EEP UP On News interesting to Farmers Through the Farm News Vol. XVI, No.1 0 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1938 • Farm Bureau Pays $18,4 4 -;----------------------'----::--->--------+ I , Behind FARM BUREAU Junior DELEGATES I Coming Paid 0 the ANNUAL MEETI GS Farm P £-CO E Farrri Wheel NOV. 9-10-11 Bureau MEETI S r--.- With J. F. Yaeger, Personal Comment Limited to Farm Bureau M mb r ; an rn Many Will Attend Three Days About Young People Will be Informed on Farm Director of Membership Of Meetings and Bills and Others of Interest Part or All of nnual Due' om arn Relations Entertainment GETTING UNDER WAY To Farm Bureau Ca h Payment in ddition BULL Announcement is made of the an- Judging from the correspondence Preceding the State Farm Bureau Killing two birds with one stone nual meeting dates of the Michigan that has been piling into the state of- annual meeting in .L ovember, four pre- During the Farm Bureau membership year ending ugu (the birds being pleasure and bus- State Farm Bureau• board of delegates, fice, various Junior Farm Bureaus in convention meetings will be held by 31, 1938, the Michigan State Farm Bureau paid to it iness) took Mr Julius Gretlefeldt of the Farm Bureau Services stockhold- the state have about 400 pounds of delegates on the subjects of state and bers $18,494.14 in membership credi s. Grand Traverse county through west. ers, the Farm Bureau insurance agents, steam under their boilers and they are national farm legislation. ern United States recently. Mr. Gre- and the Junior Farm Bureau, which going straight ahead, faster than ever. Speakers at these meetings will be Several years ago the Farm Bureau establi h d the m m- tleteldt drove to Davis, California, to will be events of Wednesday, 'I'hurs- Our Junior Farm Bureaus are pop- W. R. Ogg of the American Farm Bur- bership credit on purchases of Farm Bureau br nd upplie buy a bull but preceded the business day, and F'rrday, Nov. 9-10-11 at Lan- ping up all over the state. Burton Rich- eau at Washington, R. Wayne .I. ewton, with a pleasure jaunt of three weeks sing and East Lansing. All Farm Bur- ards has called an officers meeting of legislative counsel for the State Farm in order to provide a special benefit to Farm Bureau m m- over 6,500 miles. The bull made the eau members are invited to attend. his district of Paw Paw, September 27. Bureau, and C. L. Brody, secretary of bers.· Anyone may purchase Farm Bureau seed, f ds, return trip in a trailer and seemed to INSURANCE AGENTS NOV. 9 Lloyd Ruesink scheduled a training the Farm Bureau. fertilizers, binder twine, fence, roofing, machin ry, pint, enjoy the trip as much as the Gretle- Three hundred or more State Farm school for his six counties at Tipton, Resolutions adopted by the Farm electrical appliances and other supplies, but onl rm feldt family did. Mutual Automobile, State Farm Life October 1. Morris Gierman has called Bureau board of delegates determine DEFINITIONS and State Farm Fire Insurance Co's his six counties together for a tram- its policies on legislative matters for R. w. BLAOKBUR. Bureau members are eligible for the membership credit. Just what is the meaning of the will attend their 12th annual meeting ing school at Hastings, September 30. the ensuing year. The ovember elec- R. W. Blackburn, secretary of the Farm Bureau members save their sales slip when buyi at the Union Memorial building at Neil Weirick is having a nine-county tion and the decision of the electorate American Farm Bureau, will address word co-operation? Farm Bureau brand supplies or equipment at Farm Bur Dr. William Dennis, foremost ex- State College, East Lansing, Wed., rally at Fremont, October 2a He says on several proposed constitutional the annual meeting of the Michigan Nov. 9. Meeting starts at 10 a. m. "We will pack each day full of activ- amendments will have preceded the State Farm Bureau at State College, stores or co-operative assn's. About every three months dur- ponent of co-operation in this country Luncheon at noon. Ity." Tuscola, Huron, and Sanilac says, "Co-operation is an art," and he Farm Bureau meeting. The Michigan Thursday afternoon, ~[ovember 10. Mr. ing the membership year they forward them to the D p rt- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, NOV. 9 counties under George Bauer's leader- legislature and Congres will convene gave the following steps as being es- 139 farmers' elevators and mere han- ship plan to have a one night stand Blackburn, one of the leading fruit ment of Membership Relations of the State Farm Bure u t in January. Farm legislation and oth- growers in California, and long active sential for the development of that dise ass'ns and County Farm Bureau soon to complete program. er bills of interest to farm business Lansing. There they are audited and scheduled t shar in in the mer ican Farm Bureau, will art: stockholders in the Farm Bureau Ser- The immediate seems to deal mostly are now in the making. The delegates take the place on the program occu- the membership credit. Credits are figured each quart r for "Coming together is a beginning, vices, Inc., have their 9th annual meet- with sessions to get the year's pro- "Keeping together is progress, _- ing all day at the Michigan State Farm gram of work straightened out. The propose to come into the convention pied for so many years by Chester members whose new memberehip year starts Jan. J, P..pril with advance information on such "Working together is success, Bureau at 221 No. Cedar....street, Lan- first project is finances for the local topics. Gray, former Washington representa- 1, July 1, or October 1. The amount of membership redits tive of the Farm Bureau. :\:11'. Gray Is "Thinking together is victory." sing. Starts at 10 a. m. Luncheon at treasury. Many of the counties will Delegates to the convention and oth- allowed each year has been dependent upon business condi- Those slogans should be above the noon. have home talent shows for this pur- now legislative representative for the er Farm Bureau members are invited Highway Users Conference Board. tions. desks of all leaders and in the hearts STATE FARM BUREAU, NOV. 10-11 pose. Already the thunder is starting to attend regional conferences, sched- First $5 Pays Dues of all members. The 20th annual meeting of the to roll for the state convention. uled to start at 10 a. m. at the fol- First application of the membership fertilizer, or seed, used . . . on e ry Board of Delegates of the Michigan purchase of Farm Bureau fence, roof- MILK Says C. L. Bolander, public rela- State Farm Bureau convenes at the THE STATE CONVENTION Here is a little inside dope on the tions director for the Michigan Milk Union Memorial building ball room, state convention. Tentative arrange- lowing places and continue through the day: Oct. 17-Ann Arbor at the Michigan BUILDI Ei credit for every member is a credit upon his annual dues of 5. Members Who take the trouble to send in their in , harness, machinery, sprays or in- secticide , paint and so, Producers Association, farm, because of his year-'round come and better comparative "The dairy Thursday, Nov. 10, at 9:30 a. m. Dele- ments will be submitted to the state in- gates will come from 55 County Farm council meeting when it meets October price Bureaus and 139 farmers co-operative 8. Plans are being laid for 600 young Union. Oct. 18-Saginaw or Frankenmuth. Meeting place to be announced. LANT F sales slips on Farm Bureau purchases find their annual membership state- You must be a Farm Bureau mem- ber to participate. You must send In sales slips on pur- for his farm crops when sold as milk, ass'ns . Sessions all day Thursday and people to be at the convention. has had much in the way of income Friday. Annual Farm Bureau dinner place will be the People's church in The Oct. 19-Fremont at the Grange hall. Oct. 20-Kalamazoo at the Y. 'V. C. A. CO- T A TO ment reduced moderately or substan- tially, in accordance chases they have made of Farm Bu- with the pur- chase of Farm Bureau brand supplies. You must use your membership and advantages over other types of farm- at the Union Thursday evening, fol- East Lansing. The banquet will be reau products. the services provided by your organi- Ing. And the dairy farmer who sold lowed by old time dancing party. Na- held there also. The gym. annex has Farm Group to Make Tractor zation if you are to benefit from them. his product as fluid milk has had an tionally prominent speakers at all ses- been engaged for the party to follow Will Buy 30 Million Many others not only find their At Arthurdale, Farm Bureau dues paid for another advantage over the producer of but- sions. Reports will be made on Farm the banquet. terfat or milk used for condensary Bureau work in 1938, and the 1939 under consideration two fine orches- The committee has Pounds of Butter West Va. year in advance. " 5 to the good Michigan Bell send purposes. program will be outlined' by the dele- tras for the party. Girls, favors are The Agricultural ministration Adjustment today announced Ad- that as you might say ... but they receive Help to Storm Area "Over the past ffve years, the av- gates. Probably 600 will attend this to be given! Manufacture of the Co-op tractor for a check for additional membership After the recent disastrous storm the Federal Surplus Commodities Cor- erage price for 100 pounds of milk meeting. BANQUET SPEAKER state and regional farmers co-opera- credit due them. along the Atlantic coast and in New from which butter was made has JUNIOR FARM BUREAU NOV 11 poration has been authorized to pur- , . Mrs. Auday Gingrich has been en- tive in the American Co-operatives, Members in the check recervm England, the Michigan B 11 Telephon chas 30 million pou of bu tel' from been $1.00 per ewt.: the average The Junior Farm Bureau, -wlth 32 gaged as the banquet speaker for the Inc., will be done at Arthurdale, 'V. class