Vol. XXVII, No. II SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1949 Published Monthly l7th Year ,EDITORIAL Shuman of DIinois When Charles B. Shuman of Sullivan, Illinois, Farm Bureau 'Calls 30th Annual Meeting steps up to address the annual meeting of the Michigan Farm Bureau next Thursday, he will do Roll Call People HOW ABOUT IT NElfiH80R ? THIS IS NO TIME ~At State College so as president of the Illinois Agri~ltural Ass'n. the nation's largest state Farm laureau,-more than 150,000 members. In Big Meeting TO STAND ALONE! November 10 and ,11 Reports to Be Made on Work Done in 194'}; Mr. Shuman is a stock and grain farmer. He farms approximately 300 acres and supervises the At MSC Nov. 8 Resolutions Adopted Will Chart the 1 .operations of tenants on 450 acres in addition. His A big event 'Of Farm Bureau Fanit Bureau Program for 1950 annual meeting week will be the father's farm has been in the Shuman family since meeting Nov. 8 at Michigan Statc Nearly 37,000 members of the Michigan Farm Bureau 1853. College of county and atate Farm will be represented by some 370 voting delegates at the Bureau people who have a part in Mr. Shuman began farming in J 930, shortly after the state-wide membership carn. 30th annual meeting at Michigan State College, Thurs- pjtigns that starta Dec. 5. Every completing his work at the Illinois College of Agri_ worker is invited to come. day and Friday, Nov. t 0 and t 1. Each delegate will culture. He became a,member of the Farm Bureau, represent'-) 00 member families. All members are invited presently was elect~d a director of the County Farm. to attend the annual meeting. 'I Bureau, and president. He was elected to the state ClarJg L. Brody, ~xecutive secretary, will present his board of directors in 194 J and became president annual leport and will discuss Michigan Farm Bureau: in 1945 .. Policies dnd Relationships. The delegates will have' Outst<;tnding interests of 1M President Shuman reports regarding' the work of each division and depart- are his devotion to modern soil builaing practices, ment of the state organization. better schools, and the organization and operation Reports will be made upo'n the progress of the Farm of farm co-operatives, Bureau M~tual Insurance Company of Michigan, now in its first year. Reports will be made for Farm Bureau Reason For a Strong 'Farm Bureau Services, Inc., general farm supplies service to members, Fewer people live on farms in the United Stat~ today than at any ti~e in nearly 70 years. It is THE FARM BUREAU IS and for the Farmers Petroleum Co-operative, Inc. Charles B, Shuman, president of the. Illinois Agr'l necessary to go back as far as J 880 to find the farm population as low as the present 27,776,000. HARRY L. BRYSON At this meeting county member. ship workers and assisting, state FIGHTING Your BATTLE · • Ass'n-the Farm Bureau in Illinois-is to speak to the convention Thursday afternoon. No doubt, a part of his address will deal with the new farm 'price support Fanners are declining in actual, numbers and in Fli.nn Bureau employes will get proportion to total population. Back in 19 J 0, final Inetructlons. Informatlan. for fair Prices, fair Laws and A Square Deal program just adopted by Congress. sales demonstrations and planntng nearly 40 years ago, there were 32,077,000, persons for launching the Roll Olill Decem. FARM BUREAU - A FARMERS' FORCE TO FACE THE '50s Elections. The convention will elect eight members beT 5. On that dateahout 6,000 on farms, At this same t~me there were 59,895,000 membership workers' will go out to of the state boad of directors of t 5. Directors a~e elected individuals living in citi~, town and villages. invite every fal'mer in 60 counties for two years. The new board wili elect a president and to become memb.eril of the Farm Today there are 4,30 J ,000 fewer persons living Bureau, or to renew present memo vice-president immediately after the convention. on farms than there were before World War I. In Oershlps. , The program Includes an address , D mb 5 A series of pre-convention meetings of Farm Bureau' cities, towns and villages, however, there now on Farm Bureau A ,Family Mem- The Roll .Call for Membership Will Start ece er groups and committees will be held Tuesday and Wed- bership by Harry L, Bryson, dlr. live ) J 9,673,000 persons or 59,778,000 more than back in J 9 J O. While farm population has been ect,(}r of membership field service fPI the American ,Farm Bureau. Mr. 533 Join Gingrich Re-elected I Commodity Day' -- nesday at the college. The meetings include the Roll Call Workers conference Nov. 8, annual meeting of the: I Set f or Nov 9 declining, population off farms has doubled. This Bryson 16 a formel' director of President Osceola COOl Women of the Farm Bureau Nov. 9, and Co-operative means that today one out of five live on farms com- mombership work in Iowa whet":! they \lOW have a Farm Bureau membership of 135,000, Farm Bureau I Russell Gingrioh was rlHllooted pr'esident ot the Osceola County Farm Bur~u at their annual meet-. Commodity Conferences, Nov. 9. Wednesday night, Nov. 9 will be open ouse at t e, h h pared to one out of three back in 19 J O. With this in mind it is more important than ever The program starts at Fairchild' :theatre, Michigan East'Lansing Stale cOllege, at 10:30 a. m. Tues. alld\ For Insurance tng attended by 200 members of the organization tober. John the latter part ot Alder 'Was 'elected Oc~ ,At MSC Union • Michigan Farm Bureau offices at 221 North Cedar street, before that we have a strong Farm Bureau orgarii- day;' Nov. 8 continues there vice-pre8ident and Ernest Gerber. and at the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. (hrough the day. Th6re wlll be an 533 Farm Bureau merilberslLips the third member of the executive The annual Farm Bureau Com- The F~rm Bureau Resolutions committee will convene zation to gain and maintain ecOnomic equality with ~veulng session at the Music Audl- have been written since March 7 by board. modity Day will be held November -orium at M.sC, agents of the Farm Bureau Mutual other groups and a fair legislative program at h~me The organization went on record 9 In the Union Building, Michigan again Tuesday, Nov. 8, at MFB offic~ at Lansing to com- Insurance Company of Michigan to In the torm ot reaolutiona urging State College, accqrdlng to B. P. f I f C . d and in Washington. qualify farmers for Farm Bureau mori state economy, the establish- Pattison, director of commodity re- plete compilation 0 reso utions rom ommumty an You need Farm Bureau-truly a farmers' force AFBF Meets at automobile insurance. The insur- ment of a county rubbish dump, lationa tor the Michigan Farm Bu. ance is limited to members of the and proposed that Farm Bureau. , the Brannan Plan be d8ll1gned to protect the reau. Programs have been arranged for County Farm Bureaus and co.-operatives for presentation to the delegates Nov. 10. to face the fifties-and the Farm Bureau needs your 'membership for J 950. Chicago, Dec. ~11 This Is a de\'eloplllent that w3.3 farmer and the nation's economy expected when the insurance com. agalnat disaster rather than gnar- and'vegetable pany started business March 7. It the dairy, poultry, livestock. fruit and farm crop groups. antee the tarmer high profit» at Separate discussions on marketing was believed ;thon that the insur- the expense ot other groups. Roll Call Conference for ,county and state membership workers will start at Fairchild theatre at 10: 30 a. m. Annual meeting of the American are planned to be held by each h MAd' Fighting For Family Size Farms larm Bureau Federation will be ance servlee limited to melUbers would be a membership builder for group. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Evening session in t e usic u 1- leld at the Stevens hotel, Chicago, the Farm Burean. Orion Farm Group Outside speakers as well as men from' the College and leading mar- torium. Preparations will be dicussed for the state- The Farm Bureau stands for maintaining the .Jecember 11 to 15. All room reservations for the Eighty-four agents have llveraged Has Tractor, Day keting groups will assist with the wide membership campaign the week of Dec. 5. family-sized farm, You and your family, as the \.FBF convention must be cleared more than six new Farm, Bureau The 4th annual tractor field day discussions. All groups will meet I members each. Wilbur J. Lohr, 1\1on- Women of the F~nn Bureau have their annua meet- operators of a family-sized farm, are engaged in the .hrough the Michigan Farm Bureau of the ,East Orion Farm Bureau together for a noon luncheon sched. roe county's only agent bas enrolled IY No\'ember 10. Send your request bU6iness which signifies democracy and free enter- 32 new members, Two agents In was held October 26 at the Axford uled at 12:15 p.m. in Parlor C on the second floor of the Union Build. ing at Fairchild Theatre Wednesday, Nov. 9, starting Zor hotel reservations to Keith Tan- Berrien have 33: three agents In farm at Lake Orion. More than prise. ler, Michigan Farm Bureau, P.O. Lapeer have 37: three in Livingston 30 tractors were turned out for Ing. at ) 0 a. m. 700 or more women delegates are expected Jox 960, Lansing, Mich. have 85; two In Saginaw havc 27. th'e competition. A special program has been aI" from 60 counties. Few other businesses require such a wide variety When ask lug for room reserva- Following are the new Farm Bureau , Events included a contest in ranged to present the national view of skills. Farmers must know far more than the tlous. please state: Tn>e of room members enrolled for insurance by plowing, pulling, grinding graIn, on marketing procedures. County Farm Bureaus are urged Co-operative Commodity Conferences, will be held jesired~ingle 01' double; who wlll counties: and backing farm wagons. Lunch- practiCal techniques of farming. In addition, you JCCUPY the 1'0001, and gh'e date and Alcona 2. Allegan 10, Alpena 6. eon was served at noon by the to send representatives to these com, Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Union Memorial building, time of arrival at hotel and date Anirim 2, Barry 12, Benzie 1. Bel" Farm Bureau women. Tables 'Were modity group meetings. Farmen d fl f h D' f' d must supply your own capital and furnish your own you expect , to leave the hotel. Interested in better marketing pro- secon oor, or t ese groups: aIry, rUlt an vege- rien 33, Branch 14, Calhoun I, Cdss available for the families who labor. Vou are your own bookkeeper and mechanic. grams are in,ited ,to take an active 5, Eaton 15, Emmet 1. Genesee 24, brought their own picnio lunches. part in the meetings in the hope table, poultry, live atock and wool. Hu~on Women Give I\nv Michigan (LeelaUllu & Grand Many farm implements were ex. You study the markets and decide what to plant Tra,'erse) 7, Gratiot 6, Hillsdale 7, hlbited. Numerous demonstraUons that by working together, progress Resolut~ons a~opted at these conferences will be pre- $333 to Boys and Girls Huron 12. Ingham 3. supplemented the day's activities. will be made In the marketing field sented to the state Farm Bureau resolutions c.omm:ttee. and when to sell. ' You bargain for your interests Huron County Jo'arm Bureau WOo Ionia 8. Isabella 26, Jackson ::. ----- . for Michigan agricultural products. on a national scale, You and your neighbors sup- men turned $333 to the building Kalamazoo 2. Kent 10, Lapeer 37, Galvanized rOOfing 8hould be price calculated to give fanners a The greatest ot faults, I should port the Farm Bureau which promotes beneficial legislation and helps provide efficient co-operatives fund of the 4-H Club and FFA boys Lenawee 13, Livingston 85, Macomb painted as soon as the galvanizing and girls of the county. The mon- 8, Mason 3, Midland I, J\lissaukee 2. or zinc coating begins to break ey was raised through a fair Monroe 32. Montcalm 4. Newaygo down. Painting at this stage take8 say, is to be conscious of none.- Carlyle President Signs fall' exchange on the proceeds of their praducts as against the coat of the goods they buy. kitchen sponsored by the women. 12. Oakland 22, Oceana 2. Osceola iees labor and paint than when the as purchasing and sales departments for your farm. It is Farm Bureau's chief objective to help and 7, Ogemaw 2, Ottawa 3, Presque roof has begun to show ruet spots. The world Bteps aside for the Isle I, Saginaw 27', Sanilac 14, St. lOan who knows where he is ~oing, Clair 5, St. joseph 8, Tuscola 14. Van Buren 3, Washtenaw 6. Success does not come to us. We h'ave to go out and get it.-George M. Rllynolds New Farm Price The tight In ,Congrese WlUl over ways and means to prOvide farm price supports up to 90 % of parity that, would also contain practical defend your business unit-the family-sized farm. Speakers at Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Support Act methods for avoiding unmanageable lIUrplWles. Go\'ernment buY6 sur. Begin Livestock rinK facilities, the F;xchnngc uow plans an auction market ou Wed. nesday of each week. Since this will be a daytime sale. f.a.rmer!!are Congress has adopted and Presi- dent Truman has signed a com- promise farm price support bill 'pluses in 'a price support program, and can get' stuck with them. Surpluses are appearing. There- Auction Nov. ,16 fore, It Ifl' indicated that drastic urged to In'lng In their Ih'estock for 1950 and ;follo,wing years. acreage and marketing controls ara b..fore uoon to avoid last mluute Called the "Agricultural Act of in sight for some crops-one meth- l'uBh. 1949", the farm price support mea. ad-and reduction in price SUI)' At Battle Creek The Battle Creek market has wa- ter awl feeding fadllties, if desired, and is one of t.he VeJ'y few in Mlch- gan offerinK these servlet's. t'ar- sure might well be called the An. derson-Aiken-Gore Act. The new farm bill retains im. portant features of the flexible ports for others-the od. second meth. Corn. wheat, cotton. rice a.nd Livestock prodllc.,rii in 8 "OUII. peanuts are guaranteed 90% or ties of sOllthweiil.el'n MichlgalJ will lJH!rSha\'(! lIe"n looking forward to farm 'price support program at 70 parity price supports for 1950,-ir' this day for two yeai'll. to 90% of parity to balance pro- restrictions are placed on plantings llave their first opportullity to mar- ket their livestock co.operatively duction as pl'Ovidl?d for In t~ An- and marketings. Since all are In by auction 011 \\'odnul!day, Nonnu- Hartford Co-op Elev, derson 'blll and supported by the surplus position. restrictions m.ay ber 16, The ollening sale will begin Stock Dividend Farm Bureau. Continuing farm be expected. Cotton was told that at 1:l o'dock. Hartford Co'operative Elevator prices supports at 90% of parity the cost of prICe support at 90 % or The new alJdioll riug hall been Com pall)' of Van Huren c:ounty has through 1950 for wheat, corn, cot. parity would be to reduce pro- completed ill the co.operative live- paid the following dividends: 4% ton, rice and peanuts was provided duction 1,000.000 bales each year. stock yards located at S19-8:1:1F;m- on 3.:14:F~ shares of llruferred in the Gore bill passed by the The Secretary of Agriculture met Street, Battl.) Creek. ;\f\chlgau. st.)ck. $1:1:1.7:'; and 16c a lihal'c on House and incorporated in the may reduce price supports below Tbu l\lkhigttll I,ivcstock ";x- 4,9:l7:;,t shares o[ COlli moo Block. Agr'l Act of 1949. 90% to deal with prospecth'e 3ur. change ha.!;operated this mar'ket on $790,04. The total was $!123.79. What Act Does. The nllW farm pluses In these products: Potatoes, a daily hasis sillce July III under Hartford ill managed by f<'arm Bu. CHARI,EH II. SUUM,lN act authorizes the Secretary ot milk, butterfat, dairy products and OARl, E. BUSKIRK OLARK L, BRUUY PAUL D. BAGWELL Agriculture to support all farm lease managenwllt. reau Service!!, Inc., under a man. wool, 70 to 90%: eggs, chickens, Preside7lt. lllillvill ,tyr'j A,~o'I'n l'reaident. Michi!llw Farm Bureau SeL'Tt'tary. Michiga'i Farm Bureau. Upon Will pl.,1iOIl of the auction agement contract. Michigan Btate Oollege commodities at 90% of parity. turkeys, hogs and soy beans, 0 tu Tliursday Afternorm TIIUT.Yday Murnitig Thursdall Morning Thur,dall Evening Parity is a government support 90%. Farm Bure(lu, A Farmers' Force .to Face the Fifties TWO MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1949 -~'S Honors for Charley Openlande~ ~A-R-~ICHICAN ...'" t.4~ &stabUshed January NEw. 1%. IIn Michigan Farm Bureau OFFICERS ltnt.,red a.~ sjICOnd da"" mattt'r Presldent.. •._C. E. Bu,;klrk. Paw Paw Jan. n. U!3 at th .. post office at Vlce-Pres .....J. B. Treiber. Unionville C'harloU". Mlehlpn. hf March 3. IS.'. under the Act Exec. Sec'y __C. L. Brody. L:uu.lnc DISTRICT DIRE'CTORS Published monthl,.. n"t Saturday, 1-.1. B. Rlchards_._Berrlen Center by ),Ih.-hlpn Farm BurE-au at Its "lIb1lce.tlOft office at 114 E. Lovett lit., Charlotte. Mlchlpn. !-BlaQue Knlrk .._ _Qulncy. R-1 ll-Clyde Brelnlng Ypsllantl. R. 1 4-A. Shellenbarge L. Ode!lSa. R-1 Workmanship S-:Ma ..ten Ga..n__..•Charlotte. R-5 The worthiness ot workmanship sball be my theme today I!ldltorlal and caneral ottlc .... !!1 6-Ward G. Hodge._.• _Snover, R-1 And in my heart I tel'l the truth of what I have to say. North Cedar St.. Lansinc. MlchlPn. 7-Harry NOI'TIs Casaovta Pust Office Box "0. TE-Iephone 1..'n- 8-H. E. Frahm. Frankenmuth. H-1 The essence of America is that good consciousness o;lng 21-!71. Extension 8.