•.. ., BEP UP · c On New. Inter.nlna to Farmer. Through the Farm New. Vol. XVIII, No. 9 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1940 Behind SEND FARM BUREAU Agree on New Plan for Build· g Rural Talephone Lin s the DUES TO COUNTY r Wh el SEC'Y H£lEAfiER With J.P. Yaeger, County Farm Bureaus Taking Bell Company Would Director of Membership Over Records; Follow Building Rural Lines; Plan D Relations Farm Bureau, Grange and These Instructions SMALLEST Thirty County Farm Bureaus have Acting on the recommendation of farm I d r th For years Saginaw county has been taken over membership records at . ' bragging about the largest Farm Bu- this time and five others are pre- igan Bell Telephone Company on ugu t 29 p reau member, if not actually the larg- paring to do so. est farmer in Michigan. He is Alfred This means that Farm Bureau Public Service Commission to m ke effec i Grueber, 6 feet, 7 inches tall. Until liberal rural telephone construction pi n in th he went on a reducing diet 'recently, members in these counties should o not send membership dues to the he weighed over 300 pounds. state office any more but should send Michigan communications. Now Saginaw county is bragging about having -the smallest Farm Bu- the dues to their County Farm Bur- The chief feature of the proposed plan would p rmi reau member. He is 76-year-old Guatav eau secretaries or some person des- Bushke of 'Buena ignated ,by the county Farm Bureau rural subscribers to pay for construction in e of Vista. Mr. Bushke board to keep the records. initial non-chargeable allowance in monthly in t lIm nt stands just over The county Farm Bureaus that have CLARK L. BRODY GEORGE M. lVEL. H W. G. AR I. TRO G four feet tall. He taken over the records and the sec- See'y, State Farm Bureau President, ;Michigan Bell 1l!aster, tate Grange over a 5-year period. At the pr s nt tim ,th ch r e won the prize for retaries designated to keep the records details. If the plan is approved by stallments added to the monthly tele- paid in advance in a lump sum. As the Michigan Bell Telephone being the shortest and to whom dues should be sent are phone statement. Furthermore, ne man at the Tri- as follows: Company filed a petition August 29 the commission, it will reduce by Clark L. Brody, Lansing, executive secret ry of th Mi h.. 10% the cost of line construction to eu tomers coming onto such exten- County Farm Bu- Allegan-(See Article Below). with the Public Service Commission new subscribers, in such instances ions will be reflected at once in a reau picnic at Sag- Barry-e-Mrs. Warren Bolton, Hastings. lowering of the monthly construction igan State Farm Bureau, and W. G. rmstrong, Nil ,m r for permission to put into effect a new where the length of the extension inaw last month. Bay-Waldo Anderson, Farm Bureau calls for a construction charge, and cost installment for uch customers of the Michigan State Grange, joined with Georg M. W lch, He also won the Store, Main & Henry Street'S, Bay plan of rural telephone construction, on the extension that have a construc- it will spread such payments over a prize for being the City. these men joined in announcing its period of five years as monthly in- tion charge. president of the Michigan Bell, in announcing d t il of h oldest Farm Bureau Berrien-Burton Richards, Berrien C/. Fe YAEtJU member on the proposed plan. grounds that day and then walked off with a prize on a drawing. Center. Branch-Oland Calhoun--L. Eichler, Batavia. J. Decker, Marshall. MARKET LOOKS Time Wheat Planting To Avoid Hessian Fly C A AN TO By Rural Communications Committ They said it is the result of a study of the rural communi .. IMr. Bushke is actively engaged in farming and acts as sexton in his community as 'Well. -He was married Cass-Paul Clinton-Arthur Savage, ·Marcellus. Gage, St. Johns. BETTER FOR REA S, Wheat crops in the state continue to cover fewer acres, comments Ray QUALFY PAT 0 S cations problem by the Michigan Rural Communications Eaton-Frank Pifer, Charlotte. at 46 and has eight children, including three sets of twins. grandchildren. (Contrfbuted There are 10 by 'Fred Genesee-Fred Gratiot-Mrs. Lang, Flint, R-3. Arthur Ballinger, Breck- EXCHANGE SAYS Hutson, head of the entomology de- partment at Michigan State College. F MEMBE S P Committee. In addition to Brody and Armstrong, oth r members of the Committee are: Burt Wermuth, D troi , enridge, R-2. Yet he warns farmers not to forget, Reimer, lSaginaw). Hillsdale-(See Article Below). if they want to plant winter wheat, Board Rules that Purchases manager of the Michigan Farmer; E. E. Ungren, Lan ing, FISH Co-op Elevator Group Has that the Hessian fly can cause seri- Glenn Lewis of Gaylord and Cal Ingham-(See Article Below). ous losses. Recen tly the crops large- to $100 a Year Makes and Stanley M. Powell, Ionia, both of the Farm Bureau; and Carey of Traverse City recently Ionia--Chas. Mattison, Ionia. 20th Annual Meeting; brought in one of the largest lake Isabella-Mrs. Ed. Block, Mt. Pleasant, ly have escaped the pest, which has Patron Member R. E. Decker, assistant state county agent leader, and D. G. R-2. 600 Attend prompted him to issue a new warn- trout !taken off the trolling grounds ing in case previous fly damage has Ebinger rural electrification extension specialist, both of t near Northport. Mr. Lewis caught the .Jackson-s-t See Article Below). 'I'he Buchanan Co-ops, Inc., by ac- been forgotten. Michigan State College. 30 pound fish. 'It was nearly five feet Kalamazoo-Cyril Root, Kalamazoo, Market conditions look better for tion of its board of directors on July long. Carey added to the two hour catch with one weighing 15 pounds R-9. Lapeer-Carl Neilson, Attica, n-i. Michigan beans this fall, said offficers of the Michigan Elevator Exchange Hessian fly free dates are publish- ed in local newspapers tion from the State college and the on informa- 20, 1940, extended the privilege membership' to all patrons hereafter of Important The New Plan provisions of the pro- •u. s. Dep't Agr. Sum and another four-pounder. 1MI'.Lewis Lenawee-Lyle Whelan, Tipton. at the 20th annual meeting at Lan- posed plan are: who shall have done 100 worth of is a. machinery salesman for the Farm Livingston-Harold Copeland, Fowler- sing, ISeptember 4. county agr'I agents office. They are also published each fall by the Hch- business with the co-op during the 1. 0 charge for constru tion if Up Market Pro pects Bureau Services, Inc., while ,Mr. Carey ville. Western states still have a consid- the number of applicants averages The U. S. Bureau of Agr'l Econom- igan Farmer in a table which lists all year. is the membership representative for Macomb-(See Article Below). erable surplus of Ibeans. The Michigan one per 3/10 mile of rural line ex- ics summarized the agr'I mark ts at wheat growing counties. This action, said Manager Alfred the -Farm Bureau in Northwestern Manistee-David Joseph, Onekama. carry-over is no longer burdensome, the close of July as follows: George, makes Buchanan Co-ops, Inc., tension. Michigan. thanks to fortunate sales to several In northern counties of the lower Mason-Miss Edna Eschels, (Soil Con- a co-operative business and member- 2. If the number of applicants does Domestic demand good, foreign de· CREDIT European nations ,before they were peninsula, the region usually be- servation Office), Scottville. hip organization in its broade t sense. 110t average one for each 3/10 mile, mand poor . A study by Kansas State College invaded by Hitler, and thanks to U. S. comes fly:free Sept. 6 to 9. In the Newaygo-Mrs. J. H. Birdsall, Pent- One that is enjoying a large volume a char e of 45 cents a month per 1/10 This sums up the market prospects dealing with 51 southwestern Kan-sas government purchases for relief pur- second region from the north the water. of bu iness in which all of the profits mile of construction in excess of the as farmers get under wayan w el1- Elevator associations, oil stations and poses. dates are Sept. 10 0 13. The center Northwest Michigan-Harry Lautner, stay in the community and add to the initial allo ance with paym nts ex- ing ea on. Most of the arly crops atores, abowed th8lt the average man- Last December and January Mich- strip of counties usually are free Traverse City, R-3. purchasing power of a large number tending over a 5-year period. (The are turning out better than had b n agel' received a salary of approximate- igan shippers exported 600 carloads Sept. 14 to 16. A Y-shaped section Oakland-H. S. Albertson', Oxford. of its citizens. 45c per month for 5 years is in lieu expected. Slaughter suppll s of hog ly $1,600 a year. The average cost of of beans to Scandinavian countries. below this is free Sept. 17 to 19 and credit in that period ·was $1,201.31. Ottawa-Gerrit Elzinga, Hudsonville, The board also approved the instal- of the pr sent cash payment of 30 are declining, oth r livestock inc aa- That business was stopped cold by the the two corner sections of counties per 1/10 mile for construction over Credit was oostlng' within $400 a year R-2. invasion of Denmark and Norway. lation of a retail gas and oil tation. ing. Spring pig crop was smaller in the southern part of the state Sept. the free allowance of 3/10 of a mile of what the manager was getting, or Saginaw-Mrs. Peter Young, Saginaw, France started to 'buy in May and This will make available the gas and this year than last, ditto the prospects 20 to 23. oil that is being refined and blended per cus tomer). enough to have paid an asststant R-4. took 300 carloads before invasion for fall crop. Total supply of food, St. Clair-(See Article Below). Thus the Hessian fly is somewhat under supervision of the United Co- 3. Applicants would furnish priv- feed, and fibers is ample for domestic $100 a month 1101' a year.