ICAN Vol. XXXVII, No. 7 r/vivMi SATURDAY, JULY 2. 1949 NEWS 27th Year Published Monthly EDITORIAL 3,200 Attend Grass Day Program in Barry County Legislature Cramps The Hoover Report Calls for Action The full report of the Commission headed by former President Hoover is receiving too little at- MSC for Funds tention from Congress and the public. Supporters College Maintenance, N e w Equipment First to of the Commission's recommendations plan to take Be Reduced; Governor's Veto of T w o the report to the country. They want to inform Farm Bills is Upheld people about the purpose and objectives of the By STANLEY M. POWELL report and to organize a demand that Congress do Michigan lawmakers returned to Lansing J u n e 23 and something about it. At present Congress shows 24 and completed the regular session of tlt% Legislature. little inclination to act. From the rural point of view probably the most import- Streamlining the executive branch of the govern- ant action taken during those days was final agreement ment, reducing expenditures and personnel, and on provisions of the appropriation bill for the institution* creating more efficient operation of government of higher education, including the Michigan State College through the merging of federal bureaus are some and its experiment station, the extension service, and of the recommendations made by the Hoover Com- Hope-Flannagan research. This was House Bill 544. mission. Michigan State College asked for $8,500,492 for Lindsay Warren, comptroller general of the United college maintenance and operation. Added to this as States, supported the Commission's attack on dupli- separate items were appropriation requests for the experi- cation and waste in government agencies when he ment station, the extension service, and Hope-Flannagan he said: "I have before me a sheet of paper almost research, amounting to $1,770,936. as large as a bed sheet. It lists the federal executive The legislature on J u n e 24 appropriated 5>9,284,190 departments and agencies. The average citizen A n estimated 3,200 people, farmers, their wives and types of farm machinery on display. They were listen- for all purposes, or about $1,000,000 less than the who comes to Washington to sell goods, or check a ing to Dr. Clifford M. Hardin, director-elect of the Mich- children, interested in what grass means to the economy College said was needed. veteran's problem, to borrow money, or do any- igan Agricultural Experiment Station, explaining the of Barry county, attended the county's first grass Thia is what happened to House Bill 544. A s first thing else, goes cross-eyed and dizzy when he importance of grass land farming and the use of modern day Saturday, June 18, on the Reginald Cridler farm printed it contained the following allowances for M S C : examines this list and attempts to find which agency equipment to do it with. This was one of ten grass days is supposed to handle his problem. Without a guide, two miles west of Middleville on M-37. Above we Administration and operation $7,163,254 held in Michigan during June. All of them drew large a citizen may spend weeks before he finds the de- have a view of the crowd, seated among the various Extension services 840,936 crowds. partment he wants and the right office within that Experiment station 750,000 department." Amount to be released by budget office THOUSANDS SAW $425,000 in Hospital & Surgical in compilance with matching pro- NTEA in Another Jam CO-OP FARM TOOLS visions of Hope-Flannagan act 180,000 AT GRASS DAYS Benefits to FB Members in 1948 The story is out that the National Tax Equality $8,934,190 Association has had another attack on farm co-op- Thousands of Michigan farmers Nearly 5 0 , 0 0 0 Farm People Have Blue Cross* During consideration in the House ways and means eratives backfire. As usual, the premises are in a mess. You'll remember that the N T E A has been showed considerable interest in Farm Bureau Co-op tractors and implements displayed and demon- Hospital and Surgical Benefits Through AUTO INSURANCE committee, the grant for M.S.C. was all lumped together making a total of $8,934,190 without earmarking h o w flooding the country with a scurrilous novelty known as the "tax free co-op buck." N T E A president strated at 8 of the 10 grass day pro- grams held in as many different Family Membership in Farm Bureau COMPANY GAINS much was to go for the various items listed separately areas of lower Michigan during More than $425,000 in hospital and surgical payments were paid in 1948 for Michigan Farm Bureau members 853 POLICIES Garner Lester, the big cotton broker of Jackson, in the original bill. June. The Co-op equipment took Mississippi, announced May 18 that they had printed part in ground preparation, seeding The Farm Bureau Mutual Insur- In the Senate the a m o u n t s appropriated for extension and harvesting demonstrations and their families by the Michigan Hospital Service Blue and distributed 12 million anti-co-op bucks. The along with other makes. ance Company of Michigan report- service, experiment station and Hope-Flannagan match- members fell good for that one. The grass day demonstrations Cross plan, according to Austin Pino, rural enrollment ed 5,85? policies" June 30. That is ing were left just as in the original printed version of the were sponsored by the Michigan co- manager for Michigan. a gain of 853 policies since the operative extension service, with end of May. The Company began House bill. T h e grant for administration and operation About that time the U. S. Secret Service brought the assistance of local committees Membership in the Farm Bureau has made it possible business March 7, 1949. Its ser- of M.S.C. w a s increased from $7,163,254 to $8,160,000. NTEA'S fun to a screeching whoa, according to the of farmers and county agricultural vices are limited to members of agents. The purpose of the pro- for 15,000 individual members and their immediate fam- the Farm Bureau. A special appropriation of $24,000 for the Southwest National Council of Farmer Co-operatives. Upon The Company added 9 new agents grams was to stress the need for ilies to enroll in the hospital care program of the Mich- instruction of the U. S. District Attorney at Chicago, good grass and legumes as being in June for a total of 55 in the Michigan experiment station was included. basic to animal nutrition as well as igan Hospital Service. Many of the subscribers have sur- field. Thirty-eight counties now the Secret Service informed N T E A that there was important to plant nutrition, proper gical benefits contracts, too. Mr. Pino estimates that the have one or more Farm Bureau In the bill as finally agreed upon everything relating Mutual agents. The nine new- to the operation of M.S.C. and its extension services, sufficient likeness between the "buck" and genuine feeding of forage crops and other related subjects. 15,000 contracts provide protection for nearly 50,000 agents are: currency to constitute a violation of federal law. In spite of the fact that June is persons. Calhoun—Eric Furu. Marshall. experiment station and Hope-Flannagan matching was one of the busiest months of the Clinton—Gareth M. Harte, Bath. once more lumped together. The a m o u n t granted for It has been reported that N T E A has been in- (rear, more than 3,000 farmers turn- We believe that Michigan Farm Bureau was the first Jackson—Fred W. Ford, Munith Manistee—T h e o E. Schimkn. all of these purposes was fixed at $9,284,190. T h u s , the structed to discontinue distribution of the so-called ed out at each of several demonstra- tions held in the southern portion in the nation to work out a practical plan to provide farm Onekama. "tax free buck" in its present design. It must sur- of the state. The average attend- families with the financial and other advantages of group Ogemaw—Junior Guy Clemens, figure finally agreed upon was $350,000 more than that render undistributed stocks and the engraving plates ance was better than 2,000 for each Prescott R-2. provided in the bill originally passed by the House b u t demonstration. enrollment for Blue Cross hospital care benefits. That Oakland—Fred M. Hadden, Holly $670,746 less than the Senate had previously approved. used in printing the "bucks." Noticeable variations in the types R-2. of equipment for hay harvesting was in October, 1941. Washtenaw—Erwin P. P i d d, If we assume that the amounts tion Completion of these two new This is the fourth time N T E A has gotten a major demonstrated indicated the degree Dexter R-l. to be allowed for extension services, buildings has added 27% to the Up to that time farmers or other individuals were not attack on farm co-operatives going strong, and then to which hay methods are being sub- experiment station and Hope- floor space which the college must jected to experimentation. How- eligible for hospital insurance benefits under the Blue Flannagan matching are to be the heat, maintain and operate. As the has been flattened by a backfire. It promoted two ever, the greatest interest was shown in the basic and traditional Cross plan. Hospital services dealt only with employed GOAL OF same as in the original printed bill, percentage of veterans in the stu- that is, a total of $1,770,936, that dent body declines, the revenue investigations of farm co-operatives by Small Busi- ness Committees of the House of Congress. The co- forms of