-. , ' Vol. XXVI No. 7 SATURpAY, JULY 3, 1948 26th Year Published ~Monthly 'EDITORIAL MAJORITY FEEL I f.B.IS WORKING POBSEITER SliRAL EDUCATION I CO-OPS SHOW Petroleum .Co-~p Non~Farmers in Rur~1 Areas NEED FOR PRICE RAPID P~OGRESS There are more non-farmers than there are farmers, living in the count:ry. according to Dr. C. P. SUPPORT PROGAM IN OIL PRODUCTION Farmers Starts Stoclc Sales WELL JOHN- Loomis, head of the department of. sociology at Com m u nit y Farm Bureaus IF YOU WANT 1'0 00 Arne I' I can co.operatives tOday Petroleum ~ooperative, Inc., Wants Michigan State College. His survey shows that throughout Michigan during the month'of May discussed the Issue, SoMETHIN6 To 6ET own more than 1,000 oil wells, 11 To Raise $1,000,000 to Acquire Crude refineries and more than 1500'miles ther~ are approximately 800,000 farm people and "Do we want controlled or uncon- of pipe line. Oil ~roduction, ~r FaciIities 900,000 non-farm people living outside the urban l1'olledproduction?'~ This Is a prob. The first oil cooperatiyes was lem with which everyone has had born In 1921In Cottonwood,Mlnne. Sale of ~:apital stock for financing the new Farmers areas of Michigan. some experience and one which de- sota as a retail outlet, and then 5 Petroleum mands our careful consideration In years later, It was reorganized as ,a Co-operative, Inc.; started July I. Sales are The college is beginning a new kind of extension planlJlng farm programs, wholesale dlstl;lbutor of petroleum being made to farmers, farmers' co-operatives, and other service for city people living in farm areas. A com- Of those discussing the need for products. rural people requiring petroleum service. a national farm !lrlce policy, an In 1945, Midland Co-operative mittee will assemble and distribute information con- overwhelming majority were of the Wholesale In l\l\nnepolis had a vol. I opinion that such a price policy Is The Farmers Pe~roleum Co-operative, Inc. will en- cerning gardening and small scale agriculture . ., I ume of $11,000,000, desirable, and that it should be Consumel's Co.operative Assocla. deavor to raise $1,000,000 'of capital Jor'acquiring estab- The. idea' suggests itself too that here is a large planned from a long time 'view- tlon of Kansas City, Missouri began lished production point. 845 Farm Bureau people dls. its activities In 1929with a capital of crude oil, for. drilling purposes, for and influe~tial group of transplanted folks from cussed the feasibility of a price sup. of $3,000and 6 memher societies,'Iil making arrangements with refineries for refinin'g, and town who are going to acquire more and more of a port program with or without pro. 1934,It was In the Pl'ocessof buy. rural point of view on a great many subjects. They duction controls. Of these people, Ing the plant of a competing Indlv. for distribution' of fuels a~d other petroleum products to 93% felt that they could not expect Idual business at a yalue of $250,000 . farmer patrons. The new co-operative petroleum com- .may work in town",but their home is in the country. price supports without some pro. In 1935 and 1936, It added to this duction controls, 5,380 Farm Bu. plant a lubricant refinery and a pany is a subsidiary corpora,tion ~f the Michigan Farm (' " reau people expressed themselves paint factory. Bureau. ' . Lest We Forget, specifically on production controls. In a few years, the savings made Of these people discussing this par. by the co.operatives in producing The Farm Bureau: through its Farm Bureau Services. Any farmer or other business maQ who "went ticular matter, 54% meet!ng In 171 these I>rodu~ts- for themselyes, through the 'Yringer" in the business depression fol- Community Farm Bureaus did not made It Ilosslhie for them to own Inc., is' now one. of the larger "i~tributors of petroleum feel that production controls are completely these plants. Four years products in rural Michigan. The Farm Bureau kno:ws lowing 1929 'does not need to be told about the drs- Enact Long RangeJ"~" needed, The remaining 46% meet. later, In May, 1940, an enormous _ .' 'I tress caused by a falling price"level. But with each Ing In 143 Community Farm Bu- crowd attended the opening of the that it must acquire cr~de oil pre.r~tive pa,trcln; .. See ~ag~ 5.. Discussed by Stanley M. Powell at a Series government. The loans are limited on a temporary basis, and offered in the House by Rep. price support bill enacted by Con. of Farm Bureau Meetings Held to 90% of the Qorrower's total in- , . gress June 20, He said that Farm- Capital will be raised thr~~gh' sale of Class, A. Com- vestment In the farm, and al'e pay- Hope of Kansas. The Senate and House enacted their Bureau support for tile measul'eand in Northern Michigan able over a 40-yeal'pedod. mon stock at $10 par value per'share. Not less than $SO Apllroximately 70,000 applica. bills and a, deadlock follow~d. June I9 the last day of har~ work by the Washington , staff finally won the House con? will be s'old'to a purchaser. It is proposed that $1.000,000 Legislative developments and issues whi.ch will be up tions are on hand for direct or In. the session, the House and Senate conference committee ferees over to the Senate's long sured loans of which 38,000are vet. ' h b'll h f I h I mnge farm support bill In the all worth of Class A co~mon stock be. sold at this, time. for deci~ion when Michigan's lawmakers assemble for erans. f or tel s got toget er or dne more try. n t e ear y night session of June 19. " , Congress has appropdated $15" morning Class A com~on stock is d~e I 5 years from date of their next session were outlined in addresses given by hours they agreed on the, major sec'tions' of 000,000for direct farm ownershJp issue. It is cailable by the board of directors on 30 days Stanley M. Powell of Ionia, legislative Michigan Farm Bureau, at F arm Burea~ raJlies held at counsel of the loans for the coming fiscal yeal', Senate long range permanent Present Price Supports, Under farm price support bill. Permanent Price Supports-The PUT MORE COWS o?tice at any dividend paying date at par value plus any: Ellsworth, Pellston, Hawks and Gaylord., The meetings DAIRYLAND the title of temporary price sup. Secretary of Agriculture Is authol'lz. POl't, the Aiken bill extends pre- ed to support the price o[ any agri. sent farm price supports through cultural commodity at not more IN MILKING LINE declared unpaid di~idends. Class A common stock ~ay pay a maximum annupl,.this demand. b h Id b . h I $50 f CI . A Mr. Powell r~viewed the various attacks which have grown yeal'ly until the 1947 event manent long range price supporl supply varies from normal. This 'may e e y anyone w 0 owns at east 0 ass attracted more than 5,000 persons. program becomes effective Jan, I, shall apply to the basic commoditl. New Lenawee Oil Co-op common stock. ' been and are now being made against the I 5-mill tax The program wi1l start at ~:00 1950 and provides, es o[ corn, wheat, rice, cotton, to. limitation. At the present time the Michigan Education a. m. and continue until mld.aftel'. Revision of Parity-Pal.ity prices bacco and peanutti, . Begins Delivery Service When sales of Class A common stock pass $250,000, ) noon. featuring dairy livestocJ, for farm products are to he comput. A premium of 20 percent Is to The new Lenawee Farm Bureau h I> I C . h Association is promoting a constitutional amendment judging with appropriate prize,,: ed from the average prices for the he added to the applica!