Vol. XXVI No. 8 SATURDAY, AUGUST 7,1948 26th Year Published Monthly EDITORIAl:., 1200 TOVISIT F B Get ,Out Rural Vote Playing It Safe ' FERTILIZER PLANT arm ureau HasBy ALLAN the ForDlula Each of the major wars in our history has meant a rapidly rising general price level, followed event- DURING AUGUST B. KLINE President, American Farm BUreau Federation ,The extraordinary growth and development of the Farm Sept. ,14. and Nov •. ! I ually by drastically falling prices. When the general More than 1200 members of Coun- . Bureau in recent years is evidence enough that the farm Farm Bureau Organization Makes Plans to price level of t~e country falls, prices of farm prod- ty Farm Bureaus. together with farmer patrons of co-operative or- organization formula necessary to enlist the great masses Insure Full Registration and Big ucts have led the procession downward. I of farm families has been found. ganizations, and comprising fifteen groups are scheduled to make a' Farm Vote this Fall Changes in the general price level have made and That formula consists simply of a combination of educa- tour of the Farm Bureau Set'vices' A strong effort will be made by the rytichigan Farm fertilizer plant at Saginaw during tion,' economic and legislative service to the people who live broken more farm people financially than any other the month of August, according to on the land. /' Bureau organization to secure a large and well informed economic factor. The individual farm family can Fred Harger, director of production and manufacturing division. The Farm Bureau has never lost sight of the original vote by Michigan's rural citizens at the primary Sept. I4 do little about controlling fluctuations in the general basic aim of the founders of the American Farm. Bureau The fifteen groups will average and at the.general election Nov. 2. price level. But keeping debts at a safe level and SO persons each. Many of them Federation nearly 30 years ago when 'they set forth their are coming by chartered bus, how- objective: ' There are so many important issues that it is vital that building up financial reserve in U. S. Savings Bonds evet', some are driving in private the best qualified candidates be nominated and elected. when incomes are goo.d will help to cushion the drop automobiles. It is hoped that the ••The purpose of this organization shall be to corelate Illant will be back in all of the vari- and strengthen the State Farm Bureaus and suIular state Seven special proposals will be on the ballot in Novem- in prices that may come later. ous phases of operation for the' tours. Strikes have prevented sup- organizations of the several sta.tes in the national Federa.- ber. It is most important that citizens vote intelli~ently pliers of mixing ingredients from tion; to promote, protect and represent the business, social and educational interests of the in determining what shall be adopted and what shall be Question of a Constitutional Convention shipping. This situation halted farmers of the nation; and to develop agriculture." maimfacturing of fet'tilizers in the rejected. One of the questions to be voted upon at the plant confining its operations to As the years go by and population contin ues to increase, farmers become a smaller and November election is whether or not a constitutional just shipping bagged fertilizer. Registration. The first step is to make sure that you smaller percentage o~ the total population-strictly a minority group. Mixing and the manufacture of and your neighbors are properly registered for these convention shall be' called to draft a new constitu- For -this reason, they must organize still more strongly to maintain our basic indus- acid phosphate fo .fall plantings tion for the state. The proposal has been placed be- will be resumed when ingredients try of a.griculture in its rightful position in the national economy. By keeping everlast- elections. To be eligible to vote a person must be 21 commence to arrive in quantity. years of age by election date, must have lived in the fore the people by action of the I 947 session of the .- The daily tours will be broken ingly at the job outlined by the organization so long ago, the Farm Bureau has won the legislature. down into sma\) groups and conduct- he~rty support and loyalty of more. than a million and a quarter farm families. state for six months before the election and mUilt have ed by guides through the mixing registered at least 2{) days before the election date. If a constitutional convention should be authorized and acidulating plants. Visitors are advised not to wear their best by popular vote, any constitution that it would draft REPORT MADE August 25 is the last day for registering for the primarY, must be submitted to the voters for adoption or re- jection. clothes. 'fhey should bring a jack- et, overalls, or other covering to protect their clothes. ments for the tours are made Arrange- Farm Editors Visit ON FARM BUREAU September I 4.. October 13 is trye last day for registering for the gen'eral Our present constitution was the product of the constitutional convention of 1907-08.' It became through the Farm Bureau district representative. He is in general charge of the arrangements for his Governor Dewey INSURANCE CO. election November 2. Don't Neglect the Primary. There is too general a district. effective January I, 1909. Counties making the tours dur- He Asked Their ~ecommendations Concerning At the July 13 meeting the tendency to underestimate the importance of the pri- Michigan Farm Bureau bOllrd of It is interesting to note that in November 1910 the ing August are: Aug. 5-l\IoDl'oe; , Long Range Farm Program Adopted directors heard the report of the mary election. In many cases, because of the dominance Aug. ll-Newaygo; Aug. 12-Wash- committee appointed to investigate of one political party, whoever is nominated on that first amendment was submitted and ac;lopted. Since . tenaw; Aug. 13-Huron; Aug. 16- By Congress in June the feasibility of a MiChigan Farm Ionia; Aug. 17-Genesee; Aug. 18 ticket is virtually assured of election. then there has not been a single November election ~ -Shiawassee; Aug. 19-Barry; . By EINAR UNGREN Bureau InsUl'ance Company with serYice limited to members. at which there hasn't been at least one constitutional Aug. 20-Clinton; Aug, 23-Ing-' Editor of the Michigan Farm News Blaque Knirk of Quincy. chair- Conference with Candidates. Some County Farm ham; Aug. 24-Eaton; Aug.' 25- amendment on the ballot. Only four April elections Oakland aQd Hillsdale; Aug. 26- "You are cordially invited to be my guest for dinner man of the cOlllmittee. l'eported Bureaus hold public meetings with candidates for public that the committee considers the have gone by without the submission of one or more Wayne; and Aug. 27-Livingston. at the .Grange Hall at Pawling, New York, at 12 nool1 office. The candidates are invited to make brief state- project practical and possible. He proposed amendments to the constitution. said there are now 32 state 'Farm ments as to their views on current issues. Th~ are Saturday, July 24. Senator Aiken and Congressman Altogether, the people have voted on 92 proposed TOUR TO FLORIDA- Hope will be with us. We would like to get views on Bureau insurance companies. Their history indicates that afer 3 to 5 years of good operation those in- asked questions as to where they stand on matters of particular interest to farm people .. Such meetings '8ho~ld amendments to the constitution of 1909. They have approved 42 and have defeated 50 proposals. MAY PRECEDE the countrY'b current and long-time qgricultural problems as well as have the benefit of any written memoranda surance companies have been able to effect substantial saYings to be of great assistance in helping rural citizens to vote All of this indicates that if we're to make a AFBF IN DECEMBER you care to leave with us ..... E. DEWEY. GOVERNOR THOMAS members. The board ot directors voted to receive the report and, instructed with the ben~,fit of full information. A~ the g'eneJCalelection in November, national, con- fresh start with a new constitution, we undoubted- There is a strong possibility that the committee to continue 'its ly would continue to amend it, just as.... we have done Michigan Farm Bureau members The telegram receive.d July I 4 suggested that a confe~- studies, especially with respect to gressional, state, and county officers will be elected. Then may have a tour to l':ew Orleans, the assumption of financial .re- - in the past. l-'Iorida and New York City in con- ence with iarm publication editors was in the making. there are the .seven constitutional al11endmentll- and sponsibilities by County Farm Bur- Some who are most insistent for a constitutional nection with the annual American 5 h f I eaus and the membership for the special proposals to be submitted to the people of Mich- Farm Bureau meeting to be heM ure enoug., a ew days ater the newspapers said that proposed company. convention refer to the present consitution as a relic at Atlantic City, December 12 to 16. on July 24 Governor Dewey would be host to farm edi- The commi~ee estimated that igan for a decision. They are described briefly in another The tour is to be an all expense County Farm Bureaus and mem- article in this edition. of horse and buggy days. Many of the provisions tour as far as transportation and tors and would ask their counsel on present and long bers should raise $225,000 in ca'sh which they criticize are not provisions that were in Pullman accomodations and th", time agricultural problems. and secure at least 4,000 charter Importance of rural .vote. If an -unusually high per- the original constitution, but have been added by overnight stops and meals, excert at the convention. Those interest- This is a btory of the,trip, and what I saw and heard in members to launch a Farm Bureau centage of Michigan f~rm folks vote in the comin~ elllC- insurance company .. fairly recent amendments. ed should write the Membership. h tions, they are I)1.ore likely to get the kind of decisions Relations Dep't, l\1ichigan Farm rour ours with Governor Dewey and 75 farm editors. The Farm Bureau has' opposed a constitutional convention. Its observation has been that most of Bureau. PO Box 960, Lansing, Mich. It has been proposed that the tour leave Detroit about Dec. 2 and Our visit included an hour of discussion between NIl". Dewey and the editors at Pawling and a two-hour visit PETROLEUM CO~OP that they want. A large rural vote also in~ite8 con'sid- eration and respect from everyone. A large rural vote the groups asking for a convention have asked for it because of something they want to take out of proceed by way of Cincinnati to l':ew Orleans for a full day of sight to his farm up on Quaker Hill, several miles from Pawl- lng. STOCK SALE OFF also' assists the Farm Bureau in its state and national legislative program. the document or something they want to put in, - - seeing there. The group will pro. ceed to l\1obile, Ala., and have the lllorning there. Then there is to be The editOis were advised to come to Poughkeepsie or TO A GOOD START . Farm Bureau Action. It is felt that Farm Buroau and never mind the rest of it. The Farm Burt;au rive days of sight seeing by bU8 New York City by rail, fly to the Dutchess County airport, The sale of capital stock fOl' Action Committeemen may well spearhead the driv.c to thl"Oughout the Florida peninsula. financing the new Farmers Petro- would continue with the pref!ent constitution and !'itops will be made at Silvet' or drive to Pawling. My overnight trip to Poughkeepsie leum Cooperative, Inc., got 0(( to insure all voters register and vote in the primary Sep- its provisions for amendments proposed by the legis- Springs, Bok Tower, Cypress Gar- by rail