, EEP UP On News Interesting to Farmers Through the Farm News Vol. XVI, No.9 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1938 Behind DOES LABOR GET Stole the Show at Saginaw Valley Picnic County Leaders t e TOO MUCH AT Meet at Lansing Weel FARM EXPENSE? County Farm dents, Bureau ecretaries and other in- terested leaders will meet at the pre l- Milk and Farm Machinery headquarters of the Michigan With J. F. Yaeger, State Farm Bureau at Lansing, Consumer to' Director of Membership Cost Seems to Indicate Wednesday, September 2 tho The Relations meeting is called for the pur po Free' Commi ion ouazests That Is So of discussing member hip poli- Guarant e Note-The following are excerpts By MRS. EDITH WAGAR cies and problems in the state from talks given at the recent and county organizations An important step in farm Midwest Farm Bureau Training There are so many things that have The meeting is to be an al l-day School held at Purdue Unlversttv fication in Michigan \ as taken 1 ust in Indiana. come to my attention of late causing affair with discussions by those is, Th Public Uttlttie ommi sion COMPARISON me to do some "tall" thinking that I present as well as talks by state gran t d permi sion to the Con um rs believe I'll pass them on and let our and national Farm Bureau lead- "One of our county Farm Bureau Pov r o. to extend rural lines h reo reader wrestle with them a bit. Per- ers. A similar meeting was held aft r Without any onstruction charge presidents who bought his machinery haps when enough people get to think- . early in January of this year to farmer, regardless of th numb r In 1910 and who kept record of the ing on the same problem and passing costs of those pieces of machinery and the coming meeting is held of cu tomer per mile of the t n- their opinion on it, a solution may be sion. The company will cont lnu to amounting to $183.00, secured the as the result of a demand at the result. that time. ask a uarant ed r nu of not I ss price of the same pieces of machinery, In the dairy section, we feel we are than 12.50 per mile, per month. including size and make, in the spring not getting our share of what the con- of 1938 and found the same pieces H 'man J. Gallagher, rural s rice sumer pays for milk. We have placed - supervisor for the Consum 1'8, sa id would cost him $440.13. How many acres of corn at the 1910 prices to pay for the machinery then as compared the blame entirely on the distributor. We have felt he was getting entirely FARM BU EAU there al-e 4.000 farm families in the company' territory of 40 counties to the number of acres of corn required too much according to what is paid the farmer. AGAINST IVE S N who ill ben fit immediat ly from th new order. 'I'hey have petitions for OF scn OL M NEY to pay for the same pieces of machin- Now, along comes another '!1ideto the electric service pending. Their e t n- ery in 1938? Think it over! !"-Mr. question and one that many have not sions average I s than 5 ustom 1'8 V. B. Hamilton, secretary, Iowa Farm taken into consideration. While I was per mile. Lines have been built ir Pony races stole the show at the Saginaw Valley Farm Bureaus Picnic, August 11 at the Saginaw fair- Bureau Federation. at the Farm Bureau's Mid-West train- for 5 or more custom rs per mil . FARM BUSINESS grounds, attended by 2,000 Bay, Saginaw and Tuscola County Farm Bureau members and their guests. ing school at Purdue University in Shown above is the start of the second race, which was won by Jack Doyle, 8, (right) on his mount, Present Tendencies Causing construction charg of 100 ha beeu "To use the Farm Bureau name as July, a group around the breakfast made for each customer I 8 than 5 to a trade name encourages many to be- Dolly. Jack Jives on the west side of Bay City road in Saginaw county. Trouble for Rural the mile. In all instances, the rev nu table began discussing consumer-pro- lieve the Farm Bureau stands for ducer co-operation. A man from Min- Students guarantee on Consummers new rural "farm business" rather than for "farm nesota said there is one factor that llnes will continue to b not le th n life boosters". puts the penny so It seemed to be over-looked throughout all discussions of the subject. That is FARM BUREAU Sagina Valley Picnic Directors of the Michigan Farm Bureau at their regular meeting State 12.50 per mile per mo tho otwithstanding the fact that the close to the eye the cost of the labor involved. ACTIVE IN Fun for 2,000 Guests at Lansing August 30 placed the Farm Con umers Company has conn ct d that it cannot see the great program for agriculture out He gave a concrete example to veri- fy his statement by stating that in December 1917 the dairy farmer in the SPECIAL SESSI N T uscola Tug of War Team •._-------~------- of Tuscola county was chairman for Bureau on record as opposed to any service upwards of 40,000 rural cu tomer to proposal from any agency to switch 5 per mile, etc., b ame state school aid funds to any other use. January 1, 1936, and the RE ince the Michigan plan of ff ctiv in the distance. The St. Paul-Minneapolis area received the afternoon program; Evelyn M. lin 8 co-operative may $3.20 per cwt. for milk that was sold Defeats Saginaw and Brower of Saginaw acted as secretary- THe Farm Bureau action, satd Sec'y have conn ted sev ral tho sands become so interest- to the housewife for 11 cents per quart. Helps Restore Funds Taken Bay Counties' Best . treasurer. C. L. Brody, is dictated by concern more, there remain many thousands ed in the volume of rural hool chtldren and the plight of of farms without electric service. At that time the driver on the milk From State Aid to Mrs. Elmer Frahm of Frankenmuth, units marketed and small high school districts. Many of Constr uction reports indicate that 50 wagon was paid $90.000 per month. Members of the Bay, Saginaw and Mr. Trieber of Unionville, \Villiam its patronage divi- Local Schools the districts are reported as seriously or 60 farms are connected every d Y. Twenty years later, in December, Tuscola County Farm Bureaus appre- Bateson of Kawkawlin and alter dends earned that affected by a drastic reduction in Commission Urges Reduction 1937, the farmer received $2.10 per ciated the fact that their annual pic- Harger of Saginaw composed the pro- The commission granted th order it may forget the Farm Bureau agressiveness in Legis- school equalization funds, as well as cwt. for milk that was sold to the nic is a place to me t many friends, gram committee, and asslsttug 011 oth- whole broad picture of agriculture and lative affairs had again been reward- a reduction in the state aid now re- to the onsumers with the observa- housewife for 11 cents per quart, and and the center of a reat deal of en- er committees were the following: Al- may go off on a tangent working ed by success,it appeared Sept2, as ceived as tuition for non-resident rural tion that it believes that for ach the driver on the delivery wagon alone tertainment. August 11 two thousand fred Grueber, Charles Girmus, John customer less than 5 per mile, t11 re against the better interests of agri- members of the legislature prepared high school pupils. was receiving $224 per month includ- persons came to the Saginaw County Marthey, Waldo Anderson Joseph DUl- is approximately $100 less in con- culture as a whole." Mr. M. E. Cad- to return to their homes after a four- The past few years, the directors' ing two days per month vacation Fairgrounds at Sagi aw for the all ey, George Bitzer, Mrs. • :l"ild.·et! Me- truction costs for transformer meter wallader, Oxford, Nebraska. day speeitl session. resolution said, have witnessed a nota- with pay. Lean, J ohu ~lcCormick, Erl ward Wat- The session was called chiefly to ap- day program. ble increase in the high school attend- etc. The commission said 'that it COMPETITION He also said it is best to keep in Defeating teams of both Saginaw son, Herman Sawatzki, Joseph Bell, will expect the company to take st pa "There are over 2,000 local and coun- propriate $10,000,000 of additional wel- ance by graduates from the small rural mind that the driver is one of the con- and Bay counties, the Tuscola county Leonard J Braamse, Mart.in Johnson, to reduce the $12.50 per mile p r ty supply associations and 4,000 other fare aid, and to pass enabling acts to schools. This h-as been due largely to sumers. This indicates the trend of team won the tri-county tug-of-war Elmer Frahm, Martin Hoer nlelu, Wil- month guarantee for less than 5 cus- associations primarily interes ed in pave the way for low-cost housing proj- tuition paid for rural students by the business between producer and con- championship. The ay County sort- liam J .. Iotts, Adolph WItman and tomers per mile accordingly. marketing, but distributing farm sup- ects in cities and villages However, a state under the Thatcher-Sauer ad. sumer and the consideration the farm- ball team proved best in its sport. 11'. Char les .Eckfelt. In its order of Aug. 18 the commis- plies as a functional activity. Large school finance crisis quickly made it- However, reductions no propo sed in sion said: er can expect in an alliance between and Mrs. Frank Frab of Saginaw e- C. Johnson, Paul Casson, Carl. Iuch- scale regional organizations are being the producers and consumers. self felt, because of reductions in State the several forms of state school aid "The commission b lieves the best aid appropriations made by the Gov- ceived a prize for being the 0 feld and Jack Doyle were prize winners are already causing some high schools intere t of farmer formed But there Is no uniformity Farm Machinery couple at the picnic. ..11'. and JIrs. nd the public ernor Frank Murphy, under the auth- in the two pony races. Gi!bert Case, to decline to accept addlt.lonal rural generally could be served by adoption throughout the territories affected ... When one reads of the tremendous Andrew Palesty and their 12 children ority vested in him by the Legislature Donald Sloan, Mildred Reimer and pupils on the grounds that the curtail- of the commtsston and rivalry exists where none should net incomes of the manufacturers of of Bridgeport, made up the biggest engine r's sug- at the regular session Veronica Hoernlein won races Ior chil- ment in aid places an unfair bur-Ien on gestion, but as the Consumers com- exist in this specialized farm field machinery and on top of that knows single family group. Eugene Penney The protest of the Farm Bureau dren under 12 years of age. rs. Harry the taxpayers of the receiving district. pany has not offered to change its -a field that should present a unified what exorbitant prices one has to pay of Saginaw won a prize for appearing board of directors against a diversion Bellville and Mrs. Henry ,Varni'~lr took The Farm Bureau had an important application, the commission accepts front on matters concerning the wel- for replacement parts, we realize that in the oldest automobile and Mrs. of funds originally appropriated for prizes in the sltpper race. Blcycle part in the enactment of the Thatcher- the plan as submitted with the und 1'- fare of organized agrtculture.v-c-Mr. some things are out of. balance. There schools, for use for