IF IT'S HELP YOU NEED, HELP OTHERS AND SUOCEED T Vol. XX, No. 1 SATURDAY, JA 20th Year Farm Bureau Pledges 11 Nation Food in Plenty PROVIDES YOUR FAMILY WITH FARM 1 1/3 cents won't buy a lead pen- BUREAU MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP SERVICE 11/3 cents won't buy a newspaper. But I Challenges Indusrty and Labor to Match Work cil. But that sum per day in Farm in terms of daily Farm Bureau dues, embe of 45 Co nty Farm I Bureau dues is responsible for a that's why you no longer pay 3% sales With Agriculture; Says Parity Price Farm Bureau rural electrification tax on seeds, feeds, fertilizers, ma- Story of Organizatio P chinery and farm supplies for agri- 'Relationship Must Continue plan that has brought free electric cultural production. We convinced the Future Aims to heir lines and low cost electric service to 60,000 farm homes since Jan. 1, 1936. courts and legislature such purchases The American F'arm B-ureau Federation has pledged the are for resale and should be exempt. 500,000 Farm Bureau families in 41 state holl nd 1 1/3 cents won't buy two sticks of gum. nation a war time supply of food and fiber from American But it has protected Farm Bureau members 11/3 cents won't pay the postage on unreserv dly dedicated as an organiz tion t In mg farms that will meet every need. and all farmers from being swindled on a letter. But it does keep Farm this war. winter killing, unadapted foreign clover Bureau members represented every The American Farm Bureau wrote its war time program and alfalfa seeds. Once such seeds were day in the legislature and before They are al 0 wholly and r redly d dic t d tl at its annual meeting at Chicago the week of December 7 sold by the millions of pounds. The Farm Congress. principle that a stro g Farm Bureau organization nd un Bureau got the federal seed staining act while the United States was being thrust into war with Japan, in 1926 to stop it. 11/3 cents won't buy two cigarets. But the Farm Bur au program will mak f r f rm uni y nd only road tax you pay today is your gas Germany and Italy. 11/3 cents won't buy a bowl of corn tax and license plate. All users of all perity now and in the y ars t c m . flakes. But it is the daily cost per Sixty-six delegates from the Michigan State Farm Bur- member of building a Farm Bureau Michigan roads pay for them that way. F' rm Bureau inspir d parity price 1 gisla ion h b n that was important in drafting the Thank the Michigan State Farm Bureau eau were present. They were among the 3,000 representing membership for this program, started feral law inc M y 26, 1941. Th r suIt: Soil Conservation Act and fitting it nearly a half milli~n farm homes holding membership in the' to Michigan. The Act brings com- in 1921. For t e first time in 20 y rs f rm incom nd c t r pliance payments of nearly $15,000,- organization in 4 states. 000 annually to Michigan farmers. 1 1/3 cents won't buy a child's school a ba is of par' ty, making farm income nd purcha ing pow r tablet. But for several years your local Farmers Go All The Way 1 1/3 cents won't buy a half pint of school taxes have been a third to a half more n rly on a par as compar 0 th of I bor n motor oil. But 1 1/3 cents daily builds less than they were. Why? Farm Bureau The farmers of the American Farm Bureau Federation membership at I1/3 cents per day made industry. the Farm Bureau. Michigan is getting a strong organization to back the pledged themselves wholly and unreservedly to all-out par- 1,500 miles of federal farm to market Thatcher-Saur Act for $22,000,000 We should enjoy full parity with th m. ticipation in the struggle and the victory that must be won. roads from the general road funds of of state aid for schools. It is paid from The Farm Bur au n eds more memb rs. 4,263 additional the United States. The Farm Bureau the sales tax. They challenged industry and labor to match production with orked for that in Congress. families joined the Michigan State Farm Bur au in 1941. 11/3 cents won't buy a good razor blade. But agriculture in such a program. I 1/3 cents won't buy a scoop full you don't pay tuition any more for rural high Ten thou and more families hould be ome member in 1942. The Farm Bureau spoke pointedly in its resolutions re- of good coal. But it sent the Farm school pupils. A Farm Bureau plank in the Forty-five Michigan County Farm Bureaus ar goin to Bureau into Congress in 1933 to re- school aid act requires the State to pay rural garding farmers' insistence upon a square deal from other duce the interest rate on Federal conduct a Roll Call of all farmers in January, February nd Land Bank loans from 5 ~ % to high school tuition. It amounts to $2,000,000 groups in the matters of price controls and taxes. The Farm 3%%. Michigan farmers have been annually. March and invite th m to membership in this organiz I n. Bureau declared that principle of parity price relationships saving $461,000 a year. 1 1/3 cents is important money just the Farmers will be ask d to do many things in this w r. must be continued between agriculture, la or and industry. 1 1/3 cents won't buy a cigar. But on that same. It goes far toward buying the h y can nd will do a great deal individually in pr du mg items pictured. As daily Farm Bureau daily income per member the Farm Bureau Farms Need Skilled Help has worked effectively to increase farm dues it has built a Farm Bureau mer- food nd in contributing to the national effort. chandising service that makes and The nation was told that farm production requires a sup- income from the depression low of 1932. saves money for members. Use Farm Th y can and will make important contributions to th Bureau's guaranteed seeds, dairy and ply of skilled labor if adequate and efficient production is to The AAA, soil conservation and revalua- poultry feeds, high quality fertilizers, national effort and to their own welfare through their Farm tion of the gold content of the dollar were co-op tractors and machinery, sprays, oils and gasoline, long be maintained. Selective service officials were asked to give supported by the Farm Bureau. life fence, paint, roofing, and low cost insurance. Bureau organization. the same consideration to essential farm labor as is being They have many problems now. They may hav more In given to skilled industrial workers. - The Farm Bureau called for an immediate and continu- THERE A EM y THE va the months and years to come. THESE THINGS ARE YOURS ONLY SO LONG AS YOU FIGHT TO HOLD THEM. ISN'T IT WORTH Farmers Need the Farm Bureau ing moratorium on all work stoppages, strikes, or other in- 1 1/3 CENTS PER DAY TO PROTECT YOUR INDUSTRY? All Michigan farmers have need for a strong and s asoned dustrial strife for the duration of the war. The federation summarized its war time program in 12 Farrrr Prices, Farrn elp AFBF President· independent farm organization which has the facilities and resources to represent them, and to carry out a farm program resolutions which are presented on page 4 of this edition. President Clarence J. Reid of the Michigan State Farm Bur- and Labor Union Po icy that is written by the farmers of the state and nation. Farrners need and should have a membership in the Farm eau served on the AFBF resolutions committee. It was in ses- Farm Prices- May 26, 1941- President Roosevelt signed the Farm Bureau Bureau. ion for 65 hours. Nation's Leaders Address lieve farmers are entitled to wages in inspired bill to provide 5% of parity price loans on basic crop :- Therefore, several thousand members of Michigan County wheat, corn, cotton, rice, and tobacco. The loan valu togeth r with Farm Bureau line with non-agricultural wages; AAA benefit payments approximates 100% parity. Prices 1'0 e on all Farm Bureaus, are going to call on their neighbors and invite Leaders in Congress and in the and in addition, satisfactory net re- government came to the American turns on money wisely invested' in stocks of these crops. them to become embers. These men and women will be Farm Bureau meeting to ask for all- land, buildings, livestock and equip- July, 1941-Congress adopted amendments to the above act to working as volunteers, without pay. They are the officers, out production 'Of farm 'Commodities ment." extend 85% parity Ioans to live stock, dairy and poultry products in accordance with the needs of the "Recent legislation in prices," said includ d in the government's lend lease program. Farm prices rose directors and members of your County Farm Bureau. Your United States and its allies. They Congressman Cannon, "has been di- accordingly. neighbors. carne to advise the farmer what sup- rected at the farmer. All of the ad- September, 1941-The U. . Dep't of Agriculture guaranteed 5% port he could expect from the govern- ministrative measures have had a view of parity prices for two years on live stock, dairy and poultry products. What have we to offer i ment in rnatntadning a just economic of putting a ceiling over the farmer and other crops for which production increa es averaging 10% were Membership: We offer a membership in the Community, relationship with labor and industry. to limit his pr-ices and putting a. floor asked in our defense and lend lease program. Farmers were told that· while the under everybody else to support their County, State and American Farm Bureaus. Michigan has October, 1941-The Farm Bureau agree to price ceilings as a curb government is sympathetic and co- prices. We are willing {o make every t 2,000 members associated in 200 Community Farm Bureaus to inflation, provided that they are applied with equality to all, operative, the economic relationship sacrtrrce . . . but we'd like a little including agriculture, industry and the wages of labor. The Farm and 45 County Farm Bureaus. The American Farm Bur au of agr lculture now and after the war of the floor ,too. In the price bill Bureau said no ceiling should be established for farm prices as less is le.lrgellY.in their own hands. Farm- which has just passed the house, we has 500,000 members who see eye to eye on advancing the than 110% of parity in order to assure farmer pa.rity. ers, said the ,government speakers, find a piece of 'legislation directed must .have organization and spokesmen solely at agricul ture." best interests of agriculture. who can represent them properly to Farm Bureau Stands on Parity Farm Help other groups and ·before Congress. The Farm Bureau by resolution "Agricultural production cannot be maintained and most certainly £VWI1RD Ii. (j'NE~1- Public Relations: We offer complete state and nation Every speaker declared the Farm cannot be increased unless trained and skill d men are left on farms. .11'. 0' eal, president of the mer i- legislative services at Lansing and Washington. Also, Farm urged prompt enactment of price con- Bureau to be largely responsible ,for trol legtslaclon thet would control in- There are a call iderable number of necessary men to agricul ure, can Farm Bureau Federation since the par ity price Iegtslatton enacted by flationary prices and wages. It urged They cannot be replaced. We suggest that persons with ound judg- 1931, was re-elect d unanimously for Bureau working relations with other groups that are invalu- ment and complete familiarity with farm manag ment and present a fifth two year term at the 23rd an- able in advancing the program written for agricultur by Congress. that such legislation recognize the day operations be made available to elective service boards.t'-e-F'rcm nual convention at Chicago, Dec. 11. President's Message parity principle as 'between labor, in- "It lis ·heal~tening," said President dustry and agriculture, and that no Michigan State Farm Bureau Resolutions, ovemher 13, 1941. He is at Washington directing the farmers in th ir local and state Farm Bureaus. Roosevelt in a letter read to the con- price cebling be established for agri- "Present day farming requires experienced and skilled workers. Farm Bureau war time activities as Co-operative Busines Services: We offer farmer-owned vention," to know that American culture at less than 1100/0 of partty If adequate and efficient produ tion is to be maintained. it is essential set forth in the resolutions on page 4 farmers have produced and are pro- in order Ito guarantee a minimum of that all authortties charged with th administration of selectiv of this edition. He was a founder of and controlled seeds, feeds and general farm supplies, ser- ducing abundantly. Farmers set a parity. service give the same con ideration to essential farm labor as is the Alabama Farm Bur an. The vices. We offer marketing services for farm products through record or 19411. They are prepar ing Brand Describes British Food bing given to skilled industrial work rs."-Frol11 American Farm O' al farm is at Florence, Iabama, to produce even more abundanbly to Situation Bureau resolutions, Decemb r 11, 1941. At the convention Mr. 0' eal pre- Michigan farmer-owned farm commodity mark ting x- meet .the great needs of 1942. Not only Robert Brand, chief of the B\itish sent d th mer lean Farm Bureau's changes. We offer automobile and life insurance servic s. must they provide food for the United government' food mi sion to the Labor Union Policy III d::l for dtstlngut hed ervice to States; they must provide food for United States, thanked the American .,\ call upon labor to recognlz and to d al fairly with farmers _ mer ican agriculture to Senator John All of these Services were founded and are operated unde England and other nations resisting farmer for what he is doing for the organized co-operativ ly under officers of their own choosing ... and H. Bankhead of Alabama and Con- the direction of farm rs and for farm rs. aggression, and reserves of food for people of Britain. The food ituation to cease att mpts to impose the r quirem nt that organiz d farm rs gr ssman lar nce vl. annon of Mis- the future." is much better than it wa six month and their mployes must become 111 mbers of labor dominat d sour i, outstanding champion of agri- The Cost: $5.00 per year for a family memb rship, and Rush Sign-up-Wickard ago, said Mr. Brand. To the farmers organizations. We demand fr edom of the highways . nd Ire dom culture in ongr ss. .11'. (1' eal pre- . en ted the same award to Joseph L. the expectation that the m mber will take an activ p r i Secretary Claude Wickard of the who had [u t had a bountiful turk y of d livery at market' for agrl ulture and its 'O'Op rativ 8."-From U. S. Dep't of Agriculture asked .that dinner he aid of the main rat! ned Michiauu tat Farm Bur au r solutions, ovember 13. l!IH. Hill , d an of agr lculture at th Uni- his organization, for in no other way can he realize frorn hi farm sign-ups for production goals fOl foods in England: v rsity of Vermont since 1 9 , and 1942 be rushed. The goals •.•. re ·being "Each person gets 4 ounces of bacon "Farm rs challeng Amert an industry and m rican labor to still active in behalf of farm organ- orga ization what he has a right to expect from it. announce an immediat and continuing moratorium on all , ork stop- ization. re-examined to make sure they fit the a week and about 23 cent worth of pug . strik . or oth r indu trial trife for th duration. City or Lapeer Farm Bureau tore in Thui-sday evening, January 8, • t th new situation. Every farmer i a ked meat. This is about 1 lb. including to get the scrap metal off his farm the bone. I ee steak of about this "\ resent all efforts hy any industrial group which attempts order to he eligible to receive his Grand Blanc high rchool, Fr d Dr n- and into the junk dealers' yard. .,ize served tor one meal here. The fat to organize farm rs or farm labor, or which in any way int rfer Lapeer Farm Bureau shar or dividends, must he a member nan of Capac will speak to t 1 G n >. Bankhead and Cannon There ratton i 10 ounces and the ugar ra- with production or th ord rly flow to market ann to consurn IT of Annual Meeting of the Lapeer County Farm Bureau see Farm Bureau at 8: 00 0' ilock, Thoro will be mu Ic nd moving pie- Senator John H. Bankhead of Ala- tion is 12 ounce. The fat ration has any farm commod lty.t'-e-F'rom Am rican Farm Bur au r· d ration Lape r County Farm Bureau and and own $5.00 worth of stock ill the resolutions, Dec 111)) r 11, 1941. Lape l' County o-operatlves, Inc" Lapeer Co-opera t ives. lures. All farm '1' at' Invlt d to bama and Congressman Clarence J. ie n raised 2 ounce , due again to the with elevators at Lapeer and Imlay the p m ettngs. annon of Kau 'as, hav h en the lead- lard v g t from here. Each per '011 rs for most of the important farm ~ets 3 ounc . of cheese and from 2 Genesee Calls Annu I City, wlll hold their annual 111 cling 1 gtslat ion enact d by Congress, start- to 5 eggs a month. Bread is uu-rat- together at Lape )') January ing with the gricultural Adjustment toned and the consumption has gon Meeting January 20 Approxlmat 'Jy 1350 In patronage Act of 1933. They came to warn farm- up considertsbly. Liquid milk i. The G He County Fan-m Bureau dividends wlll be given to mernb rs hy ers that their improved farm price. ·trictly limited for adults, each of will hold it. annual meeting at the Three and Four t 11 Lapeer Co-op -ratt Yes, vill 0 are may ,be in danger. which will probably g t during the Mai-y Crap high school in Swartz The Census Bureau repor s that paying 3%% dividend' on Lu Iness ".ly pos ition," said Senator winter le than 2 pint a week. But, Cr ek, Tue day, January 20, 1942. 