brouO"ohtme into Albany early in the morning. I a good start during July. Sales tember 14, and that all voters vote in the general eleGticm dens, Tampa, St. Petersburg. Fort of Class A Common Stock are be- lature or initiated by the people. :\lyers, Miami, West Palm Beach, had heard that the Hudson River is navigable above ing made to farmers, (anners' co- November 2. In this big job they should have the St. Augustine, and Jacksonville. Alb operatives, and other rural people hearty co-operation of County Farm Bureau boards of The group will arrh'e at Wash. any-I 45 miles above New York. My first glimpse of requil"ing petl'oleum services, The Growth of Monopoly . ington early Dec. 11 for a day at it included some good sized boats. Later I saw a big Considerable interest has been directors, leaders of women's activities, and J unior Farm the capitol, and have a half day in shown by petroleum co-operatives Four reports have been submitted to Congress by Philadelphia before proceeding to Mobiloil freighter on the way to Albany. The train fol- as well as indh'idual fanners. Bureau officers. the I:ederal Trade Commission which p~int out' its Atlantic City for the four day con- vention. lows the Hudson all the way into New York, and almost The average minimum purchase of stock securities has been $100, A series of meetings on a Farm Bureau district basis arguments on the need for anti-!Derger legislation. Aftel' the convention they arc at the level of the river. So close some of the time that and many farmers have purchased IS being arranged for' late August and early 5eptember. For many years the FTC has called for legislation to to go by motor coach to New York I ld h b f the maximum of $1.000. A large At these meetings more detailed plans will be made for for the night at a hotel and a full apparent y one cou - scoop water wit a out a ten- oot number of petroleum co-operatives amend the Clayton Act to prevent the growth of day of sight seeing. Leaving late, dipper. / have subscribed to' and purchased achieving the objectives outlined in this article. the second evening, the party will all or la rge portions of their allot- monopolies. be in Detroit shortly after noon The Hudson demands attention. It's wide and it ed quantity Of stock. Our right of self-government depends upon our faith- The Federal Trade Commission said that there has the next day, December 17. looks deep. There are very few bridges. I learned that The Fanners Petroleum Coopera. ful and well informed exercise of the right to vote. It th-e will attempt to raise $1,000.000 been a sharp upward' movement in mergers and Vaniman To Speak it is really a narrow inlet of the sea with a rock bottom (or acqniring established produc. is our responsibility not only to vote, but to vote intelli- acquisitions in the last three years, especially in such tion of crude oil for drilling pur- At Ionia Fair . below sea level. It is very deep. Soon the river appear- Iloses, for Itlaking arrangements gently. This is not only our privilege but also our duty. industries as food and beverages, textiles and ap- The farm organization day pro- ed to be nearly a mile wide. In the 72 miles between with I'efineries for refining. and If we fail to meet the obligations of citizenship, we h'ave gram of the Ionia Free Fair wi\1 for distl'ihution of fuels and other parel, and chemicals. The Commission said also: feature as its principal speaker, Albany and Poughkeepsie,. there are only two bridges petroleum products to the farmer only ourselves to blame if regimentation and bureaucracy Vernon V. Vaniman of Chicago, di- d f T b d b I 50 f b steal away our liberties. "No great stretch of the imagination is required rector of organization for the mid- an one erry. hose ri ges cross a out eet a ove patrons. to foresee that i~ n~thing is done to check the growth in concentration, either the giant corporations will west region of the American Farm UUI'eau Federation, Friday, August the river. The tide comes in up to Albany. miles of distance precluded hearing The critical shortage of petroleum pl'oducts, has forced Carm co.ops to 48,000 Farm Bureau do something to supplement gaso- have been getting results through f9undation members I Certified seed gi\'es for good crop a firm produc- 13, at 10 a. m. Pretty soon I obsel"\'ed a long The farm organization day, a big range of mountains aCI"OSS the thunder for confirmation. The Cat- line, tractor fnels. and other petro- their organization. tion. ultimately take over the country, or the government leum products they buy from other day of the fair from the ruml point river. They were the Catskills. skills are Rip Van. Winkle country. refineries. It has been increasing- will be impelled to step in and impose some form of direct regulation in the public interest. of Yiew. is sponsored jointly by the Ionia County Farm Bureau and the their lower slopes and yalleys hid- At Poughkeepsie (Vassar Col- ly plain that kr'ners den in mists and clouds.' It look- lege and Smith Bros, cough drops. own as much of the crude oll pro- had better Junior FB Cafeteria Pomona GI'ange. ed a bit rainy over there, I thought among other things) I found that duction as possible in order to as- "Crucial in that fight must be some effective Entertainment wiII be furnished by seven of the subordinate Po- I saw a lightning flash over two, on my tr~in were John Lacey. di- sure themselves of the supplies Uiey but the noise of the train and nine At Ionia Fair (Continued on page five) need to operate their farms. means of preventing giant corporations from steadily mona Granges in Ionia County. Ou(' of tll\) most popular places Ht the Ionia I.'air the '~eek of increasing their power at the expense of small The progl"am wiII be held in front ~\ugust 9 wiil he the )lichigllll Junior I-'arm Bureau cafeteria business ... of the main ,grandstand. and is open to the public. Stanley M. Powell. ,Democrat Farm Plank Discover Cause Of across I he st reet from the g-ranustalld. Gasoline Shrinkage A report on farm machinery points out the ~row- legislative counsel for the Michigan Farm Bureau, wiII be the maste .. Endorses Co-operatives It look a heap-o.lookin' over a 'rhe Juniors expect to sen'e upwa rus of 10,000 mea Is durin~ of ceremonies. period of 90 days by Watel"l"liet the week, dinner, snppCl' and evening snacks of sand,,'ic]les, ing concentration of the industry and discusses "We will encourage farm co-operatives and oppose any Fruit Exchange to disco\'er where cotree and iCI! cn'Hm. Last year they :,;el"\'ed 7,000 meali:S. The complaints of dealers arising from their dealer con- Otisco Twp. Picnic revision of, Federal law designed to curtail their most some 20.000 gallons of gasoline wcnt. fail' managl'lll('nt.im'itedthc young pcople to comc baek in tracts with manufacturers. Otisco townshill, Ionia county effective functioning as a means of achieving economy, FlIl'm Bureau members and their The stoage tank shrinkage was 1 !I.JS and added to their sCl'\"ing facilities. Thc Juniors have stability and security for American agriculture." fiually tl"a('ed to a leak in the pipe- Farm co-operatives today are the defense of (amilies enjoyed a picniC at Fallis. modem cafdcria kitchen and scrving c1i11ipmcnt. They em- hurg paJ'k August 1. At a basket line through which the gas is At its national convention at PhiladelphIa in July the Democrat party ploy l'_\:Pl'l"il'lll'l'(] cool,s IInd kl'Y help a ntl supply thc remainder hundreds of thousands of farmers against exploita- dinner e\'C!'yone WIlS serv&d all the adopted the plaHorm plank quoted above to pledge its continued ap pumped from the gas trucks to the ice cream he could eat. The men proval and support of farm co-olleratives. storage tanks. Perhalls as much of the help themselvcs, Good food and II most attractive. eatin; tion through a monopoly of goods or services. We At Philadelphia in June the as one.thh'd of each tank wagon played a hall game and games were place \\"011 many compliments for the }<'anll IJureau in 1947. are rapidly becoming large scale purchasers and Republican party strongly endorsed farm co,opeJ'atives. Opponents of disappeared into the ground. provided for the children and la. ies. Everyone enjoyed the day farm co.operatives. led by the so-called l':ational Tax EquaBty Ass'n, A sewer project near the bulk .\liss ({uth Parsons of Fo\dervilIe is genl'l"Iti chairman for the manufacturers of farm supplies. We are tending had a bad time before plaHorm makers for both parties. NTEA Is now station is belie\'ed to have bf'en re- scores of ,Junior Illcmbel's of val'ious cOlllmittcl's promoting the and expressed allpreciation to Smn. more and more to process and market our produc- na COlllmunity j<'al"ln Burl'au ior I rrlng to reall into the langua~e of the planks slIpport fOl: its attad: sponslhle for the leak in the pipe. Pl'oj,'ct. l-:arnings go to thc )Jj('hig:lll .Junior "'anll Bureau (Culltilll1l'U 011 I,n;;l' twu) sponsoring the picuic. on farm co-operatives. ----------- Plant Farm Bureau aeeda. Ireasllry for educational work. v TWO M I CHI G.A N F A. R M NEW a\ SATURDAV, AUGUST 7, 1948.. may cost the farmcr a legume stand ~ A-=OR~ICH I"~ M~NE leA.N ~W.S Michigan Farm Bureau In Higher Gear it also means that the legume stand obtained. in grains un-nitrated may. cost 30 to 60 bushels per acre of Publl-h ..d monthl~, fl.."t S.'nurdl\y, Pr.."ldent OFFICERS C. Jo:. Hu~klrk. Paw PIlW yk,,-l'r ..s J. I-:. Trclb,'r. Unionvilltl With the Season grain not matlc, as in the case of. oats. Such a cost lIlUSt be charged by 2\1i<'hlnn J.'arm HU",3u .'\t Its By'GEONGE D. SC.IRSETH serve such stimulation in early to the legume. uubli<-alion offl('{' at 114 J.;. Lov{'lt Exe,'. S y....C. L. llrod)'. Lanslug ~t., Chllrlott{', 2\t1chll:'&n. American Flinn He,yell/'cll Ass.'1 growth from fertllfzers containing Maybe there is a chance to In DISTRICT DIRECTORS crease the efficiencies of both the 1-J. B. IU'.hards B,.rrl..n Center Let's look at our crOll gl'owing a vailable nitrogen. ... FAltorial and Jrl'n..ral offlCf'!'. !:!1 , ~nrth CNar St.. Lan~ln~. Mk-hl~n. 2-Llu)"tl Itu~:-\ink ..:\drinn. H. 3 :!-(.'Iyde nl,..lnln~ Yp~i1anti. It. 1 Appreciation pI'oblems from some new angles. The southern farmer has disad- Let's raise some lJuestions about vantages lu ha,'ing. for the most grains and the legumes by seeding thcm separately and fertilizing I"t"t \'f(!,«;: Dox ~bO,T..I..phon.., Lan- ~-A. Sh..llenbarger L. Od..ssa. H-l each according to their respective :!'.jn.... 1-_.1, Ext~ns.lon ~. 5-.\lnrtt"'11 tial.n Charlott~. It<1 under !l-H. Lautn ..r.n.Tnw,'r",.., City. 1:-3 And take his t ..u~ty pen In hand and ~IlY so, from the heart. can we sacrifice on producing the Jo' .. rm Sli~ to 2\lIchl~an I"arm ;:';ew," 1i>-'ThOs. A. Coltt'r Elmil'l1.1:-1 eratures Ullon how OUI' crops per- His Cl'Opproduction Is grl!atly lim- ,..llIorlal otriC't".1'. O. Box 960, Lan- form. ~Iayue we can do better if ited for lack of water unless Irri. most efficient bushels of graln- '11IJf, 2\lIehl~n. To be apprt'c1at..d m..ans so much to eveQ'one DIRECTORS AT LARGE we study these forces ~lld how gated, and for lack of nitrogen un- those extra bushels made without It ~""m".a first rate pity that It I" so seldom done. Carl I~. Bu~kirk Paw Paw. n.2 Our !int:"~t :-:enthnents :-:()lnethl1e~ corne on u~ unawares they affect us. ' any plant food stan-ation in the 'E,Mr Ungre" __ ._.__ .