Vol.. xxv, No.3 SATURDAY, MARCH I, 1947 25th Year - Published Monthly EDITORIAL F arm Bureau Patrons Relations Dealers 1ST REPORT 37,000 Progress of Bills Strongly The Financed American Farm Midwest Bureau Leads Federation reached a DESPITE SNOW 'BLOCKED ROADS Alf ectlng · Farmers membership of 1,128,259 families in 1946, the largest membership in the history of the organiztioxi. Thirty- Snow blocked roads ha\'e handicap- New Taxes Await Court Decision on Sales Tax ped every County ]o'arm Bureau mem- five of 45 State Farm Bureau organizations increased bership campaign this winter. They Diversion; 15 Mill Limit Attacked; Farm 1946. have Interferred with the original their ous memberships growth indicates substantially that farmers in believe The in the continu- Farm campaign and with the clean.up as well. , Bureau Legislation BV Sr,tNLRl' M. POWELL Appears In spite of these adversities, the ,Bureau as a means to get things done for agriculture. first report from Count). Farm Bur- The legislature appears bewildered by the enormity of eaus on Febl'llary 21 totalled 37.000 More than 480,000 of the national Farm Bureau mem. memhers. The work ~oes on. All the financial crisis due to the sales tax diversion and bership is to be found in 12 midwestern states, includ- counties are contident that they will reach theit. goals, and that the state veterans bonus constitutional amendments. ing Michigan. Farm Bureau in the midwest is becom- total will be 51.5'00 '01' more. Half of the counties need less than The auditor general and state treasurer have refused ing more strongly financed for more and better work 150 members each to make theit' goal for 1947. Counties over goal are An- to distribute any funds to schools and municipalities than ever before. Seven of the 12 midwest states now trim. Benzie, Charle\'oix and Emmett under the sales tax diversion amendment until the BU- have $1 0 annual dues. The memberships of three other Less than 50 to make goal: Alpena, Kalamazoo. Macom h. Presq ue Isle. p~eme court clarifies puzzling questions arising from the states are considering expanding their programs and Wexford. Less than 100 to make goal: Calhoun, Hillsdale. l\1anistee. !\lason. indefinite language of the amendment. $1 0 dues to get it done. l\lissaukee, Oakland, Wayne. Less ~han 150 to make goal: Bay. BaITY. Meanwhile, appropriations committees are grinding Clinton. Eaton. Lh'lngston. Midland. along, listening to the requests for state institutions, Applies To Community Farm Bureaus Van Buren, Monroe. l\Iuskegon, Uce- ana, Osceola. Saginaw. departments and other appropriations. When the court The greatest need of the present day is cle~r thinking decides, the legislature will get down to the business of based ticularily on knowledge true in th:e and field understandingo of agriculture. This Groups is par- of STATE FARM CO~ enacting new taxes, taking state funds away from local farm day people have an who important meet to discuss responsibility the problems on'their of shoulders, the HAS 98 024 AUTO, , governments, sibility for services and turning now back provided to them at state financial expense, respon- if that to guide Baldwin, thinking director of towards extension constructive work action.-R.]. atl Michigan State I POLICIES IN'. FORCE IS what In such has to be done. readjustments farmers may find themselves The MiChigan Farm Bureau, state saddled with greatly increased state and local tax burd- Collegeo Map shb\v~"lol!ati~nl of 32 Farm Bureau Services farm agent for the State Fa\"ln l\lutual ~ Automohile Insurance Company of ens. We should follow developments closely and let our supplies 'de~lers. They are the first to adopt the Patrons GOOD REASONS NORTHERN COUNTIES' Relations ron of FBS program a stockholder designed and to make entitled every to patronage farmer pat- divi- .Bloomington. in annnal Fehruary lllinos. convention told 21 that they have 98,024 automohile insurance policies in force :WO at Lansing agents Senator measures. and Such RepresentatI've expressions