e Vol. XXI, No.2 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1943 21st Year Behind BACK PACE BILL WE'LL NEED HELP TO FILL THIS ORDER! BRANCH HAS the TO INCLUDE FARM 1,000 MEMBERS, ,0 w.t4- Tt4ESE Wheel LABOR COSTS ORDERS MUST BE FILLED J OTHERS GAINI G With J. P. Yaeger, Farm Bureau Directors Act Ottawa, Northwestern and Farm Bureau Told L i Director of Membership On This and Other Others Get Many New War Time Did tolF :R.elatiolll Matters Members Farmers Lo t BLAMES THE FARMERS The Michigan State Farm Bureau Branch County Farm Bureau has By EIN R E. U GRE Will Rogers used to say that all he board of directors meeting at Lansing enrolled more than a thousand mem- knew was what he read in the papers. Feb. 1 and 2 telegraphed all Mich- bers for 1943 in the Roll Call cam- February 15 Michigan turns the clo k b n hou paign now under way, and expects Careful newspaper reading is of con- igan members of Congress asking and goes to central war time. them to support House Bill 1408 to to have 1,200 or more when the siderable value. It's quite an education . . . that is, if you don't swallow include all farm labor costs at the campaign ends. Farmers are indebted to the legislatur and to price for hired labor in figuring the Berrien and Saginaw, first to have everything whole. News is quite fre- parity formula for farm prices. 1,000 or more Farm Bureau mem- Kelly for prompt and vigorous action on this qu tiona quently a report of what someone The bill offered by Rep. Stephen said, and what someone says may not Pace of Georgia would amend the bers in recent years, expect to in- are especially appreciative of the leadership of S n tor crease to 1,400 in Berrien and 1,200 al ways be fact. Agr'I Adjustment Act of 1938. in Saginaw. Vanderwerp of Fremont, and Rep. Colin L. mith of Take the recent item in the news "Michigan farmers," said the Farm Ottawa, orthwestern Michigan, Rapids. They introduced the bill. These men nd th where R. J. Thomas, president of the Bureau board, "have good reasons for and Van Buren counties have re- United Automobile Workers (CIO) wanting all farm labor costs included ported more than 700 each so far. membership of the house and senate state affairs committ blasts away at farmers and farmer- at the price for hired labor in figuring ear zero weather and snow piloted the bill through public hearings, through an ll-import- minded congress- farm parity prices. Michigan is one blocked roads during much of Jan- men and accuses of the top rank food producing states uary made it impossible to carry ant hearing before federal authorities at ashing on, nd them of wanting -eighth or better for all major farm ou t many of the campaigns on the finally through the Michigan legislatur . to increase food crops excepting corn, wheat, rye and dates set for them. Several thous- prices. Thomas is barley; in the first 11 for producing and membership workers in 45 But the testimony which counted most at Lansin n vegetables, fruits, milk, butter, cheese, County Farm Bureaus will invite quoted as protest- other thousands of farm families to at Washington for turning the clock back was th oi e of ing against increas- eggs and poultry last year. "We want to achieve the substan- become members during February the Michigan farmer. It was expressed dir ctly at mg ed bread and flour tial increases in production goals set I and March. Every county has a and indirectly at Washington by the Michigan St te F rm costs to consumers. In a telegram 0 for Michigan for those crops for 1943. "Farm prices control our ability to MASON REPORTS Let's H ve goal. The Michigan Bureau goal is 20,000 or more paid- State Farm Bureau. Price Administra- risk expansions, to finance them, and Faith I up memberships by April. tor Brown and Sec- retary of Agricul- ture Wickard to compete for labor. The surprising increase in farm auction sales and Mr. the movement of farmers to other ON G OUP Our Future Branch County The mem bership has been Michigan power companies testified at Lansing that the in- eastern war time had made no worthwhile savings of pow r. Thomas is quoted as saying, "This is work indicates trouble in farm in- just another example of the farm come. We think the Pace amend- HOSPITALIZATIO By 3fRS. EDITH M. WAGAR Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, creased from more than 700 to more than 1,000. been made to date. 0 detailed report has They said power companies could do as well for the war effort on one time as the other. That was no help to astern bloc's attempt to raise food prices." ment is in the right direction and Ottawa Now, the paper may not have inter- 25 Cases Averaged Better Monroe County war time. should be adopted." Three hundred thirty-five families Than $40 in Benefits There have been so many new preted Mr. Thomas's remarks correct- Dec. 15, 1942, a comparison waa have been enrolled as new member , ly or quoted him exactly. made of commodity prices under the things developing, so many un 100 ked bringing the total to 753. The cam- But the Farm Bureau told the legislature that ast rn To Subscribers for changes and so much apparent. paign 1. war time-two LABOR HAS EDGE present parity formula and as they continues until April hours ahead of sun time-has caused great confusion, that I've tried to accept life If the newspapers did quote Mr. would have increased at that time A short time ago the Mason Coun- as it is dealt out to me day by day. Jamestown township leads with 142 loss to Michigan farmers. In one of the largest producing Thomas correctly, however, he's all under the Pace amendment including paid-up members, of whom 66 ty Farm Bureau reported its first 11 There's too many "ifs" in most of pro- wet. Let's analyze the food price sit- farm labor costs. We quote a few: months experience with group hos- positions these days for me to forsee new. farm states, it has wasted about an hour a day throughout Sam Rymer of Spring Lake has uation a bit. The farmer-minded con- Wheat $1.37 to $1.60 a bushel, corn $1.10 to $1.15 a bushel, potatoes $1.12 pitalization insurance for its mem- very far or to foretell anything. enrolled 103 new members and has the planting, growing and harvesting season. The hour gressmen are not interested in "just bership. to $1.24 a bushel, hay $18.40 to $21.37 On every occasion there's someone collected 31 old memberships. Fred lost in the morning waiting for the sun to provide working raising food prices." The congressmen Four hundred Farm Bureau mem- who thinks everything is going to the Beuschel, having his first experience a ton, apples $1.49 to $1.73 a bushel, are interested in getting a square deal milk $2.71 to $3.15 per cwt. bers. have the service through indi- dogs, if not already there. It's easy to as a membership worker was as- conditions could not be recovered at night. Hired h Ip quits for farmers even as Mr. Thomas is in- vidual and 140 "family contracts with drop into his track of thinking and signed to territory covered by Mr. by the clock. The Farm Bureau directors recog- terested in getting more for the nized the reap.ortionment problem be- the Michigan Hospital Service, to help. him along a little by relating Rymer. He came in with 15 new United Automobile Workers. Inci- fore the legislature and gave their through an arrangement developed some of our pet peeves. Before we memberships and 3 collections. "A Stanley Powell of the Farm Bureau was the spokesman dentally, Mr. Thomas has done quite a support to a proposed constitutional by the Michigan State Farm Bureau. are aware of it, w 're just about join- better man than I," said Sam at for all farm groups and farmers. bit better along this line, with the During the 11 months period, there ed up with the gang that lives life as the Ottawa victory dinner at Coop- He estimated that the new amendment which would limit any assistance of a friendly administra- county to 25% of the house or senate were 25 cases of hospital care and fault finders and obstructioners. ersville January 29. time had cost farmers at least 10 per cent of their productive tion, than congress has so far been seats. The bill has passed the payment of expenses by the Hospital The majority backslide as soon as Other high ranking Ottawa work- effort. He said that during the crop season probably 175,000 able to do for farmers. house and is before the senate. Service, in accordance with the pro- removed from tha influence. Deep ers are John Tigelar and Peter H. Figures of the department of labor The directors considered several visions of the contract. Such pay- in their hearts they know that time DeWeerd of Hudsonville, 35 m m- man hours were lost daily on as many farm b cau of the show that the average wage of the suggestions for the election of Farm ments totalled $1,027.85. The long- will iron out the upheavals and some- bel'S; Clarence Dykema, Hudson- new time. Such a loss, he said, would be a nation I sc nd I Michigan factory worker is about Bureau directors by districtJs rather est period of hospital care was 21 time in the future this old world will ville, 17. $1.10 an hour while the average farm than at large, as proposed in a reso- days, the shortest one day. The av- be moving along, perhaps all the bet- Ottawa has been campaigning on if it were discovered in another war industry. wage is not over 40 cents an hour ac- lution offered by the Branch County erage was 8 days. There was a total the central time issue, that farm ter for its disturbed experiences. parity prices should include cost of Mr. Powell emphasized Michigan's importanc in food cording to Michigan State College ec- Farm Bureau at the annual meeting of 203 days of care at Ludington, But there's a few who would never all farm labor, and that onomists. Seems to us that Con- in November, 1942. No decision was farmers production. He said that the U. S. Department of Agricul- Hart and Manistee hospitals. The be happy unless they had something reached. Discussion brought out that mu t have organization to work on gress, or someone, ought to pry up the average of hospital expenses paid to growl about. I've often wondered ture has listed Michigan among 12 corn belt states that grow membership, area and geographical farm problems unitedly and intelli- farmer wage a bit. was a little over $40 per case. The just how far they would go if they had gently. considerations have entered into all Gerrit Elzinga of Hudson- 54 % of the nation's food supply. Beyond that, said Powell, Now let's get down to bread ... and maximum case benefit was $117 and the running of affairs for about a day. ville is campaign manager. Farm Bureau elections for 24 yearn, wheat. the lowest $8. Usually if they have any business of Van Buren Michigan Crop Reports tell us that in 1941 Michigan ranked and that directors have always been FARMERS GET 2c pretty well distributed by regions. . The kinds of service' rendered by their own it is neglected or never Forty campaign workers have en- 8th or better in the production of all major farm crops, The farmer gets not more than 2 Some State Farm Bureau's elect at the hospitals were: Surgical 11, done at all. rolled 700 families for 1943, includ- cents out of a 10 or 12 cent loaf of large as in Michigan, others use their medical care 10, maternity care 2, ing 200 as new members. The cam- except corn, winter wheat, rye and barley. Michigan ranked bread. Is that too much? congressional districts, others simply fractures 2. The service provides a paign will continue to April 1. It from 1st to 11th in the production of milk, butter, cheese, The rest is divded up among the partition the state into geographical processors, the wholesalers, the bak- or membership areas. The proposal substantial amount toward hospital room and board for a period of 21 days in any year for each member of THINGS CITY MAN is being done by township leader- ship and groups. of Bloomingdale M. G. Dickerson is high with 36 eggs, poultry and all vegetables and fruits produced in this ers, the transporters, the retailers, etc. to elect' by districts is interesting, Most of the business wheat, flour and bread is a job of of handling and the discussion is to be continued. a family, plus an additional 90 days care at 500/0 discount of the hospital DOESN'T HEAR memberships. Paw and Lloyd Max Hood of Paw Hoffman were sec- climate. "Michigan has been asked to increase ubstantially rate. Regular hospital nursing care President ond and third. The Farm Bureau's labor. Labor costs in the various Reapportionment Bill Hagberg of Van fight for central time ha farm her farm production in 1943. Eastern war time," said Mr. processes contribute much more to the and routine medications and dress- cost of a loaf of bread than the farm- Stopped in Senate ings are provided for. Buren Farm Bureau interest here. Jay L. Dodge of Paw Powell, "has wasted an hour of the farmer's time every Paw is campaign manager. er ever thought of getting. And which The House bill to limit seats in Mason County Farm Bureau was Speaks Isabella day. We need that hour and should go back to the old time.' , would add materially to increased the legislature for anyone county the first to adopt the service. Isabella had 354 members in 1942 If the legislature had n eded con-· costs, a small increase in the 2 cents to 25% of the seats or 8 in the senate Branch, Lapeer, St. Joseph, Saginaw, "We cannot understand why the but is well on the way to 700 for that the farmer gets or an increase in and 25 in the house may be dead. Feb. Newaygo, Barry have enrolled hun- dreds of their members in the