IF IT'S HELP YOU NEED, HELP OAA4~1U AND SUCCEED Vol. XIX, No. 9 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1941 RABcoe TELLS Chokecherry Must Go FARMERS TO ~ To Save Peaches The chokecherry is the alternate Speaking of Pressure-Group Greed • • • Or, Im't It Horrible When the Runt Ceb a Swig/ o PREPARE SELVES b~g.t to ·the "X" disease or peach ,VIrus, for which the only control is the de truction of the chokecherry if r r it is within 500 feet of a peach or- With J. P. Speaker at Exchange Annual chard. Director of SOO Farm Leaders from 30 tat 1 Urges Farm Industries Don Cation, plant pathotogtst at Relations 'Mi0higan !Slate College, believes the Pet. Parity Limit; Want Perfe t B I For Farm Areas peadh vdrus will finislh Michigan's chokecherry tree w.ithtn 15 years. 'Sur- With Wages of Indu try PRICE EIXING Th~ Michigan Elevator Exchange veys by 'bhe college dndicate that each All this talk about price fixing is h.eld Its 21st annual meeting at Lan- virus is generally established through- There should be no price c iling makI'ng farmer wonder. Farmers smg Sept " 3 E'ig ht y-three farmers' out the peach producing counttes. The are not entirely advers to having elevator stockh old ers were represent- products until agriculture has attained full recommendation .is to get rid of 'the bil.. some sort of price control. They cer- ed by managers, directors and farmer chokecherry and the sooner the bet- ity with industry and labor. E en th n fl ibl tatnb' don't want runaway inflation. memb7rs to the number of 547. ter. Weed killing pray will do it. Not that the inflation is hard to take, ?urlUg the year ending June 30 ization should be the government's policy-not but its the let-down afterwards that said Neil Bass, manager, in his re: ging, That was. the unanimous decision rea h d by ruins everything down is bou d to follow. Farmers who . . .' and the let- port, the Elevator Exchange handled remember the first more than 5,000 carloads and beans for member 1 to f gI " am WHAT FARMERS leaders from 30 states who attended a n tio I m rg y farm meeting held August 18-19 at Chicago. . World War shiver at the talk of prrce fixing. Then it was. to the farmer's . . volume was not equal to th e eva ors. The for the Exchange ' b u t was econstuer- ' laI.~est GET OUT OF Farm leaders condemned the price limit 110 advantage to . let prices f alone. there was a bIg demand , d wheat, and . all farm PIO or cottonS and ucts. , Then ably ome and " better bean than the manutaet average year. The grain busines s, b ean jobbing " UIlUg . busi usmess . ' OLEO INDU TRY percent of parity for farm commoditi tion's price control bills now before i th Congress. Price fixmg was done, . .' however, and seems to undergo sudd en ch anges from the farmer pai~:t~r It 1Il lesser prices 'Year to year," said Mr. Bas'S Farm Income from Oleo ed that "under no conditions should pric p rity i for his co~~mo di~es. t P' f ~.that force the Exchange into prac: Small Indeed Compared to tat ions be made or be authorized to b made in ny 80" Today I s e.rell '1 rices f or Ically new positions, and to apply farm products aren t go ng u~ as ast new tactics every year we operate" Noise About it price ceiling legislation unless a relativ ly p rf ct b I a the price for At present the Exchang . dol . is established and maintained between the pric 0 g items t hat the very large volume of b e .IS orng a The National Co-operative Milk Iar . us mess with cultural products and the rates of industrial wag Iarmei has ld to buy. government agencies . Th a t requires . 'Producers' Federation has made this Michi n t wou see m much borrowing and special handling statement: Clark L. Brody, executive secretary of th nee ssary to place The government purchasl asmg 0ffi ces are. Oleomargarine interests have been State Farm Bureau, was chairman of the resolu i commit .. some ., SOl't of a ceil- not set up to rnake q UIC . k re t urns on shout.ing for many years about the mg. on the prices invoices. At one time this year the importance of their product as source tee of 30 members. Others present from Mi Of. Items that ~arm- Exchange 'had borrowed $600,000. of cash income to farmers. They have William Bristow of Flat Rock and G. S. offm 01 buy. F ai mel'S Babcock's Address been particularly vocal regarding the would . also be will- Dr . H " E Babcock , f d oun er and income farmers receive for cottonseed water. Both are directors of the State Farm mg to hav~. some builder of the Grange League Feder- and soybean oil used in oleomargar- senting the Michigan Milk Producers Ass' n sort or a eillng on ation of New York had It 11 a sa y ive ine. While there has been a contin- r.J F. YAEGE,q, 'd' th prl e rice 0 commodities. f th . . . ' ell' point talk for the group at th What dinner The Gran , ge L e annua eague Federa- 1 uous barrage ot propaganda the value of oleomargarine to extolling farmers, COLLEGE € State Farm Bureau Directors Met Sept. 4 Producers Creameries, Inc., Michigan Di t . Producer Creameries member creameries at they ,don t, Ull. rsta~d I ~ow the Pl'lc.e tion does a business of $75,000,000 an- it is doubtful whether anyone has contr OI..PI OgI~l~ ':l~ W;l k or be r~Ir nually in feeds, fertilizers, seeds and ever before taken -the trouble to find with p~~~ cei nugsf 011 Industrial other farm supplies. Just recently it out in dollars and cents just what DEP'T HA Mark Westorook Of Ion ia, director Constantine, Carson