Vol. XXIII, No. 5 SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1945 23rd Year Published Monthly EDI.TO RI AL A. REAL BUY FOR THE NEW MEMBER. ... I 11N 200 BUSINESSESFarm Bureau Program The Program of Work Some County Farm Bureaus in formulating a program of work have used the system of calling a county-wide meeting of the mem- bership and providing an opportunity for each member to answer the ~~~EI~Rf~J~o~ME In the Legislature following questions: . .. Dep't of Agriculture, Live Stock and Other R. ,rayne Newton, manager of the L. I ... H W. h (1) What do you want the "Farm Bureau to do for you? This is a National Ass'n of Co-operatives,. re- egis atIve ActIons In armony It personaL question. mmded the NatIOnal Tax Equahty Ass'n last month that less than one F arm BPI ureau roposa s (2) What do you want the Farm Bureau to do for your community, out of every 200 busmesses which are By STANLEY .1l. POlVELL your county, your state and Jl:,?ur nation? This is a question that tree fl'om corporatIOn I1Icome tax is a appeals to one's broader vision, farmer co-operative. Although some ~ riters for metropolitan papers may comment An opportunity ill provided for a full discussion of agricultural NTEA's attack on the farm olgan- flippantly or CrItically on the record of the 1945 session of the Mich- problems, together with various projects that can be taken up by izations, said, Mr. Newton, have cen- Igan legisiatul e, it was certainly not a bad one when Judged hy the the Farm Bureau. A program of work committee is 'appointed. con- tered chiefly on federal income tax standards of the resolutions adopted by the board of delegates of sisting usually of a chairman and four other members. The committee exemptIons available to them under the l\liclllgan Fal'm Bureau last November. Several bills definitely proviSions of the Intel'nal Revenue formulates a County Farm Bureau program with two or three major Act. They have neglected however, III harmony with thiS progmm were enacted into law and many projects and four or five minor projects._ The program is submitted to inform the publIc that these ex- other measures which would have been extremely detrimental from to the county Farm Bureau board of directors for approval. emptlOns are only possible prOVided the rural pomt of new were defeated. After. the report of the committee Is accepted by the County Farm the co-ops comply ,\ Ith cel tain Ilgld State Dep't of Agriculture-During the closmg hours of the session restrictions upon their operations. BureaU board of directors, the program of work committee is released. No cOI'poratlOn, declared ~Ir. Kew- final approval was given to a measure which the Fal'm BlIl eau has The County Farm Bureau board of dil'ectors proceeds to carry out the ton, needs to reorganize under a eo consistently advocated for several years, This bill estahlIshes a bl' program. Publicity is given to the program of work. Every member operatIve law m order to reduee or partisan 5.member agricultural commission. The members would feels that he has had a part in formuiating the County Farm Bureau elIminate ItS Fedel'al income tax lIa- serve for staggeJ'ed terms of 6 years and would IHhty The cluef Iequirement, he saId. select the dIrector of the department and ha' e program. - ..... :'~. IS to contract WIth customers to sen'e them at actual cost. Payments made genel al responSibility for establishing the hJ oall to patrons in fulfullment of thIS obl1- pohcles of the depal'tment. This measure is III. How Long i. the Duration? gation, he explamed, can then be de- tended to remove the department as far as possible Farmers know that the Emergency Price Contlol Act contains ducted from the company's income tax from pal tlsan politics and to Insure greater con- provisions for guaranteeing farmers 90 per cent of pal ity prices on returns. Many bus mess concerns tmUlty of program and admilllstration. Demand basic agricultural proGucts for a two year pe1'iod after the war ends. throughout the country, which are m for thiS reform arose because under the old sotulI no sense co.operatlves, have been do- • Purpose of this clause. for which the Farm BUI'eau was a prime lllg exa.ctly this for years. The de- there have been 7 different heads of thiS dellart- mover, Is to give farmers a reasonable time to adjust theIr )Var time ductions. he added, have been sus- ment in 12 years, which is obVIOUSly bad business production to peace time needs, and avoid if pOSSIblea pnce crash like tamed by the COUIts. from the standpomt of both producers and con- that which occured in the summer of 1920. Fighting ceased in World The barrage of pIOpaganda hostile sumers of Micillgan farm products. to the farmer co-opel'atlve aSSOCiatIons War I on November 11, 1918, but it was not until July 2, 1921 that let loose on the country by the Na- . Although passed In the senate on Februal y Congress adopted a joint resolution which said that war no longel' tIOnal Tax EqualIty ASSOCIation, New- 5 M,POWEL.I... 8 by a vote of 21 to 4, this bill had languished existed between the United States and Germany. The Question has been raised, "How long is the duration?" 37,059 MEMBERS DAIRYMEN WILL ton charged, "has t\l Isted and mlsin- terpreted the facts With the express deSIgn of obscunng 01' concealing the in the house commIttee on state afl'aiI's until the final week of the sessIOn. After It had once been defeated there, It \\ as revived The Emergency Price Control Act defines the two year period as "the expiration of the two year period beginning with the first day of January immediately following the date upon which the PreSIdent OF FARM BUREAU; REBUILD WAR truth" The attack. he saId, is prompt. ed SOlely by selfIsh intel ests who are in competltIOn ,nth successful fallner follo\l IIlg appearance before the committee of a Farm Bureau sllokes. l1lan Then when It had been I'eported favorably to tho flOOI', it expel ienced another reverse when It was shunted off to the ways and by proclamation declares. that hostilities in the present war have terminated," STILL GROWING TORN MARKETS co-opemtlves. There are in this country today,; Kewton stated, 500,000 partnershIp means committee AgaIII following a Farm Bureau plea belOi e that comnllltee, the bIll \\a6 reported favorably to the floor and was d After 'Vorld 'Var I, the various war powers acts were used for busmesses and 2,000,000 sole propllet- approved by a vote of 71 to 9. 1\leanwlule, each Iepresentatlve ha Reports flom County Farm Bureau MIchigan Farm Bureau members, a period of nearly two years after the armistice. It was some time secretaries to April 30 set the paid-up other l\lIchlgan farmers and dairy fal- orships whIch ale wholly exempt flam leceived a lettel' from the ,1\lIclugan Farm Bureau quotIIIg the lesolu- later, March 3, 1921, that Congress repealed the war statutes and membership of the Michigan Farm mers III 36 states see the necessity of corporatIOn income tax or SImilar levy tlOn on tIus subject and urgIllg each member to give the bIll Ius hostilities were legally considered at an end. Bureau at 37,059 families in 50 coun- rebulldmg war-tol n markets whIch on busIlless Income as dlstIllguished snpPol t. ties. Our goal in 1945 has been to in- have taken years to bUIld. from pel sonal IUcome. Farmer co-op- L S k L I . \\ ith boUl of these meaSllI'es. A Illli A similar situation after World War II, says the New York Times, eratives today number 10,450, accol'd- Ive toc - egis atlOn to reqUIre cI'ease the membership from 29,043 as BusIlless bUilding actIOn is the key- lUg to government statIstics. Of these. bondmg of 1I\'estock auctIOns and h. to regulate passing any school bus might well mean tb~t the war time support of basic agricultural prices of December 31, 1944 to 40,000 or more. note of the daIry farmers program Newton saId, only about 50 per cent cenSIllg of welgh masters was enact- sto[lped to load or nnload passengers could remain In effect for four or five year's, The Times recom- New memberships continue to come carned on by the Amel !Can Dairy qaulify for exemptIOn from COlpOla- ed III accordance With the Farm BUI' was enacted. Se\elal county I,'alm mends that it be made two crop years after flnng ceases, and offel s in. Old memberships continue to be ASSOCIatIOn. In a busmesshke fasqion tIOn income taxes. eau recoIlImendatlOns A bIll was Bureaus wel'e very strongly in (avn,' the opinion that a one year guarantee is all that IS Justified. returned to the paid-up -column, so It seeks to keep the present publIc pre. "In other \\ords," he said, "less than passed to prevent slaughter for hu. of thiS measure and II had heen un. That, of course, is a matter of opinion. Farmers have already the 40,000 goal may be realized before ference for dairy foods Through its one out of every 200 busIllesses whIch lIlan consumption of Immature veal. dorsed by the board of dIrectors of the the end of the membership year, Au- research program It plans to create are free from cOI'poration IIlcome tax Several measules of (hrect IIlterest Michigan I<'arm Bureau expressed their opinion, and it is WrItten in the law. The wording gust 31. We'll keep you advised Last new markets and new uses for milk IS a fal mer co-operatlYe. Many farm. to the ~hclllgan dall y Il}du~try were Soil Conservation-General, renSlon is intended to assure them of two crop years in ~ hich to make the year when we made a report in the and milk products thus protecting er co-ops do not even claInl exemptIOn. conSIdered br the leglslatul'e and on of the 1\hclugan law le~aJ'(IIng SOil change-over. May, 1944 edition, the total member- the myestment of dall'y farmers. but If the entIre 10,450 dId so, the ad. the whole ~Iiclugan dall y fanners conservation dlstncts was apllI o"ed The Farm Bureau at 'Vashington can be depended upon to represent ship stood ,at 27,984 families. It went Thlough its pUhhc undelstandirl'g pro- vantage which KTEA charges they and thell' orgaIllzatIOns can fIlld Iit- by the legislatuI'e. These changes the farmers' interest In preserVing the letter and the spirit of this up another 2,000 dunng the summer gram It creates good will Through would enjoy thel eby would not ha, e tle cause fOI' complalllt In the out, came about as a result of experlencc months. adyertIsIllg these 'fmdmgs become the effect of dnnng a slllgie tax pay- come. An effort of the state depart- WIth the pi esent law and WPIe In ac legislation. Its purpose is to protect farmers as much as pOSSible All 'memberships ale up for renewal publIc mformatlOn. mg bUSIness competitor out of bus. ment of health to have cOlItlol of IIIllk COld with recommendatIOns of a sllec- in adjusting~their production and prices to post-war conditions. each year. A great many members co 1\hclllgan Farm Bureau members iness No business ,\ hlch opel ates on IllspectIOn taken a\\ ay flom the de- lal SOli consel'vatIOn sub cOllImIttee operate with their county secI'etaries