hear by farm from folk us on pending are very effec- FOR REINSTATING SEEK REGIONAL dends direct from FBS. in Michigan. ~i~~ There was a gain of I~i~l~~iesin 1946. This is an all tive. has been It's too late enacted. to squawk after an unfavorable law G. I. INSURANCE FARM OFFICE 8 More Take Pa trons ' A. W. Tompkins. State Farm Mutual \'ice-pl'esident, said that the company New taxes proposed to meet the+ state delic.it include.' ,',l sta.te .proP~l'ty a d' f d 'I ' t b t most of Irlelec.ltlell,etsell?eq\gll.lraen 'm~.tUching. A- The Veterans Administration is con- In an effort to improye .the agricul- ducting a campaign to conyince the tUI'al set-up in the 21 northern coun- nation's 14.000,000 yeterans to hold ties of Michigan, an eight-county ReIations. ' P rogram has 1.340.000 automobile policies in force in 40 states, the Distl'ict of Co- lumhia anll the province of Ontal'io t t tax. s ate ll~come ax, .~c a pac '. ~ rett,;. ahollsh the $:>0,000 Celllllg on I' n (,I"a tlle ". - measure '~ t tl the cOl'poration tax .. tax on pa)T?lls, a ac~ell It l~'ll b difficult to convince is now being prepared ~ lll'ovisions of the federal to their National Life Insurance, to re- meeting sponsored by Farm Bureau in Canada, The State }<'al'm Life (lo.ll tax. ;.ax on ~'a\'lo\ls f.lll'll.ISot. ,gam- ~~e' LegiS~;tul'e ethat any new projects instate it if it has been allowed to membership district 10 under direction laspe, or to apply for it if they n~ver of Wesley Hawley. Farm Bnreau re- A I 1 itt e more h t an a year ago F arm B ureau S ervices, Company has $218.000,000 of life iusul'- ance in force. hllllg, 1,llls ha\ e heen ~I,I:I o11 In Huh!au, '"at a-til"l!- _..:I by Roscoe .lones, so that. It woull! Jlro\'1I1e almost ,no operations of the l\1ichigan State Fair. a armer -------'- prllh.:.tlOn to IH'olwrty owner8; 'llw '(lre1l1TiiillSforthe -Sr.ite 4-H show and gram within a few years after the war, county dairy herd round-up last month Many veterans reinstated their in- that ask for a regional dairy specialist Purchases of FBS supplies (2) enable FBS to pay 7,000 FB Fam.olloes IOn dras~lc JlI:~I.lOsalRI,lOl~so~'ed hy :-iem~lor connty fail's. state aid for county surance in the campaigns that followed for the 21 northern counties . I~asl\e.ll l'\l~.~I,ols ..o~ J:~ckson a,n:1,1~1,I~S.health \lnlts. participation by the state We have observed that World War 1. patronage dividends direct to those farmer 'patrons, and Group Hospital Service ~l.lle I ount 16. \\ .Is J!l.lIle mOl l. S\\.l p. in payment of hOUlllies on fox .and vets who kept their goyernment in: . " In~ hy a1l1~IHI.m.PJIlS III the s"natl! com. funds for admlnistel'ing the proposed (3) it provides for a patrons relations organizatIon To appr6ximately 7,000 Farm Bur- nllttee on Jucllctary .. , pUllorum disease control program. surance haye long considered -them ex- cellent property to own. Our personal WILFRED SHAW aroun d I 'eac h d ea er to a d vise WIt .. h h t e did ea ers an FBS • eau members, special si~nificance. l\1U1'ch 1i is a date It was on 1\Iarch ~ of The present eonst ItUtIOnal ~.i011l'R.t'.lhlishl'S Hi mills as the Ill'OIll'I" 11I'o\'l- experience has been just that, 'policies compare well with the best in the field and the net cost is low. The SEC'Y OF AFBF So far 32 .farm co-operatiyes and. other d~alers are operating on the John plan. Eight adopted It In February. C Berlin. Was a ° Cross snhscI'iher was enrolled. Since ty tax ceiling, hut dIll'S permit \'OlerR 17, 1939. that the first l\lichigan Blue in any assessing- d ist ril't hy t wo-t hirds that memol'ahle date. more than 1.150.- \'ote to raise the ceilin~ not 10 pXCl'Pct FIRST 10 DAYS Congress has broadened .World War II veterans insurance so that (1) a veteran name anyone he choses as Wilfred Shaw of Illinois has been Fifteen are taking steps to make it Member appointed secretal'y-treasurer American Farm Bureau of Federation, the effective. There Is widespread inter- est among 46.000 Farm Bureau mem- for 28 Years 000 perons-inclnding Farm Bureau memhers-ha\'e Genesee County Farm Bureau lost suhscrihers to !