Vol. XXI, No. 6 SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1943 21st Year ED TORIAL AESOP SAID."IT'S RIGHT AT YOU FEET1, Professor Dies The National Agricultural Mobilization Committee of 18, mentioned in our May 1 edition as sponsor of an attack on the Farm Bureau leadership over station WJR at Detroit, continues in the role. Evidently, this small Joins with Illinoi , I di group, with plenty of money for buying radio time Bureaus to Do Our w over leading stations at $20 a minute and upwards, is Farmer Willneloellt the front for interests not yet named, but who are seek.. Farm Bureau Services, Inc., and th ing to discredit the Farm Bureau. services of Illinois, Indiana, and icon But the NAMC has its troubles, notwithstanding the one of th large feed manufacturing money at its command. For instance, WLS at Chicago The Farm Bureau Milling Compan ,on refused to sell time for three evening broadcasts of organizations, has lea ed f ed mill f ciliti from th NAMC material at regular commercial rates. WLS Warehouse Corporation at Hammond, Indian , f r th m n- read the script of the proposed talks. It found that the ufacture of the full line of Farm Bure u d rry, h ul r talks were "being made by an eminent ·farmer' from and other live stock feeds. a Detroit radio station. The way he went after every ... GLIAl'" Professor Gunn, 55, a member of Boyd A. Rainey of Lansing, president of th one who wasn't on his side was a caution. Lambasted the Michigan State College faculty Company, said that the plant has start d mi ing them right and left, and put angel wings on nearly since January, 1927, died June 2 at Lansing after a short illness. Pro- in full operation before July 1 wh n th contr everyone on his side. Not only personal, but you would fessor Gunn was well known to mem- with the Chicago mill mixing Farm Bur u f think anyone not agreeing with him was a dimwit." bers of all Michigan farm organiza- tions. He spoke at many of their G. Ellis, for many years h mi t and insp WLS said that the material was controversial. It re... meetings. As a member of the 01- for the Farm Bureau Milling Co., is g n ral rn n g r. fused the broadcasts because of radio rules saying that lege Economics Dep't, he became an authority on the outlook for Ilchigan The Farm Bureau Milling Comp ny i jomm th group time shall not be sold for controversial issues, except crops and made recommendations to farmers annually in a college publi- of successful co-operative supply rV1Cs "who will own h for political broadcasts. The material was not repre ... cation entitled the "Agricultural Out- mill they paid for." In the cours of tim th farm p tron sented as political. look." He was the author of other publications in this field. Before will not only own all th ir feed making faciliti s, but th y NAMC replied with abuse, so Prairie Farmer, owner of WLS, published an article to tell 300,000 midwest-- Public Doesn't R alize coming to Michigan State College, stand to benefit by whatever profits are Dr. Gunn had taught at the University of Wisconsin, and at Oregon State facturing operations. rn d in th m nu- ern farmers what happened. Prairie Farmer said that • NAMC has been set up to "protect the Triple-A", what- What's Been Hap errmg College. This development by the Farm Bur au Milling 0 pany has been coming for some time. Other large o-op r ti ever that means. NAMC has no membership dues. Its job is to spend the funds raised for it. Still Thinking About Lower +-------'------- Cost Food After Spring Huron Bure u Backs A K SATE groups have leased or built their own f d m nuf turing Like This One Newspaper in Milk Row Huron County Farm Bureau made TO CD B plants at strategic points for the d livery of raw m t ri I t the mill and subsequent shipment of th finish d pr duct t What We May Expect By MRS. EDITH M. WAGAR the first page of the Port Huron T IPLE·A farmer distributors. Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, Monroe 00. Times-Herald recently with a resolu- In our opinion, city consumers won't pay too much tion supportfng the Times-Herald in About a year ago the farm supplies co-oper tiv of the Certainly, there'll be no surplus pro- attention to the fact that when government reduces duction of any sort in our part of its campaign against racketeering by Bure~u Says Funds Should Ohio and Pennsylvania Farm Bureaus and the South rn the state this year, for there's many a labor unions in an effort to get con- Be Limited to Soil retail food prices by means of a subsidy to processors, trol of the milk handling industry in States Farmers Exchange of Richmond, Va., built the o-op- farm where 011 June 2 not a furrow the loss will be added to the tax bill. They won't say has been turned nor a seed planted. Port Huron. The Huron County Conservation erative Mills at Reading, Ohio, a good location on rout of We can console ourselves that it Farm Bureau board of directors pledg- much if the thing costs a couple of billion dollars. Retail ed full support against the attempt of In larch the Michigan State Farm supply and for distribution. The venture is doing w II. could be much worse, for as yet, none Bureau board of directors asked prices will be down a little, and that's that. of us have had to abandon our homes any organized labor group to impose Michigan members of Congress to Several years ago the Southern States stabli hed fe d as people have in other states, but itself upon farmers. The resolution support amendments to the U. S. mills at Baltimore, Norfolk, Va., and Statesvill ,N. ., ° But they will tumble to the fact that a reduction in some retail prices of food, perhaps 1 per cent more or less, by means of a subsidy is a device to prevent them it's getting to be a very serious mat- ter. Too Much Advice I've been much disturbed by the signed by Ralph Brown of Ubly, presi: dent of the Huron County Farm Bur- eau, was prominently displayed by the Dep't of Agriculture appropriations bill to limit the Triple-A to a soil con- s. rvation program. ongre s vas serve farmers of Virginia and adjoining Proving grounds for the co-operative manuf ct r 0 Ii states. Times-Herald. deluge of advice farmers have been asked to eliminate funds for incentive from getting wage increases. subject to during this rainy spell. payments to agriculture, and to pre- stock and poultry feeds have been the manufacturing f cil.. It -wouldn't surprise us to hear organized groups of We are told what to plant, when to 22,359 re vent educational funds being us d by ities developed by the Co-operative Grange Lague Triple-A officials for political purposes. F d ra- consumers seeking wage increases say presently that The House adopted the appropria- tion of New York at Albany and Buffalo, and the E st rn they can pay their own grocery bills and are against sub- plant, what plunges we should take, Mernb r of tions bill with these amendm nts. States Farmers Exchange plant at Buffalo. . rom rath r sidies. They mayor may not quote Mr. Byrnes, who who we shall have to help us. We lis- Farm Bureau June 3 Sec'y C. L. Brody of the State Farm Bureau wrote to Sena- small beginnings, they have become the largest fe d manu" said not long ago that the American industrial worker ten to oratory over The membership of the Michigan tors Ferguson and Vandenberg stat- facturers in the east. the radio, we get State Farm Bureau and 45 associated ing that the Farm Bureau believes today is 'enjoying the highest purchasing power that has circulars, reports that similar action should be taken The Farm Bureau Milling Company will continue to man- Coun y Farm Bureaus stood at 22,359 ever existed in this country. • and bulletins, we families as paid-up members as of by the Senate. ufacture Milkmaker dairy feeds, Farm Bureau poultry and read columns in June 1, according to the membership "Farm people feel that no unneces- every newspaper' relations dep't, sary appropriations should be made, hog feeds for Michigan co-operatives as in the past. Our and magazine. We and that additional federal money is Michigan co-ops will continue to mix Farm Bureau suppl .. Food Subsidy for Consumers hear of tours Can- The campaigns conducted by the County Farm Bureaus during It'ebru- not needed to assure maximum pro- ments from the mill with home grown grains to make the vassing certain dis- ary, March and April when the weath- duction for 1943," 'II'. Brody said. Subsidies to farmers in the form of incentive pay.. tricts to create interest among the The Farm Bureau position is that Farm Bureau formula feeds with which we are all familiar. er was as cold and blustery, compara- ments to increase farm production and keep the retail farmers in behalf of greater produc- tively speaking, as it is wet these the Triple-A should be limited to tion. Some of this advice is all- 300,000,000 for soil conservation pay· Farm Bureau supply companies associated in the Farm cost of food down went out the window . Farmers days, brought the organization 6,07 right, but a lot of it is just bunk. ments, and to 30,000,000 for the ad- Bureau Milling Company are: Indiana Farm Bur au o-op- families as new members. Many past objected to the subsidy idea, and Congress refused to Good heavens! Who knows better ministration of the act. due memberships were renewed at erative Ass'n at Indianapolis, Wisconsin Farm Supply Co., than the farmer himself what is best Mr. Brody said that the Triple-A appropriate $100,000 000 to finance it. that time. to do in times like this? He has should not be permitted to continue of Madison, Illinois Farm Supply Co., of Chicago, and Farm Following are County Farm Bur- many angles ~f the proposition to But the government is going to have us try a sub.. think of before he plants a crop. He eaus which have more members paid- in the distributions of fertilizers, Bureau Services, Inc., of Lansing, Michigan. up and in good standing than they seeds and other farm supplies, since sidy to consumers. It is trying to stop further increases not only gambles with the weather had June 1, 1942,-in other words 36 ample facilites exist for this service in wages and prices. One serves as a lever for the other. On the question of wages, the government is trying to but he must think of the labor for himself and the price set for imported and uncertain labor some of our well of the 45 county organizations: Allegan Livingston through established including the farm trade channels, co-operatives. AFBF OPPOSES co-oP COUNCIL hold fast on the line of the "Little Steel" formula of wishers feel we should be satisfied with. The initial cost is something Barry Ba)' B rrien Macomb Iani t e 1\1: co ta This pha es of the Triple- serves to further program clinch bureaucra- UBIYAND WOULD D OP May 15, 1942. That allowed a 15 % increase over the the ordinary farmer cannot afford to Branch lason tic laws on farmer's activities. wage level of January, 1941. The coal miners and lose. If these folks could only realize alhoun Cass linton Iidland Iontcalrn ewaygo The Farm Bureau believes that all overlapping rvices and e penditures OLLBACK P ICE CElLI G others have been promised a "roll back" of retail food that even if it stops raining this very Genesee '" - 1ichlgan Oakland in the Triple-A and Farm Security Senate T old Consumers Are Slow Production and Have momen t it will take days and days Gratiot Administration, such as the informa- prices to a level in 1942 that will tie up with the "Little before the water soaked fields would Hillsdale Ottawa tional, educational and promotional Fully Able to Pay Never Prevent d An Huron Saginaw Steel" formula. That's where the new scheme for a warrant a farmer trying a tractor or Ingham St. lair St. Joseph functions should be transferred to Fair Prices Inflation a team on them. It hits hard when Ionia the agr'I extension service, whose pro- subsidy to consumers comes in. one is tied hand and foot to be Jackson Tri- Tuscola urity vince is education. pounded on the back to do more. We Kalamazoo Some of the strongest opposition to Wages are to be held fast. Retail prices for food are rent Van Buren "'asht naw Secretary Brody emphasized that the subsidy and rollback program of all know that the very moment the in these times when the purchasing to be lower. Farm prices" shall not increase, but farmers farmers can do anything whatever it power of consumers has reached an James F. Byrnes and OPA chief tan are to be protected against damage to their present price will be a 24 hour a day job for them. Huron Asks Brown for all time high, that the Michigan Farm Prentiss Brown has come from the Some Understanding is Needed American Farm Bureau Federation level, That is to be done through a subsidy paid to I'll admit, farmers do need help in Bean Price Conference Bureau believes there is no justifica- which has potent organizations in 44 many ways, but just now they need Huron County Farm Bureau's tion for taxing the public to provide states. processors, or those who buy from agriculture for dis... sympathy and understanding as much board of directors have asked OPA parity prices for farmers. An amend- PI' sident Edw. A. 0' eal told the tribution. Sounds complicated, but here's the plan: as anything. If all of this publicity Administrator Prentiss Brown to call ment by Representative Cannon for- Senate subcommittee which is investi- could ~only be spent on the right a. confer nce of farm leaders to con- bids the use of public funds, to pro- gating the rollback program, "We