• 9--H, Lautner ....Traver,oe City. R-3 That wh!lt w-e do we do with pride. nOI' will we stop with less. ~nd notlc-es on Form 3571 and un- 10--Arthur Behnlng .....o"slneke. R-1 That every task be done as well as we know how to do It d..llveru"'e copies N!turned under • DIRECTORS AT LARGE That what we start we carryon and with a will work throu~h It.. t-urlD ~" to Jollcblpn Farm N".lI ....tltorlal offl..le. P. O. Box '''', Lan- Carl E. Busklrk _Pnw Paw.'R-! ~Ing. )'lIchICJm. Oeorge Block __ .Charlevoh:. R-1 The man who moulds a hulldlnp; block of ~ravel and cement Jesse E. Trelber. __ Unlonvllle, R-1 E.nJlr Ungren ._._ Editor Can make It poorer than his best if he is thus content. Harold Weinman_Asaociate Editor PUR P 0 S E. of FAR ,. Repres ..nUng Aut set a workman at that joh whose pride in It is ~rf'at BUREAU WOMEN OF FARM BUREAU Mrs. U. S. Newell_._Coldw:lt6l', R-S And he will turn out better blocks and at a fastel' rate. Subac:rlPlIon: !S "nts a year. The purpose of this ....ssocla. Limited to Farm Bureau Members. tion shall be the advancement No quota that was ever set, 110 generous scale of pay of our members' interests edu. Representing JUNIOR FARM BUREAU Can suhstitu!e in Industry for. workmanshill today. Vol. XXVII Nov.mber 5. 1949 No. 11 cationally. legislatively. and Verlantl McLeod_ _. Lyoll8 economically. The carpenter can scamp his work with numerous shady tricks. Using Cor lintels two-by-fours which shoulll he two-hy-six; With nails omitted here and 'therf'r rapita Is I~ than half the per Dr. Heustis at You can see for y.,ourself that thp- Community Farm Bureau program Is really geared to go places this year. this time is that only a very sma\1 number of the groups are doing anything towards promoting new Community Farm Bureaus. If we're 'Genesee. Flushing No.1. Robert Coyner. sec'y. Huron. Harbor. Mrs. Harold Har- wood. JI'.• sec'y. Mrs. in the form of fertilizer is only a fraction of the removal hy crops. The losses from el'osion are even On Farm Bureau planning and progress as we dnt.w.' closer to the big week. -.---.- ~ One of the important parts ot'the ('",pita income ot non-farm peopl". greater." Dr. Scarseth said. A radio program dealing with Farmers r"present apprOXimately Women's Meet. 'Ve want to give credit at this going to make our 1.000 groups this Huron. Bingham, Mrll. William "Even after 70 years of farming. the structure 'of the Farm Bureau Roll Call planning is good publici. - I :.'fJ~ ot the national population. time to the counties from which we year it'll be because everyone does 'Logan. sec'y. which has largely been soil mining ty. Inasmuch as the counties are will he presented over Station WK- I. It rereive only. about 10'70 of the have received aU Community Farm his part. Why not think in terms ot Lapeer. Lapcer Twp .• Mrs. Leslie llractices. the soils are producing going out all at the same time on AR on Monday noon, Novemher i~h. nil ional inoome:' Sister Elizabeth Kenny. honorary Bureau set-up-sheets for their aiding Community Farm Bureau Conant. sec'y. troublesome crop surpluses which the roll call this year the puhllcity at 1.;00 o'clock. This is one of th~ However. )Jr. Heinkel pointed out director of the Elizaheth Kenny groups. They are as tollows: AI- growth in your county as a pro- . St. Clair. 'Vales. "-frs. Gordon are hlanketing the true status of a regularly scheduled Farm Forum can well have a greater effect and that cperatl'l""es ha\'e been 1'1'- Institute. and Dr. Albel't Heusti~. cona. Casso Livingston. :\fecosla, gram In our group this year? Sutton, sec'y. serious soil decline in factors that Programs. ;\lembers of the dis- be of greater help. t Yd''9ing the tide. They are placing commissioner of the :\lichigan Stat~ "-Iidland. :\lonroe. N. W. Michigan. FARM BUREAU HELPS cannot he rehuilt quiCkly. How- cussion group wi1linclude Keith The puhlicity department dt t th .. rarmer in a pesition where he Department of Health. are to speak Osceola. St. Joseph, Wayne, Wex- A.. In my field I plowed a fu ....ow. evel'. it will need to hecome still Tanner. director of field services of Michigan Farm Bureau llas prepar. ( I a.hle to sell at retail and buy :It at the annual 11 hoh~.'lale. Co-ops are increasin~ meeting Women of the Michigan Farm Bu- of th~ ford. COMMUNITY FARM BUREAU I thought about good old Farm Bureau. And how it help" in many way". All th ..u the busy weeks and days. Paul Bagwell worse before education_ and prac- tices reverse this' trend and it may the Michigan Farm Bureau. Boyd RaineYr director ot procurement for I'd .some good publicity which include mats for advertising. helps J tll .. income of farmers. not by hik- reau at Fair~bil(\ Tbeatre. Mich- GOAL f'or while we wo..k In ove..all". make it too late to bring about a They have also prepared some new!! ing the price.~ to consumers; hut hr igan State Faving a large share of the doll a!" Xov. 9. College. Wednesday, If you had the records from last year of Community Farm Bureau Farm Bureau WOJ'ks In legal halls. To helll us get ou.. rlghteul sha ..e. Of national Income fall' and S'luare. Banquet Speaker corrcction of the soil deficiences." Grant Salsbury, farm editor of the Farm Bureau Services. Inc. and Oscar Anderson. director of patron's relations of the Farm Bu- story helps and suggestions have been put in the hands or" the that for farmers that consumers spend Dr. lIeustis has heen Inter~sted groups in Michigan they would And as we toll f..om morn 'til nl!\"ht. Our only hope is in the fight Prof. Paul' D. Bagwell, will speak 'VKAR. was toastmaster event. ' \ for the reau Services. The program will comi.tles. frative!l and the Law of Dimin. afternoon program. Women of the ,..groups to go to hit 1.000. The fol- lems. exchange ideas. and talk prominent In civic activities. and I hing Returns". at the noon lunch- Farm Bureau have taken great in- /' n. terest in the Sister Kenny treat- lowing counties have a head start: DISTRICT II politics. crops. or What nave you. In these groups new ideas are born. has seryed on several special com- mit>tees of the federal government i I :\Il'mbers of the Administrative ment for polio patients.' and the Calhoun county-No 'Athens. Mls3 oonclusions reached and many In relation to tralnfng of youth. GOOD NEIGHBORS-In MiChigan Bell ter- I I ('ounril elected tor the coming year Sister Kenny centers in :\iichigan. :\farie Belote. sec'y. times action on important matters ritory there are more than 450 "roadway tele- inr-Jude the following: Waldo E. The W. K. Kellogg Mothers' Band. Le.nawee-(Re-org.). Will Carlton. to their community. state. or nation We wi1l make some mistakes hut phone companies"-small organizations whose I I a group of 20 farm women under Mrs. Eloise Jacob. sec.y. J'hlllips. chail'I1lan. representing :'>li"lIigan Elevator Exchange; Fred direction of ~lrs. Lewis Spieldenner DISTRICT IV Is taken, For this reason. the Farm these .wlll be honest ones based on BUI'eau is anxious to have a com- decisions influenced only by the - farmer-members own and maintain some .6,000 I telephones and 640 lines which connect with \. 1. Ilim.. vice-chairman. Michigan will he one of the musical altrac- Darry county.Quaiitrap. Mrs. Lloyll munity discussion group in every tacts as we see them.-E. F. Becker Michigan Bell switchboards. Michigan Bell l"JI.ato Growers Exchange; John tions of the meeting. The, winner Sixberry. sec'y. charges the roadways only for switching and Yan,!I'f:\lolen. Zeeland Farmers Co. of the 1949 puhlic speaking con. DISTRICT VII ,n; HOlll'ard F. Simmons. :\Iichigan test for Farm Bureau women wili Mecosta county-Hawkins. Lottie Long Distance calls. but as good neighbors. the )1i1k Producers Association; B. B. preseht her speech. Officers wlll Eichenberg. sec'y. Classified Ads company's technicians are available for assist- I :---.....1ham. Cherry .