MICHIGAN Vol. XXII No. 7 r/\lvnfl[ (July & August Edition) SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1944 NEWS 22nd Year Published Monthly- Real Aim is to Destroy Farm Co-operatives One of the best statements we have seen regarding the organized HE COULDN'T FIND A BETTER PIATFORM TO SPEAK FROM- 7,000 AUTO Farm Co-ops Organize attack on farm co-operatives by certain business interests describing themselves as the National Tax Equality Ass'n is that published by the Southern States Co-operative at Richmond, Virginia. Southern CASES BEFORE To Meet Attack States said: "Determined and greedy interests who want to throw the farmer SECT OF STATE Two national farmers' co-operative groups—the National Associa- tion of Co-operatives, and the National Council of Farmers Co-opera- tives—pooled efforts at Chicago, July 27 to fight and defeat an or- back into economic bondage are trying to bamboozle the public into Nearly 7,000 automobile accident believing that farm co-operatives pay no taxes, and, in particular, ganized effort to cripple farm co-operatives. reports are before the financial re- that there is unfair discrimination with respect to patronage refunds. sponsibility section of the secretary The farm groups joined forces to conduct a national campaign to "Every farm co-operative pays taxes of various kinds. Very of state's office for action under the create a better public understanding of the co-operative marketing properly Southern States Co-operative, and other farm co-operatives law approved by the legislature in and purchasing activities of 3,000,000 farm families. The campaign 1943. is made necessary by organized attacks on farm co-operatives by like it, does not pay an income tax on savings returned to patrons. The state supreme court has upheld business interests openly or secretly hostile to the present scope and The reason is perfectly simple: the savings do not belong to the constitutionality of the act. It success of farmers co-operative marketing and purchasing. We be- Southern States Co-operative but do belong to its patron-members. had been challenged by interests lieve that the National Tax Equality Association program represents Under Federal and State laws farm co-operatives are non-profit represented by Edward N. Barnard, their desire to use an axe on the legislation which Congress has set institutions and cannot realize a profit for their own account. Each Detroit attorney. However, on July up for farm co-operatives in the last 20 years. member is liable for income taxes on the patronage refunds ne 27 as the state was about to start receives. action on the 7,000 cases the court Clark L. Brody, executive secretary of the Michigan State Farm halted enforcement of the act to con- Bureau and Farm Bureau Services, Inc., has had an important "Any corporation or private business can be free of income tax sider a petition filed by Mr. Barnard part in shaping the farm co-operative program now getting under by refunding its net earnings to its customers. Any private business for a review of the case. It is under- way. that is willing to operate on the same basis as farmers operate stood that the court will not hear the their self-help co-operative ass'ns will pay the same taxes as does petition for a review until September. Mr. Brody is president of t£e National Association of Co-opera- The insurance department of the tives, organized by a group of regional farmers co-operatives and the co-operative and no more. Michigan State Farm Bureau has this Farm Bureau service companies in the middle west and northwest "The tax issue raised by the foes of fanners co-operation is a to say of the financial responsibility to carry on an educational campaign to save the federal laws under bogus propaganda issue. The real issue is the destruction of farm act: which farm co-operatives operate. He is also a director of the co-operatives. It applies to Michigan motorists or National Council of Farmer Co-operatives and is active in its program "Without the competitive, pace-setting effect of such co-opera- truck owners driving anywhere in the along the same line. tives as Southern States, farmers would be paying many millions of United States or Canada. Should a We believe that program of the National Tax Equality Associa- dollars more for the production supplies they need and the quality Michigan driver be involved in an tion is to destroy farmers' co-operatives as a non-profit service organ- accident in which any person is in- would be lower also. jured, or killed, or property damage izations in marketing and purchasing. It charges that co-operatives "The anti-co-operative people seek the elimination of co-opera- is caused in excess of $50, he must do not pay taxes, that they are subsidized by government loans, and tives in order that they may increase their profit margins on make a report to the secretary of can do as they please in business. The NTEA hopes to build public services rendered for farmers. state for Michigan within 10 days opinion hostile to co-ops and thereby force Congress to repeal many thereafter. He must make the report laws Congress has enacted to express its support and approval of "Actually the attack is against farmers and not tneir co-opera- without regard as to who is to blame the service given by the co-ops. tive institutions. Men who say they are for free enterprises chal- for the accident. Failure to make the lenge the right of the farmer to go in business for himself and to again within the- week. But Tom report within the time limit is a mis- We think that the NTEA has undertaken a large order. On the perform for himself services that are vital to the successful operation of his farm as a means of a livelihood." FARM NEIGHBORS fooled him. He worked hard, asked lots of questions and learned fast. demeanor which may cost one his driver's license and car registration. other hand, the NTEA intimates that it has plenty of funds. The volume of NTEA literature which is flooding the country and the Tom's mother told Mr. Putnam later The report must show that driver number of co-op hating speakers touring the nation, and other Farmers Amend Price Control Act RECALL DEWEY that Tom remarked in a letter, "He slept well on the farm what little has sufficient automobile insurance or cash to meet any possible judgment. evidences of a deep and well filled pocketbook are to be taken serious- ly. Clayton E. Potter of Owosso, R-5, time they slept there." The minimum amount of guarantee First on the NTEA list is to be killed off is Section 101 of the In our June edition we said that the American Farm Bureau Mr. Putnam knew the Dewey family, under the law is ?5,000 in the case of and Earl Putnam of Ovid R-l, Shia- one injury or death. 110,000 if there Internal Revenue Code. In Section 101 Congress has recognized t h a t Federation was urging Congress to amend the OPA act to get rid wassee County Farm Bureau mem- and, of course, followed the rise of Thomas E. Dewey. As governor of is more than one injury or death, and the savings of margins of a farm co-operative operating in accordance of certain practices objectionable to farmers and which interferred bers took part in the radio discussion with co-operative law belong at all times to the patrons. When dis- with production. New York, said Mr. Potter, it was to $1,000 for property damage. of Thomas E. Dewey by his old If the driver is unable to produce tributed as patronage dividends in accordance with the law, suob friends and neighbors which was be observed that Mr. Dewey acted Congress did amend the OPA in many particulars when it promptly and effectively to relieve the insurance, cash, or bond to satisfy the dividends are not taxable to the co-operative, but are taxable to the extended its life to June 30, 1945. What farmers asked for, they broadcast from Owosso, July 24 by secretary of state as to his financial patron receiving them. WJR. feed shortage for farmers there. He got, on paper at least. It remains now to see what happens in the saw to it that New York state farmers responsibility, the act provides that Mr. Putnam recalled that in the the sec'y of state shall take up his Other co-operative laws which NTEA mentions and no doubt matter of administrating the new act. Following are amendments were assured sufficient gasoline to would like to cripple are: summer of 1918 Dewey worked on the carry on their operations. driver's license and the registration which were supported by the Farm Bureau: Putnam farm for three months. Farm- certificates for all his cars and trucks. Capper-Volstead Act of 1922 which makes it possible to organize Prices: Amendment by Congressman Crawford of Michigan ers needed help and Dewey responded. He cannot drive nor cause his cars or farm co-operatives and makes a legal definition of them; Farm provides, "It shall be unlawful to establish or maintain" any price He was a high school boy of 16. Mr. The problem of producing enough trucks to be driven until he has satis- Credit Act of 1933 creating Farm Credit Administration; Section of for a farm commodity or a commodity processed from a farm com- Putnam said he told Mrs. Putnam containers to take care of military fied the sec'y of state that he has the Robinson-Patman act of 1936 which says a patronage dividend modity which reflects to the producer a pi'ice below the highest when the boy arrived from town that J and essential civilian needs is one of financial responsibility in accordance he'd probably be looking for help the most serious today. with the terms of the law. is not a rebate or a discount. price prevailing between January 1 and September 15, 1942, with These measures have been placed in law by farmers through adjustments for farmers' increased labor costs and other costs since their farm organizations. It has taken years of hard work. We're { January 1, 1941. certain that farmers are going to oppose with all their strength any The old law directed the OPA to do that but the order was program to repeal those laws. ignored in many instances. Now the law has teeth in it. Another price amendment assures producers parity prices or The Truth About Farmer Cooperatives and Taxes the prevailing Jan.