---.Howard A. stopped their buying. Cowden, president of the Consumers of a reminder each fall that days oP'S, Inc., and which is a high quality ate right-of-way for line exten ions St. Joseph-Mrs. John Wahl, Center- needs and large reserves. • • • Prin- Co-operative Assoctatton, North Kan- September Tells Story are shortening. Crops men, ho see Farm Bureau product. A mall build- at no cost to the company. ville. cipal farm commodities except hogs Weather during September will tell danger in the Hessian fly, agree that 4. 0 charge for wire connecting sas City, Mo. Shiawassee--George Pardonnet, Cor- ing is being con tructed and new have been selling higher this summer the story for the 1940 crop. There planting should come soon after the equipment will be installed. Co-opera- the main line to the house up to 500 PLAYS unna. than last. Farm cash income in- The three Junior Farm Bureaus of has been crop damage. It is a cer- first fly-free date, so that the wheat tive patrons will find that their gaso- feet from the highway. A charge of Tri-County-(See Article Below). creases seasonally this month, will Kalamazoo County are the "playin'est" tainty that production will be con- can make sufficient growth to with- line purchases are one of the larger 5 cents per lineal foot would be made Tusoola-(See Article Below). beyond this distance. increase more through October. Total groups ot young folks we ever heard siderably less than for the past two stand an average winter. items which will figure in their pat- Van Buren-J. L. Dodge, Paw Paw. years. With anything like normal At the present time,· there is no for first six months of 1940 was about. Already thi·s year they have Washtenaw-Gordon Gill, Ypsilanti, ronage refunds. higher than in 1939, may be higher staged three plays. The Northwest demand, growers should ·realize 'better charge for construction for one-third R-3. For the past several years well over in last half of year also. • • • Rising market prices, the Exchange said. mile of rural line extension pel' cus- group produced a three-act comedy entitled, '~Rube and His Ma". Mem- The County Farm Bureaus of St. Clair, Tuscola and Tri-County have President delegates .Milt representing Burkholder 96 member told They Joined 100 of the leading farmers have- been stockholders of Buchanan Co-ops and tomer. Additional construction harged for at the rate of $300 a mile, is industrial defense program. activity is stimulated This should mean by bers of the cast were Aris Seelye, Esther Brown, Ellen Ea·rly, Lola Dun- taken over the records and are ex- pected to announce in the very near elevators that the 'Exchange had in- creased its capital sctructure 20 tmes Farm Bureau have enjoyed patronage their purchases, as well as on grain, refunds on the entire charge being payable in advance. Rural customers must now larger consumer incom s during last half of year, in turn a stronger con- ning, George Richmond, Fred Burger, Robert Early, Lloyd Cronkite and Don future the person to whom dues are to be sent. during the past 20 years. It has mar- keted an average of $10,000,000 worth During August eed and other products sold through the organization. The board of direct- pay for poles erected on their prop- erty for line connections to their sumer demand for meats, dairy pro- ducts, poultry products, fruits, and Van Wellden. ors action should extend this privilege The Southwest group' presented a The County Farm Bureaus of Al- of grain and beans annually. It has home. vegetables. become the largeat single handler of Seventeen families joined the ,:\oIich- to many oth rs. They must transact An additional advantage of the pro- one-act farce entitled "Beg Your legan, Hillsdale, Jackson, Ingham, gra-in and 'beans in IMichigan, with a igan State Farm Bureau during Au- at least 100 worth of business with posed plan, its sponsors said, provides Iowa Has 35,979 Pardon." Mem:bers of this cost in- and Macomb have signified their in- corresponding influence in the market. gust, making a total of 1, 07 families the Co-op in any business year ending for a $270-a-mile maximum charge for cluded Virginia COl'leuw, Ruth Brown, tention of taking over the records ov. 30 to qualify. Rdbert McGowan and Wlllard Frost. but these have as yet not been plac- The Exchange bas returned to mem- who have been welcomed to member- construction beyond the initial allow- In Farm Bureau ber elevators more than $600,000 and ship since January 1, 1940. \Ve list ance, payable in 60 monthly install- The Southeast group furnished en- ed in their hands. It is expected that Iowa, for the third month, leads all in patronage dividends and interest the new memb rs and th ir home ad- ments, compared w.ith the present tertainment between acts of both this wtll be done not later than Oc- on the capital s-tock. dresses: Farm Bureau for maximum of $300, payable in advance. states in the United States with the plays. Chief entertainers were Ed. tober 1st. largest number of lEaI'm Bureau mem- Schick and Joyce Brawn. Membership Credit Procedure Port Huron Plant CASS COUNTY Excess-GainTax Additions Reduce Installments bers. They had 35,979 members paid MISTAKES President Burkholder said the Ex- MARCELLUS Washington-The American Farm The new plan also provides that Membership credits allowed on pur- to the A. F. B. F. on May 1st. Suffice It was an ancient seer who said change owns Ifree and clear at Port Frances McConnell Bureau federation has endorsed an the 5-year monthly installments would to say that things happen because chase of Farm Bureau brand mer- HURON COUNTY be reduced as additional cnstomers that criticizing another's man's ora- Huron the largest and most modern e. ces -profits tax to prevent war pro- folks make them happen. It took a lot chandise will continue to be figured PIGEON would be served by the particular line tion is a simple thing, 'but to make a bean processing and storage plant fiteering and urged action by congress of courage for Iowa to rais her Farm at the state offices at Lansing. Upon Herman Rathke Henry A. Wolfe extension. Oonstrnction payments better one in its place is a task ex- east of the Rocky Mountain. There MISSAUKEE COUNTY to for tall any efforts to use an Bureau dues from 5.00 to $10.00: in determining the credit allowable, the would be pro-rated among applicants ceedingly difficult. Is storage for scores of carloads of MANTON mergency "a an excuse for oppress- fact, many people in Iowa said: "It The galleries are full of critics. state office will 'Send to the Farm beans. There is bean drying equip- for service. The construction charges Mp,rt J. Talsma ing -labor." can't be done." Th~y play no ball. They fight no Bureau member a card on which will ment. In wet seasons, operating 24 would appear as a separate item on NORTHWEST MlCHIGAN Ed ward A. 0' eal, president of the Illinois is in second place with fights. They make no mistakes, be- be stated the amount of credit the hours a, day, the bean dryer, has MESICK the monthly service bills. 35,099 members. Minnesota is in federation, told the house ways and cause Ithey attempt nothing. member can apply on his dues. This saved local elevators and their Donald Moore ,By providing that lines be erected means committee in a statement an third place with 31,762 memb ra, On 'Down in the arena are 'the doers. must then be presented to the county farmer members upwards of a million SAGINAW COUNTY on private property furnished by ap- equitable excess-profits tax should be April 23, Minnesota surpassed aU They make many mistakes because secretary and wtll be recognized as dollars worth of beans. The plant SAGINAW plicants for the service, the proposed previous records for the largest num- Christ Matske John G. Wegner peedily enacted. they attempt many things. Edison, cash. For instance: If a card is re- was equipped last .October with 120 plan would tend to eliminate the haz- ber of members in any year since the SHIAWASSEE COUNTY ''There should be some ceiling above Burbank, Ford, !Marconi and the ceived from the state office by the electric eye bean picking machines. ard of tree interference sometimes ex- LENNON which all profits would be considered state was organized. Wright IBrothers probably made more Farm Bureau member stating that 'I'hey are of great economic advantage Henry Miller perienced along lines that 'follow the 'exce '," he added. highway rtght-of-way. mistakes than any otber men Who a membership credit of $2.75 has to the Exchange. TRI-COUNTY The statement added, "We are con- ever lived. Ford forgot to put a re- been earned, this card and enough L. E.. Osmer and eil