any other purpose, Floyd Weston of Bridgeport was re- race winners were Victor Huber, Eu- Sauer act. Its millions of addition~ standing that furth r study will be D. E. Mowry, in charge of co-operative may be some reason for a farm imple- vealed along toward the close of fes- was one of the first to be received by gene Woodward and Duane Curry. state aid for rural schools, tuition paid made by both the commission and purchasing research, American Farm ment doubling in price during the tivities as the picnic's "mystery man." the Legtslators. It was accompanied There also was a bicycle "slow" race for rural high school students, and the the company leading to som adjust- Bureau Federation. usual lifetime of such an implement, Adding to the fun was the clowning by Secretary Brody's comment that in which Edward Egloff and Eugene equalizing features for poorer districts, ments of the minimums, thereby PARITY but if there is, it has never been ex- team composed of Arthur Weiss, Her- there is a growing tendency of small Woodward came in last. A Bay coun- have made rural school taxes reason- charging in proportion to th number "For a century and a half our eco- plained to the satisfaction of the farm- high schools to refuse additional rural man Schultz, Edwin Grueber and Har- ty team won the tire pumping contest able. of customers per mile as soon as nomic life has been bogged down with- er. Now if we had to pay almost as out an effective means of keeping it in much for the patch on overalls as the pupils because of the reduction in old Reimer, and the music of the Sebe- and Manley Dorr and Floyd Weston The Farm Bureau directors also took pos ible." state aid waing Hungry Five band. did best in the egg-throwing event. (Contlnusd on pa e 2.) balance ... No longer do we build original garment cost, I fear most of the position Aug. 30 that any further Governor Murphy recognized the J. F. Yaeger of Lansing, membership Orin Munson and David Young put on extension of mortgage and land con- tion in the courts. houses without a plan ... automobiles the farmers would go ragged. I be- serious plight of the smaller schools, relations director of the Michigan the best pertorrnancss in a cigar smok- tract moratorium should be limited to and all kind of machinery are carefully lieve a little intensive investigation It is the belief of the Farm Burea 11 but sought to meet the situation Farm Bureau Federation, and "Dusty" ing event. farms and homes, because of a belief directors that a moratorium built to a plan. Parity price or parity might do some good for the users of limited through a revision of the present law Miller, philosopher-humorist, were Clifford J. Richards, Saginaw WPA that the time is rapidly approaching to farms and homes is more detenslble income is that plan which gives to farm machinery. so as to avoid the necessity of restor- speakers. Fred E. Reimer of Saginaw recreation leader, had charge of games when the emergency character or all than a more general act, such as has (Continued on page 5.) (Continued on page 5.) was general chairman, Jesse Trieber (Continued on page 3) and contests. moratoriums will be subject to ques- been in force. I How Well You Know Yo Farm Burea organizatio ? Questions and Arrswes-s for 8 additional four bulk retail co-operatives gasoline and oil plants. and Company was orginated by the Mich- igan State Farm Bureau as a result In this organization Farm Bureau has its own board of di- each County - goes to the American Farm B Fede atr . ureau Sept. Cornrrrurrlty Meetings These retail points are supervised by Mr. Fred Harger. of a demand of fruit growers in west- ern and southwestern Michigan when rectors and officers and its own an- nual meeting. . r IOn IS used to carrYon tI~nal office, national legislative ana- pro- The Farm Bureau Services, Inc., the Great Lakes Fruit Products Com- Community Farm Bureaus g am and various research depart- has its own board of directors con- pany closed its doors. The Farm Community Farm Bureaus are I~ents. The portion Which goes to By J. F. YAEGER sisting of nine men. Five of these Bureau Fruit Products Company has made up of Farm Bureau member S in t e. Stat? Farm Bureau is used for Director of Membership Relations mamtainmg an executive office I I men are named by the board of di- canning plants at Coloma, Hart and any county who voluntarily organize lat· , eg s- 1. What organizations in Mich-+'--------------- rectors of the Michigan State Farm Bay City. The controlling shares of for the purpose of discussion, etc. t' rve program, a membership rela- Igan use the name uFarm Bureau"? District of the Mid-west Creameries, Bureau and four by the 130 co-oper- stock are held by the Michigan State The Junior Farm Bureau Ions department, a Junior Farm Answer: Organizations that use the Farm Bureau Fruit Products atives who own stock in Farm Bureau Farm Bureau and the minority shares The Junior Farm Bureau is an 01'- ~ureau, to keep membershIp records the name "Farm Bureau" in Mich- Company. Each of these commodity Services, Inc. The Farm Bureau Ser- by the farmer owned fruit marketing ganization of young people in local or the 43 county Farm Bureaus and Igan include the Community Farm exchanges has a representative on vices, Inc., has its own annual meet- co-operatives in southwestern Mich- organizations which are affiliated ~o carryon SUch general and misc I- Bureaus, Michigan State Farm Bur- the board of directors of the Mich- ing aside from the annual meeting of igan organized under the name of the with the State Farm Bureau by v h'- aneous programs as will be of bene. eau, Farm Bureau Services, Inc., igan State Farm Bureau. He is a the Michigan State Farm Bureau, fit to the membership. Fruit Co-operative Canning Company, tue of holding one adult membership Farm Bureau Fruit Products Com- Farm Bureau member. The balance and its policies are governed by the and by farmers in Oceana county or- in the State Farm Bureau. The Farm Bureau SerVices Income pany, County Farm Bureaus, Junior of the directors are elected by the delegates from the co-operatives and ganized under the name of Oceana Junior Farm Bureau has 32 local 01'- The income of the Farm B S ' i ureau Farm Bureaus, American Farm Bur- delegates from the 43 county Farm the board of directors elected by Fruit Growers' Association. gantzattons in 28 cou tties and has a er v ces, Inc., comes chiefly from Its eau Federation. In addition to these Bureaus who meet once each year in them. In addition to having a dele- The Hart plant was opened in 1936 total membership of 1200 members. Whole ale operations, its retail stores organizations a number of local mer- annual meeting at Lansing. Direct- gate to the annual Services, Inc., and for the past two years approxim- Other Groups ~nd f~om certain patronage diVidends chandising points use the name ors of the Michigan State Farm Bur- meeting, each of the co-operatives ately 100 cars of cherries together Local merchandising institutions I es?ltmg from its affiliations with "Farm Bureau". eau total 16 in number. which owns stock in the Services, Inc., with peaches, plums, crabapples, using the name "Farm Bureau" in Un~ted and National Co·operativ S. 2. How are each of the above Departments of the Michigan State has, by virtue of owning that stock, pears and a few tomatoes, were can- their titles mayor may not be at- ThIS money is disbursed In th d t - e con- groups Uset up"? Farm Bureau include a legislative de- the right to send a voting representa- ned. It is conservatively estimated filiated with the Farm Bureau Ser- uc of busmess, with Whatever sur- Answer: Each of the above organ- partment, a department of member- tive to the annual meeting of the that activities at Hart increased the vices, Inc. These local nierchandts- plus there Is being dIvided among izations using the Farm Bureau title ship relations, an insurance depart- Michigan State Farm Bureau. price per pound returned on cherries ing units include the Farm Bureau the 130 co-operatives stockhold rs i has its own board of directors or gov- ment,' Michigan Farm ews and pub- The Services, Inc., has built its to the growers in that section of the retail stores, local co-upcratives who p~oportion to the business each doe: erning body. Mr. C. L. Brody is ex- licaUons department, accounting de- business on the basis of quality, on WIth The SerVices, Inc. county by at least thc per lb. during own stock in the F'arui Bureau Ser- ecutive secretary of the State Farm partment, building and grounds de- the most for the dollar expended. 1936, a total of some $75,000 increase vices, Inc., and Io-:a 1 rnerchandistng . In addition to this, each year a sum Bureau and the Farm Bureau Ser- partment, a Junior Farm Bureau de- It is best known for its high quality, in the I value of Oceana county's institutions that may have no C04 IS set aside for promotion and is vices, Inc., and the Farm Bureau partment, and a department of co- low-cost fertilizer, open formula cherry crop. nection with the, Farm bureau SQr turned over to the Michigan Stat Fruit Products Company. Mr. Brody operative service. feeds, guaranteed seeds, Co-op brand The Coloma plant was not operated vices, Inc., whatever. Farm Bureau. This sum Was return- is also manager of the Farm Bureau Insurance Dep't. oils and gasoline, Co-op machinery, until November, 1936 and only a few FARM BUREAU INCOME ed to the Farm Bureau members as and the Farm Bureau Services, Inc. The Michigan State Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Services, Inc. fence, steel roofing, insecticides, pears being canned at that time. 3. What are the income resources a membership credit and as allott- Mr. Cecil Hinman is manager of Insurance Department was organized There are two subsidiaries of the paints and electrical equipment. In However, in 1937 the Coloma plant of the various Farm Bureau organl- ed on a basis of bustnes done with the Farm Bureau Fruit ~roducts Co. for the purpose of furnishing auto- Michigan State Farm Bureau: the addition to these, a variety of other ran at full capactty and asparagus, zations and what is the money used local distributors of Farm Bureau Mr. Boyd Rainey Is assistant man- mobile, fire, life, accident and blind- items purchased and used by farmers brand commoditie . Farm Bureau Fruit Products Com- raspberries, cherries, tomatoes, for? agel' of the Farm Bureau Services, ness insurance to all persons need- pany and the Farm Bureaus Services, are merchandised. peaches and pears were canned. Answer: The annual dues a Farm Fruit Products Company Inc. ing this service. The Michigan State Inc. The Farm Bureau Services, Inc., The Farm Bureau Services, Inc., is Some experimenting has been done Bureau member in the various Farm T?e income of the Farm Bureau Michigan State Farm Bureau Farm Bureau is the state agent for was originated by the Farm Bureau a member of Farm Bureau Milling in packing disjointed chicken. It is Bureaus pays totals $5.00. $1.00 of FrUIt Products Company results from The Michigan State Farm Bureau the three State Farm Insurance Com- and the parent organization owns Co., and the United Co-operatives, expected that there