;:--:: ""-~~ I CHI G A ~~---:: Vol. XXXVII, No.8 SATURDAY, AtJcUST i 6, 1949 N 27th Year Published Monthly t ------------- Jackson County Farm Bureau Shows Modern Farming to ,Business Men ...~ , Ph oto Court"">: Jll.cltson Cltlzen Patriot Fifty businessmen of Greater Jackson Ass'n got ty Farm Bureau. In' the picture at the left, Fred- Mrs. Louis Irvin and Mrs: Louis Mann of the Jack- nent pasture. Left to right are Leslie Reed, S. J. first hand knowledge of modern farming and its rich Henningsen, 15" center, shows his 4-H club son County Farm B~rea~ women are serving at the . Culver, Mr. Seaman, Ralph Herrman, and Lester luncheon served by ladies of the Farm Bureau at Peterson. The Ass'n plans to make its first farm adjustments to market demand in a tour J.uly 14. Aberdeen-Angus steer to visiting 'businessmen, ...,...GrassLake county park. Jane Harris, 9, of Grass tour an annual event. A return visit to city indus- The tour, was arranged by Larry Seaman of the' OrIo Snide, left, and William Nicholds, right. Fred- Lake, lo~ks on. Right, Larry Seaman, center, man- tries will be made by farmers this summer. Jack- Greater Jackson Ass'n Agr'l Committee, County rich is the ,son of Farm' Bureau members Mr. and son County Farm Bureau is a member of the ager of the Don McKone farms at Clark Lake, is Agr'l Agent Stanley J. Culver, and Jackson Coun- Mrs. Henrich- Henningsen of Jackson R-7. Center, 4 pointing out steep hillsides being planted to perma~ Greater Jackson Ass'n. EDITORIAL BRANNAN PLAN IFarm Tour Excites ., One Weelc Membership Ro111Ca11 . - NTEA Names Consumers,. Detroit Edison IS DEAD IN Consumers Power Company of Jackson and Detroit Edison Company of Detroit are the first THIS CONGRESS Jackson Businessmen , ~ For All Counties Starts Dec. 5 I J,ackson county busineS9111en in at . Jackson R-7 presented tIll! firms in Michigan to be reported as principal finan- The farm price supp'ort plan the Greater Jackson' Ass'n got n operatiOlls built around a herd + Representatives of 57 Counties Agree 011 cial contributors to the National Tax Equality Ass'n, pr~posed by Sec'y of Agriculture picture of modern farming last of registered cattle. The buildings Charles Brannan Is dead in this month that made them ask for drew attention for their arrange- session of Congress. FB GETTING HELP Membership Campaigns Same Week; State Goal 44,100 Families the avowed enemy of farm co-operatives. Consumers Power and Detroit Edison are listed more. County Agr'l Agent S, .1. ment and upkeep. The Brannan plan llromis-ed con- Culver, and Jackson County Farm sumel:s cheap food. It promised Bureau, a member 'of the Ass'n, in. Yarm Bureau member. R. B. Gotfredson of Detroit is a His farm FOR FRESH \ The week of December 5 i~ to be Membership Roll Call' as having made contributions of $500 or more to National Tax Equality Ass'n. This is reported in farmen; high prices. To do that, vited businessmen of 1941,'which coutiuues farm price ern agriculture. to visit some at Grass Lake demonstrated it proposed to repeal the Agr'l Act .Jackson county farms to sec mod- use of irrigation for increasing the the FRUIT MARKET President Week for 60 County Farm Bureaus. Carl Buskirk of the 44,100 member families in the Michigan Farm Bureau The state goal is yield of 120 acres of potatoes. There support in the market place when They visited the Robert NOOll also is one of the best and largest Michigan ~'ann Bureau is a mem- the quarterly lobbyist financial report filed with the needed, Under the Brannan plan, farm near Michigan Center. Mr, herds of Brown Swiss cows in ber of the Fruit and Vegetable com- for 19S0. foods wQuld drop to their 10we,;t Noon ,;>aid the. farm haB been )(I .:\tichigan. ;V""I~/.I'llU1t.itiesof grass mittee of the American Farm Bu- House of Representatives in Congress by NTEA. for levels in the markets. Farrne~s the family since 1857. He is the ensilage are made, Management of rcat~ .... -w - This decision was made, by County Farm Bureau the three months ending June 30. would be paid government subsi- third generatioll to farm the'lund. the sandy soil was explained by July 25 l\Ir. Buskirk attended 11 boards of directors and chairmen of various County Fann dies to give them parity prices for Of special interest on the Noon Wilbur Harris, farm manager: conference of the committee at Chi, The reports NTEA has made for the first six thcir Ilroduction. of all nation- Bureau activities in ten membership district meetings this farm was the plan of opel'ations At the Don McKone Carm near cago. Representatives months of 1949 show that NTEA has received more The Farm Bureau and nearly al1 to save labor, and the long ran~e Clark Lake, Larry Seaman, mana- al food distribution groups came tc than a quarter of a million dollars so far this year I farm groups denounced the Bran. problem for building up the land. gel' and chairman of the Greater consider' what may be done by summer to discuss ways and means of improving nan plan as political1y inspired and Mr. Noon is a son of the late ;'or. L. Jackson Ass'n agr'l council, not wanted. ex- gi'owers C I t Y consumer,; Noon, a great leader in the l\\ichi- plained the conversion of marsh- critical situations facing fresh frull and distributors to meet annual membership campaign. the to finance its activities,-most of which seem direct- throughout the nati~n voted 10 anrl gan Farm Bureau, and llresident lands into good pasture, and the producers in 1949, Spokesmen fOI Heretofore, County Farm Bureaus have conducted on~ ed toward tearing down farmers co-operative ~ar- 20 to 1 against the Brannan plan 1924-26 and, 1927-34, ~ reclaiming of hilty, eroded lands all fresh fruit producing region~ week membership in mail polls' conducted by news- were present. campaigns. They started as early as keting and purchasing organi:z:ations. The Wan rich HeI\nlngsen farm through 'grassland farming. pllpers in connection with Hoovel' Reports indicated that through. December 1 in northern counties. Most of the campaigns Commission recommendations for ~ , out the nation conditions have heen It's ha~d for us to see why Consumers Power and Detroit Edison should want ~o contribute money to economy in government. In Congress, the House defeated the Pace bitt which proposed. a Tillle ~o Get High favorable for large crops of peaches pears, fruits. apples, grapes and In California 15' lal'ge can othel were held in January, with' some starting as late as early r ebruary. Snow and blocked highways have4upset maR)" be spent against farm co-operatives and in turn against thousands of farmer members who use co- "trial run" of the Brannan plan on hogs, potatoes, and eggs. The Quality_ Seed. Wheat neries will not operate, which haf :>f the mid-winter campaign schedules. brought a price crash there in th( market (or peal's and peaches. The Representatives of 57 County Farm Bureaus had week of July ,25 the Senate con.- By ll'AIWBN, DOUSOX operatives to improve theiJ income. mittee on agriculture decided to Funn Bur. Se'Ticcs Sced DCll't eral satisfaction and will probah- situation in Califol'Oia affects oth, Iy fitt 90% of the white wheat de. er markets, including Michigan. cepresentatives at the meetings. They agreed that there Perhaps Consumers Power and Detroit Edison drop further consideration of Bran, At the moment, farmers arc try- mand. The conference at Chicago w~ seemed to be great advantagCti in having all Farm Bureau nan plan legislation. ' ing to make up their minds regard- ~iIl be glad to explain themselves to their farmer Unless the House and Senate The red wheat picture is a bit for the purpose of enabling produ. agree upon some new farm price ing the amount of wheat acreage more complicated this year. BalJ cers and food distribution organl. ':orces mov~ together on the membership project. The customers. to sow this fall. Influencing their Rock, which has been the leader zations to work out their own aai one week campaign start on the same date was voted a support legislation before Dec. 31, decisions in the matter are sup(lor~ for seyeral years, faces serious vation on fresh fruits through ag 1949, the Aiken-Hope Agr'l Act of practical idea. It was pointed out that the size of the prices, acreage allotments, crOll 1'0' COm!letition from three varieties: gl-essive programs of advertising High Analysis Fertilizer Costs Less 1948 ..... itt take effect Jan. I, 1950. tations and avaitabilit)' of seed and Vigo, Fairfield and Thorne. O( and merchandising. " I :ampaign would attract general attention, and that ont: The Act of 1948, continues the pr~- fertilizer. The cash and labor saving adyantages in using a these, Vigo and Thorne are Indi- It was agreed that all the chair, sent plan of farm price support in These are days when the farm ana sponsored varieties while Fail'- store groups, organizations of in. Gig publicity, advertising and radio campaign could be high analysis fertilizer like Farm Bureau 3-18-9 the market place. It adds to the program or programs are passing- field originated in Ohio. \Vhile dependent food dealers, restaurant No one there is not too much to choose ind hotel ass'ns and others would better than numerous smaller efforts. number of commodities entitled to in COngressional review. against the old 2- 12-6 ~re shown by this table: prit:e support, it's flexible price can be sure just now what the final from bet ween these varieties to start con sum e I' promotion fOI Pounds of su pport provision of 60 to 90'Yo Another thought that recommended the general one outcome will be. However, all in- date, we understand Vigo is the peaches and peal's in eal'ly August of parity is intended to be more dications at present point to some Plant Food Cash Price one attracting most attention III Another hig push witt be made fOJ week campaign is to get it done and have the remainder favorable to grain consuming live- form of price guarantee with a the red wheat areas of the state, apples and grapes in Octohel', ThL 111-2 Tons 2-12-6 600 $60.00 stock and poultry and their pro. minimum of acreage allotments. The amount of Vigo witt be limited canners will follow with their. pro- of the memb~rship year to work on the Farm Buroau' a ducts and less favorable to surplus I Ton 3- 18-9 600 52.95 producing crops such as grain and There is, to be sure, a pronounced this year. motion later, state and county programs. Finally, prospects are rathei' ~{{ort being made ill the direction Prices on certified wheat were Mr. Buskirk said the l\Iichigall Cash Savings with Farm cotton. The 60 to 90% provisions >f returning substantial acreages recently established by the Crop pear harvest witt start about Aug, remote for having bad weather and bad roads break up are to be applied by the Sec'y of (rom grain to grass. - This transi. Improyement Association at $2.85' 20. l\1ichigan peaches are ahout 1G Bureau 3-18-9 $7.05, Agriculture in accordance with SUI" lion is bound to occur as Europe's per bushel retail. membership work early in December. This price dO(,3 days early, Housewives accustom, . County Farm Bureaus aud state +-------- ----''' ply and market demands. Jependence on us for grain declines. not include bags or