IF IT'S HELP YOU NEED, HELP OTHERS AND SUCCEED Vol. XX, No. 3 SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1942 20th Year REID PLEDG Recognize Pri'llwitz For Soil Conservation MAY DOUBLE FARM SUPPORT .Art Pr illwitz of Eau Claire, fruit grower and long time member of the Berrien County Farm Bureau, Is in M MBER HIP I IN WAR EFFO T the newspapers in recognition many years of study and work on the of MANY COU TIES home farm to reduce soil and moist- He Calls Upon All Groups to ure losses. He is a member of the Large Gains Possible This Reach Understanding In tSt. Joseph River Soil Conservation Year by Covering District, but be was going ptaces War Effort long 'before that was organized. He All Prospects was one of the first to seed a grass By O. J. REID mixture to his apple and cherry or- County Farm Bureau membership Michi n j r indu President, Mich. State Earm. Bureau chards. It worked. team are finding that this is a Farm • sion with gricultur in Radio address at Port Huron, March 1 'Now 'We hear that Mr. Prillwitz Bureau membership year. They re on Michigan Milk Producers Program will use more vegetation and trashy boosting the membership total in d y nf r nc with tl Mi 1 ig cultivation or cover crops under his every county with surpr-Ising gains. I am indeed very grateful to the St te r ng at Mi 1 ig n St t Michigan Milk Producers Association new plan for soil and water conserva- Ev ry county can double its mem- for inviting me to speak on 'their pro- tion with the 1St. Joe River Soil Con- bership. The results so far indicate the auspices of the Mi hig n gram. I have been' a member of the servation District. Other practices that it's just a question of seeing the largest number farmers and tell- Pres nt were state ffic rs ,Michigan Producers Association for will be the use of sod buffer strips and over 20 years. It is an outstanding alternate middles in sod across the ing .them about the Farm Bureau th Farm Bur u nd Gran e, co-operative association in \Michigan. major slopes, soil rebuilding ,by sweet- program. ening, the soil and :by plowing under 'Some of the first reports from 45 of the Am rican F d r ti n I have always found our officers fair and honest, green manure crops and .reforeatation County Farm Bureaus engaged in Industrial Organization. We as lay mem- 'by planting pine on a steep hillside. membership campaigns show gains as bers are often too follows: The pr iding offi fast in believing 1941 1942 staff, termed the conf r nc t outside interests, who for selfish am- INGHAM BUREAU Berrien Members Members 1,057 To Date 1,400 reI tions betwe n agricul ur d I b bitions or by jeal- ous greed, seek to destroy our demo- HAS EXCELLENT Saginaw...................... Tuscola 838 300 1,100 600 Farmer ut A Qu Having in mind th U ited Min ion cratic organization. Rather we should take time to dis- ANNUAL MEETING Lapeer Allegan Mason 377 857 168 600 910 310 the United Dairy Farmers in Michig n, iv John L. Lewis, and recalling labor troubl with cover the truth Plans 260 or More Members; Cass 305 420 Branch 391 630 the farm organizations d mand d showdown 0 about and from those whom we Honors Nine for Life Van Buren 423 610 of the AFL and 10 s r gards Michig n f r elect, hire and en- Memberships Ottawa 250 450 trust with our pro- Berrien expects to have 1,500 mem- co-op ratives. OPPOSE we CJ..IM!1!NCI!f1.R£fD duce. Ingham County Farm Bureau hon- bers soon. Mason expects to reach "Farmers are not int r st d in omg int th Three things closely related in Am- ored 9 life members and entertained 500, Cass 500, Branch 700, Saginaw, erica are co-operation, democracy and 125 of the membership at the annual 1,200. organize workers into unions or busi ss m n into christi-anity. Today, whatever our oc- cupation or status, we are .first of all dinner and business at the Methodist meeting church held at Ma- SELLING W • of commerce. We want to know if I b r h s it i Americans. Work for National Interest son, February 26. President Lynn Jewell said that the LIGHTNING HELPS CORN BEL come into th country C. J. eid of the Farm Bureau. nd org niz f id 'Today all must come to the realiza- tion that there must be an economic understanding .between the various county quota of expects 260 to make its 1942 paid-up "Courage and coverage of the pros- members. FERTIUZE SOIL . Farm