will be expansion this is retained in the county organ- the sale of fruit turned over to th is a federation of 43 county Farm panies, namely - State Farm Mutual a controlling interest of stock in the (formerly the Farm Bureau Oil Com- in the canning lines wherever the ization; 50c goes to the American company to be canned at their thr e Bureaus representing approximately Automobile Insurance Company, State Services, Inc. _ pany) and which in turn is a member Fruit Products Company can be of Farm Bureau Federation; $3.50 goes plants. The money Is u ed for th 12,000 farm families. It is a non- Farm Life Insurance Company and Primarily the Farm Bureau Ser- of the aUonal Co-operatives. Instit- service. For that reason, canning of to the State Farm Bureau. In addl- conduct of the business with th ur- profit, non-stock, membership organ- State Farm Fire Insurance Company, vices, Inc., acts as an wholesale mer- utions in the latter organization had tomatoes at Bay City was instituted tion to the dues the State Farm Bur- plus being prorated to "OPe a. ization and has a iated with it all of Bloomington, Illinois. chandising institution supplying 300 a gross volume of business of $18,000, tJve and farmer stockhold r . in 1938. eau also realizes an income from seven commodity exchanges; I, e., the T e work or the department is su- or more retail merchandising points 000 in 1937. ational Co-operatives County Farm Bureaus the Michigan Farm ews, the Insur- Michigan and Oth r ta Michigan Milk Producers Ass'n., pervised by State Director Alfred with Farm Bureau brand commodi- includes wholesale co-operative far- The County Farm Bureaus are '3.nce department and co-op ass'ns' aid 4. How doe. the M chlg n Michigan Livestock Exchange, Mich- Bentall, assisted by R. S. Jones ani ties. Farm Bureau Services, Inc., mer owned busine s organizatlons made up of the Farm Bureau mem- to egislative fund. That portion of compare to that of 0 her t Igan Wool Marketing Ass'n., Mich- an office staff of nine persons. Th~ owns and operates 10 retail stores throughout the United States. bel'S in each county and name one dues which goes to the County Farm Answer: ost Farm urea Igan Potato Growers Exchange, Mich- field work is directed by nine full Farm Bureau Fruit Products Co. originally set up to pro ote h and one gasoline and oil plant. In delegate to the state annual meeting Bureau is used for carrying out the Igan Elevator Exchange, Michigan time district agents, each having Jur- The Farm Bureau Fruit Products of the State Ext naton addition, it manages under contract for each 50 members in the county. county program. The portion that (Continued from ,p bre del' con Igning animals attend to Ram Truck To get different breediilg to replace stock "agar, all ton; J. T. Leel' nau : '. s. I nxdon, Be Contin ed in their home flocks. uitr ble rams, ac ording to Beni.on, re tho se that are low-down, blocky in tvn with hort n ck and wide mascu- lh head. with a dense fleece long t, pled and 1'1' e from bla k flbera. Lambs from such animals show im- prov d meat and wool quality, fatten more quickly and more uniformly and Hiram, On Water ar ready Ior sal usually when prices Of all the countr-le on the globe I like our States the best, 'Ire a little higher. lIchlgan. And Michiqan, beyond a doubt, is fairer than the rest, ~0 austactorv rule can be given While there is no place in Michigan that has a chance to beat Our own old country homestead-on our own old shady street. for feeding cows on pasture. Watch R UNGREN Editor and Business Manager closely the milk production and con- Our lives are so abundant as we till the fertile land; dition of the cow; wh n either begins All the riches of God' mightly love lie ready to our hand; to drop, the cow is being underfed, His blessings hover round us like a hovering swarm of bees- Vol. And the well beside the kitchen door is not the least of these. North America has 13 veterinary VI SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1938 No.9 colleges; ten are in the United States It·s the sweetest well of water anywher-e along the street. including that at State college, East The Mid·West Takes Part No other word describe It is cool and clear and sparkling, the taste, except to call it "sweet." It is a wholesome like the flowers. Lansing, Michigan; two are in Canada, and oue is in Mexico. Th Mid-West Producers Creameries, Inc., an or- There' the essence refreshment in thi good old well of ours. ganization of 21 co-operative creameries in Michigan, The oasls of the desert is a lovely place, I read. Vegetables are worthy rivals of Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee is an organization which Its limpid springs bid welcome to the traveler and his steed. fruits for table decorations. Eggplant, But I fear my thirst would vanish after skimming back the scum, carrots. celery or parsley. arranged on th Mid igan arm ureau helped organize. It is now And a camel drinking next to me would cramp my comfort some. a tray or platter, c n be as colorful affiliat d with the Farm Bureau. and festive as any kind of decoration. In the di tant western mountains there are reservoirs they say, Of interest to all farmers producing butterfat for Storing miles and miles of water for the cities f:lr away. sale, is the Mid-W st' s participation in a program to help But the water I have tasted' from the faucets in the town Approve New Farm k p butter prices at as high levels as possible in face of Only erves to make me thirstier and wash my vittles down. Electric Lines Plan larg surplus s caused by a nine year high in milk pro. Ice water does not satisfy, nor do I like it warm, (Continued from page 1.) The .ornmtsslou ordered that the due ion. Nor carbonated water in any shape or form. company shall,' b ginning July 1, 1938, I like to look at fountain. I admire the rolling seas, The Mid-West creameries are co-operating in the But when I really need a drink our pump looks good to me. and for each three months thereafter, Dairy Products Marketing Ass'n, which has been loaned 'furnish the commission with a com- So I do not go to Sulphur Springs, of therapeutic fame: pl t an' lysis of costs for its rural fed ral funds to buy, store and market 75,000,000 lbs. The water may be famous, but it's nasty all the same. lines so that the commission can of butt r. The Ass'n has bought 43 million pounds since Nor do I fuss with ice cubes when my throat is crackled some: d termiue n t costs for engineering, I I merely work the handle, so, and watch the water come. J One 16 which h lped stop the decline. The Association administration, surance and damages superintendance, and the total in- Bas a buying power for 32 more million pounds to use Oh, if you're really thirsty, if You're hankering to feel number of farm and non-farm cus- Down your throat a cool sweet gurgle, satisfying as a meal, as n d d. Th butter is available for sale later on as the Just happen down by HIck Street, and fill your thirsty tank tomers on the miles of line con- mark ts improve enough to absorb it at reasonable price With the coolest, sweetest water that a marta' ever drank. structed. In its order, the public utilities 1 v Is. utt r pure ased by the Association may also be commission included a comparative old to e fed ral government for distribution to state statement of what the Consumers r Ii f ag n i s. Last year the gov rnm nt purchases $12,50 per mile per month rate and the amounted to 88 million pounds. commissions proposed sliding guaran- Th Dairy Products Marketing Ass'n is a non-profit organiz tion, with membership limited to producer own- tee would mean for 1 to 5 customers per mile on a new extension: Customers per mile Consumers Guarantee Pub. U. C. Proposal 43, d and controlled regional dairy co-operative marketing per month per mile per month per mile associations. One of its main objects is to improve the price paid to farm rs for dairy products. 1 2 3 $12.50 12.50 12.50 $8.50 9.50 10.50 farm an town 4 12.50 11.50 Co-operative Are Also Private Initiative 5 12.50 A few days after it had issued an order granting the Consumers 12.50 Co. au m bile owners Co-op rativ s ar merely a mass version of private How Well Do supplies which mans a saving of permission to proceed with its new • initiativ , comp ting with individual initiative, observed the magazine Life recently. We·ve heard a good many You Know 1% million dollars or more to farm people each year; plan, the public utilities issued a rate order upon the company', commission ichig n are ( on tinued from page 1.) (6) reduction of rural school tax- which it said would reduce rates to definition of co-operative membership and business or- ganiz tions, ut this one strikes us as a descrip ion well many states the county agricultural ag nt and the extension not appear in a county unless 250 or s rvice may es and the elimination lion which amounts over $2,000,000 a nually; of rural tui- to a saving of save 300,000 residential $525,000 annually, and customers commercial by insured y the worth remembering. In co-operatives like the Farm customers $175,000 annually. Effective mol' Farm Bur au members pay (7) expansion of electrical service S ptember 16, the new order abolishes ur au and associated farmers elevators, the milk, potato, sugar beet, livestock, fruit, wool and other mar- du s into the county each year. In some states only Farm organization brought Michigan about utiliti in co-operation which has given with the so-called "transition" jective rate" system adopted by the and "ob- T TE FA M MUTUAL Bureau members can purchase c 1'- electrical servi to 40 thousand and keting co-operatives, merchandising and canning co-op- eratives in Michigan, independent farming businesses tain Farm Farm Bureau Bureau insurance. commodities In still or more farm homes; () a reducti n of truck license Company April 1, 1936, and replaces it with a block rate. The new domestic rate imposed ,by AUT()MOBILE INSURA CE CO. tr ngthen themselves in many fields by agreeing to co- other states any surplus of any 01'- fees for farm tru ks used not in com- the order follows: five cents per kilo- DRIVE SAFELY AND CARRY' INSURANCE ganization controlled by the State mercial activitie ; operate with other farmers having similar interests. Farm Bureau is paid to Farm Bureau (9) an extension of the mortgage watt hour for the first 15 kilowatt THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS hours a month; four cents for the arm co-operatives, like the Farm Bureau and those members only. One or two states moratorium on f rms; next 15 hours; three cents for the mentioned, enable thousand of farmers to mass farm have a Farm Bureau membership (10) a merch ndising and in sur- large nou h so that practically ev- ance service tha as brought to the n xt 45; two cents for the next 125, State F rm . STATE FARM INSURANCE CO' •• opini n for 1 gislation, farm buying power for farm t merchandise and one and one-half cents for all in Mich. Fa,rm Bureau, State Agt. suppli s, farm marketing power to sell crops. ry agricultural is controlled s rvice in the state by the Farm Bureau. farm a quality gives the farmer the most for his that excess