transportatioh ed to canning peaches after Lahor Not only is there a substantial cash savings, 'but There is strong support in Con- It can hardly be an immediate from Lansing. We in Farm Bureau Day witt have to do it earliel! thi~ ~~arm Bureau membership people Bradshaw t S there is one-third less weight to handle. gress for liberalizing the flexibh He working now to build up th.) , 0 erve transfer of acreage since a sound Services Seed Dep't urge you, wherc year if they are to have plentiful membership ramllaign staH of 5,000 Berrien Churches slIIlports of the Aiken-Hope act. rotation system of crops will not possible, 'to place your order:; supply. Consider 25 acres to be fertilized. If one were The House defeated the Pace (Bran- permit. Rather will it be a grad- throu~h your local co-operative or II' more local workers, Figures presented at the confer- township leaders, the county 1'011 headed by !l;llIerson 0,' Bradsha 'W, se\!r~tfu"y nan j bill. but adopted the Gore biil nal chang~ver in a 3 to 4 yeal' Farm Bureau dealer. ence showed that it costs west coast to apply 400 Ibs. of 2- 12-6 per acre, it would take 5 to extend through 1950 wartimE }eriod. {'all chairman, publielty ehalrman, emeritUIl of the Chllreh r'ederaUe. producers of fresh fru its from 6 to of Greater Chica~o has acce\)ted tons. But 266 Ibs. of 3- 18-9 per acre will apply the price support at 90% "'of parity. other ..... orkers, and the county i cents a pound to deliver fruit to The Michigan the invitation of the Renin same amount of plant foodJ and there's only 31/;\ Seeding with wheat is an estab- The Gore bilt would repeal the Aik lished practice in Michigan. en flexible price support section :he extent that this is true and the To ANNUAL MEETINGS N'ew York and about the same for Oetroit. If the fru it sells for 10 board of directors. ~'arlll Bureau il'l assisting 'lublicity, pl'inting, and general with or. County Council of Church66 serve as interim exeeutivc dlreclAlr. to of the Agr'l Act of 1948, tons to handle. The cash savings on the job woul~ amount to $25. no action on Senate bilts oHered necessity for a cash erop in the The Senate has decided to take :otation continues ......heat witt con- :inue at somewhere near current IN FARM BUREAU cents a pound that covers wholesale and retail distrihution margin. There is no profit for thL the ~anization work, Those who attended the dilltrict He succeedll Howard L. !l:agle wb. has 6erved so efficiently past three ypars. for the Mr . .Nagle r.,. to get a trial run of the Brannau The following dates are 194:} producers below 10 cents a pound meetings included County Ya.rm Farm Bureau Services is providing such Savings "Ian. It is expected to pass up the acreage levels. _ annual meeting dates for the Farm to the consumeL Bureau boards of directors, mana. 8i~ned recently to cnter bUlliON', The fertilizer situation has im- Bureau group of organizations: ,ers for the 1950 Rolt Call. ('halr. but witl continue his intorlI6t anti * for farmer patrons by manufacturing a line of high analysis fertilizers for wheat, such as 3- 18-9, 4- 16-16 Gore bill. It is quite possible that to lroved in the past year. This wilt both Senate and House may agref' lQ longer be -a limiting factor as amend the Agr'l Act of 1948 tc llcnty of hlgh.analysis Nov. 5-Michigan Bureau at Htate Junior College, East Farm Lan WOMEN HAVE lIIen of membership chairmen of women's I'ommlttees, committee". to HOllie extent his ~ctivity in tbe work oC tho Coundt. Mr. Hmd6baw extfmd 9070 of parity price sup 'l.vailable to the nlan who places sin/;, goods arc presidentK of Junior Yarrn Bu, lEI an HCtlV!' mOlllber of the Berrie-. and 0-20-20 at its fertilizer plant at Saginaw. This is in accordance with a resolution adopted by Farm port throu~h 1950, while the whoh 'lis order 001'1)'. prograQ.I is reviewed. Seed wheat. As this is written. V~~~;\:r::n~:~t~f l'ov. 10-II-Michlgan ~~I~e~~i.chigan Farm Bu- TWO DAY SCHOOL reau!!, It was agreed comrnenrlalion!l of the majority nf thA district!:; IIhould prevail. tbat the rlJ' AU County Jrarm Blln~du. He operat~ es a 60081\ [.'uit farm DellI' Sttveolr ville. Bureau members at the' annual meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau in November, 1947, • .. Purchasing Power he Crop Improvement Association :las not issued its regular bu1lotln reau ,)ll various recommendations and at State Col1ege, Dec. I-Farm,crs Petroleum Co- I FOR CHAIRMEN di!!tricts voted for a one week calll- palgn at the same time. Seven dis- Supreme Court DeciJion --------- of Farm Dollar operative, Inc., at Lansing. Michigan Farm Bureau women tricts voted for the week oC Decem. fist of certified growers. We are Dec. 20-.F~rm Bureau Services. held their 4th annual workshop or bel' 5. Three tlelf"(;ted other dat ..!!, Rocks Oil Industry How It Works To get a clear picturc of the pur. ~airly sure. however, ('hasing power of the Carmer's dol, high-grade seed of approved varie- oC enough Inc., at Lanslllg. leadership training school Cor chair- but voted to join the oU~r lIi!!- Major 011 eompanif.!'l;, thrOtlPout triets for December 5. Districts the land, wer(' ord ..red by tbt Unit- Oleomargarine interests have carried on a great lar, the U. S. Havlngs Bond IHvi ties to take care of cveryone, Aliain S F Co men Mary's and vice-chairmen at St. Lake Camp near Battle recommenrl~ state membership ed States Supreme l'Qurt in JI1'le campaign of propaganda to persuade Congress to sion oC the Treasury presents these we must. flualify by saying a1l early tate air ntests, ,oals ranging Crom 40.000 to 4i,OOQ to Cree g~lIne 'tatloD ownen figures: orders wilt be cared for. What Six new farm contests have been Creek, Aug. 4-5. repeal existing laws taxing and regulating manufacture and sale of oleo. the To huy a bond for $750 in 1932. about varieties? iL took \12 200-pound hogs; in I added to the State }o'airprogram for On white wheat, tbe choice seems which prizes will be swarded: 1939, 60 hogs; and in ~'ebruary of to be between York win and Cornell cross cut sawing, weight lifting. the work done. Farm Bureau wo- tiona made. this year, it took onlr 20 hogs. 595. They discussed the activities men have beeome very interested in of for 19fiO. The figure 44.100 Is an from any oontrart willen I'omp~t.d women's committees and how to get average oC the ten recommeuda.- them to buy and "'..II.ouly Ihe IPUO lID~ aDIi other automQbll. Most countlell arc well ahead oC of the produrln~ 'fJmpany, I,JOda They claim that there is no danger that yellow OC these, York win stilt rates axe chopping, tug of war, horses Other products and their compara. the preference the work oC the Sister Kenny Foun- where they were at thill time last The dN"I!ilor lol'l~ 1I wltitl-d ll.DJJ 1ft in spite oC some and tractor putting, greased pig oleomargarine would be sold as butter if they could tive values at the three periods in. eurrent claims of superior yield for catching. dation Cor Polio, and in the Ameri- year In rolt {'all preparation •. MOlIt a C~ bitt ..rly fo 'jI;h' from tll,. Older contests include oC them have their roll C!itl mana-Ilowut to fh,. Ult; ,,, t rou tl roelLed clude corn as follows-2,374 bush. Cornell 595. The two points in horse putling. hog cat1ing. milking. can Cancer Society. have the restraining legislation repealed. els in '32; 1.321 in '39; and 253 in Yorkwln's favor are a lesser ten- sheep shearing, and hnsband ca1l- Cancer Society. Mrs. Harold Cor. gers and quartermen Cor Cour I aU tb. It l:o' ri but lOr prot;ra/DII of Let's see how it works in Arkansas. That state '49, when applied to the purchasa dency to winter-killing and a whit- ing. Contests may be entered at nelins, state commander Cor the townships selected. In IOme the 'I tbe major ()oil OOmpanlell .. bkil ...... oC the bond. AmerIcan Cancer Society, spoke on manager and quarter men have exprf"4sed by • exrlu ive deal., e()l),- (Continued on page two) er kernel. York win has gi,en gen- the Fair, Sept. 2 to 11. started mf!etlnCI. IIrartH". (Continued on Pa~e Four) • I TWO MICHIGAN FARM NEWS - Established January ,1%. IUS Michigan Farm Bureau OFFICERS Font..,....! a." second ('1&."''' mati ..,. pn>"htenL _.C. E. Buskirk, Paw P:1W Jan. I~. IUS at th .. postotn<'t! at VIc ..-Pr .." J.. E. Trelbe". Unlonvttld Cha,.lou ... MIC'hlgan. und ..,. the AN }o;x .. ~ Sec.y ~. L. Brody, Lansing ut Mal'('A 3. IS79, DISTRICT DIRECTORS Publlshed monthly. nrst Saturday. I-J. B. Rlchard" _Bf'rrlen Center b7 Xlebllr&n Farm :Bureau. at. Ita "-Blaqu .. Knlrk QuJncy. Rot publlcstlon ottlce at 114 E. Lovett 3-Clyde Breining ypsilanti, R. 1 SL. Charlotte. :\llchlpn. 4-A. Shelienbarger L. Odessa. R-I Our garden, iu the summer monthfl, successive stenes displnys. 5-:lolarten Garn _Charlone. R-5 Ed!toJ:tal and lrenl!r-a1 omces. 111 6-Ward G. Hodge Snover. R-l A quiet earthy pa~eant of the numerous crops we raise, North Ceda,. SL. Lanslne. Michigan. 7-Harry Norrls Casnovla And each. succeedin~ after each, brings In its summel'y train Po"t Uftte.e Ber tie. TehtphOfte. l.&Jl- 8--H.. E. Frahm, Frankenmuth, R-l sine ll.r.t. Elrtenslon 8- S-H. Lautner ....Traverse CIty. R-3 Its own voral'ious 5.I)cl'ial pest to ('ause the j:ardener Imin. 10-Arthur- ~hnlng ......Osslnek .., R-l But Nature has her sy!{tolJl too of balanl'es anti dWl'k!:l Send nottces on Fonn un and un- dollll'erahle copt .. ,..tu~ under DIRECTORS AT LARGE And gartlPl1ers all .wax hot cleal" thm to wring pe!{llCerous neck!!. FonD SS';9 to :Il1l."htp.n Farm Newa Car! E. Busklrk Paw,Paw, R-! edltortal ottt ... PI 0. Sax 960. Lan- Georgd Bloclt.. _.Char-ievolr. R-I The robins wait in hungry brood to peck the first !ltrawherry atng. ¥1chJc'uL Jesse E. TrelboJr_ UntonvUl". R-l While 1 with slingJIhot grimly drawn plmllle my thievish quarf-Y. £inar Un~n _._. ..• Editor PURPOSE. Of FARM Represpntlng Thton soon Ihe I:hen'y tree is set In banquet f()!" thl' flock:'! Harald Wcinlftan_Auociatl! Editor BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU And I rig up a l;carec,'ow ther.....-and lamely pelt wilh rOl'ks. Mr>l. U. S. Newell._ ....cohlwat ..r. R-% Bubacr:2ptloD: !S cenla • yoear. The purpose of this Anoels. The hlg consellsu:'! seems to he. as far u.~ I ha\'t! heart! LImited to P'ann Bureau MembenL tlon ahall be the advancement Representing of our members' Interesta edu- That half the garden Is for me and half is for th'e birdg.' JUNIOR FARM BUREAU Vol. XXVII A ...gust 6. 1949 No.7 cationally. eeonomieal/)'. legislatively. and Vertand ~lcLeod._ _ _ _Lyon8 The [irst green beans that elhow up in neatly orderell row . Are briskly felled and luft to wilt by eutwormg from below. take this amount from \)ur nower But as the villians smugly wait for twilight to appear EDITORIAL (Continued tram page- J) fund. that ;\10tion carried. Mrs. Iloward the pennies Stanton for :mnounct'd friendship Marthy's shrewd. finger Green heans in hutter So ever'y season hrings its lI'eat- Mr. Shellenbarger. prellldpnt or the Char~Mt;Call:t and SOliS or Route u~\I'd a truck. The group voted S Bureau work. lie assisted in :;et. Pac~ HlII (modlfled version of the County Roanl of Directors. a lettel' to 2 against having a tractor li. News and his monthly gram over WKAR gave ,radio hilll' a wid(! pro- tlng up_ Plainfield Farm Bureau No. :~, rAt" MIlO,'. Michigan. The Brannon Plan) was defeated In the statlnll: we favor this projt'ct and Cense law. Wt! feel that if the Store. For family health rea.'