-Sept., 1942 prices, whichever is higher, for basic and non-basic crops for which increased production has been sought. WAR DOMINATES Speaker At Ionia Despite clever propaganda to the Any other corporation operating on Wheat, cotton, and eggs are three major crops now selling below parity and which may be affected by the parity provisions of the act. contrary, farmer co-operatives are not such a non-profit basis would also pay MID-WEST FARM exempt from taxation. They pay taxes no income tax, for the simple reason Subsidies: (a) Food subsidies for consumers must be termi- nated after June 30, 1945, unless specifically appropriated for by Congress, (b) Packers and other processors may not collect sub- the same as any other business. that there would be no income to tax. BUREAU MEET This method of doing business is sidies unless they can show they have paid farmers the highest They pay state and local property With 150 persons present, the Mich- prices specified in the act. actually being followed by many other igan State Farm Bureau had the taxes. concerns other than farmer co-opera- largest delegation at the Midwest Floods, Freezes, etc.: OPA is required hereafter to make i Farm Bureau Conference at Milwau- adequate allowances and adjustments in price ceilings to offset They pay excise taxes. tives. kee, June 19-21. It was attended by general crop losses caused by freezes, Hoods, and other crop hazards. 700 state and county Farm Bureau Court Procedure: Numerous amendments were adopted to They pay transportation taxes on In other words, there is.nothing to leaders from 11 states. Purpose of prevent any industrial or commercial the conference was to strengthen all liberalize OPA court procedure. Citizens are guaranteed the right the movement of goods or persons and phases of the Farm Bureau member- to protest and to have a bearing. Citizens are granted the right to taxes on communication services. corporation from contracting to refund ship effort by an exchange of ideas. protest a price order or regulation and to contest its validity at any to patrons all proceeds, less expenses After hearing national leaders of time. Tbey may be represented by counsel in an OPA hearing, They pay social security and unem- consumers, labor and agriculture dis- a right not accorded before. Upon conviction for an OPA violation, of operation, thus operating on a cost cuss the thinking of their groups for or upon imposition of a judgment, provision has been made whereby ployment insurance taxes. basis as does a co-perative. the future, the Farm Bureau Confer- a citizen may appeal to a federal court and determine the validity ence adopted this resolution: They pay stamp taxes, use taxes, im- * * • * * "Fanners will insist upon the adop- of the regulation violated. port taxes, occupational taxes, sales tion of national policies necessary to Tne relationship between a co-opera- maintain the largest possible produc- taxes, and miscellaneous taxes on var- tive and the farmer is essentially that tion and consumption of the products The First Twenty States ious commodities wherever other busi- of both agriculture and industry. Ten states account for HALF the national farm income. The of agent and principal. To tax the There is an inescapable relationship next ten states account for one-fourth of the farm income, and the nesses pay them. co-operative for balances of earnings of interests between the man in the country and the man in the city. remaining 28 states produce the remaining fourth of the national Many co-operatives pay income taxes or savings which it is obligated by law, "The people of this generation have JOHX BRANDT farm income. witnessed a swing from monopolistic Ionia County Farm Bureau has an- —the reason others do not, is that they charter or agreement to handle as trust Illinois Agricultural Ass'n—the Farm Bureau in that state— practices of big business and sweat nounced that John Brandt, genecal presented an exhibit at the Midwest Farm Bureau States Confer- have no income to tax. Parmer co- funds for, and, to pass to, the farmer shops for labor to an equally if not manager of the Land O' Lakes ence at Milwaukee, June 19-21, to show the relationship between operatives are service—not profit—or- would be taxing an agent for income more serious abuse of power by cer- Creameries of Minnesota, and a lead- farm income and Farm Bureau membership. The farm income figures tain leaders of labor. ing spokesman for the dairy farmers ganizations. belonging to his principal, the absurd- "What organized farmers are think- of the nation, will speak on the farm were obtained from the U. S. Dep't of Agriculture. Here are 20 ing and wanting is not a return to the organization day program of the 4-II states which account for three-fourths of the national farm income: ity of which is obvious. old deal. They are becoming inreas- club fair at Ionia free fair grounds, 1—Iowa 6—Ohio 11—Missouri 16—Oklahoma If the farmer gave his hired man $10 ingly alarmed over the trends of the Saturday afternoon at 1:30 CWT, 2—California 7—Wisconsin 12—Pennsylvania 17—Arkansas Co-operatives operate on the basis with which to buy three bushels of new. deal. What they want and are August 19. 8—New York 13—N. Carolina 18—Mississippi going to fight for is an honest deal." Farm organization day for many 3—Texas of deducting from the returns to the seed potatoes on his trip to town, and Allen Kline, president of the Iowa years was one of the main features 4—Illinois 9—Indiana 14—Nebraska 19—Kentucky 10—Kansas 15—Michigan 20—Georgia farmer for his products, or adding to the hired man was able to get the seed Farm Bureau, reported his observa- at the Ionia Free Fair. It is being 5—Minnesota tions of British agriculture. He said continued this year in connection with When we consider the first 20 states for Farm Bureau member- the price of supplies purchased for the for $9, including truck hire, and later that every farmer and every commod- the 4-H club fair. It is sponsored by ship, we find that the best states for farm income also rank high farmer, an amount sufficient to cover returned the $1 to the farmer, nobody ity is under full control of the British the Pomona Grange and the County for membership, but those with good and well established organi- estimated costs plus a margin for op- ministry of food. Barley, wheat and Farm Bureau. Other features of the zation programs rank ahead of their standing for farm income. would maintain that the other $1 was rye are bread grains. It is illegal to afternoon program in front of the erating contingencies. income or profit and should be taxed use them for other purposes. grandstand include a band concert, a Here they are for Farm Bureau membership: Agriculturally and industrially, Mr. program of music and other entertain- 1—Illinois 6—Minnesota 11—Kansas 16—N. Carolina What is left after the actual costs to the hired man. Kline said. England is a low wage ment numbers in charge of Mrs. Hope 2—Iowa 7—Mississippi 12—Michigan 17—Virginia country. Farm owners live rather Sargeant, lecturer of the Pomona 18—Georgia are covered belongs to the farmer- Farmers set up their co-operatives elegantly, but the families who do Grange, a parade of prize-winning 4-H 3—New York 8—Arkansas 13—Kentucky 4—Indiana 9—Ohio 14—Missouri 19—W. Virginia member or patron and systematically to provide themselves with needed the work do not. War time farm live stock, the annual calf scramble, 10—California 15—Tennessee 20—Texas is returned to him. Even the margin wages are about $13 a week without and the auction of steers caught in the S—Alabama services—not to make profits on capital board, which is is double the pre-war scramble one year ago. There will be left for contingencies is returned if investment in unrelated enterprises. rate. Britain achieves high acre- an exhibition of western saddle not used. yields, but the productivity per man horses. All seats are free. The pub- No Purge at the Primary In the event of liquidation, the net is low. Industrial machinery is ob- lic is invited. Loud speaking facilities Farmers went to the polls in the primary July 11. They had solete by our standards. Industrial will enable everyone to hoar well. It is in no sense a profit to the ass'n; assets of the co-operative are pro- wages are low. One group in Eng- been forewarned by the Farm Bureau that other interests would Preceding the program, Ionia Coun- try to eliminate as candidates for Congress men who had stood up it is a revolving fund into which bal- rated to the members or patrons on the land argues that to hold international ty Farm Bureau members will have trade after the war, wages must be a basket picnic dinner in the fair for agriculture by opposing food subsidies, etc. ances due the patron are from day to basis of use they have made of the kept low. Another group says that grounds picnic grove by the river Every Michigan Congressman was re-nominated, including, of day accumulated, pending settlement ass'n; if they are stockholders they can the full possibilities of mass produc- promptly at noon. course, all the out-state members who had been marked for retire- tion must be exploited and wages with the farmers, and from which receive as such no more than the paid- raised. ment. Labor unions were credited with this strategy: They were to excess contingency charges are from in value of their stock. In addition, Mr. Kline said that well informed Ferguson Speaks To provide, if necessary, each of the offending Cgonressmen with day to day paid out. they may receive as patrons, their people in England think the Labor 1,000 at Huron Picnic party will win the first election after opposition for the party nomination. They were to swing the labor Furthermore, like all individual equity in any undistributed balances the war. Labor is frankly socialist, Senator Homer Ferguson demanded vote to a party candidate designated as pro-labor. His nomination on hand. advocating government ownership of fair play for the farmer now and would eliminate the Congressman. citizens, the farmer must report all land, mineral wealth and all natural after the war in a speech on post war This system had worked in other parts of the nation, but it taxable income, including refunds from Thus, the principles of non-profit and resources. He said that the Conserva- agriculture before 1,000 farm folk at tive party of Mr. Churchill would be Huron County Farm Bureau picnic at Caseville, July 24. He said, "We must didn't get results in Michigan July 11. The vote was light. Appar- co-operatives which he receives in cash patronage refund, termed recently by regarded as ultra-radical in the United not ently rural voters went to the polls in fairly large numbers and repeat the years after World War or stock; and for that matter, all a federal judge as part of the "warp States for its views on economic I. when farm prices dropped 125%. voted for candidates who were considered sympathetic to the farm questions. However, said Mr. Kline, but prices for what we had to buy viewpoint. Cities like Lansing, Flint, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Jack- equities