are ginng then support to this pro- a non-profIt baSIS ,\ III he lIable fOI partment of agllculture and turned of the ~I1clllgan Planninl; ComulIs- lInd pay their dues in advance. ThIS gl am. Diseusslon group leaders are Income tax" O\'er to the health depal tment "as de- sian, on whIch the 1\i1l'illgan Fallll Randolph Paul'Uphold. Co-operatives year -the campaign workers have done being supplied with informational Many nationally known department feated III commlttee~ Bureau was rellre8\!nted Randolph E, Paul. former tax expert for the United States Treasury another marvelous job in calling upon material to he used during May when stales III New York, ChIcago, and else. The artifICIal cattle hreedmg pto- Mrchtgan'Grapes--Attempts of Cah' department, contends that the federal government should contmue old members to renew membel ShIPS, ADA WIll be a mam tOPIC of dlscus- \\here, Newton pOlllted out. are banded gram as establIshed at Michigan State fornla WIne Interests to Wipe out the and in enrolling 10,000 or more new SIOn Farm Bureau action committee together to conduct centralIzed pur- College had been approved by the present tax I'eduction ~I anted to WIII(: its present Income tax polIcies In regard to co-operatIves, members. / Illen are calling on dairy plants urg- chasing agencies on the co-opelatIYe Farm BlII'eau delegates ThiS PloJect made from 1\i1chlgan gllljles,' for "Tax exemption," 1\Ir. Paul said, "gives farmers' co-operatives very This year 14 County Farm Bureaus mg theil' co-operation. plan 1\Iany of them, he added also has been meetlllg \I Ith such fa, or that which the growel's are paid not less little competitive advantage. (;\Iany farmer and all non-farmer co-op- have 1,000 or more members. In May Owen 1\1.Richards. general manager conduct co-operatn e CIedIt bUleaus. the demand for Its extensIOn has lar than $55 per ton, \\ ere defe,ltell eratives have no tax exemption.) If the exemption were removed, the 1944 the number was 5 Berrien leads of the Amellcan Dairy Ass'n, speakmg and deli\ ery sernces 01 publIsh shop exceeded the faCIlIties available at Sunday Huntmg-The sessIOn end- government would obtain very little revenue from co-opel'atives ~nless all with 2,726 members, Saginaw sec- hefol e the annual meeting of the pers' gUIdes on a shal e-the cost baSIS :\ISC fOI houslllg the SHes The Farm ed with no change havIIlg heen made traditional concepts of income wel'e radically changed or existing ond with 1,705, Bmnch thIrd WIth Amel'ican Dany Ass'n of Michigan. ExammatIOn of modern merchandls- BUIeau supported an appropI'latlOn In the status of Sunday huntIng Ef. legal relationships were utterly ignored." 1,288, said that the Dairymen's League of ing practIces fUIther Ie\ eals, he said, fOl' the ~onstl uctlOn of a new bull forts to repeal the local acts h,IIllllng Osceola and Wexford County Farm Kew York IS concerned oyer what ef. that sllllIlar pIlIchasmg co-opel atn'es barn at l\ISC to house the necessary Sunday huntIng in VUllOns counties "The difference between the situation of the co.operatives and that Bureaus appear in this column for ~fect the present butter situation may al e beIllg I un by gIOcers, druggIsts. Sll es $25,000 was allotted by the leg. failed, as dill [II oposed hills ~'ellI11t. of the ordinary business corporation is apparent. The true co-oper- the first time. have on their market for fluid milk. hard'\ale dealers and othel Illdepelld- IslatUle 101 thiS purpose tIllg voters in other countIes to ballot atives at no time have any right to the funds passing through their PaId-up Pald.up The league doesn't sell a pound of ent retallels He lefened also to the Dairy Laws-The present loweled on this Issue. hands (except as to preferred stock dividends) whereas. an ordinary ':p~7!b3~~~emb~~s hutter, but It does sell fluid nnlk for mutual InSIlIance compames formed standanls of buttel fat fOl' ice CIcam Cattle Diseases-In an effort to pl'e- County 1945 e~944 30,000 members. I, by numelous trade gloups to plonde \\ele extended tor 2 more yeal's as a vent the spI'ead ot cattle dH;eases, the corporation hilS the right to retain the profits accrUing from its oper- ations and to use them for its own purposes." ~~~~I~I~ l'1~i ~~~ The future of the dairy farmel s' in. their membel s WIth 10\\-cost pi otec- ,\ ar emel gency measUl e .\ bill to claro legislature passed a hili I e'lulrlu6 Uarry . 1,026 . S]~ come depends on how well we do a tlon agamst fire and other busIlless Ify and fill III the gallS in l\lIclllgun s that all cattle. except steel saud unl- The sole object of the co-opeI'atives' existence is to act as agent Bav ;n 4;ij seilIng Job today The markets of to- losses. dalI y deflllll10n law was enacted. _\ mals sold fOI' immediate slunghlel, "If the NatIOnal Tax EqualIty As- compronllse measul e to pronde fUl would have to have a heall h cel t if I' for their patron-owners In selling and purchasing. and any, attempt R~~:l:n"""'""''''''''''''''''''""''' ..~~; 2,l;r~ mal row reflect ~ hat we do today. sociatIOn is slllcere III ItS detel mIlIa- I(ompulsol y pasteunzatlon of dall y cate befol e changlllg- hands. to regard patronage sa\'lngs or refunds as profits would "have an un- Draneh . i:288 ],35; The funds ,\ Inch pa,l' for ADA's ad- tlOn to have income taxes Imposed on products on a local baSIS \las enacted. Co-operatives-Amendment of the fortunate effect upon the entire national economy." Calhoun 1,]00 1.0~I vertlsmg. research, merchandising and the fmmer co-opemtlyes." he declaled. TillS was so safeguarded as to be la. "Blue Sky" law to PeI'mlt co OilS to Justifying the little advantage which income tax exemption gives Cas" .. ~gg ~~f, puhlIc understanding program al:e "It can be foreseen that hefol'e long thel complIcated It pro\'Ides thut a Issue stock dividends withont Yalula- gn~I~~o.'~ .:-:.' :104 71~ made aYaIlable by daIry fallners. It IS these other urban husllless co-opera- hoal d of supel'nsol s may ol'del pus- tIOn of such stock was approved ThIS some farmer co-operatives, 1\Ir. Paul said that they "came mto exist- ence in response to an important social and economic need." He wrot.e that it would "/l-ppear to be sound public polIcy to contmue to give Eaton g~~u~~e. Hillsdale . m 1.01; 615 84~ fmanced by a deduction of one cent ¥~;: tn'es \\ III have to face the same hoogle teunzatlOn per pound of butterfat mal'keted be- \I oogie music no\\ heing trumpeted of the mIlk throughont the county 01 many 5:,; tween June 1-15 of each year. These forth about the falmels' busIlIess en. tIOn of the county. but their action produced was in harmony ~ Ith recommenda- por- lions of l\IIchi!;an co OPeIatiYes. Bills Opposed-Durlllg the seSSIOn, co-operatives'such assistance as they have in the past received from Huron ,~o G;t. funds III turn are used in educational Ingham !If); ~~:; and adyel tISIIlg programs to maintain terprises." ~ould be meaningless as to any to\\ll' a number of measures calllc Ul> which Income tax exemption," at least until they ale much stronger than :~'~~~lIa 1.~~~ 5~0 and increase the consumption of all !\hlll unlIl It had been approved by seemed to he VCl'y undeSirable flOlII they are now, Continuation of such a policy would be "in the mterest Jackson 525 4uI dallY products. mIlk, butter. cheese, Counties Name -Chairmen the town boal d. The reason fOI' legis- the Farm Bureau standllollll. These of maintaining a prosperous and Independent agricultural industry," Kalamazoo ~.. -I'I 3G2~.I Ice cream, evaporated nnlk, and dned F or A Ssoclate . d W latIOn on tlllS subject lS to encoura!;'_ were \'Igorously oPllOsed Among Kenl .... > .... lk omen tounsts to come to Michigan With them were three different hills whil'It "The farmer is an individual, a small businessman, trying to do Lapeer . 1.0.IS ~; I nn .. Ladles who WIll lead and help carry thelI' fanllhes It seems that many would have greatly I1ICIcased t he cost uusiness with large and powerful interests m the market It was ap- Lena\\ee 2G.I ]r.~ The farmers' market for the ploduct out the llroglillU of the ASSOCiated tOUI'Ists ha\ e inSisted upon a local of automobile insUl'ance, a genCl al I e- parent that no farmer could do vel y much to Improve his situation. Lhlngston ~~~ ~~ihe sells IS good when the demand is Women of the 1\lIclllgan Farm BUleau supply of pasteUl IZj!d nulk VISIOn of the pharmacy act. \\ IlIch :~:~~~~~e .. 30~ 21J 11Igh. The market WIll be POOl' when have been named at county meetmgs Dall y OPPOSItIOn was largely re- would have made it illlilosslble for It was equally apparent that If agriculture wele not to remain a ~llLson 6;0 64~ there is IIttle or no demand. perennially depressed industry, conditions must be alleviated." ~Iecosta .. 340 2~2 as follo\l s: sponslhle tor defeat III the house 01' farmers to secUl e stock foods, c 11I- ,\lId land 230 ]:lb Antrlm-l\lrs Bernard F Schradel a 11I1Ito reqnil e the em Ichment of mon chenucals ~d many other oup- That was where the co-operatlves carne in. Mlssaukee 1.15 ,I The Food Situation :\tontealm ~Ionr!le . MUske~on Newa~go ... ....... 4&5 H]2 452 4GO 21t. 2&6 453 ALFALFA SEED AND Ellsworth; Allegan-Mrs. Paqum, South Haven, R-2: 1\lrs. \Valtel' Hobbs, Benzie-l\lrs Delton. Howard IIIead \\lth various \'Itamins and oth. plies except through IiI nl:; 8tm CS, ami Barry- er mIllltIOnal mgredlents, as estab. a numbel' of amendments R.2, IIshed hy onler of the federal secur. plumbing code whIch al>pe:u ed H'I y John 1l0pkIlIs. Beulah; Ity agency Dairy IDterests III Mieh- dangerous and undesiJ able. Several to the A Michigan member of Congress made this public statement April 16 regarding the appointment of committees by both houses of Con- NW l\llch Oakland '" Oceana .. (Grand Traver8c and Leelanau) 888 65.1 580 ,22 .. ~}- 42J , VALUE RECEIVED Berrien-Mrs. Branch-Mrs. Hem y Taylor, Sodus, Igan have heen \\ 01 kmg wIth the IlIII- groups tried to have theIr mClIlbei S ClUJe Gruner. water, ,R.6; Calhoun-l\Irs Cold. leI'S and bakers to seCUl'e use of po~ - licensed and regulated, Carletou dered milk III tlour and wel e concern- have made It even haniel aud 11I01 which would e gress to look into what may be a serious situation in the production Osceola .. 92 By lLIRREX DOBSON Ball. AlbIOn, RFD, Cass-l\Irs Sam ed that the ne\\ enrIchment pI'ogmII: expensive than It is riow to secure Ottawa .... 1,265 ],10.1 and distribution of food: . Haglnaw .. 1,;05 l,GG3 Pal1II Bureau Sel VIces Seed [).ep't Thompson, NIles R-1; Charlevolx- might retaJ d thiS outlet for milk. vartol.\s types of serVICe All of tltese "No longer need the government, at least for the time being, concern Sanilac ... 