}lesupport Oil Co.operatiye, Inc. Is now mak. the board of directors of t e. retro e~rri o-operatlve as a pet parade and hobby show; band past ten years. Each year the last level for a basic commodity when Ing p,etroleumdelh'erles to farmers authori2ed it to begin acquiring established productiol} which, if adopted, would so liberalize the 15-mill limita- concert; noon picnic with free Ice ten years average wlli be taken, It market.ing quotas 01' acreage al. In Lenawee County, according to d ,tion as to render it virtually meaningless. It would per- cream. lemonade and coffee to. Is provided that the parity price lotments are In effect, provided the Oscar Hauch. manager. of crude oil. At that time, the board has also authorize gether with a full afternoon of en- for no cro,p mar he lowered more support' level is not raised above The oil cooperati"e Is one of se\". (Conlllluedon page flve) mit raising the tax rate to 50 mills or 5 % for as long as tertainment from a stage. Scats than five percent in one year, (Continued011 pa.ge two) ~ral managed by {<'annBUI'eauSer. 20 yea:s as a result of a single election by a simple are erected on the slopes of ana, dcl's. lnc, under a management 29,000 F. B. Members Farm Women's Week tural amphitheater In- the Carson majority of those voting, without regard for whether City park. A hooklet announcing complete Republican Farm Plank co~~:c~ieliYery route has been 'es. Enrolled in' Blue Cross At MSC July 19.23 I lahlished In the southeastern pOl'. 29,000 Farm Bureau members, The annual Jo"armWomen's Week or not they were property owners. would not safeguard This new proposal plans for the event will be mailed the use of the resulting increased early In August to 26.000 cent.ral Endorses Co-operatives tlon or ,the county. It Is planned representing 554 discussion groups, Is t.ob9 held at Michigan State Col. to senlce the patrons each week. are now enrolled In the Michigan lege beginning Monday,July 19 and revenue. i\lichlgan rural route and 'village It would not be tied in with any new con- boxholders In nine counties: Kent. "There must be a long term program in the ,interest of I The co.operatlye will handle gas. Blue Cross Hospital Plan, AlllHoxl- ending July 23. agriculture a.nd the consumer which should include ... oline, motor oils, greases. . tractol'lmatelv .. . S.OOO additional Blue Cross '",yomen 0f th e 1\1'IC h'19an Farm' . struction or capital expenditure program, but could be Gratiot, Montcalm, Clinton, Shla. support of the principle of bona fide farmer owned and fuel. kerosene ~nli l"o, 3 fuel 011. members from Fa.rIllB~reau groups Bureau. the Michigan State Grange wassee, Ingham, Ionia, Saginaw and The cooperatIVe has several 250 were enrolled thIS sllrmg through an d home extensIon groups are eI"1- used for purely routine expenses of governmental opera- Eaton. farmer ~perated co-operatives and sound rural electrifi- to 300-galion storage tanks, com. the per~onal Intel'est and efforts o( Ibl t tt d th I cation,' '-From Republicl}onplatform adopted at Phila- plete with standard and ho~e.which Farm BUI'eauofficers, ' e 0 a en e s~ss on. tion. One farm worker pro d u c e s are helng made ayailable to pa, Sixtr Jo'arm Bureau dlscussldn Farm Women's Week Is held to Property Tax for Roads. There direct' real estate levies, enough agricultural produce to take delphi~ June 23, 1948. patrons at cost. groups became Blue Cross enrolled give (arm women, or those Interest- Is also a very definite thl'loatthat Far.reaching effects of the sales cal'e of 13 additional people. Farm co-operatlyespokesmen were received cordially and were . for the first time. ed In co-operatiye extension work, property owners In rural i\lichlgan tax diversion constitutional amend- very effective hefore.the platfunn subcommittetis on agriculture Two and one.half bil\ion man About 40% or all the groups now a short course at the college. will once more he saddled with the ment 'adopted by i\lichlgan voters One effect of farm mechanism and on small huslness. i\lOl'ethan 100 l"atlonal Tax Equality hours, once Involved In horse Rnd have the surgical ClloI'eplan. Twen, The cost of Jo"armWomen's Week expense of maintaining and 1m. In 1946 were outlined' by Mr. Pow- has been the rapid liquidation of Ass'n people tried vainly for an antl-co-op declaration In the mule chOl'esare now available for ty.three of these groups are also en- Is $12 for the wholetime spent. and proV:lngtheir 'local roads through animal POWel', platform. Three sllh~ommltteeslistened to thelll and Raid"No!" [ cither [arm work 01' leisure. rollf'd for the ml'rlioal care plan. Includes board, room, class fees, etc. (Continuf'don pagf'two) / SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1948 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS TWO Partnerships Do 8 Times ernment Government onhnarily owned sal~s farm policy. commodities lIIay not be sold for less Gov- DEWEY AND Business' of Co-ops Partnershljls in the Ulllted States ~h.bll.h.,d January U, UU Michigan Farm Bureau than 90'7. of parity. commodity the cost ot the to the government, or WARREN ENDORSE will do a busmess about $50,000,000,- 000 dnl'ing 1948. This is mOl e thall a price midway between panty ami 8 tlmcs the volume of husiness that Pu tllleb..t II, IIII"hl •• mon thl)', tlMlt Sa turda)', n Parm Bureau at Ita O"FICI!". Pr ... fdellt-.C_ E. Bualtlrk, Paw Paw Vlc!~-PN. •. --'. &. Tr"lD4lr, Unlon'YllI" bee. Sec')' __ C. L. Bred)', Lanaln. thot sUPllort less. price. \\ hichever I::. FARM CO-OPS larm marketing operatives \\ ill do. and purchasing co. publlcallon attic. at 114 m. Loyc!u .CLA"" Finances=-Funds appropriated by :'\omination of Gov. Thomas E These partnerships are taxed In DISTRICT DIRECTORS iii., Charlou .. MIc:bl... 11. I-J. B. Rtch&rd._-B!!n1.n Center Section 32 of the AAA for surplu3 as the same \\ ay as f.u'mel s' CO.Ollela- J-U.::)'d RueMlnJr__ -Adrlan, }t-. disposal may be acculllulatel! Dewey lip to standard antI Gov. Earl 'Varren tives. Actually. a farm co olleratlve. Edltortal aD4 ... U&! otf1ee8, North Cedar lit., Lanel~, Il4leJlIgal1. In a-CI)'d. '-.A.. &-Mart"n BrelnIDIr __ Yp"llantl. H-1 Sbellenb&r&.r_L. Garn Oc1eeea. R-I CbarloU .., R-6 Safety Stuff $300.000,000. beat 1'1s fOI the Republi. can party adds fUI ther strength to is a pal tnershlp of people who Join POoit Ottlc. Box 150. Telepbone, Lan- 6>-Ward G. 8OO.,, __ 8no"er, R.1 the platform pledge of the G. O. P. together 111 the m~r);etlng of pro- wn. CI"m HIII:' ::-"'"..... Cleul, I like IllY ]lreciol1s net k a rat all lilY leg:-. allll arnl~", .....\Ad I propo ...~ tt} u~t;\ ~UIU~ Uto tl'nd it' in a fll~"" pain~ to taka ~ood care of thetn. say~ Clem DRY COWS NEED to sup POI t fide farmer.owned "the 1'1ated co.opel atives:' principle of and farmer.op- Johll II. Da- bona ducts :lnd Ule pUl chaslllg [al m supplies. The il1dl\ itlual farmer of their pays his d61herable P'uno 1£1' to Mlcblpn copl ... returned e-dllortal ottlc:e, P. fl. Box SIll, Lan- .Inl(, Il4lcb~a. under J''&rm Ne.... DIFlECTORS Carl E. Busklrk Geora .. Block __ .. AT LARGE Paw Paw, R.I ..ChsrleTolx,R-1 1 k ..~p m) I.Hhl.., 1'.1Inl~,1 alIr __ UnlonYI11.: H-I WOMEN Repre •• ntlng OF FARN BUREAU A ('at, tht:» ~l\}' ha.s ~c\"~l..tl h\t:~, lnlt 1 III not ~ven twinH. "Xo 10flg"r do 1 use b,lrl ..~d \\ Ir ... to hohl the barn) ard gate. PROPER: €ARE Governor Dewey is an active mem- come tax. ber o[ the Co.operative G. L. }o'. Ex. It seems that the very people who ~ U R .. 0 S E of FAR II Ilia: U. S. Newen __ coldwater, B-1 I keel) thtj lta.llt''''s In rt:p ..,h ,Hul I don't t n1culate • By R. H. ADDY. Jfannger change, Inc, Ithaca, N. Y. He have bcen nl1slead into attackmg BUREAU lit! be ,rJpUon: n c#ntJI a year Th. purpo •• of thl. Anoela. To "Ikk Ihat pltad. bel'S o[ pal tnerships who al I' taxed Vol. XXVII July 3, 1948 No. 7 catlonally, l_gl.'at,v.I)', and has successfully run a dairy head a \co-op should not be taxed." exactly the same \lays as farmlllg econom,clllI)'. Too man) folks ha,e Irled It once and ,vllt Ihelr "kull" In "tend. During the Oregon pI imal y cam- for vel'y many years. you are apt .... 