\. P. Kline. ~orthland Growers. Inc.; Co-op Feder- be elp-cted. DISTRICT IX Benzie county-Herring Lake. Maisie Nugent, sec'y. Clan.fied advertlsementa are caah with order at th. follow11lf rates: 5 cents pe.. wo..d for one edition. Ads to appear In two or more ance. They inspect the lines, demonst~ate proper construction methods. help the road- .f , f Market Grain ation; 1l0y Ward. Farm Bureau editlona taire the rate of 4 cents per word par edition. ways to obtain materials. and loan them special fif'rvicel!; Thoma.o; Berghouse. Fal. DISTRICT X telephone tools. This helps to assure better 1I.outh Co-op; Georr;e Brooks. St. Ogemaw county-Geroy. Mrs. Darb- rural.telephone service for everyone. J()hn~ Co-op; G, S. Coffman. Cold- ara Reetz. sec'y. IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK "ater Dalr)' Company; WlIliam H. H'lI, Detroit Packing Carl RUlkirk. Michigan Farm Bu. Company; Through Stock RESULTS OF YOUR RATING SHEET Tabulations are not yet complet- FARM IRRIGATION equipment at lower prices. Falrbanks-Mo ..se pumps and moto ..s; Chrysle .. and Wisconsin engine,,; Ralnblrd sprlnklerll. "Under- )I1LKING SHORTHORN bulls fo.. sale. Two G..and Champion herd bullK and a good selection of young bull" up to hreeding age. Stanley :\f. Powell, r< au; Roman Booms, Ruth Farmers One of the hest ways to dispose I'd or all in tor the groups. If you tree" type at $3.20; 4" aluminum Ir- Ingleside Parm. Ionia R-l. Mich. J.I"vator; and Arthur Ingold. :\lieh- of grain is to put it into livestock haven't already rated your group rigation tubing with most rugged. (l0-tf-27b) self.latchlng and unlatching latch on I~all Llve!ltock Exchange. Clat'k and thus convert it into usable in one of your meetings. ask about ma ..ket-6' cents per foot. Suggestive SHROPSHIRE nA)fS for sale. A TINY TUBE-A new electron tube, developed by L. Brody Is executive 8l'Cretary. food. this when you meet again. We want engln"erlng service on all Inquiries. good seJectlon. Thrifty. excellent Bell Telephone Laboratories. is so small that It Buy from Mlchlgan's largest stockers " ..eedlng. 'Write or visit Stanley M. an" J. F. Yaeger is assistant ex- This suggestion for use of sur. to hear from every one of you. of Irrigation equipment. 20 years ex- Pow ..lI. Ingleside Farm, Ionia. R.-t. must be assembled under a microscope. It is I erutive lecretary. plus teed was made at the recent Generally speaking. the surveys reo perience with Michigan Irrigation Mich. (l0-tf-t9b) six times more sensitive than present tubes used : problems. Hamilton Mfg. & Machine ?llichigan farm management tour celved to date show the greatest Co., Hamilton, Michigan. Phone 2tOl. FOR SALF..-Eightl'en young regis- tered Co..rledale Ewes-Eight ewe In radio relay Long Distance circuits and mobile c'onducted by the co-operative ex- weakness in most communily (8-4t-67b). Kent Member Has tension service of the host coun- g,roups to be in matters ot organ. WOMEN lamb!<-bred aft .... Octob"r 12. "'e plan to con"bm a fl'w top quality l'''''''' to telephone service. It will save space and save power and have a longer life. It.s another step 553 Bu. Potato Yield ties. Lenawee •. Hillsdale Aranch. and "-fichigan State Col. and Izatioll such as functioning mittees and the acceptance of the com. Jo'J:EE NE\V BOOK! You'll be am- the )f1chlgan B..eel Ewe Sale during Farm ..rs' \Vel'k. )likesl'1I & )Iay. in the parade of telephone progress. Polato production records ~n lege. azed at the smart dres...es. cu ..talns. Cha ..lollfl n-2. :l.fich. (US.27. south of responsibilities by Individuals so toys. chlld ..en'" clothing. you can make city limits) (1l-3t-47p) 1\1I.. hl"an are tumbling again this ;\lany may not want to fm and that a thoroughly rounded program from collon bags. Get your FREE y"ar. Frank Falkles ot Delta seal corn cribs now. suggests G. A. copy of "Sma ..t Sewing \Vlth Cotton FARM MACHINERY Is achieVl!d by the group and each Bags" NO\V. A real t ..easu ..e book! ,ounty ID the upper peninsula pro. Brown. head of the l\ISC animal member does his part. For your copy. write today to: Nation. STE'WART Shearing )Iachln ..s to .. dllcptJ i9~ buibels an acre in 194; husbandry department. aI Cotton Council. Box 76. :\lemphls. Sheep. Animal clippers for cows. He stated Publlc\.ty seems to be another Tennessee. (2-5-8-ll-50b) hONles. mules. dog". Repal .. par ..... an.1 114i busbell! an acre last year that he believed the farmer wl11 weakness. The group Is not mak- sharpening service on all types of eut- to bp-coJIM the Michigan potato do better In finding a way of dill' Ing their community familiar with PRINTING te .." and combs. Michigan Co-op Wool king. But he may have to dig deetl posing of his products through con. :l.farketlng Ass'n. 506 North Mechanic HOW LONG IS A LONG DISTANCE? It may Its objeetites. In most cases thill Is 100 PERSONALIZED Stickers 25 St ..e..t. Jackson. :\IIchlgan. (4-tf-34h) In hll potato t1eldll thlll year to suftlers Instead ot storing. not due to the lack ot a publicity cents. Printed with name and ad- be acroll.'i several counties, across the state or b-ottf'r an early harvest yield re- dress. Novel! Unique! Useful! Order WOOL GROWERS Cattle and hog feeders were told chairman but rather the tailure to today. Llanerch Shop. 538 Wales. acros~ the nation. But actually tOday. distance port~d In Kent county. that they must consider livestock assign specific responsibilities along Havertown. Penna. (9-3t-20p) ATTENTION. \Vool Growe ..s-spnd doesn t matter when you want to talk to some- Mlchipn State College farm your wool to us and you a ..e guaran- marketing as a part of their pro. these lines to the publicity chalr- DOMESTIC WORK WANTE'D t~ed the ceiling 1I..lce. We a ..e pur- one. Yo~r telephone will take you anywhere in ..rop authorities assemble the en- ductlon program. It takes Plan-I man by your executive group. Two chasin,,; wool f4 for the premier potato grow- nlng bl'fore buying. taking advan- \VANTED to do domestic 'wo ..k on a ..ound "'001 ma ..ketlng service and a few mm~tes. It it's a buyer of farm products glaring weaknesses that could he ..r" award and have certified " tage ot seasonal ups and downs, farm. Room and boa ..d. and some p..ompt settlement made. ~lIchlgan or a supplier of farm equipment you want to easily overcome which have showed wage". Write )[ls.s F. Spittler. 1527 Co-operative "-001 ).Iarketlng Associ- yh Id of 163,1 bushelll an acre for and paying attention to what the up on a large portion ot the sur- Sycamore Street. \Vyandotle. :\lIchl- ation. 506 N. ~Il'chanlc St .• Jackson. reach, one Long Distance call may make or save 1-:\lwln Parmeter, Rockford, a Kent cOllsumer wants. said "lke" Walt- gan. (ll-It-p) ~f1chlgan. Phone 3-4246 (3lf-Hb) you many dollars. Service Is friendly and cour- ,'eys could be corrected by the mem- Cnunty Farm Burl'au member. on. manager of the tarmer-owned bers themselves. Groups .reported • WANTED TO RENT MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCERS teous. And it costs surpriSingly little. 'I his yIeld ot certIfied Katahdin ~f1chigan Livetltock Exchange. they want more active partlcIpation NOW IS THE TnIE to order all \ rlety .a. made on • ten acre In discussion and that their memo W A!l:TED TO RENT 100-200 acres needed sap collecting and boiling dairy farm on cash basis. By exper- equipment fOf 19:'0. J<'orcomplete In- fl ..ld. It a man Is worth knowing at all, bers do not read the FARM NEWS Ienced farmer, P..ef..r buildings In formation on all RYnIP making and MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY he i~ worth knowing well.-Alex. before eoming to their meeting. KOQdr"palr. EJrc..lI"nt ....f..r"nce" fu..- marketIng Ruppll..s. write Hu&,a .. BURb nillhed. I':dwarel C:olll4Chalk. Farmlng- Supplies Co.• 1'. O. Box 1107. LanKlng. ander Smith Ot COUrtle.when we ran the sur- tun It-~. Michigan. (10-2t-261') Mich. (4-U-34b) J SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1919 MICHIGAN FARM NEWS THREa Ii\lie casil!r, We tried to convince thetll that Alfred Bentall Not Getting New.? Time .to Find "Also, SOlllC ot tile Discuselou J Groups are not protected by, the Blue Cross surgical or medical. Labor Gets Lesson their policy of more lllen elUllloyed with less work hours and !:Tooter unproductive pri \'ileges would Co-op Leaders . It yO\! kno\\' of members fallin; to rct:eiTtI their Michigan }i'art. ,lOUt Who Wants surgical services, and now is the time to start finding out if they are On Cost ,of Food never cheapen food. Every time they asked for lllore \lay and less work, Make 4 Day Tour News, please seud us a l)otItcard giving name, postotfice and RFD number together with name of interested in adding these services," l!Y lit ns, EDITH .lI. W Aa"t~' he said. ":\Iany people who woultl Bnar Hill Furm, Carleton, MICh. or do. \Ve hear it OVer the radio, I fahnel' should or should not hav'! they invited a l1ighel' cost of living in the same lJreath. County F-arm Bureau. Thank you, ,Hospital Plan Of U. P. Co-ops :\lIchlgau Farm Nell's, P. 0, Box not enroll for hospital service only No, we must keep our groups 960, Lansing, Mich. (!\'e waiting to enroll when they can Some years ago at a national we read it In almos.t e\'el'Y ma~- distinct Hnd separate. ".e lUust Farm Bureau annual meeting, I azine or paper we pick U\l but It ul>tain full seHice l)rotection. Don't neY'el' a\1ol\" ourselves lUlll our lJu:;i- lUan is still selfish, and this must • A list of "Who's Who" amung wait until resolicitation time to was SUrl)rised when I listened to looks as i.f none of us know what we ness to get so organized that we Thirty-three managers and dir, be 8tlll serioll!lly reckunp.tl with in \ Fal'w Bure-dU members will save start learning w.ho wants what! the greeting we received from the are headl11g into. are untler the thnmb o[ a handful ectors of farmer co-operatives of calculating what be will do iu his representatiye of another national One of the highlights of the I con.fusion during the next Blue Kow is the time to begin stirring of men. who without conscience, ean lower Michigan completed a 4-day relationship with hla fellows.