that may be credited to his and woof" of any co-operatiye, are the British government is really op- went up." Many were present from son, Bay City, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Pontiac and Muskegon have account on the books of the co-opera- «arried out not only in operation but erated by a great group of skilled Tuscola and Sanilac counties. How- large labor unions. But labor didn't vote in large numbers to purge civil servants, who, no doubt, would ard Nugent, speaker of the Michigan tive. also in the process of liquidation. continue affairs about as they are House of Representatives and Huron members of Congress who had disagreed with labor on certain issues. now. . Farm Bureau leader. intro<. Iowa Goal 75,000 Clifton Utley. foreign affairs com- ator Ferguson. Senator an'i AFBF at Chicago Iowa Farm Bureau Federation re- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. mentator for the Chicago Sun, said a guaon had an enjoyable day at the pic- lasting peace depends upon the re- nic. The American Farm Bureau Fed- ports its membership at 75,000. The 221 North Cedar Street Lansing, Michigan education of the "German people. They eration has announced that the 1944 goal for 1944 is 75,000. Member of National Association of Co-operatives have considered aggression as a pay- First Michigan iron ore (bog annual convention will be held at Member of National Council of Farmer Co-operatives 1 ing proposition. was mined in 1R88 in I'nion township, Hotel Sherman at Chicago, Dec. 11-14. Order fertilizer for wheat now. (Continued on page ft Branch county. « . TWO - M I CHI G A N FAR MN"£ WS SATURDAY, AUGUST 5;-1944' at the first symptoms and a Teredn- VennontFarm8u~ Vaccinate Hogs arian called to determine the trouble. Expects 9,000 Members Use of the regular 6erum-nros, To Prevent Cholera Vermont Farm Bureau expect. to sometimes called the simultaneous or have 9,000 families as members in Michigan farmers who immunize double treatment, on pigs that haTe 1944. That is twice the membership their hogs against cholera, well In not already contracted t~e disease advance of the time the disease usual- o[ three years ago. How many coun. 8u~r to the )flc.hlgan Jl'arm Rureau Newl. tovndll4 gi ...es tasting protection. To in~ure JanulU'J' 12. 1I!3 ly occurs in the state. save themselves success, this treatmnet should be given ties In Vermont? Fourteen. money and worry. Mys Dr. B. J. Kill- \)y a trained veterinarian. Recently, Bn~ered a.s B4!C;lil.ndclL~ matter Janoary U. It23. at the poet. ham, extel1slon. s~ciallst in animal some newer pJ:Oducts llave been. m3k s.. otnee at Charftftte, MIchigan, under the Act ot Marcil. PubUshed ftrBt Saturday Bore&u at Its poWcaUon of each month by the MIchigan State Farm amce at 114 E. Lovett St.. Charlotte. )flchtpu. lSn. patholo~, Michigan State college. :\Iost severe outbreaks of the disease occur in late summer and early falL keted that wll1 provide protection. but those require a. period of "time be- fore the animals are fully immunized. 1'M8.mll liIld1tor1a1and ~ omces. W North Cedar St.. Lllnslnz. )fJch\pL Thoughts About the Fourth In 1943 more than 2 million hogs died If it is necessary to protect the herd Poatotnce BINAR UNGREN •••••• Box KO. Telephone, Lansinz 31-211. Editor and BusineSJ Manarer I 1ue4 fo prepare lOT the FOUTth 01 1-..111 1111saving each penny I got from cholera in the United States. Usually, only a single animal be- comes sick at first. An afrected an. Imal a~ first shows lack o[ appetite. at once, the regular serum,\'irus treat- ment Is the safest. will 'also afford protection This treatment that have been recently infected. to vOgs IIDEPENDEIICE Sub.llcrlptJon ~Ii cents per year: 4 yean!l tor $1. In advance. At picking potato bugs one rent a raID Later as the diseasc becomes more ad. Many outbreaks o[ hog cholera have (July and August Edit~on) .tBd a '1l1arter ~tlved IIp tca., a lot. "anced, It shows Signs o[ weakness. been traced to garbage. As a result. It would bitt! quite a out/it 0/ racket and smoke, particularly In the hind legs and may Michigan . laws require that all ha~ VOL. XXII SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1944 No.7 •1ntf I'd rUe ,cith the chicken.9 at dawn. walk In a characteristic weaving man . fed garbage coming from o[f the prem- 'When nine o'clock came mil cap-pistol ,!'as done nero The animal should be isolated Ises must be vaccinated ... Training School held at Berrien And mJl last ammunition was gone., Junior Farm Springs. Bureau Berrien County-Robert ,...as elected the county president for the coming year. Vice pres .• Ted Tntstrom But latcT I or~tc from the cap.pistol aOe AntI Fourth of JlIlll meant a gltn- A Oivil War musket to blolO out mJl brain, MAR KE'Y INFORMATION Payne. Galien; see'y.treas., Velma Listen to the Farm Market Reporter Daily, Activities BenedL't, Benton ohairman, Frances Harbor; publicity Foster. :-:Iles; A trick I harl never, seen dOfte. It 'I'01Ildn't .9tand cocked. and the nipple plugged up; Monday through Friday By J/IRS Jl.IRGARET PE.-tSE ('amp chairman, Norris Young, Buch . 1 fircd it b1J means of a .9tring. At 12:115 noon onr Michigan Radio Netw~rk a. a farm .. !'VIce r•• tur. of. ... these atatlon. Stote P"blintll ChairMan anan. They w\l1 be installed at the J 1cell can imagine my JCotheT tea.' shocked meeting in September. Wlten .9he caught me reloading the thing. Early markets at 7:00 A. M" over MIchigan State Conen Badlo Statto. Overisel-our annual play "Every. "Lincoln. the Politician" was the WKAR. Supplied by tbe Michigan Ltve Stock Exch&nP. - The MIchigan Live Stock E.-,:change Is l tarmer owned an4 .COlltro~ body's Cra~y No,:" was a. huge. suc- topic used by Rev. J. Kenneth Holf. Then four or five years changed my outlook on life. or&anlzation-offerlng you the following services:. , ('ess with about 3..0 attendmg. Direct. E'd by Mrs. Ray Busscher Earl Gunneman ~nd :\Irs: the cast 1Uclude~l. I master at a recent meeting. Holfmaster emphasized the greatness o[ Lincoln as a statesman and man of Rev. J had me a rig anrl a gal. 'We ,]rot.c to the lake on the Gloriou.9 Fourth; SELLING-Commlssion markets. .ale. services In Detroit and Buffalo termlnal Feeder. through national connectJoM .. Can turnlah at - piull a reasonable handling cbarge all grades of feeding cattle and Jamb.. t Norma Wolters, Han'anl HoekJe'1 God The Juniors welcome Vic Wier Wellt ~toimllling and picnicked, et al. FINANCING-4!12% money'available for feedIng operations of worthY Angeline Ilnmink, Ray Slotman, ~~zel of the U. S. Army home on [urlough. lYe drove slowly home in the war1ll summer dark; 'sedera who have feed, regardless of where they purchase their feeden. Nyhuls. Anthony Bosch. Hester Kling., Branch-The barn dance of June 1 Ah. tJlO.,e 1cere the days of real .9port, MIC~GAN ru U'VESTOCK EX'CHANGE' Secretary'. , Omce Hudson, Michigan enbel1t. Carllmmink, Joycelyn Schaap was attended by 300 young people ...Till J roused, all at once, tcith my face full of' hoOf aud Robert Folkert. from Branch, St. Joseph. Kalamazoo, ihttl the toheels of tlte bllggy cramped sllOrt . Frank Obel'lt, Pre.ldent; J. H. O'MealeYI Secr.tar)' .. Traa.ur.,. • George J. Boutell, Managllr' - At a recent meeting e'\"eryone en. Calhoun and Hillsdale counties. joyed rolier skating and a box social. ?llarjorle Jewell. :\laurice Arendt 1:ear!l later my trife ana the babies and I SHIP YOUR STOOK TO US AT Bay-Qlficers of tbe newly organ- and James Dorris attended the Wal- Drove out in our short little car Michigan Livestock hch.' Producers- Co-op . .AJa'. Iz€'d comunit). group of 15 near Stand- den "'oods Older Youth camp on June To Grandma's and there spent a FOltrth'of July Detroit Stockya.rdl East Buffalo, N. Y. Ish are: President. AndreVi' Slfszko; :!. 3 'and 4. :\Iarcillia Greenamyer, As good as the best of them ar.e.. vice PJ;i'sident Virgil Kraatz; sec'y Wilmot :\lcDowell, Jr., and John Stan. For Grandpa .9hot rockets and all such as that and treas .. Geraldine Schmidt; publiC- ton attended the annual :\Jidwest Con. And Grafl(lma had chicken and cake. • ity chairman. Wm. Hartman, Jr. Paul ference in :\1ilwaukee. Pennock Is counsellor. Kalamazoo-On July 23 a picnic We buzzed home at nigllt i11 tlte traffic parade The scrapbook on Bay county acth'- was held by the entire county at With all the fre.~h dust tce could take. itie-s for the state contest has been which b:lth!ull and boating was enjoy- . T' HE farm machinery and ~quiprnent- nearly completed by-Elaine Munsch. ed. Olficers were elected for the c~m- But this vear it teas different-or seemed so to me. which you would ordinarily beJ>uying South Berrien-A square dance in~ )'ear: Pres .• Margaret Pease; vtce 1 celeltrated this year 1cith prayer 'today is merely "delayed in rransit." It's brought about 185 young people for pres .• Wendall Harrison; Sec'y. Del. For the sake of our s..ns tvho are fighting today i going to Berlin and Tokyo first in the form a social meeting. phine Brov.:n; treasurer. Glenn Wiley; All o,;er the IcoTld-cverytChere. I of guns and tanks and planes! Central Berrien-"Boy and Girl Re- camp chairman. Esther Brown; pub- Jlay the Power of the Spirit .9till strengtllen their arms State :l\Iutual. will. reward you liberally for prepaTmg lations" was the tppic used by the licity chairman, Beverly White. :\Ir. In buying War Bonds to help lXlY for Rev. H. B. Loomis elf the First :\leth- John Foster Is counsellor. Plans are May tlleir faith and their courage ride high against fire loss with a liberal blanket coverage policy. those guns and tanks and planes you are So that cMldren. at home. in our cities and farms Your peace of mind alone is worth its small cost: odlst Church in Coloma, guest speak. being made for the annual camp at just'as sureTybu}'ing that machine~ and May still lot'e tlle FOUTth of July: equipment for yourself for futu~e,del1very. er at a recent meeting. 'Vaiden Woods and also the week end A letter was read from Robert Koe- camp at Cory Lake to be for the en. R. S. Clark. Over 42,000 Michigan families own State .l\Iutual Fire When'these Bonds mature, you'll have the ni"shot of the U.S. Xavy. Delegates tire district. 