pro- excitement at the rise of a few cents in food prices when the record shows 1943. Fifty families are new mem- ~~~~~~:' h~~ ::~:~~S:~d ~o::iid ~:~~~ WOULD PENALIZE the already larger labor costs? And 4 state senators from Kent, Calhoun, what about costs and profit-s? increased management Ingham, Genesee Saginaw, and Bay Grand Traverse, counties joined gram. Other County Farm Bureaus are working on it. that while income of wage earners went up 113% from 1935 to 1939, bers so far. rolled 7 members. Watson. Russell John ton en- So did Robert A group of ladies is going :~~~ndUs1>. of the new time all but HALTING O~ TUCK their living costs went up only 17%." At Washington the Farm Bureau's Now, it may be OK to increase labor forces with 7 Wayne county senators to make a farm canvass for mem- argument for farmers was presented income. We won't argue that. Let the to send the bill adopted by the House Thor Hagberg, president of the bership. The need for farm organi- to War Production Board Chief Don- Legislator's Bill Is Aimed At woman who buys the loaf of bread back to committee in the senate. Brody Helps AFBF on Van Buren County Farm Bureau, con- zation and a fair farm income and ald Nelson and War Man Power It tinued at the recent annual meeting: Union Action on Milk, discuss that. It does get us mad, how- may never come out again. That Nat'l Farm Price Bill "We read constantly newspaper the time issue are what farmers Comjnisstoner McNutt and others. ever, to have a leader of workers in clears the way for the Munshaw-Bald- Sec'l C. L. Brody of the Michigan are talking about. Robert Watson of Nelson said: or Produce comment referring to the plight of Mt. Pleasant is campaign manager. one of the highest paid labor groups win bill which would give Wayne 29 State Farm Bureau was called to consumers because of the high prices "For 1943 food is of first import- in the country yelp to Heaven because Montcalm Representative James I. Post of House seats instead of 21 now, 11 sen- Washington, Jan. 30, to assist the they pay for food. They should be ance, munitions are second." some congressmen are trying to get ate seats instead of 7 now. The Wayne Snow has held up the campaign Hillsdale has introduced House Bill executive committee of the American reminded that not all the money they Nelson, McNutt, and J. A. Krug, for 180 members, but 19 workers 103 which would impose penalties up a much under-paid group of farmers delegation demands apportionment Farm Bureau on its farm price pro- pay for food reaches the farmer. They director of electric power, agreed have been doing individual work. that Michigan could change its time to two years imprisonment and 1,000 just a few more pennies, especially of seats strictly according to popula- gram for congress. The American pay 10 to 13 cents for a loaf of bread, Charles Johnson has nine members. fine upon any person who "without when that labor is buying food the tion, or 38 seats in the house and 16 Farm Bureau discussed with Rep. the farmer's share is about 1% cents. to suit Michigan conditions. U. S. John B. Ranger of Carson City is lawful authority" would stop or hind- cheapest it has in years when com- in the senate, or virtual control of the Pace his amendment to include all One bushel of corn may sell from 80c Attorney General Francis Biddle campaign manager. er any motor vehicle transporting pared to their income, and when labor legislature. farm labor at the price for hired la- to $1.00. When processed into corn- said "yes.' St. Joseph Michigan farmers needed to have farm produce or commercial products is more of the costs involved than bor in determining farm parity prices. flakes or other corn products, it may The goal is 600 families. Despite with intent to prevent or delay their the farmer's portion ever thought of sell to the consumer for as much as the right thing said on the time It has been reported unanimously to the snow, 300 were secured quickly, delivery. being. I FARMER'S MORALE HYBRIDS MADE '42 the House by the House committee on agriculture. The ational Grange, the $12 a bushel. When consumers pay 2c, 15c or 18c for a quart of milk, including township 150 new members. workers increased their 75 question at the decisive moment be- fore the house affairs committees and senate January state 13 at Post said the measure was aim d especially at labor unions which the farmer is getting 4 to 5 cents a It's all right to read newspapers, but you better analyze what you read. At Hie close of the news item we BEST CORN YEAR Farm Bureau, the ational Council of Farmer Co-operatives, and the al Co-operative Milk Producers Feder- ation- quart. There are a lot of things we'd like to explain to our brothers and own quotas. Frank Shellenbarg Harrison Walkins and made flve calls and enrolled five members in half a Lansing. prepared. the statement The Farm Bureau It was there and made that ended eastern was might attempt to dump milk trucks or prevent delivery of any produce during progress of a strike. sisters among the consumers before day. Ed. Davis arid Leon Holmes read, Mr. Thomas is quoted as saying, State Average Topped Best ation-the big four among farm or their vision is permanently distorted war time for Michigan and placed of Leonidas got four out of five. "The most serious repercussions on In 20 Years by 31~2 ganizations-have decided to support by radio commentators and metro- George Falkenstein and Merrill B. us on cen tral war time. His Projects Wor wage standards and labor morale in the Pace amendment in a united front. The act placing Michigan on cen- war plants are taking place because of Bu. Per Acre politan newspaper statements regard- ing the cost of foods." Rice of Sturgis got six new members tral war time provides that after $6,113inClu Wok and collected three old memberships Further proof of the practical know- this." Increased use of hybrid seed gets Unusual Properties to put them in good standing. The the war emergency, be returned Michigan will to the eastern standard ledge gained in 4-H club work app ar My, my . . . And what about the farmer's morale? major credit for the fact that 1942 corn Of Some Metals How George and Ed hospital service offered by the Coun- ty Farm Bureau is of great interest. time belt. That will require no in the 10-year record of Donald Cor- production in Michigan yielded an av- Metals are usually thought of as changing of the clock at that time. win, of Coldwater in Branch county. ON SYNTHETIC RUBBER G. W. Copenhafer of Mendon is By the way, you can get a lot more erage of 42% bushels an acre and a hard, bright, strong, permanent ma- Started a Campaign campaign manager. Ohio and Georgia are the first of He is now 21, a freshman at Mich- total record yield of 66,930,000 bushels terials. Yet magnesium, when pow- Recently George Cox, past president other states to be turning their igan State College. In his pr oj cts education if you read Drew Pearson's Washtenaw clocks back an hour. dered, is very inflammable, and is of poultry, beef, potato 8 and handi- Merry-Go-Round article on the syn- for the state. . of the Gratiot Junior Farm Bureau, Washtenaw's 80 campaign work- Compare that with the highest acre used in photographers' lights. Stron- and Ed. Hooper, president today in- ers are finding that six of every 10 craft he obtained a total 0 $6,113. thetic rubber situation in the Detroit yields in more than 20 years, the 39 tium, another metal, burns with a red vited 74 neighbors and farmer friends Home consumption took 750 0 thi families invited to Farm Bureau Free Press and other newspapers for January 19. IF Mr. Pearson's facts bushel average of 1920 and 1921 says flame, and in the form of the nitrate to Ed's parent's home. Fifty-four came membership for the first time are Notice to County Farm total. In 1942 h had 1600 C)' k n , are correct his little article should H. C. Rather, head of the Michigan is used in making flares, Roman can- for a meeting on farm affairs. Charlie joining. Snow and lack of time Bureau Secretaries raised an acre of potatoes nd tw State College farm crops department, dles and similar products; while Openlander, Farm Bureau district or- makes contacts difficult, but there's You are urged to send your reports beef animals. make you f el very happy as you and there is reason to give due credit strontium hydrate is used in beet suo ganization man, told the need for the answer. Most old members are and lists of new members enrolled in trudze about to save the rubber on your car ... or will it? to hybrids. On 1942 acreage the 3% bushel increase over the 1921 record gar refining. farm organization. After the meeting continuing their memberships. 316 the 1943 Roll Call to the membership members have been enrolled toward relations office at Lansing a soon as Elmer many of the guests approached both put an estimated 4,700,000 extra northern corn sections. 109% bushels George and Ed expressing their ap- the goal of 550. Clyde Breining of possible so that the members may get Beg ~ our Pardon bushels of corn in cribs on Michigan to the acre was harvested October 2 preciation for being brought the in- Ypsilanti is campaign manager. the March 6 or April 3 Michigan Farm It was Bay County Junior Farm Farms. on the Gerbert Gettel farm near formation and telling them that they Huron News. The names must be cleared Bureau that celebrated its 5th anni- In central and southern Michigan Pigeon, Huron county. Michigan ex- were ready to join the Farm Bureau. Snow has interferred with the through the membership office before versary during December instead of the hybrids yielded an estimated 20 to perimental hybrid 236 took the hon- ow George and Ed have got them- campaign, but 200 members have they are entered into the Farm ews Saginaw. Fifteen agtnaw Juniors 30 per cent over the open pollinated been enrolled toward the goal of ors. inety-seven hybrids were test- selves a job conducting a member- mailing lists. There i much to do were guests. varieties and 10 to 15 per cent in more 400. Fifty new members. The cam- ed. ship campaign in their township. and the work takes tim . (Continued on page three.) T 0 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1943 and show window . as non-essential. lighting and other uses he termed COLLEGE OFFE a~m • rrces ill o It WAR P 0 DeTIO "Food is the first necessity of the war, and munitions INFO AT-O Publi h«'1 fir t. urday of e, eh month hy the If c-hig'a n Sta t Farm are second, tt said Donald Nelson of the war production Eight Printed Pieces Carry ltun at at I publtca tlon office at 11 lil. Lovett 't., 'harlottc, Michl'Tan. board in late January in a public statement. He was Information Suited to J'.J itori 'I and g 1 eral 1'0. toffice (ffic" n l. . 221 North 960. T'lcphonc, C dar St.; Lansing La n 'in •... Iicht 21-271. an. Hiram on Income Taxes discussing the time change with Michigan and Ohio 1943 Crop Season EINAR U GR N Editor and Business anager The uiork of the winters (lay is done officials. nd here in the lamp-light's glow Help for reaching Michigan's 1943 'til. 'rip ion 2:>cents pel' ) ear; 4 yca ra for 1, In advanc . The fanner scratches his 10 ary h d At the same time Congressman William W. Blackney farm goals of adequate food produc- 'With 'measured strokes and slow. tion and for protection of the finan- Vol. XXI SATURDA Y, F BRUARY 6 1943 of Michigan made another significent statement. He cial stability of the individual farmer J No.2 His pencil clenched in his iwrny hand, said: appear in eight sectional reprints of the Quarterly Bulletin of the agrtcul- He thumbs his account book thToltgh o Yo Agree with This? And grubs out facts 101' his income tax, "Agriculture produces 65 ~~ of all the raw materials tural experiment station of Michigan State College. Even as I and uou, needed for food and other industries in the United Any Farm Bureau member can sit by his reading lamp Copies of these sectional reprints, States, and is the biggest single industry. It is impera- available singly, can be obtained by and get four times as much information as he can get J[ e retuls the 'lc01'dy instrucuoii sheet, writing to the Bulletin Room for Iinnber a and neat anel fine. tive that proper steps be taken to safeguard our agricul- specific subjects. from a me ting and in m ch less time. And this state .. Ile totals tcneautes I and H tural economy both as to production and farm income. "Farming in 1943" by the college ment doesn't take anything away from the many values And enters a Ltem ine. farm managment department points These safeguards must be taken now in order that agri .. out that 95 per cent of marketed farm of meetings. First among them are the opportunities " arths), uituit do uo« make of thi , culture may exert maximum effort in the winning of produce comes from 60 per cent of for thinking together and for debate on policies, and And what do uo« s'pose that means. the farms in this state, showing need the war and securing the peace. tt for concentration of labor on' better finally, the meeting is a most convenient starting point What did 'lce pay, along last May, For repairs to the mowing ?nachine' It is our opinion that adequate farm prices are the land. for action. "The Farmer and His Soil Have Bring me the last uear s calendar pad. final answer for increasing food production and for Volunteered", by the soil science de- But, the Michigan Farm News, for example, enables partment, outlines soil management How many hen did 11 ou set. keeping farmers in business to produce food. Farmers 20,000 farm families to consider