Vol. XXIII, No. 9 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6,1945 23rd Year Published Monthly , EDITORIAL THEY SAY THE NEW TEACHER WILL »E TOUGH.,. AFBF DISCUSSES Pres. Reid Announces 'Resolutions Committee MICHIGAN FARM \ Farm Bureau Wants Promise Kept PRICE SUPPORT PreSident the resolutIOns annual meetlllg C. J Reid has aunounced committee of the ~hchlgan {or the 1945 Fal III BUREAU ANNUAL The Ameri<:an war farm price support 1D favor of a vanety Farm Bureau' at 90% of parity of subsidies will oppose to fahners . a suggestion fOl' two )"'11 s ue abandoned that post. WITH PRESIDENT Uureau. Richard as follows Nelson, Chairman . FI eeSoll, Mason Co MEETING NOV. 8-9' The suggestIon was made public In mid-September by govel nment Edw A O'~eal, president 0[ the i\11s Rosalte ~tev. al t The 26th annual mectmg or the \merlClln Fal m Bureau FedI'I atlOu, Saglllaw, Saglllay; :\I1chl~an Farm BUI eau \\ III ue held agencIes In Washingt6n It was recommended first by Sec y. of State and Farm Bureau leaders h om all Dale KII'khu Kalama~o, Kalamazoo Thursday and }o'lld,IY, No\. 89 at James F. Byrnes when be was dIrector of war mobilIzatIOn and recon. Frank l\IcDernlld . Fairchild theatl~, :\11c1l1gan ::Hate legions called upon PreSIdent TI um&n ,erson, Fred 1\1. Vinson, now Sec'y of the TI easul y, succeeded l\[r Battle Creek, Calhoun college, East Lansmg PI e cun veutlon Sept. 2-1, to discuss the farm situatIOn Byrnes as director for war mobihzatlon and lecomelSlon He made with hllll, and to make recommend LucIUS E W Lyon ~lIlfol d, Oakland meetings "Ill be held at I he college the same recommendatl9l1. alions as to price-support program8 Oa\ Id llushplan Wednesday, Nov 7 tOI' sllecial gl'oups for agncultUl e durmg the postwar Corunna, Sluav. assee \\ ithln the F.llm BUi ean. They ha\ e Under the Steagall amendment Congl ess has gual anteed to sup. penod of adjustment. Latel, the gloup Ed Sv.anson. Jr Beal Lake, Manistee work to prepal I' for the com'eutlon. port farm prIces at 90% of parity for tl\O years followmg the Janu- The ljchedule fol' the week presented the same recommendations Call Conant Central Lake, Antllm ary after the PresIdent has proclaimed peace. Jesse Tleiber U11l0n\'111e, Tuscola Resolutions Committee meets Tues. to Secretary of Agriculture Anderson Government offiCials say that current at-the fallll pi Ices are 11 j ',e Farmels want to keep the fIfteen day, ,Nov. G, at :\l1clngan I.'anll DUI- eau, Lansing It will dl aft I csJlutlons of panty. In other words, the avelage IS about 15'7< better than the pllces he has to pay, the \\ay the staUs. lIclanii fIgul e It. of l\hat the farmer IS leceillng basic In ws now on the statute for stabllizmg told the President agrlcultule, )lI, O'Nea! book~ FARM BUREAU presented c011lmulllty by County groups. Falm and cOlll11lodity BUI ea us, yellrs Therefore, under the forseeable the Steagall future amendment for farm would III ices for t\\ 0 or more Include not less than Recommenda follows 1. The Govel'lnuent tlOns "el e made, should SUPllOI t as AIDS FARMERS conferences the F,llm Into a PI ehm1l1ary tlons conulII ttee I ellOI t to he gl \ en ! 0 Bureau con\'cntlOu I c301u- l\:0\' S 75'/0 of current The Steagall lhstastrous farm pnces. amendment crash of farm pl'lces has 1\\ 0 oUjecth es' (2) to give farmers (1) to pI e\ ent a what Congress pnces "Inch been asked. of all fallll an 1I1crease III production "hether conunoditles thlOugh procla- for has IN OPA CASE ASSOCiated Women eau annual \embel' meet)))g, 7, ut Failchlld of the Farm \Ve(lnesday, theatle. Bur. No- Dus. mess Includes annu.11 meeting 1110- conSiders a reasonable lime to adjust ploductlOn to peace tllne needs. mation 01' uy otficlal progl'am plan So fUl thel e has been no linal settle, gl'am and nonllnat!on of dllcclol to To that end the Steagall amendment has mstructed the U. S. Dell't. of mng IIIcnt of the OPA demand upon 650 reIlI esent \\omen on the Falm UUI eau 2 Pnces "Should be sllPPolted the pOU\11y gl 0\\ els 111 GI atlot, Ionia, board Agriculture to control productIOn m the }>l'Iee SbpilOI t period. Under first postwal yeal on total aCl eag~ .Itontcalm, Chnlou countIes and SUl- the amendment, the Department may call fOI' a reduction m ClOp Junior Farm Bureau all1lUal lIleet, of anIlllal crops undel' productIOn on 10undl11g aleas tOI tllple damage pay- acreages and for other reductions In order to quahfy for. 90~~ of mg, all day Satul'd,IY, No\ :: at Fuu- .Januar)' _1 tollo" Illg tennmatlon o{ mellls I allg1l1g flom $1 75 to IlI01 e clul.1 theatre. Busmess lIIe1udes num, parity pnce support, farmers may be asked to sign agl eements to host llities Altel the fll::;t year, GO\ _ than $l1,UUU The demands are penal- ination of dil ector to I CIHesent them comply and to show pCl'formance How such pantY-PI ice support ernment should SUPPOI t prICes on ties lor sales of 11\ e poulu y made to ou jo'al'm Bill ea 1I boal d will ue paId- has not ueen announced. - these conllnodltles to the extent that Shady Nook Poultl y 1-'al1n at ~hddle' SIX Commodity Conferences, 'Vod- [armel s I'espond to I equests for ad. ton at pI Ices allegedly 0\ el' the. cell- Those whi urge it subsidy pian for post-war farm price support lIe~day, N 0\ 7 lI'om lOa 1/1 to 4 V justment 111 pi oductlon mg m, at Ulllon l\lemolllli uulldlllg fUI favor allo)\; mg farm prIces to fall to theIr lowest leH!1' That \'ould mean F,of basic ClOPS (COI n, cotton, At the I equest of Fal m BUI eau these coopelatl\es 1-'lllIt uilli \eget- "orld third market fael that American hIgher prices for some ClOPS ThIS IS proposed farmers have set a war time productIOn than our best pre wal' year, a rate of llroductlOn in face of the I ate one. that . \\ heat. the present tobacco, nce, progl am is adequate. FOI tree CIOIlS and perenmals and peanuts), I IIIClllllel::;. tllc MlcIlIgan I,S asslst~ng tht: commIttee the Falm BUI eau ~lOUItIy III oducel s "001, muck 111 l d1ld tlte troolls crossmg the river. clple3 ot co opel allon These mem!Je1 s Hicks l\.mg, !\Iool e, Ealiy, Rock" ood of the meetlllg She I epresented the meetJIIg. Fm'm lluleau It \\US lecob1llzCfl tlwt are attemptlllg to gl\'e I ural ) outh and WOlden glapes Field tests Indicate that the fog dispensing machllle will cover In Farm Bureau as a member of thc the milk, 11\ estock. polato. plevator 01 l\ltchlgan an OpPOI tUlllty of becom- It any pel son IS OftCl ed money fOl' and other exchan/{es I'el fUlmed lcss than an hour the 01chal'd aCI eage 01 dmailly sprayed by a 25 White House Conference ucation m October. 1944 and leplesent- on Rural Ed- Co-op Commodity mg acqualllted" Ith the philosoph) transpol tatlOn that gl\es hun a price special co-opel'atHe sel vice~ 111 ma!