EEP UP On New. Intere.tlng to Farmers Through the Farm New. Vol. XVI, No.6 Behind LAPEER EMBERS Eleven Years of Rural lectrification in Michigan Brings Pow r to 5,247 Farms, Jan. 1 to Apr. 30 G ' the TO OW LAPEER, 19 I 7 June 1 the Consumers Power Com- OL Wheel IMLAYST In this vast area of central Michigan in 1927 here were two experimental fa.rm lines, total- pany announced the following farm power line construction four nlonths of 193 , and for the 2 for the first TO month period since Jan. 1, 1936, when With J. F. Yaeger, ing 13 miles. The Michigan State College agr'l Director of Membership Part of Services Policy to the "5 per mile" plan became efe tive. ngineering dep't induced a. public utility to The company's total rural mileage and Rela.tions Make Local Co-ops connections are given. build them. to prove that farmers could use of Branches lectricity profitably and would be good ens- 4 Mos. Ending April 30 DOLLARS The Lapeer County Farm Bureau mers to have. Farm lines bultt, energized.......... 999 mi. By T.A LEI' 1 • P01VELL New customers connected 5,247 In April, 1929, the Farm Bureau membership is organizing a corpora- Michigan Oo-op WooZ Mktg. 'n Services store at Saginaw did a gross tdon, the Lapeer County Co-operatives, 28 Mos. Ending April 30 Farm lines built on basis of 5 Demon trating that they ppr ci t volume of business totalling not over Inc., to purchase the business of the customers per mi •....................6,619 mi. the advantages of the new Governm nt $3,500. T'hat year was one of the Farm Bureau Services, Inc., branch Total rural customers con- nected 35,661 50,000,000 vool loan program. Ichl- so-called boom yea.rs. In April, 1938, stores and elevators at Lapeer and gan wool growers are onstgntn th ir Company's Total, April 30 that same institution did a gross of Imlay City. The County Farm Bu- Total miles, farm IInes.................• 11,739 fieeces this season in quantiti th t $33,000 and had a. net profit of more reau directors concluded negotiations Total farms served ........................• .45,558 far surpas deliveries during other Non-farm rural customers than the total vol- with the services May 26. The ar- served, estimated at .40,000 recent years. ume of 'business in rangement became effective June 1. Total rural customers served 80,558 The new pool and loan pro ram a April, 1929. And Sale of the business of branches Per cent of occupied farms shaped up by governm nt otncial at .. 1938 is a year of at Lapeer and Imlay City to Farm Bu- served by power company in 46 counties in franchised tel' consultation with leader of gro - "recession". While reau members there is part of a areas 56.5% other business' is general policy of the Farm Bureau ers' associations and co-operative pool . All its details are entirely in the in- crying for relief and h e 1p, co-operative business is quietly Services to place ownership and con- trol of 11 !branches in the hands of local Farm Bureau members. In BLOSSOMS KEY ter st of the growers. In fact, it is so favorable and one-sided that some going ahead to the accomplishment g rea t e r projects. 0f recent months Farm Bureau Services oil and gasoline servdce branches at Eau Claire and Batavia have been 801d TO JUNE ALFALFA grow r have b n r luctant to b li e the good news. Howe er, many grow. ers know a ood C/. F. YAEGER. WHY? Because some' people are realizing to local members and others. In all instances, 'the 'Farm Bureau Services SEED CROP thing wh n they see it and ar a t- that real progress is made only when at Lansing will continue manage- ing accordin 1 • folks work together and they make of ment under a management contract If They Hang On, Prospects The result is tha co-operatloa something more then just executed with the local 'boards of deliveries to the "lip-service". directors. Are Good; State Has Michigan pool to POPULAR Sales of these businesses to local Record Acreage date greatly e c ed Up in Unionville, Tuscola county, members qualifies them to pay pat- those for the corre- Superintendent Francis Ode is sure ron age divldends, which they consider One year with another, a crop of cer- sponding peri 0 d popular as the leader in the school a business advantage. It makes locally tified Hardigan or Grimm alfalfa seed during other recent system. Thorough and hard working, owned co-operative enterprises of the can be depended upon to return the far- seasons. A 1 rger Sup't Ode nevertheless finds time to Farm Bureau branches, It provides mer an average of 18 per bushel. tonnage of wool has be congenial. As his rotund figure the people who patronize these ele- comes rolling towards one, his face vators and stores an opportunity to 1938 Michigan Variegated and other Mich- already been deliv- igan grown alfalfa seed brings less. Stanley Powell red to the Michi- breaks out in a broad smile of wel- own and direct them, and to share in The same territory From 3 to 5 bushels of seed per acre gan pool than was received during come that has won him many friends. their earnings. Sup't Ode is typical of the many fine At Lapeer and Imlay City the Farm _ 11 years later. It is a pretty good cash crop. the entire calendar y ar of 1937, which, is part of 11,739 When alfalfa comes into full bloom by the way, was 65% larger than the agricultural instructors and supertn- Bureau Services will continue in own- in June, a little observation will tell previous year. tendents to be found throughout Mich- ership of the real estate and other miles of rural lines whether a seed crop can be had or Advance and Loan Produce Igan's rural communities. physical properties. The Lapeer Co- built by the Consum- not, says Prof. C. R. Meg of the As soon as the wool is delivered to operatives, Inc., will take over the ELECTRICITY businesses at Lapeer and Imlay C,ity ers Power Co. Michigan State College Farm Crops Dep't. the Association's warehouse at 728 E. Up in Lapeer county, Burnside at agreed appraised values. Gradual- If yoU are interested in taking a Shiawassee Street, Lansing. a cash township, Mr. Gus 'Sohn finds elec- ly the Farm Bureau members will seed crop in June, watch the blossoms advance of 15c a pound i made on tricity a big help as well as a great acquire complete ownership of the for a few days. If the blossoms hang breeding flock wool. The consignments convenience. Mr. Sohn said, "I cer- businesses 'as they buy the common IT IS EARL Y THREE YEAR since t on and the small seed coils begin to are then forwarded in carlot quanti- tainly am thankful for the opportunity and preferred stock to be issued by d the "five cu tomer per mile plan" to Michigan p develop, prospects are very good for ties to the warehouse of the National of enjoying electrical service on my Lapeer Co-operatives to provide the in return for farm power a worthwhile seed crop. Wool Marketing Corporation at Bos- farm. For years we put off finishing lines without a construction charge to the necessary capital. Common stock will Should the blossoms start dropping ton for grading, storage and sale. our home, expecting electricity to be limited to the Farm Bureau mem- come our way. Only a~ter the Farm off with little or no evidence of seed Upon its arrival at Boston, each con- The Consumers Power and Detroit di on . erve more than three-fifth of lower Bureau initiated a program of rural bershlp. coils, there's small chance for a seed signment is immediately given the electrtflcation did we realize our The Lapeer County Co-operatlves,d Michigan. Since January 1, 1936, they ha e been connecting farm customers at the crop. benefits of the new $50,000,000 001 Inc., will sell two classes of preferre rate 'of 60 a day, or 1,500 or more per month. Their work continue at thi rate. In the The stand is still good for a fair loan program. After being graded, the dream however. If the Farm Bureau stock to investors. One to raise never 'dtd anytlltng but this, it would Th d meantime the 5 per mile plan has been lib . ed to permit group of farmer av raging quality hay crop. 001 is ppraised by in pector renre- capital for the enterprise. e secon If a seed crop is not to be had at the senting the Commodity Credit Corpor- warrant our support." 