include many vho do a lot of Company sent 150 telephone onstruc- the Dairy Products ~Iarketing Asso- price for milk sold to condensaries local groups and 2,000 members, ex- Junior Farm Bureau State Convention. Va., at an early date instead of at Bat- business with the Farm Bureau. This tion men and cable splicers, 20 long ciation, bringing the total purchases has been $1.27 per cwt., and the aver- pects 500 to 600 delegates at its annual Judging from the reports that the tle Creek, :Michigan. )0 ear the checks for amounts paid in distance operator and a large quan- of butter for relief purposes to 40 mil- age price for fluid milk has been meeting Friday, Nov. 11. It convenes young people have made relative to The Arthurdale Co-operative Ass'n excess of the $5 deducted for member- tity of motor equipment and tools to lion pounds. $2.15 per cwt. Of coure the skim- at the People's church, East Lansing, her contribution to camp, every camp- and the Arthurdale Farm Equipment ship dues ranged from 1 to as high help restore local and long dista ce "The 30 million pounds of butter milk retained where cream is sold at 9: 30 a. m. for an all day business er will be at the banquet. Corporation are building a new plant as 90.40. The average for all mem- lines. They travelled in two special will be turned over to state relief agen- for butter or Where cheese is made, session. The church will serve dinner Mrs. Gingrich was the former di- for the manufacture of the tractor and bership credits was 7. 6. trains. has some value but in the past seven about 6' 30 1> m After the program cies during the next few months," H. . .. , rector of young people's work of the R. Tolley, AAA Administrator, said. other farm equipment. Purchases Are Considerable The storm put between 400,000 and years on the Detroit market aU of the young people will move to the gym- Indiana Farm Bureau. She helps her Several years ago the American Co- Farm Bureau members as an aver. 500,000 telephones out of service. The "The purchase of 10 million pounds the milk has averaged 41 cents per nasium annex for a party. husband, Frank, who is director of the operatives, Inc., composed of state co- age buy a surprising volume of seeds, company has nothing like it on re- cwt. more than the manufactured CREDENTIALS authorized September 1 is now being young people's program for the Illinois distributed. operatives and Farm Bureaus, decided feeds, fertilizers and general farm sup- cords. Thousand of miles of line were milk price paid by the condensary." Delegates to all annual meetings are Agriculture Association. to build a tractor for their members plies and equipment, one year with down. Fifteen hundred telephone men The Mid-West Producers Creameries, OIL . urged to file their credentials with the A FEW STATISTICS ON CAMP according to their own specifications. another. Their Farm Bureau organ i- went into the area from other states. Inc., with creamery members in Mich- A survey made by "the twelve banks Michigan State ~arm Bureau, ~he There were 120 campers from 31 The plans were drawn, and the Amer- zation has come to handle practically Within a few days half the phones igan, does the butter purchasing for for co-op,eratives of the Farm Credit Farm Bureau servLalces,.and the Junior counties. The average age was 21 ican Co-operatives went shopping for were back in service. Men from Lan- the Dairy Products Marketing Ass'n in a complete line. Administration state that the typical- Farm Bureau at nsmg as soon as - years. There were 103 boys and 45 a manufacturer. They decided upon sing area included: Paul Schuytema, Michigan and Indiana. co-operative gasoline station has a posaihle. girls. Marian Frost was the champion a firm in Battle Creek which is en- The Farm "Bureau has shown that Lawrence Parsons, Homer Brim; Earl Purchases of butter and other dairy membership of several hundred farm- ROOMS ping-pong player, and Margaret Kowal- gaged in the manufacture of machiu- it can assemble first quality goods in Seward and B. J. Stiffler of Holt; ers and does a business of $50 000 to Room reservations at Lansing hotels, products by the Corporation may be , ski won the booby prize in "pull-ups". ery. machinery, tractors, harne , fence, Harry Rouse and T. G. Scott of Pot- made at any time during the year to roofing, electrical appliances, etc. with terville. $100,000 annually. Three out of or Lansing and East Lansing homes She still claims a foul because her In recent months the opportunity assist producers when burdensome the best of them. It has value and' every four associations paid a patron- should be made early. Persons want- tribe made her laugh. The livestock presented itself to have the tractor and surpluses are depressing the industry. age di v id en d 1n 1936. Th ese diIV i - ing hotel accommodations should write tribe, under the leadership of Tom Since it began purchase operations other farm equipment manufactured in reasona~le pric.es. Eighty Restaurants at Fair dends totaled $4,294,350 and averaged either the Hotel Olds, the Roosevelt, Zerbe, won the trophy shield. a new factory, designed for the pur- The mcreasmg number of mem- Spectftcattons require a total restau- about $7 per farmer. the Strand, the Wentworth, or the De- KEEPING BUSY in Chicago, ew York, San Francisco and other markets in June to help pose. The American Co-operatives and bership credits reaching 5 and more rant seating capacity of 43,200 at the RADISH ES troit hotels and have their reserva- The Berrien Junior Farm Bureau the new manufacturing group have indicates that each year a greater New York World's Fair 1939. There stabilize market conditions, the Dairy Out in my garden back of the house tions confirmed by the hotel. The is busy preparing displays for the fairs I eason to believe it will be an advan- number of Farm Bureau members are are to be at least 80 restaurants to Products Marketing Association has I grow a few radishes that I've been State Farm Bureau will assist conven- and exhibits in the fruit belt. Last tageous arrangement for the co-ops and turning more nearly all their farm meet this requirement. Each one of bought about 90 million pounds of rather proud of, but when Mr. John tion visitors in getting rooms in pr i- year they received much praise and their farmer customers. supplies and machinery business to the 30 major fair buildings is to hav butter, which represents more than IMorrison of Acme 'I'ownship, Grand vate homes. When asking for reserva- won several prizes for the excellent Groups in the American Co-opera- their own organization. its restaurant. The remaining 50 are the excess surplus stocks above a year Traverse county, told of growing 65 ttons, or a party, give names of per- work. Noble Walcott is chairman this tive include the Michigan, Ohio, In- Think over your usual purchases for to be allocated to experienced restau- acres of radishes at one time, I some- sons to occupy the rooms, date of ar- year. ago. diana Farm Bureaus, the Consumers the year. Under the Farm Bureau's ranteurs as concessions. In addition, how forgot to brag about that little rival and number of nights in Lan- Saginaw Junior garden patch. 65 acres of radishes! sing. Do not delay until last minute knocked an even $100 Farm Bureau Only Australia and Russia out- Co-operative of Iortn Kansas City, membership credit plan there is a a number of the participating torelgn (Continued on page 2.) I egarding room accommodations. (Continued on into their treas- number the United States as sheep- }'10., and the Farmers Union of St. small membership credit possible on nations are to include restaurants in page 3.) raising countries. PaUl, Minn. every bag of Farm Bureau feed, or their individual pavilions. • The Whys and Wherefores f t e u lor F'a r rn Bure Questions and AnsW'ers for •._--------------------------------:-----------------'------------------------------- and controlled and also that it was a distinct training process. to the conclusion that that is what they want in their local community. ize our own future leadership; it af- charge of the minutes, reports, and From time to time throughout th ford us a chance to make vocational finances; and the Reporter, who is year, the district directors call an The question then arises "what In other instances, through the col- contacts with executives who are in directly responsible for getting news officers meeting, in their own dis- Oct. CODlDlunity Meetings happens to that training after the young people have reached the out- lege short courses, or through hear- ing about the Junior Farm Bureau, the every-day functioning of the var- ious fields of organized agriculture. into the local papers. Once each three months the state tricts, to aid in the functioning of the program. of-school age? The Junior Farm Bur- groups of young people have com It gives us a chance at free and un- president calls together the local FINANCES AND PROGRAMS BY BENJAMIN F. BENNINK eau then finds its basic concept and together and started their own organ- impeded development of our ideas president and one other member to Director of the Junior Farm Bureau philosophy in that very question. As- ization. This is the sound way for and decisions. Adult council and ad- 5. How is the Junior Farm Bureau Lansing to discuss and act on bus- financed? Greetings to all the community. suming that both programs have an organization to start. vice we welcome eagerly, but the de- Farm Bureaus: iness and problems as they pertain The state office of the Junior Farm farm boys and girls to follow agrt- made their contribution to the young In still other cases, interested cisions and resultant action is our to the Junior Farm Bureau. Thi.s Bureau is financed entirely by th This salutation comes from the culture as a vocation. Hence, 4-H people, and realizing that the pro- adults have seen the possibilities in responsibility. body