1 hope to ha \ e a 1i))~ old ,l~e ,lilt] dl \ lIl) on the ~t~;n co-opel atives. to find that his reasons for such paign De\\ ey said on 1\lay 11, "I . And I'd IJ" _lo.llh 10, .'nd It .111IJ) ,1el«k st"I' of hers-I C1"..d I( !:ood an.l stout him to: (a) Feed intelligently, (ht operatl' es." Congress on !\lar 14. "we must sup- _llr~. Jlnrjone (;ardllrr Ottawa.Grand held liS IIrst llIeetlll~ and took d st.md Haven-This dllllllg gloup un,llIIlIIonsly :\1.lV 30 YEARS SERVI(E ABel ~he lnentioned utH.:e or t\\ h:e and IllIg-get! l\ bit. no doubt. Sh" h:l" .1 pl,It''' 10 I,e\'p "hal I' knhe" ae;:lln,.t Ihe kitchen \\'a,1I In"lead of In Ihe l'"hlnet ,11.\\\'el' \\ Ilh basting "voon" and all. Cull intere8t effecth'ely; of himself (c) Keep and employees; up the Gov. Earl Warren also l'ecol'd In SllppOI t of [al mer co-op- has a long pOl t and pi otect co-operatIves." "Those gloups which' have been STAR AWAR[).& I (d) Increase the dollar value of eratives. attemptmg to frighten the Republi- ngulII:-t tontl oiled 1,11111 plodue. "1 do Ilot th iuk ,I co operative of Gold Star-Cnthro Group. Alp('ll:l. "Sh" n!!"d lint s<.lle .1 \\(.hhl) 101'0-"Iu 1'1"y .1I01lg Wllh all (hi" .ar"ty sturr:' says that a pound of grain ratIOn Th~ or!:1lnKation department 01 IIl~ dbt'u,slon W,lS held on the R S CI.1Ik. fed to a dry cow makes more milk :\lkhl~an J-'arm Bnre,lU I" a\\ard. I el'ently. pi obiI'm ot tont lolled pi odul't iOIl 31;; Xorth <;1llnnell Stleet, than fed any other time. Yet we ill~ n Gold Star nnd t\\O Slhel :\(1' \',111£1<'1 ;\Ieulen has not lIIiss. The youl\g people \ OIecd mall~ t!d a lIIeeting o[ the boal t! of dit eel J.ll'l{~on, :\1ichie;an. Sur ~""3rd3 for the outstatnlins find so called dairymen who be. Opl1\lOllS \\ hlt'h IIHIt(,ltcd tlut they OI'S of hIS 01g,llllzution III 30 years. grudge every pound of fe~d a dry n,mules of three Community Fal m had done some sellOIl~ thlllklllg ;'\'elther h.ls he 11llssed a meetlllg mem bel s to- discuss ti mely issues cow eats. ' Bureau;; l'ach month The \\ iulien. l1:-tt',1 aooHI are fot. the month 01 ,1hollt the \\ tll hI's pi ohlem" of the bO.ll t! of dll ectOl s of the Farm Legislation in their community groups and The six or eight weeks a eow is June. Eaton.Gresham-Chester-The fol- 1"1aVelse City Produlltlon CI edit Facing I!.awmakers furmulate wh ich are thl'eshed policies and programs over and put a factory dry is the same sort of period that takes out each yeal' to 1n the3e summar~ reports or hn\ Ill;!; I esollltloll \\ ,b rct'CI\ ed. _\SSOll.ltlon III 14 years. (Continued from I,a!:e one) "\\'e Indlll~trially. and to Fa I'111 !JUI "'I II JlIIH:c in etl\ll)l- "'00 are taking orders for fall del- ON SCHEDULE -Michigan Bell's rural [prence to price contro!. The 1ll,IIlLl W,IS I efl'l red 10 Ihe ping mUth~r II d.lll' h..\1 n~ ~hlll)lt'x Ihery of yearling rams and bred llood (01' \\ oot! or cement Ille •. \I.ll,hClcld, \\'I~~UII~IlI. 11,'»1 42. ewes. l\lake your "election early. Our Allegan.Otsego-:\l-ay lIIarked the ('ountr Bo,ud for tUI thel st udy .. \ (i-Jt-II») spring lamb" are a sturdy, uniform expansion anll improvcment program is lw~lnnlng of this n('\\ COlIIlllUlllty I e"u~t \\ .IS also lIIade th,lt the Saves YOll dollar;; and )'our silo. /;IOUp Your Inspection I.. welcomed FARM MACHINERY any time. Mlke"ell and l\lay. Char- moving along right on schcllllie. Besides I-'artll Bureau and their first 1111'111-COllnly Bo,lId send an annll,11 ;; gallons makes ten after For Sale - Huber 28x46 all stee\ 101le. It. 2. l\lIch. Farm locat ..d on installing 50,000 more Iclephoncs in rural In., \\8'1 devoted to olganizatibll statelllent ot Coullly (lIhlllcell to dilUling ,\('eording to dlt ections. g-r.lin thrt !-Chel. t'xccJ)tlun ..tlly J{ood. 1.;8-27 at south city Innlts. (4-6t-70p) and el£"Ctlon of officers. ea' h t'ollllllunlty !;IOUII. 1-~lIoII;;h to I\'\int Illside of silo $1)00 P.I»ec silo filler. 11 llI<'in~ tonliidered. ThiS is to td( t theIr 1:oalll o[ Dlre( tOI s as to tlOn arr.llIgcd. Schrock J;o'eruJlzer bo a lomblned or:;-anlzalloll of -1'\- the 1'lIIl'ha"e ot a ilionI' plojcdor ,*~..,. purchase of 5 g,t!:I Army Tente; 16xll1 new $32.50: und, Sen ice, Congerville, IllinoIs. In perfect con'dillon $26 50; u~cd and (4-tf-25b) I countl;'; adjoaCl"nt to Calhoull. ()J Emlllet County. F,II m Bureau SILO PAli':1' ~lI~hlly dama~ed $1650 8xl0 new. at )'0111' $17.50. USfld In perfect. condition WOOL GROWERS 1'\ ry and Kalamazoo:' Presque Isle.Moltke - .\nnounce. Barry.Pralr.eville-The manager went \\as ma,le th,lt 15 members $12 50 And $15 00. 17x20, u~ed. $40.00. Harry Marcus, Benton HuboI'. AttentIon, Wool Grow.r •••• nd your ~II"h. wool to us and )'ou are guaranteed MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY the Kalama:roo "'arm BUI'eau I h,\d ~n sl~ned up In JnnlOl Farm Bureau Dealer • (2-6t-32b) the cellinI' price. We are purcbaalng Our $13,500,000 postwar rural eonstructlon program wool for the- government. Year ~ ", exp'ainl"d Ihe man~ement Farm llun-au dUl"ing the month FAR:\l BUREAU SERVICES, Rope 15/18 Inch .Isal. mildew re.I •• .. round wool marketln •• ernc. and means more and better rural telephone sery/ce '"" orE" :lnd how ther operate I and that another group was org,llI- I~C. tant treated, $2 00 per 100 feet, post- ~rompt setUement mAde. Michigan paid. Army pup t"nts $2 50 per eet Co-operative Wool Marketln,: A880- , \ \ ma t marg1n l>O that the pr()-llzed III the ;'\'orthern part of Lansing, Michigan parcel post. Harry MArcus, Benton elation, 606 N. Mechanic St., JaeluioD. 1 o.lD b-HU Wonu^'i C o u n t y Chairmen of I •' .^vic! :V-, '.' A;fc(-,-.,j !•',,•' V!.-,yo SAYS IIS. FARMERS PREFERS QUALITY FOR HOME FOOD HAVE i.:-\i,:M- h ) tatkts.tr> Looks At OVER PRICE RESERVATT" WORK HARD ':''-1|jjWi|o iKiSty :l||tiiii } :':'|jiillf| V ' r U K i ; CRUSHED' f t I r ss i r i r t r s £ r ,M i. p \ : J S ^ i i : # i i M 'B'liria OYSTER SHELL T h a n k s to Unselfish ••[STATE EXTENSION Progressive; Leaders .Si .O ' I tor -an .tiine,-' U o louof Mi"«v oo 10 t > U 1 0 , I iliKr.t if IK Kill ItfffN I'I } i / H u i u l W i , i s f l i t IS I I M l 4 § i l i j f if411 l i n t s | Hy StliS. FJiiTil M, WAfi.lR- ________ . _ teas • 'continue thi • * ; ! ] a n j "'tin s MICHIGAN MUTUAL'HAii INSURANCE CO. \Hrint' tiiil f,(tm, Vui It (oh. M>< /.. ; to tho tint for fear if w<»«W ilibrupt [ From (!<,<• ioooy i n n n i i w 1 h;n-«> ' , l u i Mi.-inoo-i of oorioiti t>tooo> tfiooioy O ti> vrv> . 1 1 to, ' i . n i i-^io n u l l RETIRES (»•,.«•« n e t ) tlumsjt -An- joiM m n n t s u ' i i i / ' ^ :t» , , , w ' : 0 , i ' ' i ! « w " »v>*<- hl » ; '<' ! t l 1 ' " ' " " ' • *'UV;'> •' ; - t ! o ' !'<'''"' m ( j 4-4 j.-.T^.L ELDG ;-tJit*$Mtiiiy; m&mmkM: !i'i-)nii»rt »1U" oHtoomo til *!»> v»r,. o o " I'ioooo of s u m o si»-f of i n . k !«>-;>»'-- o! o u r nnuo.> o h i j . i \ > « „ i oto , ' < f c f » » £ > W t f c o i a w . y y . . o 0:*#f}'j|fc*»lft*»«:j,iKii««*B» 0:f:<»fo i <-Uv MOW .'u« s ,>Siaa!ra xi'ln>o! I m - n - . ">' : l»>»y<M-HI: s w m - w o r o j >i >'t tin* p r t . o, L f M HECTOR. s « . & Tr»-K K i. i O N O v A K . I>„s r w a s l o o t * t»;iiii j '!"•••« , -*'"y !.<>' tU.C on to""* * h t ; } j Unit tit*- tm>p(i-.nj«.n ciin-ioa SJJ .» j i V r ! i s r ' n " l < * i , r HM*t;i t o r . "mt t » n o 1 ' t ' I ' '1 i ! « , K < - tO> t , , sartJc: !.» \ v(>t>'. Kvi-n :it tli.it, it «;>•> «->«l«i ti« surii work wiUH'il1. !