IF IT'S NEED, HELP OTHERS ELP YOU e AND SUCCEED Vol. XIX, No. 2 --- SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1941 County Leaders Invitation + TABLE ~HOWS WHY 011 Call . Roll Can Honors Him FARM PROPERTY TAXES ARE LOWER With J. F. Yaeger, Farm Bureau Got Property Bills to Carry Out Most of Director of Membenhip Tax Relief on Schools Relations Our Resolutions Have Membership in Farm Bureau thi And Highways Been Introduced be by Invitation, A,i i fro On GOD GIVE US MEN God give us men. The adjoining table shows a typical Michigan farmer's experience with By TANLEY M. POWELL Proposing Another for Membe~ hip Farm. Bureau,'." Legislative Counsel The time demands strong minds, great the Miehigan property tax during the Bills to carry out many of. the most hearts, true faith and willing hands: years 1920 through 1940. It might ::\1en whom the lust of office does not kill; Important features of the Michigan Berrien County Farm Bur a has mem easily be the tax history of your farm. State Farm Bureau's 1941 legislative • Ien whom til spoils ot office cannot buy; The table was prepared by Stanley program have already been introduc- families. It expects to have 900 or mor with Men who possess opinions and a will; Powell, legislative counsel for the ed or are in the final stages of pre- Bureau memberships by March 31. That is th clo 1 ren who have honor; men who will not Michigan State Farm Bureau, and paration. lie; Einar Ungren, editor of the Michigan for the state wide members ip roll call now · Farm News. It was compiled from State Aid for Schools Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous nattertes with- tax receipts in possession of a mem- A new measure to provide state aid in honor of C. L. Brody, who has been xecuti out winking; ber of the Clinton County Farm Bu- for schools has been introduced by Tall men, sun cro 'ned, who Ilve above reau. He paid those taxes on his 80 Representatives John B. Smith of of the Michigan State Farm Breau inc bru the mob acre farm. ' Alma, Peter R. Legg of Escanaba, El- In publt duty and in private thinking. Things to Observe lis E. Faulkner of Delton and Joseph Membership in the ar Bur au through h -Josiall Gilbert Holland E. Warner of Ypsilanti. Prepared af- The second column from the right CJ..-Il~1l J.,91U1lJ'I for spring of 1941 will be by invitation, nd by on f records the total tax paid each year ter consultation with Farm Bureau AGREEMENT CLARENCE J. REID omcials, this measure is known as Hundreds of County Farm Bureau proposing another for membership. Committeemen r pr on this eighty. My Farm r Union friends and I President Reid and directors of the House Bill 92. In general it carries leaders and members throughout the s ate are engaged in a roll 0011 of senting township and Com unity Farm Bureau in mor The high point was $176.80 for 1928. don't always agree. And yet we do The last column shows the SAY. Michigan State Farm Bureau and out most of the recommendations on agree more tnan most farmers think INGS in taxes fo,. each year (com- Farm Bureau Services, Inc., believe this subject which were embodied in farmers to interest them in the Farm than 600 townships have submitted to their County F rm we do. Recently I read an editorial pared to 1928) after the highway, with County Farm Bureau leaders and the State Farm Bureau resolution at Bureau program and Farm Bureau in The Farmers school and other forms of tax legisla- members that a large increase can be the annual meeting last November. membership. The roll call is to be Bureau boards of directors the names of fa Hies whom they Union Herald of tion supported by the Farm Bureau made in Farm Bureau membership The bill is being opposed by school- completed Maroh 31. It Is in honor would like to invite into the organization. Later th y will St. PaUl, Minne- began to take effect in 1930. this spring. Mr. Reid proposed that men from Detroit and other large of Clark L. Brody, executive secretary sota, in which Ed- The Table Proves cities. They object to the distribution of the Farm Bureau for 20 years. present their invitation to the family by lett r and in ron. the roll call honor Clark L. Brody for itor A. W. Ricker The table proves that the long time his work in building the Michigan of aid on the basis of need by putting Invitations Are Accepted discussed elections, program of the Michigan State Farm State Farm Bureau. farmer the future, reactions, Bureau membership for highway and rural school tax relief for farm property it into equalization instead of divid- ing most of it as is now done on the basis of the school census regardless FARM BUREAU Farm Bureau member have observed that when on attitudes number matters. and In the a has provided this Farm Bureau mem- of other ber and all other farmers with: 1. A tremendous annual savings VAN UREN ROLL of the many factors which the Farm Bureau feels should be taken into con- sideration in the allocation of state CALLS L GISLA VE family invites another to for two of every three families embership, it is not uncommon invited to accept the invi - latter part of the editorial Mr. Rick- in taxes. 2. Improved, practical and equit- CALL GOAL IS 400 aid. It is expected that at least one or probably two more bills on this CONFER CE tion. In th roll call for spring of 1941, uch invitation will be given in a great many communi i sand gr t r ul er says in part, "as able systems for spreading the cost subject will be introduced by big city we shift trom under-employment to of highways and schools over all citi- Every Member in the County .interests. Heads of Michigan Farm expected. full-employment, the psychology of zens of Michigan. Farm and city tax- '. New Milk Bill Being Drafted Groups to Consider Farm the people will change. During the payers alike appear we 1 satisfied with WIll be Invited to Several conferences have already Every person in th Farm Bureau has n invit period of 'prosperity' we will lose our the new tax systems and the better Participate been held for drafting a new milk Legislation zest for reform. We have always done highways and schools they have pro- marketing act. One committee is com- take part in the roll 11in honor of Mr. Brody. that and we see no reason to doubt vided. posed of a producer selected from each The Michigan State Farm Bureau, started by Clarence J. Reid, president of the Stat Farm that we will do it again. Agriculture Road Tax Relief Van Buren County Farm Bureau of 10 milk marketing areas. They through its president, Clarence J. may go on a drunk again, as agrlcul- Ten years ago burden of build- members have set their goal as 400 have already held two meetings. The Reid, has invited each of Ichlgan's Bureau. All State Farm Bureau directors and Farm Bur .. ture did from 1917 to ],.920,and wake ing and maintaining 80,000 miles of paid up members in the 1941 Roll Call state association of supervisors meet- farm organizations to send two or Services, Inc., directors and Farm Bureau mployes ~ v up with a headache, as it did in 1921. county and towunship roads rested for Farm Bureau membership in hon- ing in Lansing week also selected more of their administrat ve omcers upon farm property. The gasoline or of C. L. Brody, executive secretary a committee of . members to work or dir ctors to a egislatlve conference 'Volunteered to as i t one or mor Co nty rm U II nle /(lr •• ,.8 will stick to tax was applied only to state trunk of the State Farm Bureau, who is com- with the produc rs' committee in at the Michigan State Farm Bureau at All the workers are volunteers. That includ cou ty; their organization and keep on build- line obligations. The total highway pleting 20 years of service with the drafting the new bill. 221 North Cedar Street, Lansing, ing. We have capitalized the words tax column (3'rd from the right) shows organization. The Roll Call is to be 'intelligent farmers' so as to distin- what this meant to our Clinton coun- completed before April 1. In shaping this legislation the re- Monday, February 10, at 1 p. m, chairmen, county and community officer and dir tors com .. cent decision of the state supreme The purpose of the conference wUl mittee men and women, Junior Farm Bu e us, guish them from the other kind." ty Farm Bureau member in the 1920's Paw Paw Community Farm 'Bureau court will be remembered. Every effort be the consideration of important leg. nd h In this Editor Ricker and I agree and 1930 and 1931. officers and their wives met at Law- will be made to make the new law islative issues pending in connection farmer members and employe members who will pres heartily. The Farm Bureau went after gas rence January 21 to get their part of t constitutional and to avoid objection- with the present session ot the state Mr. H. E. Babcock, of the Grange tax money for township and county the county Roll Call under way. Jay able..teatures the former law may have legislature. These include such mat- the invitations to membership on county roll call days. . League Federation of New York, puts roads in 1929. It supported tbe McNitt Dodge, County Farm Bureau presi- brought to light. License fees will be ters as state aid for' schools, dairy it this way: act of 1931 starting with $500,000, and dent, announced that a Roll Call or- reduced substantially. Possibly there legislation, dairy advertising, l' organ- Van Buren County Farm Bureau has 300 families "Three great groups are struggling appropriating up to $4,500,000 an- ganization has been completed for the may be no charges made in portions ization of the deparment of aprtcul- members. Van Buren expects to make it 400 p id-up mem- today for the control of Agriculture nually within 5 years to enable coun- entire county. The next step will be of the state not included in any milk ture, appropriations for agricultural in this country. These group; are (1) ty road commissions to take over a school of instruction for volunteer marketing area established under the projects and other matters or import- bers. Allegan County Farm Bureau says 800 by March 31. Capitalism, (2) Bureaucracy, (3) The township roads. In 1932 the Farm workers. Every member in Van Bur- terms of the act. Small dealers cat- ance as' may be desired by the con; Saginaw 875. Washtenaw 480. Barry 345. Oceana :350. farmer himself. Bureau supported the Horton Act en county will receive an invitation ering to tourists and resorters for a terence. "The outcome of this struggle will providing that gasoline tax and license to that meeting. depend on the united strength of the tax funds should thereafter build and limited period each year may be ex- Invitations have been sent to the Mason 305. The Northwestern Michigan Farm Bureau 0 Present at the Paw Paw meeting empt from license fees. The new bill Michigan State Grange, Michigan farmed in an organization 'Which he maintain ALL highways. The Act were State Directors Waido E. Phil- may cover sweet cream as well as Farmers Union, Michigan Farmers Benzie, Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties 390 membe himself controls." provided that no new roads should be lips of Decatur and Carl E. Buskirk milk. It will probably be introduced GUild, Michigan Milk Producers, the families and so on. A WOMAN SPEAKS built until provisions were made from of Paw Paw, and George Schultz, dis- in the Senate by Senator Leonard J. Live Stock Exchange, the Elevator Ex- I n L apeer coun t y, Mrs, P earl Myus ,'. gasoline and weight tax 1funds for a trict d b d representative. Under Mr. Paterson of Sandusky. change, ichigan district of Mid-West The Michigan State Farm Bureau xpects to hay Co t F B RoIl Call chair- retirement program of al roa on s, Schultz's leadership Van Buren coun- un y arm ureau . i I d 'ng Covert bonds Dairy Products Advertising Producers Creameries, Inc., Farmers ty won first place in the membership 12,000 paid-up memberships when the Roll 11for Sprin • man and member of the board of dI- n~~~E. Our Farm Bu~eau member's A bill to advertise and promote the & Manufacturers Beet Sugar Ass'n consumption of dairy products thru Michigan Co-operative Wool Market- 1941 is completed March 3 1. advance in 1940. rectors of the M~Chiga~, State Farm road tax· disappeared after 193.2. Bureau, uses a btt of rever.se Eng· School Tax Relief an enforced levy of lc per pound on ing Ass'n, Farm Bureau Fruit Pro- lish" in writing the me~bershiP work· In 1932 and 1933 the Farm Bureau Branch County Farm Bureau has butterfat produced during the first 15 ducts Co., the Sugar Beet Growers Lapeer County Farm Bureau had ers, Mrs. My is saYIng:: "Let's base our membership .cam- for real estate. supported the 15 