are Processors will buy farm products at prices established folks, the consuming public would sider raising the government's sup- vide incentive payments. unalterably opposed to the use of by the present ceilings. They will sell them to the cease to begin every conversation port price for the bean market. They Sec'y Brody said that no genuinely subsidie in lieu of fair prices· in the with a Irlgh cost of living lament. think a redu ed acreage is certain un- useful functions of the Farm Security market place at times when consumers federal Commodity Credit Corporation, and at the same They would open their ey s to some k.ss the market is strengthened. Hur- dministration should be discontinu- are fully able to pay fair prices." time buy them back at a set lower figure which will of the problems and unsurmountable on is the nation's leading county for ed. These include loans to farm ten- Attacking the proposal to use Com- difficulties that confront the farmer pi oductton of pea beans. ants to nable them to become farm permit their sale to consumers at fixed and published and be more willing to share the . I tl t modity Credit Corporation funds for owners . P resen t IegIS a IOn con em-. . . " . consequences. plat s the transfer of such functions paying subs id ies, Mr. 0 eal sald, retail prices. Those prices will be lower than they have Just last week four city working 3,000 Farmers to Farm Credit Administration. "S~bsidie~ in connection either with been. The government takes the loss. The consumer people were questioned about how the The board of directors of the pnce.s r~cIeved by fa~mers, p:ocessors prolonged wet weather had most af- Get Labor Help Am rican Farm Bureau Federation o~' .dlstrlhutors are m real ity sub- is the beneficiary of this subsidy and clearly 50. He More than 3,000 Michigan farmers meeting at Chicago, June 1 renewed fected them. Three said it kept their sidtes to consumers under present would have been the beneficiary under the 50-called clothes out of the best condition. already have received assistance in their support for the general program supply and demand conditions be- .'I'he fourth said it was more difficult getting farm help this year through . cause prices would rise to fair levels farm subsidy plan, but most people would have under- the Michigan State College and county if th Y were not held down abnorm- for him to keep his car clean. stood it as fat bonus to farmers. If they only could be made to agricultural agent program, according Rural Genesee Asks ally by price ceilings and subsidies:' Informed opinion at Washington, where these things realize that every damaging shower to A. B. Love, state emergency farm Second Representative Mr. O'Neal challenged the claim meant an additional cost for some of labor supervisor. , When the legislature reapportioned that the payment of ubstdl s will are drawn, believes that this is bur a temporary though their food, th y'd know better' wheat As a further promise of aid, more the House at the 1943 session, it gave halt inflation. He said, " The use of the producers were experiencing. Un- than ,000 Victory Farm Volunteers Genesee county another representative subsidies in lieu of fair prices to con- needed brake on both prices and wages. They will rise til there's some such understanding have been enrolled in offices of county to make four. sumers at a time when national in- Gaines Community and are rising, a little each month. We'll probably notice between producers and consumers, agricultural agents, with more enroll· Farm Bureau has petitioned the board come is at record levels is highly in- there'll be no let-up in the clamor for ments still being mad. In 42 counties of supervisors to grant the rural areas flationary, first because it lncrea it in changes in price ceilings from time to time, modi.. cheap food among consumers. in the Lower Peninsula more than 350 the second repr entative by dividing the amount of excess consurn l' pur- fications of wage rulings, etc. The trend continues It's certainly discouraging to wit- volunteer placement centers are being the present rural district. Flint has chasing power which cannot be ex- ness the attempt by those who should upward- it's gradual, but upward. established at which farmers can two members of the House in the pended fOJ' good , and s cond, b cau tion tor prI inflation, know better to bring about a "roll- (Continued from page one) (Continued on page three) make requests for help. state legislature. . it adds still further to the public tv. 0 i t near World Champions and the Grand hampions (dairy and beef cattle, hogs, ing tr mendous quantities for the manufacture of alco- Vladivostock. The Russians were to build I,JOu .iles horse, heep, goats, etc.) of the United others a chance to use the line." of line from Moscow across Siberia to join the Am ncan States for the past five years, you will hol for the munitions and synthetic rubber industries. discover that a large percentage of these It app ar that we have enough corn to see these line. were raised on Calf Manna. And when something like this happens operations through to the next harvest, if it is distributed Col. Charles Bulkley and his Americans c: t a 50 over and over again, you know it isn't Most party-line users DO fol ow such a prop rl. y that time, however, we shall have con- foot right of way through the forests of British Col mbia just a "happenstance," urn nearly all of th ore than three billion bushel and into Alaska and strung their wire. not I r party As you well know, vigorous, healthy animals indicate their efficiency with cree . Tho W 0 "share the rDe" with r p grown in 1942, and th carryover of 492 million worked north from Vladivostock and skirted ne Kam- big appetites, bright eyes and glossy coats. And when you hear so many feed- them say, " h nks. We'll try to be just bu hels, Mor than two-thirds of it had gone into pro- chatka peninsula, now the location of a great Jap nese ers speak of the "bloom" ;llf Manna puts on stock-they mean I ~_ltby, effi- ducti n b May 1. naval base. The Russians worked across ~"b ra, ex" cient body-functioning. as considerate." he ter D is, head f the Wartime Food dmin- periencmg winter temperatures as much as 70 below And mind you, Calf Manna is cronom- ical to feed. A nickel's worth ( r Calf i tr ti h t k n st p to keep corn a ailable. The zero. Manna will frequently replace h If a dollar's worth of milk-and it tal.. s so od dminist ation ha limited purcha es of corn by Then in the summer of 1866, after rna 7 failures, little Calf Manna to do so much ith any animal of any age. ocessor tnt more than a 45 da s supply on hand. the steamship Great Eastern laid the first successful Feeders say Calf Manna helps make limit d f eder to purchase of not mor than 90 tlantic cable. Europe and America were u ited. The young stock grow, aid jaded appetite" helps animals of all ages to digest their uppl , taking into account stocks on hand. long route by way of or h America and Si ria seemed feed better. unn cessary so the Western Union stopp the work. f prospectiv hortag our el e , the better off of corn, the e'Il be. The right of way cleared by Bulkley a:1d his men SE D FOR FULL DETAILS Simply mail Y01lr inquiries to the nearest address I' ed below: Ie IGA B L TEL PHnlljl~ c p y n d it. e ob er e that this have been known for 80 years as the Telegraph Trail. Calf Manna, Dept.24c,Oconomowoc, Wis.; or Albers Milling Company, Dept. uSer ices incre sed its 1 rge Aviators have used it to guide them to Alaska. ear the 24c, 1060 Stuart Building,Seatde,Wash. • ..t,~ .• SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1943 MICHIGAN FARM NEW Weed Eradicator Not as much, but sufficient major needs, will be 1943 supplies of sodium chlorate for weed eradication in Michigan and other stat s, accord- ing to a joint announcem nt by the for embership and War Production Board and the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Allocation will be by the War PI' duction Board, with prices remaining the same as last year. Your' e pon ibility production not only for food and cloth- Would Be Disastrous to Go Back to System of Tariff Wars Individual's Part in Farm Bureau ing, but for industrial purposes as r Bure Program is Told to New Members well. The member of an organized President Edward A. O'Neal of the Of Dir ctors group of farmers must think and mold American Farm Bureau Federation in Directors of the Michigan Stat By J. F. YAEGER the program of his organization in a addressing the House ways and means Farm Bureau will hold their regular Director of stemuersni» Relations vastly broader field that is outlined committee recently urged the contin- me ting at Farm Bureau building at by the f nces of his farm. uance of a sound trade agreements Lansing, Tuesday, June Directors Becoming a Farm Bureau member is like buying a new Our Community ResponsibilitIes program. He stressed its vital import- of the Farm Bureau Fruit Products In a somewhat more restricted field, ance to agriculture as well as the en- Co. meet there Tuesday. Dir ctors of home. One increases his responsibilities. the Farm Bureau member assumes a tire nation. . Farm Bureau Services, Jnc., will meet Farm Bureau members have a responsibility to their coun- community responsibility. He should Mr. 0' eal said, "Trade agreements there Wednesday, June 9. Th y will try, to their community, and to themselves. The very fact co-operate with his neighbors and offer a means by which we can read- consider Farm Bureau busin ss af- Sol with others of the membership. He fairs, pending farm legislation, and just our tariffs up or down in a high- that a farmer becomes a part of the Farm Bureau is a recog- must be willing to give as well as take. Farm Bureau program for the ne t ly flexible manner so as to gain the nition of that fact. It is a public announcement that the In wartime this is ever more import- maximum of advantages from other fl'W months. ant. It involves the co-operative use nations in return for concessions member is willing to assume some responsibility in the or- of machinery, a co-operative solution which we are willing voluntarily to of the manpower, transportation and ganization. make to them. Our National ResponsibilitIes +--------------- relate not only to agriculture, but t'l marketing problems of the community. We have a duty to perform in help- "It would be little short of disastrous to go back to the old system of em- " The responsibility of a Farm Bureau the need for a large army and for ing to solve the recreational and social bargo ariffs and trade wars. The re- member to his nation is increased by problems of our community. That. large industrial production as well. sults of nine years of experience under virtue of his being part of the organ- The Fcrm. Bureau 7nember must ae- means more neighborliness. It means the trade agreements program show HAY"-and a barnf'ul of hay ization. The Farm Bureau deals with ingenuity in substituting community MEANS A BARNFUL 0 ter'mine the place that he and his or- the advantages of this method of deal- farm and other policies related to the ganization shall have in the scheme activities for the trip miles away to ing with our foreign trade problems. salted with Saginaw Medium Salt means atisfaction for OUt when hogs are present and the future. Farmers join the Farm Bureau so that they may of things in wartime comes again. and when peace visit friends, or to motion picture theatres and other entertainment In- The results justify the continuation of I have an effective means for analyzing this mechanism for promoting increas- a problem, writing a program, 'and What We Have to Do volving travel. ed trade. MEDIUM SALT-becau 'e of it coarse flal e, will not si t kept on sanitary through the strength of united effort, If the organization and its members are to accept fully their responsibil Our Duty to Our Own The Farm Bureau member has a re- "While some mistakes have been into one place as the finer salts do, and so will cure our bring that program into effect. made in the negotiation of trade agree- sponsibility to himself and his family. hay more evenly. W c offer two grade , air dried and kiln CONCRETE A member of the Farm Bureau has said that he wishes to be a part of an He must see to it that children have adequate opportunities for proper ed- ments, careful studies of the program as a whole have failed to disclose any dried. organized group which determines ucation, for proper development phy- measurable injury to American agri- A sure way to i1].crease your pork policies. These policies affect not only culture chargeable to trade agree- production is to keep pigs on con- sically and mentally. He must see IT PAYS TO SALT YOUR HAY WIT S GI W S LT. agriculture but the future of the state that they become part of a democratic- ments. On the other hand, substan- crete from farrowing to market time. and nation, and have a relationship ally operated household. tial gains have been made. ot only does it make the hay more palatabl to our stoc , One farmer who does this reports: "My first crop is gone to market by to other states and other nations. The Farm Bureau member must be "During the period 1928-29 to 1933- but it also prevents spoilage and reduces the (l°isk of mow the time the second is farrouied ••• If a Farm Bureau member is to act willing to put forth some organized 34, when we were under the Smoot- average weights