Vol. XXVII, No. 4 SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949 Published Monthly 27th Year EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP AT Dick Nelsons With CilIiforniaFarm Bureau FARM BUREAU Decisions, Near Investment in Farm Co-ops is Sm~I1 34,171 ,AND INSURANCE CO. • F armer.s ~nvestment. have in farm about two' co-operatives per cent for of their purchasing total MOVING ur GOING AHEAD, In. '-egislature arm supph.es, for as~embling, grading, processing .. Major Budget Bills Are Due to Appear Soon; Membership in the Michigan The Farm Bureau :\Iutual In .• M and market10g farm crops, and for other purposes. Farm Bureau as of March 28 is surance Company of Michigan' hag Farmers Have Interest In any • The remaining 98 per cent of their investment is 34,171 families in 60 County Farm Bureau orgapizations. This is the been in business 1949, the - effective since l\larch date of its 7, M'easures Be fL'. ore egIS a ure I t 10 land, buildings, livestock, machinery, motor vehi- result to date of the 1949' Roll CalI iicense from the Insul ..an~e Dellart. B ST AN LEY M. POWELL for membership. ment of the state of l\hclllgan. Sen'- Y cles, and other facilities, and stored crops. , Loren Black, director of the l\TFB ice is limited to members of the With the April 4 election out of the way it is expected membership dep't, said that tIli;; I '1'1 h I . • Between J 940 and J 949 the value of farmers' represents 94% of the minimum Michigan Farm Bureau. Nile Vermillion, manager of the h t at t e, awma h k ers WI . trow hI' t e egIS atlve mac h' Inery 1Ovest~ent in those' off-the-farm :tools called co- state quota of 36,179. for this yeal'. com Pan)', says they started with into high gear and cro"",'d toward completion of the operatIves increased' from 826 m'll' d ' II It represents 78% of the maximum applications from 3,500 Farm Bu- .. b 5 .6 . k I IOn 0 ars to state goal of 43,877. /'eau members for policies to .cover session In a out or wee s, two billion dollars. Mr. Black said that every year cars and trucks. The o~fice began Appropriating committees are' well along with their the Farm Bureau has added two issuing those policies anl,l is fin- to three thousand more members isliiIig the job. It Is taking a hearings and investigations: . They have promised that But the Camera Doesn't TeIl All ' in the few months following publi- little time as it invol~es s~ttin.;\' major budget bills will be reported thick arid fast in the" cation of 'the end of March mem- j. up the general accountlllg system .. . No doubt, many a housewife has wondered what bership total. Three thousand !lnd . other mechanics for gettinb. very near future. It is altogether. too early to predIct new memberships and renewals kInd of cookery is employed by the adverti~ers of were rep.orted in Marcb, and they t~~:ee\~o~~;~~~n~s s~~:~etn~o;;:~tlir; what these budget bills will total and. how large' the foo~s to get those marvelous photographs In col~r continue to come. issuing Sui'plus Certificates for deficit will be if no new revenue IS provided. whIch appear in the magazines. Saginaw County Farm Bureau the investment that Fa/'ln Bureau .' leads with 1460 members. Berrien members have made in the Com- It seems safe to. predict that it will be a far lower is second with 1440, AIlegan third, The fact is that anyone who cooked for such '1380, and VanBuren fourth, 1225. Richard Nelson of Paw Paw, 9th eau, said. "We had been thinking pan.y to ~r().vide its ~perating fiaure than' $6 J million. operating deficit which Gov- capital. ThIS mvolves settmg up a ., perfec~i~n could go broke soon. Food prepared for Fourteen counties have exceeded president of the Michigan Junior of Dick for some time. 'Ve were system of records, a system for eroor Williams stated would result if the budget which the maximum membership goalS Farm' Bureau, and Farm Bureal,l sure we were right when we learn. ~dvertIsIng photographs is very expensive food payment of i~terest, etc. The F~/'m he reco~m'~nded were adopted with no new or increased they set for tbemselves; 28 have representative for District I, has ed that Dick - ana Ruth Par- Bureau ServICes patrons relatIOns ., mdeed. exceeded their minimum quotas, accepted tIie position as head of sons had teanH!l1 up for life. 'Wi! accounting dep't has co-operated by taxes. There doesn't seem to be much legislative,support and 27 have surpassed their mem- the Rural Youth Department of the thin" Ruth will be ~ble to assist Let's consider the background of a beautiful bership.for 1948.. California Farm Bureau. Dick in our Rural Youth dep't." offering the use of its mechanical equipment for that work. t- or te, h 4°1-' 0 ~et Income tax on corpora . t'Ions w h' ICh th' e Counties that have topped their Mr. Nelson takes up his n,ew du~ This is the second time anot1i.er dish of beef stew in full color photography, as the During March ten to 15 polic~es Governor recommended •. maximum goals are: Alpena 271 % 1 ties April 5 with a series of meet- Farm Bureau has chosen a. Michi- per day have been written for Farm '. home economist for an advertising firm described Alcona 171%, Bay 100%, Cheboygan ings In California. He will return gan Junior Farm Bureau leader to Bureau members. Thus, the Com- The House committee on general taxation has reported he~ part of the / job. After the artists and copy- 214%, Emmet 131%, Huron 104% to Michigan later for :'oIl'S.'Nelson, head a state program for rllral 100%, formerly Miss Ruth Parsons, 12th youth . .In 1948 "'isconsin Farm pany is growing at the rate of 300 favorably a bill which would turn' over t~ the state's Isabella 102 %, Midland 01' 'more policies a month. Thirteen . WrIters. had determined what the advertisement Montmorency 131%, Monroe 110 %. President of the Michigan Junior Bureau invited Guerdon Frost of .licensedagents are operating ill general f~nd half of the revenue frQm the intangible Osceola 112%, Ogemaw 164%, Ot- Farm Bureau. They will reside in Williamston to h~ad its youth pro- shoul.d look. like and say, the h,ome ~conomist began Berkley. gram. Guerdon. was 11th state 12 c.ounties. The state office is pr~p~rty tax. At present all of the reve~ue from this sego 128%, Presque Isle 218%. holdmg agency schools to qualify . workIng wIth recipes. A stylist decided the table Counties having 90 to 100 per Frank Pierce, public relations president of the Michigan Junior applicants forage!1cies to pass the levy is distributed on a per capita basis to cities, villages cent of their goal are AIlegan 99 % , director for C~lifornia Farm BUI'- Farm..Bureau. landscaping and scoured the stores for perfect china Mecosta 98%, Northwest Michi- insurance dep't examination. Ap- d h" I ' b $8 , 750000 lllicail'ons f 01' an agency m!ly bP. an towns , IpS. t amounts to a out , an- napkins, silverware and flowers to set off the stew. ' gan (Leelanau & Grand Traverse) Leaves Farm Bureau April Is Spring made to the state office of the Farlll 'nually. The proposal to place half the reVenue from 94%, Newaygo 95%, Missaukee The home economist bought enough beef for half 92%, LiVingston 91%, and VanBur- Bureau l\Iutual Insurance Company h' I . h S' T . d a dozen stews. She cooked two, one for the en 90 %. Clean-Up Month at '105 East Washtenaw Lansing. Street, ,sever~ t IS e~y In t e opposition tate from re~sury the municipal IS expecte lobby. to encounter Following is the membership of April is Spring Clean-up Month The Company has been in busi- photographer to Use in setting up his camera and 60 County Farm Bureaus as of for Michigan," Let's go over our nesll four weeks and has had one 'The: favorite budget-balancing plan, in the Senate March 28, 1949: home and buildings, premises and lights. She cooked .the onions; carrots and, peas Paid-up Members equipment with a program of clean- claim: .An Oi~ pan damaged. Mr .. seeri1s to be to replace the present sales t~x on. au tomo- March 28, 1949 up and fix-up. It's time to get I'id Vernuillon saId that reports of . separately, a little underdone' to keep their bright Alcona 71 claims should he made to the Com- biles with a special title transfer levy of 3 ~Jfo. This would ot I'ubbish that's always a fire Allegan 1,380 natural col?rs. Then each onion, carrot .and pea Alpena _ 325 hazard. Replace or repair worn ~Iany's agent in those counties hal'- apply to'the occasion'al or causual sales which are exempt Antrim 2t5 electric cords. Tag the heating sys- mg .agents at present. Otherwise. ' Barry 762 was placed in position by hand for the perfect picture. Bay 534 tem for a good spring overhaul. Store gasoline and f1amma,bles awav fl'OIll the repo/'t should be made to the from the sales tax and would also mean that all of the J;enzie 131 office at Lansing. The agency . d ld' ... h ' Th FruitS" and salad dishes? A home economist Berrien I;HO bUildings. l\lake sure: that st~ps are. force 1s to be increased a\; rapidly revenue so, r,alse wou go Into testate treasury. e B.'anch 1,120 clear aud safe. Check need, for chopped in half almost a bushel of hot house melons Calhoun 1,013 Cass _ 662 handrails. Repair or replace uu- as possible .. sales tax diversion would not apply to the revenue from Ch&rle\'olx 180 safe laddel's. Clean-up and fix-Uil Farm Bureau members and dele- d' to find one that wo~ld photograph just right. An- Cheboygan 120 gations, from County Fa/'ln Bureans propose tax., Clinton 1,080 not only illakCll our farm safer, but other time_ she bought six boxes of super-priced Eaton 854 certainly adds much to the appear- are invited to visit the home of th~ Highway. The roads and bridges favorable. However, many farm Emmet 169 ance." . Farm Bureau l\lutual Insur~nce committee 9f the House has stated I folks have been contacting their strawberries to get a dozen perfect berries f~r a Genesee _ 706 Grallol 770 :Company of l\lichlgan at 105 East that they expect to report out lawmakers in this connection and salad The garnish. shopping is a major job. Food pictures are Hillsdale Huron Ingham Ionia : 7tO 1.130 628 734 PHOSPHATE 'ADVANTAGES USE "'ashtenaw date: St., Lansing. Following some highway 'finance are the local agents licensed to) within the next few days_ Pros- ing In both the Senate measureR there seems to 'be a growing feel- pects for an' increase in the gas that possibly this Is a bill which and House usuaUy prepared in advance so that the advertise- Iosco Isa hella .Jackson _ 50 704 472 HAS Allegan County: John Elzinga, tax rate were inatel'ially strength- they will have to place on their FOR SOME 'SOILS Hamilton. cned when gome material entitled "Illust" list. I,alamazoo 825 ments may ';ppear when the foods are in season. Kent 620 Alpena: Clifton R. Jacobs, AI- "The Truth About Gasoline Taxes" Economic Poisons, A bill reI a- I_'lpeer 850 So hothou'ses are the source of many of the fruits J...Iena'\\'ee 752 Loren Black, (lirecter of member- \ pena. was placed on the desk of each tive to economic poi;;ons has been Living-ston : 6W ship acquisition for the :Michigan Genesee: Geo. GlIIe.sple, Gaines. Senator TI' and R~presentatlye. b I :\1' I . ' Introduced in' the 1.louse. This' is and vegctablc9 shown. :I[acomb 611 Manistee 100 Farm Bureau for'the past year, and :\lichigan farmers can increase Iiillsdale: Ervin Lister, HilIs- liS statement y tie . ICligan House BiJI No. 362 and is being ){ a~on 357 crop yields and build up the phos- dale .. Good Roads Federation started ont sponsored by Rep. Joe 'Cavanagh of )[ecosla : 409 leader of the successful 1949 R9il 'th th t' tl t "Ii l' :I[irlland 359 CaIl which has resulted in 34.171 phate supply of their soil by apply'- Huron: Bruce Crumback, Bad WI t' e asserI Ion I la •. c ligan f l\lidland and Rell. Ed Hutchinson A Talk With Members :llissaukee :If nnroe 225 500 members to date. is leaving the ing superphosphate this year, says Axe. mo orrsts r t la\'e . c leen paYlllg . tl 01' of Fennyille. This bill is in har- . :I[ontcalm 238 F arm Bureau to return to farnllng . Dr. C_ E. "liIler. head of the :\Iich- Kent: R. H. Whittenbach, Ldwell. ~aso Ill.e ax III reases. III 0 leI' mon)' with the resolution adopted Walter Prussing, president of Cherry Growers t t TI t t t b I ' , 1ncorporatcd, at Traverse •City has drawn Upon his ' 5: ~~~~;~~n~:: :-"e\\'aygo ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::2~~ 3S5 near TI'ayel'se City. igan State college soil science de- iJartment. Livingston: Donald Leap', I<'owl- s a es. J en'ilIe, and Roscoo Eager, Howell. ~Ipon . a a rom d t Ie s a emen was f tl Ie, 1\1 ~rc 1 I 1949 ase: by the Farm Bureau delegates at ,theIr llnnual meeting last Novelll- ]l;orth\\,pst )lIchlgan 600 Mr. Black, formerly from Isabella A limited supilly of Phosplt'ate of Maco~b', JObl1 Rlnl,-e, \\'al'I'eII. Is.sue of Public Roads, ~ Journal, of bel' which pointed out that fungi- experience and observations to write an article on Oaklanrl 505 county. came to w'Ork for the Farm I I I II I d I tl Oceana 427 Bureau in 1940 as district repre- the grade running 18 to 20 -pel' 0 ttawa:. G'ernt E Izlllga, . H un- - l'ugI I\\'a)'r R researe d Ad1. IllI . il IS Ie. JYThI~ cides . ' insecticides and other econo - Og maw 10S cent is now ayallable. It. has been .... u I IC oa s mill stratlOn. e Illic poisons play a constantly in- membership in a farm co-operative. Published first in O~ce()la .., : 302 sentative for Northwest Michigan. '. son\ llle. fig' . d '>1', I d Ols l\'o 6t 'f tel' spen d'Illg 4 real's III .'" - the army difficult to obtain for a Qumber of St . J os e p h'• JOhl1 P. Roc;klel'll, ('. \lies 11 J co\ere 1 a 19 _~2-year '6 t J per I 01 cl'easlng part in agricultural pro. "Cherry Growers Ink," it is good reading for every Olta\\'a 810 yeal'S since it is used in the manu- . 101 anuary . ~,o u y ,duction and ,'epresent a very sub- member of a farm co-op: ~~~'iri~~- Sanilac I~~.: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1.