Vol. XXV, No. I I SATURDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1947 25th Year Published Monthly ED I\T 0 R I A L Where There's a Will There's As this article is written workmen a Way are raising Farm Bureau Calls 28th A!Jnual Meeting ------------------~. ::i~~~!!.N~L2 rC~~~-ar~---~~~~-au.-~~~~~.~-~~.~~!.~s.-: ~~v:=~:r C;~le:~d 14 . \ steel, building roof, and applying the corrugated steel siding to the Farm Bureau .Services, Inc., ferti- lizer manufacturing plant near Saginaw. In the interior of the plant carpenters, masons, ~n~.~4] millwrights, electricians and others are bringing into ;;~::;~::I:~i::.~~:Filti'1:~:~~tf.:! ,itorium ~ampus IIlg WIll on :\Iichigan at East Lansing. start State at 10 a. Ill. and 'will Colege The meet!j '0i'J ... :.I~if~:~ '.""U ..., ~i~ r.EiH~I< '.. '-oS, , . ',' Reports to be Made on Work Done in 1947 ~esolutions to be Aciopted Will State The Program for 1948 ,.48, 100 members of the Michigan Farm Bureau in 56 be over at 4, p. m. ~ counties will be represented by some 480 voting dele- gate's at the 28th annual meeting of the membership at Miehigan State College. Thursday and Friday, November Architect'.; drawing of Farm Bureau Services ferti 13 and 14. Each delegate will represent 100 member lizer plant now under construction east of Saginaw. MICHIGAN families. Members are invited to attend the meeting. "'various stages 6f completion the loaders, belt con- Clark L. Brody, executive secretary will present his I veyors, storage bins, pumps, power system and all IOn the Program annual report. He will speak of the progress of a Greater the other things that will make this plant one of the most modern in the country. Because of its mecha- PROGRAM I Farm Bureau Program in the county organizations. He I will speak also of the great development in the Farm nization, comparatively few men will be required Bureau's patrons relations program, the construction of to operate(it. For that reason, it should operate as a fertilizer manufacturing plant, ~nd other facilities for 28th Annual Meeting an efficient, 'low cost producer of superphosphate serving the membership. and mixed fertilizers. . When the Farm Bureati began making plans for Michigan Farm Bureau The program of work for 1948 and Farm Bureau policy on many matters will be determined by the reso- a million dollar plant to assure a supply of com- Mrs. Roy C. F. Weagly of Hagen:1' lutions adopted. The convention will elect eight mem- mercial f~rtilizers, expe~ts in the building' business town. l\Iaryland. natipnal president THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 of the Associated Women of the bers of a board of 15. Directors are elected for two felt that it would be almost impossible to get all the American Fa,rm Bureau Federation years. The new board will elect a president and vice- material ahd equipment together to have the plant will speak in the morning on her' 9: 00 a. m. Farm Bureau business' meeting COll\'enes at Fair- recent lI'ip to Europe. She attend- president from its membership immediately after the con- child theatre, New Auditorium. Parking facilities in operation fO{ the 1948 season. ed a meeting of the Associated vention. nearby, • Country Women of the 'Vorld, an We were told that it would be most difficult' to organization that all Farm Bureau Allan B, Kline of Iowa, vice-president of the American PRESIDENT'S .\DDRESS CARL E. BUSKIRK get the steel frame~ork. However, more than a women belong to. Farm Bureau, and president of the Iowa Farm Bureau thousand tons of structural steel has been raised, and it continues to go up . ./ In the afternoon Stephen will address Clink of l\luskegon the ProlJate convention Judge county on 12: 15 m. REPORT Adjourn for OF SECT.TIlEAS lunch CLARK L. BIlODY II Federation, .will speak to the convention Thursday after- . , .I/.I,.IX /:. Ii/'I.\' I.: noon . problems pel.taining to juvenile de- 2: 00 p. m. Business session I The shortage of electric motors was another ob- linquents in l\lichigan. Judge Clink J'rl'sit/cl/I. 1m,." I""/'IJI /:1/1'1'(1// A series of pre-conyention meetings of Farm Bureau stacle. Today all the motors needed to operate the was a membel' of the commission ADDRESS ALLA:O-: B. KLI:O-:E I ricc.I'n', .•... 1 JlII'}';,'III/ /'111'111 [:/11'1'(//1 groups and committees will be held earlier in the week. appointed l>y ex-Governor Kelly 'to Vice President. ,\Illerican Farm Bureau Federation I 'Iii /l1'''1\0!1 I fI (,/'IilHII/ machinery are on the job. I'e-write yeniles. the criminal He was also,a code for ju- meml>el" of RESOLUTIO:-;S COl\I1\llTTEE IlEPORT I . ".'7 "'1'''' From these meetings will come recommendations to the Belting material for the numerous conveyor ., ' . Michigan Farm Bureau. . the state juvenile commission . N"omination of Directors belts was anothe-r problem. More than a half a Luncheon will be sel'yed in the I The Farm Bureau Resolutions Fairchild theatl'e from III a. Ill. to ' new auditol'ium. The cost wi11 be Committee will eon\'l'lle TUl'sc1ay, .\ p. m. Ahout .Oll WOIII1'n al'e ex- ~ilc of 24 inch leather oeiting has been delivered. $1. All women wishing to make XO\'. 11. at Lllufling to l'olllpile res. THURSDAY EVENING pe<'led from 5~ counl ies. 1\lrs. \tuy That one appears to be licked, and so on. t'esen'ations for' the luncheon "lutiClllfl fro III ClIllllllllllily allli C. F. \\'eagly of :\lal'ylalld. presillent should ,W1. so JIL_GOI}tqSitip,g theil' - 6~ 15 p. m .• \nnual (!inller 111.Hl ent!!rtainment of tht?' ~ichigan County Fal'llI llul'eaus. farlll l'O-Op- of the Associatell \\'lIlJ\l'1I uf the The determination has been to start the manu- . eounty chairman of Women's Acti\., I'I'ati\'l'fI amI Ih~ S,'T"I'lll PJ'\)'I'OU\'l'lI' ;J Farm Bureau. At Reo Club House. Lanslllg. ,\mericun Farm 1IIII'"au. wtl\-le an of ,l\Iichi- Tl:\! DOOLITTLE AXD IllS GA;,\G I I:!. rl'OIll III a. nl. tll .1 p. Ill. . will hl' IliHcussl'c1 for IIw I!IIS Holl ['all fm' IIH'Il1IH'l'ship. Twenty-two Plans lirst 11001': ;..."'Ollp. ~Ihl 11001'. fruit allli ,\t IIIf' Cniun ye!;etahle :'IIe- Square and roulld dances • floor show lIlorial huilding at thl' college: of m:xed fertilizers annually, production can't be gan Farm Bureau women. Tlle or 11I01'1' Conllty Fal'lll (tureaufl will Poultry group. orgallizat ion roulll. number of \'oting delegates to the l'Olillu('[ Ihl'i I' I'a III pa igus in Dl'l'el1l- expected to reach such figures the first year. But the ::rd tloor; liye stod: alld wool \\'omen's convention is figured on hl'r. Otlil'I'~ will follow iu .Iallual'y groll p. Sparlan I'oom, Hh lIoor. He.,. added source of commercial plant food will start the same basis as the delegates to FRIDA Y, NOVEMBER 1<1 :llld 1'\'hl'uaI'Y. Wilrred Hhaw. Hee- olntions adopted at t lIese ('onfer. the annual con\'ention of the l\Iich. IPlal'Y or the .\llll'l'kall (.'al'ln flllr- making ult the difference for the Farm Bureau be- 9:00 a. m. Farm Bureau husiness meeting at Fail'child Theatre l'lIces will he preselltell tll the Farm igan Fann Bureau . l'all will stll'ak at thp ('Clllfl'\'t'nl'\,. 1\1I1'1'all Illeeting. Wilfn'.1 Hhaw. tween the' supply .and present demands for fertilizer. . 1\lrs. U.' S. !':ewell. Coldwater, PRESENTATION OF A WARDS for :'Ilembership Women of the Michigan Farm ~l'e'y of the AlIlel'!ean Fal'lll Uur. state chairman of Fann llureau woo I BLII'eaf' will hold thl'ir lhil'd anllual Fred J. Harger, manage~ of the production and \Vork pall. will speak at l!le lllnch~on of men. has appointed the following IlIl'etillg \\'ednl'sllay. XO\'. I~, at. all groups at 110011. manufacturing division of Farm Bureau Services, women to serve on the com!nittees Consideration of Resolutions I ('.11:1. I:. 1:t-"/i":K . Inc., is the man on the job who has the responsi- for the cOII\'enti~n: Rules: :'III'S. Paul Graham. Yau Election .01' dil'ectol's J'I'l'Sidl'/Il , . .llid';!II1/1 T"/Il'sl/,/!/ /'fll'llI .1/ul'l/i//!/ /:/II'I'l//1 22 ROLl' CALLS MSC NOTES bility of getting the, new plant completed, and oper- Eureu county, chairman: :'III'S. 'Yar. :O-:ew business I ating. I'en Shafer. 1\lrs. George Benien Wooster county of Lenawee and Adjournment FOR MEMBERSHIP KEYS TO GOOD Farm Views on Retirement county. Xominations: man. Shinwassee i\lrs. "'illiam county. chairman; Sher. PRE.CONVENTION Ilotices vublished in MEETINGS, this )lapel'. Wednesday, Nov. 12. IN D~CEMBER . FARM INCOME TWl'nty-two COllllly Fal'lll BUI'- Could you lIse $I:;.OOO? That's a According to a recent survey published by Uni- :'III'S. Roy Fllerstenau. i\lacomh ROO:\IS-See information on page 4. 'au boal'l~,'; of din'I'lol's will condllct pretty easy question to answer, county and' :'III'S. Ray :O-:eikirk of versity Farm, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota farm- Gratiot county. theil' annllal roll call for Farm nUl" isn't It? ,'all Illembership in Deeelllhel'. John Doneth, farm JIlRnagement ers favor the aO'es o between 62 and 70' as their time Ilesolutions: :'III'S. Alhert Em- nions. :'Ilecosta eounty, chairman; Others will hl' I'olilltl('ted in .Ianu. specialist at l\1ichi;;an ~tate II)IJe:;e, to retire from active farming. , Nearly one-fourth of those questioned retired m l\Irs. Alex Kennedy ty and Mrs. Fonest of Alpena Weinberg coun. of Spealcer I GRAPE GROWERS , ary anll Fehrnary. to he a delermillation ~et ahead of the There sno\\' and appears this ye:u to had points made than out that that other much fanners some funllers more over lIet Inc(1mo the have last their 70's. One held on until he was 83. I\alamazoo CI'edentials: ihan. Grand Tra\'erse county. Mrs. William county. Hool- chair- AND WINERIES I\'pa t hel' t ha t were slleh hand il'a ps ill I!I~:; and 1!I~fj. The \}e('emher elgh t years. Records kept by thc MSC farm Age came second, however, as a factor in the problem of when to retire. III health was most fre- man; chairmen. to he assisted hy the district AGREE IN PART ({oil Call datl'S hy memhershill ril'tfl: dis- management to 1945 show dcpartml'nl that farmcrs fnllIl l!,S8 made quently given as the reason for letiring. Eaton hostesses county women for the eon\'ention are to he under In recommending sol\'e the unfa\'orahle a solution ('omlletit i\'e to I \listril'l 1. SI. ,Ioseph and "anBUl'en Decemher 2. start more money husinesses er. 'Vell more hy havillg opel'atcd efficient thell lar;:;e farlll anti lar'!;. furms Approximately two-thirds of the farmers ques- the direction of :'III'S. Harold Xye tioned seemed very uncer~ain about their retirement of Ea ton eou n ty. situation Paw. preSident whieh made wines. C. E. Buskirk faces of the "'lichigan of Paw :\Iiehigan I 2. Bran('h :\. Eaton .1. SI. Clair Dec. I. Calhoun Dec. 2. Dec. 2. Dec. S. (averaging the O\lel'utor bor income 244 tillahle an averaglJ of $3.476 while acres) :Lllnual paid lJoul'1y la. age, or said thC{y)vould never quit farming. The Clov~r Seed Short Urape Growers Al"soeiation and the ;;. O.;ceola Dl'(,. I. :\Iecosta Dec.:!. operated lal'ge farms only pl\id prevailing low income in agriculture over the past Roy Bennett Warns :'I1ic:higan Farm BUI'eau. suggested ~las()lI, fil'sl week in lJeeemher. $1,0.4. Even small farms (aver- :'IIichigan l'\oyer seCJ;1 will he any- in October at a hearing hefore the aging 86 acres) that were well op. years, contributed largely to the late age for retire- ('!'.t 1:1,- !'. J:I:IJ/I!' :\"ewuygll Dec. !l. Oel'alla Dec. S. State Li!fuor Control Commission. erated paid all average allullal lao' thing hut plentiful for the next CI'OP .':/"')""01',11 • .II il'/, i!lol/ 1-"/1'/1/ J: /I 1'1'0/1 G. ~lalliHtee, Xo\'emlJl'r; l\Iissan. bor Income of $1.560. This SbOW9 ment. . year h€('ause of an extremely short that the! l\li('higan wine s:tles woulll '/'II/(),.,clo,ll .1!o/'1/il/f/ kee Del'. 