'class w1ll raise capital and to qualify 3 and 4 farm per mile to participate in the plan by contributing 100 for each cu tomer first cutting, the blossoms may set for ation. They determine its loan value. lor patronage dividends patrons Who they lack to make 5 per mile. Many miles of line have been built under thi arrangemsnt, a seed crop at the second cutting, for Loans are based on th normal parity NOTE: The follOWing is reprtnted from are not agricultural producers and a seed harvest about October 1. prices of wool and not on the present the April issue of the Pennsylvania Co-op '1'he Rural Ele·ctrification Administration ha been active throughout Michigan, Va 't Review, official organ of the Pennsylvan- Farm Bureau members. Lapeer and The small crop of clover seed in unusually depressed market. / ia Farm Bureau F'edera'tlon. You may Imlay City branches have been in sums have been allocated from Wa hington a loan for building REA di ·tributing and 1937 shot clover seed prices up in It is of interest to note that in the not agree with the contents but at least operation since 1930 and 1932, and generating facilities. Several hundred REA eu tomers are being erved by the Tri-County 1938. That condition, together with a last 2 years, there have been only the sentiment expressed is thought pro- are very successful concerns. Herbert smaller production of alfalfa seed, two seasons during which wool prices voking. King, manager at Lapeer, and Roy REA in central l\Iichigan, and the Presque I le REA in northea tern l\Iichigan. A group has made for strong alfalfa seed averaged as low as they are at the VALUES Swanson, manager at Imlay City, are in northwestern Michigan in Charlevoix, An im, Emmet, Oheboygan and adjoining coun- prices in 1938. present time. There is a school of thought that continued under the management con- holds co-operation to be simply and tracts. ties, another group in Mason and Oceana counties, and the outhw tern Iichigan REA Our Seed Production On the carlots of Michigan pooled only a system of economics. It sees group have lines under way. Michigan has come to have the wool which have thus far been graded Batavia, Eau Claire Changes or detects no other values; in fact, third largest alfalfa acreage in the and appraised, the Government loan March 1 the Farm Bureau Services United States. We rank 6th in the pro- value on medium fleeces, which con- quite vigorously denies their exist- oil and gasoline bulk plant at Batavia, ence. Branch county, was sold to a new There is another school of thought corporation, the Branch County Farm Ranks Tractor ~ith METER USES OF duction of alfalfa seed. The 1937 crop was exceeded only by the 1936 har- stitute well over half of the total ton- nage in the Michigan pool, range from vest. that is weaving into the co-operative Bureau Oil Co. The Steel Plo"W and Reaper about 19c to 20c per pound net to the pattern a rich, warm blending of the bought both the plant and the busi- material and the spiritual values des- ness. Common stock is not limited to new company Another Revolution in Farm .'--------------- mechanization of certain other crops ELECTRICITY ON In 1937 Michgian farmers harvested grower. On half-blood and flne staple 54,000 acres of alfalfa for seed. In 1936 the alfalfa seed harvest was tak- fleeces, the net loan value ranges from tined to imbue life with hope and Farm Bureau members. Earl Huntley promise. 'J'lhis school contrasts of the Farm Bureau Services contin- with the ues as manager under the manage- Practices is Well such as cotton, corn, sugar beets, fruits and vegetables, for various reasons, has MICHIGAN FARM en from 87,000 acres. 16%c to 18%,c. Growers will readily Michigan cut 1,300,000 acres of al- appreciate that these loan values com- Under Way not gone so far. falfa for hay in 1937, with an average pare very favorably with offers which former' th . as the pulsating world ment contract with the Services. at springtima contrasts with the "Grain harvesting machinery such Place With Many Electrical yield of 1.7 tons per acre. In 1919 the local dealers are making for outright Also, on lMarch 1 the Services sold The present trend of improvement as the 'baby combine', a recent im- state had an alfalfa acreage of only purchase. In fact, plenty of wool is bleakness of winter. It fuses emotion its oil and gasoline branch at Eau in farm machinery is toward durabil- Appliances Checks Work 79,000 acres. Practically none of it being bought and sold in Michigan for provement," the writer says, "is being with in:tellect' and philosophy with Claire to the Berrien County Farm ity, simplicity, speed, and convenience used successfully on a variety of crops Done and Costs was cut for seed. less than its net loan value. economics. Bureau Oil Co., a new corporation of operation, says W. M. Hurst of the other than small grain--on soybeans, In 1920's most of Michigan's alfalfa These new loans are being made President Benjamin of the Pennsyl- in which the common stock is limited U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Engi- With Michigan leading the way in seed came from the northwest. The without recourse, which means that peas, alfalfa, and clovers." Regarding vania tFarm Bureau says: "It is not to Farm !Bureau members. Plant and neering in an article, New Tools for the nation for increasing the number Michigan State Farm Bureau Seed there will be no comeback. The grow- potatoes, he says they "usually are so much a matter of figures as of business were sold. Jay Staley of Agriculture. of farms connected to power lines, a Dep't sent men into Montana, Utah, er is not at all responslble in case of a planted, cultivated, sprayed and dug faith; not so much a matter of dollars the Farm Bureau Services continues As a good example of this, Hurst new system of demonstration farms Idaho and the Dakotas to get stocks possible over advance. He retains his with mechanical equipment, but the as of democracy . . as manager under the management cites the general-purpose tractor, the where typical equipment is metered for of northern grown and Michigan beneficial interest or equity in the 'picking up' is yet a hand operation." "America and a few other democ- contract. development of which "probably has costs is aiding farmers to get a better adapted alfalfa seed. Their job was wool at all times. When it is sold he The production of cotton has not racies have still before them the In Saginaw county, the Services is affected American agriculture as much picture of their electric service. to check the seed back to the farms will receive all that it nets above the been mechanized extensively, "because chance tcr prove whether they have assisting in the Incorporation of the as, if not more than, the development a mechanical cotton picker is not yet Calhoun, Midland and Kent counties where it was grown. Later the Mich- loan. The interest is at 4% and thero the capacity to direct their affairs Sag-inaw County Farm Bureau Oil Co., of the reaper and steel plow of a cen- now have such meter equipped farms, commercially available." As to corn, igan State College developed certified is no production control involved. It democratically and as freemen. a group not limited to Farm Bureau tury ago." The gas tractor has been reports D. G. Ebinger, Michigan State "further improvements are necessary Hardigan and Michigan Grimm, is evident that the grow l' has every- "This is what the Co-operative Mov- members. The company will build an 011the market for nearly 