Vol. XXIII, No. 4 SATURDAY, APRtL 7, 1945 23rd Year published Monthly EDITORIAL I PRAISE CONGRESS . Farm Bureau Program Leader in Industry Answers NTEA Victor Emanuel, chairman of the board of the Aviation Cor- I.- ~--- FOR INVESTIGATING In the Legislature poration. has address~d to American businessmen a memorandum on farmer co-operatives. Mr. Emanuel objects to the motives of the FOOD SITUATION ' National Tax Equality Ass'n in its attack on farm co-operatives. The board of directors of the 1\lich- We Present Our Views on Bills Dealing With He said, in part: Some months ago at the very time when business and agriculture Igan Farm Bureau, in session at Lan- sing, March 26 and acting for 35,000 Taxes, Schools, Dep't of Agriculture, members of the organization, com- were growing closer together, a certain group of business interests, mended Congress for opening its own Farm Trucks and Livestock principally in feed, seed, >fertilizer and other farm supplies, launched a Investigation of all phases of the food bitter and ill-considered attack upon farmer co-operatives through By STkll.'LEY M. POWEr,L production and distribution situation_ the medium of the National Tax Equality Ass'n. The resolution said: The most discussed questions around legislative halls these days This Ass'n has undertaken a national crusade to convince the We commend the House of Congress centel' around the following four points: Fh'st, when is the legisla- public that Congress and state legislatures have erred in passing for its action for a special joint COUl- ture going to adjourn'? Second, budget. Third, are there to be any mittee of tHe House and Senate ~o new taxes and If so, what? Fourth, is thel'e going to be any further statutes legalizing the operations of farmer.owned co-operative bus- Investigate the removal by Selective iness institutions, and in allowing them statuto Iy exemptions from state-aid to local units of govel'l~ment and if so, how much and how Service of essential farm labor in rela- income taxes. tion to the food production needs for will it be divided? Most of us engaged in business and indu.stry do not have any real the armed fOl'ces, OUl' allies, and the A poll of the lobbyists as to their guess regarding the date of final home front. adjournment varied all the way from April 26 to June 15. conception of farm prOblems in l:'eneral, 01' of farm co-operatives We urgently request Senators Van- in particular. That is unfortunate, because turning a deaf ear to denberg and I-'erguson to support this The budget director indicates that his office and the appropriat- the problems of agriculture is an invitation to agriculture to ignore measure In the Senate. 'Ve particular- ing committees of the senate and the house have rcached \'irtual the problems of business. , , The farmer has come to bat for business ily request hoth committees to investi- agreement on practically all the items in the budget and that action • , , He is entitled to have his prOblems understood by business. gate conditions In Michigan in relation on these bllis wili be taken In the very near fUtlll'C, ~ . to the effort on farm production of in. As yet, no major appropriation measures have becn Not always understood by businessmen are simple statistics about adequate farm eqUipment and repairs, farms and farmers. There are approximately 6,000,000 farms in the passed by either branch of the legislatUl'e. There and the draining of essential, Irre- Is considerable sentiment for taking no action us United States, the great majority of which consist of "family sized placeable fal'ln workers from farms farms_" About 43.4% of the people live in rural areas-30,500,OOO by Selective Service and war indus- yet In response to the pleas of the cities and othel' tries. units of government for additional state aid. ,It is on farms and 26,700,000 in' towns not exceeding 2,500 population; The public Is being advised by gov- being urged that the budget bills should first be almost half the school children in the United States come from rural ernment bureaus that the outlook Is considered so as to find out how much money homes. increasingly worse for the supply of would be left over for fUI.ther 'grants to local units. In the past, the produce of these farms was sold at a price level meats and other foods. To this the If this does not seem to be sufficient to meet the upon which no bl£si7less could succeed. Crops, generally speaking, had Michigan Farm Bureau replies that since early in 1942 it has emphasized needs, the only solution would be through enact. to be sold when they were ready for market. The price the farmer ment of some additional tax measures. Those repeatedly to government bureaus and received was generally the lowest wholesale price. As contrasted has informed Congress that farmers being most discussed just now are revision of the with this, these same farmers bought thelr farm supplies and ma- must have the necessary minimums 5,M.PoWS':L tax on Intanl;lble wealth so as to bring in conslder- terials and machinery fOl' production at the highest retail price . • of farm machinery. equipment, and ex- ahle additional revenue and a 10% tax on liquor and a boost in the Studies show that prices paid by farmers for supplies, Including perienced farm labor if they are to tax on heel'. branded merchandise, In the average slU~ll agricultural community far exceeded the prices paid by business and labor in the large metro- politan centers for the same goods. 36,079 FAMILIES FARM BUREAU'S meet the ploductiOIl goals the war has laid upon them and thereby avoid a'serious 'To food shortage. this end the Michigan Farm Removing the present $50,000 ceiling I Corporation Franchise Tax Ceiling-+'----------~~------ Livestock-Three from the Michigan cOI'poration fran- by the legislative commission which measures fa vored I Selling at wholesale and buying at retail did more to cause the' organization of farmer co-operatives than anyone other factor. 'Vlth- MEMBERS OF COUNTY FAIR AT .., Bureau through has its worked national continuously office through the National Council of Farm'- and clllse tax and dropping the rate from studied 2'h to 1% mills upon each dollar of I heen approved by the house and scnt ItS IMld up cll.pltal and surplus would to the senate. livestock marketing These require have the out co-operative effort, these small farmers would have no market- ing agents, salesmen or sales organizations at their beck and call. Their crops would have to be sold when ready fOl' market at whatever FARM BUREAU KALAMAZOO :USO er Co-operatives at Washington to in- produce substantially more revenue licensing of livestock weigh muster, fluence government bureaus to allot than the present law yields and would seek to prevent the sale within the sufficient metal for the manufacture ohvlously be much more equitable_ state for human consumption of meat price was offered. I The 1945 roll call for membership "Battle ,-eterans swung their part- of farm machinery to replace worn There are. at present. 18 corporations from calves less than four weeks old. ended l'llarch 31 With a total of 36,079 ners ... Friday night was farm out equipment. We have asked for \,hich pay at the ceiling rate of and require bonding of livestock A farm is really a manufacturing plant where fertilizer, seed, paid.up membel's for the year, as re- night, and for this evening the Kala- materials to make adequate repair $50.000, If there wel'e no such ceil. auction sale companies, feed, gasoline, tractors and dozens of other items are used to the ported by 49 County Farm Bureaus, mazoo usa was turned into a county parts for rapidly disintegrating farm lng, some of these large corporations A measure to approprtate $50,000 end that a farm crop is produced for market. If a farmer has to buy Dee: 1, 1944, the state -total was fair ... First, 50 men f10m the Percy equipment. • \\ould pay several hundred thousand for construction of a bull barn on the these items at retail and sell at wholesale, he is under an insurmount- 29,043. The 1945 goal is 40,000. J ones Convalescent hospital had a Under date of January 29, 1945 this dolla~'s.