2, Wexford Dec. 2, ;-';orthl , the value of efficient op ratIOn crop this past seasDn. llccording to hI' imllro\'ed if state wineries wen' west ~lil'higall. Dec. 4. I T' h . There has been considerable discussion by the permittee! to make wine of :!l'k of - Imes a ead may not he as lav- Iloy Bennelt. seed department I. Alpl'na DCI'. t. ;'resllue Isle II f f fede'ral Social Security board al;>outways and means manager for Farm Bureau Ser\'il'l'~. all'oholic ('ontent as well aH the 1(.% Lockport Group Gives \leI'. ~. l'lIehoygall Del'. :~. Ols('gO °llra.) e or, art Ill, ~rs as durllng the , .. eno d w len lese roel/n S were to include farmers in the social security program Inc. wine lllPY now make. The :'Ilic'higan Grape Growel", op' To Hospital Fund flec. 3. Charle\'lllx Dec. :; \}pI'. 4. Antl'lm kept .. Chan"es b' I II n f Ie arm ug \11'0- I :'Ill'. Bcn;ll'lt urges 1111 fat'mPI'~. Wilfred' Shaw, s{','!'elary of Ill(' ,\ hane!l"ome gift in the forlIl or . gram Will be necessary to belp which provides for retireme~t at 65 on a monthly who ha\'e more c1o\'er seell than ,\uw)'iean ~'al'ln Bureau F,'dera. posee! yery st rongly the l\lieh igan a l'!H'l' 1, 1'01' $I,~O:..~.(l wat:> I'eeent Iy kcep incomes up. Inen'alling crop income based on the, .e~rnings of previous years. their planning" will require. to tion. will I"peak at threl' lIIeptings '\'iup Inl"litutp's suggel"tion that all presenlpe! 10 th!' Thrl'p I{i\'ers ho~. C omm. F. B. Helps Such a pr6>gram, it has been argued ..would not only help alleviate ing it to Farm the situation Bureau hy sel: seed de:t\. Ilrecl'elling reau annual the :\lh'hi~an lIIe{'ting. Farm "'I'd IH'sd:l y. Bu. winps he I"ole! on the Ollell market. .\s~('rtill/.: lhat the sale of :!l',; l\ital Farm hy t lIP Lockport BlII'eaul" a~ 1111 il' l'oIltl'ihulion Township Cancer Center Fund Sag-inaw.l\ol'hville FarlIl Hun'au I yields Changes aud livestock two of the hest. wa!s t? he .Justlli('d. production of 'l'llng "'wull! are this. still er,;. 11 is not 'only "'lil'.higan that wines in grocery stores could IT!'ate encourage farmers retiring at an earlier age, but ;-';on'lllher I~ he will addre",; ~he to the hospilal's huildillg allli 1m. . l'olIlmulllt y groll p WOII\f'n sp0ltsored pay even If prices de"lin" 80m'.! will flUffer. for al'('onling to the annual meetiug of the \\'Ollll'U of a ,sopial prohlem. ~Ir. Buskirk sllg- Ilr"\'('lllpnt fune! which now totals would open up opportunities for young people on Federal Bureau of .\grieu1tural the ~Iicltigan Fal'1n Bureau. Hpeal, gl'stt'll thai tll(> stronger wine~('on' $14.liSS. a dalH'e allli a misl'('llealleous auc .. Doneth lists the followlnll: QU"~ lion till' lallpr I'art of Ol.toher in lions that farmers lSh'mlcJ 8Slt farms to enter the busines~ for themselves. E:l'onom il'l". t h{' rell' eloter . crop lillue to he ~ole! in state li(fllOI' throughout year. The the nation Bur{'an is short pst imatec1 lhi~ at the workers Farm Bureau organization t lIP .and again at the noon Ilay luncheon ml'mhership l'onfprenee, stor('s and that only hI' permitted the lighter' on the open mal" wines Thp l'!lel'k I'pnt IllOIll'Y raising ;-Ol'ell lIy Ill(> LOl'kport \\'afl a rpsult llrogram of a " ..- Jo'arm Bur. spon. all !'ffort to nliHe naw I'alll'f'r .. d('tedlOn . fnlld~ for a Sa~I' l'enter. I themselves farm operations: in IJlannirl" ,., (ur future Correction County Farm 1!111 crop at :H',; nndel' lhe l!l~fi of the commodity conference ket. I all,; fur thp hospital funcl. ane! is The fnll"~ will he tnI'llI'd o\,pr to 1. What opportunltl(s are tI "1'1> . IIIP Saginaw COllllty Farm Burl'au I to " IDITease the grl)" . il1("Jmf? Kilmanagh Community Farm Bureau Exhibits prodlll'tion. i\1it'!ligan was one of groups. :\II'. Shaw is nationally The hl'arings are a prelude to pol'" an exampl., of the fine eo.opel'aliun " .' 2, WII\ these ,'hanJ.'~, I~ 11+ Jr Bureau group should have heen in- the I:: major Reell producing I"tates known in thl' dairy field. lie wag sihle legislat i\'t~ act ion 10 assist the women s c.olllllllltee whll'h is dlreet. I tt f I I - Exhihits presenting thp programl" shown hy rural organizations. . I Je er use 0 a XJr madllll'ry cluded with the group that spon- to report a I"n1:11ler ('1'0(1. Xational manager of the milk marketing ~Iichigan wine and grape in'dustJ.y. IlIg the I'ounty.wide drivp. Mrs. bulldin~8? • of Coimty Faml Bureaus anll l\licb The LOI'kport Townshlll FaJ'lIl sored Community Farm Bureaus !'tocks an~ ~:~(~ sntallpl' than a yeaI' dep't of the Illinois Agr'l A~s'n he. Clark Parkpr and :\Irs. :\1eldroll1 W. 3. Will crop yipltll and IV' "~ igan Farm BIlI'eau depm.tmentr Bureaus will han' a room in the tloat at Sebewaing. as 'reported in fore he h('('allle se('retary of the )1eLean were eommittee ehalrlllPn produ"tlon rate .. he mail f I' q1 () the October Farm Xews . will be on disllla}' in the State Co: ago. anrl 11'; und{'r the fi\'e-y{,aI' 49,273 Subscribers ue\\, win~ (,f the hospital furnished for the l)rO~n\ln. improved? lege Auditorium :\"0\'. 1:!-13.14. national a\'el'age. .\FBI-'. in their namp. with use of the 1'(" Suhl"cription list for this edition main in,:! $!IOO for gl'neral improve- . Jo'arm \:urpau lIIoney raisIng 4, Will the am(Junf (J of the :\Iichigan Farm :-;ews is There were 31.3,;, mals on U. S. fanns thcl'l.' were in 1935. less work ani. In 1!14:; than I To save smashed ralls little lIy sows. In fanowing pigs from inl"tall lIens. hein~ gna:'11 There for each \\'('\'t' IOll,tlOO farm ~7:! for ea(.h 100,000 city pcople. IS. hospital Ileople. hl'dR but TIll' cOI'n picker gl'I'llU~ of farlll all rulcs of ,;afety is the mo~t ,lan- lIIaehineH. whcn Follow using it. j 4:1.27:1. !!ll'nt IHII'pol"es. :\I'cI Tralth's was ~('IIC'ral ehair. t:l'am wit h Will;arn n')I.th "ide l'llainnan. Stauder and Fred p"O- thp Lil per dollar of exp'II by waki[g 't. II 0:,>'.) " t~ Farnl safety is II ramlly atrnlr. rnan of the LOl'k:lOrt Town~hipl I'uln tll(> Routh !lidl' ('hairman. Duy }o" n. Ii I , TWO SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1947 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS I:_,,--~--""C~"'N -~IS f'AILl'd BURE~ U Farm Co-ops and the ''''''M ---.'.......... Ns:.w. Michigan Farm Bureau AND :,IAtIC AID r"tabU"hed Janu&r7 12, UU'- OFFICERS Presldent ......C. E. Husklrk. Paw Paw ExperiDlent .Stations .. CU•• 11M mc.nthly, fl.st hy Mlchlg&n Farm Bureau at SatUT'8oT, ~\Ibll<'tltl\ln ofnt'e at 114 E. Lovel_ ::st., Charlotte, JoIkhlpn. ~ Vlce.Pres .._.J. E. Treiber. UnIonville Exec. Sec.y_....C. L. Brod7, Lan21ng DIS,RIC'r DIRECTORS IN COuOP DEAL By GEORG;: D SC.4RSETII Ame1tca/l Farm Research A~~'n open to everyone on the land. The task (0 get such a dream working l-Wcldo E Phillips .. Decatur, R-2 A good Indication of how the A Preamble of the American Is one of education and freedom In •FAllorlal and lI:eneral offlee~, ~%1 North C,;dllr St., Lan"lng. ~Ilchlgan. 2-L1oyd Rueslnk 3-Gordon Gill 4-A. Shellenbarger L. Od"s9ll..R.l _Adrlan. R-3 YpsllantI. R-:! Autumn Days; "'I' _' II'h Igan Farm Bm:eau and :\J1chl- Farmer-(A gan ASSOCiatIOnof' Farmer Co-op- ers to adollt) suggestion fOI' farm- comn'etltlon. \\ 7e the farmers of learn business Those who cannot principles. to farm PO,t Clfft.." Box 960. T..lephon". Lan- &-Harold E. Splnk ~lason. R-t ~tng %1-%71. &-'Yard G. Hodge Snover, R-l Along the lelllo:tho( Hleks Str.el wh"le the alltumn frosts hall malle eratives stnve to he of service to these Uhlted States of AmerICa, In efficiently and on a competitive t h e farmer was recently llroug h t order to nlOle flilly serve our na- hasis. must pay thE! price of loss 7-Harry ~orrls CasnovIa Brhlht tn})l"!';triE'!'; of colored lea\ es, the JlI('turf>~ stal t to falle 8-H. E. Frahm. Frankenmuth, R-l The Ipa\f"!-1 rf'nounee thf"lr g-lol tOllS tone!-1. their hrilliant tla\ s ale doni' tlon and mankind, and to hetter of freedom hy working for othel's' &ond nntl...." on Fnnn 3578and un- 9-H. Lautner ...Traverse City, R-3 _\noldo\\n to Join thO' Call"n host" th..,. tlulter. one h) one. out. Oceana county dalr,y men d,II"'t"mbl.. .-opl"" r..turnf'd untl"r lo-Thos. A. Coiter........ E lmlra. H-l contribute to the PreservatIOn of that use the "know-hows" "'e Form Sli79 to ~Ilchlgan Jo'srm ~t"w" invited Ben Pattison, commorh- ,;ditortal om ..... p. O. Box 960 Lan- DIRECTORS AT LARGE The \\Ihl gre\ ;:;et.sO' honk hoar"e1y sOllth. In \\llpreaens and store th~nl all a\~lIYt tIon shall be the advancement Representing DablJlnJ{ 111) Inilten to mJ. nose and .... npezing' "lth elislnn\ , Approxlmate]y a year and a half (3) To lower the costs of produc' ernmen!. Perhaps he finds lumself Vol. XXV November 1. 1947 No. 11 ot our members' .nterests edu- JUNIOR FARM-BUREAU lion'. (4) '1'0 Improve the quality In tIllS fix because society (govern- catIonally. legIslatively, and :\I1s~ HUlh Parsons ... Fowlerville :\Iu,t halten up the hencoop cracks 10 cheat Jack Frost a hit ago the :\!1chlgan Farm Bureau en- economIcally. of 'our products, (ij) To remove ment) felt or feared the farmer Anti hpal> the' ell<)\\ "tra\' aho\ .. the la"t potalo lilt, couraged the orgalllzation of the drudgery; (6) To save on work; did not fully use his opportunities "'hll" Marlh) lllg-s hpr 1I.lhlla hulhs anol cleans the hou~p a lot vanons commodity committees f~E FARMER PAYS ~ES~ FOR O;~A"JZED EFFORT . ~ I Community And m()\f' ....the ht>d fro III h...re to there. seekIng a \\arnH'r :O>Jlnt. The C'hI II _,0 v \" ~m)~I '.r cla\ s, are corne• unwan t ecI anuo' unsoug-h t, \\'hpn, In tho' ("al o( \\ Inter s \\lath. \\hat thankl,,"s work, are wrou;:;ht' throughout the state which hold re- gu lar monthly meetmg and discuss To hve neighborly; (7) To make farming pleasant; (8) To produce abundantly; the vanous problems that they are make a profit. That to omit any a better joh livmg .- and (0) To to produce, conserve or to serve. (9) This has its lesson to us. In the U S.A. farmers are d 0 Ing . cIoser t 0 our Farm Bureau I eannot ;:;rec .t. this ornlnoll" till'" \\ ith \\ 01 busmessmen and consumel s from the purpose of the farm co opemtlve in a pi ehmmary stage, conslder- them. :\lcCuliblll. ~I oup's representatIve coast to coast." CIa! k L Brody. exe- IS to sen e the In(hvldual free en- al}le diSCUSSIOn has taken place as to The co-operatives are then an m- on the county women s committee cull\'e secretary of the :\hchlgan terprlse farm umts and PIeserve the procedure of I alsmg the funds evltable ~levelopment of a system rellorted that $500 had been gl\ en Falm Bureau and the l\!1chigan As- the economic stability of agrlcul- to form the orgamzatlon and nego- of doing certain business services by the Van Buren County 'Vomen's SoclatlOn of Farmer Co-ope"atlves. ture. that the farmer Is mterested tlate the purchase. Ion the patterlJ of the threshing Comnuttee toward furnishing a told apPloxlmately 125 members of and concerned WIth provldmg the If the transaction Is ultimately ring. _ .There Is a job to be done loom m the new hospital the i\IAFC at the1l annual meeting necessal y matena]s and sel vices consumated and all the dairymen that you can't do alone. so It's '# Sherdian. Ca/houn-13. Group In 1Il the Umon Building, :\lichlgan to the economy of the nation" show that they Will wholeheal tedly I done together' for the service and favor ot a toll chal'ge on SUPEI State College. at East Linslng. John Vander:\lo]en, man~ger of back such a program, It would he not the direct profit 01lt of the AFBF VICE PRES. Too Many Children Have Decaying Teeth hIghways m onler to bUl]d and ThlJJsday, October 30. mamtam them. ..., Olivet. Eaton-ll. the Z~eland Farmer! "The leadel s of thIS misleading ASSOCIatIOn,was elected to the board In tIle litale. :\Irs. Harold propaganda have resorted to In. of d1lectors replacmg Andrew Loh- Co-operative the largest co-operatlve creamery Why can only a Jew of the Sl'v. exchan?e. The higger profit Is In the services rendered to the husl- .