\lichigan Hospital Sel'- these 7,000 5 years at a time to as high as 50 mills become annually. The l\'iehols pl'Oposal aR allpl'O\'el! FOR BABY CHICKS beneficiary; (2) beneficiary mal' col- The announcement was made by Pres- hers and their tarm supply stores one of its o'ldest members when John \'ice, the Blue Cross Plan. and han~ hy the seuate would exlenll the nnm- Thp SUCI'PSSt hat farmers have with lect insurance in lump sum if so ar- ident Edward A. O'Neal. Ii ' C. Berlin of Swartz Creek passed away I her of years to :W, :Hltl .troll lhe \'ote t lwi I' eh icl,s often depends on how Mr. Shaw. througho t the state. protected themsel\'es against t Ie cost l'equirement to a simllie maJ'orilv• ranged, (3) veteran may. convert .his director of the dairy dep't of the AI<' D I d t. the plan I'n Feb Feb. 2. l\lr. Berlin was a member for f I 't I' t' The Farm lIureau is willin." to ac' Ihp)' ellre for them dUl'ing the first J ea ers a op mg - 0 lOSpl a l70aIon. term Insurance to any or a combina- BF, will assume his new duties on ruary were: Ha r b or Sp I'in gs, D., J 28 "ears anll held the awa'rd for 20 J 1 \ 1'1 > ue Cross enro II meu t perlO . d f 0 I' cept a majority vote of Il/'OIICrl,., II 111./'. 10 c1a)'s, says H, C, Zindei. extension tion of plans, including ordinary life, Alll'il 1. The present secretary-treas- Moore Co.' Hesperia, G. E. Knowles; years of membership. He was a mem- Farm Bureau memhers is now Ollen llU./It'rs hut says if prOIll'rty ownprship !lOIlIII')'man at i\lichi!;an State College. 20 1'0 30 payment life, 20 or 30 year urer, Roger B. Corgett. is retiring af- Borculo, Bussis Bros.; Three Rivers, bel' of the Gaines community group. and will continue until Apl'il 1. Effec- is \lot a qualitical iou for vot in~ on this It is thell that the chicks leal'n to eat endowment, endowment at 60 or 65, ter three years of notable seryice to Three Rivers Co-op Co.; Holly, Frank J\lr. Berlin was born in Manheim, Ger- th'e date of the Blue Cross protection quest ion, tlwn the \'ote shoulll be t\\'o' and find the source of heat In the return to the University of Maryland Gromak; ,Willis, L. E, Gorton Feed many July 4, 1867, He came to Gene- for lhose enrolled during this period t hil'll~ majority. hrooder hOllse. If conditions are not Tht, I'"arm Bur('au has hepn agrep, sullahlp. they often die or do not RADIO FIRST TO as associate dean and director of agri, 1\I11l: Azalia, Yeck's Sales & Service; cultuml extension work. 1. l\Ir. Shaw will serye as ass't secre- plement & Supply Co, see county when 18 and farmed there will he May 1. Until April Ottawa Lake, Ottawa Lake Farm 1m- all but two years, His wife and three sons and a daughter survive, Joe. as -----------.-- ahle to exlplltlin~ the time the millag-e c;row at the propel' rate. Preventing off.flavors from develop- might he inereasell for capital ex pen. Whpn the chil'ks a1'l'ive, the house - GIVE HEED TO tary-treasurer. Other dealers on the patrons rela- everyone knew him. will be missed lly ing in cream is the best way of getting Iliture purposes to 15 or :!O years tD £'au Claire, Ber- sllokesmau immelliately aITan~ell to the noor at the hover edge, A little eau. rien Couuty Farm Bureau Oil Co.; When President Truman terminated hostilities DecemlJer :n. 1946. he hearll hv the House l'ommiltpe on higher temperature is recommended ticipate with'the Nat'! Ass'n of Broad, casters. educators. government agencies Elsie. Miller's Hardware: Galesburg, that made the calendar years 1947 and 1948 t.he two years for which re\'ision alill amen.lnll'nt of the eon- for an electric brooder. The chicks and others regarding cl'ime story pro. grams under youth. attack as harmful to NO SCARCITY OF Galesburg Mills. Goodrich, Goodrich L\lmher & Coal Co.', Harbor Beach, Harbor Beach Farm Bureau; Hem- Congress has ~uaranteed farmers not less than 90% of parity prices for certain commodities named in the Steagall amendment. stilution. Arter he had explaith'd the can he tallght not to get