• ;\Iichigan State College campus, to be Very llad wlIlter weather and very chicl,en dinner, topped off with apple board of directors addressed General ThiS hill was once re~orted favor- used for housing sires maintained by able handicap. good early spring weather have and pumpklll pie." Pearson, head of the l\nchlgan State allly by the senate comnuttee on tax- the !\llchlgan Al'tiflcial Breeders Co- The farmer does not enjoy the advantage of doing business in slowed membership campaign opera- This is the way that Bonnie Lee Selective Service. urging ju,dicious ation. b~t the lobbyists for the 18 ~Ig operative, Inc" passed the house with corporate form. But his co-operative Is a corporation, with one tions, so that the work continues at ACkley of the Kalamazoo Gazette be- and careful consideration of draft reg- corpOl'atlO,ns became extremely active only one dissenting vote after the important difference, It Is built to "serve patrons at cost rather opportunities. Substantial numbers gan an article on the February 9 istrants to avoid further depletion un.d the bill, was sent back to the tax- appropriation had been cut down to than to serve the pUblic at a profit. In the United States, the co-opera- of new memberships will be reported county fall' program produced by a of essential. experienced farm labor; atJon comnuttee for a heanng, !he $25,000. While this seems like a slzc- tive movement has grown gradually over a period of many 'years, .. in Ap Ijil , according to County Farm group from the Kalamazoo County that only hy so doing can the farm- heal:ing was held We(~nesday e.vel1ln~, allie amount for a barn. sponsors of Bureau secretaries_ A complete re- Farm Bureau, el s of the state and nation produce the ApI'II~, :>pokesl~n lor the 11Ig husl' the measUl'e emphasize that it must It was not until 1944 that a serious and widespread attack upon Friday night Is farm night party at food and fiber to sustain our men and ness Institutions, of the state wel'e bl! made absolutely fire proof so that port by counties will be published m the farmer co,operative was started here. our edition for May 5. the Kalamazoo USO. Farmers and women on the fighting fronts of the present WIth their best legal talent there would be no risk of loss of the The simplest explanation' I can give of a farmer co-operative ~o .far 12 County Farm BUI'eaus their WIyes take ovel' as hosts and world and those engaged in supple- to raise objections. Included we,re valuable sires house(l therein. IInd it follows: have more than 1,000 members. Ber- hostesses. NlIle groups take turns- mentary activities on the home front. the !\llclllgan Manufacturers Ass n, should he so constructed as to safe- rien Is first with 2,701, Saginaw sec- four FUlm Bureau groups, each repre- We called attention to the fact the ;\llchlgan Chain Stores Bureau, Gen. gUli!'d the lives and Iimhs of the men Brown owns a farm and gives his neighbor, Jones, who like- senting a quarter of the county, fOUl WFA Administrator l\lalTIIl Jones Is eral 1\Iotors, Consun~el:s Po\~er Com- who handle the temperamental mature ond ':with 1.660, Ottawa third with wise owns a farm. and is going to town, $100 to purchase fertilizer 1,265. Others are: Allegan 1,141; Granges, and the home economics ex- calling for a material II1crease of Illeat. pany and Detroit E(lIson CO~l1pany. dairy bulls .. for him at the same time Jones buys some for himself. Jones returns Barry 1.005; Branch 1,240; Calhoun tensIOn group. The second. Friday dail'y, and vegetable products o,'er The only support f?r t~e hill. rep- The artificial breeding program $8.50, being the balance he has left after purchasing those supplies, 1,040; Eaton 1,000; loma 1,025; Tus- night of each month is Farm Bureau last year; that in view of the uuprece- res~nted at .the heallllg In ad(lItlon has worked out vel'y succeSSfully IInd less a pro-rate share of expenses. No one can say that Jones made a profit out of the transaction which should be subject to income tax. cola 1,160; Van Buren 1,120; "'ash- tenaw 1.085 Crowding 1,000 are: night, and county fail' night. The night of February 9 the north- the natIOn the. spil'it and the Intent liken of l:raverse ~Ity .. chaIrman of for its expansion greatly exceeds the west group of the Farm Bureau put of the Tydings amendment should he t1,le comnllttee hanng ~t ~nder con. facilities now available at the Collese. I dented demand upon the farmers of t? Its sponsor. Senator Jmne,s T, 1\Iil- is IJrovlng so popular that the demand He merely returned to Brown unexpended capital which had belonged Ingham 929; Lapeer 9i3; St, Clair 982. on the dinner and the fail'. with Mr. carefully observed, slderatlon, was the l\lIc1l1gan Farm This pl'ogram allows the widest to Brown all the time. Jones was simply Brown's agent. .. Jones Since January 1, the l\lichlgan and l\Irs Cyril Root of Kalamazoo R-9 The hoard of directors of the 1\lich- Bureau. I-'or the "'arm Bureau, I I'e- possible use of hulls of outstanding is represented by the co.operative which returns to its patron members Farm News has added 8.163 new mem- as chairman; 1\larch 9th the southwest igan Farm Bureau directs its presi- ported that ,the delegates ll:t the last 1)I'oductIOn Inhel'itance. and it Is O\'er-payment of callital as patronage refunds after giving them l>erships to its subscription list: Jan- Farm Bureau group was host, with dent and secretary to communicate annual meetmg of the l\lichlga.n Fa.rm cheaper and safer than for each farm- goods or services. , nary 507; February 3,238; March 1\11'. and I\lrs. 'Vallace Bingham of these views to l\lichlgan members 01 Bureau had gone on lecord fa,'ol'lng el to maintain his own sire Schoolcraft R-2 as chairmen. Congress. to Govel'11or Kelly and to repeal of the $50.000 ceiling, Farm Trucks-A contl'ove'I'sial mea- When the farmer with old tools and a depleted n'lanpower is 4,418. But, let 1\1Iss Ackley tell us more- the memllers of our State Legislature. I said I knew 01 no logic In the sure which would have requircd palnt- meeting his war production goals, it becomes a poor time to attack about Febmary 9: l\IICHIGAN FARM BUREAU. establishment of the $50.000 ceilin~, Ing the name and address of the regis. "The proximity of Yalentine's day Board of Directors. but there are defilllte economIC tered owner on each truck tractor his method of doing business, especially when this method of doing business has gone back many, many years. thing if farmers and farm organizations It would be the same were attacking industry's INGHAM NAMES was evident. Each service man wore one Signed With hiS name. To the tune ad\ antage~ In ,it lor big busi~less, trailer or sem-tmiler Small husmess I~ alr~ady at a (llsad- 3.500 Ibs_ weight was amended before of n;ol'e thai; method of doing business and harrowing industry in the midst of its greatest endeavor for the national good. WORK COMMITTEES of Over the 'Va YeS. five girls, each with a large paper heart as a license to steal. hegan a robber dance. One 4,148 FAMILIESIN \ antage and tillS ce~ling plan puts being passed by t}le house so U8 to e1- them at a further dlsadvantag~, was pomted out that, the ~estllllony ed with It empt trucks farm eleglble 1'01' and equlp- commel'clal license I ha,-e found that farmer co-operatives pay all forms of taxes that other business do except federal income tax. They, together Ingham County Farm Bureau. with a memllershlp of 929 families, will conduct its 1945 program through sailor was 'stolen' at least a dozen times, "The music was strictly old time. HOSPITAL SERVICE of the sjJo~esmen for 11Ighusmess was Illates. This amendment, uo surpllse Those lobbyists and proposed by the attorneys would have I~eel~~'ery negh- Bureau. not only exempts farm tl-ucks Michigan which was Farm with some 18 types of organizations, including chambers of commerce, The nearest it got to jive was Alex- l\Iichigan Hospital Sen'ice an- gent In thell' r~sponslbilltles to the from the new requirements. but