*«>'"'. • ' , l ( ' , : l » ! <»l,v °"> " u s I'h'S' mm « i fur front U-Siis; ^..tisfa^.•t.>l>' w i l l s ' ^r t-- ^ " H t o rrjiicinbtT that a l - j m il^t'lf' i Y'-,\U' ,S iMcin-t wit is ; ihi.-i •ti.>, fo.- i h " v.>t.-> wis* UjitK. it' eli>»...-l »"'•--* f v - i y |>.;Wi« l)!(^>itt« tll.'tt w<*j"'. 'H«' .>u!«ul-. i i«.ti*v.' tit- ).•«> i i n t a i ' s i ' " ! ' iinik- 1 '" 1 ')" 1 ' XViis n(-t'if iiViUljiliK* t o n i i ' i ; i i ' : i : i i n l w i M i i ict-».p t a , - ,m;t>i'i.-r. j UNPAVED R O A D S iitu >>«,-!' th< -(I'tt'Siu riUi-i- ijf *imiu> ji'.- v « M M « »«• < >I» I ;II.VHH»' !>>«> lu ! "« rt.jstifs; t>>«> »5irt!»« I ' t a - h>! '•'•'-'! !>c w i t h u - '-H i(m-.^ : o (i>"- i (listrirt.^. tt-diis-' }>K'. >*'•'! '!'>• tiMnit- o i f ^ . i n i o . ; . !_ MADE DUST-FREE Hiring IHf rt<''»r<$-i' ^ " »' W;lf> ' ! t ! ' ! » ' l>"si{n>tm< o ( th»> | L e t ' s n o ! a i m t n i.n> ! .s.- IIH-IV ' "'^l -an i n Mit'ltiirtin. W e u w v 11>< f'^iip vWMi a .-:«;<• IHK. f'u t I iiii'.;us(i ts«iti>,«> u> H(««SH r o r !,itor a £ it o i ' t a t i o u . ' -Tuijsrhi t h i i i k i n K . far-si'ciBs i w i i '.».U'i ,*i>n»< i h i n u tiM.-c, *>•{':» isr^i in* ^HtiitMVii t i i ^ c t h c r f>«r t h v j i y i ' - j l ' 1 " 1 '<> ;-'l^'>, «>~ ^ !">>'>,st in >>m s » ' f i t specialist «'i» a n d nv,.khi.s P , ! < > ' •'' «li»in« s«uwi«rltn)^ t o r t i ) f i « < ' K l a s h " ' - : X m lu-r.t! h$:a > !•;.«»<• its today.'. Tliest :>f' t h e .Mlclliga,!? YOUR CO-OP t h e n u t ith-jiioii «'.n:)i!>s:* w i n w«-ti> let'l Ht'Siliu.c t h p l j i ' /«' i b ,n» imtitrt-ni'.-ist n» ••'stuo jittU.lbi- t o r jivh'n'l bair f••>;!'.vinp WorltS W a r !. T h f y j i i l " ; ^ !>uri>»,'—s, w i T " v'»»)ii son niin.tttiHi s l u r i n g a t t h e ! !* r.il,t\s- i»int—y -t'i>( Ii.?,< m" u t o ' s->il!!,>'''* available T!M;J a r c niactc Serai, .state an.d Livestock Marketing a s Uuliffvr«-!it .'ss taritK-r.* UHH-HSJ they k w i i f f l thcJU- l<-~',.!il«Mt t ; u> il-w.- i-ci^.. »iy;4<-!n a n < i ' - < ,, «"i» odorless! "~JJ5J""5^«535™^ B : ;••:•• ••" t h e fh^ nwt-*fh<-t- ,mA looked lie m a n } - hi>pc« «oi«a: un<> rtiscanl w u u M iU> i t t o r tlii':«. at't«»r j l h - M-*-«ri"y lKi"k o t if K» iu»;ty?. I Mr.-Bttld-wit vnnlil ,' tIv.-ir <»wn i n t c r o a t ^ l\tr n o uttt> e l s e |q«> r!i-)t;;U.i,-. ; "is ;t i«= iu i n j i li>v>- jiw.)j-^ !».•;• y •>!"! .if ;ii--' ! '.'"''. .:< •• *••< AfiTlCttl BULLETl Wt> ho)H- wiivn f! Kf*.v i « v r « « k i n ^ A l l d o w n t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s , t h e j <'<»>. •»• rvativ,- :n ; ir.fti"' t n whWhl "n' •>'• *'t-:iv.' ,: • N;r>o'< | I I » I , I O . ;.;>•_ U , $ It's easy t.o unt' in'd>'i\ i h r i v w i i ! i ^ ttt lt-;ist ;(J! n r a r ' . t i n i ?»;>s ii.>>-« ti> h«:lp i > r m i « c a s >: .M ' n c n i i K..> ni I!«i>-,m iii.s i i\i ' >'.,»»j<>;t i>, i">i . t . i t - o ,» a< • t "--,In > r.i "HftU < oolM'iUA- Iiarmitiiitiusi H!>jM'>»vaJ a s t ^ w s i b i c r*,» nn iii(hi,-ny fiilh^r t h a n a s indivi-> pc-<-v-uv t.ifi ;< il , > -«* •- *:» .'>.!! • : $ It's io-v -.-.- cost: . MH-ct, ,du;il* Thet'i^'.- t>***-n t h i s s a m e s r ' f j ti» ' i:>- ;;JH t t;u'»::n (m; ;itli<- li.iV* w . f -M >•>-:• •-, > TIVK .SKI.i.?Ni;. lorry i in e v e r y c o m m i m i t y , » •>)ii' t\<-' fi »>!;- r-n ?:n- ij{i'\v•> v. MB COB-1 # Natir «('<>_i ;o. • -»>>o\ .;,'i.--ii. r ; i r o liKf-finif way* find OHO o r t w o t»-i>Jc, ht-' ^n>:tinR ;»n<1 n m c l i ul' JIK- s««'i os« ni j W> liu\»- .t!w;iys »... n ;.ytsi|ii!hf!(c SMr.'ti!: : v i n t M * v p r r : -, n j-i|»>i J<\ * \|-» riciu'Oti |;;n'kcr- Mnn'j* « iVw n>'c ;»K^ayv,' «!••' " n . a r . u r f t » » n t~ iin»> i f i b i s (•}•(«•'jt« ; " v f.irs.j t a<* rr-4t w.»j;ti hi n o - ' ,u;..-u '•:up. W l u n o v o c ,i jtpri'xn j fi' ,i!. of n n ii'.-:» r.«s!.-,'!!wii i n j n y i V ' » - . r . i. !">.: SOLVAy SALES DIVISION nieflt fSuii*K l o r t'u> l>»-ttonucn< tiC • P;UK h w IM-I-SHJIH! m»orc.*ts o v r r t v , ^ i1iv,«i;i.>•>•.•• !h<»'o \\;,., ..r<- t>t' r> Hi1,.'; ;>< . - i - i . - " ' , ,1'O'lt-. I • T » i O l o t , i i , ; > , ,'t \ . > ! ! , > ; , - • • , 1 ! , o of producers' • i U u : V ' l ! » ¥ : . ' r ; . , i L : v i . i -.•-<: ";>n -\ r u - i\ j t h a t 1(K-;IU»>. Kvt'>vv<>u*' of u c t n v t ! . i » « l JIU.»VP S!K- ynm) ,.f t::s m v n i t t - j rt'.:''.> .v!i> ,t;>h>iun ( f» • ! ««• i ,:t ;:.. M : - ; h . j m u . H t<> t h U ««M>il'^li i i i m r c s i t v i ' , 7,«u*:t. h o » • jikt'Ti.* in.-, a c t u a l wot t h J;i! u v - . !.• (;..'hi>r\V«'{ i i , ! h ( l i i . i ; k« ! . ' !o;MtiTt> ! !« sUa« ••!^;i>i»x:>tt,»n. j w . - i o s f(>f «.H. ! vi~jr. ii < ^ o . y . will • !c«:n»!-:= !i.)v<> o.ijt;». (<< m>- t'r>>!)ij - ,_ - .-,;; :,>t.:: si- Michigan produced meat is the consamer$ jh... " jti.m.t«M«i.-»iwt *mm---^..nt w w . jVanBuren Arranges I iairu i s e |»ta a&turanc* of quality. His is :\ gffl«! i» iKIooa i y p e P r o g r a m j; lead MlchigH /T£ /^£^£^ BEEN J i-h-iM from >;>. i . : t > v !.!i».'i t y j u t u ( o . , - jitml h r s*',if>nf timclv tutio t o u v i n o - j « ; w i n ( h o nnr.-k of f a r t o o t u n n y sinus- i':o- Fi.i.nt Burt-u'i n n m l u r - ol' lartfter's .frit In- ni :;:l«tf>!s- )h;it sti. If K - T \ so< ' •!' thu> j;rt.H on'OuHlt'ttt illii'nm , \"'M\V •••-n «' i>!"'f h •* !>•.- -n )«!>!> if l».on* o;iriy years-. T o o m a n y «•>'!* !i-»i w'.U 1 >"n- SO-JUS ILivrji c i t y I!o>.. ! in iii.«i 1 \ \ v w o u l d «<> u f t i r if. T l i H n u n jUnUit-.t fur riortoHiiw; )U;i' po.'^ •«,»! Ii«it;il ' . - i n - j t o r j :.».i (,-i-.. h a ' n . ^ i o w ' i iivosl in l o w n atitl ho ro»Hy hrol in>: Sy !»•?!» fitotl On HV<« tvo> r a t h e r tn.tn ' ; O W . , T <-V I•,)«•; 4-'\( :< ii--l >>' ' , >!o wofltod (iMti'i'c t o s U a r c a H T V I O • l>oiio1'it a ^ r i - ' d H u r o a o ;; < raft ,-onfM'" 1 • ! • ' M v : ; t , ., , ^nh>'"i ]\hn! Ho onj-.yt>i|. j I t t o o k p e r s i s t e n t effort tin *l»o I r o t n k ps itinl }ii->!>t.o-y >. ' ! i » i " , v t - L • W h e n r u r a l m a i l d e l i v e r y wi, * l.o. ijv.-.-t »,• Ho- io;,ili 'KST,» t o " i H - - if )!»• i -;>!> > - <; 1 '.\ < >o t;<..>M' ! ; inic tnslattoil rhi-oir^hniit th< ' o u r o.onsnoditlo^ t o fjflnitly f n v i : ' ' o m u v | ir;:;i;;!.-.r c - i I >; r ''[•->- of 'oonnJry, a iri.^n of' o u r »' - ; riiiio r ih;oi ,>«>»t ,t ^ s v i t i s of itio»oj. r m . v.o:fo>->n «'oo-uy K,.r)it i'.n- J ] t|iiaint:;u«"('ciroul.itoti ,i pt l ititr.) o i o l : Tin on^H H«: flr.-J wonj pool, wo'.-on on-i l»r. M. f{ !•''.« ti' !i. Couiuy t t I.Mio-io.l tunny Ktiios- ami M'oot ij-»y- ; o-st »i;uiy »n«-iuIioi> Iw.n.itjr!.- tl'o ' »lt\i)lii Hoo trino ;:! ; ; lo «o* «i'j'ions. :ISH! it !;- r..>\v :iliii>si . ;ni'ir,v oslrfhiWhotl \vns a systonv ot' — —- — ~— —— - J . nt M i o v a b i o n,«t »ho-. wosv t'uo^o .a,t«io r ai,.i (Uo >.nw c;t» l v «»n1 I f w h o a t ta i<»p >" »Ott It KhouliJ lw> dono w i f i caotton. ! QoulWkat V&luei en Farm Bureau's Quality Unice IN TNI SMAYTANK...ON THB f t l l f HOUSE A N D BARN tcieacy, a © O T spray a i s t e t i i i , like toy-'©flttf.". roojitc f* - {-f-ooounce in h i * <|>rjy PAINTS Is trees' e»cty time lie- spays, Oalf: 'wfcio: tfo O.N |H.'fh'flO, hk>. i ! m \,\n : h o g r o » c f i x SUfC n_4 tho fititot th< u i> ir; %pr,n' p r o t e c t i o n . tigli spray 'cfldeocy is pos$ibtc eiily-witfc 'itt:-:- oi -<• ottirs; v> th\. i » o j Pain!.-. I'mVc li»>no«- »«. '..ir-t, otwooo, nn'^okon ' rt^bt t : 'giVa:'tIiiej v »|'ecl.id' .'v* ii «tot»v. • ^*6^i|fetf •''•^jg(n1^/. : S<» o»sy t<> hra.-'h on, rnoxcfHotl iw ^vv- ii* ;>p<*y fo,So.iJulc. hot olnyj iore-i'-'oo ro,J '-'js--'- -j . . , r o o : t o o o ; o e rocoo'.rics c»itt ptiintitw. {oetmosnii-ul bo«;n),M- <»!' tk-itt r coverage, Orics smooth with a rid) nit»s^:-* .Comnitrclal: fftiit'.