315 Xorth Grinnell Street, protection because of the company's member strength, pick of the finestmachi~ery and equipment H;len Preston and Dean Hewitt gave ------------- Jacksoll, JIichigall. finaneial soundness and liberal, friendly' settlem~nts. the industry has ever built. ' reports of the recent Rural Youth Huron Wants Pheasant tween City and [arm folks. From fann You are cordially invited to become a member. And there are two other things you are ':\lidwest Conference held at :\lilwau- kee. Wis .. and Frances Foster report- ed on the recent Tri.County Officer's Population Reduced Huron County Farm Bureau direct-_ Community point of view, city folk should know what farmers get for milk. They (AGENTS WANTED)" ') , buying:' indepel1dence for }'our counrry, independence for yourself. Withant these, ors have asked the state conservation dep't to lengthen the hunting season Farm Bureau should know something farm cost of producing milk. about the STATE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. it "Wouldmake little difference whether you had good machinery and equipment or not. Classified Ads on pheasants. to permit the kUling of male and female birds, and to allow Activities EAST ALAlDEON, Ingham-We not favor 'consolidation practice of sending or general children from do 702 Church Street, Flint 3, Michigan W. V. Burras, President H. K. Fisk, Secretary No better investment oppocronity hU ever been offered than Uncle Sam offers us farmers to shoot pheasants at any today in War Bonds, When held tell years, , time to protect crops. The Farm Bureau said that th~ AETNA, recommendations Mecosta County - Our for our Farm Bu- rural areas to urban schools. We be- lieve that children below tbe 8th Series E Bonds yield 2.9% interest. com- POULTRY SUPPLIES birds are increasing rapidly and do reau program for 1944-45; Community grade in school are better 'prepared pounded semi-annually.Of course. no one POULTRY MEDICATION AT PRICES much more damage to corn than -citizenship and health' head the list; in rural schools, both from standpoint should cash a. Bond unless he has to; but if fa~rs can alford. Pheno tablets (for crows do. drinking water) 225 at 90 cents; Dlsin- {o>elant "100 to 1" ¥.. pint 45 cents. for munlty Farm Bureau of Huron county The Elk.Rh'erside L'fooderhouse ")Ira}'; Proto-4. CoccidiosIs was the first to suggest action against preventive. 1 quart $1.00. medIcates 64 the pheasants. ' Com. county-activity state-citizenship TRI-TOWNSHIP, think the Farm in local government; and education. Kalamazoo-We Bureau program o[ schOlarship rural conditions; and adaptability SOUTH OAKLAND, Oakland-We are of the opinion that the war bonds to UNICO CATTLE SPRAY an emergencycomes along, UneleSam will redeem them in cash-at full purchase price -any time after you've held them 60 days. • So buy Bonds today. Back the Attack! gal. of water; PhenothIazine. powder should include work on: (1) Schools. fonn. for worming hogs and sheep. 1 lb. $1.&0. Available at Fanp Bureau Sen.-- Saginaw, Tuscola and ""lore teachers nelided. Financing is may enable us to' escape repeating after this war the spending orgy of Guarantees Livestock Comfort Buy More Than Before! ices at theIr stOI"e" and ~-oPS. at hatch- eries and feed stores. paid. Holland ~Iall orders post- Laboratories. Holland, Bay Picnic Aug. 17 a problem. (2) Corn borer control. Perhaps this work needs to be done more through {arm groups for great. the early 20's and the'depresslon the early 30's. We have scheduled a picnic sometime in August, asking of The new and superior Unico Livestock Spray is effective and guarantees livestock comfort. Provides high kDockdo'wn and killing -----nCTS * * * ----- ABOUT WAR BONDS (Series E) Mich. (4-tt-~b) Saginaw. Tuscola ana Bay counties er public support. (3) Farm Bureau power plus good repellency. have set Thursday. Aug. 17 for their the Junior Farm Bureau to join us. You LENDUnde Sam: Upoa ~Iurlty yau lit tecb WOOL GROWERS annual picnic at Frankentrost grove, membership. 'Ve think the leader- BUENA.VISTA.BLUMFIELD, Sagi- Kills Flies ~heSafe ancl Sure Way. $18.75 $25.00 ship should do the work through local naw-At a recent meeting we discuss. THERE, IS A GUARANTEED CEIL. east of Saginaw. Last year more ~37.50 50.00 lnlr price On wool. 'Why take less? Let than 3.000 attended. Entertainment groups and everyone should work. ed the questions in the State Farm I 75.00 100.00 u" help you get the top price. All wool includes softball games between (4) Recreation. We fa\'"or more get- Bureau's "What's Your Opinion?" sur- 375.00 500.00 graded at JllCkson. :\rIch. Reliable mar- togethers, and particularly county get- ket lnfermatlon and satisfactory market Junior Farm Bureaus of the three ,'ey. Saginaw Kochville group pre. This new Unioo Fly Spray is a scientUlc blend of a specially 750.00 1000.00 service. Michigan Co-operative Wool counties, horse pulling contest, pony togethers in winter. (5) Farm Bureau sented a discussion on the reorganlza. refined light mhleral 011 base and an efficient killing agent. The YOII can bIJ W. Blllds fnII JI1If .... ~. Growe", A.'!IIl'n. otrice & ~house at races for boys. men's and women's folk should -make price control act a Pndactla tndlt lsscclatIen, I( ImII1a11 CmIIr. flOCNorth ~echanf'c St., Ja'lI?"son, MIch. sports, and a - (4-tt-44bl picnic prizes are awarded during the day. lunch. Many major project. (6) 'Sugar Farm families need more sugar. 'Ve're ration. tion of rural schools. .PENNFIELD, Calhoun-July met at the home o[ llir. and Mrs. 25 we spray is both effective and economical. carries only a slight odor, as used In sprays. It is safe, non-corrosive, and It will' not stain the ' hide, blister the skin, taint the milk or cause accumulation o[ dirt 1-- * * * ---- .. LIVESTOCK sending petitions to State Farm Bu- Frank nlcDermid and were taken on on animals when used according to directions. Sold in 1 gallon cans For America's future, for your future, fOr MILKING SHORTHORN BULLS-A reau: (7) Farm Bureau. promotion. a tour of the apple and peach orchards and glass jars; 5 gal. kerosene type cans. 15 gal. drums. and in bulk. your children's future ... BUYWAR BONDS! The agricnltural co-operative move- Prove to non.Farm Bureau members r;ood l'Ielection of calves and yearllngs. and potato irrigation project. Char- Stanley M. Powell, InglesIde Fann, ment has been growing rapidly in that organization program gets good KILL.FLY for household use. A Unlco product. Highly Jar"'" R-l. lIIIchlean.. CIi-tt-17bl Peru. results. (8) Co.operatives. A good les and Jame-s :\'1cDermid gave a sheet metal roofing demonstrauon as refined. Deodorized. Quick.acting, explosive. SOld, in pints and quarts. non-staining and non. ' l.e14aNl way, to help them is to have a strong Farm Bureau. (9) Better markets. We can improve our market position one of their 4-H projects. Thomas Nelson spoke on the prepara-' :\Irs. KEEP BACKING THE-AnlCKl tion of foods for [rozen lockers and Buy at Farm Bur"'cu S1ort'~ or.o (o-op Ass'-:s DUST The Trtasu,., Departmtnt ad'fUluJleJgtJ with END thorugh farm marketing and supplies how to cook fro~en roods. Mr. and apprtciatio" the plibliC4Jio" of lhiJ maJ4gt by co-operatives. Mrs. Orville Dunlap assisted the EAST LELAND, Leelanau-Agreed MICHIGAN STA"t~ FARM BUREAU hosts. tbat we should get out the vote for the July 11 primary by announce- on roadways, shoulders, la.nes, walks, spaces, a.ll unpaved surfaces parking mEmts, by telephone, and take some- one to the polls with us. PLEASANTON, Manistee-Through WOMEN'S RED with efforts by local people creamery has been started hauling distance. at Kaleva. Shortens Roll call commit- CROSS CLUBMOBILE tee to sun'ey community for persons not members of Farm Bureau and plan next campaign. IN ITALY The Associated Women of the Amer- REMON, Newagyo-52 farmers In ican i"arm Bureau Federation are this community fly the the American proud to announce that a Red Cross flag on flag poles erected at their Clubmoblle. purchased with [unds'con. farm homes In honor of the young tributed by Fat'Ill Bureau women from men and women in the service of our coast to coast, is now in operation in Clean, odorless, easy to use. country. This is one of our i944 Italy. For clay, graTel, cinders or stone surfaces. large or projects. On the Clubmobile are inscribed WEST GRANT, Oceana-Growers Bmall areas. these words: "This Clubmoblle is the here say that 7.7c lb. cherry ceiling is gift of the Associated Women o[ the Used for 25 years by home owners, tennis clubs, summer low in view 'or high labor costs and American Farm Bureau Federation." year to year crop uncertainty. It camps, schools, colleges, national and local parks. and The ,,;omen have 'raised $10,000 [or should be 8%c tWs yeaf. the project. $3,500 purchased the highway departments. WINN, 'Isabella-Isabella county Clubmobile, Iea ....lng $6,500 to apply on community groups are grouped in two the operating cost for one year. The Write today for FREE booklet to Dept. 74-7 teams for a Farm Bureau contest end. women are continuing their efforts to ing October 1. Losing groups treats raise $15.000 for operational funds be- SOL VA Y SALES CORPORA TJON the winners. Points awarded for: tween now and the end o[ November. Community group attendance. 1 point Red Cross Clubmobiles serve sold. 7501 West Jefferson Ave., Detroit 32, Mich. per family; new community group, 10 iers behind the lines. They are out- points; group hospitalization started, fitted with a doughnut machine, a cof- 10 points;. publicity, 5 points per fee urn. newspapers, magazines, writ. column Inch. ing materials, victrola with records. WEST HURON, Huron-Len Dress- etc., Some are equipped with the 16 ler and Adolp Baur, members of the m. mOl-ie machine. They are operated emergency labor' committee, report by three American Red Cross girls several boys working on farms in the and a mechanic. Clubmoblles are ser. vicinity. Committee appointed to see vlng in the European and Pacific war what can be done about reducing crop areas. damage by pheasants. Private David Johnson of Guilford, OREGON, Lapeer-Resolution sent with the Fifth Army in Italy, wrote: to county board of snpervisors favor- "Today has sure been a red letter Ing establishment of a county abstract day for us, here. 1 have read about olfice. the clubm01Jiles driven by the Red ALBEE.SPAULDING, Saglnaw-Dls. WIlas yoUI' rnfltfble force of .. auto meeta an immovable object of a tree, here'. what you tel frOla I!ttate Farm', DeW Full PJ;otectJon auto policy: cussed putting names on mail boxes as a project. Naming and posting name o[ farm will be discussed at Cross girls that serve doughnuts and colfee to units like onrs, but today was the first time I had ever seen one. We had a movie and all the The line forms- BEHIND them next meeting. • 80c of evuy repair bill donar up to $250: ev,pythinz Oftr $250. doughnuts and coffee we could hold To meet the tremendous commu- (If ~u denf CI ferwler fhal c03t6 1/OU $10 to rqJGir. I/OU ,., II J~ NORTH HASTINGS, Barry-Dis. and more too." We know how disappointing Itm cused 8. Community Farm Bureau ex. Sl4lc Farm.) hiblt at Barry county fall' to streng. Contributions should be sent to Mrs. nications needs of our armed to apply for telephone l5ervice and • 80% of~: mechanlcal ftnt-afd OD h!chwayl; BaD BODd ~ Ray Neikirk, St. Louis, Mich., R.1. She then it as an agricultural fair. Sug- is Michigan director of the .Associated forces requires practically the be told you will have to wait for • Medical and other expenIn up to $500 a penon eM you. your gested that each Community Faon if JIOIb. ntlt Iqally II_I. or r-. Women of the American Farm Bureau. entire productive capacity of tele- family, lueIU, pedeftriene, ~ Buerau be asked If it prefers to ex. :\lIchigan contllbutions to .the Club- some time. No one likes to "stand tpaneible, aDd DO Dlatta' whOlle cv you are drivina. hlblt as a County Fann Bureau or mobile to date: phone factories, That's why we . 