IF IT'S HELP YOU NEED, HELP OTHERS AND SUCCEED Vol. XX, No. 5 SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1942 20th Year 23/4 OF MICHIGA 'S BONDS-WHICH? Behind FIVE MILLI NS L VE 1I t e Wheel IN FOUR COll TIES r With J. P. Yaeger, Petition to Apportion Might Statement by President Green Or Director of Membenhfp Give These Four Nearly Relations Indicates No Use Por Half of Legislature Lewis Effort The Michigan Council for Represen- ENGLA 0 "The American Federation or Labor tative Government is circulating R. S. Hudson, British minister of does not and will not organize farm- Members of th agriculture, speaking recently to a petition for an amendment to the state constitution. ers into trade unions. 0 mov in for membership ren wnw Britain's farmers said: this direction ha our sympathy or The amendment would compel an February and March. it th "You must use every effort to raise Bupport." immediate reapportionment of seats more food, but don't count on any in- PI' sident William Green of the A. crease in the flow of fertilizers or ma- in both houses of the 'legislature, They entered the camp ign ith paid- p strictly on the Ibasis of population. F. of L. made this statement at chinery. Washington April 25 and announced a little more than 10,000 famili in 4 That suggests that 'We take a look "I t is to the farmers that 40,000,000 that it would be circulated in pamph- eau organizations. at the census for 194~ of the people of Great Britain are let form throughout rural regions be- 'Michigan in 1940 had a population looking for a great deal of the where- of 5,256,106 in 83 counties, according ing canvassed by nited Ime Work- They completed the Roll all March by withal to sustain them in this fight ers organizers for the Unit d Dairy for their existence. to the census. 15,494 paid-up memb rship f r the Farmers and other dairy farmers Approximately 2%, million persons "Don't be frightened of high cost groups being organized under direc- family m mberhip th rm ur were a resident of one of four coun- farming. The market is assured, the tion of John L. Lewis. years. ties: prices are guaran- ow, if President Green ould get Wayne .......•........................ 2,015,623 • teed. The nation Oakland .................•............ 256,068 that message across to num rous in- The membership in d wants all you can Kent .......•............................ 246,338 dividuals and locals in the A. F. 0 produce and will Genesee 227,944 L. Teamsters Union tha would be workers enroll d r n There are 100 seats in the house. pay for it. Today That would mean that for each 52,561 more good news. The Team tel's n- of the Farm Bureau. the farmers or the ion stands accused by farmers b for persons there should be a representa- the House Judiciary Committee in How did hey do i ? world have the pro- tive district. ductive capacity, Congress and elsewhere of forcing They built big ampaign org o That raises the question as to about without robbing farmer and their hired help into the the fertility of the how many seats might an application Teamsters Union to purchase the tell th Farm Bur u story t la g of the 52,561 ratio give the four coun- soil, so that no right to deliver farm produce to mar- If the campaign org nization had b n larg r, r n e - ties? Forgetting the moiety clause man, woman or ket. for a moment, it might be 'like this: tension of the campaign period would h ve e bl d th work .. child need go hun- 100% of parity. Presently the International Council gry. This should be the aim (after the war) of agricul- Wayne Oakland Kent Genesee .....•..................•.....•.•.•.•....38 .................•..............•.........4 ...........•....•......•...............•........ 4 .................................•........4 PRESIDENT ASKS The Farm Bureau has supported price ceilings for everyone, if price of the Committee for Industrial ganization should make a statement Or- ers to talk to more farm rs, th incr se n m mb r hip would have been larger. tural policy and international eration. "H o'Wever, if' it is to be secured, co-op- The moiety clause would tend to 50 LOWER CEILING FOR ceilings are the way to avoid inflation. But the Farm Bureau has opposed the idea of price ceilings for some but on its policy toward organizing farmer into city trade unions. tofore CIO policy has been not to or- the Here- The 1942 Roll Call demonstrated again that success with farmers must receive a fair return 10'r their labor. Indiscriminate pro- reduce those figures. sion in the constitution which states It is a provi- FARM PRICES not for others. The new order ex- empts labor on the theor y that with ganize self-employed persons, includ- ing the farmer. John L. Lewis' nit- a Farm Bureau memb rship campaign is measured by th number of people who can be reached with th story. It t k duction, cutthroat competition only that if a county has a moiety or more price ceilings established on food and ed Mine Workers-CIO broke with this than half 't'he ratio of population re- Farm Bureau Fights Move other commodities labor will not ask policy by issuing a charter to the a large force of inform d and d t rmin w rk r t d 1. led to the farmer or the land betng quired for a representative, that To Set Ceilings Below wage increases. 0 answer hag been United Dairy Farmers. He has prom- exploited. provided if labor does. ised to organize the 3,500,000 dairy We had it ag in in 1942 county shall have a representative "The nation must be prepared to 110 Pct. of Parity under the census of 1940, each county April 29 the U.S. Dep't of Agriculture farmers in the United States. More than 2,000 members, or one in very 5 in the 43 pay a fait' p1"ice to the producer 01 said if the 100% parity ceiling were with 26,281 inhabitants or more would Opposed to Lewis are all general food. be entitled to a representative. Retail price ceilings were ordered adopted for farm products these re- farm organizations and farm co-oper- County Farm Bureaus took an active part in the oIl Call "There has been a tendency in re- April 28, by the federal government ductions from mid-April prices would cent years to exploit Agriculture for Counties having less that a moiety atives except his United Dairy Fat m- campaign. Each County Farm Bureau board of dir ctors ap- for the duration for many goods and follow: hogs $13.48 to 10.98 cwt.; el's and Dairy Farmers Union. Op, the benefit of industrial and com- of population must be grouped togeth- pointed a county campaign manag r, publicity dir cto nd services. Farm products named in beef cattle $10.71 to $8.18 cwt.; wool posed to Lewis in his new drive for mercial interests. This was bad ec- er in whole or In part until the full the first list issued by Leon Hender- 39 to 27c lb.; potatoes $1.16 to $1.07 onomics as well as bad philosophy representative ratio is attained be- son include beef and pork, milk, bu. power is the entire farm pr ss and other aides. They organiz d the membership workers into fore that group 'Of citizens and area the majority of farmer. Quite likely and bad ethics. One part of the peo- sugar, canned fruits and vegetables, April 15 farm prices were averaging to be opposed to Lewis' bid for farm township teams. ple cannot grow richer by exploiting is entitled to a representative. bread, coffee, tea, cocoa. Retailers 99% of parity. Parity. is the relation the others who in turn are buyers of There is no moiety provision to will receive price ceilings on other of prices received by farmers to those power are many powerful unions More than 1,000 of he workers account d person lly for protect representation in the Senate food products later. paid for non-farm products. among the 31 large unions in the CIO. their goods." Lewis is on one Side and Phillip [ur- 5 or more paid-up memberships for 1942,-ren w I or n w for the 1ess populous areas. - 'Effective May 18 the highest price - cO-OP DIRECTORS Reapportionment of the state legis- a retailer may charge for items on Loui s J. Taber rayon the other in a fight that 110 members. The records show that 1,500 wor r ch A democracy just won't succeed un- lature has become a problem in rela- one expects to end in a reconcilia- which price controls have been order- Co-operation is as 'luIstlan as the tion. an award for having called on ten or m r f mili m less the citizen and his elected leaders tionship between the several metro- ed will be the .highest price he charged assume responsibility for its succeed- politan areas and the remainder of during March. Golden Rule. Co-operation promotes ureau membership. ther worker di qu lly v lu bl ing'. And that means in, peace times Wages of labor have been exempted peace. Co-operation means more than the ·state. That is discussed editor- justice to the farmer. It means jus- Sleighs work in proportion when they sign d 2 or 3 or 4 ou of h just as well as in war times. ially in this edition. •• for the presen t, thus re-opening the Neither will a co-operative succeed controversy on that subject. Presi- tice to laoor, capital, and above all, to Only 125 horse-drawn Sleighs and 7 or 8 families they called upon. Tha '8 h kind of ov r g unless the members and the elected dent Roosevelt has asked Congress to the consuming public. Co-operation bobsleds were produced in the United Farm Bureau Fights promotes teamwork and understand- States in 1939, according to the Cen- that builds Farm Bureau membership. leaders, the board of directors, as- act to apply price ceilings to farm crops at 100% of parity rather than ing.-Louis J. Taber, vast master of sus Bureau. The 1937 production was Honor High Counties and Workers I County campaign managers honor d sume their responsibilities. "It can't Apportionment Plan 110% of partty.. the figure set by Con- the National Grange. 1,156. with the leading counti s were: Ale all 'be left up to the hired manager The Michigan State Farm Bureau Two hundred coun ty ampatgn and the employees. gress last winter. The President's leaders attended the 'State Farm Bur- Gale, Berrien county; Mrs. Grace T. is one of the first organizations to request is opposed by representatives eau dinner for Roll Call workers at Fisher, Saginaw; IMilton Bend 1', Tus- Recen tly we heard of another co-op- oppose the constitutional amendment and senators from farm states. The State College the evening of April 10. cola; Gero Himebaugh, Branch. erative that is in difficulties just be- cause the directors left everything to for legislative reapportionment posed by the Michigan Council for pro- Farm Bureau opposes it. The Michigan State Farm Bureau Earrri Bureau Mel1'1bership Honors were awarded to ounty Farm R. C. File of B rr len county was honored as chairman of the County Bureaus and individual workers mak- the manager and the employees. The directors failed to see that they had Representative Government. In announcing its opposition to the joined the American Farm Bureau April 28 in urging Senator Prentiss After 1942 Roll Call- ing the best records. Farm Bureau memb rship committee, which led th state for memberships the' responsibility 'Of checking on the Council's amendment, the Farm Bur- M. Brown of the senate committee on Allegan ............•....................... 649 Macomb ...............•.....•..........•. 214 Berrien County Farm Bureau led business carefully enough and under- Manistee ....................•.........•. 66 all with 1,363 paid-up members. Sag- signed. eau said that it. had abandoned sug- agriculture to stand by the law pro- standing the operations' 'Of the co-op gestions that it bring out an alterna- viding that no ceiling shall be placed i:i::·~·:::::::::::::::.:~::::::::::::::::::::::1,::: Mason Mecosta ....................................•. 450 ...•.... 160 inaw was second with 1,062. Branch State Farm Bureau membership re- to the point where they knew every- tive amendment on reapportionment on a farm -product until the price has Branch ...........•........................ 725 Montcalm ...........•...........•.....• 132 with 713 members and Tuscola with lations repr sentatives honored for Calhoun 573 Monroe .......................•............ 26 thing was going well. at this time. dnstead, said the Farm reached 110% of parity. Cass .......•........•......................... 463 Muskegon .......................•........ ~~j 582 members tied for the honor or be- first places taken by their districts Private business in the community Bureau, it will concentrate with oth- When the law was adopted, Sec- Clinton 429 ~~~~~eOst ·M·i~ii·ig·;~ ..·:·.~::·.:·.::296 ing the county to exceed its member- were: Largest number of members, Eaton .......................................• 325 is pointing to another failure of the ers on the defeat of the Council pro- retary Wickard supported 110%, hold- Genesee 305 Oakland .................................• 137 ship quota the most. Each did 58% George Schultz, Paw Paw, southwest- ing that would assure farmers full Gratiot 387 rn IMichigan district; Anthony Kre- Co-operative way. But it wasn't the Oo-op that failed, it 'was the people posal. This is no time for a possible confusion of issues. parity. He said if ceilings were ap- plied at 100% of parity, the farmer' Hillsdale Huron 326 206 ~!~~ :a~v ::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::1,~~~ Shiawassee ...........................• 174 more than the quota set. Robert Koenigsl1of, manager of the iner, -Lap er, northeastern district. Michigan uiho tore reseponsible. Oo-opemtion never fails, it's the lack of co-operation that causes tauure. They failed The Farm Bureau has said that it will join with all urban and rural in- terests in working ou t a reapportion- average would likely be below parity. The Farm Bureau supported him, t~~r{I:····:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Jackson i~i 166 St. Clair Tri-Cou.,ty ...•................••........•... 456 SL JO$eph .•...........................• 406 •........................... 62 Buchanan ship. Co-ops, Inc., county, was high man for 'memb r- in Berrien He signed 5D families. George State Farm Bureau directors w r members of township m mbershlp Kalamazoo 442 Tuscola .........•.......................... 