MICHIGAN Vol. XXVII, No. 5 r/VR.M1 SATURDAY, JV1AY 7, 1949 NEWS 27th Year Published Monthly EDITORIAL KLINE SAYS NO Mason & Oceana County Farm Bureau Groups at State Capitol niBrannan Farm Price Need 150,000 Signatures on Oleo Petitions CHOICE BUT TO Dairy interests of Michigan, the Farm Bureau, OPPOSE BRANNAN Plan Stirs Nation and the Grange are circulating petitions for the purpose of stopping the sale of yellow colored oleo The program of farm income Opposition Grows to Proposal to Let Farm , in Michigan until the people can pass on the matter s u p p o r t proposed recently by Sec- Prices Fall to Bottom for Consumers retary of A g r i c u l t u r e Brannan in November, 1950. " v a r i e s so far from t h e position And to Pay Subsidies to Farmers of t h e American Farm Bureau They need at least 150,000 signatures to those t h a t we have no choice but to op- By GORDON H. ALLEN petitions. They've made a good start at the job. pose it," P r e s i d e n t Allan B. Kline American Farm Bureau Federation at Washington of t h e A F B F told t h e National But many more signatures are needed- All petitions E d i t o r i a l Ass'n a t New York City Whatever its critics may say, few would deny that April 23. must be at Lansing not later than 60 days after "Nothing has changed our con- Congress these days is a beehive of unexpected and un- adjournment of the legislature. That should be viction that t h e best thing in sight predictable happenings. for a g r i c u l t u r e is the Hope-Aiken sometime in July. It would be better if the petitions Long Range F a r m Act of 1948. Agriculture Secretary Brannan contributed greatly to were here in June. It is designed to protect f a r m in- Capitol Hill excitement on April 7 when he unfolded come from collapse a n d to avoid Here's the situation: Oleo interests prodded unnecessary regimentation, con- his new plan for price supports for farm products. Now t r o l s and interference with the retail grocers into initiating a legislative proposal (termers' r i g h t to work out t h e i r the "Brannan Bombshell", as it was labeled by one news- to permit manufacture and sale in Michigan of own p r o g r a m s individually and paper, is a hot topic in Washington. collectively." oleo colored yellow. The legislature had a choice. Mason a n d Oceana County F a r m ; san F a r m B u r e a u and F a r m Bur- May 5. Most farm folks, as well as consumers in the cities, T a k e Another Look. Consumers Bureau members shown above visit- ' a u Services in action and h e a r d Many v i s i t o r s r e m a r k t h a t t h e y It could enact the proposal as an ordinary statute who t h i n k t h e B r a n n a n " p r o g r a m had no idea t h a t t h e r e is s o m u c h know what Mr. Brannan proposes. In brief, he would would assure cheap food and ed t h e Michigan F a r m B u r e a u at their work described. All visited which could be amended or repealed by legislature the legislature. of interest to be seen a t t h e F a r m f a r m e r s who t h i n k it would a s s u r e L a n s i n g and spent an afternooa These County Farm Bureaus Bureau a t Lansing. T h e v a r i e t y have the government guarantee American farm incomes at any future time. Or if it passed the question to continuance of wartime income levels "had better t a k e a n o t h e r a t the legislature April 27. It was made tours to L a n s i n g t h e p a s t and size of the operations, t o g e t h e r at an "adjusted" 1939-49 average, let food prices to con- the tenth County F a r m Bureau month: Clinton, April 6 Macomb, with the equipment to h a n d l e t h e the people and the people adopted it, the law could look before they buy the bill of job, is commented upon. It t a k e s sumers find their own levels, then have the government goods offered by t h e B r a n n a n pro- tour to L a n s i n g d u r i n g April and April 7; Saginaw, April 12; Kala- be amended or repealed only by popular vote. The posal," Mr. Kline said. mazoo, April 14; Lapeer A p r i l 2 1 ; a good part of a day to visit t h e pay farmers the difference between what they get for early May. T h e groups saw t h e Mason and Oceana several d e p a r t m e n t s and t h e F a r m April 27; St. legislature chose to enact the proposal as a legislative "Nothing in our analysis so far various d e p a r t m e n t s of t h e Michi- Joseph and Osceola May 5. Bureau Services warehouse. their products and on income standard prices based on c h a n g e s t h e first impression t h a t act. it is a political move. When farm the 1939-49 average. Dairy interests were opposed at all times to per- e r s a r e promised high prices and consumers cheap food on the s a m e INSURANCE CO. ! Richards For Berrien County New C. O. D. NW WOMEN'S He would do this by discarding the parity price concept mitting manufacture of oleo colored to resemble commodities a t t h e same time, (backed by A F B F over the y e a r s ) , establishing a standard butter. They are circulating petitions to place the t h e r e probably is a catch some- GROWING AT 25 J. Burton R i c h a r d s , Berrien Cen- ter fruit f a r m e r a n d director of t h e CAMP PROMISES of support based on income rather than price and by Michigan F a r m Bureau, h a s been Act before all the people at the November, 1950, election. If the voters reject the Act. that's the TO 30 DAILY named to succeed J. M. A r t m a n a s full-time s e c r e t a r y of t h e B e r r i e n FINE PROGRAM limiting the benefits of price support to a prescribed number of units of commodities grown on each farm. T h e F a r m B u r e a u Mutual Insur- County F a r m Bureau. Mr. Art- Reservations for the Michigan end of it. If they sustain,the Act, it is still a statute ance Company of Michigan report- man left for reasons of h e a l t h . F a r m Bureau Women's Camp, spon- Roger Fleming, director of the American F a r m Bureau ed some 4,300 automobile and sored by the N o r t h w e s t Michigan and subject to the will of the legislature. truck policies in force a t the end Mr. R i c h a r d s was formerly a Federation's Washington office, said: part-time s e c r e t a r y for 6 years of F a r m Bureau Women, to be held Blank petitions may be secured from the Mich- of April and new applications com- the County F a r m Bureau, giving at Interlochen on J u n e 14-15-16, ing at the r a t e of 25 to 30 a day. should be made to Mrs. Willard "Before the Farm Bureau could seriously consider up that position early in 1946. H e igan Farm Bureau membership department, Post T h e company started business was one of t h e first p r e s i d e n t s of B e r r y of T r a v e r s e City, Route 1. supporting the Brannan recommendations it would March 7. Its business is limited to The cost of the camp is $12, which Office Box 960, Lansing, Michigan. members of the Michigan F a r m Bu- the J u n i o r F a r m Bureau, a s well be necessary to submit these proposals to our entire as president of the Berj-ien County includes e v e r y t h i n g except trans- reau. Youth F a i r Association for t h e portation to and from the camp. membership, and through the democratic process b y Cool to Secretary Brannan's Farm Program T h e capital invested in the com- pany has risen to about $300,000, past several y e a r s . T h e p r o g r a m , includes a talk on which our policies are developed on the county, state Mr. R i c h a r d s is t e m p o r a r i l y au H e a r t Diseases by Dr. Busliong of The farm program presented to Congress early according to Nile Vermillion, gen- agent for t h e new F a r m Bureau, T r a v e r s e City. There will lie an and national levels, get their decision with regard to our eral manager. T h e company is re- Automobile I n s u r a n c e Co., in con- explanation of the Kenny Polio in April by Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. c e i v i n g in the neighborhood of position. nection with the s e c r e t r a y ' s job Treatment Center at P o n t i a c a n d Brannan is a startling proposal to change the atti- $1,000 a d a y w i t h its applications pictures s h o w i n g the work of t h e "Such a process was followed in getting authority for insurance. K e n n y Foundation. S e n a t o r Van- tude of government toward farm prices. Under our present farm program farmers get in Francis Bust of Charlotte lias joined the insurance company a s MFB DIRECTORS derwerp of F r e m o n t will a d d r e s s t h e camp. A g r o u p of i n t e r n a t i o n a l for us to support the provisions of the Agricultural Act of I 948. Our present position is in support of the Agri- the sales price all their products will bring in the ALLAN KLINE ;i district agent in charge of agent t r a i n i n g . Mr. Bust has been F a r m Bureau m e m b e r s h i p district repre- FOR GOING SLOW s t u d e n t s from Michigan S t a t e col- lege will b£ urn-sis of the r a m p , and will tell about I life ill their n a t i o n s . cultural Act of 1948, which we feel is sound and worthy market place. Our program provides that most r farm prices shall be not less than 90 v of parity with whore. In this case, the sleight- of-hand is government control. sentative for District 2 for past four years, and before the that ON BRANNAN PLAN A talk on the United N a t i o n s is being planned. of a fair trial." 64-Oollar Q u e s t i o n s . Two d a y s ial with this t h o u g h t : "An undeni- the average of prices received by other industries T e n t a t i v e studies indicate t h a t served as roll call m a n a g e r for The Michigan Farm Bureau Recreation will be u n d e r t h e dir- after Mr. B r a n n a n made his pro- able fact, however, is t h a t the p l a n t h e r e were only two years (1947 the Eaton County F a n s Bureau. hoard of directors meeting at Lans- ection of Miss Leona Algoe, county posal, the House a g r i c u l t u r e com- would m a k e these f a r m s ( d a i r y , for goods and services. Government calculates and 1948) out of t h e last 39 when So far 31 agents have been an- ing. April 27, warned Michigan organization director of Clinton mittee called him in for f u r t h e r livestock and p o u l t r y ) s u b s t a n t i a l l y farm parity prices monthly. It employs price total cash farm income w a s as nounced for 23 counties. Others farmers to go slow on the farm County. T h e r e will be a talk on clarification. T h e r e were many d e p e n d e n t on g e t t i n g c o n t i n u i n g ap- high a s the income support stan- interested in t h e work a r e pre- price plan proposed to Congress Michigan's resources by Paul Bar- questions on t h e committee's mind, p r o p r i a t i o n s for p a y m e n t from t h e supports and crop controls if necessary to assure dard proposed by Secretary Bran- p a r i n g for t h e e x a m i n a t i o n by the recently by Secretary of Agricul- rett, and a t a l k on I n d i a n lore by chief of which seemed to be: W h a t federal t r e a s u r y . A n d for Midwest farmers parity prices in the market place. nan. Michigan dep't of insurance. Here ture Charles F. B r a n n a n . Mr. Calvin .Purdy. would such a plan cost the govern- a g r i c u l t u r e , t h a t ' s w h e r e the m a i n " T h i s means t h a t t h e p r o g r a m are the agents by counties: "When farmers are promised Every plan .has been m a d e to ment? r u b comes in on t h i s new farm Secretary Brannan's plan would drop much of the promises to continue, by govern- Allegan—John Elziuga, Ilamil- high prices and consumers a r e have the camp an enjoyable one. T h e secretary said he d i d n ' t plan." t. n. Plenty of time is being left for T h e Chicago Daily N e w s put t h e ment administered prices, infla- promised cheap food on the s a m e know, but he believed it would be farm parity price program. It would permit most t i o n a r y price relationships. Alpena—Clifton It. Jacobs, Al- pt'iiii. coinmoditeis a t t h e s a m e t i m e , " recreation and a chance for fellow- less costly t h a n t h e present price- heading "Pie in t h e S k y " over one Berrien—J. Burton Richards, ship. One of t h e highlights of t h e farm commodities — except wheat, cotton and "At the s a m e t i m e , " Mr. Kline Berrien ('enter K-l. said the F a r m Bureau directors, support program. In contradiction, of its editorials about the B r a n n a n continued, "income support s t a n Cass—Louis M. Walter, Ed- " t h e r e probably is a catch some- c a m p will be some e n t e r t a i n m e n t several leaders in Congress have Plan. T h e lead of t h a t editorial tobacco—to fall to their lowest level in the market d a r d is substituted for the p a r i t y wardstourg. Gennesee—George Gillespie, where. In t h i s instance, it could by Mrs. Lucia Nesom of the Depart- estimated the proposal would cost s a i d : " T h e biggest rabbit yet pull- Gaines; Ralph Ralph Williams, Williams, Grand m e n t of Speech a t Michigan Stat-j place. The government would establish prices for concept. While, if applied a t t h e Blane. be g o v e r n m e n t control for agricul- from t h r e e billion tp t e n billion ed from the c a p a c i o u s h a t of t h e p r e s e n t time, t h i s program sounds Gratiot—Byron Beebe, St. Loiffs ture. college. T r u m a n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n emerged as dollars a year. farm products that would be calculated to assure like a highpriced program, it is lt-1; George II. Saxton, Alma Hillsdale—Erwin Lister, Hills- "Secretary B r a n n a n proposes to Women who a r e p l a n n i n g to at- T h e House group h a s c o n t i n u e d a g r a n d i o s e scheme to reconcile the well for farmers to apply it to con- dale R-J; Heiiuf Nidtgard, Reading tend the camp should r e m e m b e r irreconciahle—to g u a r a n t e e high farmers a purchasing power equal to that of the ditions which have existed a n d see R-2. eliminate farm price supports in they should b r i n g t h e i r own bed- to hold h e a r i n g s and, as these ses- prices to f a r m e r s and low prices to Huron—Bruce Crumbach, Bad t h e m a r k e t place at 60 to 9 0 % of sions progress, it seems evident 1939-48 period. Then government would pay what i t s m e a n i n g might be. Iluil I Axe R-2: William Hardwood. Jr., parity as provided in the long- ding including a pillow. Women that a lot of controversy is likely consumers. Even an amataur it been in effect over the past 2s Harbor Beach; Edward A. Oerch- who are driving and could take pas- student: of economic magic m i g h t farmers subsidies to make up the difference between ger, Bayport K-l. r a n g e farm act of 1948. He would over the B r a n n a n plan. 