- ness of farming. CAME UP ~ The :\l1chlgan Health Depal tment .• ye. county chairman of women's has thiS to say ahout the conditIOn actiVIties. • met With the 'nuendo group and theIr explOitatIOns and deCeit to promulgate man, manager of the of hoth the far- Farm Bureau Co-operative, who ask- Hamilton ------------ BERRIEN COUNTY mlllion farmers of the U.S.A. I1ve up t 0 a II th ese premises. .? In' supplies and marketing the AII us- farmer has developed his co-opem- FROM THE RANKS I of teeth of youngstel s Z~ explamed the expanded Fal m Bur. Rhodes, county 1 eau progl am anI the duties of :\Ir orgalllzatlOn (hrec- mel and the con1;umer. They have labeled several millIOn Amentall ed to be I eheved hps was retailled as chall man Fred .' 'Valdo E Phil- WORKING ON ually make some kind of a hvln::r. tlve. However,' In the field of edu. d - In these last Inflated years most cation and Iesearch society In gen- aI h d f h' d I Allan n. Khne Iowa. vice-preSident of the Amer th~e~~y~:~t~I~\~~~I~~1 ~~I\~~~~I;:~ tOI of Des :\Iolnes, are belllg attacked by calles (de- C'a\ I La k e Sh ore. H uron-9. :\Ir Ross farmers III co-operatives as soclal- Hlbst as VIce-chairman; Clark L. ISts or commumsts" .•. 1'oIr Blody BlOdy executive' secretary - and COM' UNITY GROUPS ma e a profit, but too many of the er I other eight premises were omitted veloped the educational, and then or only partially met by too many the research or experimental was a ea 0 1m an (e- In- K1I'kpatrick III repOi tmg on the said. , tl easurel , .and ,J. F "\aeger, assist- lean Farm Uureau. \\ 111 address the The a\'el age fl\ e year old III the ant executive secretary and mana- farmers. It seems like serious stltutlons. These agencies were annual meeting of the :\lIchll!:an State of ~l1chlgan has fl\e ca\ Itles telep h one SItuatIOn saId that the "The fears aroused have caused business to not be able to measure ]argely "grass.rooted" because peo- Farm Bureau Thursday afternoon. :'<:ov. 13 III hiS teeth One out of evel y thre f I\'e ) e.1I 0Id' s h as a pllmal y toot he service could he expected this fall. themselves to he used as a shield East Hersey-Oseola-16, I poles had been set and telephone many small huslnessmen to permit gE:r. G\"Oup fOI' the perpetuators of monopohes COWSCan't Do It \ I Four rjew Community Farm Bur- up fully to all of the preamble. eau groups are helng orgamzed In BelTlen county, accordmg to J. 1\1. mountain of information The Need For FactS-We have a and people's voices-the pIe thought that way-Ioca] ril!;hts In our Idea were more than Ideals. The town hall ~Ir. Kllne's first step to the na- which needs extl actmg Approxl- liona] prommence he has attained mately 95'1, oJ the ~!1chlgan people feels that $10 m~mbershlp dues III and explOitatIOns. On Roughages Al ne AI tman, county orgamzatlOn (h- agn~ultural libraries and experi- land grant colIeges and their dl- was to h~come a township dlrectol ha, e dental rllsease. Farm Rureau Will not keep people "The remedy for thiS attempt to 0 rector. ment stations. Scientific staffs viSIOns of experiment stations and for the Benton county, Iowa Farm The ~!1c1l1gan Department ?f f1 om belllg memhers. Also agl eed impair OUl' agricultural economy F!>Icing dairy cows to SUi)Sist on A]though the Berrien County. I have much more Probably as much extension services were a natural by a smaIl maJ01lty that they were IInd to pervert the publiC I'nterestc,~ milk roughages yields aloneby' 25 WIll to 30CUI tall their percent ac- F arm B U1'eau h as t1]1e arges t mem- unused "know-how" exiSts as Is result .• Burpau ahout 2:; years ago. Four Health. In J<'ISUlllgthe results of' a :)..ars later he was eleeted president state sun ey. called fOI' ealller den- IEPinconning favor of mlIit81 y tramlng hes 111 t\\O equalIy impOitant and bershlp of any county In the state used In practices. Progress testl- National spirit and national unity of th .. County Farm ~ureau and • Bay -. 23 G'roup fav complimentary COUIses of ~ctlon." cording to Dr Earl 'Veaver, head WIth 2,817 members, only about 440 fies to the magnitude of the latter. out of a bloody war strengthened I tal care and mOle \\ Hie-spread den- ored polley of authorlzlllg Federal 1'0_11' Blody ad"lse(l. of !len'e d ten years. He b ecame a dl- tal educatIOn speCIally among chll- L IRk . daIrythedepartment Michigan Because State ColIege of the of t h'IS num Iler were taking part In However, an example or two wllI federal agencies. A world Ideology rector 0 f t h e Iowa F arm Bureau. d __anI an - to make loans UII to "First, we must resist with all the weekly and monthly activities lIlustrate the unfilled gaps In the of order from the top became style. :>0/, of normal agncultural .] and four years later became Its ren , 0 Donnybrook. Leel nau-16. \a ue f u I n R 11 0 0 r a Jl I Y an resources d th t high pnces for concentrates and of community groups. There were unused "know-ho~s". e ~ - the shortage of feed grains, many Natlona] Pl'ograms for the good or 'lce-pn-sident. He served as state call was ans\\ered ~y each pers~n forts of the l'iTE~ and other mls- have believed that feeding of these only eleven orgamzed community The agricultural engineers have the people seemed sweet and prom- 'Il't-presitlent f:"]ccted state president for eight years, was poi:'ltlon he still occupies. m 1943, a He IS FARMERS SAY mentlolllng their favOilte hobhy. gUIded group~ to tax the farm. co- products to dairy alllma]s was not groups m the county. Berry. Wexford _ 18. :\Ir and operative on ItS patrons' margms. :\Irs Al t l'ielsoll who took the hos- for these are not the propel ty of necessal y. 'Vlth the winter I facts that would take all the drudg- ismg. Old age pensions and prom- Berrien county IS now deve]oplng I ery out of farming through wheels. Ises to pay to needy causes were seasop ap- plans to call meetlllgs for all Farm belts, conveyors, blowers, motors, easy to take. 'Ve loved the music thl' man v.hom most people expect 10 succpe.1 President Edward CO-OPS ARE GOOD, pltal tOUl earher 111 the evenmg re- the 01gal\lZatl.oll, hut belong to the ploachlng, when a lack of pasture Bureau members m several of the levers, lights, pumps and struc- of the fiddler. and he let us delay ported on the tour farm entel'pllse Itself. We mUEt and a shortage of freshelllng cows townships as an expenment. At tures-but they cost money. even his payment. Now the dance Is O':'<:pal of the American Farm Bur- eau when .\11'. O':'<:eal retires. As a farmer at Vinton. Iowa. he SURVEY SHOWS SunnYSIde. Wexford-13. After defeat the efforts of these groups normalIy cuts mIlk productIOn. a these meetmgs, Mr. Artman said, If they pay their way In dolIars re- ahout over and a "hang-over" fogs dlscUSSlllg a letter received hy the to deny the farmer the right to In- senous ml]k shortage could occur township problems Will he dlscuss- turned for dollars spent. The COlt- our view. 'Ve.discover gloup from W E Baker, preSident tegrate IllS operatIOns from SOil to should all dal1 ymen Illunedlately ed, and It will be pointed out how tnbutlOll of this group through has not been paid and the firldle Is the fiddler fir'lt sp"ctaltzed In the productIOn 90% of the fal mers. hoth mem- of WexfOid county hbrary. Mr Os- market and to he taxed on the end stop feeding grain to cows It's the Farm Bureau memhers of the par- an Industry that would like to out of tune--ht fact In rather bad of market hOl!;s.using a three year bers and non-memhel s feel that car Benson was appomted by the result, such as the net Income of good cow, fed JlberalIy, that makes ticular to\\llshlps can better the manufacture, sell and service these repair. What IS the solution 1 We've 10tatlOn since 192';' \\ Ith a third of co opel allves aI e a good thmg for group to VISit the county boa Id of the fal mer I ather than on each the pro!it. condItions by working as a unit. lnstruments certainly would re- (ContlnueQ on page 4) th .. farm In hog pasture each y'ear. larmers accordmg to a recent sur- supervisol sand UI'ge them to sup- sepal ate opel at IOn of production Several county-wide prohlems WIll move drudgery, save on labor and SwPpt • lover and alfalfa were used vey conducted m rural areas of SIX lort the hbl al'Y'S request for funds and mal ketmg' Th e Bureau finds that only 52 memhel s of of the t;nlted States and the Brit- Atter a dISCUSSionof the bad road Grain to cows-will it pay to by producing the 1000 bushels on gress In behalf of farm ('o.opera- the :\11\ I.e at their annual conven- tlves sometime between Nov. 1 and fl"h .\l1nistry of Information. and dram conditIOns In the county MACHINERY LIVE STOCK feed or should I let the cows travel 10 acres or less. tIOn the latlel part of October. In .\lay. ]946, .\Ir. Kline repre- It was deCIded by the group to iIt at their own speed With the least In typical central states we pur. 14. The ways and means commit- Other mum finrhngs of persons Stewart Shearin II Machinu for MIlking Shorthorns - SplendId se- chas "100000000 f sented thl' A F.B F. at the Interna- conducting the SUIvey were \lte the county road commissioner Sheep. Animal clippers for cows, lectlon of )'oung bulls, from small possible grain? Such questions e over l' •• 0 com- tee has heen urge(\ hy anti-co opera- lIonal Al;ncultural Producers Con- to meet With them at IllS earliest horses. mules, dogs. Repair parts. calves to senlceable age. \\'e won are going through farmers' minds mercia] feeds (cJIJefly to get Ilro- tive groups to change the federal About 90'70 of the farmels. hoth sharpening servIce on all types of Premier Bree<.ler's Banner at Mlchl- t ) d tax laws applying to co-operatives. ference held In London. lie also com elllence and (hscuss the prob. cutters and combs. Michigan Co-op gan State Fatr In 1943-44-45-46an<.l these days when grains are costing ems an put up with low alfalfa members and non-memhers. feel h!m Marketing Ass'n, 606 ~orth 1947 Ingleside Far m, Stanley M nearly four cents a pound and milk yields (high protem) that last only Names of 32 ollponents of co.ollera- Yl'lited war-devastated Berlin. ',,"001 that co-opelatlves do as well, or Mechanic Street Jackson, Michigan Po\\ell, Ionlll, )l1chlgan. OO-tr-30b) .\Ir. Kline sern:s as secretary- Wheatland No.1. Mecosta-14. (4-tf-34b) ShropshIre Rams-All ages. One of price has changed very little. a couple of seasons because we t1ves and 24 friends of co-opera- better, than non-co-opel alive busI- tl I BHurpr of the Iowa Council of GIOUp voted In favol' of retammg :\ltchlgan's ol<.lest and most nolell A. C. Baltzer, extension dairy- let It starve out. The alfalfa needs tives have heen listed for testimony. !'esses. 11\ respect to pnces, quahty. the presellt tax on colol'e(l O'iooillar. ElectrIC Motors, all SIzes Available. flocks Write or _Isil In;:;I""ld,,Farm, man at Michigan State college. up to 100 times more plant food Opponents and friends of co,ollera- Co-op"ratlon. !