__ Editor Ueor~e Hln<.:.k ( "harle\'nix, H-l less he fertilizes frequently and Je~se E. T..dber Culonvlllt'. J:-l And eve,'ybody's ht'art Is glad to think sOlllebodycareS. early spring light-In order to get 'J.tuold Weinman_.Associate Editor Between ~Iay 1st and June 21st heavily ,vlth it. Of course, the nit- a legume stand. and can we afford PUR P 0 S E of FAR M n~p..e~eiltlng Of man~- a Illan the kindest thing that ever has been said I visited farmers from the tip of rogen must be balanced by ''all the BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU to handicap our yaluable legume ~ub!'CTlptlon: !" e..nt" a \'..ar. "'as carv ..d upon a Illonum"nt lung after he was dead. Florida through the Atlantic coast elements in the book" to make it Limited to Fnnn Bur ..au '2\I..m~rs. The purpose of this Associa- Mr~. C. S. Xewell........Coldwater. It-2 crops by dovetailing them Into a tion shall be the advancement And man)' a sanctimonious I,hrase might bette.' ha,'e been used states on through the midwest to do its best work. n ..presentin~ "second table" role? Can't we find of our members' interests edu- To cheer' someb",I)' )...t alive, downh..arted and abu8ed. northeni Minnesota. In botli ex- The northern farmer usuaiIy has Vol. XXVI August 7. ,,... No.8 cationally. legislatively, and JUNIOR FARM BUREAU a way of seeding legumes alone, as economically. ~Ii~s Huth Parsons Fowlervllle tremes It struck me we were try- soils that hold water better and To "ay tollay that kindly word llJay help somenne a lot, artel' the I grain harvest, and ing to farm too much by the same evapol'ation Is not so severe. There- To smile that 8)'I1lI"llheticsmll.. will '.he.... 111m,like as not, through good seed bed preparation, Rut It I;; tru .. h"y'md II doul>t that when a man is dead general 'soll and crOll management fore. 'his moisture supply while of- mulches. and adequate plant food EDITORIAL (ContlDued from Dan 1.) Farm Mortgage Debt Highest in History He's past the need of cht'erlng up b)' what is done or said. So It you have It In )'our mind to write a note today rules. This is natural since farm- ten limited In the mid.summer ing developed as an al't. Now, with heat. is not as a rule short in the new facts ft'om science there may spring. Ah Impol-timt feature is applications, Ot. some othcr means, to make them better? These are questions, not answers. The farl11 l11ol.tgage debt in the To me. 01' all)'body el~... or "end a fr..sh bouquet. be n~w possibilities if we look for that his original soil was richer in Don't walt till we have pa8"ed be~'ond and send It with regr1lt We need to stimulate our thinking tion through our own sales organizations, which are United States on Janu8l'Y 1. 1948 But get It in the mall today, while we are kicking ~'et. them. ql'ganic matter and he uses more on how we might better take ad- was estimated to be $4.882.000,000. Length of Daylight Importance. legume sods and manures. These the co-operatives. Monopolies fear only the power This is up about $104.000,000. or And thanks again to YOI1, and you, who think It worth a ..tamp vantages of some seasonal and bio- n Florida the daylight was auout 13 have given him a better backlog of logical pecularities to do a more ef- that can break them. Farmers in co-operatives have 2.2 % from last year. The Increase To pat a strani:'er on the back-you keep alight the lamp hours. but the growing season is orga'nlc nitrogen. was slightly greater than in 1946. That Ii~ht" my ramblinA'foot"teps as I tread the darkening valE ficient job of ~rowing our Cl'OpS, some of that power. about 300 days. depending upon This nitrogen only becomes avail- We need to get back to our experi- The IUCl"ease in farm 11101.tgage Toward that far land where Uncle Sam cannot deliver mall. the location and kind of crop. Twel- able to plants after the soil warms mcnt -station scientists to work out deuts during 1946 and 1947 reversed n. S. Clark, ~15 ;:';orth Grinnell Street ye average hOUl'Smultiplied by 300 up in the late spring and early the answers to such questions. thc downward trend which had been days equals about 3600 hours of' summer. Before the soil 'warms up Irrigation and Water Rights in pl'ogress e,'ery year since 1923, Jackson. ~lichlgau. daylight for plants to carryon Before long, no doubt, we shan begin to have state legislation with respect to water rights for except for 1928- The rise continues to reflect the large purchases by farmel's of land. Eyeryone was given a pencil anO attended our meeting and paper and asked to sketch a like- Dr. Lashmet give an heard Instructive step In Illant growth). his crops can't get at this organic photosyntheSiS (the first building nitrogen and as a result grow poor. ,ly because they starve for nitrogen. MANY OVERLOOK irrigation. The continued growth of irrigation here machinery. motor vehicles and other equipment. ~Iany farmers used ncss of the guest on their left. This talk regarding cancer. produced many laughs and good sketches. Livingston - Townline. meeting included a weiner roast at Regular In northern 1'1Innesota we could ,The result is that a lot of growing see to read until neal'ly 9 p. m. and light is wasteU. the daylight rushed. in before 4 Use More Daylight. Here is the VALUE OF- GRASS is drawing attention to legal' and financial questions their 1947 high Incomes to uuy such Figures are often quoted ,,,hich items rather than to make further Lapeer-Elba-Hadley. This group the Tomas Lounds. The folIowing a.m., making a growing day of rub! Do northern farmers in the that lpay come,up. principal payments. ~Iany other passed the following resolution at Sunday 30 members and friends about 17 hours. There the growing cool spring season have enongh give the value of cash crops in tlol. farmers borrowed money to make their June meeting: "Resolycd enjo)'ed a conducted tour through season fot. hardy plants is about available nitrogen to make most lars and cents, but CeorgeBrown. In earlier days, says the state conservation depart- nead of the animal husbandry de- these purchases. whereas many accidents on high- Greenfield Village and the Edison 150 days long. So. an average of use of th~ good long daylight that partment at Michigan State Col- , ment, Farmer B did not mind Farmer A using water ways are caused by drivers of cars ~Iuseum. We travelIed by charter- about 15 hours x 150 days equals is so valuable? Remember. the long. lege, says we sometimes ovcrlook who are not financiaIly responsible ed bus and had a potluck dinner at 2250 hours or less of total growing est day of the year Is June 21. One- from a creek for his stock. There was plenty for Community and whereas such dl'ivers under our Rouge park. present laws are allowed to drive, Charlevoix - Barnard, A 'very hours for the season. These are half of the long (lays of the year only rough figures to convey the are gone by that date. the valUll of that grass. , simple crop- , both. But if Farmer A, B, C, and D install irrigation 56 per cent of our land area would systems that take about aU -of the water from a Farm Bureau therefore. we the members of the unique method of summarizing the Elba-Hadley Farm Bureau recom- proceedings of the June meeting idea. The northern farmer has depend- For the northern farmer to have ed largely on his available nitrogen produce no human food without grass which is converted by Hve- creek, can Farmers E and F downstream later de- Activities mend the passage of a law that Is shown by the poem submitted by would require that an adequate in- l\lrs. John Boss, Sec'y. The poem only some 2200 01' less growing from organic sources' In the soil. hours against a b 0 u t 3600 or This is the natural supply from stock Into meat. milk. butter, wool, cheese, leather, medicinal supplies mand a ..hare in the supply and if so, how much? 11 URf; JIINIORIE G_-tRDXER I surance poliey or bond,. co~'e~ing was written by the Vice-Chairman more hours for the southern fal'- original soil organic matter .and and countless other aids to health y. "'" , property damage and bodily IDJury of the Barnard Group, 1111'S.Clyde mer looks like a big disadvantage from. turned.under manures and Who may draw water from a lake for irrigation? and well being. be presented to the license office at Smith: fOI' the short seasoned farmer. legumes, This latter practice is a STAR AWARDS the time of application for auto li- "OUR FARM BUREAU" The southern farmer does have a saving grace and the key to soil grams held throughout During the recent Grass Day pro- How far may he pump it? Gold Star-Spratt Group. Al- cense pia tes:: Our Farm Bureau ,Group meets tonight the statc, decided - advantage from his long- conservation. but does it give him pena county. ~Irs. Alger Herron, At Henry Potter's up the road. Illany l\lIchigan farmers learned Last month conservation department geologists Newaygo-Brookside. ~Iember Geo. The farmer" ha ,'C been busy er season if he uses it in a cropping all the advantages possible? Could the importance of grass and le- secretary. Smalligan repol'ted a t ten din g They',.e plowed and dragged and system that makes use of this feat- he start his plant lactory earlier. gumes in a balanced farming pro- and the Bureau of Economic Development were dis- Silver Star-Bolton Group, Al- a meeting on the United Nation's sowed. ure. However. a big favorable ad- .take advantage of a lot of wasted gram. They saw demonstrations of cussing irrigation, ground water supplies, dams, pena county, ~Irs. Alex Ken. Appeal for Children and the group vantage for the northern farmer is daylight hours, get Into gear as ne,,, hay making methods and nedy, secretary. dccided to support this cause. On But of course the)"11 attend the that, not only can his plant factory early as plants start their life acti- learned of Improved ways of hanl!- flood control and beach erosion for the purpo~e of Illeeting.. remain open more daylight hours vity but while the soil Is still too ling and using these crops. The Silver Star-Brookside Group, a motion by Joe Brinkman they To di8cuss prOblems of toda)'. assembling information for the legislature. pledged themselves to glye at least For each of us ha" our problell)s, for sugar making du!"ing his short- cool for nitrogen to be made avail- l\Hcl1lgan. State College Co-operatlve Xewaygo county, Mrs. Joe Brink- $40. Mrs. Peter SmalIlgan moved And each can have his say. el' growing season with less shut- able from biological sources. uy us- Extension Service. sponsor of the l1Ian~ secretary. According to the conservation department, water that a baked goods sale be held to downs for darkness, but he does il1g adequate amounts of available program, worked closely with coun- '-"---------------'--Ilraise the funds and the foIlowing Our topic we discuss tonight not lose as mu<;h sugar (the first chemical nitrogen early? Some far- ty agricultural agents and local com- users' rights, privileges and responsibiliti~s have yet Congratulations! committee was appointed: Mrs. 1" the co-operative plan. building block for' all plant struc- mers have tried this, but It's full mittees Po see that no phase of The organization department of SmalIlgan. :\Irs. Waltz, and Mrs. 'Vo.think it will ""Ive problems ture) through plant breathing as Importance does not seem to be grassland fal'mlng was neglected In • to be defined in Michigan. At present the only the l\lichigan Farm Bureau .IS Andrews. At lell~t if anything can. does the southern farmer. generally appreciated. the Grass Day programs. • adjustment of difficulty is through court review of awarding a Gold Star and two Sll- ... Respiration is the fire of life that yer Star citations for the outstand- Northwest MI~hlga~-Grant. As a And when the meeting Is over. Throughout the northern states damages claimed in each case. . mg . t.e8 0 f tl'II ee COlnlnun,"y nllnu Iresult of the dISCUSSIOnon cQ-oP- "'e Vi8it or playaI' sing• ...•.. And eat the lunch provided burns up sugal's made in plant I have seen nitrogen starl"ation as photosynthesis. 