1,10; ] 13 The analysis on a bag of 1\Iichigan 1\Irs. Howard Bnunm, CharlevOIx; Filled Mllk-A measUl'e to outlaw bills died by the waYSide. A slmilidr Hblawa~8ee 92b 54,1 alfalfa we saw recently contamed tbe Chnton-l\lrs Arthur l\lagslg, De\Vltt, fIlled nllik III l\lIch,gan was approved bill for electriCIans was IIIcpal ed, but itself about food surplusses. In fact, it is a matter of gl ave concern St. Clair 9B4 7-Ib Ht. Joseph S]8 7;')8 fOllowmg m accordance with the seed R-3, Gratiot-l\lrs Ray ~eiklrk. St unanunously III the house and was was not Introduced. that our country is on the brink of a food crisis of serious proportions, Tuscola l,]G5, ~187 law "35 quack grass to 1 lb." Louis, R-l: Genesee-l\1I s A II: Tor. tIlIally passed hy the senate after It It is obviously Impossible to dUm- ,"an Bnren 1.154 n:ri Suppose the pI'lce of this seed were rey. 2076 Bristol lOad, Flmt; H 1115- had lun the gauntlet of determined mallze properly the l'ps1llts of 4 "The failure of the administration to give serious consideration "-ashtenaw 1,143 !.IJO to the necessity for adequate farm labor and farm machinery has con- "-cxford ,4 $2 per bushel less than Farm Bnreau dale-Mrs. Leon Strait. Jonesnlle; cham stOl'e oppOSItIOn both m commlt- months of law maklllg in the brtef tributed to reduce beef supplies, cUI.tail pig production, lower scale of brand seed. WhIch seed is cheaper': Ingham-l\lrs. Dell 1\Ieade, Dans. Ille; tee and on the f100l. DUrIng he final space available here, All hough the Total ... 3;,059 ~~,OjJ At $5 per bushel cheaper, ask the 10nia-1\lrs Ford Goodemoot, Lake fOIenoon of the seSSIOn, the bill Was recent sessIOn of the legilliatu I e was operations of chick hatcheries, and has reduced the supply of callned same questIOn. Odessa, R-2, Isabella-l\lrs Ed. Block, once defeated by the sl!nate, hut the the most urhan-mlIHIed that has evel fruits, vegetables, butter and cheese. Notice to Secretaries Let's do a httle figuring. 35 seeds ~It Pleasant: Jackson-:\Irs Zora dallY forces were lailled and the vote met In Lansing, farm mattf)IS 1(;1\;1\- "We have labored apparently under the false belief that tlle supply per pound IS 2,100 quack grass seeds Cuff, Jackson. R-S, Lenawe.e-1\II's reconsldel'ed and the bill was final- ed careful consldelatlon. This was due of American food was practically inexhaustible, It is getting prac- And to Membership per bushel If you were to sow that Albel ta Ruesmk, Adllan, RFD: Llv- Iy approved hy a vote of 21 to 9. Fill- largely to the fact that we now hav~ Regarding delivery of Michigan hushel of seed on 6 acres, you would Ingston - l\lrs Claude Burkhardt. cd nulk IS made hy removing all or an IncreaSlngly Im'ge and Influential tically impossible for the average family to have an adequate meat Farm News: 'Ve shall appreciate post. be SO\\mg onl)' 350 quack grass seed" Ho'\ ell, R-4, Mason-:\Irs. Foyd \\'ood part of the hutterfat from milk and Farm Bureau memhcIshlll aud with supply. card or other notice that any membel per acre If you put it on four aCIes. Scottnlle, R-2, Muskegon-l\lrs. Jean substItutIon some othel' oil or fat. It our Community }<'alIII Burullu w- a shortage caused by unrealistic and meddling policies of officials in if change makes you a reSident of At $2 per hushel It costs 33 1,'3 Wilham Hoolihan, Travel'se CIty, R-3, sas act. whIch was recently upheld hy' pomt was eXllressed at lIIany healings second county. Place of residence de- cents more per acre to seed the ti Newaygo-:\Irs. Gordon Chllstenson. the UIIIted States supreme court. The throughout the sessIOn a IIII III InllUlt- Washington." termines which County Farm Bureau aCIes at 10 Ibs. per acre. It costs &0 Fremont, Oceana-;\( I s Jesse Bon- Farm Bureau has consistently fa vOI'ed erahle personal conferencl'lI wif h ..pn- March 26 the board of directors of the Michigan Farm Bureau com- is )"our County Farm Bureau. We do cents more per acre at.15 Ihs per ham, Shelbv, R.2, Ottawa-l\lrs H legislatIOn to prevent the manufac- ators and representative!!. 'Ih<> " \_ mended Congress for opening Its own investigatIon of all phases of the OUI' !Jest to have e' erything right. acre. At $5 per hushel the flgureS E. Strohm. i(ent City. Sa,glnaw-l\1 rs tUl e and sale of filled milk in Mlchi. elollments hrlefly SUlIlmaJizPr) abovi food situation, The Farm Bureau said that since early in 1942 it had hut we are not infallIble. We need ~ould be 83 1/3 cents and $1.25 per Elmer BohnolT, Freeland, Shlawassee gan prove. conclusively the effpf tivl'll' , informed government bureaus and congress that farmers must have necessary minimums of farm machinery, equipment. and experienced and appreciate help.-1\lIchlgan News. Farm aCle IIIcrease III cost. lrrespectn'e -1\lrs of any and all other St. Joseph-l\lrs \VIllIam Sherman. Vernon, I Farm Truck-A ploposal that all of thiS type of organization Clyde -Plppil. Men- tl uck~, .tl actors and traIlers weighing ing out the recoTIlIIIp.udatiolls of Ih III (allf farm labor. The effect of OPA regulations upon production has \\ eeds and IInpuntles, if you own a don, R-2; Van Buren~1\118 "'esley \ over 3.:>00 Ibs. must have painted delegates and protecting th ... IlIlpr' 'l\ North Berrien-110 pail'ents, guests quack-free fIeld, ~ould you put 3(,0 LabadIe, Decatur, R-2; Washtenaw- thereon the naIlle and address of the of the members. been pointed out by the Farm Bureau from time to time. and members enjoyed "Nite Club", quack seeds pel' acre on it to save:;3 Mrs Albert AmrhellI. Yysllantl, It-I reg'lstered owner as well as consider. Although we have trl. rI In 1III , _ 1\Iay 7 - Political Organizations presented by us at Coloma high school 1/3 cents'} Woulll )'ou put 525 quack April 13, Members of the cast imper- grass seeds pel' acre on It rather than -------- I able dlInenslOnal Information In lel- tical to condense, as IIlU' h II~ IJ" i"l WKAR FARM FORUM ( Dum barton Oaks). Central Berrien-We had a "hobo ters at least 3 inches In height wa.; our report of the rf (I'll sonated such radio personalitIes as th pay 50 cents an acre more for quack hox social" AprIl 16 Allril 23 George I amended to exempt any vehicle elig- scssion, we found that WI N' •• " I'~, t VI (Tune 850 on your dial) Ink Spots, Vera Vague and the An- free seed? Or to save $1.25 per acre? Friday of Bambridge and Rev. Floyd Ilble for and equipped with U farm to cover all of the blllot III wi f 1 1\1 a)' 14 - Fmancial Institutions drews Sister, Previous meetings have Every Monday, 1:()().1:30 p. m., (Bretton Woods), • featured a talk by C. A. Jeffermans E,en if your field is already sup- Barden of Sodus prOVIded an excep-\ commerCIal license. Another measure felt you would b~ 11I141 '" E.W.T., bringing information on the JIlIed ~ Ilh Quack, can ot. bnckhorn, tJOnall)' intel estmg and education pre- whwh would have made a long IIl>t IIpace available, AQ WI' ar .. J' It,., r Mar 21-Food and Agl'icultural 01'- or Benton Harhor on landscaplllg and thIstle, etc" would you sow more if sentation on problems of mIgratory of devices re(luhed equipment for all for thp Junp i >Ill' M I discussion topic ~f the month. architecture, a square dance, and a pure seed IS ohtainable'! "Whatsoe\ "r workers. Theme: Post War Agriculture- ganizat ion. ~orth, west. central and trucks, tractors or trailers weIghing }<'arm NI' WI OUf rp»Orl () box social. ye SO\\, that !lhall ye also reap." Are south glOUpR and frIendR have heen over 3 'i00 Ills. was "enl back 10 "..om- to do with IfOX" a The Community and International Or. i\lay 28 - Trade. Tariff,;, Resll'ie- ganization, YOll IlaYIllg' too much or nOI enou£h \Innted to a square dance May 4 at mIttel' to diP. Thp MII'hu!:an jo'arm We arp Pour. tI ,t lions, Agreements. Duy Farm Dureau Seeds. I for )-OUI'seed? Long lake clubhou!!e. Berrien Springs. I Bureau was very actiTe in connfl't!fJll foruu I iolo of r. TWO MICHIGAN FAB M NEW S . SATURDA¥, MAY 5, 1945 Adrian.Tipton, Lenawee, Mr. Hunt in his honol' by the juniors. "Te wiII of seeds in .the recent seed selllng contest and realized a substan tial ~A~CHIGA.~#S reported 011 the National Fertilizer Program of the AFBF. Also discuSS- have II scrap drive soon. Cass-:>Iembers have been aiding sum for our treasury. r~M~HEvw~ ed a Farm Bureau elevator for our lo- cality. Each memher present was asked to get six opinions from other the Red Cross in signing donors for blood plasma. A state trooper gave us an interesting talk and show slides West Berrien-Robert Koe,ingshof, manager of Buchanan Co.ops. spoke to us at a recent meeting on organiza. 8uc~ to the Mlchlpn l"'arm Bureau News, founded January II, »13 peoJlle about the proposed store and 011 upper :'olichigan at our April meet- tion of co.operatives. Seventy attend. report at \lext meeting. ing. ed our square dance. Frank :'otcClaus- Rntered .. Mcond cIua matter January 11, UII, at the post- Thomastown, Saginaw - 49. Dr. Ionia-Juniors were guests of Kent and called. Our box social hrought otnce at ChArlotte, Mlchlpn, under the Act of March 3, 1871 Hern!y ~Ien'ilI of Saginaw formerly county Juniors at a roller skating ~80. BII1 Bart auctioned. of Cologne. Germany told us many party" April 5. We sold $18'j.~5 worth PublL1!hednret Saturd&7 of each month by the Mlchlpn Farm Bureau things about the government and peo- at Its publlcatJon office at 114 E. Lovett St., Charlotte, Mlchlcan. ple of Germany. I!:dltor1al and cenerel offices. !n North Cedar St., Lansl~, Mlchtp.n. War Time Memorial Day Vantown. Ingham--48. Chairman Postofflce Boz 960. Telephone. Lans1~ !t.%71. EINAR UNGREN..••...... Editor and BumelJ Manager _\temorlal Day In wartime I.. a day of [l.'lln and "marts; A oln)' of tea,"" that flow afre..h - - of trerhly broken heart ..; Of lonel)' "oul" that cry atoud In tlngut"h and In dread; read a letter trom county agent reo garding the Lansing high school stu- dents who would be a\'uilable to work on farms during vacation. UNICO CA TTLE 'SPRA Y 8llbscrlptJon II cents per :rear: 4 Jean for U, In advance. Porter: Gratiot & Midland-29. Are VOL. XXIII SATURDAY. MAY 5. 1945 No.5 And yet n day when folks arc pro\\d to mourn their hero dead. The dead who died In. former wars have been so IonA'away having an enlarged picture of their group taken for the scrapbook. Effective and Economical That time ha" dulled the old wound'" ache on each Memorial Day. Arcadia, Manistee-20. During the The klndl)' years have ,,,,,-,thedthe pain and pa""",1 otd memories by I discussion on rural schools it was de- Unico Live Stock Spray. has a high 'k noc kd ow n and killing power, And not ,,<>. man)'. now remain who saw tho"e~comrade" die. cilled that our lack of interest at the piUS good repellancy. It is made from domestic raW mat.erials. it Conununity ings like the Community Farm Bur- eau. Bnt thl.. )'ear when the mutfled drum throbs duny on our ear" annual school meeting was the c,ause of school conditions being as they are. wllI not taint milk, stam .. . the hH . Ie 01' ill ) S t er the skin of. ammals. nor Penfield. Barry-35. Rev. :'olarcus lYe "hall not see the gras ..y mound" of quiet peacetime )'ear.., cause ,accumulation of dIrt on an ima IS.Vi 'h en used according to di- Farm Bureau Taber gave a very interesting on Age Distributions in Bany coun. talk But round the globe from ea"t to west and on Crom zone to zone Our eyes shall wander tn the que"t for those we called our ?wn. We must attend our school !11eeting. rections. Activities ty in which he stated that the aver- a,;e farmer's nge in Bnny county is 52 years. In ten,or twelve years they A hundred thou"nnd cro,,-"e" mark the far-fll!..ng relltlng' ptace~ OCho)'" we knew but month" ago. with well remember...1 face". JUNIOR FARM Your Farm Bureau dealer has Dnlco Live Stock Spray in 1,gallon cans 5 gallon kero~ene type cans, am\ in bulk. , • I BII lIRS. MARJORIE IlA.RIlER In man)" a plea...'lnt lowland plain, abloom with flowers and grass; JUfII ben1&ip Reltltilifllt and Ed.cation will be retiring. Batavia, A Community Farm Bureau in Oak. Branch County Farm Bureau pro- Branch - '16. Discussed Beneath the wllve" of many a mnln; In many a mountain pass; By man)' a hard-fought river bridge new planted cro"ses ..tand; BUR~AU 'ACTIVITIES KILL.FLY for household Use. 