Bass, co- Walter Henley CHARLEVOIX cerned over recurring reports that Welch, Ipraising the plan, 'Paid tribute to the agricultural leader hip which Originated Gr e verse gear in his l1rst automobile. cash, $2.25, to make a total of $5, managers of the organization, and Edison once spent over two mil1ion when sent to the county secretary heads of the grain and bean depart- VAN BUREN COUNTY the deten e program is being delayed and interferred with by the unwill- gave it birth. All sponsors of the Mountain Potato dollars on an invention which proved ments, respectively, reported on the BLOOMINGDALE plan agreed that it should result in a The father of Green Mountains died pays the member's annual dues. If W. J. Klein Carl Reese ingness of industrial management to this month at the age of 92. Mr. Bor- to be of little value. The gigantic management and the financial state- healthy growth in the number of tele- the credit earned totals $5, presenta- DECATUR enter into contracts unless this or en C. Miller was the only potato grow- creative experiments of those men in J. Paul Graham J. H. Fritz phones. At the present time, there tion of the card indicating that such ment. that assurance is given. There have blazing new trails made mistakes More than 600 officers and members LAWRENCE are approximately 46,500 rural sub- er in IMarquette county treating hi is the case is all that is necessary to Myron McGowan also been a few strikes and threats of scribers in the territory of the Mich- potato seed and spraying ith a pow- inevitable. But who remembers the pay the member in full for the year. of Exchange elevators attended the labor trikes. PAW PAW igan Bell Company. er machine 25 years ago. His pota- critics who laughed at them? In any case, payment of dues should annual luncheon. They were address- George Schutt "Some special provision for amor- The man who makes no mistakes ed by W. J. Cameron of the Ford "The proposed plan is the creation toes have been shipped to variou be made to the county secretary or WASHTENAW COUNTY tizing new or special plant equipment of Michigan's agricultural leadership," eastern states and were the forerunner lacks lboldness and the spirit of ad- Motor Car Co. and by Frazier Reams other person designated to keep the ANN ARBOR should be ettled a soon as possible to Welch said. "Officials of the Mich- of the Green Mountains in the upp r venture. He is a brake on the wheels of Toledo. W. J. Schneider records and not to the state office. relieve business uncertainty." igan State Farm Bureau, the Mich- peninsula. He was Interested and ac- of progress. There are no th-rills in CHELSEA Sales slips for computing membership Officers Re-elected igan State Grange, Michigan state tive in potato seed production to the bis life. And tbere are no monuments Albert Rettig & Son credits should continue to be sent Directors re-elected for three year College, and the Michigan Farmer end. to his memory. (The Appleblossom Central State 'l'eachers College). to the state office as has been the terms were: H. H. Sandford of the What Carriers Get Grade Crossing Flasher have given unselfishly of their time in custom in the past, however. Battle 'Creek Farm Bureau; Frank an intelligent effort to simplify a most FARM BURE U The writer of the column, along The move to have dues collected Gilmore of the Parma Co-operative For Hauling Mail Signals Ar Expensive important communications problem. Cherry Production Down, and records kept by the county Farm Co.; 'Andrew Lobman, Hamilton Farm Have you ever wondered why They have drafted a plan which should 1940 Prices Bet er 'WIth Farm Bureau wor ers of other Of the three' cents you pay to send Bureaus started three year'S ago when Bureau. every highway and railroad grade greatly extend the advantages of the states, is a mem'ber of an architect a first-class letter anywhere in the Michigan produced about 69,000, The directors re-elected their of- crossing in Michigan is not equipped telephone to our rural population. committee to draw up blue prints county Farm Bureau leaders indicat- United States, the government pays lbs. of eour ch rries and 5,000/000 Ibl. er, Marlette Farmers Elevator; Carl with a roadside flasher signal? We "In line with its policy of improv- which may act as a guide in Farm ed their desire to bring this change the railroads an average of about of sweet cherries in 1910, 8Ughtly Martin, Coldwater; Waldo Philhps, have. But we didn't have much of ing and expanding its rural service, Bureau matters. The first thing was about. It was pointed out that keep- one-fifth of a cent for hauling it. If less than in 1939. Grow 18 celv Decatur; George McCalla, Ypsilanti; an idea regarding the cost of the the company is glad to endorse thi to draw up a definition of "What is ing the records in the county would you put a six-cent air mail stamp on about ~ of a cent p r pound mor E. W. Irwin, Saginaw; Del Protzman, installation until we saw a highway proposed plan and to ask the Public a Farm Bureau?" It took the commit- bring these closer to the member and the same letter, the government pays for cherries this year. Elkton Farm Produce Co. department news item saying that Service Commisson for authority to tee almost an entire day of arguing eliminate much misunderstanding as the airlines about 7% cents for haul- The directors re-elected their of- nine flashers are to be installed soon put it into effect." and cutting and llttlng before a deft- well as saving of expense. September ing it. ficers: President, Milt Burkholder; at nine crossings. The cost will be nttton could be agreed upon. Here it tst, 1940 was the date set by which vice president, Carl Martin; secretary- $26,630 for the lot. The work is" done Is: the shift was to be made. treasurer, Frank Gilmore. A perfectly straight track-78.86 The Cascade Tunnel of the Great "The Farm Bureau 1s an organiza- miles in length-oll the Seaboard Rail- by railroad construction crews, and Northern Railroad through the Cas- The stockholders complimented di- tion of, for and by farmer families, Railroads now have 36,000 more rectors Waldo Phillips and Carl •far- way between Wilmington and Hamlet, is financed by the federal public cade ountains in Chelan and King united tor the pur-pose of analyzing servtcable freight cars than there tin for service on the Exchange board orth arolina, is the longest stretch roads administration. The individual Counties, Washington, is 7.79 mil in thelr problems and iletermining grams to effect or farmers-through pro- were at the peak of business last throughout the 20 years of its exist- of track without a curve in the nited flasher signal from $2,000 up to $4,475. installations range length, and is the long at railroad tunnel in the Western Hemisphere . October. ence. States. (ContlDue4 on Pair' I.) ••• --.l ; MICHIGAN ARM NEWS SATURDAV, SEPTEMeER 7,1940 Lake Superior Largest Body of Fresh Water Lake Superior. bordering Michigan on the north, i th large t body or fre 11 water ill the world. From Kill all weed pests the 'Vi con in border on the west completely and per· . to Sault teo Mart on the a t, Mich- manently by spray' Started with Fir t Crew of igan ha 492 mile 0 Ironts ge on the ing with Atlacide, the safer calcium .":;;~'_~'I'_ Membership Workers lake. chlorate weed kill- ft""~,:~,...:t!= er. Kills the roota too. Spray weed Marthy! Oh, Marthy? Just where's myoid gray vest? Oct. 15, 1920 patches from now SERVING THE FEED INDUSTRY on, as per dlrec- The one with leather buttons on; the one I like the best. tions. 6 Ibs. makes I had it just last April as near as I recall rthur Edmunds ha retired as a DRIED SKIMMILK 7 gals. spra¥ to And left it there behind the door, a.hanging on the wall. member hip worker for the ichigan Dried ButterDlilk spray 3 1/3 sq. rods. , Editor and Business Manager Hiram! Now, Hiram, that old gray vest of yours State Farm Bureau. After 21 years Dried Whey Was .'ust too fj thy dirty to hang behind MY doo • that's quite a change. Art thinks he Condensed ButterDlilk 5 lb. can $1.25 I noticed it one day last spring and, as I live, it utunk, has retired permanently. But don't Quotations Made to Elevators 15 lb. can ................•............................... 2.00 So I Just took and slung the thing out in the shed, ker'plunkl b too surprised if you see him at it By Wire or Mall 50 lb. drum ............•.......".•...........•.....•.5.25' every now and then. This Farm Bur- DRY MILK SALES DIVISION 100 lb. drum .....•....._.......................... 9.75 ATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1940 o. 9 Marthy! Oh, Marthy! That ve t was good and warm. eau bu iness is in his blood. The last I've worn it many a chilly day, and many a winter'a storm; thing he aid to us was," ind you, Lansing Michigan Atlaqide sold by • And here comes on this rainy spell and what am I to do? I n the White House Just kindly tell me where you slung my valued garment to. I'm not ntirely retired." rthur Edmunds has the distinction FARM BUREAU DEALERS Hiram! Now Hiram, I won't do no such thing. Whether farmers and other groups should have the You know it's mighty hard to find what I slung out last spring. ot having go e out with the first Mich- igan State Farm Bureau crew of mem- righ and be encouraged to co-operate for business and In f:lr. E'- r II d lIer h farmer i o~ each ma~ do ~is part. L' good help. hartes Oakes, Ypsilanti, p ri need help. J. E. Eddy, 423 Allen R-3, 30 Q Mott road, References. (9-lt) str et, Lansing, .