-.gfft%'e.fS'-'lli4 wS-atlf* C-< C) f"cooic-i Otii. boi'ro.. -.vo c-rj-ft .' :o.: i-;:'i .••"o,i:.;it 0? nifif!.;rn oyer know -the -w'st-t'ii'J©Ht**'-". ooo-o.-j ;.•;•;-.:!. Orchard Brand Geattox S5ft, -, bagfiil rf«f Farm I.ureau l'c:k. a o d oj-cciio :•..• .o:-l- , a.--... ..-.- v. :?!• c o r i. •.•.c;>c; - o : o ; n.r*' H g i v o t«|s per« ! M'o'ho-- CooooT;,oy cf T h e M i d - W c - i G r o u p . . o,» »oo ioff-o.om —) :! ''.'«.|^^ a^''^f'iirf.:ifi^''|wii8e$s'.on^.'i^^e^. »li''f6wi|.|'$'.»'>.';..-.iflw.'- why w mjn) * i U u x CO eWr,;i Pr„!-;-tion per Gi:i//o ? N«>w IS lti*> fhw t<> ox;nfiit»> your farm f»iHdincr^ ri'»M>- Mid-West Pro^-ens' Cre0meries? Inc. ly. I.1* tlu» paint worn ofl\ giving fhv sun and r?iiti a <1* WfSr o O ' t S H - i S «OOtCVA«0 * SOUTH »fNS5 J , ( N B . A N A fliHHt-o t \n i\ plnPit OWIKH! f»y farmors. Tht-y ;irc mado i'or yent. lllllfllll^ S«.*o viwr dt-alor tc«lay. 'o|||ftg;l;ip; There's a Unico Paint lor Every Farm Need ^te'iiilli Efniomiloso «,!' \v!u«.i y.m?" intiiitinjL' IKOHIS ;(»"<-. Ilit-rc ;»rr> T'tiicc* Quality Pnmtr fur ihem. Tlio tioHf t»i«o y.»u ;uv «{ n m r Im-al Fnfu\ IUUTUU ik*;i!or. J>\> :oirc {>> a-sk him i'«*r estimate.- nil >Mtir puirtl job iyy his sfiray i>;vt»ti!ig' fifpartfist'iiy or write Uo. r ^ l S o t ^ C t > % ' I ^ f » 4 « V < s l :'' fittftfSSCf oSpo!?J^S|5:; -'-Me Umico Paimis Are Sold by Most Farm Bmream Demlem II*- FAR3I UlrKE,AlJ SERVICES^ Inc. I'alrtt Depart men! 221 N. Cedar Street Lansing Michigan : : Cornm;tt?v Issues Report Annua! Picnic Planned ••^ '•' •: • ~-rn P e t r o l e u m C o - o p New Farm. Bureau Dist, Representatives and Co. Org. Director ^"'v'* ".'".?*• i:o S t a r t s S t o c k S a l e s v -d Up Sill iftera Petroleum; < Mi'iuer Group Donates j&llfe $25 To Cancer Fund mlai ••••III MH':IHKil IBIIlf* ._. mm\_ _ ....• ...• WHlil^W »j«ff. s >,Il UaJS*!Vf':""'i"i.*S' HiiMISIiiS! IHss^HI WsjiSi |i»;,i^PS !,,-.;.-; wnins :f*lt fi||%T iaBSlilM I I S B O l l l i SOt B' Bit" u, \ , vie v^(> \ ::;Sij»SSf»!«E:-Ss l v >•« -'-• „. '. ...•••i . - -,.:.<;' ?oli«-it;t" o i i V r s t o li-uy a:-.v -;?<'!* BwiPSCIli Interes ted in a Mr %u $ 1,000,000.00 LASS "A" COMMON STOCK The ("hiss A Common Stock is being offered to The hoard -"' ,: —--—• -<" ^— «;-.•— s Petro- farmers aoJ farmers' co-op associations. The leum i>H>rer;ttivc., hie, luive made arn-tmre- rnor.H to n^xunre the complete distribution sys- shares are issued ill amounts of $10 or any mul- tem :nid "*•-.-,!.,.„>, r i - - ; , " , , : A " +';ici!i!ic< uf tiple ihereof. The minimum purchase has heen Farm Bureau Services ' " • "-•-•ided a iiiini- : ^vr at S^'). This issue and the Fanners Petro- •num u!' S250.000 i -"* i - u - •'yh the sale of leum Cooperatives, Inc., arc fully T-MTJKM in ,-"i:,.- - x y 0 { -- c^„.,i, -r-K, ^r^pji si10-,.vn ho- love iiKhcatcs the growth of the liquid fuels flu- Prospectus daltfd June 4, PM8, '--•''••"*- -* '••• —-••» 'epartnicrsi of |--':tnn pec ttis is the basis.-of information for all sates, ITjieeca Services. Inc. ever a period of the hist four,years, .;J •' : .. ., . • ' e , . . ;•• I. PAINTS WMin GROWTH OF LIQUID FUELS VOLUME i mm mms ! FAUMKfiS CKTROJ.KVM O')0PEUAT1VK. iNr<.S 3. mas mis |s© iii*tiai*»' fantef witli, ;liis g»€get»; l-'of cttliiititioiiv than-. wlffc: lilt' eal-i P. 0. Box 960. 221 No, Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan Wh> pa> for nvo or three spraying |obs in barn, ' | tf8»ii' liis ''hei'ttag*,' tlw - • soils, j Please •-.•!-.-! cupy =-if iVusiwcius ich' l> ; '--i ' " MI'I'.;. ?:.»I • " licensee! saleswan call, - ' '' c, • ' e ' • • CarhoU does ali la ii*i i i ' t f . U i ' " • a » ! ' • :i .-• .'• - a i s ' t , , ' ; » - . H i t,t - r v h s - : is . : 0 ; v !•< rt ' :t.> " • ,- 't H • A NA^S«: ... (MSINFECTANt In C o r b t t a •amuuy* « • « • « • « t J » § « # » • «f wany ;Bl*l¥ > C t * W » i " : j$&i&y e.:e-.. .Tets"-;h"Th | * fa tie ;iBttsg!l Of i • ji^rf",-! H o n MAtrmt *»O»»B«I» *'«»* *•*<•*« S S,, ' •- " \ tf;*-'» • i|i> ,,- *"- » : ,\ - RFI> X.... !*NO't o»»t*M CMCMM Sit*!** H** CMWM* ; 1 i k i A (i * ' c . r t f - . i i t ' ' J » ' v t - , ' . l ! .'(>»• i i . i i CONTAINS DDT CittS W i l l i >!,, •((,,..!-> i.( »,-;,! ,, H t^ ,.'•••;«' ! n - i*Mt • 'Office ,,,„,,,„»*»m--^-«.^-,^^^^ ••'• •: > ! ! # » # I p t i * * ' : ^ ' ' v; 'u wt",*.'-'! i-i: 1 -);-'.! C, t Ji.nt- u JvUU >pui*rs, ')u^ k«& cobweb* , A . n - ' . l !;! .;; !(,t,,)i ! H - i>. r>" ?:: - * :V» lor 8 to 10 months. Vi» ! 'iikSWp* 'it' SSUJi*'' '. .For'«ej»y 'of the f*^^«tps,"*«|«'fail hy % licenced s«l%«- ., r i.s'iK' tj. ri"il <•;,(• ' >!.'.M c. . ' P i l l i ' . ''"' '•'•'' ' ' '.''.';.''"'''"'•"'•"•: ipl0!Ii!iM|IHi§|||p Il§||pi||§pil8!ll^^ ("el ;• .- • , < > ^ ;i • I i : . ,,'£• ! ^ : "> 1 i i '."> ; I !!-» "Jn» ! t \ ! t , ' . <» v ; ?<^^^^-^W|i'Wil^ftjW^^^ite^^|: ,e • S'" 1 T!;, -iv; >;ii«\>.~. J'! (..it! . , :• >; , *8Ssf|ii: i i l l S i l P i l l l i i i l i t ^ ' l l i i l i M i : v'' v : i \ * «<* *i> !•":< » s r > i - - , t ; iitttp?* ti*c»aw:-;'sif?iX'«' «6I1 'lli»t::;»e:j l|illlKiffi^tti^®II«ii^iiiRlllPisl§^ j|(j§||§j§§jj§l^^ Farmers Petroleum Cooperative, Inc. 221 NORTH CEDAR STREET i.-VVriNT MTTHT W RtlilSiilfeililSill^^ »: SATURDAY, JULY Z, 1948 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS FIV!: - frospectus for Fa'rmers Pelroleum Cooperative, Inc. .' 1Il1'mhel' :.lllll'l'holtIers, No slulI'eholdel' except the r.Iichiganl<'ann: ViCl'S, Ine, "',ill relH'cscnt l"armers Petroleum Cooperative, Inc, EDUCATION ASS'N FARM MINERAL P R O'S P E C T U S Burcan and thc Parll1 BUl'c:1I\ ::;er'viccs, Inc. shall own amI hold in contading tlw ]ocal distribution points. 'fhe fees cllllrged 100,000 shares Class A Common Stock ,$10,00 Per share 1Il0l'C than olle (1) sharc or Class C Comlllon Stock. 'rl'Unsfcrablc: 0111); afkr having' heell offered to the corporation at par and for thc aho\'c sCI'Yiccs will he :lssessed us nearly as' can he detcr- mined on a cOst basis, 'l'he executive seeretnr)' and treasul'er SEEKS 50 MILL RIGHTS RESERVED 80,000 shares Class 0 'Common Stock tht'n only to Ill'l'sons or firms eligible to own and hold such ~hare. ~nh.il;'ct to redt'IlIPtion at the option of the cOl'pOl'atioll at pal' of )lichigaIl }.'arlllel's I'clrokunl }<'~ll'lllBUI'C~Il1, J"al'lll Burean ::;crviccs, Inc., and UOfJ)wrative, Inc. is )l1'. Clark h lliody who TAX LIMIT MAY BE PROBLEM $1,00 per share , value III casc holdl'l' is detcl'lnined hy the board of dircotol's to I has hel'lI in charge or F'arm Bureau organizations sillce ]ll:!l. :\fi(\hlgau Education AHs'n has Farm Bureau memhers In some fIled petllions With the Secretary sl'.'tlons of M Ich I!!;an have becomo Farmers Petroleum Cooperative, Inc. he dig-i."lt', 01' shall ,have done anything prejudicial or iniltli~a] !COOPERATIVE PATRONAGE REFUNDS of State to place on the No\'cmber qlllte aroused rec,'nUy to leaI'll that tot he III terest, wl'lj a I'e a nd purposes of the cOI'poratlOlI. En- hallot a constitutional amendment they .10 not have clear title to A ~lichigan Coq)Qration ti tied to 110 j.lividends. Entitlcd to onc (1) vote pel' share in It is proposed to PIlY patronagc refunds to mem her shllrc- to change drastically the 15 n1l1l their property. In other words, someone else has reRerved the mln- (Organizcd under Sections !J8-lO!J I nclusivc, person 01' by PI'OXY, holders, ir :lnd when eltrned, on the basis of the volume of busi- tax Iim i tatlon la W. Adolltion of the 1\1 EA PI'oposal el'al rights and could come onto Act 327 Public Acts of ]!J31 as Amcnded,) ness tl'llns:leted with the corrOl'ation. The distl'ihution, of these would mean that $50 }leI' thousand their land and put down an 011 or Da tc of InCOll1ora tion June],] !J-l8 CAPITALIZATION patronage rl'funds will bc accomplished hy the local distributing valuation (50n1lIls) could he the gas well at any time. limIt rather than $15 pel' thousand Last fall the nay County Farm Farlllcrs Petroleum Coollcrative, Inc. is eapitalized as follows: point kee)Jing p:1trol'la:":c records on all business done by the (Ir. mills) now, BUI'eau sent to State Farm Bureau A DescI'iption of the mcmbcrs of this eOI'pol'lrtion, which recorrls will he lL-;ed in dc- JUNE 4,1948 The I\1BA proposal provides that 1)(',\(lqu,II'tel's a resolution asking FARMERS, PETROLEUM COOPERATIVE, INC, tel'miulllg each mfHubcr':;, shal'e or the patronage refunds due. the n1lllage in any asse~slllg (l1s- t hat the legh;lature he re- and tile ~ecurities Offered 't:l ... 