~~~ 1,150 and,then attending Mlchlgan State College, where he received his de.. facture of conl\llete fertili~ers. This LeolIl~ias, t Sanilac: George Marsh, :\Iarlette. gasoline price I 1948. and showed that the average stuntiaI. rinancial outlay increases ill 3'" f . I. to the " Shlawas~ee 431 year, however, sufficient superphog ... ' • average al'mer. The y"arrn Bu. "How a Co-op functions should be a matter of interest and gree in agricultural economics: Saginaw: .. Roy l\lcFaIl, Sagmaw. states in which there had been no I ti I St. Clair 6t8 :'IfI'. Black returned to the Farm phate is on hand so it /lIay b.ddsfeathers to his own nest. from most of our County Farm Bu- County Farm Bureau organization From 300 to 500 pounds per acre The AFBF insisted that the Con- I' t k I " II' C I This bill has been prepared by . th t th "en uc 'y, .oulslana,:" alne, 0 o ..... , .. "Does a member expect his orchard to bear a profitable reaus. Members of the state mem- in HIe state. The new board of is a l'easollable application of super- gress s h ou Id ma k e cer t am a e ad d C I'f . , 'th . the !\lIchlgan Insectlf'lde Fungl- P 'd hi' .. l' 0 an a I orma, 90'1 mcreases . bership staff attend, too. directors is: Howard Rempheart. phosphate, Dr. l\lillar advises. resl ent as tie .power to enJolll in taxes of 1 1 5 nd 2 I d' i clde InstItute and thus has the crop every year, or does he, by cal'eful management, look ahead and prepare for a reasonably profitable return on his Farm Bureau orators well known William Herriman. Harold Black. threatened or actual strikes .or lock- rise~ rangin~' f;o~ a4C•toc'5.~~. PI' ce backing of the manufacturers and in the midwestern states will give George Walters, Chester Robers, outs affecting an entire industry 'dealers as well as the Farm Bu- investment through the years? A good, sensible member Farm Bureau Shipping when the national health or safety Veteri'nary Faciliti~. Farm nu- reau. knows that any marketing organization will have good years, addresses showing ho~' the expel' i- Leroy Enderson. Herman Drin!; pnce, of the 1940s can be applied ~o berg. and 1\lrs. I\'a Yary~ represent- Lot of Superphosphate is, 'imperiled. reall 'folks will be interested to and some not so good. A good co-op member, as I see it, is The Federation declared that I1.- k'now t h at t IIe b'll I l)rovlding the Damage by Deer. The MlchigllZl satisfied with an average return (or his crops, as much as he build membership, expand servic~s ing the women's committee. The Farm Bureau Services fer. Y.~a 1'111 BUI'eau ann ual llI6Pting last and exercise greater legislative In- The new County Farm Bureau R. 2032 does not adequately pi'o- appropriation for a new veterinar)' might expect from an Independent buyer. plus a lOizable owner. tilizer plant at Saginaw is manu- building and facilities at MSC has fall recognized the lM'rious proh- fluence in the next decade. Among has se\'en community groups as vide' for handling jurisdictional ship in a plant which he, himself, is helping to build along facturing and shipping 200/0 supel'- lern caused by the increll.sing df'ilr those booked for certain at this follows: 'VilbUl'. Korth T'lainfield, disputes between labor organiz.l- heen intr.oduct'd in the Senate by, I with an organization which is always working for his inlerests. Ilhosphate In quantity to Services . IeI'd in SOllie fruit and farming re- date are W. P. Sandford, Sl. Louis, Lower Hemlock. Reno Xo. I, Reno tion6. when such disllutes del!ener- Senator non VanderWerp of Fre. It is this ovel'pIlrs, so to speak, which makes the difference be- fertilizer dea.lers, according to Freu ~ gions. The delpgat''l! In a rpsol'}- former director of sales for nlin- No.2. Grant No. 1. and West Re- ate into jurisdictional strikes seri- mont and.7 other Senators, includ- tween co-ops and independent plants. Hal'ger. manager of production and . I ( tion sai" there is undoubtPdI'''' ols Agricultural Association; Rog- no. The board met on the manufacturing. Mr. Harger said oush' affecting third .partles. 1Il~ a coup e 0 Democratic mem- J "Take our own co-op .for example. In 1939 we as a group er Fleming. Washington director of ni~ht of :\Iarch 31 to elect its of- "The public is entitled to pro- hers. It is Senate Bill 201 and plpnty of room in Mirhll!:an fOl there will be no shol'tage of super. deer without having a hpavy ('on had practically nothing. By 1948 we had a plant worth half a the AFBF; and O. D. Brlssellden, ficers and discuss and organize tection against such conflicts," AF- would provide $2,265.000 for class Ilhosphate at the' Farm Bureau cl'ntratlon in areas whkh arp wPil mlIllon dollars, and good-will of inestimable value. Each one director of organization of IAA. their acth-ities. It is gOing to BI<' stated. "Such 'familv fights' rooms. tpaching and researcn fertilizer plant. , I I adapt"d f.or produ(.ti'Jfl .of hortll'ul. of us owns part of both. Through these nine years---exc~pt Ior Visitors to the conference will sponsor Blue Cross hospital ser. between labor organi7.ations must a Joratorlcs, animal hospital and one year-we have received for our cherries as much or more tural and YegetalJI" rrolJ!!. be offered the hospitality of the ,'ice as its first program. Alcona . Plans Gr~up ~olltinue to bel defined as unfair clinical facilities. etc. This build. i d i There will he a joint h. Brllle be- than the market price in cash, not to .mention an added stock Black HilIs region. Accommodations labor practices. with violation!! 1lA' an EYJU pnwnt are ftpsp4lrately f h ownership. In the exception year there was less cash. because will be provided in sleeping or To Study Schools !\ubject to alloproprlate civil sane- needed and are el!senUal if M8(' ore t p C.oD"ervation ('OIIl"lItt~ attend the South Dakota meeting of heavy payments on the new storage building; but the stock tions. Farmers have to.o long heen Is to continue training veterlDari~ of the ~n~tP and HoullP at 7 (Jf) more than made up for it., That too, was a good year. housekeeping cabins in the park for the important material discuss- One of the first projects of the the Innocent victims of these un- ans and t('chnidans In related I~' fm., th p.,npM1:Y ,,~pning. April "It was the stock that built the additions and the new and at nearby Custer. The atter" noon of Tuesday, June 7, will In- ed at the school. and scenic trip to and from South Da- for the Alcona County Farm Bureau is a social and vicious practices" fiplds. It ill. of course. going to be • ~r ft ;:00"1 ";&1100 of this equipment which, in turn, added_ to the value of the plant of committee on public school educa- The Federation als.o declare'd tha', extremely difrkult to get any De~ pr.o "I~ d adrlll olkl! wh() ha., clude a tour to such points as the kota. t' Ion. Th b e oar 0 d f d' t Irec ors h as H.R. 2032 does not ad,eQuately out- capital improyplI\pnt appropriatl.on . f XP"I ... rrllit Irp*" u'" ppr dar Bjr; v) tb • ., ( which you are part a.wner. The stock )'ou own represents the cash necessary to pay for these improvements. and every Rushmore . Memorial; ing there will be a "chuck wagon that eyen- Now Is the time, to plan. It you wish to attend., please contact your named a committee headed by law secondar boycotts of tM 11 from this prf'Y'nt "*"1I810nof t1\f • .or. r JplI ar,. nvUM to member who delivered fruit during this pel'iod helped in pro- portion to his deliveries to pay for his share of it. The stock which you own represents your indil'idual ownership of the buffalo barbeclle_" l\lichil!:an .has been well represent- District me~bership representative. or send", letter to the membersbip v It e a person I Glenn Powers of HftrrisvilIe to in- Ilarties who ~pe not directly fr om eac h s chi'00 volved In a strike or trouhle board in the cQ1.mtyto hecomp part t wpen labor unions. i~- IA'gislkture aud. unl"~1J the S4>1la- t','J\l be- t ors an." .. I {"pr,"""otatlvPll ar. IIII' ....d lI. to t • P"'~ 1 .. d•• ii'll IhIf'lr ".I*r Ii Iu ,to .:hl b_rlDg and r port • ...o, +'IJ a nel llU~« t w Y Yf)1I d like to bM e 40De a ed at Mid-West Training scho.ols. dep't of the Michigan Farm Bureau plant." Many of you probahly will want to Of a committee to m~ke a study of "The~ instrumentalities are ror this appr.oprll.Ltion, ita "baRPft .. at Lansing. public school educatiOn. (ConunueG on ~e au) of enactment an e.xceedlac1r \l.G- I Dumpill, of RubllJ.h W (Conu" .... oa ~ t, TWO SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949 M 1 C H I'G A N FAR M NEW S J MIDWEST CO-OP District 2 Women's WAGE AND HOUR ~tabll ..hed J.nu.ry I!. I'!. Michigan Farm Bureau BUYS OIL C{lm?AprillO-12 District ~o. 2 Farm Bureau Woo men ,,'ilI hold their first cam)) at BILL DOESN~T . OFFICERS Publlshf'.d monlhly, tlN'1 S... lurd.y. by MI('hlpn. Farm Bur..au .1 Ita publlClltlon offl('e at 114 E. LOvett Pr .."ld..nt c. E. Bu~klrk. Pa ~aw yke-Pr ..s J. E. Treiber. Unlon\llIe Ex ..c:. Sec')' C. L. Brody. Lansing REFINERY Clear Lake on April 10-11-12, The reservations can be made by writ, Ing Mrs. Carleton Ball. Dlstric.t FIT FARM LABOR :5t., Charlotte, Mlcblpn. The Farm Bur eat! is urging Con. DISTRICT DIRECTORS The Consumers Co-operative As. Chairman or District 2. at Albion. gress that all exemptions for ~g. 1-.1. B. Rlchard~ B..rrl~n I .. pbone, Lan- .-A. Sh..Uenbarger L. Odessa. R-l S-:.\Iarten Garn Charlotte. R-5 CI:JIl Hicks. my neighbor on the 'west. was born right on that place. 31st of a 2.000 barrel per tIqy' pe~- ties of HI'anch, Calhoun, Hillsdale, tederal legislation that may be &lng U-til. Extension 8. 6-"'ard G. Hodge Sno\.er. R-l HIS grand.dad proved a gOv'mellt claim-a little title brief to traee-- roleum refinery at Newcastle, Wy. Jackson, and Lenawee. •-Harry ~orris Casno\.la adopted . 8-H. E. Frahm. Frankenmuth. R-I And Clem still holds that instrument among his souvenirs oming. Senator Thomas of Utah has In. S..nd notlcea on Form !5711and nn- d..llv..rahl.. ropl ..s ~turn...s under Form 35.9 to ~lIchlpn Farm ~ews ...sltorlal ottlce, P. O. Box 960, Lan- "Ing. Mlchlpn. 9-H. Lautner ....Traverse City. R-3 I~Artbur Behning._..Osslneke. R-I DIRECTORS AT LARGE As witness of the bond!! ot blood across these 90 years. ~ow Cle~ has heard his grand-dad tell how in the early days The refinery. which will now be the 21st owned anti operated by the cooperatives In the United States. AFBF ON FARM troduced Senate hill 249 to repeal the Taft.Hartley law and re-lnstate the Wagner Act. Representative Le. Einar Ungr~n Editor Carl E. Busklrk George Block Jesse E. Trelber Paw Paw. R-2 Ch~rlev.olx. UnlUnnlle. R-l R-l When Hlck~ Street wad a section line marked only by a blaze. He came With Grandma and his ax. in 1853, And built a lean.to underneath a Balm-of-Gilead tree. was purchased from the Carter Oil Company and bas 500 bal'l-els of PRICE SUPPORTS sinski of :\lichigan has offered House bill 2033 to re-write the Fair Labor HArold W~inman_Associate Editor storage capacity. nearly 50 aCI'es of ContinUIng its fight for legisl~. Standards Act. Represpntlng ( PUR P 0 S E of FAR M WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU And there he rolled a cabin pp and chopped a clearing out land, and substantial inventories. tion which would increase the el- • In asking :\Iichigan members of' Sub~rlptlon: !S cents a y..ar. Llmlted to Fsrll'l Bu....au :\I ..mberw. BUREAU The purpose of this Assocla. Mrs. U. S. ~e"'ell ........Coldwater. R-2 And he and Grandma carved a home. with .sweat and tears no doubt. I all of which were included in the fectiveness of the Department of Congress to work for exemption of tion shall be the advancement Representing But still the home of faith and love. and honest industry. purchase. The refinery has an Agricultur~ in c;arrying out farm farm labor. Clark L. Brody, execu. Vol. XXVII April 2. 1949 No.4 of OUr members' interests edu. JUNIOR FARM BUREAU So prospered. by the cabin door, the Balm-of-Gilead tree. abundance of available crude oil price support programs. the Ame:'- tlve secretary of the )lIchigan Farm cationally, legislatively. and Verland ~lcLeod _ L)'ons economically. and will serve cooperatives in thl! ican Farm Bur~u tet;tified March Bureau, said that the LesJnski bill It grew ami spread its burly limbs and cast a cooling shade Abou~ the spot where Grandma spun and where the children played. 'Vyoming and South Dakota areL 22 for the bill by Congo Spenc~ would remove the exemption on The Consumers Cooperative As- or Kentucl,y (H.R. 2682) to am~Jl(: labor used in first handling and Community Wayne: B row n s to, ...n. Charl..s Farm Bureau Progl'aJll'? "'hy not Kni~ht, ,..~c'v.. DISTP.ICT YI_; \ anange a similar I The Jears sped fast. The informatlOna Built by Clem's I)a close by the big old Balm-of.Gilead tree. Old Folks died. A new house carne to be; sociation now owns refineries at the Commodity Credit CorporatIon ))rocessing of dairy production, Phillipsburo- Kansas' Scottsbluff Charter Act. FannBureau Huron: Rlue Water. Donald "-ag- meeting for your group? npr. Sec'~'; Casevlllp. ~lr~. June lien. ry. F.a,..-tI:..dman. ~Ir~. l-'r..d \\' ..I~s. The following groups had un. In the high swing-and So there Clem saw the light of day. and as a boy so did I. back when we both were young. he swung Nebraska; ;~d CoffeY~'ille, Kansab:' field crops. fresh (ruits and veg. H.R. 2li82 would pl~ce CCC undel etables. Exemptions covering sea. and al~o owns a one-third interest the general supen-ision of the Secr~ 50nal labor would be eliminated, Sanilac: Ca,..h. :\ll'>l.J..nnie Duekert. usually fine meetings during Feb, We carved initials in the bark, and hearts in secrecy. Activities "1'(")'; "on. ~I"". ~orth ~larl..tt ... ~lr~. Jan ..tte Knight; Ball. ~Irs. Eth ..1 Dt'Vitt; Stll- luar)' and deserve honorable men. The Sparkling hammock swayed beneath tl~e Balm-of-Gilead tree. I:lta ~1('AIII"ter. tion: 'in the 20.000 barrel plant at :\lc- tary of Agriculture and give th' Pherson. Kansas, which is owned Corporation t~e authjlrity i~. n.o" versons, even on a part,time basis, A farmer who employs over three BJI MRS. JI.WJORIE GARDXER DI~TmCT \"-6 jointly by five reo-ional cooperatlye lacks to acqmre storage faCIlities during any quarter of the year, Clinton: Section Cornen;. :\lrs. How- Albion Twp. Xo. 1, Calhoun COUll. Clem fixed the house up quite a bit. and he and Cintbv now ard Hu ...tetl. :-ot>c'v. " 'I b IRS • Are gray like :\Jarthy and like me. but thru the.,years ~mehow assoc Ia t.Ions..... CA~ •s re f"tnmg ca ... Farm Bureau's statement was prp md even in seasonal operatIons. STAR AWARDS Eaton: P..rk ..y: )lr". Glenn LaSeney. t)...