<9-1t) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1940 MICHIGAN FARM NEW - HAS SOurH You will find them just as good as I c rd L How We Fo g t e when they were fresh. Visit our Tomato Cannery In Iron Ore O-OP SI X GONE INTO THE Idea of WOlDen Vo iog! Although the season is about three weeks late, the Bay Co-operative Can- Of ?9~ f '1 - rerg rters opera un . .._------------- j And Co-op Eight . . Great Lake, 291 nov ar nga ed m neries, Inc., IS now runmng full blast .g d tl 1 k f REFRIGERATORS HOG BUSI ESS? Twenty Years of Universal to the horse shed and got hi team and started for home. He had been on tomatoes. itt' n eres mg sig If you want to ee an . ht . . t' In co-opel ale ac- cal:rym OI:e . own nor thern MI higan and. hun seta, indication the distri t IC. ( • ma rom ha . n Hardly, and for Every Extra too busy in the forenoon to take the tivity, drop in at the plant at Essex- entered one of th bigge st productl Suffrage Recalls What time to vote and was too humbled ville any time between now and the II riods f record. 'e sation of hos- Hog, There· s 1,500 Ibs. first frost and take home a ca e of tilities in Europe might not reo ult in We Said and Did to do so in the afternoon. these high grade tomatoes which are any important decrea e in production Less Cottonseed Oil Those days. are now long in the available at wholesale prices at the for ome months with th propo d past. 0 one questions a woman's By u n». EDITIl ill. lV... 1GAR company's warehouse. You can hard- national defense program taking Have you ever heard folks say the right to vote any more and we hear ly afford to can tomatoes your elf shape. corn belt is being ruined because the It's just 20 years ago Monday, Au- but very little about how she votes. when you can buy them so reason- south has gone to raising hogs? Cliff- gust 26th, 1920, that universal suffrage There's been a gradual change in ably. ord Gregory, editor of Wallaces became a law. laws governing the welfare of chil- The Fruit Co-operative Canning Farmer & Iowa Homestead asked his For a century and a half some dren and the working women, as Company plant at Coloma is oper- readers that question last month, and women had asked for the privilege well as in public health and in pub- ating on a small run of peaches, due proceeded to answer it as follows: of expre sing an official opinion on lic morals. to the fact that the fresh market "So have we. Lots of times. The affairs of their country, but no atten- No More Clinging Vines demand for peachees is particularly notion seems to be tha t when the tion was given them until late in the The status of woman has changed, strong. There is a hortage of peach- AAA cut down cotton acreage, every 1800's. I'll admit, but I don't think it can es in nearby growing areas. southern farmer went to work to raise I've often wondered just why the be all attributed to her voting prac- corn and hogs to replace cotton. As it female sex was discriminated against tices. She has gradually acquired The snowshoe hare, once plentiful happens, corn acreage in the south- in so many things from the very an equal place in life with her men in southern Mchigan, now has left ern states this year looks to be about beginning of time! Just who decreed folks. There are mighty few "cling- the region but is common in the For Furth r Information, Trite the same as in 1932-33. that man should govern everything ing vines" anymore. Mich. State Farm Bureau, State Agt., 221 No. Cedar, She goes, she swamps and forests of northern Mich- This Is a splendid value In a well- "But what about hog production? and make all decisions, anyway? comes and she does like she's never igan has 492 miles of frontage on this C arranged 6 cubic foot storage capac- The figures on federally inspected Well, it was a long struggle and done before. She's got past the lake. Ity electric refrigerator that Is slaughter do show that production of many times a bitter one, especially stage where she is expected to hogs in the south has increased. about the time "clean up the dh ty mess" when a modern to the minute. Built In From 1933 to 1939, the increase full voting privil- mess is brought to light. She'll do standard and deluxe styles, with open or hemetically sealed freezing amounted to 571,000 head. "That's for the whole south. Iowa eges were given her part of the cleaning, but it is no to the males of longer considered her job alone. MELVILLE B. compressor units. and her neighbors, Nebraska, the the colored race We've had some "weak sisters" Dakotas and Minnesota, increased but denied to the filling public office and again we've PRICES their total of federally inspected mothers and wives had some brilliant women in highly $ 89.50 Standard, Open Unit slaughter by nearly 2,500,000 head of the whites. Not responsible positions whom all have $126.50 DeLuxe, Sealed Unit from 1938 to 1939. u n t il 1912 had admired. Living adl his life in Kent County on the farm where he was born "To balance this southern increase women gained suf- Women in Congress has given "Mel" IcPher on a true picture of the farmers' problems. $131.50 DeLuxe, Sealed Unit ficient strength to He has spent most of his life fighting for the farmers of Michigan. in hogs, the south cut cotton acre- A few years ago it was my great $149.50 Super DeL. Open Unit age 17,000,000 acres from 1933 to 1939. warrant them to pleasure to visit Congress during a "Mel" 'MoPherson fostered the Me itt Act which is saving Mich- $154.50 Super DeL. Sealed Unit Every acre of cotton is good for cot- approach Congress session. I was interested in hearing igan farmers $4,500,000 annually in township road taxes. Th se tonseed producing around fifty-one in the matter, al- about our women members. All com- roads are financed today from the gasoline tax which is paid by ALL CO-op EIGHT pounds of cottonseed oil. This com- though s eve I' a I ments were quite favorable especial- automobile drivers. . $200.50 up-Nearly bushel of frozen petes directly with lard. states had grant- ly concerning Mrs. Caraway from He was a big factor in getting the State to appropriate funds food space. "So, since 1933, the south has put ed their appeals. Arkansas, the first woman to win a annually to pay high school tuition for farm boys and girls. 571,000 more head of hogs on the The Men Were Fearful term in the U. S. Senate. Buy At Farm Bureau Stores market and taken off 867,000,000 There were many misgivings in When I asked a Michigan repre- He drafted the plan which brought large cale rural electrifi- and Co-op Ass 'ns pounds of cotton seed. For every the minds of quite a group even up sentative about her, he was generous cation to Michigan. Since January, 1936, more than 80,000 Michigan extra hog, 1,500 pounds of cottonseed to the last. Could a woman conduct in her behalf and said, "She's always farms have 'been connected to electric service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I oil has been taken out of competition herself properly in a voting booth? here in her place; she makes a real It is a remarkable tribute that by friends and critics alike with lard. The papers ridiculed her in their business of her position. She never Melville B. McPherson is today reoognized as a man of staunch "Who's ahead? We think both sec- cartoons and in their joke columns. speaks except directly to the point honesty, of the highest moral character and subject to no improper tions have profited, but we also hope She was the target for many an and when she speaks everyone influence. the cotton growers don't get to fig- after dinner humorist, and she even knows just where she stands. If all NOMINATE MELVILLE B. McPHERSON FOR GOVERNOR! uring too close on just who did the was the topic for ridicule at public members were as true to their con- Member of the State Tax Commission since 1927, and serving as better." gatherings. She was told "her place victions as Hattie Caraway is to chairman since 1934, he is admittedly the best inform d man in Former president of Michigan St te was at home" and that "she didn't her's, we'd have 'Shorter sessions and Michigan on taxation and State finance. His long experience in Farm Bureau. Member of it board Homemade Sweep-rake know enough to vote". much better government." township, county and State government qualifi s him to deal Many were certain the morale of What a compliment to a woman! with the problems that confront the people of Michigan. of directors 1921-39. Attracts Attention the country would suffer tremen- Only Men Filibus~r A homemade sweep-rake construct- d-ously the first election day after Do you realize that as yet no wo- REPUBLICAN For G---- ed by Dale Woolcott, a dairy farmer suffrage had been "given" to man in Congress has participated in living 2 miles southwest of Hartford women. Schemes of all sorts were a filibuster to talk a measure to PRIMARIES was d~monstrated at Farmers' Day on resorted to to keep