IF IT'S U BED, L 0. __ ."" D 8UOO D Vol. XIX. o. 7 - SATURDAY, J LY 5, 1941 F I ur. o en War U TH OF CO-OP With I. Michigan Fa~ureau end eLI Ie M Director 0 Managers and Director M BelatioDi Delegates to Conference with Leaders to Study on Membership Business Problems BOAT TRIP .11chigan exp~ be well repre- A year ago the ivingston Junior What Is the busines outlook for sented by 60 or more persons at the }l~arm Bureau tal'ed for the first fanners' co-operatives? annual Midwest Farm Bureau states time a Great Lakes boat trip. Some What about cash and credit bus- me~ber. hip training school at t11e 750 folks went. It as a huge suc- Umverslty of Illlnois at Urbana th ine now? cess. This year the young people are week of July 20 to 24. ,e What effect will the farm parity staging their econd ann al boat trip program bave on your co-op? early every Miohigan County on August 21st. They ha e chartered The e and other management ques- Farm Bureau has arranged for one the steamer Put-in-Bay. The party tion were being discu ed by man- or more of their members to attend will leave Detroit at 9 a. m. and re- agers and directors of Jlchtgan's and bring back new informatIon on J. tura at 8 p. m, Three hours w1ll be farm co-operatives at a serie of din- me~ber. hlp work. 'MichIgan'S As- spent at the resort. crowd of over ner meeting during the period June sociated Women or the Farm Bureau 1,000 is expected. Over 500 of these 30 to July 11. and our Junior Farm Bureau will ~il1 come from Livingston County The meeting are the fourth ot a take part lin the program. but many hundred series of Co-operative Clinics at which The American farmers take in co from sur- speakers from the State Farm Bur- World War o. 2 will be the topie rounding counties, eau, the Iichigan Elevator Exchange of an address by W. W. Warmack, states C h est e r and the economics dep't of Ilchlgan 1hite who is the editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. He will speak Monday 'tale College meet with ttl local Junior Farm Bur- directors and manager and di ·cuss morndng, July 2l. eau 1e a d e r in the que tion . charge of arrange- John Strohm field editor of' the Prairie Farmer, has been travelling in Speaker at the meeting' now under men. n yo n e 'ay are J. F. Yaeger and Bob ddy anting to make South America. He will speak on the people of South and Central America for the Farm Bureau, Jim Bli for the trip can secure the Michigan Elevator Exchange, and • Ionday evening. tickets at the I·ate H. E. Larzelere for the college. of 85 cent for The national agricultural program and trends and developments will be 1eetin"'s have been held at St. ,j. F. YAeOER, adult, 0 cents for discussed by Edward A. 0' Teal and Jo eph, Grand Rapids, helby. July children with tho e under 5 years of 7 a group meet at St. Loui , Park 44,500,000 of state aid for ichools. Iegtslature age free, by wriUn • Ii. s France Earl C. Smith, president and vice- Distribution by new . nd impr ved hotel; July 10 Imlay City, Hi- peed n r harp at Howell. Bu e have been presiden t of the American Farm formula. Hous Bill 92. Bureau. church; JUly 9 Ypsilanti, Huron chartered to bring groups to Detroit hotel: July 10 Imlay City. Hi- peed Iilk Iarketing ontrol B rd. from Fowlerville, Ho ell and Brigh- Dean H. P. RUsk of the University ga tation; July 1] Bad xe, Irwin House Bill 164, ton. If you like a fine boat trip with ot Illinoi will dIscuss the relation- Recalling the Good Old Farm A nation-wide campaign for a "safe hotel. All meetings are at 6: 30 ship between the extension service of and sane Fourtb" was unheard of. In Reduce license rate on farm ti uck a jolly crowd, here's your chance. the agricultural college and the Celebrations Suggests o'clock. from 50c to 35c cwt. R due farm A E fact, it would be difficult to attempt Farm Bureau movement in Illinois. Ideas for Today anything of the sort, for we had no trailer rates Special provision for Ir. . H. Lo e, e ten ion market- • • ing specialist of ichigan State Col- By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR radio, telephone, dailv paper, automo- bile, circular adv rtis·ng, posters, etc. mmlsslo er farm H-97. wagons hauled as tr Her. lege, has a keen memory for names. As I write this we are fast approach- Children stayed clo e by father and Dl connection of purely farm land E Pas ed by te Recently in goin, through a Ii t of ing what we have always called the mother and "no" In ant "no" every from cities and villages under cer- Ign by 132 Saginaw County Farm Bureau Glorious Fourth, no matter if it is time. Drunken men were taken care tain conditions. H-73. member, Mr. Love remembered 123 spent in the hay or wheat field or at of. The saloon keep r could not let of them. It w 0 rer 10 years ago Cen ralized state revonu dep't to the family reunion in the front yard. a man leave hi' plae of buaine s if that Ir. Lov left aginaw county. con olidate collection 0 s v r I It is the pivot around which time he was in a condition of menace to }fe w s county agrtcnltural agent others. In those day _, there were no state taxes. Senate-Ll.S. there. "be" y, "It doesn' matter seems to be measured. It is the time to sow buckwheat and "special licenses" i sued for the cele- \Veed control bill. H-t:). hat you remember about a fellow bration in a booth e: posed to every- just so )'OU r member." Partners With Indiana, corn should be knee high. It used to be the day when it was considered pru- body. Ohio Farm Bureaus, Dairy products advertising to tim- dent to take the first swim in tlie The most progre tve of us can ulate consumption or dairy prod- Other Co-ops creek or lake, but that has been shat- truly wish for "the good old days" uc s. -176. tered by about 3 full months during when we think of the 4th, 5th and 6th the past few years. of July of this year rhen it will be y Custom built "Unico" brand barn The Season's First Outing taking one's life in t ir hands to go equipment Is now being manufactured Years ago, it ",'as tbe first out-of- out. on the Iil 11' 11 ccount of th at the United Co-operatives, Inc., door gatherings of the season when thousands traveling to "get there as plant at Iliance, Ohio. Farm Bureau the whole family soon as you can". ervices, Inc., is part owner of the for f I'm United Co-operatives, together with would be dressed We Believed In Ourselves the Indiana and Ohio Farm Bureaus, in their best and The orations of years ago made U5 Payment of premiums for county y start early in the realize we lived in the b st land on and other large farmers co-opera- fairs, 4-H and FFA shows dire t. morning for the earth and we celebrated in that spirit. tives. from ..tate general fund rather grove on the out- I wonder if we are not fast ap- The ervice is designed to effect than make them dependent upon skirts of town for proaching the time when we will look substantial by avoiding unnecessary upon our country as the best on earth. racing revenues. Bill also provides a day of visiting labor cost and to ave on purchases of and ports. Picnic and will cease to hesitate out being LEO V. OARD 100,000 for each of ne ·t 2 ye rs fO! materials. The farmer sends his idea din n e r s were willing to co-operate ith each other Ban s disea indemnities nd Lee V. Card of Hillsdale county i and necessary specifications. Plans spread 0 nth e in making our country safe against $100,000 for ach of the vn rt OJ the new state commissioner of agri- HITCH-HIKER? are drawn of the building. Blue ground from bas- any hazard? y ars for bovine TB t sting. H-489 culture, Mr. ard is a member ot The folIo ing app ared in an Ypsi- prints are submitted to the prospec- kets filled with It" been my pleasure and privilege the Mlchigan State Grange, and has Creat Michigan co-op ratlve om- E Ian ti paper: ti ve buyer for approval. Then the fried chi eke n, to attend two meeting' of late that the Mtchigan State Farm Bureau and mission to work b tw n Michigan "In Oommunlty nd Civic affairs barn equipment is made and assembl- .... HR •• WAGAR bread and butter, were really eye·op ners 0 me and and other st· tes to promote uni- been honored by the r Itchlgan Farm- are you 'riding free' when you ought ed according to the approved plans. homemade pickles, jam and jelly, cher- they have given me occasion to do Iormity of laws and to limin te er as a master farmer. to be contribuUn your fair share in This i also a fUl'lLher advantage of ry pie and cookie and, because it was much thinking ever ince. trade barriers. S-100. Mr. Card was born in Cambria work and in flnacial upport? per- being able to see exactly how the a holiday, usually a frosted cake and "Doing For the Government" township, Hillsdale county, 44 year barn can be arranged to assure the Defining filled milk and ta ring it y Pas ed by Hou son maybe entitled 0 a free ride once lemonade. One wa a group of supposed lead- ago. He operates a .:306 acre farm most efficient use of space. lc per pint. H-430. illed by Sen. agr, com. in a while, but it shouldn't become a This was before the introduction of ers. The question of the immediate there, producing fruit, milk, eggs, habit." The materials used to manufacture potato salad or potato chip, paper future was under discus ion. I was pork, and honey. H specialize in fa 011 01 om rgartne. -35. lIed m Senat The above wa igned by the Board thi equipment are of top quality and plates and cups, pop and ice cream stunned to h ar one man of thi Barred Rock poultry, Holstein c' t 1 , ommitte on agr, of Commerce of psllantl. conform to rigid specifications. The cones. group xpress hi wish to spend hi and pur bred hog '. 'fa u I omarg riue. H·10. Killed in Hou It's Interesttng to now that there Unfco line of barn equipment includes We stayed until lats in the after- money "before t11 gov rnm n took In the world war 11'. Card as the noon to see the horse races between committee on are city backsliders just a there are stanchtous, water bowls, milk stools, it." He was certain we would be a •... first mau drafted in his community. farmers who "ride free" on the efforts etc. farm steeds of the neighborhood and ed to buy bonds or stamps or certltl- He became a sergeant attached to Amendments to state constitution of their organized neighbors. 'to enjoy the visiting. Individually, we cates and he showed a disposition to General Pershing's headquarters. He to end fraud in securing petition SCR M LED each had a bunch or two of firecrack- 'pend rashly rather than "do any- has had experience in the state de- for constitutional amendments and Listening to C. L. :Bolander, lichl- ers and awaited anxiously to see the t h inz for the government". partment of agriculture, as director of initlativ and referendum proposals. san's genial director of marketing, big firework' in the evening "shot off" Oh! How shortsighted he appeared tbe bureau of foods and standards Define and provid sev r punish- gets me all scrambled up. Hearing from the bandstand in town. to me and how my estimation of him when John trange was commis loner ment for sabotag in d f 11S In- Accidents Were Rare him tell of usinl' ooal by-products for clothing, of u ing mil making automobile e seine for dget , of burn- , By G. 8. OOFFMAN 11 accident wa a rare thing. erybody had planned on the event for weeks ahead. 