is known as the State Council Michigan State Farm Bureau. The state officers, all the members of the club work was started under the gram was one of training and guld- the Junior Farm Bureau for th.e "Finally, we see ourselves and our of the Junior Farm Bureau. local Junior Farm Bureaus have dues Junior Farm Bureaus, and the state Smith-Lever law. In 1917, under the ance, through adolesence, 'the time young people in their community, and organization not an end in itself, but Because of the growth of the to their own organization but they director. Smith-Hughes law, agriculture was is then ripe for rural young people have taken the initiative to bring the a means to an end, and we will work Junior Farm Bureau, the young peo- are required to take out In their In the words of Ivan Hunt, of Len- introduced as a part of the regular to put their training into practice young people in contact with some with adults and with people. ple saw fit to split the state into name one membership in the senior awee county, we welcome this discus- course of study in high schools. that they themselves might bridge of the Junior Farm Bureau organlza- In other words, the young people eight regions and elect one of their county Farm Bureau. sion of Junior Farm Bureaus, its pro- In' passing, it should be remember- the gap from boy and girl activities tions. In this way, new organizations who are working into agriculture as members to a Board of Directors, A recent analysis shows about 75 % gram and policies because "it is our ed that although agriculture is the to that of adults. The young people have' been started. a life work are fully conscious of the representing each region. Each di- of the young people in the Junior function as young people, to work most important industry in the coun- declare that they are too old for boys In any case, the Junior Farm Bur- requirements and responsibilities of try,'ft was the last to find its way in- and girls work, and too young for eau has proceeded on the assumption rector acts as an assistant to the Farm Bureau have senior member- with our seniors as helpers, using as a progressive program for agricul- state director in conducting the pro- ships or whose family is a farm bur- a tool the training we bave enjoyed, to the high school course of study. adult work. To properly discharge that the greatest contribution could ture. If they carry the load, they are gram of his region. These young eau member. and which has been denied to the As the years progressed, boys adult activtttes, they must have a be made to agriculture by zealous- determined that farmers shall have people serve without pay. 6. What is the program of th adults." studying agriculture in high school, transitory experience of their own. ness in their undertakings, and insist- the right to formulate the policies The State Council meets once each Junior Farm Bureau? and those who had 4-H club training, 2. How do Junior Farm Bureaus ence. They have the e perience, and for agriculture and to initiate and This discussion is divided into four three months, while the State Junior The state program varies from saw the necessity for definite train- get started? what it takes, to build a sound for- control as farmers those forces which phases to better accomplish a clear Farm Bureau Board meets whenever year to year. The thinking on the ing in organization work. In 1925, Through one of three sources. Each ward moving, progressive organiza- operate in the agricultural field for understanding of the Junior Farm the Future Farmers of America or- year there is held at Waldenwoods, tion. necessary. The annual convention is objective of the year's work i sual- Iheir benefit or harm. Bureau. ganization was formulated. near Hartland in Livingston county, WORKING PRINCIPLES called on November 11 of this year, ly started at the Waldenwoods camp, "Building an Organized Co-opera- and it is to be held at the People's and the detinite objective dec ded at BACKGROUND Both the 4-H club and vocational a camp for outstanding rural young 3. Are there any stated facts or tive Rural Community", is the state church in East Lansing. The conven- the state convention. The obj cUve of 1. How is it that there i. a Junior high schools have done a fine job. If people in the state. policies relative to the Junior Farm slogan of the Junior Farm Bureau. tion elects its new officers and dis- the program three y aI'S ago as on Farm Bureau, or a o-called "move- it were not for that fine work, the This camp is composed of about Bureau work? ORGANIZATION cusses and decide on the major po- of "exploration". ment" of rural young people? young people would be unable to 60 % of young people who have had This question can best be answer- 4. How is the Junior Farm Bureau The answer to this question goes licies that will guide its program and Two years ago the youn peopl carry on the program they are doing direct contact with the Junior Farm .ed by quoting the young people them- organized? back as far as 1912 and 1913. Way work for the ensuing year. decided their year's or at!! today. However, the organization Bureau, and about 40 % that are un- selves. "The Junior Farm Bureau to Each local organization has its own back there some foresighted agricult- At present, Lloyd Rueslnk of focused at the job of "1 and the program of both those agenc- acquainted with this work. These us means a chance for exploring our set of officers, which are: President, ural leaders saw the necessity for Adrian, is prestdent: Lyle Clack of trainIng". Ies were based on the age level be- young people, through contact, obser- personal capabilities by means of who is- directly responsible for the having some form of activity for Oxford is vice-presIdent; and Mar- A year ago tb y Cle 14 tween 10 and 20 years. Another vance, and questioning, and those varied programs, and in our own and conduct of all meetings; Vice-Pres- farm boys and girls which would in- jorie Webster of Abbotsford i sec' their work on "th characteristic was that these pro- who have not had the privilege of an adult programs; that it affords us, as ident, who has charge of the pro- terest and at least challenge the retary-treasurer of the state organ- building p-ogram ". grams were dIstinctly adult guided organization of their own, may come young people, the chance to scrutln- grams; Secretary-treasurer, who has tzation. (Contln -4 0 s The Fruit Room The fruit room in the cellar is a treasure house indeed nd gen ral offlc , 221 •·orth Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan. When the season is October and the first white frosts appear. }'O tofflce Box 250. Telephone, Lansing 21-271. It is fullsome expressive of the thrifty housewife's creed That she ought to can each summer food enough to .Ia t a year. UNGREN Editor and Business Manager With its shelves of gleaming glassware in orderly array, (Ere the dust of weary winter settles on them as it will) With its hoarded summer goodness all securely stowed away By the busy hand of Marthy and her culinary skill. Vol. XVI SATURDA Y, OCTOBER 1, 1938 No. 10 There are jars of red tomatoes, there are quarts of pallid pears, There are cans of yellow peaches by the score, Looking Ahead There are crocks of spicy pickles on the ledge beside the sta irs, There are plums, and grapes, and applesauce galore. political parties, business, religious, scien.. t rn I and many other types of organizations There are several kinds of berries, each in season gathered in, (Some we raised and some we purchased with a price) fi dvisabl to bring representatives of their rnem- And cherries red, and cherries White, and cherries black as sin; tog ther to bring themselves up to date nd All await the appointed hour of sacrifice. ew cour es, They are products of the labors of the farmer's busy spouse; . w Iv thousand families in the Michigan State Loving work of preparation for the welfare of us all; arm Bureau will find the statement of organization Extra labors in addition to the work of keeping house, Performed all uncomplaining from rhubarb time till fall. principl adopted by 91 County Farm Bureau leader at Lansing, September 28, a stimulating document. It Oh, the fruit room in the cellar is a sight to conjure by. I like to look it over, and so does Marthy too, is publi hed on page 4 of this edition. It is a study and So if you're down by Hicks Street way and want to rest your eye a t of recommendations for the Farm Bureau, from Come and see, and stay to supper, and we'll operl some for you. th m mbership and organization viewpoint. It aims o pres nt a clear picture of what these leaders think th organization must do to realize its full possibilities. Lat r this month delegates to the State Farm Bureau nnual meeting and interested Farm Bureau members will m t in four pre-conv ntion meetings to inform I Iv on the latest developments in farm and other ] I tion. Recommendations will be made. v mb r 10th and 11th, the Michigan State Farm and affiliated organizations will bring delegates CURTA'LMENT OF CROPS ENOS FARMERS ANI> ,NPUSTR,ALIST.s tog th r from their local organizations. Out of the SURPLUS PROBLEM, MAI<'~Ci flOSSIBa.~ RETURN TO 'THE"R OW> "'08~ • came to at their recent meeting at pr g am f reports by offic r and employees, and recom.. ttl nd tions 0 policy from all i terested parties, there NEW FARM PROSPERtrV. WHISTuNo~ Plnc:oDDlnq-FarmBur. Sen1ceIt with its great expanse of territory. Its Charles McLoughlin, Ray Boughton, Bad h.-Farmers EleT.Co. Deerfield Co-op AM'n 'on•• Co-op A.a·n Plainwell Co-op Co. Protect Your Home W/·th great wealth of natural resources and Gerald Lombard, Everette Smith, and its intelligent people and democratic Fred Selen are the year's program ideals. We have that inward satis- committee for VanBuren. Bcmcroft-Farm Bureau Serric:•• Battle Creek Farm Bureau A.a·n Bay City-Farm Bureau SerTic:. Beulah-BeDZle Compcmy Delton Farm Bureau EleT. Co. Dowaqiac Farmers Co-op Au'n £au CIa:lreFarmers Exchcmqe Elkton Co-op Farm Produc:eCo. Kent City Farm Bureau Einde-Farm ••.