\Ir. Kline was an ad- ~ V-Belts and pulleys In stock. Gulf Stanle) :\1 Powell, Ionia, :\I1ch sel VIce and effiCiency of operatIOn. vllwry memher to the board of the gal me. ServIce Station Lawrence. Mich. lll-tf -21h) points to records showing that than most farmers gl~e It to last tives wllI have two days alternate- Farmers generally agree With Iowa Rural Young People's Assem. Ingersoll. Midland-19. Mr. Otto (7-1~t-16p) MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS cows receiving liberal supplies of as long as 6 years tQ make 20 tons ly. It Is possible that the U. S. baSIC pohcles on \\ hleh co opera. bly from the time of its Inception Rabe, county orgamzatlOn (hrector WOOL GROWERS Galvanized and English Tin Sheets roughage alone can produce only of hay. Facts show that If we treasury will present a statement II \ es operate are arrlvln!; at our factory In sizes to b d until his election to the Iowa J>'arm fOi Bay and ~1idland countIes, was Attention, Wool Growers-send your make up King evaporators In sizes to a out three-fourths of normal ca- oub]ed or tnpled our re]atlvely on the subject. 1\1r. Brody wl\1 ap- The great majority of fal m co-op Introdnced to the groUII. wool to us and you are guaranteed tit many syrup operations It may be paclty. During 1946, for each add!- small plant food bills, the stagger- pear as president of the National Bureau presidency. the ceIlIng price. We are purchasing possible that our factory has avall- t' I $5 memhers, and non-members alike, .\fr. Kline has three children, all Three Oaks. Berrien-3D. The wool tor the government. Year able the correct sized metal sheets to IOna worth of grain given the ing big feed bills could be cut In Ass'n of Co-operatives and tor feel that co operatives benefit non- of whom Rerved In the armed' forc- October meetlllg of this group was around prompt wool markettng settlement made.service and ma ke up your new King evaporator In cow, s h eye I Id e d a bout 350 extra one-half with much gain on several Farm Bureau Services, lnc., and 1\lIchlgan memhers as well as memhers. In ... time for the 1948 season. 'Vrtte us d t'B of thl' United StateR during a Hallowe'en masquerade The sec- Co-operative 'Vool Marketing Asso- your needs now We will advIse you poun s of milk. That's $12 to $15 scores. Lowered costs would mean other co.operatlve groups. addition. both groups feel non-memo , elation. 506 N. 1\lechanlc St., Jackson, f th f Ilk World War II. retary I eports that the grand march Michigan. Phone 3-4246 (3-tf-Hb) promptly I your size Is l....allable. wor 0 m . ability to better meet competition The House Ways and Means com- bers get the same sel vice from co- Sugar Bush SupplIes Company. P. O. G' '11 I h I by those In costnme was a Ilot. Box 1107,Lansing 4. Mich. (8-4I-78b) - raID WI a so e p to maintain and 'widen the marl)et because of mittee hearing Is considered a most ops as do members. Jefferson, Cass-34. Messrs. 0 FERTILIZER VETERINARY REMEDIES tv-e cows In good condition. Loss greater consumptIOn. Important hattle ground In the Finds Spray To There was a large majority of A. Fiedler and James Snyder vol- (34% P205), Granular Ammonium Schrock Natural HI.test Phosphate PhenothiaZine-Best . b d Drench Grade. ID 0 Y we g I ht II now w ] be more Net gains Oil several scores fight by NatIOnal Tax EquaIlty farmers who felt a co-op membm unteered to make a bulletin board Phosphale 06-20-11) now avaJiahle at 90 cents per pound FOB. Lansing. 1 expensive to replace next winter. Kill Crabgrass shou ld be allo\\ ed to jom or drop your nearest Schrock <.Iealer If no or 100Ibs Write for 150Ib drum price 13 It b r th t d means more cash to buy wheels, Ass'n groups In huslne'ss to cripple Spray material that gives prom- that the club has been wanting for dealer near you. contact Schrock Fer- H. F. Link. Pharmacist. 1456E. Mlch- a zer e leves a esplte high belts, motors and conv!lyors, etc, or destroy farm co-operatives. The out of a marketing co-op any time some time. { tillzlilr Service. Congerville, (iP!tl~~;b) Igan Ave.• Lansing 12. Mich. grain prices, the values found In to make stIll further savings and Ploeser Small Business Committee I..e of killing crahgJ'ass and does he ]lleases, and he should not he Lockport. St. Joseph-21. Com- (7-tf-27b) milk and dairy food stuffs wllI jus- other gains. We are talkmg about of the House was align puhllc opln. not damage bluegrass. clover and required to have a contract which Mastitis Treatments-Penicillin or t1fy farmers ontO I t f d nthl'r lawn grasses has been found mlttee which was appointed to In- CEDAR POSTS SulfanIlamIde In 011 or udder tn- c InU ng 0 ee pro- good business In farming. Good Ion against co ops 11l advance of runs for an agl'eed period of time . t h • Have aeveral thousand season*d, 1ectl.'n 60 ~aln Sulfanilamide tabl ts ductive cows. Aged. blenllshed by Dr. B H. Grigsby. Mich. State vestlga e t e variations In feed • v • .,. e , and business In farming I'S II'ke a snow- the ways and means committee 86% of farm co-operatlve mem- norlhern ~l1chll\'an white cedar posts nternally (l00 for '4 00). Syringes Irreguhir calvln~ cows should be colIl'ge research botonlst. grmdlng prices reported and a dls- 2 and 3 Inche>!.7 and 8 feet long Also complete with Infusion needle $350. ~ ball that growes bigger as It moves hearing, hut the Ploeser commit. bers and 79% of the non.members large quantity oC <.Iegraded 4 and 5 Test Tho- spray mah>rlal Isn't on the said that co-operatives should not cusslon of thiS mattel' followed. Inch. 7 and 8 foot posts wIth Brom-Thymol solution removed from the herd. he sug- along. Now In or blotters. Write tor lIterature. H. gests. tee couldn't make It. market and perhapl'l will not be for have to pay Income taxes on the Superior, Washtenaw-19. Reso- .fltock at our yard Two Inch $10, F. Link. PhannacIst, 1466 E. Mlch- / Sound Business or Peasantry- I11 tl on passe d by group and sent to 'three Inch $20, an<.l"0" $2;; per hun- Igan, LansIng 12. (4-U-40b) ----------"--- a rear or more. mUlt be madl' to determine rl'comml'ndatlons Further tests the refunds made to members. The survey was conducted among for Its most ef- 500 farmers-Il2 dred. f o.b our yard county health (hrector that dlspos- Company. Inc. 1600 Southfield Itoad b phone Atlantic 0327. Lincoln Park: The Renier PRINTING I Let Us 00 Your Prlnting-A farm (l0-2t-65b) print shop at your >!ervlce Per"on- Tractor Field Day East Orion Sponsors These sound like a]armlng words. To go to peasantry may be so far SERVICES ANNUAL being non.niem- al of gar age from the city of '{psi. :lIIchigan. removed as to be an academic rel'lIv!' 'and practical use. bers-In Berrien, Branch. AlIegan, '\ ounllt crabl:T8ss dies In from Huron, Ottawa and Lenawee Coun- t I"ary t 0 th e pUbl Ic welfare and re- lantl In their township was con- . f f rom t h'IS condition. ~ W,ll pay cash for WANTED good. used, allzed Statlonery-200 envelopes, 200 sheets oC writing paper with )our name and addres>! Imprinted Cor $300 stand. post pa.Id TI (P ac kage s hi pplng labels sponSore( I th ell' Ie E Idea. To go the business way Is ast Orion Farm Bureau the trend and the effort of most. . second annual trac- The bnolness ',"ay llac. the pot of MEETING DEC. 9 1) to ]0 days when sprayed with ties. ques t e{I re IIe .• aft "I u m nu ac ure h i Ou"e Ira ler I~ foot free with each order) An Ideal ~, " ~ dl t Ion . or larger Farm Bureau Services, Inc .• has t h1'!1product. So do other grasses Sug-ar RUl'h ~~Iectne Suppll"" hlakes'Co, Box Wllte 1107 Christmas gift and very useful In any tor tleld day at tl1e Kel tII •~I'd II I ( e- go Id" 111It-but not without risks. announced that the annual meeting 'Illl" foxtail. But the perennial In 1940. 'jj per cent of farm chil- ----------- Lansing, .\Ilehlg.ln (1l-!t-2-,h) fa;m horne. Farm Co-operatlves,- ton fal'm on Stoney Creek Road The Iisk Is to th" f lif " cra ..... the ones you like In your dren 15 years of age were stIlI at, August Is the peak month for "e can do your commercllli printing th I tt t fOe way 0 e, as of th wholesale co-operative ass'ns Wanted: Foster homes for boys 14- very reasonable ~Iemher oC ~lIchl- e a er par 0 ctober. It was a phase of farming Is referred to and farmer stockholders wl1\ be lawn are practically undamaged tending school; in c1tICS. 93 per motor travel in the United States, 16 years of age on Carms or In small gan Farm Bureau Fruit Belt Prlnt- an all day program featuring many at times. Tho killer hu lIho'o\n no Indica- cent were ~tllI In school! but the peak in traffic acclden.ts Is rural communltl", Can con"ld.t;r Ing Company. Coloma, Michigan. I f held at the' Reo Clubhouse at 1331 In December. b'?th Protestant and CatholIc home" (9-H-68p) p lases 0 tractor work. Luncheon There are nearly 6 million farm- South-WaShington avenue, Lansing. I" .. of la"ltlnlP;I'fft"Ct on bluegrass. If your hens are not produc1nt; I \\ IIl1ngto pa)' for board, clothing, etc was served by the Farm Bureau ers In the nation. All must farm Nt rrnllds. f ..!\CuP!'. red top, orchard The al'erage passenger car In thel Cannot use wl<.lo"",, o r llarenls o\er TENTS Tuesday, December 9. D. A. Wil- an a\'erge of 15 eggs per bird per United States travels 9300 miles a alge 65 IHepl~ gh Ing details of f.lm- U~ed army tents. slightly damaged women. Mr. Middleton was the on business principles to reaHy liams, general Y. re 11 g on. and directions rea.....- .$16~O It"I",lr",1 t"nts ~2) Army general chalrm k manager of the era • l t 'VN~. hf>nt 1T81Y1or peren- month. the)' are not paying their , I Cor year, while a truck averages nearly Ing home Write :\Ilchlg.ln Farm sto'd cots $22:' FOB Henion Harhor an. ma e the U S.A. click In a demo. Minnesota Farm Bureau Service 1..1 r'''CI4s. feed bill. 11,000 miles. NI"W"'_IIJep't2~, P 0 Uox ~r.o, 1~1Il- 1I... ry .\Iarcus. B"nl the demand for meats being greater Co-op Electric Show in Chicago, November 6, plan also to visit us at Swift & Company. Competent 29 to December guides will gladly show you along winter months: 82% when fed to yearling steers; 78% when fed to yearling lambs; 76% when fed to hog8 and feeder cal ves. The soft, moldy corn was palatable to cattle and sheep. than the supply. They reflect what tho consumer is willing and able to pay for meats. All farmers and ranchers should remember these basic facts, whether prices are high or low. the Visitor's Route through our plant. All of Water Heater us 'in the Agricultural Research cordially invite you to drop in for a chat. We'll Depag,ment \Vhen soft and hard corn were offered in separate bunks to other cattle on feed in 1943, the soft corn wa.~ always the first to be consumed. The Iambs fed soft ear corn The price producers receive for their livestock is governed by what the packer can getfor the meat and the by-products. Look at these features of quality: galvanized steel onter shell, three inches of rock .wool Heavy gauge be looking {or you! * * the • usually cleaned their feed bunks more rapidly than those getting hard ear corn. <~~~-~, insnlation on all sides, extra strength galvanized inner tank with cony ex top and \lottom, twin thermostats designed to give long, trouble free performance. Yes! Producers International who attend Show, particularly Livestock those The soft corn was fed without any special preparation such as drying, salting, shelling, crUllhing or grinding. It was stored in uncovered piles on the ground and fed field run. When broken ear soft corn was fed to cattle and vf{q'ltlta !l?o//an -'6 f/lealHJ fiA - who come in from distant sheep, wastage was reduced. Shelled soft corn and grounc The CO-OP water heater from top to bottom and inside to outside is made from fluality material undE'r I points, will quickly realize 80ft ear corn were eaten readily, but were difficult to store TURKEY A LA KING (Yield: 6 Servings) why the livestock-meat in- os they heated and further molds developt.