~----- ---- .~I C.H I,C; A~ .~ Vol. XXII No. 6 SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1944 M 22nd Year Published Monthly EDITORIAL , Farm Price Trend is Upward , Twenty of the nation's leading agricultural economists expect an upward trend in farm prices for the balance of the war period, accord- TRADE GROUP PLOTS TROUBLE 3 Farm Bureaus Save Central War Time , . ing to a poll conducted by the Life Insurance Companies of America •• The qnestionnaire .brought replies from agricultural colleges ,from FOR CO-OPERATIVES Calhoun, Mason and Ionia County Farm Bureaus took \'igorous New England as far west as Colorado, and from the economists for and successfui action this spring to save central war time when it d. L. Brody, secretary of the State such firms as Swift &: Company, Pillsbury Flour Mills, Republic Steel Farm Bureau, has been meeting with was threatened in their counties. Corporation .and others. leaders of farmers' co-operatives to In Huron county, the Farm Bureau Is a leader in a fight for It was generally agreed that the trend of {arm prices must con- consider the effort, of the National central war time throughout the county. Farmers operate on slow Tax Equality Ass'n to stop the rapid time. Bad Axe, Harbor Beach, Port Austin and Sebewaing' inlist on t~nue upward as long as the costs of production, including labor. con. growth of farmers' and other co-opera- tmue to rise. using eastern war time. The Farm Bureau, Grange, Farmers Guild tlves. , The National Tax EQuality Ass'n Is and United Dairy Farmers are united in a demand for central war a group of private dealers and trade time. Every Congress is a ;Farm Congress ass'ns. Ben McCane, head of a Min- The city council of Albion in Calhoun decided after a public In a sense, every Congress is a farm Congress. The majority of neapolis grain elevator and long a foe hearing that the town should remain on slow time. Labor groups Senators and Representatives always represent predominantly rural of farmers elevators. is president. G. W. LaPoint, Jr .• Menominee, Wis., argued that the town should adopt fast time. Seventy.f1ve farmers areas. For example, current Census figures show that 77 percent lumberman is vice-president, and P. from Community Farm Bureau groups in the area argued the necessity of the Senators and 62.3 percent of the members of the House come F. Scheunamann, Minneapolis coal of slow time for farm operations and the advantages of town and from states or dlstrlcts'in which over half of the population is rural. dealer, is secretary. Loring' Schuler, country working together. 'The councll;s decision in favor of slow Politically, t~e c~ties in many o,f these states and districts are bet- former editor of the County Gentle- time sets a precedent for other towns in the county. ter organized than the farming sections. Thus, In some Congresses, a man and of the Ladies Home Journal. predominantly rural state has been represented by one, or even two Is general manager of the Chicago In Mason county, the voters of Ludington decided by a 4 to 1 urban-minded Senators. Likewise-but less frequently because Con- headquarters. vote that the city should remain on central war time, as advocated The main attack on the co-opern. by rural groups led by the County Farm Bureau. The city commission gressional districts are small-a 'Representative from, a predominantly tlveS will be an effort to destroy their confirmed it. Rere, again, labor groups, with support from somp rural district may be elected by city voters. exemption from federal Income and What the Congressmen do after they are elected depends quite excess profits taxes. Industrialists. urged fa~t time from 1\Iay 15 to fan. When the city largely how they view the various problems. Only organized groups By acts of Congress dating back commission put it up to the voters, the Ludington Dally News puo- can effectively confer with the elected representatives and help them more than 20 years, co-operatlves or. Hshed a ballot and arranged polling places. In the meantime, the make up their minds. Again, Its a question of how well each economic ganlzed in accordance with federal County Farm Bureau arranged for publication of articles In the news- laws for true oo-operatives. and which papers to show that farmcrs, fruit shippers and canners wanted slow groups Is organized and how mlUtant its leadership is. comply with proviaions in the federal time. The farmers' committee Included: Pres. Carl Schwass of the , income tax laws applying to co-opera- tives, are exempt from federal income County Farm Bureau; John Houk, State Farm Bureau director; Harold Thanked for Service to' Agriculture . tax and excess profits taxes. Such Fitch, Ludington Fruit Exchange; Martin SChwas8, Mason County - In accordance. with a well-established policy of the .Mlchlgan co-operatives are held to be nOn'. Yaeger, Michigan State Farm ------------ supported the Spauldlng.Albee Club situation In which the quality of 0\11' Facts on the Boom in Farm Sales . .KaJamazoo County Fair next Septem- Ixi». A committee was appointed to Bureau, P. 0, Box 960, Lansing. I No Michigan Farm petition to the County board of Super- northern grown potatoes il hltrt by With Michigan farm limd prices 44 per cent higher than three visors for eradication of Bangs disease the. type that i. going on the martet select a booth. May 25 !\fr. Lawrence the roller skating party at the Coli- News In July In Saginaw county. Motion favorinc from the lIOuthern part of the state. years ago and the sale of farms exceeding the rate of a similar period !\foser of the Kalamazoo City Dep't seum on May 25. Ben Hennlnk and In order to stay within the War such a procedure was carried. CASNOVIA, MUlkegon - Kennttl1 In World War I, a warning of the gamble In having to payoff farm of Recreation spoke to us on problems Mr. Elliot, 4-H agent. were guest Production Board allocation of print THOMAS TOWNSHIP, Saglnlw- Bull said tile Service Men'. BOIaot debts with depression.priced products comes from K. T. Wright, farm confronting an organization In settin}; speakers. A group of boys from paper to the Farm Newl for 1944, we Mrs. Aspln 'l"eported five ••H Clubs Roll would coet around '300 but tlat management professor at Michigan State College. up recreation for a large group. He Sparta gave a demonstration in live- shall combine our July and Auguat organized during Much and two more the township btnrd and the .-iIlalt Of In a survey of farm sales In six typrcal counties, Professor Wright also brought out points to be consi- stock "Do's and Don'ts." editions in the regular edition to be under way as the result of Commun- Caanovla. would P&y for .be l~r4 tt dered upon return of our boys over- St. Joseph-At our last meeting published August 5. We have twice Ity Farm Bureau work the Farm Burpall would jj~Daor it found two favorable factors: Farmers remaining on Michigan farms seas and anywhere in service. Burdena Decker was auctIoneer for a the subscribers we had In 1942, and LAWTON, Van Bur~n-Mrs. Thor ~~e I Farm tBuree.u wtu proc~~ wUb are In general reducing their farm mortgages. Three in every four Ottawa-A successful meeting was box social. The highest box was bid are limited to the amount of paper Hagberg Informed us of statUI of the I pol1llOr ng. purchasers are paying cash for farm land. held on May 11 at Allendale town to and sold for $8.00. Net proceeds consumed in 1942. Hence, smaller subsidy Issue. Decided to poke up I WAL TO~.WHITEVILLIE, r.. ~n ..