1ine~ m •' But It ., s somewhat easier Cell me f~ about how you can let thi. "Jru every other protcctiOD as a community group. Augusta Township Community 1011 QCCd in DTIC low COlt policy. CLARKSTON, Oakland-Appointed are unable to meet all requests Farm Bureau $20. and South Ypsilanti an action committee to get farmers CommFB $22.75, both sent by Mrs. A. to wait when you know the line SEE YOUR LOCAL AGENT Wrtte Mich. State Farm Bureau out to July 11 primary and to general H. Amrhein; Clima.x CommFB, Mrs. for telephone service here at forms BEHIND our fighting men. State Agent election Nov. 6, and urge them to Garrett, $5; Southwest Oakland home, 221 N. Cedar St., Lan.lng support candidates who will .support Comml"B, Mrs. Chas. Pittenger. $14.- Dot ahead of them I fanners' interests in Congress .. Mrs. 55; Leslie CommFB, l\lrs. SheatheUn. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIU Mallory Stickney, Fred Beckman and $2; Shlawassee Farm Bureau Women, of 8loOllllngton, IIHnois :\Irs. William Edgar are the commit- Mrs. Wm. Sherman, $3; Oregon MICHIGAN IELL TELEPHONE COMPANY n. ".1"', ,~ .,.te Mct~. "'~ tee. CommFB, Mrs. Ralph Grossbauer, $5; YAWl COMI'UT' AUTO PUIS HOMI AND F.uM LIAo LYON, Washtenaw-We think there Bethany CommFB, Mrs. Howard nv • IIUTY PlOTKTJON IN ON!, LOW-COST POUCT. should be a better understandIng be- Krick, $10; Mrs. Edith M. Wagar '2. • M I CHI G A N F -It. .Jl M N-E W 8 Tigers and panthers can imitate .overseas there is a local prohibition 'currency at the rate of exchange in the calls of many other animals. War Dominates Mid-West Farm \ We Must Meet against importation and It could not be postal money orders of U.S. currency used there .. U.S. may be cashed ,at eft'ect. Parcels may not be Insured. Perishables, Intoxicants, Inflammables, including matches or lighter lIuills, .Bureau Meet . (Continued from page 1) I Conditions As Th~y Are APOs and are paid _ ..Jri~ J I . .c-J..<:>,t' • - ••• in local foreign , \ t n l:l..L1..- may not be mailed. Mailing of fragile articles Is decouraged . Christmas parcels for army per. Solvay Agricultural Farm Bureau Frul{ Products Co. The remedy, said Mr. Utley, is to ha!\ acted for early Michigan potato impose a. peace. upon Germany that By MRS. EDITH Jf. WAGAR .+---------------- Lc,round lin~ sonllel en route OTerseas just before or after October 15 will be accepted Limestone growers in one of the first actions will comince her people that aggres- Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, Monroe 00. There's much for America to do if for mailing up to Decemtier 10 OJi taken by War Food AdmlniSltration sion doesn't pay. Unless this is done, As I sat on the porch this afternoon our country takes its rightful place Michigan Producers of presentation by sender of change of on adjusting crop ceilings because of he predicted a third world war. Mr. I could hear the hum of the combine at the peace table. We must be pre- address notice for the soldier. PULVERIzED LIMESTONE a short crop. Utley pointed to German's ruthless up the road in the oat field, and once July 31 WFA notified all eastern program for reducing the manpower in a while the sound of a far away pared to show others of the allied nations that we are not divided in the .. , LIMESTONE MEAL states producing early potatoes. that of conquered nations as a preparation tractor. A little wren was singing her fundamentals that .make a nation Million F ann BGYs in Service etIective at once the ceiling to farm- for a third war. Hundreds of thous. best on tIle limb of a tree from which great~ We must have a clear and ~s~ptiC . Tank ... About one million farm workers have Available At Your Nearest Dealer ers would be $3.60 per cwt., on repre- ands of men have been slaughtered. her nest swung. Everything seemed so determined idea of what we want in been inducted into the. armed forces Solvay Sales Oorporation sentations made of drought damage. Family life is prevented for 2,000,000 quiet and calm and peaceful that one the world, and what the worldueeds since 1940 when the selective service 7501W. .Jeffenlon Ave. At the same time it reduced the Mich- young Frenchmen by the prisoner of could not help thinking for the mom- and must have t() ~eep lL. lasting pe~e, igan ceiling from $2.85 to $2.60. war and slave labor systems. ent that. e,erything was all right We must not be talked out of these " -~ ., . la w became etrective, acccording to War Food administration figures. DETROIT,welL Farm Bureau Fruit Products Co. Mr. Utley said that the United Na. everywhere. aims. by politicians, labor leaders, caned a meetiI.!g of Bay county potato tions should: Defeat the German But it was only for a moment, for growers .at the plant of Bay Co-opera- armies In the field, abolish the Ger- a bomber on a trial flight came over greedy industrialists, or radical fann groups. For your,family' $ health tive Canneries, Inc., at Essexville, man army, punish the war criminals, the .houseCwith its terrible roar. It In the meantime, we should seal our build"a- August t. Bay county has the second extinguish the Nazi government and recalled that peace is not here nor lips from thoughtless chatter. It's largest potato acreage in Michigan, its heirs. Such steps, he said, call and the crop is early potatoes. Char- for the military occupation and gOY' les Figy, state commissioner of agri- ernnment of Germany for a long culture, and his deputy, Clarence B0- time. Germany should be stripped or lander, took part in the program. Ap- every gain she has made in this war. anY,other place .In the world, and is not likely to be for some time to come. This war is so dlf- just too bad that people do not try to hear all sides of a story before they speak: There'd be less grumb- ling about little things if all of us would stop and think before we speak. CON CR-E . ' ... T E ~ . parently a report of a &lort early crop ~he must pay reparations in ",Uchigan and not reached Wash- and work to the nations she has in. ington. "'Yr.Figy telephoned the pros- vaded. If she has ruined parts of the in goods ferent than other war:, Never before did we get any If we only realized how many more comforts and' conveniences Americans enjoy in comparison. with. any nation SEPTIC TANK • pects of a reduced crop to .WFA at low countries of Poland, she should be daily reports direct in the world, and how many less hours Washington, and asked. a $3.60 per required to give up' comparable lands. from the scene of work is given in exchange for them, cwt. ceiling for ",Hchigan growers, In no way should Germany come out action. Never be- I'm sure that we'd feel that none of stating that he would send .latest in- of this war a winner, She should be fore have we had us has made a very big contribution A concrete septic tank makes it formation on the Michigan crop Au- forbidden to manufacture critical men in service In as yet toward winning the war .. possible to 'have the benefits of run- gust 3. "Tar Food Administration has goods used in war. She should face a all parts of the . Yesterday we dedicated an honor ning water and modern plumbing said that the Michigan sifuatIon wiII United Nations prepared to put down ~'R,.,.I"G"" world .. Never be- roll in Monroe for the men and women in safety ... disposes of all house- be reviewed when data is '!"eceived on by force any act of a.ggreSsl'on. rl ......... - of'1\'onroe county now In service. It hold and human wastes .. _ pre- fore has tneworld been so small had • more. than 5,0.00 names. Other the August crop report. OPA has In the' course .of ti me, sa Id .., mr. that with modern transportation al- vents contamination of drinkin!) said Ulat relief will be granted on Utley a gov m nt d t d t th countl.es are doing the same thing. and cooking water by germs .. that , ern e evo e 0 e most any place could be reaclied In 48 .\VFA recommendation. ways of peace will rise in Germany. hours. So our thinking and our plan:, Any place we go we cannot help but may cause typhoid, dysentery and Th e process 0f re-e d uca t IOn .. ht notice the lack of young people. We other ills. mlg re- ning must of necessity be far differ- quire .20 years.' They won't like it,' ent than it has been. can more fully realize just what war, Writ~ for our. free booklet, "Con. Georgia Membership b t th 111 means to France and England and u ey w respect it. :The other, day I heard a group ex. Russia if we would ,ask' ourse1v!!s, cret~ Structures for Farm Water Now Exceeds 18,000 .. 'I pression their opinions on bringing "What would it mean 'to. the 'futurel Supply and Sewage Disposal." It The army now publishes 23 military in German prisoners to help with our of - our country if none of these gives complete construction details. Farm Bureau mebershlp in Georgia Also explains h.ow to build cisterns now exceeds 18,000. On August 21, dictionaries, 26 general-purpose dic- factory and canning work. Some were young folks came back?" and well curbings to protect .your 1943, the Georgia membership was tionaries ,and 38 phrase books and very much opposed. But for the determination of Eng- water supply. under 7,500. The state has a goal of language guides for out soldiers over- Now if we would only all convince IllJld and Russia, we. would be 'much. 25,000.members for 1944. seas. ourselves that things are neVer going closer to the full concept, of war in 1- - - - - - - - -. -t' - I to. be just as tIley were, and that each tbjs country than we are today •. Portland Cement Assocm .on of us must give a little and take a W!l.,.ll hope and p~y that aU-,our I Dep't WSa-4, aids Tower Bldg. I little in order to meet conditions as young people wUl come back. As. a I Lansing 8, Michigan I they are. By doing so, we could help thank offering .we sh()uld. show help- Please send .me free, "Concrete AGENTS WANTED tremendously in the war effort. I wish we could get ALL' the Ger- fulness and generosity and good will, to these other nations who have stood .J ~Structures for Farm 'Vater I Supply and Sewage Disposal." I I The Insurance Department of the Michigan State Farm Bureau man prisoners over here. Under very. rigid'supervision, of course, 'and keep them here long enough so they can see between. us and the enemy until we could build our army and navy. Sometimes it takes sickness or .I I Name, .u u --'- J I ~'A.. CENTURYAGO Uncle Sam ha'd - For nearly a hundred years, tlle Address - -- .. nearly 1,500 million acres government has reaped an ad- has many openings for agents .to 'reprel!ent the State Farm In- for themselves that the American way death or a fire, or an' accident to I I of living for peace is much better bring neighbors to their better judg-' .. o£unsettled land. '. ditional and ever-growing ad. surance Companies In Michigan. We, would appreciate hearing from any of our Michigan Farm News readers if they are inter- than the atmosphere of war in they ment so.that they can live in the same L ;,It:.,...:: ...:: ..:: ...::::.!