- gallon a minute ontht m a da)'. The eqUIpment Is not much largel than ' and pllnclples of fanner cooperath es ,Ibo\ e $127 pel lon, he should InqUire a household washing machine and can be carried m a pick-up truck. ed the women of the Fal m Bureau at Program Nov. 7 The fall11 ) outh \\ ho partiCIpate III ,It the local O1'A otfIce If It Is lcgal ketmg changes and related I'ecognlzed fieilis. the 1",11'1. nUl eau The ex' • Employmg a generator that heats and vapOl'lzes the material. the tog the last Illtel natIOnal meetll1g of the nIl n. P Pattlsoll the contest and those \\ho heal theh If Ihe OPA says It IS legal, he should as a membC1 shi[l anll genel al ller\'1CC ASSOCiated Countl y-\\ omen of the On "'ed .. esday. No\ ember 7, the. lnends pi esent their talks on farmel Jsk tor a \\ Iitten I uhng cove1'ing the macll1ue makes posslule the use of an 011 base and a highly concen- wOlld \\ 11Ich \\ as l1eld m London She organization In many helds. IIIc1ud1l1g trated mixture. TI ansportation of large tanks of water IS elimillated agllcultUlal commodity groups of cooperatn'es Will gam a \ISIOn as to facts, "eglect to do that may make falln supplies. The objCl'lI\'e was to IS an lllSP1l atlon to anyone "ho has :\ltcl11gan \\ III meet In the Umon the pal t that cooperatl\ e business one lJ.lhle to tllple damages for any One-half gallon of liqUid Ih the fog macl11ne "Ill CO\el as much as heard hel' speak work together effeclivl'ly ,JIll I mal1t- HUlldmg at the l\l1chlgan State College may play 111 the futllle weHal e of amounts I ecelVed III excess of $127 per tam II good understalldlllg at ,11 1tl1lll'd 125 gallons of water.mixed spray in the standard rig. Further announcements about th IS III Ea:;t !.ans1l1g l\hclllgan agncul. :'>l1chlgan agnculture and may, UllOn ton meeting \\ ill be made soon after the The commodity d1l ector plall I,rovld. The machine was tested at the college "Ith various types of tUle \\111 be dl\uled IUtO SIX commo becoming f:1lmels themsehes, see The maximum pl'ice o{ $127 pel' ton 11Ieetmg of the State CounCil It IS ed that each exchange, "ffih,lted with sprays In orchards, on pastures, wasteland. golf courses, on field dl.t). glOUpS as tollm\s. Lnestock and theIr lesponslblhtles as loyal co 0[1 docs not allply to sales or gl'apes made the Farm Bureau. shollll! 1Ioml1late hoped that evelY County and Commun- on a co operat1\ e basis Sales on a crops, and In barns. It was given field tllals III the Grand Rapids and \\ 001, Dall Y. Farm ClOPS, Fruit and members and directors Some or them one or Its dlrectOl s to llervc as a Ity Farm Bureau will have a repre co opel atlve baSIS may III ovlde retUl ns Vegetable !\luck and Truck ClOPS, may ,,;ant to associate themselves director of thc l"al m ilu reall. 'I he Shelby fruit areas. sentatlye at tillS meetlllg in 'excess of $127 per ton as may ac' and Poultl y .. \\ Ith farmer cooperatl\'e orgalllza tlons commodity director pla1l fll1lctlOne,1 DOT, the n/" lllsechcide, and 2-4-D, the ue\\ weed killer, as well The \\ oman" ho IS to he state chair- cI'ue undel the terms of the co opel a It IS planned. tbat ~ defllllte and as a life's \ ocation In either case, by well. While It Is helllg dlsco1ltl1lued, man of the Women's Progl am, and a tI\ e contract as many types of msecticldes and fungiCIdes, "ere put through the speCIfIc pI ogl am ot sen Ice be ~e\ elop pal tlclpating In the Co.op Speakln~ the fine relationshills ,1c1I1CVlld Will membel of the 1\licillgan Farm Bureau machine with considerable success. A large horse ual n at the college I'd t1I1'ough the stl\t<; and NatIOnal Contest, they may I endel' gl eatel sel" be perpetuated through a system or Boal d of (hrectol's \\ III be elected at was frced of flies with an Intenor treatment of DDT fog In a few thiS meeting and other business "111 Farm Falmels Bill eau Fedel at Ion. attendlllg these meetmgs 'Ice to fal nun g 111 th e )e . al s to 0 c me American Farm Bureau commodity committees havhl/{ Va, JIl Uureau and cOJllmodlty exchallgo minutes. In a matter A greenhouse of mlDutes. was fogged flllccessfully for Illsect conti 01 be transleted Farm Bureau \\ omen are invited to \\ III select a state committee {or each Convention Dec. 17-20 membel s. commodity glOUp to sel\'e as a con. The 1945 com entlon of the Amen. The fog machine ,apllllcation, low cost appears of equipment, to pro\'lde a rapid coverage, and a high maneuverablhty. low cost of attend the meetmg No\ember 7. ncctmg BUleau hnk \\ Ith \\ ho \\ III assist pOSSible m advancmg the State In e\ ery 'way the mterests Farm of SOFT CORN CAN BE can Falm hefa 111 Chleago BUI eau FederatIOn December \\ ill be 17.20, Edl\. Membership Campal'gn Powell on Farm .\ O'Neal, plesldent of the Federation. growers Dr. H. H. Tukey, for a long time have searched head of the MSC horticultural orchardists, for a "ay nurserymen, te elimillate florists dep't, and the large volumes said that ,vegetable of Building Committee each "Ith !-'"lOUll SeilUl ate meetmgs be m sessIOn flom 10 A. 1\1 to 4 P. 1\1 a progl am that includes \\ III the USED FOR SILAGE announced for a week changed Sept because ear her 21 other Ollginally the dates conventions were set ManagerS Meet Oct. 1.1 Beglnl1mg 111 IJecclllller /J) uurthel n watcr required as a uase for sprays The fog mach1l1e mayor may not The l\lichlgan State College farm draftmg of I esolutIons to be presented Farmers who find themselves "it!! had engaged most of the hotel space In l\l1clugan and contllluing 11InJUgh Jan- engineermg dep't has launched a long at the annnal meet Illg of the farm a surplns of soft COIn thl::; (all may Chicago for that week. \lary and Febl uary, Mkbigan County bt' the fmal answer. uut futul e dC\'elollments are hkely to be hi' that gcneral direction. lange provement plogl'am to encourage of farm hUlldmgs the Im- in !\hch- Bureau delegates \\ ho \\lll be in ses. hke to tl) maklug ear COIn silage -------------- Farm Bureaus will t Ollt\!l1 t thl'll' Igan. A fal m buildlllg Im})ro\ ement slOn on No\ ember S. Falmers In Geol ge A Bro ....n. head of the am- Michigan's Fur Industry annual lllembcrshi[, cumVWgllli 1 hilS the state are urged to attend the com- mal husbandl y department, :'>lIchlgan Th e 1\1 • IC11 I gan )\;lid rur mdustry hal" year the joll Is to renew 3~.f'1I11111'111"-1'. "". Plant Breeders ~romise a Better Oat committee the steel, JIIcludes lumbel'. I epl esen t,ltl\ es of cement plum hlllg. modIty gl'onp meetmg In which they Slate colle!;e. lecommends ear corn vests almost $2000,000 \\orth of la" shivs they have, aud IHI,I II :."", "1' tn',r'. Michigan farmers can look for\\ard to still better oat varieties a al e most Interested. ~Jlage as a s31,lsfactoIY Ihestock feed. pelts annually and requlrel! the ser, lIew ones. Oct. 11 tlle ")Ullty ralll hard\\ al e and implement industries If It is processed plOperly. r more tl Ian 3"a, 000 trappers, palgn managers will 1I1•.,.t ,'1f '.fill II'",., few years hence. Plant ureeders at 1\ISC al e worklllg With two new electriC PO\\ er mdustry, and men of \'Ices 0 .~ varieties, kno"ll fOI' the present as .OS and 09 They Ilromlse to o\er' the college agr'l staff Stallle)' 1\1 Bald Eagle's Nest The eals must be picked by hand Ir mOle than 500 fur tradeI'll, and about "Ith Mlchl;;an Farm Bu" .IU 1JI"ItIh--r The bald eagle s nest measUi ers fh'e a COIn ~nallper 01 a huskel' \\ Ith re 5.000 persons \\01 king In 269 fur Ship workers If) litU Ilf h t bu ''ll by come to a considerable extent Slllut. rust. and lodging. the pnnclp,1l Powell of lonm. I epresellts the 1\l1ch- Igall Farm Bureau 01 SIX feet \\ ide and deep and may 1110\able lolls IS not avaIlable. Besl garment manufactullllg companies. 5tep JlrograJO of developlIIg , ,~"h "11'11' llifflculties that plague oats growlllg In Michigan. No seed of either \\ clgh a toll 01 mOl e In Michigan the lesults are obtained when the husks lIerllhlp campab;n Biv.,ral IY'JU ")'} variety will be available to (almel'" for nearly t\\O years nests UI e nsually situated m a sturdy 1:0 Illto the Silo ....lth the ears. The mOisture. It IS necessary at tlnH'l! to worken will take Vart ill tI,p 11."/11- As compared )\;Ith Huron, oue of the best \ alletles, 09 seems to Copper (rotch at the top of the largest tree matellal should be chopped short and ~dd some \\ater while the earl! are benlhlp I!I~n-up. have equal Yielding qualities anll neally the S,l1ne test \\ eight HUlon In 1857 a mass of pure coppel a\ allable {requently 60 to 80 feet '1\ ell spread III the silo After the silo belllg chopped. -- _ "elghmg 480 Ions \\as taken from the from the glonud. IS {Illed the top should be 8ealed over While putting up ~oft ('orn I hla way "'3111- L' I Increased the test weight from 32.3:~ Ibs to 40 Ibs or better lIeI' bushel. 'th I t f t f ." <8 011 ,arm ~Jr''''1 :'>Iinnesola mme III Ontonagon county "I at eas two ee 0 corn stalk Ill1vo!