of that total, save where water Mutual Auto 221 N. Cedar, Lansing, Mich. is heated electrically, in which case Please send me information about In a few states, the County Farm dollar and s ts up a competition in the rate for the excess would be one Insurance Co. your automobile insurance servtce, Bureaus have their own merchandis- the merchandising fi ld which has cent. Name Mrs. Ivah L. HUbbard, wife of Pres- ing institutions with dividends fined to Farm Bureau members only. con- forced and lowering an improvement of quality of price in practically The present objective rate is five Bloomington,) III. cents for the first 20 kilowatt hours, Address . ident Jerry H. Hubbard of the Shia- Two counties in Michigan have such every line of farm supplies whether four cents for the next 30, two cents wassee County Farm Bureau, passed a set-up: Berrien county through they be Farm Bureau brands or' not. for the next 150, and one-half cent for away July 28. Mrs. Hubbard was ac- the B rrien ounty Farm Bureau Oil Lines of merchandise now in process all in excess. Co-op Has Marketed About tive for years in the Farm Bureau and Company and Lapeer county through of development which are soon ex- the Grange, in the church, and in com- 100 Million Dollars in munity life. For 35 years she and the Lapeer County Co-operativ s, pected to be of major benefit to Inc. farm purchasers deal with Co-op ma- The 1938 apple crop in the United Grain and Beans Mr. Hubbard made their home on Or- Practically all State Farm Bureaus chinery and tractors and Co-op elec- States, on July 1, was estimated at chard Grove Farm in Middlebury town- have a well developed program of trical equipment. 134,394,000 bushels, or 36 per cent Eighteenth annual meting of 92 ship, where the Hubbard home became Community Farm Bureaus which Worth $150-$200 Annually less than the large 1937 crop. farmers Michigan elevator stockholders JiJlevator Exchange of the a meeting will be groups. place for the community Farm Bureau friends through- carryon a program of local interest It is estimated that the saving' in 1,;:===============::::::, and Farm Bureau me ers are mern- taxes brought about by the Farm held at the Olds hotel at Lansing, out the state extend their sympathy bel'S of the community groups. Bureau I gislative program and the Oleo May be W dn sday, Sept mber 7. The stock- to Mr. Hubbard and the family. holders' meeting .onven s at 10 a. m. In every state except Michigan the saving in merchandising and insur- Made From These responsibility for building and main- ance costs broug about by the s rv- AU. S. Bulletin shows the At noon the Exchange will ent 1'- taining the membership rests entrre- ice program benefits every farmer following ingredients used in tain its d legates and farmer at luncheon. Prof. Howard guests Rather Dedicate Park to ly with the County Farm Bureau. in the state of Michigan to the extent oleomargarine: lFORYEA FP The state organization assumes the of $150 to $200 annually. It is esti- ,:a... of the State ollege Farm rops Dep't First Farm Power Line position of assisting and correlating mated that the Michigan farm income Babassu oil »:» "'ill b toastmaster for the speaking "East two miles from this point, Coconut oil House Paint that will last years program. ddresses will be given by north two miles and west three miles Dr. L S. ice of Detroit, and "William runs the first rural electric line built D. Salti 1 of 'hicago. in Michigan for the study of electric- the membership made responsible states, larger particularly memberships, activities for them. those but is not Several with the realize the was increased reau program. in 1937 by $50,000,000 as a result of the national Farm Bu- This figure inc1ud ::; price increases and benefit payments. Corn oil Cottonseed Glycerine oil derivative longer • • • give better protec- tion to your property. Don't be 8atisfied with cheap paints, they 95 With me iber elevators in 40 coun- ity'S usefulness in farm life. Lecithin can't hold up as long, they never necessity of adequate financing and 6. Who are the officers and di- look as well. -' .. . ~- ti ,the E .hange ha mt rket d about "This pioneer beginning in rural Neutral lard have du s ranging from $10 to I;) rectors of the ichigan State, Farm Oleo oil 100,000,000 worth of grain and bans electrification was accomp 1 ish e d annually. Bureau, The Farm Bureau Services, for Iichlgan farmers since 1920. It busin ss is to provide farmers' through the co-operation of the Michi- eleva- gan State College, farm organizations, III most states th extension serv- lnc., and the arm Bureau Fruit Oleo stearine Oleo stock . P IME W.ITH OUSE PAINT PRIMER ice and the Farm Bureau are inter' Products Compa y? Of your local tors and their m mber: the best Consumers Power Co. and twelve farm Palm oil Use House Paint Primer for d pendent and their programs are county Farm Bureau? Are they all mark t information and sale offers Palm kernel oil best satisfaction on new work families who wanted electric service. very. closely related. In a few stares farmers? tha t it can develop. For ten years Peanut oil ,.r on a repainting job. It "This marker was dedicated Aug. 25, the Farm Bureau also controls Ihe Answer: The officers and directors l lakes successful two coat the liJ. change has mark ted mol' Salt 1938, by which time 92,000 farm tam- operation of the soil COUR rvation ar as follows: painting possible. grain and beans for farm I' than any Benzoate of soda i1i s were receiving electric ervice program. The Farm Bureau program MICHIGAN STA E FARM BUREAU oth I' one .lichigan firm. Probably oya bean oil from Michigan utility companie ." is one to protect and promote th Pres.-J. J. .Jakway, B nton Harbor, 600 will attend th Sept mh r 7th. annual m ting pon the Ellis Haynes farm, 4 mtles east of Mason, sever I hundred people their gathered for the program ug 25 w hen econonlic Benefits interes~ effort. organized from Farm of farmers through Bureau Program I ~~V~i~~~e~-J~)r~p~9~.-~~J~.~I~~~i~d~';A~v~0~a~.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. , Vitamin concentrate :Farm machinery must set: the onsumers Power Company dedi- 5. What benefits have resulted out in all kinds of weather.4 cated a monument, bronze tablet arrying upon which is a the thought to Michigan farmers the program of the Farm Bureau in as a result of . CIa t- t re cash with order at the following Protect against rust with Implement and Tractor Paint. QT. UP exj.ressed in the opening paragraphs Michigan? ClaSSified adver rsernen sad tlc Ads to appear in two or rates' 4 cents per word for one e I I n, di . of this article. Hepresentatives of tile Answ 1': With ut going into de- . mOt e editions take the rate of 3 cents per word per e It Ion. Vhch' gan S ate College and farm 01'- tail, ben fits might be summariz d ED METAL PRIMER as: ganiz attona were invit d to taka part in ~he rogram. The monument marks the beglnning (1) national a voice in county, state and affairs which has protected TOCK I HARNESS Bright, metal-like glow that makes all interior, exterior metal surfaces c1e!n and fresh. For best satisfaction on metal always , use this primer. Guards against peeling, rust. the farmers' interests in many in- HARNESS FOR BIG HORSES, 1,700 lbs. j of the company's Mason-Dansville ex- REGISTERED HEREFORDS, BU~LS up. ,,'ew! Farm Bureau King harne~s, • I peiimental line, built in 1926 and en- stances; and netrers. Ve have a nice selectlon. heavy duty, b st leather, workmanship. ~~ I Spn'ible prlr' s. . l1. To liJ 0., .ilCll- Ruat resisting hardwar e. Black or brov 'n (2) a national legislative Pl'O- tha. (14 miles north' st of Kal!lmazuu). lath r $67 set. Bronze hardwar 72 en~li..ed Feb. 4, 1927. It wa the f~r~"t gram that has kept interest rat s 011 7-3-tf-22h) set, Buy at l<'nTID Bureau stores and st ·ps for the onsumers power in --------:--------- co-op rattve assna, or Farm Bureau federal farm loans low; bui ding farm lines. The monument .'ervic(Js, Bast Shiawassee street, L~n- GAL. (.j) a soils cons rvatton program sf ng, .Ii 'higun. ( -6-tf-4/h) and the grounds are on 1-36. Th with b nefit payments that have land ha been accepted by the Sta e brought not only c program of soil PULLETS! PULLETS! READY NOW. Highway Dep't for a roadsiue park. cons rvation and b nefit paym nts of Cel'tili d Lf' rhorn and BaIT d Ito I . I >jff •• rent ago... I 0 R.O.P. ockerels. It will be landscaped and quipped millions of dollars to Iichigan hut \ 'die or visit I,owtl n Farm', Rlv . J unet lon, • f ich , Locat ion, H -rirl- l ge MICHIGAN SEPTIC P,O., and h 11 D!'! recornm nded by State gr'l I!Jngin ering d p't. TANK SIPHON Build your CoI- DECAY DEST OYS \ 'til tables, etc. ha also resulted in initiating a pro- pfl' (r le.l 'ant L, k ». ars. All ill The national legislative program has du.ily use and giving sat l; faction. In- Guard against decay, rot and general deterioration of farm tructtons with ea h stphon. Price, d - buildings with this superior Barn PaiDL Farm buildingl nad posstblo in Michigan the build- llvere d. $7,60 which includ s sales tax. last longer when they ing of hundreds of miles of rural elec- C. . D. charge!'! ar extra. Farm Bureau are protected with .'uIJP]y Stor , 72, B. sbtawass e St., Lan- paint. Protect your in- trtca 1 lines und r th rural el ctrifl- Fling, (3-4-U-60b) cation arlmln is tra tion and has also vestment • • • keep SUPPLIES buildings in shape brought to Itchigan the building of and they'll last you 1.500 or more mil of farm-to-mark t longer. road. (4) a state legh la lve program hat is r suIting in r moving 1'0 d ta off prop rty, a ss ving of 21 million dollar or mol' to rural prop rty own- ,4 0 gnllons p r MAN, 21, WANTS ach y '\1" ".ll })t>p't, f, rm 'urk bv th month. Clirrord 0 'f 'R F. D., 10750 andfor (5) a sales tax exemp tlIon on f arm. L R 3, 1938 been made on the basis of the unpaid Farm Bureau Active Farm Efficiency LECTRICITY In Special Session balance of the loan even though the actual value m y be le . It was pro- Hits High Peak PUMPS WAT (Continued from Ing more than page 1.) 