-d. comlliete engineering control. Jnst install one, then Studies made on soft corn piled on the ground in eastern 2 cups diced cooked t....... " I cup sliced mvshr~ dustry needs nationwide South Dal:ota indicate that it can be so stored only during 'A cup butt.r 2 tablespoons butter forget it and enjoy the advantages of automatic electric meat packers, like Swift & Company. Two- hot water sen'ice. the wint.cr months. I f the amount of soft corn is greater ... tablespoons flour 3 toblespoons choppM thirds of the nation's livestock is produced than that which can be fed before the beffinning of warm 2 cups top milk pimento west of the Mississippi River, but two-thirds weather, it should be stored in narrow Cribs to allow it to 1 teaspoon salt 2 ellg yon.. of .the meat is eaten east of the Mississippi. dry out rapidly with the coming of spring. Another de- See the complete line of Quality Appliances Y3 cup choPPtod 1I,•• n pepper buttered toatf At Your Local Farm Bureau Oeaier This means that, on ,the average, there is a gap of more than 1,000 miles between major sirable practice is to make it into silage by running the 80ft ear corn through the ensilage cutter. If you want additional information, write the Animal Make a whit. S0 per person per night w h e r e two p e r s o n s occupy t h e room. _ Single occupancy of a room Rural-Urban Relationships land dresser d r a w e r s forever work- . . ,. k rjhrase as " T h e ing loose? The solution to t h i s prob-! a single well Known p n r a s e as lie is usually $2.00 p e r night. W r i t e Membership Relations Dep't, A t t : Miss Pattison, regarding rooms in private residences. Do it More t h a n 300 St. Clair County T h e object of t h e barbecues was lem is a simple one. Get some fine | wP or eu al dm b l ee of t h e American F a r m e r before November 6. F a r m Bureau m e m b e r s a t t e n d e d a to promote good r u r a l and u r b a n or m e d i u m grade sandpaper. Cut I ° a helpful vehicle to use chicken b a r b e c u e which preceded .relations. T h e J u n i o r s p r e p a r e ' ! out small washers, and m a k e a h o l e | in our educational effort. FINAL INFORMATION SERVICE the 28th a n n u a l m e e t i n g of the or- a program, including a brief tall. in t h e m i d d l e of each washer. Slip! WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12—For information regarding rooms, ganization a t Goodells t h e evening by an able s p e a k e r . But for the. t h e w a s h e r over t h e bolt or thoj Two U. S. farm r e s i d e n t s a r e ae- etc., call at M e m b e r s h i p Relations Dejtartment. Michigan Farm s c r e w in the knob. W h e n the knob cidentally killed and 205 more a r e Bureau, 221 N o r t h Cedar St., Lansing. Telephone 2l-271r* of October 3, said R a l p h Harmon, most part the evening w a s devoted is tightened, t h e abrasive surface ' I n j u r e d during every h o u r of t h e F a r m editor w r i t i n g in t h e Port to t h e delights of t h e chicken will hold the screw in place . . .! day. H u r o n Times-Herald. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13—For information room services, etc., b a r b e c u e and to becoming b e t t e r and it keeps t h e k n o b from t u r n i n g , H e a v y producing cows need s o m e rail a t the desk In lobby of convontion hall, Fail-child T h e a t r e , a n d t w i s t i n g loose. g r a i n in- s u m m e r as well as in win- (iuest s p e a k e r w a s W a l d o Phil- acquainted. At Ithaca, t h e barbe- ter if they are to produce to capa- New Auditorium, Michigan State College, E a s t Lansing. A lack of Cobalt in feed crops is causing unthriftiness, lips, president of t h e Michigan cue was beef. P l a n t F a r m B u r e a u Seeds. city. anemia, loss of appetite and weight among sheep and Council of Co-operatives and mem- T h e Juniors s t a r t e d the idea cattle in M i c h i g a n . Recognizing this fact, the Hardy b e r of the board of d i r e c t o r s of last spring when various groups the State Farm Bureau. agreed to r a i s e baby chicks sup- Salt Company has developed the first commercial Trace H e said farmers h a v e t w o big plied by the Hamilton F a r m Bu- Only Co-op Universal Mineral Salt on the market, which provides enough jobs to perform t h r o u g h their reau. Professor J. M. Moore of Cobalt (plus four other important trace minerals, man- F a r m B u r e a u — s a v e farm co-oper- Michigan S t a t e College P o u l t r y ganese, iron, copper and iodine) to insure your livestock a t i v e s and convince t h e Nation of D e p a r t m e n t co-operated to show against nutritional deficiencies. t h e r e a s o n a b l e n e s s oC Ihe present what can be done in t h e matter of farmer-labor-industry price rela- barbecuing chicken. l i e a t t e n d e d tionship. all the meetings and superintend- PROTECT YOUR LIVESTOCK WITH This fall m e m b e r s of the Mich- igan J u n i o r Farm B u r e a u h a v e had ed the barbecue process. has a milker for HARDY'S Science in Farming seven b a r b e c u e s t o w h i c h rural and city people were invited. Clair county, it w a s m a d e p a r t of the a n n u a l F a r m B u r e a u meeting. In St. Title of Year Book T h e U. S. Dep't of Agriculture is Every Dairy Need At Berrien Springs, Berrien publishing its first year book since TRACE MINERAL SALT the outbreak of the war. It is titl- c o u n t y ; Kalamazoo, Howell, Liv- ed "Science in F a r m i n g , " and cov- ingston county; Richmond, Ma- ers the years 1943 to 1946, inclusive. Some dairymen prefer the short-tube . . . S T A B I L I Z E D - S T A N D A R D I Z E D comb county; L a p e e r ami Ithaca. some prefer portable equipment . . . others Due to a limited supply, the book Gratiot county, t h e a v e r a g e attend- will be restricted to those actually a n c e was 350 people, about evenly engaged in farming, or to schools stick to the old standby, the long-tube milker. If your cattle do not seem as healthy as they should . . . if they are not putting on weight properly . . . it may mean that they are not getting all the trace minerals they divided between r u r a l and city folk. Everyone paid for his serv- copy of the book m a y be received t e a c h i n g vocational by sending a postcard t o your con- ing, t h e r e b y enabling the Juniors g r e s s m a n at the House Office build- a g r i c u l t u r e . A 4 Big Features No matter what a dairyman's need or prefer- ence is—Farm Bureau's Co-op Universal has need. By mixing Hardy's Trace Mineral Salt with ground . . . that assure easier, to r e t i r e t h e cost of producing the ing. Washington, D. C , s t a t i n g t h a t the answer. Faster milking is the key to limestone and/or bone meal (deftuorinated phosphate chickens and o t h e r p a r t s of t h e you are a farmer or a n i n s t r u c t o r faster, better milking meal. in vocational a g r i c u l t u r e . for more profits. greater milk yield, higher dairy profits—using may also be used) you can provide a complete low-cost mineral supplement for your sheep and cattle. If rations less time and less equipment. Only Farm contain enough legume roughage and oil meal (or mill Bur eau dealers can supply the exact type of feed), calcium and phosphorus are probably adequate; milker needed to do the best job on every farm. in that case, simply feed Hardy's Trace Mineral Salt free Calf-Nose choice. Complete feeding instructions on every bag. Inflation As for performance—that's been tested and Hardy Trace Mineral Salt is perfectly safe because au- thorities have stated that even if ordinary feeds have WATER CONDITIONER proved on thousands of farms for over thirty enough trace minerals in themselves, the additional years. Savings are considerable — because amounts in trace mineralized salt are not harmful. Ask your dealer today for Hardy's Trace Mineral Salt. Actually Pays for Itself! ^ ^ Calf-Nose Claw Farm Bureau Co-op milkers are co-operative all the way, from factory to dairyman-user. If he has not yet been able to stock this new Hardy prod- Your R-S Water Conditioner will save uct, write direct to Hardy Salt Company, St. Louis 10, enough on plumbing repairs, wash-worn Missouri, giving his name and address. -tr IN 100 LB. BAGS AND -» clothes a n d health to p a / a very short time. for itself in Sparkling soft, scien- J _ - J \ j Dependable Co-operatively Manufactured $8KGhi'. PuLsator 50 LB. BLOCKS tifically clean water makes your clothes, HARDY'S dishes, hair and plumbing skin fixtures' softer, more cleaner—your beautiful. ...In Your Own Factory! S.ASSVH Benefit by these R-S features: TRACE MINERAL iLKurncn * • SALT CONTAINS • The patented semi-automatic O - M A T I C " Time Saver cuts regenera- "VAIV- Protective Mongonese . . . . . . . -455% tion work to 3 minutes. Low vacuum Farm Bureau Co-op Iodine -019% • One tank, o n . operation both softens and filters. Automatic Washer Cobalt .013% Iron 480% • Down-flow mineral bed Is "tailor- Does the cleansing job quickly, SALT made" to your needs. easily and automatically. See Copper 048% • Thoroughly corrects undesireable water them on display. Salt—Not less than 96.000% condition. • Thrifty price, low operating cost, HAROY SALT COi HARDY finest mineral, durability and smart, *~f4 /?/ compact appearance. BUY AT FARM BUREAU DEALERS '.LOUIS Manufactured by fot. Nc. 2.144.IM • < * . Ho. 1^77,M7 Reynolds-Shaffer Company FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. 12100 Cloverdale Ave., Detroit 4, Michigan Farm Equipment Division HARDY SALT CO. • ST. LOUIS 10, M0. On Sale at Your 221-227 N. Cedar St. Lansing 4, Michigan B u y at F a r m B u r e a u D e a l e r s Farm Bureau Dealer SATURDAY, NOVEMBFR 1, 1947 FIVE M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S John Slater Was Pres. Buskirk Nam*"- Notices Regarding F a r m CONDITION OF Prominent Member BLACK HAWK CORN 13 COUNTY Resolutions C v/mmittee Bureau A n n u a l Meetings Nov, 12—Women a t Fairc-hi'-l RURAL ROADS J o h n L. Slater, an active F a r m Bureau member for m a n y years, PUNTER INVENTED ORG DIRECTORS President Carl E. Buskirk of t h e Michigan F a r m Bureau, h a s ap- pointed the following from t h e 10 t h e a t r e . Use F a i r c h i l d or a u d i t o r - ium e n t r a n c e s . R e g i s t r a t i o n Fair- and one of Muskegon county's most PROTESTED progressive farmers, died recently. Mr. Slater was a life-long resi- 50 YEARS AGO twelve run Lime county o r g a n ! zation directors have been h i r e d so far by County F a r m B u r e a u s F a r m i.u . i m e m b e r s h i p d i s t r i c t s and two from the stall Imarrl of di child t h e a t r e lobby. at a u d i t o r i u m e n t r a n c e . Checkrooms Cafeteria dent of Holton. and owned 600 acres Inmhwin in a u d i t o r i u m at noon. Emphatic protests over t h e con- The Indians taught the Pilgrim for t h e expanded county F a r m rectors to serve as t h e resolutions east of t h e town. He specialized in Ti >-<•' I I , F a i r c h i l d t h e a t r e lobby. dition of secondary gravel roads fathers how to plant corn. Nearly Bureau program. T h e y a r e : committee for t h e 28th a n n u a l meet- Henrietta, Waterloo and Rives dairying, and at times h a s had as ing: Nov. is lOi-htaan F a r m B u r e a u . 