KEEP UP On News Interesting to Farmers Through the Farm News Vol. XV, No.2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1937 Behind CLOVER IMPORTS Farm Bureau Services Ware use nd Elevator t S sin w the MAY REACH 20 Wheel MILLION POUNDS Saginaw County Farm with J. F. Yaeger, Crop Bureau's annual meeting, Organization Director Losses and Pollution of Domestic Seed Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, Bill to Revamp Legislatur is the house warming for Records Follow Use this 45,000 sq. ft. ware- n, Every time a "recora·· .IS printed someone turns up with an achlev.e- "Regardless of what may be said, house at 800 S. Washing- n ment just a bit better. Recently thts much foreign red clover will be used ton to stock supplies for column contained a story of a record in the United States this spring," E. crop of potatoes, 480 bushels to the A Hollowell of the U. S. Dep't of Ag- members and co-ops in acre. The paper had hardly been ri~ulture said to the International eastern and thumb coun- mailed before a surpassing achieve- Crop Improvement Ass'n at Chicago ties. The Farm Bureau's observation on the legislatur t ment was announced. The name and recently. sing in the first week of February is, that it is following h \ a news picture of J. D. Rob nson, "The seed trade," said Mr. Hollo- Pellston, was sent me as the premier well, "contracted usual pattern. It takes several weeks to get started r I . early for large certified seed grower. He took first amounts of foreign red clover seed What with the organization of the legislature to do bu in place at Petoskey and Kalkaska when the effects of drought on the time out for inauguration of the President, and now time ou shows. The yield was 498 bushels domestic red clover seed was appar- per acre. for state conventions of both parties, active con ideration of ent early in the summer. Up in Northwest Michigan E. H. "It is thought that importations bills is just beginning. Gale and Herb Burfiend claim the may reach 15 to 20 million pounds For ten years the Sagi- Many of the bills most important to agriculture h v no "membership signing" championship from Hungary, Poland, Canada, Chile, for one day. Mr. Gale and Mr. Bur- Roumania, Latvia and Czechoslava- naw Farm Bureau Eleva- beep introduced yet. There is reason to believe th t th fiend signed 16 new Farm Bureau kia. ISince adapted Canadian red tor at 220 Bristol St. has legislature and the state administration will be rec ptiv members in a one day campaign in clover is similar to seed of the been the center of organi- every fair and reasonable legislative reque t from that section of the State recently. Any northern states it is not considered one got this beat? as foreig seed. zation activities. The ele- groups. We make this report on the developm nts of One record announced through this Mixing Will Be Bad vator and other lines of general measures: The wide sale of foreign red clover column hasn't been surpassed as yet will have a bad eff.ect, said Mr. Hol- work will continue to be Reapportionment of Legislature as far as we know. We announced that lowell. Once planted, it loses its carried on here, plus new Joe Streif, Falmouth, was the champion identity. The Farm Bureau will oppose this measure with II it Seed from foreign plants developments .. checker player of his neighborhood. that survive cannot be told from energy . . . that is, any measure that proposes to conc ntr t Joe writes that the notice caused some adapted seed and will become mixed practical control of the legislature in a metropolitan are . of his neighbors to challenge him, but with it. that he has retained the title. Mr. The mixing of foreign seed with Representatives John B. Murphy and Ernest G. Nagel of Streif is a member of the Missaukee domestic clover will soon pollute all Detroit have introduced a bill to reapportion the house c- County Farm Bureau. the seed wibh the inferior character- Farrn CO-OPS Are Big cording to the 1930 census. The effects ,!f the bill wo~ld T-42 Robert Kirk, Fairgrove istics of the foreign stock. township be much better, said he, to sow less It wHI Business in the Sho'\V SEES AGRICULTURE be to cut representation from the more agricultural countie farmer and a field man for the Michl- of domestic seed per acre, r to de- gan Sugar company's Caro plant, is