\'es I onllldel'able ~ork It enllble8 ~hlll a"r~bl ,. I h II !\Ialll dlawuack \\Ith Huron has bcen Its rank growth "hlch l'au~('!; ''II .. I r t 1' ... ~ 11 n II II ()tJ, Ill"', JII "J r lodging Roth .OS and .09 hale illllllll\',,1 "lmIl11l1).: quallllf''' :tIIII ).:11',111'1' It l\as I he lal g-e~t l;lIll':le Illoveable :\orlh AIlICIIl'a ha::; (Hel half thc • a"c .. I Ie arm!'1 0 83\e tIe gralli. aud the 1111 vrint tl) lUt Ullo "'01 j;" " I rl I IHece of 111111'IIll'tal ('\1'1 found m lhl' \\odd's I;no\\ n l'npply o{ hit\lnl1l1on:: As ~ny matellal made into silage I leaves and "Ialk!! Uln IIf' pll~tl1rpd of[ fvr memlJer1\hlp ~.~duction since 1:940. Naturally, III acres III the r-"KM~NE lItl~r to the Mlcblpn "arm Bureal:l New .. .. ~ roaD4e4 BUREAU ACTIVITIES counly, years Dorothea conllnunity camllers Morrison. officers. met at the home 01 and tlll~ acreage After the busines~ Read increase Farm III 48,000.000. Bureau service all\'er. January is. MU By MISS GLENNA LOOMAN meeting a short memberShip drive tisements in this paper. State Publicity Chairman, Junior!, was held. J!:ntere4! &II ..eon4 cl .... matter Ja_1l&r7 11. 1111. at the polIt- HOlland R-!. Michigan . "tnI'd at Charlotte, .. 1('/liPIi. under tile Ad of )larch " 1111 Ionia-George '''est brook was elect- Ptlblbbe4 "Mlt 8aturda)' at Ita I"llolll'atlna or .-ell mOllth by tbe Jllebl,,1l office at IH n Lo"t'ett 15t., Charlotte. hrm Bureaa .l4lehlpu. ed president ers elected president: at a recent meeting. are Lesler Marilyn Janes. Smith, secretary; Oth- vicI~ ROOM RATE SCHEDULE £.lltnt1al •• a pn6J'lll orne ... tll North Cedar St., Lan.lq, Mfc6l .... Poott .. thC'e Hox~. TelePhone. Lanslq '1-171, Nine O'Clock Lunch Lillian Seheiet.n. Lower. IHlhllclty treasurer; chairman: Janet Ver- MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU ANNUAIJ MEETING I like to tak!' a little !mack at nine o'clock at nlght- laml McLeod. camp chairman. The At Fairchild Theatre, Michi,gan State College, East Lansing EINAR UHOREN .• , ....... Editor lLnd Business Manager Thl' IIl'ar apllrOal"h of hel1lime seems to rnllse illY appet ill'. annual Ionia Junior Farm Bureall WIIl'II mr daily work i!\ finlsh!'d atlll my daily stren~th I!I !lJll'nt )Ilc-nic was held on August 19 at Long November 8 and 9, 1945 , Thl'n the lilt II' man inside me starts to howl Jar nourishment lake. ,- Grand Traverse-Doris Mlekle was At I.nnsing Hotels and Private Residences --- Anll 1 hie me to the cellar with the good old apple pan VOL. XXIII 'SATUROAY. OCTOBER 6. 1945 NO.9 For Ihl' wherewithal!. hy cracky. to sustain lhat Inner man, hosless to members ot the Junior Roosevelt .Porter Wentworth Strand Detroit }>'arm Bureau\ recently. Delegates to Hotel Ojds Or I snoop in ?'larlhY's cupboard or I raid the cookie jnr. ~tel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel Camp Geilick 'gave Iheir reports.' Rooms For thl' answer to the urgings of conrlitions as they are. 220 501 201 :K 122 S. 111 N. Community man. Mldland-:\It. Missaukee - HaIry. Rivershle. Jasprr. ~o. Cole- Fal- Wllen I','e gat awhile and rested Crom the lahol' ot the day; Those Wilhehn. l.uella nttendlng DOI.is Mielke. Pal'l mer, camp Shirley were: Joan Case. Vel'na Egg\!, Max 12" W. Michigan (j.!lU,5 Seymour 2-1471 Townsend 2-H91 :\1ichi~an - 4.;:019 Grand Gr:\I\d 4-2218 !J-lr,22 Farm Bureau mouth, Merritt. Montcalm-)Ion Rrown District. Icalm, C,l to- "'111 field' When I"ve reall the daily paper in a snoozy !lort of way; When the rnllio is silent and Ihe newscnst is complelf! Bonner. Gene Shugart. wards, George 1\Icl\lanus, and Richal.d Winfred Ed. Telephone Single None None $1.f.O $1.50 Wilhout Rath Activities NJ.~ Montcalm. Monroe-Ottawa Lake. Then a slrong Then I seek some watertllelon interior prompllng lets me know it's time or a dish of cott~ge cheese to eat. l.e~gel WHe held as Junior Ilarli:unentary in recreational procedure, Director. Classes training. and discus' Single $2.50 tiP $2.2:' $2.00 811 AlRR. JlARJORIE JCARKER Muskegon-Holton, Ravenna, Great- .\nd I eal it in Ihe kitchen just ns cozy as you please. With Bath $2.50 up $2.50 er :\Iuskegon )Iuck Fal'nlerg. !\ion. hesilies the regular camp ac- JlNflhf'rdlp Rtlntlo,u and Education 1'111 voracious. I'm omniverous, and I take this attltnllf!: tivities. Double S ...plt'mht'r Ig or~anh:atlon monlh Newaygo-Dayton, Aetna. Grant, Ensler. Any lnnch will , serve my pIII'pose just as long as it is food. . West Berrien-The regular meeting Without (2 pergons) Bath None $2.50 None $2.50 $2.50 up for Community Farm Rureaus! ~ew Oakland-Clarkston, S'V Oakland. was held SelJtemher 17, at Baroda. :'>loll.thy sa}'s I shouldn't do it •• and she'll never eat a hit!' otTir"I.s aN! f'lecled and plang are PI'esident. Rohert Pagel gave dn in. ~\V Oaklanll, H01ly Hustlers. ~E For the IlI'0C!'SS.ot digestion aln't designell to run at ni~ht. Double mlldf' for hetler ('arryin~ on the work teresting account of the activities en- H01ly, Highland Andersonvile. SE Sleepless hours and ni~hts of torment her forebQ(Jin~ minll can see With Rath oC Ihe Communily Farm Rureaus joyed by memhers at the recent' camp *4.00 up Rose, Rose Clod busters. 'V. Farming . .When my gross nocturnal or~ies renlly get" to work. on me. [2 persons) $4.00 up $:l.50 up $4.00 liP $3.00 $3.00 up throughout Ihe year. In order that held at Long lake, On the entertain- Ion, So. Groveland. cOIn-euient to 'these hOlel!l, t':l.ch C'lImmunilY Farm Rure:lu re- Ceuturies of Christian custom lell her thl.ee m!'uls are e!lOllgh, Illent committee were Rohert Pagel. Garages anll all nlgllt parking Iots are Oceana-Randa1l. Crystal. Cr):5tal Maxine Shunk weiler, and Pauline e('f'lvt'!1 Iht' IIIlllerial ';I,hieh goes out Lake. "\nll a man's a downri~ht heathen who 'yiJI sit up ni~hts to sluff. which are all located in the center of downtown Lansing. Golden, Elbridge. Hawkins. from Ih .. Rt:lle Farm Rureau Cor m'e Ottawa-Chester Heights, Polkton If Ihe Lord had so intended He'd have fashioned man somehow ~Detroit hotel-semI money with reservation. , West, Huron-September 5 officers in Ih ... 1i"t'u""lon in the locnl ~roups Xo. 1. So he'd chew the cud at night time like a camel or a cow. for the new year \vere installed: Carl INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING HOTEL RESERVATIONS it l!l nN't'!'.s.:u'y Ihat the names oC the Saginaw-Albee-Spaulding, Chesan . Bllmhoffer, president; John Leip- . soon as pOSSI .bl e." L~st year n/Ow om",'r" eleNed are forwarded Ing. Saginaw-Koch,'iIIe, :'Ilarion Twp .. ! will ruin my digestion, so my faithful.wife a,'ers. Make reservations as , the Ollis. Roose- prant. vice president; Grace HerclifL imDlt',ti:ltt'ly to Ihe Slate otrice. The (And I know of no aversion half so positive as hers) velt and Porter hotels notified the {<'arm Bureau on~ week 1~)lefO~~tt~: Brady. Saginaw Employees. Uirch geCrelary.treasurer; Edna Stecker. otftl'lal !'tf'I-nI1 ,:heets glYin~ the nam"s Yet I like to spend a moment jllst before I go to hert convention that they could take no more reservations. le~} • :; Run. Maple Grm'e. IJllhlicity chairman; Paul Lelpprant, 01 lilt' nl'W offil'ers ha\'e been coming "'ith a peanut hulter snndwil:h or some cold hakell heans anll hread. continue to.do a big business. Write direct !o the .hote.1 of your c o;~: Sanilac-Forester. ?>lcGregor. 