300 years elapsed before a native Berrien—J. M. A r t m a n , T h r e e Use Fairchih! > nditorium en- townships of Jackson county were many as 250 head of cattle. He Oaks R-l. Walter Wright irfan, Fennville, lodged with the county road hoard was also engaged in general farm- of Sweden came along to provide tianees. Checkrooms -imlltnr- Bay & Midland—Otto R a b e , Pin- chairman. of supervisors recently by repre- ing, and in recent years, h i s farms American f a r m e r s with the ma- ium e n t r a n c e . Delegate r*£>»Ler c o n n i n g R-3. Howard Cordrey, Hillsdale. sentatives of F a r m Bureau and have been operated t o a large ex- chine to plant it properly a n d ef- with C r e d e n t i a l s C o m m i t t e e in aud- Calhoun — Miss Gloria Conley, V. K. Clements, Saline. other r u r a l groups. tent by his six sons. ficiently. itorium. Visitors registi-r a t d e s k s Marshall R-l. Mrs. Ralph Williams, Grand Mr. Slater w a s very active in The corn p l a n t e r which this in F a i r c h i l d t h e a t r e lobby. Cafe- Fred Ford om Munith acted as Cass & St. Joseph—J. H e r b e r t Blanc. spokesman. He said t h a t the roads farm organizations having been a keen-minded Swede first helped teria luncheon in a u d i t o r i u m a t Kinsey, Cassopolis, R-l. E. T. Leipprandt, Pigeon. in question were in bad shape and member of t h e Holton F a r m Bur- build over 50 years ago hears the noon. Ticket $1, F a i r c h i l d t h e a t r e E a t o n — L . H. Rhodes, C h a r l o t t e Fell is Leaeb, l l e r s e y . were rapidly wearing out and need- eau and t h e Holton Grange. He was Indian n a m e "Black H a w k " . In lobby. R-5. Lesk i- Allen. Ithaca. ed immediate attention. Mainten- also active in the farm-to-prosper t h e interim, E r n s t Emil Englund, Hillsdale—Ervin S. Lister, Hills- Nov. 14—Checkroom a u d i t o r i u m How much t h i s m a n h a s con- t h e planter. It is j u s t as basic as Sidney Hodgson, Cadillac. ance of school buses and private contest, h a v i n g been one of its ar- for many y e a r s head of National dale R-2. e n t r a n c e . L u n c h e o n for d e l e g a t e s tributed to t h e phenomenal corn t h e needle on the sewing machine Mrs. Bllen Clark, Central Lake. cars was high due to road condi- dent boosters. Farm Machinery Co-operative, Lapeer & St. Clair—Glenn Wor- and visitors at noon in A u d i t o r i u m . production in this country obvious- and the escapement on a watch, Alex Gale, SodOS. tions. F a r m e r s a r e handicapped Mr. Slater was widely k n o w n for Inc.'s experimental d e p a r t m e n t h a s gess, N o r t h Branch R-3. Ticket $1. ly can not he measured, b u t t h e n e i t h e r of which h a s been altered Ward Hodge, Snover. in getting to blacktop roads from'' his reforestration program. In 1940 gone spryly about the business of Northwest Michigan — Adolph thousands and t h o u s a n d s of Black in decades." Waldo E. Phillips, Decatur. their homes, it was reported. the life of " J o h n Slater, Forest Far- developing t h e Black H a w k into Kradovach, T r a v e r s e City R-4. Hawk p l a n t e r s and those of compe- T h e first Black Hawk corn plant- W H Y NOT GROW MEDICAL mer," was dramatized over radio t h e country's most a c c u r a t e corn Oceana — H e n r y A,. J o h n s o n , The complaining delegation was titive m a k e s utilizing his basin er was recently r e t u r n e d to the Don't use soap when cleaning PLANTS? station, WLW, Cincinnati. He planter and a favorite a m o n g t h e Mears. . advised there was little if a n y t h i n g patents a r e working evident! of Bellevue plant for reconditioning m i r r o r s . It s t r e a k s the glass. A Owing to tli.ir destruction In their learned t h e forestry business from nation's farmers. S a g i n a w — E u g e n e Brooks, 800 S. natural haunts, there are a number t,hat could be done at this t i m e due l a s role in helping fill t h e world's and new seed plates. As far as is cloth, mostened with w a t e r con- h i s father who came to t h e Holton Today a t 7'8 he works full t i m e W a s h i n g t o n , Saginaw. of Medical Wants thai are anil can to the lack of funds, greatly reduc- food baskets. known, it is In-service today in the taining a little vinegar or a m m o n i a be grown on a commercial scale veiy area in 1870 from his n a t i v e Bavar- at National F a r m Machinery Co-op- profitably. Ulnseng and (iolden Seal, ed highway personnel, and lack of Asked if he visualized still great- Memphis, Tennessee, area. Shiawassee—Claude A. Bradley, ia. He is survived by Mrs. Slater is best. 1..I- Instance, arc ihe two most profit- needed equipment, ft was pointed eratives', Bellevue, Ohio, plant er development in the p l a n t e r , Mr. F a r m Bureau Services is now Durand. able to grow. Requires very l'ttle and 10 children all of whom m a k e among his experimental models, labor. Needs no cultivation, as plantM out that a s t a t e survey of road Englund commented, "Yes, but I selling t h r o u g h its machinery deal- Van Buren—Leo M. Godin, Go- their home in Muskegon- county. Because of h i g h e r prices for feed do their liest grown under a heavy needs t h r o u g h o u t t h e state is now determined to build a still better doubt t h a t t h e r e will ever b e a n y e r s the p o p u l a r Co-op, Black H a w k bies, Box 422. mulch. Yields up to one tun pex acre, and a rise in rural living c o s t s , liiings six to eight dollars per pound. in progress and the findings a r e Black Hawk planter. basic change in the drop plate un corn planter. to be submitted to the governor Farm Machinery Cutting a small door doors m a k e s fewer heavy In a large farm o p e r a t i n g costs set a new doors to op- record in August, 1947. Full instructions how and where to grow niul where t" sell free. the early p a r t of December. Foundry Approved MEDICAL PLANT GARDLNS Appropriation of half a million dollars for a co-op foundry for farm CALHOUN COUNTY DAIRYLAND CO-OP MAFC T( en while doing chores, labor specialists advise. MSC farm Plant F a r m Bureau Seeds Box 186, Grand Rapida, Michigan Has Advantages m a c h i n e r y production h a s been ap- OPENS OFFICE MAILS PATRONS HSB HEARINGS Purchasing shade or fruit trees proved a t Belleville, Ohio by di- 39,909 SHARES j NOW HISTORY Co-op Corn Picker from your local n u r s e r y m a n has rectors of t h e National F a r m Ma- its advantages, according to F . L. O'Rourke, Michigan State college chinery Cooperative, Inc. F a r m Bur- eau Services, Inc. of Lansing, Mich- AT MARSHALL horticulturist. T h e y can be plant- igan, is a stockholder. The Calhoun County F a r m Bur- Dairyland Co-operative C r e a m e r y The House Small Business Com- John W. S i m s of the Ohio F a r m eau commenced a new service for Co. of Carson City t h i s week com- miiTtee h e a r i n g s now have all the ed soon after digging time and this Bureau Cooperative Association was it 9 members with the opening of a pleted m a i l i n g to its member-jiro- appearance of being just history, Saves Time and Money will not allow roots to dry out. elected president of the farm ma- F a r m Bureau office at 215 E a s t ducers a total of 39,909 s h a r e s of Gordon Leith, National Council of freeze or otherwise become damaged chinery co-op, succeeding I. H. Michigan Avenue in Marshall with common and preferred stock, val- F a r m e r Co-operatives, Washington, before they a r e replanted. Hull, of I n d i a n a . Miss Gloria Conley, new county or- ued a t $1.00 per share, Fred "Walk- D. C , told members a t t e n d i n g the ganization director, who will be in er, secretary-manager, annoum-i d. MAFC a n n u a l conference. ihe office 5% days a "week. The stock issuance was based up- P r e s s u r e brought on by t h e co- You'll find that a CO-OP Managing t h e County F a r m Bur- on financial operations for 1940 operative organizations and their CORN PICKER will be eau monthly publication, keeping and included 37,349-shares of, pre- leaders together with the' fact t h a t a faithful servant on memberships records, a s s i s t i n g in ferred and 2,r>G0 of common. Each the h e a r i n g s t u r n e d out to be polit- member acquires 10 s h a r e s of com- your farm for a great promotion of community groups, ical d y n a m i t e caused t h e Republi- T h e I n s u r a n c e D e p a r t m e n t of t h e Michigan S t a t e F a r m B u r e a u co-ordinating the activities of such mon stock, t h e n is eligible to re- many years. Its sturdi- can leaders to order the committee h a s m a n y openings for a g e n t s to r e p r e s e n t t h e S t a t e F a r m groups, developing an active action ceive preferred in direct proportion to tone down. As the result only ness with light weight I n s u r a n c e Companies in Michigan. We would a p p r e c i a t e h e a r i n g committee, p r o m o t i n g public rela- to his s h a r e of t h e co-operative sav- t h r e e of a large number of original- . . . easy running qual- from any of our Michigan F a r m News r e a d e r s if they are inter- tions, and h a n d l i n g of group hos- ings, based upon his sales t o the ly announced h e a r i n g s were ever ities . . . flexibility . . . ested in t a l k i n g the proposition over with one of our m a n a g e r s . pitalization plans will be some of dairy. held. On the west coast, Mr. Leith one man operation . . . It would be very helpful to u s if any of o u r r e a d e r s would sug- Miss Oonley's main duties as county The year 1946 m a r k e d t h e co-op- said, t h e businessmen testified for ability to do a clean job gest t h e n a m e s of likely a g e n t prospects in t h e i r n e a r b y cities organization director. erative's most successful year since the co-operatives as being commun- of picking and husking, and towns. T h e r e m u n e r a t i o n is good. T h i s is a particularly The office is one of the 13 recent- 1942. G r o w t h and financial devel- ity builders. It is not likely that and its low operating ly started t h r o u g h o u t the s t a t e by opment of Dairyland w i t h i n recent t h e committee will even m a k e a costs will make you good t i m e to s t a r t . A d d r e s s y o u r inquiry to County F a r m Bureaus in accor- years is reflected in its stock issu- report. proud of the fact that dance with their recently adopted ances. plans for expanded p r o g r a m s to in- In previewing a U. S. T r e a s u r y you bought one. INSURANCE D E P T . MICHIGAN STATE FARM BUREAU In 1941, Dairyland issued a total report, Mr. Leith had this to say: crease the efficiency of t h e i r or- of 13,059 s h a r e s of stock including 221 North Cedar St. P. O. Box 960 Lansing, Michigan ganizations and provide additional 1. T h e co-operative business SEE THE IMPROVED 7,209 preferred a n d 5,850 of com- growth is about the same as other services. mon. In 1942, the co-operative is- CO-OP CORN PICKER businesses. Co-operatives a r e not sued 28,801 s h a r e s ; 18,321 prefer- replacing other business a s N T E A TODAY . . . YOU'LL red and 10,480 of common. claims. BUY ONE. In 1943, t h e issuance included 2. T h a t co-operatives a r e felt 15,337 s h a r e s , 12,757 of preferred to be necessary to farmers. THE €®-£IP LOADER and 2,580 of common. In 1944 t h e r e were 19,463 s h a r e s distributed of which 17,003 were p r e f e r r e d ' and 3. T h a t p a t r o n a g e refunds a r e not taxible in any business. 4. T h a t a tax on p a t r o n a g e re- The Farm Bureau Dealer in your community offers you a line of precision and time saving tools for accomplishing your farm work in the most efficient and econom- ical way. You buy quality when you buy CO-OP products. 2,460 were common. In 1945 the funds, if made, would not be large. d i s t r i b u t i o n totalled 14,210 s t a r e s 5. T h a t a tax on p a t r o n a g e re- with 13,080 of preferred and 1,130 Buy Co-operatively at Your funds is not any more feasible t h a n of common. Mr. Walker explained t h a t pre- a tax on capital gains. The r e p o r t does not h u r t t h e co- LOCAL FARM BUREAU DEALER ferred stock is purchased back hy operatives in any way, he said. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. Dairyland in t h e sequence of its Lansing, Michigan issuance. In 1943 t h e co-operative Farm Equipment Division 221 N. Cedar Street purchased 3,096 s h a r e s , each valued Plant F a r m Bureau S e e d s . a t $1.00 per share. ( In 1944, t h e purchased aggregated 5,743 s h a r e s ; in 1945, 17,042 and" in 1946, 14,054. Since 1941, Dairyland h a s is- sued common and preferred stock valued a t $130,779 and purchased, back a total of $39,926 leaving out- standing, stock valued at $90,s53. When Better Mouse Traps at a A&w tow Pr/fo / KENT COUNTY FARM BUREAU Are Built... YOU F A R M B U R E A U MEMBERS must be constantly aware of the fact that While most prices stay up, cost of the Co-op Loader goes down. HITS TAX SPLIT mouse traps (nicely baited) are offered you many , . . . • Believing that t h e distribution of Because mass production economies have made possible many important state aid was inequitable, t h e Kent : times during the year to tempt you into supporting savings. Consistent with your Co-op's policy to provide you with better, County F a r m Bureau went on re- " interests that have no ability to help you build your farm tools for less, the saving is passed on to you. cord the latter part of October hy a program. # very close vote in favor of the re- The tremendous farm demand for the powerful Co-op Twin Cylinder peal of t h e s t a t e sales tax diversion Hydraulic Lever Lift enables us to offer you this fine farm-tested and farm, proved loader at a new low price. Mounted on your tractor, the Co-op Loader does the labor of many hands amendment. Representative Charles F e e n s t r a , of Grand Rapids and guest speaker What Are Some Mouse Traps and Bait Offered? at the organization's a n n u a l meet- J Old line interests offer you 1 or 2 cents per ^t You will be offered help by a feed "expert" or "far better, faster, and at far lower cost. Low in original cost, lower still m> ing, said t h a t because so many * bushel more for your grain than the fair market a "disease specialist". They don't think you upkeep, the Co-op Loader quickly pays for itself in as little as a single, members did not vote on the re- price offered by your Farm Bureau dealer—or pick farming season. realize who pays for those costs and those of you who solution it was quite evident that, your beans 2 or 3 pounds lighter than they actually never use the service help pay the whole shot. Six quickly changed attachments—bulldozer, haybuck and stacker, gravel farmers, like people elsewhere in run to lure you away from your own program. It's the state, a r e in a s t a t e of confusion plate, snow plow, manure fork, and vegetable basket with detachable over t h e tax diversion and state called "Divide and Conquer". Hitler used this tech- A Efforts may be made to sell your. management , grain plate—keep your tractor in use every day in the year. financing. nique! ,»t to competitive feeds by free trips to contest Made to fit all standard two and three-plow row-crop tractors, the Co-op The legislator said that he w a s winners—or paying all expenses for a group to a com- ^ Competitive feeds will be offered for less money Loader is speedily installed by means of special mounting brackets bolted certain t h a t the present system of * but they will be closed formula so you have no petitive mill. On their return no more is known about to the frame. They do not interfere with other tractor operations on the d i s t r i b u t i n g sales tax money is the actual value of closed formula feed than before neither fair n o r equitable. chance to compare value with your Open Formula farm. To detach, just remove four pins and back your tractor away. Before passing t h e resolution urg- Farm Bureau feeds. the trip. Now available for all these tractor makes and models: Co-op No. 2, B-2, ing the repeal of t h e sales tax v C, E-3; Allis Chalmers W C , Farmall H, M, F-20, F-30; John Deere A, B, G , a m e n d m e n t , the Kent F a r m Bureau I defeated a n o t h e r proposal calling , You Farm Bureau Members can make your own checks for other "mouse traps" that try to G M ; Massey Harris 101 Jr.; Case CC» DC; Minneapolis-Moline U, Z ; for a revision of t h e a m e n d m e n t divide your purchases so you can never own and profit from your farmer-owned feed plants and Oliver 7 0 , 8 0 . to provide a more fair and equitable your own matured program. It's the money you spend now that will go so far to determine how Save time and labor on countless heavy .farm tasks. Buy your loader from formula for d i s t r i b u t i n g the funds. | much savings and protection your Farm Bureau program can give you in the years to come. In o t h e r resolutions adopted un- amimously. t h e county organization recommended a 1-cent-a-gallon in- crease in t h e s t a t e gasoline tax for highway purposes, called for ex- Remember Two Things—Farm Bureau Members WAS emption of t r a c t o r gasoline from |^ YOU CAN'T COMPARE any closed formula J # FARM BUREAU FEEDS are made for you by *2j federal sales tax, opposed restora- feed with your open formula Farm Bureau feeds your own employees and results over the years tion of r a t i o n i n g .in any form, and and know comparative values. * prove that no place can you buy more results for your pledged s u p p o r t to t h e Michigan dollar spent. Livestock E x c h a n g e in Us efforts Co-op Twla Cylinder Hydraulic Lever Lift complete with mount- to increase its sales volume in De- ing brackets and manure fork troit. Buy Open Formula Farm Bureau Quality Feeds attachment Two h u n d r e d farmers attended a chicken barbecue before the a n n u a l meeting. MERMASHES - MILKMAKERS - PORKMAKERS BUY AT YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU DEALER Proper care of s h a r p edged tools At Your Local Farm Bureau Feed Dealer : is a m a r k of efficiency and also a • or write step t o w a r d accident prevention. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. FARM BUREAU SERRVICES, INC. FEED DEPARTMENT 221 N. CEDAR STREET LANSING 4, MICHIGAN In 1945 over one-fifth of rural Farm Equipment Division 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing, Michiagn pairs, but only one-twelfth of non- farm h o m e s ! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1947 six M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S ized. If we had no farm organiza- I'nited States was subsidized out Move To Get Parity Expanded Farm tion in the past, would we have: of the federal treasury to the ex- The opportunity to purchase tent of $5SO,000,000. Farmers KEEP EGGS AFBF Convention At STATE FAIR Up To Date Chicago, Dec. 14-18 The United States Department of open formula feeds? everywhere expressed their dislike Guaranteed northern o r i g i n , for subsidies and said, forcefully .CLEAN CHANGE ASKED BY Agriculture has submitted a pro- Bureau Program Michigan adapted seeds? and rightfully, that they wanted to 82% of the farms in Michigan run their own business. Last year J. M. Moore, extension poultry- man at Michigan State college, LAPEER COUNTY posed change in the method of com- puting "parity" farm prices :or with electricity, compared with the Farm Bureau membership or- farm products. The proposal has Background Material for Discussion in ganization was subsidized by the says keeping eggs clean and mar- gone to the senate and house agri- less than 5(f% in 1920? ketable is one of the basic steps Reorganization of the state fair November by Community Farm Bureaus Sales tax exemption on the pur- Insurance Department and the in producing quality eggs. Dirty was asked by the Lapeer County culture committees, both of w h c h chase of farm machinery? Farm Bureau Services to the ex- or soiled eggs present an unfav- Farm Bureau in the form of a re- are conducting studies of long-iaLge By Xormun K. Wayuoner Research and Education orable appearance to buyei-3 Anywhere near adequate appro- tent of $29,000. We don't want throughout the marketing system solution which will be submitted agricultural policy. Following the First World War farmers in Michigan, riculture priation to the Department of Ag- subsidies in our on-the-farm opera- and particularly to the ultimate to the Michigan Farm Bureau con- If the proposals are accepted by for agricultural research? tions? Do we want subsidies in consumer. vention November 13 and 14. congress, they will provide the fi st as well as in other states, recognized there were at least A price support program for our oft'-the-faim operations? No dirty or stainpd eggs should The Lapeer County Farm Bureau important change in the basis :'or ever leave the farm. Such eggs three things which they should be doing for' the better- farm products? To whom would you look for as- are carriers of bacteria which asked that the fair board be given farm price supports since 1933 wlen An educational opportunity in sistance within your county on complete control of the fair grounds the first Agricultural Adjustment ment of themselves, their families, and their commun- rural areas comparable to that of- matters concerning: Local tax- spread to clean eggs. Also, their throughout the year. They also ask- unattractive appearance detracts Act was passed. ities. There were three things which they could do to- ered in urban centers? ation, road conditions and main- from the price the farmer receives ed that the fair board be- reduced The present parity system v a s What would farming be like in tenance, rural schools, improving for clean eggs. Eggs that are un- from 20 to 7 men for greater effi- designed to provide a given qu m- gether, but which they could not do alone. At that time, Michigan if we had no farm organ- marketing facilities, the purchas- usually dirty should be used on the ency, and suggested that the fail- tity of farm products the same p ir- just as there are now, many decisions were to be made ization in the past? I cannot help ing of farm supplies? farm and should not be cleaned until they are to be used. Then manager be appointed by the board. At present, the manager is appoint- chasing power as it had in the f.ve but believe that every careful We recognize that these are all year 1909-14. The parity prices of in legislative ways which would be far-reaching and thinking farmer in the state agrees matters which we could do little the shells can be washed with any ed by the governor, and the agri- suitable cleaning agent before the tobacco, potatoes, soybeans, cit'us have long-lasting effects upon agriculture. that we are fortunate in being un- about alone, but certainly they all egg is broken. Washing eggs re- Edward A. O'Neal", president of cultural department controls the fruits, and some other products are able to answer this question. influence our standard of living. moves the exterior "bloom" from the American Farm Bureau, will grounds except at fair time. As a exceptions—they are based on more Farmers recognized first that unless they were suf- The present economic situation Does our organized effort offer any the shell. This makes it possible preside at the 29th annual conven- result of political appointment, the recent periods. for bacteria to penetrate the shell resolution said, fair managers have ficiently well organized their wishes would not neces- —There are groups who would solution? and damage the interior qualify tion to be held in Chicago this year. seldom been appointed on the basis balance the state budget with a In recent years some counties Convention headquarters w'ill be sarily be included in such legislative decisions. They state property tax. There are have discovered that the organiza- of washed eggs which are kept for long periods. the Stevens hotel. Women of the of their real qualifications for the Van Buren Supports job. recognized that they could