!on!!, Jordan Valley Sets recessed until Nov. 7 to voth on are 6 t1;t~j)lg Belgian horses in 1~ acquaintanceship In the Farm Bu. Hou.~ of Representatlv~ Hun. would like to see definite action truckers do try to put through 'Ph . t' wish ~ Mr. Wasson moveu to Montmoren. proposed changes in by.laws. A classes. McCall\! and. Sons also dreds of Community Farm Bureau taken. such a law, we would then make reau. e orgamza IOn e. ,cy county a y~r ago. Mr. and Ann'} Meeting Ahead quorum Is half of the 1559 stock. show llwine. m ..mb..r.l contacted their congress- A letter I'ntitled "Prosperity known our feelings. We do not him the best ___________ of BUCCesS at Caro ... t " rs. 'V asson assls. t I' d 1'n organiz : Jordan V a.ll I' y Co-operatlve holders. men In Washington. Their efforts Reigns Supreme" was read by the see where the truckers would he Ing the Montmorency county Farm Creamery 'at East Jordan met Au. Junior Farm Bureau otfers our joined with those of Farm Bureau secretary to the group. This stres. gaining anything by e!!tabllshing List Four Big Bureau. gust 1 for Its annual meeting :mu Buy Farm Buearu Seeds. rurar"youth leadership training. me~ from the oth~1: States ses the Importance of purchasing sUl:h a law. Dairy Expenses .r. played the major role In defeatlnll: government savIngs bonds.- The meetin~ was a.ljourned. thl'l bilL We certainly have a Harriett Proefrock read a uews. We wish to call your attention' When it comes to dairying ex" State Fair penses. Michigan State college agri. Cvmmunity Farm Bureau program paper article. urging voters to to the fact that the Items on which cultural economists say there are Premium Book to ~ proud of. It Is second to writlJ their congressmen relative the minutes were rated are lil'\tell The Michigan State Fair offers none even tbough our numI>er8'may to the passing or legislation SlUy to carry out the recommenda- neces. below: four Items to watch Labor, indebtedness. carefully. machinery, $120.000 in prizes fof agricultural . noL be as great 88 some other states. Within another month the Com. tions of the 1Ioover Commls.'lion. 1. Call to order. 2. Secretary called roll (listed and purchased pense items. Combined, feed are the big ex- they repre. livestock and home art exhibits the fall' Sept: 2 through Sept., 1 t a' - munity Farm Bureau prograJTl; will A discus810n followed. Among those pre!!ent and ahsent) ThlJ Premium Book Is available those present, 17 postal cards wer.e sent fauF out of every five begin a new year. The present 3. Previous minutes read and upon rery equIpment for 1950. See our adVertlse- :\Hke"ell & ~1ll.Y Charlotte R-2, .~ltch You ladies may be interested to secretary write a lettel' to )1rs. tees: . ment for KIng Evaporators on page 6 .' , (8-lt-25p ) know that for the past Community Leon Dunning, who has charge of oC this paper. For complete InCorma- a. County Farm DUreau Office. tlon on all syrup making and market- year out of the 870 the county newsll/tter. telling her FOR SALF.-negistered :\lI1klngo Fann Bureau of our plan to cooperate with other (Instructed secretary to write a.. Ing supplies, write Sugar Blish Sup- ples Co.• P. O. Box 1107, Lan.,qlng, Shorthorn helfe-rs from one to seven - dlllCusslon leaders. 112 of them teen months old. Also, registered cow were women. Two years ago a wo- communlt}. groups in this project. letter to the County Farm Bureau Mich. (4-tf-46b) mllklnl\'. Lester True"dell. Holly R-3 TOP IN TAX - Michigan Bell is the higgest President stating they favor the ~l1ch. Phone Holly 3711. (8.lt-24p ) single contributor hy taxes to the State Pri. man discussion leader was an Robert Macklnder seconded the mo. project set.up) IRRIGATION "oddity." tion. The motion carried. FOR SALP..-cORR1EDALE aO(I mary School Fund. This year Michigan Bell h. Action Committee report on Jo'ARM IRRlnATTON f'lj\rIpment at Suffolk rams and ram lamb". :\lik""lOJI Mrs. Carol SOh". a member of A dlscuS8.ion wa.'! held relative to Hoover Commission. (Sent 17 cards lower prices. Falrbanks-:'.Iors". pumJ»! & May, Charlottl' 1t-2, :\t1ch. (U~-27 will pay $5,291,826 in State property taxes. the North Branch ArcadIa grOU'l holding our regular nH.'etings in and motors;. Chry"ler and 'V'HCon"ln Ilouth of city limit"). (8-3t-15p) to Congressmon in Washington) eng;n",,; Italnhlrd HI,rinkler", "Undl'r- That's equal to $3.65 for each school pupil in' of U.~r county. reports that. her July and August. The vote to :lIIS' c. Women of Farm Bureau. tree" type at $3.20; 4" aluminum Ir- FARM MACHINERY rigation tubing with mo"t rugged. Michigan. So part of what you pay Michigan group 18 Interetlted In promoting peud regular meetings until Sel)' a County LQpe.l'r county. Farm Bureau They plan to get Office In tllmber The Robert was unanimous. Macklnders, Invited 1. European Mlchll\'an (voted woman $1.50 from com. to visit Ilplf.latchlng market-69 "nglneering and unlatchln/; cents per foot. Huggestivc slJrvlce on all Inqulrle... latch on Sheep. STEWART horse8. Animal mules, Shearing clippers dog .... Hepalr Machines fo r for COW!! parts , . Bell for children telephone around service you - helps making erlucate them the finer, munity p;roup) .. BIIY from :\fichlgan',. la!"KI'st stocker" 8harpenlng service on all types ot cut- the cooperation of otht>r community the group to their cottage home a.~ 2. Pennies for frrendship (col. of Irrib-aUon e'luipment. 20 years ex- ters and comb .... Michigan Co-op more uselul citizens ol tomorrow. groupa In Lapeer and donate their Wall I.ake for a picnic the latter lected from j:rou p) perience with Michigan Irrlgati'm Wool Marketing Ass'n, 506 North I)Urt of July. The president reo probl,.,m". Hamlllon :\1fg. & :'Iachlne Mechanic Street. Jackson. Mlcbl~an time and effort to erect a :iUltahle 6. Report of flpecial committee' Co .• Hamilton, ~lichlgan. Phon .. 2\fJI. (4-tf-34b) building. rlUl!sted the 1\Iacklnders to pick a (8-41-6711). (a) A removal of road brush at HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH Ever !llnce we have been honor. Ing varlou8 groups each month with date convenient jority later which ot the group. would to them and to the ma- be mo.'!t Donald Proe. the Int<>rsections (sent newsletter lettlJr to editor outlining of county of cOllnty plan and ask" roads WOM EN FREE :>:EW BOOK! "'ou'll be nmaz- ed at the ~mart drp.ssl''', cl1rtaln.'J. to)'''. ATTENTION, WOOL teed the ceiling price. GROWERS Wool Growers-I!end your wool to us and you are guaran We are pur -- . HOW NEAR ARE YOUR:NEJGHBORS?- ~- Your awanb. we have had many requesl.d frock moved and Marshall Pierce ing for cooperation with other com. chlldren's clothing, you can make chasing wool Cor the government. Yea I' seconded that Wl! have an all day from cotton bag!!. Get your )o'rel' copy around wool marketing service and friends ~ay live one, two or m~rc miles away, and to print a copy of tbe minutes that munity groups In county) of "Smart Sewing With Cotton Bag~" prompt settlement made. Michigan were rated with a STAR AWARD. plcuic with a pot-luck dinner at 7. Survey of Value of Barry Now! A real treasure copy, write toda)' to: National Cotton book! For your Igan Co-operative Wl'0: Marketlng-.As 80clatlon 506 N. Mechanic St.,1 Jack -- yet they re as close to YOll as next-door nei..,hbors Wp are. theretore. printing the noon. Motion carried. The presl. County Newsletter (Got attitude of Council, Bo~ 76. l\1emphi,.. Tl'nnesl'''. hy telcphonc. Without lca';j~ ... homc yon c:n visit 80n. Mlcblpn. phone 3-424.6. (atf-44h ) minutes of the June meeting held dent appointed: Don Wright to group for C. O. D.) State Discussion I' • (2-5-8-11-60b) with them regularly, exchan:e hits of news, ask hy the Northeast DQwllng group seeure the Ice crl'am; Howard Stan. RANGE Topic. Discussed this month's tOIl' SPECIAL. R A R r. A 1:-; OFFER! for or offer help in. case o£.i.1hicss, plan parties or of Darry COlSnty wblch was award. ton and Orville Babcock the lemon. Ic. (Listed conclusions from the I.,{)\"ely Quill Plecl'!'! Big :I-lb. bundle FAYOHITE Kitchen Ran~e for WOOl I rod the GOU) STAR. ade: Howard Burchett and How. finest quality. lire .." good" rf'mnant~. or I'oal \\'Ith reservoir and warmln~ church affairs. Comideri,!~ ll~w little it costs anrI "Inut ... Northeut Dowlln, Com. ard Stanton, the l)icnh: tables. discussion) 8. Made arrangements for llPxt T."lrgp pi..c..". Only $1.59 »fl!ttpaid. ~[one\' back IC not truly delighl"<1! OVf!n .F.xcellent l>akar. Fin., cHndi - how nn.lch it can do for yon, ~'ilc' of to,lay's ~eatcst tlon.' Now In u"". CMt $125 nlOw. \\'i.ql 1 Mrs. Howard Stanton reportetl Rampi"". 25 cpnl". Annp CMlf'lIo, Box \0 In"tall gal< ranK" and wttl ....11 fn r v:llucs IS Ihe telephone, " ""unity F. B. FoUowtag ltupper the meetlnl( (appointed necessary ('om. 184-B. :'.IlIrmy Hili StMion, ~("w York that the AS80Ciated Women of the $35. ?Irs. Hose Morphy, 90~ BI,,') I mt'etlRJ was called to order by the mittee for the plcuic) Adjourn. If., N.Y. (~-:lt-:l7Il) Street, l..anl'llnl:. Mich. (s- Itp ) ~r .. ldeDt. _Howard Burchett. The 'VoJ:ld Is bringing a European ment. FOR SALE VETERINARY REMEDIES "f'('rf'tAry read the roll. 18 present, w.man to our state of Michigan. Be sure to bring your FAR:'.I . WRITE FOR I:-;STRUCTIO~S to MICHIGAN BE L'L , E L E P H 0 N E ~--C0 M PAN Y 1! abMB1. S~ ... 11\ be In Berry county provld. NE'VS to your August meeting. measurp for '"l'nf't;''" blind!: or win- PRICES DROP to new 10"". Penl - Tbe waut. of tV May raeetlng ed we ran pay ber expell5eS. Our You'll need it for your discussion. dow "hades. Spe<-lallY prlC"l!d to )'our clllin tOO,OOOunit 25 <;ent"; pen!cUlin O.r SlJ,500,OOO .postwor rural constriction program;'m~s ~OO000 unit 38 cent". Not neces.qar)' to "'.,.. rad aDd ~ed aa. read. SNllp allotment would be $1.50. See,you ne- Inonth. order. FIt YOl1r windows. Rpnresl'nta.- iise Inferior treatment for 'm:1SUlIs a t more and better rural telepltone servIce. I ... th't''' wantl'd. ~anbergll, 2108 East these prices. H. F. Link, Pharmacillt. The eecret&ry re&d a lettel' receiv- Gertrude ('..-kill moved and Hal', ~lll."hlgan Avp., Lansing. 