ICHICAN Vol. X X V I , No. 5 • ^\K.M1 S A T U R D A Y , MAY 1, 1948 NEWS 26th Year Published Monthly ED ITORIAL 4 COUNTIES PASS ASK TEACHERS Governor May Call Farmers Should Own Crude Oil MEMBERSHIP GOAL FOR CASH TO The committees on small business of the United States Senate has been advised that major oil com- DURING APRIL MODIFY 15 MILLS Legislature Again panies now own or control 82 per cent of all the Four more County ^ a r m Bureau Teachers in Clinton county who Session Fails to Reach Agreement on State proved oil resources discovered so far in this coun- organizations have gone over t h e i r a r e members of the Michigan Edu- Building Program, Highway Finances, and goal d u r i n g April in their member- cation Ass'n have had a letter try. ship roll call campaign to m a k e a from their county president asking Most of Governor's Proposals total of 32,527 members in t h e state. t h e m to contribute money to t h e That explains the necessity and the determination The counties a r e : Monroe. Allegan, MEA campaign fifrid to p r e v e n t re- By Stanley M. Powell of farmers co-operatives to acquire crude oil pro- Jackson, and Osceola. peal of the sales tax diversion duction and possibly their own refineries. A number Monroe County not only succeed- a m e n d m e n t , and to seek modifica- Just as dawn was breaking April 29, Michigan's law- ed in making, its 1948 goal, but went tions of the 15 mill tax limitation of farm co-operatives now produce and refine a on to get more members t h a n they amendment. makers called it a bad job and recessed until May 20. It had last year. It is t h e first of " I n order for ( the state MEA to had been expected that this recess would conclude the major portion of their gasoline, fuel oils and motor the southern counties to exceed promote the campaign to prevent oils. Farm Bureau Services, Inc., of Michigan is the 1947 membership. work of the current special session. Normally the meet- repeal of the sales tax a m e n d m e n t Jackson County exceeded its ing on May 20 would be only a routine proceeding at- and to pass t h e a m e n d m e n t seek- working on the problem. goal of 562 members, and Osceola ing modification of the 15-mill lim- acquired 276 members to top their itation, it is necessary t h a t they tended by a very few senators and representatives. How- Many of us will remember that some years ago required membership. Allegan County attained its 1948 h a v e money to carry on the work. ever, considerable important business was left unfinished major oil companies and independents were engaged Our quota is $648.00. Your raises goal with a membership of 1,399. t h i s year and next year came as and it is possible that most of the members will come in a wild scramble for distribution facilities. That Bay, Mecosta, Isabella and Mid- land a r e very close to reaching a .result of t h e passage of the sales back at that time in an attempt to reach agreement on was the era in which filling stations were built by tax amendment. their 1948 quotas. these matters. the thousands. Gasoline was plentiful and cheap. Alpena. Cheboygan. Emmet, Oe- At the last meeting of our coun- sego, and Presque Isle, all in Dis- ty MEA, our district passed a mo- I have watched a good many regular and special ses- Now it's different. Gasoline is in short supply trict 10. passed their m e m b e r s h i p tion by u n a n i m o u s vote to pay into goals d u r i n g March. t h e MEA campaign fund accord- sions conclude their labors but have never seen anything and high priced in face of the great demand. Major companies can sell so much themselves that they It is anticipated that the s t a t e quota of 36.000 members will be met this coming month. ALFALFA AND SAGINAW BRANCH ing to our salaries. The scale adop- ted is as follows: Salary below $1800 $2.00 that could compare for unusual and bewildering develop- ments with those which occurred during the final day of have reduced or cancelled contract after contract with independent refiners. It appears that one RED CLOVER FORMS WORKER- $1800 to $2000 $2000 to $2400 2.25 3.00 this recent special session. way to remain in the gasoline and oil business is to have your own crude oil production. CONTINUE STUDY UP FRONT AGAIN EMPLOYER GROUP $2400 to 2800 $2800 to $3200 $3200 and up 3.50 4.50 5.00 The final evening session which began at 7:30 p. m. and lasted until 5:00 a. m. was packed with drama and OF FARM BUREAU Sod-iorming legumes, such as Improved worker-employer alfalfa and red clover, m a k e up I tions is - the aim of the new organi- rela- T h e Michigan Education Ass'n is asking teachers to circulate peti- unprecedented developments. |A minor bill introduced that evening cleared through both houses in record time Expect to Succeed the "core" of good crop manage- zation formed by w'orkers and su- The world is made up of two kinds of people— INSURANCE CO. ment systems in Michigan, accord- j pervisors of t h e F a r m Bureau Ser- ing to R i c h a r d Bell, farm crops l vices' b r a n c h store and w a r e h o u s e tions to place on the November 1948 ballot a proposal which would m a k e these changes in t h e 15 mill and was sent on its way to the Governor. It was passed negative thinkers and positive thinkers. Those who The committee of the Michigan extension specialist at Michigan ] at Saginaw. tax limitation: by the senate on third reading within a few minutes after F a r m B u r e a u board of directors State college. The group held its organization think failure and those who think success. and County F a r m Bureau represent- 1. To p e r m i t increases in mil- it had been introduced without going through the usual When used alone, or in combina- ! meeting recently, and Alvin John- lage allocations by a majority vote atives charged with investigating tion with such desirable grasses : son. warehouse foreman, w a s elect- r a t h e r t h a n t h e present require- formality of consideration by a committee or on general Negative thinkers are afraid to venture anything a F a r m Bureau insurance -service as bromegrass and timothy, these ! ed president of t h e group. Law- m e n t for a two-thirds vote. orders. for fear that something might happen. The stay-at- limited to members continued its legumes can be made to furnish ; rence Stewart, manager of F a r m 2. To provide for increasing explorations in April. large quantities of livestock feed. Bureau Services, Saginaw Branch, Late in the evening Governor Sigler appeared before homes, the do-nothings, the crabs, the nervous millages. especially for school T h i r t y representatives from 20 Three tons of alfalfa hay, a satis- : was elected vice-president. Mrs. bonding purposes, for a m a x i m u m wrecks, the failures—these are the negative thinkers. County F a r m Bureaus were in factory acre yield, will give as Mildred Barko was named secretary- of 20 years instead of the present a joint convention of the senators and representatives Illinois April 12-13-14 at the invi- much digestible n u t r i e n t s as 65 treasurer. 5 year m a x i m u m . and expressed in very plain language his disappointment Think it over. A m o n g your own business associ- tation of t h e committee to s t u d y bushels of shelled corn. Clarence Sawatzski and Carl Seeg- T h e F a r m Bureau has worked the i n s u r a n c e service of the Illi- This s u m m e r , Michigan f a r m e r s ] miller w a s t h e organization chair- as to the failure of the legislators to carry out the pro- ates, your friends—even in your own family—it's for adequate s t a t e aid for schools nois A g r i c u l t u r a l Association t o will have an opportunity to see men, and Harold Reimer was t h e a n d for a formula of distribution gram which he had submitted to them in some nine the positive thinkers you enjoy being with. The members. They visited seven demonstrations of grassland farm- ! discussion leader. which would m a k e possible a gen- County F a r m Bureaus and the ing and how much it can aid the Mr. S t e w a r t announced t h a t J o h n separate messages during the seven weeks of the special negative thinkers bore you. state offices at Chicago. i B r a n s would head the m a c h i n e r y uine equality of educational oppor- farm program. A series of "Grass t u n i t y w i t h o u t confiscatory local session. Early in t h e year a delegation I department. Speakers at t h e meet- The positive thinkers are happier, more alive, trom 20 southern Michigan Coun- Day" p r o g r a m s scheduled in all j ing included Eugene Brooks, F a r m tax burdens. The Governor climaxed his ra- j m a k i n g a n v ^nts for neW con- parts of the s t a t e will present ex- Resolutions adopted a t t h e last more active, more adventuresome. They get things ty F a r m B u r e a u s visited Illinois. Bureau d i s t r i c t - r e p r e s e n t a t i v e ; Wal- ther critical address by s t a t i n g struction at any of Michigan s m- hibits, d e m o n s t r a t i o n s and talks t h r e e annual meetings of trie Mich- stututions, including Michigan At the March 2 meeting of the ter Harger, a s s i s t a n t branch stores' t h a t he h a d decided to sponsor a done. on grass and legume management Michigan F a r m Bureau board o£ supervisor: and F r e d Reimer. puh- for hay and pasture.'MSC extension lic relations representative for the igan F a r m B u r e a u have recom- constitutional a m e n d m e n t provid State College, all the other h i g h e r No matter what you are trying to do, expect to directors, the group asked the board specialists a r e cooperating with branch stores and mended extending t h e - p e r i o d for tag for grouping all the state's educational i n s t i t u t i o n s , t h e pri- to consider an insurance service management which the millage could be raised „. * i n n„m™ !•>*„ governmental activities into not |Jt < M ; i u m . „ ( sons, mental hospitals, ^ . ^ state s a na county a g r i c u l t u r a l agents in ar- contracts divisions of F a r m B u r e a u M|- lQWQ.t„,.io= succeed at it. And don't be afraid of making mis- limited to F a r m Bureau m e m b e r s ranging the programs. above 15 for building a n d capital to exceed 18 divisions exclusive of ' ' - Public health laboratories, takes. ,—For the fellow who sits back and does only, and for the purpose of mem- Services, Inc. improvement purposes. However, his office and that of the auditor state park facilities, etc. oership building. The board ap- Bell points out t h a t high yields The newly organized group will the F a r m Bureau has held t h a t this general. T h i s was the first men- As originally introduced, this nothing makes the greatest mistake of all.—William pointed a committee of directors of crops such as alfalfa are depend- meet each m o n t h . should be permitted only by a ma- tion that he had made of such a bill has totaled about $21,O09,0OC and two County Farm Bureau ent upon proper cultural and man- jority vote of the tax paying elec- plan to the legislature. Shortly af- l l>ut had been cut severely by the S. Reilly. leaders to m a k e a study. T h e April agement practices. These methods t o r s in the district, or by a two- tor the Governor had delivered this Senate. Many of these r e d u c t i o n s Are Farmers So Well Off? 12-14 t r i p to Illinois was planned for County F a r m Bureaus not re- will be stressed a t the Grass Day programs. L i m i n g to correct soil GENESEE WOMEN t h i r d s vote of all electors. message. Representative H a r r y J. " a d been restored in whole or in Phillips of P o r t H u r o n introduced Part by t h e House, which gave rise presented on the first t r i p . acidity, liberal use of commercial a proposed constitutional amend- to t h e controversy. The p o i n t of Are farmers so well off as much of the press, radio The April delegation gathered at Dansville, in central Illinois for fertilizer, use of adapted varieties, and shallow seeding a r e listed as HOLD RURAL-URBAN FARMERS LIKELY ment embodying the Governor's re- '• greatest contention seemed t o be c o m m e n d a t i o n s and the representa- j t h e proposed g r a n t for providing a and public opinion would have us believe? John W. Sims, general manager of the Ohio Farm an evening conference with repre- sentatives of t h e Illinois Agr'l Ass'n. The next day t h e delegation divided essential steps in establishing good stands of alfalfa. .V CONFERENCE TO BE OWNERS tives. w i t h o u t having a chance to ' s t a r t on a building program for a read or study t h e proposal, approv- new mental hospital a t Northville. ed it by a vote of 70 to 10. When it j This institution has been vigorously For p a s t u r e purposes, alfalfa and into three groups. Each, in charge 150 women attended a rural-ur was received in the Senate, it was \ opposed by Lieutf n a n t Governor Bureau Co-operative Ass'n, tells us that the six mil- brome grass r a t e s high. On most lion American farmers who operate our food pro- of an IAA representative, visited two County F a r m Bureaus d u r i n g Michigan livestock farms this com- bination can very well constitute ban conference at Goodrich u n d e r t h e sponsorship of the Genesee OF OIL DEPOSITS referred to a committee whose : Eugene C. Keyes. A p p a r e n t l y he c h a i r m a n stated t h a t t h i s w a s far ! has converted m a n y of the s e n a t o r s the day. T h e three groups drove County F a r m Bureau women's com- too i m p o r t a n t a m a t t e r to a t t e m p t • to h i s point of view, duction factories have 81 billion dollars invested in the basis for t h e forage program— mittee. Prospects a r e favorable for Mich- into C h a m p a i g n in late afternoon both hay and pasture. igan farmers and their co-opera- to settle in t h e closing hours of t h e Obviously, t h e state cannot dis- those farm factories. to visit the Champaign County "Your P r o b l e m s and Mine" w a s Many f a r m e r s have discovered t h e subject of a panel discussion tives to become owners of crude session. Later m a n y of the repre- j continue all of its institutional