MICHIGAN Vol. XXV, No. 9 FARM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1947 NEWS 25th Year Published Monthly EDITORIAL Junior Farm Bureau Cafeteria at Ionia Fair 52 Counties Adopt Do Exports and Loans Sustain the Boom? Exports of U. S. goods and services have increased rapidly since the first of the year and are now about Expanded Program four times as large as in 1940, according to Law- Ratification of Membership Agreement Sets rence Witt, agricultural economist at Michigan State State for Big Development i"n Farm college. Bureau; Effective Sept. 1 Michigan agriculture is not affected as much as During August and early September, 52 of 55 County industry by the recent increases. Exports of agri- Farm Bureau boards of directors adopted the new Coun- cultural products reached high levels earlier and ty Farm Bureau membership agreement. It became ef- now are not increasing as rapidly as exports of in- fective September 1. dustrial goods. The large volume of exports has The new agreement between the County Farm Bu- helped to maintain high levels of industrial pro- reaus and the Michigan Farm Bureau sets the stage for duction and purchasing power in the United States. a greatly increased program of Farm Bureau work, par- The value of U. S. exports of goods and services ticularly in the counties. is over twice the value of our imports. Exports are Under the agreement, and in accordance with action now occurring at the rate of about 16 billion dollars taken by the county delegates at the November, 1946, each year. Imports, on the other hand, are around 7 annual meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau, annual billion dollars. This approximate 9 billion dollar dues are $10 after September 1. A number of northern difference between our imports and exports is paid Michigan counties have been operating on $ 10 dues for by the importing countries from U. S. dollars ac- a year past." cumulated by them during the war, newly mined gold, sale by them of U. S. securities which they Under the old agreement, if coimty membership quotas own, and loans from public and private sources in were reached, one-half of the dues or $2.50 remained in the United States. If these large scale loans are not the county. T h e other half, or $2.50, was used in state Good food, pleasant surroundings, and the enthusiasm of young people made the Junior Farm Bureau forthcoming, a reduction of exports is likely as and national Farm Bureau work. Under the new agree- cafeteria a popular place at the Ionia fair early in August. More than 7,000 meals were served in six days. dollar balances and U. S. securities run out. ment, a county may secure u p to $6.1 0 of the member- ship dues by reaching its full membership quota, estab- As exports decline, the domestic market will have lishment of a county office with a full time organization to absorb additional supplies of both agricultural Junior Farm Bureau members and information director, etc., as part of the expanded and industrial products. However, additional for- demonstrated their good business Farm Bureau program. eign loans may delay a decline in exports. judgment and ability to handle a big project when they undertook A number of County Farm Bureaus have hired full to operate a big cafeteria at the time county organization and information directors to A Rural Property Tax for Highways? Ionia fair. They^ rented a bare building at f 150 a day. They built, work under direction of the county board. They are o n Shall a substantial part of the cost of rural high- borrowed and rented equipment to the job. ways be returned to the farm property tax rather serve 500 or more at a meal. They raised money, from their groups, The new County Farm Bureau membership agreement than increase the state gasoline tax? sold advertising to 10 farm market- and an increase to $10 annual dues came about after t w o That appears to be the majority sentiment so far ing groups, bought stocks of food, hired a cafeteria manager and years of discussion and study of the Farm Bureau pro- in the Advisory Committee to the Michigan Good cooks, and organized many Juniors gram for the future. The new agreement was drafted Roads Federation highway - survey, according to to serve as volunteer help in the six days. The project paid off and by a committee authorized at the 1 946 annual meeting. Stanley Powell of the Farm Bureau. Mr. Powell provided a substantial fund for the It consisted of one member from each of the 10 F a r m and W. G. Armstrong, master of the State Grange, Junior treasury. Miss Janet Fuer- Bureau membership districts of approximately 5 counties 'stenau,. a senior in food manage- are the rural members of the Advisory Committee. each, and four from the Michigan Farm Bureau board of ment at Michigan State college, They are opposed to the proposal. headed the committee of Juniors directors. T h e first draft of the agreement was amended that did the job. The Federation survey is being financed by fed- by county boards of directors at a series of meetings. eral, state, county and city highway groups, public The Junior Farm Bureau cafeteria was a building opposite the rear of the The amended agrement was again submitted to the and private. Its recommendations on highway policy grandstand at the fair. The Juniors made it into a most attractive eating place and county boards for general approval before being sub- and finance are expected to carry much weight in won many compliments for the Farm Bureau. mitted for acceptance. the legislature. Farm Bureau members will recall that 1 5 and 20 Co-ops Protest Ploeser ERECTING STEEL County Responsibilities under t h e ' agreement. Each County Farm Bu-I reau agrees with the others and 10—Pay to American Farm Bu- reau Federation the national Farm years ago their local highway >tax was often the AT FERTILIZER the .Michigan Farm Bureau that each and all County Faun Bureaus Bureau dues for each paid up mem- ber. largest item in their property tax—and often it was a real burden. Committee to Republican Party PLANT shall accept these basic responsi- bilities as foundations for an ex- panded Farm Bureau service pro- 11—Hold Michigan Farm Bureau annual meeting for determination of policies and programs by dele- . Fred Harger, pace-setting su- gram : gates from County Farm Bureaus. Our organization did much to gain the enact- At Chicago, September 5 the board of directors of the * Congress, many agricultural lead- perindendent of production and dis- 1—Hold an annua' meeting. ment of the McNitt and Horton Acts in the early 1930's. The McNitt Act provided for the first time N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n of C o - o p e r a t i v e s , c o m p r i s i n g S t a t e ers. sensing the possibility of pred- j tribution for Farm Bureau Services . r 2—Appoint membership commit- , judicial hearings under the probable says the Farm Bureau should have tee to direct annual roll call and a fertilizer plant soon, and should other activities for membership BUILDING ADDITION and regional farm co-operatives from coast to coast, and ser. chairmanship protested of theCongressman recreation ofPioe- that the counties should have a share of the gasoline representing about one-third of the nation's farmers, committee. Congressman Clifford Hope. Re- the be making fertilizer this winter for building and maintenance. spring of 194S. 3—Send delegates to Michigan This week structural steel work- farm Bureau annual meeting. COMPLETED AT tax revenues for building and maintaining local roads. The Horton Act gave the counties the sec- blasted the House Small Business Committee under publican of Kansas, was assured by ers began erecting the steel frame chairmanship of Walter Ploeser, Republican of Missouri lican of Missouri, and by Congress- manufacturing plant east of Sagi year. Executive committee to func- 4—County board of directors iioth Congressman Ploeser. Repub- work for the Services fertilizci shall meet at least S times during HART PLANT ond half of the auto license tax. Soon the local man Leonard Hall. Republican of at the crossing of the New tion in the interim. An Employees' Warehouse Jam- for the type of hearings it has started on co-opera- New York, that no "witch hunt" on naw York Central railroad and Outer 5—Accept a common date for all boree celebrating the completion of property tax for highways practically disappeared. co-operatives would develop. Con- belt drive. counties when membership dues a new. modern, two-story building tives. - gressman Hope report ell such as- addition on the front of the can- Using two cranes, workmen were Shall become payble. The past ?ix years have been years of rising costs The National Ass'n of Farm Co-operatives telegraph- surances on the floor of the House putting up the acidulating plant 6—Maintain a public relations. ning plant of the Oceana Fruit in the presence of both Congress- and its storage warehouse. Theie publicity and membership relations Growers, Inc. was recently held at and increasingly hard-up road commissions. The con- ed its protest to Carroll Reece, chairman of the Republi- man Ploeser and Hall, one of whom equipment will be installed for the programs, together with such activ- Hart, Michigan. dition of local highways has suffered accordingly. was to become Chairman of the com- manufacture of up to 30.000 tons of ities as Community Farm Bureaus. The new addition has u total can National Committee and demanded to know if the mittee. superphosphate per year. Women's Program. Junior Farm floor space of 60,000 square feet. In the 1947 legislature, the Farm Bureau support- Republican party has reversed its historical position with Since Congressman Ploeser has Steel is arriving for the main Bureau, co-operative commodity In addition to the storage of fruit, become chairman, his protesta- plant. There we shall manufacture programs, etc. the first floor provides for a mod- ed a bill backed by rural and city highway groups to respecj: to farmer co-operatives, and if the "Ploeser tions of fairness and impartiality up to 45.000 tons of mixed fertili- 7—Maintain membership records ern employees' service quarters increase the gasoline tax from 3 to 4 cents a gallon. attack" has the official approval of the leadership of the parently have become meaningless. zer toward agriculture co-operatives ap- per year. Soon the entire plant that are uniform with those con- which include women's rest room. will begin to take on the appear- ducted by all counties. smoking room, plant dining room. The increase would have provided $6,000,000 ad- In view of the manner in which ance shown in the architect's draw- 8—A policy to carry on the coun- The manager's office and account- Republican party. Text of the telegram follows: ty and local program to harmonize ing office are also located on the Hon. Carroll Reece, Chairman when an accredited committee of the Republican control of the House ing. ditional for county road commissions and ^Republican National Committee Congress has made an open and Committee on Small Business, un- with Michigan Farm Bureau pol- The sidewall material is to he icies and program as developed by first floor. The second floor will be der the Ploeser chairmanship, has corrugated steel with a heavy pro- devoted to the storage of supplies, $6,000,000 for city and village streets. Washington, D. C. avowed attack on agriculture and county delegates to MFB annual such as: cans, cartons and labels. begun its inquiry, it becomes our The board of directors of the Na- agricultural co-operatives under the duty as representatives of a large tective coating, brown in color. meeting. Lockers have been provided for all The legislature adopted the bill, but it was vetoed. tional Association of Farmer Co- pious cloak of investigating the segment of agriculture to submit In another week or so carpenters 9—Finance county program on the employees in the plant. operatives meeting September 5 at problems of small business. will be swarming in the structure. county's share of membership dues. In the veto message it was said that the whole high- the tallowing questions: They have an immense roof to lay. Michigan Farm Bureau This culminates the Hart plant the Hotel Sherman at Chicago by The unwarranted secrecy char- 1-Has the Republican party revers- building program that has l>een way system should be surveyed and its real needs unanimous vote instructed the Pres- acterizing the first hearing is un- ed its historical position with re- A carload of pitch is on hand for Responsibilities carried on over a period of 12 years ident and Secretary to communicate paralleled In the violation of con- spect to farmer co-operatives? tarring the heavy roofing to be ap- 1—Carry on an educational, leg- plied. They have 24 gigantic bins islative and business program at which time the Farm Bureau determined. In the meantime, the coimty road with you for the purpose of lodg- stitutional rights. It has been pub- 2-Does the unwarranted attack by to build within the plant for Stock- agreeable to the general member- Fruit Products Company purchased ing a formal protest with reference licly reported that the transcript the "Ploeser committee" on the the plant from the Farm Credit commissions were set back $3,500,000 annually to the un-American manner in of the hearing has been withdrawn American farmer and his co-opera- piling fertilizers. ship. Administration. which jthe House Small Business and is not available to the accused, tives represent the designed policy Practically all of the concrete 2 Assist County Farm Bureaus when they lost to the general fund of the state their Committee under the chairmanship to the public, or to the press. foundation work has been complet- through a field force that will help of the Republican party, and is the ed. Some floors have yet to be laid. and advise wherever possible. share of the state tax on liquor. of Congressman Walter Ploeser. Congressman Ploeser has an- committee opera ing with the of- Township Fire Truck Republican of Missouri, is conduct- nounced that similar hearings are ficial approval of the Republican Over at the acidulating plant a big 3—-Furnish necessary member- Mr. and Mrs. Will Gould of Dowagiac are mem- ing what appears to be a planned to be conducted throughout the party leadership? concrete silo is being built for the ship blanks and cards. In Wexford County partisan attack on American co- country. We have reason to expect storage of phosphate rock. The 4—Maintain at Lansing a master Haring. Clam Lake. Cherry Grove bers of the Cass County Farm Bureau. They read operatives. A reply to this inquiry at your plant-wide concrete approach from file of all members, in good stand- that future bearings at other lo- earliest convenience will be great- the highway to the truck loading ing. and Selma townships of Wexford in our August edition our article on the road survey This attack is being made under cations will be equally closed not ly appreciated. Copy of this tele- dock has been completed. 5—Maintain a program of educa- county now have modern fire the guise of a "fair and impartial" only to the public, but even to re- gram is being made public. tional work through Community fighting service. The Farm Bur- by the Michigan Good Roads Federation. They Considerable of the machinery, eau and the Grange had an impor- inquiry by u Congressional com- presentatives of co-operatives seek- Sincerely yours. plumbing, electrical equipment, etc.. Farm Bureaus, and prepare and mittee dominated by Republican ing to defend their business. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF tant part in getting a John Bean wrote Mr. Powell about the need for blacktopping is at the plant. Mr. Harger says distribute material incidental to high pressure, fog-type fire truck members of the House of Represen- When the House Small Business COOPERATIVES that the bulk of the machinery, such a program, in harmony with a mile of road on which they and four other farm tatives. Committee was reconstructed dur- Clark L. Brody. President belts, loaders, elevators, conveyors the County Farm Bureau. and in making arrangements wlfeh This is the first time in hisi »ry ing the first session of the 80th Glenn S. Fox. Secretary and other things is due to arrive 6—Maintain a legislative pro- the Cadillac fire department for families live. in October. Together they will make gram in the best Interests of the manning and maintaining It. ronage dividends for 194.") were this one of the best mechanized fer- membership as determined by the Mr. Powell a'sked the Cass County Road Com- mission if it would write to Mr. and Mrs. Gould. SERVICES TO PAY paid in Series B Services deben- tures. These bear interest at 3 per 4,500 AT BAY tilizer manufacturing plants in the annual meeting of the Michigan nation. The object is to produce fer- Farm Bureau, or at meetings of Grassland and Farm Income cent, payable annually. tilizer efficiently and at a low man- authorized representatives of Coun- The letter written by Mr. Laverne J. Hendryx, engi- PATRONS DIVIDEND Farm Bureau Services is work- ing on the payment of patronage SAGINAW PICNIC ufacturing cost. ty Farm Bureaus. 