haying tools such as mow- groups where the collection of premiums was a matter ers, rakes, balers, etc. It was pointed out at these meet- of monthly deductions from the payroll. In the cities FARM SAFETY would leave $7,513,254 for the from student fees shrinks as the Federal government paid more for regular administration and* Opera- the training of the veterans than ops came out looking good, which was rough on NTEA. Congressmen who carried the fight for ings that 2/3 of the cash income of and towns the plan worked fine. In the farm areas there Michigan farmers comes from live- WEEK JULY 24-30 tion of the college. This is about ordinary student fees. half way between what the budget The college authorities have stock, and 3/5 of the feed eaten by were no payroll groups, and the plan was not open to The goal for National Farm office had approved and the fig- adopted a rather stern program of NTEA couldn't get re-elected. A n d now this jolt Safety Week this year, July , 24-30. ure to which the House ways and livestock is hay, pasture and other paring the overall allowance for forage. The importance of making individuals. is to direct all possible attention Means committee had cut the ap- maintenance and operation by 10^4, from the federal police. The Michigan Farm Bureau de-* to unsafe practices which will propriation before the bill passed the best possible use of hay and the House. cutting purchase of new equipment pasture crops was emphasized. veloped a plan whereby Community Lenawee Committee cause accidents to farm people. Farm Bureaus would provide the Each member of every farm fam- The idea of lumping together the by one-half and reducing the num- ber of faculty members wherever Help to Prevent Farm Accidents enrolling groups. The group secre- Meets With Lawmakers ily is asked to read the articles appropriation for the operation of the teaching load will permit. By Farming was rated as the fourth most dangerous COMPLETE tary would collect and forward pre- 45 members of the action com- and circulars to be published on the college and the conduct of the miums quarterly, and do the other mittee, representing nearly every farm safety and to correct the extension services, experiment sta- the conditions brought about by the these means it is hoped to meet occupation in 1948 because of the number of injuries local records work. Michigan hos- Community Farm Bureau of Lena- dangers that may exist about him. tion and Hope-Flannagan research rather drastic reduction in the and fatalities reported for farm people in their work, BUTTER-OLEO pital Service accepted the proposal wee county, met recently at Adrian and later assigned staff members with Senator Elmer Porter and a The Michigan Farm Bureau is is one which farm folks should op- amount granted the college as com- co-operating member of the pose vigorously. It has the appear- pared to what those in charge of in their homes, and on the highways. PETITIONS SOON to rural enrollments through the Representative Rollo G. Conlin. Michigan Rural Safety Council. In ance of being a deceitful trick to the institution had requested as Farm Bureau. Harold Mapes presided at the this organization farm industries, farm and others groups, make it appear that M. S. C. is be- representing their minimum needs. are ing treated more liberally than is This need not be so. W e can reduce accidents by Butter-oleo petition circulators Mason County Farm Bureau was meeting, explaining that the pur- The lawmakers were unable to are urged to complete their peti- the first to enroll in November, pose for the gathering was to ac- co-operating with the Michigan actually the case. The extension pass any bills over the Governor's thinking and promoting safety as we go about our tions soon. • have them notarized, 1941. Eleven months later Mason quaint the action committeemen State College in a year around service and research activities are veto. The Democratic bloc in the affairs. For example, falls are the leading type of and send them either to the Michi- reported 25 hospitalization cases with their lawmakers. safety program in behalf of farm separate and distinct from the op- House stood solid and made it im- gan Farm Bureau at 221 North with a total of 203 hospital days. Senator Porter discussed the people. eration of the regular instructional possible to secure t wo-tbirds ma- accidents on farms. Clear stairways, handrails, Cedar, Lansing, or to the Dairy Blue Cross paid $1,042 in behalf of various bills introduced in behalf The long range program is to part of the college program. When jority affirmative vote required to sound ladders and determination to keep out of un- Action League, 916 Olds Tower, the insured, or an average of $40 of farm interest, and the difficul- cut as much as possible the annua! the amount allowed for financing pass any measure over the veto of Lansing, says Charles E. Stone, per case. Others counted them- ty of coming to decisions. Repre- toll of injuries and deaths due to all of these various phases of the the Governor. safe situations is a safety program that is one of the manager of the league. selves fortunate in not needing sentative Conlin explained state accidents. activities of the college are group- ed together and divided by the Farm Bills Lost. At least two s i best. The deadline for filing petitions hospitalization. Branch, Lapeer, finances and budgeting. He em- It's hard to believe, but in 1948 the measures which the Governor with the county clerk in the coun- St. Joseph, Saginaw. Barry, Kala- phasized state college appropria- one out of every six farm fami- number of students, it gives a fic- had vetoed * > re of especial inter- Motor vehicles and farm machinery were involved ty in which the petitions were cir- mazoo and Berrien County Farm tions. lies was the victim of an accident, titiously high figure per student. culated is August 23. Be sure and Bureaus were quick to enroll ranging in severity from sprains It is conceivable that . a t some est to rural v*ur>le. One of th«*a in over one-third of the 4,400 fatal work accidents mail your petitions on or before groups. to serious trouble. Unless we think time in the future we might havt provided that one fourth of tbe to farmers in 1948. Oiling, unclogging or adjust- August 15 so that we will have suf- 319 Community Farm Bureau ficient time to send them to the groups in Michigan handle the en- FBlKRSIflF and act more and more for safety at at all times, the same thing is like- administration M. S. C. a governing board or yield of the r>W and gat; severance not particularly tax should h. - turned to the coun- ty road commissions in proportion ing moving farm machinery leads to many accidents. Fires cost American farmers nearly $90,000,000 county clerk interested. rollment today. In the March, Partially filled petitions with 1949 enrollment. 30 new groups NOW 36,425 ly to be repeated in 1949. friendly to agriculture. If that to the amount of tax collected in should happen, the allocations for each county. At present the en one or more names on a page will were added, with a total of 450 Membership of the Michigan Cheboygan Picnic July 12 | the extension services and experi- tire proceeds of this tax go to the last year. Nearly 7,000 farm dwellers are killed in be accepted. So check the petitions subscribers and some 1400 per- Farm Bureau increased 619 during mental work might be curtailed state's general fund. There « u a July 12 has been set as the date you have. Complete them if pos- sons to be covered under the fam- June to a total of 36,425 as against for the Cheboygan County Farm and added amounts made available considerable element of equity in automobile accidents every year. sible, but above all don't delay ily plan. 35,806 at the end of May. A. total Bureau picnic to be held at Alloha for non-agricultural phases of the the proposal that one fourth of this The National Safety Council tells us that nearly mailing them on or before the 15th Older Community Farm Bureau of 37.000 is expected by August 31. State Park. A full afternoon's and program of the institution. Farm revenue should be returned to the of August. hospital groups continue to grow. The membership total now stands evening's program will be in the of- folks would do well to insist that county from which it was collected three-fourths of all accidents are caused by unsafe In March they added 3,092 new at 83% of the goal of 43,872 set fering. A potluok picnic supper in the future allowances for ex- and made available for highway subscribers, with protection ex- for 1949. tension work and experimentation purposes. acts or practices. Every time we correct one we are Barry Co. Has Full will be held at 7 o'clock. be entirely separate and distinct tended to some 10,000 persons un- One year ago the membership The development of oil and gas doing ourselves and our families a great favor. from that for the college's on-cam- Extension Service der the family plan. was 32,527 at the end of June. T a k e Moisture Test pus instructional activities. exploration and removal makes a Michigan continues to be a lead- The map should include a com- Barry county now has a full staff ing state in the nation in extend- People who take pains never to Before Combining For the coming year we have tremendous burden on county Map Advised For plete description of the tiling sys- of extension workers from Michi- ing