around 275 pounds intelligently on these matters, it be- effort to secure for himself and his Hawley tariff rates, without trade fires-as every practical farm r knows. at six months ••• 100 pounds oj pork. comes necessary that he or she partici- family an income comparable with agreements, the total acreage equival- with 300 pounds oj feed;" pate in a program of study. It must folks who live in town and work at ent of competitive agricultural im- Hog floors are only one of many be realized that programs are built other vocations. ports was reduced 2,900,000 acres, but DON 'T WAIT TOO LONG. alt may be scarce thi year. improvements that will make your out of the accumulated study and Our Farm Bureau member is inter- during this same period we lost agri- Have enough Saginaw alt on hand to take care of all your farm more efficient and productive. thinking of many individuals. This is cultural exports equivalent to 21,000,- ested in seeing to it that the Farm is A new bam floor, poultry house, milk an additional responsibility which a 000 acres. Thus, agriculture lost sev- salt needs before the haying season starts. house, milk cooling tank, manure pit as interesting a place to live as is a or watering trough costs little to build Farm Bureau member assumes when place in town. He wants the farm op- en times as much as it gained. with concrete and will last a lifetime. Concrete jarmjobs require a min- he becomes part of the group. In time of war it becomes part of the responsibility of the organization erations to provide a family income that will equal the physical and "During the ensuing years, under the trade agreements program, the SAGINAW SALT ODUCT c • imum oj critical war materials. Many • spiritual advantages enjoyed by any acreage equivalent of agricultural ex- jobs need just a few bags of cement, and its members to lead in the effec- other group,-"the American stand- SAGINAW MICmGAN ports in 1937-38 totaled 7,014,000 acres and some sand and gravel or stone. tive prosecution of the war. This ard of living!" if you please. more than in 1933-34; whereas, the If you need help, get in touch with means an understanding of the part The Farm Bureau member has the your concrete contractor, ready- that constructive effort and construc- responsibility of helping to make mixed concrete producer or building tive criticism can play in the effective farming so attractive economically and material dealer. Ched booklet subject, paste onpenny postal conduct of the war effort. It means taking the lead in solving socially that young people will want to farm. How arrowed M ric t Spre d Build and mail today. the food production program with its All these responsibilities and more many complications, particularily are accepted when one becomes a mem- PORTLAND CEMENT· ASSOCIATION Dellt. W6·4, Old. Tower Bldg., Lansing, Mich. when that food production program re- quires not only the feeding of Ameri- ca, but her armed forces abroad, and ities today, it means an organization which is on the offensive, so far as prosecution of the war is concerned. ber of the Farm Bureau. Because of this the member of the Farm Bureau like the member of the business men's G E FA It 'means initiative, leading, and work- o Poultry house floors 0 Manure pits our allies as well. group or the member of a labor or- A Report by the o Feeding floors 0 Grain storages It means taking a lead in the solu- ing aggressively in the best interests ganization, is a better citizen and pa- o :Milk hous~ 0 Tanks, troughs tion of manpower problems, machin- of agriculture and the national wel- o Foundations 0 Farm repairs ery problems, marketing problems. It fare, all within the war effort. triot if he assumes the responsibilities that go with m bership in the or- ATLA TIC COMMISSIO CO PA Y, IN • means the realization that such prob- We must think in terms of the post ganization. BUY MORE WAR SAVINGS BONDS war period with its problems for lems can and must be solved as they Those who are elected to leader- making peace and democracy work. It •• ship in the Farm Bureau have the means thinking in terms of changes in added responsibility of leading and SO agriculture, international trade, about T/tl,.,.~CAL~IUA1 doing it without dictation. Ing to you an increasing share of the re- AGAIN in the past year, you tail dollar. t ~ •. C! ~.~IICHLORIDE ••••. ~,t ~ f C 'oJ v. I'll" t\ ~ •. Public Doesn't Realize public could have its full quota of beef if the packer could handle it growers and shippers who marketed your How All Growers Benefit What's Been-Happening without loss. fresh fruits and vegetables through us re- The progress we have achieved in low- (Continued from page one) ceived more of the consumers' dollar- Point Values and Distress Lard cost distribution has not only directly back" in food prices. 20% more than was possible only five benefited the thousands of growers TO END DUST One Reason for Beef Shortage' There's something wrong with the lard Ibusiness that it would be well years ago. In 1937 you got 46.8 cents; in whose produce we move into consump- Tliere's so much about food and its fOT all to understand. Point valus 1942, 56.3 cents of this dollar ... a gain tion; it has indirectly benefited all grow- restrictions and regulations that peo- ple do not fully understand that adds of lard appears to affect consumer of 9.5 cents and a return substantially ers because our efficiencies are serving to the confusion. For instance, con- consumption to such an extent that higher than the national average. as a pattern for other distributors. On Unpaved Farm Roads, Drives sumers are disappointed that beef is great quantities are piling up on the processor's hands. The only way out For a long time we h ve been empha- not as available as they would like. sizing to you the importance of efficient Fair Grounds, Etc. Blame is placed on the farmer by is to sell it to soap companies at a low-cost distribution. In some seasons, distress price. [y advice to farm * HARMLESS * some for selling calves instead of excessive supplies have demoralized mar- * CLEAN ODORLESS keeping the animals until they have matured into plenty of beef; others people would be to use waste fats for home soap making until restrictions kets, reducing or even eliminating your profits-thereby making it difficult to condemn the idea of sending any- are lifted on lard to a point that Keep dust down, quickly, easily! No experience or would warrant human consumption see the tangible benefits of fa narrower thing in the line of food to the allies again. market spread. In other seasons, like the special equipment is necessary. Solvay Calcium Ohloride until Americans have all that they FroIQ. all reports, it's the soap in- present, when supply and demand are is colorless, non-staining, inexpensive. SE D FOR want; some think rationing is a sys- tem of punishment inflicted upon us dustry ~hat benefits most by the more nearly in balance, these benefits be- FREE BOOK. Write today to Dept. 74-6: in order to bring us to their way of system III vogue. This reminds me come more apparent. thinking, but the truth of the matter that a very few years back an official But over a period of uear« the fun SOLVAY SALES CORPORATION is that the ceilings placed upon the packing industry causes it to lose connected with a soap company head- ed the list of high salaried individuals value to you becomes crystal clear: Everll cent saved in distribution is another step 7501 WEST JEFFERSON AVE., from one to six dollars on every in all America. in increasing your income. DETROIT, MICHIGAN head of beef that they slaughter. As We Have Faith ----------YOUR- INVESTMENT 1937 Today, demand for fresh fruits and a consequence, all packers have re- I know how blue most of the farm- vegetables is unusually strong-and reo duced to thelr minimum kill. The ers feel these days. I'm blue myself, How Growers-Shippers' Share of the A&P Produce tail prices have risen. As a result, grow- as perhaps you all know by this time. Dollar Has Jumped 9.5 Cents in Fi"e Years ers are now cashing in' on the years of p But, I still believe there'll come a By further cutting distribution costs and work of efficient distributors. They are TEeT rainbow of hope and promise if we but keep our chin high, for after all thereby narrowing the market spread, realizing cash returns that are higher the people of this world must eat Atlantic Commission Company and A&P now because of the rise in retail prices; have again increased farm income. but their returns are sUbstantiaZl'V high- Paint and Repair· Now~ and must be clothed and must be protected from the elements. All of er because less of the retail dollar goes to As every producer knows, farm income these necessities of life must be pro- pay distribution costs. is determined by two factors-the per FOR YOUR COUNTRY ... it is your duty to protect what you duced from old Mother Earth. When unit price he receives (the retail price Value of Teamwork have against destruction. Farm homes, buildings and imple- the people become educated to the The greatly increased wartime demand less cost of distribution); and the total fact that the producer himself must for fresh fruits and vegetables is a chal- ments take a terrific beating from sun, rain, sleet and frosts. be given a hearing and is entitled to volume of produce he sells. Naturally. the smaller the cost of distribution, the lenge to producers. But beyond this, it UNICO BRAND paints, roofings, and roof coatings stand guard a rightful share of opportunity, ad- offers growers an opportunity to build vancement, and comfort with all greater the grower's return. over your valuable property. expanded, stable markets that can endure other classes, we will accept it grate- Year by year our record has been one fully. when peace comes. U ICO PAl 5 As a class, I hope we will never ask for more, but until then I feel of consistent progress-lowering and spoilage and increasing efficiency in handling and delivery methods, as well as damage These markets will endure it growers see that standards of quality, grade and VARNISHES HOUSE PAINTS FLOOR PAI:~TS this should be our goal. ' pack are maintained, insofar as wartime cutting our buying and retailing expen- conditions will allow, and if growers and BARN PAINTS WALL PAINTS ENAMELS ses. distributors work together even more They're very good. Compare the Prices! Farm Bureau Canneries Everyone of our operating costs was closely to see that produce is marketed substantially less in 1942 than in 1937- with utmost efficiency and economy. Looking for Help aggregating one-fourth less. Five years This teamwork, plus the narrowing of Unico wagon and implement paints will give lasting protection The Farm Bureau Fruit Products ago it took 53.2 cents of the A&P retail the market spread 9.5 cents in five short against weather and ru ·t. Co. announces that it is seeking ex- dollar to transport and distribute fresh years, means greater farm income today o perienced and inexperienced help- fruits and vegetables. In 1942 this coat and holds the promise of a more stable for BE SURE IT'S UNICO BRAND F EPA Roof Replacements and New Construction women and girls over 16-for the can- ning season. Wages are higher this year and the working conditions are good. Sec or write plant superintend- was sliced to 43.7 cents-a of our long-time performance in return- continuation and profitable farm economy in the year. ahead. ent at: For new roofs or roof repairs you can't beat Unico Brand '8 Fruit Co-operatives Canning Co.. supreme high quality. Furm Bureau '8 roll roofing and a phalt Coloma, Berrien county. Cans cher- shingle afford' many year' of protection. They're priced right. ries, berries, other fruits. Season ROOF COATINGS starts about July 1_ Oceana Fruit Growers, Inc. Hart, A'YLAI TIC co S 10 Black Asphalt Coatin6 Fib.TeJ A~phalt Coating Oceana Co. Cans cherries and other Red Metal Primer fruits. Season starts about July 1. Affiliate of Bay Co-operative Canneries, Inc., at Buy at Farm Bu r e e u Stores and Co-op Ass'ns Essexville, near Bay City. Cans to- matoes and other vegetables. Season THE GREAT TLA TIC starts Aug. L SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1943 ote Where Far er • • produ d by means of irrigation th re Soya Foods for 1943 is pI nty of sand blowing around. We Producti n capacity for edible soya Is in C 0 Program happ n d to g t in one quite realistic products, the high protein foods soon 15UO 10 del gate. me ting ill De- dust storm which didn't help to sell to have an important place in military troit 'lay 2nd, outlin 11 th folio ~111 J. me on the advantages of T xas as a and civilian diets, is o..cp cted to as their objectives for the Inim di- place to spend the rest of my life. reach 1% billion pounds annually by ate future: (1) Prices just he at one time a part They Have Good and Bad Years December accord ng to the War I.