• Irs ..• a e ay. ec y, pacity ran about 35.000 barrels of sented before the H~use Bankm!, would be suiiiect to the -act for 12 sec'y; "'est Hamlin. ~Irs. Jane Hal- Gaines. Jenesee, :\Irs. Gatha 'fhe sheltering limbs of that old friend have often seemed to 'me Gold Sur-Bloomingdale-Colum- To bless the modest home beneath the Balm-of-Gilead tree: .. and Currency Committee by DOT seb'enesee: Atla" ~o. 1. ~Irs. Thomas "Wykes. Sec'y. crude OIl .a day dUring the pa.;t PI'are •• ",SSOCla . te D'Irec t or 0f th I Inonths following. bia Community Farm Bureau, Donald Kirkpatrick, legal counsel Allen, s..c'y; Town Line. )Irs. TIoger Hartland. Livingston. :\Irs. Jos. The lean years and .the fat have come; the bright times and the dark, year and IS expected to be substan- AFBF W h' t Off' Yan Buren county. :\frs. Ho .... Partrldg-... h K d S . t' II b th t' 1949 as mg on Ice. ior the American Farm Dureau, ard Anderson. Sec'y. Ingham: Lesli... ~lr". "'. "'ardowskl. ep enne y. ec y. Hut never a bolt from hea"en has scarred that gnarly matriarch. la y a ov~. a Ill. 'l\Ir, Parel recommended ellmin- Co,operatIves throughout the .U. a t'IOn 0f proVIsIOns ... [Old the House committee on agri. Sliver Star-ClaYton Commun- s<.>c'y. DISTnlCT YIIl-4 :\layfield. Lapeer. "Irs. James I see her from my window now-right mothe.rly is she-- m th e cllal.teI' Gratiot: ~orth Star. ~Irs. Tressa :\Iawer. Sec'y. A symbol of protecting 100'e--The Balm-of-Gilead tree. S. . now90 own and operate i' 21 ref11l' .Iml l' "ti ng CCC'sat b'I'tI y, t 0 ))rovidp culture that great practical difficul. ity Farm Bureau. Genesee ~laxw..lI. ""C'v. See you next month and will look R. S. Clark, enes, - of them han.d mg _gasoIln~. stOt'age facilities. and that thp. ties are involved in estahlishing county. -'Irs. -'Iarle Shepard. Saginaw: i-I..mlo('k, ~Irs. ~Iartln .. t ~ ..uen(..ldt, "..c')'. forward to recelnng your commen s 315 North Grinnell Street, The plant at COffeY:llIe. hansas, IS management of the Corporation be minimum hourly wages and max. See'Y. Midland: Lumar-Curlk ... )rrs. Pet- !lnd items for next month's colunlU. er Ben;-man. 8ec')'; Porter. ~Irs. Ella Jackson, Michigan. one of the Ia~'gest m the world. vested in a board of directors. all imum hours for farm labor. Last COXGRA TULA TIOXS CoJenlan .. In announcmg tbe purchase of pointed by the Secretary of Agri. )'eat. U. S. farmers employed 2% 111STHlCT 1-3 SIster Ken~y Group Petroleum Co-operative the .refinery, Howard A. Cowden. culture and subject to his general mi\1ion persons for varying times Dear Community )1l'Glbers: Farm Can: ~liItCJn-Ontwa, ~lrs. Edward Bureau "'e~fall. s..t.'v. Va.n Buren: Ahnena, Burn.s. sec'y: L..... )Ir". Charles Gra- :\I~. Jalnes LIVE STOCK Invites FB Women Delivers Stock Farmers Petroleum Co-operative, pl-esldent, of CCA. reported that supen-ision. the organization had refined a total in producing 275 different commodities. They worked farm a3 This month we are attempting to ham. d o somel h.lJlg a I ittle d if ferent w i t h dolnon~a DI8TP.TCTn--3 ..c:..s\.outh Roston. ~lrs. Lyle Con- EXCHANGE LOOKS The :\Iichlgan Chapter Sister Kenny Foundation have in- of the Inc .• of Lansing. announces that a o( 248.000.000 gallons of refined All policies and pt'ogram's of the piece workers, day lahor. :weekly fuels in 1948. CCA is producing Farm Bureau are written in com- and monthly wage earners. vited "Iichigan Farm Bureau Woo total of $328.244 of Class A common nearly 50% of the. crude oils used munity. county, state and national l-eceived part of their pay in kind Many Community Farm Bureau activitle.> ... ""e would like this column_to con. SippI... s..e'y. _1St of news and matters of interest ~ec')... Kent: . Courtland, ~lrs. J.largaret Ottawa: Bell. ~lr". Clarenee "-alers GOOD men to be represented State Advisory Council. jorie Karker, director of women's on their stock and Class C common stocl, by its refineries which makes the me1ltings. Mrs. :\lar. have been delivered to 1.703 sub, organization one of the largest scrlbers for stock. The average I and in housing. :-\ot many workpd on a straight hour basis. :\11'.Kirlc. ' to other Community Farm Bureaus m:'TI:ICT YII-3 crude oil producers among the in- Local Community Farm Bureaus patri~k said the hi\1 would serve The :\Iichigan Live Stock Ex, activities for the :\lichlgan' Farm investment per subscription is just dependent oil companies. W b i h' C are given to us b h Muskegon: Cedar Cn'ek. Ed R. Yan y t e mem- Pelt. ~"C'~'; ~lontague, ~Irs. Roberl change looked very good aCits 27th Bureau has accepted. under $200. The sale of stock con. CCA is are the grass roots or the organiza- only ,to set a rigid standard tor bt'n! themsehes. This will pro\'id~ CO<'k<'rJll. owned by 200.000 patron members tion. all farm labor. annual meeting at Lansing, :\larch The Sister Kenny people make tinues. an f'xcellent opportunity for ;"our =,je~arth. Osceola: Vp So, Doing. ~lrs. Barbara in nine states which opet'ate near- :-;~c'v.. 12. the statement that had it not been Farmers Petroleum Co-operatives. publicity chairman to function. nr:-TP.TCT II-I. ly 1,200 retail organizations with The Exchange has made great for the coopel'ation they received Inc., ol'ganized,by Farm Bureau Let's make this column '.our col. t~r,Branch: llron:-oon, Lawton Carpen- 1,iOO outlets. J ~ec"y" progress in the past two years. In from the :\llnnesota Farm Bureau members, co-operatiYes and theil' umn and as Interesting and inform. DI:-T!:ICT IX-I Northwest Michigan: Hannah. :\Ir". 1947 a new board of directors insti- Women. Sister Kenny und,9ubtedlY patrons last summer, took over the Education Should Be atlv~ as poSSible by providing sug. John Oekert. sec'y. tuted an aggressive program to would not have been abl.e to go on petroleum distribution business of :e:31ion!l .-hieh have improved The above summary represent~ build co-operative marketing of with her work. Last year the Mln- Farm Bureau Services. Inc .• Jan. your Community Farm Bureau a total addition of 81 new groups Ih'e stock. and engaged a new nesota Farm Bureau 'Vomen gaye 1. 1949. The new co-operative Geared to Community p-oup so that others may pI'ofit by over last year .• \pproximately 60 management to do the job. The r'!- about $30.000 to the Sister Kenny proposes Geared education is what is need- to expand the present your experience, The more material of the ~roups listed last year dis. suits have been good. Business h.1S Foundation. ed in schools today, Howard Eckel. petroleum service to farmers. and we rf'Cei\'e from you. as members banded or re-organized under' elif- been growing. and the future superintendent of. Elkton schools. is County Farm Bureau "'omen's possibly to acquire sources of crude ot your local Farm Bureau group, (erent names. Indications are m()St encouraging. told the Elk'Rlverside Farm Bu. The aJllllul groups throughout the state df oil and refining service or facilities. the better this column will be. that :\larch will show even greatel' meeting this yeal' indicated that :\lichigan al'e learning reau at its l\larch meeting at the about the Probably the most outstanding in terest in the Community Farm larger quarters may have to be work of the Sister Kenny Founda. Osceola Celebrates home of 1\11'. and "Irs. Allan Stauff- , er. It was said at a previous meet- n...-s item for the month of Feu Bureau Program. "We are looking found for the next annual meeting. tion in :\Iichlgan and of the Kenny M be h" S' ruary on Commnnlty Farm Bureau torward to February's total of 811 BC"tivities 1:1 that all records for to be bettered in :\Iarch. :\Ialla!!el' ~ Ike Walton said thl' Treatment Center, which is maln- Exchange marketed $13.990.000 of tained at Pontiac .. em rs Ip uccess Osceola County Farm Bureau ing of the group that more stress should be placed on the "three R's," PROTECTION ./ prevwus years were broken witll HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH stock in 1948. an increase of nearly celebrated achieyement of its mem- "11'. Eckel replied that education M' A D E TOO RDE R • shouli:l be shaped to meet the de- the total of 811 active Communit). This month the February meet. $3.000.000 over 1947. The 1945I D "" N bershlp goal "larch 18 with a pot- mands of the community and the Windshi.ld ."ipers prote" both driwer ond ped ... Farm Bureaus in :\lichigan .. Dis~- :ng of the Unionville Community volutl,le was 3.814 carloads of stock. eClSlons ear luck dinn~r and a prograDl for the pupil trained to take his or her trion from danger when driving cond.tions are bod They giw. protectoon mode to order. A State rlct X aecount~ for 4ii ne'l1o'groups Farm Bureau in Tuscola county has an increase of 629 cars over 1947. In Legislature. . membership. The state goal for Mutuol policy prowides form fi .. protection that's reported as of February. The 0:" been chosen for t-eview because a The Exchange plans to be market- place in the life of the community. mode 10 order - ocIoquote COW.,0ge w.thowt (ContInu..d trom page one) Osc'eola was 271 members, which pnization of the new County Farm meeting of this type can be assis~' ing 5,000 or more cars per year by the )1ichigan Farm Bureau He declared that a rigid curriculum , unnecessary fnns Or extras. have was reached some time ago. The Bureaus of :\Iontmorency. Ogema,,' ance to many oUler Community 1952. is out of date today. been' Insistent that something be county board of directors Increased Stote M.UhIOI pays fosses from explosion, riol, and Alcona accounted for 33 new Farm Bureaus in imprOVing the;r President Arthur J. Ingold sa ill done to discourage dumping rub- that to 300 members, Roll Call When Farmers la" .. g aircraft, smoke, and w.hieles as prowided iroups. Cheboygan County Farm programs. :\Iany members of the that Detroit Is one of the best II\'() bish and garbage along highways. :\Janager Walter . Johnson an. Sell Wheat by Extended Cow.rag. - oil at no extro cost IGate7IU:mi' ;;'~';.:~~:~';~'~~~"' Bureau has added 4; Alpena and Unionville Community Farm Bu- stock markets. There are 50 0l' The Representatives passeG. several nounced that the county now has ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL FEATURE. Presque Isle each have 3 new reau took part in the recent 1'011 more meat packing comllanies J t \\'eeks ago House Bill 67 which 302 membel's and has exceeded its American farmer:;. on the average. ~;: poups; and Emmet County Fal'm call and found many peol)le in thei:- Detroit. and only a th ird enough ()r \vould considerably stiffen the pen- own goal of 300, 1\1rs. R. W. Page. sell 9% of their wheat in June. 23, Bureau has added 1. Iosco county. community who were not familiar :\lichigan I!\'e stock coming to De- a Itles for such roadside dumping, % in July, 1570 in August. and 10- which Is now In the process of or. with the Farm BUI-eau. This was troti to supply them. Supply an d This bill has been In the Senate The Farm Bureau represents % in Septemher-a total of 5770 in g:mizalion. reported one Commun- not only true of the prospects for demand therefore favors the De. Committee on Highways since farmers in Lansing and 'Vashing- four months time. Throughout th~ 702 Church St. Flint 3, Michiga .. l~S=~""J1=':~~:~~,~:~~::,:::~: ity Farm Bureau In February. new membel'ships but also of the troit market. }c 'ebruary 8 and seems to be mak. ton. remaining eight months, approxl. Oistrict III took second honors with people that they called on to re- :\11'. Walton said that :\lichiga n ing no progress. mateIy 570 is sold each month. ac- E R. DtNCiMAN. P' ••,d~.. H K FISK, S.cu,u, the addItion of eight new groups. !Jew membership, Two members or now has the most decentralize d I Community Farm Bureaus pro- 'counting for the I-emaining 43% of Llvlnpton county and Oakland the Unionville Community Farm system of live stock marketing in '! Buy Fa-rm Buearu Seeds. vide nledia for training leaders. the total crop, This alm()St uniyer- county each have added 3 and :\la. Uureau. John Kuch :and ~Ieh'ill the nation. Xeither the packel 'S sal habit has persisted in spite of y", "';g"""_ comb and Wayne County Bureaus Bolzman. "membership workers nor the producers like it. He cal i- (( the changing conditions in th'e past have added 1 each. District VI themselves. I'ealized that it would ed for good district markets out ran a close third with 7 new groups be an easier job to accomplish if .l state, Classified Ads centu_r_y_. _ }c'arm Bureau and Ii\' e Buy Farm Bureau Feeds, 1"~ported. The activIties In the general infol'mational meeting on stock people ha\'e begun organizin g ClassIfied advertisement. are cash with order at the following I district. however, were confined to the Farm Bureau program were such markets for central an 1.1 rates: 5 cents per word for one edItion. Ad. to ap~ear in two or more ,I t ....o counties. Sanilac. reporting 4 held to inform their community ~outhwest ~Iichigan, II editions take the rate of 4 cents per word per edItion. new groups and Huron. :: Commull' 2nd make their roll call job easier Ity Farm Bureaus. Huron County as well as better inform themselves Farm Bureau has a total of 3li so that they would be clualified to Romeo, vice-president; James :\lie Arthur Iugold of Blissfield was ~===============:=================~IJ re.eJected president; Allan Rush ( ,f FARM MACHINERY LIVESTOCK . Rural ~ ele news 'I_ active Community ".Irhlch Is the largest number report- Farm Bureaus answer questions. :\11'.Kuch and )lr. Bolzman, with Russell lllackall lock of Whittemore. sec'y-treasurel of Sparta STEWART Shearing l\Iac hi nes t or torl\IILKJ~G Sheep. Animal clippers for cows .. an d horses. mule". dogs. Repair parts ealve .. oc. excellent. breed ng.• so a "ale. A SHORTHOR~ g()O() "election BULLS I of bull <\1 ~ for any county. It Is rumored the help of their community groui). Robert Farley t t few fema1es. Our herd ,,'on the. covet- of Albion wer e harpening servIce on all types 0 cu - ..d premier breed..r hanner at the "t ers and combs, ?>lIchlgan Co-op tbat Sanilac and Huron are organ- resel'vell the Unionville High school elected and Allen Rush was re Wool 'larketlng • ss'n, 506 North ~lichlgan State F a ir In 1943H - -4-~-4f. ,- Izing more groups. District V on the night of February 17til. elected to the board in an electio n :\ lechanic ...... - 4.