group hospitalization insur do any more than they get paid been assured that the extension roads, moat of which were not Farm Tiling Job Wheat that gan State College. Arthur Steeby as- ante to farmers. Other farm group's for, never get paid for any more per cent moisture means trouble has more than 14 services, experiment station and constructed to sustain the exces- tem, location of tile lines, tile Hope-Flannagan research will be sively heavy loads of equipment or When it conies time for a tiling sizes, and' areas to b« drained. sumes his duties July 1 as county have interested themselves in the than they do. Elbert Hubbard. in the bin and loss of money to the allotted the amounts provided by prodncts which are hauled over job on the farm, insist that a -well- agent. The county has been with- plan. Should it ever be necessary to disj grower. Farm crops specialists at the original bill and quoted above local roads when there Is a gas or drawn map be made, advise Michi- out one since January when Ray Farm Bureau members are work- Michigan State College advise oil boom. It would seem no morm gan State College agricultural en- up the tile, the map will be a valu- Lamb resigned. The new 4-H Club If you believe in an idea, give ing for sound legislation through moisture tests before combining During the coming school year the than right that the county road able reference. agent is Edward Scalutt it a chance.—Prank W. Woolwortb organized effort new science building and physics gineers. wheat. building will both be in toll opera- commission, which is subjected te SATURDA Y , JANUARY 1, 1949 MICHIGA FARM NEWS .. ELECT RAINEY I lIIana~er o~ nIl' 0110 Farm Bureau I Treasurer. Co-op Fc(\er3t~~~: ion of the Grand V. Michigan Farm Bureau A. Fo~g, sales I.' IS of New York • FederatIOn, EHablll'hed January I!. 15%1 OFFICERS PrPsld ..nt.. C. F.. Du!lewaygo built the business up to 100,000 Haven school. He had visited "Evergreen Community Farm Bu-' riculture Agent Barnum was guest organization began to take on new countv wa's' chosen Sweepstakes cars and trucks Insured and more Lake Success. He explained in reau unablmously recommends that speaker at the November meeting. lines and additional co-operatiy,! AFBF Unanimous for than $20.000,000 of life insurance. . Alfl'ed BentaH was born in 1872 detail the structllres Nations, and the Importance of the United the CQunty Board of Directors of He showed colored slides and ex- of Sanilac Count~ Farm Bureau con- plainI'd the need of soil conserva . supply. gronps as members. narne was changed to U~ited The Co- \\'Inn~l: in th'e 1948 West :\Ilchlgan Farm-to-ProspJ'r contest. munity and Juniol' Farm Bnreau!l 13 Com- a SUCCI's>!. sldet the possibility of owning an(1 tion, :III'. Barnum presented for Present Farnt Act at Sittingbourne, Kent. celebrating last summer. Englan(1. County his 76 hirthday He had an interest- making the organlzatlop Kel1t-Kent City. were made at the Novembel' meet- members AlTangementl< operating a 2-4-D spray outfit for signatures only on a co.operatlye,1 soli conservation for organization district of a In Miss- operatives. Inc. United Co-Operatives, main offices at Alliance. Ohio. is a Inc .• with weN IlromJnenL among the prize- winning cDntestants Deceihber '29, . at ~luskegon The American Farm BUI'eau tion of the Secretary of Agrlcul. ing and varied career prior to ing to hold a "bee" in December in basis." aukee county. manufacturing and wholesale cv- • The con lest Is carried on among Ft"detalion wound up It!'! 30th on. ture. coming to Farm Bureau. which the \Vomen will brighten up Mecosta-Pogy. 1\Irs. Earl Corey, L1vingston'Townline. The Decem- operative which distributes farm rural community organizations o~ nual convention In ....tlantlc City Following are SODle major recom'l' "'II'. Bentall left England when the community hall and the men secretary. repo'rts that a check wa" bel' meeting was held December 15 supply products to farm co-opera- :\Iason. :\Iuskegon, Newaygo. Oce- Dec. 11; by votin~ unanimously to mendatlons of the American Farm ahout 21. He came to Canada and build two new tables ,fot it. The made Ii the ~ovember meeting of at the home of Mrs. Frances laund, tives in 40 states and Puerto Rico. ana. and. Ot,{J1wa counties as a renew support of yarlable price Bureau for 1949: worked on a fruit ranch In ;'I:orth- affair Is to start with an oyster how mllny voted ~fter the get.out-, with potluck dinner. Following the Paint Is manufactured at Alliance. ~upports and modernized parU; west Canada fOI' Lord Aberdeen: the-rUl':ft-vote campaign last month. busslness session, Norma Robel.ts metlns of -8HlDQ1atlng coml,Dmunity Ohio; barn equipment at RaveJ.1na. tor farmers. as pro\-ided in the P 1. Early ratification osed Intemational of the pro- Trade Or!!anl- ftom there he came to Chicago, , supper. E t B II e Tile Belle\'ue 'All members voted .. and Betty Jo Wegienka enter- Ohio. a~d m'~tor 011 blending plants advance'meRt. Goyernor - Kim SI~ler bestowed long-term fann bill pas~ed by the ~ gr.aduatlng from the ~Iootly Bible a on- e evu . Oc~apa-West Grant .. Instead or tained with' music. Christmas located at Indianapolis, Indiana, SOlh CongN'Ss. zation. and expansion of reciprocal trade program and other etforts to IpStitute as a Congregational mln- Community Farm f th Bureau I' Invltell d I exchanging gifts this year I for gifts were exchanged. The .Jan- and Warren. Pennsylvania. A com- the awards on winning organiza- tions. Pr1z~s consisted of framed This law' becomes effective Jan. Is~e_r. His first parish was at the chairman 0 e po 10 I' ve their Christmas party, each fam- I uary meeting ,;"iIl be wtth l\lr. and secure expanded world trade. f eh I tte to be thel'r auest plete line of fan" supply products Certificates of A ward and cash of 1. 1950. It stipulate!! that prices uf Sherman, ~lichlgan, from there to rom ar 0 ., .i1y Is g!ving a dollar toward anoth-,' )lrs. Thomas Laund. such as steel, aluminum. and as- $50. $30. $20. $15, and $10. The 2. Coordination of conservation - akel' He told them how basic farm commodities (",'heat. Honor. :\lIchlgan. He then built spe . er CARE package to. be sent to phalt roofing. fence. farm hard- rom. cotton. rice. tobacco and pea- programs on a decentralized hasis. aod organized the first fruit grow- patients are cared for and just how Europe. Total Spending Rfllin. ware supplies. poultry, Sweepstak,!s prizes carried an ad- stock and ditional C'e~t1iicate and $100, also JIuts) !'lhall be supported at from experimentwith I'esearch activities assigned to e~s orgimization In Xorthport. :\Iich. the money is being splmt that i~ Bay-Kawkawlin. l\Iembers of this Total spending in the UnIted stations and education- ,'. d t., barn. equipment, farm chemiCals, 60 to 90 percent Of parity, as sup- i,,';an, . olla eu . group agreed to make a harvest: States is continuing to increase a i\lIehigan State flag whiCh will al. demonstrational and technical . E t' H I' A II e bindel' and baler twine, farm freez- plies are larger or smaller than :At this time :\11'. Bcntall retirerl Eaton- as am In. nnou c - basket for the dance and card . party I along with personal income. Total be retainerlc, until won by another normal. A 10-year moYin~ ayemge basis for computing' parity Is also functions given to Exten~ion Ser- vice (thl!' reaffirms Farm BUI'eau posH Ion ). the jrevious - from the ministry tlie fruit nursery and went into business. buying men I )erg t did was ma eye th t th i a d b Lut e I' grou t th p had won $50 Harten 'n"lvI'dual - to be given Decemher 4th at lJanks ' spending reached an, all-time peak in 1947 of 'more than $229 blllion' Community Hall for the benefit. of and may hit a rate of $247 billion ers and other electrical are Pl'ocured and distributed the Unlco trademark appliances label. under • organization. included in the bill. a;fai'm at Old :\lIssion near Trav- awal' prom 31' 0 e I u the cancer driv~. ~Irs, Prevo it in the second halt or this year. Officers of the United are: Hardy CoccidiosIs Germs 3. Creation of a national 1II0ne- hId . d tll Howeyer, delegates direded the erse City. Here he helped In 01'- 01' group w 0 la slgne up e heads the commIttee. f Personal income is likely to climb President. H. S. Agster. He i~ Coccidiosis germs are sometlmea tary com,mission to study methods t be hips In Eaton County able to survive the coldest winter board of directors to "give seriou~ ganizlng co-operatives. In 1917 he 1II0S mem I'S Bay.Wllllams Twp. A discussion from $205 billion a year to a rAte tor long-term stabilization of gen- .. It' II call 'II' GII~ general manager of the Pennsyl. consideration to recommending" went - to Allegan county, as county 111 as year s' 1'0 . _' .. , temperatures on farm ground, ancl 5UpportS at 90 per cent of parity eral prl~ lenl. The delegates agen~ .