• Co-op Graln Co. Lake Odeaa Co-op •••••·n Lanainq-Farm Bureau 8enoIcelI Portlaud Co-op Co. Ileadinq Co-op EleTatot Ilene Farmera Coo-p IVII. lloc:1dordCo-op EIet. Blissfi.ld Co-op Co. Falmouth Co-op Mktq.••••• ·n Lapeer-Lapeer Co. Co-opa Iluth Farm••.•EleTator 50 A OU5E faction that we live in the best coun- try in the entire world. Its future is the Maybe no news is good news, but orth Lapeer correspondent Breckenridqe-Farmen £leT. Co. Brldqewater-Farmers Prod. Co. BronsonCo-op Compcmy Fowler-Farm ••.•-Co-op •••••·n FowlervWe-Farmers Co-op Lawrence Co-op Co. Marc.Uu.-Four Counties Co-op Saqinaw arm Bureau s.ntc.. Sc:ottvilIe-Ma8OD Co.Co-opA.a'. 10Dqerc qt... Here'l house paint that last. yeU1l better protectionl Don't lei cheap pain" niD your in our hands. ' wrote a long report We have our differences, of course, ne s. The blue pencil he used was but when we get down to actual facts, so light the words appeared to have which was no Buc:hananCo-ops. Inc:. Byron Center Co-op Co. Caledonia Farmers EleT.Co. Grand Blanc:Co-op EleT. Co. Grand Ledqe Produce Co. Grass Lak. EleTatorCo. Hamilton Farm Bureau Marlette Farmers Co-op EleT.Co. Marshall-Farmers Elevator Co. Martin Farmers Co-opExc:hanc;re MemplWlCo-op Co. It. Johns Co"OJ)Co. Saline Merc:antlleCo. SaoTer Co-op Elr,. Co. South HaTeDFruit Exc:bcIiIcJe paint lob, buy. quality paiDt and they are minor in comparison with rubbed off in the mail. At any rate, Cara FCII'IDerS Co-op £ley. Co. Hart-F'CInIlBureau SerTlc=- MlddletoDFarm••.• £leT. Co. Stanton £leTator Co. make lure that your hOm. wiD eo.. City-Farm Produce Co. HartIordCo-op £ley. Co. MiDdenCity-Farm ••.• £ley. Co. Tlu•• oak. Co-ops.IDe:. look beautiful for yean. others. We are in the midst of the Ben declares he will bet his socks CauopoUa--Cau Co. eo..op. Hallett £leT. AM'n MLCl.lDella---J'arm••.• MlJl1Dq Co. Tndcmt Farm BUNQU usual dose of political propaganda that orth Branch will be out in Charlott.-FCIl'IDerlImeTaIor Chescm1DqFarmers £ley. Co. HClltiDqs-Farm BUNCI'Il s.r.sc- MLP1eascmtCo-op EleT.Co. UnJon.w.. MlliDqCo. Hemlock Co-op £ley. NaahTilleCo-op EUw.Au'n 'WatedoWDCo-op Au'D • where our better judgment will be front. Coldwater Co-op Co. uy Farm Bure u Soy In taxed in trying to s1ft out the truth. Wm. Timmer, near Wayland, in Al- CoI.man-Farm BUNaQ£ley. Coutcmtiae Cc).opCo. Hlqhland Produc:••.• Aaa"D HoDcmdCo-opA.a·n !few HaTen Farm••.• !leT. NO•• Farmen. Inc::. Wheel. W1I1i~ _ £ley ••.• EIe9. C. We will be subjected to a deluge of legan, writes, "A group of young folks HoweDCo-op Co. Oxford Co-op EleTatoc WoodIaDd-l'arm 1UNCIlI ••.••• Coopernille Co-op EIeT.Co. HudaoJrrill--..F~ Co-op ElMo.Panna Co-op £ley. Co. t'pdcm ra.- 1tIIt/, radio, newspaper and oral denuncia- around here are interested in organiz- ea oe tions that, if taken seriously would ing a Junior Farm Bureau." Gordon CO-OPER T VE and ~ lJwnut, and, U'J'tRc»C&tJ£ convince one that the United States VanRiper writes, "Before the winter ad completely gODe tQ the bow wows, is over, ,W'e'llhave a JUDioI: Farm Bur· ead r g ounty Farm Bureau leaders from 33 countie In t with e must ot neglect the trengthening of the County 11 111111br hip relation department of the Michi an tate arm Bur au. From the County Farm Bureau comes arm Bureau at Lan ing, Sept. 28 and drafted a trong pro- our stren the We must rem mb r that it is not po ible ram of Farm Bureau organization principles. for all the member of a State Farm Bureau to come to- -ether, but it i po sible to get all the members of a County leaders in agriculture should know where we ar arm Bureau together for complete discu ion of matters 111 e should challenge what we did yesterday, and in whi h they re interested, and 0 work out a solution to be made fOI' what ware planning today. hould believe that w problem. I have seen as many a 2,000 members of a arm Bur au an 111 t and olve our probl. ..m through an organization Count arm Bureau in such meetings. that operate on th principles of democracy ... wher tl If we can get grounded in the belief that County Farm authority an the program come from the gra roots, J Bureaus must be strengthened, and responsibilities as- aid Donald Kirkpatrick of the merican Farm Bureau lime by the members, we can accomplish the purposes of F deration in a keynote addre to the group. our organization." 'The original plan of the Farm Bureau was to ha e Following is a statement of the principles of Farm Bur- ounty Farm Bureaus of loyal, aggressive, intelligent citi- eau organization adopted by Michigan County Farm Bur- Z I1Swho are interested in working together in their mutual eau leaders as they go into t heir fall and winter programs in tere t. e believe in free di cus ion. We believe in e- of meeting and membership acquisition. Each of these eloping an organization and a leadership in the County, principles was drawn by a committee of county leaders. tate and merican Farm Bureaus to carry out the pro- Their recommendations were passed upon and finally vram initiated by the people in the counties. adopted in form acceptable to the entire meeting. FU DAMENTALS 1110reactive in the future in safe- tions and farm ag ncie is or should COMMU ITY FARM BUREAUS and refreshing of memory as to Farm FINANCE VE RECO ' .•.IZE that the major I guarding the interests of the be that of promoting and protecting WHEREAS, we are of the opinion Bureau accomplishments and the gen- WHEREAS, we Ibelieve that no m mbership organization. th interests of the farmer and the that no member hip can be long main- eral program on the part of those par- organization can carryon an adequate task of the lichigan tate Farm Bur- eau is to keep the armer of th state (6) That unintere ted busine s men ommunttv, WE RECO LiEl D: tained or remain loyal to any organi- ticipating is worthwhile, WE RECOM- program without adequate financing con tinually and p rmanently organ- should not be accepted to Farm (1) that the Coun ty Farm Bureau zation unless that membership is in- .MEND: and that the average farmer can be z n.: hut only through organization Bureau membership. board take the initial step in bringing formed and given the opportunity for (1) that each county Farm Bureau convinced that the carrying on of an au the farmer m intain himself in (7) That local units be maintained. about a closer working relationship expressing itself and for participating plan to stage a campaign for new adequate program is worth adequate the propel' relation hip to hi fellow (8) That there be a definite local with the extension rvice, boards of in the program of that organization members at a 'time likely to get the financing, WE RECOMMEND: farmers nece ary to meet and solve program. supervisors, soil conservation commit. at intervals more often than at the best results, preferably before spring (1) the matter of adequately the problems that requir the com- tees, Smith-Hughe teachers, 4-H club time 0' annual county or state meet- work starts; financing the Farm Bureau program be ISSUES agencies, co-operative merchandi ing ings. WE RECOMMEND: (2) that a goal should be set up considered fundamental; bin d power and inftu nc of all: that WHEREA , we realize that no man Instf tution , et ., and that an attempt (1) organizing all Farm Bureau for all campaigns in order that prog- (2) that adequately financing the the strength and usefulness of our or- b long to au 01' nization because be made to correlate the activitie of member into Community Farm Bu- ress may he as grea t as it should program of the membership become g-allization Is measured directly by the of what has be n done but becomes a the e various ageucie to more effec- reaus as quickly as is possi ble for be and that for this purpose member- the concern of all Farm Bureau number of members vho are thor- member of that organization only be- tively -bring about a program of build- the purpose of studying the Farm Bu- 'hip quotas for each County Farm groups, and that in the period of in- ughly converted to the cau e of co-op- cau e of the problem' that till need ing a dominant farm organization reau program and the problems of Bureau be set up each year ; adequate financing of the membership eration; that the morale so crer ted is to be solved; that what has been vhi '11 may truly speak for the farmer agriculture department the Farm Bureau Services, so that they may intelli- the rock UP011 which all Farm Bureau done i only a yard tick by which we (3) that a collec ion campaign and to weld a larger number of farm- gently participate in the accomplish- Inc., shall aid more with the pro- functions mu t re t. measure the probability and pos Ibil- ments of the issues involved. We amon~ the delil:~uellt members be motional expense' ers toge her into - on organization held III the fall If necessary to keep \VE HECOG ~IZE that the tuuda- (3) , ity f tha 01' anizat ion trying to solve dedicated to accompli hing the above further recommend that the county the membership intact· .. tha: placing ~nancing on a III ntal mean' to these end lies in the problem of the ruture. WE program; boards assign to the groups the mem- , sound asrs !for carrymg out an ade- building and maintaining a large, ac- (4) that membersmp campaigns be quate program be carefully considered. ti ve Far m Bureau membership, RE OlLiE D: (2) that a better under tanding of bership in the county with the con- (1) that ach county develop a the relationships between the County sent ,of the member; so planned as to distribute the respon- TH8REli'ORill, \VE RECO~iJ. E D: (2) that the Community Farm Bu- sibility among a large number so as program of things which they desire and State Farm Bureaus be had by (1) That the building and maintain- to accompli h in the year to come having a co-operative