Vol. XIX, o. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1941 Fer ile 5 il ith J. . Y S retary Brody A k Michigora Con res men to Con re s lnstruc irector of :mD4tnDlp latioDi Pr t t Wheat Penalty AgQ en t Ch n That Mi ht Wreck Pric Gd -n. SERVICE When Walt r arven, Ingham oun- The Michigan State Farm Bureau believes that Michigan ty Farm Bureau member, I' tired as secretary of the organization ~t its farmers are entitled to the parity price of $1.20 a bushel-or last annual meeting, he terminated better for wheat this year. It may come as the sum of the 22 years as an active leader in the Farm Bureau. r, Carven i a char- market price for wheat plus the AAA whea parity price and ter member 0 the organization and conservation program benefits. has been secretary from the begin- ning. Through those 22 years he ser- July 22 Clark L. Brody, executiv ecretary of the ved well and faithfully. As a dairy farmer he still is on the sales com- Michigan State Farm Bureau, acted to protect that parity mittee of the Michigan Milk Produc- price program. He asked Michigan members of Congress ers Association and i active in many community a airs. He bas erved as to help prevent any' modification of the wheat penalty that supervisor, drain commissi~ner and would wreck the AAA 8570 loan and parity price program on many committees In th public interest. for wheat, and in turn destroy the entire farm rogra for USTAI ED EFFORT improvement of prices for farm products. In commenting on th succ 88 0 the Huron County Farm Bur au memo Farm Bureau support for the wheat en I ies, Mr. bership campaign In Which ov r 800 Brody to the members of Congre was pproved tha d y arm people w r by Co nty F r Bra 1 I ~ d r fr f Mi h- brou ht int th rg nlz tion, Edi- Ig tor Gic of th 1 ron Coun ty Tri- Th ar Bu a 's action July 22, id Mr. rody, was bun had the fol- a timely restatement of the views of the delegates to the Io ing to say: State Farm Bureau's annual meeting of November, 1940. "Th Farm Bur- au has given an They said in their resolution on the National Farm Program: xc 11 nt demon" stratton of what "We renew our support to the American Farm Bureau c n be acoompltsh- Federation in its efforts to attain complete parity for all of ed by a group of individuals convinced of the worth of American agriculture .... A national farm program has Speakers from Farm and Mills Busy but Not Buying; an organization wbo tout determin- been put into action, including ... effective machinery where .. Other Fields Tell What Wool Pool Still Open, dly to convince a great many others. by farmers can balance supplies with total market require .. They Think is Coming Making Advances Successful organization require first Of all just ueh a body of leader . Con- ments, marketing agreements, and disposal of temporary or Seventy-one Michigan Farm Bureau tinued success in the organization, leaders from pra tically every county uo ever, r quire au tained effort on seasonal surpluses. These fundamental measures must be Farm Bureau in the state met with the part 0 the guiding central /body. retained and strengthened." other midwestern Farm Bureau lead- The initial nergy put into the mem- ---------------+Every Producer Urged to Vote ers at the Univer. ity of Illinois at Ur- bership drt 1U t b tran formed in- The Farm Bureau in Michigan and -bana. the week of July 21 for the an- to the organts tion of plan to keep throughout the nation urged every nual summer conference, interest timulated by orthwhile ac- wheat producing farmer to vote in the The Michigan party, led by Mark tivities to pu the purpo e of the wheat referendum May 31, 1941. The Westbrook and C, "L. Brody. was hon- group into e fe. ember' 2t'ill only question was whether or not we should ored as the first of the mid-west states support an organi"'atioll that con- ha re a wheat marketing agreement to secure their membership quota, tinues to ti III t1ae'r ne~d . and wheat acreage quota for every Ir. Westbrook is president of the "Th rm Bureau board by its n wheat producer, Ionia County F arm Bureau and a realistic Uvity, ho very sign 'I'hose who went to the polls decided member of til bo I'd of director. of of knowing btl r quired of it to by a large majority in favor of a the tate organization. SS\1'r U ul org nl1b Ion," By MRS. EDITH .V. WAGAR wheat marketing agreement and th It wa in honor of Mr. Brody' 20 We've had an opportunity thi year enforcement of wheat quotas, years of service as secretary of the THE DIFFERENCE Farm Bureau that the campaign for In sp ing before a recent gather- to tryout 0.11 of our hot weather Too Much Wheat theories. haven't we? Farmers know, said Mr. Brody, that member hip secured Mtchtgnn's quota ing of sal smen, the eaker different- last spring. iated between co-operative business We could experiment on what to the United States has 400,000,000 and private bustnea a follows: eat and what to let alone. what to bushels of wheat carried over from "No private busines does better drink and what not .to, what .to wear 194o-nearly half a crop: They know Michigan t Top than competition forces it to because and how much we could leave off" that our 1941 crop is eS~lmated as t~e its motive i profit. where to go or not to go what to do fifth- largest in our hlstory,-neally In Membership Q ota "Co-operative bu ine . always and what to leave undon~, when we'd 925,000.000 bushels. They know th~~ The following telegram was trives to do better even without com- read the paper or listen Ito the radio Canada has a surplus of nearly h~ received by the Michigan State peti tton becau e it motive i service." and learn what other folks were going a billion bushels an~ a gr::\ c~~: Farm Bureau in mid-July: g .on · p~h:~y o::':eat BUTT v . OLEO through in other places. What com- Aco,min ~nd no "Michigan first mid-west state it t know we were rgen me t h as And in a recent issue of Wallace's fort 1 gave us 0d not where most pace 1 't ll·t They know that our to secure 100% of its member- 0 se 1. ship quota. Congratulations." Farmer, Editor CUfford Gregory had where we were an, export market is very limited. Un- the following to say: of the others were, d btedly these facts had much to R. V.' Blac burn, secretary "Farmers have been doing pretty Personall~, I tho.ught the heat "Was d~uwith the vote May 31 in favor of American Farm Bureau well lately. Congres has passed simply terrfble unttl ~ let my memory marketing agreement for wheat. Federation, some very important -bills, Prices are move back to the time when sU~h It is to be observed, said 11'. Brody, good dnd 0 is the weather, This is things as an electric fan or a retrtg- that in spite of overwhelming sup- no time to be kicking about relatively erator or even an oil stove were un- plies of wheat, the wheat market has unimportant thing. A case in point heard of. , held its own and has gained . ince is the presid at' request for daylight One was considered very lucky rn- ~1ay 31. saving. Farmers don't like it. but if deed if there was a cellar under the Through the 85% parity loan pro- it wlll help release more electric house where the food and entire farm gram co-operating farmers may make power for defense, we can stand it supply of milk could be kept. loans on wheat at approximately $1.05 without hurting u very much. All cooking and baking had to be per bushel for wheat grown on quota. "But when Paul Mc utt's Pure Food done on an elevated oven wood stove. acr s. Wheat has been selling at and Drug div ion issues a ruling (ef- There was no riding machines of about 83c a bushel at local elevators, fective SepteD1l r G), giving oleo a