pend! upon alfalfa or clover crop mix- . .. f F ., ---------- iog ON WAY TO LONG to increase Wayne county's representation from 21 to 37 seat. Certain out-state counties now having two repr s n.. Plants an d A ctrvities 0 the envy of at least a score of auto- tures if domestic ,red clover is not egg marketing, milk marketing, milk mobile owners of Michigan, because obtainable. arm manufacturing, feed mixing, seed tatives would be cut to one; others would be combined with he has the 1937 license plate "T-42". The pleasant play on the numerals No Bargain Bennett Says It will be a great temptation for Groups Make Imposing Presentation . cleaning, and so on operatives are BIG BUS I ESS When they assemble in the show ring. Farmer co- TIME STABILITY adjoining counties to share a representative. There are 100 seats in the house. gives "Tea for Two". Motorists who many to use imported clover seed Mortgage Foreclosure Extension • want the number, stating that it is a this spring if the price is lower said --- Shown on the screen were action Experiences Have Brought general invitation when seen by their Roy W. Bennett of the Farm Bureau A picture tells a better story th?,n scenes from 25 fruit packing co-ops; a Rep. George c. Watson's bill to purchase contracts, including con- Seed service. But a Michigan farm- a thousand words . . . Seventy PlC- 100 grain and bean elevators and Change in Thinking, extend for two more years from tracts for electric power. friends to join in refreshments. tures, projected on a screen by a dis- processing plants; 40 potato co-ops; Anthony Says March 1 the mortgage and land con- The civil service bill has Farm Bu- Gilbert Smith, who is about to re- tract mortgage foreclose e tension reau support. Good work should be play machine at the Btate College 50 co-op cre'amertes, 20 milk mar- tire as Tuscola county branch mana- legislation of 1933 and 1935 passed recognized. To do so will save ta _ Imported Seeds Economics Dep't exhibit at Farmers keting co-ops, and scores of live ger for the secretary of state, said he Week told a story about farmers' co- stock, and farm supplies co-ops and Emerging from a six-year period of the house, but was killed in the sen- payer's money. received letters fro about 25 people chaos and confusion, Michigan agr}. ate judiciary committee. The Farm Intangibles T x scattered all over Michigan asking Stained to Show Value operative business .that was better processing plants . . . 300 in all. than 70,000 words. earby displays of products from culture is well on its way to become Bureau supported ,this proposal. There is good prospect of enacting for license plate T-42. He decided The tremendous sweep of business the various co-operatives further established on a long-time and more Originally an emergency act, it was a tax on intangible personal property By federal la w a portion of I that as long as the "T" on the license operations. by single and associated demonstrated the ell rounded pro- stable basis than at any time in its enacted to stop the rush of ruthless at this session. Such a tax would all imported alfalfa and clover stood for Tuscola county, the only farmers co-operativ-es and their state gram of co-operative buying, selling history, Dean E. L. Anthony, of the foreclo ures, It permitted property r ach much personal property th seeds are stained: to show their county in the state with that initial, wide exchanges were shown by slides and proces ing that is developing in Department of AgriCUlture of Michi· owners to appeal to the court for a pays little or no hare of >th cost of crop value. Presence of any it should stay in the county. He ex- showing meat packing, poultry and the state. gan State College told a Farmers stay and a period of reduced pay- government. uch a tax is in line seeds stained these colors tell plained that it went to Mr. Kirk be- Week audience Feb. 3. ments in keeping with condittons. with Farm Bureau policy. The bureau you their history: cause 42 is Mr. Kirk's telephone num- ber, and for no other reason. Tuition VIOLET-Canadian. falfa. Good for Michigan. GREEN-Imported clover or al- clo~er or al- MICffiGANSUGAR BUSKIRK, I NEER The intent was co give the property owner a chance to ave his invest- ment, and eventually resume his will give as much consideration as to how such new money would be spent as to the raising of it. The Farm county Says Mr. George Schutz, Van Buren school commissioner, "The falfa. Inferior to Michigan grown. Avoid it. RED-Any shade of red. Unfit.