'l'hese patronage refuuds l1l:IY bc paid by notice of allocation, tl iet could he raised to not more quested to ellact a law so thnt ~~~ "'''' ::> ~ lilan 50 mills for \lot more than :!O where 110 effort has heen made to Js Cou ta ined Hcrein "'0:'" "",,,,0 ~ ... issnance or cel't iricates of illdehtedncss, e(!IIitil~s, debentures or years by a simple maJol'ily vote of dpveloll SU( 11 rl'sel'ved minerai E1l5 ~J..~ '" stock Ol' paill in cash. '],he mannel' of payment of these pntl'on- Ih., electors, At preseut a two- ::> ::> rights ill :10 yearH, t1wy should n'- Da~c of this Prospcctus 8: ~~ age retnnds will depcnd to a great extent upon the amoullt or thi.rds llIaJol'lty IS reqllired for 11I- ;t;:3--: vert hack to the III'ollerty owner June 4, 1948 Class A Common auo,ooo $10.00 $50.00 original capItal raised through the sale or Class A Common creaRe is limited to five years, '~1casing the millage and' the In- \\ ho 0\\ ns the surfal'e soil. Neither The State Or'l'tlichigan Nor Any Commission, Regula-; Class B Common 200,000 None $1 n.oo ""one Stock. 1'1I<~A says that the proposal iR This resolution was Kiven care- ful ,'ollsll'rAIJ - - - - - $20,0;)0,00 days 111'101' to th .. allnual nllll'ting ot Or To Recommend Its Purchase, No Dealer, Salesman, Or Other DIll' to the fact that the corpol'ation will not cngagc in any improvements, 01' debt I plir.'mt'nt the hoard of del .. gates of the l\1lchl- Person Has Beep Authorized To Gite Any Information,' Or To The J<'a1m BII I'pall IS olllHlsed 10 M;'\ $10 l)I'r ., shu I'e - $1,000,000,00 iuinillllllu ;) '7v lion-cum ula t ive dividend state witla fal'ln supply purchasing to supply farmel's With their I'cquil'emcnts of'petl'Oleum products by purchasing them on the Opl'll market and by contracting cooperativc, has lieen able with, I Thomas Berghousc Carl E. Buskirk Fa huout h, )1 iclllg-an l'a\\',Paw, 11ichigau Dil'cet 01' Din'ctol' vacancy: of State, Treasurer, Lwulellant Atlol'lwy Audltol' (lovel nor, ~I'("y GI'IH'lal. Genelal. State l'onstllute ('alllwt II Oll~ 'the hohler a defilllte . III opUlly he e(luity taken hy any ord inary which away ,\'al"ll G. 1I0dgl' ~no\'el', 1IichigLill Dil'cctor T\\ a olllel' pI oposa Is \\ oulll re- legoii;hltion. :11.', Powell stated thut N on-assessa ble supplicl's. During thc past J'ear thest! supplies or liquid fuds Alfred W. l{c,hcrts Pigeon,1lichigsn Director one step III this connection was lak- move Ihe salary IlIIlItatious III th.! en hy Puhltc A('t :!OO of 1945. This 80,000 shares Class C COlllmon Stock havc progl'cssivcly become more scarce unti] thc present supply Lloyd 'V. Ruesink Adrian, 1lielllgau Director constitutIOn fOI' slalt' o!llcla!s anti requlrell people who have any In- is l'ntu'e]y inadequate. Thc only solution to this problem of fOl' memhers 01 the Ipgislatu 1'1'. $1.00 pel' share - $80,000,00 Albert ~helJenhargcr La]\C Odessa, ~Iichigan Director Another propos,ll would amend terest in IlrOpf>l'ty, such as mIner- no dividen(l rights supply seems to bc 1'01'fal'llll'I'S to procure supplies of Cl'ude oil Arthur C. ,Yhitc lJowcll, ~IJChigall Director the ('OnSlJlIItIOIl 10 II'PI'.tl Ihe s.tles aI rig.hts or a I'Ight of way, 10 re- " ... I • which can be. con\'el'tl'd into refl1led products either by co'htrac- tax .l1verslon a IIIend nll'1l1 for rl'cord slll'h Illtel est every IU years ":Non-assessable 01' fm felt th!'il' lIght, in which case ting with sOllie outsidc refinery or eventually purchasing a FINANCIAL schools and local governments It woulll revert to the owner of the FARMERS PETROLEqM CQ,OPERATIVE, INC, rcfinel')'. It is cxpected that crudc oil will be obtained by pur- adollted m 1!14G. su I.t ace land A balancc sheet as of ,Junc 4, 1!J48 is included as a part of .. I th ink we all feel a very proper The Class A COUlmon shares are issucd in multip]cs of $10 chas~ng crudc oil YI:opcl'ties, obLlIining a call OI~ cru~e oil pro- this prospectus. except thu t no salc will bc madc for less than $.')0, Class C Common shares .m'e issucd at thc pal' valuc of $1.00 reserves. I duct IlIn, and to a lImited extcnt through cxploratlOn of unproven ~ operat ing' statemcnt SlIIlllllr statemcnts and in addition a condensed will be fnl'llished each stockholdcr reqncst- BRIGHT FUTURE and natural who homl's ha,e and sympathy developed who for tho folks farms are cliHtlesHed amI at per shaI'e With the proyisi.on that euch shareholdel', cxception of 11ichigan li\;I\';n Bureau and l"al'l\l Bureau ::;en'iccs, with the I The, Il\lI'cha,sc ~f a min~mu,~l of ~2:)0,OOO of the Clas~ A. Com- be furuished Illon ::;tock ot tillS ol'galllzatlOll wIll cnablt, the ol'glllllzatJon to 01' judgements J\\g this Illfol'll1atlOn each )'I'a1', Condensed each shareholdel' each year. ha]anee shepts will 'l'hel'c arl' no snits PREDICTED FOR Ihe thought mlnel'.tl lights of Ihe owner ,('omlllg of the on and Il11t- eXIsting against 1.'arl1lcrs Petroleum Coop.'rative, Inc., llIay hold only onl:' sliarc. 'l'he securitlcs offercd ahovc a're to be sold for cash by officcrs I acquil': a small portl?n. of.th~ crude oil necI'ssary t~ su~)plement the cXI~tl\lg sOl~rce. o~ IHju~<,I.fuels. In ol'~lel' to provldc funds,for Inc, FARM INCOMES tlng do\\ n an oil or gas well !lUl'l1 Illollel'ty," ed. "On the other 1\1r. Powell hand, report- the owners on FARMERS PETROLEUM COOPERATIVE, INC, American farmerH can expect of the mlnelal rights do have a llef- of the corporation a \1(1 licens~d sa]esmcn. Not to ,;xcced ] ;)70 procurlllg cl'Udc 01] 111 sulflClent peal'C progl am, question as to how fal the legisla- 'J'he lIet J)l'oeeeus 1'1'011I t hc sale (}f this oj'ferillg is cx pl'~tecl to th.r~ugh eont I'act rcductlOns ami cl~lIcella ~lOllS by. supplIers, 11 IUI I' could go In depriving them of June 4, 1948 iw $I,OfiO,OOO. It is estimated t1mt not to execcd $~O,OOU.OO l'I'Ol\l Illlnl\IlUIll ~f *1,()(!O.'OOO.l!O s~lOlll~I,b~ Illllllelhately ralsl'tl, through accordmg to a study BUI pau of Agl'il'ultllr,ll nUllle hy the j<;('011011l1l s therr~.WTte' Hhlp right. Ihat thel'e is some qUl'stion I uIH1""8tl\nd that the 'the prO'Cceds will be useu for expenses of printing, Jnd incidentals, • , - _ . I tm \'eling the sale 01 seCUI'lt les 01 t1.11Soffcl'mg, C!ass U Gomlllon ~tock IS to be sold to prospcctlve thc organizatioll ill ordcr to tlllalify thelll for voting rights antI , patrons of CUl~RENT ASSETS Cash OJI DepOSit .A-SSETS fOl' the HouHe COllllnitt.'e <'ulture, Unitf'll Statf>R' exports on Agl'i- wi1l de- 1!14!i law mllntioned Ileclared c:lITied uncollstitutional into the Supreme ahove might If it were Court. 1m $ 17,243,00 pend on thiS countl y's pollclf'R as "The slate of !