from b~siness leagues and boards of tl'ade also receive their exemption by committees, said PreSIdent Charles Da,'ls of Onondaga to 75 leaders of ander's Ragtime Band. Well, excellt nounces that among Commulllty eorpor~tions which the.y reJlI'~sent ,II !Irovlsionns of the present law. which. virture of Sec. 101 of Title 26 of the United States Code. fO! in the game room, There was al- Farm Bureau groups old members of they (lid not make eve Iy errol t to I e- If really enforced, would demand that the county and community organiza- most always someone at the piano, the service are being enrolled at the tain the 11refer,entlUi advantage wh,lch several Items of dimensional Infol'lnu. Many farmers co-operatives have no ohjection to paying taxes on tions at their meeting at State College where boogie-woogie didn't jar with new rates described in the Farm ~hell" corporations have been enjoy- lion be placed on every truck. operating reserves retained, or on the limited small dividends declar- "larch 14. The Girl I Left Behind Me. President Davis named chairmen News for Marcil. New members and IIIg. It was o~Jserved that prohably A requirement that every truck, ed. This, however, would not satisfy the Natibnal Tax Equality Ass'n. "Some customers tl'led to bounce new groups are being enrolled at the the smallel' busilless concel'!lS had not tl actor. trailer or semi.trailer welgh- The crux of the problem with that Ass'n is the patronage refund, for the se,-eral County Farm Bureau ping pong i!alls, into a basket. new Iates for Increased service. projects, They In turn Introduced been aware C?f the hearJllg, ,They ing over 3,500 Ihs. carry an Imposing which is not a profit. as I have' explained. A girl was analysing hand writing. March first 4,148 Farftl Bureau fum- \\ oulel . be ob\'lous,ly for the bill be- supply of special equlllllHmt was on their committeemen, and lilade shO!t Mary and Anne Locher made silhou- ilies were members of the hospital cause It would directly reduce their the house calendar for a numher of The only way bona fide farmer eo-operatives could be taxed on statements I egardmg their objectlyes, ettes and mounted them on Valentines, sen'ice. In 182 Community Farm Bu- t~x and ,would lessen ,the competi- days and was debated on various patronage refunds, which is what the National Tax Equality Ass'n as follows: "Five men won prizes and got to reau groups. The average is 2.27 per- tlve han(hcap under .... l\1embership~Kenneth Bibbins, Ma- '\Iuch they are occasions, hut was f\nllll)' sent back to is really talking about, is through an excise tax imposed upon their talk to the folks hack home_ They sons per famii)-, or a total of about now labonng . , committee where it may die IJeaceful- right to do business, as there is no way to tax a profit that does not son. chairman, The county now has wel'e T.5 Erwin Ruffin. Allentown. 9,400 persons covel'ed. New Taxes for Cltles-A proposal to h. 929 members out of a p05sible 1,300. Wis.; Arnold Nelson, Athens, Tex,; (,Ixlst. Community Groups & Adult Educa- Austin L. Plno. rural enrollment pe~'mlt cities to levy excise taxes to . Control of l1'affic passin" school John Aehley, l\liIwaukee; George manager fOI' Michigan Hospital Sen-- I alse revel~ue for th~ir own local pur. husses paused for loading 0;' unload- If Congl'ess could and should pass a law taxing the patronage tion-Carlyle Waltz, Mason R-3, ehalr- Roach, Peona. Ill.; Elmer Millel', Lan- ice, will co-opel'ate with the Farm Bu- poses'recelved m'an_ Four vice-chairmen have been consldel able attention Ing passengers was con!lidcred al refund, the co-operatives would then lower prices to a near cost basis, sing, .. Others made recOljds In the reau in a program to present the pro- ill the house COl11nllttee on general length In the house. AftCl' adopting plus estimated expenses and continue business as usual. This would named for the quarters of the county, record making booth for sending to gram to some 425 community Farm t~xatlOn. hut apparently Business Planning-Harold Spink, has been numerous amendments, the house be far worse for the business that fears competition. the home folks, Bureau groups during the nen year. slde~racked. , ,passed the bill by Representative A. P. Mason R-3. treasurer, chairman, The At the heIght of the party there At least 10 members or 60% of a Business and industry would be far better advised If it tried committee will set up a bookkeeping H l,9hway Finances-Just what IS go. Decker of DeckerviIle and sent It to were 200 servicemen, farmers and USO group al'e required for original en- !ng to be done a!lout highway finance the senate, more intelligently to g'N its own taxation troubles straightened out, system in accordance with the growth service club girls there." In the membershill, rollmen 1. IS h,ard to predlc,t as yet. There is Butterfat in Ice Cream-Extension especially a proper system of corpol'ate taxation for the critical Before the Farm Bureau county p~st-war period rathel' than to attack farmer co-operative tax ex- Social Affairs-Bernard Wilson, Branch county leads with 900 fam- conSiderable Sen~1ll1ent aJ~lOng rural for two years of the present lowered fair night. March 9. service men from members for glnng ~ddltlOnal funds butterfat standards for ice cream and emption. Leslie R-3, chairman. This commit- the Kellogg Annex to Pel'cy Jones Gen- ilies enrolled In 15. gl'OUPS, Other to county, road ~ommlsslons to enable sherberts has been approved by both tee has charge of such meeting as the leading counties are Kalamazoo, 1\la. eral Hospital and the Convalescent t~lem to give a little better care to the branches of the legislature. The If double taxation of the corporation and Its stockholders were annual live stock feeders day, county Faciiit v at Fort Custer were taken son. St. Joseph and Hillsdale. Side roads tak~n over br the counties senate approved a measure authoriz- eliminated. corporations would have no different tax problem than the picnic. 3fd annual meeting. through the Ingersoll Steel and Disc Group Hospitalization - William under the, so-calle(1 Mdla~t act. Ing boards of sUllervisors to rel(uire co-operative, even though they are in business to secure a profit for their owners as well as render a service to their customers. latter is the only function of a true co-operative. The Fanson, Mason R-1. chairman, phasizes that the Michigan Hospital Service program is not something Em. Company plant where they saw the manufacture of the "beach buster"- a type of landing tarik. Then at the FARM BUREAU State Aid to Local, Gov ts:-Some of pasturlzation the pI ?posals for ~Istributmg state al(~ to loc~l Ul1lts of government added part of the county. to encourage of milk sold In all or This Is intcnded the Michigan tourist The Natlo~al Tax Equality Ass'n fight becomes futile, principalIy because you cannot tax profits that do not exist. It is lacking in that the Farm Bureau is trying to sell, but it Is a serylce that the Farm Bur. eau seeks to make available to its USO they sat down to potluck din. ner with 25 fal mers and their wives. Chicken-topped off with cherr)', SERVICE ON SEEDS wO,uld. III reality count city ~olks Industry. tWICe Ill. that they would ~et theh full not been reported per capita share f?I' city. purposes committee on agriculture, The proposal has, us yet, from the house where the statesmanship, Instead of seeking farm support, it causes farm mince, chocolate or custard pie. At regular rates of seeding. some a,ntl would then enjoy their propor- sentiment thus far has not been vory members_ enmity. f After dinner, the county fair pl'O- 50.000 acres could he seeded with tlOnale share of the balance, Publicity-Gerald Diamond, Mason which favorable to the plan. R-2, Chairman, An active organiza- ~ram. It was a l\larch Hare party. Farm Bureau clovers. brome grass \\ould be turned over, to the county. Department of Agriculture-Consld- Urban business ... has everything to lose and nothing to gain There was a fine exhibit by the Kala- and alfalfa moved so far this