247 et of triplets and 3 t of quad- done r..t the stores dur-ing the year. head, "i that farmer' hould in ist fortunately, owing to the Iarae hip- complrm ntary dinner will he erved ruplets w re bo1'11in the Tnited tate. pproximately $6500 will be kept it on full parity and accept no less. I he- (Continued 011 page two.) at twelve o'clock. The annual mern- during 1940. reserve. Any patron of either Imlay If you want a a e member] eighbors, yo ave to b r a o wo MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1942 was made so much eas er because we He wa a member of the Grance for all know so many of our old associates 67 yea . Mr. agar was a leader in were sympathetic and cared. Both he his community by tb example he set and I enjoyed the many m ssages sent for good citizenship. He made lasting us from over the tate and I take this friendship. He had a way 0 living opporutnity to expres my deep ap- a full and happy life and knew how preciation for the many act of kind- to share it with other. ne extended to our family during Iembers of the Farm Bureau and his illnes and at his death. lere all reade the fichigan Farm word. cannot expres our gratitude. ews extend our sympathy to :frs. I hope in time to agahl resume my Wagar, and t on, Laurence, and his t, t h rtott I active Interest in the things that I wife, da. The ruthless grip of circumstance is at our hearts today. telt J must drop. I know he would E(l. torln I • l lchlg n. We sense the surging passions of Democracy at bay. wi h me to for he was alway inter- OUr' tiny tongues are voiceless in the uproar of it all ested in them all. Wheat Allotments in A U GREN . . . . Editor and Business Manager And the Self we've always coddled seems unutterably small. Effect Again en 1942 A year ago we thanked the Lord for peace amid such strife; Mi higan Itanmera should shorw a nt Iwr, '1':'11"; 4 yf'ars for I, in advance. For' love amid a world of hate; and for a imple life Farm Bureau Pledge I' duction ot 80,000 acres or wheat Amid a generation bent on pleasure and on speed; For' now and then a generous thought amid a cult of greed. ation Food in Plenty next harvest, or about 10%, according Vol. XX ATURDAY, JANUARY 3,1942 No.1 (Continued from Page 1.) to the allotment given producers But that was twelve long months ago. Old Nineteen-Forty-On ments from here, each o'rdinary adult thi fall by the AM.. If marketing Has witnessed lots of' history made and lots of evil done. hould be able to get in addition one quota are voted next pring, farmers o e · 0 Agr·e It re This total war we read about in Europe far away Is beating with its armored fist upon our doors tod~Y. tin of evaporated milk, and possibly with excess wheat will face the prob- somewhat more later. One tin of lem of di posing of the excess. The John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers wing of We saw it coming all along, although we must admit kimmilk powder, mostly from JIere, penaI.ty for excess wheat will be set We had no inkling of the time or place the thing would hit, is being al 0 distributed to each house- next spring. The law requires that th Committee for Industrial Organization have moved But we have had it long in view till now the hour arrives hold during Ithis month. the penalty 'be 500/0of the natlonal av- on a ection of Michigan agriculture. When we are launched on total war to struggle for our lives; "Children and nursing mothers get erage loan rate. The loan rate for To battle for the Bill of Rights as citizens of the world; more milk. Child'l'en get all the or- 1942 will not be determined untIl How successful the marriage between Lewis' UMW- To keep Old Glory flying high where·ere it be unfuTled;. ange juice and ot:her fruit juices 'We next pring. 10 nd a group of Michigan dairy farmers organized To fight with rifle or with wrench, with pistol or with pen, get from here. Miners and heavy To vindicate Democracy before the eyes of men. worker get a little more meat nd as the United Dairy Farmers remains to be seen. Junior is on his way to camp and Ben may have to go, chee e. Everything; almost, is str-ict- l,y controlled, imports, rations, distri- MR. GORDON WAGAR Appendicitis is a major cause or The Lewis move in issuing a charter to a former CIO While I am not too old myself-should fate decree it so, death among children, warns the Cen- For one and all will have to dig in Nineteen·Forty-two, bution, 'Profits and prices. The Long before there was a Michigan organizer and publicity agent to organize farmers under And we propose to do just that-and see this matter through. whole object is to di tribute food at State Farm Bureau, there was a Farm sus Bureau, Last year 1,789 children prices everyone can afford, and equal- between the ages of 5 and 15 died the CIO emphasizes the family row that exists in the I do not think that war i right, for everybody loses Bureau in Monroe county. Mr. and from appendicitis. Many of these And years are lost in paying debts and nursing hates and bruises, ly to everyone .... We shaill certain- Mrs. Gordon Wagar were among its 10 between the mine workers group and the United Yet I can truly say "Thank GOd", since we must stoop to war, ly go on fighting as long as we have founders. They helped organize the lives could have been saved iby prompt That H has given us a land so well worth fighting for. food to live on and armanents to fight surgical intervention, the Census Bur- Automobile Workers~CIO. Michigan State Farm Bureau and have eau says. R. S. Clark with." been counted all these years as its August Scholle of Detroit is head of the cia in Mich.. 315 North Grinnell Street Arnold on Budding Monopolies staunch friends and active workers. December 13 Mr. Wagar passed away Twin! . Jackson, Michigan Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney igan, which means by and large the United Automobile general of the United States, came 'to at his farm home near Carleton at the 'Census birth records show that 24,- Workers. Mr. Scholle has made statements to the pre s r cently that CIO policy is not to organize in the farm ee Un er Control & tell the farmer what certain mono- polies and labor ,rE.1Cketscould do to him now and after the war. age of 83, ending a long and u et'ullife. 976 sets of twins were oorn in 1940. Gordon Wagar was a fine person to One child out of every 47 /Was ~ twin. know. He loved farming for itself, field, and that he has had no word to the contrary. Mr. holl was attacked a d beaten by friends of WiS ~ry to B Fair to better road to travel it we get our- "If the farmer is to do his duty in the present war, himself again texploitation. he must protect A para- and he loved to be a part of worth- The first passenger while movements to advance agricul- with fluorescent lights was placed in car eq ipped ture as a way of life and as a business. operation in" 1938. during the rec nt CI convention in Detroit. It Will Be a Better Road to be selves so under control that we can mount farm problem is the elimina- fair to all and co-operative with tion of economic toll brtdges that ar- Th Lewis a tion simply means that very farmer Travel If We our neighbors and willing to abide by tificially control prices' Or restrict th decisions of our leaders and bear mus brady to answ r a 0 he h wi I g in ..op rate our full shar of responsibility. production in the controbled markets in which the unorganized farmer buys line with the CIO and be dominated by the 0 erwhelm .. By MRS. EDITH Jlf. WAGAR Position of Aliens and sells. '.Dhe ,paramount farm prob- ing weight of city trade unions in such a set-up, or Carleton, Hchigan Let's not lose our heads and en- lem of tomorrow is to prevent private 'I he first bomb thrown again t this courage destruction and misunder- groups from selztng power to restrict whether he prefer to remain free to become a member country awakened the entire American ing. It seemed to me so foolhardy on industrial ,production after -the war. of an ind p ndent far organization and maintain it as people to the true situatlorf It shut the part of unthinking vandals to cut "The thing to fear arter the war is mouths that had been running loose down and mutilate those beautiful that dominant ,groups Iwill be able to su h. and stopped willful abu e. Jt changed cherry tre s in Washington just be- shut off production in order to main- the policy of radical publications and cause years ago they were brought tadn capital stock values and divi- here from Japan. Or, that we should o tro d cut off the oratory of picayune politi- dends, while farmers without either 0 cians all in a short r time than one condemn without reservation sort, all people who may have been of any the desire or 'power ItO restrtet pro· duction will go on 'Producing in the would ever imagine could be done. --e abor Wages to carry my summer operations if he How small orne of those know-It-all's must now feel! I marveled at the patience of those born in Germany or Italy. I tear many innocent people are going to suffer un told' misery because some of our face of unemployment in an industrial world closlng plants to keep up prtees. Full production will solve the mono- It's a Policy any man can • (First Yea; Piemlum i. "5) '. . State Farm Life is olferblg who were in position to know and American-born folks are willing to poly problem. Cheap farm product- aflord to own - the new The .Otief Polley - to all Farm Bureau Tells Senate did not have some assurance that I brand them as outcasts without a Chief Policy offered by Stat~ Farm Policyholders, could r pay it. '\ ithout some ceiling who urged a speed- tion can be exchanged for cheap man. Any Other: Arrangement on labor and farm pr! es et, I would ing up on defense hearing. ufactured products. State Farm Life Insurance and member. of their iJn. work; I even at After it is all over it is our hope "We must not permit organized Company. medjatefatni~. ·To apply Certain to Fail not have as much chance a a snow- that there will be peace and friendli- I ball in the infernal region of ever times became im- labor to eliminate more efficient This policy protects your for it. you must be maI~, patient with their ness among all people of the world means of production, .to erect protee- The Michigan State Farm Bureau repaying him. and we can make a good start toward family during the years between the ages Of 16 laDd I took an awful shellacking during patience with the tive tariffs around eommuntttes, to 35, and in good health •. membership is making every effort that end if we refrain from all race they, need protection most the last depression and am just get- "calamity howlers" ·block the channels of 'transportatton to see that any price ceiling law enact- and with the strike or alien feuds each day as we go along and distribution, simply to preserve ,-pays a benefit of $2,000 Get the facts tOday about < ed by ongress will apply to wages of ting so I can look my banker in the face and tell him my not is a good leaders in perilous and not wait for the tomorrow as a their positions as owners of an ec- through the age of 35 - a this astonishing opportun- labor as .well as to farm price and starting point. slowly decreasing benefit ity. 0 &bligatioa inv stment. I don't look forward to times such as we onomic toll 'bridge. industrial prices. I hope our farm women will keep thereafter. The price control rsill JIR .•TO.5990 another depression with any pleasure. were passing thru. "We must not permltprfvats 'groups If we can get leglsration limiting -But I guess th€y themselves free from some of these taking' advantage'. of the ,hurrly or And it costs only $10 a See Your Local , is before the committee on banking of unpleasant happenings that reflect on STATE FARM AGENT the right of Bund members, etc., hold- knew why it was temporary necessities of this war to year - eJl;cept the nrst year Mich. State F.arm Bureau the .S. Senate, for I hich Senator all womanhood such as that stale egg- ing office in labor unions, re tore the best to close their get permanent domination of our when cost is $15. State Agent, Lansing, Mich. Prentiss . f. Brown of Michigan is throwing during the visit of Lord Hali- right of the Courts in the use of in- MRS. WAGAR eyes to it all and transpor-tation system and thus to re- chairman. As the bill tands in the fax to our state. I hope he found so S nate it does not include price con- junctions, make the unions incorporate do their oest to get our house in order many interesting things and met so create the 'transportation monopoly of STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES and have supervi ed lections, have in pite of all objections and crtti- 1890 to the detrbment or the entire 01 Bloomington, Illinois trol for wages of labor, and has sup- many really fine people here that he freedom of the highways for farm ci ms. farm population." port of the udmlnlstration for that call put the unpleasant act far in the emption. Organized Iabor has been trucks, and a ceiling put on labor, Out of all of this should come a les- Mr. Arnold charged that etfor,ts are background. industry and farm prices you will see son-it should teach us that smart as being made ItO centralize control ot successful so far. I have no patience with those the largest farm production ever. If most of us are, there's some folks in the Ihighway trucking systems of The Amertcam Farm Bureau and women who were so unmindful of the every State Farm Bureau is fighting thes things don't some to pa s, I just re ponsible positions who do know the nation, to the end that a few great don't know what will happen. We laws of our state together with their monopolies will emerge w,ith such for the inclusion of Iabor wages, and more about the intimate relations of just CAN'T compete. unwomanly conduct that they threw powers that it rwU,1take fi,fty years !for is opposing the bill otherwise. Pres- this country and what is best for it stones and red pepper in the face of "Service to the These are not just my views. I am under 11 circumstances than any 01 the pu blic to get 'back Its transporta- ident O'Neal of the AFBF made that some of the police force on duty try- president of two co-operative compan- us who stand and look on. tion righ,ts on 'the 'highwa·ys. stat ment to the committee in the ing to protect the property of others ies in S. W. Michigan with a combined Some Things We Can Do Fulf Support for AAA Program our of his testimony. At that time during the recent milk strike. Women memb rship of 3,000 and am a director And what 1 e did that first bomb The Amer-ican Farm Bureau re- Secretary Brody of the • Ichtgan can do much in time of war or in time in three others with a memb rship of do? Well, it created a desire for Red affirmed its full support of ·all parts Farm Bureau t stifi d that to be f- of local disagreement-they can help fective ~ny