agreement set reaus be recognized as a basis for to make the achieving of the task no You'll N Get Lost ing of Farm Bureau membership hardship on anyone; Traffic experts of the New York and that the e, with the program of up in which is tated the re ponsibil- effectively localizing the Farm' Bu- be the primary activity of all (5) that campaigns be planned in World's Fair 1939 and those of the the Mtchigan State Farm Bureau and ities and relationships of the two 01'- reau prog 'am; county and community Farm the merican Farm Bureau Federa- (3) that -the Community Farm Bu- such a manner as to accomplish the se- New York Police Department are com- Bureau orga rizations. ganizations in working with ach other curing of membership quota for that pletingplans for a directional sign tion, become the i sues upon which and that thi agreement be uniform reaus do become the more effective (2) That aU Farm Bureau acttv ities, particular county; system to enable motorists from out Farm Bureau m mbership is olicit- throughout the state and contain and more economical vehicle for the business and otherwi e, must be ed and built. and included in this pro- (6) that all campaigns be carried of town to make their way through basic principles neces ary to harmon- collection of Farm Bureau dues; to a greater e rtent so conducted gram hall b the following: iously achie Ing the Farm Bureau (4) that ome portion of County on by volunteer workers as far as pos- the city to the Fair grounds without as to be of the greatest possible (a) a further tudy of rural elec- program, Farm Bureau m-oney be made avail- sible in order that membership dues any possibility of becoming lost. On upport to the membership and able to the Community Farm Bureaus may be used for constructive program main thoroughfares leading into the rification with a view to developing ote: "e uggest that a meeting organization morale, building rather than to pay people city information ,booths are to be (3) That to attain thi end a clo e policy that will ad quately protect consumer served by both the R.E.A. be called of I'm Bureau boards in for conducting their program if they to build their own organization each distri t to discuss this matter assume the responsibilities of main- collect their OWllmembership dues. and I erected to provide answers to any sort of traffic question. and unified working relationship taining a membership through pro- and public utility companies a to and that a committee be selected con- between membership, general er- and ervice ; sisting of one from each district and gram building and dues collection; vice, an business activities is (b) a careful tudy of the town- Ithe executive committee and the di- (5) that Community Farm Bureaus recognized as an essential in the hip road law, so that proper amend- rector of membership relations of the be recognized as a proper place for operation of the Michigan State ments may be made to assure the tate Farm Bureau and that this nominating members of the County Farm Bureau and its subsidiar- maintenance of suitable roads in rural committee draw up the proposed co- Farm Bureau board and that if pos- ies. area and that township government operative agreement. sible each Community Farm Bureau (4) That the Farm Bureau member- be represented on the County !Farm be adequately protected; RESPONSIBILITY ship receive a. greater share of (c) a study of the expenditure of BEC USE we believe no program Bureau board and that delegates to the net earnings 0 the Farm road money, for the protection of for building or maintaining a Farm the annual State Farm Bureau meet- Bureau Services, Inc. township roads and township govern- Bureau membership of any size can ing be nominated by Community Farm (5) That the Farm Bureau represen- Bureau within the county. ment; . accomplish the desired results un- tatives on the ervices board be (d) a study of the further restrfc- less there is the placing and accept- ote: It is suggested that the tion of sugar beet acreage quotas now ance of responsibility. \VE RECOM- Community Farm Bureaus be not too under consideration by the federal ED: large so as to be unwieldy and that they meet at least monthly, It is government; (1) that the responsibility of T costs you about the same to , 77 ¢ per hour-lO¢ an hour more (e) a thorough aid for schools; study of federal building and maintaining ship be primarily that of the County a member- hoped that come militant leadership out thinking which may work with and of such groups and sound will I plow and plant a field, whether than in 1929. ,. (f) a warning to our fellow mem- Farm Bureau; it yields i5 or 50 bushels to the When you get at the core of the bel'S that the principals of the Flynn (2) that the State Farm Bureau, guide county and state officers in de- acre. railroad problem, it comes down mendment to the General Sales Tax through its district representatives, veloping the Farm Bureau and its program. It is also suggested that Y O\lI taxes are about the same, to this: Act, granting relief to farmers from be given the responsibility of assist- these maller groups combine at in- regardless of your harvest. It is due, at bottom, to the fact tax 011 articles consumed in agr'I pro- ing, advising, and correlating memo ducing, is still under attack and wi~l bership activities; tervals to stage larger meetings which \VeIl, the railroads' problems are that railroads must operate under require our militant watchrulnees If (3) that in the case of the County all farmers might attend in order that something like that. rigid regulations based on a fifty- those who are not Farm Bureau mem- it ts to be maintained, Farm Bureau, leadership should con- year-old theory that they have a (g) we point out that one of the stst of the County Farm Bureau bers become conversant with the pro- We have to run trains regarpless gram of the Farm Bureau. of the volume of traffic, which monopoly in transportation-and most serious threats to the well being Board who at all times should set au must compete with t tee other of rural Michigan has sprung up example ill accepting responsibility JUNIOR FAltM BUREAUS means keeping up the whole rail- WHEREAS, the average, age of road plant of the nation, with forms of transportation subsi- recently in the growing tendency of for securing the desired results. Be dized or helped by tax mo ey. high schools to deny admittance to it further recommended hat ach leaders in our 'co-operative enterprises 418,000 miles of trackage. And in children of surroundin~ r~ral .area~, County Farm Bureau have a nominat- today is over 55 years and that youth 1938, car loadings are off about What they need is the opportu- While the cau e of thi sttuation .IS ing committee to be appointed by the must be interested to take over this one-fourth compared to 1937- \ nity to run their business as a financial, it is more than a financial county board and said committee to leadership responsibility in the not and little more than half what business-which means, greater problem. It involves, in~irectly, the present at least two names for each too distant future and this new lead- they were in 1929. freedom to adjust rates to eet denial of the equal sducational oppor- director and that in counties where ership must be built by study and tunity our Constitutiorl g~arantees community groups are actively func- the experience of participation, WE Ou taxes are pretty largely on competition and to adjust ex- each child. We do not consider that tioning that each club shall name a RECOMME D: property, just as yours are-and penses to the conditions of their this is the place or time to a eSB person or per ons who 'ill actively (1) that the Junior Farm Bureau we pay them whether we make business. blame for the present difficulty; we accept said respon ibility on the program be expanded and in order money or not, at the rate of a The American railroedS have do, however, believe that it i the county board, the e r commendations that this be done and that Junior miIlio~ dollars a day. worked out a complete program r ponsibility of each county and, to b pr nted to the county nomt- Farm Bureau groups be organized in those counties wherein those in no such Beyond that, we have to meet a taking a sensible look at their local Farm Bureau to make a com- nating committee nd further nomina- plete survey of this situation locally tions to be made from the floor ; group organized, we suggested that the pay roll that takes just about half needs. As one of the nation's ead- and to decide to what ext nt the State (4) that the m mber 'hip in' the nece sary aid he provided in the our total income. The wage rate ing gC(~up of shippers, you have Farm Bureau should a sume leader- co inty hould at aU time upport office of the director in order that he per hour is now the highest it has a ea' interest in what hat pro- ship in finding a solution;. _ tlieir I del' not only in word but in may spend the required time in such ever been. We're paying our em- gram is. We'll be glad to send you (h) and refer for conslderatlon d d and accept the re poustbitlty for counties until such groups have been ployes an average of more than a copy if you'll write for it today. uch group activiti s as: In-In ing about the exe utlon of mem- organized; 1. Hospitalization. b I' hip program as d vi ied by the (2) that Junior Farm Bureaus be 2. Purchase and use of ma- 1 ad 1" and community F ann Bureau organized in each .ounty wherever chinery and oth r equipment ~y club', it b in und I' itood, of c U1' e, young people express a sincere int r- HOW ABOUT IIDEAD HORSESII? group. . that th plan of the 1 ad 1" at all est in any commuutty ; 3. Rural fire prote tlon. lim . conform cith the d 'ire: of the (3) that the Junior Farm Bureau 4. T leph n servi 'e. mernb r hip; he looked upon as a means to an end, 5. F arm labor. (5) that there b named in each H