·ood rolled back until the worker has his Was Judge at Dairy Show dministralion. ranch of over 1,000,000 a l' 'S. Th The 'I'exans c rtainly do thin s in share of the food. (2) Restor Leon Held in Panhandle • big way. l\I' ny lcadinz Iarm rs Soya products, rich in vitamins, T II AutomobiI Man Where Henderson to the post of OP admin- Also Wages Paid Employes same owner had 2 oth r ranch s in ad- dition. In the early days this ranch start '<1 out with very little only 15 or prot ins and miiierats, have already Makings of Inflation istrator. (3) Equal pay for equal Of Creameries. & Other Region played a significant wartime part as had 35,000 acres of wheat in one fi ild. 20 y ars nco. They have had tough york thruo hout the 1I, tion. (4) a human food to suppl ment meat, Cn eSen labor man for Secretary of Labor. Food Processors By RT t LJiJY M. POW JtJLLJ T At one time the nanliandle section times during the dry y ar nnrl have L milk and (5) Only labor representatives on the Editor Ungrcn has requested that boast d the world's largest wheat grow- had setbacl s due to hail sturi IS and Following i an c rpt from a let- War Ian pow l' Commi sion eliminat- The food processing panel of the PI' pare for Ii ihigan Farm ws r. Th story is told that when he other calamities, but they play for big F .od and water containers for ter ongressman Albert J. hng I wrote ing representatives of the employer, Regional 'Val' Labor Board at Detroit readers a little account of my l' ent started harvestng wheat on ason he stu k s and many of them seem to be chicks should be protected and moved in reply to a Manlst county cit izcn farmer and public. (6) Remove con- has began consideration of applica- trip to Texas. called up th railroad of ice for cars doing quite well from a financial frequently. who OPIW. II th Bnukh ad and Pace trol of the War Labor Board by Eco- tions from 50 Iichig n handlers of I was invited there in my capacity They told him that th y had placed standpoint. bil ls which would p rmit the farmer nomic Stabilizer James Byrnes. (7) food products for permisslcn to adjust as prcsld nt of th Milking Shorthorn They arc the most hospitable and Production and more production is a string of cars on his siding that Accept no Incentive of "piece ork" wages in their plants. friendly people that I have vcr met tho answer to food shortages, not to lgure in his la1>01'cost in establish- Society lo speak at the banquet of the morning. He replied that tho e cars .ontrols. ing parity and c iling priccs of agri- method of pay for labor. Incentive Canneries, dairies, Ilour mill , meat Te. as 1ilking Shorthorn 131' ed rs' s- would last him only until noon and he and they certainly entertained me roy- cultural product : pay for farmers 'I diff rent". packers, bakeries and grain and fe d sociation and to judge the Hlking would hav to have more at once. F'ln- ally. I was very pleasantly surprised I drove out of Iusk gon one morn- ing and I mel over a mile of ears com- elevators are involved. complained vigorou ly to the Board of inability to hold employes • gamst the They have Shorthorns at the Panhandle-Plains Dairy Show held at Plainview, Texas. ally arrangements were made that as fast as the cars were fill d they were hy the quality of their cattle and the inter st which was manifest. cow that I made grand champion of The * ing in to work on the 7: 30 factory The panhandle of Te as is that tak n to a nearby town and accumu- competition of Indu trial wag scales the show sold in a public sale that shift. I kept on driving. I talked to northern J)roj ction of the state which lated on a side track. Wheu the har- unl ss they are allowed to pay m- afternoon for $1100 and the sale aver- 1>.nk ash lers. I said, "Who are these suggests a handle. Oklahoma has one vesting was completed all of these aI'S ployes more money. boys work ing in the ractortes?" 'I'hc too. wer made up into oue long special aged nearly $100. 'I'he grand champ- clarification of the directive of 1 ply tame back, "They are farmer train and the owner roue with his ion bull sold privately the sam day the Economic Stabtliz tion Director boys, gn su Lion men ronnel' auto- of lay 12, just announced, authorizes wheat to Chicago. There may be a lit- for $1,000. There were many private mohll ' sulesmen, grocery store clerks, regional labor boards, "in th ir sound tle Iezcnd about that, hut here is some- transactions at very good figures. etc," 1 a ked "Do you ca sh their Report Fund Raising For a discretion," to act upon applications thing that I actually sa v: Texas is a very interesting state ch .ks?" 'I'he answer was, "Yes." I Campaign in That of employers not under the Pair The Lubbock Cattle Auction with many good features, but when all theu ask II, "What <10 they amount Labor Standards Act, to pay time and At Lubbock, we visited the Lubbock is said and done, Michigan certainly to'!" The r 'ply, "Anywh .ro from $lGO Direction a half for hours over 4.0. Auction and Commission Company looked better than ever to me when to $220 every two weeks." Are they 'I'Iie order also allows the Board, which is the largest cattle auction in I returned from my trip into the 81 llled lahor ?" Heply, "No. They were Evidence that the Triple- is wag- whore it is impracticable to hold com- southwest. the world. It has been running for hauling manure last fall, husking ing an all-out battle to maintain and mon 1< bor to within 8 cents of what 5 years and has been gaining at th von increase its activity in the distr i- the industry paid in the 1940 or 1941 corn, digging potatoes, etc." hution of superphosphate, lime, s eds, processin .... season, plus the differen- rate of 50% per year. Last year 300,- We're Placing Too Many i later p -rsunally o ~ mined th • pay- 000 cattle were sold through this ring rolls of some of tl ese factories I and other farm supplies is report d at l iul, to take as a yard stick the mini- and this year an average of 3,000 head Long Distance Calls Washington. mum going rate for common labor in The ichigan Bell Telephone Com- found fanner boys making more mon- of cattle are sold at each sal . Throe The latest report is that in Triple- th area generally. pany has renewed its appeal that the ey in one year than the farm is worth sales are held pel' week. This means there is a pro ram to raise $12 from This modification, according to public sharply curtail its use of long upon which their father has b en try- an annual business of about $20,000,- ing to lllly a mort "age for u Iif time. All thi labor was figured in the ost each committeeman to support a cam- paign to save Triple-A's farm supplies Arthur C. Wellman, food processing pan 1 chairmau, is expected to give the industry a stronger def nse 000. When I entered this place of business I wondered whether I was distance service. Citing a heavy increase in the vol- "* That State Mutual is the largest company of its of producing war material that you distribution and other acti ritlcs. ume of long distance calls over a year against the pull of war industry getting into a modern theatre or a big kind in Michigan? and I and the farmers as taxpay rs II ·lp to IWy for. All labor is always The National Council for Ji armor Co-operatives has said that the time is here for Triple-A to withdraw from wages. The Board was to act the week of city bank. A high-class restaurant one part of the establishment. is [atural ago, George M. Welch, president the company, said the situation become critical. of has * Thatover ~ million dollars protect your' property? figur·t! in the cost of production and the s lling pr ic of the product made. Within 15 mil's of these fa tori s the distribution of seeds and fertiliz ers in areas which arc s rved adequ lay 29 on a number of cases. cas will go forward at one for re- view of the economic stabilization Th ly, there is a very extensive and con- tinually expanding system of pens and alleys for handling the stock before Welch asked that long distance be used only when really urgent or when * That rates are low and claim payment is prompt whore th se trem udous wages are he- ately hy fanners co-operatives or pri- director. 'Wage increases finally grant- mails or other forms of communica- and liberal? and after they pass through the ring. ing naid hy the t . pay rrs, I lu ve far- mer' who get up in the morning at vate dealers. This belief is st.rengh n d by the 're- ported activities of Triple-A in seeking ed by the I egicnal Board will be made retroactive to May 1, 1943, and will apply to all work performed after STANLEY M.POWELL The Pannunrtre-Plains We watched a number of cattle being dairy show sold, but although I had attended a tion cannot serve the purpose, and that users be brief in their calls. He also urged such time-saving prac- * That over 42,000 of your neighbors are members? four o'clock to milk a few cows for i" heavy supplies of potash when the po- that date. has been held annually for 16 years, good many auctions of various kinds, tices as holding the line after placing weekly $10 or $15 milk check, farm- ~sk your local agent to tell tash situation is extremely tight. The food-processing panel of the but only for the past G years have I had little idea of what was going a call unless the operator requests ors who arc not making $15 a week. on. I had to guess whether they were ~ou about us. Last year Triple-A secured 100,000 Board con ists of 'V llman, as chair- Milking Shorthorns been shown. Now otherwise, making "station" rather (That is th reason thor are so many man; J. F. Yeager, Michigan Farm they have rather "stolen the show" being sold by the head or by the than "person" calls, giving the opera- auct ion sales. tons of potash, reportedly without in- forming the Fertilizer Advisory Com- Bureau, for employers, and Claude from the specialized breeds. pound. tor the number of the called telephone, * When th fanner wants his labor Bland, UA W-CIO, for labor. On the outskirits of Lubbock, we mittee of its action. It appeared to be I took the train to Chicago and from and refraining from asking for reports BUY BONDS FOR NATIGNAt DEFENSE figur d in the cost of producing he is following a similar procedure this The Board approved May 29 in- there went on the anta Fe over 1,000 visited the campus of the Texas Tech- on the progress of delayed calls. IUY STATE MUTUAL fOR HOME SECURITY called unpatriotic and un iuflatlonist year. creases of employes of the Hamilton miles to Amarillo, Texas, where I was nological College and went through and P ople "pray for the other side to Farm Bureau, Hamilton; Dairyland met by automobile and taken the final one big building devoted to research win." Meat, butter, and simll iar pro- Co-operative Creamery Company, Car- in textiles. Naturally, chief emphasis 80 miles to Plainview. ducts are now above parity and would son City, and St. Louis Co-operatlv not be affected by either the Pace or Bankhead bill. LS r amery Co., St. Louis, Mich., now receiving less than 50 cents an hour, One of the first things which im- presses anyone taking a trip at the goods. is placed on the fabrication of cotton This institution present time is the large proportion of have the largest campus of any college is said to There are three pounds of wool in a suit of cloth s, 001 is worth about G and time and a half for hours over 40 to employes not presently paid on that basis. the passengers who are in uniform. or university in .the world. Of course, Some are on furlough and others are at the present time it is given over GU8rantees 50 cents a pound. ten per cent in- almost entirely to military training. The new and superior Unico Livestock Spray is effective and en route from one amp to another. crease in the price of wool would mean Oil Treatment Checks Pests Increases at the Hamilton plant Farmer Observes t e Erosion A 50,000 "'on Pit Silo guarantees livestock comfort. Provides high knockdown and killing 15 cents in the pri e of a suit of cloth- were made retroactive to Januar'y 1, power plus good repellency. That Increase Cost 1943. Hamilton also is permitted to Anyone with any rural background Just outside of Lubbock we were es. There is about 11k cents worth of wheat in a loaf of bread. A 10 per cent increase in t h price of bread would mean 1 % mills, etc.-so figure Of Gains Michigan hogs are taking too mu '11 pay employes the same based on annual salary, as is paid patrons on th ir purchases and sale s. The dividend averaged 3 pel' cent last dividend, could not take such a trip without be- taken to a typical steer feeding plant ing deeply impress d with the serious and there I saw a very large pit silo. loss of soil fertility hich is occurring One of the men in our group estimated through the action of water and wind. that it would hold 10,000 tons, but he Kills Flies the time out from their wartime fattening. This new Unico Fly Spray is a scientific blend of a specially it out your elf. But it's the fault of lice and mange year. Doopeuing gullies were frequently in was promptly advised that 10,000 tons refined light mineral oil base and a product known as Thauite. 