-- One unfavorable situation Is apparent with those giving mortgages hall. Reports were given by all the were approximately $75. A square papers, and the July-August combln. our Congresamen again regarding oa.r ~D a J~~e B d~U~lon .. pores.toll .10_. (ConUnued on page two) committees and tickets were sold for dance followed the box social. ation. stand on thil subject. I' ec () aD.. t H~ Yet (ConUnue4 on ..... fotu) S A T U R D A Y , J U N E 3 1944 TWO M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S law. Conservation officers issue such Discover Record Require Permit to permits. Fire Certain Lands FARM ^!E3^ NEWS !?AM and Vein of Water Discovery near Ypsilanti of a hun- dred-foot gravel vein containing water Michigan law says that property- holders who set fires to burn marshes or grass lands must have permission Unable to Sow Oats? Plant Proso Millet 8ucc«B»or to the Michigan Farm Bureau News, founded probably the thickest water-bearing For those w h o were unable t o g e t January It, IflS [gravel vein ever found in Michigan, to do so. The law says also that fail- ure to secure snch permission consti- oats planted in time, here is still an [has been announced by the geological opportunity to plant Proso or hog mil- Entered aa second class matter January U. ftiS, at the poet- survey division of t h e conservation tutes a misdemeanor, punishable by offloe a t Charlotte, Michigan, under the Act of Maroh J, 1*7S. fine or jail sentence or both. let . . . UP t o about June 20. It is RffS C LARK, department. a good grain substitute for oats. Published Drat Saturday of each month by the Michigan State Farm Conservatiop department fire au The vein was discovered while tests thorities cite the law when declaring Harvest in September. May be com- Bureau at lta publication office at 114 E. Lovett St., Charlotte, Michigan. were being made to find a water sup bined if windrowed first. H o g millet that most offenders—those who fail Editorial and general offices. I l l North Cedar St., Lansing. Michigan. Poetofflce Box H». Tele phone. Laitsin* 11-371. Furlough Wedding ply for the Willow R u n bomber plant and surrounding territory. potential source of supply for Ypsi' It is_ a to secure permission to set fires for such purposes—are to be found below must be ground for live stock feed, but need not be ground for poultry. We went to a wedding last evening. the Muskegon-Bay City line. Persons II has a slightly lower feed value EINAS UNOBEN Editor and Business Manager The neighbors Grace Hicks was united in marriage and Martin/ and I lantl, Ann Arbor, and the area sur- rounding Willow Run. living in the more largely forested northern counties are fire-conscious than corn, but higher than oats. The yield compares favorably with that Subscription 25 cents par year; 4 years for 11. In advance. and are better acquainted with the for barley. With Engelharfs second boy Guy. VOL. XXII SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1944 No. 6 Wild Geese The Grade we're known from a baby Peuhaps five species of wild gees.e Way back since her colicky days, occur in Michigan, but only three are (Continued from page 1 ) at all regular or abundant. These in- And Guy who has helped ns in harvest for their land purchases. T h e average mortgage i s wore than two- clude the' Canada, and two smaller thirds t h e purchase price and in some sales equals the entire sale , price. And numerous neighborly Well, Guy had a fourteen day furlough; ways. species, the Blue Goose, and Lesser Snow Goose, both known locally as "brant." OVER 4 2 , 0 0 0 MICHIGAN Strangely enough. Professor Wright reports, many of these buyers signing high mortgages are farmers. H e hopes they remember and manage t o avoid some of t h e struggles a d d foreclosures that followed Two weeks are so pitifully And then a long voyage in prospect Without any Grade at all. small. FARMERS ARE PROTECTED BT World War I. F a r m e r s w h o bought land in 1919 could pay a S10© debt with three And so they were quiet!)/ At home with no rumpus or croicd. married STATE MUTUAL FIRE INSUANCE hogs, but in 1932 it took more than 13 hogs t o pay the same debt. Four tons of alfalfa hay would hare paid the debt in 1919, but a s late as 1941 it would have taken 11 tons t o pay off $100. But she was so modest and lovelyt And he was so manly and proud! Michigan's largest Farm Mutual Sellers of farms are averaging SO years of age. Buyers are averag- Of course it's a risk they are taking. Fire Insurance Company ing 45 years. Wright reports. Reasons for selling range from settling Guy may not come back with the rest; estates, retiring, changing occupation, buying other land and reducing But most folks are wed at a hazard.— size of farm. And mostly it's all for the best. STATE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Farm Bureau Would Amend Price Control A c t Jt isn't the size of a wedding, 702 CHURCH ST. • FLINT. MICHIGAN President Edward O'Neal of t h e American Farm Bureau has pre- Or the class of the people who come. sented recommendations for improvement of t h e Price Control Act t o Or the flowers or the clothes or the music That make for success in the home, the House banking and currency committee of Congress. From t h e beginning of t h i s emergency, said President O' Neal, t h e But the lore in yovng hearts, if it's honest; jU*YBODY Farm Bureau h a s advocated effective controls over industrial prices, If it's deep and abiding and true, MARKET INFORMATION farm prices, and all wages. H e urged that from the standpoint of agri- culture t h e OPA act be amended to get rid of practises objectionable t o farmers and which interfere w i t h production. President O'Neal pro- And the will to give up to each other That will help them to carry life through. YOU Listen to the Farm Market Reporter Daily, Monday through Friday posed that Congress should : 1. Amend t h e OPA act to require that administrators obey t h e True Charity, some people call it. While others interpret But it's all the same thing the Apostle it Love KNOVtf? At 12:18 noon over Michigan Radio Network aa a farm aervlce feature of theaa atationa intent ot t h e l a w by adjusting farm prices to meet changing conditions Early markets at 7:00 A. M., over Michigan State College Radio Btatloa First wrote the Corinthians of. WKAR. Supplied by the Michigan Live Stock Exchange. in operating costs. Farm prices must be adjusted to encourage produc- The Michigan Live Stock Exchange la a farmer owned and controlled tion. And Grace and Guy Engelhart have'it, organization—offering you the following aervlcea: • It's just a bent and twisted piece of metal 2. Amend the act to require that OPA review price ceilings for As warm and as pure as the sun. lying in the mud of Italy—that identification SELLING—Commission aalea aervlcea in Detroit and Buffalo terminal farm commodities whenever floods, freezes, drought, etc., change the markets. Feeders through national connections. Can furnish at coat They'll have a real home and a family tag you see above. plus a reasonable handling charge all grades of feeding cattle and lambs. outlook for a farm crop. Producers' incomes can be cut in half if When this war thing is over and done. It's also a young life snuffed out like a FINANCING—4>/2% monoy available for feeding operations of worthy PTice ceilings are maintained rigidly in disregard of such develop- • B. 8. Clark, candle in the wind, a mother's heart near to eedera who have feed, regardless of where they purchase their feeder*. ments. , 315 Xorth Grinnell Street breaking. 3. Amend t h e OPA act t o give citizens t h e right to prompt and Jackson, Michigan Yes, it's all these things. But it is also a MICHIGAN LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE USSR'miSSSi fighting American who stopped a bullet Frank Oberat, President; J . H . O'Mealey, Secretary * Traasurarj reasonably convenient court action in disputes regarding OPA rulings. George J . Boutell, Manager the- farmers, but union officials re- aimed at the heart of America! As t h e act is worded n o w , said President O'Neal, it is dificult and SHIP YOUR STOCK TO US AT fused to recognize the releases. The If you think you can't afford to buy more sometimes practically impossible for a citizen to get into court in case of difficulty with the OPA. Behind handlers at the receiving station were instructed not to handle the milk. Bonds, just consider that that boy in Italy couldn't afford to give his life, either. And Michigan Livestock Exch. Detroit Stockyards Producers Co-op Ass's East Buffalo, N. T. 4. Amend the OPA act to require the gradual elimination of food subsidies for consumers. Ceiling prices should be raised to compen- the As one farmer said, "We can haul our milk cheaper doing it co-operative- his mother couldn't afford i t . . . or his father or his sweetheart. FIND A W A Y ! BUY MORE THAN BEFORE! The Government sate for t h e amount Of subsidy withdrawn. President O'Neal said that ly and I see no reason why the farmer abundant production i s t h e best assurance consumers can have for plenty of food at fair prices. Wheel should not have the right to serve himself in a