40 years, but College specialist in rural electrifica- in the design of picker huskers before tion. strains which produce seed in Mich- thing to gain and nothing to lose. Be- ment can help encourage and prove. oil and gasoline plant on the Farm only during the past 10 or 12 years has this type of machine comes into gen- The dollars we save are simpZy by Bureau Services elevator property at a unit suitable for planting and culti- eral farm use. Hand husking in the On the farm of Robert Sackett, igan, cause this very favorable loan is avail- Michigan Varieties able, no grower should be content to way of illustrating that DEMOORAOY 220 Bristol street. A tank wagon vating row crops, for plowing, disking, Route 3, Marshall, Calhoun county field continues to be the most common For many years the Farm Bureau accept the prevailing low offers being ITSELF OAN BE SAVED!" service will be operated to Saginaw and belt work, been available. Of all farmers are finding visits to the Sac- method of harvesting corn. has acted as a seed distributing made by dealers. Wool which is sold A faith like this at once takes co- county farms. kett demonstration valuable. Typical i\\\i agency for, Michigan Crop Imp~o:ve- at too cheap a price has a depressing operation out of the cold realm of of a month's power bill is one for $8.21. ment Ass n growers of certlfied influence on the market. It retards economics and robes it with the gar- $5.92 for These Services ment of a tremendous mission for Michigan Has Grimm and Hardigan seed. It process- the restoration of decent price levels Three adults in the home received es and packs these seeds for these at Boston. mankind. Any other concept to us would be quite inadequate-for at the A Million Sheep Farm the following portions of the service growers. During recent years, the trend of for $3.06: Lights for house, poultry and Many growers of certified Grimm Growers Pool Large Clips end of the tratl-what? Probably the sheep raising in Michigan has reached ureau's barns, two poultry immersion heaters, and Hardlgan do not have their seed Growers with large numbers of same sense of utter futility and frus- an apparently stable level at about one . General two water pumps, toaster, percolator, crops certified. To the uncertified sheep whose wool remuneration rep- tration from which much of humanity million head, according to the annual washer, iron, radio, vacuum cleaner, seed stock of Hardigan, Grimm, On- resents a considerable portion of their is suffering today. Purpose food mixer and space heater for bath- tario Variegated and other adapted year's business, naturally study mar- livestock report published by the Unit- The redistribution of wealth alone- ed States Department of Agriculture in Tractor room. A heater for water in the home and variegated blossoms varieties ket conditions carefully in order to dis- even under the peaceful, evolutionary utilized 2. 6 in power for heating 420 grown in Michigan has been given the pose of their fleeces in such a way as co-operation with the Michigan De- processes of co-operation-is not gallons of water during the month. general name Michigan Variegated al- to realize the largest net return. In partment of Agriculture. The report enough in itself. This must not be the $1.96 in the Dairy falfa. Less expensive, Michigan Var- view of this situation, it is interesting discloses that Michigan ranks 15th in be-all and the end-all. W repeat, th re A milking machine for 20 cows took legated of course has the great hay to note the following substantial con.. sheep numbers, with 1,023,000 sheep general-purpose tractors manufactured Hurst says "more complete mechan- are spiritual values that must activate another 96 cents for the month or 4.8 and seed producing qualities of seed signments which have been delivered with an estimated value of $6,940,000, in 1937 nearly 50 percent were on rub- ization of sugar beet production ap- the co-operative philosophy if it is to cents per cow for the month. Heating having Grimm and Hardigan parent- to the pool recently: endure in the coming age. value being placed at $6.70 per head. ber. Pneumatic tires not only permit pears near as favorable results have Prior to 1895 Michigan boasted- of five gallons of water daily for clean- age. It is in great demand for hay POUND An eminent psychiatrist recently higher peed in field operations but been obtained with a mechanical har- ing the milking machine cost another production and seed purposes. Geo. H. Zorman. told us it was his well-cons1dered be- over 2,500,000 sheep, dropping to low make/possible road hauling with trail- vester which lifts and tops the beets dollar. Jonesville D. E. Turner &. Son, 3,746 ....•..........................••......••••••... lief that the ills and distortions of the point in 1920 with less than 750,000 ers, • at one operation. Improvements in 2,301 world today are directly traceable to head. Increase in value of Michigan "AdapUn lleld machinery to use with sugar-beet planters, now under way, 34c For Power in Barn Oakland County Jonesville Ralph A. Edwards. •.........................•.•...•....•..•••••••. Some of the extra work included Leslie 1,069 ............••.........•..••••.•••.•...•.•....••••••.•• the breaking down of the moral farm land fqr production of other crops tractors," says Hurst, "eonstitutes the for more accurate hill spacing, should feed grinding with a half horse motor, Hay Day June 9 Harlon Wilt., values of the home and family life, and the yielding of wool to cotton is major' recent development in what is reduce hand labor In thinning and 21 cents, or 9 cents a ton. A feed ele- Thursday, June 9, a hay making Blissfield Walter Moore, .••.•...••........•.•.....•.•••••.•••...••.•••.. 5,597 the fanure of the church, and forget- given as reason by Verne H. Church, generally known as farm. implements. cultivating, and reduce the seed bill." vator was operated at a cost of 3 cents demonstration and Oakland county Hillsdale 1,006 ..............••....•......••...••.•....•••••••. fulness of God-in other words, the senior statistician, for decrease and A new plo , for instance, may look He also says that "much hand work is for the month and a feed mixer cost dairy herd improvement ass'ns picnic Jacob Hemmes, Falmouth •..........•..••.••••••.••.•••••.•....••.•..•.•. 1.797 sensuality of the day. Back of it all apparent leveling out to stable point. about the same as its predecessor but of course required for fruits and vege- anothez 3 cents while a corn sheller will be held on the Russell Porrit Wm. A. Lanz, lay our unbalanced economic system. on examination it will be found to be tables, but mechanical sorting, packing Kalamazoo, R"2 2.110 ....•....••••••.•••.•.•••••••... took 7 cents in power for 32 bushels. farm, 6 miles north of Pontiac on Would Contin ue Low Walter W. Brown, WHAT CAN CO-OPERATION DO? made of better material, to have great- and refrigeration, bring these crops to The entire bill of $8.22 was for 478 M-24, and 1% miles east on Silver Delton 1,165 ••..•...•..........•..•.........•........•...••..••••.• For one thing, it can be an instru- er beam clearance for turning under market in better condition." Merle E. Vosburg, kilowatt hours, or an average of 1.72 Belle road. Time 12: 30 noon. Farm ment to re tore the anima ting im- Federal Farm 'Loan Rate trash, the shape of the moldboard of The article calls attention to "a cents a kilowatt. families are invited. Bring basket Climax, R-1 •...•...••.••.•..•..••.•.......•..•... Upper Peninsula Experjmen 1,370 a Ion, pulse to worthy living. It starts out In Congress the Bierman bill, to some is such as to permit of higher trend toward the production of machin- lunches. Milk will be furnished. Chatham ...•.....••..••.•••.••••.••....•.••..