Vol. XXVII, No. 3 SATURDAY, MARCH S, 1949 27th Year Published Monthly EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP' AT THE OBLIGATION of CITIZENSHIP •.• I VOTE Farniers Interested Marketing of Livestock 30,549; FINISH -4 Farmers have done quite a lot for themselves through the co-operative marketing of livestock. JOB 'IN' MARCH APRIL 4 In Many Bills ~erman C. Aaberg, director of the livestock market- March will be clean,up month Highway, Schools, , and Farm' Legislation Bills at the spring election, , Ing department of the American Farm Bureau, says for the amiual Faxm Bureau roJl Held up Here and TheK:'eas Session help get out rural vote. .they c~uld do ~onsiderably better by themselves by call campaign, it was decided at the confereiice of Farm Bureau 'Nears Hal,f-Way Mark, Increasmg conSiderably the volume of stock marketed dlstrictillen and county organiza- Officers to' be elected include tion dil'ectors held Friday and Sat- State Highway ConlIllillsioner, SUIlt. . By STANLEY M, POWELL through farmer-owned co-operatives. 'urday. Feuruary 25 and 26. AJI of Pnullc Instruction, members af ~fforts of volunteer workers in 4!1 State Board of Agriculture, . Re. With the prese~t .legislative session probably about. It comes somewhat as a surprise to have Mr. counties will, be directed toward gents of University of Michigan, one-half completed, most of the meas~Ires in which Mich- Aaberg estimate that less than five per cent of the completing their membership drives membel' of State Board of Educa, by April 1. 1949, tion" and officers of loca.l govel'n. igan farmers have the greatest interest are still in com- livestock sold by farmers outside terminal markets , Total membership to date is 30.- ments, . , mittee or a.~e ~ot even introduced as yet. The unusually and not mo~e than f 5 per cent sold at terminal . 549, or 70% of the state goal which pron~unce~, political rivalry and' inten.se partisanship markets, are marketed co-operatively. Is 43,680 memuers. , Ten counties have exceeaed their NATIONALIZATION which exist i~ 'the state governmental circles at present OF AGRICUL'TURE Three major steps are neeped, according to Mr.' 1949 membership goal. They are: Huron 101 '7r. Osceola 103'70, Alpena 'are' undoubtedly at least partially' responsible for'the Aaberg to enable farmers to match in skill and or- 228 %, Presque Isle ,201%, Cheboy- rath~r slow'progress ,:"hich has been made by the Legis- ganization the buying practices of packers a~d other buyers.' .. gan 166 %, Emmet 131 %, Montmor- ency 131'70, Ogemaw. 163'70, Otsego 126%. Alcona with 10()%. COULD DEVELOP ture thus far ... ' Four countries are uetween 900/<' , \ . The big issue before the Michigan .lawmakers continues One is to increase the voluple of stock going to a~d 100'7c of their goal'. They are: Farm support prices high enough b ' . to stimulate production of 'Iarge to e what the state is going to use for m~>ney. The fun Behl-nd th~ FI-gh't . ~arket through farm co-operatives serving the pub- lsabella. Bay, Midland and Neway- go. Several other ,counties are surpluses could bring some nation- effects of th~ sales tax di~ersion constitutional amend- aliza:tion of agriculture in the nex~ lIc markets. A second step is to establish co-opera- nearing their goal. few years, said Di', Earl L, B~tz of ment,' which earmarks for schools' and local units of 0, ver Prl-ce'Suppor~. tive selling agencies in market areas not now s~rved Lafayette, Ind .. at. a Michigan governm.e~t o~er 78% of the tot~l' yield of the sales by co-ops, and the third step is to co-ordinate the selling of thesns Ip~ ave been stimulating huge \'oluntary compliance. Everything H' h M hId f 7 b II munity. Farm Bureau groups and grain production, and the marketing of ,grain as grain. must be compulsory, Thereforf'!, Ig ways, . eanw i e consi, eration 0 i s to The Shoe Is On The Other Foot one from the women's committee, Jlany suggestions for County Farm Now great storage programs are talked oJ to house the agriculture will be nationalized in completely revamp Michigan's system of classification, It wouldn't surprise us if the 81 st Congress would Bureau activities were brought out effect, though not in narne, Support administration and financing of highways is making some unexported grain surpluses that are beginning to pile up. prices that are high and' fixed, with '. at the meeting, That evening the authorize an investigation of the organization and board met to Incorporate the Coun- resulting surpluses, and lack of progress. The Farm Bureau's resolution f~vored raising financing of the National Tax Equality Ass'n. This ty Farm Bureau, elect officers and The other way is fo~ farmers to assist in raising s()me- markets wiJI force the imposition the gas tax to' as high as.5 ce'nt;> per gallon provided an make plans for the future. what the price supports of meat, dairy an,d, poultry" 'or controls, Dr, Butz urged his bl . is the group that has been seeking federal legislation The officers and directors ara: J audience to favor a model'ate range accepta e basis of apportioning ,the revenue was adopted. to cripple. farm co-operatives. , President Donald Kirkpatrick, Har- products in relation to grains. The aim would b~ to of p_r_ic_e_su_I_'II_lO_I:_ts_, _._ .. The Farm' Bureau is definitely opposed to property taxes • When Congressman Ploeser of Missouri was chair- rlsville; Yice.president, strom; Spruce; executive Eyerett AI- commit- r give grain g 9wers and other farmers increase.d' i~- centives to feed grains to animals. This would shift the BLUE CROSS fo~ highway purpose such as. are threatened of one of the pending bills. ' , by provisions teman, Arthur McIntyre; secretary: man of the Small Business Commhtee of the Ho~s~ of Congress, the NTEA used the committee to give treasurer, en's committee, 1\1rs, Ed win Dates; wom. l\lrs, R. E, i\liller, emphasis from storage of huge surpluses to. d~veloping REENROLLMENT ", The' House has approved,Hou~e , . Bill 67 which would bigger outlets in this country for grain and feed. It .. . the farm co-operatives a hard time.' Mr. Ploeser all of Harrisville, are: William Other, directors Buckner, Dates, Glen Powers, all (,If Harris- Edwin would stimulate production of meat, milk and poultry , 'IN .MARCH considerably in,'cr~ase ,the penalties, for strewing' rubbish ignored requests and even inrtructions from his own for consumption here at home. and garbage along 'highways~ This measure is in harrilOIlV ville; Albert Grush, Jr" and committee to look into the NTEA , .. Leroy Sands of Mikado; Martin This latter way Is in the flex- ducts than we are pI'oducing. Grain F.lI'm Bu'reau Blue Cross s~cre' with the reco~men~ation 'of ,t,h~.women of the Michigan Gehies, Lincoln; Clare Redmond, Ible price pattern of the AUten-Hope surpluses that could be fed to pro. taric!'; and committee menibers ili Farm Bureau. The bill is now in the Senate Committee Now the shoe is on the other foot. Mr. Ploeser Curtisville; Lyle Crowell, Curran; act. That act gradually raises the duce then; are piling up, as he fore- the ten Farm Bureau districts of . H' h ' h' .' h' b' ,' . was defeated for Co~gress. Congressman Wright Ronald Lumbard, Glennie, goyernment';:; stalidard of price saw, J1ichigan held meetings during Feb. on Ig ~vays w, ert? ;It as eeh rep,osmg for nearly a AlcOlia's 12 Community Farm Bu. measurement 01' "parity" for liye- The Aiken act attempts to change ruary to prepare for Ihe reenroll. month.: '.' . Patman of Texas, friendly to farm co-operatives, is reaus are: Ah'in, Dean. l\10unt Joy, stock, dairy products and poultry in price relationships to transform ment period, They are being as. chairl!lan of the Small Business Committee of the Taits Road, Klondyke, Fisher, East I'e IatJon ' to grains, It could flex those grain surpluses into the very sisted uy the Blue Cross district . ,Education. Most of the , billSj m(lmbershlp of the State Board of Hawes, Spruce, Curtisville, Spen- prices downward somewhat to dis- foods that consumel's al'e crying for, offices and iJY Harold ':\1. Vaughn, 'carrying ~ut the' recoinmenda'~ionsl'Education a~d: to give them ,author- House. The NTEA is laying low. But Congress cer, Curran, Glennie No, L courage surp Ius pro d.uctlOn. It would gain great moral stt'ength Rural Enrollment RepI'esentati\'e of tile CI'tl'zells' 'Conlllll'ttee on Edu .. lty to allpolIlt and superVIse the The other way would be to re- due to con s u III e I' popularity, It for .Blue Cross, .catlonal LegislatiOli. 'which' has 'Sl~te ,~I~perintend~nt of 'Pnulic In. is receiving petitions from farm co-operatives and ject that flexiule pattern and pro- would reduce tax bUl'dens due to l\luch attention has heen given 'held many meetings during the st!uctlon, , T'his proposal Is in en. other farm groups throughout the nation asking for a public inyestigation of the National Tax Equality BERRIEN COUNTY \'ide for mandatory gual'antees at 100 per cen t 0 f pan government ' 't y: snialler government expense of buy- ing grams, '\ ,Ii( I I,' 't wou Id' eu t d own in these meetings' to. development of plans for making .Ilast s.e,;erai m01itils, lia'\'e not I~ell ti1:e hal'mol1Y wjth the position tak, this. service intro(lllce(1 as. y'et, A'Illong', tltel'r en by ..the, Farm Bureau. delegates at Ass'n, with an accounting of the contributions and • SPONSORS SCHOOL What are the dangers of tltis latter method? That's the question. '" '" • • the risks that grain surpluse's wil'l ue piled up on top of mandatory supports at 100 pel' cent of parity u.