7—Promotion of a Farm Boreal When grassland is emphasized on farms, the largest amount of the farm income comes from livestock neer-manager for the commission, is most interest- Farm Bureau Services, Inc.. dividends for the year ending Aug- SomF 4.500 persons attended the Saginaw county: 2nd. Mengo Barn- lunior ehFarm and information program, Bureau. Women'* ac- and livestock products. MSC ing. Y o us it indicates the pressing need for addi- board of directors has authorized ust 31. 1946. Payment will be made annual Bay and Saginaw County by of Bay: 3rd. Roland Harrow of tivities program, ihi- payment of 4 per cent interest in Serfes B Debentures bearing in- Farm Bureau's picnic August 21 at J Bay. Bay Juniors defeated Saginaw tions program, and commodity other rela- programs specialists say this means that large^ Quantities of high quality hay and tional gasoline tax assistance for rural roads, and it on all outstanding AAA preferred terest at 3 per cent. Frank»ntrost grove. It was an all Junior Farm Bureau in soft ball, as are desirable and feasible. pasture must be produced an«0. Telephone, L a n - v a t i o n of t h e l a n d , l e s s w o r k , m o r e o r t w o per s t a l k . H e m a d e a y i e l d 5—Harold E . Spink .Mason. R-l In Xeighbor Hicks" s workshop with the saw stand and the drill a b o u t w h a t a 127 b u s h e l crop n e e d s . »inp 21-271. p r o f i t , a n d m o r e n u t r i o u s food s t u f f of 147 b u s h e l s per a c r e t h a t f i r s t 6—Ward G. Hodge Snovar, It-1 Is a new electric- emery wheel that g i v e s him quite a thrill. Neither Mr. B r o n s o n or the is putting about everything in a 7—Harry Xorris CasilOTJa There he grinds the mower sickles and sharpen! Cynthia's shears s p e c i a l i s t s of 1870 h a d t h e f a c t s to Send n o t i c e s on F o r m 3578 a n d u n - n u t shell as far as the production I t a p p e a r s Mr. P a r k e r i n S o u t h S—H. E. Frahm, Frankcnmuth. I'.-l And touches up his plow points in these hot and droughty y e a r s . f i g u r e w h y h e g o t w h a t h e did, or dellverahle c o p i e s returned unVW e n d of f a r m i n g g o e s . Form 357S to Michigan Farm X , \ v s 9—H. Lautner ....Traverse t'itv, II-:! w h y h e did not g e t m o r e , o r j u s t Carolina had m o r e fertility, par- editorial office. 1". <.>. Box ;>fii), L a n - 10—Thos. A. Colter Elmira, R - l A t Clem's strong invitation I took my grinding there Today we have the "know-how" to w h a t p a r t of t h e s e t r e a t m e n t s w e r e ticularly more available nitrogen • i n * . Michigan. DIRECTORS AT LARGE And it surely makes the grindstone seem a mighty slow affair do t h i s to a far greater extent t h a n n e e d e d to do i t a g a i n , or i n s o m e for h i s corn t h a n d i d Mr. B r o n s o n Carl E* Buskirk Paw Paw, R-2 I thinned my thick old splitting ax in just Hve m i n u t e s tlat, e v e r i n the h i s t o r y of a g r i c u l t u r e . o^her field. in Pennsylvania. EINAR UNGREN Harry F. Johnson St. Louis. R-l Though I drew the temper s o m e w h a t , if vou come right down to that. Our i n f o r m a t i o n i s m o r e a c c u r a t e Editor A really more illuminating story C h a n c e s are t h a t Mr. P a r k e r s Jesse E. Trelber I'nionville, R - l » t h a n t h a t of f a r m e r s 100 y e a r s a g o . bottleneck in y i e l d t h a t first year PURPOSE Of FARM Representing The common old hand grindstone is a relic of the past. c o m e s f r o m t h i s 1870 y e a r book. Subscription: 25 c e n t s a y e a r L e t ' s l o o k a t t w o r e p o r t s of l o n g a g o w a s that h i s s t a n d w a s t o o t h i n , BUREAU W O M E N OF F A R M B U R E A U It took a heap of labor,—and it didn't cut so fast. " I n t h e p r o c e e d i n g s of t h e a n n u a l Limited to Farm Rureau "Members The purpose of this Associa- t h a t w e will a n a l y z e i n l i g h t of o u r because when he greatly increased Mrs. U. S. Xewell Coldwater, R-2 It had its slow a d v a n t a g e s , which I shall not gainsay, c o n v e n t i o n of t h e S o u t h C a r o l i n a tion shall be the advancement Representing present knowledge. h i s s t a n d the n e x t y e a r b y u s i n g But I relegate it strictly to the horse-and -buggy day. A g r o n o m y & M e c h a n i c a l S o c i e t y for Vol. XXV September 5. 1947 No. 9 of our members' interests edu- JUNIOR F A R M B U R E A U R e c e n t l y G e o r g e N a f t z i g e r , a far- o n l y 30 i n c h r o w s h e m a d e a y i e l d cationally, legislatively, and It w a s mounted in a stout hewn stand with sturdy l e g s of oak 1869 i s a report b y Mr. J. W . P a r k e r economically. Guerdon Frost Lansing m e r n e a r L o g a n s p o r t , I n d i a n a , cal- of e x p e r i m e n t s i n g r o w i n g c o r n , of o f 200 b u s h e l s per a c r e . And its trunnions squeaked in protest at each reluctant stroke l e d m y a t t e n t i o n to two reports w h i c h the following is an abstract. W e do not k n o w w h a t h e a d d e d Of the crank at which I labored, underneath the apple tree, f r o m t h e 1870 D e p a r t m e n t of A g - " S e l e c t i o n w a s m a d e of a q u a g - to t h e s o i l for t h e s e c o n d crop. W e And the scene w a s unromantic and devoid of poesy. Cong. Engel Says Farm riculture Year Book. ED I T O R I A L (Continued from p a g e 1) Groups Gets Results Congressman Albert J. Engel It w a s hot there in the summer, and the horse flies buzzed about, And the cutter bar w a s long and dull, with nicks that m u s t come out, While the water dribbled dankly to the dismal rhythmic squeal t mire g r o w n over w i t h rushes, wil- l o w s a n d sour g r a s s , a b o u n d i n g w i t h s n a k e s and m a l a r i a , a n d t r a v e r s e d c a n g u e s s a m a n l i k e Mr. P a r k e r d i d s o m e t h i n g that w a s adequate. A t a n y rate t h e s t a n d for t h i s b u s h e l crop f i g u r e s o u t t o be n e a r 200 by a winding, sluggish stream. t o l d m e m b e r s of W e x f o r d C o u n t y A s we spent a sticky noon-hour at the farm boy's torture wheel. 20,000 s t a l k s per acre. W i t h o n e e a r lightenment along this line, see the property tax for F a r m B u r e a u a n d F a l m o u t h Co-op Thorough drainage was obtained by per stalk t h e y would need to w e i g h It w a s cold there in the winter, w h e n we had to grind the a x . t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of a c a n a l a n d u n - highways columns of the table on page 4. This A u g u s t 21 t h a t h e h a d s e e n f a r m The steamy old teakettle helped to ice my snowy tracks, derdrain, and during the s u m m e r a b i t o v e r 10 o u n c e s e a c h t o m a k e organizations prove their value at And I cannot blame my father that his temper s o m e t i m e s rose the land was cleared, leveled and such a yield. It is probable that table was published first in 1 935, brought up to date Washington time and again. When I g a v e half-hearted service While his fingers slowly froze. b r o k e n up w i t h a 2 h o r s e p l o w . I n w i t h / t h e c o r n v a r i e t y of t h a t d a y H e a d d r e s s e d 400 a t t h e p i c n i c of November a heavy coat of cow- t h e r e w e r e t w o e a r s o n m a n y of t h e in 1940. It's of interest again. the two groups. I have never grown to like it a s the years h a v e covered m e h o u s e m a n u r e w a s a p p l i e d and p l o w - stalks. Such being the case, t h e Till I tried Clem Hicks's grinder that the motor spins so free, Now, the letter from the Cass County Road Com- Mr. E n g e l p a i d t r i b u t e to C l a r k I g u e s s it w a s t e s s o m e metal, but t o be Sincere and frank, e d u n d e r . T h e p r o c e s s w a s repeat- y i e l d obtained s e e m s valid indeed. L. B r o d y , e x e c u t i v e s e c r e t a r y of ed i n J a n u a r y a n d M a r c h w i t h s u b - I t i s of i n t e r e s t t o n o t e t h a t Mr. mission Engineer-Manager to Mr. and Mrs. Gould: t h e M i c h i g a n F a r m B u r e a u , for t h e I'd rather press a button than to turn that blistering crank. s o i l i n g . In A p r i l t h e w e e d s h a v i n g P a r k e r irrigated his corn; he also Mr. t M r s . W i l l G o u l d importance attached to his state- R. S. Clark attained a luxuriant growth, were d i d n o t cut r o o t s i n t h e c u l t i v a t i o n , Dowagiac, Michigan m e n t s w h e n he appears before com- 315 Xorth Grinnell Street limed and turned under. In May b e c a u s e h e u s e d " s h a l l o w , level cul- m i t t e e s of C o n g r e s s a t W a s h i n g - Jacksen, Michigan a n o t h e r c o a t of m a n u r e w a s p l o w - tivation" and quit cultivating early. D e a r Mr. ft M r s . G o u l d : ton. ed u n d e r , t h e l a n d w a s h a r r o w e d H e w a s n o t a m a n to h a n d i c a p h i s I have received a letter from the Michigan F a r m Bureau and T h e F a r m B u r e a u a d o p t e d a re- n o t d r y fed. I a m q u i t e c e r t a i n t h a t a n d l a i d off i n r o w s 3 f e e t a p a r t . a c o p y of t h e l e t t e r y o u s e n t t o t h e m i n r e g a r d t o g e t t i n g y o u r r o a d b l a c k t o p p e d f r o m M-152 n o r t h , i n S e c t i o n 2, S i l v e r C r e e k t o w n s h i p solution asking the district health u n i t to h a v e a c a n c e r s p e c i a l i s t m e a t from t h a t s t e e r c o m p a r e d fa- v o r a b l y w i t h a t l e a s t 7 5 % of all FARMERS' WEEK "In the- f u r r o w s were P e r u v i a n guano, salt and plaster, applied c o r n by c u t t i n g off f e e d e r r o o t s . In light of t h i s w o r k d o n e b y t h e s e f a r m e r s 77 y e a r s a g o w i t h o u t to the county line. come into the county and organize beef s o l d in L a n s i n g or a n y l o c a l i - I w i s h t o e x p l a i n c o n d i t i o n s a n d c l e a r up a f e w p o i n t s i n q u e s - tion that you m i g h t pass along this information to your neighbors. a county clinic. Falmouth Co-op and Wexford t y in M i c h i g a n . T h a t a n i m a l s o l d for 13 c e n t s a p o u n d a t t h e D e t r o i t TO BE RESUMED a t r a t e of 200 p o u n d s per of e a c h per acre. The seed corn been s o a k e d i n a s o l u t i o n of n i t e r having t h e b e n e f i t s of our s c i e n t i f i c i n f o r - m a t i o n o n t h e " h o w s a n d w h y s " it i s n o t ; i/op s o o n w e m o d e r n f o l k s County F a r m B u r e a u reported to Stockyards. T h i s i s a m i l e of t o w n s h i p r o a d t u r n e d o v e r to t h e C o u n t y R o a d C o m m i s s i o n u n d e r the M c N i t t Act, w h i c h provides approximately be d o i n g w e l l a n d g r o w i n g in m e m - bership. S o m e y e a r s a g o t h e U. S. D e p ' t of Agriculture issued a bulletin which ON MSC CAMPUS and rolled in plaster, w a s dropped 10 i n c h e s apart i n r o w s a n d c o v e r e d w i t h r a k e s after w h i c h t h e l a n d w a s g e t b u s y t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e great opportunities and privileges t h a t a r e o u r s n o w i n 1947 a n d h e n c e - $ 5 8 p e r m i l e f o r m a i n t e n a n c e a n d n o t h i n g for i m p r o v e m e n t or c o n - stated that s t e w or soup meat rolled. The corn w a s up in 5 days, forth. Farmers' Week, which brought should retail at t w o t i m e s the cost t h e c r o p w a s k e p t c l e a n by s h a l l o w , s t r u c t i o n o n t h e s e r o a d s . A s y o u k n o w , t h i s r o a d n e e d s a fill j u s t n o r t h of t h e c u l v e r t at t h e outlet to M a g i c i a n lake. T h e entire road n e e d s d i t c h i n g t o g e t t h e s u r f a c e w a t e r oft t h e r o a d a n d a p p r o x i - Letters of t h e l i v e a n i m a l . R o a s t at t i m e s , and s t e a k a t 3 t i m e s t h e c o s t 2% f r o m 30,000 t o 40,000 f a r m p e o p l e to t h e M i c h i g a n S t a t e c o l l e g e c a m - pus annually prior to being crowded level cultivation until it began to shoot and tassel. T h e field w a s T h e writer h a s lectured on w h a t i t w o u l d t a k e t o m a k e 300 b u s h e l s of c o r n p e r a c r e t o d a y . If J . W . m a t e l y 1.600 c u . y a r d s of g r a v e l r e s u r f a c i n g b e f o r e t h e road i s r e a d y t o b l a c k t o p . T h i s w o u l d c o s t a b o u t J2.S00. t o the of t h e l i v e a n i m a l . T h i s r u l e s h o u l d m a k e s t e w m e a t f r o m »the 13c a n i - out b y i n c r e a s e d v e t e r a n e n r o l l m e n t D a v i d H. B r o n s o n of G u t h r i e v i l l e , a t t h e c l o s e of t h e w a r , w i l l be re- P e n n s y l v a n i a a v e r a g e d 1 2 7 ^ b u s h - then irrigated from a reservoir a gentle by conveying flow Parker farming in South Carolina n e a r l y 80 y e a r s a g o c o u l d m a k e 200 T h e c u l v e r t a t M a g i c i a n l a k e o u t l e t i s n a r r o w a n d in bad c o n - d i t i o n a n d w o n l d c o s t about $1,200 t o r e m e d y t h a t . T h e blacktop Editor m a l at 26c, r o a s t a t 33c and s t e a k a t 39c. O n a c c o u n t of p r e s e n t d a y h i g h e r s u m e d i n J a n u a r y , 1948. e l s of c o r n per a c r e o n 4 a c r e s . H e r e E. L . A n t h o n y , d e a n of t h e s c h o o l is h o w h e did it. On l a n d t h a t w a s of w a t e r t h r o u g h e v e r y o t h e r r o w . T h e y i e l d w a s 147 b u s h e l s per a c r e . The following year this experiment b u s h e l s per a c r e , t h e n s o m e b o d y w i l l m a k e t h e 300 s o o n , a n d i n s o d o i n g R E T A I L E R , P A C K E R & 84c B E E F of a g r i c u l t u r e , s a i d t h e d a t e s of i n c l o v e r a n d t i m o t h y i n 1869 he w i l l s h o w all of u s a n e w e c o n o m y i t s e l f w o u l d c o s t $3,000, s o y o u h a v e a $7,000 j o b t o d o o n $58 p e r c o s t s and w a g e s , t h e s e r a t e s m a y w a s repeated except t h e rows w e r e i n l o w e r i n g t h e c o s t s of p r o d u c t i o n Editor Michigan Farm News: J a n u a r y 26 t o 29, h a v e b e e n s e t a s i d e " l i b e r a l l y l i m e d ' ' a n d p l o w e d u n d e r y e a r . It w i l l b e i m p o s s i b l e t o d o it w i t h o u t s o m e f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t - be t o o l o w b u t e v e n w h e n y o u fi- l a i d off in 2 % f e e t r o w s , t h e y i e l d of t h i s b a s i c f o o d crop. A m e r i c a n Meat Institute for t h e b i g e v e n t w h i c h h a d b e e n " h o g p e n m a n u r e a t t h e rate of 3 ance. g u r e at 3, 3 % a n d 4 t i m e s live o n a n a c r e w a s 200 3 / 8 b u s h e l s a s 59 E a s t V a n B u r e n S t r e e t h e l d a n n u a l l y f o r t h i r t y y e a r s p r i o r o x c a r t s l o a d s p e r a c r e " and "un- w e i g h t , y o u g e t 39c s t e w m e a t , 46c a t t e s t e d by a v i e w i n g c o m m i t t e e . " T h e a m o u n t of m o n e y w e r e c e i v e f o r all t h e t o w n s h i p r o a d s i n C h i c a g o 5, I l l i n o i s t o 1946. leached livery stable and barnyard S i l v e r C r e e k t o w n s h i p i s $2,411.33 p e r y e a r . S o a n y m o n e y o t h e r A u g u s t 8,1947 r o a s t a n d 52c s t e a k . T h e most profiteering is done in W h e n w i n t e r t e r m e n r o l l m e n t i n m a n u r e " at t h e r a t e of 4 " w a g o n s story? N o w w h a t c a n w e pull o u t of t h i s Soil Conservation t h a n t h e $58 t h a t w e s p e n d o n y o u r r o a d c u t s off t h a t m u c h f r o m W e a l w a y s read w i t h a great deal s e l l i n g l o w e r g r a d e s of meat of t h e 1945-46 t e r m t a x e d c l a s s r o o m , l o a d s " per a c r e . H e u s e d a s t a r t e r W e note that t h e l a n d w a s virgin, Grows in Michigan t h e other roads a n d i s not fair t o t h e people o n t h e other roads t h a t of interest the Michigan Farm prime meat prices. W h e n live steers e a t i n g a n d h o u s i n g f a c i l i t i e s of t h e f e r t i l i z e r at p l a n t i n g i n t h a t " e a c h likely high in organic matter, a n d N e w s , a s it r e a c h e s u s . I n t h i s i s s u e c a m p u s a n d E a s t L a n s i n g , t h e 1946 h i l l r e c e i v i n g a h a n d f u l o f h e n ma- I n Michigan, the first soil con- also want blacktop. s e l l for 28c a p o u n d then retail p r o b a b l y w e l l d r a i n e d b y the c a n a l s d a t e d A u g u s t 2, w e f o u n d p a r t i c u - Farmers' Week w a s cancelled. A nure, plaster and ashes mixed in servation district was established p r i c e s w i l l be h i g h a n d 84c m a y b e underdrains and subsoiling used. W e tried t o g e t an i n c r e a s e in t h e g a s o l