co-operative fashion and needs the money urgently—Now! When a Victory Volunteer comes to your With J. F. Yaeger, save some money if h e can." door during the 5th War Loan, asking you to Congress i s now considering legislation to extend the life of the increase your Bond purchases, don't put him Director of State Field •-' Another farmer said, "We are in a price control act after June 30, 1944. tough position. Organized labor in off. Don't make him come back. Be ready! umeicil] Services Detroit says how much they will pay BUY MORE THAN BEFORE! A Million Members for the Farm Bureau for milk which i h e y consume. Labor The American Farm Bureau Federation believes that It is possible in the plants say.'how much they will 5 Reasons for Increasing t o have 1,000.000 farm families a s members In t h e near future. Each Words v s . Actions charge for handling it. T h e distribu- Your W a r Bond Purchases State Farm Bureau h a s been assigned a goal i n such a campaign. Every once in a while w e read an tor says he will pay what he can for 1. The tempo of this war is hitting its article in a labor paper which stresses the milk. After it is all said and highest point. Government expenditures Michigan's goal is 32,464 members. March 31 w e had 27,984 at the the need for union labor and farmers done, the farmer gets what i s left. for war are at the peak. MORE MONEY close of t h e 1944 membership roll call. Since that time many new working together. It points o u t that Now labor says we can't haul our IS NEEDED . . . NOW ! members have been enrolled by County Farm Bureaus. It i s quite they have much in common; that they own milk. They are attempting to 2. In proportion to WHO HAS THE MOST MONEY.-individuals are not buy- possible that Michigan may reach her quota this year. Last year w e need to be joining hands against the rob ws.of our last chance t o save some ing their share of War Bonds. America LIMEROLL w a s not brought out a s a temporary substitute for big, bad capitalistic group. money." must correct this situation. added 3,449 members between March 31 and December 1. Perhaps w e oyster shell during this war period. 3. War Bonds provide the farmer and can add 4,480 more before December and t h e A F B F annual meeting Actions speak louder than words, It doesn't seem t o t h e writer a s rancher with the financial reserve he must are upon u s . however. In the light ot recent ac- though there is much difference in the have to survive the ordinary ups and It is designed to furnish t h e poultryman with a modern and more downs of farming as a business. efficient method of accomplishing an old practice. W e believe that Plans are being made t o g i v e recognition at the 1944 conven- tivities by some segments of organized attack upon co-operatives by the Na- 4. Money wilt be needed urgently at ft labor, this writer is just not sure tional T a x Equality Association and future date to replace and repair farm LIMEROLL. i s a s b i g a stride in the supplement field a s tbe Introduc- tion of t h e American F a r m Bureau and at succeeding conventions whether organized by the union. Each i s attempting t o equipment, machinery, and buildings. m, tion of commercially mixed feeds w a s in the nutritive field. t o the State and County F a r m Bureaus a s they reach their goals in the labor always means make it as difficult a s possible for co- War Bonds will provide it. drive for o n e million members. 5. War Bonds are the W e believe that LIMEROLL once and for all settles the old what it says. For operatives to succeed. It looks to us safest investment in the At t h e close of 1943, t h e national membership total was 687,499. example, in Chi- that without actually agreeing to do world, return a good argument of granite grit versus limestone grit, in that it combines the cago, the "Big. bad so a t least o n e segment of organized rate of interest, are easy value of both, and goes one step further in furnishing finely ground W e have 316,592 t o get, or a n increase of 26.1%- T h i s i s a b i g job. and convenient to buy capitalists" have labor h a s crawled over on the same . . . from bank, post calcium carbonate flour. However, t h e largest membership gains in 20 years are being made i n office, rural mail carrier set up a "National side of the fence fn their attack upon many states. Gains of 5,000 t o 10,000 members have been recorded i n or Production Credit 5'WABIOAH Tax Equality As- farmers, as the National Tax' Equal- Association. 1944 by middle western State F a r m Bureaus. sociation." It is ity Association. Whether they have our understanding agreed between themselves or not, the !!MH'liilliN:HMIil«llltti that this group of net result, as far a s the farmer co- R O L L - C R U S H INSOLUBLE GRANITE SUIT exponents of "the- operatives are concerned, is the same. SMOOTHER, DUSTLESS ROADS «/. F. y^eoEJZ. right - of - free-en- terprise" is organ- In the light of this, it looks as ized to attack co- though the farmer, in an attempt to operatives, to stop preserve the opportunity of real free BUY MORE THAN BEFORE! B u r e a u Stores a n d Co-i their federal income tax exemption enterprise, and t h e opportunity of with LESS MAINTENANCE and, generally to destroy the Oppor- helping himself economically through tunity of those folks doing things for co-operatives, has no alternative left themselves, thereby depriving them ot except to fight both groups like hell. the opportunity to improve their ec- If there ever were reasons w h y farm- You don't have t o n e g l e c t t h e maintenance of your gravel roads onomic status on a co-operative basis. ers need to be fully organized in pre- because of manpower a n d equipment troubles. B y consolidating senting a united front to defend them- the surfaces w i t h Solvay Calcium Chloride you c a n : 1. Reduce - On the other hand in Sanilac county selves, these are adequate reasons. the long simmering fight between the Farmers Meet number of bladings by 50% or more. 2. Save loss of surfacing farmers' milk hauling co-operatives We understand that over 100 farm- materials and work of replacement. 3. Provide dustless, smooth, and the United Dairy .Workers (CIO) er's of the Marlette area attended a e a s y riding surfaces. T h e cost of surface consolidation with Solvay broke into the open on May 8 when meeting to discuss the whole matter. Calcium Chloride i s extremely low—in fact in most cases It is offset the union refused to handle the milk Not only have the Marlette co-op haul- by the s a v i n g s in maintenance. of four Marlette farmers w h o have ers joined in the fight, but, two Brown started to ship with the co-ops. Here City and the one Clifford Co-opera- farmers have joined in a co-operative tives have voted to form a joint com- SAVE MANPOWER, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT milk hauling project and have been mittee to present a united front- in able to save themselves 3c per hun- this matter. All efforts and concilia- with dredweight as compared to the charges tions have apparently failed, so the inade by the union haulers. Over a / a i m e r s have appealed to t h e courts period of years, the hauling rates have and a temporary injunction h a s been dropped down over a third. About 35% served upon the union, restraining its SOLVAY;l l l l OlellH of the milk n o w hauled to t h e pick-up members from refusing to handle any stations at Marlette is carried by four milk. co-operative trucks. Switches T o Co-op Route Center A hearing is to be held on the mat- ter and presuaibly some decision ar- rived at in the near future. The recent .trouble started when Since writing the above, t h e Unitetl W r i t e today f o r F R E E booklet to Dept. 74-6 one of the co-ops purchased a second Dairy Workers Union h a s withdrawn truck and one farmer, whose milk from the court hearing on the injunc- SOLVAY SALES CORPORATION was formerly hauled by a union truck- tion and it i s our understanding that 7501 W e s t Jefferson A v e . , D e t r o i t 3 2 , M i c h . er switched to the co-operative route. they will not contest making the in- The new truck wasn't hauling a, full junction permanent. Local lawyers load. The one farmer and three oth- we're quoted as saying, 'that t h e Union ers felt that they could save not only would have had little chance in court. money