'The hotter the the number one limiting growth Cheboy'gan President Farm Bureaus each month. The eratlves It was the. group. s OPIDIO? ,Vhich ""1', of cour~e. all bring. Callahan Act which would require awards for July arc listed above. th~t Farm Bureau I1l aU ItS org~Dl- weather the faster is the rate of factor for ail non-legume crops as Decides Farming Best SEVEN PROPOSALS I agents of foreign governments register in this state. People op- to Berrien-Sodus. As the recreation- zatlons mu~t work toward advancmg Our good wishes to the Farm Bureau al part of the meetmg . a secret bal. farmer UDlty as expressed by co- That serves over all the land. respiration both in the night and llite as June 21,unless adequately daytime. and the lon~er the night nitrated through nitrate carrying work, .Warren Peters the greater Is the loss of sugars. manures, '01' chemicals. Regardless Ril"er, a former Wisconsin Having tried both farm and shop or Black farm ; , ",'e are a loyal. happy group. TO GO BEFORE posed to the Act circulated peti. tions for a referendum. A vote YES sustains the act. A vote XO is for lot was takcll on the nominations ~ps... for President of the U. S. on the Re- ' t' k t' pu hi Ican IC e m 0 J c Northwe.st MIchlga~-County Line. For''Co-operatlves we stand. c n'un .tion with The foIlowlllg resolutIOn was passed t th' J t' "B't ~ Sugars thus used don't g~ Into sture of the soil type or organic matter boy and the new president of 'the for making growth or starch for content of the un-nitrified soils the Cheboygan County Farm Bureau, .. seeds and harvests. VOTERS NOV. 2 repeal. a discussion of the present methods a ... of nominatIOn. d d ell' une mec 109: b solved that the Farm Bureau signs On a motIOn y remam. t h e proper t y 0 f th e F arm b e I . re- DDT Corn treated with DDT should are best in cool ripening grasses anti grains wel'e starvlltl for- decided This is one reason grain yieids nitrogen. Can we afford to go in job he liked most_ seasons ,this low gear? that farming was the A progressive farmer, 1\11'. Peters Seven proposals will be on the PATRON RELATION )It.s. Russell Han y. secon. t y B ureau, I tlIe mem b ers h a y I. n g not be fed to livestock • warn "Hch- and why corn yields are not as We agronomists have advised believes so" thoroughly In farm ad- Il baUot "hen we Tote in the r;eneral Robert Bernllt. ..th's group ,\ en on 1 t IIe use 0f th'e signs on 1y d urmg . th e igan State College entomologists . good in the south, even with heavy against using more than 20 to 40 vancement. that he did an out- election Xov. 2. One proposes record as favonng. a Ichange m p' tIe.. tllne l'liS d ues are Pal'd .,,' DOT Is secreted In milk and stored fertilization and thick stands, as pounds per acre of chemical nltro- !;tandlng.job of organizing to eJ:~ 111ethorls of nonllnat on for I eSI- . h in fat tissulls of animals. the calling of a constitUtional con. vention to re-write the basic laws oC the state. Others would make COMMITTEES dent of the United States and recom- mended that it should be by presi. r. Emmet-Tobacco Road. Elg teen . they are in the north. We think of gen In the spring on grain crops, tend Farm Bureau benefits to more corn as a hot weather crop because, because more -may injure or even Cheboygan County farm families' corn grows best in 'hot weather. It kill the legume seeding. For th'is In 1947. In appreciation of .hls amendments tution_ to the present conSTI- Every person should In- MEET IN AUG. dential Ilrimaries. St. Joseph-Florence. Believes that the success 01' failure of a coopera- Classified Ads takes hot weather to make soil reason some agronomists have even leadership nitrogen anilable. While the soil advised against any nitrogen In the moted him. to his new job of coun- Is cold the corn starves for nitro- spring to grains where legumes are ty president. ability, members pro-. Corm himsel! on these proposals Beginning August 15 advisory tive In a community depends pri. Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following rates: 5 cents per word ,for one edition. Ads to appear In two or more gen and won.t grow fast. This ex- seeded. ---------- __ an\,l shonld ,ate. Some very Im- committeemen al'Ound more than marlly upon its manager. Illustra- editions take the rate of 4 cents per word per edition. plains why nOl'thern fat'mers ob- If adequate nitrogen to grains Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. po .. ant and far reach In:; decisions 50 Farm Bureau Services dealers tions were cited from actual ex- ar~ to be made. participating in the FBS Patrons Ilel'lcnce b)' members of the group. Constitutional Convention, Pro- Relations program will begin their Van Buren.Pine Grove. At the MACHINERY VETERINA"'Y REMEDIES pollal to authorize lIuch Ii conven- annual meeting planning confer- Junc meeting this group resolved Stewart Shearing 2\lachlnes for Sul-:llet. The New :'Ilracle Sulfa lioll was placed before the people and the legislature. It adopted, any new Constitution must be suh- trons is anticipated mitted to ,oters ences. Plans will be made fOI' an- that "Inasmuch as we consider our- Sh"ep. Animal clippers for cows, drug. Maintains higher blood level nual meetings to be held during selves a (emocra October. A record turn out of pa. for adoption or nual meetings. should not I for those an- people because of co Ior. or ct ti C discriminate " against hon.;es, te.'s and mule~, dog~. combs,:lIlchlgan Hepair parts, Co-op longer with less toxicity. The only na t Ion. we shal')Jenlng ~ervlce 011' all t)'pes of cut- drug that will cure pullorum. cholera, coccidiosis 'Rnd coryza. ,. d' \\-001 2\larketing Ass'n. 506 ;:';orth ministered In the drinking water. ee ',_\leChanic Stl'eet, Jackson. 2\lichigan. Producing speedy cures In )Iastltls, Easlty ad- 'Rural~ele-news :\Irs. Fred l\lIller. Sec'y. (4-tC-34b) Metritis. pneumonia and foot-rot. rejection. Farm Bureau believes It At the annual meeting advisory Van Buren-Townline. l\lt.s. l\lcCub- Irrigation Systems-Skinner sp,'ink- "'rite for literature. Phenothiazine" is better to keep present Constltu- commetteemen will be elected. Re- bin reported that the quota was met leI'S. )lcDowell Portable Pipe, Self 90c lb.• FOB Lansing. Peniclllln, 100.- 000unit 50c; 200,000unit 90c. The best tlon and amend it as required. Fol- ports will be made in local services, by the Farm Bureau women for a 'Yell. Priming Pumps, Shallow or Deep veterinary syringe available. 60 cc Electric. Gasoline. or Belted capacity. complete with needles, $6.00. lowlOg are ;; proposed amend- and an annual report from Farm walker for the county hospital and Irrigation and Dral,"!age Pumps. 2S H. F. Link. Pharmacist. 1456 East ments: Bureau Seervices. .. years hyd..... ullc engineering Slide pictures that they were also buymg I1noleum ence. Engineering estimates and bul- Michigan Avenue, Lansing 12, Mich. experl- No. 1-0ffke of Governor. Pro. will show building progress and for the hospital. letln>! free. 'Vrlte giving acres and (5-tf-75b) l"lde!! that I.n case of vacancy, the fertilizer manufacture at the Farm , . crops to be Irrigated. Also whether Elastration-The new. tested meth- Calhoun - Clarendon. ",IemueJ s water available. Honningen Englneer- od of bloodless c2.stratlon and dock- 01'001' of succession shaU be Lt. Bureau Sen-Ices fcrtillzel' plant at heard a very intcresting talk on Ing Sales, Ylcksburg, Michigan. Ing. "'orks on young calves as welt Governor, Secretary of State, At- Saginaw. Rural Zoning and Land Use Plan- (5-it-49p) as lambs: Tested and accepted by IBARBECUE torney General, State Treasurer, ----------- . k .' For Sale-all container with pump. California Wool Growers. Elastrator mng by the guest spea el from Capacity 1;; gallons. $6.00. :III'''. W. and 'lOa rings obtainable for $14.30 the Extension Department of l'lich- r~. Dun"ton. 24 Hano\"er Itoad, Pleas- from Llnk'~ Pharmacy, 1456 East :~:~~~:sG~:~:arlifyl:;r:me:du;~~ TO HOLD CHI~KEN . Igan Wolfinger. St a t e Coile."",,.~e ~II' L A Oak). ant IUdge, 2\lichigan (Xear DAIRY BARN EQUIPMENT Royal ~lIchlgan Avenue, Lansing, Mich. (8-lt-15p) (5-tf-40b) No.2-Repeal vision. of Sales Tax Di- Proposed by legislature .. 1t AUG. 10 Livingston-Handy Township. This TIeliable manufacturer of cow ~talls, gl'oup eXllressed the opinion that stanchions. litter carriers. hay car- 1\lIkeselt and ~Iay's con..lgnment of LIVE! STOCK Cor,'iedale Sht!ep. The better breed. 'Would repeal sales amendment adopted by tbe people tax division AT GAYLORD they bclicved co.ops should pay bet- riers. water bowls, and compl..te line ter wages and have thc bcst help. nC in their requirements for estimate ... Macomb.Old Oaks. Members of 0"1'1' ::0 )'ears experience In equip- five each. bred ewes to )Ilchlgan Purebred ventilation de81rcs farmer" to send Ewe Sale sold for an a.verage of $71.50 We are taking orders for fall del- in 1946 at request of city govern- ping modern dairy barns. Simplex livery of yearling rams and bred ments and school people. The 11146 Farmers and their families from the group listened to a very in. Inc., Marshfield, Wisconsin. Dept. ~2. ewe... :llake your selection earl)'. Our . seven northern ~lichlgan countlcs teresting report of the 'Vomen's (7-3t-Up) spring lambs are & sturdy, uniform amendment earmarks for cities. wlIl attend a chicken barbecue Camp by ~Irs. Paul. group. Your Inspection I.. welcomed FOR SALE any time. :llIkeselt and May. Char- villagc8. townships and school dls- August 10 at Gaylord. The event. Barry-Stevens. This group be- AJ'm~'Tents, 16xl6 new $32.50;u"ed. US-27 lotte. R. 2, Mich. Farm located on trlcls 78.1 % of sales tax yields sponsored by the Michigan a::;ricul- lieves that the incentive plan for In perfect con,lItinn $26.50; u81'd an,1 at south city limits. (4-6t-70p) SAME WIRES - MORE CALLS -- By uteans It Is crltielsed because It usurps tural planning committee. will take paying co.op managers and employ- $17.;;0. slightly damaged $16.50. 5xlO new. FERTlt.IZER Used, in pcrfeet condition of special equipment, one pair of wires hi the functions of legislature, and place at the 4-H Club grounlls north ees might promote better service $12.50 and $15.00. 17x20, used. HO.OO. Schrock ;:';atural Hi-Test Phos- :lllch. phate (32-34% P205). Super Phos- cffect bccomcs six pain~, cal"l]'ing six sepa- channels funds without regard to of Gaylord. which they felt could be impro\'ed Harry 2\larcus, Benton Harhor, (2-7l-32p) phate. Fertilizer Spreaders. D. D. T. nf'!ec1and ftnancial situations. Farm • Vernon E. Vaniman of Chica~o, In their local community. 2.~-D and other agr'l chemicals. ratc conversations simultaneously. Michigan Bureau favors repeal ,to enable regional organization director of Ionia-Campbell. The members tant Hope 5/16 Inch sl8al, mildew re..ls- Prompt deliveries. Airplane applica- Bcll has in operation several !!uch experimental tr'eated. $2.00 per 100 feet, post- tion arranged. Schrock Fertilizer le!!;islature to appropriate sales AFBF, Is to be the featured spl'.ak. of the Campbell Community }o'arm paid. A...n~' IHI" tent" $2.50 pl'r ~et Service. Congerville, Illinois. parcel pn8t. Harry :lIarcull. Benton (4-tf-!5b) lines using this ncw cquipment, known as "tele- tax revenues to governmental unit!' cr. MarshaU "'ells. with his mobile Bureau -suggested thl'ee ways In Harbor, 2\lich. (2-7t-23p) In accordance wit!!. needs and broadcasting and recOI'ding studio, which co,ops could be Improved in WOOL GROWERS phone line carrier," which may provc helpful judgment of legislature. wlIl be prcsent for the affair. their opinion: (I) Improvc manage. WANTED TO BUY Attention, 'Vool Growers-send )'our in s~rving nlral arcss. No. 3 ci. 4-s..laries. These The barbecue will be conducted ment; (2) More actlvc snpport of ancl (,hrlstma8 Trees. "'rite lluantlty 1wool to u" and ~'ou are guaranteed prlees. /laITY :'Iarcus. Benton the cell1n~ price. "'e are purchasing :unendments would remOTe from by tbe county Junior Farm Dur. co-ops by patrons; (3) l\lore incen. Harbo,' J:. 