training ground from which the (i) a study of the proposed wel- .ouutv at lea. t a member hip dir ci- m mhership and leadership for the far re-organiza.tion am udrn nt. or a community Farm Bureau di- adult organization in the future will (2) that the legi lative program, r ' tor and a 0 be it r .omm nded he secured; through the • et-up of legislativ that each of the til' ctors 0 th coun- (4) that ea .h County Farm Bur au Mtuutemen, he us d a a mans of ty board h given a d partrueut of includ as an active III mber on its bringing legi slative is u . befo~'e the re ponstbility uch a' publi ivy. 1 g- 'board of directors a representative of iouuty Farm Bureau member hip and i. lati 'e. mark t lng, servic ", g II ral the.Junior Farm Bureau in the county; other ; agriculture, in uranc , e t nsion. and (5) that a better mutual under- The thanized oating, applied by an (3) that at uch times a ar ichools : al hat th icheol otumis- . tanding of th philo ophy and cope even-flowing lectric current, is by nature n (' sa ry a county planning group be ston '~nd ~ount grtcultural ag nt of the program of th Junior Farm Bu- brought together to e tabli h a pro- I nam d a' ociat dire tor' of the reau and the adult organization b uniform. We couldn't put on a lopsided I' III which aim: at olvin future hoard. V r .omm ud th t 'Uhin had and to that nd we recommend coating If we tried. Thi leaves no thin problem . the limit of the ounty and that mol' joint me ling. of the Junior and pot or irregularitie t give rust it start. uior Farm Bur an . .•.ote: W reconnu nd that this p!an- h revel' po ible a portion of th Bethanued fence i woven of copper- ning group con 1 t of r pr • eutattve local fund he mad avs llable 0 the, bearing ire. nd it oste no more of the louuty Farm Bur u board, director s to carryon their a tlvlt.ies ; l' pre entattve of th Junior Farm (6) that ther should be a 'loser thafl rdinary errce, Bureau, ('O-OP rattv mel' haudi ing in- orking r lation hip ith the vari- stttutions. e rtensiou department, 0 oth r a or in the county al 0 Srnlt.h-H 19h . t a ~ rs, t i., et e. in I' , d i 1 th - If re of h farm- FARM BtTREAU SERVICES, INC. I' and t at be r pons ihility ( f lrrlug- LANSING, MICHIGAN i 0' th e togetb r r t with th COUll- III ty ¥arm Burea er . • Farm u erotce Com e Field Situation Today 91 County Officers from 33 CALL FOR MAMMOTH JUNE CLOVER LOTS OF ALSIKE ALFALFA SEED MAY C::ountiesDraft a SHOULD BE BETTER IN LARGE UPPLY AND LOWER PRICES BE SHORT CROP Program By ROY W. BEN 'ETT dif'ference in our market or eed. very high, lbut the quality i fine. 1The upply of red clover, al ike, and Manager, Farm Bureau eed ervice We wish we had the an wer and ALFALFA weet clover s d i Uk ly to pull Following are the county Farm We are asked so many times, "Why knew how to advi 'e our .. ichlgan Alfalfa will be a hort cro in Mich- down th price for alfalfa e d. Bureau leaders who attended the is s ed 0 cheap when I have some to farmer on what to do. We cannot igan thi year, unless the early fro ts ! Th re i a lot that can happ n be- membership relations department sell, and when I want to buy I have see anything in the picture for fancy hold off. We did not get the eed on tween now and ome of the seed conference at Lansing, Sept 28. to pay 25 to 30 per bushel for seed prices this y ar. With an average the fir t utting we g nerally g t go harvest, so let your own judgment b There were 91 of them, from 33 to sow?" crop in 1939 throughout the nit d the second cutting will produce most your guide. counties. They constituted the sub- When you buy you are a consumer States, the seed market cannot go too HYBRID CORN committees, and gen ral committee -when you sell y'ou are a, producer, high. But tee don't know. We are The year of 193 had more hybrid that acted on the Farm Bureau or manufacturer; and the old law is buying a little clover seed every day. corn sown in . fichigan than any prev-: Membership principles set forth on supply and demand. We advise farmers interested in hold- ious y ar. Thi i. th tim for Iich- page 4. MAMMOTH CLOVER ing their clover seed to have it clean- igan f rrners who are intere ted in hy. ALLEGAN .Mammoth Clover, Bull Clover, or ed so it will b near I' in h pe for Andrew G. Lohman Hamilton brld corn to do some vi it ing in corn Sapling Clover, as it is called, does marketing and get the Chalcid fly A. N. Lanon Fennville, R·2 fields and also to make note of the BARRY not have the demand that it once en- cleaned out beto e it creates too much type of soils, location of grower, and Mrs. Warren Bolton Hastings joyed. So many other legu es have damage. The fly seems to thrive and Frank D. Firris Hastings, R-5 the general outcome of the crops of crowded Mammoth into the back- multiply better in chaff or weeds than Mrs. Claude R. Hoffman Dowling, R·1 various types of hybrid .. A. D. Miller WOOdland ground. Demand from other states in cleaned seed. After cleaning if Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Woodruff 'We wei e criticized la t y ar for has fallen way low in the past 18 you notice any fly working, give your .................... Hastings tating the types of hybrids adapted years. However, there never was or sed a good dose of Lethro Gas or Dow BRANCH for :\lichig 11 and tried very hard to Otis O. Barnes Coldwater, R-3 will 'be a better humus for that clay Fume-this will do the trick. Elmer Dobson Coldwater warn our tarmers 0 they could get or heavy soil for Michigan. Farmers ALSIKE CLOVER J. A. Thomas COldwater, R-2 the right types for their section. The Dean Steffey.............................. Coldwater should sow more mammoth clover if Alsike is a very heavy crop through- ~1ichigan farmer should get around BAY they never harvest seed. Some sec- out the United States and will not William Ba,teson Bay City, R.3 this year and ee for hims If the kind tions of Michigan have mammoth command, we believe, near the price Alvin Green .........•.......................... Linwood he should grow. John G. Ziegler Bay City, R-4 clover fields that made 3 to 5 bushels for the next two years that it has In this i ue of the Ifchlgan Farm STA- RITE Autcma tlc, Electric BERRIEN per acre while other sections only sold for the last three years. Mich- ev s is a Ii t of the experimental Deep well pump unit with ~2 J. A. Richards Eau Claire show from Ih bushel to 1 % bushels igan is not a big user of Alsike. When HP motor, 42 gal. storage tank. J. Burton Richards Berrien Center plot of hybrid corn carried on by the F. J. ThaI' Coloma per acre. Why? We do not know. other producing sections come through 250 Gal. per hr. For lifts Crop Improvement A socia ion of the greater than 25 feet. Complete Earl Johnson Battle Creek, R-1 JUNE CLOVER with heavy seed crop, it slows up the at- Mtchigan State College. You surely CASS The first cutting of June clover, market for Michigan seed because the P. H. Savage Marcellus can visit one of these near you and Roy T. Stevens Marcellus medium clover, or small red clover by probable Timothy, Red Clover, Sweet pick the right variety. CLINTON name is used more for hay. The sec- Clover and Dutch White content of ext year will v n be orse than Arthur J. Gage •..........•....St. Johns, R-4 ond cutting is left for seed, and is Michigan seed pulls our purities down. Mrs. King Lee Lansing 193 for n w ources of hybrids. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Long Fowler an abundant crop throughout the SWEET CLOVER Thi was a good corn year in most pro- EATON United States. Some states have bought There is a good crop of sweet clover ducing states and many of our neigh- Mr. and Mrs. Marten Garn ..6harlotte,R-5 Michigan June clover every year for everywhere. It came up last year as Ernest Wonser Mulliken boring states will have lot of corn many years. This year they produced a volunteer crop. Everyone had sweet GENESEE to ell, 0 look before you leap. Re- Wilbur H. Short Swartz Creek a good crop of June clover seed. When clover whether it was sown or not. of the seed this year. Some of the member Michigan has for ach s - GRAND TRAVERSE we fail to ship 60 cars out of the state The sweet clover producing sections western seed states will produce more James Harris Traverse City, R.2 tion of the state a type of hybrid corn and some other non-producing state are coming through with heavy yields, alfalfa, and some less. As a whole J. W. Langworthy Traverse City, R.1 that has been tried out under state produces 50 cars that makes 50 cars so we can expect the prices to not be there should b plenty to go around. GRATIOT college supervision. Har~y F. Johnson st. Louis IONIA Mrs. A. J. Chamberlain Ionia, R.2 KENT Edith M. Wagar Carleton, R.1 planatory text for advertising: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Mattison M. B. McPherson Lowell MUSKEGON "Adoption of this amendment will Cows Lose ............ Box 26--Star Route, Ionia LAPEER Gustav Aue Muskegon, R-1 Mrs. Marion Strachan Muir Everett R. Bristol........................ Almont J. M. Chapman Montague require that all gasoline and weight Weight on Pasture Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Westbrook lonia Anthony Kreiner Brown City S. D. McNitt Ravenna Mrs •. Pearl E. Myus Lapeer, R-1 Wm. Nelson Bailey (license plate) taxes collected from Pastur s will not last too much ISABELLA Mrs. E. F. Block Mt. Pleasant, R-1 Gustave Sohn North Branch Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Paul motorists for highway purposes con- longer and dairymen will soon be APCO Ma t r Ray Cook Mt. Pleasant MASON Muskegon, R-5 tinue to be used for such purposes. thinking of increa ing their grain Pump in a II Quentin Cook Mt. Pleasant John Houk Mecosta NEWAYGO MECOSTA Mrs. Bessie Brydges Grant, R·3, Box 31 It does not apply to any other taxes. rations. sizes for home , JACKSON M. J. Allen Parma. E. H. Gale .......................................