2,500,000 of his po d by Oovernor Iurphy so as to give :Hchigan farmers the full benefit A half century of change has re- moved millions of acres from farm AN H U FO 2c inal cut in the school aid fund. School officers, the Michigan Edu- cation Association and the Farm Bur- of the loan provisions of the present ederal laws. production in ew York state, but the total production from the remain- ing acres is still 20 per cent greater Legislators also took cognizance of Observation of Meter Shows eau were united in their opposition to than fifty years ago. the Farm Bureau hoard's varntng that any tinkering with the school aid laws en, animals, and land, all are How Good the ew ny future extension ot a mortgage l at this time. When Supt. of Public moratorium should be limited to homes more efficient. More and better fer- Hired Man Is Instruction Eugene B. Elliott advised and farms. An energetic movement tilizer and lime are used, varieties of Rural electrification is literally em- Governor Murphy that it would require crops have been improved, insects to so limit the measures was attempted barrassing Michigan farmers and at least three week to prepare such a in the senate, but Attorney-General farm women, says D. L. Runnells, plan, the Governor consented to with- Starr pointed out t ha such a limita- agricultural editor of the Grand Rap- hold any proposal along this line and tion effort might ,invalidate the entire ids Press on this week's farm page. to grant an additional $1,000,000 to the schools. measure. County agricultural agents report farmers are finding they have been This concession, coupled with the spending hours and hours doing many restoration of certain sums which pre- Rubber Tires jobs around the hoUse and barn that viously had been lopped off of old-age On Spray Rigs now can be done for a few cents an pensions by executive order contrib- Each year more farmers are inter- hour by their new hired man. uted largely to weakening the opposi- ested in equipping their spray rigs In terms of electrical energy, farm- tion to the welfare appropriation in the with rubber tires. These rigs do not ers are reported to be astounded upon senate. get stuck in the mud as often, less jar discovering how cheaply electricity is Farm Bureau intervention also prov- and vibration result, and they go fast- w1l1ing to work for them. The prize report comes from C. P. Milham, ed effective in securing the release of er to and from the water sunply. Rabbits the crop insurance bill from the agri- The cottontail rabbit's nest is placed Gratiot county agricultural agent. E. 1-. 8JiIJTON cultural committee of the house of House cleaning in preparation "One farmer has informed me", New member of the Extension Ser- Railroads in this country began in a shallow hollow and arranged 80 representatives, after original efforts pullets should be said Milham, "that he had been pump- vice of Michigan State College is E. to place steel rail in general use that the top is even with the surface to have it reported out had failed This of the ground. The nest is lined with peclally if diease ing water an hour and a half a day L. Benton, formerly county agricult- about 1867. bill authorizes insurance companies to soft hair which the mother tears from for more than 30 years. He recently ural agent in Tuscola County. He insure losses on agricultural commodi- In 1 30 there were only 23 miles of her own breast. The mother visits The first locomotive whistle wa obtained electric service and turned succeeded D. H. LaVoi as extension specialist in animal husbandry. ties upon which Federal loans have railroad in the United States. the nest only during darkness. installed in England in 1833. the water pumping job over to an electric motor and pump jack. "Out of curiosity the farmer watch- ed the meter while the water was be- ing pumped and found it required co-oP FRUIT only half of a kilowatt hour of electri- city to pump as much water as it CANNING PLANTS' formerly took him an hour and a half by hand. He said he never again 1938 RECORD would work for two cents an hour pumping water." Hart Cans 2 Million Pounds Appliances Are Metered of Cherries ; Tomatoes Other farmers have been helped by Charles L. Crapser, Midland county At Bay City agricultural agent, and Grace Mit- chell, home extension agent, to appre- The Bay Co-operative Canneries, eiate how cheaply they can get their Inc., a new division of the Farm farm and home work done by the new Bureau Fruit Products Co., is canning electrical way. They induced local an average of 75 tons of tomatoes appliance dealers and the Consumers daily for 140 members of the ass'n Power Co. to arrange farm demonstra- residing in the neighborhood of Bay tions. Each electrical appliance or City. service was metered in order that ac- The group was organized by the curate figures on costs might be ob- Farm Bureau and members. This tained. spring the Farm Bureau Fruit Prod- Three farmers co-operated in the ucts Co. and the Bay City Co-operative project: Arthur Thayer of Freeland, Canneries, Inc. built a new vegetable one of the co-operators, has a 1,200 canning plant at Borton avenue and colony apiary on his 130-acre farm. the P.M. tracks in Essexville, a sub- Ross Thayer, also of Freeland, found urb of Bay City. It has space for 120 the new hired man would work very workers at the peeling tables for to- matoes, or other produce. Th plant cheaply on his 130 acre sugar beet, has a capacity of 120 tons of tomatoes I bean and livestock farm. Electricity was the cheapest hired man that Er- daily. It began operations August 19 and expects to continue on the nest Williams of Merrill employed on his 320-acre general farm. tomato crop until frost. At Hart in Oceana county, the Farm Here's what Arthur Thayer found Bureau Fruit Products Canning plant his yearly operating costs were for canned some 2,000,000 lbs. of cherries the following appliances: Electric in the period between July 5 and range, 1,343 kilowatt hours, $28.27; August 3. The 1938 pack was the water heater, 951 kwh, $20.02; elec- same size as the 1937 pack, but was tric refrigerator, 329 kwh. $6.93; put up in two weeks less time. Plant radio, 96 kwh, $2.06; washing ma- Manager Wilson Beam reported one chine, 101 kwh, $2.12; electric iron, of the nicest packs of cherries he has 57 kwh, $1.20; water pumping, shal- ever seen. Cherries were in splendid low. well, 111 kwh, $2.34. condition this y~ar. Only a Few Cents a Day The Coloma plant, Berrien county, Ross Thayer found his yearly costs of the Fruit Products Company and to be as follows: Water pumping, associated fruit co-operatives has not deep well, 339 kwh, $8.98; ~lectric been operated this year, largely be- ra~ge, 1,311 kwh, $34.72; washing ma- cause of the disastrous late spring chine (fo~r ~onths record), 15 kwh, frost which practically 4.0 cents; ironmg, 75 kwh, $1.99; barn local cherry crop. Hghts, 265 kwh, $7.02; brooder heat- ing, (two m~nths), 80 kwh, .$2.11. . Ernest WIllm.a;n found hIS operat- mg costs ~or nme mo?ths were as plants Farm Bureau deliver follows: MIlking mac~me, 149 kwh, cherries as the case may be on a co- members their ruined the The Hart plant may can pears and other fruit later this season. tomatoes at both or ELEC F TIO $4.25; poultry house Iights, 60 kwh, operative basis. They receive a cash $1.72; poultr.y water ~eater, 108 kwh, advance on the crop, which is proc- $3.08; washmg machme and ~ream essed and merchandised through the separator, 54 kwh, $1.54; barn Itghts, season by the Fruit Products Com- 87 kwh, $2.48; lathe, 65 kwh, $1.86; pany, Further settlements are made drill press, 6 kwh, 17 cents; deep well during the marketing season pump, 65 kwh, $1.80; cistern pump, 86 . kwh, $2.45. On each farm farmers and farm wo- Champion Binder men found they could pump the water, Handles 37th Harvest milk the cows, light the barns, and Robert H. Addy of the Farm Bureau hen houses, cook the meals, do the Services says in his machinery meet- with a ironing, refrigerate the foodstuffs, ings that men are using Champion - wash the clothes, separate the milk mowers that their fathers and grand- and do a lot of other odd jobs the new fathers used before them, mowers way for only a few cents a day. that give excellent service. So that Mr. Addy may have another Plant Food In An Acre of Corn string to his bow, we quote a letter received from the owner of a Cham- pion grain binder at Onawa, Iowa. VIC Onawa, Iowa The rapidity with which an acre of July 17, 1938 corn grows and the amount of plant Dear Sir: food found in that acre of corn Is I thought it would be of interest to OW IT CAN BE DON Service to all chedule of ONE SIMPL R T. a y to shown by the following figures: you to know that I have a Champion Dry matter Binder that has been run and is still farms in all quarters. Consumers new understand - so simple a child can fig e per acre in use for 37 years. In this length of LIBERALIZED rural power line construction your bill for electric service. Your money July 24 730 lbs. time I operated Aug. 6 2,224 a 160 acre farm for two years and 240 acre farm for three requirements do away wit the old "five-to- for electricity buys more and does mor Aug. 28 Sept. 24 4,745 8,104 years and for the last 31 years a 120 acre farm of which I own and the the-mile" plan. A guaranteed income to things than ever. Electricity, cheapest in Oct. 1 8,929 binder had been run two years before the COmpany of $12.50a month per mile of history, will more than "eam its keep" on The weight of Nitrogen, Phosphor- I got it on a farm sale. ous and Potash found in the acre of The past week I have just finish· line is now the only requirement. your farm. And Consumers service is corn in late July and October 1 in ed cutting five acres of wheat and 17 this instance was: acres of oats that was down. Still ¥:es, Rural Electrification CHARTS A DEPENDABLE,ADEQUATE. N. P. Potash have 10 acres of wheat and rye. July 24 Oct. 1 23.9 lbs, 105.2 Ibs. 35.7 4.3 39 108.8' I am enclosing three pictures of the binder that was taken in the 17 acre NEW COURSE- electricity for every far Free Service Application of 100 lbs. of 4-16-4 tertt- oat field, July 13, 1938. stead in Consumers territory. The new Consumers Power Company's farm ela- lizer to corn at planting time starts the I have bought the second set of can- crop off with 2 lbs. of Nitrogen, 16 of vasses, the third drive chain and next LIBERALIZED PLAN means the passing of tions don't stop with stringing wires and Phosphoric acid and 2 lbs. of Potash year will have to have another drive another barrier -a- opening the door to a turning-on-the-juice. Day in and day out a for a quick start for the young plants. chain. Have bought the second bull When the soil warms up, these plant wheel chain, new tongue and other greater and more pofitable Michigan ag 1- PERMANENTOrganization of Rural Service foods become available in accordance parts and it sWI do~s perfect work in culture. with the type of soil and its manage- decent grain. Engineers stand by to help with your farm I have never allowed it to stand out ment. only while in use and to the contrast There's a new future in farming. electrification opportunities - trained men Frog Rearing Is in this modern age, while I was using who welcome an opportunity to serve you, A Poor Bu ines myoId binder last week, there were in operation all around me combines Low Rate to show you how to make farm electrification and modern binders. Guess I am a Frog rearing as a business isn't so back number but just can't wear the "Consumers Rates Reduced-SI lifi pay. Their advice and s ggestions ar good, according to the State Conserva- old Champion out. tion Dep't. Many people have conclud- I might add here that Monona Coun- • • • "-cry newspaper headlines. Effective REE. Get acquainted with the R al ed that advertisements promising great ty is the banner winter wheat county are of dubious character. Some who in the state. eptember 16, Consumers inaugurates a Service Engineer in your locality TOD • didn't think so in the past have since J. R. BEDFORD. raised a bigger racket than even the frogs themselves make at night. There "Yes sir, Zeke, as sure as I sit here (1937 Winner of the Martln Rural Electrification it ward) are fewer persons who feel inclined to now, I shot that old double-barrel in take up any promotion plan such as that flock of ducks and I brung down those which claimed that by buying five of them." breeding stock, a client could take a Zeke (unconcernedly-: course in frog rearing, receive a "dl- ever tell you about me huntln' frogs ploma" and be I unched on the road the other night, fired at one, and 500 Didn't I u to riches. croaked." ____ --oJ together as a mi ·ture, or you ma~ have it se iarated to dispose of the I ry and the vetch seed as separate lots. An averaxe of 117 pounds of coal wer r quired to haul 1,000 tons of tr igh aud equipm ut one mile on til railroads of the nit ed States iR This i a good all to put a field into 1937. + . quart r had b en laid out and con- United St te . I gayest festival of the country. 