but hauling time by joining the co-op which went directly by their Electrons travel at the speed of FORCE'S door. The old haulers had released Mole Killer light—186,000 miles a second. Kills M M M O I . I In H i * Ground No Traps—No Gas Classified Ads means better party-line service, too MOLE No Exposed Poison Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following rateal 4 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more editions Compounded from the mole'f natural food take the rate of 3 cents per word per edition. It's teamwork that counts when farm work gets heavy and made in pellet form, ready to use. It IT alio contain* a poison deadly to moles, kill- ing (hem right where they live, in the ground. POULTRY SUPPLIES BABY CHICKS . . . that helps get the job done. KILLER U. S. A P P R O V E D W H I T E LEGHORN It's teamwork that makes party-line telephone service Guaranteed to Kill Moles or Money Refunded POULTRY MEDICATION A T P R I C E S farmers c a n afford. P h e n o t a b l e t s (for chicks, from big type s t o c k with 22 y e a r s Use according to the simple instructions wim each package. Guar- drinking w a t e r ) 225 a t 90 c e n t s ; D i s i n - breeding, will help y o u produce more better, too. When those on a party-line are considerate fectant "100 t o 1" \'i pint 45 r e n t s , for eggs a n d profit. R O P mala m a t l n g s , anteed to kill the moles or purchase price will be refunded. T o brooderhouse s p r a y ; Proto-4, Coccidiosis Barred & W h i t e Rocks, V. S. Pullorum quickly eradicate the entire family of moles, place these Pellets preventive, 1 quart $1.00, m e d i c a t e s K4 tested. Circular free. W l n s t r o m H a t c h - in their use of the telephone . . . are careful not to in all visible runways, at intervals of two feet. Moles readily seek gal. of w a t e r ; Phenothiazine, powder ery, B o x B7, Zeeland, Mich. (2-6t-41b> these Pellets, eat them and die. These Pellets if placed around the form, for worming- h o g s and sheep, 1 lb. edge and throughout a freshly-made flower bed, will eliminate the $1.60. Available a t F a r m Bureau Serv- WOOL GROWERS interrupt others on the line, and try to avoid unrea- ices a t their s t o r e s a n d co-ops, at h a t c h - loss of bulbs or plants. Keep t o ample supply of Force's Mole eries a n d feed stores. Mall orders post- ingT Hprice E R E IS A G U A R A N T E E D C E I L - Killer Pellets on band at all times to treat new runways aa soon paid. Holland Laboratories, Holland, o n wool. W h y t a k e l e s s ? L e t aonably-Iong calls . . . the service becomes more satis- as (bey appear. Mich. (4-tf-65b) us help y o u g e t the top price. All wool graded a t Jackson, Mich. Reliable m a r - ket information and s a t i s f a c t o r y market factory and useful to all who share it, 35 Pallet Package $ . 2 3 135 Pollot Package $ 1 . 0 0 HELP WANTED service. Michigan C o - o p e r a t i v e Wool Growers Ass'n, office & w a r e h o u s e a t 75 Pollot PcKkafle . 5 0 875 Pellet Package 3 . 3 3 W A N T E D — G I R L W I T H FARM BACK 50C N o r t h Mechanic S L , J a c k s o n , Mich. ground. Typist, some knowledge of (4-tf-44b) shorthand. T o work In Farm Bureau supply store, a n s w e r phone, put u p small LIVESTOCK MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMP4NY '!l :More than $2,000 has been received holes cut In it for his arms and heacl become reversed. For instan c", thl' toward the purchase and operation of it be{:omes a ready-ta-weal',ser\'lrable word "lllll~'" at one time meant "bl('~- agreed at a conference In Washington tion, health, food and citizenship. in mid-May that their major. prob- Speakers presented the farm and city lems are basl{:aIlythe same, regard- Viewpoint on each major topic and Some Questions to Us a Red Cross Clnbmobile. a project garment. sponsored by the Associated Women ed." less.of. ~hether they live on farms then opened the subject to a crolls-fire . By ,1Ir,~.EllUll JI. Wagar ed, there's stillthe horror, the heart, of the AmlfTican Farm Burellu Feder- or In CItIes. As a resnlt,the women of questions and answers. Country Bria.,.l(ill Farm, Carleton, Monroe Co. ache, the sacrifices,and the selfish-ation for 1944, repol.ts :\11'8. Charles decided to use their organizations to women learnfd of the benefitsof groull ~Iemorial Day Is a day set apart in ness that go.with allWar8. W. Sewell, administrative director. promote. a better understanding of 'the hospitalization and heard that most memory of those who served our coun- mutual Interestsof town and country social This decision grew out of a ruml: urban conference arranged .by Mrs ,,'orkingcity women are covered by security insurance. try in time of \var. They protected the blessings that have come to sucb .ers The bQYs in service know far more Purchase price of a Club mobile is about home affairs than we some- $3,500. Operating cost of the vehicle times think. They read the home pap- for one year amounts to $21,000. tbey get with appreciation,and in NO TANGLES Char!e~ W. Sewell, of Otter>bein,Ind.: The climbing perch from Asia is a AdminIstrative Director of the Associ- climb fish that can walk on dry land. and trees. a country as ours. some Years ago entire families felt duty we think. bound to drop horne work and attend shortage I've ways in a different light than heard comments on the of paper, yet the great in the Twine Can the exercises in'the village. Early in amount of space devoted to society the forenoon we joined the march to news, so many strikes for more pay ~m.'.",,., ,w tit{,., w ••. the cemetery, led by veterans of the by those who have escaped army life with'FARM BUREAU TWINE reesistible Fore' " G.A.R. The graTe and army par, the elaborate weddings, and the clamor for gas to go on trips. of every veteran . Many of'the soldiersare wondering 1fIeef$ IL'.J was marked with a . flagand strewn with how they are going to pay the debt The patented . wille- OIlJIIiI flowers on the h'ome they had to leave. Others flowers,mostly wild had planned an education or a start gathered in business; still others ,had not crisscross cover ~~ ~ ,,,,,,,fJv. When your resistibleforce of an auto meets an immovable objectof from the nearby reached the age wbere they could lay woods by tlie cbil- serious plans,' dl;en the> evening Are we thinking of these things before. After a bas- when we talk about post-war plan- ket lunch' we as- ning? Are we letting anything. dull sembled and listen- our' sympathy, oUr patriotic intere.st, - does not collapse State Farm',s e Full Pt. a tree.h~re'swhat you get from ed attentively to a our .self-respect and our loyalty to The ,Clubmobiles are outfitted with n w 1'0 ecbon auto pohcy: school program of those doing the fighting? a doughnut machine. a coffee urn, and • BOc of every repairbiIIdollarup to $250; ever~hing over $250. HRf.WAGAA, recitations'. 'an d many instances a 16 mm. moving pic- SUftate yo~ dent a fender that costs you S/O to repair you get $8 from rarm.) • We are proud of our 'boys in ser- songs and patriotic speeches until vice.'Ye hear very littlegriping from ture machine. They may he equip- chore time. This was the entire pro- them about their lot. Are they going ped with newspapers, magazines, vic- • 80%:oftowage.mechanical first-aid on highways;BailBond expense. g'ram for the day-a day dedkated to to be just as proud of us when they trola witli records, a small li-brary, • M~lcal .and other expenses up to $500 a person for you your the honor of American soldiers,living get back? Are we living up to our writing materials. etc. They are man- famtl~.guests.pedestrians,even if you're not legally liable 'orre- and dead. ned by three American Red Cross sponsIble.and no matter whose car you are driving. responsibilities,or are we trying to I well remember the, bitter protest make sure that we get a nOI'mal living girlsand a mecllanic.The Clubmobiles Callme tat!ay about how you .canget thisplus every otherprotection against.a dance held one Memo1'ial in war time? are driven to isolated s\}Ots where YOll need in one low cost pohcy. ni,.ght.A year or two later the day senice men on duty are unable to Those of us at home are all on the get to the club centers in the larger was desecrated by a horse race in the lIeferredlist-deferred to do a certain SEE YOUR LOCAL AGENT aftel'Uoon. It soon became the cus- job-a job that should (fit .in some cities. Overseas they are operating Write Mich. State Farm Bureau State Agent toin for the old folks to listen to the place in winning this war and in in Great Britain, Australia, North 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing oratory while the younger .fryattended bringing peace and contentment and Africa, Italy,Sicily,and India. the firsthig ball game of th'eseason. opportunity to a war weary world. Donations should ,be sent to Mrs. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Time brings changes. In war tlleI'eThe Golden. Rule put into practise Ray Neikirk, St. LOuis R-1, Mich., of Bloomington, Illinois have been great changes between would hasten the day we are all hop- Michigan director for the Associated the day of .themusket and the bomber, ing to see. 'Yomen of the American Farm Bur- rh wo,'d's lo'gesf aulo Inlurance campany ' will pay NOWI COMPLETE AUTO PLUS HOME AND FARM L1A. • 81L1TYPROTECTION IN ONE, LOW-COST POLlCY hetween hard tack and a canned bal- anced diet, between horse. and alr-. prane transportation,'between little or no communication with soldiersand eau Federation. T HIS 'YEAR it you to be doubly careful about choosing reliable binder twine. You will be time and Y-!\fail. . But, wltile the methods have chang- UNICO CATTLE SPRAY money ahead if you buy good twine that doem't snarl, kink Or tangle. WE. CAN PREVENT Guara~tees .LivestockComfort Farm Bureau Twine, the Big Ball with the Patented Criss- cross Cover, is made with a tightly wound inner ,core, with ASK FOR SAGINAW SALT. We recommend our Medium grade for haying because it is just coarse enough so it A FAMINE. IN' The new and superior Unico Liyestock Spray Is effective and guarantees livestock comfort. -Provides high knockdown and killing power plus good repellency. the exclusive crisscross cover put over it.This gives you a sturdy ball that stands rough 'handling and will not tangle will not sift down thru the hay but will salt it evenly and LEGUME SEEDS in the twine. can. cure it uniformly. By ROY W. BENNETT ~eedsman, Farm Bureau Service."Inc. ~iIIsFlies the Safe and Sure Way Wartime shortages- of sisal have made it necessary to "extend" sisal with jute in the Farm Bureau Twine. spun HAY SALTED with SAGINAW MEDIUM SALT is less Nearly every farmer, who. has liTe This. new l!nico Fl! Spray is a scientificblend of a specially stock has an increase over last year refined_hght mmeral 011 base and an efficientkilling agent. The this year. The result is a good quality twine that operates apt to catch on fire from spontaneous> ~ombustion. It is and has a feed problem. Only about spra! is both eff~ctiveand eyonomical. It Is safe, non-corroslve, and 60% of the oat crop was planted on carries ~)IJlya shght OdOl',as used in sprays. It will not stain the satisfactorilyin any binder with a properly adjusted knotter. also more appetizing to your stock. time'. Barley is a short cro'p,too. Bnt lIlde,.bhster the skin, taint the milk or cause accumulation of dirt we stillhave time to get other feed on annuals when used accol'4lingto directions. Sold in 1 gallon cans Order vour twine now from your, ~arm.Bureau Service crops planted. _ and glass jars; 5 gal. kerosene type cans, 15 gal. dl'Ums, and in bullt. SALT IS THE MOST NECESSARY and the cheapest of A few more acres of corn will do ~~k~ . much to relieve the grain shortage. KILL-FLY f!>r house"!old us~. A Unico .product. HIghly all minerals for stock feeding. The use of enough salt in Atlas Sorgo will furnish tons of refined.. Deodor/.zed.. QUIck-acting, explOSIve. Sold In PI~tS and quarts. non-staining and non- the diet of farm animals saves m;ny times its own cost. roughage per acre. So}'beans make many tons,per acre of good hay. Cut In one experiment at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment for hay when beans have podded. You can follow ' this crop with winter I'ARM.BUREAU SERVICES, INC •. : Station, one pound of salt saved as much as 213 pounds , LANSING, MICHIGAN .. ~ wheat. Plant some acres to Sudan of grain. grass. About 10 Ibs.per acre will pro- lIuce good high grade pasture from the last of June until frost comes. It FEED 1\IORE SALT and don't forget to ask for SAGINAW will save a lot of grain. One-half acre of Sudan will keep a cow allsum- SALT-obtainable SAGINAW from most live dealers in Michigan. SALT PRODUCTS CO. mer. PI'OSO or hog millet is a good sub- stitutegrain for oats and will produce feeclfor chickens and hogs. There is a great Shortage of all We SAGINAW MICHIGAN legume grass seeds, We know that the Shortage isworld-wide. We must In- crease our seed stocks from crops now in the making. Let's cut a crop of Must Not SEED 'NEWS from seed from June, 'mammoth, alsike or alfalfathis summer to avoid a famine in seeds. It is strictlyin the farmers hands as to what will be available for years to come. The 40% surplus Let This Happen of legume seeds carried over by seeds- men has vanished. If you harvest The Farm Bureau enough for your own use you will in. crease the over-all produ4!tion.Grass seed crops can only be hFvested from THANKS A MILLION for the heavy l~i}Tingmovement of Farm Bureau seeds. We are still trying to catch up 'Yith our chores. In military strategy we often read of "consolidating our gains" after an objectivehas been won. W,e think it good strategy in peace or war. hay crops let go to seeu. So plant some emergency hay and make seed this year from that grass seed mea- tlow. Sow rye grass and 'sweet clover in your corn fields and get fall pas. Again ture and a good growth of sweet clov- Speaking in farm organization rather than sales terms, we wish er to plow down .. Brome grass has Consumer demand must be stimulated through stronger ad- It were possibleto'consolidate all Farm Bureau gains made from time heen very valuable to many farmers, If you need good hay or pasture, get Wartime "prosperity" after the last war suddenly turnel! 3. vertising, display and other aal.. promOtion activities at to time. To hold all old members and keep the'fruitsof victorieswon into a collapse of farm prices so disastrous that one out of every the retailstore. Is no less a struggle tban the winning of new members and new vic- a fieldinto brome grass. Let's not get thirteen farms In America was sold at credit distress sale from tories. The secret of both liesin fully gaining the confidence of those in the same pOSition we were in after Waste and spoilage must be reduced through faster, more with whom our lot Is cast. This is our aim. That we fallshort of the the last war. We are going; to be called on to furnish clovers and alfal. 1920 through 1926 alone. 4. direct deliveries, better refrigeration and leas handHng. goal is not strange. But prOfiting by mistakes is one method of con- fa seed to aid Europe for several mc PRE-WAlt Production and distribution methods must' be made more 30Udatlng gains. years. We can furnish seed easier than feed. 5. efficientand costa reduced ••• so that more consumers can WE ARE SORRY that we cannot furnish all the Farm Bureau We can prevent a famine in alfalfa afford to buy the better quality products offered-thus quality seeds our friends demand. A firm determination to hold the and clover seeds if we will take seed expanding growers' and' shippers' markets and giving them quality up prohibits-handling all the volume possible. There is only crops this year. In my' 24 years of 150 greater aggregate returns. so Uluch quaIlty seed. ' service with the Farm Bureau Seed Department, the shortage this season lOG SEASONABLE SEEDS. Sudan grass is in heavy demand this outranks all others. We have tried How Are A&P and AtlanticCommission Helping year as an emergency hay or pasture crop. The price has risen with to do our part by keeping everlasting- 191~ 1915 1916 1917 1911 "" 1m 1921 to Insure Agriculture'sFuture? the demand, ;ut the seed c01ltinuesto hold a well-earned popularity. ly after seed. WHOLESAlE PIlICESOF 'ARM PIOOUCTS. INDEX NUM8£IS. U. S. 1914-21 'Ve have spread our supplies around Every far~er who is enjoying Increased returns for his products Brame Grass demand Is also strong. The past few years have 1I0 all customers got their share. Now What Will Happen to Farm PricesAfter This War? during. thl~ war pe.rio~ is ~enefltlng from the Improved market seen tbis product forge to the front as a compqnion crop with alfalfa comes the time when you can help coupled WIth the distributive efficienciespioneered by A&P and for hay or pasture. ~'OUI'country by saving seed from PRE-WAR Atlantic Commission and other progressive distributors In the pre- your harvest. Lot's all do our best. war years. Sweet Clover and Domestic Rye Grass used in combination rurnish the subject matter or Extension Folder No. 66 issued January, 1944 by Michigan State College. For a program of nitroge'nfixation and prevention of Boll erosion this program (seeding in corn) has Farm Bureau Canneries Doing War Work I uo ;l~l~~;t;;}iFf~~E.