City, Coldwater were th of the State Farm Bureau, was elected vice-president by the board of direct- Fred Meyer and Secretary-Manager How rd Si"""",,,"" .... '"" commo rues an not 011 wage. . l' t' tIl 1. nd arm products there but closed down a new $3,000,000 feed mill farmers do get out of this butter sub- eems no at Buffalo and establi h d 150 . . IS e com- stitute. BROME & ors at its meeting at Lansing, Sept. several directors were present for the Michigan Milk 4. He succeeds Paul Begick, who ,pass- ro- me ina 1011 0 P ace sue I a ceiling on muntty feed mills rather than knu.ckle The National Oo-operattve Milk Pro- ducers Assn. Charles Figy of Adrian represented th Mich.. wa~es.., . . to a labor union demand that the ducers' Federation, realizing the need Seed Alfalfa as Usual ext ed The away July 16. board' confirmed the nomina- IOU can t fix Pl ice on th products union should say who should work in for cold taots on ,this point, has been igan State Grange. of some of the people and let the rest the plant. Spring; C~mbination Best tdon by the Michigan Live Stock Ex- conducting a careful study to deter- change of i.t president, Frank Oberst Nine Points in Price Program o sky high. It isn't fair and just Mr. Babcock said his talk was 1 ._ mine, in dollars and cents, just what Pasture This Year of Breckenridge to won't work . ly recommendations for farmers nei ande The emergency farm meeting, call d by th farmers do get out of oleomargarine. ucceed John 0'- PARIT¥ THE BASIS farm co-ops to think about. .His sug- During the calendar year 1940 the Since the Michigan State College ;;vrealey of Hudson Co-operative Milk Producers F'ed ratio , The American Farm Bureau scored gestions: Federation estimates the cash income Farm Crops Dep't has been successful as director repre- another vtctory when it sold Leon 1. Farmers hould make them- farmers could attr-ibute to oleomar- in sowing brome gras seed mixed with senting the Exch- point program regarding farm prices. h nin oi Henderson, go rum nt price admin- selve more self-reliant. While we garine as follows: seed wheat or seed ry , no doubt many ange. Mr. O'Mealey summarized on this page, and are presented in full a p g istrator, on tile idea of putting are doing less and less of our own Farm Products Used in Oleomargarine Michigan farmers will try it thi fall resigned. He is sec- retary of the Ex- four. on a price c iling on farm painting, repairing, building, etc., and Cottonseed oil $3,830,000 and get their 1942 alf Ifa-brome grass produ of no I than 11 getting I . per hour for milking cows; Soybean oil 2,962,000 field under way. Th y will sow altal change. r. Ober t "We consider the present methods used by gov.. pel' cent of parity. This ha been in- the people we hire to do these other Peanut oil . 59,000 fa in the usual manner next spring. is a ~'ife member eluded III Hendel' on' price-fixing bill. things take more and more per hour. Corn oil 13,000 The College farm crop dep't says of the Farm Bu- ernment to determine parity are antiquated nd r u it TIle argum nt tu t nothing hould be 2. Farmers should think about re- Beef products 644,{)00 that it is not as easy to sow brome reau. He was a to meet the present needs of farmers," the me tin olved. done .to check arm prices until they stocking their local communities with Hog products 178,000 seed with wheat as it is with oats, leader in the re- are 10 per cent abo e parity is a farm industries. "tVe were proud, he Dai:ryproducts 183,000 but it works. Sow about 7 lbs. of building of Mich- "We resent the conception that what an American f rm r h d valid one, becau e 0 much of the time said, of our 3,000,000 feed mill an., brome seed per acre. The long dry spell thi summer MRRI< WESr8RO()~ igans beet sugar 10 years before the World War is good enough fo i i prices have been under parity, and had another big one on paper. We are $7,869,000 industry on a co-operative basis be- 1941". The delegates demanded a formula for p ri y which unless allowed to go abo e parity now decentralizing for protection against demonstrated once more the remark- and then there would be 110 chance many present day hazards to our busi- This summary statement is ibased able advantages of a mixture of alfal- tween the manufacturer and the pro- on detailed calculations for each pro- fa and smooth brome grass. ducers. would directly relate agricultural prices to indu tri 1 wage of getting a parity average. ness. Our farmers have approved al- duct and the methods used in such Native pastures furnished little or tihe producers. put over rates. The particular merit of parity is mo t unanimously. Farm Bureau directors even th closing down of creamer io . that it keeps pac ith the prices of 3. Farmers need to think about im- computat.ions were deemed as "reason- no green feed, but the atralta-brome Rap Proposed Tariff Loopholes other products. If a price law were to proving our handling of farm labor able" by disinterested persons ex- mixture continued to provide an the selection ()If a succe or to 1.he The delegates demand d the remov- The Doughten tariff bill now pend- al of the Consumers Counsel division put parity a the average of farm and workers in co-ops. For our own perienced in this type of work. abundance of green material in spite directorship held by Mr. Begick until In exchange f.er this $7,86,9,000 of the hot dry weather. the annual uneetdng oif the board of ing in Congress was vigorously oppos- from the U. S. Departm nt of Agri- product price', it would m an a price, protection we must secure and keep ed by the emergency meeting. The culture as an agency unfriendly farmers got out of oleomargarine, delegates, ov. 12-13. to for example, of around $9.