'year*, the income support ttan- Ionia—Clifton Cook, Lake Odessa. sengers should contact Mrs. Marj- suspect t h a t t h e r e is a hooker in allow farm prices to seek t h e i r Immediate Reaction. Reaction to such a lovely a r r a n g e m e n t . ' ' the government price and what the commodity ilui'l lrmilii have been betoic actual Iosco—Chester Robarts, Whltte- niore. lowest level on the market.' F a r m - ories K a r k e r at the Michigan F a r m Mr. B r a n n a n ' s proposals was im cash farm income in 19 of those * Kalamazoo—John I*. Rockelein, Bureau at Lansing. E v e r y effort T h e Des Moines R e g i s t e r : said brought in the market place. It might be ten cents years. Leonidas. e r s complying with the v a r i o u s re- will be made to find rides for mediate—in t h e W h i t e House, t h e Kent—It. A. Whlttenbach, Lo- q u i r e m e n t s of the Brarman p l a n " I t is fair to say t h a t this proposal Senate, the House, t h e press, t h e a dozen on eggs, and so on. For example, in 1939, not a pros- well. Lapeer—Marvel A. Whittaker, would lie paid subsidies from the women w i s h i n g to a t t e n d this radio—and t h a t reaction seems to would go much f a r t h e r towai*A a perous year, the standard called Metamora. camp. ' m a n a g e d a g r i c u l t u r e ' t h a n any- Under the Brannan plan farmers would have to Livingston Roscoe Imager, How- federal treasury. This is t o - m a k e to be picking up s t e a m . for a cash farm income of approxi- Interlochen is located off US-31, t h i n g we h a v e seen to date, in de- ell R-5; Donald Leaiy. 15';2 Greg- up t h e difference between what Mr. T r u m a n gave his blessings m a t e l y 6.9 billion dollars. T h e ac- ory road, Kowlervillo. , fourteen miles south of T r a v e r s e pression or war. No wonder Secre- manage their business according to government tual cash farm income was 7.9 bil- their products would b r i n g on t h e City. It is one of the most famous to the plan, which immediately Macomb—John Rinke, Warren. t a r y B r a n n a n s a y s he m u s t h a v e planning in order to be eligible for subsidies. lion dollars. In 1939 it would have Monroe—Wilbur J. Lohr, Ada m a r k e t and the guaranteed income spots in Michigan. It is urged by caused questioners to s t r e s s the R I. p o w e r to control a c r e a g e and mar- been necessary to. increase farm price level to be established by the the Northwest Michigan women political aspects of the whole deal. ketings—of livestock as well Ottawa—Cierrit Klzina, HuJBIam- as Already the Brannan plan has been termed a move prices by 31 percent t(0 have h a d vill.- R-3. plan. T h e Brannan proposal pro- t h a t you come and enjoy t h r e e m o s t In the past a g r i c u l t u r a l legislation crops—in order to m a k e t h i s p l a n presque I s l e — B y r o n Howell, vides for government control and t In-ill equal p a r i t y as now figured. Rogers City. s t i m u l a t i n g days. h a s historically been based upon w o r k ! to make good on campaign promises to consumers F a r m prices 13 percent lower would Saginaw—Coy HcFall, Box 26S, direction of agriculture to m a k e bipartisan s u p p o r t in Congress. Saginaw. " T h e Register believes, as it ha I for a painless cost of living. The subsidy involved is have equaled t h e proposed income t h e plan effective. to be identified with the farmer. standard. It would c e r t a i n l y be unwise for Sanilac—George Marsh, Marlette; A. H. Laudsen, Marlette R-3. mett St. Clair—Wilbur C. Quick, Km- " T h i s is in direct contrast with t h e provision of the long r a n g e WESLEY HAWLEY In both b r a n c h e s of there has been outspoken dissent, some of it so violent as to indicate Congress said m a n y times, t h a t farmers have a right to m i n i m u m income guar- a n t e e s in t i m e of s e r i o u s depression. Seasoned observers at Washington and in the states are saying they think Secretary Brannan will f a r m e r s to t r a d e the p r o g r a m de- veloped over a period of y e a r s for t h i s precarious and untried income das. St. Joseph—Lyman Seller, Leoni- Van Button—A. W. Dri.ii-. 1'aw Raw: Bar! Davis, l'aw Raw. farm act of 1948 which provides l o r 60 to 90'/, parity prices for a g r i c u l t u r e in the m a r k e t place, in TO HEAD STATE a lusty and prolonged fight should the B r a n n a n proposals ever reach B u t it does not lielieve those guar- a n t e e s should be m o r e t h a n a 'stop the House and S e n a t e floors. ( P a r - have a tough time getting his farm program adopted. s t a n d a r d . Although it is high now. Dist. 3 W o m e n Meet h i s t o r y indicates t h a t it is a p t to accordance with supply a n d mand. de- ROLL CALL WORK enthetically it m a y be stated that House and S e n a t e bills offering loss' m i n i m u m . " T h e B r a n n a n p r o g r a m goes so Farm spokesmen in Congress don't care for it. The be a boomerang." At Waldenwoods May 26 " T h e board of directors of the Wesley Hawley, m e m b e r s h i p rep- the Brannan legislation are in the far, it seems to us. that it would District No. 3 women will hold Michigan F a r m Bureau believes in resentative for district 1JI, h a s p r e v e n t the n o r m a l , healthy ad- American Farm Bureau stands by the present farm The Brannan program, in t h e effing—it is reported t h a t such been called i n t o the s t a t e office to j u s t m e n t s in a g r i c u l t u r e which t h e form outlined 4»y the Secretary, t h e i r semi-annual d i s t r i c t meeting action to avoid a disastrous de- bills a r e lieing p r e p a r e d now by Mr. program. c o n t a i n s "only a h i n t of w h a t a t Waldenwoods T h u r s d a y . May flation of American a g r i c u l t u r e and head the m e m b e r s h i p acquisition individual decisions of p r o d u c e r s Ilrannan's staff.! might eventually be done t o l i m i t 2(>. T h e meeting will s t a r t a t 10:30 department. m a k e possible. I t would also t e n d business such as occurred in the Secretary B r a n n a n is g e t t i n g in- Secretary Brannan's idea isn't new. In September the r i g h t of t h e individual farmer a. m. prompty. Luncheon will bo 1930's. As we see it. the choice be- Mr. Hawley h a s a l w a y s lived on to freeze the present population in to produce to the best of his ability. served by t h e camp a t $1.25. Liv- a fruit farm 8 miles s o u t h of Lud- to t h e scrap with sleeves rolled a g r i c u l t u r e , r a t h e r t h a n to expedite of 1945, shortly after V-J day, officials high in the t w e e n t h e long-range farm a c t of By encouraging uneconomic pro- ingston County women, u n d e r the ington. F o r t h e past 15 y e a r s h e high. He h a s m a d e several radio the movement off f a r m s which o u r 1948 and the proposal by S e c r e t a r y government at Washington proposed scrapping of duction with a system of unecono- direction of Mrs. S h e r m a n Rich- lias worked for t h e Michigan F a r m appearances and has spoken in- a d v a n c i n g i n d u s t r i a l society m a k e s B r a n n a n is a choice between free- mic, a d m i n i s t e r e d prices, t h e gov- a r d s of Howell, a r e hostesses for liureau. He s t a r t e d with t h e Michi- formally to s e v e r a l g r o u p s . He ap- i m p e r a t i v e . " price supports to farmers at 90'/< of parity. They dom for f a r m e r s with a m o d e r a t e e r n m e n t m i g h t well end by distri- the meeting. gan F a r m Bureau on J a n u a r y 3, pears to be d e t e r m i n e d to "sell" this T h e Dallas Morning News w a s degree of price protection on t h e 1934, as d i s t r i c t m e m b e r s h i p repre- plan to the c o u n t r y . urged that farm prices be allowed to strike bottom as b u t i n g the r i g h t to farm a n d its A very i n t e r e s t i n g p r o g r a m in- one hand, and a fixed g o v e r n m e n t What the E d i t o r s say. T h e New worried about U M c o n s u m e r when r e w a r d s " Mr. Kline said. cludes: (1) a talk on t h e butter- sentative and s a l e s m a n for F a r m it editorialized: "You will Pay it. soon as possible and that government use farm sub- g u a r a n t e e of farm income with regi- Bureau Services. York Times said: "It is plain com- oleo situation by Charles Stone of But W o n t See it." m e n t a t i o n of farm production anil Mr. Hawley h a s been i n s t r u m e n - mon sense t h a t t h e r e m u s t be a sidies to make good its pledge of parity prices to \ the American Dairy Association. T h e K a n s a s City S t a r waited sev- farmers. MEMBMHIPW (2) Pictures of t h e Sister Kenny work in St. Paul, and a' t a l k about m a r k e t i n g on the other hand. We believe in a free agriculture. • " I t is the opinion of the F a r m Bu- tal in o r g a n i z i n g 15 n e w County 'catch' s o m e w h e r e in any scheme eral days before w r i t i n g its editor- F a r m Bureaus in Michigan. new a s s i g n m e n t will His which t h u s professes to m a k e it ial reaction to the B r a n n a n pj consist of possible for people to have t h e i r t h e n said: " T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s the Kenny T r e a t m e n t Center at Farmers replied that it was proposed to treat no other group or industry that way. They said the 35,573 APRIL 30 Pontiac, to be given by Mr. E a r l T i n s m a n of t h e Michigan Chapter reau t h a t farmers should lie allowed to do most of their own p l a n n i n g , to take a d v a n t a g e of m a r k e t con- w o r k i n g with t h e county a n d s t a t e cake and eat it too." personnel who a r e responsible for new farm p r o g r a m as submitI Other m e t r o p o l i t a n papers com- to Congress by S e c r e t a r y B r a n n a n Membership in t h e Michigan of t h e Kenny F o u n d a t i o n , (3) Dr. increasing t h e m e m b e r s h i p s . mented, one of t h e m recalling a probably will be w r i t t e n into law proposal would fasten upon farmers a ruinous price F a r m Bureau as of April 30 was .1. S. DeTar of Milan, who was re- ditions as t h e y see them, to shift, similarity l>etween t h e B r a n n a n only to t h e e x t e n t t h a t f a r m e r s a r e level and an unwanted system of subsidies. It 35.573 families in 60 County F a r m cently a w a r d e d t h e h o n o r of beinc B u r e a u s . T h a t represents a gain t h e o u t s t a n d i n g r u r a l physician in production to commodities m o s t in d e m a n d and best suited to t h e i r Small Retailers Want plan and one suggested by H e n r y willing to be controlled by the Wallace in 19:',4. would be natural for the consuming public to resent of 1402 from t h e total of 34,171 re- t h e United S t a t e s , will give a talk individual f a r m i n g opportunities. Co-operative Buying T h e C o m m e r c i a l Appeal of Mem- g o v e r n m e n t . If f a r m e r s a r e r e a d y ported March 28. T h e r e should be on t h e national health bill. . . Our price support p r o g r a m s Rep. Wright. P a t m a n . c h a i r m a n phis voiced its f t u n a n d as yet t h e r e b. thusly: such subsidies to farmers and to press for their a n o t h e r increase for May. sh'ould lie designed to permit and of the House Small Business com- " T h e new farm p r o g r a m . . . is s u r e of opinion—to t