\"ailable .to all Farm Bureau memo recominendations hers in each area, accomplished uest uy the establish. This can the' one' which the, last several I;'; 'they: ,\'ill '!lush. t1ie :hal'dest 'is' for 'tions, the setting up of what 'are called ,favol'able Th!s yeal~ Its .chances consideration annual com'en- apvear of expenditures f~r the attacks on farm co-operatives. ON LOCAL GOV'T For answer. why not see what the defendel's .themselve;; ha\'e had to until the gonrnment lU1l1 the crash comes, as hapilened finally lets go inent of a county wide group memhers. A number of "area stndi~s" mos't or" wl;ich, ",'oull! some'what hrigliter ot' county 'ue on: a 'cbunty-wide .hasis: Th'e' ago )n that' it 'wasi:ef~rred tha,n two years to the What's in a Name? One of the most pl'Uctical con- my, One such is Roy }o', Hendrick- in the 193u's, farm bureaus ha\'e taken ad\'antage .studies could he initiated either by Senate ~omnlittee .on Education ion, war t'Ime d iJ-ector of the U, S, "'1lY t Ilen (0IIJ ~en d'l'lc'son k an( I 01 lhis plan during the past year. a Iletitl'oll fl'Olll tIle' COllllt,y" B;oa,'cl' ratllei' thah.' to tlle Senate Commit- " For 29 years Farm Bureau has stood for the best ferences ever held by the Ben'ien FODd Distribution administration, others of the graiu group Itan~ uack Among these are: 'of F~ducatlon. oi: hy petitions l,eal'-' 'Iee, on Judiciary where a similar County Farm Bureau took place in field seeds. It remains today the field seeds Thursday, February 24. at Galien, deputy head of UXRRA, and now rrom this plan? 1\laYhe they do not Alpena, Calhoun, Genessee, Hill;:;- 'jng. llignatu!'ell of 5r;, ...,Of.the elect' :l'rOII~Sal died in 1917, Washington representative of the hang bacl, from it in prlncivle: But dale, I!igham, Isahella, Kalainazop, ors,' In either: case' 'the petit'lon The Hou~e :Comniittee on Educa- organization that guarantees the vitality, description, It was all institute of local govern .. nation's gl'ain co,ops, l-le spoke in detail and in practice, there are. :\lason,:\lissaukee, Oceana, Ogema\\', ,,"ouid Sl"t' (ortli . the proliosed,' plan t1on' Is Wl'l!~£lilig ,with the, solution ment under the direction of a facul, against the Aiken act in the Farm- I'eal difficulties to 'impress them, Osceola, Wexford, ~.: of study and ho\\' ,the committee to 'l'f the difficul~ Iwob'lem of how to origin, 'and purity of its seeds to be as represented ty of 10 members representing l\lich. ers Union Grain Terminal associa- :\Iany farlller. now are expensively Other county farm ,'bureaus ha"e conduct It would ,hI! designah!d, If Iiuerallze prclIent lawll concernin~ on the price card and analysis tag. The guarantee igan state go\'ernment. Michigan tion convention at St. Paul sevel'al ,"eared ,., for only grain prod~~tion, adopted the plan of enrol,mg I' on a the Superinte. nd,ent ,of Public. In, tra'nsllol'tation of p'uro"hial' ~ "'lp"'ls >' (' State college, and WesterlJ State weeks ago, FOI' some of them, feeding grain to hasis of township groups instead of stl'uction approVed the'.' petitiOl', on puhlic'school bUlIes,' The FaFui is the full amount of the purchase price if the seed is coJlege of Kalamazoo, In II wartime Qook, "Food Crisis," Ii\'estock wonld he profitahle and the Farm Bureau Comlllunity state .funds would be availahh:i'to Bureau's pOllition ~n this matter received by the ~ustomer In Farm Bureau's sealed . The discussion Included such Hendrickson in 1943 described th'e practicable within .1imits: But. for Group which was the original. meth, assist in f1nanting the, st\l.dy, '. Ir was e'xpressed in tile following sel'vices as our schools, roads, .Jresent postwar farm proulems with others, a change in fanuing opera. od ~f enrollment. Branch County, this proposal is fa~'or;ibly' recelv.ed more and branded bags. healtll and v:elfare, and agricultur. 'are foresight. Pleading for price tions would Ill' diiflcult to say the Mrs, lleHe l'e,vell,' secretal'y, hy the Legislatlll'e, .we urge. :th&t resolution: al extension work, Ever)' farmer flexiuility to help gUide production, least..Grain farlllers natuI'ally i.-esist adopted this plan in 1948, Eaton each 'County, Farm BllI'eau con,ta,d "A t present a school di5trict Farm Bureau uses no disclaimer of responsibility. in Berrien county, whether he was he. wanled against dangers of a dev- further price decn'ases", county, Roger Foerch,' ,secretary, its county hO~I'd of education anf. that, owns and.ollPrates a 'bus Every bag of Farm Bureau seed contains a letter a member of the Farm Bureau or :lstating uoom and bust if pI'ices' The practical difficulties ilOint to has Oneida township set up undcr county superintendent of schools ... may trunll(lol't I'esldellt childr'~!1 not, was Invited to the meeting, ~ot out of hand, He pointed to the a definite conclusion about the pres. this plan, In 1948 107 Farm Bu. and express theil' h,ltel'est. in . the 'attending Ilarochial. 'denumina- urging the farmer to save a sample of the' seed and The institute of local govemment difficulty, with mandatory price lev- ent choice of farlll price policies, reau gl'oups pro\"ided BlueCro~s ma~ter. and ,their desire to take a,n '. ti~nal and, priva~~ lIchools. along check that guarantee to the fullest. demonstrated a real threat toward els tied to a parity calculatiol1, He E\'en if that choice is to feed up as sel:vice for their membel's for the actlye part III th~ study, Unless thlf its regular l'Outes of tl'Uvel. We bringing back the control of gOY' l\Tote: much as possible of the grain sur- In contrast for responsibility to the custoriler, are fil'st time; 13 11 f amlles 'I' were 111'0' 'is done we rum\ folks should not. t 'fu,'or an anlell(llllellt' to tl,'I- Jaw u ~ ernment to the people of the com. "We most probably shall want pluses, still tQ ea~e the difficulties tected by these new contracts, The complain I'egarding any conclusi0!l" so that distl'icts that III II st con- the field seed catalogs ~hich quo,te so-called bargains munity, :ess wheat and more dairy products this country is going to need. to average pel'centage of all groups 01: developments which mlgh~ reo tract with othel' districts or pri- and meat in the postwar world than keep all it can of its export mal'kets enrolled was 75,21., 75'7r mus~ ~ult from any such stu~les of edu. \'ate indivldualll for their trans- in seed without a word as to the germination test, we are likely to be producing b'" the for grains: t' I I't' d I' . purity, or other crop content, which most of the lots SHORT COURSE end of the war. prices at 90 per cent of parity would Unfortunately, , "'hat steps can it take to hold markets auroad, an d ,to protect the e n I'51II \"llel'e " , the memhershill under 25 families and 60'70 must is ca IOna COll( } 1 IOns a,n .nee( s, , Oned of t Ie h most i Imp~rtant f I I .ulI,ls pOI'latlol1 needs 111.'IYIlave same legal privilege:' the enroll \,'here the membel'ship is passe' ,at eac I f sess Io.nf 0 tIIle t e,Ig13' An open hearing on this "general have. To us, the prices quoted for such lots of sC?edare STUDENTS STICK Co 110t give the proper Inducement this shift. To achieye it then, undel' th,e law, it would probahly ue neces- for U. S, l!:rain indu~try through ~ wal' adJ'ustment'? One Possible step is the negotiation of a ,new Intel" post- gl'e'atel' tllall '1:0; ~v, uer which will be accepted is tell ing. the, s~ate I 'fIle lowest nUlll - atul'e IS. 't Ie ormu a 01', ( S I'l JUt. 111'o1Jlelll..,,'11 'I aid for SCI.100Is, I I, '.A \\'ednesday, n, IJe hel(1 at 10',00 a, nl, :\Ial ch 9, In the Hou.e not cheap for the kinas of mixtures offered. They TO' AGRICULTURE sar)' to boost me.at and dairy pro- d ucts well auove'the 90 Iler cent lev- national wheat agreement to assure U, S, farmers the lal'gest feaslhle ~ubscrihers, 'tlstl'n i~ PI'I10" Ru"al Elll'olllll'ellt pI'epared ulll r~vislllg this fonnu alas but' •. 110t Introduced , , , ueen of Re\lI'esentatives, as St a t e, F'air.. TI 1e F',arlIl IJureau probably could prove to be dear. The seeding rates el." , olltlet fOl' flltlll'U .'x11Orts, Allothel' I'S .1\\anageror f 131ue C ross IlaS sug. yet, The Farm BUl'eau has had a reso Iutlon fa\'ol'ed . 11'1I' t' th A sun'ey bf former 1\lichigan ' Ilai't in trying to pl'otect rural in .. e II na 1lI~ . e "The danger is," Hendrlcksoll to keell staIHlIng firm against the gested a number of ways by which Ilresent confused lit h' f It recommended per acre are high enough so that a/ State college'short course students th'e Blue Cross staff can hl!. of terests in, the distrihution of this , , co I',y 0 19 continued. "that the changes in util- sweep of Russia across Europe, tremendous amount of. mOhey :\l1clllgan State F'air, ~o defInite has revealed a numuer of facts ization will c,'ollle too slowly. anti 'In- \"hl'cll \"ould nluall.disallpc"rance of assistance during the reeurollment Ilrogl'e~ I as I e It' stand should be 'possible even if the germination auout how these people are servilu; ~ "'~ ... which will he 'distributed as are- , ~s I, Ie II lIla( I' as ye 'll stead we may have unnecessarily Ollr Eu,'o\lean markets behind the 'pel'iod. :\Iany county F'aqn Bu- thiS directIOn '-llp'r ti t1 were quite low. agriculture. / I t k f reaus are holdin!! training meet. ~ult of the last sentence of the , ',', ~ en y Ie . arge s oc. 0 some commodities ac- Iron curtain, Another Is price sup. ~ sal"s t.ax diversion amendnlent, \\'e Repuhllcan ma)onty III the Le!!:I"'- According to Ralph Tenny, direc, cumilated ulll I in"'s for local people who are help. ~ I t d f tor of short courses at l\ISC, more (er government oans. POl'tS that. while not so'inghigh as '0 " in tIre drive for new subscrib .