553 holding with Wickard that all the RESPONSIBILITY One co-operative manager saw this ment agreement which could go Ibe- fore the people with substantial sup- farmer asked was parity, but no less than parity. Wickard is reported t:~:~ee....:::::::. Livingston :::::::::::::::::::::::::: 6~~ ...........................•.• 250 Van Buren Wastenaw 632 •...............•............. 453 Pohl of St. lair county, and Forre t King of Eaton county, tied at 44 teams. Director FOlTe t King was second in the state for membership (Continued on page tour.) port from all groups. now to favor establishing ceilings at each. signed by one man. Farm· Bureau Tells Cong ess About Labor and do not want to use such methods, Eighty per cent of our members lows him to his destination. The pot- dition or grade of eggs packed at our Statement by E. C. Kimball, Would Apply Federal as they are repugnant of American farmers. to the ideals The great mas- plant They are receivable courts as prima facie evidence of the in all California Farmer ship to New York. We truck also to Newark, Boston, Providence, Albany, ter points him out to the delegat who asks for a union card. If non -Justice to Racketeers ses of farmers do not believe in such methods. They believe in voluntary types of organization. truth of the tatements contained. \' e have encountered a problem ... in the city of Chicago ... in the ac- A farmer in the Imperial Valley em- Rochester, Pittsburgh, ployed a truck driver to haul his hay 1 to Nov. 1 we ship from 5 to 65 truck- to a customer dairyman at Hines, Cal., loads a night. etc. From May The drivers are either can be produced, the fe must be paid. It costs the driver if he wishe join, $25 as an initial fend to du s of Requiring farmers 'Or their employe to become m mbers of a "Therefore, farmers look to Con- tivities of the Egg Inspectors Union The teamsters' union declared the hay the termer himself or one of his hired $3 a month. union of non-agricultural worker. in order to tran port their CODl- gre s to protect them and consumers of Chicago, Local 663, affilia.ted with "hot" because the truck driver was not help that works for 11 im. the year against all such practices by labor the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and a union man, When the dairyman around. They haul produce only. domitie over the public highway. and street or to market their fed it to his cows, the labor bosses de- During July of 1941 our drivers products i a RACKET! unions or any other groups, whether Butchers Workmen 'Of the A. F. of L. r in labor, industry, or agriculture. In Their contract with merchants re- clared that the milk produced was started complaining of racketeering That is what Pre. id nt Edward A. 0' al of the American order to help correct this ituation we quires that AL'L eggs sold for retail "pot" and subject to union efforts to and excise charges. Drivers were endorse the objective of the Hobbs bill lUST be candled by members of the prevent its being marketed. threatened with violence and refusal Farm Bureau Federation told the lIou e Judiciary Subeommitteee Pears stored by termers at 'San Jose, to unload their trucks unless they and th Moroney bill." egg inspectors union. of Congre. s pril 17 at a hearing at which Michigan and other The add e d e x- Calif., in a cold storage warehouse joined Local 202 of the T amsters farm co-operative leaders teotifi rl r garding th tribut exacted by As Told By Andrew Lohman, pen e of rehandling were declared "hot" because of a dis- Union of New York City. certain labor union .. Hamilton Farm Bureau pute between the union and the ware- I took several loads to New York. and recandling -by I am manager of the Hamilton house. The first trip I was not molested until Pre sident 0' eal aid that the Farm Bur au and farm co- the union cost our (Mchigan) Farm Bureau, a co-opera- Farmers of Stanislaw. county dress- I reached my commlsslon firm. As I operatives want to ndorse th lIobb s Bill HR 6 72 to r move the producers from 2% ing their own turkeys have been un- stepped from the truck I was asked tive ass'n of about 9QO members to 3 and even 5 e. emption of labor unions from th f d ral anti-rackete rine act. which is engaged in marketing farm- able to market them in San Francisco for a union card. Not aving any cen ts a dozen . . . without paying the butchers' union a I was told I could not handle a TIl y want to endors th Moron y Bill HR. 6752 to ubject labor ers' product and buying farm sup- This means that the fee equal to the butchers' charge for package off the truck. plies ... We handle about 2,000,000 I was told W union to the anti-tru t act when they depart from th ir recognized federal egg grades dressing turkeys. worth of business annually. bout hire union men at $1.35 an hour to un and ] gitinrate objectives a. labor union .. certificate is null At Fresno, CaL, a union representa- $600,000 consists of eoogs received from load, or leave. There was nothing to "Farmer are particularily alarm-.---------------- and void when an tive told a farm co-operative that the do but comply since we handle perish our producers. They are. mark ted Lohman egg merchant has a ed by threats to organize them into shops and convert these organizations payment of $15 a month would insure ables. On another occasion it took ten in Chicago, Detroit, and other citie , contract with the Egg Handlers Union labor unions or Into farm oraaniea- from voluntary groups into bodies but mostly in D troit. the products of farmers reaching the minutes to unload. I paid the hour of Chicago. tions affiliated 1vith labor unions. which a man is forced to join ... ass'n without trouble. rate of '$1.35. A union man gets on Since June 1937 we have employed There is now a movement in Detroit "As the law stands today, there is "If farmers were to resort to the the federal Statement of B. E. Johnson, at the first stop and stays with the tate grading service on by the egg candlers unions there to no limit either upon the unreasonable use of the closed shop, strikes and eggs in Michigan. driver until his truck is unloaded. A federal egg enforce similar contracts, Beverly, N. J., Co-op A 'n purposes to hich such unions may various other . coercive practices of grader is stationed at the Hamilton Sometimes this amounts to large If this is legal, why should not a I represent the Co-operative Grow- sum if the truck should be ti d up at -be put, or upon the coercive devices certain labor groups which I have Farra Bureau. He examines the lots potato inspectors union require the re- ers Ass'n of 350 farmer members at the market for hours. The union which may be used to accomplish just mentioned, they could quickly of eggs graded and packed. He issues sorting of all U. S. grade potatoes? An Beverly, N. J. Our job for 24 years man's time go on ven though he these purposes. starve urban workers and paralyze egg grading certificates thereon. apple inspectors union oould compel has been selling farm supplies and may not he doing a tap. "Where unions are well establish- the nation. These certificates are federal docu- apple merchants to have their stock marketing produce grown by our As soon a an interstate true ed they are u ed to demand closed "We have not used such methods mentary evidence of the quality, con- approved by the union, etc. members. comes into the market, a potter :Col- SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1942 e A oct • ted Women of the • (2) an egg ounty. ertea rm Bureau (3) I et.ing Bureau wom n. (4) County leader.' III ting Abner is gone. Another Hicks Street home Lansing. S, 221 'orth Ce(Jar St., Lanxlng, ,Uchtgan. Hc) uL:O. '1 1 phone, Lan 'in 21-271. Has sent a time·worn pilgrim on before; C) .1 eting Shown for a space a simple spray of flowers • entatives from Bound with wide crepe beside the old frbnt door. N, , , Editor and Busin s anag Bureau roup: in the county in re- We both were there the night that Abner passed. gards to the 110 'pita! rv ice plau. I went along to chore around a bit , ub l r litton 25 ents Jl r year; 4 years for $I, In advance. .11' . Clothi r will r present our group And Marthy was with Su an at the last As neighbors should be when there's need of it. and g t information ,lIH! r 'port it to Vol RDAY, MAY 2, 1942 o. 5 our group. Folks need to stand together when a friend (6) Bang. Te·st is to b Of year must say Farewell and go his way. They ought to say and do as best they can soon in Rich townsh ip. The l.ittle that there is to do and say, (7) Promote sal of defen Til funeral was as plain as Abner as, and stamps. ou cil for Representative Govern- All Hicks Street went, and all will miss him now. ( ) Report to sup ITt OJ'S th t Oil I' A long procession trailed the sleek black hearse. petition for an amendment to the And long long thoughts are mine tonight somehow. group favors the return to the old time. c mp I a reapportionment of seats Wh n I pass on I know no one will say (9) Two interesting film. telling gislature in accordance with pop- "The life he lived wa perfect and complete. the story 01' the "So md He never slipped or stumbled on life's way. H is was a record that is hard to beat." nanee" will b • hown at meeting. But if some few who knew and loved me well Michigan tl is has become a pro lem In city and Shall say, "He whistled as he plugged along. LINCOLN RIVER-Mason He tried sometime to help when help was due; David Esch Is thanked us for our r r lati ons ips. Tried to forgive the few who did him wrong:" help toward the Junior Farm J ure u Ambulance Fund. For that reason the people have turned down everal If some will comfort Marthy on that day, And help her just a bit as she shall need, HASTINGS-Barry r ortionm nt amendments during the past ffteen Then'shall I sleep in peace, and wait the Trump i We adopted Warren Bolton's' pro- Then shall my soul rest comforted indeed. r whi h filed to represent an agreement between R. S. Clark po al that we have a pi nie this su n- mer and call it a Farm Bureau I ic- an and rur lint r st 0 the now trouble orne e- 315 North Grinnell Street nic rather than Farmers Picnic. We Jackson, Michigan .t n f h w to reapportion the legislature. favor having central war time re- Club at their January meeting wi hed to red to Barry county. h roe. ity to expres their deep orrow and to BLUMFIELD Saginaw BUENA VISTA- extend their sympathy to the "' atson April 4 th ichigan Farm N ws urged farmers not ea family at the death of their fath r, Edwin R. Watson. As time pass s '11'. Dorr sold the lunches box social. Pro reeds or $H.!)!j wer for our to sign th p iti n. We said, " his mendm nt w s turned over to the Red Cross commit- on, we miss his leadership more and rawn with ut any regard for rural Michigan. It By KEITll A. TA T Ell, more. He helped tart a sound organ- tee of the Junior Farm Bureau. OREGON-Lapeer Membership Relations & Education ization for his community and we or . ward W. McFarland of Wayne Univer- This group will organize a first aid ommunity boundaries are going to hope the work will b carried on as class. irs. Seelye is to see when it r .t has aken exception to that statement. He b narrowed by limited transportation H is of great benefit to farmers." can be started. yi g, "that in the House through the moiety and the tire shortage. Community LAPEER-Lapeer WEST ALLEGAN-Allegan Farm Bureau groups should be anal- Anthony Kreiner presented a chart- principle, rural Michigan is considered. In fact, the May 12 we 'shall have a. joint meet- yzing their role in providing facili- ~r to the Lapeer Township Farm Bur- (Continued on page five.) hang propos for th constitution is very slight. It ties for obtaining social, recreational eau group (we are known as Commun- and educational needs. Hav you dis- ;ty Farm Bureau umber 78) signed m r ly gives the ' ore populous areas representation cussed this in your meetings? by President C. L. Reid and Secretary Associated Women's Meeting r ly } ba is f p I tion, while the less popu- BETHANY COMMUNITY FARM C. L. Brody. We are dedicated to the BUREAU-Gratiot cause of organized agriculture for s h vin moiety are entitled to one repre- This group has an excell nt Farm iehtgan. (Groups wishing charters for a h sue county. It Bureau orchestra. The members have can make application to the tate made a lovely silk quilt and a cotton Farm Bureau M mbership Relations Th rural vi wpoint is that the adoption of the amend- quilt and are preparing for a fine pro. department). gram and a drawing at the Bethany REEMAN-Newaygo ment woul tend to throw practical voting control of Community Hall. Mr. Peter Sneller reported on price bo h houses of the legislature to a few large cities. MAPLE GROVE COMMUNITY FARM of seedling trees by the hundred from BUREAU-Barry the State, also on prices of trees and So far s we know, none of the long established farm Mrs. Hoffman explained the purpose bushes from various nurseries. organizations, and none of the farm people who are in- of our discussion groups. everal A committee of five will decide the new members were present. The pro- tree project. t r st d in this subject, were invited to present the view- posed hospital service was discussed. Mack McKenzie suggested that all point of rural Michigan when this amendment was draft- OAK RIDGE COMMUNITY GROUP- ,farmers in the Reeman Farm Bureau Isabella place their names on their barns us- ut industrial labor union organizations were repre- 1.60 was added to the Red Cross ing uniform letters, size and coloring. s nte by 1 eir state leaders. Fund. Walter Keller proposed means Ed. Gebben's motion that our names to bring our new member into the be placed on our barns as a commun- W f th pi ion that rural ichi gan wi I regard Gommunity Farm Bureau group. ity project was c .rted. Mr. McKen- GARFIELD COMMUNITY GROUP- zie will report the cost of this pro- tl e am ndme t ot as an effort to seek a solution to the Newaygo ~ect at the next meeting. ro lem f legislative reapportionment that is reason- Henry Bode read the resolutions BROOKSIDE-Newaygo sent to the state draft board regard- Lester Wilcox reported a proposal a ly at' f ct ry to both city and farm people. ing its policy on farm help. Greta from a cold storage locker for acquir- Ensing explained the hospital ser- ing patrons. At the end of 60 