- From 1 to 10 % of imported SRUNG AT HOME LEAD, RASS~ original contract. School Transportation Bureau fa VOl'S the use of any new tax to reduce existing property ta es greatest savings to rural school dis- The Farm Bureau and the Michigan rather ,than to increase public e .• tricts in Van Buren county comes seeds are stained at ports of Campaign to Housewives Has Active Nearly Half Century Education Ass'n are interested in penditures. from the shifting of the rural tuition entry. The stained seed cannot legislation Ito end the expense to par- Certain areas, n'ota!bly Oakland, burden from farmer's property to state be separated. Close inspection Increased Return In Various Farm ents for transportation of high school Macomb and Wayne counties, have funds.' That meant a saving ofl detects it. To Growers Affairs students and to simplify school trans- serious tax delinquency problems ..• $56,000 to our farmers last year." :...- • portation problems in all rural dis- to the point that the total of taxes (That was a Farm Bureau project- er might far better use 4 pounds of Nearly 500 of the 1,200 growers in tricts. and penalties in many Instances i the Lansing Sugar Beet Ass'll: attend- Mulford D. Buskirk, 77, pioneer .At this session the Farm Bureau more than anyone would give for the Yaeger.) good seed per acre. Or else use Van Buren county fruit grower, and "I hope that equalization featu~es some emergency hay crop than to ed the annual meeting and dmne~ at will give 'Special attention to oleo- property. There is some prospect of the Peoples church at East Lansmg, for many years prominent in com- margarine. Several bills may be in- an adjustment which will put thi of. thde"Th~~c~er-~a~r tAC~ are t~~~ get foreign clover mixed into a good munity and agricultural affairs, pass- troduced. property back on the lb%ks under' tame, sal r, c u z, excep at' f domestic seed. Jan. 21. d f Officers of their association a~ 0 ed away early in January on the farm Rep. Ole Clines has introduced bilis conditions that should assure its re- the tax rate be increased from 2% to s ~~nh '~an farmers are now working the plant operating company discus- where he was born, northwest of providing for that metropolitan dis- malning there as a source of tax 3 mills. This would increase the equal- .t~C I re domestic clover. There is sed the come-back of the beet grow- Paw Paw. Four generations of the tricts may be created throughout the income. ization fund from which village and Wl f.~aHng the damage we may do I family have lived there since the state to own municipal electric It is doubtful it the expected st8lte rura sc h00 IS recerva . ell' finances. " thei no esnative our 1 seed if we don't keep 1It ers and plants to date, a ~ew con- land was taken on a grant from the tract for 1937, Lansing plant lmprov~- power plants. His bills are a clear soils conservation bill materializes. Murder free from European seed. government. case of carrying out a mandate in the It appears likely that a generally re- Have you ever been stopped on a The 1936 crop of Michigan alfalfa meats for the growers, and their faith in the future. Mr. Buskirk was president of the state constitution, and will have Farm vamped federal AAA is in the otting lonely country road by an overall clad was fairly large and can be used ~o Van Buren County Farm Bureau, and Bureau support, Farmers should and that any state action taken now man waving a flashlight ... the time good advantage. Alfalfa or mixtures Dr. J. A. Brock, secretary of the for nine years, 1925-34, was a direc- 1::. 