1'\' and vetch. The rate of eeding is }1~ bu het of Ro n rye and 10 lbs. ds are among the small- it ru tion had be •.... uu on la •.Touvelle New Orleans in 1814 Under the Confederacy of vetch p l' acre. Seed before Septem- st in existence. Th yare so small Orlean', fir t settlement upon the ~Ii - ~'cw Orleans' career under the young In 1 61, Louisiana s ceded from ber 20 H po . ible. that llUnd( ds of them can be put on i Ippi. merican aovernm nt was just as Union and a fourth fla . that of You hav three options on the re- a pin-head with ease. •.' w 01'1 ans did no gro up a. a ch cked and COlO1 Iul a it We under Confederate State of m rica, wa att I' d (' nun nnity but a ' a c r fully th continental power. "h n the raised over ew Orlean, In 1 62, ap- ult ing stand: 1. It will make fine pasture next Two of the biggest problems eon-. de si Tned city. town quare. the war \! ith England brok out in 1812, t in Farragut's Union navy sail d into nected with the lowering of the costs sprang. and be good maybe until the Pic c J)' rm • w laid out f. ( Ing Great Britain decid d to attack the city. to find thousands of bale of of milk produ .tton are better breed- last of Jun . t.h ri rer vith 'p, ce behind it for through the .Ii si sippi ~al1"" and a cotton and many ship t afire by the ing and th control of disease. 2. It will provide a lot of green puhli bulldinvs. The r ·t of th old n-ru h fleet appeal' u ,if Barataria inhabitants. The r sid nts al 0 at- manure for turu ing under in th Calves do not like to eat out of a cit \ 'c _ lai lout ill block', (livid d I ..land in 1 1. The 1.1. 11(' vas then t mpt d to destroy their beautiful spring for corn or potatoes. etc. little box; they waste more feed eat- into nu II plo 8 which 'ere rant d it habiterl by Pierre and Je ••ll Lafitte, home , but General Butler 0011 occu- notorious pir-ate with pr ic s on their pied the city and set up a military 3. "ou may harvest it as a grain ing from a small box than from a Oil r q rest to pro p ctlv builders. head. Be au e he w < such an able government. A memory of that rule crop. The rye and vetch may be sold good-sized one. Hart 0 the old tity war the quare, known today a Ja k 'on uare. There e man and kne v t p (' nsf so well, e dsts today in the 111 otto : "The n ion b in 1727 landed Le Filles Cassette, J an L fitte wa offeree : captaincy mu t and shall be pre erved" carved young girls sent 0 I' bv the French in the Br it i 11navy. H fl 'lined and on the base of General Jackson's statue kin to become the wives of Lo i lana in tead offered his . ir viccs to the in the squar by order of the Union coloni ts. There in 1766 Governor American. Gov rnor ('laib rn re- general. Boa took ov r th city' 1 the name tu ed and finally Lafitl w nt direct Also in memory of the Civil ar are of the ring of pain. And in 1 04, the to General Jackson. the III r ican com- numerous monuments about the city, tates wa rai ed mander. In the historic battle of ew such as the Robert E. Lee monument L . L acey 0 f th e AFBF th' y WIll be in flag of the nited . f bl i a ciit Y th a t h as l'rve d' th rough more I there "hen the .. 1ll ant . repu ic . pur- Orleans in 1 15, Lafitte', smuggling and a statue of ew Orlean's famous th an t wo cen tur i ur res f .. 0 excittng h i tory chas d the entire Loui ians t rrit ory sloops attacked the Briti h war ves- General Beauregartl, There is also a s Is while Jackson, aid d by Lafitte's statue ot Jefferson Davis, president of under the flags of four natlons from th Emporer ~poleon. . ew 01'1 ans remained under the pirates, mowed down the attacking the Confederacy. Memoir of the terri- From the little French settlement of Fr nch flag from 171~ until 1762. when army. ble days of the Reconstruction is the 171, -ew Orlean ha dey loped into it was ceded t pain. The Loui ian- General Ja kson was publ icly feted Liberty Shaft, at the foot of Canal a modern city of over half a million ians resisted the new governm nt in in the city squ re, which was later Street, marking the spot where in 1874 people, with billions of dollar inve ted the Rebellion of 1768 which failed and named for him and a Thanksgiving the citizens exchanged shot for shot in ,business and industry. But a pe- the paniards took full control over servic was sung in t. Louis Cathe- with the soldiers and police of the re- culiar reverence for the pa t ha led the city the following year. Spanish dral. The pirate were granted a full construction government. r.e IftS to the pr servatiorr, practically intact, and Frenc-h influ n es combined dur- pardon by the government in apprecia- Today ew Orleans remains the of the landmark of her early history. ing the next 30 years to dev lop the tion of their service . Queen City of the South, and second peeds And pride in her Ion and "aried ca- famou Creel architecture which is Wlth the gro ving power of the Unit- port of the United States in value of reel' has kept alive traditions of the typical of old ~e\V 01'1 an. During ed States and the expansion of the foreign commerce. In the face of years gone by. the pan ish regim was built the S1. West, the commerce of the Missis ippi typhoid and yellow fever epidemics, In 171. vhen J ez n Baptl te Ie Loui Cathedral, which still tands on valley grew rapidly and ew Orleans she evolved a healthful, sanitary city Moyne, Sieur de Bienville planted the Jack, on Square. till standing also is became an important shipping center. with a remarkably low death rate, and flag of France about 110 miles from the Cabtldo, the old pan ish govern- By 1 40 1 ew Orleans wa one of the made from the muddy Mississippi a the mouth of the Mis issippi, which he ment building, whi .h, like the Cathe- richest cities in the United States and source o-f the purest water possible. called F'leuve St. Louis, all he could dral, was onstructed in 1794. The among other things boasted more and The i i been tamed by see was a dreary e rpanse of mar h. Cabildo was the scene in 1 03 of the better theatre than any other city in me n of 1 s and by such projects But ten years later, under the dtrec- bigge t real estate deal in history, as the country. The year 1827 saw the in- as the Bo t Carre Spillway. New tion of a royal ngineer, the blocks the papers vere signed which turn d auguration of the famed Mardi Gras, Onle i ity with an illustrious which now compri the city' French 0 "er the Lout iana territory to the which has continued annually as the p at nd a omita Ie fighting spirit. A great value in all popular sizes, Has three coat porcelain interior, acid resisting bottom, Deluxe exterior finish. Fine hardware. Steel construction. Overload protector, and tem- perature indicator. Easily Prevented by Treating Seed Wheat Before Double Value in Planting By J, H. MU ;C1E Co-Op Vacuum Michigan tate College The stinking smut 0 vheat annual- Cleaners ly costs Michigan farmers thousands The Co-op vacuum cleaner of dollars. mutted wheat heads not only are a total loss, but also car;y the is upto the minute in clean. disease to healthy kernels during the ing ability and ease of hand- threshing process. 1 ling. Has high and low Stinking mut on wheat is easily speeds' exact nap adjust- prevented by treating the seed vheat before planting. Wheat seed treatment ment, other good features. is a cheap orm of insurance against Uncle Ab says that some folks seem Three models are offered. stinking smut losses. t think that a loud noise means a strong statement. SEED TREATMENTS (1) New Improved Ceresan. This material has had thorough trial was in test plots at the Michigan Agr'l Ex- periment station and on many Michi- gan farms. Use new Improved Ceresan at the rate of lh ounce pel' bushel of wheat. heavier dose of the chemical may Photo shows the completed steel- "Road of Tomorrow", an amazing ele- be able during the ride to enjoy a injure germination and is not neces- work for the hugh Ford Motor Com- of the entire vated highway half-a-mile long built commanding vie sary to kill the stinking smut spores. pany exhibit building at the 1 ew prophetically, grounds from the higheat levels Treat the seed in a rotary or gravity York World's Fair, in 1939, against type treating machine or a cement 'Winding up huge spiral ramps, the around the topmo t setback of the the background of the towering Try- mixer. Be sure that every wheat ker- Ion (center) and the giant Peri sphere roadway will circl the top of the ex- building. nel is covered with the chemical dust. (left), the two structures which will position building as well as an ad- At the World's Fair at Chicago in (Clean grain before treating to remove form the theme center of the "World joining patio, at two point actually 1933 and 1934 the Ford exhibit in- unbroken smut balls). The dust may of Tomorrow" exposition, passing through the building itself. cluded historical replicas of the roads be ml ed with the seed wheat by shov- In harmony with this keynote, the Visitors will ride on this road way in of yesterday, dati g from earliest re- Set eling but re ults are not so satisfac- Ford exhibit will be climaxed by the Ford and Lincoln-Zephr cars, and will corded history. tory, After treating, the wheat may be both to growing mulberry trees and with with to the silk worm. They get higher held several weeks in open bags with- production and have great quantities out injury. ew Improved Ceresan is Anchoride Bronze ~ of cheaper hand labor, which are nee- poisonous. Do not inhale dust while e sary. making the treatment. handker- Some of the problems that would Hardware Hardware chief tied over the mouth and nose fae the would-be producer are sug- Michigan, Ohio, Indiana Act vlll present inhaling dust. g st d: the need for a number of mul- To Prevent Being Keep thi material out of reach of berry trees of the best varieties; the children. Do not feed treated wheat trouble in growing them; election Dumping Grounds to animals. of the proper leaves in sufficient (2) Copper Carbonate Treatm nt. amounts to support the silk worms Following announc ment by Com- ment. that are being raised; the control of mi stoner E. H. Hanefeld of Ohio De- s 2 to 2 % ounces of full tr ugth ailk-worrn di eas s (Which are not, partment of Agri ulture that border (about 50% copper) copp I' carbonate '01' some reason, serious in the patrol was to be established on Ohio- to each bushel of seed \ 'heat. Clean Ori nt) : the difficulty