Farm Bureau enterprises and for oil properties to insure at least a sentatives rep'ented of their hasty building a t the end of the c u r r e n t On that investment they are receiving today ap- an evening meeting. that by converting hilly permanent led by Miss E s t h e r Anson, profes- action and tried to recall t h e reso- ! fiscal year. T h e l a w m a k e r s will bluegrass p a s t u r e s to alfalfa-brome- sor of adult education at Michigan portion of their own supply of April 14 t h e delegation drove to ration from t h e senate but couldn't' have to do s o m e t h i n g about this proximately I 7 billions of dollars, or about 20 per grass, c a r r y i n g capacity is more State College. farm fuels, which have been criti- muster quite enough votes. m a t t e r when tiiey r e t u r n t o Lan- Chicago for a tour of t h e Illinois cally short. T h i s announcement cent as income. However, Mr. Sims says that this is t h a n doubled, t h e specialist re- Mrs. W a r d P e r r y of Grand Blanc Agr'l Ass'n offices and a meeting ports. represented fhe Genesee County was made by t h e petroleum com- Constitutional A m e n d m e n t s . Only ! s i n S o n M a v 2 0 ' o r e l s e t h e G o v e > - with officers and staff on the IAA mittee selected by the board of di- two of t h e constitutional amend- * > r will call a n o t h e r special session, not net income. First farmers have to pay mort- for information and discussion. F a r m Bureau in the discussion of rectors of F a r m Bureau Services. m e n t s which t h e Governor had re- Highway Finance. Although it gage interest, and wages to hired help, and other County F a r m Bureaus visited in Public s e n t i m e n t is everything. I r u r a l problems. Inc. commended were passed by the leg-1 had been expected t h a t a principal Illinois included Clark at Martins- With it nothing can fail; against Mrs. Ralph Williams headed t h e expenses. What is left they have to pay to them- ville, E d g a r at P a r i s , Coles at it, nothing can succeed. Whoever ' committee in charge of t h e v e r y F a r m e r s ' oil companies and oth- islature for submission to Michi- problem to be considered d u r i n g molds public sentiment goes deep- : fine co-operative luncheon. er independents are developing their gan voters next November. They the recent special session would be selves for their own and their families' labor, and as Charleston. Douglas at Tuscola. De- er than he who enacts s t a t u t e s or own sources of crude oil for two would permit the legislature to es- the whole question of h i g h w a y fin- Witt at Clinton, and Piatt at Mon- Mrs. F r a n c i s Williams of Grand interest on their investment. ticello. pronounces judicial decisions. He ! Blanc s a n g a solo accompanied by reasons: (1) the big companies, tablish its own rate of pay. as well ance. Governor Sigler steadfastly In the m e a n t i m e , the committee makes possible t h e enforcement of Mrs. Charles Gregor of Royal Oak. having almost a monopoly o n ' c r u d e , as t h a t of the Governor and elected refused to p e r m i t the l a w m a k e r s Mr. Sims says that when the above expenses are has gathered policies and rates of them, else impossible.—Abraham | T h e ' g i r l s ' glee club of Goodrich a r e selling less and less of it to in- s t a t e Officials. The Governor's .o consider any increase in t h e gai deducted from farm income, the net shrinks to 8 to Farm B u r e a u insurance companies Lincoln. was also on t h e program. dependents: (2) tire present short- plans for lengthening the t e r m of tax rate. A week before final ad- in other states and is c o m p a r i n g ages due to d e m a n d a r e lively to office of s t a t e and county officials i o u r n m e n t he did send in a mess- 10 per cent on the investment. Other industries them with other insurance offered continue; therefore, farmers should from 2 to 4 years and for empower- age s u b m i t t i n g t h e issue of a possi- ing him to appoint the a t t o r n e y gen- ble increase in weight tax r a t e s . A in those s t a t e s . assure themselves a continuous have a net income, after deducting salaries and other eral and the secretary of s t a t e and bill on t h i s subject was introduced expenses, ranging from 15 to 25 per cent on the The committee expects to m a k e a progress report to the Michigan Series "A" Debentures supply of crude oil. to m a k e it easier to call a constitu- prompt}^ and given careful con- Last December, F a r m - B u r e a u tional convention were defeated. investment. Farm Bureau board of directors a t its meeting a t Saginaw May 11. Still Available Services was authorized t o inves- A similar fate befell h i s recommen- sideration by t h e House commit- tigate the possibilities of h a v i n g dation t h a t t h e proposed tax diver- tee on roads and bridges. .Trie com- mittee amended it to impose most Members 6f the committee a r e : its own supply of crude oil. sion repeal and provision for as- of the increases on heavy commer- Blaque Knirk, president of B r a n c h Farm Bureau members and other agricultural Rural Zoning and Building Codes At that t i m e , more t h a n 150 sembling a constitutional conven- County F a r m Bureau, c h a i r m a n ; producers of Michigan, who did not invest in the representatives of 47 F a r m B u r e a u tion should both be removed from j c l a l vehicles but on the final day Zoning of rural communities, small towns and John M. Converse, president of Cal- Services' dealers and co-operative the November 1948 election ballot of the session the bill w a s sent houn County F a r m Bureau, co- Farm Bureau Services' Series " A " Debentures townships is termed as insurance by Dr. Louis A. oil and gasoKne associations met Not only did the legislature fail back to t h e House c o m m i t t e e on c h a i r m a n ; Michigan F a r m B u r e a u which were sold to finance the fertilizer plant at with the F a r m Bureau Services' to go along w i t h the Governor re- j taxation for burial. Wolfangei, extension specialist in land use planning directors: Marten Gain of E a t o n board of directors in L a n s i n g to g a r d i n g his pla&S for constitution County Roads. When it became county; Clyde Breining of Wash- Saginaw, may still do so. determine the steps to be taken to al changes, but it did not cooperate | evident t h a t t h e r e was no chance at Michigan State College. tenaw county, H a r r y Norris of insure an adequate supply of petro- Muskegon county, and J. B u r t o n We are advised that a few 1947 Scries " A " with him in connection with most o1 > ,as!il »- ***. ° t h e r *?* of bil1 Most communities do not concern themselves leum products. T h e conference de- Richards of Berrien county. of his legislative .recommendations. to raise additional highway rev- Debentures are available. Should you wish to cided that farmers should gain con- State Budget. One of the biggest enue, an a m e n d m e n t was w r i t t e n with what is taking place in the limits until some trol of a source of supply by obtain- purchase any of these securities, you» requests problems u n d e r consideration dur- into the capital expenditure bill misuse of land takes place or an offensive industry, Why Coldwater Co-op ing l i g h t s to available crude re- providing a g r a n t of $5,000,000 must be in on or before May 8. A licensed repre- sources in t h e ground, even if it ing the recent special session was from t h e state's general fund to be business or other activity appears. 1 hen they seek Has 2 4 4 2 Members meant t h a t t h e f a n n e r s and their t h e budget for the state's fiscal Coldwater Co-operative Company, sentative wil call on you immediately upon receipt co-operative organizations would year which begins J u l y 1. 1»48. As ' ,listl i , m , e d a m o n « t h e e o u n t v »' o a d to remedy the condition by zoning or the enactment m a t t e r s stood at the end of the ses- i ''ommissions on a mileage basis. It an organization of 2,442 members, of your request. have to u n d e r w r i t e a million dol- is 32 years old. Since 1935 it h a s lar program to have it. sion. general fund appropriation was generally recognized t h a t coun- of a building code or some similar measure. But paid to p a t r o n s patronage dividends for next y e a r total $241,487,300. ty h i g h w a y s a r e confronted with a The debentures are payable in 10 years, and Considerable investigation has General fund revenues for next year desperate financial problem. In- then it is too late because no such measure can be amounting to $401,489.51. At t h e annual meeting held in F e b r u a r y , bear 4'( simple interest. They are issued in been made by the committee and a r e estimated at $219,818,070. It adequate revenues plus an extreme- retroactive. patronage savings of $63,198 w e r e t h e management of F a r m Bureau is also estimated t h a t at t h e end ly destructive s p r i n g b r e a k u p have amounts of $ 10 and multiples thereof. For practical Services. Inc. through study t o u r s of the current fiscal'year t h e r e will produced a crisis. Through its extension and research facilities, announced for 1947. T w e n t y per cent was paid as cash and interest- purposes, the minimum purchase has been set at Of the Indiana F a u n Bureau Co- be a balance of $26,000,000 in t h j The capital o u t l a j bill w i t h the Michigan State College has assisted many communi- ing bearing certificates of indebt- operative Association, the Ohio state's general fund. T h u s , on t h e I $5,000,000 item for county roads edness were issued for the remaind- $50.00. F a r m Bureau Co-ops Association. basis of appropriations already WM approved by the House 90 to 0 ties in zoning for use of the land. This service is er. T h e 1944 certificates were re- Inc.. and t h e Consumers Co-opera- made, t h e s t a t e could end its next but. as related earlier in t h i s ar- The purchase of debentures is not, nor has ever tive Association of Kansas. fiscal year with $4,330,770 in its ; tice, died when t h e Senate and available upon request. deemed for cash in 1947. leaving o u t s t a n d i n g $66,323 for 1945 and been a guarantee of a supply of fertilizer on the Detailed plans a r e being complet- general fund. House were unable to agree as to Also available to townships for their protection is 1946. redeemable a t the discretion ed by the management and by the S t a t e Building P r o g r a m . How- the a m o u n t s which should be ap- of the board of directors. In 1947 part of Farm Bureau Services, Inc., to the indi- committee for presentation to the ever. I haven't told t h e whole story, propriated for various purposes. a suggested model township building code for one the Co-op enjoyed the greatest dol- vidual. Allocations have been made to the local F a r m Bureau Services' board of di- During t h e final all-night session. T h e r e is still a chance t h a t when and two family dwellings. This was prepared by lar volume of business in its his- rectors, May 11 and 12. proposing t h e Senate and House were unable t h i s bill is taken up at a l a t e r date, tory- M- H. Wallace is m a n a g e r . cooperative associations, and it has been left up to that a s e p a r a t e corporation lie to reach any agreement as to pro- provision might be made for emer- the Township Building Code Advisory Committee them as to the distribution of their supply. set up with the responsibility for s i o n s of t h e big capital expendi- gency financing of county m a d s , al- of the Michigan Planning Commission. The book- A modern freight locomotive procuring, refining and distrihut t u r e appropriation bill, and hence though it is understood t h a t such (Continuiil on page two) weighs alHiut 675,00* pounds. u'uiitimuil on pttffe tour) t h e l a w m a k e r s adjourned w i t h o u t (<\„,tinue.l M )KlKi. t o u r > TWO SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1CJ48 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS ..L- oyer" ll.Ion~{with the 50 pounds of More Bushels of Corn nitrOg~i\: ~he yields hushels per acre. ayeraged 94.6 FAR~S Michigan Farm Bureau purdde 'tfl"iversity, Four kernels Jl:8Ulblbh~ J.nu.ry 11, au Preeldent-..C. OFFICERS E. Buaklrk, P.w P .... Cheaper. and Faster per hl1l- has ranged bushels from 3 to 15 1U0r,e pel' acre than the 3 Pabllall~ monthl7, n~t Sat,n'Clay, VIc:e-Pr ••. _J. E. Treiber, Unlonvllle Ry (;f:()}Wf: n. S('.IU8F:Tll phosphate, J¥ltash, lime and minor kel'nel ra{e on good soils. Ir7 IlICb~n Farm Bureau at Ita Exec. Sec'y __ C. L. BrodY, Lan.los _lml'rim/l Farm Research ~ls.v'lI elements al'e likely deficient, the publUlatton ofttee .1 114 B. Lo~ett 5. CLA"" Penn. State College. Proressors St., Curlott .. MleblP .. DISTRICT DIRECTORS You can mal,e 30 extra hushels llulk of these should be applied in Seem and Richer showed that al- 1-1. B. Rlchard. Berrten Center of cheaper corn from most or your frout of the legumes when seeding &4tlortal .n4 .... ral oftteee, In Nwtb C!I4aJ' 8t., I.,anel•• , IllIcb1pn. 1-L1;:::rd Rue.InL--_Adrt.n. 1-<:17de Brelnlnl __ YpsU.ntl. __ A. BheUenbara-er-L. Ode .... R-l R-I R-l To Each Her Choice corn land (in the middle west) over Hnl! ahove what you are now doing the grains the hay). amI as topdressings on most n9 "increase Iler acre) (only 3 hus,hels from heavy fertilization 1 need everyone Of theltl, ~nram, (600 pounds per aCl"e 10-10-10 plow- Paat oute. Box .... Tel,eplao .. , Lall- ~lilart.n Garn __ Charlotte, R-li ~.. II-m. , ~Waril G. Hod •• __ Snover. R-l So don't try to skimp ou my seed~ unless you are a.lready producing 1. Experiments 11ave proven that ed unde;') resulted when the stand 7-Harr:r Norrla Ca.!!novla 125 bushels or more per acre. This it takes about two pounds of nitro- It takes every kind I hln-e listed was too thin, that is, 18 inches ~H. E. J'rahm, Frankenmuth, R-l ~ dell~.c.able ~ notIoN o. Form 117' .. 