her away. death? Yet many deem them the talk- SEPT. 10, 1940 July 26th at the Michigan State Col- Their Women Folks Fixed Them! ative sex! lege. To say that it attracted consid- An amusing instance was wit- Women do some things these days erable interest would be expressing it nessed in our township. A farmer that I wish they didn't, but I'm not (Political Advertisement) mildly. Dale and his "chief helper" living several miles from the polling so old-Iashioned that I'm going to Dave Friday surely put on a great booth came to town early in the condemn the entire temale sex or show with their rake which gave the forenoon. crowd plenty to think about concern- the only buggy on the place. ing modern hay enaklng methods. The rake operates like a "fiddler was His team was hitched to any particular group of them, simply accompanied He because some have formed habits that by his nearest are different than mine. For may- Farmers DEMANDED I eletrac DEVEl ED I neighbor. He wanted everyone to be there's something about me that's BUI L D crab", that is it attaches to the back of a truck and the truck backs up when it is loading. When the load is know that he did not mean to have just as obnoxious to them as their any woman accumulated, the rake is tilted upward enough to think she could vote. He at his home foolish smoking, for instance, is to me. And so long as J\.m.erica produces so that the load clears the ground. The would do that for his family and he the great acreage of tobacco that it Your Own operator then drives forward to the meant to settle the matter for all does, we cannot hope to expect it will place of storage. time. all be used as an insecticide. Our PROGRAM This is another good example of one Shortly after noon appeared a great grandmothers of the many useful devices which the team made up of one old horse from boxes. We think of them now as the anti-suffragist's farm and one "dear old ladies of long ago". had their snuff You buy tires ..• GOOD TIRES, farmer can make out of the materials to be found in a junk yard. from his neighbor's. They were I believe we are going to be more we hope. When you do, help build - your buying power by asking your The Michigan State College agr'I hitched to an old buggy, also from liberal in our thinking as time goes Farm Bureau dealer for engineering department will 'have the the neighbor's farm. The outfit on, and people will not be condemn- details for Mr. Woolcott's rake. drove directly to the town hall. Two ed for differences in their beliefs, UNICO TIRES farm women alighted and went into habits or living so long as they are booths and voted. mindful of the comfort and rights Eleven States co-operate in buying Inn~rts ,of '~f The blowhard was still blowing of others. We're living in a rapidly nearly a million dollars worth of first quality tires, and the savings Are Less This Year when he heard the story. He was so changing world; let's be broad mind- Imports of cattle and beef into the upset over it that he went at once ed in our acceptance of these changes. Is yours. Concentrate your buying United States in the first half of power for your own good by buying 1940 totalled 192,000,000 pounds dress- goods made and distributed co-op- eratively and bearing the UN ICO or CO-OP label. ed weight, a decrease of about 19 per- cent from the same period of 1939, Ask Grocer for FarID FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Lansing, Michigan Inc. the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture August 26. Imports of canned beef said Bureau Canned Fruits from South America were less than half the total. .'-------------- Look for Fruits, Vegetables ted growers organizations with plants at Hart, Oceana county; Coloma, Canned by Farm Bureau 00 Fruit Products Co. Berrien county; and Essexville, Bay county, have built their Michiga~ inch tread $""0 iJ ~ 0 market alone to the point where It The next time you go into your is taking about 50 carloads a year of our pack of fruit and veaetables. ~inCh tread ~"Ll6~OO grocery store, take time to look over Wholesalers, chain stores and su- inch tread iJ the brands of canned fruits and vege- per-markets stock our products at 31- \..ANS\NG) tables on the shelves. You may be (F.o.a. Lansing, Grand Rapids, Traverse surprised to find your Farm Bureau City, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jack- Fruit Products Company brands son, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Sag- there. They are coming into general inaw, Bay City, and Port Huron. As distribution. You'll find them in FOR MUCK-Break your muck this fall. The Model H Crawler pulls an the result of shipments to these A & P and Kroger stores, and at other grocers. points, it should be possIble to buy 18 to 22 inch breaker plow. Pulls stumps I No wheel tractor can equal it Farm Bureau canned goods from grocers in most parts of the state. on muck. It doesn't pack the ground. There's 20 horsepower on the There has been some discussion belt. Doesn't use over a gallon of gas an hour. about distributing Farm Bureau Fruit Products canned goods through Farm Bureau Services branches and other FOR UPLANDS-Buy a Co-op 6 ft. field cultivator (only $84.50) and A new treatment for worms in sheep farmers' co-operative ass'ns. The whip the quack grass field this fall.-Plow and fit that rough field that has problems presented for such distri- bution have not been solved, but it is bothered you so much. Use our Cle-Trac Crawler Tractor when ver or Elledive ogoinst six species 01 worms in- and more types of worms in a single treat- cluding stomach worms and nodular worms. ment, it seems certain that fewer treat- believed that its going to be possible wherever you want power. Active ingredient is Pbenothiazine plus ments will be necessary than with other for any co-operative to obtain a stock otbe, materials whicb oid in tbe odminis- remedies. This will make PTZ Capsules within the next few months. FOR FALL USE-Do your fall work even if the ground is wet or slippery. 'ration. No starving is necessary or desir- economical in the long run, even though For Cherry Pie Fans oble either be/ore or o/ter t,eatment. the cost per single treatment is more. It Farm Bureau Fruit Products Com- This year's national cherry pack Haul beets out of the beet fields ... haul a cornpicker when whe I tractors will be easier on the animal and the man pany fruits are packed under these proved to be somewhat larger than It has been recently discovered that in many ways. No fasting, either before brands: Honest George, Great Lakes was fail ... fill your silo ... cut your fodder ... grind your grain. Phenothiazine is a truly amazing anthel- contemplated before harvest or after treatment, is required. The ani- and Red Mitten. Our tomatoes and time. The increase was in the Grand minthic (worm expeller) for sheep. mal is handled and worried less because beets are packed under Bay brand. Traverse and the Sturgeon Bay, Wis- FOR WINTER USE-Haul manure over the ice . . . up hills, or through Phenothiazine has been proved effec- of reduced number of treatments. Less Pick the cans up and look them over. tive against six species of worms, while consin producing areas. If every snow. Plow out roads. Work in your woodlot all winter. Our crawl r work and less bother all around. The products are priced competively the average worm remedy is effective member of the Farm Bureau were PTZ Capsules is a new worm remedy with other canned goods. They were type tractor does everything . . . at a price you can afford to pay. against only one, two, or maybe three. -a remedy that gets more worms-a produced by Farm Bureau members Phenothiazine is effective against stom- remedy that gets more different kinds of and canned in new and modern can- ach worms, lesser stomach worms, odu- You are never too late with a Cle- Trae Crawler-The best for orchards, worms-a remedy that is highly effective ning plants. The quality is excellent. Iar worms, "bankrupt" worms, hookworms, against stomach worms-a remedy whose So when you muck, hills, or sand, and on any job. Use it anytime ... any place. and the large-mouthed bowel worms. It is are buying canned main ingredient is Phenothiazine, the only good, why not look for Farm Bureau the only material known to be hiAhly known drug that is effective against nod- eRective aAainst nodular worms. ular worms. PTZ Capsules will be avail- brands? If your grocer doesn't have 2 bottom 14" Plow for Model H Crawler . PTZ Capsules contain this drug Phe- them, his wholesaler should be able nothiazine, together with other materials able through regular Dr. Hess dealers, to supply him. Here they are: 7 ft. 28-16 Double Disc (none better) only although all dealers' do not yet have this which aid in the administration. The ma- new product in stock. For quick action, BRANDS 6 ft. Field Cultivator (Co-op) only terial has been pressed into tablet form write to Dr. Hess 85 Clark, Inc., Ashland, HONEST GEORGE GREAT LAKES and enclosed in capsules because a rela- Ohio. If ordering, figure two large cap- Cherries RED MITTEN Peaches 9 ft. Field Cultivator (Co-op) only tively large dose per animal is required. sules for adult sheep and three IUla11 Berries Pears There are two sizes of PTZ Capsules-a capsules for lambs. Apple Juice (These Prices are F. o. B. Lansing, Mich.) 17-gram capsule for adult sheep and a to have cherry pie once a month all gee BAY BRAND 5.6-gram capsule for lambs. The safety of PTZ Capsules has been demonstrated by giving many times the recommended dose without harmful effects. . Because PTZ Capsules set more worms Dr. Hen 85Clark have a pamphlet that live. complete information on PTZ Capsules includinl direction. for admiDia. tering, Write for this literature. Addres.: Dr. Heu 85Clark, IDC., Atbland, Ohio. Tomatoes In 50 Carloads four ~ruit Products Tomato Beets in Michigan year!'