r a d e ai All F a r m Bureau women in Ma- plftc r e g i m e n t a t i o n for a g u a r a n - repeal. T h e farmer could be left holding the bag. Saginaw county still leads with comb, Oakland. Livingston, Wayne. encourage such shifts in operations. m i t t e e in Congress, h a s reintro- to cause c o n s i d e r a b l e a p p r c h ' teed market pri' 1485, followed closely by Berrien Washtenaw, a n d Monroe counties " T h e government support price duced a resolution to amend flip a m o n g s t those who resist f u r t h e r We can't see that the picture has changed any. 1440 and Allegan 1415. Others a r e invited to a t t e n d t h i s meeting. should not be t h e price we expect Clayton a n t i - t r u s t act to permit t r e n d s toward socialization or col- a r e allowed to produce, then th*y w i t h more t h a n 1,000 members a r e to live on. It is valuable insur- small retailers to make co-operative lectivism." should favor the p r o g r a m . " T h e F a r m Bureau needs you. T h e F a r m B u r e a u is t h e voice of B r a n c h , Calhoun, Clinton, Huron, T h e F a r m B u r e a u covers > rural ance. It is not, and should not be, purchases of m e r c h a n d i s e for re- T h e Denver Post, p u b l i c . T h e St. Paul P i o n e e r P r e s s con fou need t h e F a r m B u r e a u . organized a g r i c u l t u r e . Sanilac, and VanBuren. America. t h e f a r m e r ' s chief incentive." sale. t h e s e c r e t a r y ' s h o m e town. s« eluded a l e n g t h y q u e s t i o n i n g editor- (Continued oa pa«« two; SATURDAY, MAY 7, i949 r'vo MICHIGAN FARM NEWS 14 for )Jr~ding stock. He sold 40 40 to 125 Ibs. The researcher;; PORKMAKER 35% found their answer quite lar-gely to pack~t'S and got' $2,300 or an ~Aft"'- ...,CHIGAN r~I'-~~~ ~ t.ablIAAE't1 -~TS NEw. January 12. IUS ;r~..Michigan Farm Bureau s...:\~-'" •• ~ OFFICERS PROVES VALUE OF In the B complex vitamins especially In the animal protein factor which is one of the Vitamin and a\'eragc ot $57.50. Figuring 16 otherg'~t the same rate, he ha'] an additl9nal value of $92(), or a total return of $3,220. Deducting the ___ ~•• __ Pre~ld..nt C. E. Bu~klrk. Paw Paw B complexes. Puhll-h, d monthly. fl"t Saturday, by ?oIi< ..... an to'arm lIur ..nu at Itll ~ublh'all ..n ..fri"" at ll~ f:' Lovett 9_ ~ 0 r -. Ylce-Pres J. E. 'l'rdlJer. Unionville Exec. Sec'y....C. L. Urod)', Lansing DISTRICT DIRECTORS VITAMIN CONTENT The Farm Bureau Milling Corr:. pany huilt Porkmaker 35% pr'oteill $2,;.100. fe'rpeed and labor costs. the net return was $920., A farmer at Saginaw ,fed a litter St.• Charlolte, Mlchipn. ny TWnEUT Il. ADDY on that research work. As the \Jest l-J. U. nlchard~ ,.llerripn Center Farm nureau Sen'ice.' Feed Dep't sources of animal protein factor of 9, ;Jigs farrowed Aug. 27, l!)4S 2-Blaque Knlrk _ 9uinc) .• 1~-1 a 50.50.ration of corn and oats plus F.rllli "fnC'f'. p, O. Box ,GO. Lan- DIRECTORS AT LARGE days and an average of 261 pounds. sl~. »Ichlpn. raising the protein content of their especially rich in B2 (rihoOavin), Carl E. Bu~klrk Pnw Paw. R-2 and trace mineral salt. George Block Charl..vol:t. R-l feed. The results have be~n ex- Einar Ungren Editor Jesse E. Trelber Unlonvllle. R-l cellent. A treatment to save runty The co-operatives wanted to en- Brannan Farm Price H~rold Weinman_Associ~te Editor Repres..ntlng pigs may be available soon. able feeders to make any ration PUR P 0 S E of FAR M WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU from 2270 protein for pigs to 75 Plan Stirs Nation, . BUREAU This experience calls to mind 'Mrs. U. S. Newell........Coldwater. R-2 (continued' from page one) Sub""rlptlon: !S C'ent'"a yellr. The purpose of this Assocla. how farm co-operatives in the Farlll Ibs. down to 11'10 protein fOl' fatten. Limited to FaMft Bureau :'lembers.. tion sh~" be the advancement Repre~entlng plan "looks like a two-headed cali Bureau MlIIlng Company came ing. usl'lg Porkmakel' 35'}'o. as the of our members' interests edu- JUNIOR FARM BUREAU to us." Then the editor went on to Vol, XXVII May 7. 1949 No.5 c~tiona"y. legis"'tively, and Verland :.tcLeod L).ons to attach such importance to Vit- ba!;e. economically, amin B content when they brought How they get along with Pork. say ... "The Brannan program is out a hog concentrate some years maker is shown hy a hog raisel' at cffered as U10 fair deal's answer to ago to use in building pig and sow Clio who started 56 weanling pigs the old )loser of how to protect the Dist. 2 Women Meet Legislature Going At ,Homer May 12 District :\'0. 2 \~omen will hold The pals of our youth are a fickle race Each goes his separate \v'ay, feeds of high protein content. At that time the University Illinois was building and testing of on a ration in the spring of 19,48. He spent $1.100 on pig meal forti. fied with porkmaker 35% and $500 rarmei' and at the same time -pro- tect the' politician from the house. wife's -fury against the high cost of eating. This country, we are )nto Final Weelcs their semi-annual district meetin~ at the Methodist church in Homer on ThUl"sday, ~lay 12. with the Cal- houn ladies as hostesses. The main And ~ew t~ere .are of our grown-up friends ~\ ho Will ,StIck thru a rainy day. Bnt III ~Iot~her s eyes we acnleve success, \Ve shllle with a brilliant beam; - swine feeding formulas with sev- eral goals in mind: litters (2) more pigs living (1) Larger at of his own grains. His feed hill was $1,700. He charged $600 for labor.' Total expense $2,300. sure, wi.\l take a long. hard look be- fore it iibys anything with such dubious possibilities' as the Brau- weaning time (3) less mortality He butchered one hog, sold one to Help for County Road Systems Fades as Gas speakers of the program will be She has no ~Ioubt of our sterling worth. and faster and cheaper growth from a neighbor as a brood sow, kept lIan plan." Stanley Powell of the Legislativo:! Our happmess is her dream. T ax Increase is Blocked in the Senate; \ Department of the :\lichigan Farm How much there is as we go thm life Appropriation Bills Big Problem Bureau, and Charles Stone of the That lies on the knees of chance. Full 'Auto ....Insurance' at Cost American Dairy Association. By STANLEY M. POWELL How maay the hopes that pass us by All Farm Bureau women in the 'Vith never a backward glance. counties of Calhoun. Branch, Hills- One of the most hectic sessions of the Michigan legis- But in these two things We may rest secure dale. Jackson. and Lena weearo! These two w'bruar'1 a record was es. the Pleasant Valley Community Smock, secretary of the Pleasant fire, theft, ,,"indstonn). -; It is said .hat _aking rather if the legislature slow progress should in the House. pass it, it would encounter tablished at 811 Community Farm Farm Bureau of Midland County Bureau groups. new groups and During ~Iarch 34 because it is an exceIl~nt II1ustra- 4 reorganized lion of pu\Jlic relations, another VaIley Community Farm BUl'eau, fol' sending in this information. Not only did she do an exceIlent job ,e PASSENGER VEHICLES ert)' damage lill bility, medical over 10 ~ears payments. old Bodily injul! , ' , liability, prop- a veto by the Governor. He is very unhappy about of writing this publicity item for failure of the legislature to give any favorable considera- groups were reported to make a responSibility of every Community total of 849 and a new record. Farm Bureau. Pleasant Valley her group. ~ut she also played a very important part in the success e- FARM TRUCKS ... all coverages: medical pa}:ments may be added, e Community Farm Bureaus re- Community Farm Bureau members .; ~m to the 4 (; net income tax on Michigan corporations of this event. Ilorted In .\Iarch and their seere. felt that a rural-urban banquet. to ..-hich he had advocated. taries are: which they would invite local busi- ""hat Is your grquP doing to- COMMERCIAL TRUCKS .. , in accordance with manual rules. Association and :\Iichigan winer .. DlSTI:rCT I ness people. would be good public wards public. relations? Highway Bills-It h'lugh the pru~am rather looks as of highway ies and was passed in spite or the I :.1~~r~~fi~a;e~~n~M~::u~~c.;:~uClaire, relations .. A committee under the I g The f?lIoWlIl . groups. had un. Automobile Insurance Costs Are Coming Down. Iciorm and refinancing which had strenuous opposition of the Call- D1STI:ICT 2 chairmanship of 1\fr. Albert Olney ~suaIly fine meetlIlgs durlIlg ~Iarch I~n advocated hy the ~lIchigan lornia wine interests. G5~.I~~~~::-\\'eHt Leroy.~I~~. Harold took the responsnlilities of inviting and deserve Honorable :\'lentlOn: Good Roads Federation is going to Farm lands in Towns. Both the Turk, ~ec'y; Parma. :'Ir~. Doris AlIi- Jackson-Columhia. :'Ir~. Sumner Farm Bureau members to their Alpena, Cathro, Mrs. Clifton Jac. 01)' sec'y' Alpena L :\1 '\1' Support Your Farm Bureau Insurance CompahrTo Be Sure fall by the wayside. The taxation "on', \\'aterloo, )1,.,.. '_~II'ldr ..,l I.antl'~,. ban(luet. Each Farm, Bureau ~ ". ',' ,.' ee!". rs .. '. el- H ouse and Senate approved a Lenawee-B r I t ton. :'lrH. -HatT" couple was to bring- as their guests n. 'V ong •. BItl ry, ,NED .. ow IIng. They Stay 'Down. committee of the Senate has bldck. measuI'e willch permIts disconnec- Thornherry, ".c'y .. OJ M H tt P f k E t ed consideration ol the measures lion of purely farm land from DlSTI~ICT 3 a couple living in the near-by . rs. arl'le' 1'0 roc; a. on, Livingston-Howell (' e n t e r. ~Ir~. town. :\Irs. Mayo Smock, .\lrs. East Chester, 1\Irs. Anto~ White; to i~ease the gas and re-adjust cities and villages in certain specl- B,-rnad,.tte "'iu, Hec'y; Un-Handy, I h V t pro . d Th .\lrH.. \Iaxine .lu(lrted these measures favorably the owner of such property Ilecaus " nolI(, ~ee.•y. DIS'TI?ICT ' Washtenaw-Oe"ler, I • 00 'b'I't e responsl I I Y 0 P n I gr' ~Ir~. TIha Ar- the menu, makinO' the table dec- • rancls '00 .,., f la n'n 1; dh ams; 0 kl d F a an, • rs. ,B.- , .. ~ of I •. 1\1 TI d Ch anger. FARM BUREAU n orations. and preparing some l rs. r owar ~nd the House had passed a bill to it relieves him from the payment of . , ------------ 'aio:e the gas tax rate to 4c per municipal taxes for services which Titmarsh. Barry-Ba't CaHtleton, :'1,.,.. Flm'(l the courses. The banquet was held ,ee',.,' farm Equip' ment ~allon. The :.\Iichlgan Farm Bu- are trequently not available on lonia-Spaul;lin~, (rH)rg-anized) ~lrH. in the Jasper Carroll Kennedy. ~e(c'Y .. 1) 'lover Town Hall with 100 in attendance. The women "Service at Hastings AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY Teau has fa\'ored raising the gas that land. tax rate to 4c or even 5c per gallon provided a fair basis of distrlbutin:; Appropriations. prohlems to he s~ttled during th~ Among the big "oalan. Kent-.\lcCord,. G.eorg-e Linton, ~ec'y: DISTI~ICT ;; reorganize, ~ ..IHon,Kenneth .• rH. I are to II be £;xce ent JO • congratulated . b All f d f 00 for or a th d' very Jesse Snyder .. e 111. ery serViCeman w1th Farm Bureau Is the farm machln-, OF MICHIGAN tbe re\'enue could be obtained. Th~ fl'nal tn.o .... n'eeks of the sessl'on art? TIEaton-P.i~mark .. Iohn \'iol ... '''c'~': \leI' was prepared in their homes Se)'viees branch at Hastings. ,unt,>r . .\1,.,., ForeHt F:~tep' Frlen(lIv .. Th' ., . His 105 E. Washtenaw St. Phone 4-4549 - _~.tansing, Michigan l national a\'erage gas tax rate is 5c the appropriations for state d~. ~eig'hlJol". ~JrH. ./e"le BiHh;,p.. and carned to the meetmg. c experience Includes eight years ,e:; . D1STI:ICT r, men did their part by making the I with Allis-Chalmers and five years .. • per ~allon. :\Iost of the states l,artments. institutions and pro. le1',H, uron-" ..", l:lnr ~lrH. .. \Irs. ~[ike FrankOmin- Ful- coffee. c1eanmg . ! which feature the tourist industry ~ec'y: Verona, the tables a f"tel' With IntematlOnal Harvester. grams for the coming year. Farm ~ kI. ha\'e a higher than a\'erage gas folks. of course, have an especial Lapeer-Lapeer twp.. :'Ir~. Le~lie tax rate. I ' Conant. Hec'\,: .\[off"t, rorn ..rH ~Ir' r, nterest in whaL may be provided ~ ...i1 Sohn: S.K Imlay, :'Irs. L<. Phil Leininger. Classified advertisements are cash with order at the following they were 20 y(>ars ago before the comm ittee of the House ways and Lelx. ~uscola- "'atertown. ~ec'y. ~Ir". "'lIfred rates: 5 cents per word for one edition. Ads to appear In two or more , ,.- ('ounties had been made responsible tor .....hat were formerly' town!lhip making appropriations means committee Introduced a bill DlRTnTCT o c e a n a-Elhrldge. 7 (reorganized) Q editions take the rate of 4 cents per word per edition. " for the unl. ~lrH. ~ell \\' ..irleh. ~pc'v. roads and before it was taken for yersity and state supported colIeges. DlSTItICT' , Saginaw-Buena Yi,ta 8 Boo R tel' FARM MACHINERY LIVESTOCK cranted that the entire highway They had cut the grant for opern. Adolph npnder, ,,'C'y.' I WHO is your telephone company?