis London, Eng. Assure Red Blood C Vigor of the people, Hamilton wanted unity year. That means an increase of 16 ISK1M MILK by any two companies! achieved by the grant of governmental per cent over last year. To me, that POD powers to a relatively few powerful does not spell the economics of ANIMAL 0 1 P O U i m State Farm Mutual's plan that pays 80% of ALL collision loss groups. Hamilton figured that by scarcity. Agriculture did not start FEED is the plan which* puts collision expense money back into the granting tariff concessions to busi- the scarcity idea, has never practiced possession of the policyholder. Our plan pays the insured, ness, and financial advantages to it, and never will. It asks for a so- Get in the Swim bankers and speculators, these power- ciety in which all groups will produce ful groups would preserve national for an eyer-increasing demand, but a unity and at the same time run thesociety in which the productive effort and that's what he expects when he buys collision insurance. Furthermore, we believe our insured are paying less money for more public liability and property damage protection. in Michigan country to best advantage. Both Won a Victory and the productive reward of each great group will be in continuous When the party of Thomas Jefferson balance with all. Guaranteed Analysis Protein Lactose Minerals 32% 50% 8% *Figures from the National Underwriter. The semi-annual expense of came into power in 1800, it was hailed Sauce for Gander, Too as a great victory for representative That is the purpose and the method Contains Vitamin G, the such protection in the State With the passing of spring, everyone begins to growth promoting vitamin. government and Jeffersonian agrar- of the adjustment administration. Farm Mutual Automobile In- think about vacation; and as you plan yours, you ianism. The truth is, however, that Agriculture must insist upon the use All poultry rations should surance Company is very rea- demand at least two features: It must be spent amid the kind of surroundings you like best. Its cost must not exceed the amount you have fixed it was only a partial victory. What of governmental lowers exactly as Jefferson won was a political victory; long as they are employed by laboi. in economics the battle had gone to and industry and finance. Hamilton. For Hamilton had already The processing tax is the farmer's firmly established the practice of loan- tariff, the marketing agreements and include liberal quantities of dry skimmilk. Green Valley Brand is choice grade dry skimmilk. Good I sonable. We have more than 500,000 policy- holders and 7,000 agents in 35 States in this strong, legal reserve company. as a maximum. ing governmental powers to business licenses are the farmer's corporation in all rations for calves, and finance in order to give them ad- laws. When industry is willing to poultry and swine. Write No matter what sort of vacation you prefer, the vantages which he considered neces- abandon, its tariffs, agriculture Will for details. STATE FARM MUTUAL ideal site for it lies right in the State of Michigan. sary to national unity and progress. be willing to abandon the processing AUTO INSURANCE CO. Tariffs for industry, banking legisla- tax; when business, agrees to repeal Blooming ton, 111. You need not go farther—and your money will! tion for financial interests, were # so the statutes authorizing corporations, If your favorite sport is fishing, you have in Mich- well entrenched that even Jefferson agriculture will gladly abandon mar- Home Office of State Farm Michigan State Farm Bureau could not dislodge them. keting agreements and licenses. igan's famed streams and myriad sparkling inland Policy of Abuse (iel* Nowhere Dry Milk Division Mutual Auto Co., Bloomington State Agent That was more than a century ago. LANSING MICHIGAN lakes the perfect angler's paradise. If you prefer The political victory of Jefferson has Some say farmers should do noth- remained intact, but it has been more ing for themselves, but should break golf, you can choose among hundreds of fine links and more endangered, in recent years, the big corporations. It is awfully throughout the