1-. A "'THO"",, Y have the benefit of competition in all might be nullified in a few mont. A'rnerrcan Fazm&. Burea about 1 a. m.? . . . Then have two carrying alfalfa are to be preferred Farmers and Manufacturers Bee.t ~u- gar Ass'n, is charged .with building tor of the State Farm Bureau. He burly individuals step up, one with a over red clover at present clover prices. was president of the Paw Paw Co- Droughts, and their resuitant insect up home sales for Michlgan beet sug- scourges, together with floods and & shotgun and the other with a rifle? Recommendations . . . Experience it some time if you want your heart to stop still and then The Michigan State crops department College farm has prepared the ar. He said: "I wouldn't be surprised if soon the operative Ass'n and presided at its annual meeting a few days 'before his other experienced have seasonal set-backs which zJ.k. ing through books carried by Jews equivalent, $1 an acre; "200 pounds of leaving the country. A leaf at a time gypsum, $1.25 an acre. to be sure that no currency had been _ Payments for liming follow: For concealed. limes.tone on crop land or non-crop "Germany is a different nation. pasture land, $1.25 a ton; for 500 The Hitler government has acted to pounds on crop land drilled in with clean the slums out of the cities. new legume seedirrgs, $1 an acre; for Many factories are /hetng moved into 1,000 pounds of finely ground lime- .he country and villages are being stone on non-crop pasture land, $2 an built around them. Perhaps that may acre. minimize the damage that invading The rate of payment to orchardists airplanes could do, The housing pro- for applying mulch material in their ped up from 75 cents rooms and a bath for every German a ton to $1. t ' workman's family. While this is go- ing on, Germany is rapidly developing a great system of two and three lane boulevard highways between cities, and another system from border to border, avoiding the cities. Many of them have no intersections at grade. They are high speed highways. Inter- PROF. H. a. RATHER secting roads go over or under and. acreage yields except in most un- are connected to the main highway. usual seasons. Cultural methods are tJ. A. I-IANNAH . Food Prices Decreed now available which can raise ich- "In Germany today the farm set-up igan's beet yield from 8 ton to the "To appreciate Germany today, it is necessary to go back to the Germany and the consumer price for food is acre to 12 tons. Many farmers have of yesterday," said Mr. Hannah. "I decreed. The farmer is told what to exceeded this goal." was there in 1930 and saw a friendly do. Prices are fixed at the farm and Observations FARM BUREAU SERVICES but discouraged German people. In at stores. Meat and food may be "Growers know from experience", fairly scarce or plentiful but the pric- he said, "that fall plowing i better 221 K. Cedar St., Lansing the war they had lost 2,500,000 young es do not change. men and another 5,000,000 were than pring plowing; that seed beds 'Preparations for war are apparent must be fine and clean; that planting wounded. The German colonies were gone, Germany had been oblrged to everywhere. Soldiers, camps, troop the first of May is better than plant- return to France the provinces of AI- trains, guns are seen everywhere. It ing the first of June; that beets must sace -and Lorraine, which had come seems that 800/0 or' German men have be thinned early to the strongest beet; the iron and coal that made industrial uniforms. Germany seems better pre- that weeds must be controfled ; that Germany. The nation had lost a large pared for war than any other state. wide spacing means fewer tons and area in the creation of P. land. Her She may keep herself armed to the that spacing in 28 inch 1'0 so that Of course the processor wanta eeding and fertilizing; in teeth to strengthen her position in the b an cultivator may be used with- railroad rolling stock had gone large- bargaining wi th other nations, but out changing you to grow Beets - more other ords, by the adoption ly to France, and the people were ats away from 12 to under a heavy tax load to pay repar- should war come, it is apparent that $15 of the returns per acre. These Beets-in fact, just as many of the latest cultural prac- ations. They associated their tax Germany is ready on instant notice." growers know the value of commer- Beets as scientific rotation tices, you wi I get more burden with the existing form of the Mr. Hannah was much impressed cial fertilizers. It is these known will permit. sugar per acre. And by the results of the German program truths, plus new ones that re earch German government. of exercise, hikes, and work designed and experience are yi-elding each year 0, he is not entirely selfish is what are both after. Germany Is Different "The Germany of 1936 is a. different to make German boys and girls that make this crop an opportunity about