4 relunle4' .11- Jlnder ~H. Lautner _Travarae City, R-J lo-ThOll. A. Colter __ Elmtra, R-l To fill out our flower garden needs. statement gro,,:!rs, will interest since state average 1I\0st corn yields nen to make each extra :orn. so plow under bushel ot (preferably In spacing in 42 inch rows (7.100 Not one shall he squandered or wasted; stall,s per acre), hut the increase ~ orm 15ft to :allcblp' "pm 'New. are running froll\ 12 llushels per the spring) 60 pounds of nitrogen Nltor1.i1 aNte., P. O. Boz no, LaD- DIRECTORS AT LARGE Not one but shall serve a good end was 20 bushels when the sllacing ainc, lilc~an. Carl lI:' Bu.lttrlt __ -P.... Paw, R-I acre in the South to 40 anll some- per acre. This takes about 190 was 8.4 Inches (17,700 stalks pel' Oeorce Bloelt ._Charlevolx,R-l By pleaSing us .-:gl1t :n our garden l •••• Jl1. Trelber __ Unlonv1l1e, R-l times 50 bushels per acre in the pounds ammonium nitrate ,or 300 acre) . Or cheering some neigh bal' or friend. EINA" UNG"&N Editor North. pounds Cyanamid or ammonium They also showed that to increase R.pre.antlng sulphate or 375 pounds of nitrate of .. U R .. 0 S E of FAR II WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU Take Pansies. 1 have to have pansies th~ stand without increasing the ~~OD: .I, QtPla • :rear BUREAU »n. U. 8. Newell __ Coldw.ter, R.I For old :\lothel' Wlggin's sake. 'soda. (If you know you .have a pot- fertility .resulted in only a Change l..iJJitteG to J'arm Hur:e.u Membel'll The purpo .. of thl. Aaaocla. ash deficiency include 100 pounds Representing She loves them as though they were children from 68 to 77 bushels per acre tlon ahall be the advancement of our membera' Interuta edu- JUNIOR FARM BUREAU With faces just smiling awake. of muriate of Ilotash). however, at the higher fertilit; Vol. XXVII 1, 1!148 No.5 cationally, legialatlvely, and Kia. Ruth Parsou lI'owleiTtue Sweet Peas are a must. for their fragrance 2. Apply at planting time the level the yields went from 71 to 97 economically. Out-heralds the Ilrophets of doom. equivalent of 100 pounds per acre bushels as the stand was changed They have what it takes to enliven of 4-2.1-12. This is largely a starter from 7.HIO to 17,700 stalks per acre. EDITORIAL (Continued from page 1.) Farm Bureau tl'ip was awanled captains Fertilizer whose groups attained plant. The to the roll call the The air of a hospital I think of my Illother's room. Nasl.urtiums 10 feed the corn when small and 10 get it out ahead of the weeds. 3. It takes about 3,000 ,stalks There'ls damental cash in this kind of fun- data for farmers, every effort. should be made to use and highest percentage of last year's All blooming so bright and so free, (sintle 'ears) to make 30 bushels these Important facts. let is offered without charge by the Michigan Plan- membership by the County Farm And I never could stand it without them; of I.' 0 I'll , so for a 100 bushel crop Fertilization Shortages. Here is Bureau. I I need the nasturtiums for me. you should have a stand of about the ruo.' :\lost of you won't he able ning Commission at 422 West Michigan Avenue, And Marigolds? Look at me, Hiram, Warren.Macomb. In handling the 1:!,OOOstalks (ears) per acre. to purchase the kind nor as much Lansing IS. discussion topic fOI' lhe month, this You know they're your favorite kind. 4. If you are one of those who as you watit. The reasons why this group invited the road commission- I guess we've got room for a dozen want to try for highel' stakes, ex- situation prevails and 'continues er to be their guest speaker. He And nohody else need to mind. tend the allove formula 10 fit your now, three years aftel' the war. are Fender Becomes Major Repair Job gave them many intel'esting facts Now :\Iabel just loves Scabiosa, needs. too complex to discuss in this story. pertinent to their local situation A Simple Planting Rule. The However, if it is not made cleal' New body styles are responsible for much of the And so do the bum hie bee boys. whole story about how thick to just what is wanted and what these with helpful suggestions 'as to H is misty and gay and prolific; jump in l'olJision an~ property damage costs. how farmers could help keep roads plant corn boils down to a simple ma terials wlIl do. no stress on' the A flower everyhody enjoys. rule Georgd Enfield of Purdue Uni- problems will exist and no correc. ill" hettel' condition and stimulate Some years ago a fender. was merely a fender. an active discussion on the suh. Turn in there and spade up my flower beds vcrsity has recently announced. tions wiII result. As deep as that shoyel will reach "When COI'll is drilled in 40 inch It is'liine we hegin to 'he realis- Now even in the most conservative cars it includes jeet. And don't try to skimp me on choices. rows use this rule: Divide. 1,000 tic in producing food in bigger Coldwater - Branch. To further either a headlight or a tail-light and a substantial supplement their information on I"ve got a good reason for each. by tlte /I limber of bllshels YOlt thi1lk quantities at lower costs. lIt is R. S. Clark, tlte la/ld is c;apable of prodllci/l{J lie,. more fun to take a risk in the corn' portion of the car body. the highway situation, the group 315 NOI.th Grinnell Street. You want to know how tliis can acre a/ld. tlle Illlmbe,' YOlt {Jet i.v the field than on the battlefield and to moved to appoint a committee to Jackson, )!ichigan be done. eSllecially since the hush- i/lcltc.v to space each ker/lel. Thus use nitrogen fixing factories for The trend seems towan;l including more and more find out how much money will els most of you are growing cost for 100 bushels the spacing is 10 extra bushels tllan for bomhs. of the car in a single piec~. One ma~ufacturer now come back to the county if higher Gratiot Coo Ho~ors Kent Co. Women Discuss anywhere froni 75 cents to $2.QO inches and for 150 bushels this constructs body and frame in only two pieces. "An- gas and weight taxes 31'1' levied. Food and High Prices each, depending on how big your spacing is 7 inches, etc. Battle :Creek Starts A &. B.Macomb. A little differ- Volunteer Workers yields are. The extra hushels will '\\'hen COI'II is checked 40 by 40 other welds the frame and body together. The ent slant was taken on handling The Gratiot County Farm Bur- In an effOl't to create lations between the consumer hetter re- and cost you about 40 to 60 cents each.' inches use this rule: Plant 1 k'erllel $100,0.00 Building the discussion topic of highway fin- eau held a party in honor of the Your o\\'n college specialists ]leI' hill for each 30 bll.vhel.v YOlt A building permit for a new ele- the producer, women of the Kent result is that some insurance companies are refusi~g ance by this gl'oUI!. The members county volunteer roll call and Blue han! this sume information fOI' you. thillk the Ialnl i.~ capable of 111'odllC' ,'atol' and ,\'arehouse to Ill' built in County Farm BIlI'eau and local wo- were divided into two groups for Cross enrollment workers. April 22. This is to urge you to use them. iliff. Thus for 90 bushels use 3 ker- Battle Cre,:lk ,on Hamhlin Avenue bv to write collision coverage on certain automobile men's organization of the county. the Ba'ttle Creek Farm Bureau As- purposes of debate which resulted at ~Iuscott"s Hall at lthaca. This callnot be the whole story nl'ls and for 120 bushels use 4". met recently to discuss food and models at current rates. The joining of fenders and in a lively and interesting discus- The county's Blue Cross solicita- prices. of how to lHliid the land through If you oYer estimate, the produc- sociation. at an estimated cost of sion hringing out many factors tion drive was highly succl!ssful proper land use. with heayily fel.ti- tive capacity of the soil and plant $100,OOO_'was Issued rece,ntly. bodies in ~ smooth line helps turn a minor side-wipe with more than 200 additional The women heard a panel dis- Iized deep rotted legU~les, and soil too thick the ears w~1I be small. Ex c a vat ion for the huilding from both sides of the question. cussion of the mutual problems, acciClent in~o' major repair job .. , foundation has begun. The new co-or Farm Bureau families enrolled. following a luncheon at the Park conserving rotations. We must (Ohio State scientists haye shown building will he a single unit, hut Fancy grilJ work is fragile, generaJIy unrepairable and surprisingly expensive: Curved windshield and INSTITUTE The Farm enrollment tals 775 members. Bureau for. Gratiot memhership County to. Congregational Rapids. Lawrence Church Taylor at Grand of the depart- limit extra condition this to, how to get those 30 that the biggest yields were obtain- llushels per acre f1'om the ed from 8 oz. ears). your corn land is in now. V you undel' estimate the pro- wlIl in.<;;?fPOl:ate three -20 x,all.W.; warehouses 66 x 66 ft.; and 30 x rear-window glass also adds to costs. Replacement TO MASSACHUSETTS The lsahella Kansas County, City Ramblers a musical of ment of adult education, and State . Michigan Consider First the Fertility Level. ductive Suppose )"our land is sucll that you plant too thin your ~yield won't be capaCity of \he soli and 92 ft.; a'n eleyator a grlndintiild 36 x. 42 ft; anll mixing mill 30 x 36 of the rea'r-window of one current model is said to )lanagers, directors and mem- singing group with radio and dance hand experience, 'were the featured College, was the moderator. are expecting hushels to make pel' acre this year. about 70 as big as YOUI' goal, because To do won't be enough stalks there and ears ft: ... '. • The organization's ' coal, seed .and be $62. bers of :\Iichigan farm co-opera- entertainment attraction for the Jackson FB Assured this you expect to aPllly in the t.ow to make a bigger yield. However. teed warehouses will he continued tives are advised that the 20th an- nual summer !less ion of the Ameri- evening program. Soils Lab Space ahont 200 pounds Ilel' acre of 2-12-6 .. the ears will be big. , at their Pl'esent place of operation on South :\lcCamley Street. Selma-Wexford. A resolution wa,; Charles l\lumfonl. county organi- (Unhappily, most of you will have Ohio State University. Professors Community dra wn up hy this group the sending hy this country protests of any can Institute lle held at the University of C()-operatioIi _will of )Iass- zation the party director, was in charge arrangemen.ts. Refresh- Jackson of by its hoard of supervisors county has been assured of space no choice but to use this uneconomic grade-l00 Reed and Saltel' reported pounds of 4-24-12 or 150 suits fl'om a lot of. field. tests that many re- At pl:e~lmt, the elevator on_South- 'west C\lpitol A venue will he torn fOI' the establishment of a soil Farm Bureau merchandise munistically to Russia or any com- controlled country. achusetts to Septemher at Amherst, 2. August 30 ments and recreation ed hy the county organl7-ation. were furnish. testing building. lahoratory in the' county pounds of 3-18-9 would be more to brought you'r advantage). ")0 obtain them to this concluslon:- maximum returns for do\\.n. ~";.t.~ The F.arlllj Bur~au Association Activities The resolution ator Vandenherg. was mailell to Sen- About 1200 people from national, regional. state and local farm co- Has Unique Butter County A ,delegation Farm from Bureau the Jackson appeared be- If the rainfall 70 bushel is enough crop it is enough for a large for 30 Is necessary applications of fertilizer, to maintain a plant- it has recerttly its new property erected a garage which will serve on operatives attend the institute. The B!! j[1~JC Jlarjl>rie Patti.~on Northwest Venice -Shiawassee. ' M h fore the board, and Leslie Reed, extra hushels 01' for a 100 bushel ing rate' of 12.000 to 14,000 plants as a storage building and construc- Pac.kagIng O latest developments in marketing. In these summary reports of Entertained the local chapter of purchasing. Ilrocessing and other ac Ine speaking of the group, told of the crop too. The .two most prohahle pel' acre." For eX'lImple In 1945 tion o(f!;tl, ~yhile the new huilding Community Farm Bureau meetings, the FFA which put on a demonstra- Constantine Co-operative Cream. need of such a service to both city "bottlenecks" stopping your yield from 20 fields with a stand of 8.000 is lleing.~~ed. , actiyities by farm co.operatives are at the 70 llushel level are: (1) laCk'lto 10,000 stalks per ac're they avel'ag- A siding from the Michigan Cen- the name of the group. and the tion of a sample husiness meeting ery has a new quarter-pound wrap., and county residents. presented by the people who have of sllfficiellt stand. and (2) lack of ed 70.8 bushels with only a row fer- tral Railroad has also heen huilt. county are presented in that order. showing proper pal'limentary, pro- ping machine which takes butter The County Farm Bureau will as- attracted notice by their wOl'k. A slCfficiellt nitro!JclI. To go to 100 tilizer. and only 77.5 bushels when fl'om the churn. It creates and slime all of the expense of installa- Loeb-Charlevoix. This newly or- cedures. and followed this with an Farm Bureau and :\lichigan farm I ganlzed group Community held Its first Farm meeting Bureau In educational Dowagiac-Cass. summary of the FFA. Dr. S.' L. Loupee. co.operatives ,'eloped during the summer., delegation will be de- wraps assembles individually quarter four of them, and places pounds. I tion of the equipment necessal'y remodeling that and any migh.: hushels pel' ,acre 01' more. you have [50 pounds to cut the pattern that wide. What It Takes for Extra Bushels. to 156 pounds of nitrogen ammonium per acre) pel' acre were plowed un. (equivalent nitrate 12 to 22 pounds acre is about the proper amount to use on wheat that needs nitrogen. of nitrogen per ~IaTch. It favors line tax to finance !.:.alslng the gaso- the hlghwa)'s. state speaker representative, at the )!al'Ch meeting was guest and Amherst is a Xew England lege town of 6.500. locateil 19 miles col- a pound carton stan tine manufactures arollnd them. Con- more than have to he done. ------------ i Here is what it takes at the 70 bush. der in addition to the use of the row 10.000 Ibs. of butter daily. Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. el level to get 30 extra bushels on i application. However, when the Farm'J~'!.