any sort. If the farmer can store the wheat number of privileges that are not All 'hay and grain was cut with the at hom until next May, he may draw given butter, that is something to scythe and cradle. another 7c a bushel for storage. kick abou 1. Benzoate of soda is a per- . There was no riding rna hine of On top of that the 50,000 co-opera- servative. Diacetyl is a synthetic pro- quito netttng was a luxury. tors in Itchtgan in the wh at p~'~- duct that carrie a. pleasing dairy One hung the cream pail and butter gram will draw. wheat par~ty prrce flavor. It is illegal to use either of crock in' tn e we 11. payments and SOlI cons rvation b n - the e products in th making of but- We wandered the pastures and the tit.', tel'. But Me utt' new ruling per- fence COl.ner ,S I'f we were to have any th Farm r ho not o-operatlng AAA but whose wheat acreage mits them to be 'used in tbe manutae- berrles. +~ t h the cows as they does not exceed the quota for their t ure of oleo, along with synthetic vi- We had lJV wa c farm are also eligible to the 85% tamins. We don't have to surrender pastured ~long the road. t 1 ast one parity loan of about $1.04 a bushel. to the oleo fifth column in order to Every gtrI had ~o wear, ~in e under- In this edition we are presenting a 'b t Hitler." petticoat and a tight fIt d gIg summary of the position of Michigan OVERCHARGES VI. PROFITS waist in the daytim~, an a on wheat growers under the wh at mar. The net earning of private business sleeved nightgown at night. 'in kettng agreement. is termed pr'oltt and goes to the owu- 'We kept the smoked .meat ,~nned od See article headed" Ilchigan Farm- ers or stockholders 0 that business, the oat bin. The POl k ball el to ers and Wheat Marketing Quota". usually in proportion to the amount o in the woodshed, ... Page 2. Rtock the owner holds. We had no fresh meat untfl a cool The net earnings or oo-operattve spell" and then it was always mutton. business is termed in overc1r.at'ge and goes back to the customers who were that 'we hear folks talk about! Oh,' .those were those good old days But Ionia Farm Bur charged too much in the beginning, we were happy; we accepted our lot. Picnic A gust 6 Th return is usually in proportion We were uhaukru! for the bles iug of The annual picn ic of the to the amount of bu ine the patron home and family and health and pro- County Farm Bureau Wedne day Senate Votes to Cancel did with the eo-operative. 'Ve call that kind of a return a patronage 'ection. Aug. 6 at Riverside park, Ionia, will Penalty if Wheat is Fed 'Ve seldom if ever got away from celebrate the victory which .the m- diVidend. our neighborhood. but neighbor The U. S, senate voted 34 to 23 July ertcan Farm Bureau Federation has 29 to remove the 49 cent penalty from To cite an xample: ment as i tance when needed, meant achieved in . ecuring the enactment of The Brancb County Farm Bureau sympathy wheat subfect to quota p nalty if the and confidence a~d .ctose recent parity hills in Congres and al- Oil Company 1 t year had a net earn- ('o-operation wheat is used as live tock feed or and bonds of mtlma:e so of the very suecessful outcome of ing of $352. Divided on a basis of pa- friend 'hip. for home u re on the farm, Senator Lee or course, there wei e the Farm Bureau' legislative pro- tronage diVidend that gave each cus- .euds and when . uch was the co. e. or Oklahoma offered the amendment gram in ·the State Legislature. Pic- saying the surplus could be used to tomer a 2% r turn on their patron- they were bitter, age. However had one man owned the ~\gain off again mode~'n After a trip of tht SOlt WIth -r:", one of these on nic start 111 y the arrangements with basket dinner at noon, The general committee In charge of con ists of Mark R. produce meat, dairy and poultry pro- duct for aid to Britain, Senator Hatch of New texico, protested that <,ompany ~nd had he paid that $352 memory I d ectid e d I wa n't 0 awful We tbrook of Ionia, pre ident of the the senate might as well repeal the back to himself, he ould have had a hot after all. At times it does ~ Ionia ounty Farm Bureau, chair- farm parity price program, 23% return on bis investment. Of od to think back awhile and we II man; Wilbur Gierman of Portland, course tb t 230/0 would have come out :~preci te !the present a bit more and president of the Junior Farm Bureau of the pocket of the cu tomer while have a more hopeful thought for the and Mr . Howard Hile of Ionia. the co-op Uve-patronage-dividend. future. Keith Tanner, of tne State Farm ~ay put it into the pockets or Bureau, will speak, Tohe sports and the custo 0 are also the own- recreational features will be in ers. T ri e usiness way may More neW freight cars were on or- charge of Ford Goodemoot of Lake be the t for the fe but what about del' on July 1, 1941 than at any time Odessa. Prizes for the winners. t ) the many? Think it 0 era since 1923. Tunato eto o SATURDAY, plant' are palatable, ment. 0 paymen . drouth resi t nt. plied for them. Farmer havfn - heat subject to Brorue gras ha on ly a modera te ad- wheat II nalty an dispose a tb vantage over oth 1 gt a 'f'S when eesa in four way : sown alone becau e of it unusually 1. Pay the County Triple· high nitrogen I'equit'emellt. Wh.en mittee 49c a bushel for it. grown with alfalfa the alfalfa supplies 2. al it in a bin and giv bond the nitrogen in abundance, Bloat haz- urtng the 49c penalty. ard are greatly reduced by the pres- 3. Put it in an elevator and give enc of brome gra s in an alfalfa th storage receipt to the committee pa ture. CI m Hicks' back forty is cut smack in two little Jprlng brook in ;l wide grassy v, w as secum ty, 4. Or they can sell their excess ~he average co. t of < new box car I The fir t patent headligbt in 1 81. for looomotive or an lectrle Was i UCd ~ this year anti cut down their acreag 3,000. It s ju t mere trickle that winds in and out in proportion next year. Farmers But it neve,' dl'ie up in the 'ong August drought; vho agree to do thls will b paid Cor It I"i f:S full fledged by a wide spl'eading beech th Ir xc ss whea t after th fall plant- rom pring hole so deep that a fishpole won't r ach, ing season. Y u can trace it from here by the willows gre n line Jake 60% of 85% parity loan nd th t trip of Clem's pastur that's darker th n min •• and pledg wheat for 49 cent penalty h cows lov to stand in th watering pool: or pay penalty) as described under They guzzle nd driZZle; they slobber and drool: WHEAT PENALTY above. And the pleasure they take, you can just bet )lour neck, At the pi sent price of b an "on cannot fford to have I retlected ach week in the Hicks' cream check. th m thr shed by anv machine that i 11 t eq ipped to do a Now right by the spring hoi there under CI m'. beech Id incorn ~ recci ed by f rmer Hangs a can on a t ke that is easy to reach: fir t elas job. ru •.• ty tin can on a broomed-out old stick Paul Begick of Bay City, R·1, vice The 1 E\\~ If TBI~R BBA TER. was d signed and is built mer b ut one-f urt hig er than president of the ...Ilchlgan Stat Farm Wh re til touch-me-not grow and the nettl s are thick, al pro u .tion a, whole h P no I go th re scme timea when I'm thirst)l as in Bureau since ovember of 1939, died especially to hand I this difficult ('1' p. It does a fast, clean ort dernar d s declo ed, To drink a de p draught from that chalice of tin, July J6 at a hospttal a"t Ann Arbor, job of threshing, doe 110t wast the b ?11 , and deli" 1 them 1 There's a green leopard frog, as a general thing, He had n t been well since March, into the bHO' whole-not split. 