days a W b Ii ve that farmers will consider the amendment vice plan. $10 prize will be given the Farm Bur- as another effort to force and to make permanent a legis- BRIDGEPORT GROUP-Saginaw eau getting the most patron. Wm. Secretary was asked to write the Speet suggested a box social for the lativ pportionm nt that will be wholly satisfactory Bridgeport and Frankenmuth ews Red Cross. gr ups in the cities. asking them to publish 'I'rfple-A news AMBER-Mason for farmers. rs. Elon Colburn gave a report on CHI E F-M an istee the scrap book project. Suggested Photo Cour-tesy Ba ttle Creek Enquirer & News racers a Have ichigan We Victory Our Chairman Gardens were urged someone to lead discussed. that each family group take a snap shot of their home. entertaining this Mrs. Elsie Mies of Illinois, president addressing of the Associ tted Women of the American Farm Bureau, is shown 35 Farm Bureau women at Battle Creek, April 24. It was one of six such regional meetings. May 28 to June 3 nearly 9,000 retail grocers and meat the 4·H Club. \Ve shall send a letter The picture will be placed in the scrap The meeting was conducted hy Miss Iargaret Deck, with the aid of Mrs. Howard Benham, Mrs. H. B. of thanks to the local newspap rs and book along with the report of the Hunt and Mrs. A. M. Johnson. ler will pr nt th ir sixth annual Michigan Pros- merchants who helped us with our meeting. perity week. membership drive. CENTRAL HURO -Huron BROOKSIDE-Newaygo Central Huron Community Farm Their stores will call special attention to the many Co. Agr'l Agent Clarence Mullett Bureau held the pril meeting in the explained Farmers' Day, and the Hotel Irwin at Bad Axe with a dinner items that come from Michigan farms. The Michigan events to be held jointly by farm in celebration of the beginning of the t t arm Bureau and other farm groups are glad to en- groups and the remont hamber of 5th year of the organization. It also Commerce. We may purchase a us d was a farewell dinner for Carl Rob- dorse such an educational program. Storekeepers hope to movie projector. erts who will be inducted into the please their city customer and their farm customers and ALBION-Calhoun army this month. Mrs. Ralph Clark and frs. Donald CAPAC-St. Clair BU liers. a e sure they will. Radee were appointed to listen in on Adopted Howard Smith's proposal the round table discu sion over radio that the group devote $10 towards ot many of us know the high rank Michigan has for station \VKAR each Monday from purchasing equipment for the kitchen farm production. We are a highly industrialized state. 1: 00 to 1: 30 during the next month. of the new 4·H building at Goodells. H EM LOCK-Saginaw BU RLINGTON-RICH-Lapeer ••• On the other hand, while 2S state outrank us with Resolution in memory of Edwin R. Recent activiti s and projects of nLEPHONE OPERATORS who have stayed at ' CABLE REPAIRMEN are used to tackling tough more land in farms, Michigan ranks among the first 1 S Watson-"The Hemlock Community this group: their switchboards through flood or fire know what it means to face emergencies. and unexpected jobs. They're ready to work night and day to restore cables to service. f r r f all important crops suited to this eli- m n nd at I etail dealers in food h ve some ppreciation of CIa Cla •• ifled advertisement are cash with order at the following rates: ~ Michi a 's tanding as a source of supply. This is how 4 cents per word for one edition. Ad to appear in two 01' more editions ~----<-..e-.,,-~ Michigan ranks with all other states for the production take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. ~l.."""~~~~ .• f i port t it rns f the grocer: BABY CHICKS LIVE STOCK 1 ch rr! " cucumh rs for plckles, cant loupes, CHiCKS - MICHIGAN APPROVED chicks from large typ hens. 'Whlte Leg- REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS horns, 'hite and Barr d Rocks. Get and h if rs. 'Ie hav a nice selection. thes better chlcks for more gg~ for de- Senslbl pri es. A, M. To(ltl ("0., Ien- fense. .(" red and unsexed. rite for tha, (14 miles northwe t 01' I"ahtll''''7.oo). pric s, iVlnstrom lIat hery, Box -7, ( (7-3~lf-22b) abbage, to n oes, butter Z eland, {jch. (2-4t-35b) FOR SALE-REGISTERED GUERN. sey Bull calv s, 1 t 18 months old, Re - POULTRY SUPPLIES ords on dams up to 711 Ill.'. at farmf'rs' prices. Hook, Act'es, Brighton, ,\Jich- POULTRY LITTER-USE 8ERVALL- igan. f)-2t-2::p) tazdry for economy.'. Jade from sugar cane. No dURt-no dirt-goes farther- MICHIGAN .ELL construction crews are expe- FIRE SOMETIMES puts central office equipment lasts longer. 'WiIl k ep brooder and poul- SEEDS rienced in repairing pole lines and other telephone out of commission. Installation crews get the lines try how'! floors dr. 100 pound bale::>, equipment smashed by sleet storms. ,\Jost f d deal rs have it. Ask for de- Raised SPECIAL MUCK LAND SEEDS. working again quickly. crtptlve bookl t. Harry D. ates Com- and used by us. ) -llow Den t pan)', Hudson .• 1ichlgan distributor. orn, uckla.nd Barley. A. 1. Todd Co., (2-4t-44p) Mentha, len. (3-3t-20b) POULTRY MEDICATION AT PRICES PL TS E~'~"iI"" farmers eun afford. Proto-s for 0 -ci- uiol'iL' pr vention; Ph nosulphonat MILLIONS CERTIFIED IMPROVED powd I' In mash or drinking' water to red, pink Portorl .an potatoes, 1,000 1.50. E men and WOl n of thi ompany are maintaininn th oUI1[r '8 communication PI' •. nt int st.lnal infection; Cold Form- 'I'oma.toes, Sweet and Hot l' pper. l.2i. ula for respiratory troubles. vatlabl at 'abhag 7!Jc. Danl I's, 'fyty, 'eorgia. aeeu tomed to } )('1'0" n .ies, For t I'm, net' 0 -k, leading hatcheries, Bur au Set'vi<'es, Inc. a their stores and f ed stores and Farm flood and fir are f( that trike without * * * CO-U})s. "rite (lire t If no deal 'I" in your arning. Of n ee i. -,our people alway laterial shortage and uiar conservation community. Holland La horutortes, Inc .. FARM MACHI lI'ERY ar organiz d on an . erg n y ha i . orders make it im pos ible in ome in- Holland, ,Ii h. rs-ir -4Gb) tali ce to supply telephone service as in SPREAD MARL AS IT COMES FROM rat er war may hring, the p ri- FARM HELP WANTED pit. F'll nk elf Feeding :;pr ader doe. tIlt! pa t. Wliile every penni sible effort WANTED-TO HIRE MARRIED MAN perfe t job on marl. '0 l.elper requlr d nee gained in uch me 'frt'nci h thi will be mad> to ati fy public request, on back. Worr't clog. BpI' -ads mor by month. Tenant hom; will accommo- tons daily-saves wag s 1 man. Fit tel phone army will !)ro ' , in aluahle in , r d mand c rn fit t. date small family. R. I~. Be kwith, dump truck like tailgate. Doesn't pre- OVid, len. (3-H) v nt u e truck for oth r purposes. 'Impl -rugged. Write for atalog. Flink Com- FARM WORK WANTED pany, Streator, 111. (8-t!-51b) • WANTED-MAN -ork on OUI' Co.,. if'll. ditil n. f). F {( kel, Stockbridge, (5-lt) 1I higan. cs-u-an» SATURDAY, MAY 2. 1942 MICHIGAN FARM N W shoot cows. That's absurd. The Unit- the domineering position it no holds. U t al t 3,000,000 Member ed .tine Workers of ,L mer lea never 11ave engaged in uch tactics and we • • When will agriculture be led b Secretary who , ill live, fi ht and die The United Mine Workers officially don't plan to start now." .• for a riculture? 'When that day come began their drive last we k as < con- Ray Thompson former Michigan the farmer will enjoy th r ward of clusion to a me Ling in Washington, man who i headinz the drive made his toil. Until then he must be thank- to enroll 3,000,000 dairy farmers in no l' ply When a 'ked by r porters if ful for what he is allowed. Farm Bur their subsidiary union, Unit d Dairy "s·uch ta tics" as tipping over milk Farmm-s. trucks and a ssaulttng truck drivers 1M GIVII'~6 1"HEM A. C.LEAQ E t n in In The dr iv began in the ew York and fanners would be employed. ADVANT•••. GE IN THIS WAR-' /Jvr:. FARMERS MU$T LISTEN Food Pr milk shed. statement i 'sued at 1"0THEIR lEAOERS-COOPERATE headquarters of the mille union said. fjullock Too Much UNSELFISHLY WITH EACH OTHER. THEY MUST 1-001< 10 THEIR. Count F I'm Bur au 1 d .1'8 meet- "We are' not going to burn barns or for UDF at Ovid MACf.1INERv ANO WORt< HARD&R ing at Lansing. rn il 10. took the tol- OR MV GENEROSITY WILL BE • 10 ing actions for County Farm Bur- -... t a recent meeting of the United OF NO AVAIL. Dairy Faxmers held at Ovid in Clin- , THE'! MUST REALIZE eaus and the Communlty Farm Bur-_-----:-----------::--, ton county the Unit d Dairy Farmers, THE WORLD,5 tJEPENDlN6 eaus in war time: ON TtlE OR6I1N/lE.O an affiliate of the United line Work- P AMeRICAN FAflMER ~ II Sprout During Growing 1. Agreed that the Iirst dut Farm Bureau org-anization Is to sun- ers, adm itt d that their campaign in Lapeer county had not been too sue- .~ A~ /' Season; Hard Seeds port the nation's war program Ioi ~~'""t Ij/~~ <: sstul and blamed the Farm Bureau Insure Full Stand vi tory. and The Lape l' County Press. 2. Will co-operate to the full lit o . I A. M. Bullo k, Shiawassee Farm Bureau member and form rLa· County }--~~~~-- , -~. What about hard seeds in alfalfa. red clover. and sweet clover? the Col- tent with the e tension division of the ~Iichtgan tate Coll ge in its food peer county resident, was in the aud- .AI ' lege of Aartculturc at the Univer ity and other war time programs . ience and strongly defended both the of Wiscon in asked in a special bul- 3. amed a standing committee; Farm Bureau and The County Press. letin in 1940. J. F. Yaeger and Stanley Powell for INOCULATE The rcnort is that friends of the Farm Hard eeds, according to the bulle- the Farm Bureau, and R. J. Bald in. Bureau out- talked the speaker and no tin, are live ed which fail to ab orb dlrector of e ten ion for J.11 higan ALI .. one joined the UDF that evening, moisture and sprout when kept for tate College, to sugg st such pro- grams for the Farm Bureau for th the official time of 5 or 6 days in a LEGUMES irector of Oceana laboratory under good growing con- duration. Tll topics sugg sted by the ditions. They must be reported on committee will be referred to the om- A good crop may consume $10 Farm Bureau Killed the test tags used for labeling seed munity Farm Bureaus before being per acre in [itrogen taken free George Foster, a director of the for sale to farmers. This is a state scheduled for the year. from the air if inoculated. Oceana County Farm Bureau for sev- and federal regulation. The delay in 4. Voted to di continue as' ar Robbed from the land if the eral years, was killed April 20 on his germination varies between kinds of measure the umrner series of distr! t farm when a tractor overturned. He meetings' for delegates from om- seed was not inoculated. seed, and within the same kind of is survived by Mrs. Foster, four sons munity Farm Bureaus. UNICULTURE costs only 5 to lOc per acre! - and a daughter. ---_.--------- The American Farm Bureau sup- Spring is Always a seed. Beneficial in Alfalfa Seed There is less delay in the germ ina- 5. Recommend d the formation smaller Community Farm of ureau "" Sold by Farm BUI'eau Stores and cc-op As s'ns ports and defends the American way of life. Tirrie to be Enjoyed ation letin of hard seeds in alfalfa, the bul- aid. Arter pring, some may germinate sowing in the in two groups to reduce travelling for meetings, but final decision will be left in each in tance to the ounty distance Ind. Poultry Department Farm Bureau Co-op. Ass'n. these "frozen commodities." We might weeks-others in four to six weeks. 610 Kentucky Ave.. Indianapolis. Inn All of Us Should Take Time as well grin while we bear it. Farm Bureau and the people of th I hear that some of this propoganda U ually all vlll sprout before the end Community Farm Bureau. THIS YEAR PUT IN SOME ••• To Appreciate Beauty about city folks helping the farmer of the growing season. Mr. Baldwin said that the . ten- About Us has begun to take root around here. As much as 30 to 50% of altalfa sion service is eeking a leader in MINGO SOY l3EANS By MRS. EDITH M. WAGA.R It's lamentable what ideas some of eed may be hard without a reduc- them have about farm 'Work: Women tion in the final stand of spring or Briar Hill Fa1'1n, Carleton, Monroe Co. think farm work is a lark until they early summer sown alfalfa, if the rate each community for it w r time pro- gram for food production. of seeding is above 12 lbs. per acre. They are an early selection from the standard Manchu Soy When we look about us these days see just what the farmer ha to do Beans used in Michigan. On the trial plots at Michigan State and see the fields greening so rapid- any day! Some boys and girls seem In fact, if seed i sown properly and u h Farmer not too deeply, then the moderate de- College they were considered as good as Manchus. They ly, and the fruit trees covered with to expect a camp vacation with pay! Elevator a Succ It's serious business, and hard work, lays in germination due to hard seeds their pink and white blossoms, and After 5 years in business the Ruth mature about a week earlier which is a good feature for more so this season than ever. may thicken the stand by the end spring bulbs and shrubbery pictures Farmers Elevator, Inc., has one f the Michigan. They m-ay yield a Iittle more than Manchu, This When the reconstruction period of the season if severe losses have of beauty, we almost forget that there's best success stories in its field. When comes I hope the farm leaders can occurred previously from frost, seed is Michigan Town and adapted. Parent stock was certi- anything in the whole wide world to the group started the odds were great- impress that American public that the drought, insects or other hazard . fied seed from Ohio. disturb Mother Nature in her spring ly against them. idea that "any fool can farm" should Hard alfalfa seeds have an insur- a wakening. Today they have 508 tockkhold rs never again be allowed to come to the ance value, especially with spring and The supply of Mingo Soy Beans is limited! How we wish we might enjoy the and last year they did busines ith early summer sown alfalfa ... It is beautiful days with the complacency surface. 