-Ever stop . f Bay All" II' PI' STE".ART Shearing l\lachlnes for :'.It"LKIXG SHORTHORN BULLS milea~e would be kept open lor tlon 0 .\I.S.C. suhstantially belo'"" - ",rp_. tram reHer, ,pc •V. Sheep. n Animal clippers- (or cows, for sale. A good selection of bull {)IRTI~ICTn to think who installs rouf telep~one ••• who '0 aftie the year around. the figure previously apprQ,\'ed by ~issa.ukee-Lucas, (ten DpHulter. horses, mule!!, dogs. Repair parts, calves of excellent. "reeding. Also a Economic Poisons. The bill to pro- the budget office which in turn was Slaeent)I'.; Summer\'iIIe, :'11'''. Bonnie Dor- sharpening service on all types o( cut- (ew females. Our herd won the covet- makes repairs to your line when they're needed '''I'' a,,,I combs, Mlcblgan Co-op ed premier breeder banner at the vide for the re~istration, labeling far under the refluest which the D1STnlCT 10 Wool Marketing Ass'n, 506 North :'1icbigan State Fall' In 1943-H-45-~G- ••• who at the switchboard handles calls to and Arcona Fi h .\1 'If I B ~'I hi 47'-48. IngleHide {>'arm•. Stanley :'1. ~ntl proper handling of spray ma- college administration had made. n..r. ~ec'~ Her, . r~. -~ ref uch- Mechanic Street, Jackson, .....c gan. Powell, Ionia R-I, :'lIchlgan. (~-tf-40b) from your home ••• ~ho works in your lo.cal tele- ("rials. dusts and other economic If th e b'll I h a d gone t h rough a" Che b'oy'!an- Ce'Iarwood, (reorganiz- (.-tf-3~b) I HOLSTEIN ,HEIFERS-All ages, ed ~I,", )'.dward l'mith, ,ec'y. ~hone husiness office? They~r~ folks just like lJoison!!. H.362. passed the House proposed by the sub.commlttee of losco-L'nver lTemlo"k. .\11'H.~Ial'\' ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER well marked, choice high grades. test- b)' a vote of 83 to 1. and has been ,\ the ways and means committee, Lorenz. ~ec'y: ~o. Plainfield. .\1..;. ed. Car lots, Ed Howey, Soutb St. yourself. They may even he friends and nei"hhors o S )I.alehn: I:"no ~o, 2, :\Ir~. Fred [,;'lll('\" REFOnE YOU BUY any Fence Paul. :'Illnn. 11-7t-18p) reported lavorably by the Senate .1. .C. would have been given $7G ".~~t npno, )Ir~. Dorothy ~llelock; Controller Investigate the "Velco" of yours. And they're interested in providinO' committee on agriculture. It is per pupil less for operation than ,\ .Ihur, H ~Irs. Burt Harris. with the 'famous mercury tube chop- CORRIEDALE AXD S U F F 0 L K per. $29.70postpaid. Your money re- sheep. "The hetter breeds." Our Clock you with friendly and courteous telephone servic: in~ended to protect the users ot the University of :\lIchigan. A3 ERE AND THERE funded If )'ou are not entirely satls- placed seventh In 1948'Volverlne Pro- at all times. thec;e products and to enable them this Is written, the Issue is ont f F The theme of the 1949 program fled. Guaranteed to outlast any fen- duction contest. Breeding stock for eer made. At your dealer. or buy dl- ~ale at all times. :'IIIke"ell and :'lay. to apply them intelligently In ac- settled but is receiving further con. 0 arm Bureau \Vomen is better recto Van Zale Electric Company. Ray Charlotte H-2. :'lichlgan. Farm located cordance with experiment station sideration. intel'Dational relations. Following City. :'lIchlt!an. _ (~-4t-Hp) on U,g-27 at south city limits. (5-3t-35p) recommendations. Unless sprays Veterinary Facilities, Jt Is ~,' Farm 6.~_ this theme, B the \" Clinton County FOR SALE i ---------------'- FOR SALE-Reglstere,l :Mllklng or dusts are so labeled as to give pected that appropriations fo:- ureau • omen sponsored a Shorthorn bulL'J and open heifer",. the purchaser proper information' capital impro"ements or any ne county-wide meeting with four YOUR TREADLE SEWI~GS' )[A - Lewis Klaty, Carsonville. :.lI"hlgan . • m .. f e' t d CHI~E modernized for $16.75.. ee a( l- .' (.-3t-13p) a, to the amount of each active in. activities will be about the last to or Ign s u ents from '\lichigan vertlsement page 3. Wolverine :'Ier. gredient which they contain, it is b e considered. State college as guests 0 r th chandl~e Company. 1018 :'Iyrtle Street. BABY CHICKS IT'S NEWS TO rOU!-A lot of the items you As yet the bill to t d . ne 0 e XW, Grand Rapids 4, Michigan. Imp~sihle to know how to apply finance new veterinary fl\clllties s u ents was a Frederick Grohe (5-lt-20p) BETTER BLOOD TESTED CHICKS read in your ncwspaper come in hy telephone, or them properly. It too much or too at 1II.S.C" S-204. is still in the from Ofl'many who wag at one time WnlTE FOR l:\'STRUCTIO:\'S to from care full)' selected farm flock:! the paper's staff obtains them hy telephone. Tele- headed by nop or "on" of HOP male". strong an application is made, it House committee on finance and II member of Hltler's "Youth ~Iove- mea'ure for "enetlan blind" or win- Barre~ !tox, 'Vhlte Rox. 'Vhlte ,Vyan- ment .. Fre I "a "dow shades. SpeciallY priced to )'OUI' typewriter machines operating over telephone couW destroy the crop or even the appropriations. Also. 8-134 and H.. (. n ex.enemy as order. FIt your windows. Canbergs. dottes. R. I. Reds. Jersey ''{hlte Giant", Jersey Black Giants and large trpp or vine or leave a dangerous 242, which are identical bills pro- he, caIls himself. was sent to Am- 2108 Ba..,t :\lIchlgan Ave.• Lan~lng', type English White Leghorns. Our 29th lines send news all over the country from the erica by th \ . :'lIchigan. (5-H-25p) year. Farm Bureau member, 'Vrlte or Tt'sidue which could make the fruit viding increased state support for e ,mel'lCan 1\lilitary press associations. Even many of'the pictu'rcs phone for folder and prIces. Litchfield or crop untlt for human consump- the local health units on a match- Mission in Germany. This organiza- FnBE XE'V BOOK! You'll be amaz- Hatchery. Litchfield, Michigan. tion' . ed at the smart dresse", curtain" toys, (3-4t-55b) appearing in newspapers are transmitted oyer tion. Ing ballis, are stIlI in the commit. IS paymg lor his education chllllren', clothing, )'011 can make Rl'putable manufacturers and tees to which they were originally at :\Iichigan State coIlege. from cotton bal\'''. Get your Free copy telephone lines hy wirephoto. Pit h or "Smart Sewing 'Vlth Cotton Ba~"" Barred Rock, ~ew Hampshire Rock. KEIZER'S PRE:'IUU:.I White Red. dE'all'rs have favor(>d such legisla- referred. There is stIlI a chance r or 0 t e county-wide meet. Now! A real trea.'Iure book! For your and 'Vhlte Leghorn chick!!, and pul- tion to prote<>t them against unlalr Ihat something may be done re- Ing Fred Grohe had dinner with copy, write toda)' to: National Cotton lets. Send for circular and price list. 1\11' d 'I'd Council. Box 76. ~remphl" Tenne"ee. B)'ron Center HatchelJ. Gerrlt C. competition trom unscrupulous or gardlng these measures and It Is •. an -. rs. ,va e Olin of St. (2-5-8-ll-50b) Keizer. B)-ron Center. Michigan. f')'-by.night competitors. This leg. not too late for farm people to reg- Johns. They were very much im. Telephone 2061. (4-2t-31h) NEIGHBORLY SHARING LETS YOU REACH SWEET POTATO PLANTS latlon ha~ encountered pl(>nty of Isterthelr support for them. pressed with his observations of CHERRYWOOD CHAMPIO::-< chlclm OFitlon throughout its course. America. BOOIn:o.;'GORDERS :\'OW for Ap- (rom large heavy-Ia)'lng '''hlte Le!:- THE VET IN A HURRY - When you have an Dairy Farmers. Two bills In, ril. :.Iay and June delivery. Pay when horns. Rhode Island Reds, and White •• emain!l to be seen how it will tended to Insure farmers against '\Iembers of the North HoIland received. Prices f.o.b. Porto Rico Roc;k". 275-347 egg. breeding. Large. emergency, such as a horse suddenly taken sick, r ('plved by the Senate and loss 1n case a huyer of milk or Community Farm Bureau in Ot. "weat potato plant" 40c per hundred. vigorous northern stock. Pullorum you want to reach the veterinary in a hurry. It $3.00 per 1.000. Pepper. tomato, egg te"ted. Sexed or "tral!\,ht run chicks. .~r a satl-slactor)' agreement cream went bankrupt lalled to tawa County opened their :\Iarch plant 50c per 100, $4.00 per 1,000.Over Cherrywood Farms Hatchery, Box 7:«. means a lot to be ahle to put a telephone call 1)f' re3ehed between the House pass. H-38S. which would have re- meeting to the public and held 11 1.000write for prices. Greenfield Plant Holland, :'llchlgan. (~-2t-37p) Co., Greenfield, Tennesee. (4-2t-~5p) through right away. Courteous sharinO' of rural d the S(>nate over the amend. quired more ll"equent payment for panel discussion on the school 'It .. placpd on the House bllI by dairy products and thus would haTe problems. reports Secretary SWEET POTATO PLA~TS. Nancr :\Irs. HaIl'H-Porto MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS }.JIles k' ma es everyone s service good. 0 Spacing out Ricos. S..nd no. mone). If> SeDatE' committee on agrlcul. kept down losses 1\-hich dairy farm- Ed Koops., The meeting was so Pay when rccel\'f'd . .}Iay prIce,,; 300 :o.;'o'V IS THE TI:.IE to order all calls ••• giving up the line w;hen others have . Till .. blIl will be considered by HS might encounter, died in the good that it made lront page news at $1.2;;, 500-$1.7:;, 1000-$3.00, 50~O- needed "ap collecllng and boiling $13.50.June prices; 300-$1.00,500-$1.00, equipment for 1950. See our advertise- emergency calls to make ••• alwo.ys hcing careful S ,A!P Committee ol the Whole House committee on agriculture. in Holland. OV'Cr175 \vere in at. 1000-$2.50.500-$11.:;0.Robert s.immons. ment for King Evaporators on page r- Sharon. Tennessee. (a- I t-37p) of this paper. For complete Informa- to hang 'up the receiver aflcr "ellch call " .. I y, May 9. It is definitt'ly in S-263, which would have placeJ tendance. It was the first program tion on all syrup making and market- . hi ... are • wit'J the }O'arm Bureau's reso- milk and cream accounts in a pre- that the North Holland Farm Bu- WOOL QROWERS ing supplies, write Sugar Bush Sup- nCJg )ody ways of s}Huing the line. ples Co.• P. O. Box 1107. Lansing, ~.. on t'lls ..ubject and deservn lerred position in a settlement of reau has had that included rural :'lIch. (~-tC-45b) lr"",..t. the affairs of a bankrupt creamery. and urban people. It was an ex- ATTE~TION. Wool Growers-send The Hou ..e ha"l r~ei'"~"<>U only 9 alfl'rn1att'vd... "otes cellent public relations and served your woolceiling tu U!! an<1 price.youware guaran- PIPE T"x 0" Wines. II '1'\11 aDd tax system lor TO, 'TlP'a U", wall !lupport. c," feated. • \ ,~I ~-ll:? settin& up a new in the Senattl and hence was de- to mlorm their community of the chasing wool for the government. Year Dumping Rubbish, H.G7, which domg. , tine. work their groups have been around I teed the prompt wool marketing" settlf'ment e are pur- ma.,e.IIe~IIcleht~d FOR SALE: 'Ve have In stock all , c g n sIzes of new and UFM "tel'l pipe 'AI" through 26". UUllty & Industrial Sup- Il\'an Co-operative 'Vool )IarketinJ As- ply Company. _ Jack::!on, )Iichlg-an. MICHIGAN BEL L TEL E P H 0 N E Our $J3,500,000 po~tw.r rural coastructioa progralll .ore and boner rural te/ephne service C'O ,it PAN 1110011$ Y e Mlchl¥an Grape Growers Continued on paae .. Amber Community Farm Bureau 80n, 8oclation. 506 Np"h:\tech3a~~<;6St('jtt_~.~)- Michigan. one -..~... Telephone 619•• (5-lt-26b) SATURDAY, MA'r ~, 1949 - \ • , M I C H I'G A N FARM NEWS THREE -co. AGR'L AGENT 3. Always wind. spray or dust down- Visitors froln Loading Michigan Beans for Europe Truman Picks Carson For Fed. Trade Board atlve Leaguc or the l'~A, has be('!l appointed by I'rN.ld.'nt 'fruman as a memher of the F.'t1cral 'frad'1 USTS CAUTIONS 4. Wear aPIll'oved respirators which protect the entire face when there is danger of inhallng fumes. Central America John Washington Carson, director of the office of the Co.oper- Commission, tion b)' the Senate. Iiubject to conrIrma- The l<'TC is ehtu'l1;ed with pre- I fOR INSECTICIDES :-arts of the body with soa\> and friends droPlled in on us from -Sal- why she didn't finish the story and and other farmers these cautions husb.ndl'Y. and bactel'iology. Co-operative League at Washington watCl:...after using poisonou8 chem- vador, Central America, wpere they tell of the thousands who were out for safety in the USi! of various in- icals. have been living for several years. McMillen, animal husbandryman. since 19-11. Before that he wag on strike and the many morll thou- secticides: says too JIIany fal'mers put weanlini;" consumers counsel tor the National 7. Store poisonous chemical8 in One would think that here was a sands who al'e contemplating a 1. Unknown suhstanccs should pigs on a diet of corn alone at two Bitulllinou8 Coal Commission. IJOt be used, nor should substances strollg leak-\>roof containCl's. He couple that actually lived the life strike llnd on top of that. thfl' to thl'ee months of age 01' even "'rum 1921 to 1936 he was :;ecretary of Riley, for when thousands now on welfare. A local be used that arc under trade names cel.taln children or livestock can- earlier. Those feeding supplement to Senator James Couzens of not reach them. thel'e's any man. gas man told of several $80-per- without comprete information as to often feed too little. At this ago, !