11 hoped it would not Ev· dropped. Our future may not be ab- solutely safe. In fact, it can' be with I 0 many of his type to deal with, but in the • Iurphy. administration Other Farm Bureau members of Governor who dustries. tat products. aid 8-36, for S-39. dv I· isin I'm Passed i n d by le i lature by 0" ing alcohol from pOt toe, ete., has if only verv J: merican would do his ha ve served as commis ioner of agrt- me thinking in terms of eating worms, Manager. cotauxuer Dai1·'11 OompallY rain, for 'We could not afford to spoil utmost to go along with those -hom culture since 1921 are: L. Whitney Farui to markets hauler of farm Passed by legl lature burning potatoes anel -e ring coal. It's all in the bag. If we can get our summer hats or new slippers and w should have all reason to believe Watkin of Jackson county, 1921-26, in products exempt from motor arrtei i by And such is progress. the U. is. into debt 100 to 110 billion we did so want to "eat outside". nd have far more knowledge of present the administration of Gov. Grosbeck; act. H-1 6. dollars tbe Increa ed taxes will elim- we had to have a iair night for th day world affairs than any or us com- COMPLETE COVERAGE Herbert 1\1. Powell, Ionia county, 1927- International log rule made stand- Mead J. llen of Parma in Jack- inate the Royal Econoonist. We skyrocket. (Continued on page two) :;3. under Governors Green and Bruck- ard formula for computing bo. I'd son county w ites: "Within a mile think this can be done with the help cr; James Thompson of Jackson coun- f set in logs. H-261. of my home are seven adjoining farms of our pre rent union labor govern- t}', 1937, in Gov. Fitzgerald's fir t hlch range' in size from 100 to 230 ment. administration; J hn B. strange of Increased appropriation for op ra- acres. They con tltute the total acre- Then, if the labor unions with the Eaton ounty, 1937-39, under Gov. tion of Mich. State 011 g. H-2~2. age in thts area. On the Farm Bur- help of the rattonet Labor Relations Frank Murphy; Elmer A. Beamer, de- Reinstatem nt of chart rs f ert n eau Roll Call this Sl)ring, I had the -Board can build their member hip to iea ied, of Lenawee county, appointed non-profit corporation '. H,9. Pleasure of signing all seven of the 40 million members and collect $300 by GOY. Fitzgerald in 1939 at the be- ginning of hi second administration, Reforms in stat purchaslu farmers for member hip and only one per member dues that will amount supplies. H,249. Was a renewal. The farmers are or- to 12 billion dollar. Plus the social and retained by Governor Dickinson. man Woodliff, Fred Ohester, Hawes PO 7- We ne d politician to make law Should 11'. Beamer continued in office in the Revision of t, 011 int nglble Passed ecurity dues should be enough to J and Center, George Dean, Melvin Al- operate the Federal GoYernment. All w 1 av the rgauiza tion f I rm rs t all 'Vagoner administration until properly. '-17, i n len, Archie raid and Edgar Horton." ·e will need then is dues collector th m ? v nts in the legislature proved that Revision or Itchigan s ed 1 w. That's just as 100 percent as possi- and seHewens, Yp ilantt, R-l, iles south of Ypsilanti. Thicken slightly if needed. )lakes ex- Write us »'our needs. Farm Bureau Ser- cellent gravy. good meeting for it brought out in vice, Inc., Machinery Dep't, 728 East «7-2t-26p) here is that adequate supply of competent farm help? l\fRS. JOHN STORY the open the true ituation concern- Shiawassee St., Lansing. (l-tf-53b) Wheeler, :i\1ich. ing many of the farm problem . MILK OAN COOLERS The greatly increased industrial activity for defense We were reminded of the fact that FOR SALE-~SCELLANEOUS Farm Bureau seeds and fertilizer.:; . ,GEE, !,IN'T IT HOT? NOT YET, BUT d th higher wages paid to industrial workers has farm labor could not be had outside MICHIGAN SEPTIC TANK SIPHON It.8 com 109, and you flUid milk Producers are partners for better crops. and bell as recomm nded by State Col- WIll,have Worries. We have the famous of one's own family. That it means lege gr'l Engineering dep't. uild your u ed many who worked on farms to leave them for the changed method of operation, a truer own epttc tank and ewage system. In- The. ew York State Co-operative League temhorst Electric Milk Can Coolers. .ndu trial area. The selective service system has called co-operation between neighbors, stall when tank is built. and opera tlon simple. DIscharges automati- Installation and has been selling 500 a year for the past arm uths into military ervice. I bor shortage that is injuring the entire farm ow we have al 0 among our own class. It brought farm program wa made daily use and givIng satisfaction. out the fact that the struction wi th each siphon. Price de- Dep t, Lansmg. 0 a to fit livered $7.85 which includes sales' tax. four years. See your Farm Bureau deal- cally. Have been sold. 16 years. All in e!' Write us for literature and prices. In- F art;" Burea;u SerVices, Inc., MaChinery (l-U-61b) ACT as nearly as po sible the: conditions C. O. D. charges are xtra. Farm Bureau Supply Store, 728 E. Shlawas ee St., Lan- BEEKEEPER'S SUPPLIES of agriculture over the entire Coun- sing. (3-4-tr-60b) try. We hould so rearrange the op- BEE HIVES, SECTIONS, COMB The Sec- FARM HELP WANTED foundatiens. etc. Outfits for beginners. eration of the individual farm that Se!.ld for catalog, BERRY BASKETS we all benefit to its xreatest degree. SINGLE OR MARRfED MAN TO A D RA TE. end for pr! es, M. H. There were those present who had Tenant work on 120 acre farm by month or vear, Hun\ & S~n,. 