the same Farm Bureau Get 1ne the tax T turn 1 made; \ and plant food additions with curtail- lVe'11 settle this matter yet. know before they plant whether current prices justify ed commercial fertilizer supplies. information at the same time once each month. They "Michigan Crops for 1943", by the risking their money and labor on a crop. They know do that in their homes in 45 counties. We have known Ometimes 1 wish they'd sena some. bright farm crops department, lists war Young chap front Washington the uncertainties of weather and the present supply of types of crops and suggests shortcut this advantage of the printed word all along, but gas methods and varieties. To just take h oul ana nm this place labor. They know that they must pay today's prices rationing and other things affecting meetings have The way it should be run "Fruit Industry Problems of 1943". for labor or they won't have any. by the horticulture department, emphasized anew the importance of publications and stresses quality but indicates time- To do the planning anfX take the risk ; In this edition we are publishing a few excerpts from saving plans for the fruit grower. the mails. Kenneth Hinshaw of the Eastern States To labor early ana late; To act as boss of profit and 10S3 farm letters to Congress. The letters indicate that "Overcoming Some of the Dairy Farmers Exchange is the source of our opening state .. Problems", from the dairy depart- AntI keep the accounts an straight, present price ceilings are making it impossible for some ment. He thinks we are going to depend more and ment, serves as a guide for the aver- Ana then when wintertime rolled around heretofore successful farmers to continue their former age Michigan dairy farmer-the man more on interesting and informative printed material. whose cows produce from 200 to 300 To work with the saw and ax production, let alone increase it. See page 3. We agree with him. Till night had come, and then, by gum, pounds of butterfat in a year. "Our 1943 Meat Supply", by the Make out 1ny income tax. s • I u R. S. Clark 315 orth Grinnell Street In entive onu s and Penalties animal husbandry department outlines feed, equipment and labor-saving ideas useful in producing pork, beef It is remarkable how national thought has come Jackson, Michigan Under the crop production goals for 1943, it appears and lambs. around in recent weeks to the necessity of higher farm "The Poultry and Egg Situation" that the Agr'I Adjustment Administration will pay in .. prices in keeping with the general situation. Who Will Pay These Bills? centive bonuses for production of selected crops above has been described by the poultry husbandry department. Markets, feed- ing and management suggestions are Something has happened. Last month we reported that the Michigan CIO will 90910 and up to 110% of the goal set for the farmer. offered for producers of chickens and Perhaps it was the announcement that food ration .. ask the legislature to reduce and eventually eliminate market eggs, turkeys, geese and rab- If he fails to make the grade of 90 %, he is subject bits. ing will include most items on the grocery list. Then the sales tax. It would repeal the 15 mill tax limit on to cash penalties, presumably from whatever other pay- "Agricultural Engineering Sugges- too the public and those in charge of the war effort have farm and other real property. tions for 1943" inc1udes practical sug- ments he has coming from AAA. There have been gestions for overcoming shortages of been reading the newspapers. They have been told The United Automobile Workers of the CIO have penalties for over-producing of surplus crops. Now new equipment. Maintenance of build- about the large number of farm auctions and the selling announced they will ask Congress to require that gov .. it's penalties for not producing enough of desired crops. ings, fences, field equipment, tractors and electrical services and the im- off of dairy cattle. They have read that the federal ernment, employers and employes finance a greatly Natural and war hazards may be covered by crop provement in minor way's of drain- government has decided to buy up dairy cows rather expanded social security program. It will cost seven age systems are outlined. insurance and war risk insurance. than permit them to be butchered. They have read that billion dollars annually instead of three billion as at We believe that the incentive idea is the right one, the farmer is having a time in getting concentrate feeds, present. 29 Farmers in the and that farm prices which make all crop risks ,look farm machinery of any kind, and labor. He is likely Participation in the proposed program would be com- Legislature worth while taking are the best incentive. Otherwise, Twenty-nine members of the 1943 to pay more for well used equipment of any kind than pulsory for all salaried and wage workers, and optional bonuses merely improve the situation for some, penal .. iegtslature give farming as their it cost new. He must meet in one way or another in .. to farmers and other self-employed perso . But in one chief oceupatton. Of the house mem- ties make it worse for others, and the great majority in bership of 100, 24 are farmers. Five dustrial competition for labor or he is without help. way or another, all of us would help pay for it. between are where they were In the beginning. of the 32 senators are farmers. It is obvious that farm costs are moving up right along. The Automobile Workers of the CIO would add to Last September and October metropolitan news .. social security benefits: temporary and permanent dis- papers and radio news broadcasters called the farmer ability benefits from illness or accident, a lump sum unpatriotic, grasping, selfish and so on. That was when the Farm Bureau, Grange, and National Council for paid upon the birth of a child, hospital benefits or hos- :PRESIDENT • t l ..,.. I .•_ REID pital care for the worker, his wife and dependents, and Farm Co-operatives told Congress what was happening on the farms, and asked that the farm parity prices be other medical benefits, old age income starting at 60 funeral benefits, death benefits to a worker's widow, J Invites Ev~ry Farm' FaJnily increased by including the cost of all farm labor. and unemployment payments at higher rates than Now it's different. present for a period up to 30 weeks each year. I invite every farm family in Michigan to join a One of the nationally known radio news analysts These things are fine if the people who are to enjoy group of American farmers who have worked for and commentators at XI ashington summed up the them are the people who pay for them. At present nearly 25 years in bettering the condition of Mich .. opinion of many in Congress and the administration farmers and other self-employed persons are paying in igan agriculture. recently by saying: higher costs for manufactured articles for some of the We are the membership of the Farm Bureau. If we are to ask the farmer to increase his production other fellow's social security and none for themselves. We work for our membership and for all farmers. effort from 20 to 5070, we will have to give him the The CIO proposal looks like some more of the same. You have received gn~at benefits from our pro .. incentive of higher prices. It also appears that workers would pay about a third gram. When you .go to a contractor and say that he has got and the employers and the government the other two" thirds. Because of our work, your property taxes for to double his production, or get it out in one-half the The Farm Bureau will fight any attempt to take away highways' and schools have been reduced greatly. ordinary time, you are not surprised when he expects from farmers the protection accorded y the 15 mill Think back to what your road taxes were before to be paid accordingly. When you ask the farmer to tax limitation. We believe that the state sales tax the gas tax, the township road act, and the Horton raise mor tha he ordinarily does-he is usually raising equalizes the general tax burden. It provides more than act. The Farm Bureau helped enact them. We all h· thi n s he can anyway-it is natural that he ex- $40,000,000 of Michigan's funds for educating chil- helped bring about the present state aid for schools pects som so t of material reward. dren. We shall be heard from on social security or any and payment by the state of high school tuition for Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown has com- CLARENCE J. REID other legislation affecting the farmers' i terest. President rural students. pleted tl e thought by saying that we may expect a Michigan State Farm. BUTeau grad ally increasing level of prices. Because of our Farm Bureau, you are buying • here Electricity Can Be S ved better seeds, feeds, fertilizers. farm machinery, and eel e ack Last March we said in this column that farmers automobile insurance than you could before we pioneered with improvements Eddie Rickenbacker said to the nation two weeks ago: doubted that there would be any savings of electricity and savings farmers wanted. 'If you could understand what our boys are doing in under eastern war time then, during the summer, or Again, I invite you to join your County Farm Bureau, the Michigan State the hell holes throughout the world that our way of life this wint . Farm Bureau, and the American Farm Bureau Federation. We are American ay be preserved, you would not worry about eight We said that in our opmion much elect; ic p ower farmers who are fighting and toiling to win this war. We are co-operating with hours a day, overt' me, or double time for Saturdays and could be saved if everyone were to reduce home other loyal Americans to win an early peace and a lasting security. holidays ... lighting, if cities were to reduce street lighting by a e proposed that Co gress enact a law to provide that third, perhaps, and if we were to turn off the myriad of -----. s rvice men in this ar" can be employed by any advertising signs and merchandise display win ows that t em loy r ithout having to join any organized labor blaze with light for hours every evening We did that unions" and f rthermore, that where seniority applies, during the last war. Use This Ap lic~tion Fornt their time in the service be counted full time. January 13, 1943, the men in charge of producing To MICHIGA FARM EWS 221 orth Cedar Street e said grea deal more, but those parts of his power for the Detroit Edison Company ar d for the Lansing, Michigan radi a dr ss h ve been praised by everyone except Consumers Power Company said before a committee • Please enroll me as a memh r of the . ACTION IS OUR WAT ...• HWORDI onnty Farm Bureau, the Michigan Sta e Farm Bureau and the m t tad natio al labor leaders. They didn't like of the legislature that very little electricity has been Acting together is necesr ry to get American Farm Bureau Federation. I enclose $5.00 for member. it and po e up. thers in the " ar effort who may saved under the new time. Trivial, was the word they fair prices for our product,', Please ship dues for 1943. You may count on my help in working for parity prices for farm products. iav bee offe d d have ept quiet. used. sign up for membershi in the These companies serve most of industria 1 Michigan Farm Bureau, which will entitle urra , national president, and R. J. Thomas, ME . you to receive the Michigan Farm pr sident of he CIO, meeting in Detroit and three-fifths of the area of the lower peninsula. News without additional cost. POSTOFFICE · RFD . ti t ou d a call for "higher wages to January 23, 1943, Mr. j. A. Krug became the new Please send a membership invitation to my neighbor: , said ickenbacker was misinform- director of electric power for the war production board , was a labor-hater, etc. at Washington. His first act was to announce that there TA •.IE . n r to th statements Rickenbac er is under con sid ration a national dimout for electric POSTOFFI E RFD . i lighting and the probable elimination of electric ... SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1943 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ______ ltz_O 1~2••• 5 •••~~ 1~ =..;.:;;.,.,:,;~'.'!': out inviting disea es, Under the e con- 1940 41 4Z WHY 00 ditions our production reach 500 head this year. Even that ill hardly Percentage of Average Family FA MERS QUIT makes a lot of work for two men, even though we are both 'trained down as Income Spent for food • • hard as nails. II I WAR TI E? This year we produced and deliver- ed 260 tons of tomatoes. To get this poke r centl ir Farm Bureau, Grange, Nat'} Ottawa Co. Farmer Writes crop in, two of my daughters rode the ational Indu trial tomato planter and a ttiird drove the Confer nee board. 