\I ichigall. From 1918 to 1!l2" hortions. 8. Thoroughly wash or stril) theil' tests show. balanced ration was \\'ashlngttlll conclIpondent for done, there's all credit until next payday for the 2. Follow the direction8 of the fruit and vegetables to which of .ahout 20 percent protein is SL Louis and Baltimore neW8- kinds of h e I p gas it took to go on their job. Nuw manufacturer in handling, mixing poisonous chclll icals of a stable needed to keel! llig8 gaining fast.. papers. The Michigan Farm Newl' waiting for. the all this doesn't make sense to me. and applying. nature have been applied. "In every case, the pigs hrought has Ilublished a uumber of MI'. Car- job. There's something I'adically wrong In fOI' this experiment were get- son'S' articles. He represents with the system of bqokkeeplng of ting very IHtle pasture," ]\lcI\1illen some large Amer- the averagc citizen. said. "1l shows the necessity for ]o'ann Bureau women work fOl' ican firm, and no While the country has and green, worm-free pasture for wean. programs that make for better rUI'- doubt, Is above having drives for funds for ling pigs." This Is not, and Is under no circumstances to 1J.e construed as, an al health facilities. the majority in search to prevent and eure the I offering of these Debentures for sale, 01' as a solicitation of manner of li ving physical ailments of our populace, offers to buy any such Debentures. The offering Is made unly by the Prospectus. - there. The lady I suggest one more drive for I'C- said she gets a search towards the prevention and maid who is a cook, scrub woman cure of the leaks in the avel'agc and maid of all wOI'k for $9.00 a llOckettJoolc \Ve would all he shucl,- $350,000 mon th, and he said farm laborers received 60c a day, and many wait- ing for a job. There are many drawbacks that ed llnd ashamed if thc tru th was hrought out in the open as to how thoughtlessly we sllend our money. I feel certain there'd be many This Ilhotogl:apl1 taken at Phil-adell)hia shows th\J loading of pea heans .frulll l\lichigan for trans(lort to Europe fur relief pur(loses. Farm Bureau Services, Inc'. would mean a lot to us who arc accustomed to conveniences and change; In the welfare and old age pension lists If peu\>le knew how to Michigan fanners gave grains, heans and other foodstuffs to the valne of $3:!;J,OOOthis spl'ing to the national Chl"istian Rural Overseas Pro- comfort. They are about 3,500 make the best use of their income gram conducted hy church gl'OUI1S'fur food relief iu Eurolle and Asia. Series "A" Debentures miles nearer the equator than we through their earning years. arc. yet they burn wood in their Speaking of welfare, my Ire rises cook stove, for other fnel is unob- tainable. They make no effol-t to get it, fOI' the price would be so every time I think of the Brannan lllan of a farm hill. Instead of al- lowing the farmer to have a price P.roteinFeeds,Vitarnin 4% Simple Intered (Non-aasenabl.) The Series A Debentures are being offered to farmers great no one could use it. The thought ran through mind that so lung as they had peon my for his labor and investment com- (larable to that of industry and -lab- or, we are offered l"U.t )lrice and B Saves Runty Pigs Runty pigs shouldn't IWIl(len, of the chronic nutritional type. and to farmers co-operative associations for the purpose lahor who knew nothiug better, llart dole. That is sim)lly insult hut if they do a "shot" uf B-vita- \\'hen nutritional enteritis de- thel'e would be no great efforts to added to injury. It would never of increasing the operating capital of Farm Bureau Ser- be termed a COIl,~llI/lC"'S . subsidy, mins and high protein feed will velolJS the pi!,"S get inflamed intes- hring about progressivc living. tines and cannot absorb enough vices, Inc. They are issued in amounts of $10 or any mule' start most of them on the way to lIow loilg do you su\>pose our Am- and that's what it is, no more, or nutrients from their food to make complete recovery. tiple thereof, The minimum purchase has been set at $50, el'ican peoille would he satisfied no less. Here's one place I wish Findings announced by research- normal growth. This usually re- The Series A Debentures and Farm Bureau Services, Inc., without electricity, good water and the farmer would individually and sults when Iligs-or their sow moth- ers at l\1ichigan Agricultural Ex- such necessities? OUl' motto has collectively speak his mind. Th.:! periment Station may resllit in ers-do nut get enough ll-vitamlns are described fully in the prospectus dated May 15, 1948, heen, "What the higher-ups have. war is over (we hope), and we The Prospectus is the basis of information for all sales, we want to shal'e." They said flour was 3,lc a IloulHI don't want to be put under thumb of any govermental agency the s,wing millions of dollars annually for swine raisers. Countless runty (ligs die or are destruyed each year and pl'Otein in their feed. Eighty runt pigs from 11 differ- ent southern Michigan farms were MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. 221 North Cedar St., La.nsing, Mich. a IIII othel' staple groceries that had to be imported were as high in during peace times. If tllel'C are duplications and before reaching hutchering The B-vitamins needed by the age. hrought to l\lichigan State College for the tests over a period of more r1~HYBRIDS compai'ison. American made cloth- waste in the U. S. Dep't of AgI'i- than a year. They weighed an -.. ing and dry goods of good fluality cnlture, as former President Hoov- pigs are the same five Pllt into enriched bread-thiamine, rihofla- average of 17 to 40 (lounds each and If you want more For Copy of the Prospectus, please fill in and mail the re- er claims, I hope they will be found and style are almost prohibitive on quest form below .. account of the duty and the in- and COITected. For myself, I vin, ilUntuthentic acid, nicotinic were ft'om GO to 90 days uld_ In bushels per acre, plant seed adapted acid and pYI;odixine. most cases the weights were about ability of the natives to IJllY. feel we have too many separate especially to the particular soil and ------------------- Having lived their early years in the United States, there arc agencies that might well be com- bined into one head. 'We cannot In the study of runty pigs from lIlichlgan farms the scientists found much of the necrotic entcri- half normal for (ligs of that age. All had nutritional enteritis. The investigators injected synthetic ll- growing conditions of your own farm. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. many things they have missed. It growl about the government em- tis (commonly called "nccru") is vitamins Into their abdominal PO Box ~liO, ~:!l N. Cedar :::it., Lansing Michigan may snrprise you when you hear Illoyees and the separate bureaus cavities. Eleven that were sick that the lady mentioned the dime unless we arc willing to have onr of the educational (leople of thl' beyond recovery died early in the Please sl'1Il1me a copy of the Prospectus for li'arlll Bureau storcs fil'st. She said she would own department go through th~ state. I believe in education for tests, but 86 (lercent showed com- Services, Inc., :::ieries A Debentures. drop Into them oftcn while on wringer with the rest. In fact, I'd all, but I feel in l\lichigan at least. plete recovery. their 3-months' vacation to pick nil 11I'eter the clean-up start right thel'e there should be sOllie way planned A bal~nced ration of In to 23 lie 1'- N Al\IE _ _ hcads and jewelry and toilet art- and then demand the rest follow for all to help with the bill. There';; cent protein. fortified with synthe. icles and other things that she suit. far too m~ny going through lif(~ tic U-,.itamins, was fed ani! in 30 Street knew would pleasc the hearts oi Senator Elmer Porter .of Bliss- without owning auy taxa hie Ilrop- to 40 days evcry animal that lived Address RFD NO.. __ those at home. She said they would field asked me if I knew how liluch erty no matter what their income showed complete rccovery. They cherish a Kresge )lin ati we wOllld a 01 our farm tax was for the sup- may be. There's many a school had also gained apIJroximately a diamond. port of ou I' local school. I felt I patron whose salary is well up in pOlll((1 a day. Post Offiee should knuw and began to analyze When. we asked them ahout the the 4 figure bracket who makes no Less than a half ounce of the syn- .- ~ \lummer 'heat. they eXllIlliued they lived outdoors Illost of the tim.! the last tax receillt. I found that HAl % weut for schOOl purposes direct tax contl'ihution .towards the thetic B-vitamin was uscd on each SltPllort of tint school t1101thas edu- animal throll;;houl the cutire 30 to and they had a co\"~red patio that and that did not include any special cated his family. Yet. he votes for ,10 day trials: lIlaterial cost, re- snrrounded their houtie ami they hu i1ding program. The balance or officcrs and now can vole Oil the searchers say, shuuld not exceed moved around in that so as to keel) 25.59'7c was fOI' county tax. There millage to be raised for schoul pur- one dollar per animal when the syn- on the shady side. was no state tax, of course, and no 'iloses. thetic B.vitalllins are readily avail- Summer Safety I recently heard through a food store representative who had visited Brazil last winter that he woulrl township tax. In fact. most town- Ships receive more mOlley through the dlvCl'sion of the sales tax of How long the taxpayers will ahie fOI' distribution stand for this l'e(Il'csentation with- urers. out dxation is a prohlem we have The expcriment by manufact. was conducted never again complain of high food the last two years than' they know facing us. hy R. \\'. Lneckc, Frank Thorp, Jr., CHECK LIST prices_after he had paid $1.10 for a common can of Camllbell's tomalo what to do with, a policy that seems foulhanly in more ways than one. Now as to this large slice going SOUl). I fear the American Ileople will towards schools, I have this much never fully realize what great op- to say, .the person who has been portunities we have here that we thrifty 'enuugh to save for a home can find in no other cOllntry of. the and business ought not to be pen- world. There's so much unrest on alized to this extent to educate all all sides. of the children of the district. Just la~t week ! got. a letter I denuunce the attitu'de of sUllie ON FARM BUREAU TOP QUALITY My Name on Many Appears FIRST LINE TIRES Thesll tin's al'll.I"IW;'I' LLKI'; lirc~ lllpwere invited to give an House ('ommlttee. An effort discharge a committee from furth- er consideration of a blll is regard- to April Executive Secretary, Michigan Farm Bureau . attempting the farmer under strong controls tions headquarters. 10 to 12 I attended the Economic Action Confer- of the federal 'government. This 'fhe trip wa!! originally planned fers. ,home, (3) tips, (4) baggage trans. OYSTER SHELL exhibition of (1) contour plowing. (2) plowing and fitting for oats. Is indicated by Secretary Brannan's for women only, but several men For furthel' Inf0rI¥ation regard. ed as an Insult by that committee. ence at \Vashington. This was called by the Co-opera- The field had been in rorn. and It Is hardly conceivable that new farm policy. have expressed a desire to attend, ing the trip and, reservations, There were four al'res for con. after such a motion had been made tive League of the U. S. A., of which Murray Lincoln of I was fortunate In hearing Sec- so the trip is being opened up to please co~tact :\Irs., :\Iarjorie Kar. tour plowin!,!:. All tractors took the committee would be in a mood th Oh' F rm Bureau is president, arid Jerry Voorhis retary Brannan discuss his new men also. Followln'" Is the itill- ker, Michigan Farm Bureau. P. O. Jlftrt. one following another. Each to report It voluntarlIy. Apparent- e 10 a ..• ' agricultural proposal both at the erary: b , Box 960, Lansing, Mich. "tractor rompany then undertook to I)' the most that ('an he expected former congress'man from Cahforma IS secretary-man- hearing before the Ways and June 25, Saturday-L\'. DETROIT (8 & 0) 5:45IJ. nt. Coach and I'ulhnan plow and fit a four acre plot fot' alon" this line now would be fOI" ." . 1 . 