-.8. Ingleside Farm. Stanl ..y )1. Street, Jackson, Michigan) I'owell. Ionia n-l, ~lIchlgan. (4-tt-40b) holds (ourth place with 6 new hired a (oUl',piece band for enter- featured by nine candidates (4-tt-34b . an d _. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS-All ages, groups. 2 in Eaton county and Gen. tainment. Jlnd arranged for :\11'. vigorous campaigning for thre e ,"'on SALE-Four 6 knife Fox FI..ld well marked, cbolce high grades. test- esee, respectil'ely; and one In Stanley Powell. the legislatil'e Places on the board. Choppers & Silo FlI1er,,; On,e new Joh:I ed. Car lots. Ed Howey, South St. GRANDPA OF THE CABLE TRAIN - Possihlr Bean Hay ~Iaker; Four 19,6 Diamon Paul. Minn. 11-7t-18p) you've secn modern Iraclor-Ilrawn cal,Ie trains Clinton and Ingham. District VIII counsel of the Michigan Farm Bu- T I v., ton 2 speed axle trucks with . reports four new groups; 2 In :\1111-reau. to be guest speaker. The hoist and racks: One Oliver wire plc~- COURIEDALE A~D S U F F 0 L K - land and 1 each in Gratiot Saginaw. and members publicized DistrIct I, IV and VII with hand bills, announcements 'in the meeting KLINE SUPPORTS II p hal... r. Ireland Alfal(a ~fi1ls (on US sheep. "The be\ter breeds." Our (Jock 223) Blissfield. ~lIchlgan, (4-lt-41Jl) placed seventh m 19.8 "'olverine Pro- ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER sale at all times, ~lIkesell and )lay, duetlon conlest. Breeding stock (or hurying the Michigan Long Distance counlryside. telephone calJle Back in 1882, two across E>howing 3 new groups and District II and IX report th~ tacts. urcanlzatlon of one new Commun- organized the local papers and by phone con- :\11'. Powell discussed briefly the RED CROSS Bl"FOHE YOU BUY any Fenee on US-2. at south city limits. COlll;'oller. investigate w lth the (amous mercury tube choJl- the ""elcf)' Charlotte R-2, ~J1chlgan. Farm located (2-3t-;t5p) pioneer telephone men hitChed a locomotivc a farmer's plow, turned a deep furrow fivc miles in length and "planted,1 an as~ortment of wires to er. $29.70.1l0stpald. Your money reo FOR SALI-:;-neglstered )IIIklng Ity Farm Bureau, respecti\'ely. New Community Farm history of Farm Bureau and gal'e Bureau the audience a first-hand picture oi PrCJIidcllt. American By AT.JuIY KLINfJ Farm " ( unded It you a.re not entirely ..aU" - BUfcal t fi ed. Guaranteed to ouUaHt an)' fen- Lewis Klaty. CarlSonville, ~lichigan. Shorthorn bull.. and open hei(el.,.. to elelermine the elTect of soil ~onclilions on Ihem. ,roupll reported In February reo the legiSlative powel' the farmers When fire. flood, t01'l1ado, crip crect. el' made. At your dealer. or b?y dl- (4-3t-13p) From this early cxperiment ('ame facts helpful "an Zale Electric Coml'an~. Day .I J>Qrt;sand their secretaries are: ha\'e through their Community piing snowstorm or other disaste I' City. )I1chlgan. (t-4t-HJl) WOOL GROWERS in (Ieveloping modcrn underground cahle! AIC4rta Community DISTRICT Farm X-45 Bureaus: Fal'm Bureaus. Over 200 people brings deprll'ation and suffering tJ FOR SALE ATTE:-'''IO~. Wool Growers-send AlvIn. ~tr". Helma I.~e. "~c'y; Cunan, 'were present. Arter his talk a lil'ely a community. citizens expect ant I your wool to us and you are guaran. :ll",_ William.MildredB)'I..r; LaForge; ELECTHlFY 'YOUR SE'\:I~G ma- teed the celllng price. 'Ve are pur- ~I..... Oean, Curtisville. !olrH .. Iohn discussion waS" held in which "ari- know that the great Red Croso c hlne-motor and light, $16.•5. Satety chasing wool (or the government. Year B..cker; F.a.,.t Hawe.., ~Irs, Ina Apsey; ous phases of the Farm Bureau organization will arri\'e promptly ta bl" tray~ (or little tot.". Satisfaction around wool marketing service and Gl.t-nnlc'" I, )In<. Winnldred ill and the injured guaranteed. 'Wrlte, "'oh-er:lne ?:Ie!'- prompt settlement made. ~lIchlgan kel' ~(j. Klondyk.., ~Inl. Hobert I:lc- A. program were explained. People with aid for the /' <' hantli~e Co.. 1018 ~l)'rtle St., ~ \\. , Igan Co-op..ratlve Wool ~Iarketlng As- BRAIN TEASER-You can prohahly stump most R~~rn.."; ~fount Ja)'. )1,.,.. r;"slemay stayed after the meeting to discuss :\liI11ons of disaster victims ha\'~ J)ep't B Grand Itapld,,; 4, ~I1ch. sociation. 506 ~. Mechanic St.• Jack- Ktlp"-Irlck; Spruce, :\1,.,.. 8.",ncer, Road. ~l..... Mable Gru~h, llartha~"'. Beck; ~Iary Lilly; The detailed information I Taibi Ill'ograms they were int(:rested In. .cause to be grateful to this great con. agency of mercy. • FilEr; THEA:-UIU: BOpK. of new 0-2t-28p) ~on. JJlcblgan. Phone 3-.246, (;.ltt-Hb) BABY CHICKS . of your frielltls on Ihis one. In which case docs your voice Iravelthe longest distance to reach Alpen~ lleay ..r Lak Community ... ~IMl. Farm HobertBureaus: ~Illl"r, t'ame d In thO IS co Iumn h as be en con-, E'x-serncemen an d tell' h' fanl1'1'les. "e Wing ideas! ~ ..w Ideas. ~ew pat- te rn:-! ;.:nlore! ~e" '\.\.nyf..ctn t"e'W anti BETTER BLOOD TESTED CHICKS the person you'rc talking to: (a) - When you s.-c y; Cloy..r LPat. !oJ,.,.. !ollcha..1 Hof- trlbuted by ~lr. O. D. Van De :\Ial'k. many of them faced with Ill'oblems sa \'e with ('otton bag..! Page .. of IIIm'~ from carefully s,'lected farm (Jockll fer; J.ong Lak.., Edward Szymaru'. :\Inc. Arvella has been much Improved and has be1ln established by Hed Cross. be. :-\fl ka "ka. ~Ilchh:-an_ (3-.t-_Op) KEJZElt'S pnE)I1U~1 White Rock, From there on it travels as an elcctric currcnt )Ieliurplly bella Brll..y;• ...-c'y: l-:a..d Itock, ~ew Hampshh'e n"d. right to the listcncr"s telephone reccivcr. Trac-v; ~o. Branch. !ol"". Paul Bahrkf'; who have neveI' attended such munlty can draw on this supply. BULBS. PLANTS. SEEDS and 'VhIU! L..ghorn chick". and pul. P,_nt \'all ...., ~l",. Omar Spld..l; tl . I S f h' h I '11 let~ l:;end tor circular and price lI"t. ft." _Ion, -:If,.,..' HIJ.1a Harden; South mee ngs pre\'lOU6 y. everal 0 W IC S l'apH y coming to be one DAHLIAS. I.ARnE TYPE. unla"',:l- ny'r~m Keizer Cl:nter Hatchery. Byron Center. C:errit C. ~Ilchlgan. Hillman, M..... F.dward Greer; Thun- the older members in the Tuscola of the greatest. aids to doctors in ed. ten (or $2.25.Labeled. ten for $2.00. Tele!'hOne 2061. (4-2t-31\) ('I trvsanthemums. unlabeled, t"n fnr dt>r Ba> • .M.n<. M~'rna TOt1f'~nt Cr..ek. 11111.)tnl. Wet.imm..rce. :\f~'1 ker ... tll...... ~ovl. )frl'. Bare •• Intormed aDd pronD suceessflli. Are the wheat during the 1948 crop season Our Ladlno clover ...,e from home." Bourhon, France. Willy Schafel', a k inll of school facilities that they in the 1920's froom our own state "One will gu to most any extreme "It's more important to know to desire. and farm nationally known leaderll so as to save himself from think- what not to say than what to say. 'NSURE YOUR Cerman soldiCl', was onlered turn the prisoners over to an SS brigade nearby, 311 wcre of thc opinion that re- Certain that they Clrganization is unnecessary. - would he executed, Schafer allo\ved 1,233 members,meeting in 51 in salesmanship. Among those in Michigan were the late Dr. W. W. Diehl, a most popular minister with a keen interest In rural !i\'lng, our ing." "A high brow Is a fellow who tells you something you already know in a languag you cannot uu- Shakespeare says, 'An honest tale plainly told speaks best'." "It takes 100 Yoears to grow an oak tree, but only 6 mouths to grow USE •••• BEST CASH CROP them to escape. Later was captured hy the Russians Schafer COlllmunity Farm Bureaus, Ulat the immediate need is to in- sai'!! own state president. 1\'1.L. Noon derstand." a squash." I ' FRANCE AGSTONE in the Bel'lin fighting. They form the pUblic relative to the needs who was called the "Billy Sunday ,"When a preacher fills the pul .. "Confidence gets business, satis- by ordering took from him a notebook which the nine Americans In of the local schools. had of the Farm Bureau," and Dr. Eben Mumford of 1\1. S. C. They could pit, he packs the church." "You cannot build a co-op on dol. faction keeps it." "If we know ourselves,' we are Lime your fields now to msure greater give a picture of Farm Bureau ac- lars, but you can on loyalty." pretty well informed." , wI'IUen their names and addresses. After the war Schafer rei igious organization wrote In Kansas a DAIRY PEOPLE complishments "and future needs. They could usually answer all of "A cheerful look makes any dish a fel,lst." "'Those who get up in the world are those who get down to work." production. FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding • asking help in locating his former prisoners. Mr. Niccum, a Kansas TO WORK FOR the $64 questions the Thomases might put to them. For our professional help, we had the doubtful "You don't want five sparkplugs for a Ford, neither do you want three to do the w~rk of four," "A speculator is a man who lives on another's ups and downs." "The same clement that will rip- production successfully for over 25 years. farmer, wrote to Schafel' and has become interested in findiug mcn and informing them of Willy the LARGER MARKET services of the late Lucius Wilson, his assistant, C. S. Hanby and an- "The Farm Bureau of tomorrow depends on the thinking of its en an apple will rot it." "It is not what we have that Monroe, Mich., Plant located of the city li~its of Monroe just south on US-25. Schafer, other man by the name of Toles, members today." .... counts so much as what 'we do-with An aroused dairy industry has set Silica, Ohio, Plant located 8 miles west Here are' som.e of the statementll "The gospel of unselfish service what we liave." in motion a new business action Grasshopper Problem these men made to us about sell- Is one not heard often enough "Efficiency is not a cause of over of Toledo, 1 mile north of. US-20N. IJI'ogralll of advertising, merchandis- ing memberships in the Farm Bur- among farmers." production, but a remedy for it." Jnsed specialists say that J\lich- ing and reseal'ch to com hat reces. ijJan will possihly have a gras3- sion in the markets for dairy foods, eau: "Every time a fellow gives you "In writing letters always the human touch to them. put Too "President Wilson once said, 'We should aim to make peace just as THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY CHIEF PETOSKEY hOII(lcr prohlem this SUIllIller. according to B. F. Beach, Michigan Should the pests come as expected. executive committee member of the an objection, 'it gives you a handle many write letters that look like handsome as war.' " TOLEDO, OHIO C__ O county agricnltural agents will iJe American Dairy Association. Ounce of Prevention ... notified of proper control meth, June has been desiguated as ods to help farmer\; combat the Dairy \\Ionth and action time hy the threat to crops. nation's 5 million dairy farmers, IKSAII POTATlIIiIllWEIlSEm.Allil The 30-day period will he fund. 'ADIU.A.C. W'CHIGAN In us. NETWT. raising tillle for the farmers to fi- , - , ' nance a yeal"s campaign. / ') PURE CRUSHED l' Delegates from 40 states. repre- TRIPLE SCREENED senting 90 percent of the nation's '.. the choice of milk production, mapped out news- OYSTER SH ELL paper, magazine and outdoor ad- LEADING FARMERS vertising pointing to greater use of dairy foods and better public understanding of the importance, of ~IN' 21' STATES fOR dairy industry to the nation's econ. omy, 30 YEA'RS \\II'. Beach was elected to the ADA executi\'e committee; Fred "'alker, Carson City, and C. L. Reynolds, Pinconning, were elected directol's. ~ORPOUlTRY Othel's in attendance from Michigan Call or Write were: D. L. l\Iurray, East Lansing, COWBOYS of just a Cew )~MICHIGAN POTATO extension dairyman, J\Jichigan State college', and Charlcs, E. Stone, years ago would have been puzzled ",1'1 secretal'y-manager, ADA of Mich. by the above illustration. But livestock GROWERS EXCHANGE ..... ~'~.I. '0_ igan, Lansing. producers today see it as a picture of a routine CADILLAC, MICH, FARM BUREAU MilLING CO. IIIC. Farm Bureau members are work- job ... vaccination of a calf to help keep him CHIC"O. Ill. ' ing fOl' world peal.'C and security . healthy. • Livestock producers and meat packers have a common goal: to supply America with all the J EVER BEFORE SUCH EFFECTIVE wholesome, nutritious meat this nation of ours needs. And so at every step of the way-from range, farm and feed lot to the tables of con- 1', . Price Balances Supply and Demand are taken to produce meat }5PRAYP/<()1Ee17()' sumers-preca~tions of the best possible quality ••. meat that will re- In the firstl.lix weeks of the year ceive the familiar round purple stamp "U. S. livestock and meat prices have ~ - dropped with great rapidity. In Inspected & Passed." This purple circle, found on my 24 years with Swift & Company I have never Quotes of the Month every important cut supplied by federally in- seen so violent a drop. On the other hand, I have The livestock producer, bs>th by nature and by neces- spected packers, is the housewife's guarantee of never seen prices start down from so high a level. sity, is a true conservatIOnist. He would no more It is the law of supply and demand at work. deliberately ruin the property on which he depends m good, wholesome meat. f~r his. livelihood, and which he hopes to pass on u I lit, When the wholesale prices of meat-the amount ,: Growing animals are subject to various ail- meat packers can get for it-go down, it means I~~ J~ Ius chlldren, than the manufacturer would delibeI MITES APHIS.