i n e tax and that w a s lar i n t e r e s t i n t h e e d i t o r i a l t i t l e d f u r t h e r i n c r e a s e i n e n r o l l m e n t pre- e q u a l p r o p o r t i o n s . The corn w a s i n O t t a w a c o u n t y in M a y of 1938. r e a s o n a b l e f o r a s i r l o i n , b u t 28c l i t a p p e a r s t h a t Mr. P a r k e r m a - vetoed by t h e Governor. W e tried t o g e t a 1 m i l l p r o p e r t y tax for " T h e R e t a i l e r , t h e P a c k e r a n d 84 v e n t e d h o l d i n g t h e e v e n t i n J a n u - p l a n t e d i n 42 i n c h r o w s with 2 S i n c e :{hen 39 d i s t r i c t s , c o v e r i n g m e a t is v e r y s c a r c e . I s h o u l d s a y n u r e d t h e land a t l e a s t t h r e e t i m e s , r o a d s a n d t h a t w a s t u r n e d d o w n b y t h e s u p e r v i s o r s . R i g h t at p r e - C e n t Beef." It o c c u r r e d t o u s t h a t a r y of 1947. g r a i n s per h i l l 15 t o 18 inches^, a p a r t . m o r e t h a n 11 m i l l o n a c r e s of l a n d , t h a t l e s s t h a n 10 p e r c e n t of t h e fall, w i n t e r a n d s p r i n g , a n d e a c h you m i g h t be interested in a few W e s e e t h a t Mr. B r o n s o n h a d a h a v e been o r g a n i z e d by farm c o m - sent we are doing t h e best w e can w i t h what we have. beef s o l d i n L a n s i n g or a n y w h e r e T h e b u i l d i n g p r o g r a m o n t h e c a m - s t a n d of a b o u t 16,000 s t a l k s t i m e p l o w e d it u n d e r . W e do n o t c o m m e n t s o n t h i s e d i t o r i a l if w e per m u n i t i e s . A b o u t 6,000 f a r m e r s h a v e Very truly yours, e l s e i s p r i m e beef. p u s i s p r o g r e s s i n g t o a p o i n t w h e r e a c r e . ( A s s u m i n g a g o o d s t a n d ) . If k n o w the rate at w h i c h the m a n u r e m a y m a k e t h e m without being con- r e c e i v e d d i r e c t a s s i s t a n c e from d i s - Cass County Road Commission THEO BENGEL more facilities s e e m possible b y e a c h s t a l k a v e r a g e d o n e ear, e a c h w a s applied, but it m u s t h a v e added t r i c t s i n d e v e l o p m e n t of soil a n d s i d e r e d i n t r u s i v e . It a p p e a r s t h a t a L. .J H E N D R Y X , F o w l e r , R-2. late January. A l t h o u g h enrollment ear would h a v e t o w e i g h o n the considerable plant food. We have water conservation plans. h o u s e w i f e p a i d 84 c e n t s a p o u n d f o r t h i s fall a n d w i n t e r at t h e college is a v e r a g e about 9 o u n c e s . That's a data today s h o w i n g that the best Engineer-Manager. steak and that this steak c a m e from T h e first s o i l c o n s e r v a t i o n d i s t r i c t e x p e c t e d t o b r e a k a l l p r e v i o u s re- s m a l l ear. S o m e t h i n g w a s l a c k i n g w a y t o h a n d l e m a n u r e for c o r n i s a steer which brought the farmer Peonies Can Be cords, special a r r a n g e m e n t s will be o r t h e ears w o u l d h a v e been bigger. to p l o w it u n d e r . I n t h a t s o u t h e r n w a s e s t a b l i s h e d in A M M c o u n t y N o r t h C a r o l i n a i n 193?. flince t h e n 19 c e n t s a p o u n d f o r t h e l i v e a n i m a l , Power Line Carries Telephone Service it b e i n g a d d e d t h a t t h e m e a t w a s Replanted Now m a d e t o t a k e c a r e of t h e farm people. v i s i t i n g H a d t h e e a r s b e e n u p t o 12 o u n c e s climate the m a n u r e rotted fast, and the repeated plowing likely 1.900 d i s t r i c t s h a v e b e e n e s t a b l i s h s o l d t o r e t a i l e r s for 33 to 40 c e n t s S e p t e m b e r i s a g o o d moni^i t o on the average (that's not a big ear) e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . Over o n e A few weeks ago at Crystal Falls in the upper D u r i n g t h e F a r m e r s ' W e e k pro- t h e y i e l d w o u l d h a v e b e e n n e a r to made the seedbed mellow. Note h e a pound. divide and replant p e o n y plants b i l l i o n a c r e s or t h r e e f o u r t h s of gram the various farm o r g a n i z a - 170 b u s h e l s p e r a c r e . also plowed under the Peruvian A n animal that w a s worth only s a y s P a u l R. K r o n e e x t e n s i o n flori- a l l t h e f a r m s i n t h e c o u n l r y a r e in- peninsula there was placed in operation a new type c u l t u r i s t at M i c h i g a n S t a t e c o l l e g e . tions, livestock associations, crop My g u e s s i s t h a t Mr. B r o n s o n g u a n o n i t r a t e of s o d a c o n t a i n i n g cluded w i t h i n these districts. 19 c e n t s a p o u n d w o u l d d r e s s o u t about 15% nitrogen. T h i s is p r o - of telephone service for rural people. at h a r d l y m o r e t h a n 50 per cent, s o Old p l a n t s s h o u l d be s e p e r a t e d a s s o c i a t i o n s a n d o t h e r s h o l d a n n u a l w a s s h o r t of b o t h nitrogen and meetings. Annual livestock feeding phosphate but especially nitrogen. bably the first recorded instance that the dressed carcass hanging in into divisions with three to five By means of special radio telephone equipment the packer's cooler w a s worth about or even seven e y e s and replanted. c o n t e s t e n t r i e s a r e e x h i b i t e d a n d T o m a k e 170 b u s h e l s o f c o r n w o u l d where nitrogen fertilizers have Prices grand champions are selected. r e q u i r e a b o u t 270 p o u n d s of a v a i l - b e e n p l o w e d u n d e r for c o r n — a p r a c - 38 c e n t s . This does not take into After replanting, the eyes should S t r o n g d e m a n d a n d p r o s p e c t s for t i c e p r o v e n l a t e l y to b e v e r y s o u n d . for the farm home, a telephone message was trans- account sharp increases in supplies, n o t be m o r e t h a n t w o i n c h e s d e e p . able nitrogen. T h e m a n u r e s h e ap- T h e "plaster" w a s l i k e l y g y p s y m , s m a l l e r o u t p u t a r e l i k e l y to k e e p w a g e s a n d d e c r e a s e d v a l u e of by- S o i l s h o u l d oe p r e p a r e d c a r e f u l l y p l i e d a d d e d a b o u t 80 p o u n d s o f ni- farmers' prices high in the n e x t ferred to the 2,400 volt power line as high frequency trogen. The clover residue likely w h i c h is calcium sulphate; n e w land few montlfs. products. O r d i n a r i l y , t h e v a l u e of since peonies can remain in the Feed Waste radio impulses. The message rode the power line b y - p r o d u c t s d e f r a y s a g o o d p a r t of s a m e place s e v e n or e i g h t y e a r s . P o u l t r y feed w a s t e s — w h i c h cost t h e c o s t of d r e s s i n g t h e a n i m a l a n d D i g the holes deeply and mix in into Crystal Falls where appropriate radio telephone other operations, as well as a mo- s o m e w e l l - r o t t e d m a n u r e at t h e bot- p o u l t r y m e n t h o u s a n d s of dollars dest profit. T o s h o w y o u what w e t o m of t h e d i t c h . A s m a l l h a n d f u l e a c h y e a r — c a n be c u t c o n s i d e r a b l y equipment separated the message impulses from the m e a n , t h e v a l u e of h i d e s a l w a y s i s of b o n e m e a l o r s u p e r p h o s p h a t e c a n by n o t f i l l i n g t h e f e e d t r o u g h s s o full a n d b y c h a n g i n g t h e s i z e of power current and converted it into telephone voice. c r e d i t e d t o b e e f ; a n d t h e fact i s be m i x e d i n w e l l w i t h t h e t o p s o i l It was said that u p to eight customers may be that w h e n by-product values are sufficient, the meat packer usually around each plant. f e e d e r s a s t h e c h i c k e n s g r o w , ac- c o r d i n g to M i c h i g a n S t a t e c o l l e g e ]>oultry s p e c i a l i s t s . Formers s t a n d to REAP BENEFITS s e l l s a d r e s s e d c a r c a s s of beef, a f t e r Little pigs should be inoculated accommodated on each of six radio frequencies p e r f o r m i n g t h e j o b of d r e s s i n g it, against cholera before weaning H u s k i n g corn cleanly will help c h i l l i n g it, h a n d l i n g , etc., at l e s s time. air circulation i n t h e cribs. available on the power line. Six conversations may be going on at once without interference. t h a n t h e c o s t of t h a t b e e f w h e n it w a s w a l k i n g a r o u n d o n t h e hoof. f r o m Michigan Bell's Of c o u r s e , w e d o n ' t k n o w w h a t The equipment in the home is really a miniature w a s involved in the retailing of Classified Ads radio broadcasting station and radio receiver operat- t h a t m e a t , but i t i s a f a c t t h a t t h e retailer's costs h a v e g o n e up materi- ally. H e p a y s lots m o r e for labor Classified advertisments are cash with order at the following rates: 5 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more proposed r a t e increase ing on a fixed frequency. It occupies hardly more than he used to. E v e n h i s string editions take the rate of 4 cents per word per edition. space than the usual telephone bell box. and paper cost him lots more m o n e y . F u r t h e r , it m u s t b e r e m e m - FARM EQUIPMENT WOOL G R O W E R S The program will bring telephone service to areas bered that a steer is not all steak. Shallow Well Pumps $50 to $100. A t t e n t i o n , Wool Growers-send your wool to us and y o u are guaranteed When somebody raises 'prices, y o u usually A lot of money will be needed from I t w o u l d be n i c e if t h i s w e r e t r u e . D e e p well $100. J e t pumps J108. Oil the ceiling price. W e are purchasing where it costs too much to build ordinary telephone O u r g u e s s is t h a t t h e r e t a i l e r w h o tanks, septic tanks, oil burners, oil wool for the government. Year j u s t p a y m o r e for w h a t y o u ' v e b e e n getting investors to expand and improve telephone g o t 8 4 c e n t s a p o u n d for s t e a k f o r furnaces as low a s $145. Reynolds- around wool m a r k e t i n g service and all along. lines. T h e R E A and the Bell system have been the m e a t for w h i c h h e h a d p a i d 33 t o Shaffer w a t e r softeners. H a t h a w a y , 102 Martha St., Holly, W r i t e E. prompt s e t t l e m e n t m a d e . Michigan service. Our 5-year post-war rural program Co-operative Wool Marketing A s s o - a l o n e will c o s t m o r e t h a n $ 1 3 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . But 40 c e n t s i n t h e c a r c a s s p r o b a b l y Michigan. S a v e 10 t o 15%. (4-6t-38p) first to work out model agreements for the joint use sold a considerable poundage of ciation, 506 N . Mechanic St., Jackson, Michigan. P h o n e 3-4246 (S-tf-44b) But, that's not entirely the case with Michigan Bell's proposed rate increase. investors will b e willing t o p u t u p t h e m o n e y of power lines and poles. meat from the carcass to his cus- FARM MACHINERY VETERINARY REMEDIES o n l y if t h e y c a n b e sure o f a fair return on t o m e r s for l e s s t h a n h e p a i d for Phenothiazine—Best Drench Grade, S t e w a r t Shearing Machine* for T h e suggested rates would help protect the t h e c a r c a s s at w h o l e s a l e . It w o u l d Sheep. Animal clippers for cows, 00 c e n t s per pound F.O.B. Lansing. 1 their investment. So, to protect the future be i n t e r e s t i n g t o k n o w , for e x a m p l e , horses, mules, dogs. Repair parts, or 100 lbs. W r i t e for 150 lb. drum price. future quality of your telephone service . . . It's Later Than We Think It Is w h a t he w a s able to g e t for brisket, sharpening s e r v i c e on all types of c u t t e r s and combs. Michigan Co-op H. F . Link, Pharmacist, 1456 E . Mich- igan Ave., L a n s i n g 12, Mich. quality of your service, telephone rates m u s t s h a n k m e a t , s h o u l d e r m e a t , etc. W o o l Marketing Ass'n, 606 North b e sufficient t o p a y our h i g h e r c o s t s a n d p r o - " A s soon as foreign countries can supply their Mechanic Street, Jackson, Michigan. (7-tf-27b) A N D — t h e suggested rates would provide more I n v i e w of y o u r i n t e r e s t i n t h e (4-tf-34b) Mastitis Treatments-Penicillin or service to most rural telephone users. v i d e t h i s fair r e t u r n . own food, or Congress gets tired of financing ex- s u b j e c t , w e a r e t a k i n g t h e l i b e r t y of Sulfanilamide in oil or udder In- V - B e l t s for Combines, all Makes jection. 60 grain Sulfanilamide tablets e n c l o s i n g c o p i e s of t w o r e c e n t is- Internally (100 for $4.00). Syringes Rural telephone rates haven't gone u p in ports, what are we going to do about farm income? and models. Give complete data w h e n s u e s of o u r " b a c k g r o u n d " r e l e a s e ordering. Gulf Service Station, L a w - complete w i t h Infusion needle $3.50. In most exchanges telephone customers titled "Food for Thought." I n rence, Mich. (7-3t-18p) Test with Brom-Thymol solution w o u l d b e able t o call t e l e p h o n e s in certain 2 1 years. Instead they have gone down. Rural "Only general farm organizations and farmers* these are stated facts as nearly as or blotters. W r i t e for literature. H. Electric Motors, all Sizes Available. F. Link, P h a r m a c i s t , 1456 E . Mich- adjacent exchanges without paying the toll rates n o w are as l o w as they were in 1937. co-operatives are interested in fighting for decent w e c a n j u d g e t h e m , o n t h e b a s i s V - B e l t s and pulleys in stock. Gulf igan, L a n s i n g 12. (4-tf-40b) charges t h e y n o w p a y for t h e s e s a m e calls. A n d 1937 r a t e s j u s t w o n ' t work in 1 9 4 7 . largely of information o b t a i n e d Service Station Lawrence, Mich. farm income, worth while farm credit facilities and from government sources. (7-12t-15p) MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS Galvanized and English Tin Sheets This means flat-rate service to more trading I n c i d e n t a l l y , if y o u e v e r h a v e a n y For Sale—Grain threshers for 2-plow are arriving a t our factory in sizes to other things we must have. If you don't think so, q u e s t i o n in y o u r m i n d a b o u t m e a t tractor. Grain binders. Huskers, Pick- make up K i n g evaporators in sizes to centers a n d neighbors in more nearby com- up balers. Saw mills. Send for list or fit m a n y syrup operations. It may be munities. A n d , since farmers are a m o n g the you have only to look around to see who is trying to a n d y o u t h i n k w e m i g h t h a v e t h e c o m e and see. Marshall F a r m Ma- possible t h a t our factory h a s avail- a n s w e r , it w i l l g i v e u s p l e a s u r e t o chinery Sales, Albion, PO B o x 156, able the correct sized metal sheets to largest users of short-distance toll service, abolish or cripple farm co-operatives, the Farm e n d e a v o r to s u p p l y i t . Mich. 1 mile w e s t on US-12. (8-2t-28p) m a k e up your n e w K i n g evaporator in t|me for the 1948 s e a s o n . Write us this n e w "Extended Area" rate would mean Yours truly, your n e e d s now. W e will advise you Credit Administration and other organizations farm- D e p a r t m e n t of Public Relations promptly if your size is available. important savings t o farm families. LIVESTOCK Sugar B u s h Supplies Company, P. O. ers have built. N o r m a n Draper, Director Mule—Eight year old black female, B o x 1107, L a n s i n g 4. Mich. (8-4t-78b) w e i g h t 1200. Gentle, good worker, v Michigan Bell would rather not have to "You have not only the right to build a general E d i t o r ' s N o t e — W e s a i d A u g u s t good disposition. Harry Wight, Grand Ledge R-3, Mich. 9 mi. w e s t of Lan- FARM T E L E P H O N E S Farm Telephones. N e w Model, hand- a s k f o r a r a t e i n c r e a s e . B u t you know how 2 that when the housewife thinks s i n g on S a g i n a w , M-43. (9-lt-19p) set wall telephones for farm lines— farm organization and your farm co-operative, but t h e p r i c e of m e a t is t o o m u c h , a n d prompt delivery by parcel post. Write: m u c h m o r e you have to pay for feed and t h i n k s that the f a r m e r is responsi- Corriedale S h e e p . The Better Breed. F a r m Telephone, Dept. 127, Rogers y o u have a responsibility to do so and to maintain b l e , — t h e n t h e f a r m e r h a s a p r o b l e m . Mikesell & May, Charlotte R-2, Mich. Park Station, Chicago 26, Illinois. machinery a n d farm help and nearly every- W e s a i d a l s o t h a t w e t h i n k t h a t F a r m located on US-27 a t south city (8-2t-25b) thing else y o u b u y today. T h a t ' s the way it t h e m . T h e y are the organizations we can depend up- limits. Tour correspondence is w e l - m o s t of t h e h i g h c o s t o f f o o d t o c o n - comed. Your inspection Is invited at PILLOW C A S E S Hemstitched Pillow Cases Only is with us, too. on in the d a y s to come. It's later than we think it is." s u m e r s i s in t h e c o s t of l a b o r , d i s - a n y time. 10% discount for 4-H and $1.36 a pair! A m a z i n g value direct t r i b u t i o n a n d m a r g i n s