mill tax limitation a full page of Farm Bureau roll call days of June of each year is prepared Ass'ns, and Also a sales tax in information in the Saturday, January and about ready ifor introduction. Its Growers Exchange. the Michigan Potato a full page ot county, state and na- tional Farm Bureau material in a UVINGSTON COUNTY paign this year on these self evident lieu of a state property tax, provid- 18 edition of the Coldwater Daily principal features have the endorse- tacts: . ing that the sales tax should be a Reporter. (continued on page three) Members make the Farm Bureau. Press. recent edition of !'the Lapeer County OUT FOR 250 LIVingston County Farm Bureau r'l. The American farmers IS go- source for state aid for schools to re- 'ing to be the poorest paid man in duce substantially the property tax has set 250 paid up members as its American for the next few years. for that purpose. WJhy? Because h'is backbone is so The Farm Bureau also supported A TYPICAL FARMEf(S EXPERIENCE WITH THE MICHIGAN PROPERTY TAX DURING THE YEARS 1920 THRU 1940 mark in the Farm. Bureau member- ship Roll Call to b cbmpleted before weak ,th8it he allows labor and in- the Thatcher-Sauer Act of 1938 which April 1, and which, this ye r, wUl dustry to take away his profits. provided a method for distributing This real estate tax reduction didn't just happen.The Farm bureaus le~i.5Iative proBra~ aimed at rel.ievin~ the excessive honor C. L. Brody, exeeuttv secretary "2. The American farmer is per- some $40,000,000 annually to Michigan property lax for roads and schools is responsible for a lar~e proportion of the relief-These ~alns must be protected; of the S Farm Bureau tor the past fectly willing to work kmg hours to school districts. The method provided 20 years. feed the nation at less than what it special help for rural districts, and PROPERTY TAX FOR HIOHWAYS The board of directors and 30 to 40 costs to produce the food. Why? Be- extra funds for poorer districts, in an DRAIN MEMORIAL TOWNSHIP COUNTY ROAD HIGHWAY SPECIAL &OND & ROAOTAX STATe. GRADER TOTAL. TOTAL AMOUNT L~ volunteer membership workers expect VALUATION STATE COUNTY SCHOOL ~TLARGE CEMETERY AT LARGE ROAD REPAIR IHPROVE"EIT ROAD INTEREST ATlARGE ROAD & SHED HIGHWAY TAX TAX cause he is mentally lazy. He will effort to make the cost of public school THANFOR I9la to meet at Howell Co-op Tuesday and not put his brain to work to figure out education about the same for all tax- 1920 6,600 11.0I 1.8.05 41.QO Q.l1 16.50 9.QO Q.90 36.30 144.03 Thursday evenings, February 11 an a plan to market hi'S produce at a payers. Included was a provision .t?at 13, and make their Roll Call the fol- pront, the state should pay up to $60 tuitton 1921 6,600 21.13 35.Q8 39.18 3.17 1.04 13.13 Q.83 Q.83 .46 33.25 148.37 lowing week. The old and ew mem- "3. The American farmer enjoys per year for all high school students. bers will meet at the annual meeting driving an old model cal'. He enjoys This feature, sponsored by the Farm 1911 1,000 22.15 46.34 31.50 20.23 12.20 10.50 10.50. 33.20 154.02 ot the County Farm Bureau Wedn depriving his family of necessities and Bureau, is said to have dou~led ~he 1923 6,300 IQ.18 39.00 15.20 . 13.92 15.12 6.62 6.62 11.47 3Q.83 131.13 day, February 26. The place of pro. pleasures of comfortable living. Why? number of rural students in high gram for the annual meetln UI be Because if he made enough money to schools. . 1924 6,300 16.44 3G.10 25.52 14.84 9.51 12.60 12.60 6.14 13.73 55.18 148.08 announced later. live like buslnes men (who have no NOTE: Our Clinton County Farm George McCalla of YpsUanti, char- .more invested in their business than Bureau member's sc~ool tax dropped 1925 6,300 18.QO 28.41 18.90 21.23 9.45 9.45 16.07 14.24 49,21 136.65 ter member of the Washtenaw COunty he has in his farm) he would be de- to .a low of $10.80 In 1935, ~nd has prived of the pleaaure of continually ben lower through the 1930 s than 1916 6,300 18.08 39.81 28.35 26.46 9.45 9.45 1210 14.24 45.24 151.QS Farm Bureau, and State director for many Years, represents the tate boar . talking about what the :ov;rn h' ment ttrt-oughout the 1920's. But the column at the far right is tq21 6,000 22.86 35.70 30.00 19A4 9.00 9.00 19.44 12.84 8.04 58.32 166.32 ot directors in the Livingston county or somebody else should He would have to do some thinklng 0 o~ ~m. the real measure of the Farm Bureau bership's tax relief p-rogram for Iq28 6,000 183b 21.78 26.40 18.24 13.14 16.80 9.00 9.00 2238 10. 8 11.02 78.88 176.80 Roll Call. E. E. Ungren of the Mlc - Igan Farm News represent he ta for himself. "4. The American farmer wou ld ~~: property. It is a rogram in which Farm Bureau has co-operated 1929 6,000 25.50 23.40 39.84 .36 15.QO 18.06 8.~4 8.34 9.48 4.08 8.04 13.92 70.2(, 175.2' 1.54 Farm Bureau employes. r~ther work for a landlord t~an to .be with other groups to make it fair and 1930 6.000 24.96 21.72 30.00 1.26 14.88 16.68 12.00 12.00 3.66 3.90 1.68 55.92 148.74 28.06 his own boss. Why? It rebe.ves hI~ equitable for all tax payers in light of of responsibility. All he WIll nee the benefits they receive. 193' 6,000 26.76 24.60 27.00 19.68 8.64 7.50 7.50 7.44 31.08 129.12 47.68 to do is do the work and let the other fellow ha ve the profits. (More than 1932 5.400 21.Q8 16.14 2100 16.25 . 2.10 2.70 5.40 96.17 80.03 half of the farmers in the U. S. are Gratiot Members to 1933 5,400 3.46 24.41 21.60 11.88 61.35 tenant farmers). Visit Legislature 115.45 "You have contributed loyally of Member of the Gratiot County '934 5.400 3.62 26.41 16.20 46.13 130.57. YOUI'time and money and had other Farm Bnreau are planning a trip to farmers do e the same, we would 1935 5 ;400 31.81 10.80 42.61 134.19 the Michigan State Farm Bureau on have been able to do the things that Wednesday, Feb. 26. They will bave 1936 5 ;400 31.59 16.20 47.79 129.01 he thinks should be done. dinner at the Farm Bureau and a 'The Farm Bureau has the respect short program there. Then, .President 1937 5 AOO 28.46 21.00 .08 55.54 121.2b of the entire nation. Only the unin- Harry Johnson tells us, they plan to formed farmer tlilnks that it Is not spend the afternoon 1938 5 ~OO 34.13 32.40 8.15 14.68 102.12 at the State worthwhile. <,ampairn, In this membership mast see every farmer capitol and take in the sessions of the Iq39 5,400 33.60 21.00 5.40 66.20 110.60 house of .representatives and the state and tell him the tory of the Farm 1940 5 ~OO 34.61 21.60 .52 5.41 62.10 11460 ur au 0 that he will want to join senate. \I in the fight tor agricultural par- Steel rails sufficient to build 10,000 it.y.~' miles of track are normally used f?r THE LIO D THE L:.AMB replacements annually by the rail- ome farmers think CODUDU II OD hat all they roads of the United States. • J,>.. SECTION 20 e. Y, NE Y4 WATERTOWN TWP. CLINTON CO. for 1941 by electing: Harry F. John- son, president; Clarence Muscott, SATURDAY, State u FEBRUARY " 1941 . - vice presiden ; Mrs. A. Ballinger, c- Compan retary-treasurer. Department chair- The annual m men are: Clarence Muscott, leg· Mutual Fire tn u islation; Mrs. .rthur Ballinger, Com- held in Flint, ·chjgan, munity Farm Bureaus; Harry Salden, 16, 1941. Mr. W. rrss. PI' ident Farm Bureau Se vices; Mrs. Ray el- presided. Mr. E. R. fngman w kirk, Farm Bureau women; Eugene elected director. Directors Prove that Active Smaltz, Junior Farm Bureau; Harry Secretary H. K. Fisk reported an Program Makes Good F. Johnson, membership. increase in members of 3,314, and committee from the Junior Farm nearly $9,000,000 n t increase in in- Organization This is the age of gasoline, Our erstwhile hardy race Bureau met with the board to ar- surance in force. He al 0 report d Has long become accustomed to be toted every place. range for the Junior-Senior Banquet a gain in urplus and re erves of ap. record crowd attended the fifth The natural motive power of man-his two good legs and feet, to .be held February 20. nang m nts proximately 50,000 over 1939. Don't get him places fast enough, nor on a cushioned seat. a nual meeting of the Gratiot County for a trip to the State Legislature, President W, ¥. BUtTa, pre ident Far be it from your humble scribe to discoun or decry Farm Bur u at Ithaca on January the annual membership school, and said the company b gan busin ss The blessings of this privileged age. I shall not even try, 14. The PI' ident's report explained the membership campaign, were also June 15. 90, with 46 members anti But you will know just what I feel and how it breaks my heart the' et-up and growth of the State made at this board meeting. no re I've or urplu. Today it has When I pres the ta~ter button and the car won't start. and ounty: Farm Bureaus. The sec- I' t arv reported on the activities dur- 39,965 members, 111,401,530 of in. It's right that you should sympathize for you have been right there. FEBRUARY 1, 1941 You share my every thought in this unfortunate affair; in, the year and aid that the county urance and • urplu and r s rv S f You share my boundless ego as I slip beneath the wheel; board had h ld twelve regular meet- 36 ,727. He repoi ted the consolida. tion of the Tuscola County Farm 1'8' .r You share the touch of dignity and empty pride I feel • You too are in a hurry to be snorting down the street ings and three special meetings dur- ing the y ar. Four members of the Mutual Fire In urance Company With price for rna moth clov r bei g exception .. With half a hundred horses pawing underne.flth your feet; county hoard attended all the meet- the State Mutu 1 on January 8, 1941 We are sitting high and pretty. We are feeling mighty smart ings. which has added about 1,350 member~ ally low, we believe that this is the year to build up Till we work the little gadget and the car won't start. :\lrs. Ray • [efki rk gave a talk on and $3,000,000 of insurance whiCh some down t the heels fields by planting and plowing We choke it just a bit too much-old habit has it so- the ociated Women of the Farm does not show in the report for 1940. We press the pedal harder with a firm imperious toe; Bureau. report by the member- Officers and directors are: W. v. under mammoth clover, said Roy Bennett, m nager of We grind the surly starter and we snap the snippy switch alrlp chairman brought this morn ina Howard Hile Is roll call director Burras, Lowell, pre ident; H. K. Fisk, } arm Breau S ed Service, recently. While our temper seethes and spatters and our hackles start to itch; me t ina to a close. for the loni County Farm Bureau. Flint, secretary; .11'. Watterson, I ntensely and deliberately we push the program through; During' the potluck dinner accor- His assistant are Harold Curtis, .treasurer. Other directors: F. E. h re is nothing better for heavy, cloddy soil the: We choke and snap and grind it just the way we always do. dion mu ic was furnished by Patty Maurice Gierman, Mark Westbrook Jones, Fint; E. R. Dingman, Be-He. There isn't time to diagnose or take the works apart vue; John Moore, Kinde; Harry Day, the humus which can b had from a good growth of So we simply grind the starter-but the car won't start. ch lappi of Ithaca. At the table a ~:~e :;;~~~~ h~~'d~ithT:~~t~ol~~~~~rs Lowell. short program dealt with the Com- As a means of bringing information mammoth clover. Roll the mammoth when in the Reluctantly and wearily the harrassed starter toils. munity Farm Bureaus of the county. to prospective members, the workers The battery bravely bleeds to death. Our .temper fiercely boils. bud,-then look at the posy bed! Full balefully we sit and glare upon the gleaming panel. ..11'. \. P. Shankel was presented personally invited them to attend one Service A u ces We scowl at people motoring past so commonplace and banal. with a blanket for obtaining the most of the meetings being held. Better If you feel you must cut a seed crop, cut the heads Oh why must this occur today, and we in haste withal? member during the year. than 200 persons attended meetings at Fe ilizer Price Why need it chance just here and now-and Why to us at all? R. H. Addy of the Farm La Valley church, Lakeside Grange the same way in which you rolled. Be sure to have a .11'. Farm Bureau Services, Inc., has an- Dog-gone the thing! Sometimes I wish I had a horse and cart Bureau Services gave an inspirational and Ronald Grange. Jack Yaeger and nounced fertilizer prices for spring windrower on your cycle bar. When I need some transportation and the car won't start. talk on some of the general principles Stanley Powell spoke. 