'perJai catalog describing f Agri ulture it is evident that e That jumps in ka -plunk as I kneel at the spring. and had undergone a series of oper- atl ns in an effort to regain his OUI 1941 machine will be sent upon reque t. With vigo ous troke he is down out of sight id in .orne may be attribu in But h doesn't infringe on my pleasure a mite health. Mr. Beglck was 49. In the HU E.. MA U ACTUR 0., Mich. sri mand r lting fr m th As the rust covered fI gon with coolness I fill neighborhood of 2,000 friends came And It gurglt::> 011 down with a jolly gOOd will. new' legislatiol affecting prices. to the funeral at the Lutheran church near Bay City. o tl ye r 1941 as a whole, howe -er, th Paul Begicll: was a young man of - action, and one le I of pric s r eived by farmers probably will n or tl· n 20 perc nt above 1940, in t e pini n ep't of Agri ul ure In n who tudy price trends. f whose a b iIi if: i e s were recognized in- creasingly by his 00 fellow citizens as y f tl I rgest increase in prices ill b for meat he grew older. He was a veteran of 1 sho ing g in in 1941 ov r 1940 of p rhaps n , whil or grains and dairy produ ts th p 0- bout alf thi mu h. Clo 1 foIl w- rops and hicken nd egg , with fruit Summary t te Po ition of Co-operators and the world war and a leader in veter- an's affairs. was a farmer of ability. He was He oof crops aki g only slight pro re s. president and man- Non-Co-operators Under the Wh at Program; ager of a coal The dvan in ri es paid by f r mine, and an in- There's no better time than right now to tion and siphon-seal and spring-edge(ie. ro ucers all in 4 etas es fluence for the lm- start thinking about roofing-and no sign insure tight seal all around. Ridge. be m h all r th n the adva e i p IC S r \.1RW.Jj'«rGJe< provement of 'the better time to think about Unico Ridge- Drain is fortified against corrosion, too. fa m produ ts, 0 that the ratio of prices received 0 The • Iichigan arm ews has prepared this summary of industry, Not long after Paul Begick Drain, the right roof for every applica- Every sheet is sturdy 28-gage steel, pro. became a member of the Bay County tion. Ridge-Drain's easy as pie to install tected by Zinc In titute Seal of Quality pric s pc id may be aroun I 5 p rcent greater in 1941 the numb . of farmer pal ticipating in the A... li parity price Farm Bureau he was elected to the and it sheds water like a duck. Only one 2-ounce coating. A Ridge-Drain roof,is than in 1940. Th ove -all gain in ash fa m in orne for wheat prog am ill .•Iichigan. board of directors. He served sev- row of nails is required for each over- good for extra years of service, but the ria t fail at wh at sowing time every wheat farm had eral term'S as ,president. tHe helped lapping sheet, and the dry-lap construe- initial costand upkeep aresurprisinglylow. prob bly wil1 b mor than 1V2 bini n 011 s, bout an allotm nt of acreag for wh at under the .•. -\.AA program. make the Farm Bureau an outstand- 17 e cen . It was ba d upon the acreage for 1936-37-3 . ing service group in -Bay County. Mr. Farm rs co-operatin with the AAA and "\ 110 have kept Begick was elected to the State Farm Bureau board of directors in Novem- within th ir allotment are entitled to wheat parity price pay- IZ"&&Q.lL&&I •••• ber of 1933, and to the Farm Bureau mentsand agr '] con ervation payments. AAA co-op~rat?rs Services, Inc. board of directors in In July of 1940 all agenci s con' ern d with the im- who hav e rceed d their allotment acres for wheat are denied 1934. He became vlce-prestdent of the wheat parity price paJ ments. Ttheir conservation payments 'State Farm Bureau in 1939. Side Lap-Special barriers p ovem nt of citizenship education in Mid ig n we e vill be r duced. and drains prevent siphoning SIphon S.al-3 cross ridges at bottom of sheetsseal end ' Sprlnl ••••• -Bottom edge Mr. Begick's fellow citizens recog- of abeet prenes 8e8in,t roots. called into a conferenc by Dr. Eugene B. Elliott, ta e Farm r. not co-operating with tJ o .A.AA are entitled to nized his ability ,by electing him to through side laps. laps against siphoning. No need for nailini end laps. s perintendent of public instruction. Fifty professional nor e of th paym nt . the leglslature in 1938, and again in a d I y agencies were repres nted. They agreed unani- ...lay 31, 1941, th AAA proposed a refer ndum vote on a 1940. There he was considered sound thinker on farm legislaotion and a FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. wheat marketing agre ment to all wheat farmer w~o would LANSING, MICHIGAN mously to co-operate in a sta e-wide program of ci 'zen- a leader for worthwhile measures. be affected by such an agreement. Only farmer having more hip education. than 15 acre of wheal could b affected b the quota pro- o J ly 29, 1 4 l , repr of visions of the agreement. in wheat were entitled to vote. All farmers having 15 acres or more The referendum gave the C rl Martin Carl Martin, vice-president ot the met at the Hotel Oids i propo al for a wheat marketing agreement more than the Michigan Elevator Exchange, it's tor- I quir d two-third. majority. gre s and plan to .rnprov mer secretary, and for many years The marketing agreement applie to all wh at producing a member of the board of directors, a 57 page book was distrib farm rs, It e tabli hed a wheat marketing .A REAGE died at his home .at Coldwater .July to a ummary of wha vanous gro Q 01 A for every wheat farm. It also establi hed a penalty 15. For a number of years in the 1920's during the pa t year reg rding itiz n hip Ion. of 49 cent a bu hel of normal production for wheat fr-om acres and 1930's Mr. Martin managed the exceeding that quota. Coldwater Co-operattve Company and I was I ewo thy that 2V2 pag we e Farm r having allotment of Ie s tha~ 15 a?res of wh~at helped make it a very large business. He had been in poor health for some devot d to th citiz nship training wo are not ubject to the quota penalty until their production time. re u th ough Community tar exceed' 15 acr . Farm r having allotments of more than 15 acres find that their allotment figure is also their quota Min t Men a d th 1 gisl tiv au work including I d figure. Deyo Th.yer In this article we discuss what happen when one keeps Deyo Thayer, for many years man- cam s. within his alloted acreage for wheat, and within the marketing agel' of the Paw Paw Co-operative quota, and what happens when he doe n't, with respect to Ass'n, died at his home at Paw Paw vcr b ine s r duca ion 1 gro ps gather t AAA payment , parity loans, and wheat penalty quota. July 16 after a short illness. Mr. or th betterment of conditions in g n ral they 'Dhayer was a leader in the Farm 211,000-the numb r of farms in ~Ii higan (Ali records) Bureau and in farmers' co-operative to e ect h t ag iculture will e r te . 150,0 o-co-operating in A.AA program business at home and in such groups gl d to do its part. 03,0 G-th number of farms growing wheat as the Farm Bureau Servlces, Inc., and the ]';ruit Co-operatives. 