'I'he How in the world the President or The Board also allowed the St. and not their lack of appetite. The evidence. There are some very scenic could be placed in one corner of it. spray is both effective and economical. It is' safe, non-corrosive, and anybody can claim that the Bankhead Louis company to pay two employes carries only a slight odor, as used in sprays. It will not stain the slowdown in the fattening process views in Oklahoma, but I can't say The capacity really was between 40,- or Pace hills would bring about infla- a 5 per cent commission on u t profits hide, blister the skin, taint the milk or cause accumulation of dirt makes gains cost more, a fact which that the part of the state which I saw 000 and 50,000 tons. I remarked that tion is beyond me. . of their department. Adjustments looked very inviting. There was ll111Ch back home we think we have done on animals when used according to directions. Sold in 2 gallon cans, . leads to some l' commendations from Th total wages and salaries pa ld at the Dairyland plant were made 1 ~allo~ glass jars, and in bulk. V. A. Freeman of the Michigan State red soil and frequent bluffs and pin- something when we get around 100 this last year jumped up to 3 hillion I' troactive to May 3, 194.3, and at Ask your dealer for KILL-FLY for household lise. College animal husbandry department. nacles and a lot of land that looked to tons of ensilage in a silo. To build dollars while the farmers' income was t. Louis to May 1. Lice, he says, are easy to see and me as though it should never have this silo, dirt was scooped out of a one-tenth of that and yet they talk .B,uY -.at Farm B u r e e u Stores and (0-0 pAs s-:-~~ have been prevalent on Iivestock been plowed. long trench and used to build up side about the Little Steel formula, etc. I believe when you have the facts throughout the state for many years. Co-op Council Would Along the rivers there were funny walls, so that the silo was partly abOVE;; and all the facts, you will get down Mange produces intense itching, Drop Price Cei ings pipe and wire devices that looked and partly below the ground surface causes a rough skin, lowers the mar- (Continued from J)a~e on ) somewhat like a one post, umbrella level. We were told that to fill it 4~~~~~~~1111111 __ on your knees and pray that the farm- k t value of the hog and has been on cate that they must rail to curb infla- type clothesline, I was told that they ensilage cutters ran night and day for l' gets a square deal so he can buy the increase in the state in the past tion for the very reason that they are called jetties and are devised to from 2 to 3 months. There was a big your Chevrolet cars when the war is 10 years. have always failed elsewhere. They break the current uring high water electrically opera ted well adjacent and over, if you ,1'0 vel' 1>rmittcd to go Either can be controlled by the US/3 have demoralized our food situation, so that the suspended soil and other a stream of water was kept going in back to selling hevrol ts cars. with increasing shortages and black of oil. This can be applied by sprink- debris will settle a d start a growth with the silage. No attempt to covel' I know you want me to be frank, so ling, dipping, putting oil on the sur- markets. of vegetation to retard further water the silo is made. The ensilage is haul- I thought I would give you something [ace of the wallow-hole or keeping The Council said that primary con- and wind erosion. It looked to me as ed away by team and wagon like one to chew on. sideration must be given to means for fresh oil on a rubbing post. Crude oil though they were quite effective be- might haul gravel from a pit. The With kindest regards, I remain, is recommended when available, but increasing production of essential cause in several places sediment had material used for making this silage V cry sincerely yours, most any kind of oil will turn the crops for direct human consumption, accumulated until only the tops of the is largely hetgerta, a 90-day dry weath- Alb rt J. En rel. trick, even to used crank-case oil from such as dry hans, and peas, rice, po- jetties were in evid nee. er crop which is planted in rows and tatoes, etc., since that is the only way Dry Rivers and Mirages handled much like corn. The stalks Cockerels and pull ts do better if a tractor or automobile. Many farmers prefer lime and sul-· to provide food for many more peo- A peculiar sight to me was the are said to be as sweet as sorghum separated at an early age. phur for the treatment of liv stock ple. Of nearly qual importance are South Canadian river which had no and the grain equal to good '::1)r n. mange. The pigs can be sprinkled methods for increasing the produc- water at all in evidence, but merely a It's Irrigated Land ..AJln your brotllsr lJ()v/lrymen /n this un/tett effort to promote with a mi ture of one part of liquid tion of feed grains and roughage for dry sand bed. I was told that in rainy Much of the crops in the panhandle grevter protlvct!on ofl'ovltry.8ntl j)1JV/tryfJfod~ts 8110' to increase limo and sulphur to 20 parts of water, live stock and poultry. times it is a raging torrent for a few are grown by means of irrigation. consumer Interest through atlrerbsing anti otllel' progrt!Jms in The farm co-operatives group called days. or they may be dipped in a solution for elimination of all soil conserva- The land is quite level which facil the .,enera/ lJetterment of the whok pou/by industry. of 1 to 25. Holding in the dip at Both from the train window and rid- Hates this project. We visited one body temperature for two minutes is tion program restrictions and pay- ing across from Amarillo to Plainview, farm where a 60-horse power Deisel tho most effective treatment. How- ments which tend to hold down the we saw several very convincing mir- engine pumps the water. It comes out. Please enroll me as a member of the MICHIGANAlUm POOURY INDU5TRlES,INt. ever, splendid results have b en ob- production of corn. ages. We even looked ahead and ::iU.W in a large and fast moving stream N4NE tained by herding the pigs into a cor- traffic approaching on the highway and goes into a big pond or reservoir. '/¥¥lESS ~ 5__ ~ __ ~~-~~ •....•- 153 Men Produce which seemed to be several feet above During the day the pump is kept run- n r and just sprinkling the pigs with the solution. The liquid smarts their the pavement. ning and the fresh water plus that ~~~i- ~_r~u~ i&~~/ff-3!~ yes and ct uses them to jump over one 1,700,000 Bu's Spuds Some Large Scale Operations from the reservoir is used for irriga- another with the result that a few By getting several times the acre Texas is, as you know, a tremend- tion. Then the reservoir is refilled minutes of sprinkling will wet the pigs yield of the average Michigan potato ously big state. They do things down grower, 153 of the top spud producers there in a big way and some of the during Despitethe the night.good crops which are:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ practically all over. When both lice and mange arc pres- ill 1942 produced 10 PCI' cent of the total crop of slightly more than 17 ta~swhkhlli~rcl~ewouW~tPa~!li~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bunyan to shame. Of course, many of:1 cnt, a good combination treatment is million bushels, according to records the large ranches of the early days made hy stirring on -tourth pound of dry lime and sulphur into three gal- of the Michigan Crop Improvement are now br ken up into smaller hold- Ions of oil and then applying this mix- 300 bu rhel potato contest. ines. We rode through land that was tur as described above. It The best and cheapest milk produced comes from cows on good pasture. This year it's real money in your pocket if you have extra good na sture, Feed is Dark red kidney bean seed grown in California is not subject to blight. Class·fi d high priced and scarce. seeds. Successful See your local Farm Bureau de aler, farmers select dependable Farm Bureau Cla •• lfled advertisements are cash with order at the following rates: Iichlgan is importing such seed. 4 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more edition. take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. MILLETS Prose millet-a good grain substitute for oats when ground for feed. Plant June 10-20. Harvest LIVE STOCK BABY CHICKS September. German and Hungarian millets are planted about REGISTERED HEREFORD BULLS June 14. Hay crop in 60 days. Cut before seed forms. and heifers. We have a nice selection. Sensiblo prices. A. M. Todd Co., Ien- EGGS AND MEAT NEEDED-MAKE feature of tha, (14 miles northwest of Kalamazoo). More money with Silver ·Ward. Michigan BUCKWHEAT YE 'RAPE (7-3-tt-22b) bred chicks from stock car '(ully culled Sow in corn aft r last cultiva- ow is the time to sow rape. It fOI size and vigor, bloodtested for pull- We have good s d. Wet or POULTRY SUPPLIES orum. Profits for hundreds of Michigan dry, sow buckwheat before the tion for fall pasture after corn makes the best pasture for sheep poultry rat rs prove til ir value. Bar- fourth of July. harvest, winter cover and early and hogs. POULTRY MEDICATION AT PRICES ron or Han on White Leghorns up to F'armors can afford. Proto-4 for cocci- 354-egg breeding; Barred Rocks, White spring pasture. dtosts prevention. On quart $1. Ph no- Rocks, It d" Anconas, Black ttnorcas. rulph ont to tn bl t.. 22", UOc; 450, U;O; White Giants, Leghorn as, Leg-Rocks, or 'pray for colds and lung inf ctlon. ned-H.ock., turkeys. Chicks grow rap- ALFALFAS SUDAN CRASS BROME GRASS lh pint makes 1 gallon of spray, 5c. ow in early June for luxur- vailable at leading hatcherres, f ed idly into hea 'Y produ or' of big eggs. BALTIC HARDY BLUE TAG Michigan grown and Ca- •.tures and F'arm Bureau SerVices, Jnc., Sexed chicks, OD 'hipmonts if de ired . iant pasture about July 20th. at th 11' stor . and co-op,'. By mail, Fre atulog, reasonable prices, early or- nadian grown seed. It's very postpaid, if no dealer in your commun. der discounts. Al 0, quality Turkey, KANSAS COMMON % acre when knee high k cps good. itv. Holland Laboratorfcs, J Iotla.nd, Poults. Write, Silver Ward Hatchery, a cow 'lill first killing fro 1. .1 Mlchigan. (5-tf-64b) Box 100, Zeeland, Ilch. (1-6t-96b) NEBRASKA COMMO WOOL GROWERS Don't Wait-Get Your Supply Now! WE ARE NOW HANDLING WOOL CHICKS - MICHIGAN APPROVED for the C.C. . under the Government '''001 Purcha Plan. "N also buy lots chick' from Iarg type h ns, Whtte Leg- horns, Whlte and Barr d Rocks, Get BuyMO War d. und r 1,000 lbs, for ash. Sell your wool th se bett r chicks for more eggs for de- Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co-op Ass'ns on Its merits. Itchluan o-oporattv • 01 arketin ,. 'n, () 6 T orth f nse, exed and un e: d. Yrl e for .l: Iechantc 'treet. Jackson, Hchigan. pric s, "\ 'Instrom Hatchery, Box B-7, I>hone 2- 276. (5-2t-42b) Zeeland, Michigan. 1-6t-35B ATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1943 J • nior arm ureau F~...a.~.--. A tivitie By EUGEN}] .A. CfJIALTZ Membersliu) Relations ana Education Members Invited to COUNTY CENTER-Kalamazoo Take Part in All The group expressed itself against subsidies. If w can't stand on our MONTCALM Scholar hip Fund thru the Howell Activities own feet now without government At our meeting the last of April, an Wom n's Club. They unanimously insurance talk was giv n by Mr. Andre voted to support the Kalamazoo amp To ![emb rs of the payments, which the taxpayer will Project one hundred per cent and to Michigan ev ntually pay anyway, it vil] be dif- of the State Farm Insurance Company. tate Farm Bureau: ficult to exist when the bottom drops Secretary Has More Than To date over $150 has been raised to- raise and donate to the Kalamazoo Dear Folks- out. Azreed that parity should be wards the State War Bond. Juniors a veal calf; Horace .•.aylor of $7,600 on Hand For Brighton volunteered to raise I wish it were possible for me to the visit ach one of you and discuss af- figured on present price rath r than WASHTENAW some past date. Farmers ask co- War Bond The county group met in Ann Arbor calf. On May 29-30 they are holding fairs of our organization, hut that not operation of pres to educate the con- on May 1. The Juniors sponsored a a week end camp at Waldenwoods being the case, I hope each of you will um r in regard to prices r ceiv d by A survey of the wheat bond drive dance on May 20 at the Pittsfield wHh Mr. and Mrs. Ben in charge. consld r this as a personal letter. .farmers in comparlson to prices paid status, membership goals, camp and Grange. Sandwiches, ice cream and ST. JOSEPH I wish first to compliment all those by onsumer. summer programs for county Junior milk were the refreshments. Mem- One hundred and fifty members of the St. Joseph County Farm Bureau who had a part in the recent member- We discussed with disfavor the ef- Farm Bureaus w~re a few of the many bers are planning on attending the items discussed at the state board week end camp at Waldenwoods on met at the Mintdale Community ship roll call. You may have been a fort of the AAA to de troy all farm House Saturday evening, May 15, as most successful solicitor. You may organizations and centralize all in meeting. of the Junior Farm Bureau May 29-30 along with the Livingston AA . Favored carrying on oil con- have been one who sacrificed the most at Lansing, May 15. Junior Farm Bureau. We are also guests of the Junior Farm Bureau. servation through extension. ervice. Fourteen of the eighteen bard supporting the Kalamazoo camp Frank Awe gave an address of wel- time, tires and gas and sccur d few come at the beginning of the bounti- and perhaps no memb rs. vert.he- SOUTHWEST OAKLAND-Oakland sue 1 1'S members and state officers met. Clar- project, to the tune of one veal calf. ful co-operative supper. less, those workers did their best and Hred Haack called atten tion to a Leonard Burmeister is to raise the a nuts in. ice Brand, secretary, reported that she The program was in charge of contributed to the entire effort. They radio address he had heard from a l.inist rs of iho go. pel art an calf. has received over $7,600 toward the Chairman Joe Rockleln, who intro- share the credit for our success. Per- man prominent in the AAA in Cass lift to commuu it Sl v m clay: : CALHOUN $10,000 war bond. Several counties Twenty-three new members have duced Henry Gleason of Three Rivers. haps you were busy at home, but by County, in whi h it was charged that Labor is asktna too much am have money to turn in. The directors joined the Calhoun Juniors since Mr. Gleason spoke on the progress of your life and char acter silently wit- President 0' cal was influencing on- be r idtn for 1. 