'Vasb- reporter. Interesting reports wel'c in In grpal quantilies throu~hout the ington. Soulh Moore. Cal'sonvile. ,\nd I think I sleep the sou 11111'1'. having 'r~cogni1.ed the faet g-iven by members who attended camp for reservations. When reserving room, indlca~e w~o l\~. t~ o~~~it~ 01' mt1lllh of ~t>plt'mher. Some Com- Shiawassee-Burton-Carland. Perry. That tlll~ .'ongcienee shollld.he dp:\r, anll I10t the alimentary tract. at Wnldenwoods. A profit of $56.0S room, and for what nights. For example, 1\11. am. 1. '. I t to munlly l!:ronp~ have not reported the Woodhull, was made hy operating a stand at the Williani Burns anll Arthur Town. Give date of arnval. It I~ I);S XW \'enice. Burns. Cale- I~urthernUlre. the hOllr of hClHime seems to rouse iny appetite • . Iy on al ..TlV al anll get YOUl'room. ,oom!! n:lm"s of th,'ir new otricers as yel. donia. Shlawas;;ee-Vernon. So. Vi!rnon. 4-H and F. F. A_ fair at Bali Axe. registel' at your hotel immedIate • And I often lunch a little aHel' nine o'clock at night. 1 am 1I'.• in So. Colon. FIOI'ence. Xotttawa.Center- ~o. 1. at next meeting'. Atwood, Antrim--8. Oroup support- Classified Ads ~~~:a;:;t:'I'odrick was in charge of a residences lod"inas in Lansin'" and a few in East Lansmg. can be had.'" The usual rate is $1.50 per person per IIIgl lt whet e oveln~!-:I ed the project of a county park which Classified advertisements are cash .wlth Shiawassee-Forty members met '" '"two persons whel'e occupy the room. ,S.mg. Ie OCCUP~I tcy of '". .t room l I_ s AIl~:Jn County-West Allegan, Lake Tuscola - Akron-Centerline. Fair- is hein~ initialed by the Anlrim coun- order at the following rates: 4 cents per on Septembe\'. 12 In the Perry high usually $2.00 per night. Write Memh.ershlP Relations Dep t I egal I -----------------1 Shor ... grove. ~o. Gro\'e. Unionville, E. Rich. word for one edition. Ads to appear in school gymnasium. Business included Antrim-Plf'as:mt Hill. "'hite Yal- ville. Ellington. Iy women. ing rooms in private residences. Do It early. two or more editions take the rate of 3 plans for a wek end camp at Copne- I..y. Reeman. Newaygo-28. GrouP sign- cents per word per edition. Van Buren - Lawrence, Lawton. FINAL INFORMA.TION SERVICE B:Jrry-nantlplrl, Rarry. Carleton. ed a petition fOt' township zoning. conic fOI.' Sept. 21-23. Preparations fOl' Pine Grove. pl"inting the county program of ae- Hopt>-Ora.n~pvllle, Monroe. Irving, Butler, Branch-13. MI'. and l\lrs. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7-For information I'egarding rooms. Washtenaw-Superior, Pittsfield. So. Lewis Zeller re1V>rled on a trip taken ELECTRIC MOTORS tivii.ies were made. After the meet. etc .• call at. l\iemhershiP Relations Departmen~:. State Farm Bureau, Rhor ..s. 1'1";1 irieville. Branch. Moore, Sa lem. Lima-Scio. 'V. Saliue. Free- NEW ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR ing the group enjayed. a weinel. roast into Illinois to investigate soil testing 221 North Cedar St., Lansing. Telephone 21'_11. XF. A;;~yrla. Bt'll. Stevens. E. Coat's dom. Plymouth. E. Augusta, So. Sa- Farmers. 1/20th H. P. to 7 v., H. P. :\Iall at a roadside park befol'e continUing r:rovi'. Jlpn.lt'rsholl. :'\Iclmher HiIl- line. Tuttle lahoratories which are being set up orders to Gulf Service Station, Lawrence, to Shaftsburg to shivaree !\II'. anll Hill. Worden. :\lIch. <4-12t-l1p) THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8-For information, room services. etc., Rlllli's. South Carleton. ~W Assyria, hy County Farm Bureaus there. Wexford-:\Ianton, Greenwood. Mrs, Clark Colby ... call at the desks In 101>by of convention hall, Fait.child theatre, New Odessa, lonia-13. Motion made NF. Dowling. F .. ~hner. If I am mistaken In listing auy of thal this year's officers act as a com- POULTRY SUPPLIES Mason-Members of the county Jun. Auditorium, Michigan State College, East Lansing. B:ly-K:1\vkawlin. Pinconning, Johns. / -' these groups. I shall he glad to have POULTRY MEDICATION AT, PRICES ior Farm Bureau met at Ambel' town. ih.ld. F.sIPY. !lamplon. Gibson. flea vel'. It ca1led to my attention. mittee to plan the year book. ranl\el'~ ean acr(wd: Thyro<1ene-. ~ulnc- hall. Tuesday e,'enlng, August .17. Solon, Leelanau-11. Group feels thing new In 1)()UltI.~.I.reparation ... Do:;- ~ungf'r. Decatur, VanBuren -15. Lester that all agencies pertaining to farm a!;e one ounce 111'1'da~. for 150 chlckl'n:; Benzle-.\Imira. netsle Yalley, nen. Snyrler reported 011 the community or turkey>,. Produces 10% better growth zool:l.. Thompsonville, Ri,'er Road, credit should he placed under one hospital project and said that it has in IJ.-o\1ers or lur-",eys. Helps I"",:; head so that better service could be Ihrough Ihe moult. Increases egg- 1)'.0- Luw"r 1\prrill~ I.ake. the baCking of the Decatur Lions club. given farmers. duction. Aids In prevention of cocc,- Berrien-llainhritlge. Rerrien Cen- A permanent committee of the Farm diosls and black head. Used In d,.lnk- IH, Sc"lus. 1'1.i.Twp .• Routh Ol.onoko, Lake Leeanau, Northwest M ichi,gan ing 'vater or wet nlash. ~o danger uf Dureau and Lions club is working Laki'. ~i1i';;. Stic'kney. -19. Group passed a resolution Ihat an oVertloHe, is not harntful in any way. on the project. \Junrts $1.75. Gallon $5.50. Available al Br:lnch-AI~an;;ee, Ratavla. Girard. Northwestern :\1ichigan Farm Bureau Pinnebog. Huron-16. Felt there Farm Bureau Ser\"ice~ co-op~ and :-;ln1"e:-;, E. Augusla. I":indprhook. Ovid. Union. he dissolved and that Leelanau and at hatcheries and feed stores .. ~lail ",.- was no need for the A:F.B.F.'s fertili- (W .. :ul. Brunson. Grand Traverse coun ties each organ- de,"" llosl!,aiI.S.C. ATTENTIC'\N-WOOL GROWERS, WE Farm Bureau camp at 'Valdenwoods handte wool :01' the C.C.C. and oUer YOII C3ss--Dowa~iac. Marcellus. Howarll. Antioch, Wexford-13. Group ap- repol.ted on the camp and each men- other markeUng servtces. All wool grad- Port .. r. Ma~on. proved ot Ihe proposed fertilizer pro- tioned what h.e or she was more im- ed at our warehouse, 506 N. MeCllanlc Ch:lrlevoix-Phplps. Iron Ion. Jlarn- gram. St., Jackson, l\llchlgan. Celllng price!> pressed with during camp. guaranteed. 'MichIgan Co-operattve ard,~Ol'woo.1. Bur!!;!'ss, Barnard. Richland No.1, Missaukee-9. Will Frankenmuth, Saginaw-30. Group WO"'il'-I_"lnsln~. Townline. hold a comhined meeting with the voted to donate $25 to the Saginaw HOME FOR SALE Somh Cf-nll'I' Essex. Stoney Cornel. group at which time County 4-H Cluh :'Ilemorial Building F"OR SALE - TO BUSINESS MAN Eaton-I';alOn Hapitls :rwp .• ~orth :\11'. Richmond of the :>lichigan. Hos- Fund. "' lvislllng to educate his farnil).o, a colonial Rf'nlDn Doane. pital Seryice will discuss group hos- home between "'e,;tern :\Ilchlgan corlt.g" Genesee-llalsey. Goodrich. SW pitalization. Deerfield, Lapeer-H. Resolution and Kalnrnazuo bu~iness «.1lstf"lct. 1_'1.rl;t~ Davison. De Slluare. Film Twp .• Arg- Kingesta, Tuscola-21. Not in fav. passed hy group that provision he ~..:trd, tree:s, shrubbery, ~ix roorns for nlade so that all canning sugar o\\lner plUS five separate apartments .'1.\- enllne, Cla}'lolI. or of' government building fertilizer eraging for five yeanl built $2.20~ in- Gr:ltiot-F.I"a. Newark. So. 'Vasil- plants but think government should coupons could be used. This would come; mahogany and modern lurnlllll.,', ton, SW f:ratlot. lake the inllialh'e in calTying on an prevent a recurrence of the cancelling six tlath". six General Electric ston'" of sugar coupons which happened last and six re[rigerator~; heavily in8ulatrll Grand Traverse-Elk Lake. Yuba. educalional program on fertilizer. roof. walls. floor .. tgolden oak); oil ht>:\l- OarrJ .. ltl. Texas Corners, Kalamazoo - 24. year. Ihermostat chronotherm controls. hu- Hillsdale-central. Northeast, Xorth- Clayton Parsons reported on the Oregon, Lapeer - 20. Resolution midifiers, Clarage fan, permanent all' W- ter,.; ~.ear round lenants. professional Wl'sl. Wri~ht Twp. Farm BUI.eau Services Branch which passed hy group that the new Lapeer people. $8,000 ca,.h. bulance liberal Huron - Easl lIuron. Kimanagh. is being huilt in Kalamazoo. He rp.