1\11'. Hoo r mad Council & Milk Producers His Views to His tractor. My wife and I separated 4~ some recommendations on the ood State Policies 4 Congressman some 80,000 plants, and I kept the situation: 427~ plants and water up to the planter 4 (CongressionaZ Record, Jan. 1943) 11'. Hoover would abandon mo t of America will be faced with acute 425, with the truck. the price controls that relat to retail food and fiber hortages and possibly Hon. Bartel J. Jonkman We hired a crew of 10 pickers from 4 food prices and instead would h Ip Congres man from Michigan wlth actual hunger unless changes are made in the presen t price ceil- • 422~ Washington, D. C. Arkansas and furnished housing and about everything them with they farm production with higher prices. He put food production on a basis of ings and farm manpower conditions 4 Dear Mr. Jonkman: needed. They agreed to pick the crop 421~ equal importance with arms produc- are improved. I am a farmer in Ottawa county, for 7 cents a hamper. Later we raised tion. This was the opinion of leaders Iich. Yesterday I filled out a form to 8 cents, then 9 cents, and then they of the Farm Bureau, Grange, National sent bY" the government, what and Council of Farm Co-operatives, and What About Food Prices? how much we intend to raise in 1943. struck and walked out because we would not pay 10 cents. A good pick- the National Milk Producers Federa- Food price are up . orne, of course. They've had to go We are discouraged; hardly know er will average close to 150 hampers tion January 8 as they concluded a what to do. Many farmers in the vi- a day. So what they wanted was up, because the co..t of production and di stribution ha. in- conference which developed a united cinity of Grand Rapids have had sales about $15 a day for their individual front of a number of farm policies. crea .ed materially during the pa t couple of year. and work in factories. Their farms work ... Incidentally, we received The big four farm organizations re- are idle .... Why do they quit? But the cost of food prices has not increa ed in the same 8/10ths of a cent gross per pound for asserted their willingness to co-op- Let me give you some of the many erate with the government in carrying proportion as wages and other income of non-farmer '. This over a half a million lbs. of tomatoes reasons: They can get no hired men. -14,850 hampers-and at the same out sound plans to, prevent inflation. is borne out by the chart above, made from figure supplied If they are lucky enough to get one, They said that most farm price time they were selling in Indianapolis Iby the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. It show that the wages they have to pay are impos- supermarkets for 7 cents a pound. ceilings tend to discourage production. They will try again to have Congress the average American family today is spending a smaller sible. Still the hired man feels he is ext year, if we have to abide by the increase farm parity prices by includ- percentage of its total income for food than it has in more underpaid; look at the hours he puts present restrictions on our farm ing the cost of all labor on the farm in and no pay and a half for overtime. truck, we cannot raise any tomatoes than 25 years. in the parity price formula. He doesn't earn 30 cents an hour. Wo- at all. The farm groups will demand that men in the Grandville factory get 60 A bureaucrat sitting in an office in the national work week be extended to at least 54 hours, with all overtime Jrrrpor'tirrg Fann Help cents. So they up and leave. The farmer faces all the hard work Detroit has decided in granting us a certificate for our truck that we can rates of pay eliminated. that increased It was added profits accruing to employers through such action should May Create Probderns again. He could not pay more; in fact, he is working for less himself and worries his head off. Why not drive it 717 miles per year. . . By what logic the odd figure of 717 milea could be arrived at as our needed use ,be recovered by the government ment for them to remain on the farm. sell, too? But if we all sell, then what? is a mystery to me. through adequate taxation. We Need The Help, But Who Those who did not enter service took What is going to become of our land, lt requires some 25 trips of 50 miles The farm representatives objected Is Thinking Of Their advantage of high industrial wages. our people, our armies? ... each to market our hogs, so how can to subsidies to agriculture in order to Ceiling prices on our goods-not al- force food prices down. They de- Future In order to harvest the crops last we deliver 260 tons of tomatoes next year, trainloads of people were lowed to figure labor cost. Whoever year as we did this year, or a crop of clared for a fair price in the market By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR brought up from the south witn the heard of such a ruling? Everything canning peas, to say nothing of sev- place. They asked the OPA to in- crease the manufacture of farm equip- Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, Monroe promise that they would be returned went up. But did goods we produce? eral thousand bushels of soy beans, ment and machinery. County after the crop was harvested if they I make my living as a dairy farm- wheat, besides distributing feed on The big four farm organizations so desired. I have had, no way of er ... 1 got 5 cents a quart or 20 cents the place, and bring in supplemental Having always lived on a farm, urged the further importation of naturally I'm thinking of the farmer's checking this, but in my opinion very a gallon average for milk in 1942. We feeds, fertilizers, etc? Mexican and West Indian agricultural position, now and when peace comes. few would care· to return if they had no corn in 1941. Little oats or If we have to abide by this final reg- labor under fair and reasonable con- found any chance whatever of sharing hay, so the feed I had to buy was $35 I don't think farmers should be a ulation, it will cost hundreds of tons ditions. They urged full utilization the high industrial wages paid here. to $40 a week. I had two hired men, fa vored class; nei ther do I think they of food which we could otherwise pro- of voluntary and school help for should be penalized because they are Just this week we are reading of at $15 and $20 a week. I paid out duce in the next two years. farms, and the deferment of neces- farmers. We should be given equal 10,000 Japs being selected to be right there $70 a. week. Then taxes, sary farm labor from selective serv- opportunity with industry and labor divided between the states of Mich- insurance, tool and building repair, igan, Ohio and West Virginia in the ice. They called for the abandonment of efforts by some groups to impose union conditions in the employment according our production. to our investment, hours of service and the demand for We should be on an our very near future. The gre3it majority are to be assigned to agriculture. In interest on mortgage, veterinary, cows dying', etc. Do you know how much I got for AYS CEILINGS of farm labor, and for the elimination of efforts by some agencies to impose labor union con- government equal footing, no more nor no less. I believe that with the development of synthetic rubber, plastics and new the same breath we are urged to greatly increase this year. our production I am certain that the for myself and wife to live on in 1942 from earnings? Less than $400 and I AND LABOR HAVE dltions in the employment 'labor. of farm discoveries scientific and lab- thru Michigan farmers want to do their utmost in providing food for every- have a $~O,OOO investment, worth $125 each. We raised 57 tons of sugar beets 30 cows FARMER STUMPED National leaders attending the con- oratory research body needing it, but I doubt very ference were ~. S. Goss, master of that there'll be much that they will welcome the type but sugar was less than $5 a hundred, California Producer Tells much greater de- of help that they are expected to worse than in the depression. What the National Grange; Edward, A. take. Again I'm thinking of the fu- do we get after the Mexicans get paid His Story to U. S. O'Neal, president of the American mands for farm Farm Bureau Federation; Charles C. production t han ture from another viewpoint. If for labor, the seed bill, fertilizer, Senators Teague, president of the National we've ever had be- history repeats itself and a depression trucking to the factory, etc.? Precious Council of Farmer Co-operatives; fore. This means follows the war rather than a coun- little. I sold wheat at $1.09. Farmers From. Oongressional Record, Jan. 21, John Brandt, president of the Nation- that our farm lead- try with a floor under everything, as got a dollar when wages in factories Page A 243 al Co-operative Milk Producers Fed- ership much be on some prophesy-what then? were 12% to 20 cents an hour. Following are excerpts from a state- eration. the alert to safe- Who's going to care for all of these So there you are. We can't get de- guard the farmer's ment by C. A. Garnier, president of train loads of transients who were cent help because we can't pay them, interest as these brought here by others ? the Los Angeles County Farm Bur- 'Branch 'Has 1,000 developments ex- During the last depression in my and we can't keep on because prices are too low comparatively. Wheat eau. It was made to a U. S. senate Members Others Gaining ,HR$. WAGAR pand. own township .there were no welfare committee investigating agricultural (Continued paign continues. from Pigeon and George Bauer of Bay- port are campaign managers. P~2"e 1.' Ervin Buchholz of I cannot help but be somewaht dis- turbed over the increasing migration into Michigan of so-called farm labor- ers. We must admit that Michigan cases of peopde who were native to the community, but there were so many among families that had moved in to have easy access to industrial sold for $2.50 and $3 in 1918. We bought sugar at $30 a hundred pounds. Talk about inflation! We have not enough to live on and work all the labor shortages in the west. The com- plete statement was placed in the Con- gressional Record by Senator Downey of California. ler giv Saginaw time. So there are reasons why farm- Snow has interferred campaign for 1,400 members, it will be resumed soon. Mrs. Grace Fischer of Sagina w R. 7 is cam- with the but farm help is just not here any more. In my opinion far too much of our own manpower was taken into armed services, most of it voluntarily cause there was no public encourage- be- plants. When the shops were closed they became public charges and the load was way beyond the township's ability to carry. aid had to be sought. Federal and state ers are quitting ..• John P. Glashower, Grandville, Michigan. "You cannot blame the farmer if the nation does not get the necessary wartime production .... bor problem being thrown from pillar With the la- to post, the tomato grower is expected ropagand paign manager. FARM CO-OPS contributed to set it in motion were (1) a strike at the Coldwater Dairy LABOR SHORTAGES, by the government to enter into fixed price contracts. He has no control START LABOR Company a year ago to force a closed union shop of creamery workers, (2) the movement by John L. Lewis to PRICE CElUNGS over 700/0 of his production costs yet he is expected to risk all his life'l earnings to produce this vital crop RELATIONS SERVICE bring Michigan farmers United Dairy Farmers, branch of the United Mine Workers, (3) trouble ex- into the CUT FARM OUTPUT while common sense dictates the op- posite. . . Why isn't the farmer treat- ed like the rest of the manufacturers perienced by the Hamilton Farm Indiana Farmer Tells What of war supplies? Unless he is very Eight State and 54 Local Bureau Ass'n with the egg candlers' Is Happening on His shortly, .we will have dire food short- Farm Co-op Businesses union of Ohidagu, truckers' unions at ages. Chicago and other large cities which 350 Acres Represented "The ill-considered office of price refused to recognize union cards car- (By an Indiana Farmer) administration price ceilings are I ried by truckers in Michigan unions. The Michigan Public and Labor F1'om Oongressional Record, Jan. 8, think excellently illustrated in the dry Two meetings between farm groups Relations Service dep't of the Mich- Page A56 bean price ceilings. Last year we sold and representatives of the CIO and igan State Farm Bureau was ap- As a practical farmer, I write in kidney beans for 9 a bag. This year American Federation of Labor at proved and placed in operation by the State College last spring strengthen- the hope that I may throw some light ceilings were set at 6 on the whole- State Farm Bureau board of directors ed the movement for a farm co-opera- on the reasons for the impending food saler. After the wholesaler takes the meeting at Lansing, February 2. tives' labor relations service. Union shortage, just as I see them develop- cost of freight, handling and commis- Eight state-wide farmers' organiza- labor declared flatly that any group ing on our 350 acre central Indiana sion, there is only $5.70 left for the TO BE SURE tions and 54 local farmers' elevators and creameries llave subscribed fund of $17,000 to hire a staff, and to a of employes, whether employed by private industry, co-operatives, or by union labor groups themselves are farm. Our normal labor force was two hir- ed men, my two sons and myself. My grower ..