~te:.:.....::...:..1 . ~, ~ _ . j vantage from greatly reduced ested in talking the proposition over with one of our managers. and their fathers and grandfathers community harmoniously. It w'a~n't worth much. What rates. Not olonc from dIe few have lived. Then when Germany is Just so. out of this terrible conflict It would be very helpful to ns if any of our readers would. suggest conquered and disarmed, and stripped should come a discard of petty things could be sold at all brought an railroads which received l~mI the names of likely agent prospects in their nearby cities and of means for further planning for war, ami an understanding of good will average price of only 979 an grants (about 9% of thc track- towns. The remuneration is good. This Is a particularly good I'd send them back to help. rehahili. and peace between our nations so that acre. age) , but from competing roads time to start. Address yonr inquiry to tate the countries they have tried- to a world war can never happen again . destroy. They must be convinced that If we put' that goal above everything ..\ as 'Y'ell. the 11'plan of life Is wrong; else, we c;m. make It a re~lity. It took weeks to get to it. It cost INSURANCE DEP'T • MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU a yonng fortune to bring in sup- Through these reductions alonc' 221 North Cedar St. 'La",.lng, Mlchlgln. JUNIOR FARM -- FARM BUREAU plies. -There was no way to mar- .ket crops profitahly. the government has been re- paid many, many times. At dlc rate.of government shipping BUREAU TQ HAVE ASKS WHAT'S What was needed was good today, the deductions in a single year to just ahout amount UNICO DUSTS,. and .. THREE CAMPS YOUR OPINION? .I transportation. To help finance the construc- twice the value of the grants when made. i,712 F,arm Bureau membets in 109 tiou of some of the pioneer rail- INSECTICIDES , J The Junior Farm Bureau leadership Community Farm Bureaus In 36 coun- Under present conditions, these training camps will operate for three ties haTe been recorded so ,far in n roads into this virgin territory, weeks In 1944. The additional week "What's Your Ol1inion Survey" con- . Joe wu p1a1i1 bullheaded ift)out land-grant deductions are hoth the government turned over to discriminating and unfair to reflects the growth in the importance ducted by tlie State Farm Bureau's Farm Bureau ins~cticides and dusts are available at YOUI of this leadership activity 'as well mem~rshlp and education division. Insurance. His bull had .. bad them 130 million acres of land. shippers who do business with nearest Farm Bureau dealers. Don't :wait - NOW is the as the growth of the Junior Farm Following are thli. questions asked the government but who cannot Bureau. habit of aeeing red. BetweeD -time to .get them. and tlie percentage of .YES votes re- . ' In return, most government use land.grant railroads • The first camp will be held at Wal- corded: COPPER SULPHATE COPPER LIME den Woods, August 20 to 26 for lead. Ag~'1 AdJustment' Administration. them they really mad. like • traffic was to be carried at 50% ers and counselors of the Junior Farm The following three glte.'rtion.' sug- off. This is one reason shippers, MONO.HYDRATED COPPER SULPHATE. SULPHUR DUSTS damas' 1Ult. Joe!a bull lore.! Bureaus. gest a choice of one of three extreme \. farmers, the Interstate Com- INSOLUBLE COPPER DUSTS ROTENONE~LETHANE DUST alternatives -in regard to .Triple-A : (Equivalent to %.% Rotenone) The second week of camp, August 27 .the an, lnesperlcnced hired The railroads were built. Fron- merce Commission, the Office to September 2, will be for two groups. -I-Do you favor continuation of the AAA farm program exactly as at pres- tiers were pushed back. The of Defense Transportation and We Can Also Supply Combinations of These Du~ts The west side of the state will fill the man. Results 110 hired man.,' camp for the first three days, and the ent? YES;14%. soaring increase in the value of the National Association of FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC., Lansing east side of the state will fill the camp 2-Do you favor continuation of DO home. DO money In the land retained by the govern- Railroad and Utilities Commis- the last half of the week. To this AAA, but limit its adivities to a min- . - camp will be sent the young people Imum, retaining the'framework of the bank. .Hundreda of .ccldcntl ment far more than compen- sioners join with transporta- . Buy ~(FaTm Burpau Sto,res and Co-op Ass'ns who are new to Junior Farm Bureau, law for the post.war period? YES, satcd for the lands granted the tion agencies in recommending or who have never been to camp be- 55%. can happen on your farm that railroads. Tax revenues on all that land.grant deductions be fore. _ 3-Do _you favor complete ellmlna. The third week of camp is to be held tion of all phases of the AAA farm may aoat you plenty •. See m. the ll!-n~ multip!ied. ended. September 4 to 9 at Camp Grielick in program? YES, .31%.. I Grand Trav~se county. The camp The following three qtlestions pre- today about State Farm'. "'"" for this section of the state is a new sent controversial questions pertaining venture. It Is designed to give the to AAA: broadlr coverage auto P01lc::r .. /.Oi'a,.'o .... UNICO ROOFING I-Do you favor election of the state , 0 northern' part of the state the same opportunities for leadership training. AAA committee by AAA co-operators? that lnc1udea Compr~ensiv. The program for the camps for 1944 YES, 70%; NO, 30%. has several innovations: The first 2-Do you favor the use of AAA per- Farm and Farm Employer'. AM_RICA :, ."RAILROAD. week is a work shop to fill the needs sonnel and information by other fed. of the leaders and counselors of the eral agencies, such as Office of Price Liability protecti~ _:Yea. I [ALL UNITED FOR, 'VICTORY Junior Farm Bureau. Problems of Administration, War Food Admlnis. uid Auto PolicuJ the Junior Farm Bureau, of Junior- tration, Senior relationships, of' planning, and counseling are to re- Commodity' Credit Corpora- program tion, ete.? YES, 41%; NO, 59%. 3-Do you favor AAA's practice of SEE YOUR LOCAL AGENT Write Mich. State Farm Bureau ""----------------------- 1- .' ~. . ~-;" ceive the attention of the campers. merchandising seeds, fertilizers, lime- State Agent I If you would lIke to know more about Land.Grant Rates than we '. The staff for the first week in- stone, etc.? YES, 36% NO, 64%. 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing I c~n tell in this advertisement, we ~iIl ~nd you free a comprehen- II 1 cludes: Dr .. David Trout of the Use of State Funds I ~Ive booklet about them. Ju~t mall thIS coupon to Association of I The following Q1lestions suggest a STAlE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIII Central Michigan College of Educa- I" American Railroads, Transportlltion Bldg., Wal!hington 6, D. C•• tion. He will handle the teaching of c7lOice of one of four aUernatives with .f Bloomington, Illinois the mechanics of a. work shop. Mr. respect to state fllnds; I NAJlIJ' '".... I Ray Sorensen, director of young peo- I-Do you favor having state taxes Th rorld"/Griest IIl1tO In.urance compa, ple's work of the Iowa' Farm Bureau remain at the same rate as at present, fI '__"ADDRt.~, • I Black Asphalt Coating Federation, will direct a demonstra- and have the state hold as a post-war COMPLETE AUTO PLUS HOM. Fibered Asphalt tion in the art of team play; and ?tIrs. r.eserve all tax money in excess of ex- Kermit Washburn of Paw Paw will penditures? YES, 46%. 2-Do you favor reduction in state IIW' AND FAIM LIABILITY • TION IN ONE, LOW-COST POLICY 'IOTEC- .----------------~----------~ I I direct the r.ecreational leadership. Coating B. F. Hennink, director of the Jun- taxes from the present level to reduce ior Farm Bureau, will hold a confer- state revenues in line with current Red Metal Primer ence, with each county delegation of expenditures? YES, 14%. 3-Do you favor maintaining pres- campers for the purpose of correlating Farm Bureau Roll Roofing the camp work with the county pro- ent tax rates, but distribution of all gram. In addition to these staff mem- money over current expenditures back Farm Bureau Asphalt Shingles bers will be 1\Irs. Clayton Klein, a to local government? YES, 17%. 4-Do you favor maintaining pres- regular member of the staff; 1\Irs. B. Our Unico Black Asphalt Roof Coating can be used on all types of F. Hennink, in charge of the camp ent tax rates, but distribution of a roofing materials. Also on fence posts and other similar items need- records. Richard Nelson, president portion of the excess to local govern- Ing a good weather protecting paint. Our Flbrated Asphalt Coating of the 1\Iichigan Junior Farm Bureau, ment, perhaps $1,000,000 per month contains asbestos fiber. Red Metal Primer retards rust and peeling.' will act as assistant director of the as recommended by the State Ass'n of More potash for American Farmers means that the best camp .