too far from nature of the 11I'oposal, the eommillee I 'I \'oted to Ilost\lone furt ler conSH era. 01' \\' it'e a hOIlt 18 inches the heat hy placing a guard of boards frOID the Mrs. Marjorie Karker. director of women's activities for the Michigan Farm Bureau will attend the confer- ADAPTED ALFALFA lock, Hemlock Co-op Creamery Co.; Kingsley, Kingsley Co-op Co.; Laings- burg, Hunter Hardware; Lennon, Congress enacted the Stea,gall amendment at the request of the Farm Bur'eau 'and other groups to give fanners a reasonable degl'ee of price PI'otectiou {or a two year period while they adjust from pro. tion of it. Compulsory pasteurization, Bill" brooder hover. in holh houses to require compUlsory !!hollid hI! fl'd. A good starting mash As soon as the chicks arl'ive, they ence. A great many farmers haye gained Chapman Elevator; McCords. Klein- duction for war (a 30% increase nationally) to an anticipated lower pasleurization of all milk and y Rep. reaUR tonnlng co-operatives hlJl;hllght- Bureau research and education dell't. cost (1946) for replacing the build- the principal speaker, She said that Veal cah'es, cwt. 6.75 13.06 18.00 138 Waller llf>rrlck of lIuhhardl\OlI and I'd the February ml'?tlng ot the TowD Floyd K Town ot Jackson. Claude Nash of the MSC economicli ings. Wind insurance on the same the way to meet postwar prOblems is Lambs, cwt. 5.~8 11.38 19.00 167 Agr" Research--A numher tJf 1m. Line Farm BUrE'au at the h'Jwe ot dep't, J, D. Marcus of the extension bUildings would cover about 38 per "to begin where ~ou are and with what Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Hf'rb4trt, Wool, lb.. 18 .35 .41 117 portHnt agl'if'uJtural approprlatlon Junior Duncan Ipd the bulJ1of'lltI "'Jr- dep't in adult education of central cent of the 1946 replacement costs. you haye. The problem of peace Is a Michigan College of Education at 1\11. Three-foul'ths of the group studied problem ot human relations, nnd we (a) Comparable base price. Aug. 1909-July 1914. (b) Compar- mea!!ures ar(' jeollardize;onof Imp. Chief. MAPLE SYRUP LABLES opportunity and how to capitalize on it. h:lrmful to pets or human beings". Comparison showed ANTU to be \Ve won 2nd on ewe lamb, 3rd on Yr. ewe Jamb, 3rd on Yr. ewe at 1946)lIchl- SPECIAL MAPLE SYRUP LABEL twenty to forty times as etrectlve. The most deadly ratlclde then gan State Fall' Exhibit. Your Inspection for gla.ils and tin containers. Attractive It was decided that some Future Fanners and 4-H Invited. l\I1keselland !\lay. Charlotte R-2. all-over illustration In six colors of sugar in ulle was thallium tlU]fate. Dr. Richter found that ANTU /Wastwice )lIchigan. Farm located on US-27, south bush In operation. Also, new this year, Club boys should try growing the seed on a small scale: as deadly. Furthermore It was virtually a specifIc for the common of city limits. (3-3t-53p) a sIx color label illustrating a maple leaf In autumn colors. Place for your farm Experience had proved that this reduced the initial risk "brown" or Norway rat, the chief pest both here and abroad. CARRIDALE EWES FOR SALE- name. 'Ve print that for you. Our la- 60 grades, 9 registered, to lamb after bels are deslgnd to draw attention to and by enabling the farmer gradually to learn the best way )Iarch 10. )lIkesell and )Iay, Charlotte, sell your syrup. Label for can covers )lich. (3-lt-18p) to produce disease-free, certified U. S. No: 1 seed. BUY FARM BUREAU BRAND PLANTS and BULBS three sides of can.... Carrles recipes, too. For samples and prIces of all labels and pure maple syrup makIng and' market- Working with the State Extension Services and with So convinced are we of the demand for this new product tbat Gladioli Bulbs. 50 Large, Disease Ing equipment, write Sugar Bush Supplies farmers along their lines in this way is typical of American free bulbs. Beautiful. oustandlng Company, Box 1107,Lansing 4, Mlchi!!:an. we are committed to a large quantity purchase under our own Farm varieties. Assorted colors. $2.00 post- (l-tf-92b) paid. 50 large Plcardy bulbs. Huge I