this. Strange as it Next: Sugar t tops bage a Germany. It is again convinced that "strong and fit in the body as well as crop for certain Michigan farmers," may seem, what benefits the high feed value fo tack. With good seed corn so scarce this in the head," as the Germans put it. Prof. Rather said. year, many growers will be forced to it is a great nation ... There is every evertheless, said Mr. Hannah, one processor is of identical Next. Sugar Beets, in proper indication that Hitler or his succes- Malting Barley plant mediocre seed. But - good sors are there to stay a long time. comes home thankful for our system benefit to you-the grower. rotation, ake fanning At least three cash crops are due seed or only fair - make what you Their whole educational scheme is to of government, and that there are for expansion in the sugar beet area And here are the reason : better paying propositio plant produce to the limit by treating build boys from ten years of age into foul' days by ocean and at least 30 of ichigan in 1937, the speaker If you will stick to a regul it with New Improved SEMESAN JR. the Nazi movement. For four years hours by' plane 'between us and pointed out. These are ugar beets, Sugar Beets are not a surplus yearly Sugar Beet plan • Europe. In 14 Iowa-Illinois tests, this ethyl the state instructs boys in a boys' bean and malting barley. Barley, as crop. There is alwaysa mar- you wiDmake more mc:JDe!y mercury phosphate dust gave yield program. Beginnirrg with their 14th a high income cash crop is a tiit un- ket for I you can grow. and keep your farm in increases of from 134 to 634 bushels year comes a period of drill and hia assee Farm usual. Drought conditions in certain an acre; in 51 tests it produced an camp. They are taken about the sections of the country in 1936 made Next: SUgar Beets have been more productive condition. average 10% increase - more than' country to sell them on their own na- B re u Annual Meeting it difficult to obtain malting barley in tlie ost profitable of all Themor e er tion. hiawa ee County Farm Bureau SUfficient quantities so that, while th-e 3311 bushels an acre for 2~c. "At 18 a boy may join the azi observed its annual m ting Janu- high 'Price of 1936 may not obtain major farm crops in Michi- proc on n e~E!l'-- New Improved SEMESAN JR. can gan ing organized Ito contact 5,000 farm plant at Battle reek to take the road r ' co-operatives in the ational Co- ergency brakes, and automobile amilies with a vie, to giving them for their own delive y. This group of operative, Inc., are m nufacturing the steering wheel and mechanism, the ...'acts regarding the Farm Bureau, it accompli hmen s and program. nine was destined for several Michi- gan Farm Bureau dealers. Co-op tractor in t '0. three and four bottom sizes. Equi ped with Tubber Co-op handle well at truck speeds on the highways, say those who have Th Fe rns of Security Counti s that are co-operating and Farm Bureaus of Ohio, Indiana, and tit. s. . a Chrysler industrial motor, driven them. With a policy in 'liehIgnn's Largest Farm Mutual Fire. I.nsurance comPOn: As ets and R ourc s in excess of One Quarter Mfllton Dollars. V r the chairmen in each are as follows: $9,000.000 of n w in urance written in last nine months. . Fen turing a BLA. KET POLICY on per onal property. . REDITS for hght ning rods, fir re!"Lting roofs and approved fire extlOgUlshers. Assessmeni anilac County: Marshall liller, andusky, chairman. rat a Iowa 2.94 per 1,000. . Tusco.'a County: Will Smith, Caro. Sp clflc in ura nce not required to cover farm personal w~le~ in dWt;nlO~i Huron County: Mr. and Mrs. War- or rextster d stock or p rsonal on land owned or r n ted wi th in a radius three ~iles of the home farm. Other provisions which make a broad and b ren Nugent, chairmen for ea tern liberal coverage. half of county; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lloyd Ruesink, Better to Sow Less Domestic of Agriculture, provides that red clo- By car ful underwriting and systematic inspection We are e~iminati.ng Richmond, for western half of county. ver or alfalfa seed offered for sale in undesirable 1'i ks and fire hazards. Losses are promptly and sattsractortlv Stock Than to Use Any adjusted and paid. Our solicitors are licensed by the Department of Insur- Oakland County: James Mitchell, County: Will this