~!au tires are built for Briar HiII.Alpena. This group discussed "Taxation," He gave the nortb of Springfield. Mass., 88 most soils. (We assume that while. stand was increased to 12.000 "or farm use.' • was especially active on legislative grOU!l many helpful facts as a pre- miles east of Alhany. N. Y., and 100 r, I matters In the last meeting. They liminary to theil' discussion. miles from Boston. Because of'lim- I wrote individual letters to theil' East Havier-Calhoun. )(et for a ited hotel facilities. nearly all at. Congressman protesting any tax on coopel'ative supper and saw the tending the Institute will he as- Claaolfled ~~I~~~~r~~~~lth ~~~ the following CCH>perative patronage I' e fun d s. movie "America the Beautiful," signed rooms in the college dormi- rates: 5 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear in two or more took a position against unl\'ersal from the Gnited States Treasury tories for men, for women. and fOI' edition. take the rate of 4 cents per word per edition. mal'l"ied couples. Accomodations , .~ military training. and went on re- Department. During the husiness cord as favoring the gas tax to im- session. the memllel's were asked to are available for 3,000 people. MACHINERY BABY CHICKS prove highways; 42 letters were !)I'ing something to the next -lneet- Cherrywood Champion Chicks. Leg. Stewart ShearIng Machin .. for sent. ing for a hox to he sent to Finland. Services, Other Co-ops Sheep. AnImal horses; mules. clippers dog.!!. Repair for cows, part., horn cockerels $2.50 per 100. Also, heavy layIng Leghorns, Rhode Island J:eds, "White Hock chicks. Cherry- Benton mp-etlng 1.Cheboygan. was turned The )larch o,'er to the River business Road-Benzie. session, During announcement the Buy Phosphate Land sharpening cutters service and combs. Michigan on all types of Co-op wood Farms Hatchery, Box 7:-<',Hoi- Central Farmers Fertili7-ing Com- ',,"001 Marketln!1: As.!!'n, 606 North land, Michigan. 3-3t-25p) county agr'l agent who spoke on was made of a county-wide essay pany. owned by 15 mid-west agri. Mechanlo Street. Jack.8on. )Uchlgan. Better Blood Tested Chick. from (4-tf-J4b) carefully culled farm flocks headed soil conservation and presented an contest open in 'Ben7-ie County for cultural co-operatlves Including by ROP sons ot ROP males. Barred edltCatiolUll film on the same sub- all County Faml B.reau ~lembers. Electric Motor., all Sizea Available. Hocks, '''hlte Rocks, R. I. Reds, Farm Bureau Services, Inc., have V -Beltl! and pulleys In stock. Gulf 'Whlte 'Vyandottes, ject. This was followed by much 'The topic is "Why I am a Farm Jersey "'hlte and purchased the Stockholders Syn. Service StaUon Lawrence, MIch. Black Giant .., and large type English (7-12t-15p) White Leghorns. Started chicks discussion. Each member of tbe Bureau :\Iemller." dicate, a CalifOl'nia corporat1on, For Sale-Used and rebuilt grain available now. Farm Bureau member. group 3.'lked for a hearing at an Meyers Creek-Cheboygan. Plans whiell owns more than 2,000 acres Litchfield HatcheQ', Litchfield, ~l1ch. threshers. 20" 22" 24".and 28," 'vari- t>arly date regarding his own farm. for a fanners' market were dls- of phosphate land In southeastern ous makes. Silo mlers and shredder8, I'hone 94. (4-2t-49b) . Sranch. Moore. Barry. At th~. cussed. It should he located around Idaho on tbe Union Pacific Rail- rebuilt. Belle Cl1y grain threshers, VETERINAl1Y REMEDIES new, In all sizes. Belle Clly new corn Sul.-Met. The New Miracle Sulfa ~larch meeting four representatlyes Cheho)'gan for the benefit of city road. / pickers. :-;ew "aw mllls, Simonds drug. ~Ialnlalns higher blood level were chosen from the group to par- people as well as tall'al people in This enables the farmer's co-op. saws, Dlsston chain saW8. Used 7, longer wilh less loxleil)'. The only Sand 10 ft. binders. Recommended drug that will cure pullorum, cholera, liclpate in a county legislative tOUI' the llistrict. I twas .decided that a eratives building fertilizer plan~s 2-ro\" corn binder with elevator. l'occidlu:-;f:-; and coryza.. Eatdly ad- to Lansing to attend a session of collection he taken during the sum- to have a reserve source of phos. "'rite us your needs, or come and see mlnh.tered In Ihe drinking waleI'. us. Get rIrst choice. Marshall )[a- I'I'oducing ~Jlcedy cUre~ in ~[a:-lliti:-;. the legislature, and meet with leg- mel' months to jlrovide a fund for Ilhate fertilizer. chlnery Sales, Albion, Jllich: One .\Jetrlti .., Jlneumonla and foot-rot. islatol"B Ben'lng this district. huilding the necessary shelters. mile west on US-12. (3-5t-78p) \\'rlle tor Illeralure. i'henolhlazlne, Oti6ville-Genesee. Organization Kirk's-Livingston. This group was Washtenaw To Assist Irrigation lers, Systems-Skinner .\lcDowell Portable I'lpe, sprink- llOC Ih., FOll Lansing. Self OliOunll 50c: 200,000 unit UOc.The best P('nlclJlln, foo,- of this new community group took entertained by the Junior Farm veterinary s)'ringe available. 60 cc place durln~ March with election of Bureau. Slides and moving pictures Crusade For Children "dmln;; "'ell. Pumps. Eleclri<'. I;asollne, Shallow or Deep or Belled eapaeity, complete wllh needles. $5.00. The Washtenaw County Farm Irrlgallon and J)raln~e Pumps. 28 II. F. Link, Pharmacisl, 145t> ~:ast offIcers and the naming of commlt- accompanied hy explanations were )"t.ars hydraulic en~inecring experi- .\Ilchigan Avenue, Lansing 12. ~lieh. Bureau hoard of directors has en. (5-U-7;,b) tee members. - g'iven on the short course on ence. Engineering esllmales and hul- dorsed plans for county participa- letills free. \\'rlle gh'lng- acres an,1 Elastration-The new, tested meth. Clayton-Genesee. Voted to yhit wheels to the southcrn part of the tion in the county "CI'usade for crops 10. be Irrig-alf'd. Also whelher .. <\ of hloodless castration and dock- the fertilizer plant at Saginaw and United States. After that, the waler availahle. I:onnlngen [':nglneer- ing. '\'orks on. )'oung calves a,; well Childl'en'" to raise $60.000.000 for In;; Sales, Ylcksburg, .\lIchlgan. make a tour of the Farm Bureau group broke up Into small sections (5-7I-49p) as lambs. -resled and aceepled hy the relief of young war victims in c :allfornla "'001 Growers. ~'~Iaslrator offices In Lansing .. The date was and discussed the prohlem -of how Europe and Asia. Large Dahalias, ten different var. and 100 rings oMalnable for $14.30 Ie lies $2. Chr}'sal.themums, 12 dif- from Link's Pharmac}', \-I5H I'~ast Orchard Brand Sproy Material! llet and preparations were made. better relatlo'ns could he hac! be- The "Crusade for Children" is .\lIchlgan A venue, Lam;ln!;', .\Ilch. ferent varteties $1. Pink Zephyran- for the Fruit Grower indude: Smooth, unbroken spray covers on fruit and foliage Bangor.Van Buren. Each mem- tween the junior and senior groups. a part of the American O\'erseas thes day lll1e .. , 60 cen ts dozen. Orders (;,-If-.IOb) of $2 and over postpaid. Roy Laber- LIVE STOCK mean beuer insect and disease concro!. They "pay her wall asked to bring a quart of Brookside.Newaygo. Two edllca- Aid United Nation's Appeal for d,., Eau Claire, JlIIch. (~-2t-2Sp) their variety of oats to the meeting. PlIraons cooperating with this re- tional films on cancer. ed by a talk hy a local doctor on supplement- Children voluntary' which American, is a federation agencies .of {Ol' FARM FOR SALE Corriedale :lllkesell and )fay's five bred ewes to )liehlgan Sheep. The better breed. consignment Purebred of GENITOX*S50 off" in cleaner, beller To .the commercial fruit at picking time. fruit grow'er, it is a foregone flUl.'1!t were a!!ked to display their the early symptoms of. cancel', foreign relief. Ewe Sale sold for an average of $71.50 Micro'panicle 50% wen able DOT powder, 477 acre stock farm, excellent .011, each. conclusion that the protection of his otChard against Nmple and give a brief talk on made up the major portion of their :-;early new 40xSO barn, 9 room house. 'Ve are taking orders for fall del- for many inseclS attacking fruits. Chicken coop and garage. 125 acres insect and disease damage. calls for spray materials wby they raised this val'lety. l\lJlm- )larch meeting. A local mailing 20,000 More Rural under cultivation. Ih'ery of yearling An Ideal stock ewes. )Iake your selection early. Our rams and bred that have the be.st possible "killing wallop" built lwra who did not bring samples list }\'as secured to help distribute Phones in Bell Area farm. One mile ot{ hl!;hway 66. :-;ear spring lambs are a sturdy, good hunting and nshlng. KalkaJ!lka group. Your Inspection un!Corm ASTRINGENT &'STANDARD LEAD ARSENATE were penalized by giving a stage litel'ature in the coming cancer Is welcomed into them. But along with this, the spray materials county. Dines Frederlckl!!on, 139 any time. Mikesell and ~[ay. Char- The nalion's leading "leads:' ~lichigan Bell Telephone Co. is South Fa.lrvlew Ave., Lan!llng 12, lotte, R. 2, )Ilch. }'arm loca.ted on performance of animal calls heard dl'lye. A memher. of the group was must possess still another important quality: maxi- installing 20,000 more telephones Michigan. (J-:U-43p) lJ:;-27 at soulh clly limits. (4-6t-70p) on tho farm. appointed to the county cancer pl'e- in rural areas In 1948. More than . FERTI ...IZER G-G BHC WETTABLE SPRAY POWDER mum covering ability. The spray deposit on fruit and Unadilla. Livingston. A Farm yention committee in cooperation For over-winlering and /irsl-brood curculio. To be used only 16,000 were installed in 1947, and CHRISTMAS TREES Schrock Natural Hi. Test Phos. foliage must be smooth and uniform, with minimum Hureau Services representath'e ex. with the county won~en's commlt- ]lhate (32-34% 1'205). Super I'hos- according 10 recommendations of local aUlhorities. a total of 42,750 since August. 1945. Best cash crop for sand land. phale. Ferlllizer SJlI'eaders. D. D. T. plaln ..d the relationship between tee. loss of the insecticide or fungicide in the spray run- The company has started a pr6gram Scolch Pine tor Chrlslmas trt'es. 2.1-1l and other ag-r'l ch('mlcals. the Farm nureau and the Farm Benton Center-Berrien, At a to reduce the number of rural lines -rransJlJan~s $30.00 per 1,000 mlnumum I Prompl order. 1010 discount un 10,000; halt lion deliveries. arranged. Airplane Schrock aJllllica- Fertilizer NICOTINE SULFATE off. Only then can the giower .be sure of having the Of ,,~; ., , Bureau Services. A.n educational special panel discussion on the to eight or less. cash. halance C. O. D. h): ex~ress at Ser\'ice, Congerville, Jlllnois. For aphis and pear psylla. important extra measure of spray. protection 'that. film on frozen fruit!! and vege- school system. the problems of Illanling time. Anders.-n s :-;ur"ery, (4-U_9~h) SClJlIvlJle. _\Iichh;an. (5-2t-3-III) _v means more of the "money fruit.!' ., tabl~ llnd a comic gay nineties present day education were treat- IIkit and cartoon were shown for ed In detail. So much Interest was Begick Leaves Services BERRY BASKETS \ FOf"( SALE Army Tents, 16xlu new $32.50; u.ed, GENITHIONt Every spray material General Chemical produces George A. Beglck. manager of Berry Baskets-Postpaid to points In perfect condition $26.50; U5ed and Comains Paralhion, for mile control. n('rf'atlon. manifested by the group that a sec. within 150 miles of Lansing. 200 melal slightly is carefully develope~ to meet all of these require- Farm Bureau Services' farm equip. damaged $16.50. 8x1O new, East Somerset.HllIsdale, Twu ond meeting or this eharactel' is I'lm , Lan!'4inJ;'. ft. Co-operative Wool Marketing .......0- ,rau,. in Nortbwes' Mkblgan in members gave an interesting re- I, Mlchh;an, Teh'phone 71014. elation, 606 N. Mech.nlc St., Jackl!on. Avail.able Throughout ~ichigan - See Your Oealer roll call .. orlL. I port of the tour of the Saginaw ed, 15-11-18b) Mlchl&'an. Phone J-4Z~6 (I-lt-Ub) SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1948 • MICHIGAN FARM NEWS THREE r GRATIOT FARMERS JUNIORS FIND Juniors Study Apple and PQtato Market Grades YAEGER WARNS OF Live Stock Maintains Soil Fertility I Group For Cancer Fund Raises $100 I INSPECT SAGINAW MARKET PRODUCE PRICE SUPPORT The agricultural college of the' University of Illinois, has this to the current cancer fund drive by say about the importance o( live- the Frankenlust 1II0re than $100 was raised for Community }.'arm HEALTH SET-UP., BELOW GRADE DISCONTINUANCE sto<:k in maintaining soil fel'tility: If the grain and hay needed to pro- and a white elephant auction Hureau when it held a card party reo More than 100 residents' of Gm- Culls and utility grade stock "Fanners should take an active duce a gain of 500 Ibs. 011 a steer cently at tiLe Frankenlust school. tiot county took part in a car-avan m,ade Ull a surprisingly large put I pal.t in state, national and interna. were sold as grain and hay, the I The committee in charge expres- sponsored by the women of the of the supposedly No. 1 U.S. grade tional affairs, because what hap- farm would lose seven times as sed thanks to the Farm Bureau County Farm Bureau groups to in- apples and pokltoes purchased by pens outside their (ence lines can much nitrogen, four times as much membel's and local merchants who ~estigate the olleration o( the Sag- MiChigan Junior Farm Bureau affect cverything they produce phosphorus and 20 times as much I contributed artil'ies (01' the card inaw county health unit the early members in retail groceries in a within them," Jack Yaeger, assis- potaSiium. party and (or the auction. part of April. three d'ay inarketing tour taken tant executive secretary of the Another point in this connection :\trs. Jacoh Appold was genel'al, A project for the estabfishment early in April. Michigan Farm 13ureau, told 200 Is that grass is the only crop that chairman. She was assisted oy of a county health unit' in Gratiot Eighteen J u n i 0 I' S from Eaton, wiII gl'OW 011 neal'ly hal( our total Mrs, ArthUl' Schmidt and Mrs.; members o( the Huron County county had been dormant (01' sever- Shiawassee, Genesee and Clinton land area. The only way we know Louis