• IllllSt \\'atnh thl's IlleaSUl'e \'ery' a ure, oes l,lOt eel that th,ls IS an :ustomers Who Are Partners than 85 Ilel'cent of the former stu- 'nl t' I' I tit" a ( a S Ig I reI U(' Ion III theIr con- I I" , exnand surplus production, still ar,~ ers, A r'epresentati\'e of Blue Cros,; closel" "'11I'le It I'~ ulldel' consl'dol'a' , .. " ~ O.PPOItune tune to, autho/'lze tip sump Ion lecallse t ley are too high high enough, to prevent a lIri ..e t1'011 llY tllo I.n.vlu.latlll'e, GO,vernor to aPJlOlllt the. ml"mUel' Old line feed companies as a general' rule put out dents are directly en~aged in agri. IlI,,'('''1 de. r lat'\I'e t 0 d eman, d F"Inally, collapse, lJacke(1 up IIY acreage ai, is availahle to discuss the requh'e, ~ --"'., shIp of any new goverrllng booy culture, The survey also indicates th,'s Illa" well resu It In ' maintenance , 'mentsquotas as and methods of Farm Bu- While it Is expectefl that a bill I Governor , good' feeds. Wha.t then makes the outstanding case lot'lnents alld marketing \\ ..11I1ams ' ..IS not "11'8 pq that former short course students • J" 01' e\'ell l'ncl'eas • e 1'11 llrO(Iuc t'IOn 0 f eillel:gency IltOan~ 0 f ('()ntrollinu reall ""'I'OUllS enrollment. A radio (lrovhling new pl'ocedure for I " the with the way In wh)(~h ,>' tl B - .. for the feeds put out by the Farm Bureau? operate fanns of larger size than certain crops that we, in fact. wallt surpluses, ~ ",' tnlllSCl'lptIOn Ilas Ileen ma( Ie a\'al 'I - reorganization of sel'looI districts I C M f h '' If' oar., the average, ' less than other crops and li\'estock ~----_ able tt) County FBI 'arm ureau lav- will lIe intro"u("'d, u ~ It appeal'S that 0 ,ullagers I d d0 t, e ~tat .. I'-air has J -They are open formula so that the farmer Farm ownership in the former pI'oducts that could he produced Sanl'lac CO. Sponsors ing the IIse of ra d io f II" ac lUes, this will 1I0t he JJushed very hard , I prof'eer e an whieh would h pa might Vt't ... any "II. d t. h j short course students varies from with the same facilities, County Blue Cross secretaries may ;:t the pre""nt sellslon, The }o'arm. , e sSP W I!( WO 11 knows pound for pound what he is paying for, and . F d' 27 percent at the age of 30 to 79 per- ..It Is necessary to conclude. Dance For P0 I10 un have letters Ilrepare d f or mal Ill~'I' Bureau's • position is that reOrganiz.IIPve the Illetl' control Jloard of th~of Milna/l:f", !'Hat. t"m' Fa 1 l he can 'judge the feeding value for himself. cent at the age of 50, I 2-F arm Bureau manufactures feeds to a stand- Among ha\'e henefited the ways the students their communities therefore. that there is gra\'e dan- gel' and a very difficult adminlstra- .tlve joh COI'the demobilization J)er- '\ mOd~rn ty or t e ICdne t n d Id time da' 'IJons l I to all memuers urging enrollment. f~t 'of an 1~~:II~~r Requests for this material atlOn should be \'o)untarlt ~hould 110 distriet and that shoulll be force(1 into property d IIe go to Mr, Pi no at the Detroit B1ull any new setup aJ('alnst its will. W.' At VIn('~t'nt 'Ih.. ;;'mf>mlJ4 r Ai! on a ypa"'aroulI I f C::~~;;fl v. f>f' I..,' t (Continued on plll:'E' 2) (( '" " , M I C-H I G A I'll SAJ:UElOAY"MAP.CH 5,1949:~ NEWS -= their products would uILmes OIl I I Community as a result o( th(' discussion on marketing problems at their ena ble customers quality and come back for more. to recogn ze E:,tAbllshed Jsnuar, 1%.l!2S Michigan Farm Bureau Farm Bureau J an nary meet in~. Calhoun-Fredonia. ;\11'.Fred Face reported on the Calhoun County They all agreed that more time and attenti'on should be given (or OFFICERS Puhlf,h ..d monthly. nrst Saturday. by Michiean Farm nur ..Jlu at It" Prf'~ldent \.tc ..-Pr"s C. E. BUskirk. Paw Pillllw J. E. Trelb"r. Union\' e Activities Farm Bureau board meeting to the members of the Fredonia distribution of products. Wayne -' Brownstown. January Exec. Sec.y....C. 1.. Brooy. Lansing By J/RS. JIA,R./OR1E GA,RDXER group. He stated that Calhoun marked' .the organization. of this puW,catlon o(C1ce At 114 E. Lovett St., Charlotte • .\Iichlpn. DISTRICT OIRECTORS newly organ'ized Commulllty Farm has (ive projects for the coming in 'Wayne Wesley :\Ic- Editorfal • nti Rf'n"rlll ofnces. !%1 North Cedar St.• Lanslnlr. Mlchllran. I-J. B. Rlc~ard" ,.B..rrlpn lcader. 6--Ward G. Hodge Sno\.er. R~l " turn it on (rom tll~1eto time and listen to it play. We county. l\lrs. Xina Zimmer- (2) The organization of the Farm ~-HarT). ~orrls Cssno\'1a . el.tain baSICchallg . man: Sec'y. Bureau Insur,- nce Company. (3) Barry.South Thornapple. :\le~l Send notlc,." on Form 3578and un- S-H. E. Frahm. Frankenn:t,uth. R-1 But th ere s c es 111the way the thing is run. bel's of tJlis group summed up their deliv..ra hi.. copl..,. returned under 9--H. Lautner ....Travf'rse City. R-3 T hat \\OU . Id work to the advallt age and the JOYof . everyone. Silver Star-:\'ewton Comlllun- A completion I)f the youth recrea. Form 3579 to )lIch~n Farm ~ewll 100Arthur Behnlng......Ossineke. R-1 tion building at the fair grounds. discussion Qf .the farmers I?arket- ity Farm Bureau. Calhouu E-dltorlal office. P. O. Box 960. Lan- I suggest that certain waVe lengths he exc1nsh'ely assigned (4) An egg grad ing station. (:;) in~ problems in this fashion: A Mlchlpn. DIRECTORS AT LARGE . I murders county. ~(rs. Harold, Everett, a f t IIe common ngly kind. :'Illg. To premedltate.( Y' Continued work on the hospital qu~lity lJrodllCt. efficient (arming, Carl E. Busklrk Paw Paw. R-2 Sec'y. • Einar Ungren Editor George Block CharlevollC.R-1 Four lllunlers In an I' enlng are mOI'e tban we can stand !Iroject. "ood machinery. and .a good mar- Jesse E. Trelber Unlonvllle. R-1 CO~GRATULATIOl\'S And I'd Telegate them strictly to their prh'ate gOI'y ban (I. Calhoun - South Battle Creek. ket are necessary for the life of • Harold Weinman_Associate Editor PUR P 0 S E of FAR M Repre~entlng Guests at the January meeting of a farill .• BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU A place (or straigh.t cO~lmercials should be marked on every dial Berrien-Berrien Center. In the this group were three (orelgn 8tU- Clinton-Northeast Bingham. See SUh.."rlpt\on: %S Cf'nL~a )'ear. Mrs. U. S. ~ewell........CoJdwater. R-2 So that devotees ot fiction could enjoy them by the mile. Limited to Farm Bur..au :l-Iembers. The purpose of thl. Associa- discussion on marketing during dents (rom China. Holland and retary l\label Gillette announ(~€ught up less tnan 3 Ibs. of mash to a pound sayings that can be increased. if demand for lIIore stressing of the of grain. In the interest of econ'omy to our you Imild UII the volume, ar~ fundamentals I k f d' . I' .a: - '0 of e~ucation. Isclpl~e was (ep ore I I d coun Branch-Bronson. :\l' 'Ve are pur- all~-whc"ein .\Ilchlgan, ~6 to $9 yer rich as 8:!7c for the year was secured. rather than IJalryllex 18'/0. ThiS "1""1"', wrlt~ La)lont Tlffa~y.; I~al- chasing wool for the government. Year .. I' '. For years :\1e I' m a k e r. around wool marketing' service and in rIsh meal and meat and meat Egg 1)J'odliction as high as 90(/;. is good business and we urge i:. kaska. )Ikhh.:an. (d-_t-.Op) prompt settlement made. ~lIchlgan .crap. was fortltlfed with Vita. was occassiolially reported. :-;0 But. any o( you who buy a 16'1;' BULBS.PLANTS, SEEDS i~an Co-operative 'Voo: :l-Iarketlng As, s"Oclation.506 N. ~Iechanlc St.. Jack- Vak. a carrier of Ih'er meal and change was made in 1919 hecause 01' an 18% or :!O % feed. closed son. Michigan. Phone 3-'1~46.(;It(-Hbl NEW DEFENSE FOR DROP WIRES - That milk r actors w h en m aklng ~'ou" we can't see whep'. with pl'esent (OI'lllula. 111ayfl'nd 011 lookl'ng o\'el' (>(1./J_\"LL\~. J v ten (",.$2,~5. (.AHGI-; Labeled. TYI'I-;. ten forunla.»~lo- $_.a . BABY,CH ICKS telephonc wirc running from Ihe telephone tamou!l ":\Iermashes". Late In nutrilional knowledge, ~I. V. P. can our Dairyflex formula that he can ("hrysa111h"JnullJ". unlabeli'd. ten (or pole to YO!lr home is ei~llcd a d"rop wirc. To 1946. ~Ierma k er an d "It a. P a k \\'e'ag.' In.truellon BooI< and eatall,,,. 2;;e. \\'lIson ~ros.. Delli. 9. SIJ'lIIgn••',I. ~Io. (2-1t-:!2p) G!-;T YOUIt Ffil';I-; Sewln~ Book Jlow! Have fun! Save mone~'! "Smart FIELD SEEDS Sewing With Cotton Bags" IH full o( MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY I"I:~:J';L FLET on Ladlno culture. new Ideas. new patterns. 