1Ilirhhmn. HM East Mlchlg:w Avenllf>. Lansing rh.tt Proefrock seconded that w", Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. (S-3t-:!5h) ed trom tbe orpnlsaUoD d~-t. Mich. (1l-If-30b) • SATURDAY, AUGUST 6,1949 THREE MICHIGAN FARM NEW S IFB moLUTlONS I Chairman, Fennville R.2. District 5-Lute Hartenburg, Eat. on Rapids, R.I. Operation Cherry Pie for Ionia Fair Jr. FB Cafeteria Open DEMAND FEWER DMMIITEE District 6-Howard sonvllle. District 7-0scar Erbe, Car. A. Sundell, At Ionia Free Fair SERVICES OR fARTS WORK New Era. District 8-John Ziegler, Bay City R-4. Come time to eat at the Ionia Free Fair the week of PAY MORE TAXES rhe .time is coming when ,resolu. August 8-13, you'll see people quickening their step in "If we don't check the present ,ns are to be considered by Coun. District 9-Mrs. Ben Shetenhelm, trend toward ccntralizatlon of pow- IBureaus. About halt the- Coun- Lake City. the direction of the Michigan J unior. Farm Bureau cafe- er in state and national govern- District IO-D. H. Fleming, Gay- ments, wc are in danger of losing rFarm Bureaus have named reso- lord. teria on the main drag, near the grandstand. our tradition of independence pro- 'ions committees to dev.elop pro- lals tor consideration' by 4mem. Resolutions committee members Perhaps 10,000 meals will be served by the Juniors. claimed by our forefathers on this r8 a few weeks hence. at large are chosen from the board • day 173 years ago," state represent. rresident Carl Buskirk of the of directors of the Michigan Farm This is the third year they've been invited by the fair atlve Harry J. Phillips told St. ,cbigan Farm Bureau has ap- Bureau. They are: Clyde Brein. management to operate the only cafeteria on the grounds Clair County Farm Bureau mem- lnted the state resolutions com. ing of Ypsilanti, Harry Norris of bers and their families at their ~tee of 13 members. The tirst Casnovia, and Albert Shellenbar- and serve continuously from II:00 a. m. to midnight. fourth annual picnic July 4. ger of Lake Odessa. He urged his audience to, "think jeting was held at Lansing July Last year they served 8,000 meals. This year they are things over more thoroughly" to I The committee and its sub- Resolutions adopted at annual meetings of the Michigan Farm equipped and staffed to do more. prevent introduction of practices -nmittees will meet from time to Bureau constitute the platform and which might endanger their liber- ?e preceding the MFB annual .~tfng Nov.JO-Il. In the mean- Ie, all county and ~community program' of action of the organiza- tion for the following year. The With the Junior Farm Bureau+ the project is a combination of good public relations for the Farm Bu. BOB HOWARD ties. He pointed out that the people of MiChigan must start demanding officers and staff make every ef. reau, and a good business proposi. fewer services from their state gov- rm Bureau organizations are el'1lment or be willing to pay higher tOOto send their resolutions for I state convention to the Reso. fort to secure as much progress as -possible in accordance with the tiO;e:~~e t:~j~;n:~: ~::;~~~~d and JOINS STAFF OF taxes. dons Committee, Michigan Farm ,reau, P. O. Box 960, Lansing, not recommendations made by the mem- bership. pleasant surroundings. qu.e among the eating places at the It is un i- ANTIOCH COLLEGE "Many services could be done bet- ter and cheaper by existing service organizations locally on a voluntary 1lr than Nov. 1. The sooner, the faIr. If people don't know, they When good people get' into basis than by setting up more ~ter. , Shown making cherry pies for ger of the cafeteria project; Ar-I At six cuts per pie, they figure soon learn that it is a co.operative Robert West Howard, editor and ~overnment bureaus," 1\lr. Phillips trouble because they are attacked project in which several hundred President Buskirk has appointed the Junior Farm Bnreau cafeteria chie McLachlan of Evart, Jr. FB. they'll need 775 pies for 1949. So ~riter who has taken considel'able said. and heavlly smitten 'Ily the vile Junior Farm Bureau members :se persons to the MFB resolu- vice-pres., and chairman of the a large share of the pies are made interest in the Michigan Junior and the wicked, 'they must be very at Ionia Free Fair Aug. 8 to 13 from many counties are taking DS committee: I careful not to get at loggerheads Fair project committee; Miss 1\Iari- in July and held in a frozen food Farm Bureau, has been appointed 1950 AFBF Convention District I-llfrs. Forrest S. Wein. are: Miss Ruth Ann Lyon of Hart- part. They've been working at it vice-president of Antioch college at with each other. Winston ChurchilL Iyn Mills of Ithaca, state cherry pi03 locker untij baking time at tlH' rg, Vicksburg R.2. land, Michigan's 1949 Cherry pie baking chanipion for 1948. fair. When this pictnre was made since early summer., A permanent Yellow Springs, Ohio. !\II'. Howard Set For Dallas, Texas pistrict 2-Harold Mapes, Mani. baking queen; Verland McLeod oi Juniors have obs)rved that two at a Lansing food locker, eight committe'e handles the manage- will be in charge of public I'elations The 1950 annual convention of Experience has taught me that I Beach R.l. Lyons, Jr. FB. president; Eugene of three cafeteria customers at the girls and se\-eral boys made 125 ment, does the buying, supenises and will assist in [nnd raising. the American Farm Bureau Feder. energy and enthusiasm are conta- . pistrlct 3-A n d'r e w Jackson, Shugart of Traverse City, manu. fair choose cherry pie for Gessert. pies. the menus 'and cookery, and. or . For a good many years !\II'. How- ation will be held in Dallas, Texas, gious and that no man or woman Iwell R-4. ganizes the staff. Every day the ard travelled the United States for according to an announcement can catch them from superiors who general staff cbanges-a new group District : 4-Walter Wightman, do not have them.-Frank S. Curl INSURANCE AGTS. Insurance Agents Win Honors of young people come in to con- tribute their share of the labor. Farm Journal and other national made by "'ilfred Shaw. secretary. publications, alert \ for the new The board of directors in' March things in agriculture. The !\Iichigan had authorized both Dallas and START SECOND The project is q,uite a business deal. The Juniors rent the build- ing for $600 for the week. They Junior Farlll caught his fancy. Bureau program Houston. Final choice was made af- He made it a tel' inyestlgation of a\'ailable facll- PORTLAND SALES CONTEST hal'e improved for nse as a cafeteria. years they have it considerably purchased In othel' or point to visit Junior Farm Bureau ities and attractions of the two cit- summer camps and to attend state' ies. meetings whenever possible. He has wl'itten several articles on projects Buy 1<'arm Bureau Seeds. BATTLE CREEK Agents of the Farm Bureau 1\lu. tual Insurance Company of Michi- gan have set themselves a goal of 170 new automobile insurance polio built tables and chairs. They have acquired considerable kitchen equip- ment. This year they have added of the Michigan Juniors. Last year he served as an instructor at one -miles a real' to report the new Am- of the Waldenwoods camps. In 1948 erican agricnlture. When Farm a mechanical dishwasher, and have Mr. Howard wrote a pageant which Jonrnal purchased Pathfinder mag. Livestock Yarda Now cies per agent in the period July 15 to December 31. This is their sec- the use of a large deep freeze box. the Juniors presented at the Ameri- azine, Howard can Institute of Co.operation at Am. chief for two years. Of late, Mr. become editor-in- The county Jnnior Farm Bu- Operated, by Your Co-op ond sales campaign. Agents who get theil' 170 policies reaus contribute much to the :mc- cess of the venture by pledging herst, Mass. Howard has been a free lance writ- 1\11'. Howard began his career on er. His work has appeared in many before Dec. 10 wlll qualify for a the New York Telegram. In 1939 he national magazines. He likes to With the addition of the Portland (Ionia coun- trip to the American Farm Bureau fruits, fresh vegetables, potatoes, beans, eggs and other commodities. started a five year tOur with Farm write articles about the work of ty) and the Battle Creek (Calhoun county) Fedel'ation convention at Chicago Journal, traveling up to 50,000 farm co-operative groups. the week of Dec. 11, with expenses Eugene Shugart of Traverse City yards, the Michigan Livestock Exchange now paid. The top eleven agents will is general manager this year. His 111 represent the Farm Bureau Mutnal assistants are Archie McLachlan of provides complete co-op marketing service at Detroit, Battle C.reek, and Portland for Michigan Insurance Co. at the' AFBF insur. ance conventiol1. For the leading Evart, Osceola county, 'and Miss Carolyn Tribby of Concord, Jack- USE •••• 11 agents. expenses of wife or hus- son county. Mrs. Robert Antcllff livestock producers. - . Buy Michigan-produced meats for assur~nce of band will be pail,l,also, according to Nile Vermillion, manager of the company. ROSCOE EAGER WILBUR J. LOHR of East Lansing RFD heads the kitchen staff. The Cafeteria will open Snnday. FRANCE AGSTONE July' 15 fifty agents and wives Roscoe Ea9~r of Howell R-5, and Wilbur J. Lohr of Ida won fir~.t August 7 at 11 a. m. for dinner. Lime your fields now to insure greater , satisfying quality. The schedule thereafter will be din- had their first annual mid-summer and second places for the volume, of automobile insurance business production. OONSIGN-YOUR NEXT SHIPMENT TO YOUR CO-OP meeting at Michigan State College. sold to ,Farm Bnreau members in the first sales contest of the Farm ner 11 a. m. to 3 p. m.; supper 5 It was also the close of their first Bureau Mutual Iusurance Company of Michigan. The contest ended to 8 p. m.; sand wiches and ice FRANCE AGSTONE has been aiding The Michigan Livestock Exchange 60 day sales campaign on auto in- surance. A. E. Richardson, first manager , July 15. "Fifty agents participated. well. Like Michigan, Illinois start- cream from 8 p. m. until midnight. production successfully for over 25 year •• The Producer O,~ca: and Controlled Selling Agency of the Illinois Farm Bureau's auto. ed with 3,000 charter policyholders. South Jackson Favors Sheep Show Monroe, Mich., Plant located just south mobile insurance program, said Illinois was almost a year in get- Coun t Medical Center natIOnal Y .. ~ichigan State Fair Oxford sheep has won the show. Judg. . of the city limits of Monroe on US-25. DETROIT - BATTLE CREEK - PORTLAND that they now have 200,000 cars and ting to 6,000. Michigan had 6,200 STOCK YARDS trucks insured for 150,000 members policyholders in less than five Bureau South Jackson Commulllty Farm group of Jacksoll county ing, Sept. 9 at 9 a. Ill. _ Silica, Ohio, Plant located 8 miles west .... t. of the Farm Bureau in that state . months. Mr. Richardson was intro- agreed July 13 that the county Sunday newspapers got theil' of Toledo, 1 mile north of US-20N. He said that MiChigan is doing duced by C. L. Brody, executive se'C- needs a medical center. The County l start during the Civil 'Var, due to • retary of the l\Iichigan Farm Bu- Farm Bureau board was asked to reau. J. F. Ylieger, ass't executive help financially. the -public's desire for up.to.the- THE FRANCE STONE COMPANY The state has minute news from the war fronts. TOLEDO, OHIO secretary, made the address of wel- come. 'Ve fundsareavailable paying for for others, but get health centers. ;~p~r~in~t~e~r'~s~I~n~k~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ •f'My share of my. $1,582 hospital bill In the fil'st sales contest, these nothing in return. agents were leaders: The group agreed that there Volume of business,lst, Roscoe should be more doctors and that fi- 7,000 FB Members Insured! Eager, Howell R-5; 2nd, Wilbur J. nancial aid is justified to increase Lohr, Ida; 3rd, J. Burton Richards( the number of medical students. came to only $97.50 ••• Berrien Center .