1941 to Farm Bureau fertilizer deal. Right heavy are the hearts of men in years of searing drought. and problems of farm organizations The meetings are to be followed by ers. They will enable farmers to save A good growth of ammoth, handled in this And flood and fire and pestilence are hard to bear, no doubt, and also poke of some of the ac- a letter or two to each prospective this spring too by using Farm Bureau manner, g ts rid of weeds. You get them down, and But the hour that f'eally vexes us and wrings our throbbing heart complishments of the Farm Bureau member on the invitation list. The fertilizers. Fat m Bureau fertilizers Is When you want to travel-and the car won't start, Service. County Agricultural Agent, workers will meet Feb. 18. Some they are covered with clover and can't survive. will be supplied in cotton bags. . P. - Iilham gave a short talk and time thereafter they'll go out and call Constantine Co-operative ream ry the total bu ine s and paid it in pre- The soil conservation program will pay: 75 cents Company. ferred stock. conducted a quiz program. upon their invitation list, and ask At a meeting of co-operative mana- Officers and directors for 1941 are: T,he resolutions committee head- them to join with neighbors now in per acre for sowing mammoth on depleted acre units in ed by Clarence Muscott presented the Farm Bureau. g l' recently, G raId rown, assistant Pre sid nt, Henry n Deusen, Hills- your allotment. It will cost about $1.48 per acre to to Clar nee Brody, manager of the dale, R-1; ric pr ., lyde Pierce, four resolutions. One ask recom- creamery, told of early d bates along Hillsdale, R-3; s cretary, Wayne mending compulsory clean-up of corn There are about sow first class mammoth s e . fields for control of corn borer this line. "A f w y aI'S ago," h said, • ichols, Hillsdale, .R-2, oth l' dtr ctors trains in the United States which "we tarted a hog feeding project that W. C. Armstrong, . Gre n, both brought out a lively discussion. Three bear names, many of them world· fail d. Ne d bated a long time as to of Hillsdale, R-2, and Ralph Bach, directors were elected. famous. r 0 pita a e wh ther w hould t 11 our patrons Hillsdale, R-3. The board of directors organtzed but finally decided to d so. Since The first railroads in this country undred and fty thousand ichigan citizens ha e nr lIed with the Michigan Hospital then we hav 11 ld to the principle of 'telling 'em all'. We like to boast in rt Course Leaders used wooden rails on top of which a thin strtp of metal was fastened, can- a modest way wI n we do w 11 I but ed "atrap-ratl'". S rvice, co- perati e progr m for group financing of also mak a practic of telling th hospital care as required for i dividual member of the folks wh n w make a mistake. At the annual meting each tockhold r group. The plan was authorized by the Michigan legis .. lature two years ago. It has the co-operation of 119 Is given a balance sheet and operating statement. He also gets the secre- tary and treasurer's reports. Ne don't F RME S-I--'~·' participating hospitals. hide a thing. \Ve tell the truth about START THE During the 21 months, 21,5 12 subscribers have all matters that concern the business." Maybe that's one reason why th • MICHIGAN'S Largest Fa m had hospital are. The Service has paid hospitals more Constantine Cream ry number it Mutual Fire Insurance Co. • tockholders among the thousands • Over $111,000,000 at Risk . than $1,000,000 for 181,431 days of ho pital care, and never has much trouble getting • Over $3QO,OOO in assets and according to Mr. Walter S. Foste , trustee of Edward W. a quorum out to their annual meeting. resources. Sparrow hospital of Lansing, and a trustee of the hospital • Has paid $6,234,026.16 in • Blanket policy on farm losses. personal prop rly. service. o member has paid more than $ 1.90 per month State Mutual Fir. Insurance Co. of Michigan to a y i 1 pi a1 bo rd w. v. Burras, Pres. 702 Church St., Flint, • Phone 25221 and room and a number of other reg lar hospital services , - These officers and directors of the Michigan State College short course for himself and his wife and all children below the age alumni ass'n selected 10 graduates to be honored for their work in asrtcur- of 18 in any one ~ear. An individual ho qualifies for Since They Started in 1894; ture at the annual r union and dinner during Farmers Week. Above, left to right are: harles Dimmick, Three Rivers; Ray Bohnsack of Lapeer; member hip may have the service for 60 cents per To Honor Group at Harry Wilt, Ea t Lansing; Lawrence Ste-wart, Chesaning; R. W. Tenny, Farmers Week coll ge short course director; Ed. Wright Farmington; Carl Haskins, Kala- month; man and wife at 90 cents per month. mazoo. Questions and Answers A: The service is limited to groups. Fifty per cent of More than 17,000 men and women of Charles Dimmick was PI' sident of the S1. Joseph Junior County Farm various ages have studied in the Mich- Bureau in 1940. He is operating the home farm. Ray Bohnsack has been a roup must become members of the service in order to igan tate College short courses in a leader of Farm Bureau activities and assistant manager of the Lapeer qualify. Employed groups such as teacher, tore em .. agriculture since they were offered ounty CO-OilS, Inc., at Lapeer. He will probably miss the reunion because for the first time in 1894. This is the he has reported for military training. Lawren e Stewart is a Farm Bureau ployes, factory workers authorize deduction of their 47th year of the short courses. Some leader and manager of the Farmers Elevator at Chesaning, Saginaw county. Ed. Wright was t e first president of the Saginaw Junior Farm Bureau. monthly premiums from their pay checks. 300 students are enrolled this year. He is farming at armington. j Ten memb rs of four short course Most employes of tl Michigan State Farm Bureau cIa es have been named to the Honor at ansing hold a hospital service membership. They Rol for 1941. Special honors are to • • qualified October 11, 1940. S· nee that time some of be conferred upon them at the annual short course alumni banquet program a S e Ads in the college Union ballroom, W d- Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following rates: them have had hospital care, fi anced by the service. nesday evening, Feb. 5, of Farmers 4 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more editions Week. take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. The Michigan State Farm Bureau is studying this From the class of 1901 the Honor and other plans for a m thod whereby members of Com .. Roll selection is Ralph Hudson, at munity Farm Bureaus and other Farm Bureau groups present superintendent of farm and LIVE STOCK horse work at the college. INVESTIGATE! T WN LINE U. S. REGI~TERED HEREFORD BULLS rna qualify for membership if they wish to do so. A upprov d white I gho n 'hicks or sexed Three are named from the class of 1911. They are Clarence Cook, Lake- pull ts. All chicks ired hy p digreed and ,helfen,: Sensi bla nnces. We have a nice selection. A. l\f. Todd CQ Men- 3. Q-Under what condition are rural telephone lines con- satisfactory and inexpensive method must be developed male,' from our own H Phil,', by 14 years of R P b eeding. back d Triple in- tha, (14 miles northwest of KaJamazoo). structed at no charge to subscribers? side, manager of the Chickaming Jer- (7-3-tf-22b) »p ct d chi .ks from tripl tested c nd for producing the monthly premiums required by the sey farm. Another i Edward J. Ed- triple inspected parent . t ck. Progeny W~NTED TO BUY DORSET wards, Charlevoix, manager of the tested for production and laying house breeding ewes. Give price. J. T. Sleight hospi al service co-operative. livability. Price red ctlons up to 4,00: Belvedere resort and producer with }I r lOll if you order arlv. "-rite today Bath, 1~-1. djoining NW. of Bath vil~ hi father of truck crops and flowers lage, lInton 'ounty, (2-2t-16p) At the State Farm Bureau apnual meeting in for fr catul g def.:"ril.>ingour l~7 acre I3r ed ing W~rm and roxrarn. We also for touri t trade. The third is Carrol hatch Barred and 'White Itocks, 'White MAPLE SYRUP EQUIPMENT . ovember of 1940, delegates instructed the organization Mahrle, Mar hall, R-2, livestock feed- Wyandot tes and lih d Island It ds, EXAMPLE: Applicants A, Band C live on the same .:\lember :.\1i<-higan Farm Bureau. Town ALL.MAPLE SYRUP MAKING AND to investigate co-operative hospital and medical care er. Line Poult ry l' arm, J. H. G erltngs, ~ar~etm~ qUipment and supplies in- r~ad. A .lives 4/10 mile from nearest Bell Teleplione Three from the class of 1921 include (}wnpr and Dr eder, Do.' F, Zet'lano, Ilud1l1g felt tilt r bags for clean'ing financing programs In behalf of our membership. Howard Borton, Lan ing, R-4, noted Michigan. (1-5t-}O~h) 'I'hree color labels, thermometers hY~ h~e; B lives 2/10 mile farther on; and C lives 3/10 drollieler.', htwketH tin and glas~' co for purebred livestock. Lewis Me- tntners, ·'K!. -C EVAPORATORS;' n- mile beyond B. How much would the construction them has it that Farm Bureau mem- Laughlin, ice cream company super- ."torage tanks, sugaring off rigs 'su~~~ her Henry W lch of that county has mO.lllds. etc. For c-atalog and' rices of a. line extension to their homes cost these three been appointed director on the Farm intendent in Detroit, is another selec- w~Ile Sugar Bush Supplies Cor!:l>an;/ applIca.nts? tion, as well as Ro s Thayer, Freeland, 1,)I.'P1< s room. and offh'e, 217 North C da; C1' dit Broad of th St. Paul, r finne- '. t ree t, , Lans1I1g', Mich. (. ·ext door to noted for his work with improved al- . tate 1,~lI'm Bureau). (1-tf-61b) sota distri t. ~Ifr. \Velch recently re- falfa trains and for his accurat SOLU~ION: The length of line required would be c ived his c rtifieate of appointment farm accounting, FOR SALE-~SCELLANEOUS from Governor . G. Black of the 4/10 mile .for A; 2/10 for 'B and 3/10 for C, or a total From the clas of 1931 come thre . Farm Cr d it drntntstration at , ash- Th yare Floyd Dale, Marlette, short of 9~10 mile. That is an average of 3/10 mile for each Ington, D. C. ongratulatlons, Henry! course lightweight boxer who has appllcant. Inasmuch as the new 'plan allows an PROSPEROUS transferred his energies to a large If you want to ue an out tandingly aver~e of 3/10 mile of line construction for each farm; Max Radse k, outh Haven, prosperous farm ommunity in ich- who produces poultry and truck crop. applicant without constI1lction charge these three i ran, trav 1 to th Pigeon area in and fruit for roadside sales, and Don- .pel~~ns would not be charged for the c~nstruction of northwe tern Huron county. Living ald Johnson, Battle reek. R.-2, an the line to their homes. n land that i capable of growing efficient dairyman working in part- t he tine. t of crops, he thrifty folk' ner hip with his father. there mak th mo. t of it. I recently n t th I' with the ounty Farm Bur- eau hoard at t11 home of Ir. and Hillsdale Co-op Has Mrs. Berman Bucholz. I was impre s- d with th fine homes and the way Annual Meeting 1. ew Plan bout 140 att nded the annual o charge for extenSion of exi lting telephone lines if 11.) barn and other buildin ar number of applicants stockholders meeting of the Hillsdal exten ion. each 3/10 mile of kept painted and in aood l' pair. Th ounty Co-op Ass'n at Hillsdale, Jan- homes t re finer then the better ity uary The Ass'n has doubl d it 2. Construction charge (d' 'd d houses, 1 he housewife has every con- serv d by extensio) IVl e equally among customers volume of business smc 1937. It veni nee. BUilding: alone mu t co t in exc ss of th n 'of 45 cents a month for each 1/10 mile reported $80.000 for 1940. It i n- Irom $20,000 to 30.000 on mo. t of aged in making all patrons member five-year period.e non-char~eable allowance, pay-able over a tho. e farms. The land grow' crop' stockholders throu h the patronage alm 't in spite of one. Crop failure divid nd proce s. The busines is o charge for Wire connecting main In that area are rare indeed. nd th building accordingly. The process is to 500 feet from center of highway. line with hous. , up farm folks know how to get the most to i sue old members 5 in common ut of both the land and the live to k. stock and 5 in preferred stock for TELL 'EM ALL th ir 10 shares. ew members are How much should the manag l' of is ued common stock from their patron- a co-op rat ive t 11 the stockholder age dividend up to 5, and any bal- a HI iatrons (they ouaht to be the ance this year in preferred • m ) about the bu iness, of common stock makes a member, tock. 1 C IG T L 11 tim al . pot- There's no qu st ion about that in who has one vote. The -01' paid a SINGLE MAN, rom th mind' f th rna 1 gement of the 2% patronage dividend this year all want rarrn work. ·orth Washlng ton 1 Legislative Program - 3 PROVIDES YOUR FAMILY WITH FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP. 