50,000-appli d for parity payment on 1940 vheat crop that 500 or more have applied for parity paym nts for join 1941 wheat crop (Con inned Pv51TION OF A CO·OPERATOR • 1. White m rke ing c rd ntit1es Wayma k' Pr dictions WI H THE WH AT A OTM T him to market total production of Editor Waymack old us not to for- allotment acres or acres less than A. COMPLIANCE WITH et. that the ultod ,slates was in a 15 without penalty. ALl.OTMENT: ar and rapidly going on a war ba is Whea penalty- although nol yel has ooting war. 1. White Marketing card HUt! s him to mark total product.lou from above. He said that in his opinion this could 2. Wh at parity price payment. al a come about in the neal' future allotm nt a res 01' acres 1 ss than 15 Application of 300-400 lbs. Farmers ho e. ceeds allotmen lthout actually declat ng war. Mr. without p nalty. stands to 10 e entire wheat parity of 0-20-20 as Profitable Wayma k thought that the war would WHEAT PENAL TY- ot until his price payment as law stands. Oon- On This Seeding wheat acr ag paSS4jS 15 acres does a gress is considering an amendment I farmer with 1 s than 15 acr s of that will p nalize over-planting at Increased demand wheat becom p nalty. oliligat d for th wheat uch a farm l' having 17 rat of 10% of wheat parity payment I prices for dairy and livestock pro- acr of wh eat would b p 11aHz d 2 for each tenth acre of overplanting. ducts make adequate preparation for acres th normal number of bushels Ii irst tenth acre of over'Plant~ng i::l/'pasture unusually worth whIle for produc d on hi' farm per acre (as allowed as unintentional and IS not a 1942 supply of nutritious hay and pr iously record d) x 4~ cell ts a subject to penalty. Michigan farmers. bush 1. 3. 85% of parity loan privilege, For reasonably well-drained soils You can't beat a high compres i A Iarrner with a wh at quota of 15 D nied to farmer who 4j. c ds wheat whtoh contain lime or to which lime- acr S or mol' ts sub] ct to penalty on allotm nt. stone or marl is applied in proper for power, convenience and e the 16t ere, as above, end so on. 4. Agr'l conservation program pay- quantity the most satisfactory com- Special loan privilege-Farmers ment. Reduced for f~rmer who x- bination hay and pasture crop for with Iieat subj ct to penalty may eeds wheat allotment. Michigan's southern peninsula is a ~ That's why so many thousands done, the way their tractors eat lior'row- a .ainst It from th AAA 60 POSITION OF NON·CO·OPERATOR mixture of alfalfa and smooth brome of farmers are turning in their up acres but go easy on the oil pel' c nt of the 5% of parity price WITH WHEAT ALLOTMENT grass. An application of 300.400 Ioau. 11 the basis of $1.04 for the A, COMPLIANCE WITH pounds an a re at 0-20-20 fertilizer is old-fashioned machines for mod- and gas. Then arrange for a per- 5% loan. that means about 62 cents ALLOTM E T: profitable with thi mi lure. ern high-compression tractors- sona! demonstration with a dealer a bushel loan. gain t th wheat 1. White m rketing card per~its lthough most eedings of this mix- stands t11 49 'ellt a bushel penalty. marketing of full .produettou trom ture are made in the spring, eeedtnzs tractors that will give them an who sells high-compression trae- The farm I' may have it deducted al.lotm nt acr s or acres less than 15 up to August 15 under good condito~s extra measure of power, conven- tors and see for yourself how the from th I an, 01' he may allow it to WIthout penalt . should be satisfactory and make hay, remain as a lien against thos bushels bWheat Penalty-S wheat penalty pasture, or both In 1942, according to ience, flexibility and efficiency. extra power of high compression of wheat when th y ar 'old. a: Wh t 't r commendations of the farm crops They're finding that high com- will work for you. Once you know 2. Wheat parity price payment. N o ' paymeneat . parI y price payment. department at Michigan State College H is enttt l <1 to it. . pression and good gasoline offer the facts, there won't be any 3. 85% of parity loan priVilege. Brom gl:a s se.ed does not readily 3. 85% of parity loan for wheat. oruplian with wheat allotment pass lh.roUg;<1a a-m ~ut ~n be seeded today's best bargain in horse- question in your mind as to what H is ntHled to it. Par-ity 10' n is ent HIe' armer to 5% pal'ity prt e COnVE>nI.ntly . by mlxlng It with oats power. av raging 1,04 p I' bushel as against loan prtvileg s as above. and OWIUg, It through the drill grain type of tractor you should have! market prices at local points averag- ing 3 c nts pel' bushel July 24, 1941. 4. Agr'l Con ervation program pay. bo. It hould not be sown deeper Why not talk with farmers in menta, one. Because he has not than 1 % Iuches. The alfalfa can .be Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, He is entitled to 7 cent a bushel stor- your own neighborhood who are ag payment if tli wh at. is stored on applied for them. added through the grass seeder at. Chrysler Building, New York, his farm until ne t lay. storage B. NON·COMPLIANCE WITH tachm nt or in 3Jny of th usual way. using modern high-compression paym nt appli::l for storag el!:le· ALLOTMENT: ummer ded oats do not compete N. Y., manufacturer of anti- 1. White marketing card p eriously fot, moisture and they help tractors? Check/ with them on whel'< knock fluidS by oil com" 4. Agr'l conservation program (soil mark tin of full production rom protect tJhe young seeding against the amount of work they get conservation) paymen. He is t!n- allOtlll l.. acres or a res less than 15 era ion. The oats, of Cour e, freeze panies to improve gasoline. titled to it. ithout p naIty. out lat~ in the tall. (For 1940 the wh at p l'ity payment Wheat Penalty-See ".'heat penalty Farmer planning to . - - and 'oil COIl::;rvation program pay- above. wh at in the spring of 1942 may ow ment· taken together, per co operating averaged farm in lichigan.) 60 No 2. Wheat payment. parity price payment. their brome grass seed with the wheat thi f U, adding the alfalfa as usual Get more horsepower at less cost through 3. 85% parity loan privilege. next spring. ON·COMPLIANCE LLOTM T: WITH loan privilege. 0 A eeding rate of 7 pounds of brome HIGH COMPRESSION and good ga,;oline 4. Agr'l Conservation program p y. grass and 8 pounds of hardy aJfalfa. is • Pony ace Bay, Ie g 3,00,0 or ore at All Day Program at gner s Grove; Sport, Entertainment nd Prizes Are Announced By FRED REIMER Oltainllan, Annuul Buy, • 'uytuulC. 'l'uH'ola Cou1Ity Farin. Bureuu Piellic . "'cdnesUay, ugu ..t la, i· the dat for the fifth annual 1I'a1"111 I ureau ,I.' picnic • 'I' fur Bav"., ~'ag-ina\\' . and 'I'll .\.- colu (' OlU} t v }4'arUL Bureau tam.l res and their f'r iends. The I))ace i· \'.,. '(~_ Her 'G s 1'0 '(', d.) 1111. 1t ••. nOI -tl 1 0 f' aglllaw . Oil ~ 'Ol'th " (:b )Iichin'Ull a venue. 'flit' musre starts at 1~)::W a. 111. Picnic dinu '1:' at noon, and . port .. and other durinu the day. Herb •'chmidt, manager of the Bav count \' tllc, of' ". h lin . k n ., I ..' . c- " ell .teaui thinks ay 1. ~Olllg to c rue • ag:lllaw and Tuscola coun- tic' around a ram. th"l ~·l'ar. Il~·tHlc r 'on Graham of Caro and Alvin John ..~n of ." aU'UHlW think ditl'er ntly. '1 h· fir s t of three tug s of war IS scheduled to start at ::3 0 'clock. EVERY WIRE in bethanized \ Pony race s for children will be Ieatured at 11 :1,1 under fence is protected by a uniform cir- direction of .Iohn Iarthy of Bridg port. cular wall of 99.9+ per cent pure, Home made tracto,r. will compete in the doodlebug eon- rust-fighting zinc. This armor is test. All .hapes and s IZC· are exvected. It's a treat to view locked in place by electricity. There them as ,,:.11 a ... ,~tch them perform. Ed. Ederer of Thomas are no flakes or cracks at the rap Twp., 'aglllaw, I 111charge. had to be handled a bit d~ tl~n other Sport Events Hum.an ature Fills a full fledged free workman on a real joints, where the wire has been bent in weaving the fence. There are no Husband calling contest , races, and FA GROUPS job. thinly coated spots on the stay wires designs to handle any thin f In mer tun for women will be in charge ~t 1\11' • Jesse Treiber of Unionville. There will be contests, races, DAY AT IONIA The Wheat Arg e Bu t common word: my obnoxious feeling for members of a legi lature who don't e. pre will deliberately or line