•1, Robert Robinson, on the premi e that men shouid seek continue 3%% interest rate on federal peed, and attachments are available ery suitable for the small or family. Rye has a relativery good feeding Object of the hay day 1s to show Sturgis .....•.............•.•.•••••..••..•••• 1, to get ahead WITH others rather land bank loan and the 4% commls- for increasing effectiveness in turning size farm," mentioning specifically gen. value for farm animals. It is consider- curing methods that will make 15% Kenneth Munson, Constantine 1,204 than to get ahead OF others. It pro- sioner loan rate until July 1, 1940, was under cover crops." eral-purpose tractors, the "baby com. ed more valuable than oats, pound for protein dairy feed of alfalfa hay. Watter E. Moore, ceeds on the ba Is that a man is en- approved by the House May 16. The The article brings out that produc- bine" harvesters and other lIeld mao pound, and about the same as wheat Dexter, R-2 • • .. . .1,124 AMhur Martus, titled to the fUll fruit of his labors Farm Bureau is continuing its support tlon of heat and potato crops has be- chinery adapted for light tractor pow- and barley, but a little leIS valuable There are 74 dairy herd improve. Brown City . ~, (C tlau QIa Daft Ie} tor the mea ure in th~ senaze, come highly mechanized, while the! ere than corn. ment ass'ns in Michigan. Wm. McCully, DltUfor:d , 1988 quite ary. Rubber boots should be The lower and upper peninsula of Good s eds sowed when we are IfOP'n noh n using odiIO}" chlorate .1ichigan together are equal to the size young will prevent bad needs when we spray and all clothing which ha come of England and Wales combined. are old. in contact 'ldth the . pray shoulti be 'washed before it i dry. Sodium chlor- ate in the liquid form is not dangerous. Atlacide is Safer tlacide, a mixture of sodium chlor- rate and calcium chloride is considered est c Memorial Specter afer to handle than sodium chlorate, however, the same precautions should be e ercised. The calcium chloride a The lawn was clipped and tidy all among the sturdy stone, (Uroad salt") takes up moi ture as And the cemetery echoed to the bugle's melting tones. oon as exposed to the air, causing the Ford Farm As the people, gr at and lowly, each with m ek uncovered hcad Stood at motley stack attention to salute the hero dead. mixture to go into solution. sens the fire hazard. This les- Market Reporter The address, so lately finished, had been firey and sincere; Time of Application 12:30 to 12:45 p, m· Pourino battle crle s of freedom In each patriotic ear; ati factory results have been se- Monday thru Friday Now the air wao; ten e with feeling as the bugler stood apart cured by applying chlorates at any over all stations Vol. XVI 1 And the til' t notes of A sembly smote upon the ear and heart. time the weeds were making a vigor- 0.6 MIOHIGAN ous growth. It is likely that the best What was that? An ominous rumble! Jaws agape they all perceive Radio Network That IIndE'r each I.rave little flag the sod begins to heave: time to make tbe first application will prove to be at or near the bloom stage. WFDF Flint All ag"'3!"t with sudden terror each was rooted to the apot WOOD Grand Rapids We know of a As th~ a cans 0 long-dead soldiers filled the sunny burial plot! The following applications should be WBCM Bay City her made from thr e weeks to a month WJIM Lansing Wakened by the silver bugle they were struggling to emerge WXYZ Detroit rals apart, or after the weed has renewed WELL Battle Creek all Wringing groans from fleshle s bosoms like the throbbing of a dirge. its top growth. WIBM Jackson Horror !"ettled on the people at that melancholy sound. WKZO Kalamazoo ot Poi 0110US- either Atlacide nor And th~ir pulses slowed and hammered with the heaving of the ground. Then a thin cream rent the silence as the silver bugle died sodium chlorate is poisonous in small doses. Livestock should be removed Morning Markets 645 A. M. And the sod UpOl1 one heaving mound was burst and cast aside from the field when areas of a consid- over While one tiny 4'ag uprooted lay a pool of white and red As, with a thump of riven clods, one grave gave lip its dead! ' erable size are to be treated. small patches are treated, this precau- When f;tate College Hadio Station W('liR II tion is not necessary. The !hing was g.llInt and haggard, tattered khaki, mouldy bones; Influence Upon the Land-It is usu- WE ARE A FARMER OWNED AND CONTROLLED organization offering you And I~ oroaned. there in the slllllight • s a soul in torment groans. livestock comrntsslon sales service on the Detroit & Buffalo terminal markets; Then In e ccerrt hoarse and gh:lstly, groans became the spoken word ally not advisable to attempt to grow crops on the land the same season that we can fur nlxh all grades of feeding cattle & lambs; al 0 5% financing for Their Own Bankers And thp weaker people fainted, but the stronger stood-and heard. feeding operations. o in a Kanaas farm hou 12 m n organized it is treated with chlorates. Prelimi- 10 n a so Iatlon. It was narn d th Pawnee ounty "Stand," '.t cried, "Stand fast and listen, ye who speak of mortal fame. nary tests indicate that crop produc- MICHIGAN LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE Secretary's. Office Do. not thInk of war as glory. Think of war as sin and shame; tion may be resumed the next season. Hudson, Michigan '11. rrh ir first business was to apply for farm SHIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT Think of war as death and horror; rotting men and stinking mud, However, when heavy applications are 61,000. TI e 12 fed ral laud banks had b en Look at me. I am its fruitage. Look at me, ye flesh and blood." Michiga,n Livestock Exchange Producers Co-op Ass'n :\'C ks before. made, or it happens that the following Detroit Stockyards East BUffalo, N. Y. fall, winter and spring seasons are un- ·O·(JIlra tive farm credit, the plan has "Look t me and be persuaded. Stand ye fast and ye shall know. Oh, I could not lie in silence When I heard the bugle blow. usually dry, an injurious effect may v I'y 11 Am ri an farms in h 11 arly 7,000. 00 listed hy III III C U u either has carried or still carries If ye love the God who made you, If ye love your fellow men be noticeable for several years. mo tgag 10.11 Irom • f d 1"11 land bank. Cease to 'lOW for that grim harvest. Do not dream of war again!" ot only that. hut through the broadening of the original oncept The e,r>c(:~or stoud a moment mute; then with a final groan Poul ry Prospects of f I'm cr dit, I production credit association for. hort t I'm It slowty sank in silence and the grave took back its own. Are Looking Better 1 ana to armers. rly quart r of a million farmers are participating And whp.n I raised my head again and looked about me there in this form of cr dit. The last clear 10VE'lynotes of Taps were fading on the air. Egg prices the last half of 1938 will In May offi' I'S and dire 'lors of Michigan farm production credit be somewhat Ihigher than for the same ass'ns met at Grand R pids. PI' ident George Sus ns of the Federal period in 1937, in the judgment of Produ lion redit orporatton at S1. Paul told th m that during the the federal crop reporting service at busin s y ar ndlng-; larch •.