- up interest," lie declared, farm organization. He expressed Amel'ican Country Life Assoclatioil hl'ing about idlenC6s which is thc tour of co-operatives in the Upper CI'OSSenrollment period. accordillg George W. Perkins himself as being in full agrpcment was a panel discussion 011 "\Vhat mother o[ crime and privation and Penninsu]a October 11, 12, 13. 1-1 to Austin L. Pino, Blue Cross Rural with us in our policy and the meth. Does Agriculture Need?" Frank Bnrollmen t .l\la nager, Powell Joins Ranks od we had taken to secure it, al- Peck of Farm Foundation was mod. eventually lost self-respect. under the sponsorshill of the 1\1ich- "'You will l'ememlJer that a list Farmers may not get what they igan Association of Farmer Co. - of naid Fal'm Bureau members is Of Machine Farmers • though we linew he had advocated eratoI'. Those who participated feel they are entitled to for their o\leratives . the opposite and would continue to were Allan Kline, president of the labor and investment, but they still Plans for the tOUI' were a.rrangetl llei:essary in order to alTive at a Joining the ranks ot all machine do so whenever the opportunity American Fann Bureau Feder"- have theil' liberty and can do their ]argely by Reino Kiiskinen manager ',req'itlred numl>er of new Blue Cros~ \lowers was Stanley 1\1. Powell, presented itself. tion; AIl>ert Goss. lIUlster of Na. own thinking if they want to. of the Northland CO-o\l l"ederatioll , i>\ll)llcations." 1\11'.Pino sa.id. ]egislative counsel for the Michi- nIt .would be a good idea fOI' gan Farm Bureau. Arter a publish- In discussin" 'it with President tional Grange; Mrs. Chaples Se- Let's be on our guard and keep It located at Rock, Michigan. On the Farm Bureau Blue Cross sep-etaries Sam Thompso~, 1\11'. Thompson well of ~.ssoci~tl!d Women ~f A.F.B: that way. evening of October 13, the ]ocal as- ed statement recently to the effect to slart making that list at onct>, that he was ready to sell the last made the remark, F:; PhilIp P.IlIsl>u\'y, \lresllient 01 sociation affiliated with Northland ana add to it as 'new Form Bureau team of ilOl'ses remaining on his "There's just so Pillsbury :\1I-1Is; Merle Thoma.:>. Co-op l''edel'ation were hosts to the lIlerob~rs are signed up during the farm, he said that from now on, anllu.al Roll Call. Then yOU wiII it ~'ilI be tractors only as far as he )kUOW "Who's '''ho'' when prepar- is-concemed. tnre in everyone I llluch human na- re\lresented Rural Youth of U.S.;\.; C.harles Taft of the Federal Coun. and a lot more in cil of Churches; and t.he CIO seere. some people. We tary of Columbus, OhiO. Farm. Editors visiting delegation at a b.-mquet held in the Lions Clul> hall at Rock. Co-operatives visited dul'ing the Alfred M. Bentall, tor of insurant'e fOI' the l\1ichi;;'.L:l ill~ for Ulue Cross resolicitation," ~r. Pino stated t.hat to checl, !lOW with presently,enrolled . mem- I' A mistake is like a I'ai none s eye. , It g n 0 causes trouble all f d ..t u~ saw an example ing." I've I 2\11'. Kline explained the Farm of it this morn- Bureau farm policy. 2\11'. Goss told had how the Grange differed somewhat, Tour Co-ops in tour included: Alger-Delta CO-ll(l' erative Electric Ass'n; Norway Can- FiLrlll Burl'au. I)assed away at his umg Com jlauy; Bl'tlces Crossi nl; CO-OI)Cheese Factory; Settlers CO-Oil home ill Lansin~~ October 1 at tile a;;o of 77. 1Ii1'. Bental1 was a mcm- Allegan County Ul'rs for any changes in address t f . bel' of the "lichig-dn 1o'arm Bureau will inake the task at re.enrollment I?U °t pI'oportloll to its size or several occasions :\1rs. Sewell made a plea fOl' the Sociely; Hancock Potato Growers Illlpor ancc.-A. 'W. Rol>ertson to recall this re- farm home. 2\11'.Taft eXJ)I'essed a l'taff [ur 27 years Ill'i01' to his rL'- Warehouse; :'\orthern Co-ollerat. mark, especially hope for a bettel' understanding of ,tiremcnt Dec. 31. 19.IS. lie number, ,Q uilt Pie s Cotton I'l"int~ S..lected I ce IllIalitY-\'ery p.."tt~' hand when certain ones farm problems by non-farmers, MI'. h'es, Inc.; CO\lper Country Cheese Westel'll Michigan farm editors Co-op; Negaunee Co.op Store; Chat- ed thousands of Farm Bureau mem- It's not good to see things as lye :-:11..,.5 oz .. 1);lCka;.:-e 25c-!) paekag-cs $1. ~want to be agree- Pillsbury was sYlllpathetic to fa.nil making a tOUI"of the co-o\lerative ham Co-op Store; Trenary LeI'S throughout' the state among S<:lIdWl' (01' ~alllple~, \\'iIIiall1 ~Iof- \lrefer to see them rathel' than as Co.op 9ble' at the 1110- prices being on a par with others. associations of Allegan county the Store; Rock Cooperative; his friends and ijcquaintances.' (.'(t. I;ox 872. EllwuOft City. Penna. they are.-Ramou S. Cram I1Rs.wAGAR North. Mr. Bentall joined the staff o[ Concrete Improvements will men t. bu t 1 know full well The young man urged greater torepart of October heard Arthm' land Co-op Fedel'ation; and Steph- the ~lichi;;an Fa1'1n Bureau in 192~ help you produce more eggs, that down in their heal.ts they security for farlll industry so that Howland, ~ISC agricultural eCOll- ansen Marketing Ass'n. don't mean it. farm young folks would be en. cmist, sum Ull the tour by saying: Persons representing the seven- and was dircctor o[ membership milk, beef, pork, --. cOUl'aged to continue on a lifetime "Co-operatives are the eX\lre5sioll teen Southem work for four years. lie came from I could not help but think of it Michigan CO-OIlS l>asis; but the CIO man who ad. Allegan county where he had been It takes very little portland cement when we heard the vote on the of rural neighborliness on an eCOll- made the tour: mitted ,he knew nothing about [arm, omic basis. Much misunderstand. counly 3gl'icu!tul'al a;;ent for six to make those needed improve- [arm policy just previous 10 the ad- Allen Coss, Harry Hunt, A. 2\1. ing or any o[ its \lrol>lems, ma.de a ing of theil' purpose could be clCort Ill'ople. and was responsihle fur. ' \Vell. a very few had reasonable o[ all food crops. lie mentioned the CO-oll Creamery; EJ. lIlore than 100.000 automobile Jlol- 166 sq. ft. of 6-mch wall. STOPsign, That's solety protectionmade to transacted by the co-o\lerative:; ot' Wightman, excuses-they were sick. But a \lrice of steaks and pork crops 1\'a n Parsons. Fnld order.EveryStateMutualpolicyisequipped with features that give you all the coveroge you need goodly number were In Europe mak- along with bl'ead and milk, etc. the county amounts to mOI'e than I.ang, Milo Ryner, Grand Blanc idc.~ and a lar!;e \'olume of life in.• Two big, 8-foot long watering ten mil liun dolt;u's annually. burance in rnral 1\lkhigan. troughs • In the general discussion which Co-operative; }'red Coty, Gratiot I ...ithout unnec£ssary extras. That's farm fire ing surveys of some type or other. The tour wa~ sl>onsOI'ed by A. n. Farmers Mr. BenlaH was a \'igurous work- Now these surveys may be jus~ 'followed. there were farmers. pro, SUPIJly Co.; Theodore er in the Farlll Bnrl'an allli for farm. 125 sq. ft. of S-inch thick foun-' ,I ..... :::::C::tu:~::: ~~d::'e of loss,lull amount of loss or damoge to buildings up to amount of w)lat our country needs, but they cessors and co-operators 11I'esent to are so numerous and so fn)quent tell him why bread could not b" "IOl'ley. AllegA.n county lural agent. agricul- Esch, Lake Leelauau Co-opel'ative: JIll'. and l\lrs. 1\lal1.in Lynch allll clI-operatil-es. Prior 10 191G. I\(' or. dation. g A 10-can capacity insulated milk insuronce carried, providing they ore not insured that 1 am almost sus\licious that cheaper and why milk was so high' 1\11'.and Mrs. K .1. Pierwn, ~lich. ganized i~ fmit gruwers lIIa.rketin • in price. Clt-operat l\'C at i':lIrl hport III Lee. cooling t k igan 2\lilk Produccrs Ass'n. IcS'tat;7IUwj" ;;~;'~;;;;'~'~~'~., for more thon nine-tenths of their actual "olue Farmers Now some of them are not convincing lanall county. While a;;r'l a;;ent an • • . . ANOTHER STATE MUTUAL FEATURE! We reminded him that the dairv R F. "Iiddleemas. Otsego San- to even the folks ~who particilJate. t:ur AlIe;;an (~ounty. he helped organ. Plan to build up your place noW 'I d~;:'1 They remind me of the girl who fa1'mer's income came from th~ went to Lookout "Iountain on hei' milk and \utter honeymoon. and cheese that he When asked if ther'.! produced .. If the expense stoPllC:! was snow in February on the moun. with the pl'odncer, there was no Provide, Their itary Milk I'I'odnc:ts; :\11'.and 1\11'-';. Donald IIickmott. Elevator; Oxford Co,oJ} Webb Linebau~h. Port. ize 12 fmlll co.opcratives. Thirty with economical, long-lasting, fire-' ~'ears later all hut one lI"ere o\lerat- safe concrete. We'll gladly send free laud Co-op; Hcrman Steinke. HOk In~ sucl'~~j;fll~ly. all~1 se:cral were plans and suggestions. If you need I 702 ChurchSt."