State. If it is touring by automo- by the consequences of Hamilton's easy to arouse farmers this way, for economic victory. For that Hamil- they have been betrayed again and bile that appeals most to you, Michigan offers you tonian victory, agriculture, in particu- again by corporations. But making alluring motor trails lined by an interesting variety lar, has had to pay through the nose. speeches against corporations, even The Little Items Count in Making the Farm Pay — It has had to sell in an open market passing anti-trust laws against them, of natural scenic beauties. And if you are a lover and buy in a protected one. It has doesn't get us anywhere. The only Co-operatively Purchased, These Items Bring More of water sports, you will find your native State had to stand by, powerless, while sensible alternative is for agriculture bountifully equipped to provide you with exactly finance and business and labor have to obtain and to use governmental accumulated more and more gov- powers comparable with those al- Value for Your Money. the kind of vacation site you prefer. Here you can ernmental powers. It has seen the ready used by corporations. SEMESAN JR. FOR pick and choose among five thousand lakes, bodies device of the corporation and the labor That is what agriculture is doing FARM BUREAU FLY SPRAY union rnake hash of the traditional under the AAA, but as I said at the SEED CORN of water ranging in size from a pond to a vast competitive market. It has seen in- outset, agriculture's continued use of Costs 2 Vic per acre to treat seed Deadly to flies. Powerful and dustry not only exercise, but abuse the these powers Is today in danger. The field and sweet corn, and it earns lasting fly repellant for stock. inland sea. right to adjust production to a chang- ghost of Hamilton is abroad in the dollars. Semesan Jr., protects Made from petroleum prod- ing demand,—with the blessing of gov- land. He has come back because he seed from decay, blights, rots. ucts and pyrethrum to U. S. Spend your own vacation in Michigan. Call its Improves yield several bushels government formula. Quick ernment. Yet when agriculture has sees that his economic Victory of a unsurpassed facilities to the attention of your asked for the governmental powers century or more ago is in peril. As per A. Half hour treats seed for and stainless. Odor not un- Bary to adjust its production to lie has watched the New Deal, he has 80 A. Average increase in yield pleasant. Will not taint milk friends in neighboring states. By'doing so, you discovered to his horror that, it not in many tests has been around 1.0%. Semesan Jr. nor cling to clothes. One make up for lost foreign markets, the will not control corn smut, wire worms and grubs. will assure them of a pleasanter vacation. In addi- Hainiltonians have held up their only proposes to give the management When seed is planted Semesan Jr. protects it gallon of spray. Sprays of similar effectiveness pound of pyrethrum in each hands in righteous horror. of their economic affairs to the peo- tion, you will help to promote the popularity and against disease spores on seed or in soil. Ask usually sell for at least 15% more. Kill-Fly is That was the situation up until ple, but that it actually has put the your Co-op. This year it is more important our household spray for flies, ants moths. prosperity of your native State. ]'XV,\. frankliri 1). Roosevelt, a Jef- notion into practice. He thought that than ever. It is for the purpose of doing our share in this pro- fersonian rather Chan a Hainiltonian, he has established an economic gov- came into office at the insistence of ernment of, by, and for the few, and SEMESAN BEL FOR SEED POTATOES FARM BUREAU PAINTS motion that this series of advertisements is being the millions who thought that, if gov- he has come back because we have Offers greater control of seed ernmental powers were to bo loaned strayed far from his principles. Our house paints are made of published by the Michigan Bell Telephone Com- to one, they should be loaned to all, Comfortable For Whom.' potato diseases at less cost in less time and with less labor. A pure lead, zinc and linseed pany, an