a d d e d a f t e r F F A projects. (8-3t-36b) from South Carolina Mills, world's 1 T h e cost o f everything required in provid- This statement was made by Willim Thatcher, the product h a s left the farm. W e Holstein or Guernsey Heifers—Well largest exclusive c o t t o n mail order house! Snow w h i t e muslin pillow a r e i n d e b t e d t o Mr. D r a p e r for h i s marked, choice high grades, six to ing telephone service—wages, taxes, supplies general manager of the Farmers' Union Grain c a s e s made of high-quality, long- a n a l y s i s of t h e t r a n s a c t i o n s c o v e r - eighteen m o n t h s . Tested. Carload Wearing sheeting. Full cut ( 3 6 x 4 2 ) — h a s g o n e u p m u c h faster t h a n our income. ed i n t h e e d i t o r i a l . lots. Ed. H o w e y , South St. Paul, nnd pre-shrunk. S p o k e - s t i t c h e d h e m ! Terminal at St. Paul, Minn., in the course of his ad- Minnesota. (92t-22b) Order a supply today a t this remark- A n d our r e t u r n o n i n v e s t m e n t t o d a y is on a able low price—only $1.36 a pair! E n - dress to the annual meeting of the Michigan Eleva- A Farmer's Comment PRINTING close check or m o n e y order. faction g u a r a n t e e d or your money Satis- dangerous downward trend. tor Exchange at Lansing, September 3. Editor back. Get F R E E COPY of our .New # Let Us Do Your Printing—A farm Fall Catalogue showing wonderful NOTE: Where the term "Income" it used, its meaning is the tame as Michigan Farm N e w s print shop at your service. Person- "Revenue" or "Croft Income." Where the term "Immanent" it used, cotton values for the whole family at I agree fully w i t h your editorial alised Stationery—200 envelopes, 200 economical money-saving prices. it meant the original cost of the telephone property lets the deprecia- Dairy Product* Chickens o n t h e m e a t s i t u a t i o n . T h e profit s h e e t s of writing paper with your Write Dept. 145, South Carolina Mills, tion reserve accrued against the ultimate retirement oj rite property. n a m e and address imprinted for $3.00 -Spartanburg, South Carolina. Among dairy products prices, S u p p l i e s of c h i c k e n m e a t i n t h e m a r g i n s are t h e m a i n reason for postpaid. ( P a c k a g e shipping labels free with each order.) An ideal (9-lt-100b) b a t t e r a n d c h e e s e h a v e b e e n g o i n g s e c o n d h a l f o f 1947 w i l l be b e l o w t h e 84 c e n t s t e a k . Christmas gift and very useful in any last year. A few m o n t h s ago w h e n cattle TENTS up. f a r m home. F a r m Co-operatives,— n t t y - s e r e n p e r c e n t of all lire- Grain bins should be made tight prices were about the s a m e as now, w e s h i p p e d a 1,000 lb. s t e e r to 'De- W e can do your commercial printing very reasonable. Member of Michi- Used army t e n t s , slightly damaged $16.50. Repaired tents $25. Army MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY t r o i t . T h e s t e e r w a s i n g o o d con- gan Farm Bureau. Fruit Belt Print- steel cots $2.25 F O B Benton Harbor. atock shipped to stockyards in the s o that insects and rodents cannot ing Company, Coloma, Michigan. Harry Marcus, B e n t o n Harbor R-3, U n i t e d S t a t e s g o by track. enter and damage the grain. dition, but not p r i m e as h e w a s (9-4t-68p) Mich. (9-3t-22b) THREE SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1947 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS HARD SURFACE' 1,000 Farm Famil~es. Attend Genesee Plcmc IDAIRY BARN. We Need to Be As GEORGE MC CALLA McDonald Dairy Growth Co-op Get .Your Silo Ready 1. BARNYARD Approximately 1,000 farm fami- lies assembled at Flint Park for SHOULD BE . ' Strong as Q.thers WAS PROMINENT McDonald Co-op Dairy of Flint reports sales of $~,OOO,OOO for tht! past year, A crowd of almost 1,000 With the large amounts of soft corn expected in many pa;'l'l of the, state, silos will play an important! .HUPS STOCK'I:.~. the ninth annual Genesee County l"arm Bureau Picnic. The success of the event brought WELL PLANNED By MRS. EDITII Briar Hill Farm, M, lVAGAR zatlon just as strong as either of the others. CO-OP BUILDER attended the annual meeting held at the Il\IA auditorium In Flint, to hear the financial repOi ts of the part in caring for the crop. ~~ichl• gan State college agricultural gineers have some tips on sil:> con, en; comments that, with the addition Carleton, Monroe Co. Just now, farm cO-ElPeratives are Many farmers who watched thel;' Planning a new dairy barn is George 'v. :\lcCalla, 79, of Ypsi- management, including a quarter ditioning. , of the horse show, the affair may be Labor Day has ~me and gone. getting much publicity-some of it lant!, charter member of the 'Vash- million dollar new ice cream plant New silage Rhoulll not be put in", livestock wallowing k n e e-d e e p the forerunner 9f the eventual re- serious business, says' J. S. Boyd, It was a three day vacation for a Is encouraging, but much that is tenaw County Farm Bureau and expansion in Flint, the most mod- to the silo until the silo has hall; through mUddy barn yards la.;t establishment of a Genesee County agricultural engineer at Michigan great majority of our national pop- against us. We all know for years be- prominent farmer.businessman, died ern ice cream manufacturing estab- a thorough cleaning .Old silag\! thab spring are saying "never again." l"ail'. State college. A barn is something ulation' it was a grand reunion fore the advent of the farmer co-op- at his farm home August 6 after a and making plans for hard'surfac- lishment in the United States. may be adhering to the walls shoul~ :'t1any interesting exhibits helll that will have to give service for for ma~y of its organized groups. erati~e: there were. fal' too mauy long illness. Members and visitors toured tile be scraped off. • ing at least part of the yard,. the attention of the picnickers many years to come, so it is Im- It's too bad so many suffered ex~lolUng the a~l"lcultural popu- For 30 years he was associated new plant. .. Assistant l\Ianager "'. Ail' leaks In the silo can caUS6 Surfacing with gravel or filling throughout the day. Ten teams ap- pOl'tant that it is correctly planned, accident and death during this pei'- latlOn. Too many lived off fro~n tI~e with most of the Ilrogressive move- A. McDonald reported that the your new silage to spoil, s.' che~b mud holes with stones is often peared for the' horse pulling contest, placed, and built. wasted time and effort, The stones competing' for $200 in cash prizes. . The habits of cows naturally make or gravel soon be.ome embedded In a difference In barn design. Since da~s of warning to be cautious. I iod although the publiC had had farmer's hard earned productIon III f~r greater ease than t~e farmer menls of agl'I'culture in the county Some of us can Illmself $ho had the lIIvestment and state. From 1920 to 1930 he was $400000 CI , . lesanlllg pan I t gressing on schedule, and would be a pro w s - the walls carefully. Melted pal a{[ll~ will fill small cracks between sila the top soil, and the yard is as mud- P cows use large amounts of rough- .... ?< :....: - recall the time I and did. t.he work. The're were too president of the Washtenaw County I ready to use this spring. The co- staves. The melted llal'affin can he dy as before. Paving as large an arasite Control ages, there must be adequate storage when the day was many lIvmg ~omfortably on. ~n Farm Bureau. He was one of the operative has approximately 1,500 applied. easily, with a paint brush. area as is Possible wlt'h concrete is a more practical method . Improves' Wool facilities for this type of feed. The a horne coming age.ncy handling the commodities organizers of the Ypsilanti Farm meI~bers in Genesee, Shiawassec, Grazing by liv;stock is probablJ; cow's hoof Is ,adapted for walking . for the surround- WlllCh the farmer had to buy .. Bureau Elevator in 1920 and served SaglllRw. Tuscola and Lapeer coun- the worst abuse to which Michigan George Amundson, extension ag- Il}ternal p~rasites in sheep should in soft ground, and It's easy for her J . c mmunity About 25 years ago, one h,ttle as president of its board of direc!- ties. farm woodlots are subjected, MSC rlcultural engineer at l\Ilchigan he controlled to keep the animail> to slip on wet floors. Milking and f foresters say. The animals do dam- State college, says that the amount in best condition. Health and vigor feeding should be done regularly of pavement required will depend can be improved by controlling the and the barn should be designed for .:.~m.g . 0 burg of less than 800 populatIOn, ors for many years. S With Its hometown had 17 different agencies 'for ferti- it horse race and lizer. The quality was unknown, I Over 534,000 business concerns in age hy hreaking off .branches, peel- the United States, or a sixth of all ing the hark, tl'amphng small trees on the size of yard and type of J parasites with a salt and phenn- quiet systematic work. Since cows :;;:))ball game, usually but the price was so out of reaSO,l flr~s, are iil automotive fields. and packing the ground. livestock. A larger yard and more thiazine mixture made up of one perspire very little, construction of ..... :.:;}'followed by a that even the most unsuspecting paving may be desirabie for', feed- pound of phenothiazine. to twelve the barn must be such that they bowery dance at farmer knew something was wron;;. er cattle than for dairy cattle. The or fourteen pounds of salt. Drench- will not suffer under high tempera- night. It was a Organized farmers met almost amount of surfadng can .vary from ing with phenothiazine also is e(. tures and high relative humidity. day when most vicious opposition when they de- a completely paved yard to.n strip fective and helps to keep the ani. near the barn and around t.he water mals in good condition and results farmer should make every effort to tank. County agricultural Besides providing for the cow, the agents in a heavier growth of wool. De- s~e that his chores are made easier. _______ .MRS,WAG.-4R of business places clded to pool their needs and pur- of the nearby chase a more reliable commodity town closed In the afternoon. Far. at a more reasonable price. We did YOU CAN'T TELL BY THE LOOKS OF IT can give details of paving for farm tails of these treatments can b~ The dairy cow requires approxi- mers mingled with the townspeople step on some toes when we took this barn yards, secured from county agricultural mately 150 man-hours of labor per fOl' a social good time. step/but it had to be done. This is agents. roar. This is the highest of any J have no quarrel with any or. only one example of what a co-op- An important step in iand man- farm animal. A simple diagram ganized group of any craft. It is erative means to the farmer. Hun- agement is a good croQprotation. The automotive industry is the of steps ..taken in doing farm chores their privilege and duty to them- dreds of others could be recited and chief market for gasoline, rubber, will show where short cuts can be selves to pool their strength and still the stol'y would be only half Of the 175,268 l\Iichigan .farms I Steel, upholstery leather, mohair, made by more efficient arrange- influence in bettering their lives. told. My regret is that the farmer 14-1,260have electricity on them. lead and nickel. l.l.,nt of the barn. , If I depended upon ,Industrial la- did not have the foresight to make -------------------------------- I In placing the new barn, a number bor, I certainly would hope to be- an earller'start in self.interest. of factors should be considered. Im- long to an organization. I'm certain I hope you wi II heed the warning p:1rtant things are: size and loca- SAVE tion in relation to the whole farm, the fields, roads and lanes. Drain- ~ge, prevailing winds, and land. lcaping are important and should I'd want to be a part of a democra- that it is here at hand and make tic group with a slogan of live anti a thorough study the co-operative let live and would aim to actually you are affiliated with. Every far- earn what I. expected pay for. Times have changed from mer should familiarize himself with the its objective and the benefits de- MON'EY Ie worl.cd out before construction iJ started. dAys gone by. Let's not harp too rived so he can assist in its defense much on what has been, but rather next November when attacks on co- on what should be. None of us war..t operatives come to a show down in to return to old methods-we en- Congress. with'a ASSOCIAT'D WOMEN joyed them while they were in vo. gue Every farmer, large or small, is but we all welcomed somp-- dependent upon some co-operative, !\II'. l\IcCalla was a state dil'ector REYNOLDS-SHAFFER HOLD WORKSHOP thing new and most alwa:l's bet- many on several. Ask yourself what of the 1\lichigan Farm Bureau for tel'. you would do if this protection was ten years. He assisted in the organ- WATER CONDITIONER "'e have always said the farmer suddenly legislated out of existance. ization of the l\lichlgan Elevator ------------------1 ~ONFERENCE is a laboring man and at the sa-me We want our farm women to help Exchange 2;; years ago and served time a business man. But he really us in this hour of danger. continuously as a member of the cannot unite with either the labor Quell any petty criticism you board of directors. In many of the country's Eighty.five Farm Bureau women, or industrial groups, fOl' his situ- come in contact with. Look beyond Mr. :'IlcCalla was instrumental in representing county chairman and ation is too complex. Therefore it the local mole hill of disappoint-. forming the Ann Arhor Co.operative The only way you can tell whether a soil is fertile toughest R-S / Water water sections Conditioner the has I vice-chairman from over the state,. met for a workShOp conference the is almost compelling for him to ment and scan rhe mountainous have his seperate organization Dairy approximately in peril being built by our opponents. He was a past chairman 30 years ago. is by the crops it grows or a soil test. Testing iI of the given unexcelled s.ervice early part of August in Snyder. order to work with the other two This is the time we need your help Washtenaw County Road Commis- by a short chemical method is easier and quicker. where other softeners have Hall, ~lichigan State College at groups. In my opinion we need all and your loyalty. sion, a former president of the It will tell before planting how much plant food East Lansing. three. If you want to see what outside County Road Ass'n and a charter failed. Farmers cannot prosper unless interests can accomplish with the memher and president of the Wash. the soil will make avajlable and how much you Accomplishments' as reported by Soft, smooth skin and hair; the various gl'OUPS attending the the consuming public has money ~') fruits of your labor, get the Sept- tenaw County Fair Board for many should apply in fertilizer to get good yields and meeting included cleaning the pic- buy their produce. On the ember 1st issue of Life magazine years. cleaner, sparkling dishes, other hand farmel's' are the and read "Grain Exchange." Oh, high quality" glassware and' laundry; and nic grounds trimmtng trpes and clearing brush in Emmett County; greatest single class group purchas- that our producers of grain might See your agricultural adviser about having your clean, free - flowing plumb- plac ng of "Dump No Rubbish" ing industrial production; there- develop a small fraction of the in- Soil Conservation soils tested, Most states are providing this service. ing are yours with an R-S Water Conditioner. signs along the highway in Genes- see; and the raising of funds for a cancer detection clinic in Saginaw I fore, they must have money. Let's terest in their own business that not spend our time berating either this howling frenzied mob does and tant to the mun in town 3S it is to of the groups that we must rely has for just a few months less than the farmer because soil is the basis Soil conservation is as impor- Yiu will know then how much potash (one of the essential plant foods) your fertilizer should contain. .• "BALL-Q.MATIC" .Tim~' Saver cuts regeneratian work to 3 minutes County. upon, but "rather let's give all one hundred years! Read it and of the world's food, clothes and On a national scale, the women thought to making our own organi. \ then think for yourself. 117;ite liS for free illfonnatioll a1ullitera- • .Water is softened. and filtered I!, one tank . lumber for housing. of MiChigan Farm Bureau are spon- Good crop rotation is an impor- t/lre OIlthe profitablefertilizdtioll of crops• • Cor.ditioner water type is scientifically adjusted to your particular needs and J I soring a Mrs. Charles SeweIl mem- orial to set up a polio research foundation fund. "Mrs. Sewell is the SUGGESTS COVER I CONGRESSIONAL tant step in a land manug-ement program. AMERICAN POTASH INSTITUTE .c, • Thrifty.- efficient, 10l'g-losting, compact and smart Write. o~.