• Grldllng was the winner and is do- of Farm Bureau women's work was. of $211 billion D year for the second vania 'Farm BUl'eau. Vlce-presi~ live over to infect flocks the follow. held at their meeting led by Carl: hall of 1948. for basic commodities on which strongly oPII08ed reimposition of In 1922 )11'. Bentall came to the natlng his prize as expense money Klol}a. He explained the women's dent. John W. Sims. He I~.general ing spring' or summer. marketing Quotas are In effect. price controls In peacetime. Farm Bureau as director of melli- to the American Farm Bureau committee wOI'k of the Frankenlust 4..... "reasonable" minimum wage . I 'tl ti City" J This action marks a settlement tor lalXlI' and de\'elopment of a vl- bershlp. work and In 19~6 was made ConventIOn D b n "- an c • n .. group. It was moved hy the group bet ,,'een backers of flexlhle sup- director of !nsuranC1) starting the In ecem 1'1'. that a woman's committee be or- Rural Tele-news ~orous anti-monopoly program. l' hth 'dl us ports, and southern delegates ,;.ho Delegates also voted to Increase Slate Farm agency in ~Iichlg=. Hurol1 -, 19 Bouse."" S sc- i ganized. advocated price supports at a rigid )11'.. Bentall is at hOllle at 910 sion on Farm ureau erv ces lubella - Chippewa - Union. The It-vel of 90 percent. state dues to the national organlza- We"St Shlawassee Street. Lansing. commodities was held by the grou:) memhers of this gl'OUP In\'lted Oele,llates alao recommend amend- tlon. from 50c to 75c a year start- at the November meeting. A com- " their county organization director, farm pro- Int in 1950. " mittel' made up of August Lawlt. Charles ;\Iumford. t~ discuss ments to the long-term gram bill to make It posslhle for .Adoption of thelle policies others climaxed one of the 1II0S!. and COJJ:1D'1unity .. kef Herbel.t Burglatt, hauseI'. and Fred Lledke was all. Albert Fank- explain in detail the program of and producers modity of any agricultural to qualif,. for mandatory com- important farlll meetings e\'er Farm Bureau pOinted to attend a coming meet- Cooperative of the Central Michigan Livestod: heing estahlished ill " ,l NIPS TROUBLE IN THE BUD-Spcc'ial cquip' I adoption of held. During the four days of tl\(> Ing at Elkton and report back to their price support "throu8h acreage adjustment, marketing convention, more than 6,000 farm people from all othel' sections or A.' -',c"tl-V1- ties . - area. I mcnt in the telcphonc ccntral office tells the quota. or marketing agreement approximate location of cahIe trouhlc milcs the nlltlon flocked to Atlantic City proglams." away. A tOile is sent out over thc \vircs. Then to dlsculls fum policies which exert Vnder the law a8 it now standI!, It vital Influence on the rest ot the fir-:::.=c,=a"=.fie=d ~=-dv=e~ar=.~m~=~=ta i=~l=- ~='~=WI=t~=ord=~=~=th=e f=OIlO==Wln=g a repairman out on the line moves an elec- -,:--.• STAR AWARDS supports are mandatory onl,. for economy. GOld Star-South Center Essex. trical instrumelit called a "Cable Bug" along basic commodities. :-';on-hasic com- "llchlgan Farm Bureau are well rates: 5 cent. per word for one edition. Ada to appear In two or more : Clinton county. ~Irs. Floyd the cable until he no 10nl,'Cr hcars the tOIlC. modities would be supported at represented hy delegates from Anaerson. Sec'y. ~ edition. take the rate of 4 cents per word per edition. '1 . from 0 to 90 percent. at the dlscre. County Right at that spot he OpCIlS the cahle a 1111 Farm Bureaus and memo Silver Star-Plainfield. Living. finds the trouhlc. Another cxample of how ston connty. ~(!'S. Andrew MACHINERY VETERINARY REMEDIES ,fast and economical metho,ls have heen lIen!'y, Sec'y. FARM MACH~NERY YI';Tl':!UXAHY HJo;:\II';DIr:S tha developcd to do difficult telcphone jobs. CONGR.\TliLATIONS Ilhuulrl he on hand with every "tock- JOHN DI';EJ:E II Tractor Plo_wand man: Fur :\la811t1" - !'en;dlllu, Sulfa- Proclantation Kalamazoo-22nd exchanging Club. Instead 0: Tractor gifts among themselves CUlh'ator. In good condilion. "heell!1' nilamide (sullpenslon ur tablets), Sul- I ;\Iich. Sales. Pholle 2241. Holly. ;\Iel. Th)'ruthrlcln, (I-It-17p) Calf Scnut" - Sulfa~ulnadlne. or Xnvoxil. Fo 1'1 Calf I ASTRONOMICAL FIGURES - To servc its cus- fOI' their Christmas meeting. memo nrotber~ "'I~ NOW HAYI'; one new ',""od {4-'urluula (or food ~cour~.' 'Yorms 6 ft. Comhlne. Come ill and Phenothlazille Capsules. Sulfacarhulalt's ~leCann I - I' tomers, Michigan Bell has some 6,000,000 miles fu,' sheep. Sodium "Farm Cooperative Month" bel'S of this groll)J al'e bringing look It O\'er, "'heeler Tractor Sales. Fillorld" fur hol;'s. Llee _ Uotenone of wire and 822,000 tclcphone pole~ in .Michigan. gifts appropriate for old people to Phone 2241. Holly. Mich. (1-It-2311) with Naphlhalelne III State Collel;'l! Thc wirc is equal to 25 singlc strands strctchcd In acknowledgment ot the great eltent to Which farm fonuula, DDT for l'allle, and Benny- be delivered to the Old Folks Home STEWAHT Shearing :\rachlnes for lI ..x fur hug-ll. 1/. 1-'. Link, Pharmacl"t. (ooperatives In ~fJchlgan have participated in thoe eco. at Lawrence tor their Christmas Sheep. Animal -clippers for cow .., I t~1I Ea~t .\lIchlg-all Ave., Lansln~ 12, from hcre 10 Ihe moon. The polcs, if "planted" 40 horsell. mules, dogB. Repair partB, :\llch. (I-lf-63b) nomic progress in this state. It is apprQprlate that Ont1 cele bl'a tion_ sharpenIng service on all t).pcs of cut- feet apart, would form an "orchar.d" of i,548 acrcs. ters and comb~, ;\f1chlgan Co-op LiVe: STOCK month ot the year be set aside to be known as "F.arm Van Buren-Lawrence. Plans were 'Vool I Money for polc!', wire amI olhcr cquipmcnt needcd Cooperath'e )Ionth." ~rarketlng AIl..'n, 506 ~orth made for the Christmas Part)". In- ;\Iechanlc Street. Jackson. l\I1chl~an. (0":\IILI,INO SIIOI:TlIOItX BULLS to providc scrvicc comcs fr01l1 tolks who invcst stead of exchanging' gifts among (4-tf-34b) Urandl'Oalc. Hoao )'e''''lIl1g hull from AI" o Xearl,. 75% of our farm famllk!s are members ot the Chamlliun parenlng-t'. a part of their savings in the telephone hmincss themseh-es this year. each memher SILAGE Thro Down Equipment, YUUIl'; hull calve~. 0111' herd won the %58 cooperatives llerYlng agriculture In ~11Thou~and Xlne Hundr ..d Fort)'-nlne and of the traction. Plans for sending SUIl- igan lion, ..ucla ;\IAI'LI'; sYI:UI' Producer ..: PlaCl! SOli. ~Uchh::an. Phone 3-4246. (.ltt-44b) Co-operative 'Voc: :\IarketinJ 506 N, :\Iechanlc St.• ack-A..- I Common"',,alth the One Hundr ..d Thlrt ....nth plies to Europe were discussed and your ol'der now for sap Lucket ... the membel's decided to bring all spoul ..... ap ~toraA'e tank ... gatherlnJ;' BABY CHICKS I ", G. MENNEN WILLIAMS, materials to December meeting tank!' and syrup filtering- tartks. All Nte,,1 will be hard to get If you walt TWO WEEKS FEED supply given I MICHIGAN BELL GOVERNOR which wlll be a Christmas party. until tree tapping time, For complele with Colonial Chick .. Pedigree Sir Our TELEPHONE COMPANY Information on all syrup making and 97% liVe' In oftlclai' test ... Egg an S73,500.000 posl-wa, rural COlllfruefloll pro,ram mean. Oakland-East o.t thiP1 .. "'roup listened 01'1011. Members marketing "upplle~. write Sugar BUHh meat -4. to an ilIus Supplies 11Ichl&an.. Company. Box 1107.(SSt-~5b) type. Jo'ree Catalog. Colonia LansIng Poullry lo'arms, Route 10. Marlon OhIo. ') .11.2-3t-.2Sp) more and better rural tel.plto"e .erylee. THKM • A T U R D A Y , JULY 2, 1949 M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S ~9 SENATE WOULD STUDY NATION'S tial credit extension through its Berrien County Director and His Family banking system anything like what Is presently the case in the United States. There are so many things without historical basis for sound SUMMER SEEDINGS OF * BE AN t D • • 3 MONEY SYSTEM judgment with regard to monetary and fiscal policy in this country that we (AFBF) believe the whole ALFALFA By GORDON H. ALLEN Any forage on good lowland that problem deserves most careful re- has produced high hay yields, large AFBF Washington Office view at this time. The United States Senate has quantities of nutritious pasture, or Mr. Fleming quoted from a re- both for 3 or 4 seasons has served just taken a step long sought by cent statement by President Allan those who regard a stabilized mon- B. Kline in behalf of the American an excellent purpose, according to etary system as of first importance Farm Bureau Federation as fol- the Farm Crops Dep't of Michigan to the prosperity of this country. lows : State College. It says further: The American Farm Bureau Feder- "The so-called permanent pas- "If we are to have a prosperous tures may be all right for areas ation is one of those advocates of economy, of which a prosperous the Senate's action., not readily tilled, but the most agriculture is an integral part, we productive pastures are those laid June 2 the Senate passed and need desperately to do these things: sent to the House a bill (S. 1559 by (1) Work out and effectuate the down for a relatively short period itfaybank and Tobey) which would means to a more stable general of time on plowable land. A prop- establish a bipartison commissiion price level. This can and must erly seeded field of Alfalfa and of 18 members to make an exhaust- be done. (2) Foster policies which brome grass may be used effectively ive study of the nation's banking will stimulate the maintenance of for pasture or hay from 1 to i and currency problems and submit a full employment economy. (3) years. Its next contribution is recommendations to Congress for Promote international trade con- to provide organic matter and ni- improvements. trogen for a good growth of other sistent with peace and prosperity." crops. At its last national convention, How will house act? Washing- •on Dec 16, 1948, the AFBF said: ton observers now are wondering "Alfalfa and smooth brome are " W e urge Congress to establish how the House will act on S.1559 by no means limited in adaptation a bipartisan joint congressional inasmuch as Secretary of the Treas- to level land. Hilly sod lands can be monetary study commission, charg- ury Department believes there is broken up in June, thoroughly till- ed with the responsibility of no urgent need for an exhaustive ed to prepare a clean, firm seed-bed, making studies and submitting investigation as proposed in S.1559. limed if necessary, fertilized, and .recommendations to the Congress No similar legislation has been in- The Michigan Farm News takes pleasure in presenting to the Michigan Farm Bureau membership re-seeded to alfalfa-brome early in on means of bringing greater troduced in the House. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Payne of Three Oaks R-1 and their family of thirteen children. The Paynes August with a light seeding of stability to the value of money. . are members of the Berrien County Farm Bureau. Mr. Payne is director of the county organization. oats. At the same time Treasury Sec- varietal weaknesses can be over- ... .We will continue to solicit the retary Snyder's opposition was Front row, from left to right: Wilma Mabry, Lucy Mabry, .Carmen Fox, Mrs. Payne, Marietta, "Such was the practice on an 11- Fruit Tree Grafting Thomas Payne, Zimmah Fox, Phyllis Stewart. come by top working. cooperation of other groups in deal- made public, the Senate Banking acre hilly field at East Lansing A recently published folder lists ing with this basic problem. . ." Second row, left to right: Lloyd, George, Ruby Brodwolf, Thomas, Jr., Robert, Marguerite in 194'2. Although rainfall on this Described in Folder methods of grafting. Materials, Committee also made public a let- Freehling, Leland. this field while it was in fallow ex- Roger Fleming, director of the ter from Thomas B. McCabe, chair- Top working fruit trees has needed, special techniques, and de- AFBF Washington office, spoke man of the Federal Reserve Board, ceeded 9 inches, and as much as many advantages for Michigan tailed instructions are given. T h e June 3 before a conference of na- which declared that the Board tional organizations in Atlantic feels an investigation under author- GOOD CLEANING The Golden Rule • 1.82 inches fell in a 24-hour period, orchards say Michigan State col- erosion on the plowed land was lege horticulturists. extension folder, F-131, can be ob- tained from county agricultural not serious. Neither was there any City. He said, in part: ity of Congress of the banking and "No nation has ever before monetary laws of the United States OF BINS PROTECTS Applies T o Livestock gullying or erosion of the August Varieties can be introduced for agents offices or by writing to the seeding in oats, although the rain- pollination purposes, several varie- Bulletin Office, Department of 6truggled with a debt of $250 bill- would be desirable and could be ex- ion, spent 40-odd billion dollars a pected to form the basis for con- year as a peacetime budget, had structive legislation in this field. STORED GRAIN Good housekeeping on the farm By ROBERT H. AJ)DY, fall from the time of seeding until ties of different ripening seasons Public Relations, Michigan State the ground was frozen totaled more can be grown on a single tree and College, East Lansing, Michigan. money in circulation and poten- Manager of Farm Bureau Services Feed Dep't than 11 inches. So, the House now "has the ball." now means a thorough cleaning of "Thus in a single season an un- grain storage space, says Michi- We usually think it applies only to human beings and productively, weedy, hilly, June gan State College. INSURE Your CROPS Insects can live over from crop that's probably right. However, as feeders, we have grass field was changed to a dense- for ly covered, highly productive pas- to crop in cereal material that re- hens, or cows depending on us for practically all of the ture rich in legumes and palatable mains in emptied grain bins. They Against HAIL Losses SURFACE start trouble when newly harvested material comforts of Jife: food, water, bed, comfort, etc. grain is stored. Isn't it not only possible, hut probable that if we would grass." Farm Bureau Services is reported to have a good stock of alfalfa, MICHIGAN MUTUAL HAIL INSURANCE CO. J BINDING An empty bin should be the sig- nal for housecleaning. The earlier treat our animal friends as we would like to be treated fall. in the season it is done and the brome grass and sweet clover for 414 MUTUAL BLDG LANSING 1, M I C H I G A N Organized in 19'1 . . . Over 117,000.000.00 Insurance in force f. M . HECTOR, Sec. U Treos. R. L. DONOVAN, Pre*. Of bins sprayed, the more hold-over they would make us more of the dollars that "jingle- UNPAVED insects remaining in the bins will jangle-jingle"? be killed. Clean bin insurance in- volves two stages—cleaning and This hot weather that we run into quite often at this GERMANY HAD ROADS spraying. Cleaning of the emptied bin in- time of the year brought this subject to mind. A PROGRAM OF SOLVAY cludes vigorous sweeping and any necessary scraping of walls, floor, Especially does poultry seem to need a friend in hot and corners. Cracks and crevices weather. Hens that are comfortable are apt to lay more FARM SUBSIDIES CALCIUM need cleaning to get out old grain. eggs and eggs are staying up pretty well in price. W h a t Steel bins should be caulked to By GORDON H. ALLEN American Farm Bureau,, CHLORIDE make them weatherproof and can you do to make your hens more comfortable? wooden bins repaired to make Here Washington "It looks to me like you're head- them tight as possible.' Roofs are some suggestions. You can think of more, we are ing where we've just been," said Ends Dust should he waterproof. a German farm leader in response sure. to a question of what he thought Reduces Blading The accumulations of grain, 1. Keep water containers' loaded and hang in hen house. Fan blow- of proposals to use production pay- Saves Surface Material feed, bran, or screenings in and and don't be afraid to replace the ing on wet bags will reduce temper- ment subsidies for farm commodi- Builds the Ideal Base for the Future around the bins and feed rooms warm water with cool, fresh water ature quite a bit. ties in lieu of fair prices in the Tell your neighbor about your often. 6. Kill lice and mites so their ag- market places. SOLVAY SALES DIVISION Farm Bureau organization and 2. Do everything practicable to gravation won't be added to birds' Speaking was Dr. Hans Podeyn, ALLIED CHEMICAL & D T E CORP. $ ' program. keep air circulating in hen house. troubles. N i c o t i n e Sulphate on deputy minister of food, agricul- 7501 W . J e f f e r s o n , D e t r o i t , ' 3 2 , Mich. An electric fan (if it can be used) roosts will kill lice. Sodium Fluor- ture and forestry for Western Ger- will be a blessing. ide in small amounts and at inter- many, the position he has held 3. Reduce scratch grain feeding. vals, rubbed on lice infected parts since the war's end. Dr. Podeyn is A wet mash at noon helps a little. of the body, will do the job too. Car- in 6 America to spend sixty days "Protection that's Priceless!" 4. If birds not on range, green bolineum is effective against mites. studying the U.S. agricultural pro- feeds (lawn clippings, etc.) help. 7. If birds are wormy, use a good gram so that he may be guided or 5. Wet burlap bags thoroughly standard worming agent and save | aided in developing a sound agri- should also be removed and destroy- birds the drain on their system cultural program for Western Ger- ed. that worms cause. many under its new constitution. MY HOSPITAL BILL CAME TO $117825 Treatment with an insecticide . 8. See that birds have shade, Dr. Podeyn said that farm sub- helps to kill, remaining insects. whether on range or in hen yard. sidies in Germany began with a BLUE CROSS COVERED IT ALL! County agricultural agents can 9. If you have some pet plan you system aimed at developing oil- give advice about materials to use use tell us about it and we will seed cultivation to make Germany for this job. Thoroughness is spread the good word. self-sufficient in edible and non- AND IN ADDITION, PAID $19522 needed and care should be used in There are more chicks this edible oils. This was done at first the job. spring than last spring. We sug- by a simple subsidy payment which FOR SURGEON F E E S ! was finally increased to about 600 percent of the former price. The program succeeded in increasing oil-seed production in western Ger- This Trademark Means- many by about 300 percent. Soon, however, demands by other A Quality Product of crops le* to extension of subsidies and by the end of the war there was some form of subsidy on every UNITED CO-OPERATIVES, I N C agricultural commodity grown in Germany. The system assumed the No, not quite! But to a foreign business- character of general aid for agri- man on his first visit to the U. S., it seemed culture. Dr. Podeyn said that the over-all system of price-supports that must be the answer when in mid- grew to nearly 20 percent of the winter at a smart desert hotel, he was served fresh, luscious total value of marketed farm strawberries. products. To his question "How, please, do they grow strawberries here?" "The post-war State budgets there came an immediate answer. could not bear this heavy burden "They don't. They ship 'em in instead. Fresh or frozen, in refrig- and naturally all subsidies had to give way to the rebuilding of fair erator cars —by railroad. Get 