• 'Varren Dobson of the Farm Supervisors? YES, 23%. grades of fertilizers should be used this. fall for grain Proper base for any metal paints. UNICO ROOF PAINTS - Zinc Bureau Services is to represent the Metal Paint makes steel roofs practically everlasti1!g. Farm Bureau Services as a member Mail Army Xmas Parcels seedings and the hay crops to follow. High-potash of the staff for the first two weeks. At the second camp, one section of Overseas Sept. 15-Oct. 15 fertilizers produce good grain and legume hay. UNICO HOUSE and BARN PAINT' the camp will be given over to the uf>e of the recently published Junior Farm Bureau Manual. Mrs. Klein Christmas paCkages may be mailed to American soldiers serving overseas, without presentation is to head another section of camp from the ,soldier, September of a request 15 to After the grains of potash available are harvested there in the soil to insure must still be plenty a healthy growth They're Very Good. Compare the Prices! actiYity that will turn out the com- October 15, which has been designated pleted mimeographed copies of the as Christmas mail month for soldiers of clover or alfalfa. Your fertilizer application should be programs for each of the counties, and overseas, the War Dep't said July 6. ample for both crops. A 2-ton yield of clover hay requires the final section of the camp will be Christmas gift packages must be 2-1/3 times as much potash as is needed to produce given over to recreational leadership House Paints training. labeled "Christmas Parcel". and size limits: 5 pounds in weight, Weight 30 bushels of wheaL (Compare K graphs to the left.) The thinl week of camp for the 15 inches in length, and 36 inches in Barn Paints northern section of the state will com- length and girth combined. Use 200-400 lbs. of 3-12-12,3-9-18,0-12-12,0-20-20, bine some of the features of both pre-. All articles must be well packed in or 0-10-20 per acre for fall seedings. Consult your official vious weeks' programs, with Dr. Floor Paints Trout, ~Irs. Klein, Mrs. 'Vashburn, and strong boxes of metal, wood, solid agricultural advisers to determine the grade best suited "Ir. and 1\Irs. Hennink being the staff. fiber board, or strong double-faced Wall Paints It is anticipated that the camp corrugated fiber-boai-d which is well for your needs. See your fertilizer dealer and order training program will reach a total wrapped in heavy paper and tied with of approximately 450 rural young peo- strong twine. Addresses must be recommended grades. Varnishes ple. legible in typewriting or ink. Ad- The Michigan Elevator Exchange, dress should show grade or rank, lull Enamels the Farmers and Manufacturers Beet name, army I!erial number, service Write usfor further informatIOn and Jrel lim- Sugar Association, the Michigan Milk organization or unit,. ,the APO num- Producers Association ,the Michigan ber in care of postmaster at ,port of ature on the practical fertilization of enpl. , Livestock Exchange. the Farm Bureau embarkation through which the mail I Unlco Wagon and Implement Paints give last protection Igalnst Services, Inc., in addition io spOn- is routed. A similar address sliould soring young people to camp will be enclosed in the package. Postage weather and rust. A very good Investment. Buy. Q i Far m B u ~-.a u S I 0 ~ e s a r. d C 0 - cpA ss'n s have active places in the program. The Greeks were the first people postmaster must be fDl17 prepaM at parcel post rates from post office where mailed to at port of embarkation. AMERICAN II ~, Sizuudo s... N " .......... POTASH INSTITUTE to use bedsprings and made them of Gifts or money ahould be sent by braided leather thongs. postal money: order. In many places FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, AUGUST' 5, 1944 ., part of indiVidual Farm Bureau members in the development ot the Isabella Farm Bureau Our Legislative legislative program of their organization? 2. What le.glslatlon Is most needed to help improve the condi- tions of the farm families in this community? Asks Central War Time The Isabella County Farm .Bureau ACT NOW! has petitioned the county board of Program for 1944-~5 3. What amendments should the Farm Bureau promote to laws already on the statu.te books? 4. Do you think that It is just as important to follow closely ~Up~r'Visors to return the county to central war time, and to support cen. tral' war time for the state. Copies Lime your sour fields now-do your part of- the resolutrons were sent to Gov- in our greater production towards all-out Background Material for Discussion in August by the proyislons and progress Of legislation being promoted by other ernor Kelly, to the county's repre- Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups groups as it Is to sponsor the meQsures 'whlch we are advocating? sentatives in the legislature, and to war effort. 5. "'by it is important that we keep well informed as to the the sec'y of the State Ass'n of Super- By EUGENE A. 8.l!ALTZ type of representation which we are receiVing at Lansing and at visors. FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding Membership Relations and Education ./ ~asliington ? .production successfully for over twenty- 6. Should party loyalty, the pledge of the candidate or the ROLL CALL QUESTION-Name one problem In agriculture which record of the officeholder, with reference to measures In which we ,~ 1 five years. state or n..tional legislative action might solve. are espeCially interestM govern our attitude toward candidates at . PURE CRUSHED Bec.. use of the constant development of the Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups and the improved functioning of the Action election time? "TRIPLE ICJtElNID Your Local AAA Committee or Elevator Can Supply Your Needs Committeemen. it is anticipated that the Farm Bureau membership will take an increasingly active p:1rt in developing the legislative EVERY CO-OP , » visions similar to those required as to patronage refunds by non-profit type co-ops, the amounts returned as such OYSTfRS"aL program of the organization. This can be accompllshed both by refunds are not income of the co-op THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY bringing such matters to the attention of the members and making it easy for them to turn their thoughts In this direction. emphasizing from time to time the very important part which legis- Also, by SHOULD CHECK and therefore are not subject to taxa- tion." Michigan's profit and non-profit MONROE, MICHIGAN -, lative measures, state and national. play In Influencing the price of eTery commodity and service which farmers buy or sell. TAX LAW POSITION type farm co-operatives should not take it for granted that their cor- porate structurj! meets the present When we realize that in the price tag of every purchase or sale Changes in state and federal laws requirements of the law. They should the impact and Influence of a multiplicity of state and national statutes Is reflected, we will all of us naturally take greater interest in what our lawmakers are doing both in Lansing and in Washington. affecting farm co-operatives make it make sure. imperative that managements and apply the requirements to operate know Pro!. Howland said that the Mich- Igan State College Economics depart- within the law as a profit or a non- ment has prepared a standard form of You Want to Get FOR POULTRY Frequently problems arise which relate only to a restricted area or a certain commodity. T.he folks living within this small com- munity have only limited influence, but by bringing the matter to profit type of co-operative, as the proyisions for the co-operatlve plan case may be, says Prof. Arthur How- of operation which can be included in land, Michigan State College erten- the by-laws of co-operatives, or be sion economist. substituted for the co-operati'Ve plan and We Want to Give - ---- --- - ------ the attention of their state or national organization they can fre- The requirements apply, said :Mr. now found in the by-laws of most co- quenly develop enough support to secure favorable action to assist them out of their difficulty, This merely illustrates the power of, Howland, to annual reports due dur- operatives. ing Jul). or August at the Michigan ALL YOUR SEED IS WORTH! In addition, said Prof. Howland, and the necessit:r for, strong rural organizations to help farm folks Corporation and Securities Commis- managers and' directors should make ...... ac:f\l.C .... secure favorable legislation. sion, and to the information returns a careful study of the by-laws and. FAI. BUREAU•• LUIS co. 1M. WE CAN USE all the good Clover, Alsike; Vetch, Alfalfa seeds and income tax reports to be filed mode of operations of their co-opera;' CIIlCA", ILL you have to offer. Ceiling pl'ices are already operating on most of Comparison of the resolutions of former years with the actual with the Bureau of Internal Revenue. tive to make certain that they conform these seeds. We are expecting to go the limit allowed by OPA tn legislation which was enacted during the months immediately follow- Mr. Howland said: all our purchases this fall. No one can do more legally. to state and federal statutory reqUire- ing is very significant and encouraging. It would hardly be expected that the program could be carried out 100% in any given year . "Under and merchandising Michigan law marketing co-operatives are ments for farm co-operatlves. DEAD ANIMALS OUR FUNCTION as a Farm Bureau seed department is to buy There are normally seyeral important items which are carried over classl!!ed as profit type and non-pro!!t COST MONEY . from, process for, and return to the man on the soil seed that will and which we might regard as coming under the head of unfinished business. type. "The profit type of co-operative Is one which either pays a limited divi- WHERE ARE WE grow and repeat under Michigan conditions. witl} a minimum of haz- ard for the grower. Eliminating noxious w.eeds, certifying sources, s~lection of right varieties, and checking on cultural practices ••• dend on its capital stock or member- GOING? COMMUNITY I It has been truthfully said that if at any previous time, by some miracle, the entire Farm Bureau state and national legislative pro- ship stock, or which does not make a W'rll. all of these come within the scope of our service. gram could have been put into effect completely, new prOblems 'would distribution of margins to non-mem- for _ . '. IookW AFTER THIS HAS BEEN DONE any resulting financial margins ~ ha"e arisen over night to have made the Farm Bureau's power and facilities necessar:r for their ,proper solution. Certainly that is true bers on the same basis as to stock- holders or members. "The non-profit co-operative does THEME FOR 44-45. _-.p. HOCS. POULTRY -DOC:S on the transactions are not ours. In a bona-fide co-operative such as ours, they belong to the people wh~ make them possible. It in hectic times like the present when conditions are in a constant not Pa'Y dividends on its capital stock Copper Sulphate" } therefore becomes the function of our audit department to distribute state of fluctuation and transition, 'Ye require statesmanship of a or membership stock. It distributes The committee charged with de- yeloping the theme and. topics