~l. !oday •for .getail~d_ i!"for.,!,.a.ti!l.n Manufactured by' I I national women's director, whose son was fatally stricken with polio a t the age of. 42. CROP FOR CORN HIPPODROMES AJtlhougii only a third of the Unit- ed States motor travel is at night, 1155 Sixteenth SI., N. W . Washington Member Companies: American Poto~h & Chemical Corporation Potash Company of America • United Slate I Potalh Company 6, D . are at night. 12100 Cloverdale A venue, Detroit 4, Michigan I Sustained high average milk pro. crop when corn is cultivated for the I , ,\ On Sale at Your Farm Bureau Dealer I duction is the result of carefully last time. B. R. Church III, special- committees to 'function." said Sam- uel B. Pettengill r¢ly. He 15 .1 planned breedin,g, disease control, ist in farm crops at MIChigan State and feeding and management pro- college, says that' either domestic grams. rye grass or sweet cIO'Yer is good for this purpose. a former member of Congress from Indiana. 1\11'. Pettengill's comment on the procedure of some Congressional committees: further • • • • Domestic rye grass produces an excellent cover crop for over Will' ter when sown in corn and can be plowed under the following spring ""'hen the House or Senate meet, their proceedings tolerated. are conducted with dignity. No personalities are No one may interrupt Save Time -. Cut Costs - with a a speaker without his consent. Qnly co-uP CORN PICKER as a gteen manure crop. It is not suitable for pasture use. Lt should one person talks at a time. No Cr\t\(More be sowed at the rate of approximate- ly 10 pounds to the acre, Sweet clover does not thrive as well when sowed in corn as does one calls another a liar. "But when a Congressional com. mittel' holds public hearings, what does the country witness? Too \ j) 0) I ,be • " . domestic rye grass, but if a good stand'is obtained it can be pastured the foIlO\ving summer or plowed un- der as a green manure crop. Ten often it is a three ring circus . , . 'Vitnesses are smeared, tions dragged in the dust to make a Roman holiday to serve SOIl\P. reputa- You'l! find that a CO-OP CORN PICKER will be ponnds to the acre is -the rate for politician's purpose. 'Vorst of all, 'a faithful servant on committee members indict citizens "Mon~V.fru" seeding sweet clover. Mixtures of your farm for a great in advance by sensational chal'ges rye grass and sweet clover some- given to the press. !\Ien are thus many years. Its sturdi- times produce good stands, often convicted iiI the public mind ness with light weight Churchill points out that the use in advance of hearings." of these cover crops Is particularly .. " easy running qual- ( / important on slopes where erosion ities ... flexibility . is a factor and'in fields where green one man operation . manure is needed, ability to do a clean job of picking and husking. and its low opera tin.; \'FUEL OIL. •• costs will make proud of the fact .that you bought one. you Will Be Short This Winter! SEE THE IMPROVED CO-OP CORN PICKER TODAY .. YOU'LL c Get Your Supply BUY ONE . .. TODAY To be sure of your winter's supply of Fuel Oil, we suggest that Y011 get your supply in now. There is STRONG C~A~~ ALL.STEEL Constructed WAGON entirely of steel, every indication that there will be this rugged all-purpose Co-op a shorta'ge this coming winter. farm wagon is built to do a Farm Bureau Fuel Oil is always the highest quality at wide variety of jobs around the farm. The bed is 14 feet regular prices. FiIl\our existing storage now to permit long and 7 feet wide, standing your local Farm Bureau Petroleum dealers to restock and 33 inches from the ground. insure you of a supply when you may need it the most. Wheels are disc type. Drop Call him today and place an order for immediate delivery. center rims. Easy to pull due to Timken bearings and rub- ber tired wheels. Wagon box Farm Operation Costs Are Less grain tight. Side. boards r01"'S")TAfAST ••• £ easily removed. Special de- l .. t drop 0 When You Purchase These signed hitch. Has capacity L .Controls pre.harves . 1 ~nd pears. app cs ~ Quality Products of 5,000 pounds. pernntS , £ • to stay on rUlt , 'g im" STAFAST Contoins Not Qne, QUALITY FUEL OILS Co-oP TIRES & TUBES co-oP RUIBER- TIRED FARM WAGON CHASSIS favonn UNICO MOTOR OILS Co-oP BATTERIES uees \onger• pro\'cd co \ 0 • r Size ,. -'1Ind But TWO Hormone Ingredients TRANSMISSION OILS co-oP SPARK PLUGS I Engine~rd to meet ,fa~mers' ne~ds .. this tel~scopmg, non-twIstmg couplmg pole Co-op rubber-tired for easy adjustment wagon chasis features to desired wheel-base {\a\'or. NONE OTHER OFfERS THIS PLUS ACTIONI UNICO GREASES ... UNICO ANTI-FREEZES length .... Wagon boxes also available. r problem bv, lve \ abo Distributed by Buy Co-opel atively at Your He \ pS so . k' gscason. See Your Local Farm Bureau Petroleum d'ngtheplC In cxten I . _,_ FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. Dealer and Buy Now -;" LOCAL FARM BUREAU OR CO-OP DEALER •n.,. U 8. I'al. Oll'. FARM BUREA U SERVICES, INC. Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co-ops Farm Bureau Services, Inc . Available Throu!!hout Michigan See Your Dealer II Petroleum Dept. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. Farm Equipment • Division 221 N. Cedar St. J ...'In •Inf!, '1I h'IJ('an • • ,. FOUR SATURDAY. SEPTE~SER 6, 1947 M I CHI G A N FAR M N,E W S BELL PROPOSES 0f: Coral, Fife Lake, Grand Haven, HIIlS'dale.Jonesville, Kalkaska. La. 1 peer. Mackinac Island. Mancelona, LImE PIGS A TYPICAL FARMER'S,EXPERIENCE WITH THE MICHIGAN PROPERTY TAX DURING THE YEARS 1920 THRU 1940 TO BROADEN :'Itorley.Xewberry, St. Ignace. :::aulte Ste. Marie. Standish, Stephenson, ,\V~tel'llmeet,And \'lest Branch. THRIVE ON FEED This real estate tax reduction didntjust happen.TheFar~ eureau'~ le~i5lative pro~ram aimed at relievjn~ the excessive RURAL SERVICE ~fr. Dawson said the proposed In- crease over present rural rates In most eases would range from 25 HIGH IN PROTEIN' property tax for roads and schools is responsible' for a lar6e proportion of the relieF-.lhese ~ins must be protected_ PROPERTY TAX FOR HIGHWAYS Theodore H. Dawson. general de- cents to $I per month for residence Little pigs thrive and make ex- DRAIN TlIrIlSHIP COUNTY ROAD HIOHW~Y SPECIAL BOltO A RDADTAI ST....T~ GIl~DE~ TOTAL TOTAL AtIllIIT l£SS velopment supervi;;or all'llhead of subscribers and 50 cents to $2.25 fOI' cellent gains on high protein feed V,\LUATIOH STAlE COUNTY SCHOOl AlLAME "~JAL CUt fRY AT LAP.6£ ROAD REPAIR. ~O""O INTEREST ATLAW O £SHED ifl6HWAY TA;( RO.... TAX lllAI ~ I9ZS the Michi~n Bell Telephone rural business subscribers. , mixtures. sars \\'.:\'.~Ic~tilIen,ex- pr01:n1m. ha~ sll.idthat the comllallY Proposed changes in the Intra. tension animal husbandry special- 1920 6.600 17.01 26.05 41.90 9.11 16.50 9.QO 9.90 36.30 144.03 ha.'i plans for broadening Its rural 9tnte long-distance rate schedule ist at ;\[ichigan State colle~t'.~ISC suTiee in connection with the ap- are: 1. An Increase of 5 cents over tests have shown that "stunting" 1921 6,600 27.13 35.98 39.18 3.11 1.92 7.04 13.13 9.63 9.83 .46 33.25 148.37 plication to the public service com. present charges for distances be- of little pigs may be caused br ra- missi()n fOT a general increase in tween 10 and 112 miles. 2. Reduc- tions too low in protein. 1912 1.000 21.75 46.34 31.50 20.23 12.20 10.50 10.50 33.20 154.02 rates for CHY and rurlll phones. The Rell rompany lion in the initialcalling period (be- Weaning pigs. six weeks, old, were will propose a fore o\'ertime charges) from the pre- fed different amounts of protein 1923 6.300 19.78 39.00 25.20 13.92 15.12 6.62 6.61 . 11.47 39.83 137.13 sent 5 minutes to 3 minutes for new type of extended-area service distances from 11 to 30 miles. 3. along with grain. The pig,;fed a 14- 1924 6,300 16.44 36.10 25.52 14.84 9.51 12.60 11.60 6.14 I3J3 • 55.18 148.08 .. to permit rural users In most ex. An increase in overlime charge:! percent protein ration consumed a ('hange;; to call nearby exchanges from the present ~ to 1/3 of the pond-and-a-half or feed Il,!rday but Iq25 6.300 18.90 28.41 18.90 21.23 9.45 9.45 16.07 14.24 49.21 I3b.65 initial period rate. -I. Revision of gained an average of only one-third with the same general ('ommunity Inten'st without pa:ring tollcharges. the discount on night and Sunday of a pound per day. Pigs led more There would bt! no limit on the than 20-percent protein gained 1Il0re 1926 Iq21 6.300 6,000 18.08 39.82 28.35 22.86 35.10 3QOO 26.46 . 9.45 9.45 1210 1414 I 45.24 151.95 number rates from the 35 per cent to 20 per of such calls. At -present cent under the day rates. 5. Increase than a pound a day cating about 19:44 9.00 9.00 19.44 12.84' 8.04 58.32 166.32 tbey run from 10 to 20 centa per in toe minimum differential in pel'- two-and.one-th Ird pounds of feed. Iq28 6.000 1836 21.78 26.40 18.24 BJ4 16.80 9.00 9.00 2238 10.68 11.02 78.88 176.80 Thl'ee times the gain wus l11~dc ('all. son-to-person rates over station-to- with less than twice t.h~ amount Surveys conQucted '0)' the tele- station charges from the present 35 of feed. - phone company in recent years have per cent to -10 per cent. 1929 6.000 25.50 23.40 39.84- .36 15.90 18.06 8.34 8.34 9.48 4D8 8.04 13.92 70.2(, 175.2' 1.54 shown that rural te~phones users Dawson ~[d[lllen points out that said the new rates "are mers can well afford to feellplenty far- 1930 6.000 24.Q6 21.72 30.00 1.26 14.88 16.68 12.00 11.00 3.66 \ 3.90 7.68 SS.92 148.74 28.06 want to be able to call nearby com- no higher than necessary to provide of snpIllement to little pigs toelay munitle~ at will. :'Ifr.Dawson said. good service. The increases are.ne- becanse there is littlediiiel'etwe in 1931 6.000' 26.76 24.60 27.00 19.68 8.64 750 7.50 1.44 31.08 129.12 47.68 Excep\ for farm subscribers in 17 cessnry to permit the company cOll1munltles where there i$ no large catch up with rising costs of doing to the )lrlce of supplement and grain . Protein needs \'ury according to 1932 5 ADO 21.Q8 26.14 2100 16.25 2.70 2]0 . 5.40 96.77 8Q03 area of community n ... arb)' Bell exchange. interest, or a business. In general, telephone the size of the pigs. Part of the pro- all rural rates of today are the same as in tein should be of an imal margin, 1933 5.400 3A6 24.41 21.60 JIBs 61.35 115.45 ('ustomers of the company In an extended call1n~ area would be 1937, or even lower, although the espeCially that fed to pigs weighing and cost of almost everything used in less than 75 pounds. i\1c:\lillen'S \934 5.40'0 3_62 26.41 16.20 46.13 130.57. . re- benefit by the elimination or short pro\-iding telephone service has cOIllIll('nllations for feeding. 1935 5 ;400 31.81 10.80 42.61 134.19 toll chal1;es. I risen sharply. Pigs np to 75 pounds-one bag of 1936 5 :4'00 31.59 16.20 . Areas that would not nave extend. ed ;>erviceare near the communities "Revenues, of course, have gone 35 to 40 percent protein :,"pplement up to()-In fact, 2~ times the to two and one-half bagg of grain. l - 47.79 129.01 • amount In 1937. But the total of all Pigs 75 to 125 pounds-onc hag 1937 5;400 28.46 21.00 .08 55.54 12L26 our costs has trebled in the same of 35 to 40 percent protein supp;e- '" , period. As a result, Michigan Bell's ment to foul' hags of grain. 1938 5:400 34.13 32.40 8.15 14.68 102.12 return on Investment has sliIlped Pigs 125 pounds anli heavier- more than a third under ,the,level one hag of 35 to 40 pel'cem protein .1939 5:400 33.80 2100 #f 5.40 ".10 110.60 of 10 )'ears ago." supplement to eight bags of graill. 1940 5:100 34.67 21.60 .52 5.41 , 62.20 1.460 , .; - AGR'L COLLEGE SEPT. CUTTING , . .:~ FINDS NEW HOG , WEAKENS ALFALFA .. ~~ION 20 E ~ NE ~ WATER.TOWN TWP. ,C~INTON 00. MANGE CONTROL Farmers who allow the cutting RURAL HEALTH BUTLERHEADS PLOESER FINDS' I in the public interest. Mr. Ploeser signed that report. When Ploeser's committee arriv- ELEVATOR EXCH. . , A new treatment for hog mange has recently been 'tested and heing recommended by ;\liehig-an is her at'e likely to harm illll~~~~ie~~ ~I~ethyee~:C~~l(le:tl~~~fa the stand of CONFERENCE AM. INSTITUTEOF CO-~OPHEARINGS ed at Greenbelt, Maryland, to in- vestigate the Greenbelt Consumers Services, Inc.,a co.operative, it was HAS BEST YEAR ~iSEPT 18'-19 .CO-OPERATION ROUGH GOING short two imin. -Patman was there, State College. so PIoeser appointed him to the At the 27th annual meeting of ;\llClllganState colle~e .• g~~t~~~g~:::'~;l~~~~l~tssp~~iali~'t Bem:ene hexachloride has been committee, emphasizing that he the Michigan Elevator Exchange at The alfalfa plant needs five or six . might not be a permanent member. Lansing Sept. 3, General Manager found to give excellent results in Karl D. Butler, director of re- mange control and in killing hog weeks growing time after cutting to The first annual Michigan Rural Congressman "'alter Ploeser, re- After two days of testimony, the Stanley Wellman told the repre- get hack Into proper condition for Health Conference, sponsored th:! search for the Co-operative G. L. F. publican of !\Iissouri,chairman of Ploeser committee marched out sentatives of 95 co-opemtive eleva- lice. Tests were made in Hillsdale the new committee on small busi- plants to recover to stand freezing Michigan State Medical Society in Exchange, Inc., of Ithaca, New with one marked accomplishment. tor stockholders: and St. Joseph counties with some her will not leave time for the co-operation with 27 state organ i- York, is the new president of the ness in the House of Congress, and It had established itself in the "The gross proceeds ot market- hogs in far ad\'anced stages of Institute of Co-opera,tion. champion of the anti-co-operative lliants to recover to stanl freezing zations. will be held September 18 American minds of many newspaper corre- ing produce for patrons for the mange. A good example cited hy this fall. After frost, the plant and 19 at Michigan State college He will take office about the close forces there, has started his in- spondents as a prosec~tor of co-op- year ending June 30, 1947, amount. Hany Moxley of the college animal cannot manufacture more food, so at East Lansing. The Michigan of the yeal' an11 will become the vestigation of co-operatives. But hushandry department is a pen of if the plants are not sufficiently Farm etative enterprise. It went In ed to $16,908,816 compared to Hureau is co-operating. second president of the Institute it apparerltly isn't going to be the there determined to hang a "mo- $11,097,022 the previous year, an pigs on ,the Wallace Godfrey farm since it was reorganized three happy type of.hunting tlhat he had nopoly" tag on a particular co-op- at Jonesville. The animals were in strong. winter killing may result. Planned as a working conference. years ago. Raymond W. Miller, planned. increas~ of $5.811,8\4." WITH far ad\'anced stages of mange with While pasturing or cutting of the two-day session alfalfa dlll'jngSe)ttember is danger- improve health standards and ex- will seek to president, will become Dean of i\lany weeks ago 1\11'. Ploeser ap- erative. The hearing was focused on that Idea. Therefore newspaper anyThis yearIs iilthe the largest historybusiness for of the Ex- thickened and wrinkled skin and ous. Dr. Dexter advises a IImitcd pand medical facilities in farm Puhllc Relations for the Institute pointed three. Congressmen to act I reports of the proceedings tended change. Mr. Wellman said that CONCRETE While you're improving your farm for had lost much of thell' hail'.After spraying with benzene hexachloride the pigs stopped scratching amount of pasturing later on in the areas, according to Dr. H. n. Zem- ers fall may not do harm. especially if mer, of Lapeer, chairman and the plants have had adequate time conference. of the on a part-time basis. Headquart- with him as a subcommittee of the Institute will remain at vestigate co-opemtives, quite pos- \Vaghington, D. C., without changes sibly along the lines suggested by to in- to suggest monopoly as a term ap- plying to all co-operatives. Con- gressman Patman brought out that the earnings belonging to the eo. operative elevator members also the largest ever. were greater production, do the job for keeps, within flve weeks had grown a in the staff of the Institute. the National Tax Equality Ass'n. three-fourths of the people in President Milton Burkholder and with concrete I Here's a "how to do it" smooth coat ot hair. t~ store food in the roots hefore Dr. E. L. Anthony,. dean of Agrl- The Board of Trustees picked In the uproar that followed, two Greenbelt were favorable to'the co- Mr. Wellman emphasized the im- book that wiU help you build such fI ost. culture at Michigan State college, Amherst, Mass .