Bureau Says Practice Market on Graded Basis as John Reid, spok sm n f r th Am Labor in Michigan, said th A L will r ny m groups Instead ot each striving to ob- tain certain 'concession and price in- creases at 'the expense of others even peets will do it," said Mr. Jewell in announcing that they now have 171 paid-up memberships for 1942, includ- WITH NITROGEN Drives All Farm Prices Below Parity Best Method for Top group. It cl rt rs only wage arn rs, h dd d. Prices August Scholle, pr sid nt of th CIO in Mi hig n, s id 11 t at the expense of our national secur- ing 59 new memberships. The total Thunderbolts Nature's Means i,ty. We farmers have been given our membership for 1941 was 183. The American Farm Bureau has an- the national CIO has r fus d to grant chart rs for 0 g izi To Restore Earth's Loss Forrest King of hartott and Fr d war orders dn the field of farm pro- Besides carrying on its regular nounced that it is opposed to Se 'y Knoblough of Blissfield were lected farmers or for organizing within any group f org iz d duction, We have 'been told by our work, including active participation in Of Electricity Wickard of the U. S. Dep't of Agri- direotors for terms of 3 y rs at the President that "food will win the war state and national farm legislation, culture selling government own d annual meeting of the .1ichig<:n 0- farmers. He explained that th U it d Min Wo k r i and write the peace." We as farmers the Ingham bureau had its first coun- Ligtning, a long-time foe of man, is supplies of wheat and corn at prices operative Wool .•.arketing Ass'n at have accepted this great task and the ty picnic in 1941 in connection with also a friend, helping to produce food equivalent to 85% of parity. Lan ing March 4. of 42 self-governing unions in the 10, and th foremost thought in our mind is to the county fair. 150 Farm Bureau by fertilizing the soil and also keep- "The aim of the parity price pro- tanager Paul R. Finnegan announ- in chartering th Unit d Dairy Farm rs in n ti tl get the job done. Any reimbursement folk took part. In January of 1942 ing the earth's "babtery" charged. gram supported hy the Farm Bureau," d that the government s t th first is secondary. it sponsored its fourth annual live Lightning strokes - approximately said Pre ident Ed vard A. O'Neal, "is c iling for wool Feb. 21, as follows: not yet been brought b fore the x cutiv offi ers of tl There are those who accuse farmers stock and feeders banquet and pro- seven for every square mile of earth- to enable farmers to have full parity of being greedy, untadr, inflatlonists, gram at Mason. That was attended prices. The Farm ureau s cs no Clean Price Grease Price at Boston to Grower J. A. Wisch rt of the CIO sta d that th po Ii y of org d perform useful work during the elec- and promoters high living costs. It by 275. consistency in reI g 0 rnm nt .' pi .....•.•....•.....•.• 1.1 • tI. trical storms that occur each year, it Fine clothing 1.0~ .:lfi I b r is no1: to orga iz 1£- mploy d I bor, t r is interesting to note that in Decemb- Farm Bureau Talent was reported in the February issue owned stocks of grain at less than staple 1.]5 .43 er 1940 the figures show that compar- Ingham Farm Bureau folks present- of the parity prices. clothing 1.05 .~ example, but it is int r st d in orga izing II rs Westinghouse Engineer, a staple 1.04 ed with the partly bas« period of ed a splendid afternoon of entertain- quarterly engineeri g journal pub- Some governmen t officials say tha t clothing .!l6 in pro essing or distribution, including th fi ld of f rm 1909-14, industry and business was 125 ment and information. Almond Lath- 'lished by the Westinghouse Electric government payments to farm rs co- staple .96 per cent, labor 212 per cent, agrtcul- rop of StockJbridge, a young man whom & .Manufacturing Company. operating in the na ional farm pro- Low clothing ~i .90 .92 products. ture 77 per cent, while December, the bureau sponsored to the Inter- Two Ibenefits result from lightn- gram will bridge the gap betw en the On choice wool of grad d 1_ hlood and 1194'1, shows industry and business national Live Stock Show, and Miss ing attack, the magazine said: market price created and full parity. fine, the pric p r cleart pound may he The Farm Bur u s t f in r a:ed 3 e nts a bov the applicable 146 per cent, or