• First to reach quota-1st, Eager, 2nd, Wilbur J. Lohr. Some medical attention should be Roscoe given to pupils in the schools. Dis. cussion of the topic Rural Health Highest Pet. F. B. ,Members sold was led by Mrs. Evelyn Bradley. in county-1st, Wilbut J. Lohr; The JUly meeting was held at the The objective of this Company is to provide Farm 2nd, Roscoe Eager; 3rd-tie: Gel'- home of Orlo Snide. The August rit Elzinga, Hudsonville R-2; Eldon meeting is to be a picnic. Bureau members good automobile insurance at cost. Ford, Adrian R-1; 'Wilbur C. Quick, Emmett R-l. '" Plant Farm Bureau Seeds. Farm 'Bureaulnembers are to be congratulated on the • • progress our Insurance Company is n1aking. The Com- pany began operations March 1, 1949 with about 3,009 UNICO Farm Supply charter policyholders. Five n10nths later we have 7,000 policyholders and 77 licensed agents. Our assets exceed Products Are Ready $400,000. to'Work for You' See your local agent listed below or contact our state of- fice for the most liberal automobile insurance policy you can buy. We insure automobiles, farm trucks and com- mercial trucks. Policies limited to members of the Farm Bureau. Blue Cross covered the rest, and' also paid $290 to the surgeon!" FARM BUREAU Michigan Farm Bureau Members- How to Join Blue Cross MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Let BLUE CROSS protect your OF MICHIGAN t entire family' against today's through the 105 E. Washtenaw St, - Phone 4-4549 - Lansing, Mlchiga.n high cost of hospital care. Michigan Farm Bureau Agents for Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company A ceIDENTs. and serio~s illness Enrollmentof Farm Bureau membersis Allegan-John Elzinga. Hamil- Huron-Bruce Crumbach, Bad Mecosta-Joe Hesler. ~tanwood r1 strike WIthout warmng. They through the Community Discussion ton; .Jas. \\'. Curtis, Fennville Axe R-2; William Harwood, 1:-2. H-t: Lynn Ford Heasle)', Jr., Harbor Beach: I~rlward bring with them unexpected hospital Groups.""Newgroups may be started Dorr; T. ~I. Kelsey, Martin. A. Oesch~er: Bay I'ort It-I; Midland-D f) n 11 I d Mc:lllllan, Harold lIeln, Port Hope It-2. Freeland 1t-2. and surgical b~_ that can spell finan- when a sufficientnumber of members Alpena~lIfton Jacobs, Alpena. Ingham-Leon Fellow.., Mason Montcalm-James Gager, Car- cial disaster for you and yours. That's have made application.Groups already Barry-Howard Bayley, Belle- It-1; Dell :'Iead, Dansville. son City. vUe. Ionia-Clifton J. Cook, Lake Montmorency-Fred ~now, lIlI\- the big reasonwhy you and your family enrolled may add new members once Odes=. Juan H.-3. Bay-\VlIlIam Bat e son, Bay need Blue CrosS protection against each year. See your County Farm City H-3. Isabella-Donald Woodrulf, Ite- Monroe-Wilbur J. Lohr, Mon- today's high cost of hospital and Bureau Blue Cross Secretary regarding Whether i2s a pitch fork, a power Berrien-J. Burton Richards. mlls It.l: Charles 9ordon, roe. Coleman It-I. mower, a truck or tractor tire, a 30 cubic Berrien Center. • Newaygo-Glen J. Speet, 20' S. medical care. And this Blue Cross enrollmentrequirementsor contact our Jackson-Fred W. I"ord, Mun- Stewart, lo'remont. foot farm freezer or a water system, you Branch~. HUSh Lozer, Cold- Ith: I\'an Allison. I'arma It-2, protection cosfS:only pennies a day! District officenearest you. water. Ilcrhert L. Town, Jackson 'akland-Fred H. Had don. 1/',lIy 1t-2; Lucius Lyon. Holly will find Vnico produces ready to go to Calhoun-Eric Furu, Marshall; )t-1. It-2. OFFICES IN 20 MICHIGAN CITIES work for you to lighten the chores and Gust l' I e p k 0 W, ~I'rlngl'ort- Kalamazoo-Carl It. B a eon, Ogemaw-Junlor Guy Clemens, H-2. Kalamazoo It-a. , l'rescott Il-2. ALPENA. ANN ARBOR. BATTLE CREEK • BAYC~ help raise the standard of living on the Osceola-llu"selI McLachlan. Cass-I.ouis M. \\-alter, I'~d- Kent-fl. A. Whillenbach, Low- BENTON HARBOR • DETROIT • "I.INT wardsburg; Harry Shannon, ell; George J. Portlleet, Grand Ottawa-Gerrlt Elzinga, Hud- CRAND RAPIDS • HILLSDALE • HOLLAND farm. Unico produces are good produCtS Marcellus. Haplds It-Ii; Harold Buttrick, SfJnvllle H-2; Sa.m R,.mer, JACKSON ' KALAMAZOO • LANSI:O;G • MARQUE'ITE all the way-manufaCtured or procured Clinton-Gareth M. Harte, Bath. Ada H-I. Spring Lake. Lapeer-Marvel A. Whittaker, Presque Isle-Byron Howell, MT. PLEASANT • MUSKEGON • PO:-"TIAC by, a cooperative for cooperatives. You Eaton-Hoger Focrch, 142. ~. Hoger. City. Pearl St., Charlotte. Metamora; L<)ul~ N. Payne, PORT HURON • SAGINAW. T.RAVERSE CITY NrJrth Branch; Lyle HUl;sell, Saginaw -I<.)y MeY..", 100 So. can depend upon Unico quality. Ask for Emmet-Sidney Howard, Alan- ~orth Branch. Wa-blngt',,,, S¥.I\'lnaw; An- son. thony I.a!', I< v, y" t, r... The Doctors' and them by name. Lenawee-Eldon A. i'ord, Adri- Sanilac -f;c',rj;" ~a.rshJ__Mar- Hospitals' Own Non-Profit Healtll Plan Genesee-George G I II e 8 pill, an It.!. lett,,; A. H. La.ur.. n, auLl'lett.e GaInes; Ralph Willi a. m s, Livingston-Ilr)flcoe E age 1', R-ll. for the Public Welfare Grand Blanc. Hl)well Il-5; Vonald Leary, UNITED CO-OPERATIVES, INC. Grand Traverse-Wm. han, Travcr~e City It-2. Hooli- 1M2 Gregtory Road, Jo'owler- vllle; Gale Holalncton, !low- St, ClaIr-Wilbur m.. t, R.l, C. Quick, Em- Seu.r, i Alliance, Ohio Gratiot-Byron J. Beebe, St. lervlIle R-2. St. Joaeph-Lyman J#'Jnida". E, Louis H-I; Geor~e Saxton. Al- Macomb-John Rinke. Warren. !!,!:u!!..!,rt#J 2,~,2,~ ma; Charle~ H. Brown, Alma; Tuscol. y:, .. I~ r ('arll, Manistee-Theo E. Schimke, I' I ." , A )I I, Harold E, St'JIle. Wheeler. (Jneka.ma. Ak'll I 1 ('Qn~ ! Hillsdale-Ervin Lister. HIII~- Mi.. aukee-Gerrlt Koster, Fal- Van Bur.n A r+ Jn1J-!. Paw THIS IS YOUR TICKET dale It-2; Herluf Mldtxard. mouth. 1} TO WORRY-FREE RECOVERY 2J4 State Street. Detroit 26 Readln~ Il-2; Leon Kulow, ltcadlng. Mason !lotlt. Scott vl1le. J. Whlttbe(ok~, N Va ... ; Earl U&VUI, V"," "te"ilW It I. Lt. Va ... Paw. l' Ij, PROTECTION THAT'S PRICELESS -- - i.1iCHIGAN ~ATURDAV, AuGUST 6, _ Farm Bureall Women Have Discussion. l\T1" OtlO YntE'ma of to rCllemble butter. monthly Commun ity . Two Day School the adult education dep't of Wellt- ern Michigan College of Education Do You Bay City Installs I:abor Saving Grain Hoist The situation is brought about meei!ngs for, by tbe fact that oleo interests got .made suggestions. 1\)4'1-50. Each (,7 countles Member. ed l F or Chairman at Kalamazoo. conducted a discus- sion on program building for a Know These retail grocers to Initiate a legis. ship district will be represent lative proposal to permit manufac. ~he state discussion topic comm . itt ( CORIInu'" troa. how the SO<'lety and the !-'arm Bu- PllJ!'e 1\ Farm Bureau women's committee. The workshop was planned under FB Facts? ture and sale of yellow oleo -in tee meeting at Lansing Aug. 6 .• the nel t S f :0 reau <,an join forl"t:s to further edu- Michigan. The legislature had f. select tOlllcs Lor the direction of the state adTlsory choice. It could enact the proposal ,months. cation on cancer In rurw areas. The By WESLEr 8. HAl't'LEl" council for the :\lichlgan Farm Bu. as an ordinary statut~ and thus':- --------.-. ---- Pnivf'rsity of :\lichtgan has ob,;er- Director of Jlembership Acqui!itioll reau women: Mrs. U. S. ~ewell. Vf'd that l>t'Ople living in urban Tbe Farm Bureau is an organlza. have the right to amend or repeal Has No Connection Branch county, chairman; :'oIl'S.J. :ul'a;> are more familiar with the H. Birdsall. Oceana connty, ,'ice- tlon of, by, and for the farmers. It it at any future time. If the legis. W'th F rm Bureau lour a work of the _\merll'an Cancer Soc!- .'ty than are !leople living In rural areas. :'of any County Farm Bureau chairman: :\Irs. Forrest Weinberg, Kalamazoo; :\Irs. Carlton Ball. Cal. is organized in the community, tbe county, Ihe state, and the nation. lature failed to act the question passed to the people. If the Ileo. pie adopted it the law could be real estate firm In ChlcagO,Jl!F Interstate Farm Bn.reau, :~" r n: houn; :\Irs. Earl Braid. Oakland; Anchored in the grass f'oots of Am- .'amended or repealed only by a .connect . ion Vi'Itb the Americ~ arll1 "'omen's committees are actlTe in erica, It stands united to battle for •• B :\Irs. Charles Roberts. Kent; Mrs. vote of the people. As it Is now Bureau or the Michigan Farm u. mncer t'flu('.atlon. the protection and adyancement of Clyde Allen. Shiawassee; Mrs. Karl l1l Polio_ It Is indicated that there agriculture, and for everything that the people are to accept or rejec~ reau. The firm has been se. II? Oehmke. H u I' 0 n; Mrs. ]'lurel wiU be more polio this year than Involves the weltare of farmers and an act of the legislature. real estate in southwestern MIChl Church. Muskegon; Mrs. Walter gan and Is now a party to a suit last. :\fr. Earl Tinsman. field rep- resetUative of the :\llchlgan chap- I€'r o( the Slst",r Kenny Foundation, Harger. GoUhard. Wexford; Slev ..ns. Antrim, Saginaw; }lrs. Charles Mrs. George and :\Irs. Alex I tbelr families. ~4rmer.C.ontrolled. The indlvldu~l f.llrmer, Jomlng hands with hIS' Community Discussion filed in federal court in Granrl Rapids against officers o( Lo?ke f Topics for 1949-50 outlined the Kenny Treatment Ihe procedure for using Pontia •• In case polio should devel- Center at Kennedy, Alpena. The Farm Bureau OOTen rlU'all neighbor In tlie Farm Bureau. helps 10 work out a program for the com- Dlunlty, and helps to mold state Meetings nave Dee.. Ileld In all . I twp., St. Joseph county regjlrdtng zoning of property. . __ -"-__ ----- , op In auy area. ~embership districts for BUgges. Send in your Farm Bureau memo America. and national policies through his 1 Ba.y City Times Photo tlons for topics for .discussion in bershlp dues to~a}'. county. state, and national organi. Tony Long (left) and Earl Noodle, millman, are shown watching the new grain hoist at ,~l\l - zations. Farm Bureau Services elevator at Bay City Iift.the front end of a truck' to empty grain into the Each unit is free to build its own fanning mill chute. Hoist. eliminates shoveling or bagging. The hoist is believ€d to be the local program. The Farm Bureau first one in the area. Storage capactiy. has. been doubled or increased to six cai'loa'ds by an plans its own activities. The county and state organizations plan county addition to the plant. A new fanning mill hus been installed that wll1 clean. up to '1,000 bushels of grain per bour .. , and state programs. Then, work- MOl~WO"\(, ing with other states they unite to develop national policies that will co-ordlnate the aims and activities WALDENWOODS will include Don McDowell. and his German' Band from La'k'e Odes. sa, the Joslyn Band and A'CappeHa YELLOW OLEO of agriculture as an industry. The Farm Dureau is not a com- JUNIOR CAMP C~lOir ~rom Lowell: Mrs ...Bru.~e Wal. tel'S, dlrel;tor. ' ThIS' chOIr and Car. GOES TO VOTE PR.QTECTION /'" mercial organization; yet it has 01 Rens, acrobatic tapdanc~r from IN NOV .1950 . ... done more than any other single group in America to foster the col. lective buying and selling on a STARTS AUG. ,'28" , Grand Rlrpids, _were featured. tal- ent on the Lowell Show Boat ;t11I:;..