'AND MEMBERSHIP SERVICE PE Await Action (Continued from page one) ment of the Farm Bureau-and the dairy groups. The levy would be mo t of principl of cour e Iy. Repre entative of Hubbard ton has introdu prepared W Iter G. by the department of agri- 1 1/3 cents won't buy a lead pen- \ 1 1/3 cents won't buy a newspaper. But paid by producers and collected culture which makes s reral amend- through deductions made by proces- ments to the pre ent I. w relative to cil. But that sum per day in Farm in terms of daily Farm Bureau dues, SOl'S or distributors. There will prob- the te ting, labeling and 1 of" gr i- Kermit V. Washburn, president of Bureau dues is responsible for a that's why you no longer pay 3% sales ably be some controversy regarding cultural and vegetable seeds. Thi tbe paw Paw Community Farm Bu- Farm Bureau rural electrification tax on seeds, feeds, fertilizers, ma- the proportion of farmers on the mea ure is being studied carefully by reau,' was invited to speak on the plan that has brought free electric chinery and farm supplies for agri- Board which will administer this pro- Mr. Roy Bennett, eedsman ith the "Growing and Marketing of Aspara- lines and low cost electric service to 60,000 farm homes cultural uction. We convinced the gram and also as to just how the Farm Bureau rvice, Inc. gUS" .at the annual meeting of the since Jan. 1, 1936. courts and legislature such purchases board members will be chosen. . Outr laht repeal of the controver ial Ohio Vegetable Growers Association are for r sale and should be exempt. Proposed Oleo Taxes Michigan apple advertising act is pro- on J,llluary 30th, at Columbus: Mr. 1 1/3 cents won't buy two sticks of gum. But it has protected Farm Bureau members Two bills relative to oleo are pend- posed by Representative Gail Handy Washburn is ecognized as an author- 11/3 cents won't pay the postage on ing. Senator D. Hale Brake of Stan- of Eau Claire. This law was declared ity 011 the subject of asparagus, not and all farmers from being swindled on a letter. But it does keep Farm ton has proposed a 5c per pound ex- unconstitutional in ciI cult court but only in Michigan but nationally. This winter killing, unadapted foreign clover Bureau members represented every cise tax. In the house. Representative, a appeal is now pendiug in the su- is his second appearance before this and alfalfa seeds. Once such seeds were day in the legislature and before Audley Rawson of Cass City, A. P. preme court. An adverse decision ill ssociation in the past three years. sold by the millions of pounds. The Farm Decker of Deckerville and Joseph E. circuit court was based on the state- Congress. His advise and suggestions are sought Bureau got the federal seed staining act 'Varner of Ypsilanti have a somewhat ment that the title of the law did not by many asparagus growers. For two in 1926 to stop it. 11/3 cents won't buy two cigarets. But the imilar bill. Its provisions are more fully cover all of the provisions which Co,n~£leln!iejd .l:lu,ttet:"t:n yeal he was presiden t of the Mich- only road tax you pay today is your gas drastic in that the license rates for it contained. orto ' igan .Vegetable Growers As celation, 11/3 cents won'f buy a bowl of corn tax and license plate. All users of all uotation Mad to Elevators flakes. But it is the daily cost per manufacturers and dealers are much As yet no bill has been introduced By Wire or Mall and bas since that time represented Michigan roads pay for them that way. higher and the tax is set at 10c per to carry out Governor Van Wagoner's tbat bOdy on the North Central Potato member of building a Farm Bureau DRY MILK S LES DIVI ION that was important in drafting the Thank the Michigan State Farm Bureau pound. recommendation that all per ons en- and Vegetable Growers Council. That Soil Conservation Act and fitting it Farm Trailer and Truck Licenses titled to vote at regular elections b membership for this program, started Lansing Mlchig n group met at Columbus on January to Michigan. The Act brinqs com- At least four bills are now pending permitted to vote at school elections. in 1921. 31st. Mr. Washburn has also made pliance payments of nearly $15,000,- s-everal trips to Washington, D. C., in 000 annually to Michigan farmers. whi~ ~~d re~~ llie co~ ~ ~ L~~~t:e~"~a~n~d~~r:~~o~I~U~b~'o~n~s~c~o~n~ti~n~g~i~n~t~o~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 1/3 cents won't buy a child's school censes on farm trailers. Some of these - behalf of Mic igau growers. tablet. But for several years your local measures also involve other license The past year Mr. Washburn pack- 1 1/3 cents won't buy a half pint of school taxes have been a third to a half motor oil. But 1 1/3 Cents daily builds less than they were. Why? Farm Bureau reductions. The first to be introduc- ed about 8,000 crates of asparagus tor ed was by Senator D. Hale Brake of hiInself and other growers and ship- the Farm Bureau. Michigan is getting membership at 11/3 cents per day made 1,500 miles of federal farm to market a strong organization to back the Stanton. It simply set the license rate ed about 5,000 crates of asparagus for Thatcher-Saur Act for $22,000,000 for farm trailers at 50c per 100 pounds others. Outlook is good and he antici- roads from the general road funds of of state aid for schools. It is paid from regardless of weight. At the present pates even a busier season coming. the United States. The Farm Bureau the sales tax. time the 50c rate applies to all farm On his. return from Ohio he is worked for that in Congress. trucks and to all trailers up to 1,000 scheduled on the program of the 1 1/3 cents won't buy a good razor blade. But pounds. Trailers weighing more than Micht,an Vegetable Growers Associa- 1 1/3 cents won't buy a scoop full you don't pay tuition any more for rural high of good coal. But it sent the Farm 1,000 pounds are subjected to a license tion annual meeting at Lansing on school pupils. A Farm Bureau plank in the rate of $1 per 100. F~braary 5th. Bureau into Congress in 1933 to re- school aid act requires the State to pay rural duce the interest rate on Federal Representatives Audley Rawson of Kermit was raised amid the vege- high school tuition. It amounts to $2,000,000 Land Bank loans from 5~% to Cass City, A. P. Decker of Deckerville table fields of Decatur, Michigan. He 3~%. Michigan farmers have been annually. and J. P. Smith of Alma introduced a is a _ graduate of the Decatur high saving $461,000 a year. bill fixing license rates on farm trucks school, the Michigan State. College. 1 1/3 cents is important money just the and farm trailers at 35c per 100 He taught Vocational Agriculture at 1 1/3 cents won't buy a cigar. But on that same. It goes far toward buying the items pictured. As daily Farm Bureau weight. The bill would also cut the the Buchanan -high school for two daily income per member the Farm Bureau dues it has built a Farm Bureau mer- rate on hearses and ambulances to 35c years. He as marrt to Leona Haef- has worked effectively to increase farm chandising service that makes and but probably that was unintentional ner, 'also a De atur girl who studied income from the depression low of 1932. saves money for members. Use Farm and would be changed in committee if music and drama. They were lured Bureau' s guaranteed seeds, dairy and The AAA, soil conservation and revalue- the bill is given consideration. back to the farm thrQugh the influence poultry feeds, high quality fertilizers, of early: trainin. They bought prob- tipn of the gold content of the dollar were Senator Leonard J. Paterson of San- co-op tractors and machinery, sprays, oils and gasoline, long supported by the Farm Bureau. life fence, paint, roofing, and low cost insurance. dusky proposed to cut the total license ably the most U8 of Michigan's charge for farm trucks and farm trail- asparagu farms, the Buskirk & Ben- nett farm, two miles west of Paw ers to $1 per year regardless of weight. Paw, on the Black river road. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SERVICES Representative J. I. Post of Hillsdale would amend the motor vehicle license THESE THINGS ARE YOURS ONLY SO LONG AS YOU FIGHT TO HOLD THEM. ISN'T IT WORTH law by inserting these words, "For 1 1/3 CENTS PER DAY TO PROTECT Y UR INDUSTRY? each 4-wheeled trailer owned by a farmer, used exclusively in connection Mason & Newaygo Win in Farm 'to Prosper The TiInes Call f ra with farming operations of such farm- er and not used for hire, $1," Just what may emerge from this tangle of Sauble River Community Farm United Agricultur and airplane service. proposed tax relief in connection with farm truck and trailer licenses charg- es remains to be seen. Bureau took first award of $25 for Europe and Japan are no longer . Farm Name Bill Marks Time community organizations in the five- Income of Farmers Now, and far away countries, and no matter In accordance with the Farm Bur- county Farm to Prosper camoatsn. eau's recommendation that legal pro- The organization has been active in In Future Depends On how much we love peace and a care- tection be given in the use of estab- reforestation, farm produce exhibits free life, this world upheaval cannot Our Choice help but have its effect on us. We lished farm names, Senator D. Hale sponsoring 4-H work and other exten~ sion clubs in church and parent-teach- must be ready if the blow should come. Brake of Stanton introduced S. B. 26 By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR authorizing the farmer to register the er co-operation. We should be ready as a united peo- s. a CO:\I~lERCIAL name of his farm with the commis- A . natcneryman D a V i 8 knows Mr. that. Officers of ·the club are t President, One whole month of the new has gone into history, and what have year ple. What For the Farmer? sioner of agriculture and thereafter ST0Nl9:\10 fed flocks . Fred J. Benson; vice president, D. the use of such farm name in adver- enjoy better livability. we to show for it? One doesn't write And what will be our lot when it's tising or in connection with registra- K. Smith; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. producttvity and hatch- much on the credit side when one's all over? How about the farmer? Ella Smith. ability. time is spent in bed, wielding a hand- Will he be the one to take the blow tion of livestock would be restricted That·s what counts The Brookside Community Farm kerchief and' hoping that tomorrow to such owner. Thus far this bill with the hatcheryman.! A:nd the chick Bureau won top ,honors' for Neway- as before? His g up was the only has beeu kept in the senate commit- euetomer wa.nts 0 raffle more of hie will bring you more pep. Your brain one that kept pl af er the first chicks. STO E 0 helps do it. STONE- go county in the community organiza- is tired, too, and you don't give a care Wor ld War and the only one who has tee on agriculture. 1\10. Oranita Grit helps better digestion tions division of the Farm-to-Prosper Advertising for TourIsts and rugged growth-helPs chick raisers for anything. never been granted a definite policy make money. contest and was awarded the $25 cash By a vote of 26 to 2 the senate But all of a sudden you realize that to rely upon thru thick and thin. passed a bill by Senator Otto A. Bis- . . Start Now to' feed STONE- prize at 'the dinner and program held you are not alone in affliction, that When it comes to preparing MO Granite Grit. It is sold in Mukegon ,today. The Garfield Com- for de- hop of Alpena appropriating 400,000 fJJIPl••..