an increase of 21 per Jean Black of Williamston, sponsored (1) The action of the thunder mnxtruurn prices for wools of average operativ s n xt nsi n f f rm r ti n f cent; labor 247 per cent or an in- to a Junior summer camp, were very 'bolts in streaking through tbe at- charact r. crease of 35 per cent; agriculture 100 interesting in their reports. Mrs. Lynn mosphere releases nitrogen from the The grease price for ichigan wool of ass mbling, grading and m rk ting f rm pr du per cent or an increase of 23 per Jewell and Mrs. W. D. Byrum played air. In the form of nitric acid, the is the amount growers could expect to the purchase of farm suppli s. arm u u sp k I g- cent. Also the weekly earnings of a beautiful duet from the opera Car- nitrogen falls in rain drops and en- recei e if they sold at the ceiling , industrial workers have advanced 290 men. Robert Edgell, Michigan State riches the soil. Through this process, price. gest d to th industrial I bor unions th t th Y recognize th t. 'per cent over the 1909-14 level, while College student, came to mystify as lightning annually produces nearly It will be impos ible, said 1\11'. Fin- State Union Policy farm pri es have only advanced 143 per cent. a magician, and he did. 100 million tons of nitric acid-more Robert Addy of Farm Bureau Serv- of this soil Ibuilder than is manufact- negan, for growers or the average wool dealer to estimate the exact ceil- _ •••• ll"~ .••• Me r Labor union 1 ad rs r nlt d th: t union policy con sid ,rs all mnloyees Alchough food costs rose appreciab- ices had the complete interest of his ured ,by all the world's fertilizer ling price because of the variation in grade and shrink. IMill buyers say .the It y as nrosp cts for labor organization wlieth I' they are imploy d by PI ivate ly during 1941 yet they remain con- . audience when he detailed expert- plants. A. W. 'Wauch k, Farm Bur tl m m- sidera!bly Ibelow food costs in the so ences farmers and farm groups are new horn wool c ilings are not neces- employ rs, co-opera-ltv s, or another (2) Lightning restores the elec- bel' living near Gobles, VanBur n called prosper ity years of 1920-29. The having in Michigan as city labor tricity that constantly seeps from the ~arily the price at which they will labor union. county, is indeed a v l'" tile man. '. L. Brody. x cutlve Fl cr tary of farmer is only interested in the ex- unions move in on farm business. earth to clouds and thus keeps the buy. When he returned from tile first th Farm Bureau, said In an effort to change value of his products in ,rela- Addy warned that farmers must earth charged. Negative electricity Slate college tension men and th Wool Mark ting ss'n ar advis- world war in 1919, h cone iv d the compose the diff rences of opinion tion with the products of industry organize themselves to keep their continuously leaks into the skies from idea f developing a larg izo, rug- and labor which he needs in his .bus- freedom. The Farm Bureau is op- the earth throughout the 'World at the ing growers to have their wool prop- that organiz d labor baa a I ight to ged and h avy laying strain of whit organize the little farm co-on ratlv . iness of farming. To us parity mere- posed to the encircling program some rate of '1,000 amperes. The power rly graded and apprais d before s II· ing. The A s'n can give thi service I ghorn hickens. "But if you insist upon it," said ly spells justice. Our program is not labor unions have in mind for represented in this leakage is about He has en gag d in s Iect.i ve bre d- one of inflaitton, or scarcttv, or of handling the farmer. The Farm 300,000 kflowatts-e-enough to drive 200 at its Lansing and Jackson ware- Jr. Brody, "labor may los much ing for 20 years. He has incr . s d reglmentatlon. Bureau stands for farmers handling submarines. hous '. w.•tr house may be estab- more than it gains. Th dues from such lished in northern Iich igan. the average weight of his h ns '0 that soure s amount to v ry little 'om- Problems Before Farmers their own affairs and their own busl- How Lightning Is Like Rain many of them seal 7 or 8 Ihs. They The American Farm Bureau 'Feder- ness, Addy said. 