Walter. The auctioll commit., Farm BUI'eau at their annual al months. The trip renewed a dc-I counties visited wholesale markets, spring get-together. at present to utilize that grass is tee was comllosed of Carl 1\:1011:1 tern~ination ~o set up suc~ an es- sUlll;r-marke~s, (armel's markets to feed it to animals. :'Ilore than and Ilel'bert Schmidt. I "The future depends upon what tabhshment III that p a I' tIC UI a I' and retail stores at Lansing, Grand half the meat coming to market you do in an organizing way. Only today has oeen produced from county. Rapids, Muskegon, Allegan and -Do- by maintaining sllokesmen in Lan- Midwest Training School The Sagina:v unit has heen cit- wagiac. , grass, hay or other (orage. sing and Washington, anu uy back- ed on the natIOnal honor 1'011three Purchases of apples 'and potatoes ing them up with letters and reso- At St. Paul Tbis Year times, and is reco~nized as one o( were made at retail stol'es, both in lutions, can yon imlll'ess your Con- Heating Surface - The heating surface IIrovided IJY glevcn midwesteru Farm Bu- the outstanding units in the coun- commercial packages and as offer- gressll'len with you I' desires and the lIlany tubes and flues and by reaus will hold their annual train- try. There are 1800 such organiza- ed in bulk. At Pokagon town hall convictions on legiSlative matters SUller heaters on a modern (reight ing school for state and county tJons in the United States. in Berrien county, all samples pur- that vitally concern you." locomotive covel's about 9,000 membershill workers at ~": Pau.I, An open forum was held in St. chased were sorted according to Referring to the Steagall Amend- square (eet, which is equivalent to I:\linn., June 27 to 30. Michigan III "Louis last August on the subject of grade by Raymond a 'health unit for Gratiot County Harry Starhack, inspectors for the Fulton and ment which has provided a IIr!ce an area nearly 125 (eet long and alwa~-s well relll'esented at these support program for some agricul- 71i feet wide. I meetlllgs. and at tll~t time, approval was giv- :\lichigan State Dep't of Agricul- tural commodities, 1\11'.Yaeger saill en hy the forum speakers. T~at was ture at Benton Harbor. that such price sUIIPort programs DAIRY FARMERS ACROSS THE NATION the latest action taken on the 111'0- A combined analysis of samples posal. of Michigan, Maine. and Idaho pota- Junior Fal'm Bureau members visit the Mart, lal'ge refrigeration . storage Illant for farm Ill'ouucts at would enll December 31, 1948. X'o substitute progl'am (or Ilrotecting toes averaged 80% U.S. No.1 \grade ~Iuskegon. This was one of the visits to warehouses, super-markets and other retail stores in a three" (arIII ilr'ces at a fail' level will be Corn is the pre'eminent live- and 20% U.S. No.2 and culls. Only enacted unless fannel's, as a groUI), llay study o( marketing of apples and potatoes conducted by the Junior 'Farm Bureau. Check Ilur- stock feed. Only a smail percent- two samples made U.S. No.1 grade. fight fOl' it. Farm prices, generally, . hnsps revealed that only a few of the them ('oulcl qualify fOI' U_S. ~o, 1 grade. age of it is used 01' is capa,ble o( They were 15 lb. packs from I\lichi- are down 10%. ~Iichigan fmit gl'OW- use as food under present condi- gan and Maine. tions. A combined analysis of the apples j~il;~i~~~':n~L G~ci'ri~lJ~~~~i;:~:Ll~~lprogress' is .Em~phasis ers al:e already from sharp Ilrice drops, suffering losses KEIZER'S C'HICKS Davison; :'Ilichael Pavich of Grand Emmett L. Raven, Huron Connty purchased revealed that 70% grad- ed as U.S. NO.1 and 30% as utility grade and culls. Two purchased Get Keize~"s Prem gl'aded as U.S. No. L Blan_c. On~'Important Things Agl"1 agent, told the group that 1948 is one o( the most critieal years fanners have hacl to face. Hc ium White Rocks, Barred Rock~, It was ohserved that ,the Imlk of- ferings of allples ran heavily to uti- EXPECT CO-OP Uriar Ul' ][r,v. Bdith 1\'a!/ar, 1Iill Farm, CU)'/ClOIl, Mich. the all time higl~ record of 1!145. These figures do not include the warned that farm expence will con- tinue to rise. anel shonld be wateh- New ,Hampshire Reds, and ,White purchases made. Leghorn -chiclm lity grade and culls in the sample Juniors who made the marketing TAX BILL TO No douht many of you have huge sum spent on the things tlla t heal'll that when a person reaches go with liquor-the crime, the ac- cidents, the policing, the institu- cd closely. lIc should choose care- fully his entel'\ll'ise to keep UII his income. the age of cnjoying reminiscences, ~nd p~1IetJ.' ..~:... ( study tour were: Rose l\Iiller. Betty Stafford, Bernard Janlot and Her- Send 'for~ circular bert Clarke o( Eaton Rapids; Bev- DIE IN CONGRESS it is an admission of old age; but, tional costs, the misery and thc nevertheless we all like to revert gl'eat human \\'astage. Just go I\ll's. Kal'i Oehmke or Schewail~ urgecl members to writc their Icg- Congressman E. C. Gathings of back to the old days .. Especially if ovcr the "ads" in your magazines islatol's tellilll; how they stoou 011 and price list erly and Barbara Colister of PeITY; state issues. SOllie 170 members ill- " . Arkansas has intl'Oduced into the we can refrain from the hardships and make note of, thc Sllace taken • BYRON CENTER HATCHERY Gerrit C, Keizer Tel',: 3461 Mahle Darling, Rober.t Drury of Durand; GI'ace Self of Owosso; John I<'orce and Dorwin Honis o( Heuse a bill to repeal tax exemp- and the disappointments tion pr.ovisions of the federal in- rows. and sor- (or promoting the sale of liquol', The industr:l'_has been spcnding up dicatecl that they would \\Tite to Govel'llor Sigler that hui!(ling and Advertising Set-Aside ..n June! maintainillg roads be included 011 Byron Center Michigan Bancroft; Eugenc Lang o( Flint; come tax code as they apply to We lov'e to dwell on the things to 150 millions a year for alIYel.tis- the spedal session. farm co-operatives under certain that hrought comfort and peace at ing. It must be hringing I'CSllItS by conditions. the rapid illcrease in its business. The IIIII'on County Farlll Burcau Through the request of the dairy farmers of t hat particular was the first county ill thc Thumh The bill is not likely to he recog- In looking o\'cr thc magazines 'the nation, dairy plants will set-aside onc cent a time, They wouLd ilrCll to lIass its mcmhershill quota. nized by thc House 'Ways and coming into our homc, I tounel one pound on butterfat (or its equivalent in milk), ---- Means committee. Repuhlican'lead- ers in control of Congress decided bc crude and sim- ple in co III pal'i- very popular monthly carricd Hi The eonnty now has !IS!i membcI's. during the month of June. This action is taken' son with today',s such liquor ads. another popular !to provide for a year 'round program of dairY several weeks ago to bUI'y (01' tTlis Congress at least all anti-co-ollera- living, but they weekly had 10 and somc full page Jr. F. B. To Preserit farmer advertising, merchandising and research. I sufficed the n. at tliat. There werc sevcral with Pageant-Play In East Thirty days in June p'rovide for twelve months tiye tax Ilrollosals. So say veteran 9 and 5 and 4 licluor ad\'crtisc- reporters. Certainly the old- The Michigan Junior Farm Bu- business activity in expanding the markets for , er generation can ments. It was comforting to fincl , 1\11'.Gathings is a candidate for reau has been asked by the organi- ::(:,'more (ully appre- that. the l"arm publications, and Milk, Butter, Cheese, Ice Cream, and all d31rYI J'e-election in an Arkansas distr'ict zation committell o( the American "~,~date the conveni, they arc nu merous arc free from foods. It's a business program designed by dairy, noted fOl' production o( cotton. Institute o( Co-operation to pre- Power(ul cotton producing corpora- ences a nd com- this typc of ad\'crtising. sent a pageant-play at their annual farmers and for dairy farmers. Make sure that It is unlawful to sell liquor to a PROTECTION I tions operate there and undouhted- Iy exel.t force. considerahle The south also has some politieal 'HR'. WAGAR - forts than younger of today can fry the who miuor. It.s too had many Ileople cannot bc minors until they rcach meeti ng at Amherst, I\lassach usetts, Wednesday evening. September 1. The state council o( the Junior thc dairy plant purchasing does its part. your cream or milk MADE TO ORDER. very large eotton mal'keting co- know nothing about the progress i'uns to a IllllHlred, the age of discrction eyen if it Farm Bureau orgaization, which is .. ," L",. -. ".' _, .. 'r t~;t ~, ...~ You'veseen 0 robbit escope the talons 01 0 hawk operatives operated by farmers. down thl'u the years. They accept scheduled to meet April 10. will se- • by duckinginto 0 holeor 0 hollowlog. He's laund modern living as a matteI: of I know the acquisition of que;;- IEtct a committee to write a script "A'MERICAN .. ~'bAnlY":-'AS,SOC IATION tionahle habits by others is no di, ,J'.'. ,", 20 'N. WACKU JlRIVE ILDO',;'CHICAOO '6. ILL. ' . ..- protection mode to order. You con find protection course_ around a central theme of how ru- :,F ,,:j., mode to order against farm fires by insuring with .. Osceola Co. Achieves , rcct business of mine, but there is ral young people fit into the great ... t ' •• ~~l !'-VOIC'E ... _~ <4., OF"'THE.DA't;iY:_FARMER'" " .. ~ -,\,,~ - - • : Slate Mutual. You get omple coverage without Those who, have lived three- room for concern as to whcrc it unnecessary hilts or extras. Double Distinction (oul.tlLs of a century 01' more call will all lead to. Is it not time thaI democratic way of lire, The pag- The Osceloa County Farm 13m'- rightfully say they have heen fortu- we all do some serious thinking eant-play will call for a cast of ap. Statb~ut..~1 ~o~ up to $50.00 to anylire deport- can achieved the donule distinction prOXimately 60 to 80 people. The ment f~r rnoklng:d run to insured properties ... nate to I have lived in the history ami perhaps give ourselves a bit of of exceeding their membership goal making pel'iod cast will be rehearsed in one of the ANOTHERSTATEMUTUALFEATURE! that they have. self-examination and each deeiele. set by .the state organization fOl' Junior Farm Bureau camps dur- They have tasted the old as well as "\\'hat can I do ahout it '!" Let's .• Ask yourStote Mutuol ~ge~t,'o'f~rite ie;'ciel,ops. 1948 in being the (\1'St county in ing the summer months. 1tState7Itut:ot FIRE the new. ease on child delinquency and de- While attending the Institute, District 7 to reach their goal. They shared the troLnsition (rom vote more time to thc indiscrctions 702 Church St. im~A'i~~~#o,~ Flint 3, ,Michigon i" " The county roll call was under 1 i the direction of Walter Johnson. the kerosenc and acetylene age in. of grown-ups. Norman Maney, ('alltain of t1~e !oJv- to univeJ'sal electric power, They It take-s courage to do some- plans call for an intensive study by the group o( agriculture in Ontario, New York and the New England l .~ l't E. R. DINGMAN. Pruld~lJr ~ \0 ... H. K. FISK. S~c:rr'at' .. " art township team. signed UII all ha\'e watched hand and backhone things like that. states. The return trip will be the"old inembers but one. farming move steadily on untilloft'l. made via New York City and "Sta'" Mutual Insures ~vCrrFJ{lh Farm m Mrchlgan-Ask Your NeIghbors!" i\. victOl'y party was held April has become highly mechanized. Beware of the strangers who are Washington, D. C. Opf'QJftIIlFor Acenil in Some Communities 22 to honor the volunteer roll call They have marveled at the selling "new, improved, high-yield- made in cOIIlmunication ing and mil'aculous" varieties of If manure or legumes are ~-~ ---- . ~ --. workers who hellled Jlut the county strides over the top. and transportation until the once seed. Consult your county agricul- in the rotation, top-dressing ~.:.:. vast unknown wOI'ld has hecome tural agent before buying. cause lodging of the crop. Plant Farlll Bureau Seeds. an enlarged neighborhood. I sometimes think science and inven- tion have faI' out-reacJled the' peo- ples o( the wor.1d, (or we have fai!- cd to adjust our differences. We • Rillal Tele-news' are willilig to accept' all tlLars ad- vantageous, hut hesitatc tolerancc towards each other. in our • To a great degree we still cling to our Ill'ejudices against nations, creeds, colors and habits. Our hope FITS TOGETHER: Dill YOII know Ihat, in all. is that true neighhorly spirit will develop throughout the wOI'hl as it has among the American people '\ ~\ ~'iwr~l ~. ,.~ J dition to Michigan pendent" Their territory telcphonc Bell; there arc 160 "!rlllc. com panics in 1\1ichigan? is shown in grcy on thc lllljoining map. ThOllsands of rllral folks arc served hy thcse during the past century. Some of us can recall the line fenee squabblcs which once in a while tcrminated in a deyil's lane, thereby publishing to the s\ll'rounel- (l~~j~ COBALT IOOINE,IQON.COPPER ('ompanics whosc lincs conncct with l\Iichigan ing country that right there liv- (/ ~AN6ANeSE Bell (arca in whitc) for long distall(:c servicc. ell two who could not -agree on just Both the "In..'\"'d by the UH' of jUicy ltret'n 'Ve h('ar that f,um('rs arc plun~- from Michigan ~rain growing areas ing 1948, J1:ra,..~I~ madt' by J. :\f. :\foort~. ex- l'rs or ~amhlers, Howe vel', we and the use of Improvetl small- "Wll can sell Michigan. hy talk- - t ..ll~ion poultryman at :\flchlgan know that farmers have to he ~am- grain varieties were responsible in Ing Michigan", he said. "To talk ~lat .. eollt'ge . . . bier!'. In man)' In!ltanl'es, bet'ause 194i for the smalles~ stem-rust Michigan, 'we must know l\f;chiga~ nTlt'd l1;ra";-,,ha!' little. ,'alue for I the'\' have uncontrollable forces damage ever reportetl III ~f1chlgan, anll the facts about this great ]1Qultry. (,hl('ken~. unlike other I ' . . I anima 5, WI llO !:"o ar a Ie '11 t f f' Id f or with which they must contend. . The The barberry program has been' state." ' h . Ilaslure .. 