902 patrons. They have taken on Time Deal Comes Home to Roost seldom advisable to scarify alfalfa seed and the appreciation that we feel Order from Your Farm Bureau Dealer Now should normally be our privilege! There are some things that farmers that is scratch or break the seed coat many new services. the most rec nt being petroleum. They will handle FO POULTRY are experiencing that show what lit- by a mechanical cratching process. All of my life I've rebelled some- all kinds of fuel and have storage tle consideration the average fellow Scarification breaks down the seed what against housecleaning interrupt- facilities to stock 5 ,000 gallons. Their gives the farmer when changes are coats and reduces the hard seed con- ing the full enjoyment of spr ing oil department will be operated 011 the made. For instance, the grocery stor- tent, but seed sb treated does not keep beauty. I love to ACT' NOW! watch c han g e of the daily the es now open at 9: 00, the banks at 9: 00 well after six months of storage. and orne of them close at n0011 on Provide Reserves for Red Clover Saturday. Hard seeds in red clover are harder same co-operation principals as their elevator. There is no pri e cutting. The profits go to the customers who woods and the ra- patronize the organization. Lime-your sour fields now-do your part pid growth of dor- Now with this war time in effect, it and slower to sprout. They accumu- would show consideration for the late in the 'Soil and a reserve of them in our great r production towards all-out mant flowers, and war effort. watch and the robins the. bus y farmer if he could buy his groceries, often helps to thicken stands thinned do his banking, visit the lbarber, pay by adverse conditions. Volunteer HOW TO AKE his telephone and electric bills and all stands are due to hard seeds. wrens, and to hear When 30 to 40% of red clover eed FRAN€E A<';STONE has been aiding the first "spring such errands while the dew prevents is hard, an increa e in the rate of ow: him from doing th farm work. peeper" and the production successfully for over tweny- first call of the There are some things about this Ing may be necessary. If the rate of early time that are amusing. I've seeding is more than 8 lbs. per acre five years. whippoorwill. To heard more criticism against it from and the seeds are not sown too deeply, my tbo ink in g industrial workers than I've really no increase is needed. Your local AAA Committee or Elevator there's .nothing quite so near earth's heaven as the farm in the spring. heard from the farmers. They're more Hard Seeds in Sweet Clover Can Supply Your Needs. I feel guilty that perhaps I have al- persistent about it. They all liked Hard 'Seeds in sweet clover are it until they found that cars, tires very hard. They may live in the soil lowed my thoughts to wander away THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY from the big job. and gasoline were to be rationed, then for several years without sprouting. they began to cry against such early They are unde Irable when in later Monroe, Michigan Then again I wonder if it isn't all rising, so much time after work to years they produce :volunteer plants the better for us to allow ourselves while away and unable to go some- of sweet clover in fields of alfalfa all of the enjoyment we can squeeze in place. such short nights if they waited and red clover grown for seed, or from our flowers and our books and when such plants occur in hay fields until dark before going to bed. etc. home surroundings, rather than dwell But the woman 'Who liked it because and mall grains where they interfere , too much on the affairs of the world. with harvest and reduce the quality. there was one more hour of sunshine STATE FARM MUTUAL There's much been said about the complacency of the American people Ibut when one stops to tabulate for her houseplants should take the prize. Hard seeds may be very desirable in permanent pastures, where the vol- Fight to Hold Parity Now unteer plants benefit the soil and the Pays Man Who Pays Premiums what's being done by all around us, We fought over 20 years for parity pasturage, we haven't much to criticize after and now we are facing our biggest of one-fourth or more of hard seed is In unhulled sweet clover. all. battle in keeping it. When we begin sown in permanent pastures in late This mutual company is 20 years old. From. the What About Canning This Year? to get anything like a fair price for fall or early winter. a high percent- I can't help but wonder about some start its policy has been to give its policyholders MORE things. Everyone wants to be loyal a commodity we are dubbed inflation- age of hard seeds is very desirable. ist. At the same time we see prices 'We do not scarify sweet clover in Insurance protection for their money and to REDUCE and patriotic and saving and genor of labor kyrocketing and no mention Michigan. the cost. This IS how the Company stood at the close ous, but just what are we going to made against it. Hard Seeds and Seeding Rates do now with the fruit crop that we If all the seeds of alfalfa, red clover, of 1941: The farmer would be satisfied with can naturally expect? On our farm we a very mode t profit to be applied on 01' weet clover could be sown at exact- have peach trees and plum trees his debts or to purchase much needed ly the proper depth, and if conditions T HERE i no time this year for tractors to break down. There is no place for tractor engines that waste power • State Farm Mutual is now the largest auto- mobile insurance company in the wrold. and cherry and pear and apple trees equipment to operate his farm more were so ideal that each seed would all loaded with blossoms as a fore- efficiently but he must fight to his produce a strong healthy plant, only warning of an abundant crop, We utmost if he gets it. two pound of seed per acre would and fuel. Here are three things that will help give you all the power of your tractor all the time: • 840,756 policies in force in the United States and Canada have strawberries, blackberries raspberries and He does some serious thinking when be needed, the Wisconsin 'College of all looking fine. We've he reads from Congres ional reports Agriculture said in its bulletin. been asked to can and can and let that the rent paid f r 1700 pieces of 1. TUNE·UP your tractor to get full power and best fuel econ- omy. Proper adjustment of carburetor, governor, spark plugs, •• Such a low rate is impractical for valves and magneto will do this. See your dealer and send for 68,000 policies in Michigan nothing go to waste! According to the equipment for the government was broadcast seedings, it continued. The booklet below. present sugar ration our family will said to be 400,000 more than their field losses from natural hazards are State Farm Mutual business increased 38 % be granted the privilege of ,buying 15 actual value and th t one firm pro- so great a to require an increase of 2. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE for all running part, lean stor- in 1941 pounds for canning purposes through. ducing basic magnesium was reported from 3 to 6 times the theoretical age and handling of fuels and lubricant , r gular Iubri ation, • out the year! regular service attention to air cleaner, oil filter, batt ry, cool- State Farm Mutual led all compani s for pay. to stand to make a profit of 42 0 per seeding requirement. Hard seeds do The only thing now to do is to use cent. not ordinarily affect practical rates ing system, tire pressures-these are some of the things that ments made to and in behalf of policyholders our own best judgment in caring for I was told by one who had author- of seeding for alfalfa and red clover, you must do to get a full day's work every day you need your in 1941: the fruit as it comes along. I'm most ative information that a commercial but may necessitate increase in the tractor. Nearly all tractors need this maintenance program; certain we"ll appreciate good home firm of Detroit converted their plant rate of sowing sweet clover, most require a number of other checks and inspections. Collision lossc to canned fruit when we get it in the to war work and had a contract guar- Hard seeds are variously delayed in policyholders $4,071,000 future. anteeing them a profit after all ex- germination though soil conditions 3. HIGH COMPRESSION your pre ent tractor if it needs an over- Maybe you or I could not have penses were paid and the plant was are very favorable for sprouting. haul. The high compression overhaul u es little or no more Property damage handled this sugar situation any bet. honeycombed with exce sive expenses. Hard seeds, said the Wisconsin Col- to oth rs , $1.883,087 material than a regular overhaul and gives you more power tel' than it has been, but I can't help Those are orne of the things that lege of Agriculture, are not bad seeds than your tractor had when new-plus substantial aving in Liability claims paid but wish some of us could have had make farmers do orne serious think- in the sense that they are diseased or time per acre-and cost per acre-required for every tractor for policyholders $4,380,022 a chance, for it seems foolish to grant ing while doing their be t under all weak. They appear to be a provision operation. the family who has taken years to orts of handicaps to keep the farm of nature to safeguard the survival grow fruit the same amount of can- production up for war victory. of plants by keeping a reserve of live The 80 1~ collision insurance pion ered by thi com- ning sugar granted ny other family Labor Got to the Top SE D FO YOU CO Y seeds in the soil, pany has ben so satisfactory that It has made us by far who has 'none to can and who natural- We hear and read all sorts of slaps OF THIS OOK TOD Y ly under the circum tances 'Would buy against Madam Perkins the e days th largest carrier of collision insurance. Most of our their fruit already canned, Services Sells 20 T ODS This large, new illustrated book gives the information and I assure you I hold no brief for 840,756 policyholders feel they can well afford to carr~ you need on TIme-up, Preventive Maintenance, and Frozen Commodities her, -but we must all agree she thinks Years ago .we had a neighbor who of labor all of the time. She took the of Garden Seeds High Compression_ It also contains forms for tractor it. The Farm Bureau Services Garden records. A complete maintenance chart is included. was odd but yet the salt of the earth. job of ecretary of Labor when mil- Seed Dept., has done a bigger job, this This legal reserve company offers coast to coast He had an old mare who every so of- lions or laboring men were walking year, than any previous year in its ten would have a contrary spell and it the treets penniless and no job in history in supplying garden and flow- service. More than 7,500 agents to service policy- Ethyl Corporation, holders. Assets $25,510,220.50 at the close of 1941. was almo t impo sible to get -along sight. with her. This man had far more Today American labor is getting the greater than anticipated er seeds. The volume was so much that the de- Chrysler Building, New York City ··· ·· Gentlemen: Please send me a free copy of " WARTIMF. TRACTORS-HO TO patience than the average fellow Ibut highest wage ever before heard of partment maintained day and night For further info mation, see your nearest one day he seemed to have endured anywhere. Whatever we think of it crews to keep up wi th flood of orders. MAKE THEM WORK HARDER AND LAST LONGER:- This does not obligate e •• in any way. hi limit and he cut a gad and applied and how we may consider its effect • Approximately 9,000 seed orders • STATE FARM MUTUAL A:UTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. it. The old mare pulled her ears on the country a a whole in the ru- were filled. This amounted to nearly Name' ~ •••.._ back and looked almost savage and ture, we must admit labor has gone to 20 ton of seeds, and that is a lot of Bloomington, Ill. when he noticed it he gave her a final the peak. Address - Michigan State Farm Bureau, State Agent, 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Mich. clip aying, "1 ow look plea ant wheth- seed when it is put up in .five and ten • If every department of government cent packages. er you feel that way or not," much had been the watch dog of their par- to the amu ement of the onlookers. That' ticular group as they should have what we hould all do about been, labor never would have reached double in 1942. Michigan hybrid corn ~;creage will ........................ ........................ . • ICHIGAN FAR Towel' at the Univer lty of Iichlgan The Detroit area i also rapidly be- as mod rn creation, al '0 a di play of now i reopened and in peration of th large t in the country. The town in nn Arbor contain one of the coming one of the great teel center furniture in the process of manu- with modern equipment. of ~lount PI ant i Michigan's lar- th reo largest carillon in the world, of the world. facture. The anci nt copper mines in I iIe g st crude oil pipe line terminal. with fifty-three bell, ranging in Garden Seeds From Detroit Grayling is a leading sports c nter. Royale atloual Park are of unknown Tannery Falls and Munlsmg Falls weight from twelve pound to twelve The garden eed hou e of Detroit Hancock is the eat of oumi ollege origin, perhaps antedating those bet- in Muni 'ing ar rare e amples of tons. The Ichols Aboretum in thi upply more than half of II the gar- and Theological eminary, the only ter known prehi storic workings in grotto formation in sandstone not By FRED E. KUNKEL city is not d for having one of the den eed used in the United tate. Finni rh Lutheran Colleg in m rica. Great Britain. There are numbed's found elsewhere. (A II Rights lor Reproduction Arc Reserved) four out tanding collections of lilac in Freight carried on hip pa ing The Quincy mines in this town are open pit' and this va no doubt the In 1 Muskegon was known as the nation with 140 different vart- through the Detroit River each year dichigan" olde t copper mines till in aboriginal trading center for prac- "The Lumber Queen of the World" cut- ichigan ranks first in the production of cucum rs, mint, ctie , al 0 a gorgeous peony garden is everal time. the foreign tonnage production. Here i operated the tically all of the copper used ,by the ting n arIy a billion board feet that hicory, bans and cherries. She is one of the leading states with 50 varieties. of ew York City. largest mine hoi t in the 'World, cap- early merican. year. From 1 5 to 1 7 Oscoda led Battle Creek i the cereal food cen- The General Motors Building is the able f raising ore from a depth of One of the mo st modern tire and the world in lumber production. in th production of apples, pears, peaches and b rries. Po- ter of the world. Bay City has the largest of its kind in the world. The twelve thou and feet. /' rubber plants in the world is located Plymouth is the home of the world's tatoes, sugar beets, celery and grapes are of first import- largest production of beet sugar of Fi her Building i one of the mo t Holland's Wooden Shoe Factory at Jackson. Her al 0 i on of the largest adding machine factory. It any city in the world. beautiful off ic butld ing in the wooden 'hoc factory in Holland largest state penal institutions in the also has one of the largest air-rifle anc . Michigan is near the top in dairy and poultry products. The municipal fruit market at Ben- world. The largest Ma onic Temple in i the only one in th United tate. world. pla n t in the na tion. Th state is a leader in the bee industry. ton Harbor cover . i teen acres and the world is located ill Detroit. The city is noted for it Tulip Time Kalamazoo i one of the important Limestone quarrying and the largest is the nation's largest open ail' whole- The first agricultural college in the fe tival, one of the large t events of paper manutacturIng centers of the limestone crushing plant in the world Michigan ranks first in the manufacture of utomobil s, sale fruit market. country, opened in 1 57, i the Mich- its kind in the nation. nation, with an annual production o~ are the main industries of Rogers automobile wheels and accessories, gas engines, adding ma- Beulah is noted for its smelt run igan' tate College < t Ea t Lansing. A mu eum in Houghton in the up- three million ton . City. and tages an annual smelt festival. Rivers in the vicinity of E scanaba per penin ula contains one of the The Chief Wa-Wa-Tam at Mackinaw Saginaw has the largest bean eleva- chines and furniture. In export trade we rank sixth. Deep Copper Mines have the greate·t concentration of largest collection of minerals and geo- City is th large t ice crusher in the tor in the world, handling eighty mil- Calumet is in the great copper min- melt to be found in the Great Lakes logical material in the country. world. It', ill cut through sixteen lion pounds of beans aunuaily, which The state ranks second only to Minnesota in the production ing country, where some of the mines Region. These oc anic fish were fir t Houghton Lake in the lower peninsula inches of lake ice and yet not be more is one third of the nation's crop. ,Sagi- of iron ore. It's copper mines, quarries, salt mines and wells, range from four to eight thou and introduced from Maine in 1912 to pro- is • Iich igan' largest inland lake, 16 than fifteen minutes behind schedule. na w also supplies most of the graphite chemical and oil deposists are of great importance. feet in depth, among the deepe t in vide food for the ebago salmon. ·The miles 10nO'and 7 miles wide. 1,200 feet Man i tee is known as the salt city used in lead pencils. An iron foundry the world. salmon did not thrive but the melt above sea level and 600 feet above the and has one of the largest and most here is one of the largest of its kJ.nd Michigan has the greatest inland fisheries in the wo ld aw du t mountain at Cheyboygan did. level of Lake Michigan. modern salt plants in the world. The in the world. is the largest sa wdust pile in the Chicken dinn r - have made the Sag- The Mining of Iron Chittenden ursery, in the 'Manistee St. Joseph is the county seat of wit an nnual catch of over forty million pounds from the world. It i an accumulation of wa te inaw county village of Frank nmuth The Pine Mountain 'Ski Iide at National Fore t, is the largest nursery Berrien county Which is the second Gr at Lakes. from the many lumber mills which famous throughout the tate and out Iron Mountain i one of the highe t of its kind in the nation. food producing county in the nation. of the most extensive y sterns of state once lined the 'Chevbovgan river. of the tate. The name "Franken- in the world. Ironwood is the metrop- One of the iron ore docks at !Mar- The five locks operated at ISault A reproduction of a massive tron- Greenfield Village in Dearborn is muth Chicken Dinners" may be found quette is the largest of its kind. Ste Marie operated free of toll by the ti r Iblockhouse ha been built on top forests in the nation, largely from olis of the Gogebic iron range, and lands reverting to the state. one of the most unique in the 'world. on signs on highways from the ea t to has everal of the world's deepest At one time Menominee was the United Btatee and Canada, constitute of the highe t sand dune in Musk gon State Par , from which fine views of Lenawee County is the richest agri- It consi ts of many hi torical 'build- the west coast. lthough off the mine in .the city and vicinity. The largest pine lumber shipping port in the greatest waterway in the world, cultural county in the tate. ing and machines, moved here from main highway, the town serves five Eureka mine is the deepest iron ore the world. Here is now located the passing about 85,00{),000 tons of Lake Michigan can be obtained. all parts of the United States. tons of chicken every week end and mine in the Lake Superior district. largest furniture factory in this part freight annually, a volume greater by Tahquamenon Fall State Park in World's Largest Limestone Quarry A certain point in Detroit is the up to six thousand dinners. It is 3,200 feet deep. of the country. far than that of Suez and Panama the upper penin ula contains falls of lpena is the newe·t winter ports only place where Canada lies directly Long a Furniture City The bed of Lake Angeline near Ish- One of the largest chemical plants combined. the same name which are among the center in Michigan and has one of the south of the United State, according The history Grand Rapids as a fur- peming was drained in 1894 so that in the 'world is located at ,Midland. The world's leading manufacturers large t falls east of the ::\fis is ippi. largest municipal kat ing rink' in the to the international boundary formed niture center began shortly before the the iron ore lying beneath could be Monroe was the home of General of curtain rods are located at 'Sturgis. The upper falls have a width of nearly tate. Here is the largest limestone ,by the Detroit river. Civil War and it is now the greatest mined. It is a spectacular sight. Geo. F. Custer, the great Indian fight- Oue of the largest strawberry farms 200 feet and a fall of over forty feet. quarry in the world, one mile long, a Detroit is the greatest automobile producer of and market for furn- Rope's Gold Mine near here is the er. The famous Lotus ·Beds near here in the nation is at Three Rivers. The lower falls consist of a series of half mile wide, and a hundred and ten manufacturing city in the world. It iture in the nation. The furniture only gold mine in Michigan. After are the offspring of lotus brought over More cherries are marketed in Tra- hort drop and rapids. feet deep. produced 85 percent of all pa engel' museum here exhibits orne of the having produced both gold and silver from Egypt. verse City than in any other city in Michigan is rapidly building up one Marion LeRoy Burton Memorial cars made in the United States. world's fine t period furniture as well it was a andoned for many years, The Mount Clemens pottery is one the country. Rates: delivery of esss and other products! Wheat Quota Vote May 2 Single subscriber Ward $ .60 Semi-Private Service Room Service $ .75 erature ff ct Bureau Tells Congress About Labor Rackets for our members. After operating satisfactorily for Throughout the United States farm- ers voted May 2 in the referendum on ommunity Subscriber and spouse $1.20 1,50 Lite ·of Your Tires (Continued from page ize the dairy plan tsIn the cities; then you unionize the milk producers and one.) several years, I decided to raise the pay of two of our drivers who were receiving $36 per week to $40 per establishing wheat marketing for the 1942 crop. If the quota car- ries, penalties will be imposed on quotas arm Bureaus started group hos- Subscriber, spouse +._------------- give them a card; then you tell the 'week which is the same pay our head production from acres planted in ex- pitalization for the families in their and all unmarried Careful About Inflation truck tire at normal load, rolling farmer that since he is a union man children to 19 along at 35 miles an hour, is gene 1'- driver was getting. The head driver cess of .the allotment to each farmer. groups May 1. They include Brook- To Keep Tire Heat ating an amount of heat equal to that he should not object to having the objected to this. Wheat carryover from 1941 is side 22 families, itka lU, Ashland 12, years $1.50 1.90 ELIGIBLE MEMBERSHIP Down produced by eleven electric flat irons truck driver unionized. In a few days we received a wire 650,000,000 bushels, .nearly twice the Garfield 20 families. Dayton, White going full blast. You raise the wages of the trucker, from the commission firm in Chicago previous record. The spring and Cloud and Reman ommunity Farm (a) Applicant must be a member Unfortunately this heat is generat- you raise the wages of the milk plant . .. winter crop is likely to be a healthy ureaus e pect to have th ir groups in good standing with the Farm Bu- lany people know that tires wear saying that the union claimed we 793 000 000 1 hIt 1 t U· d employes, and you take dues away . th . I d " e s a eas.. mte more rapidly when hot than when ed in the heart of the carcass, and )US ready by ugust 1. reau. were not paying .~ union sea e an States elevator and storage space is (b) Applicant may since rubber is a poor conductor of from the farmer and the wage increas- The hospital ervice plan provides cold, said Dwight Bargar of the Ohio that they were gomg to stop our already 80% full. alone, himself and spouse, or himself, heat it cannot easily get out. Since es out of his rnilk check. trucks from being unloaded. the member a very substantial por- Farm Bureau Co-operative Ass'n, his spouse, and all unmarried children this heat is virtually trapped within Under such a system labor would I was ealled to Chicago to straight- tion of hospital care in anyone of writing in the Ohio Farm Bureau from birth to nineteen years. the tire itself it creates hot spots, the control the farmer who produces our many member hosplt Is in Michigan, ews. But, aid Mr. Bargar, few peo- en out this matter. The union in- The service protects him in other (c) Applicant may enroll adopted children up to nineteen years of age ple realize how much a factor temper- temperature of which may reach 300 food supply, his co-operative or pri- to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. vate plant which processes the f.ood Iorrned me that we had violated the Solv , Agr;eultural\ states. ature is in tire weal'. The fact of the wage and hour act and that we owed If the tires reach extremely high supply, Benefits: but not brothers, sisters, fathers, or mothers. matter is that at 90 degrees a tire will weal' twice a rapidly as at GO temperatures and the cords are weakened bringing that supply from farm to the finally the means of the two employees, involved in this Limestone 1. 21 days of hospital care per year to the point where they are no longer consumers market. dispute about $3500. Finally they degrees Fahrenheit. This is the vic- gave me flguces that the amount was Michigan Producers of in a semi-private or ward room. able to withstan the combination of iousness that should be recognized in 2. 90 additional day car per year War Bond For example: Taking an arbitrary figure of 26,000 miles for an a erage the bursting pres ure of the confined the Lewis move. $1,500. PULVERIZED LIMESTONE Let' mak every market day a bond air and the train from road impacts. t I told them that paying this amount in a semi-private or ward room et of tires operating under an av r- Since Congress has given these LI~STONE MEAL at fifty per cent (50%) discount day. 'Let's buy every time we sell. Each cord will gradually pull apart would be up to our board of directors. age temperature of 70 degree Fahrcn- abusive 'pI:actices the right of way, Available At Your Nearest Dealer from the regular ho pital rates. o investment is too small. 