for Nicotine Sulphate them in accordance with our by-laws and records of performance. hlbh order from our leadership, and intelllgence, diligent study and its margins to its patrons, whether they are members or non-members. Michigan Commllnity FaJ."m Bureau Kamala Retains of a portion of the margins for improving machinery and loyalty on the part of the members if the program of the Farm Bureau discussion programs for the duration { "Farmers non-profit co-operatives , In Tablet Form facilities are also according to the by-laws and in the interest ot is to be adequate to cope with current conditions and if it is to be which claim federal income tax ex- of the war, 'has announced that the each and every member. properly presented and promoted. emption on the ground that there is theme for September, 1944, to August. Now is the Time to Other important economic groups ha\'e been announcing to the no income to tax should see that their 1945, inclusive, will be "Where Are IT IS OUR PURPOSE to work with local farmers co-operatives lawmakers that they are going to remember the votes of these of- by-laws should provide for: We Going." Worm Your Sheep & Lambs to tohe fullest extent in both buying and selling. Should you not be "I-Provision that the co-operative Should the war come to a final de- able to get Farm Bureau seed service through your local, your ficials when the next election comes along. In other words, they Intends to operate without profit. cision this year, as many well in- The Quick, Easy Way are announcing that they will reward their friends and punish those advice to that effect will ..be appreciated, "2-Provision that the co-op must formed persons think it will, the Why is NICOTINE SULPHATE who have not voted'in harmony with their program. Undoubtedly do a majority of its business with its question of where are we going from and COPPER SULPHATE used THE ACCUMULATION of an adequate stockpile of good seed Is farm folks must adopt rather similar tactics. Thus, those public own members. here is all important. The commit- , more than any other treatment In "3-Provision that all or substantial- tee consisted of J. H. Yaeger and the first step in our annual program. You. as growers of seeds, can officials who have been sympathetic and helpful to' our cause sho'uld the leading sheep sections of the ly all of the voting rights in the co-op Stanley Powell of the State Farm help us build this stockpile. Not only can you use our seed service be properly supported by us for re-election. By the same token, United States? Because it has must be held by agricultural producers Bureau. and R: J. Baldwin, director of yourself, but in your meetings of Community Farm Bureaus, co- those office-holders who have thwarted and flaunted our desires been proven effective-yet costs who are patrons of the co-op. extension services at Michigan State operative ass'ns and other groups, and in your contacts with your are not entitled to our support and we should seek to replace them less per sheep. Why pay more for "4-Provision that the eo,operative College. _ neighbors, your influence and counsel will be effective in behalf of by men who would be responsive to our needs. This means that intends to treat all patrons alike, some new preparation? MILLIONS In other years the committee has of WORMICIDE sheep and lamb your Farm Bureau seed service. from now on it is going to be necessary for us as farm people to whether they are members or non- selected one discussion topic for each members. tablets have been used satis- look beyond a candidate's party lable before we decide how our month. T,hls year it offiers two topics factorily for years. - - - Easy to . WE SHALL APPRECIATE such efforts on your part, and we yote shall be cast. "5-Provision that the members au- for the months October to April, in- shall endeavor at all times to be worthy of the trust you ,place in us. thorize the co-operative to withhold give. What is to be included in the Farm Bureau's legislative program clusiye. Community Group.s may dis- Let us know how we can serve you. from the proceeds of sales from their cuss one or both topics. Tablets cost only 3%0 FOllOWing , per sheep for the coming }-ear is a definite responsibility of the membership. products, and to add to the cost of are the discussion topics: . It has never before been as important as it is right now that you supplies purchased for them such Why pay 15 to 18c per keep your state and national ,Farm Bureau officials advised as to amounts as are necessary to pay the operating expenses of the co-op, to Se"ptember, 1944 "OUf Community Goals and Plans sheep for povvder? FARM BUR~AU SERVICES, Inc. :rour desires in regard to these problems. QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION prOVide for valuation reserves such as for the Year." October SEE YOUR DRUG OR FARM SUPPLY DEALER Seed Dep't 221 N. Cedar. Lansing~ Mich. depreCiation and bad debt losses, to pay interest upon indebtedness, and "Alms and Objectives ofCo-op- 1. '''hat can be done to ,stimulate greater participation on the or to withhold such additional amounts erative Action." l-Co-operatlon and the Indi- PARSONS CHEMICAL WORKS as may be necessary for further cap- italization of the business. vidual. GRAND LEDGE, MICHIGAN 2-Function of Co-operative 'Busi- "6-Provision that at the close of the year amounts deducted in excess ness. November -----------------------------------------------, of exuenses, valuation reserves, inter- est on Indebtedness shall be RETURN- "Inter-Group Co-operation." ED to the patrons from whom they I-Goals of Other Occupational were deducted. the basis of patronage. Returns shall be on ant to empasize that at no time does It is import- the money belong to the co-operative. It belongs to the patrons. "7-Provision that amounts with- "State Groups. 2-Rural-Urban "Rural Youth.", 1-'Study December Legislative Relationship, Program," of State Farm Bureau or, Don't Save ~ Penny held for capital withheld. held as a capital reserye. purposes must be Resolutions .. credited to patrons from whom it is A' portion of this may be The re- mainder may be is~ued as capital "Farm Tenure." 2-Developing "Nat'l Young Citizens. January, 1945 Legislative Platform" or -and Losea Dime! stock or In some other form of in- I-Study of AFBF Resolutions. debtedness. In any event, the co-op- erath'e definitely must maintain rec- 2-Agriculture as a Way of Life. It always pays to feed a balanced ration February ord~ which will show by years and the persons to whom it belongs any ""hings Are Happening." to good cows, poultry and .hogs. A bal- I---,Study of 1945 Agr'l Outlook. amounts retained and held in the organization but belonging to the pa- 2-Comparlson of World 'Wars anced ration enables good cows and hens I and II. trons. "S-Provision should be made for March to produce at a maximum. repaying the amounts with held as "Rural Education." cash funds become availahle for that " l-Educational Needs In our Com- APPLE AND PEAR GROWERS, who haye seen convincing proof of purpose. munity. Maximum production means the lowest "Pro!!t type co-operatiyes may pay 2-The School in our Community. what ST AF AST hormone spray will do to hold the fruit on the trees, a limited dividend on their capital April cost per 100 lbs, of milk or dozen eggs. and to impro\'e the color and size of the fruit, wlll use It this season for "Rural Health.' stock. Unless they obtain and qualify another important reas~n. ~hey will spray with STAFAST just before the for exemption from filing federal in- I-Health Conditions in our Com- TheJowest cost insures the greatest profit harvest to spread out the picking season aIfd cut down or eliminate "spot come tax returns. they are SUbject munity. r Slicking." to taxation upon net income in excess 2-Healtoh Programs. under favorable prices AND lessens the of the amounts they have returned as This will grea.tly ease the labor problem, which may become mighty patronage dividends to the patrons MllY "Post War :Agr'l Objectives and spread between cost and selling price on whose business the amounts re- Plans." , tough in the commercial fruit grOWing areas when this season's picking funded were realized. June 'llnder unfavorable prices. time rolls around, "From the standpoint of income tax "Post War Marketing and Distribu- exemption, it is immaterial whether tion Plans." The cow or hen must be fed to maintain High in Active Ingredients and Spray ,Efficiency a farmers' co-operative Is organized upon a profit type or a non-profit type basis. The requirements for income ture." July "Post War Adjustments for Agricul- life, Only by good production can any BTAF AST stands out in the field of hormone sprays because of its tax exemption under federal laws are the same for both types. Their by- "Plcni<; Month." August profit be made. exceedingly high percentage of active ingredients. Its effectiveness is laws must make provision for the dependent not alone on its naphthalene acetic acid content, but is derived patronage refunds. If the by-laws of In a freshly cut log, 25 to 75 per from its total content of co-operative hormone functioning properties. a profit Wpe co-operative have pro- cent of the total weight is water. To further increase its spray efficiency, STAFAST has excellent wet- ting and adhesiye properties "built" into it. Addition of oil is not neces- Here t 5 a-Good Plan for Cows sary, giving savings in cost of the mixture as compared with some other Balance cereaJ grains .with Milkmaker to furnish quality proteins; hormone compounds. Shouldn't important minerals anq Vitamin D. Feed according to the quantity and STAF AST is a.vaila.ble material is stable in dry powdered form only. In this form the and offers no opportunities for chemical changes. STAFAST 18 mixed In a spra}. tank like commonly used powdered spray materials aud. following good practise, ls kept under agitation and Is applied to the trees You 1 • quality of your pastUl:e. right alter l.>elngmixed. WHAT STAFAST WILL DO Buy For Hens and Pullets For Hogs 1. Spread out harvest period, Get pullets ready for fall production by Farm Bureau Porkmaker 33% protein IF IT WILL: Furnish your birds with Calcium Carbonate in pro- feeding grain in hoppers, and Fann Bureau 2. Cut down "spot picking." portions which will not disturb the mineral balance of the feed, can be made into the sort of feed t'hat meets l\fermash to supply proteins, minerals, and your needs, whether for lactating sows, 3, Help solve labor problem. when used with commercial mixed feed of normal calcium phosphorus vitamins. No feed excels Mermash 16% 4. Reduce pre-h ..rvest drop and wIndfall lossel le"el?