~0 for hogs good men. We should work out sys- bill was described as particularly in- President Reid announced the re 0- farmers. on farms for the country as a whole. terns for sharing profits in the good they helped injure their market for But such a law would not nail down years. $9.30 as a p rmanent price. If taxes, 4. Farmers must deal with organ- dollars' more than one and one half billion Among the worth of tangible farm products. sources of cash TEN MILLIO 8 lutions committee for the coming an- jurious to producers who depend al- nual meeting: Dan Reid Shelby, chairman; Waldo ket. most entirely upon the domestic mar- ltf it is enacted they will face FARM L;EAD interest, prices of fertilizer, ery, clothes, machin- ized capital and organized labor. We etc., rose, the parity should be determined to sit in on ev- price would rise too. Parity for hogs ery movement that affects us and lhave rine were: 'farm income injured by oleomarga- TO MICHIGA I Plhillti , Decatur; Adrian; I~l • Ray Neikirk, Lloyd Rue ink, ccmpetttion from the low-wage, cheap- t. Loui ; land areas of South America, China, and Africa. The Doughten bill would 9 POI T POLl 'Mrs. Hal Conkey, CasevUle; Dea is that price which will permit a farm- our' say. We have 'done well in meet- er to buy as much with 100 pounds of ing organized capital in the farm sup- (Butter Cash Farm Income in 1940 $ 42-6,374,000 AAA PAY Steffey, zel, oruh Coldwater; Street. Raymond Wur- permit duty free importation fense necessities, and would nullify of de- ON FARM RI hogs as he could buy with 100 pounds plies business because today 40% farm Other dairy products 1,100,328,000 This is a summary of the nine point 82,080,000 Expect Parity Payments for The Farm Bureau and Services all laws to the contrary. in the period, 1910-H. supplies is sold through farm co-ops. Lard board approved operating Ibudget statement of policy made by 500 With parity set as the farm price, We have to convince labor that farm- Vegetable IShortening.... 37,220,000 1941 to Exceed Those fa I'm leaders from 30 states at Chi- for the year ending Augu t 31, 1942, farmers would get a rats if anyone ers have the right to select the men Cottonseed feed sold as cago, August 18-19 as 15ugge ttons to else broke thru and hog prices, for who shall work for us. dairy feed . 17,384,000 For 1940 and endoi ed e resolutions of farm Farm Bureau Board ougress and th U. S. Dep't of Agri- pol icy adopted by farm glroups at Ohi- example, would go up accordingly. 5. Farmers because of their post- Soybean feed sold as OK's Chicago Meeti g culture with respect to 1 gislatlon at- And this would happen with all farm tion as the least managed group in dairy feed . 11,458,000 Michigan farmers vill draw about cago ug. 1 -19. f cting farm prices and agrtcultural $10,000,000 thi year for co-op rating The board of directors of the products. . the United States are the logical cus- Michigan State Farm Bureau t~ riffs: In fact, the Secretary of Agriculture todians of our republican form of gov- TOTAlL $1,674,844,000 in soil-building practice and planting 1. Opposition to legi latlon design- is bound (und r orders from Congress ernment. at the request of the Farm Bureau) questions: The trend today raises two It is an interesting fact that even within allotments, according to Mau- How much power shall we in tbe ~l11Portant cotton states the rice A. Doan, chairman of the Mlch- and its cash income farmers ca,n attribute to igan AAA. FAR BU EAU meeting at Lansing September 4 endorsed the resolutions of farm policy adopted by National Co- ed to fr czo pric s 011 farm com- modities. 2. Opposition to the Doughton tar- to make govel'l1ment foodstuffs at parity prices. purchases sult farmers can s on expect a re- Exchange Officers of urrender to government As a re- agencies? How shall we get ilt 'back'? oleomargarine compared with is insignifioont the when The' total is slightly higher than in income from 1940 and is based on the number of DEL S G MO operative Milk Producers Feder- ation and many other farm or- ganizations at Chicago Aug. 18- iff bill which would 1> rmlt suspension of import duties on foreign meats and vision upwards in the prices govern- ment will pay for such items as it elected as follows: has asked farmers to produce in New officers and directors President, Milton Burkholder were sources adversely effected ,by the sale farmers who joined the federal farm of of this substitute product. .program as of May 1. plus program changes made since that da e to per- OR EXTE SIO 19. , livestock. 3. Condemnation of pro osed treaty with Argentina as a lid vice to weak- greater quantity. Hearings are being Marlette; vice president, Waldo E. mit farmer participation in the Congress Eases Penalty for R tification of the sanitary conven- en sanitary protection" against di- held in Congress for the purpose of Phillips of Decatur; secretary-treas- PIO EERED HIGH "food for defense" drive. Doan said farmer would receive Overplanting; Acts on tion with Argentina by the U. S. Sen- seased livestock. 