! the Farm Bureau Juice year instead of just at cherry har- vesting season, they alone would use 14 cars of their brother co-operators' product. COfllpan~ and associa- soon made out ot canned Why not have a cherry pie cherries? FARM BUREAU Buy . t F rm SERVICES, r. r. Inc., Machinery Dep't, 728 E. Shiawassee t., ,l,8,]!I81Jll£ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1940 rm r. 5e pounds during the year ending June 30, 1939. Oregon is the principal - area for hairy vetch seed. Production in Oregon amounted producing to 9,600,000 pounds in 1939 and 7 100,000 pounds in 193. The 1940 domestic produc- tion increase may more than oUset the reduction in imports. Int r ting Study is Made Vetch Producers Michigan has an important produc- tion of etch se d, centering in the by U. S. Department By KEITH TA ER F eel Stronger western and north central part of the Membership Relations Of d Education of Agriculture state. Spontaneous discus ion in Commun- Demand ity Farm Bureau groups has been con- A 600 pound crop or apple from a cluded as a very important phase of s a re ult of the European war, vi orou tr 25 ye raId removes Farm 'Bureau work. A freer exchange United States farmers may Ib called about one-third of pound of nitro en of ideas in a friendly environment ha upon to produce larger portion of from th oil. For growth of its much to do with unbiased conclusions certain seed upplies than they have wood, bark, and roots such a truee uses on farm problems. In order to follow for many years, according to the U. S. about a half pound of nitrogen. The up the splendid ideas advanced in Depantment of Agriculture. I aves 11 ed from a half pound to a reference to discussion techni ues in Large supplies of a number of seeds pound 0 nitrog n in their rowth and the series of me Ung just completed used in this country are normally im- developm ut, hut this is restored to The above sign in color , and upon metal, is a Farm Bureau adver- with Community Farm Bureau leaders, ported from countries involved in the the tree fwd oil, nd i not ultl- I am presenting material from the war. mat ly r moved from the orchard, 0 tising project ponsored by the Gene ee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Sanilac, Hlo s of nitrogen hy leaching can be United States Department of gr lcul- Seeds chiefly affected are those of Huron, and Oakland ounty Farm Bureaus to promote the u e of Mich- ture, Dlvlslon of Program Discussion, pr evented-a pound of actu I ni rog n such soll-eonserving crops as crimson igan farm products. It is the outgrowth of several years of such pro- Bureau of Agricultural Economics en- clover, white clover, ryegrass, orchard n yea}; for a tr e in full bearing i an ample supply. Too much nitrogen motion by the board of directors of the Genesee County Farm Bureau. titled: grass, and hairy vetch; and of such 1. Speak your mInd freely. Melville B. McPherson, a former vegetables as spinach, caulifiower, checks th deslrabl colortng of the The metal signs are made in two size. One is 2 x44 inches and is president of the IMichigan State Farm cabbage, radishes, and carrots. fruit. About 6 pounds of nitrate of The discus ion meeting i yours- intended for erection at a pot near the farm home where it will attract a chance for you to say what you Bureau for the years 1926·27, and a Imports of crimson clover seed have soda or 5 pannus of sulphat of ammonia would supply a pound of the attention of pa sing motori ts. This sign sells for $3, which is the think. Say it. YOUI' ideas count. member of the 'board of directors from averaged 2,340,000 pounds, nearly cost to the County Farm Bureau on the basis of 100 signs. A smaller Here "everyone's idea is worth just 1921 through 1939, is one of the top twice the domestic production, the nitrogen. A study by Dr. J. R. Magness of the sign 22x33 inches for farm trucks, sells for $2.50. The signs will last for as much as everyone lse's, and a rank candidates for the Republican past 10 years. Principal sources of nomination for governor at the pri- crimson clover seed are France and U. . Department of Agriculture in- years. Quite a number of them have been sold. The reception to this good bit more than some." maries September 10. Hungary, neither of which may be luded eh mical analysis of various form of advertising by farmers has been very favorable. 2. Listen thoughtfully to others. 'Mr. 'MoPherson has based his cam- expected to continue shipments at parts of the tre at requent intervals Try hard to get the other man's Directors of the County Farm Bur au mentio ed will take orders for paign upon his understanding of and pre-war levels. during the y ar. Analysi hawed point of view-see what experience the signs and send them to PI' sldent ilbur Short of the Genesee County contributions to the fields of taxation IStocks of white clover seed are 1O'W, that a thrifty w ell-f d tr e a b. orbs and thinking it rests on. Remember: and public finance in Michigan. His and during the last 10 years the United and stores nitrogen, p, 1 ticularly in it Farm Bureau. He lives at Swartz reek, and superintends the production On almost every question there are ability was recognized early by the States has imported about twice as roots, and r lea thi r s rve in the of the signs. three points of view-yours, mine, Michigan State Farm Bureau board much as it has produced. Most of it we ks when n w growth is a currlng and the right one. of directors. He 'has made important came from Poland. and leav more nitrogen tI e can b are e. pauding, and vhen is required than the pe ted to draw from the , Schoenknecht of Blumfield concertina music for the evening danc- furnIshed 3. Keep Whether your seat when you speak. you are group mem bel' .Ii arm Bureau programs ing. Carl Eldred had the largest fam- or leader, don't stand up .to speak. the burdens of highway finance and ('''n ributions to the development of To 8, Iesser extent the United States to equalize has depended on imports for its needs Unico soil in this peak period. T ily present. Harold Sparks of Three The discussion meeting is not a place school finance among the people of of winter rape seed, from Japan} Hungary, Rumania, and the Nether- S r ad Lime Easy Oak , Berrien county, got a prize for for speeches. being so far away from home. here. Informality is the rule Michigan. Beca use of the gasoline tax and its from Denmark; lands; orchard grass seed, princi,pally and ryegraas, from FLY SPRAY The doodle-bug pulling contest re- 4. Don't monopolize the discussion. Low Cost Way with UnLE GIANT placed the always popular horse-pull- ing contest. The contest was won by or so at a time. Give others a chance. distrrbutlon Don't speak for more than a minute and township roads, and the new state to finance state, county Great Britain and Denmark. This year there is a prospective for Livestock aid for schools, farmers 'find tnese large increase in domestic production Hundred Farm Bureau Folks Vernon Hartlep, of Kochville town- Dig for things that matter.' Make taxes to be reasonable and equitable. of hairy vetch seed. This increase • Eft'ective ship. Albert Bates of Saginaw RD 1, your point in a few words, then pass They were almost confiscatory as in the • Dependable Were Committee for assume unusual importance in view of second. Ed Meisel of Kochville, third. the ball to someone across the circle. 