• (Labor, sacks, and threshing for kidney beans were shown by Mr. costs finance research and field work and prospects for organization into em- unmarried son, aged 23, was taken in Garnier to have increased n arly 50 ••• to avoid loss by fire be legal services as required by the de- ploye unions and affiliation with or- the draft over a year ago. Our hired percent.) prepared for it. State Mutual partment. J. F. Yaeger, director of ganized labor in general. The farm men long ago left for factory work. "How then," he asked, "can the can give you the security you membership relations for the Farm organizations and farm co-operatives farmer sell these beans for 60 percent though we normally paid them each Bureau, wil manage the Public and disagreed. They held that the reo of last year's easily paid by consumer are looking for. The safety $70 a month and furnished a good Labor ReI tions Services and the lationship between the owners, man- prices? The result, farmers will not Membership Relations Dep't under house, electricity, fuel, meat, milk, of size. The soundness of agement, and employes in a farm co- plant in 1943. the title of director of field services and garden stuff for themselves and ample assets. The satisfac- operative is based on patron-owner- "There are 800 acres of grain land for the Farm Bureau. their families. ship for service without profit. This tion of a personal interest in The Public and Labor Relations Services was established at the re- relationship, they said, developed on a proper ba is with due regard for Our present force is my married son, aged 25, and myself, 59, and such near my ranch which is idle this year. The tools are in the sheds. The farm- Biggest U. S. farm production program of your welfare. quest of the farmers' They will advise with the State Farm co-operatives. the rights and privileges of each of the groups, is suggested as the finest help as our wives and my daughters can give. We cannot hire help of the er and his wife work in factories in small towns nearby. They are earn- all time calls for full use of tractor power See your local agent before ing twice the money, while working you need it. Bureau directors and management its administration sentative through a repre- committee of the subscrib- in example of united effort in the inter- est of all concerned. kind we need, not in competition with the 8 hour day and over a dollar an hour and overtime in the factories. short hours, and have no capital risks as they had in farming. A SQUARE meal will win more cooperation from a hungry man than all the "hot air" in the compression tractor to high com- pression at little or no extra ex- In the field of labor relations, the pense. Changing to high compres- ers known as the Public and Labor Labor Service Dep't will carryon a. Normally we fed around 309 head of "Another 40 acres adjacent to my world. That's why we must feed- sion plus gasoline will yield up to * Relations Advisory Council. general educational program to the cattle a year, or about 350,000 lbs. of ranch, in vegetable production for 20 not only our own armed forces and 30 per cent more power. More trac- BUY BONDS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE The Public and Labor Relations farm co-operatives, to the public and corn fed beef. To feed this many years, has been idle since March of our allies-but millions of people tor power means more acres plowed M STATE MUTUAL FOR HOME SECURITY Service dep't has been developing for to labor unions. It will study labor cattle, with grinding, shelling and un- 1942. When the owner had W dtsc in the countries our troops occupy. more than a year. Incidents which in a day; more production with legislation, combat any form of labor avoidable rehandling of roughage, bed under 10 acres of onions and 15 acres The burden of raising all this the same amount of labor. or other racketeering upon agricul- ding, etc., it is necessary to handle of cabbage, he said he was through. ture, particularly in the freedom of about 14 tons of material every day, "My Mexican walnut picker labor food falls squarely on the American o Shortage of Ga olin MARKET INFORMATIO' delivery of farm pr-oducts to market. Other duties clude assisting of the dep't will in- co-ops in changing rain or shine. Manure hauling on our farm ran to around 900 loads a year, foreman for 20 years is an apprentice- farmer-already carpenter at an air corps center at $62 shortages of manpower, and farm equipment. hard pressed by fertilizers There is no serious shortage gasoline for tractor use. Nation- of Listen to the Fa.rm.Ma.rket Reporter Daily, all of which has to be forked. a week. You can imagine how that wide rationing for cars and trucks Monday through Friday from war time to peace time economy, labor cost would fit in with Mr. Hen- Then came ceiling prices which re- is necessary to save rubber. n most noon over Michigan Radio Network as a farm service feature of to better understanding of govern- moved all chance for a reasonable pro- derson's price ceilings. How Can We Do It? ment rulings, suggest proper educa- areas gasoline is more plentiful these stations fit. Obviously, two men could not do "How does the government in enter- Farmers must do a better job of than kerosene or distillate. tional and public relations methods Early markets at 7:00 A. M., over Michigan State College Radio Station all this work as only a part of the ing into contracts with builders so . farming than ever before-and that WKAR. Supplled by the Michigan Live Stock Exchange. to farm co-operatives, etc. Why not switch to gasoline now necessary work of the farm, and since, they may pay such wages expect its means they must make full use of The Michigan Live Stock Exchange Is a farmer owned and controlled and get the most out of your trac- organizatlon-oftering you the following services: under the ceiling, there was no profit food supply to be plentiful? .•. It is every bit of labor-saving machin- tor? For fun details about -~ .......• _..• SELLING-Commission sales services In Detroit and Buffalo terminal T ri-County Annual Meeting in it anyway, our feed lots are empty, possible to have cheap food. It is also ery at their command. markets. Feeders through national connections. Can furnish at cost Tri-County Farm Bureau annual and beef will soon be rationed. adjustments, see your tra ·tor d plus a reasonable handling charge all grades of feeding cattle and lambs. possible to have abundant food, but it F that f meeting and Farm Mobilization day is axiomatic that over long periods or reason az:mers every- er or write to the Agricultural i- FI NANCI NG-"lY2% money available for feeding operations of worthy We planned to increase our hog pro- feeders who have feed, regardless of where they purchase their feeders. program were held together recent- ·t·· ibl t h f d b th where who were burnmg kerosene vision, Ethyl orporation, hry- or distill a te' m Iow compression. duction to around a thousand head a I IS imposai e 0 ave 00 0 ly. Farm Bureau and AAA leaders sler Building, MICHIGAN UVESTOCK EXCHANGE Frank Oberst, President; J. H. O'Mealey, Secretary ~~~::~:Y~i~V~~~ •. Treasurer, spoke to 100 persons. Four reels of sound pictures and a co-operative din- year. In spite of ceiling prices on pork, the farmer has all the best end abundant and cheap .... . has decided on cheap food. Government Conse- W'th t to rac rs are SWl c nl it bin g t 0 gaso l'me. f . di t New York City O~ . . lOy a ew mmor a Jus - -manufacturer George J. Boutell, Manager ner were features. Farm Bureau of- of the hog business. However, we ran quently, It WIll not be abundant as t lin ill te th of antiknock long as this policy is continued." men s, gaso e w s p up e smp YOUR STOOK TO US AT ficers elected are: Lavern McGhan, into difficulties. We could not get Mr. Garnier suggested that price power of a tractor ~s mu~h as .12 fluid used by Michigan Livestock Exch. Producers Oo-op AsI'n president, Bernie DeYoung, vice pres., sufficient metal water tanks, self-feed- petroleum cfi - ceilings be established only on those pe~ cent. :And by 1I1Sta~lmg high Detroit Stockyards East Buffalo, N. Y. Charles Mascho, sec'y-treas., Rowley ers, or posts or rence for temporary fencing. Hogs cannot be kept in the commodities on which an increase in altitude pistons at the tune of an era to improve Williams, Clinton Blanchard, James same lot two years in succession with· production is not wanted. He suggest- overhaul you can convert a low gasoline. Heeres, John Tillotson, directors. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1943 c and other phases of the Farm Bur- au's supply program a a rule have b en tar n ers. Th y have come up e through the business. They know the government's war time program for food production nd are promoting that program. Directing the State Farm Bureau a ioning Practices eed J»RODUOTIO. arm Bureau pledge: .farm r. to tJ ilities Say ew Time Has Ranks as one of our Largest are 17,000 families who are members Over-Hauling to Fit 1 r before to help defeat G rmany, Italy Saved Very Little Suppliers of Seeds, Feeds of the Michigan State Farm Bureau. They Ie -t a state board of directors Farm Conditions Electricity And Fertilizers of 17 m n and women who are in gen- eral charge of the work of the organ- Shiawas 'ee ounty Farm Bureau at AGRIOULTURE AN ES ENTIAL INDUSTRY. Farm Mi higan moved far in the direction Every Iichigan Iarmer-e-and there ization. its annual meeting, Jan. 28 demand- Bureau is leading in convincing federal zov rnm nt of turning the clock back an hour as ar nearly 200,000 of them-is making ed 1 eforms in rationing practices, th'at ain-iculture should be r cognized a an c . ential the result of a. hearing held January a contract with the U. S. Dep't of protective guarantees for sugar beet 3 at Lan ing by the s nate and house gri ulture to produce in 1943 mote farmers. The County II arm Breau 2 war industry, It should be treat d a uch by all state affairs committees of the legis- of be, pork, dairy and poultry pro- opposed any form of farm subsidy. It branch . of go rerum mt, includinz the elective erv- lature on bills proposing to return to ducts, mol' of potatoes, corn, beans said no price ceiling should be plac- ice, 1; Tar Ianpower .I.. ommission, and tho.' ofrice eastern standard time as war time. than he evei' produced before. ed on a farm product until its price dcalinz with farm .upplies and tram portation. The Itch lgan State Farm Bureau has reached full parity with labor two large power companies, and state That calls for good s eds, feeds, fer- Michigan Will Supply About tiliz rs in pI nty for every farm. It is and industrial Einar Ungren, igan Farm prices. ditor of the Mich- [ews, told how the Farm FARM PRIOES. arm Bur au '. po sit ion befor gre _ i. that a fair price policy for farmer on- will en- ~."::>;~-:' O. E, Rcea .. ~~-- officers of organized labor made state- ments which fri nds of the bills said not only support the proposed change, a tr mendous job. Some phases of it require months of work for assemblin " 71j-J Million Pounds of Clip for '43 processing and distributing. Field Bureau has represent cd farm inter- COUl age p ak production. nrcali: tic farm price ceil- U. S. c nsus 'figures show that 60% hut demolished arguments against a se ds and fertilizers for spring crops Three million dollars worth of wool ests in the fight to return Uchigan ing.' will discourage produ tion. Farm Buret u has of th nation' dt iry ow are in chang. all move onto the farms within a few vitally needed for war use now covers to the c ntral war timc and turn the herds up to 10 cows. These 11 rds pro- Detroit officials opposing the bills w eks. They are being prepared now, the backs of Michigan sheep. ( . k '<1 the n W ongrcs: to attain fair farm pric s by clocks hack an hour. He predicted 3 including farm labor co. t in figuring he formula to duce G5% of the mille Th t is why w nt home convinced that the Ieg isla- The Michigan State Farm Bureau Proof of oe11adopted in oth l' sessions Bloomington, Illinois crap metal from the county's 2,000 for various counties. ITe would for- ows produce according to what farms, selling it for 1,300 which ;va hid such 1 gtsla ion in th fni ur . they at. F ed ilkmak r concentrate MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU, State Agent, Lansing immedia ely e 'changed for war bond . Farm groups will oppose such action. to produce more. SATU DAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1~43 MICHIGA s Over the State By MRS. MARJORIE KLEI of Fowlerville, u State. Publicity Chairman for the JUNIOR FARM BUREAU STATE COUNCIL It Happened in the Michigan ArlO AL LEADE COInIn rrity BURLI GTO - ICH-La e r The American F I'm Bur au Con- METAl Junior FarlTl Bureau EED OR Fas-rn Bureau vention was di cuss d. Al 0, til' 19 " farm plan work sheet for mr Imum war produ tion. The f Ilowlng l' solu- LANSING, JAN. 23 GRAND TRAVERSE January 23th were Stella and Herb Activitie tion was approved and is to be ' nt to Several important matters 'Were de- Our group entertained underpriviledged Christmas children a number party at the high school with of Schmidt a KALAMAZOO and Alvera eumeyer. FARM BU EA By EUGENE .Member hip Relations A. MALTZ Education our County Farm Bureau "Tha t in the interest of conomy rotary: The Kalamazoo Junior Farm Bur- cided by the State Council meeting cafeteria recently. The children were eau entertained at a victory dance the Farm is Family Enterprise, Minutes from Community Farm Bur- earnestly I' COlUm nd that all govern- of the Junior Farm Bureau, Saturday, 7, 8 and 9 years of age, and were ment agencies, boards and bureaus not found for us by Major Tibbets of the senior members and friends in appre- But Deals with Large eaus for the month of January em- essential to the war efforts an n c s· January 23. This was the first coun- ciation for their contributions to our phasized changing back to central war cil meeting presided over by President local Salvation Army post. Games Organized Groups time. So many community and Coun- sary functions of Government b abo! wheat drive. Everyone had an excel- ished by Congress. Norris Young. Seventy-two young were played, songs were sung, and ty Farm Bureaus and individual lent time. $367 has been turned in to "We recommend further that an hon- people were present for the session. Marion Alpers read the Christmas By EDWARD . 