'in e the available wool crop is ex- par d to the r Iationship that could "Lightning is much like rain, a retain th natural egg laying ability ation is pressing for legislation 'to pre- Those awarded life membership p cted to be 50% of the wool consum- be created by antagonizing Iarg num- sud<\en, tangible precipitation of of the white Ieghorn strain. His hens vent the government from selling sur- pins were: C. L. Brody, -A'1fred Bent- something that has been accumulating d in the U. . in 1941. ceiling prices hers of farmers identitied with th se can be expe ted 011 wool marketed by have made records from 200 to 300 co-op rativ s.' plus farm products for use in the all, B. A. Rainey, L. A. Thomas, R. slowly and invisibly," the article said, eggs per y ar. United States at less than parity Wayne Newton, R. 'D. Van Velzor, continuing: ss'n methods. Ceilings may be rais- With that much clarlflcatlon, both Besides being outstanding in th sides were inclined to let the rna Hers prices. The bill would not restrlct Ralph Brown, and E. E. Ungren. ed, too. "In the spectacular show that field of poultry managern nt, Mr. the use of any surplus agricultural' Directors elected for 1942 are: lightning stages, the stroke itself, the tak their course for a whil. Farm "True enough," said Mr. 0' eal, Wauchek has his own printing' plant and labor organizations asked that commodity for relief. The Farm Bur- Lynn Jewell, Leslie; J. C. Gretten- thunder it creates and the damage wh re he prints all his poultry lit- eau believes that farmers prefer to get berger, Okemos; Hubert Bullen, Ma- it causes are the visible actors. "but in times like these, when con- 8 k pers another conference be called within But parity ,prices in the market places son; Harold Spink, Mason; Frank they are only sumers are better able to pay fair B ke pel'S have been asked to in- eratur. He is dir ctor of the high a month to continue discussions of three-fourths of the rather than to depend on government Collar, Williamston; Mrs. George cast. The other unobserved principal prices for food than th y have b en cr a e production of honey to supple- school orchestra and a teacher of the problems in relationships and to tind appropriations. Frost, Williamston; Carlyle Waltz, is the for many years, why should not the ment sugar, and beeswax to meet in- saxophone, trump t and clar in t, pro] cts of mutual Interest for which constant flow of electricity farmer get parity prices in the mar- dustrial demands. Th war produc- Recently the Kalamazoo Gazette d ,- the two groups can work. 1MI'.Roosevelt says ·that this .hill will Mason. from the earth to clouds. voted a portion of its weekly Ia.rrn ket place, rath r than from gov rn- tion board has granted them preferred '1 he committee which arranged tho increase the cost of food to the con- The board organized by re-electing "To offset this loss of electricity, page to a report . 'MI'. Wauchek's ment payments? R t, il prices [or rating Ior production supplies. .onference has been continued. It. is: sumers and cause inflation. Fellow Lynn Jewell as president; Frank the earth's surface mu t be struck a food are now on a ba is that warrants work. Professor O. Ulrey, chairman; W. G. farmers that is just another way of Collar, vice president; J. C. Gretten- fantastic number of times by lightn- saying that consumers ought not to berger, secretary; Mrs. George Frost ing. parity prices to farmers. parity prices ri e accordingly, just Armstrong, master, Stat Grauge ; be required .to pay fair 'Pari.ty prices. of Williamston, recording secretary. A Job for Mr. Henderson like a can ti d to a dog's tail. Farm- J. F', Yaeger, Michigan Stat Farm Westinghouse lightning engineer Bureau; August scuolto, UfO; John Yet this last week in Michigan, a "There is 110 indication," said 11'. ers do not want inflationary 'pr lc s. explained that the earth constantly Reid, A.Ii'., of I~.; It. J. Baldwin, Mich· 0' eal, "that farm prices will reach Th y have not asked for them. They large group ot consumers were voted 12 million dollars unemployment pay- Live Stock Shippers loses and regains its electrical charge inflationary level. Price ilings at . uhmitted willingly to the law under Since it was introduced in 1937 the igan State College . oecause of ionization in the air. Par- ments and not one farmer grop.p rais- Face Higher Charges ticles in the air which become lee- 110% of parity and great teres of re- which ceilings can be placed upon :vIichelite b an has replaced