'em all over the U. S. that way." and genuine prices for all food- But even that doesn't tell the whole story of the railroads' co- stuffs. Neither farmers nor con- operation with producers . . . For railroad agricultural agents help Michigan Farm Bureau Members—Let BLUE CROSS protect your sumers desired to pay further introduce new crops or new varieties which create new income entire family against today's high cost of hospital care. obedience to the Reich's Food Estates Offices, their so-called self- for farmers as well as more traffic for the railroads. They work with o u CAN NEVER TEIX w h e n s u d d e n illness no physical examination o r health state- governing societies and the thous- government agricultural departments, and their agents, not only Y m a y strike. T h a t ' s w h y y o u a n d your family need Blue 1 Cross protection—price- ment. Blue Cross Hospital P l a n pays u p t o 120 d a y s of hospital care. N o cash ands of laws and regulations they had issued during 12 years. to find better ways of shipping but also to help develop n e w markets for foodstuffs and livestock. J less protection for only a few pennies a d a y limit on benefits covered. A n d Blue Cross "The end was the dissolution of It was American railroad initiative, too, that brought to the per member. Blue Cross is Michigan's most Medical-Surgical P l a n pays stated a m o u n t s the Food Estates Offices by law of nation's farmers the agricultural demonstration train with its lec- widely used non-profit h e a l t h - c a r e plan. for Surgical Services a n d for your doctor's the new German Economic Council in 1948. We in Germany abandoned tures, exhibits, demonstrations and free bulletins—products of I t is sponsored by t h e doctors a n d hos- visits a t t h e hospital in non-surgical cases. the way of administrative control college classroom and laboratory. pitals themselves. How to join Blue Cross and the new topic of our economic This is something l>eyond the routine job of seeing that cars No other health-care plan offers through the Michigan Farm Bureau development is free enterprise." arrive promptly for harvest . . . that foodstuffs are properly iced so much for so little Enrollment of F a r m Bureau members is Unico farm supply products are man- en route . . . or that livestock gets fed and watered on the way to Blue Cross p a y s o u t in benefits a n average through t h e C o m m u n i t y Discussion Groups. ufactured or procured by United Co-op- Students from Holland market. In seeking to improve their services, the railroads strive of 85 cents o u t of every dollar received New groups m a y be started when a suffi- eratives, lac, for IS leading farm supply from subscribers! Blue Cross offers such cient n u m b e r of members have made appli- Could be Teaching U s constantly to help themselves by helping others still more. And cation. Groups already enrolled m a y a d d cooperatives in the United States and Allegan county farmers have this practical viewpoint has made tl» American railroads the most advantages a s : . . . i d e n t i c a l benefits for new members once each year. See your Puerto Rico. You can always depend something to think about. Three efficient, most economical, self-supporting mass transportation each enrolled member of your f a m i l y . . . young Netherlands farmers, came County F a r m B u r e a u Blue Cross Secretary upon quality and full value for your to Allegan county farms this spring system in the world. or contact O u r nearest District office. farm supply dollar. to learn American farming meth- OFFICES IN 20 MICHIGAN CITIES It is cooperative all the way and ods. It turns out that they raise 90 bushels of wheat and 100 bushels of ALPENA • ANN ARBOR . BATTLE CREEK • BAY CITY United's first responsibility is to provide oats to the acre in their native land. BENTON HARBOR • DETROIT • FLINT farmers with high quality farm supply GRAND RAPIDS • HILLSDALE • HOLLAND JACKSON • KALAMAZOO • LANSING • MARQUETTE products which will give long and satis- The hosts to the three boys are now beginning to wonder, "who ^ ssocrtno/v-or MT. PLEASANT • MUSKEGON . PONTIAC PORT HURON • SAGINAW • TRAVERSE CITY The Hospitals' and Doctors' factory service. Ask for Unico by name. should be studying whose methods." The three Dutch farmers came to America under the auspices of the ?f* Own Health Plan for The Public Welfare UNITED CO-OPERATIVES, I N C . Economic Co-operation Adminis- tration. WASWNfiTM I . ». %. Alliance, Ohio fJL: .- • • -;>^: /.-. gest you severely cull out the less riStt" likely of your pullets. Keep only THIS IS YOUR TICKET TO Michigan Hospital Service | BLUE CROSS Michigan Medical Service the top birds. They are the poten- tial money makers. Feed them scratch grain with M<^i mash avail- Utten to THE RAILROAD HOUR Every M o n d a y e v e n i n g 234 S t a t e Street • Detroit 26 able to grow them into the best WORRY-FREE RECOVERY over the ABC N e t w o r k . hens they can Become. PROTECTION THAT'S PRICELESS. FOUR M I C H I G A N F A R M N E W S SATURDAY, JULY 2. 1943 and good management practices. WALDENWOODS Through such schools, and more hatcheries operating under the Na- WHAT DOES German Farm Leaders Visit Comm. F B Groups FARM GROUP FOR JUNIOR CAMP tional Poultry Improvement Plan. Michigan has been able to reduce A Letter to You FARM BUREAU Three German agricultural lead- ers are the guests of Michigan TRACTOR LICENSE the pullorum disease rates. In 1947. The Elk-Riverside Farm Bureau1, AUG. 28-SEPT. 3 tests showed nearly 3 percent of the MEAN TO YOU? farmers during their tour of the state to study our methods of ag- after discussing the question of With but two districts yet to be covered, reports are coming into birds in nearly two thousand flocks reactors. The 1949 tests, recently completed, showed only 1.16 per- About Our Insurance Co. By WESLEY 8. IT AW LEY Director of Membership Acquisition riculture. The men are Dr. Wil- helm Boynes, director of ministry of foods, agriculture and forestry, "Shall.Farm Tractors be Licensed?" agreed that licensing was advis- able in view of the fact that the the State Junior Karm Bureau of- cent of more than a half million The question "What is Farm in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein; Carl trucking .interests would move in fice of the interest shown in selec- birds as reactors. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY / Bureau?" has been asked many Deyke, head of the Department of on the farmers on this matter un- tion of the Waldenwoods campers. M i c h i g a n has made continued OF M I C H I G A N times so the purpose of this article Production at Hanover; and Wil- less action is taken. The members: Ben Hennink. State Director of progress in its control of diseases is to briefly define Farm Bureau. liam Meister, director of the agri- agreed that it would be better to Junior Farm Bureau reports that and improvement of the type as Farm Bureau is a voluntary organi- cultural school at Gelmhausen. act now and produce a bill that in eisht of the ten districts to well as health of baby chicks and Lansing, Michigan $ zation, of, by, and for farmers. Several Community Farm Bur- could not be burdensome on farm- •which he has delivered the 1949 poults being sold to farmers and Farm Bureau provides ways and camper material, that interest in flock owners, Michigan State Col- June 15, 1949 means of doing together those eaus in the state have been hosts ers rather than wait for the truck- to these men where discussions ing interests tression to follow, ~'Idual Initiative and to receive ap. s!ty of understanding In this field, be able to repeal the problem of Democl'acy is the Ilolitical twin I)f nes; the Frendl. ,ll'an; the ItaliallS, The home oJ'chard, once an Insti- President Allan B, Kline told the American Farm Bu- proprlate rewards. I have noted a lot of discussion labor - 'management relation~. Christianity. It Is opposed in this Giovanni; the 'Spunish, Juan; the tution in Ame!'ica. has been reo t 't I ' A I • C' N J if we are to continue a dynamic about controlling Inf.\atlon, and That we must do something about. world struggle to an ideal hasell on Portugese, ,Joao; the. OeJ'In:lns, placE,l to a conslderahle extent hy . reau a I S annua copventJon at t ant~c Ity, , " free enterprise sort of economy, We have seen listed under that heau Monopoly 15 a bad thing, Trll- an utterly ruthless phil~sophY of Johann; :\"orthern Germany, Duteh, the fruit garden of modest design. dltionally, we have thought of it mater Ia IIsm an(I athel:;m, I D . ecem b er, 15 ' . nee d to give special attention to such things as price control, allo. as centralization of capital used to I Y\\h IL Free SWl'dl's, callc!l hilll, Jlans; tIe I says Dr. II. n. Tukey, hl'al\ of the ' 'd h h" , 1 the general price level at this cations of scarce material, and I I peop e ever 'ere know which 18 Dane!;, Po'les ralled him Jan; tIe department of horticulture at M r , KI Ine sal t a t t IS IS a money ' fl a t'lon, It re f ec t s In time. Many people ~hlnk it is ratlonl'ng. Tllese are treatments, contro production of goods, the I' prices, and distribution. The time just. A n d , tl . Ie l'Ight can and WillI Hus!;iuns, Ivan; the RUlllunlans, Mkhigan State college. ~e fact that currency in circulation and bank deposits strange that t'armel's are so Intel" of symptoms. They have nothln~ has come when we must take note, prevail. )'es, I say to you, 19,18 Ion; the :-Iordic8, Johan; the Disappearance of the old home , .' ested In the general price level. It d' h I f h has been a great year, hut the Greel{s, Ioannis; the Hungarian, orchard was due mainly to the In. tr ' led I' th Th bl b whatever to 0 Wit t Ie act t at a!; part of the public, of the ap . h . ave Ip I n e past-~ten' years. e pro em must e isn't so strange. currency In circulation and de- parent capacity of well.organized future promises lJIany a greatel' .lanos. ' flnx anll spreatl of Insects Hnd dls. met b y Congress 0 f t h e supp Iy 0f I groups money, t h.toug hI' regU atlon - ' Farm prices violently than the general fluctuate more mand deposits In the banks have price level. If farm prices followed the gone up from 36.2 billion dollars . 