• on a moneyback guarantee. all around you can be found others, fense, the farmer Is already way Sold by Fiarm Bureau munity FaTlnBureau and ·the Grant many of whom are suffering far more ahead of any other group, for he has for the next 2-year period to adver- ~~~lYII'" Stores &. COt-op Ass'ns. Townshlp Community Club tied for than you are. The thought spurs you food in storage to tise the tourist and resort advantages re for almost any of Michigan. An amendment added second place in the same division in on to getting yourself together and emergency. He continues to plant to the bill designates this county. Second place prize was facing life's problems as usual; that $20,000 of and grow crops in plenty. But we are this amount may be expended each $10. Cease Party Bickering on dangerous footing if we have no year in promoting agricultural, hor- Right now, we're hoping that our governmental safeguards for him ticultural and dairy products. Not lawmakers at Lansing will cease their when it's all over. more than $4,000 annually would be party "bickering" and give us the Basic Pay for Agricultu~e allotted to anyone farm commodity legislation so bad- As a group we need a united agri- and the funds would have to be match- ly needed. Dairy culture just as we as a n tion need ed by a like amount provided by pro- farmers want a a united people. Our farm organiza- ducers of that commodity. milk bill that will tions must get together. They should Farm Lands in Villages protect their busi- see to it that there is a minimum At our last annual meeting the dele- ness and give them price established on farm production gates favored re-ena<;tment of a law assurance that the under certain qualifications just as similar to the DeLano Act which was month to month there has been a minimum wage and passed in 1939 for a 12 months period battle for fair play hour system established for labor. and which permitted the disconnection is a thing of the This is a grave responsibility facing of purely agricultural land from cities past. No f ir mind- our farm leadership, not only nation- of not more than 7,000 population and ed dairyman wants ally but all the way down to our home villages of not less than 500 popula- more than his pro- communities. . tion. The Farm Bureau resolution re- '~ CL'- ~~ duct is worth ac- We Must Be Prepared commended that these limits be re- 'Jr~,w:v , ing to the times, I but he does want We must be there at the hearing moved in preparing ator DeLano has not been in the leg- the new bill. Sen- PDTATOESIlEMfJVE FROM -~~~---~- his rightful share. when national post-war adjustment is The right kind of a milk bill will made. We must never be left helpless grant his just that and bring stability as we were before. islature thus far this session because he is recovering from a serious illness. While we were waiting for him to re- THE SO,t, MfJRE PfJTA 'H T& To safeguard ourselves, we must, to the 'business for all concerned. Department of Agriculture every last one of us, get busy at once. turn in order that we might allow him to sponsor this mea ure Rep. Wil- NITRfJGENIUUlPHOSPHORI A 'l We must have a policy so fair and We want our state department of so necessary that all farm groups can liam C. Bird of Hesperia introduced agriculture made a departmental endorse it. Then we must see that a bill substantially the same as the COMBINED! agency. We want it to care for the it is given national governmental DeLano Act of 1939, with the same THE first requirem nt in en- many interests of farmers and build population limits but not limited to actment. This is no time to quibble growing profitabl potato. up Michigan agriculture. We want over party preferment a 12 months period. or organization that department free from party dom- prestige. The legislative commission appoint- is plenty of potash-the most important plant food for We want farm security ination. ed by former Governor Dickinson to above all. prepare a bill for centralized collec- producing high yields, more No.1 's, and good quality. The thinking farmer has long since Now this wasn't hat I had intend- tired of the biennial political police ed to say this month. tion of state revenue has its measure I had planned For instance a 300-bushel per acre yield u e 125 The Fanper's Enemy Can Be Stopped! force that this department ed into. Support for Schools has drift- to write a "small talk" some common place topic such as my article on about ready for introduction. Farm Bureau is committed The to the lbs, of nitrogen, 35 lbs. of phosphoric acid, nd 170 In a few minutes, fire can nomical, durable, free from choice house plan s or the weather, lb•. of potash. destroy a barn and a dairy upkeep - improves property When we get into school matters we want our country schools standing but my ious matters. heart is too full of more ser- Then and Now Manure does not supply enough pota h. On ndy herd wor.th thousands of dol- values - adds to the appear- on the same footing with urban By E. W. Plopper But I will say that I'm positive soils, in addition to manure, use such high-potash fer- lars-but not if your barn is schools in sharing state aid. We hes- Lasorence OO71"tunitu Farm, Btt1'eau, ance and usefulness of all neither California nor F'lorida had itate to give all voting pr ivileges to Lawrence, Van Buren Oounty tilizers as 2-8'-16, 3-9-18 and 3-12-12. For muck .oil concrete. For concrete cannot farm buildings. You can do anything over :\1ichlgan ou Christmas non-taxpayers until such time as the The farmer's life has vastly changed burn,' it prevents or retards Day. That was one of the most beau- Since Pa taught me to work, use 0·8-24, 0·10-20 or similar ratios. much of the work yourself. entire support of schools is a state tiful days I have ever seen even if I For we really worked upon the farm .the spread of fire. Or ask your cement dealer responsibility. At no time do we There was but little chance to shirk. feel that the property owner should could not be out-of-doors. There was And what one did or did not do Ask you,r county agent or experiment ata Hon ow Your whole farm will benefit to recommend a good con- no greener pastures over the fence "rag plainly to be seen- be penalized even in a small way. that day anyway. ichigan is indeed ForAnd all our work was done by hand, much available potash your soil contain and how much from tlresafe concrete. Eco- crete contractor. Attention for Side Roads not with a ma-chine. Some of us who live on side roads a beautfiul state. We have diversi- to add to carry your crop through to mor profit. Then fied weather just as we have diversi- Pa had no tractors on his farm Send for our FREE booklet that tells bow to make are hoping that we can be cared for fied industry and agriculture ~o plow with an easy seat and even Dlsk and harrows were unknown make sure that your dealer sells you a f rtiliz r con- and use llresafe, long-lasting CONCRETE for a before there's any radical reduction 'ere drills for corn or Wheat; in the gas tax 01' gas tax aid. We've folks. AR .•.0 easy way to harvest grain, taining enough of this important plant Dairy Barn, Hog House, poultry House, Granary. been most patient in watching roads '0 loader for the hay, food to supply what you need. You ~ill Milk House, potato Cellar. Machine Shed, Smoke any other modern tools House, Corn Crib, Farm Home aud many other built and re-built and widened and Good pud Seed •. "'01' That are in use today. .be surprised how little extra it costs. beautified and straightened while we types of farm buildings. dug ourselves out of the mud. We Ready For 1941 :\Ia worked more hours than Father did And never did complain. don't want to be the forgotten man Michigan farmers this pring will Pa would sometimes have a rest _ Paste the coupon on a postal and mall today- - when changes are talked about. have a golden opportunity to get a On days when it did rain But the days were all alike for fa Write us for our free illustrat-o new start in foundation seed potatoes A United America Hard work from morn to night under • fa had no electric things to use ed booklet on how_much plant ortland Cement Association When it comes to national affairs, at a price considerably ot even an electric light. Dep't W2-4, Olds Tower Bldg., Lansing, Michigan in my opinion, the mo t needed thing that of last year, according just now in our defense program is a Moore, potato special! t at Michigan to H. C. •. ""0 radio, telephone no automobile; I food crops use. Please send me, free, "Plans for Ooncrete.Farm Buildings." State College. They lived in much more simple style. united America. ............................................................ , . As time moves on, the world's troubles are coming closer to our door. seed is excellent. Quality of the 1940 crop of certified In fact the fa rmera- of today Have much to make them mile- There is very little To make them smile and be contented E c That they are their own bORS; Addre8 ........•......................................................................................••..•.• We can no longer close our eyes to scab, type is very good, and there is And that a rainy day to them POT SH I U B, • the fact that the word is rapidly little frost injury. Stock are bold- .1 ans a profit, not a loss INVESTMENT BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. o 'tv : 8tate ...........................• growing smaller, for the distance be- Ing up well in storage despite the MIDWEST OFFICE: And that their daily bread depends, Firesafe Concrete Buildings are Storm·proof, Too tween continents certainly has dt- epidemic of blight which swept over Not on Rome other per. on's whim , Lif. Buildinw Lafayette, Incliana Rut on their own ~ood j1l0 empnt- mini hed ince ~!le adyent of radio the ate la t y r, 1 r llf. envl them! t hese e Ice e St e Ii e Co- T ctor By KEiTH . T l~ 'ER .llcmbcrslup ueiauo, s & naucouo» Th Community F I'm BUl' au min- ut h -e been coming through in grand li pe. To the :f' gro ps who have not b n too lH ompt in g tting their I' ports throu h to Lan ing, I ihould like to 'ugge't that every et- fort be 11 ad to send U' th vi ws of your group on pending 1 gi Iatiou as soon aft r yourm ting as possible. it i- al '0 }>l a ing to note the in- BERRIE COUNTY creu dint re 't in dt u sion and the BERRIEN SPRI GS e c II Ilt quality of your meeting. This is a photograph of the streaml ined Co-op tractor for. 1941. It ist Christ Loeb Iittl mol' time and work on di scus- . iachinery Coo-peratI ve; lnc., a being manufactured by the National 4 inch in steps Henry Taylor SODUS 'ion at this period ill your develop- ment rhould reap l' , <. rds. helbyville, Ind. Its rear tr ad i adjustable from 56 O ged from narrow 4 inches. The tread of the front wheels may be Clan i . WATERVLIET Franci C. Rogel Anton Yancich Archie Community Farm wide position by mean O~a all auxiliary axle in 20 minutes t tlln,e. 'II ~he fuel Grand Traverse county ·tor is pow red by a cylind r Chrysler industrial mo .o~~ke ~~ are BAY COUNTY ~II'. Wat nIH 11 anuounc d that our is gasoline, Lights, starter, battery, belt pulley and power BAY CITY Wm. Quintel group a fur'nishinr 15 cllelTY pies land I'd equipment. for the 'orUH 'est .llChigc 11 nnual BARRY COUNTY operative anterprtzes within a region Farm Buret u dinner. Victor E. Jones DELTON Garfield, Newaygo county e mad pI 11: 101' our display at Co-ops ~each of like interests have proven valuable in co-ordinating the -efforts of the Harold Swanson HASTINGS CALHOUN COUNTY Fr mont Ii •.ir nex fall, and al 0 a plowing and corn hu 'king contest for Self-I-Jelp in movement. The regional conferences are called from time to time as the Dr. Lorain MARSHALL Van Sickle Fanners Day, '\ e al 0 di cus ed en- tertaininz the, Junior Farm Bureau Nova Scotia . necessity arises. The solidarity of the re uilt society GENESEE COUNTY in the pi-ing; is greater, too, as the r sult of a year- Southwest Hillsdale, Hillsdale county By OHARDES E. JOHN •.ON ly meeting at the University of the FLINT J. J. Kurtz 'I h . Southwe t Hillsdale Community A new program of adult education leaders of the local .study groups, co- GAINES Farm Bureau group h sld a joint met- was described by Dr. O. L. Ulrey, operative leaders, labor union leaders, W. B. Gilmore C. E. Markley &. Son A, J. Covert ing ~ith ill Junior Farm Bureau lvrsc agr lcultural economist, to the churchmen and educators. About GRAND BLANC mem bel'S. State College Junior Farm Bureau, 1,000 persons usually gather to ex- Arthur Forbush Elmwood, Leelanau county January 21. change information and experiences. PIGEON WASHTENAW COUNT.Y SWARTZ CREEK Gottlieb Yackle &. Sons Mr. H. Waterman, our local m m- Dr. and Mrs. Ulrey drove to the Future programs for all groups are Norman Cousins Wm. R. Harris ANN ARBOR O. C. Morey Frank Ackerman SEBEWAING Louis Hanlin bel' ship campaign manager, appoin " Ma ritlme Province of ova Scotia considered at the University meeting. Earl &. Frank G ttel DEXTER John Witkop, Carl ntone and Otto la t summer to study the accomplish- HILLSDALE COUNTY MANISTEE COUNTY Washtenaw Co. Jr. Farm Bureau Lautner to act for our group in the ments of extension workers of St. JONESVILLE % Amy Fee Andy Richards BEAR LAKE m m b rshlp dri v . Francis Xavier university in bring- Martin Miller BUREAU HURON COUNTY Augusta, Washtenaw county ing the new program to the region's MONTCALM COUNTY W do not feel that the farmers farmer, miner, and lumber groups. ELKTON Erwin Schlabach LAKEVIEW marketing situation i affected by lack Co-operation Has Paid J. M. Rossman &. Sons of foreign markets a much as