511 orth Cedar Street. hou 'e furni hed. R commenda- Lansmg. I hell] an. (6-2t-29b) been so ill-advi ed, or so stubborn or tion." required. Prefer man interested o politically narrow or perhap wholly in farm work, sel- Johns R-,}, 2 mi. north, a: mil. we t ot Harold Gr en, t. PHOTO FINISHING ti h that they had refused to coopera- Hound lake. (7-lt) ~OLL DEVELOP~D, 16 ARTISTIC ate in the pa t with the oil conserva- print: perrnan nt print only 25 cents. tion program. row that farmers Who ELECTRIC WATER SYSTEMS .Reprmt .2 cent~. Superior developing .and prtnttne. MId-West Photo Service have been co-operator' are as ured of IF YOU NEED A PUMP, WHETHER it's to be a piston t ope, centrifugal or Dep't 5t, .Janesville, Wi '. a parity puice for their wheat and jet system, we have it. Our line is com- (6-tf-25b) THE FRANCE STONE COMPA y otner major crops. they were all "het plete. Price range from 39.95 up, ee AT LAST, ALL YOUR PICTURES Monroe, Michi6an your Farm Bureau d aler, or write Farm hand olored color d. Roll d e!vpe' t he ra.· root ha ~ame. l.t goes far toward buying the crease proauction have received no in national defense. daily income per member the Farm Bureau hat I no the ational Council of materially aId d in adding more than such guarantee • we insist that such Items 'pICtured. As daily Farm Bureau I am again remind d of my exper- r er Co operatives. '700.000 000 to he income farmer has worked effectively to increase farm dues It has built a Farm Bureau mer- farmers should immediately have ience during th fh"t 'ar nearly a i n t he urpo e of thl rill recive thi. year. On the ba is of prices which will compensate income from the depression low of 1932. chandi g service that makes and both for quarter f a c ntury ago 'hen I was saves rponey for members. Use Farm into true 1he developm n he be t e -timate that an now be current production and increased cap- a i. ting t11 f I'm b y The AAA, soil conservation and revalua- f my county Bureau s guaranteed seeds, dairy and ,t in tha tim hut 1 11 r to mad . it appe r hat the per ent ital outlay. tion of the gold content of the ollar were with their que tiona ire and in pre - poultry feeds, high quality fertilizers, - h onll' 'iih he farm loan bill 'ill dd around 273 million 7 e urge reformation in ad- en in the meritoriou supported by the Farm Bureau. co-op tractors and machinery, sprays, oils and gasoline, lonQ ra e from x- f t la.· y oming immedi t • doll r 0 the income of our wheat ministration of the ational Draft emption to Di trict Draft Board life fence, pamt, roofing, and low cost insur~nce. o. h on i ration of r nt prodnrer thi .' r. It ill in re e Act with a vie to protecting agri- 2 t D troit. o rith hL r lation- nt 'arUme mer- lar, ott n incom t) t _3 million dol- cultural prodnction orn income at lea t 1 0 million volVing I gitimate in 11 m tter deferment in- bu y takinO" 'are of the need for the county Ia the I wa' . p more than of one ER ork dep nlled entire- oIl r tobacco 1Ireome by 1 millioD draftee. U ,the present Act doe Dot lyon THESE THI OS I my 0 D Indlvi u 1 efforts. 'T IT WORTH M re H I • e at I the of Howell, R-2, State Publicity Chairman JONESVILLE MoshIer Vern OS EO Davenport S D !VIeO c r oy IONIA COUNTY IONIA Lemmin Wm F PEWAMO Simon Wm B & Son BUilding a real County Farm Bureau m mber hip Is rk b . /--- PORTLAND Farm Bureau Folk Invited to I e uYlng a high-powered car .• You've got ome- embership Dep't ports Fedewa Michael J thing that will get you there IF YOU USE IT _ •• Picnics, Parties and Coming JACKSON COUNTY Day's Cruise to and steer it down the right road ••• and u e the Sports Festival and 75 for June; Total ALBION Put-in-Bay Gibbs Glenn C proper kind of gas (program) ••• and have the Summer Camps Exceeds 12)000 KALAMAZOO COUN Y proper drivers (county leaders). AUGUSTA The Put·in-Bay te mer has been The Michigan tate Farm Bur au Kendall Roy GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY chartered for the second annual late- Junior Farm Bureau member of welcomes 75 families who b cam FULTON wide Farm Bureau boat e curslon to be held Thursday, August 21, under ounty Le ders re. Grand Traverse county served 150 members of the Farm Bureau, uuring Harrison Walter KENT E COUNTY Lewis farmers and merchants at the Tra- June. They are members of th ir the auspices of the Horwood Memor- Coun y Farm Bureau, the Iichigan KENT CITY ial Junior Farm Bureau and Com- Plauniur a summer picnic ... a tour of local co-ops verse City Chamber of Commerce ban- Montgomery Chas munity Farm Bureaus of Livingston 1 and to well known co-operativ canning plants, quet Thursday evening, June 5th. State Farm Bureau, and the Farm Bureau Federation. merlcai v e Ii t LAPEER COUNTY Tyrell Grand Traverse members attended a LAPEER V N county. creamer] " dairy manufacturing and di .tributing plants, meeting of the Manton Junior Farm the new members by counties: Fisher.W H It is expected that some 500 farm and others. Michigan 'has them. Bureau, and entertained the .•.lanton ALLEGAN COUNTY MARLETTE Hansen D folks from Livingston county, together members at a return meeting and par- PLAINWELL Harris Elmer with several hundreds Farm Bureau 'I'hevY ' r 1) Iannmg . tl 1 year ' s program ... a major County ty on June 11. State Director Ben Arenhoevel Carl B Humphrey C A OXFORD Beldon Bros Minar Alex Dirby Frank C folks from surrounding counties will Farm Bureau project or two, and perhaps a few minor Hennink and Mr '. Hennink •were Black Andrew Nevin Jay C make the 11-hour excursion from De- Brink John Nevins Lyle LIVINGSTON COUNTY guests at the Manton meeting. troit to Put·in-Bay, Ohio, and return. projects. The)' are considering additional ommunity Brown Olin L Oliver Dorl' FOWLERVI t.:.LE ew Grand Traverse members are Carruthers Olin P Plainwell Co-oP Co Dewaters David This second annual summer outing Farm Bureau s, Dalrymple Loren Ran.kin Carlton Wilma Lautner, Eleanor Ansorge, Har- Fenner Gerald Richards Chas MANISTEE COUNTY came about as a result of the approv- ry Ansorge, Tom Hoffman, Nellie Wit- al of ithe excursion made by some 750 3 If Lh y haven't a finance committee, th y're going to kop, Leola Bohrer, Ralph Lautner, Goodner W J Harrington K K Scott F J Tayer F P Anderson Emil BEAR LAKE Maue Louis M Hiestand A C Tuttle Ernest farm folk! from 18 counties a year have oue to put their county program on a budgeted Jerome Lautner and Jack Rasho. Hill Wm Warnement A H KALEVA ago to Lake Huron, aboard the City ba s is. The next regular Grand Traverse Hoard Ernest 0 Meister Geo F DOSTER MASON COUNTY of Detroit III teamer. The 1941 ex- meeting will feature Mr. Emerson of Richmond E cursion is set up on a similar basis. 