- hospilal be open to. the practice ot tenns. Shown by appointment. Prh'ale Turn .. r. Xo. Huron. )Juri Creek_ osteopaths as well as medical doctors. partiel< onl~.. ".rlle owner, P. U. 1:ox ported that the necessary amount of ~2:l. l;:alamazoo, )lich. (IO-tt-!HIJk) Ingham - Langin~-Delhi. :\1illville. stock had been subscl'ibed and the Pine River, Gratiot - 22. Russell ~o. Inghanl. Derby, Aurelius Center land purchased. Gaffney spoke of his experiences a.s a F ARMS WANTED So. })plhi. Bell Oak. Clinton Grand River, Clinton-16. Red Cross worker in the South Pacific. WANTED-TO HEAR F"ROM OWN. er of larm for sale lor lall dI'll vel")'. Will. lonia-Ollcssa. Easton. East Or. In discussing the proposed fertilizer He was one of the few Red Cross Holly. Baldwin, \\'Is. (10-11-11;1') )pan!l. Sehe,,'a-Odessa, Otisco-Orleans. program this group decided that no workers who traveled armed and in Ilo!lIOn-Bprlln. Campbell. Ronald .. ' great agricultural Invention had been hattle dl'ess. SALESMAN WANTED SALESMAN WANTED TO SELL ls;Jbel1a-CounlY Cenler, So. Notta- 1>I'ought about by government experi. Elk - Riverside - Huron-13 .. Letter proven farm ~eed" direct to farme,.,.. W:l. Oak Hi,lge. Union. Chippewa. ments as had been done by Individ. Full or part time. Commission paid sent Go\'ernor Kelly asking that steps wel'kl~'. Geo. K. Higbie .'".: Co. 1nc .• J-:s- 1"nioll. White\'iIIe-Walton. Crawford, uals in competition with One another. he taken to end the unjust difference laIJIi~hed In 1877. Hoellesler 6, :-\. Y. Winn. Rolland. South Bromfield. They agreed that pl"ivate fertilizer between the price allowed farmers tor (to-lt-2~t.) J:Jckson-Henriella-'Vaterloo. Grass companies iucludlng farm co-opera. eggs, and the price they are retailing AUCTION SALE Lak.'. tives would produce more anrl bertel' for In the city. Kalamazoo-County Center. Central fertlllzer than the govel'nment. PUREBRED SWINE Bingham, Leelanau-H. Following OShlPIIlO. \'il:kshurg, Prairie Farmers. Superior, Washtenaw-20. Group SALE OF REGISTERED CHESTER resolution passed by the group: Re. "'hite Swlne-2~ hoars, 20 gillS. at So. Sc'hoolcrart. Oshlemo Twp .• Shaf- conducted an old-fashioned spelling tailers of Michigan grown potatoes he "'aslltenaw County I"alr Grounds at lh,~ lPr. Alamo, ~o. Schoolcraft. Pickerel hee for their recreation. Mrs. Cartel. required to display prominently the west edge of Ann Arbor. on US-12, 1'ues- I~"lkl'. Kent - L.1kl', Mapes. Snow, Kent )Ierriman. CiI)', Bowne. "Iorse "spe1led Pleasanton, Ies of the down" group the group. Manistee-11. will assume The lad- the true grown the gl'ades grade potatoes label they shall not he mixed. of all sell Michigan and that day, Oct. 23 at 7:30 p. m. Come. you m.o ".e'lcome whether you buy or not. Cholc- "st hluod lines. Some wonderful Ings. :send for catalog. & ~'l/II<, Charles .\lcCalla Ann Ar.hnr I:-t;. 1IIlchl~an. olfel'- 2 01;, of 3 Ir ' , "ra' 'e'ep" Olles Lapeer - Elba-Hadley. Goodland. responslblllty for seeing that the mem- (Continued on page -1) 110-1 t-a5h) .Ml'lalllora. Rurnisde-No. Branch, Dry- b~rship signs .are posted on each dt-n, Ihu.\ington-Hlch. farm. Leelanau-Xorthport. Isadore. Thomas, Saginaw-12. A pamphlet Lenawee-Adrian-Tlpton. So. Lenawee. Bissfield, in which Cecil DeMiIle's ot why he was made to get off the air explanation are d- Livingston pr!!. E. Cohoclah, Macomb-Hichmond M<1nistee-:\Jarllla. - Panhandle, W. :'>Jarion. No. 1 :\Iaple Grove. Six Corn- was read to the group. Buchanan, nigshof, manager ops lalked Berrien-18. at the Bucbanan to the group regarding Bob Koe- Co- the AUTO.' COLLISION PLAN THAI todQy - 'oJ !J!era, e_d Mason-,\mbel', blf' HiveI', VICIOr}'-Hamlin, lI!r. CarTS. Eden, Sau. South Cus- NTEA. attack on Group their Congl'essmen farmers' took action Co-ops for support hy the to write of co- PAYS.EV~Y TIME 80% Mecosta-Chippewa Lake, Barryton. ops interests in legislation I.egarOrfor !,",ery $1 of f1nlln- Community Program conjunction with the activities of the 5everal commodity organizations . The board of directors of the :Mich. :\Uchigan. It Is hoped to develop a ser . in Farm Bureau Needs :'.lichigan membership from 38,000 to $1 of thdr f1l1anc~al aSSt'ts. In 19,15 rial as!l.ts.-L. 46,500 or more in 1946, S. Dep t of Agl'. _ Igan Farm Bureau on Aug. 13 esta!Jlish. vice In which the :\lichigan Farm Bu. ell a commodity program. :'.Ir. B. P. Pat- reau can be or greater assistance 'tf) tison, who .has been dOing public rela- ('o-operatives in all matters aside from Talents of Its Women ') 1 lations wOI'k for the Michigan Ass'n of the actual handling of commodties By JlllS. /-;J)l'rlr JI. 1r.tl:"tR Urillr llill Fllrm, Carleton, .lIolIl'oe Co. urged all communities to study theil' own particular district with the PURE CRUSHED- Farmel' Co-operatives, will devote a themselves. thought of giving the children an ed. "TRIPLE SCREENED Ilo~'tI~.n ~f his time to the new activity. Everyone who attended the gather' ucation! that will fit them for a full :\11. I .Ittlson came to the Fal'm Bureau The largest Known reserve of hlgh- Ing at Camp Greilick at Spider Lake, In ,July, 1914 from the Federal Land grade iron ore in the world is I'e- Grand Traverse county, sponsored by Banle ported to be in the state at Minas the Farm Bureau women of Northwest and satisfactory future life. They were emphatic in their de- sires for rural minded teachers for OYSTER SH ELL, Gereas, Brazil. ' Michigan. have no misgivings what. I'ural students, feeling that a better evel' as to the need of the Associated appreciation of fa'rlll ilfe will result. Women the Farm Bureau organiza- All expressed a disapilointlllent in tion. the lack of participations in Farm When I listened to the reports of llul'eau work by so many of the mem- Woman's activities f1'om some six or ALL MICHIGAN eight counties represented there, I felt that at long bers. Some of the reasons given were both pathetic and liumorous. One wo- leaves are blight bait. AI .aon as your potato crop _il_ made;..r leliminate the leaves and you' II eliminate tr~ble •.•. eeldi/id HYBRIDS last were our women demonstrat- ing the fact that man said every group seemed to in. clude a few who aPlleared to have no terminal facilities while others seem. Dud on 'Aero' Cyanamid, according to SImple d.. ecl~", about} ten daYI before aelired digging date and the spore-be~,"g _'ea!~ ,will soon wither and disappear. n are thoroughly tested by ed never to start. there had been a . We must cultivate the discussion competent and unbiased great surplus of HASTENS TUBER- MATUR1TYl type of a program and gradually elim- support and talent 'I,:;pJ~~;;-tr;a~e:l with 'Aero' Cyanamid, tubeu mature"'q.;icker and) workers at the inate the speak~r presentation. 'We that had not here- develop harder skins that are less liable to damage throug~ ha~ tofore been used to ~ed far more individual study and ling, Itoring, shipping. _" MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE its capacity. It frank expression and less minority decisions on all of the problems con. . DIGGING-IS FASTER," EASIER' .. proved to me that fronting us. .J '---, farm women have 'J';;t-~i;~liie harvesting potatoes with vines and leavel ~educ~d tO Their'dependability is 'gu~ranteed The women got better acquainted, 'dry molter. Digging is speeded up and mode much eaSIer _wlthavt I desires fOI' expres- by the fact that they are ;ecom- their every day world was greatly sion thru feminine ~nta~g~~g .,i~el,~fter Ireolment with '''era' Cya~mid.l ~ .• channels just as enlarged. They found that they had mended only where they are many prOblems in common and it \ -' HELP~ CONTROL SIZE,-- __ . women of other would take the united effort of all to .P';t.ato top killing with' Aero' Cyanamid helpi compensate for ~Ianjt adapted and will produce the highest yields of ripe corn groups have. work out a solution, I- The women are all participating I differencel, and thus tends 10 induce well.formed t~berl of unIform in some community group. They be- . The women of one county are inter. ,size. Odd-shaped and cracked tubers are avoided In season. foyor- , Many years of testing show clearly that lieve that no group will be ideal until ested in a county hospital that will , able to lecond growth .