spring. There would be conSiderable equity ~able mystery surrounds the upposi- in fighting farmer co-operatives. If I know anything at all abolPt tion makes news material for the pub, licity chairmen. mazoo County Rabbit Breeders Ass'n. And it Is stiIl early AllriL and common sense in earmarking fol' tlon of members of the houlic commit- Washington and federal legislation, I know what the National Tax Set vice men lore likenesses of rabbits The combination of II very mild 10ca.1,road purposes the proportion of tee on state affairs to the Rawson ,Junior Farm Bureau-Harlow Sly, Equality Ass'n proposes cannot be accomplished. What It can do Irom paper. which hecame numbered March llnd the shortage of alfalfa additIOnal state aid which woulcl be bili. S-46, passed by the 6enate and Webberville, seniol' counselol'. A and will do, howevel', is to incur the displeasure and enmity of agri. lapel tags, They hunted rabbits hid- have made for a very heavy move- al~?tted. each county for. the people SE'nt to the house on I<'ebruary 8. junior Farm Bureau grows by being culture and create the very kind of atmosphere in which business den ahout the club rooms, The lucky ment of cloyel's and hrome gl'ass this busy. 11\mg III the rural districts. This measure Is intended to l'omOVe ones were awarded telephone calls year. March was a record month for cannot prosper, or perhaps even survive. Associated "'omen 1\lrs, Dell ~Ie.anwhile. so}ue of the measures the state department of agriculture, home. Those who knew square danc- the Farm Bureau, !\leade, Dansville, chairman, The fa, 01 e~1~JYthe I-ar~J Bureau are mak- all far as possible, from partisan poll- By co-operating with agriculture. not only will the abuse of co-op- Ing got that under way, while junior The Farm Bureau seed cleaning ing JlIO!1;ressand some other bills to tics and give it greater continuity of program will be strengthened in the eratives amI other businesses be corrected, but business and industry and sel1lor hostesses taught those who mills have been exceptlonaIly husy to county this )'ear. wanted to learn, Voice recol'(lings past winter. which ,the FarJI1 Bureau is opposed program and serviee. It would cstab- will receive the sympathetic understanding of agriculture .. This is Total bulks handled to and silhouettes were made, Photo date this sellson exceed half a million are b~lll!1; held back or their more Iish a 5-member bl-partisan cOllllnl8- vitally needed if our peculiarily American economy Is to be preserved. objectIOnable features moderated by slon, which would meet frolll time to Directors Appoint Yaeger ~raphs were taken-"on the house" or pounds of June and mammoth clover donated by camera enthusiasts, all fOI' by a considerable margin am~ndmen~s. time, pos8ibly one day euch lIIonth. the City commissions of Port Huron Ass't Sec'y of Farm Bureau Total In- Fllle~ Mllk-A me~sure defining and Thill commission would I ,t t1. sending to the home folks_ Farm Bureaus Want and Yale to adopt slow time. At their meeting March 26, direct- \ entol'y of these seeds April 1 was I'egulatlllg fille~ Hulk wa~ approved director Throughout the evening Farm Bur- hut a few thousand pounds, so most to have a<:tual ~~~ge :}~ ors of the Michigan I-'arm Bureau. up. unanimously b~ tHe re?' esentatlves the work of the departulf'nt awl Towns on Slow Time on recommendation of Ex,ecullye Sec- euu 1~l(1ie!<,like those of th~ other of that clo,'er ~roups. contlnucll dispensing hospital- ducers hands. has moved into pro- and sent to the. senate, I,our Farm Bureau fertilizer POULTRY MEDICATION AT PRICES Peninsula No.1, Grand Traverse- of !\Ir. and )Irs. James 1\Iulally. Chair' farmers can afford: 100-1 Dhdnft..-ctant Certified "-rtte for our attractive prices on U. S. 14. Group donated $5.00 to Farm Du. man Hans Agard introduced S new Cor brvoder hou,;., and gen"r...I dhdnfect- Chlekg trom one of Mlchlg:tn's dealer and order now for the following crops: to assure fair and pleasant shar- leading R.O.P. Breeders. Hamilton rtall ".omen's Club mobile. members. We .wlred Stanley PoweIl In~: 8 ounce.. make .. 6 /tallons of gpray. Poultry Farms, Inc., Hamilton, Mich. ing of your party-line and to pro- East Orleans, 10nla--38. Compul. asking hiu} to ollpose lll~ 114 which Pheno lablets tor drinking water, 450 (3-%t-26b) OATS, POTATOES MUCK CROPS tal>lets $1.50. Proto-4 aids In prevention 50ry testin! of cattle fOl' Bangs dill' would require farmers to identify of coccidlosh•. fluart $1.00, medicate .. 64 BARLEY WHEAT SUGAR BEETS mote good-neighborliness." H <,&sf' olullon sent to Commissioner of and to equip them with flares, flags, al Farm Bureau Herviceg co-op.~and gtores. 'CORN ALFALFA HOME GARDENS hatcheries and teed stores. - ~rall NEW ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR A~rlt-ultu~. etc .• as do commercial trucks. W. Fer. orders postpaid. Holland Laboratories. Io'arrner'" 1/20' HP. to .. Yo. HP. )Iall TOMATOES FRUIT TREES New Era, Oceana--13. A problem guson of Cedar group presented the Lugers I:oad. Holland, ~lIch. (4-tf-65b) orders to Gulf Service Station, Lawrence, BEANS bt"rl" i1l work clothing. Could some- legislative Information for March. ~I1ch. (4-tt-lib) thWlU;be work~ out so that men and California, Branch-'Ve have a. WOOL GROWERS Farm Bureau fertilizer nitrogen is highly water soluble could get needed work record membership of 83. which was ORCHARD and to give plants a quiek, strong start. Our fertilizers use the Michigan Bell WOln~1l ATTENTION-WOOL GROWERS, WE dothe.s! celebrated with a campaign victory handle wool for the C.C.C. and offer you BEEKEEPER SUPPLIES highest grades of phosphorous and potash. They're condition- West Grant. Oceana-1t. February dinner March 14. Jack Yaeger spoke other markeUnlO services. All wool grad- wa~ 0111' annivcr811.ry month, Mra. on the work done by the Farm Bureau St., ed at our warehouse, 506 N. Mechanic GRAFTING WAXES AND FRUIT Jackson, Michigan. CelUng prices packages, hone,. containers' and Root ed to drill perfectly. Buy from dealers in Farm Bureau <01:\ mf'yt>r read an h' y of our t\~t year. VergenM', Kent-17. interesting Group his. in getting better prices for farm pro- J::uaranteed. duets. Michigan Co-oJH!ra.tlve Quallty bee supplies. M..J. Beck Co. Acreed that we need more Wool Marketing A~o.claUo~. (l-tf-3Sb) Successors to In. H. Hunt '" Son, 610 dill' publicity for farm problems, more ad- North Cedar St., Box 7, Lansing I, MIch. Supplies. Telephone Co. SEEDS !Po. (l-St-30b) All Late Planted Crops Need Fertilizer _ toll • j IWndl!lC lecislation on safety vertislng for Michigan farul products. ,-"qU Pln ..u' tOI tntck~ ps tax refund Solrthwest Oakland, Oakland-\Ve WE HAVE LADINO CLOVER CON. F ARMS WANTED ~ II alt>f\ illX rehtnd. Were apluM adopted a resolution supporting talnlnc 80me .June Clover. This wtll re- !he duce ~h b-lll In the legislature t ut;ks. S..nator and repcesent&tive r~prdlnc I orpnization dia;trlct here. of a soil conservatIon price considerably. \Vrlte (or free WANTED Ieanet on Ladlno culture. Its ulle and of tann or unimproved land tor sale. It will be voted upon price. Call or write D. A. )lcPher!lon, Wm. Hawley, Baldwin, WI". TO HEA" FROM OWNER FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc., Lansing, Michiga.n ,(-I-ll-l6p) lIO lutQlme4. I April IG. Lucius Lyons called atteu- Lowell, Mich. (1-%t-3Ib) , SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1945 THRE!!: M I CHI G'A N F' ARM 'N E W S Co-op Enemies Busy Bureau Acts on Bill and the beauty of the highways of our hOUle und along the roadsides near Time to Do Something In Legislatures In )Iaryland private feed and ferti- lizer dealers back a senate bill aimed For Rural Hospitals Michigan Farm Bureau (lIrectors Country an~. City About Tent Caterpillars J.