\llCllIgan has ra- No Dealer, Salesman, Or Other Person Has Been Authorized pall'onagc divid('nd rights. OTIlEIt A::;~E'l'~ well as those nf otller countries H serve(1 the mJlleral rights on the To Give Any Informatio~, Or To .Make Any ~epresent:ttions I Shou]J it appeal' advl"ahle at somc future ,time to purchase UI'gallizutlon Expense 2,80;).00 we expol t l'onsiderahle flu:mlitieR real eslate which it has Hold since Other Than Those Contamed Herem, And If GIven, Or Made, rcflllillg f'.lcilJtlt'S it Will he lIeceSSHI'y to raise additional finances :. of goodR, \\e IlIUllt also eventnally 19{)!) except in the case of lots In -llmport I!:oods. ImlJOI ts al I' tJw final I'lties aud vIllages On Huch lots Ihe Such Information Or Representation Must Not Be Relied Upon through thc sale ~f stock, the amount of which l\lay vary fro III 'l'O'l'.\IJ A8SET~ $ 20,0:>0,00 meaull of payml!: for exporls, ac- mineral I ights were not resel'vetl." As \ Having Been Authorized, $1 ." 000000 to <1,8000000 op" dCl)endilw 0 upon the cal)UeitvJ of the conling to the t'xlwrtH. I( anyone is in douht as to wheth- CAPITAL ISTOCK PROVISIONS plant involved. " L I A B I LIT I E S A N'D 0 A PIT A L TIIP llul'(~au or failurl' stated that ou 1 t'('OVl'ry III Eurollt. HIlf'CeHS el '1IghtR 01' not he owns ,Ihe III conupctlOn with his land, mineral Provisions of artic]cs pJ!incorporation and by-]nws rclativc STABILITY OF THE BUSINESS CUlWEi\'I' lL\BILI'I'IES NONE WIll playa hi!!: IHlI't In d •.t,'lmlnlllg- It woulll IH' a good thing to cheek how 1lIIIl'h of OUI f,lrm III aYJ\lg' date, at par plll~ dccla,rcd and lInpl~ld dlvId:nds, rai~e-d though upou ,:3..0 da,y~" no.tl~e. 8:ock ,sha!~ b~, rcdecmcd ~~ ye:I~'~ j.rol~ll was built up OVCI' a pcrio(l of scvcral ycars by Farm Bureau the salc of sl'curitics. This distribution systcm Class B COlllmon Stock - l\Iaximull1 3/'0 since numher creased. 1910 of people At the same tllne, till I\lechanism on farmR has de- and olher POD DETERMINES Non CUJIlnlativc - $10 00 Pal' Value ~Ie .dthe of Issue tit pal plus decl~led ~n.u \\IlptilU t1nHlentls, EntItled to an annual non-cumulatlve Serviccs,lnc, It is cxpectcd that this portion of thc l.'arm 13Ul'cau (lIVldcnd up to but 1I0t Scrvices, Inc. busincss will bc transfcrred to thc Farmers Pe- Aut horized 2UO,000 sha res $2,000,000,00 tpchnological Improved developmentH weed and insect Huch as control. VALUE OF CROP UIllssued 200,000 sha rcs 2,000,000.00 help increase the volume and effi- The numhel' of beans In each pOfl cxcceding .;)~' paY:lble annually w!t!lin !JO days aftcr clo~e of tro]eum Cooperative, Inc. as soon liS funds arc raiscd to insure ciency of pl'oduction, and at tile cal}oo_~n.ake a big difference In the ~he corporatIOn's fIscal J'ear, provl~led iI.1ll t no y~tronagc re- adeq ua te working calli till. Thc vo]ume of busincss of 't he pet 1'0- , sa ml' time, relluce Ihe numbel of Yield of the bean CI'Op. reJortH II. R, 1ssucd None farm wor!{en; nepdl'll. The rate at 1ulllis to memher sharcholders shall DCpl11U or diVidend on the ]eulll dep:u'tment of I~'al'ln Bureau Services, Inc. has inercw'icd Pettigrove, :\tichlgan State College Class C Common Stock - No dividl'nds which fal m productIOn Will incI'euse , Class B C0Il1I1:011Stocl~ declare~ unlcs;,a 5% divid~n~ ha.s bec.n steadily :lS IS ilIllieated by the growth of volumc bet\\:een the will del1l'nd in II:lIt on furllll'rs hean specialist. When an elgh t hea n $].00 Pal' Valuc pod is I educed hy one, the yield Is , , dcc]ared on Class A Common 8tock. I he board or directors IS yeal' end ing' 1!):H and thc ycar cndillg 1!J-l7 fl'Olll $258,000,00 to IhemHelveR and theIr future mal" cuk by one-eighth immediatel)', Re- Authorized ] 00,000 sharcs $ ] 00,000.00 lluthorized to dC:tel'lninc ~he rate o~ dividcnd which shall bc pay- over $:2,000,000.00, kets. 1\101'1' food a III I flllf>l' will he Iluee It hy two anll you have a 2!i- able out of any net margllls 01' savlllgs, or any surplus or rCservc Unissued 80,000 shares 80,000.00 poduced by fewer farmel's, [lprecnt reduction or jU8t three- / fund: Entitled to a prior lien oVCr Classes 13 and C Common PRODUCTS HANDLED fourths of a crop of beans. Stock upon asscts of corporation ~ntitlcd or pcrmittcd to participatc on liquidation. Holders not in savings or margins of the Thc Farmers Pctroleum Cooperativc, Inc, will hanolc a com- Issucd 20,000 sharcs $20,000,00 HARD WORK, Ppttigl'Ove cpllent ('1'011- with management says that pods carrying It takes to get a bean seven and ex- vorporation cxcept on dissolution, par valuc of stock. On dissolution beyond fixcd dividcnds and plctc hnc of pctl'olcUIll pI'olluets consisting of gasoline and other shall re~eivc par valuc ant] liquid fuels, motor oils, and greascs, tircs, tubes, batteries, Ilnd TOTAL CAPITAL PAID I)J" $20,0;)0.00 I BUT IT PA YS elglit beans an. iml,lortant pel' pod. Cultivation practice in bean pro- Is othcr automotivc supplics. '1'he association will also pm'chasc duatlon;. The careless operator may declared anfl unpaid dividcnds an!\ts b ... to prior licn on asscts ;n liquidation ovel' CIIiSS C Common ~tock .\ II of the prl'sent outstanding capital stock was subscribed and when needed to protect domestic Business Failures improvement in the thriftness of cause their hlddfon work goes on but :mbject to thc prior lien or Cla~s A COllllllon ~tock, 2'on- paid 1'01' hy thc ~Iichiglln }<'al'l\1Bureau in ol.der to incorporatc farm programs, Small business men are going the ewe flock. day and night, .vot mg, the l<'aI"lI1CI'SPctrolclIlll Coopl'l'ativc, Inc, as IT cooperative, The (:n Continuation of periodical re- through the wringer at an Increas, " ..:'~, view hy CongresR as a checl{ on ad- ing rate. In the firMt four months There are lIome people who like Information Jlharnpl ...t Will hf'111 control contalnf'tJ In thl' ~t tb. hoard of dirf'ctors of thc F'armers Pctrolcum Coopcrati\'r, Inc . miniHtration of the agreements, CLASS C COMMON STodK of 1948, more than 1600 firms failed, jokes-when they are on the oth"r IIIIJUriOUS 1Ifl"-<'Il"t'l of Intf'rD1t1 ~ .... cxpccts to I'lltpr illto a rnanagl'mcllt arrangement whereby the the worst record since before the fellow. iliff s. Tbl' 1,."f/fOt 18 ",.,.lIat;,- Shall bc issucd to and hci-td only by persons or firms holding F'al'lll BIII'eall SCI'vices, Inc, will furnish supervisory, adminis- Shell color may affect egg price. war. ----------- thron/rh l'O'llIty a~rt, ultural ~f'C1t'" Yet there Is absolutely no advan- Retail stores, hotels, launderles, Ripe aod dried up (rUB may Mkhlgan f tal" and tbe 01' oWlling a minimulIl of $30.00 par value Class A Comlllon Stoek tl':lti\'l', and aceounting sf'rvict's, The arrangement will also ('0111'1(1'; tage to the consumer In paying a building material firms and cloth, baye a protein content aa loW' IUI 2 I'HIJA OffJt'r of II f(, 1J1i1IIvu, WIl II or fulfilling such (Jther-requirl'wcnts as wuy hc establisheu by pro\'iuc that the prescnt field service men of Farm Bur~u ~er- premium for lib ell color, lo&.tactorles are~havtng It toug,best, to 6 per cent, IID~ton 25, D. C. * M!e«!tA* P A n m n « w * S4T;;S"tY. J'J?.V *, 1S4# The Farmer's Stake PATRON RELATIONS £ \ r # : X " H ' £ * " COUNTY FARM iTomato G r o w e r s Must M f piOTC OWE b e t bigger \ lemh | M e a t S u p p l y T o B-e Low* 1 *! In 7 Year* In Industrial Wages : ir;-.*phii.- wuijrcost. Jm-an^r ntrt 1 FOR FALSE GAS L^tiiiii^^li^di^^ifclft tit* f t J^iiflK Background Material im Discissions this Month by'- x ,-,.,.„.,,, = „.. nidi,;?. IBi-S! ;r;a;-» i •:>u'i' rtn=i from t>i>fieai r.;it!'"'; f-«;;H{. Iif;»:'t i" «'-* TAX REFUND Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion G r o u p s |y U :,. ; »u ?s>rvk-r-; its ;W S t a k i n g *u4 Myron 'A'. Waifcin* tip!,.,,,. ••Jirectsir o-S the i'a- in iijj'ir book. '•C-trf*.-:* <>t l*n;j> i'-*1 -msmmmm ll§ll§illl»li!ill • liiU/i:: jai!