~' . lower prices for livestock. It always has been and ately tear down the plant in which he operates. ments. Meat, milk, wool and' other valuable by- always will be that way. When demand for~eat products ... enough to supply a good-sized na- A. A. SMITH, President increases, we are able to pay producers morll for American National Livestock Assoc j: tion ... are lost on farms and ranches each year. their livestock. The prices Swift & Company, and ~ivestock p~ovid~ one-third of all the food ener~ ,; Add to this the lost grain and grass fed to animals which never live to maturity, or fed to unthrifty the other 26,000 meat packers end commercial slaughterers, pay for livestock are governed by what they can get for the total available supply of In the American diet, and 80 per cent of all the land used to produce the nation's food supply is devoted to livestock production. That is the story of a big j~ livestock that gain slowly. Total dollar losses run meat and the by-products. As in the past, so in the future, livestock prices will result entirely from business, vital to all Americans. into billions. the balance between supply and demand. CHARLES A. BURMEISTER, Much has been done toward reducing these Production & Marketing Administration-USDA I. • losses. New drugs and chemicals, such as the Let's Be For Things Seems to me that most of us spend too much time and blood-pressure be- sulfas, penicillin and phenothiazine, are conquer- ing against things. Let's be for things. Let's be ing livestock ailments~ pests and parasites. But for freedom of choice and initiative. Let's be for a Economy of Production system which allows a man to choose freely his By Dean H. J. Reed ~' some of these causes of reduced production and own work, to make his own opportunities, to plan Purdue Uninraity, Lafayette, Indiana profit are stubborn. To lick them will take in- his own production. Which lets him de'cide where It is the net income that enables crettged knowledge, cooperation among neighbors and how he lives; how he spends or invests his farmers to have the thin~s they and a constant watch for danger'signs. But the earnings. Let's be for our country, where a man's the boss of his own time, his own fuoughts and his want for their homes and families. increased earnings which can result from these own political and religious beliefs. Let's take a Prices of farm products are go- efforts make them more than worth while. Pro- good look at the rest of the world, then reverently ing down. Taxes, transportation duction of healthy livestock is the only way to thank God, and be for the United States. costs, labor, materials, and oper- Hope you have a prOsperous summer, and we'll ating costs will remain high. That l~ the markets for the meat you produce sup- puts the old squeeze play on net income. The answer~ I Mix co1mpletely in hard or soft plied and expanding. In solving your problems be looking forward to being with you again. Mean- while, if you're in Chicago, plan to visit us at obviously, is reducing production costs to the bone- water without excessiH foaming. - Swift & Company. All of us in the Agricultural making every production unit efficient, whether it be your local, state and federal veterinarians are 'InGENITOX DDT and GENI: This is General Chemical's 5ls1 good men to turn to for help. Research Department cordially invite you to drop an acre of ground, a hog, a cow, or a chicken. ~THION (PARATHION), the 2 Stay suspe~ded in the agitated year of service. For many decades in for a chat. We'll be looking for you/ High producing, adapted varieties of crops, llde- spra}' miXJure. Soda Bill Sez: quately fertilized, planted at. the right time in well ~mmercial fruit grower has a it has been a foremost manufac- turer of insecticides and today is [/iJ.S;mf son." prepared soil, will cut the cost of production. double-barrelled weapon against 3 Give high deposit on fruit and fo. ,,'s a gootl idea '0 illY. ,gugh probl.lD. f« a Agricultural Research Dept. Most farmers food their hay and com to livestock. ;worms, mites, and aphis that is a leader among producers of the brainy clay and the herds and flocks convert t.his feed into milk. Iiagc , .. uniform: c1osel}'knit spra}' new organics, including DDT .".':>f,- pork, eggs, etc. Therefore, we must be sure that they far more effective than anything Dirl Farmer. and deslc Farm.,.. both gel co'/u_- 'previously available. Into these covcrs. and PARATHION. Take advan- ~ but in clifferent places. 1 vfla~//'a !/!ogrn,j ~lu fin are efficient. It is your livestock that settles the price you get for your feed and labor. Low producinJ products have bcen built. the 4 Minimum run.off of the insecti- I tage'of this tremendous back- DELUXE CORNED BEEF HASH PATTIY animals and birds should be disposed of now. and ~tand-out" qualities which Gen. cides in the spray dip because these ground of manufacturing and or- they should be replaced with high producers. chard experience; 1 can corned beef hash Can the proper use of electricity, machinery, and eral Chemical laboratory and materials are processed to make the' ~OUR CITY COUSIN~ 2 tables'poons shortening t field research have made an in. consul t us on power cut your labor costs? Study C8US(lB of live- particles "sta}' put" where they hit: April rain and April flood 1:1 cup thinly sliced onion stock mortahty and correct any Irvl COnditWDL 'tegral part of Orchard Brand in. your fruit spray Make City Cousin Sanitation pays. AnalY7.eyour productIOn figur_ and 2 tablespoons floor 'secticides do\yn through the 5 Result! Unexcelled "kill" of insects prohlems, A aIWc.in-tbe-lDud I 1 No. 2 can peas (2 Yz cups) costs; they will revC'cll your weak and strong spot&. )ears. Of special importance to for which DOT and PARATHION ~ teaspoon salt Keep overhead cost down. iltPe fruit grower is the unsur- arc recommended. Yield: " Serving. Every farmer can improve his operatio_ aDd Ii Melt 1 tablespoon shortenI:lg In a frying pan and brown onions will pay from here on out. passed performance of these new lightlt. Sprinkle flour over onions and combine thoroughly. Drain :organic insecticides• in the spray Avc::Jable Throughout Michigan, See Your Dealer juice from peas (approximately 1 cup). Add salt and juice from I unk and on the trees. - . Distributed by , peas to onions and flour. Cook until sauce has thickened. Add Y:1 cup peas, stirring gently. Open can of hash at both ends. PU1h Swift & Company '.,iN'.-..4 ..sa FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. UNION STOCK YAReS, CHIC" ••• , ILU .... hash out on a board. Slice in f"u~ portions. Brown in 1 klblespoot\ Buy at Farm Bureau Stores and Co.ops shortening in a frying pan. Serve Corned B.ef Hash Potties wlth •• i-tgbl. SOllee. Nutrition ;, •• , MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, APRIl. 2. 19~ FOUR Many Congressmen ~elY on the Hinsdale County F:arm Bureau Group at State Capitol SEED THEA TMENT ~" '"~" ""-".!,.,~t:. six we!'ks. 70 to 80% egg production i!' lqulte common. uMermash 20% ,\\'lIh 400 Ibs. of Farm Bureau for accurate.farts and figures pertaining to agrlcpltuto. ,FOR CONTROL OF !lIS.P; ,,-ill do all anyone could ex- pect of a mash. Start chicks on Who 'Se'ts F R E E , PLANT DISEASES Hratch at 4 to 5 weeks, all they will ch~lln up In 10 to 15 mlnutel! at first. When l\ICl,nash 20% Is .~Iant~" 1949 I .\It~crlblnA". all kJn< ~o lant, ~pray Tells how :d l' Write fur CATAL~ . or \.p!;' .. ta hie (From Botany Dep't, .Ufchfgan fed a!! !In egg mash, scratch feeds .'l>iId : ~r care fur lit" glll ell. copy today. State College) may be fed liberally, up to ijO% to 'ii';"O. FULWOOD Co" Tifton, Ga. Produce Prices? Smut of Corn. Smut balls on tassel, stem, l'ar. Reduces yield. Control 'rtIl'a3urn: Avoid spread- ing through manure. Rotate crops. la)'lng hens." Corn smut spores \Ive over winter in the soil. Seed treatment not EVERY D_\Y TilE PRODUCE of hundreds of eftecth'e for corn smut control. Smut and Seedling Blight of oats thousands of ..:\meriean farms, .. much or little, and barley. Reduces stand and good or poor ••• moves to market. yield. Control 1f/l'aSllres: Treat Every day millions ()f American housewives * seed wIth New Impro,-ed CereSllll ounce per bushel, according to manufacturer's direction!!. take their food dollars to the market-place to do Victoria Oats Blight. Use resist- the family shopping. Their colle-cti,'c choice de- ant varletl~s o( oats. See Co. Agr'l agent. tennines 'l"hat products will be sold; and that, in StinkinjJ Smut of Wheat, Treat turn, has the greatest products will bring. bearing on the prices these * seed with New Improved Ceresan ounce per bushel according manufacurtlr's direction. to 325 County Farm Bureau leaders and members have partiCipated in ment of agriculture Michigan State College. offices and Above we see the Hillsdale group L ,» on the steps of the state. capitol Loose Smut of Wheat, Barley. Hot study tours of the Michigan Farm The fOllowing are the counties water treatment. See Co. Agr'l and the number of members who prior to their visit to both houses Price is alws.rs of prime -importance to both Bureau and Farm Bure~u Services, Agent. partiCipated: MarCh 2-Kent 121; of the legislature. growers and distributors, for a few cents either Scab of wheat, oats, rye, barley. Inc. facilities at Lansing during March 3-Hlllsdale 27;. March 8- A great deal of Interest has been way ean often mean the ...difference between a pro- Causes shriwled kernels. Plow the month of March. The trips, Eato~ 53; March 9-Tuscola 20; shown by the members participat- fit or a loss. under corn stubble. Treat seed similar to the ones conducted last March 22-Isabella 35; \ March 29- Ing In the tours. This favarable with New Improved Ceresan, ~f! year, Included visits to the state 30-countles of District. 10 with reaction Is expected to be forerun- ounce to hushel, according to man- legislature In session, state depart- 70 members .. ner to many more similar trips. Fair produce prices are important to all Amer- ufacturer's directions. ican citizens to get low food as well, for this nation prices by bankrupting cannot afford agricul- Black Stem Rust of Wheat. Re. move common barberry bushes. COMMON RATES Indiana~ FB Lead~ As Auto Insurer DESCRIBES ture. Dation's Agriculture prosperity. prosperity is essential to the Use resistant varieties. Potato Scab, potatoes. Reduces salnble Oontrol measures: (1) FOR CUSTOM Jack Rosebrough, manager ot the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance MVP POULTRY Corrosive sublimate 4 ounces In 30 gal. of water. Soak seed one-half WORK Company of Indiana hol~ers at the annual m~eting told pnlicy- In CONCENTRATE to 1¥Z' hours. Or (2) One pint of Farmers who are planning spring IndIanapolis In March that the We must recognize, however, that neither formalin to 30 gal. of water. Soak far!B work on a custom basis will Farm Bureal;1 has established it- grower, nor shipper, nor wholesaler, nor re- seed 2 hours. be interested In the results of a self as the largest Insurer ot motor Farm Bureau MVP Poultry Con. I We've done t:he experimenting FOR you- centrate is used In makIng the tailer ••sets" produce prices. In this, the Root Rot of Corn. Reduces yklJds. survey made by the farm manage- vehicles In Indiana. Farm Bureau S-ervices line of To CERTIFY your corn yield Control measurers: Treat seed ment department at the Michigan !\II'. Rosebrough said. that during most competitive of all businesses, prices are with Semesan, Jr., or Spergon 1% Agricultural Experiment Station. 1948 new applications were re- poultry feeds-Mermash 160/0 pro- Th~ corn-gro";'er who a~empts to develop his established in a free market by the old law of ounces, or Arasan 2 ounces per B. R. Bookhout and R. W. Christ- ceived trom agents at the rate of tein, l\Iermash 18% and Mermash own strain through trial-an'd-4trror 'methods risk, his supply and demand. bushel, according to manu(acturer'j; Ian, J'eseal'cn sP€clalists in farm 2,000 a month. The Indiana Farm 200/0, Bobo Addy, manager of the time, his labor and his crop. This is unnecessary with directions. management, sent out question- Bureau's automobile insurance COUl- Services feed dep't. tells us about Michrgan CERTtFlED Hybrid" Seed Corn-scientifi. Stripe of Barley. Reduces yield. naires to more "than 1.000 farme1'8. panr has ooen in business for 14 It: \ Food prices go up or down as these two "For years our concentrate .was cally bred by specialists of the. Farm"Crops Department Treat seed with New Improved Answers show what farmers are )-eal'S. It was announced that factors-the market supply and the consumer dividends of more "than $150.000 Mermaker, a name given a concen- of Michigan Stabt College an'd produced under the Ceresan, 1f.: ounce per bushel, ae charging for custom work on cording to manufactur-er's direction. early spring jobs. trate which WdS rich In fish meal careful and continuous superyi~ip.n of the Michigan demand-get out of balance with each other, would be returned to policyholders Seedling Blight of wheat, oats, The custom rates In the southern for the first six months- periOd of and meat scraps.- Then we fort- Crop Improvement Association; e-specially for Mich- one way or the ot~r. barley, rye. Reduces stand. Treat half of the lower peninsula are 1949. The Insurance Is limited to ified it with Vlta-Pak, a carr~er ot igan's soil and climate. liver meal and milk factors. Late seed with New Improved Ceresan, usually on an acte basis since land "'arm Bureau members. Assure yourself of', a go~d sta"nd of highest- Limited quantities and superior quality ~~ ounce per bushel, according to Is more uniform. Elsewhere the in 19-16 we changed the name to M.V.P. Concentrate, using the iu- quality corn-strikingly uniform, f~st-9rowin9 and of rich produce on the market shift the balance in favor of higher prices. Excessive quantities manufacturer's Consider Wheat directions. rates are mostly on an hourly bash because of a greater difference in field conditions. HI-N-R-G NEW itlals of Mermaker and Vlta-Pak. "To improve M_V._P.concentrate yield ... Michigan CERTIFIED ask your local elevator' or seed store for Hy~rid. Seed Corn in the or inferior produce shift the balance toward lower prices. Quotas, Allotments With a record-breaking For plowing with a two or three- bottom plow, $4 an acre was the 194!1 most common rate reported. "on BROILER MASH further, we added liver and glandular a special fish meal concen- trate, containing rlbotlavln and ~ variety adapted to your particular growing area. wheat acreage Indicated, the De. an hourly basis, the most common' Farm Bureau Services has complex vitamins, fermentation artment of Agriculture is delving rates were $3 an hour for two-bot- brought out a new broiler .mash for" solubles, and condensed whole fish. 1949. Bob Addy, manager of the M.V.P. was also fortified strongly What Can Into the problem of whether or not tom plows and .