wires to give rust a foothold. When you buy bethanized fence baby chick to a Hereford you pay no more than you ull. uld 0 whistles and balloons for the young- • P I· Wh . +----------------- their governmental agencies. squat on a shovel handle and amu e you get the most uniform all-over any ordinary brand of wire fene • N ext time you buy wire fence, sters .. Mrs. Walter Harger and asstst- ants will be in charge, The old timers ould like to see FAIR AUG. 15 It s ecu iar News in Cases of at Constitutes They tell us they want u to do ju t a' they have a mind to. It's their laud them elve with them. making faces at an exe- cutive because he dares to disagree They seem to care no rust protection that money can buy. You get heavy full-gage copper-bear- ing wire. You get a choice of sizes and for bethanized, get it. and make ure you some grain binding done behind the This Kind and their crop'. "'0 one can tell them more for the general public th 11 Friday Morning Devoted to when or how much they can . ell. They cradle or old reaper. Oswald Geyer tho e W. P. A. strikers did. Sports, Parade, Music, want no governmental interference or of }4'rankenmuth has been appointed I'm sure Michigan people have a to see what he can do for the knot And Speaker By MRS. EDI'l'H JI. lVAGER dictation, etc, etc. right to expect that law hould take fARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. We've long been told that there's What a peculiar country they are effect within a rea sortable time and LANSING, MICHIGAN makers. Baseball, ollb 11, horsesho s and Unusual emphasis i being placed all the difference in the world as to asking for! not be made a plaything of a we are other forms of e tertainwent will be this year by Ionia Free Fair officials what constitutes "new'." I wonder if the. same objector now wittne ing. If a dog bites a man, that is not realize that some govermental agen- I'm not pronouncing either ide right provided. on the promotion of the Friday fore- news, for it's too common an occur- cy tell them when they shall send their in the e controvert ial matters but the e Many Work on Picnic noon program which will be held in The picnic is usually att nded by front of the grand stand starting at ence, but if a man bites a dog that children to school and how regular people are not free lance. to do a' upwards ot 3,000 eople. Many memo 9: 30 A. :\1. All seats will be free and is news. and for how many years? Another they plea e. They are the duly elect- bel'S of the three county Farm Bur- the loud speaker facilities will be in Destructive Acts Make News such agency tell them when they ed repre entative of the people of Well, thousands of tarmers can har- can drive an auto and under what the state, pledged to do their duty. eaus 'are chairman of committees of operation. All Free Fair visitors are workers to provide (or the entertain- invited. vest a most boun-tiful wheat crop. circumstances and how heavy a load We all have a right to expect them ment and comfort of th picnickers. Direct responsibility for this ._ They can use binder 01' combines. they can take on ertain road . per- to do it. ., itt 1 PlO They can have help or do it alone. ,haps the one going past their farm The general PICUlC COlUm ee con- gram ha . as in the past been assign- sists of the board of directors of each I ed to the Ionia County Farm Bureau They can conscript the women folks. and upon which they have paid a County }I'ar~ll Bur .au, two pel'.ons from each <..:ommun~ty Farm BUI eau, There will he a wealth of musical and and the Ionia County Pomona Grange. None of that would be news worth heavy special tax. printing, even on the back page. But ju t let one disgruntled, self- way in all thing Oh, TO! •. one of u . can have our own and when once we FARM BUREAU one from and the thre ch Junior Farm Bureau, county ag~"l agents. arranged Fred ttctmer i g .11eral chairman, and Saranac, leeturer of the Ionia County entertalnment features by :\11' . Jane Neusbaum of selected and centered fellow I get throw all the rea-l can see the wisdom of it all. our thinker going straight we WOME AT Evelyn Brower had th geu ral IS S cretury. dl . lr;CtlOn 0 1ve PlC- ( f They P . omona A novel G range. program of sports and on a ide and de- liberately burn and others. But farmers are no different This pring we read head- than MID~WEST ME T nics. Herbert is chairman of the ground'. S eb ewa i ng s . O. Stark of Freeland }.J run ry g Ftve 1 t t . bel . un 1 r d erng l~le up. y . ar We tbrook of Ionia, Pre ident of the b:\1 k R . destroy a crop that line the good. Lord has thousands of laborers. telling of thi helped him to aC-1 just the other day that we heard of au trike involving I It seems only Michigan Delegation Largest '11 1 WI p ay th rou h ou t tl 1 d y a. County Farm Bureau. .' ., A totally new " quire! All of a agreement reached after day and At Conference; States Treiber of nlonvllle i' mustc Ieatut e wll~ be t~e fn st annual. Calf sud den there's weeks of forced hutdown. ..TOW, Report Work cramble" 111WhICh 4-H boys WIll at- "news" for every when it has been deemed necessary to man. tempt to halter and tie unbroken beef paper of the coun- I cut prod uctiori of the usual COllll~lO- 1Jy .11R S, W. H. '11 ERJl.L • Register f~r Attend~nce Prizes calf. The lad who are uccessful try. It would have I dity in favor of defen e work. the e . _ .... . _ James . Kirkh f ofBFairgrove it andd Harold El WI'11 b e perrm Itt e d t 0 f ee d an d care f or been all right if same people are petitioning Congres The ~hdwest-Tla~l1lng .choo~ vas y He 1mreic 0 ay Fl'aham ?f Frank nmuth are III charge I Y an. mer their calves during the coming year and have the profit. Detailed ar- the whole I story to let them continue to wo rk l ! ! he~d .on the beautiful . lll":'1'Slt of ,HR'. WAGAR. of awarding all attendance Elmer Frahm b prtzes, Irs. rangement hal' e 0 regtstra- . for the "Calf Scramble" rather di It' ., had been published than Just the ensatloual and We all have some That's what is called human nature. nly we . have dlt- Illinois campu. wou ld 1ie th' e mspira a veek 1ll nlld-J~IY. ~f we could brtng back one thing It . t·Ion f or our f arm T ate Michiga non. II pro tt nding the picnic are bemg looked after by Harold J. ra l~ par... ferent way of showing It. people to pres' forward and hold the featuri • should regt ter, reau III mb 1'5. Only tho e ho regis. P cially Farm Bu- Hal' ood. . The annual parade ~f prIZe-Wm~111g . ., ThIS whole disturbance was the re- The Same in Washington's Time suit of a most difficult and many I'd be quite disheartened dId' over the asseuger, _ Eaton, Don Shepard. President Herman Rader welcomed on the two s hool districts' an Bur u, and th financial The pr ident announc d that he JnJured eYare' Ingham, Wendel Cox. . tat n senou I arm rvtees, Inc., are the several new members. Following the circum tance . had taken the re ponsibility for th new A". . ~~dlrn/ p. e .l'llrm ~[ J\ lltllaI' Y Livingston, Chester Clark, business meeting, State Director Ben See Your Local wJ1l talc nY111~1l/ C. pri 0 mp . Coun- o kland, H. Kimball. GARFI ELD-Grand i raverse Paw Paw group in partner hip ith and h e .care of tIleir OI.J~~4gl!! . u co-operattve eleva- Hennink conducted a discussion June ••Oth our Community Farm the Junior Farm Bureau of spon oring STATE FARM MUTUAL o t, Clair, Dori Welser. $soo pttal eXpens medIcal and r mertes, County Farm period. A barn dance was held July Bureau broadca t a program over a mu ieal comedy "Bubbling Ov 1''' to AUTO INS. AGENT a per e -up Iautstee, David Joseph. 