'l'hey're grving attention 11:0 the Junior Ii arm Bureau. the ational Youth Administration as FENNVILLE BRANCH President Du tin of the Ashley-Dus- 4 Considering sendinc some young people to the Junior guest speaker. Vesper Milo OTSEGO Gale Edward SCOTTVILLE tin Steamer Lines met with the Liv- camp s in A.ugust. If they don't have a Junior member BRANCH COUNTY Dugan Lindsey Parrish M E Miller Clarence ingston committee at the Howell Co- Branch County Rural Youth Bureau SOUTH HAVEN NEWAYGO COUNTY op Hall on June 23 to complete ar- on the board of directors, they are thinking about that. Niffinegger Auto Co members held a summer formal party GRANT rangements. The teamer will leave '1 hey are going to develop the working relationship be- on June 26th at the Coldwater Coun- BARRY COUNTY Robinson Carroll & Earl the First Street dock in Detroit at tween the Junior and the Senior Farm Bureaus. try Club. Eighty members and HASTINGS NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN Poultry is s c011(l for farm ileum 9:00 A. M., and will reach Put-in-Bay Hyde Allan C guests were prese t. Hillsdale and SUTTONS BAY in Michigan. Island about noon for a three hour They are considering way and means whereby the BERRIEN COUNTY Orchard Redpath Calhoun county Junior Farm Bureau stop off for a picnic lunch, sightseeing County !i"al'lll Bureau can give proper support to the members were guests. Committee BERRIEN SPRINGS Rudlaff Gustav and visits to the caves. The steamer will dock again in Detroit at 8: 00 p. m. The Put-in ..Bay Steamer is a specially built oxcur ion boat. It accommo- ;tiate and American Farm Bureaus in legislative matters. The membership 11111 t be informed. e ·ted in reeing or vritiug members of Congress and the It mu t be inter- members responsible for the well plan- ned meeting were Lorene Gottschalk, chairman, Rossman, Arvella Greenamyer, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vance, Ruth Fair BRANCH Marshall BRONSON COLDWATER COUNTY I dates 2,800 per on . Oland Eichler, Bill Armstrong, far- Wells Lyle state lezislature 'I'he lounty Farm Bureau when the situation recommends needs an active publicity it. tin Stiglich and Leta Ladyman. At- Lawrence Howard MONTGOMER y AY SEE T E OTHE CA TOO L tractive dance programs were made by CASS COUNTY committee. • Why run risks of a costly damage suit? Ruth Eichler. A eek end outing at Lake Michigan on July 12-13 will be Dohm Charles NILES Q State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance The louuty F'arm Bureau officer' realize tile importance Policy, tailor made to your pocketbook, 6 of having a working relationship with the organizations the next regular Rural Youth Bureau meeting. Wagner Floyd VANDALIA will protect you and your family. Let m CLINTON COUNTY explain how you can join with more than and person' ill the county who repre rent the AAA, the LIVINGSTON COUNTY 500,000 other car owners and get "more in- DEWITT azrieultural extension service, the soil conservation 'Cl'V- The annual election of officers of the Bedaine Frank Chaplin Chas See Your Local surance for your money" -through St t Horwood Memorial Jr. Farm Bureau STATE FARM MUTUAL Farm's "common sense" way of buying in. ice, and other government agencies. The Farm Bureau EATON COUNTY took place at the meeting at Howell AUTO INS. AGENT surance. Investigate today. There's no obli- CHARLOTTE ineruber 'hip i 'an impor tant section of the farm public; Co-op Hall June 30. The new officers Expect Attendance of 500; Phillips Sidney gation, of course, it should be heard from. to take office October 1 are Donald' MULLIKEN Counties Are Completing Garlock, president; Jonathan usch, Overholt Harold 'I'he membership must be maintained and expanded, HO GRATIOT COUNTY Their Lists 7 there is work to do in the fields of membership collections, vice president; Jean Horwood, secre- tary; Dorothy Cool y, treasurer; and ST. LOUIS Burnham Ford H Courtwright Detailed plans for • Ilchtgan's four and in enrolling new members. Chester 'Clark, publicity chairman. Frances ,S!harp was elected chairman HILLSDALE COUNTY one-week Rural Youth Leadership HILLSDALE Training camps are now well under- There are public relations opportunities with other of the state boat excursion to be held Bach Robert Roberts Albert August 21. Upon the resignation of groups in your eounuunity. County Ii arm Bureau of- way. Many their campers counties already elected and scholar- have 8 vice president, Margaret Shaw, it was fleers in some counties are considering entertaining the voted that Jonath n Musch fill the ships arrang d for. .