$4 for thpee bottom. it will be necessary for the Secre- Lower rates were sometimes tary of Agriculture to proclaim Ii ported for pa rticularly national marketing quota for wheat Some farmers charged easy (ield~ 50 cents re- feed dep't.. says the mash formula Is known as Hi-N-R-G Broiler Ra- I1nd ~Inerals. lion, 20% protein. It Is rIch with vitamin A and D feeding oils In 1948 additional In choline equivalent was added to M.- animal protein factors, low In 'y.P. and the amount of vitamins We Do About It? for the marketing year beginning more per acre for plOWing alfalfa In 1950. The Department is pre- sod or stony ground. paring itself for any eventuality . The most common rate for ,disk- If the Secretary decides to take ing was $3 Der hour or $1 per fiber, only 4%, and very high calories or energy. on feeding of Hi-N-R-G, said Early reports In A and D was Increased. "In 1948, egg production as high Mr. as 82% for the year was secured ...;:.~-< Fortunately, growers and distributors need not this action, he must also proclaim aCJ'e. In the. southern part of thEl a national acreage allotment for state, the' eight-foot disk was most Addy, have shown 3 lb. or better from Fatm Bureau feeds employing broilers at 10 weeks with less than M.V.P. concentrate. 3 Ibs. of mash consumed per pound production as high as 900/0 was reo Occasionally I GET-PAID .TWICE FOf( and national do not leave welfare so vital cnlirel.}' a matter to chance. affecting the wheat. The Secretary ha~ 'i1ntil common. July 1, 1949 to proclaim a national ported in. the north. Smaller disks were reo maJ'keting quota and until July 15, common rates for disks seven feet The most of gain. In the interest of further econ. ported.' "M~rmash 16% protein with MY MILIJ. Of( Much has been done within the framework of a 1949 to jlroclalm the national acre- or under were thl same as age allotment for 1!l50-crop wheat. t1Je larger disks, but less work was for omy for farmer partners Ices, Mr. Addy said the organization has developed a concentrate of Serv- 400 Ibs. of M.V.P. is a life-time mash, starter, grower, egg mash. called It's fine for growing pullets. Mer- C{(EAM.'" Acreage allotments do not reo done per day. free, competitil"e market to help keep the twin quire the approval of the producers. The most common rates tOl' HI-N-R-G Broiler Mak~r. -l00 Ibs. mash 16% should be used at 65 to Marketing quotas, however, may be thtee-section dragging were $3 of the conceIitrate.plus 1,300 Ibs. 70% of ration for best results as an factors of supply and demand in healt~y balance. of top quality corn and 300 Ibs. of egg mash. put Into effect only If approved by per hour 01' 75 Celtis pel' acre. Rates An~ much more .c!lT! ~e ?one: " two-thirds of the roducers votln~ fol' four-section drags were com- soybean 011meal will make 20% Hi- u"Mermash 18% protein with 4(10 In a referendum held not later monly given as '$3.50 pel' hour or N.H-G broiler~mash at a real sav- Ills. of !\I.V.P. Is the most popular than July 25. 75 cents an acre. Ing for the man who has top qua:- l\Iermash. It grows strong chicks GEAR PRODUCTION CLOSER TO DE. Ity corn. I last. Start scratch grain at about MAND, with greatest emphasis ou those vari. eties enjoying greatest public favor. Can It Be... EFFECT MORE ORDERLY MARKETING and equalize distribution so' that peaks and valleys in the supply from day to day, and on "Just As Good" each individual market, will be minimized. Seed, If: IMPROVE QUALITY, adhere closer to good [t needs to be sold over the "back yard fence" grade and pack standards, and keep inferior, I purity or germination test? unripe, and off.grade produce off the quality It "has not been thoroughly re-deaned to remove chaff, dIrt market. 2 and weed seoeds? It contains many weak sprouts which will not produce, but CUT COSTS both in production and dis,tribu- 3 arfl counted as germinated? , , I tion, so as to narrow the spread between farm 4 It has material amounts ot otherwise pure seed showing ~ f " .. chalcls fly damage? When a man talks about buying my milk or cream, I always ask and retail price, increase demand, and in- crease returns to growers. 5 It shows high purity but very poor color and maturity Here's Wh-ere You Will ,s suggesting low Vitality? him one question: "How many times willi get paid?" . , • - . STIMULATE DEMAND through intensive 6 It shows red stain or other evidence of origins not adapted Find UNICO Farm he usually looks bstonished, then explains his firm pays a cer. to Michigan? advertising, attractive produce displays, and (t cont'alns crop mixtures whicb render it I}nflt to produ~ Supply Prod.ucts ...-. ...~ effective point-of-sale merchandising. tain price .. '\ I always laugh, th~h~'tell him"1 am accustomed a crop of pure seed? United Co.Qperatives, Inc., is ,a na. It has heen thrown together to meet a pricec rather than . ,....- tion.wide farm suppiy organization . to getting paid twice for my milk or creom-first (1); when a grade specification? Unico farm supply products are found All these things 'eall for teamwork ... coopera- in the nation's great agricultural It carries a tag stating plainlng we "give no warranty, tion .•. working together. 9 express or applied, and we will not be in any way respo:l- areas represented by the biack areas on the above map and aiso Pueno I sell it and, secondly (2); when my nearby cooperative slhle ... "? Rico. United Cooperatives serves creamery of The Mid-West Group returns my propor. The recommended amounts to use per acre are double or eightelen stock.holder member farm' supply cooperative , them These over are and overworked over again, words. and 'Ye 've so has everybody used 10 more those furnished by your MIchigan Farm Bureau and organizations. These organizations farm supply producu through 3600 store outlets which distribute Unito tionate share of its savings . besides, I alwoys am Michigan State College? in N'rn terve more than 1,300,000 farmer pauonL . - else in the food industry. But if growers and dis- Unico products are aho distributed in the greyed, noo- assured a steatly market at the highest price m~ bu.si. tributors really belieye ill them and practice them II Even On~... member state arn.s indicated on the map. it will help bring stability and continued prosper- OF THE ABOVE IS TnU"~, we ask you ... can It I)() "just as ness can pay, consistent with the products it makes. United's Eight.an Stock-Holder Mamba; ity to the perishable field. \ good" seed? What If halt of the ahove statements are true? Can Organizestians are: YOU say they are not? We raIse the above questions with every Indiana Farm Bureau Co-Op Ass'n., Indiana; Farm To all of agriculture we wholeheartedly offer desire to be ralr .. We tel'l they are questions on which ('very seed BUl'eau Co-Op. Ass'n., Ohio; Farm Bureau Services. IDC .. buyer should he entitled to know the answers. They all have a Michigan; Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Co-Op, Ass'n .. the fAcilities of Atlontic Co.mmission Company ooarlng on crop and seed production. 'Ve have one more questldn Penna.; Cooperati'\'~ G.L.F. Farm Supplies, New York; and A&l' in this all-importaut job of satisfJ'ing whIch should be asked by every true friend of the farmer, every Farmen Cooperabye Exchange, Nonh Carolina; South- American consumers and building better markets believer or farm organization for farm secur1.ty: ern States Cooperative, Virginia; washington Co-Op. Farmers Ass'o .. Wash.; The Conon Producers Ass'n .. MICHIGAN INDIANA for American farm products. Georgia; l1linois Farm Supply Company, Illinois; Wis- Coldwater-Cokfwat., Dairy Campeny Our $64 Question Is... consin Co-Op_ Farm Supply, Witconsin; Fox River Val. Con.tantln--.co",tontin. CooP. Cry. Co. e_lon Clty-Ooi,ylond CooP. C,y. Co. Columbus-formers' Cro-foldlvllitt-formeu' Marke,jng An" Coop,Cryo. inc. Between placing our wants with our own organization of far~r8, ley Co-OP .. Wholesale, Wisconsin; Utah Poultry and .ble-Ellie Cooperati•• C'Mme,., Co. K.ntlon4-Mo .... nc• Milk Coop...... n by farmers and for farniers and placing them with privately-owned Farmers' Co-Op.. Utah; Arkansas Farm Bureau Co-OP .. r... Jord_Jordon VolI.y CooP. C,y. kok6m~PrQducer'. C'eamer, • Arkansas; Maine Potato Growers, Inc.. Maine; Minne- ',emont-fremont COOP. Cry. C•. Mor'em-Producers' (reo",ery seedsmen. who, If. not actively supporting organizations opposed (if'ant-Grant Coop.roti". Cr.amety Co MUll. Coop. Ann IOta Farm Bureau Service Co., Minnesota; Ca/eteros de H""'1,ne-fOfmer." Coop. Creame,y Assn: MedarYville-Momence to farmer co-operatives. at least say no word in support of the co- Atlantic Commission Company operative program, should there be any question patronage belongs '! of wh41re that Puerto Rico. Pueno Rico; Delta PurchAsing Federation. Mississippl "" • .-Produce,,' Cooper••••• Oolry St. Loull-SI. loui. CooP. C,y. Co. IllINOIS Mlddl.b ....y_iddl.bu" Or ...... -Prodwc.". .emh •• on--Forme,,' (ooperatiwe C Wabash-Producer,' Coop, C'y Co' Dairy MOrk. A~'n•• Cr.a~ery 'y. UNITED CO-OPER!' TIVES, I Ne. Momence-Momenc. Mtlll CooP. Au". w. Invite On these questlone. Your Clearest Thinking ... Once you have given time for that, we have Alliance, Ohio ' __ f""II, Union C'Y. , Produc. Co 'arb-Eq.,;,y Union Cry. & Produce Co: OHIO Gol'otb>-Sulftn., TENNESSU Co., CooP. Cry...... n. M"rfr.~'~ro.-Rutherford County .S~ /8 "'!e4~ '9(111#* S~ Doyto~loml VoU.y Coo~'oll •• Milk no doubts as to what your an ewer will be. ~. toOP8fGh.e Creamery AUOciatiGn I Produce,. AlfOciotion. Inc. NolenlvUle-Nolenswille COfI.perQti'ye nc. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. 8uy Guaranteed Seed at Your Farm Bureau Dealer Gr •• nvllie-forme,,' rlt.,. Cooperati•• Dairy II a .... mb.r.cr ...... ry 01 fll. Mld.W•• , Creamer, Auocjation. 0,_" n.... 0 Inc. Seed Dept. FARM BUREAU 221 N, Cedar St. SERVICES. INC. I.anslng, Michigan .tw.," ~Y" tII. .• "'elt.I' ~III"'.,..,.• 10 It I ... ~b ~ .r. 'or Y u. 'orm, wh'ell ' •• 1.... h , ... d cr.om •••• nd '" '''''''".n r.'urn. '11. 10Y" 0 • UIe .• "". 'he bUll..... ,. , . ., ..c.. ... t SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949 FIVE MICHIGAN FARM NEWS Farm Bureau women promote Co-op Elects Officers ness it is not recommended in Pasture Safety more active rural churches. The Farm Bureau Is owned con. SW Mich. Live Stock Alfalfa Varieties Michigan. ••• JORDAN VALLEY Brodbeck on St. Paul Bank Committee When <,OW5 are first turned pasture In the sprln~. thtY usually 011 trolled and financed by farri:t~rs. Stockholders In the South.West BACTERIAL WILT OF ALFALFA IN MICHIGAN CO-OP OPENS Carl .\. lll'odbeck, president of the eat quite heartily. Why not ellmln. Michigan Livestock I Inc., met in annual Cooileratlve, meeting at the County, Fairgrounds In Kalamazoo Are Described Bacterial wllt disease of alfalfa is quite wide spread in Michigan, according to the Farm Crops Dep't NEW. CREAMERY Barry County Farm Loan Associa. ate the rl:.;k of trouble by checking tlon. and a member of the Barry to see there aro no pieces of gla3S, Count)' Farm Bureau since 1925, wire or metal they can pick up ac- 1\':\S elected a member of a 12.man Saturday, February 26. The terms of three directors ex; Farm Bureau Services, Inc;, presents in this article a of Michigan State College. But The new, modern creamery plant advisory co'mmlttee to the Federal elden t.'l lIy. pired, and to fill these vacancies. summary of "Alfalfa Varieties in the United States" as a whole It doesn't cause too of Jordan Valley Co-operlltive Land Bank of St. Paul February 28. the stockholders chose L. C. Ford b h U S D much trouble. Bacterial. wilt Creamery at. East Jordan, Charle- :\11'. Brodbeck will rellresent Re. of Van Duren county, Foster Oswalt. Farmers Bulletin No. 1731, published y t ~ .. e- doesn't spread as fast If alfalfa Is volx county, was presented to the gion ~o. 2. consisting of bhe Wt~st: sown with brome or other grass. of Kalamazoo county, and Henry C. partment of Agriculture, publiC at an open house March 24. eJ'n half of lower !\Ilchlglln. lie wlll Gleason of St. Joseph county. Another suggestion Is t~ not to keep the neld In alfalfa too long, Formal opening of the $150,000 be one of three men to represent Agricultural Lime.tone Following the stockholders meet- Farm Bureau Services and its seed dealers offer for this state. lng, the board of directors met and 1949 h organized the board as follows: R. If If t ese a a a vanetles-m .... I qUite goo supp Y:, na- not more than three years. New plant climaxed about three years d . I Ca d varieties have been developed which of construction and equipment ill- MEAL E. Hazel of Kalamazoo county, pres- ian Variegated, Canadian Grimm, Kansas common and Ident; John Convel'se of Calhoun' county, vice president; Dale Klrk- Utah common. ., In limited supply and avatlable on speCla ise yet are wilt resistant, but otherwise stallation work, during I they haven't shown too much prom. frame plant was dismantled and a which light buff brick with glass block a HOSPITAL' SERVICE- Produced in Michigan Available At Your Nearest IIn of Kalamazoo county, ~e<:retary. order: Cossack and Ladak. The new variety, Ranger . I trim stl'llcture was built without RECORDINGS Dealer treasurer; and B. P. Pattison, ass't . . interrupting operations. SOLVAY SALES DIVISION secretary.treasurer. is avail~ble for the first time, but the price is high at around $1.09 a pound. The following is taken from ASK WOMEN TO Manager. Percy Penfold and Ut'e ,Michigan Hospital board of directors were honored at made severnl recordings for local Service haR Allied Chemical &. Dye Corporation 7501 W, Jefferson Aveo Farm Bureau gives 'farmers an effective means of teillng Congress- Farmers Bulletin No. 1731: men what they 'want. AID IN MENTAL a dinner Mar.ch 23, at which mel" radio stations ... One recording is chants who have sold the plant's 15 minutes In length, butter for years were guests . others are 7 minutes. and the Detroit 17, Michigan ~~~. fr•• infornwtion. Me 'lOUt' de.ler, 01 .. ra. ~ .. INNE~ CONll'ANY, Bettendorf.-r._ COMMON ALFALFA GROUP • Origin of COllIlllon alialfa is not duced In the Unite~ States in 1898 Renew your membership in the known but it is ~believed that'it 01'- through the eHorts ot the United HEALTH WEEK Jordan Valley is one of Mich. Igan's . few remaining I'llI'm Bnreau personnel exclusive heliled make the recordings ure: who •••••• -.