state must .have a label showing ance and our policies are accepted by the Federal Land Bank, Ho.me Owner's Holly. the state, territory or country in which Loan Corporation and other Loaning Agencies. For rurther inrorrnatton Imported Seed rite Home Office. ' Genesee County: Fay 1 Iyers, Grand the seed was produced, thus giving the purchaser an opportunity to avoid un- Blanc. St. Clair County: Clarence Reid, Five West Michigan Iichigan farmers face danger of adapted seed produced in this country, 5 ate utual Fir I 5 ranee Co. of i higan fin ncial 10 s in 1937 through buying Here's on opportunity to cash in on the mashing sales success of Avoca, chairman; sub-chairmen: Fred Counties Star Dri es and planting unadapted, imported lo- such as alfalfa from Arfzona or red W. V. Burras, Pres. 702 Church st., Flint, Mich. H. K. FiSk, Sec'y the ew Streamline Tractor built by Meyers, Ira twp.; . Edgar, Thoms Five west Michigan County Farm clover from Oregon:' he explained. China twn.: Carl Greenberg, Colum- ver and alfalfa seed. Recent importa- Hub.r. A compact yet powerful Bureaus are planning early pring Economy in the sowing of seed 2-Plow Tractor at a price the average bus twp.; Chas. Stevenson, Kimball tions are well over a million pounds membership campaigns, states Wesley should be practiced. The quantity of farmer can afford to pay. Built by twp.: hester Shirkey, Riley twp.; of each of the e two important legume Hawley, organization representative. seed sown rather than through lower- on. of Am rica's' foremost mo fac- I vin Graybill, Lynn twp.; H. . Wix- The countie co-operating are Mus .• seeds. ing the qualdty or adaptation of the turers of power farm machinery. The on, Kenockee twp.; John Roberston, kegon, ewaygo, Mason, Oceana and Visitors at State College Farmers complete Huber line includes Heavier crop, it was pointed out. The 1936 Greenwood twp.; Geo. McKinsey, anistee. Week were warned by Prof. H. C. Tra or Grain Thre h rs end 8 an_ I crop ot Michigan alfalfa seed was fair- Hullers. Exclusive territory open in Birchville l1:w-p.; Johrr Mc aughton, Oceana County took the lead with a Rathel', head of the Farm Crops Dep't ly large and can all ,be used to good ad- this district for the right man. Write Clyde twp. meeting of Farm Bureau leaders held of the folly of seeding land with seed vantage, Prof. Rather said. Alsike for r attractive proposition. acomb County: Roy W It. at helby on January 2 tho Those not adapted to ichigan conditions. clover seed is relatively more plentiful rm UBER FG. CO. Monroe County: Charles chairman, north side of county; Ollie Rogers, who were present represem ed local co-opera lves, the extension "In the fir t place," service, have proved that first cuttings of red he said, "we than red clover seed and may be sub- Lansing, Michigan stituted, in part, for red clover. Mix- Stuart, for south eide of county. the County Farm Bureau and Com- clover from European seed have not tures of alsike and red clover have Lapeer County: Mr. and Mrs. Ray munity Farm Bureaus and the Junior produced more than 80 per cent as given heavier yields than red clover Farm Bureau. Plans were made for much as obtained from Michigan seed alone, in experimental plantings, he a membership camp Ign, conducting and often not more than 50 per cent. Community Farm Bureau'S and a com- While the second cutting and the seed said. .' A'TRIED.AN·D.PROVED'" For 1937 plantings, to meet require- M • LIV STOCK ODUC R mittee was named to develop these crop, if any, has been even less favor- plans. able. Add to these facts the inevitable ments i)f economy and to prove for ElE(TRICALLY·APPLIED COATING The Michigan Livestock Exchange is a farmer owned and controlled Similar meetings are scheduled for blending with domestic the wide range of Michigan conditions, organization-off ring' you the following services: clover that the other co-operating counties. the following planting suggestions F . f .' . eel b h I must result and you get a reduced BETHANIZED FARM BUREAU ENCE IS 'woven rom wire zrnc-coat y t e on y SELLING were 0ffere d b y th e 0rops Depar t men t :.. f . h . 