0 in- on by one until there are no longer The board considered this matter and heit, if we could operate thi set of 3. Meals and dietary service. vestment is too large. Egg money is sufficient cords left to resist the pres- Congress can take them away. decided to discontinue trucking be- Sol\TaySales Corporation tires continuously at 40 dezrees un- as important as stock money or crop sure of the confined air and the tire cause of the 'hazard, difficulties and 7501 W .. Jefferson Ave. Statement of Jesse Childs, ( 4. General nursing care. der the same operating condition', the DETROI~, MICH. money. Only through buying as we will blowout. threats to which we had Ibeen subject- r; Use of the operating room as tread wear would be ill the neigh bor- go will we be able to save the large hood of 38,000 mile'. On the other The best way to keep tire tempera- Washington Hort. Ass'n ed. We arranged to have this truck- often as necessary. amount that we must save. The farm- tures down to a reasonable figure is I have been a fruit farmer at Don- ing done by the Midway Transit Com- 6. Anesthesia when administered hand, if we put this arne set of tires er's dollar may never have the op- in exactly the amo service but oper- to be careful about tire inflation. If ald, Wash., for 34 years. I am presi- pany and interstate commerce carrier. CREDITS ON PURCHASES by a salaried employee of the portunity to work harder for this the tires are properly and sufficiently dent of the Washington State Horti- hospital. ate them continuously at a tempera- The union then attempted to stop the Help Pay Farm Bureau Dues! country or the farmer. inflated the amount of flexing will be cultural Ass'n. Transit Company from handling our ture of 90 dgerees we could not real- NOTICE TO MEMBERS: Tehse puru- 7. Routine clinical laboratory ser- reduced and less heat will be gen- chases of Farm Bureau brand goods are ize more than 14,000 miles. We acknowledge the right of labor eggs and celery. Next day, two of vice. erated. Under-inflated tires flex ab- eligible to Membership Credits when de- 8. All ordinary drugs and dress- R.F.D. Started Here Tires which are put on early in the normally which increases the tire to organize ... but we are strongly their representatives called at my clared: Farm Bureau Brand dairy, poul- try and other feeds, seeds, fertilizers; ings. The first rural mail d liv ry in th spring are very apt to show all the temperatures. opposed to la.wlessness, to racketeer- office and said that they were tying Unico Brands of fence, roofing, petro- 9. Maternity service, including use United States was in Iichigan and it "ear marks" of fast tread wear by Don't Adjust Hot Tire ing, to hot cargo edicts and secondary us up. leum products, binder twine, paints, in- secticides; Co-op Brands of farm mach- of the delivery room and car« started from Climax in the eastern early fall, due to the fact that run- Many make the mistake of bleeding boycotts as practiced by some unions. I told them that our board had de- inery and electrical appliances. for the mother and child, after part of the county. Today there is a ning their entire life in warm or hot the built up air pressure out of hot Dave Beck of Seattle, vice-president cided to discontinue trucking. They MAIL YOUR DEALER SALES SLIPS the mother has been enrolled stone cairn on the main street, mark- weather has caused more than a nor- tires. This is the worst thing they of the International Teamsters Union, informed me that neither the Midway to the Michigan State Farm Bureau, mal rate of "temperature" wear and can do.. If a tire starts ou t at 80 attempted Membership Dep't, 221 North Cedar se., for ten consecutive months. ing the starting poin t. to capture the apple in- Transit or anybody else could move Lansing about every three months, and they may look like they will soon be pounds pressure the friction from dustry of Yakima county by a strike our eggs and celery. We finally s~t- finally, not less than 20 days before your worn out. However, in the succeeding flexing will increase the temperature new membership year starts. \ in packing houses and warehouses. tled by paying $1,000 which we felt cold months during the winter this of this tire to approximately BE SURE Farm Bureau Brand, Unfeo 168 de- The str-ike being ineffective for lack we never owed and which we had no and Co-op Brands are entered on the tread life will correspondingly in- grees and the pre sure will build up slip, as Farm Bureau Alfalfa, Mermash, of Iocal support, he imposed a national opportunity to have decided ,by court. crease and the tire will average ou t to 96% pounds. Fertilizer, etc., Unico fence, etc., Co-op hot cargo and boycott on all Yakima machinery, etc. producing its normal tire life. This is not an extremely bad operat- valley apples and winter pears, wheth- The exact reverse is true of tires ing condition but 'f the operator now T MEMBERSHIP RELATIONS will issue you a card statement of your DEP'T put on late in the fall or early win- bleeds out this increased air pressure er packed in the struck IJaclcing plants The ability and willingness membership credit, if a membership of co- credit is available that year. You may ter. or on the farm. The boycott lasted back to 80 pounds the tire will again nealy four mon ths and did incalcul- operatives to fit themselves into the present it for credit tv your County Increases Wear on Fabric fl~x and the fricti n from flexing will emergency needs will .have a signi- Farm Bureau Secretary, together with the ,balance necessary, if any, to com- High tire temperatures ar also x- Increase the tire temperature able harm to farmers of the Yakima to 215 ficant Ibearing on the public's attitude plete your payment of $5 membership valley. co-operatives in 't'he dues. F tremely destructive to the fabric and degrees. Peculiarly, rubber comprising the carcass of the the air out of the tire, this increase Andrew Lo man on Truck after bleeding toward future.-Dr. farmer $10 annual dues mature life member- T. G. IStitts, chief co-op- ships; $5 annual dues do not, but partici- tire, which reduces the tire's resist- in temperature will again build the cratlve research and service divlslou, pate in Membership Credits, which re- pressure back up for a time almost to Deliveries to Chicago duce the amount of dues payable. ance to blow-outs and bruises. Farm Credit Administration. Life members receive their Member- Tires themselves generate a tre- where it was. Ob iously the thing to The Hamilton Farm Bureau about ship Credits in cash once a year. mendous amount of heat in flexing. do is to determine .the proper tire four years ago went into the trucking Milk and egg production is up to MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU It has been estimated that a 36x8 pressure cold and leave the tire alone. business to facilitate and i1UPl'OVQth v in a while the talk comes before the war time schedules. Lansing, Michigan election. But either we cannot get (Continued from l'age 1.) 44 % for Low Cost Pro • SO clearly that when he first took our point across or folks don't get job he discussed the matter with hi what we're driving at because we're tlon directors. In a letter to the Educa- told that in these few instances di- tional Department of the Central Co- rectors who violated every co-opera- Two pigs went to market ... A DY was raised on Porkmaker 44% operative orthern Wholesale Wisconsin and which serves tive rule in the book were re-elected. orthern protein concentrate and grain .. AMOS was fed grain only ... The manager who wrote the CCW 1ichigan he tells of hi experience as told above has a suggestion to LOO 'T THE RESULTS:- as follows: make. Says he: "1 wish there were "I have told my directors that here- some way in which the stockholders STARTING NO. DAYS POUNDS COST AVERAGE PROFIT after they would be duty bound to buy of a co-operative at an annual meet- WEIGHT TO REACH OF OF GAIN PEl. DAiY a1'1their supplies from the co-operative ing could be informed about the nomin- of which they are directors. service was not good enough for a di- If our ee for directorship ·before they voted. omething perhap like a platform, or I A y 31 200 Ibs: 79 FEED 561 FEED $11.00 2.14 $5 0 rector, it was his duty to see to it at that we had a et of co operative rules AMOS '35 16~ 708 $13.62 1.42 $2.88 board meetings that it i made atis- that would be read to the nominees factory for him and until then he and each nominee would be asked A DY gained 1 lb. for every 3.32 lbs of corn, wheat and oats plus Porkmaker should make u e of the unsatisfactory wh ther or not he would abide by service. I also told them that in my those rule ." 44 % protein concentrate. opinion a director of a co-operative VISION oil a sociation (operating a uper-ser- *AMOS received only corn, oats and wheat until January 26 (76 days) at which It eem also that co-operative lead? vice station) who did not u e CO-OP er ought to have a vi ion of the pos- time he weighted 98 lb. (A DY had Porkmaker added to his ration. He weighed oil in his car nor have his car serviced sibilities of' the co-operative a ide from at the CO-OP, was like an American 195 lbs. after 7.6 days.) that of its just being "another busln- citizen sertdin information to anoth- e s". er country or givin comfort to the just another business. The co-operative way i not PORKMAKER 44j~ was then added to AMOS' ration and on March 6 (4 ays It's a way of enemy at the time of war. Well, I al- life, the hope of free people in solving later) he weighed 200 lbs. and went to market. This was a gain of 102 lbs. in 40 most got my clock cleaned." their problems in their own way. the days on a poorly fed, unthrifty pig-SOME GAl ! PLATFORM? one chance of pulling themselves out Thi is a eriou problem, and not of the economic mud by their own Use open formula Porkmaker for quickest gains at lowest cost and entirely uncommon either. What can boot strap. greatest profit. Write us for booklet telling how to FEE PORK- be done about it? How be t can it be MAKER 44% protein concentrate. remedied? We have attempted from time to time to di cu the responsi- Al Farm 8 Farm Bureau Open Formula feeds bilities of o-operatlve director at an- Ve are happy to announce that all nual co-operative meeting. . 0 tly stockholder PORKMAKER MILKMAKERS MERM SHE of the tica Farm Bu- we didn't get the chance until after r au of Iacomb county have join d Buy,at Farm Burf'ou Stores and Co-op - Ass'ns the new directors ere elected. Once the Michigan State Farm Bureau. SATURDAY, MAV 2, 1942 ver t e fa e By MISS HARRYETTA SlIAW of Shelby, State e Publicity Chairman for the JUNIOR FAR BREAU COUNCIL Juniors Malee Flag for aw C n y Farm Bure u JUNIOR RAJ E $1,500 FOR CR S A BUL Suggest That Each Junior ill be Presented by State Group Purchase $1 00 Council at July f War Bond eeting uncI This information of state-wide For e rery 3 farm dollars in '(..•.ted in th ountrv ', f't tnr terest was developed at the spring meeting of the IState Junior Farm thr ugh the purch a: eo'" ar Bond .. t he Im nH'1' "ill oct f UI Bureau 'Council at State College back if he hold. th bond.' 0 full matnr ity. 'I'hi: flcu t..•. March 28: almo: t 3 percent COl1l})Ol nd semi-anuua n,'.... Th . t" 13011tl' 'Guerdon Frost, camp chairman, said there will 'be 'two camps this year, are redeemable for, ' t least th pnreha: e price an ' time a ft I both at Waldenwoods, August 23-29 , i. (v day from date of purchase-a (I'OO( emerg'Pll.' Ie us for students from southern counties, for the farmer. August 31-Sept. 5 for students from northern counties. Farm item 'which the farm I' cannot buy today, ue to The camp theme will suggest the W, I I reduction, will > on cday be available, and the farm Junior Farm Bureau ,program for the remainder of 1942 and the year 1943, fnmilie: with" ar Bonds "ill h a (' the mone: 101m. thr se -"A United Front of Agr icul'ture." items] cgardles: of what th pric of f'arn prodn e is, th The Junior Farm Bureau is consid- tim . ering a state band for its young men, and ·a state orchestra for its young The govera me t L n. in the money invested in these Bonds women. In response to requests from to fnrni. h fighting men with the tools of ictory. B buying Coun ty Farm Bureaus, emphasis will be laid on training the young people them ·to th limit the merican farm r will share in the Saginaw Junior Farm Bureau members made thi American Farm Bureau Federation flag in the art of organizing and directing Victory c rid , ill also in u e hi 0' rn personal future. and pre eted it to the Saginaw County Farm Bureau at its annual meeting larch 26. Shown in .bands and orchestras for local corn- the picture are Herebtr Stark (left) of Saginaw, County Farm Bu .eau president, Fred Reimer munities. 'Such instruction will be (center) district representative, and Edward Kluck of Thomas township, Junior Farm Bureau given at the camps this summer. president. The council recommended a band of \ 78 pieces, to ,be recruited from bands BLUMFIELD·BUENA VISTA throughout the state. man will .be asked to direct. Nick Mussel- Ben Activitie of Our April meeting included a box social at the Buena Vista town hall for Hennink Francis will be Ibusiness manager. Pryde of Eaton Rapids is The Junior the Red Cross. Very interesting talks were given by Clarence Seidel for the chairman mittee. of the state 'band com- Fazrn 'Bureaus Future Farmers of America, Harold Jervis for the Production Credit Shiawassee Mason Muskegon Newaygo Calhoun E. Oakland Junior Farm Bureau members en- NORTH & SOUTH LAPEER Ass'n, and Henry Dorr and Emil Oceana St. Clair joying $100 scholarships from the Am- , We met, March 25 at the Burnside Wieck for the AAA. Next meeting at Bay St. Joseph erican Youth Foundation are: IMar- High ,School. A'bout 75 young people ,Indiantown, Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Former Editor of This Page Berrien Saginaw garet Haas at Michigan Normal at 'Were present, 18 of whom were from Krabbe in charge. Branch Tuscola Ypsilanti; Esther Brown at Western the Sanilac County Junior Farm Bur- Well Travelled Sine Cass Van Buren KENT COUNTY State Teachers College, Kalamazoo; eau. Clare Martus 'was elected Recrea- Hugh Blacklock gave a very sttr- Joining Army Charlevoix &. Washtenaw Clinton ,stokes at iMichigan State Col- tional Leader for North Lapeer Junior Antrim 40.00 Gratiot le~e. Farm Bureau. ring talk on "Civilian Defense" at the Clinton 40.00 Eaton (Censored) Genesee 40.00 Kent- Lowell Charles Pancake of Kalamazoo April 2 meeting of the Lowell Junior WEXFORD COUNTY Somewhere on the Atlantic Gd. Traverse 40.00 Kent-Cal- county reppresented Michigan Junior Farm Bureau. The April 16 meeting Wexford County .Junior Farm Bur- Sometime in March Isabella 40.00 donia 15.00 Farm Bureau at the youth congress of was a roller skating party held at the eau sponsored a party for young peo- Dear Junior Farm Bureau Members: Huron 40.00 Lapeer N. 20.00 the American Country Life Ass'n ,a't Coliseum in Grand Rapids. This is the hottest but nicest March Ingham E. 40.00 Lapeer S. ple from Colfax township, March 21, 20.00 Iowa State College in 'February. at Thomas school. The evening was CALHOUN COUNTY weather I've ever experienced. If it Ingham LiVingston 27.68 It was suggested that each Junior West Calhoun Junior Farm Bureau were July, it would seem natural. But Campus 40.00 Lenawee 15.00 spent playing games and dancing. Farm Bureau raise $100 to buy a war met at the home of Myron and Clair Isabella 40.00 Midland, Ionia MASON COUNTY even though it is scorching hot and Kalamazoo savings bond. 40.00 Sanilac 105.00 The Mason County Junior Farm Bishop. Don Shepard of the short we are taking it as easy as we can in Montcalm 40.00 J. F. Yaeger suggested that Junior Farm Bureaus write the state police Bureau met at the Karl and Wayne course dep't of Michigan State Col- this heat, it is a most pleasant trip. in Amber, April 6. lege spoke and showed short course Being perched up here on top of a or state office of civilian defense for Chilberg home Activitie of 'Co nity Twenty members and four guests pictures. Ray Owen reported on a big box of life preservers on the top information or speakers defense methods and assist in com- on civilian were present. draft deferment article from the deck of this huge ship, catching the 'Farm Bureau It was decided to dispose of our sec- American Farm Bureau Federation strong sea breezes that are blowing (Continued from page 2) municating that responsibility ,to the News letter. Everett Young, advisor across the ocean. and viewing the residents of theic communities. ond truck load of paper. ing with the Junior Farm Bureau. Richard Nelson led in a discussion and district representative for the deep Iblue water with its white aap alter Wightman said the Farm Cr - SOUTH CUSTER-Mason The Council suggested the summer as wen as the thousands of leisurely, of farm unions. seniors, was present. Ten guests dit A s'ns are doing a fine job of help- Holly Wilson, a member of the meeting be scheduled for late June. sun-tanned clad oldiers on the decks SOUTHWEST OAKLAND were present. ing some farmers to be self-support- rural field day committee, said a President Myron Bishop has been below, makes a grand setting. ing and that 80% of these aided are Field Day will be held in Ludington At our March meeting this group About all I know is that we're some- discussed the rights of labor to strike chosen to represent the Juniors on the making good. "Don't be a 6th column- in May. Thi is to b spon ored part- where on the Atlantic. We sailed from if producing war material. Strong Board of Directors of the. Calhoun ist and pread harmful propaganda, ly by the Junior Farm Bureau for the east coast a few day ago. We arguments were put up for both sides, County Senior Farm Bureau. Thi thus helping our enemies." 