24 at the home of Charles Johnson for withOut b' On. PuII d .to us, Junior Farm Bureaus and Charlevoix, Loren Black. WTC t. ~ be pre ented by the Empire Produc- o !Jgation. ee lIs oth B support the camp by picking the purpose of creating interest SOUTH CUSTER-Mason Co. ing Company, pos ibly the later part Ottawa, Duane Dahglish. State r arm Insurance Companie. ou standing rural young people and Kent, Don .l'lcPherson. among other farm young people and to finance the local treasury. Refresh- Mary 1iller reported on the meet- of August. loved by Jay Dodge and of Bloomington, Illinois ndin tb m to camp on ehclarships. Ionia, 11'. and :Mrs. Hile. ing of the County Farm Bureau. econded by "William F. Johnston that Te he nd C mp Staff ments concluded the evening. board. The Bureau has decided 0 t she group confirm the action of the Clinton, Homer Voige. GRANO TRI-VERSE The regular of B. F. Hennlnk, director, taft will he composed Irs. Hen- Shiawassee, Bud Slingerland. Katherine Witkop informs us that erect a building at the fairgrounds to pre ident. be u ed by the Farm Bureau. Motion carried . , • The county board also et the date for the ,DRIVE: S'AFEL Y and' CARRY INSURANCE Genesee, m. Burton. five members of the Grand Traverse nin, c u elman, Keith Tanner, Lapeer, Anthony Kreinerr, Junior Farm Bureau attended the re- EAST PINE RIVER-Gratiot Co. annual county picnic for Augu t 2 "THA:T':WILL.' 'PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS 1\1a jorie hand Dori Gillespie. Members responded to roll call by at Ba Lin Lak. The Paw Paw Tuscola, Henderson Graham. cent Midwest Farm Bureau Training The teaching taft will be headlined Huron, Mildred Armbruster and Conference at Urbana, Illinois. Those giving a school problem and why you group to b in charge of am by D.'. David Trout, entral State George Baur. should attend school meeting CASTLEWOOD-Barry.co. Teacher oU ge, R. Blackburn, who attended: Marian Alpers, Dora Al- Iiss Leona Bailor was appointed to Roll call wa taken and Y. Bay, Herbert Schmidt. pers, Franci Brakel, Harold From- make a scrap book for the conte t. Am rtcan Farm Bur au Federation, bel' re ponded with orne problem Isabella, Earl Richards. holz and Katherine Witkop. Dfummon Jon , United Stat s De- SAGINAW KOCHVILLE-Saginaw Co. of school el ction , which prov Daily at 12:15 P, M. Saginaw, Herbert Fierke. During the week of the Traverse »artment or Agriculture discussion Mr. Reimer announ ed the Farm interesting and educational. leader, Endowment m r ul Hubbard, Carnegie for International Peace, I Iontcalm, elson Richardson. ewaygo, Stanley Mahaffey. City Cherry Fe tival the Junior Farm Bureau picnic August Bureau served meals to the tate explained about the ti .ket . The group 13, 1941, and AUGUSTA-Washtenaw • II'. Ray Smalley wa Co. appoint d I Listen to the Farm Market Reporter, sponsored by the Ford Dealers of Mlchlgan ea h market day, Monday through Friday at U:16 P, M. Oceana, Mrs. D. Reed. F.F.A. band. Other recent activities Kilo- Kllo- C. L. Bolander, tate marketing chief, eIling the 1110 t ticket will receive to inform our group of any sp cial Location cycl 8 Station Location y les Mason, Holly Wilson. of the J. F. B. were a picnic dinner a ca h prtze, and th secretary will al- activities Battle Creek WOOD Grand Rapid. and J. F. r, director ot member- of th ssoctated vs omen 1400 1300 Leelanau, H. Waterman. Jackson 1450 WBCM Bay City 1440 ship r lation for the Iichigan Stat at Interlochen Park, and a party so receive a prize. The tick t are of th Farm Bureau. H r nam i to I Flint 910 WJIM Lansing 1240 given ,by the Manton J, F. B. at to be taken care of by the local com- be en to Lansing by the secretary. Port Huron 1450 WXYZ Detroit 1270 Farm Bureau. Williamsburg, at which the Grand munity secretary thi - year. BETHANY-Gratiot Co. Healthier Ewes Traverse members were guest. SAUBLE RIVER-Mason Co, I Aluminum. conecnon will be mad Early markets at 6:40 A. M., over Michigan State ('011 g Radio Station K R. Suppli d by the .1it'higan Ltv Stoek Exchange. ake More Wool LIVINGSTON COUNTY William Ha eubank, Jr., and David by Lloyd Brigg '" Ba ket lunch sug- The f ich lga n Live Stock Exchange Is a farmer own d and controlle S rum. It Fe Ardis Richard entertalned the Liv- K. Smith were appoint d to get a ge ted for members on Farmers' Day :\l1chlgan sheep grow more wool Ingston J. F. B. at her home the eve- drain tile for our land 'aping project. at :\-1. .C. on ugust 1. organization-off SELLING-Commission ertng )'ou the rollowlng servtce : sales services in D trolt and Buffalo t rmtnal markets. Feeders through national eonne cttons. Can furnish at cost when they are In good health. ning of July 21. The event was the The ladies aid they would plant GARFIELD-Newaygo Co. plus a r ason: 1..>1 handling charge all gradeli of feeding attle and lamb •• Proof of this has been obtained in joint regular meeting and annnal perennials thi fall. For our uart of I We have di eu en plan for our FI NANCI NG-4V2% money avaltable for feedin onerattons of worthy a study of wool clipped from 34 ewes. weiner roas President Bob Munsell ational Defense we vot d to put on 11 t me ting, when the Garfield Farm 1 ders who hav ted. r gardless of where they purcha e their feeders. Athough they had aged a year, the presided. Frances harp announced a canning demon tration, Augu t 19, I Bur au will he ho ts to Dayton, 1940 crop of wool weighed by a rarm- committees for the Put-in-Bay boat by pressure cooker and al 0 broiler Brook ide, Sitka Farm Bureau and MICHIGAN UVESTOCK EXCHANGE Hudson, ecretary'S, Office Mlchlg n er howed a total of 39 pounds more excursion Augu t 21. Committee chair- method. 'I'his year we have laraer the Junior Farm Bureau at th Gar- Frank Oberst, President; J. H. O'Mealey, Secretary &. Treasurer; than the wool he got in 1939 from men are: Boat tickets, Wayne Daly; gardens and trust that the price of field Farm Bureau Park, Auaus t 11. ,George J. Boutell, Man ger the same ewes. The wool was of bus transportation, Elnora Sharp; vegetables and me ts will h hi h r. "T e will meet Augu t .? to cut gra's SHIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT I ~~~~,~,!~~~~~~~~ better quality and wortb more. publicity, Bernard Kuhn; county LESLI E-I ngham Co, and g 11 rally lean up our park. II'S. Michigan Livestock Exch. Producers Co.op IS 'n The secret wa entirely In the sales. Boo mith; out-of-county ale. "The Am rican Farm Bureau phit' Swan on a ked for any picture or Detroit Stockyards East Buffalo, N. Y. health and in the feeding and care :\Iarjorie of the ewe ,report fe or of animal husbandry C. L. Cole, pro- Clark. at Mich- Plans Nash; program, were arranged .for playing Che t r was ung, with .•11'". Jew II at th . I material piano and Mrs. Ingall" playing the turned in for state not -hook. Duti s ] iaxophon . Recreation hairman, fIr '. --- anyone might hav to b ~ igan State College. I softball in the ports FestIval at tate lIar hall, had the nl U all t II th k ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 1939 these ewes were in poor ,. Colleg, Aug. I, WIth Cl ay t 011 YI' ~ em a, favorite food and how they thought it condition. They had tomach worms team captain. a' made and all ladle t II hat from l'unning on permanent pasture STATE BRIEFS they think is t11 mo ..t b autiful spot with poor nutrition. They averaged Branch Co. ~. F. B. had a .1udturUe in lIichigan ... The s c')' tal'Y was in- siX pounds of 001 that spring. So rare on July •..4•. 