price control bill must be complete and cov r wages too. It hould provide a fair parity relation- ship betw en labor, industry and agri- around membership 2,400.' These matters been discussed in board meetings and meetings and I am author- ized to express their views. bave Cross membership and a desire to sew and knit and contribute time; it created planning for defense stamps and bonds; it made u all feel and give the cause in which we are interested or they can aggravate senseless action . the case by of ·the Agricultural permanent Adjustment and urged Congress to continue it as farm policy. The Farm Bureau urged contlnuancs by .the fed- Act Nation in Peace R 8P ctfully yours, that th re are many things we can Let's Keep Our Heads eral ,government of 85% of parity culture. parity. bill. It should set the ceiling for farm prIo s at not less than 110% of This last provtslon is in the . K B S;ORK, Unionville, December 24, 1941 Hchigan give up if need be, and give up with a smile, too. Chnistmas Let's try to keep ourselves balanced during these trying days; there's al- seemed to be ju t a bit ways a higher tribunal to whom we different than all of the oth I' yule- can appeal and if our cause is right price loans on basic crops, corn, Wheat, cotton, rice and tobacco. Farm 'Bureau asked' that legislation be continued in force whieh assures The and War'"' In an addre: s ov r W JR w Y ar's Hon. Prentiss M. Brown tid s that I can remember. There ap- and just, we will meet with success producers 85% of parity pr ices on all night Senator Brown complimented Senate Offic Building pared to be a more serious trend. but let's not take things in Our own non-baste crops 101' which the govern- the merican Farm Bureau and th Washington, D. C. Many of the gr ting cards had a bit hands to settle regardless of law and ment has asked an increase in pro- Mtch igan Farm Bureau for their able Dear Mr. Brown: of scripture on them. There was a authority. To do so means a lowering duction. presentation ture but of th case for agricul- made no statement that The Price Control Bill, H. R. 5990, more generous giving of mol' worth- of standards in public opinion, some- Re-elect President O'Neal Following the last World War a is of the utmost importance. If we while gifts. Folks seemed to enter thing we as farmers cannot afford to Edward A. 0'& eal of Florence, Ala., would indicate any chanze yet in the admini ·tration policy regarding price want to keep the economic structure into the festiviti s with a more solemn cultivate. was re-elected president. He has ser- bronze and marble group was placed of our country on all even ke 1 and spirit as though it meant more to A Personal Message ved five two year terms. Earl C. control for wag ~ of labor. Scores of letters have b en written prev nt destructive inflation, then any them than a hilarious holiday of fea st- I have a per onal message I wish Smith of Illinois was re-elected vice- in the lobby of the American Tele- price control Iegi latton must apply Ing and celebration. to ofter at this time; no doubt most of president. He ,has served five .terms. by Michigan Farm Bur au members to Senutor Brown for the att ntion of to iudustrial pi-ic s and wage' as well as to agriculture. And it seems to be Everyone seemed to intimate in an unspoken way that perhaps this would you know that my husband was in Attending from Michigan were: failing health for the past two years. President and Mrs. C. J. Reid of -the phone and Telegraph Company build- the Senate committee. lore should only fail' and Just that agrtcultur re- be the last free Christmas we would I gradually withdrew from demands Michigan State Farm Bureau; C. L. he' ritten. We present two of them ceive parity prices. Which obviously, enjoy with our families all together outside of the home so as to spend Brody, executive secretary and Mrs. ing in New York. On it were inscribed · for your information: would necessitate that the ceiling on for sometime to come. more and more time with him. Dur- Brody; Mrs. Edwin 'Bremer, Suttons Paw Paw, Michigan agricultural prices be placed not below The Road That is Ahead ing the pa t few months, he needed Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gleason, these words, "Service to the nation in December 20, 1941 110% of parity. I beg to urge you to one of us know what might be constant attention. Three Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hen- S nator Pr ntlss L Brown give also this measure your untiring ah ad of us-but it will be all the This period of intensive watching DInk, Lansing; Max Kempf, Fremont; peace and war." ·upPOl't. Alphonse Feller, Newaygo; Robert H. Senate Office Building I, "ashington, D. R sp ctfully yours, Gilbert, Gregory; Robert E. Smith, D ear Senator': .•ly son and I farm d 76 a. r s of JJjJ ~ 'E '1REIBER. C assifeed A Fowlerville; r. and Mrs. Anthony Kreiner, Latpeer; Mr. and Mrs. George They are more than words. They are land during til la·t eason. \ 'e raised Lloyd W. Ru 'ink, PI' sid nt of the Classified advertisements are cash with order at tIM follOWing rates: 'Schultz. Paw Paw; L. R. Boyer, Wa- , large acr age of n-urt, potatoe , corn Lenaw e County Farm Bureau, wrote 4 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more editions tervliet; Dick Koenigshof, Buchanan; the very spirit of the entire Bell Sys- and Ii e stock. \ employed an nator Brown, D cember 22, saying take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. Earnest McCarty, 'I'raverss City; average of 20 men per day during the summer months, 95% of which came in part: "v e favor price control legislation ~;===========~====~===========~==~ , 'I Rog~Fo~~,T~eneCH~ Mrs. Frank Myus, Lapeer; M~and Mr. and tern organization. In these stirring from the south. If th y had much for the purpose of preventing inflation. LIVE TOCK FARM CmNERY Mrs. John Houk, tLudington; Wesley days, we pledge ourselves again to the gra matter in their heads they left it uch legislation can only be effective REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS ONLY FARMERS CAN SULlO 'A Hawley, Ludington; Doris Escbels in J. rkan sas. In the flrst pla e th y wh n it includes wages s well as ~nd .heifers: We have a. nice sere .tton, farm rs' program. ny farm tools you Edna Esohels, Elmer E. Fredericks: ~ uld hav gon into industry at $1 prices. We believe it is only fair that • enstble prrces. t~<~. (1-1 miles ~orth\\est . ~1. Hodd Co., Men- need van be bought from \,1':. of Kalan;tazoo). ,the fin st equtpm nt You get at l'ompetiUve ScottVille; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ben- service of the nation . . . . so that p r hour instead of trying to farm. no ceiling be plac d on farm prices at er s of Oxford she P. (12-2't-50b) prices A D you help build a program tall, Lan Ing ; Mr. and Mr . C. E. Bus- In the cond place the draft has less than 110% of parity. Lenawee SHEEP that has only your int restx at heart. Wrtte us your needs, lo'arb Lureau Ser- kirk, Paw Poaw; Mr. and Mrs. Thor "Government of the people, by the a n 11 0 t of the phy ically o.k. ones. County urges you to support the e Vices. Inc., .Iaehinery Dept, 72 Ea t Hagiber-g, Lewrence: Keith A. Tanner, ~o\\ \ are ask d to Incr ase produc- principles in HR5990." high-class RIGHT WITH pure bred registered PARSONS Oxford 'hiawa's e t., Lan Ing, I-tf-53b) Lansing; B. A. Rainey, East Lansing; people and for the people shall not tion. ewe: and rams. e can till your order C. F. Openlander, Grand Ledge: Einar for one to fifty sh ep. Quality guaran- SPECIAL MARL AS IT COM ES FROM 'I'll ~ farmer does not want to be un- When We're Healthiest ted. ach, -3X $25. C-4X $35. C-5X $50 pit. Flink Self Feeding Spread r does Order by mail, phone or call at perfect job on marl. E. Ungren, Lansing; R. L. ISma11ey, perish from the earth." I triotic ar d h L' willing to increas our- olTice. Grand Ledge.. lI('higall. .• 0 helper required Ypsilanti; ...fFred Reimer, Saginaw. r luc ion vith the pl'. ent labor pro- Death rates are lowest for per ons Parsons & Son, Mlchlgn n's Iarg st breed- On back. Won'f clog. Spreads more R. C. File, Niles, WilLiam Bartz, st. rs of Oxford .heep. (l2-2t-50b) ton. dally-e-save wag..) man. l"its tdiu th re I not a iling set on between the age of 10 and 15. the dump truok lik t-ailga.te. Do snt pre- Joseph; E. J.Bates, Woodlaml; Char- arm pric and labor in industry left Censu Bureau repor s. Only one ELECTRIC vent use truck for other PU1'l)OS S. lmple les H. Miller, Jr., . Iontgomery; ~. M. WATER SYSTEMS -rug'ed. Wr-it for catalog. Flink Com- ou 1'01 1 U 1<1r. \V are even willing child out of every 1,000 in tho 'e a es pany. treator, Ill. ( -tf-51b) Johnson. Battle Creek; Everett IF YOU NEED A PUMP, WHETHER t pr Iuc at cost, without a profit, dies annually. it'.' to be a piston type. centrifugal or Young, Battle Creek; F)'ances Fitch, 1'0 id 1 h rest \Till me t us half jet system, we have it. Our line Is com- Ludington; fl'. and Mr'. ~. Burton pl t. Pr-ices rang from $49.115 up. • ee your F arm Bureau d aIel', or write Farm ORCHARD UPPLIES Richards, Berrien Center; J. S. Shem- Typhoid Control RurNlU 'erViN's, Inc., liJlectril'al Dep't. RODENT REPELLENT -'PROTECT iot, Martin Pierce, Edwin S. Pierce, 72 K Shiawassee 1., Lan.'ing. (3-tf-45b) ~'our tree. again t rabbit.' and other ro- Typhoid fever cau ed more death William Trowbridge, Dowagiac; Mrs. than un hot wounds durin, the ivil 'ar. Last year, however. it account- W ANTED-FAlUtt WORK dents. Send for <'ircular. Acme Grafting ompound. also Bru. h \Va.· and Hand ~'a for same pm-po £'. Send for price A. H. Torrey, Flint, Mrs. C. A. Burk- .bart, Bowell; Mrs. S. C. Hagenbuch, GA L E • MARRIED MAN, 32, WITH ONE Ii. t. B eke£'perR' Suppli ~HllY early 3 death on Cen u .'mall (hild, want:> work on genE>ral or for the new sea. on. PriCf's on applica- Three River; tanley M. Powell, dair' farm. Ha.· reft>ren es. al 'ur- tion. M. L. Hunt Son, 510 orth Cedar ti', Lake Ode' 'a, & i('higan. (It) St.. Lansing, ich. U-Zt .•-tSb) Ionia; Laurence Porter, Lapeer. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1942 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS The Community ened to three kinds of boats: Row Farm ureau A Mont boat -sail boat -steam boat. The them to name .11'. J. L. Kraker on a committee which was to further the all about UN we had th " mad for a contend d life. row boat kind mu t ue pushed, sail interest of adverti ing Michigan farm Crowdeel with boat mu t have the right wind to get any place and the steamboat was al- fruit, with pecial empha i on a- SUPERIOR-Washtenaw 'We had names of Farm Bure u PI' - tional Cherry ;\Teek. ducts pinned to 'Our backs and ~. Great Events ways ready to plow through regard- less of difficulties. We need more VICTORY-Mason were to a k question • A lively di cu ion was held on egg bors to find out what va on th of our netch- lip, By KEITH A. TANNER steamboat. Edwin Smith gave a prices and egg grading. Mrs. Pratt, alter Gale, Charles Fre man and Membership Rctatums & Education short talk on the Lansing meeting field worker on the AAA, gave an in- Winfred Gill were the trio who could The Community !i'al' Bureaus are stre sing the talk by a Detroit minist- tere ting talk on Food for Defen e not guess their names in ten minutes. in full swing. er on "Americanism and its responst- and urged strongly that 'Women plan a Their consequence wa to in a ong Minutes are 'being sent in promptly; biltties.' Vegetable garden this coming year 0 in unison. legislative work is active; and dis- CLIMAX COMMUNITY GROUP- a. to leave more vegetabl for the NORTH FABIUS-St. Joseph cu sion conclu ions are being report- Kalamazoo markets and at the ame time become The intangibl values in life ed. Congratulations were given to elf-sufficient. our diseu sion topic. "\ e are blessed With very lew exceptions the Merle Vo burg, who has been elected DAYTON-Newaygo t.o live in a country such as ours in groups have all Ihad reports of the an- president of the Kalamazoo County Irs, Erwin Price and Irs. Andrew . pite of the war we are facing'. These nual State Farm Bureau Convention Farm Bureau for the coming year. Re- Kole were elected to write the story values are very many and often seem- and the reading of resolutions at their ports from the annual meeting held at which accompanie the Farm to ingly commonplace, we are liable to meetings, as tWell as reports of the Lansing November 12-13-14th were Prosper blanks. The discussion on forget them and put money values Associated Women's meeting in No- given 'by Merle Vosburg and Niles the intangible values of farm life wa above them. Too long hours of labor vember. Hagelshaw, Mrs. James Garrett gave led by :\11'. Price. It was decided that can de troy some of these alues- Many of the groups are having ,the a report of the meeting which she at- the intangibles most treasured 'ere overshadowing them with the ta k county delegates to the Annual Ameri- tended at 'Lansing as delegate to the the freedom to work out our own des- which lies ahead. can Farm Bureau Federation Conven- Associated Women's meeting. tinies, the privilege of the family co- SOUTHWEST OAKLAND-Oakland tion in Chicago report the national BETHANY GROUP-Gratiot operating in conducting the tar m bu - Disclosed the opinion in th group war time program. (See page 4 of this Community singing "Farm Bureau iness, the intimate companionship that while the urban dweller has In- 'paper). Spirit" 'Was accompanied by the or- with nature and the satisfaction of a tangible values the farm dweller does Groups are electing membership ohestra. The members of the orches- good harvest as the result of our best not have, the following items more campaign chairmen to represent their tra Iooked fine in their bright yellow efforts. than balance the account in favor or group in the January drive for mem- blouses and dark skirts and trousers. ELBA-Gratiot rural life: Neighborl iness, better air, bers. All groups seemed to have had Lowell Quidort and Ruth Rosenberger The intangible values of our lives friendline s, responsibility, privacy, a Ohristmas party with a speoial pro- were appointed to work with the com- is the satisfaction and prrde we re- elf-development, home life, cleanltn- gram and the singing of carols. mittee to plan an evening program for ceive trom seeing our 'Work well done e s, environment, satisfaction and in- ALBEE-SPAULDING COMMUNITY the Breckenr idge high school fair on and the desirable outcome of our ef- dependence. FARM BUREAU-Saginaw January 8 and 90th. The delegates Rising Flood Waters forts-first in our own home and then BANFIELD-Barry in our own community and the organ- Fred Reimer spoke against the so- who attended the Lansing meeting It "Was also suggested that the gave interesting talks. Mr. Clendenan gave a report of the in the Phillips chool building with a izations of that community, including Chamber of Commerce of Ha tings b called price 'control antl-Intlatlon bill. plans underway for the project meet- potluck supper to precede the pro- of course our Farm Bureau group. asked to appoint about two (2) A communication was read from Con- MARATHON GROUP-Lapeer ing at North Branch high school, be- gram. The county Junior Farm Bur- SHEPARDSVILLE-Clinton couples to attend the Community Dis- gressman Fred Crawford stating, The evening's uiscusston was ing sponsored ,by the three Lapeer eau will be invited to assist with the Motion made by Warren Gutshall cussion Group meetings. "You should see the telegrams of pro- handled principally by Mr. Behymer, first to the second Tuesday of each test I Ihave received from organized soil conservation technician for Liv- county groups: Burlington-Rich, entertainment to which every young A motion was made and upported North Branch-Burnsides and the Deer- and old are to be invited. that we change our meeting from the that we take three dollars of the labor in Michigan strongly opposing ingston countY,who presented slides first to the sceond Tuesday of each money in the treasury any control being exercised over showing the danger of soil erosion field groups. It was suggested that SHERMAN-St. Joseph of the group a scrap-book be made of our group. Discussion hour-a resume of agri- month. This change in date being and buy Defense Stamps. wages .but just as terventtv advocat- and the method. of control. Mr. Thom- made due to, the issue of Michigan Mr. McCready volunteered that his culture after this war by Mr. Wahl. ing .the placing of price ceilings on as, county agent of Livingston, also Farm ews not being distributed WOODLAND-Barry family would do it. He stated that higher prices mean Albert Hauer and Glen Wotr lng agr lculturad conimodlples." The 'sec- gave us a brief talk on soil erosion until the first Saturday of each more debts and to do the be t you can were elected to represent the group ret of a successful 1l1.