organization that prospers only as the that the dispossessed, the disadvant- The ghost of Hamilton does not like pound treats 60 to 80 bushels of oil to U. S. Bureau of Stand- had even greater need of them to see governmental powers loaned to potatoes. The cost is only 1% to ards formulas for good, last- citizens of Michigan prosper. than the financially high and mighty. some six or seven million fanners. ing paint. Our red oxide barn 3c for eacli busbel of potatoes \ Farm Tariff Thai Works Farmers, he would say, exist merely planted. No V& to 2 hour soaking paint is the same quality. Since the farmer has to buy in, a to provide the cities with cheap food is necessary. Improved Semesan Farm Bureau paints save protected market, the farm program and manufacturers with cheap raw Bel comes in powder form. Mixes money by spreading nearly of the Xew Deal found a way to help materials. Farmers, he would con- ly with water. Potatoes can be treated as fa»t twfce as far and lasting in him sHI lH a protected market. For tinue, have already won too much as you can fill and empty the baskets. One man good condition nearly twi the first time, through the device bl through the Agricultural Adjustment can treat 10 to 30 times more potatoes a day than as long as cheap paints. Paints for all r< the processing tax, the majority of Act. It is time to scrap it, says the with the old soak methods. Semesan Bel greatly Interior paints. Ask your Co-op. MICHIGAN BELL farmers had a tariff that actually ghost of Hamilton; time to pound the worked for them. Agriculture in I!):1.:: rostrum and holler about invasions of increases yield and quality of potatoes. won the right to adjust its production liberty (whose liberty?); time to sup- TELEPHONE CO. to the market that actually existed. press, once and for '11, the agrarian The Agricultural Adjustment Act Spirit which is fore\ er disturbing aj FARM BUREAU SERVICES AT LANSING, MICHIGAN borrowed the centralizing power of status quo so comfortable—for the government so that agriculture might Harniltonians. §TX M T C If T G A S P A R I W S SATURDAY, THfE 1, 1985 COYOTES COMING FARTHER SOUTH White Coyote Trapped Newaygo; Numbers Increasing in SOW ALFALFA THIS SUMMER Lansing.—Farmers living near the corners of Lake, Mason, Oceana and Newaygo counties, no longer will be startled by the appearance of a mys- Seeding Conditions Are Favorable terious white coyote that ran, like a streak, through the woods. The freak predator, which had been ranging in the vicinity for the past two years, was trapped recently by No Crop Like Alfalfa to Produce Abundant Pasture or Hay Matthew Vasicek of Carr Settlement and its pelt sent to district conserva- tion headquarters at Baldwin. Except for a gray stripe along the top of its neck, the freak coyote was entirely white. Several months ago Elmer Thompson, conservation officer of Newaygo county, saw the coyote running with a coyote pack in Neway- go county; it was seen several times by others. Blame was placed upon it for a number of depredations. Coyotes seem to be extending their range farther south in the lower pen- insula, says Officer Martin. And at the same time they seem to be in- creasing. Byron Aldrich, conserva- Farm Bureau Alfalfa in Poland China Hogs Doing Grower of Certified Alfalfa Higher Yields After Alfalfa tion officer of Mecosta county, recent- ly ran a coyote with two dogs all Monroe County Well on Alfalfa Seed Rogueing Field or Sweet Clover day, starting at 8 o'clock in the morning and quitting at fi o'clock in the evening. He was able to shoot the animal when it stopped to fight Hardigan and Grimm SWEET CLOVER the dogs, which were exhausted. Certified, None Better for Quality and Yield Farm Bureau white blossom sweet clover has been in great demand this spring. Much of it w}ll be sown from now on to fall. As a green manure crop, low cost pasture, Farm Bureau's Bird Certified Hardigan or Grimm, Blue Tag, have no superior for yield or quality of hay. roughage, hay crop and cash crop for seed, sweet clover deserves its many friends. Eligible for production of certified seed. Sow this superior seed at the rate of 7 to 8 lbs. Mixture in Demand per acre. If you plan to sow some this summer, see your Farm Bureau dealer now. Farm Bureau yellow blossom sweet clover produces an excellent stand and is not so coarse Lansing—Michigan's game and song as white blossom. Our yellow blossom is Michigan grown, of very good quality, and is cheaper than usual. birds are not without friends. So many orders for supplies of the food MICHIGAN VARIEGATED patch Kced mixture have been re- ceived by Michigan Farm Bureau that the two tons of seed thought ade- A Great, Low Cost, Long Lived Hay Producer EMERGENCY HAY CROPS quate for 1!).'