5th to th grade students inclusive. must be in southern waters, because but the majority opinion was that follows an action taken at the annual it's "awful hot." We're now wear- SODUS-Berrien We voted to contribute $2.00 for rib- those who stopped production of war meeting of the senior group this ing our suntan uniforms in tead of Twenty-five members enjoyed a pot- bons for the awards. r Announces the Semi-F ormal materials should have a place in the spring. luck supper at Cowels school April 13. BLUMFIELD-BUENA VISTA the regulation woolen olive drab ones. army. Because of the tire situation, only We had as guests 11 Boy Scouts. John At our March 13 meeting we hon- Party for Juniors Strange as it may seem, I have a one meeting of this Junior Farm Bur- Handy reported over 60 boys and ored 4·H club members of 1916 who BERRIEN COUNTY west coast address while out of the There is no finer wa,y of strength- May 23 eau will be held each month. May 7 girls in the township have agreed to organized at Blumfield school. Pres- April 6th was Berrien county's an- U.S. When you write to me, please ening our nation than 'by working to- nual Family Fun Night, at Berrien we meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. start gardens. There will be group ent were Mrs. Richard Shartow, Mrs. address your letters to Pvt. Chester gether. Our farmers, through their On April 8, the College Junior Farm Springs high school. De Forrest Al- Ray Owen. Clark 361290170, fed. Det. 162 Inf. meetings to help get he boys and Ben Kreuger, and orman Walter. co-operatives, can definitely Ihelp in Bureau held their first meeting of the derman gave a very interesting On April 24 Betty Benham, public- girls started with their plans, then Kenneth Osterhout, 4-H club leader, talk APO 1117, % Postma tel', San Fran- the erection of 'sound economic insti- spring term. At this time the reigns on agriculture and the war. The com- jty chairman, and Betty Hiscock, sec- ci co, California. during the summer there will be discussed citizenship. Mr. and Mrs. tution , d dicated to the elimination oE leadership were turned over to the mittee in charge was: retary, heard Mrs. Elsie W. Mies of The Junior Farm Bureau Red Cros meetings for each school district. Harold Frahm had charge of this Arthur Stu- of costly and wasteful practices and to new officer, Harold Mitchell, of art, Milton Marschke, Harley Marsch- Illinois, president of the 'Associated Ambulance drive sounds like a very Each school district will have a gar. meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dorr the building of stronger and mol' use- Holly, president; Avis Stauffer, of Women of the American Farm Bureau grand project. I had heard a little den. tax Bailey, Boy Scont master, will direct the next meeting, a box ke, James Wire, Laura Zech and Eve- ful citizens. IE. B. Johnston, manager Caledonia, vice president; Bob Manby, Federation. Farm Bureau women of about it, and wi 11 I were home to spoke aying the troop present had social, with proceeds to go to the Red lyn Zech. of the Central IFarmers Co-opera tv , of Battle Creek, secretary and treas- Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo help on it. received the highest honors at the Cross. April 20th we had a weiner roast Inc., Selma, Ala. urer; Roger Bonine, of Cassopolis, and 'St. Joseph counties 'Were repre- This is just a grand vacation, sail- representative to Ag Council, and at the home of Robert and Kathryn sented at this meeting. Mrs. Mies ing like this. Of course, it's not like Margery Frost, of Williamston, pub- Koenigshof. discussed "The Present Need for the a pleasure trip because about 14 are licity chairman. Presidents from May 4th a "Kids' Party" is planned United Effort of Farm Families". Fol- living in the space one would ordin- neighboring Junior Farm Bureaus and will be in charge of Dorothy Bitt- lowing her address, slie lead a dis- arily in peace time, but it's still grand attended to discuss mutual problems. ner (chairman), Jean Bittner, Edna cussion on what farm wonien of this even if we are omewhere unknown On April 22, a meeting was held to Prillwitz, Carlton Hewitt and Don area can do to understand better the to us. We have nothing to do but formulate plans for the State' semi- Fields. read, sleep, watch the ocean etc., and modern world and their place in it. formal party May 23. Ray Vasold, WASHTENAW COUNTY stand in line to eat, wa h, or even The Kalamazoo Gazette took a pic- chairman, appointed the committees. Harrison H. Caswell, chairman of ture of Mrs. Mies, Miss Margaret buy a candy bar. We sleep in bunks Guerdon Frost, state camp chairman, the Washtenaw County Defense Coun- Beck, Calhoun representative of the double decked, triple decked, and even presented this year's camp program. cil, spoke on county defense problems four high. I am quartered on the top Mr. Motts of the economics depart- at our meeting April 7. Robert Gil- association, and Betty Benham, ap- e want to learn some of the many success stories tha peared and published it on the first bunk of three, and am three feet from ment showed some very interesting bert took charge of the recreation. the ceiling of the top deck. Bu t the e pictures which he took in the western Warren Finkbeiner, Wilma Webber, page of its Sunday society section. hot night we sleep out on deck you members have achieved with arm Bureau Fe ds. states. and Gertrude Flick furnished music Wh. under the stars because of the inten e The College Farm Bureau invites for dancing. all juniors to State Semi-Formal May Surplus eat IS heat in our quarters. FI CO T MERMASH 16~ OR 20% AS CHIC 23 in the Little Theater of the Home On April 21, Miss Mable Soderholm, Good Pig Feed \Ve medics and the headquarters Economics Building. Pete Wheeler dietitian at the University Hospital Wheat purchased by Michigan group have this top deck to our elves, except during boat drill when the of- 1 umber of Number weeks of age raised to 16 and klnd of feed will play for dancing, which begins at Anu Arbor spoke to us on "Nutrt- farmers at reduced prices from the at 9 p. m. Tickets are $1.00 a couple tion in Wartime." This meeting open- federal Surplus Commodities Corpor- and may be had by sending the money ed a membership campaign. Warren ation makes a feed more valuable ficers and army nurses use it too. Boat drill i a few minut s every day 2 Price per chick to Raymond Vasold, A.G.R. House, Ftnkbeiner and Robert Gilbert are than corn per hundred-weight and when we learn how to as emble to ~ 335 East Grand River, East Lansing. Chairmen. Margaret Scherdt was in equal to or slightly uperior to Mich· u e the lifeboats properly in ca e of SECO D CO T ST ER ASH 16% OR 20)1, ELL charge of the recreation. I igan-grown 'Wheat. a ne e ity, 1 P riod of time covered For each pound of fuel used in Livingston County was entertained Tests at Mich! an State College incerely, Che tel' Clark. 3 Total number of eggs freight service in 1941, railroads haul- at a roller skating party in Ann Ar- have brought out these results. One ed 9.2 tons of freight and equipment 2 A ra e numb r of liens Amount and kind of f d bor onThursday, April 23. The party precaution one mile, compared with 6.2 tons in was planned by Dorothy Brown and the wheat' old by the government into is recommended. Most of Federal Egg Grading at 4 used produced 1921. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marilyn Burzan. Michigan as livestock feed ha been pring wheat or hard w~~r wheaL Ellsworth, Traverse City THIRD CO T 5 MILKMAKER 24% OR 34% AS A DAIRY FEED. TELL U Ell Farmers Exchange Information must come This is somewhat harder than Mich- orth has 1 from I Av rage number of 4 MARKET I FO MATIO' Roughage and grain used OWS stablished its own truck route to cow testing ass'n igan-grown wheat and ought to be cords pick up ggs from East Jordan, Boyne j' ground. Coarse grinding gives just I Listen to the Farm Market Reporter Daily, City, harl voix and Bellaire areas verage milk and bu tel' a good re uIts a fine grinding. Cost of feed Monday through Friday to b graded at the Ell worth egg Pig self-fed on pa ture show their fat produced At 12:10 noon over WXYZ, Detroit 1270 kilocycles grading tation.· With thi increa e preference for the whea over corn by and noon over Michigan Radio Network as a farm service feature of taking only a little more than half as in bu ines th y ar now ke ping two F d ral egg graders busy. ADD C entry a paragraph (not over 50 words) telling why you lik • these stations much supplement with ground wheat The ne .F <1 ral egg grading sta- T Farm Bureau Open Form a eed xuo- , Ktlo- as did imilar lot of pias fed on tion at the Traver e ity Farmers' WHLS Location Battle Cre.k Jackson Flint Port Huron cycles 1400 1450 910 1450 Statton W BCM Bay City WJIM LocatIon WOOD Grand Raplde Lansing cyclee 1300 1440 1240 corn. Wheat seems to " tart" pigs faster than tho e fed on corn, but the college 'o-operative As ocia.tion of Traverse C'ty is receiving eggs from Frankfort farmers who ar tru king them th reo P IZE 1st $1 Early markets at 8:40 A. M., over Michigan State College Radio Statton PLUS ONE YEAR'8 DUE TO MICHIGA STATE FARM BUJiEAU tests indicated the young animal WKAR. Supplted by the Michigan Live Stock Exchange. tended to go off feed more frequently The Michigan Live Sto('k Exchange Is a farmer owned and controlled organization-offering you the follOWing services: after . ix or eight weeks. ,For that College Spray Bulle in of SELLING-Commission sales services In Detroit and Buffalo terminal reason . om oth r grain hould he Old home orchard and mall fruit markets. Feeders through national connections. an furnish at oat plus 8. reasonaute handling charge aU grades of feeding cattle and lam be. fed with the wheat. . plant.ings on the average Michigan Pive dollars will be pai to th tr a.urer of FINANCING~V2e;. money available for fe ding op rations of worthy orne protein supplement is recom- farm can be spruced up to add their feeders who have feed. regardless of where they purchase their feeders. any ommunity Farm Bureau having a m nd d for nul' ing sows and young hit to family food supplies. growing pigs. oybean oil meal or .Hchigan tat College offer exten- member win fir t priz in any of the three MICHIGA UVESTOCK EXCHANGE ~e:~::~~y~i3,~~~~ tankage is suitable. t ion folder o. 17, "Spray Program contest .. Frank Ob.rst, President; J. H. O'Mealey, Secr.tary •. Treasur.r; Georg. J. Bout.lI, Manager mixture uggested by V. A. Free· for Home Orchards and mall SHIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT man of the college staff for weanling Fru its." SEND ENTRIES I THIS CO TEST TO FE D DEP Michigan Livestock Exch. Producers Oo-op Ass 'n pigs contains 100 pounds ground Copies can be obtained in offices Farm Bureau rvices, Inc., 221 orth d St wheat, 50 pound ground corn, 50 of county agricultural agents or by Before September 1, 1942 Detroit Stockyards East Buffalo, N. Y. pound ground oats, 10 pounds tank- wr it ing the Bulletin Room, Michigan age and 10 pounds soybean 011 meal. State College, East Lansing. MICHIGAN FARM SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1942 a d For Bigge and Bett r Crop • • le~ ar Background Material for Discussion in May By KEITH Mr.mtJersh 'p, Relations A. TANNER by our 225 Community Farm Bureau Groups & Education ... That Work Together! FOREWORD: Recruiting naval po: t rs and flying cadet's qual- offices, FARM BUREAU FARM BUREAU ific tion all remind us of the import- anc 0 youth. and vigor of youth 'Uland in thi war for. urvival. The tamina and vim 1 much in de- Young SEE CO FE TILIZER men are going "all ou t" to meet the challenges of the day. If you are planting open pollinated home grown corn . When you buy Farm Bureau seed corn be sure to Does Youth Have Vision and Goals? be sure to run a germination test early. Its germi- include its trusty partner-F arm Bureau Brand The future i al ays a mystery, but it is even more of mystery to youth nation may be too low. Farm Bureau brand seed Fertilizer. Good fertilizer matures corn ten days to than to those who have spent more corn has a guaranteed, high, vigorous germination. two weeks earlier. besides increasing the yield. Farm y ars in building up experiences. In order to know when on ha arrived, Farm