•. The 14th annual leadershIp .t~aln.' year: . - _ • Dairy interestS ,~f Michigan. the sound basis. The Farm Bureau is partly a civ- ing camp of the Michigan Junior The contests -for witidh' .. c;sl; Farm Bureau, and the Grange have MADE TO ORDER. Ic organization. It Is deeply con. Farm Bureau will conve.ne 'at' 'Val. prizes are being offered Include secured 120,000 names to petitions Noture ecj~ippedthe cat wilh sharp claws to help the following. events: Pie eating: to stop 'the sale' of yellow colored affecting den woods, near Hartland. Living. him escape his notural enemies. Thot's one kind cerned with everything husband ca11ing, rolling pin toss- oleo. until the people can pass on of protecti ... made to order., Vou get form~! the civic welfare of the farmers and ston county, Sunday, August l!!l prot.ction made 10 ord.r when you insure ... Ing for ladies, hog call1ng, egg toss- the matter' at the November 1950 their families, and It is promoting for one week. Stat. Mutual- all the coverage you need with. broad civic programs to Improve B. F. Hennink, director of the ing. greased pole. election. oul frills'or e,'r.s. camp, says tillit 175 person's will A new event on this' yeal"s p're- The announcement was made in community life. Juniors from all parts 1.10 10 X 28 ]0 X 38 4 4' 20.60 25.55 FAIR AUG. 12 ~ 4 50.30 59.80 II X 28 11 X 36 4 Ii 25,15 29.90 S 0 m e unusually events are being lined up for th;, Farm Organization Interesting Day program PLUS THR1LLS * LAUGHS *, fUN 1 :>8.90 11 X 38 4 28,95 to be held Friday forenoon, Aut:. Also the famous dancing chorus Chitwood Thrill Drivers Gi!t more and safer miles at Icss cost with Unlco Tires and Tubes. There is a l:='ICO tire for every need. Super Unico passenger tires are a first line. top Quality tire for 1 1 1 60,05 64.20 63.55 ]2 X ]2 13 X X 36 36 24 4 6 6 30,00 32,10 31.20 ust 12, in front of the grandstand of the Ionia Free Fair. These pro. grams have been held a.nnually for about 20 years and are sponsored jointly by the Ionia County Pomo- na Grange and the Ionia County "The Rockets" Jo Stafford Tommy Bartlett's Welcome Travelers BOB HOPE SE,r. 2, 3 and 4 1DO-Mile AM Auto Race rex ~i~e'r's Star Rodeo Grand 'Ole~Opry '. -Bobby Breen pasaent:er car use ... designed with See You~ Co-op Tire Farm Bureau. This year thp. a gripping tread for quick stops, . the'V're built with an e~tra heavy Grange Is arranging for a nation. 'aHy-known speaker. The Farm Fireworks Every Night * 60 Bands * Parades * Midway * 'Elsie, Beaureg~rd and. Elmer, t 1;. 00. car(.:1S for longer life . Unko Hl"avy Duty Truck Tires Dealer Today Bureau has lined up some high talent entertainment features and - ADMISSION PRICES - .... are made to stand up under the toughC$t kind of use. They incor- The above tractor tin's arc excess stock in our Lansin"' a program of contests for which $50 cash prizes are bein,; ofCered. Adults, SO cents • Children under 14 yearsr Free • All admission prices include Federal Tax \>Orate a strool/:, ('ooIer running de- ,,'arehous-e. The)" are limit.ed b)' the quantity indicated "~n fur mOt'e Bliles of trouble- Herschal Newton, master of the a boy\' and will be sold on a first come, fil'St. serve basis. (rt:e !Ientee. Wide. flat tread. with Indiana State Grange, will :Jpeak. row" of hltill( teeth. r:lve depend- Your local Co-op dcalcr can place the order for .rOil so l\lr. Newton Is a member of the .Me t ral'tiol1 "hen )'ou ",'ant it. you hette-r see him today. ' exccutive committee of the Nation. al Grant:e and has represented FARMERS PETROLEUM CO-OP,'nc. agriculture before committees of Congres!l. He operates a 400 ~I'.re N. Cedar St. P. O. Box 960 Lansing 4, Mich. (arm at Col\lmhm~. Ind. c ~fusical numbers on the progrnnl • - SATUllDAV, AtlCUST 6, 1949 fvi en KM t-IVl:. SW MICHIGAN property is in the northwest cor. Let's Look at Dairy (,ollsidt'l' other outIetll for 1113 ex, Cei'li milk-p0S8ibllity of sale to LIYESTOCK" ,CO..Op ner of town, a block off 1\1:16.Th~ local ('ondensory. skim and j;ell yard is on the Pere Marquette rail. cream to creamery. feed skimmed road property. Other facilities In. clude the office and scale and 65 Benefits That Save Markets in Micbigan milk to hogs. Try to find aom~ way to keep excess milk off th" NOW OPERA:,TING ac~e~~ yards were leased to the ;llichigan Livestock Exchange of , Director, Farm By B. P. PATTISON Bureau Oommodity Relations Dep't saturated fluid milk markets. Oh. viously such a procedure ill not convenient, not appealing. hut it Dil'('f't()1' I:y' J:. 1', l',t+T1.';()X 1)/ UIJlIPl/ftllily .July Hi was a 'red' letter day for the livestock pl'oducers in southern Hell/ti01I.~ Detroit, which has been operatin~ the markets at Battle Creek and Portland six days a week since July 18. You Money Every',D.'8Y The continued decline in prices for dairy products In the Michigan markets has aroused the producers to a would help while execs!! milk i;\ 8uGh a depressing fluid milk market. factor In the Michigan. On thnt day they pur. Since a year ago last February point where it is believed that the consuming public Detroit Ma~ket Comparatlvel1 chased the livestoek marketing fal'mers in Allegan, Barry, Branch. Some Importa\lt Legislative Accomplishments High. From June I, 1945, to May should be informed of the facts as to net prices received 31. 1949. a period of one year. the fad]ities at Battle'l Creek owned 1Iy Stiles & COlllpany. ' Calhoun, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and VanBuren counties have been By Farm Bureau For Farmers in Michigan by farmers. In attempting to analyze the situation, Class I price F. O. B. Detroit h39 The transaction" at Battle Creek working on a co.operative livestoek been 911: per hundred weight over suppose we consider two main markets. Chicago, 4Gc per hundred wei!l:ht included a one year option to pur. marketing program. The purchase Highways, Farm Bureau promoted' gasoline tax for relief of general chase 1ive!>to<~k milrk!!ting facilitie!'l of the yards at Battle Creek by the over Cleveland and 6fic per hun. property from tax burden for highways construction, maintenance, and debt I. The fluid milk market. dred weight over Toledo. :\olilk rp.- owned hy Stiles & 'Co, at Portland Southwest Michigan Livestock Cu. in Ionia county. It -rs planned to operative is the culmination of retirement. 2. Manufactured dairy products market. tails in Detroit at 18c per quart. make the purchase within that their efforts, in Chicago the retail price Is 19'he ~ .. The fluid milk market is the market in the cIties and to the conSUJl\er but the farmer time .. Auction Sale Rin,g. In order to Farm Vehicle Licenses, .Farm Bureau secured substantially reduced 'rhe property at' Battle Creek in. give all possible marketing service towns of Michigan for milk and cream sold in bottles. received 21' per Iluarl les!!. dulles the yards. 'office and 17 acres and please all producers, it Is pro. license rates for farm trucks-and trailers. ___ (('~n~ln::!.~~n pagEl "Ix) of land at 819 Emmett street on posed to build an auction ring at Since Detroit is the largest city, it more or less determines the eastern edge oC Battle Creek. the Battle Creek yards as soon ail Sales Tax Exemption, Farm Bureau secured. and has safeguarded the price eleswhere. The June quotation F.O.B. Detroit It ('an be reached witbout driving possible. This will permit an auc. throuf;h the city. ql--:!s 2 blocks tion market one or more uays a exemption of farm production supplies from the sales tax act, thus'saving for class 1 (Fluid Milk) was $4.3 7 per hundredweight off M-78 and th~re-:"1s- a shortcut week and an open market on all Michigan farmers millions of dollars in taxes. , for milk testing 3.5'X butterfat. f to it from US-12. _ At--Portland the other days from Monday through '..:;;~:_ I Saturday. A large concentration Schools, Farm Bureau fostered state aid for schools to p,romote an This statement by itself is very misl~ading both to the oC livestock on auction day will encourage more buyers and prove equality of educational opportunity for rural children at reasonable local public and the farmer producer. Base milk quotation oC material benefit to buyers and taxes .. The state aid also pays tuition for rural students attending urban. for June is $4.00 per hundredweight. Farmers in the sellers. Need $20,000 More. To build tha high school. milk sheds of Michigan operate largely on a base and auction. ring at Battle Creek and excess or surplus plan. If there was only enough base to pu rchaSe the' facHities at Port. State Dep't of Agriculture. Farm Bureau led successful fight for estab~ la'nd. it will be necessary to sell milk produced to supply the bottled milk demand the at least $20,000 in stock to farm. lishment of a bi-partisan agricultural commission. It makes possible a problem of marketing would be much simplified. It is _ ers in the area to be served by non-political a~d more efficient adminstration of the State Dep't ~f Agri- t.hose markets. Fll.rmers interest. therefore the excess or surplus milk over base that seri- Bulwark of family health ed in supporting this program fi- culture. , ously reduces the price paid to the farmer. ; CRETE nancially by buying stock in th.) SW Michigan Livestock Co-opera. tive can secure further Information Protection. Farm Bureau has successfully opposed a wide variety of Farmers net price is what counts. ' a CON 'OR POULTRY , ''' . from their County Farm Bureau board. proposals which would have been harmful to rural interests. The price arrived at for milk was $4.00 per hundred weight. base SEPT Ie TA NK The Commodity Relations dep't Class 2C, approximately 14% of all NCRETE' k k 't of the Michigan Farm Bureau has .. 'lk th- tACO sepuc taD ma es 1 base nulk, IS excess ml a possible to enjoy the benefits of promoted this co-operative 1iv~ Ize the full Significance of what fIR. __ 'IoC'''.f.'~" BUREAUMtlllMG'C:o. IIlC. ." stock marketing project vigorous. ly and will continue to offer all Looking for Bright .' America stands for until we begin to compare its freedom with the re- strictions endured by people in oth. must be sold to ma~ufacturlng per hundred weight. running water and modern plumbing plants. mostly condensones, at $2.59 in safety;; ; disposes of all household and human wastes ••• prevents the possible assistance to acomplisb But Carmel's did not receive U.OO contamination of drinking and cook- C.