• as the place for of his committeemen discovered operative and that there was com- portance of farm co-operatives rec- essential structures as: ~ will speak at the opening sessilm the 20th annual Session of the that they liad other work to do. petition from a supermarket oper- ognizing that they are in a tight at 1:30 p. m. in Fairchild Theatre. American Institute of Co-operation Then Congressman 'Vright Patman, ated by one of the largest chains. to the tlnish with those groups who Barn Floors Fe.dlng Floors Watering Tanks S.ptic Tanks USE •••• Many outstanding authorities on August 30 to September rural health. education, govern- This announcement 3, 1948. democrat of Texas. and a most vig. was made to orous defender of co-operatives, an- He denounced the committee proce- dure as it prepare(l to take off for would destroy them. - "'. Walks. Runways Home Improvemenh ment will speak. Round table dis- the 2,000 visitors taking part in nounced that as a member of the California .• Foundations Concrete Masonry Construdion Cisterns Manure Pih Trench Silos Hog Wallows Soil-Saving Dams FRANCE AGSTONE cussions with medical specialists the week-long session at Fort Col- House in charge will be among tures of the conference. Ileynolds, general manager Eastern States }<'armers" Exchange Small Business Committee the fea- Jins, Col., in late August. Quentin he would attend all of Ploeser's of hearings. Patman was chairman of the Honse Small Business Com- September ~ the House Business Committee ol'ticeIssued a lengthy press release stating that the Greenbelt Consumers Small Co-opera- Petroleum Convention Scheduled Sept. 15-16 The annual petroleum dealers' Lime your fields now to insure greatet. of \'lest Springfield, Massachusetts, mittee in the last Congress that tive enjoys a "complete monopoly" Remember,concreteisfiresafe, termite- proof, easy to work with, low in first production. Think Before will be the 1948 program chairman. heard all NTEA's' complaints. The committee issued a bulky report, and attacked the exemption from convention sponsored by Farm nul'- eau Services Petroleum Department cost, needs littleupkeep, endures for You Plow Dr. Butler is 37 years old. He detailing all charges and replies. federal income of patronage dlvi. dends paid by the co-operative. is schedulel! to get un'der way ot generations. FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding was born and grew up on a dairy Portage 'Point Inn, Onekama, ~lich. Here's a tip .on keeping the soil and general farm near Mesa, Ari- It stated that in its judgment the Under present law snch patronage igan Sept. 15 andl 16 according to NTEA had failed to make a case Paste 011 ".-r poslal and moil production successfully for over 25 covel'ed from Leonard Braamse, zona, and attened the University of against farm co-o'peratlve,s,and dividends are suhject to Income Earl Huntley department manager. ~----------------------~ PORTLAHD CEMENT ASSOCIATION years. soil conservation specialist at Mich- Arizona. Igan State college. Since 1943, Dr. Butler has been that co-operatives were operating tax upon them. the person, receiving Bettet: than 250 are expected to at- tend the aHai]'.. W9-4 Olds Tnwe._ Lansing 8, Mich Before plowing crop residues un- the Co-operative G.L.'F. Exchange Plear~~"ConereteHandbook o( Plant located just south of the city limit. der, determine whethel the] can in contact work with research pee. Peratanent Farm Construction."I am especially in~ in of Monroe, on US~25•. be used better for erosion control '.. pie in land gl'ant .colleges and in- possibly for over winter protection dustry, in educational work, and at on a roll or slope. In other word~, present director of research for St. or R.R. Ho. THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY if you have rolling or hilly fields G. L. F .. SUbject to water 'erosion or fields MONROE, MICHIGAN Co~op State subject to wind erosion .•• refrai!! There are better than 41,300 motor Cit)' from fall plowing them. trucks on farms in Michigan. Co-op 6 Ft. Farm Freezer I DEEP WELL Is The Best Buy FARM In This Class of FREEZER Hundreds of Co-op 6 cubic foot farm freezer owners are finding Jet . this to be a fact. This Co-op G foot farm freezer means year- around good eating for the whole family-and at the lowest cost. It has six outstanding advant- ages. Organized fOfld compart- ment, illumination, safety sig- nal, 4 I~ inch in~ulation, effici- P.uIIIpS Jet turbine pumps usually deliver considerably more water than a plunger pump with ency, and appearance. jt e0.d4 .fe46 to. . BudJ. ' an equal size motor. They are noiseless--no belts,gears, valves,.rods or cylinders or cup leathers to cause trouble and repair bills. No moving part in the well. Installanywhere • Compare - PRICE - QUALITY - SERVICE UJiih (~ Co-op deep well jet pumps are now available.Consider the advantages in a jet pump: I-One moving part-the bronze impeller I 6-Sealed motor bearings-grease packed For those desiring a larger type freezer, t he following chest types and uprights arc also best buys: ...~ LAMINATED. with itsstainless steel shaft. Cuts service 'and maintenance costs. ' for life. CO-op 8 or 16 cubic ft. chest type - Unico 15 or 30 cu. ft. upright RAFTERS 2-Quiet operation. 7-Glass lined venturi-reduces friction-loss to flow of water. Gives wear and 3-Unrivaled economy in use. Just write "FREE FREEZING GUIDE" on a penny post card greater volume of water per horsepower. FREE together with your name and addre!ls and we will send you a handy and inform'ative "Preservation of Fruits and Vegetahles hy Freez- Unico Laminated Wood Rafters are engIneerea for immediate erection. which means low cost constructio~ 4-Adaptable to hUndr~ds of installations: Saves on electricalconsumption. Freeziag Guide Ing" chart published by Michigan State College Extension Depart- They can be used to construct farm buildings of almost deep wells to 80 feet; over-:the-well,or in ment. the basement installations. 8-Dependability, economy and quietness or any size to serve many purposes. Maintenance and up- keep are kept at a minimum as there is no rust.corrosion 5-Pump itself has no bearings-no lubri- operation put these Co-op jet pumps • ahead. SEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF APPLIANCES gr sag. Stop' in for complete information. cation is necessary. at Your Local Farm Bureau Dealer Sold by SOLD BY YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU DEALER FARM BUREAU SERVICES INC. Your Local Farm Bureau or Co-op Dealer Eledrkal D~t. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. FARM BUREAU -SERVICES, Inc. Farm Equipment Division 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing Farm Electrical Dep't 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Miehigan , I S,ATURDAY, SEI"'TEMflER 6,. 19'17 _______________ M_I_C_H_I_G_A_N __ F_A._R_. M~~N~E~W~~S --- r_IV_E Community 'I~plemt:nt Dealers Hold Sisson Succeeds than the income and expense of the average farmer. Shelby, Oceana-16. Cecil Kerr, County Farm Bureau Organization Directors BUSKIRK IN Conference Sept. 12-14 Freiberg as Manager Farm Bui-eau who recently won a prize In II. State Contest sponsored by the Michigan We introduce to tion directors hired Farm Bureau members three of the full time cbunty orgamza- by County Farm Bureaus. We shall present others now GROUP TO AID Farm Implement dealers of Farm Bureau Services Inc. are schedul. Douglas Sisson Of UayloHI was elected Inanager of the Otsego Activities Assn'n of Farmer Co-operatives working as soon as we can get a photograph. These men have been hired to help ed to hold their annual two-day con- County Co-opel'atlve Association at BlI MRS. j["LRJORIE, ,KARKER In these summary reports of Com- The tour was the prize won. told about t'he tour taken through co.operatives of southern Michigan. develop the County Farm Bureau programs .• GRAPE INDUSTRY ference at Portage Point Inn, Por- the 29th annual meeting of stock- tage Point, Sept. 12. 13 and 14. Onekama, Michigan holders at Gaylord the latter part of August. ., munity Farm Bureau meetings the Pleasant Valley, Leelanau-10. Governor Sigler has appointed The field representath es of the Sisson replaces Chns F~elberg. name of the group the <:,ruJity and Group very much opposed to open- Carl E. Busktrk, president of the Farm Equipment Division of Farm ot Gaylord, who reslg~ed th~3 year the number In attendanGe;.are given ing Leelanau county for hunting :\1i~higan Grape Growers Ass'n, and Bureau Services are holdinl!; a two after holding the position h)r the in that order. of deer' by archers, season to open O\\en J. Cleary, chairman of the day meeting prior to the conference. past 17 years. Niles, Berrien-19, Trooper Fred.! October 1st, and sent a letter of pro. state liquor control commission. to Implement dealers w;I1 register The financial report for the past erick of the :l\Iichigan Stllte Police test to the Conservation Department heLd an advisory group to plan Friday, Sept. 12. year revealed gross sales o~ fl;:l.0~7 post was guest speaker~"His topic regarding this. Some reasons given legislation to help the Michigan AU of the farm implement deal. with total assets. Includ.mg flx~tl was traffic laws, state police pro- for this opposition were that it wine industry and Michigan grape ers have heen invited and it is ex. properties, of $34,996. Official!! sa1l1 tection for farmers and' how to would force farmers to bring their preducers out of a ruinous comp',- pected that approximately :,wll will this was one of the finest-years In avoid accidents on highwu,Ys. young stock up off from range too titive situation with California attellll. history of the organization. wine makers. A. C; Sparkies, Kal~~a~~o-20. ea:lY and that the deer h~r?s in At a hearing before Governor In discussing rural.uruan. i'elation- thiS country were not suffiCiently Sibler, it was said that the law Ihips this group decid~d' that too large and we~e not ?Olng. enough limiting Michigan wine makers to Mastitis Meat Amch publiCity is given to'increafit!s damage t~ wal rant thiS actIon. making wines of not more than Drug treatment, even though ef. Less feed would not mean ler.s in farm prices and not. enough to . Porcupine Lak~, Otsego. Group 16% alcoholic content is the root fective. is only a help in cOlllrol- meat in 1947. The cut will come ill the factors causing the increases. discussed the tOpiC ?f how farmers of the trouble and should be re- ling mastitis; no tlairym'ln should 1948. 1they think Farm Bureau should c?uld better adve:tlse and make pealed. Michigan wines cannot he consider it a substitute for propel' make known the other:'''side of the City, people conscIous of the far- sold in competition with California sanitary practices and managemen~. A "boarding" hen co.'lts 40 cent." story." '.:- mer s problems: It was suggested wines of 20% alcholic, content 01' a month to feed. It she is not pro. Stone Corners, Kent-1J.i':' Group am~ng. ot~er thmgs that the farmer more. Moreover, California is ahle Three quarters of all logs and duclng a dozen eggs a month, she b~1ieves that most maga~lnes and ad, ertlse III the,.local paper thEl ~r!ce to price its 20% wines under Mich. lumber In the United States are will make the farmer more money papers emphasize the 'profits made he actually receIVes for commodities igan wines. In Pal.t. because they shipped entirely by truck. as a Sunday Illnner. are not subject to our state tax . by specialists in agricul~~ ___________ . _q"l_"' ..rather s?ld; also t'hat beer and tobacco signs on barns be replaced by ad- :\Ir. Buskirk said that only 10% of Michigan's 1946 wine production • ver~ising about milk, produce and meat. J. A. Artman, of Three Oaks Leo M. Godin of Gobles R-l 'has I has heen ~old because of th.e pres- , Eugene Brooks, one time Roll , , ent situatIOn. State willenes arc PURE CRUSHED J.l to Girard, Branch-49: Group moved pay $1.00 each toward the expen- has been secretary and county or. Call manager for Midland county, heen employed by Van Buren Coun- overstocked and may not be in the TRIPLE SCRE£t)lED ganization directo~ for Berrien ty Farm Bureau as full time secre- market for this year's grape crol', ses of each boy or girl from this was'recently employed by the Sagi- sHtlL group who attends 4.H camp. County Farm Bureau since May 1. na}v_County Farm Bureau as Organ- tary and organization director. For He said that perhaps 25.0?0. tons OYSTER I California.Branch - 35. It was \ For many years Mr. Artman was a ization Director for Saginaw. . of the 1947 grape crop antlclpatL'(1 '\~~n~L~-~~~ a number of years Mr. Godm was at 45,000 tons may be without a decided by this group that the Farm professor on the staff of the Uni. Mr. Brooks ,has an outstanding with the Liggett & Myers drug con- market. Some 30,000 acres of Bureau should take an active part versny of Chicago. When he took record in Farm Bureau work. He in the problem of farm surpluses cern. Assuming his duties in June grapes in Michigan have heen mar- up residence on the farm he had assisted Fred Reimer, district man •. ' keted to nine wineries which nor- and suggested that a policy-forming in that area, with the forming of MI'. Godm arranged a meeting be- mally use 50 per cent of the entire agency should be established and owned In Berrien county for 30 community groups in Midland, and tween memhers of the County Farm crop. that rhe policy on surpluses should should be flexible enough to change years, he also became pastor of a church at Three Oaks. He is a Is now doing excellent work Saginaw County Farm Bureau. Mr. for BUI;eau and the County Road Com- .... ~ir. Buskirk is presiden~ of th? Michigan Farm Bureau, vlce-presl- miSSIOn for a ~scusslOn of rural dent of the Farm Bureau Fruit IT,'5 MORE THAN ORDINARY DDr with conditions. They also added Brooks' prime responsibility is to that government money for sur- strong believer in community or. ganization and citizen education. assist the Saginaw Farm Bureau highways that attracted consider. Products~ Company, aJld is a mem- It's a Disinfectant, DDT and Wbite Paint all in on l ! pluses should be spent for school members in' carrying out their pro. able attenti?n and newspaper com- ber of the American Farm Bureau 'Why spend money and labor on twO separate, trouble:) lunche;; and to feed the lower-in- He has been a member of the Farm gram by devoting bis full time work t committee on fruit and vegetahle FOR POULTRY . come groups. Bureau and Grange for many years. to t'he task, men. marketing . ..,some, expensive jobs when Carbola-DDT, Kilmana,gh, Huron-19. showing the location of raw materi- als for fertilizer manufacture was A map ber 2nd. All men able to help are to meet at the church corner. I der an agricultural board to be made the Farm Bureau. , up principally of individuals en- Blumfield, Beuna Vista.Saginaw- MORE AND'BETTER J DOES THREE NECES~ARY.JOB~ \ ~~~;~O~~~-;D studied and the importance of fer; O;Eco~:~~, Coldwater, Isabella. After dis. gaged' in farming or agricultural \ 30. ':\Irs. Fred Miller reported that tilizer plants at strategic points cussing the problem on rural.urban pursuits. she had turned in the $305 raised FARM BUREAU MILLING .CO. Inc. allClGo. tLl.:: .': were revealed. Reman, Newaygo-16. cided to paint mailboxes on Septem- Group de- relationships in regard to the high cost of living, this group instruct!- Bellevue No.1, Eaton-19. Dur-' by this group for. the Sag!naw Coun- ing the discussion on farm surplus- ty Cancer DetectIOn Center and that GRASS ~ LEGUMES 'I ed their secretary to contact ~ir. es one member made the remark the Detection Center would be open- .. Marshall Wells of radio station that if some new farm machinery ed in October. ag;'i~~~~~~.:~~~;~~t;~~f~~t~~il?~;~I~ (1) KILLS FLIES (2) KillS DlSEASE._GERMS, \VJR and ask him to stress the far. was not forthcoming soon we would Isadore.-Leela~au-9. Group went (3) GIVES WHITE WAllS ( \ AGENTS WA'NTED mers' side of this problem over the I not have to wory about farm sur. r~ord as favol'lng t.he transport.a. an~h~t~~71~ti.heme of the program Kills . .I % 'tr:tr~ air. ,pluses because there wouldn't be twn of all non.pubhc school c1ul- being launched by .the :\Ii~hlg~n spiders 90 less cobwebs for 8 to 10 months~ ,I Henrietta.Waterloo, Jackson~O. any .• dren to and from school. State college extensIOn service. III A .. ' ••• Miss Hansen, home demonstration agent, showed a picture and gave ., .\ East Hersey, Osceola-125. Our co-operation with other agencIes. Lan.slng, DeIhl,. I~gham .. M1. group met with Cat Creek, South .. To cany out this program a dozen Better sanitation. lower bactena.'