• \. ~'f! ~,I care for both indigent and paying M~ eeldi/id eII~ every Farm Bureau family in their community is enrolled and active. patients. 'Another group repOl.ted a ~ Get full delaill at the seientiflc 'Aero Cyanam~d metho~lha.!:!} good for the sail, from your ferlilizer dealer or wrote: ( IC-S' i) growing sentiment for further develop- produce the highest yields of sound, ripe corn, each in They believe it is up to the woman • in pm.ticulal' to bl'ing this about ment of their park. One county has 'hiil~~ . -- AMERICAN. CYANAMID" COMPANY, thnt woman to woman invitation. already secured the services of a feRTIliZER DIVI510N \ its respective maturity zone. Kot only' were these women willing to create interest in the Farm Bur- home demonstration agent as a result of united action. Some are pushing J --. ~~, '.30. R~:~ef~"er ~>'~:.~: ~ew York 20, New Yo~ hospitalization groups and othel's are \ .. ~ •• <, > ~t " ~ .•• ,•••• eau ainong their neigh!Jors but they .;-.v..,.. , .... '" J(' :-v _ <> .<~ ~'~';'V'::,. Consult Folder F-67 (Revised) interested in a health unit. ~1,,,,!1"ODUC;/ '-:!" '1 ~. - ,', ~". " -. felt their responsibility in maintain- In this northwest section of the available at your ing that interest and "keep 'em com. state they all realize the possibilities ing" thl'u, social and worthwhile coun of catering to the tOUl'ist trade in the ty and community programs of work. neal' future and recommended clean- County Agent's Office They were most interested in the up days and beautification campaigns "why" and "how" and "when" of the origin of the Farm Bureau and in the growth and development and substan- and advertising of their wares. The women of the Farm Bureau are concerned" about the future of the When Ready to tial basis of the Farm Bureau today. rural church; they want a better Market Live Stock Many said they now could approach understanding between the city peoplA the non.member with the knowledge and those in the country; they want that the Farm Bureau was right in a farm income for their hours of work its beginning. and had nevel' know, and their investment that will assure ingly advocated anything but what their families the comforts and satis- SUPER UNICO / was right and just to all concel'lled thru-out it's year's of service. A story was told during this period of Farm Bureau history that seemed factions of life that other groups de- mand .. They know these things will not just happen but if eYer they are at- Anti.Freeze very appropriate for the occasion. An tained it must,be thru concerted effort Instruct your trucker to deliver your consignment to uneducated girl was asked to teach in farm organization. These women a ,class in Sunday school and she re- are satisfied that much of the prelim- WITH your own selling agency on the Detroit market, We offer plied "You can't anymore teach what inary planning and promoting of the best in sales and service. you don't know, anymore than you can come home from where you ain't been." these local desires can best be done by the women thru their own group just as the youth activities are foster- CONCRETE MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE is a farmer as a selling The women discussed the rural ed by and thru the Junior Farm Bur- While you're improving your farm for owned and controlled organization operating school problem hoth pro and con and eau. greater production, do the job for keeps, agency on the Detroit market. I with concrete! Here's a "how to do it" exemption on seeds, feeds, fertilizers Henry G. Henrickson book that wilI' help you build such Reliable market information over the stations of the Permanent Type Lasts A11 Winter and othel' goods which farmers buy essen tial structures as: l\lr. Henrickson. a charter member and use to produce' products for sale. Michigan Radio Network at 12 :15 p. m. EWT., Monday of the Michigan Farm llureau, and Farmers asked the same exemption Barn Floors Watering Tanks Super Unico Anti-Freeze i!'\ made from hi~h qliality 200 proof president of the Oceana County Farm which had been granted manufactur- througn Friday. We also furnish reports to Michigan Feeding Floors Septic Tanks Elhyl Alcohol. It has a I'IIst .inhibitor )lrote'cting against ru!'\t of all Bureau for a number of years, passed ers on their raw materials. That was Walkl, Runways Home Improvements State College Radio Station WKAR at East Lansing. five metals iu the automobile cooling system, It 'also contains a away August 23 at the age of 53. He the kind of a battIe Mr. 1\litcheIl en- Foundations Manure Pits relanlent against excessive evapOl'ation. had been in failing health since April, joyed, We •believe he attended e\'ery ~Ir. Henrickson was known to many annual meeting of the Michigan Farm Conere!e Masonry Trench Silos Michigan live stock is fed for market on a ration of Construclian Hog Wallows Bureau, ' grain grown on Michigan farms, which guarantees the con- • BUREAU.PENN' or The Pontiac Press spoke of Mr. 1\1It- chell's service to agriculture and his fellow farmers in an editorial which I Cisterns Soil-Saving Dams Remember, concrete is mesafe, termite- proof easy to work with, low in first sumer choice, quality meat at all times. UNICO .MOTOR OILS said in part: "Few men have done more toward cost, 'needs little upkeep, endures for generations. For Quick Starts-Smooth Performance ..• _ Farm Bureau Penn!'\ylvania, and Mid-Continent motor oils for the the advancement of agriculture Oakland county that the late James S. Mitchell. Living his whole life of three quarters of a' century on the same farm near HoIl)", he was always in Paste 0" p.""Y postal a"d moil ~----------------------- PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION DepL 111l.1-4, Olu rl'ltllldz.,l.aIsll1l, Mi~. Michigan Live Stock Exchange George J. Boutell, Manager cold months are engineered to assist quick starting in tbe coldest Please send me "Concrete Handbook of an outstanding exponent of methods Permanent FarrnConstTuction."I am weather. Farm llureau oils are made from the best hasio stocks and to take the drudger)" out of farming are refined by superior processes to produce long wearing lubricants. especially interested in SALESMEN: Cattle, Jim McCrum and Ted Barrett; and to increase production, quality 'Ve don't believe that any motor oil is any better. You'll like the and financial results: Name _ Sheep and Calves, Charley Culver and "Jake" Bollman; pl'ice Fal'm Bureau dealers ask for Farm Bureau Pennsylvania or Mid- "He made a life long study of soil Hogs, "Mac" McMillen. consel'vation and gave his support St. or R.R. No. _ Continent oils. Sold in bulk and in 5 gallon pour type containers; to the recent adoption of the plan in City Stare • GUN GREASE his hOllle county. He never ceased to • TRANSMISSION OILS be a close student of any movement • CUP GREASE • HIGH PRESSURE OILS to better the situation in his lifelong • AXLE GREASE • GREASE GUNS vocation, and to pass his ideas and findings along to. others." Buy at Far m Bur e a u S tor e 5 and Co - 0 pAs. s 'n s , for the active interest he took in com- munity and farm organization affairs. At the time of his death he was a director of the Oceana County Farm AFBF Names Director For Fruit & Veg. Dep't Porte,r R. Taylor, recently executive secretary and manager of the C~op- erative Fruit and Vegetable Associa- Get You House in Order ! UNIVERSAL CO-OP MILKER Bureau, ,the Shelhy Co-op, Inc., and the Kew Era Co.operative Creamery. He was also a community committee- man fOI' the Agr'l Adjustment .Admin- tion, Washington, D, C., will !Jecome director of the Fruit and Vegetable Department Bureau of the American Farm Federation on October 16, Most farmers know that our Well Worth Waiting For istration. l\lr. Henrickson was a life long resident of Benona township, on .I he farm which his parents purchased Edw. A, O'Neal, Federatidn president, has announced. The Taylor apllointment is the sec- national government has guar- from the U. S. go\'ernment. 