4. Approval of a propo d per- examining the whole parity formula urer, Frank Gilmore of Parma; direc- ate, and any agreement permitting and bringing it up to date. The Farm tors, H. H. Sandford of Battle Creek, COMPRESSIO $6,880,544 for soil building efforts this year, as compared to 6,008,802 in Stamp Plan importation of meats from disease- manent system of sanitary inspection Bureau, the Grange nd the Co-opera- George McCalla of Ypsilanti, E. W. infected areas of Argentina, in the for imports of animals and t11 11'prod- tive Council are orking together in Irwin of Saginaw, Delbert Protzman TRACTOR MOTO 1940, on the basis of the lay 1 report which shows 71 pel' cent of the farm- Increases in Federal appropriations forthcoming U. S.-Argentine trade ucts. presenting their viewpoints at these of Elkton, Andrew G. Lohman of Ham- favored b~ the Farm Bureau and ac- treaty, received the censure of the 5. Opposition to government en- ers aligned to co-operate with the couragement to produe 1'8 ot "syn- hearing!:). ilton, and M. H. Wallace of Coldwater. Clarence Dauberman member of cepted by Congress include an in- delegates. They gave complete en- government. TROUBLE the Kane County Farm Bureau of crease of $352,000 for extension work dorsement, on the other hand, to the Uletic foods as compared to natur 1 Total for parity payments for 1941 Chris Lodtng, president of the Farm. Illinois i the man who built the first by agricultural colleges and an in- Andresen bill in Congress which seeks products," particularly of 01 omar a- cannot be computed as yet, but indi- rine as a substitute tor butt 1'. Bureau managed Greenville Co-op Nazis Wipe out 11,000 high compression gasoline motor for cations are they will run hiaher than crease of $63,708 to State experiment to set up a permanent system of san i- 6. A request for gov rnment ac- Association, found his horse mired in a farm tractor. la t year when wheat parity payments stations, tary inspection and control over live- a swamp. Rushing to the co-op, Mr. Co-ops in Germany The Farm Bureau and representa- The agricultural appropriation bill stock, meats and dairy products im- tion to avert threaten in mil nd totaled 860,551. corn payments Loding secured the help of Manager Eleven thousand co-op stores that tives of the farm machinery and pe- $342,301 and sugar beet payment provides 500,000,000 for the soil con- ported from foreign countries in which cream shortages tj!rough "uncooi di- nated efforts to supply dry milk soh s. Brownlee and other employees. They were once an important part of the troleum industries honored Mr. Dau- $1,938,827. . ervation program and $212,200,000 hoot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, evaporated milk and ch 8 in I rg took a Co-op tractor to the scene and co-op movement were wiped out with berman at his farm home July 31. for parity payments. Parity pay- and other livestock diseases cornmun- Program changes made under the quantities to Britain an alli s." PUlled the animal out of the muck. In one blitz stroke in Germany in March They erected a bronze plaque on the food for defen e program, Doan said, ments due the individual farmer will icable to both animals and humans 7. A demand for r moval 0 the a COuple of days the horse was fully of this year. A decree issued by the lawn to commemorate the achieve- gave special consideration to growers be reduced 10 per cent for each one exist. per cent by which he overplants his Censure Dep't of Agriculture consumers' couns J in th d partment r Covered from his e perience and ap- Min i tel' for ational Economy in ment. of corn, beans and commercial vege- even years ago Mr. Dauberman allotment. Heretofore, farmers who of agriculture on grounds ULt it i Parently none the worse for it. Germany, Dr. Funk, with the aid of tables. Oleomargarine should be sold on its unfriendly to the in r ·ts of a ri ul- In ureltus Town hip, Ingham Dr. Ley, leader of the German Labor rebuilt the motor of a 9 year old overplanted payments. have forfeited all parity own merits, and not permitted to con- tnre. COunty, 13 HoI teins were found Front, -transferred all the property and tractor into a htxh compression job. Another important victory came tain either coloring and flavoring mat- mired in quicksand on the Freshour funds of consumers' co-operative 0- The increa ed efficiency the tractor in his farm work attracted he got from 200 Attend when the house of representatives tel' causing it to resemble butter, the representation 8. Advocacy of gre' J agrlr'ultUJ ill governm Jl • nd 1 and on farm. neighbor saw the' eiettes to the Labor Front on the first meeting voted. A specific program of animals mired to their necks in a of March. attention and led to the great develop- Cass Picnic agreed to provid e an appropr'iatlon tive efforts to obtain fa I m parity. ment of high compression motors for of $25,000,000 for surplus crop disposal legislation was sugge ted to protect 9. Sympathetic pre 11 on II wly dredged out marl bed. He early tJwohundred Farm Bureau in the relief bill. While the amount dairy farmers. tractor in the years that followed. Activities of the De- faI~ problems to th Am rlca pu notified Harry Fre hour. ritil the people attended the annual Ca s Coun- provided is les than the amount partment of Agriculture in promoting Earl C. iSmith, president of the to obtain support for ~ ric i ur . dredge work wa done the creek had Grant Community Pulls Illinois Agr'l Ass'n, made the presen- ty Farm Bureau picnic held at the originally requested, it is an import- oleomargarine as a butter