- '. Flint 3, Michigon tain peak. saW she really didn't doubt whatever but tha.t the price crs City l\larketing Ass'n: 1\1r. antI olltstandl1l;'; III thell' rlelds., help, getin touch with your concrete ' E R. ~INC"AN. Pmid••, H. K. FISK. S",.. .. , notice; she was so thrilled with the 10 the consumer would I>emuch less ::\ll's. Clare Beach. Vestallllrg :\111rk- 1\11'.BCII~all II":IShol'll lLI Setlill/;' contractor ready-miJ:ed concrete S"" 1,""" E,,,, m., N,;,,,,,,.. ,. little tra i!1 that tl'ansported people than at present. But. aftel' it left Own Services cting Ass'n: and Cliffurd Kuhn hourne, 1<..1I1-;Ian(\.He went British Colulllhia as:l YOUIJI;' tf) man tu pro uceror d 'b ildin u gmaten .aId al e ere L:: Mow,. F.. w;. M... ,,~A.' y~. tu the top. the fann it had to go throu~h many Wcst Branch j<'armers Coopemtive: assist in ureha\'(1 projects there. Ile . Paste coulxm on Postcard/or lileTalure . Op<,nlnl' For AIf'nU in Somf' Communitin WhtH'el'er one goes these days. we processes and some of them costly Others in the tour wel'e Ehll'!r I Michigan farmers are lH'uvidinl; LeHeit. W. Victor Bielinski, Farm entered the l\loody Hillie Instituto:! checked and mail todau ~ ~- cun heal' someone tell just what the befol'e it reached the consumer in the manner the latter had demand. themsel Yes with many important in IS!!!!. IlL., wa6 the paslor of ----------------------- Bureau Sel'\'ice5, IU".: and Evel'elt l'hul'chl's at Cleun and l\larilla in PORTlAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 'I ed. -Furthermol'e. eyery single PI'O. sen-ices through their Farm Bn- YOllng and Ben Pattiwn of 1\liell- :\lallistelJ eoll n I)'. 1101101' and Hum ..- reau. They maintain a legislati\'.! Olds Tower Bldg., lonsing Sr Mia lc'~. llarl'is- villt,. dal.' I:-~; Ilcrluf Mhltg-ard, I....eeland 1t-2. l:ca,li,,!;" It-:!; Leon KULOW, Allegan-.John 1';I1.inl;a. lIamiJ- Hcadil1;;. Montcalm-James Gager, Car- lUJt; .Ia~. \\"" t'llrti~, Fennville :-:4..'11 City. ]~-1; l ..ynll Ford Jl e a s I,t: y, Huron-Hruee Crumhat'h, Bad Axc It-2; \\'illialll llarwood, Montmorency-Fred Snow, HIll- 1)orr; '1'. 1\1.1~e1Hc~'. 1\la•.t.n. J.t•., Ilarho .. n"aeh: )<;dward Illan I~-3. Alpena-Clifton Antrim-Waller Jacob~, Alpena. L. Clll'lIi~.I';II~- .\. O,,~ehb:,'r: Hay I"ort H-I; lIa ..old lIeln. I'..rt 1I0pe It-2. Monroe-Willlur ruc. .J. I.ohr'. Ilia. lJlue Cross covered the rest, Ingham-Leon )o'"llow~, Mason Muskegon-I"l'anci~ :\lIl1cr. ~Ion- wtJrlh Barry-Howard ,. II t'; It-I. t'lal"cllcc naylcy. Uelle- LUIlg'::-iln.:ct, I:-.j; ",'11 ~Icad, llan:;vilhJ. lonia-(;JifL.,n J, Cnok. Lake lal;lI<:; \Villi;.un Shal'I', Cas- lIovia. ( and also paid $290 to the surgeon!" (Jd.':-::--:a; l ...ylll1 Tuwn~cJltl. lun-" :\Iilllllc\"illc. ia I:-~. _Newaygo-Glen J. Speet, 209 S. Stf>wa"t, Fremont. Michi~an Farm Bureau Memhers- BaX-;\\:i1!iam Bat e son, l-II) I.-.l. Bay Is~bella-()nnald 11111:-> 1:.-1; 'V ..odrurr. J:e- Charlc~ Ul)rtlun, Oakl~nd-I-'red 11. 11 add u n, Iiolly I:-~: Lllcille I.ron .. \lil- Let BLU E CROSS protect your How to Join Blue Cross Benzie-.\larlon \-. :\) .... I;on- Jah. Colt'lnau Jackson-I,'r •.•1 1~-1. \V ......... 1. Mun- fonl 1~-4. entire family a~ainst today's through the Berrien-.J. Burton l:il'hardH. n-2. Oc~a.:'a-w. Hull Yea;;cr. Hart n"ITh'll Cellt.'r: bl'rt. Ean Claire 1:-1. Lluyd Culh- ith: Ivan 11"l'l1crl L. AlJi:..;un. I'anna Tuwn, Jaeksun )\.-.,. Dgemaw-Jllnior Guy Clemens, hi~h cost of hospi tal care, Michigan Farm Bureau I:-1. 6ranch-C. \\al"l": 1I1I!:h L',,,cr. Culd- .\lr:-o. 1:,,11., ~ .. '\;,'wdl. K~I~,"azoo-C:t,'1 n. Hac 0 n, Pn~~cott H-2. Osceola-I:lls~ell :\lcLacltlan. A CCIDENTS and ser,ious illness Enrollment of Farm Bureau members is ::0 :'\. Itallt'lll.lf St.. (."Idwall .... Kul:lII1W:I.I,O 1'laltl'.\'t'll. H-::'; 1';II1UI" JJicc, Ottawa-Ger ..lt I-:Jzln!;a, Hud- £'- strike without warning. They thr~>ugh the Community Discw;sion ~ull\'ill" R-2; Sam Rymer, bring with them unexpected hospital Calhoun-l'~I.ic Furtt, l\IHt'~hall; Kent-I:. A. \Vhittenhach, I.ow- S~)ring-I..aKe. Groups. New groups may be started UII~l 1'1" pl{ 0 W, S)Jrinl;port U-~. t,l:; lIa'.llld I:lltt."h-k, ..\cla 1~-1. Presque Isle-Byron Howell, and surgical bills that can spell finan- when a sufficient number of members L~peer-~'ar\'d "'hlttaker, nogers City. Cass-J.olIls lIT. \""H"t. 1':11- ;\letarunra: A. l ...oui~ N. Pa)'ne, Saginaw-noy MeT.'all, 800 So. cial disaster for you and yours, That's have made application. Groups already wanJ~hl!r!;"; Harry ~hannun, Marcellus. ]\;"I'Ih Hranch; Lyltl ltu~"ell, Washillg-toll. SILJ;"inlLw;An- the big reason why you and your family enrolled may add new members once thollY l..atw.ky, "'osters. G ~o ..th Hnillch. OOD PASTURE will save you a lot of work. ., Clinton-Gareth 1\1.Harte, Balh. Lenawee-I~lrl"n A. ¥nrd. Adrl- Sanilac~eorge Marsh, Mar- need Blue Cross protection against each year. See your County Farm Eaton-I :oJ;er )o'.."r ..h, 112. S. "n 1:-1: 4 'lal'Cllcc l,a';';lIol', Ad- Iette; A. H. Laursen. I\lllrlAtte It is th~ easiest and cheapest way to feed .today's high cost of hospital and Bureau Blue Cross Secretary regarding I:-:!. H-::; Hn:-os lIal1. Croswell: I','a.," ~t., Charlut1e. ,.j:t II .Jal'l(;\lar~h. Marlett": Ken- medical care. And this Blue Cross IHJth nublns. 312 S. Elk, Sa.n- livestock. Keep your pasture producing high qual- enrollment requirements or contact our Emmet-Sidncy Howard. Ala.n- Livingston-Hoscop. ~ a J: e r, ~UII: J. \\'. :\lul'lf.'W' J ...e\".~l'ilig" Ilowell J~-5; l)onald l.leary. 111J~ky. ity feed by fertilizing with mixtures containing protection costs only pennies a day! District office nearest you. 1:-1: FolI,ert Slkkell~, Carp tfifi2 (~rcgory Road, ~owler- St. Ciair-'Vilbur C. Quick, Em- Lake. ville; Gale HoIsington, "ow- mel. R-I. enough potash to maintain a good growth of Genesee-Georg-e Gill e >; pis, lervllle R-2. St. Joseph-Lyman E. Seller. OFFIFES IN 20 MIClllGAN CJ1'IES Gailles; I:alph ,V IIII a m s, Macomb-John Hlnke, 'Varren. l".'nnlda~. clovers and other legumes, Pastures should be w'ell ALPENA • ANN ARBOR • IIA"-I"I.£ eM"':" • OA Y CITY Grawl Blanc. Tuscola-Kenneth nallr. Caro, fertilized each year. I '. I ' Grand Traverse-\"m. ha II. Tra \"t'I':,;c City n-t: 110011- J-t,'r- Manistee-Theo Ulwknrlla. E. Schimke, 1:-1: Norman A. McCunnell, Akron R-l. Consult your agricultural adviser about ha ....ing m;NTON HAMOOM • IJETMOI .... GRANI> MAI'IDS • 1If1.1.SIJAU; • 'I.INT 1I0Ll.A "I> lIanl ""nky. J:ox 21, Center Missaukee-Gerrlt Koster, Fat- V..n Buren-Art Drlje, Paw JACKSON • KALAMAZOO. I.A:";SI"G • MAIl()Uln-.'. Hel., Tra.vcl'~c City. mnllth. Paw; Earl DavIs, Paw Paw. your soils testedand the right amount of plant food Mason-ltobL J. Wbittbeeker, MT. I'LEASANT • MUSKEGO:'rr ... ' • t, .. ft ". PROTECTION THAT'S '11e1LIII MICHIGAN FARM NEWS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1949 FOUR J. L Nolan to Illt'nd('nt marltt"tlllg of petroleum product..'>. Havin/!: i'erved as dlr- ~ctor and orricer of the National Fertilizer Plant's Phosphate Spreadipg Service If I Were a Farm Cperative Refinery Association Bureau Member Address Oil of Kansas. the Premier Petroleum Company of Te:c:a,;, and the :->'a- tloual Oo-operath-es, Inc, In 1931. :\11', :->'olan was employed by the If I were a Farm Bureau mem- would want to contilllH) in Farm he l' I would have a deep feeling of Bureau and use it to the fnl!;!st ~~ Co-up Annual FtJCE as manas:er of the petro- It'um departml.'nt and remains at that Cltll:lt'ity_ I satisfaction and security. I would tent. I would use it Iikp allY of tho other tools on my farm \l!hl'lh'I"'!' feel that I am OJt alone In ~he I had the opportunity aU11wltt'II!,Vl'r Tttl' Fllcmt'rs Petroh,uRl ('oo\l£>r- He Is a memher of the :->'atlonal great struggle for a fair share of' necessary. I would want to me!'t :ul.f!' Company w'\I hold its tlri't Petroleum Council. the Lubrlca. the good things of life for agricul- with my neighhors in the COlnmlll\- ;Inl doll m..t't1Al': Thur",lay, INoI't'm- tion Committee or the American tnre. 'Vh i1e carrying on day hy day ily and county meetings to st\iI:7 Ilt'r I, At the Roo (,luhho,,",.:e in I..alls- I'etroleum Institute, Society of on my farm. I would have the sat- and plan with them gooll. soun,'! IrrJlt'. >'tarUn/!: at Ill: 30 3. m. :'0101'., .