•1, 19:~ , some 35000 farm l' in I ti higan, Lansing. Fewer eggs went into stor- i con in, Minn so a nd Torth Dakota 11 d borrowed 23,000,000 in age this spring. The peak of storage short tim farm produ lion loans. The corporation will not have to stocks August 1 is expected to 'be charge more than 6.99 off as had paper, and expects to save part 20% under that of August 1, 1937. of that. remarkable r cord for any lending; ag n y. This spring for the second time in arm r members become the orne ·s, directors and loan committees 10 years it required less than the of I d ral f rm loan and farm IH oduction red it a sociations. Their 10 year average number of egigs to succ s in the co-operative financing of farm bu iness is impre ive. buy 100 lbs. of feed. Feed prices are lower. It is estimated that there will be a slight increase in the num- Membership Help for Co-ops ber of young chickens on hand this One of the problems of farmer owned or co-operat i 'e creamer! summer. Dressed poultry prices are farm suppli s m rchandi ing a s'n or farm marketing ass'ns ha been expected to 'be lower, due to reduced a tendency becom for th active and financially smaller a the years go by, whereas the ass'n might or might intere ted membership to Chlorates Are Effecti consumer incomes, and a larger hatch of chickens in 1938. not continue as a bu iness succes . It has long been recognized that all per ons using a farmer' co- For Weed Control Michigan's tourist revenue last year f operative should hay a membership interest therein, and hould help is believed to have topped all states, Canada thistles treated when in Including California and Florida. fin n e it. bloom are usually killed by one or two The Michigan State College Economics Dep't h s worked out a applications. Sodium chlorate should revolving stock plan that is said to accompli h th se ends. It principal be applied with a sprayer. A three gal- application so far has h n to co-operative creameries. The plan auto- lon hand pressure S rayer is well suit- matically qualifie all patrons a members. It causes non-members of th ass'n to immediately comm nee earning a qualifying share of By C. R. MEGEE ed for this purpose. Atlacide may be either dusted on or sprayed on. Less are permanent, paying investmen 5 m mb 1 hip lock, and to h Ip financ th husine from th ir bnsin . Furin. Crops D p't, tate ollcge hlorates are proving effective for mat rial is required and a more even There's no need to argue the value of a silo. Every dairyman vith the ass'n, In due time their stock is retir d and they tart on the control of patches of quack gra s, application may be secured by spray- 11 w shar s. The plan provides for the retir ment of memb rship stock and cattle feeder needs one. It's simply a matter of selecting in case of death or co isattou of buaine with the as oclation. bind weed, creeping sow histle, Cana- ing. Spray cans should be washed out the best kind-one made of concrete. da thistle, poison ivy and other trouble- immediatey after using. If this pre- The Coldwater Dairy 'ompany t oldwater, Branch county, is a some weeds. cau ion is followed, chl orates will not Here's why it pays to build a concrete stave silo. co-operativ plant that is doing v ry well on the revolving sto k plan, The cost of the material will, in be found injurious to sprayers. Wood and is able to finance a very rge volume of business from funds built • Watertlght- most cases, prohibit the use of chl 01'- containers should not be used for stor- silage juices do not leak away nor does silage spoil. up under the plan. ates for the control of large areas of ing chlorates in solution. The wood will take up the chlorate and may • Fireproof and stormproof- weeds. Small areas of quack grass and full' or empty, the concrete silo resists wind or fire. Our A tomobile raveling Habits other troublesome weeds, which pro- cause trouble later. SEED SA VER-"Saves seed What brings ra tc onto ich lgan highway, and the length of corn and money." A repel. • Permanent- pogate by means of underground root Kinds of Chlorates lant for crows, pheasants, Concrete staves actually grow stronger with age insuring trips peopl 0 -dinarIly make from their starting point ar matt r of stalks soon spread over the entire field, There are several kinds of chl orates, other birds, and seed pulling a lifetime of satisfactory aervlce, lnt r t to the Michigan tate Highway Dep't in pI nning its operations. unless some effective method of eradi- rodents. Not a Poison. such as sodium chlorate, calcium chlor- Easily and quickly erected- If you w r to gu ss th: t 60% of th traffi is for social or recre- cation is followed. Cultivation usually ate, magnesium chlorate and Atlacide. Directions: Seed corn may be treat , d days or weeks before planting. a few men do the job In a few days. ational purpos " you would b. correct, according to surveys by the depart- is not effective, since it t nds to spread Atlacide and sodiu chlorate are the Pour lh contents of can over seed. m nt. It app ars also that a third of (11 trips are for fi e mil s away the underground parts and in est the only chlorates which are being used Shovel over till all kernels are coated • Economlcal- or 1 ss. L ss than 2% of th drivers sked said they were off on trip of Let dry in sunshine or warm, dry after the first cost your worries are over. entire field. Digging h e pa ch s out at the present time for weed control. place 21 hour before planting. If 100 mil s or mol'. So the great majority of us do our everyday driving with a fork is laborious and expen- The chlorate sold under the trade planting with drill immediately after within rather close limits. sive. Chlorate sprays are effective and name of Atlacide consists of approxi- treating with Seed Sa-vel', dust treat- ~d seed thoroughly with 4 100. of Build a concrete stave silo r PORTLANDCEMENT ASS'N When ve do start off on a trill, 60% of all open country traffic is in comparison to other methods are mately 60% sodium chlorate and 40% light fertilizer, or sifted ashes, then now and provide your live- Dept. W6-4, Olds Tower Bldg., aid by. h hi hway departm nt to ionverge on 9,000 mil s of state drill. Lansing, Michigan . very economical of both labor and ma- calcium chloride. stock with June pastures all rnnk lin s, whl h are 8lh % of th total of state, county and town hip Please send me your booklet "Con- terial. Sodium chlorate i quite effective in -Sold By- winter long. Write for book- crete Stave Silos." roads in the st t . Application the control of weeds, but is dangerous let on concrete stave silo FARM BUREAU STORES construction and names of Name •••.•.•.•••..•••.••.•.••••.••••• T'her ar n ar ly 29 million ars in the 48 stat s, and Michigan has Dissolve. two pounds of Uacide or to handle, unless proper precau,tions And Oo-op Ass 'ns silo builders in your Vicinity. Address 1,500,000 of 1 III Ii eua d, or about one-twentieth of all cars r gister d. one pound of sodium chlorate in one are taken. It is very explosive when In fact, \ Ii higa n is 0 w 11 suppl! d with ars that the entire popula- gallon of water and spray on one mixed with sulphur or with organic City ., ........•... Sta.te ....•....•.•.• tion ould be on th hi hw ays at one time. square rod of are. Quack grass, bind matter. Store thi materia; so that it weed an creeping sow thistle should 'will remain clean a d do not clrop or aI s P omotio rec ive thr e or more applications, damage the an when handling. It is spring th land promotor blo soms forth with new selling about thirty days apart. One applica- almost ininos ible to spray weeds with- POl t 'olio at any tim is full of 0101 ful pictures of fruit tion for these i not effective. The ap- out dampening the clothing with the poultry 1 n ih and lush p stur s says a writer in the plication should be repeated when th spray. If the clothi g so dampenecl is Ituatlon, puhlicaU n of th Bur au of gr'I Economi s at quack grass has made new top growth not im?nelliately 'loa hed, before it be- and when th bind weed has come into omes dry. it becon es a serious fire nrcad form of PI' sent day land settle- bloom. Rep at the applications until hazard. Friction alone is SUfficient to Sed of mall tracts ranging from half the weeds fail to produce top growth. ignite such clothing, umen. it becomes CI ssifl d advert! ements are cash with order at the followin I' tes:. 