~O.l\l. the progl,"am. Side a Good Habit' er countries. ne\'er allowing anyone "le must keep it. free, faction' to Pel' hundred weight for base milk. ing water by germs that may: cause Deductions include five cents for typhoid, .dysente~ and other dls. sales service, transportation from A septic tank .IS only one of m,!ny By JfRS, EDITH .If. WAGAR his "small, gains". He carried his dominate. Tip On Briar Hill Farm. Carleton, Mich. When I was a girl at home, we had a neighhor who always said, no mode oC living to the extreme. hut There is another 'matter that I so does the person who is never sat. want to 'mention at this time he. isfied with the crops, or the price, cause I fear it wl1\ be too late if I countrv stations to Detroit at 14 permanent farm Improv~ments which - to 21 cents. Tr~nsportatJon . can best be made with concrete. from Check the list below and paste cou- C:,rm to local s~atlOn plus local sta. pon on a post card. We will send you Fertilizer! matter what happened, "There's never a gl'eat loss but what there's some small gain." or his chance In liCe, or with the waited another month. other fellow in gen"l'al. The American Country Life Asso. I thouKbt of the great lo~s of ciatlon wlll meet In Columbus, Ohio tlOn charges, IC any, 30 cents. helpful literature. So the base price F. O. B. farm could he $3.H per hundred weight. Over 15 thousand pre- Wi~e farmers arc ordering thl'ir When one can find the ray of sweat during the extreme heat of September 7, 8 anlt 9 at the Ohio This statement Is again misieadl/l~ cast concrete septic fnll fertilizel' requirelll(~II£s Jiow sunshine or the "sman gain" in ev. the past month which was indeell State University. They al'e most without further analysis. If th~ t k m de and producer's base allowance is only _ an s wer~ ~ _ while sllpplics arG somewhat plen- el'yday happenings oC ordinary life, hard to endure. We wanted to run anxious that all Carm leadel'shill he has acqUired a habit that is good away from it but knew no place to be well represented. one third of his production, then Installed In Michigan tiful. 'rhey 're~llot taking chances to live with, even Hit does not al- go. It would take too much effort This association is the outgrowth two thirds oC his milk will be sold last year. on brin~ ea ll!!l.t1i;llort W]U'1l grow- ways point to progress or profit. anyway. But. now that it is a bit of a rural commission appointe!l g, ~ P.4YTIS<:'IV as excess at $2.59 less above de. ing' demand limltR supplies. ,lf cooler, we can see how we have ben- some 40 'years ago hy President ductions or $2.03 F. O. n. farm. P".,.,hisnllpo""".jIos/ ..l ... rJ YOIl hay!' IIOt plad~fvolIl' ordel', for I often ,think of. this man and the way he accepted efited by it, for corn and soybeans Theodore Roosevelt. He felt that 'n June fluid sales accountell The farmer's ~----------------------~ interest I~ in the PORTLANDCEMENTASSOCIATION I Va rill RlIl'pa 1I Vl.~t:ilizt'l', we I'll g- what we would neVer have grown fastel'. The hal'o rural Amel'ica should have a rigbt- Cor total dollal's he receives for hill Old. Tow... Bldg., Lan.lngB, Mich. : 76.95% oC base milk fijJ $4.37. gt>st rOil do it n,!\~:: •• call bad luck. He vesting could not have moved along Cui place ill the progress of this milk. Infot'matioll to the consum. 1"1&"""';0" IIhml.,/." • Class 2A' milk accounted inherited a fine any hettel', the beny crop never country. The commission was cho. for inK public miKht well reflect the F. 0 SepticT!,nks 0 Barn fJ'!ou 0 Tan'" : . 0 foundallons 0 P... ed 'l ards 0 Stor- 5.37% of btl!),Cmilk (ii' $3.09. The Harvest Tells the Story! farm, well stock- ed with every. wa." any, 1II0re abundant.' All in aU, we have so much to be thankful fOl' ties. sen from all phases The Association of rural activi. that wall Class 2BI'milk accounted for I O. B, farm pnce. What Can the Producer Do? aile CelJ3rs 0 Milk Houses 0 Milk Cool. I iDe Tanks 0 Permanent Repairs. : that our con!lcicnce pricks us for Cormed has heen kept along those 3.73% of Jtase milk Ii" $2.7G. 1.'ar", Rl\I'l'lll1 :m~ ",ade in a at Sag-inaw.' fpi-tilizrrs facmer.owned, arc first quality ~"ai;ll BllI'eau fertilizers farmer.controlled plant food. modern plant can make the differ- They thing to do with; hut he I a eke d j u d g men t and our grumhling ahout the weather. ' broad far. reaching lines. It is not We'vl: had some Canadia" rela. dominated by any faction, class, or- Class 2C milk accounted 13.95'70 of hase milk VI $2,59. I A producer in the fluid milk mar. NoIme for ket should e!\tahlish as high a base AddrlSt allowance as posslb]e. He should _c.!.'!:.:.:.;;.:.:..:.:.:.:;.:.:.;,:;,:.:.:!~!:;::.',:,:,:,:,:.:.~ ~ .. I :, pllce between a fail' CI'OP and a good oue. "With new crop ahility to mastel' tives visit us this summer. In the ganization. group, creed, color or diHiculties. It was United States we know nothing race; hut rather is a combination allocations, it ~ 1lI00'e pcr acre and Tlot more acres. not long heCore ahout goyernment domination even of all. if some of us think we do, Cana. The reason I have been anxious everyone hut him- Farm self knew he was dians are allowed to take with them to attend whenever possible is he. on the d ow n. only $150 when they leave- their cause one can get the velwpoint of ~ IWfCHe " country. That sum must extend 0V. all farm 0 I' g ani z a t ion and all Bureau grade. er a P\JriOlIof one yeai'. They must groups intel'egted in farm peol>le In a few years he traded his sullmit to a riKid financial examin. everywhel'e in the nation. The As- Fertilizer equity In the old farm for another with a few more acres of the hlow ation hefore they cross the horder,. sociation neVeI' decides a question They must giveJ the approximate hut rathel' conducts a forum that away type on which were several Plant At good sizell ponds. His old neigh- len/!:th of their stay as, well as the brings out all sides of the question llestination antI the reason for go. so that the individual will not ac- hors were horrified to heal' him Saginaw ing, and also the port of entry for Clull'e a hiased opinion on any mat. UNITED WE 'ARE STRONG - DIVIDED WE ARE WRONG! enumerate the good poillts of the tel' discussed. " , ..l~. their return. new place,-the soil was so much I feel keenly the nee<1 of contino The inspectors must be shown easier to plow, the family was Why HHigh Analyses" Fertilizers? 1"arm TIm'pan "high Ilna lyses " fertilizers carry more plant growing smaller so they did not need so large a house, and the crops did not require the barn room, and the money they, have with them. On uing with this Association. their retnrn they must .bave an it. will only encourage our Farm BII. emized list oC their expenditure!> reau members, 0111' Grange rriem. If we POULTRY food pel' ton of fertilizer. The plant food costs you less per and the amount of money they are bel'S, 0111'various church leadership, The Fa.rm Quarterly had a.n excellent article on Newcastle disease there was always fishing in the unit. 'l'hel'(' 's a third less weight to handle, at least. It pays takin/!; hack with them. This bal. OUI' co-operatives, our young folks' in poultry. The major points made were as follows: ' many ponds. He lived near enough to IIse the high!l!,.lllwlysis. Your 19call<'arm Bureau fertilizer ance wll1 be to their credit if they groups, our teachers and preachers to town that he was always assured and othel's to meet in this three.day tll':l IeI' will he ~!ad to help yon figure what analysis is best of company for fishing and swim. want to 'make the second trip out 1. Neweastlc disellse is a highly eontagiolls mHl tl~tl'11ctiYe oC the Dominion within the year. session and rub elbows with fellow suited fOI' YOllI' lJeeti. Ask him or the tllnk trucl;: servIce man abou't these Items: 500 CO-OilGrain Drills. to me the weaknesses they have been subjected to wherever they 707 Tractor Disc Harrows cable cosh •. Ladino clover is; used in mixtures with PJl'omQgraS;.~ anti with Alfalfa. GASOLINES MOTOR OILS SPARK PLUGS have deviated from thft unl\'orsa.l 188 Garden Tractors bromo mixtures. ~\ 6 lb. Alfalfa - 6 lh. nromc and % to 1 lb. Ladino clov"!' mixture FUEL OILS - .• 'GREASES TIRES plan. One was a home scrence teaah. 321 Olle row COm Pickers 236 Hay Rakes , was recommended .for a forn~c mixtnrl' f or pm,1nre • ~1'aAA~ilag'f' anll hay. KEROSENE ••.qREASE GUNS ANTI-FREEZE er in a city s)'lItem. Her work Is comparable to our home economics. 450 2-row Tractor Cultivators FLY SPRA YS'~ . -.l!ATTERIES Ma.ny Other Items AT .;- ~--::.~ but she is very much limited in the scope of work she could do owing. to 150 9 ft. Field Cultivators 47 10 It. Combines BUY OPEN.FORMULA MERMASHES-MILXXAKEB.I.PORltKAltE& ~ : :. • Buy at Your Local Co-op Oil Dealer lack of facilities with wbich to put 233 12 ft. Combines YOUR LOCAL FARM BUREAU FEED DEALER in operation any broader program. 626ft. Gleaner C.ombines -:-F.ARMERS ...PETROLEUM CO-OP, Inc. I have thought many times since 306 Mowers FARM BRllU SDVlCBSt mo. 221 N. Cedar st:' P. O. Box 960 ' Lansing 4, Michiga.n their visit that we truly could sing. 388 Plows-2 furrow I Peed Departmellt m •. Cedar IWen "My country .tis of thee, sw~t' land 200 Hay LoaderB of. liberty". Maay of us fall to, real. J 200 Wagone -...... SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1949 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS laid up for repairs, the Insured Is the Company now approximate Let's Look At Dairy marketing practIces be- to $~35 per hundred weight, leav- Protein Feed Prices The Farlll Bureau' protected while driving another car $400,000. Numel'ous claims have furnished for his use. been reported and promptly hand- The policy is designed to meet led but the loss rate has been Dairy Markets (Continued from 118ge 5) came abnormal during the period with a larger percentage. of milk going Into manufactured war ing skim milk for feed at $1.00 per hundred weight, at present prlCl!S. Obv1.ously the law of supply hog Continue to Rise Protein Ceed prices are consider- the requirements of the financial rea son a b I e. Splendid co-oper- channels, E,-en with some govern- and demand continues to be a de. ably higher in relation to feed Insurance Program responsibility laws of any state in, ation has been demonstrated by all ling. The coverages available in- that there Is a growing enthusiasm In less than Toledo the quart retail price which the Insured may be travel- Interested persons. with the result is 18c and the farmer receives 1¥.:c Michigan producers. ment supports the market remains weak with surplus production oveJ- demand. Th Is results In a '2.59 terminlng price factor. grain than they were a year ago. If every producer would make a This situation is expected to con- rl'Q1 effort to adjust his marketinJ,; tinue thr.ough the summer months, We must conclude from these Background Material for Discussion this Month by elude bodily Injury liability to any among Carmel's for this type of in- price by condensarles. Since this practices Into more favorable .chan- perhaps \vlth the usual seasonal limits desired, property damage lia- surance. It is felt that steady' facts that both consumer and far- nels where possible. it could help, rise in proteins to luake an even Our Community price is more or less the base for Farm Bureau Discussion Groups bility to any limits desired, medical growth of this Company WllJ deCln- mer are bettter served by the De. Easy money in the dairy farming greater difference. Farmers who fluid milk prices computation, the payments for occupants up to $1,000 itely stablllze Insurance cost to far- trolt market and Michigan pro. buslnes.'l is' over the dam. bought early,. during May and .June, entire market structure is weaken- By NILE VERMILLION for any person, comprehensive cov- mers at a rate which recognizes the ducers are receiving a higher pel" ed. Cost of production is all Import- have probably saved as much as Manager, .Farm Bureau Mutua.! Insurance Company Cl'age for any type oC loss other fact that farmers operating their centage