'tructed to writ to ongre sman \\ il· the flockma ter began drenching Earl Se~ber~ I~ the new regional liam \V. Blachle)' and thank him for ummer and director or DIstrIct 9 of the State \'Otill for tIl ,5 V l' cent parity loan them every 30 days in proO"ram. three time~ in the winter. They went J. F. B. . UfACTUI£D Y ".UICK PRODUCTS CO.,NAPOLEON,OHlO. , tures that urn· Gen ee county ha sent In on of COOPER-Kalamazoo Co. out on JmPI oV;~nt~~ were fed high the finest report. concerning Junior- lIr. t. S.. \.cker, our stat repre nt- 15YJ ... _ _.. 25C: mer an In d silage enior l' lationghlp that ha~ l' ached atiy . at hom from Lan'iug fTave us quaUty legume hay an corn . the. tate office in many months. a. talk on tIl hills tha t have b n in nough o kilt 200 Rat VanBuren C{). J. F. B. members the I i:lature. old b1 F rm Bur u De ten Tbree of every five traffic fataliti snow hav :\11'. and :\ir,. Kermit 'Wa h- SCOTT-Kalamazoo Co. in 1940 occurred in rural areas. burn a their coun elor . , __ ~ ~ ••••••••• _ I lt wa moyed and support d that Stat Pre. ident Dick Anthony and we ha v a supp l' pklli a Pickeral State ecretary Betty lill were Lake for our July meeting, among th Juuiors who attended the N. E, ST. CLAI R-St. Clair Co. . Hdw st Conf renee, W have four supervisor fl'om the I • T nty J\1I1ior }I~al'm Bureau ..oft· four township in our club. All were ball team, both fellows' and girls' 1>1' sen t at this meeting, fiela now and more prpfib are teams are enroll d in the fir 'f ~tate LAWRENCE-Van Buren Co, Sport Festival. Saturday, Augu t 2, the annual your Soil Conservation Paymenu Betty :\-1 ill 5 report. an excellent ('ounty Farm Bureau picnic will be n yu· FR C AGSTONE meeting of the west Calhoun J. F. B. held at Bass Line Lak. The Ii vIal held recently at Lakeview. drganizations of th county ill act DOl'L Gillespie j,' bu:iel' than ever a committ es. Luwl'enee' job is P OVEN PRODUCT a' the camp cholar hill arrangement 1 monade and coffee; Paw Paw- for the four camp neal' completion. gam '; Hartford- hildreu'l) activ- r Elevator Man or Farm Burea" Hie '; Hamilton-prize' and awards; outhwest- Bloomingdale-host; 'portH events in ern . [ichigan Potato how at Edmore charge of the Junior Farm Bureau ... CE STONE COMPANY and outh we tern . Hchigan potato Our pre °ident asked us to note par- ticularly how definitely the U. S. sen- show at Bay City. Oftr"., MicA' ClII- at is recognizing the value of Farm o,.e M_d, Pa/r1.rizeJ Li~ •• ton., StanwoQd Marketing Ass'n of e- Bureau and its activities, e pecially PUBLISHED IN CO. OPERA.TJON WITH LECTRICA DEA.L.ER y T ~ 11' L.".. costa county membership. plans to increase its Senator Bankhead of Alabama , , . Lawrence Farm Bureau announced it POWER COMPA. - SATURDAV, ICRIGAN ,.ARM Ewe / Background Material for Discussion in August rye this fall. Rep'lace fair or declinin quality By Our 200 Community Farm Bureau Groups Plan now to ow the very best seed whe~t .or h F 8 reau 1 hey are eed cer- on stock. d with tron hi h ieldin varieties from t e arm ureau. . 4. uch profits as may be made ee stock " g, g y gment Ass'n You'll find the net cost of changing to better shall be divided among the pa- tified by the 1 higan Crop Improve . . W that the usual increa tron. in proportion to the busi- ness done, with only a one-half eed i verv mall per acre seeded. Many years of expenence sho d . t t PI portion being divided among in yield and better quality of grain makes certified seed grains a very goo loves men. ac non-stockholders. your order now With . your Farm Bureau deale~. Th e d ema nd last.. fad:11 topped a 11 pr viou . 5. All business should be for cash. 6. The current price should be years. e expect a ru h for top quality eed thi fall. We offer ertifie . 7. charged so as to eliminate prlc cutting practices. portion of all profits shall be set aside to carryon work. educational Red, soft winter wheat. o Ie Wlteat Beardless, American Banner Wheat White, soft winter wheat. Beardless. The best heavy yielding rye. , arg and Capper-Volstead Defines Co-ops Very winter hardy. A heavy yielder. Has stiff straw. Best for lighter soils. plump berries. You can't o bett . Th Capper-Voletead Law, und r o which the agricultural co-operatives in tue United States ar organized, in ists on the following: 1. That 90% of the members of the co-operative must b agri- cultural producers. 2. That 50% or more of th bu st- ness of the co-operattv must be w done with member .. 3. Iembers or stockholders of the SOW 5 pound of brome grass with a half bushel of oats per acre with usual seeding of Farm co-operative are entitled to only 011 vote regardless of how much Bureau alfalfa for 'the rna t luxuriant and nu tritious pasture or hay crop you have ever ha 1. stock they own unless the dtvi- I ng liv ,t lfalfa an br m 'fa hay ure nlor qui kly than alfalfa I 11 • ton- d nds on the stock are limited to th legal rate, usually 7% or nage p r a r less. In the latter case, th y may be organlz d to vot share Of stock. ach Brome rtlf. Hard., n Ifalfa Mi h. V rie iI Th philosophy back of the co-op- rative movement is that of "s If- • C rti ed rimm Ifalf Canld. ar. help"-participation of its members (1) in low stock financing, ing and formulating (2) in vot- policies, (3) in e et fo Isil•....., n vel' r C iv d OV I' 53% of th con- haring in Its profits through patron- By KJ .•J'l'/I A. TA J BR sumer's dollar, and he ha tak n as age divid nds and (4) in furthering ~t ember hip Relations (HId Education its educational work. It has as its low as 33%. Today farmers are g t- Foreword: We may hav a farm co- slogan, "One for all and all for one". operative by name or by practic. co-operative by name may hav~ no A ting back only 40.5 cents for every dollar spent by the purchaser. rest of this dollar goes for manufac- The ome say that it' democra y in bust- nes. SU r lattonshtp with the type of busmess turing, proces sing, di tribution, taxes, Possibly in analyzing our local co- i may be furthering. It may have I' - operative it would be helpful to com- tamed its co-operative name from the profit and overhead expenses. pare the above principles with the set- Place your order with y r dealer now for Co-operating To Increase lncome up for stock company or private own- p rtod when it was p~'actiCing. the princtples of a eo-operative, but since There are two ways the farmer can ership of a business. the Farm Bureau analysis you -want for that time has b en tak n over by (1) increase his income. He can lower his The Stock Company n farm r's' stock company, (2) or an cost of production b1 more efficient In a stock company, the stock is wheat. Have what you want when you want original manager who went into part- management and production practices, owned by a few of the patrons. Iany I II -rshtp with a prosp rous farmer or and he can go into c rtatn businesses times the stock is held by investors it. Demand will be heavy this fall. farmers, or (3) the co-operative in- for himself. He can co-operate with instead of patron. The policies are terests were sold to some individual. his n Ighbor farmer and go into the determined by the investors and their m rchand ising, processing, or manu- privilege of voting is determined by We Have the Le dins Wh The eo-operatives of interest to facturing businer for farm supplies the number of shares of stock th y farmers today are those that practice and for farm products. He should own. Iaximum return on their In- co-operative principl R-a business- trtve to do both; lower his cost of vestment is likely to govern their owned and ope rat d by farmers. In production and go into busine s with thinking when formulating policies for vi iting our local co-operatives, let's his neighbor farmers. the business. Which policy will make • apply a .. io-operanv ~ ho