( ' .. -- • The Insurance. Department of the Michigan State Farm Bureau has many openings for agents to represent the State Farm a talk on frozen foods and preparation which was enjoyed by their Hutchllls of the Michigan l\hllel s east I Richmond and Townline demonstration Mutual Fire Insurance' Company groups at the g~mnasium in Her. of the state are beinl!; planned .. met with the group and gav~ a fine sey 1\1r Richmond of Mt. Pleasant farms in all parts ~~ " DO AS THOUSANDS OF FARMERS ARE DOINC: Why wa,t,! tlme \tettin\tyour barn ready and pay money for two labor jobs-first Insurance Companies in Michigan. We wo~ld appreciate hearing all present. talk f t b . particularly .. Next summer demonstrations will (. \ ... for whitewashin\t, then DDT? Save labor costs and .on sa ~ y, ean?g 'lsPoke on the Blue Cross hospitaliza. be held on each of these farms to \ , work with Carbola-DDT to kill files, spiders, disease from any of our. MlcJi.igan Farm News readers if they are inter- Clinton, Lenawee - 350. This on fires which he said were usually tion plan. show what can be done ,with llIod. {\terms (including Bang's disease) and to make walls • ested In talking the proposition over wi~h one of our managers. group was hosts to Fal'm Bureau caused by carelessness and neglect. I ern practices and machinery to _---------_, snow white. Never use hydrated people of Washtenaw and Lenawee Forest Bay, Huron-27. Mr. Ro'j make grass farming not only soil h DDTPro d ct B lime-it destroys DDT. Carbola- It would be very helpful to us if any of our readers would BUg- gest the names of likely agent prospects iI; their nearby clUes counties. Marshall Wells of WJR man Booms, chairman of the board Clean Utensils saving, hut more practical. I Gteer ar bola Ch em IU ISC Y, c:a r DDT contains no lime. spoke.' of the Ruth Co.op gave a talk on • Grass an.d Iegumes IJaye ong 0., Employed for 31 years by leading dairy and towns. The remuneration is good. This is a partlcular17 No.1, Genesee-22. Group sent the part a co.operative plays in the For Clean Milk been l'ecogn~zed as the. backbOl~e CCC 3% DOTGarden Dust farmers, poultry raisers, experiment good time ~o start. Address your inquiry to letters of commendation to Repre. farmers' ,marketing program. Improperly cleaned utensils are of good fa~m1llg, but dUring the el a CCC 25% DDTGardenSpray stations. Coste only 3 cts. to treat 25 sq. ft. sentatlves Blackney and Crawford Frankenlust Bay _ 12. Mrs. listed by D. L. Murray, Michigan of high pnces for cash crops, land ~t1~~e(~l>}:u~~?c:~:eDJ.~) , and to Senators Ferguson and Van. Adolph Begi.ck was elected as a reo State COllege extension dairyman, adapted to grass and legumes has CCC25.31 (DDT& CopperIn- ,Hardware, Feed, Seed, Dl:ug. Farm Stores INSURANCE DEP'T ',. MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU presentative to the Bay County Woo as the cause' of a large amount of been devoted to other uses. sectlctde& Fun~lcldeSpray) 1 lb. 25c, 5 lb. 75c, 10 lb. $1.25 221 North Cedar St. 'i :. ~" P. O. Box 960 Lansing, Michigan . den burg for their stand on the Taft- Hartley BI,l1. Porter, Gratiot-21. Group will men's Committee with Mrs. Roland bacteria getting in milk. Kloha as alternate. Demonstration A good near-neutral dairy clean- chosen in the counties of Alcona. farms have been CCC Cattle 25% DDT& Knockdown Spray . CCC10% DDT (Powder lor 25 lb. $2.75, 50 lb. $4.85 Prices slightly higher in Rockies tJ S.W.\ sponsel' a clothes hanging and N. E. Rolland, IsabelJa-23. F(li. er should he used, and all surfaces Grand TI:averse, Osceola, Mus. ~e;::eg~~It;v~~~ej.~~~~ rWrite for Handy FREE E\tg Record Chart. tl"ailel' backing contest at the Gra- lowing a discussion of dangerous in- of the equipment should he cleaned. kegon, lama, Van nuren. Lena wee. (for homes & milk housea) • Th'ete is'. no time for tiot County picniC and Field 'Day. tersections in the county, the group The equipment should be stored in Oakland. and Tuscola. The com- _ :CARBOlA- CHEMICAL CO.-; Inc. • • Silver Lake, Gratiot-14. Lat'her reported on the Farm Bur. Mrs. wrote the county road commission a clean place during the day., Be. suggesting that brush be deared fore use. a chlorine. rinse or other mittee also hopes to Ilick three farms in the upper peninsula. Garden Rote (Rotenone In- ae<:tlclde) Copper Rote (Inse<:ts and ~- -, Natural Bridgl 149 N.y •.r --.-• -MONKEY. BUSINESS eau women's camp held 'at Torch Lake in June. After her report the away as soon as possible .. Chapin, Saginaw-44. ( Group is used. means of sterilizatIOn should be Buy Farm Bureau Seeds. BlllU1t) ~.t1J""ehed 2!U8 • in the Dair:y Business . group voted to have a box social to holding a hox social to raise money • raise the money to pay the expenses to buy a cook stove for the com. • of Mrs. Lather's trip to camp. _ munity hall, a place used by all • • • Townline, Van Buren-17. lutlon passed by group that all state amendments pertaining to appropri. ations of money calTY a clause con. Reso- groups within the community . Townline, Livingston - 16. The group met with MI'. & "Irs. Earl Dickerson August 19 to discuss how What Can , Farm Bureau Members Do? • taining amount -to be raised and better relations can be had bet\\'efln • Here's What You've Done.... proposal of how it should be raised. rural and urban people. Refresh . • Tuttle Hill, Washtenaw-16, group would like to have other Com- This ments centered around a corn roast. Officers elected: Jim Streator, • munity Farm Bureaus discuss the chairman; Tom Lound. vice.chair . , • . • • Market your milk and cream with a subject, "Can the' telephone com- panies giye us better service at in. creased rates?" Plymouth,. Wayne-16. went on record as favoring that Group I man; Mrs. Mary Lound. secretary: Fritz Kunde, er; L. D. Dickerson" discussion Paul Robert, ass't discussion lead- leader; recreation leader; Mrs. Ruth Schneider, pub- As Farm Bureau members you are majority owners, as well as • Mid-West Mem- soil conservation practices be con- !icity chairman; I\1rs. H~zel Hel" founders, of the Farm Bureau Services, Inc. • ber Pro d u c e r trolled by the U. S. government un- bert, representative of Women of • Creamery, WMre • you can earn Because of the need for guaranteed, top They wanted "open formula" feeds to know • more ••• WMre quality seed the original Farm' Bureau what they were buying so a feed depart- • you as a produc- mem b erg, Sl-l'r e a see d depa rt men t . +- t d ment was organized with Milkmaker, then • er become a part , " q', .' Mermashes and Porkmakers, etc. • and receive the benefit of an or- r .'': 7•. : i..~'l.l l "\,;. . ~ : J oJ •• •• ganized bWline88 These: de~it\ffi~tt~~~r~d into the Fatmi'~ureau Services with 'all the many working for your _ • • ~~ b est interests.'- SALES services that good farmers. want and need. You are still the owner and parents of the "ServIces". It exists only because of you and to serve you . The laughable antics of the anthropoids (monkeys. ihat is) provide a poor parallel to the many problems of marketing dOiry products. maintaining adequate purchasing supplies a.L~a savings. which are services provided by Mid-West Producers: Creameries. laboratory Inc •... control and the problems And Look at This Record!, and details of marketing a variety of dairy products from 24 member-producer 01 producers. own~ require study,' judgment of market condil~ons , .. membership dairy plants, representing and an understanding in anyone thousands of the 24 THAT YOUR "Services" own stock, and get such share of savings as your purchaRes carn, you) of the following co-operatively owned manufacturing plants: (and these savings belong to cooperative dairy plants which toqether make up Mid-West. assures eac.'h member-producer of the highest possible price J FARM BUREAU MILLING COMPANY-Hammond, Indiana for his milk or cream" .. PAINT PLANT-Alliance, Ohio Tnt'se Dairy Products or Proven Consumer Acceptance bear. th~ ': , .'. ValJey Lea trade ,name -.~; .~ Buller ... Cheese, -:. Evap- orated Milk ... Roller or SATISFY BARN EQillPMENT PLAN'l'-Alliance, OIL BLENDING PLANTS-Indianapolis, Ohio Ind. and Warrren, Pa. -. Spray Process Non-Fat Mill< MILKING MACHINE FACTORY-Waukesha, Wisconsin .' ~i!J~ Solids ... Condensed Da.iry More than 26,000 Michigan producers already ~ Products .. , Buttermilk TRACTOR PLANT-Shelbyville, Indiana ____ ...... --- Powder •.• Sw«t Cream ~~ benefit by the ORGANIZED, CO-OPERATIVE FARM MACHINERY FACTORY-Bellevue, Ohio SELLING program of MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK SEED PROCESSING PLANT-Fort Wayne, Indiana Cooperative' ... MarkeWig Brings $ High Dollar $ Marketing " I EXCHANGE, which gives Sale.> That Satisfy: Mid - West' Producers' Creameries, Inc.",-i- • Expert salesmen who ~know live stock YOUR share of the 'earnings from these co-opel:ative enterprises is determinerl by your purchases of the commodities 224 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND 2. INDIANA manufactured. Earnings go up as rapjdly as volume efficency appears. " values. • Special attention' to small consignments. MICHIGAN ._ Coklwator-ColdwnterDairy Company". ' Con.tantint-ConJo\tantinc CooP. Cry. Co.' • All live stock on consignment-no spec- FARMERS! WHY DELUDE YOURSELF? A group of 24 Canon City-Dairylar.wtCooP.Cry. Co. ( . I EJoie--EI.ie Coo~ratlve Creamery Co. \ - ulation. In your hands, Farm Bureau members, is the answer as to how much value your "Services" can be to you. Your producer-own'ed , , Eut Jonlan-Jordan Valley Coop. Cry. I dollar can be spent to build earnings and factories for others, or you can spend it to build earnings and factories for F"mont-Fremont Coo~ratlve C\"). Co., Grant-(;rant CooperativeC!"'ameryCo. " , • Immediate payment guaranteed by cooperative' Na.hyill_Farmen Cool"'rat.veCry. Assn. yourself and your'fellow members. It's your choice. Nil_Producer'. Cooperative Dairy , $285,000 bond. dai ry plants St. Louio-St.' Louis CooperativeCry. Co• INDIANA ) • Top buyers eager for the quality meat Your co-operatively manufactured feeds, seeds, machinery, paints, oils extending from O>lambu....-FllI'm ..rs ;\larketinlt Assn" of Michigan live stock fed for market the expansive Craw(ordnille-Farmers' CooP.Cry.. Ine, Middlebury-Middlebul'yCooP. Cry. Co. M.rion-Produce~ Creamery Urleano-Produce," Dairy Mkt. Assn., Inc.) 7 ) I on Michigan grain. Consign your next shipment to Michigan Live I and greases, etc., have no superiors. They are your; and work for you. BUY OPEN FORMULA FARM BUREAU QUALITY FEEDS - meadows of Portland- Producer. Creamery, Michigan lush valleys of to the TENNESSEE Gallatin-Sumner Co. CooP. Cry. Aa~ Murfrft.bore>-Rutherlord Co. CooP.--C~ Nolennillo--Nolen.vllle Coop. Cry. -Alsn;} .' / , Stock Exchange. MERMASH MILKMAKERS 'AT YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU FEED DEALER - PORKMAKERS Tennessee .•• .,.' .... OHIOOayton-Minmi ProducerM - - --:--T Vallpy Coo~"'tive MII~ ' ,t\!4,m.• Inc. ::"I ~ r;"-' t MICHIGAN LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE' FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. and all the way Gre..m'iIIo--Fanners CooperativeDair;,) .. ,I 7~e p~ '(Juucdad' ~ s~ :14~' ILLINOIS _ ~_ Feed Department 221 N. C eclar St. Lansing, Midll'_ in between. l'an.a-Equit).Un~on Cry. " Produ".,-Co,\ DETROIT SrbCK: YARDS' I'aro,-ululty-Unaon Cry. " Produ,,",Co._ Atw..od-A'~~._CooP. _ Crea~y,. ~ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1947 SIX MICHIGAN FARM NEWS the East Orion Farm llureau. l\ll'~ and the entire district 110 per cent- point out that more fun~::lare ayail- Earl Braid .has charge of the plan: Do We MSC SUGGESTIONS PRESQUE ISLE CO. of its goal. able, and they prppose to make for the Cleanup movement. their township an unhealthy place for liuch offenders. Bu~; F!lr~ Dureau Feeds. FOR A HEALTHY MAKES GOAL WOULD STOP Howard Wilson is president of . Want Democracy? LAYING FLOCK, FOR 1947 DUMPING RUBBISH Always the Right "Kind of " ..........., .... Background Material for Discussion in Sep- If eYery pullet was guaranteed to 'Vilh the 1947 fiscal year draw- The East Orion Farm Bureau has tember by Community Farm Bureau Groups 1l1l "SORJlA~' K. lV.4GGO.\"ER. RCSClIn:h lInd Rducutio71 give her owner a couple hundred eggs the first laying year ... what a life poultry farming would be! ing to a close and still short from attaining the 19~7 membership roll call goal, President Earl Grambau inauguarated a movement to dr, something about dumping the rub-I blsh and garbage along roadsides I UFE INSURAN:CEwiththe It doesn't work that way ,though Qf Posen. Michigan challenged and state owned laands in Oakland Upon first thought this will appear to be a question with an obvious answer, but let us stop right here and . when disease loss in the nation's laying flocks totals over a hhndred million dollars a year. members of the PI'esque Isle County Farm Bureau to recruit the requir- eLlnumber' of new members. township, Oakfand County. The community group has 1'ai<; ed $100 to open the campaign aull . "TRIPLETS" . :... ask ourselves some questions: ~ISC poultry specialists recom. Takl.lIg up the challenge the mem- are offering $25 rewards for th~' mend t'hat you always thoroughly hershlll fOl"1nel!four-mall teams and :arrest and conviction of any Il:1r-1 Are we willing to make the sacrifices which are neces- clean and disinfect the laying house set out to complete the job. \Vithin ties despoiling the roadsides ill thiill before housing pullets. If you have a few da)'s the County went ovel' manner. ' sary to make democracy work? just one laying house. sell all your the top with Harold Terry of Rog. They have secured the co-opera- hens at least a month before you ers City and his team getling the lion of the county road commission, Are we willing to put forth the time and effort to make house your pullets. Put the pullets most new membel's. and have been assured ussistancl:' This made eVlll'y county in dis. from the sheriff's office and state a careful analysis of candidates and other measures in it clean house, giving them at least three square feet of floor space Gaylord E. Gardner of .Charlotte, trict ten 100 PCI' ~nt of their goal police. Those behind the plan R-2. has been employed by the l\lIch- appearing on the ballot? .. with deep dry litter .. separat. igan Farm Bureau as a district re- ed from all other poultry by at presentatlye for District No.3. in- Are .we willing to give of our time and effort to intelli- least 200 feet when possible. cludin/i; Livingston. l\tacomb, Oak- Don't waste your time and money land, Wayne and Wushtenaw coun- " gently cast our ballot or to take positions of responsibil- 011 poorlY developed pullets. Th~y ties. ~tr. Gardner is working with .. I I .. f 'b'l' lay few eggs and pick up disease Gus l\Hx. who has done a great piece Ity In oca government or even positions 0 responSI 1 lty easily. It's il good practice ,to rear of work as district representative in our own farm organizations? at least 25 percent more pullets since August, 1944. Mr, Mix has than you intend to house so you can Another question we might well ask is this: If we are eliminate the poorer birds. been in poor health for some time. Mr. Gardner is a graduate of Char- / OUT OF A NEW IDEA born at State Farm Life In- Keep visitors out of the laying surance Company there has come this Triplet Estate lotte high school and took a course 'willing to assume the necessary responsibilities to make house and insist that all hired in engineering. He was al1 FF A I - Plan, which guarantees that a"m!ln c~n never have the d emocracy wor, k d 0 we actua 11y d 0 It. It must be remembered that democracy is not a gift ') hands use sanitary precautions to prevent them from bringing disease into your flock. Cull birds '.... hich are ou't of con. member during hiS school days and saw service in the navy during the war. I PROTECTION I wrong kind of insurance. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE LI~E IT! N ow, .un~er from Heaven. It is something that must be earned, just dition just as soon as they can be ----------- MADE TO 'ORDER. one contract, you can get every basi~ kind of hf~ In- .... recognized. Kill chronicallY and Jordan Valley Milk Mother Nolure pro.ided I~e skunk wilh a sure means of protection against danger. And when il surance coverage from death protection up to savmgs as we must be wtllmg to make sacnfices In order to have scriously sick birds. Burn or bury and retirement. 'All three basfc kinds of insurance- 'l h f '1 P h decply any dead bird the very.day Processing Plant comes to protecting your farm against fire, your an automo bI e, a orne, or even our ami y. er aps I that chicken dies. If you spot any Jordan Valley Co-op Crehmery Slale Mutual can pro.ide a policy thal gi.es you (1) Ordinary Life, (2) Payment Life,. (3) En~ow- . Sure co.erage - in the right omounls - wilhout everyone wants these necessities in life and is willing to I disease in your flock, get your yet- board of directors has voted tu costly frills or unnecessary extras, ment-are included under one contract m the TrIplet ednarian immediately, or conlact erect a new milk processing plant - make . the necessary h 'VI sacrifices d of time and effort in order - h ld I the l\lichiga'n State coll.ege poultry clinic located In the department of to better serye its members. The East Jordan organinlion has pre- , Slate Mutual policies pay, in case of loss. full amount of loss or damage to buildings up to amount Estate Plan_ LET US SHOW YOU how to take the 'guesswork out to 0 b taln t em. ~,e 0 not expect t at anyone wou bacteriology for a diagnosis. Yiously handled only butterfat, ac- t. of insurance carried, providing t.heY are not insured I cording to Percy Penfold who ha:; • for more than nine-Itnths ollheir actual .olue .. , of insurance buying. Investigate this amazing plan do it for us. Likewise, if we truly want democracy, we --------- ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL FEATURE! ~ ~'~~';'EM";;;;~~;~;'d;;. been mana/i;er sinc,," the orl!aniza- must be willing to make sacrifices of time and effort m YAEGER URGES lion was formed in March. 