1IIl1Htratlons. Our Ladln~Aclo\'er se"d anti ~dino cOlllpl..te dir ..cllons on how to "ew and Our S13,500.000 postwar rural construction program means save with cotton LaJ;'~. Don't wait! more and better rural te/epltone servIce. s"e" mixture' are now redad(Y. "I~~rle~~ Ord..r your copy today (rom: National call (or I ( matlon an re.. Cotton Council, Box ~6. ;loIemllhi8.Ten- IlgIOnaldp ~1~p~e..,.,on'll ~ol"F!1 B(i!2~~~Ot) nes~ee., (S-G-9-50b) an. hone, Lowe I - •• SATURDAY, MARCH 5; 1949 M I, C H'I G A N 'F ARM 'N E W S TH .... J. G. . Dairy Hays Extension Heads Sanilac Air Force Co. Opposes Shooting Rimge Forage Seed Picture JUNIOR CROP Grasshoppe~s May Be A Problem In 1949 I JUNIORS TO and the organization wili take place at the April counCil meeting of the Junior i"arm Bureau. of the proJect For '49 as We 'See It PROJECT WOULD. James G. Hayes, extension daIry- Sanilac County Farm Bureau, in man for Michigan, State College the form of a resolution, expressed gr~~~~;~~r fl~;:~~~'~ 1~:Yfa~:V~hl: HAVE CAFETERIA Comlllunity }<'arm Bureaus pro. AT STATE FAIR since 1922, hall been named. leader Its opposition to the proposed site vldc a closer linkage between the of the dairy extension project. Mr. Hayes succeeds A. C. Baltzer who of the United shooting range In Lake Huron. The States Air Force Farm By ROY W. BENNETT Bureau Services I Seed Dep't RAISE$50,000 summer according to advice from . ~~~~.Igan State college entomolo- member and his county, state nat lonal Ol'ganlzat ion. and wlIl devote his entire time to the rcsolutlon was unanimously approv . .d Junior Farm Bureaus of l\lich- Surveys recently completCd show ed by the county board of directors Hazcn Funk. III a nag c r of the Michigan Artificial Breeders Co-op- Farmers are reported planning to see more acreage igan have launched a statc crol' that outbreaks of thc pcsts may oc- erative. \ at a meeting in the home of Mr. and State Fall' at Detroit, madc thc an- FREE l\lrs. Ah"ln Harnish. this spring than usual. What are the prospects for seed? growing project with $50,000 as cur in a number of localities. Areas 1949 CATALOG nou nccmcnt recently that thc 1\lich- the goal by Nov. I, 1949. The funds in the northern llart of the lowel' describing all klt. Brome Gl"ISS ( In Rows (28 inches apart) for seed 9_ - '> 11., - I:" 14 and yellow blossom sweet offercd by thc F'arm Bureau is hi!;h clover mand starts .. Mammoth Clover was a good, l oats for each community area. !llt. Pleasan t Co,ollcrative Elcvator ConlJlany. Approximately 280 mem- Buckwheat 0. 0. 0. 0.0. •• 0. 0. 50- 60 48 quality seed. Both werc below n crOll in l\lichigan in 1948, but not normal CI'Op. The I!H8 sweet EO heavy in other states. Community Farm Bureaus \Ve arc able farmers t study thcir prol>- of thc organization. en. bers attended the annual meetin!; Vic 1>ohl was USE •••• .Clover, A Isike :..0. 0. 3- (j 60 clovcr seed crop was GG% less than not too long on mammoth as we lems mutnall 0 elect{'ll vice-presidcnt and Robert .Clover, .Clovel', Ladino Mammoth 0. 0. 0.0. 0. 1- 1 Y2 8- 10 60 60 thc 1937-46 tcn year YCal"avcrage. get a good crop about evcry othcr The crop was the second lowest OIl year. This Is the time .to sced -R-e-e-d-'s-C-a-n--G-ra-s-S-i-ll-a-v-e-rv was hclll for members to insllec!. I'ecord. For best llual'tty sweet iJ. There i" no bettcr humus y. ary \Vatson, secretary. An open house . the reccn tiy expanded and remod. FRANCE AGSTONE • Clovcr, l\Ied. Hed or June 8- 10 60 0,," n.. shOlt crOll this year, but not out of eled ele\'atol' . Lime your fields now to Insure greater clover l:leed, we recommend purch- Of 0. , to plow undei. range for price. There is nothing 12-;..-15 Clover, W. H. Sweet Clover, Y. B. Sweet 12- 15 60 60 ases now. As the secdlng l:leason ap. proaches, the poorer grades will Alta-Mammoth have been hcavy shIpments CI?ver. I TI.lere that takes its place on wet soil or IlIto for erosion work. It makes good Saginaw Women Aid prod\lction. Corn 7- 10 56 creep onto thc market. We shall Lhe statcs of Alta clover, or 'woody pa9ture. FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding offer only Farm ~llI'eau first quaL- Navajo Indians • S Domestic Uye Grass ; 0. ••• 0. 10 24 ity sweet clover seed. mamllloth. It is inwortcd from Sudan Grass, both comHlon and The Women's association of the production successfully for over 25 years. ~ with Sweet Clover 0. 10 60- Brome Grass seed was a very Canada and doesn't compare with S\fcet. will be cheaper for 194!1 Saginaw County Farm Bureau ha\'e Monroe, Mich., Plant located just south onr l\lichigan mammoth. Those in seedings. t..'esclle .l' (New500Lawns) seed sq. ft 1 lb . . 24 small crOll and prices are a littie other states who tried Alta clover answered an -appeal for clothing for h h .. Domestic Rye Grass Is in good of the city limits of Monroe on US-25. higher. We advise sowing two to last year are looking for' 1\1ichigan supply for planting in corn the Nayajo Indians of Utah, volccd Lawn Grass _ see (NedwsLooawns)ft s sq .. lb1 .. • 20 three pounds per acre with alfalfa this by 1\1rs. Isabel Sawatski, connty or. Millets, for Hay 30- 35 50 or with Ladino cloyer. Even at mammoth or native grown mum. fall with sweet clover. But don't ganizatlon dircctor. Donations nre Silica, Ohio, Plant located 8 miles west moth this year. wait to get yonr sweet clover. It being takcn to the County Farm Bu. Prolio (Hog Millet) for Grain , 12- 15 50 50 cents' per' pOUllll. three pounds On the other hand, Canadian may be gone hefore seeding time I"cau offlcc at 8ilO South Washing- of T 01ed9, 1 mile north of US-20N. per acre is only $1.GO. Wha(ol'cau Grimm and Canadian Variegated al'l'ives. Oa ts ._ ~ 48- 64 32 .Orchard Grass _ 1l"~ to 2 bu. 5- 15 14 one. secd for much 'Iess? We advise getting brome early as tilc.'e alfalfa al"C superior and hardy ton Avenuc. Saginaw. The COllllllit- Plan your rotation now and get tee met at the hOllle or 1\Irs. }<'red THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY strains of alfalfa for Michigan. set with seed to work your plan. TOLEDO, OHIO may not be enough to go around. Reimer . 'Peas, Canada Field 1l"~ to 3 bu. 90-180 60 •1 Timothy is high, in fact too high Rape ._ 4- 6 50 .Red-Top Heed Rye Canary r GraJis , 0. 0. l to 1 Y:l bu. 3- 5- 56- 84 6 6 14-28 30 5{) to sow very heavy. We ad\'ise usiug one to two pounds with other grasses. Alsike is cheap, but remember, once seeded, you hav'e alsike all Make that water walk downhilljl/1A' Sorghum Atlas Sorgo and other (Amber (f or. Ensi la ge) Cane) Sorghums 7- 9 10 50 50 your life if it is allowed to go to secd. But it does make good hay and pasture. Iff SO,Ybeans, 'broadcast Soyheans, Suda n Grass 111 rows : 120 ::JO- 45 20- 25 60 60 40 Ladino Clover the Farm Bureau has in three grades. Our certifie.1 seed has a purity of 99.90. but we will not put it out. at higher than I I/; /; ~/(i~ 1//; Sunflower 6- 8 24 99.49 on account of tolcrance. Micil' igan fanners who have Ladlno (, .Timothy _0. 3- 6 45 swear by it. Ladino furnishes ,II Vetch, Hairy, with 1 bu. small grain ' 20 60 / pasture when other grasses are Wheat _ lY:l bu. '90 60 bl"own. "'hile Ladino prices are .Usually sown in mixtures at the rate of from 10 to 20 pounds of to- high. one pound pcr acre spreadl:l tal seed per acre. and becomcs a thicker stand. It has runners likc strawberry plants 'and takcs root from the nodes or joints. One llouild PCI' acre b I This Is not, and Is under no circumstances to be construed as, an offering of this stock for sale, as a solicit-dolion of offers t9 buy any such stock. The offering is made only by the Pros- worth $20 per aCI'e 10 any. dairy- man. Get some startcd. who usc Ladlno what they think. Ask thol:le IT doesn't take a "gully-washer" '/ or a "goose June Clover is a good crOll this .drownder" to rob you of your precious top- pectus. I year. 1\1any spring seedings or Boil. Bare and over-grazed land, up-and-down-hill range all invite rain to escape row crops, New Grass Varieties I stubble clovers thrcw'a good seed by Wilkie Collins, Jr. 1 i 100,000 Shares crop because the season was 30 days ionger in 1948. That happens without topsoil working away. for you-and But sod qr cover crops act like to erode your Soil Conservation Service - Lincoln, Nebraska I - about once in 10 to 20 years. While this lIas increased the I,resent sup- a. ~lotter to absorb afid hold the growth- Good pasture is the key tQ pro- Farmers Petroleum ply, no one knows what may hap- pen before we harvest another CI'Oll. An cxtra year's sUllllly might be a gIvmg . contour, and grass, water. save Slopes with alternating maximum and hillsides strips amounts tilled of crop-land of on the water, be your rains can ally, or a' devastating erode away inches of foe. fertile Lashing topsoil duction of more meat, milk and wool, at lower cost. tion, a good cover In addi- of grass Wilki" Collin •• Jr. Cooperative, Inc. good inV"Cstment. With thc greatel' demand for clover seed to take l:lome of the acrenge out of grain hold erosion may be subsurface-tilled tive rain-absorbing to a minimum. trash Flatter to keep the protec- on top. fields Correct in a short 1,000 years why the control time. to But it takes rebuild of water each lost nature inch. is so important 300 to That's in a protects your soil against wind and water erosion. When you have improved livestock and a sound conservation pasture, or range, good program, you production, the clover seed supply good land management program. Consider- have a profitable combination. cfass "A~' Common Stock rotatio~ crops, of crops, which will help .absorb and hold moisture. include plow-under able progress in the past in erosion ten years. control But we've has been made still got a Many new grasses have been developed recent years. Several of these promise tQ become in $10.00 per Share - - - (Non-assessable) You need lots of water. It takes about 200 real money-makers for livestock men. They out- , barrels of water to grow one bushel of corn. long way to go! Hundreds of millions of pro- yield old grasses, give a longer. grazing season, Maximum annual dividend limited to 5%, non-cumulative, That's around 625,000 gallons for every 100 ductive acres are endangered by erosion and and provide better soil protection. as earned and declared, gullying. They're washing away! Only good bush.els. And most other growing plants also 1. Smooth Brome-The Lincoln, Auchenbach anrl land management can save our soil and keep Fisher strains give higher yields, are easier estab- reqUIre large amounts of moisture ••• You can't control the. amount of rainfall you get. America strong. It will pay you-and all of lished and withstand summer heat and drought 80,000 Shares ~ But you can conserve it, SO that every drop us-to make that water walk downhill. better in the central, eastern and southern brome areas. does the best possible job of making grass or Class "e" Common Stock crops for you. 2. Intermediate Wheatgrass-A high-yielding, sod- Soda Bill Sez:--------- __ forming cool-season grass that is easier to estab- As farmers and ranchers in every state well The feller who rolls up his sleeves lish than most varieties. It is highly palatable I $1.00 per Snare - - (Non-assessable) know, water has a "split personality." It can seldom loses his shirt .