\utomoth-e Enginel.'rg and the Am. isfaction of knowing that my voice activities and help to carry thl' tbltft 3;;0 del~g81ffl rellrei't'nting 1751 el'ican Socil.'ty for Tl.'Stillg :\Iateri- is heing heard with many others through. Yes, I would want to put stockholders ar .. planning to attend als. in leJ:!;islative halls and other im- myself fully into Farm Bureau in tbf' m~tlng. portant places. I would feel that order. to get the most out of it. I am just as smart as the people :n Help in the Roll Call. If I were Midland Women cther walks of life who are organ- a Farm Bureau member I woultl ized, want to be one of the 6.000 worker;; Proud to be a Farm Bureau Mem- to help in the 1950 roll cal! bel'. If, I were a Farm Bureau build Farm Bureau stronger. 1\Iaht trI, Organize Council member I would be proud, of the others are helping in the Roll Ca II fact that I am one of over 1.326,000 1 so why shouldn't I? As I view con- farm families in Farm Burean ditions and prOblems confrontin~ A rural-urban cou!lcil ot women's in our nation. In fact. I would be farmers today. I am sure I would groups in :\fidland county Is to be one of over 5.000,000 individuals, feel bettel' and more secure if thl'!'e or~nized as the result of a con- for Farm Bureau membership is were more farmers in Farm Hu- I ff>rence ot 26 group~ in October. A demonstration of a new method of bulk sprepding of superphosphate was held at the Rudy Beyer farm a family membership. This would reau. so I wOIild want to co,olierate The meetin~ was promoted by the give me a feeling of encouragement in the Roll Call to bring in' mb~ women -of the :\Iidland County Farm near Saginaw, October 26. The event was sponsored by Farm Bureau Services, Inc., and launched a new that I am part of a great movement members. Bureau. service offered by the organization's fertilizer department and operating from their fertilizer manufacturing for better things fOI' agriculture Yes. if I were a Farm "Qureall Early in the conference it became and my country. I would be proud member I would he proud of the plain that various groups were in- plant at Sag'inaw. Some 50 farmers, Farm Bureau equipment dealers and Production Marketing Admini- of the fact that I am a member of fact and would have a deep feeling teregted in related projects and that the largest farm organization in the of satisfaction in working with my 1L coordinating council could help stration com:nitteemen fr~m Bay City ~nd Saginaw attended the 'd~monstration. world. neighbors 'in Farm Bureau in aa them accompliSh more in :\lidland The object of the event was to show farmers the savings made possible through the bulk handling of Put Myself in Farm Bureau. If 1 effort to bring about hetter thi~~ county. were a Farm Burea,u member 1 for my family and my neighbi'Jl', A panel led by :\liss Esther An: fertilizers over the usual method of distribution. It demonstrated that farmers can now have 20 superphos- % son ot the :\ISC adult education will notify you when it Is ready, Mr. J, L_ Nolan. manager of the of education, dep't directed a general discussion housihg. recreation phate spread on their land for about what it' costs them to purchase it packaged .in 80-lb. bags at their I.ocal dealer. With this service, the farmer may now go to his local Farm Bureau fertilizer deale; and order 20:~) PREPARE FOR Once cleaned. seed is ready when you waut it. Delay may meau un- cleaned seed next spring, pf'troll'nm department ot the Farm- for young people, and for families f'r's Laion Central E.'l:clJ.ange, will Later the entire audience organized bt' tbe prindpal sPt'aker at the com- in groups of six to decide each superphosphate at Saginaw. to be spread on his land. The dealer in turn will forward the order to the fertilizer plant SPRING SEEDING plimentsr}' noon luncheon. one's opinion on a most important +------------_..£-_- Every year many seed growers Bra~ch County Has ~l to :.\fr. ~olan Ii' a gradu:ue ot the problem and its solution. Cniversity of :\linnesota. snd priOlo his On the panel were :\Irs. Dudley the Council for Church Women, coming to the Centl'lll Taber of the :\Iidland Federation of :\Irs. R. J, )lcWethy of the county +Spreader 0 oes it Is not safe tor a minority group to depend upon legislation for its Do ~ ou Have A Corn Show? bring their seed to the Farm Bu- reau seed dep't at Lansing fOl' clean- ing aftel' the Dec. 1 deadline is pass- Egg Marketing Co;,op J0b Qule. · kJ y income. They said too much seCUl.- Poultry producers in Branch E-'ti'hans:... was engaged in inde- Women's Club. :\Irs. Burt Crane of Granges. )Irs. Glen Stowitz of the .. ity is a detriment to initiative, ;'.Iany Farm Bureau services deal- ed. YOUI' Farm Bureau desires al- County met at the Farm Bureau Home Extension groups. l\Jiss Sadie ways to be of service. whether it is offices at Coldwater, Octoher U3 and "'Ol~ of the Business and Profession- and that loss of freedom is the price ers are featuring. corn shows this of favors from government. fall. Farm Bureau Services is stag- cleaning seeds or other work. organized a new'egg marketing co- al '" omen. and Mrs. Roy "arneI' of Let's "Talk Turk~y" the Farm Bureau. )II's. Varner is At the fertilizer plant. the supply It was observed that foreign ing a state-wide corn show at the a. member of the planning commit. of superphosphate is then loaded di- countries should buy our products Services annual meetiug Dec. 20 at tee named for the council of rural- rectly into the lal'ge S-ton capacity with the money we loan them, rath- Lansing. However, we lIave tried to stress every year tha.t we cannot do cus- tom cleaning and prepUl'e seed for operative association. The Bran_ County Egg Co-operative wif.! m:r. ket eggs produced, in the vidnity About urban women in :\lidland county. hopper. mounted on a ~ruck. A 16- ft. spreader is mounted at the rear 1'1' than buy from other countries. Maurice Sanderson 'Ve urge farmers was chosen grown from seed secured through having corn Farm Bureau dealel's at' the same time. Neither space nOl' machin- and prices rece,ived will be .pased on grade. An egg grading st:Hlon at Hudson will handle'the eggs::mark- delegate for the Michigan Farm Bu- Farm Bureau dealers' to get in on ery is ample to do this. 'Ve have UNICO Quality ••• Notice to of the hopper. It is designed for applying 400 pounds of superphos- phate per acre, The truck then pro. ceeds to the farm and apillies the reau annual meeting. 01'10 Snide is these contests. delegate. Prizes are offered The group approved a on both Kingscrost and Michigan resolution urging 'that Farm Bu- hybrids in early and late maturity to set a time for custom, cleaning. Bring seed before Dec. 1 for custom cleaning, eted. Officers of the new asso~iation are: Howard Olmstead, president Group Officers reau dues be reduced to $7.50 a classes. See your Farm Bureau It is almost impOSSible for us to Dean Pridgeon, vice president; fertilizer in about one-fourth of the clean seed the same day it is and Mrs. Margaret Cranson, sec. year as a means for enlarging' the dealer or write Farm Bureau Seed time that it would take undel' the brought in. If you can leave it. we retary. :' membership. Dep't. P.O. Box 960 for infomation. old method, A considerable number of Farm As the fertilizer in the hopper nureau Community Group officers falls toward the vacu~m sweeper Husk Your Profits Faster & Cleaner have written the Michigan Farm type mechanism mounted on the Oureau asking why they have not rear of the unit. a fan shoots it out- received Discussion Leader's Let- ward so that the mixture is laid ter~ and other officer notices. evenly over a 16.ft. path on the :\lany have been asking that Dis- ground, cussion Program folders be sent In addition to the savings ma'de. for the members of their group. A thel'e is also the advantage of en. note of explanation is in order. abling the farmer to continue with When the State Discussion Top. his dther harvesting problems, and a Low Cost CO-OP 1-ROW CORN PICKER t" ic Committee met in August, 1949. he is spared the time consuming Extra-long snapping rolls grab "down" corn. PrecisioJ the committee voted to discontinue trouble of ~oing to his local deal- machincd husking rolls remove husks without Shelling. the Program Folders' and the semi- er. buying the superphosphate in The axle is adjustable for short corn. AII-wclded frame yeal'ly Discussion Leader's Guide. individual bags. trucking it home, is designated for smooth, easy pulling without side-draft. In their place. the Committee re- and spreading it on his farm with a commended that the list of coming drill. Farmers have realized for a , I :\Y ell balanced .. , ca n be easi']v hifched to vour tractor pro~rallIS be published every month long time that pastures and hay h~: one. man. All