4 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appe I' in two or more editions take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. LIVESTOCK BUILDING UP PLIES REGISTERED HEREFORDS, BULLS LUMBER, METAL ROOFING, PIPE, ann heifer '. We have a nice selection. new and us d. Guaranteed us able con- s nsible prices. A, II. 'rodd Co., len- dillon. Stockyards L mber Co., 4600 S. t ha, (11 miles nortnw st of Kalamazoo). Hal t d t., hicago. (6-5-3i -20t-19p) (7-3-tf-22b) FOR SALE--~SaELLANEOUS SEXED OHICKS BABY CHICKS - SEXED CHICKS U. S. I rtifled Leghorns and Barrell Rock'. R ally now. Lov er prices in .May and .Iun . rr. O. P. bre d r. Lowden Farms, Pos toff'i , Hives Junction, Mich. Loca- tion Henri t ta (PI a 'ant Lake, Jack. on Olll;ty). (5-tf -30b) ELECTRIC FENOE orr-ICES··llf W. JEFrEBSOM. S'fBEE'f. SOUTH lEND, INDIAIfA. I N D I A N A PottIciDd-Faraa.luNaa O. CoIUIftbus.o.FQI1IIen MIdq. ••• .ua...& c.L Cooclp Cr. MICHIGAN CoIdWcder DaIry Compcmy Crawfordnill •.••• CUIIMft PrOd. M'D l' E N If E SSE E CoastcmtiIle Co-op Creamef7 Mlddlebury Co-op ~ GcdJatio-SlIIDDft Co. Cc>cp Cr. CGnoD City-Dcriryland Cr. Marion-Procp Creamef7 t7lJ.e ~a OOPOUHeI. I Sometimes horses are thin in flesh because of irregularities of the teeth, 8th Annual Gladwin can easily a sure hlmself that the Farm Bureau makes no laims along wbich prevents thorough grinding of Sale June 9 that line that are 110t ju tified. It the feed. Forty-eight choice animals of the beef and dual purpose breeds will be Ge dt I ha al ¥ays giv n fun credit to y other group when deserved. Wh 1 auctioned at the 8tih annual sale at the once the real story is told, all fair fair grounds at Gladwin, Gladwin DAIRY AND POULT~Y FEEDS minded folks are proud of the mann r county, Thursday, June 9. They range When it came to dairy and poultry in which the Farm Bureau ha alw ys from 9 month to 3 years of age, and feeds, we found the only ay to make include males and females. Majority handled its legi lative activities. It certain needed improvements was to go has never asked for anything that as of the females are bred heifers. T.he into it ourselves so that our farmers consignment by leading breeders in not just and fair to all other people By :MRS. EDITH Jf. WAGAR would be certain of getting just what of the state or nation as well as to Michigan includes Herefords, Short- I think of the Farm Bureau as a they paid for. Farm Bureau feeds told horns, Polled Shorthorns, Milking farmers. life-saver during these depressing, re- how many pounds of each ingredient Much more could be accomplished Shorthorns, Red Polled and Aberdeen cessional days; not that it means a they contained. We were told we'd go Angus. All animals are sold with and in a far more easy and comfort- greatly increased income to the aver- broke doing that. That as 16 years able manner, if we but had many breeding guarantees, and have been age farmer, but it advances his inter- ago, and we're still making them in thousand additional farm families tested for abortion disease. Wed- large volume! wo GET 'lOUR SHARE o R nesday evening, June 8, the Gladwin 'Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a banquet and program for the live ests in every field of business endeav- or, and in tax and legislative policies as they may affect the farm. . Under no circumstances gone into handling have we any commodity united with us. Can it be that they have not been invited to join? Or can it be that they have never stock men. These trying times make us think, just to get a cheap article. Quality has thought seriously of the need of or- of the something that all people don't like always had first consideration. The ganization? 'Vhy not give them a to do. Farm Bureau motto has been "quality chance? A larger membership depends ,0 ,GOO Sudan Grass for When we hear a farmer say, "The Farm Bureau has done nothing for goods at the right price." The Farm Bureau must not be con- much on the efforts ot you and I indi- vidually. Let's know our organization Summer Past e me; 80 why should I join-or why sidered just a buying and selling and then pass our knowledge on to GOy't Wool Loan! Sudan Grass, sown from the middle should I continue to pay dues?" it's agency. It is far from that. It is an our neighbors and ask their co-opera- of May to the middle of June, will high time we invite him to do a little organization for service for the farm- Average loan value of Michigan wool, tion. net to grower, will be 18.3c per lb. provide plenty of pasture for dairy thinking for himself. er. It has never entered into any com- Net loan on % Blood StaDle wool will cows from as early as July on. Half Why? The Farm Bureau is not an mercial activity until there appeared be 200 and on 1,4,Blood wool 191,4,c. an acre of Sudan will carry a cow. This Is not a purchase price, but old organization by a need for protection a ainst some Farm Groups Amend BU R Ff R merely a guaranteed advance. It is a loan without recourse. Grower re- Seeding recommendation lbs. per acre. is 18 to 25 In a grain drfll this <' any means, but it practice that required an organized et- Wages and Hours Bill call first on th - farm r a tains equity and When wool is sold, has a record in fort to remedy. will receive all that it nets, less the rate is maintained by setting the drill County Farm Bureau leaders and loan, on which the interest is 4%. to sow two pecks of wheat. Sudan Michigan that it TAXATION SERVICES co-operative a s'n managers will re- PHO E. can be pastured when It reaches 12 can be proud of. When we review the struggles we The Michigan Co-op Wool Mktg. member that about three weeks ago Ass'n pool will advance 15c per lb. to 18" in height, but not before. Good What ere 80m e have had along taxation lines, we are immediately on delivery of good wool they were a sked by Secretary Brody weather will renew the growth nearly things the Farm amazed at the number of times we to Its Lansing warehouse at 728 East of the Farm Bureau to write or wire Shlawassee st. 10c a lb. on western as fast as it is pastured normally. Bureau has done in have been the "machine" doing the lamb wool. Balance of full net their congressman to vote for the Sudan comes on in hot weather. its 20 years exist- work. It was no easy task in our early amount of gov't loan paid after grad- Bierman amendment to the wages and Ing and appraisal of wool. ence? days to go before boards of supervis- hours bill. In its early days, ors and legislative committees and get Write Us for complete information. Superphosphate is needed on all In the draft of the bill, labor em- Wool sack. sent on application pastures. When the land is too acid the Michigan State them to act on our tax pro lems, as we ployed by farmers on farms wa MICH. CO·OP WOOL MKT. ASS'N to grow clover, superphosphate alone Farm Bureau creat- felt they should. Back in 1924 when exempt. Unable to broaden the defi- OFFICE, 221 NO. CEDAR, LANSI NG will not suffice, and lime should also ed the Elevator Ex- some of the county Farm Bureaus un- nition of employes "engaged in agri- be used. change In order to dertook to convince their supervisors culture" in the Hou e committee, the have some way of that the farmer was carrying too much arm Bureau sought support for the MR6. WA~ marketing to ad- of the tax load, it took our age and Bierman amendment 011 the floor of vantage the tremendous grain crops much hard work to present the case. the House. It was adopted 159 to 134, FARM FIRE INSURANCE we had been encouraged to grow dur- It was a new experience to both par- as follows: ing war time. Who now would want ties. In Monroe county for one, it " 'Employes engaged in agricul- FAnM'ERS: Insure in Michigan'S Largest Farm Mutual Fire Insur- to be without it today? No one can was a worthwhile effort, for as a result ture' includes individuals employed ance Company. Assets nearly $3()O,OOO of which more than half is in 'cash tell just to what extent its service