1 d .. planting value of domestic seed in fu- . electric process With a background 0 service t at proves Its all-roun supenority. Commission sales service on Detroit and Buff 10 terminal markets Feeders through national connections, can furnish at cost plus a reasonable handling charge, all grades of feeding cattle and lambs. With the ture years. Argentine Alfalfa Poor Rec~mmen~atlons hl h h 1. For well-drained SOils on w IC t ere Bethanized Farm Bureau Fence has three outstanding features, each of definite is "Seldomw;nter-kUling of alfalfa: sow advantage to you- . . FINANCING Le i lature "Argentine alfalfa seed has made an even poorer record in Michigan than alfalfa at 8 Ibs. per acre. 2. For soils on which alfalfa is moderate- C~ACKPROOF COATING:. The zi ~ zinc coatmg 0 '. Iy subject .to Heaving: alfalfa, 7 Ibs. per virtually a part of the WIre Itself. That means the-coating IS not weakened by the f B h . d F et all1~e . arm B ureau F ence IS . 5% Money available fnr fe ding operations of have feed, r gurdtess of vher'e they purch th ir or thy feeders feeders. who in 1837 has the European clovers. This seed has wen declared by the U. S. Secre- acre and timothy, 3 Ibs. per acre. 3. For uneven so.i1s, in i)art poorly drain- weaving into fence causing cracks which lead to rust. ' . ... MARKET INFORMATION tary of Agriculture to be unfit for gen- ed: alfalfa, 5 I.bs. per acre; alsike, 2 UNIFORMLY THICK ZINC ARMOR - Because the zinc coating IS built up evenly January 26,1937 was the 1000th an- lbs, per acre; timothy, 5 Ibs. per acre. everywhere on the wire by the electricity, there are none of the thin spots that Listen to the Farm Market Reporter, sponsor d by the Ford Dealers eral distribution in this country. of Mlchtgun each marl' t day at 12:15 P. I. over the ichigan Radio niversary of ichigan's admittance in- 4. For moderately acid soils, variable in . d d c life .• twork, "Michigan farmers planning legume character: red clover, 5 Ibs. per acre: soon give out an cut own renee re. T to the Union as a state. seedings in 1937 will do well to become ~~s~k:cr;. Ibs. per acre; timothy, 5 IbS'THE PUREST OF ALL ZlNC COA.TINGS. It's the impurities that cause ordinary Kilo- Kilo- On January 26, 1937 records at the Station Lo atlon cycles Station Location cycles familiar with the s d laws. The fed- 5. For meadows intended to be used, at zinc 'coatings to weather away. The bethanized zinc armor is practically free capitol show that the Michigan legis- WXYZ Detroit 1240 WFDF Flint 1310 eral seed staining law requires the least in part; for pa.sture . from impurities. It is 99.99 per cent pure, the purest zinc ever applied to wire. lature, consisting of 45 hou'se mem- WELL Battle Creek 1420 WOOD Grand Rapids 1270 bers and 16 senators, convened at the staining of certain p r centages of im- (a) when -seeded wlthout a nurse crop. .". v' ~ ; 'c -h 1· 'f fiD h . ed F B F WIBM Jackson 1370 WBCM Bay City 1410 alfalfa, 8 lbs, per acre; smooth brome a.ou ·pay no more ror t e extra qua Ity:O wet amz arm ureau. ence. WKZO Kalamazoo 590 WJIM Lansing 1210 old capitol at Detroit, considered bills ported seed. Canadian seed is stained grass, 7 Ibs. per acre. -, t ,~.. ...,.0". 'J. (b) when brome grass is seeded through ""- •. of banks. 1 per cent purple and is generally sat- I • GE, De oit tock Ya.rds providing for incorporatton 'Dhe house considered a bill 0 ex nd isfactory in M·chlgan. the tim Iim lt for payment of taxes. administered The state law, by the State Deparment drill box, with oats or barley insurilJg better distribution of this seed: alfalfa, .s lbs, per acre; smooth brome grass, 5 lbs, per acre, • ,. "'.. FA '8,1\1'.··B11R'E AU ~$'1 VI'C :~.'.,.. ;:-. r.: iAN 5 'I N G, M ic HI G A a ' , \' '~. N·";~'::~:·'i~. " .0;," "., E.S j.-~..I N C. e. Rep. Ely of AIle an served notice that ~ •••• I,'. ~ I I; • { • • • he would offer a biLl for construction of bridges aero s the Kalamazoo river e irig A s'n ~ at Began and Otsego. tabled a resolution The senate to empower the eeting March 4 6--- _ Gov. Stephen T. Mason 11:0 borrow $5,000,000 to construct three parallel Future Policies of Wool Pool warehousing facilities unless they highways across the state. T Be D .d d could be assured of a definite tonnage The 1937 legislature has before it o eCI e of wool. Hence, the directors instruct- the budget director's report covering So n ed the wool pool management to send nearly $200,000,000 in appropriations out a letter to members and former for state matters for the next two By ST ilNLEY M. POWELL poolers to find out if they wish to years. The 1837 legislature had from With the shearing season rapidly pool,wool during 1937 and if so how Gov. Mason a report that ate expen- approaching, sheep men are giving in- many pounds hey expect to -constgn. ditures for the previous year were creased attention to wool price pros- Ho the pool will operate during 1937 $50,301.68 and that the state had $27,- pects and their marketing program for and whether or not it will handle any 130.68 in the treasury. 