11. all reported increased membership early in the spring. On May 23rd the Farm Bureau in St. Joseph Coun- nessed for your organization. gross to institute legislation that B RRIEN CENT R- erri n and activity in the County Junior the losing team treated the winning ty and thanked the Juniors for their would affect the stock mark t and Farm Bureaus. team to a chicken dinner at the home hospitality. Randell eaman, presi- th n 0' cal was profiting thereby. The 1943 camps came in for consid- of Mr. Henry. All new members were den t, of the Juniors, told of the It was moved and carried that the erable discussion. No decision was initiated at the May 10 meeting. progress and aims of the Junior Farm se retary write to the g Il tleman who reached and the matter was referred LIVINGSTON Bureau and invited farm boys and had said those things and asl him to the counties for immediate vote.· Durtng May the Livingston Juniors girls to visit the meetings and to be- for some evid nce on which to bas Opinion is divided as to the length of closed their membership contest with come acquainted with the organiza- an investigation. tion. Ralph Hopkins led the discussion time and the program for this year. the losing team taking the winning Following the rbanquet, the balance of agricultural planning. There was The Junior Farm Bureaus are about team to the Howell theatre. They contributed to the Student Nurses of the evening was spent in dancing. no very lively debate until he ask d equally divided on the qu stion of the SAGINAW & KOCHVILL - a in w if farmers want high prices more length of time for camp. Some want tank which is of heavy steel the only than anything else. Then a l' al de- J. lotion that 01<' ella irmnn ann fH e- a full week of training, others want three and one-half days, and four camps. A second issue concerns the BAZOOKA IS thing to oppose the throwback of the explosive force is the atmosphere it- hate arose, but at th meeting it end of the as generally agr ed that r tary art as a comm itreo to s nd letter to our COl1~'T ssmun and United program. Counties contend that more attention must be given to solving the A ONE MAN self. The energy of the explosive is released in one-hundred-thousandth a second, he said, adding that under of the farmer really wants fair play and a square deal. It was pointed out that while farm prices had risen a • [at s S uators that. we 0'0 on l' cord in favor of t he r ctprocal t rad agr - 111 Ill. 'I'ho ration hoard problem v as problem of handling the new mem TANK WECKER such circumstances the atmosphere is trifle above parity-on the old d lscuss d. and that our chnlrrur II ,'- bel'. The counties have expressed a so solid that it can hardly be com- formula of average prices during would do all he could to get some keen desire to have a specific group pressed. The steel of the tank, he con- 1909-1914-the laboring man's pay had one on t he board to worl for th far- trained as leaders for the younger Its Rocket Shell Explodes tinued, is broken and the men inside gone up the three times the parity mers int rest. members and at the same time have prices on the same formula. The To Shatter Wall are killed by fragments or by the force farmer has an investment of perhaps NEWARK-Gratiot shorter camp designed particularly for of the explosion. \ hercas the Newark Communlt the new members. The eounttes are Of Tank The Bazooka is a tube three inches C'I.-t9I2E~ d. ~SI-lJ $10,000 in land and machinery, while Farm Bur . u met on April 27, 19·13 voting by mail on these questions. Great obstacres in the weather and the factory hand has an investment of and aft -1" a thorough di. cusslon of the County groups are being urged by The most amazing of the new anti- in diameter and 58 inches long, Col. conditions imposed by the times were less than $10 in overalls and jackets. Miller said. The man who serves as Ill' sent pay as you go fa,' nlan, aud their regional directors to prepare a tank weapons is the one man cannon, It seems ironical that the laborer nick-named the Bazooka, said Col. H. cannon carriage can balance it on his accepted as a challenge this year. We should have more than a dollar an (Cont lnu d on pn "e nl: ) summer program now and to appoint shoulder, Colonel Miller explained, accomplished an outstanding piece of hour, while the farmer must work for a committee to develop the program W. Miller, professor of mechanism and adding that he has two grips where- membership work. engineering drawing, in an interview about a thousand dollars a year. and activity for our work next fall. by he may hold it; one in front of his To the new members, I wish on be- A RCAD IA-Lapeer Many counties are, according to the di- with Hope Sisk in the current Mich- shoulder and the other farther for- half of your County, State and Ameri- For the benefit of the new members rectors, centering their attention for igan Journalist. ward. There are sights on the left can Farm Bureau officers to welcome present a summary of th history of the summer on Junior-Senior activ- The Bazooka said Col. Miller was which he you to the world's greatest farm or- the organization and worktnzs of the ities. ) used in North Africa and is being used side of the tube through on the Russian front. Its effective- may ranged look, so he that stated, when and he they aims are he ar- may ganization. In our membership will find the large and small farmer,- you Farm Myus. Bureau was given by Mr. Wildern, the discussion 1:rs. r. ness lies in the explosive charge con- KALAMAZOO PLANS tained in its projectile. compensate for the range and aim at the men of low, high and medium in- leader, gave a list of the benefits de- When this rocket strikes a tank, it a moving target as with a shot gun. comes, the hired help, the tenant and rived from having a Farm Bureau the land owner. All have equal rights representative present at legislative ichi n \ CA 0 detonates with such terrific force, he explained, that the crew is killed or wounded so severely that members Charge Is In Rocket The unique character of the gun, and privileges Colonel Miller stated, is that it has no tion of our officers and in the building and duties in the selec- se sions in The Bankhead Lansing and Washington. bill was discussed and a vote taken on how the group •• CITY-BOYS are unable to drive the tank. This new closed rear end. The second member explosive was discovered by accident of the gun crew, he asserted, places and administration of our program. The government of the Farm Bureau is that of a representative democracy felt about including the cost of pro- duction in figuring parity. The vote in France before the occupation of the projectile which is a rocket pro- was unanimously in favor of including Project Will be a Source Paris, Colonel Miller said. It may ap- jectile the propelling charge of which and is pattern ntirely after the co t of production. federal constitution that has made WEBSTER-Washtenaw Of Labor F or pear in other forms, such as air is in the rocket itself in the rear end. . us the world's most powerful nation. bombs, before the end of the war, he To the best of our knowledge, Colonel Mr. Whitney led the discussion on Farmers said, but as yet facilities are not avail- Miller said, this is the first use of The officials of the Farm Bureau how the government could help th a rocket in any such manner in war. ask but one thing of you. That is your labor problem. It was decided that The Kalamazoo County Junior Farm able to put this explosiv.e into other The rocket projectile, he continued participation in all the Farm Bureau's importation of labor was not practical Bureau has launched a new project. forms because of the danger involved weighs about three and one-half activities. Ask questions. Take part. in this section but that the govern- This County Junior Farm Bureau has in its manufacture. When it is used pounds. When the second member of Give your ideas and help build a great ment should allow the manufacture of leased the Chief Noon Day Camp at in air bombs, he added, its effect will the crew places it in the tube, he said, farm program. more machinery. 'tankee Springs and is to conduct a be terrific. he connects two electr-ical wires and In the Farm Bureau we must abide ~lost seemed to think that market Release Time Reduced youth labor camp for city boys. prices should be allowed to rise The effectiveness of this new ex- signals his companion that it is ready by the rule of the majority, yet ma- rather than grant incentive payments. Robert Brown, president of the to fire. He may press the trigger and jorities grow out of minorities, and plosive, Colonel Miller continued, lies Also discussed government failure Kalamazoo group, said the project was Colonel minority groups should always be re- in the fact that the time within which fire the rocket electrically. to curb labor unions. The general decided upon after considerable study. Miller explained that .there is no kick spected. We should .ever be discour- the whole energy is released is so re- practice of sharing machinery was The Kalamazoo Juniors thought they duced that the air is a solid, thus when to the tube as there is no rear end to aged if we happen to be in the min- not considered practical, but shar ing could make a contribution to the war ority group. the projectile strikes the side of a it. of labor and ideas are helpful. effort by helping to get city boys off Priceless Weapon on Front We as farmers have a great and DAYTON-Newaygo • the streets and at the same time uti- Money earned by the boys on trips to The range of this one man cannon sacred duty to perform for our armed Mr. Reed told what the Farm Bu- lize them in productive farm work. farms will belong to them. i;:; not more than 300 yards, he assert- forces, our citizens and the world at reau stands for. This was for the Rural school teachers have been en County Agent, Arthur Morley, of Al- ed, but used against tanks by men large. ot only must people eat, but benefit of new members. He divided gaged to act as councillors at ths legan County, and Leslie Olds of Kala- partly concealed or against a strong the principle of representative govern- the whole group into four groups. 2. camp. They will take squads of boys mazoo County are assisting the Kal- point that may house machine guns it ment must be preserved. Our boys They each discussed the topic-"Shall .out of camp to near-by farms to assist amazoo group in putting the final is quite SUfficient. It is certain that are bleeding and dying for it. These we continue to operate as we are or in farm work. Parents of the boys touches on the plans for the project. we are going to hear a great deal from things we can and will do as we work shall we work for higher prices." The that come from the cities will pay the Nick Musselman will be the director the Bazooka. It will be a priceless board and room of the boys while at of the project. Fifty boys may be ac- weapon, Colonel Miller declared, when of a better agricultur . together in all things for the making group all decided on higher farm prices and that they should be better T their Six weeks stay in the camp. comodated for the six weeks period. we invade Europe from Belgium or Sincerely yours, organized. south France, Greece or any mountain- ous region where it is necessary to MICH. STATE FARM BUREAU C. J. Reid, President. BRIDGEPORT-Saginaw Our discussion leader, Frank Scharr YOU FROM THE FOX·HOLES AT THE FRONT THEY CRY: clear out strong points. Avoca, Mich. led discussion on fair prices and in- come in a balance with labor groups. \Ve have with us a NEW Automobile Driv rs' Finan .. "The one suggestion to readers". May 27, 1943 Col. Miller said, "Is that they focus P. s.