substitute a hard bottom. ttempts to free the Cassopolis Fair-grounds on Augu t 9. ant victory in principle as it estab- were strenuously opposed, as were the animals were at flrst in vain. Mr. 126,000 'Rayweeds tation address. Others who spoke were Sydney McCallister of the In- 'I'he program included sport and a Iishes the principle that the Stamp activities of the Food and Drug Ad- :B'reshour realized t at only the dredge The community df Gran1t in Neway- ternational Harvester Co., Robert M, bounteous picnic IU11eh. The County Plan should be financed, at lea t in minist~'ati~n f?r "l11.isuses of power" in could save the animals. He started go county ha an annual rag,weedpull- Gaylord, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau furnished free lemon- part. from the relief bill instead of promu gating 'unwise and unworkable for Mason to have the drain commis- ing contest. This year 22 ,contegtants 1anufacturer ' As 'n, George Kreiger ade and ice cream. all being charged to agriculture. 'standards of identity for natural sion r townsh~p won regi tcred EVE Editorial and gener 1 OffiCCil, 221 Nor th Cedar St., osto Ice Box 960. Telephone, Lansing Lansing, 21-271. Michigan. Yes, Cinthy, menfolks have their faUlts, as YOU will quite agree. Rerfection IS a rare estate and one we seldom see, And I were falso to all my sex were I to m ke the claim along they northern the Lake Michigan reached pen in ula. Rapid River shore until Holstein in the Then they trav- t.wp., and George .Lawrence calf. Leuenberger of Thomas YOU G EI R U GR N . . . . . . Editor and Basinesa Manager That Hiram is a paragon because I bear his name. For Hiram snores; that's What he does; and What I mean to say eled northward Itt-Ki-Pi Springs, and vi ited the Kitch- muth were fir t and socoud in the old which are 250 feet time Lyling of ,bundles of ,grain. Geyer of Frank Many n- MA in length, 150 feet in width and 40 Subscription 25 cents per year; 4 YE:ars lor $1, in advance. He really goes to market in a large and raucous way. I do not mean that now and then he breathe a trifle deep; feet deep to the sand. The water look- I mean he snores like all.git.out whenever he's asleep! ed a brilliant green and the group Here's cheap Does well to store BOme. 0.9 agreed that is was one of the most thing as he goes along , .. Sometimes it takes me half an hour when I retire to bed beautiful and unusual spots they had To sort of post the day's account and plan the day ahead. for himself, and, for the ever visited. Camp Shaw, the State Not so with Hiram; he climbs in so tired his feet don't track 4-H Camp at Chatham, was the' next family he e pects to have And in five minutes hc's asleep-and right flat on his back. stop. Sunday evening the travelers ... and for that older man enjoyed a picnic supper on the shore He breathes quite ste dy like a whale for twenty breaths or more, whom me day he will But as his tonsils get relaxed and start to dangle lower of Lake Superior near Au Train. A gentle flllttering sound comes on and waxes breath by br~ath Monday the party took a seventeen recognize as himself. Until a sharp explosive snort Just scares me half to death. mile boat trip from Munising out to See Your State Farm Mutual the Pictured Rocks. A bad storm Agent. Write our State 01- I prod him with my elbow, then, as richly he deserves, I plead with him in wifely tones to spare my tortured nerves. came up and they became thoroughly drenched but it didn't dampen their / I I\ \ fice fo~ insurance information So then he turns upon his side-still wrapped in slumber deep- And night is gentle night again-and I drop off to sleep. enthusiasm and they all agreed that for a house left deserted STATE FARM LIFE the ride was fun, although It was Then, as I softly drift away upon a downy cloud, shortened one mile because of the IN THE VE ING INSURANCE 00. H rolls upon his back again and gargles long and loud. storm. When you go out for the even- Bloomington, Illinois His palate rattles in his throat. His nostrils twitch around Tuesday they saw the falls of the ing, leave a light turned on. A As from his open mouth he spills an avalanche of sound. Tahquamenon River, the Lower Falls 4O.watt lamp costs less than MICHIGAN S:rATE FARM one cent for six hours. For in the forenoon and a five mile hiko hclpful suggestions about your BUREAU So thus for hours he carries on, with Whistles, clucks and groans, to the Upper Falls in the afternoon. home lighting, call any Consum- With var-ious startling pig-like grunts; with hideous walrus tones, ers Power, Company office. No State Agent, Lansing The last night of the trip the mem- charge. Yet all the while he's sound asleep, While I in torment toss And count ten thousand frisking sheep-his profit and my loss. bers stayed at Sault Ste. Marie where some ot them enjoyed some ice skat- Now, Cinthy, I'm a patient soul, but flesh can only bear So much, and if I strangle him some night sleeping there ing that night on the huge inside rink at ice stadium there. IF' A YONE IS INJURED · You'll know when I am put away and all our lives are wrecked Wednesday morning the party visit- That Marthy cracked beneath the strain of too much sound effect. ed the Locks and watched freighters going through the 'Locks. the group left the Soo About 9;30 I YOU CAR ••• The A sociated Women that morning for the return St. Ignace, trip home by way of Traverse City and Grand • A new kind of Automobile Insurance