'A Unico ,p~oduct. dHlg:~~ refined. Deodorized. Quick-acting, non-atalnlng an explosive. Sold in pinta and quarts. n lllnd County has a very unique name; gram for 194:;-1946. Each question re- Jofy JIlSS GLENNA LOOMAN And other", halt a world awa)', on sun bleached corat ..and. one. I thoul;ht you may be interested ceived a lot of discussion. State PulJlicity Chairman, ,Juni/JT8 A hu'ndred thousand women weep Cor grave" they'll never "ee in knOWing. They call themselves the California, Branch. Jack Yaeger of H ollaml R-2 Jlichiyan Buy at Farm Burpau Stores and Co-op Ass'ns F. B. I. group, for Farm Bureau in- the membership relations deJlartment "'here hUllband". "ons and bother.. "Ieep, who died for liberty. formation. I was quite impressed of :\lichigan Farm Bureau spok'e to Yet pride tll mingled with our grief, and gain with ..acrtflce Isabella-Union Juniors had a hay with Ihis nllme because I realize that 0111' group. Our hean" teap U(l to "ee the thing purcha"etl at such a price ride April 20 to interest more in the Farm Bureau members do recognize Chesaning. St. Charles, Saginaw- 'rhe Stars and Strlpell stream overhead. by land and ..ea and aIr. group. "'e started from tlte home of tht'ir responsibility in building their 20. After the' regular meeting we And these. our sons, allye and dead, are the, men who keep It there .. Mr. antI 1\Irs. Walter Klump. 1\11". anll farm organizalion stronger. "A man auctioned off supper boxes and the 1\Irs. Ben Hennink were guests. believl'S most what he understands besl". I think this is particularly true proceeds were given to the Red Cross. Onekema, when' individuals lake it upon them- made that our group go on record selves 10 do somelhlng for themselves. as insisting that electric lines be ex- Manistee - 15. :'ololion "'herever that great flag Is seen It "tanl1.. for truth and right; . For world good-will. allye anl1 clenn. arou"el1 and armed to light. The boys for whom the cro.."e" stand, and whom toda)' we mourn Have liberated man)" a land. and million" ye! un~orn. ,. Grand Traverse-"-Eugene entertained juniors at his horne. Com- mittees were 'appointed for a Red Cross tiene!lt dance soon. We deposit- Shugart 'Why He Ships the "Co-ap Way" ed $100 in the Twin Lakes camp funll A live stock feeder likes to ship his live stock to tha.t selllnc and buylna Thl'Se Oakland counly farmers realize tended to every farm home in the I glye you then tho"e ..talwart men on Iwo Jlma .th.ere agency which can meet the following requlrement~: \ , thm they must start by informing county and communications were sent for building purposes. Who rai"ed thnt flag where death new thtck, and gave It to the all', Operating where' the greatest, buy- Ability to f~rnlsh up-to-the-mln- themselvl'S about their Farm Bureau. to other county groups requesting con- Agaln"t far Surlbachl's sky they ..ymbollze the way Mason-South Custer group met with Junior Knowles and planned Ing competition Is available. ute market Information. Perhaps some part of every Commun- certed 'actlon in this matter. That we can keep our courage high on this )Iemorlal Day. ity Farm Bureau meellng should be Elmwood, Leelanau-23. Group ,'ot- I pancake supper for Apr.i1 13. Expert salesmanship, e qua II :r Assisting In general market edu- devoted to learning more about your ed to donate $5 to AFBF clubmobile The path .. of glol")"and renown tead on to distant graves . Livingston Southwest-Future plans trained and capa.ble as that of cation tor oncoming generallons. include a roller skating party at How. the buying side. organization. fund. By many a foreign lIeld and town and in old ocean'.. wave", Volume 'enough to use bargalnln8' Working with State and National • • • South Wheeler, Gratiot. School Yet hold thi" thought against )'our heart. anl1 may It eaSe )'our pain, );0 man who dies for liberty will ever die In vain. ell April 26 anu, a bam dance 1\Iay 7 -to entertain the county juniors . power to advantage. organizations for Improvement I had the pleasure of attending the Commisioner Baker talked to us on thl! Well managed and Ilnanclall7 and protection of live stock feed- Solon Community Farm Bureau meet. reorganization of schools and showed Branch-Rural youth bureau memo sound, Economically operated.. er Interests. n. S. Clark. bel'S of our county were hosts to Cal. ing in Leelanau county last week. I a very interesting picture on school 315 )Jorth Grinnell Street, 'Assistance In financing feedlhg Farmer owned and controlled. have not had much opportunity to see life In Kentucky .• houn. St. Joseph and Kalamazoo jun- operations available. Jackson. )IIChlgan. iors April 11 at Union City for a dis. Communitv Farm Bureaus in action Vicksbur,ll, Kalamazoo - 58. Our After giving these poInts due constdersUon, he comes to the t~O~c~:~~ and I greatly appreciated the invita- "roup is joining with other Commun- trict meeting and dance, Branch that the CO-OP agency on the terminal market Is the only one a Saginilw-Kochville, Sagina~-102. ~ridgewater, Washtena'w--40. En- county won the "little brown jug~' for tion. The meeting was well conduct- Ity Farm Bureau groups in Kalama- Moved that this club petition the State Joyed a good laugh over Uie 'OPA. say. all of these essentJala. Therefor, he ships the "CO-OP WAY". ed. It started on time and proceeded zoo County when they entertain at the Farm nureau to place all .Farm Bur- ing tltat farmers should: work over. atendance. Kalamazoo-Month's activities in. PRODUCERS CO.OPERATIVE COMMISSION ASS'N as anv well conducted meeting does. trSO. Fifty boys from Percy Jones eau memberil in service on their honor time. Stock Yards, Buffalo 6, New York Tht' secretary had l'xcellent minutes Hospital will be served a chicken din- 1'011 and exempt them from dues with elude planning and directing games Filer, Manistee-9. We, feel that for Farm Night at Kalamazoo USO. MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE of tbe preVious meeting and did what ner. status remaining the same for the' some method of equalizing :th'e points Stock Yards, .Detroit, Dlx Ave, Mich. a good secretary does. called tbe at- Bc;.igh, Barry-26. Held very heat. duration. Our officers have ditcussed ways and on butter and oleo should. lie tried. means to better the organization, 25 tention of the chairman to some bus. ed discussion ,on use of prisoner of iness which should be taken up. A war lahor on general farms. \Ve are Hamburg - Geno .., Livingston - 20. One plan suggested putting 15 points from Kalamazoo county attended the report ot the countl' board meeting strongly opposed to using prisoner In diSCUSSingthe topic of rural health on each which' would help the farm. district dance at Union City. was read. I thought lhis was particu- of W8l' labor on our farms and object we decided that Livingston County er and the consumer .. Washtenaw-Ann Arbor group met. larly a good idea because if this is to having them as members of our needs a county nurse. Richland, No.1, Missaukee-14. 'Ve at the home of Virginia McCalla. Cur. done in Herl- Community Farm Bur- households. River Road, Benzie-18. Hot lunches discussed .. the medical care program tis Hamilton led discussion on "Why I' and co-operatives. Farm Bureau?" / eau throughout the county' all memo VanBuren, Wayne-20, Discussion for rural school children were (ISCUS' Following is a list ot new groups bers will know ot the work being done of topic on rural schools was liyely. sed and committee appointed to inter. which have been organIzed during the Oakland-Interested in the future by tbeir county board. The discussion Decided that we favored the "Little view Superintendent of Schools re- ot agriculture, juniors petitioned all f f' of tbe evening was on "Rural Health". Red Schoolhouse" but agreed that we garding this, past month or two. farmers to vote April 16 on question Oakland .county _ Andersonville, of soil, conservation district here. The subject was discussed in small needed more adult education facilities. Chester, Ottawa-24. Discussed South Groveland; Eaton county- groups; tbe small groups haa a secre- more atendance at P.T.A. and more having a deputy sheriff appointed in Dorman, Chester, East Hamlin, Gres- 'Ve see neell for soil conservation. tary and after tbe discussion period meetings such as those sponsored oy OUl'community on account of damage ham-Chester; Ingham, Wheatfield-Roger Church, Barry county-Feigh- vlee.president, has been inducted into was over the groups met together the Farm Bureau. ' done by dogs. Letter was wri.tten to again and pooled the discussion. from Crawford, Isabella-11. Discussed Ottawa County Sheriff regarding this. nero "Ion roe, East Coat's .Grove, Hen. the army. April 5 a' party was given wbich the secretary got her min.utes the Junior Farm Bureau with lhe Northwest, Hillsdale - 50. In dis- dershot, Northeast Dowling, North- for tbe meeting. I mustn't fOJ'get to view to orgapizing one in this com- cussing the co-op medical program west Assyria, -South Carlton. and tell you that a period of recreation was enjoyed by aIL The evening end- munity. South Hastings, Barry-75. it was concluded that if a project ot Eagle; Ottawa county-Keno\\'a; South this kind was organized the Farm Bur- houn-Convis, Fredonia; Kent-Mer- Ca'- Keizer's Chicles DAIRY FARMERSI ed with a good lunch served by the i: :>:ol.th Hastings groups entertained eau would co-operate with other riman, Bowne; Tu'scola-ElIington, host and hostess and a lot of good the V.A.W. ami C.I.O. groups from groups but think it will take a lot. North conversation. Thanks. Solon Group. Hastingg. Representatives of the two of education on such a project. Grove; Saginaw--Jonestleld; Shiawassee-Caledonia. Burns, South fOT Immediate Delivery for lelling me come! unions explained the union and farm- Montcalm, Montcalm - 16. Karl Vernon; Wexford-Stone ,Ledge, Sun- Baby chicks and South Arm, Charlevoix-11. ;\11'. ers asked questions. Discussion be- King read an article on taxing co-!