or G~>vernment Bonds, or Bonds guaranteed by the U. S. Government. the assessed valuation of all farm within the area of production, en- Net increase of nearly $10,000,000of insurance carried in 1937. Losses sat- benefits all grain farmers of the state, property was reduced. It was the be- gaged in handling, packing, storing, isfactorilY adjusted and promptly paid. but we all know it's a big factor in the ginning of a better understanding of ginning, compressing, pasteurizing, Featuring a blanket policy on farm personal which often in case of entire grain marketing system of the farm tax problems by the board of drying, or canning of farm products loss pays double the amount of a classified policy. A broad and liberal pol- Michigan. icy contract particularly adapted to the insurance requtreensnrs of the far- supervisors. and in making cheese and butter." mer. Careful underwriting and systematic inspection eliminating undsstr- FARM BUREAU SEED SERVICE able risks and fire hazards. Insurance classified and, assessed according to This never could have been made hazard. Assessment rat-e as low as $2.94 per $1,000. When we consider the Farm Bureau possible expect through n organiza- Seed Service, founded in 1920, we be- tion that had the facts and who could WRITE FOR LITERATURE AND FINANCIAL STANDING gin to realize the tremendous influence present them' properly. it has had for adapted, flrst quality When we think of the manner in State Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Mic i.an seed in the state. The Farm Bureau did not go into the seed business as a which the Farm Bureau defended us w. v, Burraa, Pres. 702 Church se., Flint, Mich. H. K. Fisk, sec'y against an unjust applic tion of the money making scheme for its mem- bers, although we know it has been sales tax to farm supplies and the re- KILLS NOXIOUS WEEDS Our nearest Telephone Bu inc ffi will sulting saving to every farmer in the the means of saving and earning for state, we wonder how any farmer Tops and Roots Too give you complete information ab ut tele- every farmer within the state far more Permanent. Saf e to Use dollars than he realizes. The Farm could fail to be in this rganization. phone service. These are only insta ces - out of 5 lb. can 15 lb. can. Bureau's seed service was the first $1.25 $2.00 many where the organization has farm organization attempt to safe- 50 lb. 100 lb. 200 lb. Drums benefited us in a financial way. $5.25 $9.75 $19 guard farmers from the great quanti- ties of unadapted foreign clover and WHAT WE REALL NEED AT FARM BUREAU STORES ELL ELE • B alfalfa seeds that flooded our country. When we hear folks sa that farm- And Co-op Associations Farmers who bought unadapted seeds ers cannot afford to join or to pay were fairly "gyped" out of their eye dues, we meet that statement with the teeth." thought of what would ha pen if there THE FERTILIZER EXPERIENCE should be no organization to speak for The Farm Bureaus waged a long, us when we need someth g, or to de- hard battle against the fertilizer trust fend us against the tra e practices before we got to the point where we that creep in and are detrimental to could assure the farmer a fertilizer the farmer's best interests. Not only that we could guarantee in quality and do we need an organization to get jus- in price. This could not be done until tice for us, but we need one to keep the Farm Bureau went to the very it after we have secured it. bottom of the business and began mak- When you hear someone say that it ing its own. I have before me one of costs too much, don't let him get away the very first price lists put out by our with such an argument. A member- organization when it depended on oth- ship in the Farm Bureau eans enroll- er firms for its supplies and acted prac- ing the entire family. The average tically as a fertilizer agent aiming to farm family consists of four persons. get a price reduction by means of A $5 Farm Bureau membership in- group orders. I also have one of our cludes a membership and the services price lists to the farmer today for of the state and national Farm Bur- fertilizer we have manufactured ac- eaus, besides a yearly subscription to cording to our specifications. Note our state paper and national papers. the prices: Again, we hear that other groups THEN claim to have secured mo t of the im- NOW PER PER portant legislation that has been fav- TON TON T orable to farm interests. If anyone HERE'S many a thing about farm 2.12-2 2-8.10 $48.25 .65.50 $26.75 30.15 will take the time to investigate, he electrification that doesn't appear on the surface. There is more to the service than stringing wire . What's back of it? What goes into those wires? . . . the kind and quality of elec- tricty? What's between the farm and the The big difference b tween "fair to middlin' " power house? ... and how is that backed crops and prize crops is almo t always a question of pray mat ri I up? And what about the power house, quality. Every harvest proves it ••• by returning extra profit- dollars for every dollar spent on quality spray protection. the source of power itself? That's the story, in a nut:shell, behind the steadily growin rend And capacity?-Consumer Power Serv- to Farm Bureau Spray Materials. Gro ers pu h e laboratory- ice means the ability to add any kind of controlled insecticides and fungicides to wo k on the as uranc of farm electrical equipme to the lines; use ourselves and our manufacturer, General Chemical Co pany. any amount of current desired. Consumers Growers standardize on Farm Bureau rna erials on the ba i of th ir Power service "carries the load." The own experience with them • • • on the ba i of proven prot ti whole extension plan is a "Farmer's Plan" • • • for crop , and profits! -designed to do the jobs the farmer wants. Put Farm Bureau Spray Materials on the job for you. You'll tic And to supply the electric helps the farm- to them, year in and year out ••• because it pays. er's wife wants, too. FARM BU EAU SERVICE , Inc. Tho e are questions that go "behind the 221-227 Cedar Street switch." Consumers Power Service aims LANSI The young man, and the man in his prime, does well to give the farmer the right answ rs. to save something as he goes along. State Farm Life Insurance is savings and protection for your family. 43,000 Michigan farm and city folk carry state SU Farm Mutual Automobile Company Insurance ~-----------~- • . Michigan PO COM.PANY I 221 No. Cedar State Farm Bureau State Agt., se., Lansing, Michigan 1'1 ase send State Farm Ins. Co inrormatton: [ame 0 ife I.• Also ORCHARD* BRAND: Zintox*, Basic Zinc Arsenate. Apple Dritomic* Sulfur Dritomic* Sulfur Micro·Spray Sulfur • "Potato Spray" 1/34" Copper Nicotine Sulfate 4()0~ • Para-dichlorobenzene • Paris Green Veget.Aid* (Rotenone) • I Addre 0 .•..................................•.........•.• uto Dust and Spray Zinc uffate. Muriatic Acid • Sulfur Dusts Copper Dust ·Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off. FARM BUREAU BRAND SUPPLIES AT 300 FARMERS' ,ELEVATORS IN MICHIGAN Personal Comment About Young People a e g a arvest- g a Easier Job SLOW BUT STEADY "My shoulder will always be at the wheel wherever Junior Farm Bureau is concerned, and I will always be ready and willing to do what I can." This is an excerpt from a letter of Junior Farm Bureau member. typical ot the kind of spirit that It is with Pull-cut is c I E y Junior Farm Bureau work creates and RAKE and TEDDER maintains. SUMMER ACTIVITIES Worth 5 Times Co-op's Champion side delivery Committees on Waldenwoods camp activities will plan the programs. It Cost rake is a favorite because of the way it puts hay into light lluffy Other groups are laying ground- 'Work for another year-. A steady in- crease in numbers of young people No Neckweight windrows. Has ample strength for heaviest hay. Simple in de- participating in Junior Farm Bureau work is indicative of. a healthy and Light Draft sign. Working parts are few, but sturdy and long wearing. normal growth. ACTION SHOTS Several group report roller skat- ing to be popular. Farm Bureau promotes Montague Junior Grand Haven, while the St. Joe folks a derby at HAY LOADER wander across the border to Goshen, There is no threshing or other Indiana, to do the same. loader damage in the operation of The Rod nd Gun Club of Monroe this Co-op loader. The hay is picked entertained the Junior Farm Bureau there with movies. Mr. M. R. Lister up clean. The loader is easily ad- spoke on C. C. C. and onservation justable for delivery of hay from Department activities in Michigan. 