• iss Doris Gil- bu iine .. people and telling them about the Farm Bureau vacancy for the un xpired term. Camp lespie, Junior F arm Bureau member and its program; Waldenwoods was discussed. The from Hastings is spending her sum- Junior Farm Bureau voted to furnish mer weeks doing the full time schol- one and possibly two camp scholar- arship travelling work for the four camps, working from the tate J. F', B. Meet Champion ships. The June 16 meeting was held at office. Several evening district meet- Ings have been IJ.lcld throughout the Amon Garden the home of Jonathan Musch, Brigh- ton, with L. C. Akins, Howell, Smith- state with the v riou amp commit- eed Salesmen Hughes teacher, as guest speaker. A tees and group counsellor . roller skating party is. scheduled for orne 500 older Michigan farm Iel- Each year some 2,500 Future Farm- July 7. The annual weiner roast and 10 s and girls will train themselves ers of America boys take part in sell- regular meeting is to be held at the for leadership during their stay at ing Farm Bureau gal den seeds. The home of Ardis Richards July 21. one of four camp. The young peo- Students Entering this 'all earnings from such sales usually go Clayton Klein, Arza Clark and Ch s- ple have built th Ir own camp pro- Will Get Invitation to the local chapter of the FFA. tel' Clark comprise the committee in gram along the phy .lcal, social, eco- TMs year the .boys engaged in a charge of arranging for Livingston's nomic, educatlonal and rcliglou phas- To Membership teams at the State Sports Festival contest. 'Richard HeHker of Walled es of life, and wlll conduct their own lake, Oakland county, 'Won the grand August 1. activities while at camp. Of special interest to all Junior prize of $20 in HILLSDALE COUNTY The Pine Lake camp ncar Doster Farm Bureau members, as well as the cash and a leather The Hillsdale County Junior Farm 'in Barry county, for the Southwestern other rural young people enrolling at bill fold. He sold Bureau is planning its annual picnic Michigan countie, will be 'held the Michigan State College this fall, is the $214.05 in garden at Swains Lake for July 6. Potluck second eek of ugus t. co-operative project of the College seeds to 75 fam- dinner at noon, to be followed by Camp Eden in ·'Mi saukee county Junior Farm Bureau, 4-H Club, and ilies. Richard is swimming gaseball and other sports. will start for the northern counties the Btudent Grange in publishtng a 18 years of age In the evening a vesper ervice will the third week of August. The third small booklet in which the merits of and will start his be conducted by Lowell Young". The camp for the sou thea tern counties each club will appear. This booklet last year in high regular meetings are being held in will be held at 'Valdellwoods near will be distributed during Freshman school this fall. various homes during the ummer. Hartland In LIVingston county the week at the College so each new stu- The next one July 24 is to be a Hard- last week of August. The fourth dent will have a copy before registra- ,('ICJlARD lIeLlI(E~ He won the FFA ..., m e d a 1 for out- Times Party 31t the home of Florence camp, also to be at Walden woods, will tion in order that he may see which standing work as an agrtcultural stu- and Charles Bennett of Litchfield. be held !for the northeastern counties organization best fits his needs. Two Hillsdale county will have a boys' dent la t year. His farm projects the first week of September. thousand copies have been ordered. and girls' softball team taking part in include corn, potatoes, dairy, poultry Ben Hennlnk, state J. F. B. direc- The College hopes t'hat by such a and swine. His income from pro- the State Sports Festival August 1. tor, and Mrs. Hennink, will be camp project students will be able to better [eot work the past year was $632.81. CLINTON COUNTY directors at all tour camp. orientate themselves when they first To show how Richard made his Members of the Clinton County Jun- come on the campus, Another benefit ior Farm Bureau were the winners of which is hoped to result from the sales record this year, let's let ,him o project is a closer relationship these clubs during the coming college among tell it: "Last year I sold 35 worth of the tr i-county track meet held at the high school athletic field in Brighton • o year. Other worthwhile being formulated these clubs. projects are seeds. by the officers of my 1940 .was encouraged Members of the Michigan State Col- own garden did very well last year I decided this year to make June 29. Washtenaw figure look very small. I, counties were entertained by the fact that my ing ton Junior Farm Bureau at the all day affair. and Clinton members took Clinton by the Liv- odern wortliwhile rea 0 W 1. o can come to curious Ii I 1 New Event August 1 to be and gave me a good profit. first in the 'boy' ba eball throw, tug-o- lege Poultry Science Club were "The ,fir t ·thoing I did when I receiv- war, three legged race, shotput and An lee ic wa r h r i Extra Feature of 1941 guests of the College Junior Farm ed my 1941 catalog was to make a Ii t relay. Living ton took fir t in the 10 m y hom of today are cha gi g to t • • 4 Bureau at their la t meeting of the Farmers' Day school year. The two groups met at of all people in the neighborhood who girl ' baseball throw, 100 yard da h, and 50 yard da h. picnic dinner el tric w t r heating. Th y've co e to there' no worry about turnin Farm Lane bridge for a hike to Pine- did not have boys eligible to enter the held at the home of Horace Taylor F"armer and farm young people tum where a picnic lunch was served. contest. I called on 75 families and These following the contests. The after- know that not only does an electric wa r ing off the tank t have opportunity to participate in the The usual types of picnic games were sold $214.05 worth of seed. noon wa spent in playing softball. ill at annaul ports Festival sponsored carried on with a mar hmellow