>p nyside; Kalamazoo-(Not n~med); Holt gave a very interesting talk on ~ame very interesting and many points patronage refunds. All thought we Antrim-White Valley; .Manlstee- 8 weeks old pul. the meeting of the Potato Growers were brought up which seemed to should oppose the program of the Na- (Not named); St. Joseph"":'Edward's lets: White Leg- Exchange meeting at Boyne City. make' the farmers feel more kindly tional Tax Equality Ass'n. COl'ners; Sanilac-South Moore, 'V~- horns, ~ a I' I' e d Kilmanagh, Huron-25. Group dis- toward Jabol'. Cat Creek, Osceola-H. County tertown; lonla-Bostoll-Berlin, qamp- Rocks and While cussed tax basis for commercial slored Aetna No.1. Mecosta-21. Resolu. Nurse. ~Iiss Nelson, took charge of the bell; Huron-Pinnebog; Washtenaw- grain and found it favorable. tion Jlassed protesting against the in- month's discussion on rural health. East Manchester; Midland-Coleman. Rocks. R. I. Reds Halsey, Genesee-21. Discussed the creasing of supervisor's wages from Shepardsville, Clinton-30. Sons of West Huron, Huron-50. It was for June delivery. price of ;\Iichigan grown onions ($1.50 $;; to $8 per day. two members of the groups, Jack 1\Iill- decided to entertain the Junior Farm per bag) versus onions grown in Albion Township No.1, Calhoun- er and Lynn Baker who. are 'taking a Bureau group in 1\1ay. Send for circular Texas ($9.00 per bag). Group decided 23. Discussed the G. I. Bill of Rights. vocational agricultural course in high Batavia, Branch-37. Motion car- and price list. the onion growers should join the Don Sweeney rel)orted on a talk re- school gave a demonstration on good ried that every membel' of the group Farm Bureau and that the Farm Bur. cently given hy President Hannah of dairy management. whIch was very bring n guest to the !\lay m'eeting of BYRON CENTER HATCHERY eau should help them with this proIr- :>Ilchigan State College on this sub- interesting to the group. ou~ group. G. C. Keizer Byron Center, Mich, lem. ject. Benton Twp, Berrien-32. Group de- Unionville, Tuscola. :'olotion carried cided to ha,-e a subject of more con. that Unionville club act as host to cern to our local group for discussion other community groups and all memo along l'dth the regular monthly sub- bers noT helonginl?; to a Farm Bureau ject being discussed by all groups in comJ11unity cluh in tbis territory on the state. April 18th, South Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo-17. North Fabius, St. Joseph-27. Dis. For recreation the ladles wrote letters cussion on religiolls education was to Dorothy Dix wbich were answered held. by the men. South LeRoy, Calhoun-34. It was thought by some that rural people feel out !>f place attend. 'Ve ing a city church and might regula:ly Considerate folks make IN JUNE I believe that the go\'ernment will sup- attend a rural Sunday school. :\lotlOn port the present prices after the war made that our group co.operation with for a certain period of time. Derby, Ingham-12. the topic. Rural Education we decided In discussing South Fabius group to form a rural Sunday school. Sauble River, Mason-18. 4.H Club that the rural school is essential and WOl'k was discussed and the various that adult education is necessary and phases such as reforestation. garden- GOOD' RURAL. LINE- .NEIGH'BORS tbat more people should attend meet- ing. canning, etc. r. ". Classified Ads '- CI.. alfled advertlasmente are ca.h with order at ths following ratesl 4 cents per word for one sditlon. Ada to appear In two or more editions uke the rate of 3 cent. per word par edition. You may be sharing, your., telephone -line with more of your ne~ghhors: than ever ELECTRIC MOTORS hefore, hecause &0 ~any additional rural BABY CHICKS NEW ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR CHERRYWOOD CHAMPION A A A families now have telephone' service and Farm,,",. t/20 lIP. to 7~ HP. ~Iall orden to Gulf Service Statlen, Lawrence, 'Vhlte run Leg-horn Baby Chick", ..trah;ht $1% (ler 100. pullet" '$24 (ler 100, cock. hecause war has takea the materials needed llich. (4-12t-17p) erel.. $4 per 100, Cherrywood Farm" Hatchery. Holland, )Ilch. (5-1t-2IPi to add enough linea. PLANTS MILLIONS, PORTO-RICAN POTA. ORCHARD and tote'-; HutgeNl, _'Iarglnhe. Baltimore T"mat~lI; Hot and Sweet Pepper,,; BEEKEEPER SUPPLIES But if every one will llpitdi in" Witll a Copenhagen Cahhal:'e. "'rlte fo!: price... Daniel.., Tyly. Geor~la. GRAFTING WAXES AND FRUIT (a-ll-l(lp) packages, honey containers' and Root friendly spirit of consideration and coop- • TO PROTECT POST-WAR DAIRY INCOME Quality bee supplies. M. J. Beck Co. eration, you and all your telephone neigh . POULTRY SUPPLIES Successors to M. H. Hunt &; Son, 610 • TO REBUILD WAR-TORN MARKETS FOR North Cedar St., Box 7. Lansing I, Mich- bors will get better sernee. POULTRY MEDICATION AT PRICES Igan. (l-6t-30b) farmers can at'lord; 100.1 Disinfectant DAIRY PRODUCTS for brooder hOlUleand general disinfect- Ing; 8 ouncea makell II ..allons of spray. WOOL GROWERS Through the dairy farmers' own aggressive, nationwide Pheno tabletll for drinking water. 450 ATTENTION-WOOL GROWERS, WE May we IUggeat dial you Jieep all calls sbort ablets $1.50. Proto-4 aids In prevention handle of coccidiosis. quart $1.00, medicates 64 other marketing .-allons of drinkIng water. Available at ed at wool for the C.C.C. and offer you our services. All wool grad- warehouse, 508 N. Mechanic ••• that you do not'.mten in or interrupt ADA advertising and research program, you are getting business-building action ... over the air, in newspapers and 1-"armBureau Servlcell CO-OPll and storM. St.• Jackson. l\lIchtgan. Ceiling prtces :when tile line i. husy .... that you be Bure magazines, on billboards, in leading scientificlaboratories .•• at halcherl"" and feed stores. ~rall orders polItpllld. Holland Laboratories. guaranteed. ~lIchlgan c.o-operatlve to hang up your receiver. One receiver oft' LUliei'. Road, Holland, Mich. (4-tf-66b) '\'001 Marketing Association. (l-tf-35b) TO HOLD Dairy ProJuds Marlc.f. !be hoo~ ~p tie up tJ!e ,v)101e line. TO GAIN Pu&lic UnJarsfanJillfl TO GUARD Againsf 'mitafic", UNICO DUSTS and TO CONDUCT Dairy fooJ Researclt TO PREPARE for Post-War Opporlunifiec INSECTICIDES T~is is ~our BI~ DR~VE-:to protect your future. Co-oper- ating WIth you In thts datry farmer program, your dairy Farm Bureau insecticides and dusts are available at your plant, .or the buyer of your milk or cream, will make a nearest Farm Bureau dealers. Don't ,wait - NOW is the deduction of one cen.tper pound ofbutterfat)une 1-15 (only time to get them. 15 days). ~he COStIS small-around a dime'a Cow-only once a year. You get big results-in business acnon benefit- COPPER SULPHATE COPPER LIME ing you! MONO-HYDRATED COPPER SULPHATE SULPHUR DUSTS INSOLUBLE COPPER DUSTS ROTENONE.LETHANE DUST (Equivalent to %.% Rotenone) AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION We Can Also Supply Combinations of These Dusts 20 N. Wacker Drive Bldg. Chicago 6, lIIinol. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC., Lansing Every Sunday-/isten to Everett Mitchell and Clifton MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY It Ulley, NaC Stations,ln the dairy farmers' own pt'Ogram i3 .. v :] t j:: a • m 8 J." 0 'J S tor ,0 ~ and Co - cpA ss'n s \ Buy more honJs Juring ,be mighty 7th "The Voic', oj Ih, Dairy Parmer" _ _ .-:S~A~T~U~R~.~D~A~V::'.~M~A~V~5~, ...:1~9~45~ ....!M~I~C:.!H~I~G~A~N~..!F:,A~R!.!!M~~N!...E~W~S~-:-~_=--:-:--=-=_.~=::-:=:-:-:::-:::::-:-;~_-:-_-::~==~:: :;;;-:;;~~~~;;~~;!Lr:~ THREE -nking NO'1[&T ell be to clear up confusion that has exist. Organize Community any county. Oakland ee¥Rty Farm Bureau hail more than doubled its Thl WI ed among many famlers as to proper Farm Bureaus membershll). to reach 653. T_lve ACT NOW! Save' Reforms Later . YY methods of control. An Informational program will keep farmers inCormed Barry county nas 33 Community on plans as they are developed and Farm Bureaus, the largest number for are ready to be placed into effect. Community Fann Bureaus are active and seven mOI'e are being or~anilled. Lime your aoor fields now--do your part By jfRS. EDITH '.11. W"AGAR exploitation detrimental to the people. Knowing half your subject doesn't Brilll' Hill Farm, ()(/rleton R-I, Many predict tliat M.ichlgan will help much-It's always the other half in our greater production toward. all-out .110n1'Oe Co. someday he the summel' playground you need, war effort •. Cor people in states south of us. We These are days when w'f think about know that it has become more attrac. post-war living. It is well Cor us to tive to them year by year. When we FRANCE AGSTONE baa heen aidin. [)Ian for the future oC our nation and return to normal living, everybody, production lucceufully five yean. for over twenty. ' state, and in particular for our home farmers included, will want a new community. We can't expect to have the same tlon and change. conditions that we had beCore the war. The world )viII be changed, and we automobile and go places for relaxa. Are we going to give some thought Y~s, You may WI. -I1u4 Your Local AAA CommittH or Elevator must move along with It. as to what we want and do not want Some of our boys wiII want to take in each of our communities? Are we grow a good crop .... Cdft Supply Your Need. up farming when they get back. Oth. taking advantages of assistance that ers won't care for it. It it's farming is available to us? Why not have a of legumes without they want, we should see that th~y county soil survey and deter'mlne what inoculation .•• THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY MONROE. MICHIGAN are not made VIC' land is desirable Cor productive pur. tlms of unscrupu. lous real poses and what land should be direct. estate ed to othe'r uses? When we have such pro mot e r s and information it will be far easier to tIIched out of their avoid mistakes. " , BUT savings. Their lives If our comunities could have some can be wrecked type oC zoning, we could frown on and through acquiring prevent some of the unrestricted sui>- it actually costs you $10 per acre UNICO ROOFING a farm that can divisions every neighborhood faces in in nitrogen taken from the soU. never be produc. an industrial area. 