7 to 10 feet above ground. You The Junior Farm Bureau at M. S. C. found themselves 40 miles from a din- Power to cut comes from tra tion- should see this machine. ner place and no way to get there. PUSH BAR LOADER. We a.lso The Brian twins didn't even leave their fire wagon. finally furnished The us company transport tion 0 Pull-cut draft is UP on cutie and stock a push bar type hay loader. of Co-op Waldenwoods. There Don Dearing gave a talk on the history and 'Work of the Hartland Area project. The DOWN on wheels-Cuts easy and ure group made tOUI: Qf inspection after arness Discou t Many farmers are cutting hay illnM~ Working further project even after the clo on its Safety • of the CHAMPIO with Champion Mowers their fathers, and even grandfathers con test, the Ma on Junior Farm Bu- reau asking Sheriff Geo. Colyer to MOWES used. Throughout the years explain the work of the Sheriff's De- they have been improved constantly and remain an outstand- DISCOUNT partment for safety on the highways. ing mower value. See our big frame Champion Mower. A noteworthy article on co-operative on liKing" Harn es« There are sizes, types and equipment to suit every user. eftort is found in the June issue of lor BIG Horses Reader' Digest. The article deals with co-operative rural life and co- op ratlve fishing enterprises in Nova Scotia. We recommend it highly. WE GATHER TOGETHER Tuscola members, with Walter It trouble free. Patent erlss- Goodall in charge, were host to Junior Farm Bureau members from Huron, Lapeer, and St. Clair counties. After 1 e eover prevents breaks, snarling, or bunehing. Twine runs free to last foot. a potluck supper, Doris Mantei direct- d several hours of recreation. The Strong and uniform. Every b~1I S1. Clair group furnished a session of music to finish the program. "We had over a hundred present 2 is aranteed full length and stre gth, Treated to repel in- seets, 8 LB. BALL Criss·Cross 680 ft. per pOund Cover SOO ft. per pound, or and feel that this get-together was a huge success," wrote Marguerite Oar- Aho. 500 or made in 5 lb. ball in 600 fro pel' lb. with penter. Bureau twine is priced standard covel' Graduating Future Farmers were t. It's trouble free features guests of the 'Lenawee Junior Farm time in the harvest field, Bureau recently. Alberta Foltz was chairman for the evening of fun and games. Paul Cairns talked on CHA PIO BI DER time is money. "Birds Around Us." Champion of them all in name and in fact for durability, For extra value • • • the 14 ft. Ivan Hunt is arranging plans for rope we use to tie the bale easy pulling, and efficiency in getting the grain. The superior makes two rood halter ropes. the June lawn party at Harry 'Marto- lock's home. Jay Isbey promises to arrangement and positive action of the force feed elevator e bar Is full size and paper handles grain more gently than any other type of elevation. ed. train strong teams for the Junior Farm Bureau volley ball and baseball Delivers it to the packers in a steady flow and without clog- IS WELL WORTH SAVING in this special sale by all Farm league. ging at the top. Makes the Champion the grain saver of them Bureau distributors on our KING Harness for the big horse-- The HAg" arnival at M. S. C. Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co-op Ass'ns 1,900 to 2,200 lbs. The best harness made, and built to stand rought out latest abilities in Roy all. This feature earns the cost of the binder. rID bing, a a barker for shekels, Jerry the hardest possible use. Brian as levator man, and Dick PARTS FOR We stock Champion Binder and other FARM BUREAU "Super-Service" and "Heavy Duty" Christiansen as a feminine magnet. BEST REPORT OF TH E MONTH CHAMPIO S Champion repair parts. harness in all sizes. Collars, sweat pads and strapwork. "Forty-four members and guests of t. Joe Junior Farm Bureau met at the "Ag" room in the Three Rivers High School for a co-operative sup- per in honor of their parents. supper, Tom Zerbe, acting as toast- After G L A BUY ••• Co-op Electric master, introduced Loretta Dimmick, who gave a toast to the mothers. sponse was made by Mrs. Zerbe. Troy Re- Kansas Commonl Utah Common for Summer 5 .dings Range oder toasted the dad and Clarence THESE WESTERN GROWN, winter hardy alfalfas do very well in Michigan. :ou This is our Co-op No. E-46 range, one of five Brody gave the response. Co-op models. White or ivory porcelain enamel. "Jame Hoekzema, county agent, can expect thumping good hay crops from them year after year. And they are p~ced Black and chrome fittings. Four Chromolox then gave a very interesting and in- attractively. We also have limited stocks of Michigan Variegated, Idaho Grunm, cooking units, with economy units. Easy to structive talk on the Future of Farm- and certified Hardigan. ing for Young People. swer to the question what does life on a farm offer was (1) His first an- living and a PAT SUDA GRASS A D MILLET clean. large oven with broiler. utility drawers. One warming Two $139 Not harmed by spill-overs, etc. Extra 95 life, not a fortune. It is a good place drawer. Priced at to rear al family. (2) It offers a num- SUDAN IS THE BEST EMERG:ENCY HAY CROP. Half an acre of Sudan will keep b r of community problems to be a cow and keep her milk production up. Drill or broadcast up to June 15 or little faced and solved. mong these are (a) onsolidatlon of schools, (b) mar- later. Start pasturing when one foot to 18 inches high. ting of farm vroduce, (c) rural hurch . He challenged the young FARM BUREAU'S HUNGARIAN MILLET makes good pasture. Use also n meadows people to spend some time thinking that heaved. Plant about June 15. Hay crop in 60 days. Cut before ed forms. about and discu ing these problems. For muck, use our Siberian Millet. He a1 0 stated that we must make rural life more desirable and that l'UI' 1 it tel' sts and business must be BUCKWHEAT-Wet or dry, sow by Fourth of July. We have good seed. Buck- tnt rated. wheat usually in good demand in poultry business. "Plan ere made for the June m ling i h i 0 be a roller skat- ing party alt Go hen, Indiana, June 22. ominating committee consisting or has. Beal and Loretta Dimmick a appointed to give their report t the n t meeting. Plans for the }) l·ty 'ere left up to the vice nrest- les A Good ont I o er as • Value MERMASH 16% 0'£11 rORMULA Mermash 16% protein is the best starting, growing Farm Bureau fly spray guarantees Co-op refrigerators and weJl arranged. are spacious Equipped with Radio T-26 qulet, fast freeZing units designed and laying dry mash on the market. It puts growing live stock com- A very attractively priced to give many years of trouble free Co-op Radio. Six tube, super- chicks ahead. Makes fine broilers and pullets. fort. kills. spray. Repels and A low cost service. Six and I 8.Cu. ft. Models. SIX cu. ft. box at '$149 95 het. net. We offer other table and $ 17 In beautiful wood cabi- 95' console models. MILItMAItER Moneymaker Means r e er FA U EAU SUPP".IIr~ LltMAKER FORMULAS ri • Us f You ve 0 • I.r FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc., Lansing, Mich. MILKMAKER FORMULAS 16, 24,32 and 34% 16, 24, 32 and 34%