of competing I 1 Iichigan and Ohio-Indiana borders to se d wheat before treatin . with China and Japan; and the slim stop shipment of inferior farm produce If low test copper carbo late must be returns thr t grow rs n y expect. in that tate, Commissioner John B. used (1 to 20% copper) add 3 to 4 Need Uniform Quality Strange of the Uchigan Department ounces per bu hel of eed. Mlx the To have a market for raw silk in of griculture pledged the co-opera- ecd and copp l' carbonates in a dust hi country, it is stated, uniform sat- tion of the Michl an inspection taft ti ht mi in machiu 0 that each israc ory quality must be produced in in preventing ,inter-state shipment of k 1'11 I is c mpletely covered. Seed about 10-bale units ; each bale has uuderzraded and unwholesome fruit treated with copper carbonate may. be . bout 135 pounds of raw silk. A and vegetables. Officials of the de- stored indefinitely with ut injury to Ingle hine family. as an e 'ample, partments of Ohio and ~Iichigan agreed Buy farm Bureau King harness for big horses, 1,700 Ib . and up: He vy rmin tion if kept in a dry pIa e. is abl to produc only about one-half that there hould he no re traint upon Seed treat d with copper ca -bonat bal of 135 pounds of raw silk a year, free movement of quality farm pro- duty harness, best leather and workmanship. Rust Resisting h rdware. often causes -aking in the drill vhen < nd thi is worth, in [ew York, about duce. A Black or brown leather. t nding 0 'ernight. pecially in noist 1.75 to 2.00·a pound of good, typical. "Unscrupulous truckers and produc- or wet -eatl 1'. To prev nt breaking usable qual i y. er ," said Hanefel , "have been bring- of the drill shaft it is advi able to rock It take more than 2.000 cocoon ing into Ohio cull fruits and vegeta- It takes good leather to make good harness . . . that's why we use only the dl'ill 'heels back and forth before t make one pound of raw silk. To bles, unabl to sell this merchandtse in o. 1 selected steer hides for all harness and strapwork. 0 11' 193 ha ness tartlng drillin. The drill hould be produc a bale, 300.000 'worms must .1iC'higan' nd Indit 11a. In e tabli shing cl 11 d thorough I . aft r seeding to ) , hrought, to m~t.urit: ~~ for~n C?- this patrol, the Ohio Department of includes such improvements as ... dou ble side straps ... doul lc market straps PI' "ent ('01'1'ston of th 111 tal parts. con . omm 1 ia lly, law SIlk IS Aar icultur is determined to protect ... two piece lazy strap ... new type ham clip... all Anchoride hard-' r t d ed should not b fed to farm ivtd d into. about t. n different the Ohio produ er and the Ohio con- utmals, rad s. d p ndmg on Its ?venuess, sumer. The bor er patrol will be ware, which is five times more rust resisting than cadmium, and 2S time d, .an line . ..neatness, t nacity, elas- ma dcp un up of I 0 .•. 111 (0. rs '}10 know•• fl'.l·t mo e rust resisting than japanned hardware. tIel y, cO.h. lOll, loopiugs, and other and vegetable grad ~ 11 vill go over < chara ter isties. . f 1 h ev 1'.' 10' d, d 'Pl th act t l' t ey We make the traces, breechings and strapwork extra r g fa ·10 ..' w co may have Federal- tr te iuspee Ion cer- t.ifica e be' u h v found in- For quality and wear, these harness are priced right ... Send for our harries ranees wlier th 'C certificates have catalog. b '11 .hauged or t ran Ierred to an- other load. \\"e c r 11 ot • t mp ill to e tabli h a barri r aguinst .1ichi an but we w ill protect Ohio producers and con umer .... ( om ni i< n<.>)' pointed out. th<.t .lie·hi n. ..Ii r thi r. e " prien 'ed ,imila.· ditticultie witll Ohio produc r, bnt th y - re barred rom Co-op' Oil & Gas u ineas Growing Fast Ide oods The astest growing farmers co-op- erative busine: s today i the oil and gasoline bu Iness, handled through 'pecial o-operatlves for that pm'po e, or in conn ction with e tabli h d co- op rratlve businesses. One in every thr e farmers' co-op purcha ing ass'ns in the country sell gasoline and oil. A bout a thousand farmers co-operativ s in the nation deal primarily in petrol um products. The typical farm rs gasoline and oil co-op has a membership of several hundred farmers and does a business of $50,000 to '100,000 annually. Farm. ers profit by running these buslnesse . Thr e out of every four a s'ns paid a patronage dividend in 1937. Trade Commission Spots Farm Tool Monoply The American Ii arm Bureau at Washington reports that the Federal Trade Commission in its report to Congress, dated July 6, charges that since 1914 from 4 to 6 companies have DURI come to "dominate the manufacture regarding the purposes of the Farm State Teachers Conege. ed the work of these organizations. and sale in the United States of lead- and the first week in September Bureau, the Junior Farm Bureau, and Boyd A. Rainey of the Farm Bureau General assemblies of the students ing farm implements and equipment." two groups of young people from Mich- the milk, livestock, potato, sugar beet, Services, Roy D. "'Tard, of the Dowa- were addres d by :\11'. J. Robert The commission declares that tho In- igan farms were gathered at Walden- grain and bean, and other marketing giac Farmers Co-op Ass'n, G. S. Coff- Crouse, sponsor of the Hartland area; ternational Harvest Company and the woods Camp, near Hartland, Living- exchanges, the students learn how to man of the Coldwater Co-operative Ralph T nny, director of )Iichiga 1 John Deere Company "were able to ston county, where the Michigan State conduct group meetings, to entertain Creamery, Mr. E. J. Ryger of the :Mid- State College short course; .•II'. establish and actually have establish- Farm Bureau and its Junior Farm Bur- groups, and to organize their efforts. West Producers Creameries, Inc., and George \Vhe ler of the Central State ed the price levels for the great ma- eau, together with co-operative market- College instructors and men interested Merle Crandall of the Howell Co-oper- jority of agricultural machinery." implements and I ing exchanges in Michigan are conduct- ing a school. in young people give lectures on de- ative Company were there to give first Teachers college, and Mr. E. E. Gallup, supervisor of vocational agrt ulture in veloping character and personal re- hand information on the operation of the agricultural high schools. To be eHectlve, a zinc coating must The group pictured above are the sources. farmer owned businesses. Mrs. Frank Gingrich, formerly a di- be equaJJy thick on all part of the Many of the substances in eggs are 'I yo~n~ people ~ttending the first ca~p. Forty-two counties are represented C. L. Bolander of the Hchigan ~Iilk rector of young people's groups in wire. The life of a coating i no longer present in, such amounts as to be of ThIS IS the thtrd annual camp, WhICh at the 1938 school. Speakers on char- Producers Ass'n, Mr. :M. J. Bueschleiu than the life of its thinnest pot, a recreational cla ses, presented work of material assistance in making the hu- has been organize~ into classes for acter building subjects include Mr. R. of the Farmers & Manufacturers Beet at the top of the lower wire in the cut. that nature. ick Musselman, princi- man diet more adequate and more first, second and third year students. A. Waite of the American Youth Foun- Sugar Ass'n, and Jack Yaeger of the pal of the Okemos agr'l high school, complete. In addition to becoming informed dation, Dr. David Trout of the Central Michigan State Farm Bureau describ- directed athletics. --------_-.:...._----=--------------- DEAD ANIMALS Behind The Youngest Eel in Does Labor Get Too Bethanized coatings CO T MONEY the Wheel Much at our Expen e? (Continued from page 1) Michigan Waters is 4 (Continued from page 1.) Where the Money Goes can't help being uniform Zinc particles deposited on wire by elec- I those that haven't enough and takes +--------------- away from those who have too much. • They reverse the salmon's cycle. The It was also brought out at this Mid- tricity form a perfectly uniform coating. ot even a e th r cr ck Ancient Because They Have salmon, as almost everyone knows, is West conference that not only does the They can't help it, inc it is the nature of A parity price and parity of income Never Been Able To born in fresh water, matures in the farmer make and support the coun- electricity to flow uniformly to all parts for we th r 0 nt r has become a necessity, not only for of the surface. thaniz d coatings are practically part the farmers, but also to keep our na- Return to Ocean ocean . and returns to the stream try, but one half of the country's of the wir . They an't flake or pel, even SHEEP• Hoes. POUt TRY - DOCS where It was born to spawn and die. wealth is given over to the cities dur- tional economy in balance and to get from the b riding and twi ting und r one AT DRUG AND fARMER'S STORES rid of poverty in the midst of plenty." The eel is born in the Atlantic, north- An eel is taken occasionally from east and north or the West Indies and ing every generation. This statement Exceedingly durable zinc in weaving th fence. -Mr. Harold Harper, Beardsley, Kan- Michigan waters. was verified in this way-farm fam- Scientists have proved that it's impuriti s All bethanized f nee is wov n of rus .. The startled fish- east of Florida, matures in fresh ilies average four children, of whom sas. in the zinc that cause ordinary coatinzs resistant copp r-b aring t 1 wire. It erman usually makes haste to get it water which as the habitat of its par- one marries another farmer, two go to to weather away. These impurities or not IF •••• s 11sat the same price 3 ordinary f n e, off his hook and back in the lake or ents and returns to its birthplace in the city and the other one usually re- "If the American Farm Bureau Fed- stream. Eels do not command the re- the Atlantic to complete its life cycle. eration fails, agriculture will fail; if spect in Michigan mains on the farm and attempts to buy that is theirs in European eels are born in an over- the others out. The two in the city agriculture fails, democracy will fail European countries where they are lapping area off the Florida coast. ... stupidity, superstition and human considered to be one of the most deli- They take three years to make the take the money earned in the country selfishness are the three greatest obsta- cately-flavored of all food fishes. and invest it in the city. On top of journey to Europe's streams and lakes. that we were told of the huge amounts cles to progress ... "-Dr. E. C. Elliott, The fisherman may be startled, ac- American eels find their way to their President of Purdue University. that are paid every year to city land- cording to R. W. Eschmeyer of ,the In- parents' habitats in a year. MOST IMPORTANT lords by their country tenants and also stitute for Fisheries Research at Ann But the eels planted in Iichigan Under the leadership of L. F. Warb- Arbor, but he is lacking in respect for waters had difficulty in finding their the great sums of interest money paid ington, director of organization, Ohio the aged. to city financiers. The eel that he catches way home. Those placed in land-lock- State Farm Bureau, the assembly certainly is nearly 50 years old. Per- ed lakes never had