~ting was due and said if it 'was a problem for us ATTICA-Lapeer month. Communications read also without doing more buying. Babson's on the debate team on the Family to everyone's 'being 'ready to star-t in this Iocahty, to take al! measures Mr. Haskill asked that a member- item in the local paper was discussed the financial report of the Clinton promptly at- 8: 00. . possible to control it in the early ship chairman be selected by ouc but it does not hold true to farmers. ight Program-Karl Eckardt read us County Far m Bureau. Letters from SHELBY COMMUNITY' FARM. stages. group as soon as possible. He then Tihe radio the Farm 'Bureau Creed. It was sug- talk over WKAR on De- Fred Crawford and Senator Vanden- BUREAU-Oceana County BU RLINGTON-RICH-Lapeer expladned about the series of meetings velopment gested that we learn the creed at our of ational Culture of berg on "Price Ceilings" were read. Mrs. KelT 'gave a report on the A letter from the county secretary 'being planned in the county as a pre- American next meeting. people was given by Mrs. CENTRAL HURON--Huror. "Farm to Prosper" contest, explain- of Lapeer was read: "Reporting the vue to the membership drive. 'llhese Hepner. Our radio is a bigger asset Each member told what value he re- MAPLE GROVE-Barry ing the questionaire to be sent to each Directors went on record as approving meetings a!re to be open to everyone for culture than our libraries, theat- ceived from farm life that was far At the Famlly Night in Hastings, member of our eommuntty group. She Lapeer County Farm Bureau Board of and will be devoted to discussing ers, etc. However, parts of the United above anything the city had. \Ve es- later in the winter, a debate is to be also reported. sign8'~were up ,at danger the vaccination program for Bang's. farmers' problems. States has need for lots of education pecially felt the' advantage farm held on the subject: "Re olved-The places on M-31 north of EraJ (started That any new resolutions be sent to CALI FORN lA-Branch and culture. children had that could never be Farm Bureau does more for the farm- by the commumtv - groups ih thelr the County Secretaey 'before ·the an- It was reported that solicitors rais- BEU LAH-Benzie obtained in any school. We al 0 felt er than a union does for the labor", September meeting). Mr. Fleming nual meeting. Time 'Was taken out ed $64.40 in the recen t Red Cross that the hard steady work on the Intangible values in life were defined A motion was made and supported gave a report ou.fhe &tate meeting in of 'the meeting at 10: 00 o'clock so 'We drive. farm repaid us many times over be- from the farmer's standpoint as: that the secretary contact the North- Lansing. Leadership, Ihe said, 'was Uk- might listen to the President's speech. The January meeting is to be held west Michigan Farm Bureau asking cause we were very independent and Working in the open air, 4-H clubs, Fremont, R-4. Pay. Dues to ville, R-3. Muskegon-Harold Banta, 636 01'- WIXOM CO- P Blackburn to Speak at EXTEND BAN 0 Newaygo Farm Bureau Directors: Peter L. Smalltgan, No- County F·arm , chard Street, Muskegon. Newaygo-Mrs. mont, R-4. Koos Karnemaat, Fre- HAS FINE RECORD Gratiot Annual Meeting The sixth annual meeting of the FOREIG SEEDS Officers & Directors Officers and directors of the aygo County Farm Bureau for 1942 waygo, R-1; Earl Smith, ew- R-2; Maynard Kempf, m'r mont, R-3; Fremont, Bureau- Northwest Michigan-Harry Traverse City, R-3. Lautner, Gratiot Farm Bureau will be held at the Ithaca high school gymnasium at Canadian Clover & Alfalfa are: President, mont, 'R~l. Henry Kolk, Fre- Garrett Hooker, Fremont, R-4; Gladys Deter, Fremont, (Jr. 1l' .B. Pres.); Oakland-H. S. Albertson, Oxford, R-1. Business Has Steady Growth; 10 o'clock Tuesday, January 13. The iels Christensen, Grant; Lloyd IFry, morning hours will be given over to Vice President, L. Wilcox, Fre- Fo~ Membership Credits, Send Oceana-Mrs. J. H. Birdsall, Pent- To Make Farm Patrons officers' reports, committee reports Only Seeds Held to White Cloud; C. C. Millett, Fremont, mont. water, R-1. (County Agt.) : Mrs. Greta Ensing, Sales Slips, t· ·State Members and the nomination of directors. The Be Adapted Secy-T'reas. Mrs. Koos Karnemaat, (As oc. Women), F,remont, R-l. Ottawa-Gerrit Elzinga, Hudsonville, Gratiot Farm Bur 11 orchestra will Farm Bureau R-2. play during the dinner hour. A short B. A. Holden of Milford, R-3, and Alfalfa and clover seeds imported Saginaw-Mrs. Peter Young, Saginaw, program giving out membership awards B. A. Kitson of Wixom, Oakland coun- from any country in the world, except Since September 1, 1940, the County R-4. and presenting community group re- ty, have more than their initials in seed grown in the Dominion of Can- Farm Bureaus have taken over col- Sanilac-Marshall Miller, Sandusky. ports will take place at the table. common. For 25 years they have been ada, are held not adapted for general lection of Farm. Bureau membership ,St. Clair-Mrs. Constance Hyde, act- R. W. Blackburn, secretary of the dues. Payments should be made 'to associated together as president and use in the United States according to ing sec'y, Federal Building, Port American Farm Bureau Federation, your County Farm Bureau officer, manager of the Wixom Co-operative a recent ruling by the Secretary of Huron. will speak in the afternoon. Delega- who is listed below. Company. Mr. Holden is a charter Agriculture. The ruling was made St. Joseph-Mrs. O. D. Arney, Three tions from Clinton and Isabella coun- Farm 'Bureau members should send member of the Farm Bureau. He was under the federal seed act. Rivers. ties have been invited. County Agent their sales slips for purchases of Shiawassee-George Pardonnet, Cor- the Michigan State Farm Bureau's Under the ruling imports of alfalfa first organization director and man- C. P. l\1ilham and AAA Chairman or clover seeds, or seeds containing Farm Bureau brand products to the unna, R-t. aged the first membership campaign. Harold louser will also speak. Adop- 10% or more of clover or alfalfa, must State Farm Bureau Membership Re- Trl-County-Clifford Struthers, Char- lations Dep't, 221 N. Cedar street, Kitson and Holden and other mem- tion of resolutions and the Jection of be stained orange red in part to indi- levoix, R-3. four directors will complete the after- Lansing, about every 3 months, and Tuscola-Ed. F. Coler, acting sec'y- bers of the board first came together cate that they are not generally the last of them not less than 20 days in 1916 when a group of farmers noon program. Directors whose terms adapted in this country. The law treas., bank building, Caro. expires are John Longanback, Beth- before their membership 'falls due. Van Buren-J.- L. Dodge, 307 Berrien bought an elevator and coal yard busi- provides that 10% of the seeds in That provides time for checking and ness as a co-operative venture. Kit- any; Mrs. Ray J. eikirk, Bethany; A. P. each container must be stained red. St., Paw Paw. issuance of the membership credit, if son, employed in the elevator, was Shankel, South Wheeler; Clarence Only seeds grown in Canada are ex- Washtenaw-Gordon Gill, Ypsilanti, Muscott, Ithaca. one is declared. hired as manager. cepted. R-3. Anticipating a large crowd, Harry The State Farm Bureau will send to In August of 1941 the co-op has been Annual Rape No Good the member a card stating the amount in operation for 25 years. It does a F. John '011, county president an- Annual rape seed will be subject to of membership credit he has earned. John Houk President of business of nearly $250,000 annually nounces that sixty-five county Farm the provisions of the Federal Seed Act It may be deducted from the $5 dues Bureau members will take part in the payment, providing the card and the Mason Co. Farm Bureau with nearly others. 700 stockholders At Wixom the original ele- and program and in conducting the af- after September 8, the U. S. Depart- balance due in cash are. sent to the Mason 'County Farm Bureau officers fairs of the meeting. ment of Agriculture said today. While and directors for 1942, elected at the vator and coal yards have been en- annual rape is not recommended for County Farm Bureau secretary to- annual meeting recentlv, are: larged and improved to handle the forage purposes, over a million pounds gether. Farm Bureau brand products eligi- R-l. President, John Houk, Ludington, volume. More facilities are needed for these lines. There is a bulk plant and PARITY I CAN of the seed have been offered for im- portation into the United States dur- ble for membership credit include: Farm Bureau brand dairy, poultry and Vice President, Wm. Hasenbank, tank wagon service for its gasoline and oil business. A large and well TIED TO D G'S ing the last 12 months. of this quantity has been refused en- About half other feeds, seeds, fertilizers; Unico Freesoil, R-2. brand fence, roofing, petroleum prod- Sec'y-Treas., Orvan Saxton, Scott- built concrete building houses a ga- rage service and provide warehouse TAIL tryon the ground that it was incor- ucts, binder twine, paints, insecti- vUle, R-1. rectly labeled as Dwarf Essex rape, a space. Two years ago the Co-op What's parity, anyway? Congress cides; Co-op brand farm machinery Directors: Cart! Schwass, Scottville, kind subject to the Act. A substantial bought a modern elevator at South has told the Secretary of Agriculture and electrical appliances. R-1; Wa..ltCir Appleton, Custer, R-2; proportion of annual rape seed has Lyons and conducts a thrtving busi- to support prices at 5 per cent of Pay Farm Bureau Dues to: Harold Larsen, 'Custer; Leo La,Pointe, been imported after proper labeling, ness there. The Company had assets parity whenever he calls for increased Allegan-Bert Tellman, secretary, Branch, R-1; Anthony Thurston, Free- however. of $98,787.85 as of August 31, 1941- production. Secretary 'Wickard has Hamilton. . soil, R~l; Mrs. ,Emmett Peterson, Lud- The influx of annual rape seed is At the August meeting the stock- called for incr ased production on Barry-Mrs. Warren Bolton, Hastings, ington, 1~-2; Miss Gertrude Eastman, milk, pork, chicken and eggs, and has due to a scarcity of Dwarf Essex R-2. Ludington, R-2; Mrs. Wesley Hawley, holders voted to redistribute their seed, the price of which: has almost stock on a voting stock and perferred pledged support of the e products on Bay..-Waldo Anderson, treasurer, Ludington, R-1; Oscar Johnson, Lud- the 5 per cent level. doubled as imports from the ether- Farm Bureau Store, Main and ington, R-2; Harold Fitch, Ludington, Henry IStreets, ,Bay City. R-1; Doris Eschels, (Jr. F. B. Pres,), stock basis. The company will em- ploye the patronage dividend system But what is parity'! "T e found a lands and Japan have dwindled. comparative tests at the Beltsville, But to make every agricultural producer farmer the other day who said, "It Berrlen-J. Burton Richards, Berrien Freesoil, R-1; Elon Colburn, ,Scott- Md., 'Research Center indicate lthat patron a stockholder in the course of isn t fair to keep farm prices around Center, R-I. vidle. parity when prices of other goods are annual rape is a poor substitute. The Branch-G. R-2. A. Hime,baugh, Bronson, . Mason Co-op., Inc. and Mason Co. Farm Bureau Oil Co., will each be rep- time. The directors believe they will soon have 1,500 or more stockholders. going up." He wa ~ surprised when he was told that parity price allowed for plan t become tall, stemmy, and al- most leafles , contrasted to the bushy, .. an esseJlhill> fry Calhouh-iL. J. Decker, Marshall, R-1. resented by a director they shall Future dividends may be paid on a succulent characteristics of "the Dwarf revolving stock basis to further the rise in price of other goods. Par- Cass--Paul Savage, Marcellus, R-2. name. Essex type. AMER C strengthen the company financially. ity is like a can tied to a dog's tail. Clinton-Russell Eaton-Frank Bower, DeWitt, R-I. Pifer, Charlotte, R-6. Genesee-s-Fred Lang, Flint, R-3. Gratiot-Mrs. Arthur Ballinger, Breck- Ingham Farmers and Feeders Meet Jan. 22 The company has 20 employes. Farm Labor Supply The dog (prices of other products) can't move any faster than the can (parity for farm product). That's how it goes. Parity goes up Oceana Farm Bureau Officers for 1942 indu enridge, R-2. Ingham County Farm Bureau is and down as price of things farmers At the recent annual meeting Hillsdal 1'8. Earl Scholl, treasur- sponsoring its 4th annual Farmers Shrank 300,000 in 1941 buy go up and down. By definition, Oceana county Farm Bureau elected er, 7 No. Howell st., Hillsdale. and Feeders ,program and ,banquet at Industry has taken 3,500,000 per- the parity price is the price per All plant life depends upon potash because it is the e officers for 1942: Huron-Mrs. Hal Conkey, Caseville, American Legion hall, Mason, Thurs- sons into employment in the defense bushel or per pound that will buy as President, O. R. Gale, Shelby. one of the necessary plant foods. Prior to 1914scarcely R-I. day, Jan. 22. The program starts program and lend-lease manufacturers many units of non-farm goods now as Vice President, Jake Heel', Hart, any potash was produced in this country. When Euro- Ingham-Mrs. George Frost, Williams- there at 10: 30 with a discussion of during 1941 and says it will take the same bushel or pound bought in R.l. ton, R-t. farm management in 'Wartime by El- 3,000,000 more in 1942. This year 1910-14. pean supplies were cut off during the last war, the pric Secy-Trea., Mrs. Harold Bird all, Ionia-Chas. Mattison, Ionia, Star ton J. Hill of the State College Farm agriculture gat along wit an estimat- Back in Augu t of 1940, parity for Pentwater. of potash increased from $35 to as high as $500 per Route. Management dep't. Banquet 8It 12 ed 300,000 less hired men. everthe- butter-fat wa 26.3 cents a pound. Director : Dan Reed, Geo. Fleming, ton, and in most cases no potash at any price was Isabella-c-Mrs. E. F. Block, 1\1t. Plea- noon at about 65 cents per plate. John less, agriculture is the one industry But the prices of things farmers buy Ray Fox. Fred anford, Erwin Smith, sant, R.-2. L. Lovett, general manager of the that ha not been found hort in our went up and the parity price went up available. Born.in that emergency, an American potash (Jr. F. B. Pres,), all of Shelby; Ward Jackson-Leland Cuff, Jackson, R-8. Michigan Manufacturer's Ass'n, will efense program, said ~1. Clifford with them. And in August of 1941, Gilliland, Mrs. Ward GiJIiland, (Assoc. industry has been developed, with average prices now Kalamazoo-Cyril Root, Kalamazoo, speak on ,"Winning the War" at own end, director o.ll asrtcuttural parity for butterfat was at 33.1 cents. Women ) , Lyle Tompkins, County Agt, much below those of 1914,to a point which will assure R-9. the afternoon session. Mrs. Edith M. defense relations for the U. S. Depart- That's why a price guarantee should 'eil 'Weirick, Isadore Greiner, Harry Lapeer-Mrs. Emma Porter. Dryden, Wagar, director of the co-operative be stated, not in dollars, but in a fixed supplies of this necessary plant food in the United ment of Agriculture at the Agr'l De- Philo, ewell Gale, all of Hart. n-i. Detroit Packing Co. and well known fense Conference at Chicago Sept. 18- percentage of parity. For a fixed States. its possessions, Canada, and Cuba. Thus does Lenawee-.Lyle Whelan, Tipton, n-i. for her talks in Farm Bureau sub- 19. price may look silly if other prices this relatively new industry take a front-line position Livingston-Harold Copeland, Fowler- jects, 'Will speak. The committee in rise fast. But parity takes into con- Two Years More ville, R-2. charge of general arrangements and in American defense. ideration all other rising prices and Two years could be added to the Macomb-John Rinke, Warren Co-op, dinner tickets includes: Hubert Bul- Wives keeps pace. The dog with a can tied life of the average man and woman Warren. len, Harold Spink and H. H. Barn- It is odd but true, According to the to his tail can't gain ground on the by an annual physical examination Mani8te~David Joseph, Onekama. um, all of Mason; W. D. Byrum of Census, that there are more men with can. And a rising nrice level can't and remedy of defects, according to :\'Iason-orville J. a ton, cottvUle. Lealie. wives in the nited tate than there leave parity behind.