•• and docs exceptionally well in the central and Voting Stock - - No Dividend Rights .. northern p.lains and western mountain area. OUR CITY COUSIN 3. Sand Lovegrass-Highly palatable, especially Class A Common Stock Is being offcrcd to farmers and fanners' well adapted to sandy soils. Co.operative associations. of $10 or any muitillie th\!reof. been set at $50. The shares arc issucd in amounts The minimum purchase has A System that Works! /- 4. Tall Wheatgrass - A high-yielding bunchgrass that does botter cool-season than other grasses under alkaline conditions. Class C Common Stock Is voting stock Issued :JJ: the par valufl I get riled up when I hear talk of chang- 5. Ky-31 Fescue-Hig.h-yielding, supplies longer of $1.00 per share with the provision that each shareholder, with ing our system of government, or our grazing, especially good for southern and south- the exception of Michigan Farm Bureau and }<'arm Bureau eastern.states .. system of doing business, here in Amer- Services, Inc., may hold only one share. 6. Russian Wild Rye, Blackwell Strain of Switch- ica. Sure, thero's always room for Class A Common Stock and the Class C Common stock and the grass, Hays Buffalo Grass, Yellow Bluestem and Farmers Petroleum Co-operalive, Inc., are descrlb~d fully in the improvemerft.. But you can improve a Sweet Sudan arc other new or improved grasses house without wrecking the building! Prospectus dated June 'I, 1948. The Prospectus is the basis of information for an 'sales. \. WITH Any system that produces worthwhile results must be for adapted areas. Grasses usually give higher yields and better a pretty good one. I think our way of doing things has The Farmers Petroleum January 'I, 1949. It has acquired the comilicte distribution sys. Cooperative, Inc., pegan operations CONCRETE worked out mighty well for Americans. qu'ality forage when grown in association adapted legume. with an tern and petroleuw d!stribution business of }<'arm Bureau While you're improving your farm fOI Here we are-about 6% of the world's population, "See the lambs gambol I" City Cousinturns pale, Services, Inc., petroleum departm€n t which was established in greater production. do the job for keeps. living on less than 6% of the world's land. Yet, through For back in his city they put gamblers in jail! -1928. The dollar volume for the petroleum department for the with concrete! Here's a "how to do it" what I like to call our "three 1'8"- Initiative, Ingenuity year ending August 31, 1948 was $2,683,95,1.43. book that will help you build such vflrnllta .P.wa#'~ [lJlecifiojOt. essential structures as: . and Industry-we have created the American way of • FARMERS PETROLEUM COOPERATIVE, INC. Barn Floors Watering Tanks life. We enjoy greater freedoms than the other 94% of the world's people. We have educational opportunities Growt~ BEEF PLATE WITH. HORSERADISH SAUCE Feeding Floors Septic Tanks PO Box 960, 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing, Michigan As every boy and girl should know, (Yield: 3 to 4 Servings) Yz cup sliced onions Walks, Runways Home Improvements for all ... schools, colleges, universities, libraries. And Big oaks from little acorns grow. 1 Yz pounds beef plate floured Yz cup chopped celery For a copy of the Prospectus, and a call by a licensed salesman, Foundations Manure Pits <48% of the world's radios. As just one measure of per- And that's the way with business, too. 2 tablespoons shortening or celery leaves Concrete Masonry Trench Silos please fill in and mail the request form in this advertisement. sonal comfort and ~onvenience, we have 929"6 of the Your growth depends on the job you do. 1 teaspoon selt' 1 Y2 cups water Construction Hog Wallows Cisterns Soil-Saving Dams world's bathtubs. We have a motor vehicle for every Gustavus Swift, away back when, Cut meat into serving pieces and dip In flour. Melt shortening In four people. And more than 286,000 miles of paved !<'AHl\IEHS PE1'lWljEUl\I COOPJ:<;I{ATlVE, INC. Remember. concrete is firesafe, termite- roads for them to run on. -Slaughtered a heifer, and he then heavy kettle. Brown meat well on both sides. Add Sp!'ratives and r!'tlll! paired and Improved more than we program has expanded rapidly in A:: 'soon as the Leg-islature has branch!'s opl'rlltetl b}' Farm Burean need scenic or super highways. But the past few rears and with more ado:iteli "Ihis measure, the liairy St>rviccs and fertilizer factorv em. when we hear that it costs $50,000 distl'lcts and more farmers being inte.rests amI gene!':!1 farm org301 ployeps held meetings durln~ tl;" a mile now to build concrete roads, served, the sUite aid previousl)' zaiiaus startet! circulatiu~ l'~{er. past month ami decld!'d to adollt we wonder If it Isn't time to ca!! prOVided is no longer sufficient. endum peiit~ons. If th~ req~llsit,~ a halt to some of It. Deer Control. Another of the number of slgn:ltures al I' obl.lineu the discussion group method a~ the pattern on emilloyees Informa. I don't want to appear pessimis. prOblems to which the Farm Bu. In the time allotted, this law ~111 t Ion programs. tic or that I want the old days back, reau delegates directed attentlou not go In effect until and unless It Employ~s ha,'e been Impressell I know "the old gray mare ain't last fall was the destruction which should' be approved by the vo~ers with the sllccess of the Farm Uu. what she used to be". but I wish we is being wrought to fruit trees and at ,the. povember 1950 ~lectlOn. rl'au discussion gl:'oup program ill could level things off equally fill' farm crops in many areas by deer. These petitions are now llell1g clt recent years, Various employee ail and have some assurance of Several bllJs to cope with this sit. culated' throughout the state. groups ha,'e elected chairmen anll security ~~ that we can all piau u~.tlon have been introduced aIllI, Coplelj ,J}fe oht3ined throu!'l"~. the secretaries. These meetings will how to live. " . are receiving consideration by thE: Michigan Farm Bureau, i\lIch~lhn be held 1nonthly on l\ regular' all' As farmers, we must know our Conservation Cflmmiltee~ of the Farmer and various dairy orgapi- poic.rt>d meeting night. Suhjects business and be able to depend on Senate and Ho~se. The Suggestion zations. which Is r~iving the most favor. ~o be discussed on program luclude our bus.lness. It does no good to 1;1uy,}farm Bureau Feeds. _ three genet'al classes: (1) history gl'Owl aIllong ourselves If we go able consideration Is that the St~te HOSPITAL costS and b:!ckground of all Farm Bu. n,o . further with our complaints. Conservation Commis'slon be em. reau organizations and activities; We must be wllling to listen to po.wered to exercise discretionary (2) Farm Bureau products, com. our leaders and let them know we authority in fixing seasons and modilii's. and services; and (::) are anxious to help. \Ve may ques. limits in areas where deer con. better huslness methods. The outline of the program is through aand Mrs. Elon C~lb scraphook she h urn of ScotlvilIe, J\lason county, look tion their judgment at times, hut give them the benefit of the doubt stitute a menance to fruit gro"'er:l and farmers. Milk Dealers. A Farm Bureau ARE STill RISING , . planned by a commiltee including for they are usualIy in a position ad,ivitit>s for lIIany }'~ars a~ + kellt on Mason County Farm Bureau resohition urged that all wholesale :\Iaynal'd Brownlee, director of to know far more of the details Farm Burt>au board thev .• the January meeting of the County IlIIrchasel's of milk or butterfat I'm a well-known hired hand on thou- distribution; Walt!'r l'lm'ger. ass't , . were na I h . than we do. sands of farms throughout the United retail sUllervlsor; Raymond Bohn. boa'rd. 1111'. Colburn was one 1I1e(' onorary life members of the should be required to caiTY suffic. sack, ass't retail supprvisor; E. A. llul'eau . , JulY 3 19?0 and h ~,- , , as se of the founders of the County Farm 1 h ient bonds or other evidence of Stutes and Puerto Rico. You will find :\IcCarty. director of financial pro. since. :\Ir. Colbnrn and Henr ,,:ve( on t e board of directors eve .. Farmers interested financial responsi'bility to Insure the Unico trade-roark on practically all motion; Fred Reimer. ass't direct. of ihe originalarlicles o r i y \ Iison. are the survivors of the signers ncorporatlon. Since retire t f' h' hi Many' Bills payment in full for all dairy pro' or of financial promotion; and W. farm north. of Custer , MI' C Ib men 10m 1':1 (Coillinued from page 1) ducts purchased by them. ifhis farm supply productS except feed, ferti- •. 