1937. wool at all will depend entirely _.~, •• ~ tees to the farmer to the full purchase price of its seed ,:.:.:' e~see your'local dlstributor " ",,:, your distributor in sealed, trade-marked 'Farm Bureau next spring. "t:>'~ · ', the vitality, description, origin and purity to be as de- ~.~.... ,' 'f1'.': ~ .. If ••.. , .••• ~ ~ •• l:" • Brand bushel sacks, direct from our warehouse. See Present high prices of beans is apt to encourage increased plantings in ~ . _;. 01 Farm Bureau.SeeCls:, > .:,:. our seed guarantee. Good seed is a .good start. scribed on the analysis tag on sealed Farm Bureau bag. 1937. The outlook for sugar beet growers is more encouraging for 1937 than it was for 1936. Supplies of clover and alfalfa seed are apparently larger than early fore- casts but increase in plantings should help to sustain present high price KS Zero ils levels. ,Present high price for malting bar- ley due chiefly to the smaller 1936 o crop. Shortage in present feed supply is primarily in grains. Hay supplies are FARM BUREAU lOlLS are approximately normal. Dairy and Poultry MERMASH wax-free, zero oils that start Dairy outlook this winter is dimmed With Cod L.lver Oil The easy and save motors, and ltl- somewhat by high feed costs. The long-time outlook is more encouraging. Winter Feed bricate p~rfectly. Lower feed costs are necessary be- The best ground yellow fore the egg and poultry situation can corn, pure wheat bran, FARM BUREAU OILS-Mioco flour midds, meat and improve. bone scraps, alfalfa leaf and Bureau Penn-cost you Egg prices in 1937 may be some- meal and Mermaker, what higher in the spring and lower which is Pacific Ocean less because Michigan, Ohio in the fall than during similar periods I in 1936. kelp and fish meal, are and Indiana Farm Bureaus used in Mermash. Poultry meat prices are expected own their own oil plant. Get to decline more than average until mid-winter because of greater than av- a 5 gal. can from your Farm erage marketings. Bueau dealer. Hog prices are expected to remain high but a favorable hog-feed price OIL SHIPPING IJEPT.F/1RIVI BURE/llJ all- Co. INOlflN,l/POLI S ratio is not likely before next summer. The cattle industry should be in a favorable position for the next two or three years although lower prices may prevail by 1938. ERMASH What fine' pullet and 16% roilers i pr d ces! Th situation in the sheep industry in the ne t five or six years should compar favorably with the situation for other p ci s of meat animals. OPE. F'ORMULa M AKE for Production Numbers of horses and mules on farms still show a downward trend although production is increasing. Fruit Outlook Gross sales of all fruit combined will Millemaleer D iry Feeds with probably move upward with the in- home grown grains and le- crease in consumer income. Some increase in production of truck crops for manufacture is expect- ed in 1937 but the acreage of truck ME for Laying gume hay can't be improved crops for market may be reduced. upon for low cost of mille. "How's business here- Up to 70 EGGS PER DAY per 100 hens throughout the winter is re- ported for flocks on Mermash. MILKMAKER COLD WEATHER, lack of sunshine ~.:' .~.:' Means .. lowers vitality and egg production. Mermash has what it takes for peak Moneymaker production. For years Milkmaker fed herds have taken 4 or more of SEE THE FORMULA ABOVE for the first 10 places for butterfat production in' 1,200 herds tbe superior ingredients that make ~LKMAKER FORMULAS of all breeds in Michigan cow testing associations. Mermash the profit making ration. 16, 24 and 32% Protein e er FOR FA M IU EAU SUPP IES Write Us If You H ve 0 ealer LKMAKER FORMUL 8 MILKMAKD PORMULAS PAR BUREAU SERVICES, Inc., Lansing, :Mich. 16, 24, 32 and 34% 16, 24, 32 and 34% __ ~ __ .~~~----..;o~ •••..•..•.•••• .-;..... ----::~ ":"_"=':"''''':''';';'' ''''''':'' _