3, 2\lichlgan. (S-.It-I:!b) wool for the government. Year around wool marketing "e..vlce and prompt the Constitution Inesent IImltatlonll caus. under the direction of J. M. th'e for people to belong. MAIL BOX NAME PLATE "ettlement mad... )lIchigan Co-opera- 011 compensation of state olflclals Moore. extension poultryman for Eaton-East Hamlin. i\lembers of Henectorl?l'd rurnl mall box metal ;:.;. tive 'Vool )Iarketlng Association, 506 the East Hamlin Community Farm name plate. Lettered hoth sides. ~x18, Phone :lrechanlc St.• Jackson. :\lIchlgan. and members of legislature. If ~lIch Igan State College. 3-,12~6 (3-tf-Hb) Bureau held an Interesting discus. ta"tener~ Included. Approaching auto- adopted. such salaries would be A queen wlIl be selected from mohlles light it up at night. Pay WANTED fixed by lawlI passed by the legis- contestants representing each of the sion on cooperatives and brought Ilf."tman $2.9Splus po~tage. ea"h OJ'lI- ".ant ..d: Foster homes for boys 14 ers shlppecl prepaid. Send name and "ARTY.lINE COURTESY PAYS O~- latm-e. 7 counties. This e"'ent is sponsor- out the foIlowlng points: (1) that addre"s to Htlflecto ;:';ame Plate8. 15- to 16 )'ear8 of a~e on farm" or In "mall Rural telephonc 8Cn'icc is good servicc, No.5. 15 Mill Tax Limit. Mich. ed by the Junior }'arm Bureaus. It Is better to buy cooperatively t i Allen Bennett Bldg., Jack8nn. rural communities. Can ('on~lder both than IndivlduaIly; (2) in order to .\lichigan. (S-lt-,13p) Prote~tant and Catholic homes. 'Vl\l- patticularly when everyonc co-opcrates hy I"an Education Ass'n has promot. The CheboYj;an Junior FarDl inS' to pay for board. clothing, etc. Bureau Is making plans to set tiP be attractive to the buying public. MAPLE SYRUP SUPPLIES Cannnt u"e widows or parent" over spacing out calls ••• hcing car~ful to hang Hl an amendment whleh If adopted an additional cxhlblt of crops. for- a co-operative must offer somcthlng age 65. Reply giving details of family. 2\laple Syrup Producer,,; Place )-our religion. and directions for rellchlng up the receiver after each call ••• not inter- would permit mlIlaroe In any assess- est products and manufactured aI'- spccial such as service. a sa\'ing to "rrlcr now for sap bueket8. 8pOUtS. home. 'Vrlte to 318 Prairie Street. 111 di!\trlct to be raised by simple t1c1es from farms and factories in the patron. or an improHd quality sap stm'age tank ... gathering tanks Charlotte, Mlchlean. (8-3t-54b) rupting 'when others arc talking, except in ancl "yrup filterln!; tanks. AU steel ma '01 it,. Tote up lG 60 mlIls for up Cheboy~an. Henry Dombroski. Jun. product. B)' improving quality of will h" hard to ;oet If ~'ou walt until BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES an eniei'l,rcncy •.• antI hy gh;ng up the Ijn~ 'it !l\ yeaM!. Present law requires 1101' Farm Rureau member, Is In merchandise the co-operative sa,"cs tree tapping time. For cnnlplete In- formation on all syrup making a:>d Country store with feed ml\l. gas wlt.en othcrs have'bllcrgency calls to make. ,wO-Ihlrd. Tote and the time ehar~e of colIecting articles for the money for the farmers. but most marketing ~upplle~. write Su~ar Bush >!tatlon. coal )'ard ancl eight room ,"l\ III ftYI! years. The proposal exhibit. Important of aU is that farmers ~. Supplies Compan~'. Box 110i. l..anslnl: modern home. Priced at $12,:;00with Inventory nC >!tockextra. For further ,. ft" -0 mnl limit Inst~ad of l:i ~Ilchlgan . (8-3t-55b). detllils contact: Lane and :\Iorlock, support their co.operative. PULLETS 15 ;:.;. Broad St.• HlIlsdale. Mich. I I', : >n11 •• • I•. r 'ann nurea. ,,~s Its Lard Is a high-energy food that fa almoet completely digestible and recreational Eaton-North Eaton. Ac llnusual stunt Pullets-White was used by Barred Rocks, and ;:';ew Hampshire Leghorns, White aml (8-H-~5p) MICHIGAN BELL tELEPHONE C.OMPANY STAMPS 0111' $13.500.000 post-war 'llral conafrl1ctlon program means Referendum on Callahan Act. tn contain. Ilubstancell necNsary for Doris Locke. recreational chairman Reds. Also yearling hen~. Gerrlt C. Stamp Collectors-"'or\c1 wide mix- • thot leci,lature enacted the food nutrition • of this group, at the June meeting. Keizer, B.yron Center, ~Ilchigan. ture 1200 stamp" $1.00. C. Reed. Box mol'. and be"., 'llral te/.pltone sen/ce. (S-lt-19b) 3!3, East Orange, N. J. (S-lt-16p) li,,.- Iii..*:-.. a - . ;:,.-.-.•. a , a - . . .: ! , , - • - • •- ' - - . •• : Keeping f i r m «... ui.is m.i ..niy aids in filiiiK in. anai.- tax i . l i n a - Irat ali-o helps tu improve business. ra.ni, CLINTON HIRES Consumers Notions tHE COUNTRY BOV W H O MADE GOOD ! t u r a l teacher --it »rtN.-Kfiihr;iJ>.. ;ii:i:,-,,|,,| |(.-,;..: I-"... i- h a . ir. in ;.. a f ' t h o H»tu'r..n Bi-arab. ; !>lior; .4 i-.u.j J v. !.u\ R>\«.H - . t l « » 4 : a . ' I.,- , i.- !:-.:• a • '. ! fui.-K*. Mali iwKiHtyna-n advtst*. - ; a.'- tii al' ; MISS ALGOE Add to Cost of Living ! - ^ ^ . ^ - 4 - W - l ^ . , i*-. '«U -. ^ l a t a maiiasov of lis? \V...-tl-j»!ii$ | X>-v-:- it-d' - a .-Mn.ja'in- utitil i t t * A two-man farm a s < t i n n t i o n at;o /-.-/ •,//.•> I.l'l-il '•' >l iii.ii; ipti-a: Iliis s.-a-nii hut 'f>:ii-.ui>L-•!' fJrai>i-li, h a s assumed t h e dutu-s .«f : < om^-'-viy o u t . Mi- I I . I i; M i l - ! . . 1 1 . ' ' l i i m . r . c . . ! i i i is a one-man (:irm today. !> ,.-!-.,: -i-:m I- . I . i:i il I'.ii i;iiii ail .iti.-.a>:l/..ill..il t i i - p.o-I - ' _ • >>...>. .•-. - a t i y ll-lli that p..-HI-.a il! :•:• /:..,,- .:, il,:; I ••..-. I ,.,a.l aa .,..,.-:.- t u - .,.M-r .1 -y \ - „ . . - ,-i '•;'.'.-'-.'i •,-!.» . i , : : , : - : u , < I ' , - .'.'; « . j l l i i ! ll " '"* .:;-•• Ill »•!«- ,h '"* l i " 1 h f,.r tin- la \ t . * " ' - :,'":' "'Wl""» -"••l-'"'-i-"- -•"•">'»'•'* <"- £&,_. «/r-r---~-- -' 'i- - • ' aiuj haw laa:-. '• f.iit-fti" . t >i -i» rn.= : a.s;.' tin- Four t ' o u m y \: A^S ' >< fc,l to mo that t h e a u t h o r kmtw but j P ^ l m : ^ . t h . r o woui-i I*• « . . . v <-iM|»K>>v tablc s u p p l i e s ' o t roods. B u t j«o- t'liarifs *\Vt-Kii foak av.-r th', ltuivatt at Lansing, has* taken over j j ; j l v _,!,,,,,[ ^ j j . , • i I* > " " ' ' >' ^ U ! 1 V flUfli I OIi 1III' 'J i! > tnat!aj:> s'ia! ittitn-s ot tb»' VlJi-iii" w.,s wiitm; .'ia •:->•• • ' • - • • ! .i t i i H i - i i i . - . - o ' . t i i i y ' U ' H - L - i , i ' . . - i ..< i . H i : . . . r.ii-i -. il" ni.iM.-r Ipiw. s. arc- •>: : Karm.-is ta:i-.>p..'!at!>..- t'ompatiy ! Whi.'h is a lil.tllaurlil. ill l-m>f|--i. • wnbafiou dim-t..,- for Clinton! ," , d r o ; t , i v , w c o s t s a , , . , a U i . (how ditiieuH is tho produrtton, ilw • of Kami Huivjtii ."-•">•, a.' •-. Jru-. M ••oiu.ty. .-Mi offi,a- hat? Itwn .-stab-, mx^mmS^B^S,> ..tu- r a n .lis- |» nbl V' P » l s u » a . h " w l a l " ' ' u t . . l t " " " 11: l!n- l a ila.-. !»•.•!.!i..-y \i-! y • .ii- w ; . i -,., • • •, j , . .- ' • . i-i. ..--••:••• i-m.i ,a [|„- I'.i-l:;:-.-; iniililiii.; i n ' .-.'• !ii ': ! !'•'.. in • -;. - :" .-! -ii. !'.::••ii I a i iii ! a- St. J o h n s . | i'!nt lUv-rt.'.- a r-it- ! i . . - | - . a ! 1 n s i t l l i C p , u ( l ' i . - t i i > l i i , : ,.;i-..-M | . . - y . i : n l a s . i f . - ' v p o i n t \ i <-.-ui iV.->ip l a a . 'li- hill..'!, -a Ilia- v. .rkisu •<••• a .. i fur it. a n d it : - l i i i i . . II ciii.p u » . | li.= • . . i i l . i \->.n- ..- i l - . . : It. -i; ii ..---a.-1. a i i .;:;•.' •• part-tinK' organizer siime t h o lw- (lit! d " i'-fi:ry- i t n n t i . ' . a f - i ' o l ' t l j i - v.i-v. l.i'iia'.v*--.- K.'ii'ttt ..ii.nilip ••! I!'!'-. lia< li.-lp«-il t h " .i!,. A I... I.i-il,.i..-~ prutif t'litircly. ,. in,:'.- .11 y :••••/.,{ i •:, U M W li i* : (act mti-'-Jt When it como? to storage, i ... Buroan Oil Co-op at Adrtitti. Mr. •-, ; , i i . . . - I • . . i i i m - m i i . . v . r . . u p i t.i l i : . .:••• -I '. !'•. ... .|- il ;:ii:-.' ti..-1-i- .!!•• I . - " I -ai'l.io-- •<••'•• Hatjvlt fame (rutn Berrien l.'ounty I', :•• P , , i . .... I '.i ( .-•: ',.: .; I ; .• p i . - . . !>> - ' V Th'-I' V- 1' h ' a - l i-M-- .,;.;.. ., . : 11.! y -I' A!i!l!!! ! I - I V - -|l a ' l i . • . | l . : t . l ' | - . ' >t I- • :; Uic r a n * r a t h e r family t!st?:->o days. Quur<<;r» "; Claire. .;I-..II;. in . - v . .- v l"'.'. i : - - ' i i p . \w .i it. •!,. |.|,i , i -ii y !•! ! l | . '•; : .mil ti.'-i - •ii.,-, . . tu! u - i ;'.-. i... J * • . ••! li- .-I an.I ill.- >•.(:•..' ... I u , :.i .i: !•:- ia i i- - v T i . w n A,ip i.,i!i;.-i. .ir ia.- :-i.;!\. :"'•• ;IV;II!.IVI. a' .-n-t.iiu Farmers Week Jan. '49 SUGAR BUSH SUPPLIES ..,,. . :.i.:. - j .. r V....S . . I ' T i l - y . - . i i - ;••••• t h a t a I: > " » • • .'•':•• Kami-']-' \s. •. >>ii v. iii- !i a ; u a.; i ( .-V-'ANV ; : ,.-,, i-;. . a l y .-:>.- r ' - a l ! y w.'iity-- I n s i ! in- ••! *wTw>»G^*i_ 1 " " ii"a--!i' '•••••-' a m a i . ! - - p i n - . ' a t ! il<« M I . . .cantp'uii '©!:;' Mlcfcifwi >Sts4ft''C9lfcge::.| i> 111: I IH- 1 o f \V1\1 ;'V C llaii!-. .--.i! u !ii--r-. MSC a ' Th« *Jnay u;tUi in h«r su-wspap-r Farntprs can roi-all t h e r a t i o n i n g ! i 'each, -winter .f«j|i':':fcxlSt&iiii, cottt««t%j i •>, la . a a . : i»p--<> ;-\.!urii. a<(vis<\ a r t ] , ii- t h a i i . a - • \ n : . i i . n - i P I '••• p. I I-i! i-f ( I . i ' . .'>.. w l i . i - l l • V1-, V :l ' i i - 'aiV.-- ami ili:i!ni!..ii,iii-ii!:. will h. t.ii a:...- is .-.'.i- ii .'..- iii- i;i'-..- p! ...|l|. . 1 - ' A i l - a i l i ' W - c l jll-l SO Illii--1! in.-lil ;i;;ani ia 5' ! i' ! l)a--i;i I-i !. At! q n a a ! Hi- MI i---i.| . ' " i a . •-. I ilo and no more. F a r m e r s were h-asa--1 : liaaiy it! fia- a-iiiiai ia *a; i-at1!!:.'. I'.a a I' • < •" -1 Iii.;. . . . 1" -• .--lin-aii: - • .1 iiii;iil nal I'I.IV In •••'•! «li it tin y IMK ;iniit>i:nr-<( iii s >i--<-l-. ••!' .iaii-i.n-. ii.al lit t o niiii j..-t In: 111.' ' I'liiii:.'-- • - t to li'-- ;i-- th-' tini;- f.-i tin- - w i n Th e Best Seed til • ' " i:a- i a a -.ia.- --I I •• r i- I li" • •••; :>:•,. .• ' | , ; : '< .,•>•[ ', | . . \ jaaKial wii'i Wiitil'-'l i' la-sail i.r not. -nai Know why. llli.I'.'.V S'--tlt» J is.-, no inii<5 a .;11:i•• :•-• \- ; 'i •a i l l . " . ••!• •>•. I a ti,. t io* i-»;.-.•.• DLALI\ IU n£il.r IJL1\VILL4J J I U I \ L ALWAYS PAYS/ ..'-.' . •'. iM' - y • '.I I.: . •• J . . ' - . - . • i • . • 11 I -.- ' • • j . . i y tii I I . H i - y Il,i'-U .• :\ a . .-.- • I I ! -. Hi--» .«:i,a:-.il. P - - in..;.' .|' \v;uit.*>(l inF.it at a n y f j s t . I- may !» 1.1' inlia.- t i-vi-ii t o a farm people to h e a r t h a t (lie p^i-K COUNTIES WITH 'MEN MOVE TO Is Your Tractor Ready I l i . ••'-. H i , - y a , • ; ! i l l ' l , ! | , - " . i i . i , . i •-I - niai'^in •a.-.ik- i': :i !,. -•!' a-'iai.i!. aipf ;-•• <<"•!(! iii roiiijiarisoti to m a n y olli-a "I |i!.ifit i.- VH'.aU '., ROLL CALL WORK NEW POSTS iiiiiiiy • h . ' i - . -,' . H I I, ii-. . . ii '•• W !i'-i- ;:.-• p . a k••:• a':y.--- !!:• | i - , . - ' . i r i a . . . . I..- a n t ..(<:_•-- I n : . . . I li-- i I..»: - •• nival p a c k i n g products : "- I v a ,!•-. industries. The n e t e a r n i n g s for 1!M7 for all I Loreu H):n:k. aftur an sx\n I n i i i - - - - l i t - p - l ' I . i i . . . " i>l s a a -S a i a i ? l i t i i ' was I-T : *'=!- y.-ars. lias ri-lurtml to .'.:ii l-a ' a i-.u: •••"'. ••:• •• ••• i . i - :>! ii it i : a Reuben PruH?., of Caro. h a » as<- [ sinned n e w duties a s uiuiiagvr of • F a r m Btu-taitt St-rvlces" Yak; B r a n c h , J ...for Fall Work? ; l i i . i ' u i : . !i<»>i'.-; a i a i t i n " | i i i u i H - l i a m i }y less t h a n S/H> of one t e n t iwr Mutl'.-s of ilin.ai.n- sii' iu<:i:il«':-i.'.ufi J u l y I . IMS. I i; -• . u i i i . - i i ! ;. T i i - i ••f---i.-. I l a - • a l i pi .. , ••: ila- .•i„a.:,i-.-r--il a a i n i ' I ine t h a t yt-ar. ..-.-I-. pound on ttit- business they did dur jin-niii^itioa in tl:c* tii.id s.