1920's and early 1930's when farm real doodle-bug is a homemade tractor. If discus ion lags, help the leader put estate was the main support for rural the greatly increased domestic de- • Priced Right. Entertainment ovel contests were won by the fol- questions that will draw other out. roads and rural schools. mand' and of the large amount of seed that has in the past been imported Sold in bulk and in convenient lowing: Gustav Bur hke of Buena 5. Don't let the discusion get away Drawing upon his familiarity with from Hungary, with smaller amounts size containers by Farm Bu- , About 2,500 farmers attended the Vista, for being the smallest man and from you. the tax valuation of rural power lines from Latvia, -Sweden, Czechoslovkia. Tri-County picnic at Wegner's Grove, also for being the oldest Farm Bureau If you don't understand where it's and other equipment, Mr. McPher,son reau Stores and Co-op Ass 'ns, The TJni1ted States imported 6,600,000' ncar Saginaw, Aug. 15. The picnic member pre ent; Carl Eldred for hav- going, say so. Ask for examples, in 1935 drafted for the Farm Bureau wasn't as large a in former years, ing the largest family present; Mrs. cases, illustrations until you do under- the first practical plan to provide aid Fred Reimer, general chairman, Emil Bathke of Hemlock for being stand. Try to tie up what is being farmers with free rural power lines. PORTABLE ELEVATORMFG. co. but it didn't lack anything else. A the tallest woman there, and Harold bit of fine weather was good for the Sparks of Three Oaks for traveling said with your own experience and The free construction with what you have heard and read. for a reasonaible consumption was in exchange of elec- LIVE STOCK 9441 McCllin St., Bloomington, III. picnic, and it brought on a lot of the farthest Michigan Live Btock Exchange h&8 operated a successful Jive IItoC)[ distance to attend the 6. Indulge In friendly disagreement. tric energy per month at the lowest commtsston salJing ~gency on the Detroit and Buffalo markets since J.92~ threshing that needed to be done. picnic. Mrs. Hazen Studor of Bridge- When you find that you're on the rates granted city customers. More The picnic demonstrated among port won the husband-calling contest; other side of the fence from the dis- than 80,000 Michigan farms have been BEOAUSE other things some fine co-operation Mrs. Harry Belleville the clothespin c ussion, say so and tell why. But connected to electric service on this (1) 1t maintains a thoroughly trained And experienced personnel. . for 100 members from the three coun- dropping, and Mrs. Helen Warnick of disagree in a friendly way. 'I'here's plan or adapttons of it. (2) It is represented on every principal market in the United Statu b7 Producer owned and operat d age-ncies. ties formed the committees that plan- Frankenmuth the disc throwing. one truth that everyone's after. Good- lMr. IMcPher,son .ls a, mem'ber of the (3) It renders better information and market service t9 ita member •• ned and carried out the picnic. Other women winning prizes were: humored discussion leads part way Kent 'County Farm Bureau. (4) It can furnish 4¥.a"% money for financing feeding operations. Features of the picnic included a Mrs. Leo Sawatzke of Spaulding, Mra, there. Governor Luren 'D. Dickinson is a parade. Unionville Farm Bureau pre- Walter Harger of Saginaw, Mrs. Har- 7. Strike while the Idea is hot. member of the Eaton County Farm PLUS All the regular features .of good practice In the live stock sented a handsome vatriotic 110at. It old Reimer of Bridgeport, Mrs. Oren Don't wait for the leader to recog- Bureau and has been for some time. business. represen ted a Farm Bureau discu ion Munson of Albee, Mrs. Edward Rivers nize you before speaking. If several He has been gracious in arranging his group talking over farm problems of Burt, Mrs. George Wright, Mrs. want to speak at once, it's his job to time to address meetings arranged by REMEMBER with Uncle Sam. Franklin Stoll was John Bruns, Mrs. Earl Munson and grant the 11001'to one, give the others the 'Farm Bureau and other farmers' When you patronize the Michigan I.•ive Stock Exohange you are building your own live stock 'marketing agency. Uncle Sam. The discussion group in- Mrs. Margaret Taggett of Spaulding; a chance later. Your ideal discussion co-operative groups. Reports furnished Michigan State College Ramo Station WKAR for early cluded Mr. and Mrs. A. Schaefer, Mrs. rs. Alvin Thompson, Mrs. S. K. goes around the ~oup, not between markets at 6:45 a, m.· . Lindenberd, Lorem Roller, Je se Trei- Sloan, Mrs. John McCormick and Mrs. the chairman and group member A, Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. ber, Tony X, Mrs. Cleavland eal, Fred Thompson of Albee; Mrs. Bern- the chairman and group member B MICHIGAN UVESTOCK EXCHANGE Secretary'. Hud •• n, OHloe Ichlg." Fred Reimer, Mrs. Esther toll, Mr. ard Hemker of St. Charles; Mrs. Doro- and so on. Frank Ober.t, Pre.ldent~ J. H. O'Mealey, Secretary &. Trea.urer; f Albert Baur. thy Wood, Mrs. Otto Trier, Mrs. Roy 8. Come to the dlacussion with ques- George J. Boutell, Manager . Other features of the parade were Meeks, Mrs. Peter Dudley and Mrs. tIons in mInd. the horse drawn farm group of 1900, Sophia BoH of Saginaw; Mrs. George Make note of questions and points SHIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT the brass trimmed Ford of 1914, and Techentien, Mrs. Herman Sawatski, of disagreement that occur to you Michigan Livestock E'xch.' Prone f1O~ the modern farmer in a fine town se- Mrs. Edward Healey and Mrs. Charles during advance readtng or listening, Detroit Stockyarda East Buffalo, N• .,... dan. The Bay City American Legion Vance of Bridgeport; Mrs. William and raise them during the discussion. Farm Bureau Stores and co-en band furnished music throughout the Hill and Mrs. Robert Rupp of Blum- Farm papers, the daily press, lectures, Ass'ns sell Poultry and Stock feeds day. field, Mrs. Monty Fairgrove and Mrs. public forums, the radio, etc., are reinforced with VITA D Vitamin There was a complete program of George Schoenlmecht of Buena Vista. good sources for clipplngs and notes Supplement. These feeds should games and entertainment and a bas- Men winning prizes were: Roy to be used at discussion meetings. be better than the average quality ket picnic. Short talks were made by Johnson and Herbert Schradel of 9. Go ahead from discussion to study. because VITA D does not appeal J. F. Yaeger and Fred Harger of the Saginaw; Milton Bender of Tuscola; Remember that discussIon is just to the mixer who seeks only the Michigan State Farm Bureau. George LaBarge of Pinconning; Louis the first step-an important one, but cheapest ingredients. In the tug of war, Louis Walter's Walter and Adolph Feinauer of Bay still just a starter. If your thinking ..:: ...." ..•. Bay county' team first defeated Milton City; Robert MoCubbin of Spaulding; is stirred up by the discussion here, .. ..••.• r, " ,,' ..•,' .'; ...,:,.~••. :..•..•• ,:.::•. ,,:.:,~ ..• VITA D contaIns minimums of Bender's T,u cola giants, and had Louis Dill and RJoy Bow of Kochville; seek out materials for further study 3,000 USP units of vitamin A and enough strength left to take on Alex Cecil Brug e of Thomas township; on the problems. Ask your county 400 AOAC chick units of vitamin Mikolaziak's Saginaw stalwarts and nselem Benkert of Swan Creek; agricultural agent, home demonstra- D, per gram. Ask for Poultry BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY pull them across the line. William Reinhardt of Blumfield, and tion worker, or state discussion lead- Feeds containing VITAND. Buena Vi ta girls defeated Blum- Peter Young of Buena Vista. er about reference materials. Call tA'CHIGA~ 8el.1. ~1:\.E~t40NC aUlLoDINO NAPTHOLE, INC. field girls in a soft barl game. Alvin Mrs. Cecil Brugge was in charge of on them, too, Cor help in organizing a csea e". AVCNUC ".IoC ••tlONS CH&llU'" •• 00 Sawatzki of Bridgeport and Arnold the children's contests, Mrs. Walter county-wide discussion movement, ,N. J. EIrich supervised the women's games, training leaders, etc. DETROIT. 10HIGAN and James Marthey, Otto Fisher and 10. Why not group discussion at -, I T Edward pony race. Watson had charge of the Winners in the race for small pon- women are gathering, home? All over the country farm men and often in farm OEO~OE M. WELCH •• " •• IDC"'" You dou't have to ha-ve a bad accident to ies were. Don Sloan, Buddy Hoff- homes, for discussion of public prob- payout a lot of money. Putting a pennan- ent wave in the fender of another fellow'. man, and the Eisenhour and Johnson lems under local leaders. Some are Cadillac miarht cost $200. Lamp posta are boys, in that order. using the best discussion and ~orum worth $90. tate Fann property damage HabUity inaurance fa Bot expenaive • • much For boys on larger ponies: Arno programs of the air a springboards Jell than a minor traffic accident mia'ht COlt Treiber, Mud McCormick, and the for continUing discussion. Why not a, you. There are many advantaa'es to State Fann insurance. Brettrager and Young boys, in that neighborhood discussion group in your SEE OUR LOCAL AGENT order. home? For Further Information, Write State College Has Pamphlet. . Mich, State Farm Bureau, State Agt., 221 NO. Cedar, Lansing . Professor O. Ulrey of the depart- STATE F M MUTUAL UTO INSURANCECOM Y Unionville Group Proud ment of economics, Michigan State College, East Lansing, has written a BLOO NGTON. ILLINOIS of Parade Float pamphlet, "Suggestions on Group Dis- The Communlty Farm Bureau at cussion", which is a report summariz- . Unionville is justly proud of the Com- ing the suggestions made at six train- munity Farm Bureau 110at which took ing schools for leaders of group dis- first prize in a mile long parade at cussion during the month of Decem- the Unionville homecoming Aug. 8, ber, 1939. You can receive this re- and was outstanding at the Saginaw, port by writing to Porfessor Ulrey. Bay, Tu cola County Farm Bureaus picnic a week later at Saginaw. They paraded before probably 4,000 people Purchase 13,701 Steel at Unionville and another 2,000 at Saginaw. Bins To Store Corn It wa a patriot float, showing a The Department of Agriculture an- community Farm Bureau group in nounced Sept. 4 that contracts have discussion with Uncle Sam. Donald been awarded for the purchase of Stoll played the part of Uncle Sam. 13,701 steel -grain bins, having a total r. and Mrs. Walter Heckroth, Mr. storage capacity of 37,403,730 bushels. and r. rthur Schafer, r. and The bin will be used by the Commod- Mrs, Chas. Ecklfeld, Mr. and 1:rs. Hugo ity Credit orporatton to store part Gremmel, Loren Reller and Betty of the corn which will be delivered by Bueschlin comprised the discu sian farmers in settlement of loans on 193 group. Directed by Mr-. Arthur and 1939 corn, which matured August chaeter and accompanied by Betty l. Bue hUn on her piano accordion, the The purchase is a continuation of group sang "The pirit of the Farm the Department's program to keep a Bureau" while passing in review. The sub tantial part of the Ever [ormal four horse team was owned and driv- Granary corn re erve stored in the en by Mr. a car Voelker of Pigeon country, where it will be available for seam when you lay Stormproof Sheets. The committee which constructed livestock feed or for movement into Weather-tight side laps, with triple bar- and decorated the float was: Mr. and normal market channels when corn riers and double drains, are pressed right rs. Henry Stoll, Mr. and Mrs. Milton prices justify this. into each sheet, and special anti-siphon Bedore, Ir. and Mrs. Merril Curry, Almost four million bushels of corn cross ridges protect end laps from seep- .