0' EAL the state fund. Farm Bureau members wrote this of Only four counties were not repre- story. Charles Hilbert, vice president. President, A.merican Farm, Bureau est effort b made to liminate un- GRAND TRAVERSE rice and'their senators and represent- sented. showed a western movie. Santa was Federation necessary forms and qu stionatres an The January 12th meeting was tak- atives that it is impossible to give Vice Presidents Robert Smith, of there, and gave to each child an ar- en up with- planning the program for There is not now, nor can there each one credit in this column. Mr. to simplify as much as po • ible those Fowlerville, and Raymond DeWitt, of ticle of clothing. the coming year. Each member work- ever be, a farm counterpart of General Powell advises that many comments that are found to be ssenttal." Buchanan, led the discussion on pro- LOWELL gram building and activities. Guerdon ed on a designated committee; goals Motors, of U. S. Steel, or of the Stand- were heard in the legislature regard- SODUS GROUP-Berrien The hay ride, November 27th turn- ard Oil Company. The farm is still ing the interest shown by Farm Bur- The discussion 1 ader took charg Frost reported on camp matters. ed out fairly successful despite tho and objectives, the calendar, member- essentially a family enterpri e, with eau members on the time que tion. of the meeting, leading a group discus- Representatives of Junior Farm Bu- weather. The December 10th meeting ship lists, and dedication page. The sion on what the members thought U1I> every member of the family sharing EAST LELAND COMMUNITY reaus decided to establish a member- was held at the Vergennes Grange group will meet at various members' Farm Bureau should be doing that it ship contest between the east and in the duties and responsibilities of FARM BUREAU-NWMFB Hall. The December 22nd meeting was homes until it becomes too large. west side of the state with the two Members have been invited to the wed- the enterprise. "How am I going to help in the war was not, and what it "\ as doin tha! a Christmas party held at the Vergen- effort in 1943?" was the question it should not. The Farm Bureau was vice presidents to captain the respec- nes Grange Hall. ding dance of Dorothy Kroupa and Bl- answered at roll call. Each farmer commended for having a legislative tive sides. mer Pavalis whose wedding will take BERRIEN The young people decided that a place in the near future. planned to increase one or more or counsel at Lansing and for discourag- Berrien county Junior Farm Bureau councillors conference was very much the following: potatoes, corn, beans, ing a bill to abolish soil conser ati 11 met at the Rtver: school in Sodus, De- needed and set matters in motion to BERRIEN cows, pigs, chickens, and home gar- work in Michigan. cember 14th for their annual Chrtst- Berrien County, as of the evening of MONTCALM-Montcalm accomplish this. dens. Wives expect to give more aid mas party. Following games, Ralph February 2, had $900 in their wheat Karl King sugg sted and v e sup- County secretaries were given a to their husbands in the fields and good going over in a committee report Tenny, director of the short course bond drive. Harold Steinke, chairman ported a proposal that those who live with the livestock, as well as canning for failure in some instances to ap- program at Michigan State College, reports that there is every indication near electric lin s be allow d to pur- spoke. more than ever. preciate the importance of their job. that $1200 will be reached by the time chase necessary wiring to install el c- The wheat drive was discussed. Hel- PAW PAW-Van Buren Reporters of some of the Junior Farm of the Berrien county annual Farm tricity for a ri ultural purpos s. en Preston, Eleanor Steinke, Harold Paw Paw Community Farm Bureau Bureaus were also called upon to Bureau meeting, February 6. BERRIEN CENTER-Berrien Steinke, Dick Koenigshof, Raymond at its regular monthly meeting at Co- adequately discharge the responsibil- Barbara and Florence French were Motion mad by 11'. Rigterink and ities of thefr job. DeWitt and Norris Young gave re- terie Club House sat down to a co- appointed on the yearbook committee. carried unanimously that v 0 ndorse ports of the National Farm Bureau operative dinner. It gave ample proof Camp training school plans for 1943 There will be no banquet this year be- action of the recent State Farm Bur- convention held in Chicago recently. that American farmers eat of the best. were laid in the lap of the State cause of the tire and gas situation. eau convention in regard to labor reo Camping Committee, after some sharp The group exchanged Christmas gifts. The chairman was instructed to get Carlton Hewitt was elected vice presl- lations, and that each member take debating on plans and policies for The committee in charge were Wesley in touch with the proper highway au- dent, succeeding Leroy Hetler, now in the r sponsibility of writing to his 1943. The wheat drive came in for Strong, Barbara Preston, Florence thorities, relative to removing the the U. S. Army. congressman and senator urging th m some constructive discussion and re- French and Dick Koentgshor. danger spot on U.S.12 at the junction ST. JOSEPH with the road running south to the to enact legislation requiring labor newed energy is being thrown into CALHOUN The Junior Farm Bureau met at the Lee school, with a view of getting it unions to incorporate and thus be- completing this project to secure Our December 31st meefing held at $10,000. home of Lucille and Frank Borgert, graded down for clear vision for the come financially responsible for th it' the Eckford Community Hall was a Noting the number of younger Jr., January 16, for its first meeting safety of the drfving publ' . actions and agreem nts, and th reby New Year's eve party. The fun con- members coming into Junior Farm of the new year. A sleigh-ride party Jay Dodge, county secretary, an- insure freedom of delivery at mark ts sisted of games. Bingo with noise Bureau and the tendency to have through the Sherman hills was the nounced that 22 families had been for farmers and their co-operatives. makers as prizes, square and round Junior Farm Bureau activity on com- main event of the evening. added to this group in the member- NORTH FABIUS-St. Joseph dancing, punch and cookies. munity level, Community Junior Farm LIVINGSTON The farmer is an individualist; the ship canvass now in progress. This Roll call was "What resolution pa s- During the business meeting, we Bureau came in for considerable dis- The first meeting in February is to farmer is a capitalist who knows that brings nearly 100 families into the ed by the delegat s affects me the discussed our part in the purchase of cussion. Plans are under way to ade- be a panel discussion with the mem- his investment must be protected if he Paw Paw group. most"? Reapportionment we feel would the $10,000 war bond. . The next meet- quately service Community Junior bers of the Livingston Senior Board. and his family are to survive; the affect us most over a period of years Farm Bureaus as discussion groups. ing is to be devoted to a discussion of BENTLY HILL-NWM The Juniors are also slated to provide farmer is a laborer whose daily toil as many things we worked long for President Norris Young did a fine insurance. We had debated reasons for or not the entertainment at the annual meet- must be directed intelligently by him- would be taken away and und sirable job in Keeping the council on a pro- OCEANA joining the Farm Bureau. Affirma- Miss Emma J ean Lewis entertained ing of the Seniors this month. Every self if he is to receive any return things might be thrust upon us. ub- gressive and constructive basis. To- tive: Paul Doctor, Leonard Hillman; You needn't wait 'til spring to do the Oceana Junior Farm Bureau with meeting sees several guests present, either from his investment or from sidies were next. If farm prices re ward the close of the day's session J. egative: Bernie DeYoung, John Tol- farm coner te work. Valuable roo a New Year's party at her home, Jan. and at the last meeting two new memo his labor; the farmer believes more high enou h there ould b no II ces- F. Yaeger spoke to the group about lotson; Judges: Lucille Peebles, Mrs. ttme production aid sueli as labor- 2. It was voted that the Oceana Jun- bel'S were voted on and accepted into deeply perhaps than any other indi- sity for them. We do not fe lone the later development in agricultural McElroy, Mrs. Carpenter. saving barn floor , sanitary farrow- ior Farm Bureau enter the Farm-to- the group. Three of our members hold vidual in the fundamentals of true group should receiv a overnment ing floors nnd other inside j bs re problems. Prosper contest. Miss Jean Purdy, positions on the State Board; Robert democracy. His methods have been MAYFIELD COMMUNITY payment for a product at the exp nse easily protec d from the weather. GROUP-Lapeer vice president, appointed Mary Heel' Smith, Marjorie Klein, and Jonathan industrialized, but not his philosophy. of the rest. Time, labor and rna hin- Prec st waterl troughs c n be We appreciate Mrs. Clinton Duck- If farming is to be an individual en- b . t in the barn. ound tions can JUNIO,RS and Harryetta Shaw to complete the Musch. The same three are on the booklet of the Junior Farm Bureau ac- Council, in addition to President Clay: tivities for entry in the contest. Sean ton Klein. terprise, then there is only one way in which farmers can secure for them- er's publicity and we resolve that the American state and county Farm Bur- ery rank about the same level. ALBION-Calhoun The topic of the " Iembershlp Drive betr nched, filled with straw to keep out frost, and concrete placed any- eaus should publish small sayings; time the weather is above freezing. ADO" 8 Purdy of Hart invited us to hold our ISABELLA next meeting at her home. Union Community Junior Farm selves advantages advantages which equivalent industry through corporate set-ups, large units to the secures such as, wheat %. cent per raise for farmer, bread 2 cents in- pound for 1943" was discussed extensively. We all know the m mbership in AI· bion township should b in reas d as Th • nee ssary precaution inter concr t1 are simple. W Ite for POINT PLAN BAY Our annual Christmas party Bureau met at President Dan Stacey'd was home on January held at the Kawkawlin Bank, De~. 29, ship campaign gain was 9 to 32 mem- 29. Our member- and mass production, and that is through banding together in groups crease. Beef steak, 3 cents per pound for farmer, 8 cents Wages, 39 cents for farmers, to consumer. 1.10 for it seems to be a ery sure way ot receiving straight news of what farm- for free instruction and pi n now to make r 'pairs and improvement as weather permits. Coner te mate- The State Council of the Junior with some thirty members attending. bers. $165 in wheat money has been for economic action. ers are doing and are expected to do. factory man. We should have thou- rials are widely avail b e. einforc- Farm Bureau adopted. eight definite Reports of the State Board meeting turned into the state office. The Feb- Industry is strongly organized in THORNAPPLE-Barry ing steel seldom needed. sands of these comparisons' in all "musts." for the program for this at Lansing, Dec. 28-29 were given by ruary meeting will be with Stanley corporations many of which have Mabel Adams read the reply to tho ,year. Every Junior Farm Bureau has papers. If possible, a little display ad Stella Schmidt and Alvera Neumeyer. Klumpp. monopoly privileges. Labor is power resolution signed by the orth and been asked to emphasize their pro- in the Wanted Columns, as: Wanted, PO T AND CEMENT A SOC. lION The committee in charge of the party WASHTENAW fully organized in labor unions which South Farm Bureau groups asking for gram along the following lines. a square deal-Farmers, 75 cents per Dept. W2-4, Olds Tower Bldg., Lan.ing, Mic;h. were, Fay Goulet, Kathleen Hartley The Washtenaw group has chosen have enormous influence on Congress. assistance in securing steel and other 1. The counties should insist that hour; factory men, 75 cents per hour. Send me cold weather concreting instructions I and Donna Martin. the captains for the membership drive. Farmers are outnumbered, three to material for the local blacksmith ror the regional directors should function. As it is now-farmers, 39 cents per Name •• _ William McCarthy, county agrtcul Mary Lesser in North Lake, Audrey one. Therefore it is urgently ncessary welding of farm machinery. Alton 2. Each county should feel obliged hour; factory men, 1.10 per hour. tural agent, spoke at our meeting, Gilbert in Ann Arbor, that farmers pool their strength Finkbeiner received a letter also, and Street or R. R. No. •.__ to contribute .their best effort towards and Warren ELBA-HADLEY-Lapeer January Ll th, at the home of Doris Finkbeiner in Saline. Ray Smalley, through organization in order to make forms, to be filled out by the black some part in the war effort, parti- On the milk question of signing cularly the bond drive. Ittner of Beaver. His topic was the counselor for the group gave a mum- one. Therefore it is urgently necessary smi~h 'hich would give him a rati g with CIO, Mr. Broecker reported that 3. To carryon some activity that Junior Farm Bureau and its place in bel' of suggestions as to how to obtain The Farm Bureau movement has the haulers in Ortonville district will will educate the membership to the the community. new members: (1) Each person in brought farmers together to think col- not sign with CIO. The CIO say that war effort. Rolan Sleight of the State Farm In- the organization see at least five per- lectively, plan collectively and act col- they work for the farmer's interest. 