'I' oore tell' • al IVIS(>S . t h at I rain I'an he too much 01' too little. carried out in the state by the It if!.,hopell that every org:lI\iza- t h ~ mesns b"r1ngl1l~ t IH! pa."lure 10 Then there mftv " be frost~, late In United States Department of Agrl- tion will 'take steps to sell l\lich- th f' of ~ra~!' used !'hould be I fun~l. hll~ht. etc. "'I' do kuow that (armel's, once barberry bushes have'been destroy- ed on almost 18,000 properties. the subject of, ';Know Michigan".: ''The important thing", h~ said, ;ou'h that it is green and succulent III a while, plulll;c into Ilroduction 1\1.E, Turner. in charge of erad- "is to' see that we accept the Gov- dt rin~ July. Au~u,.t, and Septem- of CI'OII!'that for varyin~ reasons Icatlon work, says that barberry ernor's, challenge and do a good llE'1'. Oflt'n mowin~ the poultry I look like profit makers in some eradication is a project deslgl)ed to job." r8'~e onl'e or twice durin~ the!'e particular year. But we have Ilroof Improve the conditions under wblcb Jlh nths will re;.ult in new ~rowth (so far this real', 1\ least) that small grains may be produced. ~he One o( the chief advanta~es of 51 rt inl!:, Growing stock must hE-I farmE-rs are not plun~ers hE-cause barberry provides a place wbere an ~rtiticial cattle hreeding pro- rai;::(!(jon a grass r:tn~e that has not there is a field of activity that the rust may develop during the gram"., is that superior sires an:!,fJ 1"'~n contamlnatE-d with parasites I looks most 11I'ondsin~ for profit. Women of the Michigan Farm Bureau in District spring just before infecting grain used. The result usually is better and disea!'e ~rms. A ran~e where but (armel's are shying away from plants and grasses. dairy ~co\VS and more profit. 9 held their semi--annual district ,meeti~g atT raverse no C'hickens have been pastured' it like a tramp (rom a hath tuh, During 194i a total of over 4,000 f..r two yellrs Is described as "clean", Yep! You guessed, Poultrv~ City April 7. The ~roup above represented .F~r_m square miles"of territory was work- Farm safety Is a famfly ~jfatr. and can he ll!'ed to produce w('l1- First o( all is the hroiler raisin~ I ed in 18 counties. There were al- ~rown, (ull-developed pullets that paJ't of the poultl'y industry. PI'O- Bureau women in Benzie, Grand Traverse, . Kal- , most 8,000 barberries destroyed on will produce a profit. Alfalfa and brome pastu~e has I partment at :\1. S. C, is an author- proven to be one of the good poul. ity (01' the statement that this late I (essol' Carll of our own poultry lie- .. kaska, Leelanau. Manistee, Missaukee' and' Wex- 449 properties. It is estimated that 86 per cent of the land area of the '/IO!!fs~~~~"! tr)' pasturt'!'. Since brome grass winter, :\Iichl~an gl'own hroilers 'f_o.:.d __c?~nti~~:_ )!1._t.~_~u_picJ,~t:e._~L th.e.)~f~ ...M~s.__ state will require no further or- ganized work. - • Cl)URING COLD, WINTER MONTHS comes early in the season it forms bl'ought as much per pound, live William Hoolihan ~f T ra,::erse Ci~y, retiring ~hair- Farmers are asked to co-operate ALSO H EAT SY' 6 U R W A TE R a malted ;::od that provides juicy weight, as imported hroilers (from for the benefit of their own crops for:lge and keeps the young chick- that fa m 0 u s Del-Ya.:\lar hroiler Irian; congrat~lates Mrs. Charles Gotthard (left), of by destroying any busbes they find, lS GAL. IN 30 MINUTES! erg ocr the soil. Alfalfa is unsur- area) hrought dl'essed, Yet. manr A single barberry growing In an pa:::sed in the dry summer months times the hroilers from that area Thompsonville~ W~xford county, ,She w~s elect- area can do great damage to grain wben many ~rasses are not avail- and from Arkansas, come into the a\;le, Detroit market as come from our ed chairman' fo' 1948: Mrs_' Marvin 'Git'lespie' of , , crops as well as produce seed for new bushes. Stem rust control has ,IT'S :;Orne poultrymen, al'ow their P?lIets to go without :\Ioore states, :\lichlgan poultrymen, The papers tell us red meat will Manistee was elected vice--chairman, and Miss resulted in saving more than two BUILT and one-half million bushels of mll~h and gram from 1 10 4 p. m. he sC3l'ce and high pricell hecause daily in order to induce. the flock or shortages of supplies, packing 'Syl~ia Lautner of T riwerse City was elected sec- small" grain for l\lichlgan farmers TO each year. If the barberry can be to make better use of their pasture., house strikes, etc. It looks as if retary-treasurer. kept down anI} growers will use LAST 'Ic-C _' "" .. Wlnng spt'c Ia I'ISt s alI'VIse cockerels l('sting a dia~ram of vour wirin'" ch,lCks are hOI!ght shoulll clean. up . raised when straight run still be working, If farmers were, plungers, what Governor May Call 6 of the Public Acts of 1945 estab-' lishing a standard time within the FB ASKS TRUMAN rust-resistant varieties of grain The Meyers oil burn- and follow approved cultural meth- ing water heater J •• " b ' f i I )" a little money, even at present high ods, little damage from rust Is an- heats: .your milk- CI:CUIlS Y YOUI' use 'ox to ~e p rices for feed. situation would he more made-to- Legislature Again state of Michigan; and ticipated. !louse and supplies spot the 1,IJ1\'''. trouble when a tuse p h T ere's the e!lg SI ua 10~. year we had less eggs III stor- 't t. Lart ol.der than this one?- Baby chicks (C'()ntinu(~(l on I)a~e one) eat but little feed for the first 1~ to a proposal would meet with the 15 weeks. By early summer, Ilrices Go\'emor's opposition, The Gover- "Whei'eas, a great deal of confus' ion results from the attempted in- TO INTERVENE IN "you with plenty of Dot water for clean- dependent action of one unit of Flower Arrangement Plant Farm Bureau seeds. age than for many a year. This year our stot'age eggs are greater than a yeal' ago hut only 2i % as of ,feed can be quite a hit lower nor can veto any item in an appro- than at present. unless crops are priation bill, and so he mi~ht 1;0\'el:nment to operate on (erent standard of time than the a dif- PACKING STRIKE Matilda Rogers describes ing Ybul'-farm dairy the equipment. tools, rules and step by step pro- less th?n half to operate by burn, Co s t s I~ --tfi many as in 19-16 and less by far failures, pullet chicks bought now thwart ,such a grant even if the uniform time established by state Farm Bureau presidents .from cedure of flower arrangement in ing ~~~omical priced fuel oil. PURE CRUSHED than our avel'age for the last 10 should he ready to lay this fall on legislature should approve it. law; and six midwestern hog producing her new book, Her tips on corsages l'RIPLE SCIt£fHll) years. Eggs aren't plentiful l'ight prices of feed much lower than Township Roads. A hili to im- pose definite financial responsihili- "Whereas, The same result could states and Allen Kline, president and bail' arrangements will inter- ..... It'll. built to last! today . he accomplished in such units of of the American Farm Bureau Fed- est the ,teen agel's. Her practical .-.. OYSTER SHELL I now an,1 prospects are for (urther ""RITE FOR FULL INFORMATION A poultryman's chance for real ty fOl' local I'oads on township$ was government as desire to operate eration, have appealed to Pres i- suggestions " shortages. There 31'e (ewer hens on make flower arange- profit is to get eggs when prices defl;ated hy the 1I0use committee fal'ms than there have heen for many years. Trade reports say are good. This means e~gs from on roads and hrid~es, On the final their business and manufactur- dent Truman to take steps to ment an interesting hobby. The 01'-" ing pursuits on a daylight saving bring ahout '8n immediate resump- dinary bouquet becomes a work of , ROY LeME,YERS Septemher through Decemher. This day of. the session a measure was that haby ch ick sales anll orllers rail could see eggs being sold at the passed removing any uncert1iinty h;isis hy changing the hours of tion of work in the, struck meat" art. "Flower A I' I' a n gem e n t, a MANUFACTURING CO. arc down ahout 20 % so far from lJlleration; now therefore be it packing plants. Hobby for All," by Matilda Rogers. JANESVillE, WISCONSIN highest Pl'ices they have'evel' heen. as to the authority of a towl\shilJ last year which was lower than a • "Resolved by the House of Repre- Continued feeding of hogs which $1.50. Women's Press, 600 Lexing- If fa J'lnen; were plung'ers, those hoard to use III 01 leY from its p;en- year a~o. sentatives (the Senate concur- have been ready fOl' market for ton Ave" New York City. with equipment, know-how, anll a el'al or contingent fund (or local With fewer ch icks llCing raisell rin!?;), That the several communl- several weeks is wasting an untold liking for poultry raising' WOUIIIhe road purposes, A committee this year, more old hens will be tics of the state are herehy request- tonnage of .feed. according to thp. in the chiclwn hu~ine~s, hecause amendment fUl'ther authorized a kept. nut 0111hens s~dom lay in August. Septemher, Octoher anll this looks like the year that will town hoard to Icvy a property tax make it pay. for road purposes without voter eel to comply with the uniform farm leaders. stanllard time I'equirement 0(' Act fluctuations Daily wide price are ca!lsing farmers USE •••• :-':ovemher, Usually pullet flocks FRANCE AGSTONE- 1\0, G of the Public Acts of 1945," heavy direct loss and produce no take up the hurden for those a[lllI'O\'al. Sales Tax on Farm Supplies, A henefit for consumers. The waste months. With a small pullet popu- Community Hospital Aid, Thp. lation being ~rown, it looks like Shellenbarger Director necessary enablinp; le!!;islation was Ilefinition of agricultural produc- In feed is ofl'setting the national ing, as the term is used in the sales feed conservation program. Under fewer e~~s than _ are neetled in SW Live Stock Co-op enacted to ilermit 1\lichigan to par- tax law, was adopted, A feature o( present conditions live stock pm- Lime your fields now"to insure greater "- those months. This will mean an A I bel' t "Hap" Shellenhargel', ticipate in the new federal aid pro- this hill is the requirement that ducers have practically no price production. unusually good price, hecause de- :\Iichigan I-ann BUl'eau Dirccrm', gram for hospital constl'llction. As anyone claiming sales tax exem- bargaining power,' Swine quart- mand will be good and peoll!e will and president o( the Barry Counly a result of this hill l\lieltigan he- lion fOr (arm supplies signs a state-l ers on farms are becoming crowd- FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding Farm Bureau, was l'eccn!ly ehosen eomes eligihle for $2,171.000 a year mcnt at the time of purchase. This I'd with marketahle stock to the as one of the !! llil'ectors of the of felleral grants to the next five production successfully for over 25 years. i'elieves the dealer of any J'espon- disadvantage of the spring crop of SouthwestI'm :\Iichigan Live Stoek years, To receive this federal aill Co.opemtives, Inc. sibility in case a department of pigs. Monroe, Mich., Plant located just south ' the local communities must matl'h revenue auditor daims that sales The new co-oper'ative consists of any I;rant on a 2 to 1 hasis. Michi- of' the city limits of Monroe on US-25. tax exemption should not have 8 eounties which are IlalTY. Kaia- gan Fann Bureau wOllleu have l\fichigan State College animal mazoo, Cass, Calhoun, 1l!'OTln .... on "~I h)tI'.lod J1m~... hkb Srnoy) ..... rO). l)f)1~; l'arbola C()ntalna DO11me-. cee 31~ Cop....r Spray tee lSCf. t>OT c..ltl~ SJ>f"2Y I';.rlll BIII'eau Services. Inc" siml- TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SAVINGS __ I _. YOU All OmtNO CAnO"" Asa TO au TMI PAC1lA.I t1..rMOft. r-" -.I. dnul. r.rm ,,~, I Ib. CCt: tO~ I)OT (Po .. d.r f~ roach". bedbults.II('~,~IC,) CCC Gardt'ft Rore-none- Get Your Order In Now With I..r to a lar~e number of co-opera- Iive organizations at the present -............ lSt S lb. 7~. 1,lh. sr,~, lS Ib, 52,7S. Sf lb. St.IIS• • hl«ll .ti,letll ""_ "tIII _.- ., In It<>dlH tJ S. W. tee CoP ....' Rot~non. 1I\'L1n: S~ DOT Wall h'nl (I....hom.. 1Ir mnk Your Local Farm Bureau Dealer time. GET A SE',l' TODAY AT YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU . -- OR ~Ot()r TIRE DEALER - ~.. CA •• O_lA ~!'iEMI~AL. _t 4_1 ... wrl.o 10 ~O., Inc. h_) HYLITE C.m~nl Point FARM BUREA U SERVICES, INC. Dairy cows don't need horns. De- horning them makes dairying safer FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC:: . HYLlT.: W.I~' Puny N.tur.' r__BrltS"e CCt: JU. Daorro)"n 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Michigan for both the dairyman and the ani- Petroleum Department 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing 4, l\lichigaa "_ .... N, Y. mals; ,., .I .SATURDAY, rVlAY 1, 1948 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIV~ ~~FBFWorks for Ne~ to the over-all 1910-14 relationship, I RA'THRUN 'HEADS ()ceana Women Give I oJ would be a sounder approach. certain PI'Oducts do not receive ade- If AMERICAN DAIRY 54 Barry Members Visit Governor Sigler . . , ,)',fat'}Farln Program quate consideration under this ap- proach. there are a number of othe!' NAT'L COUNCIL $1100 To Hospitals A fund of $1100 has been raised ASS'N OF MICH. Fifty-foul' members of the BaITY I Count). Farm Bureau, which tour. Cleaner. ':Cows' . • ")0. means by which adjustment can ' . and given by the women of the OF FARM CO OPS J Oceana County Farm Bureau tv ed Lansing the early part of April ~;he national farm:. program for many years to come " r c'f be contained in. the Long R'ange Agricultural Pro- he made. The Secretary of Agl'i- culture should have authority and he required to exercise this authori. .. - the Hm.t and Shelhy hospitals to furnish a roOm in each hospital. ANNUAL MEETING met Governor Kim Sigler, Senator Harold Trill]l and Repre- State t Iscar eXIsting. arm egis atiqn, ut rat er attempts U. S. SENATE Iller hy s]lmyinl{ with 2,4-]) have caused sOllie fanners to helieve MI'. Ri(!hanls prellicted a prom is. in/.; futurc fOI' the dairy farmer, AI'e you 01<1enou/.;h to remember when it was cUlilomary hy hig feed plants to tack a hu~e margin ahove aid to dairymen producing high quality milk. Fall, winter, spring and summerithelps keep cows out they may he ahle to /.;row a crop The chances are that ice cl'eam costs on calf meal and chick of mud, dust, filth-cuts down work t I improve it. This is sound procedU:re. The bill also Ry lV. (;Ot;,llo~1[,r:ith, wit.hout cnltivating or hoein~. That may reach out anll take the lead Ktal'tl1l'"! Do you !'emcmher when of cleaning cows before milking. I .. Nat'! Council Farmer Co-operafit;r:.v lIlay someday he true, hut. it isn't away from hutter as the hasic com. feell mills addell lIluch lar/.;er lIlar- When cows wade through mue! F :ovides for the cre~tion of administrative machinery To fnention farmer co-operatives here yet. uHHlity of the Ila.iry industry. "Ice /.;iml to poultl'y feeds as against they waste energy needed for pro- .V hich in many respects is better than that we now have. hefore a Congressional committee ExperimentH r.onduetcd at "lichi- eream," saill :vir. Richards. "is just 1!:1i1'Yfeells'! ducing milk. Owners say a paved ,-> .... 