roast familie liked my service and my Robert Munsell, Robert mith and h ter supp y an abundance of piping hot once the heater . by and for farm organizations in the following later in the evening. A price . inety-five per cent of the e Willi Duncan were the committee in state and to be conducted Friday, u- hort business meeting wa held at people I called on bought seeds. charge of the day's events. guest 1, on the Michigan St8Jte College which time it announced that the Jun- wat , but that there's a world of extra campus at East Lansing, the same ior Farm Bureau's advi or, Mis Ruth day as the annual Farmers' Day pro- Wagner, was leaving the organization. Bell Tells How Toll Appetite for Turkey service too! For an electric wat r heater gram. She was presented with a farewell Refunds Will Be Made Is Growing Rapidly Any who compete are to be memo gift. The Poultry Club and Junior Of intere t to farmer owned bus- Uncle Sam is rapidly developing a 'clean • •. • it works without 1 ving a IS t ous r pr tativ will bel'S in good tanding in any recog- Farm. Bureau have co-operated on sev- ine ses and farmers who have placed turkey appetite, according to the 1940 nized Michigan tarm organization eral major projects during the past long distance phone calls between census. Such as the Grange, Farm Bureau, year, particularly a conce sion stand Augu t 1, 193 and trace! An electric water heater is safe ••• 1941 tory of modern low. 0 t lu y! pr il 25, 1941 over Annual turkey production was Farmers' Union, Fafimers' Guild, Jun- during Farmers' Week. Bell lines to points beyond 42 miles shown to have increased more than ior Farm Bureau, Future Farmer of from their station is the announce- 66 percent-from less than 17 mil- America, 4-H club. inent comes from a committee Thi announce- of Recall Songs Offered ment by the company how refunds lion ten years ago to nearly 2 mil- hall be made in accordance with a lion-according to the la t Census. seven state organizations and four in 1940 Contest recent supreme court deci ion with Some of the states badly injured by College departments sponsoring the Tihe A socia ted Women of the Farm respect to toll rates within the state. drought showed tremendous turkey event. Bureau in their last meeting voted production increases for two rea 'on , The decree authorizes the company Conte tants are to Ibring their own to have all the ong submitted in the -the dry weather was conducive to to make refunds in the form of credits Farm Bureau's 1940 Song Contest equipment. r Dtamonds and pitching recalled for reconsideration. on unpaid or current bills, or by efficient production, and gras hoppers, ELEe Courts are to be et up on various check or by a combination of these which moved in on drought areas, If you had one of the e 'ong re- locations on the farm and campus. method. If the refund due is great- proved prime turkey feed. ~ntrie are to be filed with county turned. or know of anyone who did, er than a present unpaid account, a agents at once It is an- will you ee that a copy i sent to agl'lcultural check will be given for the balance. Daisies for Germany nounced by R. . Tenny, hort course Mr. William Sherman of Vernon, SHOW The company has a record of toll Through the columns of their daily director. Miohigan, who i cha irrnan of t~e call made from cu tomers telephone . new papers German thi month Soft ball and hor e hoe pitching crated Women's Music CommIt- They need not frle claims. The job were advised to eat dai les. This wild ar the event of the tournament tee? will take some time as there are flow r furni. he: more vitamin. min- Which will a ard banner. and ribbons ---------- Egg. are one of the few food. that about 65.000.000 individual call to be erals and all' than do most vege- Publi hed by Con u Pow Co. to indiVidual and count)' groups win- checked lor 700,000 subscribers. tables. contain all the essential vltamtns. ning top core. ackground Material for Discu sion in July bushel in 1913. ~he wheat farmer Unico Cattle Spray i a contact spray hat i d by our 200 Community Farm Bureau Groups gives 23.4 bushels of wheat for a two- section harrow costing 12.9 bushels pendable. The basic killing agent i pyrethru For hou' ehold use. B1I KJJITH A. TA TER $1.44; carpenter, 1.36; bricklayers, in 1913. The 1941 farmer is taking [ember hip Relations Ii Edu.cation $1.60 and factory workers, 61 cents an a terrific penalty when he exchange e tract. The spray also contains Lethane to pro Highly refined and de. FOREWORD; Can you Imagine how hour. And till ome people feel the his products for indu trial goods and dlff rent 1,h conv rsation would b in a dl. cuss Ion between r pre sen t at ives of farmer hould not receive an increa e ervices, not to mention the inequal- uce a more rapid knockdown. Oil carrier remai odorized. Sold In pint In bor, than Oil indu try and agri ulture • r ago when the :stale dts- today in his income! ity of exchange he has been receiv- ing for the past couple of decades. o hair for rea onable length of time 'to retai nd quarts. ClIS. ion r ommittee s 1 cted this discus- Bolstering the farmers' income does 1011 tc,pic? Idly Thi goe' to Ituat.lon: ar how how rap- changing; how alert not mean too much it the prices he In these troubled time, labor, in- epelling agents in he spr y. Won't taint mil e must he in our Community F'arm pays for the things he buys are out of dustry and agriculture should strive nur au group' to keep abreast time .. wtth the line. Let's consult the following more and more to work together; to ain or blister animal's skin if used accordi g Dr. Coady, of ova Scotia, stresses chart published by the Bureau of practice the Golden Rule. atlonal rection th Importance ot di scusslon groups Agricultural Economics and notice unity depends upon each group doing ill the following tatement: the prices the farmer would be pay- it part to pre erve our mericao "If the masses 1 .188 3.30 45 55 ONE Agr'icultur-al Iimestons sweetens the 'oil and increase' the yield of alfalfa and other crops. Place your order with you!' Farm Bureau de 1er, .332 42 payments will give the farmer about Cotton ,goods 100% or parity corn, wheat, cotton, Men's overalls................................................ .16 $1.00 ·8 ice and tobacco or the price received for these crops by the farmers during Men's work pants.................................................. .09 1.00 ~1 Men's dress shirts........................................ .06 1.00 94- POUNDS OF DI'FERENT INGREDIENTS TO USE the parity period from 1909-1914 when Women's house dress.......................................... .07 $1.00 93 labor, industry and agr Iculture were Women's stockings................................................ .05 .69 95 PORKMAKER CORN WHEAT l\UDDS on an equal exchange. Girls' school dresses.............................................. .02 44% Protein *Ground Oats .25 96 Barley or Wheat few groups are criticizing the I Boys' overalls................................................ .09 FOR BROOD OWS. D 5% parity loan legislation for farm- .79 89 100 b. 270. Lbs. 180 Lbs. PIGS UP TO 75 LBS. er because they are afraid that living The above table taken from Hon. John H. Bankhead's speech in the cost may go up. But let's consider Senate of the United States .•lay 6, 1941. lhe percentage of parity that labor 100 Lbs. 470 bs. 200Lbs. FOR PIGS 75 LBS. TO 150 LBS. FROM nd industry is receiving today. Farmers' Share is Small for the army-how will these boys abor is getting 220 per cent of parity After studing the above chart- fare after the emergency? 100 Lbs. 1,000 Lbs. • • • / • FOR PIGS FROM 150 LBI. tmTIL SOLD. nd industry receives 133 per cent of suppose food prices increased ten 3. The health of our )'oung people *Do not Use Over 25% oats or barley singly or t th . th 19()'9-14 period. Con idering the percent (10%), what pontton of that has been proven not too good-how can hoppers U you like. For Winter feed~l SUbs ose er, You may self-feed Pork maker and grain mixture in eparate increase would get back into the we build for good health, especially and Grower, and 10 lbs. of alfalfa mea!' for l~it~te 2~ Ibs. o! fine alfalfa meal for 20 lbs. of middlings in the PIg Starter bove figure - uppose living costs s. 0 corn In the Fattener, or feed good alfalfa hay in racks. do go up, is the rise in cost due as farmers' pockets? Looking at it from in a period of rising prices? Clip These Feeding Suggestions Handy Reference much to farmers gains as to labor another angle--how much change 4. Inflation is just around the cor- FARM BUREAU SERVICES. I c., fOT harges for processing and distribu- should there be in the retail price, if ner-can we keep it from getting L8nolng, Mlohlg8n tion and to industnlal profits? the f':trmer gets ten per cent (10%) out or 'hand? Buy Porkmaker at Farm Bureau Stores and Co~opAss'ns Living costs have not raised in pro- more for his raw material? 5. The United States is gradually portion to labor wag s and industrial Today we find the cotton farmer being transformed into a military I profits. LiviD'S costs today are only has to trade 7.3 pounds of cotton for a work shit t which co t 'him 4.7 nation-are we going to be able to I break away from that form of govern- P ur 86.1 % of what they were in 1923; food pounds in 1913; Ihe gives 28 pounds of ment? prices were then. re now 78.8% of what they III other words, consum- cotton for a pair of women's shoes 6. People are becoming concerned R purchased for 15 pounds in 1913. The over our future economy and social se- ers are buying food cheaper today corn farmers must exchange 124 curity-are they willing to meet in COWS NEED SOME GRAIN on good than th yare buying most other com- bushels of corn for a two-row corn- study groups and discuss ways of sol- pasture to keep in top production and modities. planter which only cost him 63 ving these problems? In good condition. On poor pas ure, Ed vard . 1, president of tJhe merican Farm Bureau Federation, hey need pi nty of gr In, nd ome states, "The raot ts, consumers are hay d lIy. Mllkmaker concen ra getting food aud fiber at bargain mixed with your home grains provld pI ices and arc well able to pay farm- a good, balanced ration for profit ble ers parity prices for their products. production. actory , 'age rate arc approximately 35 per cent higher than in 1926, while tarrn prices are 29% iower; retail prIc of food, 20% lower and thc cost of liV'ing 21% lower." arm &. Labor Wages Ii igures compiled by the ureau t gri ultural Economic how that n 1939 cotton farmer . income in the ·outhea·t amounted to only lO.lc per hour for their work: 32. c per hour "as arned by the Great lains on spring wheat farmer'; bour by th ' orn Belt and en h grain and 33.7c .per Die es a f' rmors. The ational Industrial 'onfereuce board 'how that the UNICO BRAND DUSTS provide low cost and a 'crag indu trial worker receives effective control for blights, wilts and insect 76c per hour; 'hile th automobile pests that attack cabbage, cauliflower, ·elery. iucumbers, mint, 'orker mak an average of 97%c muskmelon, potatoes, squash, sugar beets, tomatoes watermelon and related crops. " er hour. Even the WP worker, all o the money provided by the ta cpay- ~'arm .Bureau SerVices, Inc., produces a full line of high ers, l' eeiv an aver se 'hour wage quality Unico brand dusts at very reas