points of. exc'essiye wear (~re equipped on the back page of this paper, fields may be sadly lacking in phos- With Illgh-speed roller-bcai'1ngs. Hardened roller-chains just below the regular article of phate. but when it came time to are built for long, heavy duty wear and stress. See this the monthly discussion materials. make the application. they could outstanding puIl-type Co-op Corn Picker today .. vOII'1I United Co-Operatives does not make Each Discussion leader of the not spare the time to do so. like the way it Icaves Icss corn in the fie'\d .. ~alH(you'll claims regarding Unico produCt quality g-roup gets a Discussion. Leader's lt is the feeling of Farm Bureau like its extremely low price! unless there is laboratory or field-tested Letter sent to .him monthly_ If he Services that they al'e now able to has not been receiving it. first offer a real service where it is need. proof that the produCt measures up to check to be sure that your group ed so I)adly. quality qualifications. That's just good secretary has sent in the "Set.up" sheets showing the new officers of Save .the Manure Wealth on Your Farm business "boss sense" because a coop- erative's first responsibility is to supply itS farmer patrons with tbe best quality the Community year. Group for this If these have been sent in. then write to Mrs. Marjorie Gard- High 'Supports I With a NEW CO-OP TRACTOR DRAW MANURE SPREADER obtainable. We, bere at United, think in terms of farmer use and satisfaction, Ask for Unioo by name. ner. stating your problem and giv. ing dress. her your correct name and ad- Mrs. Gardner's address is: Are Criticised Speeds daily hauling without los~ of yaluahle .liqui~l pbr- tion. Irrme!\' Acid-resisting, low ror easy 70 bushel, all-wood box IS InuIt ex- loading. Big capacity beaters work Michigan Farm Bureau. p, O. Box South Jackson Community Farm 960, Lansing. :\lichigan. Bureau of Jackson county said at its with t'he load-not against it. Beater drives are c~m Octoher 12 meeting at the home or plete]y shil'lded ... can't gnm up from manure and dIrt. UNITED CO-OPERATIVES, I~C. Wants Alfalfa Hay ;'.Irs. Evelyn Bradley that it is Extra' large rubber t ires a hsorb field shocks. Pl't'Fpcl I~' ,~. not in favor of high farm support halanced ... operator can move empty spreader easily by Alliance, Ohio David A. Clarke, executive sec- 1>rl<;es.It said that there is not an I etal'y of the Connecticut Farm equal jialance of price sup~rt Bureau, at 746 Chapel street. ~ew tween live stock and grain. Some he- hand. Accurately acre. as thitf,or spreads 3, 6, 12, 15, or 18 loads per thin as drl ..:<.Jan,on, SaA'lnaw Walt ..r Johnson, S:>mu,,1 .Jone-. Carrolltont Clio DROP 20 PCT~ Oscar been appointed Anderson of Lansing sales and merchan. has RICH IN WATER Art French. Saginaw Peter Friar, Saginaw Y.'rank Frye, Hrld/\'efl')rt HaYOlond }Ian~en. ~Ir:<. Charles H"tle~'. t:1~ I:aphls Carl C. Hartmnn, :\lnnt~le-e J)e: Julian, ~aRtn:\w Harvey John,",on. Tt-a\'t"'r~....("try Prices of farm commodities declined high of January, 20% -from the all.tlme 1948, Meanwhile have dislng Services, mana~et. h:~d of the Patl'ons for Farm Inc. He will continne Relations Bureau ,is dl. I RESOURCES \\'lIIiam y.'urman. Sa;.:inaw FrE"derick Frank, Cfl!tlrna Ployd Fltz:pllll" VISIOn, J. /J . .John"on. Kalamazoo y.'. Fi~her It. Iiall, ChesanlnK Har\'P)' .Ja('ut~on, (.al ....c1unlJ\ retail food prices have declined The sales and merchandising Michigan has abundant resources Fred Finch, D...lton t-:arl Hancock, >'aKlna\\' ('Jau.lt" .J on t'i"'l, ~t. .Johnl\ only 7 %' The trend In farm in. manager will plan and carry out of water, We are out~tanding Harry L. Fletcher, !lIg naplols Ilanc1h~r Constru('Uon Co., ~:1g'ln:\ w L. I.•. Junt":-4:, St. J()hn~ COllle has continued downward at James Fox. YIl"ilanll John Harxother, SaA'llia \\' \"(.rn John~on, Hf>'S\r La.kp sales, merchandising and advertis- among the states of the UllIon. Our John Y.'ranklln, \\O;,lIed Lak ... )"eonard Harris, ga~inaw )1..,.. \'ir;.:l1 John:n) date. It totals 18.8 billion dollars, CharieR H. Frye, Bnn(~r{)(t lIal lIa"I,e. SI. Charl ..s ('harltl~ .John!'lon, .:\lonta~lu' eqUipment distributed hy Fal'm Bu. are not only ample fOI' every exist. \'auA'hn I~uller, Dowlln;.: which represents about an 11 % Aillert lIa""". Haginaw E. " ..... Jacobs, Pavi:-tnn reau Services. ing need, hut also for the forseeahle Earl Gaines, Bancroft Ellner 1 lasst'. 'sag-ina\V .1. ~r. .Iayn ••", lIa"tlno::< decrease from the 9rst 9 months of future, Charles ner"pack, Mt. CI.'m ...n" l':rllt>:-tt llal-'l"u ('a ..1 .Johnson, Ila~tll1~~ 1948. Pat Griffin, Ban"roft .......'1 Hens ..I, .SaKinaw ].'OTf"l:-;t .John!-'nll, ] ttlltHnR' The Michigan Department of Del Gulick J':statt': O\vnssn \\'jlli:un "pn~.. u~I, :{ag-inaw l'on"aI11 .Jon ...~, Im1a~" (.ity. J.'arm income has not fallen Economic Development tells liS that :"\ewpll y.'. Gal,', L,"llJl;.:ton :\1. ,I. !fend,'rson. Haji(inaw (.Junlor Fal'nl BUI"NtH) quite to till! extent that farm Lloyd Garrison, llasti np:s .lohn J r("l"n1t~:-t, (.:\rn HU),,'f.t I'a.t l h..otl, h:ahl",a7.11n Michigan is SlllToullllell hy the LH.wrenc(> Cihson. If:H;;tin~ l.t.ster I rps~iK, ~~a~inrt\v John King, Durand prices have because tbe farmer largest hodies of fresh water in the Anthony nuariscn, Clnvpnl:lln J ft':-:~elink JJrus., (:nylorcl lIa ..ry Krallt'n. Bay City has had more to sell this year, to. .John Geresy. P:nv, Pa,,' .John HlI.I ..ilran.l Kplley, Tfa"tinJl:''' IUehnrd Hocl~t'~, ~ng-In:\\v I:' sides, there is the western end of Frank C;e~tln(}r~ •. Jfld{~nn l:ol...,r.t Tloernlein. Hap:lnaw 1-.. lan.1 J. Kdly, Kalnmnzoo Europe Needs Agr'l Lake Erie. We have some 11.000 A. F. Gleason. Haslet t E. Gorton, l..ansing :\Jik,' Ildhert Hoff. Hoffman. Saginaw .A. C. Kistlt"r, n"n Kline, l(al:\lna7.oo Schoolcraft lakes scattered in all but two of the Char\p" Gossett, Lan"lnA' Kalamazoo Extension Service 83 counties. They haye an ag-- noy Gould, Yermont\'l1lu Arthur Hull, Burt Italph T1urlhurl, ~lason Georl;'e l,ozar, Lemine l"e ..1 T~,an~lng "The one kind of aid which Eur. C:\Je G."ay. I_'lnsing ~tl.H. Jlutehinson. HaJ.,:'inaw I:ay K,'lIy, Charlotte gregate water area of over I,OOn F. :\1. Granger, LanRln!\, (l,'ral Grfl('f"rV 1'~dw:u',1 II :HTi~, Dt):-lrho1"\ year,1 and with little annnal varia. ~. Garashko. Ra~in:1\\' of International affairs for the ,10:-;,,))11 I (nrt 111:1 n, \\'atfll'\,)i ••t tion. Dry periods are local and of Henry Gaud,"'nu. Hnp:inaw Carl II:ltllnan. ~a~tnaw American Farm Bureau Federa. }'arry Gn~'. ~a~ln:lw Jlora., •. Ilawks. \\'at"I'\'lit't hrlef duration. Most of Michigan tlon, D. Gellhard, Ha!\,inaw If:l1"Y IT.lad, PelTy is covered hy absorbent glaCial .Tohn eer:~~a ~fr. O~~'s Idea Is that Europe Ted G10wlckl drift, a porous fonration a~eraging lIaroill H,'hm .•'ich, B:l~' City could use farm extension service .John H. enh! ..n, Haglnnw .\Irs. William 1I.. lp~, I'ort lIul'on 100 to 200 feet in tlepth. It absorhs Phillip V. Gnl.lsmilh, Hap:lnaw J';lmer Hill. PlInt which would work with the con. Mr. Anderson is chail'man of a Brody Attends ,large amounts from the well'water. each county with the district man Louis Goodenlan, Frt~plnnll :\11':< . .Iohn TllIl. Ha"lln/\'R tinent's ag-ricultural colleges and newly organized FBS planning who will be doing the reporting to (;eor~e Gondt'ich, Sng-inaw .JanH)S Ilotfa, Cootlf"JI!-ol. eel surface and is an ideal natural J.'"rank Graham, ~ag'ina,v farm experiment stations. council for sales and merchandis- the Lansing office. Each roll call :l1 .. r.ton Hoffman ... "n:, Bay rity \'. K ,Jacohs, Lan ...ln/.\' night or day. Brilliant. Reflecting lign.. order desk at Lansing for two eraIly hard, tional Defense, Sept. 19.26 at the ~(rs. Raynlond Gennain, Kawlcawlin \,f.rne .1enk~, Grand Le-dge Douhle Facc. l'35ily lonalled, Each .;g .. )'ears, was made supervisol' rict men in 1944 and promoted head the patrons relations of dist- program Michigan Is connected to other states by the Great Lakes and navlgahle connecting with seVen waters. Low invitation at Washington. The Conference of Secretary of Defense was attended by Belong to You? It. \\'. Gihh~. Belle\'ue FranclR Gorham, Ha~tlnA''' Georg-e A. Greenlep. Imlay Cit~' Peter Hansen, Owosso Le:de,Grand napl(l~ FEEDER CATTLE fAl. BUREAii'"ii.i.ill' co. C"1U50.II.L IIIc. How many fancy they have had experience simply have grown 91(1. Stanislaus because they tion goes up, damagin?; and tery. shortening the life the pliltes of the bat. which unified' air force under the Secretary fense, and to discuss the at'my, navy and the problems or De- files" of the FBS Patrons dep't at Lansing per mailing Records for lack of a pro- addl'ess. Frptl Hon~nlan, Grn.nd Edward HnJleman, Grand l:nl'l