1- these days usually hrings an im- gan Slate coIlcl{e in I!H7 Hhowed heginning to find itseH. The hest barnyard soon pays for itself by Whether you rClllemher' it or not, "The American F ai'm Bureau Federation supports t Ie mediate discussion of the tax con. that hoth ]Ire-emerl{ence a1111post- read food a(!\'ertisements today are that W:LR a conllition the Farm helping produce more and bett~ H. tt. RATHBUN ellwrg-ence tl'eatmellt could hring for ice cream." quality miIk. .. h 1sic concepts of th:f~1>illwith certain modifications. Our troversy. This pattern was follow- Bureau Serviees feed department .- •• ed on April 14, when John H. Dav- ,re~mlts. !\Jr. Richards said that it is Paste coupon on penny postal an II cOl'reeted lIJallY years ago and set s'1ggestions involv r culture. For severa(:yB:rs ~ of•. the ington, administerIng , agncult~ral - - I tional Council tlves, trstified of Farmer Co.opera. hefol'e the senate BeerDlnk, CI s 19 I annual convention ca 0 earl g '. y in Januar. y Harr Seattle, Wash., general y J. fI amn~r 0 that tanners . Ie co el{e s a may want to make a/.;ree the oleo industry's campaign to duck the 10 cents pel' Jlound feli- ness. How woulli you like to have paving your barnyard or building other durable, thrifty, sanitary A nerican Farm Bureau ..ll1iit:fOught programs, t?rougho~t the Ulllted agriculture committee on S. 2::18, manager of the \Vashington Co-op- some fwld tesls on hoth pre-emer- .~1'U1tax on oleo colored to reRemhle structures with concrete • F'arlll Bureau out of the feed pic- at gl essively" for reorganization and States. It .I~ essentIal. to have the the \Jong-rallge farm hill. hutter. era t.Ive F'armel's A'ssocla t'lon, an d gence and.. IloHt'emel'~ence , treat- . ture today'! .Just lately. said Bob If you need help, see your con4 c, ollination Qf many of; the drtpli- safeguard or decentmhzed. c.ont~ol, Davis, in 'the course of his test- F. V. Heinlcel, Columbia, 1\10.,pres- lIIents of lIeld corn. I,ut they ~hll1k Govetnor Sigler urgell that "Hch- Addy, manager of the Services feed crete contractor, rcady-mi.J:ed con- Cl tillg servic£ offered by the De- with the maximum partlcl~atlOn imony, referred to co-operatives as ident J\llssou i Farmer Associa- that the fanner who treat:; his eIl- igan he made. known throughout dep't, he saw a 32 % dairy concen- crete producer or material dealer. :p: rt ment- of Agricultur~ .. '~e~}I'gani- by f~rmers and. local' commlttee.s. effective tools Zl ti<1I1of the Dellartment IS a pre- 5011 Conservation with AC,t. The Inll building hetter markets OJ' improv. respect to tion, 'were nar::ed vice pr:s1dents. One of the pioneer members of tire field ~vith little or no attCl~ti.llll to the sO/I, telllpemture, humllhty the nation for her dairy products. "Advertising", said Mr. Si~ler, trate selling, delivered to the deal- el', for the same price as l\Iilklllak- .----------------------, PORTLAND CFMENT ASSOCIATION I n ~l"isite to satisfactory. administra- extends until Dec. 31, 1952 the per-I ing lluality or reducing the cost the Dairymen's League, Rathbun alll~ ~ther c:onllitions may find hill1- "Hets the philosophy of the Jleople er :\4% protein. The protein in ti III of an agricultural program. iod .during which the ~e~retary of, of farm supplies. This touche,1 it has been a director for the past 21 D~Pt. W5A-4, Olds Tow~r. L:ln5ing.' sell 111 trouhle. on the 11I'oclucts within a State:' the 32% feeady for ship,mcnt. I rnproved farm cquipmcnt makes harvesting of many crops faster and more efficient ... creating short PI' and sharper loading peaks. Hailroad~ work faster and more emdf'lItly, too. They are constantly improving their roadheds, terrninals and othf'r facilities. And tlH'¥ arc purchasing all types of cars as fast as the huilders can provide them. Rl!g. U. S. Pat. Orfiee Jt is 1I0t always possihle to move n'cl)f(l crop<; a<; they are harvested. Hilt last year, the railroads moveo more ~rain and What Other Dusts Can Make These Claims? grain prodllcts than eycr beforc. This Yf'ar tlJ('Y ho»(' to do ('ven SEED SAVER DUST satisfactorily. Insist on this bettcr in handling the nation's crops<. To colltilllle to improve SEED SA VER - "Saves seed com and Dust because you can use over II:! ounce per bushel the worlo's fincst ma.ss money." A repellant for crows, starlings, and not burn up your seed. Protect your health by using the safer Dust. transportation system the pheasants, other birds, gophers, squirrels, railroads mllst b(' allowcd to held mice and other seed pulling rodents. earn ('nollgh to k('pp them Not a Poison. PARSONS CHEMICAL WORKS financially sound ... so they -Sold By - /aUoratorio-firandfedge,$/idti9aJl C.'HI attract tll(' arlditioual FARM BUREAU SEHVICES STOR;;'<.;:ANP. Manufacturer's of AgriculturaJ capital u('pded for fleW CO-OPERA TlV E ASS'( Chemicab: SiNe ]91 (j ('qllipmf'llt and IH'W and belkr bcilitie" . SIX M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S S A T U R D A Y , M A Y 1, 1948 income. T h i s causes severe fluc- Bay County Women Set Do W e Want tuations in farm prices. F o r ex- ample, t h e 1929 corn crop brought TESTIMONIAL . . . . MOST TRACTOR Bandage Making Record Urge Enforcement Of School Bus Laws eighty cents a bushel, y e t t h e Controlled Production 1931 crop which was about t h e same size w a s only worth about THE F A R M B U R E A U "\ ACCIDENTS A record of 450 bandages for t h e According to t h e Branch County Bay Qounty Chapter of t h e Ameri- F a r m B u r e a u committee o n t r a n s - one-third a s much. HAS PONE /MORE T O ADVANCE / ean Cancer Society was achieved j portation, laws governing the move- 6—Further we need a national THE CAUSE OP AGRICULTURE ( AVOIDABLE recently by 12 Bay County F a r m m e n t s of motor vehicles o n t h e Bureau women. I t was t h e largest highways a n d their relation t o Background Material for Discussion this Month by plan for farm production because Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups duction adjustments. For example, of the t i m e required to m a k e pro- %S2fc / T H A N ANV OTHER SINGLE ORGANIZATION S ) By Fred MSC Rural Safely W. Roth Engineer amount of bandages produced in jschool buses should be enforced one day by bandage making volun- even if t h e public is n o t in agree- By NORMAN K. WAGGONER, Research and Education poultry a n d e g g production can be F a r m accidents took t h e lives teers. the previous record being 300. jment with all of the provisions a n d adjusted within a few m o n t h s while 2TA1B of nearly 200 Michigan f a r m e r s in The women p u t extra effort into I p a r a g r a p h s . Can you recall when acreage controls were in common most k i n d s of livestock require 1947 a n d injured seriously nearly t h e project because of t h e c u r r e n t j I t i s t h e i n t e n t i o n of t h e commit- 500 more. drive now underway to raise more ; tee a n d t h e County F a r m Bureau usage, and in order to qualify for certain benefits, it was more t h a n a year, and some crops, to s t a n d back of t h e enforcement particularly fruit, require several F a r m m a c h i n e r y of all k i n d s was t h a n $6,000 p e r chapter. necessary to comply with a plan for acreage control? years to adjust market demand. involved in more than one-fourth Directing t h e project w a s Mrs. iof t h i s , l a w a n d to punish offenders. Hugh Lozer of Girard township i s 7—Some nationwide planning of t h e accidents. One of every five Alex Creighton, with Mrs. F r e d c h a i r m a n of t h e committee. Can you recall when marketing quotas were enforced needs to be in effect to conserve persons killed in a farm accident Schimmel a n d Mrs. Peter E m t a g c on practically all farm commodities? our soil. T h e r e a r e times when it lost h i s life t h r o u g h a mishap with assisting. becomes profitable to produce in- machinery. B u r n s , falls, livestock, Can you remember in the early 1930's when hogs tertilled crops on land which is brought about 3Vi cents a pound, when butter fat was not entirely suited for this purpose. For example, during the last w a r , explosions a n d other types of ac- Berrien Jr*. Increase cidents accounted for t h e others. T r a c t o r s a r e t h e most dangerous. Youth Memorial Funds SOLVAY less than 20 cents a pound, apples brought 60 cents a corn belt farmers took 11 million They accounted for 22 of t h e 35 The Youth Memorial building Agricultural Limestone acres out of g r a s s and put them into bushel and potatoes less than 40 cents? We have had experience both with controlled and un- one, where farmers of t h e west corn a n d soy beans. T h e story of the dust bowl is familiar t o every- deaths d u e to accidents w i t h mach- fund of t h e inery. Of t h e 135 accidents with F a r m B u r e a u was enriched recent- machinery. 72 involved a t r a c t o r . Berrien ly by $192.45, which w a s t u r n e d County J u n i o r MEAL The most common accident with over to t h e junior organization by Produced in Michigan controlled production. Figures show that on an average, plowed u p grassland and p u t it a t r a c t o r w a s o v e r t u r n i n g it and t h e Lions Club of Berrien Springs. Available A t Y o u r Nearest into wheat, a n d because of t h e lack This a m o u n t of money represent- Dealer our agricultural output n o w is about one-third greater of rainfall found it almost impos- crushing t h e driver. Driving too ed one-half of t h e Lions Club's pro- SOLVAY SALES DIVISION fast, a n d especially when m a k i n g Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation than the 1935-1939 average. This increase has been sible to g e t t h e grass re-established. turns, w a s t h e principal cause of fit on a recent three a c t benefit The trend in t h e direction of soil play, "Uncle J o s h P e r k i n s . " T h e 7501 W . Jefferson A v e . due partly to the use of improved varieties. T o cite just depleting crops cannot be continued such accidents. Working on steep building fund now contains $14,000. D e t r o i t 17, Michigan hillsides a n d too close to ditches one case—in 1936 only three percent of the corn land indefinitely. Perhaps i t is a func- or gullies resulted in some upsets. tion of good government t o effect was planted to hybrid seed. Last year 67 Va percent of uniform long range plans to con- It is a d a n g e r o u s practice to allow No Meat Shortage; our corn crop was grown from hybrid seed. serve o u r soil. Michigan farmers have h a d ex- Heavy Hogs Draggy BERRIEN GROUPS riders on a tractor, especially chil- dren. A careful p a r e n t will not al- low children near moving machin- The increased output per farm has occurred even with perience with free uncontrolled pro- Predictions of a severe meat considerably reduced manpower. This has been possible with various forms of production duction a n d m a r k e t i n g a n d also shortage for t h e spring of 1948 d o not seem likely t o come true, said WANT EXTENDED ery which can take off a hand or take a life in a n i n s t a n t . anywhere largely because of increased use of machinery. Twenty- eight years ago, there was one tractor for every 250,000 consideration because some deci- in April. controll methods. This i s some- Wesley H a r d e n b u r g h , president of thing t h a t demands o u r careful the American Meat Institute, late PHONE SERVICE An i m p o r t a n t t h i n g to remembey. however, is t h a t tractors by them- selves do n o t pause accidents. I t is from a 110-120 Volt A. C. outlet ^ * 3 i sion must be made. Do we w a n t At a n open meeting called by t h e up to t h e operator to use a n d guide acres of farm land, while the 1945 census showed that controlled or uncontrolled agricul- In spite of t h e partial s t r i k e in Berrien County F a r m Bureau to re- the t r a c t o r in such a m a n n e r t h a t with a LIGHTNING SPEED the packing industry, meat produc- open t h e subject of telephone ex- we had one tractor for every 160 acres. Also when w e tural p r o d u c t i o n ? tion in March was but 9 p e r cent tended a r e a service, a n estimated accidents will not happen. He replaced horses and mules with tractors, we have released under March of 1947, Mr. Harden- 60% of t h e r u r a l telephone p a t r o n s should realize t h e danger of exces- burgh said. T h e meat business in t h e Bainbridge-Coloma-Hagar sive speed with a t r a c t o r having the 55 million acres which were once needed to produce food for these animals. That land is now free for other FARM GROUP does n o t expect a shortage to de- area went on record in favor of ex- a high c e n t e r of gravity. Setting velop. I n fact, it expects m o r e tended telephone service. the wheels a s far a p a r t a s practic- H O T WATER HEATER than n o r m a l supplies. able reduces t h e danger of tipping. productive uses. RADIO PROGAMS A s t r o n g demand for lighter weight pork cuts, as compared with The group expressed disapproval These a r e t h i n g s to keep in mind. of t h e recent decision of t h e Public A word about care with horses. Gives you hot w a t e r F a s t , Clean and Economical. Ideal r$L During