-You and your organization It was agreed that farmers can best cial Responsibility Law. It is effective July 30, 1943. do their own planting with helpful their attention on the use of this wea- may be criticized, but individuals and advice from specialists when needed. Every car and truck owner should be famili r with th pon in the field. It is seemingly a institutions not worthy of having crude device," he asserted, "but it is critics are not worthy of development. nd that the truth is that farm prices requirements of the law concerning financi I r sponsi .. are 10% lower than they w re in the just what the soldier has needed to C. J. R. World War o. 1 while income of bility. clear out machine gun emplacements factory workers has doubled. In view that frequently hold up companies for The new law provides that the owner of mo or hours." Elnerge cy of the food shortage now confronting our nation we believe it is time to vehicle involved in an accident that results in d th or quit kicking farmers around and plac Kalamazoo 'Resolution Grain and blame of inflation where it belongs. SOUTH LINCOLN-Isabella any degree or injury to any person must r por he cci.. MAKE THAT ,OOO,OOO.TON QUOTA BY JUNE 30! On AAA Meeting Inasmuch as it has come to our Hay Crops Our group feels it would be much better if our local rationing boards dent to the Secretary of State at Lansing imm di t ly. attention that at a recent AAA meet- The Farm Bureau Bervices, Inc., were composed of more retired farm- The owner of the car must show that h ing in Kalamazoo, the committee- seed dep't makes these recommenda- ers of their wives, who really under- ADEQUATE INSURANCE, or he must post or F YOU could just SEE your scrap I going into the furnace ... hen into a gun-mold ... if you could and HERE'S HOW TO TURN IN men were told that opposition to in- centive payrn nts was inflationary, tions for emergency grain and hay stand the conditions and needs of the crops: farmer. One cas was cited where a bond in the amount of $ 11,000 wi h the S cr tary f that farmers should ignore waees Proso or hog millet is a good sub- lady went to her board to try and get State to guarantee ability to m et any judgm nt ari ing SEE that gun being rushed to lay a YOUR SCRAP stitute for oats or barley. Plant a certificate paid in industry but should think to purchase meat for barrage for an attack at a bloody June 10 to 20. Harvest in Septem- corn shredders, she was told to klll from the accident. angle . . . if you could FEEL the FIRST pile up every piece of rather in terms of poor consumers and low income groups, and President ber. May be combined if windrow d chickens. Even when she explained blast of the discharge and hear its useless scrap metal on your first. Hog millet must be ground for that all she had was her laying flock, Failure to report such an accident within 10 d ys, roar, and if you could think . . . O'Neal of American Farm Bureau place. Iivestock feed, but need not be he was refused a certificate. How "That's myoId iron and steel doing and Secretary Brody of the Michigan or to pay within 30 days a judgm nt for p rson I ground for poultry. It has about the do they expect we farmers to produce its duty!" If you could experience Farm Bureau were charged with lead- injuries, or a judgment for prop rty damage in xc s of NEXT sell it to a junk dealer. same feed value as barley, and is a more eggs if we must kill our laying all this, you'd listen to the voices ing farmers astray, from the fox-holes ... you'd dig in If you can't find one who will little better than oats. The yield com- hens to feed our harvesting crews? $50, shall bring suspension of tI e driver's lic n Therefore, be it resolved that the and SCRAP! come and get it, call your Local pares favorably with that for barley. We also feel that the farmers' wives Kalamazoo County Center Commun- Manchu soy beans are best for should receive more sugar to bake certificate of registration for all his motor v hi I Salvage Committee, County ity Farm Bureau go on record as with as we can't send to the bakery 1,000 POUNDS-YOUR QUOTA Michigan for grain or for hay. the judgment is paid, and proof of futur fin Agent, or your implement deal- vigorously denying the truth of any Donald Nelson set the farm scrap Sudan Grass is one of our best for cakes, etc., every time we hav goat at 3,000,000 tons by July. That er, or your nearest newspaper. of these misleading and false state- emergency and summer nasture crops. two or three e ctra men. Surely those sponsibility is furnished. means 1,000 pounds-half a ton-for And by all means donate your ments. We want to state very defin- Sow early ill June for luxuriant pas- who produce the food should be en- every single U. S. farmer. Have you scrap free if you want. itely that the policies of the Farm ture from about July 20 until killing titled to a share that will maintain The new law m kes automob ile insur nc aIm t collected yours? Have you combed Bureau are shaped nttrely by the frost. Half an acre of Sudan pasture the strength and health of those who every nook and cranny for every last decisions of the various groups for work from sun up to dark and many pulsory after July 3·0, 1943. FREE - Send for these book- will ke p a cow or threo head of ounce of precious iron and steel-yes, our leaders to do everything possible times to late hour of the night. and even more vitally. needed copper,' lets, "Scrap and How to Collect young stock. ARCHIE-N.W.M. DRIVE SAFELY and insure yo r in putting into effect. brass and bronze? EVEN THOUGH It," and "National Scrap Har- Clyde Abbey A motion was made by Lester through your local agent of the Stat YOU HAVE, THERE'S MORE vest." Send the coupon today. Hens Breaking Records Buchan that the group draw up a WHERE THAT CAME FROM. Irwin Smith Hens in the United States are resolution to be presented to the Automobile Insurance Company. Muir Osborne breaking production records again. doctors, dentists, banks and ration Mr. and Mrs. Hal Conkey of Case- January egg production of better than board asking that they all be closed State Farm Mu ual Automobil • 3% billion eggs was 11% per cent on the same day. Motion by Oscar ville announce the birth of Carol above January, 1942. February was Blooming on, llinoi elson that copies be sent to Traverse ~ary on lay 24. Mrs. Conkey is 19 per cent greater than a year City Record Eaglp, the Chamber of MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUR AU, ROOM 1310, 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK, N. Y. sec'y of the Huron County Farm Bur- earlier with a total of 4% billion Commerce and City Council. Motions Lan i le I a eau. eggs. were adopte~ MrL Seaburg sttessed.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, MICHICAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1943 "We also advise that you watch mature to the point where there are a I e Buyin your feeder .asting you do not fill the feeder 0 that feed, and we suggest you are not one-half full, but fill them more often. '" Te can give you a little that more than ncourag- orne bean in the pods when the pigs are turned in. This makes them a late ummer and fall pasture. If one plan to hog down corn, it WE MUST Grow Nitrogen ... Because Nitrogen is at WAR G ing news. V{ have been informed by is worthwhil to seed some soy' bans effing with the corn or along the side of the ltrogea is needed for explosives official in' ashington tha t the Im- field, or el e sow some rape seed in the and /the shortage of nitrogen fertil- port Food ommittee ha OK'd im- Advises its Patrons ot to porting a sub. tantial amount of pro- corn at the last cultivation. A clover izers will seriously reduce crop or alfalfa field adjoining the corn production and soiI-UNLESS- Expand in Live Stock tein teeds and that boat space has w111serve the same purpose, but heavy farmers inoculate all legumes. been allotted. Movement will start Background Material for Discussion in June Or Poultry Y ry soon. \Ve have been'informed too mark t hogs will not travel far for' Uninoculated legumes add no ni- that the government feeding wheat their pasture. trogen to the soil. Properly inocul- By Our Community Farm Bureau Groups Hamilton Farm Bureau of Allegan county operates one of the largest program may be discontinued very ated legumes may add as much ni- trogen as 600 Ibs. of nitrogen fer- B1I EUGENE A. 8 fALTZ handled by the co-operatives. Swed- began their own business. It was- farm supplies business in Ichigan. sliortlv. able. At present, it is still avail- We suggest that if you want Creameries Ask Ruling tilizer per acre. Membership Relations & Education tsh co-operatives have been success- n't that easy though, as a matter of 4lA Co-operative society is a voluntary ful in greatly reducing the price fact, it took y ars of hard work and The organization is the center of very large egg and poultry indu try. any that you place your orders at As Essential Industries Scientific tests prove that nodu- spread that exists between the once. The Michigan Ass'n of Creamery les alone do not guarantee proper a sociation in which people organize planning to make this possible. ndrew Lohman, general manager, is "H l\HLTO F RM BUREAU, Owners and Managers on April S inoculation and that legumes must d mocratlcaIIy to supply their needs producer and the consumer. Co-operatives in the United States well informed on the suppli s situ- "A. G. Lohman, :1gr." predicted a breakdown in the pro- through mutual action, and in which Finland, for its size, has the larg- now have their own petroleum refin- ation. lay 19 he arned his patrons be inoculated each year as the only est co-operative membership. Their to prepare for a further shortage in ces ing of dairy products if neces- means by which proper inoculation the motive of production and distri- eries, fertilizer factories, flour mills, bution is service, not profit. co-operative movement the ultimate ndency is toward the creation of a In the co-ops do about three times the per- centage of total business which co-op of other countries do. They control feed mill and agricultural manufacturing everything plants. from hospitalization machinery They offer in- Ieeds and outlined the policies to be followed by Hamilton Farm Bureau. II', Lohman said: GP S s sary employees in the dairy industry are not 'Classified as engaged in an essential war industry. The cream- may be certain. social structure ing both profit-making th compulsory capable of supplant- industry political and state."- the price level in Finland. than one-half the population belongs to some kind of a co-operative or an- More surance to farm machinery. Farm Bureau has pioneered in the "It is time for us to inform our stockholders of the eriousness of the Iced situation for the future, and to AVE P OTEI , eries continue dustries to lose key help to selecttve service and to other war in- because of federal rulings Costing only a few cents per acre may fix $10.00 per acre in nitrogen value. James P. Warbasse, "Co-operative De- mocracy". other. Denmark used co-operative buying, field of co-operatives States. ery manufacturing in the United Only recently a farm machin- plant at Waterloo, caution you against expanding your livestock and poultry operations over ARE PROFITA LE regarding essential work. A. P. Oster of Constantine, secretary, forwarded Buy from Farm Bureau Kalo Inoculant Co., Quincy, Ill. Seed Dealers Co-operation is not a new term to selling and finance to improve the last year. the creamery owner's plea to the war Iowa, has been added to the ational "The animal protein situation and Advantages of the Several members of farm organizations. Its economic position of their farmers, Farm Machinery Manufacturing Coo's manpower commission. application to buying and seIling is which was reflected in a drastic re- the vegetable protein situation has Types of Pasture capacity. This means that farmers been serious. It is bound to get no mystifying or new procedure. duction in farm tenancy. From 1 40 will dictate, through their co-ops, the worse. Our supply of meat scraps, Are Given OAKLAND BREEDERS We've seen co-operative efforts in both the buying and seUing fields, some to 1930, their tenancy reduced from 43% to less than 3%. During the quality of corn picker, manure spread- er, etc. which is being manufactured tankage, and bone meal undoubtedly will be cut in half. At present we War puts increased emphasis on MACOMB HOLSTEIN SALE same period, the reverse was true in good, some bad. Many have failed to survive for various reasons, others have continued to render a ser- while America. Denmark has even extend- ed co-operative action to the schools at this plant. At the same time they are effecting considerable financial are not assured of getting any fish pasture for pigs, since protein feeds meal. [ilk products are exceedingly have become scarce. supply about half of the needs of pigs Pasture can 50 TOP QUALITY REGISTERED HOLSTEINS Sale will be held at farm of Wm. C. Schoof, 1* miles south and system. saving. Farm Bureau Services in short. vice to its patrons. "It has been necessary for us to for protein supplement feed with corn 4 miles east of Scandinavian countries have used Michigan offers all types of farm sup- The purpose of the Community change out formulas to cut down or wheat and even more than half the Farm Bureau discussion this month co-operatives to reduce the cost of re- plies, and affiliated organizations the amount of animal proteins and supplements WASHING TON, MICH., THURSDA Y, JUNE 10 tailing, increase the prosperity of offer complete marketing facilities. needed with barley or SALE 1:00 P. M. Eastern War Time Is to study the possibilities of the co- increase the vegetable proteins. We oats. The pasture also furnishes vi- Featuring carefully selected, good type, high record bulls. And females operative and review those principles their members and the country, have The Farm Credit Administration estimates that farmers' purchases have gone over all our feed formulas tamins and some minerals besides of good breeding that have the type, udders and records to make them that must be followed to assure a sue- controlled monopolies and have cre- with 1ichigan State College special- ke~ping the pigs out under more very desirable for foundation animals. c ssful co-operative. What Is a Co-operative 1 ated higher labor standards and wag-- es. Nova Scotia used organization, co- through co-operatives totals $440, 00,· 000 annually. This is about one- ists, and you should still have good heal thful growing conditions, especial- results with our present mashes. 