16 years as, superintelHlent He served of the ond major step in the Farm BUl'eau plan to render impl'oved service to various commodity groups, particular- anteed us at least 90 % of parity Sunday school for the Bradyville Lutheran church. He was educated in the Marshfield and Shelby schools and ly in the field of marketing. stock ,department has been functioning The live- for many farm products for two CO~OP UNIVERSAL for more than a year, with Herman Standard Calf Nose VI at Michigan State College. time he was employed for two years by the state cow testers a:*;'n. Where- At one .Aalierg in 'charge. Still to be appoint- ed are men to lead the poultry mid years from the January 1 after dairy departments. unit; operating on a pipe line, fast, ever he was, Henry Henl'icl,son contri- buted something wort\l\vhile. His In lIis work with the Co.operative Fruit & Vegeta!Jle Ass'n, i'llI'. Taylor the president proclaims peace. friendliness and other qualities made lIim a grand person to know. He is worked with the Farm Bureau in pro- efficient, milks clean,~ tecting grower interests in negotia- survived by 1\lrs. Henrickson, and one fits the needs ot son. Elwyn, who is managing the tions on OPA price ceilings. He was many dairymen. farm. James S. Mitchell graduated lege in 1915. fI'om' ,l\1ichigan State Col- Curl Buskirk of Paw Paw. Michigan, is a member of 'the All'llF l<'ruit & Vegetable Dep't. We Have Some Responsibilit.ies , James S, i\lltcllell one of the grand old men of the i\1ichigan Farm Bur- Wayne County Organizes If peace is not proclaimed until after Jan. I, 1946, farm prices will be supported eau, passed away at Hurley hospital . CO-OP UNIVERSAL in Flint, Septemher 6, after a short County Farm Bureau on the above basis until at least Jan. I, 1949. However, farmers cannot tell how illness. Mr. :\Iitchell was one of the Farmers in Wayne county have or- Calf Nose Short group of less than :\00 who organized ganized a Farm llureau with more difficult'this guarantee may be. We don't know what inequities may occur. We Tube Milker the l\Iichigan Farm Bureau in Feb- thun 100 members. A temporary board do know that we control our destiny much better when we do everything possible ruary of 1919. From that time on lIe of directors and, officers has been eliminates the we of did his share of tile work and more. named. A county wide canvass for to protect our income through greater efficiency. long milk and For many )'ears he was.a director of members will he conducted soon. the Oakland County Farm Bureau. air tubes, ... He served as its president. on numerous comn)ittees for the state 'Fal'ln llureau. He served Perhaps his most im- The cottontail rabbit is second in importance to the pheasant Michigan farm game species. among Why Not. Sell These J portant committee work was done in 1933-:{5 in the successful fight waged Fifty-five counties in the southern Wouldn't it be well to begin to cull out Now there is a fair market for meat of hv the Fa I'm Bureau and associated peninsula covel' more than 32,687 the least efficient of our cows" poultry. all kinds. It may not be so good .later farmers' co-operatives get sales tax square miles of known salt deposits, ALSO, Co.op Universal Calf Nose portable milking machines In and hogs? Wouldn't it be well to use on. Why not get rid of the less efficient can type, pail type, or track type-where portables are preferred. the more efficient individuals as ances- producers in the dairy herd, the poultTY. , We hope all of these machines will be avallahle in quantity soon. Here are a few reasons why you will tind they are well worth waiting for: AGENTS WANTED tors of our herds to come ~ flock, and among the hogs} I-Universal features emphasize safety and comfort for cows. 3-Trouble ficient, tem. free pulsator. durable ~cuum Ef. sys- The Inllurance Department ot the Mlchtgu State )'arm Bur •• has many openings tor agents to represent the State Farm lB. You Can Depend on Fann Bureau Feeds 2-Increased milk production Burance Companies In Michigan. We would appreciate hear1n, with approved, faster milk- 4-Universals are easy to clean, trom any of our Michigan Farm Newll readers It they are inter- Then feed Farm Bureau feeds to those you keep. Never let your good producers ing, methods. simple to operate. ested in talking the proposition over with one at our manager .. It would be very helpful to us it any at our read en would lluggellt down. Milkmaker concentrate for cows-Mermash for hens-Porkmaker con- The Universal factory, with 30 years ot' outs landing service to the names at likely agent prospect! In their nearby cities and centrate for hogs. Use these feeds to balance your home grown grains for best d'l1lry farmers is now owned and operated by the Kational Co-opera- towns. The remuneration Is good. Thl. ta a particulArl~ '004 tives. unive'rsal Milkers are distributed in J\lichigan by Farm time to .tarL AddreBB your inQulr7 to results. BureaU Services, Inc., from our Lansing. wareho~se. Th;Y are sold, I Installed, and serviced by your local Co-operative Ass n or Farm Bureau Dealer. INaURANCE DEP'T 121 North Cedar at. ' MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU Lanaln., Mlchl.a. Farm Bureau Brand Supplies at 300 Farm~rs Elevator. Farm Bureau Services, Inc., 728 Shlawassee St., Lansing, Michigan Farm Bureau Services, Inc., Feed Dep't, P. O. B$X tell, L.na.i~", Mjch~.n FOUl' MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1'45 Yan Buren. Ity ~'llrm Bureau In the County Farm After an abllence or over 30 yeara 16 DIRECTORS 1';lIuliett, rn~l'n .... \lulltlnort"llcy. C)J;t>tnaw, 2nd District the oppossum appeared a~aln in Mich- Community Farm Oscoda, Ul:-oego. l"rl.~~(IUe hde, HOHCOlll" UUt'cau pro~l'lnll. Bl'lln('h, CnllfoUll, Jackson, HlIlsdale, Inon. igan in 1927 and has \Jeen increasins Lenaw"e. 11th District Oct. 29-The Commnnlty Farm Bur- All uQPer pellln"ula counties. eau's place in the. State and National steadily in the southern part o( the TO BE ELECTED 3rd District Livingston. "tacumb, :Uonroe "'asht"na\\'. \\'a)'ne. ' Oakland, Farm Bureau program. state. Bureau Oct. Topic NOV. 8-9 4th District AUcgan, Barry. Ionia, Kent, 5th District Ottawa. WKAR Farm 'Forum MiChigan Farm Bureau will resume Michigan Needs Clinton. Baton. Genesee, Ingham. its weekly broadcasts over statiolJ Background Material for Discussion This Month by In acconlance with action ttlken by Shiawa~s~e. WKAR October 15, from 1: 00 to 1: 30 6th District P. M., and on each succeeding Monday Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups the annual meeting of the Michigan Huron. Lap~t:r, 8anilac, St. Clair, Farm Bureau In No\'ember ot 1944, a Tuscola. at the same hour. Ell XOI:Jf:O; K. lr.-l.GdOXER To inform its members on state new system for election of the state 7th District It is hoped these broadcasts lDay Lake, :'\[ason. :llecoslll, :.\rontralm, bring helful suggestions to farm .peo- \Ve in the Farm 'Bureau are respouslble for shipping hundreds Rt:seurch &: Education lInd national agricultural topics, tbe board of directors becomes effecth'c :\Iuskegon, l"e\vaygo. Oct.'!ana. Osceola. 8th District pie on agricultural matters and to in, o( carloads and truckloads o( (arm supplies Into Michigan eveJ'y yellr. 