4. Each Junior Farm Bureau, or surance Company will be our guest sons, (2) Using the local papers for lectively. They have developed their But, this is not true for they wish district, should promote some activity speaker February 9th at the commun- publicity. (3) Inviting interested per- leadership to mold public policies and to do away with sales tax: and are for .to keep abreast of the lateet farm ity church in Kawkawlin. His topic sons to the meetings so they may see to restore agriculture to its rightful low cost of living and high wages for problems. will be "Insurance as Protection". The for themselves what the organization position in our national life. urban workers. Senior officers and 5. Each Junior Farm Bureau committee in charge is Stella Schmidt, is like. At the county meeting in Feb. Junior officers are to plan a Junior- should constantly hammer at the reo Carl Buchhage, Herb Schmidt and Al- ruary the group is having a Valentine- Senior Meeting. sponsibilitiy that each farm young vera Neumeyer. Box Social just among the immediate CENTRAL HILLSDALE-Hillsdale person has the responsibility to help Representing Bay County at the members in order to raise money for The Resolutions were discussed with maintain maximum food production. State Council meeting at Lansing, the treasury. the labor problem bringing out the 6. There must be a counsellors strongest arguments. Mr. Woodman school. 7. Camp is of greater importance Two Rural Schools Win Public Likes 3 Types Best; explained the "unit system" for defer- ment under selective service. Our this year than year before. The Honors in Scrap Drive Leakage and Clogging group has sent a telegram to Lansing counties are to be held strictly ac- Two Manistee county high schools, countable for maximum attendance of asking that a farmer be given the Onekama and Kaleva, and Popkins Make Trouble third place on the local Draft Board. their leaders at this leadership train- grade school of Ann Arbor, Wash- ing school. FIVE CORNERS-Eaton tenaw county, gathered the largest By GEORGE BEGICK Leonard Johnson read to the group 8. An insistence that next year's number of pounds of scrap metal per Farm Bureau. ervices Petroleum: Junior Farm Bureau program for each the detailed list of 23 resolutions student enrolled in the recent scrap Department adopted by the Michigan State Farm county shall be made out by August drive. A student from each of the 25 States Have More Land Today three basic anti-freezes have Bureau Board of Delegates at East 1. schools was awarded a trip to Wash· In Farms, But We come into general use: methyl al- Lansing, November 12 and 13. ington and to Baltimore. At Wash- cohol, also called methanol; ethyl 1- Discussion followed and it was de- Do Very Well 376 Attend Tuscola ington, they joined students from cohol, also called ethanol. These are cided that farmers in general were other states whose schools had won the low boiling point and low priced not in favor of subsidies-that Annual Meeting top honors in the scrap drive. Btu- Not many people realize the high anti-freezes. Then there is ethylene and demand is the best regulator supply of 376 persons attended the annual dents at Onekama elected Miss Dol" rank that Michigan has for agricultur- glycol. Under various trade names farm prices. Also, that subsidies bene- meeting and dinner of the Tuscola othy Sellers to represent them. Miss al production. We are thought of as ethylene glycol is the permanent fit the consumer more than the farm- County Farm Bureau at Caro, Jan. 13. Sellers said they had two days in an industrial state. type and expensive anti-freeze. er and give the bureaucrats a better J. F. Yaeger of the State Farm Bureau Washington to visit Congress, the Nevertheless, while 25 states out- Methyl and ethyl alcohols have very hold on the farmer. said that in 1942 farmers produced White House, and many points of in- rank us with more lands in farms, wide use. One may be added to the BLOOMINGDALE-Van Buren more food than any time in our his- terest. At Baltimore they were guests Michigan generally ranks about th other in the radiator in case of neces- George Tritz gave a talk on the good tory. At the same time predominant- at the launching of a Liberty ship. or better in the production of all ma- sity. They mix and have about the of Farm Bureau, saying, " ow is the ly agricultural midwestern states The scrap metal contest for schools jor field crops except corn, winter same boiling point, But neither of time for farmers to be united in both bought more war bonds per person was sponsored by the federal govern- wheat, rye and barley. them will mix with ethyl ne glycol an- money and power, .so as to have men than the states of the industrial east. ment office promoting the collection The United tates Department of ti·freezes. fighting for us in Lansing and Wash- The farm states also furnished their of scrap. Agriculture includes Michigan with The public has come to regard salt ington." Lloyd Hoffman, chairman of full quota of fighting men. People the 12 corn belt states that supply brine, kerosene and honey or sugar Pine Grove township also gave a with make government policies, he said, 54 % of the nation's production of mixture antt-treezes as trouble mak- short -talk and explained to the new and that is why agriculture needs an After All, Congress food. ers. members and visitors present where organization such as the Farm Bur- Enacts but Few 'Laws For the crop year of 1942, Michl- Contrary to popular opinion, little and how their $5.00 dues were being Cattle grubs prevent fattening-contaminate meat-s-damage hi eau to voice its views. The 77th congress adjourned in De- gan's rank for production is given anti-freeze is lost from car radiators used. He also said "it seems as if the -reduce milk flow. Don't accept these pests as a ssary v II Directors elected were Jesse 'I'rei- cember after having been in session by the statistician for the U. S. Dep't by evaporation. Leakage and after- farmers are beginning to realize what Berako Rotenone Liquid will clean your herd of rubs. Hera bel', Grover Bates, Mrs. otto Montei, almost continuously. It enacted 1,485 of Agriculture at Lansing as follows: boil are the chief causes of anti-freeze organization means". has been tested and approved by many county ag nts and J. C. Kirk, Mrs. Milton Bender, Lin- laws out. of a total of 7,869 bills in- 1. a y beans, carrots, cherries, cu- solution loss. extension specialists. It is safe and simple to use-jU t add w t coln Horst. Robert McGarlane, Donald troduced in the house and 2,024 intro- cumbers for pickles, cantaloupes. Clogged radiator tubes, loose fan Reliable tests have shown that as lit- and apply as a wash or spray. Berako 1s econom1c I too. A Stoll. Officers for 1943 are Mr. Trei· duced in the senate. All bills are first 2. Celery, strawberries, peppermint, belts, sticking thermostat cause over- tle as 5% to 10 % of methyl or ethyl treatment costs only a few cents p r had. bel', president, 1\11'. HoI' t, vice pres., considered by appropriate committees spearmint. heating and loss of anti-freeze. Scale alcohol anti-freeze will prevent freeze When grubs appear in the backs of YD -I' cattle thl winter 1 ill Mrs. Monti, sec'y-treas. in the house and senate. A major prob- 3. Sugar beets, cucumber, grapes, or rust in the cylinder block or engine cracking at a temperature far lower them with Berako. lem for any bill is to win approval of onions, tomatoes, buckwheat. head causes what is called after-boil, than encountered in Michigan. If the the house and senate committees and 4. Butter, beets, pears. and a serious loss of anti-freeze, per- radiator contains a 40% solution of District Meetings Continue be reported for a vote. The number of 5. Alfalfa hay, asparagus, maple haps a quart or more at a time. A 20 methanol anti-freeze, or enough to CHI M Berrien, Casso and Van Buren Coun- laws enacted does not follow the num- products. apples. degree rise in temper ature of the anti- protect to 25 below zero, 80 % must ties are not letting gasoline shortage bel' of bills introduced. For example, 6. Lima beans, snap beans, alstke 6225 VV.66th Place 11. freeze after the engine stops is appro- boil away before the methanol eoncen- stop them from having district meet- the 62nd congress had 33,015 bills In- clover seed. ved by automohile engineers when the tration would be reduced to less than BERAKO IS DISTRIBUTED BY ings. Eight young people went to troduced and enacted only 5 4 of 7. Ameri an cheese, peaches, oats, engine operating temperature does not 5%. Dowagiac February 2 to attend the lthem. Many of the laws enacted do soy beans, pop corn, field peas. exceed 160 degrees. .1 lost cases of cracked blocks are FARM BU an district meeting. not affect the general public. . Iflk, potatoes, cabbage, green "Freeze cracking" of engine blocks due not to ice in the cooling system, Cas county has elected a new coun- peas, all time hay, red clover eed. has been featured in some anti-freeze but rather to excessive heat in cer- Buy at F C1r m B v r p a u 5 tor e ~ (I" d <: 0''': «, pAs ~' " s sellor, 1\11'. Steward, the agricultural Order Fartp Bureau mash for baby 11. Eggs and poultry, winter wheat, advertis ments in recent years. 'I'hls tain parts of the engine becau e of a teacher a Cas 0 oli • chi It • rye, alfalfa eed. danger ha been exaggerated greatly. clogged cooling y em. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1943 ;;:======~~~~~;;;;;;;.;.------ ...•-------------------------- rm c--- E ese ar ers Background Material for Discussion in February For Bigger and Bett r Crops. •• By Our Community Farm Bureau Groups By EUGENE MALTZ should be followed and to inform Works George A. and Lesser, Simon Membership Relations & Education. Should Farmers Organize? their leaders of this decision. Suggested Reading for February O. Ru"r'al America Today; its Schools and Community Life. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1942, 3.75. Farm Bureau Farm Bureau's Good, Adapted Seeds The American Federation of Labor These reading lists have been com- ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES has 5% millions of workers in its 106 international unions; the C.I.O. has an estimate membership of six piled by the Michigan State Library at Lansing. pamphlets Many of the books, and magazines may be Civil Rights in alifornia; LaFollette Clvil Liberty Committee Hearings. Carey Mc\Villiams, New Republic, p. 106-10. .Ia.n. 22, 1940. Coast Farmers Map War on Unions. E TILIZE million members and approximately borrowed from local county and pub- HELP PRODUCE 2% million laborers belong to inde- pendent labor unions, such as th e Railroad Brotherhoods. lie libraries. If you live where there is no Iibrary, write to the Michigan State Library, Lansing. and ask to Business Week p, 29. Dec. 2, 1939. Cool to Lewis; West Coast Farm Groups Prepare to Fight U M W drive to Organize Dairymen. p. 61, May 30. 1942. Business Week, or ore Per Acre TOP YIELDS for VICTORY Industrialists are united in their borrow by mail. Your only expense Co-operative Town; Farmers' Union, I Manufacturers Association, Chambers will be postage both ways. In case Co-ops, \Villiston, . D. Scholastic p. 14-15, March 2, 1942. Now is the time to buy or book fertilizer for next of Commerce, and similar organiza- you wish to purchase items from the District 50 Goes Rural. Commonweal ttons. Capital, of necessity, learned publishers or governmental agencies, spring. See your Farm Bureau dealer and order Farm Unusually large amount of Farm Bureau seeds have been p. 4-5. pril 24, 1942. . long ago that it must organize and the prices are given. Farm achines Fight for AmerIca. B. ordered by our dealer. Farmers are out to make their pro- . tto sue - Isely. ation's Business. p. 35-6, Aug., Bureau fertilizer. Common sense tells us that transpor- duction goals for 1943. We ugge·t you help yourself by' has maintaine d t h a t organiza 1 n BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS Bizzel, William B. The Green Rising; an 1942. cessfully due to the limited number Historical Survey of Agrarianism. Mac- John L. Lewis; Last Bid? His Ad~en- tation problems being what they are, it s good business 9 ordering se d from your Farm Bureau seed dealer now. You of people in control. mtllan. 1926, $2.00. ture with the Dairy Farmers. D. Kra- mer. Harper, p. 275-83, Aug., 1942. know what you'll want next spring. Make sure about hav- . ti nt for ap Buck Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade, ational Grange; 75 Y,ears of Self-help. to order now and have it when you want to use it. You Farm orgamza ons accou - a Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. proximately 3% mUlion farmers out Yale University Press. 1921, $1.50. C. 1.. Gardn r. Christian Science Mon- ing it. of the ix million in the United States. Daniels, John. Co-operation, an Ameri- itor Magazine, p. 8-9, Nov. 15, 1941. can depend upon it that Farm Bureau fertilizers for This includes the members of the can Way. Govtcl, 1938. Who Speaks for the Farmers? H. Ful- ler. ew Republic. p. 267-, Feb. 23, 1943 will be first quality plant food as always. In our CLOVERS ALFALFAS T . Farm Credit Administration. Co-op- '1942. National Grange, National American erative Marketing of Agricultural Prod- Farm Bureau Federation, the Nation- ucts. Bulletin 3, 1936, Free. LOOKING A MONTH AHEAD ON THE THEME "PRODUCTION GOALS" opinion, demand for fertilizer will be bigger than ever (and BROME GRASS) al Co-operative for Milk Producers Farm Credit Administration. Farmers Our Michigan clover seeds hold Pamphlets Michigan's crop of alfal a seed f F Co-op in Michigan. 