~ditor, Michigan Farm News: neighborhood, I am doing something about It. I have provided myst!lf with ll. small hand saw and a long hooked home. It's hard work, an(1 I sacri- fice some dlCnity in doing it. I am sure that If every farmer at the cash resel'ves of Southern States Co-operative. ware, coal, retail In Ohio, hard. merchants and on March 28 advised l\lichigan mem- bers of Congress that they would sup- port under certain conditions the Living ~Must)Bal~ce pole. such as tree trimmers use. When . I am writing to see If anything can I go on an errand with the car In the be done through your' editorial col. season when the tent caterpllJars ap- umns to stimulate individual and or- pear, I take these tools with me and would become !'esponllible for a cer- tain number of trees on his roadside, we could control the tent caterpUlars Burton-Hill bill in the senate, S-191, By MRS. EDITH .1[. WAG.tR 26% have furnaces and 170/'0 have and save the beauty of our trees, and bankers back a house hill to "investi- ganization effort, both private and cut, down the tents I can reach. I ,the trees themselves. gate" laws for co-operatives. In Kan- to promote the contruction of rural Briar Hill Farm, Carleton, flush foilets .• public. towards controlling the annual bring them home and burn them. -I sas farmers went to the capitol to hospitals and medical facilities, such .1fonroe Count1/' Here Is a minority group, highly plague of tent caterpillar worms. Each have managed to save the trees at -One Who Loves Trees. opp~se a punitive tax law for co-op- as laboratories, clinics, diagnostic essential to the welfare of all. Through summer they are destroying more centers, and public health centers. There is a realization among the economic disparity It is denied a home trees, at least in southern ~Uchigan. I _ el"allves. It was defeated. Pennsyl- extension leaders of our' American environment that would encourage Such hospitals and facilities, said the Many say something should be done. l- vania co-ops have four hl1\s in the state colleges and universities that rural people to c~ntinue. It costs far Farm Bureau, should' be locally own- athers are indifferent. I have con- legislature to clarify co-op laws of ed, operated and Controlled. Ade- there is a fast growing disparity in more to have running water and a. the. state. farm lire In comparison to urban liv- fuIly equipped bath room in the coun. ducted a one-woman campaign for quate provisions should be made for community interest, and for interest maintenance before the grants are In~ national- conference was .called try, where each farm is a single unit fro'm public officials in controlling More than 2,600 purchasing co-oper. made. The Farm Bureau said it than it does to tap a water main or a this pest. So far I haven't accom- atlves now operate in the United would suport S-191 re\'ised to provide last October and the prOblem of agri- sewer pI'ovided by the public in towns plished anything in those fields. I am States. such local controls. cultural needs, possibilities and ad- and cities. told that no help is available. vantages was analyzed. The findings Research, Invention and study have To save my own trees, and the trees warranted a continuation of the study made modern conveniences possible in each.state so far as possible. Mich- for farm folks, but the farm Income ,-BUY,..EAR- LY~.·.. Why He Ships the "Co-ap Way" Igan's three day conference was held in Grand Rapids In January. Since that time several "dls- has been too small to provide for their installation anll maintenance. There's another pha"e to the eco- nomic side of farm life that has a SOL.VAY , age~il~hT~~c~~e~eeretllkthestfoISI hipI his live stock to that sellin&,and bUYing trict meetings have bearing on the lack of cash in the e ° ow ng requirements: been held. 'It Is country. Out of every 1,000 children Avicultaral Limestone Operating where the greatest buy- Ability to furnish up-to-the-mln- hoped that similar born In Michigan 600 are In farm Ing competition Is available. Expert salesmanship, e qua II y trained and capable as that of the buying side. ute market Information. Assisting In general market edu- cation for oncoming generations. meetings can be arranged for coun- ties and townShips areas. From 50% to 80% of oilr farm youth go to the city for work and eventually for a home. We are MEAL Volume enough to use bargaining and communities told by reliable authorities that the PToduced in Michigan . power to advantage. Working with State anll National Whereby rural and cost of rearing a child up to the age Well managed and financially organizations for Improvement' ur/Jan people may of 15 years Is about $2,000. When he Available At Your Nearest Dealer sound. Economically operated. and protection of live stock feed- have a better un- goes to tlie city he takes this invest- THIS YEAR, more than ever before, forward ,pllnklng fruit er Interests . SOLVAY SALES CORPORATION Assistance In financing feeding . derstanding of the ment with him and leaves nothing in growers have made an early and definite start In their campaign operations available. Farmer owned and controlled. 7501 W. Jemrson Ave. " >).' needs for a richer its place. Later In life he takes his against 'Insects and fungous diseases._ Their planning Is along well. .' .. national life. For ~hare of his ,father's estate to the Detroit 17, Michigan After giving these points due consldera;lon, he comes to the conclusIon HM.W ...GAA. the last 30 years city and leaves nothing to offset the studied iines and includes only Ihose s.pray materials and methods of t~at the CO-OP agency on the terminal market Is the only one that meets a 1 of these essenlLBls. Therefor, he ships the "CO-OP WAY". there has been 8, gradual shifting of rural loss, This amounts to a direct ktlO1Vn control efficiency. And, too, the plans of these alert growerfl, population cityward to an alarming drainage from the rural areas of sev- who are. mindful of possible SUPI)ly limitations caused by transporta- PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE COMMISSION ASS'N degl'ee. eral billions of dollars every' decade. Stock Yards, Buffalo 6, New York tion delays and other wartime setbacks, call for getting thc spray There has been the thought that to There seems to he a universal prac- MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE made good a person must go into new tice of taking away from the farm but materials on han(l a,~ early eu po.uible. Today the growers' chances Stock Yards, Detroit, Dix Ave, Mich. territory. Our country folks natural- no appreCiable putting back. Such of winning the harvest lie In planning the pest fight well, ~ettln,; 11' went to the city .. practices cannot continue if our open the right ammunition nOlO and doing the job tlloroughly. Our schools ~ave not been operated for ruml UphUlldlng; as a l11le teach- ers ~re not. rural m~nded and have !10 country is to remain what everyone hopes it will continue to be. , . partIcnlar 'mterest m .t1~e c?mmumty wh~re. they ~e~ch. !'elther are the I Only three-fourths of the ,farms are o:-vned by those who live on them. Many of them are far from being free ,Septic Tank " , For 'n '. sound, . spray Orchard Brand .•• program relied Of! year In use maJonty of mmlsters in rural churches from debt. Many farms are occupied and year out by outstanding commer- familiar '~i~h the things t?~t affect by someone engaged In industry to ., :~ -, cial growers the country over. See your count!'y hvmg. Both pOsI!lOnS are whom farming is of only secondary Farm Bureau Co-operative. steppm.g stones to sometllIng m?re attractIve and not as a place to be interest: Others are the play places of city folks with a hobby, or a de- For yourfamily'.health made permanently they would prefer not to leave. bette~- and one The country has com~ ,t,9 be mu~h sire to evade income tax. It behooves everyone who wants America to reo tain its high place in democracy, to build a Appl~ Sulfur concerned ovel' preservmg the fertIl- it l' ?f the soil an~ stoJ?ping ~rosion, yet It has been gUIlty of aIlowmg the human element of rural life to be gives serious thought to what we are heading into. To keep America the ideal country of the world we must have a' satls- CONCRETE With feature the patenteel .