0 urn has been in the Insu .d I' Vlotor Bielinski, personnel direct. estate hllSlIlessIn Sco!t",'1I ranee an rea the past two years. matter has been studied at length lizer, seed and farm implements. I e. IIe still owns the farm. Bang's Disease, No bills have been by the House Committee on Agri. or. All employees will he fUl'llishpd introduced as yet relat!\"e to Bilng's culture and by a special comniittee Unico is tbe trade-mark name of prod. uCtS manufactUred or procured by United wilh the newly revised employee< information manuals contain written which will material, charts, Plenty of Questions disease. (Bang's) o!lh' an The Michigan Brucellosis of dairy producers, handlet's and Committee increased favors appropriation not men from the Department of. Agri. for culture. Thus far no feasible plan THIS CAIID IS YOUJr TICKET TO . Wa.UY..fIlEE IECOVIIt Co-Operatives, Inc. Jor cooperatives. You can always depend upon their qualiry. mailS, and photogra(lhs eXlllaining To Settle at Hortle speeding uP, testing and control has been developed, the cost of measures but also has proposed a which would not be very burden- Protect yourselF and your Ask for them by name at )'our cooperative. activities of the ,'arious Farm Bu. reau companies including national fly .1lRS. f.DITll organizations connected with Farm Brillr Ilill Far/II. Carleton . lliel Jl. Tr AG-lR I bl" re' number of specific amendments to some and well-nigh prohibitive. If Pluilll~ 0 Idces; they have. had their eXisting laws relative to 'handling bonds to insure payment would I~ily .' now-lor only " l. C I (I en e ucated and have,demand. cost $20.00 for each $1,600 of dairy Bureau and other afflJiated co.op. I've malie lip my mind that it'. ed public service regardless of cost cattle so as to hold the disease in products to be handled, most farm. 'pennies a day! UNITED CO-OPERAtiVES, INC. eratives. folly for me to spen~ much tim: way beyond the fellow ,vho has hali check and prevent its spread. There are approximately 300 em. worrying onr ~oreign affairs while to foot the bill. ers would A great deal of work has been their own risk in this connection probably prefer to carry Fi~ures show that one per80n in Alliance, Ohio ployees in retail cstahlisillnents. ::0 there's so many vital questions "'e hear and read I much these done on the preparation o{ a bill lather than to have that much de. ten will ~oto a hospital this year! at the fer,tilizel' plant, and apilroxi. rig-ht here at home that should de- days about the poor schools we to,. control {ungicldes, insecticides Anlf the cost of sickriess gets ..SewtH9 15' ~eadUItJ ,?4'U1e mately 275 in L:wsing headquarters and field staff employees, makln!; mand my \'ery best thought. provide. The bulIdings are out of arid other economic poisons. ducted ft'om their A prohlem is still under consideration. checks. Tht higher all the time. Protect yourself and your family noW I w:lnt to feel that the majority date and the school facilities are m.easure has been developed which S~~twe4. approximately ployees. a total of 600 em. of folks mean to do right and want so inadequate and the teachel's are bas wide.spread backing. It is in Wine. A hearing was held Tues- day, March 2, on Senate BilJ 102 against rising hospital cost. through the Blue Cross Plans. to be fair with underpaid. I'm not denying an)' ~armony with the Farm Bureau'3 which would drastically change Blue Cross Hospital Plan pays everybody, hut I part of It, but I still do not see I e~olutlon on this suhject and we present methods of handling aIllI hospital bills in full for a wide co-oP CREAMERY I admit my faith is how more can. be done umier pre~: ~ope that it will ~e favorably we a k e nil d. It ent conditions. alarmed me when the large amount of state aid now Notwithstailding' celved In. th.e LegIslature. reo taxing wine in Michigan. The bill range' of service benefits wben bas the general support of 1\l1ch. you are a bed patient in a State ~gr~1 Laboratory .. 1\1eall- igan grape growers and wineries This "country road" HOLDS OPEN HOUSE' I listened farm speech to a going for school purposes, about while plans are being d~veloped for but opposed by the California wine H 75% of the tax paid by prop~rty !lie e~tab\ishment. of a ,labOi'll~ory 'interests. At this largely attended participating Cross Surgical and Medical- Surgical Plans provide stated hospital. Blue AT EAST JORDAN few months' back owners also goes to support their tor the State Department of Agrl. bearing President and was told that iocal schools. culture. where all of its various test- kil'k of Paw Paw of the Michigan Carl E. Bus. amounts for operations; stated amounts for hospital visits leads straight to A formal opening of the new the real farmers, I teel we must make some vel'}' ing. and control wo!'k can be han. Farm Bureau spoke in favor of the those who dellend d~fillile change in our school sys. died promptly anl\ efficiently. From bill. He testified, not as President by your doctor. U50,OOO Jordan Valley Co.operative entirely on their tem. We should put it over a registration f~es for feeds. ~nd fer. of the Farm Bureau hut as Presi. .~~j:efor full inform~tion. the nation's markets Creamery plant at East Jordan will be held with an open house pru. farm for theil' in. sieve and blowout come, are now we get down to the fundamentals the chaff !inti! tiJizers a suhstillltial balance ~ee!l accu,mulated during the r has dent of the Michigan Grape Grow- ast ers Association . BI,," en .. P14... IJr' ....... ,.J h IAI ,Ukll, -profil " ..t/an H •• ,I1"/.4 .. ~ gl'Um Thursday, March 24, from ~£ I'IflC,I1l. down to but 15'7< and then begin aU over and create several years .. By June 30, ,1949, Oleo. Probabiy the only measure " a"" '''~ .ill.AI,.. 51"" .VIJkal 5 .. 14',. 10 a. m. until noon and from 2 p. of the population. Suppose the a system that will deliver a product it Is expected that this will amount of general Interest to farm folks m. to -t p. nl. other 8570 turned against us?' trained for life as it is. to almost $l9~,(100. It is proposed that has been decided thus far till;: Jordan Vall e y Co.operatire We're having a taste of that We are told at every turn th~lt {hat this might be applied toward se!lsion is the Initiative petition to BL DE CROSS Creamery is one of the few remain. sort of thing now in the battle be. we should do more' and more for ~e construction of a Department legalize manufacture and sale or lIIg exclnsive bnttet. plants in :'.lieh. tween the dairy and the oleo our young folks. That's all right, of. Agriculture laboratory and the colored oleo in Michigan. As pre. igan. During 1948, the co-opera. people. Mich~Ho.pilal Service. Michi'"DMedical Senico Whatever the outcome but at the same time we must give balance of the expense of the vl0l!sly explained, thJs measure 234 Slile Slr~l, Detroit 26 tive churned 1,700,000 pounds of lIIay he, it ill my hope that the a though't to gray-haired Dad whose structure might ill' financed on a was approved by the Lef:islature, VaHey Lea hutter. hutter makers will produce the hest fu~ure doesn't look too rosy just self-liquidating basis through the not because they. liked it but be- PROT~CTlON THAT'S PIIClLI" The co.op was formed in 19:n to lIuality of butter at a price that now if he Is a farmer. services which it would make pos. !''CI've dairy hel'll owners and Char. gives them a reasonahle profit, and Too few people know that th,:: sible 'in future years. Our resolu. I(,voix, Antrim. Emme.t, Otsego ami only in quantities that will supply ~Ilrmer's income has gone down lion on this. subject favors the de. Ch~hoygan connties. The opening the demand. There's many people tremendously [n the past year. All vel?pment of such a building amI of the plant climaxes 18 years of old.fashioned enough to still pre- of these demands for more money program. , service to the fanners of this area. fer real butter to any of the new hit him hard. 1\bnaget. Percy Penfold and the sprE-:lds that are crowding the I fires most of the time. He's between two Veterinary Facilities. He must gates last November called atten. Our dele- The 17th .. ' hoard of directors of the organiza . marliet. make a choicll between roofing his tlon to the serious emergency which tion will he honored at a dinner sponsored hy grocers ami merchants. FrolIl ,ome of the legislative gos. harns 01' sending his daughter otl!!:r sip ['VI' heard of late, farmers may college. who have sold thE- expect attacks along other lines both as he had pl~nned. plant's bnttet. for many years, Wed. too. :\Iost consumers nesday evening, :\Iarch 23. know lO is confronting the veterinary h'ain. He knows he cannot 1\0 Ing program, at M.S.C. Present He must buildings ~nd equipment are anti. but choose between a new tractor or a quated and totaHy Inadequate. and little of the details of the produc. new car. He needs them both, but new facilities must 'be provided The o(lening of the new plant tion of food. They don't Iillow the must take the most necessary of the M.S.C. veterinary graduates are if Annual M'eeting •• of the l. marks another milestone in t!Jr' grpat investment in machinery. and the two desires. He had hoped to to be accredited by the American steady growth of co.opel'ative dairy the scarcity of lahor. They don't take that long looked fOl' trip .but Veterinary J\~edical Association. The production in Michigan .. Montmorency County know al:tJut the losses iucurred by that hope went out of the window Michigan Agriculturai weather conditions fal'mPl"s ever)'day and other fac. when his crops tumbled in 'price. which is made up of over 50 organ. tors that have their effect on the He knows he must provide for his Izatlons of fal'me';'s and those in. operations. We declining years, but there's no terested in farm supplies and mark . Conference, MICHIGAN LIVESTOCK .. • ,!' To Study Milk Supply A committee of Farm Bureau members of i\lontmorency are canvassing the milk prollueers 1!IIIStmake them see our side of social security or old age pension. t"tlng, have agreed that this county the story as well as their own. There's a growing 'tendency or the ('ounty to determine whetlwr let down the bars for eVl~ryone tn to Thl!l is not, and is under no circumstances to be construed a!l, an rep. EXCHANGE or not the supply Is su fficient to vote on the voting of taxes. 