th y measur Yardstick" and up to that Lowering the cost of production has been the goal of agricultural college us the most money? Profi ts are pro- rated back to the stockholders in pro- log hie tandard. e tension workers; they have done a portion to the amount invested in Applying The Yardstick noteworthy piece of work. This re- the busin ess in tead of on the amoun t Our co-operative yardstick should duction is quite essentially up to tlie of trading done or the amount of busi- be us d frequently by the stockhold- ers to see wheth r they 0.1' getting individual farmer and possibly a few of his neighbors, who lower their ness contributed by each stockholder in order to make the concern a suc- 1Iillions of chicks in Ohio, Indiana with Farm what they want. A yard is thirty-six costs through owning certain tools and :Jlic'higan were raised this spring inch s. The members don't want to and equipment together. Co-operating To Increase cess. The stockholders may determine at any time that they can make more on ~IERl\IASH (1 ade with Farm Bur- Bureau' low co t get a portion of a yard when they money in some other enterprise and are thinking in terms of the whole. Market Returns ean Merrnaker ) BT T,-they won't lay close out part or all of the business But too, often, w find that an inch or two may have shrunk away, if we non't hav a standard to use as a ow let's look at this 40.5 cents that is drifting back to the farmers from the dollar spent by the con- patronized by the farmers further consideration without of the farmers. egg. until fall. The way yon feed YOURS from UNICO SOYA PAl The Farm Co-operative m asur . sumer. It seems that the farm 1', as a The farm co-operative, on the other MERMA H now on will decide 'how well they can The following questions make good producer, has received about as much hand, strives to make every farmer '6% ..tand the gaff of heavy production The,'re very ,ood. Compare the Pr·e I standard in m asurlng any co-opera- of that dollar as he can, so in order to patron a stockholder. He has an equal o'u FOIlMULa tiv : increase his share he will have to go 0 increa: e the whole grain VARNISHES voice with the others in determining I lat r on,- HOUSE PAINTS FLOOR PAINTS 1. Economic Need-Is it serving an over into other channels. He may the organization's business policies. I f'eedincs. Feed a Mer-maker growing conomlc need? have to set up a co-operative dis- Ilis voting stock investment i mall. BARN PAINTS W ALL PAINTS . ENAMELS 2. Membership Support-Does it tributing or trucking concern, or pos- He may invest small or large amounts rna h to build vitality, stamina and hav loyal mernb rahip support? sibly a co-operative marketing termi- pep. in non-voting preferred stock for op- 3. Adequate Capital-Do you have nal where he can get patronage re- arlequat capital? 4. Efficient Operation-Is it effici- turns on the standardized sells. Processors products he are taking a cer- erating capital. the preferred Interest is limited on stock. When the co- operative has earnings, it distributes Don't Save A Penny Now And Lose Egg Production Later. ROOF PAINTS ALUMINUM ASPHALT ntly operated? tain portion of that dollar which 'them to its patron stockholders on a "M ERA S H MEA N M 0 RE CAS H" S. D. Sanders, co-operatives bank would be pro-rated back to the farm- patronage basis. The stockholders commtsstouer, for th Farm r dit ers in a co-operative processing set- who do the most business with the co- Administrative, breaks t11 shadings up. A farmer-owned manufacturing op and contribute most to its success down as follows: plant should return proportionate divi- share in the earnings accordingly. The dends. A co-operative retail upply CONOMIC NEED 1. Favorable 2. E cessiv Production Mark ting Factors osts store should furnish with supplies for more abundant and farmer owners co-operative may pay patronage divi- dends to non-members, and by action of the co-op board, apply the first of HL a. I nsatisfactory Outl ts better quality production. Anyone or such dividend to the purchase of a Possibility of o-op rat iv all of the abov would have its degree of influenc come the upon th amount of in- farmer would receive. share of stock to bring the patron into m mbershlp. The co-operative is 0' interested in sharing all its b nefits Farm rs can go into business for with all of it patrons. themselves and their neighbors but The success of a co-operative may Short pa. ture (. tandinz room only), they will have to take the initiative b summarized in the following few in sponsoring this 'elf-help program. words: "Loyal membership participa- fli " any earlier h avy production Farmer Must Build It Himself tion is th life blood of a Co-opera- hay mad it difficult for cow to pro- shar If the farmer is to get a greater of the dollar spent across the tive," and "Co-operation never fails; duce well in late summer, 0- Guar ntees Live it's the lack of co-operation that ounter, !he will have to go into busi- causes 1ailur ." ness with his neighbors. It is quite Feed ...Iilkrnaker (n\ean. enon y- necessary that he capitalize his own maker) with corn, oat. or barley to MILK •• KI. business, that he writes the policies Lumber Mills 0"" Unico Cattle Spray is a contact maintain vicor in )'0111' herd. It will FO•• ULA and that he share in the profit ot At the last Census, 17,000 active spray that is dependable. The th bu ine ss. With th limited income pay aloin next winter' production, lumber mills were reported in the 11 has been receiving from his farm United States, orth Carolina leading basic killing agent is pyrethrum he is not in a position to put up a with 1,879. Kan as and ebraska, to- great deal of money for capitalization; extract. The spray also contains gether, had only si mill, and Rhod NO OT ER CONOE TRATE DAIRY RATION IS FED so the capital will have to come from Island seven. Lethane to produce a more rapid many farmer patrons putting in a BY AS MA Y MO EY MAXI G DAIRYMEN AS MILK- knockdown. Oil carrier remains small amount of money. If the busi- ness is to be operated for and by The maple syrup crop in Michigan 1\1 KER. T Y T. this spring .was valued at 167,000. on hair for reasonable length of farm l' , it will mean that each of the 'hal' owners should hav a vote to About 368,000 trees were tapped. time (to :ootatn !the ~pelling decid upon th policies of h con- cern. agents in the spray. Won't ta.iht eing that eo. h farmer has equal milk, stain or blister animal's votlng prtviteg s and has h lped to capitalize the bu iness., he hould skin if ed according to di- hal' in the profits of the co-operatlv ctions. in proportion to the amount trading he do s during the year. Basic Principles of a Co-operative "h n people s 1. up th ir own For wcanlings, growing pig., or fatt ninz hogs, no other organization as outlined above, they ron en trat» fits in 0 well an 1 produce: more conomically Id y have. et up a co-operative which na than Porkmaker 44 j, pt-ot in. 'Vrit us for f eding dir e- embodi d in it fundamental thinking principle the which govern- ame tion ' for Porkma ker. D•• I.rs in ed the Ro .hdale pion er in England back ill 1 44 when they tarted the o 'T SKIMP o o o lion n first o-operative, Thes ame ba ie CYANOGAS DUST prlncipl s ar u red by io-op ratlv Gas producing pOWder kills rat. today; o moles, woodchucks, ants and other 1. Low p r -alue tock, so that all may participate. rodent and insect pesta when used ac- cording to directions. Y:z lb. can 45f. 1 lb. can 25c. Spout can for ants 30c a Far 2. On vot per tockholder. Sold by FARM BUREAU DEALERS. 5, nsi S, Mic · a 2. h current inter at r te paid