of the consumer milk dol- ant again. Weed out the poor $5 or $10 pel' tOll compared to anti- than collision, road service, and the own company. and limited to farm lar. , Any change In the national pic- cows, raise all possible feed on the cipated August and September pric- The latest venture of the Michigan Farm Bureau is usual forms of collision Insurance. risks, can save a great amount on Bargaining organizations In Ihe ture will depend somev.'hat upon fluid milk markets have learned Individual producers using, where farm. and cut labor costs where. es. insurance. Last year the members began a movement The policy takes care of all ex. Insurance premiums. ever possible. The things farm- 1--------------- Ilenses of investigation and settle- b)' expel'ience that about one dol. possible, the most advantageous which culminated in the organization of a mutual insur- marketing channels, plus an adver- ers buy, .other than some reduction Information About lar spread between the condensary ance corporation. As a part of this movement, volun- ment oC claims; defense of suits; the cost of bail bonds, appeal bonds in a lawsuit, dnd attachment Polio Symptoms milk price and fluid milk price is about all that can be expected. _\ tising prOll:ram for greater consump- tion of dairy products, plus con- in feed costs, has not been reduc. ed proportionally and the ~quecze is on. King Evaporators teer members collected $238,000 of investments in the bonds; and the cost of any first aid From the Sister Kenny polio greater spread encourages outside tinued consumer purchasing pow- er. Generally speaking, milk priC"~S surplus operating capital of the Company. These same rendered at the scene of the acci. ~reatment center. we have the fol- shippers Into the fluid market , are down about 25'0 Crom a year dent. Claim' service Is Curnished lowing informatlon'{egarding polio creating more excess milk which For example: I( a producer has' Thi i t'm to buy volunteers also, in the course of the survey, took 3600 anywhere in the United States and symptoms: Curther depresses the market. an available creamery market hI! ago. 8 s no 1 e Canada promptly upon receipt oC There Is headache, usually of a Durin,g June, the average prlc.e might use it. Creameries are pa)'_ $250.00 cows. applications for automobile insurance in the new com- notice of accident. Claims will be severe, generalized, unrelenting paid by five condensarles In Michi- Ing 64 to 67c for butterCat. On this Th-e-m-H-k-o-f-h-u-m-a-n-k-in-d-n-e-ss is pany. paid promptl)" strictly upon their type. Moderate fever, seldom ris- gan was $2,59 for 3.5 milk. The basis 3.5'70 milk will sell for $2.25 seldom Grade "A".-R. O. Eastman merits whether large 01' small. ing above 103 degrees. Lack or Class I price in Detroit was $4.37- State authorities approved the formation of the Insur- ance Company and on January I, 1949, granted the There is an agent available to every loss of' appetite. muscle weakness. a spread of $1.78 per county to discuss this insurance nausea and vomiting. Stiff neck, weight. and to assist the members by set'. stiff back, painful extremities, an be asked, "How long can the De- hundred The question might well FARMERS! OiSCDunl Time Extended FROM FARMER TO FARMER 10u may _place your order tor a King incorporat~rs a temporary license to complete the steps ,'icing the policies and aiding in Indefinite feeling oC uneasine!js or troit market maintain the spread?" maple syrup evaporator UP TO Au.!\"- necessary to obtain a license to engage in the insuranc~ handling of claims. discomfort with illness. Market for Manufactured Dairy High Class, Pure " Bred, Canadian Holstein Cattle Ust 1 to gain the maxImum cash dIS- count of 3% for early orders tor the Many requests ha,'e come into Symptoms Crequently abate tem. Products. If you are still with 1950 season. "'Ith copper or English business in the state of Michigan. These steps were com- the offices of the Company Cor oth- porarily after an initial illness oi me let's consider this market brief- HEIFERS COWS BULLS tin pans. er types of insurance c(}verages in. about 24 hours. recurring withlu ly. After all, there are some es. NOW AVAILABLEI Special Size Eva- Springers, Fall Fresheners--Good Blood Lines o~ato~ for 250 or tess tree~. Boiling ca- pleted and license to do insurance business was issued on cluding geneml Carm liability. two or three days. Call your doc- timated 25.000 shippers. in Michi .. pacity nearly a barrel of "ap per hour, Canadian cattle dealer' and exporter, 35 years in business, desires This small size model and a medium March 7, 1949. Since that time, the Company has been These wllI receive attention and ad- tor at once if these symptoms are gan who depend on condensaries, size model now on dlsplax l!-tour shop. 1ablc and flexiblc .drawbar .. _ Mountable on All losses which amount to more The president of the Insurance I lhan $5,000 are re-insured with the Company is the preside'lt of the economy. 'Y'ith a Co.op E-a you get morc .horse ppwer spring release hitch ... screw con- Rubber It- .has an all steel gI'ain box that is:.completely weather- American Agricultural Insurance }lichigan Farm Bu;'lIchigan Farm Bu. surance Company is subject to the Farm Dureau dealer listed below . .Dealer for Prices reau_ To sum it up: The Farm supel"Vision of these people and is Bureau ::'>Iutual Insurance Company in the hands oC experienced Insur. of 1\1 i chi g a n was organized for ance personnel. The manager oC Farm Bureau members; is con troll. the Company is a lawyer. He has SEE YOUR NEAREST FARM BUREAU FARM EQUIPMENT DEALER LISTED BELOW: ed by the Michigan Farm Bureau; had many years of experience in and the insurance Is limited to various phases of insurance work. Adrian-Charles Ruesink Farm' Supply -Dowagrac Farmers Co-op Ass'n Kalamazoo--Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Richmond-St. Clair.M'acomb Cons. Co-op Farm Bureau members only, The manager has also hael ,exper- Allegan Farmers Co.op Ass'n Elkton.....-Farm Bureau Equipment Sales and Laingsburg-Hunter Hardware, Rockford Co.op Company The Company was organized to ience In the supervision of various Ann Arbor-Washtenaw Farm Bureau Store Service , Lansing-Farm Bureau Servlcn, Inc. Rockwood-Smith Sales and Service Azalia-Yeck Sales and Service Elsie-Miller Hardware Co. Lapeer County Co-ops, Inc•. Romeo--Posey Bros. furnish automobile and other lines kfnds of insut'ance companies while Bad Axe-Nugent Farm Sales &. Service Emmett-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. - Ludington Fruit Exchange Rosebush Elevator Company of Insurance to }o'arm Bureau memo a member of the legal staff oC the Marcellus-Foul' County Co-oP" Inc. Bancroft-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Evart Co-op Co. Ruth Farmers Elevator bers at cost. 'Vhat this cost is, the Missouri InsUl'ance Department. Batavia-Branch County Farm Bureau Oil Co• Falmouth Co-operative Co. • Marlette-Amll Olsen _Saginaw-Farmers Bureau Services, Inc. Company will d is C 0 v e r In the He carne to Michigan from the Battle Creek Farm Bureau Ass'n -Fowlerville Co-op Co. Marshall-Marengo Farm Bureau Ston _SanduskY-Sanilac Co.operative, Inc. course of its operations. It was }o'arm Bureau Insurance Company -Bay City-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. Fremont Co-op Produce Co. Martin Farmers Co-op Co. Sandusky-Watertown Branch very definitely felt that insurance of !\ebraska WhCI-\he was assistant Breckenridge Oil Company Gaines-Marvin Tiedeman McCords-Kleinheksel'l Feed Store "Sandusky-Peck Branch "" COllts to farmers were excessive. manager and in charge of claims, Brooklyn-G. Raynor Boyce Gladwin Farmers Supply Store -Millington Farm Bureau, Millington Sault Ste. Marie-Chippewa County Co-op The rates originally set up by this He was recommended to i\lIchigan Buchanan Co.ops, Inc. Grand Blanc Co-operative Elevator Co. Moline Co-op Milling Co. Scotts. Farm Bureau Supply Company were filed with and ap- by the Insurance director of the Caro Farmers Elevator Company -G'rand Rapids-Farm Bureau Services, Inc. -Montague-White Lake Mktg. AU'n, Ino. Standlsh-Miscisin Bros. proved by the Insurance Commis. American Farm Bureau Federation. -Carson City-Dairyland Co-op Creamery Co. Greenville Co-operative Ass'n, Inc. Mt. Pleasant Co-op Elevator Stanwood Marketing Als'n aloneI'. It III Illgniflcant that, follow' 'Insurance, at present, is offered Cassopolis-Cass County Co-op, Inc. Hamilton Farm Bureau Munlth-:- H &. F Implement and Supply St. Johns Co-op Company Cathro--Morris Bros. Farm Bureau Store Hanover-Farmer Folk's Supply Nashville Farmers Supply Company -St. Louis Co-op Creamery Ing the organization of this Com .. to co\'er all types of automobile Niles Farmers, Inc. Cedar Springs-Harry D. Shaw &. Co. -Hart-Farm Bureau Co-op, Inc. Sunfield Farm Store llany. premium charges to farmers in J'isks I n c Iud i n g Ilassenger carS, -Hartford Co.op Elevator Co. Onekama-Schimke's Farm Service -Charlevoix Co-op Co. Three Rivers Co.op Co. Michigan began to drop. Since our pick-ups, trucks, farm tractors, and -Charlotte-Eaton Farm Bureau Co-op, Inc. Hastings-Farm Bureau Services, Ino. Ottawa Lake Farm Implement and Supply Company Is dedicated to the propo. house trailers. The polley Is de- Traverse City-Farm Bureau Service .. Inc. Cheboygan Co-operative Company Hemlock Co-operative Creamery -Petoskey-Bachelor Implement Sale. Utica-Wolverine Co-op Co. sltlon of Offering insurance at cost, signed to fit the activities of fann- Chesaning Farmers Elevat9r Hillsdale Co-op Company .Pinconning-Farm Bureau Servlcu; Ino. Warren Co-op Co. Its policyholders will be charged on- ers. For example, the automobile Clare-Farmers' Independent Produce Co. Holland Co-op Co. Pittsford Farm Bureau Watervliet Fruit Exchange : ly lluch rates as are necessary for coverage apllllcs when a farm trail- Clinton-Robert Allen Holly-Frank Gromak Plainfield Farm Bureau Supply .West Branch Farmerl Co-op, Inc•. lIOund operation: If experience demo' er or farm ~a~hinery is being tow. Coopersville Co-op Co. Howell Co.operative Company Port Huron-H. L. Kimball Woodland-Farm Bureau Services, Ino. onstratell the rale Is too high, premo, cd. AutomatJc JI1surance Is extended Deckerville-Messman Implement Company Hubbardston Hardware Portland-Alfred Ferri. Vale-Farm Bureau Services. Inc. iuftl.s wlII be lowered and the excess for change of vehicles. The insur. Dexter Co-op Co. Imlay City-Lapeer County CO-OPI, Inc. Quincy Co-op Co. Ypsilanti Farm Bureau turned back to the policyholders. I ance applies not bnly wll'en the In. The mo«t beneficial thing about a sUl'ed member Is driving but when Don-Salem Co-op Co. Ionia-Ferris Farm Service Reed City-F. S. Voelker Zeeland-Bulls!s Brother. .Electrical, Barn Equip.~:n_t _and Milc. only t' '-'ODlpa.ny of this character Is that a~yone else Is driving with his per- ...... the book,. al'e open to e' ery mem'l ullsslon. ~r and he 1'.-111 The insured and his know wbat the cost spouse aJ'e ..J1rotecttld not only while FARM BUREAU SERVICES, InCA to Op\;:1 at. 1m, company i.-i, and dri ,'Iug their 0\\ n ,'ehicill. but a180 ...ht'ther there aroe auy ex{'<"f