1939 to 109.6 billion dollars last II of labor, some of them very d stn~~ ,.to Isrupt. production and dis. J'IuutlOn In thIS country. Mon. one. FARDIERS MAY -------- COMMITTEES GET --------- eases, Dr. Tukey contends. Com. mel'cial fruit growers, with special sl{lIIs an,1 equipment to tlght In. P. I II 'f •• I d general price level, and If hog III I opoly Is no mo\:e In the public In. ACTION TO CO.. sects anll lliseases, grallually took • tbning nce contro hav~ not s, a ocatJon worked 0 scarce' successfully" materIa in the s an pas't ra- to pr:ices fo-llowed. farm would have sold hogs dul'ing my prices, I Septem IeI'. terest If It Is operated by a labo!' union than It Is If It Is Imposed by EXPECT COOD over much flf the production fmil llnd began to supply of the . Prevent inflation and .,depressl'on, Mr. KII'ne sal'd. But lifetime all the way from $7.80 to $ 18'.60. I did sell . cartel. PROBLEMS net'ds of hoth city and country con. , they do produce black markets, from $2.90 to $31.50. There Is a fu'ther them a1\ the way difficulty What can agriculture do to In. crease demand'! We can continue research on new uses and eXIJand YEAR IN 1949 Lapel'l' County, throup;h farm SUllll'rs. "The home orchard hecame lit- tle morc thau a hree,ling; place for "No farm program", said Mr, Kline, "wilr prevent dire that farm costs rise slowly, but old ones. We can get our products Every fal'mer likl's to v;et the ~I'OUpsKelt ill/?; to~etlH1r to forlll peRts allli a menace to the com. I d' . 'I 'f . bl b'I' h havi,ng gotten up, stay up, Thi~. Into most acceptahle form. In the opinion of others whpll hl"s (llan- county wille plannillg cOlllmlttel'S, mercial fruit indllstry," he says, IstresS In agncu tute I we are not a e to sta I Ize t e f d •. farmers cannot a for to overlook. present situation where we have a nlng his next yeal"s farm 11rOKram, is meetill~ pl'ohlems of a local "Some t rel'S fl'lI jlrey to pests, ,\\neral price levelwit.hout a great deflation, Further, Their production expenses la~t lot of consumers, we should note Michigan State I'ollege farm 1'('Olln- natul'l'. aceol'llinp; to Lapeer County some lliell of oltl age, and others : no farm program, and no productive efforts on the part year were 16.9 billion dollars. 'l;helr there is a high demand for meat. mists this week (1l'l'Sl'ntella brir>f Farm Bureau whir;h has heen one were relllovell by State eradication gross cash Income from sales nev. It will he far hetter for farmers tIl outline of tbe pros(letts for 1!I4!l. of the ol'ganizcl's of the )lro/!;ram. prop;rams." • of farmers, can possibly create continu~d well-being in er equaled 16.9 billion dollars In feed corn up and get it sold tban to First, they say a stron!'; demaJlfl SI'hool toUl'S, zonlnK and rural But there is still dellnltely a agriculture if the rest of the economy is tied up in futile any year until 1943.' pile it up thinking that it Is sold. for most farm produl'tS is expl'l'led llPalth lIIat tel's have heell solvl'll place for fru it arou ntl the home, Further, we are far up on a 'rhe farllJer may have his money, to In 1949. Farm )lI'IJIIIIl'tpric'es aud lhroug'h the work of these commit. Dr. Tllkey maintains, ad(lIng that :-struggles between management and labor, or is unpro- steep Incline In the prlclJ lev'!l he sure. But the stuff Isn't used . cash receipts from farm mark~,t- tpl'S with thc hplll of County Av;ent U\I::re nl'pds to he a cl ..arpr under. ... t' f h t curve. This Is a great Inflation. 'One thing we ought to get clearly Ings In 1949 may a\'I'r:lKe ahout as :\lahaffy. Sl'vell rural school dist- stan/ling of thc I{ind!; of fruits best lfuc Ive or any teason w a ever, suitell for the home, plus sllllpll- Historically, without exception, in our thinking. Any year we take high as In 19.18. lIip;h farm pl'O- ril'ls have heen revamped to con. ductlon costs, howl'\'l'r. are ]jJ(l'ly form with recomnJeIHlatiolls of the licd pquipml'nt and spray mater. "On the other hand", said Mr, Kline, "the Farm Bu- such inflations have been 'followe,1 out a few hundred million hushels to cause a lower net iUl'ome to farm- J of corn and store It up and there- Sellool I'lanll ing Committee ullder ials for Pl'st control. • 'l'n I' and p'assl'ng the by deflations. It Is absolutely '!d- ers In 1949. reau p Iaye d a major 'ro e I evo vlng' sentlal that such a deflation hl~ hy add to demand for that year's A number of fa\'orah]1' fadol'!; th .. ('hairnwllship of \Val'ren \Iollv;e. "Fil'st of all," he says, "a home planter should think of his plant- Aik. en-Hope Long Range Farm Act last year, This IS crop, we must recognize the arc In sight, say till' farm p('onOll1- The \\'pell COlltl'ol Committpt' avoided this time. It would not ALl.,EN B. ]([,lNE counterpart. It Is that some other inK not as a larp;e hOllle orchard Ists. Consumer Inl'ollll'S will ('on- Illldl'I' Elhert Hall IIP]d delllollstra' an approach to the price problem, only ruin agriculture, but would year, any year that that cor,p is tinue high In 1949 whit-h means tiOlIS of ,\'cl'd control chemical!; hut as a Illodest p;arden enterprise. "\ have repercussions for everyone in Let's take a look at bou~ing. used, it subtracts from demand for they will continue to he ahlp to throughout the county. The county Just as he Illay ha \'e a flower gartl- "The Long Rang~ Farm Act is based on incentive. this country and everyone every- Whatever Is true of a government that year's crop. It doesn't make buy the farmers' pr(1I1ul'ls. Private 1'0:111 comll1ission used rhemical en or a v('p;,~tahle ga rden, he may al- There is hope in it that we can be part' .of a truly pros- where .• housing Pl'ogram will apply, wltll any difference how It Is used eith- spending for constru(.tion of 1I0ml'~,1sl.lrays on -;[, mill'S o~ I'oadsides and so ha\'e a modest fruit garden. He . ThIs is a monetary Inflation. We aplll'ollriate cbanges, to price COll. er, whether it is given away, 01' factories, stores, anll (luhlie utili- - (litl'hl's as an eX(lcl'llllent. It was !;llOuld think first of the sma\! ,perous economy. There I'S I'n I't a firm cO"vict.ion that do know some things about it. Till} tl'ol an d ra t"IOlIlng 0 f f00.d sold at home or a broad. That fact ties will continue high and lwlll foulld that tlte CO!;t of klllinp; all 11 fru its, such as st ra wberries and if the farmer wants a high standard of living, he must responsibility for setting the val- It seems that we are going to is still the same. maintain full emploYIIIl,nt. \\'('1'11;;and hrush along rO:lllside8 rUf;p]H'ITies, allli hi! carl'ful not to .' h ue of money belongs, constltutlon- evoln some program for ilUbllc There is this whole matter of het.- Lower p;rain prict,s will ml'an with :!,.I.J) W:lS $:!2.00 a mill'. overplant. Thpn, if he wishes to fIotect the right to produce,' with the resources at is ally, to Congress. There are In the housiui':. I am quite sure, myself, tel' rural living. It is out In tiH' more profitable livpstoc'k pl'Ollul" The Hur:ll I I1':1Ith Comlllittl'e go furthpl' and plant trees, he command, the thingi(~¥st suited to market demand. picture many unprecedented fact- that mme of it Is justified, On eountl'Y that fanners live. Good tion for 'l\llchigan fal'lIwrs. Farm has ma(11' 'an I'xtensh'l~ survey of sl10lllll again he cal'l'ful not to o\'er- ors. No country has had any ex- the other hand, the people should farms and good farmers are our llrice sup)lorts, too, will I'usltioll hp:lllh nl'i'ds in the county. They plant. "It will certainly not be in the interests of farmers, perlence with a 250 billion doll:!r know that when the governmellt ultlnJJte objectives. Income is most priee declines with a !II) 111'1'-1 ha v,, sl'CUl'1'11an $X.OIJO aPIlJ'opl'ia. .. Pl'al'hes, cherril's, an,l plums nor consistent with ideals of sound government, for us debt. No country, anywhere, has entcrs into competition for thl! Important. So are hospitals and eent of parity floor. Of course there are a fl'l\' thing;R partlll('nl. I tioll fl'Om the County Health De. The Crop PrO(IUl'tlfln are ]H'sl su it I'll to home use, among ... ' • I had any experience with an annual materials that go Into building doctors, schools and teachers, roa,ls tIll' tr(',' frnit~, followpd hy pear.~ to invite a vast extension of regimentation and contro s budget of forty-odd billion doIlar~, homcs, it will make additional de. and trucks and automobiles. So) which tend to mak~ 11j(' (lll'tll~'"I COllllllittl'e is work inK with fal'lners and appll'!;. The newel' dwarf leBs bright. Marketlllg ('osts Willi and 1'I1'\':ttOI'm:llJ:lKI'rS to improvl' forlll!; of allple allli Ileal' m'e very &1: t' f' h' h p per'ty and employment At th~ and tax c'ollectlons to match. The mand. It can only be done with are lihmries and hooks, and leisure be high. 