?F> are nearly exhausted. Michigan Variegated Alfalfa seed comes from fields sown to genuine Hardigan, Grimm, Sudan Grass offered by the Farm Bureau is native grown. It comes from California and Orders to date call for more than Ontario Variegated, Leoeau, or Cossack varieties, which are our hardiest, longest lived Texas. High quality seed and good germination. It has been recleaned by the Farm 3,700 pounds of the seed mixture and and heaviest yielding varieties. These fields were not registered for certified seed pro- Bureau to assure you the very best seed. Other good emergency hay crops are our Mich- the volume of requests has been grow- duction, but they have produced seed, which is known as Michigan Variegated. ing so rapidly that the Game Division, igan grown Soy Beans, Hungarian and Siberian millets. Michigan grown Siberian Millet Department of Conservation, has ar- Variegated is an excellent hay yielder, The seed is selected, high test and thoroughly is for muck land. Plant June 15. Hay crop in 60 days. Cut before seed forms. Demand ranged to have another 2,000 pounds cleaned. The price is a money saver. Why pay fancy prices for "affidavit" Grimm or is heavy for these seeds. made available. It is believed the additional supply Hardigan when you can get them in Michigan Variegated at lower prices? Sow 8-9 lbs. will be sold entirely before the June Michigan Grown Soy Beans 15 deadline for planting seeds. Sup- Alfalfa Special Other Varieties Farm Bureau's Manchu soy beans, grown in Michigan, are worth more to you than south- plies of the seed mixture must be We offer these old reliable, winter- ordered from Michigan Farm Bureau, We have some Michigan Variegated ern grown seed. They are acclimated. Are of uniform size and drill well. They should 221 North Cedar Street, Lansing. hardy, high producing western alfalfa mature easily for seed north to Bay City. Drill 45 lbs. to the acre, or broadcast 90 lbs. containing a little sweet clover and seeds: June. First cutting will eliminate the MONTANA GRIMM Age Gains on Youth sweet clover, and leave a bargain field Any Forage Crop Seeding a Good Investment KANSAS COMMON A population containing fewer for pasture and hay. UTAH COMMON We have a little Farm Bureau June, Mammoth, Alsike and Sweet Clover ready for late youths and more old people is in seeders. Also Kansas common and Montana Grimm. Remember, rape makes fine sheep or prospect for this country, should im- migration bars be maintained, ac- Farm Bureau Certified Ensilage Corn hog pasture. It can be broadcast immediately after corn is cultivated last time. cording to Dr. O. E. Baker of the Bu- We have a limited supply of the following for late seedings: SWEEPSTAKES, Ohio reau of Agricultural Economics. There are now about 10 percent fewer young grown, grain in ensilage, fine in Thumb section; RED COB ENSILAGE, Ohio grown, for Timothy Soy Beans Rape Lawn Seed fodder only; WHITE i?AP YELLOW DENT, Ohio grown, some grain in ensilage; Field Peas Buckwheat children in the Nation than there were five years ago, and about 17 per- REID YELLOW DENT, Ohio grown, fair grain in ensilage. Vetch Sunflower cent more persons over 65 years of age. No Call for Sally Sally Rand and her bubble dances CORN BEANS - - POTATOES They've Got Us on the Run! may have intrigued many.at the Cen-, tury of Progress, but she has no box Farm Bureau offers office appeal for the Ionia County Free BUT WE'RE ENJOYING IT because we Fair—not even at $5,000 for the week. Sally offered to come for that. State College are shipping a thundering lot of Mermash for baby chicks. According