-•••• 7t>'t 1t>1/.'t6amlly'~ latlalth !I-.L1III-. Farm Burea~ today. I Iglnated in Asia and came into the States Department of Agriculture MiChigan Farm Bureau Women butter plants. During 1948 the !\Irs. E:sther Lelnherger, secretary United Stlltes by way of Spain, because of its superior coid-resls- have been urged to co.operate in co-operative churned 1,700,000 of Bay County Farm Burellu; !\tra. !'aild a . ............ Chile, and finally Introduced into tance. Certain amounts wer~ im- Michigan's Mental Health Week, pounds' of fine Valley Lea butter. Belle N~well, executive Recretary IT JUst California about 1850. CommOll ported until 1928 when unsatlsf~l:- April 24.30th. alfalfa can be divided Into two tory results were obtained and Its classes namely Northern types. ' Southern a~d popularity died. Jordan Valley, Co-operatlve of Branch Connty Farm Bureau; This would be a very good time Creamery was organized in 1931' to ?>lrs. lleWayne Kyser, se~retary or Interest has rt!- to visit the homes for the mentally serve dairy herd owners in Charle. Isabella County Farm Bureau; !\trs. cently been revived due to the fact III and for the mental!y deficient. voix, Antrim, Emmet, Otsego and James Wire. County Blue Cross lonlRETE The Southern commons, favored that it is resistant to bacterial wilt by mild climate, are characteriz- dis~ase. The Institutions for the mentally Cheboygan counties. ill In the 'Lower' Peninaula are at: Secretal'y of Berrien county; Mr. Clifton Jacobs, secretary of Alpena 5EPTIE TAnK STANDS. TO REASON In building the plant, complete • ed by quick recovery after cuttill~ VARIEGATED ALFALFA GROUP Pontiac, Kalamazoo, Tr~verse City, County Farm Bureau; Mrs. Carl new boilers and power equipment and produce large yields but are Variegated alfalfas have resulted Ypsilanti; and the institutions for Bacon, secretary or Kalamazoo were Installed along with a new ~. , not cold resistant. from a natural cross between the the mentally deficient a;e at La. Northern commons have just the purple Ilnd yellow flowered species. peer, Coldwater, and Mt. Pleasant. roller pr~cess drier for processing County Farm Bureau; 1I0weisell, county organization di- Herman A concrete septIc tc;lnkmalees It po .. OPPosite characteristics: they re- The predominant color of the dried buttermilk. There are two sible to have the benellts of running Programs regarding men t a I rector of Washtenaw county Farm I That your livestock, plus that of thousands of other :\lichigan producers, adds up to cover more slOWly after cutting, Clower Is purple but other colors health might be held In local areas churns, a new butter printing ma. Bureau; Keith Tanner became dormant earlier in the fall, can be found. Because of the April 24.30. Pictures chine which cuts, wra'ps and places and Mrs. water and modern plumbing in saf.ty ••• disposes of all household and of mental in cartons one pound packages of Marjorie Karker of the Michigan VOLU~f.E. and are more cold resistant. These range in flower color, the word, human wastes ••• prevents the con- health problems in our state might butter. Farm Bureau. various types furnish a basis for "variegated," has 'been applied to tamination of drinking and cooking be shown at these meetings. These The recordings can be used free 2 That full-time sales¥Ien, seasoned by years of competitive m~keting, do a job of regional strains- which are produced this group. 'Vith the exception of when common alfalfa' is grown for Ladak, none of this group show any A complete new conveyor system films can be secured by writin~ was Installed, which greatly speeds of charge upon request to Mr. Aus. water by germs that may cause typhoid, dysentery and other ills. the State Department of Mental ,up receiving of cream. tin Pino, rural enrollment mana- EXPERT SELLING .. several generations in definite 10' resistence to bacterial wilt. Write for our free booklet, "Con- Health, Lansing, l\flchigan. ger, Michigan Hospital Service, crete Structuresfor FarmWaler Supply calities where eliminating - condi- Grimm alfalfa was introduced in. Washington Boulevard Building, 3 That 'COOPERATIVE 'LIVESTOCK KETI:-W, combinin?; the volume produced by MAR- tions of one kind or another nor- to Minnesota from mally prevail. Groups who are planning to go Germany by through the mental hospital duro None of the com- Wendelin Grimm in 1857. It even. Ing Mental Health Week, and who Barry Farmer-Business Detroit 26. and Sewage Disposal." It gives com- plete construction details. Also ex- youaJ\Q your neighbors and the expert selJ- plains how to build cisterns and well ing of full-time s:rlesmen, gives you GREAT- mon alralfas tested thus far have tually attracted considerable at- wlil contact the State Depart- Meet Set For May 2 Certified Seeds curbings to prolect your water supply. shown, any appreciable resistance tention because of its' cold-resis- ment of Mental Health wlil be giv. ER BA'~GAINING POWER. The annual Barry County Farm Certification guarantees seed of to bacterial wilt. ' tance which Is due to the normal en some booklets entitled, "What Bureau-Chamher of Commerce ban- D?mestic Strains - Val' i 0 u s \selecti~n that took place under the to Look For When Visiting a Men. high quality which includes free- Did you know that quet will be held the evening of 1I0m from disease and weeds. Other Buy Michigan-prod~~~d meat for quality satisfaction ~traIns of coml1~on.Illralra .produccll severe climatic conditions to which tal Hospital," :\Iay 2, according to Albert Shellen. advantages include high germlna. Michigan leads in In the United States are usuaUy it was subjected for many years in distingUished by the name of the Minnesota. Because of its cold. Many Farm Bureau Women's barger, president of the Oal'l')" tion, high crop purity, and uniform. the production of CONSIGN YOUR 'NE'XT S~IIPMENT TO YOUR CO-OP 8tat~ in which it is gr.own. The ,'esistance, it is particularly recom. groups have been working with the County Farm Bureau, and director ity. ;\1ichigan State College farm precast concrete State Dep't of Mental Health for a of the Michigan Farm Bureau. environment under wInch alfalfa mended for states where winter- rrops specialists each year aid In septic tanks? hetter understauding the program. The Barry County Farm Bureau inspecting fields that are producing Is' grown undoubtedly has an Im- killing is a s~rlous factor. It Is Th~ Michigap. Livestock Exchange' portant influence on its characteris- tics, hut just how many seed gen- disease. very susceptible to bacterial wilt The railroads' "navy" comprise8 Laurence will be host for this year's affair. certi fled seed. Taylor, consultant ill ' PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION nearly 2,000 units, consisting of car adult education at Michigan State Farmers can influence legisla. O!ds Tow.r Bldg •• lansing 8, Mich. The Producer Owned.and Controlled Selli.ng.Agency erations are required to brin~ Cossack alfalfa was introduced about this change cannot be, esti- into this country from Russia in ferries, tugboats, cat floats, barges, College. wlH be the speaker for the tion only through an organized .. DETROI~ STOCK YARDS mated acc~ll'atelY. 1907 by the United States Depart. and other marine equipment. evening. ,'oice. ' .... ' ., -." ... TURKISTAN ALFALFA GROUP ment of agriculture. It is adapted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~T~u~r~k~is~t~a~n~a~lf~a~lf~a~w~a:s_fi~r~s~t_l~n~t~ro-~ fOI' gl'Owlng under the Slime condi. ~ tions as Grimm alfalfa and In some tests yielded better than Grimm .. Ladak alfalfa was Introduced in. to the United ::ltates in 1910 from India. When this strain had shown promise, more was obtained from Farm Bureau Members the same source. No other alfalfa shows such a wide variety of Your Own • growth habits. A large percentage Automobile Insurance' of the flowers are yellow. It is cold.resistant and is' resistant to bal:terial wilt disease. This varle- .04 ty is characterized by an exception. UNITED WE, -ARE STRONG - DIVIDED WE ARE WRONG! ally heavy first crop and very slow recovery after cutting. For thili TURKEY POINTERS reason it is suggested that Cossack. Grimm or a Northern common al. falfa be sown with it in a fifty- AT~COST (General Instructions from Alber's "Egg l\Iaker") fifty mixture to ,prevent erosion For the pouItrym11n. who is new a t turkey raising, we give the and weed compeU~i~n from devel- following instructions lis published by an expert. I'm sure you'll oping in the field after For some unexplained reason, La- cutting. Insure Your Car '~ find some, helpful suggestions .. Read it .and see. Remember, in the co-opet'ative progl'am you are partners; in the old line pro- gram you are just customers. Co-operation needs you and you need it. ' dak itself seems to do better when sown with other strains of alfalfa. It has the capacity of retaining its and Truck ~i ~ •. <~:~',:_~ leaves and giving a high quality with the ~.~ PREPARATION FOR POULTS I, Provide ai lcas't I sq. ft. floo~ space for each poult. 2. Have brooder warm fully 24 hours before the poults arrive. hay but it goes into early in the fall. Yields are equal to that of Grimm and Common al- falfa. dormancy -->!;":"1.~•• ~~.,"'~:~.'\::. -~"'~. . "'t~,._~. 3. Cheek brooding equipment, especially thermometers. 4. For litter, use one inch of Dri-Bed absorbent litter under hover. Hold in plaee by Canadian Variegated or Ontario Variegated is an alfalfa of hybrid origin grown In Eastern Canada for many years. It is very similar FARM BUREAU'~~~ nailing IxI inch strip 3 ft. around outside of hover. Before poults arri\'e have on hand 100 Ibs. of Farm Bureau Turkey Ration and 20 Ibs. Parm Bureau Chick Scratch for eaeh 100 poults. to Grimm In growth flower color and also with Grimm in yields of hay and seed production. habit and compares INSURANCE COMPANY '\ ~, POULTS. ARRIVE' FIRST 3 pAYS IMPORTANT Under the Federal Seed Act, 1 OF MICHIGAN, Prevent chilling and Overheating in hand- 'Vatch' brooder temperature carefully percent of th'e seed must be stained ling. Plaee poults und~r llOver, maintain- and provide ample ventilation. Keep violet before it is permitted entry SAMPLE RATES ing a temperature of 9~:degrees on a level them confined to warm area. Place no into the United States. Public Liability &. 1948, Chevrolet Sedan 1948 Dodge Sedan 1948 Olds Sedan with their hacks at olltside. edge of can- more than 200 to 250 poults to one brood- Baltic Alfalfa originally came from Europe but the name, "Bal. Property Damage . oP):. (100 degrees if electric heat is used). er. tic;' was applied to It in 1906 be- cause It has been grown near Bal- Liability: $5000 ea<1h DON'T STARVE POULTS person; $10,000 each ac- Heavy losses during first few days of pou Its lives may he due to starvation. brilPhtly colored mables placed on top of feed encourages poults to pick at them and A few tlc, South Dakota. It has been de- veloped under much the same con. dltions as Grimm alfalfa and so cident; each $500 medical person. $8.15 $8.15 $8.15 the; get a taste of feed, in this way they are indueed to eat. compares with Grimm as tar as yields and winter hardiness are WATER FEED concerned. It is not resistant to Comprehensive bacterial wilt disease. Only clean, fresh, wann water SllOUldbe used. One drink of cold water may eause death. Supply two founts for each 50 Farm Bure:m Turkey Ration should be fed in small metal or lath troughs built so that poults run into them. Allow at The words "'l\fekor Baltte," are applied to a strain of Baltic grown In Colorado. Ineludes Fire, Theft, 'V i n d s tor m, Glass $3.45' $4.35 $4.35 Breakage, etc. poults. Dip each poult's beak in warm least 2 lineal inches of hopper space for Hardigan alfalfa. This is a strain water to teaeh it to drink. Place founts each poult. Keep ~nash before poults at of alfalfa developed by Michigan on plan'ks. all times. State Agricultural College from FOURTH TO SEVENTH DAY Keep clean, fresh, warm water before them at all times. Continue witli Turkey Ra- Baltic for its high seed producing capacity. tlc, it Is Being derived from Bal- similar to Grimm and Bal- Collision, $50 Deductible $14.55 $17.48 $17.48 tic and is adapted to similar reo tion without any supplements. Enlarge guard enclosure around brooder at end of first gions, namely, where winter kllling week. Is a factor. Fann Bureau members will pay an insurance membership fee of $7.50 for the publ~c liability and. ~rop:rty dUlllage in. NEW VARIETIES surance, a $3 membership. fee for comprehensive insurance, und a $~ membership fee for .colhsl?n llIsurance when SECOND TO FIFTH WEEK they get their first policy. The membership fees are permanent lIIHl will nevl'r have to be paid agaUJ. Ranger alfalfa may be called a Reduce temperature !J1){ degree per day, after third day, until all poults are roosting. multiple-strain variety, ha v Ing Cool' water now ~tnljs1iible. Set founts 5 ft. or more from hoppe;s. Keep clean gran- been synthesized from selections FACT5 ABOUT THE COM?ANY ite grit before poults 1I.~ter2nd week: Inc rease h?pper space USIll~ larger hoppers. originating from a variety made Continue on Farm BI~1"f!imTurkey Ratton and keep It before them.Slart 2uil week by up of 45 llercent Cossack, 45 per- In Operation. The Company was licem;ed by the State inely mntual company. Earnings in ('xcess of coste; will sprinkling "mall amounts of Farm Burea U chick-size scratch. on top of mash. I~levate cent Turkistan and 10 percent La- Insurance' Dep't of :\lichigan on :\larch 7, 1949. It began bc used to reduce the cost of ins1ll'ancc to poli('yhol(ll'r!'l. drinkinlP founts from floor .. ITave cool room, pen or yard available. Get poults III sun- dnk. \Vork on' this variety 'Was business on that date with 3500 applications from !