-Editorial, Wal- Dr. Halbert Dunn, Chief Statistician AMERICAN POTASH I STITUTE Missaukee-B. tenhel Court Incorporalcd are women WIth husbands. The ex, laces' Farmer & Iowa Homestead. of Vital Statistics tor the Census 'Bur- House, Lake City R-L Enough watermelons to make a planation is that many male immi- eau. The average life expectancy at 1155 Sixceench Sc.• N. W. Wasbingcon. D. Monroe-George King, lMonroe, R-t. patch 10 miles wide and 48 mUes long grants have wives who do. not accom- There are over 200 cla iliad causes birth is now 60.6 years for men and Montcalm-Mrs. Leroy Kelpein, Green- are grown in the United tates. pany them to this country. of death, according to the Cen us. 64.5 year for women. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1942 e... -,.._..... -- at 23 at c • C 0, - , ae o~•...... of au Farrnlies 'Ve commend the Federation for its or e y iuccesstul effort in obtaining from the -THE nCH Congress legislation that a sures pro- With all efforts toward peaceful negotiation ex- ducers of at least 85 percent of parity hausted, and seeking no selfish gain, America finds her- price for z-IJlY non-ba ic farm commod- ity for which the Government .pub- self at war. Over night our program of all-out defense licly requests an incre e in produc- Will Return an Extra $20 has been displaced by actual warfare. The treachery of tion, such protection to continue after the present emergency fOI such a time To $30 If She Is a nation whose doors were first opened to Western a is nece sary, after due notice, for Expect That Vital Parts May Givena Rest civilization by America, has led to war. America's farmers to readjust their production Be Hard to Obtain; plan. This legislation also was in- d stiny of Christian leadership in world affairs is defied tended to give comparable protection /Lists Ready When a cow gives milk twice a day for 305 days, she deserves a two by an imperialistic rising sun and a contorted cross. to other non-ba ic crops. Better than ordinary care for the months' vacation before .the next We urge that the Federation take By reason of an unprovoked attack upon our peace and W1hatever steps are nece ary to make $150,000,000 worth of machinery on calr is born 'and ·the cow returns to Michigan farms becomes a money- producing milk. Michigan's 9'23,000 ecurity, the one-time expedition of good-will to a re- the intent of thi legislation effective making goal in the state this year. milk cows would give a greater vel- and ask only for such appropriations ceptive people, is now to be followed by an expedition a are necessary to make effective the Replacements are difficult or impos- ume if they all had thas 'two months' sible to obtain, repair parts are less vacatton, expladns A. ,C. Baltzer, ex- to avenge the high crimes of a militaristic clique. mandate of Congress in carrying out numerous and greater demands and tension dairyman at Michigan State the e programs. College. The process is called' con- The realities of our position can no longer be a better pr-Ices for [arm products are matter of debate. Our democracy must wage unceasing 4 stimulating Proper plans for 1942 production. care includes repairs and ditioning the dry cow. ISome COWlS exhibit so much dairy war upon the arrogant tyrannies that seek to crush and Co-ordination of Our new parts 'as well as proper adjust- ment, grease, oil 'and paint, Amund- uernperarnant ed to quit producing that they must :be forc- milk. The /pro· dominate. We must continue all aid and support in the Agricultural Programs son points out. Overhaultng and ad- cess 'is simple. By withholding grain We view with de p concern the justing machinery now will mean the and coneentrates 'and not milking, fight against the common foe. We must unrelentingly growing tendency of Government equipment will be ready to go when the udder first swehls 'and then re- gird ourselves in this struggle to achieve a peace that agencies to set up special field per- it is needed in 1942. cedes and milk production or lacta- sonnel to contact farmers every time Throughout the state the suggestion tion ceases until the 'next calf 'is will outlaw treachery and rampant force as instruments a new program i to be developed or to farmers will include such details 'born, of national policy throughout the world. a new job is to be done. Farmers as to the method 'of ordering parts, Dry roughage such as clean, IbrIght want co-ordination of the e agencies giving make as well as model or year alfalfa hay lis sufficient f'Or 'the cow An America at war demands the untiring labor and efforts, consistency in administra- machine was made, name or descrip- durfng ithe Ibr.ief "drying' up" .~rdod and sacrifice of all. The blood, sweat, and tears of Am- tion without duplication and overlap- tion of part and the part numbers, of 'peliha'psf,our or five d,ayS.. Then ping, and-above all-efficiency ith usually :stamped into the oastmgs. the cow can go back Ito 'a grain rae erica now commingle with the blood, sweat, and tears the least possible expenditure of GOV-I On a plow, for instance, there are tion, storing up energy and iother re- r of Britain. We must devote renewed energies to the vernment funds. 14 vital points to check. A tractor serves for 'the next lactation IpeI'io'({. The Secretary of Agriculture will has 23 vital items and a mowing ma- !Feed for a dry cow can !be 8 to 10 battle of production. Any lagging by industry, by labor continue to ihave the aggressive sup- chine, 25. Lists of the machines and pounds of grain daily, oonsisting .ot ' or agriculture will not be tolerated. We must recognize port of the Federation in all efforts points are being made a vallable ItWO Ipounds of corn, two' pOunds or' that modern warfare is waged by civilians as well as by to 'bring about such co-ordination. extension, service of our Land-Grant The 7 through meetings and in offices of the county agricultural agents and farm oartey, 'two pounds 'of oats" and It1wO pounds' of concentrate, accordjng . to men under arms. Colleges dias definitely proved jot elf Labor and d strial equipment dealers. Equipment in- Bal'tper, in add:H!ion ItO' good q'4a~ity the best qualified agency to carry out cludes disks, spring tooth harrow, The animal ehould " ~atn The farmers of the American Farm Bureau Feder- and conduct the educational work in Policies in War Time grain drill, corn planter, 'binder, man- roughage. in weight. ' , connection with Federal farm pro- 'I'he ation is at war. In this emer- ure spreader, potato planter, potato ation, here and now, throw themselves into the struggle grams affecting rural people. We gency all true Americans will unite "If 'the cow eats eight pounds. of digger, windmill, pump, milking mao grain for 50 days," lBaltzer ex,pl~in~, that will be waged upon the battlefront by our army and recommend and urge that greater to attain one supreme objective, the chine, feed grinder and motors. "the cost twill ;be about 1.-6 cEmtS a; use 'be made of the Extension Service preservation of our liberties and our Even if farmers gain but a 1 per our navy. We dedicate ourselves, our fortunes, and our in co-ordinating the educational and institutions. All-out production in all ,pound or $6.40. This same cow will cent advantage over the usual depre- then yield an extra 1,000 to- 't;51>0 sacred honor to the cause. We commit ourselves to the informational work of the various pro- Jines is an immediate necessity. ciation or upkeep, the 'advantage American farmers ·have pledged the pounds of milk worth $20 to $30 extra grams designed for farmers and that means a savings of $1,500,000 in Mich- stern labor and unselfish sacrifice required if our hallow- ation an adequate supply of farm way It.<>make a cow give more than adequate funds be provided or trans- igan. the Michigan average of 5,000 pounds ed Christian heritage is to endure. We pledge our- ferred to the Extension Service for products to meet every need. There That is the estimate of George Am- of milk and 200 pounds of butterfat a selves wholly and unreservedly to the victory that must the proper performance of the e func- are not now and will not be any bot- undson, agrtcultural engineer in the tlenecka in agriculture. year!' ,;. tions. extension service of Michigan State be on, so help s God. 'I'he Federation ha II the name of our country, its in- College. supported appropriations for ,the Ex- titu ti us, and ideal, farmers Cenetarians curtailed in proportion to the reduc- challenge Amertcan industry and Am- tion in necessity for the work they tension Service, Expcriment Stations, MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE If the population of the United have been performing. Land-Grant Oolleges, 4-H clubs, and eric n tndustrIal rorkers to announce 72 cup butter States were to stabilize at 150,000,000, Price ontrol, nflation The mounting public debt and the vocational agr icultural training. The <11 immediate nd continuing morator- 1% cup sugar 2 eggs it would contain only 2,660 eentenar- increased responsibility now resting ium on all work stoppages, strikes, or 1 cup sour milk ians, according to' the, Census "Bu.r; and Ta ation necessities administrator of war require that every of government be un- on these service agencies re sulting other indu trial strife for the dura- 2 cups sifted cake flour eau. Only 'One person in 1:90,000 lives 2 squares of bitter' chocolate Inflationary forces are being set in usually zealous in ihis efforts to elim- from present conditions no iessi t: tes tion of this emergency. 72 teaspoon salt to celebrate ,his 100tb,.:~i.rthday. motion which, unle s Congress acts, some increase in appropr laticus. In ...-umber of Ihours 'Worked daily 1 teaspoon vanilla inate waste, extravagance, duplication, 1 tablespoon vinegar will prove disastrous to all economic and unnecessary expenditure. order that the Federation may he con- hould be determined solely by the 1 ·teaspoon soda groups. Uncontrolled inflation must sistent in urging the. tri test econ- necessities of the situation. Exces- Method: Sin and measure flour. Add, Agriculture is setting the example salt to flour- and sift three tithes. Cream be avoided at all co ts. Agriculture by reducing substantially its request omy, we request the Feder: tion to seek rive over-time rates have no justifica- butter, add sugar gradually and beat knows from bitter experience the dis- tion and should be immediately dis- until creamy, Add one egg' unbeaten, for appropriations in line with the a conference with recogu izcd leaders astrous consequences of inflation of continued. mix well, add second egg and beat 2 improvement in agricultural condi- of these agencies to determine the minutes. Add flour and sour milk mak- prices, 'ages, and profits, and the in- If American industry and American tions. It calls upon all economic amount of approprtetion necessary ing 4 additions of flour and 3 of mibk. evitable deflation that follows. labor will immediately step up in· Add vanilla and melted chocolate and groups and all administrators respon- for the discharge of the ro ponsibil· mix well. Lastly, dissolve soda in vine- In order to prevent disastrous in- dustrial production to the full extent sible for the expenditure of public ities and duties vested in uhese agen- gar and add to batter beattng a few flation, we urge prompt action by of American resources and the ability seconds. funds to seek, through every legiti- cies and to seek only such appropria- Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes, when Congress to establtsh, for the period ef labor-as farmers have already mate means, the highest degree of ef- tions as are then believed necessary cool ice with milk chocolate nut icing. of the national emergency and for an tepped up farm production-a Wholly ficiency and economy. for these purposes. MILK CHOCOLATE NUT ICING adequate time thereafter, a Federal adequate national defense can be • (ONTAINS H(lR$£ "EAr ATfRACTIVE TO RAlS authority 'to prices for commodities establish maximum on a selective 3 5 speedily assured, and the Nation can look forward to an honotpble and 2 cups Confectioner's sugar 1 square bitter chocolate 3 tablespoons butter SAlISfACTO~Y RESuUS GUA1~Nl((0 ' ~ANUfACTURED BY H.l.RlCK PRODUCTS CO.,NAPOlEON,OHlo. basis to the extent necessary to pre- P · GIL a ·onal Importance of effective settlement of the present 6 ta'bleapoons cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 15~ oz. ,CaD __ _.'~:.~. vent inflationary price increases. ar yo, oan, Experi enced Farm world conflict. 111.. teaspoon black walnu t extract We Insist that such legislation And Appropriation We are unalterably opposed to the 72 cup chopped nut meats Method: Dissolve chocolate and but- Enough to kill 200 Rata recognize the parity principle as be- We re-assert our unqualified en- Labor policy of admini trattve agencies ter in mixing bowl over hot water. Add other ingredients and beat until creamy. Sold by Farm' Bureau, Dealer. tween labor, industry, and agricul· dorsement of the Ibasic principles and The importance of agriculture in vhich assume to include agriculture Mrs. Howard Krick. ture. purposes of the Agricultural Adjust- meeting the national emergency is in the enforcement of wage and hour In order to prevent the ment Act, and re-emphasize the sound- recognized by Government and by all and labor relations legislation. price received by farmers for any ness and justice of its parity price thoughtful citizens. Farmers always We resent all efforts of any indus- agricultural tion of pric commodity being depress- ed lbelow parity 'through the opera. controls, no price ceil- goals for -agrIcultural gebher with the factors upon which commodities ,parity prices for basic soil crops ~re to- have responded It must be recognized, and will again reo trial labor group spend to the call of their government. however, that in any way interfere or the orderly flow hich attempt to or- ganize farmers or farm labor or which to with production market and to Wa- 'We have pledged possess Peace to aid the national everything all-out c lng Sill uld b established on any agrt- determined. We also recognize that in large measure pre ent-day farming the consumer cf any farm commodity. drive against the fo'rces of evil. We cultur I commodity, or the product the f ctor which determine parity requires experienced and skilled ork- deeply appreciate the fact that Pres- thereof, at a price less than 110 per- cent of varity. prices for basic soil crops do not, in some cases give equitable treatment ers. If adequate and efficient production 8 ident Roosevelt recognized, in Ihis To be effective include authority uch I gislation mu t to contr~1 inf.lation. I to some of'the other important commodities; therefore we hereby farm is to be maintained and the large Farm ere it me sage to our convention, importance of agriculture the vital in meeting Increase in the volume of production We recognize the need for further this -ehallenge to our national secur- ary wage as well as inflationary commit the Federation to give its sup- obtained, it is essential that all au- improvement and strengthening of ity. prices. We. cannot give our .support. to port of the acceptance of other factors thorities charged with the administra- See Your Local our co-operative farm credit system. We appreciate alst> the assurances any legislation to control prices which for the determination of parity tion of the Selective Service Act give Suoh improvements STATE FARM MUTUAL should be design- the President has given us that agri- does not provide for control of infla- prices for such commodities to the the same consideration to essential AUTO INS. AGENT ed to provide the lowest possible in- culture will be recognized and will tionary wages comparable to the con- end that they may have the same rel- farm labor as is being given to skilled tere t rate consistent with the cost of be given fair treatment and the pro. trol of industrial and farm prices. ative PUI chasing power as basic soil industrial workers,-particularly in money and the maintenance of a tection necessary Ta power should Ib~ u ? to a crop. the case of farm workers who by sound and efficient to prevent a repeti- farm credit sys- tion of the collapse that followed the greater e tent to con~rol inflation and We deplore efforts that are being initiative, training, experience, and ap- tem; to preserve, rehabilitate, and first world war. to meet the current fiscal needs 'Of the made to raise the parity prices of farm plication are peculiarly fitted for effie strengthen the co-operative features Since the importance of agriculture ation by recapturing e cess earnings commodities through a revision of the cient farm production. of this y tern to the end that the has been adequately recognized, and and e ceprofi due to defense ex- formula upon which parity prices are penditur " and by 1 wering exemp- determined. 