lack of Dr. Ulrey told of meeting energetic STANTON co-operation. Sofus Olsen 72 years old, Dr. Tomkin at St. Climax, Kalamazoo county OTTAWA COUNTY Francis's extension division. Dr. EVE Y Daniel McDuffee GRANDVILLE HUDSONVILLE V nHaften Brothers The new project of a Community Center, now being constructed, was Tomkins started work in 1923 that discussed. Our president announced has resulted in co-operative selling it dedication is planned sometime in and buying organizations for lumber- YOU G Fred Berens SAGINAW SACINAW COUNTY Farmer Group Has 56,401 Automobiles Insured February The agricultural with all groups assisting. men, farmers, and f lshermen. building is 22 feet accrued cultural advantages of work- The N Kenneth D. Williams ST. CLAIR COUNTY, In Michigan by 60 feet. There i a show room, ing together for a common cause have club rooms for small groups and a netted the townspeople and its coun- kitchen. The show room is 10x60 try community a fine library, attrac- ANCHORVILLE The Michigan tate Farm Bureau Henry Muggelberg feet and has bleachers and a balcony. tive homes and a wonderful unity of AVOCA agency force of the tate Farm Mu- East Coldwater, Branch county thought. Does well to store some- John A, Glyshaw Justin C. Robbins tual Automobile Insurance Co" State Howard Lohr It was felt that such marketing The secret of the cultural and ec- thing as he goes along . . . Farm Life and State Farm Fire Com- (co-operative) of all farm products onomic advantages attained by the CAPAC for himself, and, for the L. D. Dave, D.V.M. Merritt Lyle &. Son panies held their annual two day would put the farmer on his feet participating co-operators is a plan Clarence Parks Albert SLver meeting at Michtgan State College, without government subsidy. family he expects to have Beverly Farms of adult education. It is a story of EMMETT January 6 and 7. The agents and their Sauble River, Mason county good organization and good execution. .. , and for that older man Have you ever really compared the vari- whom some day he will Do' J. Gleason Alvin Heinmiller Anthony Schemansky FARGO wiv s made persons. p rty of nearly 400 How may demo racy meet changing opinions were: world conditions? Britain owns many the It is the story of various economic Some and social groups, fishermen, farmers, ous types of wire fence-point by point- and carefully weighed the merits of one • recognize as himself .. ' GOODELLS churchmen. and miners joined in against the other? If not, we invite you to islands of advantage to us in our de- See Your State Farm Mutual Geo. Smith PORT HURON fense problems which might be taken working and thinking out their joint check the following points, and judge for :I A coating that won't peel- Nelson Rankin problems of wages, where to buy yourself just how bethanized fence stacks During erection, tight tretching, fasten- Agent. Write our State of- over in exchange for materials. That up against competition, ing and splicing, the vise-tight beth~ized fice for insurance information Patterson Homestead Farm RICHI\10ND military training i good for the 16~ shoes and sheets and blankets, when coating will not flake or peel. It IS as Norman K. Stern Floyd J. Winn million boys both for the training and and where to build a library, or civic I A coating that's uniform-A ductile as gold leaf. Twisting, bending; STATE FARM LIFE George W. Pearce Frank Siadowski education they get as well as for the recreation center, a story of self-help, bethanized fence -coating is applied by wrapping will not faze it. '" Roy Pearce preparedness of our country. We do not state-help. electricity-not hot dipped. As a result, INSURANCE CO. H rold Hazel YALE Earnest Gottsleben not favor the devaluation of the gold Community May Begin Anew it is uniform in thickness, both along and 4 A modern fence, but tried- Bloo ington, llinoi 'Theodore Wurzel Elmer Palmateer dollar. Extension workers meet with rep- around the wire. and- roy d oo-With.all its unique Lewis Smith Charles Powell modern improvements. thanized fence Bainbridge, Berrien eounty resentatives of a community to dis- MICHIGAN STATE FARM Alex Robertson Ir. Burton Richards, secretary of cuss local economic problems and de- 2 A coating that is 99.9+ per is still a thoroughly field-tested oduct, BUREAU VAN BUREN COUNTY cent pure-In bethanized fence there is Progressive farmers from Maine to Cali- County Farm Bureau presented plans termine the approach which will stim- fornia have tried it, and endorse it. BLOOMINGDALE no brittle underlying layer of zinc-iron State Agent, Lansing for .the membership drive; 1,000 mem- ulate the community to action. When William Ruth alloy, The coating is 99.9+ per cent sk:yo ur local dealer for bethsuiized fence, HARTFORD bers is our goal for 1941. The plan the approaches have been determined, pure zinc, through and through. It offers next imeyou buy, It' woven of heavy full- John A. Coble &. Son includes a progra whereby local the extension workers conduct mass Aase copper-bearin8 steel, costs no more maximum corrosion-resistance. than ordinary fence. groups may gain financial aid provid- meetings in the community by which ing they reach their quota and ful- they seek to br-eak the "mind sets" rAR,M': BUREA'U S'ERVICES, INC. LIVE fiehlgan Liv STOCK tock Exchange p has operated a successful o uc live stock fill certain requirem nts. North Branch and county of the Ip~ople. By freeing people's urnside, Lapeer minds of bias and 'Opinion, it is poss- ible to awaken the community to its '- ~.'; ~, ~. . "" . . L A' N. S~f N G " - ..• M I C J:f I (; A, N .' commlsslon selling agency OIl the Detroit and Buffalo markets rince 1922. A few of the resolutions passed at neglected opportunities, It is the the state convention were read and practical application of the St. Fran- BECAUSE discussed. Three of the resolutions (1) It maintains a thoroughly trained and experi need p rsonnel. cis university ph llosophy.c-c'Bulld came from our own group which goes (2) It is repre ent d on every principal market in the Producer owned and operated agencies. nit d States by . , , to show th t if the farmers are to the people, and the people will build -I/J.,':;RED ·8ENi-9LI- (3) It r riders bett r information and market service to its members. be heard from they must have an or- the environment." (4) It can furnish 4~% money for financing feeding operation. The Michigan agents are largely Members of the community organ- ganization through which they can farmers. They :have 56,401 auto- ize into small study clubs or five to PLUS make their wants known. mobile policie in force. Randall A. ten persons. Eaoh study group All the regular features of good practice in the live stock commission Leelanau, Northwe t Michigan buslness, Weeks of Alma and Clinton E. Groos The chairman ap ointed a commit- chooses a discussion leader and such of Escanaba were the high produc- tee to ta ce charge of our radio pro- other officers as are needed. In the R.EMEMBER ing agents for Michigan. gram which our gr up will be asked weekly meeting, all club members Wh n you patronize the )fichigan Live Stock Exchange 'you are building Officers of the State Farm Com- .your own liv stock marketing agency. to sponsor some ti e in the future participate, offering the information R ports furnish d .Ii hig n State College Radio Station 'WKAIt for early panies taking part in the program over station WTCM at Traverse City. obtained by personal experience and Few Michigan citizens stop to think how markets at 6:45 a. m. vere: R. P. Mercherle, pre ident of the tate arm Mutual Automobile Victory, Mason cou ty Attention through personal research into book was drawn to the new and bulletin material supplied by St. much the railroads mean to Miell-gan today. MICHIGA UVESTOCK EXCHANGE Secretary's. O~ice Hudson, MIchIgan In ur 11 Co.; Morri G. Fuller. vice- flag on display during the meeting. Francis Xavier and through open- In this era of commercial and industrial de- president of the tate Farm Life, and Brookside, Newaygo county shelf and traveling libraries. Frank Ober t, President; J. H. O'Mealey, Secretary George J. Boutell, Manager &. Treasurer; J. H. Parson , director of conserving It was suggested that the secretary velopment the railroads are vitally essential Once a month representatives of HIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT busin ss in force. write a letter of co mendation to the each study club in a community meet to Michigan's progress. Alfred Bentall, director of the Mich- Fremont Chamber of Commerce re- in an associated group to discuss Michigan Livestock Exch. Producers Co-op Ass 'n igan ag ncy force ince 1926, was garding the rural hamber of Com- their successes, failure, techniques, Detroit Stockyards East Buffalo, ,Y. unable 0 attend the conventto be- merce committee a d also for the co- and material sources. In this man- For example: In the average year the rail- cau e of illne . But th agents took operation which th y have given our car f that. They had the Bell 'I'ele- organization, ner, the experiences of one group are roads spent more than 75 millions in Michi- hared by all the groups. phone Company make a special tele- Capac, St. Clair county Conferences of studv clubs gan-$55,OO7,715 in payrolls; 5,759,621 phone connection from the conven- T n new m mbe s vere tion hall at East Lansing to Mr. our roll call. in taxes; they employ 44,000 men; they pur- Bentall's bedside about 6 miles away. Bingham, Huron co nty chased in 1939 $15,473,292 of supplies in Radio amplification wa provided at For th next tim all memb r are oth nd of the circuit. So Mr. Ben- to look up material on the care and 248 communities of 69 counties in our sta e. tall heard all of the proceeding both hi tory of the American flag. Also avs. 1 t the vening dinner program we are to find out how old the Farm two way communicatlon was pro- Bureau i . The railroads are our neighbors. They Lincoln River, Mason county , vided and ~Ir. entall addres ed the s an introduction each one was operate in all but two countie i Michigan. roup. Mr. Bentall is re uming his duties ask d their birth p ace and month of Their employes live in nearly every com- birth and a riddl. There was a munity in the state. art time Feb. ..., He has been home quiz on true and f lse statements. or about 'eek .. Lawrence, Van Buren county In giving a ho t. a 'count of the vomen' me Ling, 'Irs. Hagburg aid The railroads ar good citizens. T ey the high point to bel' wa the hos- furnish tis with an ind'spensable service, pi aliz ion plan, whereby if farmers adopt d the plan, as many others are They are the state's largest taxpayer WHY, .. doing, th y could en fit themselves road taxes help make possible the schooling financially. II'. Iderman mad a motion and second d by Ralph V b- of hundreds of thousan s of chit ren in this tel' that the grou purchas e a flag, state, because every dollar of railroad ta e display it at each meeting and at each meetin gi r the flag alute, carried. goes into the Primary chool-Fu d. The 111'. and 11'. Web. t r ,.,. e a 'ked to look aft l' that. prosperity of the railroads and t eir employes helps make the business of all of us prosper- c C ous. Railroad employes pend their ea · g with local merchants. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO INS. CO., Mich. ------- State F rm Bur., State Ag'y, Oy tel' •hell for poultry gold by the Farm Bureau and a socta ted farmers We urge our Legislature and Congress to 221 orth Cedar Street, Lansing, MiChigan el 'at r is now bing packed in the ba bearing the familiar red, White be just and fair in considering any legisla- NAME .............