1. "'hat should we be able to ex. :\fichlgnn f.'arm Bureau publishes tbe at the 1945 annual meeting, :\'0\'. S A whale of a lot of farm produce and supplies go out of the state Arena ... Bay, Clare, Gladwin, GI'aliot. form the publiC of Farm Bureau ac. )X'ct from a good Community Farm :\lIchlgnn Farm Xews each month, and 9. IsabeJia. ~lidland. ~a~lnaw. tlvilies. The broadcasts are related from Michigan farms and factories auuuall)". This is normal interstate lJurcau Program? and sponsors a radio forum o\"er By action taken last year. the tenus 9th District ? II I "'.K.A.R. of all Pl'esent board members expire Antrim .• Benzie, Chartevoix, °Gr. Tra- to the Community Farm Bureau dis, commerce. ~.• ow cou d we Impro\"e on our at the 1945 annual meetl'ng. 1'Ile pres- \"er~e. Kalkaska •• Leelanau :\laniste~ cussion topic for the month. hr" •. ~"c nt COU1ly t r arm n L' uureau. ~ Orl~lnating out of the demand of ent board of 17 is romposed 01 9~direc. :.\Ussaukce. \\'.,xrord. ' , Oct. 15-De\'eloping a Commnnity 3. "'hat fuuctlons could the Farm community' Dureau serve In our community dur- Farm Bureau Is sponserlug groups, the ::\lichigan a series tors. at large. 7 represellling the com- o Xonhwesl :.\Iichig-an 10th District Farm Alp<,na. Alcona, Chebo)'g-an. CmwCord, Bureau. Farm Bureau program. Oct. 22-The place of the Commun- WHERE TH~ SHOE PINCHES ing this year? of leadership training meetlngli over modlty ~xchapges. and I repras~ntlilg Our Michigan .grown seeds are .hardy and adapted to a wWe the state this fall to better acquaint the Jumor Farm Uureau. It Will be a. To lIupro\'e our 5chools Farm Bureau officers with their du- reillaced by a board of 16 directors. range o( climatic conditions. Seed brought into the state from any b. To IInprove our roads ties and respousibllities and the pos- The new set-~p groups ~he counties point south of us does not eJ,\joy the same hardiness and adaptability. c'. ia~i1::~~ro\"e our recreational sibllities for buildlnv .; greatel' com- of. the state Illt? 11 director. d~s- In any exchange of seeds with othel' states, ,ve lose double. OIunity Farm Bureau" program. tncts .. Del~gates trom the :ountles .111 For, in such cases our grower~ pay {relght both ways. \Ve also tuke d. To Impl'ove our farming op- each dlstnct are to meet In distnct port unities . Farm Bureau women have recog- caucuses at an appointed time at the a heavy risk of using seed not as good for Michigan conditions as e. To Improve health fal'ilities ... \\'hat agricultural should our Farm Bureau sponsor? n.~ed .t,he I~~~~ _and a program programs \\ men" actll ltles. of annual meeting to select a randldate fOI' directol' from that district. Elec- Se\'eral ~ocal g~oulls ha\'e seen the tion will be by the com'ention . our own . . a. Soil consenatlon n~ed fo~' Imp~onl\g the. he~lth con. The new arrangement prOVides for YOUR PART IN THE PROGRAM b. Land-use planning and zoning ?1~I?ns In their comr.uunllY and have three directors at large. ~ominatloll3 If you grow seeds. be sure that the proce~sor to whom you sell c, D. H. 1. A. IUlllated group hospllal s.ervl.ce. One are to he made by County Farm Bur- Is not shipping out of the state seed needed i1l Michigan. You cau d. Rural electrification and tele- group has begun Inyestlgatmg the eaus. Electiou will be by the com'ell- phone service. possibilities for a hospital for the tion. be sure your Farm Bureau Seed Department, as a service organlza. e. Others ~ounty.. Others al'e taking steps to 1 t is also pl'Ovided that one director tion rather than a sales organization, will not sell short. No prime 5. How can we de\'elop a better Improve the watel' supply' for rural shall be uomlnated by the Junior seed is allowed to go out of the state until our Michigan needs are local I-'arm UUI'e:\u Ilrogram? schools. Still others have considered Farm Bureau and one director shaH meet. This can mean that no good seed should leave our state 6. "'hat should we recommend to the schools in their community in he nominated by the Associated Wo- this year. the ('OUIllY Farm Bureau this year the light of Impro\'ements. In two men of the Farm Uureau Election to be indudl.'d as :I. p.\rt of the count)' counties, the women ~ave taken thl! will be by the cOliveution .. )'r01;r.lm? opportuuity . 7..• "'hy do we need a state organ. few days in a summer camp to pool yeal's. with these exceptions: to meet together for a The terms of llirectors are for two (1) In IF YOU INSIST lzallon of farmers'! ideas and plan a program of activities. the 1945 election lilrectors from the Your seed can be handled through your own Farm llureau. Our S. How ran we help to Imlll'('ve About ten years ago several rural eyen numbered districts shall be ~ect .. prices are the maximum amounts allowed by the 01'A. You cau the :\I1l.'higan Farm Bureau progr:l1n:' )'ouths of ]\(ichigan took the oppor- ed for one year, and directors from serve yourself and other Michigau farmers well if you take advBntaso tuuity to organize The Juuior Farm the odd numbered distl'icts for two of our cleaning facilities. Take home what you lIeed aud let U5 9. What ~hould we recommend t') But'eau. Each "ear ..hundreds of boys years. (2) Of the dil'ectors at lal'ge the State Fal'm Buroau this year that .. ' distribute the balance for you. That's our job! we as a "roup woul~1 Ilk to h \.. and girls ot :\1ichigan enjoy the ben, two Shall he elected for one year in a pa;t ot th ~l' b' ; ;; e as efits of belonging to an oJ'ganization 1945 and one fOI' two yem's. the order Jl" r~O~I. _. ., e - II' Igan arm ureau of their o\\'n and taking part in the of election to be determined educational and leadership training Thereafter, all directors shall be elect- by lot. CLEAN EARLY b' 01\ ('311 \\~ secure the best pos. opportunities as well as recreational ed for terms of 2 yeal's. Every year we are obliged to disappoint many who wish seed ~I. Ie. repre3ellt:l~\(J1\ at the ~nn~ai advantages. Each year other COllintun- .A. director ~listrict must ha\'e a cleaned. \Ve must hav& it early if we are to do the work. Fair ,!Ichlgan F:um BUl'lau con\ enllon ities organize such groups. mlllllllUlll of laD fully paid up memo warning! :1\ovember. $-9? The activities 11. Ho\\ can \\'~ take. greater. advan- 5tate and count'. Farm Bureaus ar~ ties in ol'der to be eligible of the national bers in at least two organized couu- to nOllli- , t~ge of the sen Ices ot the l\l1chigan the outgl'owth ~f the needs of local nate directors. Xo district may have FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. Faro! B'lreau and the Farm Bureau Farm BUI'eau groups From this stand- more than one director at large. SerVIces" I . _., . pomt,.' Farm Bureaus will do well to II eJ..e\\ t'tl 1 IS . tl Ie orgal\l.zatlon. .. f h 0 .t e Plomb tools are sold through your local Co-op Seed .Dep't 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Mich. n the_ pa~t _6 ) ears, Fa.rm BUI'eau care(ully select their representatiyes County ~arlll B~reaus IIItO dl~tncts has gro\\ n and added sernces as the to the state' cOII\'ention in ~ovelllbel' for electIOn of dIrectors. as approved needs and demands of the membership beln" sure the"" are well in.fornled a' by tlte 19-14 annual meeting. Store or Farm Bureau Dealer Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co-op Ass n, l:erame kn ...wn . to the "" pro"ram ad\'ocated by theirs .. 1st DIstrict ,One of thl.' main functions of the hOllle group~. Derrien, Ca"". l';:alamazoo. St .. Joseph, F arm Bureau has b-een to bring aboul :\luch has been done. ;\Iore remains ~ .great~r dl.':r~e of economic equa 1- to be done. The Community Farm lly ":t\\een ~",ncullUre and other en- Burean offers the member the oppor ~~~~ns~:. hT~ls. has been and Is !leing tunity to study farm and community a mp IS I.' 111 l~