• Mecosta Mrs. Henry Kolk ,.................. Fremont It does not grant any additional tax- From recent feeding tests, it has chool , dairle , Ruth M. Day· Clark La,ke MISSAUKEE OAKLAND ing power to the legislature nor re- been shown that cows eating 40 to 50 etc., with a or· B. R. Harrington Jackson, R-3 Fred Van del' Meulen McBain Harold Albertson Oxford J. A. Haines .................•.................. Oxford strict its right to change the rates pounds of green grass daily, but get- age tank. KALAMAZOQ Benj. E. Sketenhelm Lake City and methods of allocation of such Completely Au. Clair I. Brown Kalamazoo, R.9 MONROE Mrs. J. OCEANA ting no grain, have lost 200 pounds of Wright Wiley................ Richland, Box 44 H. Birdsall Pentwater motor vehicle taxes." tomatlc. Guar. George King •..................• -. .... Monroe R·1 body weight in three months. On the Turbine P u m p)a OTTAWA Case decided the referendum on ant ed, Pric d Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Andre Jenison other hand, cows given a balanced Completely free of at- reorganization of state welfare agen- grain ration to supplement their pas- belts, gears, valves, SANILAC J. L. Clements Jeddo, R.1 cies shall be known as "Proposal o. ture actually gained in weight and prings, leather, Thos. R. Isles .....................•.. Valley Center UP 4". He approved a text which included held up in milk production. Those or plunger. The " SAGINAW the word "wettare" contrary to the only moving part Mildred Bruns Saginaw, R-1 dairymen who have not b en supple- Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Frahm demands of opponents of the measure. in the alt-bronze menting their pasture with grain will turbine impeller. Mr. and M~~:·..M·~id·~·~~ ..·W. F~~~~~~muth necessarily have to start a rebuilding The heavy breeds of poultry are program. H. B. V~·~~id·..·:::::::::::::::::::: ~~:.in'::-~el~: Edwin R. Watson Hemlock, R.1 preferred for winter broilers be- For literature and other information, write Farm Bureau Sera T Walter .. Dempster SHIAWASSEE Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Walworth ST. CLAIR •..• Corunna Cowles .......................•Goodells TUSCOLA Goodall •..•.•.................•Cas. City cause of their size and the market preference red Plymouth for a colored breed. Bar- Rocks are considered by some as th best breed for broil- ers. All grades of almon are whole- some and nourishing; ences in price are because ferences in color, texture, the differ- of dif- and fla- vices, Electrical Buy at Fa~m Dep't., 728 East Shiawassee BU;PQU Stores ~nd St., Lansing, Co-op Mich. Ass'ns Jesse E. Treiber •....................•Unionville vor. FOR Mrs. Otto Montei •.......•...............Fairgrove VAN BUREN Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Buskirk Paw Paw Jay L. Dodge •..................•............ Paw Paw Geo. D. Erlewein Paw Paw, R-1 FARM BUREAU'S THE FARMER" ;~~:~~~ .... ~~~~~~! E C •••• That's TO BE VOTED ON NOVEMBER 7 and OALand Consumer's Motto, and Here Are Points That Prove it The rext For the Amendment Ballots is Prepared; Warm the it en F rmer's Way. Study Them In Winter Secretary of State Leon D. Case, has recommended to the attorney- This is the farm range that you've be n waiting for. N v r New electric rate cuts farm power costs. A simple rate, general, for his approval, the text of before has a range been designed that will do so m ny four public questions to be placed on easy to figure--one of the cheapest in the United the November election ballot. things well. All the advantages of electric cook ry r States. Well below "co-op" scales. Opens the Case recommended the proposal' to yours. The coal and wood section not only cooks per- elect county officers for four year door to more farm uses, with profit and econo- terms instead of two be known as fectly and can be used simultaneously with the electric my. "Proposal No.1" and read on the bal- side, BUT it is also a circulating heater for the i h I lot as follows: "Amendment to provide for a four I See the heat grill illus rated on the back board f th ran New construction plan. Company builds lines in any year term of office for county clerks, This range do every hing ... It will k p yo r kit h ~ franchised area without cost to farmer, regard- prosecuting attorneys, sheriffs, treas- urers and register of deeds." warm in wint r ... and cool in summer. less of number per mile-on guarantee of $12.50 For placards and newspaper adver- monthly use per mile of line. tising in connection with the formal statement ommended of the question, case rec- the following approved A Cool Kit hen "We live with it" -once your line is in. Trained rural service men work with farm customers, free, explanation; "This adopted, will provide for a four year term of office for the above named amendment, if In ummer to make best use of service, get most work and county officers to take effect January benefits out of electricity . . . a valuable and 1, 1939," Amendments on Judges · h Spe~ E Ir. .rse Modern • permanent feature at no extra cost. Case recommended posal to appoint justices of the su- that the pro- C lox -ts EI etrie 0 en Ire .r preme court be known as "Proposal The fire pot is extra large, 20" deep The fanner connected to power company lines knows No.2" and that it read on the ballot: The cooking top of the entire range is In the extra large electric oven, you and 11" high. . Burns wood or coal, there will be plenty of capacity to supply all de- "Amendment to provide for the non- extra large. On the electric side we ma.y bake eight one-pound loaves of and will hold fire a long time. May be partisan nomination and appointment bread at a time. It is thickly insulated connected to water coil and hot water mands, and come storm or shine, the utility of supreme court justices for eight have in the porcelain top four super- year terms," with rock wool. No heat escapes to tank. As a circulati g heater, cold backs up his service night and day. Keeping up speed Chromalox units. These units are For supplementary advertising ex- warm the kitchen. Completely porce- air rises from the ftoor and ses lines once they're in is one of the most import- covered and proof against spillage, etc. planations, Case recommended "this lain lined, the oven has a 2,000 watt around the hot fire box to be circulated ance . .. ant jobs-and utility service is good "insur- amendment, if adopted, will provide for the appointment of justices of the supreme court by the governor from They offer a wide assortment of heat intensities for various cooking tasks. baking unit, and a 2,500 watt broiler, Set the oven for a certain temperature, from the register at a temper ture of about 140 degrees. Handy h ecep- names ubmitted to him by the judic- The wood and coal side top surface is and the automatic temperature control tacle below fire box. Also a good stor- 12,000 miles of lines now supply over 50,000 farms with iary commission which commission smooth, polished cast iron. maintains that heat. age space. the same complete good service fea.tures and low rates. shall be composed of one supreme court justice, one circuit court justice, one probate court judge, three mem- Sold by Farm Bureau Store and Co·.op A 'ns Our rural service people are glad to advise with you bers of the state bar, and three elec- ny time. Get the facts on the new rate. Inquire at tors of this state not licensed to prac- tice law," It Th m bout T es rm au lee ric I our ne est office. Highways Amendment Case recommended the proposal to retain gasoline and automobile Ii- cense taxes for highway use be .. - known as "Proposal o. 3" and that it read on the ballot: B I.J Y c~ r0 r rr' 8 u r r- 0 uS! 0 r e 5 and Co- 0 pAs s'n s POWE co PA y "Shall the constitution to guarantee that gasoline and motor be amended urther Informa.tion, write vehicle license plate taxes paid by and streets ?" u.__ - ., 71 §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§~mo~~~~u~d ~M~~",rod8 ~ Case approved the foUowlnl ex- t •• 01 • ore.s ~~-_ _--------------+------_ __ _--..;;~;;;;;;;;;;~~ . I A lowing Finishes Cutworms Grubs; Clean-up Gets Orchard Pests 1I -lean·up of refuse in orch rds and faU plowing of od land to b • plant d to Insect-au ceptible n xt pring will pay dividend crops in re- t Talces o ducing danger from pest damage, sug- g st, Ray Hutson, Michigan State col- I e entomologi t, D tructive orchard pe ts which Produc may he I' due d by tall clean-up work nc1ud the apple maggot and the cod- Jin moth. The pI opel' di posal of culls and drops, elimination of orchard trash and sy ternatic clean- ing of packing heds and equipment • MERMASH 16% PROTEIN with scratch grains is the ar suggested by Hutson. recommendation for good fall and winter egg production. Cull and drops may be d stroyed y feeding to livestock, putting the MERMASH puts egg production up and keeps it up. apples in aeks and ubmerglng under Keeps hens in good condition. Flock losses are very low. w t I' or by burying them at least two feet und I' ground. If those methods • MORE FARMERS turn to Mermash every year. Increas- ar not feasible, us d crankcase oil may be poured over the piled up ingly heavy sales for the past ten years are proof that apples at the rate of 1 gallon for each 111 qual' f et of piled surface. To avoid oil injury, these piles should not 1, under a tree. Insects that fall-plowing of sod I FAR ERS I E ASH A PROFITABLE FEED h Ips to control, include wireworm, cutworm, and white grub or June be tle. Undeveloped forms of these Elev. Exc . Fo sees More insects spend the winter deep in the sod in protective ruptured cases, which are by plowing, allowing moisture and freezing weather to de- stroy the young insects before they the Gov't Action on Earrn Prices +--------------- MA ER r at D -ry Feed an emerge in the spring. Endorses N B G di Farmers may sell their own beans di- ~w ean ra mg rect