1939, Free. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. More Food next spring. Fertilized crops are going to payoff in a all records for hay and seed and the National Council or armer Hedrick W. O. A Decade of Michigan was poor last year. Alfalfa is Co-operatives. Nearly 600,000 of the Co-operatIve Elevator. Michigan State Through Conservation Farming: for Men at War; Food for Men ,at Work; Food production. Thoroughly cleaned, scarce and high priced. We American Farm Bureau Federation College Special Bulletin 291. May, 1938, Food for our Allies. Farmers Bulletin big way. tal Free. high germinating. We have have limited supply of good, members are included in this t 0'. Hibbard, Benjamin H. Marketing Agri- No. 1909, 1942. Free. adapted seed and suggest that While farmers organizations seem to culural Products. Appleton, 1921, $2.50. toU.Save S. Dept. of Agriculture. T amw.ork plenty of alsike and timothy. Soil and Increase Production. you use 5 Ibs. of alfalfa with 3 be over-shadowed numerically by the stze of the labor unions effectiveness of industrial tion, yet, the Brookings Institute re- and the organiza- Kile, Orville M. The Farm Bureau 'Miscellaneous Publication, No. 486, 1942. Movement. Macmillan, 1921 o. p. $3.00. Free. Minnesota University. Agricultural Extension Division. County Co-opera- 'Farm tive Councils. 1941, Extension Bulletin '1942. Free. U. S. Dept. of AgricuI.tur~. War and worx. Misc. Publicatton. No. 492, Farm Bureau Fertilizer Ibs. June clover and 5 Ibs. brome grass per acre. ports that in the United States, there N~. 2~.7·DePt.of Agriculture. A History Articles in Magazines Agricultural Situation (monthly). Gov. Will ·Malee More Money for You CORN, Etc. is a total of 58 million laborers em- of Agricultural Experimentation and Re- 'Ptg Office 5c per copy, 50c per year. ployed as of April 1 1942. There is 'Search in the United States,. 1907-1925. Changing 'American !I'arm. Time, p, Many farmers are arranging with Farm Bureau dealers for our good, , Including a History of the Umted States 72, Jan. 20, 1942. an additional 20 million women po-. tential workers who may be available Department of Agrtcultura. lication Misc. Pub- o. 251. 1937, Supt. of Docu- Farm Program for 1943. Country Gen- tlemen, p. 18, Dec., 1942. Co-operative Buying high yielding husking and ensilage seed sorn. We have the follow- ing adapted hybrids for all Michigan corn growing sections: KINGS- ments, 25c. Farm Bureau members purchasing Farm for war work.. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. A History Farming for War; Deparment of A~ri- CROST, and MICHIGAN GROWN· 24-B, 25-B, 36-B, 5l-B and M-l5; From the standpoint of represent- of Agricultural Extension Work in the culture F'aces Big Job, p. 81-88 LIfe, Bureau fertilizers and other Farm Bureau ing the membership of their vocation u. S. 1785-1923. Misc. Publication No. Jan. 25, 1943. OHIO GROWN K-23, M-15, M-20, K-24 and W-17. 15 1928 Supt. of Documents, 75c. Food for Victory; 1943Goals. Business brand supplies are eligible to membership and with the thought of the repre- Wiest' Edward. Agricultural Organlaa- Week, n. 90, Dec. 5, 1942. sentation for the good of aU people, tion in the United States. Univ. of How to Increase Farm Production with credits as declared. Take a part in your CLOVERS SUDAN GRASS FIELD PEAS ROBUST BEANS farm organizations have made great Kentucky, 1923, $3.90. Reduced Man Power. Agricultural En- business by buying Farm Bureau brand . d Wing DeWitt C Trends in National gineering, p. 309-11, Oct., 1942. ALFALFAS BROME GRASS BUCKWHEAT MICHELITE BEANS strides, but have farmers organise Farm OrganizatiO~s. 1940, (In U. S. Men Machinery and Materials are products. TIMOTHY SOY BEANS MILLETS RAPE enough? Are they prepared for the Dept. of Agriculture Yearbook 1940, p. Keys 'to Record Farm Goals. p. 46-50, battles that lie ahead? ~94~1:.::.-9::7~9!-) ~F~re~e:. -"--=--__ -=- Newsweek, Jan. 18, 1943. _ ORDER SEED AN'D FERTILIZERS FROM L'OC~L DE~LER'S N'OW What Are Possibilities of nut crushers, and are even being ship- Organization? In the past, farm organizations have effectively carried on a legisla- RATIONING OF ped west for processing crushers that produced cocoanut meal. in copra LIVE STOCK FEEDS TID tive 'Program designed to benefit the This readjustment in the feed bus- agricultural industry and have pro- iness will take some time, but it is moted reforms in the distribution and hoped that by March the middle west marketing fields. There is opportunity for much IS POSSIBLE production of soy bean oil meal will be taking care of this section. greater work along this line. At a All feed mills are two to four weeks time when agriculture has been asked Farm Bureau Explains Why behind in shipments. Local feed deal- to produce more than ever before in Concentrate Shortages ers can't do anything about it and history with less labor, machinery and materials, and with a total war being waged by Democracy fixes the responsibility which of directing Are Here By ROBERT H. ADDY should not be held responsible. Bureau Services has allocated its feed tonnage to the amounts Farm used each For Hens and Cows the war effort upon the people, such Farm Bwreas» Services Feed Dep't month last year by each dealer. One people who speak only as a group, Why is it that all manner of dairy, of the largest feed dealers in the IT PROBABLY WILL BE HERE. Too great a shortage of meat scraps, fish meal and ask for parity or equal treatment poultry and hog mixed feeds and con- nation has alloted his dealers one-half with other groups, Farmers have watched industrial centrates have become scarce and con- the feeds shipped in November. An- other is shipping one-half the average dried milk, plus more poultry on feed means that rations will have to change in greater tinue to be scarce? wages soar, the work-week decreased; Why is it that rrrlll ions of broilers of September, October and November or lesser degree. At present there are not enough Vegetable Protein concentrates to meet have seen more and more, the rap- in the heavy producing sections of shipments. the demand caused by better feeding practices, and more of all kinds of stock on feed. idly increasing foreign demand for Maryland have gone for days at a their products; have begun to realize the absolute necessity for organiza- time with nothing but corn? Why is it BLAMES OPA FOR Wh t to Do? tion in gaining the right and ability that in the east the feed mills are re- to produce food, their weapons in the ducing the protein content of dairy, Changes will be necessary. With poultry it will be wise to get any war. Pioneering in legislative planning poultry and hog feeds? There are more cows, chickens and BEEF SITUA ON ration, and make the change gradually. new ration on hand early enough so you can mix it with the old Take a week or ten days for the complete changeover from one for agriculture on a national basis, hogs on feed than ever before. Be- Michigan Feeder Says Prices ration to another. our farm organizations now meet the cause of improved prices, farmers responsibility of coping for farmers have improved their rations. Set Forced Producers •.. with confusing OPA regulations; cut- That has put an extra pull on the To Sell Out ting down red tape; for establishing sound credit for the farmer; making available sufficient manpower, ma- available feed ingredients. all-important And an factor in the situation J. S. Mitchell, Farm Bureau mem- has been the very serious shortages ber of Holly, Oakland county, has been For COWS For HOGS that transportation and other war con- writing to the- newspapers about the Check the quality of your roughage carefully. Maybe you The same advice as for cows regarding protein. A lower WKAR MONDAY ROUNDTABLE FOR FEBRUARY ditions have brought about in the sup- effect of price ceilings on beef produc- can reduce the amount of protein concentrates that you now protein ration won't be as efficient ~s your present ration, but Time .•..•................................. 1:00 to 1:30 ply of meat scraps, fish meal, and oth- tion. He caused the Detroit Free use. Do that and feed a little heavier. you will produce pork efficiently and profitably. Time 870 on your dial er concentrates. Press to say editorially: THEME: Functioning of Organiza- In peace time, we have imported . "What they (American farmers) tions of Farmers, Laborers, Consum- several hundred thousands of tons of need more than these bonuses are ade- Consult your feed man, your county agent, or Ag teacher. Do the best that can be done ers, and Business Men in a Demo- meat scraps annually from Argentine quate supplies of labor and machinery cratic Society. and other South American countries and prices that will give them a pro- with the material you can get. It looks as if it will be March before the bottleneck in protein Feb. 1-Reasons for Organization. having large packing plant businesses. fit. Without these they are handicap- concentrates will be broken. Be sure your ra tions are rich in vitamins A-B-C-O, also that Feb. 8-Duties and Responsibilities That has been cut off for lack of ocean ped.' of the Organization. transportation. they carry the minerals the birds need. Feed goes farther and does more when' properly Said the Free Press: Feb. 15- Determination of Policy In peace time we have used enor- "American farmers are just as pa· mineralized and vitaminized. and of Program. mous amounts of ocean fish meal in triotic as any class . • . they ar~ Feb. 22-Evaluation and CrHcism of stock feeds. Now, that has been cut in anxious to get this war over ... They Organization. half. The government has taken over will strain every muscle to meet Secre- many fishing boats. Those that are tary Wickard's demand to increase es- operating find their fishing hours are sential crops ..• restricted. They are forbidden to done this without They would have incentive pay· MILK AKERS - PORKMAKERS - MERMASHES work in some waters because they ments." The Free Press continued: These Farm Bureau feed concentrates are open forniula and have no superiors. Ask your are mined, and there is a shortage of "J. S. Mitchell, a Michigan farmer, local Farm Bureau Feed dealer about them or write us for our Open Formula booklets in these labor. writes in the Holly Herald that last Dried milk was another great July, as commercial feeders were just mo em and popularly demanded feeds. . source of animal protein, but vast getting their cattle on full grain feed quantities of that have been diverted 'the OPA comes along and fixes the Farm to lend-lease for human consumption. asking price of choice beef sides at a So there has been a great rush to figure that would not let the feeders vegetable sources of protein concen- of choice cattle get cost of production. Bureau EPAIR PARTS ·u trates. The processing plants for They immediately began to market • PLOWS • HARVESTING MACHINERY those products haven't been . able to these cattle in a half-fat condition keep up with the demand, so the and at much lighter weights rather • HARROWS • TILLAGE TOOLS whole situation comes back to the feed than to continue to feed high-price They're Getting Harder To Buy-Inspect Your Equipment Nowl mixing mills and to the farmer teed- grain and finish the cattle and take See Your Farm Bureau Dealer for Replacement. ing stock. a much larger loss: " Farm Bureau in secticide and dusts are available at your Cottonseed meal, peanut oil meal, Mr. Mitchell said more in the Holly neare t Farm Bureau dealer. Don't wait - NOW is the corn gluten feed and meal are stand- Herald: ard ingredients in feed manufactur- time to get them. "Last October I ordered 50 choice ing, but the demand has been so great 400 lb. steer calves that would cost me that the processing facilities can't 3,000. To have made them weigh COPPER SULPHATE COPPER LIME keep up. 1,000 lbs. in a year the grain, hay sil- Linseed oil meal, another popular age, concentrates, labor and overhead MONO-HYPRATED COPPER SULPHATE SULPHUR DUSTS ingredient, was imported at the rate would have made the total cost $7,500 INSOLUBLE COPPER DUSTS ROTENONE of 250,000 tons annually from Argen- ... The OP A fized the price of choice ou Do? tine, but no more. Cocoanut meal Im- beef sides so the 50 head of cattle nization repre ent you ports have ceased. We Can Also Supply Combinations of These Dusts would have netted me $6,500. I would f r as you meet your re- Soy bean oil meal is the big bad lose $1,000. I countermanded the or- in under tanding the ob- wolf in the largest crop of soy beans der. ever produced. Everyone planned to "Twenty-one per cent of the beef witch from other ingredients to soy feeders apparently felt the same way. bean oil meal. Our processing plants "It looks to me like consumers will were able to increase their capacities have to choose between cheap beef and FARM BUREAU BRAND SUPPLIES AT 300 FARMERS" ELEVATORS somewhat, but nowhere equal to the have none, or pay a price that will sudden demand. permit the producers to furnish the Today soybeans are being shipped beef:' ea t to plants that formerly crushed lin eed oil meal. They are being hip- FA UREAU SE VICES, EED DEp'y, Lansing, Michigan ped south to he cottonse d and pea- mated 120,100,000 dozen egg. Mkh~~hUS~u42wd~e~II _ ~~-------------~~~---- ~_~ ~--------------~