Bureau's open pollinated and hybrid seed corns Bureau Brand Fertilizers use the best ingredients one mu t have a destination; a goal mature successfully because they are adapted here. obtainable. We can supply you with the type to strive for, or an obje tive in view. INCREASE ~OY BEAN ACREAGE IN '42! analysis for your soil needs. imlessn s is a hief of progress; it is a br ed r of contu ion and insecur- ity. vi ion into the future based upon f cts, fundamental and good common Far Bureau Seed Corn logic is a counteraction to aimless- HYBRID CORNS OPEN POLLINATED ne. s and groping. "e all seem to re- KINGCROST WISCONSIN spond 1J ·t to those thing we have (Michigan Grown) M.A.C. a part in formulating. Goals based 85KE-2 51-B (355) PICKETT upon a " It-help" attitude and rea- 90KE-1 36·B (531) soned through ,by youth themselv s 95·A6 25-B (606) DUNCAN will usually chaldenge the develop- 24-B (645) 97-10004 ment of the individu l. 1000 POLAR DENT Let's just take a glan e at the pic- 105KN MICHIGAN tur facing youth tod y. With popu- 1218 FERDENS 107FK lation trends as they are now, the 110KR boys and girls in the Junior Farm 115KY GOLDEN GLOW Bur au age group (18 to 28) will, OHIO in 12 to 13 yeaTs, hold the majority M.15 (Mich. Grown) And a full line of vote here in the United IStates. The K-23 Ensilage Corns I preservation of our democracy also d pends, to a great xtent upon the This i the y ar to produce LL YOU CAN. fake sure of sam age group. ministration? (5) That the most im- asset and the teacher's greatest joy. Yes, t!h fate ot our nation will rest it with Farm Bureau '. Michigan grown or Michigan adapt- BUY SEEDS AND FERiTILIZERS NO'V . have what portant single event in the world his- Our institutions of education have in the hands of these youth. Their's tory is the birth of a healthy child? modified their local point during the ed eel. of high purity and germination. They 'are the you want when you want it. You can depend on them will be the task of taking the offen- (6) That the most valuable farm crop last few years to take into consider- train and varietie known 1:0 produce top yields of first for profit through larger yields and lower production 'sive in this war, of helping to write is, not beans, or sugar beet, dairy ation the development of the individ- quality crop' in Iichican, / costs. the terms of the peace and then see- products or apple blossoms-but boys ual; his resourcefulness and per onal ing that the t I'm are properly ad- and girls, the future cittzen of the adjustability. CLOVERS SUDAN GRASS FIELD PEAS ROBUST BEANS Developing men and ministered and carried out in the in- terest of the majority. This is the country?" women 'who ·can. cope with the com- plexities of the times is beginning to ALFALFAS TI MOTHY BROME GRASS SOY BEANS BUCKWHEAT MILLETS MICHELITE RAPE BEANS UNICO DUSTS AND INSECTICIDES Adjustment Between Youth tremendous task facing our young and Adults hold the center of the stage in our Farm Bureau insecticides and dusts are available at people, with but 12 to 13 years in which to prepare themselves. Luther Burbank once said, "If we educational halls. Citizenship is being It Pays to Treat Seed Corn with paid no more attention to our plants substituted for ancient memory your nearest Farm Bureau dealer. Now is the time (1) Do we and do our young peo- than we 'have our children, we would courses, while drab classroom recita- SEMESAN JR. ple realize the seriousness of this now be living in a. jungle of weeds." tions are 'being moved to adult envir- Semesan Jr. dust treatment checks seed-borne to get them. challenge? (2) How can youth better disease of seed corn, protects against seed rot and We, in a democracy, must be able onments. improves stands. Corn treated has shown 3% fit themselves to ake use 'Of the ma- to adjust 'Ourselves to a multitude of This transformation has taken place INCREASE CROP RETURNS WITH UNICO DUSTS jority vote for the b tterment of their bu. gain per acre over untreated. Cost 2% cents conditions, because we are the units in some school systems; others are per acre and adds 10% to corn yields. 1% oz- country? How can adults help youth? COPPER SULPHATE COPPER LIME INSOLUBLE around which our whole social, econ- still thinking about it. Many have (3) What do you mean by a "selfhelp" packet 15c. Pound can 75c. omical and political setup should cen- started, but declare that the old pupil- MONO·HYDRATED SULPHUR DUST COPPER DUSTS program? (4) !Does youth today have SEMIDSAN BEL FOR SEED POT ATOIDS ter. Then parents should be striving to-teacher recitation was a great deal more vision than youth twenty years Dip treating with Semesan Bel reduces or pre- COPPER SULPHATE ROTENONE to give their children all the expert- easier on the Instructor. It is easy ago vents loss from seed-borne scrub and r.hizoctonia. ences possible in adjusting themselves for teachers to forget, that instead of Security and Per onal Philosophy Cost 21c pel' acre. 2 oz. packet 30c. We Can Also Supply Combinations of these Dusts to the social order in which they will teaching algebra, biology, or English, contented mind is a means to u be living. But do we take the time they should be teaching boys and happiness. Possibly this philosophy ICO FLY This John or girls. The boy and girl is the most SPRAY and the patience to give Farm B applies to security, which may rest in Mary an opportunity to a sume reo Important subject to be dealt with the mind, or in the manner we look at the problems facing us. Time and spon ibilities in all phases of their in 'the school. Bureau's Year '" horne ife--do we practice democracy Before we, who are out of school, again we see people in the lower in- come groups who seem to feel more secure than people drawing five times in our homes? If they are not provid- cri ticize the schools too much, let's ed an opportunity to participate, can take inventory of our relations with It Guarantees Livestock Comfort we expect them to know how, let the schools since we were handed their salary. But when we analyze Farm Bureau's UNICO FLY SPRAY is a contact spray that is alone wish to, assume their responsi- our diplomas and walked through the their personal philosophy of life, we can usually detect the reason for their bility as a citizen in our democracy? front door to face life's problems. dependable. The basic killing agent is pyrethrum extract. The security. The home, the school and the vari- (1) Have we gone back to our spray also contains Lethane to produce a more rapid knockdown. To often we are inclined to measure ous community organizations provide teachers, superintendent, or school splendid training schools in the prin- board and pointed out ways in which Oil carrier remains on the hair for reasonable length of time to retain s curtty in dollars and cents, when at- titude, personal adaptibility and good ciples of democracy, if we could only the school and its program could have the repelling agents in the spray. Won't taint milk, stain or blister ~. common sense ar the big contribu- keep that philosophy in mind when helped us meet our out-of-school prob- making our plans. We think a great lems more intelligently? Would this animal's skin if used according to directions. tors to security. deal of our democracy and of our be a proper approach in Ibuilding a Today our security seems to center young people, but too often we have school to fit the students to meet Sold by Farm Bureau Dealer. in Gallon, 2 Gallon and Bulk Lots around "survival"; winning the war; and our contrtbutlon, or lack 'Of con- not been thinking in terms of a prop- ad ul t responsi bili ties? P OFIT ~~~ tribution, to an all-out-effort. Again er environment for either. (2) Have we counseled with our our personal philo ophy varie , but I Youth needs an organization such school instructors and tried to give liked the philosophy expressed 'by as the Junior Farm Bureau where them a background as to some of the Carl IF. Taeusch, gr ieultural Econ· the rural young people can do things problems which will be facing their omlcs ot the U.S.D. . in his talk, for themselves; even though they may students in the out-of-school world? "Chall nges of the Present ture", gi n betoi M et1ng of the and Fu- the Fifth Annual ichigan Country have to fumble. that they experience than to be dictated think. They ne d mediums It is more important Should teachers how to think tion? Does the classroom provide the as to what to t aeher with these experi nces .and through have such informa- on en ash with Farm Life Association • arch 28th, 19 2 when h in East Lansing, aid: which to gain confidence by working outside contacts? (3) Have we been thinking of ed- after feed co ts are paid. Thi. is far above he average of farm flock but :1\11's.Helen Bureau's low cost '11 'have to straighten out our out.olutions to their own problems; ucation as something that stops as ide s to wha we're fighting for. to gain poise through xperiences; soon as we graduated or have we '!Vei of azinaw bought good ehieks-e- The other fello only with weapons prepared I tar ted the fight, not well in and to gain leadership actually practicing leadership ability by been thinking traits. education; in terms of continuous helping our school to build rr••••riiiilliwnlt.1It .•. ~..........•.••. start d and grew them on us ed Iermash a. rh laying ration. lermash-and UNICO PAINTS advance, ,but al 0 nd give t re Devil Young people are potential citizens a program of evening classes which Farm home. and buildings mu t take a great deal of. abuse groping for tools and experience with will help us to solve orne or the prob- Mrs. Weiss said, "We have been using MERMASH as hi due credtt-e-he bas ideas. He a starting, growing and laying mash exclusively since from broiling, un, driving rain, sleet, heavy frosts. U leO thinks he has b tter blood, comes of which to do th ir work. lems we are actually facing out on the 1931." better stock, than we; nd that .hi firing line today? P AI.l T provide a film of protection that stands guard o 'Mr. Taeusch conciuded his remarks rulers know it all". He's done a pretty ood j b at olvlng ome problem al 0 fac, for e ample: ment and Inefflciency. Unemploy- we at the 'Michigan County Life tlon banquet by saying to parents: "Young folks are not so sure they the classroom. want to stay on the farm. socla- (4) Teaching boys and girls is a big job and keeps the faculty confined to Is It the function re we lay groups made up of lay 'People, out of MA ER 44% over your property. They·re very good. Compare the Pricesl "Som of u. were caught flatfooted going to argue with them, or nag facing life's experiences, to keep our Wit Home Grown Grains for VARNISHES HOUSE PAINTS FLOOR PAINTS as to what ze think about democracy: them? Or re we going to make con- educational institutions informed as BARN PAINTS WALL PAINTS ENAMELS Is it efficient? Do we h ve it in all things, ven in go ernment? 'Vhat is ditions such that they will want to to how they can better serve the peo- stay on the farm? (1) Let them hare ple? Fast, heap Gains ••• RED METAL PRIMER it? "Unless w get straightened out on mother and dad's responsibilities as (5) H'Ow can 'Our public well as work? (2) Give them some train their students so they can better school Ke p pork co t. low when corn price Bur au PORK IAI{ER 44% protein. are high with Farm Iak your own pig OOF PAINTS ASPHALT these ideas: (1) the value of the in- cows or pigs or a field, and let them face the job of: (a) Changing voca- dividual hum n being, his soul, and have the money they make? (3) Let tion in the face of a national , tal t r with ;) lb .. crcund yellow corn, 0 lb .. fine ground (2) Our confidence in the judgment them go with other young folks, or gency; (b) Expressing emer- their point of oat and 35 lb.. P RK I KER 44%. Farm Bureau EPA PA T '0 the common man, as citizen and as bring them home with them to have view and fighting for what they be- c public admini trator, e are liabl a good time? ( 4) Talk th ings over lieve to be right; and (c) Handling on Good not democracy .......• the .11'. Taeu ch rou to los he war". nt on to challenge ith the following ques- with them. we produce: and cultivate them?" They're the best crop an organization Why not "tend" them to do with policy making. that has something WKAR MONDAY ROUNDTAB,",E 5 Pasture eed for tion: "Do believe enough in ow thinking of our Junior-Senior with Home er FOR MAY th thtngs w call democracy r 1 t fight for them, but al 0 to not Farm Bureau relations: it important to have a member of the (1) hy i .TIME-1 :00 to 1:30 P. M. Theme: Our Young P ople and Grown Gr ins • PLOWS 1 ? that th rat r of h r done; farm amily (1) That the hould really own hould own its Junior Farm Bureau county Farm Bureau Board meeting ? (2) Is it important Itting in on their Problems that the county and Goals? May 4-Does outh have Vision 100 b .. of IILK I KE 34% protein and 300 lb .. of farm • HARROWS 'n m? () job h t everyone and thereby hould have Senior 'Farm Bureau and the Juniors get together and write a definite, May 11 - Philosophy ecurity and Personal erainr mak . 400 lb.. of an excellent 16% dairy ration. F d with alfalfa hay. With clover hay, 11, e 200 lb .. of • TILLAGE TOOLS y job t nd th reby have har in the fruits clear-out, policy Are the Schools Preparing f relationship? May 1 - Youth for Life re the Schools Preparing home grain. with 100 lb . of cone ntrat U e 100 Ibs. of MILKMAKER . 24% protein with about • HARVESTI G MACHI Your Farm Bureau Dealer unti ? (3) That the Youth For Life? fay 25 - Adjustment Between 200 Ibs. of home grains. Sec I r th farmers of the chool for centurie have been an Youth and dults lm d t nutrition needs institution centered around subject 1 ? ( ) That farm pe ple opportunlt to tudy mater Ial. Fact an figure have The average been stre ed. One wa e pected to train not only wa grea er in 1941 load of freight per ar rea ra SUDIElI at 300 ar ers Elev ors hili 1 agriculture, ntern tion 1 ,r - read and recite and th tea her wa the judge to than ever before, but the railroads hen and why. Rote moved this fr ight nearly 1% times FAR BUREA I Lan ins, Michigan n ubllc em r as th student' gr atest as tast as they did twenty years ago.