•......................................................................... and blue marking a d Farm Bureau tion in ended to r ,move any inequality under emblem which re the trade mark of DORE S Farm Bureau poultry and dairy feeds. which our ailroads are forced to operate. The oy t r shell is manUfactured by the Oy t r hell Produ ts and is the ame a their Pilot Brand, ompany w. G. Arm trong c. L. Brody I market d by th Farm Bureau for Master Sec'y-Mgr. '. many y ars. Pilot Brand oy tel' hell Michigan State Grange Michigan State Farm Bureau eontlnu s to 1 v il ble, M rc H 1 By CHESTER CLARK of it' Howell, R-2, State Publicity Chairman Ju for the JUNIOR FARM BUREA U FI 'L Junior 'Progr ms for 1 xcell nee OF YEAR HAS 00 PR ENT Important Decisions are Made Group Considering umm r Fi Concerning State Projects Camp and Junior Clubroom About 100 state officers, regional By llFJDE•.TB mirtn directol's and county presidents of the By 1l.1RRYETTA.. s; [{ nv Pu7)licitll Ghai1'1ua,n. ~"'({(Jina11 J,.. Michigan Junior Farm Bureau met All camp sponsors were Invited to Farm. Bu» can at the State Farm Bureau Saturday, "A Day at Camp" held at the Shelby agina\ Juntoi F, I'm Hm'NHI no Jan. 4, to plan spring and summer ac- Co-op Hall on Thursday night, Decem- operat d with the sen ior F: rm Bur- tivities. Forty ceunttes were repre- ber 12. Everyone was given a card eau in . pons cr ing a joint mecttua t sented. President Dick Anthony pre- de ignated the tribe to which he b - ag inaw Ja nuarv 15, at which l r, sided. It was the first council meet- longed. Games learned a t camp w re R. ·W. BIa .kbUl'n. scci etarv of tho ing for the new state and county offi- played and those who attend d camp American Farm Bureau, pok. J hout cers. gav reports on the cla ses and other 500 fat m peonle attended 1he meet- Reports of Regional Directors activities. - Lunch was erved in camp ing'. Kenneth McCurdy reported new tyle. "Agrtculture is t.lu rrca t t h11· groupS in Allegan and Kent counties. On December 2 , a Clulstmas party in . s in the country." said" r. Blnck- Howard Hile reported a regional meet- was held in the recreation room of bum. "As such it should have cred lt At the meeting of the tate council it shall pa s to another Junior tary, Calhoun Jr. Farm Bureau; Bet- ing Dec. 6, another on Jan. 24, and a pre ident, Oceana Jr. Farm Bureau; the Methodist Church in Shelby, to facilities equal to those enjoyed by new group to meet at Lowell. Robert of the Junior Farm Bureau at Lan- group. These persons accepted the ty Mills, secretary State Junior Farm ~ orr i Young, president Berrien honor all members and former m m- any other indu try. Th major oh· Smith detailed Livingston Junior sing, January 4, cups were awarded cups for their groups: Bureau. Junior Farm Bureau' Clifford Swi h- bel'S who were home from college for Iecttve of the Farm Bureau. ue: t to Farm Bureau's boat trip plan for 1941. Front row, left to right: Edward Back row, left to right: Robert er, pre ident a Jr. Farm Bureau; Chri tmas vacation. national defense, is the attainment of to the Junior organizations submit- Russell Vincent reported on Kalama- Mart ius, director for district 7; Wil- Munsell, pres., Livingston Jr. Farm Robert Bennett, president Hillsdale Wesley Hawley, district dir ctor, parity pric and pal ity income for zoo's junk collecting project, Calhoun's ting the best programs for 1941. Each Bureau; Dick Anthony, president Jr. Farm Bureau; 'Warren Tony, B 1'- had charge fanners. bur Gierman, president, Ionia Junior of the regular meeting bingo party, recreational leaders group will report at the close of the State Junior. Farm Bureau; Howard rien county; Russell Vincent, pre- held at the county agent's office at The War and Agriculture Farm Bureau; Robert S ith, pre- Hile, director for district 5; William meeting, and church services. Her- year regarding its program. The work ident Cahoun Jr. Farm Bureau; Her- H rt on Thursday even in , January "The war and its effects can do bert Schmidt told about plans for the ident, Branch County Rural Youth Fisher, president Allegan Jr. Farm done will determine whether the Bureau; Richard Koenigshof, director Bureau; bert chmidt director for Di trict 2. Mr. Hawley 1 d a discussion on nothing to change th fundamental second winter sports festival for the Russell Bower, pre ident, 10; Francis Bryde, chairman Eaton the make-up purpose, and function of pos ition of agriculture in a national Thumb district. Grand Traverse Jun- group shall retain the cup, or wheth- for district 1; plarice Baker, secre- Olinton Jr. Farm Bureau; Carl Hill, Jr. Farm Bureau. the American Farm Bur au Federa- economy that has become primarily iors plan to build a club house. tion, Farm Bureau Services, State, industrial. Therefore, it is the pnrt Mr. Robbins of the Milwaukee rail- road complimented Bureau for i1.'3 work. the Junior Farm He advised ERS Thursday, The general program ebruary torium at 1:30 p. m. Thursday, 6 in the audi- Feb- JUNIOR G OU S, FUTU E OF DE 'T County, Bureaus, ommunity, and and Jr. Farm their relationship of wisdom to maintain to farm program, to gear its machinery to produce 100 per cent of parity, and intact the members to seek permanency choice of occupation, and said to think in their ruary 6, will be of special interest to young farmers. O. E. Baker, senior social scientist, Bureau of Agricultur- REPORT OF AG UtT E each other. Lawrence Gowell, vice president, en- to provid tertained the Jr. Farm Bureau at his for its permanent UPPOl·t. If the nation is to he mad flnanctal carefully beto tion not pe ta Ing up an occupa- father and son partnership ent as farming. is .an ide 1 A al economics, U. S. D. A., will speak on "Rural Youth in the Farm Pic- OF IE E T A S U CE TA home in Shelby on Thursday January night, 011C mol' prosperous, 16. Mr. and Mrs. Dan R d dustrial economy iR to be preserved as were ele ted as an advisory conn Il, it is, then the first duty of the natIon and if our in- approach to permanency in agricul- ture.' and Anna H er was appointed chair- is to lift agr icult.m-e's income to ture. We Present Program for a Most County Organizations Commission or Department, man of a m inut -man committ . parity." Harry S. nt ot he C hort course depart ent discussed the New Service from 60 Attend Had a Busy Schedule For January Partisan Struggle Ruth Esther Kerr gave an inter stir g talk on co-operatives. A furth I' tudy "Mr. mackhurn told Ih w a reMl110 tion i passed by d 1 gates to the Young Farmer Day on Feb. 5 of Farmers Week Will Decide Farmers Week. Loren Black, state vice-president, of- Wednesday, February 5 the first Ionia's Party of co-operatives next meeting. will b made at the American Farm Bureau at th ir an- nual me ting and th n how finally young farmers program for young BARRY COUNTY By RT A 1 LEY M. POWELL Two projects are con templat d for th . F. B. F. executiv committ e fered his resignation as state vice- men and women will be presented A letter from Kenneth McCurdy arranges these policies and pres nts president. Mr. Black i now employ- in the little theatre of the home ec- Ionia County Junior Farm Bureau tells of an interesting meeting of the Uncertainty shrouds the fate of 1941,-that the Oceana Junior of having Farm Bureau for a camp in them to th President of the United ed by the Michigan tate Farm Bur- members did themselves proud the legislation to provide a new method onomics building. The chairman is Barry County Junior Farm Bureau Oceana ounty, and of ha ing a club- States and other proper author it ies eau at Traverse City. He spoke high- evening of January 24th, when they of selecting the Commissioner 'Jf held at Woodland the evening of Jan- nee ssary to put a pol ley into effect, ly of his experienc s as a Junior Fai m H. S. Wilt of the short course dep't sponsored a social get-together for Agriculture of Michigan. January 28 room. at •.ISC. uary 22. Guest speaker was Walter Bureau member. the members of region number 5 T -LIME LIGHT .' DUCES THE. DANGER. OF FAUL1V viSION. acreage in Michigan. own party for the two 4-year terms I Parks Allen called the meeting to and the 6-year term thus insuring K I maZDO Junior Farm Bureau Collects Junk order. Torma W ng read the secre- tary's minutes and called roll. Lester political control for at lea t 4 years. of the commission This feature Hooper of Ithaca became a member of the J.F.B. FolIo Ing the meeting a round table discussion was led by doe not eem to app~ al to the heavy republican majority in the senate and And Her 's Go the house. George Cox and Park LIVINGSTON COUNTY A county rural vouth ral1y held at Allen. The Post Bill After being pas ed by the hou e, the Post bill was referred to senate A T St. Joseph's Hall at Hewell, January 1 th drew a group of 75 from all parts of the county. Jpon arrival, committee on agriculture. are that thi committee udden action but w'll wait awhile to Evidences will take no Modernize ach gue twas i troduced over the cui an expre sion from rural public address games, relays short talk, sy em. :\lusical Mu leal people a to their de ire in this con- nection.' Ev 11 if the senate pa ses L number ve pel'S and refreshments the post bill it i very probably that were event Smalley of the of Ypilanti, Bureau direc or and •.Ierle evening. di trict Ray Farm randall, Governor Van Wagoner will veto it. Ther e mssmall prospect that the bill would be pa ed over his veto Twi t 0 the Howell co-op manage!' w re guests. in ither the nate or the hou e. Lead-ers were HoI' ce Taylor, Vir inia Jonckheere, Elnora harp, Chester If no definite action i tak n in this • • • conn .tlon of cour e the gov rnor Clark, Donald Garlock, layton I lein, will retain the power to appoint the Elizabeth Jon kheere, Marjorie [ash, Commis ioner directly as has been Bob Mun 11, Bob mith, and Frances done ince establishment of the de- W CaAffoJ)ndaU ADAPT Sharp. January At the l' gul 20th. S. B. Thomas meeting county on partment 20 years ago. It is expected that discussion of this m~e Y U 0 0 LlGHTI , FIX agr i'I ag nt was the speaker. Cl rk and Francis Pa keuric Azra were hole situation intere ting features will be one of the of a state-wide AND PIloiect IjtJUA E ESIG T /,,~I leader for the events of the evening. conference of representatives of all THINK OF IT, NOW YOU CAN GET A LIGHT! G KALAMAZOO COUNTY rural groups which has been called MODERNIZER TO fIT EVERY PURSE A 0 EVERY In addition to the junk collecting by President Rei of the Michigan llC,HTIN(i NEED, AND THEy'RE AS EASY A 0 project of th Kalamazoo J.F.B., Pres- State Farm Bur au to m et at Farm QUICK TO INSTALL AS AN ORDINARY LAMP ident '\ ilIard F'ro t report that the Bureau headquarters in Lansing :\-1on- BULB. FOR I~5TAN'EJ IN THE ILLUSTRAT/O new Kalamazoo butld ing will pro- day afternoon, February 10. SHOWN HERE J A TYPICAL OLD STYLE LIVING bably b ready for use som time in third bill on tile same subject ROOM FIXTURE HAS SEEN CO VERT£O INTO J;' bruary and that when the dedica- was introduced by Representative 'ATTRACTIVE INDIRECT LIGHTING U IT BY as mean of financing their n-oasurv east Community Farm Bureau near tion is well plann d he will end Dora H. Stockman of East Lansing. A huge dual purpose proj -ct has USING THESE NEW jNEXPf SlV£ SNAp·D 0- Scotts. Several tons of metals have me pictures and detaied informa- It would make the office of comm is- been going on r 8 time in Kala- to help in the d d ication of the n w already TORS. THESE N EW ADAP~ORS SEll AT 5l1AND UP. b en lle t d. A Iembers of tion for our page. sioner of agriculture elective for a I agricultural bnlldillg at Ro rea ional the junk committee are Harold Per- mazoo county. The Junior Farm 4-year term. 1a~didates would be Bureau in that county has under- park this spring. Pictured above are kins. chairman. Willard Frost, Wil- Ther are appro rimately 33,200 nominated at the political party con- SEE YOUR ELEC ( A •• taken the county-wide SCrap metals as their contribution collection of to members Harold P rktns. left, and lard Hayward. George ~i e, right a' they look over Burger, Gerald Wag r, Phil Hannes, Robert Early, Fred freight and pas. engel' trains in opera- tion daily on railroads of the United ventions partisan but would run on a non- ballot the sam as u ed for 702 C~ !1Ju'e/l C'fJ7?7(JMUJ a pile of junk collected by the South- and Bob hook. tates. iu ttces o( the supreme court. the lonal deten e program, and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1941 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS -- f arlty e cep Background Material for Discu sian in February by the 197 Community Farm Bureau Groups How Abundant Production Works e e From the standpoint of production as compared theory of abundance to prices, the farmer's line with the labors and industry's scarcity policy. doe not fall in In 1933, when indu - TA TI try cut production down to 20% of the 1929 figure. agrtculture still maintain- OWl ed 94% production, but indu try re- ceived 94% of the 1929 price agriculture those prices. only received While 37% of a The result of this lack of parity in agriculture, has been evidenced in such thing a: a 100% increa e in farm tenancy in the last fifty years; cent decrease the past twenty and mortgaged years; farms a fifty per- in farm land value in a loss of YI farms and rural homes to at least 25% of farm owned ten years ago; an increase of corporation farming with rai m land owned by banks, in- MERMASH OONTAI,S THE VERY surance companies and other loaning BEST feedstuffs. Also, Mennaker, a com- agencies; a gradual reduction of the price of all farm products resultlng