~~ ......... > ...... "f l-'~', For example, through streamlining methods of handling fresh fruits and veg~ta~les-and reducing waste and spoilage-we to.cut dIstrIbution costa 25 percent In the pre-war years 1937 to were able much to recommend it. Slogans such as "Food for Victory" Save your Seed In 1944. According to seed authorities,the most are heard every day, but most people associate.guns and bullets with war 19:19 19«1 19~1 ~.1mrJ~~:1~j1t~tf "42 19~ fi~l--{-~--~----~' 1944-- uiiAj-"-- 1941, and increase returns to producers 7.8 cents of sumer's dollar. , eac h can. serious scarcity in the history of American agriculture'llasdeveloped industries. However, the Farm Bu- This Increase has meant greater Income for the and reau Fruit Products Co ..operates food WHOlESALE PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS. 1NOEX NUMBERS. U. S.1939:44 h' - growers in the case of red clover, alfalfaand alsike clover. Every producer processing plants which are designat- s rppers .who distribute through us. Equally Important It h who finds It possible to do so Is urged to save all the grass seeds ed by Secretary of Agriculture, Claude Will prices collapse again? Or will we be wiser-will all the se.rved as a stimulus to af} distributors to Improve their :nethoda:, he can grow tbls year. The need will be great if we are to continue R. 'Vickard, as essential war ind'us- agencies of food proauction and distributionplan and work together With direct benefits to all agriCUlture. Thia kind of tl I to furnish the grasses that supply meat for the people at home and tries. The three factories owned by now for a sound post-war future? . eff' . I th di con nu ng IClency n e strlbutlon of your products after the t abrOad. growers in each area are Oceana gethe 'th d .. war, 0- Fruit Growers, Inc., Hart; Fruit Co- Since you as producers, and we as distributors,are both charged r WI pro uctlon more nearly balanced with dem- d . ments I th k an requIre. Co-op Rat Bait-Destroy rodents with Co-op Rat Bait, the reliable operatives Canning Co., Coloma; Bay with the job of feeding America, we share these problems. We , s c ey to the future of farm price., farm markets a d Co-operative Canneries, Inc., Essex- farm Income. n JqulIIkill. Complete in itselfand ready to use. Just put it out in ac- face the same questions about the future. We have a mutual cordance with directions where rats can st.ealit. Crush it for mice. ville. Interest in the post-war prosperity of agriculture and of the wm not barm buman being, cats,dogs, live stock and poultry, but It Besides canning fruits and vege- . American people. Is'Teamwork An Answer? tables, food is processed for the Obviously, no one knows all the answers to agriculture's post-war is qUick death to rodents. Conforms with all U. S. Biological Survey rrozen food trade and Cor the preserve and U. S. Dep't of Agriculture formulas. BUY FROM YOU~ FARM manufacturing trade, with the major Can We Hold Present'CivilianMarkets? problems. But this Is crystal-clear: Close co-operation b t BUREAU STORE OR CO-OPS at these prices: Package 20 baits,15.c; portion of the total production being Last year the average American family ate nearly 7 percent more producers and distributors can make a tremendous t ~bwelen 60 baits,25c; 150 baits,50c; 350 baits,$1.00. Plcasc ([0 not scnd order,~ requisitioned by the Chicago Army to a betle f t can 1'1 ut on food than in pre-war years-and farm income was greatly In- , I' U ure for agriculture. The pattern for this future to us at I,ansing. We stock It at dealers for your convenience. We do Quartermaster far ahead of the can- has already been set by efficientgrowers, shipper. and distributor. ning season. For examille, 75% of all creased. Higher national Income, coupled with the Government's NOT have containers for making shipment to you. Condensed direc- and progreulve agricultural leaders working toneth W the cherries, 540/0 of the tomatoes, nutrition program and with th,edistributiveefficienciesdeveloped tions-First baiting; Throw one bait every 9 to 18 Inches around proud of our part I thl • er. e are houses, barn, trash plies. 5 baits into every rat hole. Second baiting and 75% of the apples canned are set In the pre-war period, have tremendously expanded the domestic n s, and all our energies and facllltieaara asido for the army buying agency market for farm products. pledged to Ita continuance. -30 days after tirstbaiting. One bait every 5 feet around salolle places, before civiliansare even considered. 2 baits per rat hole. To keep premises clean thereafter-One bait As this principle of teamwork la more widely appll d "The major portion of several procl- How much of this expanded market we can hold after the war more pr d d . e , more and every 10 feet as previous baltings, Every 60 to 90 days. ucts of our co-operatlve groUP is pur- a ucers an distributors will be better abl I t will depend greatly upon how well We can satiSfy our cuslomers aliI' mutual Job of feedln Am 1'1 0 0 aCcomplIs" chased by manufacturers, who in turn today with the foods they are buying now. Every progressive FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. hold large War Food Administration contracts. These are, for example, agriculturistand distributor knows that this means that: will be helping build a .:und ~utcuaretof~~y~l~n:gr~~u~~:r:.am. I time preservers who buy our grapes and Standards of quality, grading and packing must be raised Seed Dep't 221 N. Cedar, Lansing, Mich. 1 berries for army marmalade, and chili and spaghetti sauce makers who buy our tomato puree," according to C. N. ft • Insofar as wartime conditiclnswill allow. There must be a steady uniform production of the varieties • ATLANTIC COMMISSION COMPANY, INC. Buy at Farm Burpau Stores and Co-op Ass'ns Hinman. general manager of the ~. In greatest demand. Alfi/"".ol lo'arm Bureau Fruit Products Com- THE GREAT ATLANTIC L PACIFIC TEA pany since its organization in 19.3.6. 'lC. CO. FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1944 CALHOUN, Penfield-Frank McDer- Impact of War TREASURY SETS mid led the discussion on Food Prab- lems Naw and Arter the \Var at .our meeting May 23 at the Grange hall. secured. 174.33%; 174.11%. First, Shiawassee secand, Eatan caunty, county, Granges Win Bonds for Cutting Pulp Wood Solvay' Agricultural DATES FOR CO-OPS After ,the business meeting ~Irs. Fran. Contest Na. 3-Tatal farms in Farm Bureau. number .of First, Ber- Appraxlmately 94,000 cords .of pulp- Limestone On Rural People wood were cut far paper praduc~lan ces Ownes had charge .of games. rien caunty, 2,318 members; secand, by Granges In New Hampshire, Ver- Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Rabert Hunt- Saginaw caunty with 1,603. Backgr(mnd Material for Discussion in June by TO FILE RETURNS ingtan, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blaom. Next meeting Is June 21. Cantest Na. 4-Largest members signed by yalunteer wark- number .of mant and New Yark last winter in a cantest canducted by the' Granges. Grangers In Maine were expected ta Michigan Producers PULVERIZED LDWESTONE of Every farmers' co-.operative ass'n ers. First, Bert Amrheim .of 'Vash- have a recard .of 100,000 cards in a LIMESTONE MEAL . Our Community Fann Bureau Discussion Groups By EUGENE A. SM ..I.LTZ must determine its positi.on and act accardlngly with respect ta the an- nual inf.ormatian returns required .of FARM BUREAU tenaw caunty signed 83. Ralph Duryea .of Hillsdale signed 60. ,Third, Jay Chamberlain .of Secand, county separate cantest. The pulpwood can- sumlng industries. awarded $4,275 in war bonds ta Granges in the first AvaIlable At Yaur Nearest Deal~r ROLL McmberlAip CALL