half of ed a dlssenting voice. The Michigan iLive Stock Exchange trically charged or ionized conduct serve supplies are ample insuran ·e. farm prices. Organized labor, how- other varieties formerly planted in IMany tasks lie ahead for farmers. at its annual meeting Feb. 21 at Lan- electricity from the earth to clouds. "But if retail prices for goods get ev r, refused to have wage control in- the state already is worth an extra Are we going to keep the parity con- sing protested an Interstate Corn- It is this same ionization process too high, let Mr. Hender on turn hi' eluded in the price control bill. [[ million dollars a year to the growers cept? Are we going to lose the 15 merce Commission ruling effective which enables lightin to bring lost attention to the .osts of distribution. we do have inflation, it will not start that use it. mill limitation amendment? Are we March 15 on live stock cars as penal- electricity back to earth. Railroad labor has been grant d a with farm prices. That is the sstlrnate made hy E. E. going to lose the sales tax exemption izing shipper and not certain to con- substantial wage in rease. Railroads "Congress appreciates the fact that Down, plant breeder at th college on supplies for agricultural produc- serve cars. The Exchange urged vol- have increased passenger rat sand farmers have not asked for extremely and the man who helped develop the tion? Will highway costs again be placed on property? Are we going to untary co-operation loading cars to full capacity. by shippers in If this Farm War Boards ha ve applied for height rate increases "It is evident that Ill'. Henderson h igh Pl' es, but have held fast to the parity principle. Because we have new early blooming, mosaic and f ield blight resistent Michelite. It is a white let about five counties control the is done it is possible that the ICC may Speak on Strike and the War Labor Hoard are aware asked for no more than parity, Con- pea bean, of the type more commonly legislature of Michigan? Are we going postpone indefinitely its order that The War Board of Lapeer and Tu::;- of the dan r of a wages-prices piral. gress is all the more determined to called the "navy" bean. to organize as a great economic group railroads shall charge for a 40 foot cola counties, including all the farm I hope the eneral public will rernem- prot ct the farmer at parity. Here is Down's explanation uf the or be submerged 'by another great car if it has to be supplied in place co-operatives in th6se counties, have b r that the American Farrn Bureau "Agriculture is undertaking the cash sup riority over even such an group? If all great economic groups of a 36 foot car ordered, or the full adopted resolutions urging all farm did everything in its power to have largest task that it has ever attempt- excellent variety as Robust, an earlier join in one organlsatton, then what rate for two single deck cars supplied groups to stand together for success- wages included in the price control ed, namely, to produce the largest vol- tntroduetton from college plant breed- becomes of Democracy? because a double deck car is not ful prosecution of the war effort, and bill ... but the opposition was too ume of food and fiber by one nation ing work. ' F armers should stand by our organ- available. to resi t any group that pre umes to strong. that the world has ever seen. Only a Mlchel ite beans run so close to unl- izations that have been /Weighed in the interfere with farm production or pro- Where Inflation May Start hong and sound agriculture can meet formity in si~e that in every 100 balance and found not 'waJllting. Railroads in 1940 hauled an average -cessing, or with the delivery of farm "We should I' member that holding this responstbiltty. We must safe- pounds run over screens, three pounds o! Farmers are ndt greedy, farm- o£ 105.7 tons of freight one mile to products to market in order to pro- farm prices at parity will not prevent guard our farm program with a Jess drop into the culls. When th ers are not selfish, farmers are not earn a dollar compared with 78.4 tons mote the success of strikes called by inflation. If industrial pri .es and strong Farm Bureau to strengthen the beans are picked over to take ou t dis- (Continued on page two.) in 1921. cHy 131001' unions. industrial wages rise unduly, then f~rmer's position." colored or split beans, another aviny yo want a are ember' Neighbors, you ave 0 be rea ni .h th nced of the nation for the had one of its b st years in 1941. It supply of m at for the United tates old nearly $7,000,000 worth of live • nd it alIi . Janu ry 1 there were tock at the Detroit yards for 23,000 GO,OOO,OOO hogs in the nited tate, a farmer members. Iichlgall F. rm I UT au '". W , founded era increa 'C over la t year. The Director re-elect d were Fred .1all uary 12, 1 23 supply of hogs Is incr asin. There Engel of West Branch and ate Pat- , as 49,0 0,000 cattle on hand January ti on of Caro. 