not depend on other organized others who would remove the sales tional work and the demands of the tax from items of food. Numerous membership for service within the For this reason egg buyers in- Farm Bureau have their annual Another resolution which the La- Chest X-Ray Clinics sist that market eggs which are to meeting at the Sherman hotel, Sun- A chest x-ray program which be- groups to represent the farmers' wishes. other tax suggestions have been counties have become too great to be stored should never be washed. day, December 14. Monday the com- peer County Farm Bureau will sub- mit will ask for an increased gas gan the early part of October for A second point which farmers a generation ago recog- made. In 1948 will farmers be depend upon voluntary assistance Those that are only slightly soiled modity conferences, rural youth adults and children over 14 years sufficiently well organized to ex-\ entirely. Several counties are hir- can be cleaned more easily with meeting, and other pre-convention tax to finance road building and steel wood, fine sandpaper or emery of age in VanBuren County, is be- nized as important and which they themselves could do press themselves on matters of ing and other counties are plan- sessions will be held at the Stevens, maintenance. ing sponsored by the VanBuren cloth placed on a sheepskin shoe- A third resolution will urge the something about was the matter of public opinion. After taxation? ning to hire someone to act as a brush. A damp cloth dabbed in Congiess and Sherman hotels. The County Farm Bureau together with When our present farm price County Organization Director. He washing soda or household scour- AFBF annual business meeting will soil conservation service to direct other clubs and organizations of World W a r One, just as is true now, people everywhere policy expires, will farmers have is a person who is responsible for ing powder will frequently ac- be held at the Stevens Tuesday, more of their efforts toward soil the county in co-operatirfn with the were experiencing high cost of living and it became been sufficiently well organized to co-ordinating the organizational complish the same purpose. Dec. 16 through Thursday, Dec. 18. analysis for mineral deficiencies. county health department. have written a new one, or will work within the county, for coun- — i The x-rays were taken by the mo- necessary for somebody to tell the farmer's story. But they accept what someone else has seling and assisting committees In burning bluegrass pasture, At this annual meeting President Plant Farrr. Bureau Seed*. you lose valuable nitrogen into the O'Neal will coms^te 16 years as bile x-ray unit of the Michigan the question in every farmer's mind was, " W h o is going given them? within the county, working with State Department of Health. This Soon a decision is going to have County Farm Bureau board of di- aif, Michigan State college soil president of the American Farm organization, grow to more than service was done without charge to to do i t ? " "Will organized labor do it for m e ? " "Will or- to be made concerning our exports rectors, and to assist with Com- specialists warn. Bureau. Since 1930 he has scan the 1,000,000 farm families in 46 states. the individuals. ganized business do i t ? " " C a n I do it a l o n e ? " The to foreign countries. If we export munity Farm Bureaus within the a§ much as 40% of some farm county. answer then was as obvious as it is today. Farm organ- products, surely this is a matter in In view of the wide diversity of ization offers the only opportunity to tell the story to which farmers are concerned. The agriculture in Michigan, a state- FARM Chore Carts... effect of such an outlet on farm wide differential to Farm Bureau the public. markets is clearly understandable. members does not appear feasible. Farmers recognized a third opportunity which would Are farmers going to express Some counties are already offer- themselves on this matter? Can ing such services to members as BUREAU be theirs if they were sufficiently well organized. They they do much about it without an income tax assistance, soil testing were impressed by the opportunity to effect savings on organization? service, and a few others. What • , Shorten Chore Time...They9re There are matters concerning service differentials would you like w ' " the purchase of farm supplies and the opportunity to migrant labor, re-writing of the to develop in this county? Much • improve their marketing facilities through farm organiza- state constitution, and many other | has been done—much more re- issues which are of direct concern mains to be done, and the answer tion. T h e y had already recognized that they could not to farmers: Will farmers be in a lies with the members. depend on someone else to do this job for them entirely. position Ho meet these challenges? . the handiest thing on the farm 1 T h i s situation seems to be repeating itself. As farming How large an organization do we boibmes more and more commercialized the need for an one-third of the farmers of Mich- need? Is it enough to have about ST. CLAIR GROUP Don't Jet your chores be a burden. These Farm Bureau Chore Carts can really cut your laborious work and shorten your chore time. Many organization of farmers and the opportunity for the bet- igan as Farm Bureau members? What should our membership be ASKS 1-CENT GAS Many farmers sap, "They're the handiest thing on the farm". The terment of agriculture becomes increasingly great. for greatest effectiveness? * time and labor sirVed will more than pay for them. Recognizing that we have now grins to appear that we have more Can organization be. successful about one-third more invested in I rather than less to protect. That unless it has adequate finances in TAX INCREASE land, buildings, and equipment peri shows that we have more reason the community? In the county? A one-cent state gas tax increase farm than we had in 1920. it be-J rather than less for being organ- In the state organization? In the and the maintenance of the state national federation? sales tax were favored by the Oreeu- 41 TEN GALLON MILK CART An organization is no different wood-Brockway Community Farm Here's one for the small dairyman. We present our ten gallon can than the farm itself. The bare Bureaus in St. Clair County at their/ farm cannot be very productive un- meeting held in the community hall milk cart. This cart is sturdily constructed of tubular steel. Has less there is sufficient finances to at Fargo. .two easy rolling disc steel wheels with roller bearings and heavy duty, expand it to Its fullest capacity. The proposed gas tax increase hard rubber tires. This little helpful job will save you a lot of extra The same .i3 true in the organiza- was thought vitally necessary by tion. the group to improve, construct, work and a lot of backaches. Once you get- one> you'll The following table shows the and maintain roads. The Communi- agree that it is worth the money. See your Farm purchasing power of farm produce ty Farm Bureau very strongly op- in 1930's and 1946. It shows that posed the increasing of property Bureau Services dealer today. Priced at only $9.25 the amount of farm produce that taxes. would purchase one $10.00 Farm The group also felt that farmers Bureau membership in the 1930's must be well organized to maintain would produce 4 or more such $10 an economic position comparable memberships in 194G, and so on. to industry and labor if this coun- 2 CAN MILK CART (M-21) •> PRODUCTS 1930's 1946 try is to maintain its economic po- This handy chore cart will move 2 ten gallon milk cans with the sition after the federal price sup- Potatoes port program expires in 1948. minimum of work. Also just the thing for carrying sacks of grain Beans Edward Craybiel led the discus- and feed and will be of real help on just about all the time-taking Wheat heavy jobs that crop up on the farm. For easy loading, base stands sion. Mr. and Mrs. John Young and Beef Mr. and Mrs. Denver Lossing were only three inches off the ground when parked. Platform is 281/? Hogs hosts. inches long. Top of frame is 21 inches from ground. Milk Handles 21 inches apart. 16 inch pneumatic tire. £*)A Cfl Cherries In 1945 the dairy industry in the Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. Now available for only „ tyt*^.%)\j OF THE MID-WEST d j SANITARY CART SELLING ORGANIZATION Heft is a real time saver. It is a newcomer in the Farm Bureau line l» tokes plenty of pull—the pull of 24 member-producer owned of chore carts. This sanitary cart is used in thcTdairy barn to accom- cooperative dairy plants to profitably market dairy products, make money-saving purchases of supplies and provide other essential services. . the sales department of Mid-West Pro- LAMINATED modate three and four solution pails for rinsing udders and teat cups of milkers. It is constructed of sturdy tubular steel, metal disc ducers' Creameries, Int., markets the varied products of 24 wheels, heavy duty hard rubber tires and roller bearings. dairy plants under the Valley Lea trade name. ..this estab- lished mark of consumer acceptance has earned its rightful RAFTERS for- It is an addition that will aid you in carrying on a C 1 ft 7 C place in the food markets of mid-America because it identifies sanitary dairy program. Priced at only $i".f 5 a proved product, from dairies which belong to the member- producers whose milk is processed t h e r e . . . fine Valley Lea dairy products are the result of an honest desire of every member-producer to always do his part for the business of Feed Tank Roughage Cart (M-22) which he is part owner. This model 22 chore cart has a strong metal fed box. Fills easily; Marker your milk and cream with a Mid-West Member Producer Creamery, where you can earn more . . . where you as a producer become a part and it's a pleasure to work from. The feed tank eliminates lifting and receive the benefit of on organized business working for your best interests. carrying in the feed lot, makes livestock and poultry feeding a simple Their Dairy Products of operation. The tank is rugged but simply constructed. Length is 73 proved Cemtomer Accept- ance fceor the Valley l e a inches, height 35V-J inches, width 26 <4 inches. Tank is 24 inches deep. trade name Free rolling, ball bearing wheeis. Tires are puncture Mutter " Cheese • Poller or Spray Process Non-Fat Dry proof. Requires no lifting because it is Q C A QC Milk Solids • evaporated Milk • Condensed Dairy Products Powder Buttermilk Sweet Cream tea balanced on three wheels vvt.OJ Cooperative Marketing Brings High Dollar * Marketing Mid-West Producers' Creameries, Inc. Feed Tank-Utility Cart (M-20A) 224 WIST mrCftSON BOULEVARD SOUTH BEND 2, INDIANA The model 20A chore cart increases one man's working capacity more MICHIGAN than six times. Carrying platform is 13 inches from the ground Cetdwater—Coldwoter Dairy Company Constantine—Constantino Coop. Creamery Co. lait, &CQ4UUtucal Ba/ut Provides maximum clearance and leverage with minimum effort Feed A group of 24 Corson City—Dairylond Coop. Creamery Co. Elsie—€i*ie Cooperative Creamery Co. box may be removed and cart may be used for many purposes. Has removable chains across the front and center producer-owned Cost Jordort—Jordan Valley Coop. Creamery Fremont—Fremont Cooperative Creamery Co. Grant—Grant Cooperative Creamery Co. Qo*ui'U4cti04t to hold 2 or 4 milk cans. It's a labor-saver ( f r *7 or J cooperative Nashville—Former* Cooperative Creamery Ann. • Niles—Producer's Cooperative Doiry St. Louis—St. Louii Cooperative Creamery Co. Unico Laminated Rafters are factory built in one con- and is priced at only