now pro. tects your fellow passengers should they be in;' sf the Rapids. jured while you are driving your car! tate Farm This is the second year that the Mutual's new Medical Payment Coverage now American Farm Bureau Branch has conducted County ment of some of its members Rural Youth Bureaus a trip for the enjoy- who can pays medical and hospital expenses (up to 500 a person) regardless of whether you are re pon, Mr •. Pearl E. Myu., Director lor Michigan spare the time and a little cash to go. sible for the accident or n t. The cost is nomina]; Let me give you full details. TIME YET TO ENTER ana Oountv Farm Bureau was organ- Last year the trip was through six ASSOCIATED WOMEN'S CONTESTS ized Aug. 21 at the home of Mrs. Helen of the eastern states and Washington, State Farm Insurance Companies There is time yet to enter one or Gilliland. The group's first project D. C. Miss Norma Streeter, the coun- of Bloomington, Illinois more of the educational contests spon- is a women's chorus. Rehearsals start ty home extension agent, was the con- sored by the ssociated Women of soon. Irs. H. Henrickson and Mrs. ductor of this years trip. Those who the Farm Bureau in Michigan for the Frank Blohm are working on a con- went: Wilma Tase, Cailierine Pierce, There is increasing interest in the proposal to make year ending with the State Farm Bur- stitution which will be considered at Grace Moore, Mildred Honeywell, Ed- available to farmers on a voluntary basis the retirement eau annual meeting ov. 13 and 14. the meeting Sept. 18 at the home 01' na Eggleston, John Sherman, Maurice Winners will be determined at the Mrs. Charles 'Schmieding. Other pro- Arnts, 'Raymond Young, Frank Honey- benefits and insurance benefits of the fede al social Associated Women's meeting at State jects are under consideration. Officers well, Wilmot McDowell, and Sheldon security program. The idea is gaining friends whose sup.. College Wednesday, ov. 12. are: President, Mrs. J. H. Birdsall; Dunks. Marvin Logerquist and Wil- Public Speaking secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Helen lis Streeter accompanied the group on port carries considerable weight. Among them, we "Education in the Home for Olvic Gilliland; publi ity chairman, Mrs. F. part of the trip. Responsibilities" is the topic for the F. Dunham. understand, is Mr. Morgenthau, secretary of the treas.. nation-wide speaking contest of the ury. Associated Women of the merican BANANA BREAD 4,000 Attend Farm Bureau. Michigan entrants will 1 Cup mga.r Tri.,lCounty Picnic At present the social s curity program is limited to people who are on payrolls of business entetprises other compete in district win there will compete finals. in the finals 1 tsp. soda lh cup shortenin Those who 3 ma shed bananas 4,000 members and f,riends of the with at State College ov. 12. The state 22 beaten tablespoon sour milk Bay, 'Saginaw and Tuscola County th n far i g and c r ai oth r e terprises. Participa .. ~an:Wion will represent Michigan at ~ cup chopped eggs u~ Farm picnic 'Bureaus at Wegner's attended gnove the annual north of Bure . tion is compulsory for wage earners and for salaried em.. the national finals preceding the 2 cups flour, alt Method: ,. eh' ll'mall . of Herkey Clarence R f01'111of local ().roganization resolutions . nO t a mean of ,protecting and the second annual LlV1Dg~ton JU11lOr UTICA Farm Bureau Senices, Inc. • Lansing in greater number th'an in Oetters from ~ co.. rT as . .liberties and freedom Farm Bureau bo~t c 'cursl n reports Harvey Jack VAN DYKE Ie t01ll1 o OUI . d the even t as bemg lUost 'ucce' ful Alterm tt Joseph Jr when the war emergency IS ~s.e . with tickets bing sold to 310 p }' ons. MAN ISTEE COUNTY KTI Daily at 12:15oP. M. AIIO The chief .burd n of accompllshlllg The Put-in-Bay teamer wa chart r d COPEMISH thi wUl re t in the heart and minds for this year's excurSion, Ulaking the Lehto E R of the :young people in Junior groups l1-11our, 120 mile round trip to Put- MANISTEE FREE • • • complete instructions, plans and details like your own. Your re pon ibilHy in-Bay Island, Ohio, Thur day, Au ust Johnson Russell N d hy the Ford Dealers for keeping the Junior Farm Bureau 21. Three hoUl's were pellt on the MASQ COUNTY co CRETE barn floor Listen to the Farm Market Re~rt~{,y Sf~:6~~~ Frid Y at 12:15 P. M. as a genuine agenoy for freedom and island picnicking, vi 'iting he P rry i everywhere recog- SCOTTVILLE ot Michigan" ea 'h market day, on a KUo- demooracy i a grellit one with cor- monument and the CaY , bicycling, Balash Gust nized a essential to profit- Kilo- Station Location cyel s re pondingly great opP'Ol'tunit'ie . and l·ollerskating. Iemb rs from FREESOIL able dairy operation. Means Lo~atlon Battle Creek eyci S 1400 WOOD WBCM Grand Rapid. Bay City 1300 1440 neighboring Junior Farm Bur aus Maynard Arthur n althier cows. Easy to Jackson 1450 M Lansing 1240 were present, as was Keith T nne' of MON ROE COUNTY clean and disinfect. Doesn't Flint 910 WJI 0 t °t 1270 W H LS Port Huron 1450 WXYZ e rOI dl st tlon Ma OD, Oceana and the membership depal'tm 1 t of the Bulcke Leon MoNROE absorb odors. Wear-proof, M·am tee Con f erence Earl markets at 6:40 A. M., over Michigan., tate College Ra 0 a tate Farm Bureau. rrwo bU se weI' CARLETON fire-proof, rot-proof; vel'- WKAH. YSuppued bY the Michigan Live t tock l,!;xchange. farmer owned and con ro t lied . chartered from Fowlervill , How Il, Wagjlr Laurence min-proof-inexpensive and ThA 1\fichi~an Ltv*, Stoelc Exchange s aVices' Farm Burea'u group of Mason, and Brighton. NEWAYGO COUNTY easy to build. organization-oft ring j'OU the following ser . , d B ff 10 terminal Oceana and :\lanistee ounti met Elev n young peopl Concrete is the permanent, . in DetrOit an u a t HESPERIA SELLING-Commission sales servIces tJona Can furni h at cos with alII f deral fal m agencies. county ston county who attend d tl Bird W C markot. Feeders through plus a reasonu.bl FINANCING-4Yzo/. handling charge a natlonaln co~~:; of ieeding cattle and lambs. 