6 system shall be independent sustaining; and self- and to preserve local in- the succe ince we have pledged our ·all toward of the national effort, we tiou and levying increased taxes If these efforts are succe stul, the based upon ability to pay. Safeguard sound and defensible basis of present Farm Eq ipme t itiative and re ponstbiltty. We are unalterably urge the 'Federation to u e every right- oppo ed to the ful influence to see that when the ulti- should b provided to a sure that all parity, which is intended Ito give farm Priorities centrallzatlon of control of our co- mate p ace is finally written, agri- u h po r grant d b terminated at commoditie a price tructure repre- It is imperatively neces ary that operative farm credit system and in- culture be represented around the the close of the em rgency. sentme a fair e.. hange value witlh the the importance of agriculture in our si t that adequate feguards be pro- peace table in proportion to its con- In view of the inevitable effects of products of indu tr, would be de- natlonal defense effort be properly vided to prevent such centraliza- proportion to ti va t interest in a wa~' up .n monetar! and e hange re- stroyed, and agriculture would be recognized. Agriculture ,has been a k- tion. proportion to it vas interest ill' a lations hlp' and pnc Ie - 1 -both na- breaking faith with the ma es of the ed to make a very sub tantial readjust- We renew our insi tence that the tatr and permanent peace. tionall a.lld. int l'nationa~ly-:-we I' - people. ment in its production plans so a to farm credit sy tem belong to agri- 11 . our IllSI tence at thi time for The Federation has never asked for prov'de a large increa e in the sup- culture and it farmer bOITo vers. bh ~ tabli ~ment of a monet ry . u- more than a square deal. We re-assert ply; o~ many farm produc s. If this is Make thortty, maintainin -hi h 'h 11 be harg d WIth table price level. In that the best interests and of the Nation will be served by of agriculture to be accomplished, it is essentiau that 9 ~lake no little plans, nhev have no magic to til' men's blood and .prob- the proper Government authorities the meanti.l1le u e every .le. itimate establishing and maintaining a true take immediate steps to assure agri- Anti-Trust aws ably themselve will not 'be realized. mea!l va ilable to th adl~l1111trator balance between industry, labor, and culture neces ary upplies of repair We endorse the policy governing en- Make big plans aim high in hope and of !l >.1 nd 11l n tary .~01I y ? a to agriculture. part, replacements, and new equip- forcement of the anti-trust laws and work, remembering that noble, maintatn a table PI Ice Ie' el and . uch a balanced price and wage ment. Recognition mu t be given to believe the e laws should be expanded logical diagram once recorded will a oid inflation. . tructure should be 011 a devel that upplying 'the equipment that is es- to include any organized group which ever die, but long after we are gone will encoura e and permit of the largo sential in the preparation and proce '- exercises monopoli tic practices of will be a living thing, a ertlng it elf est produ tion and con umption of ing of needed f I'm commodities for any character. with ever-growing inststancy. Re- the products of both indu try and market. We favor appropriations nece sary member that our sons and grand ons agriculture. The Nation cannot safely ignore the for the full enforcement of these 1 w . are oing to do ,things 'that would We renew the F deration' upport fact that the greatly reduced supply of . tagger us. lLet your watchword !be of the continuance of 5 percent of experienced farm labor will require a order and your beacon beauty.- parity loan on basic oil crop nd larger quantity of labor-saving mao adio Ser ·ces & Clear Daniel H. Burnham. of ueh appropriation a ar neces- chinery; and that as a result of the ary to bridge the gap between loan long period of low farm income, much Channel Broadcasting The .proportton of farms in the level nd ;pri e level ()f ba ic farm machinery and equipment has become Clear channel broadca ting ervices. United States operated by tenants de- commodit.ie • whi hev I' re th high- obsolete and must be substantially fl' e from inter! r nee, con titute an clined from 42.4 'percent in 1930 to r and parity rice. repaired or replaced. 1 invaluable ource (}f news, education, 3 .7 percent in 1940. e By MISS HARRYETTA SH W of Shelby, state Publicity Ohainna for the JUNIOR FARM BURE U 'Ve, the Junior Farm Bureau, endor e culture pointed out that 1: m ri a w the leadership training program as starttng this world war with the pI ic , presented by the senior committee; of farm commodities consider bly be- further, that consideration for action low the levels prevailing when n le be presented at the Junior Farm Bu- am started shooting a quarter of a reau Council meeting. century ago; that as y t th re are EC. 13 Junior and Senior Relationships A Junior Farm Bureau statement of few, if any, farm prices that are a high today a they were in period or other during th last ~even orne policy as to the relationship between arne Committees to Consider the Junior Farm Bureau and the years, and ertainl nobody will argu that tho e even year. have been Permanent Camp and Senior Farm Bureau .was read by Mr. y aI'S of abundanc for the meri an Yeager. Marian William appotnted Other Matters the following committee to make a farm 1'. It eems as though. om of our city further statement of policy for the Reports of the work accomplished con um 1" are y Iling a little 0 erly- Junior Farm Bureau; Robert Smith, in the different districts were given Robert Gilbert, Mrs. Clarice Brand loud about living co t b for the by the regional directors present at are much hurt, and ven 0 the meri- and Guerdon Frost. the board meeting held at the Farm can farmer is willing to have a price Bureau office in Lansing, December Selective Service ceiling put upon hi. commoditie IF Mr. Brody explained the Selective similar ceiling; are put upon Indu - 13. Duties of the regional director were Service Act, and read a bulletin issued trial commodities and wag s. hat i defined as being director of the Junior by Louis Hershey, director of selective wrong with that program? 0 tar we Farm Bureau activities within his dis- service. Mr. Brody pointed out that haven't heard of other groups ffering" trict. It was decided that district nothing can stop a young man from to do th arne. meetings should be called after the exercising his rights in presenting his "Q. E. D." board meetings; and that district of- case before the Appeal Board. He Farmers quite fr quently a k, •.~ Thy ficers' meetings should be held, one advises that in cases where it is neces- after camp and one after each coun- sary that men be deferred to remain should I be a member of a farmer ' on the farm, that all the merits of the or anization?" I wonder if th follow- cil meeting. The following measure was voted case be presented before the Appeal ing might help answer that one? upon and passed: Each regional direc- Board in writing, and that the actual In the eptemb r 29, 1 41, issue of tor shall appoint an assistant to him- units of food value produced on the the Detroit Free Pre s I find an article self in case he is drafted. The asstst- farm be shown. quoting a report of the Brooking In- ant director shall serve from the de- Treasury and Farm News strtut which is quoted as follows: 'I'he secretary and treasurer's report "Th increase in agricultural prices parture of the board member until the was given by June Osborn. The bal- has been due primarily to the govern- next board meeting. ance in the treasury was reported as ment' farm program. Ther i noth- Insurance Explained ing in the und r-lying supply and de- Mr. Bental of the Farm Bureau in- $308.96. Harryetta Shaw gave the mand situation which would hav pro- surance department explained a new publicity report and the following duced any excessive ris in the prices type of liCe insurance for young men recommendations were passed: between the ages of 16 and 35, where- That a contest be sponsored, where- When of farmers' produce g government program alon h s cr ated rally. Th by $2,000 of protection can be obtained by all newspaper articles written by an artificial market situation for most for a premium for $15.'00 the first year local publicity chairmen shall be saved It is a known fact that from 60 to farm products. and $10.00 a year thereafter. After and kept in scrapbook form, and at (j5 ppr cent of all commodity price Couple that statement with one age 35, the policy decreases $100 each the end of the con test there will be year until at age 45, the value of tbe some form of prize awarded to the Be end are due to wages. How an effectiv .urh call he placed upon prices, and Senator made by Repr s ntativ Bankhead at th annon and Am rican policy is $1,000. During that time, the county obtaining the most points, this policy can be converted into other contest to start on January 10, 1942, t e at the same time p I'm it. wag s to rise Farm L'3 beyond ur uud rst nding as f rm- in Em' all Federation htcago on D cemb l' th, wh n conv ntion types of life insurance. Mr. Bental and end one week previous to the said that there are 400 agents licensed convention. It was recommended to the local Whee 1'8. I ow a farmer can be -xpect d to national they said, "It is v ry doubt u l if th farm program ould hav to write Farm Bureau Insurance, bet- • produce commodities at present prtces been passed without the assistance tel' than 20 coming from the ranks of junior Farm Bureaus, that they draw With J. F. Yaeger, and pay ever-incr asing wage rates, or of the American Farm Bureau Federa- DISTRICT NO.8 the Junior Farm Bureau.- up a list of ten farm families notre- ceiving the Michigan Farm News, and ])irector of !le~bership oing without help en tirely is b yond tion"; and a statement made by As- Di tri t o. (Musk gon, Ma on, Permanent Camp Rela.tions our understanding. Or are farmers sistant Attorney General Thurman Oceana, ewaygo, and Iantst ) will give them a year's gift subscription, Last year a camp committee com- to understand that their wages should Arnold when he said, "I question i! hold a District Meeting on January 6, these 'to 'be paid for either by indi- posed of Jack Yeager, Lloyd Ruesink, be, as they are today, less than 15c :lny farm organization in the history 1942, t the Sh lby o-op Hall. A vidual members, or from the treasury. Clark Brody, Ben Hennink, and Dick THE LION AND THE LAMB per hour, whereas society, through of the nited States has ever had such speaker will talk on "The ondition Anthony was appointed to determine Junior Farm Bureau Band I see by the papers that some of our the Wage-Hour Act has already agreed effective influence as the American of the orld Today." way 0 oun- an attitude toward a permanant camp. Francis Bryde, F.F.A. drum major, farmer friends, under the title of the that a decent per hour income for in- Farm Bureau Federation during th ty is in har e 0 refr hmen and It was the duty of this committee to gave a complete report of the activ- United Dairy Farmers, have joined dustrial labor should be at least 40c la t few years. I further question Mason county, the nt rtainm nt. prepare a prospectus and to report ities of the F. F. A. band and gave John L. Lewis' Miners' Union. Or- per hour? whether there was ever a time when from time to time. Mr. Yeager led suggestions as to how a band for the ganizers of this new branch of Lewis' CALHOUN COUNTY And yet, in spite of this, farmers that influence was more needed to put Calhoun ounty Junior Farm Bu- a dis-cussion on the problems invited Junior Farm Bureau could be organ- in building a permanent camp. The ized. He was appointed chairman of a Union state that the purpose of join- ing the farmers with the Union is to are producing enough for everybody a brake on the forces leading to an un- reau entertained 75 young people from Mell w.,...,.,rrll and more. They always have, even in balanced economy." camp in mind would have a capacity of committee which will continue to act, St. Joseph, Kalamazoo and alhoun get them a better price for milk. the depths of the depression when the It e ms obviou then if farm price coun ties Saturday vening, Dec mber ood around 200 and would mean an invest- and the board of directors was in- I wonder if the organizers have al- co t of production so exceeded their are what they are because of a farm The Briti 11 Food Mi sion dvtsed ment of about $50,000. This could be structed to take suggestions home to so told our United Dairy Farmer 20, at a Christmas party. unday, income that one out of every four program made po ible, according to cr tary of r iculture CI ude R. utilized -by different farm organiza- their organizations and be prepared friends that Mr. Lewis' Washington farm mortgages were foreclosed for our enator and congre men, be- December 21, twenty young men and ickard, D c mber 24, that th 011_ tions and co-operatives and would to discuss it at the Council Meeting representatives are fighting "tooth and lack of ability to meet the payments. cause of the "effecti e influence" of women of the Calhoun group each millionth ton of American food being have to be financed by some outside on January 10. nail" to get price ceilings put upon, Recently the Brookings Institute the American Farm Bureau F'edera- brought a boy or girl between the shipped to Gr at Britian under the interest. It was suggested that money not only milk, but all farm commod- pointed out that industrial wages had tion, that such an organization needs ages of 7 and 13 to a Santa laus L ad-Lease A had arriv d rely could be raised now and invested in ities, and that this price ceiling would come up at least 30% within the last to be supported by farm 1'8, in ho e party. The groups enjoyed games, re- overs as. defeIisebonds until such time as a camp project could be set up. The following motion adopted : COLLEGE G UP be prices as of October 1, 1941, or at 100% of parity formula ? using the present year, and the T-eW ·ork Times says intere t it i organized. that industrial net profits are up 25% in the geometry books-Q.E.D. A they ay fr shments and a distrihution by Santa lau. of gifts alhoun is looking forward to a Sadie Hawkins Day party, ~o 40%, although living costs accord- how about receiving your PLANS MEETI GS In either case, it would mean not an increase in the price of milk but a mg to the U. S. Department have come up