'I'ransportatiou :lllll wa~I' "l'l'd quality. inl'n'asl' soil on~allk ~~ a Ime 0 Ig ros I h h' II . '- basis for credit expansion In this tax lIJOney,and just where does it and recreation, An(1 In all these sati~fa('tOl'Y if rl'Jiahll' trel'S on the 'same time, it is necessary to, keep t e mac inery a In yoUl' orgallizatlon must be interest- eosts are still p;oinp; up. Thl' f.arm- mattl'r and promot ion of hl'Upr lH'tIt-I' d wa rfi n'g 1'001 stocks are se- country Is practically unlimited. leave the taxpayer who needs to . A t' hi' I'd. In all these fields YOUI'organ. el' will ~et a smaller sharI' o[ thl' (,\,O(l varil't ips and production meth. ('un d. Th,'y arl' pari)' to coml' Into or d er to ma k e t h e F:arm ct. opera Ive w ~n necessary. Our unl()ue central banking sy- JUlld a house? It Isn't that we ization can help to make progress. consumer's dollar: But halTIllp; a ods. hl'arinv;. l'l'm:l in sm:\ll. producz It is necessary to recognize . f II u y, an d to ge t 0 th ers t t 0 s em h' b . as een moper. atlon slnpe - shouldn't do anything about it, It As a national organization, we can radical change ID our p('onOIllY, lIIodp5(1)', alII I :1I'l' easily sprayed 1913 is that we should do It with our the economists say MICl1i!':a~1 farm' G d C Add and cal'('tl fo."." . recognl'ze the dilemma in wh, ich agriculturJ finds itself, . It Is high time, especially In the eyes open. assist states by helping spread thl' ers can expect a good ypar in 1919. techniques used successfully by 00 are s I To Machine Life . .P-,griculture \1 ,prices tend tends to f1uctuat~:: to 'prOdUCe In most fully at. all times, h ot er areas, and I vo ume its light of what could happen, . that we request a serious approach to) this problem on the part of Con- Then, there Is all this talk abont states which are spedally success. rent control. So many seem to Ihlnk that if we would peoP.1e ful. I shonld sa~' a word about this LEGISLATIVE Fal'lll m:\('hilll'ry allli rljllair pnrts Feed Requirements are still in short sUjlply, 1'0 ~Ji('ll- of Dairy COW igall Stall~ college u~rit'llltur,tl . of prod~ction fluctuate~ .and prices We present herewith bther 1m. government in this country. Twen- etary) Study are more stab!e," gress. A Joint Congressional Mon- Commission should just COIlll'olrent, they could rellt 10rganiZatiOn of ours. a house. and cheaply. France has strength is In the country, - In 'Its real MEETING HELD 1'Il1!;illel-rsadvise t:\king ~Ilod carc 01 ytllll' JII"'~t'nt 1'IlIllllml'nt. III a half ypar, an average Mich. iKall cow will Ctl\lSnllle ahout two port\mt Kline's address: sections' 'of We have had a vast expansion of ernment. President •• ;~ ty-nlne cents out of every dollar he set up, empowered and Instruct- earned now goes to. pay for gov- ed to employ a staff consisting of In less than 20 years the the best monetary authorities. Its been having rent control since the state 'and county units. There the first world war. Rent Is ye\")' foundation rests and must always cheap. Thl' only trouble is there remain. Furthermore, It Is In the AT GAYL10RD arl' Hl'glliar sHvif'lng allil luhril-ation two illlportant dUlips. On all tOilS of I'OlIghag-e, two tOilS of sli- ng-I' and otIl{>r l'ollghage, plus all- ( ) . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ isnolliingto rent. I travclled 1~00 count~s and s~tes that much of, 1ll:\('hillpS the bearill~s are el'itil'al proxilllatply I:!OO 1l01l11lisof gl'aln. ."..,._-..-, --~-~-~ miles In southern Franl'e labt the work of J.'arm Bureau Is done. Farmers from 16 coulltips. as p:lrls. Follow thp sf'rviee Illllllual "li('higall St:lte 1'Illll'ge ,Ialt'ymen say that hiKhl'r IIl'odueing cows spring by hus and I didn't see one . The American Farm 'Bureau is well as state and national Ip~is. ill its ri'('ollllllpnilations for ~I'eas' new honse. solidly built on this foundation. latol's, l\llchlgan State Coll('''., or., ill~, HI'JlI:Il'plllpnl of \\'01'1I p:lrts shonld have l'Io~e to 2,400 pounds We have some shortages, but Farmers ,have learned to make their f1cials anll Department of '\""1'i('l1I. will 11I'1pthe maehine to fnnctioll of grain, maybe AnlPrica Isn't doing so had. compromises inside Farm ~ureau. ture representatives, atten,k,1 th., bf'tll'r anll 10nKer. Use ~'anJl Ilurl'an Feedfl. Iy, We are 140 million odd people. Experience, - some of -It bitter - second allnual fal'lner-Iegislati\'(' I \Ve have half the Industrial equip- has taught them that success can ml'eting held at Gaylord thl' fllre. Gloria ment of the world, and over half of come only from a united front. 'VI' part of Decemher.' Its production, This can't quite be don'.t n~ed, an organization for or. The meeting w-as spon,sort-ll by As Calhoun Conley Aide The Calhoun County Farm nn. Resigns LOOK an accident. Furthermore, I doubt gamzatlOlI s sake. if It could he continued If we had "voice for agriculture" We need a the Northern Michigan Agrit'ul~lIr' 1'(';1\1all 1l01l 1l('1'11rel'pntly that 1\liss in the Unit. al Planning Committee whit'h :s (;(ori:l C.mlt'y. C(,Unly orKalllzatiou lor Rupture Help Try n Brooks Patented J...r uncontrolled Inflation, and Its ed States to protect and promote the outgrowth of an activity PIl' (!in'I'tol' for the past two years. has CUHhion appliance. 'rhis UNITED WE ARE STRONG - DIVIDED WE ARE WRONG! handmaidens - price control and the Interests of farmers and to couraged hy th: County Farlll \:11.1 j'('si"IH'll hpr ]losit ion to hl'ellllle ef. Innrv(~loUfl invention .nost fonns of for reducible I'alionlng. speak for farmers In a\1 those other reau~ of Dlstl'lct rupture itJ GUAUANTto:.l-;U to 10. NOl'thl'rn fpl'lh'(' ,January Ii. :\1lss Conlt'y was l.rlnK YOU heavenly conl. Again, thesp are not controls of matters affecting us, bec/luse they l\liclllgan soil committees, marl,l't. 0111' of thl' first full time (~ollnty fort nnct ~lrity. day nod Factors 10- ,Sitccess with Poultry or Livestock Inflation. Thl'Y are attempts to affect the public interest. nil(ht, nl w".'k and nt piny ing prohlellls, prospective ~tate (,rg:mizatilln tlirt'elors in the stat 1'. or it (.~t.s you NOTJUNGf treat symptoms. Brllian, for in. Peace Is absolutely necessary. and national laws that affect most She' has (Ionl' an t'xeelll'nt joh 11111" 'rhou~l1~dH happy. Light, -- ..-,. ...:,::,: .. stance, has Jlrice control a-plenty, Anyone who has seen Europe since farnwrs, and problemR She uses ~ouJlons and permits to the war must appreciate that clv. Jishing a school for fal'm youth or of .."I all. illl' Ill'r t.'rlll of office ., ('('''Sill' lias not heen apllolnted '. I n~ut.hUlnK. No hurd luuh. lieI' sue- or Sprinl(M. Fur Illen. women, nnd children. J )url~hlt~.chl'uJl. Sent on trial to prove it. Not at. aold In ~l(jrl'H. Bewure of inlituticUlK. Write for BREEDING • do business. \\'hy? Inflation. IIlzation can be destroyed. There northern l\lich Igan weJ'e ROmt' or this lillll'. 1 ! To insure inherited heavy production, rapid growth, size and efficiency. An attempt to save a dolleI' when People worked for money only to is no doubt at a\1 as to what find Its value. Jlluch less than they the most Important force fOl' peace Ing. Is the suhjects discussed at the IIIP .. I.'I Plant Farm Bureau seeds. Frt.-.. Book on Bupture, no-risk tritllorde_r plan ! lllld Proof of Hu,mlla. Huutly for you Nowl BROOKS APPLIANCE CO.. 145 SIlU Sl,lI1ruall, Iicb. buying chicks,~~I'£~)ar or a bull has probably lost more dollars than farmers thought and Its use. hemmed in by in the worili. That place belongs to government res.trlctlOnS. There Is me United Stales, It arises from -'--" ~~~~~-~~~~- -~~~~~~~~- ~~~~- have ever dreamed:' Bliy as close to the best as your finances permit. more than a lIttle dishonesty In many facts. One Is our place In HOW ABOUT IT NE/6HaDR ? price controls pawned off as in- .. No matter. how good is the breeding of your hens, .hogs, nation contwls. The first thing productIOn mill trade. Another IS 7'~US15 NO TIME 2 FEEDING or cows - they can produce only as you see that they get you know, coupons are valuable an;1 our Ilrestl/lP.. Another Is the pos. money Isn't. Things are not dls- session of the Itomlc bomh. Any trlbuted In thc lIlarket. The gov- way I S?y here, th~t ~ treJ~lellllous TO STAND ALONE! the factors that allow production or gain, ernment dlstrihutes. It controls amount of ou\' effort IS ~olllg Into coupons. the development and u~e of atomIc The factors are:' PROTEIN (of the right kind), FA'l', and proper find and \Ve, too, used money to /?;et pro- energy for all k,intls of things for amount. of these min'erals added to rations: calcium, phosphorus, salt, iodine, ductlon dnring the war. A dollar the betterment of mankind. There tOday Is only [,0 cents of prewar, III strength In that too. eobalt, iron, copper, and manganese. Hut it is ,~till good. You can go in- Your Farm Bureau has recog- to the stores and buy things with nlzed the Importance of this Inter- Then modern nJltrition has proved the value of vitamins. If animals need It. You can traYi'1 with It. Th.1 national field. If at the ellli of a them, you mlist' add ,them. Different animals reng tbl' war." pressed preference for the 15-pou~d FrM 7.f'Uf'h, or the ~UllE'r :\Iarket hal!:. The mO!lt ('ommon dl!l~atJg- LANSING, MICHIGAN . -~