QUESTION-Why RelatioM alld Edllcati.on shauld rural peaple can cern ta.x-exempt co-operatlves by the Com- missianer of Internal Revenue. The C.ommissl.oner has ruled lhat all MEMBERSHIP ',# , r lanla caunty signed 53_ State Farm Bureau district repre- sentatives ta win prizes far member- three states. Farmers cut the wa.od and stacked it by ,the raadslde. They said the w.oad; the lacal Granges were Solvay Sales. CorPoration 7501' W. Jefferson Ave. DETROIT, MICa co-operatives exempt fr.om federal In- ship gains made by ,their districts themselves Our cauntry as we understand with sacial betterment in ather cauntries? Is engaged In a great warld war ta preserve freed am it. The very fact that we are engaged in such a come tax must file the inf.ormatl.on return, Farm 990. Thase wh.ose fiscal 28,423 are: First, Everett Yaung, Charlatte; secand, George Schultz, Paw Paw, and Ch'arles Openlander, Grand ,Ledge' credited with the number .of cards cut. year ended between Dec. 31, 1943 and June 1 the total paid-up member- e.onflict is proof that this cauntry cann.ot exist independently .of ather )Iarch 31, 1944, must file the return third, We!!ley Hawley, Ludlngtan. ' ship .of the .Mlchlgan State Farm Bu- natlans_ Science and inventian in numeraus fields have made the n.ot later than Aug. 15. Tax exempt reau was 28,423 in 50 C.ounty Farm UNICO ROOFI'NG w.orld .one vast community in many respects. They have made it in- co-operatlves wh.ose fiscal year ends Bureaus, which is, 1180/0 .of .our 1944 An Infantry carp.oral fired .only after March 31, 1944, must file the In- goal, as set by the American Farm three hots from his Army rifle ta evitable that all peoples In the warld, both rural and urban, must have freedom and the benefits .of .our civllizatian In accardance with their f.ormatlan return n.ot later than the Bureau ..• 15th day of the fifth m.onth foll.ow- :' ' r . bring dawn three German saldiers at a ability t.o use them, .or else none can have these advantages. This is a The membership has gone-'up 439 'range .of 900 yards while in actlan ing the cl.ose .of the fiscal year. In great cultural advancement of .our generatian, which makes co-opera. since the March 31 repart .of 27,984 .against the enemy an the Italian Michigan returns will be filed with the published in the Farm News lar May_ frant .. ti.on mandatory am.ong nations In the interests .of peace and s.ocial wel. C.ollect.or .of Internal Revenue at De- L ' fare on a warld-wide basis. There Is no ather alternative, except per- haps perennial warfare. " The recagnition .of this change and Its implicatians far all types trait. Inf.ormation returns are required laws: only fr.om tax exempt co-aperatives. A non-exempt co-op wllI n.ot file the an. Counties ta win prizes are all -fol- Cantest Na. l,--percentage 'of farms signed as member.s. First, Branch For New'" Roofs and Repairs of educatianal endeavar is exceedingly urgent. It means that the role of our natl.on in the c.ommunity .of natians ta which we una\'.oldably be- nual inf.ormatl.on return but must file caunty, 46.8%; secand, Berrien caun- a tax return an Treasury Dep't Form ty, 43.50/c. .. '. " rt' . UN leo, ~~ ~. "Roof Coatings lang, will have ta be determined and made real to .our citizens general. 1120 each year. Contest No.2-Percent .of 1944 goal Iy. This will in¥.ol¥e the task of finding ways and means of w.orking T.o be regarded as "exempt" a co-.op- with ather natlans thraugh.out the w.orld t.o the end that internatl.onal eratlve must prave that it Is exempt. It Is NOT sufficient far an ass'n to harmany, rather than discard shall pre¥all. this purpose, it Is necessary ta have an understanding In .order t.o acc.omplish .of the culture claim that its structure and .operating DEAD ,ANIMALS of people in different regi.ons and an awareness .of their pr.oblems meth.ods entitle it to exempti.on from federal inca me taxes. The arganlza. COST MONEY ,Black Asphalt Co~ting which have a bearing an internati.onal relatl.onships. deavar must include, not .only geography, but also studies of the way Educati.onal en. tian must .obtain a letter .01 exemption fr.om the Cammissloner .of Internal Fibe~ed Asphalt people live--their ec.onamlc pr.oblems, their social life, and their actual Revenue, wh.o will Issue such a letter Coating .or potential contribution ta a peaceful w.orld order. if the ass'n structure and .operating The Impact .of these changes on marality will cause an expanslan meth.ods c.onfarm t.o the requirements 'Wrn. for Red 'Metal Primer far exemption. An agr'l marketing IoollW rather than the destructian .of moral and ethical values. Pe.ople en- gage in immaral and anti-social behavlar when they are frustrated and .or purchasing c.o-op that claims t.o be exempt but which has nat proved its _ SMP - HOeS-POULTRY - DOGS j Joe.was plain bullheaded a~ut Farm Bureau Roll Ro~fing lose their sense .of social resp.onsibllity. Already the war has caused us ta be more talerant .of cultural traits which differ fram .ours; and exemptian is acting at Its peril. sh.ould far its own protectian Immedl, It Capper Sulphate insurance. His bull had a bad . Farm Bureau Asphalt Shingles Nicatine Sulphate has kindled .our faith anew in the' value and desirability of democracy. ately apply t.o the Commissianer .of In- : Our Unico Black Asphalt ROaf Caating can be used on all t)'pes of ternal Revenue at Detroit for copies: in Tablet Farm habit of seeing red. Between roofing materials. Also.on fence pasts and ather slmUar Items need- This c.onditian lays the foundati.on far the next 'step in s.oclal pr.ogress, .of Treasury Dep't Form 1028 t.o be' that is partlcipati.on in the great adventure, t.o make effective and meaningful iJi. .our own and .other c.ountries, the Christian ideal and the used in applying far a letter .of exemp. SPRING' -TIME ~'IS them they really made like a ing a gaod weather pratectlng paint. Our Fibrated Asphalt Coating contains asbestos fiber. Red Metal Primer retards ,rust and peeling. tion. The application, when c.om- democratic faith, that men are brathers more than they are enemies. The accomplishment .of this .objective may yet be the great achieve- pleted by the Ass'n, sh.ouIi:l be return. WORMING TIME! damage suit. Joe'. bull gor~ , Praper base far any metal paints .. UNICO ROOF PAINTS - Zinc Metal Paint makes steel 'roofs practically everlasting. ed to the Callectar of Internal Rev. the new, .Inexperienced hired ment of tIre :?Oth century. Why is' NICOTINE SULPHATE enue at Detralt. and COPPER SULPHA':[E used An organizati.on claiming t.o be man. Re:;ult:. no hired man, 'JUNICO' HOUSE' and BARN 'PAI"T QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION • mare than any "lther treatment in exempt, which neither h.olds a letter 1. Do we have ta repeat the experiences .of the 20's and 30's? the leading Sheep sectians .of the .of exemptl.on nar has a letter .of ex- United States? Because it' .has no ho~e~ no ~~oney' In the :? Shall we make prafit .or security a priorit,.y? empti.on pending, snould file an ap- been praven eft'ective--yet costs . '.. : .. ~ ~• _ ,,' i • 3. T.o what. extent is national security dependent up.on wealth and plication far such a letter in addlti.on less per sheep. Why pay mare far bank. Hundreds of accidents , armaments? t.o filing an inf.ormatlon return. the applicati.on is denied, then the If same new preparatian? MILLIONS " - can happen on your farm that They're Very Good. ,'Compare the.-Prices! 4. '''hat respanslbllities da we have for the welfare .of races' and .of WORMICIDE sheep and lamb ass'n must file the usual tax return ,tablets have been used satis- gr.oups ather than .our awn? with the C.olIect.or of Internal Revenue may cost you plenty, See me factarily for years. - - - Easy to 5. Can .our present standard .of living be maintained If we help to as a non-exempt .organization. give. today about State Farm's new, House Paints -imprave the living c.onditl.ons .of less advanced peaples? Tablets cast .only 31f.zc 6. Is it passlble far an Individual to do anything ta maintain and devel.op a peaceful w.orld .order? Commupity per sheep Why pay '15 ta 18c per broader coverage auto policy Barn Paints. tha~ incl~des Comprehensive war? i. Will the danger .of dictatorship cantlnue at the Close af'the Farm Bureau sheep' far pawder?' SEE YOU'1l DRUG OR Farm' and Farm' Employer's Floor' Paints. Offer 360 Short caurse far students north .of that line. Activities(Continued from page 1) FA~M SUPPLY DEA~ER Liability protection. :. Yes, .I Wall Paints taid Auto Policyl " An equal number .of boys and girls ,nor Course Scholarships will be selected in each county. spoke far the s'ubsidy while Evart and ,.. '"}"'" ~ .. " Varnishes The W. K.