but 7%; and Economist J, TOW, of Labor neighbor Farm Bur au member cord- ially when he discu es Farm Bureau a spring banquet and some xcurstons. OCEANA COUNTY no WITH OTHER UNITS considerable reduction in the price of milk as milk on October 1st was below the present price agreed upon by the Babs~n, on syndicated ovember news~aper 16th, in his I with you in the near future and help- colum points ing him fight he battle for agricut- out that food stuffs make up only 2 % ture, by joining the organization? Oceana County Farm Bureau and their guests numb ring 35, met at Shelby Co-op hall Thursday evening, voted to hold the annual Christmas party on Tu sday v uing, Decemb r recent milk-price arbitration commit- of those living costs; that 15% of the . D cember 11. Members of the Shelby 30. Plan to Discuss tee in Detroit and the present formula consumers' living costs are due to and Hart FF A organization and sev- On Saturday vening, Decemb r 20, Improving Nation s t used in computing parity indicates garbage pail and other waste. It seems Smoking eral of the Oceana County ormal several members of the Oceana Coun- that milk is today considerably over as if a little less condemnation of the Census figures for 1940 show that school students were guests. ty Junior Farm Bureau wer nt r- Agriculture parity. I wonder how our United Amer-ican farmers, who today Is a k- over a billion dollars literally go up "Objectives, and how we may at- ain d at the hom of Erwin and Dairy Farmer friends reconcile these ing only a parity (fair) price, and a in smoke curling - from the ends of tain them" was the topic discussed. Emery Smith honoring Ralph hapin Junior and Senior Farm Bureau co- two contradictory programs under little more empha i on the cons rva- more than 1 0 billion cigarettes, 7,- G org Bird and Iaxin Hill of andd 'alvin Gowell, who wer home operation for the improvement of the their Dairy-Miner leaders? Hart ere in charge of the refresh- from th army, th torm I' from tion of waste materials might be more 900,000 cigars and over $7,500,000 01' Nation's Agriculture will be the gen- I suppose our United Dairy Farmer logical. Di. , . J., and the latt I' from F I worth of pipes and cigarette holders m nts and Lawrence Cow 11 and lin- eral theme of a series of meetings and friends realize that if the proposed Recently th D partment of Agri- manufactured in a year. ton Hallack, of th recreation. It was Knox, K ntucky. discussions of tne College Junior price control law is passed by the Farm Bureau this winter. Congress, putting a price ceiling on The new plan will be to have a milk, that all the strikes in the world group of three or four members of the won't change that one, ever under af- College Junior Farm Bureau go out to filiation with the Miners' Union. Inci- various 'Community and 'local Junior dentally, the Miners' Union is sup- Farm Bureaus and have a joint dis- posed to have agreed not to encourage cussion of these problems. The first strikes ill the future even though lead- of these meetings will be January 9 ers of the United Dairy Farmers hav when three college groups will parti- informed Governor Van Wagoner's ar- cipate in meetings with the Shia was- bitration committee in the present dis- see and Clinton Junior Farm Bureaus, FREE bOoklet that tells and the Ingham County Community Farm Bureau. pute that the United Dairy Farmers do not promise to stop strikes if th To eca t e r mediation attempts do not secure for At the meeting following these dis- how to mai(e and use cussions points of interest, methods them their goal. It looks a little bit as though our United Dairy Farmer fire-safe, long-lasting of proceedure, and difficulties encount- ered will be discussed by the College friends have jumped out of the frying PROGRAM & BENEFITS PROOF pan into the fire. Even labor has CONCRETEfor a members. It is hoped that by this agreed that strike are unpatriotic in method mutual benefits will be de- Dairy Bam Hog House these times. Savings to Farmers rived on leading discussions and draw- It has always been our cont.ention CLI TO COU TY Milk House Septic Tank ing common conclusions. Autborities Each Year Poultry House Storage Cellar that farmers and laborers have much Granary Com Crib on such meetings will be available to in common; that each needed to be ale ta exemption on farm suppli for Potato Cellar Feeding Floor the various groups from the Oollege Average Tax Savings Since 1928 organized and sit across the table, dis- agricultural production $1,500,000 Ice House Smoke House staff. cussing the things they have in com- For th ha: . F. penlander f I'm, 0 ae 'c,', in ,vat rtown Machine Shed Water Trough Among other points on the program Cooling Tank Farm Homestead of the College Junior Farm Bureau mon and the things on which they Farm road tax . r c1uced by l\I Titt an 1 Twp., II'. Openlaud r reported that Ole ~ arm I ureau Write for your copy could not agree; then work together J. ta program for highway and .chool ta has helped this winter are; the Farmer's week on those things they could not agree Horton ct. of 1931 and 1932: You can build thcac improvements yourself. stand and exhibit, the winter term reduce taxes on that farm from a high of $176.80 in 1928 ~::rb::d~tyou Or get: • CODOrete CODtnlCtor. Your cement In touch with 8100d coo- party, skating parties, outings, speak. on but each keeping their own special interests in mind and fight like every- 1. Jl of lie n: e tax now' to $62.40 for 1940, or an average reduction HIe 12 year, since ] 928.-Michio·an of $93.93 for Farru .• eWH, }1 ph. 1, .... I ------_ ...•.. (Uee ~ PORlUliI •••••••• paetcri 'Ii _---- ...I car thiI coupon) SO ,ATlON ••• ers on various timely topics and many other activities to make a w 11 round- ed program. thing to see which could win out on the things they disagree on . There will always be some differ- re: umed 10 counties 15,589,000 1941. snce between the farmers who hav 2. lusolin tax now r turned 10 AGINAW COU TY II II Plcac.end Farm Bui1dinla." me "Plana for Concrete New MeXico, Utab, and Mississippi primarily the producers' Viewpoint and who have their money invested in conntie , approximately 6,050,000 • l~~;~:~-~~.:~=~~~:.~-=:: ..~J have the h ighe t birth rates in the United States, aocordtng to the Cen- their farms, and laborers who have Average Tax Savings Since 1928 sus Bureau. New Jersey and New the con umer viewpoint and have no tate is now paying hi h hool tuition from For the .J ohn ~;. Frost farm, 39 acres, in Thomas T 'p., York have the lowest. money inve ted in production plants, ofh r ..our s than r al ('. tat 2,100,000 just as the viewpoi s of the farmer- l\fr '. Cecil Burgg reported that HlP Farm Bureau tax program: for highwayand ,dlOOI tax relief hat helped OU M J SEE TH NI OTHE A G! 00 LATEI owned co-operatives farmer differ in philos- ophy from private business. same time both city workmen have the common ground of being laborers. At the They need to under- stand each other better but I can see and If the, 2]0,000 ta_', farm avinm were divided famili . in Iiehigan, eqnally $25,239,000 among the it would m an an reduce taxes on that farm from a high of '201.60 in 192 to $1 .40 for 1940, or an average reduction of' $119.57 for the ]2 y ars s ince 192 .-,j ichigan Far n [ews, Ia '3, 1941. no advantage in the farmer becoming Tax savings above are largely local taxes for high- • Why ran nsb of. coady damage suitP A part of a labor organization and being way building, maintenance, and debt retirement. d Sta Farm Mutual Automobile Insuranc. Pelicy, tailor made to your pocketbook, engulfed by it. lt i a little like the circu wild AVERAGE ANNUAL SAVINGS TO EVERY FARMER OF Taxes on the Frost farm included large assessment for payments on Covert road bonds. Both farm will protect you and your family. Let me animal trainer who got the lion and have been helped materially by the new state aid for explain how you can join with more than the lamb to live together in the same schools. The above figures do not include their 500,000 other car owners and get "more in. cage; "Of cour e", said he, "W have exemption from sates tax on f.rm supplies for agri. IT See Your Local TE F RM MUTUAL AU 0 INS. AGENT luranee for yow mODey"-through Stat. Farm' "CODlDlOD~" way of buying in- surance, Investigate today. There', no obli, to replace the lamb once in a while." PRICES There has been quite a clamor lately 2 cultural .production. force since May 25, 1935. The exemption ha be n n gation, of COUl'lC. about the incr ased cost of living and ITATI'AI n~'~;""C COMP NIlS O' 00 I GT9N, IL INOI what hould be done about it. Om' city friends maintain that th ffective Farm Bureau ember hip Makes The e Be ef/ po ..__.... . DRIVE SAFEL yr and CARRY INSURANCE curb should be the placing of a ceiling upon farm prices and industrial price -,.THAT WILL PROTECT YO~R ~NTERESTS but not UP011 wag s. , for the field, and i 5,000 lb s. of milk or 200 Ill'. of butter- T ey Have in the pr ing. Green fodder corn can also b cut fat a year. '1 he average for all <'0\\'8 in cow Joi e the in . mall lot to help piece out the fall feeding. Refuse weet corn talks tes t ing as, 'n is ,:300 lbs. of milk or 400 lb .. of bu t r fa t. Earrn Bureau u cut by a iIag cutter off r another al- Pork ternative until the fall rye can b pas- 6~' bushels of orn and 63 Ibs. of oday The .lichigan tat Farm Bureau tured. That end.' the 'L mouth pro- high protein supplement fe d, 01' 7 v lcomes 6.) families who ha v e he· gram and the cows go hack into the come memh r~ rec nt ly. 4,263 ram- bush L' of corn and 42 lbs. of tank- barn. Variations of this program are Hi s have he ome memo rs since Jan- age i an rconomical III thad f r pro- in order, of our e. uary 1. 1941. We announce thes new ducing 10 lbs, of pork. m mhers : Background Material for Discu sian in January ALLEGAN COUNTY By OUf 200 Community Feed to Produce 1 Egg, " PURE CRUSHED l' arm Bureau Group Altenbern Elmer ALLEGAN Pegg Frank Grant Harry L Hopkins Robert E Siotman Gerald Siotman Justin 100 Ibs. Milk or Pork TRIPLE SCREENED Ry KFJITH A. T 1_ ER MemlJe.r 1/1p ttetations OREWORD: & Education Iu h has happened Johnson John R Boerigter Gilbert FENNVILLE HAMILTON Welder Brothers Lave George .Ii h igan tate College Iive and poultry men ·tell us that the Iol- Iowing figure represent the average tock OYSTER SH ELL uring the la t month, The •...ttack on Boerman Henry L.eunara E C amount of fe d required to produce Branderhorst Wm Nyhoff John Par! Harbor brought us into war Bredeweg Arthur Nykamp W G eggs, milk 01' butterfat, and pork: ith .Japan; and at the . arne time, Hoeve John Poll Earl Eggs unified the thinking of the people of Kempker Julius Schreur Albert Kolvoord John Jr Van Dis Bert One half pound of feed make.' an the nit d State. In the last month Kool Arthur Wolters Ed , egg. hen eats about one-fourth of w have 1) came engaged in war with HOLLAND Richard 'W. Blackburn, secre a,ry of Bouws Herman J Lubbers Edward G a pound of grain and mash daily. A Italy and G rmany. ~'in ty pel ent Brink L E Nevenzel Justin the mer lean Farm Bureau Federa- flock showing 50% production or of the people in the orld are at w r Brinks George R Nyhof Ed tion, will speak to Mcih igan County Diekjakobs J H Scholten Alfred bebter hould be protitable. 'Wake Island ha heen taken over by Eskes John Scholten Henry the "Japs": Hong Kong has conceded Farm Bureau groups at Ithaca, Jan. Milk or Butterfat Greving Abel Schreur George d f at; and Japan has bombed Manila, 13 and at Greenville, Jan. 14. He will Hartgerink Jacobs George Jr Joe Timmer Harry Van Huis H Twenty-two pounds of feed makes FOR POULTRY an open city. dls cu.. the Farm Bureau' w< r time 100 lbs. of milk or about 4 lbs. of hut- Kleinheksel Gerald Veldhuis Giles We all have an important role to program. Klem Wallace Verburg Simon G terfat. 700 lbs. of farm grains plu: Knoll M H Vork George 100 lbs. of concentrate, such as 32% play in this military conflict we're en- Gratiot County Farm Bureau has in- Kronemeyer Martin Vork Milo gaged in. Pop! are lng challenged vited Clinton and I abella county Lindholm Robert Vrieling Brothers protein supplement. or soy 'bean meal m mbers to br ing their ba ket and Wolters Donald with good alfalfa roughage, is a good to know how they can be t serve their Scislow Fred Hopkins country. come to the Gratiot annual potluck produ ing ration. __ "ac'u.co 'OIl dinner at Ithaca high chool at noon, SOUTH HAVEN 96 % of the more than 900,000 FARM BUREAU MILLING CO. Inc. January 13. .11'. Blackburn will speak Bardon Donald Ridley Emmit F in :\1ichigan are producing 1 ss C"ICA50. Ill. Action, production, and clear think- ing is the cry of today. You ,hav at 1:30. LAPEER COUNTY your ommunity Farm Bureau as a Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 1: 30 at the Clark Elbert O lmlay City medium throu h which to assemble Greenville high school Mr. Blackburn MACOMB COUNTY information, analyze the fa ts, voice 'ill peak to members of the Mont- Chapman Emory D, Mt. Clemens Your Farm Bureau Oil Dealer Will Soon Offer E This Handy 5 Gal.Can Ruzcynski John , ,..Washington YOUl' opinions and exchange your calm, Meco ta and Ionia County Farm ideas. Your conclusions can be re- Bur aUR. MASON COUNTY f Miller W E , Fountain rOJ ded and s nt to your organization much to limit inflationary price, if MECOSTA COUNTY heads and state men by your hosen all groups were to be treated equally. Musgrave B E Big Rapids WITH EACH s cr tary. The organized farmer ha been ask- What the Farm Bureau and its ser- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN ing for parity for the past twenty vices means to m is a question which year and now that he is getting Gray Floyd L , Traverse City Purchase of 5 gal s; Farm Bureau' 8 aoh of you mayan wer in a differ nt HILLSDALE COUNTY manner. Two for Real Fight Darity he L going to "practice what Null George and Son.., Montgomery UIilCO BRAND he preaches". He feels that other Wilson W N , , Osseo Your discu. sion leader ha required a folder explainin chievements ur the important of your Farm Bureau. Be that some one reports on this a- terests rwhenever should farmers become any other group, when the farm I' pos sible. ubservient Why to even whet' to teal' down certain machines th y suspect part. may be need- ed. Par ts should be ordered now be- group vantages. are out of line continue to demand unreasonable when they ad- Fowler Hertrick Mont SHIAWASSEE F W COUNTY , Reading Flushing BUREAU PENN Or material at your January me ting. member in the Farm Bureau is the cause th y may not be available next Farmers can help in warding off in- flation hy keeping their Senators and MIOCO Motor Oil Why do yon ,h long to th Farm Bur- eau? T ]] YOUI neighbors hy yon be- Farm Bureau? What Farm Bureau summer when the tools are to be used. l· t rrners detens can help to con serve vital material by repairing old Repres ntatives constitutes informed as to what fail' demands, paying off SY TEM FOR 6 This container is worth up to $1.25. It may long. Membership Brings be impossible to buy later on. Well built. B caus of th amount of material one can g t n the Farm Bur au's To be of service to th been the philosophy of th Farm Bur- to Is and stave off the buying of new tools until after the war i over. Some their indebtedness, in tallment competition buying, for doing away with not going into limited consumer MONTHS PAS U E Handy pouring spout. Makes a good gasoline can. You can't afford to pass this up ... ask history and past achievements, corning tructions memb I'. hip and the schools importance your of in- of eau for the past 23 years. Our fight for adapted seed, open formula feed, quality merchandise and the co-opera- localities di carded tools al are making inquiries parts. Check and double check is the ource as to of repair good buying 0 as to bid their Defen e Stamps and Bonds, improving the farm business and giv- prices up, PROGRAM your Farm Bureau oil dealer about it. Order now, while they last. analyzing hy you and your neighbors strategy to u e vhen con idering re- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. tive way of doing