'rhe offering of these Debentures for sale, 01' as a solicitation or ~LL MI.CHIG,ANLIVESTOCK ~PRODUCERS PEED warrant a plan for starting a con. fellow who has never paid any offers to buy any such Debentures .. The Offering Is made only ERS AND SHIPPERS, ARE ..INVITED' TO 'J...EAR~ densory anll hottling plant in the tax other than sales ancl gasoline by the Prospectus. community. Waller Ilaahrke is taxes now seems to have the most MORE OF HOW YOUR CO-~P OPERATES FOR • The early American farmer knew every hIm of the heading lip the committee. to say ahout our schools and OUI' YOUR GOOD, winding road on which he made the all-day trip to the nearest town - his only market. . $350,000 W~EN:.Satufday, March 12, 1949 Today the farmer's market begins at the nearest railroad FOR DIVIDENDS ••• .,,"4'E I Farm Bureau Ser"ices, Inc• loading platform-and the land. extends' to profitable markets all over . AT HARVEST ','''' • W~[RE:. OIds Hotel~ Lansing Series ", A',' Debentures WHAT: 103. m., Business Meeting Last year, for example, the railroads helped move the greatest harvest ever produced in a single year by any nation. They also hauled the bulk of the other raw materials BUY SEED BEARING THIS LABEL produced by our nation's fanTIS,forests, ami mines-as well 1.:00 p, m, - Na.tioTwl.allthor;~i~~ on livestock produc- as most of our manufactured products. And they handled 4% Simple Inter." (Non.anenable) t,lOn . I and m:ll'ketltJO' ," will discuss .. "Do es tl Ie I'Ivestock the entire job for an average charge of only 1% cents for Ill( ustry want a program of•. 90ot ,'t ... The Series A Debentures 'are being offered to farmers .. ?" "r ' .. ", 1Pt.. pat I ~ 01' fleXIble hauling a ton a mile . parl~; .. ,. \\ hat 18 the 1.lvest~e}foutlook 1:01' ]9491" .and to farmers co-oper~tive associations for the purpose In performing this service, the American railroads once . ". JIO\\ can hog marketlOg' he' improved b,' nat' I of increasing the operating capital of Farm Bureau Ser- act IOn?" .. lona again proved to be the most efficient and economical trans- vices, Inc. They are issued in amounts of $10 or any mul- portation system in the world. To do an even hetter and tiple thereof. The minimum purchase has been set at $50. 6:30 p. m. - Annual banqnet at OllIs lIotcl .}' ""[ more efficient job in the future, the railroads are now buy- I II \\' II .. om ~\ ar- The Series A Debentures and Farm Bureau Services, Inc" s la e s, W.1 R Farm Editol' in a r . ing cars and engines, reducing grades and curves, improv- 'tJ If" IIn sesSIOnpacked are described fully in the prospectus dated May 15, 1948. Wt I gool ood, a vat'iety of to}>-noteh )I'ol'e' " I ing signals and shops, adding to their facilities-at a cost tcrt . 1 SSlOnll en- The Prospectus is the basis of information for all sales, amel'S, an( community sino-inrr '1') '. of a billion dollars a year. speaker will be Rev. Robert D R'~I' .,.) Ie prltlclpal , .• IC I,ll'( s of the 1"'ls! De The only way the railroads can carry on Stich a program FARM BUREAU SERVIOES, INO. trOit Immanuel Church who. ~1;'llfe 'I . ". - for still better service is to have earnings which are more ] 946' ,'SlIe I a lilt at 0 221 North Oedar St., Lansing, Mich, meetmg that we asked hpu back. ur nearly in line with today's costs-earnings which will justify For Oopy of the Prospectus, please fill in and mail the re- 10:00. p. m. - :Modern and,'oJJ.~til1Je (ancing 1 IU the the large investments needed. b eau t If u I b a IIroom, Olds Hotel. • quest form beiow. * LISTEN TO TilE RAILJlOAD IIOUR, pre,senting the tVorltfs great mmical ---------- R~member, in m~at, II Michigan-Produced" .... I JWW/I. Et;ery Monday evenin~ uver the ARC Netwurk, 8-8:,15 Eastern, _ F ARM BUREAU SERVIOES, INO, •pella Satisfaction .\Io.mtain, and Pacific Time; 7-7:45 Cefltrall'ime . PO Bo'x 960, 221 N. Cedar St., Lansing Michi,gan Please send me a copy of the Prospectus for Farm Bureau CONSIGN YOUR NEXT SHIPMENT TO YO . UR oO-op Services, Inc., Series A Debentures. NAME -.-.-- -..-- -..- .----- ---..- -- -.- ------- --..--..- The MiChigan Livestock Exchange Street The Producer Owned and c'ontroIled Selling A Address ...._._ ..... ._.__~.. ... . ._._RFD NO. D E T R 0 ITS TOO ~ Y A R D S gency AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DE'ALER Post Office SATURDAY,-MARCW5",1949 MICHIGAN F'ARM NEWS, FIV!! Machinery .• Dep't. Has Big Customer Service Program EqUlpInent Sales Huron Leads Nation For CROP Gifts the drive. Fort)'.one other countle!\ gave one cal'1oad of commodities or till' elluivelent In cash. 'S2,500,o()O Last Year The outstandill~ n.>con\ of the na. tlon was made h)' IIuron count)' in Jfallager. Farm Equifl/llent '" By ARCHIE E, MOORE DCIl't, Fllrm Hureau Servie'e." Inc. the recent Christian se.'\s Program drlvl~ROl'-\Vlth Rural Ovel" total contl'ihution of seven carloads II SOLVAY of foodstuffs fOI' the over~eas needy. Agricultural Limestone The Farr~ Bureau Services Farm Equipment depart- n~ent nQ:", has Isomew~ere in the neighborhood of The total value of the commodities cOlltt'ibuted was $20.;;01.1)1 which MEAL $10,000,000 worth of farm machinery, farm equipment, was ~Iven In wheat. beims, honey Produced in Michigan and cash. ' Availd in Mr. Starks groups and urge that an effort be a r~10dern, quick-service: repair parts division that stocks several cou rses in mechanics and 'iilfol"matioll on the changing mar. made to form a Juuior Farm Bur. roo ethan 10,000 part.s for the Co-op and Unico lines. other training for the farm equip. ke.ting ,demand of different types eau In that area. . "- ment field . k local Farm Bureau Services farm equipment dealer of hogs. Cheboygan.Centerline. St. Clair.Pine River. Charles Sco- Iy organized Centerline Communi'- The new. wants a ~omplete local '~ervice program available to his field announced the arrangements ty Farm Bureau helli its first meet. he has made for the group to tpur Ing January 21st. :III'. Lyle Hart customers. So we co-operate with him in' ~he matter of the Detroit Edison Plant on Feh. was elected chairman; Bernice ruary 8th. Dinner is planned at Lyons, secretary; and Lee McNeil, UNITED WE ARE STRONG - DIVIDED WE ARE WRONG! schools (" of instruction , f~i .servic.e. l1len,: assistance in the "._,_".¥'_~ ,~;:..;...s~ _ . 6: 00 p.m. in the Edison cafeteria discussion leader. :III'. Warren 'pr~er '~{ld so on. t~oli~g' of lo~al farm equipment service shops, foilowed by a movie on electri- Peters of Cheyboy~an county was city before a tour is made of the instrumental !lower house. group. in organizing this Po . U ry It me Here ATe Some Sugge.tions D•••for Raising Baby Chicks! The week of Feb. 7-11 we held the first school of St. Clair.Wales, 50 members of Cheboygan.M ulligan Creek. Jan- I. nllY ,the hest chich:s l1yailable an(l buy them early. 2. Allow th'e Wales Community Farm Bul" uary 20th the first meeting of this instruction for 1949' at our Lansing. service garage. eau on January 11th enjoyed a COllllllunity Farm BUI'l'auwas held. not IlIOJ'C than 200 chicl;:s pel' brooder, % square foot per chicle 3. Thoroughly clean aud disinfect broodpr. 4. Covel' 11001' wilh ,Eighty-five service men ca~e, representing many dealers. very tasty oyster supper which The huslness session was devoted I inch of Dri-Bpd (ll very absorhant, fireproof matcrial). Covcr is an anllual event with this groui'. to the election of officers. OIie 'Classes were conductell:in six groups daily. Each group The pl'Ograin consisted' of informa, Bowen was elected chairman: Le. area \\'hpI'p chicks run \\'rth clean sewn cotton feed sacks. He- iR ent a half day dealing; :with, t.he deliver! standards and tion on the CROP Program, out. roy Brady, secretary; and Otto line of the membership campaign. Slade, discussion leader. moy£' 4th day. ii. Place fence around brooder 18 to 30 inchcs away if 1'0011Iis kept cool, (lessen the dislanee for eledl'ic brood- s,:r~jcing of a certai{l implement or implement group. discussion of the county plans for el'). (j. Use q-l pint water founts for ench 100 chiel;:s. Plllcc on Practical demonstrations. and test assemblies were made the futlll'C and an informational - • low platl'ol'JlI wilh wil'e llIe.-;h 'tpp. 7. Uivll each chick 1 inch of relJOrt from one of the members feedl'r space aftcr starting ,thcm on feed scattered on paper 01' in the classes. Field- service probi~ms were discussed. " The intructors includ~d Joe Plumstead, head of the of the !{rOUI)who had been to Eng. land recently. Newaygo.Reeman. Members of How a few cents I CllI'd hOlll'd. 8. Opcratc and cheek slove 1'01'24 hours befol'c hil,tIs coine. Stllrt at !)