'Ve could have INOCULATE your clovers. alfalfa, tive to the extent some voice in regulating the tourist and soybeans, and you'll take this 'oC a decent living. camp, the trailer \:amp, or the resort this nitrogen free fr9m the all'. Too many lives settlement that may select our com. \ have been wrecked munlty as a stopping place. USE already on land We a\1 want modern attractions, but \ I'm sure the Lord we want them to be worthy adjuncts UNI-CUL TURE For New Roofs and' Repairs HAt. WAG"". farming. never intended fOl' to our community and not a menace. Let's do our best to turn We want regUlations established be. I the only 3.in.1 Inoculation for lIeld the tide the other ,,,ay. Every picture fore they arrive rather than attempt to of a' cellar hole and a Iilac bush not reform them afterward. Many a flne crops, and save moneyl Growers' chances of winning the harvest are in early and proper pllmning- fOI' the fight ag'aillst Insects and fungous only portrays a disapPointment and country community has been spoiled Sold by FARM BUREAU Seed UNICO distress, but a tremendous los8 of ef. because someone lacking in civic pride Cort. It reflects on others who knew has sold a corner parcel without re- Dealers diseases .... using the riyht ammunition and gettlng It "on hand" welI In advance •••• applying enough spray to each ~~ Roof Coatings better but made no protest. Michigan has a lot, of good produc. strictions. Not only do we want our state at. live land. It is a pity that some of it tractive to the right sort of tourists, is neglected or abused because it is but we want it also attractive to the Quincy KALO INOCULANT CO. IIIlnola tree-OIl time. Because serious losses can result from "too little- Black Asphalt Coating contr'olled by someone who doesn't folks who do not wander far from care. 'Vhen our land use program, home. too late," the wiRe ~rower knows he mURt stay a step ahead oC IllR orchard enemies at alI timeR. In line with good hattle now in Its formative stage, gets in Michigan farmers seem assure~ that Fibered Asphalt Cull swing, many of these mistakes they will always have a home market, strateg'y, he makes it a point to get his weapons eal'ly .... de- can, be avoided. for we have an industrial population pends only on the spray materials that havo shown their worth Coating 'Ve could have real reason to l:l.I'ge enough to warrant that. Our jli- "on the proving. ground"-1!f(ectlveness establIshed by field boast of our' state if we could see versified production can be made one Farm Bureau Roll Roofing every seCtion of it put to the use for of our greatest attractions if we will performance year after year, which it Is best Cltted, and still have produce I'ight grades, offered at rea. Farm Bureau Asphalt Shingles none of it rated as "good Cor nothing." sonable prices. A few pecks of off. Commercial growers the country over ha"e found, for The J job before us is, to find what grade potatoes or scrawny apples are example, that they can rely on Orchard" Braml Lead Arsenate!! sorne of it Is good for. No doubt, always' more lasting in the memo~y for Codling ~Ioth. cont.rol. Both the "Astringent." and Standard Unlco Black Asphalt Roof Coating can be used on all types oC • many of us would have some happy of the customer than all the natural roofin~ materiais. Also on fence posts and other items needing. a surprises. beauties a state -like ours can offer. "leads" have the original flake particle offering more uniform good weather protecting paint. Unico Wagon and Implement Paints .Mlchigan has a wealth of natural Our state can be just what you and protective spray covers. The putented "astrlll[Jellt" means will protect your property against :weather and rust. resources. They should be supervis. I decide to make It. 'Ve can look out ed in such a way that they'll bring to for others' interests as well as our Still available in better and quicker "kill," to~. oui citizens the greatest, amount of own. The' more failures :ve pe~mlt to limited amounts ••• For scab control, the spray schedule specifics Orchard * benefit, comfort, pleasure and satis. develop, the more pubhc aSSIstance I WHY'D'ID Buy at Form Bu,-r.u Stores and (o-op ASI'ns faction. We should protest waste _or •we must render later on. Brand Apple Drltomic" Sulfur with the .~O(tl1t7lt Ildo.wlfllte YOU sent in a general way your thinking?" 'Answers: YES 90.1%; No 2.4%; No War necessitystilldictatesthe amount of Granular 'Aero' CYANAMID can be sold for AgriculturalUse. that feature that gives an "extra walIop." AmI the peach grower depends on the regular Drltomic* SuIrur which has Ion!!; been his "old reliable" for brown rot and scab. answer 7.3%. Meanwhile,the demand increases JOIN THE becausllof manynewand sensational usesfaDnitrogenin thisform. When the grower needs to Incorporate n spreader. 'FARM BUREAU? LAUNCH FIGHT Plowed under with crop residues, Granular 'Aere' CYANAMID restores sticker in the spray is the answer. 1 mix, he finds the wldely.used Fllmfllst* TO STAMP OUT humusto the soil, odds nitrogen.100• Usedas a soil sterilizer,CYANAMID • TIeg. U. S. Pat. Oft. WAN E In 1944 some 1.300 members of the controlsweedsand othercrapenemies. Michigan Farm Bureau In 46 coun. Orchard Brand Spray and Dust ties answered this was part of a questionnaire on Farm question, which BANG'S. DISEASE CYANAMID is also used in com- pounding better-grode, free.f1owing Materials Bureau sent to a group of members Dairv farmel's and beef cattlemen of mixedfertilizers. Write for bookletdescribing'Aera' Distributed by: In every county. The questionn~ire Michigim, backed by the State Depart. was s~nt to about ~very twentieth. ment oC Agriculture and Michigan CYANAMID, "Agriculture'sMostUse- FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. ?ame m the membershIp records. ~ere State colIege, are mounting a newly ful Formof Nitrogen". 221.227N. CEDAR ST., LANSING, MICH. • 1S how they answered the questIOn, organized statewide offen!3ive agliinst "Why did you join?", Bang's disease, regarded as the state's Ruyat In Union There is Strength livestock Enemy No.1- FARM BUREAU STORES ..... 34'.6% were in general agreement: This ever.growing scourge is taking "In union there is strength" or "United a heavy yearly t?1\ in be,ef-c1:lUleand we ::stand, divided we fall." These quo. dairy herds. ThIS year I~ wll1 ass~ss .. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY F.rtilizer Oi.,.;rion & CO-OPS 30,Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20. N. Y. $93,000,000 !,dtions appeared on a number of re- a levy of $4,000,000 agamst the ll!-' plies. Many answers contained refer- come of l\lichigan cattle own!!rs, as It ences to the necessity of Carmers or. has done in past years. ganizing for strength and power to there are at least 1,500,000 c?ttle on At present f" ' . farms In the state that have III some Ight f~I' farmers rIghts, to meet way Celt the searing touch of this fear. worth of Accentuate the Positive! trends III government,. t~ balance the ful malady. Its effects are !!xtended strength of labor. Ulllons, et~. The to the health of humans who are often group was .aggresslv~ for agfl~~lture. afflicted with undulant fever. :\fany replies. con tamed spec1flc reo Bang's disease is continuing to make quests for action of some type. inroads in the face of combative eC. RAILROAD Protection and Benefits Received fOl'ts oC both state and federal agen. 30.8% said that they joined the cies. During the past 10 years more Farm Bureau "because of past pro. than $2.500,000 has been spent in ;\fich. {?;rains" or "hecause it is a good or. igan to fight the disease. The federal ganization to belong to for protection government has lent assistance in ,The youngsters like that song. We grown-ups should like the of farmers and to benefit agriculture," funds and pl!rsonnel to aid the State or "because of benefits received", Oth. Department of Agriculture. thought' expressed. "Be positive not negative." Every Far~ TIES ers credited the Farm Bureau with living. To broaden and intensify the drive, working for a .higher standard of farm a 20.member committee has -been ap. Some of the older members pointed. headed by. R.usse\1 E, ~or. said they joined many years ago to wood. research speCialist i.n dairymg help start the Farm Bureau in l\fich- at the co1\e~e, Repl'esent~tn'es of all Bureau member can add strength to action to secure pro'per legislation. By his organization by positive doing so he helps hiITIselr and igan. Some 'members of recent date the state's beef cattl~, d!'lry and dual. were attract~d by the Community purpose breed orgamzatlOns are memo his family. ""is is an urgent ~aH .fo~ help -froni Farm Bureau programs, group hos. b~rs. as well as Commissioner Charle~ pitalization service etc. Flgy, of the State Depart.ment of A~-rl. ~merican farms. " " LeglSI:tlve W~rk for AgrIculture culture, 'and representatlves and animal husbandry of dairY departments . rhe railroads nee(I crossties-;i9,OOO,009 14.2~ declal ed that they we~e s?ld and the 1'chool of veterinary medicine most on the Farm, Bureaus .leg1SlatIve at the college . work for a~riculture, and 1ts ge~eral representatIOn of the farmers' mter. One of the principal objectives will You Can Help Yours~lf .... 9f them this year. ests. Business Services . ~ .. 'b. Every wants to handle the com mod- Various kinds of wood can he used fOlj 5.8% put first the material benefits from Farm Bureau membership, men. " PURE CRUS'HED1. can help ities you want to use. tioning the business services as helping 'TRIPLE SCREENED crossties. Tbey bring good prices. Do you, farm income, the development oCfarm have some right in your :woodlot ~ co.operatives, etc .. Because Friends &. Relatives, Joined 2.8% said that presence of members OYSTER SHELL Every dollar you spend for of the family or friends in the Far.m Farm Bureau Mermash' '16%, There's no single source hig enougli t~ Bureau brought them in. Some said relatives or neighbors sold them hard protein, Milkmaker 24 or 3470, meet all this demand. But if every farmer and that's how they got in. 10.5% didn't answer the question or Porkmaker 37%, or Mermade cuts and 15ellssome of his timber - even a gave no llefinite answer. 'Balancer 37% protein concen- Summary - 65.4% indicated that f.ewdozen trees - it will add up to relieve they want a farm organziation that trate is a dollar that keeps on will be aggressive in their interest. a critical situation. Many oC those people mentioned the co.operative business and other ser- working for you, and for your vices. fOR POULTRY That's why we puhlish this appeal. You "The Farm Bureau program," said help for farI11er owned manu- another question, "fol' nearly 25 years can make good money, and help die war. has been concerned with the following facturing facilities. activities fOI' Carmers: Taxation, leg. Islation, information, education, co.op. effort, hy cutting cro8sties now. Se~ Y0!1~ erative buying and seIllng, publiC re.' - .,.£AU '-'IC~." nea~est ra~lroad agent. lations, active programs AAA, sales tax, subsidies, etc. the program, as it is carried on, repre- regarding Does .1LUH CI. III. c.cace.u. Farm Bureau Feeds Have , I AGENTS WANTED No Superiors . Tbe Insurance Department of the MIchigan State l"arm Bureaa has many openings for agents to represent surance Companies In MIchigan. the State Farm In- We would 'apprecIate hearlnS Write for a new formula booklet-It'. Free AM-ERICAN from any of our Michigan Farm News readers If they are inter- ested in talking the proposition over with one of our managerL It would be very helpful to us if any of our readers would luggelt Remember-Only You Can Build a Program That , RAILR •• DS the names of Ukely agent prospects In their nearby cities anel towni. The remuneration time to atart. Address your inQuirJ to Is good. ThIs 18 • partlcularl, 1004 Protects You-Ask for Farm Bureau Feed. ..... UNITED' FOI ViCtORY INSURANCE DEP'T • MICHIGAN STATE FARM BURI!AU 121 North Cedar at. Lanaln., Mlchlga. Farm Bureau Brand Supplies at 300 F arm~rl Elevator. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1'45 • I J:OUR MICHIGAN FARM NEWS increased by only 32%. l\loreover, dur- (1) How do llrotecth'e tariffs af- sHy there. Southwest group has meeting place. May Topic ing these same periods, our imports from trade agreement countries have increased by 22%, as compared with only 12% frOID non-agreement coun- fect world trade? (2) Does a person ,,"ho favors a high protective tariff policy thereby im-ite a third world war? cleaned and improved the vacant Ber- nard school and mal' have it for a Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. • Planning for Peace tries. From past well.proven build trade. that ex~riences, trade it is agreements There are very good reasons to believe that the inclusion (3) Should Congress approve the extension of reciprocal trade agree> ments with foreign countries? (Special tha nks to Professor O. 0/- ctJUIlM .?want Background Material for Discussion in May by of such agreements on an internation- Uh'ey, of Miclilgan State College, for al basis would encourage world trade. resourCe material) The~Hfd"YICTOIfF.- -Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups The purpose of trade agreements, as 'See WKAR Radio Program on Page 1 a program of world-wide co-opera~ion, FlII El"ERETT M<:mbcrship POST Rclation.~ WAR AGRICULTURAL yorXG & Etlllcation bers of the Security Council. IXTERXATIONAL COURT JUSTICE, as the name Implies, would OF would be to eliminate economic war- fare, so as to lay the economic basis for a secure and peaceful world. Southwest Livingston-At 2 meeting, Mr. E. B. Hill of Michigan State College farm management dep't. our April ~ D OBJECTIVE AND met at San Francisco to open the "'orld Security Conference. PLANS April 25, delegates from 46 nations tion. be the judicial organ of tlie Organiza- SECRETARIAT would be headed by Since a Secretary August, 1941. leaders of the Uig Three Chief Administrative General, acting as the Officer. Questions for Discussion: In discussing the problems of for- ei~n trade, the follOWing questions may be considered: spoke on father and son farm partner. ships_ Afterwards he showed slides oC photos taken in Porto Rico. He did work in agriculture for the univer- E have mt't in 15 conferences. Most Questions for Discussion: of the proposals at these conferences- There are many questions which ha\-e resulted the leaders. Secretary from the thinking of arise in one's mind, after reviewing of State Edward the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals. What Stet- do you think about them? MOO'ERN WATER SOFTENER tinius, Jr., recent I)' made the asser- (1) Do you think the' Security tion that peace is everybody's business. Council would enforce its decisions It has taken six years to win the in cases where small nations may be European war; it will certainly take involved? NOW AVAILABLE Until you've enjoyed really clean, Best for Haying more than six weeks or six months (2) Would the Security Council be soft water, you can't know what you to win the peace. He expressed the able to Pl'event a major power from are missing. ASK FOR SAGINAW SALT. We recommend our Medium hope that e\-ery AIlle!'ican would par- going to war? ticipate in the discussion of the PI'Ob- (3) Do you think that co-operation grade for haying because it is just coarse enough so it lems concerning the peace in the com. in an international organization and The good looking unit here is the ing months. and that each citizen the force of world opinion would help famous Do-All Valv.O-Matic softener. .will not sift down thru the hay but will salt it evenly and would attempt to make up his mind to presene peace among the major it will deliver near zero softness water While you're improving your farm for about these problems. powers? for many years, as well as removing greater "war food" production, do the cure it uniformly, State Department officials estimate BRETTON WOODS: objectionable quantities of iron from job for keeps, with concrete! Here's a that more than 1,200 correspondents The Bretton 'Voods Proposals, which water at the same time. "how to do it" book that will help you HAY SALTED with SAGINAW l\IEDIUl\I SALT is less will cover the San Francisco confel'. were drafted by repre,sentatives of 44 build such essential structures as: . enre. The American people will be nations. which met in conierence in Requires only regular salt regenera. WelteringTanks apt to catch on fire from spo~taneous combustion. It is kept fully informed on this most im. July, 19-14, intend to provide a solu. tion. No special handling or chemi- Barn Floors portant meeting. Representatives of tion for the international monetary cals. The exclusive "candy ball" in. Feeding Floors Septic Tanks also more appetizing to your stock. 42 organizations, acting in the advis- aOlI financial problems. serted in the Valv.O.Matic time sav- Walks, Runways Home Improvements ory capacity, will ,attend the World Monetary Fund ing valve takes the work and guess Foundations Manur.e Pits Security Conference. President Ed- The fundamental purpose of the In. out of regenera ting. Pour in salt Concrete Masonry Trench Silos SALT IS THE MOST NECESSARY and the cheapest. of ward O'Xeal and W. R. Ogg will repre- ternational Monetar)' Fund is to pro- charge, replace lid, set valve, and Construction HogWollows all minerals for stock feeding. The use of enough salt in sent the American Farm Uureau Fed- mote a balanced growth for interna- softener returns itself to service Cisterns Soil-Saving Dams eration at the invitation of Sec'y tional trade: It will do this in three mome.nt regeneration is complete, the diet of farm animal!'i saves many times its own cost. Stettinius. ways: (1) It will stabilize the value Remember, concrete is firesafe, termite- Because of the influence which farm of all currency in terms of each other_ \ proof, easy to work with, low in first In one experiment at the Iowa Agricu~tural Experiment For information on hardness of organizations today exert upon our (2) It will progressively remove bar. your water supply, send pint sample cost, needs little upkeep, endures for na.tional policies. it is indeed a re- riers against making payments across generations-and it requires a mini. StatIon, one pound of salt 'Saved as much as 213 pounds in clean, sealed container, labelled sponsibility of Farm Bureau members boundary lines_ (3) It will provide a with your name, address to Farm mum of critical war materials. of grain. to consider and understand the pro. supplementary source of foreign ex- Bureau Services Machinery Dep't posals as developed at Dumbarton change to which a member country 728 East Shiawassee, Lansing 4, Mich. Poste Oil ".'II11Y poslo' cmd mail • Oaks. Bretton "-oods and Hot Springs. may apply for abSistance necessary, The prevention of war and the build- to ('nable it to maintain stable and un- Write and attach letter telling how many in family and whether you wish r-p-o' RTiA.iD-CE-M-E.ij-ASSOc.iTION I W5a.4; Olds Tower, Lansing, Mich. FEED MORE SALT and'don't forget to ask for SAGINAW ing of a lasting peace must be an restricted exchange relationships with to soften hot and cold water, or hot SALT-obtainable from most live dealers in Michigan. I P1case.""ame"Concrete Handbook of organized and continuous eHort. Plans olhel' members. only. I Permanent Farm Construction:-Iam to that end. den'loped in tentati\'c The llretton Woods proposals in- : especiallyintetested in . form at Dumbarton Oaks. llretlOn elude a setting up of the International Woods. Hot. Springs. Yalta, Chaplllte- !4ank for reconstruction and develop- BUY THIS SOFTENER AT I I Name' _ SAGINAW SALT PRODUCTS CO. pee. will be submitted to the United nlent. Whereas, the Fund will be con- FARM BUREAU STORES &. CO-OPS : ~St. or R.R. No. _ SAGINAW MICHIGAN Xations Conference. The main issue cerned with orderly, stable exchange City State of the Conference is to decide upOn rates. and freedom in exchange trans. a plan which will pre\'ent future wars, actions, the Bank will be concerned and a5sure a just and enduring peace. with long.range productive, interna- The proposals as agreed upon at. tional investment. The Bank is con- Dumbanon Oaks. Bretton Woods, and sidered very necessary in the post- Hot Springs, along with some refer- war era, in rebuilding the countries "That G'rass' ence to the Trade Agreement Program, ravaged by war, and could be of great now being considered in Congress. will assistance in satisfying the longstand. be reviewed in this article. The follow. ing needs of undeveloped areas, such ing information concerning the Dum- as the Far East and some ot the harton Oaks Proposals, is taken from Latin American countries. outlines prepared by the Department Questions for Discussion: of State: The following questions bring out DUMBARTON OAKS: the most important points of the Bret. Representatives States, Great Britain, from the United ton Woods Proposals: Russia, and China, met at DumbarlOn Oaks, near any responsibility (1) Does the United States have Washington. D. C., during the summer the re-building of devasted Europe? and fall of 1944, to draw up a pre. Jiminary plan for an organization in helping finance (2) '''ould the giving of loans for to the development of the backward is our" Living,Son!" be called the United Xations. Leaders countries cl'eate competition in indus- of the Big Three further discussed the try and agrlcultUl'e in the United proposed international organization at States? Yalta in February, 1:l45, where it was INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND decided that a genel'al conference be AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION: held at San Francisco, beginning in The conference held at Hot Springs April, to draw up the actual charter in June, 1943, stated in its declara- for the proposed organization. A'fter tion. Ihat its J)usiness is to achieve the the charter has been agreed upon by goal of freedom from want of food to the representath-es of the participat- the end that its supply be suitable and ing nations. it will be placed before adequate for the health and strength their governments for oHicial cons i- of all peoples. The purposes of the Food deration. and Agl"iculture Organization of the BUY MORE Pl:Irposes of the United Nations United Nations would be to assist in , There are two principle aOlI equally improving the production of food and WAR BONDS important purposes of the proposed agricultural products, in raisfng the International Organization: (1) To levels of nutdtion and standards of insure peace for common action among living. and in bettering the conditions the peace-Io,'ing nations of the world; of rural populations. steeper slopes should never be broken. In the long (2) To promote economic and social President Edward O'Neal of the Am. run, it is your most profitable crop on hillsides programs along with human rights erican Farm llureau Federation, be. because it controls, erosion by tying down your ullattlta .Poga7,j ~lUJ pn and fundamental freedoms. fore the House Foreign Affairs Com. In order to maintain peace, the mittee. suggested that in conducting top soil and reduces evaporation of .essential WESTERN RANCH MEAT, LOAF Dumbarton Oaks proposal set up the the FAD, or Food Agr'l Organization, machinery whel-eby each member.state main emphasis should be placed on moisture. Your State Agricultural Experiment 2 pounds ground b'eef, or 2 teaspoons salt would commit Itself to settle any dis. the efficiency of agricultural produc' Station will tell you of new and improved varie- 1 pound each beef and 2 eggs putes that might arise through peace- tion and distribution; however, farm. lamb . 