~odi1Lm thio.'lLlfate that puts' an "cxtra wallop" Into scali sprays on apples and pears. exploite~ and depleted in a way that at last IS alarming. Our nation cannot afford to have this misunderstanding of values be- factory country life which is on the same economic plane with industry and labor. Farm people should have equal op- SEPTI C TANK DRiTOMIC" SULFUR The commercial peach growers' "old twee,n country and urban l.iving to contmue. Thel:e. com:s a .pomt when a~no~ma~ condItIOns m eIther group WIll III tIme retlect upon the other. 34% of Michigan's population rural, one-half of which is on farms is portunities ,with all other groups for satisfactory education, church priv- i1eges, health protection. library facil- Ities a chance for vacations, travel and 'recreation. They are entitled to a comfortable' home with the common • A concrete septic tank makn it possible to have the beneftts of run- ning water and modern plumbi!'g reliable" SPRA YCOP' for brown rot and scab. Copper Fungicide A neutral or insoluhle copper with a record of hl~h perform.'1nce in con trollIn/!: copper- in safety ••• disposes of all house- responding fungous diseases attacking (ruits or vegetables. lIas a. and one-half in country towns and run of conveniences. hold and human wastes ..• pre- lmilt-in spreader-sticker. villages. That means that only 17% When he is paid for his labor and of our state's population grows the interest on his Investment in the vents contamination of drinkina and cooking water by germs that great food production much about. we hear so This production is of same ratio as all others the farmer can once in 'a while sit u~der his own may cause typhoid, dysentery and FlLMF AST' Widely used for Improving spreading, filming, cov- greater, variety than of the people. Warren Wil. Protecta You-Aak for Farm Burea" Feed. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. Branch, Washtenaw, Calhoun and Iiams, manager of the Batavia Co- Bloomington, Illinois Lenawee county guests were present. operative Co., is a son. Cass-Letters about the Junior • MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU, State Agent Farm Bureau activities will be sent 'Michigan's salt and associated Lansing, Michigan to members in the service to keep brine them informed. and chemical industries We planned a dance located In Gratiot, Manistee, are Mason, F arm Bureau Brand Supplies at 300 Farm~1 EleYafbr. for March 24.. Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, St. Clair, Central Berrien-We were prlvlleg.and Wayne counties, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1945 FOUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS County Farm Bureau iu Wexford recommendations of this study com- home rule because the county Build Farm Bureaus In Fanp Bureau Program county. Twelve communities were April Topic In the Legislature (Contlnuea ment of Agriculture. rrom p~ge ,1.) Although the mission are now under consideration in the House. The proposal to establish in each county a county school district re- school district reorganization commit- tee would have no authority except to study and recommend. After that, nothing would happen unless each in. Osceola & Wexford Co's Osceola and Wexford County Farm represented by 23 members in ~he meeting which launched the campaign for memuership. Wexford Township Community Farm Bureau, formerly af- is Rural Health organization committee to study and dividual district affected took affirm- Bureaus were organized during March house committee on state affairs has and are engaged in building a member. filiated with the Farm Bureau in recommend possible changes ill school ative action in that connection. Grand Traverse County, has transfer- not seen fit to call a hearing for those district reorganizat ion has been dis- The plan proposed is much more ship to represent all parts of those who are in favor of the b1ll. it has red to the Wexford county organiza- cussed at length in the house during safe from the standpoint of districts counties .• given an audience to the ;\lichigan the past few days. It wlll be up for that do not wish to consolidate than Osceola began with the organiza- tion. Background Material for Discussion in April by Farmers' Union. which appeared in passage in the house Monday evening, are existing laws on this subject. tion of Community Farm Bureau dis- Wesley Hawley, ~Iichigan Farm OPPOSition to the bill. The board of cussion groups in Highland, Cedar, Bureau 'membership representative, Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups directors of the Michigan Farm April 9. It was amended'in the house However, there has been such wide. has been assisting in the organization cOlllmittee of the whole so that the spread misinformatio~ regarding the Hersher, Evart and ;\Iarion townships. Rureau. meeting, at Farm Bureau Manton Community Farm Bureau of community and county Farm Bur. RlI EVERETT YO[;'SG setting \lP of such a committee in recoJllmendations of the Governor's eau groups'in the two counties. JI em !In'sllil) I:elat ion$ &: Edllcation headquarters in Lansing. March 26. any count)' would not be mandatory, study commission that it is quite group sponsored the organization of a reveiwed this situation thoroughly but would be optional. doubtful if anything wlll be done Sub-Topic 1 Sub-Topic 2 Dud adopted a resolution re-emphasiz- Even in its ol'iginal form, the pro- along this line during the present ing the Farm Bureau's support of posal had a very large element of session. HEALTH CONDITIONS IN OUR HEALTH PROGRAMS, TYPES- this bill. and instructed Secretary- COMMUNITV-.\ study of conditions as they now exist; health programs being carried out. Preventative programs. a study of types of Group Hospitalization, Social- ized Medicine. :'.Ianager C. L. Brody to do eYerything possible to secure its favorable report fl'om committee and passage in the AGENTS WANTED ROLL CALL QUESTION - Nam6 one thing which has been done in this ROLL CALL QUESTION-What provement could be made in present im- House. Schools-Several representatives of Portable Electric The IIisurance Department of the Michigan State Farm Bureaa health programs to make for better the Governor's Public Education Hot Water Heater community to help keep people heal. has many openings for agents to represent. the State Farm In. thier. health in this community? Study Commission reported orally at surance Companies In Michigan. We would apprecIate hearing Suggested Methods-Use the panel. Suggested Method-A debate' may a big hearing ;\larch 28 attended Dy be an interesting change. Use the senators, representatives and citizens trom any of our Michigan Farm News readers it they are inter- Panel members might include the 1----------------- topic "Resolved, that Federal Govern- interested in schools. Some of the ested In talking the proposition over with one of our managerll. county health commissioner, local doc. Lightning Speed, portable electric tor. a nurse. rt>presentative of Hos. ment is morally obligated to assist in 1----------------- It would be very helpful to us if any of our readers would suggest IlDt water heater, as illustrated, will the names of likely agent prospects In their nearby cIties. and pital Servit'e, housewife, representa. developing a socialized medical pro- graIn." brin~ 1 gallon of water to boiling in towns. The remuneration Is good. This 111a parUcUlarly good Yes, You may tive of hospital. recreation leader, etc. Their job is to picture health facilities This debate' should bring out, the 7 minutes. Use' for quick heatiug time to start. Address your Inqulr7 to that exist in the communit)', and bring benefits. pitfalls, and treml that such of water for all purposcs. Operates out health problems. Set time limit. a program of socialized medicine on 110 volt cil'cuit. Bur at F'arlll INSURANCE DEP'T • MICHIGAN ST-ATE FARM BUREAU Group participates in discussion. panel members as resource people in Use would lead to. The subject is very controversial. and all phases and im, grow a good crop Bu~'eau store~ -am~_co-op $595 £21 North Cedar 1St. Lalll"n" Michigan general discussion. plications of the program should -be ass liS. Het~11 pnce., , . , . Questions for Discussion: 1. How do )'ou rate the hospital ser. thoroughly aired. Used two sides, two or three members each. of legumes without Affirmative-Position for federal as- "ice a"l"ailable to people in this com- munity? sistance. "'lll point out inadequacies inoculation •.. 