busine s has been ing aU members of the family educa- College Offers a Rotation Petroleum Dep't 221 N. Cedar Street b long to the Farm Bureau, this of great service to the Michigan farm- pair part. tional benefits 0 they will be better That Can be Started at' iele is not· oing to dwell too long er. Its competitive value has been im- A Bundle for Br ltian was the admis- able to meet and help solve the prob- 011 what th Farm Bureau has done, measurable. How many bu ine ses sion ticket to one rural sponsored but will att mpt to outline what farm- night of entertainment. Warm wool- lem after the rwar is over. Next Spring are willing to go out and fight farm- r ran do to h lp win this iWar. It en u. ed lothing was suggested as de- After the War Plans ers legislative ba ttles; are giving It's popular and profitable to budget takes rganized farmers t do thts to meet the challenge of this cruel "We the people" in a democracy back their profits to the fanners and a pasture and layout a six months' WE ADVI E Job. ired. Rural people are doing much must start planning and thinking are initiating laws to protect the program for livestock feeding. conflict. about the period after this war. Farm- 85% Parity on Ba lc Crops farmers economic security? The 'e are With surveys proving it is economy ers will be one of the important During the latt r part of May, I saw orne of the values you are purchas- Work for Red Cross groups called upon to plan that period . to have cows or horses or beef cattle ORDERI G Iheadlines tatlng that Pre ident Roo- ing along with each Farm Bureau • any rural group are getting ma- out biting off their own feed, a typi- His will be the job of furnishing a velt had slgned the Farm Bureau item. Still some of us feel we hould terials from their local Red Cros cal calendar of six months of pasture food , not only for our domestic eon- inspired bill authortzing higher gov- get our merchandise cheaper than Chapters and are distributing the e has been prepared by A. C. Baltzer, sumption but for the allies, and the ernment loans on the basic farm om- what we would have to pay for com- materials among their mernbersh ip to modities of wh at, orn, cotton, rice and tobacco, the loans to be 85% of parity prices. It was estimated, at petitive arttcles from a private, who sells only merchandise many times, and confe es, that he isn't even in- be ew d and knitted for Enzlfsh children. garments are returned into garrnen The finished to the Red foe as well. He will have to share in helping pay the one-h ndred-fifty bil- lion dollar or more war debt. Defense indu tries will be clo ed down. Mili- extension dairyman at Michigan State College. He cites as an example a dairyman with a herd of 15 cows. Under the ~ SE D 0 the time, that this bill would give the tere ted in a farmer's program . Cros for hipment and distribution. REMEMBER what a ride Michigan farmers took from 1914 to 1919 on tary camp will return soldiers to job- old time system and without a suffic- United 'States farmers about 724 mil- How many of us are willing to it Red Cross donations have been unadapted seeds. Buy seeds that are processed for Michigan farmers less cities in the po t war period. Un- ient acreage of alfalfa the herd could lion dollar more for thes basic crops down and study each phase of the collected by many of the Community by the farmers of Michigan. There is no reason for farmers to buy employment, social changes, deflation get a flush pasture' only when native than would have been the case if the Farm Bureau work-to thoroughly groups. Farmers can help bhe Red out of state Mammoth, June or Alsike clovers this year for there is and governmental adjustments may be bluegrass grew vigorously in spring Ibill had not passed - two and one- understand our organization? This is Cro to achieve their new war plenty to go around here in Michigan. Ask for Michigan adapted seeds. problems after this war. In order to and early summer. But a planned pas- third million dollars going to the one way to make your organization quota of fifty million dollars. Farm Bureau brand seeds are guaranteed to their full purchase price minimize the e problems and to share ture system employs these grasses Michigan farmer. We know today mean more to you. It is the fellow as to origin, purity and germination. Does anyone else make such Buy Defense Bonds equally with other groups, the farmer and others as needed and lasts six that it has meant much more than that unders n a tdoh.i w atH-5 Some of the Community Farm a guaran tee? must not only get his own group to months. Here are the budget plans: the estimated figure. that understands, who is the one Bureau groups have delayed the April 20 to June 15 Congressman Cannon said, "I can- hundred per center. building and remodeling of meeting plan, but he must also get all others to start thinking in terms of the post The herd comes out of the barns Good Seed Corn, Brome Grass, Timothy not refrain from expre sing the ap- Farm Bureau War Projects preciation I am certain that all feel How can farmers and Farm Bureau places and have .taken their money to buy Defense Bonds. They feel war period. around April 20 to pasture on eight acres of fall-planted rye. The rye and Rape Supplies Are Limited Farmers are doing much to help in of the able and tactful service of Pres- members assist in this present emer- that their money is doing the country should last until about May 15 when For these seeds and other Farm Bureau brand Michigan grown thi present crisis. There are many ident Edw I'd . 0' eal of the Ameri- gency, is a question asked by many good, they will not be going into the blue grass is ready. 01' adapted seeds listed in this advertisement, place an order with ways farmers could lend their assi t- can 'Farm Bureau Federation. His since the Japs made their surprise at- competition for defense materials and The rye to be disced under and your Farm Bureau seed dealer now. Order from him so he can' ance if they only knew ho-w and where contribution to the American farmer tack upon Hawaii. Your County they will have about one-third more seeded to Sudan grass by early June. order for you. Have what you need when you want it. they could help. The above was given in the enactment of this 'bill should gent and your local Home Defense money to use wh n their bonds June 15 Thru Summer to point out some of the ways you and move ev ry farmer in the nation to Council 'will be glad to answer your come due. Other groups are getting I might assist our co ntry in defeating Alfalta-brome mixed pasture will CLOVERS BARLEY SOY BEANS promptly affiliate him elf with his questions and assist you in this work their members to purchase Defense feed the cows from June 15 to July 20. ALFALFAS SUDAN GRASS RAPE its foes. But most aluahle of all, in near st rar m organization". but here are some of the problems Stamps. At this time the cows can be turned this war for survival. is that we all OATS BROME GRASS TIMOTHY 85% Parity on Other Crops you may want to discuss and analyze Rural women's groups are taking into the Sudan grass. think clearly, era e all prejudices Still later, in June, section four EXTRA BUSHELS Wit~~B;iD~able in your Community Farm Bureau classes in nutrition so as to learn how from our thinking, eet the situation Meantime the dairyman has put up ( 4) of the Steagall bill was passed meetings: to prepare food for their famblies hay from alfalfa. Then he gets more fairly and squarely and remember which stated that non-basi crops pur- Selling scrap metals and junk will and to know how best to utilize the pa ture from alternating two alfalfa that survival and d mocracy are too chased by the ,Secretary of Agricul- help in furnishing metal for our ar- products grown on their farms. Too, fields or using an electric fence to important to allow for elfishness. ture, or loans made to fa1rmers to in- manent program. It will also give many of our farm boys have been over divide and alternate halves of one WISCONSIN· MICHIGAN GROWN MICH. GROWN (OHIO M-15) One man alone c n not solve the crease production of non-basic com- you an opportunity to clean up your fed but undernourished. little know- alfalfa field. The rotation again sug- HYBRID CORN A good seed grown under Mlc h- above. Unity in agriculture is more igau Crop Improvement Assocla- modities, should not be made for less that 85% of parity. These crops in- farm premises, those unsightly get rid of some of junk piles, and still ledge of foods values could have and their prevented nutritive this. necessary today th n at any other period in our history. The farmer is gests efficiency. The heavy milking cows go into a growth first and then 24-B (64;) 36-13 (5:n) 25-B 51-B (60G) (3f1G) $650 tion and is adapt ed to zone 3. $650 elude livestock, dairy and poultry pro- get a falr return for the old iron. We need to keep up with the times are followed by the dry cows and bu. bu. the only one who can bring about ducts. This bill meant much to the Cash for Trash even to the type of vitamins we con- young heifers. KINGSCROST HYBRID SEED CORN is sol<1 by that unity. Let's n t have to have a diver ified Michigan farmer. the Farm ureau mean To me, an organiza- Some of the rural groups are putt- ing on a junk-gathering day; others sume. Red-blooded farmers can even help Pearl Harbor incident before we can have that unity. in agriculture For Fall &. Spring Pasture In the fall there likely will become your Farm Bureau dealer. Order NOW and have it! $695 bu. tion which is .working for our cono- might want to have a junk night in this war by giving orne of their WKAR MONDAY ROUNDTABLE more blue grass available. Rye has m ie security. where 'each member brings junk to blood to make up "Blood Banks" FOR JANUARY been seeded in late July after the last FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. State Legislation In the July fith i ue of the Farm their regular boost the organization's meeting to be 'old to treasury. which can be used in transfusions when needed. People are having 1:00 to 1:30 Mondays corn cultivation. It will provide faU Seed Department 221 N. Cedar s-, Lansing Theme for Junuary-c-vBuildtng Com- pasture in September, winter cover ews, I read, under legislative a- Giving paper for national defense blood types made and have given of chi vements, "Farm Bureau support- is another way to help in this time of their blood for this worthy cause. munity Institutions". d 25 proposals f pecial interest to stress. Cleaning out the attic and cel- January 'I'here are many ways we can all 5-Economic factors. MERMASH farmers; twenty became law. Two lar eliminating papers as fire hazards, help to save the lives of our fighting measures definitely opposed by the conserving our use of paper goods, 12-Educational f ctors. forces. Farm Bureau wer defeated". The getting 4-H and Scout groups org n- 19-5ocial and R creational fa tors. Produce to Win War 26-CuItural factors. Farm Bureau i the pokesman for ized to pick up waste ar ways we The Food for Defense program is a you, it members, halls. in the legislative Your voice i amplifi d by the can all serve our country. Fire Prevention hig production problem in which the MEANS MORE CASH number of members in the organiza- Courses on fire prevention are be- farmer can do much to aid the allies New Selective Service For a happy, prosperous new year feed Mermash. tion. Th Farm Bureau is doing for ing offered. Farmer may not be in and make for a ounder peace pro- gram after the war. The farmers are Rulings on Farm Help HERE'S PROOF: A had voix ounty poultryman. ays, ":My agriculture those thing that cannot the thick of the bombing, but learn- ational elective Service head- going to meet this challenge, even flock averaged an 5% production from .Ianuary, 19-11, to July, 1> done by individual farmer'. ing as to fire hazards and the best quarters at ·Washington under date of Will CIO Control Michigan Farm rs manner of handling fires will be good though they -will have to do it hort- 1941-fa11 pull ts averaged 190 eggs from 270 bird.'." ,handed and rwith a somewhat limit- December 4, 1941 has sent new in- It e m that the CIO and the Farm- information for farm people, who are structions to State and local draft A Living ton lounty poultryman. ay: , "l\Iy bird. are averaging er nion are be ominz "bed-fellows", somewhat isolated from the stand- ed supply of farm machinery. They a 73% production on .i\Iprma.·h-It's tops with me." Hillsdale eem determined to do the job with- boards regarding "necessary men" en- e n to the e tent that the 10 must point of fire protection, to become ac- gc.'ged in agricultural activities. The ounty poultryman says, "GO'? production on 7;'0 pullets from approv the head man in the Farm- quainted with. A change in . quality out expanding and going into debt. statement says, in part: .Jmw,lH41-·'tillnow!" 1'8 nion ~T hin ton office. of fuels, equipment and upplte may They realize they can do much to in- crease this production through better "Local board h uld give full con- Merrnajcer feeds (Mermashes or 10% Th l1i hi an armer ha witnessed make for more fir s than usual. You ideratlon to the que tion of whether Mermaker in home rations) bring prosperity. ml: lug of mil and coal; the may also be needed in protecting orne feeding, care and management prac- the regi trant is employed on a farm chart r in it d I lry Farmers ith John L. Lewts' 'ork I' of the 10. taking out a nited of our defense plant' points. First Aid and vulnerable tices: fertilizing, liming cultural practices will increase yields; and culling and good selection must be encouraged, The farmers and O'ood learned or which: other agricultural (a) produces amount of food for fib r uch as milk enterpri. e a sub tantial rrralc r MONEYMAKER MEANS 'I'h arm Bur an organiza- First aid cla e are heinz given in and dairy product , eggs and egg pro- ti n ' 1 III rs. 'I'h make their 1110 t counties. This is work which all a bitter le son when they over- ducts, poultry meat products. hog and A Claim, You Say? Yes! But Here's Proof: n i a td Tite their own pro- of us should know about. not only in expanded and went into debt during lard products, oybeans, suzar beet, The booklet, "Record of Performance" , and th y v te their own time of war but in peace tim . Farm the la t war-it doe n't look as No. 3 contains records of 1,000 of the cattle and calves, . sheep and Iambs t. I m r jir bl III an ud must p ople are, in this m chanical a e, though many want to repeat that un- best cows in Michigan in cow testing pleasant expertence. (b) markets a major portion of thes work. 1• d • f I'm people. G tting quite subject to ac ideuts. With the products . . . . du consideration Ceilings Needed-and for all KIND OF NUMBER I to 0 our work or you in the increase demand for production and must be given to the relati ..•. e import- RATION FED OF COWS nnei i zhich u want it done, is the hortage of farm labor, the hur- Inflation is another evil which ance of the individuol skill of the r g- i hf'ul thinking". There are a ried farmer will be more iubject to ac- loom up in this emerg cy period. istrant to the particular enterpri e." MILKMAKER 174 r · 'no are willing to cident. Let' have at lea tone memo The farmer has onl ybeen a king for HOME MIXED 302 II r ou, but th y mu t bel' of bhe family take advantage of a fair price for his commoditie; 0 i h pay i u ually high- OTHER FEEDS 53 thi work; '0 they can be of a . i t- he will not be "holding the bag" t\ u oul do he 'ork auce in their ommunity and in neigh- when he exchange hi goods for the The Cen us reports that property Tell us the feeds you have and f " does our borIna cit ie if circum nees demand. materials he rnu: t purcha e. 'I'h is taxes in 1919 constituted OY I' 45 per- • we will tell you how to balance in to inj ct hi Repair Machinery ow philo ophy will 1I0t bring about in- . nt of the total tate ta." '011 ction , them free. h uld ima F armers are a ed to check their flation. If all group will be fair in but in 1940 only 6 p rcent of th total r f rm tool tor nece 'ary rep tr nd th ir demand. Ceiling price can do La yi ld wa from this ource,