-rvii-t- i»- purtraent. Mr. Prtipfa s t a r t e d in F a r m B»ir-i rait Srrvict'8 in S a g i n a w i n VM'S. j Why Not Take Advantage of • Kiiflil liiw-.Ml > . - n i i i ' - Si-.'ii i >'•].. I r) li i • n( in '_,s- \--ar-- ' • lllll-l i .- L i • . I l - - l . i . i l . ' i l I n i l l l ' . W . p a . i-.' r a m i I P , . • I a n , till- '\Ve"must7i'li remeuiber that evt-ry-T Knhntiiry 10. 1912. the a r m y called j f r , n n } h e r e h e went t o the Bay City I " . - u l l l , " . . • iluau thai I.-, u-i-ci ti..-.--..• days <••..-- Ms I'!.. V. %\n-n- I ss"-Vi'(l i.i'.ii a s s i s t a n t m a n a g e r late These Tire Bargains! 1 V. l i . ' ! . - . 11' I . l i ! I, .••• , i , . i - . ' -• i i i . - i . i t'ai- IIKM'V titan it (iiii. We iau>t Iyears a s a company !•-.•'.1 , a i . • :i 1 I'ii I. aaii :-V'-vv(i in that .-apaiity Sffvii-i' t u l.i|-'ii.-r> lia-N a'-.-i.i-- -.ii-.N-. .1 ii --;:: IJ ; ! i c }I--.I ,• I-I,' a'.".ii .ii :• i i l ' i : - . . a i ! ' , in •• !v. •. ni'vi'r for«(--t that if la'aor demaniis a t r a i n i n g center. / ih.> titiu- of ititiS lXif>. Ho rt'ttii-iii'il to S;»i.'ioav» tilit.-iillill'lr.. 'I'iii- ili-ii.-r: Hi- i;l v i •'!!•••. : -;>••:i.J:11u a liMh- {:••>•. (>.•!•..ji l ! ; a i :-- Mi.rtli i-i.n-.i.|.-i-- v l n i v in,... i a - . : . • - l i - a i i y . . . : • - . i . • -< •11 ' ! n - I l i . l l H i a ' t i l . I- •>! I i p l l p l l l i ! • i i ! - ! ! ' ! i . - i . '•>- ! . - l l . - . . - • • : l a : li-l.-.i tion for It) yoars. I n 1946, h e w a s a b l y !«•:-* ;ti I f t t - i - - : . •a: ; mi'iil - •-.- t ! . . . : ( i-v i - i i . i i : - . : ! - . - ' ami everything used about th^ park- west counties of Michigan. appittted inanager of Caro Far- ! ii.-ii a , . a l l . il-.- ,.! ••!, ! . " i u . I l a > •. -i:ill tHM plant, tile cost of tin.1 m e a t or M r . Hliol-.V I'iiily ii:' mers Co-op tStevatur. which is un- .was -. spen jilff tnan;ie<>in<-tit coiitraet t o F a r m 11x38 - 6 ply - (>(i.80 TO ILLUSTRATE: -• i v.- a i s t a . p . i i i l . i l ' i ' l a . - a i - a ! a -. -|\ ! ni<>n> fi'aKup-.thli' cir-rl 01 l a r i-fiiiiii-.ili'y I"!-.I - • • Uli .!• ' H ' '1 i i ! . - i y . p . ..iv-t.->-• •! Bureau Services. F r o m Caro h a 12x36 - 4 ply - 60.05 : It is .-ilvi.vs'. usi-lfis !., |i-y ••' 1 ••.. /•••<. ' / / . < a..(.- i ! ir« •• •• I f ' ! " i i . y , -. ! .<..-•••! ' " - ' i . :.: I ;>!.-• it I i i ' : prat'i;«••'>, ^>"al \w,i:ii. \ I'l.i's t.,.,„; ,^,-,-,i I-(JII.I,>, fl yr «) i a ' a.1I1-. . . | i i i ' .11 p i ' i i i a , ' t s K i ' 1 ' Richard Sphantz. formerly w i t h F a r m Bureau Sorvii-os us manant-r 13x28 - 6 ply - 70.75 I.'li- . ! l i . . , i i . ' - . i . .- , \ , | . . . - j , , , : i . . , : i . i-omi- o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s a n d w e c a n Imrvi'st. - a i i n , : i . . - (i-i- i i , n i l . ;. h . i . a..-A ; .-• -1 iii (!• l.-ii'l i i u r l . n i a n t i ' . i t p r i ' • - J ot t h e W e s t Brant-it Fitrtners Co- ! Tlic.M' jtrift's no not iituhuio laxcs. BUT, j i c i c i l M H I . • j i i i . i l f i T . ' i i i i y . ;.:<••••! - • • i - i ! i " - . l . ^ . H H I I.I'll.. - : •- i n - !,' i • .--. : .-:!- : -- ; a , ' v. i: .; opprative, i s t h e n e w m a n a g e r of Earnings Pe' ! a V. - i l ' . a l , | ••• " • • ! ! i a - . . . ! : : ! - •! ' [Caro F a r m e r s C Blevator. H e : l-'iirin Ittti't'.-tii fitii'ii atiil I'o-op (r.-H'fof lircs liavo flit* JU-.lflii'i'--. r-ni'i! v>.al!i.-|- i ' l . i ' s M , - , ' .-.|iia!s i j Commodity D o l l a r of S a l r s sm-tlltss of what it .-u-is. H e v> ill jCaum-ii r,oml& j sm-<-i'pj|<<ntvpii ewrvial-bar lyjic iivtid, U«'sir"il I'm- 4tnv |>r«i(i'- i-vfiyotit:- i-isc. ' '!o -A mi. '"aim :,!!(! ('a-uly 1I l 'I'la- : • • n | . 1.- p-ii Ila I.! ,aa i.n til.- ,\- i: .\i. ..;,ali. |l, \ aaa'.-i 1 Farnp»rs Co-operative. Mr. M<-- t toujjit ;anl ran taki" il. The r u ^ e d 4 or ti ply wirca^wi ablt* h;ii-\i r-:^. . .1 '•' liotisf-wilo. Tits-y s:iy s h e iloi-sii'l Wo hi-ar no groat comi>laint^ ) laichlaii W:IM assi.ttant manaK^r of I arc .niiiile fa take (lie liunl bumps and kuockti of farm : ( U ' O l ) S K K I ) W I I K A T avail.'-I'!, . r \ . . ; I I - •<--..! F . i i i u U i i L v u UH> Wliih' Lake i\liirk«>ting Assort- fa i tract01" work. ¥ v„ fhM v..i-ii : > - p al : !•• I i - i i i ' !.. i-.u.i. iihout tin' tiiicli rost of sonic oth.-- !M-d ili-iiliT iiii-]ii.!:ii--: S'-ii- ' I " , O I ' I a a ! 1.1 - - . i a . ,! a p In i •Iiin.i;- that :n.' IUMI - x i ' h l iiiU: j atjoti at Moijta.cw-. which i s also | itiitlcr iiianaKejiit'iit contract with ] Ask ;I1K>IH our top ijiiality |Mi^s»'«o;pr t*ar ittnl true I: ; YOUKWIN Tin- I'sam-itr v.lii..- .<. Ii--.it fm- M itliijr.ni. IIMII-' ." ^ i - - ii.. - li -;••'!' a ;i-.. I li • 'Ahy -hoiilii tin- i-niiMiiiifr (iiiiia:. . m.'iil.-. ii.'i- iii->; ii- r ..!:•! _i . stci"•:• • • In • ht-ap food? j F a r m B u r e a u Servircfj Inc. • tires, Tlit-rc is a Farm Bureau tire for every farm need. U A L ! ) l i U C K - A ;_;i><.ii n-,\ v n r i . '• \. •••• a • ( . « ' t - , ' . • - . - i i - 1 .< : i . i . | | . .- 11 j i . i p F a r m e r s can help '!: ir nwn i-.tn T l l n l i N M — An lini:aii.i ,-i-.i \- In-ill \ . u ' H - t y . s:.•.•'!.>• . . m l • ! i . . p > . a in' ii I !>.->• H mill iiisr> ilctnid th. a NOW! Buy At Your Farm Bureau Dealer Now. the. f a r m e r ! ::.-i'i!i". a imsini'iis. We art- (.'HlitU'd t o ar- VA\ \\l'\ K l / D - < »i::i.-V .-ii-iii-jii't! :,,i! ii, iii.- i'||i>i.-i- i-iii w l i ' - a ' - ^ 1 . a ! 1.1 i . - - t u . i . 1 . i j \ . I . . , •;-. i | . - - , - : i . . - . •I- . " i i . 'Pat -A ..:a a::!-; us i-.ant; •-- GRUENDLER FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. \Viiii--r I{,ii-|"\. !i.:lliv ..iiiil li>'.-.. II Kyi- a n . I i . i i u r tail poopic wl-o • • • : • • - - > F e c i . Flsur and Hay h a i l v • P i " . S i . - . a ! t o '•- ! : .-.l.ipj- li.i'i n.n:l i'ii; \iau..^ ami i!u ip I -.'i :i';|- Grinders Puiveriiers Petroleum Dep't 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. |.. i ' , ! ' . | . i - v JI [ ) ! . - i a H I , i a ! . . ,- . . I a thi-y thi'iiisolves inig-)it. ha v.; snni'.:- -^'-'iHBBHHBI'' U N I T E D ENGINE CO. Buy at Your Farm Bureau Seed Dealer ; i - a a f m ' ' •!•• i ' 'i-i- • ••• i. . y . 11 . •• -a' i a • liiitis t o louiphiiti iihout if within . \ i . - i i i y . a : i . . i i . < ' i a i i a i i i o n i" -lays tlii y I'liiiml I'I il a _•«. Ity Lansing. Mich. FARM BUBEAU SERVICES, INC. ' iii-.'iai:" . - ! ' l i , !'•• .1 : : t i | i : • I . ' I . T ' . . pi>i-iio)i nf ififir inrotor- was r u t al- p i . •- i u | i l V- . l - . i - U M . - ^ , i l i i-ii- • ! ' • - . Seed Dcpt. 221 N. Cedar St. Lansing, Mich. jmoHt in half oil aci-oittii of ii spell j * . . , ,, ,, l.llll sa-.j 'I-.-.a-, p..- .:!,.„•! ,.f I n , - ,' j . . , • ^ , , , 1 , , , , «,.,,h..-. Tiii.t i " " ' ' '' ' ' " ' "' ''" a ! t i . - i ) ( l ' i i h i : ; ! : - ! - l l " n ' a t M'. PI. a- " • : - " ' " ! - l " : ':•• .v •••• • • • - ' ! . • • ••'• Ha : . | , , t tin- -A-h.-at f a r a - i r s -t s.nn i^j. f j ! f i s o u t ] l r r n Mi,.jjjj;an ''or.Hlios •"" saint, * ' , i.'p.in , ' , . " '.' tr.Klua.ion ' ' "'..'' ia' i" . ,',', , . . . ., .„. iopt ratiai in.- iiciio- t.i'iil until !!'!<> ' h a v e axrianoip-cci just i o.-vntiy. I h v ; , , , . . , - , , irost ot t h e i-rnp was no i.-ss, im* !. . .. ,, . , - - ,- ! FEEDS and FEEDINGS ' , , , - , -,- ;iit -"^a tin- Pllltiif II!!.| >. l!i"i- !-ar:n thi' lass Kiistaim-il was tornft.-. ,. ., , -, , 1 .. , . , , i Itur-'ltlts | | . ' >.'.-.<-! ;•:- pliMtieri' (im:aim*-rH contpliiiu about 'lie, , , . . . , . , . . - . , . . , * ,, , . , 111 ( l i t - i . - a i a - ' - l i l ( allPIJ .111111.=r f.H-tl! jpriri- of hroail hut tht.-y could r e - ; , , ..,.,, ,.„ > : ., ,„ ; ,. ..-a .... , "'•• ! , , i " ' a " " 5 ' i " ' - , ; ' - i - j;t;h; !c. " \Isaik-lla i ^ ! . " ' . . / - .(," " imiity v ' , . V Kruior'/'•'...,"-'.:..' F a".' rm; POULTRY :,h "" amimnt if thoy would buy On- f l - u r !(Bureau, ^ , ! > ; . [ t ',:;." K< ,-,,;.,. ',., ,„.,. M ,j. ,„ „," I .••nl spt-nti (ho timo t o makt- it into Kr«tii liU'i to Iff4-.' ip- v.p.-kvil f.,;-j lioiio- mail" ia.-ail t i l l ' I'I.J- i-.:v" .-.i alionl. i"it sil'loin liialii. .Many Greatest production comes frora healthy flocks. M'tal.:-. ;-;-..:• :,.. > .uiip-.al • •\--n-- 'ii- !a. ti of makitiK t!:..jr . . . . . protein f'«pfnr) {ittijilc. availst»lc vilnniins, ami !!'<«>»• ntiucfitis prtnimic hetilfb. . ; .. •-. :,-.-. •• F a r m ttureau. I.pot 7, .own nrtafl on t h e amount of u a s : ,t l .c i r n - k ' i n . I n l y , i.iU-.. m a i o i i i v . ! n> : i,.- | !, i ,.m a n y ...il .. .t i.i . i | i | Hait it takes mttnption to bakp hreart. i - , . , , , , ;or rook a boHial dinra-rt o r a put sing. ... ' - . , u 11 P a l . n _ . - . " lliis release i r o m t o p a r m y , be vn it tak<-s. Hut t u p n u j o r i t v o* far-Lt i g r i .c u '.r.u.r a. l • o--i>iiomi<'^. Vou know, it not only taltos g a s Iterwi i- i " ' i Michigan \ , . -I a : -i iState . Mar.-li. "il'-, a n d ret-»>ive« .... . i . .\ ..l.-. Hia-U i : ' • (ollopti - . . . ! • : '• . •n" • Mcrmash 18% protein has fish nti-al, iiv.-r nn-al, milk. meal, scraps and fish livt-r nioitl for proteius. U«M>I1.' Mortna^i IS';,, ii.-i-, pxtra vitiuuiiis A & D «nd Riboflavin over anil above flic ri't'omnifmli-d t|u;intiiifs. icity that talifs moiiov to httv a n a Aro yi-ttr puliot:-. on i,uf-d ranr.••' 1. •, last o r a Ktt-w. l! « • • . - . - a l l y u a - i t | . . . p . s . . ; i i . ' a i r . . : ilt'lay in niaturity) by fpodinx M*-t'i»i;t»b 1 >*','« j'«r i.ntl.v I In- first few hours ia ••• ••! v i n n h \>..- w i l l : n a l ,, u a t u •i" P . I v!ii.'..-: t h a i ' ' I '•• 'A i il i l l - Hi i s a r t ; m y n - r HI CO-OP INSTITUTE tilt." iMOTitittsf. Scniifli "Taitt. iiiiti raiio'c f«r tin- i«t.^! of tin; <1«}-V" 10 tfi«t>tt t'c^a U'ill) will hp tti'i'ildl to pay f'eml ottsis iliiftti'f the «.'oi»itif* ' 'i-l u p " .ii t i n • •jabimf. t h a p r i c e o f :;.-.•"••:-•:•-:AT AMHERST milk. Imltof. ! ycjtr. It 1 altos ^')i,-k tie tt«»ii-|5f*»«I!t>*it*«*- liink wdou found. l.ili-.- t.i . l o p . - y n i p a t i ; , , - i , _• m - . 1 • ' 1 Summer heat lowers production, .t'tu-faih fnixl pnti-,tuiit>tin, utakc-> lt«tx, folks w h o soi'in wjHing to ?pi-aiii ! *>l'-- l,, - : ' ,! !!•'•:-, y 11. , iy far all otlsi : t', ia•-... • : ' ' " ti»n*orafortablf. "Wliaf i<> do.' Kccti t-nol tv.-ttrr jiv;iil;rli|o. Fcct.l u-i-t. ma.sh. • B CONTROL premature drop of appies 2nd pears i-.\rep! f.Hiil. Ilitttl of AaiBI It; .108 Hani; wrt stu-ks in HIP licit lnntM_\ Ft:tal Ali-nuti.sh tifllvt.-i at noon w before 1 iiiv. Let's t i k e time I" ! ' ! i I'M -a '.i "'- •'•• g r a i i t i'etjtlii i g . sotiii. things i;-f i-aiiiiot afford, ami ! Mass:i.-mi.- t.-tt.-. »' . \ m l i - i i , J flp REDUCE windfall losses and harvest time knockdowns : ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^ B ELIMINATE almost all necessity for spot picking wo Im'lK'-t o u r bpfiiriiiie iiiop.-y ;u--j'•" ^''t'' ••orilinc to o u r inr-omo. If t h " v j iT-h.ino -.-Irak, i f s hwt.-r t,-. h.> saiis- ioi-nrvt A m i . i ' - i . a -'<•>'-' iaiuiar..! IP milos I '-• DA I R Y R " t : i t t - II.'I -Mm- • # EASE your tabor picbiem by stretching your picking season ' l i - •! witii il s i;ip t -lo-m '.Mil il,, that, tin- M.MK, will oral' down. !..»a... Il . - - a . l l U ' h '<•'•• •'• A \ i ^i ' '• ->i • - : • • ! •'••'•• Amhfi-.>r m h e r s t will dormitories ot* -AJ'1 !••- an-lur.'.-'l ro.>?i ,-npl Milkr.i.ik.-.- o r Ha ;r> i:.-\ I-'oci r a h c . - , a m i y n i i i i - iipiii-i-, v, «'i|. ! - • ; .;>.ai.iii! li !'i-i-,- - i n ' i a i ' l i a - y „ r i - :-.•.