'illiam J. McCarty or 1. n iner a e of i% or 3,000,000 head Bad xe wa lecteTED E D ••• the market price of these crops? How would his effect the wheaJt grower? T e !feeder of livestock? The best of s~e is the (HEAPE T when you loole at the The selfishness of human nature .extra yield and the quality of t: e ero ! and the desire not to do anything more than others will lead to more rationing and conscription. 'We have CL A CLOVERS ALFALF been taught to layaway for a rainy Farm B uvau Brands of Michicau We offer a com plet e line of l\Ii -11· ~ c day and we hate to discipline our- grown June, Alsike, ~lammoth, and. rgan ~row}), top quality alfa lf'a selve to sacrifice ,those thing we have been a:ccustomed to having. It ~'""pet .lovers are thorousrhly c! all- scr-d '. Hard igan. Grinuu ~\Iiclli(J'an doe n't eem natural for us to do for P<1, high ue nnina ting s t~ck~. Tone Variegated, and Oommon: r, others as we would like to have them b 'Her. do for us on our own initiative. are reluctant to sacrifice unle s we 'Ve Use certified seeds for big yiekls of heavy oats OAT (C« rt.fied) B RLEY (Certif. d actually ee the need for doing so, or Huron-(n .w}, for light r soils. 'partan-l'ppdillg hade)'. are made to do '0. 1any see oru duty Wolver in '-for Iigh t r soils. \Yis .onsin 1 TO. :3 -maIling. but never get around too perform it. 'ome hesitate to sacrifice because r orthy-for heavier So iils. Unccrt ificd stock - liuri ted. they are afraid that other , more able than they, will not do their part. 1. hould all food, clothing, etc. be ar ure eed Cor WE VISE rationed? 2. 'Should all man-power and placed in its particular defen e effort? be drafted spot in HYB ID CORNS KINGORO T WISOONSIN OPE POLLINATED o IG ---D' (Michigan Grown) M.A.C. Good seeds will be in great de- 3. hould capital be con Cl ipted and put to work in the far effort? 85KE-2 51-8 (355) PICKETT mand this yea. Be sure with 4. Should personal property, vital 90KE-1 36-8 (531) n, and the man in his prime, does well 95-A6 25-8 (606) Farm Bureau brand Michigan FOR BIGGER YIELDS OF to our military successes, be conscrip- DUNCAN grown or Michigan adapted seeds ur n thing as he goes along. State Farm Life sa ing and protection for your family. ted? 5. houId farm leaders and farm 97-10004 1000 24-8 MICHIGAN (645) POLAR DENT of high purity and germination. BETTER OAT 1 .boys nece sary ,to agrfcultural tion be deferred in order that all peo- produc- 105KN 107FK 561 1218 FEROENS They are producers! AND BARLEY ple may have adequat food tuff 110KR 67,000 ichigan farm and city folk carry State CLOVERS SOY BEANS •. 6, How should conflicts among ec- 115KY MINNESOTA GOLDEN GLOW m Don't be satisfied this year with only utual utomobile Company Insurance onomic groups ,be settled during the OHIO 402 ALFALFAS BARLEY partial crops of oats and barley. ~ .- - - - - - - - - - - - Michigan State Farm Bureau State Agt. war period? 7. hould ,reforms be shelvedl for M.15 (Mich. K-23 Grown) And a full line of Ensilage Corns SUDAN GRASS BROME GRASS OATS RAPE Make these grains pay as they should - just by treating your seed I 221 o, Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan ' the duration? with the ethyl mercury phosphate Plea e nd State .Farm Ins, Co.'s Infor- Thi i one of the important i sues TIMOTHY CORN dust, New Improved CERES • ma tlon ; we mu t face. orne believe that a Name M •••••• ••• •• • •• •• •••• •• •••• ••••• •• • •• ••• •• •• •• ••• •••••• ·D Auto centaln portion of thi hould be passed on to the coming re pon ibility y t ar urea Seed Dealers a d Co-op Ass'ns generation. They state that demo- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Lan.ing, Michigan Life cracy i a preciou thing nd that if