2. How do you rate doctors' services in this community? 3. How do vou rate the communities attempts at preventati\'e practices? of present practices. ized medicines. Negative-\VilI Explain social- not necessarily satisfied with present system. May be BUT ACT NOW! The Strongest LINK in the Chain of suggest changes other than Federal 4. How do vou rate medical prac- tices. drug sto~es, pharmacists. etc.? assistance. Show adverse features of socialized medicine. May suggest im- it actually costs you $10 per acre Lime your sour fields now-;lo your part PRODUCING & MARKETING 5. "'hat impro\'ements do you sug- in our greater production towards. all-out IJrovemeuts in present system 01' sub- in nitrogen ,taken from the soli. MICHIGAN ' gest? Background Material - The Farm stitution of something other than Fed. INOCULATE your clovers, alfalfa, war effort. eral aid. anil soybeans, and you'lI take this Security Administration found that Mechanics-Chairman defines topic. this nitrogen free from the air. FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding & POULTRY {l':, , EGGS poor h;alth was a ~o, 1 cause of low ~\Ii~. (~ farm income. ~aturally low incomes Review rules of the debate. Time are a major contributing factor to poor limits to he set both for constructive USE production successfully for over twenty- health. The two ~o hand in hand. The value of ~ood mental and phYSical and rehuttal speeches. Affirmative speaks first on constructive speeches- UNI-CUL TURE five years. ' ,'PRODUCTS I .IS GRADING .~~ ~-!£~ .---- health to a human being's happiness negative speaks first on rebuttal. the only 3-in-1 Inoculation for field cannot be o\'er-estimated. Questions for Discussions: 1. Is health an individual. family, crops,' and save moneyl Your Local AAA Committee or Elevator In spite of general recognitiop of the value of good health, very little community or state function? 2. Who should own the health fa- Sold by FARM BUREAU Seed, Can Supply Your-Needs For information - write or call planning on the part of the common Dealers cilities-private, consumers of health person has heen done. should be done to improve health And much sen-ices or the government? KALO INOCULANT CO. THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY Michigan AII~edPoultry Industries, Inc. rA~SI~~~ M~g~ standards in the United States. Shock- 3. What does socialized medicine Quincy illinois MONROE, MICHIGAN mean? . ing testimony given befol'e the Senate Sub-committee on war-time health and 4. What types of health organiza- education. by representatives of the tions are sel'ving your community? Background Material-Health prob- Selective' Sen-ice disclosed that out of lems and program may be classified in No Runts 16 million men. over' -1 million, aged many ways-preventive and curative 18-3•. have been rejected as unfit for medicine-personnel and facillties- military service. Relatively l1igh re- private, co-operative and public health jection rate is due to mental and emo- -hospitalization, surgical and medical tional ailments. Xation-wide Selective service-individual and group financ- Sen'ice figures show a higher rejec- ing. Physical and mental exercises among these grunts tion rate in rural areas than in urban and rest. nutrition and climate also areas. affect the health. The individual is The Question of how serious the also concerned with dental care, in- problem of health is in a community validity, loss of income during lllness can only be determined hy a study of and old age, and funeral services. - conditions existing in the locality. The During the past decade many types best authorities on local health prob- of group medical plans have been lems are naturally the health officers. developed, such as: public health nurses. and physicians. 1. Doctor.owned clinicS, which is a The problem is what is to be done, plan of group practice combined with who is going to do it. and how will \'oluntary health insurance. The medi- the program be financed. cal services may include house calls, Factors which contribute to hetter office calls, diagnosis, medical treat- health are institutions, physicians, a ment, and surgical services. The costs training program. and bettel' health are paid in ad\'ance. habits. Such health hahits as dental LOT of credit goes to our Agricultural Colleges and care. surgical care, treatment of.com- municable disease. etc., are areas. that 2. Insurance plans, which may be. sponsOl'ed by groups of hospitals, by assoc;iations of doctors or by insur- A Experiment Stations where men spend their lives working out improved methods of breeding and feeding. must be planned fOI'. ance companies. The insurance may ~Ian)' farm. civic. lahor and indus. For example, E. F. Ferrin, head of the swine division co\'er (1) hospitalization. (2) SUI'- of the University of Minnesota, recently ran a feeding trial organizations in this country glcal operations, and (3) general medi- are studying and planning for health. test with seven lots of pigs. He found that too small an cal treatment. amount of protein in the ration produces more runts, The most effective planning is that 3. Govel'nment medical plans. Fed- which is done in the local community. slower gains and less profit. -' eral. state and local governments have All pigs in the test started at an average weight of Recognitien of a job to do with re- been gradually drawn into the medical spect to better health is the first step. field to handle relief cases. .... 50 pounds and were self-fed without ?fluch can be done by local community 4. Co-operative associations. Co- pasture for 14 weeks. All seven lots re- discussion groups. operath'e actfon in the field of medi- ceived the same kind of protein supple- ment which was tankage and cine has usually been one of three soybean meal in equal parts Keep Your Cream Checks Up! ) WKAR Farm Forum tYIJes. with 10 % alfalfa meal to sup- If you've noticed that the cream content of yo~r milk (1) Co-operative' insurance. Pre- Tune 850 on your dial. Every Monday. 1:00-1:30 P.M., E.W.T., miums are paid monthly or Quarterly ply adequate amounts of B CATFISH CAN'T RAISE CORN goes down at this time of year, it may indicate that your bringing information on the discus- to co.operative insurance companies vitamins. Some lots got a Nature has equipped catfish with dairy cows are not getting all the feed they need for sion topic of the month. to co\'er costs of hospitalization, sur- E. F. Ferrin high-protein ration (18 % of feelers so they can find their way heavy production. Those first blades of grass aren't as Theme: Rural .Health. gical operations, or medical services. the total feed); others were cut down to 15 % good as they look, for they won't give the cows all the The individual members usually use about in muddy, silt-laden rivers, April 2-Rural health conditions. and 12 % protein. As pigs get heavier, they proteins they require. So don't turn your dairy cattle April 9-Group health planning. their own doctor. An example is the need less protein, so in some lots the amount Most of that mud and silt is rich out to graze and expect them to take care of all their April 16-5chool and county health group Health Mutual of St. Paul, of protein was reduced as they gained in weight. topsoil from once fertile farmlands. feed requirements with early pasture. programs. ~linnesota. The best results came from an 18 % 'protein The type of soil that should still be Supplement their spring ration of grass with grain and April 23-=-National health condi- (2) Co-operative health association ration until the pigs reached 100 pounds, and ....." producing 50 to 100 bushels of corn. protein supplement mixture, and hay •.. grain and pro- tions. with a