•11'. and J, !"S. C. e 1, r. and Mr . placed in eel bins in th fall of 1939 age. In every way, Bethlehem Stormproof Geo. Bitzer, Mrs. Alfred t'011 and Mr. have since been old at the loan rate Roofing is de igned to save your time, and 1:1'. Jesse Treiber. plus accrued charges, a total of about give you better service and protection. 65 cent per bushel, Hundreds of lives can be saved each year if motori ts will exercise run of a Pull- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. lncrea ed care in approaching and San Francisco di. ane of 2.492 LANSING, MICHIGAN passing ov l' highway-railroad grade coin . MfCH1CAN FARM NEWS py A Friend •In eed umber df Hog Turns Do n ard I The mall increa e in .lichigan· spring pig crop- 17,000 a again t SAFEGU D THE HE LTH 799,000 for the pring of 1939-is e - greate t coavenienc el ctricit I I [)ON -.- WORR'-I- OUR FARM BUR fAll pected to be more than offset by a decrease in fall farrowing . Farm Bureau au matic, electri Breeding intentions obtained from Most of it Comes from Japan; 'S ON THE Joe EVER'/ Millions of Folks Would the June survey indicate that the fall ( ,\ MINUTE.) lOOKlN6 War ot Likely to , pig crop of 1940 vill be about 10 per- Affect Supply AFTER OUR. ~ Like to Get Back to cent smaller than that of 1939. This , A,t(n~' WATER »: tESS INTEREST j Our Security is interpreted as a decrea e of around I' , ,000 head in pro pective fall pig • the Pyrethrum dried or in ect flo -ers are flowers of several ~ By .MRS. EDITH u. WAGAR production. Combining this with the In increase of 1 ,000 in spring production, ecies of the Chrysanthemum. The I heard a townsman say that the total 1940 hog production in ~Iichi 11 SHALLOW WELL PUMP sole use is in the PI' paration of solid farmers are never satisfied. The~ are apparently will be about 50,000 head and liquid ins cticides. There is no always grumbling about something. There is only one moving part. less than that of 1939. While in per- known commercial production of H it isn't the weather it's the price. No belts, gears, valves, or centage this is only about 3 perc nt, pyr-ethrum in the United States. From That may be true. Perhaps we do springs. No noise or pipe ham- it is a significant indication that the 1880 to 1913 M reed county, Cali- talk about our troubles more than we mering. A life time pump. cycle has turned downward. Cycle in fornia, had from 80 to 3QO acres under should, but that same man on that Capacities from 300 to 3,000 gal- hog production usually have an aver- cultivation, yielding GOO to 700 pounds very day said he had been put on part lons per hour. Prices: 300 gal. age duration of about four year. of pyrethrum flowers per acre. time for a while. Said he, "How do per hour pump complete at $50. Hence, if the ,present cycle conform Available data indicate that large they expect a man to keep going on 3 Guaranteed to lift water 28 feet even roughly to the normal pattern, quantities of pyrethrum could be days a week, with rent to pay and a at sea level. Installation charge the downward trend may be' expected grown in the United States. Because family to support?" Then to top it extra. to continue for a period of about two of the hand labor and handling re- off, "Eggs have gone up a cent and years from the 1939 peak. ~ired, the cost of domestic produc- they say milk will be a cent higher Hog production in 1940 for the tion would probahly be considerably above the present cost otimpo ts. before long." It's human nature to see our own disappoiatments and close our eyes United States as a whole is expected to be about 10 percent smaller than it Jet yste Japan has always be n the princi- was in 1939. This is predicated upon pal source oi imports of pyrethrum to those of others. a spring pig crop estimated to have For Deep Wells into the United States. I 1 38 over Like What We Have been 8 percent smaller than a year 10,896,090 pounds valued at $1,781,043 came from that country. Production in iBritish East Africa is steadily in- It's even a good thing for us that we cannot make the weather for some would surely want rain at a time that ago, fall farrowing intentions preted as a decrease of 12. pel em, inter- $10375 up and assuming that fall litters ill be with 42 gal. tank f.o.h. L using creasing, as are its exports to the some one else would want weather and some would want cool fair of average size. I Jet turbines usually deliver 1 % United States. In 1938 Brazil enter- I ed the United States market on a weather when others would hope for to 2 times as much water as a fairly large scale. The use of derrts root and cube root, rotenone bearing materials, for Politics out of Place hot. ISO we might well cultivate the habit of trying to Uke what we have. At least we've had a vartaty this year. Miehigan Farm Women On The Job plunger pump with an equal size motor. Capacities from 300 to 3,300 galS. per hour. Noiseless essentially the same purposes as pyre- thrum is steadily increasing in the in Potato Inspection Vacations Often Prove It Michigan Farm women are on the A great many have bad a. vacation job as real co-partners in the rural -No cylinders belts, gears, valves, rods, or cup leathers to United States. More than 2,500,000 pounds of such materials are imported Potato Growers Exch. Says are: .~------------- of some sort. Isn't it strange what home and farm life, work that gro s elected by the board. The new officers folks will put up with and how tired unceasingly complex every year. cause trouble and repair bills. No moving part in the well! In- Wce president, Charles Cum- they will allow themselves to get- Thanks to farm organization and stall anywhere! Directly over annually, principally from British Malaya, the Philippine Islands, Brazil Ability & Enforcement mings of Barryton; secretary, L. J. while out on a vacation? If some of Extension Service, farm women are well in pit, or in basement, any VanLieu of Bellaire; treasurer, E. A. them had to sleep at home on some the best home-makers in the world. distance from well. Concrete and Peru. United States manufacture of synthetic insecticides, Which are Count Most' Rasmussen. of the beds, and eat some of the o homes are better managed. 0 pit not necessary. Holdover direCtors include Albert make-shift meals that they do while women are more appropriately dress- both complementary to and competi- Safe-Impossible to contaminate Dietz of Rogers City, William Wisty 011 a pleasure trip, there'd be a family tive with pyrethrum, is increasing. The Michigan Potato Growers Ex- ed than our farm home-makers. water supply due to surface of Chassell and Albert Kipfer of Step- council at once. o women are giving more care and water getting into pit. For use It seems unlikely that the supply of change at its 22nd annual meeting at henson. But it's change that almost every thought to feeding the family ade- on wells from 2 inches diameter pyrethrum will be cu t off· by the war. Cadillac Aug. 28-29 declared that the Mr. Bussey has been a director of one seems to need. Anything that is state potato inspection service should quate, wholesome, balanced meals. up. the Potato Exchange for 18 years. As a change from everyday living is ap- State a Main be removed from politics to develop a o women are devoting more in- a director of the Michigan State Farm preciated and after it's all over with, sound, long range .potato marketing telligent thought to child rearing than Bureau, he represents the Potato home seems a pretty nice place after Source of Limestone program for Michigan. The Exchange Growers Exchange. all. our farm mothers. USE THIS COUPON Should world conditions bring about said the appointment 'of inspectors Our farm women are participating Farm Bureau Services When Vacations Were Short in helping provide educational ad- Electrical D p't a great rise in our steel industry, and their length of service is a ques- 72 1