3 cups soft bread ties of grass you might try to your profit, and crumbs ful means; such as, negotiation, medi. ers shoull\ not he called upon to pro- 1 medium onion ation, conciliation, arbitration, or ref. vide food for the rest of society so they will also advise you about reseeding, lime, %" cup diced celery or ~ cup water erence to an International court. If cheaply that the farmers must accept and fertilizer. And never overlook this important ground carrot Y2 cup tomato these methods should fail. the parties a low standard of living in this coun. M cup lard or shortening juice . im'o!\-ed will be required to refer their try_ He observed that if the FAO is rule of grass care-don't over~aze! ~ cup diced green . 2 tablespoons problems for con~ideration under the to be successful, its administration We at Swift & Company ~e marketing the peppers or Y2 teaspoon melted butter following procedul'e: (1) The Organ- should be handled by extremely cap. pepper or margarine products of your grass, and so we say. with you, ization recommends a solution to the able men. who have a sympathetic difficulties; (2) Diplomatic, economic, unoerstanding of the. problems of agri- "Grass is our living, too!" Chop onion. Brown onion and celery or carrots in or other action is taken; (3) Should culture and of the agricultural pro- lard. Combine with green pepper, salt, eggs, these measures not be successful, the ducel's. His third recommendation was bread crumbs, and water to make a dressing, Add United Kations Organizaiton could em- that one of the major functions of the MORE MONEY .FOR DAIRY FARMERS There's a Black Sheep half the dressing (o"ne and one-half cups) to the ploy armed force. FAO should he to furnish'statistical in- meat, mixing well. Pat out half the mixture in a Promoting General Stability formation relative to agricultural pro- in almost every band. In Human Welfare duction and distribution. It was point. 1. Grow plen.ty of high-quality rough- But he's not as bad as his two-quart loaf pan. Cover with remaining dress- In order to promote general stability ed out by President O'Neal that repre- age. reputation paints him. ing, then top with remaining meat mixture. Bake of human welfare, the United Nations sentative of agricultural producer or- 2. Balance your herd with your fee9 Permanently dyed black in a moderate oven (350°F) one and one-quarter Organization would promote supervis. ganizations should be included in pol! . supply, by nature, his fleece can- . hours. Baste twice with tomato juice a-nd butter od international agencies; such as, cy-making councils, and that the FAD 3. Keep production records on each not be bleached. The to keep loaf m.oist. Yield: 10-12 servings. the International Labor Organization, should sponsor and call together agri- uses for black wool are cow in your herd. United Sations Food and Agriculture cultural spokesmen from all the Uni- organization. Their policies and ac- ted Xations. In developing the pro- 4. Practice disease control methods, limited so care must be- t1vities will be co-ordinated under gram to be carried on by the FAO, exercised to keep it prop- 5. Produce milk and cream of the high- erly sorted in the wool clip. However, manu- the broad plan of the United Nations. great care should he taken to see that The Machinery of the Proposed such programs he sufficiently practi- ~t quality_ facturers do weave it into broadcloth. And- .IT'S 2,049 MILES FROM. 6. Adopt labor-saving methods. Organization GEXERAL ASSE:\IBL Y is to be cal for world-wide acceptance. In his tinal statement to the House I WFA's 8-Point 7. Take care of your land. believe it or not-the wool from the black sheep in the flock becomes clothing for the HEREFORD,T~XAS,TO' the highest representative body of the Foreign Affairs committee, Edward Dairy Program 8. Develop a Bound breeding program, clergy, HARTFORD, CONN •. world, with open membership to all O'Neal stated that the world's great- peace-loving nations, each having one est need outside of moral regenel'ation, --------- ...... $5 ID,'C'1r • To the west of the Mississippi is '.LII"J. W1.NNE.'RS ...---------- ---------- vote. It elects all the 18 members of is for a world-wide evolution in the the Economic Social Council and the technic of agricultural production. ' ... ---------- CASH PRIZES FOR produced two-thirds Of the nation's , six non.permanent memhers of the Questions for Discussion: To test a spark plug, take a lead To save time in greasing the tractor, meat. To the east live more than Security Council. It has lhe responsi- In the consideration of international pencil, sharpen both ends and paint all the daily lubrication spot.~ BEST LETTERS bility for the handling of problems a~ricultural problems, the following two-thirds of all Americans. make a hole in center, place one one color and all the weekly lubrica- broad In nature. questions usually arise: end. on top of spark plug; ground tion spots another color. These Write us a letter, 250 words or less, Under these conditions either livestock or fresh meat ECOXOl\IIC AXD SOCIAL CO,UX- (1) If farmers produce more food the other end on cylinder head. should show up plainly against the telling US which of the six Swift & must be transported 'from the West to the East, -and as CIL operates under the Geneml As- than can be consumed in the United color of the tractor. Mrs. L. K. Ilcmbly and Is composed of the 18 States, should production be reduced Spa.rk will jump, the gap in pencil. Company advertisements that have we know, it has been found to be more economical to C. W. Wagner, Oak Hill, Ill. Schatts, West Union, Iowa. slaughter the animals in central plants in surpl~ pro.:. members of the organizations. or should sUI'pluses be distributed ~ apPeared in this publication since No- SECURITY COUNCIL has the prim- abroad'! If we do ship farm products vember you prefer, and why. ducing sections, save the by-products, then transport ary responsihility for maintainance ahroad, what shall we accept in pay. of peace and security. The member ment'? Go\d or goods'? If you' wish to refresh your mem- the meat in refrigerator cars to the consuming sec- nations, composed of the fiye great powers and six elected by the General the agl'icultural (2) 'Vith the encouragement efficiency in back- of Meet Bill ReDeker, Swift's Head Hog Buyer ory, mail us a request and we will tions, than to ship the live animals. To have a market for livestock, we must find a mar- send you all six advertisements. Let- As:;embly, would ha"e the responsibil- ward countries, would It threaten Am- If you have marketed hogs since 1907, chances are that Bill ity in investigating disputes and rec. edcan farmers with increased compet- ters will be judged by an impartial ket for meat. The job of nation-wide meat packers is Reneker bought some of them for he has bought more than 30 ommending peaceful settlements, or if itlon or would it result in an even committee whose decisions will be to bridge the gap, an average of more than a thousand million for Swift's •.. some of them in Western Canada where necessary. emplOY force. greater demand for food? miles, made up in part from such trips as Boise, Idaho, MILITARY STAF/o' CO:\DII'fTEE WORLD TRADE: he was buyer from 1916 to 1923, and the rest in the final. First priz~, $50.00; second would operate under the Security Congress. in its considerations of U. S. A. He became head hog buyer for Swift & Com- prize, $25.00; third prize, $15.00; to Boston; from Denver to Detroit; from Paducah to Council alld would be composed of the the renewal of the Trade Agreements pany in 1932. fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, Pittsburgh; and fro~ Hereford, Texas, to Hartford,' Chiefs of Statt oC the permanent mem- Act. has hefol'e it one of the most im- Connecticut. It is necessary to have a large organiza- portant problems of International co- When not buying hogs, Bill Reneker likes to judge ninth, and tenth prizes, $10.00. Con- operation-improving world trade. Un- them in the show ring, Right now test closes July 15. Address your letter tion with proper facilities to handle efficiently nation- doubtedl)', future international trade to SOLVAY he's booked until next September to F. M. Simpson, Department 128, wide distribution to the thousands of consuIning cen-" conferences will he developed along judge at several shows and hog meet- ters of America. lines 8im ilia I' to the reciprocal trade Swift & Company, Chicago 9, Illinois. • • • AflFicultural Limestone agreements act which has been car. ded out hy this country since the ori. ings. An interest in hogs comes to Bill This is the last page of information that we will issue' See you again then! ~inal act was )Jassed in 1934. Trade is fundamental to the proSllerity of naturally. salesman His father was a livestock and his grandfather con- Swift & Company Wltil September. MEAL Ihe nations. as well at it Is to the wel. fare of the indh iduals. of how trade agreements have expand- The record ducted a commission business in Pitts- burgh as far back as 1866. His hobby UNION STOCK YARDS Produced in Michigan ed trade is brought !lut in the 1943 re- is sharing his vast knowledge of hogs CHICAGO 9, ILLINOIS Agricultural Re8earch Department port of the Committee on Ways and Available At Your Nearest Dealer :\\('I\11S. 'l'h\s report shows that be- " with farm boy~ and girls. I wt't'n 193,1 and 19:15, and 1938 and If you should see this big, friendly NUTRITION IS OUR BUSINESS-AND YOURS SOLVAY SALES CORPORATION 7501 W. Jefferson Ave. 19:\tl, OUI' exports to trade agreement ('ouDlries In('reased b:l;.63% while our man in a show ring, don't hesitate to * * Right Eating Adds Life to Your Years, and Years to Your Life Oetl'Olt 17, MIchlgen ~h\[Iments to non.agreemen~ countries get acquainted with him. -------- ~- .---