30 cows mostly fresh 15 CHOICE 6 BULLS 3 old enough eighth the total U. S. bill for farm ly for growing out breeding stock. or due soon HEIFERS for service Murray Lincoln of the Ohio Farm operatives and adult education to cor- "Grains are also becoming hard to About the best pasture for pigs is al- ,i ALL CAT T L E BAN G S T EST E 0 Bur au Federation says that a co- I ect conditions that had become un- supplies. Purchases through co- get and the situation may be worse. If you drive, bring your neighbor. If you come by train or bus, trans- op rative is just "people working to- bearable. One of their efl'ectiTe weap- operatives (in order of the value "We are advising all of you to falfa. It continues to grow during the portation will be provided from either Washington or Utica, Mich. Call gether to help themselves." The de- ons was the credit union. They make handled) include feed and flour, pet- make every effort to curtail your feed dry season, is relished by the pigs, and Washington 3296 upon arrival. flnltton of co-operative action by War· use of adult education and study roleum products, fuel (mostly coal), requirements by making available will produce more pounds of pork per basse preceding this story is more groups to direct their co-operative fertilizer and lime, livestock, consum- all the pasture you can. It will be acre than any other pasture in an av- technical. But no matter what the buying and selling activities. er merchandise, seeds, machinery and most important for you to set up a erage year, says V. A. Freeman, Mich- definition, the principal involved is Rochdale Principles for Co-operatives equipment, building materials, hard- pasture program which will contin- igan State College animal husbandry Illustrated by Frank Collar, Ingham After years of trying experiences, ware, etc. ually give you green grasses for your professor. If rainfall is well distribut- County Farm Bureau member, of the the people of the Rochdale commun- How Do We Start a Co-operative? poultry to pasture on. This applies ed, red clover is almost as good. cc-operattve effort made twenty years ity arrived at a successful co-opera- With war affecting every business also to hogs. Young grasses are high A combination of oats, rape and a 0 in his community. Some of the t:ve movement which tended to solve today, some people say that this is no in protein and will give you excellent sweet clover will give perhaps tho farmers in the Vicinity of William- their problems, and gradually restor- time to be talking about co-operatives. results. This will cut your feed costs longest pasture season, starting some- down and will help cut down your what earlier than rape will thrive Farm Bureau's Unico Binder Twine is an A-I ston wanted to "get together" in buy- ed their workers to proper economic However, an authority on the sub- ing coal, and advanced money to position. ject says there is no good time to feed requ irements. alone. quality twine with trouble-free features that will make the purchase at the mine in Here are the principles of success, start a co-operative, and no bad time, "At present it looks as if we w11l Dwarf Essex rape will produce al- save you time in the harvest field where time Virginia, and to Cover the cost of known as the Rochdale Principles, either. not be able to supply our stockholders most as much pork per acre as the is money. Every ball is guaranteed full length freight to Williamston. Withal, the arrived at after years of study and The most important thing in the with more feed than they purchased clover or alfalfa, but has the disadvan- from us last year, and it may be and strength. Patent criss-cross cover prevents cost of the coal to the farmer through discussion. whole co-operative movement is to tage that it makes white pigs suscept- 1. A Co-operative society shall be start right. The right beginning necessary for us to go through our breaks, snarling, or bunching. Runs free to last the co-operative was $6.50 per ton. is ible to sunburn. Coal of like quality was seIling for democratically controlled. One mem- the study of co-operative buying and records to find out the amount you foot. It's treated to repel insects. Buy UNICO purchased from us last year. Sudan grass has a large carrying $14 at the private dealer yards at that ber, one vote. No matter how many selling as a possible solution for some capacity for a few months during the 8 LB. BALL twine and know you're getting the best. . "We caution you that there may time, but with the arrival of the co- shares a member may own he does of the economic ills affecting our Criss-Cross Cover be a possibility that if you have used dry season of the summer and is es- 500 ft. per pound operators coal, the private dealers' not have more than one vote. industry-agriculture. This study, 2. Money invested in a co-opera- which is part of our discussion pro- up your allotted amount during the pecially good for supplementing blue- price was greatly reduced and soon tive society, if it receives interest, gram for this year, covers the prog- first six months, that we may not be grass or timothy pastures. , Buy '0 t Far m Bur f> a u S tor e 5 and Co. 0 pAs s'n s paralleled that of the co-operators. Soy beans produce the largest able to supply you or the balance of This is just one of the thousands of shall receive a fixed percentage which ress of co-operatives in the past, both amount of pork per acre if allowed to the year. cas s wherein farmers worked togeth- shall not be more than the prevail- here and abroad, and is aimed at dis- er as producers and as consumers to ing current rate. Thus capital be- covering the value of foIIowing good buy for less, get more for their pro- comes the servant of the people, not co-operative principles in the co-opera- ducts, and maintain quality. By do- their master. Some co-operatives pay tives in our own community. ing this, co-operators have forced no interest until they are certain that on a What Does the Future Hold? an't Always Get the est competitors to meet their price and t!ley have been well established Every business day this year, more quality standards. permanent basis. 3. If a co-operative society makes than $1,000,000 worth of business will But how far can you go in co-oper- be done through co-ops. Not one ating with one another? What have a net profit that profit shall be re- turned to the consumers who patron- cent of profit w11I be made on this people done in other countries, and what have they learned? ize the society on the basis of the business. Through co-operatives no amount of purchases. Thus patrons one will "get rich" because of the History of Co-operatives war. The first successful co-operative re- receive the earnings. tall store in the modern world opened at Rochdale, England, in 1844. The The simple. store was a co-operative movement de- the secondary principles. Rochdale Sometimes methods they are are equally caned "Co-operative Services" is one of the four important They are: term improvement measures for in the food situa- long- \~I This is especially true in times like these when normal signed to relieve deplorable economic 1. A co-operative society shall be tion submitted to the United Nations conditions are terribly upset. It's true in the feed In- conditions. The move started with composed of members who join vol- years of study, and the "Rochdale rfnclples" agreed upon as basic for untarily. 2. There shall be unlimited mem- WKAR Food Conference now being held at Hot Springs. MONDAY ROUND TABLE -- 1'1f dustry because there is a tremendously this early movement are still in use bership. Persons shall not be exclud- DISCUSSION FOR JUNE by successful co-operatives. ed from membership in a society ex- A source of background information From this little experiment in co- cept for the reason that their pur- for the Community Farm Bureau Dis- operation in buying and selling made poses are known to be that of doing cussion, by the people of the Rochdale com- injury to the society. munity, has grown a co-operative 3. All business shall be done for Selling." "Co-operative Buying 1 :00 to 1 :30 p. m., Central War Time ant} Increased Demand for Feed movement in Great Britain which to- cash. Tune WKAR •• 870 on your dial Maybe you can't get enough Farm Bureau Open Formula feeds-Mermashes, Milkmakers and day has nearly 8,500,000 members and 4. Non-members may become mem- Theme: "Co-operatives In Agricul- Porkmakers-but remember it's not your dealer's fault. We can't get enough ingredients to meet more than 1,000 retail stores. The bers by letting their share of the net tural Planning." British co-ops handle everything from profit be applied toward their initial the greatly increased demand at present. We hope to be able to meet all demands in the June 7-Co-operatives in National palm oil to tea. They have the Iarg- share capital. Programs. 6. A portion of the earnings shan not too distant future. If you can't get Farm Bureau feeds, be sure to ask your dealers for sug- eat flour mtlls in the Kingdom, are June 14-Co-operatives' Contributions. the largest manufacturer of shoes and be used for educational purposes. June 21-Co-operatives Under War gestions as to the best TEMPORARY substitutes, the second largest manufacturers of 6. Goods and services shall be sold at prevailing market prices. Conditions. soap, They do the largest tea bust- n ss in the world. 7. Neutrality in religion and poli- June 28-Co-operatives in the Com- The Rochdale principles of co-oper- ation were soon taken up by people 01 other countries. tics and equal rights for 8. At each inventory reserves shall Sweden used an be set aside to cover depreciation and women. munity. Community Farm Most Feeds A re Good Feeds, BUT ... tensiv educational program to lay unforseen difficulties arising in the Bureau Activities We know there are no better feeds than Farm Bureau feeds. We know you want Open Formula th foundation for co-operative ac- cperation of the business. (Continued from page 5) feeds too, and we will supply many thousands of tons of these feeds to Michigan farmers. But-you tion. Th Swedish co-operative move- 9. Labor shall be fairly treated. 10. Co-operative societies shall co- the members present realized the ment is an e ample of controlled cap- need that aU levied taxes should be may at times have to accept a substitute. Be patient and keep asking for Farm Bureau Open italism. Until people in Sweden operate with one another. paid in full, therefore be it resolved housing, sani- established co-ops, monopolies ran Co-operatives in the United States The co-operative movement in the that this Farm Bureau goes on record rampant and had a stranglehold on as being opposed to the canceUation their economic lives. By using co-ops United States was started for the of any 1942 income taxes and also to flght these monopolies, the Swedes most part by the Finns and Swedes have fore d lower prices and better settling in the North Central states. goes on record as favoring a 'pay as quality. significant point is that Co-operatives have been used by both you go plan as for practicable all this was done, not through the overnment, but rather by the people and farmers. consumers and producers, laborers salary and wages incomes. lution was sent to Congressman Craw- The reso- on Here's Good News themselves through their co-ops. They United States co-operatives were ford, Senators Vandenburg and Fer- Our inability to supply the increased demand has been partially caused by our supplier's inability started with the retail stores, then, bitterly opposed by private compan- guson. Some RIVERTON-Mason to meet our demand and his OWN, too. This contract has been cancelled, to be effective July 1st. meeting ruthless opposition, the move- ies during their formation. ment e rpanded to the wholesale busi- manufacturers of farm supplies told A letter was read by Mr. Schwass We, the Farm BUreau Milling Company (made up of the Indiana, Illinois,. Wisconsin and Michigan ness and finally to the actual manu- farmers that they didn't want to do from J. F. Yaeger on the "National acturing of some of the products business with them. So the farmers Agriculture Mobilization." Comment Farm Bureau Services) have leased a mill of our own. We will be MAKING Farm Bureau feeds was made on how can anyone repre- there before our contract expires. We expect to do a better job ourselves from here on than could sent unorganized farmers? ,Representative Rupert Stephens of have been done for us. We will better control the factors that effect our feed program. For the Scottville told of the procedure of long pull we will be in position to expand the facilities for supplying you with Farm Bureau Open passing bills, speaking particularly of Formula feeds just as fast as you require them. I ES B1II No.1, the time bilI-and school appropriations bill. He discuss- ed several bills advocated by the Farm the and dusts are available at your Bureau of which a fair share were Keep Asking For dealer. Don't wait - COPPER SULPHUR OW is the LIME DUSTS passed. BETHANY-Gratiot At our May 18 meeting we dtscuss- ed land use and zoning and reciprocal Mermash - Milkmaker - Porkmaker RL-402 trade treaties, also an increase acreage of beets and beans. Parks in , FARM BUREAU SERVICES, FEED DEP'T, Lansin!, Mich. (Equivalent to %% Rotenone) Ilen, noted naturalist of Gratiot County, showed two reels of colored upply Combinations of These Dusts film on bird life. U SERVICES, I C., Lansing FARM BUREAU BRAND SUPPLIES AT 300 FARMERS' EL,EVATORS' The United States faces a food ,...:- shortage at a time when food pro- Buy at Farm Burf'au Stores and Co-op Ass'ns duced here is needed throughout the world. (