[j degrees two inches above floor, lower five de- g'rcps Iwr \\'1'1' Ie 9. A void chilling 01' ovcl'llCat ing. A dim lig-h t .rm Equipment servic~ department, 'farm 'Bureau Services machinery staff, three engineerlS members of the this group, on a motion by Burt Tanis voted to give the pl"ize money of $15 won on the Farm-to a day will protect ' from the cl'iling should be left on all night. Stm.t Ilsing \\'aslPless feed hoppen; on 3nl day illadditioll 10. Use WIlI'1II WlI- tel' a lid place 1'01llitS uud!'r 01' nellI' edg'c of hover at !'i1'St. II. to smaIl trllrs. Y!lli against rising horn the Cockshutt"PI~w Co., ~a~ufacturers of our prosper.contest to the CROP Pro. gram. Co-op Tractor and self-propelled combine: and haying 7TH DAY Oceana-West Grant. A potluck ,TOE n. l'LUJfSTEAD, Myr. dinner was served to 22 members ]6 feet of' feeding space for 10() chilll0xl6 cleated rubber tires give p a r t m e n t at Michigan S t a t e col- t p y e p l a n t e r y o u can quickly prepare f o r p l a n t i n g or free f u l l v i s a b i l i t y . L o w c e n t e r of g r a v i t y . lines a m o n g t h e school districts in lege, it w a s discovered t h a t in not r e o r g a n i z a t i o n , (4) to supervise the y o u r t r a c t o r u n i i u p a r e d for other w o r k . H a s positive plenty of traction. Built for easy loading. Tapered box Rigged steel boom. H a s S h e e r p i n s in t e e t h . F o r a labor- .4 a single year p r e v i o u s to 1941 have school census, a n d (5) to recom- power-lift clutch. A f f o r d s all t h e e a s e o f a m o u n t e d reduces- load drag. Flexible, acid resisting spreader bed. a s m a n y a s 100.000 b i r t h s been mend teachers to t h e small d i s t r i c t s saver a r o u n d t h e farm, t r y a Co-op loader before y o u buy. planter. No expensive gear assemblies t o r e p l a c e . Buy Zerk lubrication. All steel ehassis. Get yours today. recorded in this s t a t e , and in not not employing a local school super- a single year since 1940 h a v e fewer i n t e n d e n t . It is r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t Blackhawk quality. t h a n 100.000 b i r t h s occurred. T h i s i s c e r t a i n l y going to p r e s e n t a very s e r i o u s problem when t h i s large t h i s law be e x p a n d e d to include a!l t h e counties in Michigan. T h e C o m m i t t e e is recommending Co-op Universal Milker WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE n u m b e r of c h i l d r e n s t a r t school. OF ?6ubo BARN EQUIPMENT T h e C i t i z e n s ' C o m m i t t e e on Edu- cation has met 5 times during the l a s t 5 m o n t h s a n d h a s discovered Did You Say Food, Insurance? The Universal Short Tube Milker — the milker that cannot crawl. Its downward A c o m p l e t e l i n e of s t a l l s , stan-I s o m e r a t h e r s t a r t l i n g t h i n g s con- pull and famous Calf-Nose chions, w a t e r bowls, stockpensp c e r n i n g o u r e d u c a t i o n a l opportuni- When you buy this Unico 12 cu. ft. freezer, you buy inflations assure you of fast, of all k i n d s , B u i l d i n g a n d barn9 t i e s in r u r a l Michigan. It is mak- i n g some r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s to t h e food insurance. Gives eco- safe and positive milking ac- accessories, • built in fanner- .-^"Sci L e g i s l a t u r e accordingly. F o r ex- nomical and reliable ser- t ion. Built for fanners in a owned factories, and with a m p l e , it h a s been discovered that farmer-owned factory. vice. Holds ."300 pounds of q u a l i t y - p l u s r a t i n g is a v a i l a b l e e v e n in t e r m s of m i n i m u m require- m e n t s the q u a l i t y of t e a c h i n g serv- frozen foods. 2.8 cu. ft. to you t h r o u g h y o u r F a r m Bu-| The Universal Little Giant Vac- ice in r u r a l schools in 1947 a n d q u i c k freezing compart- reatt dealer. J948 was so i n a d e q u a t e t h a t n e a r l y uum Milker pump is so construct- 3.000 s u b s t a n d a r d certificates had ment holds more than 100 ed that it can operate a life-time If y o u plan to build or remodel t o be issued. It was discovered, also, t h a t m a n y school buildings bs. Quick freezes 80 lbs. at a time safely. Five year with very little service. If service y o u r barn, see y o u r F a r m Bu- t a r e inadequate, u n h e a l t h y , poorly problems should arise, its simpli- reau dealer and he will help § * maintained, and sometimes even warranty on the economi- city of construction and ease of you plan and estimate yourlka dangerous. F u r t h e r , it w a s dis- cal and quiet Tecumseh repair makes it unnecessary for work. Your Farm Bureau Services has everything in covered t h a t 24'/, of the c h i l d r e n hermetically sealed unit. barn accessories from floor drains to roof ventilators. 9 y e a r s old enrolled in u r b a n you to ever have to buy a replace- schools were r e t a r d e d as compared ment pump. Write us and we will tell you why You Buy Quality with Unieo. ;<» i2'( in r u r a l schools. It became q u i t e evident to t h e Committee EVERY CUSTOMER OF 80 F A R M B U R E A U S T O R E S IN M I C H I G A N ON THE P A T R O N ' S R E L A T I O N S PROGRAM SHARES IN T H E W H O L E S A L E S A V I N G S OF YOUR F A R M BUREAU SERVICES. INC. SEE YOUR NEAREST FARM BUREAU FARM EQUIPMENT DEALER LISTED BELOW: A d r i a n - C h a r l e s Ruesink Farm Supply * D o w a g i a c F a r m e r s Co-op Ass'n K a l a m a z o o — F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. R i c h m o n d — S t . Clair-Macomb Cons. Co-op Allegan F a r m e r - Co-op Ass'n * E l k t o n — F a r m Bureau E q u i p m e n t Sales and Laingsburg—Hunter Hardware Rockford Co-op Company Ann A r b o r — W a s h t e n a w Farm Bureau S t o r e Service L a n s i n g — F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. R o c k w o o d — S m i t h Sales and Service A z a l i a — Y e c k Sales and Service E l s i e — M i l l e r H a r d w a r e Co. Lapeer County Co-ops, Inc. Romeo—Posey Bros. Bad A x e - N u g e n t Farm Sales 4 Service E m m e t t — F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. * L u d i n g t o n F r u i t Exchange Rosebush Elevator Company B a n c r o f t — F a r m Bureau Services Inc E v a r t Co-op Co. M a r c e l l u s — F o u r County Co-ops, Inc. Ruth F a r m e r s Elevator B a t a v t a — B r a n c h County Farm Bureau Oil Co. F a l m o u t h Co-operative Co. * M a r l e t t e — A m i l Olsen S a g i n a w — F a r m e r s Bureau Services, Inc. Battle Creek F a r m Bureau Ass'n • F o w l e r v i l l e Co-op Co. M a r s h a l l — M a r e n g o F a r m Bureau Store ''Sandusky—Sanilac Co-operative, Inc. PROTECTION I "Bay C i t y — F a r m Bureau Services Inc. Breckenridge Oil Company Brooklyn—G. Raynor Boyce F r e m o n t Co-op Produce Co. Gaines—Marvin Tiedeman Gladwin F a r m e r s Supply Store M a r t i n F a r m e r s Co-op Co. McCords—Kleinheksel's Feed Store * M i l l i n g t o n F a r m Bureau, M i l l i n g t o n * S a n d u s k y — W a t e r t o w n Branch * S a n d u s k y — P e c k Branch Sault Ste. M a r i e — C h i p p e w a County Co-op MADE TO O R D E R . ' Buchanan Co-ops, Inc. Grand Blanc Co-operative E l e v a t o r Co. Moline Co-op M i l l i n g Co. Scotts F a r m Bureau Supply A set of choins hos kept many a tracror from being Caro F a r m e r s Elevator Company • G r a n d R a p i d s — F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. ' M o n t a g u e — W h i t e L a k e M k t g . Ass'n, Inc. Standish—Miscisin Bros. helpfesxlr tolled in snow and ice. Thot's protec- •Canon C i t y - D a i r y l a n d Co-op Creamery Co. M t . Pleasant Co-op Elevator Stanwood M a r k e t i n g Ass'n Greenville Co-operative Ass'n, Inc. tion mode to order. Your State Mutual agent con Cassopohs—Cass County Co-op | n c H a m i l t o n F a r m Bureau M u n i t h — H & F I m p l e m e n t and Supply St. Johns Co-op Company give you form fire protection that's mode to order oil the coverage you nttd, none that you don't C a t h r o — M o r r i s Bros. Farm Bu'rcau' Store H a n o v e r — F a r m e r Folk's Supply Nashville F a r m e r s Supply Company * S t . Louis Co-op Creamery Cedar S p r m g s - H a r r y D. Shaw «. Co. * H a r t — F a r m Bureau Co-op, Inc. Niles F a r m e r s , Inc. Sunfield—Meachem and H a g e r F a r m Store ' C h a r l e v o i x Co-op Co. * H a r t f o r d Co-op Elevator Co. O n e k a m a — S c h i m k e ' s F a r m Service T h r e e Rivers Co-op Co. State Mutual insures building mcteriol used on the • C h a r l o t t e — E a t o n Farm Bureau Co-op, I n c . H a s t i n g s — F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. O t t a w a L a k e F a r m I m p l e m e n t and Supply Traverse C i t y — F a r m Bureau Services, I n c construction of a new building or an addition * P e t o s k e y — B a c h e l o r I m p l e m e n t Sales or repairs to any building until building is com- Cheboygan Co-operative Company H e m l o c k Co-operative C r e a m e r y U t i c a — W o l v e r i n e Co-op Co. pleted obove the rafters . . . ANOTHER STATE Chesaning Farmers Elevator Hillsdale Co-op Company • P i n c o n n i n g — F a r m Bureau Services, Inc. W a r r e n Co-op Co. M U T U A L FEATURE C l a r e — F a r m e r s ' Independent Produce Co. H o l l a n d Co-op Co. Pittsford F a r m Bureau W a t e r v l i e t F r u i t Exchange C l i n t o n — R o b e r t Allen H o l l y — F r a n k Gromak Plainfield F a r m Bureau Supply * W e s t Branch F a r m e r s Co-op, Inc. Ajk roar Stote Mutual agent, or write for details. Ccopersville Co-op Co. H o w e l l Co-operative Company Port H u r o n — H . L. 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