1 t' tu(lv com ager lbe con f erence was atten d db' e y representatIves • :'Ileans Committee and his presenta- sleeping car "en'ice available. June 2li, Sunday-AI'. \\. ASHI:-;G- Clinton Anderson Not oaLS, ('ach doing the job as It saw settlUg up a egis a Ive s, - • tion of the matter on the program fit. mlttee to explore this prOblem and of farm, labor, and co-operative organizations. Several TO:.;' R:40 a.m. ~rotor transfer to An- of the Economic Action Conference. napOli" Hotel. Double rooms with For Brannan Plan ~ORpOULTIZY Co-op plowed and eulti.packed Its prepare recommendations for the W h' " d I also heard a stirring address by bath, 2 per!lons each, provided. All mea$ servE'dat the hotel. The morn- Senator Clinton B. Anderson of plot., and followed that with three next'lel!';lslative session. representatives of government at as mgton participate Senator Hubert Humphrey of 1\lIn. Ing wl11 bE' (ree for reM and to IJro- New Mexico. the Secretary of Agri- drag~ings with a sprin!!: tooth drag. Deer Problem. Whether. or .Dot in the conference. nesota on this and other policies vide opportunity to attend Church s..r- culture when the Hope-Aiken long vices. Afternoon: ~Iotor trip to Ar- ~p 'll-as the first to finish. Farm- we are going to get any legIslatIOn at the National Press Club. Later lington :.;'atlonal Cemetery, Alexan- range farm program was enacted by ers said it was an excellent job. to help control too plentiful deer Iattended a hearing of the Ways and Means committee I discussed the matter with AFBF dr~~n:nd2i~IO~~n~:;~)iorning: Visit I Congress, made this comment in Farm Bureau Services of Kalama. zoo rurnlshed the equipment. Phil whil'h destroY.frDbit trees tatlndrl products hasn teen se e fayre~1of the House ... in Congress the forenoon of April II. There Council President Allan Secretary Kline, John Davis, Art the Smithsonian Institute, ~Iellon I National the Bureau of Eng-ravl"g and Printing. I the Senate regal'ding the farm pro- GaBel'y, and the American Farm gram proposed by Secretary " B ran- Sleeman FBS farm equipment sen'- The House passed H-B9 which Sec'y of Agriculture Brannan' deSCrIbed hiS new farm AFBF Washington Representative Bureau offices. Afternoon: Free for nan' Roger Fleming, and others. personal activities and for visit to the . i<'e man at Kalamazoo did the plow- would have given the State Conser- Capitol to see Congress In ses"lon. Ing. Lyle Rosekrans. FBS farm vation Commission discretionary program. "'hill' the intricacies of the new June 28, Tuesday-Lv. \\'ASHI:.;'G- TO:.;' (8 & 0) 9:15 a.m. equipment field man from Lansing power over the deer herd In 10 These meetings dealt with matters of fundamental lIrogram are not yet clear and the AI'. PHILADELPHIA-11 :35 a.m. bill embodying them has not yet ~rotor ~ Let's did the fitting. Quite a large crowd counties where they have become tour around the city. Including a visit to Independence Hall. Lunch- of farmers. Future Farmers of Am- a serious nuisance. This measure importance to farmers and to business. The outcome been drafted, the principle objec- eon provided. Lv. PHILDELPHIA-3:50 p.m. erlea. 4-H club boys and l'eterans had many other provisions which of proposals made at the Economic Conference and by tions and dangers would seem to AI'. XEW YORK 5:30 p.m. ~rotor in farm training- saw the show. the Senate committee didn't ar>- include the following, according to transfer to the Park-Sheraton Hotel. COWDEN OF AFBF prove so they sidetl'acked that bi!! Sec'y and passed S-99. which would have the environment "iven the Consen'atlon Commis- ~ion authority to establish special are to live. Brannan, as determined in which we and succeeding by Congress, may decide generations the AFBF: 1. Repeal, in effect, osophy of the Agricultural Adjust- of ment Act of 1938 and the Agricul. tor the phil- where rooms with bath, 2 persons each, wl11 he provided. Xo meals will be provided In :.;'ew York. The bal- ance of the evenIng free. June 29, Wednesday-Leave by mo- about eleven o'clock for visit to the United !"allons headquarters at ~Face It••• AT MICH. STATE seasons for taking deer in S coun- ties. The House committee didn't Secretary of Agriculture Brannan, representatives of tural Act of 1948. 2. Junking the parity Lake SUCCE'SS. price spent The afternoon will be on the grounds. vi"ltin!\, the buildings and seeing the IntricatE' ~ Are Your Season's Tom K. Cowden. for the past si% like that bilI because it didn't in- the federal government, and ,speakers from labor and concept, which has been the basis translating device". Admission to a ~ Spray & Dust Supplies years chief economist for the Am. eriean Farm Bureau Federation at Chi('ago. r~igned :\Iay 1 to become bead of the department of agricul- clude various provisions which the House had written into H-l49. What consumer sort of a compromise, if any, will had a marked result Isn't known )'et. Stored Farm Products. The House tion and control organizations, leaning for solving and for federal present some farm government day problems. co-operatives participa- These for agriculture unity for the last general 15-20 years. 3. Discarding the "fai~ market willJune 1)lan of "consumer subsidies" (mis- session or a committee meet- Ing will be arra",~ed. RE'turn to !"ew York late In the afternoon. 3D, Thursday-The morning he free for rE'st or for shopping in price" concept. and substituting a the world-famous departmE'nt stores, ! .. Adequate? ".An ounce of preJ'cntion kills tliousands of pests" .• ~Il tural economies at ~lichigan State college_ approved H..393 whlClh wOUlt(~ t~~ I advocates of government bureaucracy would leave little named "farm production pay- an entirely different basi~ princi- ~ of which means that he who waits till a cure is needed ~ empt from the genera proper - . ments"). ple. Instead of providing a flool" Dr. C~wden came to the Farm for agricultural prices as in the ~ has lost the battle. Plan an 8(lequate spray & dnst I ~ :\lichigan farm products stored in responsibility for the individual citizen or local govern- 4. G 0 v ern ment administered Bureau from the department o! Aiken-Hope Agricultural measure ~ . program and have the materials on hall.d .. I,abor is the public warehouses when they are furm prices and farm income, with farm economics at Purdue unl\-er- definitely moving in the channels ment. complete government' control of all of 1948 it aims to provide the far- ~ . big cost in pest and disease conJrol. I t I~ poor ccono.my sit,.. He received his academic mer with a guaranteed income. ~ to use anything less than the most reliable mutcnals. of interstate commerce. Forty-one The note of constructive conservatism was sounded by land and livestock production. training at Ohio State university, states in the Union. including all of .. , 5. Danger of destroying bipar. If the government guarantees. a ~ ;rou can, buy, Pennsyll'ania State college and Cor- the states adjoining :\lichigan or AmerIcan Farm Bureau PreSident Allan Klme, John isan support for farm policy, and certain income for the farmer nell university. In this general area, grant such tax Sims executive vice-president of the Ohio Farm Bureau the substitution of purely partisan would it not then be asked to pro. ~ Your Local Farm Bureau Dealer Has the .. exemption for those products stored ' , consideration. vide a guaranteed income for every Legislature Going i~ publiC warehou!!es. As a reo and John Davis, secretary of the National Council of It is estimated that the proposed other class of people? It will be ~ Following Quality Materials: - It f thl's competition the stor. f- C • program would cost from $3,000" seen that the complications and Into Final Weeks "u o. age of fruits and other farm pi u ' ... armer o-operatIves. 000,000 to $Hi,ooo.oOO,OOO annually. impracticabillties are endless. .; ASTInNGENT ARSENATE OF I,EAD (Contlnued from page 2) ducts in :\lichigan has been very The suggestion for more, aUll being hindered by entrenched fi- ~ GENITOX S-50 50% Wettable DDT The Secretary's proposal not only conslden-bl)' increases the pen- much handicapped In that the ad. ~Iore of government control 1S ~e- nancial interests. Yet there is a involves economic considerations r, ~ GENETITRON 15ro Wettahlo Parathon. alties for s cat t e r I n g garbage and junk along hi~hwaY3, was ap. prored by both the House and Sen- ... '" t tes were able to offer lUg aggmvated by some monopohs- distressing shortage of power in but also raises the question of what JOlnln" sat' l'xemption privileges not available b h' 1 d' I f IC a ~Ises w IC1 ellrlve ,11eope 0 many sections of the country. It philosphy of government should SOL V A Y ~ ~ SPRAY COP ~IICRO DRITO}IIC SUIJFU R Fruit. & Vegetable Coppcr Spray here. This bill Is thus far tied up essentIDI good~ and services. Ad- is keeping new and much needed prevail in this country, according ate and' signed -by the Governor. In the Senate committee on taxa- dr~sses regard lUg the growth and industries from getting a start and to Roger Fleming of' the AFBF AgTicaltural Limedone ~ FAH}[ BUREAU ORCHARD DUSTS ... Complctc This measure had the enthusiastic and earnest backing of the women of the Michigan Farm Bureau. tion wh IC ' h h tion to consl er I. h'n as s ov; 'd no disposi- 1'\'11s of monoply were 't A 'this is '1 Senators :\lal1oney of 'VyomlUg and and consumers. S '. made . by penalizing existing manufacturers Rural electric Washington office. In brief. the plan is based on the MEA L ~ > Line SPRAY ACCESSORIES ... Zinc Sulfate. Spray Lime tax bill it could he taken up by AIken of V~r~ont, and by Con. lines and telephone extensions wer.) farmers qualifying for the plan re- Seal of Quality. This hill. 11-192, t' The mea. gresslllan "right Patman of Tex. reported as being greatly retarded ceiving 100% of parity for the ninl! Produced in Michigan ~ . and many other items that yon need. has apparently become the victim the Senate at any Ime. as. Their statements were sub- in several states. Available At Your Nearest of the interparty bitterness which srU I' has been endorsed by the .. .. stantlated by representatl\'es from products It was stated that the hold of consumer. This parity price would of most concern to thl! Dealer < ) Remember ••. There's No Profit in 2nd Grade p~Yai\ed In the House of Represent- board of directors of the ~hchlgan the Federal Trade Commission. monopolies on OUI" economy was ~ Fruit. The "Fancy" Crop Pays Out. be the average agricultural price SOLVAY SALES DIVISION atives a week ago. The hill proposed Farm Bureau, members of the President's cabinet absorbing or wiping out small com. level for the first ten years of the Allied Chemical &. Dye Corporation ~ FARM BUREAU SERVICES, INC. to set up a system of special label- from the Departments of Labor, petitive business enterprises aivl preceding twelve years. The avel'- 7501 W. Jefferson Ave. ~ Insecticide Dept. 221 N. Oedar St. Lansing, Mich. ing and identification for depend. Happiness Interior and Agriculture, and the preventing them from rendering age so established then would be Detroit 17, Michigan .J •• ~9; ably ~raded and packaged farm pro- The happiuess of life is made up Rural Electrifi~ation Administra- much needed service in our expand- further adjusted to keep the far- ducts which would meet some rath. or minute fractions-the little soon tion. ing economy and social de'jelop- mer's buying power in the purchase er high and constant stand:l\'ds. It forgotten chal'lties of a kiss or . The power monopclies, ,'ailroads ment. that the services and parti- of supplies and other needs on a was intended to improve the mar- smil-a. a kind look, a heart'tell com. and railroad brotherhoods are vi- cipation of government must de. fairly high level. The fat:m pro- "When Daughter had to. have ket for superior farm products and pllment. amI the countless infinites' gorously opposing the opening of velop a~d keep pace with the evolu- ducts would then be sold on the to enable consumers to buy with imals of pleasurable and genial the St. Lawrence Waterway. OthCl' tion of'our national life. market for whateyer they would confidence of satisfaction products bearing this seal of quality. The feelin.g-.