the past seven years, we have increased our Service Commission to leave their t o use when you need only a use of fertilizer five times and our use of lime 3 % times FOR MAY those from heavier brought differences in wholesale prices for various cuts t h a t r a n g e hogs, h a s community out of t h e extended Sixteen f a r m e r s were killed by area service set-up of t h e Michigan horses i n 1946. few quarts of hot w a t e r . Light weight—pack i t in your b a g over the pre-war tonnage. The rapid strides which we WJR - Marshall W e l l s Bell Telephone Company. when you travel. J u s t the thing from 9 to 15 cents a pound. T h e "Voice of A g r i c u l t u r e " Those a t t e n d i n g t h e m e e t i n g felt Yeager on Exec. Comm. t o u s e for dishes, shampoos, spread is described by t h e Meat In- have made in insect control are familiar to everyone. A s Saturday Mornings - 6:30 to 7 : 0 0 stitute that t h e extended service would shaving, cleaning, scrubbing. a s e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y large. work great advantages for t h e a r e a of Nat'l Co-operatives Lux washings — hot w a t e r a result of these and other advances, we have been able May 1 — Michigan Junior F a r m even though t h e rates would be J. F . Yeager, ass't executive sec- b o t t l e s etc. I t ' s the handiest little to produce more milk per cow, more eggs per hen, more May 8—State Dep't of Agricul- Bureau. Says Teach Driving slightly increased. r e t a r y of F a r m Bureau Services, helpmate you can buy. FOR BABY'S BATH Inc., h a s been elected to t h e execu- I Heat baby's bottle pigs per litter. Consequently our total agricultural out- ture. In High Schools A committee of 9 people w a s ap- tive committee of t h e National Co- right a t the bedside. May 15—Michigan Milk Pro- H a v i n g a record of p r o m o t i n g a pointed to m a k e a thorough study operatives, Inc., of Chicago,. T h e !, I I May be used to c r e a t e put has been greatly enlarged. ducers. driver t r a i n i n g course, t h e Town- of rate costs, and will m a k e a re- National is a purchasing a n d man- _1J_ steam vapor for medi- port of t h e findings a t a called ^ r a L U ^ cinal inhallation. Even w i t h 15 percent f e w w ee r " " ~~" May 22—Michigan Ass'n of line C o m m u n i t y F a r m B u r e a u h a s ufacturing ass'n for s t a t e a n d re- people on farms, we a r e able to I provided $75,000,000 in federal F a r m e r Co-operatives. urged t h a t such t r a i n i n g be given meeting to be held in t h e near fu- gional co-operatives, dealing in G U A R A N T E E D FOR 1 YEA* ture. produce fifty percent more farm funds. T h a t w a s matched by local May 2 9 — T o be announced. at t h e H a r t f o r d High School. milking machines, electrical equip- funds to provide mid-day lunches T h e organization has recommend- ment, steel products, etc. I t owns 7 FARM B U R E A U SERVICES, I N C . products a n d feed a n d clothe 35 W K A R - State College >v Lansing 4. Micmgan Sale P r i c e million m o r e people t h a n w e d i d in schools. Such p r o g r a m s appear " F a r m Forum" ed, in a resolution sent t o F a r m t h e Co-op Universal Milking Mach- Automatic Switching Plesse send me prepaid—_ In World W a r I. During recent to have value in enlarging t h e mar- Community F a r m Bureau P r o g r a m s Bureau h e a d q u a r t e r s , t h a t d r i v i n g years we h a v e been e x p o r t i n g al- ket for farm products. F o r these First Monday - 1:00 to 1:30 p. m . instructions should be m a d e com- freight t e r m i n a l s where t r a i n move- In m a n y large passenger a n d ine factory a t Waukesha, Wis. Water Heatera to— Name 95 most one t h i r d of o u r a g r i c u l t u r a l reasons several people h a v e felt May 3—Do W e W a n t Controlled pulsory in all high schools in Mich- ments m u s t be made t h r o u g h a n EACH output. C o n s u m e r income" h e r e a t our farm production should be or Uncontrolled Markets? igan. Locomotives intricite t r a c k layout, a n operator, Steam locomotives a r e generally -State. home h a s been high. We, in t h i s guided entirely by t h e d e m a n d s of by pressing a button for t h e track described in t e r m s of wheel arrange- If oney Order or Cheek_ the free m a r k e t a n d in no w a y C. O. D. country, a r e c o n s u m i n g 15 p e r c e n t Farm Prices Likely on which t h e t r a i n is to e n t e r a n d ment, t h a t is, a, 2-8-4 Jocomotive more food p e r person t h a n w e did subject to governmental regula- Lester Replaces McCabe To Fall After 1948 another for t h e track of exit, sets would be one with t w o wheels of «l before t h e w a r . As a result "of t h e s e tions. as Leader of NTEA P r i c e s of m a n y farm p r o d e s t s In motion mechanism t h a t automa- leading truck, eight driving wheels Now On Sale At Your Farm. Bureau Dealer things t h e m a r k e t for most farm Those w h o advocate t h a t some The n e w president of t h e Na- a r e likely^_to decline after 1948, tically selects t h e proper route, sets and finally, a t r a i l i n g t r u c k with FARM BUREAU SERVICES,' INC. products h a s been very good. production controls are needed con- tional T a x Equality Ass'n is Gar- said t h e - U . S . Dep't of Agriculture all switches a n d signals involved four wheels. F a r m Equipment Division - 221 N . Cedar S t . - Lansing 4, M i c h . tend: On t h e o t h e r hand, t h e r e a r e ner M. L e s t e r of Jackson, Miss., a in December in its A n n u a l Out- and locks them against a n y con- those w h o a r e asking, " C a n farm- 1—An a b u n d a n t production of cotton g i n n e r and former N T E A loojs. N o farm price crisis like flicting movement until t h e t r a i n ers w h o have a high i n v e s t m e n t agricultural products to meet t h e vice-president. Ben McCabe, Minne- those of 1920 a n d 1921 is likely. clears t h e v a r i o u s points o n t h e per m a n risk t h e i r m a r k e t t o sup- full needs of a n y one year m a y apolis g r a i n dealer, insisted upon 90% of p a r i t y price s u p p o r t ex- route. ply a n d d e m a n d e n t i r e l y ? " Can easily lead to surpluses of some being retired. Seth Marshall of pires a t t h e e n d of 1948. T h e pre- farmers r i s k a free uncontrolled products in years of especially Duluth, Minn., a h a r d w a r e whole- war p r i c e support p r o g r a m will L i g h t n i n g rods protect b u i l d i n g s , production? In many cases we h a d favorable yields. Thus, w.e need saler a n d p a i n t manufacturer, is then t a k e over unless n e w legisla- but only when t h e connections t o to " m i n e " o u r soils d u r i n g t h e a national policy on a g r i c u l t u r a l c h a i r m a n of t h e executive com- tion is adopted. the ground a r e good. otecti war because we were unable to g e t production. needed q u a n t i t i e s of fertilizer. Can our soil s t a n d to be " m i n e d " a g a i n the g o v e r n m e n t t o stablize a n in- if we go into a period of low pric- dustrial w o r k e r s ' income t h r o u g h ed before t h e House W a y s a n d es? F a r m e r s like to be independent mittee in c h a r g e of financial a n d 2—If it is a proper function of m a n a g e m e n t operations of N T E A . J u d g i n g by t h e way h e perform- m i n i m u m wage laws, unemploy- Means c o m m i t t e e a t t h e co-op t a x ment, a n d social security benefits, hearings last November, P r e s i d e n t then i t is a proper function of t h e Lester will b r i n g new fury to t h e INSURE Against Your HAIL CROPS Losses Buying ^ Protection for our farmer patrons is the priceless factor that you can always de- °S 1 MERMASH and so t h e y a r e in business for 16% g o v e r n m e n t to stabilize t h e f a r m e r ' s attack on farm co-operatives. themselves. F o r t h e most they do n o t like rigid controls. p a r t income t h r o u g h commodity pro- M I C H I G A N M U T U A L HAIL INSURANCE C O . pend upon when you buy Farm Bureau -iilMiSlimw g r a m s for agriculture. nl&: rnjim&iitiuoic!ai Those w h o contend t h a t w e 3—In t h e early 1930's, i n d u s t r y Huron Community 4 1 4 , M U T U A L BLDG. LANSING 1, M I C H I G A N Feeds. ought to have a free and uncon- cut o u t p u t by one-half, Organized in 1911 . , . Over in,000,000.00 Insurance in Force' trolled production s a y : wholesale prices dropped only one- yet the Group 10 Years Old r. M.HiCTOR, Sec. & Treoi a R. L. DONOVAN, Pres. The Central Huron C o m m u n i t y Farm Bureau FEEDS 1—Farmers believe in a p r o g r a m fourth. of abundance. Many of t h e produc- A g r i c u l t u r e he»d t h e 1929 j Farm B u r e a u observed t h e 10th a n tion control p r o g r a m s of t h e past level of production but farm prices niversary of i t s organization re- dropped one-half. F o r t h i s reason, cently when 31 people m e t a t t h e have been p r o g r a m s based on scar- some consideration needs t o be giv- home of Mr. a n d Mrs. William Mc- city. Some of these did n o t prove en to protection for a g r i c u l t u r a l Carty. successful. E v e n u n d e r acreage con- income. T h e g r o u p w a s organized on Farm Bureau Feeds are made Farm Bureau Feeds came out trol, we steadily increased o u r 4—The open m a r k e t system is a n March 21, 1938 in t h e McCarty total o u t p u t p e r farm. unsatisfactory regulator of agricul- home with five couples present. All for YOU because a group of far- on an open formula program. 2—-Production controls a n d mar- tural products „ and consumption, five couples attended t h e 10th an- seeing farmers, back in 1920, Open formula means that the k e t i n g quotas a r e adapted to a Because of t h e wide fluctuation in ! niversary. felt that they wanted feeds poundage of each feed, vitamin, few special commodities which year to year crop yields, t h e price | The Central Huron C o m m u n i t y built to carry all the factors or mineral ingredient would-be lend themselves to long storage, picture for most farm p r o d u c t s i s ' F a r m Bureau w a s t h e first organ- that insured production and fac- shown on the tag. Compare but o t h e r w i s e t h e i r usefulness i s very confusing t o producers. I ized in H u r o n C o u n t y . Today tors that protected the health Farm Bureau Feed tags with limited t o emergency conditions. 5—The d e m a n d for farm produc- there a r e 25 s i m i l a r groups in t h e of farmers' flocks and herds. tags of ordinary feeds. 3—In a s k i n g for a n d accepting tion varies g r e a t l y with n a t i o n a l county. favors from t h e government, agri- culture would surely lose i t s ec- There Is No Magic In A Feed Formula.' omonic a n d politicRl iT>rtorv>nder>"" and become a w a r d of d i c t a t o r i a l government. FREE: Eut there can be protective factors used in greater or less degree. Farm Bureau Feeds go the limit in building PROTECTION as well as PRODUCTION into Farm Bureau MERMASHES, MILK- 4—Any p r o g r a m designed to p a y farmers to r e s t r i c t production WEEKLY LIVE STOCK MAKERS and PORKMAKER. HOW? would b r i n g b i t t e r opposition from MARKET I N F O R M A T I O N % Mermashes (made from M.V.P. con- Mermashes carry more vitamin A m o s t of t h e n a t i o n ' s citizens. T h i s objectional legislation would soon be e l i m i n a t e d a n d much of t h e Special Op-to-date m a r k e t letters a n d o t h e r services a i m e d For Real Economy, Build centrate) carry animal proteins such 3 and D and Riboflavin than recom- as fish meals, milk products, liver meal mended amounts, to give chicks, hens and constructive a g r i c u l t u r a l legisla- to a s s i s t y o u i n m a r k e t i n g y o u r live s t o c k a t t h e m o s t p r o f i t - and meat scraps in unusually ample turkeys greater protection that meet un- tion of r e c e n t thrown out. years would be able time a r e Y O U R S F O B T H E A S K I N G . in a n d mail this e n t i r e a d to t h e Just fill with 2f/u€0 amounts. This assures the animal protein usually severe growing conditions. factor necessary to growth and health. 5—Rather t h a n a t t e m p t to regu- Porkmaker furnishes vitamins in late production, we should t a k e Steps to m a i n t a i n effective d e m a n d 6750 MICHIGAN LIVE DIX A V E N U E , STOCK EXCHANGE D E T R O I T 9, M I C H . j LAMINATED J Milkmakers carry 12,000,000 units of 4 such abundance that larger litters by i n c r e a s i n g industrial wages. Y o u r w e e k l y m a r k e t l e t t e r w i l l be mailed to you without charge. vitamin D and all the trace minerals are usual. More of each litter has a needed for health protection, plus calcium chance to live. Little pigs grow into bet- T h e effect of consumer income on t h e per c a p i t a consumption of food I s - b r o u g h t o u t quite clearly in t h e I N o w H a v e on Feed Weight Quality W h e n Ready to Sell RAFTERS and phosphorus. ter hogs to market, faster. Steers following t a b l e : Unico Laminated Wood Rafters are easily erected at Open Formula Feeds E m p l o y m e n t and P e r Capita IF you HAVE NOT FED MERMASH— .Heifers low cost construction figures. They afford good appear- C o n s u m p t i o n of Food: Open Formula Feeds show you these This Coupon will bring you T H E Under Full E m p l o y m e n t Pre-War ance, more storage space, strength and durability. They advantages. If you want production STORV O F M E R M A S H Meat 160 130 Hogs can easily be altered for additions or extensions. and health in flocks and herds, NO Poultry 30 20 Oranges 75 49 Sheep OTHER FEED can do more than your Eggs 350 300 They produce lower cost enclosed space than any Farm Bureau Feeds. 6—Consumer incomes m i g h t also Your N a m e , MFN4 be enlarged by increasing social other type of construction as every square inch of in- MERMASHES security benefits a n d by replac- Address KFD No terior space is usable. Stop in for complete information. ing t h e sales t a x with a n income Live Stock Produced on Michigan F a r m s MILKMAKERS Fnnmmitsuaitiat \ fci