^ i:'«srunt :ia;Hss; tiie ;ui *M§*S.:«*!©g»tM»ni Machinery : S'--ft--!-" :•; '-v.! _•-•••••> -a .' •.. • • : • ' . - s p - . . ' a M - n : "CVfolxjr was s^Sectod DULL i i i u l H L L O Silv :'::, :^fcft|^B's8l*l#:; ®:KliiftiiJ ar'JJ ; • ! ; » • r.- r ; . \ v ; - . I'...-vv , j' ..<•, • : . - \ ^ - : • : , . • •;•.•.,.•,• ,•-> .•-,- n _--i v.-': > ' \ ti»-rs«Jts saW. "->«oaus»» m**-r palrott.- ty\'sS<5c|flMt»\ i i ; l / t i H ; 'li i r : i i IT-H'. ; 'ft-.' - - !••:• ' M-'••••.• .-....••-; :'.. . \ ' i ' - ' ;-;;:•: ^ . ^ r , , u : a ;iv !-«l!k -if tilt-ir U-, tai:.- tjnv t";s:i 50,000 RURAL BUSKIRK AND cMiiery - ::;*! \ a l l :;fcia.-l,-.-' .•'•..-•• 1 )• '• ; ; ; • ' • :; '-•'io ~ ;,-'..'V~ ,-..'.•.•,•,- ;v:\«.n ? u i ! p r o -J';-.»i>cing she w t a t h t - i - in u*'.ia ^ii>-h mcfting-?." PHONES IN MICH. -..-••••. ''Uni'-n. !t;^:,.;:i-. I-.,.;. WARD RETURN In' I f it.:MM%[mi #W|*'• fl*%;«§»apj#', ;EIil|#€"i.ti •::iweM:.ve* j i | p j S | | i l l i i § | | B i ^ l J l m i s : i iiiinlitsfj'j'. >:<:•! duction*4 C?nnnit , .- , t liui'i'jii' Siia-8, / l a l f i , ; ; l l f ^ s l;»ek»'"«ilttoalna*^ M r . G e o r e e R o m e y , G e n e r a l M a n a g e r o t t h e A u }{T$0- : ;-'i.i.n-i for rhrir Aiif.'S3t :.)B-:s -- 1 p.itnvns" ant by the Mivhigaa Beil Ttdeph'mv \ Kl FROM EUROPE !§ililiiil^ilssiiliMliliit*ils ; '*J i9MSM^m> o w M a n u f a c t u r e r s / A s s o c i a t i o n , p o i n t s o u t t h a t a t o u n a r y . } n .,., im3l ,jt a r3i im-Hns of tfct year, TliPttuore !.{. Dww.soti, h«*a-"i (M. i h t :!:*.- Aig:i«: : ,v JJ-.I ID: patsy's fttrai-iir,*:. lievriopi'-spiil -•".'•"at son. Si? .'•if-lj <: i n C l e v e l a n d is u s i n g l5\.-. more m e n than before the w a r ; ^ •.Mjjraiu, >v*-va- itiiari \ • t u ' > < ' I* i ;,55,i„-, ..ar.-t<-.l t-'i bv Firr.i Bui'-' Ti-!.--plHH!''7 i» Mi-.-higan HrWa rura'i pijiJJUJjtj itict:5tfpi^if5 .-ad- i their ndvJ.<•">;">' I'aiiilSitic! t.:S»IKw: "tri»'l>tiiH!«.< i".l;ul''.'v, K'irK. l them. r » r . M r . i>aw.;'jr; ?; i ' ! . a » i y *•'• Kiini • j i;ic aor:u;U ref^Mns or FCii'tr. a r m :. t?»t- m i ' ;s-anv<) u v m a t ! - ; ?CT Kervi.--!.: u ; p , . ;) .r.;'iy f<>: ;< '; Holia mo.H: :•:;''..;;••, r ; : ••..••.•..'.•.. >M. {':••> \ •\,i-\Vir-X t - -t *" >:. an ci'nti'i-s. i t " '.DJJUI- si.iiiU-it crtjhtT T. 1?»S. i " T h . - oxurlit <>t' t h a t t l c u r s n d jh|ii>-r. >J!r-. •;-•!.•• u r i - i ; : ; ^ ' ' , - i . >•)•.•• .N-.i::-rs,'M Nu--";.-.'.% .;•;. ( T i n - Fiiiui rradU'.:( - CiMnpauy «f ' s?io*s>. by uw fsr.t t h s ? w»-, s t a r t i - d |r.\;j«ai;i>''t!jr;ns '"o J : !"!is'- C i t y iia-5 i ' l h w i l t h e v;Si*r n " ; tin> y e a r 1!UT w i t h li.>>W on t h e - U t !;>,).•*£ tvwt w . - k : r a m i prices: j o t aI•: i t o f y iii;ii«'> ^•,-ui^h! - K t in i 1933 1 9 4 S ! B < * " U ' H U prosi'3m. T b v p a t r o n s ' • a n d ^K«!I.H; tin- ycay w i t h 13.iMKi--.•).••! -;-hvf5uU-i Ai'-sid;-; : «: H f t i : :»»;i»iia*Miiit«filiii iifeHi : nijH.'ii < oniert-acc w « sifsii si wave »II»; 1,600.000 Hv!if : h r C:»fs <"i'y high school, {he <-»rly '. munt*!' i>f rura'. tp!oj>tiou>»» in s'-r- S l l i' l : ! F a r m Prices a s a per ;.«!t ot ,?<;»»% with 5;S paU-oiw of t h e j vk-i- .iuriag thf: yea?," Oivsvsou 5ai<5.; thHv *«-^ «-lm!i:>--'_ Tlit-y sS;-' Ffcrm l*n».-Hsf-(-. Company attfadir.g i Thi' f,i-;tvy ruvai ilifliaail w;i> a*-j !-i-ii'-S H ; ..::4 a .:;..-k».-c «,:• «•>..•.•;•.;;• c e n t of P a r i t y 81*".' KilU R. H A«lily. rn;»ii.ig«r nf F a r m . tr thai •-•) iiy I>a«Si>n to Vhc r.-nn- \ prottct tfcoii- ci,riii;;^ And 'iu It h a s b e e n s a i d t h a t l o w e r i n g a i » v c a l l o t h e r c o n s : . : Hiin'-au Si>rvir*!s' ferd ii*?P3Vtnifnt. ; pany's !im"iai corssirnct k'« p;sn in;-;'";«•. - '.if ;!j;rt ins? Th'- :i-jv<:;.-<{ i h r p;itr«iif a s *«> 1hf ad-• ,icr whioh fa.-m liiifs a-v iM'-ii-.R-: M>"« r-vju-.--' tin- oian.? m:i-iJ >V»- s;Wi--j!ii h - . v t -;«n!;>>K-;-. oi 'i.»-.i(i-'»p iMtHifK"^*?::!!! i)!t and t» irojM'o'.va rssra'c in-i-vii1!-; Mi', i i i e i t t F.-iitr: •••'•• th?. k n o w n jui n-ast?: .;iH-s shiSV (idVv i/- ; • • < . n i-!it!un-rf **i" history o; Umt?r H i>ia>i '.'s'a«>iisised in 3n»!' ;,;!;i --, : H ; T vti-:."; '.sii't i!.i;:m<'iu fi-'.iill it* bi non-agricultural industry at a satisfactory wage m c a n s ^ ^ \ ^ ' ^ " ' ^ ^ ^ ^ rtj- i-iv-s :«5.'i''.>a'.i t n i* ; July. I- i A.^'i. ii'.t tiiiir^r Vi triads for tois-lrn-.'- ••-'•ttUBflfevvS IWlifcfiR:- m o r e to the Farmers than a n y f a r m p r o g r a m t h e govern•;;-• a '.itin to uno-hatf jp.ii.* of lai-u; a n i p u i a t j o n s o t a g r i c u l t u r a l P»>-;,....,, i l y l i M r , ( ;i,> l i t ;, .,„,; t li- t w - : - : , V i i i u M , , t „ ,v-, ,M!l. , a n t ,,f ti( ,, r i i , , | i « s •»:!:»>:•.•:•• '^n» t l u c t j o n a n d p r i c e s a r e n o t s u b s t i t u t e For c o n s u m e r raar- IsMHihfi^gti tfl^^ijtfpilo .• =i n s i m r ? i ;.> a -; kety. W h e n c o n s u m e r s nave a certain sneome to spend,; v; ,. A!.,t„,-;:„a J.r.i\i:'*r> )?stl ?><-•- rt-ri >f h a n d l i n g a n d p r o c e s s i n g r e q u i r e d . T o r e x a m p l e , the tiiaf are off' • a i s a t . tl« «f th-.n;, *i W h e n t h e F a r m e r r e c e i v e s o n l y . "?' , , „j, . f'..-,.i,-.-,.---;t:r,. fVmpavv. K w i ; the;,, '" , ,;" .Vjp|C#:,'f^;.:iWl .' ' " , -Ki\~u ! rj u-r.i:;>:'.-r ;.nii: \.llSm»c tmt&n.' - .Wll. o*4 4 ^M cr's dollar s p e n t for breakfast toods. t h e q u e s t i o n might; h e a s k ^ " W o u l d t h e f a r m e r b e b e t t e r off if a p o r t i o n ; of "*""'** the farm products were not channeled i i . . into ti A rm-.-ha-.Uz.H.i tr..-,-.«i hi \nw u:au: ,,, t h , . l l s , :,,: t . a r , u . , . ;:»ViViiiiij!-.,> t n e s e : ,.;,_! w .,, h ,hc i-., : p;t. a}.=!«! a cent ti - y j ;;.;.-_,,i,,,.,,. .-.,-,w,.i- <--r.-,i tli,y(.UlVUi.,.Rt ,„- j m . } " ' ' ^ _ " L„.'..." " . 1 BBiMnBimi i iVirnniv.-—If'.-ro-loi'si-. »h: my;-: : with i.-rr-tr. Hisd nuai-ihrd by tai:-- to bf; pprpie.ti.d k : FEEDS and FEEDINGS rwt n,.-,.* . • -7; • • t p r e v a i i > " T o r—ry ^ ; ? ^^»'.TK»- " f ; : r ?-"-; : Producing pigs on p a a t a r e ear^s; ;i<-M£ac. POULTRY RAISERS k e t i n g c o s t s a s t e p f u r t h e r , it " - — • * — * — » - « « * - ^ = * ^ CiiVf thi.'rTi t h e direct labor cost a v e r a g e d o n e - ! - - " - £ iU *- * " » - J ™*-!"•»- : c i n g r.oP-t <»F t a r m p r o d u c t s r l t r r i n g t h e p a s t J.j,'. ....s - , . . : : • , .• . . - , • .•• . - . I •: -.J W t-r:v.-r- ; i ; 17 y e a r s , ; : . <•. '••:• « ft - • 1 EXTRA SPECIAL ti. if l-.;.n r?i »r»o«w;vmierK M.i:% S : . . ; .i - .,v: r 1 - :( :,V.:X -r*s.:. V. V><-.'.-.\ .-'•'•'.] '=' ; ' - P Smff* PUS f iirair'n, vipr.r, ai;il v i t a i l t v . PI;-m .'Cll#?©i";::at c o n s u m e r 1 j> c e n t s a q u a r t . i\~v#'f T H ! SUMMER SALE VALUES Use t V'lis ;;>.'Vt>r ?;?>c r , IVMI :H>. tii'.'i, *5 Oil •<• p r o t e i n llltl:©! i'i v. i ; " ! c , h o a v v Uii{,TOunal.« kt-;.{'> ir at Yoyr Farm Bureau Dealer M") r';;r>b.>! , 1 raiij.*,'.- s h v i t - T s ; ' » r ju-'^t»•«. 1 loeAtifill If;:'pc>t8lbK4^1id';:©t'';fit&fa.-ax A W e Itfvite Y o ' j T o f'oninaro The.-:*- Bargain:-" f>n Q u a l i t y Mi-rrhnfidi.-io D With Prices Anvwhere • '•^.-••:-IJ i \-. i.!>.. uKKXl' p r A «. H P -JET I»t .MI»—SKAl. T Y P E r with N VC.'! f i t ! ! ! - - :lr,.i i'J - ; i i ! w i ! tr-Ilk $14100 fortabie D liOPiliSsi! i n huii ;:WW; BELTS - BELTING - DRESSING fhT ~ T * .i'.HnTN, t.'tc.) A K. E ENDLESS TRACTOR BELTS , S23.27 ;*ieaty 01 i;" « : v ::!'.?! re—eneo 5 v-.?l T W BELTING— :.! j«'.-h . . . -;-. .;„• j - . c . - f-.i.i I .; nuh . ! • > p.'-!- fi-.<>' «pili'''tip. , < • . , . , '.-. rf sod T 4 iitrh . . . . , , . , \: M. pi r ?(.