•;? h co twin odat ions M : ! k n i ; i k . - r ;ill: i.!;r i» *, *ift j S l INCREASE your harvest of money fruit" I h r o u ^ h i n a she i i . u n i r y , g r o w e r s «if a p p l f s . i a J p e s r n hz'.c | HOLDS FIRST (KM- '.< :• ! • ' • lit* KUKUM I, ^ tii-tit. Only iul.K >i to a.,-,,-. ..J' «.-;:ui |*,-,i at -!IA lar-A vituitiui A t D that arts liewasary. ' :% - 1 1 i'i -.:'-.i-ai pa.at' ..I : h • • . i ( a . , - . ' , a ^ i ! ! , . H M ' a ••-. , I Mass.. is tlte >i.- r - > : ANNUAL MEETING t »#'*- S T A F A S T i n . i x u r o l t i n g p r c i i i a t u r e d n > p of fruit. Carstiiii |-.\i a a ! ...- -I iilfiiil'l £**"••! "y4||>:l io>^ ii -.etviad ^ t i l ^ c i y h i m t i o n i n g iiiiircdii'nf, in g d d i t i i i n HOGS t u t t h e g e m - r a l l y re.. tmimciKlcd p e K c o s a s K of N j p h t h a k - n c 1 chairman for aBBi A t e i i i - A d J - a n d thu» h a t i n g a n e x r e p i i o o a l l y hitdi t o t i l { TiiP t^t. JotH'pIl (Vlllltv fiirill ence. Oil l-ompany l»-l.| its riw Dr, Karl 1) «t«f la-muii -l . i . i i . ' aa::'.!' 'a. - - I ' M\ s ' f ,....-% i|,..,': "Z^Xi t l i . l i .-:: I ' . I t1: ^ .1 ^ , a!a !Ta...-^ 'i ""' i lv lLa ' v^l ,u1 p^r .^! • .l. - -^. i - .^ %pr.r. r : . \^>^ I.'i'A-.i t.fivt- p r i t r - a t ! rest'ai'eh for t 1 | . p r . -pi ' i,.<- '. ; . ! • ! • . r - ' - - i i - a 1 aal a i n i a a --.r..',' ' ; : „ ' : ! • i ^ ' ' ' ' - ' '\ nu-etmir ot stockhoiiii-r-^ R K x w e i i - i o l o r t - d fruil . l u r i n e a n o r i i u l h a r v e s t . For yottr •tuiy 2!« at Centorvill.'. 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" < ( 1 A > - ; « ; I * I - ' fw>iii-.'-«filcJi ltA««nieA-'fl-itl t i l * '..|»nM-, j TROU3L£.«REE OPERATION '3- ", A-;- ;•. ! ' , • ' . • ; . ' -,-;f*.i ! ; i>, er-"s.'''-f»*'igfii'' l.». stilt... .-unt'ao-wte-'-'.&l-'.j » At.-il,(> • >li\ ( • H. » , tl"M»ig»li 'ttie. ' lSe..wee'B».ii.'. 'i'K*BfBstita, { :Syi^llt..:.A-:«'.Ti«llSsi^M .llS%i©S'#^^ ' Oef eeti- '©tilmaefi.' Itelhilhi » i i i'efoeth' iir*i.'..t.'tt'.tl|.«.''»-prt-tt«wt--.of. --*%f}fe-:.-I't| ;«pii*a!i|ii0',iefii|#A : : ' ' ^ f i w s > w # ^ ' ' . | A t e - | i ^ ^ i i ? ; i l f c ^•lli^f:'#H»A,^^SiA#Slfi •Aiu '. ^ i i i | ' T | l i g . .:tei|i|jp||y:.' ^ f ' > % i i i i j j j i ^ T - i i T j '\ -n C *M, i tSts'f P«>*f^-. U n i v e r s a l , '.ifil'k«>t\, •• '- -'-'"'A , "'."'•''.- ' ." "•' - , - . ' . * ':' " ' T:» - A ; " T ' f-idh«! cvt»>«•!>• In Si*iitwa .;.•!> , n n i _ F a r m e,r s« A_ t t a c _k , . tnr\ 0(.;»t(i,e H f i f t r . g Apparatus, ;Sudan There's H o F i n e r M i l k e ? T h a n t h e C o - o p UnJv< ; r $ i l •<1, - K Ai:.:M« la: - iii-.a.!cc g n o i : fiurham lounri.w vAu-n ti^ cunmy'Detroit s rast lime ^liAil- hat. r y ' '.sunimet' ! F a r m B:».'»--:sin jniu«si i)thi r us;i:A- j !itst-if*i.t:..ilPff -M.8':.|it.iff»«ii:i|#I-ttf.'.e#w> .\;'Sii'- A> . . , • ! . f i l e •'!>• f ' ( i n i « > t i ' . ( i t»i.ti:ii|::f»s*'.-f»st,:....t:.ii«f.- jit '.©net' g g a t i i . :c : ^fi:#S--^f^ilJ-: : ::|iitfitfliiltSft: a l l .fctitlilngs "»*M,ti.p-K>:p.i;t* TIMA it: save .gralii 1 n f • • l u U s . U l i . ! * 1 o f l U t i ' i o t i s ; . t t i t - - jood-for ii'v S.aci|H;. ' t t t t c l i . .ttpA 'Utelll-Bttti-. (f.f'•»«!•»,. e. sto-rlag..: - *f.b#F<»B,gtiis*. cur* *(•»».-* ':"!>. 1AA-i-A'n .«.» pmmi.tP8 .i.','\A'-» ' n \>>',i\y Til A.-- --.'.- ' -.' f..AflSs.'»*I:f»-$ ' t i s - -ek»ekf iiecoHlf'B||..'-fe K« n»i-.,tu. - i f - I i i K f f . n * 8t,.,ws-' .. . ' „ , „ , „ , , , , , ! „ , <-; t .,, ,...t f. ^ ' ' . " ' . ' . " . 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SA'rU l't DAY, AUGUST 7, 1948 MICHIGAN FARM N£W9 riVE Letter to Farm Editors Visit business have their prices protect- ed by national legislation for mini- tluid milk. '\'e are in a soil con- ~erYation district and this year we on a slight raise trench silo Into was th(' 101lg "hkh ('hoPl,N! grass was going for the making ot Gov. Dewey mum wage laws, fair price laws, etC. discontinued growing corn. '\'e are now making 350 tons of grass ensil- of 350 tons or grass ensilage. The Honorable Thomas E. Dewey . Governor of New York Go~ernor Dew-ey (Contlnuea from Daa:e 1.) Therefore, the editors were for farm price sUllports that wl11 pro- vide floors through which farm age." With that Mr. Dewey invited thl hanlrer. So doe's l'. P. Hull, and wore a lot of white hair, parted in Farm prOduction costs have kept Mr. Hull is a hanker. ing up Quaker Hill. Down below with some of their guest!\. pace with rising costs every.where. and under the hay mow in part \Ve took leave of ~Ir. Dl'\\ey, At the Nelson House at Pough. was the barn proper. The eat tIe So much so that we have heen ex- keepsie "Wemet 15 other farm edi. knowing that he had Senator Van. periencing important shifts 'out of , were in one big pen, bedded with denburg ami ;\11'. Dulles ('oJl)in~ tors from Kansas, New York, Ohio, )ive stock and dairy production. stl-aW and shavings. Some were in for dinner and a conference on f'JI"- Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Okla- .. Our World War I experience was homa and other places. We were Some editors are shown in the lJ'ench silo with :\11'. Dewey as he place being prepu red for milking. elgn affall's. \Ve had had a most that most costs to farmers remained faces the groU[' on the embankment all either side to describe the grass Others had proceeded to the places pleasant and interesting afternoon . to go to Pawling by bus and were high long after prices to farmers where milking machines were op' told that some 50 to 60 editors were ensilage program which lias repiaced corn on his farm. had gone down from their war time el'ated. Parasites can be controlled by coming from New York by bus, in I and post war levels. the fields we saw were either above Outside and a bit beyond the barn spraying at the right time. addition to the arrivals by plane We have some farm depression , J believe that 'the short and long and car. right now. The editor of a Flori. us 01' below us. The Quaker who term interests of the country wl11 The h!l:hway from Poughkeepsie da citrus industry publication said huilt the mansion in 1795 had an be served b'est through a gmdual to Pawling is scenic, indeed. It that more than fi,OOO,OOO cases of appreciation of beautiful scenery. readjustment of agricultural pro. winds around the' hills and over grapefl'uit were not picked this yet'r It must have heen something to duction and prices, with an equit- because they couldn't he marketed. !?;etthere in those days. The build. rolling country. Traffic up state able relationship to farm costs. from New York City on a SatuI'day Later growel's were paying th have er and his descendents lived thel'e To this end, I believe that the morning was bumper to bumper. the fruit romoved to sayo thE: trees. for more than a hundred years. Aiken-Hope long range national \Ve were going the other way and Before starting to the Dewey Two other owners had it before far.m program is a prac~icar answer. could buzz right along. Presently (J,rm, the editors left their writtf'n :'tr. Dewey acquired the farm in The Aiken-Hope Act provides we cut across that northbound traf- rec'olllmendations with Mr. Dewe~"s' 1938. stahility for production through staff. Governor Dewey had invited the flc and were headed mostly east support for farm prices at 60 to 90 and quite alone. Eighteen miles 'fhe farm is several miles out of editors out to see his dairy and per cent of parity. It contains over to Pawling .. Many hig bould. Pawling, which is only a few miies some of hh practices. It allpears within these figures. mechanics for ers and outcrops of folded rock were Crolll the border of Connecticu t. It that in his a!?;I'icultural college and w~s mostly up hill on a road with other farm contatts, he has a shal'll adjusting production to needs. The Act brings the parity formula up observed in the woods and fields. Pawling Is a neat, one street The' Dewey home, near the top of Quaker hill near Pawling, N. Y., curves and more curves. eye for ideas for his farm. So ideas I. PAINTS WHITE Presently we pulled up at the en. found in Montana and elsewhere to date. Yours very truly, village. The construction of some homes show that Pawling has been was built nearly 150 years ago by a Qualier family whose desc,endellts lived there until recent years. trance. The spacious white house figure in the farm operation. 2. KILLS GERMS The editors looked around' and Michigan Farm Nl!wS E. E. Ungren, Editor there a long, long time. \Ve turn- ed out of town and came to a heau- the middle. He had been every- Importance. He suggested that our. sits at the top of a . gentle from the highway.' slope We thought it started asking questions. It wasn't 3. KILLS fLIES Lansing, Michigan was 'colonial in style. There' is a long beCore they were asking him . i tiful, rambling, one story Grange where in the ,vest. So, he and the naticlnal farm policies be shaped about the finances of the place, Why pay (or two or three spraying jobs in barn, July 23, 1948 rrt'nerous porch across the front and Hall, set well hack from the high- much trayeled Western Union ex- to conyert the grain sUl'llluses into whether it was a hobby, or what? way .. Behind us were two Grey. pert on press wires for conventions expanding our liyestock business racing the road. The grounds around poultry house or cellar-,6.~st for whitewash- home must include an 'acre or more. To those qnestions l\Ir. Dewey reo Expensive hound buses. The editors jus', worked the western states over at again .. lawn lllied, "This is my home. It's the ing, then (or disinfecting, then for DOT -when It costs just liS much to keep hailed out, and began looking and dinner. About'3: 30, he left the P. O. Wilson of the National Live The smooth and luxuriant was landscaped by magnificent old only home I have. I have a room Carbola does all in a rat as a chicken. Ask your coun- listening for stuff that makes .party at the farm. Someone re- Stock Producer, said that a return news. to fixed retail prices for meats, as mailles and tall white cedarll. \\'e in a New York City hotel and the ty agricultural agent best ways of getting rid of rats. about the A group of farm editors bears marked that the old man must be tired out. I said "No, he is just suggested by PI'esldent Truman. wallied around the house and stop- (Jed at a terrace at the rear to hear use of the executive mansion at ,\Ibany. Dy no stretch of the imagi. ONE EASY LOWER CQ.ST OPERATION no resemhlance to a heauty contest. aoing to catch a plane for Chicago would surely make much worse the DISINFECT ANT In Carbola destrO)'a on contact the aerma of man,. Dean Hagen and to discuss the farm nation could those places be called Forks, scrapers, and other barn But they were interesting to look ~nd intends going on to \Vyoming shortages in meats and livestock home. profh-taklna disease .. Inc1udlna . equIpment should be kept In safe at and to place. by plane tonight." products. Unless this threat is re- with IIII'. Dewey. MASTITIS IIlONCMJTIS WHITt DIAIlRlflA From the terrace, the Dewey fal'm "We bought this farm in 1938. lANG'S DistASI CHICXIN CHOLIIA MOO 0I0LUA . And convenient places. I met Joe Betts, editor 'of the In front of the Grange Hall en moved, he said, Illany feeders will dropped into the valley and con . \Ve come here as oftl!n as we can ""nCULOSlS MOO 'LU Kentucky Farm Bureau News. \Ve trance was a half 'moon ring of not operate, and meat now in sight (Cop/e6.1~""" ~ _,..,. GO r_") had corresponded for some time. will not he matured to desirable tinued going down gently to wllf're and speml as much time here as we news photographers. Their assist- He came into Farm Bureau ants stood by with more plates and weights. He 'predicted that the it joined another. It was a long can. We come ways ovel' to the other risCo. Turn We try our. best to make the