-Coleridge. ____________ I interests are fighting the building of dam!! by the l\fis!!ouri Valley That further regulatory federal bring/ without any price floors. :Jgencles' may be desirable is nor. For example, if the average price Buy Farm Bureau Feeds. Authority. and other projects are in itself necessary alarming. The the producer was to receive for that operation. •• " bill was an admInistration measure important consideration is the mo- hogs was $19.00 per cwt. and the tive 01' philosophy upon which 'the market only netted him $14.00 per federal activity is based. The cwl., the government by direct sub- HERE'S "Double-Power character of the approach to the sidy would reimburse the farmer problem and the type of ultimate for the difference of $5.00. THE HOSPITAL BILL CAME TO ••• $86290 objective is the major considera- The new proposal, so the gov- tion. Many of the participants in ernment planners say, would permit BLUE CROSS COVERED IT ALL-AND PAID the Economic Action Conference the consumer to lIurchase his needs $19OOQ TO THE SURGEON BESIDES! were all-out for government func- at the lowest possible level. It is tioning'in economic affairs. They inevitable that they would be turn- SPRAY PROTECTION .g~ would have the federal government ing al'ound and taxing him to pro. not only build dams and waterway!! vide the funds to make this but build and operate steel and vantage possible. powe; plants, electric lines. Som~ The new plan is predi~ated on ad- The combination of Genitox and Geni. P.LUE CROSS SURGICAL AND MEDICAL- Michigan State Farm Bureau thion in the spray taok gives fruit growers SURGICAL PLANS pay stated amounts for coday's most effective weapon against Members-Here's How You Can oper~tions, do~tor's visits in the hospital. Protect Your En tire Family ~0l!1 up wIth. the 1,500,000 people in llo'Orms, mites and aphis. Michigan who enJOY the worry-saving bene- Both of these organic insecticides are pro- Against Today's High Cost of fits of Blue Cross protection. The cost is surprisingly low. duced by General Chemical and have a back. Hospi tal Care ground of intensive laboratory an~ field IGURES show that one persoI,1 in every .ten How to Join Blue Cross Through research. Into them have been built the qualities Protect implements with a F will have to go to a hospital sometime tills year. But you can be protected against the Michigan State Farm Bureau ..... hich ha\'e established General Chemical spray sickness costs with Blue Cross. No other Enrollment of Farm Bureau members is health-care plans offer so much for so little! through the Community Discussion Groups. products in a foremost position throughout the country for a half century. To the commercial grower C01\TCRBTI Shed BLUE CROSS HOSPITAL to 120 days of hospital care in ward or PLAN PAYS up New groups may be started when a sufficient number of members have made application. Groups already enrolled may add new mem- chese qualities have meant dependable, unexcelled semi-private accommodations in anyone of AVE YOUR cTr~Qs...... . , ,. I, MICHIGAN, R: .L•. DONOVAN, Pres. . In his letter to member elevators of the Exchange, President Phillips said: tion to the health of the remainder If 1 were to be the roll call mana- of the economy" and no one can ger for Farm Bureau membership,:, wish for a return of the days of PASTURE USE •••• "Stanley has been with the I\lich- for 1949-50 in my county, I would non-protection of farm prices. Ag- Plenty of poultry pasture is ad. igan Elevator Exchange over 20 want to know it now or very soon. ricultural price supports are accept- vocated by J. 1\1. 1\1001'1',ext.ension years and has served us capably as One of the most important pro- ed as a necessary compensation for poultryman at Michigan St.ate Col- manager for the past five years. jects in the Farm Bureau is mem- the fact that the farmer, alone ot: lege, as a help in producing well- bership. FRANCE AGSTONE He drove hard and conscientiously all producers, cannot reduce his grown pullets for less feed cost. Lime your fields now to insure greater at his work and merits the well The reason is that without mem- production when prices fall. ' Mr. 1\1oore estimates that the f' earned respect with which he is re- bers there couldn't be a Farm Bu- "The question is not whether poultry feed hill can be cut as production. n gal'ded. reau. Therefore, each year the there should be price supports, but .much as 15 percent by the IIse of "It is a privilege. to express at counties, WiUl assistance from the whether farmers should be singled good pasture this summer. Dried FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding this time the appreciation of the :\Ilchigan Farm Bureau, conduct a out for a gual'anteed income. The grass has little value so the brood- production successfully for over 25 years. hoard o'f directors for his many 1'011call for the purpose of renew- theory hehind the Aiken law is to er house or summer shelter shoulll g years of loyal service, and to \vish ing memberships and for securing provide a variable floor a!!;ainst de- be moved two or three times dur- Monroe, Mich., Plant located just south new members. ing the range season. of the city limits of Monroe on US-25. n ~~~~~. him continued improvement health and years comfortable liv- .., i!lj?; to come. in Why do I feel so strongly about kl!0wing about the 1'011call mana- pression_ If tb is is to be jettisoned 'in favor of a rigid system to subsi- dize farm incomes, how long will important. Cleanllness of the grass range is A range where no Silica, Ohio, Plant located 8 miles west .. ger responSibility now? it be before other economic groups chickens have been pastured for (.;.; "James R. Bliss has been acting of Toledo, 1 mile north' of US-20N. I could better prepare myself for two years is described as "clean" ... manager for the past several my part. I could arrange my also demand an income subsidy?" and is generally free from parasites ~" months and. has been appointed time ahd plans better. n general manager. ~Ir. Bliss has gin selecting my key helpers and ington (D. C.) Post. I could be- - Editorial comment in the Wash- and disease ~erms. THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY The type oi grass should be such TOLEDO, OH 10 l1een with the company for the past the workers. I could have better nine years and is well knowlI to all trained (If you. He has already demon- out on the firing line. workers-those strated marked _ability as aelin;;- . So many times one hears work. who are DIAGRAM MAY manager and enjoys the confidence ers say, "I met some problems and of all who know him_" didn't know how to answer." or. "I The Michigan Elevator Exchange could do a better' job if I knew SAVE LOT OF is the co-operative sales agency for more about Farm Bureau." 97 farmers ~Ievators in Michigan: Because of such problems and NEEDLESS WORK They are the stockholders. It has questions and the desire to do a A good job for 1949 is to elimiu- hecomc one .of the lm'gest mal-ket- good job, you can see why I should ate many of the needless steps and ers of grain and beans in the state. want to know it soon if I were to back-straining jobs around tho! ~~ , It operates a large warehouse and be a 1'011call manager for 1949-50. barns. The most popular~car ,." electric eye picking plant at Port If were to be a roll call mann.- % Huron. The Exchange was estab- gel', ,it would help if th~ county management specialists say that it M lished as a department of the Farm roll call l membership) committee isn't hard to do. You start by :l\1ichigan State college farm UNITED WE ARE STRONG - DIVIDED WE ARE WRONG! in America! IT'S C,HICK TIME! nureau in 1921 and incorporated met soon and worked out the 1949- making a simple rough sketch of l:t separately in 1923. Both 1\11'.Well- 50 roll call plan and had the boaI'll your working area. :\Iark in feed (, man and Mr. Blis!; were on the approve it, including the budget. ~.:.: bins and such places. Then dra\v ,:,:: sales staff of Fal'm,Bureau Sen'ices Thus, I would not be rushed. I lines to show the route you travel '" for a number of years. could have more time for selection in doing your chores. and trainin~ of my helpers and It's surprising how many stepa Hcl'c a chick-thcl'c it chicle Lot's of 'cm. I!t>I'C'S it tip! 1:1 workers, and feel sure that the goal can be eliminated by moving DON'T CIWWD ~'Iml\l-N"O\V Ol{ lJATEI{. % to 1 <;..:~ 4 Oleo Tax Battle would be reached. some of the equipment in the square foot pel' cluck now-and 4 SqIlHl'(' fpet )lCt. hru. /1. If 1 were to be the 1949-50 rol1 barn. Some farmers have been Why? . C(~nni'balism (includes toe allll feathp!' pickillg', At Washington. call manager, 1 am sure 1 wouhl able to save miles of unnecessary bo~.v plcklllg-pl'o]apslls .of oyiduct caliI'd hlow-outs) is M:"$ . The oleomargarine battle is now want to know it now. walking each year . mamly caused by c~owdltlg .. Crowdillg estahlishes thc hi; the U. S. Senate. The House Grinding feed and feeding it to habits we cnll cannibalism. passed the P03ge bill to. remove Alfalfa beef or dairy cattle are good chores present federal taxes on oleo. Butter The life of alfalfa stands can be to analyze. Why not try it and see interests are concentrating to pre- lengthened and the quality of the how many steps you can saye in vent interstate shipment of colored second cutting improved through i949? What to Do t,o Help Prevent Cannibalism~.. oleo_ The margarine interests are 1. For hens: A-4 square feet per bird in laying house. B-8 to 10 inches roosting Yes, that's it-the familiar freight car, fighting for the right to ship a top dressing M 0-12-12 or 0-14-7 Community Farm Bureaus pro- space. C-3 inches of hopper feeding space. D-o'ne good, roomy, dark nest for each made after the first cutting is 1'1'- vide social and recreational tunc- 4 ,to 6 hens or a community nest. which brings you most of thc t~ings colored oleo across state lines. moved. tions. yoru cat, wear, and use. 2. Keep birds (all ages) busy. How?-green feed in small quantities often. Pieces of It does its vital job for you so thriftily that it carries freight red cloth scattered about helps. Condensed buttermilk on boards-moist mash at noon for charges which averagc or:ly about 1)£ cent; for moving a ton a mile-taking all kinds of freight ovcr all distances. TO OWN and TO ~USE Part-ownership in a, farm co-operative or,ganization should be a source of ••• grain in the litter. ' 3. Don't feed all corn as scratch. It makes a hard fat in abdomen and helps cause 'Vhcn the war ended, these charges were no higher-and pride to every farmer .. But we MUST use it and find greater uses for it if it is to serve adequately! cloa~a to protrude. Keep oyster shell or Limeroll present. Keep mash before birds at in many cases wcre lowcr-than when war began back in all tImes. 1939. But prices and wages kept climbing until frcight rates SIMPLE MATHENA.TICS had to go up .• 4. Constipation often causes prolapsus. To help, use lIb. epsom salt per 100 birds once If w~ divide 0111' patronage between our co-operative business and competitors we sulJtract from the volume and earnings of our OW1I businss and add to that a month for flush if troubled with constipation in the flock. Railroad rates, though, went up later than other prices. of competitors. Such mis-placed volume multiplies the ahllity of the anti-co- 5: Feeding whole oats sometimes helpful. By the time of the first small increase in freight rates, in the operative forces to defeat our program. In reverse, any patronage we can put middle of 1946, the average level of other prices had already through our own established facllitles multiplies our usefulness, adds to our 6. Anti-pick devi.ces or debeaking. gone up more than, .~q per cent above 1939. abllity to serve and. substracts from the headaches of co-operative management. Help prevent Cannibalism by avoiding crowding. And freight rates have gone up less than .the average per- MORE WEAR-LESS RUST centage increase o~ ot~er prices-in fact, .only about half "Better to wear out than Ito rust ant." Co-operative machinery is not exempt from this. often quoted rule. Bliying that bushel of seed corn from a neighbor PASTURE TIME SUMMER FEEDING as much. is not crimi!lal. But every bushel so purchas~d is using YOUI' neighbors' pur- Good pasture for hogs and cows necd!'! :Jr- Make grain mm'e palatabl£' by adl.!ing onr So railroad freight charges now represent an even smaller chasing machinery while allowing your own to get rusty. plication of fertilizcl'. Cheapest milk or Bureau IJas; heavy molasses contentratc gains made on pasture. ?O~/0 protem . - 2~~ ;)/0 molasses and trace ' fraction of the prices you pay for the things you buy than The rule applies whether the commOdity be seed, feed, machinery, fertilizer v whatever our own organization is able to supply. minerals. they did before the war. Today, the railroad freight car is not only the most essential car in America-it is also the em: BEFORE making any purchase, three questions coulll well be . GRASS SILAGE that provides the world's thriftiest transportation. asked: 1. Does my organization haye it? Save a crop in bad drying sea!>OD. Oct cane l\Iolas.<;es (from our (!r'a!f'rs at from 2~t. < 2. Can my organization use thi3 extra volume? to 3 cents pCI' pound in :;0 gallon drums--druJUs includcd) to make grass ~ila~c kl'cp 3. Will I be co-operating if 1 buy els&where? more palatable. -1 The an,.~-.ars to these questions should gllide liS in makin~ the right MERMASH MILKMAKER PORKMAKER decision. Remember, it takes more Get l\fcrmash, either mash or :Milkmaker 34% ill the most Gct Porkmakpr 2;)70 to build than a ma.nager and board of di- pellet!>, for chicks. Thcrc 'fi complete lt Saginaw Road) just. we>lt of \Vaverly golf 61 (I<- of the Farm Bu ..eau people. ing (or equal educational ollllortu' ton Connty Junior Farm BUI'eau, attractions, arc askod to contact cour>le. Lan>ling. encourage increased consumption as well as to support At least 75(1<, o( the Community nities. and the community gl:oups of the I the Connty Farm Bureau office. Use' Farm Bureau Feeds .