01 bl gr _ for feedmg opera lOns t' they pur 'hase their tee ers. of worthY d agr'l agent, agr'l ~ligh ohool teaoq.- er and new paper repre entatives at Woods Frances camp Clark, are rdi lary Love. Marjorie Richards NORTHWESTERN , BEULAH MICHIGAN r------ Paste coupon on a postal card and mail IlJdar----- money aval a e h feeders who have feed, regardle::ls of were Summit twp. park. .la on county, at ash, Glendon Hoisington, rza Clark, Brooks Edward Jr I P 0 R T LA DeE E I Secretary's Office the call of the Farm Bureau to di - Willis Duncan, Harold Rob Cha]'l' TRAVERSE CITY I Dept. 9-5,Old Tower Bldg.,Lansi ,Mic. UVESTOCK EXCH GE Hudson, Miohigan Cll and co-ordin'ate their work for Latson, Chester Clark. and ill Cronk- Harris Richard I Pleasesend me literature 00 subjects check Yunker H W II President; J. H. o'Mealey, Secretary &. Treuureri the apvan ement of farming. Pre i- rite. Name .•• - •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Frank Oberst, George J. Boutell, Manager OAKLAND COUNTY dent Clarence J. R id ()If the State A regular bu ine - me ling wa.; I Addrtss ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••.•••• ., ••.•••••.••••••••. .,••• STOCK TO US AT F.a.lm Bureau urged the benefit of the 11 Id at the home of Rob rt Smith ROYAL OAK Producers Co-op Ass'n Horkey Clarence R I farmer' co-op rative movement. neal' Fowlprville, Tuesday evening. I East Buffalo, N. Y. OCEANA COUNTY 100 were present. 'V ley Hawle September 2. amp 1 Jlor and tll I NEW ERA presided. boat trip report were major eVents Bruening Joe ti 6, 1941 want to get out of doing ju t as much for hens, with orn, OR t s, and wheat o ur a we po ibly carr: dt is with the in hopper oonttnuouslr- . VI 'holding of offices. _ O' people want "George" to do dt. But let' not hirk our respon ibilities. Let' try to 4th-Garruthers 1,000-acl'e farm, Began Wl ers quite a [eow years ago. ,al· m. F Bancroft. ith 300 lay- ow has in • build our community and build our- 11 000 birds. Largest poultry, farm, utiity selve at the same time. Twelve meet- :. and i remodellmg two Group :Mlclugan, ,,' d affair to ing a year i a very Iimdted time to barns into multI-stOlle 11' ' _ make the most out of being a chair- carry 9,'000 more 1a) e 1'S. Pu ts cu)11 S ke r 1ll man, a secretary, a di cu ion leader, Observer for Farm Bureau . ns for ale on market. . a e etc. You have ltwelve month to pre- Describes Farms and to tin ca a profft this way. I s a Federal-State uys good light all IV ning for ackground Material for Discussion in September ~ng the past few decades, we have lost pare and learn all yOU can about your. egO" grading station. many valuable associations. The off ice with twelve practice !periods in Good Ideas b Old practices make Pay a they go. d im- your 200 Community Farm Bureau Groups spelling fbee and the song fe t made which to demonstrate. Your Com- By R. H. /"DDY the money for enlargement ~n t their exits with the entrance of the munity Farm Bureaus are training provements. 3, 000-ess capacttr hohat- es automobHe and the movie theater. schoolsamd are conn-louting much to Farm Bureau Serctees Eeett Den'! ch ry. Ha own feed mixer, and p. corn organized agnicultur-s, Everyone who attended the plen- The combine and -the powered to build a little elevator to stoi o, didly planned poultry tour put on this Where eyes wo.'t< hard, make pickers Ihave done away with the old Individuals &. Communities Benefit O'l'ind, mix, etc. seeing easy WIth the right threshing gang and the husking bee . I wi h I could take you over the umrner by the State ollege Poultry amount of soft, comfortable b p. J ably the most practical lar~o 'I'hese gatherings did a great deal to State wdth me to ee the changes Department, Ilied Poultry Indus- 10) '11 ee 'rIllS light. Why not MEA URE the cale operator any of us Wl s . . d lighting in your home? Call any mold idea and develop community which ,have 'been brought about in tries, and Michigan Poultry Improve- Consumers Power Company of- is no millionaire's set-up, UPPOlto They were designed for com- c rtain communj,ti~s due to an aotive ment Association, voted it most sue- fice. No charge. pr ide. (Continued on page 4.) ce sful. m unity service and exemplified the Community Farm Bureau program. true spirit of nelghborlmess. The people have a di terent outlook From the big lLano Research Farm Today we are ,beginn,ing .to realize a different attitude; they have wit- to Art Wel ' little place near Sag- inaw, where 550 layer are kept; from that we have allowed 'the enachine age ne sed abilities within themselves Carruther Farm, the large t poultry \ a tYOU to carry us ItOO tar from QUI' homes. that ,they never knew they ,posse ed. More and more people are beginning Confidence has !been bui1t. Commun- farm in Michigan, to the Ousterhout Hatchery at .Sterlfng-e-every place to /find ahat omething ha ,been lack- ity pride e tabltshed. eighsborliness restored. had a tory and a Ie son of interest ing durdng Ithe ,past several year. 