to Fred A. Chapman, Sec'y of the fair. Sally will not be there approved fertilizer next August. IMLAY CITY FARM BUREAU store sold analyses for all 481/2 tons of Mermash the first 10 days of Farmer Has Best Rating April. St. Louis Co-op Creamery says farm- Persons who start forest fires in Michigan crops and ers have been taking it away like nobody's Michigan are classified in the order of business, and so on. the number of fires as follows: Fishermen, hunters, trappers, pic- soils MERMASH 16% PROTEIN dry mash is a nickers, hikers, flower pickers, motor- ists, berry pickers, pulp or lumber See your co-op life time ration for chicks, pullets and lay- cutters, poachers, construction crews, ing hens. Chicks fed Mermash are strong, boat crews, campers, tramps and Only Farm Bureau fertilizers have their MERMASH CONTAINS THE BEST grow fast, feather well. Cost per pullet is farmers. The State Dep't of Conser- nitrogen 95% immediately available to Ground yellow corn, pure wheat bran, flour plants, or water soluble. We use the best midds, meat and bone scraps, alfalfa leaf low and they are early steady layers. vation makes the classification. phosphorous and potash sources. Our fer- meal, Mermaker, which is Pacific ocean MICHIGAN'S THREE BIG EIVERS tilizers are mechanically perfect, extra dry, kelp and fish meal (Manamar formula) to THAT MUST BE WHY we're having an- free running and easy to regulate in the supply essential mineral elements in food other spring rush for Mermash. Saginaw River and its tributaries drill. Acid neutralized. form. drains a larger area than any other Michigan stream system, according to the Department of Conservation. It embraces approximately 6,250 square miles. Grand River is second in size, draining about 5,600 square miles. Menominee River has the largest Farm Bureau Binder Twine Quality Saves Money Here drainage system in the northern pen- LOOKS LIKE WE'LL ALL NEED lots of twine this year. insula, embracing 4,100 square miles, We suggest speaking for Farm Bureau twine at your co-op Ask your co-op ass'n 1,450 miles of which are in Wisconsin. now so you'll be sure of it. We think it's the best twine made. Good fibre, made perfectly, runs freely without tangling, for these Farm Bureau bunching or waste. Farm Bureau has the patented cover that CREDITS ON PURCHASES does not collapse. We offer: petroleum products. Help Pay Farm Bureau Dues! FARM BUREAU TWINE 500 ft. per lb. in 5 or 8 lb. NOTICE TO MEMBERS: Purchases Motor Oils of Farm Bureau Brand dairy and balls. Av. tensile strength not less than 80 lbs. poultry feeds, seeds, fertilizers and Tractor Oils fence from your looal dealer; also. FARM BUREAU TWINE 600 ft. per lb. in 5 or 8 lb. balls. purchases from our clothing and Longer Manila fibre. Av. tensile strength not less than 100 lbs. Cup Greases blankets dep't at Lansing, are eligible to membership credits when declared. Tractor Greases MAIL YOUR DEALER SALES NOTE—the 600 ft. twine gives you 20% more footage and Grease Gun Stock SLIPS to the Michigan State Farm costs only about 13% more per pound. We recommend it. Bureau, Membership Dep't, 221 North Transmission Grease Cedar Street, Lansing, about every • 500 or 600 ft. per lb. three months. • Criss-cross winding. Stock Disinfectant BE SURE Farm Bureau brand goods • No snarls or breaks. Fly-Spray (cattle) are entered on slip as "Farm Bureau Patented Cover • Insect treated. Alfalfa," "Mllkmaker," "Mermasn," Non-Collapsible • Strong, uniform. Kill-Fly (household) •to. Runs to last foot. • Thoroughly tested. |10 annual dues mature life mem- berships; 96 annual dues do not, but participate In Membership Credits, which reduce the amount of dues pay- able. Life members receive their Mem- bership Credits In cash once a year. Means MoneymaKer For Farm Bureau Supplies MILKMAKER Means Moneymaker We furnish addressed, postage prepaid envelopes for this SEE YOUR CO-OP OR FARM BUREAU DEALER purpose on your request. MUHKUN STATE FARM BUREAU MILKMAKER FORMULAS Write Us If You Have No Dealer MILKMAKER FORMULAS Lansing, Michigan 16, 24 and 32% Protein FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc., Lansing, Mich. 16, 24 and 32% Protein