clinic. Fees are paid regularly 15 % protein after that weight. The hogs on Catfish can't use that fertile mud to raise corn, tein supplement for milk production, hay for necessary April 3O-Socialized YS, private in advance. The association operates roughage. This tonic is sure to put new spring in the medicine, a clinic containing physiCians, equip. low-protein rations made smaller gains and and that's too bad. Because right now, America ment for diagnosis and treatment re- were more uneven in individual weights when needs all the corn it can produce. There's no need step of an undernourished cow, the test ended. By just such careful experi- to let catfish have any part of your farm. Your top- The best indication of contentment in the dairy herd quired by members and their depend- Says OPA Not Helping ents, a laboratory, X-ray and other ments, the "know-how" of hog raising has soil can be saved. Soil conservation practices hold I is the butterfat test of your milk! The Butter Situation equipment. An example is the group reached its present efficiency. the raindrops where they fall, control water erosion, The :\lichigan Farm Bureau board of directors on March 26 said that the Health D. C. Association of Washington, stop gullying, stabilize the soil. The Agricultural Extension Service of your State University will be $ 5 10 fA Salvage metal pails or tubs which have holes in the bottom shortage or butterfat and butter will (3) Co-operative hospital, where complete hospitalizadon, surgery and There's More Money in Eggs glad to help you work out a special program to fit by pouring in a half-inch of continue under revised OPA regula- medical services are performed for if you: 1) collect them your farm ... ~.~ concrete, Let stand a week before using. Makes tions effective April 1. The Farm Bureau recommended an increase of members. l\lembers finance the equip- often, 2) cool them prompt- ~ them a trifle heavier, but serviceable. ly, 3) keep them clean, All '- Through soil conservation practices fertility is 6 cents per pound in the wholesale ped hospital and pay fees in advance. -Mrs. A. L. Miskimon, Wellsville, Kans, this improves their grade .• maintained, crops make better yields, carrying capac- price for butter. and an increase of 25 An example is the Farmers' Union and therefore means a better - ity of pastures is increased, more and cheaper feeds cents per hundredweight in the sub- Co-operative Association of Elk Rap- sid)' to producers for whole milk abo"e ids. Oklahoma. price to you. are provided for livestock. All this means more SO DA BILL SEZ: That you c~m't ~ake fat hogs on sl1mratIOns. the OPA regulations effective April It seems as if we are developing money in the farmer's pocket. Swift & Company 'I~ 1 to restore a balance which will In the U. S. a system of private, co' believes that whatever helps livestock helps all 'of That money invested in War Bonds buys '''E-), assure the volume of butterfat wanted. operative and public medicine which SULPHUR FOR LAMB COCCIDIOSIS tanks today-tractors for you tomorrow! us-producer, meat packer and consumer. To you ~ As that is accomplished, the point value Cor uutter could be reduced ac- has heen very efficient in the Scand- inavian countries. Coccidiosis in lambs may be successfully prevented as a producer, we earnestly suggest that an investi- -------------------- vi .A/all/Ita !l!or;an fJka)'uJ ~ cordingly. (Special thanks to Dr. Irma Gross by the addition of ground crude sulphur to their feed gation of soil conservation Farmers will not go against their better business judgment In disposing of Michigan State College and Mar. in proportions ranging from Y:! % to 1Y:! % of the land management may be f.1Y}. S;mr $01'1. for PARTY-STYLE MEAT PIE jorie Delvaen of Michigan Depart- ration, claims the Idaho Wool Growers Bulletin, worth your while. of their products and their labol', the Effecth'eness of this sulphur treatment has been Agricultural Research Dept. ment of Health for resource materiaL) To serve four, buy % pound of table-ready meat loaf- directors said. demonstrated by the a.S.D.A. working in coopera- either minced ham, Ne\V England co<]ked specialty or tion with large lamb feeders, the report states. "\\'hether you be a man ol'.a woman, Berrien Farm Bureau bologna. Dice. (Or, if you prefer, use 1 Y2 cups of cubed )'ou will nevel' do anything in this beef.) Mix 2 tablespoons flour with 1 teaspoon salt and - world without courage. It is the great. Starts Publication $5-IDEA WINNER-$5 ] dash o(pepper~ Dredge cubes of meat in flour mixture. est quallt)" of the mind next to honor." August. 4, ] 9.14 the shortage of Brown in 2 tablespoons of melted fat. Add 1 medium A MilLION EXTRA 1. Keep first aid articles-tape, gauze, -James A. Allen, baskets was at its worst says the new iletTien County Farm Rureau News. Dealers .had n~duced their sales to 3 dozen pel' customer, and the line-up LOST! ANNUAL MEAT RATIONS iodine, etc.-handy in a glass jar in the kitchen, workshea or barn. Also keep nuts. bolts, and nails onion which has been diced, and brown .. Combine with % cup each of cooked green peas and cooked sliced car- rots. Cover with hot water or leftover gravy. Pour into Approximately 200 million pounds of meat a year are being asSorted as to size in glass jars. a deep, wide casserole. Top with mashed potatoes. Bake "PURE CRUSHED of cars was a half a mile long. Some farmers were in line 12 hours or wasted as a result of bruises, crippling and death losses of live- stock in'transit to market, according to H, R, Smith of the 2. Use a salt shaker in planting small in a hot oven (450° F.) about 20 minutes; or until pota- TIt'''LE SCREENED more to get 3 dozen baskets. The seeds in vegetable or flower gar- toes are browned. Serve with a fresh fruit salad, hot National Livestock Loss Prevention Board, This Board has dens. They are distributed more rolls and dessert. County Farm Bureau sent two men found that all of us who have to do with the handling of live- OYSTER SH ELL south to get baskets. came into Benton Harbor and were Nine carloads sold at cost, ten doze" to the load. stock can help save much of this needed meat by following these simple rules: evenly. -Z. A. Dine, Borger, Texas Renien's new paper wlll be issued fro\l\ time to time to 2.701 members. 1. Inspect chutes, trucks and cars for nails and rough cornerS. U. S. IS TOP'BEEF PRODUCER The curl'ent editio'n is devoted to 2. Do not overload or jam animals. Partition mixed loads of County. Community and Junior Farmers and ranchers in the United livestock. States raise more cattle for beef than activities. A complete financial statement for the year ending Jan. 3. Never beat or prod with whips or clubs. in any country on earth. We have a eVERY _ third more cattle than Russia, twice I" is Included. 4. When trucking, start and stop with caution; watch for bumps, ruts and sharp curves. as many as Argentina or Brazil. There YEAR-/ are actually more cattle in India, but Notice to County and 5. Check your load frequently. Livestock shift in transit. there the cow is sacred and not used i:'Ame dRf/85 Community Secretaries for food. ~N71I/SCO(/~Y SI'OIL. By observing these simple rules, we can all cooperate in cutting FOR POULTRY The ~lichigan Farm Xews will ap. down this loss of a million extra meat rations a year; and we £NO(J(iH LEAT//£R TO f'(I1" jJreciate notification that any member is not receiving his paper. Please can help contribute to the nation the additional meat supplie$ which it needs so greatly right now! Swift & Company SOI.E$ OtYl1f£ SHOeS .OF rE'port ulso any irregularity liv{'r).. snch a~ dUIJlicate copies, wrong in de- CHICAGO 9, ILLINOIS ABOfIT IZIJ(Kl(J(J() IHAR~H/tY6 AtEA' RFD. E'rror in naillE'. etc. \Ye do o~r 1)(,5tto hav{' ('v{'r)'thing right, but we YOURS fUll "'£AU ............... .lllllU; ct. .... lire not infalliblE'. A postcard will "ring a correction. * * * * * * NUT R I T ION ISO U R " BUS IN ES S - Right Eating Adds LiI: to Your Years, and Yean to Your Life AND * * * * * * CICAA.lU. Buy l\ Bond Tod..,!. ,