farm in the winter. CONTAINS DDT DRIES WHITE Ofh.r Product. Iy information work after an 18-month flash bulbs. A couple of photo- meat supply should improve by No- Kills spiders, 90% less cobwebs vember. ing to the right, one could see for more than self-supporting. It has Carbola Chemica' Co. tour in the advertising department graphers had' motion picture cam- Agricultural Lim~.tone of Proctor and Gamble, the soap eras. They would be making pic- MI'. Dewey emphasized that he probahly 25 miles up the valley un- to he for me. All the Ollf'rations oC for 8 to 10 months. tcC 3~ DDT Garden Du.t cee 25% II< !lO% DDT Wet. til the blue h\11s were lost in the the farm aJ'e charged to the fal'lll Bener sanitation. Lower bacteria table Po~'df'n makers. One day a phase of their tures the rest of the afternoon- thinks that the expected surplus of 'M EAL" retail store promotion came to an end and they laid off 2,iOO fellows and so would many among the farm editors. grains this year point for agriculture may be a turning haze. Over to the left and from with the exception of the home. I in the matter the highway we had come up, Dl'w. ave a partner in the farm operation Voed lor 32 ypara by farmen "er)'Wbere control IIve.toe,,"dlaeases and to ~.t white wana. and In roc.,nl yeara (1lnco DOT wao 10 added) h"Jp &0 tcC Jolt (DDT A CopPft" In CCC •...,lleldc OUIt) 25.31 '" Funalckll (DDT • II< Cop,..... Produced in MichigiJn in Ralph Lyman. He owns half like Joe all over the country. Ken- Presently, Mr. Dewey came our. of shortages. In discussing the im- ey's farm fields on the slant were kill 61ea as w('lI. I n....,fleld. '" Funl:lckll spread ovel' that rise. \Ve leal'lled the machinery allli he writes the Neverpul DDTln or on Welhyd"'I'" lime, whJdl Spray) Available At Your Near~.t tucky Farm Bureau thereby has a to welcome his guests. The photo. Ilol'lance of a high level livestock cee JI% Copper Spray industry for the well heing of agri- that we wet;e about 800 feet up on checks. '\'hen I am here I try to ., .. rroy. l>DT: Carbola conlalna no Ume. CCC25% DOT Cottle Sp ....y Dealer fellow who learned quite a bit graphers worked furiously. PI' 1'- _K' SVIll YOU Alii OmlNO CAUOl,A Quaker Hill and that thl! tor had devote a couple of hours or more a cee 10% DOT (Powder lor SOLVAY SALES DIVISION ahout retail sales promotion in an ~ently a line fOI'med for editors to culture and for the American llUb- an elevation of 1200 feet. Behind day to the farm. We have 400 acres. ASK TO III '"I PACKAOI loaches. be1:lbusta.llce,etc.) Hanlwu-e, f...d, _. drull. farm Ilore&. I .... Allied Chemical ell. Dye Corp,l>!{!ion outfit that knows ,how. Joe said he presented to Mr. Dewey :ind to lic he got over into the decentrali. us to the right, and ovel' the barn, Mr. Lyman and two men operate lJI. ~Ib. 7St. 10 lb. 11.25, 2~ lb. 12.75,!lO Ib. $-IoU. CCCGarden Rotenone cee Copper ROI .. non. 7501 W. Jefferson AVll.._ Detroit 17, Michigan I Kentucky no,v has $10 annual mem- bership dues. Their membership exceeds ~hat of Michigan. They're pass inside to dinner. ers for the Co-operative Photograph- Digest ..:ation Governor of government. Dewey indicated re- we could see Dewey's hay fields the farm. spreading their way up Quaker cows, all grades and Holsteins ex- formed a smaller half circle and peatedly in discussion with speak. Hill. Thel'e was a level space for cepting two Jerseys. We al1l milking:l2 'tie.. III,hrly hlllhn In Rocill., Us. W• "ar name of De'al"Mt dealer write to IIYLlTE 5%' DDT Wan Palnl (for horn .. at mUk bou .... ) '1 kept themselves busy. It was hot ers that he favors placing the di- the home. some al'ound the dairy CARBO_L!, ~!'I_~"~~.~!'~_ ~O., Inc. IIYLlTE Cemfttl Paine HYLITE Water PuU~ "I think our production averages Natural Bridge 1411,N. Y. .-- .... inside, so Governor Dewey lost no rection and responsibility time in making it a shirt sleeve tock improvement, soil conservation for live- harn and some here and thl!re, but 9:'00 Ills. of milk, all marketf'd as _19" CCC Hal Destroy ... affair. The ladies of the Grange aIllI other. programs in which ~ov- served an excellent dinner, and ernment is interested in the han(h~. we were off on a leisurely program of local gl'oups. Information and 'rhis is no.t, and IS lIlIdel' 110 Cil'ClIllIstUllCI'S to be construcd ns. an offering of this stock for salc, 01' as a solit;it:ltioll (.f for the afternoon. Whatever pres- assistance from \Vashington, yes, ofl'cl's to buy any snch stock. This otl'c"ing is lIIadc only hy the prospectlls. .- (-; sures might he upon hiJll, it was to but not centralized control. He A re You Interested in a CO-Op he observed that our host was com. expressed enthusiasm for the work pletely absorbed in this farm dis- of 'the state agricultural colleges cussion and visit to his farm, and and their experiment stations. He had all the time in the wOl'ld for said that they were at the service it. He was haVing a good timp.. of farmers and are a logical part too. of a decentralization of government Mr. Dewey opened the pro,gram activities lJy making a sh'ort statement garding his llosition on national re- ture. concerned Because of his dairy farm and farm legislation and what he thinks association with leaders in the New are some of the problems and op- York state dairy portunities for agriculture. Dewey is being heard from on the with agricul. imlustry, IIII'. Petroleum Program? Fanners Petroleum Cooperative, Inc., of Lansing, Michigan, prepares to establish a complete service program to Michigan He endorsed the Aijien-Hope long subject of prevention and eradi- range farm program enacted June 20 cation of serious diseases of live- farmers on petroleum fuels and other petroleum products in order to SUPI>lythem in accordance with thefr needs. The by Congress. The act continues war stock. So, while Senator Ailren program is intended to increase substantially the volume of such petroleum products now aVRi.!able to farmers through time farm price supports at 90'70 and Congressman Hope were pre- their co-operatives. To finance the acquisition of established crude oil production, arrangements for refining, facilities, of parity prices to January 1, 1950. sent, it turned out that they came After that, under the Aiken.Hope to listen and not to speak. But equipment and inventories for dist'ribution, etc., the Farmers Petroleum Cooperatiives, Inc., is offering: Act price su ppQrts will be penna- Dean Hagen of Cornell University, lent at 60 to 90'7n of parity, depend- and' president of the American ing upon the production needed. A Veterinary Medical Ass'n, spoke at modern parity price formula, based the Dewpy farm on the adyance- on the average of prices for the ments beiug made in prevention of past ten years, will apply each year. major diseases of livestock. The Governor said, that in his Albert Mitchell of New Mexico $1 ,000,000.00 Class "A" Common Stock opinion, Congress should be, com- spoke at the dinner to say tllat a mended for the Aiken.Hope long new vaccine appears to be the con. range farm program, and that it trol for the hoof and mouth disl'asc should be the cornerstone for future catastrophe in ~lexico. Congressional action.' One of my new acquaintances, While endorsing farm price sup . Mr. Prescott, editor of the Hereford ports, Governor Dewey made it .Journal, told me about Mr. Mitchell, plain that he believed a better sys- a slight man, well along in years. tem must be developed for dealing Since 1896, the Mitchell family has Maximumannual ~ividend limited to 5% non-cumulative,as earned and declared. GROWTH OF LIQUID FUELS VOLUME , , The Class A. Common Stock is being offered to farmers HILLIOMS OF GALLOMS , All Ihese years I have 'been milking cows, but only now Ihat and farmers' co-op associations. The shares are issued you have tol~ me, did I know a~out\ these advantages of in amounts of $10 or any multiple thereof. The minimum Cooperative Marketing ... now I learn that when I. start purchase has been set at $60. The Farmers Petroleum shipping my milk and cream to a Member-Creamery of The Co-operatives, Inc., is fully described in the Prospectus Mid-West Group, I immediately become a member-pro" dated June 4, 1948. The P~ospectus is the basis of ducer and the savings of that business are returned to me in I direct proportion 10 Ihe volume of milk and cream I ship .•• information for all sales, I somebody should have told m~ long ago, so I could have started sooner to eni~y the advantages of marketing with a .• The board of directors of the Farmers Petroleum Coopera- Mid-West Member-Creamery. _J! tive, Inc., have made arrangements to acquire the complete distributons system and petroleum disribution facilities of ' Governor Dewey, center, calls to editors to follow him as he leads Farm Bureau Services, Inc., provided a. minimum of the way Cor the tour of the dairy barn at milking time. Camera men $250,000 is raised through the sale of Class A Common close behind a!"e preparing for another rounel. Stock. The graph shown at right indicates the growth MICHIGAN INDIANA with surpluses that may show up. operated a 100,000 acre ranch in of the liquid fuels volume of the .petroleum department I"AIDIJWS PETHOLEUM COOPEHATIVE, IXG. Coldwater-Coldwater Doir, CompanY' He said that the Imming of surplus New Mexico for breeding Hereford Constantine-Constantine CooP. Cry. Co. Columbus-Farmers; Markeling Assn.. potatoes tended to discredit the stock. They have 5000 or more of Fann Bureau Services, Inc., over a period of the last P. O. Box ~GO, 221 f\o. Cedar St., Lansing, ~Iichig-;tn Crawfordsville-Formen.Coop.Cry .•1nc. Carson City-Doiryland CooP. Cry. Co. Eiste-E!sie Coopero,ive Creame" Co. Kentland-Momence Milk Coop. Ann • ./ whole program. Yet, no one has head on the Illace. For many years, four yenrs. Pleas!: send copy of Prospectus fOr }<'arnwrs P"trolf'lInJ (as, Jordan-Jordon Valley Coop. Cry. Kokomo--Producer,. Creamery the answer to surpluses, so far, and ~h'. 1\1 itch ell managed 400,000 acr{>s Cooperflti\"s, Inc., Clnss A Commoll ~tock, IIwl Ii;n't) a F,emo'1t-F,ernon' CooP. Cry. Co.' Marion-Producers' Creomery Gron,-Gron' Cooperative C,eomery Co. Medoryville-Momence Milk CooP. Aun. no one is ready to do away with in New :'lexico for a Connecticut licpnsell Rulcsmlln eilil. Nashville-Formers' Coop,Creamer, Assn. Middlebury-Middlebury Coop. C,y. Co. tarm price sllpports. He invitNI family Interested in producing Niles-Producers' Cooperative Dairy Orleons-Produc.rs. Dairy Mark. Aun" St. Louis-St. louis CooP. Cry. CO. (he editOl"!Ito provide a ml!thod that lierefords for fel!der sto('k. ~ A:\I I~ _ _ Farmers Petroleum Remington-formers. Cooperative Cry. ILLINOIS Wabash-Produce". Creamery would ilOld down. surpluses. With l\lr. 1\1 itchell said that more than Momence-Memence Milk Coop. Aun. that he turned the program over 500,000 cattle and probahly as many St,'cPt PDno-Equity Union Cry. &. 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UNITED'S PAiHT PLANT fciiiiililBiiBPilliil^ UN ICO -f^fcI^^^^P^Si §B ^^^^M 3T iw? ss^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M ^^^B 431 ^I^S : tW*AJ! •itrf^tflA^ S»f S ^^8i ^^^s ilii •rt> »%ol at ^^^^^^^BiIBi ^^^^S^B ^^^^B ^^^^^B WmBlmi rft liBs*^ E?m ^^B ^J fa^t!^? ^ &iI # ^ ^' i ¥s • ^.^ RH,.:^: r-.-c? $;,:•• 2. f ; O v / •;":••"* v , E^^Hs H FH1 ^»^^^H ] ,000 ATTEND .. . * • •> a ; .. ...:- .=•.... 0 S m ^ ^ TUSCOLA PICNIC: HEAR GOV. SIGLER iiite h o u s e j-^ii-ni S ail r.io-'.y, IH|),',, ij»t«. i.«v;( yiirf..t»:restecl: in; |«|>itiyiM : g. "good - ivrjn' '8-boy c • is:; oily v 0* •: tlrfpij - w h ei*e k g atwi w*ai« test:;' Tiic r a c k s |»fBe*ipfia ait : a||f|)|Sy#f V#%tilier> - Unko W t t i i e i^^ray V^--rtt :ittesg.3l«|f lll Si at .» 0 u, ;»,, HI'.l'AixiMrIM iP? , \ . 1 "F.lPlil >J\ !..\X>1AI.J, Mi^UU^AX