<'arm done through the cooperative ef. Insurance Service, Policic!'l issul'd by the }<'nrm Bureau shine in"\lry, clean yards o~ wire ;uns. Leafy grcens, cut fine, ma.r be fed twice per day forts of Nebraska agricultural Ex- Bureau members for charter policies. in 20 minute feedings. BUIld stlllr-step roosts at end of 3 l\\'ceks. Mutual Insurance Company of :\liclJigau cOlltniu libf'ral . -. periment Station and the lJnited provisions in the policyholder's illterf'st on public liabil- SIXTH WEEK ON States Department of Agriculture. For Farm Bureau Members Only. This restriction to Its outstanding characteristics are ity and propeliy damage, collision, medical eovl'rsgf', llud FolJo,~ above proer.dure until poults are ] 0 wecks ol~l. Gradually increa.se g~ain. IIa,rc Farm Bureau members will result in fewer losses and will that it is superior to all strains of cOllIprchcnsyc, wllich includes fire, thf'ft, wiIJdQo1'lM, hoppers of oats and eorn close to mash hoppers. As bm]s .get. older mOI'e ¥ral.n. and l~ss alfalfa for wilt resistance and com- keep our insurance costs at a minimum. This is R genu- pares with Grimm as far as yield I glass breakage, etc. mash will be eonsumeeJ, but the the Farm Bureau ma~h Will ~~ s? well fortlflCd With "A.P.F." and vitamins tha~ health and growth wIll be mamtulJled. and cold.resistance is concerned. BUY OPEN PORMULA . MERMASHES - MILKMAKERS - PORKMAKER AT Ranger i8 susceptible to leaf di- seases but this ceases to be a factor See Your Local Agent for Your County in wilt infested areas. 'YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU FEED DEALER Buffalo alfalfa is a l!elecUon from Kansas common alfalfa. It can bp. or Contact Our State Office grown a little further north than Peed Department FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. 221 N, Cedar Street Lansing, Michigan Kansas comomon and yields bettor. It Is not resistant to bacterial wilt FARM BUREAU MUTU AL INSURANCE CO. of MICHIGAN and tor this reason and lack of ex. 105 E. Wuhtena.w St. PhDnet 2-8~5 and 2-~ 1Aut-c. JIifti,.. perimental data on winter hardi- 'IX -.. J. MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1949 Farmers' Concern. FB Says Labor Bill Needs Teeth CALIFORNIA TWP_ County Groups Visit MFB and Legislature HOW SAGINAW $150,000. They have a large num- ber of Co-op tractors In serviC'e, Health Conference The third annual Michigan Health , f the (Continued from page one) dangerous weapons. The posses. GROUP EXCELS Representatives of 18 Count). SLI{VICES and they get lots of service in that area. Some farmers are the own- Conference has been set or dates of October 28-29 a.nd wll1 be In the Legislature sion and use of them must be made unlawful and finally subject, need be, to the restraining If pro- California township County Farm Bureau Is outstand- Ing In several respects. of Branch It Is Farm Bureaus ....islted the Michi- gan Farm Bureau and the legisla. ture In March on tours arranged by their MFB district r~presen- FARM EQUIPMENT ers of their third Co.op tractor. Mr. Bruns and his staff have a service shop 36 x 40 feet which is held in the Civic Auditorium in~ Grand Railids. :Mark your calen. dar. Background Material for Discussion this Month by cesses of Federal courts. The pub- well equipped with standard and cl'edited with 89 commercial farm- tatlves and county organIzation special machine shop tools, welders. lic, and farmers In particular, must Perhaps the most important con- Our Community Farm Bureau Discussion Groups not again be subject to the abuses ers and has 92 Farm'Bureau mem- directors. The tours included vi- sideration In a farm equipment a 20-ton hydraulic press, motor berships. Their membel'shlp goal sits to all Farm Bureau dep'ts, the and electrical testing equipment. of such practices, whether by labor service progl'am, says John BrunE, B, NORMAN E. W.-lGGONER, Rescarc" and Edllcation. for 1949 was in the neighborhood Farm BureaJl Services new ware- etc. They did most of the work on groulls, or by labor groul1s in col- service lIIanager for Farm Bureau of 70, so they have 131'70 of their house and .to the legfslature. In the building themselves. John Many decisions will be made during the next few lusion with employel:s. Protection Sel'vices at Saginaw, is to be ready goal. the evening the groups had dinner Bruns has 20 years service with the against such practices 1I1ust be with their members of the leghlla- with sen'ice when the farmer needs weeks which will affect our future as Michigan farmers. California Community Group is Farm Bureau. Messrs. Sawatskl, preserved." ture and an interesting discussion you,-any time. one of the most active In Branch Quackenbush, Barko, and ForUm' How are 'we going to pay for the services which the county. It carries on a fine social of farm legislation. Saginaw F~arm Bureau Services are experienced men. They have Barry Women Endorse and recreational program for the The groups were: Kent Co. FH aim to do it just that way, with the people expect? \ViII new taxes be necessary to meet 125 persons on March 2; Hillsdale help of John Bruns and (our 18 months to 3 years service with Blood Bank Program township as well as the regular the Farm Bureau. the state budget? \Ve have always said that we want The Farm Bureau women of discussion meetings. 25 March 3; Eaton 25 March 8; skilled mechanics who work with A community house is owned by Tuscola 35 March 9; Isabella 30 him. They ar-e Clunmce Sawatskl, equality of educational opportunities in America. Is Bany county endorsed the Retl Farm Bureau has campaigned Charles 1\1 Iller, JI'., a. member of March 22; District No. 10 (ten Bryan Quackenbush, Francis Barko Cross national whole blood pro- since 1920 (or control of sUl"Jlluses. this to be found in Michigan? Do children in all parts gram. and have assumed the re- the group, He has given Its use to counties) and NW Michigan (Lee- and Charles Fortier. the group for social and discussion lanau & Grand Traverse) 65 peo- John keeps himself on call any- Blue Cross health insurance 18 of the state have the same educational facilities? . How sponsibility (01' securing part of the group meetings. ple Mal'ch 29. This group visltetl lime,--enm ings, hqlldays, and Sun- donors necessary fOl' the year's clin- available to members. , our highways are going to be financed is still unsolved. ics. It will work thl'Ough the region- Herbert Bussing Is the commun- the Saginaw fertilizer plant 1\1arch days. The Saginaw service dep't 30. endeavors to keep a complete stock ity group chairman. Other officers Michigan farm products frequently are in trouble with al hank at ulllsinl;'. Untler the pro- the housewife. How can our farm products win the at the Penllock Hospital (or use In gram. the bank will be maintained are Richard man; 'Valston, Miss Rena vice-chair- Paul, sec'y; Clinton County Farm Bureau of parts on hand (or all machines folks will come April 6, Macomb and equipment at all times. If King Evaporators consumer? The well being of every farmer in Michigan need of (inding a donor o( the right emergencies without the immediate Charles 1\lI1ler, Jr., discussion lead- CoFB April 7. it's necessary, they can make parts ......~ '.....,;: ~ ~"', ... er; Mrs. John Sherer, women's in their own shop or have them LAPEER F. B. PLANS Increases Hatchibiliry ..• Increases depends on how these matters are decided. type (or the patient. oommiltee; Mrs. Randolph Kriser, machined to handle an emergency, SOIL TEST LABORATORY production .•. Reduces Mortaliry hospital sel'vice see'y. During the war years, the Sagin- Last year, even at a time when Michigan had a bumper Alpena's Oldest Farm l\Iemhershil) workers for the The Lapeer County Farm Bureau aw shop took pride in the (act that ... Reduces Feeding Cosu •. r is planning a soil testing laboratory Produces Heallh)' Vigorous BirdS ) potato crop, more outstate potatoes were sold in Detroit Club in Farm Bureau township were: Herbert Bussing, no machine (or which they were re- .. Carlylo Berlien, Jap Copeland to ser ....ice Its county farmers. The spon6ible was out of acti~n for Sold by Feed Dealers than ever before. Because this same thing has happened The Cloverlea( Club, orgalllzed ID ~ d I ld f' I b Randolph Kriser ,es Chatl l\w'll.' 11 el, directors o( the county organization more than 24 hours. If they 1.91 (an tIe 0 est arlllers c u Jr., Ivan Paul, Dan Pridgeon, Glen met recently' at the Paul Barton couldn't get a part, they made one Place your order 1'0'" to Insure de- Write for Farmer's Circular with fruits and vegetables and some dairy products, some ID " ~lllena ,county, ,has become IIve,'y of a KING maple syrup evapor- are advocating and a bill has already been introduced affiliated WIth the Farm Bureau and will be known hereafter as the I Pridgeon, I\-an Vance, and Richard Walston . __ home and decided to purchase the that would keep the equillment go. equillment needed. It will be avail- ing pendin"g arrival o( the standard able to all county farmers, but non- part. ator for the 1950season, 'Vith c"pper or English tin pans. All sizes. "'rIle SUGAR BUSH SUPPLIES CO. Dealers Phone or Write LANSING DRY MILK Co. P.O. Box 1107 , Lansing, Mich. in the House of Representatives to establish a Michigan Clov~rleaf Farm Bureau Comlllun. Farm Bureau members are 'Work- members o( the Farm Bureau will Located on :11-43 <,Vesl Saginaw , State Agent Saginaw has a large volume in ..seal of quali ty" . This would be a seal designed by the Ity Club, ing for equality of opportunity . pay a small (ee (or its use. machinery. Last year it was. near Road) just west of \Vaverly golf cours.e, L..'l.nsing. 415 Hollister Bldg., Lansing, Mich. Department of Agriculture and placed on those packs of Michigan farm products which are of a quality which is greater than that required by our present grading laws. The grading would be done by have been made. an inspection force and admlnlstel'- There has been a suggestion 00 by th~ State Department of Ag- that this deficit might be met by :l riculture. The bill provides: tax of 4% on the net Income o( 1. That the use of this "seal of corporations. This mayor it may quality" be entirely voluntary the part of producers. %. That the cost of the Inspection on not be a wise move. Corporatio'ns would, if possible, add this on in the price of their finished product. FOR QUALITY, PRICE. & SERVICE :d; service 'Would be paid for through an inspection fee. 3. That the state legislature The jobber adds his margin per- centage-wise as does the wholsal- er and retailer, and when the COli' would pro\'ide sums of money for sumer buys the product he would the purposes of marketing research, be paying considerably more thau BUY FARM' BUREAU CO-Op.~ advertising, developing. and moting the use of )1ichigan farm 4. For the establishment pro. the original -1%. The objection has also been voiced products and getting the plan under that it would tend to drive corpora. way. tions out of ~lIchigan. If we art'lv~ of com, at the time when products manu. D E PEN DAB L E FAR M E QUI PM E N T modlty committees made up producers, handlers, and consumers to assist in establishing of factured in Michigan can no lonbrer compete with similar prOducts man. specifi~ ufactured elsewhere, the corpora, Co-opE-3 Tractor For the Best in Milking I Get Protection & Profit rules aDd regulations, qnality standards grades anti tlons will gradually move out or to be used In Michigan. It must also be re, Modern Power for the New Power Farming Age &.Milk House Equipment With. a Butler 'Grain Bin the "seal of Quality". membered that corporations pay a 5. That -anyone found guilty of very sizeable property tax in the" offering for sale any product to community In which they are 10-, whicb the "seal of Quality" applied that does not conform with the Quality standard i, cated. There is belief that some of the may be suu- state money, which is now beinE; I By special with the Ji'eueral Gm'ern- arrangement ject to a fine up to $100 or not leturn~d to local units of govel'll' mCllt 0!l steel allocation, more than 90 days in jail or both. ment, may be discontinued and Probably the greatest benefit left in the general fund of the Farm Bureau dealers al'e that might come from this program state. 1<'orexample, Homre Bill 1-12 in posit ion to offer' you 'Would be to develop, over a period would change the intangible tax immediate delivery on me- of years, consumer acceptance and law which now levies a tax of 3% respect for Michigan farm products. on the income o( stocks, bonds. tal ~rain bins . .Availa ble At one time, )Iichigan had the mortages, bank accounts. etc., and in J ,000 bushel, 2200 bu- reading college of veterinary med- r-eturns this money to local units shel, auu 3300 bushel sizes. !cIne in this country. We have of government. Last year. then) gradually slipped from this chosen were 32,000 payers o( intangible This spccial offcr is for rosltlon until now our school of tax which produced nearly ~I limited time only . .Act veterinary medicine at Michigan million dollars . .....,tate College is in disfavor. How Under our present system, we ...''unch is veterinary medicine wortll return about i8% of the sales tax '1.'.0 Michigan farmers? Why has it revenue to local units o( govel'll' .j1ost Its reputation? Our veterinary ment and schools, This leaves tht; The CO-OP E-3 Tractor is designed to combine maximum .facilities have not kept pace with .;tate with 22'70 of the present sales opprative cfficien'c.r with economy . the demands. Veterinarians can lax revenue, Hepresentative Arthur' not be trained in large classes. To C. Hauffe, of Saginaw, has intro, The CO-O/-' E-3 is outstanding in dependability, adapt- do tbe best job requires that they duced a bill which would repeal meet In groups small enough so that. the sales tax law entirely and suh, ability and durability. You get more -horsepower for evelj'one has actual experienC<.l, stitute This takes room and takes labor- which would operate on approxi. atory equipment .. a 1% consumptiun mately the same hasis as our pres- tax your moncy than in any qther tractor. I! A TRULY VERSATILE TRACTOR FOR THE POWER The people of Michigan demand ent sales tax. This o( course, would '\ a great many research pro~cts In net the state half again as much as Age. Look at these features: ,I the field of pUblic health evel'y our present sales tax does in view Variable speed governor A complete line of Farm Bu- year, but a great many of these of the fact that we retul'll ovel' have to be refused because of lack three-fourths to local units. Live-line hydraulic system cau l\Iilk Coolers and Uni- of facilities. ConsC