to consumers without inspection liarmers contemplating to plow sod Inspection at 18th and grade, but must be prepared to land in the fall, obviously, should Annual Meeting prove ownership of the beans. El- igh the b nefits of insect control vators may sell or move picking stock against the possible danger to the land from water erosion during the ·'We shall not be surprised at any- from one plant to another without in- / MILKMAKER 24~0 PROTEIN open formula dairy feed mixed with winter. H11ly land often is best pro- thing the government may do to raise spection. For a number of years, the Elevator your home grown grains and legume hay provides a balanced dairy tected hy spring plowing if it must the level of farm prices. Fixed mini- Exchange report said, Michigan beans be cnltivated. mum prices may yet be a fact. Defi- ration thatl; will assure all the profitable production your cows can nite acreage allotment to every farm- have suffered because of dealers com- er may be provided in the law," said ing into the state to buy beans from give. For 16 years this feed has been making production records orth Branch Company L. E. Osmer, general manager of the elevators and farmers without regard in cow testing assn herds and others receiving ordinary good farm ••••• UfACTURED FOR kes on Unico Gas & Oils Michigan Elevator Exchange at its to quality. The question came to be in care. These herds are main sources of income for their owners. FARM BUREAU MILLING CO. Inc. The orth Branch Gas & Oil Com- 18th annual meeting at Lansing, Sept. many formerly good markets as to CHICAGO, Ill. pany of North Branch, Lapeer county, 7. how poor a grade of Michigan beans is one of the large farmer owned oil Commenting further upon bumper could be shipped and accepted, rather FARM BUREAU STORES AND CO-OP ASS'NS can help you companies in Michigan. It has six crops and low prices, 'Mr. Osmer said, than how good a grade could be made branches . in Lapeer and adjoining counties. Starting Sept. 1, the "Today the government is the largest and shipped. buyer of agricultural PI' ducts. 0 Under the new grading every bag of orth Branch one but the top officials know from day beans shipped by rail or by truck must We' I alance Your make good, lower cost daary rations and poultry rations through our grinding and mixing service. You supply the shelled corn, heavy oass, barley, or wheat and buy only the concentrates from group took over the distribution of the to day what they are going to do. Any carry a grading certificate. On the complete line of Unieo or United Co- prediction operatives gasoline, motor on the future course of bag will be stencilled the grade of oils and prices must be largely a guess, and beans packed in the bag. Railroads Pulling Out me Gown us, such as Milkmaker 34%. Farm. Bureau Poultry Supplement 320/0, Manamar, meat scraps, alfalfa leaf meal, etc. WPr can mix gr ases, tires, batteries, and anti- dependent on governmental policy. any formula you want. We have good standard formulas for 16, freeze. The Farm Bureau Services of Co-operatives, which is now a large the market actually "During four months of govern- Michigan is part owner of the United mental buying to stabilize bean prices, service each year. Last year Michigan More Michigan towns are losing rail declined 25c a was second in the United States for r -ns! 18, 20, 24% protein feeds to fit the quantity of home grown grains you bring. r gional co-operattve. It started as hundred. When the government re- railroad trackage abandoned. Some I the Farm Bureau Oil Co., founded by cently announced a loan basis of 75c at 595 miles were taken up. The Eleva- th Michigan, Indiana and Ohio Farm Bureaus. Chicago on wheat, officials were dumb- tor Exchange urged small communi- founded to see the price of contract Roy Maberry and William McDonald wheat decline within a month to 60c as much as possible of their inbound of North Branch are president and sec- Chicago." ties and elevators to give the railroads and outbound tonnage as possible in CO-OP TRACTOR retary Everett president. of the Stevens, orth Branch group. Six hundred representatives Burn ide, is vice- farm r owned Michigan elevator mem- ued. bers attended the meeting. of 92 order to have railroad service contin- The Ele- The Exchange reported a successful For Your Fall Plowing Ralph Pitcher of orth Branch is vator Exchange elevators ship prob- business year, and declared a patron- treasurer and manager. The company ably 12,000 carloads of Michigan grain age dividend of $10,000 to its elevators. • Self starter • Rubber tires has branches at Fostoria, Silverwood, and beans annually, and are the larg- Waldo Phillips of Decatur. George • Battery & generator • Truck brakes lift'ord, Burnside, Brown City and est single handler of these crops in McCalla of Ypsilanti, and E. W. Irwin Valley Center. Recently the Lapeer were re-elected directors for three • Electric headlights • Truck steering the state. ounty Co-operatives at Lapeer became State Inspection (or Beans yea terms. Other directors are: Milt Our Co-op Tractor in one plow and 2 and 3 plow sizes has plenty of a distributor for Unico products, in The Exchange delegates endorsed Burkholder of Marlette, Carl Martin o-operation with the North Branch compulsory state inspection of all of Coldwater, Frank Gilmore of Parma, power and it can take it. See it at Farm. Bureau Stores & Co-ops. group. Michigan beans for out of state ship- H. H. Sandford of Battle Creek, Del ment. The inspection became effective Protsman of Elkton and Andrew Loh- S~t. 20 In.a co-operative arrangement man of Hamilton. Town of Tomorrow Messrs. Burkholder, Martin and Gil- "Tomorrow Town", a far advanced between the Michigan Bean Shippers more were re-elected president, vice- oncept of community design and Ass'n, and the State Dep't of Agricul- president, and secretary-treasurer, re- housing, is to be a feature of the New ture as the enforcing agent. Under the new regulations no beans spectively. YOlk World's Fair 1939. The "Town", / designed for a population of 3,500, will may be shipped out of Michigan by have 21 demonstration homes, having rail or truck without a state inspection Of the defects which cause pota- 4 to 10 rooms and costing to build and certificate showing them to be one of toes to be below number one grade, quip, exclusive of furniture mestic furnishings, and do- four standard from $3,000 to beans: Choice grades for Michigan bruising is by far the most serious. handpicked, prime, Careful digging and handling pay T C G PLOW TRACTOR DISC HAR 17,000. choice recleaned, or fancy screens. profits. Extra high clearance for extra deep plowing and easy trans- With a single lever you can angle or straighten all gangs as portation. Power lift from land wheel instead of furrow easily as you shift the gears in your car. No expensive, com- wheel to keep clutch free from trash. Two lift adjustments. plicated angling mechanism. Hair-breadth adjustment to any Rear wheel takes landside pressure. reduces draft, prevents degree of angle. Electrically heat treated discs. Oil goes to ?1Je'HU!.el Buyers wear on landside and saves fuel. Extra clearance between bottom of bearings for thorough lubrication and long life. See wilh 1M bottoms. Two and 3-furrow sizes. Automatic spring-release eoupling hitch. Shares for every type of soil at your Co-op store. this simple, strong, light-draft) day at your Co-op store. deep-eutting disc harrow to- T A 5 L U IE •• E S L co-oP Large food merchandising organizations have HA testing laboratories that check closely the FARM BUREAU KING HAR- quality of the butter they buy... The NESS FOR BIG HORSES, 1,700 lbs. up. Heavy duty, rust resisting Mid-West Producers' Creamerles. Inc., main- TWO-HOR I hardware. Black or brown leather. tains an efficient butter testing laboratory. W make standard tests regularly for At your Co-op. EADE So light in draft, you can pull it by one hand with beaters in action. m mber creameries on their make of butter. They are valuable indeed in their manufac- $ Automotive type wheel swing for making sharp turns. Passes throqgh narrow doors. Top of box only 3 feet from grou nd. Less work to load. Plenty of clearance. Fits under carrier. Shreds and pulverizes manure thoroughly. 60 bus. capacity. Wide, even spread. Broad tread. See thi turing and sales programs. We meet all time-and-labor-saving spreader 'oday at your Co-op store. buyers with the facts that sell fine butter at y Seeds • • • A M BU EAU th be t prices on the market. Co-operative creameries and producers are invited to investigate manufacturing, group purchasing and other the marketing, ••• e Cean ee 5 OILS and Greases ad antaqe in a Mid-West Producers' BUREAU PENN and moco WE BUY MICHIGAN GROWN alfalfa., red clover, al- motor oils and greases are the Cr meri s membership. It will pay you. sike and sweet clover seeds. Send us 8 ounce repre- best Pennsylvania and Mid- sentative sample for bid. Take equal amounts from each C?ontinent, long wearing lubri- PRODUCERS' CREAMERY bag to make mixture, from which to take sample . . . cants. They are priced attrac- Let us clean your seeds in our modern plant. Very reasonable charges. Send sample and we will advise tively at co-ops. SOUTH BEND. INDIANA cleaning needed and price. Have seed cleaned early. OFFICES··224 W. JEFFERSON Portland-Farm Bureau Cr. MICHIGAN Marcellus Co-op Creamery Our cleaning service ends December 31. R~ville-E. Cent. Co-op Cr. Co1dwater DairY Company Nashville-Farmers Creamery Constantine Co-op Creamery NU....-Produc.rs Da1ry ~ TEN E S S £ E Carson City-Dairyland Cr. St. Louis Co-op Creamery Gallatin-Sumner Co. Co-op Cr. Murfreesboro-Rutherford olenaville Co-op Cream.ry Co-op Cr. Fremont Co-op Cream.ry Grant Co-op Creamery Lawrenc. Co-op Creamery ILLINOIS Atwood Co-op Cr~ry a B re rand UDDI r ers Ie or 6~OOO,OOOpoundll O~ hutte~A U LLY FA M BU EAU , ns • S, • se • san