1931. today, SEE YOUR LOCAL AGENT order to have it and to maintain There is reason to believe th:1t .+--------------'",.--1 it. TRAINING FARM Write Michigan Farm Bureau, State Agent, 22j North Cedar St., J-anslng 4, Michigan LEADE'RSHIP we want democrac)-' because: \Yhen OJ' our own farm OI'g-anization. tho 702 Church St. F1inl 3, Michigan l~ our forefathers came to American great masses of people are willing . ' w. V. BURRAS. Pruid,.t H. X. FISK. S.cttrUT I Representing shores 327 )'ears ago. the)' left most to stand back and "let George ou of their possessions behind them it." I "Stale Mutu.allnsures Every Filth Farm in Michigan-Ask Your Neighbors/" STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE' CO. and came to an entirel)' new coun-' .~~y is it that f~equently people try .. The)' came because they we.re CritIcIze the opel'atlOns of the local program schelluled to expire Dec. C?nnn~ed that they could be satI5-' school. yet they are nevel' he~rd I 31. 19~8, farm groups should fled WIth none other than the demo- 01' eyen seen at the annual meeon;; I alert to express themselyes on a new cratic way of lif~. This shouid he wh~I'e .policies are I With the present 'national pric'l determined'i prog-ram 01' a continuation of the he """'--- .-...., OpeD-IRI' For Alentl ..---_ ....."..----_J II in Some Communitiu Home Office: Bloomington, III. • proof of the strength of our foun- ThiS mIght als'l apply to the opera. I'reSf>nt one. Jack Yaep:er, assist- dation of thinking in terms of demo lion of a local farmer's co-operative. ant executiye secretary of th'l l\lich- ocr~c)-.. "e It could a~so. be well applied to the igan Farm Bureau, told 585 Van- have furtller reason to oe- memlJershlp \II farm Bureau. Many Buren County Farm Bureau mem- Feedlots Are Food Factories lleve that our desire for democra.:y good ideas in the past Iqve heen bel'S at i\laple Isle the eallY }lart is sincere when ",'e consider that stated on the street cornel'. at au,:. of August. 350.000 )'oung men and women of I tion sales 01' at other gatherings the present generation gave their that have neYer heen channeled ing h'alf of some American crOllS. Huge European exports are tnk. - liyes during World War II to make t3rough to the point whel'e it would IWhen this vast export ceases. there a place in the world for democracy. pl'oye benel1ciai to the entire or- are possibilities of great surpluse'l ~lore than 9,000 of them came from ganization. at home and no regulations to curh ;\lichigan. From this we might infer From the information Ilresentc.1 them if somethin~ isn't don~ to that democracy means lite itself w hel'e it is not clear whellfer Ameri- take Ull where t~ price pr.ograrn • a substantial portion of our popU-, cans truly want democracy anli leaves off. 1atlon. We must not forget that this I want it enough to make the neces- With ihis warning of storm l'ig- man. woman and chlid 1D AmenCil i struggle for democr~cy. cost ev~ry sar): sacrifices to maintain it. nals on the agricultural-horizon, Mr. "e are very apt to say that We I Yaeger recommendel! a well-financ- / ) " $2.410 thus far. and the price h.ls want democracy; that we woultl ae- ed plan to train' farm leadership. not all heen paid. A quarter of a cept. nothing else; that we wouid century ago 121.000 of whom 2.722 even shed hlood to protect it; while held by the Van Buren Farm Bur- I ,The picnic was thll larges~ e\'er IelF \ ........ <.~ ~ came from :\1ichigan. gave theil' at the same time we ha,'e volumes eau. N ... ~'e, lives to make the world safe for of evidence of the passiveness which _ ,0~, WIth the approach of fall, -./ ~~ -:. '. I democracy. Then we paid $175 per sounds the death knell to democracy to 1S t t.he endless streams of cattle' and ~~"7-::-,::.~ capita for our pri\'ilege to continue itself. e ery es IVa e lambs flow down out of the high summer } '''~..;, ~~ - ~ .. ~ to lh'e in a democracy. - It must be -remembered that at. For Sept 25-27 "-ithout a doubt. it one were to titudes are far stronger than words., ~ f' K _ pastures. Last spring's pigs spon...will be '~~ interview the people on the street. If democracy is going to continue, in the shops, or in the harvest field. we must he actively willing to rio I~el' Farm Bureau~ are co-operat1l1~ The DecatUl. 1- anulton and .ee or. tbe way to market. The sorting lots and . I ..-- - ~~~~~ ~' cOITalswill soon be busy. \ . .~ 4!':~~_1:.:i -,",. almost 100'1< -would say they would more than just SAY we want dem- 1D the sp?nsorslup of the annua ~~ be willing to accept no other form ocracy. celery ')f~s~val to ~: held at Decatul'l In the valleys and plains the feedlots begin to phorus, and twenty times as much potash. of gO\'"llrnment than democracy. Sept. -;). _6 an.d. -, ... fill. They darn back some of this fall flood of This might lead one to believe that Produce ~xll1hlts WIll be, held 111 Keeping the soil fertile through use of manure our people are solidly behind dem- Spraying equipment used to apply th.e township, hall. ~ flo" er show animals ... YoU:who feed livestock know well from livestock is only one factor in judging ocracy and are willing to support 2,4-D must be cleaned thoroughly WIll be held.1Il the v~ll~~e hall. Pa. how important this,is. Youb-ealize that it helps whether "feeding" is likely to be a profitable New "Slant" Saves Pigs it, even with life itself. beJ'ore it is used to appiy other types rad~. shootl11g exhIbItion. horse avoid periods of glut an~ scarcity, by s~retchin~ Farrowing pen~ with sloping One might question whether we of sprays. Useful plants can be }lullIng conte.st. ball .games and venture. There are many others which are being floors are the answer to clumsy really want democracy when we con. killed or seriously injured by the other entertalllment WIll be feat~r. out, over months, the tIme of marketmg. You constantly studied by individuals, colleges, and sows that step or lie on ,baby sider that: A generation ago hold- 2.4-D residue. cd throughout the three-day affaIr. know, too, how such year 'round marketing experiment stations. In every feeding area they pigs. The slant of the floor' kes ing a pUhlic office was considered I - '~i serves to lessen big "feast-or-famine" Ilrice fluc- are trying out new rations, watching costs, plug- advantage of the natura tencl- an honor and an office holder tua tions. And who should understand better than ging "leaks," developing more efficient feeding ,ency of sows to lie wi their held the respect of his community. ~ you how the feedlots of America add millions of techniques. So if you are feeding- livestOCk, or b~cks uphill, while tiny baby pigs tumble down- .\l every election there were several ~ candidates for almost e"er}' puhlic September Is pounds to the nation's meat supply? are considering it, it' may be worth your while hill safely out of her ay. Used extensively in Ken- PA INT UP TIM E , tucky, slopin_gfloors a~e cut baby pig losses to only . office, and on election day almo<;t Feedlots save for the land much of the fertility to consult your county agent, vocational agricul- one. out ?f thlrty, accordmg to W. P. Garrigus of the which tf!.e selling of grain crops and hay would take ture teacher, or state agricultural college. Ask UmversIty of Kentucky. He writes: oui of the land. For, example, you sell" a steer them -what they have that's new in' up-to-the- . "Crushing or crippling by brood sows is the chief r:r)~I~~~~ie:a;'O~~:s as one of the really bigcI~~keh;S da)'s ofu~~:; the >~ )-ear. Consider that with the ap- .,:0 ' • ~ ..• I that has gained 500 pounds in your feedlot. You ...... minute feeding information ... maybe you'll find caUse of pig losses. Normally, one out of every five new-born pigs is doomed to be mashed or severely parent lack of interest in holdim; , ~ are selling off your land only about 12Y:; poundS some new wrinkle that will lower your costs, in- such an office of responsibility at crippled by clumsy, awk~a_rd brood sows the first of nitrogen, 3 pounds of phosphorus, 1 pound of crease your profit possibilities. day or so after farrowing. This loss to the swine present.. People frequently have to ( potash, which his body has absorbed out of yow: , be urged to accept certain public: > .~~.a_ID_"~_3::J The warm dry weather I!llIII!!IEi'II' of ~ feeds. But suppose you were to sell as,cash crops' indust~ adds up to a staggering total. According to t~e l!mted States Department of Agriculture, each offices in local elections and eYen I' III/j//// b . 'd I f OUR CITY COUSIN to accept small responsihilities ;n ~ /IIIIIIII. Se.pt~m er . IS I .ea ()~ I' the grain and hay which you put into that flteer. Asks little cousin, pIg killed at farrowing represents a loss of 140 pounds their own organizations. One might " ~ pamtmg ..Thls applIes espe~- I' Then you would deplete your soil of about seven of the feed consumed by the sow during the gestation city-born, and suckling periods. Figuring two pigs killed. to the well stop and ask, "Do we want ~ L ially to barns and outbuilc.i- ~ times as much nitrogen, four times as much phos- "Do Indians use litter~ ~his loss in ,one year alone, 1944, cost hog men democracy?" r l . , In one community in western ~ • ings, which will look like wigwams of corn?" 75 mllhon dollars. Michi'i;an in which there are 68.000 , f "Very little of this tremendous loss needs to be new after a coat or two 0 registered voters. less than 25'/< cast their ballots last spring. In an. other community ~ ;: Unico Bright Red Barn vtta/dlea $;flanJ :~Jte fln tol~rated. Three years of experimentation and obser- vatI!>n of herd tests in Kentucky show that sows far- ;\iichilmn in which in lhere northwestern are ap- • (_-- Paint. SAUSAGE A~D LIMA BEAN. CASSEROLE rowmg on sloping floors raised from one to four pigs more than when they farrowed on level floors. On 49 proximatelY 6,000 qualified "otel's. • N th U. h 1 pound pure pork sausage ~ cup chopped onion Kent.ucky farms where records have been kept, with legs tl1an half of them exercised this" ow at meo Brig t Red Barn Paint is plentiful, don't, privilege. In another community : let your buildings deteriorate. Unico's durability and at- 1 V2 cups dried lima beans v.. teaspoon dry mustard 385 htters, an average. of only one pig out of 30 far- (3 V2 cups cooked) f teaspoon salt, ~ rowed. has heel} crushed. on sloping floors." in !\orthern Michigan in which.: tractivencss are yours at economically low cost. Take The College. of Agriculture, University of your paint problems to your local Farm Bureau Paint 3 cups hot water % cup' tomato juice there are onrr 2,:i00 clualified elect- ors, slightlY over 20'1< took ad van- ~ I Sook beans in hot woter for 8 t~ 10 hours. Simmerbeons about , How man) Ken~ucky, Lexu:,gton, Ky., has detailed. infor- tage of this democratic privilege. ~ dealer for free advise and estimates. For metal roofs, !DatIon on slopmg floors for farrowing pens 1V2 hours in Ihe same wotellin whichthey were soaked. Brown In another cit)" in south central l\lIchigan in which there are over ~ zinc metal paint will add years of life to your bU,ildings. Available in three colors: gray, green and red . half of the sausage and the onion, slirring lightly. Drain off excess fat. Combine cooked bea~s, browned sausoge, onion" ...Meat Pack~er5? Here's an iriteresting thi~g to note. mstructions for building, etc. ' 51.000 regi!"tered voters only 9'k mustard, and salt. Place in a one-quart casserole. Make ten There is, on an average. more than exercised their responsibilities at the C small balls from remaining sousage meat. Place on top of hot • 1,000 miles between the point where polle last spring. ~ . livestock is raised and the point where Soda Bill Sez: ... it doesn't take mUch ~ bean mixtore. Pourtomato juiceover beans. Bake in a covered , Somebody once said, "You neVI'I' casserole in a slow oven (325 F.) for 45 minutes. Uncover. 0 'the meat products are eaten. Largely.because of this . ola horse to pull a lOad downhill. miss the water until the well runs 1,000-mile ~ap, national meat packers came into being, ~ Bake 15 minutes longer to brown sausage. (6 to 8 servings) dry." How true this is! It would be The small meat packers buy livestock locally, slaugh- interesting to know how vocal the ~ ter and sell meat in the territory surrounding their opposition would become if those 'WINTER FEEDING AFFECTS SUMMER GAINS plants. In addition to this service, nationwide organi. }J Track' Down the Facts who never cast their hallot~ were zations are equipped to do another big job-and do it economically. They perform the serVIce of ,'moving , If you ever see tracks like this in to he told that they were to be d\:- Summer gains made by yearling steers on grass vary with the snow, dust, or mud, you'll dressed meat the long, distances from areas of produc- f' prived of the privilege of voting. the amount of gain made during the previous winter, ac- ~ ~ know there's been a white-tailed In view of this information. we cording to new data reported by the Oklahoma' Agricul- tion to large consuming areas where relatively little live- atock,is produced. These areas of great meat consump- •• ,. deer around. An experienced hunt- might readily consider the situa. tural Experiment Station. "" er can tell from the tracks how tion to he a serious one anl! im- mediatel)" ask ourseh'es, "Do we HERE THEY ARE! The experiments conducted by the Department Animal Husbandry there were designed to find an answer to this question, "How much should calves gain during of tion/and small mCjlt production depend upon nationwide meat packers, like Swift & Company, .for a large pa-t of their meat products. Livestock-producing areas also de- ' .. long since they were made, the apyr~Xlmate slz.e of the deer, and whether it was in want democracy?" ful . flIght or gUle~ly goi~g about its business. the winter months in order to make the best use of grass pend on the large meat packers, as an outlet for the live- The pages of history are filled ALUMIHUM PAINTS MADE WITH stock their immediate market cannot consume .. Dee! trackmg IS consIderably out of our line hero the following summer?" . at ~Wlft & Company. But we do have a staff ot with the experiences of countrle:; Six lots of choice calves were used in the test. They Most livestock I>roducers market their livestock at tramed f~ct hunters. Their job is to track down the which at one time had a democra. tic form of government. It seemed ALCOA !LBRDN PIGMENT 1 were fed to ~ain at three different rates-high (1.3 pounds only one market. So they come in contact with only a few livestock buyers. Dealing with such a small number fac~ whIch control our business operations. They per head dally); medium (about 1 pound per head daily), stu .y the U. S. Department of Agriculture figures to work out to some degree of sat- and low (about ~ to '}4 of a pound per head daily). of firms J..eadsfarmers and ranchers, naturally'enough, on lIvestock supplies. They "track down" too th isfaction until this same negligence O the thrtt tri>ft: of aluminum The report of the experiments indicates: (1) that steer to the thought that there is only a small number of meat Hn't .~ or first ('Oat on"rif homt'S:"ALtJMrrfUM packers in the United States. Actually, according to the de.mand for meat ... what weights and gr~des h~ulle~ and dIsinterested attitude overtook p&int' for thne UW'$ yo,,'-vc brtn rudi.nC ENAMEL 10< chrome,like. highly 4«0- ealves which gained at the medium to low rates made the WIV;Severywhere are asking for .•. what cuts the'" the people. Then when economic about in YO\Jr {... orite horM' or (arm rativt finish or ror heated surracn most economical use of grass during the early part of the latest figures available, there are approximately 4,000 preler ..• 01 condit lOlls hecame adverse some ~uin"' For brilliant aluminum pwtint- ~'rcallm.>de ...i':,ALCOA ALBROrf grazing season; (2) that combined profits from winteri.ng meat packers and about 22,500 other commercial slaugh- inc mutts. a,k Ut ror ALUMI~UM PIGMENT. product 01 Aluminum Com' terers of livestock. Some slaughter millions of head per qur "fact trackers" know full well that the rico radical leader was ahle to rise METAL" MASONRY PAINT 10< hard pany or AmC'nca h', manufacturrd of and early-season grazing were in favf)C of the lots wm- of lIvestock is qetermined by what the meat p!cker tered at medium and low rates of gain; (3) that, of four year. Others kill thousands of among them and 5ecure a follow- In~. Shortly thereafter. a radicr,1 aurfxn. indoon and out; ALUMINUM HOl15E PAINT lor ...... tMr-npo