'Dhey are formulating ni.ng town meetings, ion groups, and getting forums, starting plan- discus- acquainted in I wish you could witne s the change and value. certaan inddviduals who ,have given much to community 'Work. Per ons 11'11"\511 ••..• with home people. They are 'begin- who were quiet and unnoticed, but ning to talk about OUR problems and when 'given a job, they went ahead are not '].'las ing them off as THEIR problems. And out of thi think! g (Will develop our reoreation type of accepted and did their 'best. Their ideas were them confidence center, our school program, our com- job just 'that much harder. Later on by the group. This gave to truckle .the next o"YOU munity project and the preservatton I read, in 'the minutes, where they of OUR Annerdean way of loife as have been selected as chainman of a designed by our Iorefathers. committee; they become chadrman of You. farm ,people, who ihave been their group-then sel oted as ddscus- • Every farmer is- invited to forward apeeds a r Yef , sion leader. 1t isn't long until Itheir come in and ask about the new pulls two plows: eu at cmcl working 'wi'th your local Community plants 4 rows: 20" clearcmc , Cletrac Crawler Model H. Farm Bureau groups Ihavebeen con- names appear as Coun ty Farm Bureau sure qrippinq crawler tracD:com_ tributlng much in getting people to .board members. For the first time in tractor history. you can qet a crawler plete visibility for th ope raton see those problems which are facing Improving community organiza- low cost: easy serviciD9-notlaing at a' price comparable with a them ftoday. It ,is a Mg tep forward tions can not be accomplished 'by one rubber tired wheel tractor. This has been overlooked. when people realize 'the problems man alone. Bu t it can be olved Dew Cletrac Mogel H has every- Just come in-look over Mottel H- which are facing tnem. It is another 'through 'the eo-operation or com- thing you want. in a crawler- and ask us to deliver ODefor you big step to get people to analyze their munity minded persons. The Com- the choice of two tread widths- to tryout in your own fields 1JI any Must Protect the Fruits of Our Labor problems arter 'they have become ap- munity Farm 'Bureau ds a medium 42-iDch and 68-inch; four cylinder way you please. Then you be the parent. The Ibi'ggest ten of ald is to through .which community minded h1qh compression enCJine: three judqe-could any!hlA9 ~ 'c:dI'er? By KEITH A. TAN ER meantime, what has happened to the get people 'to figure out a solution to farm .people 'Can 'work to improve lthe Membership Relations and E(luc:ation meaning of a community? iRecall the tho e problems atflter the first two economic status of farming, to irn- prov their community and them- FOREWORD: REMEMBER SEP- change which have had to be made steps have been completed. RH.ADDY selves. A little resume at' the trip may TEMBEtR 'has been our slogan. We do ,in people's thinking from the days of The Community Farm Bureau not toot Ihorns, ring bells, throw con- the oxen to Iblle days of hor es, then Your Community Farm Bureau is prove of interest. If we blow our own fetti or tay up late to u her in this to automohilas and now the airplanes. designed upon the assumption that WKAR ound Table horn-remember that no one Will if ew Year ror the ommunity Farm Each hour cu t from transportation, farm people can do much in accom- Of h A. we don't-we are at the same time Bur au; but j.t i a day to be remem- every minute from communtcatdon plishing .the above. Farm people are t e Ir blowing it for most of you as well. b red in ftheannals of organized agri- ha made it imprint and brought its logical in their ,thinking, eonstructdve This weekly program resumes Sep- Looking for Best Methods ulture. The Community Farm Bur- changes upon our community. in their desires and have the welfare tember 8 and corutinues each Monday 1st-The Larro 'Research Farm is eau is a trainin school in the pr.in- The telephone 'has brought people of others constantly in mind. These thereafter from 1 to 1: 30 p. m. in- a wonderful place-Iarge-thorough- ciptes of democracy. 1t not only "or- in the neighbor ing towns as close charactaristdcs are very much in need stead of 1: 30 to 2: 00 p. m. ly eqUipped-ably managed, and do- ganizes people 'to talk about thebr Ito -u as the man next door. The during ihis 'Period of strife and tur- 'Dheme for September: Improving ing excellent research work. problem", it developes new leaders radio makes the ew York, Detroit, moil. Community Organizations. Sixty-eight buildings on 35 acres of ach year, acquaints its memhers with or Ohicago entertainment more ac- One man alone can not accomplish Sept. 8~Factors l'it weio'ht of "ruin. car owners are benefiting from this STATE FARM MUTUAL 'rhcrc" another profit from fertilizer in the lllcrea,'ed yield of the conomical more-for- your-money o AUTO INS. AGENT hay crop that follow,' the wI1 >at. ~ ~~" ..., method of buying protection f~r them elves and families. Investl- Igate today-no obliaation. Stat. 'ann Insurance Companl of lloomlngton,lIIinoil 2-12-6 WE HAVE . THE 3-18-9 LEADING WHEAT FERTILIZERS 2-16-8 4-16-4 0-20-0 0-20.20 Buy at Form Burpou Stores and Co-op Ass'n) DRIVE SAFELY and CARRY INSURANCE 0-12-12 THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS BUY AT FARM BUREAU STORES and co-OP ASS'NS