bination f ocean fish meal and kelp, in a lower income and 10'Yer standard of llving for farmers as compared manufactured by the Farm Bureau Mill- with otber classes. ing Co. Also, vitamin A & D Feeding Farmers Must ~ave Themselves Oil. Koop Mermash before laying hens. Farmers have reached an economic level where they must think in terms It's the first feed for baby chicks. You of, "To do 01 not to do". To do togeth- need never change. Grows good pullets. er for agriculture that which cannot MERMASH h done individually, or to sacrifice Makes hens lay their best. We make those thing. which have been accom- '6% OPEN FORMULA Mermash in 16%, 18% and 22% protein, plished by labor and industry through organization. also Mennade Balancer 32% protein con- It has not become a problem of centrate. All are available with or with- whether I an afford to join an organi- out vitamin A & D feeding oil. e ond Syll I,le zation voicing the desire but a prohlem of whether I can afford of farmers, w not to join with those who know tbat By KEITH TA NER M mb rship Relations & Education Foreward: So far during this year's ly by the typical, hard-working Ameri- group action is more and more neces- can famtly-e-Untted ment of Agricultural States Economics. Depai t- ary as a means of protecting Thus we see that for every dollar individual. furthering the best interests and of the VISE ORDERING SEED discu ston, we have held very close spent by the consumer today, the The farmer of the future who main- to the study of either democracy or co-op ration. background I think, that with the we have obtained farmer only receives 40.5 ents, The tains he can live to himself will soon other 59.5 cents goes to di tributors from and processors. be eating the dust from the procession ureau Seed Corn Good Seed Corn, Huro I discussing these subjects, we can s e of organized groups. Agriculture must that a democracy cannot function b st when e have on roup all 110W 1'- Back States cent in 1934 when the farmer nited meet efficient, closely-organized, was r c iving 3.5 dir cted industry and labor with lik of the con sum I' doll 1', we find weapons-effici well HYBRID CORNS KINGSCROST WISCONSIN OPEN POLLINATED M.A.C. Brome Grass, Sudan r d rut, r anoth r roup }Yith !imiled ney, I ad rshlp, or- conoml status. th Danish farm r was receiving 63.4 ganization. cents of the consurn r. dollar. th differ nce? Why If e onsid r the p rcentage of 90E 95A3 355 525 ( old) PICKETS Rape Sup.plies Are Limi e armers to the total population, th 1000 531 DUNCAN "quality of rights Js fundamental Farm Conditions Have Changed in any representative democracy. It Farm conditions have hang d a farmer for the past 90% has only re- 105KN 606 'POLAR DENT FOR THESE SEEDS AND OTHER FARM BUREAU BRAND is essential that the economic, social, great deal since the parlty index ceived abou thaI! his share of the 107FK 645 MICHlqAN GROWN or adapted seeds listed in this a.dvertisement, and political right. must be kept at period of 1909-1914. The farmer has national income. 110FB (all Mich. grown) FERDENS Others Are Organized Better place your order with your Fann Bureau seed dealer now. Order an even pal' to insure the best welfare not been too rapid in adjusting him- OHIO MICHIGAN GOLDEN GLOW of the people. self to such condition as the in- Why have business and labor from- him so he can order for you. Have what you want when M-15 561 The study of p. rity deals entially rea eel land used in prcvidiug sur- groups succeeded in getting so much you want it. There will be the usual rush for seed at seeding time. with economic equality between more Income proportienately than the K-23 1218 And a Full Line of plus commoditi s. We find that there classes of people. "Equality in pur- are about 90 million more acres pro- farmer? Possibly organization has MIN ESOTA-402 Ensilage Corns chaaing power" L usually giv n as ducing these crop than in 1914; some bearing on this difference. We CLOV~RS BARLEY SOY BEANS the d fin it ion of parity. 'rhus, parity forty million new acr s W I' put in find that today business represents ALFALFAS SUDAN GRABS RAPE pr lc s p rurit th thr groups making production to supply good for the 11% of the population, they are 85% OATS BROME GRASS TIMOTHY up th onomie stage-agriculture. last war; thirty million acres are now organized and secure 23% of the na- lahor and lndustry-e-to xchang th ir used in producing crops which were tional income; labor represents 64% products 1'1'8 ly without any on of form )'ly u ed in gi'owing hor e feed; of the population, are 70% organized the grouj S bing placed at. a disad- and tw nty million acres now raise and obtain 66% of the national in- va tage by another should he no "paying tw en groups Each has the same exchange as the other. We Have Had Parity group. wh n parity There foods used as substltut s for the basic come, 25% of the population to boot" be- crops. exists. Besides farmer increasing devoting more acres value producing surplus crops, we find the of the national income. in efficiency, as is indicated in the following statement. rrne s; only 25% of them are or- to ganized and they receive only 11% When you have Signed up as a Farm Bureau member and paid your are E TILIZ Some ask the question, "Is it pos- 1787- ineteen farmers produced dues, you have taken an important sible to have parity?" ble, and-we Yes, it is possl- have had parity. We had parity during th period from 1909 to enough to supply their own step. needs and one person in town. provide an organization By so doing you have helped which is just I ou can SAVE· dollars this year, too, y 1850- ineteen farmers produced as important to your operations as I 1914. A period when the farmer's enough to supply their own farm machinery. An organization dollar could be e hanged for a. dol- needs, nineteen in town and must have both money and men. lar's worth of labor, and for equal valu of a manufactured commodity. 1896- one abroad. ineteen farmers-27 paying your dua- you have provtded in town money power, and by enlisting In your buying Farm Bureau Fertilizers. Se r gricultur , labor, and industry stood and one abroad. personal effort you are contributing at 100% parity. We were dealing 1939-Nineteen farmers-56 in town man power. Farm Bureau Fertilizer dealer for p • then, mostly, ••rith individuals th various oc upational day w have th individuals organized within groups. 'I'o- and ten abroad. Even with these production before us we should not for get that: figures WKAR ROUNDTABLE FOR e • JANUARY ill groups. It ha become a matter 10% of the better farmers produce Tune in WKAR Mondays 1 :~O to of dealing with the groups and not 42% of the products. 2:00 P. M. witli the individual. The group's voic 40% of the medium farmers produce is magn ifl d by the number of memo hers on its roll. h com Organization a large word and has an im- has 47% of th products. 50% of th poorer farmers produce only 10% of the products. Theme for month: Rural-Urban lationships. February farmers. 3rd-Parity prices Re- for For Roof e nortant part to play in the study of This means that if 50% of the 10th-Rural and urban incomes. parity. farmers in the United States were 17th-Economic goals of farm and For Replacements and New Construction ·We Don't Have It Now to speed up production just a little, labor organizations. Today we find, instead of 100% they could produce as much as all 24th-Economic goals of rural and parity for each of the groups, as based farmers are now producing. on th 1909-1914 period, that parity We also learn that 671;2% of the urban people. Farm Bureau' flgur for industry and business is United State agricultural exports go 125%; labor 212% and agriculture 77%. Thus, we find the farmer's pur- received to Europe while South America only 19% of these commodities. MSC Course to Aid Ste.1 Roofins chasing pow l' at a very low ebb. The second World War is playing a Rural Ministry L t's analyze this still further. How very drastic and deplorable part in Michigan State College offers a Roll Roofing do s th live. tock eeder fare und r our agricultural xport trade. practical aid to the state's rural min- this disparity? In 191:1. th hog raiser could t.ak a finished hog to market Income and Food Consumption Besld s e. porting crops to do away four-year istry in approving course and scheduling agricultural back- a Asphalt hin.l. nd chang it [01' 10 k ,gR of nails. with surpluses, we should al 0 con- 'ground for theological students. Today, h could nurchas k gs of nail. with th money from modities only 4% sid I' consuming at home. more farm com- This cannot be bachelor The course leads to a degree or r I OP£N FORMULA th ale of th hog. o v th rop man'.' problem,-back done until the consumer higher annual income. receives In 1935-36, a and includes of science certain in agrtculture mlnl um re- Fence & Po TfJ· NYI in 1913 it only took 1% bush Is of 14% of the population, quirements for strictly agricultural or 4,000,000 Farm Bureau f'orkmaker 44% vheat to purchas an axe, but today families, received an average income studies. Extra emphasis is to be he must e change 2lA, bushel of of $312.00 per year. This 14% of the placed on the social sciences in pre- protein concentrate or Farm ~ e believe that woven wire, barb wire, and steel fence posts rheat to secure th . arne axe. people only spent 6% of the total paration for the rural and small-town Bureau Pig Meal 16% fed ac- ~ll be hard to get at present prices before long. The same The cotton farmer in the south has money used in purcha ing food,-42% ministry. Let the or' way Anti- cording to directions produce WIll be t~e of all other steel products, inclUding automobiles his problem too. During the parity of the population only provided 26% E. L. Anthony, dean of agriculture; period, he only found it nece sary to of the market for food. Freeze dealer "winter- and machinery, We advise ordering fence now. in announcing approval by the college pork cheaply and get the most grow 412 pounds of cotton to ex- In other word , if all the families of the new course, reports there are check" your car. Then hang for awol' shirt ; today he who were getting an income of less no new course feeding value out of home grown Involved in any of the finds i 11 cessar pounds of otton. It is nol only th to .. hange 7~ than 100.00 p I' month had been able college divisions lo increas e th ir income to $100.00 in tructor per month, they could have purcha ed selecting uti 1 vh ich both rs our farm 1'8 but about 1.9 billion doll l' more food. no t of til III at' paying off debt The greater portlou of thi are the theology their optional training money more year. and that no new required. major tudent in their sopho- begin you plete prot can be sure of com- and cri Q. sat t diat r grains by balancing them prop- erly. Ask your Farm Bureau Feed dealer about them. w TE whl h 'ere tak n on when their e - would have been spent for staple The best PennsylvanIa paraffin han r io -as high r than what it farm commodities, thus, increasing ction of Michigan State College r BUREAU PE base motor oil. Engineera agree . tod Th the farmer annual income. is similar to that being taken in s v- eral other leading agricultural col- Porlcmalc.r 44 % on the wearinl superior qualitie lUbricating of Pennsylvania and I "\ hen w learn that one-tenth of d Hal' i ne 0 the fa tors .hlcb does 1% of the peopl in the nited States leges in the United States. E. B. Hill oil. Farm Bureau sells it at low not I lp hi parity ttnation. receive as much income as 42% in of the farm management department Pig •• 1 16% prices. F rmer' hare of Consumer Dollar the lowest income group; when two- has laid ou t the course schedule and Farmers tenths of 1 % of bu ine corporations ha participated in conferences with share of now 0,\'11 h tween 53-5 % of all the representative Food In addition of other to the chools, agricultural A PRODUCT Of THE CO MEICIAl SOLVENTS CORPORATION Pig' • I 14% MIOCO OIL A very gOod lUbricating from midcontinent crude. oil made A little corporat as et in th United States; cheaper than Bur au P nn. 011.1' when 30,000 chain tore are operated background the pre-theologi'" al major 6'l% 47% 33% by i different meat packer hatns: and when two would control 47% of all beef, o ophy, p ychology, tudy rural sociology, history and po- ph il- re rand up lies at 300 Farmers it becomes a much a problem of dis- litical science, Engli h, peech, agri. 0% tril ution of wealth a of di trlbution cultural e nomic and f' I'm manage- FA M BU E u SE V (ES, LansinS Michigan nnu 1- o urplu rOll. ment. 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