• Kell.ogg Faundatian, Applicants must be those who plan Aile B.owerman were against sub- PARSONS CHEMICAL WORKS SEE YOUR LOCAL AGENT State Board of Vacational and .\fichigan State C.ollege .offer 360 Cantrol, ta make farming their vocation. They must be 16 to 21 years .of age, and sidy. Mrs. Earl Jahns.on sat in an the discussian far city dwellers. After GRAND LEDGE, MICtflGAN Write Mich. State State Agent Farm Bureau Enamel. scholarships to Michigan rural yauth have completed the 8th grade. Bays both sides had stated their paints .of 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing for 8 weeks shart courses in agricul- ture .of home ecanamics at the col- lege next fall, winter, and spring. The must be living on farms. Far descrip- tive b.oaklet and sch.olarship applica- tlan blank, write Sh.ort Caurse dep't, view and 1\Irs. Jahnson figures ta shaw the effect of the sub- presented sidy on the people in the cities .. the results were summarized. Others ~h lY: R I.S' k. , STAY~ FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES of Bloomington, illinois Unlco Wagan and Implement Palnts"glve weather and rust. 'A very gaod Investment. lalt, protection against scholarships pay for caurse fees, Michigan State College, East Lansing, $1~000 present were then asked ta state their T.h world's lorg.s~ auto Insuronte tompon, books, room and board. Fall and win- or see yaur county agricultural agent. ter terms far students ~auth .of Mid- Mast scholarships will be awarded by ~i~~~~ns and a lively dlscussian took COMPLETE AUTO PLUS HOM. Buyat Farm Bur',sU Stores and (o-op Ass'n\ land and :-lewayga county lines. Spring August 1. NOW' AND FAIM lIASILITY PIOTIC. ALBEE-SPAULDING, 'IMrs. McCarmlck led a discusslan on the broadcast Spaulding group. Saginaw - an WSAM by Albee- The group felt it w.ould enc.ourage the farmer to farm to Save I > ? • TION IN ONE, lOW-COST POLICY the habit .of listening to the ag!icul.- d. tural;broadcasts:aJ;1.d:It ..wau!d{~~.nga better. uIidilI-standmg. "of. 'fa!m. ~r6.b-. '- :.', ", '~ '-\""~ " ," " j.", ~ '~.L":'~j' ,,", ~.. /'. y.{' lems to out' friends' in ,the Clty.. ' ~ -.~, gooo,.crop 'Q!.le~~8..;,}rit!; g"£O~ BETH Et.; . Brancl'i..:..l\It. >SchlnbliUB 'on~good liind"withoul.,"p'totiet'li fli"09illa- \ reported the meeting .of the Board.of tlan ••• but It graws at an extra Directors held ,recently and plans far cost ot at least $10.00 per acre In; mare discussion graups far the com- nitragen taken from the land. ing year. The b.oard seeks mare co- .operation and better understanding Neither priar crops or the presence between urban and rural graups, and of,nadules guarantee the proper luocu- between the farmer and labar. Branch latlan necesilary to take this nltror;en Pasture subtracts from worries, multiplies, grow~hand production, Caunty Farm Bureau has aver 600 FREE from the aIr members in the Michigan Haspltal ' and divides feed requirements .. Plan .to have, pasture :for cows, se~~~e.rH DELHI, Ingham-We cided that the advantages .of cansoli- de- UNI-CUL TURE p'oultry and pigs. Your county .. ag~ic':l~'tural_ ~gent n~s. up, to the " llatlan were far .outweighed by the the 3-in-l Inoculation tar Clover, AI- Cammercial fruit grawers know from experience that Orchard. Brand products can be depended upan ta give high cantr.ol perfarmance and disadvantages ta the rural children falfa and Soybeans minute suggestions. j S In this area. It might benefit chil- the spray efficiency that's needed ta stop insects and fungus diseases. dren above the sixth grade but not sa Sold by FARM BUREAU Seed D•• '.... The 1944 chalce .of these grawers is again Orchard Brand, and with.out for the children bel.ow that grade .. XALO INOCULANT Busses in this vicinity taa crawded FOR COWS-Alfalfa and Brome Grass pasture fills in hesitation! They knaw that n.ow it Is mare vital than ever that they far safety. We vated against cans.oll- Quincy bring through the maximum tap grade harvests. II you 1Vant maxi-' dation of schools. after, the.1 une gr'ass p~~turetis gone: Siida.n grass !,?sture WEST HURON, Huran-Fast time mum results from y.our sprays, see your Orchard Brallll dealer today! is a hat Issue in Huran c.ounty. Farm- help~ the' alfalfa'-brome cover your needs. If you haven't ers resent it as detrimental to the war effart In a great agricultural this set-up, plan ! now for n~xt y~ar .•. Feed grain on For Apple ~calr+APPLE DRITOMIC. SULFUR caunty. Farmers have expressed their views in the newspapers and In meet- ings, but the big bays in tawn think pasture to maintain body weight and a longer lactation With the exclusive Sodium Thiosulfate feature that puts an differently. Haw da farmers through- period. Farm Bu~e~u Milkmaker 32% protein with your "cxtra wallap" in scab sprays. aut the state feel .on this matter. Can we d.o samethlng abaut it as a state? own grain, or Pailfiller .16% will help your cows make SOUTHWEST OAKLAND, Oakland For Copper-Re.pondinll Fungu. Di•• a.e. -35 attended .our 1\Iay meeting with more money .. ~SPRAYCOp., With; Bailt-in Spreader-Adla •• ive Mr. and Mrs. Schughart. ing food productian In discuss- prablems, the statement "a majarity .of the p.eople .of The advallced copper fungicide that has given .outstanding America are not adequately fed." perf.ormances In spray efficiency and residual value (ability ta braught vlgoraus denial. There was FOR POULTRY-An acre of pasture will handle little Interest in the tariff. We c.on- adhcre longer ta fruit and fall age and retain effectiveness). cede that America has last contral of 500 pullets. Move waterers and feeders to lessen Spray Cap is effective In ecanomlcal d.oses. the world markets far same praducts, notably wheat and cott.on. With oth- danger of coccidiosis and other diseas~s. Feed er natlans, we are Interested in trad- FOR POULTRY For Codlin6 Moth ~ LEAD ARSENATE ing .off -our surplus products ta .our mutual advantage. BUCHANAN, Berrien - We have Farm Bureau Mermash a day. 16 % protein two hours Keep grain before birds at all time. No Standard .or "Astringent" • _ • faremast amang c.ommercial had .wanderful attendance at .our grawers due to "standaut" performance. meetings. Perhaps the co-aperative corn needed in this system, which will prove suppers had samething to da with it, but the speakers have been very In- p_rofitable. For Peach Brown Rot ~ DRITOMIC SULFUR- teresting, tao, 'Ve use matl.on pic- tures, too. This summer we plan sev- eral picnic pragrams. fAl. BUREAU .'LUII' co. ..... Krvec .... ClIlC*,IlL:- hie. The cammerclal peach growers' ".old reliable" ••• One .of the first sulfur spray materials and always a leader in use and FOR HOGS-Alf~lfa, Clover or Rape pasture makes performance. Spray Coverage & Adherence UNICO DUSTS and pigs grow faster. Pasture improves their health. ~nd 1;. Farm Bureau Po.rkmaker 33 % For Bett., ~ FILM FAST • Combined Sp,reaJ.r- Adh •• ,ve INSECTICIDES creases profits. can be fed with varying amounts .. of wheat, corn , or oats protein Farm Bureau insecticides and dusts are available at YOUI ' to meet any age requirement, or varying pasture condi- To get the 1n.ost out .of insecticide and fungicide sprays an apples, pears and nearest Farm Bureau dealers, Don't :wait - NOW is the tions. small fruits. FILMFAST Is used with time to get them. " Lead Arsenate and alsa with sulfur or COPPER SULPHATE COPPER LIME capper materials. MONO.HYDRATED COPPER SULPHATE SULPHUR DUSTS Orchard Brand Spray and DUlt INSOLUBLE COPPER DUSTS ROTENONE.LETHANE" DUST Fann Bureau feeds are manufactured to give you the most feed value you can get (Equivalent to *% Ratenone) Materials for your dollar. A.k for them. Distributed by: We Can Also Supply Combinations of These Dusts FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC., Lansing 221-227 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Mich. Buy at Farm Bureau Stares & Co-op• Buyat Farm Burpau Stores and Co-op Ass'ns ,Fann Bureau Brand Supplies at 300 Farmers Elevators •Reg. U.S. Pat. Oft.