a chance.'" Others, For years we have watched the broke up into small discussion groups. haps it is older. planted in streams, clogged the water hordes of young people go ng from the In answer to the question, "What is Michigan eels have had a strange wheels of mills back in the 80's and farm to the city, the vast majority the most important problem facing our history. Sixty years ago the Mich- 90's. never to return. We know full well that their dependent years and edu- organization today?" they said, "The igan fish commission obtained 265,000 need of more members better informed young eels from the Hudson river and million eels that A few out of the approximately two- ere transferred to cation were at the expen e of the coun- Ford Farm as to the objectives of the organiza- planted them in 13 southern Michigan Michigan waters may have succeeded try, but we had never before consid- Market Reporter CREDITS ON PURCHASES tion! !" counties. Similar plantings continued in making their ay to the Atlantic, ered the continued contribution made Help Pay Farm Bureau Dues! WARNING through 1891, ending with that year. with stops at Hudson river or in other ways. 12 :30 to 12:45 p, m. "If the AAA program fails, the next According to one who knows his whichever eastern way station their H seems to me that we might well Monday thru Friday NOTICE TO MEMBERS: Purchases over all stations of Farm Bureau Brand dairy and thing will be price fixing, and that eels, that means the youngest eel still parents had favored. bear the e facts in mind when there poultry feeds, seeds, fertilizers, fence, will mean regimentation with a ven- alive in Michigan waters is 46 years Most of them died disappointed or comes a demand from the city for a paint, farm machinery, harness, and MICHIGAN other Farm Bureau Brand supplies geance . . . What we need today is old. found their way into the eel-pots of diversion of the tax derived from auto- Radio Network from your local dealer; are eligble to unified action with sectionalism and Eel generations have peculiar Iixa- persons who know the European tra- mobiles and gas. T.he country roads membership credits when declared. WFDF Flint all other 'isms' forgotten. Take the tions, according to Mr. Eschmeyer. dition. A few still live. must never again be placed on the WOOD Grand RapId. MAIL YOUR DEALER SALES SLIPS to the Michigan State Farm AAA program and make it work . . . farmer alone. WBCM Bay City ... and then do something about it."- WJIM Lansing Bureau, Membership Dep't, 221 North Cedar Street, Lansing, about every amend it if necessary but by all means Mr. A. Drummond Jones, agricultural Fancy Smells Mean Must Beer Be EverYWhere? WXYZ D troit t hree months. see that it does not fail."-Mr. E. A. And last but not least is a real griev- WELL Battle Cr ek BE SURE Farm Bureau brand O'Neal, president A.F.B.F. economist, U. S. Department of Agri- Nothing to Moths ance of not only my elf, but I believe WI BM Jackson culture. Tests in the Department of Agrtcul- WKZO Kalamazoo 645 goods are entered on slip as "Farm REACTION of the majority of folks and that is the Bureau Alfalfa", "Milkmaker;" "Mermash", etc. "When a real problem is faced by YOUTH ture show that even the most deadly of "Resources which young people have the moth-killing chemicals do not re- practice of issutne special licenses to Morning $10 annual dues mature life mem- you or me, one of three things will beer vendors every time there is a pic- Markets A. M. berships; $5 annual dues do not, but happen: (1) we look around to find at hand have enabled them to go much pel moths when the fumes are not nic or a homecoming or other gather- over participate in Membership which reduce the amount of dues pay- able. Credits, a way of escaping a decision • . . say farther and faster then is now appre- strong enough to kill them. The only that the problem is not there ... that ciated by adults but ... young people way to make vapor effective is to keep ings of like nature. Why cannot a few be kept free from the disgusting taint St:.lh~ C()Il(~gC! Itadlo Stn t lon IKAR Life members receive their Men- no need for thought actually exists. cannot expect to come into economic enough of it corralled in a tight con- of beer? bership Credits in cash once a year. (2) we hope . . . we hope that the prosperity by dancing the Virginia tainer. We have a small county park bor- WE ARE A FARMER OWNED AND CONTROLLED organization off rtng zou Reel."-~r. Foley, youth program, Killing chemicals recommended for livestock commission sales s rvice on the Detroit & Buffalo terminal markets; We furnish addressed, postage problem will pass, that everything will dering on the Huron River that .for We can fur rrish all grades of feeding cattl & lambs; also 5% financIng for pre-paid envelope for this Ohio Farm Bureau. moths are napthalene, paradichloro- purpose on your request be as it was before, that time alone years has been an ideal place for fam- feeding operations. will solve the problem. (3) we think PARTICIPATION benzene, and gum camphor. ily reunions, Sunday School picnics MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU the problem through and act . . . we "Wider participation in the farm Careful crusader against moth holes and func ions of like nature. But ev- MICHIGAN LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE Secretary's Office HUdson, M ichig n Lansing, Michigan take the sane path of understanding program is desirable ... so as to make make sure, before woolens are packed erything has changed since a conces- SHIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT just why conditions are as they are the program more effective in stabtl- away, that the garments have first ion has been granted a beer vendor. Michigan Livestock Exchange Producers Co-op As 'n izing and improving farm incomes. It been thoroughly cleaned. They guard, Detroit Stockyards East BUffalo, N. Y. hen we planned the first county can do the job only if enough farmers too, against any opening in packages, I co-operate to adjust their acreage and chests, or closets, through which moths the total market supplies to the effec- may wiggle their way. tive domestic and export demand, plus Ordinary "cedarized" boxes and bags a reasonable ever-normal granary re- cannot be depended upon. To be really serve."-Mr. C. R. Wickard, North Cen- effective, a cedar closet must be tight- tral Division, AAA. ly 'built with red heart wood and RESOLUTIONS closed by doors that clamp shut on 1. Membership should be the most felt or rubber ga kets. important Farm Bureau project. Ga:ment bags are as usef~l as they 2. Adequate finance through mem- are tight, but only for keeping moths bershi fees. out, once the contents are free of them. 3. ~niform co-operative agreement Fancy treatments can make the bags setting forth the relationship between ts.mell quteherlbut cannot kill the destrue- rve mo arvae. County Farm Bureaus and State Farm M th f' I tl th 0 -proo mg so u ons now on e B urea u. k t k t . kl 4. I mprove d wor mg re a ons p 1 ti hi mar e cannot rna e a garmen im- with Extension Service. mune to moths permanently ~r abso- 5 R .. F B Iutely. Among the better solutions are . . ecogmzmg arm .ureau mem- those containing lluorldes and rote- bership as fundamental III the rei a- If d Ith th h th y . '" dit none. use WI oroug ness, e tionship WIth affilIated commo I y or- di t alon th to this . . . 1 ti T go some IS ance g e way gantzations or commercia ac IVI res, goal. Those made of arsenic are not \, \FALL APPUCATION of Granular AERO 6: 1The name Farm Bureau be held recommended by t e Department i nvio ate. Agriculture of ,Cyanamid has the advantage of getting the 7. We recommend the action taken . ,job out of the way of Spring work. More- qy the 1idwest Presidents and Secre- ------'--------- taries relative to their recommenda- Wool Pool Was over, in the Spring unfavorable weather tions for a definite uniform co-opera- Closed Aug. 31 Imay interfere with applying the nitrogen tive agreement between County Farm In accordance with the announce- Bureaus and State Farm Bureau. early enough to produce the best results. ment which appeared in the August . We believe consideration should issue of the Michigan Farm [ews, be given in the e tablishment of tail' the Wool Pool was closed for the re- Granular AERO Cyanamid does not and equitable quotas for each state ceipt of further consignments Wed- leach. Tree roots absorb it and store it up in the American Farm Bureau Federa- nesday, August 31. The late-pooled tion and that all states should actively wool which had accumulated in the for use in the Spring. strive to foster and promote the quota Lansing warehou e· is now being system on membership within their shipped to Boston, for grading and ap- Play safel Apply Granular AERO Cyana- state. praisal. As soon as the necessary re- .mid to your orchard this Fall, while you ports are returned from Boston to the Hay silage can be substituted for Lan ing office, growers whose wool still have good weather. either corn silage or hay without was in this last shipment will receive 9d tkjJ 1tk tnd UK«f 1.fH~- noticeably duction. affecting the milk pro- a econd payment to bring their total advances up to their full Government loan value available on their woo. a{i) ~~(Jll[i.}~v' Write lor Leaflet F-142 AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY A safe motorist drives as. if the rest of the world is both deaf and blind. Total consignments to the 193 Pool were more than 1 7 % of the 1937 ton- nage which in turn was 165 % as large as the 1936 tonnage. 30 ROCKEF,ELL.ER ~LAZA NEW Y~RK, N. Y. Those who play the horses don't Jncle Ab says that failing to try always get a good run for their money causes most failures. ling Ueo CAL E TLZE tlmulattn r in to the contrary, LZ , Ichlgau' hu crop of beans is )OU r ady for pulllng. Even it rent heavy rains have By P. V. GOLD MITH Grouiers' Field Secretary, Farmers 'Manufacturers Beet ~ ugar Ass'n oax d vines to put on new growth (In the Sugar Beet Journal for August) WH and bIos oms and t y to add up more bans for the growers, those wise The formulae used in fertilizer • than that carried by the fertilizer ma- to problem of quality will begin to manufacture expresse the per cent terials themselves. of nitrogen, pho phorlc acid and pot- er analysis goods, the cost per unit Also, in the high- • pull nd stack the crop a soon as it is rip, advis H. R. Pettigrove, ash which the mixed fertilizer con- of plant food is lower. bean special! t of Michigan State tains and is expressed in that order. Good Farming Also Needed )11 ge. For instance, 2-12-6 on a bag of Commercial fertilizer cannot be • FOR INCREASED YIELD Quality probably will be good this fertilizer means that it contains 2% totally relied upon' to produce the year, he ays. But only if proper of nitrogen, 12 % of phosphoric acid, crop. Fertilizers will not take the tacking is accomplished before rains and 6% of potash. Expressed on a place of inherent fertility, of 'Proper • LOWER COST PER BUSHEL in September prevent good curing ton basis, each ton of the fertilizer tillage, or of cultivation. When it is eondltions. J