• farm income. " For example, in some of our larger cities, milk consumption per person was much higher in 1947 than in 1949. Since 1947, the average person has been using less and less milk. Through production pay- ments, they can keep the market price within the reach of more people and maintain returns to the farmers at a level which will bring forth the necessary production. The same principles should apply to other commodities. FOR QUALITY, PRICE & SERVICE :::J; Secretary Brannan looks on the present farm price program and sees little help in it for the more than 1/;; of the farmers who produce very little for market. To BUY FARM' BUREAU .. co-op;;a support the price of a commodity means very little unless the farmer has some produce to market. case with minimum wages which mean little to the man who is out of work. The Secretary feels that some pro- The same is the PEPENDABLE FARM EQUIPMENT vision should be made for farm income, and so his plan Black Hawk 'Corn Planter GET TOP PERFORMANCE WITH A GI.aner 6 Foot Combine is designed to take this into account. Let's take a look at the provisions of Secretary Bran- .CO-Op E~3 Tractor .Th~ Original Auger nan's recommendations as compared with the prescnt farm price program: Type. Combine! , I • thc p ..escnt long.rangc p..ict) Pl'O' Dit'eel feed from'auger Provisions of Present Price gram. to eylindet. affol.t!s, a Progrilm , 1. The mo~t recent 10 )'cars will How wlluld thc p..iccs COlllpa\'(~ uiliforltl forced fee,d at be used as the lli.... iod on which to in thesc two plan!!? all tinles. The 18 inch Brannan 900/. (\uger will. last the life fi;;ure parity prices. Instead o( 190:.1 Crop Plan Parity to 1914. Wheat $ 1.88 $ 1.!Ir; of comuine. Uyer 10 2. Fann prires will he 8ullport ..I! Jlo;;s 19.011 16.10 feet of /; e I' a l' a tin g \ from 60 to 90% o( parity depend. Potatoes 1.59 1.62 lcngth:' H,isp type cy- ing u)lon the supply. this to he ile- Whole ~liIk 4.22 3,55 The tractor farmer \\'ho requires a drill planter will fiHtl lindcr. Hemoyable ed- termlned by the Secrctary o( Agri- Applcs 2.61 2.12 the lItotlel13jT planter amazingly easy to use. It is very imlet. housing hotto,;" lIas thc bea tel', uehind the cylin- culture. As the supply Incrcases Under the Secretary's proposal, accurate alltl \\'ill insure an e\'l~II, full stand of corn, It der. ~eliarating ratldle madc of Jack~on chain with l;ard- the support prices decrease, but i( the p..ice o( cSgs was guaranteed has it uuiyenml tractor hitch and e()uippped with power wood slats, operating' over false bottolll. Indepcnuent not below 60%. at -l5c and thcy (cll to 35c in the 3. The support pricc to be low. ma ..ket. then the (armer would be lift. This Black llawk plillltc.r will last for .rears and V-tJ'pe air cooled el1~.dne. The only full je\\'cled combine; ered not nlore than 5% in anyone paid the d iffercnce bel ween the yeat.s. J t call't bc beat. We ha've a complete lille of 3 & 4 every'beal'il1g~is a ballot. rollcr. lla.ndles all crops effi- year. market price and the support price roll' plantcrs .. Row cieutly: .,gasilj'. adjusted for all conditions. Built for' 4. There is no prOVision for pro. out o( the gl'neral (und o( the :\0. l;':j'1' Pluntvl' $15490 F.O.1J. 1i'~lCtor)' ,years 'M: service. A1:ik anyone .01' t.he 4U,000 l;atisfied ductlon control. hut rather to op. erate on thc principle that as prices Trcasury. In this way. the price o( (arm commodities would seek l"el'tilizcr Attachment... $4165 1".O.D. l<'aetory • This tliHctor with its sllr\lrisin~ (lo\\'er, (:ase of handling 9w~lers. '. l\Iodel . 49-8 _ , $167500 1".0.B. l"actot'~' increase or decrease farm produc. thci .. own le ...el in the market lllace. tion will be voluntarily adju!!ted Ohviously. this program would atH} ~lIIoothness of operation will add pleasure to your accordingly. have to be tied to marketing rlUO' \\'ork in the field. It's tops in PCI'[ol'lnance and economy. ii. Farm prices to hc SU\lporte.1. tas. :-':0 farmcr could ~ualj[y (or )"pu gct more horse power for yur III?UCY than with all)' in IWllle cases. hy thc (armer tak. ing a government loan at the sup- Income support undcr this plan (or I,roduce marketed In exccss of Black Hawk All Purpose othp' 'tractor. off. livc-line hydraulic ]Jook at these feill\ll'c-s. lJi\'e-powllr take- system, ilHlepctHlr}llt -diffet'cntial .~' :,:C9~OP POWER TAKE-OFF IlOrt level or. in SOIllC cases. thc efJuivalent o( l11.fI"O bushels o( r---'... -. - ",1 bl~H!{eS, an'tl: variable speed govcrnor. ::itands. high, Qn ..... J.J ". through government. direct purchase hy the corn. This misht he interprcted to he erlual to !j.jj hoss. 6.228 hun. YJ Garden Nebl"aska ratilfg. It's a modern, better tractor for the' MOWER 11'e\\' lJOwc'i: fannin" b a"e. G. This Price SUPllort Pro;;ralll dJ'Cd pounds o( whole milk. 0" 10.. ~I •• 0 to becOIllP. 1IIiiO. cHecti\.c January 1. "f,O bushcls o( apilies. could divide his allotlllcnt o( 18.""0 A (arme .. !. j Tractor j\(taclllncnts a\'ailable at added costs.,'. TOllgh, all.welded st /"lletiou III it k e s the eon- Secretary Brannan Suggests units among several commodities t • IT PLOWS new CQ-oP modcl 1. The a\'erage annual purchas. iu: lM>wer for farlll marketings. if he chosc. This pro!;,..am would also rClJuire " 1 1 • IT CULTIVATES \ 'THE NEW ,CO-OP' CULTIVATOR E-15A (,;ower lift) ot. E-l;;D (lever I i f t) a J,3'-llItS. would be used as th\l 1Ja.=i.e. For example. the cash re. ceiplJl per ycar (or this tcn.ycar )lfJJ'lod averages lIP... hillion dollars. that the farmer carryon soil consen'ation Ilractices. This is a big program which thc administration is sug~estins certain and l_ • IT HARROWS • IT MOWS -- ; t rouble proof m 0 \\. e r that elimil}ates down headaehl's. Three break- This figure would he considcrcd very likcly the (arm price program A bigger, mOI'C powerful tractor for tougher farm jobs. poil~t suspension ft'allle the base figure. The Income HUP' will hc the major decision of th is ~lIper-powered by a lkiggs & ~tratton, air-cooled engine. gives each machine frec rIexihililty on all ground coudi- IHJrl would be figured hy multiply. Con~ress. It is a major decision \\' eigll teen tered dircctly oycr tile whec'ls. Dig, tough, tions. Htl'bbet. pl'ed castet. wheels provide fullcradius ing this by avcrage.prices paid by hecausc it concerns cveryhody in gTound g..-ippin:,r tircs give maximum traction. l<'inger-tip t lIl'ninl!. All moving parts al'e on ball,OI' mileI' bea I'iugs. farmcrs which .. on "larch 15. was Amcrica with 110 exception. control of opcrating spccd without taking hand from grip. Adjustahle sarot,}' hitch will fit au,\' standanl tractol'. 1.44 times as much as the same It docs seem entirely (jttins that A nords easil'r opcrat ion, accunt1 c steering.. C;osts only 50c Designed espccially 1'01' po\\'et. take-off opcmtion. The ClJsts during the period I93!H8. B)' farmers. e\'erywherc understand ~'or 8 1I01l1.S of operat ion. J.'ittcd with )11'0))1'1' attachmcnts i'\ew Co.op Mowet. will wade through any JIIowin" job multiplying the 18Vi hillion dollar:; both thc present (arm Il..ice Ilro. It docs ('\'el'Y farm job ... faster amI with little effort. a verdll;e l'ash income for the balle )Jeflod times the LH. which repre- gram and the one being suggested to take Its place and he in a Po., CO.UI' UAlWI~~ 'l'HAC'l'UJ{ l\lodel c. F.O.B. Factory S25880 with its forged-stcd 7 foot cutter bar. l~-l;;lJ :: $26305 0 tlenlJl tho prices paid hy farmers. s.ltion to cX~lress themselvcs intel. 1".O.n. l"aclory jo.O.B. ".Lctory the present.day (arm income would IIgently on It. It is (or that rea. ,Attachmcnts availabcl at adued costs. be IIU\'llortcd at 261A billion dol. son that It seems adl'isable that Jarll. eve ..y (armer In this !!tate take ad- 2. The I!l39-48 period would be u600 for the base period for the vantage o( this OPllo..tunity to dis- cuss this with his ncighhors in his SEE YOUR NEAREST FARM BUREAU FARM , EQUIPMENT .DEALER LISTED BELOW: ycar I!HiO. Thereafter. the base local Community jo"arm Bureau Richmond-St. Clair-Macomb Con •. Co-op Adrian-Charles Ruesink Farm Supply .Dowagiac Farmers Co.op Ass'n Kalamazoo-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Jlerlod would bc the first tetl years during the month o( May. Laingsburg--Hunter Hilrdware Rockford Co.op Company Allegan Farmel'lJ Co.op Ass'n Elkton-Farm Bureau Equipment Sales and oul of the last twelye years. hence Lansing-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Rockwood-Smith Sales and Service Ann Arbor-Washtenaw Farm Bureau Store' Service Romeo-Posey Bros. a t Wo-)'ear lag. Shelby Farm Bureau Azalia-Yeck Sales and Service Elsie-Miller Hardware Co. Lapeer County Co-ops, Inc. 3. That collllllodity loan and I .Ludington Fruit Exchlln,ge Rosebush Elevator Company Bad Axe-Nugent Farm Sales &. Service Emmett-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Sponsors Safety Project Marcellus-Four County Co.ops, Inc. Ruth Farmers Elevator Jlurchase agreements would be ap. Bancroft-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Evart Co-op Co. The ~helhy Community jo"a..m • Marlette-Amil Olsen Saglnaw~Farmers Bureau Services, Inc. plied to those commodities which Batavia-Branch County Farm Bureau Oil Co• Falmouth Co-operative Co. Marshall-Marengo Farm Bureau Store "'Sandusky-Sanilac Co-operat)'te, Inc. (clUJ I~ stored. and bcans. such as corn. wheat. For those perishable Uureau voted at its last mceting to assist a sa(cty program by spon. Battle Creek Farm Bureau Ass'n .Bay City-Farm Bureau Services, Inc • .Fowlerville Co.op Co. Fremont Co.op Produce Co. Martin Farmers Co.op Co. • Sandusky-Watertown Branch \ McCords-Kleinheksel's Feed Store • Sandusky-Peck Branch cowuloditlet!, such as frultl! and soring the 1,lacing o( fluoresccnt Breckenridge Oil Company Gaines-Marvin Tiedeman Sault Stet Marie-Chippewa County Co.op Gladwin Farmerl!'Supply Store "'Millington Farm Bureau, Millington Tcgetabletl. the farmer would be tape on the hlcYcles o( studcnts o( Brooklyn-G. Raynor Boyce Scotts Farm Bureau Supply Buchanan Co-ops, Inc. Grand Blanc Co.operative Elevator Co. Moline Co.op Milling Co. l>llid In l'alllh the difference between the community. The cOJllmittee in • Montague-White Lake Mktg. Ass'n, Inc. Standish-Miscisin Bros . Caro Farmers Elevator Company .Grand Rapids-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. the IIUllport price and the average charge conslstl! of Gcorse Fleming Mt. Pleasant Co-op Elevator Stanwood Marketing Ass'n .Carson City-Oairyland Co.op Creamery Co. Greenville Co,operative Ass'n, Inc. bellln~ I)ricc In the open market. and Claus Johnson. Munith- H & F Implement and Supply St. Johns Co-op Company Cassopolis-Cass County Co.op, Inc. Hamilton Farm Bureau 4. Marketing quotas would have -------~,--- Cathro-Morris Bros. Farm Bureau Store Hanover-Farmer Folk's Supply Nashville Farmers Supply Company .St. Louis Co.op Creamery Sunfield Farm Store to be I'nforced on all those comlllo. Niles Farmers, Inc • Holton Comm. F. B. Cedar Springs-Harry D. Shaw &. Co. • Hart-Farm Bureau Co-op, Inc. Onekama-Schimke's Farm Service Three Rivers Co-op Co.• l". dlth.~ being tiUPIlorted . • Charlevoix Co.op Co. .Hartford Co.op Elevator Co. Sponsors Benefit Dance Hastings-Farm 'Bureau Services, Inc. Ottawa Lake Farm Implement and Supply Traverse City-Farm Bureau Services, Ine. 5. ~ub8idy payment!! would be .Charlotte-E,aton Farm Bureau Co.op, Inc. .Petoskey-Bachelor Implement Sales Hemlock Co.operative Creamery Utica-Wolverine Co.op Co. tuade to keep the market price o( The Holton Community Farm Cheboygan Co.operative Company .Pinconning-Farm Bureilu Services, Inc. Warren Co.op Co.. )).1110; ~lthln rcach of more I)cople Uurcau reccntly silonsorcd a dance Chesaning Farmers Elevator Hillsdale Co.op Company Pittsford Farm Bureau "'- Watervliet Fruit Exchange ••• at the Holton Townhall (or the Clare-Farmers' Independent Produce Co. Holland Co-op Co. alld maintain returns to .(armer,; Plainfield Farm Bureau Supply .West Branch Farmers Co.op, Inc. bencfit of the Muskegon cripplcd Clinton-Robert Allen Holly-Frank Gromak at a level \\ hich will bring th~ Howell Co-operative Company Port Huron-H. L. Kimball Woodland-Farm Bureau :Se~ices, Inc. children's fund. Coopersville Co.op Co. Portland-Alfred Ferris 1l.....l'flM.ry production. Deckerville-Messman Implement Company Hubbardston Hardware Yale-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. 6. To be eligible for support Imlay City-Lapeer County Co-ops, Inc. Quincy Co-op Co. Ypsilanti Filrm Bureau Dexter Co.op Co. Reed City-F. S. Voelker Woodland Ionia-Ferris Farm Service Zeeland-Bussls Brother. prk~. the llroducer would be re- Dorr-Salem Co-op Co. Lynn Osgood is farm equipment -Electrical, Barn Equipment and Mise. only (lulrN to: I. \ Ac('el't JIIarkf'tin~ agr~ l'el'vice man for ,"'arm Bureau JDt'ntl\. (bl Carry out rl"&J';onable soil Sel'vlcl"; branch at Woodland. FARM BUREAU SERVICES, Inc. : COD$t'1 \l1tH'1I I'ra, tl, e<'l II Community -: Thi" Pr(\!I:'ra'lI If l",s.."ed hy po~sible a better informed member 00Il r.... ~o\1ld t"k .. tho> llhU't' of ~hi)\. Farm Bureaus make FARM EQUIPMENT DEPT. 221 N. CEDAR STREET LANSING, MICHIGAN